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Bruce vs Casey

Federal Electorate comparison ≈ 41 km apart · Bruce profile · Casey profile

Bruce Casey

Bruce and Casey are two nearby areas in Victoria with very different community profiles. Bruce is much more multicultural, with 45.8% of people born overseas and 46.7% using a language other than English at home. In contrast, Casey is much more traditional, with only 16.8% born overseas. Bruce is also more urban and accessible; for example, 84.1% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, while just 56.5% do in Casey. Casey is more rural and distant, with a drive time to the city of 67 minutes compared to 29 minutes in Bruce, and it has a much higher share of separate houses at 93.8%.

Everyday life shares some common ground in both places, as they have nearly identical proportions of children under 15 and similar shares of adults with a bachelor degree. However, the gap in religious views has widened, with 53.9% of Casey residents reporting no religion compared to 25.2% in Bruce. Since 2011, the two areas have also drifted apart in housing, with the share of renters becoming far higher in Bruce.

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Where they differ most

Born overseas: 29.0 pts higher in Bruce Other language: 38.8 pts higher in Bruce No religion: 28.7 pts higher in Casey Unemployment: 3.0 pts higher in Bruce Housework 15h+: 5.8 pts higher in Casey

Demographics & Identity

Population in Brucein Casey +21,695 larger in Bruce gap narrowing
179,139 76th pct 157,444 34th pct
Median age in Brucein Casey +3 yrs older in Casey gap narrowing
37 yrs 30th pct 40 yrs 57th pct
First Nations in Brucein Casey +0.5 pts higher in Casey gap steady
0.6% 13th pct 1.1% 29th pct
Aged 65+ in Brucein Casey +2.8 pts higher in Casey gap narrowing
14.8% 35th pct 17.7% 55th pct
Under 15 in Brucein Casey +0.1 pts higher in Bruce gap narrowing
18.7% 63rd pct 18.6% 61st pct
De facto in Brucein Casey +6.1 pts higher in Casey gap widening
6.7% 7th pct 12.8% 66th pct

Age structure

28.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.4 pts 25.3%
24.7% Older adults (45–64) +2.1 pts ▸ 26.8%
18.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.1 pts 18.6%
14.8% Seniors (65+) +2.8 pts ▸ 17.7%
13.0% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.4 pts 11.6%

Marital status

51.1% Married ◂ +2.1 pts 49.0%
33.3% Never married +1.0 pts ▸ 34.3%
7.7% Divorced +1.4 pts ▸ 9.1%
4.7% Widowed ◂ +0.3 pts 4.4%
3.1% Separated even 3.1%

Age & sex structure

Bruce Casey

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Brucein Casey +29.0 pts higher in Bruce gap widening
45.8% 91st pct 16.8% 31st pct

Country of birth

49.0% Australia +30.5 pts ▸ 79.5%
5.8% India ◂ +5.1 pts 0.7%
1.9% England +3.0 pts ▸ 4.9%
2.5% China ◂ +1.9 pts 0.6%
1.6% New Zealand ◂ +0.4 pts 1.2%
1.3% Vietnam ◂ +1.2 pts 0.1%
1.3% Philippines ◂ +1.0 pts 0.4%
1.0% Italy ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%
0.5% South Africa even 0.6%
0.1% Nepal even 0.1%

Ancestry

18.3% English +25.0 pts ▸ 43.3%
18.1% Australian +21.2 pts ▸ 39.3%
4.5% Irish +6.9 pts ▸ 11.4%
4.4% Scottish +6.8 pts ▸ 11.2%
6.3% Indian ◂ +5.3 pts 1.0%
6.1% Chinese ◂ +4.4 pts 1.7%
2.1% German +3.0 pts ▸ 5.1%
4.4% Italian +0.4 pts ▸ 4.8%
1.6% Dutch +2.9 pts ▸ 4.5%
2.7% Greek ◂ +1.8 pts 1.0%
1.8% Vietnamese ◂ +1.7 pts 0.2%
1.8% Filipino ◂ +1.2 pts 0.6%

Language

Other language in Brucein Casey +38.8 pts higher in Bruce gap steady
46.7% 90th pct 7.9% 27th pct
Limited English in Brucein Casey +7.2 pts higher in Bruce gap narrowing
8.4% 91st pct 1.2% 35th pct

Language used at home

47.2% English only +41.1 pts ▸ 88.4%
3.3% Mandarin ◂ +2.5 pts 0.8%
2.2% Arabic ◂ +2.1 pts 0.1%
2.1% Punjabi ◂ +1.9 pts 0.2%
1.8% Greek ◂ +1.6 pts 0.3%
1.8% Vietnamese ◂ +1.7 pts 0.1%
1.3% Hindi ◂ +1.1 pts 0.2%
1.2% Italian ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%
0.9% Cantonese ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%
0.5% Tagalog ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Brucein Casey +28.7 pts higher in Casey gap widening
25.2% 10th pct 53.9% 100th pct

Religious affiliation

25.2% No religion +28.7 pts ▸ 53.9%
41.7% Christianity ◂ +3.9 pts 37.8%
13.8% Islam ◂ +13.6 pts 0.3%
6.9% Not stated ◂ +1.1 pts 5.8%
5.3% Buddhism ◂ +4.3 pts 1.0%
4.7% Hinduism ◂ +4.2 pts 0.5%
2.4% Other religions ◂ +1.7 pts 0.6%
0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Brucein Casey +4.7 pts higher in Bruce gap narrowing
59.6% 58th pct 54.9% 45th pct
Bachelor+ in Brucein Casey +0.3 pts higher in Casey gap narrowing
21.1% 48th pct 21.4% 49th pct
Schools/1k kids in Brucein Casey +1.17 more in Casey
1.49 22nd pct 2.66 76th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Brucein Casey +28 more in Casey
50 34th pct 78 79th pct
Students in Brucein Casey +633 more in Casey
24,358 29th pct 24,991 35th pct
Avg size in Brucein Casey +167 larger in Bruce
487 48th pct 320 20th pct
ICSEA in Brucein Casey +36 higher in Casey
999 31st pct 1,035 55th pct

Highest year of school

59.6% Year 12 ◂ +4.7 pts 54.9%
11.3% Year 10 +4.8 pts ▸ 16.1%
9.0% Year 11 +5.7 pts ▸ 14.7%
13.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.9 pts 9.5%

Highest qualification level

25.7% Certificate III / IV +8.2 pts ▸ 33.9%
25.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.3 pts 22.7%
17.8% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.2 pts 17.6%
9.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.4 pts 6.5%
3.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.6 pts ▸ 4.6%
1.8% Certificate I / II even 1.8%

Field of qualification

19.3% Management & commerce ◂ +4.4 pts 14.9%
15.9% Engineering & related ◂ +1.0 pts 14.9%
11.5% Society & culture +1.0 pts ▸ 12.5%
8.6% Health +1.9 pts ▸ 10.5%
6.6% Education +3.4 pts ▸ 10.0%
5.4% Architecture & building +3.5 pts ▸ 8.9%
5.1% Food, hospitality & personal services even 5.1%
4.9% Information technology ◂ +2.5 pts 2.4%
2.7% Creative arts +1.6 pts ▸ 4.4%
3.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.3 pts 2.8%
1.1% Agriculture & environment +2.0 pts ▸ 3.0%

Income

Personal income in Brucein Casey +$118 higher in Casey gap widening
$691 16th pct $809 56th pct
Household income in Brucein Casey +$212 higher in Casey gap narrowing
$1,672 43rd pct $1,884 64th pct
Family income in Brucein Casey +$325 higher in Casey gap widening
$1,879 28th pct $2,204 62nd pct
High earners in Brucein Casey +4.2 pts higher in Casey gap widening
6.8% 18th pct 11.0% 52nd pct
High-income homes in Brucein Casey +4.3 pts higher in Casey gap widening
18.5% 37th pct 22.7% 58th pct

Household income distribution

32.4% $1,500–$2,999 +0.1 pts ▸ 32.5%
27.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.1 pts 24.8%
14.7% Under $650 ◂ +1.2 pts 13.5%
10.2% $3,000–$3,999 +1.9 pts ▸ 12.1%
8.3% $4,000 or more +2.3 pts ▸ 10.6%

Personal income distribution

44.5% Under $650 ◂ +5.0 pts 39.4%
32.8% $650–$1,499 even 32.8%
13.5% $1,500–$2,999 +5.1 pts ▸ 18.7%
2.0% $3,000 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 3.6%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Brucein Casey +5.4 pts higher in Casey
25.4% 36th pct 30.9% 69th pct
Mental health in Brucein Casey +2.8 pts higher in Casey
7.5% 29th pct 10.3% 71st pct
Needs assistance in Brucein Casey +1.4 pts higher in Bruce gap widening
6.8% 80th pct 5.4% 39th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

7.5% Mental health +2.8 pts ▸ 10.3%
7.4% Asthma +2.1 pts ▸ 9.6%
7.1% Arthritis +2.3 pts ▸ 9.4%
7.8% Other condition +1.0 pts ▸ 8.9%
6.0% Diabetes ◂ +1.7 pts 4.3%
3.6% Heart disease +0.3 pts ▸ 3.9%
2.2% Cancer +1.0 pts ▸ 3.2%
1.2% Lung condition +0.5 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.9% Stroke even 0.9%
0.7% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.6% None ◂ +4.3 pts 62.3%
17.4% One condition +4.0 pts ▸ 21.4%
5.3% Two conditions +1.2 pts ▸ 6.5%
2.8% Three or more +0.2 pts ▸ 3.0%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Brucein Casey +6.7 pts higher in Casey gap narrowing
8.8% 13th pct 15.5% 61st pct
Unpaid carers in Brucein Casey +2.3 pts higher in Casey gap widening
12.4% 60th pct 14.7% 100th pct
Unpaid child care in Brucein Casey +5.0 pts higher in Casey gap widening
25.4% 42nd pct 30.4% 88th pct
Defence service in Brucein Casey +1.2 pts higher in Casey
1.1% 10th pct 2.3% 37th pct
Housework 15h+ in Brucein Casey +5.8 pts higher in Casey gap steady
18.1% 25th pct 23.9% 87th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Brucein Casey +0.2 larger in Bruce gap narrowing
2.9 86th pct 2.7 71st pct
One-parent in Brucein Casey +1.5 pts higher in Bruce gap steady
14.0% 47th pct 12.5% 29th pct
Living alone in Brucein Casey +2.0 pts higher in Casey gap narrowing
19.2% 15th pct 21.2% 23rd pct

Family composition

65.0% Couples with children ◂ +3.7 pts 61.3%
19.9% Couples without children +5.5 pts ▸ 25.4%
14.0% One-parent families ◂ +1.5 pts 12.5%
1.1% Other families ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

Household size

29.1% 2 people +4.7 pts ▸ 33.8%
19.2% 1 person +2.0 pts ▸ 21.2%
18.9% 3 people ◂ +2.1 pts 16.7%
18.8% 4 people ◂ +0.9 pts 17.9%
8.4% 5 people ◂ +1.3 pts 7.1%
5.6% 6 or more ◂ +2.4 pts 3.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Brucein Casey +$30 higher in Casey gap narrowing
$350 39th pct $380 54th pct
Mortgage in Brucein Casey +$150 higher in Casey gap narrowing
$1,800 39th pct $1,950 54th pct
People / bedroom in Brucein Casey +0.10 higher in Bruce gap steady
0.90 86th pct 0.80 29th pct
Renting in Brucein Casey +13.9 pts higher in Bruce gap widening
27.8% 47th pct 13.9% 0th pct
Owned outright in Brucein Casey +5.5 pts higher in Casey gap narrowing
29.6% 42nd pct 35.1% 68th pct
Separate houses in Brucein Casey +11.4 pts higher in Casey gap widening
82.3% 54th pct 93.8% 100th pct
3+ bedrooms in Brucein Casey +1.2 pts higher in Casey gap narrowing
83.5% 75th pct 84.7% 79th pct

How homes are owned or rented

39.7% Owned with a mortgage +8.6 pts ▸ 48.3%
29.6% Owned outright +5.5 pts ▸ 35.1%
27.8% Rented ◂ +13.9 pts 13.9%
1.8% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 1.1%
1.2% Other tenure +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

Types of homes

82.3% Separate house +11.4 pts ▸ 93.8%
13.3% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +8.1 pts 5.2%
4.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +3.5 pts 0.6%
0.2% Other dwelling +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

45.4% 3 bedrooms +1.2 pts ▸ 46.6%
30.8% 4 bedrooms ◂ +1.1 pts 29.6%
13.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +1.5 pts 11.6%
7.3% 5 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 8.4%
1.7% 1 bedroom +0.8 pts ▸ 2.4%
0.1% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

48.0% $350–$549 +6.6 pts ▸ 54.6%
35.5% $200–$349 ◂ +10.2 pts 25.3%
9.0% Under $200 +0.1 pts ▸ 9.2%
1.8% $550–$749 +3.0 pts ▸ 4.8%
1.2% $750 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

35.3% $1,800–$2,999 +3.0 pts ▸ 38.3%
29.5% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +2.7 pts 26.9%
16.0% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.4 pts 14.6%
11.9% $3,000 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 14.1%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Brucein Casey +2.3 pts higher in Bruce gap widening
5.2% 43rd pct 2.8% 4th pct
Work from home in Brucein Casey +4.0 pts higher in Casey gap widening
18.5% 57th pct 22.5% 68th pct
PT commute in Brucein Casey +1.2 pts higher in Bruce gap narrowing
2.2% 46th pct 1.1% 25th pct
PT stops in Brucein Casey +35 more in Bruce
822 56th pct 787 50th pct
Stops/1k in Brucein Casey +0.41 more in Casey
4.59 47th pct 5.00 59th pct
Departures/1k in Brucein Casey +385.6 more in Bruce
1,196.9 54th pct 811.2 38th pct
PT routes in Brucein Casey +10 more in Bruce
82 82nd pct 72 71st pct
Stop walk in Brucein Casey +3 longer in Casey
15 68th pct 18 72nd pct
Drive to city in Brucein Casey +38 longer in Casey
29 51st pct 67 82nd pct

How people get to work

59.9% Car (driver) ◂ +4.6 pts 55.3%
18.5% Worked at home +4.0 pts ▸ 22.5%
4.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.3 pts 3.2%
1.3% Train ◂ +0.6 pts 0.7%
0.7% Walked +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.9% Bus ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%
0.1% Bicycle even 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

39.9% 2 vehicles +1.9 pts ▸ 41.9%
31.1% 1 vehicle ◂ +3.7 pts 27.4%
14.7% 3 vehicles +1.5 pts ▸ 16.2%
9.0% 4 or more +2.6 pts ▸ 11.6%
5.2% No vehicle ◂ +2.3 pts 2.8%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Brucein Casey +3.4 pts higher in Bruce gap narrowing
34.2% 14th pct 30.8% 0th pct
Recent arrivals in Brucein Casey +6.6 pts higher in Bruce gap widening
12.4% 46th pct 5.8% 3rd pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Brucein Casey +3.0 pts higher in Bruce gap steady
6.5% 82nd pct 3.6% 6th pct
Participation in Brucein Casey +5.8 pts higher in Casey gap widening
59.4% 39th pct 65.2% 78th pct
Full-time in Brucein Casey +2.4 pts higher in Bruce gap narrowing
59.8% 62nd pct 57.3% 38th pct

Industries people work in

11.9% Construction +3.0 pts ▸ 15.0%
13.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.4 pts 13.1%
11.1% Manufacturing ◂ +2.6 pts 8.5%
10.2% Retail trade ◂ +1.2 pts 9.0%
7.1% Education & training +2.5 pts ▸ 9.5%
5.7% Professional & technical +0.6 pts ▸ 6.3%
5.4% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.3 pts 5.0%
5.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.3 pts 2.9%
4.0% Public administration & safety +1.0 pts ▸ 5.1%
4.0% Other services +0.7 pts ▸ 4.6%
3.8% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.5 pts 3.3%
3.5% Administrative & support ◂ +0.4 pts 3.0%

Occupations people work in

17.7% Professionals +2.0 pts ▸ 19.6%
16.3% Technicians & trades +2.1 pts ▸ 18.4%
10.2% Managers +3.4 pts ▸ 13.6%
13.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.6 pts 12.7%
10.8% Community & personal service +1.0 pts ▸ 11.8%
11.5% Labourers ◂ +2.4 pts 9.0%
9.1% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.9 pts 5.2%
8.8% Sales workers ◂ +1.0 pts 7.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Brucein Casey +1.7 higher in Bruce
6.6 64th pct 4.9 36th pct
Types ≤15 min in Brucein Casey +1.5 more in Bruce
6.3 64th pct 4.8 39th pct
15-min city in Brucein Casey +27.6 pts higher in Bruce
84.1% 67th pct 56.5% 40th pct
Walk to shops in Brucein Casey +25.2 pts higher in Bruce
79.8% 67th pct 54.7% 37th pct
Walk to transit in Brucein Casey +22.6 pts higher in Bruce
94.1% 60th pct 71.5% 30th pct
Walk to school in Brucein Casey +20.5 pts higher in Bruce
86.7% 67th pct 66.3% 43rd pct
Walk to a park in Brucein Casey +13.9 pts higher in Bruce
98.6% 68th pct 84.7% 31st pct
Walk to health in Brucein Casey +25.4 pts higher in Bruce
69.9% 70th pct 44.4% 45th pct
Amenities/1k in Brucein Casey +3.7 more in Casey
12.1 25th pct 15.7 58th pct
Intersections/km² in Brucein Casey +219 higher in Bruce
227 83rd pct 8 29th pct
Mean slope in Brucein Casey +5.4 pts higher in Casey
4.7% 28th pct 10.1% 99th pct

Compare Bruce with nearby areas

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Compare Casey with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bruce vs Casey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ced/CED204/bruce/vs/CED206/casey