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Kembla Heights vs Mount Keira

Name: Kembla Heights vs Mount Keira — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 5.1 km apart · Kembla Heights profile · Mount Keira profile

Kembla Heights Mount Keira

Mount Keira and Kembla Heights are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Mount Keira is a wealthier area where the typical household earns $2,476 a week and many residents have degrees, with 34.8% holding a bachelor's qualification or higher. It is also more culturally diverse, with 19.6% of people born overseas and 14.4% using another language at home. In contrast, Kembla Heights is sparsely populated and largely rental-based, with 97.3% of homes rented and a typical household income of $1,265.

Both areas have a similar share of children under 15, at 19.3%. However, the gap in housing types is wide and persistent; for example, homes with three or more bedrooms are far higher in Mount Keira, while two-bedroom homes are 44.1 percentage points more common in Kembla Heights. This difference in housing is consistent with the income gap, as Mount Keira has a far higher share of homes owned outright at 42.8%, compared to 0.0% in Kembla Heights.

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Where they differ most

Population: 1,603 larger in Mount Keira Year 12: 32.4 pts higher in Mount Keira Family income: $1,446 higher in Mount Keira One-parent: 33.4 pts higher in Kembla Heights Renting: 82.0 pts higher in Kembla Heights

Demographics & Identity

Population in Kembla Heights in Mount Keira +1,603 larger in Mount Keira gap steady

88 38th pct 1,691 77th pct

Median age in Kembla Heights in Mount Keira +4 yrs older in Kembla Heights gap narrowing

44 yrs 46th pct 40 yrs 29th pct

Age structure

27.3% Older adults (45–64) even 27.3%

20.5% Young adults (25–44) +1.9 pts ▸ 22.4%

21.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +5.2 pts 16.4%

19.3% Children (0–14) even 19.3%

11.4% Youth (15–24) +3.3 pts ▸ 14.7%

Marital status

27.5% Married +27.1 pts ▸ 54.6%

44.9% Never married ◂ +11.8 pts 33.1%

20.3% Divorced ◂ +13.9 pts 6.4%

0.0% Widowed +3.5 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.0% Separated +2.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

Age & sex structure

Kembla Heights Mount Keira

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

88.6% Australia ◂ +10.6 pts 78.1%

4.5% England ◂ +0.9 pts 3.7%

0.0% India +1.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.0% New Zealand +1.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.0% Italy +1.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.0% China +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Vietnam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Philippines even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

42.0% English ◂ +7.5 pts 34.5%

31.8% Australian +5.4 pts ▸ 37.3%

20.5% Irish ◂ +9.8 pts 10.6%

11.4% Scottish ◂ +0.9 pts 10.5%

3.4% Italian +5.2 pts ▸ 8.6%

8.0% German ◂ +4.6 pts 3.3%

3.4% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 3.3%

3.4% Dutch ◂ +0.8 pts 2.6%

0.0% Indian +1.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.0% Chinese +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Filipino even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

87.5% English only ◂ +4.4 pts 83.1%

0.0% Italian +1.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.0% Greek +1.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.0% Mandarin +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Hindi +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Arabic +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

44.3% Christianity +8.1 pts ▸ 52.4%

48.9% No religion ◂ +9.2 pts 39.7%

10.2% Not stated ◂ +5.6 pts 4.6%

0.0% Buddhism +1.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.0% Hinduism +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.0% Islam +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Other religions +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Kembla Heights in Mount Keira

— 3.06 43rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Kembla Heights in Mount Keira +19 more in Mount Keira

10 79th pct 29 88th pct

Avg size in Kembla Heights in Mount Keira +32 larger in Mount Keira

361 55th pct 393 58th pct

ICSEA in Kembla Heights in Mount Keira +14 higher in Mount Keira

1,060 82nd pct 1,074 86th pct

Highest year of school

35.2% Year 12 +32.4 pts ▸ 67.6%

29.6% Year 10 ◂ +10.7 pts 18.9%

9.9% Year 11 ◂ +6.0 pts 3.9%

5.6% Year 9 or below even 5.7%

Highest qualification level

40.5% Certificate III / IV ◂ +18.9 pts 21.5%

16.7% Bachelor degree +13.3 pts ▸ 30.0%

16.7% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.7 pts 15.9%

0.0% Postgraduate degree +14.9 pts ▸ 14.9%

0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +4.7 pts ▸ 4.7%

0.0% Certificate I / II +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

Field of qualification

9.5% Management & commerce +12.7 pts ▸ 22.3%

16.7% Society & culture ◂ +5.1 pts 11.6%

16.7% Creative arts ◂ +11.8 pts 4.9%

7.1% Engineering & related +8.9 pts ▸ 16.0%

0.0% Health +11.4 pts ▸ 11.4%

0.0% Education +10.0 pts ▸ 10.0%

7.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +2.9 pts 4.3%

7.1% Architecture & building ◂ +3.0 pts 4.2%

7.1% Agriculture & environment ◂ +5.7 pts 1.5%

0.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +3.0 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.0% Information technology +2.9 pts ▸ 2.9%

Income

Personal income in Kembla Heights in Mount Keira +$130 higher in Mount Keira gap narrowing

$805 60th pct $935 76th pct

Household income in Kembla Heights in Mount Keira +$1,211 higher in Mount Keira gap widening

$1,265 29th pct $2,476 89th pct

Family income in Kembla Heights in Mount Keira +$1,446 higher in Mount Keira gap widening

$1,350 18th pct $2,796 88th pct

Household income distribution

35.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +17.6 pts 17.6%

16.2% $1,500–$2,999 +10.8 pts ▸ 27.0%

0.0% $4,000 or more +21.0 pts ▸ 21.0%

0.0% $3,000–$3,999 +16.5 pts ▸ 16.5%

0.0% Under $650 +11.0 pts ▸ 11.0%

Personal income distribution

46.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +20.5 pts 25.9%

34.8% Under $650 +4.4 pts ▸ 39.1%

5.8% $1,500–$2,999 +18.7 pts ▸ 24.5%

4.3% $3,000 or more +3.3 pts ▸ 7.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.4% Asthma ◂ +3.3 pts 8.0%

8.0% Other condition +0.3 pts ▸ 8.2%

8.0% Arthritis ◂ +0.8 pts 7.2%

4.5% Mental health +2.4 pts ▸ 6.9%

5.7% Heart disease ◂ +2.7 pts 3.0%

3.4% Diabetes +0.3 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.0% Cancer +3.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.0% Stroke +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.0% Dementia +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Lung condition +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.1% None +9.0 pts ▸ 68.1%

23.9% One condition ◂ +4.0 pts 19.9%

0.0% Two conditions +4.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

0.0% Three or more +1.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Kembla Heights in Mount Keira +19 larger in Mount Keira

3 43rd pct 22 70th pct

Median age in Kembla Heights in Mount Keira +18 yrs older in Kembla Heights

38 yrs 76th pct 20 yrs 25th pct

Median income in Kembla Heights in Mount Keira +$399 higher in Kembla Heights

$1,249 87th pct $850 69th pct

Household income in Kembla Heights in Mount Keira +$249 higher in Kembla Heights

$2,499 79th pct $2,250 71st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Kembla Heights in Mount Keira +0.7 larger in Mount Keira gap widening

2.2 24th pct 2.9 81st pct

Family composition

35.1% Couples with children +31.3 pts ▸ 66.4%

43.9% One-parent families ◂ +33.4 pts 10.4%

19.3% Couples without children +3.6 pts ▸ 22.9%

0.0% Other families +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

Household size

43.2% 2 people ◂ +12.0 pts 31.3%

24.3% 1 person ◂ +7.3 pts 17.1%

10.8% 4 people +10.0 pts ▸ 20.8%

8.1% 3 people +10.2 pts ▸ 18.3%

0.0% 5 people +9.8 pts ▸ 9.8%

0.0% 6 or more +3.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Kembla Heights in Mount Keira +$65 higher in Mount Keira gap widening

$355 72nd pct $420 86th pct

Mortgage in Kembla Heights in Mount Keira

— $2,468 87th pct

People / bedroom in Kembla Heights in Mount Keira +0.10 higher in Kembla Heights gap steady

0.90 86th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

97.3% Rented ◂ +82.0 pts 15.3%

0.0% Owned outright +42.8 pts ▸ 42.8%

0.0% Owned with a mortgage +40.7 pts ▸ 40.7%

0.0% Other tenure +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.0% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house ◂ +8.2 pts 91.8%

0.0% Flat or apartment +5.3 pts ▸ 5.3%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +2.7 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

54.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +44.1 pts 9.9%

37.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +3.0 pts 34.8%

0.0% 4 bedrooms +35.7 pts ▸ 35.7%

0.0% 5 or more +17.4 pts ▸ 17.4%

0.0% 1 bedroom +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Studio / none +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

Weekly rent distribution

61.1% $350–$549 ◂ +14.6 pts 46.5%

38.9% $200–$349 ◂ +9.8 pts 29.1%

0.0% $550–$749 +16.3 pts ▸ 16.3%

0.0% Under $200 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Kembla Heights in Mount Keira +2 more in Mount Keira

5 74th pct 7 77th pct

Stops/1k in Kembla Heights in Mount Keira +52.68 more in Kembla Heights

56.82 100th pct 4.14 74th pct

Departures/1k in Kembla Heights in Mount Keira +1,098.6 more in Kembla Heights

1,772.7 90th pct 674.2 82nd pct

PT routes in Kembla Heights in Mount Keira even

1 71st pct 1 71st pct

Stop walk in Kembla Heights in Mount Keira +39 longer in Mount Keira

0 0th pct 39 73rd pct

Drive to city in Kembla Heights in Mount Keira +7 longer in Kembla Heights

68 49th pct 61 45th pct

How people get to work

73.8% Car (driver) ◂ +27.5 pts 46.3%

14.3% Worked at home +14.8 pts ▸ 29.1%

0.0% Car (passenger) +3.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

0.0% Walked +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Bicycle +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Bus +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Train +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

50.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +3.8 pts 46.2%

38.9% 1 vehicle ◂ +13.8 pts 25.1%

0.0% 3 vehicles +13.9 pts ▸ 13.9%

0.0% 4 or more +11.1 pts ▸ 11.1%

0.0% No vehicle +3.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

19.0% Construction ◂ +12.9 pts 6.2%

16.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +9.7 pts 7.0%

7.1% Health care & social assistance +9.5 pts ▸ 16.6%

7.1% Education & training +8.8 pts ▸ 15.9%

0.0% Professional & technical +9.6 pts ▸ 9.6%

9.5% Manufacturing ◂ +3.4 pts 6.1%

9.5% Administrative & support ◂ +7.2 pts 2.3%

0.0% Accommodation & food +7.6 pts ▸ 7.6%

7.1% Transport & warehousing ◂ +3.8 pts 3.3%

0.0% Retail trade +6.7 pts ▸ 6.7%

0.0% Finance & insurance +3.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.0% Rental & real estate +2.5 pts ▸ 2.5%

Occupations people work in

19.0% Professionals +14.6 pts ▸ 33.6%

31.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +21.9 pts 9.1%

16.7% Labourers ◂ +11.4 pts 5.3%

7.1% Managers +7.4 pts ▸ 14.6%

11.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.6 pts 11.4%

7.1% Community & personal service +4.2 pts ▸ 11.4%

9.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +5.5 pts 4.0%

7.1% Sales workers +2.0 pts ▸ 9.2%

Walkability

Walk score in Kembla Heights in Mount Keira +2.2 higher in Mount Keira

1.2 61st pct 3.5 75th pct

Types ≤15 min in Kembla Heights in Mount Keira +1.8 more in Mount Keira

1.1 60th pct 2.9 72nd pct

15-min city in Kembla Heights in Mount Keira +1.0 pts higher in Mount Keira

0.0% 0th pct 1.0% 58th pct

Walk to shops in Kembla Heights in Mount Keira +0.1 pts higher in Mount Keira

0.0% 0th pct 0.1% 57th pct

Walk to transit in Kembla Heights in Mount Keira +50.8 pts higher in Mount Keira

41.7% 71st pct 92.4% 85th pct

Walk to school in Kembla Heights in Mount Keira +83.7 pts higher in Mount Keira

0.0% 0th pct 83.7% 87th pct

Walk to a park in Kembla Heights in Mount Keira +77.1 pts higher in Mount Keira

19.0% 52nd pct 96.1% 84th pct

Walk to health in Kembla Heights in Mount Keira even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Kembla Heights in Mount Keira +58.1 more in Kembla Heights

68.2 86th pct 10.1 41st pct

Intersections/km² in Kembla Heights in Mount Keira +21 higher in Mount Keira

19 73rd pct 40 77th pct

Mean slope in Kembla Heights in Mount Keira +7.3 pts higher in Kembla Heights

21.4% 100th pct 14.1% 91st pct

Compare Kembla Heights with nearby areas

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Compare Mount Keira with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Kembla Heights vs Mount Keira [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL12101/kembla-heights/vs/SAL12779/mount-keira