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Oakville vs Pitt Town

Name: Oakville vs Pitt Town — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 5.0 km apart · Oakville profile · Pitt Town profile

Oakville Pitt Town

Pitt Town and Oakville are neighbouring areas in the Hawkesbury region, but they offer different living patterns. Pitt Town is a younger area where 23.6% of residents are children under 15, and far more people have moved in during the last five years (44.9% compared to 22.2% in Oakville). It is also more walkable, with a score of 3.8 (mostly car-dependent) and far more homes within a 15-minute walk of parks and groceries. In contrast, Oakville is older, with a typical resident aged 44 and a far higher share of homes owned outright at 52.9%.

Recent trends show the gap in new arrivals is widening, as Pitt Town attracts many more new residents than Oakville. Despite this, the two areas share several characteristics, such as having almost identical rates of volunteering and similar household sizes, with about 3.2 to 3.3 people per home. They also both have similar proportions of adults with a bachelor degree or higher, sitting around 15%.

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Where they differ most

Population: 1,844 larger in Pitt Town Recent movers: 22.6 pts higher in Pitt Town Owned outright: 18.3 pts higher in Oakville PT commute: 0.6 pts higher in Pitt Town Unpaid child care: 11.7 pts higher in Pitt Town

Demographics & Identity

Population in Oakville in Pitt Town +1,844 larger in Pitt Town gap widening

2,027 78th pct 3,871 86th pct

Median age in Oakville in Pitt Town +6 yrs older in Oakville gap widening

44 yrs 46th pct 38 yrs 23rd pct

Age structure

28.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.4 pts 26.1%

16.9% Children (0–14) +6.7 pts ▸ 23.6%

20.0% Young adults (25–44) +3.3 pts ▸ 23.4%

20.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +7.0 pts 13.5%

13.8% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.6 pts 13.3%

Marital status

56.6% Married +3.6 pts ▸ 60.2%

31.1% Never married ◂ +2.8 pts 28.3%

6.3% Divorced ◂ +0.2 pts 6.2%

4.0% Widowed ◂ +0.8 pts 3.1%

2.1% Separated ◂ +0.2 pts 1.8%

Age & sex structure

Oakville Pitt Town

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

79.2% Australia +8.5 pts ▸ 87.7%

2.4% England +0.3 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.9% China ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

0.9% New Zealand even 0.9%

0.8% Italy ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.7% India ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.0% South Africa +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

32.9% Australian +10.5 pts ▸ 43.4%

31.4% English +10.0 pts ▸ 41.4%

7.6% Irish +2.9 pts ▸ 10.5%

7.5% Scottish +2.1 pts ▸ 9.6%

6.9% Italian ◂ +1.1 pts 5.8%

2.8% German +0.4 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.0% Dutch ◂ +0.6 pts 1.4%

1.9% Chinese ◂ +0.8 pts 1.1%

1.4% Greek ◂ +0.9 pts 0.5%

1.2% Indian ◂ +0.7 pts 0.5%

0.3% Filipino +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

82.4% English only +9.8 pts ▸ 92.2%

1.2% Arabic ◂ +0.7 pts 0.5%

0.9% Mandarin ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.8% Punjabi ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.6% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.4% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.0% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

71.1% Christianity ◂ +2.6 pts 68.5%

20.6% No religion +6.3 pts ▸ 26.9%

5.7% Not stated ◂ +2.7 pts 3.0%

1.2% Islam ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

0.6% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.3% Hinduism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Buddhism even 0.3%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Oakville in Pitt Town +4.75 more in Oakville

5.85 62nd pct 1.10 10th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Oakville in Pitt Town +3 more in Oakville

13 83rd pct 10 79th pct

Avg size in Oakville in Pitt Town +78 larger in Oakville

463 67th pct 385 57th pct

ICSEA in Oakville in Pitt Town +37 higher in Oakville

1,047 77th pct 1,010 62nd pct

Highest year of school

40.8% Year 12 +6.2 pts ▸ 47.0%

36.3% Year 10 ◂ +1.8 pts 34.5%

12.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.2 pts 8.7%

5.3% Year 11 +2.0 pts ▸ 7.3%

Highest qualification level

39.1% Certificate III / IV +5.7 pts ▸ 44.8%

18.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.5 pts 17.6%

15.1% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.4 pts ▸ 17.5%

4.9% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.4 pts 4.5%

2.9% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.4 pts 1.5%

2.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.1 pts 2.7%

Field of qualification

16.6% Management & commerce +6.2 pts ▸ 22.8%

21.3% Engineering & related ◂ +2.7 pts 18.6%

13.4% Architecture & building +0.2 pts ▸ 13.5%

7.8% Society & culture +1.9 pts ▸ 9.7%

8.8% Education +0.3 pts ▸ 9.2%

6.2% Health +1.0 pts ▸ 7.2%

4.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.8 pts ▸ 6.0%

3.3% Creative arts ◂ +0.7 pts 2.6%

2.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.0 pts 1.9%

2.2% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.9 pts 1.3%

1.8% Information technology ◂ +0.3 pts 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Oakville in Pitt Town +$138 higher in Pitt Town gap widening

$876 70th pct $1,014 83rd pct

Household income in Oakville in Pitt Town +$339 higher in Pitt Town gap widening

$2,368 87th pct $2,707 92nd pct

Family income in Oakville in Pitt Town +$473 higher in Pitt Town gap widening

$2,359 76th pct $2,832 89th pct

Household income distribution

27.3% $1,500–$2,999 +2.3 pts ▸ 29.6%

23.4% $4,000 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 24.4%

20.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.6 pts 15.6%

12.8% $3,000–$3,999 +4.1 pts ▸ 16.9%

9.4% Under $650 ◂ +2.1 pts 7.4%

Personal income distribution

36.8% Under $650 ◂ +5.3 pts 31.4%

33.0% $650–$1,499 even 33.0%

19.4% $1,500–$2,999 +5.7 pts ▸ 25.1%

4.6% $3,000 or more +2.1 pts ▸ 6.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.1% Arthritis ◂ +2.5 pts 7.6%

6.6% Asthma even 6.6%

5.1% Mental health +1.4 pts ▸ 6.5%

6.3% Other condition even 6.3%

4.7% Diabetes ◂ +1.4 pts 3.3%

4.1% Heart disease ◂ +1.3 pts 2.8%

3.0% Cancer ◂ +0.7 pts 2.3%

0.9% Lung condition even 1.0%

0.6% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.5% Stroke even 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.9% None +3.6 pts ▸ 69.5%

18.4% One condition ◂ +0.7 pts 17.7%

5.0% Two conditions ◂ +0.3 pts 4.6%

2.3% Three or more ◂ +0.8 pts 1.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Oakville in Pitt Town +91 larger in Pitt Town

33 73rd pct 124 86th pct

Median age in Oakville in Pitt Town +2 yrs older in Oakville

23 yrs 38th pct 21 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Oakville in Pitt Town +$252 higher in Pitt Town

$675 53rd pct $927 75th pct

Household income in Oakville in Pitt Town +$1,000 higher in Pitt Town

$1,625 47th pct $2,625 82nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Oakville in Pitt Town +0.1 larger in Oakville gap steady

3.3 91st pct 3.2 89th pct

Family composition

65.7% Couples with children +6.2 pts ▸ 71.9%

25.5% Couples without children ◂ +5.9 pts 19.6%

8.3% One-parent families ◂ +0.3 pts 7.9%

0.8% Other families ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

Household size

29.6% 2 people ◂ +2.1 pts 27.5%

17.8% 4 people +9.8 pts ▸ 27.7%

15.5% 3 people +1.2 pts ▸ 16.7%

13.6% 1 person ◂ +3.6 pts 10.1%

13.3% 5 people +0.1 pts ▸ 13.4%

10.1% 6 or more ◂ +5.2 pts 4.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Oakville in Pitt Town +$30 higher in Oakville gap narrowing

$600 100th pct $570 98th pct

Mortgage in Oakville in Pitt Town +$469 higher in Pitt Town gap narrowing

$2,500 88th pct $2,969 92nd pct

People / bedroom in Oakville in Pitt Town even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

28.6% Owned with a mortgage +25.7 pts ▸ 54.4%

52.9% Owned outright ◂ +18.3 pts 34.5%

15.5% Rented ◂ +6.1 pts 9.4%

2.2% Other tenure ◂ +0.9 pts 1.3%

0.8% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

Types of homes

98.1% Separate house ◂ +2.2 pts 95.9%

1.2% Flat or apartment +1.4 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.0% Other dwelling +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

43.8% 4 bedrooms +11.7 pts ▸ 55.5%

25.6% 5 or more ◂ +2.3 pts 23.3%

24.7% 3 bedrooms ◂ +8.8 pts 15.9%

3.7% 2 bedrooms ◂ +0.7 pts 3.0%

1.0% 1 bedroom +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.0% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

26.1% $550–$749 +12.7 pts ▸ 38.7%

26.1% $350–$549 ◂ +2.7 pts 23.4%

21.7% $750 or more ◂ +5.5 pts 16.2%

3.3% $200–$349 +8.5 pts ▸ 11.7%

0.0% Under $200 even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.2% $3,000 or more +8.8 pts ▸ 47.0%

15.9% $1,800–$2,999 +11.1 pts ▸ 26.9%

17.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +5.5 pts 11.5%

13.5% Under $1,000 ◂ +5.1 pts 8.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Oakville in Pitt Town +10 more in Pitt Town

11 81st pct 21 86th pct

Stops/1k in Oakville in Pitt Town even

5.43 79th pct 5.42 79th pct

Departures/1k in Oakville in Pitt Town +271.3 more in Pitt Town

77.0 66th pct 348.2 76th pct

PT routes in Oakville in Pitt Town +4 more in Oakville

5 86th pct 1 71st pct

Stop walk in Oakville in Pitt Town +5 longer in Pitt Town

5 32nd pct 10 46th pct

Drive to city in Oakville in Pitt Town +8 longer in Pitt Town

39 32nd pct 47 37th pct

Reach 30 min in Oakville in Pitt Town even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Oakville in Pitt Town even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

49.3% Car (driver) ◂ +0.4 pts 48.8%

28.7% Worked at home +1.6 pts ▸ 30.3%

2.8% Car (passenger) even 2.8%

2.6% Walked ◂ +2.0 pts 0.5%

0.0% Train +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

28.8% 2 vehicles +12.8 pts ▸ 41.6%

32.7% 4 or more ◂ +10.3 pts 22.4%

24.9% 3 vehicles ◂ +4.4 pts 20.5%

11.9% 1 vehicle +2.4 pts ▸ 14.4%

1.4% No vehicle ◂ +0.7 pts 0.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

22.3% Construction ◂ +1.0 pts 21.3%

9.2% Retail trade ◂ +0.5 pts 8.6%

7.7% Health care & social assistance +1.2 pts ▸ 8.8%

7.7% Education & training +0.6 pts ▸ 8.3%

7.8% Manufacturing ◂ +0.8 pts 7.0%

6.5% Professional & technical ◂ +0.8 pts 5.7%

2.6% Public administration & safety +3.6 pts ▸ 6.1%

4.8% Other services +0.8 pts ▸ 5.6%

5.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.5 pts 3.8%

4.4% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +2.9 pts 1.6%

3.5% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.3 pts 3.2%

3.3% Accommodation & food +0.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

Occupations people work in

19.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.8 pts 18.9%

17.2% Clerical & administrative +0.8 pts ▸ 18.1%

16.8% Managers +1.1 pts ▸ 18.0%

13.2% Professionals +2.6 pts ▸ 15.8%

8.9% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.1 pts 5.7%

7.9% Sales workers ◂ +0.5 pts 7.4%

7.2% Community & personal service +0.6 pts ▸ 7.8%

7.6% Labourers ◂ +0.8 pts 6.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Oakville in Pitt Town +2.6 higher in Pitt Town

1.2 61st pct 3.8 77th pct

Types ≤15 min in Oakville in Pitt Town +2.7 more in Pitt Town

0.9 58th pct 3.6 75th pct

15-min city in Oakville in Pitt Town +32.3 pts higher in Pitt Town

0.0% 0th pct 32.3% 75th pct

Walk to shops in Oakville in Pitt Town +30.4 pts higher in Pitt Town

0.9% 58th pct 31.3% 75th pct

Walk to transit in Oakville in Pitt Town +34.2 pts higher in Pitt Town

41.0% 70th pct 75.3% 80th pct

Walk to school in Oakville in Pitt Town +21.1 pts higher in Pitt Town

12.8% 62nd pct 33.9% 70th pct

Walk to a park in Oakville in Pitt Town +67.3 pts higher in Pitt Town

9.2% 46th pct 76.5% 72nd pct

Walk to health in Oakville in Pitt Town +31.2 pts higher in Pitt Town

0.0% 0th pct 31.2% 79th pct

Amenities/1k in Oakville in Pitt Town +3.9 more in Pitt Town

6.4 33rd pct 10.3 42nd pct

Intersections/km² in Oakville in Pitt Town +16 higher in Pitt Town

9 72nd pct 25 74th pct

Mean slope in Oakville in Pitt Town +2.1 pts higher in Oakville

6.8% 61st pct 4.8% 39th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Oakville vs Pitt Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL13071/oakville/vs/SAL13238/pitt-town