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Padstow Heights vs Picnic Point

Name: Padstow Heights vs Picnic Point — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.1 km apart · Padstow Heights profile · Picnic Point profile

Padstow Heights Picnic Point

Picnic Point and Padstow Heights are neighbouring areas with different household profiles. Picnic Point is wealthier and has a younger feel, with 21.2% of people under 15 and a typical weekly household income of $2,459. It is also more likely to have large homes, with 95.0% having three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Padstow Heights is older, with 24.5% of people aged 65 and over and a typical weekly income of $1,938. It is more car-dependent, as 77.9% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a '15-minute-city' compared to just 26.9% in Picnic Point.

Daily life in both places shares many similarities, including nearly identical rates of people born overseas and those who speak little or no English. They also have almost the same share of renters and people in de facto relationships. While both have very high rates of working from home, the gap in typical age has widened since 2011, with Padstow Heights becoming noticeably older than Picnic Point.

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Where they differ most

Population: 2,819 larger in Picnic Point 3+ bedrooms: 13.8 pts higher in Picnic Point Living alone: 9.5 pts higher in Padstow Heights Needs assistance: 3.8 pts higher in Padstow Heights Participation: 8.9 pts higher in Picnic Point

Demographics & Identity

Population in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point +2,819 larger in Picnic Point gap widening

3,594 86th pct 6,413 86th pct

Median age in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point +5 yrs older in Padstow Heights gap widening

44 yrs 46th pct 39 yrs 26th pct

Age structure

25.4% Older adults (45–64) +0.2 pts ▸ 25.6%

21.2% Young adults (25–44) +4.1 pts ▸ 25.3%

24.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +8.3 pts 16.2%

16.9% Children (0–14) +4.3 pts ▸ 21.2%

12.0% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.3 pts 11.7%

Marital status

52.3% Married +5.4 pts ▸ 57.7%

27.2% Never married +1.9 pts ▸ 29.1%

9.9% Widowed ◂ +5.1 pts 4.9%

7.7% Divorced ◂ +1.4 pts 6.3%

2.9% Separated ◂ +0.8 pts 2.1%

Age & sex structure

Padstow Heights Picnic Point

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

73.4% Australia +1.7 pts ▸ 75.1%

2.7% China ◂ +0.1 pts 2.7%

2.1% England ◂ +0.2 pts 1.9%

0.5% Vietnam +1.0 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.4% New Zealand ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

1.1% Philippines ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

0.6% India +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.7% Italy even 0.7%

0.4% South Africa even 0.4%

0.0% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

30.2% English ◂ +3.4 pts 26.8%

27.2% Australian +0.3 pts ▸ 27.4%

8.9% Irish +0.8 pts ▸ 9.7%

8.3% Greek ◂ +1.1 pts 7.2%

6.3% Scottish +0.6 pts ▸ 7.0%

6.0% Chinese +0.9 pts ▸ 6.9%

4.8% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 5.5%

2.8% German ◂ +0.1 pts 2.8%

1.0% Vietnamese +1.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.2% Indian +0.9 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.7% Filipino ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

0.6% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

Language

Language used at home

71.1% English only ◂ +0.5 pts 70.6%

4.8% Arabic +1.1 pts ▸ 5.8%

5.0% Greek ◂ +0.6 pts 4.3%

2.5% Mandarin +0.5 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.1% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.8% Vietnamese +1.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.1% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.6% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.1% Punjabi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

68.3% Christianity ◂ +4.1 pts 64.2%

20.9% No religion +1.9 pts ▸ 22.8%

3.8% Islam +1.5 pts ▸ 5.4%

5.3% Not stated ◂ +1.6 pts 3.7%

0.9% Buddhism +1.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.8% Hinduism +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.2% Other religions +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point +0.17 more in Padstow Heights

1.64 21st pct 1.47 18th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point +9 more in Padstow Heights

34 89th pct 25 87th pct

Avg size in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point +54 larger in Picnic Point

400 59th pct 454 66th pct

ICSEA in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point +2 higher in Padstow Heights

1,042 76th pct 1,040 75th pct

Highest year of school

54.8% Year 12 +8.3 pts ▸ 63.1%

23.1% Year 10 ◂ +0.2 pts 22.9%

9.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.6 pts 7.3%

4.5% Year 11 ◂ +0.6 pts 4.0%

Highest qualification level

23.7% Bachelor degree +5.6 pts ▸ 29.3%

27.5% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.3 pts 27.2%

15.8% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.8 pts ▸ 16.6%

7.8% Postgraduate degree +2.9 pts ▸ 10.7%

2.8% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.5 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.9% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

Field of qualification

21.3% Management & commerce +4.1 pts ▸ 25.4%

15.4% Engineering & related +0.9 pts ▸ 16.4%

9.5% Society & culture +1.4 pts ▸ 10.8%

9.3% Education +1.1 pts ▸ 10.4%

8.1% Health +0.3 pts ▸ 8.4%

6.6% Architecture & building +0.5 pts ▸ 7.2%

4.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.3 pts 3.6%

3.9% Creative arts ◂ +0.6 pts 3.4%

2.6% Information technology +0.6 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.3% Natural & physical sciences +0.4 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.8% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point +$122 higher in Picnic Point gap widening

$841 65th pct $963 79th pct

Household income in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point +$521 higher in Picnic Point gap widening

$1,938 72nd pct $2,459 89th pct

Family income in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point +$250 higher in Picnic Point gap narrowing

$2,484 81st pct $2,734 87th pct

Household income distribution

25.2% $1,500–$2,999 +0.9 pts ▸ 26.2%

16.1% $4,000 or more +7.6 pts ▸ 23.7%

22.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.2 pts 19.6%

17.4% Under $650 ◂ +5.9 pts 11.6%

12.5% $3,000–$3,999 +1.7 pts ▸ 14.2%

Personal income distribution

37.9% Under $650 ◂ +2.2 pts 35.7%

30.1% $650–$1,499 +0.2 pts ▸ 30.3%

19.3% $1,500–$2,999 +4.4 pts ▸ 23.7%

4.5% $3,000 or more +2.3 pts ▸ 6.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.7% Arthritis ◂ +2.5 pts 8.2%

9.0% Other condition ◂ +1.9 pts 7.1%

7.3% Mental health ◂ +1.7 pts 5.6%

7.2% Asthma ◂ +0.1 pts 7.1%

5.2% Diabetes ◂ +1.2 pts 4.0%

4.8% Heart disease ◂ +0.9 pts 3.9%

3.5% Cancer ◂ +0.5 pts 3.0%

2.4% Dementia ◂ +1.9 pts 0.5%

1.7% Lung condition ◂ +0.6 pts 1.1%

1.4% Stroke ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

63.9% None +5.7 pts ▸ 69.6%

18.6% One condition ◂ +0.5 pts 18.1%

7.0% Two conditions ◂ +2.3 pts 4.6%

3.8% Three or more ◂ +1.6 pts 2.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point +47 larger in Picnic Point

30 73rd pct 77 83rd pct

Median age in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point +11 yrs older in Padstow Heights

30 yrs 63rd pct 19 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point +$50 higher in Padstow Heights

$900 73rd pct $850 69th pct

Household income in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point +$208 higher in Padstow Heights

$2,833 86th pct $2,625 82nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point +0.3 larger in Picnic Point gap widening

2.7 71st pct 3.0 86th pct

Family composition

65.0% Couples with children +4.1 pts ▸ 69.1%

23.1% Couples without children ◂ +3.7 pts 19.5%

11.1% One-parent families ◂ +0.3 pts 10.8%

0.7% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

Household size

29.6% 2 people ◂ +1.0 pts 28.6%

25.0% 1 person ◂ +9.5 pts 15.5%

18.3% 4 people +5.4 pts ▸ 23.7%

15.6% 3 people +2.2 pts ▸ 17.7%

7.8% 5 people +1.9 pts ▸ 9.7%

3.7% 6 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 4.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point +$85 higher in Picnic Point gap widening

$495 92nd pct $580 98th pct

Mortgage in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point +$317 higher in Picnic Point gap widening

$2,500 88th pct $2,817 90th pct

People / bedroom in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

38.6% Owned with a mortgage +4.8 pts ▸ 43.4%

38.3% Owned outright +2.0 pts ▸ 40.3%

13.8% Rented +0.8 pts ▸ 14.7%

6.7% Other tenure ◂ +5.8 pts 0.9%

1.3% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 0.6%

Types of homes

72.0% Separate house +3.4 pts ▸ 75.4%

14.4% Townhouse / semi-detached +9.6 pts ▸ 24.0%

13.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +12.7 pts 0.3%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

32.4% 4 bedrooms +8.9 pts ▸ 41.2%

38.0% 3 bedrooms +1.3 pts ▸ 39.3%

10.8% 5 or more +3.6 pts ▸ 14.5%

11.7% 2 bedrooms ◂ +7.8 pts 3.9%

5.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +4.8 pts 0.4%

0.9% Studio / none ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

29.1% $550–$749 +16.5 pts ▸ 45.6%

29.7% $350–$549 ◂ +1.6 pts 28.2%

16.0% Under $200 ◂ +12.4 pts 3.6%

8.0% $750 or more +4.0 pts ▸ 12.0%

8.6% $200–$349 ◂ +3.7 pts 4.9%

Monthly mortgage distribution

31.4% $3,000 or more +12.5 pts ▸ 43.8%

32.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +5.0 pts 27.6%

15.4% $1,000–$1,799 even 15.3%

13.9% Under $1,000 ◂ +5.1 pts 8.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point +6 more in Picnic Point

17 86th pct 23 86th pct

Stops/1k in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point +1.14 more in Padstow Heights

4.73 76th pct 3.59 72nd pct

Departures/1k in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point +401.4 more in Padstow Heights

938.8 86th pct 537.3 79th pct

PT routes in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point even

2 75th pct 2 75th pct

Stop walk in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point +3 longer in Padstow Heights

7 39th pct 4 29th pct

Drive to city in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point +4 longer in Picnic Point

22 19th pct 26 22nd pct

Reach 30 min in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point +1,206 more in Padstow Heights

17,200 71st pct 15,994 69th pct

Reach 45 min in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point +22,391 more in Padstow Heights

86,089 76th pct 63,698 70th pct

Transit to city in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point +3 longer in Padstow Heights

76 83rd pct 73 79th pct

How people get to work

39.8% Worked at home +4.1 pts ▸ 43.9%

34.1% Car (driver) ◂ +1.8 pts 32.3%

2.4% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.3 pts 2.1%

1.2% Train even 1.2%

0.5% Walked ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.4% Bus ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

36.5% 2 vehicles +9.1 pts ▸ 45.6%

31.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +5.7 pts 25.7%

15.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.0 pts 14.8%

8.6% 4 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 10.5%

7.9% No vehicle ◂ +4.7 pts 3.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

10.5% Education & training +2.4 pts ▸ 12.9%

11.8% Health care & social assistance +0.2 pts ▸ 12.0%

10.0% Construction +0.7 pts ▸ 10.7%

7.7% Professional & technical +0.7 pts ▸ 8.4%

7.4% Retail trade ◂ +0.2 pts 7.2%

7.1% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.3 pts 5.8%

7.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.4 pts 6.6%

6.8% Manufacturing ◂ +1.3 pts 5.5%

5.6% Finance & insurance +1.1 pts ▸ 6.6%

4.3% Accommodation & food +0.3 pts ▸ 4.6%

4.1% Other services ◂ +1.4 pts 2.7%

3.4% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.1 pts 3.3%

Occupations people work in

25.4% Professionals +0.7 pts ▸ 26.0%

17.8% Clerical & administrative +0.6 pts ▸ 18.5%

14.7% Managers +3.2 pts ▸ 17.9%

12.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.6 pts 11.2%

8.2% Community & personal service +0.7 pts ▸ 9.0%

7.7% Sales workers ◂ +0.2 pts 7.4%

6.3% Labourers ◂ +2.0 pts 4.3%

5.4% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.6 pts 3.9%

Walkability

Walk score in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point even

4.8 82nd pct 4.8 82nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point +0.6 more in Padstow Heights

4.8 82nd pct 4.2 79th pct

15-min city in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point +51.0 pts higher in Padstow Heights

77.9% 88th pct 26.9% 74th pct

Walk to shops in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point +13.8 pts higher in Picnic Point

0.0% 0th pct 13.8% 67th pct

Walk to transit in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point +0.3 pts higher in Picnic Point

98.8% 96th pct 99.1% 97th pct

Walk to school in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point +6.5 pts higher in Picnic Point

80.6% 85th pct 87.1% 90th pct

Walk to a park in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point even

99.9% 98th pct 100.0% 99th pct

Walk to health in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point +3.2 pts higher in Picnic Point

0.0% 0th pct 3.2% 72nd pct

Amenities/1k in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point +1.1 more in Padstow Heights

7.5 35th pct 6.4 33rd pct

Intersections/km² in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point +18 higher in Padstow Heights

112 86th pct 94 85th pct

Mean slope in Padstow Heights in Picnic Point +4.7 pts higher in Padstow Heights

10.2% 81st pct 5.5% 48th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Padstow Heights vs Picnic Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL13132/padstow-heights/vs/SAL13211/picnic-point