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Valley View - Gilles Plains vs Modbury Heights

Name: Valley View - Gilles Plains vs Modbury Heights — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.8 km apart · Valley View - Gilles Plains profile · Modbury Heights profile

Valley View - Gilles Plains Modbury Heights

Modbury Heights and Valley View - Gilles Plains are neighbouring suburbs with different characters. Valley View - Gilles Plains is much more linguistically diverse, with 34.4% of people using a language other than English at home compared to 15.8% in Modbury Heights. Residents in Modbury Heights are noticeably older, with a typical age of 41 compared to 38, and far more report having no religion (46.1% versus 34.6%). Modbury Heights also has more schools and a higher share of homes owned outright, while Valley View - Gilles Plains has a higher proportion of renters.

Both areas have almost identical numbers of children under 15, around 18%. This shared family focus is seen in other similarities, such as having the same number of people per home. While they are close by, they differ in accessibility; 90.8% of homes in Valley View - Gilles Plains are within a 15 minute walk of groceries, compared to 73.9% in Modbury Heights. However, Modbury Heights has much better access to health services, with 86.5% of homes within a short walk, while only 36.2% of homes in Valley View - Gilles Plains share that advantage.

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Where they differ most

Population: 8,744 larger in Modbury Heights Other language: 18.6 pts higher in Valley View - Gilles Plains No religion: 11.5 pts higher in Modbury Heights Renting: 9.9 pts higher in Valley View - Gilles Plains Born overseas: 9.5 pts higher in Valley View - Gilles Plains

Demographics & Identity

Population in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +8,744 larger in Modbury Heights

10,504 55th pct 19,248 88th pct

Median age in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +3 yrs older in Modbury Heights

38 yrs 43rd pct 41 yrs 57th pct

Age structure

30.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +4.9 pts 25.2%

21.7% Older adults (45–64) +4.8 pts ▸ 26.5%

18.3% Seniors (65+) +0.9 pts ▸ 19.2%

18.0% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.2 pts 17.8%

11.9% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.5 pts 11.3%

Marital status

47.9% Married +4.7 pts ▸ 52.6%

35.2% Never married ◂ +4.9 pts 30.4%

8.5% Divorced +0.6 pts ▸ 9.1%

5.6% Widowed ◂ +1.0 pts 4.7%

2.8% Separated +0.5 pts ▸ 3.3%

Age & sex structure

Valley View - Gilles Plains Modbury Heights

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

60.8% Australia +10.7 pts ▸ 71.5%

9.3% India ◂ +5.7 pts 3.6%

3.4% England +4.9 pts ▸ 8.3%

1.9% China ◂ +0.7 pts 1.2%

1.8% Philippines ◂ +1.1 pts 0.6%

1.1% Italy ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

0.9% Vietnam ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%

0.6% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% South Africa +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Nepal ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

Ancestry

28.2% English +14.3 pts ▸ 42.5%

25.2% Australian +7.6 pts ▸ 32.8%

6.0% Scottish +2.7 pts ▸ 8.7%

5.4% Irish +2.5 pts ▸ 7.9%

7.8% Indian ◂ +4.5 pts 3.3%

6.6% German +1.2 pts ▸ 7.8%

6.3% Italian ◂ +0.9 pts 5.5%

3.9% Chinese ◂ +1.1 pts 2.8%

2.1% Filipino ◂ +1.1 pts 1.0%

1.3% Dutch +0.8 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.9% Greek ◂ +0.5 pts 1.4%

1.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

61.8% English only +20.0 pts ▸ 81.8%

5.1% Punjabi ◂ +3.2 pts 1.9%

1.9% Arabic ◂ +1.1 pts 0.8%

1.8% Mandarin ◂ +0.2 pts 1.7%

1.7% Hindi ◂ +1.0 pts 0.7%

1.4% Italian ◂ +0.7 pts 0.8%

1.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.9 pts 0.3%

0.9% Cantonese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.9% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

0.7% Tagalog ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

34.6% No religion +11.5 pts ▸ 46.1%

37.2% Christianity +4.1 pts ▸ 41.3%

7.7% Islam ◂ +5.8 pts 1.9%

6.2% Hinduism ◂ +3.6 pts 2.6%

6.2% Not stated ◂ +1.8 pts 4.4%

5.5% Other religions ◂ +3.2 pts 2.4%

2.4% Buddhism ◂ +1.2 pts 1.2%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +5 more in Modbury Heights

2 14th pct 7 86th pct

Schools/1k kids in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +0.99 more in Modbury Heights

1.06 17th pct 2.04 49th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +8 more in Modbury Heights

38 79th pct 46 86th pct

Students in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +3,352 more in Modbury Heights

1,372 48th pct 4,724 88th pct

Avg size in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +11 larger in Valley View - Gilles Plains

686 78th pct 675 78th pct

ICSEA in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +33 higher in Modbury Heights

1,027 55th pct 1,060 69th pct

Highest year of school

57.3% Year 12 ◂ +0.3 pts 57.0%

14.6% Year 11 +4.4 pts ▸ 19.1%

13.0% Year 10 +1.3 pts ▸ 14.3%

9.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.3 pts 6.4%

Highest qualification level

29.1% Certificate III / IV +5.3 pts ▸ 34.4%

26.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.2 pts 23.0%

14.8% Advanced diploma / diploma +3.5 pts ▸ 18.3%

10.9% Postgraduate degree ◂ +4.0 pts 6.9%

3.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.4 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.3% Certificate I / II even 2.3%

Field of qualification

18.0% Management & commerce +2.0 pts ▸ 19.9%

16.6% Engineering & related +1.5 pts ▸ 18.0%

12.2% Society & culture +1.0 pts ▸ 13.2%

10.9% Health ◂ +0.1 pts 10.8%

6.7% Education +2.1 pts ▸ 8.8%

6.1% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.9 pts 5.2%

5.2% Information technology ◂ +1.8 pts 3.4%

4.3% Architecture & building +0.6 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.5% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.6 pts 3.0%

3.0% Creative arts ◂ +0.1 pts 3.0%

1.2% Agriculture & environment +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

Income

Personal income in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +$97 higher in Modbury Heights

$690 27th pct $787 46th pct

Household income in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +$188 higher in Modbury Heights

$1,469 33rd pct $1,657 45th pct

Family income in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +$270 higher in Modbury Heights

$1,734 27th pct $2,004 45th pct

Household income distribution

33.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.1 pts 33.2%

31.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.9 pts 28.9%

16.4% Under $650 ◂ +2.4 pts 14.0%

8.3% $3,000–$3,999 +2.5 pts ▸ 10.8%

4.3% $4,000 or more +2.6 pts ▸ 6.9%

Personal income distribution

45.4% Under $650 ◂ +4.0 pts 41.4%

35.4% $650–$1,499 +0.6 pts ▸ 36.0%

13.4% $1,500–$2,999 +4.1 pts ▸ 17.5%

0.8% $3,000 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.1% Arthritis +0.1 pts ▸ 10.2%

8.7% Other condition +0.8 pts ▸ 9.5%

9.0% Mental health +0.4 pts ▸ 9.4%

7.9% Asthma +1.3 pts ▸ 9.2%

6.9% Diabetes ◂ +0.8 pts 6.1%

4.7% Heart disease ◂ +0.2 pts 4.4%

2.5% Cancer +0.5 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.8% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 1.6%

1.0% Dementia ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

1.0% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

64.5% None ◂ +1.1 pts 63.4%

18.9% One condition +2.5 pts ▸ 21.4%

6.5% Two conditions +0.2 pts ▸ 6.7%

4.0% Three or more ◂ +0.8 pts 3.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +90 larger in Modbury Heights

193 52nd pct 283 64th pct

Median age in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +1 yrs older in Valley View - Gilles Plains

23 yrs 36th pct 22 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +$61 higher in Modbury Heights

$465 13th pct $526 26th pct

Household income in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +$628 higher in Modbury Heights

$1,259 20th pct $1,887 61st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights even

2.6 57th pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

57.3% Couples with children +1.1 pts ▸ 58.4%

25.0% Couples without children +1.7 pts ▸ 26.7%

15.9% One-parent families ◂ +1.8 pts 14.1%

1.7% Other families ◂ +1.0 pts 0.8%

Household size

34.2% 2 people +1.1 pts ▸ 35.3%

23.5% 1 person ◂ +1.5 pts 22.0%

17.5% 3 people ◂ +0.1 pts 17.4%

15.4% 4 people +1.6 pts ▸ 17.0%

6.1% 5 people ◂ +0.1 pts 6.0%

3.1% 6 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 2.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +$10 higher in Modbury Heights

$320 33rd pct $330 36th pct

Mortgage in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +$17 higher in Valley View - Gilles Plains

$1,517 28th pct $1,500 27th pct

People / bedroom in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights even

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

39.9% Owned with a mortgage +3.9 pts ▸ 43.8%

29.9% Owned outright +6.4 pts ▸ 36.4%

28.0% Rented ◂ +9.9 pts 18.0%

1.5% Not stated ◂ +0.8 pts 0.7%

0.7% Other tenure +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

Types of homes

87.9% Separate house +3.3 pts ▸ 91.2%

4.4% Townhouse / semi-detached +3.6 pts ▸ 8.0%

7.4% Flat or apartment ◂ +6.8 pts 0.7%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

66.4% 3 bedrooms ◂ +7.9 pts 58.5%

18.5% 4 bedrooms +9.9 pts ▸ 28.3%

8.9% 2 bedrooms ◂ +1.6 pts 7.3%

3.1% 5 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 4.1%

1.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.8 pts 0.9%

0.1% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

39.2% $350–$549 +3.5 pts ▸ 42.7%

36.8% $200–$349 ◂ +1.7 pts 35.1%

21.1% Under $200 ◂ +2.4 pts 18.7%

0.3% $550–$749 +1.0 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.3% $750 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

48.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +0.4 pts 48.2%

20.9% $1,800–$2,999 +1.7 pts ▸ 22.6%

19.8% Under $1,000 +1.4 pts ▸ 21.2%

5.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 3.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +45 more in Modbury Heights

57 64th pct 102 87th pct

Stops/1k in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +0.13 more in Valley View - Gilles Plains

5.43 66th pct 5.30 64th pct

Departures/1k in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +154.9 more in Valley View - Gilles Plains

1,713.2 78th pct 1,558.3 75th pct

PT routes in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +11 more in Modbury Heights

16 80th pct 27 86th pct

Stop walk in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +1 longer in Valley View - Gilles Plains

4 43rd pct 3 29th pct

Drive to city in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +10 longer in Modbury Heights

15 26th pct 25 50th pct

Reach 30 min in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +8,744 more in Modbury Heights

10,504 31st pct 19,248 60th pct

Reach 45 min in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +109,985 more in Valley View - Gilles Plains

146,729 79th pct 36,744 45th pct

Transit to city in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +9 longer in Modbury Heights

48 30th pct 57 48th pct

How people get to work

65.5% Car (driver) +0.8 pts ▸ 66.3%

7.5% Worked at home +1.4 pts ▸ 8.9%

6.8% Bus ◂ +1.0 pts 5.8%

4.4% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.7 pts 3.7%

0.8% Walked even 0.8%

0.4% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

39.0% 2 vehicles +1.4 pts ▸ 40.4%

36.6% 1 vehicle ◂ +3.1 pts 33.4%

12.4% 3 vehicles +1.6 pts ▸ 14.0%

5.5% 4 or more +2.1 pts ▸ 7.6%

6.3% No vehicle ◂ +1.7 pts 4.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.8 pts 16.4%

10.3% Retail trade +0.1 pts ▸ 10.4%

8.1% Education & training +2.3 pts ▸ 10.4%

8.1% Construction +1.5 pts ▸ 9.6%

6.9% Public administration & safety +1.9 pts ▸ 8.8%

7.3% Manufacturing ◂ +0.1 pts 7.2%

6.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.9 pts 4.7%

5.7% Professional & technical ◂ +0.2 pts 5.5%

5.6% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.1 pts 4.5%

4.7% Other services ◂ +0.4 pts 4.3%

4.4% Administrative & support ◂ +1.1 pts 3.3%

2.8% Finance & insurance +0.5 pts ▸ 3.2%

Occupations people work in

19.4% Professionals +0.3 pts ▸ 19.7%

13.2% Clerical & administrative +3.0 pts ▸ 16.3%

15.3% Community & personal service ◂ +1.4 pts 13.9%

14.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.5 pts 14.3%

9.1% Managers +2.1 pts ▸ 11.2%

10.8% Labourers ◂ +2.4 pts 8.4%

8.1% Sales workers +0.6 pts ▸ 8.7%

7.4% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.8 pts 5.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +1 higher in Modbury Heights

4 36th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +2 higher in Modbury Heights

4 36th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +2 higher in Modbury Heights

4 36th pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights even

5 43rd pct 5 43rd pct

IRSAD score in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +35 higher in Modbury Heights

957 33rd pct 992 48th pct

ERP in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +8,848 higher in Modbury Heights

10,965 53rd pct 19,813 86th pct

Growth in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +1.7 pts higher in Valley View - Gilles Plains

3.4% 39th pct 1.7% 25th pct

Businesses in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +149 higher in Modbury Heights

916 51st pct 1,065 59th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +79 higher in Modbury Heights

515 12th pct 594 18th pct

Max temp in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +0.5 higher in Valley View - Gilles Plains

22.6 40th pct 22.1 37th pct

Min temp in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +0.6 higher in Valley View - Gilles Plains

11.2 42nd pct 10.7 32nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +0.7 higher in Valley View - Gilles Plains

6.9 72nd pct 6.1 60th pct

Types ≤15 min in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +0.6 more in Valley View - Gilles Plains

6.9 74th pct 6.3 65th pct

15-min city in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +8.2 pts higher in Valley View - Gilles Plains

93.2% 75th pct 85.0% 66th pct

Walk to shops in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +16.9 pts higher in Valley View - Gilles Plains

90.8% 76th pct 73.9% 60th pct

Walk to transit in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights even

99.9% 85th pct 99.9% 84th pct

Walk to school in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +13.1 pts higher in Valley View - Gilles Plains

100.0% 100th pct 86.9% 64th pct

Walk to a park in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +50.4 pts higher in Modbury Heights

36.2% 41st pct 86.5% 81st pct

Amenities/1k in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +0.1 more in Modbury Heights

11.3 32nd pct 11.4 33rd pct

Intersections/km² in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +24 higher in Modbury Heights

193 70th pct 217 73rd pct

Mean slope in Valley View - Gilles Plains in Modbury Heights +0.8 pts higher in Modbury Heights

5.0% 44th pct 5.8% 58th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Valley View - Gilles Plains vs Modbury Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/402031176/valley-view-gilles-plains/vs/402051053/modbury-heights