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Heidelberg - Rosanna vs Watsonia
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.4 km apart · Heidelberg - Rosanna profile · Watsonia profile
Heidelberg - Rosanna Watsonia
Heidelberg - Rosanna and Watsonia are neighbouring areas with very different housing and education profiles. Heidelberg - Rosanna is more mobile and academic, with 46.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher and 40.5% of people moving in within the last five years. In contrast, Watsonia is dominated by larger family homes, where 91.0% of dwellings are separate houses and 85.1% of homes have three or more bedrooms. This differs from Heidelberg - Rosanna, where separate houses make up 62.4% of homes and only 64.8% have three or more bedrooms.
These two areas share a very similar social makeup, with nearly identical shares of people who have no religion (43.4%) and children under 15 (around 18%). While they are alike in these respects, other gaps have shifted over time. The difference in the number of separate houses and large homes has widened since 2011, as has the gap in the number of people working from home, which is now well higher in Heidelberg - Rosanna.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 13,614
- First area, 2016: 14,775
- First area, 2021: 16,039
- Second area, 2011: 8,984
- Second area, 2016: 9,112
- Second area, 2021: 9,236
- First area, 2011: 39 yrs
- First area, 2016: 39 yrs
- First area, 2021: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 39 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 Heidelberg - Rosanna: 1.7% males, 2.5% females; 85+ in Watsonia: 0.9% males, 1.3% females
- 80–84 in Heidelberg - Rosanna: 1.3% males, 1.7% females; 80–84 in Watsonia: 1.5% males, 1.8% females
- 75–79 in Heidelberg - Rosanna: 1.3% males, 2.0% females; 75–79 in Watsonia: 1.6% males, 1.6% females
- 70–74 in Heidelberg - Rosanna: 1.8% males, 2.3% females; 70–74 in Watsonia: 2.2% males, 2.7% females
- 65–69 in Heidelberg - Rosanna: 2.3% males, 2.3% females; 65–69 in Watsonia: 2.1% males, 2.7% females
- 60–64 in Heidelberg - Rosanna: 2.6% males, 2.7% females; 60–64 in Watsonia: 2.8% males, 3.0% females
- 55–59 in Heidelberg - Rosanna: 2.6% males, 2.9% females; 55–59 in Watsonia: 2.5% males, 2.7% females
- 50–54 in Heidelberg - Rosanna: 3.1% males, 3.0% females; 50–54 in Watsonia: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 45–49 in Heidelberg - Rosanna: 3.5% males, 3.5% females; 45–49 in Watsonia: 3.4% males, 3.7% females
- 40–44 in Heidelberg - Rosanna: 3.7% males, 4.1% females; 40–44 in Watsonia: 3.7% males, 3.7% females
- 35–39 in Heidelberg - Rosanna: 3.8% males, 4.0% females; 35–39 in Watsonia: 3.8% males, 4.0% females
- 30–34 in Heidelberg - Rosanna: 3.3% males, 4.0% females; 30–34 in Watsonia: 3.7% males, 3.9% females
- 25–29 in Heidelberg - Rosanna: 3.1% males, 3.2% females; 25–29 in Watsonia: 3.2% males, 3.4% females
- 20–24 in Heidelberg - Rosanna: 2.4% males, 2.6% females; 20–24 in Watsonia: 2.5% males, 2.3% females
- 15–19 in Heidelberg - Rosanna: 2.5% males, 2.2% females; 15–19 in Watsonia: 2.8% males, 2.3% females
- 10–14 in Heidelberg - Rosanna: 3.0% males, 2.9% females; 10–14 in Watsonia: 2.8% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Heidelberg - Rosanna: 3.6% males, 3.4% females; 5–9 in Watsonia: 3.3% males, 3.0% females
- 0–4 in Heidelberg - Rosanna: 2.6% males, 2.6% females; 0–4 in Watsonia: 3.2% males, 3.2% 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: $664
- First area, 2016: $776
- First area, 2021: $1,030
- Second area, 2011: $589
- Second area, 2016: $692
- Second area, 2021: $871
- First area, 2011: $1,452
- First area, 2016: $1,731
- First area, 2021: $2,102
- Second area, 2011: $1,301
- Second area, 2016: $1,545
- Second area, 2021: $1,961
- First area, 2011: $1,870
- First area, 2016: $2,197
- First area, 2021: $2,772
- Second area, 2011: $1,530
- Second area, 2016: $1,893
- Second area, 2021: $2,410
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: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $321
- First area, 2016: $361
- First area, 2021: $401
- Second area, 2011: $295
- Second area, 2016: $340
- Second area, 2021: $390
- First area, 2011: $2,000
- First area, 2016: $2,106
- First area, 2021: $2,300
- Second area, 2011: $1,733
- Second area, 2016: $1,800
- Second area, 2021: $2,037
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- 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). Heidelberg - Rosanna vs Watsonia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/209011198/heidelberg-rosanna/vs/209011204/watsonia