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Ashburton vs Ashwood - Chadstone

Name: Ashburton vs Ashwood - Chadstone — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 1.9 km apart · Ashburton profile · Ashwood - Chadstone profile

Ashburton Ashwood - Chadstone

Ashwood - Chadstone and Ashburton (Vic.) are neighbouring areas with very different characters. Ashwood - Chadstone is much more culturally diverse, with 43.3% of people born overseas and 43.0% using another language at home, compared with 28.0% and 22.7% in Ashburton (Vic.). Ashburton (Vic.) has a wealthier profile, where 44.3% of households earn $3,000 or more a week and the typical household income is $2,743, both far higher than the 30.2% and $2,011 found in Ashwood - Chadstone. Ashburton (Vic.) also has a higher share of separate houses at 76.1%, while Ashwood - Chadstone is more likely to have renters at 37.2%.

Both areas are almost identical in the size of their Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations, which sit at 0.4%. They also share similar employment rates, with about 65% of adults working or looking for work. Over time, some gaps have widened; the difference in typical household income has grown since 2011, and Ashburton (Vic.) has seen its share of outright home ownership rise further above that of Ashwood - Chadstone.

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Where they differ most

Population: 11,555 larger in Ashwood - Chadstone Other language: 20.3 pts higher in Ashwood - Chadstone Separate houses: 17.9 pts higher in Ashburton Born overseas: 15.3 pts higher in Ashwood - Chadstone Renting: 12.2 pts higher in Ashwood - Chadstone

Demographics & Identity

Population in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +11,555 larger in Ashwood - Chadstone gap widening

7,952 40th pct 19,507 88th pct

Median age in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +5 yrs older in Ashburton gap widening

41 yrs 57th pct 36 yrs 29th pct

Age structure

22.0% Young adults (25–44) +11.3 pts ▸ 33.4%

28.4% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +5.7 pts 22.7%

20.0% Children (0–14) ◂ +3.4 pts 16.6%

16.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.6 pts 15.3%

12.8% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.6 pts 12.2%

Marital status

54.2% Married ◂ +8.4 pts 45.8%

32.6% Never married +6.9 pts ▸ 39.5%

6.2% Divorced +1.5 pts ▸ 7.7%

5.1% Widowed ◂ +0.5 pts 4.6%

1.9% Separated +0.5 pts ▸ 2.4%

Age & sex structure

Ashburton Ashwood - Chadstone

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

69.3% Australia ◂ +16.7 pts 52.6%

5.8% China +3.3 pts ▸ 9.1%

2.1% India +2.3 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.9% England ◂ +1.0 pts 1.9%

1.3% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

1.2% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.5% Italy +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.3% Philippines +0.7 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.4% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Nepal even 0.2%

Ancestry

31.1% English ◂ +10.4 pts 20.8%

29.3% Australian ◂ +10.6 pts 18.6%

13.6% Chinese +6.1 pts ▸ 19.7%

12.9% Irish ◂ +5.9 pts 6.9%

10.2% Scottish ◂ +4.7 pts 5.5%

3.7% Greek +2.9 pts ▸ 6.6%

2.9% Indian +3.0 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.1% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.4% German ◂ +1.0 pts 2.4%

1.2% Vietnamese +0.9 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.5% Dutch ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

0.6% Filipino +0.8 pts ▸ 1.3%

Language

Language used at home

74.1% English only ◂ +21.1 pts 53.0%

7.5% Mandarin +3.8 pts ▸ 11.3%

2.1% Greek +2.7 pts ▸ 4.8%

2.1% Cantonese +1.4 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.4% Hindi +1.3 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.7% Vietnamese +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.8% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.3% Arabic +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.1% Punjabi +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Religion

Religious affiliation

46.0% No religion ◂ +7.0 pts 39.1%

41.8% Christianity ◂ +1.1 pts 40.7%

2.9% Buddhism +2.8 pts ▸ 5.7%

5.4% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 5.7%

1.9% Hinduism +2.6 pts ▸ 4.5%

1.2% Islam +1.4 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.4% Other religions +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.6% Judaism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +2 more in Ashwood - Chadstone

3 43rd pct 5 64th pct

Schools/1k kids in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +0.34 more in Ashburton

1.89 45th pct 1.55 33rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +8 more in Ashwood - Chadstone

38 79th pct 46 86th pct

Students in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +1,319 more in Ashwood - Chadstone

1,003 37th pct 2,322 68th pct

Avg size in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +130 larger in Ashwood - Chadstone

334 37th pct 464 56th pct

ICSEA in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +63 higher in Ashburton

1,153 97th pct 1,090 80th pct

Highest year of school

79.7% Year 12 ◂ +5.3 pts 74.4%

5.1% Year 9 or below +3.1 pts ▸ 8.2%

5.3% Year 10 +1.0 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.9% Year 11 +0.3 pts ▸ 6.2%

Highest qualification level

43.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.2 pts 38.9%

18.3% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.3 pts 18.0%

12.3% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.2 pts ▸ 13.5%

8.5% Certificate III / IV +3.8 pts ▸ 12.4%

7.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +3.0 pts 4.8%

0.8% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Field of qualification

25.8% Management & commerce +0.1 pts ▸ 25.9%

13.6% Society & culture ◂ +3.2 pts 10.4%

10.1% Engineering & related +1.6 pts ▸ 11.7%

10.9% Health ◂ +0.9 pts 10.0%

8.9% Education ◂ +2.5 pts 6.4%

5.4% Information technology +2.2 pts ▸ 7.6%

5.3% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.6 pts 4.7%

4.8% Creative arts ◂ +0.1 pts 4.7%

3.4% Architecture & building +0.4 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.6 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +$131 higher in Ashburton gap steady

$1,002 77th pct $871 62nd pct

Household income in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +$732 higher in Ashburton gap widening

$2,743 93rd pct $2,011 67th pct

Family income in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +$973 higher in Ashburton gap widening

$3,422 95th pct $2,449 73rd pct

Household income distribution

33.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +15.3 pts 17.9%

21.8% $1,500–$2,999 +4.7 pts ▸ 26.6%

16.1% $650–$1,499 +4.6 pts ▸ 20.7%

13.0% Under $650 +3.6 pts ▸ 16.6%

11.1% $3,000–$3,999 +1.2 pts ▸ 12.4%

Personal income distribution

36.7% Under $650 +2.1 pts ▸ 38.8%

22.4% $650–$1,499 +5.3 pts ▸ 27.6%

20.5% $1,500–$2,999 +0.3 pts ▸ 20.8%

15.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +9.0 pts 6.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.3% Asthma ◂ +0.9 pts 7.5%

8.2% Other condition ◂ +0.1 pts 8.1%

7.7% Mental health +0.5 pts ▸ 8.2%

7.5% Arthritis ◂ +1.0 pts 6.5%

3.7% Diabetes +0.8 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.2% Heart disease +0.3 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.8% Cancer ◂ +0.3 pts 2.5%

1.6% Dementia ◂ +0.7 pts 1.0%

1.1% Lung condition even 1.1%

0.7% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

69.0% None +0.1 pts ▸ 69.1%

18.4% One condition ◂ +1.4 pts 17.0%

5.4% Two conditions ◂ +0.4 pts 5.0%

2.3% Three or more +0.4 pts ▸ 2.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +46 larger in Ashwood - Chadstone

35 11th pct 81 26th pct

Median age in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +3 yrs older in Ashburton

27 yrs 71st pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +$87 higher in Ashwood - Chadstone

$550 31st pct $637 50th pct

Household income in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +$251 higher in Ashwood - Chadstone

$1,874 60th pct $2,125 74th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +0.3 larger in Ashburton gap widening

2.8 79th pct 2.5 43rd pct

Family composition

71.3% Couples with children ◂ +11.6 pts 59.7%

18.5% Couples without children +6.6 pts ▸ 25.1%

9.6% One-parent families +3.9 pts ▸ 13.5%

0.7% Other families +1.0 pts ▸ 1.7%

Household size

27.2% 2 people +4.7 pts ▸ 31.8%

19.9% 1 person +4.9 pts ▸ 24.7%

23.9% 4 people ◂ +6.8 pts 17.1%

19.3% 3 people ◂ +0.6 pts 18.7%

8.0% 5 people ◂ +2.3 pts 5.6%

1.8% 6 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 2.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +$40 higher in Ashburton gap widening

$455 81st pct $415 69th pct

Mortgage in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +$500 higher in Ashburton gap widening

$3,000 96th pct $2,500 87th pct

People / bedroom in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

38.1% Owned outright ◂ +10.4 pts 27.6%

25.0% Rented +12.2 pts ▸ 37.2%

34.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +2.1 pts 32.7%

1.0% Other tenure +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.9% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

Types of homes

76.1% Separate house ◂ +17.9 pts 58.2%

2.2% Flat or apartment +21.3 pts ▸ 23.6%

20.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.1 pts 18.1%

1.1% Other dwelling ◂ +1.1 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

39.4% 3 bedrooms +2.7 pts ▸ 42.0%

31.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +6.8 pts 25.1%

16.0% 2 bedrooms +4.2 pts ▸ 20.2%

9.3% 5 or more ◂ +4.0 pts 5.3%

2.6% 1 bedroom +3.3 pts ▸ 5.9%

0.0% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

30.5% $350–$549 +12.5 pts ▸ 43.0%

17.7% $550–$749 +1.5 pts ▸ 19.2%

18.7% Under $200 ◂ +4.5 pts 14.2%

17.3% $750 or more ◂ +14.0 pts 3.2%

11.5% $200–$349 +4.2 pts ▸ 15.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

47.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +13.7 pts 34.1%

21.2% $1,800–$2,999 +9.0 pts ▸ 30.2%

12.7% $1,000–$1,799 +3.2 pts ▸ 15.9%

12.5% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.3 pts 12.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +34 more in Ashwood - Chadstone

30 40th pct 64 70th pct

Stops/1k in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +0.49 more in Ashburton

3.77 42nd pct 3.28 35th pct

Departures/1k in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +57.9 more in Ashburton

1,059.2 59th pct 1,001.3 58th pct

PT routes in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +1 more in Ashwood - Chadstone

10 62nd pct 11 67th pct

Stop walk in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone even

5 50th pct 5 50th pct

Drive to city in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +3 longer in Ashwood - Chadstone

14 23rd pct 17 31st pct

Reach 30 min in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +11,555 more in Ashwood - Chadstone

7,952 21st pct 19,507 60th pct

Reach 45 min in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +68,663 more in Ashburton

143,796 79th pct 75,133 64th pct

Transit to city in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +9 longer in Ashwood - Chadstone

53 40th pct 62 57th pct

How people get to work

44.8% Worked at home ◂ +9.1 pts 35.8%

32.9% Car (driver) +8.8 pts ▸ 41.8%

2.6% Car (passenger) +0.1 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.6% Train ◂ +0.2 pts 2.4%

2.1% Walked ◂ +1.3 pts 0.8%

1.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.8 pts 0.4%

0.4% Bus +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

Motor vehicles per home

42.8% 2 vehicles ◂ +3.6 pts 39.2%

35.5% 1 vehicle +3.3 pts ▸ 38.9%

10.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.1 pts 10.2%

6.6% No vehicle +1.0 pts ▸ 7.6%

4.8% 4 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 4.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.1% Professional & technical ◂ +2.7 pts 12.3%

13.8% Health care & social assistance +0.4 pts ▸ 14.2%

10.7% Education & training ◂ +0.9 pts 9.8%

8.5% Retail trade +1.2 pts ▸ 9.8%

8.0% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.0 pts 7.0%

5.1% Construction +1.8 pts ▸ 6.9%

5.2% Accommodation & food +0.7 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.4% Manufacturing +0.3 pts ▸ 5.7%

5.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.6 pts 4.4%

2.9% Transport & warehousing +0.7 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.4% Administrative & support +0.9 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.6% Other services +0.4 pts ▸ 3.1%

Occupations people work in

38.8% Professionals ◂ +4.9 pts 33.9%

21.7% Managers ◂ +6.5 pts 15.2%

11.5% Clerical & administrative +1.0 pts ▸ 12.4%

7.0% Community & personal service +2.7 pts ▸ 9.7%

5.8% Technicians & trades +3.3 pts ▸ 9.1%

8.3% Sales workers +0.2 pts ▸ 8.5%

3.9% Labourers +2.1 pts ▸ 6.0%

1.4% Machinery operators & drivers +1.6 pts ▸ 3.0%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +2 higher in Ashburton

10 100th pct 8 71st pct

IRSD decile in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +2 higher in Ashburton

9 86th pct 7 64th pct

IER decile in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +4 higher in Ashburton

9 86th pct 5 43rd pct

IEO decile in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +1 higher in Ashburton

10 100th pct 9 86th pct

IRSAD score in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +59 higher in Ashburton

1,126 92nd pct 1,067 77th pct

ERP in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +12,668 higher in Ashwood - Chadstone

8,471 40th pct 21,139 87th pct

Growth in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +1.2 pts higher in Ashwood - Chadstone

5.6% 59th pct 6.9% 68th pct

Businesses in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +1,236 higher in Ashwood - Chadstone

828 45th pct 2,064 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone even

750 39th pct 750 39th pct

Max temp in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone even

20.2 16th pct 20.2 16th pct

Min temp in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone even

10.8 34th pct 10.8 34th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +0.8 higher in Ashburton

8.4 91st pct 7.6 81st pct

Types ≤15 min in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +0.4 more in Ashburton

7.9 98th pct 7.5 85th pct

15-min city in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +0.3 pts higher in Ashburton

100.0% 100th pct 99.7% 87th pct

Walk to shops in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +6.4 pts higher in Ashburton

100.0% 100th pct 93.6% 80th pct

Walk to transit in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +2.2 pts higher in Ashburton

99.9% 83rd pct 97.6% 65th pct

Walk to school in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +1.2 pts higher in Ashburton

100.0% 100th pct 98.8% 85th pct

Walk to a park in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +8.3 pts higher in Ashburton

96.0% 92nd pct 87.8% 82nd pct

Amenities/1k in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +8.4 more in Ashburton

16.5 61st pct 8.0 12th pct

Intersections/km² in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +139 higher in Ashburton

451 91st pct 312 85th pct

Mean slope in Ashburton in Ashwood - Chadstone +0.6 pts higher in Ashwood - Chadstone

4.9% 43rd pct 5.6% 54th pct

Compare Ashburton with nearby areas

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Compare Ashwood - Chadstone with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ashburton vs Ashwood - Chadstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/207011146/ashburton/vs/212051319/ashwood-chadstone