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College Grove - Carey Park vs Eaton - Pelican Point

Name: College Grove - Carey Park vs Eaton - Pelican Point — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 9.7 km apart · College Grove - Carey Park profile · Eaton - Pelican Point profile

College Grove - Carey Park Eaton - Pelican Point

Eaton - Pelican Point and College Grove - Carey Park are neighbouring areas with very different housing and financial profiles. Eaton - Pelican Point is more affluent, with a typical family income of $2,063 per week compared to $1,451 in College Grove - Carey Park. Renting is far more common in College Grove - Carey Park, where 41% of households rent, while only 20.3% do in Eaton - Pelican Point. These differences extend to family life; College Grove - Carey Park has a much higher share of one-parent families (25.8%) and people living alone (36.7%), whereas Eaton - Pelican Point has more children under 15 and larger homes.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of adults who are working or looking for work. While they share a typical resident age of 39 and similar rates of overseas birth, the gap in typical incomes has widened since 2011. College Grove - Carey Park is more walkable, with 80.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, compared to 46.9% in Eaton - Pelican Point.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 20.7 pts higher in College Grove - Carey Park Population: 5,351 larger in Eaton - Pelican Point Living alone: 14.3 pts higher in College Grove - Carey Park Unpaid child care: 8.6 pts higher in Eaton - Pelican Point Household income: $616 higher in Eaton - Pelican Point

Demographics & Identity

Population in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +5,351 larger in Eaton - Pelican Point gap widening

6,976 34th pct 12,327 64th pct

Median age in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point even gap narrowing

39 yrs 48th pct 39 yrs 48th pct

Age structure

28.5% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.9 pts 26.6%

25.4% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.1 pts 23.2%

16.6% Children (0–14) +3.9 pts ▸ 20.5%

17.9% Seniors (65+) +1.2 pts ▸ 19.2%

11.7% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.2 pts 10.5%

Marital status

34.9% Married +15.5 pts ▸ 50.4%

41.7% Never married ◂ +10.4 pts 31.3%

12.3% Divorced ◂ +3.5 pts 8.8%

5.9% Widowed +0.2 pts ▸ 6.1%

5.1% Separated ◂ +1.8 pts 3.3%

Age & sex structure

College Grove - Carey Park Eaton - Pelican Point

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

74.6% Australia +2.5 pts ▸ 77.1%

4.5% England +0.3 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.9% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.7% Philippines ◂ +0.9 pts 0.9%

1.0% South Africa +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.7% India ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.5% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.3% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

40.6% English +4.9 pts ▸ 45.5%

34.6% Australian +5.8 pts ▸ 40.4%

8.7% Scottish +0.1 pts ▸ 8.9%

8.3% Irish +0.1 pts ▸ 8.4%

4.5% Italian +1.6 pts ▸ 6.1%

2.7% German +0.5 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.4% Dutch +0.8 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.9% Filipino ◂ +0.8 pts 1.1%

1.1% Chinese ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

0.8% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.3% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Vietnamese even 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

77.1% English only +10.1 pts ▸ 87.2%

0.6% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.6% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.6% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.1% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.4% No religion +3.3 pts ▸ 48.7%

36.1% Christianity +5.7 pts ▸ 41.8%

16.1% Not stated ◂ +9.4 pts 6.8%

0.7% Islam +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.8% Buddhism even 0.8%

0.7% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.2% Hinduism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +1 more in Eaton - Pelican Point

2 14th pct 3 43rd pct

Schools/1k kids in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +0.54 more in College Grove - Carey Park

1.73 39th pct 1.18 21st pct

Schools ≤3 km in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +12 more in College Grove - Carey Park

24 59th pct 12 31st pct

Students in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +538 more in Eaton - Pelican Point

829 31st pct 1,367 47th pct

Avg size in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +41 larger in Eaton - Pelican Point

415 49th pct 456 55th pct

ICSEA in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +33 higher in College Grove - Carey Park

988 37th pct 955 21st pct

Highest year of school

34.7% Year 12 +7.8 pts ▸ 42.5%

35.0% Year 10 ◂ +5.4 pts 29.6%

10.2% Year 11 +2.6 pts ▸ 12.8%

10.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.3 pts 8.2%

Highest qualification level

42.2% Certificate III / IV +2.3 pts ▸ 44.5%

14.3% Bachelor degree +0.7 pts ▸ 15.0%

11.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.9 pts ▸ 13.6%

4.7% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.5 pts 4.2%

2.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.3 pts 2.2%

2.1% Postgraduate degree +0.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

Field of qualification

15.6% Engineering & related +5.9 pts ▸ 21.5%

13.1% Management & commerce +2.6 pts ▸ 15.7%

12.1% Society & culture ◂ +1.9 pts 10.3%

9.0% Health +1.0 pts ▸ 10.0%

7.5% Education +0.9 pts ▸ 8.4%

6.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.1 pts 6.3%

5.8% Architecture & building +0.1 pts ▸ 5.9%

2.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.6 pts 1.7%

1.9% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.2 pts 1.7%

1.9% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 1.7%

1.5% Information technology +0.3 pts ▸ 1.8%

Income

Personal income in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +$155 higher in Eaton - Pelican Point gap widening

$619 14th pct $774 43rd pct

Household income in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +$616 higher in Eaton - Pelican Point gap widening

$1,122 9th pct $1,738 49th pct

Family income in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +$612 higher in Eaton - Pelican Point gap widening

$1,451 12th pct $2,063 49th pct

Household income distribution

32.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.2 pts 26.6%

25.0% $1,500–$2,999 +6.7 pts ▸ 31.8%

25.0% Under $650 ◂ +11.6 pts 13.4%

5.7% $3,000–$3,999 +4.6 pts ▸ 10.3%

2.8% $4,000 or more +5.2 pts ▸ 8.0%

Personal income distribution

43.6% Under $650 ◂ +3.4 pts 40.2%

27.7% $650–$1,499 +2.4 pts ▸ 30.2%

10.7% $1,500–$2,999 +8.5 pts ▸ 19.2%

1.5% $3,000 or more +2.3 pts ▸ 3.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

13.2% Mental health ◂ +3.4 pts 9.8%

11.0% Arthritis ◂ +0.8 pts 10.2%

9.3% Asthma ◂ +0.3 pts 9.0%

8.7% Other condition ◂ +0.9 pts 7.8%

6.1% Diabetes ◂ +0.9 pts 5.2%

4.5% Heart disease ◂ +0.6 pts 3.8%

3.2% Cancer ◂ +0.1 pts 3.1%

2.5% Lung condition ◂ +0.5 pts 2.0%

1.4% Dementia ◂ +0.7 pts 0.7%

1.3% Stroke ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

49.1% None +11.1 pts ▸ 60.2%

20.5% One condition +0.2 pts ▸ 20.7%

7.8% Two conditions ◂ +0.8 pts 7.0%

4.9% Three or more ◂ +1.7 pts 3.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +42 larger in College Grove - Carey Park

469 77th pct 427 75th pct

Median age in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +9 yrs older in College Grove - Carey Park

28 yrs 76th pct 19 yrs 10th pct

Median income in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +$117 higher in Eaton - Pelican Point

$472 14th pct $589 40th pct

Household income in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +$691 higher in Eaton - Pelican Point

$1,261 20th pct $1,952 65th pct

Family & Households

Household size in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +0.4 larger in Eaton - Pelican Point gap steady

2.2 14th pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

43.2% Couples with children +14.1 pts ▸ 57.3%

29.4% Couples without children ◂ +0.8 pts 28.6%

25.8% One-parent families ◂ +12.5 pts 13.3%

1.5% Other families ◂ +0.7 pts 0.7%

Household size

36.7% 1 person ◂ +14.3 pts 22.4%

34.3% 2 people +2.1 pts ▸ 36.4%

13.0% 3 people +3.0 pts ▸ 16.0%

10.4% 4 people +5.0 pts ▸ 15.4%

3.7% 5 people +3.2 pts ▸ 6.9%

2.1% 6 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 2.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +$70 higher in Eaton - Pelican Point gap widening

$280 22nd pct $350 43rd pct

Mortgage in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +$351 higher in Eaton - Pelican Point gap narrowing

$1,300 14th pct $1,651 37th pct

People / bedroom in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point even gap narrowing

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

30.9% Owned with a mortgage +14.1 pts ▸ 45.1%

41.0% Rented ◂ +20.7 pts 20.3%

25.3% Owned outright +4.4 pts ▸ 29.6%

1.2% Other tenure +2.5 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.6% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%

Types of homes

82.8% Separate house +8.4 pts ▸ 91.2%

17.0% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +9.5 pts 7.5%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Flat or apartment +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

24.6% 4 bedrooms +32.6 pts ▸ 57.1%

53.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +24.9 pts 28.4%

12.8% 2 bedrooms ◂ +4.5 pts 8.2%

4.5% 1 bedroom ◂ +3.8 pts 0.7%

2.9% 5 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 4.3%

0.0% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

58.7% $200–$349 ◂ +19.4 pts 39.4%

17.0% $350–$549 +32.9 pts ▸ 49.9%

20.6% Under $200 ◂ +15.7 pts 4.9%

0.3% $550–$749 +1.6 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.3% $750 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

50.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +6.5 pts 44.1%

16.4% $1,800–$2,999 +14.6 pts ▸ 31.0%

24.9% Under $1,000 ◂ +11.9 pts 13.0%

2.7% $3,000 or more +4.0 pts ▸ 6.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +10 more in Eaton - Pelican Point

64 70th pct 74 76th pct

Stops/1k in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +3.17 more in College Grove - Carey Park

9.17 87th pct 6.00 73rd pct

Departures/1k in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +240.9 more in College Grove - Carey Park

758.5 48th pct 517.6 39th pct

PT routes in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +12 more in College Grove - Carey Park

15 78th pct 3 21st pct

Stop walk in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +3 longer in Eaton - Pelican Point

0 0th pct 3 29th pct

Drive to city in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +6 longer in College Grove - Carey Park

105 89th pct 99 88th pct

How people get to work

69.6% Car (driver) ◂ +0.4 pts 69.2%

7.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.0 pts 6.1%

2.2% Worked at home +1.2 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.3% Bus +0.5 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.6% Walked ◂ +0.7 pts 0.9%

0.8% Bicycle ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.2% Train ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

33.7% 2 vehicles +9.3 pts ▸ 42.9%

42.5% 1 vehicle ◂ +10.2 pts 32.3%

11.1% 3 vehicles +4.0 pts ▸ 15.1%

8.8% No vehicle ◂ +6.0 pts 2.8%

3.8% 4 or more +2.9 pts ▸ 6.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.4 pts 13.1%

11.9% Retail trade ◂ +0.5 pts 11.4%

10.4% Construction +1.1 pts ▸ 11.5%

9.5% Manufacturing +0.8 pts ▸ 10.3%

8.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.6 pts 5.9%

4.7% Mining +3.7 pts ▸ 8.3%

6.5% Education & training +0.8 pts ▸ 7.3%

5.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.8 pts 4.4%

4.7% Public administration & safety +0.1 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.7% Other services ◂ +0.5 pts 4.2%

3.0% Professional & technical +0.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

3.2% Administrative & support ◂ +0.9 pts 2.3%

Occupations people work in

16.6% Technicians & trades +2.7 pts ▸ 19.3%

18.5% Labourers ◂ +6.4 pts 12.1%

14.0% Community & personal service ◂ +2.0 pts 12.0%

11.9% Professionals +1.2 pts ▸ 13.1%

9.2% Clerical & administrative +2.8 pts ▸ 12.0%

11.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.1 pts 11.5%

9.5% Sales workers +0.8 pts ▸ 10.3%

6.7% Managers +1.2 pts ▸ 7.9%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +3 higher in Eaton - Pelican Point

1 0th pct 4 36th pct

IRSD decile in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +4 higher in Eaton - Pelican Point

1 0th pct 5 43rd pct

IER decile in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +6 higher in Eaton - Pelican Point

1 0th pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +1 higher in Eaton - Pelican Point

1 0th pct 2 14th pct

IRSAD score in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +98 higher in Eaton - Pelican Point

858 5th pct 956 32nd pct

ERP in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +5,911 higher in Eaton - Pelican Point

7,602 35th pct 13,513 65th pct

Growth in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +0.6 pts higher in Eaton - Pelican Point

5.0% 54th pct 5.7% 59th pct

Businesses in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +367 higher in Eaton - Pelican Point

229 10th pct 596 31st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +3 higher in Eaton - Pelican Point

752 39th pct 755 40th pct

Max temp in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +0.3 higher in Eaton - Pelican Point

23.6 48th pct 23.9 52nd pct

Min temp in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +0.1 higher in College Grove - Carey Park

11.4 44th pct 11.2 43rd pct

Walkability

Walk score in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +1.1 higher in College Grove - Carey Park

6.2 62nd pct 5.1 45th pct

Types ≤15 min in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +1.0 more in College Grove - Carey Park

5.9 60th pct 4.9 45th pct

15-min city in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +34.3 pts higher in College Grove - Carey Park

79.7% 62nd pct 45.4% 33rd pct

Walk to shops in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +33.3 pts higher in College Grove - Carey Park

80.2% 65th pct 46.9% 36th pct

Walk to transit in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +5.6 pts higher in College Grove - Carey Park

99.5% 77th pct 93.9% 54th pct

Walk to school in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +8.2 pts higher in College Grove - Carey Park

74.3% 50th pct 66.1% 43rd pct

Walk to a park in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +0.6 pts higher in Eaton - Pelican Point

98.4% 54th pct 99.0% 56th pct

Walk to health in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +13.9 pts higher in College Grove - Carey Park

55.6% 58th pct 41.7% 46th pct

Amenities/1k in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +4.3 more in College Grove - Carey Park

15.5 57th pct 11.2 31st pct

Intersections/km² in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +34 higher in Eaton - Pelican Point

53 41st pct 87 48th pct

Mean slope in College Grove - Carey Park in Eaton - Pelican Point +0.9 pts higher in Eaton - Pelican Point

3.4% 17th pct 4.3% 32nd pct

Compare College Grove - Carey Park with nearby areas

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Compare Eaton - Pelican Point with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). College Grove - Carey Park vs Eaton - Pelican Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/501021008/college-grove-carey-park/vs/501021012/eaton-pelican-point