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Goodwood - Millswood vs Plympton

Name: Goodwood - Millswood vs Plympton — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.9 km apart · Goodwood - Millswood profile · Plympton profile

Goodwood - Millswood Plympton

Plympton and Goodwood - Millswood are neighbouring areas with distinct profiles. Plympton is more culturally diverse, with 34.0% of people born overseas and 32.1% using another language at home. In contrast, Goodwood - Millswood has a higher share of university qualifications, with 45.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 32.8% in Plympton. Wealth is also more concentrated in Goodwood - Millswood, where 30.4% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, while just 17.0% do so in Plympton.

Everyday life shares many similarities across both areas, including the typical number of people per home and the share of children under 15. However, some gaps are widening; the difference in typical resident age has grown to six years, and the gap in home ownership has increased. While both areas are close to the city, Goodwood - Millswood has a higher typical personal income and more residents who do not identify with a religion.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 14.3 pts higher in Plympton People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Plympton Bachelor+: 13.1 pts higher in Goodwood - Millswood Population: 8,830 larger in Plympton Unpaid carers: 2.6 pts higher in Goodwood - Millswood

Demographics & Identity

Population in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +8,830 larger in Plympton gap widening

17,650 86th pct 26,480 98th pct

Median age in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +6 yrs older in Goodwood - Millswood gap widening

42 yrs 64th pct 36 yrs 29th pct

Age structure

26.8% Young adults (25–44) +7.1 pts ▸ 33.8%

26.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +5.4 pts 20.7%

19.7% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.9 pts 17.8%

15.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.7 pts 14.4%

12.2% Youth (15–24) +1.1 pts ▸ 13.2%

Marital status

45.9% Married ◂ +2.4 pts 43.5%

38.3% Never married +1.1 pts ▸ 39.4%

9.0% Divorced ◂ +0.2 pts 8.8%

4.6% Widowed +1.1 pts ▸ 5.7%

2.2% Separated +0.4 pts ▸ 2.6%

Age & sex structure

Goodwood - Millswood Plympton

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

73.7% Australia ◂ +10.8 pts 62.9%

2.1% India +4.3 pts ▸ 6.5%

4.5% England ◂ +1.5 pts 3.0%

1.0% Nepal +2.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.7% China +1.8 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.5% Philippines +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Italy +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.9% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.5% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% South Africa even 0.4%

Ancestry

38.3% English ◂ +9.0 pts 29.3%

30.5% Australian ◂ +3.7 pts 26.8%

11.1% Scottish ◂ +4.0 pts 7.0%

10.4% Irish ◂ +3.1 pts 7.3%

8.4% German ◂ +2.4 pts 6.0%

4.1% Chinese +2.7 pts ▸ 6.8%

6.0% Italian ◂ +0.5 pts 5.5%

5.9% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 5.6%

2.7% Indian +3.0 pts ▸ 5.7%

0.7% Filipino +0.9 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.6% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 1.2%

0.6% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

Language

Language used at home

79.8% English only ◂ +15.3 pts 64.6%

2.3% Mandarin +2.0 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.7% Greek even 3.7%

0.5% Punjabi +2.8 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.8% Hindi +1.0 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.9% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Cantonese +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.3% Arabic +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.4% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Religion

Religious affiliation

49.3% No religion ◂ +10.0 pts 39.3%

40.0% Christianity ◂ +0.2 pts 39.8%

2.7% Hinduism +4.7 pts ▸ 7.4%

4.4% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 4.8%

0.8% Other religions +2.7 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.0% Islam +1.7 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.5% Buddhism +0.8 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.2% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +4 more in Plympton

5 64th pct 9 88th pct

Schools/1k kids in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +0.49 more in Plympton

1.87 44th pct 2.35 58th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +2 more in Goodwood - Millswood

55 89th pct 53 89th pct

Students in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +2,050 more in Plympton

1,807 58th pct 3,857 86th pct

Avg size in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +67 larger in Plympton

361 41st pct 429 51st pct

ICSEA in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +56 higher in Goodwood - Millswood

1,139 94th pct 1,083 77th pct

Highest year of school

75.2% Year 12 ◂ +8.0 pts 67.2%

10.2% Year 11 +1.6 pts ▸ 11.8%

7.0% Year 10 +2.9 pts ▸ 10.0%

4.5% Year 9 or below +2.3 pts ▸ 6.8%

Highest qualification level

40.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +6.7 pts 33.7%

13.4% Certificate III / IV +7.9 pts ▸ 21.3%

17.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +4.7 pts 13.0%

12.4% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.8 pts ▸ 15.1%

6.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.6 pts 3.9%

1.3% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

Field of qualification

21.2% Management & commerce +1.1 pts ▸ 22.2%

16.0% Health ◂ +2.3 pts 13.8%

15.8% Society & culture ◂ +3.3 pts 12.5%

8.6% Engineering & related +3.6 pts ▸ 12.2%

9.2% Education ◂ +1.8 pts 7.3%

5.7% Creative arts ◂ +1.9 pts 3.8%

3.2% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.2 pts ▸ 5.4%

5.2% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.7 pts 3.5%

3.3% Information technology +1.4 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.3% Architecture & building ◂ +0.2 pts 4.0%

1.2% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +$205 higher in Goodwood - Millswood gap widening

$999 77th pct $794 48th pct

Household income in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +$450 higher in Goodwood - Millswood gap steady

$2,001 66th pct $1,551 38th pct

Family income in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +$645 higher in Goodwood - Millswood gap narrowing

$2,686 81st pct $2,041 47th pct

Household income distribution

27.7% $1,500–$2,999 +3.8 pts ▸ 31.5%

22.8% $650–$1,499 +5.2 pts ▸ 28.0%

19.7% $4,000 or more ◂ +12.6 pts 7.1%

13.6% Under $650 +4.4 pts ▸ 18.0%

10.7% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.8 pts 9.9%

Personal income distribution

34.5% Under $650 +5.4 pts ▸ 39.8%

29.9% $650–$1,499 +5.8 pts ▸ 35.8%

22.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.6 pts 16.8%

10.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +7.3 pts 2.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.0% Mental health ◂ +0.1 pts 8.9%

8.4% Other condition ◂ +0.8 pts 7.7%

7.8% Arthritis +0.5 pts ▸ 8.2%

7.4% Asthma +0.2 pts ▸ 7.5%

3.7% Diabetes +1.0 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.7% Heart disease +0.5 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.3% Cancer ◂ +0.5 pts 2.8%

0.9% Dementia +0.6 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.3% Lung condition +0.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.8% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

67.8% None ◂ +0.3 pts 67.5%

19.5% One condition ◂ +1.2 pts 18.3%

5.6% Two conditions +0.5 pts ▸ 6.1%

2.3% Three or more +0.8 pts ▸ 3.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +201 larger in Plympton

112 35th pct 313 67th pct

Median age in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +9 yrs older in Goodwood - Millswood

32 yrs 89th pct 23 yrs 36th pct

Median income in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +$17 higher in Plympton

$606 44th pct $623 48th pct

Household income in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +$395 higher in Goodwood - Millswood

$2,020 69th pct $1,625 46th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton even gap narrowing

2.3 29th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

57.5% Couples with children ◂ +2.8 pts 54.7%

30.6% Couples without children +0.5 pts ▸ 31.1%

10.5% One-parent families +1.4 pts ▸ 11.9%

1.3% Other families +0.9 pts ▸ 2.2%

Household size

35.1% 2 people ◂ +1.9 pts 33.1%

29.9% 1 person +1.9 pts ▸ 31.8%

14.3% 3 people +2.1 pts ▸ 16.4%

14.8% 4 people ◂ +1.6 pts 13.2%

4.7% 5 people ◂ +0.5 pts 4.2%

1.2% 6 or more even 1.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +$40 higher in Goodwood - Millswood gap widening

$340 40th pct $300 27th pct

Mortgage in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +$298 higher in Goodwood - Millswood gap widening

$2,031 64th pct $1,733 43rd pct

People / bedroom in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +0.10 higher in Plympton gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

31.6% Rented +6.7 pts ▸ 38.3%

36.2% Owned outright ◂ +9.7 pts 26.6%

29.6% Owned with a mortgage +1.1 pts ▸ 30.6%

1.9% Other tenure +1.6 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.7% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

Types of homes

61.2% Separate house ◂ +3.0 pts 58.2%

27.5% Flat or apartment ◂ +12.0 pts 15.5%

11.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +15.0 pts ▸ 26.1%

0.1% Other dwelling even 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

39.0% 3 bedrooms +6.9 pts ▸ 45.9%

33.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +1.3 pts 31.7%

17.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +5.1 pts 12.7%

4.9% 1 bedroom +1.5 pts ▸ 6.4%

4.3% 5 or more ◂ +2.2 pts 2.1%

0.3% Studio / none even 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

41.2% $200–$349 +3.3 pts ▸ 44.5%

35.7% $350–$549 ◂ +2.7 pts 33.0%

10.4% Under $200 +5.1 pts ▸ 15.5%

7.2% $550–$749 ◂ +3.4 pts 3.8%

3.1% $750 or more ◂ +2.7 pts 0.5%

Monthly mortgage distribution

28.9% $1,800–$2,999 +6.0 pts ▸ 35.0%

22.8% $1,000–$1,799 +9.7 pts ▸ 32.5%

25.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +16.0 pts 9.4%

17.6% Under $1,000 +0.8 pts ▸ 18.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +56 more in Plympton

92 86th pct 148 90th pct

Stops/1k in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +0.38 more in Plympton

5.21 63rd pct 5.59 68th pct

Departures/1k in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +287.4 more in Goodwood - Millswood

2,567.4 86th pct 2,280.0 86th pct

PT routes in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +15 more in Goodwood - Millswood

55 87th pct 40 87th pct

Stop walk in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +1 longer in Plympton

2 14th pct 3 29th pct

Drive to city in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +3 longer in Plympton

5 0th pct 8 7th pct

Reach 30 min in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +8,830 more in Plympton

17,650 56th pct 26,480 73rd pct

Reach 45 min in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +35,549 more in Goodwood - Millswood

161,263 81st pct 125,714 76th pct

Transit to city in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +14 longer in Plympton

32 10th pct 46 27th pct

How people get to work

52.1% Car (driver) +6.2 pts ▸ 58.3%

13.7% Worked at home ◂ +4.3 pts 9.4%

3.4% Bus +3.4 pts ▸ 6.8%

3.8% Car (passenger) +0.8 pts ▸ 4.6%

4.3% Bicycle ◂ +2.9 pts 1.5%

3.1% Walked ◂ +1.2 pts 1.9%

1.7% Train ◂ +1.5 pts 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

41.9% 1 vehicle +0.8 pts ▸ 42.7%

35.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.5 pts 33.7%

7.9% No vehicle +2.0 pts ▸ 9.9%

9.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.2 pts 9.4%

5.3% 4 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 4.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.6% Health care & social assistance +1.1 pts ▸ 19.7%

12.2% Professional & technical ◂ +4.6 pts 7.5%

11.1% Education & training ◂ +2.6 pts 8.5%

7.3% Accommodation & food +1.6 pts ▸ 8.9%

7.9% Retail trade +0.8 pts ▸ 8.7%

7.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.9 pts 6.7%

5.4% Construction +1.4 pts ▸ 6.8%

4.4% Manufacturing +0.6 pts ▸ 5.1%

2.1% Transport & warehousing +2.5 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.2% Administrative & support +1.2 pts ▸ 4.4%

4.0% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.2 pts 3.8%

3.2% Other services +0.4 pts ▸ 3.5%

Occupations people work in

37.7% Professionals ◂ +12.6 pts 25.1%

16.1% Managers ◂ +5.5 pts 10.6%

10.2% Community & personal service +5.8 pts ▸ 16.0%

11.4% Clerical & administrative +1.8 pts ▸ 13.3%

8.2% Technicians & trades +3.5 pts ▸ 11.7%

5.6% Labourers +3.5 pts ▸ 9.1%

7.3% Sales workers +0.9 pts ▸ 8.2%

2.0% Machinery operators & drivers +2.6 pts ▸ 4.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +3 higher in Goodwood - Millswood

9 86th pct 6 57th pct

IRSD decile in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +3 higher in Goodwood - Millswood

9 86th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +3 higher in Goodwood - Millswood

6 57th pct 3 29th pct

IEO decile in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +2 higher in Goodwood - Millswood

9 86th pct 7 64th pct

IRSAD score in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +72 higher in Goodwood - Millswood

1,078 80th pct 1,006 54th pct

ERP in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +10,111 higher in Plympton

18,506 83rd pct 28,617 92nd pct

Growth in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +2.7 pts higher in Plympton

3.9% 44th pct 6.6% 66th pct

Businesses in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +134 higher in Plympton

2,519 86th pct 2,653 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +72 higher in Goodwood - Millswood

513 11th pct 441 8th pct

Max temp in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton even

22.4 38th pct 22.4 38th pct

Min temp in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +0.2 higher in Plympton

11.8 50th pct 12.0 52nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +1.0 higher in Goodwood - Millswood

8.5 92nd pct 7.5 81st pct

Types ≤15 min in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +0.7 more in Goodwood - Millswood

7.9 98th pct 7.3 81st pct

15-min city in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +2.5 pts higher in Goodwood - Millswood

100.0% 100th pct 97.5% 82nd pct

Walk to shops in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +5.7 pts higher in Goodwood - Millswood

99.9% 99th pct 94.1% 80th pct

Walk to transit in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +0.3 pts higher in Goodwood - Millswood

100.0% 100th pct 99.7% 80th pct

Walk to school in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +12.7 pts higher in Goodwood - Millswood

99.9% 97th pct 87.2% 64th pct

Walk to a park in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 78th pct

Walk to health in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +2.3 pts higher in Goodwood - Millswood

95.9% 92nd pct 93.6% 87th pct

Amenities/1k in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +3.3 more in Goodwood - Millswood

14.5 52nd pct 11.2 31st pct

Intersections/km² in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +74 higher in Goodwood - Millswood

268 79th pct 193 70th pct

Mean slope in Goodwood - Millswood in Plympton +0.1 pts higher in Plympton

3.0% 10th pct 3.1% 13th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Goodwood - Millswood vs Plympton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/401071023/goodwood-millswood/vs/404031107/plympton