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Bruce vs Macquarie

Name: Bruce vs Macquarie — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.4 km apart · Bruce profile · Macquarie profile

Bruce Macquarie

Bruce and Macquarie are neighbouring areas in the Australian Capital Territory with very different characters. Bruce is a young and transient hub, where the typical resident is just 29 and 68.6% of people moved in within the last five years. It has a high proportion of renters (49.6%) and a strong presence of people born overseas (38.8%). In contrast, Macquarie is more settled and older, with a typical age of 37 and a much higher share of separate houses (61.6% compared to 20.7% in Bruce). Residents in Macquarie are also far more likely to own their homes outright, at 31.9%.

Both areas sit near the national figure for overall advantage. They also share very similar typical weekly personal incomes and rent levels. While they track closely on these basics, other gaps are changing. The difference in Year 12 completion has widened, with Bruce now 12.2 percentage points higher than Macquarie. Similarly, the gap in the number of people born overseas has grown, as Bruce has seen more international arrivals than its neighbour.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 40.9 pts higher in Macquarie Recent movers: 22.2 pts higher in Bruce Population: 4,416 larger in Bruce People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Bruce 3+ bedrooms: 13.4 pts higher in Macquarie

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bruce in Macquarie +4,416 larger in Bruce gap widening

7,520 38th pct 3,104 12th pct

Median age in Bruce in Macquarie +8 yrs older in Macquarie gap narrowing

29 yrs 0th pct 37 yrs 36th pct

Age structure

39.2% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +6.8 pts 32.4%

25.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +13.2 pts 12.1%

14.0% Older adults (45–64) +7.3 pts ▸ 21.3%

11.2% Seniors (65+) +6.5 pts ▸ 17.7%

10.5% Children (0–14) +5.8 pts ▸ 16.3%

Marital status

55.2% Never married ◂ +15.2 pts 40.0%

35.1% Married +7.8 pts ▸ 42.9%

5.2% Divorced +3.7 pts ▸ 8.9%

2.9% Widowed +2.1 pts ▸ 5.0%

1.8% Separated +1.6 pts ▸ 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Bruce Macquarie

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

58.1% Australia +6.4 pts ▸ 64.4%

6.3% China ◂ +3.8 pts 2.4%

4.9% India ◂ +2.3 pts 2.6%

2.1% England +1.5 pts ▸ 3.5%

3.5% Nepal ◂ +2.5 pts 1.0%

1.6% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.1% Philippines even 1.1%

1.1% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

0.4% Italy +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

Ancestry

28.6% English +3.1 pts ▸ 31.7%

27.0% Australian +4.7 pts ▸ 31.7%

9.7% Irish +1.9 pts ▸ 11.7%

11.0% Chinese ◂ +5.6 pts 5.4%

9.2% Scottish +1.6 pts ▸ 10.8%

5.7% Indian ◂ +2.8 pts 2.9%

3.9% German ◂ +0.4 pts 3.5%

2.9% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.0% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.6% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.5% Filipino ◂ +0.1 pts 1.5%

1.1% Greek even 1.1%

Language

Language used at home

62.7% English only +6.8 pts ▸ 69.6%

6.7% Mandarin ◂ +4.1 pts 2.6%

2.0% Cantonese ◂ +1.4 pts 0.6%

1.8% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.3% Hindi ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%

0.8% Arabic +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.9% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.5% Italian +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.6% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.1% No religion +1.9 pts ▸ 47.0%

32.6% Christianity +1.2 pts ▸ 33.8%

5.5% Not stated +2.4 pts ▸ 7.9%

7.4% Hinduism ◂ +4.1 pts 3.3%

4.3% Buddhism ◂ +1.0 pts 3.3%

3.4% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.4% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

0.2% Judaism even 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Bruce in Macquarie +1 more in Macquarie

1 0th pct 2 14th pct

Schools/1k kids in Bruce in Macquarie +2.69 more in Macquarie

1.27 24th pct 3.96 79th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Bruce in Macquarie +10 more in Bruce

26 63rd pct 16 43rd pct

Students in Bruce in Macquarie +902 more in Bruce

2,091 64th pct 1,189 43rd pct

Avg size in Bruce in Macquarie +1,497 larger in Bruce

2,091 100th pct 595 72nd pct

ICSEA in Bruce in Macquarie +110 higher in Bruce

1,203 100th pct 1,093 81st pct

Highest year of school

87.7% Year 12 ◂ +12.2 pts 75.5%

4.2% Year 10 +6.0 pts ▸ 10.2%

2.0% Year 9 or below +3.1 pts ▸ 5.1%

2.3% Year 11 +0.7 pts ▸ 3.0%

Highest qualification level

39.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +5.2 pts 33.8%

25.5% Postgraduate degree ◂ +3.7 pts 21.8%

10.0% Certificate III / IV +3.8 pts ▸ 13.8%

10.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.3 pts 9.7%

6.1% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.0 pts ▸ 7.1%

0.9% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

Field of qualification

19.6% Society & culture +0.8 pts ▸ 20.4%

20.2% Management & commerce ◂ +3.6 pts 16.6%

10.0% Information technology ◂ +2.9 pts 7.1%

9.7% Health ◂ +2.4 pts 7.3%

6.7% Education +2.1 pts ▸ 8.8%

7.6% Natural & physical sciences +0.3 pts ▸ 7.9%

7.3% Engineering & related ◂ +0.5 pts 6.9%

4.4% Creative arts +0.7 pts ▸ 5.1%

2.2% Architecture & building +1.0 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.8% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.2 pts 2.6%

1.3% Agriculture & environment +0.6 pts ▸ 1.9%

Income

Personal income in Bruce in Macquarie +$51 higher in Macquarie gap widening

$1,027 79th pct $1,078 84th pct

Household income in Bruce in Macquarie +$319 higher in Bruce gap narrowing

$2,266 81st pct $1,947 62nd pct

Family income in Bruce in Macquarie +$163 higher in Bruce gap narrowing

$2,693 81st pct $2,530 76th pct

Household income distribution

36.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.9 pts 31.7%

19.4% $650–$1,499 +3.2 pts ▸ 22.6%

17.7% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 16.7%

15.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.9 pts 11.3%

5.9% Under $650 +7.8 pts ▸ 13.7%

Personal income distribution

32.8% Under $650 ◂ +1.6 pts 31.2%

31.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.1 pts 29.7%

25.1% $1,500–$2,999 +1.7 pts ▸ 26.9%

5.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 5.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.3% Mental health +0.2 pts ▸ 11.5%

9.1% Other condition +2.2 pts ▸ 11.4%

8.5% Asthma +1.0 pts ▸ 9.4%

5.5% Arthritis +3.7 pts ▸ 9.2%

2.6% Heart disease +1.6 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.4% Diabetes +1.5 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.2% Cancer +1.4 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.9% Lung condition +1.0 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.8% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.8% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

69.3% None ◂ +7.9 pts 61.4%

19.2% One condition +1.6 pts ▸ 20.8%

4.9% Two conditions +1.5 pts ▸ 6.5%

1.9% Three or more +1.8 pts ▸ 3.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Bruce in Macquarie +22 larger in Bruce

95 30th pct 73 23rd pct

Median age in Bruce in Macquarie +1 yrs older in Bruce

25 yrs 57th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Bruce in Macquarie +$276 higher in Bruce

$900 84th pct $624 48th pct

Household income in Bruce in Macquarie +$1,000 higher in Bruce

$2,424 86th pct $1,424 32nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bruce in Macquarie even gap narrowing

2.3 29th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

45.6% Couples with children +6.7 pts ▸ 52.3%

42.7% Couples without children ◂ +11.5 pts 31.2%

9.1% One-parent families +5.6 pts ▸ 14.7%

2.5% Other families ◂ +0.9 pts 1.6%

Household size

36.7% 2 people ◂ +4.7 pts 32.0%

30.2% 1 person +2.8 pts ▸ 33.0%

16.1% 3 people +0.4 pts ▸ 16.5%

11.4% 4 people +1.4 pts ▸ 12.9%

3.8% 5 people +0.4 pts ▸ 4.2%

1.7% 6 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bruce in Macquarie +$30 higher in Bruce gap narrowing

$430 74th pct $400 62nd pct

Mortgage in Bruce in Macquarie +$267 higher in Macquarie gap widening

$1,733 43rd pct $2,000 61st pct

People / bedroom in Bruce in Macquarie +0.10 higher in Bruce gap steady

0.90 86th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

49.6% Rented ◂ +12.5 pts 37.1%

19.3% Owned outright +12.6 pts ▸ 31.9%

27.3% Owned with a mortgage +1.4 pts ▸ 28.7%

2.5% Other tenure ◂ +0.8 pts 1.7%

1.2% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%

Types of homes

20.7% Separate house +40.9 pts ▸ 61.6%

45.8% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +31.4 pts 14.4%

33.4% Flat or apartment ◂ +8.9 pts 24.5%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

33.2% 3 bedrooms +10.7 pts ▸ 43.9%

21.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +3.6 pts 18.1%

18.4% 4 bedrooms +3.0 pts ▸ 21.4%

20.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +9.2 pts 11.5%

4.3% 5 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 4.0%

0.6% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

60.3% $350–$549 ◂ +18.6 pts 41.7%

3.8% Under $200 +17.7 pts ▸ 21.6%

18.6% $550–$749 ◂ +4.7 pts 13.9%

12.0% $200–$349 +2.1 pts ▸ 14.1%

2.6% $750 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 2.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.9% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +11.7 pts 27.1%

31.1% $1,800–$2,999 +4.4 pts ▸ 35.5%

16.0% $3,000 or more +3.1 pts ▸ 19.1%

11.4% Under $1,000 +2.2 pts ▸ 13.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Bruce in Macquarie +33 more in Bruce

52 60th pct 19 29th pct

Stops/1k in Bruce in Macquarie +0.79 more in Bruce

6.91 82nd pct 6.12 74th pct

Departures/1k in Bruce in Macquarie +2,493.2 more in Bruce

3,753.9 88th pct 1,260.6 66th pct

PT routes in Bruce in Macquarie +16 more in Bruce

19 86th pct 3 21st pct

Stop walk in Bruce in Macquarie +2 longer in Bruce

6 57th pct 4 43rd pct

Drive to city in Bruce in Macquarie +1 longer in Macquarie

9 10th pct 10 12th pct

Reach 30 min in Bruce in Macquarie +1,344 more in Macquarie

7,520 19th pct 8,864 24th pct

Reach 45 min in Bruce in Macquarie +62,613 more in Bruce

99,487 71st pct 36,874 45th pct

Transit to city in Bruce in Macquarie +16 longer in Macquarie

32 10th pct 48 30th pct

How people get to work

54.6% Car (driver) +4.2 pts ▸ 58.8%

9.0% Worked at home +1.2 pts ▸ 10.2%

9.5% Bus ◂ +3.8 pts 5.7%

4.8% Car (passenger) +1.2 pts ▸ 6.0%

4.3% Walked ◂ +1.5 pts 2.8%

2.2% Bicycle +0.6 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

47.8% 1 vehicle ◂ +0.7 pts 47.1%

36.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.8 pts 31.5%

7.6% 3 vehicles +2.1 pts ▸ 9.7%

4.7% No vehicle +3.6 pts ▸ 8.3%

3.5% 4 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 3.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

23.5% Public administration & safety +4.4 pts ▸ 27.9%

11.7% Education & training +2.3 pts ▸ 14.0%

11.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.5 pts 10.4%

11.8% Professional & technical ◂ +0.6 pts 11.2%

10.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.9 pts 7.3%

9.6% Retail trade ◂ +3.5 pts 6.1%

3.6% Construction +2.3 pts ▸ 6.0%

3.0% Administrative & support +0.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.5% Arts & recreation ◂ +0.9 pts 1.6%

2.4% Other services even 2.4%

1.6% Transport & warehousing +0.4 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.4% Media & telecommunications +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

Occupations people work in

33.0% Professionals +0.8 pts ▸ 33.8%

13.6% Managers +3.5 pts ▸ 17.0%

14.9% Community & personal service ◂ +2.8 pts 12.1%

12.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.1 pts 11.6%

7.3% Technicians & trades +2.4 pts ▸ 9.7%

9.5% Sales workers ◂ +3.4 pts 6.0%

5.3% Labourers +0.2 pts ▸ 5.6%

1.6% Machinery operators & drivers +0.5 pts ▸ 2.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Bruce in Macquarie +2 higher in Bruce

10 100th pct 8 71st pct

IRSD decile in Bruce in Macquarie +4 higher in Bruce

10 100th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Bruce in Macquarie +1 higher in Bruce

5 43rd pct 4 36th pct

IEO decile in Bruce in Macquarie +1 higher in Bruce

10 100th pct 9 86th pct

IRSAD score in Bruce in Macquarie +62 higher in Bruce

1,117 90th pct 1,055 73rd pct

ERP in Bruce in Macquarie +4,888 higher in Bruce

8,119 38th pct 3,231 12th pct

Growth in Bruce in Macquarie +2.9 pts higher in Bruce

7.6% 72nd pct 4.7% 51st pct

Businesses in Bruce in Macquarie +364 higher in Bruce

557 29th pct 193 8th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Bruce in Macquarie +40 higher in Macquarie

802 45th pct 842 48th pct

Max temp in Bruce in Macquarie even

20.9 28th pct 20.9 28th pct

Min temp in Bruce in Macquarie +0.0 higher in Macquarie

6.7 1st pct 6.8 2nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Bruce in Macquarie +1.9 higher in Macquarie

6.5 67th pct 8.5 91st pct

Types ≤15 min in Bruce in Macquarie +1.5 more in Macquarie

6.4 68th pct 8.0 99th pct

15-min city in Bruce in Macquarie +1.7 pts higher in Macquarie

98.2% 83rd pct 99.9% 96th pct

Walk to shops in Bruce in Macquarie +12.2 pts higher in Macquarie

86.9% 71st pct 99.1% 92nd pct

Walk to transit in Bruce in Macquarie +0.6 pts higher in Macquarie

99.4% 75th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Bruce in Macquarie +6.0 pts higher in Macquarie

94.0% 74th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to a park in Bruce in Macquarie even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Bruce in Macquarie +47.2 pts higher in Macquarie

51.6% 55th pct 98.8% 98th pct

Amenities/1k in Bruce in Macquarie +16.6 more in Macquarie

15.3 57th pct 31.9 86th pct

Intersections/km² in Bruce in Macquarie +2 higher in Macquarie

387 88th pct 389 89th pct

Mean slope in Bruce in Macquarie +0.4 pts higher in Bruce

5.9% 60th pct 5.5% 54th pct

Compare Bruce with nearby areas

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Compare Macquarie with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bruce vs Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/801011003/bruce/vs/801011020/macquarie