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Docklands vs Williamstown

Name: Docklands vs Williamstown — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 6.3 km apart · Docklands profile · Williamstown profile

Docklands Williamstown

Williamstown and Docklands are both well-off areas in Greater Melbourne, but they have very different characters. Williamstown is an older community where the typical resident is 45 and many people own their homes outright (38.6%). It is dominated by separate houses, with 66.8% of homes having three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Docklands is much younger, with a typical age of 32. It is almost entirely made up of flats or apartments (97.7%), and renting is far more common here at 67%. Docklands is also much more diverse, with 61.6% of people born overseas and 53.3% using a language other than English at home.

These two neighbours have seen the gap in their age structures widen since 2011, with Williamstown becoming relatively older as Docklands stays young. Despite this, they share a similar level of overall advantage, and almost every home in both areas is within a 10-minute walk of public transport. Both places also sit well above the national figure for adults with a bachelor degree or higher, though this is more pronounced in Docklands where 56.2% of adults hold such a qualification.

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Where they differ most

Born overseas: 38.6 pts higher in Docklands Other language: 38.3 pts higher in Docklands Renting: 41.3 pts higher in Docklands Owned outright: 26.3 pts higher in Williamstown Separate houses: 53.7 pts higher in Williamstown

Demographics & Identity

Population in Docklands in Williamstown +419 larger in Williamstown gap narrowing

15,493 78th pct 15,912 79th pct

Median age in Docklands in Williamstown +13 yrs older in Williamstown gap widening

32 yrs 9th pct 45 yrs 78th pct

Age structure

57.6% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +37.6 pts 20.0%

16.8% Older adults (45–64) +15.5 pts ▸ 32.3%

6.1% Seniors (65+) +12.1 pts ▸ 18.2%

7.8% Children (0–14) +9.8 pts ▸ 17.6%

11.7% Youth (15–24) +0.2 pts ▸ 11.9%

Marital status

51.5% Never married ◂ +18.1 pts 33.3%

37.5% Married +13.0 pts ▸ 50.5%

7.0% Divorced +1.6 pts ▸ 8.6%

1.1% Widowed +3.5 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.9% Separated even 2.9%

Age & sex structure

Docklands Williamstown

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

29.7% Australia +44.0 pts ▸ 73.7%

14.5% India ◂ +13.8 pts 0.6%

12.9% China ◂ +12.4 pts 0.5%

1.9% England +3.4 pts ▸ 5.4%

2.1% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 1.8%

1.7% Philippines ◂ +1.1 pts 0.5%

1.2% Vietnam ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

0.8% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.5% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

15.3% English +21.1 pts ▸ 36.4%

10.0% Australian +19.8 pts ▸ 29.8%

22.0% Chinese ◂ +19.8 pts 2.3%

5.0% Irish +8.9 pts ▸ 13.9%

13.1% Indian ◂ +12.1 pts 1.0%

4.1% Scottish +7.8 pts ▸ 11.9%

3.4% Italian +3.8 pts ▸ 7.2%

1.3% Greek +3.4 pts ▸ 4.8%

2.2% German +1.6 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.1% Filipino ◂ +1.2 pts 0.9%

0.8% Dutch +1.0 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.7% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%

Language

Language used at home

37.5% English only +44.1 pts ▸ 81.6%

14.9% Mandarin ◂ +14.3 pts 0.6%

4.7% Hindi ◂ +4.5 pts 0.2%

3.3% Cantonese ◂ +2.9 pts 0.3%

0.5% Greek +1.8 pts ▸ 2.4%

2.0% Arabic ◂ +1.4 pts 0.6%

0.9% Italian +0.7 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%

0.6% Tagalog ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.6% Punjabi ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

41.6% No religion +5.7 pts ▸ 47.3%

24.3% Christianity +20.4 pts ▸ 44.7%

13.0% Hinduism ◂ +12.4 pts 0.6%

10.9% Not stated ◂ +6.3 pts 4.7%

4.7% Buddhism ◂ +3.5 pts 1.2%

4.3% Islam ◂ +3.3 pts 1.0%

0.9% Other religions ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.2% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Docklands in Williamstown +5 more in Williamstown

1 0th pct 6 71st pct

Schools/1k kids in Docklands in Williamstown +1.32 more in Williamstown

0.83 10th pct 2.15 52nd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Docklands in Williamstown +17 more in Docklands

35 76th pct 18 47th pct

Students in Docklands in Williamstown +3,324 more in Williamstown

616 22nd pct 3,940 87th pct

Avg size in Docklands in Williamstown +41 larger in Williamstown

616 73rd pct 657 76th pct

ICSEA in Docklands in Williamstown +42 higher in Docklands

1,133 92nd pct 1,091 80th pct

Highest year of school

80.1% Year 12 ◂ +8.6 pts 71.4%

4.6% Year 11 +4.7 pts ▸ 9.3%

3.6% Year 10 +5.2 pts ▸ 8.8%

2.4% Year 9 or below +4.0 pts ▸ 6.4%

Highest qualification level

41.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.6 pts 36.9%

22.9% Postgraduate degree ◂ +7.1 pts 15.8%

10.4% Advanced diploma / diploma +4.2 pts ▸ 14.6%

6.6% Certificate III / IV +8.0 pts ▸ 14.6%

3.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +3.7 pts ▸ 7.1%

0.6% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

Field of qualification

26.0% Management & commerce ◂ +2.5 pts 23.5%

9.4% Society & culture +4.1 pts ▸ 13.5%

13.3% Engineering & related ◂ +1.7 pts 11.6%

12.3% Information technology ◂ +8.7 pts 3.5%

3.3% Education +6.8 pts ▸ 10.1%

5.3% Health +4.1 pts ▸ 9.4%

3.3% Architecture & building +2.4 pts ▸ 5.8%

5.0% Creative arts +0.4 pts ▸ 5.4%

4.1% Natural & physical sciences +0.4 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.4% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.5 pts 2.9%

0.5% Agriculture & environment +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Docklands in Williamstown +$93 higher in Docklands gap narrowing

$1,182 88th pct $1,089 85th pct

Household income in Docklands in Williamstown +$426 higher in Williamstown gap widening

$1,956 63rd pct $2,382 86th pct

Family income in Docklands in Williamstown +$773 higher in Williamstown gap widening

$2,462 73rd pct $3,235 92nd pct

Household income distribution

34.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +11.3 pts 22.8%

15.2% $4,000 or more +13.2 pts ▸ 28.5%

22.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.5 pts 18.2%

13.4% Under $650 +0.9 pts ▸ 14.3%

11.1% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.2 pts 10.9%

Personal income distribution

26.1% Under $650 +8.1 pts ▸ 34.2%

29.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.7 pts 24.0%

26.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.2 pts 23.0%

8.4% $3,000 or more +5.9 pts ▸ 14.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

4.4% Asthma +3.7 pts ▸ 8.1%

2.4% Arthritis +5.4 pts ▸ 7.8%

5.2% Other condition +2.5 pts ▸ 7.7%

4.9% Mental health +2.8 pts ▸ 7.6%

1.5% Heart disease +2.3 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.0% Diabetes +1.5 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.4% Cancer +1.8 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.4% Lung condition +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.3% Stroke +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Dementia +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

76.0% None ◂ +8.7 pts 67.3%

11.2% One condition +8.3 pts ▸ 19.5%

2.2% Two conditions +2.9 pts ▸ 5.1%

0.6% Three or more +1.5 pts ▸ 2.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Docklands in Williamstown +60 larger in Williamstown

50 16th pct 110 34th pct

Median age in Docklands in Williamstown +2 yrs older in Docklands

30 yrs 86th pct 28 yrs 76th pct

Median income in Docklands in Williamstown +$7 higher in Docklands

$1,149 93rd pct $1,142 93rd pct

Household income in Docklands in Williamstown +$1,225 higher in Williamstown

$1,875 60th pct $3,100 96th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Docklands in Williamstown +0.7 larger in Williamstown gap widening

1.8 0th pct 2.5 43rd pct

Family composition

34.3% Couples with children +30.0 pts ▸ 64.3%

55.8% Couples without children ◂ +31.2 pts 24.6%

6.8% One-parent families +3.5 pts ▸ 10.3%

3.1% Other families ◂ +2.2 pts 0.9%

Household size

43.1% 2 people ◂ +11.4 pts 31.7%

39.4% 1 person ◂ +12.7 pts 26.7%

4.4% 4 people +14.1 pts ▸ 18.5%

11.9% 3 people +3.6 pts ▸ 15.5%

0.9% 5 people +5.5 pts ▸ 6.4%

0.1% 6 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Docklands in Williamstown +$39 higher in Williamstown gap narrowing

$411 67th pct $450 80th pct

Mortgage in Docklands in Williamstown +$600 higher in Williamstown gap widening

$2,000 61st pct $2,600 89th pct

People / bedroom in Docklands in Williamstown +0.20 higher in Docklands gap widening

1.10 95th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

67.0% Rented ◂ +41.3 pts 25.7%

12.3% Owned outright +26.3 pts ▸ 38.6%

18.0% Owned with a mortgage +15.4 pts ▸ 33.4%

1.7% Other tenure ◂ +0.5 pts 1.2%

0.8% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

Types of homes

97.7% Flat or apartment ◂ +84.0 pts 13.7%

0.5% Separate house +53.7 pts ▸ 54.2%

1.4% Townhouse / semi-detached +30.0 pts ▸ 31.5%

0.1% Other dwelling even 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

53.9% 2 bedrooms ◂ +29.3 pts 24.6%

10.4% 3 bedrooms +30.6 pts ▸ 41.0%

32.7% 1 bedroom ◂ +25.3 pts 7.3%

1.2% 4 bedrooms +19.9 pts ▸ 21.1%

0.1% 5 or more +4.5 pts ▸ 4.6%

0.6% Studio / none ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

55.0% $350–$549 ◂ +23.7 pts 31.3%

13.8% $550–$749 +7.6 pts ▸ 21.4%

20.6% $200–$349 ◂ +4.6 pts 16.0%

1.3% Under $200 +15.5 pts ▸ 16.8%

6.6% $750 or more +4.4 pts ▸ 11.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

23.3% $3,000 or more +19.0 pts ▸ 42.3%

33.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +10.7 pts 23.0%

29.4% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +14.3 pts 15.0%

9.9% Under $1,000 +3.4 pts ▸ 13.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Docklands in Williamstown +15 more in Williamstown

56 63rd pct 71 74th pct

Stops/1k in Docklands in Williamstown +0.85 more in Williamstown

3.61 39th pct 4.46 52nd pct

Departures/1k in Docklands in Williamstown +2,804.6 more in Docklands

4,136.6 88th pct 1,332.0 69th pct

PT routes in Docklands in Williamstown +73 more in Docklands

77 88th pct 4 29th pct

Stop walk in Docklands in Williamstown +2 longer in Williamstown

2 14th pct 4 43rd pct

Drive to city in Docklands in Williamstown +8 longer in Williamstown

5 0th pct 13 20th pct

Reach 30 min in Docklands in Williamstown +53,692 more in Docklands

88,357 89th pct 34,665 79th pct

Reach 45 min in Docklands in Williamstown +351,382 more in Docklands

410,757 90th pct 59,375 59th pct

Transit to city in Docklands in Williamstown +30 longer in Williamstown

25 4th pct 55 44th pct

How people get to work

45.7% Worked at home ◂ +4.2 pts 41.4%

16.4% Car (driver) +18.7 pts ▸ 35.1%

7.5% Walked ◂ +4.9 pts 2.6%

2.2% Train +0.2 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.4% Car (passenger) +1.0 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

0.3% Bus ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

47.1% 1 vehicle ◂ +7.4 pts 39.8%

40.9% No vehicle ◂ +32.4 pts 8.5%

10.3% 2 vehicles +27.1 pts ▸ 37.4%

1.3% 3 vehicles +8.6 pts ▸ 9.8%

0.5% 4 or more +3.9 pts ▸ 4.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

22.5% Professional & technical ◂ +9.6 pts 12.9%

7.3% Health care & social assistance +3.8 pts ▸ 11.1%

5.3% Education & training +5.7 pts ▸ 11.0%

10.8% Finance & insurance ◂ +4.9 pts 6.0%

8.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.2 pts 5.6%

4.2% Construction +3.9 pts ▸ 8.1%

5.1% Public administration & safety +2.5 pts ▸ 7.6%

7.2% Retail trade ◂ +0.1 pts 7.1%

3.7% Manufacturing +1.7 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.6% Transport & warehousing +0.7 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.9% Administrative & support ◂ +1.2 pts 2.7%

2.4% Other services +0.6 pts ▸ 3.0%

Occupations people work in

42.3% Professionals ◂ +8.9 pts 33.4%

16.2% Managers +5.3 pts ▸ 21.5%

11.4% Clerical & administrative +1.2 pts ▸ 12.7%

7.7% Community & personal service +0.9 pts ▸ 8.5%

6.8% Technicians & trades +1.2 pts ▸ 8.0%

6.7% Sales workers +0.6 pts ▸ 7.4%

4.6% Labourers +0.1 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.4% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.2 pts 2.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Docklands in Williamstown even

9 86th pct 9 86th pct

IRSD decile in Docklands in Williamstown +2 higher in Williamstown

7 64th pct 9 86th pct

IER decile in Docklands in Williamstown +7 higher in Williamstown

1 0th pct 8 71st pct

IEO decile in Docklands in Williamstown +1 higher in Docklands

10 100th pct 9 86th pct

IRSAD score in Docklands in Williamstown +8 higher in Docklands

1,109 89th pct 1,101 87th pct

ERP in Docklands in Williamstown +2,037 higher in Docklands

19,139 85th pct 17,102 78th pct

Growth in Docklands in Williamstown +13.9 pts higher in Docklands

20.3% 90th pct 6.4% 64th pct

Businesses in Docklands in Williamstown +1,627 higher in Docklands

3,866 86th pct 2,239 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Docklands in Williamstown +15 higher in Docklands

631 23rd pct 616 21st pct

Max temp in Docklands in Williamstown even

20.4 20th pct 20.4 19th pct

Min temp in Docklands in Williamstown even

11.3 43rd pct 11.3 44th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Docklands in Williamstown +1.9 higher in Docklands

9.4 100th pct 7.5 80th pct

Types ≤15 min in Docklands in Williamstown +0.8 more in Docklands

7.9 95th pct 7.0 77th pct

15-min city in Docklands in Williamstown +11.9 pts higher in Docklands

99.8% 91st pct 87.9% 69th pct

Walk to shops in Docklands in Williamstown +17.4 pts higher in Docklands

100.0% 100th pct 82.6% 68th pct

Walk to transit in Docklands in Williamstown +0.6 pts higher in Docklands

100.0% 100th pct 99.4% 74th pct

Walk to school in Docklands in Williamstown +8.1 pts higher in Docklands

95.8% 78th pct 87.7% 65th pct

Walk to a park in Docklands in Williamstown even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 73rd pct

Walk to health in Docklands in Williamstown +31.6 pts higher in Docklands

94.5% 89th pct 62.9% 64th pct

Amenities/1k in Docklands in Williamstown +3.4 more in Docklands

17.7 66th pct 14.3 51st pct

Intersections/km² in Docklands in Williamstown +298 higher in Docklands

620 98th pct 322 86th pct

Mean slope in Docklands in Williamstown +5.9 pts higher in Docklands

8.7% 86th pct 2.8% 7th pct

Compare Docklands with nearby areas

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Compare Williamstown with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Docklands vs Williamstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/206041118/docklands/vs/213021346/williamstown