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Grants Beach vs Lakewood

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 5.6 km apart · Grants Beach profile · Lakewood profile

Grants Beach Lakewood

Lakewood and Grants Beach are neighbouring areas with very different scales. Lakewood has a population of 1,249 people, while Grants Beach is sparsely populated with only 8 residents. Lakewood is more connected, with a walkability score of 2.4 (mostly car-dependent) and 71.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries. In contrast, Grants Beach is car-dependent, scoring 0.2 for walkability, and no homes are within walking distance of shops. Residents in Grants Beach live in much larger households, with a typical 7.0 people per home compared to 2.2 in Lakewood.

Both areas are almost identical in that no homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school or health services. They also both have three schools within 3km. While both are far older than the national figure, the typical resident in Grants Beach is noticeably older at 61, compared to 58 in Lakewood. Weekly rent is well higher in Lakewood at $390, while Grants Beach residents see a typical weekly family income that is well higher than those in Lakewood.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Grants Beachin Lakewood +1,241 larger in Lakewood gap steady
8 6th pct 1,249 74th pct
  • First area, 2011: 13
  • First area, 2016: 0
  • First area, 2021: 8
  • Second area, 2016: 1,191
  • Second area, 2021: 1,249
Median age in Grants Beachin Lakewood +3 yrs older in Grants Beach
61 yrs 94th pct 58 yrs 90th pct
  • First area, 2011: 53 yrs
  • First area, 2021: 61 yrs
  • Second area, 2016: 56 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 58 yrs
— 5.7% 76th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 5.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 5.7%
— 38.8% 94th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 36.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 38.8%
— 12.2% 23rd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 15.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 12.2%
— 9.8% 31st pct
  • Second area, 2016: 8.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 9.8%

Age structure

50.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +34.6 pts 15.4%
0.0% Seniors (65+) +38.8 pts ▸ 38.8%
0.0% Older adults (45–64) +24.8 pts ▸ 24.8%
0.0% Children (0–14) +12.2 pts ▸ 12.2%
0.0% Youth (15–24) +8.6 pts ▸ 8.6%

Marital status

0.0% Married +54.1 pts ▸ 54.1%
37.5% Never married ◂ +13.3 pts 24.2%
37.5% Divorced ◂ +28.3 pts 9.2%
0.0% Widowed +7.9 pts ▸ 7.9%
0.0% Separated +4.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

Ancestry & Birthplace

— 9.8% 43rd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 11.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 9.8%

Country of birth

37.5% Australia +46.2 pts ▸ 83.7%
0.0% England +3.5 pts ▸ 3.5%
0.0% New Zealand +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.0% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
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%

Ancestry

112.5% English ◂ +65.9 pts 46.6%
0.0% Australian +42.3 pts ▸ 42.3%
0.0% Irish +13.9 pts ▸ 13.9%
0.0% Scottish +11.5 pts ▸ 11.5%
0.0% German +3.4 pts ▸ 3.4%
0.0% Dutch +1.3 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.0% Italian +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.0% Greek +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.0% Filipino +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.0% Chinese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Indian even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

— 2.4% 42nd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 2.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 2.4%
Limited English in Grants Beachin Lakewood
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Language used at home

100.0% English only ◂ +8.1 pts 91.9%
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

— 34.1% 32nd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 23.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 34.1%

Religious affiliation

100.0% Christianity ◂ +43.0 pts 57.0%
62.5% No religion ◂ +28.4 pts 34.1%
0.0% Not stated +8.5 pts ▸ 8.5%
0.0% Buddhism +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.0% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

— 32.1% 17th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 30.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 32.1%
— 11.2% 35th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 9.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 11.2%
Schools ≤3 km in Grants Beachin Lakewood even
3 67th pct 3 67th pct
Avg size in Grants Beachin Lakewood +221 larger in Lakewood
188 36th pct 409 60th pct
ICSEA in Grants Beachin Lakewood +27 higher in Grants Beach
1,000 56th pct 973 39th pct

Highest year of school

87.5% Year 10 ◂ +51.3 pts 36.2%
50.0% Year 12 ◂ +17.9 pts 32.1%
0.0% Year 9 or below +16.5 pts ▸ 16.5%
0.0% Year 11 +6.5 pts ▸ 6.5%

Highest qualification level

57.1% Certificate III / IV ◂ +17.0 pts 40.2%
0.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +15.1 pts ▸ 15.1%
0.0% Bachelor degree +12.4 pts ▸ 12.4%
0.0% Postgraduate degree +4.6 pts ▸ 4.6%
0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +2.4 pts ▸ 2.4%
0.0% Certificate I / II +1.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

Field of qualification

71.4% Health ◂ +61.4 pts 10.0%
0.0% Engineering & related +18.1 pts ▸ 18.1%
0.0% Management & commerce +12.7 pts ▸ 12.7%
0.0% Society & culture +10.8 pts ▸ 10.8%
0.0% Education +9.9 pts ▸ 9.9%
0.0% Architecture & building +6.8 pts ▸ 6.8%
0.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +6.3 pts ▸ 6.3%
0.0% Agriculture & environment +2.8 pts ▸ 2.8%
0.0% Creative arts +2.5 pts ▸ 2.5%
0.0% Information technology +1.7 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.0% Natural & physical sciences +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Grants Beachin Lakewood +$73 higher in Lakewood
$424 6th pct $497 12th pct
  • First area, 2011: $933
  • First area, 2021: $424
  • Second area, 2016: $453
  • Second area, 2021: $497
Household income in Grants Beachin Lakewood
— $1,036 15th pct
  • First area, 2011: $2,250
  • Second area, 2016: $824
  • Second area, 2021: $1,036
Family income in Grants Beachin Lakewood +$364 higher in Grants Beach
$1,625 34th pct $1,261 13th pct
  • First area, 2011: $2,250
  • First area, 2021: $1,625
  • Second area, 2016: $1,003
  • Second area, 2021: $1,261
— 3.4% 25th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 3.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 3.4%
High-income homes in Grants Beachin Lakewood
— 6.5% 20th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 3.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 6.5%

Personal income distribution

50.0% Under $650 +6.9 pts ▸ 56.9%
0.0% $650–$1,499 +27.2 pts ▸ 27.2%
0.0% $1,500–$2,999 +7.5 pts ▸ 7.5%
0.0% $3,000 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Grants Beachin Lakewood
— 43.9% 95th pct
— 11.9% 83rd pct
Needs assistance in Grants Beachin Lakewood
— 9.0% 87th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 8.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 9.0%

Long-term health conditions reported

37.5% Mental health ◂ +25.6 pts 11.9%
0.0% Arthritis +18.7 pts ▸ 18.7%
0.0% Asthma +11.6 pts ▸ 11.6%
0.0% Other condition +9.0 pts ▸ 9.0%
0.0% Diabetes +8.2 pts ▸ 8.2%
0.0% Heart disease +7.4 pts ▸ 7.4%
0.0% Cancer +4.8 pts ▸ 4.8%
0.0% Lung condition +4.1 pts ▸ 4.1%
0.0% Stroke +2.4 pts ▸ 2.4%
0.0% Dementia +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

0.0% None +49.6 pts ▸ 49.6%
37.5% One condition ◂ +11.5 pts 26.0%
0.0% Two conditions +10.8 pts ▸ 10.8%
0.0% Three or more +7.1 pts ▸ 7.1%

Community Participation

— 15.4% 37th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 19.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 15.4%
— 14.5% 69th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 12.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 14.5%
Unpaid child care in Grants Beachin Lakewood
— 17.6% 18th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 21.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 17.6%
Defence service in Grants Beachin Lakewood
— 5.1% 82nd pct
— 25.0% 55th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 32.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 25.0%

First Nations

First Nations people in Grants Beachin Lakewood +71 larger in Lakewood
0 0th pct 71 81st pct
— 21 yrs 29th pct
— 30.8% 28th pct
— 0.0% 0th pct
— $487 30th pct
Household income in Grants Beachin Lakewood
— $1,542 44th pct
Indigenous language in Grants Beachin Lakewood
— 0.0% 0th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Grants Beachin Lakewood +4.8 larger in Grants Beach
7.0 100th pct 2.2 24th pct
  • First area, 2011: 2.0
  • First area, 2021: 7.0
  • Second area, 2016: 2.3
  • Second area, 2021: 2.2
— 12.7% 61st pct
  • Second area, 2016: 14.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 12.7%
— 27.4% 63rd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 28.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 27.4%

Family composition

100.0% Couples with children ◂ +60.2 pts 39.8%
0.0% Couples without children +46.0 pts ▸ 46.0%
0.0% One-parent families +12.7 pts ▸ 12.7%
0.0% Other families +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Grants Beachin Lakewood +$140 higher in Lakewood
$250 40th pct $390 80th pct
  • First area, 2011: $100
  • First area, 2021: $250
  • Second area, 2016: $328
  • Second area, 2021: $390
— $1,540 44th pct
  • First area, 2011: $3,397
  • Second area, 2016: $1,447
  • Second area, 2021: $1,540
People / bedroom in Grants Beachin Lakewood +1.00 higher in Grants Beach
1.70 100th pct 0.70 14th pct
  • First area, 2011: 1.00
  • First area, 2021: 1.70
  • Second area, 2016: 0.70
  • Second area, 2021: 0.70
— 16.5% 49th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 17.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 16.5%
— 56.7% 87th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 57.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 56.7%
Separate houses in Grants Beachin Lakewood
— 91.8% 36th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 89.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 91.8%
— 87.2% 71st pct
  • Second area, 2016: 84.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 87.2%

Transport & Vehicles

— 3.4% 65th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 5.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 3.4%
— 9.0% 23rd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 4.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 9.0%
— 0.8% 70th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.8%
PT stops in Grants Beachin Lakewood +1 more in Lakewood
0 0th pct 1 64th pct
Stops/1k in Grants Beachin Lakewood +0.80 more in Lakewood
0.00 0th pct 0.80 60th pct
Departures/1k in Grants Beachin Lakewood +99.3 more in Lakewood
0.0 0th pct 99.3 68th pct
PT routes in Grants Beachin Lakewood +1 more in Lakewood
0 0th pct 1 71st pct
Stop walk in Grants Beachin Lakewood +28 longer in Grants Beach
48 78th pct 20 59th pct

Migration & Movement

— 37.9% 73rd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 32.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 37.9%
Recent arrivals in Grants Beachin Lakewood
— 2.4% 33rd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 4.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 2.4%

Jobs & Industry

— 6.1% 77th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 9.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 6.1%
— 37.6% 7th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 33.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 37.6%
— 52.9% 25th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 47.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 52.9%

Walkability

Walk score in Grants Beachin Lakewood +2.3 higher in Lakewood
0.2 43rd pct 2.4 68th pct
Types ≤15 min in Grants Beachin Lakewood +1.9 more in Lakewood
0.3 45th pct 2.2 67th pct
15-min city in Grants Beachin Lakewood even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Grants Beachin Lakewood +71.2 pts higher in Lakewood
0.0% 0th pct 71.2% 85th pct
Walk to transit in Grants Beachin Lakewood +56.6 pts higher in Lakewood
0.0% 0th pct 56.6% 75th pct
Walk to school in Grants Beachin Lakewood even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Grants Beachin Lakewood +25.0 pts higher in Grants Beach
25.0% 56th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Grants Beachin Lakewood even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Grants Beachin Lakewood +2.4 more in Lakewood
0.0 0th pct 2.4 21st pct
Intersections/km² in Grants Beachin Lakewood +38 higher in Lakewood
3 61st pct 41 77th pct
Mean slope in Grants Beachin Lakewood +2.6 pts higher in Grants Beach
12.6% 88th pct 10.0% 80th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Grants Beach vs Lakewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL11744/grants-beach/vs/SAL12268/lakewood