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Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights vs Grovedale - Mount Duneed
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 11 km apart · Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights profile · Grovedale - Mount Duneed profile
Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights Grovedale - Mount Duneed
Grovedale - Mount Duneed and Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights are both large residential areas in Greater Geelong with different housing styles. Grovedale - Mount Duneed is dominated by larger homes, with 85.1% having three or more bedrooms and 89.9% being separate houses. In contrast, Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights is much more walkable, described as a walker's paradise, where 89.5% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries. This area also has a higher share of university graduates at 31.6% and more people earning $2,000 or more a week (14.6%).
These two areas share very similar proportions of children under 15 and people who use another language at home. However, the gap in First Nations unemployment is wide, with Grovedale - Mount Duneed at 13.0% compared to just 6.2% in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights. This trend is also seen in First Nations personal income, which is well higher in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights by $333.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 18,874
- First area, 2016: 19,468
- First area, 2021: 21,200
- Second area, 2021: 24,763
- First area, 2011: 37 yrs
- First area, 2016: 37 yrs
- First area, 2021: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 36 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights: 0.9% males, 1.4% females; 85+ in Grovedale - Mount Duneed: 1.0% males, 2.0% females
- 80–84 in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights: 0.8% males, 1.1% females; 80–84 in Grovedale - Mount Duneed: 0.9% males, 1.2% females
- 75–79 in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights: 1.2% males, 1.4% females; 75–79 in Grovedale - Mount Duneed: 1.5% males, 1.8% females
- 70–74 in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights: 1.9% males, 1.9% females; 70–74 in Grovedale - Mount Duneed: 2.1% males, 2.5% females
- 65–69 in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights: 2.1% males, 2.5% females; 65–69 in Grovedale - Mount Duneed: 2.0% males, 2.6% females
- 60–64 in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights: 2.5% males, 3.0% females; 60–64 in Grovedale - Mount Duneed: 2.1% males, 2.7% females
- 55–59 in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 55–59 in Grovedale - Mount Duneed: 2.4% males, 2.7% females
- 50–54 in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 50–54 in Grovedale - Mount Duneed: 2.7% males, 2.8% females
- 45–49 in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights: 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 45–49 in Grovedale - Mount Duneed: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 40–44 in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights: 3.2% males, 3.3% females; 40–44 in Grovedale - Mount Duneed: 2.9% males, 3.2% females
- 35–39 in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights: 4.1% males, 4.3% females; 35–39 in Grovedale - Mount Duneed: 3.4% males, 3.7% females
- 30–34 in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights: 4.1% males, 4.7% females; 30–34 in Grovedale - Mount Duneed: 3.6% males, 4.0% females
- 25–29 in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights: 3.9% males, 4.2% females; 25–29 in Grovedale - Mount Duneed: 4.3% males, 3.8% females
- 20–24 in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights: 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 20–24 in Grovedale - Mount Duneed: 4.1% males, 3.8% females
- 15–19 in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights: 2.3% males, 2.4% females; 15–19 in Grovedale - Mount Duneed: 3.0% males, 2.9% females
- 10–14 in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights: 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 10–14 in Grovedale - Mount Duneed: 2.8% males, 2.7% females
- 5–9 in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 5–9 in Grovedale - Mount Duneed: 3.2% males, 3.3% females
- 0–4 in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights: 3.4% males, 3.3% females; 0–4 in Grovedale - Mount Duneed: 3.3% males, 2.9% females
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
- First area, 2011: $572
- First area, 2016: $671
- First area, 2021: $918
- Second area, 2021: $784
- First area, 2011: $1,051
- First area, 2016: $1,275
- First area, 2021: $1,719
- Second area, 2021: $1,779
- First area, 2011: $1,468
- First area, 2016: $1,774
- First area, 2021: $2,365
- Second area, 2021: $2,128
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
- First area, 2011: 2.3
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $230
- First area, 2016: $280
- First area, 2021: $335
- Second area, 2021: $390
- First area, 2011: $1,517
- First area, 2016: $1,517
- First area, 2021: $1,842
- Second area, 2021: $1,733
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
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
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights vs Grovedale - Mount Duneed [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/203021040/geelong-west-hamlyn-heights/vs/203021487/grovedale-mount-duneed