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Newtown vs Grovedale - Mount Duneed
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 8.3 km apart · Newtown profile · Grovedale - Mount Duneed profile
Newtown Grovedale - Mount Duneed
Grovedale - Mount Duneed and Newtown (Vic.) are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Newtown (Vic.) is a highly qualified and wealthy hub where 40.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher and typical weekly family incomes are $2,861. It is a walker's paradise, with 99.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. In contrast, Grovedale - Mount Duneed is a growing area with a typical resident aged 36, and is more car-dependent, with a somewhat walkable score. This area has a higher proportion of separate houses (89.9%) and more three-bedroom homes (85.1%) than its neighbour.
Since 2011, the two areas have tracked in opposite directions, with Grovedale - Mount Duneed seeing a population growth of 15.1% while Newtown (Vic.) fell slightly by 0.1%. Despite this, they share several common traits, including very similar proportions of children under 15 and people aged 65 and over. They also have nearly identical rates of people per home and use of public transport for commuting.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 9,682
- First area, 2016: 10,155
- First area, 2021: 10,445
- Second area, 2021: 24,763
- First area, 2011: 40 yrs
- First area, 2016: 40 yrs
- First area, 2021: 40 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 Newtown: 0.8% males, 1.1% females; 85+ in Grovedale - Mount Duneed: 1.0% males, 2.0% females
- 80–84 in Newtown: 1.0% males, 1.3% females; 80–84 in Grovedale - Mount Duneed: 0.9% males, 1.2% females
- 75–79 in Newtown: 1.3% males, 1.9% females; 75–79 in Grovedale - Mount Duneed: 1.5% males, 1.8% females
- 70–74 in Newtown: 2.1% males, 2.4% females; 70–74 in Grovedale - Mount Duneed: 2.1% males, 2.5% females
- 65–69 in Newtown: 2.7% males, 3.0% females; 65–69 in Grovedale - Mount Duneed: 2.0% males, 2.6% females
- 60–64 in Newtown: 3.4% males, 3.4% females; 60–64 in Grovedale - Mount Duneed: 2.1% males, 2.7% females
- 55–59 in Newtown: 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 55–59 in Grovedale - Mount Duneed: 2.4% males, 2.7% females
- 50–54 in Newtown: 3.2% males, 3.7% females; 50–54 in Grovedale - Mount Duneed: 2.7% males, 2.8% females
- 45–49 in Newtown: 3.4% males, 3.7% females; 45–49 in Grovedale - Mount Duneed: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 40–44 in Newtown: 3.0% males, 3.4% females; 40–44 in Grovedale - Mount Duneed: 2.9% males, 3.2% females
- 35–39 in Newtown: 3.0% males, 3.5% females; 35–39 in Grovedale - Mount Duneed: 3.4% males, 3.7% females
- 30–34 in Newtown: 2.6% males, 2.9% females; 30–34 in Grovedale - Mount Duneed: 3.6% males, 4.0% females
- 25–29 in Newtown: 2.7% males, 2.8% females; 25–29 in Grovedale - Mount Duneed: 4.3% males, 3.8% females
- 20–24 in Newtown: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 20–24 in Grovedale - Mount Duneed: 4.1% males, 3.8% females
- 15–19 in Newtown: 3.5% males, 3.0% females; 15–19 in Grovedale - Mount Duneed: 3.0% males, 2.9% females
- 10–14 in Newtown: 3.7% males, 3.3% females; 10–14 in Grovedale - Mount Duneed: 2.8% males, 2.7% females
- 5–9 in Newtown: 3.7% males, 3.5% females; 5–9 in Grovedale - Mount Duneed: 3.2% males, 3.3% females
- 0–4 in Newtown: 2.5% males, 2.4% 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: $642
- First area, 2016: $794
- First area, 2021: $1,001
- Second area, 2021: $784
- First area, 2011: $1,327
- First area, 2016: $1,674
- First area, 2021: $2,092
- Second area, 2021: $1,779
- First area, 2011: $1,866
- First area, 2016: $2,265
- First area, 2021: $2,861
- 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: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $250
- First area, 2016: $300
- First area, 2021: $360
- Second area, 2021: $390
- First area, 2011: $1,800
- First area, 2016: $1,918
- First area, 2021: $2,167
- 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Newtown vs Grovedale - Mount Duneed [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/203021046/newtown/vs/203021487/grovedale-mount-duneed