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Tenambit - East Maitland vs Thornton - Millers Forest

Name: Tenambit - East Maitland vs Thornton - Millers Forest — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 8.8 km apart · Tenambit - East Maitland profile · Thornton - Millers Forest profile

Tenambit - East Maitland Thornton - Millers Forest

Thornton - Millers Forest and Tenambit - East Maitland are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Thornton - Millers Forest is a much younger area where the typical resident is 33, while Tenambit - East Maitland is far older with a typical age of 41. This younger population helps explain why Thornton - Millers Forest has far more children under 15 (23.4%) and a higher share of households earning $3,000 or more a week (26.7%). In contrast, Tenambit - East Maitland has a far higher share of people aged 65 and over (22.2%) and more people living alone (29.3%).

The gap in population growth is widening, with Thornton - Millers Forest growing by 24.6% since 2021 compared to just 4.4% in Tenambit - East Maitland. Despite this, the two areas are alike in other ways, such as having the same share of adults with a bachelor degree (17.6%) and similar numbers of schools. They also share a similar proportion of people who speak little or no English and a nearly identical distance to the city. While Tenambit - East Maitland is very walkable, Thornton - Millers Forest is mostly car-dependent.

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Where they differ most

Living alone: 16.5 pts higher in Tenambit - East Maitland 3+ bedrooms: 16.0 pts higher in Thornton - Millers Forest Aged 65+: 12.2 pts higher in Tenambit - East Maitland Recent movers: 15.1 pts higher in Thornton - Millers Forest Separate houses: 14.6 pts higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

Demographics & Identity

Population in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +5,808 larger in Thornton - Millers Forest

10,091 53rd pct 15,899 79th pct

Median age in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +8 yrs older in Tenambit - East Maitland

41 yrs 57th pct 33 yrs 11th pct

Age structure

24.8% Young adults (25–44) +7.0 pts ▸ 31.8%

23.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.6 pts 22.1%

18.6% Children (0–14) +4.7 pts ▸ 23.4%

22.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +12.2 pts 10.0%

10.7% Youth (15–24) +2.0 pts ▸ 12.7%

Marital status

45.8% Married +5.3 pts ▸ 51.1%

33.4% Never married +2.1 pts ▸ 35.5%

10.3% Divorced ◂ +2.9 pts 7.4%

6.6% Widowed ◂ +4.1 pts 2.5%

4.0% Separated ◂ +0.6 pts 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Tenambit - East Maitland Thornton - Millers Forest

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

88.7% Australia ◂ +2.0 pts 86.7%

2.2% England ◂ +0.4 pts 1.9%

0.2% India +1.7 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.0% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.4% Philippines +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

46.4% English ◂ +4.4 pts 42.0%

44.3% Australian +0.7 pts ▸ 45.0%

13.1% Irish ◂ +3.9 pts 9.2%

12.1% Scottish ◂ +2.3 pts 9.8%

4.8% German ◂ +0.6 pts 4.2%

0.3% Indian +2.1 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.2% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.3% Dutch even 1.2%

0.7% Filipino +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.6% Chinese +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.4% Greek even 0.4%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

93.4% English only ◂ +3.9 pts 89.5%

0.0% Punjabi +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Mandarin +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Arabic even 0.1%

0.1% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

54.6% Christianity ◂ +0.2 pts 54.4%

38.7% No religion ◂ +0.7 pts 38.0%

5.3% Not stated ◂ +1.2 pts 4.1%

0.2% Hinduism +0.9 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.4% Other religions +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.3% Islam +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.4% Buddhism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest even

5 64th pct 5 64th pct

Schools/1k kids in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +1.31 more in Tenambit - East Maitland

2.66 63rd pct 1.35 27th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +7 more in Thornton - Millers Forest

24 59th pct 31 71st pct

Students in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +53 more in Thornton - Millers Forest

2,647 74th pct 2,700 74th pct

Avg size in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +11 larger in Thornton - Millers Forest

529 64th pct 540 65th pct

ICSEA in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +54 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

962 24th pct 1,016 50th pct

Highest year of school

44.4% Year 12 +5.8 pts ▸ 50.1%

31.9% Year 10 ◂ +1.4 pts 30.5%

12.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.3 pts 9.1%

6.8% Year 11 +0.5 pts ▸ 7.3%

Highest qualification level

37.2% Certificate III / IV +5.4 pts ▸ 42.7%

20.6% Bachelor degree even 20.6%

16.9% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.5 pts 16.4%

5.3% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.1 pts 5.2%

3.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.1 pts 2.8%

2.4% Certificate I / II even 2.4%

Field of qualification

18.2% Management & commerce +2.8 pts ▸ 21.0%

17.6% Engineering & related +3.3 pts ▸ 20.9%

11.2% Health +1.1 pts ▸ 12.3%

11.9% Society & culture even 11.9%

10.2% Education ◂ +2.2 pts 8.0%

6.0% Architecture & building ◂ +0.8 pts 5.2%

5.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.7 pts ▸ 5.7%

3.3% Creative arts ◂ +1.2 pts 2.0%

2.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.3 pts 1.8%

1.9% Information technology +0.1 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.5 pts 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +$199 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

$742 37th pct $941 72nd pct

Household income in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +$783 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

$1,426 30th pct $2,209 78th pct

Family income in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +$446 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

$1,904 38th pct $2,350 67th pct

Household income distribution

28.2% $1,500–$2,999 +9.8 pts ▸ 38.0%

30.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +10.0 pts 20.4%

18.7% Under $650 ◂ +10.5 pts 8.3%

9.2% $3,000–$3,999 +6.0 pts ▸ 15.2%

7.2% $4,000 or more +4.4 pts ▸ 11.5%

Personal income distribution

42.8% Under $650 ◂ +8.0 pts 34.8%

32.5% $650–$1,499 +3.0 pts ▸ 35.5%

17.1% $1,500–$2,999 +6.0 pts ▸ 23.2%

2.7% $3,000 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 3.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

14.0% Mental health ◂ +2.0 pts 12.0%

13.5% Arthritis ◂ +5.6 pts 7.9%

11.0% Asthma ◂ +0.3 pts 10.7%

9.4% Other condition ◂ +0.9 pts 8.5%

6.5% Diabetes ◂ +2.0 pts 4.5%

5.3% Heart disease ◂ +2.1 pts 3.2%

3.4% Cancer ◂ +1.2 pts 2.3%

2.8% Lung condition ◂ +1.4 pts 1.4%

1.3% Stroke ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

0.6% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

55.0% None +8.4 pts ▸ 63.4%

24.5% One condition ◂ +2.9 pts 21.6%

8.9% Two conditions ◂ +2.6 pts 6.3%

5.0% Three or more ◂ +2.2 pts 2.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +278 larger in Thornton - Millers Forest

716 86th pct 994 87th pct

Median age in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +1 yrs older in Tenambit - East Maitland

21 yrs 21st pct 20 yrs 14th pct

Median income in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +$155 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

$608 45th pct $763 72nd pct

Household income in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +$253 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

$1,838 58th pct $2,091 72nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +0.5 larger in Thornton - Millers Forest

2.4 36th pct 2.9 86th pct

Family composition

50.9% Couples with children +13.1 pts ▸ 63.9%

29.8% Couples without children ◂ +6.2 pts 23.6%

18.3% One-parent families ◂ +6.6 pts 11.8%

1.1% Other families ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

Household size

35.6% 2 people ◂ +2.0 pts 33.7%

29.3% 1 person ◂ +16.5 pts 12.8%

13.0% 4 people +9.1 pts ▸ 22.0%

14.6% 3 people +5.0 pts ▸ 19.5%

5.0% 5 people +3.3 pts ▸ 8.3%

2.4% 6 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 3.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +$60 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

$360 46th pct $420 71st pct

Mortgage in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +$282 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

$1,733 43rd pct $2,015 62nd pct

People / bedroom in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +0.10 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

32.4% Owned with a mortgage +13.2 pts ▸ 45.5%

33.4% Owned outright ◂ +10.1 pts 23.4%

28.3% Rented +1.1 pts ▸ 29.4%

4.4% Other tenure ◂ +3.5 pts 0.9%

1.6% Not stated ◂ +0.8 pts 0.8%

Types of homes

80.1% Separate house +14.6 pts ▸ 94.7%

16.5% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +12.1 pts 4.4%

3.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +2.5 pts 0.8%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

27.2% 4 bedrooms +29.1 pts ▸ 56.3%

44.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +17.1 pts 27.6%

19.2% 2 bedrooms ◂ +13.6 pts 5.6%

4.6% 5 or more +4.1 pts ▸ 8.7%

2.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.8 pts 0.8%

0.1% Studio / none even 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

52.5% $350–$549 +1.9 pts ▸ 54.4%

31.9% $200–$349 ◂ +5.8 pts 26.1%

1.6% $550–$749 +10.5 pts ▸ 12.2%

9.8% Under $200 ◂ +6.7 pts 3.1%

0.0% $750 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

34.8% $1,800–$2,999 +11.2 pts ▸ 46.0%

39.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +12.0 pts 27.2%

12.5% Under $1,000 ◂ +3.1 pts 9.4%

8.6% $3,000 or more +3.3 pts ▸ 11.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +12 more in Tenambit - East Maitland

87 84th pct 75 77th pct

Stops/1k in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +3.90 more in Tenambit - East Maitland

8.62 87th pct 4.72 56th pct

Departures/1k in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +178.1 more in Tenambit - East Maitland

673.1 45th pct 495.0 38th pct

PT routes in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +3 more in Thornton - Millers Forest

6 43rd pct 9 57th pct

Stop walk in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +5 longer in Thornton - Millers Forest

1 7th pct 6 57th pct

Drive to city in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +3 longer in Tenambit - East Maitland

105 89th pct 102 89th pct

How people get to work

57.4% Car (driver) +1.2 pts ▸ 58.6%

19.0% Worked at home ◂ +0.3 pts 18.7%

3.0% Car (passenger) +0.6 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.2% Walked ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

0.4% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.2% Bus ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

38.0% 2 vehicles +12.0 pts ▸ 50.1%

38.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +16.3 pts 22.2%

11.7% 3 vehicles +4.8 pts ▸ 16.5%

6.3% 4 or more +3.2 pts ▸ 9.6%

5.3% No vehicle ◂ +3.5 pts 1.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.4 pts 16.6%

10.0% Education & training ◂ +2.7 pts 7.3%

9.9% Construction ◂ +1.0 pts 8.8%

9.8% Retail trade ◂ +0.5 pts 9.3%

6.1% Public administration & safety +3.4 pts ▸ 9.4%

6.2% Manufacturing +1.3 pts ▸ 7.5%

5.6% Accommodation & food +0.5 pts ▸ 6.2%

5.2% Mining ◂ +1.5 pts 3.7%

5.0% Professional & technical +0.1 pts ▸ 5.1%

3.9% Transport & warehousing +1.1 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.1% Other services even 4.0%

3.4% Administrative & support +0.1 pts ▸ 3.5%

Occupations people work in

19.4% Professionals ◂ +1.5 pts 17.8%

16.9% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.1 pts 15.8%

13.2% Clerical & administrative +0.9 pts ▸ 14.1%

13.0% Community & personal service +0.6 pts ▸ 13.6%

9.7% Managers +0.6 pts ▸ 10.3%

9.9% Labourers ◂ +1.0 pts 9.0%

8.7% Sales workers +0.2 pts ▸ 8.9%

8.1% Machinery operators & drivers +0.7 pts ▸ 8.8%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +2 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

4 36th pct 6 57th pct

IRSD decile in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +3 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

4 36th pct 7 64th pct

IER decile in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +5 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

4 36th pct 9 86th pct

IEO decile in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest even

4 36th pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +54 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

953 31st pct 1,007 54th pct

ERP in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +9,393 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

10,532 50th pct 19,925 86th pct

Growth in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +20.3 pts higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

4.4% 48th pct 24.6% 92nd pct

Businesses in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +714 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

504 25th pct 1,218 66th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +151 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

902 53rd pct 1,053 65th pct

Max temp in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +0.2 higher in Tenambit - East Maitland

24.8 63rd pct 24.6 60th pct

Min temp in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +0.5 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

12.0 52nd pct 12.5 59th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +2.1 higher in Tenambit - East Maitland

6.1 61st pct 4.0 30th pct

Types ≤15 min in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +2.4 more in Tenambit - East Maitland

6.2 64th pct 3.8 28th pct

15-min city in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +47.4 pts higher in Tenambit - East Maitland

74.5% 57th pct 27.1% 18th pct

Walk to shops in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +42.6 pts higher in Tenambit - East Maitland

70.0% 56th pct 27.4% 18th pct

Walk to transit in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +21.6 pts higher in Tenambit - East Maitland

97.7% 66th pct 76.1% 37th pct

Walk to school in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +2.2 pts higher in Tenambit - East Maitland

71.0% 47th pct 68.9% 45th pct

Walk to a park in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +15.7 pts higher in Tenambit - East Maitland

99.2% 56th pct 83.4% 30th pct

Walk to health in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +24.3 pts higher in Tenambit - East Maitland

49.9% 54th pct 25.6% 29th pct

Amenities/1k in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +3.8 more in Thornton - Millers Forest

18.3 69th pct 22.1 77th pct

Intersections/km² in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +2 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

39 36th pct 41 37th pct

Mean slope in Tenambit - East Maitland in Thornton - Millers Forest +0.7 pts higher in Tenambit - East Maitland

6.5% 67th pct 5.8% 59th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Tenambit - East Maitland vs Thornton - Millers Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/106021617/tenambit-east-maitland/vs/106021618/thornton-millers-forest