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Pitt Town - McGraths Hill vs Schofields - East

Name: Pitt Town - McGraths Hill vs Schofields - East — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 11 km apart · Pitt Town - McGraths Hill profile · Schofields - East profile

Pitt Town - McGraths Hill Schofields - East

Pitt Town - McGraths Hill and Schofields - East are nearby areas with very different characters. Schofields - East is a fast-growing hub where 54.0% of people were born overseas and 57.6% use a language other than English at home. It is a younger area, with a typical resident aged 31, and has a highly qualified workforce where 47.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. In contrast, Pitt Town - McGraths Hill has a much older population, with a typical age of 39 and far more people aged 65 and over (15.6% compared to 3.8%). Housing also differs sharply; 39.1% of homes in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill are owned outright, while 38.5% of households in Schofields - East are renting.

Both areas are similar in their household sizes, with about 3.1 to 3.2 people per home. This shared domestic scale exists alongside a widening gap in growth, as Schofields - East has grown by 52.1% since 2021 compared to 9.9% in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill. This rapid expansion is consistent with the high number of recent arrivals from overseas in Schofields - East, where 21.4% moved here recently, compared to just 3.2% in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill.

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Where they differ most

Population: 13,716 larger in Schofields - East Born overseas: 41.3 pts higher in Schofields - East Other language: 49.0 pts higher in Schofields - East Year 12: 34.8 pts higher in Schofields - East Bachelor+: 33.4 pts higher in Schofields - East

Demographics & Identity

Population in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +13,716 larger in Schofields - East

11,414 60th pct 25,130 96th pct

Median age in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +8 yrs older in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill

39 yrs 48th pct 31 yrs 6th pct

Age structure

23.0% Young adults (25–44) +20.9 pts ▸ 43.9%

20.9% Children (0–14) +7.2 pts ▸ 28.0%

27.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +13.8 pts 13.3%

15.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +11.9 pts 3.8%

13.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.4 pts 11.0%

Marital status

53.6% Married +7.6 pts ▸ 61.3%

32.2% Never married ◂ +2.7 pts 29.5%

7.6% Divorced ◂ +3.0 pts 4.7%

4.0% Widowed ◂ +2.2 pts 1.8%

2.5% Separated +0.3 pts ▸ 2.8%

Age & sex structure

Pitt Town - McGraths Hill Schofields - East

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

83.5% Australia ◂ +41.9 pts 41.7%

0.4% India +23.6 pts ▸ 23.9%

0.2% Philippines +3.5 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.7% China +2.8 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.7% England ◂ +1.6 pts 1.1%

1.1% New Zealand +0.8 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.0% Nepal +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.4% South Africa +0.6 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.1% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

39.5% Australian ◂ +26.0 pts 13.6%

38.2% English ◂ +25.8 pts 12.4%

0.6% Indian +25.9 pts ▸ 26.5%

9.8% Irish ◂ +6.7 pts 3.2%

9.0% Scottish ◂ +6.4 pts 2.6%

1.6% Chinese +5.8 pts ▸ 7.4%

5.8% Italian ◂ +3.6 pts 2.2%

0.5% Filipino +5.2 pts ▸ 5.7%

3.3% German ◂ +2.1 pts 1.2%

1.8% Dutch ◂ +1.3 pts 0.5%

0.8% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

87.6% English only ◂ +50.0 pts 37.5%

0.1% Hindi +7.6 pts ▸ 7.7%

0.4% Punjabi +6.3 pts ▸ 6.6%

0.5% Mandarin +3.8 pts ▸ 4.2%

0.1% Tagalog +1.7 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.7% Cantonese +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.0% Arabic +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.7% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

64.9% Christianity ◂ +33.3 pts 31.6%

27.9% No religion ◂ +9.4 pts 18.6%

0.2% Hinduism +26.4 pts ▸ 26.6%

1.1% Islam +7.0 pts ▸ 8.1%

0.5% Other religions +6.0 pts ▸ 6.5%

4.9% Not stated +0.9 pts ▸ 5.8%

0.4% Buddhism +2.4 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +1 more in Schofields - East

7 86th pct 8 87th pct

Schools/1k kids in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +1.80 more in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill

2.94 68th pct 1.14 19th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +7 more in Schofields - East

28 66th pct 35 76th pct

Students in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +7,007 more in Schofields - East

2,927 77th pct 9,934 100th pct

Avg size in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +754 larger in Schofields - East

488 59th pct 1,242 98th pct

ICSEA in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +99 higher in Schofields - East

1,016 50th pct 1,115 87th pct

Highest year of school

44.6% Year 12 +34.8 pts ▸ 79.4%

34.4% Year 10 ◂ +25.7 pts 8.7%

9.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +6.4 pts 3.5%

6.4% Year 11 ◂ +3.3 pts 3.1%

Highest qualification level

42.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +30.4 pts 12.3%

17.5% Bachelor degree +21.6 pts ▸ 39.1%

4.3% Postgraduate degree +17.2 pts ▸ 21.5%

16.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +3.9 pts 12.5%

2.3% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.4 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.3 pts 0.9%

Field of qualification

19.2% Management & commerce +6.9 pts ▸ 26.0%

19.1% Engineering & related ◂ +5.1 pts 14.0%

1.5% Information technology +12.5 pts ▸ 14.1%

12.7% Architecture & building ◂ +9.8 pts 2.9%

9.0% Society & culture ◂ +0.2 pts 8.7%

8.8% Education ◂ +3.9 pts 4.9%

7.2% Health +1.0 pts ▸ 8.2%

5.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.0 pts 3.5%

1.5% Natural & physical sciences +2.3 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +2.0 pts 0.7%

2.6% Creative arts ◂ +0.1 pts 2.5%

Income

Personal income in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +$246 higher in Schofields - East

$920 70th pct $1,166 88th pct

Household income in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +$342 higher in Schofields - East

$2,340 85th pct $2,682 92nd pct

Family income in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +$229 higher in Schofields - East

$2,564 77th pct $2,793 85th pct

Household income distribution

29.5% $1,500–$2,999 +6.9 pts ▸ 36.4%

19.5% $4,000 or more +1.5 pts ▸ 21.0%

14.6% $3,000–$3,999 +5.3 pts ▸ 19.9%

19.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.8 pts 14.3%

10.3% Under $650 ◂ +6.3 pts 4.0%

Personal income distribution

34.5% Under $650 ◂ +7.3 pts 27.2%

32.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.4 pts 32.6%

21.8% $1,500–$2,999 +6.6 pts ▸ 28.4%

5.2% $3,000 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 6.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.2% Arthritis ◂ +6.0 pts 2.2%

7.1% Asthma ◂ +2.0 pts 5.1%

6.7% Other condition ◂ +1.6 pts 5.1%

6.6% Mental health ◂ +2.3 pts 4.3%

4.3% Diabetes ◂ +0.9 pts 3.4%

3.4% Heart disease ◂ +2.1 pts 1.3%

2.6% Cancer ◂ +1.8 pts 0.7%

1.2% Lung condition ◂ +0.9 pts 0.3%

0.7% Stroke ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.4% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

67.0% None +12.3 pts ▸ 79.3%

18.1% One condition ◂ +6.2 pts 11.9%

5.0% Two conditions ◂ +3.0 pts 2.0%

2.1% Three or more ◂ +1.5 pts 0.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +110 larger in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill

382 73rd pct 272 62nd pct

Median age in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East even

22 yrs 29th pct 22 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +$127 higher in Schofields - East

$790 74th pct $917 85th pct

Household income in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +$80 higher in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill

$2,250 80th pct $2,170 76th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +0.1 larger in Schofields - East

3.1 91st pct 3.2 94th pct

Family composition

68.2% Couples with children +6.9 pts ▸ 75.0%

21.2% Couples without children ◂ +6.4 pts 14.8%

10.1% One-parent families ◂ +0.6 pts 9.6%

0.5% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Household size

20.6% 4 people +7.9 pts ▸ 28.5%

28.2% 2 people ◂ +5.6 pts 22.6%

16.5% 3 people +7.5 pts ▸ 23.9%

16.1% 1 person ◂ +4.8 pts 11.3%

11.5% 5 people ◂ +2.9 pts 8.7%

7.0% 6 or more ◂ +2.2 pts 4.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +$50 higher in Schofields - East

$500 88th pct $550 93rd pct

Mortgage in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +$217 higher in Schofields - East

$2,600 89th pct $2,817 92nd pct

People / bedroom in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +0.10 higher in Schofields - East

0.80 29th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

42.8% Owned with a mortgage +11.3 pts ▸ 54.0%

39.1% Owned outright ◂ +33.5 pts 5.6%

15.4% Rented +23.1 pts ▸ 38.5%

1.7% Other tenure ◂ +1.2 pts 0.5%

1.1% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

Types of homes

91.8% Separate house ◂ +17.2 pts 74.6%

5.0% Flat or apartment +12.8 pts ▸ 17.9%

1.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +5.9 pts ▸ 6.9%

1.8% Other dwelling ◂ +1.6 pts 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

42.6% 4 bedrooms +9.9 pts ▸ 52.5%

27.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +15.0 pts 12.8%

19.4% 5 or more ◂ +4.8 pts 14.7%

5.0% 2 bedrooms +10.2 pts ▸ 15.3%

3.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.7 pts 3.2%

0.6% Studio / none ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

27.3% $550–$749 +21.7 pts ▸ 49.0%

37.5% $350–$549 +5.9 pts ▸ 43.4%

16.5% $200–$349 ◂ +13.4 pts 3.1%

13.8% $750 or more ◂ +11.3 pts 2.5%

3.8% Under $200 ◂ +3.4 pts 0.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

39.1% $3,000 or more +3.9 pts ▸ 43.1%

28.6% $1,800–$2,999 +12.0 pts ▸ 40.6%

14.5% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +7.8 pts 6.7%

10.4% Under $1,000 ◂ +6.7 pts 3.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +41 more in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill

123 88th pct 82 81st pct

Stops/1k in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +7.51 more in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill

10.78 88th pct 3.26 34th pct

Departures/1k in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +644.9 more in Schofields - East

643.0 44th pct 1,287.9 67th pct

PT routes in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +5 more in Schofields - East

9 57th pct 14 76th pct

Stop walk in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +8 longer in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill

12 73rd pct 4 43rd pct

Drive to city in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +8 longer in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill

42 70th pct 34 62nd pct

Reach 30 min in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +13,716 more in Schofields - East

11,414 35th pct 25,130 72nd pct

Reach 45 min in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +52,230 more in Schofields - East

11,414 18th pct 63,644 60th pct

Transit to city in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East

— 85 95th pct

How people get to work

48.7% Car (driver) ◂ +17.6 pts 31.1%

28.1% Worked at home +17.9 pts ▸ 46.1%

0.5% Train +3.0 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.8% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.9 pts 1.9%

1.4% Walked ◂ +1.1 pts 0.3%

0.1% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

18.5% 1 vehicle +24.3 pts ▸ 42.7%

36.6% 2 vehicles +5.6 pts ▸ 42.2%

22.7% 4 or more ◂ +19.3 pts 3.4%

19.9% 3 vehicles ◂ +11.1 pts 8.8%

2.3% No vehicle +0.7 pts ▸ 2.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

21.2% Construction ◂ +14.3 pts 6.9%

9.2% Health care & social assistance +4.4 pts ▸ 13.6%

5.3% Professional & technical +6.8 pts ▸ 12.1%

2.3% Finance & insurance +7.9 pts ▸ 10.2%

8.5% Retail trade +0.5 pts ▸ 9.0%

8.3% Education & training ◂ +1.7 pts 6.6%

7.3% Manufacturing ◂ +1.8 pts 5.6%

4.9% Transport & warehousing +1.1 pts ▸ 6.0%

4.6% Public administration & safety +1.0 pts ▸ 5.5%

5.4% Other services ◂ +3.2 pts 2.3%

3.7% Accommodation & food +0.4 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.5% Wholesale trade +0.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

Occupations people work in

13.9% Professionals +20.3 pts ▸ 34.3%

19.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +10.9 pts 8.8%

16.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.1 pts 14.5%

16.6% Managers ◂ +2.4 pts 14.1%

8.2% Community & personal service +0.3 pts ▸ 8.5%

8.2% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.9 pts 6.3%

7.5% Labourers ◂ +2.4 pts 5.1%

7.4% Sales workers ◂ +0.8 pts 6.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +2 higher in Schofields - East

8 71st pct 10 100th pct

IRSD decile in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +1 higher in Schofields - East

8 71st pct 9 86th pct

IER decile in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East even

10 100th pct 10 100th pct

IEO decile in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +4 higher in Schofields - East

5 43rd pct 9 86th pct

IRSAD score in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +82 higher in Schofields - East

1,048 71st pct 1,130 93rd pct

ERP in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +25,978 higher in Schofields - East

12,591 60th pct 38,569 99th pct

Growth in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +42.2 pts higher in Schofields - East

9.9% 80th pct 52.1% 100th pct

Businesses in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +842 higher in Schofields - East

1,950 86th pct 2,792 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +63 higher in Schofields - East

927 55th pct 990 60th pct

Max temp in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +0.5 higher in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill

25.4 69th pct 25.0 64th pct

Min temp in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +0.1 higher in Schofields - East

11.3 43rd pct 11.4 44th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +1.8 higher in Schofields - East

3.0 20th pct 4.8 41st pct

Types ≤15 min in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +1.6 more in Schofields - East

2.8 17th pct 4.4 37th pct

15-min city in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +10.5 pts higher in Schofields - East

28.6% 19th pct 39.1% 28th pct

Walk to shops in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +3.1 pts higher in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill

28.3% 19th pct 25.1% 16th pct

Walk to transit in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +31.4 pts higher in Schofields - East

67.4% 31st pct 98.8% 70th pct

Walk to school in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +53.8 pts higher in Schofields - East

33.6% 19th pct 87.4% 65th pct

Walk to a park in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +54.6 pts higher in Schofields - East

43.8% 11th pct 98.4% 54th pct

Walk to health in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +8.9 pts higher in Schofields - East

13.8% 20th pct 22.7% 27th pct

Amenities/1k in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +9.8 more in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill

15.6 58th pct 5.8 2nd pct

Intersections/km² in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +146 higher in Schofields - East

12 26th pct 158 63rd pct

Mean slope in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill in Schofields - East +0.2 pts higher in Schofields - East

5.5% 54th pct 5.7% 57th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Pitt Town - McGraths Hill vs Schofields - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/115041301/pitt-town-mcgraths-hill/vs/116021632/schofields-east