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Broughton Vale vs Foxground

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.7 km apart · Broughton Vale profile · Foxground profile

Broughton Vale Foxground

Broughton Vale and Foxground are neighbouring rural areas with similar populations. Broughton Vale has a higher share of larger homes, with 90.9% having three or more bedrooms, and more people owning their homes outright (71.2%). It also has a higher share of high-earning households, with 40.9% earning $3,000 or more a week. In contrast, Foxground has a far higher share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher (45.8%) and a much higher typical weekly rent of $570.

Everyday life in both places is very similar, as they both consist entirely of detached houses and have no public transport stops or walkable amenities. They share nearly identical typical household incomes and the same number of people per bedroom. While Foxground has more recent arrivals from overseas (15.4%), Broughton Vale has more children under 15 and a higher number of people providing unpaid care.

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Where they differ most

Recent arrivals: 15.4 pts higher in Foxground 3+ bedrooms: 19.3 pts higher in Broughton Vale Rent: $245 higher in Foxground Unpaid carers: 11.5 pts higher in Broughton Vale Owned outright: 16.0 pts higher in Broughton Vale

Demographics & Identity

Population in Broughton Valein Foxground +16 larger in Broughton Vale gap narrowing
180 51st pct 164 49th pct
Median age in Broughton Valein Foxground +2 yrs older in Broughton Vale gap widening
62 yrs 96th pct 60 yrs 93rd pct
First Nations in Broughton Valein Foxground +3.0 pts higher in Foxground gap widening
0.0% 0th pct 3.0% 60th pct
Aged 65+ in Broughton Valein Foxground +1.1 pts higher in Foxground gap steady
36.1% 92nd pct 37.2% 93rd pct
Under 15 in Broughton Valein Foxground +6.1 pts higher in Broughton Vale gap widening
12.8% 25th pct 6.7% 10th pct
De facto in Broughton Valein Foxground +5.5 pts higher in Broughton Vale gap steady
12.4% 52nd pct 6.9% 16th pct

Age structure

36.1% Seniors (65+) +1.1 pts ▸ 37.2%
26.7% Older adults (45–64) +8.1 pts ▸ 34.8%
13.9% Young adults (25–44) +0.7 pts ▸ 14.6%
12.8% Children (0–14) ◂ +6.1 pts 6.7%
7.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.1 pts 6.1%

Marital status

62.4% Married +0.8 pts ▸ 63.2%
22.3% Never married ◂ +4.9 pts 17.4%
10.2% Divorced +3.0 pts ▸ 13.2%
5.1% Widowed ◂ +2.3 pts 2.8%
0.0% Separated +2.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

Age & sex structure

Broughton Vale Foxground

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Broughton Valein Foxground +3.0 pts higher in Broughton Vale gap steady
18.9% 75th pct 15.9% 67th pct

Country of birth

77.2% Australia +0.2 pts ▸ 77.4%
8.9% England ◂ +1.6 pts 7.3%
1.7% New Zealand ◂ +1.7 pts 0.0%
0.0% India even 0.0%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% Philippines even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%
0.0% Italy even 0.0%
0.0% South Africa even 0.0%

Ancestry

47.2% English ◂ +5.1 pts 42.1%
35.0% Australian ◂ +2.7 pts 32.3%
20.0% Scottish ◂ +7.8 pts 12.2%
10.6% Irish +5.3 pts ▸ 15.9%
0.0% German +7.3 pts ▸ 7.3%
1.7% Italian +2.6 pts ▸ 4.3%
0.0% Chinese +3.0 pts ▸ 3.0%
0.0% Indian +2.4 pts ▸ 2.4%
1.7% Dutch +0.8 pts ▸ 2.4%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Filipino even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Broughton Valein Foxground even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Limited English in Broughton Valein Foxground even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Language used at home

92.8% English only ◂ +1.3 pts 91.5%
0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese 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%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%
0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Broughton Valein Foxground +1.5 pts higher in Broughton Vale gap narrowing
47.2% 72nd pct 45.7% 67th pct

Religious affiliation

47.2% No religion ◂ +1.5 pts 45.7%
42.8% Christianity ◂ +0.1 pts 42.7%
4.4% Not stated +6.5 pts ▸ 11.0%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Buddhism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%
0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Broughton Valein Foxground +4.1 pts higher in Foxground gap narrowing
63.0% 84th pct 67.1% 88th pct
Bachelor+ in Broughton Valein Foxground +13.3 pts higher in Foxground gap widening
32.5% 87th pct 45.8% 97th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Broughton Valein Foxground +1 more in Broughton Vale
1 43rd pct 0 0th pct
Avg size in Broughton Valein Foxground
268 45th pct —
ICSEA in Broughton Valein Foxground
1,067 84th pct —

Highest year of school

63.0% Year 12 +4.1 pts ▸ 67.1%
14.3% Year 10 +3.5 pts ▸ 17.8%
6.5% Year 11 ◂ +2.4 pts 4.1%
5.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.0 pts 4.8%

Highest qualification level

32.2% Bachelor degree +4.1 pts ▸ 36.4%
21.5% Certificate III / IV ◂ +1.7 pts 19.8%
14.9% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.8 pts 14.0%
9.9% Postgraduate degree +4.1 pts ▸ 14.0%
0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +4.1 pts ▸ 4.1%
0.0% Certificate I / II even 0.0%

Field of qualification

10.7% Education +9.9 pts ▸ 20.7%
17.4% Engineering & related ◂ +6.6 pts 10.7%
17.4% Society & culture ◂ +9.9 pts 7.4%
13.2% Management & commerce ◂ +2.5 pts 10.7%
9.9% Health even 9.9%
7.4% Architecture & building +1.7 pts ▸ 9.1%
5.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.7 pts 3.3%
0.0% Agriculture & environment +5.0 pts ▸ 5.0%
0.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +4.1 pts ▸ 4.1%
3.3% Creative arts ◂ +3.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% Information technology even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Broughton Valein Foxground +$114 higher in Foxground gap widening
$864 68th pct $978 80th pct
Household income in Broughton Valein Foxground +$23 higher in Foxground gap narrowing
$2,143 81st pct $2,166 82nd pct
Family income in Broughton Valein Foxground +$143 higher in Foxground gap narrowing
$2,107 64th pct $2,250 71st pct
High earners in Broughton Valein Foxground +3.2 pts higher in Foxground gap steady
20.4% 89th pct 23.6% 93rd pct
High-income homes in Broughton Valein Foxground +12.6 pts higher in Broughton Vale gap widening
40.9% 94th pct 28.4% 80th pct

Household income distribution

31.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +12.4 pts 19.4%
24.2% $4,000 or more ◂ +9.3 pts 14.9%
19.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.3 pts 19.4%
16.7% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.2 pts 13.4%
0.0% Under $650 even 0.0%

Personal income distribution

33.8% Under $650 ◂ +1.1 pts 32.6%
33.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.5 pts 31.3%
17.8% $1,500–$2,999 +0.9 pts ▸ 18.8%
11.5% $3,000 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 11.8%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Broughton Valein Foxground +1.6 pts higher in Broughton Vale
27.8% 45th pct 26.2% 37th pct
Mental health in Broughton Valein Foxground +0.7 pts higher in Broughton Vale
5.0% 25th pct 4.3% 22nd pct
Needs assistance in Broughton Valein Foxground +3.3 pts higher in Broughton Vale gap steady
3.3% 35th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

11.7% Arthritis ◂ +0.1 pts 11.6%
5.6% Other condition +3.6 pts ▸ 9.1%
6.7% Cancer even 6.7%
5.0% Mental health ◂ +0.7 pts 4.3%
4.4% Asthma +0.4 pts ▸ 4.9%
3.3% Heart disease ◂ +1.5 pts 1.8%
2.8% Lung condition ◂ +2.8 pts 0.0%
1.7% Diabetes +0.8 pts ▸ 2.4%
2.2% Stroke ◂ +2.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Dementia even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

70.0% None ◂ +6.0 pts 64.0%
19.4% One condition +4.9 pts ▸ 24.4%
6.7% Two conditions ◂ +1.8 pts 4.9%
4.4% Three or more ◂ +2.0 pts 2.4%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Broughton Valein Foxground +0.7 pts higher in Broughton Vale gap narrowing
30.6% 86th pct 29.9% 86th pct
Unpaid carers in Broughton Valein Foxground +11.5 pts higher in Broughton Vale gap widening
18.5% 88th pct 6.9% 13th pct
Unpaid child care in Broughton Valein Foxground +0.5 pts higher in Foxground gap narrowing
20.4% 27th pct 20.8% 29th pct
Defence service in Broughton Valein Foxground +3.9 pts higher in Broughton Vale
3.9% 70th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Housework 15h+ in Broughton Valein Foxground +7.5 pts higher in Foxground gap widening
29.3% 76th pct 36.8% 91st pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Broughton Valein Foxground +5 larger in Foxground
0 0th pct 5 49th pct
Median age in Broughton Valein Foxground
— 66 yrs 99th pct
Median income in Broughton Valein Foxground
— $349 11th pct
Household income in Broughton Valein Foxground
— $1,375 35th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Broughton Valein Foxground +0.2 larger in Broughton Vale gap widening
2.6 57th pct 2.4 43rd pct
One-parent in Broughton Valein Foxground +7.9 pts higher in Broughton Vale gap widening
7.9% 32nd pct 0.0% 0th pct
Living alone in Broughton Valein Foxground +8.8 pts higher in Foxground gap widening
12.1% 11th pct 20.9% 40th pct

Family composition

50.0% Couples without children +2.0 pts ▸ 52.0%
41.4% Couples with children +5.7 pts ▸ 47.2%
7.9% One-parent families ◂ +7.9 pts 0.0%
0.0% Other families even 0.0%

Household size

54.5% 2 people ◂ +12.8 pts 41.8%
12.1% 1 person +8.8 pts ▸ 20.9%
9.1% 4 people +7.3 pts ▸ 16.4%
9.1% 3 people ◂ +3.1 pts 6.0%
9.1% 5 people ◂ +0.1 pts 9.0%
4.5% 6 or more ◂ +4.5 pts 0.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Broughton Valein Foxground +$245 higher in Foxground gap narrowing
$325 64th pct $570 98th pct
Mortgage in Broughton Valein Foxground +$37 higher in Foxground gap narrowing
$2,650 89th pct $2,687 89th pct
People / bedroom in Broughton Valein Foxground even gap steady
0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct
Renting in Broughton Valein Foxground +7.4 pts higher in Foxground gap steady
4.5% 10th pct 11.9% 34th pct
Owned outright in Broughton Valein Foxground +16.0 pts higher in Broughton Vale gap widening
71.2% 100th pct 55.2% 86th pct
Separate houses in Broughton Valein Foxground even gap steady
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
3+ bedrooms in Broughton Valein Foxground +19.3 pts higher in Broughton Vale gap widening
90.9% 80th pct 71.6% 30th pct

How homes are owned or rented

71.2% Owned outright ◂ +16.0 pts 55.2%
15.2% Owned with a mortgage +8.7 pts ▸ 23.9%
4.5% Rented +7.4 pts ▸ 11.9%
4.5% Not stated ◂ +4.5 pts 0.0%
0.0% Other tenure even 0.0%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house even 100.0%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached even 0.0%
0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

39.4% 4 bedrooms ◂ +11.0 pts 28.4%
27.3% 3 bedrooms +7.1 pts ▸ 34.3%
24.2% 5 or more ◂ +15.3 pts 9.0%
0.0% 2 bedrooms +14.9 pts ▸ 14.9%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%
0.0% 1 bedroom even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

0.0% $550–$749 +50.0 pts ▸ 50.0%
0.0% Under $200 even 0.0%
0.0% $200–$349 even 0.0%
0.0% $350–$549 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.0% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +40.0 pts 0.0%
0.0% $3,000 or more +18.8 pts ▸ 18.8%
0.0% Under $1,000 even 0.0%
0.0% $1,000–$1,799 even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Broughton Valein Foxground even gap narrowing
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Work from home in Broughton Valein Foxground +3.0 pts higher in Foxground gap steady
42.3% 92nd pct 45.2% 94th pct
PT commute in Broughton Valein Foxground even gap narrowing
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Broughton Valein Foxground even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Broughton Valein Foxground even
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Broughton Valein Foxground even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Broughton Valein Foxground even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stop walk in Broughton Valein Foxground
72 92nd pct —
Drive to city in Broughton Valein Foxground +8 longer in Broughton Vale
109 74th pct 101 70th pct

How people get to work

42.3% Worked at home +3.0 pts ▸ 45.2%
36.6% Car (driver) +7.4 pts ▸ 44.0%
5.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +5.6 pts 0.0%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%
0.0% Walked even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

43.8% 2 vehicles +2.8 pts ▸ 46.6%
18.8% 1 vehicle +0.2 pts ▸ 19.0%
17.2% 3 vehicles +1.8 pts ▸ 19.0%
15.6% 4 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 15.5%
0.0% No vehicle even 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Broughton Valein Foxground +7.6 pts higher in Foxground gap widening
20.3% 16th pct 27.9% 39th pct
Recent arrivals in Broughton Valein Foxground +15.4 pts higher in Foxground gap widening
0.0% 0th pct 15.4% 79th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Broughton Valein Foxground even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Participation in Broughton Valein Foxground +11.9 pts higher in Foxground gap widening
47.1% 16th pct 59.0% 44th pct
Full-time in Broughton Valein Foxground +6.7 pts higher in Broughton Vale gap widening
50.7% 18th pct 44.0% 7th pct

Industries people work in

11.3% Construction +5.4 pts ▸ 16.7%
15.5% Education & training ◂ +6.0 pts 9.5%
15.5% Other services ◂ +9.5 pts 6.0%
14.1% Professional & technical ◂ +3.4 pts 10.7%
4.2% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +6.5 pts ▸ 10.7%
9.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.7 pts 7.1%
0.0% Administrative & support +9.5 pts ▸ 9.5%
0.0% Accommodation & food +8.3 pts ▸ 8.3%
5.6% Finance & insurance +0.3 pts ▸ 6.0%
5.6% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.1 pts 3.6%
0.0% Manufacturing +4.8 pts ▸ 4.8%
0.0% Retail trade +4.8 pts ▸ 4.8%

Occupations people work in

35.2% Managers ◂ +10.2 pts 25.0%
25.4% Professionals ◂ +0.4 pts 25.0%
16.9% Technicians & trades +3.3 pts ▸ 20.2%
16.9% Community & personal service ◂ +12.1 pts 4.8%
5.6% Labourers +5.1 pts ▸ 10.7%
9.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +5.1 pts 4.8%
4.2% Sales workers ◂ +4.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Machinery operators & drivers even 0.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Broughton Valein Foxground even
0.0 32nd pct 0.0 0th pct
Types ≤15 min in Broughton Valein Foxground even
0.0 29th pct 0.0 0th pct
15-min city in Broughton Valein Foxground even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Broughton Valein Foxground even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Broughton Valein Foxground even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Broughton Valein Foxground even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Broughton Valein Foxground +0.8 pts higher in Broughton Vale
0.8% 32nd pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Broughton Valein Foxground even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Broughton Valein Foxground even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
Intersections/km² in Broughton Valein Foxground +0 higher in Foxground
1 57th pct 2 58th pct
Mean slope in Broughton Valein Foxground +0.2 pts higher in Broughton Vale
12.8% 88th pct 12.6% 88th pct

Compare Broughton Vale with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Broughton Vale vs Foxground [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10603/broughton-vale/vs/SAL11561/foxground