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Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square vs Maiden Gully

Name: Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square vs Maiden Gully — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 6.7 km apart · Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square profile · Maiden Gully profile

Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square Maiden Gully

Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square and Maiden Gully are neighbouring areas with very different social profiles. Maiden Gully is more affluent, with a typical weekly household income of $2,203 compared to $1,238 in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square. This difference is reflected in the homes; 96% of dwellings in Maiden Gully have three or more bedrooms, and 26.7% of households earn over $3,000 a week, while only 10.3% do so in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square. In contrast, Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square has a much older population, with 24.3% aged 65 and over, compared to 13% in Maiden Gully. It also has a higher share of renters at 30.6% and more one-parent families at 20.1%.

The gap between these two areas has generally widened since 2011, particularly regarding income and education. The difference in typical weekly income grew from $653 to $965, and the gap in Year 12 completion rose to 11.5 percentage points. Despite these shifting trends, the two areas remain similar in some ways, such as their identical full-time employment rates of 56.4% and very similar unemployment figures. They also share the same local environment, with almost identical average temperatures and annual rainfall.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 23.5 pts higher in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square Living alone: 22.1 pts higher in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square One-parent: 12.0 pts higher in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square Household income: $965 higher in Maiden Gully Household size: 0.9 larger in Maiden Gully

Demographics & Identity

Population in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +15,525 larger in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square gap steady

21,043 90th pct 5,518 26th pct

Median age in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +5 yrs older in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square gap widening

42 yrs 64th pct 37 yrs 36th pct

Age structure

22.6% Older adults (45–64) +3.3 pts ▸ 25.9%

25.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.6 pts 24.3%

16.8% Children (0–14) +7.8 pts ▸ 24.6%

24.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +11.3 pts 13.0%

10.4% Youth (15–24) +1.6 pts ▸ 12.0%

Marital status

40.9% Married +19.3 pts ▸ 60.2%

36.4% Never married ◂ +7.6 pts 28.8%

10.9% Divorced ◂ +5.1 pts 5.8%

7.7% Widowed ◂ +5.1 pts 2.6%

4.1% Separated ◂ +1.5 pts 2.6%

Age & sex structure

Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square Maiden Gully

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

83.7% Australia +7.9 pts ▸ 91.6%

1.5% England ◂ +0.2 pts 1.4%

1.2% India ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

0.9% Philippines ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

0.6% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.3% China even 0.3%

0.2% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% South Africa even 0.2%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Italy even 0.1%

Ancestry

43.1% English +3.3 pts ▸ 46.4%

39.7% Australian +4.6 pts ▸ 44.4%

11.4% Scottish +1.4 pts ▸ 12.8%

11.9% Irish +0.5 pts ▸ 12.3%

4.0% German +0.8 pts ▸ 4.8%

2.7% Italian +0.5 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.4% Dutch even 1.4%

1.4% Chinese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%

1.2% Indian ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

1.2% Filipino ◂ +0.8 pts 0.4%

0.5% Greek even 0.5%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

86.2% English only +8.0 pts ▸ 94.2%

0.6% Punjabi ◂ +0.6 pts 0.1%

0.5% Mandarin ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Hindi even 0.1%

0.1% Italian even 0.1%

0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

46.2% No religion +1.7 pts ▸ 48.0%

42.6% Christianity +4.0 pts ▸ 46.5%

7.4% Not stated ◂ +3.6 pts 3.8%

1.1% Buddhism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

0.9% Other religions ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.9% Islam ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.8% Hinduism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +5 more in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square

7 86th pct 2 14th pct

Schools/1k kids in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +0.51 more in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square

1.98 47th pct 1.47 31st pct

Schools ≤3 km in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +5 more in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square

25 61st pct 20 51st pct

Students in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +652 more in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square

2,406 70th pct 1,754 57th pct

Avg size in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +533 larger in Maiden Gully

344 38th pct 877 88th pct

ICSEA in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +68 higher in Maiden Gully

963 25th pct 1,030 57th pct

Highest year of school

41.6% Year 12 +11.5 pts ▸ 53.1%

20.4% Year 10 ◂ +2.6 pts 17.8%

13.8% Year 11 +2.9 pts ▸ 16.7%

15.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +7.0 pts 8.9%

Highest qualification level

35.5% Certificate III / IV +4.1 pts ▸ 39.6%

18.1% Bachelor degree +4.3 pts ▸ 22.4%

14.8% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.3 pts ▸ 16.1%

3.9% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.5 pts ▸ 5.4%

4.7% Postgraduate degree +0.3 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.3% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.6 pts 1.7%

Field of qualification

12.8% Management & commerce +3.8 pts ▸ 16.6%

13.1% Engineering & related +3.1 pts ▸ 16.3%

12.8% Health +2.4 pts ▸ 15.3%

13.4% Society & culture ◂ +2.0 pts 11.4%

9.0% Education +2.4 pts ▸ 11.4%

6.3% Architecture & building +2.7 pts ▸ 9.0%

5.8% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.5 pts 5.4%

2.8% Creative arts ◂ +1.4 pts 1.4%

2.1% Agriculture & environment +0.4 pts ▸ 2.5%

2.2% Information technology ◂ +0.9 pts 1.3%

1.6% Natural & physical sciences even 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +$220 higher in Maiden Gully gap widening

$676 24th pct $896 66th pct

Household income in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +$965 higher in Maiden Gully gap widening

$1,238 16th pct $2,203 78th pct

Family income in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +$778 higher in Maiden Gully gap widening

$1,580 18th pct $2,358 68th pct

Household income distribution

27.6% $1,500–$2,999 +9.8 pts ▸ 37.4%

34.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +13.1 pts 21.6%

21.0% Under $650 ◂ +13.8 pts 7.2%

6.6% $3,000–$3,999 +9.6 pts ▸ 16.3%

3.6% $4,000 or more +6.8 pts ▸ 10.4%

Personal income distribution

44.4% Under $650 ◂ +8.2 pts 36.2%

34.3% $650–$1,499 +1.6 pts ▸ 35.8%

11.8% $1,500–$2,999 +9.4 pts ▸ 21.3%

1.3% $3,000 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 2.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

13.7% Mental health ◂ +5.8 pts 8.0%

13.5% Arthritis ◂ +4.7 pts 8.9%

11.0% Asthma ◂ +0.4 pts 10.5%

10.0% Other condition ◂ +2.2 pts 7.8%

6.1% Diabetes ◂ +2.5 pts 3.6%

5.8% Heart disease ◂ +2.4 pts 3.4%

4.0% Cancer ◂ +0.9 pts 3.1%

2.6% Lung condition ◂ +1.4 pts 1.2%

1.4% Stroke ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%

1.2% Dementia ◂ +0.9 pts 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

52.9% None +13.2 pts ▸ 66.1%

23.7% One condition ◂ +3.8 pts 19.9%

8.9% Two conditions ◂ +3.1 pts 5.8%

5.5% Three or more ◂ +2.9 pts 2.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +445 larger in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square

523 80th pct 78 25th pct

Median age in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +2 yrs older in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square

23 yrs 36th pct 21 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +$77 higher in Maiden Gully

$588 40th pct $665 56th pct

Household income in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +$453 higher in Maiden Gully

$1,359 27th pct $1,812 57th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +0.9 larger in Maiden Gully gap widening

2.2 14th pct 3.1 91st pct

Family composition

48.1% Couples with children +22.6 pts ▸ 70.7%

30.5% Couples without children ◂ +9.7 pts 20.7%

20.1% One-parent families ◂ +12.0 pts 8.1%

1.4% Other families ◂ +0.9 pts 0.5%

Household size

35.0% 2 people ◂ +3.6 pts 31.4%

33.5% 1 person ◂ +22.1 pts 11.4%

10.9% 4 people +12.0 pts ▸ 22.9%

14.2% 3 people +4.1 pts ▸ 18.3%

4.5% 5 people +7.4 pts ▸ 11.8%

2.0% 6 or more +2.4 pts ▸ 4.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +$90 higher in Maiden Gully gap widening

$290 24th pct $380 54th pct

Mortgage in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +$390 higher in Maiden Gully gap widening

$1,300 14th pct $1,690 40th pct

People / bedroom in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +0.10 higher in Maiden Gully gap widening

0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

31.4% Owned with a mortgage +23.8 pts ▸ 55.2%

35.2% Owned outright +1.5 pts ▸ 36.7%

30.6% Rented ◂ +23.5 pts 7.1%

1.7% Not stated ◂ +1.0 pts 0.7%

1.1% Other tenure ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

Types of homes

90.4% Separate house +8.4 pts ▸ 98.9%

7.0% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +7.0 pts 0.0%

2.2% Flat or apartment ◂ +2.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% Other dwelling +0.9 pts ▸ 1.0%

Bedrooms per home

56.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +24.6 pts 31.5%

20.2% 4 bedrooms +35.4 pts ▸ 55.6%

17.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +15.0 pts 2.0%

2.2% 5 or more +6.7 pts ▸ 8.9%

2.7% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.9 pts 0.9%

0.1% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

22.3% $350–$549 +39.8 pts ▸ 62.1%

56.0% $200–$349 ◂ +28.6 pts 27.4%

18.2% Under $200 ◂ +14.2 pts 4.0%

0.5% $550–$749 +1.9 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.3% $750 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

52.8% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +12.2 pts 40.7%

14.0% $1,800–$2,999 +19.0 pts ▸ 33.1%

23.5% Under $1,000 ◂ +8.4 pts 15.1%

3.5% $3,000 or more +2.6 pts ▸ 6.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +104 more in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square

134 89th pct 30 40th pct

Stops/1k in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +0.93 more in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square

6.37 77th pct 5.44 66th pct

Departures/1k in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +397.1 more in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square

939.4 55th pct 542.2 40th pct

PT routes in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +10 more in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square

14 76th pct 4 29th pct

Stop walk in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +2 longer in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square

3 29th pct 1 7th pct

Drive to city in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +8 longer in Maiden Gully

89 86th pct 97 88th pct

How people get to work

65.9% Car (driver) +0.2 pts ▸ 66.0%

11.7% Worked at home +2.3 pts ▸ 14.0%

5.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.4 pts 4.8%

1.5% Walked ◂ +0.8 pts 0.7%

0.9% Bus ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%

0.6% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.2% Train ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

36.1% 2 vehicles +11.2 pts ▸ 47.3%

40.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +26.6 pts 13.9%

11.9% 3 vehicles +10.0 pts ▸ 21.9%

5.4% 4 or more +11.0 pts ▸ 16.3%

6.3% No vehicle ◂ +5.8 pts 0.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.7 pts 16.6%

11.6% Retail trade ◂ +0.5 pts 11.1%

8.7% Construction +2.6 pts ▸ 11.3%

10.6% Manufacturing ◂ +2.6 pts 8.0%

7.5% Education & training +1.9 pts ▸ 9.4%

6.3% Public administration & safety +1.3 pts ▸ 7.6%

6.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.6 pts 5.1%

3.0% Finance & insurance +1.6 pts ▸ 4.6%

4.0% Other services +0.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.7% Professional & technical +0.5 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.8% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.6 pts 3.3%

3.1% Administrative & support ◂ +1.0 pts 2.1%

Occupations people work in

17.7% Professionals +2.9 pts ▸ 20.7%

14.0% Technicians & trades +1.3 pts ▸ 15.3%

14.8% Labourers ◂ +6.7 pts 8.1%

12.0% Clerical & administrative +2.4 pts ▸ 14.4%

14.4% Community & personal service ◂ +3.1 pts 11.2%

8.9% Managers +4.5 pts ▸ 13.4%

10.0% Sales workers +0.7 pts ▸ 10.7%

6.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.4 pts 5.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +5 higher in Maiden Gully

2 14th pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +6 higher in Maiden Gully

3 29th pct 9 86th pct

IER decile in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +7 higher in Maiden Gully

3 29th pct 10 100th pct

IEO decile in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +2 higher in Maiden Gully

3 29th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSAD score in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +103 higher in Maiden Gully

921 19th pct 1,024 61st pct

ERP in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +15,500 higher in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square

21,369 87th pct 5,869 25th pct

Growth in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +5.3 pts higher in Maiden Gully

1.4% 22nd pct 6.7% 66th pct

Businesses in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +815 higher in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square

1,199 65th pct 384 18th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +37 higher in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square

620 22nd pct 583 16th pct

Max temp in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +0.4 higher in Maiden Gully

21.0 29th pct 21.4 32nd pct

Min temp in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +0.2 higher in Maiden Gully

8.5 12th pct 8.7 13th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +2.3 higher in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square

5.6 53rd pct 3.3 23rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +2.4 more in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square

5.6 55th pct 3.2 22nd pct

15-min city in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +36.6 pts higher in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square

61.3% 47th pct 24.7% 16th pct

Walk to shops in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +36.7 pts higher in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square

64.8% 52nd pct 28.1% 19th pct

Walk to transit in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +16.9 pts higher in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square

89.3% 47th pct 72.4% 34th pct

Walk to school in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +16.2 pts higher in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square

66.3% 43rd pct 50.1% 30th pct

Walk to a park in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +18.2 pts higher in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square

95.4% 45th pct 77.2% 26th pct

Walk to health in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +30.0 pts higher in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square

52.3% 56th pct 22.4% 27th pct

Amenities/1k in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +4.5 more in Maiden Gully

14.0 49th pct 18.5 69th pct

Intersections/km² in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +78 higher in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square

94 50th pct 16 29th pct

Mean slope in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square in Maiden Gully +0.3 pts higher in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square

5.1% 46th pct 4.8% 41st pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square vs Maiden Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/202011022/kangaroo-flat-golden-square/vs/202011023/maiden-gully