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Huntingdale - Southern River vs Thornlie

Name: Huntingdale - Southern River vs Thornlie — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.7 km apart · Huntingdale - Southern River profile · Thornlie profile

Huntingdale - Southern River Thornlie

Thornlie and Huntingdale - Southern River are neighbouring suburbs with different levels of accessibility and wealth. Thornlie is much more walkable, with 87.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 74.9% near health services, compared to 68.5% and 49.7% in Huntingdale - Southern River. Thornlie also has far more public transport with 1,792.6 weekly departures per 1,000 people, while Huntingdale - Southern River has only 833.2. In contrast, Huntingdale - Southern River is wealthier, with a typical weekly household income of $2,115, which is well higher than the $1,571 seen in Thornlie.

Both areas have a very similar overseas-born population, with about 42% of residents born abroad. While they share this international makeup, other gaps are changing. The difference in typical age has narrowed since 2011, though residents remain noticeably older in Thornlie. Meanwhile, the gap in household income has widened, and Huntingdale - Southern River has seen much faster population growth since 2021, rising by 15.6% compared to 5.6% in Thornlie.

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Where they differ most

Owned outright: 11.7 pts higher in Thornlie Participation: 8.6 pts higher in Huntingdale - Southern River Aged 65+: 8.0 pts higher in Thornlie Household income: $544 higher in Huntingdale - Southern River Personal income: $160 higher in Huntingdale - Southern River

Demographics & Identity

Population in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +1,796 larger in Thornlie gap narrowing

21,869 91st pct 23,665 94th pct

Median age in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +4 yrs older in Thornlie gap narrowing

34 yrs 14th pct 38 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

30.2% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.4 pts 26.8%

22.9% Older adults (45–64) +1.7 pts ▸ 24.6%

24.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.7 pts 19.5%

8.9% Seniors (65+) +8.0 pts ▸ 16.9%

13.9% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.6 pts 12.2%

Marital status

54.0% Married ◂ +3.4 pts 50.6%

34.0% Never married ◂ +0.3 pts 33.7%

6.5% Divorced +1.6 pts ▸ 8.1%

2.8% Widowed +1.5 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.7% Separated +0.7 pts ▸ 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Huntingdale - Southern River Thornlie

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

54.4% Australia ◂ +0.2 pts 54.2%

5.4% England +1.1 pts ▸ 6.6%

6.1% India ◂ +2.1 pts 4.0%

2.7% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.3% China +0.2 pts ▸ 2.5%

2.3% South Africa ◂ +1.3 pts 1.1%

2.1% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 1.9%

0.3% Vietnam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

29.5% English +2.5 pts ▸ 31.9%

24.7% Australian ◂ +0.7 pts 24.1%

9.4% Chinese +0.8 pts ▸ 10.1%

8.3% Indian ◂ +3.7 pts 4.6%

5.8% Scottish +1.5 pts ▸ 7.3%

4.8% Irish +1.8 pts ▸ 6.6%

3.1% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.7% Filipino ◂ +0.2 pts 2.4%

1.9% German +0.4 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.7% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.3% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

62.3% English only +2.5 pts ▸ 64.8%

4.8% Mandarin +0.3 pts ▸ 5.1%

2.3% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 2.0%

2.0% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 1.7%

1.2% Cantonese +0.7 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.0% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

1.0% Hindi ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

0.3% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

37.4% Christianity +2.1 pts ▸ 39.5%

34.8% No religion +0.4 pts ▸ 35.3%

12.6% Islam ◂ +1.2 pts 11.4%

5.0% Not stated +0.8 pts ▸ 5.8%

5.2% Hinduism ◂ +3.2 pts 2.0%

2.8% Buddhism +1.2 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.1% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 2.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +2 more in Thornlie

5 64th pct 7 86th pct

Schools/1k kids in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +0.57 more in Thornlie

0.95 13th pct 1.52 32nd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie even

42 84th pct 42 84th pct

Students in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +1,206 more in Thornlie

2,955 78th pct 4,161 87th pct

Avg size in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +3 larger in Thornlie

591 71st pct 594 72nd pct

ICSEA in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +62 higher in Huntingdale - Southern River

1,054 66th pct 991 39th pct

Highest year of school

62.3% Year 12 ◂ +6.9 pts 55.3%

18.7% Year 10 +2.7 pts ▸ 21.4%

8.3% Year 11 +1.2 pts ▸ 9.5%

6.2% Year 9 or below +2.5 pts ▸ 8.7%

Highest qualification level

29.7% Certificate III / IV +2.5 pts ▸ 32.2%

26.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.8 pts 23.0%

16.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.6 pts ▸ 16.6%

8.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.1 pts 6.7%

3.0% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 2.9%

3.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.3 pts 2.7%

Field of qualification

20.8% Management & commerce ◂ +2.5 pts 18.3%

19.4% Engineering & related +0.1 pts ▸ 19.5%

10.5% Society & culture +0.9 pts ▸ 11.4%

10.1% Health ◂ +1.3 pts 8.9%

7.5% Education ◂ +0.2 pts 7.3%

5.9% Food, hospitality & personal services even 6.0%

4.1% Architecture & building +0.9 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.4% Information technology ◂ +1.2 pts 3.2%

3.0% Natural & physical sciences +0.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.6% Creative arts +0.4 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.1% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +$160 higher in Huntingdale - Southern River gap widening

$842 58th pct $682 25th pct

Household income in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +$544 higher in Huntingdale - Southern River gap widening

$2,115 73rd pct $1,571 39th pct

Family income in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +$431 higher in Huntingdale - Southern River gap widening

$2,256 61st pct $1,825 33rd pct

Household income distribution

35.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.4 pts 31.8%

20.6% $650–$1,499 +8.4 pts ▸ 29.0%

9.4% Under $650 +5.9 pts ▸ 15.3%

13.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +4.1 pts 9.5%

11.7% $4,000 or more ◂ +5.4 pts 6.3%

Personal income distribution

39.4% Under $650 +6.5 pts ▸ 46.0%

32.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.3 pts 31.6%

19.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.6 pts 15.3%

4.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 2.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.8% Other condition +1.4 pts ▸ 8.2%

5.1% Arthritis +2.9 pts ▸ 8.0%

6.7% Mental health +1.0 pts ▸ 7.8%

7.0% Asthma +0.7 pts ▸ 7.7%

4.4% Diabetes +1.8 pts ▸ 6.2%

2.3% Heart disease +1.7 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.8% Cancer +0.9 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.0% Lung condition +0.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.4% Stroke +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.3% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

72.1% None ◂ +6.8 pts 65.4%

16.0% One condition +3.1 pts ▸ 19.1%

4.0% Two conditions +1.8 pts ▸ 5.9%

1.6% Three or more +1.1 pts ▸ 2.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +161 larger in Thornlie

401 74th pct 562 82nd pct

Median age in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +2 yrs older in Thornlie

20 yrs 14th pct 22 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +$158 higher in Huntingdale - Southern River

$660 55th pct $502 20th pct

Household income in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +$430 higher in Huntingdale - Southern River

$1,958 65th pct $1,528 39th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +0.4 larger in Huntingdale - Southern River gap widening

3.1 91st pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

70.4% Couples with children ◂ +10.4 pts 60.0%

16.5% Couples without children +7.6 pts ▸ 24.1%

12.3% One-parent families +2.3 pts ▸ 14.6%

0.8% Other families +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

Household size

25.9% 2 people +7.8 pts ▸ 33.7%

24.3% 4 people ◂ +8.3 pts 16.0%

14.1% 1 person +6.9 pts ▸ 21.0%

19.4% 3 people ◂ +1.9 pts 17.6%

10.5% 5 people ◂ +3.2 pts 7.3%

5.8% 6 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 4.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +$50 higher in Huntingdale - Southern River gap widening

$380 54th pct $330 36th pct

Mortgage in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +$325 higher in Huntingdale - Southern River gap widening

$1,950 57th pct $1,625 36th pct

People / bedroom in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

58.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +16.0 pts 42.6%

21.6% Owned outright +11.7 pts ▸ 33.3%

17.9% Rented +3.3 pts ▸ 21.1%

0.7% Other tenure +1.0 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.2% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

Types of homes

98.1% Separate house ◂ +7.0 pts 91.1%

1.6% Townhouse / semi-detached +6.0 pts ▸ 7.6%

0.2% Flat or apartment +1.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.1% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

63.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +18.1 pts 45.4%

26.4% 3 bedrooms +13.4 pts ▸ 39.8%

6.7% 5 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 6.8%

1.8% 2 bedrooms +4.1 pts ▸ 5.9%

0.2% 1 bedroom +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.1% Studio / none even 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

65.0% $350–$549 ◂ +25.5 pts 39.4%

23.8% $200–$349 +21.5 pts ▸ 45.3%

3.8% Under $200 +6.2 pts ▸ 10.1%

3.5% $550–$749 ◂ +2.6 pts 1.0%

0.5% $750 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

30.0% $1,000–$1,799 +10.8 pts ▸ 40.8%

40.7% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +10.6 pts 30.1%

10.5% Under $1,000 +6.1 pts ▸ 16.6%

12.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.7 pts 6.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +36 more in Thornlie

92 86th pct 128 89th pct

Stops/1k in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +1.20 more in Thornlie

4.21 48th pct 5.41 66th pct

Departures/1k in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +959.5 more in Thornlie

833.2 51st pct 1,792.6 79th pct

PT routes in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +8 more in Thornlie

6 43rd pct 14 76th pct

Stop walk in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +2 longer in Huntingdale - Southern River

5 50th pct 3 29th pct

Drive to city in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +6 longer in Huntingdale - Southern River

25 50th pct 19 37th pct

Reach 30 min in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +26,211 more in Thornlie

21,869 66th pct 48,080 86th pct

Reach 45 min in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +31,298 more in Thornlie

54,682 57th pct 85,980 67th pct

Transit to city in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +22 longer in Huntingdale - Southern River

75 79th pct 53 40th pct

How people get to work

69.0% Car (driver) ◂ +2.0 pts 67.0%

5.8% Worked at home ◂ +1.2 pts 4.6%

4.5% Car (passenger) +0.5 pts ▸ 5.0%

1.2% Train +1.0 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.4% Bus +0.5 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.5% Walked +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.1% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

46.5% 2 vehicles ◂ +6.3 pts 40.2%

24.7% 1 vehicle +8.0 pts ▸ 32.7%

17.5% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.7 pts 14.9%

9.8% 4 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 8.3%

1.6% No vehicle +2.4 pts ▸ 4.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.9 pts 13.1%

9.8% Retail trade ◂ +0.2 pts 9.6%

8.7% Construction +0.1 pts ▸ 8.7%

8.4% Education & training ◂ +0.4 pts 7.9%

6.5% Transport & warehousing +0.7 pts ▸ 7.2%

6.0% Accommodation & food +1.1 pts ▸ 7.1%

6.5% Manufacturing +0.5 pts ▸ 7.0%

5.9% Mining ◂ +1.2 pts 4.7%

5.8% Professional & technical ◂ +0.9 pts 4.8%

5.5% Public administration & safety +0.1 pts ▸ 5.6%

4.3% Other services +0.2 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.6% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.1 pts 3.5%

Occupations people work in

19.1% Professionals ◂ +3.2 pts 15.9%

16.0% Technicians & trades +1.5 pts ▸ 17.5%

14.0% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.6 pts 13.4%

12.1% Community & personal service +0.6 pts ▸ 12.7%

9.6% Labourers +2.5 pts ▸ 12.1%

8.9% Machinery operators & drivers +1.6 pts ▸ 10.5%

10.0% Managers ◂ +2.1 pts 7.9%

8.7% Sales workers ◂ +0.3 pts 8.4%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +2 higher in Huntingdale - Southern River

6 57th pct 4 36th pct

IRSD decile in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +2 higher in Huntingdale - Southern River

6 57th pct 4 36th pct

IER decile in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +3 higher in Huntingdale - Southern River

9 86th pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +1 higher in Huntingdale - Southern River

5 43rd pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +53 higher in Huntingdale - Southern River

1,011 56th pct 958 33rd pct

ERP in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +314 higher in Huntingdale - Southern River

26,277 91st pct 25,963 90th pct

Growth in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +10.0 pts higher in Huntingdale - Southern River

15.6% 88th pct 5.6% 59th pct

Businesses in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +173 higher in Huntingdale - Southern River

1,736 82nd pct 1,563 77th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +39 higher in Huntingdale - Southern River

699 33rd pct 660 28th pct

Max temp in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +0.2 higher in Thornlie

25.4 69th pct 25.6 71st pct

Min temp in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie even

13.2 66th pct 13.2 66th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +0.9 higher in Thornlie

5.9 57th pct 6.8 71st pct

Types ≤15 min in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +1.0 more in Thornlie

5.6 56th pct 6.7 71st pct

15-min city in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +13.5 pts higher in Thornlie

76.1% 58th pct 89.6% 70th pct

Walk to shops in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +19.0 pts higher in Thornlie

68.5% 55th pct 87.4% 72nd pct

Walk to transit in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +5.0 pts higher in Thornlie

94.7% 56th pct 99.7% 79th pct

Walk to school in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +5.7 pts higher in Huntingdale - Southern River

95.4% 77th pct 89.7% 67th pct

Walk to a park in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +1.0 pts higher in Thornlie

99.0% 56th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +25.2 pts higher in Thornlie

49.7% 53rd pct 74.9% 73rd pct

Amenities/1k in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +2.5 more in Thornlie

19.3 72nd pct 21.8 76th pct

Intersections/km² in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +15 higher in Thornlie

210 72nd pct 225 74th pct

Mean slope in Huntingdale - Southern River in Thornlie +0.9 pts higher in Huntingdale - Southern River

4.6% 38th pct 3.8% 23rd pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Huntingdale - Southern River vs Thornlie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/506041135/huntingdale-southern-river/vs/506041137/thornlie