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Spring Farm vs Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

Name: Spring Farm vs Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 22 km apart · Spring Farm profile · Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton profile

Spring Farm Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton and Spring Farm are nearby New South Wales areas with very different profiles. Spring Farm is a much younger place where the typical resident is 30, compared to 37 in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton. It has far more people who moved there in the last five years (68.1% versus 39.1%) and a much higher share of adults working or looking for work (77.9% versus 63.4%). In contrast, Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton is more established, with far more homes owned outright (28.5% versus 10.5%) and a far higher proportion of seniors (15.9% versus 5.3%).

Both areas share a very similar Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, each around 5%. This common ground exists alongside a widening gap in education and language; Spring Farm has a far higher share of residents who finished Year 12 (59.2% versus 42.4%) and those who use another language at home (15.5% versus 5.1%). While Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton offers more walkable health services and more public transport stops, Spring Farm has a far higher number of weekly transport departures and significantly better street connectivity.

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Where they differ most

Recent movers: 28.9 pts higher in Spring Farm Population: 9,448 larger in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton Owned outright: 18.0 pts higher in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton Year 12: 16.7 pts higher in Spring Farm Participation: 14.5 pts higher in Spring Farm

Demographics & Identity

Population in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +9,448 larger in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

9,539 50th pct 18,987 88th pct

Median age in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +7 yrs older in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

30 yrs 3rd pct 37 yrs 36th pct

Age structure

40.2% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +14.8 pts 25.4%

29.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +8.1 pts 21.0%

15.1% Older adults (45–64) +9.7 pts ▸ 24.8%

5.3% Seniors (65+) +10.6 pts ▸ 15.9%

10.3% Youth (15–24) +2.5 pts ▸ 12.7%

Marital status

51.4% Married ◂ +3.5 pts 47.9%

35.3% Never married ◂ +0.5 pts 34.8%

8.0% Divorced +0.7 pts ▸ 8.7%

1.8% Widowed +2.9 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.4% Separated +0.5 pts ▸ 3.9%

Age & sex structure

Spring Farm Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

81.3% Australia +2.8 pts ▸ 84.1%

1.8% England +1.9 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.9% India ◂ +1.7 pts 0.2%

1.3% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

0.9% Philippines ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.6% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.3% China even 0.3%

0.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Italy even 0.2%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

39.9% Australian +3.7 pts ▸ 43.6%

33.4% English +8.4 pts ▸ 41.8%

8.3% Irish +2.8 pts ▸ 11.2%

7.2% Scottish +2.5 pts ▸ 9.7%

5.4% Italian ◂ +1.8 pts 3.6%

3.1% German +0.6 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.6% Indian ◂ +3.3 pts 0.3%

1.9% Filipino ◂ +1.4 pts 0.6%

1.0% Dutch +0.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.4% Chinese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.9%

1.0% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

82.1% English only +8.0 pts ▸ 90.1%

1.3% Hindi ◂ +1.3 pts 0.0%

1.2% Punjabi ◂ +1.2 pts 0.1%

0.9% Arabic even 0.9%

0.6% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.4% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.4% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Cantonese even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

53.7% Christianity +1.3 pts ▸ 54.9%

34.5% No religion +2.4 pts ▸ 36.9%

3.9% Not stated +2.3 pts ▸ 6.2%

2.9% Islam ◂ +2.3 pts 0.7%

2.6% Hinduism ◂ +2.5 pts 0.1%

1.3% Other religions ◂ +0.9 pts 0.4%

1.1% Buddhism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +5 more in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

1 0th pct 6 71st pct

Schools/1k kids in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +1.14 more in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

0.36 0th pct 1.50 32nd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +9 more in Spring Farm

17 45th pct 8 18th pct

Students in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +2,122 more in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

866 32nd pct 2,988 78th pct

Avg size in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +368 larger in Spring Farm

866 88th pct 498 60th pct

ICSEA in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +48 higher in Spring Farm

1,009 47th pct 961 24th pct

Highest year of school

59.2% Year 12 ◂ +16.7 pts 42.4%

25.6% Year 10 +7.6 pts ▸ 33.2%

6.2% Year 9 or below +4.5 pts ▸ 10.7%

6.1% Year 11 +1.3 pts ▸ 7.4%

Highest qualification level

36.9% Certificate III / IV +5.5 pts ▸ 42.5%

22.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +7.4 pts 15.1%

18.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.8 pts 15.5%

7.4% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.6 pts 4.8%

2.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.2 pts 2.7%

2.0% Certificate I / II +0.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

Field of qualification

20.7% Management & commerce ◂ +4.5 pts 16.2%

15.2% Engineering & related +4.0 pts ▸ 19.1%

13.9% Society & culture ◂ +2.7 pts 11.3%

10.8% Education ◂ +1.9 pts 8.9%

9.7% Health ◂ +0.3 pts 9.4%

6.4% Architecture & building +2.5 pts ▸ 9.0%

6.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.7 pts 5.6%

3.0% Creative arts ◂ +0.6 pts 2.5%

2.8% Information technology ◂ +1.6 pts 1.2%

1.5% Agriculture & environment +0.7 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.6% Natural & physical sciences +0.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

Income

Personal income in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +$293 higher in Spring Farm

$1,122 86th pct $829 55th pct

Household income in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +$517 higher in Spring Farm

$2,403 87th pct $1,886 58th pct

Family income in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +$334 higher in Spring Farm

$2,503 75th pct $2,169 56th pct

Household income distribution

44.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +12.2 pts 32.3%

17.1% $650–$1,499 +7.4 pts ▸ 24.6%

18.5% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +6.5 pts 12.0%

5.0% Under $650 +8.5 pts ▸ 13.5%

11.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 11.3%

Personal income distribution

38.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.5 pts 34.1%

26.9% Under $650 +10.9 pts ▸ 37.9%

28.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +9.9 pts 18.5%

2.9% $3,000 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 3.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

4.5% Arthritis +5.8 pts ▸ 10.3%

8.3% Mental health +1.7 pts ▸ 9.9%

8.6% Asthma +1.0 pts ▸ 9.6%

6.4% Other condition +1.9 pts ▸ 8.3%

3.0% Diabetes +1.9 pts ▸ 4.9%

1.9% Heart disease +2.2 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.2% Cancer +1.8 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.5% Lung condition +1.4 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.4% Stroke +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

72.6% None ◂ +11.3 pts 61.3%

17.2% One condition +3.6 pts ▸ 20.8%

3.8% Two conditions +3.0 pts ▸ 6.8%

1.2% Three or more +2.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +491 larger in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

458 77th pct 949 87th pct

Median age in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +3 yrs older in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

18 yrs 5th pct 21 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +$357 higher in Spring Farm

$1,089 91st pct $732 67th pct

Household income in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +$461 higher in Spring Farm

$2,441 87th pct $1,980 66th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +0.2 larger in Spring Farm

3.0 89th pct 2.8 79th pct

Family composition

67.8% Couples with children ◂ +7.8 pts 60.0%

18.1% Couples without children +6.4 pts ▸ 24.5%

13.5% One-parent families +1.3 pts ▸ 14.8%

0.6% Other families even 0.6%

Household size

29.1% 2 people +3.5 pts ▸ 32.6%

22.8% 3 people ◂ +6.8 pts 16.0%

22.4% 4 people ◂ +4.9 pts 17.5%

11.9% 1 person +9.0 pts ▸ 20.8%

10.0% 5 people ◂ +1.4 pts 8.6%

3.9% 6 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 4.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +$110 higher in Spring Farm

$510 89th pct $400 62nd pct

Mortgage in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +$325 higher in Spring Farm

$2,500 87th pct $2,175 74th pct

People / bedroom in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton even

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

62.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +17.7 pts 44.3%

10.5% Owned outright +18.0 pts ▸ 28.5%

26.2% Rented ◂ +3.1 pts 23.0%

0.3% Other tenure +2.6 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.9% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

Types of homes

93.7% Separate house ◂ +2.1 pts 91.6%

5.6% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.7 pts ▸ 6.2%

0.7% Flat or apartment +0.8 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

69.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +28.8 pts 40.3%

20.3% 3 bedrooms +12.9 pts ▸ 33.2%

5.3% 5 or more +6.9 pts ▸ 12.2%

1.9% 2 bedrooms +7.9 pts ▸ 9.9%

2.7% 1 bedroom even 2.6%

0.0% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

69.0% $350–$549 ◂ +11.7 pts 57.3%

8.4% $200–$349 +12.3 pts ▸ 20.7%

19.0% $550–$749 ◂ +10.0 pts 9.0%

1.0% Under $200 +7.2 pts ▸ 8.2%

1.0% $750 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

56.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +13.4 pts 43.1%

23.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.2 pts 21.0%

11.5% $1,000–$1,799 +9.6 pts ▸ 21.1%

4.0% Under $1,000 +4.9 pts ▸ 8.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +138 more in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

21 31st pct 159 91st pct

Stops/1k in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +6.17 more in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

2.20 23rd pct 8.37 86th pct

Departures/1k in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +193.0 more in Spring Farm

409.6 35th pct 216.6 26th pct

PT routes in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +8 more in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

2 14th pct 10 62nd pct

Stop walk in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +6 longer in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

2 14th pct 8 64th pct

Drive to city in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +20 longer in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

45 72nd pct 65 79th pct

Reach 30 min in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +9,448 more in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

9,539 27th pct 18,987 59th pct

Reach 45 min in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +23,611 more in Spring Farm

42,598 49th pct 18,987 28th pct

How people get to work

50.9% Car (driver) +3.6 pts ▸ 54.6%

25.7% Worked at home ◂ +4.2 pts 21.6%

2.7% Car (passenger) +0.7 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.5% Walked +0.9 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.5% Train even 0.5%

0.2% Bus ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Bicycle even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

53.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +15.9 pts 38.0%

24.9% 1 vehicle +2.0 pts ▸ 26.9%

14.2% 3 vehicles +2.9 pts ▸ 17.1%

5.7% 4 or more +8.4 pts ▸ 14.1%

1.1% No vehicle +2.7 pts ▸ 3.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.4% Construction +3.5 pts ▸ 15.9%

13.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.8 pts 12.9%

10.2% Retail trade ◂ +0.5 pts 9.7%

10.0% Education & training ◂ +1.2 pts 8.8%

7.0% Manufacturing +1.4 pts ▸ 8.4%

8.2% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.1 pts 6.0%

6.8% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.6 pts 5.2%

4.3% Accommodation & food +0.6 pts ▸ 4.9%

4.0% Professional & technical +0.1 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.8% Other services +0.2 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.6% Wholesale trade ◂ +1.0 pts 2.6%

3.2% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.4 pts 1.8%

Occupations people work in

18.9% Professionals ◂ +3.9 pts 15.0%

15.0% Technicians & trades +3.8 pts ▸ 18.8%

14.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.3 pts 13.5%

12.9% Community & personal service ◂ +2.0 pts 10.9%

11.9% Managers +0.7 pts ▸ 12.5%

7.3% Labourers +3.1 pts ▸ 10.4%

8.5% Machinery operators & drivers +0.6 pts ▸ 9.0%

8.8% Sales workers ◂ +0.6 pts 8.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +3 higher in Spring Farm

8 71st pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +2 higher in Spring Farm

8 71st pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +2 higher in Spring Farm

10 100th pct 8 71st pct

IEO decile in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +2 higher in Spring Farm

6 57th pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +60 higher in Spring Farm

1,051 72nd pct 991 47th pct

ERP in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +10,836 higher in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

11,767 57th pct 22,603 88th pct

Growth in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +4.1 pts higher in Spring Farm

22.6% 91st pct 18.5% 89th pct

Businesses in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +1,181 higher in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

558 29th pct 1,739 82nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +52 higher in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

965 58th pct 1,017 62nd pct

Max temp in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +1.9 higher in Spring Farm

24.8 62nd pct 22.9 41st pct

Min temp in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +0.7 higher in Spring Farm

10.4 28th pct 9.7 22nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +0.3 higher in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

4.4 35th pct 4.7 39th pct

Types ≤15 min in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +0.6 more in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

4.0 32nd pct 4.7 41st pct

15-min city in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +0.9 pts higher in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

56.7% 43rd pct 57.6% 44th pct

Walk to shops in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +3.9 pts higher in Spring Farm

56.5% 45th pct 52.7% 41st pct

Walk to transit in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +2.6 pts higher in Spring Farm

79.5% 39th pct 76.9% 37th pct

Walk to school in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +13.1 pts higher in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

32.0% 18th pct 45.1% 27th pct

Walk to a park in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +21.5 pts higher in Spring Farm

99.8% 66th pct 78.3% 27th pct

Walk to health in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +34.6 pts higher in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

0.0% 0th pct 34.6% 39th pct

Amenities/1k in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +11.8 more in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

5.2 0th pct 17.1 64th pct

Intersections/km² in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +158 higher in Spring Farm

167 64th pct 8 22nd pct

Mean slope in Spring Farm in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +0.4 pts higher in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

5.6% 56th pct 6.0% 61st pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Spring Farm vs Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/123011702/spring-farm/vs/123031447/picton-tahmoor-buxton