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Plenty - Yarrambat vs South Morang - South
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.4 km apart · Plenty - Yarrambat profile · South Morang - South profile
Plenty - Yarrambat South Morang - South
South Morang - South and Plenty - Yarrambat are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. South Morang - South is more culturally diverse, with 32.0% of people born overseas and 35.6% using another language at home, compared to 19.5% and 17.0% in Plenty - Yarrambat. It also has a more walkable layout; for example, 89.5% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school, while only 59.9% are in Plenty - Yarrambat. In contrast, Plenty - Yarrambat is wealthier and more established, with 39.5% of households earning $3,000 or more a week and a far higher share of homes owned outright at 42.6%.
Both areas share a similar family feel, with about 18% of their populations being children under 15. They also have a similar number of businesses and almost identical drive times to the city. However, some gaps are growing; the typical resident in Plenty - Yarrambat is now 6 years older than in South Morang - South, a gap that has widened since 2016. This trend is also seen in housing, where the difference in the share of separate houses has increased over the same period.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 8,953
- First area, 2016: 9,365
- First area, 2021: 9,454
- Second area, 2016: 12,009
- Second area, 2021: 12,392
- First area, 2011: 38 yrs
- First area, 2016: 40 yrs
- First area, 2021: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 37 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 Plenty - Yarrambat: 0.8% males, 1.6% females; 85+ in South Morang - South: 0.9% males, 1.8% females
- 80–84 in Plenty - Yarrambat: 1.0% males, 0.8% females; 80–84 in South Morang - South: 0.8% males, 1.2% females
- 75–79 in Plenty - Yarrambat: 1.5% males, 1.6% females; 75–79 in South Morang - South: 1.0% males, 1.6% females
- 70–74 in Plenty - Yarrambat: 2.3% males, 2.2% females; 70–74 in South Morang - South: 1.6% males, 1.7% females
- 65–69 in Plenty - Yarrambat: 2.6% males, 2.7% females; 65–69 in South Morang - South: 1.7% males, 2.2% females
- 60–64 in Plenty - Yarrambat: 3.4% males, 3.5% females; 60–64 in South Morang - South: 2.2% males, 2.5% females
- 55–59 in Plenty - Yarrambat: 3.7% males, 3.6% females; 55–59 in South Morang - South: 3.0% males, 3.1% females
- 50–54 in Plenty - Yarrambat: 4.1% males, 4.4% females; 50–54 in South Morang - South: 3.5% males, 3.9% females
- 45–49 in Plenty - Yarrambat: 3.7% males, 3.6% females; 45–49 in South Morang - South: 3.2% males, 3.7% females
- 40–44 in Plenty - Yarrambat: 3.1% males, 3.6% females; 40–44 in South Morang - South: 3.4% males, 3.6% females
- 35–39 in Plenty - Yarrambat: 2.8% males, 2.9% females; 35–39 in South Morang - South: 3.2% males, 3.7% females
- 30–34 in Plenty - Yarrambat: 2.2% males, 2.2% females; 30–34 in South Morang - South: 3.6% males, 3.7% females
- 25–29 in Plenty - Yarrambat: 2.3% males, 2.0% females; 25–29 in South Morang - South: 3.8% males, 3.4% females
- 20–24 in Plenty - Yarrambat: 3.4% males, 3.3% females; 20–24 in South Morang - South: 3.6% males, 3.1% females
- 15–19 in Plenty - Yarrambat: 3.8% males, 3.5% females; 15–19 in South Morang - South: 3.7% males, 3.0% females
- 10–14 in Plenty - Yarrambat: 3.8% males, 3.6% females; 10–14 in South Morang - South: 3.5% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Plenty - Yarrambat: 3.0% males, 2.9% females; 5–9 in South Morang - South: 3.2% males, 2.9% females
- 0–4 in Plenty - Yarrambat: 2.4% males, 2.0% females; 0–4 in South Morang - South: 2.8% males, 2.8% 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: $698
- First area, 2016: $784
- First area, 2021: $950
- Second area, 2016: $653
- Second area, 2021: $781
- First area, 2011: $2,039
- First area, 2016: $2,183
- First area, 2021: $2,554
- Second area, 2016: $1,592
- Second area, 2021: $1,899
- First area, 2011: $2,130
- First area, 2016: $2,344
- First area, 2021: $2,802
- Second area, 2016: $1,753
- Second area, 2021: $2,147
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: 3.1
- First area, 2021: 3.0
- Second area, 2016: 3.0
- Second area, 2021: 2.8
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $321
- First area, 2016: $400
- First area, 2021: $480
- Second area, 2016: $341
- Second area, 2021: $380
- First area, 2011: $2,006
- First area, 2016: $2,058
- First area, 2021: $2,272
- Second area, 2016: $1,733
- Second area, 2021: $1,787
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- 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). Plenty - Yarrambat vs South Morang - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/209031213/plenty-yarrambat/vs/209041436/south-morang-south