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2737, NSW vs 3501, VIC

Name: 2737, NSW vs 3501, VIC — 2021 Census comparison
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Postcode comparison ≈ 80 km apart · 2737, NSW profile · 3501, VIC profile

2737, NSW 3501, VIC

Postcode 3501 and postcode 2737 are both sparsely populated areas, though they differ in wealth and education. Postcode 3501 is far more likely to have adults with a bachelor's degree (16.1% compared to 6.0%) and households earning $3,000 or more a week (27.0% versus 13.2%). This higher income is consistent with the typical monthly home loan payment being far higher in postcode 3501 at $1,733, while the usual payment in postcode 2737 is much lower at $1,083.

Both areas share a similar living experience in some ways, with about 58% of homes in each being within a 15-minute walk of a park. However, they are pulling apart in other areas; for instance, the gap in people with no religion has widened to 15.8 percentage points since 2011. While both are largely car-dependent, postcode 2737 is more walkable (mostly car-dependent) than postcode 3501 (car-dependent), with many more residents living within a short walk of public transport and groceries.

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Where they differ most

Population: 1,324 larger in 3501, VIC Unpaid carers: 6.6 pts higher in 3501, VIC No religion: 15.8 pts higher in 3501, VIC Mortgage: $650 higher in 3501, VIC Unpaid child care: 10.1 pts higher in 3501, VIC

Demographics & Identity

Population in 2737, NSW in 3501, VIC +1,324 larger in 3501, VIC gap widening

822 27th pct 2,146 42nd pct

Median age in 2737, NSW in 3501, VIC +4 yrs older in 3501, VIC gap widening

36 yrs 14th pct 40 yrs 36th pct

Age structure

24.1% Older adults (45–64) +5.2 pts ▸ 29.3%

25.2% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.6 pts 22.6%

21.8% Children (0–14) +1.5 pts ▸ 23.3%

17.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.1 pts 14.5%

11.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.8 pts 10.6%

Marital status

50.6% Married +6.8 pts ▸ 57.4%

34.2% Never married ◂ +6.7 pts 27.4%

6.9% Divorced +0.7 pts ▸ 7.6%

4.3% Widowed ◂ +0.1 pts 4.2%

3.4% Separated ◂ +0.3 pts 3.1%

Age & sex structure

2737, NSW 3501, VIC

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

73.5% Australia +14.4 pts ▸ 87.9%

0.0% England +1.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.0% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.9% Philippines ◂ +0.7 pts 0.1%

0.4% New Zealand ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.0% India +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% China even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

29.9% Australian +12.2 pts ▸ 42.2%

25.2% English +16.1 pts ▸ 41.2%

24.5% Italian ◂ +13.9 pts 10.6%

3.6% Scottish +7.2 pts ▸ 10.8%

4.4% Irish +4.8 pts ▸ 9.2%

2.7% German +3.3 pts ▸ 6.0%

2.6% Chinese ◂ +1.9 pts 0.7%

0.5% Greek +1.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.3% Filipino ◂ +1.2 pts 0.1%

0.7% Dutch +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.0% Indian +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

68.6% English only +20.4 pts ▸ 89.0%

4.7% Italian ◂ +2.7 pts 2.0%

2.8% Mandarin ◂ +2.2 pts 0.6%

0.0% Greek +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Cantonese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.4% Tagalog ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

51.7% Christianity ◂ +4.1 pts 47.6%

28.5% No religion +15.8 pts ▸ 44.2%

16.9% Not stated ◂ +9.9 pts 7.0%

1.9% Buddhism ◂ +1.3 pts 0.6%

0.4% Islam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.0% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Hinduism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in 2737, NSW in 3501, VIC +1.58 more in 2737, NSW

5.59 68th pct 4.01 58th pct

Schools ≤3 km in 2737, NSW in 3501, VIC +1 more in 3501, VIC

1 29th pct 2 50th pct

Students in 2737, NSW in 3501, VIC +336 more in 3501, VIC

105 20th pct 441 43rd pct

Avg size in 2737, NSW in 3501, VIC +116 larger in 3501, VIC

105 27th pct 221 46th pct

ICSEA in 2737, NSW in 3501, VIC +64 higher in 3501, VIC

929 18th pct 993 49th pct

Highest year of school

33.7% Year 12 +11.1 pts ▸ 44.8%

18.4% Year 10 +1.0 pts ▸ 19.4%

16.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.4 pts 13.2%

11.7% Year 11 +4.5 pts ▸ 16.2%

Highest qualification level

32.3% Certificate III / IV +5.9 pts ▸ 38.2%

10.3% Bachelor degree +10.5 pts ▸ 20.8%

10.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +6.0 pts ▸ 16.0%

0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +3.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.5% Postgraduate degree +1.6 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.2% Certificate I / II +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

Field of qualification

11.8% Engineering & related +2.8 pts ▸ 14.5%

10.6% Management & commerce +4.0 pts ▸ 14.5%

3.9% Society & culture +7.3 pts ▸ 11.2%

6.3% Health +4.2 pts ▸ 10.6%

5.4% Education +4.9 pts ▸ 10.4%

3.0% Architecture & building +5.9 pts ▸ 8.9%

7.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +3.1 pts 4.2%

6.3% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.7 pts 5.6%

1.5% Creative arts +0.7 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.0% Natural & physical sciences +2.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.8% Information technology ◂ +0.9 pts 0.9%

Income

Personal income in 2737, NSW in 3501, VIC +$131 higher in 3501, VIC gap widening

$741 47th pct $872 72nd pct

Household income in 2737, NSW in 3501, VIC +$443 higher in 3501, VIC gap widening

$1,612 56th pct $2,055 80th pct

Family income in 2737, NSW in 3501, VIC +$556 higher in 3501, VIC gap widening

$1,801 44th pct $2,357 77th pct

Household income distribution

32.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.9 pts 30.4%

29.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +8.2 pts 21.5%

14.5% Under $650 ◂ +2.5 pts 12.0%

8.5% $3,000–$3,999 +5.6 pts ▸ 14.1%

4.7% $4,000 or more +8.3 pts ▸ 13.0%

Personal income distribution

36.0% Under $650 +0.3 pts ▸ 36.3%

32.9% $650–$1,499 +0.4 pts ▸ 33.3%

8.5% $1,500–$2,999 +11.5 pts ▸ 20.0%

1.4% $3,000 or more +2.9 pts ▸ 4.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.3% Asthma +2.8 pts ▸ 9.1%

6.0% Arthritis +1.5 pts ▸ 7.5%

4.3% Mental health +2.4 pts ▸ 6.6%

4.0% Other condition +1.9 pts ▸ 5.9%

4.3% Diabetes ◂ +0.1 pts 4.2%

2.9% Heart disease +1.0 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.6% Cancer +1.5 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.7% Lung condition ◂ +0.3 pts 1.4%

0.7% Stroke ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.6% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.5% None +6.4 pts ▸ 65.9%

13.6% One condition +5.9 pts ▸ 19.6%

3.9% Two conditions +1.1 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.1% Three or more +0.1 pts ▸ 2.2%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in 2737, NSW in 3501, VIC +0.1 larger in 3501, VIC gap narrowing

2.8 86th pct 2.9 89th pct

Family composition

58.8% Couples with children +11.3 pts ▸ 70.0%

29.6% Couples without children ◂ +6.3 pts 23.3%

12.2% One-parent families ◂ +5.6 pts 6.5%

1.7% Other families ◂ +1.4 pts 0.4%

Household size

36.6% 2 people ◂ +6.5 pts 30.1%

15.3% 4 people +6.4 pts ▸ 21.7%

18.3% 1 person +0.2 pts ▸ 18.5%

11.5% 3 people +4.0 pts ▸ 15.5%

8.9% 5 people +0.4 pts ▸ 9.3%

5.1% 6 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 4.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in 2737, NSW in 3501, VIC +$19 higher in 2737, NSW gap steady

$250 37th pct $231 32nd pct

Mortgage in 2737, NSW in 3501, VIC +$650 higher in 3501, VIC gap widening

$1,083 23rd pct $1,733 59th pct

People / bedroom in 2737, NSW in 3501, VIC +0.10 higher in 2737, NSW gap steady

0.90 86th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

32.3% Owned with a mortgage +14.8 pts ▸ 47.2%

37.4% Owned outright +0.9 pts ▸ 38.3%

20.4% Rented ◂ +11.0 pts 9.4%

5.5% Other tenure ◂ +3.3 pts 2.3%

1.3% Not stated +1.4 pts ▸ 2.7%

Types of homes

91.1% Separate house +4.9 pts ▸ 95.9%

0.0% Other dwelling +3.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +3.0 pts 0.0%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

Bedrooms per home

50.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +15.4 pts 35.2%

30.6% 4 bedrooms +11.1 pts ▸ 41.7%

12.8% 2 bedrooms ◂ +5.6 pts 7.2%

1.7% 5 or more +6.5 pts ▸ 8.2%

1.3% 1 bedroom +2.8 pts ▸ 4.1%

0.0% Studio / none +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

Weekly rent distribution

54.2% $200–$349 ◂ +3.4 pts 50.7%

14.6% Under $200 +19.7 pts ▸ 34.3%

8.3% $350–$549 +3.6 pts ▸ 11.9%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

34.2% $1,000–$1,799 +0.1 pts ▸ 34.3%

9.2% $1,800–$2,999 +24.5 pts ▸ 33.7%

31.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +20.8 pts 10.7%

7.9% $3,000 or more +5.2 pts ▸ 13.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in 2737, NSW in 3501, VIC +5 more in 2737, NSW

6 45th pct 1 21st pct

Stops/1k in 2737, NSW in 3501, VIC +6.83 more in 2737, NSW

7.30 84th pct 0.47 19th pct

Departures/1k in 2737, NSW in 3501, VIC +62.5 more in 2737, NSW

68.1 43rd pct 5.6 20th pct

PT routes in 2737, NSW in 3501, VIC +4 more in 2737, NSW

5 57th pct 1 29th pct

How people get to work

66.5% Car (driver) +0.5 pts ▸ 66.9%

12.1% Worked at home +2.7 pts ▸ 14.8%

7.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +3.2 pts 4.4%

7.0% Walked ◂ +4.9 pts 2.2%

0.0% Bus +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Bicycle +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

44.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.5 pts 39.6%

27.8% 1 vehicle ◂ +9.6 pts 18.1%

15.9% 3 vehicles +7.5 pts ▸ 23.3%

11.0% 4 or more +6.4 pts ▸ 17.4%

1.8% No vehicle ◂ +0.5 pts 1.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

38.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +26.7 pts 11.3%

5.1% Construction +6.1 pts ▸ 11.1%

5.4% Health care & social assistance +4.9 pts ▸ 10.2%

6.5% Education & training +3.5 pts ▸ 10.0%

7.3% Retail trade +2.5 pts ▸ 9.8%

9.0% Accommodation & food ◂ +5.1 pts 3.9%

0.0% Manufacturing +7.0 pts ▸ 7.0%

6.5% Wholesale trade ◂ +3.0 pts 3.4%

0.8% Public administration & safety +4.5 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.1% Transport & warehousing +1.2 pts ▸ 4.3%

1.4% Professional & technical +2.8 pts ▸ 4.3%

1.4% Other services +2.0 pts ▸ 3.4%

Occupations people work in

26.8% Managers ◂ +8.6 pts 18.2%

7.3% Professionals +12.2 pts ▸ 19.6%

17.7% Labourers ◂ +8.5 pts 9.2%

11.8% Technicians & trades +3.0 pts ▸ 14.9%

13.0% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.1 pts 11.9%

5.1% Sales workers +4.6 pts ▸ 9.7%

6.8% Community & personal service +1.8 pts ▸ 8.5%

8.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.3 pts 5.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in 2737, NSW in 3501, VIC +3 higher in 3501, VIC

4 36th pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in 2737, NSW in 3501, VIC +5 higher in 3501, VIC

4 36th pct 9 86th pct

IER decile in 2737, NSW in 3501, VIC +5 higher in 3501, VIC

5 43rd pct 10 100th pct

IEO decile in 2737, NSW in 3501, VIC +4 higher in 3501, VIC

2 14th pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in 2737, NSW in 3501, VIC +74 higher in 3501, VIC

946 33rd pct 1,020 69th pct

Walkability

Walk score in 2737, NSW in 3501, VIC +2.7 higher in 2737, NSW

3.7 50th pct 1.0 13th pct

Types ≤15 min in 2737, NSW in 3501, VIC +2.4 more in 2737, NSW

3.5 44th pct 1.1 13th pct

15-min city in 2737, NSW in 3501, VIC +57.6 pts higher in 2737, NSW

57.6% 61st pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to shops in 2737, NSW in 3501, VIC +57.2 pts higher in 2737, NSW

57.9% 62nd pct 0.8% 15th pct

Walk to transit in 2737, NSW in 3501, VIC +53.5 pts higher in 2737, NSW

57.6% 53rd pct 4.1% 17th pct

Walk to school in 2737, NSW in 3501, VIC +39.4 pts higher in 2737, NSW

57.6% 57th pct 18.2% 23rd pct

Walk to a park in 2737, NSW in 3501, VIC +0.2 pts higher in 2737, NSW

58.1% 37th pct 57.9% 37th pct

Walk to health in 2737, NSW in 3501, VIC even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in 2737, NSW in 3501, VIC +2.3 more in 2737, NSW

21.9 60th pct 19.6 55th pct

Intersections/km² in 2737, NSW in 3501, VIC +1 higher in 3501, VIC

0 5th pct 1 33rd pct

Mean slope in 2737, NSW in 3501, VIC +0.7 pts higher in 2737, NSW

3.5% 23rd pct 2.7% 8th pct

Compare 2737, NSW with nearby areas

3599, VIC 2738, NSW 2715, NSW 3549, VIC 3597, VIC 3501, VIC 2736, NSW 3498, VIC

Compare 3501, VIC with nearby areas

3494, VIC 3549, VIC 3507, VIC 3498, VIC 2738, NSW 3500, VIC 3489, VIC 2739, NSW

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). 2737, NSW vs 3501, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/poa/POA2737/2737-nsw/vs/POA3501/3501-vic