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Mayfield - Warabrook vs Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

Name: Mayfield - Warabrook vs Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.2 km apart · Mayfield - Warabrook profile · Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill profile

Mayfield - Warabrook Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

Mayfield - Warabrook and Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill are neighbouring areas with distinct profiles. Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill has a more highly qualified population, with 36.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 25.9% in Mayfield - Warabrook. This is alongside higher typical incomes, with 24.6% of households in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill earning $3,000 or more a week, versus 18.1% in Mayfield - Warabrook. In contrast, Mayfield - Warabrook is more likely to have separate houses (75.4% compared to 56.3%) and a larger presence of older residents and schools.

Both areas sit close to the national figure for the share of people aged 65 and over, with Mayfield - Warabrook at 16.6% and Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill at 12.3%. They are also very similar in how many people live in each home and the typical monthly mortgage payment. However, some gaps are growing; the difference in the share of people with no religion has widened, and Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill has seen much stronger population growth since 2021.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 19.1 pts higher in Mayfield - Warabrook Needs assistance: 4.3 pts higher in Mayfield - Warabrook People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill No religion: 11.5 pts higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill Year 12: 11.2 pts higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +6,355 larger in Mayfield - Warabrook gap steady

15,526 78th pct 9,171 47th pct

Median age in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +2 yrs older in Mayfield - Warabrook gap narrowing

37 yrs 36th pct 35 yrs 21st pct

Age structure

33.5% Young adults (25–44) +2.5 pts ▸ 36.0%

22.8% Older adults (45–64) +2.0 pts ▸ 24.8%

16.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +4.3 pts 12.3%

15.8% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.0 pts 13.8%

11.3% Youth (15–24) +1.8 pts ▸ 13.2%

Marital status

47.5% Never married +4.9 pts ▸ 52.4%

32.5% Married ◂ +2.1 pts 30.4%

10.8% Divorced +0.6 pts ▸ 11.4%

5.8% Widowed ◂ +3.0 pts 2.8%

3.4% Separated ◂ +0.3 pts 3.1%

Age & sex structure

Mayfield - Warabrook Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

81.7% Australia +1.7 pts ▸ 83.4%

1.9% England +0.6 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.4% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.8% Philippines ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.7% China ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.4% India +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Vietnam ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.3% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

40.8% English +3.0 pts ▸ 43.7%

37.9% Australian ◂ +0.3 pts 37.6%

13.4% Irish +1.9 pts ▸ 15.3%

11.8% Scottish +1.8 pts ▸ 13.6%

4.6% German +0.3 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.0% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.8% Chinese ◂ +0.5 pts 1.2%

1.3% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.4% Filipino ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%

0.9% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.6% Indian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.7% Vietnamese ◂ +0.6 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

86.1% English only +3.4 pts ▸ 89.5%

0.8% Mandarin ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.8% Vietnamese ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

0.4% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.4% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.3% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.4% No religion +11.5 pts ▸ 59.9%

42.3% Christianity ◂ +10.7 pts 31.6%

5.6% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 5.7%

1.4% Buddhism ◂ +0.5 pts 1.0%

1.1% Islam ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

0.7% Hinduism even 0.7%

0.5% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +3 more in Mayfield - Warabrook

6 71st pct 3 43rd pct

Schools/1k kids in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +0.08 more in Mayfield - Warabrook

2.45 59th pct 2.37 58th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +2 more in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

38 79th pct 40 81st pct

Students in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +1,205 more in Mayfield - Warabrook

1,832 59th pct 627 23rd pct

Avg size in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +96 larger in Mayfield - Warabrook

305 33rd pct 209 22nd pct

ICSEA in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +41 higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

1,040 61st pct 1,082 77th pct

Highest year of school

55.1% Year 12 +11.2 pts ▸ 66.3%

22.2% Year 10 ◂ +4.1 pts 18.1%

10.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +4.9 pts 6.0%

5.6% Year 11 ◂ +0.6 pts 5.0%

Highest qualification level

28.0% Bachelor degree +7.2 pts ▸ 35.2%

29.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +6.3 pts 22.9%

13.8% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.1 pts 13.7%

9.1% Postgraduate degree +2.9 pts ▸ 12.0%

3.5% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.9 pts ▸ 4.4%

1.9% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.4 pts 1.5%

Field of qualification

16.1% Management & commerce +0.6 pts ▸ 16.7%

14.1% Society & culture ◂ +0.2 pts 13.9%

12.3% Health +1.2 pts ▸ 13.5%

12.9% Engineering & related ◂ +1.2 pts 11.7%

8.4% Education +0.9 pts ▸ 9.2%

5.9% Creative arts +1.8 pts ▸ 7.7%

5.6% Architecture & building +0.9 pts ▸ 6.5%

5.1% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.6 pts 4.5%

2.8% Natural & physical sciences +0.1 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.5% Information technology ◂ +0.6 pts 2.0%

1.7% Agriculture & environment +0.3 pts ▸ 2.1%

Income

Personal income in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +$185 higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill gap widening

$811 51st pct $996 77th pct

Household income in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +$311 higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill gap widening

$1,604 41st pct $1,915 60th pct

Family income in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +$310 higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill gap widening

$2,112 52nd pct $2,422 72nd pct

Household income distribution

31.3% $1,500–$2,999 +1.4 pts ▸ 32.7%

26.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.2 pts 23.8%

18.3% Under $650 ◂ +4.6 pts 13.7%

11.0% $3,000–$3,999 +2.1 pts ▸ 13.0%

7.1% $4,000 or more +4.4 pts ▸ 11.6%

Personal income distribution

38.9% Under $650 ◂ +6.8 pts 32.1%

32.8% $650–$1,499 +1.6 pts ▸ 34.4%

19.4% $1,500–$2,999 +4.7 pts ▸ 24.2%

2.3% $3,000 or more +2.6 pts ▸ 4.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

16.4% Mental health ◂ +2.9 pts 13.5%

10.5% Asthma ◂ +1.1 pts 9.4%

10.4% Other condition ◂ +1.9 pts 8.5%

10.3% Arthritis ◂ +2.8 pts 7.5%

5.6% Diabetes ◂ +2.6 pts 3.0%

4.8% Heart disease ◂ +1.5 pts 3.2%

3.0% Cancer ◂ +0.6 pts 2.4%

2.5% Lung condition ◂ +0.7 pts 1.8%

1.5% Dementia ◂ +1.1 pts 0.4%

1.1% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.4% None +6.7 pts ▸ 63.0%

23.2% One condition ◂ +1.5 pts 21.8%

8.2% Two conditions ◂ +2.1 pts 6.1%

5.0% Three or more ◂ +2.4 pts 2.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +415 larger in Mayfield - Warabrook

774 86th pct 359 71st pct

Median age in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +1 yrs older in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

28 yrs 76th pct 29 yrs 81st pct

Median income in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +$81 higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

$706 63rd pct $787 74th pct

Household income in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +$255 higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

$1,687 49th pct $1,942 64th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill even gap narrowing

2.2 14th pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

50.1% Couples with children ◂ +4.0 pts 46.0%

30.1% Couples without children +6.6 pts ▸ 36.7%

17.9% One-parent families ◂ +2.4 pts 15.5%

2.0% Other families ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%

Household size

34.5% 2 people +3.9 pts ▸ 38.4%

32.7% 1 person ◂ +1.4 pts 31.3%

16.1% 3 people ◂ +0.3 pts 15.8%

11.3% 4 people ◂ +0.3 pts 11.0%

3.9% 5 people ◂ +1.5 pts 2.4%

1.5% 6 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +$70 higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill gap widening

$380 54th pct $450 80th pct

Mortgage in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +$102 higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill gap widening

$1,883 53rd pct $1,985 60th pct

People / bedroom in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +0.10 higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

39.3% Rented +3.6 pts ▸ 43.0%

33.4% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +2.1 pts 31.3%

24.6% Owned outright ◂ +1.0 pts 23.6%

1.3% Other tenure ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

1.3% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%

Types of homes

75.4% Separate house ◂ +19.1 pts 56.3%

17.6% Townhouse / semi-detached +8.9 pts ▸ 26.4%

5.8% Flat or apartment +10.2 pts ▸ 16.0%

0.9% Other dwelling even 0.9%

Bedrooms per home

46.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +1.1 pts 45.7%

27.9% 2 bedrooms +6.0 pts ▸ 33.9%

12.8% 4 bedrooms ◂ +4.6 pts 8.2%

7.8% 1 bedroom +1.0 pts ▸ 8.7%

2.9% 5 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 1.6%

0.5% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

Weekly rent distribution

52.7% $350–$549 +1.3 pts ▸ 54.0%

23.2% $200–$349 ◂ +5.9 pts 17.2%

6.6% $550–$749 +11.5 pts ▸ 18.2%

14.5% Under $200 ◂ +8.2 pts 6.3%

0.4% $750 or more +2.1 pts ▸ 2.5%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.7% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.4 pts 39.3%

30.9% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +4.8 pts 26.2%

13.8% Under $1,000 +1.2 pts ▸ 15.0%

9.1% $3,000 or more +5.7 pts ▸ 14.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +43 more in Mayfield - Warabrook

100 86th pct 57 64th pct

Stops/1k in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +0.23 more in Mayfield - Warabrook

6.44 77th pct 6.22 75th pct

Departures/1k in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +92.3 more in Mayfield - Warabrook

1,809.7 80th pct 1,717.5 78th pct

PT routes in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +6 more in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

10 62nd pct 16 80th pct

Stop walk in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +3 longer in Mayfield - Warabrook

3 29th pct 0 0th pct

Drive to city in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +5 longer in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

101 89th pct 106 90th pct

How people get to work

50.1% Car (driver) ◂ +5.3 pts 44.8%

24.2% Worked at home +3.8 pts ▸ 28.0%

2.2% Walked +1.1 pts ▸ 3.3%

3.0% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.7 pts 2.3%

0.9% Bicycle +1.9 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.1% Bus ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

0.3% Train +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Motor vehicles per home

40.1% 1 vehicle +3.7 pts ▸ 43.8%

37.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.2 pts 37.2%

9.9% No vehicle ◂ +2.4 pts 7.5%

9.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.9 pts 8.2%

3.5% 4 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 3.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

20.7% Health care & social assistance even 20.7%

10.3% Education & training +0.2 pts ▸ 10.5%

7.1% Professional & technical +2.3 pts ▸ 9.5%

8.3% Retail trade ◂ +1.3 pts 7.0%

7.8% Accommodation & food +0.3 pts ▸ 8.0%

7.3% Public administration & safety +0.3 pts ▸ 7.7%

7.2% Construction +0.2 pts ▸ 7.4%

4.9% Manufacturing ◂ +0.7 pts 4.2%

4.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.2 pts 3.1%

3.0% Finance & insurance +0.8 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.5% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.2% Administrative & support ◂ +1.1 pts 2.1%

Occupations people work in

27.8% Professionals +5.7 pts ▸ 33.5%

14.2% Community & personal service ◂ +0.3 pts 13.9%

9.8% Managers +3.7 pts ▸ 13.5%

12.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.0 pts 11.7%

11.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.4 pts 10.5%

8.7% Labourers ◂ +2.6 pts 6.1%

7.7% Sales workers ◂ +1.6 pts 6.1%

5.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.5 pts 3.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +2 higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

5 43rd pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +3 higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

4 36th pct 7 64th pct

IER decile in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +1 higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

2 14th pct 3 29th pct

IEO decile in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +2 higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

6 57th pct 8 71st pct

IRSAD score in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +63 higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

982 44th pct 1,045 69th pct

ERP in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +5,631 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

16,026 75th pct 10,395 50th pct

Growth in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +10.1 pts higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

2.7% 34th pct 12.9% 86th pct

Businesses in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +80 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

1,172 64th pct 1,092 60th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +33 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

1,058 65th pct 1,026 63rd pct

Max temp in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +0.2 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

23.9 52nd pct 23.7 50th pct

Min temp in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +0.4 higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

12.9 63rd pct 13.3 67th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +1.0 higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

7.6 82nd pct 8.6 93rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +0.5 more in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

7.2 80th pct 7.8 91st pct

15-min city in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +6.4 pts higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

93.6% 76th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to shops in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +8.7 pts higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

91.3% 77th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to transit in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +5.5 pts higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

94.5% 55th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +12.2 pts higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

87.8% 65th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to a park in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +4.8 pts higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

95.2% 44th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +0.5 pts higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

89.5% 83rd pct 88.9% 83rd pct

Amenities/1k in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +2.8 more in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

14.9 54th pct 17.7 66th pct

Intersections/km² in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +108 higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

228 74th pct 336 86th pct

Mean slope in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +0.7 pts higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

4.9% 42nd pct 4.2% 30th pct

Compare Mayfield - Warabrook with nearby areas

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Compare Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mayfield - Warabrook vs Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/111031227/mayfield-warabrook/vs/111031235/wickham-carrington-tighes-hill