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Kelvin Grove - Herston vs Newmarket

Name: Kelvin Grove - Herston vs Newmarket — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 1.9 km apart · Kelvin Grove - Herston profile · Newmarket profile

Kelvin Grove - Herston Newmarket

Kelvin Grove - Herston and Newmarket are neighbouring areas with very different housing and population profiles. Kelvin Grove - Herston is a fast-growing hub where 63% of homes are rented and 56.3% are flats or apartments. It is much more multicultural, with 39% of people born overseas and 30.2% using a language other than English at home. In contrast, Newmarket has a higher share of detached houses (54.6%) and larger homes, with 61.2% having three or more bedrooms. Residents in Newmarket also tend to earn more, with a typical household income of $2,251 per week compared to $1,759 in Kelvin Grove - Herston.

The gap in typical household income has widened since 2011, reflecting a growing difference in wealth between the two areas. Despite this, they share several common traits, such as similar levels of university education (around 47%) and nearly identical typical monthly mortgage payments. Both areas are also well-connected, though Kelvin Grove - Herston has far more public transport departures and a larger school population.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 20.9 pts higher in Newmarket 3+ bedrooms: 19.8 pts higher in Newmarket Renting: 18.0 pts higher in Kelvin Grove - Herston Recent movers: 17.9 pts higher in Kelvin Grove - Herston Recent arrivals: 15.4 pts higher in Kelvin Grove - Herston

Demographics & Identity

Population in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +5,082 larger in Kelvin Grove - Herston gap widening

10,165 53rd pct 5,083 23rd pct

Median age in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +4 yrs older in Newmarket gap narrowing

29 yrs 0th pct 33 yrs 11th pct

Age structure

37.3% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.4 pts 33.9%

25.6% Youth (15–24) ◂ +7.5 pts 18.1%

17.0% Older adults (45–64) +5.9 pts ▸ 22.9%

13.4% Children (0–14) +1.6 pts ▸ 15.0%

6.6% Seniors (65+) +3.7 pts ▸ 10.3%

Marital status

60.9% Never married ◂ +9.8 pts 51.1%

29.1% Married +7.9 pts ▸ 36.9%

5.7% Divorced +2.4 pts ▸ 8.1%

2.6% Separated ◂ +0.9 pts 1.8%

1.6% Widowed +0.5 pts ▸ 2.1%

Age & sex structure

Kelvin Grove - Herston Newmarket

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

56.4% Australia +13.9 pts ▸ 70.3%

4.9% China ◂ +4.2 pts 0.6%

2.5% England +1.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.4% India ◂ +1.4 pts 2.0%

2.2% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.8% Vietnam ◂ +1.3 pts 0.5%

0.3% Nepal +1.0 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.1% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

0.7% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.5% Italy even 0.5%

Ancestry

29.2% English +7.0 pts ▸ 36.2%

25.0% Australian +6.3 pts ▸ 31.3%

12.0% Irish +4.5 pts ▸ 16.5%

9.8% Scottish +4.3 pts ▸ 14.1%

10.3% Chinese ◂ +7.0 pts 3.3%

5.0% German +0.6 pts ▸ 5.6%

3.3% Italian +1.7 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.0% Indian ◂ +1.2 pts 2.9%

2.1% Vietnamese ◂ +1.4 pts 0.7%

1.8% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 1.4%

1.6% Filipino ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%

0.5% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Language

Language used at home

64.8% English only +14.5 pts ▸ 79.3%

6.6% Mandarin ◂ +5.3 pts 1.3%

1.9% Vietnamese ◂ +1.4 pts 0.6%

1.7% Cantonese ◂ +1.0 pts 0.7%

1.6% Arabic ◂ +1.2 pts 0.4%

0.6% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.1% Hindi ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

0.4% Tagalog even 0.4%

0.3% Punjabi even 0.3%

0.1% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

52.1% No religion ◂ +6.5 pts 45.5%

29.2% Christianity +11.8 pts ▸ 41.0%

6.7% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 6.5%

3.9% Islam ◂ +3.1 pts 0.8%

3.7% Buddhism ◂ +1.4 pts 2.4%

3.4% Hinduism ◂ +0.5 pts 3.0%

0.7% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.2% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +1 more in Kelvin Grove - Herston

3 43rd pct 2 14th pct

Schools/1k kids in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +0.43 more in Newmarket

2.20 54th pct 2.62 62nd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +4 more in Newmarket

43 85th pct 47 87th pct

Students in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +3,500 more in Kelvin Grove - Herston

4,100 87th pct 600 22nd pct

Avg size in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +1,067 larger in Kelvin Grove - Herston

1,367 100th pct 300 32nd pct

ICSEA in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +11 higher in Newmarket

1,135 92nd pct 1,145 95th pct

Highest year of school

84.2% Year 12 ◂ +3.5 pts 80.7%

4.9% Year 10 +2.5 pts ▸ 7.4%

3.0% Year 11 +0.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.1% Year 9 or below +1.1 pts ▸ 3.2%

Highest qualification level

40.0% Bachelor degree +0.6 pts ▸ 40.6%

19.9% Postgraduate degree ◂ +4.0 pts 15.9%

11.3% Certificate III / IV +2.1 pts ▸ 13.4%

11.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.4 pts 11.0%

5.1% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.8 pts ▸ 5.8%

1.5% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%

Field of qualification

19.7% Management & commerce +1.9 pts ▸ 21.6%

13.4% Health even 13.4%

13.3% Society & culture ◂ +0.3 pts 12.9%

10.1% Engineering & related ◂ +0.4 pts 9.7%

8.7% Creative arts ◂ +1.2 pts 7.5%

5.6% Education +1.9 pts ▸ 7.5%

5.9% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.7 pts 4.1%

5.4% Information technology ◂ +1.3 pts 4.1%

3.7% Architecture & building +0.5 pts ▸ 4.1%

2.8% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.4 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.1% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +$254 higher in Newmarket gap widening

$784 46th pct $1,038 80th pct

Household income in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +$492 higher in Newmarket gap widening

$1,759 51st pct $2,251 80th pct

Family income in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +$773 higher in Newmarket gap widening

$2,321 66th pct $3,094 90th pct

Household income distribution

29.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.1 pts 26.0%

24.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.2 pts 19.8%

14.6% $4,000 or more +9.2 pts ▸ 23.9%

17.3% Under $650 ◂ +4.8 pts 12.5%

9.2% $3,000–$3,999 +3.2 pts ▸ 12.3%

Personal income distribution

41.6% Under $650 ◂ +9.4 pts 32.2%

27.6% $650–$1,499 +2.9 pts ▸ 30.5%

18.8% $1,500–$2,999 +3.1 pts ▸ 21.8%

6.2% $3,000 or more +4.1 pts ▸ 10.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.6% Mental health +0.2 pts ▸ 11.8%

6.7% Asthma +1.3 pts ▸ 8.0%

7.3% Other condition +0.6 pts ▸ 7.9%

3.4% Arthritis +1.5 pts ▸ 5.0%

1.9% Heart disease +0.4 pts ▸ 2.3%

2.2% Diabetes +0.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.6% Cancer +0.7 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.8% Lung condition even 0.8%

0.5% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.2% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

71.3% None ◂ +3.9 pts 67.4%

17.2% One condition +2.3 pts ▸ 19.5%

3.7% Two conditions +1.0 pts ▸ 4.7%

1.4% Three or more +0.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +59 larger in Kelvin Grove - Herston

154 45th pct 95 30th pct

Median age in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +1 yrs older in Newmarket

24 yrs 43rd pct 25 yrs 57th pct

Median income in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +$67 higher in Kelvin Grove - Herston

$679 58th pct $612 45th pct

Household income in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +$500 higher in Newmarket

$1,437 33rd pct $1,937 64th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +0.2 larger in Newmarket gap widening

2.3 29th pct 2.5 43rd pct

Family composition

52.5% Couples with children +8.2 pts ▸ 60.7%

30.0% Couples without children ◂ +2.7 pts 27.3%

14.6% One-parent families ◂ +5.0 pts 9.6%

3.0% Other families ◂ +0.6 pts 2.4%

Household size

35.6% 2 people ◂ +2.3 pts 33.3%

30.3% 1 person ◂ +3.4 pts 26.9%

16.2% 3 people +0.9 pts ▸ 17.1%

12.8% 4 people +3.1 pts ▸ 15.9%

3.9% 5 people +1.7 pts ▸ 5.6%

1.3% 6 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 1.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +$17 higher in Kelvin Grove - Herston gap narrowing

$400 62nd pct $383 55th pct

Mortgage in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +$87 higher in Newmarket gap narrowing

$2,080 68th pct $2,167 73rd pct

People / bedroom in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +0.20 higher in Kelvin Grove - Herston gap widening

1.00 90th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

63.0% Rented ◂ +18.0 pts 45.1%

21.0% Owned with a mortgage +8.5 pts ▸ 29.5%

13.5% Owned outright +9.0 pts ▸ 22.5%

1.0% Other tenure +0.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.4% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 1.3%

Types of homes

56.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +27.4 pts 28.9%

33.7% Separate house +20.9 pts ▸ 54.6%

9.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +7.5 pts ▸ 16.5%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

34.8% 2 bedrooms ◂ +5.0 pts 29.8%

26.0% 3 bedrooms +5.6 pts ▸ 31.7%

20.7% 1 bedroom ◂ +12.9 pts 7.8%

9.6% 4 bedrooms +8.9 pts ▸ 18.5%

5.8% 5 or more +5.2 pts ▸ 11.1%

1.9% Studio / none ◂ +1.7 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

55.4% $350–$549 ◂ +12.9 pts 42.5%

20.8% $200–$349 +6.8 pts ▸ 27.5%

12.1% $550–$749 +0.8 pts ▸ 12.8%

5.7% Under $200 +5.7 pts ▸ 11.3%

3.9% $750 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 4.5%

Monthly mortgage distribution

31.8% $1,800–$2,999 +1.1 pts ▸ 32.9%

24.8% $3,000 or more +4.4 pts ▸ 29.2%

25.8% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +6.0 pts 19.8%

12.4% Under $1,000 +1.0 pts ▸ 13.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +35 more in Kelvin Grove - Herston

54 62nd pct 19 29th pct

Stops/1k in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +1.57 more in Kelvin Grove - Herston

5.31 64th pct 3.74 41st pct

Departures/1k in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +2,332.6 more in Kelvin Grove - Herston

4,297.2 88th pct 1,964.6 83rd pct

PT routes in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +21 more in Kelvin Grove - Herston

40 87th pct 19 86th pct

Stop walk in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +2 longer in Kelvin Grove - Herston

5 50th pct 3 29th pct

Drive to city in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +1 longer in Newmarket

6 2nd pct 7 5th pct

Reach 30 min in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +4,470 more in Newmarket

52,023 86th pct 56,493 87th pct

Reach 45 min in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +90,429 more in Kelvin Grove - Herston

277,644 87th pct 187,215 85th pct

Transit to city in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +9 longer in Newmarket

22 2nd pct 31 9th pct

How people get to work

34.4% Car (driver) +9.2 pts ▸ 43.6%

20.1% Worked at home +2.1 pts ▸ 22.2%

11.0% Bus ◂ +5.7 pts 5.3%

7.9% Walked ◂ +5.7 pts 2.2%

0.3% Train +4.9 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.4% Car (passenger) +0.3 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.4% Bicycle ◂ +0.8 pts 1.6%

Motor vehicles per home

50.1% 1 vehicle ◂ +9.8 pts 40.3%

25.3% 2 vehicles +8.8 pts ▸ 34.2%

16.3% No vehicle ◂ +6.2 pts 10.1%

5.5% 3 vehicles +5.5 pts ▸ 11.0%

2.8% 4 or more +1.5 pts ▸ 4.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.9% Health care & social assistance +1.1 pts ▸ 17.9%

13.2% Professional & technical +1.5 pts ▸ 14.8%

11.2% Education & training ◂ +1.5 pts 9.7%

10.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.9 pts 8.0%

8.3% Retail trade ◂ +1.2 pts 7.1%

5.4% Public administration & safety +1.5 pts ▸ 6.9%

4.0% Construction +2.3 pts ▸ 6.2%

4.1% Administrative & support +0.1 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.8% Finance & insurance even 3.8%

3.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.2 pts 3.1%

2.5% Other services +0.4 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.7% Manufacturing +0.2 pts ▸ 2.8%

Occupations people work in

37.1% Professionals +0.7 pts ▸ 37.8%

10.7% Managers +2.8 pts ▸ 13.5%

13.5% Community & personal service ◂ +2.9 pts 10.7%

11.2% Clerical & administrative +0.6 pts ▸ 11.8%

7.0% Technicians & trades +1.7 pts ▸ 8.7%

8.3% Sales workers ◂ +1.3 pts 7.0%

7.6% Labourers ◂ +1.3 pts 6.2%

2.9% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.3 pts 2.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +1 higher in Newmarket

8 71st pct 9 86th pct

IRSD decile in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +4 higher in Newmarket

5 43rd pct 9 86th pct

IER decile in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +5 higher in Newmarket

1 0th pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket even

10 100th pct 10 100th pct

IRSAD score in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +37 higher in Newmarket

1,061 75th pct 1,098 86th pct

ERP in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +7,038 higher in Kelvin Grove - Herston

12,531 60th pct 5,493 23rd pct

Growth in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +14.2 pts higher in Kelvin Grove - Herston

20.7% 90th pct 6.5% 65th pct

Businesses in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +597 higher in Kelvin Grove - Herston

1,103 61st pct 506 25th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket even

1,206 75th pct 1,206 75th pct

Max temp in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket even

27.0 84th pct 27.0 84th pct

Min temp in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket even

15.5 83rd pct 15.5 83rd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +0.2 higher in Kelvin Grove - Herston

8.6 92nd pct 8.4 90th pct

Types ≤15 min in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +0.3 more in Newmarket

7.7 89th pct 8.0 100th pct

15-min city in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket even

100.0% 99th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to shops in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +17.4 pts higher in Newmarket

82.6% 68th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to transit in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket even

100.0% 85th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket even

100.0% 100th pct 99.9% 99th pct

Walk to a park in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket even

100.0% 71st pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +7.2 pts higher in Newmarket

92.6% 85th pct 99.8% 100th pct

Amenities/1k in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +5.6 more in Newmarket

14.3 51st pct 19.9 73rd pct

Intersections/km² in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +94 higher in Kelvin Grove - Herston

401 89th pct 307 84th pct

Mean slope in Kelvin Grove - Herston in Newmarket +2.3 pts higher in Kelvin Grove - Herston

9.9% 89th pct 7.6% 78th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Kelvin Grove - Herston vs Newmarket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/305031126/kelvin-grove-herston/vs/305031127/newmarket