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Glen Iris - East vs Carnegie

Name: Glen Iris - East vs Carnegie — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.4 km apart · Glen Iris - East profile · Carnegie profile

Glen Iris - East Carnegie

Carnegie and Glen Iris - East are neighbouring areas with very different housing and cultural profiles. Carnegie is a high-density hub where 43.4% of people were born overseas and 38.4% use a language other than English at home. It is more transient, with 49.4% of residents moving in the last five years, and has a high share of renters (42.5%) living in flats or apartments. In contrast, Glen Iris - East is more established, with 70.1% of homes being separate houses. It is wealthier, with 46.4% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, compared to 26.0% in Carnegie.

Everyday life in both places shares several similarities, as they have an equal number of public transport routes and schools, and both are roughly the same distance from the national average for overall advantage. However, some gaps are shifting. The difference in overseas birth and language use has narrowed since 2011, while the gap in typical household income has widened, with Glen Iris - East now earning $1,041 more per week than Carnegie.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 39.0 pts higher in Glen Iris - East 3+ bedrooms: 36.3 pts higher in Glen Iris - East Renting: 21.5 pts higher in Carnegie Other language: 17.0 pts higher in Carnegie Born overseas: 16.9 pts higher in Carnegie

Demographics & Identity

Population in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +1,705 larger in Carnegie gap widening

16,829 83rd pct 18,534 87th pct

Median age in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +5 yrs older in Glen Iris - East gap widening

41 yrs 57th pct 36 yrs 29th pct

Age structure

21.6% Young adults (25–44) +16.5 pts ▸ 38.1%

28.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +7.4 pts 21.4%

18.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +5.1 pts 13.8%

16.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.3 pts 15.2%

14.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.8 pts 11.5%

Marital status

56.5% Married ◂ +15.8 pts 40.7%

32.8% Never married +12.3 pts ▸ 45.1%

5.2% Divorced +2.6 pts ▸ 7.8%

3.7% Widowed +0.5 pts ▸ 4.2%

1.9% Separated +0.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

Age & sex structure

Glen Iris - East Carnegie

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

71.0% Australia ◂ +17.2 pts 53.8%

1.6% India +7.6 pts ▸ 9.2%

5.5% China +0.6 pts ▸ 6.1%

3.1% England ◂ +0.8 pts 2.3%

1.5% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.7% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.8% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Philippines +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% Nepal +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

Ancestry

32.0% English ◂ +9.1 pts 22.9%

29.4% Australian ◂ +9.0 pts 20.4%

13.6% Chinese ◂ +0.9 pts 12.7%

12.0% Irish ◂ +2.8 pts 9.2%

10.8% Scottish ◂ +3.3 pts 7.5%

2.7% Indian +6.1 pts ▸ 8.8%

4.8% Greek +0.7 pts ▸ 5.5%

5.4% Italian ◂ +1.2 pts 4.2%

3.8% German ◂ +0.8 pts 3.0%

1.5% Dutch even 1.5%

0.4% Filipino +0.8 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

Language

Language used at home

76.0% English only ◂ +17.7 pts 58.3%

7.2% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 7.4%

2.6% Greek +1.3 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.6% Hindi +1.5 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.6% Cantonese +0.5 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.0% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.8% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.1% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Religion

Religious affiliation

44.5% Christianity ◂ +12.4 pts 32.1%

44.4% No religion ◂ +2.2 pts 42.2%

1.8% Hinduism +7.5 pts ▸ 9.3%

1.9% Judaism +4.2 pts ▸ 6.1%

4.0% Not stated +1.2 pts ▸ 5.3%

2.2% Buddhism +0.9 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.6% Islam +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie even

3 43rd pct 3 43rd pct

Schools/1k kids in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +0.23 more in Carnegie

0.94 13th pct 1.17 21st pct

Schools ≤3 km in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +13 more in Glen Iris - East

58 90th pct 45 86th pct

Students in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +140 more in Glen Iris - East

1,089 40th pct 949 35th pct

Avg size in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +47 larger in Glen Iris - East

363 41st pct 316 35th pct

ICSEA in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +33 higher in Glen Iris - East

1,177 100th pct 1,144 95th pct

Highest year of school

84.3% Year 12 ◂ +4.8 pts 79.5%

5.7% Year 11 ◂ +0.2 pts 5.5%

4.1% Year 10 +1.6 pts ▸ 5.6%

3.0% Year 9 or below +1.8 pts ▸ 4.8%

Highest qualification level

45.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +5.1 pts 40.4%

20.1% Postgraduate degree +0.9 pts ▸ 21.0%

11.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.8 pts ▸ 12.4%

7.2% Certificate III / IV +3.0 pts ▸ 10.2%

7.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.8 pts 5.1%

0.7% Certificate I / II even 0.7%

Field of qualification

28.5% Management & commerce ◂ +4.4 pts 24.1%

13.4% Health ◂ +4.2 pts 9.3%

13.0% Society & culture ◂ +1.1 pts 11.9%

9.8% Engineering & related +0.9 pts ▸ 10.7%

4.7% Information technology +3.2 pts ▸ 7.9%

7.9% Education ◂ +0.8 pts 7.1%

4.7% Creative arts +1.5 pts ▸ 6.2%

5.1% Natural & physical sciences +0.5 pts ▸ 5.7%

3.4% Architecture & building +0.1 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.5 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +$154 higher in Glen Iris - East gap narrowing

$1,165 88th pct $1,011 78th pct

Household income in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +$1,041 higher in Glen Iris - East gap widening

$2,914 96th pct $1,873 57th pct

Family income in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +$1,034 higher in Glen Iris - East gap widening

$3,571 97th pct $2,537 76th pct

Household income distribution

35.2% $4,000 or more ◂ +19.2 pts 16.0%

23.0% $1,500–$2,999 +7.5 pts ▸ 30.5%

16.1% $650–$1,499 +6.9 pts ▸ 23.0%

9.3% Under $650 +6.3 pts ▸ 15.7%

11.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.2 pts 10.0%

Personal income distribution

33.2% Under $650 +0.4 pts ▸ 33.5%

23.7% $650–$1,499 +6.8 pts ▸ 30.5%

22.0% $1,500–$2,999 +1.3 pts ▸ 23.2%

17.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +10.2 pts 7.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.3% Mental health +2.3 pts ▸ 8.6%

7.2% Other condition +0.9 pts ▸ 8.1%

7.8% Asthma ◂ +0.5 pts 7.4%

5.8% Arthritis +0.1 pts ▸ 5.9%

2.5% Diabetes +1.4 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.2% Heart disease ◂ +0.1 pts 3.1%

3.0% Cancer ◂ +0.6 pts 2.4%

0.9% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.6% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

71.6% None ◂ +1.6 pts 70.0%

18.2% One condition ◂ +0.7 pts 17.5%

4.1% Two conditions +0.7 pts ▸ 4.8%

1.4% Three or more +0.7 pts ▸ 2.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +20 larger in Carnegie

35 11th pct 55 18th pct

Median age in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +1 yrs older in Carnegie

28 yrs 76th pct 29 yrs 81st pct

Median income in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +$891 higher in Glen Iris - East

$1,416 100th pct $525 25th pct

Household income in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +$3,146 higher in Glen Iris - East

$4,833 100th pct $1,687 49th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +0.5 larger in Glen Iris - East gap steady

2.7 71st pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

69.8% Couples with children ◂ +14.5 pts 55.3%

21.5% Couples without children +11.7 pts ▸ 33.1%

7.7% One-parent families +1.8 pts ▸ 9.5%

1.1% Other families +1.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

Household size

20.3% 1 person +15.1 pts ▸ 35.5%

30.1% 2 people +3.7 pts ▸ 33.8%

23.5% 4 people ◂ +11.3 pts 12.2%

16.1% 3 people ◂ +2.0 pts 14.2%

8.2% 5 people ◂ +4.6 pts 3.5%

1.7% 6 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 0.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +$127 higher in Glen Iris - East gap widening

$522 90th pct $395 60th pct

Mortgage in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +$975 higher in Glen Iris - East gap widening

$3,000 96th pct $2,025 63rd pct

People / bedroom in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +0.10 higher in Carnegie gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

21.0% Rented +21.5 pts ▸ 42.5%

42.4% Owned outright ◂ +16.5 pts 25.9%

34.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +5.4 pts 29.0%

1.5% Other tenure ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%

0.7% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

Types of homes

70.1% Separate house ◂ +39.0 pts 31.1%

10.4% Flat or apartment +30.4 pts ▸ 40.8%

19.2% Townhouse / semi-detached +8.6 pts ▸ 27.8%

0.1% Other dwelling even 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

19.7% 2 bedrooms +21.9 pts ▸ 41.6%

34.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +8.7 pts 26.2%

31.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +20.2 pts 11.3%

3.1% 1 bedroom +13.4 pts ▸ 16.6%

10.2% 5 or more ◂ +7.5 pts 2.7%

0.1% Studio / none +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

42.9% $350–$549 +5.6 pts ▸ 48.5%

6.4% $200–$349 +23.5 pts ▸ 29.9%

23.3% $550–$749 ◂ +12.6 pts 10.7%

22.7% $750 or more ◂ +19.1 pts 3.6%

2.2% Under $200 +3.2 pts ▸ 5.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

49.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +23.5 pts 26.4%

20.8% $1,800–$2,999 +10.9 pts ▸ 31.6%

11.3% $1,000–$1,799 +13.8 pts ▸ 25.0%

12.1% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.2 pts 11.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +23 more in Carnegie

51 60th pct 74 76th pct

Stops/1k in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +0.96 more in Carnegie

3.03 31st pct 3.99 45th pct

Departures/1k in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +550.1 more in Carnegie

920.0 54th pct 1,470.2 73rd pct

PT routes in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie even

14 76th pct 14 76th pct

Stop walk in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +1 longer in Glen Iris - East

2 14th pct 1 7th pct

Drive to city in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +2 longer in Carnegie

13 20th pct 15 26th pct

Reach 30 min in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +43,669 more in Carnegie

16,829 53rd pct 60,498 87th pct

Reach 45 min in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +215,189 more in Carnegie

133,236 77th pct 348,425 89th pct

Transit to city in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +7 longer in Glen Iris - East

51 36th pct 44 24th pct

How people get to work

44.2% Worked at home ◂ +4.4 pts 39.7%

34.4% Car (driver) ◂ +0.1 pts 34.3%

2.2% Train +2.8 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.1% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.1 pts 2.0%

1.5% Walked +0.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.0% Bicycle ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

0.2% Bus +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

Motor vehicles per home

35.1% 1 vehicle +16.4 pts ▸ 51.5%

43.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +15.8 pts 28.0%

3.7% No vehicle +9.0 pts ▸ 12.7%

11.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +6.7 pts 5.1%

5.7% 4 or more ◂ +3.2 pts 2.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.2% Professional & technical ◂ +2.0 pts 14.3%

15.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.6 pts 13.7%

10.0% Education & training +0.4 pts ▸ 10.4%

8.7% Retail trade +0.8 pts ▸ 9.5%

8.1% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.6 pts 6.5%

5.2% Accommodation & food +0.8 pts ▸ 6.0%

5.2% Construction +0.6 pts ▸ 5.8%

4.7% Public administration & safety +0.9 pts ▸ 5.6%

4.3% Manufacturing +0.5 pts ▸ 4.8%

2.3% Administrative & support +1.0 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.1% Transport & warehousing +1.2 pts ▸ 3.3%

3.0% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.4 pts 2.6%

Occupations people work in

41.0% Professionals ◂ +3.8 pts 37.2%

21.7% Managers ◂ +7.0 pts 14.8%

11.3% Clerical & administrative +1.3 pts ▸ 12.6%

7.3% Community & personal service +1.7 pts ▸ 9.0%

5.3% Technicians & trades +3.3 pts ▸ 8.6%

7.9% Sales workers ◂ +0.1 pts 7.8%

3.0% Labourers +2.1 pts ▸ 5.2%

1.1% Machinery operators & drivers +1.8 pts ▸ 3.0%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +1 higher in Glen Iris - East

10 100th pct 9 86th pct

IRSD decile in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +2 higher in Glen Iris - East

10 100th pct 8 71st pct

IER decile in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +6 higher in Glen Iris - East

10 100th pct 4 36th pct

IEO decile in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +1 higher in Glen Iris - East

10 100th pct 9 86th pct

IRSAD score in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +68 higher in Glen Iris - East

1,155 99th pct 1,087 83rd pct

ERP in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +3,616 higher in Carnegie

17,650 80th pct 21,266 87th pct

Growth in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +9.4 pts higher in Carnegie

3.8% 43rd pct 13.2% 86th pct

Businesses in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +410 higher in Glen Iris - East

2,148 86th pct 1,738 82nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +40 higher in Glen Iris - East

684 31st pct 644 25th pct

Max temp in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +0.2 higher in Glen Iris - East

20.3 18th pct 20.1 15th pct

Min temp in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie even

11.1 40th pct 11.1 41st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +0.6 higher in Carnegie

7.9 86th pct 8.5 92nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie even

7.9 96th pct 7.9 95th pct

15-min city in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to shops in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +0.3 pts higher in Carnegie

99.7% 97th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to transit in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +2.0 pts higher in Carnegie

98.0% 67th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +0.6 pts higher in Carnegie

99.4% 87th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to a park in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +4.7 pts higher in Glen Iris - East

99.4% 99th pct 94.7% 89th pct

Amenities/1k in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +1.5 more in Carnegie

8.6 14th pct 10.0 24th pct

Intersections/km² in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +17 higher in Carnegie

360 87th pct 377 88th pct

Mean slope in Glen Iris - East in Carnegie +3.2 pts higher in Glen Iris - East

5.5% 54th pct 2.4% 0th pct

Compare Glen Iris - East with nearby areas

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Compare Carnegie with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Glen Iris - East vs Carnegie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/207011150/glen-iris-east/vs/208021176/carnegie