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Kennedy vs Leichhardt

Federal Electorate comparison ≈ 501 km apart · Kennedy profile · Leichhardt profile

Kennedy Leichhardt

Leichhardt and Kennedy are both large Queensland areas, though they differ significantly in layout and accessibility. Leichhardt is somewhat walkable, with 60.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 63.2% near public transport. In contrast, Kennedy is mostly car-dependent, and only 7.7% of homes are within a short walk of public transport. Leichhardt also has a more diverse population, with a well higher share of people born overseas (21.6%) and those using another language at home (18.5%) compared to Kennedy (12.5% and 8.8% respectively).

Since 2011, these two areas have seen some gaps shift while others have remained steady. The difference in the share of people born overseas has widened, while the gap in the share of people aged 65 and over has narrowed. Despite these shifts, they remain very similar in other ways; both have an identical share of people with a mental health condition (7.1%) and a similar proportion of children under 15. They also share a similar typical weekly household income, with Leichhardt at $1,513 and Kennedy at $1,414.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 17.5 pts higher in Kennedy Year 12: 11.4 pts higher in Leichhardt Full-time: 5.0 pts higher in Kennedy Owned outright: 9.1 pts higher in Kennedy Recent movers: 6.9 pts higher in Leichhardt

Demographics & Identity

Population in Kennedyin Leichhardt +4,218 larger in Leichhardt gap narrowing
171,402 63rd pct 175,620 71st pct
Median age in Kennedyin Leichhardt +1 yrs older in Kennedy gap narrowing
40 yrs 57th pct 39 yrs 49th pct
First Nations in Kennedyin Leichhardt +1.6 pts higher in Leichhardt gap narrowing
14.8% 98th pct 16.3% 100th pct
Aged 65+ in Kennedyin Leichhardt +3.4 pts higher in Kennedy gap narrowing
18.7% 63rd pct 15.3% 39th pct
Under 15 in Kennedyin Leichhardt +0.4 pts higher in Kennedy gap steady
19.5% 73rd pct 19.1% 69th pct
De facto in Kennedyin Leichhardt +2.3 pts higher in Leichhardt gap steady
14.6% 87th pct 16.9% 95th pct

Age structure

26.4% Older adults (45–64) +0.8 pts ▸ 27.2%
24.1% Young adults (25–44) +2.8 pts ▸ 26.9%
19.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.4 pts 19.1%
18.7% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.4 pts 15.3%
11.3% Youth (15–24) +0.3 pts ▸ 11.6%

Marital status

38.3% Never married +5.9 pts ▸ 44.2%
43.4% Married ◂ +6.2 pts 37.3%
9.3% Divorced +1.2 pts ▸ 10.5%
5.3% Widowed ◂ +1.0 pts 4.3%
3.6% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

Age & sex structure

Kennedy Leichhardt

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Kennedyin Leichhardt +9.1 pts higher in Leichhardt gap widening
12.5% 17th pct 21.6% 43rd pct

Country of birth

77.2% Australia ◂ +8.0 pts 69.1%
2.0% England +1.9 pts ▸ 4.0%
2.0% New Zealand +0.7 pts ▸ 2.8%
1.0% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.7% India +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.7% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%
0.4% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.1% China +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.1% Nepal +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.1% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

34.1% Australian ◂ +7.3 pts 26.9%
32.5% English ◂ +0.7 pts 31.8%
10.0% Irish ◂ +0.3 pts 9.7%
8.4% Scottish +0.3 pts ▸ 8.7%
7.7% Italian ◂ +3.6 pts 4.1%
4.9% German even 4.8%
1.0% Chinese +0.8 pts ▸ 1.9%
1.4% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 1.6%
1.1% Dutch +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.7% Indian +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.4% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.1% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Other language in Kennedyin Leichhardt +9.7 pts higher in Leichhardt gap steady
8.8% 31st pct 18.5% 57th pct
Limited English in Kennedyin Leichhardt +1.5 pts higher in Leichhardt gap steady
0.9% 29th pct 2.4% 59th pct

Language used at home

80.6% English only ◂ +8.9 pts 71.7%
1.0% Italian ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%
0.7% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%
0.2% Mandarin +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.3% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.1% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.1% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.1% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.1% Greek even 0.1%
0.0% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Kennedyin Leichhardt +5.0 pts higher in Leichhardt gap steady
36.0% 28th pct 40.9% 50th pct

Religious affiliation

49.1% Christianity ◂ +5.6 pts 43.6%
36.0% No religion +5.0 pts ▸ 40.9%
12.4% Not stated ◂ +0.8 pts 11.5%
0.7% Buddhism +0.9 pts ▸ 1.6%
1.3% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%
0.3% Hinduism +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.3% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Kennedyin Leichhardt +11.4 pts higher in Leichhardt gap steady
42.2% 20th pct 53.5% 42nd pct
Bachelor+ in Kennedyin Leichhardt +7.8 pts higher in Leichhardt gap widening
11.2% 8th pct 19.0% 39th pct
Schools/1k kids in Kennedyin Leichhardt +2.31 more in Kennedy
4.16 94th pct 1.85 49th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Kennedyin Leichhardt +77 more in Kennedy
139 95th pct 62 63rd pct
Students in Kennedyin Leichhardt +4,517 more in Leichhardt
30,587 70th pct 35,104 84th pct
Avg size in Kennedyin Leichhardt +346 larger in Leichhardt
220 6th pct 566 65th pct
ICSEA in Kennedyin Leichhardt +50 higher in Leichhardt
914 0th pct 964 12th pct

Highest year of school

42.2% Year 12 +11.4 pts ▸ 53.5%
26.5% Year 10 ◂ +7.2 pts 19.3%
11.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +4.0 pts 7.8%
7.7% Year 11 +0.5 pts ▸ 8.2%

Highest qualification level

38.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +7.7 pts 30.6%
14.7% Bachelor degree +5.8 pts ▸ 20.5%
12.5% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.2 pts ▸ 14.7%
3.0% Postgraduate degree +2.5 pts ▸ 5.6%
2.3% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.0 pts ▸ 3.3%
2.7% Certificate I / II even 2.7%

Field of qualification

18.4% Engineering & related ◂ +4.6 pts 13.8%
11.9% Management & commerce +3.0 pts ▸ 14.9%
9.0% Society & culture +2.4 pts ▸ 11.4%
9.0% Health +2.3 pts ▸ 11.2%
8.5% Education ◂ +0.6 pts 7.9%
5.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.1 pts ▸ 6.4%
5.8% Architecture & building ◂ +0.3 pts 5.5%
3.3% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.2 pts 2.1%
1.4% Creative arts +1.1 pts ▸ 2.5%
1.6% Natural & physical sciences +0.7 pts ▸ 2.3%
0.9% Information technology +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Kennedyin Leichhardt +$58 higher in Leichhardt gap narrowing
$718 24th pct $776 45th pct
Household income in Kennedyin Leichhardt +$99 higher in Leichhardt gap steady
$1,414 17th pct $1,513 27th pct
Family income in Kennedyin Leichhardt +$121 higher in Leichhardt gap widening
$1,752 16th pct $1,873 28th pct
High earners in Kennedyin Leichhardt +1.0 pts higher in Leichhardt gap steady
8.2% 30th pct 9.2% 38th pct
High-income homes in Kennedyin Leichhardt +1.9 pts higher in Leichhardt gap widening
14.5% 16th pct 16.4% 24th pct

Household income distribution

27.6% $1,500–$2,999 +1.9 pts ▸ 29.5%
28.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.2 pts 28.6%
18.4% Under $650 ◂ +1.8 pts 16.6%
8.2% $3,000–$3,999 +0.5 pts ▸ 8.7%
6.3% $4,000 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 7.6%

Personal income distribution

40.2% Under $650 ◂ +2.2 pts 38.0%
30.0% $650–$1,499 +1.7 pts ▸ 31.7%
14.6% $1,500–$2,999 +1.4 pts ▸ 16.0%
2.4% $3,000 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 2.9%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Kennedyin Leichhardt +2.6 pts higher in Kennedy
26.2% 43rd pct 23.6% 23rd pct
Mental health in Kennedyin Leichhardt even
7.1% 25th pct 7.1% 24th pct
Needs assistance in Kennedyin Leichhardt +0.5 pts higher in Kennedy gap steady
5.6% 43rd pct 5.0% 32nd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

8.4% Arthritis ◂ +1.6 pts 6.7%
6.7% Other condition +0.5 pts ▸ 7.2%
7.1% Mental health even 7.1%
6.9% Asthma ◂ +1.1 pts 5.8%
5.1% Diabetes ◂ +1.0 pts 4.2%
4.5% Heart disease ◂ +1.0 pts 3.5%
2.9% Cancer ◂ +0.2 pts 2.7%
2.1% Lung condition ◂ +0.4 pts 1.6%
1.0% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%
0.7% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.6% None +3.8 pts ▸ 64.4%
17.4% One condition ◂ +0.9 pts 16.5%
5.7% Two conditions ◂ +0.9 pts 4.8%
3.1% Three or more ◂ +0.9 pts 2.3%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Kennedyin Leichhardt +1.0 pts higher in Kennedy gap steady
15.2% 58th pct 14.3% 51st pct
Unpaid carers in Kennedyin Leichhardt +1.4 pts higher in Kennedy gap steady
11.3% 40th pct 10.0% 15th pct
Unpaid child care in Kennedyin Leichhardt +0.6 pts higher in Leichhardt gap steady
24.3% 29th pct 25.0% 37th pct
Defence service in Kennedyin Leichhardt even
4.0% 84th pct 4.0% 83rd pct
Housework 15h+ in Kennedyin Leichhardt +3.2 pts higher in Kennedy gap steady
21.4% 59th pct 18.3% 26th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Kennedyin Leichhardt even gap narrowing
2.5 43rd pct 2.5 43rd pct
One-parent in Kennedyin Leichhardt +1.8 pts higher in Leichhardt gap narrowing
17.5% 90th pct 19.3% 100th pct
Living alone in Kennedyin Leichhardt +1.1 pts higher in Leichhardt gap steady
27.0% 61st pct 28.1% 68th pct

Family composition

51.0% Couples with children +0.3 pts ▸ 51.4%
30.2% Couples without children ◂ +2.3 pts 27.8%
17.5% One-parent families +1.8 pts ▸ 19.3%
1.2% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

Household size

36.7% 2 people ◂ +2.1 pts 34.6%
27.0% 1 person +1.1 pts ▸ 28.1%
13.7% 3 people +1.4 pts ▸ 15.1%
12.2% 4 people +0.8 pts ▸ 13.0%
6.1% 5 people ◂ +0.8 pts 5.3%
4.4% 6 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 3.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Kennedyin Leichhardt +$60 higher in Leichhardt gap steady
$250 5th pct $310 23rd pct
Mortgage in Kennedyin Leichhardt +$170 higher in Leichhardt gap narrowing
$1,430 12th pct $1,600 22nd pct
People / bedroom in Kennedyin Leichhardt even gap steady
0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct
Renting in Kennedyin Leichhardt +9.4 pts higher in Leichhardt gap narrowing
29.8% 57th pct 39.2% 85th pct
Owned outright in Kennedyin Leichhardt +9.1 pts higher in Kennedy gap narrowing
35.0% 67th pct 25.9% 24th pct
Separate houses in Kennedyin Leichhardt +17.5 pts higher in Kennedy gap steady
87.8% 73rd pct 70.3% 31st pct
3+ bedrooms in Kennedyin Leichhardt +6.9 pts higher in Kennedy gap widening
73.9% 35th pct 67.1% 23rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

29.8% Rented +9.4 pts ▸ 39.2%
35.0% Owned outright ◂ +9.1 pts 25.9%
29.0% Owned with a mortgage +2.1 pts ▸ 31.1%
3.2% Other tenure ◂ +1.4 pts 1.9%
3.0% Not stated ◂ +1.0 pts 2.0%

Types of homes

87.8% Separate house ◂ +17.5 pts 70.3%
3.7% Flat or apartment +12.1 pts ▸ 15.8%
5.3% Townhouse / semi-detached +6.4 pts ▸ 11.7%
2.4% Other dwelling ◂ +1.0 pts 1.4%

Bedrooms per home

43.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +7.8 pts 35.4%
25.3% 4 bedrooms +0.4 pts ▸ 25.7%
16.7% 2 bedrooms +6.8 pts ▸ 23.5%
5.4% 1 bedroom +1.1 pts ▸ 6.4%
5.5% 5 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 6.0%
1.0% Studio / none even 1.0%

Weekly rent distribution

43.0% $200–$349 ◂ +9.4 pts 33.6%
21.2% $350–$549 +12.0 pts ▸ 33.2%
28.6% Under $200 ◂ +6.1 pts 22.6%
1.6% $550–$749 +3.7 pts ▸ 5.2%
0.4% $750 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 1.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.4 pts 38.8%
22.4% $1,800–$2,999 +5.7 pts ▸ 28.1%
22.9% Under $1,000 ◂ +4.0 pts 18.9%
5.9% $3,000 or more +2.5 pts ▸ 8.5%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Kennedyin Leichhardt +3.1 pts higher in Leichhardt gap narrowing
5.7% 53rd pct 8.8% 78th pct
Work from home in Kennedyin Leichhardt +2.5 pts higher in Leichhardt gap steady
8.9% 20th pct 11.4% 33rd pct
PT commute in Kennedyin Leichhardt +0.4 pts higher in Kennedy gap steady
1.6% 34th pct 1.2% 28th pct
PT stops in Kennedyin Leichhardt +330 more in Leichhardt
66 1st pct 396 10th pct
Stops/1k in Kennedyin Leichhardt +1.87 more in Leichhardt
0.39 0th pct 2.25 9th pct
Departures/1k in Kennedyin Leichhardt +529.4 more in Leichhardt
58.8 0th pct 588.2 28th pct
PT routes in Kennedyin Leichhardt +17 more in Leichhardt
5 2nd pct 22 10th pct

How people get to work

61.9% Car (driver) ◂ +6.3 pts 55.6%
8.9% Worked at home +2.5 pts ▸ 11.4%
6.1% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.8 pts 5.4%
5.1% Walked ◂ +0.3 pts 4.8%
1.5% Bus ◂ +0.5 pts 1.1%
0.5% Bicycle +0.8 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

33.7% 1 vehicle +5.3 pts ▸ 39.0%
38.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.4 pts 36.0%
14.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.1 pts 11.0%
5.7% No vehicle +3.1 pts ▸ 8.8%
8.2% 4 or more ◂ +2.9 pts 5.2%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Kennedyin Leichhardt +6.9 pts higher in Leichhardt gap narrowing
35.1% 20th pct 42.0% 63rd pct
Recent arrivals in Kennedyin Leichhardt +0.3 pts higher in Leichhardt gap narrowing
12.7% 48th pct 12.9% 50th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Kennedyin Leichhardt +0.8 pts higher in Leichhardt gap steady
5.3% 61st pct 6.2% 78th pct
Participation in Kennedyin Leichhardt +3.7 pts higher in Leichhardt gap steady
56.7% 25th pct 60.4% 44th pct
Full-time in Kennedyin Leichhardt +5.0 pts higher in Kennedy gap widening
62.8% 86th pct 57.8% 42nd pct

Industries people work in

12.7% Health care & social assistance +4.9 pts ▸ 17.6%
12.3% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +10.7 pts 1.6%
6.0% Accommodation & food +5.0 pts ▸ 11.0%
8.6% Retail trade +0.6 pts ▸ 9.2%
8.8% Education & training +0.3 pts ▸ 9.1%
7.2% Public administration & safety +0.9 pts ▸ 8.1%
7.8% Construction +0.1 pts ▸ 7.8%
7.3% Mining ◂ +4.5 pts 2.7%
4.0% Transport & warehousing +1.6 pts ▸ 5.6%
5.1% Manufacturing ◂ +2.0 pts 3.2%
2.7% Professional & technical +1.8 pts ▸ 4.5%
4.1% Other services even 4.0%

Occupations people work in

13.8% Professionals +7.1 pts ▸ 20.9%
15.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.4 pts 14.4%
11.8% Community & personal service +3.4 pts ▸ 15.2%
14.5% Labourers ◂ +4.4 pts 10.1%
13.4% Managers ◂ +1.9 pts 11.5%
10.9% Clerical & administrative +0.6 pts ▸ 11.5%
9.8% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +4.2 pts 5.6%
7.8% Sales workers +1.1 pts ▸ 8.9%

Walkability

Walk score in Kennedyin Leichhardt +2.6 higher in Leichhardt
2.3 0th pct 4.9 35th pct
Types ≤15 min in Kennedyin Leichhardt +2.1 more in Leichhardt
2.6 0th pct 4.7 34th pct
15-min city in Kennedyin Leichhardt +29.2 pts higher in Leichhardt
27.7% 0th pct 56.8% 41st pct
Walk to shops in Kennedyin Leichhardt +29.6 pts higher in Leichhardt
30.5% 0th pct 60.1% 45th pct
Walk to transit in Kennedyin Leichhardt +55.5 pts higher in Leichhardt
7.7% 1st pct 63.2% 22nd pct
Walk to school in Kennedyin Leichhardt +12.2 pts higher in Leichhardt
42.2% 8th pct 54.4% 27th pct
Walk to a park in Kennedyin Leichhardt +30.4 pts higher in Leichhardt
55.6% 2nd pct 86.0% 33rd pct
Walk to health in Kennedyin Leichhardt +14.4 pts higher in Leichhardt
25.2% 7th pct 39.5% 36th pct
Amenities/1k in Kennedyin Leichhardt +2.7 more in Leichhardt
12.1 25th pct 14.7 51st pct
Intersections/km² in Kennedyin Leichhardt even
0 0th pct 0 2nd pct
Mean slope in Kennedyin Leichhardt +0.7 pts higher in Leichhardt
5.1% 39th pct 5.8% 56th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Kennedy vs Leichhardt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ced/CED317/kennedy/vs/CED318/leichhardt