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Busby vs Sadleir

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.2 km apart · Busby profile · Sadleir profile

Busby Sadleir

Busby and Sadleir are neighbouring areas with a few distinct differences. Residents in Sadleir have much better access to basics; 90.8% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services compared to 48.1% in Busby. Sadleir also has a higher share of one-parent families (32.7% versus 27.9%) and more people living alone. In contrast, Busby has a larger First Nations community, and it is well higher in the share of people who speak a First Nations language (6.5% versus 0.0%). Typical weekly rents are also well higher in Busby at $330, compared to $250 in Sadleir.

Both areas are very similar in their cultural makeup, with around 35% of people born overseas and about 51% using a language other than English at home. They also share similar housing trends, as both have a high proportion of separate houses and a similar typical age of residents. While some gaps like typical weekly rent and income have remained, others have shifted, with Sadleir seeing its share of one-parent families become well higher than in Busby.

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Where they differ most

Population: 1,203 larger in Busby Rent: $80 higher in Busby Living alone: 5.9 pts higher in Sadleir One-parent: 4.7 pts higher in Sadleir Household income: $217 higher in Busby

Demographics & Identity

Population in Busbyin Sadleir +1,203 larger in Busby gap steady
4,446 86th pct 3,243 85th pct
Median age in Busbyin Sadleir +1 yrs older in Sadleir gap widening
32 yrs 9th pct 33 yrs 11th pct
First Nations in Busbyin Sadleir +0.8 pts higher in Busby gap steady
5.2% 74th pct 4.4% 70th pct
Aged 65+ in Busbyin Sadleir +0.2 pts higher in Busby gap steady
12.2% 23rd pct 12.0% 22nd pct
Under 15 in Busbyin Sadleir +1.2 pts higher in Busby gap steady
25.2% 88th pct 24.1% 87th pct
De facto in Busbyin Sadleir +1.5 pts higher in Busby gap widening
6.5% 14th pct 5.0% 11th pct

Age structure

25.5% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.4 pts 25.1%
25.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.2 pts 24.1%
22.3% Older adults (45–64) +1.1 pts ▸ 23.4%
14.8% Youth (15–24) +0.9 pts ▸ 15.7%
12.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.2 pts 12.0%

Marital status

40.4% Never married ◂ +1.0 pts 39.4%
37.8% Married ◂ +1.4 pts 36.4%
9.8% Divorced +1.3 pts ▸ 11.1%
6.2% Widowed +0.8 pts ▸ 6.9%
5.7% Separated +0.2 pts ▸ 5.9%

Age & sex structure

Busby Sadleir

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Busbyin Sadleir +0.4 pts higher in Sadleir gap narrowing
35.4% 92nd pct 35.8% 92nd pct

Country of birth

54.7% Australia ◂ +0.8 pts 54.0%
6.8% Vietnam +2.6 pts ▸ 9.4%
2.9% New Zealand ◂ +1.4 pts 1.4%
1.2% Philippines ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%
0.5% England +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.3% India +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.1% China +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.3% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%
0.0% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

18.8% Australian +2.5 pts ▸ 21.2%
16.9% English ◂ +3.0 pts 13.8%
8.1% Vietnamese +4.4 pts ▸ 12.5%
3.6% Chinese ◂ +0.9 pts 2.7%
3.4% Irish ◂ +0.9 pts 2.5%
2.2% Scottish ◂ +0.1 pts 2.1%
1.8% Italian ◂ +0.6 pts 1.1%
1.5% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 1.7%
1.5% Filipino ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%
1.4% German ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%
0.7% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%
0.4% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

Language

Other language in Busbyin Sadleir even gap narrowing
51.0% 97th pct 51.1% 97th pct
Limited English in Busbyin Sadleir +0.8 pts higher in Sadleir gap narrowing
11.9% 100th pct 12.8% 100th pct

Language used at home

37.9% English only +0.1 pts ▸ 38.0%
22.0% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 21.9%
9.6% Vietnamese +3.6 pts ▸ 13.2%
2.0% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 1.9%
0.7% Tagalog ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%
0.5% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.4% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%
0.2% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.3% Greek even 0.3%
0.2% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Religion

No religion in Busbyin Sadleir +1.0 pts higher in Sadleir gap narrowing
16.3% 6th pct 17.3% 7th pct

Religious affiliation

36.6% Christianity ◂ +4.5 pts 32.1%
23.3% Islam +2.5 pts ▸ 25.8%
16.3% No religion +1.0 pts ▸ 17.3%
11.5% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 11.8%
8.8% Buddhism ◂ +0.2 pts 8.6%
1.8% Hinduism +0.6 pts ▸ 2.4%
2.0% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 2.1%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Busbyin Sadleir +0.6 pts higher in Busby gap steady
42.7% 44th pct 42.1% 42nd pct
Bachelor+ in Busbyin Sadleir +1.1 pts higher in Busby gap steady
7.5% 20th pct 6.4% 16th pct
Schools/1k kids in Busbyin Sadleir +0.39 more in Sadleir
0.89 5th pct 1.28 13th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Busbyin Sadleir +2 more in Busby
39 90th pct 37 90th pct
Avg size in Busbyin Sadleir +9 larger in Sadleir
645 87th pct 654 88th pct
ICSEA in Busbyin Sadleir +3 higher in Busby
985 46th pct 982 45th pct

Highest year of school

42.7% Year 12 ◂ +0.6 pts 42.1%
19.9% Year 9 or below +0.8 pts ▸ 20.7%
19.7% Year 10 ◂ +1.5 pts 18.3%
5.8% Year 11 +0.6 pts ▸ 6.3%

Highest qualification level

29.9% Certificate III / IV ◂ +2.3 pts 27.6%
13.4% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.7 pts ▸ 16.0%
12.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.2 pts 11.6%
3.0% Certificate I / II +0.6 pts ▸ 3.6%
3.4% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.5 pts 2.9%
1.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.7 pts 0.9%

Field of qualification

15.6% Management & commerce ◂ +1.6 pts 14.1%
11.0% Society & culture +1.7 pts ▸ 12.7%
10.5% Engineering & related +1.0 pts ▸ 11.5%
7.0% Education ◂ +1.8 pts 5.2%
6.0% Health +0.3 pts ▸ 6.3%
6.1% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.3 pts 4.8%
5.5% Architecture & building ◂ +0.9 pts 4.6%
1.4% Creative arts +0.9 pts ▸ 2.3%
2.2% Information technology ◂ +0.2 pts 2.1%
2.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.4 pts 1.7%
0.6% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

Income

Personal income in Busbyin Sadleir +$15 higher in Busby gap steady
$461 9th pct $446 8th pct
Household income in Busbyin Sadleir +$217 higher in Busby gap widening
$1,163 23rd pct $946 11th pct
Family income in Busbyin Sadleir +$133 higher in Busby gap widening
$1,287 14th pct $1,154 11th pct
High earners in Busbyin Sadleir +1.2 pts higher in Busby gap steady
2.2% 21st pct 1.0% 17th pct
High-income homes in Busbyin Sadleir +2.0 pts higher in Busby gap widening
8.2% 24th pct 6.2% 19th pct

Household income distribution

33.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.3 pts 31.2%
23.4% Under $650 +7.6 pts ▸ 31.0%
25.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.7 pts 22.7%
4.7% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.7 pts 4.0%
3.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 2.1%

Personal income distribution

55.3% Under $650 +3.6 pts ▸ 58.9%
26.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.7 pts 24.5%
5.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.6 pts 5.0%
0.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Busbyin Sadleir +1.1 pts higher in Sadleir
26.4% 38th pct 27.4% 43rd pct
Mental health in Busbyin Sadleir +0.5 pts higher in Sadleir
7.5% 43rd pct 7.9% 48th pct
Needs assistance in Busbyin Sadleir +1.8 pts higher in Sadleir gap steady
9.0% 87th pct 10.9% 91st pct

Long-term health conditions reported

8.9% Asthma +0.7 pts ▸ 9.6%
8.3% Arthritis +1.1 pts ▸ 9.4%
7.5% Mental health +0.5 pts ▸ 7.9%
7.7% Other condition ◂ +0.2 pts 7.5%
7.2% Diabetes +0.3 pts ▸ 7.5%
4.0% Heart disease +0.1 pts ▸ 4.1%
2.0% Cancer ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%
2.0% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 1.8%
1.3% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.6% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.1% None ◂ +0.1 pts 59.0%
16.5% One condition +0.3 pts ▸ 16.8%
5.9% Two conditions +0.3 pts ▸ 6.2%
4.0% Three or more +0.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Busbyin Sadleir even gap steady
4.7% 4th pct 4.7% 4th pct
Unpaid carers in Busbyin Sadleir +0.9 pts higher in Busby gap steady
11.3% 35th pct 10.4% 28th pct
Unpaid child care in Busbyin Sadleir +2.3 pts higher in Busby gap steady
21.8% 33rd pct 19.4% 24th pct
Defence service in Busbyin Sadleir +0.3 pts higher in Sadleir
1.1% 34th pct 1.4% 36th pct
Housework 15h+ in Busbyin Sadleir +1.0 pts higher in Busby gap steady
16.3% 13th pct 15.3% 12th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Busbyin Sadleir +88 larger in Busby
231 86th pct 143 86th pct
Median age in Busbyin Sadleir even
19 yrs 21st pct 19 yrs 21st pct
Year 12 in Busbyin Sadleir +2.0 pts higher in Sadleir
26.4% 19th pct 28.4% 23rd pct
Unemployment in Busbyin Sadleir +3.2 pts higher in Sadleir
8.3% 40th pct 11.5% 56th pct
Median income in Busbyin Sadleir +$24 higher in Sadleir
$395 16th pct $419 20th pct
Household income in Busbyin Sadleir +$149 higher in Busby
$989 18th pct $840 12th pct
Indigenous language in Busbyin Sadleir +6.5 pts higher in Busby
6.5% 63rd pct 0.0% 0th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Busbyin Sadleir +0.2 larger in Busby gap widening
3.2 89th pct 3.0 86th pct
One-parent in Busbyin Sadleir +4.7 pts higher in Sadleir gap widening
27.9% 95th pct 32.7% 100th pct
Living alone in Busbyin Sadleir +5.9 pts higher in Sadleir gap steady
21.1% 41st pct 27.1% 62nd pct

Family composition

59.3% Couples with children ◂ +5.2 pts 54.1%
27.9% One-parent families +4.7 pts ▸ 32.7%
10.4% Couples without children +1.0 pts ▸ 11.4%
2.2% Other families ◂ +0.5 pts 1.7%

Household size

21.1% 1 person +5.9 pts ▸ 27.1%
22.7% 2 people +0.5 pts ▸ 23.2%
17.2% 3 people ◂ +2.8 pts 14.3%
16.5% 4 people ◂ +1.5 pts 14.9%
11.9% 6 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 11.5%
10.3% 5 people ◂ +1.6 pts 8.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Busbyin Sadleir +$80 higher in Busby gap widening
$330 66th pct $250 40th pct
Mortgage in Busbyin Sadleir +$78 higher in Sadleir gap steady
$1,800 61st pct $1,878 65th pct
People / bedroom in Busbyin Sadleir +0.10 higher in Busby gap steady
1.00 89th pct 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Busbyin Sadleir +1.4 pts higher in Sadleir gap narrowing
50.8% 93rd pct 52.2% 93rd pct
Owned outright in Busbyin Sadleir +2.6 pts higher in Busby gap widening
21.4% 11th pct 18.8% 9th pct
Separate houses in Busbyin Sadleir +3.5 pts higher in Busby gap narrowing
88.2% 28th pct 84.6% 25th pct
3+ bedrooms in Busbyin Sadleir +3.4 pts higher in Busby gap narrowing
84.1% 63rd pct 80.7% 53rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

50.8% Rented +1.4 pts ▸ 52.2%
23.3% Owned with a mortgage +1.1 pts ▸ 24.4%
21.4% Owned outright ◂ +2.6 pts 18.8%
3.2% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 2.9%
1.0% Other tenure +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

Types of homes

88.2% Separate house ◂ +3.5 pts 84.6%
3.5% Flat or apartment +8.2 pts ▸ 11.7%
8.0% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +5.0 pts 2.9%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

54.9% 3 bedrooms +1.7 pts ▸ 56.6%
24.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +5.3 pts 19.0%
8.9% 2 bedrooms +0.3 pts ▸ 9.2%
5.0% 5 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 5.2%
2.9% 1 bedroom +2.0 pts ▸ 4.9%
0.5% Studio / none +1.9 pts ▸ 2.3%

Weekly rent distribution

42.1% $350–$549 ◂ +8.8 pts 33.3%
28.3% Under $200 +7.7 pts ▸ 36.0%
22.4% $200–$349 +0.3 pts ▸ 22.6%
1.9% $550–$749 ◂ +1.1 pts 0.8%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.5% $1,800–$2,999 +2.4 pts ▸ 40.9%
28.7% $1,000–$1,799 +1.9 pts ▸ 30.6%
15.9% Under $1,000 ◂ +3.9 pts 12.0%
9.8% $3,000 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 9.9%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Busbyin Sadleir +3.6 pts higher in Sadleir gap steady
14.2% 91st pct 17.8% 93rd pct
Work from home in Busbyin Sadleir +0.5 pts higher in Busby gap steady
15.4% 46th pct 14.9% 45th pct
PT commute in Busbyin Sadleir +1.1 pts higher in Sadleir gap narrowing
2.9% 86th pct 4.1% 88th pct
PT stops in Busbyin Sadleir +3 more in Busby
18 86th pct 15 85th pct
Stops/1k in Busbyin Sadleir +0.58 more in Sadleir
4.05 74th pct 4.63 76th pct
Departures/1k in Busbyin Sadleir +48.8 more in Busby
1,156.1 87th pct 1,107.3 87th pct
PT routes in Busbyin Sadleir +1 more in Busby
5 86th pct 4 82nd pct
Stop walk in Busbyin Sadleir +1 longer in Busby
1 0th pct 0 0th pct
Drive to city in Busbyin Sadleir +1 longer in Busby
33 29th pct 32 28th pct
Reach 30 min in Busbyin Sadleir +8,421 more in Busby
43,919 86th pct 35,498 86th pct
Reach 45 min in Busbyin Sadleir +43,001 more in Busby
135,347 86th pct 92,346 77th pct

How people get to work

48.9% Car (driver) +4.8 pts ▸ 53.7%
15.4% Worked at home ◂ +0.5 pts 14.9%
7.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +3.5 pts 4.1%
2.5% Bus +0.6 pts ▸ 3.1%
0.6% Walked +0.7 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.5% Train +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

36.8% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.0 pts 35.9%
32.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.6 pts 27.7%
14.2% No vehicle +3.6 pts ▸ 17.8%
10.0% 3 vehicles +1.1 pts ▸ 11.1%
7.5% 4 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 7.4%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Busbyin Sadleir +1.4 pts higher in Busby gap steady
27.8% 38th pct 26.4% 33rd pct
Recent arrivals in Busbyin Sadleir +3.7 pts higher in Busby gap widening
10.6% 66th pct 6.9% 51st pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Busbyin Sadleir +1.7 pts higher in Sadleir gap steady
10.8% 91st pct 12.5% 93rd pct
Participation in Busbyin Sadleir +3.5 pts higher in Busby gap widening
36.8% 6th pct 33.3% 4th pct
Full-time in Busbyin Sadleir +0.8 pts higher in Sadleir gap steady
45.7% 9th pct 46.6% 10th pct

Industries people work in

13.3% Health care & social assistance +1.6 pts ▸ 14.9%
12.2% Retail trade +0.3 pts ▸ 12.5%
10.1% Manufacturing +1.4 pts ▸ 11.5%
11.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.5 pts 8.7%
8.8% Construction ◂ +1.5 pts 7.3%
7.6% Education & training ◂ +2.2 pts 5.5%
6.1% Accommodation & food +0.2 pts ▸ 6.3%
3.2% Other services +1.4 pts ▸ 4.6%
4.0% Public administration & safety +0.5 pts ▸ 4.5%
2.7% Administrative & support +1.4 pts ▸ 4.1%
4.1% Wholesale trade ◂ +1.0 pts 3.1%
2.8% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.7 pts 2.1%

Occupations people work in

19.1% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.5 pts 17.5%
14.4% Labourers +2.9 pts ▸ 17.3%
14.7% Community & personal service ◂ +2.3 pts 12.5%
12.1% Technicians & trades +1.0 pts ▸ 13.0%
12.0% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.1 pts 11.9%
8.4% Sales workers +1.7 pts ▸ 10.1%
10.0% Professionals ◂ +0.4 pts 9.7%
6.5% Managers +0.1 pts ▸ 6.6%

Walkability

Walk score in Busbyin Sadleir +0.7 higher in Sadleir
6.2 89th pct 6.9 92nd pct
Types ≤15 min in Busbyin Sadleir +1.1 more in Sadleir
6.2 89th pct 7.2 96th pct
15-min city in Busbyin Sadleir +21.0 pts higher in Sadleir
70.6% 85th pct 91.6% 95th pct
Walk to shops in Busbyin Sadleir +5.9 pts higher in Sadleir
69.1% 85th pct 75.1% 86th pct
Walk to transit in Busbyin Sadleir even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to school in Busbyin Sadleir even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to a park in Busbyin Sadleir even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Busbyin Sadleir +42.6 pts higher in Sadleir
48.1% 84th pct 90.8% 97th pct
Amenities/1k in Busbyin Sadleir +0.5 more in Sadleir
7.2 34th pct 7.7 36th pct
Intersections/km² in Busbyin Sadleir +20 higher in Busby
168 89th pct 148 88th pct
Mean slope in Busbyin Sadleir +0.9 pts higher in Busby
5.1% 43rd pct 4.2% 31st pct

Compare Busby with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Busby vs Sadleir [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10718/busby/vs/SAL13476/sadleir