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Boronia Heights - Park Ridge vs Browns Plains

Name: Boronia Heights - Park Ridge vs Browns Plains — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 6.3 km apart · Boronia Heights - Park Ridge profile · Browns Plains profile

Boronia Heights - Park Ridge Browns Plains

Boronia Heights - Park Ridge and Browns Plains are neighbouring areas with very different layouts. Browns Plains is a more walkable hub, described as somewhat walkable, while Boronia Heights - Park Ridge is mostly car-dependent. This is seen in the access to services: 73% of Browns Plains homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services, compared to just 11.3% in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge. Boronia Heights - Park Ridge has grown much faster since 2021, with a population increase of 38.4% compared to 14.9% in Browns Plains.

Since 2011, some gaps between the two have narrowed, such as the difference in the share of people born overseas and those aged 65 and over. However, the gap in large homes has widened, with 92.6% of Browns Plains homes having three or more bedrooms compared to 82.3% in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge. Both areas share a typical resident age of 32 and have similar typical weekly household incomes of around $1,460.

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Where they differ most

Population: 11,005 larger in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge 3+ bedrooms: 10.3 pts higher in Browns Plains Recent movers: 8.2 pts higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge Other language: 6.1 pts higher in Browns Plains Owned outright: 5.6 pts higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

Demographics & Identity

Population in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +11,005 larger in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge gap widening

19,166 88th pct 8,161 41st pct

Median age in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains even gap narrowing

32 yrs 9th pct 32 yrs 9th pct

Age structure

30.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.4 pts 30.4%

21.9% Children (0–14) +2.4 pts ▸ 24.3%

18.8% Older adults (45–64) +2.3 pts ▸ 21.0%

14.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +4.3 pts 10.6%

13.8% Youth (15–24) even 13.7%

Marital status

42.5% Married ◂ +2.7 pts 39.8%

39.3% Never married +2.0 pts ▸ 41.3%

9.0% Divorced +0.9 pts ▸ 10.0%

5.1% Widowed ◂ +0.9 pts 4.3%

4.0% Separated +0.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

Age & sex structure

Boronia Heights - Park Ridge Browns Plains

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

62.1% Australia ◂ +4.9 pts 57.3%

7.5% New Zealand +0.4 pts ▸ 7.9%

4.7% India ◂ +2.2 pts 2.5%

3.0% England ◂ +1.3 pts 1.7%

0.7% China +1.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.4% Philippines +0.5 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.6% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Italy even 0.1%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

33.4% English ◂ +6.0 pts 27.4%

29.3% Australian ◂ +3.7 pts 25.6%

7.2% Scottish ◂ +2.0 pts 5.2%

6.5% Irish ◂ +1.0 pts 5.5%

2.7% Chinese +2.4 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.3% German ◂ +0.4 pts 3.9%

4.2% Indian ◂ +0.6 pts 3.6%

1.9% Filipino +0.8 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.8% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 1.5%

1.6% Dutch ◂ +0.5 pts 1.1%

0.7% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.3% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

70.5% English only ◂ +8.0 pts 62.5%

4.4% Punjabi ◂ +2.5 pts 1.9%

1.7% Mandarin +1.3 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.6% Arabic +1.0 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.2% Hindi +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.6% Cantonese +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.6% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.6% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% Italian even 0.2%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

40.0% No religion ◂ +2.7 pts 37.3%

39.9% Christianity ◂ +2.8 pts 37.1%

8.8% Not stated +1.6 pts ▸ 10.4%

2.8% Islam +5.6 pts ▸ 8.4%

4.9% Other religions ◂ +2.6 pts 2.2%

1.5% Buddhism +1.0 pts ▸ 2.5%

2.1% Hinduism ◂ +0.1 pts 2.1%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +3 more in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

6 71st pct 3 43rd pct

Schools/1k kids in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +0.08 more in Browns Plains

1.43 29th pct 1.51 32nd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +2 more in Browns Plains

20 51st pct 22 55th pct

Students in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +2,327 more in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

4,695 88th pct 2,368 69th pct

Avg size in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +7 larger in Browns Plains

783 85th pct 789 86th pct

ICSEA in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +43 higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

986 36th pct 944 17th pct

Highest year of school

53.4% Year 12 ◂ +1.7 pts 51.6%

21.7% Year 10 ◂ +2.3 pts 19.4%

9.6% Year 9 or below +1.5 pts ▸ 11.1%

6.8% Year 11 +1.0 pts ▸ 7.8%

Highest qualification level

37.4% Certificate III / IV ◂ +2.8 pts 34.6%

15.8% Bachelor degree +1.4 pts ▸ 17.2%

15.1% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.2 pts ▸ 15.3%

5.3% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.7 pts 4.6%

2.9% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.2 pts 2.7%

2.1% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.5 pts 1.6%

Field of qualification

19.4% Management & commerce ◂ +1.6 pts 17.8%

14.7% Engineering & related ◂ +1.0 pts 13.7%

12.1% Society & culture +0.6 pts ▸ 12.7%

8.6% Health even 8.5%

7.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.8 pts 6.2%

6.0% Education ◂ +0.6 pts 5.4%

5.7% Architecture & building ◂ +0.6 pts 5.1%

2.7% Information technology +0.4 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.2% Creative arts +0.3 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.4% Natural & physical sciences +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.3% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +$40 higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge gap narrowing

$740 37th pct $700 28th pct

Household income in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +$3 higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge gap narrowing

$1,463 33rd pct $1,460 32nd pct

Family income in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +$61 higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge gap steady

$1,656 23rd pct $1,595 19th pct

Household income distribution

33.8% $1,500–$2,999 +1.6 pts ▸ 35.4%

33.0% $650–$1,499 +1.5 pts ▸ 34.6%

14.6% Under $650 ◂ +0.7 pts 14.0%

7.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.0 pts 5.9%

4.2% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 3.7%

Personal income distribution

40.2% Under $650 +1.9 pts ▸ 42.1%

38.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.0 pts 36.4%

10.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.8 pts 10.1%

0.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.2% Mental health ◂ +1.2 pts 9.0%

10.1% Asthma ◂ +0.6 pts 9.4%

9.1% Arthritis ◂ +2.1 pts 7.0%

8.4% Other condition ◂ +0.5 pts 7.9%

5.4% Diabetes ◂ +0.5 pts 4.9%

4.2% Heart disease ◂ +1.2 pts 3.1%

2.6% Cancer ◂ +0.8 pts 1.9%

2.4% Lung condition ◂ +0.6 pts 1.8%

1.2% Stroke ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.5% None +0.4 pts ▸ 60.9%

18.9% One condition ◂ +1.0 pts 17.9%

6.7% Two conditions ◂ +1.5 pts 5.3%

4.1% Three or more ◂ +1.2 pts 2.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +410 larger in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

766 86th pct 356 71st pct

Median age in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +1 yrs older in Browns Plains

20 yrs 14th pct 21 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +$38 higher in Browns Plains

$623 48th pct $661 55th pct

Household income in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +$121 higher in Browns Plains

$1,389 30th pct $1,510 38th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +0.2 larger in Browns Plains gap widening

2.7 71st pct 2.9 86th pct

Family composition

55.0% Couples with children +2.6 pts ▸ 57.6%

24.5% Couples without children ◂ +5.5 pts 19.0%

19.4% One-parent families +2.8 pts ▸ 22.2%

1.2% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

Household size

32.4% 2 people ◂ +1.6 pts 30.7%

22.8% 1 person ◂ +2.5 pts 20.3%

17.1% 3 people +0.3 pts ▸ 17.4%

15.1% 4 people +1.5 pts ▸ 16.6%

7.1% 5 people +0.6 pts ▸ 7.7%

5.6% 6 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 7.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +$10 higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge gap widening

$360 46th pct $350 43rd pct

Mortgage in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +$99 higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge gap widening

$1,616 35th pct $1,517 28th pct

People / bedroom in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

42.3% Rented +3.8 pts ▸ 46.1%

30.6% Owned with a mortgage +3.1 pts ▸ 33.7%

23.2% Owned outright ◂ +5.6 pts 17.6%

2.0% Not stated ◂ +0.5 pts 1.6%

1.9% Other tenure ◂ +0.9 pts 1.0%

Types of homes

86.0% Separate house ◂ +4.6 pts 81.3%

13.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +2.1 pts ▸ 15.2%

0.1% Flat or apartment +3.1 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.5% Other dwelling ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

36.5% 3 bedrooms +21.3 pts ▸ 57.8%

39.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +9.5 pts 30.4%

13.9% 2 bedrooms ◂ +8.9 pts 5.0%

5.9% 5 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 4.4%

1.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.1 pts 0.5%

0.2% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

58.1% $350–$549 ◂ +2.6 pts 55.5%

31.1% $200–$349 +1.0 pts ▸ 32.1%

4.7% Under $200 +4.2 pts ▸ 8.9%

2.5% $550–$749 ◂ +1.6 pts 0.8%

0.5% $750 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

47.4% $1,000–$1,799 +3.1 pts ▸ 50.5%

28.3% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +4.7 pts 23.6%

12.3% Under $1,000 +3.2 pts ▸ 15.5%

5.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 3.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +33 more in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

64 70th pct 31 41st pct

Stops/1k in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +0.46 more in Browns Plains

3.34 35th pct 3.80 42nd pct

Departures/1k in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +1,108.2 more in Browns Plains

375.9 33rd pct 1,484.1 73rd pct

PT routes in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +8 more in Browns Plains

8 52nd pct 16 80th pct

Stop walk in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +5 longer in Browns Plains

4 43rd pct 9 68th pct

Drive to city in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +6 longer in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

27 54th pct 21 43rd pct

Reach 30 min in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +11,005 more in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

19,166 60th pct 8,161 21st pct

Reach 45 min in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +11,049 more in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

35,198 44th pct 24,149 33rd pct

How people get to work

69.6% Car (driver) ◂ +0.2 pts 69.4%

8.2% Worked at home ◂ +0.5 pts 7.8%

5.2% Car (passenger) +0.7 pts ▸ 5.8%

1.4% Bus +0.6 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.8% Walked even 0.8%

0.2% Train +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Bicycle even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

38.5% 2 vehicles +1.2 pts ▸ 39.7%

36.1% 1 vehicle ◂ +0.2 pts 35.9%

13.2% 3 vehicles even 13.1%

8.3% 4 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 6.2%

4.1% No vehicle +0.9 pts ▸ 5.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.3% Health care & social assistance +2.1 pts ▸ 16.4%

10.7% Retail trade +0.3 pts ▸ 11.0%

10.3% Construction +0.1 pts ▸ 10.4%

9.4% Manufacturing +0.8 pts ▸ 10.2%

9.6% Transport & warehousing even 9.7%

5.9% Education & training ◂ +0.7 pts 5.2%

5.7% Accommodation & food even 5.6%

5.1% Other services ◂ +1.1 pts 4.1%

3.8% Wholesale trade +1.0 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.7% Public administration & safety +0.3 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.9% Professional & technical ◂ +0.8 pts 3.1%

3.8% Administrative & support ◂ +0.5 pts 3.2%

Occupations people work in

15.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.2 pts 15.4%

15.6% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.8 pts 14.8%

12.4% Labourers +1.6 pts ▸ 13.9%

13.3% Community & personal service +0.5 pts ▸ 13.7%

13.1% Clerical & administrative even 13.0%

11.4% Professionals +0.5 pts ▸ 11.9%

8.1% Sales workers +0.3 pts ▸ 8.4%

8.2% Managers ◂ +1.3 pts 6.9%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

IRSD decile in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +1 higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

3 29th pct 2 14th pct

IER decile in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +2 higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

4 36th pct 2 14th pct

IEO decile in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

IRSAD score in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +31 higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

924 20th pct 893 11th pct

ERP in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +17,556 higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

27,073 91st pct 9,517 45th pct

Growth in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +23.5 pts higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

38.4% 99th pct 14.9% 87th pct

Businesses in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +1,077 higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

1,909 86th pct 832 45th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +16 higher in Browns Plains

1,105 68th pct 1,121 70th pct

Max temp in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +0.3 higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

27.6 87th pct 27.3 86th pct

Min temp in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +0.6 higher in Browns Plains

13.8 72nd pct 14.5 77th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +2.3 higher in Browns Plains

3.0 20th pct 5.3 47th pct

Types ≤15 min in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +2.3 more in Browns Plains

2.8 17th pct 5.1 47th pct

15-min city in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +55.1 pts higher in Browns Plains

13.7% 9th pct 68.7% 52nd pct

Walk to shops in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +28.4 pts higher in Browns Plains

41.6% 31st pct 70.0% 56th pct

Walk to transit in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +35.2 pts higher in Browns Plains

49.8% 24th pct 85.0% 42nd pct

Walk to school in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +21.2 pts higher in Browns Plains

51.3% 31st pct 72.5% 49th pct

Walk to a park in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +13.5 pts higher in Browns Plains

86.3% 33rd pct 99.7% 65th pct

Walk to health in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +61.7 pts higher in Browns Plains

11.3% 18th pct 73.0% 71st pct

Amenities/1k in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +6.8 more in Browns Plains

8.0 11th pct 14.8 54th pct

Intersections/km² in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +134 higher in Browns Plains

53 41st pct 187 68th pct

Mean slope in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Browns Plains +0.6 pts higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

5.2% 48th pct 4.6% 36th pct

Compare Boronia Heights - Park Ridge with nearby areas

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Compare Browns Plains with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Boronia Heights - Park Ridge vs Browns Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/311031311/boronia-heights-park-ridge/vs/311031312/browns-plains