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Scarborough vs Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.9 km apart · Scarborough profile · Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands profile
Scarborough Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands
Scarborough and Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands are neighbouring areas with very different housing and social patterns. Scarborough is a more transient place where 52% of people moved in the last five years, and renting is far more common at 39.4%. In contrast, Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands has a stronger focus on home ownership, with 42.5% of homes owned outright and 69.6% being separate houses. Scarborough also has a higher share of people living alone (34.5%) and those in de facto relationships (19.8%), while Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands has more children and a noticeably older typical resident at 42.
Daily life in both areas is similar in several ways, with both having an unemployment rate around 3.7% and almost identical commute times to the city. These similarities exist alongside growing gaps in other areas. For example, the difference in the share of people with no religion has widened since 2011, reaching 52.8% in Scarborough compared to 42.2% in Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands. Meanwhile, the gap in high weekly incomes has also increased, with 39% of households in Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands earning $3,000 or more.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 14,271
- First area, 2016: 15,421
- First area, 2021: 17,552
- Second area, 2011: 12,599
- Second area, 2016: 13,952
- Second area, 2021: 15,044
- First area, 2011: 34 yrs
- First area, 2016: 34 yrs
- First area, 2021: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 42 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 Scarborough: 0.5% males, 1.1% females; 85+ in Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands: 1.4% males, 1.9% females
- 80–84 in Scarborough: 0.6% males, 1.0% females; 80–84 in Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands: 1.5% males, 1.9% females
- 75–79 in Scarborough: 1.0% males, 1.4% females; 75–79 in Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands: 1.6% males, 2.3% females
- 70–74 in Scarborough: 1.5% males, 1.5% females; 70–74 in Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands: 1.8% males, 2.3% females
- 65–69 in Scarborough: 1.8% males, 2.2% females; 65–69 in Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands: 2.2% males, 2.4% females
- 60–64 in Scarborough: 2.2% males, 2.5% females; 60–64 in Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands: 2.5% males, 2.7% females
- 55–59 in Scarborough: 2.7% males, 2.6% females; 55–59 in Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 50–54 in Scarborough: 3.0% males, 2.9% females; 50–54 in Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands: 3.4% males, 3.8% females
- 45–49 in Scarborough: 3.2% males, 3.2% females; 45–49 in Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands: 3.6% males, 4.4% females
- 40–44 in Scarborough: 3.8% males, 3.8% females; 40–44 in Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands: 3.4% males, 3.7% females
- 35–39 in Scarborough: 5.1% males, 5.0% females; 35–39 in Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands: 3.0% males, 3.0% females
- 30–34 in Scarborough: 6.5% males, 6.8% females; 30–34 in Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands: 2.0% males, 2.3% females
- 25–29 in Scarborough: 4.8% males, 5.9% females; 25–29 in Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands: 1.9% males, 2.0% females
- 20–24 in Scarborough: 2.3% males, 2.9% females; 20–24 in Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands: 3.0% males, 2.4% females
- 15–19 in Scarborough: 2.0% males, 1.9% females; 15–19 in Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands: 4.5% males, 3.3% females
- 10–14 in Scarborough: 2.0% males, 1.9% females; 10–14 in Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands: 4.8% males, 3.7% females
- 5–9 in Scarborough: 2.5% males, 2.2% females; 5–9 in Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands: 3.5% males, 3.2% females
- 0–4 in Scarborough: 3.0% males, 2.8% females; 0–4 in Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands: 2.4% males, 2.2% 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: $921
- First area, 2016: $1,061
- First area, 2021: $1,232
- Second area, 2011: $718
- Second area, 2016: $826
- Second area, 2021: $990
- First area, 2011: $1,565
- First area, 2016: $1,868
- First area, 2021: $2,108
- Second area, 2011: $1,712
- Second area, 2016: $2,028
- Second area, 2021: $2,370
- First area, 2011: $2,118
- First area, 2016: $2,381
- First area, 2021: $2,790
- Second area, 2011: $2,314
- Second area, 2016: $2,570
- Second area, 2021: $3,137
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: 2.1
- First area, 2016: 2.1
- First area, 2021: 2.1
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $350
- First area, 2016: $400
- First area, 2021: $405
- Second area, 2011: $340
- Second area, 2016: $400
- Second area, 2021: $420
- First area, 2011: $2,167
- First area, 2016: $2,167
- First area, 2021: $2,154
- Second area, 2011: $2,500
- Second area, 2016: $2,500
- Second area, 2021: $2,669
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Scarborough vs Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/505021092/scarborough/vs/505021096/wembley-downs-churchlands-woodlands