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Glenroy - East vs Gladstone Park - Westmeadows

Name: Glenroy - East vs Gladstone Park - Westmeadows — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.5 km apart · Glenroy - East profile · Gladstone Park - Westmeadows profile

Glenroy - East Gladstone Park - Westmeadows

Gladstone Park - Westmeadows and Glenroy - East are neighbouring areas with very different housing and social profiles. Gladstone Park - Westmeadows is an older area where the typical resident is 41 and most live in separate houses (89.2%), with 39.2% owning their home outright. In contrast, Glenroy - East is much younger, with a typical age of 34, and has a higher proportion of renters (36.8%). This area is also more culturally diverse, with 41.6% of people born overseas and 50.5% using a language other than English at home, compared to 30.2% and 31.7% in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows.

Typical weekly household incomes are almost identical in both places, sitting around $1,500 to $1,600. While they share this economic commonality, their recent growth differs; Glenroy - East has seen far more movement, with 41.4% of residents moving in the last five years. Gladstone Park - Westmeadows is more stable, with only 28.3% moving in that time. This stability is consistent with its older population, as the area has 5.5 percentage points more people aged 65 and over.

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Where they differ most

3+ bedrooms: 27.4 pts higher in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows Separate houses: 24.3 pts higher in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows Other language: 18.8 pts higher in Glenroy - East Renting: 16.6 pts higher in Glenroy - East People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Glenroy - East

Demographics & Identity

Population in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +3,241 larger in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows

14,783 75th pct 18,024 86th pct

Median age in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +7 yrs older in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows

34 yrs 14th pct 41 yrs 57th pct

Age structure

35.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +9.8 pts 26.0%

19.5% Older adults (45–64) +5.9 pts ▸ 25.4%

14.6% Seniors (65+) +5.5 pts ▸ 20.1%

18.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.3 pts 16.9%

11.9% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.5 pts 11.5%

Marital status

44.7% Married +3.3 pts ▸ 48.0%

38.0% Never married ◂ +4.5 pts 33.5%

7.3% Divorced +1.6 pts ▸ 8.9%

6.6% Widowed ◂ +0.5 pts 6.0%

3.4% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 3.5%

Age & sex structure

Glenroy - East Gladstone Park - Westmeadows

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

51.6% Australia +13.9 pts ▸ 65.5%

5.4% Nepal ◂ +5.3 pts 0.1%

4.3% India ◂ +2.4 pts 1.9%

3.6% Italy ◂ +0.6 pts 3.0%

1.0% England +0.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.2% China ◂ +0.6 pts 0.6%

1.1% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.1% New Zealand even 1.1%

1.0% Vietnam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

0.1% South Africa even 0.1%

Ancestry

16.1% Australian +8.3 pts ▸ 24.4%

15.7% English +6.5 pts ▸ 22.3%

12.2% Italian +2.7 pts ▸ 14.8%

5.4% Irish +2.4 pts ▸ 7.8%

3.8% Scottish +1.8 pts ▸ 5.6%

3.1% Greek +1.6 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.6% Indian ◂ +2.4 pts 2.2%

2.9% Chinese ◂ +0.9 pts 2.1%

1.7% German +0.6 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.5% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

0.7% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

Language

Language used at home

42.0% English only +21.9 pts ▸ 63.9%

11.5% Arabic ◂ +4.7 pts 6.7%

5.6% Italian ◂ +1.3 pts 4.3%

1.9% Greek +0.9 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.4% Mandarin ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

1.1% Hindi ◂ +0.8 pts 0.3%

1.0% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

0.9% Punjabi ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.8% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.5% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

Religion

Religious affiliation

35.9% Christianity +21.9 pts ▸ 57.8%

21.0% No religion +4.4 pts ▸ 25.3%

23.2% Islam ◂ +14.9 pts 8.4%

8.3% Not stated ◂ +3.1 pts 5.2%

8.0% Hinduism ◂ +7.3 pts 0.7%

2.7% Buddhism ◂ +0.6 pts 2.2%

1.0% Other religions ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

0.0% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +1 more in Glenroy - East

6 71st pct 5 64th pct

Schools/1k kids in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +0.59 more in Glenroy - East

2.23 55th pct 1.64 37th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +11 more in Glenroy - East

48 87th pct 37 78th pct

Students in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +1,017 more in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows

1,849 59th pct 2,866 77th pct

Avg size in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +265 larger in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows

308 33rd pct 573 69th pct

ICSEA in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +25 higher in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows

978 32nd pct 1,003 44th pct

Highest year of school

61.2% Year 12 ◂ +6.9 pts 54.3%

14.3% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.1 pts 14.2%

9.1% Year 10 +4.8 pts ▸ 14.0%

6.9% Year 11 +5.2 pts ▸ 12.0%

Highest qualification level

18.6% Certificate III / IV +13.4 pts ▸ 32.0%

28.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +6.0 pts 22.5%

15.5% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.4 pts ▸ 17.9%

13.6% Postgraduate degree ◂ +8.4 pts 5.2%

3.7% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.6 pts 3.0%

1.4% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 1.8%

Field of qualification

18.8% Management & commerce even 18.8%

12.8% Engineering & related +3.8 pts ▸ 16.6%

11.5% Society & culture ◂ +0.3 pts 11.3%

6.4% Education +2.6 pts ▸ 8.9%

8.5% Health ◂ +0.6 pts 7.9%

4.6% Architecture & building +2.4 pts ▸ 7.0%

6.3% Information technology ◂ +3.8 pts 2.5%

5.8% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.4 pts 5.4%

3.9% Creative arts ◂ +0.5 pts 3.3%

3.5% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.9 pts 2.6%

0.9% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +$25 higher in Glenroy - East

$703 29th pct $678 25th pct

Household income in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +$74 higher in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows

$1,526 37th pct $1,600 41st pct

Family income in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +$106 higher in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows

$1,830 33rd pct $1,936 40th pct

Household income distribution

30.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.2 pts 30.3%

26.9% $650–$1,499 +1.1 pts ▸ 28.0%

18.9% Under $650 ◂ +2.2 pts 16.7%

9.5% $3,000–$3,999 +1.2 pts ▸ 10.7%

7.3% $4,000 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 8.3%

Personal income distribution

43.0% Under $650 +2.7 pts ▸ 45.7%

30.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.0 pts 29.9%

15.3% $1,500–$2,999 +0.6 pts ▸ 15.9%

1.9% $3,000 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.9% Arthritis +2.1 pts ▸ 10.0%

8.0% Other condition +0.9 pts ▸ 8.9%

8.4% Mental health ◂ +0.4 pts 8.0%

7.0% Asthma +1.4 pts ▸ 8.4%

5.6% Diabetes +0.7 pts ▸ 6.3%

3.8% Heart disease +1.0 pts ▸ 4.8%

2.1% Cancer +1.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.2% Lung condition +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.1% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

1.0% Dementia even 1.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.4% None ◂ +2.4 pts 63.0%

16.3% One condition +2.7 pts ▸ 19.1%

5.5% Two conditions +1.2 pts ▸ 6.7%

3.5% Three or more +0.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +22 larger in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows

86 28th pct 108 34th pct

Median age in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +2 yrs older in Glenroy - East

28 yrs 76th pct 26 yrs 64th pct

Median income in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +$62 higher in Glenroy - East

$774 72nd pct $712 63rd pct

Household income in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +$554 higher in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows

$1,468 35th pct $2,022 69th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows even

2.6 57th pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

58.5% Couples with children +0.9 pts ▸ 59.4%

24.0% Couples without children ◂ +1.1 pts 22.8%

15.5% One-parent families +1.3 pts ▸ 16.8%

2.1% Other families ◂ +1.1 pts 1.0%

Household size

30.9% 2 people +2.3 pts ▸ 33.3%

28.1% 1 person ◂ +5.7 pts 22.4%

14.6% 4 people +2.7 pts ▸ 17.3%

15.8% 3 people +1.4 pts ▸ 17.2%

6.2% 5 people +0.4 pts ▸ 6.6%

4.4% 6 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 3.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +$2 higher in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows

$369 50th pct $371 50th pct

Mortgage in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +$15 higher in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows

$1,885 53rd pct $1,900 54th pct

People / bedroom in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +0.10 higher in Glenroy - East

0.90 86th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

28.4% Owned outright +10.8 pts ▸ 39.2%

31.6% Owned with a mortgage +6.6 pts ▸ 38.2%

36.8% Rented ◂ +16.6 pts 20.1%

1.7% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 1.6%

1.7% Other tenure ◂ +0.8 pts 0.8%

Types of homes

65.0% Separate house +24.3 pts ▸ 89.2%

33.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +23.0 pts 10.4%

1.4% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.1 pts 0.3%

0.1% Other dwelling even 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

49.7% 3 bedrooms +6.7 pts ▸ 56.4%

30.9% 2 bedrooms ◂ +25.3 pts 5.7%

11.7% 4 bedrooms +17.5 pts ▸ 29.2%

2.3% 5 or more +3.2 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.7% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.9 pts 1.8%

0.1% Studio / none even 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

57.6% $350–$549 +1.8 pts ▸ 59.4%

22.8% $200–$349 ◂ +1.2 pts 21.6%

12.1% Under $200 ◂ +0.2 pts 11.9%

1.5% $750 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 0.7%

1.4% $550–$749 even 1.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.8% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +1.5 pts 37.4%

29.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +1.4 pts 27.8%

13.1% Under $1,000 +2.2 pts ▸ 15.3%

11.0% $3,000 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 12.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +9 more in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows

65 71st pct 74 76th pct

Stops/1k in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +0.29 more in Glenroy - East

4.40 51st pct 4.11 47th pct

Departures/1k in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +390.5 more in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows

1,035.4 59th pct 1,425.9 72nd pct

PT routes in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +1 more in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows

8 52nd pct 9 57th pct

Stop walk in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +1 longer in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows

2 14th pct 3 29th pct

Drive to city in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +3 longer in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows

16 29th pct 19 37th pct

Reach 30 min in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +3,241 more in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows

14,783 47th pct 18,024 57th pct

Reach 45 min in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +58,808 more in Glenroy - East

97,267 71st pct 38,459 46th pct

Transit to city in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +13 longer in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows

61 55th pct 74 77th pct

How people get to work

47.5% Car (driver) +11.1 pts ▸ 58.6%

24.2% Worked at home ◂ +4.1 pts 20.0%

5.4% Train ◂ +4.4 pts 1.0%

3.2% Car (passenger) +0.6 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.2% Walked ◂ +0.7 pts 0.6%

0.5% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.6% Bicycle ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

44.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +12.7 pts 32.0%

32.6% 2 vehicles +8.8 pts ▸ 41.4%

7.5% 3 vehicles +7.2 pts ▸ 14.7%

10.7% No vehicle ◂ +6.0 pts 4.6%

4.5% 4 or more +2.5 pts ▸ 7.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.1 pts 10.8%

9.5% Construction +3.0 pts ▸ 12.6%

9.1% Retail trade ◂ +0.4 pts 8.7%

6.3% Transport & warehousing +2.7 pts ▸ 9.1%

8.0% Education & training +0.7 pts ▸ 8.7%

6.5% Manufacturing +1.7 pts ▸ 8.1%

7.5% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.2 pts 5.4%

7.5% Professional & technical ◂ +1.8 pts 5.7%

6.2% Public administration & safety +0.6 pts ▸ 6.9%

5.0% Administrative & support ◂ +1.7 pts 3.3%

4.5% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.7 pts 3.8%

3.5% Other services +0.4 pts ▸ 3.9%

Occupations people work in

22.7% Professionals ◂ +5.6 pts 17.2%

12.8% Clerical & administrative +3.7 pts ▸ 16.5%

14.3% Technicians & trades +1.7 pts ▸ 16.0%

12.1% Community & personal service ◂ +1.7 pts 10.5%

10.1% Managers +1.1 pts ▸ 11.2%

10.8% Labourers ◂ +1.2 pts 9.6%

7.9% Sales workers +1.0 pts ▸ 8.8%

7.0% Machinery operators & drivers +1.0 pts ▸ 8.0%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows even

4 36th pct 4 36th pct

IRSD decile in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +2 higher in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows

2 14th pct 4 36th pct

IER decile in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +3 higher in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows

2 14th pct 5 43rd pct

IEO decile in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +2 higher in Glenroy - East

6 57th pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +4 higher in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows

961 35th pct 965 36th pct

ERP in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +2,523 higher in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows

15,762 74th pct 18,285 83rd pct

Growth in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +4.6 pts higher in Glenroy - East

5.2% 56th pct 0.6% 15th pct

Businesses in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows even

1,382 73rd pct 1,382 73rd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +28 higher in Glenroy - East

618 21st pct 590 17th pct

Max temp in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows even

20.3 19th pct 20.3 19th pct

Min temp in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows even

10.6 32nd pct 10.6 31st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +0.4 higher in Glenroy - East

6.8 71st pct 6.4 65th pct

Types ≤15 min in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +0.7 more in Glenroy - East

6.9 74th pct 6.2 64th pct

15-min city in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +7.7 pts higher in Glenroy - East

86.7% 68th pct 79.0% 61st pct

Walk to shops in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +13.7 pts higher in Glenroy - East

83.2% 68th pct 69.5% 56th pct

Walk to transit in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +9.0 pts higher in Glenroy - East

100.0% 85th pct 90.9% 50th pct

Walk to school in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +9.2 pts higher in Glenroy - East

97.0% 80th pct 87.7% 65th pct

Walk to a park in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 71st pct

Walk to health in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +7.6 pts higher in Glenroy - East

66.5% 67th pct 58.9% 61st pct

Amenities/1k in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +7.5 more in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows

8.0 12th pct 15.5 58th pct

Intersections/km² in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +167 higher in Glenroy - East

380 88th pct 213 73rd pct

Mean slope in Glenroy - East in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows +2.2 pts higher in Gladstone Park - Westmeadows

2.4% 0th pct 4.6% 38th pct

Compare Glenroy - East with nearby areas

Glenroy - West Oak Park Broadmeadows Hadfield Pascoe Vale Gowanbrae Strathmore Essendon Airport

Compare Gladstone Park - Westmeadows with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Glenroy - East vs Gladstone Park - Westmeadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/210031535/glenroy-east/vs/210051245/gladstone-park-westmeadows