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Epping - South vs Lalor - West

Name: Epping - South vs Lalor - West — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.3 km apart · Epping - South profile · Lalor - West profile

Epping - South Lalor - West

Lalor - West and Epping - South are neighbouring areas in Victoria with a few stark differences in how they are built and who lives there. Lalor - West is more likely to have separate houses (93.7% compared to 77.7%) and a higher share of people using a language other than English at home (63.1% versus 48.5%). In contrast, Epping - South has a much higher share of renters (34.2% versus 22.9%) and far more public transport options, with 9.39 stops per 1,000 people compared to just 3.03 in Lalor - West.

These two places share a very similar typical weekly household income of around $1,450 and almost identical rates of adults with a bachelor degree. However, the gap in how easy it is to get around on foot is quite wide, as 91.8% of homes in Lalor - West are within a 15 minute walk of groceries, while only 67.7% of homes in Epping - South have the same access.

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Where they differ most

Population: 5,309 larger in Lalor - West Separate houses: 16.0 pts higher in Lalor - West Other language: 14.6 pts higher in Lalor - West Renting: 11.3 pts higher in Epping - South Under 15: 4.0 pts higher in Lalor - West

Demographics & Identity

Population in Epping - South in Lalor - West +5,309 larger in Lalor - West

8,204 42nd pct 13,513 70th pct

Median age in Epping - South in Lalor - West +1 yrs older in Epping - South

38 yrs 43rd pct 37 yrs 36th pct

Age structure

30.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.9 pts 29.2%

24.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.3 pts 21.8%

15.9% Children (0–14) +4.0 pts ▸ 19.9%

17.7% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.6 pts 17.1%

12.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.3 pts 12.0%

Marital status

46.1% Married +4.7 pts ▸ 50.8%

35.4% Never married ◂ +3.1 pts 32.4%

8.8% Divorced ◂ +1.6 pts 7.3%

5.6% Widowed +0.5 pts ▸ 6.1%

4.0% Separated ◂ +0.5 pts 3.5%

Age & sex structure

Epping - South Lalor - West

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

52.6% Australia ◂ +3.8 pts 48.8%

8.8% India ◂ +5.3 pts 3.6%

1.6% Vietnam +3.1 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.1% Italy +1.5 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.2% China ◂ +0.6 pts 1.5%

1.5% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.6% Philippines ◂ +0.4 pts 1.2%

1.1% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

1.1% England ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

0.1% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

17.7% English ◂ +8.7 pts 9.0%

16.8% Australian ◂ +4.7 pts 12.2%

11.3% Italian +2.1 pts ▸ 13.4%

7.7% Indian ◂ +3.7 pts 4.0%

5.1% Greek +2.3 pts ▸ 7.4%

1.9% Vietnamese +4.4 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.4% Chinese ◂ +0.5 pts 4.9%

4.5% Irish ◂ +2.7 pts 1.9%

3.2% Scottish ◂ +1.6 pts 1.6%

2.0% Filipino ◂ +0.2 pts 1.8%

1.6% German ◂ +0.9 pts 0.7%

0.5% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

45.7% English only ◂ +14.6 pts 31.0%

5.6% Arabic +6.3 pts ▸ 11.9%

2.4% Vietnamese +4.5 pts ▸ 6.9%

4.2% Italian +2.2 pts ▸ 6.4%

3.0% Greek +2.3 pts ▸ 5.3%

5.3% Punjabi ◂ +3.1 pts 2.2%

2.5% Mandarin ◂ +0.7 pts 1.9%

2.1% Hindi ◂ +0.6 pts 1.5%

1.0% Cantonese +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.8% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.6% Christianity +2.3 pts ▸ 47.9%

23.4% No religion ◂ +7.3 pts 16.1%

8.8% Islam +8.1 pts ▸ 16.9%

7.4% Not stated ◂ +0.5 pts 6.9%

6.6% Hinduism ◂ +1.9 pts 4.6%

3.4% Buddhism +2.1 pts ▸ 5.4%

4.9% Other religions ◂ +2.8 pts 2.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Epping - South in Lalor - West +1 more in Epping - South

5 64th pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in Epping - South in Lalor - West +2.34 more in Epping - South

3.83 77th pct 1.49 31st pct

Schools ≤3 km in Epping - South in Lalor - West +16 more in Epping - South

48 87th pct 32 73rd pct

Students in Epping - South in Lalor - West +2,345 more in Epping - South

3,272 82nd pct 927 34th pct

Avg size in Epping - South in Lalor - West +423 larger in Epping - South

654 76th pct 232 24th pct

ICSEA in Epping - South in Lalor - West +38 higher in Epping - South

1,039 60th pct 1,000 43rd pct

Highest year of school

54.6% Year 12 +1.1 pts ▸ 55.6%

16.7% Year 9 or below +4.6 pts ▸ 21.3%

11.9% Year 10 ◂ +2.0 pts 9.9%

9.5% Year 11 ◂ +2.8 pts 6.8%

Highest qualification level

21.7% Bachelor degree +5.2 pts ▸ 26.9%

26.1% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.6 pts 22.5%

17.2% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.1 pts 17.0%

10.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.1 pts 9.1%

2.6% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.5 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.9% Certificate I / II even 1.8%

Field of qualification

18.0% Management & commerce +0.1 pts ▸ 18.0%

14.1% Engineering & related ◂ +0.8 pts 13.3%

11.7% Society & culture ◂ +0.3 pts 11.4%

8.0% Health +1.0 pts ▸ 8.9%

5.4% Education +1.3 pts ▸ 6.7%

6.7% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.1 pts 6.6%

6.3% Information technology ◂ +1.1 pts 5.1%

4.7% Architecture & building +0.3 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.7% Natural & physical sciences +0.7 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.5% Creative arts +0.3 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

Income

Personal income in Epping - South in Lalor - West +$77 higher in Epping - South

$635 17th pct $558 9th pct

Household income in Epping - South in Lalor - West +$7 higher in Lalor - West

$1,443 31st pct $1,450 32nd pct

Family income in Epping - South in Lalor - West +$6 higher in Epping - South

$1,599 19th pct $1,593 19th pct

Household income distribution

32.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.7 pts 31.4%

32.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.2 pts 31.8%

16.2% Under $650 +0.6 pts ▸ 16.8%

7.6% $3,000–$3,999 +0.8 pts ▸ 8.4%

4.8% $4,000 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 5.7%

Personal income distribution

46.8% Under $650 +3.9 pts ▸ 50.8%

33.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.1 pts 29.8%

10.5% $1,500–$2,999 +0.3 pts ▸ 10.8%

1.0% $3,000 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.9% Other condition ◂ +1.6 pts 7.3%

8.4% Arthritis even 8.4%

8.4% Mental health ◂ +1.7 pts 6.7%

7.4% Asthma ◂ +1.0 pts 6.4%

6.6% Diabetes +0.2 pts ▸ 6.7%

4.0% Heart disease ◂ +0.2 pts 3.8%

2.5% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 2.1%

1.6% Lung condition ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

1.3% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%

1.1% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

63.9% None +3.1 pts ▸ 67.0%

17.9% One condition ◂ +1.5 pts 16.4%

6.3% Two conditions ◂ +1.0 pts 5.4%

3.5% Three or more ◂ +0.3 pts 3.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Epping - South in Lalor - West +12 larger in Epping - South

110 34th pct 98 31st pct

Median age in Epping - South in Lalor - West +1 yrs older in Epping - South

24 yrs 43rd pct 23 yrs 36th pct

Median income in Epping - South in Lalor - West +$145 higher in Epping - South

$747 69th pct $602 43rd pct

Household income in Epping - South in Lalor - West +$105 higher in Epping - South

$1,792 55th pct $1,687 49th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Epping - South in Lalor - West +0.2 larger in Lalor - West

2.7 71st pct 2.9 86th pct

Family composition

56.1% Couples with children +6.7 pts ▸ 62.8%

23.3% Couples without children ◂ +3.8 pts 19.4%

19.2% One-parent families ◂ +2.5 pts 16.7%

1.6% Other families ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%

Household size

31.9% 2 people ◂ +2.6 pts 29.3%

22.8% 1 person ◂ +4.1 pts 18.7%

16.2% 4 people +2.5 pts ▸ 18.6%

18.3% 3 people ◂ +0.3 pts 17.9%

6.6% 5 people +2.9 pts ▸ 9.5%

4.2% 6 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 6.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Epping - South in Lalor - West +$16 higher in Lalor - West

$350 43rd pct $366 49th pct

Mortgage in Epping - South in Lalor - West +$376 higher in Lalor - West

$1,500 27th pct $1,876 52nd pct

People / bedroom in Epping - South in Lalor - West even

0.90 86th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

33.5% Owned outright +5.2 pts ▸ 38.7%

29.5% Owned with a mortgage +5.8 pts ▸ 35.3%

34.2% Rented ◂ +11.3 pts 22.9%

1.9% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.9% Other tenure +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Types of homes

77.7% Separate house +16.0 pts ▸ 93.7%

21.3% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +18.0 pts 3.3%

0.8% Flat or apartment +2.1 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

58.7% 3 bedrooms ◂ +3.3 pts 55.4%

19.1% 4 bedrooms +10.9 pts ▸ 30.0%

15.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +8.1 pts 7.3%

3.3% 5 or more +1.5 pts ▸ 4.8%

1.4% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.8 pts 0.7%

0.1% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

46.9% $350–$549 +11.7 pts ▸ 58.5%

39.3% $200–$349 ◂ +9.5 pts 29.8%

6.2% Under $200 ◂ +1.4 pts 4.8%

1.3% $750 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.6% $550–$749 +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +10.3 pts 27.9%

25.3% $1,800–$2,999 +10.6 pts ▸ 35.9%

21.9% Under $1,000 ◂ +7.5 pts 14.3%

7.5% $3,000 or more +4.8 pts ▸ 12.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Epping - South in Lalor - West +36 more in Epping - South

77 78th pct 41 50th pct

Stops/1k in Epping - South in Lalor - West +6.35 more in Epping - South

9.39 87th pct 3.03 31st pct

Departures/1k in Epping - South in Lalor - West +3,628.3 more in Epping - South

4,476.4 89th pct 848.1 52nd pct

PT routes in Epping - South in Lalor - West +4 more in Epping - South

11 67th pct 7 48th pct

Stop walk in Epping - South in Lalor - West +24 longer in Epping - South

31 87th pct 7 61st pct

Drive to city in Epping - South in Lalor - West +4 longer in Epping - South

27 54th pct 23 46th pct

Reach 30 min in Epping - South in Lalor - West +5,309 more in Lalor - West

8,204 22nd pct 13,513 43rd pct

Reach 45 min in Epping - South in Lalor - West +25,307 more in Lalor - West

8,204 13th pct 33,511 43rd pct

Transit to city in Epping - South in Lalor - West

— 82 89th pct

How people get to work

57.7% Car (driver) +1.4 pts ▸ 59.1%

15.2% Worked at home +2.4 pts ▸ 17.6%

4.0% Car (passenger) +0.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

4.3% Train ◂ +1.2 pts 3.1%

1.5% Bus ◂ +1.0 pts 0.5%

1.3% Walked ◂ +0.9 pts 0.4%

0.2% Bicycle even 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

40.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +7.0 pts 33.4%

35.5% 2 vehicles +3.3 pts ▸ 38.8%

11.1% 3 vehicles +3.2 pts ▸ 14.3%

7.2% No vehicle ◂ +0.2 pts 7.0%

5.9% 4 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 6.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.8 pts 13.2%

10.8% Retail trade ◂ +0.8 pts 10.0%

8.7% Manufacturing +1.8 pts ▸ 10.6%

10.0% Construction ◂ +0.2 pts 9.8%

8.4% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.0 pts 7.4%

6.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.1 pts 6.2%

6.2% Education & training ◂ +0.4 pts 5.8%

4.8% Professional & technical +0.9 pts ▸ 5.7%

5.0% Public administration & safety +0.1 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.4% Other services ◂ +0.4 pts 4.1%

3.8% Administrative & support +0.5 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.3% Finance & insurance +0.7 pts ▸ 4.0%

Occupations people work in

14.5% Professionals +3.0 pts ▸ 17.5%

15.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.3 pts 14.1%

14.1% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.4 pts 13.7%

13.4% Labourers ◂ +0.5 pts 12.9%

12.7% Community & personal service ◂ +1.3 pts 11.3%

11.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.5 pts 10.2%

7.3% Managers +2.2 pts ▸ 9.6%

8.6% Sales workers ◂ +0.3 pts 8.3%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Epping - South in Lalor - West +1 higher in Lalor - West

2 14th pct 3 29th pct

IRSD decile in Epping - South in Lalor - West even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

IER decile in Epping - South in Lalor - West +2 higher in Lalor - West

3 29th pct 5 43rd pct

IEO decile in Epping - South in Lalor - West +1 higher in Lalor - West

3 29th pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Epping - South in Lalor - West +15 higher in Lalor - West

920 18th pct 935 24th pct

ERP in Epping - South in Lalor - West +5,603 higher in Lalor - West

8,322 39th pct 13,925 66th pct

Growth in Epping - South in Lalor - West +1.7 pts higher in Lalor - West

0.5% 14th pct 2.2% 30th pct

Businesses in Epping - South in Lalor - West +70 higher in Epping - South

1,293 70th pct 1,223 66th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Epping - South in Lalor - West even

636 24th pct 636 24th pct

Max temp in Epping - South in Lalor - West even

20.2 16th pct 20.2 16th pct

Min temp in Epping - South in Lalor - West even

10.3 27th pct 10.3 27th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Epping - South in Lalor - West +0.5 higher in Lalor - West

6.4 65th pct 7.0 74th pct

Types ≤15 min in Epping - South in Lalor - West +0.8 more in Lalor - West

6.0 60th pct 6.8 73rd pct

15-min city in Epping - South in Lalor - West +17.7 pts higher in Lalor - West

74.0% 57th pct 91.7% 72nd pct

Walk to shops in Epping - South in Lalor - West +24.1 pts higher in Lalor - West

67.7% 54th pct 91.8% 78th pct

Walk to transit in Epping - South in Lalor - West +3.7 pts higher in Epping - South

94.9% 56th pct 91.2% 50th pct

Walk to school in Epping - South in Lalor - West +12.6 pts higher in Lalor - West

78.9% 55th pct 91.5% 70th pct

Walk to a park in Epping - South in Lalor - West even

98.0% 52nd pct 98.1% 53rd pct

Walk to health in Epping - South in Lalor - West +5.9 pts higher in Lalor - West

68.8% 68th pct 74.7% 73rd pct

Amenities/1k in Epping - South in Lalor - West +12.6 more in Epping - South

22.7 77th pct 10.1 24th pct

Intersections/km² in Epping - South in Lalor - West +137 higher in Lalor - West

170 65th pct 308 84th pct

Mean slope in Epping - South in Lalor - West +0.4 pts higher in Epping - South

2.9% 8th pct 2.5% 1st pct

Compare Epping - South with nearby areas

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Compare Lalor - West with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Epping - South vs Lalor - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/209041432/epping-south/vs/209041530/lalor-west