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Kings Park vs Burnside Heights

Name: Kings Park vs Burnside Heights — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 1.5 km apart · Kings Park profile · Burnside Heights profile

Kings Park Burnside Heights

Kings Park (Vic.) and Burnside Heights are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Burnside Heights has a much younger population, with children under 15 making up 28.8% of residents, compared to 18.7% in Kings Park (Vic.). Education and income levels are also far higher in Burnside Heights, where the typical household earns $2,246 a week, while the typical household in Kings Park (Vic.) earns $1,246. In contrast, Kings Park (Vic.) has a much larger share of older residents, with 17.5% aged 65 and over compared to just 5.6% in Burnside Heights, and far more people who speak little or no English (20.6% versus 8.2%).

Both areas share a similar environment, with every home located within a 15-minute walk of a park and nearly identical average temperatures and rainfall. However, the gaps between them have generally grown since 2016. This is seen in the widening divide in household incomes and education, as well as a growing difference in the number of people working from home, which is far higher in Burnside Heights.

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Where they differ most

Year 12: 24.0 pts higher in Burnside Heights Participation: 21.4 pts higher in Burnside Heights Owned outright: 21.3 pts higher in Kings Park Household income: $1,000 higher in Burnside Heights Bachelor+: 18.9 pts higher in Burnside Heights

Demographics & Identity

Population in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +7,606 larger in Kings Park gap steady

13,983 72nd pct 6,377 31st pct

Median age in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +5 yrs older in Kings Park gap narrowing

38 yrs 43rd pct 33 yrs 11th pct

Age structure

27.4% Young adults (25–44) +5.8 pts ▸ 33.2%

18.7% Children (0–14) +10.1 pts ▸ 28.8%

24.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.1 pts 19.9%

17.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +11.9 pts 5.6%

12.4% Youth (15–24) even 12.3%

Marital status

47.2% Married +11.7 pts ▸ 58.9%

34.0% Never married ◂ +3.7 pts 30.4%

9.4% Divorced ◂ +4.1 pts 5.2%

5.3% Widowed ◂ +3.0 pts 2.3%

4.1% Separated ◂ +1.1 pts 3.0%

Age & sex structure

Kings Park Burnside Heights

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

40.1% Australia +8.9 pts ▸ 49.0%

17.9% Vietnam ◂ +11.8 pts 6.0%

2.5% India +8.4 pts ▸ 10.9%

3.3% Philippines +1.4 pts ▸ 4.6%

1.1% New Zealand +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.7% China +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.6% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.6% England even 0.6%

0.0% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Nepal even 0.2%

Ancestry

23.2% Vietnamese ◂ +13.7 pts 9.4%

2.2% Indian +10.1 pts ▸ 12.3%

10.2% Australian +1.4 pts ▸ 11.6%

9.1% English ◂ +0.8 pts 8.2%

4.4% Filipino +2.6 pts ▸ 7.0%

6.5% Chinese ◂ +0.2 pts 6.4%

2.6% Italian +2.8 pts ▸ 5.4%

1.9% Greek even 2.0%

1.5% Irish +0.3 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.7% Scottish even 1.8%

1.0% German ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

0.5% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

26.0% English only +11.1 pts ▸ 37.1%

26.3% Vietnamese ◂ +16.6 pts 9.6%

1.5% Punjabi +3.5 pts ▸ 4.9%

0.6% Hindi +3.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.1% Arabic +1.1 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.6% Tagalog +1.1 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.9% Cantonese ◂ +0.4 pts 1.5%

1.6% Greek ◂ +0.9 pts 0.7%

0.8% Mandarin +0.7 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.8% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Religion

Religious affiliation

47.1% Christianity ◂ +0.1 pts 47.0%

19.3% No religion ◂ +2.1 pts 17.2%

15.5% Buddhism ◂ +8.3 pts 7.1%

7.6% Islam +2.7 pts ▸ 10.3%

1.4% Hinduism +8.6 pts ▸ 10.0%

7.4% Not stated ◂ +3.8 pts 3.7%

1.7% Other religions +3.0 pts ▸ 4.6%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +3 more in Kings Park

4 57th pct 1 0th pct

Schools/1k kids in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +0.99 more in Kings Park

1.53 33rd pct 0.55 1st pct

Schools ≤3 km in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +15 more in Kings Park

42 84th pct 27 64th pct

Students in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +101 more in Kings Park

1,257 45th pct 1,156 42nd pct

Avg size in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +842 larger in Burnside Heights

314 34th pct 1,156 96th pct

ICSEA in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +123 higher in Burnside Heights

959 23rd pct 1,082 77th pct

Highest year of school

50.6% Year 12 +24.0 pts ▸ 74.5%

23.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +14.2 pts 9.2%

11.4% Year 10 ◂ +4.3 pts 7.1%

7.3% Year 11 ◂ +1.5 pts 5.8%

Highest qualification level

22.2% Bachelor degree +13.6 pts ▸ 35.8%

28.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +8.3 pts 19.6%

16.7% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.5 pts 16.2%

4.6% Postgraduate degree +8.1 pts ▸ 12.7%

2.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.7% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.8 pts 0.9%

Field of qualification

17.6% Management & commerce +5.3 pts ▸ 22.8%

14.1% Engineering & related even 14.1%

12.0% Society & culture ◂ +1.3 pts 10.7%

6.7% Health +2.6 pts ▸ 9.3%

3.9% Information technology +5.3 pts ▸ 9.2%

7.8% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.0 pts 5.8%

5.8% Education +1.5 pts ▸ 7.2%

4.8% Architecture & building ◂ +1.0 pts 3.8%

2.2% Natural & physical sciences +1.2 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.5% Creative arts ◂ +0.1 pts 2.4%

0.6% Agriculture & environment +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +$321 higher in Burnside Heights gap widening

$482 2nd pct $803 50th pct

Household income in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +$1,000 higher in Burnside Heights gap widening

$1,246 17th pct $2,246 80th pct

Family income in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +$891 higher in Burnside Heights gap widening

$1,329 7th pct $2,220 59th pct

Household income distribution

28.6% $1,500–$2,999 +8.4 pts ▸ 37.0%

35.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +15.2 pts 19.9%

20.2% Under $650 ◂ +13.1 pts 7.1%

6.1% $3,000–$3,999 +9.9 pts ▸ 16.0%

3.0% $4,000 or more +10.5 pts ▸ 13.6%

Personal income distribution

54.9% Under $650 ◂ +13.8 pts 41.2%

30.2% $650–$1,499 +2.7 pts ▸ 32.9%

6.6% $1,500–$2,999 +12.4 pts ▸ 19.0%

0.5% $3,000 or more +2.5 pts ▸ 3.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.6% Asthma ◂ +1.0 pts 6.6%

7.6% Other condition ◂ +1.0 pts 6.6%

7.5% Diabetes ◂ +3.2 pts 4.3%

7.4% Arthritis ◂ +3.9 pts 3.5%

6.4% Mental health ◂ +2.4 pts 4.0%

3.4% Heart disease ◂ +1.7 pts 1.7%

2.3% Cancer ◂ +1.2 pts 1.1%

1.3% Lung condition ◂ +1.0 pts 0.3%

1.1% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

0.4% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.3% None +11.1 pts ▸ 77.4%

16.5% One condition ◂ +2.5 pts 14.0%

5.3% Two conditions ◂ +2.7 pts 2.6%

3.3% Three or more ◂ +2.1 pts 1.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +63 larger in Kings Park

72 23rd pct 9 3rd pct

Median age in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +14 yrs older in Kings Park

29 yrs 81st pct 15 yrs 0th pct

Median income in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +$92 higher in Burnside Heights

$483 15th pct $575 37th pct

Household income in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +$1,874 higher in Burnside Heights

$1,125 11th pct $2,999 95th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +0.7 larger in Burnside Heights gap widening

2.9 86th pct 3.6 100th pct

Family composition

57.8% Couples with children +20.5 pts ▸ 78.4%

21.7% One-parent families ◂ +10.3 pts 11.4%

19.1% Couples without children ◂ +9.4 pts 9.7%

1.4% Other families ◂ +0.8 pts 0.6%

Household size

17.3% 4 people +17.5 pts ▸ 34.8%

30.0% 2 people ◂ +13.9 pts 16.1%

19.4% 3 people +1.4 pts ▸ 20.8%

17.9% 1 person ◂ +12.5 pts 5.4%

8.6% 5 people +5.6 pts ▸ 14.2%

7.0% 6 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 8.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +$88 higher in Burnside Heights gap steady

$323 34th pct $411 67th pct

Mortgage in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +$500 higher in Burnside Heights gap narrowing

$1,500 27th pct $2,000 61st pct

People / bedroom in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +0.10 higher in Burnside Heights gap steady

0.90 86th pct 1.00 90th pct

How homes are owned or rented

34.3% Owned with a mortgage +27.3 pts ▸ 61.6%

39.6% Owned outright ◂ +21.3 pts 18.3%

22.5% Rented ◂ +4.6 pts 17.9%

2.3% Not stated ◂ +0.6 pts 1.7%

1.3% Other tenure ◂ +1.0 pts 0.2%

Types of homes

95.6% Separate house ◂ +4.9 pts 90.7%

2.7% Townhouse / semi-detached +6.7 pts ▸ 9.4%

1.6% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.6 pts 0.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

73.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +35.4 pts 37.8%

17.1% 4 bedrooms +36.0 pts ▸ 53.1%

3.2% 5 or more +3.6 pts ▸ 6.8%

4.2% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.8 pts 1.3%

0.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

30.2% $350–$549 +54.9 pts ▸ 85.1%

48.7% $200–$349 ◂ +42.2 pts 6.5%

14.5% Under $200 ◂ +14.5 pts 0.0%

0.9% $550–$749 +1.4 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.8% $750 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

25.6% $1,800–$2,999 +16.4 pts ▸ 41.9%

40.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +13.8 pts 26.3%

22.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +11.8 pts 10.5%

5.0% $3,000 or more +6.6 pts ▸ 11.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +39 more in Kings Park

53 61st pct 14 23rd pct

Stops/1k in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +1.59 more in Kings Park

3.79 42nd pct 2.20 23rd pct

Departures/1k in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +227.9 more in Kings Park

677.6 45th pct 449.7 36th pct

PT routes in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +4 more in Kings Park

7 48th pct 3 21st pct

Stop walk in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +2 longer in Kings Park

5 50th pct 3 29th pct

Drive to city in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +4 longer in Burnside Heights

23 46th pct 27 54th pct

Reach 30 min in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +12,759 more in Burnside Heights

13,983 44th pct 26,742 73rd pct

Reach 45 min in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +49,353 more in Burnside Heights

28,437 37th pct 77,790 64th pct

Transit to city in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +4 longer in Burnside Heights

84 93rd pct 88 100th pct

How people get to work

63.6% Car (driver) ◂ +8.8 pts 54.8%

11.6% Worked at home +11.6 pts ▸ 23.2%

6.4% Car (passenger) ◂ +2.2 pts 4.3%

2.1% Train ◂ +0.6 pts 1.4%

0.4% Walked +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% Bus even 0.5%

0.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

38.4% 2 vehicles +12.5 pts ▸ 50.9%

34.1% 1 vehicle ◂ +12.9 pts 21.2%

14.2% 3 vehicles +3.6 pts ▸ 17.8%

6.7% 4 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 8.5%

6.6% No vehicle ◂ +4.9 pts 1.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.9% Manufacturing ◂ +5.9 pts 7.9%

10.4% Health care & social assistance +1.9 pts ▸ 12.3%

10.5% Retail trade ◂ +0.6 pts 9.9%

8.8% Transport & warehousing +1.0 pts ▸ 9.7%

9.2% Construction ◂ +1.6 pts 7.6%

4.9% Education & training +2.4 pts ▸ 7.3%

3.3% Professional & technical +4.0 pts ▸ 7.3%

6.7% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.8 pts 5.9%

2.8% Finance & insurance +2.8 pts ▸ 5.6%

3.7% Public administration & safety +1.6 pts ▸ 5.3%

4.9% Other services ◂ +1.1 pts 3.8%

4.3% Administrative & support ◂ +1.2 pts 3.1%

Occupations people work in

10.5% Professionals +11.1 pts ▸ 21.6%

18.8% Labourers ◂ +9.5 pts 9.2%

15.6% Technicians & trades ◂ +4.3 pts 11.3%

15.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +5.3 pts 10.3%

11.0% Clerical & administrative +3.3 pts ▸ 14.3%

11.7% Community & personal service +0.1 pts ▸ 11.8%

5.0% Managers +5.7 pts ▸ 10.7%

8.7% Sales workers ◂ +0.6 pts 8.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +5 higher in Burnside Heights

1 0th pct 6 57th pct

IRSD decile in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +4 higher in Burnside Heights

1 0th pct 5 43rd pct

IER decile in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +7 higher in Burnside Heights

2 14th pct 9 86th pct

IEO decile in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +5 higher in Burnside Heights

1 0th pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +153 higher in Burnside Heights

854 4th pct 1,007 54th pct

ERP in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +7,513 higher in Kings Park

13,956 67th pct 6,443 29th pct

Growth in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +0.9 pts higher in Burnside Heights

-0.9% 8th pct 0.0% 12th pct

Businesses in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +227 higher in Kings Park

738 40th pct 511 26th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Kings Park in Burnside Heights even

567 14th pct 567 14th pct

Max temp in Kings Park in Burnside Heights even

20.3 17th pct 20.3 17th pct

Min temp in Kings Park in Burnside Heights even

10.5 29th pct 10.5 29th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Kings Park in Burnside Heights even

6.0 58th pct 6.0 58th pct

Types ≤15 min in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +0.2 more in Burnside Heights

5.7 56th pct 5.9 59th pct

15-min city in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +14.1 pts higher in Kings Park

76.8% 59th pct 62.8% 48th pct

Walk to shops in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +17.1 pts higher in Kings Park

81.2% 66th pct 64.1% 51st pct

Walk to transit in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +2.1 pts higher in Kings Park

100.0% 100th pct 97.9% 66th pct

Walk to school in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +2.0 pts higher in Burnside Heights

98.0% 83rd pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to a park in Kings Park in Burnside Heights even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +11.1 pts higher in Burnside Heights

45.1% 49th pct 56.2% 59th pct

Amenities/1k in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +3.3 more in Kings Park

8.2 12th pct 4.9 0th pct

Intersections/km² in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +151 higher in Burnside Heights

370 88th pct 521 94th pct

Mean slope in Kings Park in Burnside Heights +1.3 pts higher in Burnside Heights

2.0% 0th pct 3.4% 17th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Kings Park vs Burnside Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/213011333/kings-park/vs/213041462/burnside-heights