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Plenty - Yarrambat vs Doreen - North
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 6.8 km apart · Plenty - Yarrambat profile · Doreen - North profile
Plenty - Yarrambat Doreen - North
Doreen - North and Plenty - Yarrambat are neighbouring areas with very different age profiles and housing patterns. Doreen - North is a young area where the typical resident is 34 and children under 15 make up 26.7% of the population. It is more densely settled, with far more homes within walking distance of health services (63.0% compared to 36.2%) and parks. In contrast, Plenty - Yarrambat is much older, with a typical age of 43 and a higher share of seniors. It is a wealthier area where 39.5% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, and many more people own their homes outright (42.6% compared to 21.5% in Doreen - North).
While the two areas have nearly identical typical weekly incomes and house sizes, the gap in how people live is widening. This is most evident in how people access their homes; Doreen - North has a far higher share of renters (20.4% versus 6.4%) and more people who have moved in the last five years. Meanwhile, Plenty - Yarrambat has become more established over time, with a much higher proportion of people owning their homes outright and a significantly older population compared to the national figure.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 8,953
- First area, 2016: 9,365
- First area, 2021: 9,454
- Second area, 2021: 16,299
- First area, 2011: 38 yrs
- First area, 2016: 40 yrs
- First area, 2021: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 34 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 Doreen - North: 0.2% males, 0.2% females
- 80–84 in Plenty - Yarrambat: 1.0% males, 0.8% females; 80–84 in Doreen - North: 0.5% males, 0.3% females
- 75–79 in Plenty - Yarrambat: 1.5% males, 1.6% females; 75–79 in Doreen - North: 0.8% males, 1.0% females
- 70–74 in Plenty - Yarrambat: 2.3% males, 2.2% females; 70–74 in Doreen - North: 1.3% males, 1.6% females
- 65–69 in Plenty - Yarrambat: 2.6% males, 2.7% females; 65–69 in Doreen - North: 1.4% males, 1.8% females
- 60–64 in Plenty - Yarrambat: 3.4% males, 3.5% females; 60–64 in Doreen - North: 1.6% males, 2.0% females
- 55–59 in Plenty - Yarrambat: 3.7% males, 3.6% females; 55–59 in Doreen - North: 2.1% males, 2.1% females
- 50–54 in Plenty - Yarrambat: 4.1% males, 4.4% females; 50–54 in Doreen - North: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 45–49 in Plenty - Yarrambat: 3.7% males, 3.6% females; 45–49 in Doreen - North: 3.9% males, 4.3% females
- 40–44 in Plenty - Yarrambat: 3.1% males, 3.6% females; 40–44 in Doreen - North: 4.3% males, 4.7% females
- 35–39 in Plenty - Yarrambat: 2.8% males, 2.9% females; 35–39 in Doreen - North: 4.1% males, 4.8% females
- 30–34 in Plenty - Yarrambat: 2.2% males, 2.2% females; 30–34 in Doreen - North: 3.1% males, 3.4% females
- 25–29 in Plenty - Yarrambat: 2.3% males, 2.0% females; 25–29 in Doreen - North: 2.5% males, 2.4% females
- 20–24 in Plenty - Yarrambat: 3.4% males, 3.3% females; 20–24 in Doreen - North: 2.5% males, 2.5% females
- 15–19 in Plenty - Yarrambat: 3.8% males, 3.5% females; 15–19 in Doreen - North: 3.9% males, 3.7% females
- 10–14 in Plenty - Yarrambat: 3.8% males, 3.6% females; 10–14 in Doreen - North: 4.8% males, 4.6% females
- 5–9 in Plenty - Yarrambat: 3.0% males, 2.9% females; 5–9 in Doreen - North: 4.8% males, 5.0% females
- 0–4 in Plenty - Yarrambat: 2.4% males, 2.0% females; 0–4 in Doreen - North: 3.9% males, 3.5% 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, 2021: $898
- First area, 2011: $2,039
- First area, 2016: $2,183
- First area, 2021: $2,554
- Second area, 2021: $2,173
- First area, 2011: $2,130
- First area, 2016: $2,344
- First area, 2021: $2,802
- Second area, 2021: $2,342
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, 2021: 3.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $321
- First area, 2016: $400
- First area, 2021: $480
- Second area, 2021: $400
- First area, 2011: $2,006
- First area, 2016: $2,058
- First area, 2021: $2,272
- Second area, 2021: $2,000
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- 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). Plenty - Yarrambat vs Doreen - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/209031213/plenty-yarrambat/vs/209041527/doreen-north