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Diggers Rest vs Taylors Hill

Name: Diggers Rest vs Taylors Hill — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 11 km apart · Diggers Rest profile · Taylors Hill profile

Diggers Rest Taylors Hill

Taylors Hill and Diggers Rest are nearby Victorian areas with very different social profiles. Taylors Hill is much more multicultural, with 45.9% of people using a language other than English at home and 36.1% born overseas. It is also wealthier, with 31.0% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. In contrast, Diggers Rest has a much higher share of people in de facto relationships (19.2% compared to 5.8%) and more people living alone (21.5% versus 9.8%).

The two areas have tracked differently since 2011, with Diggers Rest seeing a massive 40.2% population growth and 60.1% of residents moving in recently, while Taylors Hill has barely grown. Despite this, they share several similarities; typical weekly rents are almost identical at around $400, and both areas have a similar proportion of seniors. While both sit near the national average for overall advantage, Taylors Hill is far more walkable, with 74.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries compared to only 30.7% in Diggers Rest.

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Where they differ most

Population: 14,302 larger in Taylors Hill Recent movers: 35.4 pts higher in Diggers Rest Other language: 22.3 pts higher in Taylors Hill De facto: 13.4 pts higher in Diggers Rest People / bedroom: 0.20 higher in Taylors Hill

Demographics & Identity

Population in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +14,302 larger in Taylors Hill

5,237 24th pct 19,539 88th pct

Median age in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +2 yrs older in Taylors Hill

32 yrs 9th pct 34 yrs 14th pct

Age structure

41.6% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +13.2 pts 28.4%

21.4% Children (0–14) +3.8 pts ▸ 25.2%

19.8% Older adults (45–64) +4.2 pts ▸ 24.1%

9.2% Youth (15–24) +5.3 pts ▸ 14.5%

8.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.4 pts 7.8%

Marital status

45.5% Married +12.2 pts ▸ 57.7%

40.4% Never married ◂ +8.6 pts 31.8%

8.6% Divorced ◂ +3.4 pts 5.2%

3.4% Separated ◂ +0.7 pts 2.7%

2.1% Widowed +0.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

Age & sex structure

Diggers Rest Taylors Hill

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

71.7% Australia ◂ +10.6 pts 61.0%

7.3% India ◂ +0.7 pts 6.7%

0.2% Vietnam +2.7 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.7% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.7% England ◂ +0.9 pts 0.8%

1.6% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%

0.2% China +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.7% Italy even 0.7%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% South Africa even 0.2%

Ancestry

31.6% Australian ◂ +14.6 pts 17.0%

27.6% English ◂ +15.2 pts 12.4%

8.0% Italian +0.8 pts ▸ 8.8%

8.5% Irish ◂ +5.8 pts 2.7%

8.3% Indian +0.1 pts ▸ 8.4%

7.5% Scottish ◂ +5.2 pts 2.3%

1.5% Chinese +3.9 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.9% Filipino +0.8 pts ▸ 4.7%

0.4% Vietnamese +4.1 pts ▸ 4.6%

1.6% Greek +1.7 pts ▸ 3.3%

3.3% German ◂ +1.8 pts 1.5%

1.4% Dutch ◂ +0.9 pts 0.5%

Language

Language used at home

72.0% English only ◂ +21.5 pts 50.5%

5.2% Punjabi ◂ +1.9 pts 3.3%

0.5% Vietnamese +4.0 pts ▸ 4.4%

0.6% Arabic +2.9 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.5% Hindi +0.7 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.3% Tagalog +0.5 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.5% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.4% Greek +1.0 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.4% Mandarin +0.9 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.3% Cantonese +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

Religion

Religious affiliation

44.1% Christianity +12.5 pts ▸ 56.6%

36.7% No religion ◂ +18.8 pts 17.9%

1.9% Islam +6.0 pts ▸ 7.9%

5.8% Not stated ◂ +1.6 pts 4.2%

4.5% Hinduism +0.6 pts ▸ 5.1%

5.1% Other religions ◂ +1.9 pts 3.2%

1.7% Buddhism +3.2 pts ▸ 4.9%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +3 more in Taylors Hill

1 0th pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +0.08 more in Diggers Rest

0.89 12th pct 0.81 9th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +21 more in Taylors Hill

9 21st pct 30 70th pct

Students in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +2,749 more in Taylors Hill

560 20th pct 3,309 82nd pct

Avg size in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +267 larger in Taylors Hill

560 68th pct 827 87th pct

ICSEA in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +42 higher in Taylors Hill

1,034 58th pct 1,076 75th pct

Highest year of school

60.5% Year 12 +9.7 pts ▸ 70.2%

14.7% Year 10 ◂ +5.1 pts 9.6%

11.7% Year 11 ◂ +3.8 pts 7.8%

7.6% Year 9 or below +0.9 pts ▸ 8.4%

Highest qualification level

31.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +7.7 pts 24.0%

24.3% Bachelor degree +7.5 pts ▸ 31.7%

17.9% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.5 pts 17.4%

7.2% Postgraduate degree +2.1 pts ▸ 9.3%

3.6% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.2 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.4% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 1.3%

Field of qualification

18.2% Management & commerce +4.8 pts ▸ 23.0%

15.1% Engineering & related ◂ +0.2 pts 14.9%

11.7% Society & culture ◂ +0.7 pts 11.0%

9.4% Health ◂ +0.7 pts 8.7%

8.2% Education ◂ +0.5 pts 7.7%

7.3% Architecture & building ◂ +1.8 pts 5.5%

5.0% Information technology +1.6 pts ▸ 6.5%

5.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.2 pts 5.7%

4.1% Creative arts ◂ +1.6 pts 2.5%

2.3% Natural & physical sciences +1.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.6 pts 0.6%

Income

Personal income in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +$181 higher in Diggers Rest

$994 77th pct $813 52nd pct

Household income in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +$306 higher in Taylors Hill

$2,009 66th pct $2,315 84th pct

Family income in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +$109 higher in Taylors Hill

$2,241 60th pct $2,350 67th pct

Household income distribution

41.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.8 pts 35.8%

24.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.7 pts 18.7%

13.9% $3,000–$3,999 +2.5 pts ▸ 16.4%

6.7% $4,000 or more +7.8 pts ▸ 14.6%

8.8% Under $650 ◂ +0.8 pts 8.0%

Personal income distribution

31.1% Under $650 +9.7 pts ▸ 40.8%

39.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +7.8 pts 31.3%

22.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.8 pts 19.6%

1.6% $3,000 or more +2.0 pts ▸ 3.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.3% Asthma ◂ +2.3 pts 8.0%

9.7% Mental health ◂ +4.8 pts 4.9%

7.4% Other condition ◂ +0.7 pts 6.6%

6.2% Arthritis ◂ +1.1 pts 5.1%

4.2% Diabetes +0.4 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.6% Heart disease ◂ +0.3 pts 2.3%

1.7% Cancer ◂ +0.2 pts 1.5%

1.4% Lung condition ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%

0.6% Stroke even 0.5%

0.1% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.7% None +6.2 pts ▸ 72.9%

18.0% One condition ◂ +2.2 pts 15.8%

6.1% Two conditions ◂ +2.5 pts 3.7%

2.2% Three or more ◂ +0.5 pts 1.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +17 larger in Diggers Rest

71 23rd pct 54 17th pct

Median age in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +5 yrs older in Diggers Rest

27 yrs 71st pct 22 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +$550 higher in Diggers Rest

$1,100 91st pct $550 31st pct

Household income in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +$651 higher in Diggers Rest

$2,625 89th pct $1,974 66th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +0.8 larger in Taylors Hill

2.6 57th pct 3.4 100th pct

Family composition

60.7% Couples with children +16.9 pts ▸ 77.6%

25.4% Couples without children ◂ +13.6 pts 11.8%

12.6% One-parent families ◂ +2.4 pts 10.2%

1.3% Other families ◂ +0.8 pts 0.5%

Household size

33.8% 2 people ◂ +14.2 pts 19.7%

16.2% 4 people +16.0 pts ▸ 32.3%

21.5% 1 person ◂ +11.7 pts 9.8%

19.9% 3 people ◂ +1.9 pts 18.0%

6.2% 5 people +7.6 pts ▸ 13.8%

2.7% 6 or more +3.7 pts ▸ 6.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +$4 higher in Taylors Hill

$396 60th pct $400 62nd pct

Mortgage in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +$200 higher in Taylors Hill

$1,800 47th pct $2,000 61st pct

People / bedroom in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +0.20 higher in Taylors Hill

0.70 0th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

59.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +1.0 pts 58.4%

17.8% Owned outright +7.4 pts ▸ 25.2%

20.8% Rented ◂ +8.1 pts 12.7%

0.6% Other tenure +1.5 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.7% Not stated even 1.7%

Types of homes

92.2% Separate house ◂ +5.3 pts 86.9%

7.8% Townhouse / semi-detached +5.2 pts ▸ 13.1%

0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

43.5% 4 bedrooms +10.1 pts ▸ 53.6%

47.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +16.8 pts 31.0%

3.2% 5 or more +6.0 pts ▸ 9.2%

3.7% 2 bedrooms +0.9 pts ▸ 4.6%

0.3% 1 bedroom +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

73.9% $350–$549 +6.3 pts ▸ 80.2%

19.4% $200–$349 ◂ +12.5 pts 6.9%

1.0% $550–$749 +2.5 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.5% Under $200 +0.8 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.7% $750 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

43.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +3.5 pts 39.6%

36.9% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +11.4 pts 25.4%

6.1% $3,000 or more +9.6 pts ▸ 15.7%

8.9% Under $1,000 +2.4 pts ▸ 11.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +11 more in Taylors Hill

32 42nd pct 43 52nd pct

Stops/1k in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +3.91 more in Diggers Rest

6.11 74th pct 2.20 23rd pct

Departures/1k in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +859.3 more in Diggers Rest

1,316.6 68th pct 457.3 36th pct

PT routes in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +3 more in Taylors Hill

3 21st pct 6 43rd pct

Stop walk in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +9 longer in Diggers Rest

16 76th pct 7 61st pct

Drive to city in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +3 longer in Diggers Rest

30 58th pct 27 54th pct

Reach 30 min in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +14,302 more in Taylors Hill

5,237 12th pct 19,539 60th pct

Reach 45 min in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +68,952 more in Taylors Hill

5,237 8th pct 74,189 63rd pct

Transit to city in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill

— 84 93rd pct

How people get to work

55.1% Car (driver) ◂ +0.6 pts 54.6%

22.4% Worked at home +1.7 pts ▸ 24.1%

2.9% Car (passenger) +1.0 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.3% Train ◂ +1.7 pts 1.6%

0.2% Walked +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

45.6% 2 vehicles +1.6 pts ▸ 47.2%

32.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +11.2 pts 21.2%

12.4% 3 vehicles +5.7 pts ▸ 18.1%

7.9% 4 or more +3.6 pts ▸ 11.5%

1.8% No vehicle +0.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.5 pts 10.6%

11.6% Construction ◂ +0.8 pts 10.9%

8.6% Retail trade +2.3 pts ▸ 10.9%

10.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.2 pts 9.1%

8.4% Education & training ◂ +0.4 pts 8.0%

7.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.7 pts 5.2%

6.5% Manufacturing +0.7 pts ▸ 7.2%

5.7% Professional & technical +0.8 pts ▸ 6.5%

4.4% Accommodation & food +1.8 pts ▸ 6.2%

3.9% Finance & insurance +1.5 pts ▸ 5.4%

4.3% Other services ◂ +0.9 pts 3.4%

2.5% Wholesale trade +0.6 pts ▸ 3.1%

Occupations people work in

19.2% Professionals +0.1 pts ▸ 19.3%

15.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.3 pts 15.5%

15.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.1 pts 12.3%

9.4% Managers +3.2 pts ▸ 12.6%

11.9% Community & personal service ◂ +2.0 pts 9.9%

7.9% Sales workers +2.6 pts ▸ 10.5%

9.2% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.4 pts 8.8%

8.8% Labourers ◂ +0.1 pts 8.7%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +1 higher in Taylors Hill

6 57th pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill even

7 64th pct 7 64th pct

IER decile in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +1 higher in Taylors Hill

8 71st pct 9 86th pct

IEO decile in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +1 higher in Taylors Hill

5 43rd pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +19 higher in Taylors Hill

1,004 53rd pct 1,023 61st pct

ERP in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +12,440 higher in Taylors Hill

7,434 34th pct 19,874 86th pct

Growth in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +39.8 pts higher in Diggers Rest

40.2% 99th pct 0.4% 14th pct

Businesses in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +1,061 higher in Taylors Hill

415 20th pct 1,476 75th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +13 higher in Diggers Rest

574 15th pct 562 14th pct

Max temp in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +0.3 higher in Taylors Hill

19.8 13th pct 20.1 14th pct

Min temp in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +0.4 higher in Taylors Hill

9.9 23rd pct 10.2 26th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +1.6 higher in Taylors Hill

4.7 40th pct 6.4 65th pct

Types ≤15 min in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +2.2 more in Taylors Hill

4.4 36th pct 6.6 69th pct

15-min city in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +37.1 pts higher in Taylors Hill

45.1% 33rd pct 82.2% 64th pct

Walk to shops in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +43.5 pts higher in Taylors Hill

30.7% 21st pct 74.3% 60th pct

Walk to transit in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +10.0 pts higher in Taylors Hill

88.7% 46th pct 98.7% 69th pct

Walk to school in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +24.7 pts higher in Taylors Hill

74.2% 50th pct 98.9% 85th pct

Walk to a park in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +5.9 pts higher in Taylors Hill

94.1% 42nd pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +2.6 pts higher in Diggers Rest

73.7% 72nd pct 71.1% 70th pct

Amenities/1k in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +4.8 more in Diggers Rest

14.7 53rd pct 9.9 23rd pct

Intersections/km² in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +547 higher in Taylors Hill

24 32nd pct 571 96th pct

Mean slope in Diggers Rest in Taylors Hill +0.3 pts higher in Taylors Hill

2.7% 6th pct 3.0% 11th pct

Compare Diggers Rest with nearby areas

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Compare Taylors Hill with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Diggers Rest vs Taylors Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/210041539/diggers-rest/vs/213041360/taylors-hill