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Burnside - Wattle Park vs Toorak Gardens

Name: Burnside - Wattle Park vs Toorak Gardens — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.7 km apart · Burnside - Wattle Park profile · Toorak Gardens profile

Burnside - Wattle Park Toorak Gardens

Burnside - Wattle Park and Toorak Gardens are neighbouring areas with distinct housing and amenity profiles. Burnside - Wattle Park has a far higher share of separate houses (73.1% compared to 55.1%) and homes with three or more bedrooms (75.2% versus 60.6%). It also has a much larger school presence, with five schools and a far larger number of enrolments. In contrast, Toorak Gardens is far more walkable, with 100% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services and groceries, and a far higher number of walkable amenities per resident.

These two areas share many core characteristics, including a typical resident age of 44 and nearly identical typical weekly personal incomes of around $960 to $980. While they remain very similar in these respects, some gaps are shifting; the share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is now well higher in Toorak Gardens, a gap that has widened since 2011. The proportion of people living alone is also well higher in Toorak Gardens, though this difference has narrowed over the last decade.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 18.0 pts higher in Burnside - Wattle Park 3+ bedrooms: 14.6 pts higher in Burnside - Wattle Park Living alone: 7.5 pts higher in Toorak Gardens Needs assistance: 1.4 pts higher in Toorak Gardens Recent arrivals: 6.0 pts higher in Toorak Gardens

Demographics & Identity

Population in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +2,431 larger in Burnside - Wattle Park gap steady

19,066 88th pct 16,635 82nd pct

Median age in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens even gap narrowing

44 yrs 75th pct 44 yrs 75th pct

Age structure

27.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.2 pts 24.0%

22.3% Seniors (65+) +3.7 pts ▸ 26.0%

21.3% Young adults (25–44) +0.9 pts ▸ 22.2%

16.3% Children (0–14) even 16.3%

12.9% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.3 pts 11.6%

Marital status

54.0% Married ◂ +1.7 pts 52.4%

31.1% Never married ◂ +0.9 pts 30.2%

7.7% Divorced +0.2 pts ▸ 7.9%

5.1% Widowed +2.5 pts ▸ 7.6%

2.0% Separated ◂ +0.1 pts 1.9%

Age & sex structure

Burnside - Wattle Park Toorak Gardens

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

64.8% Australia +2.1 pts ▸ 66.9%

6.0% China ◂ +0.4 pts 5.6%

4.5% England ◂ +0.2 pts 4.3%

2.4% India +0.9 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.9% Italy ◂ +1.0 pts 0.9%

0.8% New Zealand even 0.8%

0.6% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.7% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.3% Philippines even 0.4%

0.2% Nepal even 0.1%

Ancestry

32.1% English +2.6 pts ▸ 34.7%

25.3% Australian +0.6 pts ▸ 25.9%

13.2% Chinese ◂ +1.5 pts 11.7%

10.3% Italian ◂ +3.2 pts 7.2%

8.5% Scottish +0.8 pts ▸ 9.3%

8.0% Irish +1.2 pts ▸ 9.3%

6.5% German ◂ +0.5 pts 6.1%

3.2% Indian +0.6 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.5% Greek ◂ +0.6 pts 2.9%

1.4% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 1.3%

0.9% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.5% Filipino even 0.5%

Language

Language used at home

70.9% English only +1.4 pts ▸ 72.3%

8.0% Mandarin ◂ +0.6 pts 7.5%

2.7% Italian ◂ +1.3 pts 1.5%

2.3% Cantonese ◂ +0.9 pts 1.4%

1.6% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%

0.7% Hindi +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.6% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.8% Arabic ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.6% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.2% Tagalog even 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

43.7% No religion +0.4 pts ▸ 44.1%

43.3% Christianity ◂ +0.1 pts 43.2%

4.0% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 3.8%

3.4% Buddhism ◂ +0.4 pts 3.0%

2.1% Hinduism +0.7 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.9% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.3% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%

0.2% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +2 more in Burnside - Wattle Park

5 64th pct 3 43rd pct

Schools/1k kids in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +0.50 more in Burnside - Wattle Park

1.61 36th pct 1.11 18th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +17 more in Toorak Gardens

32 73rd pct 49 87th pct

Students in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +4,085 more in Burnside - Wattle Park

5,642 90th pct 1,557 52nd pct

Avg size in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +609 larger in Burnside - Wattle Park

1,128 95th pct 519 63rd pct

ICSEA in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +19 higher in Toorak Gardens

1,140 94th pct 1,159 99th pct

Highest year of school

76.9% Year 12 +0.6 pts ▸ 77.5%

9.3% Year 11 ◂ +0.2 pts 9.1%

6.6% Year 10 ◂ +0.1 pts 6.5%

4.1% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.3 pts 3.8%

Highest qualification level

40.8% Bachelor degree +1.7 pts ▸ 42.5%

18.7% Postgraduate degree +1.0 pts ▸ 19.6%

13.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.1 pts 12.3%

11.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +2.0 pts 9.8%

6.1% Graduate diploma / certificate even 6.1%

0.8% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Field of qualification

23.0% Management & commerce ◂ +0.3 pts 22.7%

16.1% Health +2.4 pts ▸ 18.5%

14.4% Society & culture even 14.4%

10.1% Engineering & related ◂ +0.7 pts 9.4%

9.3% Education even 9.3%

4.6% Natural & physical sciences +0.5 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.7% Creative arts ◂ +0.6 pts 4.1%

4.3% Architecture & building ◂ +1.1 pts 3.1%

3.1% Information technology +0.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

3.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.6 pts 2.4%

1.1% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +$20 higher in Toorak Gardens gap narrowing

$957 74th pct $977 75th pct

Household income in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +$157 higher in Burnside - Wattle Park gap steady

$2,086 71st pct $1,929 61st pct

Family income in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +$11 higher in Toorak Gardens gap narrowing

$2,657 80th pct $2,668 80th pct

Household income distribution

26.1% $1,500–$2,999 +0.1 pts ▸ 26.2%

22.2% $650–$1,499 +1.2 pts ▸ 23.5%

21.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 21.3%

13.5% Under $650 +1.2 pts ▸ 14.7%

10.1% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.7 pts 8.4%

Personal income distribution

37.1% Under $650 ◂ +1.2 pts 35.8%

28.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.4 pts 27.5%

21.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.2 pts 20.2%

10.1% $3,000 or more +2.1 pts ▸ 12.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.8% Arthritis +1.0 pts ▸ 8.8%

7.6% Other condition +0.9 pts ▸ 8.5%

6.8% Mental health +0.8 pts ▸ 7.5%

6.6% Asthma +0.1 pts ▸ 6.6%

4.4% Heart disease +0.3 pts ▸ 4.8%

4.2% Diabetes ◂ +0.4 pts 3.8%

3.6% Cancer +0.4 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.8% Dementia +0.8 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.2% Lung condition +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.8% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

69.5% None ◂ +1.3 pts 68.2%

18.9% One condition +0.1 pts ▸ 19.0%

5.3% Two conditions +0.9 pts ▸ 6.2%

2.2% Three or more +0.5 pts ▸ 2.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +23 larger in Burnside - Wattle Park

80 26th pct 57 18th pct

Median age in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +6 yrs older in Toorak Gardens

26 yrs 64th pct 32 yrs 89th pct

Median income in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +$138 higher in Toorak Gardens

$624 48th pct $762 71st pct

Household income in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +$291 higher in Burnside - Wattle Park

$1,916 63rd pct $1,625 46th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +0.2 larger in Burnside - Wattle Park gap narrowing

2.5 43rd pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

62.0% Couples with children ◂ +0.4 pts 61.6%

26.9% Couples without children +1.5 pts ▸ 28.4%

10.3% One-parent families ◂ +1.1 pts 9.2%

0.9% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Household size

33.8% 2 people ◂ +1.5 pts 32.2%

25.1% 1 person +7.5 pts ▸ 32.5%

17.6% 4 people ◂ +1.9 pts 15.8%

15.6% 3 people ◂ +3.1 pts 12.4%

6.1% 5 people ◂ +0.6 pts 5.5%

2.0% 6 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 1.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +$21 higher in Burnside - Wattle Park gap steady

$360 46th pct $339 39th pct

Mortgage in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +$78 higher in Burnside - Wattle Park gap widening

$2,245 77th pct $2,167 73rd pct

People / bedroom in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

43.5% Owned outright ◂ +2.4 pts 41.1%

33.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +7.1 pts 26.2%

20.5% Rented +5.6 pts ▸ 26.1%

2.1% Other tenure +3.5 pts ▸ 5.6%

0.7% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Types of homes

73.1% Separate house ◂ +18.0 pts 55.1%

17.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +12.0 pts ▸ 29.1%

9.6% Flat or apartment +6.0 pts ▸ 15.5%

0.1% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

38.5% 3 bedrooms ◂ +4.2 pts 34.3%

21.6% 2 bedrooms +8.4 pts ▸ 30.0%

28.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +7.8 pts 20.7%

2.6% 1 bedroom +5.8 pts ▸ 8.4%

8.2% 5 or more ◂ +2.5 pts 5.6%

0.0% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

42.1% $350–$549 ◂ +10.8 pts 31.4%

32.3% $200–$349 +8.9 pts ▸ 41.2%

10.5% $550–$749 ◂ +0.8 pts 9.7%

8.7% Under $200 +1.1 pts ▸ 9.8%

4.3% $750 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 5.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

32.4% $3,000 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 33.1%

29.3% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +4.2 pts 25.0%

18.6% $1,000–$1,799 +2.2 pts ▸ 20.8%

14.6% Under $1,000 +1.0 pts ▸ 15.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +13 more in Toorak Gardens

87 84th pct 100 86th pct

Stops/1k in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +1.45 more in Toorak Gardens

4.56 54th pct 6.01 73rd pct

Departures/1k in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +302.3 more in Toorak Gardens

1,112.2 61st pct 1,414.5 72nd pct

PT routes in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +10 more in Toorak Gardens

21 86th pct 31 86th pct

Stop walk in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +1 longer in Toorak Gardens

3 29th pct 4 43rd pct

Drive to city in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +2 longer in Burnside - Wattle Park

8 7th pct 6 2nd pct

Reach 30 min in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +2,431 more in Burnside - Wattle Park

19,066 59th pct 16,635 53rd pct

Reach 45 min in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +29,798 more in Burnside - Wattle Park

75,484 64th pct 45,686 51st pct

Transit to city in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +20 longer in Burnside - Wattle Park

59 51st pct 39 17th pct

How people get to work

59.7% Car (driver) ◂ +5.3 pts 54.4%

15.1% Worked at home +0.9 pts ▸ 16.0%

5.0% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 4.7%

4.2% Car (passenger) +0.8 pts ▸ 4.9%

1.6% Walked +1.7 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.9% Bicycle +1.3 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

35.7% 1 vehicle +6.1 pts ▸ 41.8%

40.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.4 pts 35.9%

12.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.2 pts 9.6%

4.8% No vehicle +3.0 pts ▸ 7.9%

6.3% 4 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 4.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.2% Health care & social assistance +1.7 pts ▸ 19.9%

13.2% Professional & technical +1.1 pts ▸ 14.3%

11.6% Education & training ◂ +1.2 pts 10.4%

8.6% Retail trade ◂ +0.9 pts 7.7%

6.7% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.3 pts 6.4%

6.4% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.3 pts 6.1%

5.7% Construction ◂ +0.8 pts 4.9%

4.4% Manufacturing +0.1 pts ▸ 4.5%

4.0% Finance & insurance +0.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.0% Other services ◂ +0.3 pts 2.7%

2.6% Administrative & support ◂ +0.1 pts 2.5%

2.3% Rental & real estate +0.1 pts ▸ 2.5%

Occupations people work in

38.2% Professionals +3.3 pts ▸ 41.6%

16.7% Managers ◂ +0.3 pts 16.4%

12.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.1 pts 11.6%

9.3% Community & personal service ◂ +0.3 pts 9.0%

7.8% Sales workers ◂ +0.4 pts 7.4%

7.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.3 pts 6.7%

4.6% Labourers ◂ +0.1 pts 4.5%

2.1% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.6 pts 1.5%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens even

9 86th pct 9 86th pct

IRSD decile in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens even

9 86th pct 9 86th pct

IER decile in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +1 higher in Burnside - Wattle Park

8 71st pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +1 higher in Toorak Gardens

9 86th pct 10 100th pct

IRSAD score in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +4 higher in Burnside - Wattle Park

1,099 87th pct 1,095 86th pct

ERP in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +2,957 higher in Burnside - Wattle Park

20,275 86th pct 17,318 79th pct

Growth in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +1.9 pts higher in Burnside - Wattle Park

5.2% 56th pct 3.3% 39th pct

Businesses in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +1,546 higher in Toorak Gardens

2,207 86th pct 3,753 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens even

624 22nd pct 624 22nd pct

Max temp in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens even

21.7 34th pct 21.7 34th pct

Min temp in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens even

11.2 41st pct 11.2 41st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +1.0 higher in Toorak Gardens

7.5 80th pct 8.5 92nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +0.9 more in Toorak Gardens

7.1 78th pct 8.0 99th pct

15-min city in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +11.3 pts higher in Toorak Gardens

88.7% 69th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to shops in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +16.7 pts higher in Toorak Gardens

82.8% 68th pct 99.5% 96th pct

Walk to transit in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +7.0 pts higher in Toorak Gardens

92.9% 53rd pct 99.9% 84th pct

Walk to school in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +9.4 pts higher in Toorak Gardens

87.8% 65th pct 97.1% 81st pct

Walk to a park in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +0.5 pts higher in Toorak Gardens

99.5% 58th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +13.2 pts higher in Toorak Gardens

86.8% 81st pct 100.0% 100th pct

Amenities/1k in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +9.1 more in Toorak Gardens

13.5 46th pct 22.6 77th pct

Intersections/km² in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +284 higher in Toorak Gardens

167 64th pct 451 91st pct

Mean slope in Burnside - Wattle Park in Toorak Gardens +3.1 pts higher in Burnside - Wattle Park

7.0% 73rd pct 3.9% 24th pct

Compare Burnside - Wattle Park with nearby areas

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Compare Toorak Gardens with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Burnside - Wattle Park vs Toorak Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/401031011/burnside-wattle-park/vs/401031013/toorak-gardens