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Alfords Point vs Picnic Point

Name: Alfords Point vs Picnic Point — 2021 Census comparison
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.9 km apart · Alfords Point profile · Picnic Point profile

Alfords Point Picnic Point

Picnic Point and Alfords Point are neighbouring areas with different housing and accessibility profiles. Alfords Point is dominated by separate houses, which make up 98.8% of homes, while Picnic Point has a more varied mix with 75.4% separate houses. Rental properties are far more common in Picnic Point at 14.7%, compared to just 3.9% in Alfords Point. Picnic Point is generally more walkable for residents, as 87.1% of homes are within 15 minutes of a school, whereas Alfords Point has a much higher proportion of homes near health services (60.7% compared to 3.2%).

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of children under 15, with Picnic Point slightly above and Alfords Point about the same. They are also very similar in the proportion of people born overseas and the typical weekly personal income. While both areas have a high share of households earning $3,000 or more a week, this is well higher in Alfords Point at 47.1% compared to 37.9% in Picnic Point.

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Where they differ most

Population: 3,282 larger in Picnic Point Separate houses: 23.4 pts higher in Alfords Point Renting: 10.8 pts higher in Picnic Point Owned outright: 9.7 pts higher in Alfords Point Living alone: 8.1 pts higher in Picnic Point

Demographics & Identity

Population in Alfords Point in Picnic Point +3,282 larger in Picnic Point gap widening

3,131 84th pct 6,413 86th pct

Median age in Alfords Point in Picnic Point +4 yrs older in Alfords Point gap widening

43 yrs 43rd pct 39 yrs 26th pct

Age structure

31.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +6.2 pts 25.6%

20.9% Young adults (25–44) +4.4 pts ▸ 25.3%

17.3% Children (0–14) +3.9 pts ▸ 21.2%

16.2% Seniors (65+) even 16.2%

13.9% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.2 pts 11.7%

Marital status

60.5% Married ◂ +2.8 pts 57.7%

30.2% Never married ◂ +1.1 pts 29.1%

4.6% Divorced +1.7 pts ▸ 6.3%

3.5% Widowed +1.4 pts ▸ 4.9%

1.3% Separated +0.7 pts ▸ 2.1%

Age & sex structure

Alfords Point Picnic Point

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

76.1% Australia ◂ +1.0 pts 75.1%

1.0% China +1.7 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.2% England ◂ +0.3 pts 1.9%

1.0% Vietnam +0.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.7% India +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.6% New Zealand +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.6% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Philippines even 0.7%

0.3% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

29.1% Australian ◂ +1.7 pts 27.4%

24.5% English +2.3 pts ▸ 26.8%

10.0% Greek ◂ +2.8 pts 7.2%

7.8% Irish +1.9 pts ▸ 9.7%

7.4% Italian ◂ +2.0 pts 5.5%

7.2% Scottish ◂ +0.2 pts 7.0%

3.5% Chinese +3.4 pts ▸ 6.9%

1.9% German +0.8 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.8% Vietnamese +1.6 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.5% Indian +0.6 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.1% Filipino +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.1% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

Language

Language used at home

70.9% English only ◂ +0.3 pts 70.6%

6.2% Greek ◂ +1.9 pts 4.3%

5.8% Arabic even 5.8%

1.4% Mandarin +1.5 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.1% Cantonese +1.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.0% Vietnamese +0.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.1% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.4% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.3% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

71.5% Christianity ◂ +7.3 pts 64.2%

18.8% No religion +4.0 pts ▸ 22.8%

4.9% Islam +0.5 pts ▸ 5.4%

2.3% Not stated +1.4 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.2% Buddhism +0.9 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.8% Hinduism +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.4% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Alfords Point in Picnic Point +0.38 more in Alfords Point

1.85 26th pct 1.47 18th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Alfords Point in Picnic Point even

25 87th pct 25 87th pct

Avg size in Alfords Point in Picnic Point +6 larger in Alfords Point

460 67th pct 454 66th pct

ICSEA in Alfords Point in Picnic Point +27 higher in Alfords Point

1,067 84th pct 1,040 75th pct

Highest year of school

65.9% Year 12 ◂ +2.8 pts 63.1%

21.4% Year 10 +1.5 pts ▸ 22.9%

7.1% Year 9 or below +0.2 pts ▸ 7.3%

4.1% Year 11 ◂ +0.1 pts 4.0%

Highest qualification level

29.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.5 pts 29.3%

27.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.5 pts 27.2%

18.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.8 pts 16.6%

8.3% Postgraduate degree +2.4 pts ▸ 10.7%

3.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.2 pts 3.3%

1.2% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

Field of qualification

27.6% Management & commerce ◂ +2.2 pts 25.4%

17.0% Engineering & related ◂ +0.7 pts 16.4%

10.0% Society & culture +0.8 pts ▸ 10.8%

10.6% Education ◂ +0.1 pts 10.4%

7.4% Health +0.9 pts ▸ 8.4%

6.4% Architecture & building +0.8 pts ▸ 7.2%

4.4% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.8 pts 3.6%

3.4% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.8 pts 2.7%

3.0% Creative arts +0.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

3.2% Information technology even 3.2%

1.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Alfords Point in Picnic Point +$7 higher in Picnic Point gap narrowing

$956 78th pct $963 79th pct

Household income in Alfords Point in Picnic Point +$510 higher in Alfords Point gap narrowing

$2,969 96th pct $2,459 89th pct

Family income in Alfords Point in Picnic Point +$244 higher in Alfords Point gap narrowing

$2,978 90th pct $2,734 87th pct

Household income distribution

31.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +7.7 pts 23.7%

24.1% $1,500–$2,999 +2.0 pts ▸ 26.2%

15.4% $650–$1,499 +4.2 pts ▸ 19.6%

15.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.4 pts 14.2%

7.0% Under $650 +4.5 pts ▸ 11.6%

Personal income distribution

37.1% Under $650 ◂ +1.4 pts 35.7%

28.6% $650–$1,499 +1.7 pts ▸ 30.3%

24.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.4 pts 23.7%

7.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 6.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.9% Other condition ◂ +1.8 pts 7.1%

7.5% Arthritis +0.8 pts ▸ 8.2%

6.2% Asthma +0.9 pts ▸ 7.1%

5.3% Mental health +0.3 pts ▸ 5.6%

5.0% Diabetes ◂ +1.0 pts 4.0%

4.0% Heart disease ◂ +0.1 pts 3.9%

3.1% Cancer ◂ +0.1 pts 3.0%

0.9% Lung condition +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.6% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

71.3% None ◂ +1.6 pts 69.6%

18.2% One condition ◂ +0.1 pts 18.1%

4.7% Two conditions even 4.6%

1.8% Three or more +0.4 pts ▸ 2.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Alfords Point in Picnic Point +46 larger in Picnic Point

31 73rd pct 77 83rd pct

Median age in Alfords Point in Picnic Point +3 yrs older in Alfords Point

22 yrs 33rd pct 19 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Alfords Point in Picnic Point +$192 higher in Alfords Point

$1,042 81st pct $850 69th pct

Household income in Alfords Point in Picnic Point +$2,291 higher in Alfords Point

$4,916 100th pct $2,625 82nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Alfords Point in Picnic Point +0.3 larger in Alfords Point gap narrowing

3.3 91st pct 3.0 86th pct

Family composition

72.1% Couples with children ◂ +3.0 pts 69.1%

20.1% Couples without children ◂ +0.7 pts 19.5%

7.2% One-parent families +3.6 pts ▸ 10.8%

0.5% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Household size

29.4% 2 people ◂ +0.9 pts 28.6%

25.9% 4 people ◂ +2.2 pts 23.7%

18.6% 3 people ◂ +0.9 pts 17.7%

7.4% 1 person +8.1 pts ▸ 15.5%

13.3% 5 people ◂ +3.6 pts 9.7%

5.5% 6 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 4.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Alfords Point in Picnic Point +$188 higher in Alfords Point gap widening

$768 100th pct $580 98th pct

Mortgage in Alfords Point in Picnic Point +$222 higher in Picnic Point gap narrowing

$2,595 88th pct $2,817 90th pct

People / bedroom in Alfords Point in Picnic Point even gap narrowing

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

49.9% Owned outright ◂ +9.7 pts 40.3%

45.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +2.1 pts 43.4%

3.9% Rented +10.8 pts ▸ 14.7%

0.0% Other tenure +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.5% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Types of homes

98.8% Separate house ◂ +23.4 pts 75.4%

0.9% Townhouse / semi-detached +23.1 pts ▸ 24.0%

0.0% Flat or apartment +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

60.4% 4 bedrooms ◂ +19.1 pts 41.2%

14.1% 3 bedrooms +25.1 pts ▸ 39.3%

24.8% 5 or more ◂ +10.3 pts 14.5%

1.0% 2 bedrooms +2.9 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.4% 1 bedroom even 0.4%

0.0% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

70.3% $750 or more ◂ +58.3 pts 12.0%

29.7% $550–$749 +15.9 pts ▸ 45.6%

10.8% $350–$549 +17.3 pts ▸ 28.2%

0.0% $200–$349 +4.9 pts ▸ 4.9%

0.0% Under $200 +3.6 pts ▸ 3.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.4% $3,000 or more +3.4 pts ▸ 43.8%

27.6% $1,800–$2,999 even 27.6%

14.3% $1,000–$1,799 +1.1 pts ▸ 15.3%

11.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.3 pts 8.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Alfords Point in Picnic Point +7 more in Picnic Point

16 86th pct 23 86th pct

Stops/1k in Alfords Point in Picnic Point +1.52 more in Alfords Point

5.11 78th pct 3.59 72nd pct

Departures/1k in Alfords Point in Picnic Point +88.7 more in Alfords Point

626.0 81st pct 537.3 79th pct

PT routes in Alfords Point in Picnic Point +2 more in Alfords Point

4 82nd pct 2 75th pct

Stop walk in Alfords Point in Picnic Point +3 longer in Picnic Point

1 0th pct 4 29th pct

Drive to city in Alfords Point in Picnic Point even

26 22nd pct 26 22nd pct

Reach 30 min in Alfords Point in Picnic Point +15,994 more in Picnic Point

0 0th pct 15,994 69th pct

Reach 45 min in Alfords Point in Picnic Point +53,144 more in Picnic Point

10,554 42nd pct 63,698 70th pct

Transit to city in Alfords Point in Picnic Point

— 73 79th pct

How people get to work

38.7% Worked at home +5.2 pts ▸ 43.9%

40.9% Car (driver) ◂ +8.6 pts 32.3%

2.1% Car (passenger) even 2.1%

0.9% Train +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.3% Walked +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

42.5% 2 vehicles +3.1 pts ▸ 45.6%

13.7% 1 vehicle +11.9 pts ▸ 25.7%

23.0% 3 vehicles ◂ +8.2 pts 14.8%

19.6% 4 or more ◂ +9.1 pts 10.5%

1.5% No vehicle +1.7 pts ▸ 3.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.5% Education & training +0.4 pts ▸ 12.9%

9.9% Health care & social assistance +2.1 pts ▸ 12.0%

11.2% Construction ◂ +0.6 pts 10.7%

9.5% Retail trade ◂ +2.3 pts 7.2%

8.8% Professional & technical ◂ +0.4 pts 8.4%

6.3% Finance & insurance +0.3 pts ▸ 6.6%

5.8% Public administration & safety +0.8 pts ▸ 6.6%

5.9% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.1 pts 5.8%

5.1% Manufacturing +0.4 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.5% Accommodation & food +1.2 pts ▸ 4.6%

4.4% Other services ◂ +1.7 pts 2.7%

3.8% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.5 pts 3.3%

Occupations people work in

25.8% Professionals +0.2 pts ▸ 26.0%

18.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.3 pts 18.5%

17.7% Managers +0.2 pts ▸ 17.9%

13.1% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.9 pts 11.2%

8.1% Community & personal service +0.8 pts ▸ 9.0%

7.6% Sales workers ◂ +0.1 pts 7.4%

3.7% Labourers +0.6 pts ▸ 4.3%

4.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.1 pts 3.9%

Walkability

Walk score in Alfords Point in Picnic Point +1.0 higher in Picnic Point

3.8 77th pct 4.8 82nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Alfords Point in Picnic Point +0.9 more in Picnic Point

3.3 74th pct 4.2 79th pct

15-min city in Alfords Point in Picnic Point +26.9 pts higher in Picnic Point

0.0% 0th pct 26.9% 74th pct

Walk to shops in Alfords Point in Picnic Point +13.8 pts higher in Picnic Point

0.0% 0th pct 13.8% 67th pct

Walk to transit in Alfords Point in Picnic Point +2.6 pts higher in Picnic Point

96.5% 89th pct 99.1% 97th pct

Walk to school in Alfords Point in Picnic Point +21.9 pts higher in Picnic Point

65.1% 80th pct 87.1% 90th pct

Walk to a park in Alfords Point in Picnic Point even

99.9% 97th pct 100.0% 99th pct

Walk to health in Alfords Point in Picnic Point +57.5 pts higher in Alfords Point

60.7% 87th pct 3.2% 72nd pct

Amenities/1k in Alfords Point in Picnic Point +4.8 more in Alfords Point

11.2 44th pct 6.4 33rd pct

Intersections/km² in Alfords Point in Picnic Point +4 higher in Alfords Point

99 86th pct 94 85th pct

Mean slope in Alfords Point in Picnic Point +4.1 pts higher in Alfords Point

9.6% 79th pct 5.5% 48th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Alfords Point vs Picnic Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10031/alfords-point/vs/SAL13211/picnic-point