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Dunlop vs Strathnairn
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 5.4 km apart · Dunlop profile · Strathnairn profile
Dunlop Strathnairn
Dunlop and Strathnairn are neighbouring areas in the Australian Capital Territory with very different profiles. Strathnairn is far more diverse, with 49.0% of people born overseas and 53.4% using another language at home, compared to 21.0% and 19.8% in Dunlop. Education levels are also higher in Strathnairn, where 49.0% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, while the figure is 27.2% in Dunlop. In contrast, Dunlop is more likely to have residents with no religion (39.9% compared to 21.6%) and a higher share of people with a long-term health condition (30.7% versus 18.1%).
These two places share very similar typical weekly household incomes, which sit around $2,500 to $2,600. They also have the same number of people per home (2.9) and similar rates of full-time employment. However, Strathnairn has seen massive growth since 2021, rising by 211.4%, while Dunlop's population barely changed. This rapid change in Strathnairn is consistent with a much higher share of recent overseas arrivals (20.3%) and a huge amount of people moving into the area in the last five years (91.5%).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 7,109
- First area, 2016: 7,197
- First area, 2021: 7,265
- Second area, 2021: 714
- First area, 2011: 31 yrs
- First area, 2016: 33 yrs
- First area, 2021: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 30 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 Dunlop: 0.3% males, 0.2% females; 85+ in Strathnairn: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Dunlop: 0.4% males, 0.6% females; 80–84 in Strathnairn: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Dunlop: 0.7% males, 0.8% females; 75–79 in Strathnairn: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Dunlop: 1.3% males, 1.5% females; 70–74 in Strathnairn: 0.0% males, 1.1% females
- 65–69 in Dunlop: 1.4% males, 1.8% females; 65–69 in Strathnairn: 0.6% males, 1.1% females
- 60–64 in Dunlop: 2.2% males, 2.5% females; 60–64 in Strathnairn: 0.4% males, 0.4% females
- 55–59 in Dunlop: 2.8% males, 2.9% females; 55–59 in Strathnairn: 1.7% males, 0.4% females
- 50–54 in Dunlop: 3.7% males, 3.5% females; 50–54 in Strathnairn: 1.8% males, 1.7% females
- 45–49 in Dunlop: 3.7% males, 4.7% females; 45–49 in Strathnairn: 2.8% males, 1.5% females
- 40–44 in Dunlop: 4.1% males, 4.3% females; 40–44 in Strathnairn: 3.3% males, 3.5% females
- 35–39 in Dunlop: 4.1% males, 4.5% females; 35–39 in Strathnairn: 7.4% males, 7.5% females
- 30–34 in Dunlop: 3.2% males, 3.5% females; 30–34 in Strathnairn: 7.1% males, 8.4% females
- 25–29 in Dunlop: 2.5% males, 2.5% females; 25–29 in Strathnairn: 5.0% males, 7.9% females
- 20–24 in Dunlop: 3.0% males, 2.5% females; 20–24 in Strathnairn: 2.6% males, 4.5% females
- 15–19 in Dunlop: 4.2% males, 3.3% females; 15–19 in Strathnairn: 2.2% males, 1.8% females
- 10–14 in Dunlop: 4.4% males, 3.8% females; 10–14 in Strathnairn: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 5–9 in Dunlop: 4.3% males, 4.3% females; 5–9 in Strathnairn: 3.9% males, 3.8% females
- 0–4 in Dunlop: 3.6% males, 3.0% females; 0–4 in Strathnairn: 5.8% males, 5.6% 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: $981
- First area, 2016: $1,047
- First area, 2021: $1,176
- Second area, 2021: $1,236
- First area, 2011: $2,076
- First area, 2016: $2,252
- First area, 2021: $2,503
- Second area, 2021: $2,629
- First area, 2011: $2,215
- First area, 2016: $2,483
- First area, 2021: $2,766
- Second area, 2021: $2,727
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: 3.0
- First area, 2016: 3.0
- First area, 2021: 2.9
- Second area, 2021: 2.9
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $390
- First area, 2016: $400
- First area, 2021: $465
- Second area, 2021: $515
- First area, 2011: $2,200
- First area, 2016: $2,058
- First area, 2021: $2,000
- Second area, 2021: $2,191
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 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). Dunlop vs Strathnairn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/801011006/dunlop/vs/801011143/strathnairn