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Shellharbour - Flinders vs Shellharbour - Oak Flats

Name: Shellharbour - Flinders vs Shellharbour - Oak Flats — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.7 km apart · Shellharbour - Flinders profile · Shellharbour - Oak Flats profile

Shellharbour - Flinders Shellharbour - Oak Flats

Shellharbour - Flinders and Shellharbour - Oak Flats are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Shellharbour - Flinders is a more affluent area, where 29.4% of households earn $3,000 or more a week compared to 18.0% in Shellharbour - Oak Flats. It is also more isolated, with a much longer walk to the nearest transport stop (59 minutes versus 4 minutes) and a longer drive time to the city. In contrast, Shellharbour - Oak Flats is more connected, with far more public transport departures and a higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries (88.4% versus 56.8%).

Since 2011, the two areas have drifted further apart in several ways. The gap in typical household incomes has widened to $649, and the difference in the number of people aged 65 and over has grown. Despite these trends, they share several similarities, including almost identical proportions of First Nations people and very similar rates of people using another language at home. Both areas also have roughly the same number of people per bedroom in their homes.

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Where they differ most

Population: 8,751 larger in Shellharbour - Flinders Needs assistance: 2.9 pts higher in Shellharbour - Oak Flats One-parent: 6.0 pts higher in Shellharbour - Oak Flats Household income: $649 higher in Shellharbour - Flinders Under 15: 3.6 pts higher in Shellharbour - Flinders

Demographics & Identity

Population in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +8,751 larger in Shellharbour - Flinders gap widening

19,341 88th pct 10,590 56th pct

Median age in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +4 yrs older in Shellharbour - Oak Flats gap widening

39 yrs 48th pct 43 yrs 71st pct

Age structure

26.7% Older adults (45–64) even 26.7%

24.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.3 pts 22.7%

16.2% Seniors (65+) +6.0 pts ▸ 22.2%

20.0% Children (0–14) ◂ +3.6 pts 16.4%

13.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.2 pts 11.9%

Marital status

54.5% Married ◂ +8.8 pts 45.8%

30.2% Never married +3.1 pts ▸ 33.3%

8.0% Divorced +2.0 pts ▸ 10.0%

4.2% Widowed +2.6 pts ▸ 6.9%

3.0% Separated +0.9 pts ▸ 3.9%

Age & sex structure

Shellharbour - Flinders Shellharbour - Oak Flats

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

80.9% Australia ◂ +5.3 pts 75.6%

3.7% England +0.8 pts ▸ 4.5%

0.9% New Zealand even 0.9%

0.5% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.4% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% India even 0.3%

0.2% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

37.4% English ◂ +0.3 pts 37.1%

36.2% Australian ◂ +0.5 pts 35.6%

9.5% Irish ◂ +0.8 pts 8.7%

8.7% Scottish ◂ +0.6 pts 8.1%

5.3% Italian ◂ +0.8 pts 4.5%

3.7% German +0.9 pts ▸ 4.6%

1.4% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.6% Greek even 1.6%

0.9% Chinese even 0.9%

0.7% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.7% Indian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.3% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

84.1% English only ◂ +1.5 pts 82.6%

0.6% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.5% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Cantonese even 0.2%

0.1% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Hindi even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

58.8% Christianity ◂ +5.9 pts 52.9%

33.0% No religion +4.3 pts ▸ 37.3%

5.4% Not stated +0.9 pts ▸ 6.3%

1.5% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 1.5%

0.6% Buddhism +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.3% Hinduism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +1 more in Shellharbour - Flinders

6 71st pct 5 64th pct

Schools/1k kids in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +1.33 more in Shellharbour - Oak Flats

1.55 33rd pct 2.88 67th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +7 more in Shellharbour - Flinders

28 66th pct 21 53rd pct

Students in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +136 more in Shellharbour - Oak Flats

2,735 75th pct 2,871 77th pct

Avg size in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +27 larger in Shellharbour - Oak Flats

547 66th pct 574 70th pct

ICSEA in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +50 higher in Shellharbour - Flinders

1,052 66th pct 1,001 44th pct

Highest year of school

49.4% Year 12 ◂ +9.4 pts 40.0%

30.1% Year 10 +3.8 pts ▸ 33.9%

8.8% Year 9 or below +5.0 pts ▸ 13.8%

6.8% Year 11 +0.2 pts ▸ 6.9%

Highest qualification level

35.8% Certificate III / IV +5.1 pts ▸ 40.8%

20.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +5.0 pts 15.9%

17.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.8 pts 16.6%

6.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.7 pts 4.5%

3.2% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.9 pts 2.4%

1.8% Certificate I / II +0.7 pts ▸ 2.6%

Field of qualification

20.4% Management & commerce ◂ +2.9 pts 17.5%

18.1% Engineering & related ◂ +0.1 pts 18.0%

11.2% Society & culture +1.3 pts ▸ 12.5%

10.8% Health ◂ +0.5 pts 10.3%

9.3% Education ◂ +2.0 pts 7.3%

7.3% Architecture & building +0.1 pts ▸ 7.4%

5.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.9 pts ▸ 6.2%

2.2% Creative arts +0.3 pts ▸ 2.5%

2.1% Information technology ◂ +0.3 pts 1.8%

1.8% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.2 pts 1.6%

1.3% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +$149 higher in Shellharbour - Flinders gap widening

$841 57th pct $692 27th pct

Household income in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +$649 higher in Shellharbour - Flinders gap widening

$2,127 74th pct $1,478 34th pct

Family income in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +$534 higher in Shellharbour - Flinders gap widening

$2,380 69th pct $1,846 34th pct

Household income distribution

23.0% $650–$1,499 +7.9 pts ▸ 30.9%

30.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.3 pts 28.7%

11.4% Under $650 +5.3 pts ▸ 16.8%

14.9% $4,000 or more ◂ +6.6 pts 8.2%

14.5% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +4.7 pts 9.8%

Personal income distribution

38.3% Under $650 +6.5 pts ▸ 44.9%

31.2% $650–$1,499 +1.0 pts ▸ 32.2%

20.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.9 pts 15.0%

4.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.3 pts 2.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.0% Arthritis +3.7 pts ▸ 12.7%

8.0% Mental health +3.1 pts ▸ 11.1%

7.4% Other condition +1.8 pts ▸ 9.2%

7.8% Asthma +1.2 pts ▸ 9.1%

4.3% Diabetes +1.8 pts ▸ 6.2%

3.7% Heart disease +1.7 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.1% Cancer +0.4 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.4% Lung condition +1.1 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.8% Stroke +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.4% Dementia +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.2% None ◂ +7.9 pts 57.3%

19.2% One condition +3.2 pts ▸ 22.4%

5.7% Two conditions +1.9 pts ▸ 7.6%

2.6% Three or more +2.0 pts ▸ 4.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +190 larger in Shellharbour - Flinders

625 86th pct 435 76th pct

Median age in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +1 yrs older in Shellharbour - Oak Flats

22 yrs 29th pct 23 yrs 36th pct

Median income in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +$132 higher in Shellharbour - Flinders

$762 71st pct $630 49th pct

Household income in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +$734 higher in Shellharbour - Flinders

$2,425 86th pct $1,691 50th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +0.3 larger in Shellharbour - Flinders gap widening

2.8 79th pct 2.5 43rd pct

Family composition

64.1% Couples with children ◂ +11.8 pts 52.3%

24.0% Couples without children +4.9 pts ▸ 28.9%

11.3% One-parent families +6.0 pts ▸ 17.4%

0.5% Other families +0.9 pts ▸ 1.4%

Household size

33.5% 2 people +3.1 pts ▸ 36.7%

16.4% 1 person +7.8 pts ▸ 24.1%

22.0% 4 people ◂ +8.2 pts 13.8%

16.8% 3 people ◂ +0.8 pts 16.0%

8.0% 5 people ◂ +1.4 pts 6.6%

3.4% 6 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 2.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +$85 higher in Shellharbour - Flinders gap widening

$510 89th pct $425 73rd pct

Mortgage in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +$250 higher in Shellharbour - Flinders gap narrowing

$2,200 75th pct $1,950 57th pct

People / bedroom in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

34.1% Owned outright +6.1 pts ▸ 40.1%

39.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +9.5 pts 30.1%

23.8% Rented +2.6 pts ▸ 26.3%

1.6% Other tenure +0.9 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.0% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Types of homes

77.5% Separate house ◂ +2.0 pts 75.5%

16.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +3.9 pts ▸ 20.0%

5.2% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.0 pts 4.2%

0.9% Other dwelling ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

46.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +17.8 pts 28.4%

31.8% 3 bedrooms +13.3 pts ▸ 45.1%

8.3% 2 bedrooms +6.5 pts ▸ 14.8%

10.5% 5 or more ◂ +3.2 pts 7.3%

2.0% 1 bedroom +1.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.2% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

37.8% $350–$549 +19.3 pts ▸ 57.1%

38.3% $550–$749 ◂ +28.7 pts 9.7%

10.2% $200–$349 +8.7 pts ▸ 18.9%

7.4% Under $200 +3.8 pts ▸ 11.2%

3.1% $750 or more ◂ +2.3 pts 0.9%

Monthly mortgage distribution

39.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.6 pts 36.5%

18.3% $1,000–$1,799 +9.6 pts ▸ 27.8%

25.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +10.0 pts 15.1%

11.6% Under $1,000 +3.1 pts ▸ 14.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +16 more in Shellharbour - Flinders

89 85th pct 73 76th pct

Stops/1k in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +2.29 more in Shellharbour - Oak Flats

4.60 55th pct 6.89 82nd pct

Departures/1k in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +628.2 more in Shellharbour - Oak Flats

553.3 40th pct 1,181.5 64th pct

PT routes in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +5 more in Shellharbour - Oak Flats

6 43rd pct 11 67th pct

Stop walk in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +55 longer in Shellharbour - Flinders

59 95th pct 4 43rd pct

Drive to city in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +59 longer in Shellharbour - Flinders

138 96th pct 79 84th pct

How people get to work

53.6% Car (driver) +2.9 pts ▸ 56.5%

24.1% Worked at home ◂ +6.6 pts 17.5%

2.9% Car (passenger) +0.3 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.7% Walked +0.7 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.2% Bus +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% Train +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Bicycle even 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

43.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +6.2 pts 36.9%

27.8% 1 vehicle +7.0 pts ▸ 34.7%

16.0% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.6 pts 14.3%

10.4% 4 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 8.7%

2.7% No vehicle +2.6 pts ▸ 5.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.3% Health care & social assistance +0.8 pts ▸ 17.1%

11.2% Construction +1.3 pts ▸ 12.5%

9.7% Retail trade +1.5 pts ▸ 11.3%

9.6% Education & training ◂ +1.7 pts 7.9%

8.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.2 pts 6.8%

7.2% Manufacturing +0.2 pts ▸ 7.4%

6.5% Accommodation & food +0.3 pts ▸ 6.8%

5.3% Professional & technical ◂ +1.2 pts 4.1%

3.8% Transport & warehousing +1.1 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.5% Other services +0.6 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.7% Administrative & support +1.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.3% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.6 pts 2.8%

Occupations people work in

20.7% Professionals ◂ +4.8 pts 15.8%

15.1% Technicians & trades +2.5 pts ▸ 17.7%

12.3% Community & personal service +1.7 pts ▸ 14.0%

13.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.4 pts 13.5%

12.0% Managers ◂ +2.6 pts 9.4%

7.8% Labourers +2.3 pts ▸ 10.2%

9.4% Sales workers +0.3 pts ▸ 9.7%

7.0% Machinery operators & drivers +1.2 pts ▸ 8.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +3 higher in Shellharbour - Flinders

7 64th pct 4 36th pct

IRSD decile in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +3 higher in Shellharbour - Flinders

7 64th pct 4 36th pct

IER decile in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +4 higher in Shellharbour - Flinders

9 86th pct 5 43rd pct

IEO decile in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +3 higher in Shellharbour - Flinders

6 57th pct 3 29th pct

IRSAD score in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +77 higher in Shellharbour - Flinders

1,034 65th pct 957 33rd pct

ERP in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +9,957 higher in Shellharbour - Flinders

20,964 87th pct 11,007 53rd pct

Growth in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +4.1 pts higher in Shellharbour - Flinders

8.2% 74th pct 4.1% 46th pct

Businesses in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +509 higher in Shellharbour - Flinders

1,321 71st pct 812 44th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +111 higher in Shellharbour - Flinders

1,507 90th pct 1,396 86th pct

Max temp in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +0.3 higher in Shellharbour - Oak Flats

22.2 37th pct 22.4 39th pct

Min temp in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +0.4 higher in Shellharbour - Oak Flats

12.8 62nd pct 13.2 67th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +1.3 higher in Shellharbour - Oak Flats

5.7 55th pct 7.1 75th pct

Types ≤15 min in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +1.6 more in Shellharbour - Oak Flats

5.3 51st pct 6.9 75th pct

15-min city in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +29.9 pts higher in Shellharbour - Oak Flats

59.6% 45th pct 89.5% 70th pct

Walk to shops in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +31.6 pts higher in Shellharbour - Oak Flats

56.8% 45th pct 88.4% 73rd pct

Walk to transit in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +4.6 pts higher in Shellharbour - Oak Flats

94.3% 55th pct 98.9% 70th pct

Walk to school in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +26.8 pts higher in Shellharbour - Oak Flats

68.2% 45th pct 94.9% 76th pct

Walk to a park in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +2.0 pts higher in Shellharbour - Oak Flats

98.0% 53rd pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +4.3 pts higher in Shellharbour - Flinders

48.9% 53rd pct 44.5% 49th pct

Amenities/1k in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +5.7 more in Shellharbour - Oak Flats

11.5 34th pct 17.2 64th pct

Intersections/km² in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +175 higher in Shellharbour - Oak Flats

51 40th pct 226 74th pct

Mean slope in Shellharbour - Flinders in Shellharbour - Oak Flats +0.1 pts higher in Shellharbour - Flinders

6.2% 64th pct 6.1% 62nd pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Shellharbour - Flinders vs Shellharbour - Oak Flats [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/107031141/shellharbour-flinders/vs/107031142/shellharbour-oak-flats