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Warrandyte - Wonga Park vs Croydon South

Name: Warrandyte - Wonga Park vs Croydon South — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 8.4 km apart · Warrandyte - Wonga Park profile · Croydon South profile

Warrandyte - Wonga Park Croydon South

Warrandyte - Wonga Park and Croydon South are neighbouring areas with very different characters. Warrandyte - Wonga Park is an older area where the typical resident is 46, and it is far wealthier, with 43% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. This is reflected in housing, as 44.9% of homes are owned outright. In contrast, Croydon South is more compact and very walkable, with 96.5% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a city-style hub. It is also younger, with a higher share of children under 15 and a typical resident age of 38.

Everyday life is similar in both places when it comes to the job market and home life. Both have a similar share of adults working or looking for work—around 66%—and almost identical unemployment rates. They also share the same number of people per bedroom. While Warrandyte - Wonga Park has historically been older and more affluent, the gap in university qualifications has narrowed since 2016, though it remains well higher there.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 8 yrs older in Warrandyte - Wonga Park One-parent: 6.1 pts higher in Croydon South Population: 5,214 larger in Warrandyte - Wonga Park Renting: 12.4 pts higher in Croydon South Owned outright: 11.6 pts higher in Warrandyte - Wonga Park

Demographics & Identity

Population in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +5,214 larger in Warrandyte - Wonga Park gap steady

10,112 53rd pct 4,898 22nd pct

Median age in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +8 yrs older in Warrandyte - Wonga Park gap widening

46 yrs 81st pct 38 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

33.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +8.4 pts 24.7%

15.9% Young adults (25–44) +12.9 pts ▸ 28.8%

16.5% Children (0–14) +3.8 pts ▸ 20.3%

18.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.3 pts 16.3%

15.7% Youth (15–24) ◂ +5.9 pts 9.9%

Marital status

58.2% Married ◂ +7.8 pts 50.4%

30.4% Never married +2.2 pts ▸ 32.6%

5.7% Divorced +3.4 pts ▸ 9.1%

3.7% Widowed +0.7 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.0% Separated +1.2 pts ▸ 3.3%

Age & sex structure

Warrandyte - Wonga Park Croydon South

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

78.6% Australia ◂ +1.7 pts 76.9%

4.4% England ◂ +1.0 pts 3.5%

2.6% China +0.4 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.6% India +1.7 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.9% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.0% South Africa ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

1.0% Italy ◂ +0.8 pts 0.2%

0.1% Philippines +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% Vietnam even 0.3%

0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

40.8% English ◂ +1.2 pts 39.6%

34.6% Australian +1.5 pts ▸ 36.1%

11.5% Irish +0.7 pts ▸ 12.2%

11.9% Scottish ◂ +1.5 pts 10.4%

7.2% Italian ◂ +3.2 pts 4.0%

5.4% Chinese +0.5 pts ▸ 6.0%

4.7% German ◂ +1.1 pts 3.7%

3.3% Greek ◂ +2.1 pts 1.2%

3.2% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 2.8%

1.2% Indian +1.8 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.2% Filipino +1.0 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.4% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

Language

Language used at home

86.0% English only ◂ +4.2 pts 81.8%

2.6% Mandarin +0.8 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.4% Cantonese ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

1.4% Italian ◂ +0.8 pts 0.6%

1.4% Greek ◂ +0.9 pts 0.5%

0.5% Arabic ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.7% No religion +3.0 pts ▸ 48.7%

47.0% Christianity ◂ +5.0 pts 41.9%

4.5% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 4.5%

0.5% Hinduism +1.4 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.0% Buddhism +0.7 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.8% Islam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.4% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Judaism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +3 more in Warrandyte - Wonga Park

4 57th pct 1 0th pct

Schools/1k kids in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +1.39 more in Warrandyte - Wonga Park

2.39 58th pct 1.01 15th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +7 more in Warrandyte - Wonga Park

39 80th pct 32 73rd pct

Students in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +962 more in Warrandyte - Wonga Park

1,068 39th pct 106 3rd pct

Avg size in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +161 larger in Warrandyte - Wonga Park

267 28th pct 106 9th pct

ICSEA in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +105 higher in Warrandyte - Wonga Park

1,081 76th pct 976 31st pct

Highest year of school

68.8% Year 12 ◂ +7.7 pts 61.1%

10.2% Year 10 +3.0 pts ▸ 13.3%

11.9% Year 11 +1.0 pts ▸ 12.9%

6.0% Year 9 or below +3.2 pts ▸ 9.2%

Highest qualification level

33.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.9 pts 28.8%

23.2% Certificate III / IV +4.5 pts ▸ 27.7%

17.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.0 pts ▸ 18.2%

10.4% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.1 pts 8.3%

5.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.5 pts ▸ 6.0%

1.2% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

Field of qualification

20.2% Management & commerce ◂ +0.6 pts 19.6%

13.7% Engineering & related ◂ +0.5 pts 13.2%

12.0% Health ◂ +1.3 pts 10.7%

11.9% Society & culture ◂ +0.3 pts 11.6%

9.8% Education +0.3 pts ▸ 10.0%

8.6% Architecture & building ◂ +0.3 pts 8.3%

3.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.7 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.8% Information technology +2.1 pts ▸ 4.8%

4.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.6 pts 3.0%

4.1% Creative arts ◂ +0.7 pts 3.3%

2.0% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

Income

Personal income in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +$86 higher in Warrandyte - Wonga Park gap steady

$930 71st pct $844 58th pct

Household income in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +$891 higher in Warrandyte - Wonga Park gap widening

$2,779 93rd pct $1,888 58th pct

Family income in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +$823 higher in Warrandyte - Wonga Park gap widening

$3,051 89th pct $2,228 60th pct

Household income distribution

25.3% $1,500–$2,999 +9.0 pts ▸ 34.3%

30.2% $4,000 or more ◂ +19.3 pts 10.9%

16.1% $650–$1,499 +8.8 pts ▸ 24.9%

8.2% Under $650 +5.4 pts ▸ 13.6%

12.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.3 pts 11.5%

Personal income distribution

37.8% Under $650 +1.1 pts ▸ 38.9%

26.3% $650–$1,499 +5.7 pts ▸ 32.0%

20.3% $1,500–$2,999 +1.2 pts ▸ 21.5%

11.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +8.2 pts 3.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.9% Mental health +3.1 pts ▸ 10.0%

7.6% Asthma +1.9 pts ▸ 9.5%

8.9% Other condition +0.1 pts ▸ 9.0%

8.4% Arthritis +0.3 pts ▸ 8.7%

3.5% Diabetes +0.6 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.9% Heart disease ◂ +0.5 pts 3.4%

3.3% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 2.9%

1.3% Lung condition +0.4 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.0% Dementia ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.9% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

67.0% None ◂ +3.2 pts 63.8%

19.6% One condition +1.8 pts ▸ 21.4%

5.2% Two conditions +0.8 pts ▸ 5.9%

2.1% Three or more +0.6 pts ▸ 2.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +2 larger in Warrandyte - Wonga Park

43 14th pct 41 13th pct

Median age in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +5 yrs older in Warrandyte - Wonga Park

33 yrs 91st pct 28 yrs 76th pct

Median income in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +$163 higher in Warrandyte - Wonga Park

$850 79th pct $687 60th pct

Household income in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +$237 higher in Warrandyte - Wonga Park

$2,437 87th pct $2,200 78th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +0.4 larger in Warrandyte - Wonga Park gap steady

3.0 89th pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

69.6% Couples with children ◂ +8.4 pts 61.2%

22.4% Couples without children +1.8 pts ▸ 24.2%

7.6% One-parent families +6.1 pts ▸ 13.7%

0.4% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

Household size

32.0% 2 people +1.7 pts ▸ 33.7%

22.7% 4 people ◂ +3.3 pts 19.4%

12.8% 1 person +8.9 pts ▸ 21.8%

17.2% 3 people ◂ +0.1 pts 17.0%

11.1% 5 people ◂ +5.1 pts 6.0%

4.3% 6 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 2.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +$71 higher in Warrandyte - Wonga Park gap widening

$481 87th pct $410 67th pct

Mortgage in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +$300 higher in Warrandyte - Wonga Park gap narrowing

$2,300 80th pct $2,000 61st pct

People / bedroom in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

46.4% Owned with a mortgage even 46.3%

44.9% Owned outright ◂ +11.6 pts 33.3%

6.6% Rented +12.4 pts ▸ 19.1%

1.5% Other tenure ◂ +1.1 pts 0.3%

0.4% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

Types of homes

99.2% Separate house ◂ +7.2 pts 92.0%

0.5% Townhouse / semi-detached +6.9 pts ▸ 7.4%

0.2% Flat or apartment +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Other dwelling ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

27.9% 3 bedrooms +31.7 pts ▸ 59.6%

44.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +18.2 pts 26.6%

21.5% 5 or more ◂ +16.7 pts 4.8%

4.6% 2 bedrooms +2.7 pts ▸ 7.3%

0.7% 1 bedroom +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.1% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

38.2% $350–$549 +25.9 pts ▸ 64.1%

22.2% $550–$749 ◂ +18.1 pts 4.1%

11.8% $200–$349 +3.0 pts ▸ 14.8%

9.9% $750 or more ◂ +7.9 pts 2.0%

3.3% Under $200 +6.3 pts ▸ 9.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

27.8% $1,800–$2,999 +13.3 pts ▸ 41.1%

33.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +18.6 pts 14.9%

16.4% $1,000–$1,799 +4.6 pts ▸ 21.0%

14.3% Under $1,000 +1.8 pts ▸ 16.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +66 more in Warrandyte - Wonga Park

80 80th pct 14 23rd pct

Stops/1k in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +5.05 more in Warrandyte - Wonga Park

7.91 86th pct 2.86 29th pct

Departures/1k in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +2,107.6 more in Warrandyte - Wonga Park

2,749.1 87th pct 641.5 44th pct

PT routes in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +4 more in Warrandyte - Wonga Park

11 67th pct 7 48th pct

Stop walk in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +4 longer in Warrandyte - Wonga Park

12 73rd pct 8 64th pct

Drive to city in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +6 longer in Warrandyte - Wonga Park

35 63rd pct 29 57th pct

Reach 30 min in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +5,214 more in Warrandyte - Wonga Park

10,112 30th pct 4,898 11th pct

Reach 45 min in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +12,158 more in Croydon South

28,171 37th pct 40,329 47th pct

How people get to work

48.2% Car (driver) +4.7 pts ▸ 52.9%

32.2% Worked at home ◂ +6.0 pts 26.3%

3.0% Car (passenger) even 2.9%

0.3% Train +1.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.2% Walked ◂ +0.6 pts 0.6%

0.4% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

41.4% 2 vehicles +3.4 pts ▸ 44.8%

15.7% 1 vehicle +16.5 pts ▸ 32.1%

21.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +8.0 pts 13.7%

20.3% 4 or more ◂ +13.6 pts 6.7%

0.8% No vehicle +2.1 pts ▸ 2.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.5% Construction ◂ +1.0 pts 13.5%

14.0% Health care & social assistance even 13.9%

10.1% Retail trade ◂ +0.9 pts 9.2%

10.0% Professional & technical ◂ +1.7 pts 8.3%

9.2% Education & training +0.3 pts ▸ 9.5%

6.3% Manufacturing +1.7 pts ▸ 8.0%

4.4% Public administration & safety +1.5 pts ▸ 6.0%

4.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.5 pts 4.3%

3.5% Other services +0.9 pts ▸ 4.3%

4.0% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.4 pts 3.5%

3.5% Wholesale trade +0.5 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.3% Administrative & support +0.7 pts ▸ 3.1%

Occupations people work in

26.3% Professionals ◂ +1.3 pts 25.0%

20.8% Managers ◂ +8.1 pts 12.7%

12.7% Technicians & trades +3.2 pts ▸ 15.9%

13.4% Clerical & administrative +0.7 pts ▸ 14.1%

9.0% Community & personal service +1.0 pts ▸ 10.1%

8.8% Sales workers ◂ +0.5 pts 8.3%

5.8% Labourers +1.2 pts ▸ 7.0%

2.0% Machinery operators & drivers +2.7 pts ▸ 4.7%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +2 higher in Warrandyte - Wonga Park

9 86th pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +3 higher in Warrandyte - Wonga Park

10 100th pct 7 64th pct

IER decile in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +3 higher in Warrandyte - Wonga Park

10 100th pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +1 higher in Warrandyte - Wonga Park

8 71st pct 7 64th pct

IRSAD score in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +80 higher in Warrandyte - Wonga Park

1,106 88th pct 1,026 62nd pct

ERP in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +5,082 higher in Warrandyte - Wonga Park

10,229 49th pct 5,147 21st pct

Growth in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +3.8 pts higher in Croydon South

0.5% 14th pct 4.3% 47th pct

Businesses in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +747 higher in Warrandyte - Wonga Park

1,383 73rd pct 636 33rd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +124 higher in Croydon South

825 47th pct 949 57th pct

Max temp in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +0.2 higher in Warrandyte - Wonga Park

20.4 20th pct 20.2 16th pct

Min temp in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +0.1 higher in Warrandyte - Wonga Park

10.0 24th pct 9.9 23rd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +2.6 higher in Croydon South

4.5 36th pct 7.1 75th pct

Types ≤15 min in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +2.9 more in Croydon South

4.4 37th pct 7.3 82nd pct

15-min city in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +47.2 pts higher in Croydon South

49.3% 37th pct 96.5% 81st pct

Walk to shops in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +41.2 pts higher in Croydon South

50.0% 39th pct 91.2% 77th pct

Walk to transit in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +22.7 pts higher in Croydon South

67.3% 31st pct 90.0% 48th pct

Walk to school in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +42.0 pts higher in Croydon South

54.9% 34th pct 97.0% 80th pct

Walk to a park in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +15.5 pts higher in Croydon South

84.3% 31st pct 99.8% 67th pct

Walk to health in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +63.5 pts higher in Croydon South

29.8% 34th pct 93.3% 86th pct

Amenities/1k in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +2.2 more in Warrandyte - Wonga Park

20.0 73rd pct 17.8 66th pct

Intersections/km² in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +257 higher in Croydon South

26 32nd pct 283 81st pct

Mean slope in Warrandyte - Wonga Park in Croydon South +4.8 pts higher in Warrandyte - Wonga Park

10.5% 91st pct 5.7% 58th pct

Compare Warrandyte - Wonga Park with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Warrandyte - Wonga Park vs Croydon South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/211021262/warrandyte-wonga-park/vs/211031452/croydon-south