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Dapto - Avondale vs Kiama Downs - Minnamurra

Name: Dapto - Avondale vs Kiama Downs - Minnamurra — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 15 km apart · Dapto - Avondale profile · Kiama Downs - Minnamurra profile

Dapto - Avondale Kiama Downs - Minnamurra

Dapto - Avondale and Kiama Downs - Minnamurra are two nearby areas in New South Wales with very different economic profiles. Kiama Downs - Minnamurra is far more affluent, with 28.1% of households earning $3,000 or more a week and 28.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. In contrast, only 15.2% of households in Dapto - Avondale earn that much, and just 11.9% of adults there have a degree. Dapto - Avondale is more walkable for daily needs, as 68.4% of homes are within 15 minutes of groceries, compared to 0.0% in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra.

Daily life in both places is similar in other ways, as they share nearly identical proportions of children under 15 and people over 65. They are also alike in the number of people per bedroom and the share of residents who served in the Defence Force. While they share these commonalities, some gaps are widening; more people are now working from home in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra, and the typical resident there is now noticeably older than those in Dapto - Avondale.

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Where they differ most

Population: 18,132 larger in Dapto - Avondale One-parent: 9.2 pts higher in Dapto - Avondale Bachelor+: 16.1 pts higher in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra Year 12: 16.0 pts higher in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra Needs assistance: 3.9 pts higher in Dapto - Avondale

Demographics & Identity

Population in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +18,132 larger in Dapto - Avondale gap steady

24,195 95th pct 6,063 29th pct

Median age in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +3 yrs older in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra gap widening

41 yrs 57th pct 44 yrs 75th pct

Age structure

23.8% Older adults (45–64) +3.6 pts ▸ 27.4%

24.2% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.1 pts 21.0%

21.7% Seniors (65+) +0.5 pts ▸ 22.2%

18.3% Children (0–14) +0.4 pts ▸ 18.6%

12.0% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.3 pts 10.7%

Marital status

45.6% Married +14.7 pts ▸ 60.3%

34.2% Never married ◂ +8.0 pts 26.1%

9.7% Divorced ◂ +2.3 pts 7.4%

6.8% Widowed ◂ +2.5 pts 4.3%

3.8% Separated ◂ +1.8 pts 1.9%

Age & sex structure

Dapto - Avondale Kiama Downs - Minnamurra

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

79.7% Australia +3.9 pts ▸ 83.7%

5.7% England ◂ +1.6 pts 4.2%

0.9% New Zealand +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.8% Philippines ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.6% Italy ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.2% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% India ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

42.8% English +2.4 pts ▸ 45.3%

40.0% Australian +1.0 pts ▸ 41.0%

10.0% Scottish +4.1 pts ▸ 14.1%

9.3% Irish +4.5 pts ▸ 13.8%

4.2% Italian ◂ +1.2 pts 3.0%

4.0% German +0.1 pts ▸ 4.1%

1.9% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 1.8%

1.4% Filipino ◂ +1.1 pts 0.3%

0.9% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.7% Chinese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.5% Indian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

88.7% English only +3.7 pts ▸ 92.4%

0.5% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.3% Mandarin even 0.3%

0.3% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.1% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

53.0% Christianity ◂ +2.3 pts 50.8%

39.6% No religion +3.2 pts ▸ 42.9%

5.3% Not stated even 5.2%

0.8% Islam ◂ +0.6 pts 0.1%

0.6% Buddhism even 0.6%

0.4% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.3% Hinduism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +6 more in Dapto - Avondale

7 86th pct 1 0th pct

Schools/1k kids in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +0.70 more in Dapto - Avondale

1.59 35th pct 0.89 11th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +18 more in Dapto - Avondale

25 61st pct 7 14th pct

Students in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +3,237 more in Dapto - Avondale

3,701 86th pct 464 16th pct

Avg size in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +65 larger in Dapto - Avondale

529 64th pct 464 56th pct

ICSEA in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +104 higher in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra

964 25th pct 1,068 72nd pct

Highest year of school

39.2% Year 12 +16.0 pts ▸ 55.2%

34.4% Year 10 ◂ +7.8 pts 26.6%

14.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +7.2 pts 7.1%

7.1% Year 11 ◂ +0.8 pts 6.3%

Highest qualification level

44.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +15.9 pts 28.5%

14.5% Bachelor degree +11.3 pts ▸ 25.8%

15.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.8 pts ▸ 16.9%

4.0% Postgraduate degree +4.2 pts ▸ 8.3%

2.6% Graduate diploma / certificate +2.8 pts ▸ 5.4%

2.9% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.9 pts 2.0%

Field of qualification

19.8% Engineering & related ◂ +4.1 pts 15.7%

16.5% Management & commerce +0.8 pts ▸ 17.2%

7.4% Education +7.5 pts ▸ 14.9%

12.9% Society & culture ◂ +1.6 pts 11.3%

9.7% Health +1.6 pts ▸ 11.3%

7.4% Architecture & building +0.1 pts ▸ 7.5%

6.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.9 pts 3.7%

2.3% Creative arts +1.0 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.8% Natural & physical sciences +0.8 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.1% Information technology ◂ +0.7 pts 1.4%

1.6% Agriculture & environment +0.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

Income

Personal income in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +$197 higher in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra gap widening

$670 23rd pct $867 61st pct

Household income in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +$608 higher in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra gap widening

$1,445 32nd pct $2,053 69th pct

Family income in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +$564 higher in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra gap widening

$1,782 30th pct $2,346 67th pct

Household income distribution

30.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.5 pts 26.3%

30.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.6 pts 29.8%

18.1% Under $650 ◂ +8.1 pts 10.0%

6.1% $4,000 or more +9.0 pts ▸ 15.2%

9.1% $3,000–$3,999 +3.8 pts ▸ 12.9%

Personal income distribution

46.4% Under $650 ◂ +9.0 pts 37.4%

32.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.8 pts 30.6%

14.5% $1,500–$2,999 +7.8 pts ▸ 22.3%

1.7% $3,000 or more +3.1 pts ▸ 4.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.5% Arthritis ◂ +2.2 pts 10.3%

11.6% Mental health ◂ +2.9 pts 8.7%

10.3% Asthma ◂ +1.9 pts 8.4%

9.7% Other condition ◂ +1.3 pts 8.4%

6.8% Diabetes ◂ +3.2 pts 3.6%

4.7% Heart disease ◂ +0.5 pts 4.2%

3.6% Cancer +0.3 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.8% Lung condition ◂ +1.2 pts 1.6%

1.3% Stroke ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

0.8% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

57.1% None +6.6 pts ▸ 63.6%

23.2% One condition ◂ +2.6 pts 20.6%

8.4% Two conditions ◂ +2.0 pts 6.4%

4.6% Three or more ◂ +1.6 pts 2.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +1,110 larger in Dapto - Avondale

1,257 87th pct 147 44th pct

Median age in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +7 yrs older in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra

21 yrs 21st pct 28 yrs 76th pct

Median income in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +$239 higher in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra

$618 47th pct $857 80th pct

Household income in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +$774 higher in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra

$1,663 48th pct $2,437 87th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +0.2 larger in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra gap widening

2.5 43rd pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

53.4% Couples with children +6.4 pts ▸ 59.8%

27.2% Couples without children +3.3 pts ▸ 30.5%

18.4% One-parent families ◂ +9.2 pts 9.2%

1.0% Other families ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

Household size

35.2% 2 people +3.0 pts ▸ 38.1%

24.5% 1 person ◂ +7.4 pts 17.1%

15.1% 4 people +3.3 pts ▸ 18.4%

16.0% 3 people ◂ +1.4 pts 14.6%

6.2% 5 people +3.0 pts ▸ 9.2%

3.0% 6 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 2.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +$100 higher in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra gap widening

$390 57th pct $490 87th pct

Mortgage in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +$350 higher in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra gap widening

$1,950 57th pct $2,300 80th pct

People / bedroom in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

37.2% Owned outright +10.2 pts ▸ 47.4%

36.4% Owned with a mortgage +1.4 pts ▸ 37.8%

23.7% Rented ◂ +10.3 pts 13.4%

1.5% Other tenure ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

1.2% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 0.5%

Types of homes

84.9% Separate house +6.7 pts ▸ 91.6%

12.5% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +5.9 pts 6.6%

2.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.4 pts 1.9%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

53.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +11.8 pts 41.5%

25.6% 4 bedrooms +14.8 pts ▸ 40.4%

11.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +4.7 pts 6.4%

6.2% 5 or more +4.3 pts ▸ 10.5%

2.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.7 pts 0.6%

0.2% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

52.3% $350–$549 ◂ +5.0 pts 47.3%

6.3% $550–$749 +24.3 pts ▸ 30.6%

20.2% $200–$349 ◂ +8.1 pts 12.1%

17.1% Under $200 ◂ +13.5 pts 3.6%

0.6% $750 or more +4.7 pts ▸ 5.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.9% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +4.6 pts 36.3%

30.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +11.1 pts 18.9%

11.4% $3,000 or more +16.2 pts ▸ 27.6%

13.5% Under $1,000 ◂ +3.3 pts 10.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +73 more in Dapto - Avondale

125 88th pct 52 60th pct

Stops/1k in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +3.41 more in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra

5.17 63rd pct 8.58 87th pct

Departures/1k in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +190.8 more in Dapto - Avondale

889.2 53rd pct 698.3 46th pct

PT routes in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +16 more in Dapto - Avondale

18 84th pct 2 14th pct

Stop walk in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +6 longer in Dapto - Avondale

9 68th pct 3 29th pct

Drive to city in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +12 longer in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra

72 81st pct 84 85th pct

How people get to work

58.8% Car (driver) ◂ +7.4 pts 51.4%

16.5% Worked at home +10.7 pts ▸ 27.2%

3.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.8 pts 2.8%

0.9% Walked even 1.0%

0.5% Bus ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.5% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

37.7% 2 vehicles +8.7 pts ▸ 46.4%

34.6% 1 vehicle ◂ +8.9 pts 25.8%

13.3% 3 vehicles +2.4 pts ▸ 15.7%

7.9% 4 or more +2.3 pts ▸ 10.1%

6.4% No vehicle ◂ +4.3 pts 2.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

19.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.8 pts 15.3%

7.5% Education & training +6.0 pts ▸ 13.5%

10.9% Construction +1.2 pts ▸ 12.1%

9.9% Retail trade ◂ +2.4 pts 7.5%

5.9% Public administration & safety +3.8 pts ▸ 9.7%

7.1% Manufacturing ◂ +2.1 pts 5.0%

6.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.2 pts 6.5%

3.7% Professional & technical +2.7 pts ▸ 6.4%

5.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.2 pts 3.4%

4.2% Other services ◂ +1.3 pts 3.0%

3.8% Administrative & support ◂ +1.4 pts 2.3%

2.9% Finance & insurance +0.1 pts ▸ 3.0%

Occupations people work in

14.5% Professionals +12.6 pts ▸ 27.1%

17.9% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.5 pts 16.4%

14.8% Community & personal service ◂ +2.5 pts 12.3%

9.1% Managers +4.2 pts ▸ 13.3%

12.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.3 pts 11.5%

11.0% Labourers ◂ +4.8 pts 6.2%

9.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +4.3 pts 4.9%

8.9% Sales workers ◂ +1.7 pts 7.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +5 higher in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra

3 29th pct 8 71st pct

IRSD decile in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +6 higher in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra

3 29th pct 9 86th pct

IER decile in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +4 higher in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra

5 43rd pct 9 86th pct

IEO decile in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +5 higher in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra

2 14th pct 7 64th pct

IRSAD score in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +121 higher in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra

940 26th pct 1,061 75th pct

ERP in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +18,919 higher in Dapto - Avondale

24,842 90th pct 5,923 26th pct

Growth in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +4.3 pts higher in Dapto - Avondale

2.3% 30th pct -2.0% 3rd pct

Businesses in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +694 higher in Dapto - Avondale

1,141 62nd pct 447 22nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +144 higher in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra

1,322 82nd pct 1,466 88th pct

Max temp in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +0.9 higher in Dapto - Avondale

22.9 41st pct 22.0 36th pct

Min temp in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +0.8 higher in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra

12.8 62nd pct 13.6 71st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +1.8 higher in Dapto - Avondale

5.3 49th pct 3.6 25th pct

Types ≤15 min in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +2.3 more in Dapto - Avondale

5.3 51st pct 3.0 20th pct

15-min city in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +57.4 pts higher in Dapto - Avondale

57.4% 44th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to shops in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +68.4 pts higher in Dapto - Avondale

68.4% 55th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to transit in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +7.5 pts higher in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra

91.5% 51st pct 99.1% 71st pct

Walk to school in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +52.0 pts higher in Dapto - Avondale

71.0% 47th pct 19.0% 10th pct

Walk to a park in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +15.6 pts higher in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra

84.2% 31st pct 99.9% 69th pct

Walk to health in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +35.4 pts higher in Dapto - Avondale

35.4% 40th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +5.3 more in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra

8.8 15th pct 14.0 49th pct

Intersections/km² in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +28 higher in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra

32 34th pct 60 43rd pct

Mean slope in Dapto - Avondale in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra +1.9 pts higher in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra

6.3% 65th pct 8.2% 83rd pct

Compare Dapto - Avondale with nearby areas

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Compare Kiama Downs - Minnamurra with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Dapto - Avondale vs Kiama Downs - Minnamurra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/107011131/dapto-avondale/vs/107031139/kiama-downs-minnamurra