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Rocklea - Acacia Ridge vs Sherwood

Name: Rocklea - Acacia Ridge vs Sherwood — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.9 km apart · Rocklea - Acacia Ridge profile · Sherwood profile

Rocklea - Acacia Ridge Sherwood

Rocklea - Acacia Ridge and Sherwood are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Sherwood is a high-earning area where 47.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, while in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge, that figure is 18.8%. Typical weekly family incomes are also far higher in Sherwood at $2,923, compared to $1,625 in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge. Rocklea - Acacia Ridge is much more linguistically diverse, with 30.7% of people using a language other than English at home, compared to 14.4% in Sherwood. It also has a higher proportion of one-parent families (25.3%) and separate houses (85.2%).

Both areas share some basic characteristics, such as having almost identical numbers of people per home and a similar percentage of households without a car. However, the gaps in wealth and employment have generally widened since 2011. This is seen in the growing difference in the share of people working from home and the widening gap in typical personal incomes, which are now $400 higher in Sherwood.

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Where they differ most

Year 12: 25.2 pts higher in Sherwood Bachelor+: 29.0 pts higher in Sherwood Separate houses: 31.5 pts higher in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge Family income: $1,298 higher in Sherwood 3+ bedrooms: 18.6 pts higher in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge

Demographics & Identity

Population in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +3,259 larger in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge gap steady

9,711 51st pct 6,452 31st pct

Median age in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +4 yrs older in Sherwood gap widening

34 yrs 14th pct 38 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

32.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +4.1 pts 28.1%

21.5% Older adults (45–64) +3.4 pts ▸ 24.9%

19.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.8 pts 17.9%

14.2% Seniors (65+) +1.8 pts ▸ 15.9%

12.5% Youth (15–24) +0.7 pts ▸ 13.2%

Marital status

35.6% Married +12.4 pts ▸ 48.0%

44.1% Never married ◂ +7.1 pts 36.9%

10.3% Divorced ◂ +1.9 pts 8.3%

5.7% Widowed ◂ +1.6 pts 4.0%

4.4% Separated ◂ +1.7 pts 2.7%

Age & sex structure

Rocklea - Acacia Ridge Sherwood

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

57.6% Australia +14.0 pts ▸ 71.6%

2.0% England +2.9 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.6% New Zealand ◂ +1.3 pts 2.3%

3.2% India ◂ +1.3 pts 1.8%

2.2% Vietnam ◂ +1.3 pts 0.9%

2.1% Philippines ◂ +1.6 pts 0.4%

1.3% China ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

0.3% South Africa +0.7 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.1% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Italy even 0.1%

Ancestry

26.6% English +13.4 pts ▸ 40.0%

24.9% Australian +7.3 pts ▸ 32.1%

7.8% Irish +8.3 pts ▸ 16.1%

6.7% Scottish +7.7 pts ▸ 14.4%

4.4% German +2.2 pts ▸ 6.6%

4.2% Chinese ◂ +0.5 pts 3.7%

3.4% Indian ◂ +1.0 pts 2.3%

1.7% Italian +1.3 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.7% Filipino ◂ +2.1 pts 0.6%

2.7% Vietnamese ◂ +1.4 pts 1.3%

1.2% Dutch +0.8 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.7% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

Language

Language used at home

60.3% English only +22.5 pts ▸ 82.8%

2.7% Vietnamese ◂ +1.8 pts 0.9%

1.8% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%

1.8% Arabic ◂ +1.7 pts 0.1%

1.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.9 pts 0.3%

1.0% Hindi ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

1.0% Tagalog ◂ +0.9 pts 0.1%

0.9% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

38.2% Christianity +6.7 pts ▸ 44.9%

36.2% No religion +8.1 pts ▸ 44.3%

9.9% Not stated ◂ +5.3 pts 4.5%

8.8% Islam ◂ +7.5 pts 1.2%

2.6% Buddhism ◂ +1.1 pts 1.5%

2.4% Hinduism ◂ +0.1 pts 2.4%

1.8% Other religions ◂ +1.2 pts 0.6%

0.1% Judaism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +5 more in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge

6 71st pct 1 0th pct

Schools/1k kids in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +2.27 more in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge

3.14 71st pct 0.87 11th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +24 more in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge

50 88th pct 26 63rd pct

Students in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +489 more in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge

1,119 41st pct 630 23rd pct

Avg size in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +444 larger in Sherwood

187 19th pct 630 74th pct

ICSEA in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +256 higher in Sherwood

883 7th pct 1,139 94th pct

Highest year of school

54.3% Year 12 +25.2 pts ▸ 79.5%

17.2% Year 10 ◂ +7.0 pts 10.2%

13.5% Year 9 or below ◂ +10.0 pts 3.5%

5.2% Year 11 ◂ +1.9 pts 3.3%

Highest qualification level

22.4% Bachelor degree +19.5 pts ▸ 41.9%

28.5% Certificate III / IV ◂ +16.0 pts 12.6%

6.8% Postgraduate degree +11.2 pts ▸ 18.0%

13.8% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.3 pts 12.5%

3.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +3.0 pts ▸ 6.0%

2.9% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.7 pts 1.2%

Field of qualification

17.1% Management & commerce +6.8 pts ▸ 23.8%

12.5% Society & culture +2.6 pts ▸ 15.1%

13.3% Engineering & related ◂ +2.1 pts 11.1%

8.4% Health +3.7 pts ▸ 12.2%

6.0% Education +3.3 pts ▸ 9.3%

5.1% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.2 pts 2.9%

4.2% Creative arts +0.9 pts ▸ 5.1%

5.0% Architecture & building ◂ +1.0 pts 4.0%

2.4% Natural & physical sciences +2.6 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.5% Information technology +0.2 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +$400 higher in Sherwood gap widening

$659 21st pct $1,059 82nd pct

Household income in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +$723 higher in Sherwood gap narrowing

$1,350 25th pct $2,073 71st pct

Family income in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +$1,298 higher in Sherwood gap widening

$1,625 21st pct $2,923 87th pct

Household income distribution

31.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +10.4 pts 21.4%

31.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.3 pts 27.5%

3.3% $4,000 or more +18.7 pts ▸ 22.0%

19.4% Under $650 ◂ +5.6 pts 13.8%

6.6% $3,000–$3,999 +4.2 pts ▸ 10.8%

Personal income distribution

44.9% Under $650 ◂ +11.2 pts 33.7%

33.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.4 pts 27.5%

11.1% $1,500–$2,999 +12.8 pts ▸ 23.9%

0.7% $3,000 or more +10.7 pts ▸ 11.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.0% Mental health ◂ +1.9 pts 9.1%

9.4% Asthma ◂ +1.3 pts 8.1%

9.3% Other condition ◂ +0.3 pts 9.1%

8.2% Arthritis ◂ +1.6 pts 6.6%

6.1% Diabetes ◂ +3.3 pts 2.8%

4.3% Heart disease ◂ +1.0 pts 3.3%

2.6% Cancer +0.7 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.5% Lung condition ◂ +0.9 pts 1.6%

1.2% Stroke ◂ +0.7 pts 0.6%

1.0% Dementia ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.0% None +9.1 pts ▸ 69.1%

18.6% One condition ◂ +0.2 pts 18.4%

7.1% Two conditions ◂ +2.1 pts 5.0%

4.1% Three or more ◂ +1.8 pts 2.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +449 larger in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge

511 80th pct 62 20th pct

Median age in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +12 yrs older in Sherwood

22 yrs 29th pct 34 yrs 93rd pct

Median income in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +$198 higher in Sherwood

$489 17th pct $687 60th pct

Household income in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +$592 higher in Sherwood

$1,183 14th pct $1,775 54th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +0.1 larger in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge gap steady

2.5 43rd pct 2.4 36th pct

Family composition

49.6% Couples with children +11.6 pts ▸ 61.3%

22.9% Couples without children +3.9 pts ▸ 26.8%

25.3% One-parent families ◂ +14.9 pts 10.4%

2.2% Other families ◂ +0.7 pts 1.5%

Household size

31.3% 2 people +1.5 pts ▸ 32.8%

28.8% 1 person +1.7 pts ▸ 30.6%

17.3% 3 people ◂ +2.7 pts 14.7%

12.4% 4 people +2.2 pts ▸ 14.6%

5.4% 5 people +0.6 pts ▸ 6.0%

4.9% 6 or more ◂ +3.4 pts 1.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +$60 higher in Sherwood gap steady

$335 38th pct $395 60th pct

Mortgage in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +$693 higher in Sherwood gap widening

$1,517 28th pct $2,210 75th pct

People / bedroom in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

47.8% Rented ◂ +12.1 pts 35.7%

28.7% Owned with a mortgage +4.4 pts ▸ 33.1%

20.1% Owned outright +8.9 pts ▸ 29.0%

2.0% Not stated ◂ +1.4 pts 0.6%

1.4% Other tenure +0.4 pts ▸ 1.8%

Types of homes

85.2% Separate house ◂ +31.5 pts 53.7%

4.0% Flat or apartment +26.3 pts ▸ 30.3%

10.3% Townhouse / semi-detached +5.1 pts ▸ 15.4%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

62.5% 3 bedrooms ◂ +33.3 pts 29.2%

12.6% 2 bedrooms +18.1 pts ▸ 30.7%

13.5% 4 bedrooms +8.5 pts ▸ 22.0%

3.9% 5 or more +6.3 pts ▸ 10.1%

4.8% 1 bedroom +2.4 pts ▸ 7.1%

0.4% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

41.8% $350–$549 +9.6 pts ▸ 51.4%

32.4% $200–$349 ◂ +11.0 pts 21.4%

18.5% Under $200 ◂ +4.9 pts 13.6%

1.1% $550–$749 +5.1 pts ▸ 6.3%

1.0% $750 or more +3.7 pts ▸ 4.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

53.5% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +31.0 pts 22.5%

22.8% $1,800–$2,999 +9.2 pts ▸ 31.9%

3.9% $3,000 or more +24.7 pts ▸ 28.6%

14.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +4.0 pts 10.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +54 more in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge

75 77th pct 21 31st pct

Stops/1k in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +4.47 more in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge

7.72 86th pct 3.25 34th pct

Departures/1k in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +1,092.0 more in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge

1,587.4 75th pct 495.4 38th pct

PT routes in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +36 more in Sherwood

16 80th pct 52 87th pct

Stop walk in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +17 longer in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge

19 79th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +2 longer in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge

15 26th pct 13 20th pct

Reach 30 min in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +37,060 more in Sherwood

9,711 28th pct 46,771 86th pct

Reach 45 min in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +166,514 more in Sherwood

9,711 15th pct 176,225 84th pct

Transit to city in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +52 longer in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge

88 100th pct 36 13th pct

How people get to work

61.6% Car (driver) ◂ +19.3 pts 42.3%

10.7% Worked at home +17.2 pts ▸ 27.9%

1.7% Train +5.2 pts ▸ 6.9%

4.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +2.2 pts 2.4%

2.8% Bus ◂ +2.2 pts 0.5%

2.0% Walked +0.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.6% Bicycle +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%

Motor vehicles per home

41.2% 1 vehicle +2.3 pts ▸ 43.5%

33.4% 2 vehicles +2.9 pts ▸ 36.3%

10.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.4 pts 7.4%

8.9% No vehicle ◂ +0.2 pts 8.7%

5.9% 4 or more ◂ +2.2 pts 3.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.8% Health care & social assistance +0.2 pts ▸ 15.0%

4.8% Professional & technical +9.6 pts ▸ 14.4%

8.1% Education & training +5.3 pts ▸ 13.5%

9.1% Retail trade ◂ +1.1 pts 7.9%

8.8% Construction ◂ +4.2 pts 4.6%

8.3% Manufacturing ◂ +4.1 pts 4.2%

5.1% Public administration & safety +2.0 pts ▸ 7.1%

6.9% Transport & warehousing ◂ +3.4 pts 3.6%

6.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.7 pts 5.5%

4.8% Other services ◂ +1.9 pts 2.9%

1.8% Finance & insurance +2.9 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.6% Administrative & support ◂ +2.1 pts 2.5%

Occupations people work in

17.2% Professionals +21.8 pts ▸ 39.0%

7.5% Managers +9.7 pts ▸ 17.1%

15.5% Technicians & trades ◂ +8.6 pts 6.9%

14.0% Labourers ◂ +9.7 pts 4.4%

12.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.2 pts 12.4%

12.2% Community & personal service ◂ +3.3 pts 8.8%

10.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +7.9 pts 2.6%

7.2% Sales workers +0.4 pts ▸ 7.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +8 higher in Sherwood

1 0th pct 9 86th pct

IRSD decile in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +8 higher in Sherwood

1 0th pct 9 86th pct

IER decile in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +6 higher in Sherwood

1 0th pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +7 higher in Sherwood

3 29th pct 10 100th pct

IRSAD score in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +206 higher in Sherwood

892 11th pct 1,098 86th pct

ERP in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +3,011 higher in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge

10,061 48th pct 7,050 32nd pct

Growth in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +6.0 pts higher in Sherwood

2.1% 29th pct 8.1% 74th pct

Businesses in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +1,868 higher in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge

2,480 86th pct 612 32nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood even

1,058 65th pct 1,058 65th pct

Max temp in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood even

27.5 86th pct 27.5 86th pct

Min temp in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood even

15.0 80th pct 15.0 80th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +3.0 higher in Sherwood

5.5 51st pct 8.5 92nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +2.8 more in Sherwood

5.2 49th pct 8.0 99th pct

15-min city in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +32.3 pts higher in Sherwood

67.2% 51st pct 99.5% 85th pct

Walk to shops in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +35.6 pts higher in Sherwood

63.7% 51st pct 99.3% 94th pct

Walk to transit in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +9.9 pts higher in Sherwood

87.3% 44th pct 97.1% 63rd pct

Walk to school in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +31.1 pts higher in Sherwood

68.3% 45th pct 99.4% 87th pct

Walk to a park in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +6.4 pts higher in Sherwood

93.6% 41st pct 100.0% 71st pct

Walk to health in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +80.9 pts higher in Sherwood

18.7% 24th pct 99.6% 99th pct

Amenities/1k in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +8.5 more in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge

19.5 72nd pct 11.0 30th pct

Intersections/km² in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +44 higher in Sherwood

95 50th pct 139 59th pct

Mean slope in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge in Sherwood +0.2 pts higher in Sherwood

4.3% 31st pct 4.5% 35th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Rocklea - Acacia Ridge vs Sherwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/303051076/rocklea-acacia-ridge/vs/304031095/sherwood