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Kingston vs Knox

Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 17 km apart · Kingston profile · Knox profile

Kingston Knox

Knox and Kingston (Vic.) are both large residential areas in Greater Melbourne, but they have very different housing styles. Knox is dominated by detached houses, with 83.3% of homes being separate and 84.0% having three or more bedrooms. Kingston (Vic.) has a more varied mix, where separate houses make up 58.8% of homes and there are far more flats and apartments. Grocery stores are more accessible in Kingston (Vic.), where 96.4% of homes are within a 15-minute walk, compared to 82.0% in Knox.

These two areas are very similar in their overall demographics, with nearly identical shares of children under 15 and people aged 65 and over. While they share a similar typical household income, some gaps between them are widening. Since 2011, the difference in high earners has grown, with the share of people earning over $2,000 a week now well higher in Kingston (Vic.) by 4.0%.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 24.5 pts higher in Knox 3+ bedrooms: 14.3 pts higher in Knox No car: 2.4 pts higher in Kingston Living alone: 5.7 pts higher in Kingston Work from home: 4.7 pts higher in Kingston

Demographics & Identity

Population in Kingstonin Knox +974 larger in Knox gap narrowing
158,129 86th pct 159,103 86th pct
Median age in Kingstonin Knox +1 yrs older in Kingston gap steady
41 yrs 43rd pct 40 yrs 38th pct
First Nations in Kingstonin Knox +0.2 pts higher in Knox gap steady
0.5% 3rd pct 0.6% 6th pct
Aged 65+ in Kingstonin Knox +0.7 pts higher in Kingston gap narrowing
18.5% 42nd pct 17.9% 39th pct
Under 15 in Kingstonin Knox +0.2 pts higher in Kingston gap steady
17.2% 44th pct 17.0% 42nd pct
De facto in Kingstonin Knox +1.6 pts higher in Kingston gap steady
10.6% 17th pct 9.0% 10th pct

Age structure

26.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.2 pts 26.7%
26.6% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.2 pts 26.4%
18.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.7 pts 17.9%
17.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.2 pts 17.0%
10.7% Youth (15–24) +1.2 pts ▸ 11.9%

Marital status

48.1% Married +3.1 pts ▸ 51.2%
34.3% Never married ◂ +1.2 pts 33.1%
9.0% Divorced ◂ +1.1 pts 7.9%
5.6% Widowed ◂ +0.5 pts 5.1%
3.0% Separated ◂ +0.2 pts 2.8%

Age & sex structure

Kingston Knox

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Kingstonin Knox +1.1 pts higher in Knox gap narrowing
31.9% 87th pct 33.0% 88th pct

Country of birth

64.9% Australia ◂ +0.9 pts 64.0%
2.8% China +2.5 pts ▸ 5.3%
3.9% England ◂ +0.7 pts 3.1%
3.6% India ◂ +0.4 pts 3.2%
1.5% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 1.2%
1.0% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%
0.9% Philippines even 1.0%
0.9% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%
0.9% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%
0.2% Nepal even 0.1%

Ancestry

31.0% English ◂ +1.4 pts 29.6%
27.1% Australian +0.7 pts ▸ 27.8%
6.7% Chinese +7.4 pts ▸ 14.1%
10.7% Irish ◂ +2.6 pts 8.0%
8.6% Scottish ◂ +0.8 pts 7.8%
6.0% Greek ◂ +3.7 pts 2.2%
5.7% Italian ◂ +0.9 pts 4.8%
4.1% Indian +0.3 pts ▸ 4.3%
3.2% German +0.5 pts ▸ 3.8%
1.6% Dutch +0.7 pts ▸ 2.3%
1.3% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%
1.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%

Language

Other language in Kingstonin Knox +2.7 pts higher in Knox gap steady
26.0% 84th pct 28.7% 86th pct
Limited English in Kingstonin Knox +0.4 pts higher in Knox gap steady
4.0% 87th pct 4.3% 87th pct

Language used at home

70.5% English only ◂ +2.6 pts 68.0%
3.5% Mandarin +3.8 pts ▸ 7.3%
4.2% Greek ◂ +3.1 pts 1.1%
1.1% Cantonese +2.4 pts ▸ 3.5%
1.3% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%
1.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%
1.0% Hindi even 0.9%
0.7% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.6% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.4% Tagalog even 0.4%

Religion

No religion in Kingstonin Knox +1.0 pts higher in Knox gap narrowing
40.6% 46th pct 41.6% 52nd pct

Religious affiliation

45.2% Christianity ◂ +2.5 pts 42.7%
40.6% No religion +1.0 pts ▸ 41.6%
5.2% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 5.0%
2.8% Buddhism +1.5 pts ▸ 4.3%
2.9% Hinduism +0.7 pts ▸ 3.6%
1.5% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.8% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%
1.1% Judaism ◂ +1.0 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Kingstonin Knox +3.2 pts higher in Kingston gap steady
66.5% 88th pct 63.3% 86th pct
Bachelor+ in Kingstonin Knox +3.2 pts higher in Kingston gap steady
31.1% 87th pct 28.0% 84th pct
Schools in Kingstonin Knox +3 more in Knox
46 86th pct 49 86th pct
Schools/1k kids in Kingstonin Knox +0.12 more in Knox
1.69 13th pct 1.81 16th pct
Students in Kingstonin Knox +3,502 more in Kingston
23,333 86th pct 19,831 86th pct
Avg size in Kingstonin Knox +114 larger in Kingston
519 84th pct 405 73rd pct
ICSEA in Kingstonin Knox +21 higher in Kingston
1,090 90th pct 1,070 87th pct

Highest year of school

66.5% Year 12 ◂ +3.2 pts 63.3%
10.1% Year 10 +2.4 pts ▸ 12.5%
10.0% Year 11 +1.5 pts ▸ 11.5%
8.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.2 pts 8.5%

Highest qualification level

32.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.4 pts 29.7%
21.1% Certificate III / IV +4.1 pts ▸ 25.1%
16.9% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.4 pts ▸ 17.3%
11.3% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.8 pts 10.5%
4.7% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.7 pts 4.1%
1.3% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

Field of qualification

22.0% Management & commerce ◂ +0.7 pts 21.3%
13.5% Engineering & related +1.9 pts ▸ 15.4%
11.4% Society & culture ◂ +0.5 pts 11.0%
10.1% Health ◂ +0.1 pts 10.0%
8.6% Education ◂ +0.8 pts 7.9%
5.7% Architecture & building +0.1 pts ▸ 5.8%
4.7% Information technology +0.7 pts ▸ 5.4%
4.5% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.3 pts ▸ 4.8%
4.4% Creative arts ◂ +0.7 pts 3.7%
3.6% Natural & physical sciences even 3.7%
1.2% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Kingstonin Knox +$81 higher in Kingston gap widening
$878 75th pct $797 63rd pct
Household income in Kingstonin Knox +$30 higher in Kingston gap narrowing
$1,914 82nd pct $1,884 80th pct
Family income in Kingstonin Knox +$212 higher in Kingston gap widening
$2,406 86th pct $2,194 78th pct
High earners in Kingstonin Knox +4.0 pts higher in Kingston gap widening
15.0% 81st pct 11.0% 67th pct
High-income homes in Kingstonin Knox +3.1 pts higher in Kingston gap widening
26.9% 86th pct 23.8% 80th pct

Household income distribution

29.2% $1,500–$2,999 +3.0 pts ▸ 32.2%
23.3% $650–$1,499 +1.6 pts ▸ 25.0%
15.2% Under $650 ◂ +1.8 pts 13.5%
14.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +3.2 pts 11.4%
12.3% $3,000–$3,999 +0.1 pts ▸ 12.4%

Personal income distribution

38.0% Under $650 +2.7 pts ▸ 40.7%
30.1% $650–$1,499 +2.4 pts ▸ 32.5%
21.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.5 pts 18.6%
5.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 3.5%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Kingstonin Knox +1.5 pts higher in Knox
27.4% 40th pct 28.9% 48th pct
Mental health in Kingstonin Knox +0.6 pts higher in Knox
8.1% 44th pct 8.7% 52nd pct
Needs assistance in Kingstonin Knox +0.1 pts higher in Kingston gap steady
5.9% 57th pct 5.8% 55th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

8.1% Asthma +0.8 pts ▸ 8.9%
8.2% Other condition +0.6 pts ▸ 8.8%
8.1% Mental health +0.6 pts ▸ 8.7%
7.8% Arthritis +0.5 pts ▸ 8.3%
4.6% Diabetes +0.8 pts ▸ 5.4%
4.0% Heart disease even 4.0%
3.1% Cancer ◂ +0.1 pts 2.9%
1.4% Lung condition even 1.5%
1.0% Stroke even 1.0%
0.8% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.6% None ◂ +1.1 pts 65.5%
19.1% One condition +0.8 pts ▸ 19.9%
5.6% Two conditions +0.5 pts ▸ 6.1%
2.7% Three or more +0.2 pts ▸ 2.9%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Kingstonin Knox +1.1 pts higher in Knox gap steady
12.1% 18th pct 13.1% 23rd pct
Unpaid carers in Kingstonin Knox +0.3 pts higher in Kingston gap steady
13.6% 75th pct 13.3% 69th pct
Unpaid child care in Kingstonin Knox +0.2 pts higher in Knox gap narrowing
27.5% 72nd pct 27.8% 73rd pct
Defence service in Kingstonin Knox +0.1 pts higher in Knox
1.8% 17th pct 1.9% 18th pct
Housework 15h+ in Kingstonin Knox +1.2 pts higher in Knox gap steady
19.5% 29th pct 20.7% 38th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Kingstonin Knox +300 larger in Knox
722 57th pct 1,022 63rd pct
Median age in Kingstonin Knox +2 yrs older in Kingston
27 yrs 64th pct 25 yrs 50th pct
Year 12 in Kingstonin Knox +12.1 pts higher in Kingston
56.7% 90th pct 44.6% 79th pct
Unemployment in Kingstonin Knox +0.3 pts higher in Knox
7.4% 22nd pct 7.7% 24th pct
Median income in Kingstonin Knox +$141 higher in Kingston
$808 87th pct $667 75th pct
Household income in Kingstonin Knox +$272 higher in Kingston
$1,970 87th pct $1,698 75th pct
Indigenous language in Kingstonin Knox +1.3 pts higher in Knox
3.7% 38th pct 5.1% 51st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Kingstonin Knox +0.2 larger in Knox gap narrowing
2.5 71st pct 2.7 86th pct
One-parent in Kingstonin Knox even gap steady
12.8% 42nd pct 12.8% 42nd pct
Living alone in Kingstonin Knox +5.7 pts higher in Kingston gap narrowing
26.9% 36th pct 21.2% 13th pct

Family composition

61.4% Couples with children +1.2 pts ▸ 62.5%
24.8% Couples without children ◂ +1.1 pts 23.7%
12.8% One-parent families even 12.8%
1.0% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

Household size

31.7% 2 people +0.3 pts ▸ 32.0%
26.9% 1 person ◂ +5.7 pts 21.2%
17.3% 4 people +1.6 pts ▸ 19.0%
16.8% 3 people +1.8 pts ▸ 18.5%
5.6% 5 people +1.1 pts ▸ 6.7%
1.7% 6 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 2.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Kingstonin Knox +$2 higher in Kingston gap steady
$402 87th pct $400 87th pct
Mortgage in Kingstonin Knox +$167 higher in Kingston gap narrowing
$2,167 87th pct $2,000 82nd pct
People / bedroom in Kingstonin Knox even gap steady
0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct
Renting in Kingstonin Knox +3.8 pts higher in Kingston gap narrowing
25.1% 48th pct 21.3% 31st pct
Owned outright in Kingstonin Knox +0.3 pts higher in Kingston gap narrowing
34.6% 41st pct 34.2% 40th pct
Separate houses in Kingstonin Knox +24.5 pts higher in Knox gap widening
58.8% 11th pct 83.3% 33rd pct
3+ bedrooms in Kingstonin Knox +14.3 pts higher in Knox gap steady
69.7% 24th pct 84.0% 87th pct

How homes are owned or rented

37.5% Owned with a mortgage +3.5 pts ▸ 41.0%
34.6% Owned outright ◂ +0.3 pts 34.2%
25.1% Rented ◂ +3.8 pts 21.3%
1.5% Other tenure +0.7 pts ▸ 2.2%
1.3% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

Types of homes

58.8% Separate house +24.5 pts ▸ 83.3%
25.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +11.7 pts 13.9%
15.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +12.4 pts 2.7%
0.5% Other dwelling ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

42.6% 3 bedrooms +1.7 pts ▸ 44.3%
22.4% 4 bedrooms +9.3 pts ▸ 31.8%
24.8% 2 bedrooms ◂ +11.9 pts 13.0%
4.7% 5 or more +3.3 pts ▸ 8.0%
4.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.3 pts 1.8%
0.2% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

52.0% $350–$549 +12.8 pts ▸ 64.8%
20.0% $200–$349 ◂ +3.3 pts 16.7%
13.1% $550–$749 ◂ +6.9 pts 6.1%
7.5% Under $200 even 7.5%
3.6% $750 or more ◂ +2.3 pts 1.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

34.5% $1,800–$2,999 +2.9 pts ▸ 37.4%
21.5% $1,000–$1,799 +3.4 pts ▸ 24.9%
24.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +7.6 pts 17.2%
13.0% Under $1,000 +1.5 pts ▸ 14.6%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Kingstonin Knox +2.4 pts higher in Kingston gap narrowing
6.2% 65th pct 3.8% 30th pct
Work from home in Kingstonin Knox +4.7 pts higher in Kingston gap widening
30.0% 90th pct 25.2% 87th pct
PT commute in Kingstonin Knox +0.8 pts higher in Kingston gap narrowing
2.5% 72nd pct 1.7% 62nd pct
PT stops in Kingstonin Knox +18 more in Kingston
815 86th pct 797 86th pct
Stops/1k in Kingstonin Knox +0.14 more in Kingston
5.15 74th pct 5.01 73rd pct
Departures/1k in Kingstonin Knox +141.5 more in Kingston
1,352.9 85th pct 1,211.4 83rd pct
PT routes in Kingstonin Knox +7 more in Knox
51 86th pct 58 86th pct
Stop walk in Kingstonin Knox even
11 47th pct 11 47th pct
Drive to city in Kingstonin Knox +3 longer in Knox
27 34th pct 30 37th pct

How people get to work

47.9% Car (driver) +6.6 pts ▸ 54.4%
30.0% Worked at home ◂ +4.7 pts 25.2%
2.9% Car (passenger) +0.5 pts ▸ 3.4%
2.0% Train ◂ +0.9 pts 1.1%
1.5% Walked ◂ +0.7 pts 0.8%
0.5% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.5% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

39.8% 2 vehicles +3.1 pts ▸ 42.9%
38.6% 1 vehicle ◂ +7.6 pts 31.0%
10.4% 3 vehicles +3.8 pts ▸ 14.2%
5.0% 4 or more +3.1 pts ▸ 8.0%
6.2% No vehicle ◂ +2.4 pts 3.8%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Kingstonin Knox +3.4 pts higher in Kingston gap narrowing
35.4% 54th pct 32.0% 37th pct
Recent arrivals in Kingstonin Knox +2.2 pts higher in Kingston gap narrowing
10.9% 47th pct 8.6% 37th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Kingstonin Knox +0.2 pts higher in Knox gap steady
4.3% 46th pct 4.4% 50th pct
Participation in Kingstonin Knox +0.2 pts higher in Kingston gap narrowing
64.9% 84th pct 64.6% 82nd pct
Full-time in Kingstonin Knox +0.2 pts higher in Kingston gap steady
60.5% 57th pct 60.3% 55th pct

Industries people work in

13.5% Health care & social assistance +0.3 pts ▸ 13.9%
9.6% Retail trade +1.1 pts ▸ 10.7%
10.0% Construction +0.4 pts ▸ 10.3%
9.5% Education & training ◂ +0.8 pts 8.7%
9.1% Professional & technical ◂ +1.3 pts 7.8%
7.6% Manufacturing +1.3 pts ▸ 8.9%
5.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.0 pts 4.5%
5.3% Accommodation & food even 5.2%
4.9% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.9 pts 4.1%
3.6% Wholesale trade +0.9 pts ▸ 4.5%
3.5% Other services +0.4 pts ▸ 4.0%
3.6% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.1 pts 3.5%

Occupations people work in

26.5% Professionals ◂ +3.0 pts 23.5%
15.4% Managers ◂ +2.6 pts 12.9%
14.1% Clerical & administrative +0.4 pts ▸ 14.5%
12.6% Technicians & trades +1.8 pts ▸ 14.4%
10.0% Community & personal service +0.3 pts ▸ 10.3%
8.8% Sales workers +0.5 pts ▸ 9.4%
6.5% Labourers +1.4 pts ▸ 7.9%
4.2% Machinery operators & drivers +1.2 pts ▸ 5.4%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Kingstonin Knox even
9 86th pct 9 86th pct
IRSD decile in Kingstonin Knox even
9 86th pct 9 86th pct
IER decile in Kingstonin Knox +1 higher in Knox
9 86th pct 10 100th pct
IEO decile in Kingstonin Knox even
9 86th pct 9 86th pct
IRSAD score in Kingstonin Knox +19 higher in Kingston
1,048 87th pct 1,029 84th pct
ERP in Kingstonin Knox +4,241 higher in Kingston
168,061 86th pct 163,820 86th pct
Growth in Kingstonin Knox +3.3 pts higher in Kingston
5.3% 65th pct 2.1% 34th pct
Businesses in Kingstonin Knox +3,544 higher in Kingston
18,673 87th pct 15,129 86th pct
Approvals in Kingstonin Knox +109 higher in Knox
589 84th pct 698 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Kingstonin Knox +200 higher in Knox
698 57th pct 898 72nd pct
Max temp in Kingstonin Knox +0.1 higher in Knox
20.1 15th pct 20.2 16th pct
Min temp in Kingstonin Knox +0.8 higher in Kingston
11.2 50th pct 10.4 37th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Kingstonin Knox +1,027 higher in Kingston
6,051 29th pct 5,024 19th pct
Assault/100k in Kingstonin Knox +81 higher in Kingston
483 14th pct 402 9th pct
Sexual/100k in Kingstonin Knox +28 higher in Knox
97 5th pct 124 13th pct
Robbery/100k in Kingstonin Knox +19 higher in Kingston
48 79th pct 30 60th pct
Burglary/100k in Kingstonin Knox +70 higher in Kingston
500 48th pct 429 40th pct
Theft/100k in Kingstonin Knox +310 higher in Kingston
2,349 84th pct 2,039 76th pct
Vehicle theft/100k in Kingstonin Knox +47 higher in Kingston
314 45th pct 267 37th pct
Property damage/100k in Kingstonin Knox +66 higher in Kingston
478 25th pct 412 16th pct
Drugs/100k in Kingstonin Knox +46 higher in Knox
185 19th pct 231 26th pct
5-yr change in Kingstonin Knox +19.3 pts higher in Kingston
10.9% 54th pct -8.4% 22nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Kingstonin Knox +0.7 higher in Kingston
7.7 93rd pct 7.0 88th pct
Types ≤15 min in Kingstonin Knox +0.5 more in Kingston
7.4 94th pct 6.9 90th pct
15-min city in Kingstonin Knox +6.4 pts higher in Kingston
95.5% 96th pct 89.1% 90th pct
Walk to shops in Kingstonin Knox +14.3 pts higher in Kingston
96.4% 98th pct 82.0% 86th pct
Walk to transit in Kingstonin Knox +2.7 pts higher in Kingston
98.4% 94th pct 95.7% 85th pct
Walk to school in Kingstonin Knox +1.2 pts higher in Kingston
91.3% 90th pct 90.1% 88th pct
Walk to a park in Kingstonin Knox +0.2 pts higher in Knox
99.4% 95th pct 99.6% 97th pct
Walk to health in Kingstonin Knox +3.6 pts higher in Kingston
83.2% 92nd pct 79.6% 90th pct
Amenities/1k in Kingstonin Knox +10.0 more in Knox
13.6 27th pct 23.6 62nd pct
Intersections/km² in Kingstonin Knox +17 higher in Kingston
251 92nd pct 234 91st pct
Mean slope in Kingstonin Knox +2.6 pts higher in Knox
2.5% 4th pct 5.1% 56th pct

Compare Kingston with nearby areas

Glen Eira Bayside Greater Dandenong Monash Stonnington Whitehorse Boroondara Frankston

Compare Knox with nearby areas

Maroondah Monash Whitehorse Manningham Greater Dandenong Kingston Boroondara Glen Eira

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Kingston vs Knox [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA23430/kingston/vs/LGA23670/knox