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Five Dock vs Rodd Point

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.3 km apart · Five Dock profile · Rodd Point profile

Five Dock Rodd Point

Five Dock and Rodd Point are neighbouring areas with very different housing patterns. Rodd Point is dominated by separate houses (92.4%) and larger homes, with 79.4% having three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Five Dock has a much higher share of flats and apartments and more renters, at 36.7%. Five Dock is also more convenient for daily needs, as 100% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, compared to 61.9% in Rodd Point. This makes Five Dock a walker's paradise, while Rodd Point is described as very walkable.

These two areas have tracked closely since 2011, remaining very similar in their typical personal incomes and the percentage of adults working or looking for work. While Rodd Point has a higher typical household income of $2,953 compared to $2,328 in Five Dock, both sit well above the national figure. They also share a similar level of school advantage, showing that while their housing and walkability differ, the general social standing of the two neighbours remains aligned.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 25.8 pts higher in Five Dock Separate houses: 47.1 pts higher in Rodd Point 3+ bedrooms: 25.4 pts higher in Rodd Point Population: 8,443 larger in Five Dock Owned outright: 16.1 pts higher in Rodd Point

Demographics & Identity

Population in Five Dockin Rodd Point +8,443 larger in Five Dock gap widening
9,823 87th pct 1,380 75th pct
Median age in Five Dockin Rodd Point +3 yrs older in Rodd Point gap widening
41 yrs 33rd pct 44 yrs 46th pct
First Nations in Five Dockin Rodd Point +0.5 pts higher in Five Dock gap steady
0.8% 37th pct 0.2% 31st pct
Aged 65+ in Five Dockin Rodd Point +1.7 pts higher in Rodd Point gap widening
16.9% 41st pct 18.6% 49th pct
Under 15 in Five Dockin Rodd Point +1.1 pts higher in Rodd Point gap narrowing
17.8% 55th pct 18.9% 63rd pct
De facto in Five Dockin Rodd Point +5.9 pts higher in Five Dock gap widening
11.5% 44th pct 5.6% 12th pct

Age structure

27.1% Older adults (45–64) +3.3 pts ▸ 30.4%
29.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +9.3 pts 19.6%
17.8% Children (0–14) +1.1 pts ▸ 18.9%
16.9% Seniors (65+) +1.7 pts ▸ 18.6%
9.1% Youth (15–24) +2.7 pts ▸ 11.8%

Marital status

48.9% Married +11.1 pts ▸ 60.0%
33.8% Never married ◂ +4.8 pts 29.0%
9.6% Divorced ◂ +5.5 pts 4.0%
5.2% Widowed ◂ +0.5 pts 4.7%
2.6% Separated ◂ +0.2 pts 2.4%

Age & sex structure

Five Dock Rodd Point

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Five Dockin Rodd Point +7.0 pts higher in Five Dock gap steady
33.5% 91st pct 26.4% 86th pct

Country of birth

63.1% Australia +8.6 pts ▸ 71.7%
7.1% Italy ◂ +0.9 pts 6.2%
3.7% China +0.5 pts ▸ 4.2%
2.7% England ◂ +1.2 pts 1.4%
0.8% Vietnam +1.3 pts ▸ 2.1%
1.8% New Zealand ◂ +0.8 pts 1.0%
0.9% India ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%
0.8% Philippines ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%
0.4% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

23.5% Italian +2.8 pts ▸ 26.3%
20.9% Australian ◂ +1.2 pts 19.7%
20.2% English +0.3 pts ▸ 20.5%
9.9% Chinese +3.5 pts ▸ 13.4%
10.4% Irish ◂ +2.3 pts 8.2%
3.8% Greek +3.9 pts ▸ 7.7%
5.9% Scottish +0.9 pts ▸ 6.7%
1.3% Vietnamese +1.3 pts ▸ 2.7%
2.3% German ◂ +0.7 pts 1.6%
2.0% Indian ◂ +0.1 pts 2.0%
1.4% Filipino ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%
0.8% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

Language

Other language in Five Dockin Rodd Point +1.3 pts higher in Rodd Point gap narrowing
32.3% 91st pct 33.6% 91st pct
Limited English in Five Dockin Rodd Point +0.6 pts higher in Five Dock gap narrowing
4.7% 91st pct 4.1% 90th pct

Language used at home

64.1% English only +0.6 pts ▸ 64.7%
10.5% Italian ◂ +1.1 pts 9.3%
4.0% Mandarin +1.1 pts ▸ 5.1%
1.8% Greek +2.7 pts ▸ 4.5%
2.6% Cantonese +0.5 pts ▸ 3.1%
0.6% Vietnamese +2.3 pts ▸ 2.9%
1.5% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%
0.4% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%
0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Five Dockin Rodd Point +2.9 pts higher in Five Dock gap widening
30.2% 24th pct 27.3% 18th pct

Religious affiliation

58.9% Christianity +4.6 pts ▸ 63.5%
30.2% No religion ◂ +2.9 pts 27.3%
4.6% Not stated ◂ +2.5 pts 2.1%
2.8% Buddhism +1.4 pts ▸ 4.2%
1.6% Islam ◂ +0.8 pts 0.7%
1.3% Hinduism ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%
0.4% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.3% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Five Dockin Rodd Point +5.3 pts higher in Rodd Point gap steady
69.6% 90th pct 74.9% 94th pct
Bachelor+ in Five Dockin Rodd Point +2.9 pts higher in Rodd Point gap widening
37.1% 91st pct 39.9% 93rd pct
Schools/1k kids in Five Dockin Rodd Point
2.85 41st pct —
Schools ≤3 km in Five Dockin Rodd Point +23 more in Five Dock
63 94th pct 40 90th pct
Avg size in Five Dockin Rodd Point +62 larger in Five Dock
547 78th pct 485 70th pct
ICSEA in Five Dockin Rodd Point +6 higher in Five Dock
1,121 96th pct 1,115 94th pct

Highest year of school

69.6% Year 12 +5.3 pts ▸ 74.9%
13.7% Year 10 ◂ +0.9 pts 12.8%
9.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.5 pts 7.7%
2.9% Year 11 ◂ +0.5 pts 2.4%

Highest qualification level

36.0% Bachelor degree +3.9 pts ▸ 39.9%
16.5% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.5 pts 13.0%
16.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.2 pts 15.9%
14.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.5 pts 14.2%
3.5% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.2 pts ▸ 4.8%
1.3% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

Field of qualification

27.1% Management & commerce +6.3 pts ▸ 33.4%
13.0% Society & culture ◂ +2.8 pts 10.2%
11.0% Engineering & related ◂ +0.8 pts 10.2%
8.8% Health +0.8 pts ▸ 9.5%
7.0% Education +1.6 pts ▸ 8.6%
5.1% Architecture & building +1.8 pts ▸ 6.9%
6.5% Creative arts ◂ +1.5 pts 5.0%
4.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.7 pts 2.8%
3.7% Information technology ◂ +0.6 pts 3.0%
3.3% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.6 pts 2.6%
1.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

Income

Personal income in Five Dockin Rodd Point +$20 higher in Rodd Point gap widening
$1,079 87th pct $1,099 87th pct
Household income in Five Dockin Rodd Point +$625 higher in Rodd Point gap widening
$2,328 87th pct $2,953 96th pct
Family income in Five Dockin Rodd Point +$625 higher in Rodd Point gap widening
$2,943 90th pct $3,568 98th pct
High earners in Five Dockin Rodd Point +4.4 pts higher in Rodd Point gap widening
23.5% 93rd pct 27.9% 98th pct
High-income homes in Five Dockin Rodd Point +10.1 pts higher in Rodd Point gap widening
37.5% 91st pct 47.7% 100th pct

Household income distribution

24.7% $4,000 or more +10.8 pts ▸ 35.5%
25.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.6 pts 23.1%
17.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.8 pts 16.8%
14.6% Under $650 ◂ +4.9 pts 9.7%
12.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.7 pts 12.2%

Personal income distribution

33.6% Under $650 +0.3 pts ▸ 33.9%
26.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.2 pts 24.7%
24.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.9 pts 21.8%
11.1% $3,000 or more +5.4 pts ▸ 16.5%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Five Dockin Rodd Point +1.8 pts higher in Five Dock
24.2% 27th pct 22.4% 21st pct
Mental health in Five Dockin Rodd Point +1.9 pts higher in Five Dock
6.7% 37th pct 4.8% 24th pct
Needs assistance in Five Dockin Rodd Point +1.5 pts higher in Five Dock gap steady
5.5% 60th pct 3.9% 41st pct

Long-term health conditions reported

7.6% Other condition ◂ +0.2 pts 7.3%
7.4% Arthritis ◂ +0.3 pts 7.1%
6.7% Mental health ◂ +1.9 pts 4.8%
6.5% Asthma ◂ +0.7 pts 5.8%
4.3% Diabetes ◂ +0.2 pts 4.1%
3.6% Heart disease ◂ +0.4 pts 3.1%
2.5% Cancer +0.9 pts ▸ 3.4%
1.1% Lung condition ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%
0.9% Stroke ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%
0.5% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

69.9% None +3.9 pts ▸ 73.8%
17.2% One condition ◂ +0.5 pts 16.7%
4.9% Two conditions ◂ +0.7 pts 4.2%
2.1% Three or more ◂ +0.5 pts 1.7%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Five Dockin Rodd Point +4.0 pts higher in Rodd Point gap widening
11.9% 19th pct 15.8% 39th pct
Unpaid carers in Five Dockin Rodd Point +5.4 pts higher in Rodd Point gap widening
12.1% 42nd pct 17.4% 86th pct
Unpaid child care in Five Dockin Rodd Point +2.3 pts higher in Rodd Point gap narrowing
27.5% 62nd pct 29.9% 73rd pct
Defence service in Five Dockin Rodd Point +0.4 pts higher in Rodd Point
1.2% 34th pct 1.5% 37th pct
Housework 15h+ in Five Dockin Rodd Point +3.9 pts higher in Rodd Point gap steady
21.0% 31st pct 24.9% 54th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Five Dockin Rodd Point +72 larger in Five Dock
75 82nd pct 3 43rd pct
Median age in Five Dockin Rodd Point +38 yrs older in Rodd Point
22 yrs 33rd pct 60 yrs 95th pct
Year 12 in Five Dockin Rodd Point
35.4% 38th pct —
Unemployment in Five Dockin Rodd Point
0.0% 0th pct —
Median income in Five Dockin Rodd Point +$62 higher in Five Dock
$1,124 86th pct $1,062 82nd pct
Household income in Five Dockin Rodd Point even
$2,750 86th pct $2,750 86th pct
Indigenous language in Five Dockin Rodd Point
0.0% 0th pct —

Family & Households

Household size in Five Dockin Rodd Point +0.3 larger in Rodd Point gap widening
2.5 50th pct 2.8 76th pct
One-parent in Five Dockin Rodd Point +5.1 pts higher in Five Dock gap steady
11.8% 56th pct 6.7% 27th pct
Living alone in Five Dockin Rodd Point +7.9 pts higher in Five Dock gap widening
26.4% 59th pct 18.5% 31st pct

Family composition

61.6% Couples with children +10.4 pts ▸ 72.0%
25.5% Couples without children ◂ +5.0 pts 20.6%
11.8% One-parent families ◂ +5.1 pts 6.7%
1.2% Other families ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

Household size

32.7% 2 people ◂ +5.0 pts 27.7%
18.0% 4 people +8.7 pts ▸ 26.7%
26.4% 1 person ◂ +7.9 pts 18.5%
15.9% 3 people +2.1 pts ▸ 18.1%
5.2% 5 people +2.6 pts ▸ 7.8%
1.7% 6 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Five Dockin Rodd Point +$180 higher in Rodd Point gap steady
$570 98th pct $750 100th pct
Mortgage in Five Dockin Rodd Point +$350 higher in Rodd Point gap widening
$3,000 92nd pct $3,350 95th pct
People / bedroom in Five Dockin Rodd Point even gap steady
0.90 86th pct 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Five Dockin Rodd Point +25.8 pts higher in Five Dock gap widening
36.7% 86th pct 10.9% 30th pct
Owned outright in Five Dockin Rodd Point +16.1 pts higher in Rodd Point gap widening
31.4% 25th pct 47.5% 69th pct
Separate houses in Five Dockin Rodd Point +47.1 pts higher in Rodd Point gap widening
45.3% 7th pct 92.4% 38th pct
3+ bedrooms in Five Dockin Rodd Point +25.4 pts higher in Rodd Point gap widening
54.1% 11th pct 79.4% 50th pct

How homes are owned or rented

31.4% Owned outright +16.1 pts ▸ 47.5%
29.2% Owned with a mortgage +10.0 pts ▸ 39.3%
36.7% Rented ◂ +25.8 pts 10.9%
1.6% Other tenure ◂ +0.8 pts 0.8%
1.0% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Types of homes

45.3% Separate house +47.1 pts ▸ 92.4%
36.8% Flat or apartment ◂ +36.8 pts 0.0%
15.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +9.0 pts 6.1%
2.5% Other dwelling ◂ +2.5 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

36.3% 3 bedrooms +6.3 pts ▸ 42.6%
36.3% 2 bedrooms ◂ +18.0 pts 18.3%
12.8% 4 bedrooms +15.7 pts ▸ 28.6%
4.9% 5 or more +3.3 pts ▸ 8.2%
7.9% 1 bedroom ◂ +7.2 pts 0.6%
0.7% Studio / none ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

16.3% $750 or more +33.7 pts ▸ 50.0%
36.8% $550–$749 +3.6 pts ▸ 40.4%
27.5% $350–$549 ◂ +14.0 pts 13.5%
10.7% Under $200 ◂ +10.7 pts 0.0%
6.0% $200–$349 ◂ +6.0 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

49.2% $3,000 or more +3.7 pts ▸ 52.9%
21.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +8.7 pts 12.8%
9.8% Under $1,000 +3.0 pts ▸ 12.8%
12.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +2.4 pts 9.6%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Five Dockin Rodd Point +5.4 pts higher in Five Dock gap steady
10.8% 88th pct 5.3% 75th pct
Work from home in Five Dockin Rodd Point +2.1 pts higher in Rodd Point gap widening
44.9% 94th pct 47.0% 96th pct
PT commute in Five Dockin Rodd Point +2.2 pts higher in Five Dock gap steady
2.6% 84th pct 0.4% 64th pct
PT stops in Five Dockin Rodd Point +42 more in Five Dock
55 87th pct 13 83rd pct
Stops/1k in Five Dockin Rodd Point +3.82 more in Rodd Point
5.60 80th pct 9.42 87th pct
Departures/1k in Five Dockin Rodd Point +622.3 more in Five Dock
3,354.9 99th pct 2,732.6 96th pct
PT routes in Five Dockin Rodd Point +14 more in Five Dock
17 86th pct 3 79th pct
Stop walk in Five Dockin Rodd Point even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
Drive to city in Five Dockin Rodd Point +2 longer in Five Dock
11 6th pct 9 4th pct
Reach 30 min in Five Dockin Rodd Point +38,391 more in Five Dock
108,742 90th pct 70,351 88th pct
Reach 45 min in Five Dockin Rodd Point +63,240 more in Five Dock
316,851 89th pct 253,611 88th pct
Transit to city in Five Dockin Rodd Point +2 longer in Rodd Point
56 47th pct 58 51st pct

How people get to work

44.9% Worked at home +2.1 pts ▸ 47.0%
32.5% Car (driver) +2.1 pts ▸ 34.6%
2.4% Bus ◂ +2.0 pts 0.4%
2.4% Walked ◂ +1.9 pts 0.4%
2.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.1 pts 2.1%
0.3% Bicycle +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.1% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

35.1% 2 vehicles +10.9 pts ▸ 46.1%
42.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +13.8 pts 28.6%
7.8% 3 vehicles +6.9 pts ▸ 14.7%
10.8% No vehicle ◂ +5.4 pts 5.3%
4.1% 4 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 5.8%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Five Dockin Rodd Point +9.8 pts higher in Five Dock gap widening
38.6% 75th pct 28.8% 42nd pct
Recent arrivals in Five Dockin Rodd Point +4.4 pts higher in Five Dock gap widening
6.6% 49th pct 2.2% 33rd pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Five Dockin Rodd Point +0.8 pts higher in Five Dock gap steady
3.6% 50th pct 2.8% 41st pct
Participation in Five Dockin Rodd Point +0.8 pts higher in Rodd Point gap narrowing
64.4% 64th pct 65.2% 66th pct
Full-time in Five Dockin Rodd Point +2.6 pts higher in Five Dock gap steady
61.8% 68th pct 59.2% 56th pct

Industries people work in

12.2% Professional & technical +1.7 pts ▸ 13.9%
13.1% Health care & social assistance +0.2 pts ▸ 13.3%
10.2% Education & training +0.8 pts ▸ 11.0%
7.6% Finance & insurance +1.3 pts ▸ 8.9%
8.6% Construction ◂ +0.6 pts 8.1%
7.0% Retail trade +0.3 pts ▸ 7.4%
5.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.2 pts 3.4%
5.1% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.5 pts 3.5%
4.0% Manufacturing +0.6 pts ▸ 4.7%
2.7% Rental & real estate +1.9 pts ▸ 4.5%
3.5% Other services +0.7 pts ▸ 4.2%
3.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.6 pts 3.1%

Occupations people work in

33.0% Professionals +0.6 pts ▸ 33.6%
20.2% Managers +3.0 pts ▸ 23.2%
13.9% Clerical & administrative +2.5 pts ▸ 16.4%
9.1% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.0 pts 8.1%
7.4% Sales workers +1.4 pts ▸ 8.8%
7.4% Community & personal service ◂ +2.2 pts 5.2%
4.6% Labourers ◂ +1.3 pts 3.3%
2.9% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.9 pts 1.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Five Dockin Rodd Point +2.1 higher in Five Dock
8.9 100th pct 6.8 92nd pct
Types ≤15 min in Five Dockin Rodd Point +1.1 more in Five Dock
8.0 100th pct 6.9 93rd pct
15-min city in Five Dockin Rodd Point even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to shops in Five Dockin Rodd Point +38.1 pts higher in Five Dock
100.0% 100th pct 61.9% 83rd pct
Walk to transit in Five Dockin Rodd Point even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to school in Five Dockin Rodd Point even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to a park in Five Dockin Rodd Point even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Five Dockin Rodd Point +46.6 pts higher in Five Dock
98.9% 100th pct 52.3% 85th pct
Amenities/1k in Five Dockin Rodd Point +0.5 more in Rodd Point
14.8 53rd pct 15.2 54th pct
Intersections/km² in Five Dockin Rodd Point +11 higher in Five Dock
343 97th pct 331 97th pct
Mean slope in Five Dockin Rodd Point +0.9 pts higher in Five Dock
4.7% 38th pct 3.8% 26th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Five Dock vs Rodd Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL11533/five-dock/vs/SAL13406/rodd-point