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Hammondville vs Wattle Grove
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.6 km apart · Hammondville profile · Wattle Grove profile
Hammondville Wattle Grove
Wattle Grove (NSW) and Hammondville are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Wattle Grove (NSW) is a wealthier, younger area where 35.1% of homes earn $3,000 or more a week, and 28.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. It is dominated by large family homes, with 97.8% having three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Hammondville has a much older population, with 27.9% of residents aged 65 and over, compared to just 9.4% in Wattle Grove (NSW). Hammondville is also more convenient for pedestrians, with a very walkable score of 7.6 and nearly all homes within a 15-minute walk of health services.
Both areas are almost identical when it comes to the proportion of people providing unpaid care, which sits around 11%. While they share this trait, they differ in their layout and workforce. Wattle Grove (NSW) has far more separate houses and a higher share of adults working or looking for work. Meanwhile, Hammondville is more diverse in its housing and has a higher share of people living alone. Since 2011, the gap in typical weekly income has remained wide, with Wattle Grove (NSW) sitting well above the national figure.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 3,252
- First area, 2016: 3,493
- First area, 2021: 3,691
- Second area, 2011: 8,192
- Second area, 2016: 8,952
- Second area, 2021: 8,886
- First area, 2011: 38 yrs
- First area, 2016: 39 yrs
- First area, 2021: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 31 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 33 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 35 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 Hammondville: 2.6% males, 5.5% females; 85+ in Wattle Grove: 0.3% males, 0.6% females
- 80–84 in Hammondville: 2.2% males, 2.6% females; 80–84 in Wattle Grove: 0.4% males, 0.5% females
- 75–79 in Hammondville: 2.7% males, 2.8% females; 75–79 in Wattle Grove: 0.7% males, 1.0% females
- 70–74 in Hammondville: 2.4% males, 2.8% females; 70–74 in Wattle Grove: 1.1% males, 1.1% females
- 65–69 in Hammondville: 2.4% males, 1.9% females; 65–69 in Wattle Grove: 1.7% males, 1.7% females
- 60–64 in Hammondville: 1.6% males, 2.0% females; 60–64 in Wattle Grove: 2.4% males, 2.5% females
- 55–59 in Hammondville: 1.8% males, 1.9% females; 55–59 in Wattle Grove: 3.3% males, 3.3% females
- 50–54 in Hammondville: 2.3% males, 2.6% females; 50–54 in Wattle Grove: 3.8% males, 3.6% females
- 45–49 in Hammondville: 3.3% males, 3.1% females; 45–49 in Wattle Grove: 3.4% males, 3.9% females
- 40–44 in Hammondville: 3.1% males, 3.6% females; 40–44 in Wattle Grove: 3.5% males, 3.6% females
- 35–39 in Hammondville: 3.5% males, 3.7% females; 35–39 in Wattle Grove: 3.7% males, 3.9% females
- 30–34 in Hammondville: 2.7% males, 3.5% females; 30–34 in Wattle Grove: 3.6% males, 3.9% females
- 25–29 in Hammondville: 2.3% males, 2.0% females; 25–29 in Wattle Grove: 3.2% males, 3.5% females
- 20–24 in Hammondville: 2.2% males, 2.4% females; 20–24 in Wattle Grove: 3.6% males, 2.9% females
- 15–19 in Hammondville: 2.7% males, 2.4% females; 15–19 in Wattle Grove: 3.1% males, 3.2% females
- 10–14 in Hammondville: 2.7% males, 3.1% females; 10–14 in Wattle Grove: 3.8% males, 3.5% females
- 5–9 in Hammondville: 3.5% males, 3.2% females; 5–9 in Wattle Grove: 4.3% males, 4.0% females
- 0–4 in Hammondville: 3.7% males, 3.0% females; 0–4 in Wattle Grove: 3.9% males, 3.4% 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: $588
- First area, 2016: $621
- First area, 2021: $827
- Second area, 2011: $814
- Second area, 2016: $848
- Second area, 2021: $1,010
- First area, 2011: $1,444
- First area, 2016: $1,580
- First area, 2021: $1,868
- Second area, 2011: $1,938
- Second area, 2016: $2,148
- Second area, 2021: $2,459
- First area, 2011: $1,690
- First area, 2016: $1,872
- First area, 2021: $2,250
- Second area, 2011: $2,034
- Second area, 2016: $2,239
- Second area, 2021: $2,632
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: 2.7
- First area, 2016: 2.8
- First area, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2011: 3.2
- Second area, 2016: 3.2
- Second area, 2021: 3.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $320
- First area, 2016: $420
- First area, 2021: $440
- Second area, 2011: $280
- Second area, 2016: $450
- Second area, 2021: $500
- First area, 2011: $2,167
- First area, 2016: $2,100
- First area, 2021: $2,180
- Second area, 2011: $2,200
- Second area, 2016: $2,167
- Second area, 2021: $2,200
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- 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). Hammondville vs Wattle Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL11851/hammondville/vs/SAL14210/wattle-grove