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Branyan - Kensington vs Svensson Heights - Norville

Name: Branyan - Kensington vs Svensson Heights - Norville — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 7.3 km apart · Branyan - Kensington profile · Svensson Heights - Norville profile

Branyan - Kensington Svensson Heights - Norville

Svensson Heights - Norville and Branyan - Kensington are neighbouring areas with very different layouts and lifestyles. Svensson Heights - Norville is very walkable, with 93.6% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 77.7% near groceries. It has a higher share of renters (35.8%) and one-parent families (23.4%), and far more people living alone (35.8%). In contrast, Branyan - Kensington is car-dependent, where 88.4% of homes have three or more bedrooms and 17.1% of households earn $3,000 or more per week. This area also has a higher share of adults working or looking for work (62.5%).

Since 2011, the gap between them has widened in several ways, particularly regarding household income, the number of people living alone, and the share of people in employment. Despite these diverging trends, they remain similar in other ways, such as the percentage of people who use another language at home and the number of businesses. Both areas also share nearly identical weather patterns and the same typical age for First Nations residents.

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Where they differ most

Living alone: 20.2 pts higher in Svensson Heights - Norville Renting: 17.5 pts higher in Svensson Heights - Norville No car: 7.8 pts higher in Svensson Heights - Norville Household size: 0.6 larger in Branyan - Kensington 3+ bedrooms: 13.0 pts higher in Branyan - Kensington

Demographics & Identity

Population in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +425 larger in Svensson Heights - Norville gap narrowing

5,384 25th pct 5,809 28th pct

Median age in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +5 yrs older in Svensson Heights - Norville gap widening

39 yrs 48th pct 44 yrs 75th pct

Age structure

26.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.2 pts 24.9%

17.4% Seniors (65+) +7.5 pts ▸ 24.9%

23.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.9 pts 21.7%

21.0% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.5 pts 16.4%

12.0% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.2 pts 11.8%

Marital status

54.1% Married ◂ +16.3 pts 37.8%

29.6% Never married +6.9 pts ▸ 36.5%

8.2% Divorced +3.5 pts ▸ 11.7%

4.0% Widowed +5.3 pts ▸ 9.3%

4.0% Separated +0.8 pts ▸ 4.8%

Age & sex structure

Branyan - Kensington Svensson Heights - Norville

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

85.5% Australia ◂ +0.7 pts 84.8%

2.3% England ◂ +0.3 pts 2.0%

1.3% New Zealand +0.7 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.0% Philippines ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

0.2% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% India even 0.3%

0.3% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.0% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

41.8% Australian +1.2 pts ▸ 43.0%

41.8% English +1.0 pts ▸ 42.7%

10.4% Scottish ◂ +0.4 pts 10.1%

8.6% Irish +1.3 pts ▸ 9.9%

8.6% German +0.1 pts ▸ 8.8%

3.0% Italian ◂ +0.7 pts 2.3%

1.6% Dutch ◂ +0.5 pts 1.2%

1.5% Filipino ◂ +0.2 pts 1.3%

0.8% Indian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.7% Chinese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.2% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

91.2% English only ◂ +1.0 pts 90.3%

0.5% Mandarin ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.4% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.3% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Punjabi even 0.1%

0.0% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.9% Christianity +0.2 pts ▸ 49.1%

43.2% No religion ◂ +1.9 pts 41.3%

6.5% Not stated +0.6 pts ▸ 7.1%

0.9% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.1% Hinduism +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Islam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +2 more in Svensson Heights - Norville

1 0th pct 3 43rd pct

Schools/1k kids in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +2.26 more in Svensson Heights - Norville

0.89 11th pct 3.15 71st pct

Schools ≤3 km in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +8 more in Svensson Heights - Norville

9 21st pct 17 45th pct

Students in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +1,729 more in Svensson Heights - Norville

453 15th pct 2,182 66th pct

Avg size in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +274 larger in Svensson Heights - Norville

453 54th pct 727 81st pct

ICSEA in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +29 higher in Svensson Heights - Norville

974 30th pct 1,003 44th pct

Highest year of school

46.2% Year 12 ◂ +7.4 pts 38.8%

29.4% Year 10 +1.2 pts ▸ 30.6%

11.6% Year 9 or below +4.6 pts ▸ 16.2%

7.3% Year 11 ◂ +0.9 pts 6.4%

Highest qualification level

44.5% Certificate III / IV ◂ +1.6 pts 42.8%

16.7% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.5 pts 14.2%

13.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.4 pts 12.0%

3.3% Certificate I / II +0.7 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.7 pts 2.3%

2.8% Postgraduate degree even 2.8%

Field of qualification

18.8% Engineering & related ◂ +3.9 pts 14.8%

16.3% Management & commerce ◂ +2.4 pts 13.9%

12.6% Society & culture +0.9 pts ▸ 13.5%

12.3% Health ◂ +1.0 pts 11.3%

9.3% Education ◂ +1.3 pts 7.9%

5.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.5 pts ▸ 6.1%

6.0% Architecture & building ◂ +0.2 pts 5.9%

2.3% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 2.0%

1.0% Information technology +0.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.1% Creative arts +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.1% Natural & physical sciences +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +$139 higher in Branyan - Kensington gap widening

$715 31st pct $576 10th pct

Household income in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +$543 higher in Branyan - Kensington gap widening

$1,616 42nd pct $1,073 7th pct

Family income in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +$456 higher in Branyan - Kensington gap widening

$1,846 34th pct $1,390 9th pct

Household income distribution

30.0% $650–$1,499 +5.6 pts ▸ 35.5%

30.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.2 pts 23.7%

13.1% Under $650 +12.2 pts ▸ 25.4%

11.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +6.9 pts 4.3%

5.9% $4,000 or more ◂ +3.3 pts 2.6%

Personal income distribution

43.5% Under $650 +7.5 pts ▸ 51.0%

32.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.5 pts 31.3%

15.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.7 pts 8.6%

2.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 1.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.3% Arthritis +3.9 pts ▸ 15.2%

9.6% Mental health +3.7 pts ▸ 13.3%

9.6% Asthma +1.6 pts ▸ 11.2%

8.6% Other condition +2.4 pts ▸ 11.0%

4.6% Heart disease +3.0 pts ▸ 7.6%

5.1% Diabetes +2.4 pts ▸ 7.5%

3.0% Cancer +1.6 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.7% Lung condition +1.9 pts ▸ 4.6%

1.2% Stroke +0.7 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.5% Dementia +1.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.5% None ◂ +9.1 pts 51.4%

21.4% One condition +2.2 pts ▸ 23.6%

6.4% Two conditions +2.7 pts ▸ 9.1%

3.9% Three or more +3.5 pts ▸ 7.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +100 larger in Svensson Heights - Norville

266 62nd pct 366 72nd pct

Median age in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville even

21 yrs 21st pct 21 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +$85 higher in Branyan - Kensington

$580 38th pct $495 18th pct

Household income in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +$299 higher in Branyan - Kensington

$1,447 34th pct $1,148 12th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +0.6 larger in Branyan - Kensington gap widening

2.8 79th pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

58.1% Couples with children ◂ +11.4 pts 46.7%

28.8% Couples without children ◂ +0.4 pts 28.4%

12.7% One-parent families +10.7 pts ▸ 23.4%

0.5% Other families +1.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

Household size

37.5% 2 people ◂ +4.8 pts 32.7%

15.6% 1 person +20.2 pts ▸ 35.8%

17.2% 4 people ◂ +7.0 pts 10.2%

16.8% 3 people ◂ +2.7 pts 14.1%

8.1% 5 people ◂ +3.4 pts 4.7%

4.8% 6 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 2.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +$55 higher in Branyan - Kensington gap widening

$330 36th pct $275 21st pct

Mortgage in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +$408 higher in Branyan - Kensington gap widening

$1,600 34th pct $1,192 11th pct

People / bedroom in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +0.10 higher in Branyan - Kensington gap widening

0.80 29th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

41.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +14.9 pts 27.0%

36.9% Owned outright ◂ +2.1 pts 34.8%

18.2% Rented +17.5 pts ▸ 35.8%

1.9% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

1.0% Other tenure ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

Types of homes

94.2% Separate house ◂ +9.6 pts 84.6%

0.5% Townhouse / semi-detached +14.1 pts ▸ 14.7%

4.5% Other dwelling ◂ +4.3 pts 0.2%

0.3% Flat or apartment +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

34.4% 3 bedrooms +19.9 pts ▸ 54.3%

44.0% 4 bedrooms ◂ +26.3 pts 17.8%

6.5% 2 bedrooms +11.1 pts ▸ 17.6%

9.9% 5 or more ◂ +6.7 pts 3.3%

3.0% 1 bedroom +1.9 pts ▸ 4.9%

0.8% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Weekly rent distribution

45.9% $200–$349 +20.5 pts ▸ 66.5%

44.7% $350–$549 ◂ +36.0 pts 8.7%

6.6% Under $200 +12.9 pts ▸ 19.5%

0.0% $750 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.6% $1,000–$1,799 +7.8 pts ▸ 49.4%

18.4% Under $1,000 +12.2 pts ▸ 30.6%

27.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +17.0 pts 10.6%

5.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.8 pts 2.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +36 more in Svensson Heights - Norville

1 2nd pct 37 47th pct

Stops/1k in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +6.18 more in Svensson Heights - Norville

0.19 2nd pct 6.37 77th pct

Departures/1k in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +301.4 more in Svensson Heights - Norville

10.2 7th pct 311.6 31st pct

PT routes in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +1 more in Svensson Heights - Norville

2 14th pct 3 21st pct

Stop walk in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +59 longer in Branyan - Kensington

66 97th pct 7 61st pct

How people get to work

73.8% Car (driver) ◂ +0.6 pts 73.2%

5.7% Car (passenger) +0.8 pts ▸ 6.5%

4.3% Worked at home ◂ +0.4 pts 3.9%

1.1% Walked +0.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.2% Bicycle +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.4% Bus ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

24.5% 1 vehicle +19.7 pts ▸ 44.2%

40.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +9.0 pts 31.8%

19.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +9.5 pts 10.2%

13.9% 4 or more ◂ +9.6 pts 4.3%

1.6% No vehicle +7.8 pts ▸ 9.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

20.0% Health care & social assistance +2.9 pts ▸ 23.0%

11.5% Retail trade +0.6 pts ▸ 12.1%

9.5% Construction ◂ +2.0 pts 7.5%

7.3% Education & training +1.8 pts ▸ 9.0%

6.4% Manufacturing +0.9 pts ▸ 7.3%

5.6% Accommodation & food +1.2 pts ▸ 6.8%

5.7% Other services ◂ +2.0 pts 3.7%

5.4% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +1.3 pts 4.1%

4.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.1 pts 4.6%

3.4% Professional & technical ◂ +1.0 pts 2.4%

3.2% Transport & warehousing +0.1 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.5% Administrative & support +0.6 pts ▸ 3.1%

Occupations people work in

13.5% Community & personal service +4.4 pts ▸ 17.9%

16.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.3 pts 12.9%

15.9% Professionals ◂ +0.6 pts 15.3%

11.2% Labourers +4.5 pts ▸ 15.7%

13.4% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.8 pts 10.6%

10.2% Sales workers +0.7 pts ▸ 10.9%

9.5% Managers ◂ +2.2 pts 7.3%

8.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.9 pts 7.8%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +2 higher in Branyan - Kensington

3 29th pct 1 0th pct

IRSD decile in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +4 higher in Branyan - Kensington

5 43rd pct 1 0th pct

IER decile in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +6 higher in Branyan - Kensington

7 64th pct 1 0th pct

IEO decile in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +1 higher in Branyan - Kensington

2 14th pct 1 0th pct

IRSAD score in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +86 higher in Branyan - Kensington

950 30th pct 864 6th pct

ERP in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +59 higher in Svensson Heights - Norville

5,969 26th pct 6,028 26th pct

Growth in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +7.2 pts higher in Branyan - Kensington

10.1% 80th pct 2.9% 36th pct

Businesses in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +19 higher in Svensson Heights - Norville

388 18th pct 407 19th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +14 higher in Svensson Heights - Norville

792 44th pct 805 45th pct

Max temp in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +0.1 higher in Branyan - Kensington

28.0 88th pct 27.9 87th pct

Min temp in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +0.1 higher in Svensson Heights - Norville

17.0 88th pct 17.1 89th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +5.0 higher in Svensson Heights - Norville

1.1 5th pct 6.1 60th pct

Types ≤15 min in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +5.2 more in Svensson Heights - Norville

1.2 5th pct 6.5 68th pct

15-min city in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +70.8 pts higher in Svensson Heights - Norville

7.8% 5th pct 78.6% 61st pct

Walk to shops in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +57.4 pts higher in Svensson Heights - Norville

20.3% 13th pct 77.7% 63rd pct

Walk to transit in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +90.0 pts higher in Svensson Heights - Norville

3.6% 3rd pct 93.6% 54th pct

Walk to school in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +63.1 pts higher in Svensson Heights - Norville

20.4% 11th pct 83.5% 60th pct

Walk to a park in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +55.3 pts higher in Svensson Heights - Norville

43.5% 11th pct 98.9% 55th pct

Walk to health in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +56.3 pts higher in Svensson Heights - Norville

8.4% 15th pct 64.8% 65th pct

Amenities/1k in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +8.7 more in Svensson Heights - Norville

6.1 4th pct 14.8 54th pct

Intersections/km² in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +101 higher in Svensson Heights - Norville

16 29th pct 117 55th pct

Mean slope in Branyan - Kensington in Svensson Heights - Norville +0.7 pts higher in Branyan - Kensington

5.4% 52nd pct 4.7% 40th pct

Compare Branyan - Kensington with nearby areas

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Compare Svensson Heights - Norville with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Branyan - Kensington vs Svensson Heights - Norville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/319011494/branyan-kensington/vs/319011501/svensson-heights-norville