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Banks vs Isabella Plains
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 5.0 km apart · Banks profile · Isabella Plains profile
Banks Isabella Plains
Banks and Isabella Plains are neighbouring areas in the Australian Capital Territory with similar population sizes. Banks has a higher share of large homes, with 96.8% having three or more bedrooms, and more households earning $3,000 or more a week (34.9%). In contrast, Isabella Plains is much more walkable for families, with 94.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school compared to 55.3% in Banks. Isabella Plains also has a larger presence of people born overseas (23.0%) and more people using a language other than English at home (20.2%).
The gap in the number of people working or looking for work has widened since 2011, and Banks now has a well higher rate at 77.2%. Both areas are very similar in other ways, such as the share of children under 15 and the typical number of people per home. They both have high rates of home ownership, though Isabella Plains has a higher share of homes owned outright (28.1%) than Banks (21.2%).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 5,060
- First area, 2016: 4,967
- First area, 2021: 5,100
- Second area, 2011: 4,315
- Second area, 2016: 4,405
- Second area, 2021: 4,329
- First area, 2011: 30 yrs
- First area, 2016: 33 yrs
- First area, 2021: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 32 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 36 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 Banks: 0.3% males, 0.4% females; 85+ in Isabella Plains: 0.6% males, 1.2% females
- 80–84 in Banks: 0.5% males, 0.5% females; 80–84 in Isabella Plains: 0.7% males, 1.1% females
- 75–79 in Banks: 1.0% males, 0.7% females; 75–79 in Isabella Plains: 0.9% males, 1.7% females
- 70–74 in Banks: 0.8% males, 1.3% females; 70–74 in Isabella Plains: 1.7% males, 2.0% females
- 65–69 in Banks: 1.7% males, 1.4% females; 65–69 in Isabella Plains: 1.9% males, 1.9% females
- 60–64 in Banks: 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 60–64 in Isabella Plains: 3.4% males, 3.1% females
- 55–59 in Banks: 3.4% males, 3.1% females; 55–59 in Isabella Plains: 2.9% males, 3.6% females
- 50–54 in Banks: 3.3% males, 3.6% females; 50–54 in Isabella Plains: 2.5% males, 3.3% females
- 45–49 in Banks: 4.3% males, 4.0% females; 45–49 in Isabella Plains: 2.7% males, 3.0% females
- 40–44 in Banks: 3.2% males, 4.1% females; 40–44 in Isabella Plains: 3.3% males, 2.9% females
- 35–39 in Banks: 4.1% males, 3.9% females; 35–39 in Isabella Plains: 3.8% males, 3.9% females
- 30–34 in Banks: 3.5% males, 4.0% females; 30–34 in Isabella Plains: 4.1% males, 4.6% females
- 25–29 in Banks: 3.8% males, 3.6% females; 25–29 in Isabella Plains: 3.5% males, 3.6% females
- 20–24 in Banks: 3.3% males, 3.4% females; 20–24 in Isabella Plains: 3.0% males, 2.6% females
- 15–19 in Banks: 3.7% males, 3.3% females; 15–19 in Isabella Plains: 2.8% males, 2.4% females
- 10–14 in Banks: 3.7% males, 3.6% females; 10–14 in Isabella Plains: 3.1% males, 3.5% females
- 5–9 in Banks: 3.9% males, 3.6% females; 5–9 in Isabella Plains: 3.6% males, 3.7% females
- 0–4 in Banks: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 0–4 in Isabella Plains: 3.5% males, 3.5% 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: $948
- First area, 2016: $1,012
- First area, 2021: $1,168
- Second area, 2011: $860
- Second area, 2016: $916
- Second area, 2021: $1,084
- First area, 2011: $1,962
- First area, 2016: $2,148
- First area, 2021: $2,419
- Second area, 2011: $1,861
- Second area, 2016: $1,841
- Second area, 2021: $2,131
- First area, 2011: $2,126
- First area, 2016: $2,335
- First area, 2021: $2,741
- Second area, 2011: $2,035
- Second area, 2016: $2,125
- Second area, 2021: $2,502
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: 2.9
- First area, 2016: 2.8
- First area, 2021: 2.8
- Second area, 2011: 2.8
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $369
- First area, 2016: $375
- First area, 2021: $424
- Second area, 2011: $380
- Second area, 2016: $381
- Second area, 2021: $450
- First area, 2011: $2,167
- First area, 2016: $2,000
- First area, 2021: $2,000
- Second area, 2011: $1,950
- Second area, 2016: $2,000
- Second area, 2021: $1,880
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- 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). Banks vs Isabella Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/801071071/banks/vs/801071081/isabella-plains