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Higgins vs Kooyong

Federal Electorate comparison ≈ 5.7 km apart · Higgins profile · Kooyong profile

Higgins Kooyong

Kooyong and Higgins are neighbouring areas in Melbourne's east with distinct housing patterns. Kooyong has far more separate houses (54.1%) and larger homes, with 65.0% having three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Higgins is dominated by flats or apartments, and renting is far more common there at 41.6%. Kooyong also has a noticeably older population, with a typical resident aged 40, compared to 37 in Higgins.

Both areas are very similar in their high levels of education, with about 52% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. They also share a similar typical weekly household income, sitting around $2,200 to $2,300. While they share these core traits, some gaps have widened over time; for example, the difference in rental rates has grown from nothing in 2011 to 12.6 percentage points today.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 20.5 pts higher in Kooyong 3+ bedrooms: 19.7 pts higher in Kooyong De facto: 5.1 pts higher in Higgins People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Higgins Renting: 12.6 pts higher in Higgins

Demographics & Identity

Population in Higginsin Kooyong +8,292 larger in Kooyong gap narrowing
155,062 29th pct 163,354 47th pct
Median age in Higginsin Kooyong +3 yrs older in Kooyong gap narrowing
37 yrs 30th pct 40 yrs 57th pct
First Nations in Higginsin Kooyong even gap steady
0.3% 3rd pct 0.3% 0th pct
Aged 65+ in Higginsin Kooyong +2.0 pts higher in Kooyong gap narrowing
16.6% 48th pct 18.6% 62nd pct
Under 15 in Higginsin Kooyong +2.6 pts higher in Kooyong gap narrowing
13.1% 12th pct 15.7% 22nd pct
De facto in Higginsin Kooyong +5.1 pts higher in Higgins gap widening
14.0% 85th pct 8.9% 17th pct

Age structure

34.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +9.9 pts 24.9%
23.2% Older adults (45–64) +3.1 pts ▸ 26.3%
16.6% Seniors (65+) +2.0 pts ▸ 18.6%
13.1% Children (0–14) +2.6 pts ▸ 15.7%
12.3% Youth (15–24) +2.2 pts ▸ 14.4%

Marital status

40.3% Married +9.1 pts ▸ 49.5%
46.2% Never married ◂ +8.4 pts 37.8%
7.1% Divorced ◂ +0.9 pts 6.2%
4.2% Widowed +0.4 pts ▸ 4.7%
2.1% Separated ◂ +0.2 pts 1.9%

Age & sex structure

Higgins Kooyong

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Higginsin Kooyong +0.5 pts higher in Kooyong gap narrowing
32.5% 70th pct 33.1% 71st pct

Country of birth

63.5% Australia +0.5 pts ▸ 64.0%
4.3% China +4.1 pts ▸ 8.4%
3.4% India ◂ +1.0 pts 2.4%
3.3% England ◂ +0.5 pts 2.8%
2.0% New Zealand ◂ +0.5 pts 1.4%
0.7% Vietnam +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.9% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%
0.6% Italy +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.6% Philippines ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%
0.3% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

30.8% English ◂ +1.9 pts 28.9%
24.4% Australian ◂ +0.9 pts 23.5%
10.1% Chinese +8.9 pts ▸ 19.0%
12.1% Irish ◂ +0.4 pts 11.7%
10.1% Scottish ◂ +0.1 pts 9.9%
5.2% Italian +1.3 pts ▸ 6.5%
5.2% Greek ◂ +0.7 pts 4.5%
4.0% Indian ◂ +0.6 pts 3.4%
3.7% German ◂ +0.5 pts 3.2%
1.0% Vietnamese +0.7 pts ▸ 1.7%
1.5% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 1.3%
0.9% Filipino ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

Language

Other language in Higginsin Kooyong +4.9 pts higher in Kooyong gap narrowing
24.6% 67th pct 29.5% 73rd pct
Limited English in Higginsin Kooyong +1.2 pts higher in Kooyong gap narrowing
3.0% 65th pct 4.2% 75th pct

Language used at home

71.2% English only ◂ +3.8 pts 67.4%
5.3% Mandarin +5.6 pts ▸ 10.9%
3.3% Greek ◂ +0.7 pts 2.7%
1.5% Cantonese +1.8 pts ▸ 3.3%
0.9% Italian +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.7% Vietnamese +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.9% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%
0.3% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.2% Punjabi even 0.2%
0.2% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Higginsin Kooyong +1.0 pts higher in Kooyong gap steady
44.3% 69th pct 45.3% 74th pct

Religious affiliation

44.3% No religion +1.0 pts ▸ 45.3%
38.1% Christianity +3.2 pts ▸ 41.3%
6.0% Not stated ◂ +1.2 pts 4.8%
4.2% Judaism ◂ +3.4 pts 0.7%
2.4% Buddhism +1.1 pts ▸ 3.4%
3.4% Hinduism ◂ +0.9 pts 2.6%
1.1% Islam even 1.2%
0.5% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Higginsin Kooyong +1.2 pts higher in Kooyong gap narrowing
81.7% 99th pct 82.9% 100th pct
Bachelor+ in Higginsin Kooyong +0.4 pts higher in Higgins gap steady
52.4% 100th pct 52.0% 99th pct
Schools/1k kids in Higginsin Kooyong +0.41 more in Kooyong
1.77 43rd pct 2.18 65th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Higginsin Kooyong +20 more in Kooyong
36 7th pct 56 54th pct
Students in Higginsin Kooyong +16,377 more in Kooyong
18,472 11th pct 34,849 84th pct
Avg size in Higginsin Kooyong +109 larger in Kooyong
513 53rd pct 622 77th pct
ICSEA in Higginsin Kooyong +7 higher in Higgins
1,164 100th pct 1,157 100th pct

Highest year of school

81.7% Year 12 +1.2 pts ▸ 82.9%
5.2% Year 11 even 5.3%
4.3% Year 10 ◂ +0.2 pts 4.1%
3.7% Year 9 or below +0.1 pts ▸ 3.8%

Highest qualification level

44.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.4 pts 43.9%
19.2% Postgraduate degree +1.5 pts ▸ 20.7%
11.9% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.3 pts ▸ 12.2%
7.9% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.6 pts 7.3%
5.7% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.7 pts ▸ 6.4%
0.7% Certificate I / II even 0.7%

Field of qualification

26.4% Management & commerce ◂ +0.1 pts 26.3%
14.3% Society & culture ◂ +0.5 pts 13.8%
11.3% Health +1.9 pts ▸ 13.2%
7.9% Engineering & related +0.9 pts ▸ 8.9%
6.5% Education +1.2 pts ▸ 7.7%
6.9% Creative arts ◂ +1.6 pts 5.3%
4.7% Natural & physical sciences +0.4 pts ▸ 5.1%
4.8% Information technology even 4.8%
3.9% Architecture & building ◂ +0.2 pts 3.7%
2.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.6 pts 2.3%
0.8% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Higginsin Kooyong +$160 higher in Higgins gap widening
$1,218 89th pct $1,058 86th pct
Household income in Higginsin Kooyong +$132 higher in Kooyong gap widening
$2,201 86th pct $2,333 89th pct
Family income in Higginsin Kooyong +$66 higher in Higgins gap widening
$3,179 98th pct $3,113 96th pct
High earners in Higginsin Kooyong +1.6 pts higher in Higgins gap steady
25.9% 95th pct 24.3% 92nd pct
High-income homes in Higginsin Kooyong +3.0 pts higher in Kooyong gap widening
35.0% 89th pct 38.0% 93rd pct

Household income distribution

27.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.4 pts 25.5%
24.7% $4,000 or more +2.9 pts ▸ 27.6%
19.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.6 pts 18.8%
12.6% Under $650 ◂ +0.7 pts 11.9%
10.3% $3,000–$3,999 +0.1 pts ▸ 10.4%

Personal income distribution

29.0% Under $650 +5.7 pts ▸ 34.7%
26.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.4 pts 25.2%
24.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.1 pts 21.5%
14.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 14.1%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Higginsin Kooyong +0.3 pts higher in Kooyong
24.7% 29th pct 25.0% 32nd pct
Mental health in Higginsin Kooyong +1.1 pts higher in Higgins
8.3% 38th pct 7.2% 25th pct
Needs assistance in Higginsin Kooyong +0.5 pts higher in Kooyong gap steady
4.1% 13th pct 4.5% 21st pct

Long-term health conditions reported

8.3% Mental health ◂ +1.1 pts 7.2%
7.4% Other condition +0.6 pts ▸ 8.0%
7.6% Asthma ◂ +0.3 pts 7.3%
5.9% Arthritis +0.7 pts ▸ 6.7%
3.1% Heart disease +0.5 pts ▸ 3.6%
2.9% Diabetes +0.2 pts ▸ 3.1%
2.9% Cancer +0.3 pts ▸ 3.1%
0.9% Lung condition even 0.9%
0.7% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.7% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

69.0% None +0.9 pts ▸ 69.8%
18.3% One condition +0.1 pts ▸ 18.4%
4.6% Two conditions +0.1 pts ▸ 4.7%
1.8% Three or more +0.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Higginsin Kooyong +2.7 pts higher in Kooyong gap widening
15.9% 67th pct 18.7% 89th pct
Unpaid carers in Higginsin Kooyong +2.1 pts higher in Kooyong gap widening
12.1% 55th pct 14.2% 95th pct
Unpaid child care in Higginsin Kooyong +4.8 pts higher in Kooyong gap narrowing
21.3% 14th pct 26.1% 49th pct
Defence service in Higginsin Kooyong +0.2 pts higher in Kooyong
1.4% 16th pct 1.6% 21st pct
Housework 15h+ in Higginsin Kooyong +4.1 pts higher in Kooyong gap widening
16.9% 16th pct 21.0% 54th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Higginsin Kooyong +0.3 larger in Kooyong gap widening
2.2 11th pct 2.5 43rd pct
One-parent in Higginsin Kooyong +0.7 pts higher in Kooyong gap narrowing
9.7% 2nd pct 10.4% 9th pct
Living alone in Higginsin Kooyong +9.9 pts higher in Higgins gap widening
36.2% 100th pct 26.3% 56th pct

Family composition

55.2% Couples with children +8.1 pts ▸ 63.3%
33.3% Couples without children ◂ +8.2 pts 25.1%
9.7% One-parent families +0.7 pts ▸ 10.4%
1.8% Other families ◂ +0.6 pts 1.2%

Household size

36.2% 1 person ◂ +9.9 pts 26.3%
34.1% 2 people ◂ +2.0 pts 32.1%
12.1% 4 people +5.6 pts ▸ 17.7%
12.8% 3 people +2.8 pts ▸ 15.5%
4.0% 5 people +2.5 pts ▸ 6.5%
0.9% 6 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 1.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Higginsin Kooyong +$31 higher in Kooyong gap steady
$420 78th pct $451 87th pct
Mortgage in Higginsin Kooyong +$486 higher in Kooyong gap widening
$2,450 87th pct $2,936 98th pct
People / bedroom in Higginsin Kooyong +0.10 higher in Higgins gap steady
0.90 86th pct 0.80 29th pct
Renting in Higginsin Kooyong +12.6 pts higher in Higgins gap widening
41.6% 88th pct 29.0% 53rd pct
Owned outright in Higginsin Kooyong +9.5 pts higher in Kooyong gap narrowing
29.2% 39th pct 38.7% 86th pct
Separate houses in Higginsin Kooyong +20.5 pts higher in Kooyong gap widening
33.6% 6th pct 54.1% 14th pct
3+ bedrooms in Higginsin Kooyong +19.7 pts higher in Kooyong gap widening
45.3% 3rd pct 65.0% 19th pct

How homes are owned or rented

41.6% Rented ◂ +12.6 pts 29.0%
29.2% Owned outright +9.5 pts ▸ 38.7%
26.7% Owned with a mortgage +2.9 pts ▸ 29.5%
1.5% Other tenure +0.4 pts ▸ 1.8%
1.1% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Types of homes

33.6% Separate house +20.5 pts ▸ 54.1%
45.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +20.5 pts 24.6%
20.6% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.3 pts ▸ 20.9%
0.6% Other dwelling ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

36.2% 2 bedrooms ◂ +9.2 pts 27.0%
26.5% 3 bedrooms +4.1 pts ▸ 30.6%
14.2% 4 bedrooms +10.4 pts ▸ 24.6%
16.7% 1 bedroom ◂ +10.0 pts 6.8%
4.5% 5 or more +5.2 pts ▸ 9.7%
0.8% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

43.9% $350–$549 +3.5 pts ▸ 47.4%
22.0% $200–$349 ◂ +7.2 pts 14.8%
15.3% $550–$749 +2.2 pts ▸ 17.5%
10.2% $750 or more +3.6 pts ▸ 13.9%
5.9% Under $200 ◂ +2.4 pts 3.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.8% $3,000 or more +7.2 pts ▸ 46.1%
24.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +4.4 pts 20.3%
18.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +4.6 pts 13.3%
12.0% Under $1,000 +0.8 pts ▸ 12.8%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Higginsin Kooyong +7.0 pts higher in Higgins gap widening
14.4% 92nd pct 7.4% 71st pct
Work from home in Higginsin Kooyong +1.6 pts higher in Higgins gap widening
43.2% 92nd pct 41.6% 90th pct
PT commute in Higginsin Kooyong +1.8 pts higher in Higgins gap steady
5.8% 86th pct 4.0% 72nd pct
PT stops in Higginsin Kooyong +52 more in Kooyong
655 28th pct 707 36th pct
Stops/1k in Higginsin Kooyong +0.10 more in Kooyong
4.22 37th pct 4.33 39th pct
Departures/1k in Higginsin Kooyong +146.1 more in Kooyong
1,862.8 82nd pct 2,008.9 86th pct
PT routes in Higginsin Kooyong +2 more in Higgins
52 47th pct 50 45th pct
Stop walk in Higginsin Kooyong +1 longer in Kooyong
6 46th pct 7 50th pct
Drive to city in Higginsin Kooyong even
14 14th pct 14 14th pct

How people get to work

43.2% Worked at home ◂ +1.6 pts 41.6%
30.3% Car (driver) +4.1 pts ▸ 34.4%
3.9% Train ◂ +1.8 pts 2.2%
3.7% Walked ◂ +1.1 pts 2.5%
1.8% Car (passenger) +0.6 pts ▸ 2.3%
1.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%
0.4% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

Motor vehicles per home

47.3% 1 vehicle ◂ +6.6 pts 40.7%
28.7% 2 vehicles +8.5 pts ▸ 37.2%
14.4% No vehicle ◂ +7.0 pts 7.4%
6.5% 3 vehicles +3.4 pts ▸ 9.9%
3.1% 4 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 4.8%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Higginsin Kooyong +6.7 pts higher in Higgins gap narrowing
47.1% 83rd pct 40.4% 56th pct
Recent arrivals in Higginsin Kooyong +5.2 pts higher in Higgins gap widening
20.4% 85th pct 15.3% 63rd pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Higginsin Kooyong +0.2 pts higher in Kooyong gap narrowing
4.2% 22nd pct 4.4% 31st pct
Participation in Higginsin Kooyong +4.7 pts higher in Higgins gap steady
68.9% 93rd pct 64.2% 73rd pct
Full-time in Higginsin Kooyong +4.8 pts higher in Higgins gap steady
64.1% 89th pct 59.3% 59th pct

Industries people work in

16.3% Professional & technical ◂ +0.9 pts 15.5%
14.0% Health care & social assistance +1.9 pts ▸ 15.9%
9.0% Education & training +1.2 pts ▸ 10.2%
8.9% Retail trade +0.5 pts ▸ 9.3%
7.7% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.7 pts 7.1%
6.0% Accommodation & food even 5.9%
5.4% Construction ◂ +0.1 pts 5.4%
4.8% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.1 pts 4.6%
3.9% Manufacturing even 4.0%
3.1% Administrative & support ◂ +0.6 pts 2.5%
2.8% Wholesale trade +0.1 pts ▸ 2.9%
2.7% Rental & real estate ◂ +0.1 pts 2.5%

Occupations people work in

40.2% Professionals +0.1 pts ▸ 40.3%
19.3% Managers even 19.3%
11.7% Clerical & administrative +0.2 pts ▸ 11.9%
7.8% Sales workers +0.5 pts ▸ 8.2%
7.8% Community & personal service even 7.8%
6.3% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.5 pts 5.8%
3.6% Labourers even 3.6%
1.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.2 pts 1.5%

Walkability

Walk score in Higginsin Kooyong +0.3 higher in Higgins
8.8 96th pct 8.4 92nd pct
Types ≤15 min in Higginsin Kooyong even
7.9 100th pct 7.9 100th pct
15-min city in Higginsin Kooyong even
99.6% 99th pct 99.6% 99th pct
Walk to shops in Higginsin Kooyong even
98.7% 98th pct 98.8% 99th pct
Walk to transit in Higginsin Kooyong +0.2 pts higher in Higgins
99.9% 97th pct 99.6% 92nd pct
Walk to school in Higginsin Kooyong +0.3 pts higher in Kooyong
99.4% 99th pct 99.6% 100th pct
Walk to a park in Higginsin Kooyong even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Higginsin Kooyong +0.8 pts higher in Kooyong
98.3% 100th pct 99.1% 100th pct
Amenities/1k in Higginsin Kooyong +4.0 more in Kooyong
11.8 23rd pct 15.9 59th pct
Intersections/km² in Higginsin Kooyong +132 higher in Higgins
451 100th pct 319 91st pct
Mean slope in Higginsin Kooyong +1.2 pts higher in Kooyong
4.3% 22nd pct 5.5% 50th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Higgins vs Kooyong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ced/CED220/higgins/vs/CED226/kooyong