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Alphington - Fairfield vs Kew East

Name: Alphington - Fairfield vs Kew East — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.2 km apart · Alphington - Fairfield profile · Kew East profile

Alphington - Fairfield Kew East

Alphington - Fairfield and Kew East are neighbouring areas in Melbourne's east. Alphington - Fairfield is more likely to be made up of renters, with 37.6% of households renting compared to 23.6% in Kew East. It also has a higher share of people living alone (33.5% versus 19.7%) and a much larger proportion of people with no religion (56.5% compared to 41.6%). In contrast, Kew East has far more large homes, with 75.2% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms, while Alphington - Fairfield has only 54.3%.

Typical weekly personal incomes are almost identical in both areas, sitting around $1,050 to $1,100. While they share this similarity, other gaps are widening. Since 2011, the difference in the number of separate houses and the share of renters has grown. Kew East has become noticeably older, with 17.5% of its people aged 65 and over, which is well higher than the 13.5% seen in Alphington - Fairfield.

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Where they differ most

3+ bedrooms: 20.9 pts higher in Kew East De facto: 7.8 pts higher in Alphington - Fairfield No religion: 14.9 pts higher in Alphington - Fairfield Living alone: 13.7 pts higher in Alphington - Fairfield Separate houses: 14.0 pts higher in Kew East

Demographics & Identity

Population in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +2,512 larger in Alphington - Fairfield gap widening

8,994 46th pct 6,482 32nd pct

Median age in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +3 yrs older in Kew East gap steady

38 yrs 43rd pct 41 yrs 57th pct

Age structure

32.5% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +9.9 pts 22.6%

26.7% Older adults (45–64) +1.2 pts ▸ 27.9%

15.9% Children (0–14) +2.1 pts ▸ 18.0%

13.5% Seniors (65+) +4.0 pts ▸ 17.5%

11.2% Youth (15–24) +2.6 pts ▸ 13.8%

Marital status

38.7% Married +13.1 pts ▸ 51.8%

48.4% Never married ◂ +13.0 pts 35.3%

6.9% Divorced ◂ +0.2 pts 6.6%

3.6% Widowed +0.6 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.4% Separated ◂ +0.4 pts 2.1%

Age & sex structure

Alphington - Fairfield Kew East

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

74.4% Australia ◂ +4.8 pts 69.7%

1.2% China +3.7 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.2% England ◂ +0.7 pts 2.6%

0.9% India +1.4 pts ▸ 2.3%

2.0% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 1.8%

0.7% Vietnam +0.7 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.3% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.3% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

33.1% English ◂ +5.6 pts 27.5%

28.9% Australian ◂ +4.6 pts 24.3%

15.6% Irish ◂ +3.4 pts 12.1%

4.4% Chinese +8.9 pts ▸ 13.3%

11.9% Scottish ◂ +2.8 pts 9.1%

10.5% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 11.1%

8.0% Greek ◂ +0.5 pts 7.6%

3.8% German ◂ +0.7 pts 3.1%

1.4% Indian +1.9 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.3% Vietnamese +1.0 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.7% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 1.4%

0.3% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

Language

Language used at home

77.6% English only ◂ +7.2 pts 70.4%

1.7% Mandarin +5.2 pts ▸ 6.9%

5.7% Greek ◂ +1.4 pts 4.3%

2.8% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.7% Cantonese +2.0 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.9% Vietnamese +0.7 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.2% Hindi +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% Arabic even 0.6%

0.2% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

56.5% No religion ◂ +14.9 pts 41.6%

34.9% Christianity +12.7 pts ▸ 47.6%

4.7% Not stated ◂ +0.5 pts 4.2%

1.7% Buddhism +0.6 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.8% Hinduism +1.2 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.3% Judaism +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.6% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +1 more in Kew East

2 14th pct 3 43rd pct

Schools/1k kids in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +1.18 more in Kew East

1.40 28th pct 2.58 62nd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +4 more in Kew East

46 86th pct 50 88th pct

Students in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +851 more in Kew East

648 24th pct 1,499 51st pct

Avg size in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +176 larger in Kew East

324 36th pct 500 60th pct

ICSEA in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +34 higher in Alphington - Fairfield

1,166 100th pct 1,132 92nd pct

Highest year of school

78.6% Year 12 +3.5 pts ▸ 82.1%

6.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.5 pts 5.2%

6.2% Year 11 ◂ +0.8 pts 5.4%

4.9% Year 10 ◂ +0.7 pts 4.2%

Highest qualification level

40.7% Bachelor degree +2.7 pts ▸ 43.5%

20.4% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.8 pts 19.6%

10.9% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.1 pts ▸ 12.0%

10.2% Certificate III / IV ◂ +1.2 pts 8.9%

9.3% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.4 pts 6.9%

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

Field of qualification

19.4% Management & commerce +6.3 pts ▸ 25.7%

17.2% Society & culture ◂ +3.1 pts 14.1%

11.9% Health +2.1 pts ▸ 14.0%

9.5% Creative arts ◂ +4.5 pts 5.0%

7.6% Engineering & related +1.1 pts ▸ 8.7%

8.4% Education +0.2 pts ▸ 8.6%

5.3% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.4 pts 4.9%

4.6% Architecture & building ◂ +0.6 pts 4.1%

3.6% Information technology +0.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.5 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.0 pts 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +$56 higher in Alphington - Fairfield gap widening

$1,098 85th pct $1,042 81st pct

Household income in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +$373 higher in Kew East gap widening

$2,112 73rd pct $2,485 88th pct

Family income in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +$28 higher in Kew East gap narrowing

$3,138 90th pct $3,166 91st pct

Household income distribution

23.2% $4,000 or more +7.0 pts ▸ 30.2%

25.1% $1,500–$2,999 +1.1 pts ▸ 26.2%

20.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.8 pts 17.1%

14.5% Under $650 ◂ +4.3 pts 10.1%

11.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.4 pts 10.4%

Personal income distribution

32.6% Under $650 +2.1 pts ▸ 34.7%

27.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.7 pts 26.0%

24.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.3 pts 21.8%

11.7% $3,000 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 13.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.2% Mental health ◂ +4.5 pts 6.7%

9.1% Other condition ◂ +1.0 pts 8.1%

8.7% Asthma ◂ +1.3 pts 7.4%

6.2% Arthritis +0.2 pts ▸ 6.4%

2.9% Heart disease +0.6 pts ▸ 3.5%

3.0% Diabetes +0.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.4% Cancer +0.6 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.0% Lung condition even 0.9%

0.7% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.5% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.8% None +4.2 pts ▸ 71.0%

20.9% One condition ◂ +2.9 pts 18.0%

5.0% Two conditions ◂ +0.2 pts 4.8%

1.9% Three or more ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +24 larger in Alphington - Fairfield

45 14th pct 21 7th pct

Median age in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +8 yrs older in Kew East

27 yrs 71st pct 35 yrs 95th pct

Median income in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +$271 higher in Kew East

$1,041 89th pct $1,312 98th pct

Household income in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +$1,781 higher in Kew East

$1,968 66th pct $3,749 100th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +0.4 larger in Kew East gap widening

2.3 29th pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

61.8% Couples with children +4.9 pts ▸ 66.7%

26.8% Couples without children ◂ +5.9 pts 20.9%

10.1% One-parent families +1.4 pts ▸ 11.5%

1.3% Other families ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

Household size

33.5% 1 person ◂ +13.7 pts 19.7%

29.4% 2 people +2.3 pts ▸ 31.7%

16.0% 4 people +6.1 pts ▸ 22.1%

15.1% 3 people +1.2 pts ▸ 16.3%

5.0% 5 people +3.2 pts ▸ 8.2%

1.1% 6 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 1.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +$85 higher in Kew East gap widening

$381 54th pct $466 84th pct

Mortgage in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +$800 higher in Kew East gap widening

$2,200 75th pct $3,000 96th pct

People / bedroom in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East even gap steady

0.90 86th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

31.1% Owned outright +9.6 pts ▸ 40.6%

37.6% Rented ◂ +13.9 pts 23.6%

29.6% Owned with a mortgage +3.4 pts ▸ 33.0%

1.1% Other tenure +0.7 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.7% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

Types of homes

51.8% Separate house +14.0 pts ▸ 65.8%

26.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +13.9 pts 12.2%

21.6% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.3 pts ▸ 21.9%

0.3% Other dwelling ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

34.7% 3 bedrooms +4.3 pts ▸ 39.0%

29.7% 2 bedrooms ◂ +6.9 pts 22.8%

16.1% 4 bedrooms +11.8 pts ▸ 27.9%

15.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +14.4 pts 0.8%

3.5% 5 or more +4.8 pts ▸ 8.3%

0.3% Studio / none even 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

29.8% $350–$549 +16.8 pts ▸ 46.6%

33.7% $200–$349 ◂ +21.6 pts 12.1%

18.2% $550–$749 ◂ +0.6 pts 17.6%

8.2% $750 or more +5.9 pts ▸ 14.1%

6.3% Under $200 ◂ +2.3 pts 4.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

34.8% $3,000 or more +14.1 pts ▸ 49.0%

25.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +5.5 pts 19.7%

18.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +7.2 pts 11.4%

14.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.3 pts 14.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +19 more in Alphington - Fairfield

59 66th pct 40 50th pct

Stops/1k in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +0.39 more in Alphington - Fairfield

6.56 78th pct 6.17 75th pct

Departures/1k in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +1,460.8 more in Kew East

1,972.1 83rd pct 3,432.9 87th pct

PT routes in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +3 more in Kew East

10 62nd pct 13 73rd pct

Stop walk in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +2 longer in Alphington - Fairfield

2 14th pct 0 0th pct

Drive to city in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +1 longer in Kew East

11 14th pct 12 17th pct

Reach 30 min in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +6,175 more in Alphington - Fairfield

46,819 86th pct 40,644 83rd pct

Reach 45 min in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +61,885 more in Alphington - Fairfield

244,269 87th pct 182,384 85th pct

Transit to city in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East even

50 34th pct 50 34th pct

How people get to work

44.0% Worked at home ◂ +5.3 pts 38.7%

28.5% Car (driver) +10.2 pts ▸ 38.7%

3.6% Bicycle ◂ +2.4 pts 1.2%

3.5% Train ◂ +3.3 pts 0.2%

1.5% Car (passenger) +1.1 pts ▸ 2.5%

2.4% Walked ◂ +0.6 pts 1.8%

0.7% Bus +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

Motor vehicles per home

46.5% 1 vehicle ◂ +10.9 pts 35.7%

30.6% 2 vehicles +12.8 pts ▸ 43.4%

12.0% No vehicle ◂ +7.7 pts 4.3%

7.1% 3 vehicles +3.5 pts ▸ 10.6%

3.7% 4 or more +2.4 pts ▸ 6.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.7% Health care & social assistance +0.1 pts ▸ 16.8%

14.1% Professional & technical +0.1 pts ▸ 14.2%

12.2% Education & training ◂ +1.4 pts 10.7%

6.8% Retail trade +1.6 pts ▸ 8.3%

8.2% Public administration & safety ◂ +3.7 pts 4.5%

5.4% Construction +1.5 pts ▸ 6.9%

5.7% Finance & insurance +0.9 pts ▸ 6.6%

5.6% Accommodation & food +0.9 pts ▸ 6.5%

3.8% Manufacturing ◂ +0.1 pts 3.7%

3.0% Other services ◂ +0.6 pts 2.4%

2.8% Media & telecommunications ◂ +1.1 pts 1.7%

2.1% Wholesale trade +0.7 pts ▸ 2.8%

Occupations people work in

41.8% Professionals ◂ +3.4 pts 38.4%

16.7% Managers +2.3 pts ▸ 19.0%

11.4% Clerical & administrative +1.4 pts ▸ 12.7%

8.6% Community & personal service ◂ +0.7 pts 7.8%

6.3% Sales workers +2.1 pts ▸ 8.4%

7.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.2 pts 6.6%

4.2% Labourers ◂ +0.3 pts 3.9%

2.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +1 higher in Kew East

9 86th pct 10 100th pct

IRSD decile in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +1 higher in Kew East

9 86th pct 10 100th pct

IER decile in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +3 higher in Kew East

6 57th pct 9 86th pct

IEO decile in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East even

10 100th pct 10 100th pct

IRSAD score in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +15 higher in Kew East

1,107 88th pct 1,122 92nd pct

ERP in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +2,990 higher in Alphington - Fairfield

9,749 46th pct 6,759 30th pct

Growth in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +4.4 pts higher in Alphington - Fairfield

7.5% 72nd pct 3.1% 37th pct

Businesses in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +70 higher in Alphington - Fairfield

1,144 63rd pct 1,074 59th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +34 higher in Kew East

663 28th pct 697 33rd pct

Max temp in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East even

20.4 21st pct 20.5 21st pct

Min temp in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +0.1 higher in Kew East

10.9 37th pct 11.0 38th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +0.4 higher in Alphington - Fairfield

8.9 95th pct 8.4 91st pct

Types ≤15 min in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East even

7.9 96th pct 7.9 96th pct

15-min city in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East even

100.0% 100th pct 99.9% 95th pct

Walk to shops in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +3.5 pts higher in Alphington - Fairfield

100.0% 100th pct 96.5% 83rd pct

Walk to transit in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 85th pct

Walk to school in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East even

100.0% 100th pct 99.9% 97th pct

Walk to a park in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +1.9 pts higher in Alphington - Fairfield

98.6% 97th pct 96.6% 93rd pct

Amenities/1k in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +2.6 more in Alphington - Fairfield

17.1 64th pct 14.5 52nd pct

Intersections/km² in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +217 higher in Alphington - Fairfield

457 91st pct 240 76th pct

Mean slope in Alphington - Fairfield in Kew East +2.8 pts higher in Kew East

2.6% 3rd pct 5.4% 51st pct

Compare Alphington - Fairfield with nearby areas

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Compare Kew East with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Alphington - Fairfield vs Kew East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/206021110/alphington-fairfield/vs/207011154/kew-east