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Marsden Park - Shanes Park vs Windsor - Bligh Park

Name: Marsden Park - Shanes Park vs Windsor - Bligh Park — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 7.2 km apart · Marsden Park - Shanes Park profile · Windsor - Bligh Park profile

Marsden Park - Shanes Park Windsor - Bligh Park

Marsden Park - Shanes Park and Windsor - Bligh Park are neighbouring areas with similar total populations, but they have very different profiles. Marsden Park - Shanes Park is far more diverse, with 52.8% of people born overseas and 58.6% using a language other than English at home. It also has a more highly qualified workforce, with 45.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, compared to 13.8% in Windsor - Bligh Park. Other key differences include far higher household incomes in Marsden Park - Shanes Park, where 40.5% earn $3,000 or more a week, while Windsor - Bligh Park has a higher share of people living alone (24.8%) and more one-parent families (19.6%).

Since 2011, the two areas have tracked in opposite directions, with Marsden Park - Shanes Park seeing a huge 94.6% population growth while Windsor - Bligh Park grew by just 0.5%. Despite this, they share some basic traits, such as having almost identical unemployment rates and the same typical number of people per bedroom. Both areas also provide similar access to transport, with about 93% of homes located within a 10-minute walk of public transport.

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Where they differ most

Born overseas: 39.4 pts higher in Marsden Park - Shanes Park Other language: 51.1 pts higher in Marsden Park - Shanes Park Year 12: 34.7 pts higher in Marsden Park - Shanes Park Bachelor+: 31.8 pts higher in Marsden Park - Shanes Park Recent movers: 51.9 pts higher in Marsden Park - Shanes Park

Demographics & Identity

Population in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +260 larger in Marsden Park - Shanes Park

15,524 78th pct 15,264 77th pct

Median age in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +3 yrs older in Windsor - Bligh Park

32 yrs 9th pct 35 yrs 21st pct

Age structure

43.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +15.4 pts 28.5%

29.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +9.6 pts 20.3%

12.6% Older adults (45–64) +12.4 pts ▸ 25.0%

8.3% Youth (15–24) +4.9 pts ▸ 13.2%

5.5% Seniors (65+) +7.5 pts ▸ 12.9%

Marital status

67.3% Married ◂ +25.6 pts 41.8%

24.3% Never married +15.2 pts ▸ 39.5%

3.9% Divorced +6.7 pts ▸ 10.6%

2.4% Widowed +1.7 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.0% Separated +2.0 pts ▸ 4.0%

Age & sex structure

Marsden Park - Shanes Park Windsor - Bligh Park

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

43.4% Australia +38.0 pts ▸ 81.4%

23.7% India ◂ +22.3 pts 1.4%

9.7% Philippines ◂ +8.7 pts 1.0%

0.8% England +2.1 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.6% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%

1.0% China ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

0.9% Nepal ◂ +0.8 pts 0.1%

0.6% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.1% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Italy even 0.2%

Ancestry

13.7% Australian +28.2 pts ▸ 41.9%

11.3% English +27.6 pts ▸ 38.9%

25.5% Indian ◂ +24.0 pts 1.6%

14.6% Filipino ◂ +13.2 pts 1.5%

2.4% Irish +7.8 pts ▸ 10.2%

1.8% Scottish +7.7 pts ▸ 9.5%

3.4% Chinese ◂ +2.4 pts 1.0%

1.2% German +2.1 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.9% Italian +1.3 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.5% Dutch +1.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.3% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

36.9% English only +50.3 pts ▸ 87.2%

8.7% Punjabi ◂ +8.0 pts 0.7%

5.6% Hindi ◂ +5.2 pts 0.4%

5.6% Tagalog ◂ +5.3 pts 0.3%

1.4% Arabic ◂ +0.9 pts 0.5%

1.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.9 pts 0.4%

0.6% Cantonese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.2% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Vietnamese even 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

39.5% Christianity +14.8 pts ▸ 54.2%

12.4% No religion +23.5 pts ▸ 35.9%

25.3% Hinduism ◂ +24.3 pts 1.0%

8.2% Other religions ◂ +7.3 pts 1.0%

7.3% Islam ◂ +6.7 pts 0.6%

5.3% Not stated +1.1 pts ▸ 6.4%

2.0% Buddhism ◂ +1.2 pts 0.8%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +1 more in Windsor - Bligh Park

6 71st pct 7 86th pct

Schools/1k kids in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +0.96 more in Windsor - Bligh Park

1.29 25th pct 2.26 55th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +19 more in Marsden Park - Shanes Park

39 80th pct 20 51st pct

Students in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +2,211 more in Marsden Park - Shanes Park

4,998 89th pct 2,787 76th pct

Avg size in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +435 larger in Marsden Park - Shanes Park

833 87th pct 398 46th pct

ICSEA in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +117 higher in Marsden Park - Shanes Park

1,092 80th pct 975 30th pct

Highest year of school

78.0% Year 12 ◂ +34.7 pts 43.3%

10.2% Year 10 +21.4 pts ▸ 31.6%

4.4% Year 9 or below +7.5 pts ▸ 11.9%

2.5% Year 11 +4.7 pts ▸ 7.2%

Highest qualification level

13.6% Certificate III / IV +26.9 pts ▸ 40.5%

39.7% Bachelor degree ◂ +23.7 pts 15.9%

19.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +13.8 pts 5.4%

13.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.9 pts ▸ 15.9%

0.9% Certificate I / II +1.9 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.7% Graduate diploma / certificate even 2.7%

Field of qualification

26.8% Management & commerce ◂ +8.1 pts 18.8%

14.0% Engineering & related +2.2 pts ▸ 16.2%

12.5% Information technology ◂ +10.0 pts 2.5%

8.1% Society & culture +3.8 pts ▸ 11.9%

10.2% Health ◂ +1.6 pts 8.6%

4.8% Education +3.3 pts ▸ 8.1%

2.9% Architecture & building +4.4 pts ▸ 7.3%

3.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.8 pts ▸ 5.7%

3.3% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.7 pts 1.6%

2.4% Creative arts +0.7 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.6% Agriculture & environment +1.7 pts ▸ 2.3%

Income

Personal income in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +$300 higher in Marsden Park - Shanes Park

$1,142 87th pct $842 58th pct

Household income in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +$924 higher in Marsden Park - Shanes Park

$2,729 92nd pct $1,805 53rd pct

Family income in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +$604 higher in Marsden Park - Shanes Park

$2,743 83rd pct $2,139 54th pct

Household income distribution

36.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.3 pts 34.4%

12.7% $650–$1,499 +11.8 pts ▸ 24.5%

21.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +10.5 pts 11.3%

18.7% $4,000 or more ◂ +10.4 pts 8.3%

5.6% Under $650 +9.8 pts ▸ 15.4%

Personal income distribution

27.4% Under $650 +10.1 pts ▸ 37.5%

34.9% $650–$1,499 even 34.9%

28.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +9.5 pts 18.8%

4.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.3 pts 2.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

3.0% Mental health +8.1 pts ▸ 11.1%

5.1% Asthma +5.1 pts ▸ 10.1%

4.7% Other condition +4.1 pts ▸ 8.8%

2.8% Arthritis +6.0 pts ▸ 8.8%

3.9% Diabetes +1.3 pts ▸ 5.2%

1.6% Heart disease +2.2 pts ▸ 3.8%

0.9% Cancer +1.7 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.5% Lung condition +1.7 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.3% Stroke +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

79.8% None ◂ +19.1 pts 60.8%

11.1% One condition +9.4 pts ▸ 20.5%

2.3% Two conditions +4.2 pts ▸ 6.5%

0.9% Three or more +2.8 pts ▸ 3.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +915 larger in Windsor - Bligh Park

213 56th pct 1,128 87th pct

Median age in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +3 yrs older in Windsor - Bligh Park

17 yrs 0th pct 20 yrs 14th pct

Median income in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +$274 higher in Marsden Park - Shanes Park

$919 85th pct $645 52nd pct

Household income in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +$570 higher in Marsden Park - Shanes Park

$2,216 78th pct $1,646 47th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +0.8 larger in Marsden Park - Shanes Park

3.4 100th pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

78.9% Couples with children ◂ +22.2 pts 56.7%

14.1% Couples without children +8.6 pts ▸ 22.7%

6.3% One-parent families +13.3 pts ▸ 19.6%

0.7% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

Household size

20.2% 2 people +10.9 pts ▸ 31.1%

29.3% 4 people ◂ +14.1 pts 15.2%

8.9% 1 person +15.9 pts ▸ 24.8%

24.1% 3 people ◂ +6.2 pts 18.0%

11.1% 5 people ◂ +4.1 pts 7.0%

6.3% 6 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 4.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +$180 higher in Marsden Park - Shanes Park

$570 95th pct $390 57th pct

Mortgage in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +$782 higher in Marsden Park - Shanes Park

$2,882 94th pct $2,100 69th pct

People / bedroom in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park even

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

68.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +30.0 pts 38.6%

19.0% Rented +18.5 pts ▸ 37.5%

10.4% Owned outright +11.6 pts ▸ 21.9%

1.7% Not stated ◂ +0.5 pts 1.2%

0.6% Other tenure +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

Types of homes

97.5% Separate house ◂ +18.4 pts 79.1%

2.2% Townhouse / semi-detached +16.5 pts ▸ 18.7%

0.2% Flat or apartment +1.7 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

54.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +27.6 pts 27.0%

13.4% 3 bedrooms +35.9 pts ▸ 49.2%

22.4% 5 or more ◂ +13.8 pts 8.6%

7.2% 2 bedrooms +3.4 pts ▸ 10.6%

0.8% 1 bedroom +2.1 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.2% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

62.1% $550–$749 ◂ +56.3 pts 5.8%

26.9% $350–$549 +29.5 pts ▸ 56.4%

4.1% $200–$349 +18.6 pts ▸ 22.7%

1.8% Under $200 +10.6 pts ▸ 12.4%

2.1% $750 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 0.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

43.4% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +0.3 pts 43.1%

43.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +26.3 pts 16.6%

4.4% $1,000–$1,799 +20.6 pts ▸ 25.0%

3.1% Under $1,000 +7.1 pts ▸ 10.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +24 more in Windsor - Bligh Park

76 77th pct 100 86th pct

Stops/1k in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +1.66 more in Windsor - Bligh Park

4.90 59th pct 6.55 78th pct

Departures/1k in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +748.8 more in Marsden Park - Shanes Park

1,776.4 79th pct 1,027.6 58th pct

PT routes in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +8 more in Windsor - Bligh Park

5 36th pct 13 73rd pct

Stop walk in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +2 longer in Marsden Park - Shanes Park

3 29th pct 1 7th pct

Drive to city in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +6 longer in Windsor - Bligh Park

37 65th pct 43 70th pct

Reach 30 min in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +260 more in Marsden Park - Shanes Park

15,524 49th pct 15,264 48th pct

Reach 45 min in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +260 more in Marsden Park - Shanes Park

15,524 23rd pct 15,264 23rd pct

How people get to work

37.8% Car (driver) +15.6 pts ▸ 53.4%

40.3% Worked at home ◂ +18.4 pts 21.9%

2.3% Car (passenger) +1.4 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.8% Train ◂ +0.8 pts 0.9%

0.3% Walked +1.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.4% Bus ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.0% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

49.8% 2 vehicles ◂ +12.5 pts 37.4%

32.1% 1 vehicle +1.1 pts ▸ 33.2%

11.4% 3 vehicles +2.0 pts ▸ 13.4%

4.8% 4 or more +5.0 pts ▸ 9.8%

1.9% No vehicle +4.2 pts ▸ 6.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.5 pts 11.9%

6.7% Construction +7.8 pts ▸ 14.5%

9.6% Professional & technical ◂ +5.4 pts 4.2%

9.0% Retail trade +0.5 pts ▸ 9.5%

8.5% Finance & insurance ◂ +6.4 pts 2.2%

8.4% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.8 pts 5.5%

6.3% Manufacturing +1.9 pts ▸ 8.2%

6.1% Education & training +2.1 pts ▸ 8.2%

5.1% Public administration & safety +1.9 pts ▸ 7.0%

3.1% Accommodation & food +2.4 pts ▸ 5.5%

2.0% Other services +2.6 pts ▸ 4.6%

4.6% Wholesale trade ◂ +1.2 pts 3.4%

Occupations people work in

30.8% Professionals ◂ +16.4 pts 14.4%

9.2% Technicians & trades +8.6 pts ▸ 17.8%

15.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.5 pts 14.1%

12.4% Managers ◂ +1.3 pts 11.1%

8.6% Community & personal service +2.8 pts ▸ 11.4%

5.8% Labourers +5.1 pts ▸ 10.9%

9.4% Machinery operators & drivers +1.1 pts ▸ 10.5%

6.3% Sales workers +1.7 pts ▸ 8.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +6 higher in Marsden Park - Shanes Park

10 100th pct 4 36th pct

IRSD decile in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +6 higher in Marsden Park - Shanes Park

10 100th pct 4 36th pct

IER decile in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +5 higher in Marsden Park - Shanes Park

10 100th pct 5 43rd pct

IEO decile in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +5 higher in Marsden Park - Shanes Park

8 71st pct 3 29th pct

IRSAD score in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +170 higher in Marsden Park - Shanes Park

1,125 92nd pct 955 32nd pct

ERP in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +14,984 higher in Marsden Park - Shanes Park

30,461 94th pct 15,477 73rd pct

Growth in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +94.1 pts higher in Marsden Park - Shanes Park

94.6% 100th pct 0.5% 14th pct

Businesses in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +685 higher in Marsden Park - Shanes Park

2,277 86th pct 1,592 78th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +35 higher in Marsden Park - Shanes Park

957 58th pct 922 55th pct

Max temp in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park even

25.5 70th pct 25.5 71st pct

Min temp in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park even

11.2 43rd pct 11.2 42nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +1.0 higher in Windsor - Bligh Park

4.0 30th pct 5.1 44th pct

Types ≤15 min in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +1.4 more in Windsor - Bligh Park

3.5 25th pct 4.9 44th pct

15-min city in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +19.4 pts higher in Windsor - Bligh Park

32.3% 22nd pct 51.7% 39th pct

Walk to shops in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +11.4 pts higher in Marsden Park - Shanes Park

32.2% 22nd pct 20.8% 13th pct

Walk to transit in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +1.0 pts higher in Windsor - Bligh Park

92.7% 52nd pct 93.7% 54th pct

Walk to school in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +7.8 pts higher in Windsor - Bligh Park

71.2% 47th pct 78.9% 55th pct

Walk to a park in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +5.8 pts higher in Windsor - Bligh Park

83.9% 31st pct 89.7% 37th pct

Walk to health in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +10.9 pts higher in Marsden Park - Shanes Park

31.1% 35th pct 20.1% 25th pct

Amenities/1k in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +5.8 more in Windsor - Bligh Park

8.6 14th pct 14.5 52nd pct

Intersections/km² in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +60 higher in Marsden Park - Shanes Park

123 56th pct 62 43rd pct

Mean slope in Marsden Park - Shanes Park in Windsor - Bligh Park +0.6 pts higher in Marsden Park - Shanes Park

4.6% 37th pct 4.0% 26th pct

Compare Marsden Park - Shanes Park with nearby areas

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Compare Windsor - Bligh Park with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Marsden Park - Shanes Park vs Windsor - Bligh Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/116021629/marsden-park-shanes-park/vs/124041467/windsor-bligh-park