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Rockton vs Chandlers Creek

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 20 km apart · Rockton profile · Chandlers Creek profile

Rockton Chandlers Creek

Rockton and Chandlers Creek are both sparsely populated areas located about 20 km apart. Rockton is small but has a few residents, while Chandlers Creek is largely non-residential. The two differ significantly in their typical incomes and household sizes; typical weekly household income is far higher in Rockton at $1,125 compared to $350 in Chandlers Creek. Rockton also has more people per home at 2.6, while Chandlers Creek has just 1.0.

Both areas are entirely car-dependent and lack local shops, parks, or schools within walking distance. These shared characteristics are reflected in their identical walkability scores. While they share these similarities, the gap in typical weekly personal income between the two has widened, with Rockton now far higher than Chandlers Creek by $249.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Rocktonin Chandlers Creek +22 larger in Rockton gap narrowing
22 15th pct 0 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 30
  • First area, 2021: 22
  • Second area, 2016: 0
  • Second area, 2021: 0
Median age in Rocktonin Chandlers Creek +8 yrs older in Chandlers Creek
57 yrs 89th pct 65 yrs 100th pct
  • First area, 2016: 47 yrs
  • First area, 2021: 57 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 65 yrs
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
13.6% 27th pct
  • First area, 2016: 10.0%
  • First area, 2021: 13.6%
22.7% 82nd pct
  • First area, 2016: 13.3%
  • First area, 2021: 22.7%

Ancestry & Birthplace

22.7% 81st pct
  • First area, 2016: 20.0%
  • First area, 2021: 22.7%

Language

18.2% 86th pct
  • First area, 2016: 13.3%
  • First area, 2021: 18.2%
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%

Religion

18.2% 8th pct
  • First area, 2016: 26.7%
  • First area, 2021: 18.2%

Education & Qualifications

0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
Schools ≤3 km in Rocktonin Chandlers Creek even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Income

Personal income in Rocktonin Chandlers Creek +$249 higher in Rockton
$599 25th pct $350 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: $330
  • First area, 2021: $599
  • Second area, 2021: $350
Household income in Rocktonin Chandlers Creek +$775 higher in Rockton
$1,125 21st pct $350 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: $700
  • First area, 2021: $1,125
  • Second area, 2021: $350
$2,250 71st pct
  • First area, 2016: $762
  • First area, 2021: $2,250
15.0% 79th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 15.0%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Rocktonin Chandlers Creek
36.4% 82nd pct
13.6% 89th pct
Needs assistance in Rocktonin Chandlers Creek
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%

Community Participation

20.0% 59th pct
  • First area, 2016: 39.1%
  • First area, 2021: 20.0%
25.0% 97th pct
  • First area, 2016: 13.0%
  • First area, 2021: 25.0%
Unpaid child care in Rocktonin Chandlers Creek
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 17.4%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
20.0% 26th pct
  • First area, 2016: 43.5%
  • First area, 2021: 20.0%

First Nations

First Nations people in Rocktonin Chandlers Creek even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Rocktonin Chandlers Creek +1.6 larger in Rockton
2.6 57th pct 1.0 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 2.0
  • First area, 2021: 2.6
  • Second area, 2021: 1.0

Housing & Dwellings

$50 0th pct
$1,300 29th pct
People / bedroom in Rocktonin Chandlers Creek +0.40 higher in Rockton
1.40 100th pct 1.00 89th pct
  • First area, 2016: 1.10
  • First area, 2021: 1.40
  • Second area, 2021: 1.00

Transport & Vehicles

0 0th pct 0 0th pct
0.00 0th pct
0.0 0th pct
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Migration & Movement

40.9% 80th pct
  • First area, 2016: 45.8%
  • First area, 2021: 40.9%

Jobs & Industry

45.0% 13th pct
  • First area, 2016: 39.1%
  • First area, 2021: 45.0%

Walkability

0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
Types ≤15 min in Rocktonin Chandlers Creek even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
15-min city in Rocktonin Chandlers Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Rocktonin Chandlers Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Rocktonin Chandlers Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Rocktonin Chandlers Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Rocktonin Chandlers Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Rocktonin Chandlers Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
0.0 0th pct
Intersections/km² in Rocktonin Chandlers Creek +1 higher in Rockton
1 46th pct 0 13th pct
Mean slope in Rocktonin Chandlers Creek +4.3 pts higher in Rockton
14.0% 90th pct 9.7% 79th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Rockton vs Chandlers Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL13397/rockton/vs/SAL20529/chandlers-creek