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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 88 km apart · Portland profile · Grant profile

Portland Grant

Portland and Grant are two regional areas located about 88 km apart across the state border. Portland is much more walkable (somewhat walkable) than Grant (car-dependent), with far more homes within a 15-minute walk of schools, groceries and health services. There are also notable social differences; Portland has a much higher share of people living alone (32.2%) and far more people with long-term health conditions (36.4% compared to 24.5% in Grant).

Both areas have a very similar proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents, at around 3%. They also share a similar number of volunteers and a nearly identical average annual rainfall. While they have some things in common, other gaps are changing; the difference in the share of people aged 65 and over has widened since 2011, and more people have moved to Portland than to Grant over the last five years.

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Where they differ most

Needs assistance: 4.6 pts higher in Portland One-parent: 8.9 pts higher in Portland Recent movers: 13.2 pts higher in Portland Renting: 12.7 pts higher in Portland Unpaid carers: 2.9 pts higher in Portland

Demographics & Identity

Population in Portlandin Grant +5,092 larger in Portland gap steady
11,230 59th pct 6,138 30th pct
Median age in Portlandin Grant +2 yrs older in Portland gap widening
47 yrs 84th pct 45 yrs 78th pct
First Nations in Portlandin Grant +0.2 pts higher in Grant gap steady
3.0% 61st pct 3.2% 63rd pct
Aged 65+ in Portlandin Grant +4.7 pts higher in Portland gap widening
24.8% 86th pct 20.2% 67th pct
Under 15 in Portlandin Grant +0.9 pts higher in Grant gap steady
15.7% 26th pct 16.5% 34th pct
De facto in Portlandin Grant +1.2 pts higher in Portland gap steady
13.6% 70th pct 12.4% 55th pct

Age structure

28.7% Older adults (45–64) +1.3 pts ▸ 30.1%
24.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +4.7 pts 20.2%
20.4% Young adults (25–44) +2.9 pts ▸ 23.3%
15.7% Children (0–14) +0.9 pts ▸ 16.5%
10.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.6 pts 9.8%

Marital status

44.0% Married +8.5 pts ▸ 52.5%
34.0% Never married ◂ +2.3 pts 31.7%
11.0% Divorced ◂ +3.6 pts 7.4%
7.1% Widowed ◂ +2.3 pts 4.8%
3.8% Separated ◂ +0.4 pts 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Portland Grant

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Portlandin Grant +1.6 pts higher in Portland gap steady
9.4% 13th pct 7.8% 8th pct

Country of birth

83.9% Australia ◂ +0.6 pts 83.3%
2.4% England ◂ +0.4 pts 2.1%
1.3% New Zealand even 1.2%
0.7% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%
0.3% India ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.3% South Africa even 0.3%
0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.1% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% China even 0.0%

Ancestry

43.1% English ◂ +7.0 pts 36.0%
42.0% Australian ◂ +4.1 pts 37.9%
12.2% Scottish ◂ +2.1 pts 10.1%
10.5% Irish ◂ +2.4 pts 8.1%
5.6% German +2.2 pts ▸ 7.8%
2.2% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 2.1%
1.5% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.8% Filipino ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%
0.6% Chinese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%
0.5% Indian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%
0.3% Greek even 0.4%
0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Language

Other language in Portlandin Grant +1.6 pts higher in Portland gap steady
3.4% 13th pct 1.8% 1st pct
Limited English in Portlandin Grant even gap steady
0.2% 10th pct 0.2% 8th pct

Language used at home

90.2% English only ◂ +9.7 pts 80.5%
0.2% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.2% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Italian even 0.1%
0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%
0.1% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Greek even 0.1%
0.1% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Portlandin Grant +3.8 pts higher in Portland gap widening
49.0% 83rd pct 45.2% 68th pct

Religious affiliation

49.0% No religion ◂ +3.8 pts 45.2%
41.1% Christianity ◂ +6.9 pts 34.2%
8.3% Not stated +11.3 pts ▸ 19.6%
0.6% Buddhism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%
0.5% Hinduism ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%
0.3% Other religions even 0.3%
0.1% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Portlandin Grant +2.7 pts higher in Portland gap widening
36.5% 11th pct 33.8% 7th pct
Bachelor+ in Portlandin Grant +2.0 pts higher in Portland gap steady
11.4% 17th pct 9.4% 9th pct
Schools in Portlandin Grant +4 more in Portland
9 88th pct 5 64th pct
Schools/1k kids in Portlandin Grant +0.19 more in Portland
5.12 87th pct 4.93 86th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Portlandin Grant +3 more in Grant
10 25th pct 13 34th pct
Students in Portlandin Grant +1,358 more in Portland
1,859 59th pct 501 17th pct
Avg size in Portlandin Grant +106 larger in Portland
207 21st pct 100 8th pct
ICSEA in Portlandin Grant +5 higher in Portland
971 28th pct 966 26th pct

Highest year of school

36.5% Year 12 ◂ +2.7 pts 33.8%
21.4% Year 10 +3.5 pts ▸ 24.9%
18.4% Year 11 +1.3 pts ▸ 19.7%
16.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +5.5 pts 10.5%

Highest qualification level

40.5% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.5 pts 40.0%
15.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.7 pts 14.4%
14.7% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +3.2 pts 11.5%
3.4% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.3 pts 2.1%
2.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.9 pts 1.9%
2.2% Certificate I / II +0.6 pts ▸ 2.8%

Field of qualification

16.6% Engineering & related +1.3 pts ▸ 17.9%
12.5% Health ◂ +4.1 pts 8.4%
12.4% Society & culture ◂ +4.7 pts 7.7%
11.4% Management & commerce +0.5 pts ▸ 11.9%
9.3% Education ◂ +1.8 pts 7.5%
6.5% Architecture & building ◂ +0.7 pts 5.8%
3.0% Agriculture & environment +3.2 pts ▸ 6.2%
6.1% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.9 pts 5.2%
1.7% Creative arts ◂ +0.6 pts 1.2%
1.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%
0.9% Information technology ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

Income

Personal income in Portlandin Grant +$158 higher in Grant gap widening
$631 16th pct $789 47th pct
Household income in Portlandin Grant +$382 higher in Grant gap widening
$1,200 14th pct $1,582 40th pct
Family income in Portlandin Grant +$377 higher in Grant gap widening
$1,551 17th pct $1,928 40th pct
High earners in Portlandin Grant +0.7 pts higher in Grant gap steady
7.2% 29th pct 7.8% 33rd pct
High-income homes in Portlandin Grant +5.3 pts higher in Grant gap widening
10.5% 15th pct 15.8% 35th pct

Household income distribution

32.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.2 pts 28.6%
26.0% $1,500–$2,999 +5.7 pts ▸ 31.7%
22.6% Under $650 ◂ +7.6 pts 15.1%
6.3% $3,000–$3,999 +2.2 pts ▸ 8.5%
4.2% $4,000 or more +3.1 pts ▸ 7.3%

Personal income distribution

47.2% Under $650 ◂ +14.6 pts 32.5%
30.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.5 pts 29.7%
13.1% $1,500–$2,999 +0.3 pts ▸ 13.4%
1.6% $3,000 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 2.7%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Portlandin Grant +11.9 pts higher in Portland
36.4% 90th pct 24.5% 27th pct
Mental health in Portlandin Grant +5.2 pts higher in Portland
11.5% 84th pct 6.3% 21st pct
Needs assistance in Portlandin Grant +4.6 pts higher in Portland gap widening
8.3% 88th pct 3.7% 19th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

14.6% Arthritis ◂ +6.0 pts 8.6%
11.5% Mental health ◂ +5.2 pts 6.3%
9.5% Asthma ◂ +2.2 pts 7.3%
9.3% Other condition ◂ +3.3 pts 5.9%
6.5% Diabetes ◂ +2.1 pts 4.5%
5.3% Heart disease ◂ +1.5 pts 3.8%
4.0% Cancer ◂ +1.4 pts 2.6%
2.9% Lung condition ◂ +1.2 pts 1.8%
1.4% Stroke ◂ +0.5 pts 0.9%
1.0% Dementia ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

54.5% None even 54.5%
22.6% One condition ◂ +6.3 pts 16.2%
8.5% Two conditions ◂ +3.0 pts 5.5%
5.3% Three or more ◂ +2.5 pts 2.8%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Portlandin Grant +0.1 pts higher in Portland gap narrowing
17.4% 71st pct 17.3% 70th pct
Unpaid carers in Portlandin Grant +2.9 pts higher in Portland gap widening
13.6% 74th pct 10.7% 26th pct
Unpaid child care in Portlandin Grant +2.4 pts higher in Grant gap narrowing
22.5% 25th pct 24.9% 40th pct
Defence service in Portlandin Grant +0.2 pts higher in Grant
3.0% 56th pct 3.2% 60th pct
Housework 15h+ in Portlandin Grant +1.1 pts higher in Portland gap steady
23.5% 73rd pct 22.5% 63rd pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Portlandin Grant +136 larger in Portland
332 69th pct 196 53rd pct
Median age in Portlandin Grant +12 yrs older in Grant
23 yrs 36th pct 35 yrs 95th pct
Year 12 in Portlandin Grant +4.6 pts higher in Portland
28.6% 13th pct 23.9% 7th pct
Unemployment in Portlandin Grant +2.2 pts higher in Portland
10.9% 56th pct 8.8% 42nd pct
Median income in Portlandin Grant +$89 higher in Grant
$527 26th pct $616 46th pct
Household income in Portlandin Grant +$827 higher in Grant
$1,218 17th pct $2,045 70th pct
Indigenous language in Portlandin Grant +3.9 pts higher in Portland
3.9% 37th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Portlandin Grant +0.3 larger in Grant gap steady
2.2 14th pct 2.5 43rd pct
One-parent in Portlandin Grant +8.9 pts higher in Portland gap steady
17.2% 77th pct 8.3% 8th pct
Living alone in Portlandin Grant +10.0 pts higher in Portland gap steady
32.2% 81st pct 22.2% 37th pct

Family composition

46.4% Couples with children +10.8 pts ▸ 57.2%
35.5% Couples without children ◂ +1.6 pts 33.9%
17.2% One-parent families ◂ +8.9 pts 8.3%
0.9% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

Household size

37.8% 2 people +3.1 pts ▸ 40.9%
32.2% 1 person ◂ +10.0 pts 22.2%
11.0% 4 people +3.9 pts ▸ 15.0%
13.6% 3 people ◂ +1.9 pts 11.6%
3.6% 5 people +3.9 pts ▸ 7.4%
1.8% 6 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 2.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Portlandin Grant +$50 higher in Portland gap steady
$250 14th pct $200 7th pct
Mortgage in Portlandin Grant +$195 higher in Grant gap widening
$1,105 8th pct $1,300 14th pct
People / bedroom in Portlandin Grant +0.10 higher in Grant gap widening
0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct
Renting in Portlandin Grant +12.7 pts higher in Portland gap steady
24.8% 44th pct 12.1% 8th pct
Owned outright in Portlandin Grant +1.4 pts higher in Grant gap narrowing
41.2% 78th pct 42.6% 82nd pct
Separate houses in Portlandin Grant +6.1 pts higher in Grant gap narrowing
89.3% 63rd pct 95.4% 84th pct
3+ bedrooms in Portlandin Grant +3.0 pts higher in Grant gap steady
78.7% 48th pct 81.7% 59th pct

How homes are owned or rented

41.2% Owned outright +1.4 pts ▸ 42.6%
30.9% Owned with a mortgage +9.2 pts ▸ 40.1%
24.8% Rented ◂ +12.7 pts 12.1%
1.3% Other tenure +2.0 pts ▸ 3.3%
1.8% Not stated even 1.8%

Types of homes

89.3% Separate house +6.1 pts ▸ 95.4%
8.7% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +7.6 pts 1.0%
0.7% Other dwelling +1.8 pts ▸ 2.5%
1.2% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.0 pts 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

53.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +5.1 pts 48.9%
21.5% 4 bedrooms +5.9 pts ▸ 27.5%
16.3% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.7 pts 13.6%
3.2% 5 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 5.3%
3.0% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.1 pts 2.8%
0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

51.4% $200–$349 ◂ +4.2 pts 47.2%
28.2% Under $200 +14.3 pts ▸ 42.5%
15.5% $350–$549 ◂ +12.1 pts 3.4%
0.3% $550–$749 ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.8% $1,000–$1,799 +0.6 pts ▸ 41.4%
38.0% Under $1,000 ◂ +9.2 pts 28.8%
12.2% $1,800–$2,999 +6.6 pts ▸ 18.8%
3.4% $3,000 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 4.8%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Portlandin Grant +4.1 pts higher in Portland gap steady
5.7% 57th pct 1.6% 11th pct
Work from home in Portlandin Grant +5.2 pts higher in Grant gap narrowing
6.1% 13th pct 11.2% 36th pct
PT commute in Portlandin Grant +0.1 pts higher in Portland gap steady
0.1% 2nd pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Portlandin Grant +60 more in Portland
60 67th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Portlandin Grant +5.34 more in Portland
5.34 65th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Portlandin Grant +224.0 more in Portland
224.0 27th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Portlandin Grant +4 more in Portland
4 29th pct 0 0th pct
Stop walk in Portlandin Grant
23 82nd pct —

How people get to work

69.8% Car (driver) ◂ +2.0 pts 67.8%
6.1% Worked at home +5.2 pts ▸ 11.2%
5.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.6 pts 3.5%
3.2% Walked ◂ +0.5 pts 2.7%
0.5% Bicycle ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%
0.1% Bus ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

38.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.5 pts 37.5%
36.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +16.3 pts 20.2%
13.5% 3 vehicles +8.9 pts ▸ 22.4%
6.4% 4 or more +11.7 pts ▸ 18.1%
5.7% No vehicle ◂ +4.1 pts 1.6%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Portlandin Grant +13.2 pts higher in Portland gap widening
37.4% 48th pct 24.2% 2nd pct
Recent arrivals in Portlandin Grant +3.0 pts higher in Portland gap narrowing
10.1% 46th pct 7.1% 29th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Portlandin Grant +1.7 pts higher in Portland gap widening
5.0% 60th pct 3.3% 14th pct
Participation in Portlandin Grant +1.7 pts higher in Grant gap narrowing
53.0% 20th pct 54.8% 24th pct
Full-time in Portlandin Grant +3.8 pts higher in Grant gap widening
53.8% 16th pct 57.6% 40th pct

Industries people work in

4.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +20.6 pts ▸ 25.3%
16.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +6.0 pts 10.0%
14.7% Manufacturing ◂ +7.1 pts 7.6%
7.1% Construction +2.4 pts ▸ 9.6%
8.5% Education & training ◂ +2.2 pts 6.3%
8.4% Retail trade ◂ +1.1 pts 7.3%
7.7% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.5 pts 5.2%
6.5% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.5 pts 4.1%
5.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.0 pts 3.9%
3.9% Other services ◂ +0.3 pts 3.6%
2.4% Wholesale trade +1.0 pts ▸ 3.4%
2.7% Administrative & support ◂ +0.8 pts 2.0%

Occupations people work in

9.4% Managers +12.0 pts ▸ 21.4%
14.7% Technicians & trades +1.0 pts ▸ 15.7%
15.4% Professionals ◂ +4.4 pts 11.0%
13.9% Labourers +1.1 pts ▸ 15.0%
14.4% Community & personal service ◂ +5.2 pts 9.3%
11.9% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.2 pts 8.7%
9.2% Clerical & administrative +0.3 pts ▸ 9.6%
8.4% Sales workers ◂ +1.0 pts 7.4%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Portlandin Grant +2 higher in Grant
2 14th pct 4 36th pct
IRSD decile in Portlandin Grant +4 higher in Grant
2 14th pct 6 57th pct
IER decile in Portlandin Grant +5 higher in Grant
3 29th pct 8 71st pct
IEO decile in Portlandin Grant +1 higher in Grant
2 14th pct 3 29th pct
IRSAD score in Portlandin Grant +61 higher in Grant
902 13th pct 963 35th pct
ERP in Portlandin Grant +4,619 higher in Portland
11,124 53rd pct 6,505 29th pct
Growth in Portlandin Grant +3.8 pts higher in Grant
-0.5% 10th pct 3.3% 39th pct
Businesses in Portlandin Grant +94 higher in Grant
710 38th pct 804 44th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Portlandin Grant +13 higher in Portland
719 35th pct 706 34th pct
Max temp in Portlandin Grant +1.5 higher in Grant
17.5 3rd pct 19.0 10th pct
Min temp in Portlandin Grant +1.3 higher in Portland
11.2 43rd pct 10.0 24th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Portlandin Grant +3.4 higher in Portland
4.3 34th pct 0.9 3rd pct
Types ≤15 min in Portlandin Grant +2.8 more in Portland
3.9 29th pct 1.0 4th pct
15-min city in Portlandin Grant +24.6 pts higher in Portland
34.5% 24th pct 9.9% 6th pct
Walk to shops in Portlandin Grant +37.1 pts higher in Portland
47.2% 36th pct 10.1% 6th pct
Walk to transit in Portlandin Grant +80.7 pts higher in Portland
80.7% 39th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Portlandin Grant +52.3 pts higher in Portland
61.0% 39th pct 8.7% 5th pct
Walk to a park in Portlandin Grant +21.5 pts higher in Portland
55.0% 16th pct 33.5% 8th pct
Walk to health in Portlandin Grant +21.3 pts higher in Portland
31.1% 36th pct 9.8% 17th pct
Amenities/1k in Portlandin Grant +1.4 more in Grant
12.8 42nd pct 14.2 50th pct
Intersections/km² in Portlandin Grant +12 higher in Portland
12 26th pct 1 7th pct
Mean slope in Portlandin Grant +0.2 pts higher in Portland
3.9% 25th pct 3.7% 21st pct

Compare Portland with nearby areas

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Compare Grant with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Portland vs Grant [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/217011422/portland/vs/407021150/grant