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Hume vs Narrabundah

Name: Hume vs Narrabundah — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 5.6 km apart · Hume profile · Narrabundah profile

Hume Narrabundah

Narrabundah and Hume are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Narrabundah is a well-off area where 48% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, while in Hume, only 8.7% do. The typical weekly household income in Narrabundah is far higher at $2,353, compared to $1,187 in Hume. Demographics also differ sharply: Narrabundah has many more children (17.7%) and seniors (18.5%), whereas Hume has a much larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population at 25.3%.

Daily life in both places is shaped by similar weather, with average maximum temperatures around 21 degrees and similar rainfall. However, the gap between them has widened in several ways since 2011. The difference in the number of people born overseas has grown from almost nothing to a 16% gap, and the divide in weekly rents has increased to $330. While Narrabundah's typical rent is $440, which is a little above the national figure, Hume's is much lower at $110.

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Where they differ most

Population: 6,060 larger in Narrabundah No religion: 43.3 pts higher in Narrabundah Year 12: 44.9 pts higher in Narrabundah Bachelor+: 39.3 pts higher in Narrabundah Unpaid child care: 25.8 pts higher in Narrabundah

Demographics & Identity

Population in Hume in Narrabundah +6,060 larger in Narrabundah gap widening

395 2nd pct 6,455 31st pct

Median age in Hume in Narrabundah +6 yrs older in Narrabundah gap narrowing

34 yrs 14th pct 40 yrs 52nd pct

Age structure

64.6% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +37.6 pts 27.0%

18.2% Older adults (45–64) +7.7 pts ▸ 25.9%

4.1% Seniors (65+) +14.4 pts ▸ 18.5%

0.8% Children (0–14) +17.0 pts ▸ 17.7%

12.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.0 pts 11.1%

Marital status

63.1% Never married ◂ +25.4 pts 37.7%

29.7% Married +14.3 pts ▸ 44.1%

2.6% Divorced +6.5 pts ▸ 9.1%

0.0% Widowed +6.4 pts ▸ 6.4%

3.6% Separated ◂ +1.0 pts 2.6%

Age & sex structure

Hume Narrabundah

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

81.3% Australia ◂ +15.1 pts 66.2%

0.0% England +3.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.0% India +2.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

2.5% New Zealand ◂ +1.2 pts 1.3%

0.0% Nepal +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.0% China +1.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.0% Philippines +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.0% Vietnam +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Italy +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Ancestry

1.3% English +30.2 pts ▸ 31.5%

1.8% Australian +28.4 pts ▸ 30.2%

0.0% Irish +12.7 pts ▸ 12.7%

0.0% Scottish +10.4 pts ▸ 10.4%

0.0% German +4.6 pts ▸ 4.6%

0.0% Italian +4.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

0.0% Chinese +4.0 pts ▸ 4.0%

0.0% Indian +3.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.0% Dutch +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.0% Greek +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.0% Filipino +1.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

Language

Language used at home

3.8% English only +66.2 pts ▸ 70.0%

0.0% Mandarin +1.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.0% Arabic +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.0% Italian +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Hindi +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Greek +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Cantonese +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Punjabi +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

95.2% Not stated ◂ +88.9 pts 6.3%

2.5% No religion +43.3 pts ▸ 45.9%

2.3% Christianity +35.0 pts ▸ 37.3%

0.0% Hinduism +4.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

0.0% Islam +2.8 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.0% Buddhism +2.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.0% Other religions +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.0% Judaism +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Hume in Narrabundah

— 3 43rd pct

Schools/1k kids in Hume in Narrabundah

— 2.62 62nd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Hume in Narrabundah +5 more in Narrabundah

6 12th pct 11 29th pct

Students in Hume in Narrabundah

— 1,195 43rd pct

Avg size in Hume in Narrabundah

— 398 46th pct

ICSEA in Hume in Narrabundah

— 1,115 88th pct

Highest year of school

30.3% Year 12 +44.9 pts ▸ 75.1%

42.1% Year 10 ◂ +32.4 pts 9.6%

5.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.1 pts 4.8%

0.8% Year 11 +2.4 pts ▸ 3.2%

Highest qualification level

34.7% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.1 pts 33.6%

30.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +19.5 pts 11.1%

0.0% Postgraduate degree +24.2 pts ▸ 24.2%

0.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +10.4 pts ▸ 10.4%

0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +6.7 pts ▸ 6.7%

0.0% Certificate I / II +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

Field of qualification

0.0% Society & culture +24.6 pts ▸ 24.6%

0.0% Management & commerce +18.0 pts ▸ 18.0%

0.0% Health +7.9 pts ▸ 7.9%

0.0% Engineering & related +6.8 pts ▸ 6.8%

0.0% Education +6.3 pts ▸ 6.3%

0.0% Natural & physical sciences +5.6 pts ▸ 5.6%

0.0% Information technology +5.1 pts ▸ 5.1%

0.0% Creative arts +4.7 pts ▸ 4.7%

0.0% Architecture & building +3.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.1% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.8 pts 2.2%

0.0% Agriculture & environment +1.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

Income

Personal income in Hume in Narrabundah +$525 higher in Narrabundah gap widening

$725 33rd pct $1,250 91st pct

Household income in Hume in Narrabundah +$1,166 higher in Narrabundah gap widening

$1,187 13th pct $2,353 86th pct

Family income in Hume in Narrabundah +$973 higher in Narrabundah gap narrowing

$2,250 61st pct $3,223 92nd pct

Household income distribution

0.0% $4,000 or more +26.7 pts ▸ 26.7%

0.0% $1,500–$2,999 +26.6 pts ▸ 26.6%

0.0% $650–$1,499 +16.6 pts ▸ 16.6%

0.0% Under $650 +13.5 pts ▸ 13.5%

0.0% $3,000–$3,999 +12.0 pts ▸ 12.0%

Personal income distribution

0.0% Under $650 +29.3 pts ▸ 29.3%

1.0% $1,500–$2,999 +27.0 pts ▸ 28.0%

0.8% $650–$1,499 +22.6 pts ▸ 23.4%

0.0% $3,000 or more +11.6 pts ▸ 11.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

0.0% Other condition +11.6 pts ▸ 11.6%

0.8% Mental health +9.6 pts ▸ 10.4%

0.8% Arthritis +8.0 pts ▸ 8.7%

0.0% Asthma +7.9 pts ▸ 7.9%

0.0% Diabetes +3.5 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.0% Heart disease +3.2 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.0% Cancer +3.0 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.0% Dementia +2.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.0% Lung condition +1.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.0% Stroke +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

1.5% None +62.5 pts ▸ 64.0%

1.0% One condition +19.7 pts ▸ 20.8%

0.0% Two conditions +6.3 pts ▸ 6.3%

0.0% Three or more +2.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Hume in Narrabundah +40 larger in Narrabundah

100 32nd pct 140 43rd pct

Median age in Hume in Narrabundah +7 yrs older in Hume

33 yrs 91st pct 26 yrs 64th pct

Median income in Hume in Narrabundah

— $583 39th pct

Household income in Hume in Narrabundah

— $1,468 35th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Hume in Narrabundah +0.4 larger in Narrabundah

2.0 7th pct 2.4 36th pct

Family composition

100.0% Couples with children ◂ +40.2 pts 59.8%

0.0% Couples without children +25.1 pts ▸ 25.1%

0.0% One-parent families +13.9 pts ▸ 13.9%

0.0% Other families +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Household size

0.0% 2 people +31.0 pts ▸ 31.0%

0.0% 1 person +30.4 pts ▸ 30.4%

0.0% 4 people +16.1 pts ▸ 16.1%

0.0% 3 people +15.8 pts ▸ 15.8%

0.0% 5 people +5.2 pts ▸ 5.2%

0.0% 6 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Hume in Narrabundah +$330 higher in Narrabundah gap widening

$110 0th pct $440 77th pct

Mortgage in Hume in Narrabundah

— $2,392 84th pct

People / bedroom in Hume in Narrabundah +0.20 higher in Hume

1.00 90th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

57.1% Owned outright ◂ +30.8 pts 26.3%

0.0% Rented +36.2 pts ▸ 36.2%

0.0% Owned with a mortgage +32.9 pts ▸ 32.9%

0.0% Other tenure +3.6 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.0% Not stated +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

Types of homes

0.0% Separate house +68.2 pts ▸ 68.2%

42.9% Other dwelling ◂ +42.9 pts 0.0%

0.0% Flat or apartment +19.1 pts ▸ 19.1%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +12.7 pts ▸ 12.7%

Bedrooms per home

42.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +21.9 pts 21.0%

0.0% 3 bedrooms +42.6 pts ▸ 42.6%

0.0% 2 bedrooms +26.0 pts ▸ 26.0%

0.0% 1 bedroom +4.9 pts ▸ 4.9%

0.0% 5 or more +4.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

0.0% Studio / none +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Hume in Narrabundah +39 more in Narrabundah

4 10th pct 43 52nd pct

Stops/1k in Hume in Narrabundah +3.47 more in Hume

10.13 88th pct 6.66 79th pct

Departures/1k in Hume in Narrabundah +1,119.6 more in Narrabundah

587.3 41st pct 1,706.9 78th pct

PT routes in Hume in Narrabundah +5 more in Narrabundah

1 7th pct 6 43rd pct

Stop walk in Hume in Narrabundah +21 longer in Hume

25 83rd pct 4 43rd pct

Drive to city in Hume in Narrabundah +4 longer in Hume

14 23rd pct 10 12th pct

Reach 30 min in Hume in Narrabundah +11,388 more in Narrabundah

395 1st pct 11,783 36th pct

Reach 45 min in Hume in Narrabundah +24,889 more in Narrabundah

395 1st pct 25,284 34th pct

Transit to city in Hume in Narrabundah

— 47 29th pct

How people get to work

30.0% Car (driver) +27.2 pts ▸ 57.2%

40.0% Walked ◂ +37.8 pts 2.2%

0.0% Worked at home +11.9 pts ▸ 11.9%

0.0% Car (passenger) +6.0 pts ▸ 6.0%

0.0% Bus +4.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

0.0% Bicycle +4.0 pts ▸ 4.0%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

71.4% 3 vehicles ◂ +62.4 pts 9.0%

0.0% 1 vehicle +43.8 pts ▸ 43.8%

0.0% 2 vehicles +37.3 pts ▸ 37.3%

0.0% No vehicle +7.0 pts ▸ 7.0%

0.0% 4 or more +2.9 pts ▸ 2.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

0.0% Public administration & safety +33.7 pts ▸ 33.7%

30.0% Arts & recreation ◂ +28.3 pts 1.7%

0.0% Professional & technical +12.2 pts ▸ 12.2%

0.0% Health care & social assistance +10.3 pts ▸ 10.3%

0.0% Education & training +8.3 pts ▸ 8.3%

0.0% Accommodation & food +6.4 pts ▸ 6.4%

0.0% Retail trade +5.7 pts ▸ 5.7%

0.0% Construction +5.6 pts ▸ 5.6%

0.0% Administrative & support +2.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.0% Other services +2.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.0% Transport & warehousing +1.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.0% Media & telecommunications +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

Occupations people work in

30.0% Professionals +6.4 pts ▸ 36.4%

30.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +22.7 pts 7.3%

0.0% Managers +22.5 pts ▸ 22.5%

0.0% Clerical & administrative +11.6 pts ▸ 11.6%

0.0% Community & personal service +8.3 pts ▸ 8.3%

0.0% Sales workers +5.3 pts ▸ 5.3%

0.0% Labourers +4.4 pts ▸ 4.4%

0.0% Machinery operators & drivers +1.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Hume in Narrabundah

— 9 86th pct

IRSD decile in Hume in Narrabundah

— 8 71st pct

IER decile in Hume in Narrabundah

— 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Hume in Narrabundah +5 higher in Narrabundah

5 43rd pct 10 100th pct

IRSAD score in Hume in Narrabundah

— 1,094 85th pct

ERP in Hume in Narrabundah +6,620 higher in Narrabundah

394 1st pct 7,014 32nd pct

Growth in Hume in Narrabundah +9.0 pts higher in Narrabundah

0.0% 12th pct 9.0% 77th pct

Businesses in Hume in Narrabundah +168 higher in Narrabundah

287 13th pct 455 22nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Hume in Narrabundah +36 higher in Hume

802 45th pct 766 41st pct

Max temp in Hume in Narrabundah +0.4 higher in Narrabundah

20.5 22nd pct 20.9 29th pct

Min temp in Hume in Narrabundah +0.3 higher in Narrabundah

6.4 0th pct 6.6 1st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Hume in Narrabundah +5.0 higher in Narrabundah

2.4 14th pct 7.3 78th pct

Types ≤15 min in Hume in Narrabundah +5.2 more in Narrabundah

2.0 11th pct 7.3 80th pct

15-min city in Hume in Narrabundah +92.2 pts higher in Narrabundah

0.0% 0th pct 92.2% 73rd pct

Walk to shops in Hume in Narrabundah +38.2 pts higher in Narrabundah

46.3% 35th pct 84.5% 69th pct

Walk to transit in Hume in Narrabundah +46.7 pts higher in Narrabundah

53.2% 26th pct 99.9% 85th pct

Walk to school in Hume in Narrabundah +95.6 pts higher in Narrabundah

0.0% 0th pct 95.6% 77th pct

Walk to a park in Hume in Narrabundah +53.5 pts higher in Narrabundah

46.5% 12th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Hume in Narrabundah +71.9 pts higher in Narrabundah

0.0% 0th pct 71.9% 71st pct

Amenities/1k in Hume in Narrabundah +9.0 more in Hume

22.8 78th pct 13.8 48th pct

Intersections/km² in Hume in Narrabundah +185 higher in Narrabundah

33 34th pct 218 73rd pct

Mean slope in Hume in Narrabundah +0.6 pts higher in Narrabundah

4.4% 34th pct 5.1% 45th pct

Compare Hume with nearby areas

Canberra East Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra Macarthur Gilmore Fadden Narrabundah Isaacs Chisholm

Compare Narrabundah with nearby areas

Griffith Kingston Fyshwick Red Hill Barton Forrest Canberra East Russell

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Hume vs Narrabundah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/801031031/hume/vs/801061067/narrabundah