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Ashfield - Kepnock vs Walkervale - Avenell Heights

Name: Ashfield - Kepnock vs Walkervale - Avenell Heights — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.3 km apart · Ashfield - Kepnock profile · Walkervale - Avenell Heights profile

Ashfield - Kepnock Walkervale - Avenell Heights

Walkervale - Avenell Heights and Ashfield - Kepnock are neighbouring areas in Bundaberg with different patterns of access and diversity. Ashfield - Kepnock has a much higher share of recent overseas arrivals at 23.4% compared to 11.4% in Walkervale - Avenell Heights. Transport and services differ sharply, as Walkervale - Avenell Heights has far more public transport stops and more homes within a short walk of health services. In contrast, Ashfield - Kepnock has far larger school sizes, with the typical school having 960 students compared to 312 in Walkervale - Avenell Heights.

These two places share a very similar profile in many ways, including a nearly identical share of people aged 65 and over and almost the same typical weekly rent. This common ground exists even as some gaps widen; for example, the difference in the share of people born overseas and those who finished Year 12 has grown since 2011. While Walkervale - Avenell Heights is more connected to public transport, both areas sit well below the national figure for people born overseas.

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Where they differ most

Population: 5,323 larger in Walkervale - Avenell Heights Recent arrivals: 12.0 pts higher in Ashfield - Kepnock Limited English: 1.0 pts higher in Ashfield - Kepnock 3+ bedrooms: 5.4 pts higher in Ashfield - Kepnock PT commute: 0.7 pts higher in Ashfield - Kepnock

Demographics & Identity

Population in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +5,323 larger in Walkervale - Avenell Heights gap narrowing

5,659 27th pct 10,982 58th pct

Median age in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +2 yrs older in Walkervale - Avenell Heights gap widening

40 yrs 52nd pct 42 yrs 64th pct

Age structure

22.0% Older adults (45–64) +2.2 pts ▸ 24.2%

23.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.4 pts 22.3%

23.0% Seniors (65+) +0.6 pts ▸ 23.6%

19.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.7 pts 18.2%

11.2% Youth (15–24) +0.3 pts ▸ 11.6%

Marital status

45.0% Married ◂ +3.8 pts 41.2%

33.1% Never married +1.4 pts ▸ 34.6%

10.2% Divorced +1.3 pts ▸ 11.5%

7.9% Widowed even 8.0%

3.9% Separated +0.9 pts ▸ 4.8%

Age & sex structure

Ashfield - Kepnock Walkervale - Avenell Heights

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

81.3% Australia +2.8 pts ▸ 84.1%

2.5% England ◂ +0.4 pts 2.1%

1.6% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 1.5%

1.1% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

0.6% India ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.5% China ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.4% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.2% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% South Africa even 0.2%

0.1% Nepal even 0.2%

Ancestry

39.4% Australian +3.0 pts ▸ 42.4%

40.7% English +1.2 pts ▸ 41.9%

8.6% Irish +1.0 pts ▸ 9.6%

9.4% Scottish ◂ +0.2 pts 9.2%

8.9% German +0.3 pts ▸ 9.1%

2.8% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 2.6%

1.8% Filipino ◂ +0.2 pts 1.6%

1.7% Chinese ◂ +1.3 pts 0.5%

1.3% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.1% Indian ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

0.3% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Greek even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

86.3% English only +3.3 pts ▸ 89.6%

1.1% Mandarin ◂ +0.9 pts 0.2%

0.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.2% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% Cantonese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Hindi even 0.1%

0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

50.1% Christianity ◂ +0.7 pts 49.4%

39.8% No religion +0.8 pts ▸ 40.6%

6.9% Not stated +1.2 pts ▸ 8.1%

1.3% Buddhism ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

0.8% Islam ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

0.7% Hinduism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.2% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +1 more in Walkervale - Avenell Heights

2 14th pct 3 43rd pct

Schools/1k kids in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +0.27 more in Ashfield - Kepnock

1.77 41st pct 1.50 32nd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +1 more in Ashfield - Kepnock

19 49th pct 18 47th pct

Students in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +984 more in Ashfield - Kepnock

1,919 60th pct 935 35th pct

Avg size in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +648 larger in Ashfield - Kepnock

960 90th pct 312 34th pct

ICSEA in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +31 higher in Ashfield - Kepnock

976 31st pct 946 17th pct

Highest year of school

42.3% Year 12 ◂ +4.6 pts 37.7%

27.9% Year 10 +3.3 pts ▸ 31.2%

14.6% Year 9 or below +2.1 pts ▸ 16.6%

6.8% Year 11 +0.3 pts ▸ 7.1%

Highest qualification level

39.2% Certificate III / IV +5.1 pts ▸ 44.2%

16.9% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.1 pts 13.8%

12.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.5 pts 12.0%

4.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 4.0%

2.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.7 pts 2.1%

2.1% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

Field of qualification

14.7% Engineering & related +1.1 pts ▸ 15.8%

14.2% Management & commerce +0.5 pts ▸ 14.7%

13.2% Society & culture ◂ +0.6 pts 12.6%

11.8% Health ◂ +2.3 pts 9.5%

8.5% Education +0.3 pts ▸ 8.8%

6.8% Food, hospitality & personal services even 6.8%

5.7% Architecture & building +0.7 pts ▸ 6.4%

2.0% Agriculture & environment +0.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.8% Information technology ◂ +0.5 pts 1.3%

1.7% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.4 pts 1.4%

0.9% Creative arts +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +$76 higher in Ashfield - Kepnock gap widening

$657 21st pct $581 11th pct

Household income in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +$156 higher in Ashfield - Kepnock gap widening

$1,273 19th pct $1,117 9th pct

Family income in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +$146 higher in Ashfield - Kepnock gap widening

$1,565 17th pct $1,419 11th pct

Household income distribution

33.2% $650–$1,499 +2.3 pts ▸ 35.4%

27.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.3 pts 25.8%

20.9% Under $650 +2.4 pts ▸ 23.2%

6.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.0 pts 4.9%

4.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 3.0%

Personal income distribution

44.9% Under $650 +5.9 pts ▸ 50.8%

32.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.9 pts 32.0%

11.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.6 pts 8.7%

1.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 1.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.8% Arthritis +1.2 pts ▸ 14.1%

11.3% Mental health +1.9 pts ▸ 13.2%

9.5% Asthma +2.3 pts ▸ 11.7%

10.2% Other condition +0.4 pts ▸ 10.6%

5.9% Diabetes +1.8 pts ▸ 7.7%

6.1% Heart disease +0.4 pts ▸ 6.4%

4.2% Cancer ◂ +0.3 pts 3.9%

3.0% Lung condition +0.9 pts ▸ 3.9%

1.6% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.2% Dementia even 1.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.0% None ◂ +4.5 pts 51.5%

21.0% One condition +2.1 pts ▸ 23.1%

8.4% Two conditions +1.1 pts ▸ 9.5%

5.5% Three or more +1.0 pts ▸ 6.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +455 larger in Walkervale - Avenell Heights

307 66th pct 762 86th pct

Median age in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +1 yrs older in Walkervale - Avenell Heights

21 yrs 21st pct 22 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +$42 higher in Ashfield - Kepnock

$517 23rd pct $475 14th pct

Household income in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +$116 higher in Ashfield - Kepnock

$1,384 29th pct $1,268 20th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +0.1 larger in Ashfield - Kepnock gap steady

2.5 43rd pct 2.4 36th pct

Family composition

51.5% Couples with children ◂ +6.5 pts 44.9%

29.1% Couples without children +1.2 pts ▸ 30.3%

18.6% One-parent families +4.6 pts ▸ 23.2%

0.9% Other families +0.7 pts ▸ 1.5%

Household size

37.1% 2 people ◂ +1.2 pts 35.9%

26.5% 1 person +3.6 pts ▸ 30.0%

11.8% 3 people +2.9 pts ▸ 14.6%

13.7% 4 people ◂ +2.6 pts 11.1%

6.4% 5 people ◂ +2.0 pts 4.4%

3.9% 6 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 3.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +$15 higher in Ashfield - Kepnock gap widening

$290 24th pct $275 21st pct

Mortgage in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +$114 higher in Ashfield - Kepnock gap narrowing

$1,300 14th pct $1,186 10th pct

People / bedroom in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

34.6% Owned outright +1.6 pts ▸ 36.2%

30.0% Rented +4.2 pts ▸ 34.2%

32.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +5.7 pts 27.1%

1.7% Other tenure ◂ +1.0 pts 0.7%

0.9% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 1.6%

Types of homes

87.8% Separate house ◂ +2.6 pts 85.2%

9.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.4 pts 7.9%

2.5% Townhouse / semi-detached +2.4 pts ▸ 4.9%

0.0% Other dwelling +1.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

Bedrooms per home

50.0% 3 bedrooms +1.6 pts ▸ 51.5%

29.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +6.9 pts 22.3%

13.5% 2 bedrooms +2.4 pts ▸ 15.9%

4.6% 5 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 4.6%

0.8% 1 bedroom +2.8 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.2% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

62.6% $200–$349 +1.7 pts ▸ 64.3%

20.7% $350–$549 ◂ +6.8 pts 13.9%

13.3% Under $200 +4.1 pts ▸ 17.4%

0.0% $550–$749 +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% $750 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

49.4% $1,000–$1,799 +2.0 pts ▸ 51.4%

26.0% Under $1,000 +6.2 pts ▸ 32.2%

18.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +8.5 pts 10.0%

2.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 1.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +32 more in Walkervale - Avenell Heights

16 25th pct 48 57th pct

Stops/1k in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +1.54 more in Walkervale - Avenell Heights

2.83 28th pct 4.37 51st pct

Departures/1k in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +93.9 more in Walkervale - Avenell Heights

88.0 18th pct 181.9 24th pct

PT routes in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +1 more in Walkervale - Avenell Heights

3 21st pct 4 29th pct

Stop walk in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +13 longer in Ashfield - Kepnock

17 77th pct 4 43rd pct

How people get to work

72.1% Car (driver) +3.0 pts ▸ 75.1%

7.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.6 pts 7.0%

4.5% Worked at home ◂ +1.1 pts 3.4%

0.7% Walked +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

1.0% Bus ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

0.4% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

36.8% 1 vehicle +4.9 pts ▸ 41.7%

38.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +5.1 pts 33.2%

13.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.5 pts 11.6%

6.3% No vehicle +1.0 pts ▸ 7.3%

5.3% 4 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 6.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

20.0% Health care & social assistance +0.2 pts ▸ 20.2%

12.5% Retail trade ◂ +0.8 pts 11.6%

8.5% Education & training +0.4 pts ▸ 8.8%

7.8% Construction +0.5 pts ▸ 8.4%

7.6% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +1.0 pts 6.6%

6.7% Manufacturing +0.6 pts ▸ 7.3%

6.1% Accommodation & food +0.6 pts ▸ 6.7%

4.8% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.3 pts 4.5%

4.4% Other services ◂ +0.6 pts 3.8%

2.4% Transport & warehousing +1.0 pts ▸ 3.4%

3.1% Administrative & support ◂ +0.3 pts 2.8%

2.5% Professional & technical +0.3 pts ▸ 2.8%

Occupations people work in

16.3% Labourers +0.2 pts ▸ 16.5%

14.7% Community & personal service +1.4 pts ▸ 16.1%

13.5% Technicians & trades +2.0 pts ▸ 15.5%

15.5% Professionals ◂ +2.4 pts 13.0%

11.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.4 pts 11.3%

10.9% Sales workers ◂ +0.8 pts 10.1%

8.6% Managers ◂ +0.2 pts 8.3%

6.8% Machinery operators & drivers +0.8 pts ▸ 7.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +1 higher in Ashfield - Kepnock

2 14th pct 1 0th pct

IRSD decile in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +1 higher in Ashfield - Kepnock

2 14th pct 1 0th pct

IER decile in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +1 higher in Ashfield - Kepnock

3 29th pct 2 14th pct

IEO decile in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights even

1 0th pct 1 0th pct

IRSAD score in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +42 higher in Ashfield - Kepnock

903 13th pct 861 6th pct

ERP in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +5,432 higher in Walkervale - Avenell Heights

5,891 25th pct 11,323 54th pct

Growth in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +1.3 pts higher in Ashfield - Kepnock

3.4% 40th pct 2.1% 29th pct

Businesses in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +224 higher in Walkervale - Avenell Heights

219 10th pct 443 21st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +27 higher in Walkervale - Avenell Heights

778 43rd pct 805 45th pct

Max temp in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights even

27.8 87th pct 27.9 87th pct

Min temp in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +0.1 higher in Ashfield - Kepnock

17.2 89th pct 17.1 89th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +0.4 higher in Walkervale - Avenell Heights

5.1 44th pct 5.4 50th pct

Types ≤15 min in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +0.3 more in Walkervale - Avenell Heights

5.2 49th pct 5.5 53rd pct

15-min city in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +9.0 pts higher in Ashfield - Kepnock

80.8% 62nd pct 71.7% 55th pct

Walk to shops in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +10.8 pts higher in Ashfield - Kepnock

84.9% 70th pct 74.1% 60th pct

Walk to transit in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +18.3 pts higher in Walkervale - Avenell Heights

77.5% 37th pct 95.8% 58th pct

Walk to school in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +2.3 pts higher in Ashfield - Kepnock

80.9% 57th pct 78.6% 54th pct

Walk to a park in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +2.9 pts higher in Walkervale - Avenell Heights

90.2% 38th pct 93.1% 41st pct

Walk to health in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +18.6 pts higher in Walkervale - Avenell Heights

1.2% 2nd pct 19.7% 24th pct

Amenities/1k in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +2.3 more in Walkervale - Avenell Heights

6.2 4th pct 8.5 13th pct

Intersections/km² in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +5 higher in Ashfield - Kepnock

57 42nd pct 52 40th pct

Mean slope in Ashfield - Kepnock in Walkervale - Avenell Heights +0.3 pts higher in Ashfield - Kepnock

4.7% 39th pct 4.4% 33rd pct

Compare Ashfield - Kepnock with nearby areas

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Compare Walkervale - Avenell Heights with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ashfield - Kepnock vs Walkervale - Avenell Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/319011492/ashfield-kepnock/vs/319011502/walkervale-avenell-heights