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Kanahooka vs Kembla Grange

Name: Kanahooka vs Kembla Grange — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.5 km apart · Kanahooka profile · Kembla Grange profile

Kanahooka Kembla Grange

Kanahooka and Kembla Grange are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Kanahooka is much older, with a typical resident aged 48 and 31% of people aged 65 and over. In contrast, Kembla Grange is far younger, with a typical resident aged 29 and a far higher share of children under 15 (26.7%). Kembla Grange also has much higher typical weekly household incomes ($2,574 compared to $1,399 in Kanahooka) and a higher proportion of people working or looking for work. Kanahooka has far more homes owned outright (50.3%) and is much more walkable, with 68.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries.

Everyday life is similar in both places in terms of their distance to the city, their low shares of people who speak little or no English, and their similar unemployment rates. However, they are moving in different directions, especially regarding how long people stay; while 28.6% of Kanahooka residents moved in the last five years, a huge 78% of Kembla Grange residents arrived in that time. This shift is consistent with the much higher proportion of young adults and families moving into Kembla Grange.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 19 yrs older in Kanahooka Owned outright: 38.0 pts higher in Kanahooka Recent movers: 49.4 pts higher in Kembla Grange Participation: 27.7 pts higher in Kembla Grange Aged 65+: 24.1 pts higher in Kanahooka

Demographics & Identity

Population in Kanahooka in Kembla Grange +4,246 larger in Kanahooka gap narrowing

5,698 86th pct 1,452 75th pct

Median age in Kanahooka in Kembla Grange +19 yrs older in Kanahooka gap widening

48 yrs 62nd pct 29 yrs 4th pct

Age structure

20.1% Young adults (25–44) +20.1 pts ▸ 40.2%

31.0% Seniors (65+) ◂ +24.1 pts 6.9%

16.2% Children (0–14) +10.5 pts ▸ 26.7%

23.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +8.2 pts 14.8%

9.9% Youth (15–24) +1.8 pts ▸ 11.6%

Marital status

52.2% Married ◂ +0.8 pts 51.4%

26.4% Never married +10.4 pts ▸ 36.9%

9.7% Widowed ◂ +6.9 pts 2.7%

8.6% Divorced ◂ +2.6 pts 6.0%

3.0% Separated ◂ +0.2 pts 2.8%

Age & sex structure

Kanahooka Kembla Grange

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

77.2% Australia +4.5 pts ▸ 81.7%

6.9% England ◂ +4.7 pts 2.2%

0.4% India +2.1 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.9% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

1.0% Philippines ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.9% Italy ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

0.3% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.2% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

44.8% English ◂ +9.8 pts 35.1%

38.9% Australian +1.0 pts ▸ 39.9%

9.9% Irish ◂ +2.3 pts 7.6%

9.7% Scottish ◂ +1.4 pts 8.3%

4.8% Italian +3.1 pts ▸ 7.9%

4.4% German ◂ +0.2 pts 4.2%

0.7% Indian +3.1 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.0% Dutch +0.7 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.2% Greek +0.7 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.5% Filipino ◂ +1.0 pts 0.5%

0.5% Chinese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

88.2% English only ◂ +5.0 pts 83.3%

0.4% Mandarin +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.4% Greek +0.6 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.9% Italian ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.3% Arabic even 0.3%

0.1% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

59.7% Christianity ◂ +5.4 pts 54.3%

34.4% No religion +3.7 pts ▸ 38.1%

4.6% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 5.0%

0.3% Islam +1.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.5% Buddhism +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.3% Hinduism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Kanahooka in Kembla Grange

2.17 31st pct —

Schools ≤3 km in Kanahooka in Kembla Grange +4 more in Kembla Grange

14 84th pct 18 86th pct

Avg size in Kanahooka in Kembla Grange +30 larger in Kanahooka

481 70th pct 451 66th pct

ICSEA in Kanahooka in Kembla Grange +18 higher in Kembla Grange

972 39th pct 989 49th pct

Highest year of school

39.2% Year 12 +21.0 pts ▸ 60.3%

34.6% Year 10 ◂ +10.5 pts 24.1%

14.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +8.5 pts 6.4%

6.4% Year 11 ◂ +1.7 pts 4.8%

Highest qualification level

41.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +7.2 pts 34.1%

16.4% Bachelor degree +9.1 pts ▸ 25.4%

15.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.5 pts ▸ 17.1%

5.1% Postgraduate degree +1.4 pts ▸ 6.4%

3.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.2 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.0 pts 1.1%

Field of qualification

21.2% Engineering & related ◂ +6.3 pts 14.9%

17.0% Management & commerce +0.1 pts ▸ 17.1%

11.7% Society & culture +4.3 pts ▸ 16.0%

9.2% Health +3.7 pts ▸ 12.9%

8.4% Education ◂ +1.0 pts 7.4%

7.4% Architecture & building +0.3 pts ▸ 7.7%

5.8% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.7 pts ▸ 6.6%

2.1% Creative arts +1.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.4% Natural & physical sciences +0.5 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.1% Information technology +0.2 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.1% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Kanahooka in Kembla Grange +$465 higher in Kembla Grange gap widening

$641 31st pct $1,106 88th pct

Household income in Kanahooka in Kembla Grange +$1,175 higher in Kembla Grange gap widening

$1,399 40th pct $2,574 90th pct

Family income in Kanahooka in Kembla Grange +$834 higher in Kembla Grange gap narrowing

$1,805 44th pct $2,639 86th pct

Household income distribution

27.1% $1,500–$2,999 +17.7 pts ▸ 44.7%

31.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +17.6 pts 14.2%

10.1% $3,000–$3,999 +10.8 pts ▸ 20.9%

19.0% Under $650 ◂ +14.7 pts 4.3%

7.4% $4,000 or more +3.2 pts ▸ 10.5%

Personal income distribution

48.1% Under $650 ◂ +18.0 pts 30.1%

30.1% $650–$1,499 +6.1 pts ▸ 36.2%

15.7% $1,500–$2,999 +10.7 pts ▸ 26.4%

1.9% $3,000 or more +2.1 pts ▸ 4.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

13.8% Arthritis ◂ +8.8 pts 5.0%

10.5% Other condition ◂ +3.2 pts 7.3%

9.2% Asthma +0.5 pts ▸ 9.7%

9.5% Mental health ◂ +1.3 pts 8.3%

6.5% Diabetes ◂ +4.2 pts 2.3%

6.0% Heart disease ◂ +4.3 pts 1.7%

4.5% Cancer ◂ +3.2 pts 1.3%

2.7% Lung condition ◂ +1.4 pts 1.3%

1.6% Dementia ◂ +1.3 pts 0.3%

1.5% Stroke ◂ +1.1 pts 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

57.2% None +14.8 pts ▸ 72.0%

23.6% One condition ◂ +6.1 pts 17.5%

8.4% Two conditions ◂ +4.7 pts 3.7%

4.8% Three or more ◂ +3.1 pts 1.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Kanahooka in Kembla Grange +147 larger in Kanahooka

186 86th pct 39 75th pct

Median age in Kanahooka in Kembla Grange +10 yrs older in Kanahooka

25 yrs 46th pct 15 yrs 11th pct

Median income in Kanahooka in Kembla Grange +$191 higher in Kembla Grange

$658 52nd pct $849 69th pct

Household income in Kanahooka in Kembla Grange +$567 higher in Kembla Grange

$2,027 63rd pct $2,594 81st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Kanahooka in Kembla Grange +0.5 larger in Kembla Grange gap widening

2.5 50th pct 3.0 86th pct

Family composition

53.9% Couples with children +15.1 pts ▸ 69.1%

32.9% Couples without children ◂ +13.4 pts 19.5%

12.9% One-parent families ◂ +2.8 pts 10.1%

0.5% Other families +0.9 pts ▸ 1.4%

Household size

37.8% 2 people ◂ +7.4 pts 30.3%

25.8% 1 person ◂ +13.4 pts 12.5%

14.7% 4 people +10.2 pts ▸ 24.9%

13.6% 3 people +8.1 pts ▸ 21.7%

6.0% 5 people +2.8 pts ▸ 8.8%

2.6% 6 or more +2.1 pts ▸ 4.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Kanahooka in Kembla Grange +$120 higher in Kembla Grange gap widening

$450 88th pct $570 98th pct

Mortgage in Kanahooka in Kembla Grange +$338 higher in Kembla Grange gap widening

$2,000 72nd pct $2,338 86th pct

People / bedroom in Kanahooka in Kembla Grange +0.10 higher in Kembla Grange gap widening

0.70 14th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

33.9% Owned with a mortgage +28.9 pts ▸ 62.8%

50.3% Owned outright ◂ +38.0 pts 12.3%

12.1% Rented +8.7 pts ▸ 20.9%

1.0% Not stated +1.7 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.6% Other tenure ◂ +0.2 pts 2.4%

Types of homes

84.0% Separate house ◂ +2.9 pts 81.1%

14.7% Townhouse / semi-detached +5.3 pts ▸ 20.0%

1.2% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

27.7% 4 bedrooms +24.6 pts ▸ 52.3%

48.7% 3 bedrooms ◂ +23.8 pts 24.9%

13.8% 2 bedrooms ◂ +6.9 pts 6.9%

7.5% 5 or more +5.2 pts ▸ 12.7%

1.2% 1 bedroom +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.2% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

57.9% $350–$549 ◂ +23.9 pts 34.0%

12.8% $550–$749 +40.8 pts ▸ 53.6%

15.8% $200–$349 ◂ +9.6 pts 6.2%

8.3% Under $200 ◂ +3.1 pts 5.2%

0.0% $750 or more +5.2 pts ▸ 5.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.3% $1,800–$2,999 +17.6 pts ▸ 59.9%

26.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +13.6 pts 13.0%

12.4% $3,000 or more +6.5 pts ▸ 18.8%

13.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +10.1 pts 3.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Kanahooka in Kembla Grange +13 more in Kanahooka

30 86th pct 17 86th pct

Stops/1k in Kanahooka in Kembla Grange +6.44 more in Kembla Grange

5.27 79th pct 11.71 88th pct

Departures/1k in Kanahooka in Kembla Grange +1,532.3 more in Kembla Grange

622.0 81st pct 2,154.3 92nd pct

PT routes in Kanahooka in Kembla Grange +5 more in Kembla Grange

2 75th pct 7 86th pct

Stop walk in Kanahooka in Kembla Grange +13 longer in Kembla Grange

1 0th pct 14 51st pct

Drive to city in Kanahooka in Kembla Grange +1 longer in Kembla Grange

69 50th pct 70 50th pct

How people get to work

58.3% Car (driver) ◂ +1.3 pts 57.0%

19.2% Worked at home +3.6 pts ▸ 22.8%

3.0% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.2 pts 1.8%

0.3% Walked +1.4 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.4% Train ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.4% Bicycle ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.1% Bus ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

38.0% 2 vehicles +18.1 pts ▸ 56.1%

35.6% 1 vehicle ◂ +16.0 pts 19.7%

13.0% 3 vehicles +2.9 pts ▸ 15.9%

8.2% 4 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 7.9%

5.1% No vehicle ◂ +3.3 pts 1.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

19.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.1 pts 19.5%

10.1% Construction ◂ +2.0 pts 8.1%

9.3% Education & training ◂ +1.1 pts 8.2%

8.2% Retail trade +0.1 pts ▸ 8.2%

7.1% Manufacturing ◂ +0.7 pts 6.4%

3.9% Professional & technical +3.0 pts ▸ 6.9%

5.4% Transport & warehousing +1.2 pts ▸ 6.5%

6.5% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.4 pts 6.0%

5.5% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.0 pts 4.5%

3.2% Finance & insurance +2.0 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.9% Other services +0.7 pts ▸ 4.6%

0.8% Arts & recreation +2.6 pts ▸ 3.5%

Occupations people work in

17.6% Professionals +4.8 pts ▸ 22.5%

16.1% Technicians & trades +0.3 pts ▸ 16.4%

14.4% Clerical & administrative +0.2 pts ▸ 14.6%

13.8% Community & personal service ◂ +2.4 pts 11.4%

9.9% Managers +1.5 pts ▸ 11.4%

9.8% Labourers ◂ +1.5 pts 8.3%

8.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.4 pts 6.9%

8.0% Sales workers ◂ +1.2 pts 6.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Kanahooka in Kembla Grange +2.8 higher in Kanahooka

5.1 84th pct 2.3 68th pct

Types ≤15 min in Kanahooka in Kembla Grange +4.2 more in Kanahooka

5.8 87th pct 1.6 63rd pct

15-min city in Kanahooka in Kembla Grange +68.8 pts higher in Kanahooka

69.0% 84th pct 0.2% 57th pct

Walk to shops in Kanahooka in Kembla Grange +68.3 pts higher in Kanahooka

68.6% 84th pct 0.2% 57th pct

Walk to transit in Kanahooka in Kembla Grange +12.0 pts higher in Kanahooka

86.8% 83rd pct 74.8% 80th pct

Walk to school in Kanahooka in Kembla Grange +73.5 pts higher in Kanahooka

73.5% 83rd pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to a park in Kanahooka in Kembla Grange +26.4 pts higher in Kanahooka

95.2% 83rd pct 68.8% 69th pct

Walk to health in Kanahooka in Kembla Grange +41.4 pts higher in Kanahooka

41.4% 82nd pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Kanahooka in Kembla Grange +13.4 more in Kembla Grange

8.6 38th pct 22.0 64th pct

Intersections/km² in Kanahooka in Kembla Grange +59 higher in Kanahooka

87 84th pct 28 75th pct

Mean slope in Kanahooka in Kembla Grange +0.8 pts higher in Kembla Grange

7.1% 64th pct 7.9% 70th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Kanahooka vs Kembla Grange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL12063/kanahooka/vs/SAL12100/kembla-grange