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Alphington - Fairfield vs Clifton Hill - Alphington

Name: Alphington - Fairfield vs Clifton Hill - Alphington — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.3 km apart · Alphington - Fairfield profile · Clifton Hill - Alphington profile

Alphington - Fairfield Clifton Hill - Alphington

Clifton Hill - Alphington and Alphington - Fairfield are neighbouring areas with very different housing and transport profiles. Clifton Hill - Alphington is more densely built, with only 27.4% of homes being separate houses and typical weekly rents far higher at $500. In contrast, Alphington - Fairfield has many more detached houses (51.8%) and a lower typical rent of $381. Clifton Hill - Alphington is also more geared toward education, with four schools and a far higher number of schools per 1,000 children (2.66) compared to Alphington - Fairfield (1.40).

Both areas sit near the national figure for First Nations unemployment, with Clifton Hill - Alphington at 12.0% and Alphington - Fairfield at 0.0%. They share a very similar age structure and a nearly identical proportion of people working or looking for work. While they are alike in these ways, some gaps are shifting; the difference in the share of people using another language at home has narrowed since 2011, and the gap in the number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has also shrunk.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 24.4 pts higher in Alphington - Fairfield Full-time: 5.8 pts higher in Clifton Hill - Alphington Rent: $119 higher in Clifton Hill - Alphington Bachelor+: 8.4 pts higher in Clifton Hill - Alphington Recent movers: 6.8 pts higher in Clifton Hill - Alphington

Demographics & Identity

Population in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +861 larger in Clifton Hill - Alphington gap widening

8,994 46th pct 9,855 51st pct

Median age in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +1 yrs older in Alphington - Fairfield gap widening

38 yrs 43rd pct 37 yrs 36th pct

Age structure

32.5% Young adults (25–44) +5.1 pts ▸ 37.5%

26.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.6 pts 24.2%

15.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.6 pts 15.3%

13.5% Seniors (65+) +0.9 pts ▸ 14.4%

11.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.7 pts 8.5%

Marital status

48.4% Never married +2.3 pts ▸ 50.6%

38.7% Married ◂ +2.9 pts 35.9%

6.9% Divorced +1.1 pts ▸ 7.9%

3.6% Widowed ◂ +0.6 pts 3.0%

2.4% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 2.5%

Age & sex structure

Alphington - Fairfield Clifton Hill - Alphington

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

74.4% Australia +0.5 pts ▸ 74.9%

3.2% England +0.9 pts ▸ 4.1%

1.3% New Zealand +1.0 pts ▸ 2.3%

2.0% Italy ◂ +1.3 pts 0.7%

1.2% China even 1.1%

0.9% India ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.7% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.3% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

33.1% English +4.7 pts ▸ 37.8%

28.9% Australian +0.5 pts ▸ 29.4%

15.6% Irish +2.3 pts ▸ 17.9%

11.9% Scottish +1.9 pts ▸ 13.8%

10.5% Italian ◂ +3.5 pts 7.0%

8.0% Greek ◂ +4.0 pts 4.0%

3.8% German +1.2 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.4% Chinese even 4.4%

1.7% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.4% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

0.3% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

Language

Language used at home

77.6% English only +5.1 pts ▸ 82.7%

5.7% Greek ◂ +3.3 pts 2.4%

2.8% Italian ◂ +1.5 pts 1.4%

1.7% Mandarin ◂ +0.2 pts 1.5%

0.9% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.7% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.5% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.2% Hindi even 0.2%

0.2% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Tagalog even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

56.5% No religion +6.7 pts ▸ 63.1%

34.9% Christianity ◂ +8.6 pts 26.3%

4.7% Not stated +0.9 pts ▸ 5.6%

1.7% Buddhism ◂ +0.2 pts 1.5%

0.6% Islam +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.3% Judaism +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.8% Hinduism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.5% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +2 more in Clifton Hill - Alphington

2 14th pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +1.26 more in Clifton Hill - Alphington

1.40 28th pct 2.66 63rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +36 more in Clifton Hill - Alphington

46 86th pct 82 99th pct

Students in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +1,348 more in Clifton Hill - Alphington

648 24th pct 1,996 62nd pct

Avg size in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +175 larger in Clifton Hill - Alphington

324 36th pct 499 60th pct

ICSEA in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +3 higher in Clifton Hill - Alphington

1,166 100th pct 1,169 100th pct

Highest year of school

78.6% Year 12 +3.9 pts ▸ 82.4%

6.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.5 pts 4.1%

6.2% Year 11 ◂ +1.4 pts 4.8%

4.9% Year 10 ◂ +0.6 pts 4.3%

Highest qualification level

40.7% Bachelor degree +1.8 pts ▸ 42.6%

20.4% Postgraduate degree +4.3 pts ▸ 24.7%

10.9% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.0 pts 8.9%

10.2% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.0 pts 7.2%

9.3% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.4 pts 7.9%

0.7% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

Field of qualification

17.2% Society & culture +2.3 pts ▸ 19.5%

19.4% Management & commerce ◂ +1.8 pts 17.5%

11.9% Health +0.9 pts ▸ 12.8%

9.5% Creative arts +1.5 pts ▸ 11.0%

8.4% Education ◂ +1.0 pts 7.4%

7.6% Engineering & related ◂ +1.1 pts 6.6%

5.3% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.2 pts 5.1%

4.6% Architecture & building +0.3 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.6% Information technology ◂ +0.7 pts 2.9%

2.1% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.1 pts 1.9%

1.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.5 pts 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +$242 higher in Clifton Hill - Alphington gap widening

$1,098 85th pct $1,340 94th pct

Household income in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +$417 higher in Clifton Hill - Alphington gap widening

$2,112 73rd pct $2,529 89th pct

Family income in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +$395 higher in Clifton Hill - Alphington gap narrowing

$3,138 90th pct $3,533 96th pct

Household income distribution

23.2% $4,000 or more +7.0 pts ▸ 30.2%

25.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.1 pts 25.0%

20.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.0 pts 17.8%

14.5% Under $650 ◂ +4.6 pts 9.8%

11.8% $3,000–$3,999 +0.2 pts ▸ 12.1%

Personal income distribution

32.6% Under $650 ◂ +7.0 pts 25.6%

24.1% $1,500–$2,999 +3.6 pts ▸ 27.8%

27.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.7 pts 27.0%

11.7% $3,000 or more +2.9 pts ▸ 14.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.2% Mental health +1.6 pts ▸ 12.8%

8.7% Asthma +0.9 pts ▸ 9.6%

9.1% Other condition ◂ +0.4 pts 8.6%

6.2% Arthritis ◂ +0.2 pts 6.0%

2.4% Cancer +0.8 pts ▸ 3.2%

3.0% Diabetes ◂ +0.3 pts 2.6%

2.9% Heart disease ◂ +0.5 pts 2.4%

1.0% Lung condition even 0.9%

0.5% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.7% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.8% None ◂ +2.2 pts 64.6%

20.9% One condition +1.0 pts ▸ 21.9%

5.0% Two conditions +0.3 pts ▸ 5.3%

1.9% Three or more +0.3 pts ▸ 2.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +8 larger in Clifton Hill - Alphington

45 14th pct 53 17th pct

Median age in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +1 yrs older in Clifton Hill - Alphington

27 yrs 71st pct 28 yrs 76th pct

Median income in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +$372 higher in Alphington - Fairfield

$1,041 89th pct $669 57th pct

Household income in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +$448 higher in Clifton Hill - Alphington

$1,968 66th pct $2,416 86th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington even gap narrowing

2.3 29th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

61.8% Couples with children ◂ +5.1 pts 56.7%

26.8% Couples without children +6.7 pts ▸ 33.5%

10.1% One-parent families ◂ +1.5 pts 8.6%

1.3% Other families even 1.3%

Household size

29.4% 2 people +5.2 pts ▸ 34.6%

33.5% 1 person ◂ +3.3 pts 30.2%

15.1% 3 people +1.0 pts ▸ 16.0%

16.0% 4 people ◂ +1.6 pts 14.5%

5.0% 5 people ◂ +1.2 pts 3.8%

1.1% 6 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +$119 higher in Clifton Hill - Alphington gap widening

$381 54th pct $500 88th pct

Mortgage in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +$400 higher in Clifton Hill - Alphington gap widening

$2,200 75th pct $2,600 89th pct

People / bedroom in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington even gap steady

0.90 86th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

37.6% Rented +1.8 pts ▸ 39.3%

31.1% Owned outright ◂ +2.1 pts 28.9%

29.6% Owned with a mortgage +0.8 pts ▸ 30.5%

1.1% Other tenure ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

0.7% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

Types of homes

51.8% Separate house ◂ +24.4 pts 27.4%

21.6% Townhouse / semi-detached +21.3 pts ▸ 42.9%

26.0% Flat or apartment +3.2 pts ▸ 29.2%

0.3% Other dwelling even 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

29.7% 2 bedrooms +7.0 pts ▸ 36.7%

34.7% 3 bedrooms +1.2 pts ▸ 35.9%

16.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +3.7 pts 12.4%

15.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +3.5 pts 11.7%

3.5% 5 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 2.5%

0.3% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

33.7% $200–$349 ◂ +16.3 pts 17.4%

29.8% $350–$549 +2.6 pts ▸ 32.4%

18.2% $550–$749 +8.6 pts ▸ 26.8%

8.2% $750 or more +6.4 pts ▸ 14.6%

6.3% Under $200 +0.3 pts ▸ 6.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

34.8% $3,000 or more +6.8 pts ▸ 41.7%

25.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +1.2 pts 24.0%

18.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +1.8 pts 16.8%

14.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +3.9 pts 10.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +25 more in Alphington - Fairfield

59 66th pct 34 44th pct

Stops/1k in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +3.11 more in Alphington - Fairfield

6.56 78th pct 3.45 37th pct

Departures/1k in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +462.7 more in Alphington - Fairfield

1,972.1 83rd pct 1,509.4 73rd pct

PT routes in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +1 more in Alphington - Fairfield

10 62nd pct 9 57th pct

Stop walk in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +7 longer in Clifton Hill - Alphington

2 14th pct 9 68th pct

Drive to city in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +2 longer in Alphington - Fairfield

11 14th pct 9 10th pct

Reach 30 min in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +36,964 more in Alphington - Fairfield

46,819 86th pct 9,855 29th pct

Reach 45 min in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +132,732 more in Alphington - Fairfield

244,269 87th pct 111,537 73rd pct

Transit to city in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +4 longer in Clifton Hill - Alphington

50 34th pct 54 42nd pct

How people get to work

44.0% Worked at home +3.4 pts ▸ 47.4%

28.5% Car (driver) ◂ +2.7 pts 25.8%

3.6% Bicycle +1.0 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.5% Train ◂ +0.7 pts 2.8%

2.4% Walked +0.4 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.1 pts 1.3%

0.7% Bus even 0.7%

Motor vehicles per home

46.5% 1 vehicle +5.3 pts ▸ 51.8%

30.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.1 pts 30.5%

12.0% No vehicle ◂ +2.5 pts 9.5%

7.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.1 pts 6.0%

3.7% 4 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 2.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.1% Professional & technical +3.0 pts ▸ 17.1%

16.7% Health care & social assistance +0.2 pts ▸ 16.9%

12.2% Education & training ◂ +0.5 pts 11.7%

8.2% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.0 pts 7.1%

6.8% Retail trade ◂ +0.6 pts 6.2%

5.7% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.2 pts 5.5%

5.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.0 pts 4.6%

5.4% Construction even 5.4%

3.8% Manufacturing ◂ +0.3 pts 3.5%

2.8% Arts & recreation +0.5 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.8% Media & telecommunications +0.4 pts ▸ 3.2%

3.0% Other services even 3.0%

Occupations people work in

41.8% Professionals +5.5 pts ▸ 47.4%

16.7% Managers +2.4 pts ▸ 19.2%

11.4% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.5 pts 9.9%

8.6% Community & personal service ◂ +1.9 pts 6.6%

7.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.7 pts 6.1%

6.3% Sales workers ◂ +1.4 pts 5.0%

4.2% Labourers ◂ +1.3 pts 3.0%

2.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +1 higher in Clifton Hill - Alphington

9 86th pct 10 100th pct

IRSD decile in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +1 higher in Clifton Hill - Alphington

9 86th pct 10 100th pct

IER decile in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +1 higher in Clifton Hill - Alphington

6 57th pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington even

10 100th pct 10 100th pct

IRSAD score in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +36 higher in Clifton Hill - Alphington

1,107 88th pct 1,143 96th pct

ERP in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +1,670 higher in Clifton Hill - Alphington

9,749 46th pct 11,419 55th pct

Growth in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +6.9 pts higher in Clifton Hill - Alphington

7.5% 72nd pct 14.4% 87th pct

Businesses in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +14 higher in Alphington - Fairfield

1,144 63rd pct 1,130 62nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +10 higher in Alphington - Fairfield

663 28th pct 653 27th pct

Max temp in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington even

20.4 21st pct 20.4 20th pct

Min temp in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +0.3 higher in Clifton Hill - Alphington

10.9 37th pct 11.2 43rd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +0.4 higher in Alphington - Fairfield

8.9 95th pct 8.5 91st pct

Types ≤15 min in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington even

7.9 96th pct 7.9 95th pct

15-min city in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 99th pct

Walk to shops in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to transit in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 85th pct

Walk to school in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 99th pct

Walk to a park in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +9.3 pts higher in Alphington - Fairfield

98.6% 97th pct 89.3% 83rd pct

Amenities/1k in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +3.7 more in Alphington - Fairfield

17.1 64th pct 13.4 46th pct

Intersections/km² in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +86 higher in Alphington - Fairfield

457 91st pct 371 88th pct

Mean slope in Alphington - Fairfield in Clifton Hill - Alphington +1.5 pts higher in Clifton Hill - Alphington

2.6% 3rd pct 4.0% 27th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Alphington - Fairfield vs Clifton Hill - Alphington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/206021110/alphington-fairfield/vs/206071145/clifton-hill-alphington