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Sandgate - Shorncliffe vs Clontarf

Name: Sandgate - Shorncliffe vs Clontarf — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 7.8 km apart · Sandgate - Shorncliffe profile · Clontarf profile

Sandgate - Shorncliffe Clontarf

Clontarf and Sandgate - Shorncliffe are neighbouring coastal areas with very different profiles. Sandgate - Shorncliffe has a much more qualified workforce, with 31.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 14.7% in Clontarf. This is reflected in the typical weekly household income, which is $1,908 in Sandgate - Shorncliffe but $1,389 in Clontarf. Sandgate - Shorncliffe also has far more people working from home and better access to public transport, with 7.03 stops per 1,000 people compared to 4.16 in Clontarf.

Everyday life in both places shares many common features, such as the proportion of children under 15 and people living alone. They also have an almost identical number of schools within 3km. However, the gap in income and education has widened since 2011. While both areas have a higher share of people with no religion than the national figure, this gap between the two has also grown over time.

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Where they differ most

Bachelor+: 16.8 pts higher in Sandgate - Shorncliffe Year 12: 14.8 pts higher in Sandgate - Shorncliffe One-parent: 8.0 pts higher in Clontarf Family income: $917 higher in Sandgate - Shorncliffe Work from home: 11.1 pts higher in Sandgate - Shorncliffe

Demographics & Identity

Population in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +1,589 larger in Clontarf gap widening

6,826 34th pct 8,415 43rd pct

Median age in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +2 yrs older in Sandgate - Shorncliffe gap widening

48 yrs 87th pct 46 yrs 81st pct

Age structure

32.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.0 pts 29.3%

23.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.6 pts 22.2%

17.4% Young adults (25–44) +5.4 pts ▸ 22.8%

16.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.1 pts 16.1%

10.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.5 pts 9.9%

Marital status

47.2% Married ◂ +6.6 pts 40.7%

29.7% Never married +5.3 pts ▸ 35.0%

11.9% Divorced +1.5 pts ▸ 13.4%

7.3% Widowed ◂ +1.2 pts 6.1%

3.6% Separated +1.1 pts ▸ 4.7%

Age & sex structure

Sandgate - Shorncliffe Clontarf

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

78.3% Australia ◂ +2.8 pts 75.5%

5.7% England ◂ +0.5 pts 5.2%

3.5% New Zealand +1.8 pts ▸ 5.4%

0.5% Philippines +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.6% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.3% India +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% China +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Italy even 0.2%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

44.9% English ◂ +1.0 pts 43.8%

38.3% Australian ◂ +2.1 pts 36.2%

17.7% Irish ◂ +3.8 pts 14.0%

13.6% Scottish ◂ +1.0 pts 12.6%

6.4% German ◂ +0.3 pts 6.1%

2.5% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 2.4%

2.0% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 1.9%

1.2% Chinese +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.7% Filipino +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.6% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% Greek even 0.5%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

90.2% English only ◂ +1.1 pts 89.2%

0.1% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.1% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Cantonese even 0.2%

0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

0.1% Arabic even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

50.4% Christianity ◂ +6.1 pts 44.3%

42.9% No religion +3.1 pts ▸ 46.0%

5.5% Not stated +1.9 pts ▸ 7.4%

0.5% Buddhism +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Other religions +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Hinduism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +1 more in Sandgate - Shorncliffe

4 57th pct 3 43rd pct

Schools/1k kids in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +1.40 more in Sandgate - Shorncliffe

3.62 76th pct 2.22 54th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf even

14 37th pct 14 37th pct

Students in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +547 more in Sandgate - Shorncliffe

2,328 69th pct 1,781 58th pct

Avg size in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +12 larger in Clontarf

582 70th pct 594 72nd pct

ICSEA in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +97 higher in Sandgate - Shorncliffe

1,088 79th pct 991 38th pct

Highest year of school

63.0% Year 12 ◂ +14.8 pts 48.2%

18.2% Year 10 +8.3 pts ▸ 26.5%

8.2% Year 9 or below +2.7 pts ▸ 10.9%

5.0% Year 11 +2.2 pts ▸ 7.2%

Highest qualification level

22.6% Certificate III / IV +16.2 pts ▸ 38.8%

29.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +11.8 pts 18.0%

15.1% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.7 pts ▸ 15.8%

11.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +7.6 pts 3.4%

6.9% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +3.2 pts 3.7%

1.1% Certificate I / II +0.8 pts ▸ 1.9%

Field of qualification

18.6% Management & commerce ◂ +3.0 pts 15.6%

13.5% Engineering & related +1.1 pts ▸ 14.5%

14.4% Society & culture ◂ +1.8 pts 12.6%

11.5% Health +0.1 pts ▸ 11.6%

9.8% Education ◂ +1.5 pts 8.3%

5.8% Architecture & building +2.5 pts ▸ 8.3%

3.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.5 pts ▸ 5.6%

4.5% Creative arts ◂ +1.2 pts 3.4%

3.3% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.6 pts 1.6%

2.5% Information technology ◂ +0.3 pts 2.1%

1.6% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

Income

Personal income in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +$110 higher in Sandgate - Shorncliffe gap steady

$815 52nd pct $705 29th pct

Household income in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +$519 higher in Sandgate - Shorncliffe gap widening

$1,908 60th pct $1,389 28th pct

Family income in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +$917 higher in Sandgate - Shorncliffe gap widening

$2,772 84th pct $1,855 35th pct

Household income distribution

21.9% $1,500–$2,999 +7.7 pts ▸ 29.7%

21.6% $650–$1,499 +7.9 pts ▸ 29.5%

19.1% Under $650 +1.0 pts ▸ 20.1%

18.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +12.8 pts 5.7%

12.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +4.3 pts 8.5%

Personal income distribution

41.6% Under $650 +2.5 pts ▸ 44.1%

24.6% $650–$1,499 +7.5 pts ▸ 32.2%

21.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.8 pts 15.3%

7.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.1 pts 2.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.3% Mental health +0.8 pts ▸ 13.1%

10.1% Arthritis +2.5 pts ▸ 12.6%

11.7% Other condition ◂ +1.3 pts 10.4%

9.4% Asthma +0.8 pts ▸ 10.2%

5.6% Heart disease +0.7 pts ▸ 6.3%

3.9% Diabetes +2.2 pts ▸ 6.1%

4.4% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 3.9%

2.8% Lung condition +0.8 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.2% Dementia ◂ +2.0 pts 1.1%

1.3% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.6% None ◂ +4.0 pts 55.6%

21.7% One condition +0.5 pts ▸ 22.1%

8.0% Two conditions +1.2 pts ▸ 9.1%

4.7% Three or more +0.8 pts ▸ 5.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +187 larger in Clontarf

131 40th pct 318 67th pct

Median age in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +8 yrs older in Sandgate - Shorncliffe

35 yrs 95th pct 27 yrs 71st pct

Median income in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +$97 higher in Clontarf

$521 24th pct $618 47th pct

Household income in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +$414 higher in Clontarf

$1,281 21st pct $1,695 50th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +0.1 larger in Sandgate - Shorncliffe gap widening

2.4 36th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

61.7% Couples with children ◂ +13.3 pts 48.4%

26.4% Couples without children +4.9 pts ▸ 31.3%

11.3% One-parent families +8.0 pts ▸ 19.3%

0.6% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

Household size

31.9% 2 people +3.8 pts ▸ 35.7%

31.1% 1 person ◂ +0.2 pts 30.9%

15.8% 4 people ◂ +4.5 pts 11.4%

13.4% 3 people +1.4 pts ▸ 14.8%

6.1% 5 people ◂ +1.4 pts 4.7%

2.1% 6 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 2.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +$57 higher in Clontarf gap widening

$288 24th pct $345 41st pct

Mortgage in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +$434 higher in Sandgate - Shorncliffe gap widening

$2,167 73rd pct $1,733 43rd pct

People / bedroom in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

34.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +0.4 pts 33.6%

29.5% Rented +4.4 pts ▸ 33.9%

32.2% Owned outright ◂ +2.1 pts 30.1%

3.5% Not stated ◂ +2.1 pts 1.4%

1.0% Other tenure +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

Types of homes

75.2% Separate house +3.8 pts ▸ 79.0%

22.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +11.2 pts 10.9%

2.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +5.4 pts ▸ 7.5%

1.0% Other dwelling +1.4 pts ▸ 2.5%

Bedrooms per home

33.9% 3 bedrooms +12.5 pts ▸ 46.4%

22.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +2.4 pts 20.4%

18.2% 2 bedrooms +0.8 pts ▸ 19.0%

10.9% 1 bedroom ◂ +4.6 pts 6.2%

9.8% 5 or more ◂ +3.6 pts 6.2%

1.0% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Weekly rent distribution

29.4% $350–$549 +15.0 pts ▸ 44.4%

33.9% $200–$349 +3.2 pts ▸ 37.2%

24.8% Under $200 ◂ +11.8 pts 13.0%

6.7% $550–$749 ◂ +3.1 pts 3.7%

2.4% $750 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 0.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +4.2 pts 34.5%

21.3% $1,000–$1,799 +14.5 pts ▸ 35.7%

22.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +16.3 pts 5.8%

12.1% Under $1,000 +3.5 pts ▸ 15.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +13 more in Sandgate - Shorncliffe

48 57th pct 35 45th pct

Stops/1k in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +2.87 more in Sandgate - Shorncliffe

7.03 83rd pct 4.16 48th pct

Departures/1k in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +796.7 more in Sandgate - Shorncliffe

1,856.3 81st pct 1,059.5 59th pct

PT routes in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +20 more in Sandgate - Shorncliffe

23 86th pct 3 21st pct

Stop walk in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +4 longer in Clontarf

4 43rd pct 8 64th pct

Drive to city in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf

21 43rd pct —

Reach 30 min in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +11,848 more in Sandgate - Shorncliffe

20,263 62nd pct 8,415 23rd pct

Reach 45 min in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +964 more in Clontarf

29,859 39th pct 30,823 40th pct

Transit to city in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf

70 71st pct —

How people get to work

49.8% Car (driver) +11.9 pts ▸ 61.7%

23.7% Worked at home ◂ +11.1 pts 12.6%

4.9% Train ◂ +3.9 pts 0.9%

3.2% Car (passenger) +1.0 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.3% Walked ◂ +0.8 pts 1.5%

0.9% Bicycle ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.4% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

Motor vehicles per home

35.7% 1 vehicle +2.5 pts ▸ 38.2%

35.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.3 pts 35.1%

11.7% 3 vehicles +1.2 pts ▸ 12.9%

10.1% No vehicle ◂ +2.8 pts 7.3%

7.0% 4 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 6.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.4% Health care & social assistance +0.8 pts ▸ 17.2%

8.5% Construction +4.0 pts ▸ 12.5%

11.7% Education & training ◂ +3.6 pts 8.1%

7.3% Retail trade +2.2 pts ▸ 9.4%

9.3% Professional & technical ◂ +4.4 pts 4.9%

9.2% Public administration & safety ◂ +3.2 pts 6.0%

4.6% Manufacturing +2.6 pts ▸ 7.2%

5.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.2 pts 5.7%

5.5% Transport & warehousing +0.4 pts ▸ 5.9%

2.7% Other services +1.3 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.5% Administrative & support +0.9 pts ▸ 3.5%

3.3% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.0 pts 2.3%

Occupations people work in

31.2% Professionals ◂ +14.6 pts 16.6%

17.0% Managers ◂ +6.2 pts 10.8%

10.7% Technicians & trades +5.5 pts ▸ 16.2%

12.3% Clerical & administrative +2.2 pts ▸ 14.6%

11.1% Community & personal service +2.8 pts ▸ 13.9%

5.8% Labourers +4.8 pts ▸ 10.6%

7.5% Sales workers +0.6 pts ▸ 8.0%

3.1% Machinery operators & drivers +3.9 pts ▸ 7.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +5 higher in Sandgate - Shorncliffe

8 71st pct 3 29th pct

IRSD decile in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +4 higher in Sandgate - Shorncliffe

7 64th pct 3 29th pct

IER decile in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +3 higher in Sandgate - Shorncliffe

6 57th pct 3 29th pct

IEO decile in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +5 higher in Sandgate - Shorncliffe

8 71st pct 3 29th pct

IRSAD score in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +109 higher in Sandgate - Shorncliffe

1,050 71st pct 941 26th pct

ERP in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +1,901 higher in Clontarf

6,975 32nd pct 8,876 42nd pct

Growth in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +3.5 pts higher in Clontarf

1.0% 19th pct 4.5% 49th pct

Businesses in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +289 higher in Clontarf

592 31st pct 881 48th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +35 higher in Clontarf

1,267 79th pct 1,302 81st pct

Max temp in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +0.3 higher in Sandgate - Shorncliffe

26.4 79th pct 26.1 76th pct

Min temp in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +0.4 higher in Clontarf

16.2 86th pct 16.6 87th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +1.0 higher in Sandgate - Shorncliffe

7.9 86th pct 6.9 72nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +0.7 more in Sandgate - Shorncliffe

7.3 81st pct 6.6 71st pct

15-min city in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +0.4 pts higher in Sandgate - Shorncliffe

98.0% 83rd pct 97.6% 82nd pct

Walk to shops in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +1.0 pts higher in Sandgate - Shorncliffe

98.4% 86th pct 97.4% 84th pct

Walk to transit in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +5.3 pts higher in Sandgate - Shorncliffe

99.3% 71st pct 93.9% 54th pct

Walk to school in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +3.1 pts higher in Sandgate - Shorncliffe

95.3% 77th pct 92.2% 70th pct

Walk to a park in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf even

99.8% 66th pct 99.8% 65th pct

Walk to health in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +22.8 pts higher in Sandgate - Shorncliffe

63.3% 64th pct 40.5% 45th pct

Amenities/1k in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +8.1 more in Sandgate - Shorncliffe

19.0 71st pct 10.9 30th pct

Intersections/km² in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +68 higher in Sandgate - Shorncliffe

225 74th pct 158 63rd pct

Mean slope in Sandgate - Shorncliffe in Clontarf +1.0 pts higher in Sandgate - Shorncliffe

4.3% 32nd pct 3.3% 15th pct

Compare Sandgate - Shorncliffe with nearby areas

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Compare Clontarf with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Sandgate - Shorncliffe vs Clontarf [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/302041044/sandgate-shorncliffe/vs/313051377/clontarf