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Flora Hill - Spring Gully vs Castlemaine Surrounds

Name: Flora Hill - Spring Gully vs Castlemaine Surrounds — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 32 km apart · Flora Hill - Spring Gully profile · Castlemaine Surrounds profile

Flora Hill - Spring Gully Castlemaine Surrounds

Flora Hill - Spring Gully and Castlemaine Surrounds are two very different Victorian settings. Flora Hill - Spring Gully is very walkable, with 96.7% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 20% of residents arriving recently from overseas. In contrast, Castlemaine Surrounds is mostly car-dependent, where residents are far older with a typical age of 52. Housing also differs sharply; 36.8% of households rent in Flora Hill - Spring Gully, while 50.4% of homes in Castlemaine Surrounds are owned outright.

Both areas share a similar mix of people, including almost identical shares of First Nations residents and those who speak little or no English. They also have nearly the same typical number of people per home. While they are similar in these ways, the gap in housing tenure has widened since 2011, and the share of seniors is now 9.9 percentage points higher in Castlemaine Surrounds than in Flora Hill - Spring Gully.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 28.4 pts higher in Flora Hill - Spring Gully Median age: 14 yrs older in Castlemaine Surrounds Recent arrivals: 17.5 pts higher in Flora Hill - Spring Gully Owned outright: 18.3 pts higher in Castlemaine Surrounds One-parent: 9.4 pts higher in Flora Hill - Spring Gully

Demographics & Identity

Population in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +212 larger in Flora Hill - Spring Gully gap narrowing

9,437 49th pct 9,225 48th pct

Median age in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +14 yrs older in Castlemaine Surrounds gap narrowing

38 yrs 43rd pct 52 yrs 93rd pct

Age structure

24.1% Older adults (45–64) +9.3 pts ▸ 33.4%

17.5% Seniors (65+) +9.9 pts ▸ 27.4%

25.3% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +7.8 pts 17.5%

17.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +3.7 pts 13.9%

15.6% Youth (15–24) ◂ +7.7 pts 7.9%

Marital status

38.1% Married +8.7 pts ▸ 46.8%

42.1% Never married ◂ +9.8 pts 32.3%

10.7% Divorced +1.8 pts ▸ 12.5%

5.4% Widowed ◂ +0.6 pts 4.8%

3.8% Separated ◂ +0.2 pts 3.6%

Age & sex structure

Flora Hill - Spring Gully Castlemaine Surrounds

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

85.7% Australia ◂ +4.6 pts 81.1%

1.7% England +2.6 pts ▸ 4.3%

0.7% New Zealand +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.9% India ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%

0.4% Philippines ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.4% China ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.4% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

0.1% Italy even 0.1%

Ancestry

43.7% English +1.0 pts ▸ 44.6%

38.7% Australian ◂ +0.4 pts 38.2%

17.1% Irish ◂ +1.1 pts 16.0%

13.3% Scottish +0.9 pts ▸ 14.2%

5.1% German ◂ +0.3 pts 4.8%

4.1% Italian ◂ +0.9 pts 3.2%

1.4% Dutch +1.0 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.9% Chinese ◂ +1.1 pts 0.8%

1.1% Indian ◂ +0.8 pts 0.3%

0.6% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Filipino ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

0.2% Vietnamese even 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

89.0% English only +1.2 pts ▸ 90.2%

0.7% Mandarin ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.1% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Cantonese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.3% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

51.6% No religion +6.1 pts ▸ 57.7%

38.8% Christianity ◂ +8.0 pts 30.8%

5.6% Not stated +3.8 pts ▸ 9.4%

1.5% Buddhism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

1.0% Hinduism ◂ +0.8 pts 0.2%

0.8% Islam ◂ +0.7 pts 0.1%

0.6% Other religions even 0.6%

0.1% Judaism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +4 more in Castlemaine Surrounds

4 57th pct 8 87th pct

Schools/1k kids in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +3.84 more in Castlemaine Surrounds

2.42 59th pct 6.25 89th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +3 more in Flora Hill - Spring Gully

20 51st pct 17 45th pct

Students in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +1,517 more in Flora Hill - Spring Gully

2,014 62nd pct 497 17th pct

Avg size in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +441 larger in Flora Hill - Spring Gully

504 61st pct 62 2nd pct

ICSEA in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +23 higher in Castlemaine Surrounds

1,033 58th pct 1,057 68th pct

Highest year of school

59.9% Year 12 ◂ +7.6 pts 52.3%

13.2% Year 10 +2.9 pts ▸ 16.1%

12.9% Year 11 +1.2 pts ▸ 14.1%

8.8% Year 9 or below +0.7 pts ▸ 9.5%

Highest qualification level

28.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.4 pts 23.6%

26.0% Certificate III / IV +0.1 pts ▸ 26.1%

16.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.4 pts 15.6%

9.1% Postgraduate degree +0.6 pts ▸ 9.7%

6.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.1 pts ▸ 6.5%

2.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.6 pts 1.5%

Field of qualification

16.0% Health ◂ +4.7 pts 11.2%

14.5% Society & culture ◂ +1.3 pts 13.1%

14.1% Management & commerce ◂ +4.3 pts 9.8%

10.9% Engineering & related +2.4 pts ▸ 13.3%

13.0% Education ◂ +2.1 pts 10.9%

3.9% Creative arts +2.8 pts ▸ 6.7%

5.0% Architecture & building +0.6 pts ▸ 5.6%

2.3% Agriculture & environment +2.6 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.8% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.0 pts 3.8%

2.5% Natural & physical sciences +0.7 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.3% Information technology ◂ +0.7 pts 1.6%

Income

Personal income in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +$104 higher in Flora Hill - Spring Gully gap widening

$770 43rd pct $666 22nd pct

Household income in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +$148 higher in Flora Hill - Spring Gully gap steady

$1,465 33rd pct $1,317 22nd pct

Family income in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +$211 higher in Flora Hill - Spring Gully gap narrowing

$1,957 42nd pct $1,746 28th pct

Household income distribution

31.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.3 pts 26.8%

29.6% $650–$1,499 +1.2 pts ▸ 30.8%

19.1% Under $650 +2.7 pts ▸ 21.7%

8.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.2 pts 7.1%

6.8% $4,000 or more even 6.8%

Personal income distribution

40.9% Under $650 +4.1 pts ▸ 45.0%

33.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.5 pts 29.9%

17.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.3 pts 13.3%

2.8% $3,000 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 3.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

14.2% Mental health ◂ +3.3 pts 10.9%

10.2% Arthritis +2.6 pts ▸ 12.8%

10.7% Asthma ◂ +2.1 pts 8.6%

10.1% Other condition ◂ +0.5 pts 9.6%

4.0% Heart disease +1.5 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.3% Cancer +1.3 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.9% Diabetes +0.6 pts ▸ 4.6%

1.7% Lung condition +0.7 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.1% Stroke even 1.1%

0.7% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.0% None ◂ +2.4 pts 55.6%

23.3% One condition ◂ +0.5 pts 22.9%

7.6% Two conditions +0.2 pts ▸ 7.8%

3.5% Three or more +0.5 pts ▸ 4.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +50 larger in Flora Hill - Spring Gully

173 49th pct 123 38th pct

Median age in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +9 yrs older in Castlemaine Surrounds

23 yrs 36th pct 32 yrs 89th pct

Median income in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +$113 higher in Flora Hill - Spring Gully

$624 48th pct $511 22nd pct

Household income in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +$70 higher in Flora Hill - Spring Gully

$1,516 39th pct $1,446 34th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +0.1 larger in Flora Hill - Spring Gully gap steady

2.3 29th pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

51.0% Couples with children ◂ +2.8 pts 48.2%

27.3% Couples without children +12.6 pts ▸ 39.9%

20.3% One-parent families ◂ +9.4 pts 10.9%

1.4% Other families ◂ +0.5 pts 0.9%

Household size

32.8% 2 people +8.3 pts ▸ 41.1%

33.6% 1 person ◂ +3.7 pts 29.9%

14.9% 3 people ◂ +2.8 pts 12.1%

11.8% 4 people ◂ +0.8 pts 11.0%

5.1% 5 people ◂ +1.2 pts 3.9%

1.9% 6 or more even 1.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +$10 higher in Flora Hill - Spring Gully gap narrowing

$290 24th pct $280 22nd pct

Mortgage in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +$74 higher in Castlemaine Surrounds gap narrowing

$1,399 21st pct $1,473 25th pct

People / bedroom in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

32.1% Owned outright +18.3 pts ▸ 50.4%

29.2% Owned with a mortgage +8.3 pts ▸ 37.5%

36.8% Rented ◂ +28.4 pts 8.4%

1.1% Other tenure +1.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.0% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

Types of homes

84.7% Separate house +13.9 pts ▸ 98.6%

14.7% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +14.2 pts 0.5%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

48.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +0.6 pts 48.3%

22.3% 2 bedrooms ◂ +3.0 pts 19.3%

21.2% 4 bedrooms +0.3 pts ▸ 21.5%

3.7% 5 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.0% 1 bedroom +1.0 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.4% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

Weekly rent distribution

59.4% $200–$349 ◂ +9.9 pts 49.5%

24.6% $350–$549 ◂ +4.9 pts 19.7%

12.9% Under $200 +8.1 pts ▸ 21.0%

0.0% $750 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.9% $550–$749 even 0.9%

Monthly mortgage distribution

46.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +8.4 pts 37.8%

23.5% Under $1,000 +2.9 pts ▸ 26.5%

19.1% $1,800–$2,999 +4.5 pts ▸ 23.6%

6.9% $3,000 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 7.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +33 more in Flora Hill - Spring Gully

67 72nd pct 34 44th pct

Stops/1k in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +3.41 more in Flora Hill - Spring Gully

7.10 84th pct 3.69 40th pct

Departures/1k in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +854.8 more in Flora Hill - Spring Gully

918.5 54th pct 63.7 17th pct

PT routes in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +7 more in Flora Hill - Spring Gully

14 76th pct 7 48th pct

Stop walk in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +25 longer in Castlemaine Surrounds

3 29th pct 28 86th pct

Drive to city in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +9 longer in Castlemaine Surrounds

97 88th pct 106 90th pct

How people get to work

59.0% Car (driver) ◂ +5.5 pts 53.5%

16.1% Worked at home +8.0 pts ▸ 24.1%

4.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +2.1 pts 2.6%

2.7% Walked +0.7 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.9 pts 0.4%

0.9% Bus ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

0.2% Train +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Motor vehicles per home

42.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +14.4 pts 27.8%

35.6% 2 vehicles +4.7 pts ▸ 40.3%

10.7% 3 vehicles +7.4 pts ▸ 18.1%

4.8% 4 or more +7.6 pts ▸ 12.4%

6.8% No vehicle ◂ +5.4 pts 1.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

20.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +5.5 pts 15.4%

11.8% Education & training ◂ +2.6 pts 9.1%

10.5% Retail trade ◂ +2.1 pts 8.5%

7.9% Construction +1.4 pts ▸ 9.3%

6.4% Manufacturing +2.2 pts ▸ 8.7%

8.5% Accommodation & food ◂ +4.1 pts 4.4%

0.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +6.2 pts ▸ 6.9%

6.8% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.4 pts 6.4%

5.4% Professional & technical +1.0 pts ▸ 6.4%

2.1% Transport & warehousing +1.8 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.4% Administrative & support +1.1 pts ▸ 3.5%

3.5% Other services even 3.4%

Occupations people work in

28.1% Professionals ◂ +5.1 pts 23.0%

10.4% Managers +6.6 pts ▸ 17.0%

11.3% Technicians & trades +4.0 pts ▸ 15.3%

14.4% Community & personal service ◂ +3.7 pts 10.6%

10.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.0 pts 9.6%

9.7% Labourers +0.8 pts ▸ 10.5%

10.0% Sales workers ◂ +3.3 pts 6.7%

4.3% Machinery operators & drivers +1.1 pts ▸ 5.4%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds even

5 43rd pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +1 higher in Castlemaine Surrounds

5 43rd pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +5 higher in Castlemaine Surrounds

2 14th pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds even

7 64th pct 7 64th pct

IRSAD score in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +11 higher in Castlemaine Surrounds

981 43rd pct 992 48th pct

ERP in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +141 higher in Castlemaine Surrounds

9,534 45th pct 9,675 46th pct

Growth in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +4.6 pts higher in Castlemaine Surrounds

1.2% 21st pct 5.8% 60th pct

Businesses in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +416 higher in Castlemaine Surrounds

538 27th pct 954 53rd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +43 higher in Castlemaine Surrounds

618 21st pct 661 28th pct

Max temp in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +0.9 higher in Flora Hill - Spring Gully

21.0 30th pct 20.2 16th pct

Min temp in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds even

8.5 12th pct 8.5 12th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +4.2 higher in Flora Hill - Spring Gully

6.3 63rd pct 2.0 12th pct

Types ≤15 min in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +3.9 more in Flora Hill - Spring Gully

6.1 63rd pct 2.2 12th pct

15-min city in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +54.1 pts higher in Flora Hill - Spring Gully

77.2% 59th pct 23.0% 15th pct

Walk to shops in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +44.8 pts higher in Flora Hill - Spring Gully

62.5% 50th pct 17.7% 11th pct

Walk to transit in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +66.1 pts higher in Flora Hill - Spring Gully

96.7% 61st pct 30.6% 18th pct

Walk to school in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +56.2 pts higher in Flora Hill - Spring Gully

83.3% 59th pct 27.1% 14th pct

Walk to a park in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +48.0 pts higher in Flora Hill - Spring Gully

99.9% 70th pct 52.0% 14th pct

Walk to health in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +40.6 pts higher in Flora Hill - Spring Gully

52.1% 56th pct 11.5% 18th pct

Amenities/1k in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +4.0 more in Castlemaine Surrounds

27.4 85th pct 31.4 86th pct

Intersections/km² in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +178 higher in Flora Hill - Spring Gully

180 67th pct 2 15th pct

Mean slope in Flora Hill - Spring Gully in Castlemaine Surrounds +0.5 pts higher in Castlemaine Surrounds

5.7% 57th pct 6.2% 63rd pct

Compare Flora Hill - Spring Gully with nearby areas

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Compare Castlemaine Surrounds with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Flora Hill - Spring Gully vs Castlemaine Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/202011021/flora-hill-spring-gully/vs/202021028/castlemaine-surrounds