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Carlton vs Ramsgate
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.1 km apart · Carlton profile · Ramsgate profile
Carlton Ramsgate
Carlton (NSW) and Ramsgate are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Carlton (NSW) is a diverse hub where 50.1% of people were born overseas and 58.7% use a language other than English at home. It is a walker's paradise, with every home within a 15-minute walk of groceries, health services and a school. In contrast, residents in Ramsgate are far older, with a typical age of 47 compared to 38 in Carlton (NSW). Ramsgate has more detached houses (57.2% versus 46.6%) and far higher public transport use, with 3,181.6 weekly departures per 1,000 people.
These two places share very similar typical weekly household incomes, sitting around $1,800. However, the gap in education is widening, as Carlton (NSW) now has a far higher share of people who completed Year 12 (69.9% versus 58.1%). This higher level of schooling is consistent with a larger share of adults in Carlton (NSW) holding a bachelor degree or higher, while Ramsgate has a higher proportion of people aged 65 and over.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 9,808
- First area, 2016: 10,722
- First area, 2021: 10,631
- Second area, 2011: 904
- Second area, 2016: 1,114
- Second area, 2021: 1,151
- First area, 2011: 37 yrs
- First area, 2016: 36 yrs
- First area, 2021: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 47 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 Carlton: 0.8% males, 1.1% females; 85+ in Ramsgate: 1.3% males, 2.1% females
- 80–84 in Carlton: 0.9% males, 1.1% females; 80–84 in Ramsgate: 1.2% males, 1.7% females
- 75–79 in Carlton: 1.5% males, 1.4% females; 75–79 in Ramsgate: 2.5% males, 1.5% females
- 70–74 in Carlton: 2.2% males, 2.2% females; 70–74 in Ramsgate: 3.1% males, 2.7% females
- 65–69 in Carlton: 2.4% males, 2.5% females; 65–69 in Ramsgate: 1.6% males, 3.1% females
- 60–64 in Carlton: 2.7% males, 3.1% females; 60–64 in Ramsgate: 3.2% males, 3.5% females
- 55–59 in Carlton: 3.4% males, 3.2% females; 55–59 in Ramsgate: 4.3% males, 3.6% females
- 50–54 in Carlton: 3.1% males, 3.6% females; 50–54 in Ramsgate: 4.0% males, 5.4% females
- 45–49 in Carlton: 2.6% males, 3.3% females; 45–49 in Ramsgate: 3.5% males, 3.8% females
- 40–44 in Carlton: 3.6% males, 3.3% females; 40–44 in Ramsgate: 3.1% males, 2.9% females
- 35–39 in Carlton: 4.0% males, 4.0% females; 35–39 in Ramsgate: 2.9% males, 2.6% females
- 30–34 in Carlton: 4.1% males, 4.0% females; 30–34 in Ramsgate: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 25–29 in Carlton: 4.3% males, 3.8% females; 25–29 in Ramsgate: 2.6% males, 4.0% females
- 20–24 in Carlton: 4.0% males, 3.2% females; 20–24 in Ramsgate: 1.8% males, 2.8% females
- 15–19 in Carlton: 2.9% males, 2.3% females; 15–19 in Ramsgate: 3.0% males, 2.2% females
- 10–14 in Carlton: 2.8% males, 2.4% females; 10–14 in Ramsgate: 2.4% males, 2.2% females
- 5–9 in Carlton: 2.7% males, 2.5% females; 5–9 in Ramsgate: 2.6% males, 1.7% females
- 0–4 in Carlton: 2.6% males, 2.4% females; 0–4 in Ramsgate: 2.7% males, 2.4% 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: $559
- First area, 2016: $628
- First area, 2021: $762
- Second area, 2011: $581
- Second area, 2016: $682
- Second area, 2021: $779
- First area, 2011: $1,320
- First area, 2016: $1,600
- First area, 2021: $1,860
- Second area, 2011: $1,483
- Second area, 2016: $1,616
- Second area, 2021: $1,803
- First area, 2011: $1,419
- First area, 2016: $1,714
- First area, 2021: $2,075
- Second area, 2011: $1,402
- Second area, 2016: $1,685
- Second area, 2021: $2,180
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: 2.8
- First area, 2016: 2.9
- First area, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2011: 2.8
- Second area, 2016: 2.8
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $360
- First area, 2016: $440
- First area, 2021: $450
- Second area, 2011: $420
- Second area, 2016: $460
- Second area, 2021: $550
- First area, 2011: $2,167
- First area, 2016: $2,024
- First area, 2021: $2,167
- Second area, 2011: $2,349
- Second area, 2016: $2,400
- Second area, 2021: $2,383
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.10
- First area, 2021: 1.00
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 1.00
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
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). Carlton vs Ramsgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10818/carlton/vs/SAL13322/ramsgate