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Aranda vs O'Connor

Name: Aranda vs O'Connor — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.2 km apart · Aranda profile · O'Connor profile

Aranda O'Connor

O'Connor (ACT) and Aranda are neighbouring areas with very different housing and age profiles. O'Connor (ACT) is younger, with a typical resident aged 35, and has a high proportion of renters at 37.7%. It is also more walkable, with 88% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries. In contrast, Aranda is older, with a typical resident aged 42, and is dominated by larger, owner-occupied homes; 92.9% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms and 43% are owned outright. Aranda also has a higher typical weekly household income of $3,161, compared to $2,518 in O'Connor (ACT).

Both areas are very similar in their levels of education and volunteerism, with around 85% of adults having finished Year 12. While they share these traits, the gap in their housing and demographics has generally widened since 2011. For example, the difference in the share of detached houses and the gap between their typical resident ages have both grown over the last decade.

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Where they differ most

Population: 3,312 larger in O'Connor 3+ bedrooms: 24.5 pts higher in Aranda Renting: 22.1 pts higher in O'Connor Separate houses: 21.6 pts higher in Aranda People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in O'Connor

Demographics & Identity

Population in Aranda in O'Connor +3,312 larger in O'Connor gap widening

2,605 10th pct 5,917 28th pct

Median age in Aranda in O'Connor +7 yrs older in Aranda gap widening

42 yrs 64th pct 35 yrs 21st pct

Age structure

23.6% Young adults (25–44) +3.9 pts ▸ 27.5%

26.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.2 pts 25.9%

19.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.0 pts 15.4%

19.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +6.3 pts 13.0%

11.7% Youth (15–24) +6.4 pts ▸ 18.2%

Marital status

54.8% Married ◂ +16.5 pts 38.3%

32.4% Never married +17.0 pts ▸ 49.4%

6.7% Divorced +0.5 pts ▸ 7.2%

4.2% Widowed ◂ +1.1 pts 3.1%

1.8% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 2.0%

Age & sex structure

Aranda O'Connor

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

71.2% Australia +1.3 pts ▸ 72.5%

4.5% England ◂ +0.5 pts 4.0%

3.1% China ◂ +1.5 pts 1.6%

1.5% India +0.5 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.4% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.3% Vietnam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.7% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.4% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.2% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Ancestry

37.9% English ◂ +1.7 pts 36.2%

35.9% Australian ◂ +2.2 pts 33.7%

14.4% Irish +0.1 pts ▸ 14.5%

12.8% Scottish ◂ +0.5 pts 12.4%

6.6% Chinese ◂ +1.9 pts 4.7%

4.8% German +0.5 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.1% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.4% Indian +0.4 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.9% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.6% Greek +1.0 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.6% Vietnamese +0.7 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.5% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Language

Language used at home

81.4% English only ◂ +1.4 pts 80.0%

3.8% Mandarin ◂ +1.8 pts 2.0%

0.5% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.7% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.0% Arabic +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Punjabi +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.6% Hindi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

59.2% No religion ◂ +1.0 pts 58.2%

29.4% Christianity +0.1 pts ▸ 29.5%

5.1% Not stated even 5.2%

3.0% Buddhism ◂ +0.5 pts 2.5%

1.9% Hinduism even 1.9%

0.9% Islam +0.8 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.7% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Judaism even 0.3%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Aranda in O'Connor +1 more in O'Connor

2 14th pct 3 43rd pct

Schools/1k kids in Aranda in O'Connor +0.66 more in Aranda

3.94 78th pct 3.28 72nd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Aranda in O'Connor +15 more in O'Connor

10 25th pct 25 61st pct

Students in Aranda in O'Connor +210 more in Aranda

712 27th pct 502 17th pct

Avg size in Aranda in O'Connor +189 larger in Aranda

356 40th pct 167 17th pct

ICSEA in Aranda in O'Connor +38 higher in Aranda

1,147 96th pct 1,110 86th pct

Highest year of school

85.3% Year 12 +0.6 pts ▸ 85.9%

5.9% Year 10 +0.1 pts ▸ 6.0%

2.4% Year 9 or below +0.4 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.6% Year 11 ◂ +0.6 pts 2.0%

Highest qualification level

36.8% Bachelor degree +2.6 pts ▸ 39.4%

29.4% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.3 pts 29.0%

9.7% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.9 pts 7.9%

8.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.9 pts 7.9%

7.5% Certificate III / IV even 7.5%

0.9% Certificate I / II even 1.0%

Field of qualification

24.9% Society & culture +5.4 pts ▸ 30.3%

15.9% Management & commerce ◂ +0.7 pts 15.1%

11.7% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.9 pts 9.9%

8.1% Education ◂ +1.8 pts 6.3%

8.0% Health ◂ +1.7 pts 6.3%

6.8% Engineering & related ◂ +1.1 pts 5.7%

6.2% Information technology ◂ +1.0 pts 5.2%

5.1% Creative arts +0.9 pts ▸ 6.0%

2.8% Architecture & building +0.2 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.7% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.8% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.2 pts ▸ 2.0%

Income

Personal income in Aranda in O'Connor +$111 higher in Aranda gap widening

$1,372 95th pct $1,261 91st pct

Household income in Aranda in O'Connor +$643 higher in Aranda gap widening

$3,161 100th pct $2,518 89th pct

Family income in Aranda in O'Connor +$70 higher in Aranda gap widening

$3,533 96th pct $3,463 95th pct

Household income distribution

34.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +5.2 pts 29.6%

25.5% $1,500–$2,999 +1.9 pts ▸ 27.4%

13.9% $650–$1,499 +1.0 pts ▸ 15.0%

14.5% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.4 pts 11.1%

5.0% Under $650 +6.8 pts ▸ 11.9%

Personal income distribution

30.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.1 pts 28.6%

25.6% Under $650 +4.4 pts ▸ 30.0%

26.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.0 pts 25.5%

13.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 12.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.7% Mental health +3.2 pts ▸ 11.9%

9.4% Other condition +1.1 pts ▸ 10.5%

9.6% Arthritis ◂ +1.8 pts 7.8%

8.4% Asthma +0.6 pts ▸ 9.1%

4.0% Cancer ◂ +1.3 pts 2.7%

3.6% Heart disease ◂ +0.6 pts 3.0%

2.5% Diabetes +0.2 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.4% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

0.8% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.4% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.1% None ◂ +0.4 pts 65.7%

19.2% One condition +2.0 pts ▸ 21.1%

6.8% Two conditions ◂ +1.0 pts 5.8%

2.3% Three or more even 2.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Aranda in O'Connor +54 larger in O'Connor

27 9th pct 81 26th pct

Median age in Aranda in O'Connor +6 yrs older in O'Connor

20 yrs 14th pct 26 yrs 64th pct

Median income in Aranda in O'Connor +$334 higher in Aranda

$933 86th pct $599 43rd pct

Household income in Aranda in O'Connor +$1,416 higher in Aranda

$3,374 100th pct $1,958 65th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Aranda in O'Connor +0.3 larger in Aranda gap widening

2.8 79th pct 2.5 43rd pct

Family composition

64.4% Couples with children ◂ +5.2 pts 59.1%

26.5% Couples without children +1.5 pts ▸ 28.0%

8.7% One-parent families +2.9 pts ▸ 11.6%

0.6% Other families +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%

Household size

34.1% 2 people ◂ +2.1 pts 32.0%

16.3% 1 person +10.0 pts ▸ 26.3%

21.6% 4 people ◂ +4.5 pts 17.1%

17.2% 3 people ◂ +0.7 pts 16.4%

7.9% 5 people ◂ +2.1 pts 5.9%

1.9% 6 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 2.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Aranda in O'Connor +$79 higher in Aranda gap widening

$530 91st pct $451 80th pct

Mortgage in Aranda in O'Connor even gap narrowing

$2,500 87th pct $2,500 87th pct

People / bedroom in Aranda in O'Connor +0.10 higher in O'Connor gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

43.0% Owned outright ◂ +11.8 pts 31.2%

38.1% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +9.1 pts 29.0%

15.6% Rented +22.1 pts ▸ 37.7%

1.8% Other tenure ◂ +0.4 pts 1.4%

1.0% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

Types of homes

87.5% Separate house ◂ +21.6 pts 66.0%

2.6% Flat or apartment +15.9 pts ▸ 18.5%

10.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +5.5 pts ▸ 15.7%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

46.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +21.8 pts 24.7%

35.2% 3 bedrooms +1.3 pts ▸ 36.5%

6.2% 2 bedrooms +12.0 pts ▸ 18.3%

0.9% 1 bedroom +11.7 pts ▸ 12.6%

11.1% 5 or more ◂ +3.9 pts 7.2%

0.0% Studio / none +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

33.6% $350–$549 ◂ +1.5 pts 32.0%

25.7% $550–$749 ◂ +2.9 pts 22.9%

4.3% Under $200 +14.9 pts ▸ 19.2%

18.6% $750 or more ◂ +8.4 pts 10.1%

9.3% $200–$349 +3.6 pts ▸ 12.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

35.1% $3,000 or more +2.3 pts ▸ 37.4%

27.5% $1,800–$2,999 +0.7 pts ▸ 28.2%

15.5% $1,000–$1,799 +0.9 pts ▸ 16.4%

15.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.5 pts 14.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Aranda in O'Connor +18 more in O'Connor

10 19th pct 28 38th pct

Stops/1k in Aranda in O'Connor +0.89 more in O'Connor

3.84 43rd pct 4.73 57th pct

Departures/1k in Aranda in O'Connor +99.1 more in O'Connor

633.4 43rd pct 732.5 47th pct

PT routes in Aranda in O'Connor +1 more in O'Connor

1 7th pct 2 14th pct

Stop walk in Aranda in O'Connor +1 longer in Aranda

3 29th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Aranda in O'Connor +1 longer in Aranda

8 7th pct 7 5th pct

Reach 30 min in Aranda in O'Connor +347 more in O'Connor

5,570 12th pct 5,917 13th pct

Reach 45 min in Aranda in O'Connor +10,922 more in O'Connor

37,219 45th pct 48,141 53rd pct

Transit to city in Aranda in O'Connor +2 longer in Aranda

35 13th pct 33 11th pct

How people get to work

53.3% Car (driver) ◂ +8.7 pts 44.6%

14.8% Worked at home ◂ +0.6 pts 14.3%

5.0% Bicycle +6.7 pts ▸ 11.6%

6.5% Bus ◂ +2.2 pts 4.3%

2.2% Walked +3.0 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.4 pts 4.3%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

45.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +11.2 pts 34.2%

34.4% 1 vehicle +7.6 pts ▸ 42.0%

11.5% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.9 pts 10.6%

2.7% No vehicle +5.8 pts ▸ 8.5%

4.9% 4 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 4.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

29.5% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.2 pts 28.2%

13.7% Professional & technical +1.9 pts ▸ 15.6%

14.5% Education & training ◂ +0.5 pts 13.9%

9.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.8 pts 8.4%

5.1% Accommodation & food +2.5 pts ▸ 7.7%

5.0% Construction ◂ +0.9 pts 4.2%

4.7% Retail trade +0.2 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.9% Arts & recreation ◂ +0.5 pts 2.4%

1.5% Media & telecommunications +0.8 pts ▸ 2.3%

2.1% Administrative & support ◂ +0.5 pts 1.7%

2.1% Other services ◂ +0.1 pts 2.0%

1.1% Manufacturing +0.6 pts ▸ 1.7%

Occupations people work in

40.2% Professionals even 40.2%

22.5% Managers ◂ +2.2 pts 20.3%

9.5% Clerical & administrative +1.9 pts ▸ 11.4%

7.9% Community & personal service +2.7 pts ▸ 10.6%

6.3% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.4 pts 5.9%

5.3% Labourers ◂ +1.4 pts 3.8%

5.2% Sales workers ◂ +0.5 pts 4.7%

0.5% Machinery operators & drivers +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Aranda in O'Connor even

10 100th pct 10 100th pct

IRSD decile in Aranda in O'Connor +1 higher in Aranda

10 100th pct 9 86th pct

IER decile in Aranda in O'Connor +4 higher in Aranda

10 100th pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Aranda in O'Connor even

10 100th pct 10 100th pct

IRSAD score in Aranda in O'Connor +28 higher in Aranda

1,147 97th pct 1,119 91st pct

ERP in Aranda in O'Connor +3,278 higher in O'Connor

2,643 10th pct 5,921 26th pct

Growth in Aranda in O'Connor +2.0 pts higher in Aranda

2.3% 31st pct 0.3% 13th pct

Businesses in Aranda in O'Connor +212 higher in O'Connor

170 7th pct 382 18th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Aranda in O'Connor even

802 45th pct 802 45th pct

Max temp in Aranda in O'Connor even

20.9 28th pct 20.9 28th pct

Min temp in Aranda in O'Connor even

6.7 1st pct 6.7 1st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Aranda in O'Connor +0.7 higher in O'Connor

6.7 70th pct 7.5 80th pct

Types ≤15 min in Aranda in O'Connor +1.0 more in O'Connor

6.6 70th pct 7.6 85th pct

15-min city in Aranda in O'Connor +3.9 pts higher in O'Connor

90.4% 71st pct 94.2% 77th pct

Walk to shops in Aranda in O'Connor +28.9 pts higher in O'Connor

59.1% 47th pct 88.0% 73rd pct

Walk to transit in Aranda in O'Connor even

99.6% 77th pct 99.6% 79th pct

Walk to school in Aranda in O'Connor +3.6 pts higher in Aranda

99.3% 86th pct 95.6% 77th pct

Walk to a park in Aranda in O'Connor even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Aranda in O'Connor +26.0 pts higher in O'Connor

63.5% 64th pct 89.6% 83rd pct

Amenities/1k in Aranda in O'Connor +6.2 more in O'Connor

10.4 26th pct 16.6 62nd pct

Intersections/km² in Aranda in O'Connor +79 higher in O'Connor

185 68th pct 264 79th pct

Mean slope in Aranda in O'Connor +2.6 pts higher in Aranda

7.4% 76th pct 4.8% 40th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Aranda vs O'Connor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/801011001/aranda/vs/801051058/o-connor