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Lakemba vs Roselands

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.8 km apart · Lakemba profile · Roselands profile

Lakemba Roselands

Lakemba and Roselands are neighbouring areas with very different housing and social profiles. Lakemba is a high-density hub where 69.8% of homes are flats or apartments and 58.1% of households rent. It is also far more multicultural, with 59.9% of people born overseas and 72.9% using a language other than English at home. In contrast, Roselands is dominated by separate houses (60.8%) and has a higher typical weekly household income of $1,685, compared to $1,227 in Lakemba.

Both areas are almost identical in their distance and travel times to the city, and they share very similar rates of volunteering. While Lakemba has seen a much higher influx of recent overseas arrivals, Roselands has a larger share of people working from home. These two areas also both sit well below the national figure for people with no religion, though this gap is slightly smaller in Roselands.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 28.3 pts higher in Lakemba Separate houses: 35.3 pts higher in Roselands 3+ bedrooms: 40.5 pts higher in Roselands Born overseas: 21.2 pts higher in Lakemba Other language: 14.3 pts higher in Lakemba

Demographics & Identity

Population in Lakembain Roselands +4,736 larger in Lakemba gap steady
17,092 89th pct 12,356 88th pct
Median age in Lakembain Roselands +6 yrs older in Roselands gap steady
32 yrs 9th pct 38 yrs 23rd pct
First Nations in Lakembain Roselands +0.6 pts higher in Roselands gap steady
0.3% 32nd pct 0.9% 39th pct
Aged 65+ in Lakembain Roselands +5.2 pts higher in Roselands gap steady
10.6% 18th pct 15.8% 37th pct
Under 15 in Lakembain Roselands +4.6 pts higher in Lakemba gap widening
24.7% 87th pct 20.1% 71st pct
De facto in Lakembain Roselands +2.3 pts higher in Roselands gap steady
2.4% 5th pct 4.7% 10th pct

Age structure

36.2% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +10.0 pts 26.3%
17.7% Older adults (45–64) +7.1 pts ▸ 24.8%
24.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.6 pts 20.1%
10.6% Seniors (65+) +5.2 pts ▸ 15.8%
10.8% Youth (15–24) +2.1 pts ▸ 12.9%

Marital status

55.1% Married ◂ +3.8 pts 51.3%
31.2% Never married +0.8 pts ▸ 32.0%
6.6% Divorced +1.5 pts ▸ 8.1%
3.9% Widowed +1.1 pts ▸ 5.0%
3.3% Separated +0.4 pts ▸ 3.7%

Age & sex structure

Lakemba Roselands

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Lakembain Roselands +21.2 pts higher in Lakemba gap steady
59.9% 100th pct 38.7% 94th pct

Country of birth

32.0% Australia +24.5 pts ▸ 56.5%
8.8% India ◂ +7.5 pts 1.3%
1.8% China +1.9 pts ▸ 3.8%
3.2% Vietnam ◂ +1.3 pts 1.8%
0.9% Philippines +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.4% Italy +0.9 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.6% New Zealand +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.9% Nepal ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%
0.3% England +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.1% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

2.9% Greek +12.1 pts ▸ 15.0%
8.3% Australian +5.3 pts ▸ 13.6%
10.7% Indian ◂ +8.4 pts 2.3%
6.8% English +2.5 pts ▸ 9.3%
4.9% Chinese +4.4 pts ▸ 9.2%
1.1% Italian +4.5 pts ▸ 5.6%
3.6% Vietnamese ◂ +1.3 pts 2.2%
1.1% Irish +1.7 pts ▸ 2.8%
0.6% Scottish +1.4 pts ▸ 2.0%
1.2% Filipino +0.5 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.3% German +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.1% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Language

Other language in Lakembain Roselands +14.3 pts higher in Lakemba gap narrowing
72.9% 100th pct 58.6% 100th pct
Limited English in Lakembain Roselands +5.4 pts higher in Lakemba gap narrowing
14.6% 100th pct 9.2% 99th pct

Language used at home

16.6% English only +19.7 pts ▸ 36.2%
10.5% Arabic +6.4 pts ▸ 16.9%
2.6% Greek +9.3 pts ▸ 11.9%
3.8% Vietnamese ◂ +1.6 pts 2.2%
1.3% Mandarin +2.3 pts ▸ 3.6%
2.3% Cantonese +1.1 pts ▸ 3.4%
0.5% Italian +1.4 pts ▸ 1.9%
1.7% Hindi ◂ +1.1 pts 0.6%
0.6% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Religion

No religion in Lakembain Roselands +6.1 pts higher in Roselands gap widening
6.9% 0th pct 13.0% 3rd pct

Religious affiliation

61.2% Islam ◂ +38.6 pts 22.6%
16.8% Christianity +36.4 pts ▸ 53.2%
6.9% No religion +6.1 pts ▸ 13.0%
10.2% Not stated ◂ +3.8 pts 6.4%
2.5% Buddhism +0.4 pts ▸ 3.0%
2.0% Hinduism ◂ +0.9 pts 1.2%
0.3% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Lakembain Roselands +1.8 pts higher in Lakemba gap narrowing
63.7% 85th pct 61.9% 82nd pct
Bachelor+ in Lakembain Roselands +8.2 pts higher in Lakemba gap steady
30.7% 86th pct 22.5% 73rd pct
Schools/1k kids in Lakembain Roselands +1.02 more in Lakemba
1.42 16th pct 0.40 0th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Lakembain Roselands even
60 94th pct 60 94th pct
Avg size in Lakembain Roselands +64 larger in Lakemba
550 78th pct 486 70th pct
ICSEA in Lakembain Roselands even
1,025 69th pct 1,026 70th pct

Highest year of school

63.7% Year 12 ◂ +1.8 pts 61.9%
9.0% Year 10 +6.5 pts ▸ 15.5%
13.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.1 pts 12.3%
2.4% Year 11 +1.5 pts ▸ 3.9%

Highest qualification level

31.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.6 pts 28.6%
10.5% Certificate III / IV +12.1 pts ▸ 22.6%
18.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +9.3 pts 8.9%
12.5% Advanced diploma / diploma +4.7 pts ▸ 17.1%
1.8% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.4 pts ▸ 2.2%
1.3% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 1.7%

Field of qualification

23.2% Management & commerce ◂ +0.1 pts 23.2%
10.1% Engineering & related +3.3 pts ▸ 13.4%
11.0% Society & culture ◂ +0.2 pts 10.8%
9.2% Information technology ◂ +4.8 pts 4.4%
3.8% Education +4.0 pts ▸ 7.8%
5.9% Health +0.9 pts ▸ 6.9%
2.1% Architecture & building +4.0 pts ▸ 6.1%
4.2% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.2 pts ▸ 5.4%
4.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.3 pts 2.8%
1.8% Creative arts +1.7 pts ▸ 3.5%
0.5% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Lakembain Roselands +$145 higher in Roselands gap widening
$521 14th pct $666 35th pct
Household income in Lakembain Roselands +$458 higher in Roselands gap widening
$1,227 27th pct $1,685 59th pct
Family income in Lakembain Roselands +$615 higher in Roselands gap widening
$1,285 14th pct $1,900 51st pct
High earners in Lakembain Roselands +4.4 pts higher in Roselands gap widening
3.1% 24th pct 7.5% 47th pct
High-income homes in Lakembain Roselands +10.1 pts higher in Roselands gap widening
9.7% 29th pct 19.8% 61st pct

Household income distribution

38.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +13.0 pts 25.9%
26.0% $1,500–$2,999 +4.8 pts ▸ 30.8%
19.1% Under $650 ◂ +2.3 pts 16.8%
4.8% $4,000 or more +5.3 pts ▸ 10.1%
4.9% $3,000–$3,999 +4.8 pts ▸ 9.7%

Personal income distribution

51.1% Under $650 ◂ +5.4 pts 45.7%
29.8% $650–$1,499 +0.5 pts ▸ 30.4%
6.9% $1,500–$2,999 +7.5 pts ▸ 14.4%
0.8% $3,000 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 2.3%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Lakembain Roselands +5.1 pts higher in Roselands
16.8% 10th pct 21.9% 19th pct
Mental health in Lakembain Roselands +0.8 pts higher in Roselands
4.0% 21st pct 4.9% 24th pct
Needs assistance in Lakembain Roselands +1.4 pts higher in Roselands gap steady
5.4% 59th pct 6.8% 73rd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

6.5% Other condition +1.1 pts ▸ 7.6%
4.7% Arthritis +1.6 pts ▸ 6.3%
5.6% Diabetes even 5.7%
4.2% Asthma +1.1 pts ▸ 5.4%
4.0% Mental health +0.8 pts ▸ 4.9%
2.7% Heart disease +0.8 pts ▸ 3.4%
1.1% Cancer +1.1 pts ▸ 2.2%
0.8% Lung condition +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%
0.6% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

73.0% None ◂ +3.1 pts 69.9%
11.5% One condition +4.3 pts ▸ 15.8%
3.2% Two conditions +0.9 pts ▸ 4.1%
2.1% Three or more even 2.1%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Lakembain Roselands +0.6 pts higher in Roselands gap steady
6.8% 8th pct 7.5% 9th pct
Unpaid carers in Lakembain Roselands +3.2 pts higher in Roselands gap widening
9.3% 22nd pct 12.5% 47th pct
Unpaid child care in Lakembain Roselands +1.5 pts higher in Lakemba gap widening
26.2% 55th pct 24.7% 47th pct
Defence service in Lakembain Roselands +0.3 pts higher in Roselands
0.4% 25th pct 0.7% 30th pct
Housework 15h+ in Lakembain Roselands +2.7 pts higher in Roselands gap steady
17.1% 14th pct 19.8% 25th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Lakembain Roselands +62 larger in Roselands
54 78th pct 116 86th pct
Median age in Lakembain Roselands +10 yrs older in Lakemba
35 yrs 73rd pct 25 yrs 46th pct
Year 12 in Lakembain Roselands +22.8 pts higher in Roselands
22.2% 13th pct 45.0% 61st pct
Unemployment in Lakembain Roselands
— 5.9% 30th pct
Median income in Lakembain Roselands +$113 higher in Lakemba
$700 56th pct $587 44th pct
Household income in Lakembain Roselands +$281 higher in Roselands
$1,375 35th pct $1,656 49th pct
Indigenous language in Lakembain Roselands +4.3 pts higher in Lakemba
13.0% 84th pct 8.6% 72nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Lakembain Roselands +0.1 larger in Lakemba gap steady
3.1 88th pct 3.0 86th pct
One-parent in Lakembain Roselands +3.6 pts higher in Roselands gap widening
11.5% 54th pct 15.1% 73rd pct
Living alone in Lakembain Roselands +1.2 pts higher in Roselands gap steady
19.5% 35th pct 20.7% 39th pct

Family composition

73.7% Couples with children ◂ +6.8 pts 66.9%
13.0% Couples without children +3.6 pts ▸ 16.7%
11.5% One-parent families +3.6 pts ▸ 15.1%
1.9% Other families ◂ +0.5 pts 1.4%

Household size

22.7% 2 people +3.7 pts ▸ 26.4%
19.5% 1 person +1.2 pts ▸ 20.7%
19.8% 4 people ◂ +0.2 pts 19.6%
18.0% 3 people ◂ +1.5 pts 16.5%
11.4% 5 people ◂ +1.3 pts 10.1%
8.5% 6 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 6.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Lakembain Roselands +$60 higher in Roselands gap widening
$350 71st pct $410 84th pct
Mortgage in Lakembain Roselands +$569 higher in Roselands gap narrowing
$1,712 56th pct $2,281 85th pct
People / bedroom in Lakembain Roselands +0.40 higher in Lakemba gap steady
1.40 100th pct 1.00 89th pct
Renting in Lakembain Roselands +28.3 pts higher in Lakemba gap widening
58.1% 96th pct 29.7% 78th pct
Owned outright in Lakembain Roselands +11.1 pts higher in Roselands gap steady
20.1% 10th pct 31.2% 25th pct
Separate houses in Lakembain Roselands +35.3 pts higher in Roselands gap narrowing
25.5% 1st pct 60.8% 11th pct
3+ bedrooms in Lakembain Roselands +40.5 pts higher in Roselands gap steady
28.4% 0th pct 68.9% 26th pct

How homes are owned or rented

58.1% Rented ◂ +28.3 pts 29.7%
18.5% Owned with a mortgage +17.2 pts ▸ 35.8%
20.1% Owned outright +11.1 pts ▸ 31.2%
2.2% Not stated ◂ +0.5 pts 1.6%
1.1% Other tenure +0.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

Types of homes

69.8% Flat or apartment ◂ +47.8 pts 22.0%
25.5% Separate house +35.3 pts ▸ 60.8%
4.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +12.4 pts ▸ 16.5%
0.3% Other dwelling +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

63.2% 2 bedrooms ◂ +38.0 pts 25.2%
18.5% 3 bedrooms +19.2 pts ▸ 37.8%
6.2% 4 bedrooms +16.7 pts ▸ 22.8%
3.7% 5 or more +4.6 pts ▸ 8.3%
5.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.0 pts 3.7%
0.5% Studio / none even 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

46.9% $350–$549 ◂ +5.8 pts 41.1%
39.0% $200–$349 ◂ +19.2 pts 19.8%
5.6% $550–$749 +14.2 pts ▸ 19.7%
4.5% Under $200 +6.6 pts ▸ 11.1%
0.6% $750 or more +3.9 pts ▸ 4.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

34.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +17.1 pts 17.1%
28.8% $1,800–$2,999 +3.5 pts ▸ 32.3%
13.2% $3,000 or more +18.4 pts ▸ 31.5%
16.4% Under $1,000 ◂ +3.8 pts 12.7%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Lakembain Roselands +8.5 pts higher in Lakemba gap steady
15.9% 92nd pct 7.4% 83rd pct
Work from home in Lakembain Roselands +11.0 pts higher in Roselands gap widening
21.0% 63rd pct 32.0% 84th pct
PT commute in Lakembain Roselands +6.0 pts higher in Lakemba gap narrowing
8.0% 98th pct 2.0% 79th pct
PT stops in Lakembain Roselands +20 more in Roselands
53 87th pct 73 88th pct
Stops/1k in Lakembain Roselands +2.81 more in Roselands
3.10 70th pct 5.91 81st pct
Departures/1k in Lakembain Roselands +668.9 more in Roselands
989.9 86th pct 1,658.8 90th pct
PT routes in Lakembain Roselands +2 more in Roselands
9 86th pct 11 86th pct
Stop walk in Lakembain Roselands even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
Drive to city in Lakembain Roselands +1 longer in Lakemba
18 15th pct 17 14th pct
Reach 30 min in Lakembain Roselands +15,899 more in Lakemba
83,100 88th pct 67,201 88th pct
Reach 45 min in Lakembain Roselands +40,038 more in Lakemba
314,790 89th pct 274,752 88th pct
Transit to city in Lakembain Roselands even
62 60th pct 62 60th pct

How people get to work

40.5% Car (driver) ◂ +2.5 pts 38.0%
21.0% Worked at home +11.0 pts ▸ 32.0%
7.3% Train ◂ +5.7 pts 1.6%
3.3% Car (passenger) even 3.3%
3.1% Walked ◂ +1.7 pts 1.4%
0.7% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%
0.2% Bicycle even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

51.6% 1 vehicle ◂ +14.0 pts 37.6%
22.8% 2 vehicles +12.0 pts ▸ 34.8%
15.9% No vehicle ◂ +8.5 pts 7.4%
5.8% 3 vehicles +7.0 pts ▸ 12.8%
3.9% 4 or more +3.5 pts ▸ 7.4%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Lakembain Roselands +10.7 pts higher in Lakemba gap steady
42.0% 82nd pct 31.2% 51st pct
Recent arrivals in Lakembain Roselands +13.3 pts higher in Lakemba gap narrowing
21.4% 88th pct 8.1% 57th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Lakembain Roselands +8.0 pts higher in Lakemba gap widening
13.9% 95th pct 5.9% 76th pct
Participation in Lakembain Roselands +8.5 pts higher in Roselands gap widening
42.7% 11th pct 51.3% 24th pct
Full-time in Lakembain Roselands +7.9 pts higher in Roselands gap steady
43.3% 6th pct 51.2% 19th pct

Industries people work in

13.8% Retail trade ◂ +2.8 pts 11.1%
12.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.1 pts 12.7%
10.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.5 pts 8.2%
4.9% Construction +4.6 pts ▸ 9.4%
6.0% Education & training +2.3 pts ▸ 8.3%
7.5% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.4 pts 5.1%
6.8% Professional & technical +0.7 pts ▸ 7.4%
6.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.4 pts 5.5%
5.8% Manufacturing ◂ +1.1 pts 4.7%
3.2% Finance & insurance +2.5 pts ▸ 5.7%
4.6% Administrative & support ◂ +1.3 pts 3.4%
2.9% Other services +1.4 pts ▸ 4.2%

Occupations people work in

19.1% Professionals +3.1 pts ▸ 22.2%
10.5% Clerical & administrative +6.3 pts ▸ 16.8%
13.4% Labourers ◂ +6.2 pts 7.2%
13.1% Community & personal service ◂ +3.4 pts 9.7%
6.8% Managers +5.9 pts ▸ 12.7%
10.5% Technicians & trades +1.2 pts ▸ 11.8%
11.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +4.1 pts 7.6%
11.6% Sales workers ◂ +1.7 pts 9.9%

Walkability

Walk score in Lakembain Roselands +1.0 higher in Lakemba
8.6 100th pct 7.6 96th pct
Types ≤15 min in Lakembain Roselands +0.5 more in Lakemba
8.0 100th pct 7.4 97th pct
15-min city in Lakembain Roselands even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to shops in Lakembain Roselands even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to transit in Lakembain Roselands even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to school in Lakembain Roselands +8.3 pts higher in Lakemba
100.0% 100th pct 91.7% 94th pct
Walk to a park in Lakembain Roselands even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Lakembain Roselands +26.9 pts higher in Lakemba
98.4% 99th pct 71.4% 91st pct
Amenities/1k in Lakembain Roselands +1.8 more in Roselands
6.9 34th pct 8.7 38th pct
Intersections/km² in Lakembain Roselands +17 higher in Roselands
268 94th pct 285 94th pct
Mean slope in Lakembain Roselands even
5.2% 44th pct 5.2% 45th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Lakemba vs Roselands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL12266/lakemba/vs/SAL13423/roselands