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Grants Beach vs West Haven

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.0 km apart · Grants Beach profile · West Haven profile

Grants Beach West Haven

West Haven and Grants Beach are neighbouring areas with very different scales. West Haven is a larger residential hub with 1,139 people, while Grants Beach is sparsely populated with just 8 residents. The two areas differ sharply in their layout and housing; West Haven has more street connectivity and a typical weekly rent that is far higher at $400 compared to $250 in Grants Beach. While West Haven's homes typically house 2.0 people, Grants Beach has a far higher typical of 7.0 people per home.

Both areas are nearly identical in their access to schools, with both having three schools within 3 km. This shared local infrastructure sits alongside other similarities, as both areas are car-dependent and have no homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or health services. West Haven remains the more accessible of the two, with a far higher number of public transport stops and more amenities within a 15-minute walk.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Grants Beachin West Haven +1,131 larger in West Haven gap steady
8 6th pct 1,139 74th pct
  • First area, 2011: 13
  • First area, 2016: 0
  • First area, 2021: 8
  • Second area, 2011: 1,120
  • Second area, 2016: 1,110
  • Second area, 2021: 1,139
Median age in Grants Beachin West Haven +6 yrs older in West Haven gap narrowing
61 yrs 94th pct 67 yrs 100th pct
  • First area, 2011: 53 yrs
  • First area, 2021: 61 yrs
  • Second area, 2011: 65 yrs
  • Second area, 2016: 66 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 67 yrs
— 1.8% 48th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 2.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 2.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 1.8%
— 54.3% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 50.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 51.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 54.3%
— 10.7% 18th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 12.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 10.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 10.7%
— 11.3% 42nd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 6.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 7.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 11.3%

Age structure

0.0% Seniors (65+) +54.3 pts ▸ 54.3%
50.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +39.5 pts 10.5%
0.0% Older adults (45–64) +22.1 pts ▸ 22.1%
0.0% Children (0–14) +10.7 pts ▸ 10.7%
0.0% Youth (15–24) +4.0 pts ▸ 4.0%

Marital status

0.0% Married +51.8 pts ▸ 51.8%
37.5% Never married ◂ +22.9 pts 14.6%
37.5% Divorced ◂ +24.5 pts 13.0%
0.0% Widowed +17.6 pts ▸ 17.6%
0.0% Separated +2.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

Ancestry & Birthplace

— 15.3% 65th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 13.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 12.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 15.3%

Country of birth

37.5% Australia +44.9 pts ▸ 82.4%
0.0% England +7.2 pts ▸ 7.2%
0.0% New Zealand +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.0% India +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Italy +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% South Africa +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Philippines +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

112.5% English ◂ +65.3 pts 47.2%
0.0% Australian +41.6 pts ▸ 41.6%
0.0% Scottish +13.5 pts ▸ 13.5%
0.0% Irish +13.1 pts ▸ 13.1%
0.0% German +5.4 pts ▸ 5.4%
0.0% Dutch +1.3 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.0% Italian +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.0% Indian +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Filipino +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Chinese even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

— 2.0% 40th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 1.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 2.0%
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Language used at home

100.0% English only ◂ +4.6 pts 95.4%
0.0% Hindi +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
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% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

— 31.1% 25th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 12.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 21.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 31.1%

Religious affiliation

100.0% Christianity ◂ +36.0 pts 64.0%
62.5% No religion ◂ +31.4 pts 31.1%
0.0% Not stated +3.8 pts ▸ 3.8%
0.0% Buddhism +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.0% Hinduism +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%
0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

— 33.7% 20th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 24.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 27.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 33.7%
— 12.9% 43rd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 6.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 8.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 12.9%
Schools ≤3 km in Grants Beachin West Haven even
3 67th pct 3 67th pct
188 36th pct 188 36th pct
1,000 56th pct 1,000 56th pct

Highest year of school

87.5% Year 10 ◂ +50.8 pts 36.7%
50.0% Year 12 ◂ +16.3 pts 33.7%
0.0% Year 9 or below +18.1 pts ▸ 18.1%
0.0% Year 11 +6.0 pts ▸ 6.0%

Highest qualification level

57.1% Certificate III / IV ◂ +17.0 pts 40.2%
0.0% Bachelor degree +15.7 pts ▸ 15.7%
0.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +14.8 pts ▸ 14.8%
0.0% Postgraduate degree +4.2 pts ▸ 4.2%
0.0% Certificate I / II +3.8 pts ▸ 3.8%
0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +3.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

Field of qualification

71.4% Health ◂ +59.4 pts 12.0%
0.0% Engineering & related +20.9 pts ▸ 20.9%
0.0% Management & commerce +14.6 pts ▸ 14.6%
0.0% Education +12.2 pts ▸ 12.2%
0.0% Society & culture +11.3 pts ▸ 11.3%
0.0% Architecture & building +6.8 pts ▸ 6.8%
0.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +5.6 pts ▸ 5.6%
0.0% Agriculture & environment +2.8 pts ▸ 2.8%
0.0% Natural & physical sciences +1.9 pts ▸ 1.9%
0.0% Creative arts +1.7 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.0% Information technology even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Grants Beachin West Haven +$100 higher in West Haven gap narrowing
$424 6th pct $524 14th pct
  • First area, 2011: $933
  • First area, 2021: $424
  • Second area, 2011: $389
  • Second area, 2016: $469
  • Second area, 2021: $524
Household income in Grants Beachin West Haven
— $940 11th pct
  • First area, 2011: $2,250
  • Second area, 2011: $680
  • Second area, 2016: $781
  • Second area, 2021: $940
Family income in Grants Beachin West Haven +$301 higher in Grants Beach gap narrowing
$1,625 34th pct $1,324 16th pct
  • First area, 2011: $2,250
  • First area, 2021: $1,625
  • Second area, 2011: $836
  • Second area, 2016: $1,004
  • Second area, 2021: $1,324
— 3.9% 27th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 1.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 4.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 3.9%
High-income homes in Grants Beachin West Haven
— 7.0% 21st pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 3.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 7.0%

Personal income distribution

50.0% Under $650 +10.0 pts ▸ 60.0%
0.0% $650–$1,499 +25.7 pts ▸ 25.7%
0.0% $1,500–$2,999 +8.5 pts ▸ 8.5%
0.0% $3,000 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Grants Beachin West Haven
— 49.2% 100th pct
— 10.9% 75th pct
Needs assistance in Grants Beachin West Haven
— 17.6% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 9.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 15.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 17.6%

Long-term health conditions reported

37.5% Mental health ◂ +26.6 pts 10.9%
0.0% Arthritis +23.8 pts ▸ 23.8%
0.0% Other condition +16.7 pts ▸ 16.7%
0.0% Heart disease +11.4 pts ▸ 11.4%
0.0% Asthma +9.6 pts ▸ 9.6%
0.0% Diabetes +8.3 pts ▸ 8.3%
0.0% Cancer +7.1 pts ▸ 7.1%
0.0% Dementia +5.1 pts ▸ 5.1%
0.0% Lung condition +4.2 pts ▸ 4.2%
0.0% Stroke +2.5 pts ▸ 2.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

0.0% None +46.2 pts ▸ 46.2%
37.5% One condition ◂ +11.2 pts 26.3%
0.0% Two conditions +13.7 pts ▸ 13.7%
0.0% Three or more +9.5 pts ▸ 9.5%

Community Participation

— 17.0% 45th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 18.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 20.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 17.0%
— 14.2% 65th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 14.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 13.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 14.2%
Unpaid child care in Grants Beachin West Haven
— 14.0% 12th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 16.6%
  • Second area, 2016: 15.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 14.0%
— 6.6% 88th pct
— 25.0% 55th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 29.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 27.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 25.0%

First Nations

First Nations people in Grants Beachin West Haven +20 larger in West Haven
0 0th pct 20 68th pct
— 57 yrs 92nd pct
— $612 47th pct
Household income in Grants Beachin West Haven
— $1,687 50th pct
Indigenous language in Grants Beachin West Haven
— 0.0% 0th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Grants Beachin West Haven +5.0 larger in Grants Beach gap widening
7.0 100th pct 2.0 14th pct
  • First area, 2011: 2.0
  • First area, 2021: 7.0
  • Second area, 2011: 2.0
  • Second area, 2016: 1.9
  • Second area, 2021: 2.0
— 8.2% 34th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 13.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 9.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 8.2%
— 37.2% 88th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 33.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 36.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 37.2%

Family composition

100.0% Couples with children ◂ +62.7 pts 37.3%
0.0% Couples without children +54.7 pts ▸ 54.7%
0.0% One-parent families +8.2 pts ▸ 8.2%
0.0% Other families +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Grants Beachin West Haven +$150 higher in West Haven gap narrowing
$250 40th pct $400 82nd pct
  • First area, 2011: $100
  • First area, 2021: $250
  • Second area, 2011: $265
  • Second area, 2016: $340
  • Second area, 2021: $400
— $1,625 50th pct
  • First area, 2011: $3,397
  • Second area, 2011: $1,559
  • Second area, 2016: $1,387
  • Second area, 2021: $1,625
People / bedroom in Grants Beachin West Haven +1.00 higher in Grants Beach gap widening
1.70 100th pct 0.70 14th pct
  • First area, 2011: 1.00
  • First area, 2021: 1.70
  • Second area, 2011: 1.00
  • Second area, 2016: 0.60
  • Second area, 2021: 0.70
— 9.9% 26th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 13.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 11.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 9.9%
— 50.9% 77th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 56.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 54.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 50.9%
— 70.2% 13th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 74.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 69.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 70.2%
— 69.6% 27th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 70.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 67.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 69.6%

Transport & Vehicles

— 5.0% 74th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 5.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 6.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 5.0%
— 7.3% 17th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 4.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 2.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 7.3%
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
PT stops in Grants Beachin West Haven +3 more in West Haven
0 0th pct 3 72nd pct
Stops/1k in Grants Beachin West Haven +2.63 more in West Haven
0.00 0th pct 2.63 68th pct
Departures/1k in Grants Beachin West Haven +108.9 more in West Haven
0.0 0th pct 108.9 69th pct
PT routes in Grants Beachin West Haven +1 more in West Haven
0 0th pct 1 71st pct
Stop walk in Grants Beachin West Haven +47 longer in Grants Beach
48 78th pct 1 0th pct

Migration & Movement

— 38.8% 75th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 31.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 36.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 38.8%
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Jobs & Industry

— 5.4% 73rd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 9.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 7.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 5.4%
— 31.0% 2nd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 27.4%
  • Second area, 2016: 28.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 31.0%
— 53.3% 26th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 55.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 55.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 53.3%

Walkability

Walk score in Grants Beachin West Haven +1.7 higher in West Haven
0.2 43rd pct 1.9 65th pct
Types ≤15 min in Grants Beachin West Haven +1.3 more in West Haven
0.3 45th pct 1.6 63rd pct
15-min city in Grants Beachin West Haven even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Grants Beachin West Haven even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Grants Beachin West Haven +81.9 pts higher in West Haven
0.0% 0th pct 81.9% 82nd pct
Walk to school in Grants Beachin West Haven +21.0 pts higher in West Haven
0.0% 0th pct 21.0% 65th pct
Walk to a park in Grants Beachin West Haven +7.5 pts higher in Grants Beach
25.0% 56th pct 17.5% 51st pct
Walk to health in Grants Beachin West Haven even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Grants Beachin West Haven +2.6 more in West Haven
0.0 0th pct 2.6 22nd pct
Intersections/km² in Grants Beachin West Haven +24 higher in West Haven
3 61st pct 27 75th pct
Mean slope in Grants Beachin West Haven +3.7 pts higher in Grants Beach
12.6% 88th pct 8.8% 75th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Grants Beach vs West Haven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL11744/grants-beach/vs/SAL14262/west-haven