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Glen Iris - East vs Ashwood - Chadstone

Name: Glen Iris - East vs Ashwood - Chadstone — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.5 km apart · Glen Iris - East profile · Ashwood - Chadstone profile

Glen Iris - East Ashwood - Chadstone

Ashwood - Chadstone and Glen Iris - East are neighbouring areas with distinct social profiles. Ashwood - Chadstone is much more multicultural, with 43.3% of people born overseas and 43.0% using another language at home. In contrast, Glen Iris - East has higher levels of wealth and formal education; 53.9% of adults there hold a bachelor degree or higher, and 46.4% of households earn $3,000 or more a week. This is compared to 42.8% of adults with degrees and 30.2% of high-earning households in Ashwood - Chadstone.

The gap in household income has widened since 2011, with typical weekly family incomes now $3,571 in Glen Iris - East and $2,449 in Ashwood - Chadstone. Despite this, the two areas share many everyday features. They have almost identical numbers of businesses and very similar access to public transport, with nearly every home in both areas located within a 10-minute walk of a stop. Both areas also sit well above the national figure for Year 12 completion.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 21.6 pts higher in Ashwood - Chadstone Born overseas: 16.8 pts higher in Ashwood - Chadstone Renting: 16.2 pts higher in Ashwood - Chadstone Needs assistance: 3.5 pts higher in Ashwood - Chadstone Owned outright: 14.7 pts higher in Glen Iris - East

Demographics & Identity

Population in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +2,678 larger in Ashwood - Chadstone gap widening

16,829 83rd pct 19,507 88th pct

Median age in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +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) +11.8 pts ▸ 33.4%

28.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +6.1 pts 22.7%

18.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.4 pts 16.6%

16.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.2 pts 15.3%

14.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.1 pts 12.2%

Marital status

56.5% Married ◂ +10.7 pts 45.8%

32.8% Never married +6.7 pts ▸ 39.5%

5.2% Divorced +2.5 pts ▸ 7.7%

3.7% Widowed +0.9 pts ▸ 4.6%

1.9% Separated +0.5 pts ▸ 2.4%

Age & sex structure

Glen Iris - East Ashwood - Chadstone

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

71.0% Australia ◂ +18.4 pts 52.6%

5.5% China +3.6 pts ▸ 9.1%

1.6% India +2.8 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.1% England ◂ +1.2 pts 1.9%

1.5% New Zealand ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

0.8% Vietnam +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.5% Italy +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.2% Philippines +0.7 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.7% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

32.0% English ◂ +11.2 pts 20.8%

29.4% Australian ◂ +10.7 pts 18.6%

13.6% Chinese +6.1 pts ▸ 19.7%

12.0% Irish ◂ +5.1 pts 6.9%

10.8% Scottish ◂ +5.3 pts 5.5%

4.8% Greek +1.7 pts ▸ 6.6%

2.7% Indian +3.2 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.4% Italian even 5.4%

3.8% German ◂ +1.4 pts 2.4%

1.2% Vietnamese +0.8 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.5% Dutch ◂ +0.5 pts 0.9%

0.4% Filipino +0.9 pts ▸ 1.3%

Language

Language used at home

76.0% English only ◂ +23.0 pts 53.0%

7.2% Mandarin +4.1 pts ▸ 11.3%

2.6% Greek +2.1 pts ▸ 4.8%

1.6% Cantonese +1.9 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.6% Hindi +1.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.8% Vietnamese +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.0% Italian +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.4% Arabic +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Punjabi +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Religion

Religious affiliation

44.5% Christianity ◂ +3.9 pts 40.7%

44.4% No religion ◂ +5.4 pts 39.1%

2.2% Buddhism +3.5 pts ▸ 5.7%

4.0% Not stated +1.6 pts ▸ 5.7%

1.8% Hinduism +2.7 pts ▸ 4.5%

0.6% Islam +1.9 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.9% Judaism ◂ +1.1 pts 0.8%

0.6% Other religions +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +2 more in Ashwood - Chadstone

3 43rd pct 5 64th pct

Schools/1k kids in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +0.61 more in Ashwood - Chadstone

0.94 13th pct 1.55 33rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +12 more in Glen Iris - East

58 90th pct 46 86th pct

Students in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +1,233 more in Ashwood - Chadstone

1,089 40th pct 2,322 68th pct

Avg size in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +101 larger in Ashwood - Chadstone

363 41st pct 464 56th pct

ICSEA in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +87 higher in Glen Iris - East

1,177 100th pct 1,090 80th pct

Highest year of school

84.3% Year 12 ◂ +9.9 pts 74.4%

3.0% Year 9 or below +5.2 pts ▸ 8.2%

4.1% Year 10 +2.2 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.7% Year 11 +0.5 pts ▸ 6.2%

Highest qualification level

45.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +6.7 pts 38.9%

20.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.1 pts 18.0%

11.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.9 pts ▸ 13.5%

7.2% Certificate III / IV +5.2 pts ▸ 12.4%

7.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.2 pts 4.8%

0.7% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

Field of qualification

28.5% Management & commerce ◂ +2.7 pts 25.9%

13.4% Health ◂ +3.4 pts 10.0%

13.0% Society & culture ◂ +2.7 pts 10.4%

9.8% Engineering & related +1.9 pts ▸ 11.7%

7.9% Education ◂ +1.5 pts 6.4%

4.7% Information technology +2.9 pts ▸ 7.6%

5.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.5 pts 4.7%

4.7% Creative arts even 4.7%

3.4% Architecture & building +0.4 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.8 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +$294 higher in Glen Iris - East gap narrowing

$1,165 88th pct $871 62nd pct

Household income in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +$903 higher in Glen Iris - East gap narrowing

$2,914 96th pct $2,011 67th pct

Family income in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +$1,122 higher in Glen Iris - East gap widening

$3,571 97th pct $2,449 73rd pct

Household income distribution

35.2% $4,000 or more ◂ +17.3 pts 17.9%

23.0% $1,500–$2,999 +3.6 pts ▸ 26.6%

16.1% $650–$1,499 +4.7 pts ▸ 20.7%

9.3% Under $650 +7.2 pts ▸ 16.6%

11.2% $3,000–$3,999 +1.1 pts ▸ 12.4%

Personal income distribution

33.2% Under $650 +5.7 pts ▸ 38.8%

23.7% $650–$1,499 +4.0 pts ▸ 27.6%

22.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.2 pts 20.8%

17.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +11.0 pts 6.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.3% Mental health +1.9 pts ▸ 8.2%

7.2% Other condition +0.9 pts ▸ 8.1%

7.8% Asthma ◂ +0.4 pts 7.5%

5.8% Arthritis +0.7 pts ▸ 6.5%

2.5% Diabetes +2.0 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.2% Heart disease +0.2 pts ▸ 3.5%

3.0% Cancer ◂ +0.5 pts 2.5%

0.9% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.4% Dementia +0.6 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.6% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

71.6% None ◂ +2.6 pts 69.1%

18.2% One condition ◂ +1.2 pts 17.0%

4.1% Two conditions +0.9 pts ▸ 5.0%

1.4% Three or more +1.2 pts ▸ 2.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +46 larger in Ashwood - Chadstone

35 11th pct 81 26th pct

Median age in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +4 yrs older in Glen Iris - East

28 yrs 76th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +$779 higher in Glen Iris - East

$1,416 100th pct $637 50th pct

Household income in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +$2,708 higher in Glen Iris - East

$4,833 100th pct $2,125 74th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +0.2 larger in Glen Iris - East gap steady

2.7 71st pct 2.5 43rd pct

Family composition

69.8% Couples with children ◂ +10.1 pts 59.7%

21.5% Couples without children +3.6 pts ▸ 25.1%

7.7% One-parent families +5.8 pts ▸ 13.5%

1.1% Other families +0.6 pts ▸ 1.7%

Household size

30.1% 2 people +1.8 pts ▸ 31.8%

20.3% 1 person +4.4 pts ▸ 24.7%

23.5% 4 people ◂ +6.4 pts 17.1%

16.1% 3 people +2.6 pts ▸ 18.7%

8.2% 5 people ◂ +2.6 pts 5.6%

1.7% 6 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 2.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +$107 higher in Glen Iris - East gap widening

$522 90th pct $415 69th pct

Mortgage in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +$500 higher in Glen Iris - East gap widening

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

People / bedroom in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

42.4% Owned outright ◂ +14.7 pts 27.6%

21.0% Rented +16.2 pts ▸ 37.2%

34.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +1.8 pts 32.7%

1.5% Other tenure ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%

0.7% Not stated +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

Types of homes

70.1% Separate house ◂ +12.0 pts 58.2%

10.4% Flat or apartment +13.2 pts ▸ 23.6%

19.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.1 pts 18.1%

0.1% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

34.8% 3 bedrooms +7.2 pts ▸ 42.0%

31.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +6.4 pts 25.1%

19.7% 2 bedrooms +0.5 pts ▸ 20.2%

10.2% 5 or more ◂ +4.9 pts 5.3%

3.1% 1 bedroom +2.7 pts ▸ 5.9%

0.1% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

42.9% $350–$549 +0.1 pts ▸ 43.0%

23.3% $550–$749 ◂ +4.1 pts 19.2%

22.7% $750 or more ◂ +19.4 pts 3.2%

6.4% $200–$349 +9.3 pts ▸ 15.7%

2.2% Under $200 +12.1 pts ▸ 14.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

49.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +15.8 pts 34.1%

20.8% $1,800–$2,999 +9.5 pts ▸ 30.2%

11.3% $1,000–$1,799 +4.6 pts ▸ 15.9%

12.1% Under $1,000 +0.1 pts ▸ 12.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +13 more in Ashwood - Chadstone

51 60th pct 64 70th pct

Stops/1k in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +0.25 more in Ashwood - Chadstone

3.03 31st pct 3.28 35th pct

Departures/1k in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +81.3 more in Ashwood - Chadstone

920.0 54th pct 1,001.3 58th pct

PT routes in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +3 more in Glen Iris - East

14 76th pct 11 67th pct

Stop walk in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +3 longer in Ashwood - Chadstone

2 14th pct 5 50th pct

Drive to city in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +4 longer in Ashwood - Chadstone

13 20th pct 17 31st pct

Reach 30 min in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +2,678 more in Ashwood - Chadstone

16,829 53rd pct 19,507 60th pct

Reach 45 min in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +58,103 more in Glen Iris - East

133,236 77th pct 75,133 64th pct

Transit to city in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +11 longer in Ashwood - Chadstone

51 36th pct 62 57th pct

How people get to work

44.2% Worked at home ◂ +8.4 pts 35.8%

34.4% Car (driver) +7.4 pts ▸ 41.8%

2.1% Car (passenger) +0.6 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.2% Train +0.2 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.5% Walked ◂ +0.7 pts 0.8%

1.0% Bicycle ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

0.2% Bus +0.8 pts ▸ 0.9%

Motor vehicles per home

43.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.6 pts 39.2%

35.1% 1 vehicle +3.7 pts ▸ 38.9%

11.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.5 pts 10.2%

3.7% No vehicle +3.9 pts ▸ 7.6%

5.7% 4 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 4.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.2% Professional & technical ◂ +3.9 pts 12.3%

15.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.1 pts 14.2%

10.0% Education & training ◂ +0.2 pts 9.8%

8.7% Retail trade +1.1 pts ▸ 9.8%

8.1% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.1 pts 7.0%

5.2% Construction +1.7 pts ▸ 6.9%

5.2% Accommodation & food +0.7 pts ▸ 5.9%

4.3% Manufacturing +1.3 pts ▸ 5.7%

4.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.4 pts 4.4%

2.1% Transport & warehousing +1.5 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.3% Administrative & support +1.0 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.7% Other services +0.3 pts ▸ 3.1%

Occupations people work in

41.0% Professionals ◂ +7.1 pts 33.9%

21.7% Managers ◂ +6.5 pts 15.2%

11.3% Clerical & administrative +1.1 pts ▸ 12.4%

7.3% Community & personal service +2.4 pts ▸ 9.7%

5.3% Technicians & trades +3.8 pts ▸ 9.1%

7.9% Sales workers +0.6 pts ▸ 8.5%

3.0% Labourers +2.9 pts ▸ 6.0%

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

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +2 higher in Glen Iris - East

10 100th pct 8 71st pct

IRSD decile in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +3 higher in Glen Iris - East

10 100th pct 7 64th pct

IER decile in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +5 higher in Glen Iris - East

10 100th pct 5 43rd pct

IEO decile in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +1 higher in Glen Iris - East

10 100th pct 9 86th pct

IRSAD score in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +88 higher in Glen Iris - East

1,155 99th pct 1,067 77th pct

ERP in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +3,489 higher in Ashwood - Chadstone

17,650 80th pct 21,139 87th pct

Growth in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +3.1 pts higher in Ashwood - Chadstone

3.8% 43rd pct 6.9% 68th pct

Businesses in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +84 higher in Glen Iris - East

2,148 86th pct 2,064 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +66 higher in Ashwood - Chadstone

684 31st pct 750 39th pct

Max temp in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +0.1 higher in Glen Iris - East

20.3 18th pct 20.2 16th pct

Min temp in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +0.3 higher in Glen Iris - East

11.1 40th pct 10.8 34th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +0.4 higher in Glen Iris - East

7.9 86th pct 7.6 81st pct

Types ≤15 min in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +0.3 more in Glen Iris - East

7.9 96th pct 7.5 85th pct

15-min city in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +0.3 pts higher in Glen Iris - East

100.0% 100th pct 99.7% 87th pct

Walk to shops in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +6.0 pts higher in Glen Iris - East

99.7% 97th pct 93.6% 80th pct

Walk to transit in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +0.4 pts higher in Glen Iris - East

98.0% 67th pct 97.6% 65th pct

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

99.4% 87th pct 98.8% 85th pct

Walk to a park in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +11.6 pts higher in Glen Iris - East

99.4% 99th pct 87.8% 82nd pct

Amenities/1k in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +0.5 more in Glen Iris - East

8.6 14th pct 8.0 12th pct

Intersections/km² in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +48 higher in Glen Iris - East

360 87th pct 312 85th pct

Mean slope in Glen Iris - East in Ashwood - Chadstone +0.0 pts higher in Ashwood - Chadstone

5.5% 54th pct 5.6% 54th pct

Compare Glen Iris - East with nearby areas

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Compare Ashwood - Chadstone with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Glen Iris - East vs Ashwood - Chadstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/207011150/glen-iris-east/vs/212051319/ashwood-chadstone