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Pallara - Willawong vs Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

Name: Pallara - Willawong vs Forest Lake - Ellen Grove — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.9 km apart · Pallara - Willawong profile · Forest Lake - Ellen Grove profile

Pallara - Willawong Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

Forest Lake - Ellen Grove and Pallara - Willawong are neighbouring areas with very different characters. Pallara - Willawong is a rapidly growing hub where 51.1% of people were born overseas and 37.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. In contrast, Forest Lake - Ellen Grove is more established and walkable, with 70.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a city walkshed compared to just 32.6% in Pallara - Willawong. Forest Lake - Ellen Grove also has more seniors, with 12.7% aged 65 and over, while Pallara - Willawong is much younger, with 25.8% of its population under 15.

Both areas share a similar mix of First Nations residents and nearly identical rates of people working from home. They also have the same number of public transport routes. Despite these similarities, the two are moving in different directions; Pallara - Willawong has seen huge population growth of 59.5% since 2021, while Forest Lake - Ellen Grove grew by a more modest 5.1%.

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Where they differ most

Population: 12,258 larger in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove Recent movers: 26.7 pts higher in Pallara - Willawong Other language: 20.4 pts higher in Pallara - Willawong One-parent: 6.9 pts higher in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove Bachelor+: 12.5 pts higher in Pallara - Willawong

Demographics & Identity

Population in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +12,258 larger in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

10,220 54th pct 22,478 92nd pct

Median age in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +5 yrs older in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

31 yrs 6th pct 36 yrs 29th pct

Age structure

40.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +12.7 pts 27.4%

25.8% Children (0–14) ◂ +5.6 pts 20.2%

17.9% Older adults (45–64) +7.9 pts ▸ 25.8%

11.1% Youth (15–24) +2.8 pts ▸ 13.9%

5.2% Seniors (65+) +7.6 pts ▸ 12.7%

Marital status

59.3% Married ◂ +11.1 pts 48.2%

31.2% Never married +4.0 pts ▸ 35.1%

5.1% Divorced +3.9 pts ▸ 9.1%

2.1% Widowed +2.1 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.3% Separated +1.1 pts ▸ 3.3%

Age & sex structure

Pallara - Willawong Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

46.6% Australia +11.0 pts ▸ 57.6%

13.2% India ◂ +9.2 pts 4.0%

5.0% New Zealand +1.2 pts ▸ 6.3%

4.6% Vietnam +0.4 pts ▸ 5.0%

1.4% England +2.0 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.3% Philippines ◂ +1.0 pts 1.3%

2.3% China ◂ +0.5 pts 1.8%

2.0% Nepal ◂ +1.6 pts 0.3%

1.0% South Africa even 1.0%

0.1% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

17.3% English +12.4 pts ▸ 29.7%

15.7% Australian +9.6 pts ▸ 25.3%

15.1% Indian ◂ +10.1 pts 5.0%

8.0% Chinese ◂ +3.0 pts 5.0%

4.3% Scottish +3.6 pts ▸ 7.9%

7.2% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 7.5%

4.3% Irish +3.1 pts ▸ 7.4%

2.0% German +2.6 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.3% Filipino ◂ +1.3 pts 2.0%

1.1% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.8% Dutch +0.7 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.4% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

43.1% English only +20.2 pts ▸ 63.3%

7.4% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 7.7%

6.5% Punjabi ◂ +4.9 pts 1.6%

3.9% Mandarin ◂ +1.4 pts 2.6%

3.0% Hindi ◂ +1.4 pts 1.6%

2.0% Cantonese ◂ +1.3 pts 0.7%

1.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.8 pts 0.5%

1.0% Arabic ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

0.1% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

34.5% Christianity +9.2 pts ▸ 43.7%

27.3% No religion +8.6 pts ▸ 35.9%

14.0% Hinduism ◂ +9.9 pts 4.2%

7.1% Buddhism ◂ +1.4 pts 5.7%

6.6% Other religions ◂ +4.6 pts 2.0%

6.5% Islam ◂ +3.2 pts 3.3%

3.9% Not stated +1.3 pts ▸ 5.2%

0.0% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +3 more in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

1 0th pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +0.50 more in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

0.38 0th pct 0.88 11th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +15 more in Pallara - Willawong

31 71st pct 16 43rd pct

Students in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +3,320 more in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

1,337 47th pct 4,657 88th pct

Avg size in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +173 larger in Pallara - Willawong

1,337 100th pct 1,164 96th pct

ICSEA in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +31 higher in Pallara - Willawong

1,062 70th pct 1,031 57th pct

Highest year of school

77.2% Year 12 ◂ +9.4 pts 67.7%

9.8% Year 10 +5.4 pts ▸ 15.2%

5.6% Year 9 or below +1.5 pts ▸ 7.1%

4.2% Year 11 +2.0 pts ▸ 6.2%

Highest qualification level

36.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +8.7 pts 27.4%

18.0% Certificate III / IV +9.0 pts ▸ 27.0%

16.5% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.8 pts ▸ 17.2%

15.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +5.1 pts 10.0%

3.5% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.5 pts ▸ 4.1%

1.6% Certificate I / II +0.7 pts ▸ 2.2%

Field of qualification

25.4% Management & commerce ◂ +3.4 pts 22.0%

14.7% Engineering & related +0.1 pts ▸ 14.8%

13.6% Health ◂ +2.8 pts 10.8%

10.5% Society & culture +2.6 pts ▸ 13.2%

5.7% Education +2.0 pts ▸ 7.7%

6.8% Information technology ◂ +2.6 pts 4.2%

5.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.3 pts ▸ 5.6%

3.5% Natural & physical sciences +0.3 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.0% Architecture & building +0.7 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.2% Creative arts +0.7 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.9% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +$183 higher in Pallara - Willawong

$988 76th pct $805 50th pct

Household income in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +$485 higher in Pallara - Willawong

$2,385 86th pct $1,900 59th pct

Family income in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +$279 higher in Pallara - Willawong

$2,380 69th pct $2,101 51st pct

Household income distribution

43.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.8 pts 36.8%

15.4% $650–$1,499 +9.6 pts ▸ 25.0%

17.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +6.2 pts 11.7%

12.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +3.3 pts 9.1%

4.8% Under $650 +6.5 pts ▸ 11.3%

Personal income distribution

32.2% Under $650 +8.5 pts ▸ 40.7%

38.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.4 pts 34.7%

23.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.0 pts 18.4%

2.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 2.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

4.9% Mental health +4.4 pts ▸ 9.4%

5.8% Other condition +3.4 pts ▸ 9.2%

5.6% Asthma +2.6 pts ▸ 8.2%

3.2% Arthritis +4.4 pts ▸ 7.6%

3.4% Diabetes +1.8 pts ▸ 5.2%

1.3% Heart disease +2.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.1% Cancer +1.4 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.6% Lung condition +0.8 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.3% Stroke +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Dementia +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

79.1% None ◂ +12.5 pts 66.7%

12.7% One condition +6.3 pts ▸ 19.1%

2.7% Two conditions +3.0 pts ▸ 5.7%

0.8% Three or more +2.1 pts ▸ 2.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +271 larger in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

154 45th pct 425 75th pct

Median age in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove even

21 yrs 21st pct 21 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +$38 higher in Pallara - Willawong

$811 76th pct $773 72nd pct

Household income in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +$315 higher in Pallara - Willawong

$2,307 83rd pct $1,992 67th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +0.4 larger in Pallara - Willawong

3.2 94th pct 2.8 79th pct

Family composition

71.6% Couples with children ◂ +10.7 pts 61.0%

18.0% Couples without children +3.3 pts ▸ 21.3%

9.6% One-parent families +6.9 pts ▸ 16.6%

0.7% Other families +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

Household size

25.9% 2 people +5.5 pts ▸ 31.4%

24.8% 4 people ◂ +5.6 pts 19.2%

23.6% 3 people ◂ +4.9 pts 18.7%

8.8% 1 person +9.9 pts ▸ 18.8%

10.4% 5 people ◂ +2.9 pts 7.5%

6.3% 6 or more ◂ +1.8 pts 4.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +$70 higher in Pallara - Willawong

$450 80th pct $380 54th pct

Mortgage in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +$400 higher in Pallara - Willawong

$2,100 69th pct $1,700 41st pct

People / bedroom in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove even

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

59.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +16.4 pts 43.0%

26.4% Rented +5.0 pts ▸ 31.4%

12.7% Owned outright +10.4 pts ▸ 23.1%

1.2% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.4% Other tenure +0.8 pts ▸ 1.2%

Types of homes

95.5% Separate house ◂ +8.8 pts 86.7%

3.4% Townhouse / semi-detached +8.1 pts ▸ 11.5%

0.4% Flat or apartment +1.5 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.1% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

71.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +29.5 pts 41.8%

13.1% 3 bedrooms +31.9 pts ▸ 45.0%

13.0% 5 or more ◂ +5.2 pts 7.8%

1.2% 2 bedrooms +2.1 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.4% 1 bedroom +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

81.5% $350–$549 ◂ +3.0 pts 78.6%

5.5% $200–$349 +6.5 pts ▸ 12.0%

6.1% $550–$749 ◂ +3.7 pts 2.4%

2.9% Under $200 +0.5 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.0% $750 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

56.0% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +24.7 pts 31.3%

20.0% $1,000–$1,799 +20.6 pts ▸ 40.6%

6.8% Under $1,000 +7.8 pts ▸ 14.6%

12.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.0 pts 8.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +8 more in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

31 41st pct 39 49th pct

Stops/1k in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +1.30 more in Pallara - Willawong

3.03 31st pct 1.74 18th pct

Departures/1k in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +254.0 more in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

788.6 49th pct 1,042.6 59th pct

PT routes in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove even

7 48th pct 7 48th pct

Stop walk in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +2 longer in Pallara - Willawong

8 64th pct 6 57th pct

Drive to city in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +2 longer in Pallara - Willawong

24 48th pct 22 45th pct

Reach 30 min in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +12,258 more in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

10,220 30th pct 22,478 67th pct

Reach 45 min in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +29,110 more in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

10,220 16th pct 39,330 47th pct

Transit to city in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

— 74 77th pct

How people get to work

62.3% Car (driver) ◂ +2.5 pts 59.8%

14.9% Worked at home +0.2 pts ▸ 15.1%

4.2% Car (passenger) +0.9 pts ▸ 5.0%

1.4% Train +0.9 pts ▸ 2.2%

2.0% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%

0.5% Walked +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

53.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +11.1 pts 41.9%

24.9% 1 vehicle +9.9 pts ▸ 34.7%

14.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.0 pts 13.5%

6.4% 4 or more even 6.4%

1.1% No vehicle +2.3 pts ▸ 3.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

19.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.4 pts 15.6%

9.0% Retail trade +1.2 pts ▸ 10.2%

6.9% Education & training +2.2 pts ▸ 9.1%

6.7% Manufacturing +2.2 pts ▸ 8.8%

8.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.8 pts 6.4%

7.7% Professional & technical ◂ +0.9 pts 6.8%

6.2% Public administration & safety +0.7 pts ▸ 6.9%

5.8% Accommodation & food +0.5 pts ▸ 6.3%

6.0% Construction ◂ +0.3 pts 5.7%

4.0% Other services +0.6 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.3% Wholesale trade +0.4 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.5% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.8 pts 2.7%

Occupations people work in

26.1% Professionals ◂ +4.2 pts 21.9%

13.5% Clerical & administrative +1.5 pts ▸ 15.0%

11.5% Community & personal service +1.4 pts ▸ 12.9%

11.1% Managers ◂ +0.5 pts 10.7%

11.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.2 pts 10.9%

8.6% Labourers +0.6 pts ▸ 9.2%

8.8% Machinery operators & drivers +0.2 pts ▸ 8.9%

7.5% Sales workers +1.0 pts ▸ 8.5%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +3 higher in Pallara - Willawong

8 71st pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +3 higher in Pallara - Willawong

8 71st pct 5 43rd pct

IER decile in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +4 higher in Pallara - Willawong

10 100th pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +1 higher in Pallara - Willawong

7 64th pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +62 higher in Pallara - Willawong

1,057 74th pct 995 49th pct

ERP in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +7,494 higher in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

16,586 77th pct 24,080 89th pct

Growth in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +54.4 pts higher in Pallara - Willawong

59.5% 100th pct 5.1% 55th pct

Businesses in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +186 higher in Pallara - Willawong

1,571 78th pct 1,385 73rd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +31 higher in Pallara - Willawong

1,136 71st pct 1,105 68th pct

Max temp in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +0.1 higher in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

27.5 87th pct 27.6 87th pct

Min temp in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +0.1 higher in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

14.1 74th pct 14.2 75th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +2.4 higher in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

3.5 24th pct 5.9 57th pct

Types ≤15 min in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +2.8 more in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

3.1 21st pct 6.0 60th pct

15-min city in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +38.3 pts higher in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

32.6% 23rd pct 70.9% 54th pct

Walk to shops in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +27.7 pts higher in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

40.9% 30th pct 68.6% 55th pct

Walk to transit in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +28.6 pts higher in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

62.8% 29th pct 91.3% 50th pct

Walk to school in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +37.5 pts higher in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

50.2% 30th pct 87.7% 65th pct

Walk to a park in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +8.9 pts higher in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

90.5% 38th pct 99.4% 57th pct

Walk to health in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +60.4 pts higher in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

0.0% 0th pct 60.4% 62nd pct

Amenities/1k in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +1.5 more in Pallara - Willawong

9.8 22nd pct 8.3 13th pct

Intersections/km² in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +135 higher in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

57 42nd pct 192 69th pct

Mean slope in Pallara - Willawong in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +0.4 pts higher in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

4.9% 42nd pct 5.3% 49th pct

Compare Pallara - Willawong with nearby areas

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Compare Forest Lake - Ellen Grove with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Pallara - Willawong vs Forest Lake - Ellen Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/303051074/pallara-willawong/vs/310011564/forest-lake-ellen-grove