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Little Forest vs Porters Creek

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 6.5 km apart · Little Forest profile · Porters Creek profile

Little Forest Porters Creek

Little Forest and Porters Creek are neighbouring areas in New South Wales, though they differ greatly in how they are used. Little Forest is home to 185 people and has three schools within 3 km, while Porters Creek is largely non-residential with no recorded population and no nearby schools.

Both areas are almost identical in their street connectivity, with just one intersection per square kilometre. This shared lack of a dense road network is consistent with the fact that neither area has any public transport stops or routes.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Little Forestin Porters Creek +185 larger in Little Forest gap widening
185 52nd pct 0 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 325
  • First area, 2016: 161
  • First area, 2021: 185
  • Second area, 2016: 0
  • Second area, 2021: 0
59 yrs 91st pct
  • First area, 2011: 51 yrs
  • First area, 2016: 57 yrs
  • First area, 2021: 59 yrs
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 0.9%
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
38.9% 95th pct
  • First area, 2011: 20.6%
  • First area, 2016: 24.8%
  • First area, 2021: 38.9%
12.4% 24th pct
  • First area, 2011: 17.8%
  • First area, 2016: 9.9%
  • First area, 2021: 12.4%
12.0% 48th pct
  • First area, 2011: 7.7%
  • First area, 2016: 2.4%
  • First area, 2021: 12.0%

Ancestry & Birthplace

17.3% 72nd pct
  • First area, 2011: 12.9%
  • First area, 2016: 21.1%
  • First area, 2021: 17.3%

Language

1.6% 38th pct
  • First area, 2011: 3.4%
  • First area, 2016: 6.8%
  • First area, 2021: 1.6%
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 1.9%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%

Religion

41.6% 53rd pct
  • First area, 2011: 20.4%
  • First area, 2016: 27.3%
  • First area, 2021: 41.6%

Education & Qualifications

48.1% 58th pct
  • First area, 2011: 44.4%
  • First area, 2016: 56.0%
  • First area, 2021: 48.1%
28.1% 83rd pct
  • First area, 2011: 18.1%
  • First area, 2016: 30.7%
  • First area, 2021: 28.1%
Schools ≤3 km in Little Forestin Porters Creek +3 more in Little Forest
3 67th pct 0 0th pct
331 51st pct
1,021 67th pct

Income

$619 27th pct
  • First area, 2011: $463
  • First area, 2016: $517
  • First area, 2021: $619
$1,218 26th pct
  • First area, 2011: $1,007
  • First area, 2016: $1,083
  • First area, 2021: $1,218
$1,375 19th pct
  • First area, 2011: $1,187
  • First area, 2016: $1,224
  • First area, 2021: $1,375
12.6% 72nd pct
  • First area, 2011: 4.5%
  • First area, 2016: 8.6%
  • First area, 2021: 12.6%
10.9% 33rd pct
  • First area, 2011: 2.6%
  • First area, 2016: 14.1%
  • First area, 2021: 10.9%

Health & Disability

33.0% 70th pct
7.0% 39th pct
3.2% 34th pct
  • First area, 2011: 3.7%
  • First area, 2016: 3.1%
  • First area, 2021: 3.2%

Community Participation

26.3% 78th pct
  • First area, 2011: 29.1%
  • First area, 2016: 35.0%
  • First area, 2021: 26.3%
11.4% 36th pct
  • First area, 2011: 14.5%
  • First area, 2016: 15.0%
  • First area, 2021: 11.4%
22.8% 37th pct
  • First area, 2011: 32.7%
  • First area, 2016: 27.9%
  • First area, 2021: 22.8%
0.0% 0th pct
37.1% 92nd pct
  • First area, 2011: 38.4%
  • First area, 2016: 34.3%
  • First area, 2021: 37.1%

First Nations

First Nations people in Little Forestin Porters Creek even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Family & Households

2.6 57th pct
  • First area, 2011: 2.6
  • First area, 2016: 2.3
  • First area, 2021: 2.6
6.0% 25th pct
  • First area, 2011: 4.9%
  • First area, 2016: 3.9%
  • First area, 2021: 6.0%
17.2% 27th pct
  • First area, 2011: 22.2%
  • First area, 2016: 25.0%
  • First area, 2021: 17.2%

Housing & Dwellings

$350 71st pct
  • First area, 2011: $290
  • First area, 2016: $265
  • First area, 2021: $350
$1,434 37th pct
  • First area, 2011: $1,183
  • First area, 2016: $1,387
  • First area, 2021: $1,434
0.70 14th pct
  • First area, 2011: 1.10
  • First area, 2016: 0.70
  • First area, 2021: 0.70
10.9% 30th pct
  • First area, 2011: 11.0%
  • First area, 2016: 7.8%
  • First area, 2021: 10.9%
64.1% 94th pct
  • First area, 2011: 55.9%
  • First area, 2016: 57.8%
  • First area, 2021: 64.1%
100.0% 100th pct
  • First area, 2011: 100.0%
  • First area, 2016: 100.0%
  • First area, 2021: 100.0%
93.8% 87th pct
  • First area, 2011: 89.7%
  • First area, 2016: 78.1%
  • First area, 2021: 93.8%

Transport & Vehicles

0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 0.0%
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
30.1% 81st pct
  • First area, 2011: 14.7%
  • First area, 2016: 25.0%
  • First area, 2021: 30.1%
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 0.0%
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
0.00 0th pct
0.0 0th pct
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Migration & Movement

28.6% 41st pct
  • First area, 2011: 31.6%
  • First area, 2016: 33.7%
  • First area, 2021: 28.6%
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 7.0%
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%

Jobs & Industry

0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 6.3%
  • First area, 2016: 3.9%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
43.7% 12th pct
  • First area, 2011: 52.6%
  • First area, 2016: 54.3%
  • First area, 2021: 43.7%
52.1% 22nd pct
  • First area, 2011: 49.6%
  • First area, 2016: 41.2%
  • First area, 2021: 52.1%

Walkability

0.0 0th pct
0.0 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct
0.0 0th pct
Intersections/km² in Little Forestin Porters Creek even
1 45th pct 1 45th pct
9.4% 78th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Little Forest vs Porters Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL12360/little-forest/vs/SAL13260/porters-creek