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Thornton - Millers Forest vs Mayfield - Warabrook

Name: Thornton - Millers Forest vs Mayfield - Warabrook — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 14 km apart · Thornton - Millers Forest profile · Mayfield - Warabrook profile

Thornton - Millers Forest Mayfield - Warabrook

Thornton - Millers Forest and Mayfield - Warabrook are nearby areas with similar population sizes, but they offer very different lifestyles. Thornton - Millers Forest is a growing area where 92.7% of homes have three or more bedrooms and 94.7% are separate houses. It has a higher proportion of children under 15 (23.4%) and more people caring for children unpaid (35.8%). In contrast, Mayfield - Warabrook is very walkable, with a much higher share of people living alone (32.7%) and a higher percentage of residents with no religion (48.4%).

The gap in population growth is widening, with Thornton - Millers Forest growing by 24.6% since 2021 compared to just 2.7% in Mayfield - Warabrook. Despite this trend, the two areas are alike in their overall advantage scores, both of which sit near the national figure. They also share similar typical monthly home-loan payments and have roughly the same number of businesses.

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Where they differ most

3+ bedrooms: 30.2 pts higher in Thornton - Millers Forest Living alone: 19.9 pts higher in Mayfield - Warabrook Separate houses: 19.2 pts higher in Thornton - Millers Forest Household size: 0.7 larger in Thornton - Millers Forest No car: 8.0 pts higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

Demographics & Identity

Population in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +373 larger in Thornton - Millers Forest

15,899 79th pct 15,526 78th pct

Median age in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +4 yrs older in Mayfield - Warabrook

33 yrs 11th pct 37 yrs 36th pct

Age structure

31.8% Young adults (25–44) +1.6 pts ▸ 33.5%

23.4% Children (0–14) ◂ +7.6 pts 15.8%

22.1% Older adults (45–64) +0.7 pts ▸ 22.8%

10.0% Seniors (65+) +6.6 pts ▸ 16.6%

12.7% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.3 pts 11.3%

Marital status

51.1% Married ◂ +18.6 pts 32.5%

35.5% Never married +12.0 pts ▸ 47.5%

7.4% Divorced +3.4 pts ▸ 10.8%

2.5% Widowed +3.3 pts ▸ 5.8%

3.4% Separated ◂ +0.1 pts 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Thornton - Millers Forest Mayfield - Warabrook

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

86.7% Australia ◂ +4.9 pts 81.7%

1.9% England +0.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.9% India ◂ +1.5 pts 0.4%

1.1% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.7% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% China +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Vietnam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.1% Italy +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Nepal even 0.1%

Ancestry

45.0% Australian ◂ +7.1 pts 37.9%

42.0% English ◂ +1.3 pts 40.8%

9.2% Irish +4.2 pts ▸ 13.4%

9.8% Scottish +2.0 pts ▸ 11.8%

4.2% German +0.4 pts ▸ 4.6%

1.8% Italian +1.1 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.4% Indian ◂ +1.8 pts 0.6%

1.1% Chinese +0.7 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.1% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.2% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.4% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

Language

Language used at home

89.5% English only ◂ +3.4 pts 86.1%

0.5% Mandarin +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.7% Punjabi ◂ +0.7 pts 0.1%

0.2% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Tagalog even 0.3%

0.2% Hindi even 0.2%

0.1% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

54.4% Christianity ◂ +12.1 pts 42.3%

38.0% No religion +10.4 pts ▸ 48.4%

4.1% Not stated +1.5 pts ▸ 5.6%

0.6% Buddhism +0.8 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.9% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

1.1% Hinduism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

0.9% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +1 more in Mayfield - Warabrook

5 64th pct 6 71st pct

Schools/1k kids in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +1.11 more in Mayfield - Warabrook

1.35 27th pct 2.45 59th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +7 more in Mayfield - Warabrook

31 71st pct 38 79th pct

Students in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +868 more in Thornton - Millers Forest

2,700 74th pct 1,832 59th pct

Avg size in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +235 larger in Thornton - Millers Forest

540 65th pct 305 33rd pct

ICSEA in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +25 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

1,016 50th pct 1,040 61st pct

Highest year of school

50.1% Year 12 +5.0 pts ▸ 55.1%

30.5% Year 10 ◂ +8.3 pts 22.2%

9.1% Year 9 or below +1.7 pts ▸ 10.9%

7.3% Year 11 ◂ +1.7 pts 5.6%

Highest qualification level

42.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +13.4 pts 29.3%

20.6% Bachelor degree +7.4 pts ▸ 28.0%

16.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.5 pts 13.8%

5.2% Postgraduate degree +3.9 pts ▸ 9.1%

2.8% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.7 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.4% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.5 pts 1.9%

Field of qualification

21.0% Management & commerce ◂ +4.9 pts 16.1%

20.9% Engineering & related ◂ +8.0 pts 12.9%

11.9% Society & culture +2.2 pts ▸ 14.1%

12.3% Health even 12.3%

8.0% Education +0.4 pts ▸ 8.4%

2.0% Creative arts +3.9 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.7% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.6 pts 5.1%

5.2% Architecture & building +0.4 pts ▸ 5.6%

1.8% Natural & physical sciences +1.0 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.0% Information technology +0.6 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.4% Agriculture & environment +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

Income

Personal income in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +$130 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

$941 72nd pct $811 51st pct

Household income in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +$605 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

$2,209 78th pct $1,604 41st pct

Family income in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +$238 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

$2,350 67th pct $2,112 52nd pct

Household income distribution

38.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.7 pts 31.3%

20.4% $650–$1,499 +5.7 pts ▸ 26.0%

8.3% Under $650 +10.0 pts ▸ 18.3%

15.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +4.3 pts 11.0%

11.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +4.4 pts 7.1%

Personal income distribution

34.8% Under $650 +4.1 pts ▸ 38.9%

35.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.7 pts 32.8%

23.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.8 pts 19.4%

3.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 2.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.0% Mental health +4.5 pts ▸ 16.4%

10.7% Asthma ◂ +0.2 pts 10.5%

8.5% Other condition +1.9 pts ▸ 10.4%

7.9% Arthritis +2.4 pts ▸ 10.3%

4.5% Diabetes +1.2 pts ▸ 5.6%

3.2% Heart disease +1.6 pts ▸ 4.8%

2.3% Cancer +0.8 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.4% Lung condition +1.1 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.3% Dementia +1.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.7% Stroke +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

63.4% None ◂ +7.1 pts 56.4%

21.6% One condition +1.7 pts ▸ 23.2%

6.3% Two conditions +1.9 pts ▸ 8.2%

2.8% Three or more +2.2 pts ▸ 5.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +220 larger in Thornton - Millers Forest

994 87th pct 774 86th pct

Median age in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +8 yrs older in Mayfield - Warabrook

20 yrs 14th pct 28 yrs 76th pct

Median income in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +$57 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

$763 72nd pct $706 63rd pct

Household income in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +$404 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

$2,091 72nd pct $1,687 49th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +0.7 larger in Thornton - Millers Forest

2.9 86th pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

63.9% Couples with children ◂ +13.9 pts 50.1%

23.6% Couples without children +6.5 pts ▸ 30.1%

11.8% One-parent families +6.1 pts ▸ 17.9%

0.7% Other families +1.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

Household size

33.7% 2 people +0.8 pts ▸ 34.5%

12.8% 1 person +19.9 pts ▸ 32.7%

22.0% 4 people ◂ +10.7 pts 11.3%

19.5% 3 people ◂ +3.4 pts 16.1%

8.3% 5 people ◂ +4.4 pts 3.9%

3.7% 6 or more ◂ +2.2 pts 1.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +$40 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

$420 71st pct $380 54th pct

Mortgage in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +$132 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

$2,015 62nd pct $1,883 53rd pct

People / bedroom in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook even

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

45.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +12.1 pts 33.4%

29.4% Rented +9.9 pts ▸ 39.3%

23.4% Owned outright +1.2 pts ▸ 24.6%

0.9% Other tenure +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.8% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

Types of homes

94.7% Separate house ◂ +19.2 pts 75.4%

4.4% Townhouse / semi-detached +13.2 pts ▸ 17.6%

0.8% Flat or apartment +5.0 pts ▸ 5.8%

0.1% Other dwelling +0.8 pts ▸ 0.9%

Bedrooms per home

56.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +43.6 pts 12.8%

27.6% 3 bedrooms +19.2 pts ▸ 46.8%

5.6% 2 bedrooms +22.3 pts ▸ 27.9%

8.7% 5 or more ◂ +5.8 pts 2.9%

0.8% 1 bedroom +7.0 pts ▸ 7.8%

0.1% Studio / none +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

54.4% $350–$549 ◂ +1.7 pts 52.7%

26.1% $200–$349 ◂ +2.9 pts 23.2%

3.1% Under $200 +11.4 pts ▸ 14.5%

12.2% $550–$749 ◂ +5.5 pts 6.6%

0.4% $750 or more even 0.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

46.0% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +4.4 pts 41.7%

27.2% $1,000–$1,799 +3.8 pts ▸ 30.9%

9.4% Under $1,000 +4.4 pts ▸ 13.8%

11.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.8 pts 9.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +25 more in Mayfield - Warabrook

75 77th pct 100 86th pct

Stops/1k in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +1.72 more in Mayfield - Warabrook

4.72 56th pct 6.44 77th pct

Departures/1k in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +1,314.7 more in Mayfield - Warabrook

495.0 38th pct 1,809.7 80th pct

PT routes in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +1 more in Mayfield - Warabrook

9 57th pct 10 62nd pct

Stop walk in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +3 longer in Thornton - Millers Forest

6 57th pct 3 29th pct

Drive to city in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +1 longer in Thornton - Millers Forest

102 89th pct 101 89th pct

How people get to work

58.6% Car (driver) ◂ +8.5 pts 50.1%

18.7% Worked at home +5.5 pts ▸ 24.2%

3.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.7 pts 3.0%

0.7% Walked +1.5 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.2% Bus +0.9 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.0% Bicycle +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.3% Train even 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

50.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +12.7 pts 37.3%

22.2% 1 vehicle +17.9 pts ▸ 40.1%

16.5% 3 vehicles ◂ +7.4 pts 9.1%

1.8% No vehicle +8.0 pts ▸ 9.9%

9.6% 4 or more ◂ +6.1 pts 3.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.6% Health care & social assistance +4.1 pts ▸ 20.7%

7.3% Education & training +3.0 pts ▸ 10.3%

9.4% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.1 pts 7.3%

9.3% Retail trade ◂ +1.0 pts 8.3%

8.8% Construction ◂ +1.6 pts 7.2%

6.2% Accommodation & food +1.6 pts ▸ 7.8%

7.5% Manufacturing ◂ +2.6 pts 4.9%

5.1% Professional & technical +2.1 pts ▸ 7.1%

5.0% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.7 pts 4.3%

4.0% Other services ◂ +0.5 pts 3.5%

3.7% Mining ◂ +2.2 pts 1.4%

3.5% Administrative & support ◂ +0.3 pts 3.2%

Occupations people work in

17.8% Professionals +10.0 pts ▸ 27.8%

15.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.1 pts 12.7%

13.6% Community & personal service +0.6 pts ▸ 14.2%

14.1% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.2 pts 11.8%

10.3% Managers ◂ +0.5 pts 9.8%

9.0% Labourers ◂ +0.2 pts 8.7%

8.9% Sales workers ◂ +1.2 pts 7.7%

8.8% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.2 pts 5.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +1 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

6 57th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +3 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

7 64th pct 4 36th pct

IER decile in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +7 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

9 86th pct 2 14th pct

IEO decile in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +2 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

4 36th pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +25 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

1,007 54th pct 982 44th pct

ERP in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +3,899 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

19,925 86th pct 16,026 75th pct

Growth in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +21.9 pts higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

24.6% 92nd pct 2.7% 34th pct

Businesses in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +46 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

1,218 66th pct 1,172 64th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +6 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

1,053 65th pct 1,058 65th pct

Max temp in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +0.7 higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

24.6 60th pct 23.9 52nd pct

Min temp in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +0.4 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

12.5 59th pct 12.9 63rd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +3.6 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

4.0 30th pct 7.6 82nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +3.4 more in Mayfield - Warabrook

3.8 28th pct 7.2 80th pct

15-min city in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +66.5 pts higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

27.1% 18th pct 93.6% 76th pct

Walk to shops in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +64.0 pts higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

27.4% 18th pct 91.3% 77th pct

Walk to transit in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +18.4 pts higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

76.1% 37th pct 94.5% 55th pct

Walk to school in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +18.9 pts higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

68.9% 45th pct 87.8% 65th pct

Walk to a park in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +11.7 pts higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

83.4% 30th pct 95.2% 44th pct

Walk to health in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +63.8 pts higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

25.6% 29th pct 89.5% 83rd pct

Amenities/1k in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +7.3 more in Thornton - Millers Forest

22.1 77th pct 14.9 54th pct

Intersections/km² in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +187 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

41 37th pct 228 74th pct

Mean slope in Thornton - Millers Forest in Mayfield - Warabrook +0.9 pts higher in Thornton - Millers Forest

5.8% 59th pct 4.9% 42nd pct

Compare Thornton - Millers Forest with nearby areas

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Compare Mayfield - Warabrook with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Thornton - Millers Forest vs Mayfield - Warabrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/106021618/thornton-millers-forest/vs/111031227/mayfield-warabrook