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Kambah vs Torrens

Name: Kambah vs Torrens — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.1 km apart · Kambah profile · Torrens profile

Kambah Torrens

Kambah and Torrens are neighbouring areas in the ACT, but they differ in wealth and accessibility. Torrens is far more affluent, with a typical family income of $3,322 per week compared to $2,630 in Kambah. Education levels are also far higher in Torrens, where 45% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, against 32.2% in Kambah. While Kambah has more people born overseas and a larger First Nations population, Torrens is more walkable; every home there is within a 15-minute walk of a school, whereas Kambah residents face longer walks to public transport and take far longer to reach the city by transit.

Both areas are almost identical in their housing styles, with detached houses making up 84.6% of homes in each. They also share similar levels of unpaid care and housework, and have a nearly equal share of homes owned outright. Over time, some gaps have widened; for example, the difference in the share of high-earning households has grown since 2011. While Torrens has a much higher share of residents with postgraduate degrees, Kambah has a higher proportion of people aged 65 and over.

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Where they differ most

Population: 13,246 larger in Kambah Bachelor+: 12.8 pts higher in Torrens One-parent: 4.5 pts higher in Kambah Recent movers: 8.3 pts higher in Torrens Year 12: 7.3 pts higher in Torrens

Demographics & Identity

Population in Kambah in Torrens +13,246 larger in Kambah gap steady

15,670 78th pct 2,424 9th pct

Median age in Kambah in Torrens +2 yrs older in Kambah gap widening

41 yrs 57th pct 39 yrs 48th pct

Age structure

24.9% Older adults (45–64) +1.1 pts ▸ 26.0%

25.4% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.7 pts 24.7%

18.8% Children (0–14) +2.7 pts ▸ 21.5%

19.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +4.2 pts 15.6%

11.2% Youth (15–24) +1.0 pts ▸ 12.1%

Marital status

48.8% Married +3.6 pts ▸ 52.4%

34.7% Never married ◂ +0.9 pts 33.8%

9.5% Divorced ◂ +1.7 pts 7.7%

4.2% Widowed +0.2 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.8% Separated ◂ +0.7 pts 2.1%

Age & sex structure

Kambah Torrens

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

75.9% Australia ◂ +3.6 pts 72.3%

2.0% India +1.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.6% England ◂ +0.4 pts 3.3%

0.5% China +1.0 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.9% Philippines +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.1% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

0.4% Italy +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.7% Nepal ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.3% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Vietnam ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

37.7% English ◂ +3.5 pts 34.2%

36.2% Australian ◂ +2.5 pts 33.7%

14.4% Irish ◂ +1.3 pts 13.1%

12.2% Scottish ◂ +1.3 pts 10.9%

5.4% German ◂ +1.3 pts 4.1%

3.2% Italian +2.1 pts ▸ 5.3%

2.5% Indian +2.1 pts ▸ 4.5%

1.9% Chinese +2.2 pts ▸ 4.1%

1.0% Greek +1.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

2.0% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%

1.1% Filipino +0.6 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

82.3% English only ◂ +5.2 pts 77.1%

0.6% Mandarin +1.7 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.5% Italian +0.8 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.4% Punjabi +0.6 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.4% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.7% Arabic even 0.7%

0.4% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.4% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.3% Tagalog even 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.6% No religion ◂ +3.2 pts 42.4%

43.4% Christianity +0.3 pts ▸ 43.7%

5.3% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 5.5%

1.7% Hinduism +1.7 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.7% Islam +0.6 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.5% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.7% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.1% Judaism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Kambah in Torrens +2 more in Kambah

3 43rd pct 1 0th pct

Schools/1k kids in Kambah in Torrens +0.90 more in Torrens

1.02 15th pct 1.92 46th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Kambah in Torrens even

21 53rd pct 21 53rd pct

Students in Kambah in Torrens +795 more in Kambah

1,189 43rd pct 394 13th pct

Avg size in Kambah in Torrens +2 larger in Kambah

396 46th pct 394 46th pct

ICSEA in Kambah in Torrens +57 higher in Torrens

1,022 53rd pct 1,079 76th pct

Highest year of school

69.9% Year 12 +7.3 pts ▸ 77.2%

15.5% Year 10 ◂ +5.4 pts 10.1%

6.1% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.8 pts 4.3%

4.4% Year 11 ◂ +0.8 pts 3.6%

Highest qualification level

30.2% Bachelor degree +7.0 pts ▸ 37.2%

21.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +7.8 pts 14.0%

11.9% Postgraduate degree +5.9 pts ▸ 17.8%

16.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +4.4 pts 11.8%

6.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.5 pts ▸ 7.0%

1.9% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.7 pts 1.2%

Field of qualification

17.6% Society & culture +1.7 pts ▸ 19.3%

18.6% Management & commerce ◂ +0.1 pts 18.6%

9.4% Health +1.0 pts ▸ 10.4%

10.2% Engineering & related ◂ +2.5 pts 7.8%

8.3% Education ◂ +0.4 pts 7.9%

6.4% Information technology +0.7 pts ▸ 7.1%

5.2% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.1 pts 5.1%

4.5% Creative arts +0.4 pts ▸ 4.9%

4.7% Architecture & building ◂ +0.2 pts 4.5%

3.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.5 pts 3.3%

1.8% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.4 pts 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Kambah in Torrens +$216 higher in Torrens gap widening

$1,070 83rd pct $1,286 92nd pct

Household income in Kambah in Torrens +$405 higher in Torrens gap widening

$2,207 78th pct $2,612 90th pct

Family income in Kambah in Torrens +$692 higher in Torrens gap widening

$2,630 79th pct $3,322 93rd pct

Household income distribution

30.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.5 pts 25.2%

18.1% $4,000 or more +10.7 pts ▸ 28.8%

21.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.5 pts 16.8%

14.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.5 pts 14.1%

10.5% Under $650 ◂ +1.2 pts 9.3%

Personal income distribution

31.5% Under $650 ◂ +3.0 pts 28.5%

31.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.3 pts 25.8%

27.9% $1,500–$2,999 +2.7 pts ▸ 30.6%

5.7% $3,000 or more +5.1 pts ▸ 10.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.3% Other condition ◂ +2.3 pts 9.0%

10.9% Mental health ◂ +2.2 pts 8.7%

10.4% Arthritis ◂ +2.1 pts 8.3%

10.1% Asthma ◂ +1.4 pts 8.7%

5.0% Diabetes ◂ +1.3 pts 3.7%

4.1% Heart disease ◂ +0.5 pts 3.6%

3.8% Cancer ◂ +0.8 pts 2.9%

2.0% Lung condition ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%

0.8% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.4% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.9% None +5.1 pts ▸ 66.0%

22.8% One condition ◂ +3.7 pts 19.0%

7.3% Two conditions ◂ +1.6 pts 5.7%

3.2% Three or more ◂ +0.8 pts 2.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Kambah in Torrens +445 larger in Kambah

484 78th pct 39 12th pct

Median age in Kambah in Torrens +1 yrs older in Torrens

23 yrs 36th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Kambah in Torrens +$193 higher in Kambah

$730 66th pct $537 28th pct

Household income in Kambah in Torrens +$641 higher in Kambah

$2,203 78th pct $1,562 42nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Kambah in Torrens +0.1 larger in Torrens gap widening

2.6 57th pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

57.1% Couples with children +8.7 pts ▸ 65.9%

26.8% Couples without children ◂ +4.1 pts 22.7%

14.9% One-parent families ◂ +4.5 pts 10.4%

1.1% Other families ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

Household size

34.5% 2 people ◂ +4.5 pts 30.0%

23.7% 1 person ◂ +1.4 pts 22.3%

16.1% 4 people +5.5 pts ▸ 21.6%

16.3% 3 people ◂ +1.0 pts 15.4%

6.7% 5 people ◂ +0.4 pts 6.3%

2.7% 6 or more +1.5 pts ▸ 4.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Kambah in Torrens +$78 higher in Torrens gap widening

$400 62nd pct $478 86th pct

Mortgage in Kambah in Torrens +$470 higher in Torrens gap widening

$2,000 61st pct $2,470 86th pct

People / bedroom in Kambah in Torrens +0.10 higher in Torrens gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

40.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +3.1 pts 37.6%

35.6% Owned outright ◂ +0.8 pts 34.8%

21.1% Rented +3.6 pts ▸ 24.7%

0.9% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.4% Other tenure ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%

Types of homes

84.6% Separate house even 84.6%

13.3% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +0.6 pts 12.7%

1.9% Flat or apartment +0.5 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

45.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +7.5 pts 38.3%

35.3% 4 bedrooms +3.4 pts ▸ 38.7%

8.4% 5 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 10.6%

8.2% 2 bedrooms +0.6 pts ▸ 8.9%

1.2% 1 bedroom +1.8 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.0% Studio / none +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

Weekly rent distribution

38.2% $350–$549 +3.8 pts ▸ 42.0%

25.4% Under $200 ◂ +6.5 pts 18.9%

14.5% $550–$749 +5.8 pts ▸ 20.3%

14.7% $200–$349 ◂ +5.8 pts 9.0%

2.4% $750 or more +2.4 pts ▸ 4.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +6.6 pts 35.0%

16.2% $3,000 or more +16.3 pts ▸ 32.5%

24.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +9.5 pts 15.2%

13.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.4 pts 10.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Kambah in Torrens +55 more in Kambah

65 71st pct 10 19th pct

Stops/1k in Kambah in Torrens +0.02 more in Kambah

4.15 48th pct 4.13 47th pct

Departures/1k in Kambah in Torrens +470.1 more in Torrens

723.4 47th pct 1,193.5 64th pct

PT routes in Kambah in Torrens +1 more in Kambah

5 36th pct 4 29th pct

Stop walk in Kambah in Torrens +6 longer in Kambah

8 64th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Kambah in Torrens +1 longer in Kambah

14 23rd pct 13 20th pct

Reach 30 min in Kambah in Torrens +4,545 more in Torrens

15,670 50th pct 20,215 62nd pct

Reach 45 min in Kambah in Torrens +25,205 more in Torrens

27,301 36th pct 52,506 56th pct

Transit to city in Kambah in Torrens +29 longer in Kambah

72 74th pct 43 23rd pct

How people get to work

65.8% Car (driver) ◂ +6.0 pts 59.8%

10.2% Worked at home +2.0 pts ▸ 12.1%

5.2% Car (passenger) +0.7 pts ▸ 5.9%

2.6% Bus +2.8 pts ▸ 5.4%

0.8% Bicycle +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.7% Walked +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

41.5% 2 vehicles even 41.5%

33.4% 1 vehicle +0.4 pts ▸ 33.8%

13.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.7 pts 13.0%

7.4% 4 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 7.6%

3.9% No vehicle +0.3 pts ▸ 4.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

27.8% Public administration & safety +1.6 pts ▸ 29.4%

13.6% Health care & social assistance even 13.5%

9.0% Professional & technical +3.9 pts ▸ 12.9%

8.7% Education & training ◂ +0.2 pts 8.6%

8.4% Construction ◂ +1.4 pts 7.1%

6.8% Retail trade ◂ +1.5 pts 5.3%

5.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.7 pts 4.6%

3.4% Other services ◂ +0.1 pts 3.3%

2.9% Administrative & support ◂ +0.4 pts 2.5%

2.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.6 pts 2.1%

2.0% Manufacturing ◂ +0.1 pts 2.0%

1.8% Arts & recreation ◂ +0.3 pts 1.5%

Occupations people work in

27.0% Professionals +6.6 pts ▸ 33.6%

15.9% Managers +3.2 pts ▸ 19.1%

15.9% Clerical & administrative even 16.0%

12.0% Community & personal service ◂ +3.5 pts 8.5%

11.6% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.0 pts 9.6%

6.5% Sales workers ◂ +1.1 pts 5.4%

5.7% Labourers ◂ +2.0 pts 3.7%

3.1% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.0 pts 2.0%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Kambah in Torrens +2 higher in Torrens

8 71st pct 10 100th pct

IRSD decile in Kambah in Torrens +3 higher in Torrens

7 64th pct 10 100th pct

IER decile in Kambah in Torrens +1 higher in Torrens

8 71st pct 9 86th pct

IEO decile in Kambah in Torrens +1 higher in Torrens

8 71st pct 9 86th pct

IRSAD score in Kambah in Torrens +63 higher in Torrens

1,049 71st pct 1,112 89th pct

ERP in Kambah in Torrens +13,408 higher in Kambah

15,878 74th pct 2,470 9th pct

Growth in Kambah in Torrens +1.4 pts higher in Torrens

1.3% 21st pct 2.7% 33rd pct

Businesses in Kambah in Torrens +604 higher in Kambah

751 41st pct 147 6th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Kambah in Torrens +26 higher in Kambah

833 47th pct 807 45th pct

Max temp in Kambah in Torrens +0.3 higher in Kambah

21.0 30th pct 20.7 26th pct

Min temp in Kambah in Torrens +0.2 higher in Kambah

6.7 1st pct 6.5 0th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Kambah in Torrens +0.8 higher in Torrens

6.1 61st pct 6.9 73rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Kambah in Torrens +1.0 more in Torrens

6.0 62nd pct 7.1 77th pct

15-min city in Kambah in Torrens +19.5 pts higher in Torrens

80.5% 62nd pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to shops in Kambah in Torrens +31.3 pts higher in Kambah

85.7% 70th pct 54.3% 43rd pct

Walk to transit in Kambah in Torrens +9.0 pts higher in Torrens

88.5% 46th pct 97.5% 65th pct

Walk to school in Kambah in Torrens +15.8 pts higher in Torrens

84.2% 61st pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to a park in Kambah in Torrens even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Kambah in Torrens +0.2 pts higher in Kambah

53.0% 56th pct 52.8% 56th pct

Amenities/1k in Kambah in Torrens +2.1 more in Kambah

11.6 34th pct 9.5 20th pct

Intersections/km² in Kambah in Torrens +6 higher in Kambah

195 70th pct 189 69th pct

Mean slope in Kambah in Torrens +1.3 pts higher in Torrens

5.0% 45th pct 6.3% 65th pct

Compare Kambah with nearby areas

Mount Taylor Fisher Waramanga Oxley Torrens Chapman Greenway Pearce

Compare Torrens with nearby areas

Pearce Mawson Farrer Mount Taylor Chifley Wanniassa Phillip Isaacs

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Kambah vs Torrens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/801071082/kambah/vs/801091110/torrens