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Beverly Hills vs Riverwood

Name: Beverly Hills vs Riverwood — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.6 km apart · Beverly Hills profile · Riverwood profile

Beverly Hills Riverwood

Riverwood and Beverly Hills are neighbouring areas with very different housing and income profiles. Beverly Hills is much more likely to have detached houses, with 66.6% of homes being separate houses compared to 38.0% in Riverwood. This is consistent with a higher share of larger homes; 73.8% of homes in Beverly Hills have three or more bedrooms, while only 49.4% do in Riverwood. Renting is far more common in Riverwood, where 54.2% of households rent, whereas 36.9% of Beverly Hills residents own their homes outright. Typical weekly household income is also well higher in Beverly Hills at $1,862, compared to $1,210 in Riverwood.

These two areas share a very similar demographic foundation, with both having a typical resident age of 40 and nearly identical proportions of First Nations people. This shared profile exists alongside a high level of cultural diversity in both places, as both are far above the national figure for people born overseas. While Riverwood has a well higher share of people who speak little or no English, the two areas have tracked closely in other social measures since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 28.6 pts higher in Beverly Hills Renting: 24.5 pts higher in Riverwood 3+ bedrooms: 24.4 pts higher in Beverly Hills Owned outright: 17.8 pts higher in Beverly Hills No car: 12.1 pts higher in Riverwood

Demographics & Identity

Population in Beverly Hills in Riverwood +2,310 larger in Riverwood gap widening

10,483 87th pct 12,793 88th pct

Median age in Beverly Hills in Riverwood even gap narrowing

40 yrs 29th pct 40 yrs 29th pct

Age structure

27.6% Young adults (25–44) +1.1 pts ▸ 28.7%

25.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.7 pts 25.0%

18.6% Seniors (65+) +0.6 pts ▸ 19.2%

16.6% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.2 pts 15.4%

11.6% Youth (15–24) even 11.6%

Marital status

51.2% Married ◂ +6.2 pts 45.0%

32.5% Never married +1.8 pts ▸ 34.4%

7.4% Divorced +3.6 pts ▸ 11.1%

5.7% Widowed +0.1 pts ▸ 5.8%

3.0% Separated +0.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

Age & sex structure

Beverly Hills Riverwood

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

50.4% Australia ◂ +11.6 pts 38.8%

13.4% China +4.9 pts ▸ 18.3%

1.9% Philippines +1.1 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.0% Vietnam +0.8 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.5% New Zealand +0.5 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.7% Nepal +1.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.1% India +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.0% Italy ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

0.8% England ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.2% South Africa even 0.1%

Ancestry

30.4% Chinese +2.0 pts ▸ 32.4%

12.9% Australian ◂ +2.0 pts 10.8%

11.8% English ◂ +1.3 pts 10.5%

10.1% Greek ◂ +7.1 pts 3.0%

5.5% Italian ◂ +2.9 pts 2.6%

3.9% Irish ◂ +0.8 pts 3.1%

2.5% Filipino +1.4 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.4% Vietnamese +0.9 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.5% Scottish ◂ +0.2 pts 2.3%

1.9% Indian +0.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.0% German even 1.0%

0.3% Dutch even 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

37.8% English only ◂ +6.6 pts 31.3%

11.9% Mandarin +2.9 pts ▸ 14.8%

13.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 13.0%

7.5% Greek ◂ +5.4 pts 2.1%

6.5% Arabic +1.0 pts ▸ 7.5%

2.2% Vietnamese +0.8 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.9% Tagalog +0.7 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.6% Italian ◂ +0.8 pts 0.8%

0.7% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

52.3% Christianity ◂ +12.2 pts 40.1%

26.3% No religion +4.3 pts ▸ 30.6%

7.4% Islam +3.2 pts ▸ 10.7%

5.9% Not stated +2.0 pts ▸ 7.8%

5.9% Buddhism +1.1 pts ▸ 7.0%

1.6% Hinduism +1.5 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.5% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Beverly Hills in Riverwood +0.27 more in Beverly Hills

2.30 33rd pct 2.03 29th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Beverly Hills in Riverwood +1 more in Beverly Hills

64 94th pct 63 94th pct

Avg size in Beverly Hills in Riverwood +5 larger in Beverly Hills

485 70th pct 480 69th pct

ICSEA in Beverly Hills in Riverwood +26 higher in Beverly Hills

1,052 79th pct 1,026 70th pct

Highest year of school

67.2% Year 12 ◂ +5.9 pts 61.3%

11.3% Year 9 or below +2.3 pts ▸ 13.6%

13.5% Year 10 ◂ +0.6 pts 13.0%

3.1% Year 11 +0.6 pts ▸ 3.7%

Highest qualification level

34.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.5 pts 30.7%

17.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +1.2 pts 16.4%

16.9% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.0 pts 15.9%

11.2% Postgraduate degree +0.1 pts ▸ 11.3%

3.4% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.0 pts 2.4%

1.7% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

Field of qualification

28.4% Management & commerce ◂ +4.0 pts 24.5%

13.1% Engineering & related ◂ +0.9 pts 12.2%

10.9% Society & culture ◂ +1.6 pts 9.3%

7.7% Health ◂ +0.4 pts 7.3%

7.7% Education ◂ +2.4 pts 5.3%

5.5% Information technology +0.9 pts ▸ 6.4%

4.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.3 pts ▸ 4.4%

4.3% Architecture & building ◂ +0.5 pts 3.8%

3.5% Creative arts +0.4 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.4 pts 2.7%

0.7% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

Income

Personal income in Beverly Hills in Riverwood +$137 higher in Beverly Hills gap widening

$701 41st pct $564 20th pct

Household income in Beverly Hills in Riverwood +$652 higher in Beverly Hills gap widening

$1,862 69th pct $1,210 26th pct

Family income in Beverly Hills in Riverwood +$545 higher in Beverly Hills gap widening

$2,108 64th pct $1,563 30th pct

Household income distribution

27.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.2 pts 25.5%

16.7% Under $650 +10.8 pts ▸ 27.5%

23.6% $650–$1,499 +2.5 pts ▸ 26.1%

14.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +7.8 pts 6.4%

11.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.3 pts 7.9%

Personal income distribution

45.3% Under $650 +4.7 pts ▸ 50.0%

29.1% $650–$1,499 +0.1 pts ▸ 29.2%

17.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.6 pts 11.4%

3.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.2 pts 1.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.0% Other condition even 7.9%

6.7% Arthritis +0.7 pts ▸ 7.4%

5.2% Diabetes +1.8 pts ▸ 7.0%

5.1% Mental health +1.2 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.9% Asthma +0.1 pts ▸ 6.0%

3.8% Heart disease +0.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.7% Cancer ◂ +0.1 pts 2.6%

1.0% Lung condition +0.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.7% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.6% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

70.9% None ◂ +4.6 pts 66.3%

16.5% One condition ◂ +0.4 pts 16.1%

4.2% Two conditions +1.4 pts ▸ 5.6%

2.3% Three or more +0.7 pts ▸ 3.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Beverly Hills in Riverwood +6 larger in Riverwood

96 86th pct 102 86th pct

Median age in Beverly Hills in Riverwood +10 yrs older in Riverwood

25 yrs 46th pct 35 yrs 73rd pct

Median income in Beverly Hills in Riverwood +$168 higher in Beverly Hills

$732 59th pct $564 41st pct

Household income in Beverly Hills in Riverwood +$796 higher in Beverly Hills

$1,812 55th pct $1,016 19th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Beverly Hills in Riverwood +0.4 larger in Beverly Hills gap widening

2.9 81st pct 2.5 50th pct

Family composition

63.7% Couples with children ◂ +8.4 pts 55.3%

19.9% Couples without children +3.3 pts ▸ 23.3%

14.8% One-parent families +4.9 pts ▸ 19.6%

1.6% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

Household size

20.6% 1 person +9.5 pts ▸ 30.2%

27.8% 2 people +1.5 pts ▸ 29.3%

20.4% 4 people ◂ +7.3 pts 13.1%

17.6% 3 people ◂ +0.7 pts 16.9%

8.9% 5 people ◂ +2.9 pts 6.0%

4.7% 6 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 4.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Beverly Hills in Riverwood +$160 higher in Beverly Hills gap narrowing

$460 89th pct $300 57th pct

Mortgage in Beverly Hills in Riverwood +$333 higher in Beverly Hills gap widening

$2,500 88th pct $2,167 80th pct

People / bedroom in Beverly Hills in Riverwood +0.10 higher in Riverwood gap steady

0.90 86th pct 1.00 89th pct

How homes are owned or rented

29.7% Rented +24.5 pts ▸ 54.2%

36.9% Owned outright ◂ +17.8 pts 19.1%

30.2% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +7.1 pts 23.1%

1.4% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.7% Other tenure ◂ +0.2 pts 1.4%

Types of homes

66.6% Separate house ◂ +28.6 pts 38.0%

16.1% Flat or apartment +31.6 pts ▸ 47.8%

16.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +3.4 pts 13.1%

0.6% Other dwelling +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

Bedrooms per home

41.7% 3 bedrooms ◂ +8.7 pts 33.0%

19.7% 2 bedrooms +15.1 pts ▸ 34.8%

21.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +10.3 pts 11.3%

4.4% 1 bedroom +7.1 pts ▸ 11.5%

10.4% 5 or more ◂ +5.4 pts 5.0%

0.5% Studio / none +1.5 pts ▸ 2.0%

Weekly rent distribution

37.1% $350–$549 ◂ +3.9 pts 33.3%

16.0% Under $200 +18.5 pts ▸ 34.5%

24.1% $550–$749 ◂ +14.5 pts 9.6%

12.4% $200–$349 +4.8 pts ▸ 17.2%

5.9% $750 or more ◂ +5.0 pts 0.9%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +11.3 pts 25.6%

28.5% $1,800–$2,999 +5.5 pts ▸ 34.1%

15.4% $1,000–$1,799 +4.9 pts ▸ 20.3%

13.0% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.8 pts 12.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Beverly Hills in Riverwood +30 more in Riverwood

52 87th pct 82 89th pct

Stops/1k in Beverly Hills in Riverwood +1.45 more in Riverwood

4.96 77th pct 6.41 83rd pct

Departures/1k in Beverly Hills in Riverwood +431.9 more in Riverwood

1,172.5 87th pct 1,604.4 90th pct

PT routes in Beverly Hills in Riverwood +4 more in Beverly Hills

13 86th pct 9 86th pct

Stop walk in Beverly Hills in Riverwood +4 longer in Beverly Hills

4 29th pct 0 0th pct

Drive to city in Beverly Hills in Riverwood even

19 16th pct 19 16th pct

Reach 30 min in Beverly Hills in Riverwood +27,187 more in Riverwood

39,974 86th pct 67,161 88th pct

Reach 45 min in Beverly Hills in Riverwood +56,767 more in Riverwood

204,150 87th pct 260,917 88th pct

Transit to city in Beverly Hills in Riverwood +3 longer in Beverly Hills

59 53rd pct 56 47th pct

How people get to work

39.0% Worked at home ◂ +8.2 pts 30.9%

32.7% Car (driver) +0.4 pts ▸ 33.0%

3.9% Train +2.3 pts ▸ 6.1%

2.7% Car (passenger) +0.6 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.7% Walked +1.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.3% Bus +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% Bicycle even 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

39.3% 1 vehicle +4.7 pts ▸ 44.1%

33.5% 2 vehicles ◂ +9.2 pts 24.3%

10.1% No vehicle +12.1 pts ▸ 22.2%

10.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +4.4 pts 6.4%

6.0% 4 or more ◂ +2.8 pts 3.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.8% Health care & social assistance +0.6 pts ▸ 13.3%

9.4% Retail trade +1.6 pts ▸ 11.0%

9.3% Professional & technical ◂ +0.3 pts 9.0%

8.7% Education & training ◂ +2.6 pts 6.0%

8.4% Finance & insurance ◂ +2.8 pts 5.6%

8.0% Transport & warehousing +0.5 pts ▸ 8.4%

7.3% Construction ◂ +0.9 pts 6.4%

5.5% Accommodation & food +1.4 pts ▸ 6.9%

4.8% Manufacturing +1.4 pts ▸ 6.2%

5.8% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.7 pts 4.1%

3.1% Wholesale trade +0.5 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.3% Other services +0.4 pts ▸ 3.6%

Occupations people work in

28.3% Professionals ◂ +5.2 pts 23.1%

16.0% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.3 pts 14.8%

12.9% Managers ◂ +4.1 pts 8.8%

9.9% Technicians & trades +1.8 pts ▸ 11.7%

9.3% Community & personal service +1.4 pts ▸ 10.7%

6.5% Labourers +3.3 pts ▸ 9.9%

8.6% Sales workers +1.1 pts ▸ 9.7%

6.3% Machinery operators & drivers +2.5 pts ▸ 8.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Beverly Hills in Riverwood +0.6 higher in Beverly Hills

8.0 97th pct 7.5 95th pct

Types ≤15 min in Beverly Hills in Riverwood +0.4 more in Beverly Hills

7.8 99th pct 7.4 97th pct

15-min city in Beverly Hills in Riverwood +2.2 pts higher in Beverly Hills

100.0% 100th pct 97.8% 99th pct

Walk to shops in Beverly Hills in Riverwood +11.4 pts higher in Beverly Hills

100.0% 100th pct 88.6% 94th pct

Walk to transit in Beverly Hills in Riverwood +0.4 pts higher in Beverly Hills

99.9% 100th pct 99.5% 98th pct

Walk to school in Beverly Hills in Riverwood +1.1 pts higher in Beverly Hills

100.0% 100th pct 98.9% 99th pct

Walk to a park in Beverly Hills in Riverwood even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Beverly Hills in Riverwood +3.3 pts higher in Beverly Hills

82.8% 94th pct 79.5% 93rd pct

Amenities/1k in Beverly Hills in Riverwood +0.2 more in Riverwood

10.7 43rd pct 10.9 43rd pct

Intersections/km² in Beverly Hills in Riverwood +95 higher in Riverwood

190 90th pct 285 94th pct

Mean slope in Beverly Hills in Riverwood +0.6 pts higher in Riverwood

4.3% 33rd pct 4.9% 40th pct

Compare Beverly Hills with nearby areas

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Compare Riverwood with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Beverly Hills vs Riverwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10330/beverly-hills/vs/SAL13386/riverwood