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Liberty Grove vs Rhodes

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.4 km apart · Liberty Grove profile · Rhodes profile

Liberty Grove Rhodes

Rhodes and Liberty Grove are neighbouring areas with very different housing and lifestyles. Rhodes is a dense hub of apartments where renting is common (59.2%) and 72.2% of people were born overseas. It is a young area, with a typical resident aged 32. In contrast, Liberty Grove has more family-sized homes, with 63.5% having three or more bedrooms and 32.2% of people caring for children unpaid. Higher household incomes are also more common in Liberty Grove, where 41.7% of homes earn $3,000 or more a week.

Everyday life shares many similarities, as both areas have almost identical unemployment rates and a similar proportion of people working from home. Both are highly diverse, though Rhodes has a far higher share of people using a language other than English at home (74.1% compared to 57.6%). Over time, the gap in housing has remained stark, with Rhodes seeing far more people move in recently (70.0%) and far more people living alone (25.7%) than in Liberty Grove.

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Where they differ most

Population: 9,398 larger in Rhodes 3+ bedrooms: 47.7 pts higher in Liberty Grove Recent movers: 24.1 pts higher in Rhodes Renting: 22.1 pts higher in Rhodes No religion: 18.8 pts higher in Rhodes

Demographics & Identity

Population in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +9,398 larger in Rhodes gap widening
2,055 79th pct 11,453 88th pct
Median age in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +5 yrs older in Liberty Grove gap widening
37 yrs 20th pct 32 yrs 9th pct
First Nations in Liberty Grovein Rhodes even gap steady
0.3% 32nd pct 0.3% 32nd pct
Aged 65+ in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +3.7 pts higher in Liberty Grove gap widening
10.1% 16th pct 6.4% 10th pct
Under 15 in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +6.9 pts higher in Liberty Grove gap narrowing
19.1% 64th pct 12.2% 23rd pct
De facto in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +10.5 pts higher in Rhodes gap widening
6.8% 16th pct 17.3% 81st pct

Age structure

35.1% Young adults (25–44) +23.4 pts ▸ 58.4%
24.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +11.7 pts 13.0%
19.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +6.9 pts 12.2%
10.8% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.8 pts 10.0%
10.1% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.7 pts 6.4%

Marital status

55.9% Married ◂ +10.5 pts 45.4%
29.8% Never married +14.1 pts ▸ 43.9%
8.2% Divorced ◂ +1.5 pts 6.7%
3.0% Widowed ◂ +1.4 pts 1.6%
2.7% Separated ◂ +0.4 pts 2.3%

Age & sex structure

Liberty Grove Rhodes

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +16.8 pts higher in Rhodes gap widening
55.3% 100th pct 72.2% 100th pct

Country of birth

41.7% Australia ◂ +18.2 pts 23.5%
10.0% China +17.7 pts ▸ 27.7%
9.5% India ◂ +3.4 pts 6.1%
2.6% Philippines ◂ +0.4 pts 2.1%
1.5% England ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%
0.3% Vietnam +0.8 pts ▸ 1.2%
1.1% Italy ◂ +0.7 pts 0.4%
1.1% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%
1.1% South Africa ◂ +0.7 pts 0.4%
0.4% Nepal +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

Ancestry

22.2% Chinese +21.0 pts ▸ 43.2%
13.4% Indian ◂ +6.1 pts 7.4%
12.8% Australian ◂ +7.3 pts 5.5%
10.5% English ◂ +2.9 pts 7.5%
5.1% Italian ◂ +3.2 pts 1.9%
4.4% Irish ◂ +2.6 pts 1.8%
4.2% Filipino ◂ +1.5 pts 2.6%
2.9% Scottish ◂ +1.5 pts 1.4%
0.8% Vietnamese +1.1 pts ▸ 2.0%
1.5% Greek ◂ +1.0 pts 0.4%
1.1% German ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%
0.3% Dutch even 0.3%

Language

Other language in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +16.5 pts higher in Rhodes gap widening
57.6% 99th pct 74.1% 100th pct
Limited English in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +3.9 pts higher in Rhodes gap narrowing
8.9% 98th pct 12.8% 100th pct

Language used at home

38.7% English only ◂ +17.7 pts 21.0%
10.2% Mandarin +20.0 pts ▸ 30.2%
8.8% Cantonese ◂ +0.5 pts 8.3%
5.4% Hindi ◂ +2.2 pts 3.2%
2.1% Italian ◂ +1.7 pts 0.4%
1.4% Arabic +0.7 pts ▸ 2.1%
0.5% Vietnamese +0.7 pts ▸ 1.3%
1.2% Punjabi ◂ +0.8 pts 0.4%
1.2% Tagalog ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%
0.6% Greek ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +18.8 pts higher in Rhodes gap widening
31.7% 26th pct 50.4% 80th pct

Religious affiliation

31.7% No religion +18.8 pts ▸ 50.4%
42.8% Christianity ◂ +17.9 pts 24.9%
10.7% Hinduism ◂ +3.9 pts 6.7%
3.4% Buddhism +3.2 pts ▸ 6.6%
5.0% Not stated +1.2 pts ▸ 6.3%
4.1% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 4.3%
2.0% Other religions ◂ +1.4 pts 0.7%
0.4% Judaism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +2.2 pts higher in Rhodes gap widening
84.6% 100th pct 86.9% 100th pct
Bachelor+ in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +9.8 pts higher in Rhodes gap widening
52.2% 100th pct 62.0% 100th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +5 more in Rhodes
22 87th pct 27 88th pct
Avg size in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +30 larger in Rhodes
436 64th pct 466 68th pct
ICSEA in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +11 higher in Rhodes
1,086 88th pct 1,097 91st pct

Highest year of school

84.6% Year 12 +2.2 pts ▸ 86.9%
6.7% Year 10 ◂ +3.6 pts 3.1%
3.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.6 pts 2.4%
1.5% Year 11 +0.9 pts ▸ 2.4%

Highest qualification level

42.4% Bachelor degree +0.9 pts ▸ 43.3%
22.3% Postgraduate degree +6.3 pts ▸ 28.6%
12.9% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.4 pts 10.5%
9.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +4.4 pts 4.7%
4.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.7 pts 2.8%
0.4% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

Field of qualification

31.2% Management & commerce +4.3 pts ▸ 35.4%
12.9% Engineering & related ◂ +2.1 pts 10.8%
10.9% Society & culture ◂ +1.6 pts 9.3%
10.1% Health ◂ +2.2 pts 7.9%
7.9% Information technology +2.2 pts ▸ 10.1%
5.2% Education ◂ +2.2 pts 2.9%
4.6% Creative arts even 4.7%
3.8% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.4 pts 3.4%
3.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.3 pts ▸ 3.2%
3.1% Architecture & building ◂ +0.1 pts 3.1%
0.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

Income

Personal income in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +$6 higher in Rhodes gap narrowing
$1,113 88th pct $1,119 88th pct
Household income in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +$480 higher in Liberty Grove gap widening
$2,663 92nd pct $2,183 83rd pct
Family income in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +$463 higher in Liberty Grove gap widening
$2,867 89th pct $2,404 78th pct
High earners in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +3.7 pts higher in Liberty Grove gap widening
24.0% 93rd pct 20.3% 89th pct
High-income homes in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +11.8 pts higher in Liberty Grove gap widening
41.7% 94th pct 29.8% 82nd pct

Household income distribution

28.3% $1,500–$2,999 +6.2 pts ▸ 34.4%
25.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +8.4 pts 16.6%
15.6% $650–$1,499 +4.7 pts ▸ 20.3%
16.7% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.4 pts 13.3%
8.6% Under $650 +2.0 pts ▸ 10.6%

Personal income distribution

28.5% $650–$1,499 +3.6 pts ▸ 32.1%
31.9% Under $650 ◂ +2.8 pts 29.1%
25.1% $1,500–$2,999 +0.9 pts ▸ 26.0%
10.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.9 pts 7.2%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +6.7 pts higher in Liberty Grove
18.0% 11th pct 11.3% 2nd pct
Mental health in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +1.0 pts higher in Liberty Grove
4.3% 22nd pct 3.3% 17th pct
Needs assistance in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +0.9 pts higher in Liberty Grove gap steady
2.6% 28th pct 1.7% 23rd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

7.3% Other condition ◂ +3.0 pts 4.3%
5.5% Asthma ◂ +2.0 pts 3.5%
4.3% Mental health ◂ +1.0 pts 3.3%
4.1% Diabetes ◂ +1.8 pts 2.3%
4.0% Arthritis ◂ +2.3 pts 1.7%
2.2% Heart disease ◂ +0.8 pts 1.4%
1.9% Cancer ◂ +1.1 pts 0.8%
0.6% Stroke ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%
0.4% Lung condition ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%
0.3% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

77.2% None +6.1 pts ▸ 83.3%
13.6% One condition ◂ +4.4 pts 9.1%
3.5% Two conditions ◂ +1.8 pts 1.6%
0.9% Three or more ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +5.1 pts higher in Liberty Grove gap widening
13.1% 25th pct 8.0% 10th pct
Unpaid carers in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +3.4 pts higher in Liberty Grove gap steady
9.0% 20th pct 5.6% 10th pct
Unpaid child care in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +12.6 pts higher in Liberty Grove gap narrowing
32.2% 81st pct 19.6% 25th pct
Defence service in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +0.4 pts higher in Liberty Grove
1.0% 33rd pct 0.6% 29th pct
Housework 15h+ in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +6.1 pts higher in Liberty Grove gap narrowing
21.6% 35th pct 15.5% 13th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +28 larger in Rhodes
6 51st pct 34 74th pct
Median age in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +1 yrs older in Rhodes
26 yrs 50th pct 27 yrs 54th pct
Year 12 in Liberty Grovein Rhodes
— 81.0% 100th pct
Unemployment in Liberty Grovein Rhodes
— 14.3% 68th pct
Median income in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +$256 higher in Rhodes
$900 73rd pct $1,156 86th pct
Household income in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +$124 higher in Liberty Grove
$2,374 75th pct $2,250 71st pct
Indigenous language in Liberty Grovein Rhodes
— 0.0% 0th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +0.5 larger in Liberty Grove gap steady
2.7 71st pct 2.2 24th pct
One-parent in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +3.3 pts higher in Liberty Grove gap steady
11.8% 56th pct 8.5% 36th pct
Living alone in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +10.3 pts higher in Rhodes gap widening
15.4% 21st pct 25.7% 57th pct

Family composition

67.6% Couples with children ◂ +23.5 pts 44.1%
19.4% Couples without children +25.4 pts ▸ 44.8%
11.8% One-parent families ◂ +3.3 pts 8.5%
0.9% Other families +1.7 pts ▸ 2.6%

Household size

30.1% 2 people +13.9 pts ▸ 43.9%
15.4% 1 person +10.3 pts ▸ 25.7%
24.2% 3 people ◂ +5.7 pts 18.5%
23.5% 4 people ◂ +14.4 pts 9.1%
4.8% 5 people ◂ +2.6 pts 2.2%
0.5% 6 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +$40 higher in Liberty Grove gap narrowing
$600 100th pct $560 97th pct
Mortgage in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +$239 higher in Rhodes gap widening
$2,261 84th pct $2,500 88th pct
People / bedroom in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +0.20 higher in Rhodes gap steady
1.00 89th pct 1.20 96th pct
Renting in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +22.1 pts higher in Rhodes gap steady
37.2% 86th pct 59.2% 96th pct
Owned outright in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +10.9 pts higher in Liberty Grove gap widening
21.4% 11th pct 10.5% 3rd pct
Separate houses in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +5.9 pts higher in Liberty Grove gap steady
9.2% 0th pct 3.2% 0th pct
3+ bedrooms in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +47.7 pts higher in Liberty Grove gap widening
63.5% 18th pct 15.8% 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

37.2% Rented +22.1 pts ▸ 59.2%
39.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +12.0 pts 27.7%
21.4% Owned outright ◂ +10.9 pts 10.5%
0.7% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.5% Other tenure +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

Types of homes

61.7% Flat or apartment +33.4 pts ▸ 95.1%
29.0% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +27.4 pts 1.5%
9.2% Separate house ◂ +5.9 pts 3.2%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

35.4% 2 bedrooms +23.9 pts ▸ 59.3%
54.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +41.2 pts 13.8%
0.0% 1 bedroom +23.2 pts ▸ 23.2%
8.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +6.9 pts 1.1%
0.5% 5 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.0% Studio / none +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

56.6% $550–$749 ◂ +9.1 pts 47.5%
27.2% $350–$549 +9.8 pts ▸ 37.0%
9.6% $750 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 8.6%
2.6% $200–$349 +0.3 pts ▸ 2.9%
0.0% Under $200 +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

37.2% $1,800–$2,999 +2.1 pts ▸ 39.4%
28.6% $3,000 or more +6.6 pts ▸ 35.2%
15.5% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +4.1 pts 11.4%
14.5% Under $1,000 ◂ +6.6 pts 7.9%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +10.2 pts higher in Rhodes gap steady
7.6% 84th pct 17.8% 93rd pct
Work from home in Liberty Grovein Rhodes even gap steady
51.4% 99th pct 51.5% 99th pct
PT commute in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +3.7 pts higher in Rhodes gap narrowing
4.6% 90th pct 8.4% 98th pct
PT stops in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +26 more in Rhodes
0 0th pct 26 86th pct
Stops/1k in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +2.27 more in Rhodes
0.00 0th pct 2.27 66th pct
Departures/1k in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +1,505.5 more in Rhodes
0.0 0th pct 1,505.5 89th pct
PT routes in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +7 more in Rhodes
0 0th pct 7 86th pct
Stop walk in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +6 longer in Liberty Grove
7 39th pct 1 0th pct
Drive to city in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +2 longer in Rhodes
14 10th pct 16 13th pct
Reach 30 min in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +52,488 more in Rhodes
47,408 86th pct 99,896 89th pct
Reach 45 min in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +432,268 more in Rhodes
106,589 80th pct 538,857 92nd pct
Transit to city in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +13 longer in Liberty Grove
57 49th pct 44 25th pct

How people get to work

51.4% Worked at home even 51.5%
25.0% Car (driver) ◂ +3.6 pts 21.4%
4.4% Train +3.1 pts ▸ 7.4%
2.1% Walked +0.4 pts ▸ 2.5%
1.9% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.4 pts 1.5%
0.3% Bus +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.0% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

57.8% 1 vehicle +5.6 pts ▸ 63.4%
31.8% 2 vehicles ◂ +15.6 pts 16.1%
7.6% No vehicle +10.2 pts ▸ 17.8%
3.2% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.1 pts 2.1%
0.7% 4 or more even 0.7%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +24.1 pts higher in Rhodes gap widening
45.9% 87th pct 70.0% 100th pct
Recent arrivals in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +13.3 pts higher in Rhodes gap narrowing
13.5% 75th pct 26.9% 92nd pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +0.2 pts higher in Rhodes gap narrowing
5.5% 74th pct 5.7% 75th pct
Participation in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +0.8 pts higher in Rhodes gap narrowing
68.7% 78th pct 69.5% 80th pct
Full-time in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +1.4 pts higher in Rhodes gap steady
64.1% 76th pct 65.5% 80th pct

Industries people work in

13.4% Professional & technical +4.2 pts ▸ 17.6%
11.8% Finance & insurance +0.8 pts ▸ 12.6%
12.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.3 pts 10.7%
8.8% Education & training ◂ +3.3 pts 5.5%
7.1% Retail trade +0.5 pts ▸ 7.7%
6.6% Accommodation & food +0.2 pts ▸ 6.8%
6.6% Construction ◂ +0.5 pts 6.1%
5.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.6 pts 3.3%
5.3% Manufacturing ◂ +1.5 pts 3.8%
3.5% Wholesale trade even 3.6%
2.5% Transport & warehousing +0.7 pts ▸ 3.2%
2.0% Media & telecommunications +1.1 pts ▸ 3.2%

Occupations people work in

39.6% Professionals +4.3 pts ▸ 43.8%
17.1% Managers ◂ +1.7 pts 15.3%
14.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.4 pts 13.1%
9.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.8 pts 7.0%
6.9% Community & personal service ◂ +0.7 pts 6.2%
6.3% Sales workers +0.4 pts ▸ 6.7%
3.1% Labourers +0.4 pts ▸ 3.4%
1.6% Machinery operators & drivers +0.8 pts ▸ 2.4%

Walkability

Walk score in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +0.8 higher in Rhodes
8.2 98th pct 9.0 100th pct
Types ≤15 min in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +0.0 more in Liberty Grove
8.0 100th pct 7.9 100th pct
15-min city in Liberty Grovein Rhodes even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to shops in Liberty Grovein Rhodes even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to transit in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +1.5 pts higher in Rhodes
98.5% 95th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to school in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +5.4 pts higher in Liberty Grove
100.0% 100th pct 94.6% 96th pct
Walk to a park in Liberty Grovein Rhodes even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +4.1 pts higher in Rhodes
95.8% 99th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Amenities/1k in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +2.5 more in Rhodes
6.3 32nd pct 8.8 38th pct
Intersections/km² in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +44 higher in Rhodes
365 98th pct 410 100th pct
Mean slope in Liberty Grovein Rhodes +1.1 pts higher in Rhodes
5.2% 45th pct 6.4% 58th pct

Compare Liberty Grove with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Liberty Grove vs Rhodes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL12324/liberty-grove/vs/SAL13372/rhodes