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Geilston Bay - Risdon vs Rokeby
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 9.7 km apart · Geilston Bay - Risdon profile · Rokeby profile
Geilston Bay - Risdon Rokeby
Rokeby and Geilston Bay - Risdon are neighbouring areas with very different social profiles. Rokeby is a young community where the typical resident is 31, and it has a much higher share of one-parent families (28.8%) and renters (40.0%). In contrast, Geilston Bay - Risdon is older, with a typical age of 41, and is wealthier, with 20.2% of households earning $3,000 or more a week compared to just 8.7% in Rokeby. Higher levels of education are also seen in Geilston Bay - Risdon, where 27.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, compared to 16.3% in Rokeby.
Both areas share several traits, such as having almost identical shares of people born overseas (around 12%) and very similar numbers of people living alone. They also both have a high proportion of people with no religion, both sitting far above the national figure. While the two areas remain distinct, some gaps have shifted since 2011; for example, the age difference between them has narrowed slightly, and the gap in the share of children under 15 has also decreased.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 3,183
- First area, 2016: 3,221
- First area, 2021: 3,452
- Second area, 2011: 5,493
- Second area, 2016: 6,107
- Second area, 2021: 7,874
- First area, 2011: 42 yrs
- First area, 2016: 43 yrs
- First area, 2021: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 31 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 32 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 31 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 Geilston Bay - Risdon: 1.3% males, 1.3% females; 85+ in Rokeby: 0.2% males, 0.3% females
- 80–84 in Geilston Bay - Risdon: 1.2% males, 1.7% females; 80–84 in Rokeby: 0.5% males, 0.8% females
- 75–79 in Geilston Bay - Risdon: 1.8% males, 2.1% females; 75–79 in Rokeby: 0.8% males, 1.0% females
- 70–74 in Geilston Bay - Risdon: 1.6% males, 2.7% females; 70–74 in Rokeby: 1.7% males, 1.9% females
- 65–69 in Geilston Bay - Risdon: 3.4% males, 2.8% females; 65–69 in Rokeby: 1.9% males, 2.4% females
- 60–64 in Geilston Bay - Risdon: 3.2% males, 4.0% females; 60–64 in Rokeby: 2.0% males, 2.3% females
- 55–59 in Geilston Bay - Risdon: 3.1% males, 3.4% females; 55–59 in Rokeby: 2.0% males, 2.5% females
- 50–54 in Geilston Bay - Risdon: 2.7% males, 3.0% females; 50–54 in Rokeby: 2.1% males, 2.4% females
- 45–49 in Geilston Bay - Risdon: 3.0% males, 3.4% females; 45–49 in Rokeby: 2.3% males, 2.8% females
- 40–44 in Geilston Bay - Risdon: 2.7% males, 3.4% females; 40–44 in Rokeby: 2.4% males, 3.4% females
- 35–39 in Geilston Bay - Risdon: 3.7% males, 4.3% females; 35–39 in Rokeby: 3.8% males, 4.2% females
- 30–34 in Geilston Bay - Risdon: 3.1% males, 3.5% females; 30–34 in Rokeby: 5.1% males, 5.8% females
- 25–29 in Geilston Bay - Risdon: 3.2% males, 3.2% females; 25–29 in Rokeby: 4.7% males, 5.5% females
- 20–24 in Geilston Bay - Risdon: 3.4% males, 2.6% females; 20–24 in Rokeby: 3.1% males, 3.6% females
- 15–19 in Geilston Bay - Risdon: 2.6% males, 2.3% females; 15–19 in Rokeby: 2.8% males, 2.9% females
- 10–14 in Geilston Bay - Risdon: 3.0% males, 2.5% females; 10–14 in Rokeby: 4.0% males, 3.3% females
- 5–9 in Geilston Bay - Risdon: 2.6% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Rokeby: 3.7% males, 3.7% females
- 0–4 in Geilston Bay - Risdon: 2.7% males, 2.6% females; 0–4 in Rokeby: 3.6% males, 4.1% 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: $647
- First area, 2016: $742
- First area, 2021: $886
- Second area, 2011: $447
- Second area, 2016: $545
- Second area, 2021: $728
- First area, 2011: $1,238
- First area, 2016: $1,407
- First area, 2021: $1,742
- Second area, 2011: $840
- Second area, 2016: $964
- Second area, 2021: $1,321
- First area, 2011: $1,565
- First area, 2016: $1,821
- First area, 2021: $2,164
- Second area, 2011: $973
- Second area, 2016: $1,166
- Second area, 2021: $1,542
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: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $260
- First area, 2016: $290
- First area, 2021: $380
- Second area, 2011: $199
- Second area, 2016: $235
- Second area, 2021: $325
- First area, 2011: $1,560
- First area, 2016: $1,517
- First area, 2021: $1,625
- Second area, 2011: $1,200
- Second area, 2016: $1,200
- Second area, 2021: $1,387
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- 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). Geilston Bay - Risdon vs Rokeby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/601021006/geilston-bay-risdon/vs/601021011/rokeby