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Elwood vs St Kilda - West

Name: Elwood vs St Kilda - West — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.3 km apart · Elwood profile · St Kilda - West profile

Elwood St Kilda - West

Elwood and St Kilda - West are neighbouring areas with a few distinct differences. St Kilda - West is more diverse, with 37.1% of people born overseas compared to 26.5% in Elwood. It is also more reliant on public transport, with a far higher number of weekly departures and 24.1% of homes having no car, while Elwood's no-car rate is 11.3%. Elwood is more geared toward families, with 13.1% of people being children under 15 and far more schools serving the area than in St Kilda - West.

Daily life is very similar in both places, where the typical resident is 38 and typical weekly rent is around $400. Both areas also have a very high level of education and job skills. While Elwood generally has higher household incomes and more people with university degrees, St Kilda - West has more people living alone. The two areas have tracked closely since 2011, remaining effectively alike in their unemployment rates and general health profiles.

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Where they differ most

No car: 12.8 pts higher in St Kilda - West 3+ bedrooms: 11.2 pts higher in Elwood Born overseas: 10.6 pts higher in St Kilda - West Unpaid carers: 2.9 pts higher in Elwood Separate houses: 9.5 pts higher in Elwood

Demographics & Identity

Population in Elwood in St Kilda - West +960 larger in Elwood

14,818 75th pct 13,858 72nd pct

Median age in Elwood in St Kilda - West even

38 yrs 43rd pct 38 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

40.2% Young adults (25–44) +4.6 pts ▸ 44.8%

27.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.6 pts 26.1%

10.7% Seniors (65+) +2.8 pts ▸ 13.5%

13.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +5.7 pts 7.4%

8.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.1 pts 8.2%

Marital status

55.2% Never married +5.1 pts ▸ 60.3%

29.3% Married ◂ +5.8 pts 23.5%

10.4% Divorced +0.2 pts ▸ 10.6%

2.3% Widowed +0.5 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.8% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 2.8%

Age & sex structure

Elwood St Kilda - West

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

67.8% Australia ◂ +13.8 pts 53.9%

5.2% England +0.1 pts ▸ 5.3%

2.3% New Zealand +0.7 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.9% India +1.8 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.5% China +1.8 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.0% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.8% South Africa even 0.8%

0.3% Philippines +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Ancestry

36.9% English ◂ +5.6 pts 31.3%

26.3% Australian ◂ +7.3 pts 19.0%

15.8% Irish ◂ +1.2 pts 14.6%

12.7% Scottish ◂ +2.5 pts 10.2%

6.7% Italian ◂ +1.5 pts 5.2%

2.1% Chinese +3.0 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.9% German ◂ +0.7 pts 4.3%

1.3% Indian +1.9 pts ▸ 3.2%

3.0% Greek ◂ +0.6 pts 2.4%

2.1% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 1.8%

0.6% Filipino +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.5% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Language

Language used at home

79.7% English only ◂ +11.1 pts 68.6%

0.6% Mandarin +2.1 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.5% Greek ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

1.3% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

0.3% Hindi +0.8 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.2% Cantonese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Arabic even 0.3%

0.0% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

57.9% No religion ◂ +4.9 pts 53.0%

27.8% Christianity ◂ +1.4 pts 26.4%

7.8% Not stated +4.3 pts ▸ 12.1%

3.5% Judaism ◂ +1.2 pts 2.4%

0.7% Hinduism +2.1 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.2% Buddhism +0.5 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.6% Islam +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Elwood in St Kilda - West +3 more in Elwood

4 57th pct 1 0th pct

Schools/1k kids in Elwood in St Kilda - West +1.08 more in Elwood

2.05 50th pct 0.98 14th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Elwood in St Kilda - West +9 more in St Kilda - West

35 76th pct 44 86th pct

Students in Elwood in St Kilda - West +1,394 more in Elwood

1,708 56th pct 314 10th pct

Avg size in Elwood in St Kilda - West +113 larger in Elwood

427 51st pct 314 34th pct

ICSEA in Elwood in St Kilda - West +27 higher in St Kilda - West

1,115 87th pct 1,142 94th pct

Highest year of school

81.0% Year 12 ◂ +5.7 pts 75.2%

5.7% Year 11 even 5.7%

4.5% Year 10 +0.5 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.4% Year 9 or below +0.1 pts ▸ 2.4%

Highest qualification level

41.9% Bachelor degree ◂ +5.8 pts 36.1%

17.1% Postgraduate degree +1.3 pts ▸ 18.4%

12.8% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.9 pts 11.9%

10.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.2 pts 9.9%

5.7% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.9 pts 4.8%

0.8% Certificate I / II even 0.8%

Field of qualification

22.2% Management & commerce ◂ +1.1 pts 21.1%

16.3% Society & culture ◂ +1.8 pts 14.4%

10.3% Creative arts ◂ +0.7 pts 9.6%

9.7% Health ◂ +1.5 pts 8.2%

6.8% Engineering & related +0.4 pts ▸ 7.2%

6.9% Education ◂ +1.5 pts 5.4%

5.5% Architecture & building ◂ +1.2 pts 4.4%

3.2% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.0 pts ▸ 4.1%

2.9% Information technology +0.9 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.5 pts 3.1%

1.1% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Elwood in St Kilda - West +$127 higher in Elwood

$1,363 94th pct $1,236 90th pct

Household income in Elwood in St Kilda - West +$244 higher in Elwood

$2,093 72nd pct $1,849 56th pct

Family income in Elwood in St Kilda - West +$423 higher in Elwood

$3,210 91st pct $2,787 85th pct

Household income distribution

30.9% $1,500–$2,999 +2.1 pts ▸ 32.9%

21.2% $650–$1,499 +2.3 pts ▸ 23.5%

21.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +7.2 pts 14.5%

11.5% Under $650 +3.1 pts ▸ 14.6%

10.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.1 pts 10.1%

Personal income distribution

28.0% $650–$1,499 +1.3 pts ▸ 29.3%

28.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.0 pts 25.4%

23.0% Under $650 +0.3 pts ▸ 23.3%

13.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.1 pts 9.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.7% Mental health +1.2 pts ▸ 10.9%

7.7% Asthma +0.1 pts ▸ 7.8%

7.1% Other condition +0.5 pts ▸ 7.7%

4.6% Arthritis even 4.7%

2.3% Cancer +0.1 pts ▸ 2.5%

2.1% Heart disease +0.1 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.9% Diabetes +0.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.8% Lung condition +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Dementia even 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

68.6% None ◂ +5.1 pts 63.5%

17.8% One condition +0.1 pts ▸ 17.9%

4.2% Two conditions +0.3 pts ▸ 4.5%

1.3% Three or more +0.4 pts ▸ 1.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Elwood in St Kilda - West +34 larger in St Kilda - West

55 18th pct 89 29th pct

Median age in Elwood in St Kilda - West +4 yrs older in St Kilda - West

30 yrs 86th pct 34 yrs 93rd pct

Median income in Elwood in St Kilda - West +$370 higher in Elwood

$1,281 97th pct $911 85th pct

Household income in Elwood in St Kilda - West +$333 higher in Elwood

$2,125 74th pct $1,792 55th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Elwood in St Kilda - West +0.2 larger in Elwood

1.9 4th pct 1.7 0th pct

Family composition

36.6% Couples without children +14.2 pts ▸ 50.8%

50.5% Couples with children ◂ +12.2 pts 38.3%

11.3% One-parent families ◂ +2.1 pts 9.1%

1.7% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

Household size

44.2% 1 person +7.1 pts ▸ 51.3%

33.3% 2 people +0.5 pts ▸ 33.9%

11.4% 3 people ◂ +2.7 pts 8.7%

8.3% 4 people ◂ +3.5 pts 4.9%

2.4% 5 people ◂ +1.3 pts 1.1%

0.5% 6 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Elwood in St Kilda - West +$23 higher in Elwood

$415 69th pct $392 58th pct

Mortgage in Elwood in St Kilda - West +$300 higher in Elwood

$2,300 80th pct $2,000 61st pct

People / bedroom in Elwood in St Kilda - West +0.10 higher in St Kilda - West

0.90 86th pct 1.00 90th pct

How homes are owned or rented

51.2% Rented +6.7 pts ▸ 58.0%

26.2% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +3.8 pts 22.4%

20.8% Owned outright ◂ +3.6 pts 17.2%

0.9% Other tenure +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.8% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Types of homes

71.9% Flat or apartment +8.4 pts ▸ 80.3%

14.3% Separate house ◂ +9.5 pts 4.8%

13.8% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.1 pts 11.7%

0.0% Other dwelling +3.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

Bedrooms per home

49.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +5.2 pts 43.9%

20.8% 1 bedroom +13.4 pts ▸ 34.2%

20.5% 3 bedrooms ◂ +7.9 pts 12.5%

6.4% 4 bedrooms ◂ +2.7 pts 3.6%

0.7% Studio / none +2.7 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.7% 5 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 1.2%

Weekly rent distribution

49.4% $350–$549 even 49.4%

24.6% $200–$349 +1.4 pts ▸ 25.9%

12.8% $550–$749 ◂ +2.0 pts 10.8%

7.9% $750 or more ◂ +2.6 pts 5.3%

3.0% Under $200 +2.9 pts ▸ 5.9%

Monthly mortgage distribution

33.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +10.1 pts 23.6%

30.0% $1,800–$2,999 +1.8 pts ▸ 31.9%

19.5% $1,000–$1,799 +9.0 pts ▸ 28.5%

10.1% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.1 pts 10.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Elwood in St Kilda - West +9 more in St Kilda - West

45 54th pct 54 62nd pct

Stops/1k in Elwood in St Kilda - West +0.86 more in St Kilda - West

3.04 31st pct 3.90 44th pct

Departures/1k in Elwood in St Kilda - West +1,974.8 more in St Kilda - West

1,454.6 72nd pct 3,429.4 87th pct

PT routes in Elwood in St Kilda - West +6 more in St Kilda - West

8 52nd pct 14 76th pct

Stop walk in Elwood in St Kilda - West +1 longer in Elwood

3 29th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Elwood in St Kilda - West +3 longer in Elwood

13 20th pct 10 12th pct

Reach 30 min in Elwood in St Kilda - West +21,555 more in St Kilda - West

75,195 88th pct 96,750 89th pct

Reach 45 min in Elwood in St Kilda - West +124,856 more in St Kilda - West

216,744 86th pct 341,600 88th pct

Transit to city in Elwood in St Kilda - West +18 longer in Elwood

53 40th pct 35 13th pct

How people get to work

45.1% Worked at home ◂ +3.0 pts 42.2%

31.0% Car (driver) ◂ +6.0 pts 25.0%

2.6% Walked +2.5 pts ▸ 5.1%

2.3% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 2.4%

2.0% Train ◂ +1.4 pts 0.6%

1.3% Car (passenger) +0.4 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.6% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

Motor vehicles per home

55.8% 1 vehicle +0.1 pts ▸ 55.9%

26.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +10.2 pts 16.5%

11.3% No vehicle +12.8 pts ▸ 24.1%

4.5% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.0 pts 2.5%

1.8% 4 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 0.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.3% Professional & technical +0.8 pts ▸ 16.1%

13.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.3 pts 11.9%

10.0% Education & training ◂ +1.0 pts 9.0%

5.7% Accommodation & food +2.5 pts ▸ 8.2%

7.6% Retail trade ◂ +1.0 pts 6.6%

7.2% Construction ◂ +0.8 pts 6.4%

5.7% Finance & insurance +0.1 pts ▸ 5.8%

5.5% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.3 pts 5.2%

3.0% Administrative & support +0.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.8% Manufacturing ◂ +0.2 pts 3.6%

3.4% Arts & recreation +0.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.2% Media & telecommunications ◂ +0.1 pts 3.1%

Occupations people work in

39.1% Professionals ◂ +1.4 pts 37.7%

20.2% Managers ◂ +1.4 pts 18.8%

10.3% Clerical & administrative +1.1 pts ▸ 11.3%

8.7% Community & personal service +0.9 pts ▸ 9.5%

7.7% Technicians & trades +0.5 pts ▸ 8.2%

7.8% Sales workers ◂ +1.8 pts 6.0%

3.2% Labourers +0.9 pts ▸ 4.1%

1.5% Machinery operators & drivers +0.8 pts ▸ 2.3%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Elwood in St Kilda - West +1 higher in Elwood

10 100th pct 9 86th pct

IRSD decile in Elwood in St Kilda - West +1 higher in Elwood

9 86th pct 8 71st pct

IER decile in Elwood in St Kilda - West +2 higher in Elwood

4 36th pct 2 14th pct

IEO decile in Elwood in St Kilda - West even

10 100th pct 10 100th pct

IRSAD score in Elwood in St Kilda - West +26 higher in Elwood

1,117 90th pct 1,091 84th pct

ERP in Elwood in St Kilda - West +242 higher in St Kilda - West

16,056 75th pct 16,298 76th pct

Growth in Elwood in St Kilda - West +8.9 pts higher in St Kilda - West

6.8% 67th pct 15.7% 88th pct

Businesses in Elwood in St Kilda - West +534 higher in St Kilda - West

1,683 81st pct 2,217 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Elwood in St Kilda - West +42 higher in St Kilda - West

618 22nd pct 660 28th pct

Max temp in Elwood in St Kilda - West +0.1 higher in St Kilda - West

20.2 16th pct 20.3 18th pct

Min temp in Elwood in St Kilda - West even

11.3 44th pct 11.3 44th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Elwood in St Kilda - West +0.4 higher in St Kilda - West

8.7 94th pct 9.1 98th pct

Types ≤15 min in Elwood in St Kilda - West +0.4 more in St Kilda - West

7.6 85th pct 8.0 100th pct

15-min city in Elwood in St Kilda - West even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to shops in Elwood in St Kilda - West even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to transit in Elwood in St Kilda - West even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Elwood in St Kilda - West +0.4 pts higher in Elwood

100.0% 100th pct 99.6% 91st pct

Walk to a park in Elwood in St Kilda - West even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Elwood in St Kilda - West +1.6 pts higher in St Kilda - West

98.4% 97th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Amenities/1k in Elwood in St Kilda - West +6.5 more in St Kilda - West

8.0 11th pct 14.5 52nd pct

Intersections/km² in Elwood in St Kilda - West +20 higher in Elwood

484 92nd pct 464 92nd pct

Mean slope in Elwood in St Kilda - West +3.0 pts higher in St Kilda - West

2.4% 0th pct 5.4% 52nd pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Elwood vs St Kilda - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/206051129/elwood/vs/206051514/st-kilda-west

Where they differ most

👥 Demographics & Identity

Age structure

Marital status

Age & sex structure

🌏 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

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

Family composition

Household size

🏘️ Housing & Dwellings

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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Demographics & Identity

Ancestry & Birthplace

Language

Religion

Education & Qualifications

Income

Health & Disability

Community Participation

First Nations

Family & Households

Housing & Dwellings

Transport & Vehicles

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Economy & Advantage

Environment & Climate

Walkability