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Albion Park - Macquarie Pass vs Albion Park Rail

Name: Albion Park - Macquarie Pass vs Albion Park Rail — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 6.7 km apart · Albion Park - Macquarie Pass profile · Albion Park Rail profile

Albion Park - Macquarie Pass Albion Park Rail

Albion Park - Macquarie Pass and Albion Park Rail are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Albion Park - Macquarie Pass is a growing area where 24.6% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, compared to 12.2% in Albion Park Rail. It is more family-oriented, with 22.3% of people under 15 and 93% of homes having three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Albion Park Rail is more walkable and better connected; 89.5% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, compared to only 36.5% in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass. Public transport is also far more accessible in Albion Park Rail, where the typical walk to a stop is just 3 minutes, whereas it takes 39 minutes in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass.

Since 2011, the gap between these two places has widened across several measures. There are now more differences in household income, the share of people who finished Year 12, and the proportion of adults working or looking for work. They do share some common ground, such as similar rates of volunteering and the use of languages other than English at home. Both areas also have about the same number of public transport stops, though they are used very differently across the two landscapes.

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Where they differ most

Population: 12,106 larger in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass Participation: 14.0 pts higher in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass Unemployment: 2.2 pts higher in Albion Park Rail Year 12: 12.4 pts higher in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass Recent movers: 12.2 pts higher in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass

Demographics & Identity

Population in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +12,106 larger in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass gap widening

19,026 88th pct 6,920 34th pct

Median age in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +7 yrs older in Albion Park Rail gap widening

34 yrs 14th pct 41 yrs 57th pct

Age structure

29.3% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +5.0 pts 24.3%

23.2% Older adults (45–64) +1.5 pts ▸ 24.7%

22.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.9 pts 17.4%

12.7% Seniors (65+) +8.7 pts ▸ 21.4%

12.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.4 pts 12.1%

Marital status

50.8% Married ◂ +9.1 pts 41.7%

34.1% Never married +2.0 pts ▸ 36.1%

7.9% Divorced +3.2 pts ▸ 11.1%

4.0% Widowed +3.3 pts ▸ 7.3%

3.3% Separated +0.7 pts ▸ 3.9%

Age & sex structure

Albion Park - Macquarie Pass Albion Park Rail

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

84.3% Australia ◂ +4.0 pts 80.2%

3.9% England +1.2 pts ▸ 5.1%

0.8% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.6% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% India ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.3% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% Vietnam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.1%

Ancestry

42.8% Australian ◂ +1.6 pts 41.2%

42.0% English +0.4 pts ▸ 42.4%

9.7% Scottish +0.8 pts ▸ 10.5%

9.3% Irish ◂ +0.4 pts 9.0%

4.9% German ◂ +0.6 pts 4.4%

4.4% Italian ◂ +1.7 pts 2.7%

2.0% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.0% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

1.0% Indian ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

0.9% Chinese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.8% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

89.9% English only ◂ +0.9 pts 89.0%

0.2% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.2% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.3% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Hindi even 0.2%

0.1% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Punjabi even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

54.0% Christianity ◂ +2.1 pts 51.9%

39.4% No religion +1.0 pts ▸ 40.4%

4.7% Not stated +1.2 pts ▸ 5.9%

0.6% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.5% Buddhism even 0.5%

0.3% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% Hinduism even 0.3%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +6 more in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass

7 86th pct 1 0th pct

Schools/1k kids in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +0.82 more in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass

1.65 37th pct 0.83 10th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +6 more in Albion Park Rail

10 25th pct 16 43rd pct

Students in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +3,827 more in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass

4,173 87th pct 346 11th pct

Avg size in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +250 larger in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass

596 72nd pct 346 39th pct

ICSEA in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +108 higher in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass

1,002 44th pct 894 9th pct

Highest year of school

45.3% Year 12 ◂ +12.4 pts 33.0%

33.0% Year 10 +4.0 pts ▸ 37.1%

9.3% Year 9 or below +7.6 pts ▸ 16.9%

8.1% Year 11 ◂ +1.0 pts 7.1%

Highest qualification level

43.7% Certificate III / IV +3.9 pts ▸ 47.6%

17.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +6.2 pts 11.0%

16.7% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.8 pts 14.9%

4.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.7 pts 2.4%

2.6% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.7% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.6 pts 2.0%

Field of qualification

19.2% Engineering & related ◂ +0.7 pts 18.5%

18.4% Management & commerce ◂ +1.6 pts 16.8%

12.8% Society & culture +1.0 pts ▸ 13.8%

10.6% Health ◂ +0.6 pts 10.0%

8.4% Education ◂ +2.1 pts 6.4%

7.5% Architecture & building +0.6 pts ▸ 8.1%

6.4% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.1 pts 6.3%

2.8% Creative arts ◂ +0.4 pts 2.4%

1.9% Information technology ◂ +0.4 pts 1.5%

1.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.5 pts 1.0%

1.5% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.2 pts 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +$233 higher in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass gap widening

$869 62nd pct $636 17th pct

Household income in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +$677 higher in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass gap widening

$2,088 72nd pct $1,411 29th pct

Family income in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +$595 higher in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass gap widening

$2,240 60th pct $1,645 22nd pct

Household income distribution

36.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.0 pts 32.6%

22.5% $650–$1,499 +7.9 pts ▸ 30.4%

9.9% Under $650 +9.4 pts ▸ 19.2%

15.1% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +7.7 pts 7.4%

9.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +4.7 pts 4.8%

Personal income distribution

36.7% Under $650 +11.1 pts ▸ 47.8%

35.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.6 pts 33.1%

20.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +8.3 pts 12.0%

2.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 1.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.9% Arthritis +5.1 pts ▸ 13.9%

10.2% Mental health +3.4 pts ▸ 13.6%

8.3% Other condition +2.9 pts ▸ 11.3%

9.2% Asthma +1.9 pts ▸ 11.1%

4.3% Diabetes +3.3 pts ▸ 7.5%

2.9% Heart disease +2.8 pts ▸ 5.7%

2.5% Cancer +1.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.7% Lung condition +1.4 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.4% Dementia +1.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.8% Stroke +0.7 pts ▸ 1.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

64.4% None ◂ +11.7 pts 52.6%

20.2% One condition +3.5 pts ▸ 23.6%

6.0% Two conditions +3.6 pts ▸ 9.6%

2.7% Three or more +3.3 pts ▸ 6.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +406 larger in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass

846 86th pct 440 76th pct

Median age in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +5 yrs older in Albion Park Rail

19 yrs 10th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +$173 higher in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass

$742 68th pct $569 36th pct

Household income in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +$633 higher in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass

$2,195 77th pct $1,562 42nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +0.4 larger in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass gap widening

2.9 86th pct 2.5 43rd pct

Family composition

63.2% Couples with children ◂ +14.0 pts 49.3%

23.1% Couples without children +5.5 pts ▸ 28.6%

13.0% One-parent families +7.8 pts ▸ 20.8%

0.7% Other families +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%

Household size

32.9% 2 people +3.9 pts ▸ 36.8%

14.6% 1 person +10.5 pts ▸ 25.1%

21.0% 4 people ◂ +7.8 pts 13.2%

18.8% 3 people ◂ +3.0 pts 15.8%

8.7% 5 people ◂ +3.1 pts 5.6%

4.1% 6 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 3.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +$90 higher in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass gap widening

$480 86th pct $390 57th pct

Mortgage in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +$347 higher in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass gap widening

$2,167 73rd pct $1,820 49th pct

People / bedroom in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

52.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +15.6 pts 36.6%

28.1% Owned outright +5.8 pts ▸ 33.9%

18.2% Rented +8.3 pts ▸ 26.5%

0.7% Other tenure +1.0 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.9% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%

Types of homes

87.4% Separate house ◂ +9.3 pts 78.0%

11.9% Townhouse / semi-detached +9.0 pts ▸ 20.9%

0.6% Flat or apartment +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

37.0% 3 bedrooms +20.4 pts ▸ 57.4%

45.8% 4 bedrooms ◂ +25.7 pts 20.1%

5.4% 2 bedrooms +9.5 pts ▸ 14.9%

10.3% 5 or more ◂ +4.9 pts 5.4%

0.7% 1 bedroom +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.1% Studio / none even 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

55.7% $350–$549 ◂ +1.9 pts 53.8%

25.2% $550–$749 ◂ +20.5 pts 4.7%

8.3% $200–$349 +11.0 pts ▸ 19.3%

6.5% Under $200 +10.7 pts ▸ 17.2%

1.0% $750 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

49.8% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +9.4 pts 40.4%

20.7% $1,000–$1,799 +10.6 pts ▸ 31.3%

14.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +6.6 pts 8.1%

9.3% Under $1,000 +5.1 pts ▸ 14.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +2 more in Albion Park Rail

55 63rd pct 57 64th pct

Stops/1k in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +5.35 more in Albion Park Rail

2.89 29th pct 8.24 86th pct

Departures/1k in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +614.2 more in Albion Park Rail

451.9 36th pct 1,066.0 60th pct

PT routes in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +11 more in Albion Park Rail

5 36th pct 16 80th pct

Stop walk in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +36 longer in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass

39 89th pct 3 29th pct

Drive to city in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +7 longer in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass

80 84th pct 73 82nd pct

How people get to work

58.9% Car (driver) +2.7 pts ▸ 61.6%

18.6% Worked at home ◂ +5.7 pts 12.9%

2.8% Car (passenger) +0.1 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.2% Train +0.9 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.6% Walked +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Bicycle even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

45.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +9.3 pts 35.8%

25.1% 1 vehicle +9.4 pts ▸ 34.5%

16.2% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.1 pts 14.1%

11.2% 4 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 9.1%

2.4% No vehicle +3.9 pts ▸ 6.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.1% Health care & social assistance +3.0 pts ▸ 20.1%

11.7% Construction +0.5 pts ▸ 12.2%

10.5% Retail trade +0.6 pts ▸ 11.1%

7.9% Education & training ◂ +1.0 pts 7.0%

7.2% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.4 pts 6.8%

6.4% Accommodation & food +0.2 pts ▸ 6.6%

6.6% Manufacturing ◂ +0.2 pts 6.4%

5.9% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.4 pts 5.5%

4.4% Other services ◂ +0.4 pts 4.0%

4.2% Professional & technical ◂ +1.5 pts 2.7%

3.0% Administrative & support +0.9 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.0% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.2 pts 1.8%

Occupations people work in

13.8% Community & personal service +3.4 pts ▸ 17.3%

17.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.5 pts 16.8%

16.8% Professionals ◂ +5.2 pts 11.6%

13.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.4 pts 12.3%

9.0% Labourers +2.5 pts ▸ 11.5%

9.0% Machinery operators & drivers +2.1 pts ▸ 11.1%

9.6% Managers ◂ +0.8 pts 8.7%

9.4% Sales workers ◂ +0.1 pts 9.3%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +4 higher in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass

6 57th pct 2 14th pct

IRSD decile in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +5 higher in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass

7 64th pct 2 14th pct

IER decile in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +5 higher in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass

9 86th pct 4 36th pct

IEO decile in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +3 higher in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass

4 36th pct 1 0th pct

IRSAD score in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +100 higher in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass

1,000 51st pct 900 13th pct

ERP in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +16,766 higher in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass

23,649 89th pct 6,883 31st pct

Growth in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +24.4 pts higher in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass

23.7% 92nd pct -0.7% 9th pct

Businesses in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +579 higher in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass

1,026 57th pct 447 22nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +439 higher in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass

1,780 98th pct 1,342 83rd pct

Max temp in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +1.8 higher in Albion Park Rail

21.0 30th pct 22.8 41st pct

Min temp in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +2.2 higher in Albion Park Rail

10.8 34th pct 13.0 64th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +1.8 higher in Albion Park Rail

4.5 37th pct 6.3 63rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +1.8 more in Albion Park Rail

4.1 33rd pct 5.9 59th pct

15-min city in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +33.8 pts higher in Albion Park Rail

42.9% 31st pct 76.6% 59th pct

Walk to shops in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +53.1 pts higher in Albion Park Rail

36.5% 26th pct 89.5% 75th pct

Walk to transit in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +16.5 pts higher in Albion Park Rail

79.1% 38th pct 95.6% 57th pct

Walk to school in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +0.4 pts higher in Albion Park Rail

64.6% 42nd pct 65.0% 42nd pct

Walk to a park in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +6.9 pts higher in Albion Park Rail

92.8% 41st pct 99.7% 63rd pct

Walk to health in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +14.4 pts higher in Albion Park Rail

28.9% 33rd pct 43.3% 48th pct

Amenities/1k in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +7.0 more in Albion Park Rail

8.7 15th pct 15.8 59th pct

Intersections/km² in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +53 higher in Albion Park Rail

27 32nd pct 80 47th pct

Mean slope in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass in Albion Park Rail +4.6 pts higher in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass

7.4% 77th pct 2.8% 7th pct

Compare Albion Park - Macquarie Pass with nearby areas

Albion Park Rail Dapto - Avondale Shellharbour - Flinders Shellharbour - Oak Flats Horsley - Kembla Grange Kiama Hinterland - Gerringong Warilla Kiama Downs - Minnamurra

Compare Albion Park Rail with nearby areas

Dapto - Avondale Shellharbour - Oak Flats Shellharbour - Flinders Warilla Albion Park - Macquarie Pass Horsley - Kembla Grange Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila Windang - Primbee

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Albion Park - Macquarie Pass vs Albion Park Rail [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/107031136/albion-park-macquarie-pass/vs/107031137/albion-park-rail