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Bourkelands vs Springvale
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.1 km apart · Bourkelands profile · Springvale profile
Bourkelands Springvale
Bourkelands and Springvale (NSW) are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Bourkelands is a more transient and diverse community, where 20.9% of people arrived recently from overseas and 13.0% use another language at home. It is also more accessible, with a walkability score of 3.4 (mostly car-dependent) and 98.8% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. Springvale (NSW) is wealthier and more established; 49.0% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, and 40.9% of homes are owned outright. It is more car-dependent, with a walkability score of 1.0 (car-dependent), and the typical resident is 41, compared to 35 in Bourkelands.
Everyday life in both places shares several similarities, including a nearly identical share of children under 15 (around 23%) and a similar rate of people working from home. Both areas also have a very low share of people commuting by public transport. While Bourkelands is currently more mobile, with 45.2% of residents having moved in the last five years, the two areas both see a high proportion of residents with a bachelor degree or higher compared to the national figure.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 2,298
- First area, 2016: 2,852
- First area, 2021: 3,113
- Second area, 2021: 1,851
- First area, 2011: 33 yrs
- First area, 2016: 34 yrs
- First area, 2021: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 41 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 Bourkelands: 0.5% males, 0.9% females; 85+ in Springvale: 0.2% males, 0.2% females
- 80–84 in Bourkelands: 0.4% males, 0.9% females; 80–84 in Springvale: 0.4% males, 0.3% females
- 75–79 in Bourkelands: 0.6% males, 0.9% females; 75–79 in Springvale: 1.1% males, 0.9% females
- 70–74 in Bourkelands: 2.0% males, 1.7% females; 70–74 in Springvale: 2.1% males, 1.4% females
- 65–69 in Bourkelands: 1.8% males, 2.8% females; 65–69 in Springvale: 2.2% males, 2.2% females
- 60–64 in Bourkelands: 2.5% males, 2.9% females; 60–64 in Springvale: 3.6% males, 3.6% females
- 55–59 in Bourkelands: 3.0% males, 2.9% females; 55–59 in Springvale: 4.2% males, 3.3% females
- 50–54 in Bourkelands: 2.9% males, 3.5% females; 50–54 in Springvale: 4.6% males, 5.3% females
- 45–49 in Bourkelands: 3.4% males, 3.5% females; 45–49 in Springvale: 4.5% males, 4.5% females
- 40–44 in Bourkelands: 2.7% males, 4.1% females; 40–44 in Springvale: 3.8% males, 4.6% females
- 35–39 in Bourkelands: 3.3% males, 3.9% females; 35–39 in Springvale: 2.1% males, 2.7% females
- 30–34 in Bourkelands: 3.6% males, 3.6% females; 30–34 in Springvale: 0.8% males, 1.2% females
- 25–29 in Bourkelands: 3.3% males, 3.2% females; 25–29 in Springvale: 1.3% males, 1.0% females
- 20–24 in Bourkelands: 2.1% males, 2.6% females; 20–24 in Springvale: 2.8% males, 1.9% females
- 15–19 in Bourkelands: 3.3% males, 4.0% females; 15–19 in Springvale: 5.1% males, 4.4% females
- 10–14 in Bourkelands: 4.4% males, 4.1% females; 10–14 in Springvale: 6.4% males, 6.0% females
- 5–9 in Bourkelands: 3.9% males, 4.0% females; 5–9 in Springvale: 4.5% males, 3.2% females
- 0–4 in Bourkelands: 3.0% males, 4.1% females; 0–4 in Springvale: 2.1% males, 1.8% 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: $737
- First area, 2016: $860
- First area, 2021: $1,003
- Second area, 2021: $1,148
- First area, 2011: $1,694
- First area, 2016: $1,912
- First area, 2021: $2,203
- Second area, 2021: $3,185
- First area, 2011: $1,863
- First area, 2016: $2,110
- First area, 2021: $2,464
- Second area, 2021: $3,215
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: 2.9
- First area, 2016: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 2.8
- Second area, 2021: 3.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $305
- First area, 2016: $350
- First area, 2021: $360
- Second area, 2021: $420
- First area, 2011: $1,800
- First area, 2016: $1,820
- First area, 2021: $1,733
- Second area, 2021: $2,232
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
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). Bourkelands vs Springvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10521/bourkelands/vs/SAL13643/springvale