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Parkes (ACT) - North vs Barton

Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.1 km apart · Parkes (ACT) - North profile · Barton profile

Parkes (ACT) - North Barton

Barton and Parkes (ACT) - North are neighbouring areas in the Australian Capital Territory. Barton is more populous and has a much larger business presence, with 381 businesses compared to 25 in Parkes (ACT) - North. The typical weekly income in Barton is far higher at $1,775, while the typical income in Parkes (ACT) - North is $225. Residents in Barton are also noticeably older, with a typical age of 39 compared to 32 in Parkes (ACT) - North.

Both areas are essentially identical in their access to essential services, with 100% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park. They also share the same weather patterns and have an equal number of schools within 3km. While Barton has more public transport stops and is very walkable, Parkes (ACT) - North is a walker's paradise with a higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Parkes (ACT) - Northin Barton +1,946 larger in Barton gap widening
0 0th pct 1,946 7th pct
  • First area, 2016: 4
  • First area, 2021: 0
  • Second area, 2016: 1,435
  • Second area, 2021: 1,946
Median age in Parkes (ACT) - Northin Barton +7 yrs older in Barton
32 yrs 9th pct 39 yrs 48th pct
  • First area, 2021: 32 yrs
  • Second area, 2016: 38 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 39 yrs
— 1.0% 29th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 1.0%
— 16.8% 46th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 13.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 16.8%
— 7.4% 3rd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 7.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 7.4%
— 19.2% 93rd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 18.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 19.2%

Ancestry & Birthplace

— 25.8% 59th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 27.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 25.8%

Language

— 16.8% 59th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 18.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 16.8%
— 0.7% 34th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 1.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.7%

Religion

— 48.3% 80th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 44.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 48.3%

Education & Qualifications

— 81.3% 95th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 83.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 81.3%
— 64.7% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 64.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 64.7%
— 1 0th pct
— 6.94 91st pct
Schools ≤3 km in Parkes (ACT) - Northin Barton even
15 40th pct 15 40th pct
— 1,586 53rd pct
— 1,586 100th pct
— 1,153 97th pct

Income

Personal income in Parkes (ACT) - Northin Barton +$1,550 higher in Barton
$225 0th pct $1,775 100th pct
  • First area, 2021: $225
  • Second area, 2016: $1,576
  • Second area, 2021: $1,775
— $2,462 88th pct
  • Second area, 2016: $2,356
  • Second area, 2021: $2,462
— $3,524 96th pct
  • Second area, 2016: $3,157
  • Second area, 2021: $3,524
— 37.2% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 30.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 37.2%
— 40.8% 92nd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 34.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 40.8%

Health & Disability

— 24.6% 28th pct
— 9.1% 54th pct
— 1.8% 3rd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 1.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 1.8%

Community Participation

— 19.2% 79th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 25.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 19.2%
— 9.6% 16th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 9.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 9.6%
— 13.7% 3rd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 17.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 13.7%
— 10.7% 100th pct
— 12.5% 5th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 10.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 12.5%

First Nations

First Nations people in Parkes (ACT) - Northin Barton +20 larger in Barton
0 0th pct 20 6th pct
— 29 yrs 81st pct
— $1,375 100th pct
— $2,666 90th pct
Indigenous language in Parkes (ACT) - Northin Barton
— 0.0% 0th pct

Family & Households

— 1.7 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 1.8
  • Second area, 2021: 1.7
— 6.2% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 5.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 6.2%
— 46.3% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 43.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 46.3%

Housing & Dwellings

— $525 91st pct
  • Second area, 2016: $480
  • Second area, 2021: $525
— $2,015 62nd pct
  • Second area, 2016: $2,037
  • Second area, 2021: $2,015
— 1.00 90th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 1.00
  • Second area, 2021: 1.00
— 47.6% 88th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 52.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 47.6%
— 23.0% 23rd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 19.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 23.0%
— 6.3% 1st pct
  • Second area, 2016: 7.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 6.3%
— 21.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 24.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 21.0%

Transport & Vehicles

— 5.2% 53rd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 6.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 5.2%
— 12.3% 41st pct
  • Second area, 2016: 2.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 12.3%
— 6.2% 88th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 6.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 6.2%
PT stops in Parkes (ACT) - Northin Barton +11 more in Barton
8 16th pct 19 29th pct
— 9.76 87th pct
— 2,904.4 87th pct
PT routes in Parkes (ACT) - Northin Barton +9 more in Parkes (ACT) - North
18 84th pct 9 57th pct
Stop walk in Parkes (ACT) - Northin Barton +4 longer in Parkes (ACT) - North
5 50th pct 1 7th pct
Drive to city in Parkes (ACT) - Northin Barton +3 longer in Barton
3 0th pct 6 2nd pct
Reach 30 min in Parkes (ACT) - Northin Barton +9,551 more in Barton
10,967 33rd pct 20,518 63rd pct
Reach 45 min in Parkes (ACT) - Northin Barton +12,314 more in Barton
50,434 54th pct 62,748 60th pct
Transit to city in Parkes (ACT) - Northin Barton +5 longer in Barton
19 0th pct 24 3rd pct

Migration & Movement

— 62.1% 93rd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 65.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 62.1%
— 13.1% 61st pct
  • Second area, 2016: 17.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 13.1%

Jobs & Industry

— 1.7% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 1.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 1.7%
— 69.9% 86th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 73.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 69.9%
— 79.5% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 79.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 79.5%

Economy & Advantage

— 10 100th pct
— 10 100th pct
— 6 57th pct
— 10 100th pct
— 1,185 100th pct
ERP in Parkes (ACT) - Northin Barton +1,812 higher in Barton
332 1st pct 2,144 8th pct
— 9.9% 80th pct
Businesses in Parkes (ACT) - Northin Barton +356 higher in Barton
25 1st pct 381 18th pct

Environment & Climate

755 40th pct 755 40th pct
21.1 30th pct 21.1 30th pct
6.8 2nd pct 6.8 2nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Parkes (ACT) - Northin Barton +1.0 higher in Parkes (ACT) - North
8.6 92nd pct 7.5 81st pct
Types ≤15 min in Parkes (ACT) - Northin Barton +0.6 more in Parkes (ACT) - North
7.9 97th pct 7.4 82nd pct
15-min city in Parkes (ACT) - Northin Barton +1.2 pts higher in Barton
98.8% 84th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to shops in Parkes (ACT) - Northin Barton +48.2 pts higher in Parkes (ACT) - North
98.4% 86th pct 50.3% 39th pct
Walk to transit in Parkes (ACT) - Northin Barton even
99.8% 83rd pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to school in Parkes (ACT) - Northin Barton even
99.8% 97th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to a park in Parkes (ACT) - Northin Barton even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Parkes (ACT) - Northin Barton +2.5 pts higher in Barton
97.5% 95th pct 100.0% 100th pct
— 29.3 86th pct
Intersections/km² in Parkes (ACT) - Northin Barton +123 higher in Barton
373 88th pct 496 93rd pct
Mean slope in Parkes (ACT) - Northin Barton +2.9 pts higher in Parkes (ACT) - North
7.6% 78th pct 4.8% 40th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Parkes (ACT) - North vs Barton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/801051126/parkes-north/vs/801061129/barton