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Kentlyn vs Leumeah
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.5 km apart · Kentlyn profile · Leumeah profile
Kentlyn Leumeah
Leumeah and Kentlyn are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Leumeah is a larger, more urban place where 38.6% of homes are rented and the typical resident is 37. With a walkability score of 5.3 (somewhat walkable), it is far easier to access shops and health services on foot. Kentlyn is much smaller and more residential, with a typical age of 43 and 43.7% of homes owned outright. It is mostly car-dependent, with a walkability score of 2.5, though it has a far higher share of top earners, with 32% of households making $3,000 or more a week.
Both areas have similar drive times to the city, sitting around 38 to 39 minutes. They also share similar levels of school advantage and typical personal incomes. While Leumeah is more diverse, with 30.5% of people using a language other than English at home, Kentlyn also sits above the national figure at 23%. The gap in the number of people working from home remains large, with Kentlyn far higher at 33.4% compared to 23.1% in Leumeah.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 694
- First area, 2016: 740
- First area, 2021: 726
- Second area, 2011: 9,419
- Second area, 2016: 9,835
- Second area, 2021: 9,992
- First area, 2011: 46 yrs
- First area, 2016: 40 yrs
- First area, 2021: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 37 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 Kentlyn: 0.6% males, 0.4% females; 85+ in Leumeah: 0.4% males, 0.7% females
- 80–84 in Kentlyn: 1.7% males, 0.8% females; 80–84 in Leumeah: 0.9% males, 0.8% females
- 75–79 in Kentlyn: 2.2% males, 3.6% females; 75–79 in Leumeah: 1.5% males, 1.4% females
- 70–74 in Kentlyn: 3.9% males, 3.9% females; 70–74 in Leumeah: 2.2% males, 2.5% females
- 65–69 in Kentlyn: 2.8% males, 2.5% females; 65–69 in Leumeah: 2.5% males, 2.8% females
- 60–64 in Kentlyn: 3.6% males, 3.2% females; 60–64 in Leumeah: 2.8% males, 3.2% females
- 55–59 in Kentlyn: 3.6% males, 2.8% females; 55–59 in Leumeah: 2.7% males, 2.8% females
- 50–54 in Kentlyn: 2.8% males, 3.3% females; 50–54 in Leumeah: 3.0% males, 2.4% females
- 45–49 in Kentlyn: 4.0% males, 2.4% females; 45–49 in Leumeah: 3.2% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in Kentlyn: 4.0% males, 3.2% females; 40–44 in Leumeah: 3.5% males, 3.2% females
- 35–39 in Kentlyn: 3.0% males, 2.4% females; 35–39 in Leumeah: 4.2% males, 4.1% females
- 30–34 in Kentlyn: 0.6% males, 1.8% females; 30–34 in Leumeah: 3.8% males, 3.6% females
- 25–29 in Kentlyn: 3.5% males, 1.7% females; 25–29 in Leumeah: 3.4% males, 3.6% females
- 20–24 in Kentlyn: 3.5% males, 2.6% females; 20–24 in Leumeah: 3.0% males, 2.9% females
- 15–19 in Kentlyn: 3.9% males, 4.4% females; 15–19 in Leumeah: 3.0% males, 2.7% females
- 10–14 in Kentlyn: 3.6% males, 4.3% females; 10–14 in Leumeah: 3.3% males, 3.1% females
- 5–9 in Kentlyn: 2.6% males, 3.0% females; 5–9 in Leumeah: 3.3% males, 3.3% females
- 0–4 in Kentlyn: 2.5% males, 1.7% females; 0–4 in Leumeah: 3.4% males, 3.6% 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: $583
- First area, 2016: $698
- First area, 2021: $733
- Second area, 2011: $568
- Second area, 2016: $621
- Second area, 2021: $692
- First area, 2011: $1,375
- First area, 2016: $2,050
- First area, 2021: $2,066
- Second area, 2011: $1,144
- Second area, 2016: $1,298
- Second area, 2021: $1,469
- First area, 2011: $1,903
- First area, 2016: $2,265
- First area, 2021: $2,125
- Second area, 2011: $1,344
- Second area, 2016: $1,468
- Second area, 2021: $1,776
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: 2.9
- First area, 2016: 3.4
- First area, 2021: 3.2
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $230
- First area, 2016: $234
- First area, 2021: $300
- Second area, 2011: $260
- Second area, 2016: $330
- Second area, 2021: $350
- First area, 2011: $3,017
- First area, 2016: $2,500
- First area, 2021: $2,665
- Second area, 2011: $1,733
- Second area, 2016: $1,753
- Second area, 2021: $1,950
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- 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). Kentlyn vs Leumeah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL12109/kentlyn/vs/SAL12317/leumeah