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Dapto - Avondale vs Unanderra - Mount Kembla

Name: Dapto - Avondale vs Unanderra - Mount Kembla — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 9.3 km apart · Dapto - Avondale profile · Unanderra - Mount Kembla profile

Dapto - Avondale Unanderra - Mount Kembla

Dapto - Avondale and Unanderra - Mount Kembla are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Unanderra - Mount Kembla has far more adults with a bachelor degree or higher (22.8% compared to 11.9%) and higher typical weekly household incomes ($1,920 versus $1,445). Residents in Dapto - Avondale live in a more walkable environment, with 68.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, compared to just 37.2% in Unanderra - Mount Kembla. Dapto - Avondale also has far more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, with 1,257 residents compared to 435 in Unanderra - Mount Kembla.

Many gaps between the two areas are widening, such as the difference in typical household incomes and the share of university degrees. However, the two areas share a typical resident age of 41 and have almost identical shares of children under 15. They are also very similar in how they live, with both having roughly 85.1% of homes containing three or more bedrooms and similar rates of outright home ownership.

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Where they differ most

Year 12: 13.5 pts higher in Unanderra - Mount Kembla Bachelor+: 10.9 pts higher in Unanderra - Mount Kembla Work from home: 9.8 pts higher in Unanderra - Mount Kembla Population: 8,915 larger in Dapto - Avondale Family income: $492 higher in Unanderra - Mount Kembla

Demographics & Identity

Population in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +8,915 larger in Dapto - Avondale gap widening

24,195 95th pct 15,280 77th pct

Median age in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla even gap narrowing

41 yrs 57th pct 41 yrs 57th pct

Age structure

23.8% Older adults (45–64) +2.7 pts ▸ 26.5%

24.2% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.5 pts 23.7%

21.7% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.7 pts 19.0%

18.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.2 pts 18.1%

12.0% Youth (15–24) +0.7 pts ▸ 12.7%

Marital status

45.6% Married +5.0 pts ▸ 50.6%

34.2% Never married ◂ +1.1 pts 33.0%

9.7% Divorced ◂ +2.1 pts 7.6%

6.8% Widowed ◂ +0.6 pts 6.1%

3.8% Separated ◂ +1.2 pts 2.6%

Age & sex structure

Dapto - Avondale Unanderra - Mount Kembla

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

79.7% Australia ◂ +2.8 pts 76.9%

5.7% England ◂ +2.2 pts 3.5%

0.6% Italy +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.9% New Zealand even 1.0%

0.3% India +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.8% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.2% China +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

42.8% English ◂ +8.6 pts 34.2%

40.0% Australian ◂ +4.3 pts 35.7%

10.0% Scottish ◂ +0.5 pts 9.5%

9.3% Irish ◂ +0.1 pts 9.2%

4.2% Italian +2.7 pts ▸ 6.9%

4.0% German ◂ +0.1 pts 3.9%

1.9% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 1.7%

0.9% Greek +0.8 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.7% Chinese +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.4% Filipino ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

0.5% Indian +0.9 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.3% Vietnamese even 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

88.7% English only ◂ +7.6 pts 81.0%

0.5% Italian +0.9 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.3% Arabic +1.0 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.3% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Mandarin +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.3% Tagalog even 0.3%

0.1% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

53.0% Christianity +3.8 pts ▸ 56.8%

39.6% No religion ◂ +5.6 pts 34.1%

5.3% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 5.2%

0.8% Islam +1.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.3% Hinduism +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.6% Buddhism even 0.6%

0.4% Other religions even 0.4%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +1 more in Unanderra - Mount Kembla

7 86th pct 8 87th pct

Schools/1k kids in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +1.31 more in Unanderra - Mount Kembla

1.59 35th pct 2.90 67th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +4 more in Unanderra - Mount Kembla

25 61st pct 29 68th pct

Students in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +1,078 more in Dapto - Avondale

3,701 86th pct 2,623 73rd pct

Avg size in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +201 larger in Dapto - Avondale

529 64th pct 328 36th pct

ICSEA in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +86 higher in Unanderra - Mount Kembla

964 25th pct 1,050 65th pct

Highest year of school

39.2% Year 12 +13.5 pts ▸ 52.6%

34.4% Year 10 ◂ +8.7 pts 25.7%

14.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.4 pts 10.9%

7.1% Year 11 ◂ +1.4 pts 5.7%

Highest qualification level

44.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +12.9 pts 31.5%

14.5% Bachelor degree +9.3 pts ▸ 23.8%

15.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.3 pts ▸ 15.5%

4.0% Postgraduate degree +4.5 pts ▸ 8.5%

2.6% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.9 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.9% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.0 pts 1.9%

Field of qualification

19.8% Engineering & related ◂ +0.7 pts 19.1%

16.5% Management & commerce +2.0 pts ▸ 18.5%

12.9% Society & culture ◂ +1.4 pts 11.5%

9.7% Health +0.1 pts ▸ 9.8%

7.4% Education +2.3 pts ▸ 9.7%

7.4% Architecture & building ◂ +1.6 pts 5.8%

6.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.7 pts 4.9%

2.3% Creative arts +0.9 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.8% Natural & physical sciences +0.9 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.1% Information technology +0.4 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.6% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +$93 higher in Unanderra - Mount Kembla gap widening

$670 23rd pct $763 41st pct

Household income in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +$475 higher in Unanderra - Mount Kembla gap widening

$1,445 32nd pct $1,920 61st pct

Family income in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +$492 higher in Unanderra - Mount Kembla gap widening

$1,782 30th pct $2,274 63rd pct

Household income distribution

30.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +7.8 pts 23.0%

30.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.8 pts 29.6%

18.1% Under $650 ◂ +2.1 pts 16.0%

6.1% $4,000 or more +7.5 pts ▸ 13.6%

9.1% $3,000–$3,999 +3.3 pts ▸ 12.4%

Personal income distribution

46.4% Under $650 ◂ +4.6 pts 41.8%

32.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.8 pts 29.6%

14.5% $1,500–$2,999 +4.6 pts ▸ 19.1%

1.7% $3,000 or more +2.3 pts ▸ 4.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.5% Arthritis ◂ +2.4 pts 10.0%

11.6% Mental health ◂ +1.5 pts 10.1%

10.3% Asthma ◂ +1.4 pts 8.9%

9.7% Other condition ◂ +0.2 pts 9.6%

6.8% Diabetes ◂ +1.1 pts 5.7%

4.7% Heart disease ◂ +0.6 pts 4.1%

3.6% Cancer ◂ +0.3 pts 3.4%

2.8% Lung condition ◂ +0.8 pts 2.0%

0.8% Dementia +0.9 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.3% Stroke even 1.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

57.1% None +4.8 pts ▸ 61.9%

23.2% One condition ◂ +1.7 pts 21.5%

8.4% Two conditions ◂ +1.5 pts 6.9%

4.6% Three or more ◂ +0.8 pts 3.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +822 larger in Dapto - Avondale

1,257 87th pct 435 76th pct

Median age in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +4 yrs older in Unanderra - Mount Kembla

21 yrs 21st pct 25 yrs 57th pct

Median income in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +$59 higher in Dapto - Avondale

$618 47th pct $559 33rd pct

Household income in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +$124 higher in Dapto - Avondale

$1,663 48th pct $1,539 40th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +0.2 larger in Unanderra - Mount Kembla gap steady

2.5 43rd pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

53.4% Couples with children +7.8 pts ▸ 61.2%

27.2% Couples without children ◂ +2.6 pts 24.6%

18.4% One-parent families ◂ +5.0 pts 13.4%

1.0% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

Household size

35.2% 2 people ◂ +2.8 pts 32.3%

24.5% 1 person ◂ +4.2 pts 20.4%

15.1% 4 people +4.2 pts ▸ 19.4%

16.0% 3 people +1.6 pts ▸ 17.6%

6.2% 5 people +0.8 pts ▸ 7.0%

3.0% 6 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +$35 higher in Dapto - Avondale gap steady

$390 57th pct $355 45th pct

Mortgage in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +$130 higher in Unanderra - Mount Kembla gap widening

$1,950 57th pct $2,080 68th pct

People / bedroom in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

37.2% Owned outright ◂ +0.6 pts 36.6%

36.4% Owned with a mortgage +0.5 pts ▸ 36.9%

23.7% Rented ◂ +0.2 pts 23.5%

1.5% Other tenure +0.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.2% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

Types of homes

84.9% Separate house +4.4 pts ▸ 89.3%

12.5% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +7.3 pts 5.2%

2.3% Flat or apartment +2.7 pts ▸ 5.0%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

53.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +10.7 pts 42.6%

25.6% 4 bedrooms +6.7 pts ▸ 32.3%

11.1% 2 bedrooms even 11.1%

6.2% 5 or more +3.9 pts ▸ 10.1%

2.3% 1 bedroom +0.2 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.2% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

52.3% $350–$549 ◂ +12.8 pts 39.5%

17.1% Under $200 +10.2 pts ▸ 27.2%

20.2% $200–$349 ◂ +1.7 pts 18.4%

6.3% $550–$749 +3.7 pts ▸ 10.0%

0.6% $750 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.9% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +0.6 pts 40.3%

30.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +7.5 pts 22.4%

11.4% $3,000 or more +7.5 pts ▸ 18.9%

13.5% Under $1,000 +0.4 pts ▸ 13.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +12 more in Unanderra - Mount Kembla

125 88th pct 137 89th pct

Stops/1k in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +3.80 more in Unanderra - Mount Kembla

5.17 63rd pct 8.97 87th pct

Departures/1k in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +195.3 more in Unanderra - Mount Kembla

889.2 53rd pct 1,084.5 60th pct

PT routes in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +8 more in Dapto - Avondale

18 84th pct 10 62nd pct

Stop walk in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +16 longer in Unanderra - Mount Kembla

9 68th pct 25 83rd pct

Drive to city in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +7 longer in Unanderra - Mount Kembla

72 81st pct 79 84th pct

How people get to work

58.8% Car (driver) ◂ +6.9 pts 51.9%

16.5% Worked at home +9.8 pts ▸ 26.3%

3.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.2 pts 3.4%

0.9% Walked ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.5% Bus even 0.6%

0.5% Train ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.2% Bicycle even 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

37.7% 2 vehicles +1.9 pts ▸ 39.6%

34.6% 1 vehicle ◂ +5.0 pts 29.6%

13.3% 3 vehicles +2.0 pts ▸ 15.3%

7.9% 4 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 9.5%

6.4% No vehicle ◂ +0.5 pts 5.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

19.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.3 pts 16.8%

7.5% Education & training +3.8 pts ▸ 11.3%

10.9% Construction ◂ +1.8 pts 9.1%

9.9% Retail trade ◂ +1.1 pts 8.8%

7.1% Manufacturing +0.4 pts ▸ 7.6%

6.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.6 pts 6.2%

5.9% Public administration & safety +0.4 pts ▸ 6.4%

3.7% Professional & technical +2.3 pts ▸ 6.0%

5.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.5 pts 5.2%

4.2% Other services ◂ +0.2 pts 4.0%

3.8% Administrative & support ◂ +0.5 pts 3.2%

2.9% Finance & insurance +0.7 pts ▸ 3.6%

Occupations people work in

14.5% Professionals +9.7 pts ▸ 24.2%

17.9% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.1 pts 14.9%

14.8% Community & personal service ◂ +3.7 pts 11.1%

12.8% Clerical & administrative +1.3 pts ▸ 14.1%

9.1% Managers +2.3 pts ▸ 11.4%

11.0% Labourers ◂ +2.6 pts 8.4%

9.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.8 pts 6.5%

8.9% Sales workers ◂ +0.8 pts 8.0%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +3 higher in Unanderra - Mount Kembla

3 29th pct 6 57th pct

IRSD decile in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +2 higher in Unanderra - Mount Kembla

3 29th pct 5 43rd pct

IER decile in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +2 higher in Unanderra - Mount Kembla

5 43rd pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +4 higher in Unanderra - Mount Kembla

2 14th pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +63 higher in Unanderra - Mount Kembla

940 26th pct 1,003 53rd pct

ERP in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +9,428 higher in Dapto - Avondale

24,842 90th pct 15,414 73rd pct

Growth in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +1.2 pts higher in Dapto - Avondale

2.3% 30th pct 1.1% 20th pct

Businesses in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +180 higher in Unanderra - Mount Kembla

1,141 62nd pct 1,321 71st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +41 higher in Unanderra - Mount Kembla

1,322 82nd pct 1,363 85th pct

Max temp in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +0.7 higher in Dapto - Avondale

22.9 41st pct 22.2 37th pct

Min temp in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +0.9 higher in Dapto - Avondale

12.8 62nd pct 11.9 51st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +1.1 higher in Dapto - Avondale

5.3 49th pct 4.2 33rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +1.5 more in Dapto - Avondale

5.3 51st pct 3.9 29th pct

15-min city in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +22.2 pts higher in Dapto - Avondale

57.4% 44th pct 35.2% 25th pct

Walk to shops in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +31.2 pts higher in Dapto - Avondale

68.4% 55th pct 37.2% 27th pct

Walk to transit in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +1.1 pts higher in Dapto - Avondale

91.5% 51st pct 90.5% 49th pct

Walk to school in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +2.6 pts higher in Dapto - Avondale

71.0% 47th pct 68.4% 45th pct

Walk to a park in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +0.6 pts higher in Dapto - Avondale

84.2% 31st pct 83.7% 30th pct

Walk to health in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +35.2 pts higher in Dapto - Avondale

35.4% 40th pct 0.2% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +3.5 more in Unanderra - Mount Kembla

8.8 15th pct 12.3 39th pct

Intersections/km² in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +10 higher in Unanderra - Mount Kembla

32 34th pct 43 37th pct

Mean slope in Dapto - Avondale in Unanderra - Mount Kembla +3.4 pts higher in Unanderra - Mount Kembla

6.3% 65th pct 9.8% 89th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Dapto - Avondale vs Unanderra - Mount Kembla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/107011131/dapto-avondale/vs/107011134/unanderra-mount-kembla