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Cranbrook vs Douglas
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 8.0 km apart · Cranbrook profile · Douglas profile
Cranbrook Douglas
Douglas and Cranbrook are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Douglas is far younger, with a typical resident aged 26 compared to 40 in Cranbrook. It has a more highly qualified workforce, with 30.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher and a higher share of households earning $3,000 or more a week (24.3%). In contrast, Cranbrook is more established and accessible; it is very walkable, while Douglas is only somewhat walkable. Residents in Cranbrook are more likely to own their homes outright (33.1%) and have much easier access to schools, health services, and groceries within a 15-minute walk.
Both areas are almost identical in the proportion of recent overseas arrivals, which sit at around 21.7%. They also share similar household sizes and a similar number of public transport stops per person. While the gap in home ownership and the number of people moving into the area has narrowed since 2011, the difference in typical age has widened, with residents now 14 years older in Cranbrook.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 6,146
- First area, 2016: 5,908
- First area, 2021: 5,844
- Second area, 2011: 7,189
- Second area, 2016: 7,747
- Second area, 2021: 7,868
- First area, 2011: 36 yrs
- First area, 2016: 39 yrs
- First area, 2021: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 24 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 24 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 26 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Cranbrook: 0.7% males, 1.4% females; 85+ in Douglas: 0.5% males, 0.9% females
- 80–84 in Cranbrook: 1.3% males, 2.0% females; 80–84 in Douglas: 0.5% males, 0.5% females
- 75–79 in Cranbrook: 1.9% males, 2.6% females; 75–79 in Douglas: 0.5% males, 0.6% females
- 70–74 in Cranbrook: 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 70–74 in Douglas: 1.1% males, 1.2% females
- 65–69 in Cranbrook: 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 65–69 in Douglas: 1.5% males, 1.6% females
- 60–64 in Cranbrook: 2.7% males, 3.1% females; 60–64 in Douglas: 1.6% males, 2.0% females
- 55–59 in Cranbrook: 3.3% males, 3.4% females; 55–59 in Douglas: 1.9% males, 1.9% females
- 50–54 in Cranbrook: 3.0% males, 3.6% females; 50–54 in Douglas: 2.3% males, 2.5% females
- 45–49 in Cranbrook: 2.6% males, 3.4% females; 45–49 in Douglas: 2.3% males, 2.8% females
- 40–44 in Cranbrook: 2.5% males, 2.3% females; 40–44 in Douglas: 2.4% males, 2.6% females
- 35–39 in Cranbrook: 3.3% males, 3.1% females; 35–39 in Douglas: 3.4% males, 3.1% females
- 30–34 in Cranbrook: 2.9% males, 3.1% females; 30–34 in Douglas: 3.1% males, 3.5% females
- 25–29 in Cranbrook: 3.7% males, 3.3% females; 25–29 in Douglas: 5.1% males, 4.6% females
- 20–24 in Cranbrook: 3.8% males, 3.6% females; 20–24 in Douglas: 8.3% males, 10.6% females
- 15–19 in Cranbrook: 3.2% males, 2.9% females; 15–19 in Douglas: 4.9% males, 7.0% females
- 10–14 in Cranbrook: 3.2% males, 2.9% females; 10–14 in Douglas: 2.5% males, 2.7% females
- 5–9 in Cranbrook: 3.2% males, 2.6% females; 5–9 in Douglas: 2.5% males, 2.5% females
- 0–4 in Cranbrook: 2.8% males, 2.5% females; 0–4 in Douglas: 2.4% males, 2.6% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $574
- First area, 2016: $588
- First area, 2021: $703
- Second area, 2011: $558
- Second area, 2016: $577
- Second area, 2021: $781
- First area, 2011: $1,190
- First area, 2016: $1,244
- First area, 2021: $1,400
- Second area, 2011: $1,796
- Second area, 2016: $1,800
- Second area, 2021: $2,025
- First area, 2011: $1,416
- First area, 2016: $1,482
- First area, 2021: $1,757
- Second area, 2011: $2,053
- Second area, 2016: $2,127
- Second area, 2021: $2,411
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.8
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $285
- First area, 2016: $285
- First area, 2021: $293
- Second area, 2011: $350
- Second area, 2016: $340
- Second area, 2021: $360
- First area, 2011: $1,668
- First area, 2016: $1,511
- First area, 2021: $1,300
- Second area, 2011: $2,167
- Second area, 2016: $1,859
- Second area, 2021: $1,633
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.00
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Cranbrook vs Douglas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/318021472/cranbrook/vs/318021474/douglas