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Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury vs Kew - South
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.5 km apart · Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury profile · Kew - South profile
Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury Kew - South
Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury and Kew - South are neighbouring areas in Boroondara with distinct infrastructure and housing profiles. Kew - South has a much larger school presence, with far more enrolments and a far higher number of schools per 1,000 children. It also has more connected streets and far more public transport departures. In contrast, Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury is more residential, with a far higher share of separate houses (65.7% compared to 52.7%) and more homes with three or more bedrooms.
These areas are trending further apart in terms of population growth, with Kew - South growing by 5.0% since 2021 while Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury rose by only 0.9%. Despite this, they share a very similar social makeup. Both have about the same share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher (around 53%) and nearly identical typical weekly household incomes, sitting around $2,600 to $2,700.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 15,910
- First area, 2016: 16,319
- First area, 2021: 15,944
- Second area, 2021: 11,601
- First area, 2011: 41 yrs
- First area, 2016: 42 yrs
- First area, 2021: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 42 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury: 1.3% males, 2.3% females; 85+ in Kew - South: 1.2% males, 1.9% females
- 80–84 in Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury: 1.1% males, 1.6% females; 80–84 in Kew - South: 1.1% males, 1.7% females
- 75–79 in Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury: 1.7% males, 1.9% females; 75–79 in Kew - South: 1.9% males, 2.0% females
- 70–74 in Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury: 2.5% males, 2.8% females; 70–74 in Kew - South: 2.3% males, 2.7% females
- 65–69 in Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury: 2.8% males, 3.3% females; 65–69 in Kew - South: 2.4% males, 2.9% females
- 60–64 in Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury: 3.2% males, 3.3% females; 60–64 in Kew - South: 2.6% males, 3.2% females
- 55–59 in Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury: 3.4% males, 4.0% females; 55–59 in Kew - South: 3.4% males, 3.5% females
- 50–54 in Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury: 3.6% males, 4.3% females; 50–54 in Kew - South: 3.4% males, 3.9% females
- 45–49 in Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury: 3.2% males, 4.1% females; 45–49 in Kew - South: 2.8% males, 3.7% females
- 40–44 in Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury: 2.6% males, 3.0% females; 40–44 in Kew - South: 2.4% males, 3.0% females
- 35–39 in Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury: 2.3% males, 2.5% females; 35–39 in Kew - South: 2.5% males, 2.6% females
- 30–34 in Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury: 2.0% males, 2.1% females; 30–34 in Kew - South: 2.8% males, 2.8% females
- 25–29 in Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury: 2.2% males, 2.1% females; 25–29 in Kew - South: 3.3% males, 2.9% females
- 20–24 in Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury: 3.4% males, 3.2% females; 20–24 in Kew - South: 4.0% males, 3.7% females
- 15–19 in Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury: 3.9% males, 4.5% females; 15–19 in Kew - South: 4.1% males, 4.0% females
- 10–14 in Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury: 3.6% males, 3.8% females; 10–14 in Kew - South: 3.3% males, 3.6% females
- 5–9 in Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury: 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 5–9 in Kew - South: 2.1% males, 2.3% females
- 0–4 in Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury: 1.8% males, 1.6% females; 0–4 in Kew - South: 1.9% males, 1.8% females
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
- First area, 2011: $802
- First area, 2016: $910
- First area, 2021: $1,088
- Second area, 2021: $1,104
- First area, 2011: $2,242
- First area, 2016: $2,341
- First area, 2021: $2,709
- Second area, 2021: $2,577
- First area, 2011: $2,710
- First area, 2016: $2,961
- First area, 2021: $3,538
- Second area, 2021: $3,364
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
- First area, 2011: 2.8
- First area, 2016: 2.8
- First area, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $367
- First area, 2016: $416
- First area, 2021: $475
- Second area, 2021: $501
- First area, 2011: $2,500
- First area, 2016: $2,600
- First area, 2021: $3,150
- Second area, 2021: $3,050
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury vs Kew - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/207011155/surrey-hills-canterbury/vs/207011521/kew-south