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Ashmont vs Yarragundry
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 9.9 km apart · Ashmont profile · Yarragundry profile
Ashmont Yarragundry
Ashmont and Yarragundry are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Ashmont is a more populated place where 20.0% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and children under 15 make up 20.8% of the population. In contrast, Yarragundry is sparsely populated and far older, with a typical resident aged 58 compared to 36 in Ashmont. There is also a large gap in wealth and education; typical weekly household income in Yarragundry is $2,125, which is far higher than the $994 seen in Ashmont, and 23.5% of Yarragundry adults hold a bachelor degree or higher compared to just 6.8% in Ashmont.
While the two areas share a similar number of people per home, the gap in how they live is widening. In Yarragundry, 75.8% of homes are owned outright, while in Ashmont, renting is far more common at 49.9%. This contrast extends to transport and layout, with Ashmont having many more public transport stops and a typical home being far more likely to be within a 10-minute walk of a stop than in Yarragundry.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 4,024
- First area, 2016: 3,828
- First area, 2021: 3,747
- Second area, 2016: 75
- Second area, 2021: 72
- First area, 2011: 31 yrs
- First area, 2016: 33 yrs
- First area, 2021: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 54 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 58 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 Ashmont: 1.1% males, 1.8% females; 85+ in Yarragundry: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Ashmont: 0.9% males, 1.2% females; 80–84 in Yarragundry: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Ashmont: 1.4% males, 1.3% females; 75–79 in Yarragundry: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Ashmont: 2.2% males, 2.9% females; 70–74 in Yarragundry: 5.5% males, 0.0% females
- 65–69 in Ashmont: 2.4% males, 2.9% females; 65–69 in Yarragundry: 9.1% males, 9.1% females
- 60–64 in Ashmont: 2.6% males, 3.0% females; 60–64 in Yarragundry: 9.1% males, 9.1% females
- 55–59 in Ashmont: 2.6% males, 3.0% females; 55–59 in Yarragundry: 7.3% males, 16.4% females
- 50–54 in Ashmont: 3.0% males, 2.6% females; 50–54 in Yarragundry: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 45–49 in Ashmont: 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 45–49 in Yarragundry: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 40–44 in Ashmont: 2.3% males, 2.6% females; 40–44 in Yarragundry: 7.3% males, 0.0% females
- 35–39 in Ashmont: 2.7% males, 3.0% females; 35–39 in Yarragundry: 0.0% males, 5.5% females
- 30–34 in Ashmont: 2.7% males, 3.1% females; 30–34 in Yarragundry: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Ashmont: 3.4% males, 3.7% females; 25–29 in Yarragundry: 0.0% males, 7.3% females
- 20–24 in Ashmont: 4.0% males, 4.6% females; 20–24 in Yarragundry: 9.1% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Ashmont: 3.2% males, 3.3% females; 15–19 in Yarragundry: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 10–14 in Ashmont: 3.1% males, 3.4% females; 10–14 in Yarragundry: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 5–9 in Ashmont: 3.5% males, 3.4% females; 5–9 in Yarragundry: 5.5% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Ashmont: 4.1% males, 3.6% females; 0–4 in Yarragundry: 0.0% males, 0.0% 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: $443
- First area, 2016: $505
- First area, 2021: $577
- Second area, 2016: $949
- Second area, 2021: $1,156
- First area, 2011: $770
- First area, 2016: $876
- First area, 2021: $994
- Second area, 2016: $1,812
- Second area, 2021: $2,125
- First area, 2011: $908
- First area, 2016: $1,080
- First area, 2021: $1,253
- Second area, 2016: $2,083
- Second area, 2021: $2,299
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: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $167
- First area, 2016: $200
- First area, 2021: $220
- Second area, 2016: $210
- Second area, 2021: $243
- First area, 2011: $1,300
- First area, 2016: $1,235
- First area, 2021: $1,103
- Second area, 2016: $2,173
- Second area, 2021: $1,517
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.60
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
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ashmont vs Yarragundry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10102/ashmont/vs/SAL14491/yarragundry