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Carrum - Patterson Lakes vs Carrum Downs

Name: Carrum - Patterson Lakes vs Carrum Downs — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.7 km apart · Carrum - Patterson Lakes profile · Carrum Downs profile

Carrum - Patterson Lakes Carrum Downs

Carrum Downs and Carrum - Patterson Lakes are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Carrum - Patterson Lakes is an older and wealthier area, where residents are far older with a typical age of 44 compared to 36 in Carrum Downs. A far higher share of households in Carrum - Patterson Lakes earn $3,000 or more a week (25.0% compared to 13.8%), and more people there work from home. In contrast, Carrum Downs is more likely to have separate houses (79.0% compared to 54.4%) and a far higher share of homes with three or more bedrooms.

The gap in typical age between the two has widened since 2011, now sitting at eight years. Despite this, the areas share a similar proportion of people born overseas, at around 25%, and residents in both spend about the same time commuting to the city. They also have nearly identical numbers of people per home and a similar share of people who have served in the Defence Force.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 24.6 pts higher in Carrum Downs Population: 9,944 larger in Carrum Downs Owned outright: 13.6 pts higher in Carrum - Patterson Lakes Median age: 8 yrs older in Carrum - Patterson Lakes Work from home: 11.1 pts higher in Carrum - Patterson Lakes

Demographics & Identity

Population in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +9,944 larger in Carrum Downs gap widening

12,032 63rd pct 21,976 92nd pct

Median age in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +8 yrs older in Carrum - Patterson Lakes gap widening

44 yrs 75th pct 36 yrs 29th pct

Age structure

23.8% Young adults (25–44) +7.5 pts ▸ 31.3%

29.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +5.0 pts 24.7%

20.0% Seniors (65+) ◂ +6.6 pts 13.5%

16.6% Children (0–14) +2.6 pts ▸ 19.2%

9.9% Youth (15–24) +1.4 pts ▸ 11.3%

Marital status

47.0% Married ◂ +8.1 pts 38.9%

32.1% Never married +9.1 pts ▸ 41.1%

12.0% Divorced ◂ +0.8 pts 11.2%

5.4% Widowed ◂ +0.6 pts 4.7%

3.5% Separated +0.6 pts ▸ 4.1%

Age & sex structure

Carrum - Patterson Lakes Carrum Downs

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

72.1% Australia ◂ +1.1 pts 71.0%

4.9% England ◂ +1.4 pts 3.6%

1.1% India +1.7 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.7% New Zealand +1.0 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.7% Philippines +1.4 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.9% China ◂ +1.2 pts 0.7%

0.8% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.7% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.5% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.1% Nepal even 0.1%

Ancestry

37.7% English ◂ +1.5 pts 36.2%

31.8% Australian +2.1 pts ▸ 33.9%

11.6% Irish ◂ +3.1 pts 8.5%

9.4% Scottish ◂ +0.7 pts 8.8%

5.4% Italian ◂ +1.3 pts 4.1%

4.2% Chinese ◂ +2.2 pts 2.1%

3.9% German ◂ +0.7 pts 3.2%

2.0% Indian +1.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.4% Greek ◂ +1.4 pts 2.1%

1.0% Filipino +1.8 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.8% Dutch +0.6 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.7% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

Language

Language used at home

81.4% English only ◂ +3.3 pts 78.1%

2.2% Mandarin ◂ +1.2 pts 1.0%

1.7% Greek ◂ +0.7 pts 1.0%

0.2% Punjabi +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.4% Hindi +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Tagalog +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.8% Cantonese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.7% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.6% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.6% No religion +2.3 pts ▸ 47.9%

45.0% Christianity ◂ +7.1 pts 37.9%

5.0% Not stated +1.5 pts ▸ 6.4%

1.0% Hinduism +1.8 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.7% Buddhism +0.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.9% Islam +0.7 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.5% Other religions +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.3% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +2 more in Carrum Downs

2 14th pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +0.05 more in Carrum - Patterson Lakes

1.00 15th pct 0.95 13th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +13 more in Carrum Downs

14 37th pct 27 64th pct

Students in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +1,664 more in Carrum Downs

890 33rd pct 2,554 72nd pct

Avg size in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +194 larger in Carrum Downs

445 53rd pct 639 75th pct

ICSEA in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +73 higher in Carrum - Patterson Lakes

1,067 72nd pct 994 40th pct

Highest year of school

60.2% Year 12 ◂ +8.3 pts 51.9%

14.0% Year 10 +3.6 pts ▸ 17.6%

13.6% Year 11 ◂ +0.1 pts 13.5%

8.4% Year 9 or below +2.7 pts ▸ 11.2%

Highest qualification level

30.4% Certificate III / IV +7.7 pts ▸ 38.1%

26.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +8.0 pts 18.0%

18.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.4 pts 17.7%

7.4% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.7 pts 4.7%

4.4% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.7 pts 2.7%

1.3% Certificate I / II +1.0 pts ▸ 2.3%

Field of qualification

20.0% Management & commerce ◂ +3.1 pts 17.0%

15.5% Engineering & related +0.2 pts ▸ 15.8%

11.4% Society & culture +1.7 pts ▸ 13.1%

11.1% Health ◂ +1.3 pts 9.8%

9.1% Education ◂ +2.0 pts 7.0%

7.6% Architecture & building ◂ +0.3 pts 7.4%

4.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.6 pts ▸ 6.5%

3.4% Creative arts ◂ +0.4 pts 3.0%

3.2% Information technology ◂ +0.3 pts 2.9%

2.9% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.0 pts 1.9%

1.5% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

Income

Personal income in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +$73 higher in Carrum - Patterson Lakes gap widening

$890 65th pct $817 53rd pct

Household income in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +$195 higher in Carrum - Patterson Lakes gap widening

$1,853 56th pct $1,658 45th pct

Family income in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +$377 higher in Carrum - Patterson Lakes gap steady

$2,370 69th pct $1,993 44th pct

Household income distribution

30.2% $1,500–$2,999 +7.4 pts ▸ 37.6%

23.7% $650–$1,499 +3.7 pts ▸ 27.4%

15.7% Under $650 ◂ +0.7 pts 15.0%

13.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +8.2 pts 4.8%

12.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.0 pts 9.0%

Personal income distribution

31.2% $650–$1,499 +7.7 pts ▸ 39.0%

37.0% Under $650 +1.0 pts ▸ 38.0%

21.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.2 pts 15.5%

5.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.2 pts 1.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.2% Mental health +3.6 pts ▸ 11.7%

8.1% Asthma +2.8 pts ▸ 10.9%

7.9% Other condition +0.8 pts ▸ 8.7%

8.1% Arthritis +0.4 pts ▸ 8.5%

4.6% Diabetes +1.6 pts ▸ 6.2%

4.2% Heart disease ◂ +0.4 pts 3.8%

3.3% Cancer ◂ +0.7 pts 2.6%

1.5% Lung condition +0.5 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.1% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.4% Dementia +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.6% None ◂ +5.0 pts 60.7%

19.8% One condition +1.1 pts ▸ 21.0%

5.7% Two conditions +1.3 pts ▸ 7.1%

2.8% Three or more +1.1 pts ▸ 3.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +265 larger in Carrum Downs

84 27th pct 349 70th pct

Median age in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +9 yrs older in Carrum - Patterson Lakes

32 yrs 89th pct 23 yrs 36th pct

Median income in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +$304 higher in Carrum - Patterson Lakes

$979 87th pct $675 58th pct

Household income in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +$340 higher in Carrum - Patterson Lakes

$2,050 70th pct $1,710 51st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +0.1 larger in Carrum Downs gap narrowing

2.4 36th pct 2.5 43rd pct

Family composition

56.7% Couples with children +0.2 pts ▸ 56.9%

28.0% Couples without children ◂ +5.3 pts 22.7%

14.8% One-parent families +4.3 pts ▸ 19.1%

0.6% Other families +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

Household size

34.1% 2 people ◂ +3.2 pts 30.9%

28.5% 1 person ◂ +1.8 pts 26.7%

15.6% 3 people +3.2 pts ▸ 18.7%

15.7% 4 people ◂ +0.8 pts 14.9%

4.7% 5 people +1.2 pts ▸ 6.0%

1.5% 6 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 2.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +$50 higher in Carrum - Patterson Lakes gap widening

$420 71st pct $370 50th pct

Mortgage in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +$367 higher in Carrum - Patterson Lakes gap widening

$2,100 69th pct $1,733 43rd pct

People / bedroom in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

39.2% Owned with a mortgage +8.4 pts ▸ 47.6%

35.8% Owned outright ◂ +13.6 pts 22.2%

20.8% Rented +6.5 pts ▸ 27.3%

2.4% Other tenure ◂ +0.8 pts 1.5%

1.8% Not stated ◂ +0.5 pts 1.4%

Types of homes

54.4% Separate house +24.6 pts ▸ 79.0%

31.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +11.5 pts 19.6%

14.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +13.9 pts 0.4%

0.1% Other dwelling +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%

Bedrooms per home

43.7% 3 bedrooms +14.9 pts ▸ 58.6%

24.0% 4 bedrooms ◂ +2.3 pts 21.7%

23.2% 2 bedrooms ◂ +10.9 pts 12.3%

5.2% 5 or more ◂ +1.9 pts 3.3%

2.2% 1 bedroom +0.3 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.2% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

56.7% $350–$549 +5.2 pts ▸ 62.0%

14.5% $200–$349 +12.2 pts ▸ 26.7%

12.2% $550–$749 ◂ +11.2 pts 1.0%

7.0% Under $200 ◂ +1.3 pts 5.7%

3.9% $750 or more ◂ +3.3 pts 0.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

22.2% $1,000–$1,799 +16.1 pts ▸ 38.2%

34.7% $1,800–$2,999 +1.5 pts ▸ 36.2%

22.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +17.0 pts 5.3%

13.9% Under $1,000 even 13.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +47 more in Carrum Downs

58 65th pct 105 87th pct

Stops/1k in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +0.04 more in Carrum - Patterson Lakes

4.82 58th pct 4.78 57th pct

Departures/1k in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +566.5 more in Carrum Downs

936.8 55th pct 1,503.3 73rd pct

PT routes in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +1 more in Carrum - Patterson Lakes

7 48th pct 6 43rd pct

Stop walk in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +7 longer in Carrum - Patterson Lakes

9 68th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +1 longer in Carrum - Patterson Lakes

34 62nd pct 33 61st pct

Reach 30 min in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +9,944 more in Carrum Downs

12,032 37th pct 21,976 66th pct

Reach 45 min in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +31,116 more in Carrum Downs

17,425 26th pct 48,541 53rd pct

How people get to work

54.2% Car (driver) +10.8 pts ▸ 65.0%

25.6% Worked at home ◂ +11.1 pts 14.5%

2.9% Car (passenger) +1.0 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.5% Train ◂ +1.0 pts 0.5%

0.8% Walked +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Bus +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

41.5% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.4 pts 40.1%

34.6% 1 vehicle +2.0 pts ▸ 36.7%

11.9% 3 vehicles +0.7 pts ▸ 12.6%

5.9% 4 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 6.1%

6.0% No vehicle ◂ +1.4 pts 4.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.4% Health care & social assistance +1.2 pts ▸ 14.6%

13.0% Construction +0.5 pts ▸ 13.5%

8.3% Manufacturing +2.9 pts ▸ 11.2%

9.4% Retail trade +1.2 pts ▸ 10.7%

8.2% Education & training ◂ +1.5 pts 6.7%

7.2% Professional & technical ◂ +3.1 pts 4.2%

5.3% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.7 pts 4.6%

5.0% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.3 pts 4.7%

3.8% Transport & warehousing +1.1 pts ▸ 4.9%

4.5% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.5 pts 4.0%

4.2% Other services +0.2 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.7% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.4 pts 2.4%

Occupations people work in

22.3% Professionals ◂ +8.6 pts 13.7%

14.7% Technicians & trades +3.5 pts ▸ 18.2%

17.0% Managers ◂ +7.7 pts 9.3%

14.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.3 pts 13.6%

10.2% Community & personal service +2.4 pts ▸ 12.6%

5.8% Labourers +6.0 pts ▸ 11.8%

4.2% Machinery operators & drivers +5.4 pts ▸ 9.6%

8.9% Sales workers +0.2 pts ▸ 9.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +4 higher in Carrum - Patterson Lakes

7 64th pct 3 29th pct

IRSD decile in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +3 higher in Carrum - Patterson Lakes

7 64th pct 4 36th pct

IER decile in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +2 higher in Carrum - Patterson Lakes

7 64th pct 5 43rd pct

IEO decile in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +4 higher in Carrum - Patterson Lakes

7 64th pct 3 29th pct

IRSAD score in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +83 higher in Carrum - Patterson Lakes

1,033 65th pct 950 30th pct

ERP in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +10,986 higher in Carrum Downs

12,478 60th pct 23,464 89th pct

Growth in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +2.4 pts higher in Carrum Downs

3.0% 36th pct 5.4% 58th pct

Businesses in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +1,496 higher in Carrum Downs

1,059 59th pct 2,555 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +35 higher in Carrum Downs

735 37th pct 770 42nd pct

Max temp in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +0.2 higher in Carrum - Patterson Lakes

20.1 15th pct 19.9 13th pct

Min temp in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +0.2 higher in Carrum - Patterson Lakes

11.1 40th pct 11.0 38th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +0.4 higher in Carrum - Patterson Lakes

7.2 76th pct 6.7 70th pct

Types ≤15 min in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +0.1 more in Carrum Downs

6.7 72nd pct 6.8 73rd pct

15-min city in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs even

85.4% 66th pct 85.4% 66th pct

Walk to shops in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +5.1 pts higher in Carrum - Patterson Lakes

85.9% 71st pct 80.8% 66th pct

Walk to transit in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +3.6 pts higher in Carrum - Patterson Lakes

97.5% 65th pct 93.9% 54th pct

Walk to school in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +6.3 pts higher in Carrum - Patterson Lakes

86.3% 63rd pct 80.0% 56th pct

Walk to a park in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +0.3 pts higher in Carrum - Patterson Lakes

100.0% 71st pct 99.6% 61st pct

Walk to health in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +5.5 pts higher in Carrum Downs

77.1% 74th pct 82.7% 78th pct

Amenities/1k in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +0.9 more in Carrum - Patterson Lakes

14.3 51st pct 13.4 46th pct

Intersections/km² in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +173 higher in Carrum - Patterson Lakes

289 82nd pct 116 54th pct

Mean slope in Carrum - Patterson Lakes in Carrum Downs +1.2 pts higher in Carrum Downs

1.9% 0th pct 3.0% 11th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Carrum - Patterson Lakes vs Carrum Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/208031185/carrum-patterson-lakes/vs/214011370/carrum-downs