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Douglas Park - Appin vs Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

Name: Douglas Park - Appin vs Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 14 km apart · Douglas Park - Appin profile · Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton profile

Douglas Park - Appin Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton and Douglas Park - Appin are nearby areas with a few sharp contrasts. Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton is much more walkable, with 52.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries compared to just 12.8% in Douglas Park - Appin. It also has far more renters (23.0% versus 12.5%) and a higher number of one-parent families. In contrast, Douglas Park - Appin has a wealthier profile, where 36.5% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, compared to 23.4% in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton.

Both areas are similar in the share of people born overseas, which sits around the national figure at 11%. They are also alike in how many people use another language at home and their similar rates of home ownership. While they share these traits, the income gap has widened since 2011, with the typical weekly household income in Douglas Park - Appin now $598 higher than in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton.

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Where they differ most

Population: 7,875 larger in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton One-parent: 7.0 pts higher in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton Renting: 10.5 pts higher in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton De facto: 3.0 pts higher in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton Recent movers: 8.0 pts higher in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

Demographics & Identity

Population in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +7,875 larger in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton gap steady

11,112 59th pct 18,987 88th pct

Median age in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +1 yrs older in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton gap steady

36 yrs 29th pct 37 yrs 36th pct

Age structure

25.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.3 pts 25.4%

23.9% Older adults (45–64) +0.9 pts ▸ 24.8%

24.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +3.1 pts 21.0%

14.9% Seniors (65+) +1.0 pts ▸ 15.9%

11.4% Youth (15–24) +1.3 pts ▸ 12.7%

Marital status

57.5% Married ◂ +9.7 pts 47.9%

28.8% Never married +6.0 pts ▸ 34.8%

6.8% Divorced +1.9 pts ▸ 8.7%

4.2% Widowed +0.4 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.7% Separated +1.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

Age & sex structure

Douglas Park - Appin Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

83.0% Australia +1.1 pts ▸ 84.1%

3.3% England +0.4 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.9% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.4% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.4% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.3% Philippines even 0.3%

0.3% China even 0.3%

0.2% India even 0.2%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

44.2% Australian ◂ +0.5 pts 43.6%

38.9% English +2.9 pts ▸ 41.8%

9.8% Irish +1.4 pts ▸ 11.2%

8.7% Scottish +1.0 pts ▸ 9.7%

5.2% Italian ◂ +1.5 pts 3.6%

3.7% German ◂ +0.1 pts 3.7%

1.5% Dutch even 1.5%

0.8% Chinese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.8% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.6% Indian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.6% Filipino even 0.6%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

88.8% English only +1.3 pts ▸ 90.1%

0.6% Arabic +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.5% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.4% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.2% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

60.3% Christianity ◂ +5.4 pts 54.9%

30.6% No religion +6.3 pts ▸ 36.9%

7.0% Not stated ◂ +0.9 pts 6.2%

0.8% Islam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.5% Buddhism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% Hinduism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.1% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +1 more in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

5 64th pct 6 71st pct

Schools/1k kids in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +0.36 more in Douglas Park - Appin

1.86 44th pct 1.50 32nd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +13 more in Douglas Park - Appin

21 53rd pct 8 18th pct

Students in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +1,764 more in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

1,224 44th pct 2,988 78th pct

Avg size in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +192 larger in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

306 33rd pct 498 60th pct

ICSEA in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +49 higher in Douglas Park - Appin

1,009 47th pct 961 24th pct

Highest year of school

47.0% Year 12 ◂ +4.5 pts 42.4%

32.1% Year 10 +1.2 pts ▸ 33.2%

8.1% Year 9 or below +2.6 pts ▸ 10.7%

6.1% Year 11 +1.4 pts ▸ 7.4%

Highest qualification level

39.6% Certificate III / IV +2.9 pts ▸ 42.5%

18.3% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.2 pts 15.1%

16.7% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.2 pts 15.5%

4.8% Postgraduate degree even 4.8%

2.1% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.5 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.8% Certificate I / II +0.5 pts ▸ 2.3%

Field of qualification

19.7% Engineering & related ◂ +0.6 pts 19.1%

17.4% Management & commerce ◂ +1.2 pts 16.2%

10.2% Society & culture +1.1 pts ▸ 11.3%

10.3% Education ◂ +1.4 pts 8.9%

8.1% Health +1.3 pts ▸ 9.4%

8.9% Architecture & building +0.1 pts ▸ 9.0%

4.4% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.1 pts ▸ 5.6%

2.7% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 2.5%

2.0% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.5% Natural & physical sciences +0.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.6% Information technology ◂ +0.4 pts 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +$130 higher in Douglas Park - Appin gap widening

$959 74th pct $829 55th pct

Household income in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +$598 higher in Douglas Park - Appin gap widening

$2,484 88th pct $1,886 58th pct

Family income in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +$455 higher in Douglas Park - Appin gap widening

$2,624 79th pct $2,169 56th pct

Household income distribution

29.3% $1,500–$2,999 +3.0 pts ▸ 32.3%

18.3% $650–$1,499 +6.3 pts ▸ 24.6%

20.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +9.1 pts 11.3%

16.1% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +4.1 pts 12.0%

8.9% Under $650 +4.7 pts ▸ 13.5%

Personal income distribution

33.7% Under $650 +4.2 pts ▸ 37.9%

30.0% $650–$1,499 +4.1 pts ▸ 34.1%

24.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.5 pts 18.5%

5.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.2 pts 3.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.7% Arthritis +1.6 pts ▸ 10.3%

7.0% Mental health +2.9 pts ▸ 9.9%

7.9% Asthma +1.6 pts ▸ 9.6%

6.9% Other condition +1.4 pts ▸ 8.3%

3.7% Diabetes +1.2 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.3% Heart disease +0.7 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.8% Cancer +0.3 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.4% Lung condition +0.6 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.8% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.4% Dementia even 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.5% None ◂ +4.3 pts 61.3%

17.9% One condition +2.9 pts ▸ 20.8%

4.9% Two conditions +1.9 pts ▸ 6.8%

2.7% Three or more +0.7 pts ▸ 3.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +591 larger in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

358 71st pct 949 87th pct

Median age in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +1 yrs older in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

20 yrs 14th pct 21 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +$182 higher in Douglas Park - Appin

$914 85th pct $732 67th pct

Household income in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +$849 higher in Douglas Park - Appin

$2,829 92nd pct $1,980 66th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +0.4 larger in Douglas Park - Appin gap widening

3.2 94th pct 2.8 79th pct

Family composition

70.4% Couples with children ◂ +10.4 pts 60.0%

21.3% Couples without children +3.2 pts ▸ 24.5%

7.8% One-parent families +7.0 pts ▸ 14.8%

0.5% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

Household size

29.5% 2 people +3.1 pts ▸ 32.6%

22.6% 4 people ◂ +5.1 pts 17.5%

13.3% 1 person +7.5 pts ▸ 20.8%

15.4% 3 people +0.5 pts ▸ 16.0%

12.5% 5 people ◂ +3.9 pts 8.6%

6.8% 6 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 4.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +$90 higher in Douglas Park - Appin gap widening

$490 87th pct $400 62nd pct

Mortgage in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +$425 higher in Douglas Park - Appin gap widening

$2,600 89th pct $2,175 74th pct

People / bedroom in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

53.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +8.9 pts 44.3%

29.3% Owned outright ◂ +0.8 pts 28.5%

12.5% Rented +10.5 pts ▸ 23.0%

4.2% Other tenure ◂ +1.3 pts 2.9%

1.0% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

Types of homes

96.4% Separate house ◂ +4.7 pts 91.6%

2.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +4.2 pts ▸ 6.2%

0.8% Flat or apartment +0.7 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.3% Other dwelling +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

51.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +11.1 pts 40.3%

19.0% 3 bedrooms +14.2 pts ▸ 33.2%

19.6% 5 or more ◂ +7.4 pts 12.2%

7.5% 2 bedrooms +2.4 pts ▸ 9.9%

1.3% 1 bedroom +1.4 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.2% Studio / none even 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

38.6% $350–$549 +18.7 pts ▸ 57.3%

31.2% $550–$749 ◂ +22.1 pts 9.0%

15.3% $200–$349 +5.3 pts ▸ 20.7%

4.1% Under $200 +4.1 pts ▸ 8.2%

5.8% $750 or more ◂ +4.5 pts 1.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

39.1% $1,800–$2,999 +4.0 pts ▸ 43.1%

31.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +10.4 pts 21.0%

13.0% $1,000–$1,799 +8.2 pts ▸ 21.1%

8.8% Under $1,000 +0.1 pts ▸ 8.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +80 more in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

79 79th pct 159 91st pct

Stops/1k in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +1.26 more in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

7.11 84th pct 8.37 86th pct

Departures/1k in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +108.1 more in Douglas Park - Appin

324.7 31st pct 216.6 26th pct

PT routes in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton even

10 62nd pct 10 62nd pct

Stop walk in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +3 longer in Douglas Park - Appin

11 72nd pct 8 64th pct

Drive to city in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +12 longer in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

53 75th pct 65 79th pct

Reach 30 min in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +7,875 more in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

11,112 33rd pct 18,987 59th pct

Reach 45 min in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +7,875 more in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

11,112 17th pct 18,987 28th pct

How people get to work

49.2% Car (driver) +5.3 pts ▸ 54.6%

27.9% Worked at home ◂ +6.4 pts 21.6%

2.6% Car (passenger) +0.8 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.2% Walked +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.4% Train +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Bus even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

40.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.1 pts 38.0%

18.2% 1 vehicle +8.7 pts ▸ 26.9%

20.1% 4 or more ◂ +6.0 pts 14.1%

19.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.6 pts 17.1%

1.8% No vehicle +2.1 pts ▸ 3.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.9% Construction even 15.9%

9.7% Health care & social assistance +3.2 pts ▸ 12.9%

10.7% Education & training ◂ +1.9 pts 8.8%

8.3% Retail trade +1.4 pts ▸ 9.7%

7.4% Manufacturing +1.0 pts ▸ 8.4%

6.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.8 pts 6.0%

6.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.5 pts 5.2%

4.1% Accommodation & food +0.8 pts ▸ 4.9%

4.9% Professional & technical ◂ +0.8 pts 4.1%

4.2% Other services ◂ +0.2 pts 4.0%

3.0% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.4 pts 2.6%

2.9% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.1 pts 1.8%

Occupations people work in

17.6% Technicians & trades +1.2 pts ▸ 18.8%

16.5% Professionals ◂ +1.6 pts 15.0%

15.6% Managers ◂ +3.1 pts 12.5%

15.2% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.7 pts 13.5%

9.3% Community & personal service +1.6 pts ▸ 10.9%

8.0% Labourers +2.4 pts ▸ 10.4%

8.1% Machinery operators & drivers +1.0 pts ▸ 9.0%

7.5% Sales workers +0.7 pts ▸ 8.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +3 higher in Douglas Park - Appin

8 71st pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +3 higher in Douglas Park - Appin

9 86th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +2 higher in Douglas Park - Appin

10 100th pct 8 71st pct

IEO decile in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +2 higher in Douglas Park - Appin

6 57th pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +69 higher in Douglas Park - Appin

1,060 75th pct 991 47th pct

ERP in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +9,290 higher in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

13,313 64th pct 22,603 88th pct

Growth in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +0.9 pts higher in Douglas Park - Appin

19.4% 89th pct 18.5% 89th pct

Businesses in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +545 higher in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

1,194 65th pct 1,739 82nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +72 higher in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

945 57th pct 1,017 62nd pct

Max temp in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +1.0 higher in Douglas Park - Appin

23.9 51st pct 22.9 41st pct

Min temp in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +0.9 higher in Douglas Park - Appin

10.6 31st pct 9.7 22nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +1.9 higher in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

2.8 18th pct 4.7 39th pct

Types ≤15 min in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +1.7 more in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

3.0 19th pct 4.7 41st pct

15-min city in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +28.1 pts higher in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

29.5% 20th pct 57.6% 44th pct

Walk to shops in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +39.9 pts higher in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

12.8% 8th pct 52.7% 41st pct

Walk to transit in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +24.2 pts higher in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

52.7% 25th pct 76.9% 37th pct

Walk to school in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +14.5 pts higher in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

30.6% 17th pct 45.1% 27th pct

Walk to a park in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +6.0 pts higher in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

72.3% 24th pct 78.3% 27th pct

Walk to health in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +16.5 pts higher in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

18.1% 23rd pct 34.6% 39th pct

Amenities/1k in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +2.6 more in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

14.5 52nd pct 17.1 64th pct

Intersections/km² in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +2 higher in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

6 20th pct 8 22nd pct

Mean slope in Douglas Park - Appin in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton +0.4 pts higher in Douglas Park - Appin

6.4% 66th pct 6.0% 61st pct

Compare Douglas Park - Appin with nearby areas

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Compare Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Douglas Park - Appin vs Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/123031446/douglas-park-appin/vs/123031447/picton-tahmoor-buxton