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Aspendale Gardens - Waterways vs Carrum - Patterson Lakes
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 6.3 km apart · Aspendale Gardens - Waterways profile · Carrum - Patterson Lakes profile
Aspendale Gardens - Waterways Carrum - Patterson Lakes
Carrum - Patterson Lakes and Aspendale Gardens - Waterways are neighbouring areas with very different housing and social profiles. Aspendale Gardens - Waterways is much more likely to have separate houses (85.3% compared to 54.4%) and larger homes, with 90.5% of households having three or more bedrooms. This area also has a higher proportion of people born overseas (35.1%) and those using another language at home (31.6%). In contrast, Carrum - Patterson Lakes has far more people living alone (28.5%), a higher share of renters (20.8%), and a much larger group of people with no religion (45.6%).
Both areas are almost identical when it comes to typical personal income, with each sitting around $840 to $890 a week. While they share similar typical family incomes, the gap in household wealth has widened since 2011, with Aspendale Gardens - Waterways now seeing far more households earning $3,000 or more per week. Carrum - Patterson Lakes provides more local amenities, with far more public transport stops and schools per 1,000 children.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 8,757
- First area, 2016: 8,989
- First area, 2021: 8,853
- Second area, 2011: 11,187
- Second area, 2016: 11,548
- Second area, 2021: 12,032
- First area, 2011: 37 yrs
- First area, 2016: 39 yrs
- First area, 2021: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 44 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 Aspendale Gardens - Waterways: 0.7% males, 1.0% females; 85+ in Carrum - Patterson Lakes: 0.8% males, 1.3% females
- 80–84 in Aspendale Gardens - Waterways: 0.9% males, 1.2% females; 80–84 in Carrum - Patterson Lakes: 1.1% males, 1.3% females
- 75–79 in Aspendale Gardens - Waterways: 1.5% males, 1.5% females; 75–79 in Carrum - Patterson Lakes: 1.6% males, 2.0% females
- 70–74 in Aspendale Gardens - Waterways: 1.6% males, 2.1% females; 70–74 in Carrum - Patterson Lakes: 2.7% males, 2.9% females
- 65–69 in Aspendale Gardens - Waterways: 2.5% males, 2.4% females; 65–69 in Carrum - Patterson Lakes: 2.8% males, 3.4% females
- 60–64 in Aspendale Gardens - Waterways: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 60–64 in Carrum - Patterson Lakes: 3.5% males, 3.9% females
- 55–59 in Aspendale Gardens - Waterways: 4.0% males, 4.0% females; 55–59 in Carrum - Patterson Lakes: 3.6% males, 3.5% females
- 50–54 in Aspendale Gardens - Waterways: 4.4% males, 5.0% females; 50–54 in Carrum - Patterson Lakes: 3.7% males, 4.3% females
- 45–49 in Aspendale Gardens - Waterways: 3.8% males, 4.4% females; 45–49 in Carrum - Patterson Lakes: 3.4% males, 4.0% females
- 40–44 in Aspendale Gardens - Waterways: 3.3% males, 3.8% females; 40–44 in Carrum - Patterson Lakes: 3.0% males, 3.3% females
- 35–39 in Aspendale Gardens - Waterways: 2.3% males, 2.9% females; 35–39 in Carrum - Patterson Lakes: 3.1% males, 3.5% females
- 30–34 in Aspendale Gardens - Waterways: 1.8% males, 1.9% females; 30–34 in Carrum - Patterson Lakes: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 25–29 in Aspendale Gardens - Waterways: 2.3% males, 1.7% females; 25–29 in Carrum - Patterson Lakes: 2.4% males, 2.2% females
- 20–24 in Aspendale Gardens - Waterways: 4.1% males, 3.1% females; 20–24 in Carrum - Patterson Lakes: 2.5% males, 2.1% females
- 15–19 in Aspendale Gardens - Waterways: 3.9% males, 3.9% females; 15–19 in Carrum - Patterson Lakes: 2.8% males, 2.6% females
- 10–14 in Aspendale Gardens - Waterways: 3.9% males, 3.4% females; 10–14 in Carrum - Patterson Lakes: 2.6% males, 2.8% females
- 5–9 in Aspendale Gardens - Waterways: 3.6% males, 2.9% females; 5–9 in Carrum - Patterson Lakes: 2.7% males, 2.7% females
- 0–4 in Aspendale Gardens - Waterways: 2.4% males, 2.1% females; 0–4 in Carrum - Patterson Lakes: 3.0% males, 2.9% 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: $669
- First area, 2016: $702
- First area, 2021: $846
- Second area, 2011: $649
- Second area, 2016: $754
- Second area, 2021: $890
- First area, 2011: $1,805
- First area, 2016: $2,039
- First area, 2021: $2,348
- Second area, 2011: $1,304
- Second area, 2016: $1,547
- Second area, 2021: $1,853
- First area, 2011: $1,918
- First area, 2016: $2,180
- First area, 2021: $2,549
- Second area, 2011: $1,716
- Second area, 2016: $1,984
- Second area, 2021: $2,370
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: 3.2
- First area, 2016: 3.2
- First area, 2021: 3.0
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $370
- First area, 2016: $452
- First area, 2021: $510
- Second area, 2011: $320
- Second area, 2016: $360
- Second area, 2021: $420
- First area, 2011: $2,000
- First area, 2016: $2,000
- First area, 2021: $2,115
- Second area, 2011: $1,950
- Second area, 2016: $1,950
- Second area, 2021: $2,100
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Aspendale Gardens - Waterways vs Carrum - Patterson Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/208031183/aspendale-gardens-waterways/vs/208031185/carrum-patterson-lakes