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Hawker vs Macquarie
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.4 km apart · Hawker profile · Macquarie profile
Hawker Macquarie
Macquarie and Hawker are neighbouring areas in the Australian Capital Territory with very similar population sizes. Macquarie is much more transient and walkable, with 46.4% of people moving in during the last five years and nearly 99% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and health services. In contrast, Hawker is more established and affluent; it has a higher share of homeowners who own their place outright (44.6%) and a typical resident who is noticeably older at 42. First Nations residents in Hawker also tend to have far higher household incomes ($2,749) and higher Year 12 completion rates (84.4%) than those in Macquarie.
Both areas are almost identical in the proportion of children under 15, who make up 16.3% of the population in each. While they share this family profile, the gap in people moving into the areas has widened since 2011, with Macquarie becoming increasingly more mobile. Similarly, the difference in the share of residents aged 65 and over has grown over time, as Hawker has become well higher in this age group than Macquarie.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 2,878
- First area, 2016: 2,952
- First area, 2021: 3,008
- Second area, 2011: 2,556
- Second area, 2016: 2,700
- Second area, 2021: 3,104
- First area, 2011: 40 yrs
- First area, 2016: 41 yrs
- First area, 2021: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 37 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 Hawker: 1.2% males, 1.1% females; 85+ in Macquarie: 0.9% males, 1.0% females
- 80–84 in Hawker: 1.6% males, 1.6% females; 80–84 in Macquarie: 1.2% males, 1.3% females
- 75–79 in Hawker: 2.2% males, 3.1% females; 75–79 in Macquarie: 2.3% males, 2.3% females
- 70–74 in Hawker: 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 70–74 in Macquarie: 2.0% males, 2.7% females
- 65–69 in Hawker: 2.4% males, 2.5% females; 65–69 in Macquarie: 1.8% males, 2.2% females
- 60–64 in Hawker: 2.5% males, 3.1% females; 60–64 in Macquarie: 2.5% males, 2.4% females
- 55–59 in Hawker: 2.6% males, 3.2% females; 55–59 in Macquarie: 2.8% males, 2.3% females
- 50–54 in Hawker: 3.1% males, 3.0% females; 50–54 in Macquarie: 2.6% males, 2.7% females
- 45–49 in Hawker: 4.0% males, 3.5% females; 45–49 in Macquarie: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 40–44 in Hawker: 3.0% males, 2.5% females; 40–44 in Macquarie: 3.8% males, 3.5% females
- 35–39 in Hawker: 2.9% males, 3.2% females; 35–39 in Macquarie: 3.7% males, 4.2% females
- 30–34 in Hawker: 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 30–34 in Macquarie: 3.9% males, 4.2% females
- 25–29 in Hawker: 2.7% males, 3.5% females; 25–29 in Macquarie: 4.9% males, 4.0% females
- 20–24 in Hawker: 3.3% males, 2.7% females; 20–24 in Macquarie: 4.3% males, 3.5% females
- 15–19 in Hawker: 3.5% males, 3.0% females; 15–19 in Macquarie: 2.0% males, 2.2% females
- 10–14 in Hawker: 3.3% males, 3.3% females; 10–14 in Macquarie: 2.4% males, 3.2% females
- 5–9 in Hawker: 2.8% males, 2.6% females; 5–9 in Macquarie: 3.2% males, 2.9% females
- 0–4 in Hawker: 2.0% males, 2.2% females; 0–4 in Macquarie: 2.4% males, 2.7% 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: $955
- First area, 2016: $1,024
- First area, 2021: $1,169
- Second area, 2011: $786
- Second area, 2016: $890
- Second area, 2021: $1,078
- First area, 2011: $1,848
- First area, 2016: $2,028
- First area, 2021: $2,251
- Second area, 2011: $1,539
- Second area, 2016: $1,717
- Second area, 2021: $1,947
- First area, 2011: $2,356
- First area, 2016: $2,503
- First area, 2021: $2,826
- Second area, 2011: $1,983
- Second area, 2016: $2,239
- Second area, 2021: $2,530
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: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $326
- First area, 2016: $320
- First area, 2021: $375
- Second area, 2011: $340
- Second area, 2016: $350
- Second area, 2021: $400
- First area, 2011: $2,000
- First area, 2016: $2,100
- First area, 2021: $2,000
- Second area, 2011: $2,058
- Second area, 2016: $2,000
- Second area, 2021: $2,000
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- 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). Hawker vs Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/801011013/hawker/vs/801011020/macquarie