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Bourkelands vs Glenfield Park

Name: Bourkelands vs Glenfield Park — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.4 km apart · Bourkelands profile · Glenfield Park profile

Bourkelands Glenfield Park

Glenfield Park and Bourkelands are neighbouring suburbs in Wagga Wagga with very different profiles. Bourkelands is more affluent, with a typical weekly household income of $2,203 compared to $1,508 in Glenfield Park. This gap is reflected in education and qualifications, with a far higher share of Bourkelands residents completing Year 12 (57.1%) or holding a bachelor degree (24.9%). In contrast, Glenfield Park is more walkable (somewhat walkable) than Bourkelands (mostly car-dependent), with 86% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, compared to none in Bourkelands.

Both areas share a typical resident age of 35 and nearly identical rates of people who have moved in the last five years. They also both have almost every home within a 15-minute walk of a park. While they are similar in these ways, the gaps in income and education between the two areas have remained significant over time.

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Where they differ most

Population: 1,965 larger in Glenfield Park Year 12: 15.2 pts higher in Bourkelands Bachelor+: 12.0 pts higher in Bourkelands De facto: 5.8 pts higher in Glenfield Park Living alone: 10.3 pts higher in Glenfield Park

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bourkelands in Glenfield Park +1,965 larger in Glenfield Park gap narrowing

3,113 84th pct 5,078 86th pct

Median age in Bourkelands in Glenfield Park even gap narrowing

35 yrs 14th pct 35 yrs 14th pct

Age structure

27.4% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.7 pts 26.6%

24.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.7 pts 21.9%

23.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.9 pts 21.3%

12.9% Seniors (65+) +3.9 pts ▸ 16.8%

11.7% Youth (15–24) +1.6 pts ▸ 13.3%

Marital status

57.7% Married ◂ +17.2 pts 40.5%

30.0% Never married +9.4 pts ▸ 39.4%

6.0% Divorced +3.5 pts ▸ 9.4%

3.4% Widowed +3.5 pts ▸ 6.9%

3.1% Separated +0.8 pts ▸ 3.9%

Age & sex structure

Bourkelands Glenfield Park

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

81.9% Australia +4.7 pts ▸ 86.6%

4.0% India ◂ +3.1 pts 0.9%

1.5% England ◂ +0.7 pts 0.8%

1.0% South Africa ◂ +0.8 pts 0.2%

0.9% China ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.8% Philippines even 0.8%

0.7% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Italy even 0.1%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

Ancestry

38.7% Australian +1.5 pts ▸ 40.2%

39.4% English +0.6 pts ▸ 40.1%

12.3% Irish ◂ +0.9 pts 11.4%

10.4% Scottish ◂ +1.2 pts 9.3%

5.4% Indian ◂ +4.5 pts 0.9%

5.3% German ◂ +0.5 pts 4.7%

2.4% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 2.1%

2.3% Chinese ◂ +0.7 pts 1.6%

0.7% Dutch +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

1.1% Filipino even 1.1%

0.4% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

83.9% English only +3.3 pts ▸ 87.2%

1.2% Arabic ◂ +1.1 pts 0.2%

0.8% Mandarin ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.6% Cantonese ◂ +0.6 pts 0.1%

0.5% Punjabi even 0.5%

0.3% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Hindi even 0.2%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

65.3% Christianity ◂ +5.6 pts 59.7%

26.8% No religion +5.3 pts ▸ 32.1%

4.0% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

1.4% Other religions +1.0 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.4% Hinduism ◂ +0.5 pts 0.9%

0.7% Islam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.4% Buddhism even 0.3%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools ≤3 km in Bourkelands in Glenfield Park +1 more in Bourkelands

20 87th pct 19 86th pct

Avg size in Bourkelands in Glenfield Park +10 larger in Bourkelands

329 51st pct 320 50th pct

ICSEA in Bourkelands in Glenfield Park +2 higher in Bourkelands

963 34th pct 961 33rd pct

Highest year of school

57.1% Year 12 ◂ +15.2 pts 41.9%

25.4% Year 10 +7.4 pts ▸ 32.8%

7.4% Year 9 or below +5.9 pts ▸ 13.3%

6.7% Year 11 +2.0 pts ▸ 8.7%

Highest qualification level

31.5% Certificate III / IV +13.1 pts ▸ 44.6%

26.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +8.8 pts 18.0%

17.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.9 pts 14.1%

7.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +3.8 pts 3.4%

4.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.2 pts 2.4%

2.5% Certificate I / II +1.0 pts ▸ 3.5%

Field of qualification

22.0% Management & commerce ◂ +4.3 pts 17.8%

17.6% Health ◂ +5.2 pts 12.3%

10.9% Society & culture +3.9 pts ▸ 14.8%

12.4% Engineering & related +2.0 pts ▸ 14.4%

11.6% Education ◂ +3.6 pts 8.0%

4.7% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.4 pts ▸ 7.1%

4.6% Architecture & building +1.5 pts ▸ 6.0%

2.3% Agriculture & environment +0.3 pts ▸ 2.6%

2.3% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.7 pts 1.7%

1.6% Creative arts +0.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.6% Information technology +0.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

Income

Personal income in Bourkelands in Glenfield Park +$195 higher in Bourkelands gap widening

$1,003 82nd pct $808 60th pct

Household income in Bourkelands in Glenfield Park +$695 higher in Bourkelands gap widening

$2,203 84th pct $1,508 48th pct

Family income in Bourkelands in Glenfield Park +$586 higher in Bourkelands gap widening

$2,464 80th pct $1,878 49th pct

Household income distribution

35.4% $1,500–$2,999 even 35.4%

20.2% $650–$1,499 +10.3 pts ▸ 30.5%

17.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +10.0 pts 7.5%

10.2% Under $650 +6.1 pts ▸ 16.3%

10.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +6.7 pts 3.9%

Personal income distribution

36.1% $650–$1,499 +4.6 pts ▸ 40.8%

30.8% Under $650 +7.7 pts ▸ 38.4%

26.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +10.6 pts 15.8%

2.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 1.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.4% Asthma +2.5 pts ▸ 12.9%

8.4% Mental health +3.1 pts ▸ 11.5%

7.9% Arthritis +3.2 pts ▸ 11.1%

8.0% Other condition +0.3 pts ▸ 8.3%

3.9% Diabetes +1.5 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.1% Heart disease +0.7 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.1% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 2.7%

1.8% Lung condition +0.2 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.6% Stroke +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.4% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.3% None ◂ +6.6 pts 59.7%

19.6% One condition +3.2 pts ▸ 22.8%

5.5% Two conditions +2.0 pts ▸ 7.4%

2.9% Three or more +1.3 pts ▸ 4.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Bourkelands in Glenfield Park +426 larger in Glenfield Park

115 86th pct 541 87th pct

Median age in Bourkelands in Glenfield Park +1 yrs older in Bourkelands

23 yrs 38th pct 22 yrs 33rd pct

Median income in Bourkelands in Glenfield Park +$102 higher in Bourkelands

$870 71st pct $768 62nd pct

Household income in Bourkelands in Glenfield Park +$526 higher in Bourkelands

$2,333 74th pct $1,807 55th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bourkelands in Glenfield Park +0.4 larger in Bourkelands gap widening

2.8 76th pct 2.4 43rd pct

Family composition

64.6% Couples with children ◂ +11.5 pts 53.0%

23.8% Couples without children +1.9 pts ▸ 25.7%

10.9% One-parent families +9.2 pts ▸ 20.1%

0.8% Other families +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

Household size

34.2% 2 people ◂ +0.1 pts 34.1%

18.9% 1 person +10.3 pts ▸ 29.2%

19.7% 4 people ◂ +7.2 pts 12.5%

15.6% 3 people ◂ +0.9 pts 14.7%

8.9% 5 people ◂ +2.8 pts 6.1%

3.2% 6 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 3.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bourkelands in Glenfield Park +$30 higher in Bourkelands gap steady

$360 73rd pct $330 66th pct

Mortgage in Bourkelands in Glenfield Park +$327 higher in Bourkelands gap widening

$1,733 57th pct $1,406 36th pct

People / bedroom in Bourkelands in Glenfield Park even gap narrowing

0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

43.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +9.1 pts 34.1%

25.1% Rented +9.7 pts ▸ 34.8%

30.2% Owned outright ◂ +3.1 pts 27.0%

0.6% Other tenure +2.4 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.7% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

Types of homes

94.2% Separate house ◂ +2.0 pts 92.1%

1.2% Townhouse / semi-detached +3.4 pts ▸ 4.6%

4.5% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.1 pts 3.4%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

58.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +29.5 pts 28.6%

24.0% 3 bedrooms +26.9 pts ▸ 50.8%

8.4% 2 bedrooms +7.4 pts ▸ 15.8%

9.2% 5 or more ◂ +6.4 pts 2.8%

0.0% 1 bedroom +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

55.5% $350–$549 ◂ +16.3 pts 39.2%

37.9% $200–$349 +11.9 pts ▸ 49.8%

5.5% Under $200 +1.6 pts ▸ 7.1%

1.8% $550–$749 ◂ +1.8 pts 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.3% $1,000–$1,799 +20.8 pts ▸ 61.1%

33.3% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +17.4 pts 15.9%

8.5% Under $1,000 +8.5 pts ▸ 17.0%

9.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +6.1 pts 3.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Bourkelands in Glenfield Park +12 more in Glenfield Park

9 79th pct 21 86th pct

Stops/1k in Bourkelands in Glenfield Park +1.24 more in Glenfield Park

2.89 69th pct 4.14 74th pct

Departures/1k in Bourkelands in Glenfield Park +32.2 more in Glenfield Park

203.3 73rd pct 235.5 73rd pct

PT routes in Bourkelands in Glenfield Park +2 more in Glenfield Park

1 71st pct 3 79th pct

Stop walk in Bourkelands in Glenfield Park +3 longer in Bourkelands

4 29th pct 1 0th pct

How people get to work

73.8% Car (driver) +2.0 pts ▸ 75.8%

8.8% Worked at home ◂ +3.4 pts 5.4%

4.8% Car (passenger) +1.8 pts ▸ 6.6%

0.5% Walked +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.3% Bus +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

46.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +6.2 pts 40.4%

27.6% 1 vehicle +13.3 pts ▸ 40.8%

15.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.8 pts 11.3%

8.7% 4 or more ◂ +4.9 pts 3.8%

2.2% No vehicle +1.3 pts ▸ 3.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

22.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.8 pts 21.5%

12.6% Education & training ◂ +4.8 pts 7.8%

10.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +3.0 pts 7.7%

10.6% Retail trade even 10.7%

6.6% Construction +1.6 pts ▸ 8.3%

5.6% Accommodation & food +2.6 pts ▸ 8.3%

4.1% Manufacturing +1.6 pts ▸ 5.6%

3.3% Transport & warehousing +1.3 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.9% Administrative & support +1.7 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.5% Other services +1.0 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.9% Professional & technical ◂ +1.1 pts 2.8%

2.8% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.6 pts 2.2%

Occupations people work in

27.6% Professionals ◂ +12.3 pts 15.3%

14.1% Community & personal service +3.2 pts ▸ 17.4%

12.0% Technicians & trades +3.4 pts ▸ 15.4%

13.0% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.2 pts 11.8%

5.6% Labourers +5.9 pts ▸ 11.5%

11.1% Managers ◂ +1.9 pts 9.3%

10.9% Sales workers ◂ +0.7 pts 10.2%

4.7% Machinery operators & drivers +2.4 pts ▸ 7.1%

Walkability

Walk score in Bourkelands in Glenfield Park +2.3 higher in Glenfield Park

3.4 74th pct 5.7 87th pct

Types ≤15 min in Bourkelands in Glenfield Park +2.7 more in Glenfield Park

3.0 72nd pct 5.6 86th pct

15-min city in Bourkelands in Glenfield Park +77.9 pts higher in Glenfield Park

7.4% 63rd pct 85.3% 92nd pct

Walk to shops in Bourkelands in Glenfield Park +86.0 pts higher in Glenfield Park

0.0% 0th pct 86.0% 92nd pct

Walk to transit in Bourkelands in Glenfield Park +9.6 pts higher in Bourkelands

98.8% 96th pct 89.2% 84th pct

Walk to school in Bourkelands in Glenfield Park +3.8 pts higher in Glenfield Park

9.8% 61st pct 13.5% 62nd pct

Walk to a park in Bourkelands in Glenfield Park even

99.9% 97th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Bourkelands in Glenfield Park +81.6 pts higher in Glenfield Park

0.0% 0th pct 81.6% 94th pct

Amenities/1k in Bourkelands in Glenfield Park +4.9 more in Glenfield Park

11.2 44th pct 16.1 56th pct

Intersections/km² in Bourkelands in Glenfield Park +12 higher in Glenfield Park

109 86th pct 121 87th pct

Mean slope in Bourkelands in Glenfield Park +3.7 pts higher in Bourkelands

7.2% 64th pct 3.5% 21st pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bourkelands vs Glenfield Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10521/bourkelands/vs/SAL11669/glenfield-park