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Glen Waverley - West vs Wheelers Hill
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.0 km apart · Glen Waverley - West profile · Wheelers Hill profile
Glen Waverley - West Wheelers Hill
Glen Waverley - West and Wheelers Hill are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Glen Waverley - West is much more diverse, with 60.5% of people born overseas and 63.1% using another language at home. It also sees more movement, as 44.9% of residents moved here in the last five years. In contrast, Wheelers Hill is far older, with a typical resident aged 48 and 29.4% of the population aged 65 or over. Housing also differs, as Wheelers Hill has far more detached houses (84.9%) and outright owners (47.6%), while renting is far higher in Glen Waverley - West at 31.9%.
Both areas sit close to the national figure for the share of people per home, with about 2.8 people in each dwelling. They are also very similar in their typical weekly household incomes, which sit around $1,800. However, some gaps are growing; the age difference has widened to nine years, and the gap in the share of people born overseas has grown since 2011.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 18,486
- First area, 2016: 19,241
- First area, 2021: 21,036
- Second area, 2011: 19,105
- Second area, 2016: 19,753
- Second area, 2021: 20,652
- First area, 2011: 40 yrs
- First area, 2016: 39 yrs
- First area, 2021: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 46 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 48 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Glen Waverley - West: 1.4% males, 2.0% females; 85+ in Wheelers Hill: 2.2% males, 3.5% females
- 80–84 in Glen Waverley - West: 1.3% males, 1.7% females; 80–84 in Wheelers Hill: 2.3% males, 2.6% females
- 75–79 in Glen Waverley - West: 1.5% males, 1.8% females; 75–79 in Wheelers Hill: 2.9% males, 2.9% females
- 70–74 in Glen Waverley - West: 1.8% males, 2.0% females; 70–74 in Wheelers Hill: 3.1% males, 3.7% females
- 65–69 in Glen Waverley - West: 2.2% males, 2.4% females; 65–69 in Wheelers Hill: 2.8% males, 3.4% females
- 60–64 in Glen Waverley - West: 2.6% males, 2.9% females; 60–64 in Wheelers Hill: 2.6% males, 3.1% females
- 55–59 in Glen Waverley - West: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 55–59 in Wheelers Hill: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 50–54 in Glen Waverley - West: 2.9% males, 3.2% females; 50–54 in Wheelers Hill: 3.2% males, 3.6% females
- 45–49 in Glen Waverley - West: 3.2% males, 3.5% females; 45–49 in Wheelers Hill: 3.0% males, 3.4% females
- 40–44 in Glen Waverley - West: 3.6% males, 3.8% females; 40–44 in Wheelers Hill: 2.9% males, 3.1% females
- 35–39 in Glen Waverley - West: 3.2% males, 3.7% females; 35–39 in Wheelers Hill: 2.5% males, 2.9% females
- 30–34 in Glen Waverley - West: 3.3% males, 3.2% females; 30–34 in Wheelers Hill: 2.0% males, 2.1% females
- 25–29 in Glen Waverley - West: 3.7% males, 3.1% females; 25–29 in Wheelers Hill: 2.4% males, 2.0% females
- 20–24 in Glen Waverley - West: 4.2% males, 3.2% females; 20–24 in Wheelers Hill: 3.0% males, 2.5% females
- 15–19 in Glen Waverley - West: 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 15–19 in Wheelers Hill: 3.3% males, 2.7% females
- 10–14 in Glen Waverley - West: 3.6% males, 3.0% females; 10–14 in Wheelers Hill: 3.1% males, 2.9% females
- 5–9 in Glen Waverley - West: 3.0% males, 2.9% females; 5–9 in Wheelers Hill: 2.8% males, 2.5% females
- 0–4 in Glen Waverley - West: 2.0% males, 1.9% females; 0–4 in Wheelers Hill: 1.6% males, 1.7% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $498
- First area, 2016: $552
- First area, 2021: $713
- Second area, 2011: $583
- Second area, 2016: $624
- Second area, 2021: $720
- First area, 2011: $1,303
- First area, 2016: $1,541
- First area, 2021: $1,890
- Second area, 2011: $1,566
- Second area, 2016: $1,670
- Second area, 2021: $1,818
- First area, 2011: $1,488
- First area, 2016: $1,756
- First area, 2021: $2,136
- Second area, 2011: $1,767
- Second area, 2016: $1,886
- Second area, 2021: $2,124
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.8
- First area, 2016: 2.9
- First area, 2021: 2.8
- Second area, 2011: 2.8
- Second area, 2016: 2.8
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $370
- First area, 2016: $420
- First area, 2021: $462
- Second area, 2011: $364
- Second area, 2016: $420
- Second area, 2021: $481
- First area, 2011: $2,000
- First area, 2016: $2,000
- First area, 2021: $2,400
- Second area, 2011: $2,000
- Second area, 2016: $2,000
- Second area, 2021: $2,500
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.00
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Glen Waverley - West vs Wheelers Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/212051322/glen-waverley-west/vs/212051327/wheelers-hill