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Docklands vs Southbank (West) - South Wharf
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 1.3 km apart · Docklands profile · Southbank (West) - South Wharf profile
Docklands Southbank (West) - South Wharf
Docklands and Southbank (West) - South Wharf are neighbouring inner-city areas with high numbers of renters and small households. Docklands is more heavily focused on transport and business, with far more businesses and a much higher number of public transport stops and routes. Southbank (West) - South Wharf has a higher share of people living alone (43.3%) and a far higher rate of First Nations Year 12 completion (88.5% compared to 65.3% in Docklands).
These areas are becoming more similar in their residential makeup, as the gap in the share of people living alone has narrowed since 2011. Both areas have very similar typical weekly personal incomes, sitting just above the national figure. They are also alike in their diversity; both have a very high proportion of people born overseas and those using a language other than English at home.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 5,791
- First area, 2016: 10,965
- First area, 2021: 15,493
- Second area, 2021: 6,463
- First area, 2011: 31 yrs
- First area, 2016: 30 yrs
- First area, 2021: 32 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 33 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 Docklands: 0.1% males, 0.2% females; 85+ in Southbank (West) - South Wharf: 0.2% males, 0.3% females
- 80–84 in Docklands: 0.2% males, 0.3% females; 80–84 in Southbank (West) - South Wharf: 0.5% males, 0.6% females
- 75–79 in Docklands: 0.5% males, 0.4% females; 75–79 in Southbank (West) - South Wharf: 0.8% males, 0.9% females
- 70–74 in Docklands: 1.1% males, 0.9% females; 70–74 in Southbank (West) - South Wharf: 1.2% males, 1.1% females
- 65–69 in Docklands: 1.3% males, 1.2% females; 65–69 in Southbank (West) - South Wharf: 1.5% males, 1.3% females
- 60–64 in Docklands: 1.7% males, 1.7% females; 60–64 in Southbank (West) - South Wharf: 2.0% males, 2.0% females
- 55–59 in Docklands: 2.1% males, 2.2% females; 55–59 in Southbank (West) - South Wharf: 2.0% males, 2.2% females
- 50–54 in Docklands: 2.2% males, 2.1% females; 50–54 in Southbank (West) - South Wharf: 2.2% males, 2.0% females
- 45–49 in Docklands: 2.5% males, 2.2% females; 45–49 in Southbank (West) - South Wharf: 2.8% males, 2.5% females
- 40–44 in Docklands: 3.7% males, 2.8% females; 40–44 in Southbank (West) - South Wharf: 4.0% males, 3.2% females
- 35–39 in Docklands: 6.6% males, 5.5% females; 35–39 in Southbank (West) - South Wharf: 6.4% males, 5.4% females
- 30–34 in Docklands: 10.4% males, 9.5% females; 30–34 in Southbank (West) - South Wharf: 9.8% males, 8.3% females
- 25–29 in Docklands: 9.5% males, 9.5% females; 25–29 in Southbank (West) - South Wharf: 8.7% males, 10.0% females
- 20–24 in Docklands: 5.0% males, 5.1% females; 20–24 in Southbank (West) - South Wharf: 4.1% males, 5.2% females
- 15–19 in Docklands: 0.8% males, 0.8% females; 15–19 in Southbank (West) - South Wharf: 0.8% males, 0.9% females
- 10–14 in Docklands: 0.4% males, 0.5% females; 10–14 in Southbank (West) - South Wharf: 0.8% males, 0.5% females
- 5–9 in Docklands: 1.3% males, 1.1% females; 5–9 in Southbank (West) - South Wharf: 1.1% males, 1.1% females
- 0–4 in Docklands: 2.3% males, 2.1% females; 0–4 in Southbank (West) - South Wharf: 1.9% males, 1.9% 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: $1,060
- First area, 2016: $970
- First area, 2021: $1,182
- Second area, 2021: $1,227
- First area, 2011: $1,900
- First area, 2016: $1,868
- First area, 2021: $1,956
- Second area, 2021: $2,054
- First area, 2011: $2,450
- First area, 2016: $2,251
- First area, 2021: $2,462
- Second area, 2021: $2,681
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: 1.9
- First area, 2016: 2.1
- First area, 2021: 1.8
- Second area, 2021: 1.8
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $508
- First area, 2016: $501
- First area, 2021: $411
- Second area, 2021: $430
- First area, 2011: $2,700
- First area, 2016: $2,167
- First area, 2021: $2,000
- Second area, 2021: $2,000
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.20
- First area, 2021: 1.10
- Second area, 2021: 1.00
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). Docklands vs Southbank (West) - South Wharf [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/206041118/docklands/vs/206041508/southbank-south-wharf