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Rosebery - Beaconsfield vs Kensington

Name: Rosebery - Beaconsfield vs Kensington — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 1.4 km apart · Rosebery - Beaconsfield profile · Kensington profile

Rosebery - Beaconsfield Kensington

Rosebery - Beaconsfield and Kensington (NSW) are neighbouring inner-city areas with very similar profiles, though Rosebery - Beaconsfield is more affluent. Typical weekly personal income is well higher in Rosebery - Beaconsfield at $1,275, compared to $946 in Kensington (NSW). Rosebery - Beaconsfield also has a higher share of adults working or looking for work (72.0% versus 61.8%) and a greater proportion of people with a bachelor degree or higher. In contrast, Kensington (NSW) has more school enrolments and far larger average school sizes, with 498 students per school compared to 272 in Rosebery - Beaconsfield.

These two areas are almost identical in their basic makeup, sharing the same typical resident age of 32 and similar proportions of children and First Nations people. Life in both places is characterised by high levels of overseas birth and language diversity, with both areas sitting far above the national figure. While they track closely, some gaps are shifting, such as the higher number of people born overseas and those who do not identify with a religion in Rosebery - Beaconsfield.

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Where they differ most

Unemployment: 2.1 pts higher in Kensington Full-time: 8.1 pts higher in Rosebery - Beaconsfield Volunteering: 5.9 pts higher in Kensington Participation: 10.2 pts higher in Rosebery - Beaconsfield De facto: 8.3 pts higher in Rosebery - Beaconsfield

Demographics & Identity

Population in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington +481 larger in Rosebery - Beaconsfield

12,290 64th pct 11,809 62nd pct

Median age in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington even

32 yrs 9th pct 32 yrs 9th pct

Age structure

52.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +16.8 pts 35.2%

12.8% Youth (15–24) +8.4 pts ▸ 21.3%

15.9% Older adults (45–64) +2.8 pts ▸ 18.7%

7.7% Seniors (65+) +5.1 pts ▸ 12.8%

11.5% Children (0–14) +0.5 pts ▸ 12.1%

Marital status

56.2% Never married +0.5 pts ▸ 56.7%

33.9% Married ◂ +1.4 pts 32.6%

5.5% Divorced +0.2 pts ▸ 5.7%

2.1% Widowed +0.8 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.3% Separated ◂ +0.2 pts 2.1%

Age & sex structure

Rosebery - Beaconsfield Kensington

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

43.9% Australia +5.4 pts ▸ 49.4%

11.6% China ◂ +5.5 pts 6.1%

4.0% England ◂ +1.1 pts 2.9%

1.7% India +1.3 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.1% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 1.8%

1.3% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 1.3%

0.7% South Africa +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.7% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.8% Italy even 0.8%

0.1% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Ancestry

20.7% Chinese ◂ +2.7 pts 18.0%

19.0% English +1.2 pts ▸ 20.2%

14.9% Australian +3.5 pts ▸ 18.4%

10.2% Irish ◂ +0.8 pts 9.5%

6.5% Greek ◂ +0.4 pts 6.1%

5.2% Scottish +0.3 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.4% Italian ◂ +0.6 pts 3.7%

2.5% Indian +1.6 pts ▸ 4.1%

2.3% German +0.5 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.2% Filipino ◂ +0.5 pts 1.7%

1.2% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.8% Dutch +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

Language

Language used at home

52.3% English only +3.2 pts ▸ 55.4%

12.3% Mandarin ◂ +4.4 pts 7.9%

4.5% Greek ◂ +0.8 pts 3.7%

3.3% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.8% Hindi +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.7% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

1.0% Italian even 1.0%

0.9% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

44.2% No religion ◂ +5.4 pts 38.8%

39.2% Christianity +1.0 pts ▸ 40.2%

7.7% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 7.5%

3.2% Buddhism +1.0 pts ▸ 4.3%

1.5% Judaism +1.8 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.6% Hinduism +1.4 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.2% Islam +0.5 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.4% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington +1 more in Kensington

2 14th pct 3 43rd pct

Schools/1k kids in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington +0.69 more in Kensington

1.41 29th pct 2.11 51st pct

Schools ≤3 km in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington +16 more in Kensington

58 90th pct 74 96th pct

Students in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington +952 more in Kensington

543 19th pct 1,495 51st pct

Avg size in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington +227 larger in Kensington

272 28th pct 498 60th pct

ICSEA in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington +37 higher in Kensington

1,073 74th pct 1,110 86th pct

Highest year of school

81.1% Year 12 ◂ +0.6 pts 80.5%

5.6% Year 10 +0.5 pts ▸ 6.1%

4.3% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.8 pts 3.5%

2.9% Year 11 ◂ +0.1 pts 2.8%

Highest qualification level

41.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.4 pts 39.6%

19.9% Postgraduate degree +0.4 pts ▸ 20.3%

12.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.5 pts 12.0%

11.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +1.4 pts 9.6%

2.9% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.3 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.7% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

Field of qualification

27.5% Management & commerce ◂ +3.8 pts 23.7%

12.6% Society & culture +1.2 pts ▸ 13.8%

10.9% Engineering & related ◂ +0.7 pts 10.2%

6.9% Health +2.8 pts ▸ 9.6%

7.9% Creative arts ◂ +0.3 pts 7.6%

5.6% Information technology ◂ +1.9 pts 3.8%

5.4% Architecture & building ◂ +1.2 pts 4.2%

4.0% Education +1.3 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.8% Natural & physical sciences +1.0 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.6% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.2 pts 3.4%

0.6% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington +$329 higher in Rosebery - Beaconsfield

$1,275 91st pct $946 73rd pct

Household income in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington +$249 higher in Rosebery - Beaconsfield

$2,366 86th pct $2,117 73rd pct

Family income in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington +$140 higher in Rosebery - Beaconsfield

$2,883 87th pct $2,743 83rd pct

Household income distribution

33.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.5 pts 30.3%

21.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 20.0%

16.1% $650–$1,499 +5.1 pts ▸ 21.2%

14.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.5 pts 11.0%

9.8% Under $650 +1.9 pts ▸ 11.8%

Personal income distribution

25.0% Under $650 +11.2 pts ▸ 36.3%

29.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +8.8 pts 20.9%

29.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.6 pts 27.0%

9.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 8.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

5.6% Mental health +1.6 pts ▸ 7.2%

5.4% Other condition +1.3 pts ▸ 6.7%

5.5% Asthma +0.8 pts ▸ 6.3%

3.1% Arthritis +1.4 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.1% Diabetes +0.8 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.4% Heart disease +1.1 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.4% Cancer +0.9 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.3% Dementia +0.7 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.6% Lung condition +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

76.6% None ◂ +5.0 pts 71.6%

13.0% One condition +3.0 pts ▸ 16.0%

2.6% Two conditions +1.0 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.7% Three or more +0.8 pts ▸ 1.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington +20 larger in Kensington

122 38th pct 142 43rd pct

Median age in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington +4 yrs older in Rosebery - Beaconsfield

28 yrs 76th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington +$505 higher in Rosebery - Beaconsfield

$1,142 93rd pct $637 50th pct

Household income in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington +$350 higher in Rosebery - Beaconsfield

$2,386 86th pct $2,036 69th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington +0.1 larger in Kensington

2.2 14th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

46.4% Couples with children +6.4 pts ▸ 52.9%

42.7% Couples without children ◂ +8.6 pts 34.1%

8.7% One-parent families +2.0 pts ▸ 10.7%

2.2% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 2.4%

Household size

42.5% 2 people ◂ +5.6 pts 37.0%

27.3% 1 person +3.3 pts ▸ 30.7%

17.6% 3 people ◂ +2.3 pts 15.3%

9.3% 4 people +2.6 pts ▸ 11.9%

2.4% 5 people +1.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.0% 6 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington +$100 higher in Rosebery - Beaconsfield

$600 98th pct $500 88th pct

Mortgage in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington +$200 higher in Kensington

$2,600 89th pct $2,800 92nd pct

People / bedroom in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington +0.10 higher in Rosebery - Beaconsfield

1.10 95th pct 1.00 90th pct

How homes are owned or rented

53.8% Rented +1.5 pts ▸ 55.3%

27.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +9.0 pts 18.6%

16.3% Owned outright +7.8 pts ▸ 24.1%

1.0% Other tenure +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.2% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

Types of homes

76.5% Flat or apartment ◂ +4.4 pts 72.1%

15.6% Separate house +4.8 pts ▸ 20.4%

7.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +0.3 pts 7.1%

0.3% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

47.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +1.9 pts 45.2%

23.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +3.0 pts 20.0%

20.7% 1 bedroom ◂ +4.2 pts 16.5%

5.9% 4 bedrooms +4.0 pts ▸ 9.9%

1.7% 5 or more +4.4 pts ▸ 6.1%

0.4% Studio / none +1.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

Weekly rent distribution

29.6% $350–$549 +18.1 pts ▸ 47.7%

46.3% $550–$749 ◂ +21.3 pts 25.0%

17.5% $750 or more ◂ +3.0 pts 14.5%

3.9% $200–$349 +3.6 pts ▸ 7.6%

0.4% Under $200 +3.0 pts ▸ 3.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

37.9% $3,000 or more +5.1 pts ▸ 43.0%

35.8% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +8.5 pts 27.3%

12.1% $1,000–$1,799 +0.4 pts ▸ 12.5%

8.8% Under $1,000 +1.7 pts ▸ 10.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington +4 more in Kensington

38 48th pct 42 51st pct

Stops/1k in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington +0.46 more in Kensington

3.09 32nd pct 3.56 39th pct

Departures/1k in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington +1,207.4 more in Kensington

2,529.9 86th pct 3,737.2 88th pct

PT routes in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington +7 more in Kensington

9 57th pct 16 80th pct

Stop walk in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington +1 longer in Rosebery - Beaconsfield

8 7th pct 7 5th pct

Reach 30 min in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington +19,557 more in Kensington

75,711 88th pct 95,268 89th pct

Reach 45 min in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington +106,856 more in Kensington

270,735 87th pct 377,591 89th pct

Transit to city in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington +1 longer in Kensington

39 17th pct 40 19th pct

How people get to work

48.8% Worked at home ◂ +4.3 pts 44.5%

23.9% Car (driver) ◂ +1.0 pts 22.9%

4.0% Walked +0.4 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.7% Bus +1.3 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.4 pts 2.1%

1.9% Train ◂ +1.6 pts 0.3%

1.2% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

Motor vehicles per home

54.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +4.1 pts 50.6%

22.3% 2 vehicles +1.2 pts ▸ 23.5%

17.3% No vehicle +1.5 pts ▸ 18.8%

4.2% 3 vehicles +0.6 pts ▸ 4.8%

1.6% 4 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 2.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.2% Professional & technical ◂ +1.3 pts 13.9%

9.8% Health care & social assistance +3.4 pts ▸ 13.1%

7.7% Education & training +4.8 pts ▸ 12.5%

9.1% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.3 pts 7.8%

8.1% Construction ◂ +2.1 pts 6.0%

7.8% Retail trade +0.1 pts ▸ 7.9%

5.9% Accommodation & food +1.5 pts ▸ 7.4%

5.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.0 pts 4.7%

4.9% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.3 pts 3.6%

3.4% Media & telecommunications ◂ +0.4 pts 3.1%

2.3% Arts & recreation +1.0 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.9% Administrative & support +0.2 pts ▸ 3.1%

Occupations people work in

36.7% Professionals +1.9 pts ▸ 38.5%

18.9% Managers ◂ +4.4 pts 14.5%

13.0% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.5 pts 12.5%

9.1% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.6 pts 8.5%

7.2% Community & personal service +1.7 pts ▸ 8.9%

6.5% Sales workers +1.4 pts ▸ 7.8%

3.9% Labourers +1.0 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.3 pts 2.7%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington even

10 100th pct 10 100th pct

IRSD decile in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington even

9 86th pct 9 86th pct

IER decile in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington even

4 36th pct 4 36th pct

IEO decile in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington even

10 100th pct 10 100th pct

IRSAD score in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington +20 higher in Rosebery - Beaconsfield

1,142 96th pct 1,122 92nd pct

ERP in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington +591 higher in Kensington

13,993 67th pct 14,584 69th pct

Growth in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington +9.2 pts higher in Kensington

12.9% 86th pct 22.1% 91st pct

Businesses in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington +743 higher in Rosebery - Beaconsfield

1,776 83rd pct 1,033 57th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington even

1,390 86th pct 1,390 86th pct

Max temp in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington even

23.4 46th pct 23.4 46th pct

Min temp in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington even

13.7 72nd pct 13.7 72nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington +0.4 higher in Rosebery - Beaconsfield

9.5 100th pct 9.1 98th pct

Types ≤15 min in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington even

8.0 100th pct 8.0 100th pct

15-min city in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 99th pct

Walk to shops in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to transit in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 85th pct

Walk to school in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to a park in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 71st pct

Walk to health in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Amenities/1k in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington +6.7 more in Kensington

11.6 34th pct 18.2 68th pct

Intersections/km² in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington +40 higher in Rosebery - Beaconsfield

392 89th pct 352 87th pct

Mean slope in Rosebery - Beaconsfield in Kensington +1.8 pts higher in Kensington

3.7% 22nd pct 5.5% 54th pct

Compare Rosebery - Beaconsfield with nearby areas

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Compare Kensington with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Rosebery - Beaconsfield vs Kensington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/117031643/rosebery-beaconsfield/vs/118021564/kensington

Where they differ most

👥 Demographics & Identity

Age structure

Marital status

Age & sex structure

🌏 Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

Ancestry

💬 Language

Language used at home

🕊️ Religion

Religious affiliation

🎓 Education & Qualifications

Highest year of school

Highest qualification level

Field of qualification

💰 Income

Household income distribution

Personal income distribution

🩺 Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

Number of long-term health conditions

🤝 Community Participation

🪃 First Nations

🏠 Family & Households

Family composition

Household size

🏘️ Housing & Dwellings

How homes are owned or rented

Types of homes

Bedrooms per home

Weekly rent distribution

Monthly mortgage distribution

🚗 Transport & Vehicles

How people get to work

Motor vehicles per home

🚆 Migration & Movement

💼 Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

Occupations people work in

📈 Economy & Advantage

🌦️ Environment & Climate

🚶 Walkability

Compare Rosebery - Beaconsfield with nearby areas

Compare Kensington with nearby areas

Cite this page

Demographics & Identity

Ancestry & Birthplace

Language

Religion

Education & Qualifications

Income

Health & Disability

Community Participation

First Nations

Family & Households

Housing & Dwellings

Transport & Vehicles

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Economy & Advantage

Environment & Climate

Walkability