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Kedron - Gordon Park vs Wavell Heights
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.5 km apart · Kedron - Gordon Park profile · Wavell Heights profile
Kedron - Gordon Park Wavell Heights
Kedron - Gordon Park and Wavell Heights are neighbouring areas with very different housing styles. Wavell Heights is dominated by separate houses (91.9%) and larger homes, with 86.3% having three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Kedron - Gordon Park has far more apartments and smaller homes, with only 60.8% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms. This shift is reflected in the residents, as Kedron - Gordon Park has far more renters (41.9% compared to 26.6%) and a higher share of people living alone (29.8% versus 20.2%).
Both areas sit close to the national figure for the share of children under 15. They also share very similar typical weekly personal incomes, around $1,100. While they are alike in these ways, some gaps are growing. Since 2011, the difference in the share of high-earning households has widened, with 41.5% of Wavell Heights households now earning $3,000 or more a week compared to 32.8% in Kedron - Gordon Park.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 12,610
- First area, 2016: 13,712
- First area, 2021: 14,432
- Second area, 2011: 9,435
- Second area, 2016: 9,786
- Second area, 2021: 10,344
- First area, 2011: 34 yrs
- First area, 2016: 34 yrs
- First area, 2021: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 37 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 Kedron - Gordon Park: 0.5% males, 1.0% females; 85+ in Wavell Heights: 0.6% males, 1.3% females
- 80–84 in Kedron - Gordon Park: 0.4% males, 0.7% females; 80–84 in Wavell Heights: 0.5% males, 0.6% females
- 75–79 in Kedron - Gordon Park: 0.6% males, 0.8% females; 75–79 in Wavell Heights: 0.8% males, 1.0% females
- 70–74 in Kedron - Gordon Park: 1.3% males, 1.4% females; 70–74 in Wavell Heights: 1.4% males, 1.2% females
- 65–69 in Kedron - Gordon Park: 1.5% males, 1.7% females; 65–69 in Wavell Heights: 1.8% males, 2.3% females
- 60–64 in Kedron - Gordon Park: 2.2% males, 2.1% females; 60–64 in Wavell Heights: 2.2% males, 2.5% females
- 55–59 in Kedron - Gordon Park: 2.7% males, 2.9% females; 55–59 in Wavell Heights: 2.9% males, 2.6% females
- 50–54 in Kedron - Gordon Park: 3.4% males, 3.5% females; 50–54 in Wavell Heights: 3.6% males, 3.4% females
- 45–49 in Kedron - Gordon Park: 3.8% males, 4.0% females; 45–49 in Wavell Heights: 3.7% males, 4.5% females
- 40–44 in Kedron - Gordon Park: 3.7% males, 4.0% females; 40–44 in Wavell Heights: 3.9% males, 4.0% females
- 35–39 in Kedron - Gordon Park: 4.4% males, 4.4% females; 35–39 in Wavell Heights: 4.2% males, 4.5% females
- 30–34 in Kedron - Gordon Park: 4.4% males, 4.7% females; 30–34 in Wavell Heights: 3.4% males, 4.0% females
- 25–29 in Kedron - Gordon Park: 4.3% males, 4.6% females; 25–29 in Wavell Heights: 2.8% males, 2.9% females
- 20–24 in Kedron - Gordon Park: 3.2% males, 3.7% females; 20–24 in Wavell Heights: 2.5% males, 2.8% females
- 15–19 in Kedron - Gordon Park: 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 15–19 in Wavell Heights: 3.2% males, 3.1% females
- 10–14 in Kedron - Gordon Park: 3.3% males, 2.8% females; 10–14 in Wavell Heights: 3.6% males, 3.4% females
- 5–9 in Kedron - Gordon Park: 3.1% males, 2.9% females; 5–9 in Wavell Heights: 3.8% males, 3.4% females
- 0–4 in Kedron - Gordon Park: 3.1% males, 2.8% females; 0–4 in Wavell Heights: 3.8% males, 3.5% 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: $804
- First area, 2016: $932
- First area, 2021: $1,134
- Second area, 2011: $770
- Second area, 2016: $944
- Second area, 2021: $1,154
- First area, 2011: $1,506
- First area, 2016: $1,785
- First area, 2021: $2,142
- Second area, 2011: $1,662
- Second area, 2016: $2,055
- Second area, 2021: $2,638
- First area, 2011: $2,094
- First area, 2016: $2,313
- First area, 2021: $2,882
- Second area, 2011: $2,002
- Second area, 2016: $2,435
- Second area, 2021: $3,103
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: 2.3
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $320
- First area, 2016: $350
- First area, 2021: $375
- Second area, 2011: $350
- Second area, 2016: $400
- Second area, 2021: $430
- First area, 2011: $2,167
- First area, 2016: $2,167
- First area, 2021: $2,200
- Second area, 2011: $2,167
- Second area, 2016: $2,200
- Second area, 2021: $2,450
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
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). Kedron - Gordon Park vs Wavell Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/302021031/kedron-gordon-park/vs/302021034/wavell-heights