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Paradise - Newton vs Valley View - Gilles Plains
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.9 km apart · Paradise - Newton profile · Valley View - Gilles Plains profile
Paradise - Newton Valley View - Gilles Plains
Paradise - Newton and Valley View - Gilles Plains are neighbouring areas with distinct housing and service patterns. Valley View - Gilles Plains is dominated by detached houses (87.9%), while Paradise - Newton has a higher mix of townhouses and apartments. Services are more concentrated in Paradise - Newton, where 78.1% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services, compared to just 36.2% in Valley View - Gilles Plains. Paradise - Newton also has more schools and a higher share of adults with a bachelor degree (29.4% versus 24.2%).
Everyday life is similar in both places, with nearly identical typical weekly household incomes and very similar proportions of volunteers. Both areas have similar First Nations populations and a similar number of schools within 3 km. While Paradise - Newton is more connected by public transport and has a higher share of older residents, Valley View - Gilles Plains has a much higher share of homes with three or more bedrooms. These differences in housing and services persist as the two areas continue to track closely on many other social measures.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 18,793
- First area, 2016: 19,718
- First area, 2021: 21,601
- Second area, 2021: 10,504
- First area, 2011: 40 yrs
- First area, 2016: 42 yrs
- First area, 2021: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 38 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 Paradise - Newton: 1.6% males, 2.7% females; 85+ in Valley View - Gilles Plains: 0.7% males, 1.0% females
- 80–84 in Paradise - Newton: 1.7% males, 2.2% females; 80–84 in Valley View - Gilles Plains: 1.2% males, 1.3% females
- 75–79 in Paradise - Newton: 1.8% males, 2.5% females; 75–79 in Valley View - Gilles Plains: 2.0% males, 2.4% females
- 70–74 in Paradise - Newton: 2.0% males, 2.8% females; 70–74 in Valley View - Gilles Plains: 2.5% males, 2.7% females
- 65–69 in Paradise - Newton: 2.0% males, 2.6% females; 65–69 in Valley View - Gilles Plains: 2.0% males, 2.4% females
- 60–64 in Paradise - Newton: 2.3% males, 2.8% females; 60–64 in Valley View - Gilles Plains: 2.1% males, 2.5% females
- 55–59 in Paradise - Newton: 2.8% males, 3.0% females; 55–59 in Valley View - Gilles Plains: 2.6% males, 2.3% females
- 50–54 in Paradise - Newton: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 50–54 in Valley View - Gilles Plains: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 45–49 in Paradise - Newton: 3.0% males, 2.7% females; 45–49 in Valley View - Gilles Plains: 3.2% males, 3.1% females
- 40–44 in Paradise - Newton: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 40–44 in Valley View - Gilles Plains: 3.5% males, 3.2% females
- 35–39 in Paradise - Newton: 3.4% males, 3.7% females; 35–39 in Valley View - Gilles Plains: 4.2% males, 4.1% females
- 30–34 in Paradise - Newton: 3.8% males, 4.1% females; 30–34 in Valley View - Gilles Plains: 3.7% males, 4.2% females
- 25–29 in Paradise - Newton: 3.9% males, 3.7% females; 25–29 in Valley View - Gilles Plains: 3.8% males, 3.4% females
- 20–24 in Paradise - Newton: 3.4% males, 3.1% females; 20–24 in Valley View - Gilles Plains: 3.8% males, 3.0% females
- 15–19 in Paradise - Newton: 2.4% males, 2.3% females; 15–19 in Valley View - Gilles Plains: 2.5% males, 2.5% females
- 10–14 in Paradise - Newton: 2.4% males, 2.2% females; 10–14 in Valley View - Gilles Plains: 3.2% males, 2.6% females
- 5–9 in Paradise - Newton: 3.0% males, 2.6% females; 5–9 in Valley View - Gilles Plains: 2.9% males, 3.3% females
- 0–4 in Paradise - Newton: 2.7% males, 2.5% females; 0–4 in Valley View - Gilles Plains: 3.3% males, 2.9% 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: $482
- First area, 2016: $549
- First area, 2021: $721
- Second area, 2021: $690
- First area, 2011: $957
- First area, 2016: $1,149
- First area, 2021: $1,427
- Second area, 2021: $1,469
- First area, 2011: $1,229
- First area, 2016: $1,451
- First area, 2021: $1,892
- Second area, 2021: $1,734
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: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $250
- First area, 2016: $295
- First area, 2021: $335
- Second area, 2021: $320
- First area, 2011: $1,500
- First area, 2016: $1,560
- First area, 2021: $1,690
- Second area, 2021: $1,517
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Paradise - Newton vs Valley View - Gilles Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/401041015/paradise-newton/vs/402031176/valley-view-gilles-plains