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Bellbird vs Millfield

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 7.2 km apart · Bellbird profile · Millfield profile

Bellbird Millfield

Bellbird and Millfield are neighbouring areas in New South Wales with very different layouts. Bellbird is more urbanised, with far more public transport stops and a higher share of renters at 25.2% compared to 9.7% in Millfield. It is also more accessible; for example, 87.6% of Bellbird homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school, while only 35.3% of Millfield homes are. Family life differs too, as one-parent families are far more common in Bellbird at 24.9% compared to 13.1% in Millfield.

These two places share many similarities, including a nearly identical share of people aged 65 and over and very similar typical weekly personal incomes. While they are alike in these ways, some gaps are wide. Millfield has a higher share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher (11.3% vs 6.1%) and more households earning $3,000 or more a week (21.1% vs 13.5%). In contrast, Bellbird has a younger typical resident age of 34, compared to 38 in Millfield.

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Where they differ most

Limited English: 0.3 pts higher in Bellbird Renting: 15.5 pts higher in Bellbird PT commute: 0.3 pts higher in Bellbird One-parent: 11.8 pts higher in Bellbird Population: 1,056 larger in Bellbird

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bellbirdin Millfield +1,056 larger in Bellbird gap narrowing
2,338 80th pct 1,282 74th pct
Median age in Bellbirdin Millfield +4 yrs older in Millfield gap widening
34 yrs 13th pct 38 yrs 23rd pct
First Nations in Bellbirdin Millfield +2.2 pts higher in Bellbird gap steady
10.6% 87th pct 8.3% 86th pct
Aged 65+ in Bellbirdin Millfield +0.6 pts higher in Millfield gap steady
14.2% 29th pct 14.8% 32nd pct
Under 15 in Bellbirdin Millfield +2.6 pts higher in Bellbird gap widening
23.2% 85th pct 20.6% 73rd pct
De facto in Bellbirdin Millfield even gap steady
13.0% 56th pct 13.0% 57th pct

Age structure

26.4% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.9 pts 25.5%
23.3% Older adults (45–64) +1.8 pts ▸ 25.0%
23.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.6 pts 20.6%
14.2% Seniors (65+) +0.6 pts ▸ 14.8%
12.4% Youth (15–24) +0.5 pts ▸ 12.9%

Marital status

42.1% Married +6.4 pts ▸ 48.6%
39.0% Never married ◂ +4.4 pts 34.6%
9.7% Divorced +0.8 pts ▸ 10.5%
4.6% Separated ◂ +1.7 pts 2.9%
4.2% Widowed ◂ +0.3 pts 3.8%

Age & sex structure

Bellbird Millfield

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Bellbirdin Millfield +2.5 pts higher in Millfield gap widening
6.0% 25th pct 8.5% 36th pct

Country of birth

89.8% Australia ◂ +6.1 pts 83.7%
1.8% England +1.1 pts ▸ 2.8%
1.0% New Zealand even 1.0%
0.4% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%
0.0% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.2% India even 0.2%
0.0% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%
0.0% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

49.6% Australian ◂ +4.2 pts 45.4%
42.4% English even 42.4%
12.6% Scottish ◂ +2.5 pts 10.1%
7.7% Irish +3.4 pts ▸ 11.1%
4.5% German ◂ +1.8 pts 2.7%
1.0% Italian +1.2 pts ▸ 2.2%
0.9% Dutch +0.6 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.4% Indian +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.3% Chinese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.6% Filipino ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%
0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.2% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Language

Other language in Bellbirdin Millfield +0.6 pts higher in Bellbird gap steady
2.3% 41st pct 1.7% 38th pct
Limited English in Bellbirdin Millfield +0.3 pts higher in Bellbird gap steady
0.3% 65th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Language used at home

94.2% English only ◂ +3.5 pts 90.7%
0.1% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.1% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Italian even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Bellbirdin Millfield +3.2 pts higher in Bellbird gap narrowing
42.5% 56th pct 39.2% 46th pct

Religious affiliation

50.8% Christianity ◂ +2.0 pts 48.8%
42.5% No religion ◂ +3.2 pts 39.2%
4.8% Not stated +4.7 pts ▸ 9.5%
1.3% Buddhism ◂ +1.0 pts 0.3%
0.2% Hinduism +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.3% Other religions even 0.2%
0.0% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Bellbirdin Millfield +5.5 pts higher in Millfield gap steady
30.9% 14th pct 36.4% 27th pct
Bachelor+ in Bellbirdin Millfield +5.2 pts higher in Millfield gap widening
6.1% 14th pct 11.3% 35th pct
Schools/1k kids in Bellbirdin Millfield +1.95 more in Millfield
1.84 26th pct 3.79 50th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Bellbirdin Millfield +4 more in Bellbird
6 74th pct 2 62nd pct
Avg size in Bellbirdin Millfield +397 larger in Bellbird
487 70th pct 91 24th pct
ICSEA in Bellbirdin Millfield +22 higher in Millfield
907 13th pct 929 17th pct

Highest year of school

40.3% Year 10 ◂ +7.2 pts 33.2%
30.9% Year 12 +5.5 pts ▸ 36.4%
14.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.3 pts 12.5%
8.2% Year 11 +0.7 pts ▸ 8.9%

Highest qualification level

54.9% Certificate III / IV ◂ +11.9 pts 43.0%
8.2% Bachelor degree +6.0 pts ▸ 14.3%
12.4% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.1 pts ▸ 12.5%
4.2% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.3 pts 2.9%
1.5% Postgraduate degree +1.2 pts ▸ 2.8%
1.4% Graduate diploma / certificate even 1.5%

Field of qualification

24.0% Engineering & related ◂ +3.9 pts 20.1%
15.9% Management & commerce ◂ +1.6 pts 14.3%
9.7% Health +0.9 pts ▸ 10.6%
10.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +3.2 pts 7.1%
9.2% Society & culture ◂ +0.6 pts 8.6%
5.9% Architecture & building +0.9 pts ▸ 6.8%
4.8% Education +2.0 pts ▸ 6.8%
2.6% Creative arts ◂ +0.5 pts 2.1%
2.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.3 pts 2.1%
1.6% Information technology even 1.6%
0.5% Natural & physical sciences +0.8 pts ▸ 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Bellbirdin Millfield +$39 higher in Millfield gap narrowing
$643 31st pct $682 38th pct
Household income in Bellbirdin Millfield +$241 higher in Millfield gap widening
$1,427 43rd pct $1,668 58th pct
Family income in Bellbirdin Millfield +$268 higher in Millfield gap widening
$1,612 33rd pct $1,880 49th pct
High earners in Bellbirdin Millfield +1.6 pts higher in Millfield gap steady
7.4% 46th pct 9.0% 55th pct
High-income homes in Bellbirdin Millfield +7.6 pts higher in Millfield gap widening
13.5% 42nd pct 21.1% 65th pct

Household income distribution

33.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.8 pts 28.4%
31.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.9 pts 25.7%
18.8% Under $650 ◂ +3.5 pts 15.3%
5.6% $3,000–$3,999 +6.3 pts ▸ 11.9%
7.8% $4,000 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 9.2%

Personal income distribution

48.4% Under $650 ◂ +4.9 pts 43.4%
32.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.6 pts 27.7%
12.2% $1,500–$2,999 +3.1 pts ▸ 15.3%
2.8% $3,000 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 3.6%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Bellbirdin Millfield +0.6 pts higher in Bellbird
35.7% 80th pct 35.1% 78th pct
Mental health in Bellbirdin Millfield +0.2 pts higher in Bellbird
13.2% 88th pct 12.9% 87th pct
Needs assistance in Bellbirdin Millfield +1.9 pts higher in Bellbird gap widening
8.3% 83rd pct 6.4% 70th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

13.2% Mental health ◂ +0.2 pts 12.9%
11.7% Asthma +1.3 pts ▸ 13.0%
11.4% Arthritis ◂ +0.7 pts 10.7%
9.5% Other condition ◂ +1.4 pts 8.1%
5.8% Diabetes ◂ +1.0 pts 4.8%
3.8% Heart disease +0.7 pts ▸ 4.5%
2.5% Cancer +0.6 pts ▸ 3.1%
2.4% Lung condition ◂ +0.1 pts 2.3%
0.8% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.5% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.3% None ◂ +2.4 pts 53.9%
23.7% One condition ◂ +0.8 pts 22.9%
8.3% Two conditions +0.4 pts ▸ 8.7%
3.9% Three or more ◂ +0.5 pts 3.4%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Bellbirdin Millfield +0.8 pts higher in Millfield gap narrowing
7.3% 8th pct 8.1% 10th pct
Unpaid carers in Bellbirdin Millfield +3.9 pts higher in Bellbird gap widening
16.3% 80th pct 12.3% 45th pct
Unpaid child care in Bellbirdin Millfield +4.7 pts higher in Bellbird gap widening
33.8% 86th pct 29.1% 70th pct
Defence service in Bellbirdin Millfield +0.1 pts higher in Millfield
2.4% 46th pct 2.5% 48th pct
Housework 15h+ in Bellbirdin Millfield +0.5 pts higher in Millfield gap narrowing
24.4% 52nd pct 25.0% 55th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Bellbirdin Millfield +140 larger in Bellbird
247 86th pct 107 86th pct
Median age in Bellbirdin Millfield +3 yrs older in Millfield
17 yrs 14th pct 20 yrs 25th pct
Year 12 in Bellbirdin Millfield +5.6 pts higher in Millfield
22.8% 13th pct 28.3% 23rd pct
Unemployment in Bellbirdin Millfield +3.8 pts higher in Bellbird
12.3% 60th pct 8.5% 41st pct
Median income in Bellbirdin Millfield +$27 higher in Millfield
$529 36th pct $556 40th pct
Household income in Bellbirdin Millfield +$169 higher in Millfield
$1,726 51st pct $1,895 58th pct
Indigenous language in Bellbirdin Millfield even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bellbirdin Millfield +0.1 larger in Millfield gap steady
2.7 71st pct 2.8 76th pct
One-parent in Bellbirdin Millfield +11.8 pts higher in Bellbird gap widening
24.9% 92nd pct 13.1% 63rd pct
Living alone in Bellbirdin Millfield +1.3 pts higher in Bellbird gap steady
20.0% 37th pct 18.7% 32nd pct

Family composition

51.3% Couples with children +9.1 pts ▸ 60.5%
22.0% Couples without children +4.2 pts ▸ 26.3%
24.9% One-parent families ◂ +11.8 pts 13.1%
1.7% Other families ◂ +1.3 pts 0.4%

Household size

32.7% 2 people ◂ +1.2 pts 31.6%
20.0% 1 person ◂ +1.3 pts 18.7%
18.8% 3 people ◂ +0.8 pts 18.0%
16.1% 4 people +0.5 pts ▸ 16.5%
8.0% 5 people +0.5 pts ▸ 8.5%
4.2% 6 or more even 4.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bellbirdin Millfield +$3 higher in Bellbird gap narrowing
$323 64th pct $320 63rd pct
Mortgage in Bellbirdin Millfield +$194 higher in Millfield gap widening
$1,600 48th pct $1,794 60th pct
People / bedroom in Bellbirdin Millfield even gap steady
0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct
Renting in Bellbirdin Millfield +15.5 pts higher in Bellbird gap widening
25.2% 72nd pct 9.7% 26th pct
Owned outright in Bellbirdin Millfield +4.3 pts higher in Millfield gap widening
31.9% 26th pct 36.2% 36th pct
Separate houses in Bellbirdin Millfield +7.6 pts higher in Millfield gap widening
91.7% 36th pct 99.3% 66th pct
3+ bedrooms in Bellbirdin Millfield +0.3 pts higher in Bellbird gap narrowing
84.8% 65th pct 84.5% 64th pct

How homes are owned or rented

39.1% Owned with a mortgage +12.8 pts ▸ 51.9%
31.9% Owned outright +4.3 pts ▸ 36.2%
25.2% Rented ◂ +15.5 pts 9.7%
1.8% Other tenure +0.1 pts ▸ 1.9%
1.3% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

Types of homes

91.7% Separate house +7.6 pts ▸ 99.3%
7.7% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +7.7 pts 0.0%
0.4% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

48.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +16.9 pts 32.0%
29.4% 4 bedrooms +8.2 pts ▸ 37.6%
6.5% 5 or more +8.3 pts ▸ 14.8%
14.2% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.3 pts 11.9%
1.2% 1 bedroom even 1.2%
0.0% Studio / none +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

Weekly rent distribution

56.3% $200–$349 ◂ +11.3 pts 45.0%
39.8% $350–$549 ◂ +2.3 pts 37.5%
0.0% $550–$749 +7.5 pts ▸ 7.5%
2.4% Under $200 ◂ +2.4 pts 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

47.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +12.6 pts 35.0%
27.0% $1,800–$2,999 +2.9 pts ▸ 29.9%
13.8% Under $1,000 +3.5 pts ▸ 17.3%
6.3% $3,000 or more +8.2 pts ▸ 14.5%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Bellbirdin Millfield +2.0 pts higher in Bellbird gap narrowing
3.5% 65th pct 1.5% 53rd pct
Work from home in Bellbirdin Millfield +5.6 pts higher in Millfield gap steady
10.5% 28th pct 16.1% 49th pct
PT commute in Bellbirdin Millfield +0.3 pts higher in Bellbird gap steady
0.3% 62nd pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Bellbirdin Millfield +26 more in Bellbird
30 86th pct 4 73rd pct
Stops/1k in Bellbirdin Millfield +9.71 more in Bellbird
12.83 89th pct 3.12 70th pct
Departures/1k in Bellbirdin Millfield +255.2 more in Bellbird
355.0 76th pct 99.8 68th pct
PT routes in Bellbirdin Millfield even
1 71st pct 1 71st pct
Stop walk in Bellbirdin Millfield +4 longer in Millfield
10 46th pct 14 51st pct
Drive to city in Bellbirdin Millfield +3 longer in Millfield
105 72nd pct 108 74th pct

How people get to work

60.6% Car (driver) ◂ +6.8 pts 53.8%
10.5% Worked at home +5.6 pts ▸ 16.1%
4.1% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.8 pts 2.4%
0.4% Walked +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.6% Bicycle ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%
0.3% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

40.6% 2 vehicles +0.5 pts ▸ 41.1%
33.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +8.2 pts 25.0%
13.1% 3 vehicles +5.7 pts ▸ 18.8%
10.1% 4 or more +2.5 pts ▸ 12.6%
3.5% No vehicle ◂ +2.0 pts 1.5%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Bellbirdin Millfield +9.6 pts higher in Millfield gap widening
37.2% 71st pct 46.7% 88th pct
Recent arrivals in Bellbirdin Millfield +3.7 pts higher in Millfield gap widening
0.0% 0th pct 3.7% 38th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Bellbirdin Millfield +1.1 pts higher in Bellbird gap narrowing
6.6% 81st pct 5.5% 74th pct
Participation in Bellbirdin Millfield +1.5 pts higher in Bellbird gap narrowing
58.6% 43rd pct 57.2% 38th pct
Full-time in Bellbirdin Millfield +1.3 pts higher in Millfield gap narrowing
53.2% 26th pct 54.5% 31st pct

Industries people work in

14.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.7 pts 11.9%
11.2% Retail trade ◂ +2.8 pts 8.4%
9.9% Mining ◂ +3.5 pts 6.4%
9.2% Accommodation & food +0.5 pts ▸ 9.7%
7.4% Construction +2.0 pts ▸ 9.4%
5.2% Public administration & safety +2.7 pts ▸ 7.9%
6.3% Manufacturing +1.3 pts ▸ 7.5%
4.7% Education & training +2.5 pts ▸ 7.2%
5.8% Other services ◂ +1.5 pts 4.2%
5.2% Administrative & support ◂ +0.8 pts 4.4%
4.2% Professional & technical +0.2 pts ▸ 4.4%
3.8% Wholesale trade ◂ +2.0 pts 1.8%

Occupations people work in

19.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.2 pts 15.8%
15.4% Community & personal service ◂ +0.1 pts 15.2%
13.3% Labourers ◂ +2.5 pts 10.8%
8.6% Managers +3.7 pts ▸ 12.3%
12.1% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.5 pts 10.6%
9.4% Professionals +2.7 pts ▸ 12.1%
10.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.7 pts 10.1%
9.6% Sales workers ◂ +2.1 pts 7.5%

Walkability

Walk score in Bellbirdin Millfield +1.4 higher in Bellbird
3.3 74th pct 1.9 65th pct
Types ≤15 min in Bellbirdin Millfield +1.3 more in Bellbird
3.3 74th pct 2.0 66th pct
15-min city in Bellbirdin Millfield even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Bellbirdin Millfield even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Bellbirdin Millfield +12.0 pts higher in Bellbird
77.8% 81st pct 65.8% 77th pct
Walk to school in Bellbirdin Millfield +52.2 pts higher in Bellbird
87.6% 90th pct 35.3% 70th pct
Walk to a park in Bellbirdin Millfield +42.2 pts higher in Bellbird
88.2% 79th pct 45.9% 63rd pct
Walk to health in Bellbirdin Millfield even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Bellbirdin Millfield +10.0 more in Bellbird
16.3 57th pct 6.2 32nd pct
Intersections/km² in Bellbirdin Millfield +32 higher in Bellbird
35 76th pct 2 59th pct
Mean slope in Bellbirdin Millfield +1.3 pts higher in Millfield
5.4% 46th pct 6.7% 60th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bellbird vs Millfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10268/bellbird/vs/SAL12631/millfield