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Lisarow vs Springfield

Name: Lisarow vs Springfield — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.9 km apart · Lisarow profile · Springfield profile

Lisarow Springfield

Lisarow and Springfield (Central Coast - NSW) are neighbouring areas with similar population sizes, though they differ in how people live. Lisarow is more walkable, with 43.3% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed compared to just 8.1% in Springfield (Central Coast - NSW). Lisarow also has a higher rate of First Nations Year 12 completion at 50.0%, while Springfield (Central Coast - NSW) is much more likely to have separate houses, at 96.8% compared to 82.6% in Lisarow. Springfield (Central Coast - NSW) has a higher share of renters, at 27.8% compared to 13.8% in Lisarow.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people aged 65 and over, with Lisarow at 16.9% and Springfield (Central Coast - NSW) at 13.3%. They are also very alike in their typical weekly household incomes, which are $2,087 and $2,008 respectively. While they share many similarities in education and health, a gap remains in transit access; Springfield (Central Coast - NSW) allows residents to reach far more people within 45 minutes by public transport.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 14.1 pts higher in Springfield Renting: 14.0 pts higher in Springfield Median age: 4 yrs older in Lisarow Owned outright: 6.6 pts higher in Lisarow Population: 989 larger in Lisarow

Demographics & Identity

Population in Lisarow in Springfield +989 larger in Lisarow gap steady

5,299 86th pct 4,310 86th pct

Median age in Lisarow in Springfield +4 yrs older in Lisarow gap widening

41 yrs 33rd pct 37 yrs 20th pct

Age structure

28.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.1 pts 27.0%

22.1% Young adults (25–44) +3.9 pts ▸ 26.0%

20.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.3 pts 20.0%

16.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.6 pts 13.3%

12.6% Youth (15–24) +1.2 pts ▸ 13.8%

Marital status

51.2% Married ◂ +4.5 pts 46.7%

30.9% Never married +6.3 pts ▸ 37.1%

8.6% Divorced +0.6 pts ▸ 9.3%

6.5% Widowed ◂ +2.4 pts 4.1%

3.1% Separated ◂ +0.3 pts 2.8%

Age & sex structure

Lisarow Springfield

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

80.7% Australia +0.6 pts ▸ 81.3%

5.7% England ◂ +1.2 pts 4.6%

1.7% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 1.6%

0.9% South Africa even 0.9%

0.7% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.8% India even 0.8%

0.5% China ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.1% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

44.5% English ◂ +2.6 pts 41.8%

42.6% Australian ◂ +1.0 pts 41.5%

11.7% Irish +0.4 pts ▸ 12.1%

11.5% Scottish ◂ +1.0 pts 10.6%

4.3% German ◂ +0.1 pts 4.2%

2.7% Italian +0.7 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.5% Dutch +1.0 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.4% Chinese +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.2% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.4% Filipino ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

0.8% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

90.8% English only ◂ +3.0 pts 87.8%

0.6% Mandarin ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.5% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.1% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Hindi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Cantonese even 0.2%

0.1% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

54.5% Christianity ◂ +2.5 pts 52.0%

39.9% No religion +1.2 pts ▸ 41.1%

3.5% Not stated +1.2 pts ▸ 4.8%

1.0% Hinduism ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

0.6% Buddhism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Other religions +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Lisarow in Springfield +1.63 more in Lisarow

2.79 40th pct 1.16 11th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Lisarow in Springfield +12 more in Springfield

14 84th pct 26 88th pct

Avg size in Lisarow in Springfield +126 larger in Springfield

426 62nd pct 552 78th pct

ICSEA in Lisarow in Springfield +30 higher in Springfield

1,047 77th pct 1,077 87th pct

Highest year of school

56.8% Year 12 +0.1 pts ▸ 57.0%

25.2% Year 10 ◂ +1.2 pts 24.0%

8.6% Year 9 or below +0.3 pts ▸ 8.9%

6.1% Year 11 +0.1 pts ▸ 6.2%

Highest qualification level

33.5% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.9 pts 32.6%

23.8% Bachelor degree +1.8 pts ▸ 25.6%

17.5% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.4 pts ▸ 17.9%

7.6% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.7 pts 6.9%

3.4% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.3 pts 3.1%

1.8% Certificate I / II +0.3 pts ▸ 2.1%

Field of qualification

21.2% Management & commerce ◂ +1.4 pts 19.8%

14.9% Engineering & related ◂ +3.2 pts 11.7%

12.4% Society & culture +1.4 pts ▸ 13.8%

12.1% Health +1.2 pts ▸ 13.3%

9.2% Education even 9.2%

5.8% Architecture & building +0.9 pts ▸ 6.7%

4.8% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.7 pts ▸ 6.5%

3.6% Creative arts +0.4 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.2% Information technology ◂ +0.4 pts 2.9%

2.8% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.9 pts 1.9%

2.1% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.3 pts 1.8%

Income

Personal income in Lisarow in Springfield +$3 higher in Lisarow gap narrowing

$808 60th pct $805 60th pct

Household income in Lisarow in Springfield +$79 higher in Lisarow gap narrowing

$2,087 79th pct $2,008 75th pct

Family income in Lisarow in Springfield +$105 higher in Lisarow gap narrowing

$2,372 76th pct $2,267 72nd pct

Household income distribution

30.4% $1,500–$2,999 +1.3 pts ▸ 31.7%

21.4% $650–$1,499 +1.3 pts ▸ 22.7%

15.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +3.4 pts 12.1%

12.5% Under $650 +1.6 pts ▸ 14.2%

13.4% $3,000–$3,999 +0.2 pts ▸ 13.6%

Personal income distribution

40.2% Under $650 ◂ +1.0 pts 39.3%

31.6% $650–$1,499 +1.8 pts ▸ 33.4%

19.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.6 pts 19.3%

4.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 3.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.9% Mental health +1.9 pts ▸ 12.8%

10.4% Other condition ◂ +2.5 pts 7.9%

9.6% Asthma +0.3 pts ▸ 9.9%

9.5% Arthritis ◂ +0.2 pts 9.3%

4.5% Diabetes ◂ +0.2 pts 4.3%

4.4% Heart disease ◂ +1.4 pts 3.1%

3.8% Cancer ◂ +0.9 pts 2.9%

1.4% Lung condition +0.6 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.3% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%

1.2% Dementia ◂ +0.8 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

63.1% None ◂ +0.4 pts 62.7%

21.8% One condition ◂ +0.7 pts 21.1%

6.2% Two conditions +0.1 pts ▸ 6.3%

3.9% Three or more ◂ +0.2 pts 3.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Lisarow in Springfield +46 larger in Springfield

161 86th pct 207 86th pct

Median age in Lisarow in Springfield +4 yrs older in Springfield

16 yrs 13th pct 20 yrs 25th pct

Median income in Lisarow in Springfield +$100 higher in Lisarow

$622 48th pct $522 35th pct

Household income in Lisarow in Springfield +$438 higher in Lisarow

$2,094 66th pct $1,656 49th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Lisarow in Springfield +0.1 larger in Lisarow gap steady

2.9 81st pct 2.8 76th pct

Family composition

65.7% Couples with children ◂ +4.8 pts 60.9%

21.3% Couples without children +0.3 pts ▸ 21.6%

12.8% One-parent families +4.3 pts ▸ 17.1%

0.5% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Household size

29.9% 2 people +1.7 pts ▸ 31.6%

20.4% 4 people ◂ +0.2 pts 20.3%

17.1% 1 person +2.3 pts ▸ 19.5%

18.1% 3 people +0.6 pts ▸ 18.7%

9.7% 5 people ◂ +2.6 pts 7.2%

4.9% 6 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 3.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Lisarow in Springfield +$45 higher in Lisarow gap narrowing

$435 87th pct $390 80th pct

Mortgage in Lisarow in Springfield +$19 higher in Lisarow gap narrowing

$2,139 78th pct $2,120 77th pct

People / bedroom in Lisarow in Springfield even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

49.4% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +5.2 pts 44.2%

33.0% Owned outright ◂ +6.6 pts 26.4%

13.8% Rented +14.0 pts ▸ 27.8%

2.6% Other tenure ◂ +1.6 pts 1.0%

1.0% Not stated even 1.1%

Types of homes

82.6% Separate house +14.1 pts ▸ 96.8%

17.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +14.7 pts 2.4%

0.2% Flat or apartment +0.8 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

30.5% 3 bedrooms +16.8 pts ▸ 47.3%

43.0% 4 bedrooms ◂ +11.0 pts 32.0%

16.2% 5 or more ◂ +7.1 pts 9.2%

8.1% 2 bedrooms +0.6 pts ▸ 8.8%

1.0% 1 bedroom +0.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.0% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

57.4% $350–$549 ◂ +14.5 pts 42.9%

11.9% Under $200 +6.4 pts ▸ 18.2%

17.2% $550–$749 ◂ +2.8 pts 14.5%

16.0% $200–$349 +0.8 pts ▸ 16.8%

2.9% $750 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 2.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

34.4% $1,800–$2,999 +11.3 pts ▸ 45.7%

24.4% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +0.7 pts 23.7%

22.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +7.5 pts 14.6%

13.5% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.8 pts 10.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Lisarow in Springfield +3 more in Springfield

27 86th pct 30 86th pct

Stops/1k in Lisarow in Springfield +1.87 more in Springfield

5.10 78th pct 6.96 85th pct

Departures/1k in Lisarow in Springfield +568.5 more in Springfield

677.5 82nd pct 1,245.9 88th pct

PT routes in Lisarow in Springfield +2 more in Springfield

4 82nd pct 6 86th pct

Stop walk in Lisarow in Springfield +6 longer in Lisarow

8 43rd pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Lisarow in Springfield +1 longer in Lisarow

61 45th pct 60 44th pct

Reach 30 min in Lisarow in Springfield even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Lisarow in Springfield +12,999 more in Springfield

8,205 39th pct 21,204 50th pct

How people get to work

47.9% Car (driver) +0.5 pts ▸ 48.4%

28.5% Worked at home ◂ +1.4 pts 27.1%

3.5% Car (passenger) +0.6 pts ▸ 4.1%

1.1% Walked ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

0.7% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.1% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Bicycle even 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

41.1% 2 vehicles +1.4 pts ▸ 42.5%

28.6% 1 vehicle +1.4 pts ▸ 30.0%

15.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.7 pts 14.3%

11.9% 4 or more ◂ +3.7 pts 8.2%

2.9% No vehicle +2.0 pts ▸ 4.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.9% Health care & social assistance +0.9 pts ▸ 18.8%

9.1% Construction +2.3 pts ▸ 11.4%

10.4% Retail trade ◂ +0.2 pts 10.2%

9.7% Education & training +0.1 pts ▸ 9.8%

6.6% Accommodation & food +0.9 pts ▸ 7.5%

7.4% Manufacturing ◂ +2.4 pts 5.0%

6.6% Professional & technical +0.5 pts ▸ 7.1%

6.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.1 pts 6.6%

3.7% Other services +0.4 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.0% Administrative & support +0.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

3.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.2 pts 3.0%

3.0% Finance & insurance even 3.1%

Occupations people work in

22.7% Professionals +2.5 pts ▸ 25.2%

14.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.1 pts 13.1%

13.8% Managers ◂ +1.4 pts 12.4%

13.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.6 pts 13.0%

11.9% Community & personal service +1.7 pts ▸ 13.6%

9.0% Sales workers ◂ +0.3 pts 8.7%

8.5% Labourers +0.3 pts ▸ 8.8%

4.9% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.9 pts 4.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Lisarow in Springfield +0.9 higher in Lisarow

4.4 80th pct 3.6 75th pct

Types ≤15 min in Lisarow in Springfield +1.4 more in Lisarow

4.3 79th pct 2.9 72nd pct

15-min city in Lisarow in Springfield +35.2 pts higher in Lisarow

43.3% 78th pct 8.1% 64th pct

Walk to shops in Lisarow in Springfield +19.1 pts higher in Springfield

31.3% 75th pct 50.4% 80th pct

Walk to transit in Lisarow in Springfield +3.6 pts higher in Springfield

76.2% 80th pct 79.8% 81st pct

Walk to school in Lisarow in Springfield +18.2 pts higher in Lisarow

74.9% 84th pct 56.6% 77th pct

Walk to a park in Lisarow in Springfield +28.1 pts higher in Lisarow

90.5% 80th pct 62.4% 68th pct

Walk to health in Lisarow in Springfield +36.8 pts higher in Lisarow

38.8% 81st pct 2.0% 72nd pct

Amenities/1k in Lisarow in Springfield +10.5 more in Lisarow

19.1 60th pct 8.6 38th pct

Intersections/km² in Lisarow in Springfield +13 higher in Lisarow

44 77th pct 31 75th pct

Mean slope in Lisarow in Springfield +0.6 pts higher in Springfield

10.6% 84th pct 11.2% 86th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Lisarow vs Springfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL12352/lisarow/vs/SAL13639/springfield