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Coburg North vs Fawkner

Name: Coburg North vs Fawkner — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.4 km apart · Coburg North profile · Fawkner profile

Coburg North Fawkner

Fawkner and Coburg North are neighbouring suburbs with distinct profiles. Fawkner is more multicultural, with 45.2% of people born overseas and 58.3% using a language other than English at home. It is also a younger area where the typical resident is 35, and homes are more likely to be large, with 77% having three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Coburg North has a higher share of university-qualified adults (37%) and more households earning $3,000 or more a week (26.5%).

These differences have become more pronounced since 2011, particularly regarding religion and language. While both areas have similar rental rates and a similar share of people living alone, the gap in people using another language at home has widened. This trend is mirrored in the religious landscape, with no religion being far higher in Coburg North (43.3%) compared to Fawkner (15.1%).

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Where they differ most

Other language: 25.6 pts higher in Fawkner No religion: 28.1 pts higher in Coburg North De facto: 8.1 pts higher in Coburg North Population: 5,577 larger in Fawkner Work from home: 14.8 pts higher in Coburg North

Demographics & Identity

Population in Coburg North in Fawkner +5,577 larger in Fawkner gap steady

8,425 43rd pct 14,002 72nd pct

Median age in Coburg North in Fawkner +3 yrs older in Coburg North gap widening

38 yrs 43rd pct 35 yrs 21st pct

Age structure

33.6% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.2 pts 31.4%

23.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.4 pts 19.5%

17.8% Children (0–14) +3.5 pts ▸ 21.2%

14.6% Seniors (65+) +1.1 pts ▸ 15.7%

10.2% Youth (15–24) +1.9 pts ▸ 12.2%

Marital status

39.9% Married +7.5 pts ▸ 47.5%

43.7% Never married ◂ +7.7 pts 36.0%

6.9% Widowed +0.3 pts ▸ 7.2%

6.7% Divorced ◂ +0.4 pts 6.3%

2.8% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 3.0%

Age & sex structure

Coburg North Fawkner

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

64.0% Australia ◂ +15.4 pts 48.5%

4.9% Italy +2.6 pts ▸ 7.5%

1.4% India +3.0 pts ▸ 4.4%

1.3% Nepal +1.8 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.4% England ◂ +1.8 pts 0.6%

2.1% China ◂ +1.5 pts 0.6%

1.5% New Zealand ◂ +0.5 pts 1.0%

0.7% Philippines +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.8% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.3% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

23.6% English ◂ +12.6 pts 11.0%

22.5% Australian ◂ +9.1 pts 13.4%

16.8% Italian +1.8 pts ▸ 18.6%

9.2% Irish ◂ +5.9 pts 3.3%

7.4% Scottish ◂ +4.8 pts 2.6%

2.2% Indian +4.2 pts ▸ 6.5%

5.9% Greek ◂ +1.9 pts 3.9%

5.5% Chinese ◂ +4.1 pts 1.4%

2.8% German ◂ +1.6 pts 1.2%

1.1% Filipino +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

1.1% Dutch ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

61.9% English only ◂ +26.7 pts 35.1%

7.1% Italian +3.0 pts ▸ 10.1%

4.4% Arabic +4.3 pts ▸ 8.7%

4.1% Greek ◂ +1.1 pts 3.0%

2.6% Mandarin ◂ +2.0 pts 0.6%

0.9% Vietnamese even 0.9%

0.7% Cantonese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.3% Hindi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Punjabi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

43.3% No religion ◂ +28.1 pts 15.1%

38.1% Christianity ◂ +1.3 pts 36.8%

6.9% Islam +27.8 pts ▸ 34.7%

7.0% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 7.3%

2.2% Hinduism +2.0 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.1% Buddhism ◂ +0.6 pts 1.5%

0.4% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.2% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Coburg North in Fawkner +5 more in Fawkner

1 0th pct 6 71st pct

Schools/1k kids in Coburg North in Fawkner +1.35 more in Fawkner

0.67 5th pct 2.02 48th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Coburg North in Fawkner +8 more in Coburg North

50 88th pct 42 84th pct

Students in Coburg North in Fawkner +2,414 more in Fawkner

403 13th pct 2,817 76th pct

Avg size in Coburg North in Fawkner +67 larger in Fawkner

403 47th pct 470 57th pct

ICSEA in Coburg North in Fawkner +21 higher in Coburg North

1,029 56th pct 1,008 46th pct

Highest year of school

67.7% Year 12 ◂ +7.4 pts 60.3%

11.3% Year 9 or below +5.8 pts ▸ 17.2%

7.6% Year 10 +1.2 pts ▸ 8.7%

6.5% Year 11 ◂ +0.2 pts 6.3%

Highest qualification level

33.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.9 pts 29.1%

14.6% Certificate III / IV +4.1 pts ▸ 18.7%

16.4% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.2 pts 15.1%

14.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.6 pts 13.8%

6.3% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.7 pts 3.7%

1.1% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

Field of qualification

15.9% Management & commerce +0.7 pts ▸ 16.6%

15.7% Society & culture ◂ +3.9 pts 11.8%

9.6% Engineering & related +4.3 pts ▸ 13.9%

9.8% Creative arts ◂ +5.2 pts 4.6%

8.9% Health ◂ +1.3 pts 7.6%

7.7% Education ◂ +0.7 pts 7.0%

4.7% Information technology +2.1 pts ▸ 6.8%

3.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.0 pts ▸ 4.9%

4.6% Architecture & building even 4.6%

4.3% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.6 pts 3.6%

1.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Coburg North in Fawkner +$288 higher in Coburg North gap widening

$882 64th pct $594 12th pct

Household income in Coburg North in Fawkner +$544 higher in Coburg North gap widening

$1,980 64th pct $1,436 31st pct

Family income in Coburg North in Fawkner +$689 higher in Coburg North gap widening

$2,380 69th pct $1,691 25th pct

Household income distribution

31.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.7 pts 28.8%

20.7% $650–$1,499 +7.9 pts ▸ 28.6%

15.5% Under $650 +4.4 pts ▸ 19.9%

14.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +6.7 pts 7.3%

12.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.8 pts 8.8%

Personal income distribution

37.9% Under $650 +11.3 pts ▸ 49.1%

28.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.2 pts 28.4%

22.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +9.0 pts 13.3%

4.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.7 pts 1.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.2% Mental health ◂ +4.6 pts 6.6%

9.2% Other condition ◂ +1.9 pts 7.3%

8.6% Asthma ◂ +1.9 pts 6.8%

7.5% Arthritis +0.2 pts ▸ 7.8%

4.7% Diabetes +1.6 pts ▸ 6.2%

3.5% Heart disease +0.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.3% Cancer ◂ +0.3 pts 2.0%

1.4% Dementia ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%

1.3% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

1.1% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

63.6% None +2.9 pts ▸ 66.5%

19.5% One condition ◂ +3.0 pts 16.4%

6.1% Two conditions ◂ +0.8 pts 5.2%

3.2% Three or more ◂ +0.3 pts 2.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Coburg North in Fawkner +25 larger in Coburg North

75 24th pct 50 16th pct

Median age in Coburg North in Fawkner +1 yrs older in Fawkner

25 yrs 57th pct 26 yrs 64th pct

Median income in Coburg North in Fawkner +$4 higher in Coburg North

$593 41st pct $589 40th pct

Household income in Coburg North in Fawkner +$41 higher in Fawkner

$1,542 40th pct $1,583 43rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Coburg North in Fawkner +0.3 larger in Fawkner gap steady

2.5 43rd pct 2.8 79th pct

Family composition

61.8% Couples with children +4.4 pts ▸ 66.1%

23.3% Couples without children ◂ +4.8 pts 18.5%

13.6% One-parent families +0.3 pts ▸ 13.9%

1.4% Other families even 1.4%

Household size

31.6% 2 people ◂ +4.2 pts 27.5%

24.8% 1 person ◂ +0.4 pts 24.4%

18.4% 4 people ◂ +2.6 pts 15.8%

18.3% 3 people ◂ +2.8 pts 15.5%

4.7% 5 people +5.2 pts ▸ 9.9%

1.9% 6 or more +5.1 pts ▸ 7.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Coburg North in Fawkner +$21 higher in Coburg North gap widening

$401 62nd pct $380 54th pct

Mortgage in Coburg North in Fawkner +$287 higher in Coburg North gap narrowing

$2,167 73rd pct $1,880 53rd pct

People / bedroom in Coburg North in Fawkner even gap steady

0.90 86th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

36.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +7.1 pts 29.8%

29.7% Owned outright +6.4 pts ▸ 36.1%

30.9% Rented ◂ +0.2 pts 30.6%

1.2% Not stated +0.8 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.0% Other tenure +0.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

Types of homes

75.4% Separate house +8.6 pts ▸ 84.0%

20.0% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +4.9 pts 15.1%

4.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +3.6 pts 0.5%

0.5% Other dwelling ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

48.4% 3 bedrooms +10.9 pts ▸ 59.3%

28.2% 2 bedrooms ◂ +8.6 pts 19.6%

15.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +0.9 pts 14.6%

3.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.8 pts 1.5%

2.7% 5 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.8% Studio / none ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

52.9% $350–$549 +9.4 pts ▸ 62.3%

16.4% $200–$349 +9.0 pts ▸ 25.4%

14.2% Under $200 ◂ +8.9 pts 5.3%

11.9% $550–$749 ◂ +10.1 pts 1.8%

2.0% $750 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 1.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

37.4% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +0.2 pts 37.2%

22.6% $1,000–$1,799 +4.8 pts ▸ 27.4%

23.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +12.0 pts 11.9%

12.6% Under $1,000 +2.9 pts ▸ 15.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Coburg North in Fawkner +16 more in Fawkner

60 67th pct 76 77th pct

Stops/1k in Coburg North in Fawkner +1.69 more in Coburg North

7.12 84th pct 5.43 66th pct

Departures/1k in Coburg North in Fawkner +1,222.1 more in Coburg North

2,273.5 86th pct 1,051.3 59th pct

PT routes in Coburg North in Fawkner +4 more in Coburg North

7 48th pct 3 21st pct

Stop walk in Coburg North in Fawkner +2 longer in Coburg North

5 50th pct 3 29th pct

Drive to city in Coburg North in Fawkner +6 longer in Fawkner

13 20th pct 19 37th pct

Reach 30 min in Coburg North in Fawkner +5,577 more in Fawkner

8,425 23rd pct 14,002 44th pct

Reach 45 min in Coburg North in Fawkner +157,093 more in Coburg North

177,336 84th pct 20,243 29th pct

Transit to city in Coburg North in Fawkner +16 longer in Fawkner

55 44th pct 71 73rd pct

How people get to work

36.6% Car (driver) +13.6 pts ▸ 50.2%

37.0% Worked at home ◂ +14.8 pts 22.2%

2.7% Train +1.6 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.2% Car (passenger) +1.2 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.5% Bicycle ◂ +1.9 pts 0.6%

1.0% Walked +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.3% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

Motor vehicles per home

44.8% 1 vehicle ◂ +3.2 pts 41.6%

32.2% 2 vehicles +0.1 pts ▸ 32.3%

10.6% No vehicle ◂ +0.4 pts 10.3%

9.1% 3 vehicles +1.1 pts ▸ 10.2%

3.4% 4 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 5.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.6 pts 12.7%

11.9% Professional & technical ◂ +4.6 pts 7.3%

11.8% Education & training ◂ +2.4 pts 9.4%

8.5% Retail trade +1.5 pts ▸ 10.1%

6.7% Construction +2.4 pts ▸ 9.1%

8.3% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.9 pts 6.5%

4.6% Transport & warehousing +2.9 pts ▸ 7.5%

5.4% Accommodation & food +1.3 pts ▸ 6.7%

4.9% Manufacturing +1.2 pts ▸ 6.1%

4.5% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.1 pts 3.4%

3.3% Administrative & support +0.6 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.4% Other services +0.3 pts ▸ 3.7%

Occupations people work in

34.0% Professionals ◂ +10.3 pts 23.7%

13.7% Managers ◂ +4.5 pts 9.2%

11.6% Technicians & trades +1.8 pts ▸ 13.4%

9.6% Community & personal service +2.3 pts ▸ 11.9%

11.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.8 pts 10.9%

6.5% Labourers +4.2 pts ▸ 10.7%

3.6% Machinery operators & drivers +5.2 pts ▸ 8.8%

7.8% Sales workers +0.5 pts ▸ 8.3%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Coburg North in Fawkner +3 higher in Coburg North

7 64th pct 4 36th pct

IRSD decile in Coburg North in Fawkner +4 higher in Coburg North

6 57th pct 2 14th pct

IER decile in Coburg North in Fawkner +2 higher in Coburg North

4 36th pct 2 14th pct

IEO decile in Coburg North in Fawkner +3 higher in Coburg North

8 71st pct 5 43rd pct

IRSAD score in Coburg North in Fawkner +89 higher in Coburg North

1,041 68th pct 952 31st pct

ERP in Coburg North in Fawkner +6,164 higher in Fawkner

8,932 42nd pct 15,096 72nd pct

Growth in Coburg North in Fawkner +1.5 pts higher in Fawkner

4.9% 53rd pct 6.4% 65th pct

Businesses in Coburg North in Fawkner +163 higher in Fawkner

1,391 73rd pct 1,554 77th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Coburg North in Fawkner +10 higher in Coburg North

627 23rd pct 618 21st pct

Max temp in Coburg North in Fawkner +0.1 higher in Coburg North

20.4 21st pct 20.3 19th pct

Min temp in Coburg North in Fawkner +0.4 higher in Coburg North

11.0 39th pct 10.6 32nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Coburg North in Fawkner even

8.2 88th pct 8.2 89th pct

Types ≤15 min in Coburg North in Fawkner +0.3 more in Fawkner

7.5 84th pct 7.8 92nd pct

15-min city in Coburg North in Fawkner +0.5 pts higher in Fawkner

99.3% 85th pct 99.8% 92nd pct

Walk to shops in Coburg North in Fawkner +1.3 pts higher in Coburg North

99.3% 94th pct 98.0% 85th pct

Walk to transit in Coburg North in Fawkner even

99.9% 84th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Coburg North in Fawkner +6.5 pts higher in Fawkner

93.5% 73rd pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to a park in Coburg North in Fawkner even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Coburg North in Fawkner +26.3 pts higher in Fawkner

67.8% 68th pct 94.1% 88th pct

Amenities/1k in Coburg North in Fawkner +12.3 more in Coburg North

24.8 81st pct 12.5 40th pct

Intersections/km² in Coburg North in Fawkner +48 higher in Coburg North

353 87th pct 305 84th pct

Mean slope in Coburg North in Fawkner +1.5 pts higher in Coburg North

3.8% 23rd pct 2.3% 0th pct

Compare Coburg North with nearby areas

Coburg - East Coburg - West Fawkner Hadfield Preston - West Pascoe Vale Reservoir - South West Pascoe Vale South

Compare Fawkner with nearby areas

Hadfield Coburg North Reservoir - North West Reservoir - South West Pascoe Vale Preston - West Coburg - West Glenroy - East

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Coburg North vs Fawkner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/210031236/coburg-north/vs/210031237/fawkner