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Knoxfield - Scoresby vs Glen Waverley - East

Name: Knoxfield - Scoresby vs Glen Waverley - East — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.4 km apart · Knoxfield - Scoresby profile · Glen Waverley - East profile

Knoxfield - Scoresby Glen Waverley - East

Glen Waverley - East and Knoxfield - Scoresby are neighbouring suburbs with some distinct differences. Glen Waverley - East is far more multicultural, with 57% of people born overseas and 58.5% using a language other than English at home. It also has a more highly qualified workforce, with 43.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 32.7% in Knoxfield - Scoresby. Residents in Glen Waverley - East are also more likely to own their homes outright, at 44.6% versus 32.6% in Knoxfield - Scoresby.

These two areas share very similar typical weekly household incomes of around $1,950 and have almost identical numbers of people per home. While they are alike in these ways, some gaps are closing; the difference in typical resident age has narrowed to 3 years, and the gap in home ownership has also shrunk since 2011. However, Knoxfield - Scoresby remains far more likely to have a higher share of residents working or looking for work.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 20.0 pts higher in Glen Waverley - East Born overseas: 15.8 pts higher in Glen Waverley - East Owned outright: 12.0 pts higher in Glen Waverley - East Bachelor+: 11.1 pts higher in Glen Waverley - East Year 12: 9.3 pts higher in Glen Waverley - East

Demographics & Identity

Population in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +5,002 larger in Glen Waverley - East gap narrowing

16,601 82nd pct 21,603 91st pct

Median age in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +3 yrs older in Glen Waverley - East gap narrowing

39 yrs 48th pct 42 yrs 64th pct

Age structure

28.3% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +4.8 pts 23.5%

24.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.3 pts 24.6%

16.2% Seniors (65+) +5.2 pts ▸ 21.4%

18.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.2 pts 16.9%

12.5% Youth (15–24) +1.0 pts ▸ 13.5%

Marital status

54.2% Married +4.9 pts ▸ 59.1%

31.8% Never married ◂ +3.0 pts 28.8%

7.1% Divorced ◂ +2.5 pts 4.6%

4.3% Widowed +1.3 pts ▸ 5.6%

2.6% Separated ◂ +0.6 pts 1.9%

Age & sex structure

Knoxfield - Scoresby Glen Waverley - East

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

56.0% Australia ◂ +15.8 pts 40.2%

7.7% China +9.6 pts ▸ 17.3%

4.8% India +2.8 pts ▸ 7.6%

2.6% England ◂ +0.7 pts 1.9%

1.0% Vietnam +0.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.2% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%

1.1% Philippines ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

0.8% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.5% Italy even 0.5%

0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

22.2% Chinese +15.3 pts ▸ 37.5%

23.8% English ◂ +8.1 pts 15.7%

22.8% Australian ◂ +10.9 pts 11.9%

6.4% Indian +2.9 pts ▸ 9.3%

6.5% Irish ◂ +2.1 pts 4.4%

6.2% Scottish ◂ +1.7 pts 4.5%

3.5% Italian ◂ +1.5 pts 2.0%

3.0% German ◂ +1.2 pts 1.9%

2.1% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.9% Dutch ◂ +1.1 pts 0.8%

1.1% Vietnamese +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.5% Filipino ◂ +1.0 pts 0.6%

Language

Language used at home

58.4% English only ◂ +19.9 pts 38.5%

11.4% Mandarin +11.5 pts ▸ 22.9%

5.1% Cantonese +2.7 pts ▸ 7.8%

1.3% Hindi +1.3 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.0% Greek +0.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.0% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.7% Punjabi +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.7% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.6% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.4% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

42.4% Christianity ◂ +7.8 pts 34.6%

37.4% No religion +0.4 pts ▸ 37.7%

5.7% Hinduism +3.6 pts ▸ 9.3%

6.8% Buddhism +2.4 pts ▸ 9.1%

4.7% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 4.4%

1.8% Islam +1.3 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.1% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.1% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +2 more in Glen Waverley - East

5 64th pct 7 86th pct

Schools/1k kids in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +0.26 more in Glen Waverley - East

1.67 37th pct 1.92 46th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +13 more in Knoxfield - Scoresby

60 91st pct 47 87th pct

Students in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +4,742 more in Glen Waverley - East

1,027 38th pct 5,769 91st pct

Avg size in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +619 larger in Glen Waverley - East

205 21st pct 824 87th pct

ICSEA in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +81 higher in Glen Waverley - East

1,041 61st pct 1,122 89th pct

Highest year of school

67.7% Year 12 +9.3 pts ▸ 77.0%

11.1% Year 10 ◂ +4.6 pts 6.4%

9.7% Year 11 ◂ +3.5 pts 6.2%

7.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.2 pts 6.5%

Highest qualification level

33.5% Bachelor degree +5.9 pts ▸ 39.4%

21.4% Certificate III / IV ◂ +12.0 pts 9.4%

12.9% Postgraduate degree +7.6 pts ▸ 20.5%

16.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.5 pts 14.8%

4.1% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.6 pts ▸ 4.6%

1.2% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

Field of qualification

23.7% Management & commerce +3.3 pts ▸ 27.0%

15.2% Engineering & related ◂ +0.7 pts 14.6%

10.6% Society & culture ◂ +0.8 pts 9.7%

9.3% Health +0.6 pts ▸ 9.9%

6.5% Information technology +2.2 pts ▸ 8.7%

7.1% Education ◂ +0.2 pts 6.9%

4.3% Natural & physical sciences +1.5 pts ▸ 5.8%

4.9% Architecture & building ◂ +2.5 pts 2.4%

4.8% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.1 pts 2.6%

3.4% Creative arts ◂ +0.3 pts 3.1%

1.1% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +$90 higher in Knoxfield - Scoresby gap widening

$791 47th pct $701 29th pct

Household income in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +$4 higher in Knoxfield - Scoresby gap steady

$1,953 63rd pct $1,949 62nd pct

Family income in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East even gap narrowing

$2,178 56th pct $2,180 56th pct

Household income distribution

32.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.0 pts 26.9%

24.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.6 pts 22.8%

11.9% $4,000 or more +5.0 pts ▸ 17.0%

12.6% Under $650 +3.2 pts ▸ 15.8%

13.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.9 pts 11.4%

Personal income distribution

41.3% Under $650 +4.5 pts ▸ 45.8%

32.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.0 pts 26.9%

18.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.5 pts 17.3%

3.7% $3,000 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 5.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.3% Asthma ◂ +2.3 pts 6.0%

7.4% Other condition +0.1 pts ▸ 7.5%

7.0% Mental health ◂ +2.1 pts 4.9%

6.9% Arthritis ◂ +0.3 pts 6.6%

5.1% Diabetes +0.4 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.3% Heart disease +0.8 pts ▸ 4.1%

2.6% Cancer +0.4 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.2% Lung condition ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

0.8% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.3% Dementia +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

69.6% None +2.3 pts ▸ 71.9%

17.9% One condition ◂ +1.1 pts 16.8%

5.2% Two conditions ◂ +0.7 pts 4.5%

2.2% Three or more even 2.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +64 larger in Knoxfield - Scoresby

89 29th pct 25 8th pct

Median age in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +9 yrs older in Glen Waverley - East

20 yrs 14th pct 29 yrs 81st pct

Median income in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +$454 higher in Glen Waverley - East

$671 57th pct $1,125 92nd pct

Household income in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +$575 higher in Glen Waverley - East

$2,050 70th pct $2,625 89th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +0.1 larger in Glen Waverley - East gap widening

2.8 79th pct 2.9 86th pct

Family composition

64.7% Couples with children +1.4 pts ▸ 66.1%

22.2% Couples without children +0.3 pts ▸ 22.4%

12.1% One-parent families ◂ +1.4 pts 10.7%

1.0% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

Household size

30.4% 2 people ◂ +0.5 pts 29.9%

20.6% 4 people +2.4 pts ▸ 23.0%

21.4% 3 people ◂ +3.5 pts 17.9%

17.9% 1 person ◂ +0.5 pts 17.4%

7.2% 5 people +1.1 pts ▸ 8.2%

2.6% 6 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +$75 higher in Glen Waverley - East gap widening

$425 73rd pct $500 88th pct

Mortgage in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +$483 higher in Glen Waverley - East gap widening

$2,117 71st pct $2,600 89th pct

People / bedroom in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

32.6% Owned outright +12.0 pts ▸ 44.6%

41.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +11.8 pts 29.5%

22.9% Rented ◂ +0.6 pts 22.3%

2.3% Other tenure ◂ +0.1 pts 2.2%

0.9% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

Types of homes

85.9% Separate house +3.5 pts ▸ 89.4%

13.7% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +5.2 pts 8.5%

0.3% Flat or apartment +1.7 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

50.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +15.8 pts 34.5%

32.8% 4 bedrooms +8.7 pts ▸ 41.5%

8.0% 5 or more +6.0 pts ▸ 14.0%

7.5% 2 bedrooms +0.7 pts ▸ 8.1%

0.5% 1 bedroom +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

70.9% $350–$549 ◂ +17.3 pts 53.6%

9.1% $550–$749 +17.0 pts ▸ 26.1%

10.0% $200–$349 ◂ +4.6 pts 5.4%

2.0% $750 or more +4.0 pts ▸ 6.1%

4.6% Under $200 ◂ +1.1 pts 3.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

20.8% $3,000 or more +19.2 pts ▸ 40.0%

37.9% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +13.6 pts 24.3%

22.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +9.2 pts 12.9%

13.0% Under $1,000 +2.0 pts ▸ 15.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +33 more in Knoxfield - Scoresby

115 88th pct 82 81st pct

Stops/1k in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +3.13 more in Knoxfield - Scoresby

6.93 82nd pct 3.80 42nd pct

Departures/1k in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +258.6 more in Knoxfield - Scoresby

1,637.1 76th pct 1,378.5 70th pct

PT routes in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +1 more in Knoxfield - Scoresby

27 86th pct 26 86th pct

Stop walk in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +3 longer in Knoxfield - Scoresby

25 50th pct 22 45th pct

Reach 30 min in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +2,292 more in Glen Waverley - East

37,253 81st pct 39,545 82nd pct

Reach 45 min in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +25,543 more in Glen Waverley - East

100,092 72nd pct 125,635 76th pct

Transit to city in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +14 longer in Knoxfield - Scoresby

87 98th pct 73 76th pct

How people get to work

54.3% Car (driver) ◂ +9.7 pts 44.5%

26.5% Worked at home +7.2 pts ▸ 33.7%

3.8% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.6 pts 3.2%

0.8% Train +1.6 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.8% Walked +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.8% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.1% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

46.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.3 pts 42.5%

30.0% 1 vehicle +3.3 pts ▸ 33.3%

14.0% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.6 pts 13.4%

6.9% 4 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 5.6%

2.3% No vehicle +2.9 pts ▸ 5.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.7 pts 13.6%

9.3% Professional & technical +2.7 pts ▸ 12.0%

9.9% Retail trade even 9.9%

8.6% Education & training +0.8 pts ▸ 9.4%

9.2% Construction ◂ +3.0 pts 6.2%

8.5% Manufacturing ◂ +2.2 pts 6.4%

5.6% Accommodation & food +1.2 pts ▸ 6.8%

4.6% Finance & insurance +1.7 pts ▸ 6.4%

4.6% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.3 pts 4.3%

4.1% Public administration & safety +0.2 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.7% Other services ◂ +0.9 pts 2.9%

3.3% Transport & warehousing +0.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

Occupations people work in

25.4% Professionals +8.2 pts ▸ 33.7%

13.3% Managers +2.1 pts ▸ 15.3%

14.0% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.5 pts 12.5%

13.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.9 pts 9.0%

10.2% Community & personal service ◂ +1.1 pts 9.2%

9.2% Sales workers ◂ +0.4 pts 8.9%

7.6% Labourers ◂ +1.6 pts 6.0%

5.4% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.9 pts 3.5%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +2 higher in Glen Waverley - East

7 64th pct 9 86th pct

IRSD decile in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East even

8 71st pct 8 71st pct

IER decile in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East even

8 71st pct 8 71st pct

IEO decile in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +2 higher in Glen Waverley - East

7 64th pct 9 86th pct

IRSAD score in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +42 higher in Glen Waverley - East

1,042 68th pct 1,084 82nd pct

ERP in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +5,588 higher in Glen Waverley - East

17,232 79th pct 22,820 88th pct

Growth in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +1.3 pts higher in Glen Waverley - East

3.0% 36th pct 4.3% 48th pct

Businesses in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +332 higher in Glen Waverley - East

2,199 86th pct 2,531 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East even

867 50th pct 867 50th pct

Max temp in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East even

20.1 15th pct 20.1 15th pct

Min temp in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East even

10.5 30th pct 10.5 30th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +0.5 higher in Glen Waverley - East

7.1 75th pct 7.5 81st pct

Types ≤15 min in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +0.5 more in Glen Waverley - East

7.1 77th pct 7.5 84th pct

15-min city in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +0.8 pts higher in Glen Waverley - East

96.6% 81st pct 97.4% 82nd pct

Walk to shops in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +13.5 pts higher in Glen Waverley - East

81.2% 66th pct 94.7% 81st pct

Walk to transit in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +1.6 pts higher in Glen Waverley - East

96.3% 60th pct 97.8% 66th pct

Walk to school in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East even

98.4% 84th pct 98.6% 84th pct

Walk to a park in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East even

99.8% 67th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +10.3 pts higher in Glen Waverley - East

80.2% 77th pct 90.5% 84th pct

Amenities/1k in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +17.7 more in Knoxfield - Scoresby

28.4 86th pct 10.7 28th pct

Intersections/km² in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +83 higher in Glen Waverley - East

225 74th pct 308 84th pct

Mean slope in Knoxfield - Scoresby in Glen Waverley - East +1.1 pts higher in Glen Waverley - East

4.1% 28th pct 5.2% 47th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Knoxfield - Scoresby vs Glen Waverley - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/211011254/knoxfield-scoresby/vs/212051321/glen-waverley-east