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Figtree - Keiraville vs Wollongong - East

Name: Figtree - Keiraville vs Wollongong - East — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.1 km apart · Figtree - Keiraville profile · Wollongong - East profile

Figtree - Keiraville Wollongong - East

Figtree - Keiraville and Wollongong - East are neighbouring areas with very different housing and lifestyles. Figtree - Keiraville is a family-heavy area where 18.0% of people are children and 81.8% of homes have three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Wollongong - East is a walker's paradise where 39.4% of people live alone and 85.6% of homes are flats or apartments. Renting is far more common in Wollongong - East, where 54.2% of households rent, compared to 24.5% in Figtree - Keiraville. The two areas also differ in mobility, with Wollongong - East having far more public transport departures and much higher access to nearby groceries and health services.

The typical age of residents is exactly the same in both areas at 36 years. They also share similar levels of unemployment and nearly identical proportions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. While some gaps are closing, such as the difference in people caring for children unpaid, others are widening. For example, the gap in the number of detached houses has grown since 2016, as Figtree - Keiraville remains far more dominated by separate houses than its neighbour.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 29.7 pts higher in Wollongong - East Separate houses: 70.3 pts higher in Figtree - Keiraville 3+ bedrooms: 50.0 pts higher in Figtree - Keiraville Recent movers: 24.7 pts higher in Wollongong - East De facto: 7.7 pts higher in Wollongong - East

Demographics & Identity

Population in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +6,753 larger in Figtree - Keiraville gap steady

22,773 93rd pct 16,020 80th pct

Median age in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East even gap narrowing

36 yrs 29th pct 36 yrs 29th pct

Age structure

23.9% Young adults (25–44) +10.9 pts ▸ 34.9%

22.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.0 pts 21.7%

17.0% Seniors (65+) +3.1 pts ▸ 20.1%

18.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.9 pts 15.6%

18.0% Children (0–14) ◂ +10.3 pts 7.7%

Marital status

38.8% Never married +9.8 pts ▸ 48.6%

47.1% Married ◂ +13.6 pts 33.5%

6.7% Divorced +3.1 pts ▸ 9.8%

5.2% Widowed ◂ +0.2 pts 4.9%

2.2% Separated +1.0 pts ▸ 3.2%

Age & sex structure

Figtree - Keiraville Wollongong - East

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

72.8% Australia ◂ +6.9 pts 65.9%

3.1% England +0.4 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.9% China +0.8 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.2% India ◂ +0.1 pts 2.1%

0.9% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.9% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.5% Philippines +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.4% Vietnam +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% Nepal +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

Ancestry

32.6% English +0.2 pts ▸ 32.8%

32.5% Australian ◂ +5.9 pts 26.5%

10.0% Irish +1.3 pts ▸ 11.3%

9.6% Scottish ◂ +0.3 pts 9.3%

6.2% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 6.5%

3.8% Chinese +0.7 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.6% German +0.4 pts ▸ 4.1%

2.5% Greek ◂ +0.5 pts 2.0%

2.3% Indian even 2.3%

2.1% Dutch ◂ +0.5 pts 1.7%

0.8% Filipino +0.8 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.5% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

Language

Language used at home

75.5% English only ◂ +4.1 pts 71.5%

2.6% Mandarin +0.4 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.7% Arabic +0.4 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.3% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.1% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

0.4% Vietnamese +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.5% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

50.7% Christianity ◂ +8.5 pts 42.3%

36.4% No religion +5.6 pts ▸ 41.9%

5.6% Not stated +1.2 pts ▸ 6.9%

3.3% Islam +0.4 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.5% Buddhism +0.7 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.8% Hinduism +0.4 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.6% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +3 more in Figtree - Keiraville

8 87th pct 5 64th pct

Schools/1k kids in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +2.08 more in Wollongong - East

1.95 47th pct 4.03 79th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +9 more in Figtree - Keiraville

41 82nd pct 32 73rd pct

Students in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +642 more in Figtree - Keiraville

3,310 82nd pct 2,668 74th pct

Avg size in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +120 larger in Wollongong - East

414 49th pct 534 65th pct

ICSEA in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +54 higher in Wollongong - East

1,059 68th pct 1,113 87th pct

Highest year of school

63.6% Year 12 +1.7 pts ▸ 65.3%

18.7% Year 10 ◂ +1.9 pts 16.8%

7.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.4 pts 7.2%

4.4% Year 11 +0.1 pts ▸ 4.6%

Highest qualification level

28.7% Bachelor degree +3.8 pts ▸ 32.6%

24.1% Certificate III / IV ◂ +4.3 pts 19.8%

13.6% Postgraduate degree +1.6 pts ▸ 15.2%

14.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.0 pts 13.0%

4.1% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.4 pts 3.7%

1.8% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%

Field of qualification

18.4% Management & commerce +1.9 pts ▸ 20.3%

17.5% Engineering & related ◂ +3.5 pts 14.0%

11.6% Society & culture +1.7 pts ▸ 13.3%

10.7% Health +0.8 pts ▸ 11.5%

10.3% Education ◂ +1.3 pts 8.9%

4.9% Architecture & building ◂ +1.2 pts 3.7%

3.7% Creative arts +0.8 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.7% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.4 pts ▸ 4.1%

4.0% Natural & physical sciences even 4.0%

3.7% Information technology ◂ +0.2 pts 3.5%

1.1% Agriculture & environment even 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +$146 higher in Wollongong - East gap widening

$746 38th pct $892 65th pct

Household income in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +$360 higher in Figtree - Keiraville gap widening

$1,938 62nd pct $1,578 40th pct

Family income in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +$289 higher in Figtree - Keiraville gap widening

$2,387 70th pct $2,098 51st pct

Household income distribution

28.1% $1,500–$2,999 +3.5 pts ▸ 31.6%

23.4% $650–$1,499 +4.2 pts ▸ 27.7%

15.2% Under $650 +2.6 pts ▸ 17.8%

15.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +5.7 pts 9.3%

12.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.9 pts 8.6%

Personal income distribution

42.8% Under $650 ◂ +7.1 pts 35.8%

28.1% $650–$1,499 +4.9 pts ▸ 33.0%

18.7% $1,500–$2,999 +1.6 pts ▸ 20.3%

4.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 4.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.7% Mental health +2.5 pts ▸ 11.2%

8.1% Arthritis +1.5 pts ▸ 9.6%

8.4% Other condition +0.6 pts ▸ 9.0%

7.8% Asthma ◂ +0.1 pts 7.8%

3.1% Heart disease +1.1 pts ▸ 4.2%

4.1% Diabetes even 4.1%

2.6% Cancer +0.8 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.5% Lung condition +0.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.8% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.6% Dementia +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.7% None ◂ +2.8 pts 62.9%

19.8% One condition +0.4 pts ▸ 20.1%

5.3% Two conditions +1.4 pts ▸ 6.6%

2.3% Three or more +1.1 pts ▸ 3.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +116 larger in Figtree - Keiraville

447 76th pct 331 69th pct

Median age in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +5 yrs older in Wollongong - East

22 yrs 29th pct 27 yrs 71st pct

Median income in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +$175 higher in Wollongong - East

$611 45th pct $786 74th pct

Household income in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +$150 higher in Figtree - Keiraville

$1,833 58th pct $1,683 49th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +0.8 larger in Figtree - Keiraville gap steady

2.7 71st pct 1.9 4th pct

Family composition

64.6% Couples with children ◂ +31.4 pts 33.2%

22.9% Couples without children +29.4 pts ▸ 52.3%

11.6% One-parent families +1.0 pts ▸ 12.6%

0.9% Other families +1.1 pts ▸ 2.0%

Household size

30.2% 2 people +11.5 pts ▸ 41.7%

22.5% 1 person +16.9 pts ▸ 39.4%

19.6% 4 people ◂ +14.5 pts 5.1%

16.3% 3 people ◂ +4.8 pts 11.5%

8.2% 5 people ◂ +6.5 pts 1.6%

3.2% 6 or more ◂ +2.5 pts 0.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East even gap narrowing

$410 67th pct $410 67th pct

Mortgage in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +$263 higher in Figtree - Keiraville gap widening

$2,250 77th pct $1,987 60th pct

People / bedroom in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +0.10 higher in Wollongong - East gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

24.5% Rented +29.7 pts ▸ 54.2%

38.3% Owned outright ◂ +13.5 pts 24.8%

34.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +17.2 pts 17.3%

1.5% Other tenure +1.2 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.2% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

Types of homes

7.8% Flat or apartment +77.8 pts ▸ 85.6%

78.7% Separate house ◂ +70.3 pts 8.4%

11.0% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +6.8 pts 4.2%

2.2% Other dwelling ◂ +0.8 pts 1.3%

Bedrooms per home

12.6% 2 bedrooms +41.9 pts ▸ 54.5%

40.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +13.0 pts 27.2%

31.0% 4 bedrooms ◂ +27.6 pts 3.4%

4.2% 1 bedroom +7.9 pts ▸ 12.1%

10.6% 5 or more ◂ +9.4 pts 1.2%

0.4% Studio / none even 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

38.4% $350–$549 +11.2 pts ▸ 49.6%

25.9% $200–$349 ◂ +8.4 pts 17.5%

17.9% $550–$749 +0.6 pts ▸ 18.5%

10.4% Under $200 ◂ +0.9 pts 9.5%

4.6% $750 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 2.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

37.9% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +0.4 pts 37.5%

18.9% $1,000–$1,799 +9.5 pts ▸ 28.4%

25.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +8.5 pts 17.2%

11.8% Under $1,000 +0.2 pts ▸ 12.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +62 more in Figtree - Keiraville

144 90th pct 82 81st pct

Stops/1k in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +1.20 more in Figtree - Keiraville

6.32 76th pct 5.12 62nd pct

Departures/1k in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +1,289.3 more in Wollongong - East

1,124.5 62nd pct 2,413.8 86th pct

PT routes in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +10 more in Wollongong - East

23 86th pct 33 86th pct

Stop walk in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +2 longer in Wollongong - East

3 29th pct 5 50th pct

Drive to city in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East even

64 78th pct 64 78th pct

How people get to work

47.1% Car (driver) ◂ +7.9 pts 39.3%

28.2% Worked at home +2.0 pts ▸ 30.2%

1.2% Walked +6.6 pts ▸ 7.8%

3.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.9 pts 2.4%

0.8% Bus +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.4% Train +0.9 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.4% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

Motor vehicles per home

31.9% 1 vehicle +19.9 pts ▸ 51.7%

40.8% 2 vehicles ◂ +14.3 pts 26.4%

5.5% No vehicle +8.9 pts ▸ 14.5%

13.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +8.4 pts 4.9%

8.5% 4 or more ◂ +6.0 pts 2.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.0% Health care & social assistance +0.6 pts ▸ 17.6%

13.9% Education & training ◂ +2.0 pts 12.0%

8.9% Accommodation & food +0.2 pts ▸ 9.1%

7.2% Professional & technical +1.8 pts ▸ 9.1%

8.7% Retail trade +0.4 pts ▸ 9.0%

7.5% Construction ◂ +1.2 pts 6.3%

7.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.1 pts 6.9%

5.5% Manufacturing ◂ +1.1 pts 4.4%

3.5% Finance & insurance +0.7 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.8% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.0 pts 2.7%

3.4% Other services ◂ +0.2 pts 3.2%

2.6% Administrative & support +0.1 pts ▸ 2.7%

Occupations people work in

29.2% Professionals +3.2 pts ▸ 32.4%

11.9% Managers +1.3 pts ▸ 13.2%

12.6% Community & personal service +0.5 pts ▸ 13.1%

11.9% Clerical & administrative +0.4 pts ▸ 12.3%

11.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.8 pts 10.0%

8.8% Sales workers ◂ +1.2 pts 7.7%

7.1% Labourers ◂ +1.1 pts 6.0%

5.4% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.6 pts 3.8%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East even

7 64th pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +1 higher in Figtree - Keiraville

7 64th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +6 higher in Figtree - Keiraville

7 64th pct 1 0th pct

IEO decile in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East even

8 71st pct 8 71st pct

IRSAD score in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +10 higher in Figtree - Keiraville

1,045 69th pct 1,035 65th pct

ERP in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +5,502 higher in Figtree - Keiraville

23,776 89th pct 18,274 82nd pct

Growth in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +9.8 pts higher in Wollongong - East

4.2% 46th pct 13.9% 87th pct

Businesses in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +1,581 higher in Wollongong - East

1,309 70th pct 2,890 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +44 higher in Figtree - Keiraville

1,416 87th pct 1,371 85th pct

Max temp in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +0.7 higher in Wollongong - East

21.9 35th pct 22.6 40th pct

Min temp in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +1.5 higher in Wollongong - East

11.7 48th pct 13.1 65th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +3.2 higher in Wollongong - East

5.4 49th pct 8.6 93rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +2.4 more in Wollongong - East

5.4 52nd pct 7.8 91st pct

15-min city in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +31.9 pts higher in Wollongong - East

67.9% 52nd pct 99.8% 91st pct

Walk to shops in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +53.5 pts higher in Wollongong - East

45.6% 34th pct 99.1% 92nd pct

Walk to transit in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +5.0 pts higher in Wollongong - East

95.0% 56th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +9.7 pts higher in Wollongong - East

86.3% 63rd pct 96.0% 78th pct

Walk to a park in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +17.8 pts higher in Wollongong - East

82.2% 29th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +39.8 pts higher in Wollongong - East

51.0% 55th pct 90.8% 84th pct

Amenities/1k in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +7.3 more in Wollongong - East

10.7 28th pct 18.0 67th pct

Intersections/km² in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +260 higher in Wollongong - East

96 50th pct 356 87th pct

Mean slope in Figtree - Keiraville in Wollongong - East +3.8 pts higher in Figtree - Keiraville

9.7% 89th pct 6.0% 60th pct

Compare Figtree - Keiraville with nearby areas

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Compare Wollongong - East with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Figtree - Keiraville vs Wollongong - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/107041146/figtree-keiraville/vs/107041548/wollongong-east