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Beaconsfield - Officer vs Pakenham - South West

Name: Beaconsfield - Officer vs Pakenham - South West — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 8.8 km apart · Beaconsfield - Officer profile · Pakenham - South West profile

Beaconsfield - Officer Pakenham - South West

Pakenham - South West and Beaconsfield - Officer are two large neighbouring areas in Victoria with distinct profiles. Beaconsfield - Officer has seen much faster growth, with its population rising 23.2% since 2021 compared to 3.8% in Pakenham - South West. It also has higher usual incomes, with 24.8% of households earning $3,000 or more a week compared to 16.9% in Pakenham - South West. While Beaconsfield - Officer has more schools and a higher share of residents with a bachelor degree (25.7% versus 19.3%), Pakenham - South West is more walkable for shopping, with 92.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries compared to 79.3% in Beaconsfield - Officer.

Since 2011, the two areas have tracked differently, with Beaconsfield - Officer seeing a much larger surge in new residents. Despite this, they share many everyday traits, including an identical typical age of 33 and similar proportions of people born overseas. Both areas also have roughly the same number of people per home and similar rates of volunteering, reflecting a shared residential character across the region.

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Where they differ most

Recent movers: 15.4 pts higher in Beaconsfield - Officer Year 12: 9.7 pts higher in Beaconsfield - Officer Needs assistance: 2.0 pts higher in Pakenham - South West One-parent: 4.3 pts higher in Pakenham - South West Participation: 7.0 pts higher in Beaconsfield - Officer

Demographics & Identity

Population in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +3,151 larger in Pakenham - South West

23,632 94th pct 26,783 98th pct

Median age in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West even

33 yrs 11th pct 33 yrs 11th pct

Age structure

34.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.6 pts 32.5%

23.1% Children (0–14) +2.2 pts ▸ 25.3%

21.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.0 pts 19.1%

13.0% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.7 pts 12.3%

8.8% Seniors (65+) +2.1 pts ▸ 10.9%

Marital status

52.2% Married ◂ +3.1 pts 49.1%

34.5% Never married +0.6 pts ▸ 35.1%

7.4% Divorced +0.8 pts ▸ 8.2%

2.5% Widowed +1.6 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.3% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Beaconsfield - Officer Pakenham - South West

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

66.6% Australia ◂ +1.2 pts 65.4%

6.6% India +0.6 pts ▸ 7.2%

3.5% England ◂ +0.4 pts 3.1%

1.7% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.3% Philippines even 1.4%

0.7% China +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.9% South Africa ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.3% Italy even 0.3%

0.1% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Nepal even 0.2%

Ancestry

32.0% English ◂ +0.2 pts 31.7%

30.8% Australian even 30.7%

7.8% Irish ◂ +0.9 pts 6.9%

7.6% Scottish ◂ +0.7 pts 7.0%

7.3% Indian ◂ +0.9 pts 6.4%

4.2% Italian ◂ +0.9 pts 3.3%

3.2% German even 3.2%

3.1% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 2.9%

2.2% Chinese +0.4 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.8% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.1% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Language

Language used at home

70.8% English only ◂ +2.1 pts 68.7%

3.3% Punjabi +2.3 pts ▸ 5.6%

1.0% Mandarin +0.7 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.4% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 1.3%

0.9% Arabic +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.6% Tagalog even 0.6%

0.4% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Greek even 0.3%

0.3% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

40.4% Christianity ◂ +2.8 pts 37.6%

37.9% No religion +2.3 pts ▸ 40.2%

5.0% Not stated +1.2 pts ▸ 6.2%

3.3% Other religions +2.1 pts ▸ 5.4%

5.0% Hinduism ◂ +0.9 pts 4.1%

4.2% Buddhism ◂ +1.8 pts 2.4%

4.1% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 4.0%

0.1% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +3 more in Beaconsfield - Officer

10 89th pct 7 86th pct

Schools/1k kids in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +0.80 more in Beaconsfield - Officer

1.83 43rd pct 1.03 16th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +13 more in Beaconsfield - Officer

32 73rd pct 19 49th pct

Students in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +1,369 more in Beaconsfield - Officer

6,626 93rd pct 5,257 90th pct

Avg size in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +88 larger in Pakenham - South West

663 77th pct 751 83rd pct

ICSEA in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +41 higher in Beaconsfield - Officer

1,038 60th pct 997 41st pct

Highest year of school

65.6% Year 12 ◂ +9.7 pts 55.9%

12.3% Year 10 +3.4 pts ▸ 15.7%

11.6% Year 11 +0.5 pts ▸ 12.1%

6.3% Year 9 or below +4.4 pts ▸ 10.7%

Highest qualification level

28.8% Certificate III / IV +3.6 pts ▸ 32.4%

25.3% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.3 pts 21.0%

19.6% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.0 pts 18.6%

9.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.2 pts 7.7%

4.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.7 pts 3.2%

1.7% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

Field of qualification

20.7% Management & commerce ◂ +3.3 pts 17.4%

13.3% Engineering & related +1.3 pts ▸ 14.6%

11.7% Society & culture +1.6 pts ▸ 13.2%

10.5% Health ◂ +0.6 pts 9.9%

8.6% Education ◂ +1.0 pts 7.6%

7.1% Architecture & building ◂ +1.3 pts 5.8%

6.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.5 pts ▸ 6.5%

5.2% Information technology ◂ +0.3 pts 4.9%

2.9% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 2.7%

2.7% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.4 pts 2.3%

1.6% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +$155 higher in Beaconsfield - Officer

$943 72nd pct $788 46th pct

Household income in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +$343 higher in Beaconsfield - Officer

$2,146 75th pct $1,803 53rd pct

Family income in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +$363 higher in Beaconsfield - Officer

$2,322 66th pct $1,959 42nd pct

Household income distribution

40.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.0 pts 38.4%

21.5% $650–$1,499 +5.7 pts ▸ 27.2%

13.7% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.4 pts 10.3%

7.9% Under $650 +3.3 pts ▸ 11.2%

11.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +4.6 pts 6.6%

Personal income distribution

33.8% Under $650 +5.9 pts ▸ 39.8%

36.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.3 pts 36.6%

21.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.4 pts 15.8%

3.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.8 pts 1.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.8% Mental health +1.8 pts ▸ 9.6%

8.5% Asthma +1.0 pts ▸ 9.5%

6.6% Other condition +1.4 pts ▸ 7.9%

5.7% Arthritis +1.2 pts ▸ 6.9%

3.9% Diabetes +0.9 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.5% Heart disease +0.6 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.9% Cancer +0.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.8% Lung condition +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.6% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% Dementia +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

69.8% None ◂ +3.6 pts 66.2%

17.9% One condition +0.3 pts ▸ 18.2%

4.3% Two conditions +1.3 pts ▸ 5.6%

1.8% Three or more +1.1 pts ▸ 2.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +155 larger in Pakenham - South West

126 39th pct 281 63rd pct

Median age in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +4 yrs older in Beaconsfield - Officer

24 yrs 43rd pct 20 yrs 14th pct

Median income in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +$169 higher in Beaconsfield - Officer

$844 79th pct $675 58th pct

Household income in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +$597 higher in Beaconsfield - Officer

$2,250 80th pct $1,653 47th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +0.1 larger in Pakenham - South West

2.9 86th pct 3.0 89th pct

Family composition

67.9% Couples with children ◂ +2.7 pts 65.1%

19.5% Couples without children ◂ +1.6 pts 17.9%

11.8% One-parent families +4.3 pts ▸ 16.1%

0.8% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Household size

28.5% 2 people ◂ +1.0 pts 27.5%

22.2% 4 people ◂ +1.6 pts 20.7%

20.0% 3 people ◂ +2.6 pts 17.4%

16.8% 1 person +1.6 pts ▸ 18.4%

8.6% 5 people +1.0 pts ▸ 9.6%

3.9% 6 or more +2.6 pts ▸ 6.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +$22 higher in Beaconsfield - Officer

$391 58th pct $369 50th pct

Mortgage in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +$200 higher in Beaconsfield - Officer

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

People / bedroom in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West even

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

54.1% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +4.6 pts 49.6%

25.2% Rented +3.0 pts ▸ 28.3%

19.0% Owned outright ◂ +0.1 pts 18.9%

0.8% Other tenure +0.9 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.9% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 1.6%

Types of homes

92.3% Separate house ◂ +2.5 pts 89.8%

6.5% Townhouse / semi-detached +3.4 pts ▸ 9.8%

1.0% Other dwelling ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

0.1% Flat or apartment +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

50.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +5.0 pts 45.9%

33.5% 3 bedrooms +4.9 pts ▸ 38.5%

6.2% 2 bedrooms +2.3 pts ▸ 8.5%

7.5% 5 or more ◂ +2.2 pts 5.3%

1.0% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

0.1% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

80.2% $350–$549 ◂ +16.3 pts 64.0%

12.1% $200–$349 +13.7 pts ▸ 25.9%

1.9% Under $200 +2.9 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.0% $550–$749 ◂ +0.8 pts 1.2%

1.6% $750 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

Monthly mortgage distribution

44.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +4.5 pts 40.1%

28.2% $1,000–$1,799 +8.0 pts ▸ 36.2%

13.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +6.0 pts 7.3%

8.4% Under $1,000 +2.2 pts ▸ 10.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +14 more in Pakenham - South West

73 76th pct 87 84th pct

Stops/1k in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +0.16 more in Pakenham - South West

3.09 32nd pct 3.25 34th pct

Departures/1k in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +13.7 more in Beaconsfield - Officer

501.2 38th pct 487.5 38th pct

PT routes in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +2 more in Beaconsfield - Officer

8 52nd pct 6 43rd pct

Stop walk in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +9 longer in Beaconsfield - Officer

20 79th pct 11 72nd pct

Drive to city in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +1 longer in Pakenham - South West

38 66th pct 39 67th pct

Reach 30 min in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +3,151 more in Pakenham - South West

23,632 70th pct 26,783 73rd pct

Reach 45 min in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +3,151 more in Pakenham - South West

23,632 33rd pct 26,783 36th pct

How people get to work

56.9% Car (driver) +3.3 pts ▸ 60.3%

22.4% Worked at home ◂ +5.6 pts 16.8%

3.4% Car (passenger) +1.3 pts ▸ 4.7%

1.8% Train +0.5 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.6% Walked +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

46.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.6 pts 43.6%

29.2% 1 vehicle +3.3 pts ▸ 32.5%

14.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.0 pts 13.6%

8.3% 4 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 7.1%

1.8% No vehicle +1.4 pts ▸ 3.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.5% Health care & social assistance +0.4 pts ▸ 14.9%

11.9% Construction ◂ +0.6 pts 11.4%

8.9% Manufacturing +1.9 pts ▸ 10.8%

10.3% Retail trade +0.2 pts ▸ 10.5%

9.2% Education & training ◂ +1.8 pts 7.4%

6.1% Professional & technical ◂ +1.8 pts 4.3%

5.2% Accommodation & food +0.8 pts ▸ 6.0%

4.4% Transport & warehousing +1.4 pts ▸ 5.8%

5.1% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.7 pts 4.5%

3.8% Other services ◂ +0.3 pts 3.6%

3.7% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.3 pts 3.4%

3.3% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.9 pts 2.4%

Occupations people work in

21.1% Professionals ◂ +5.3 pts 15.7%

15.0% Technicians & trades +0.4 pts ▸ 15.4%

14.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.2 pts 12.4%

12.0% Community & personal service +1.2 pts ▸ 13.1%

12.0% Managers ◂ +1.9 pts 10.1%

8.0% Labourers +4.0 pts ▸ 11.9%

6.3% Machinery operators & drivers +3.3 pts ▸ 9.6%

9.4% Sales workers +0.1 pts ▸ 9.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +3 higher in Beaconsfield - Officer

7 64th pct 4 36th pct

IRSD decile in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +4 higher in Beaconsfield - Officer

8 71st pct 4 36th pct

IER decile in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +2 higher in Beaconsfield - Officer

9 86th pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +3 higher in Beaconsfield - Officer

7 64th pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +68 higher in Beaconsfield - Officer

1,036 66th pct 968 38th pct

ERP in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +1,330 higher in Beaconsfield - Officer

29,524 93rd pct 28,194 92nd pct

Growth in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +19.4 pts higher in Beaconsfield - Officer

23.2% 91st pct 3.8% 43rd pct

Businesses in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +51 higher in Pakenham - South West

2,479 86th pct 2,530 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +56 higher in Beaconsfield - Officer

972 59th pct 916 54th pct

Max temp in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +0.3 higher in Pakenham - South West

19.9 13th pct 20.2 16th pct

Min temp in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +0.2 higher in Pakenham - South West

10.3 27th pct 10.5 29th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +0.2 higher in Beaconsfield - Officer

6.1 61st pct 5.9 57th pct

Types ≤15 min in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +0.6 more in Beaconsfield - Officer

6.1 62nd pct 5.5 54th pct

15-min city in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +6.4 pts higher in Beaconsfield - Officer

82.0% 64th pct 75.6% 58th pct

Walk to shops in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +12.8 pts higher in Pakenham - South West

79.3% 65th pct 92.1% 78th pct

Walk to transit in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +7.2 pts higher in Pakenham - South West

86.4% 43rd pct 93.7% 54th pct

Walk to school in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +10.5 pts higher in Beaconsfield - Officer

92.8% 71st pct 82.3% 58th pct

Walk to a park in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +1.2 pts higher in Pakenham - South West

97.4% 51st pct 98.6% 55th pct

Walk to health in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +9.2 pts higher in Beaconsfield - Officer

59.1% 61st pct 49.9% 54th pct

Amenities/1k in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +3.9 more in Beaconsfield - Officer

13.2 45th pct 9.3 18th pct

Intersections/km² in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +41 higher in Pakenham - South West

209 72nd pct 250 77th pct

Mean slope in Beaconsfield - Officer in Pakenham - South West +1.2 pts higher in Beaconsfield - Officer

4.2% 31st pct 3.1% 11th pct

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Compare Pakenham - South West with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Beaconsfield - Officer vs Pakenham - South West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/212011546/beaconsfield-officer/vs/212011552/pakenham-south-west