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Rodd Point vs Wareemba

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.3 km apart · Rodd Point profile · Wareemba profile

Rodd Point Wareemba

Wareemba and Rodd Point are neighbouring areas with similar population sizes, but they have very different housing and accessibility profiles. Rodd Point is dominated by separate houses (92.4%), and 79.4% of homes there have three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Wareemba has far more apartments and smaller homes, with only 54.5% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms. This difference extends to tenure; renting is far higher in Wareemba (27.9%) compared to Rodd Point (10.9%). Wareemba also offers better local access, with 100% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, compared to 61.9% in Rodd Point.

Everyday life is very similar in both places, as they share nearly identical rates of people working from home, similar transit times to the city, and the same proportion of children under 15. Both areas are well-off, with typical weekly household incomes well above the national figure. However, Rodd Point is wealthier still, with a typical weekly income of $2,953 compared to $2,294 in Wareemba. This gap in income and the higher share of detached housing in Rodd Point have remained consistent over time.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 37.1 pts higher in Rodd Point 3+ bedrooms: 24.9 pts higher in Rodd Point Renting: 16.9 pts higher in Wareemba Year 12: 8.3 pts higher in Rodd Point One-parent: 5.0 pts higher in Wareemba

Demographics & Identity

Population in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +139 larger in Wareemba gap narrowing
1,380 75th pct 1,519 76th pct
Median age in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +1 yrs older in Rodd Point gap widening
44 yrs 46th pct 43 yrs 43rd pct
First Nations in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +0.5 pts higher in Wareemba gap steady
0.2% 31st pct 0.7% 37th pct
Aged 65+ in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +1.3 pts higher in Wareemba gap steady
18.6% 49th pct 19.9% 55th pct
Under 15 in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +0.7 pts higher in Rodd Point gap narrowing
18.9% 63rd pct 18.2% 58th pct
De facto in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +3.4 pts higher in Wareemba gap widening
5.6% 12th pct 9.0% 26th pct

Age structure

30.4% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.0 pts 27.5%
19.6% Young adults (25–44) +4.6 pts ▸ 24.2%
18.6% Seniors (65+) +1.3 pts ▸ 19.9%
18.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.7 pts 18.2%
11.8% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.1 pts 9.7%

Marital status

60.0% Married ◂ +8.6 pts 51.4%
29.0% Never married +3.2 pts ▸ 32.2%
4.0% Divorced +3.9 pts ▸ 8.0%
4.7% Widowed +1.8 pts ▸ 6.4%
2.4% Separated ◂ +0.7 pts 1.7%

Age & sex structure

Rodd Point Wareemba

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +2.4 pts higher in Wareemba gap narrowing
26.4% 86th pct 28.8% 88th pct

Country of birth

71.7% Australia ◂ +3.6 pts 68.1%
6.2% Italy +3.1 pts ▸ 9.3%
4.2% China ◂ +2.5 pts 1.7%
1.4% England +1.0 pts ▸ 2.4%
2.1% Vietnam ◂ +1.6 pts 0.5%
1.0% New Zealand +0.5 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.8% India ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%
0.0% Philippines +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.7% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

26.3% Italian +5.4 pts ▸ 31.7%
20.5% English +5.0 pts ▸ 25.5%
19.7% Australian +5.0 pts ▸ 24.7%
13.4% Chinese ◂ +8.1 pts 5.3%
8.2% Irish +3.0 pts ▸ 11.2%
7.7% Greek ◂ +2.6 pts 5.1%
6.7% Scottish ◂ +1.4 pts 5.3%
2.7% Vietnamese ◂ +1.8 pts 0.9%
1.6% German +0.5 pts ▸ 2.1%
2.0% Indian ◂ +1.4 pts 0.5%
0.0% Filipino +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%
1.0% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

Language

Other language in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +5.1 pts higher in Rodd Point gap steady
33.6% 91st pct 28.6% 90th pct
Limited English in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +0.1 pts higher in Wareemba gap narrowing
4.1% 90th pct 4.3% 90th pct

Language used at home

64.7% English only +3.9 pts ▸ 68.6%
9.3% Italian +7.0 pts ▸ 16.4%
5.1% Mandarin ◂ +3.2 pts 1.9%
4.5% Greek ◂ +2.1 pts 2.4%
3.1% Cantonese ◂ +2.3 pts 0.9%
2.9% Vietnamese ◂ +2.2 pts 0.7%
1.4% Arabic ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%
0.4% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%
0.0% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +2.5 pts higher in Rodd Point gap narrowing
27.3% 18th pct 24.8% 14th pct

Religious affiliation

63.5% Christianity +4.3 pts ▸ 67.8%
27.3% No religion ◂ +2.5 pts 24.8%
4.2% Buddhism ◂ +2.5 pts 1.7%
2.1% Not stated +2.0 pts ▸ 4.1%
1.1% Hinduism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%
0.7% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.5% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%
0.4% Judaism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +8.3 pts higher in Rodd Point gap steady
74.9% 94th pct 66.6% 88th pct
Bachelor+ in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +5.8 pts higher in Rodd Point gap widening
39.9% 93rd pct 34.1% 89th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +7 more in Rodd Point
40 90th pct 33 89th pct
Avg size in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +61 larger in Wareemba
485 70th pct 545 78th pct
ICSEA in Rodd Pointin Wareemba even
1,115 94th pct 1,117 95th pct

Highest year of school

74.9% Year 12 ◂ +8.3 pts 66.6%
12.8% Year 10 +2.7 pts ▸ 15.5%
7.7% Year 9 or below +3.5 pts ▸ 11.2%
2.4% Year 11 +0.1 pts ▸ 2.4%

Highest qualification level

39.9% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.8 pts 37.1%
15.9% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.5 pts ▸ 17.4%
13.0% Certificate III / IV +3.1 pts ▸ 16.1%
14.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.7 pts 12.5%
4.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.4 pts 2.3%
1.1% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%

Field of qualification

33.4% Management & commerce ◂ +5.5 pts 27.9%
10.2% Society & culture +2.8 pts ▸ 13.0%
10.2% Engineering & related +0.6 pts ▸ 10.8%
9.5% Health ◂ +3.3 pts 6.3%
8.6% Education ◂ +0.9 pts 7.7%
6.9% Architecture & building ◂ +0.1 pts 6.7%
2.8% Food, hospitality & personal services +3.4 pts ▸ 6.1%
5.0% Creative arts +0.1 pts ▸ 5.2%
2.6% Natural & physical sciences +1.0 pts ▸ 3.7%
3.0% Information technology +0.4 pts ▸ 3.4%
0.4% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

Income

Personal income in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +$72 higher in Rodd Point gap steady
$1,099 87th pct $1,027 85th pct
Household income in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +$659 higher in Rodd Point gap widening
$2,953 96th pct $2,294 86th pct
Family income in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +$663 higher in Rodd Point gap widening
$3,568 98th pct $2,905 89th pct
High earners in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +3.9 pts higher in Rodd Point gap steady
27.9% 98th pct 24.0% 93rd pct
High-income homes in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +9.6 pts higher in Rodd Point gap widening
47.7% 100th pct 38.1% 91st pct

Household income distribution

35.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +8.2 pts 27.3%
23.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.6 pts 22.5%
16.8% $650–$1,499 +4.1 pts ▸ 20.9%
9.7% Under $650 +3.1 pts ▸ 12.8%
12.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.5 pts 10.7%

Personal income distribution

33.9% Under $650 +2.0 pts ▸ 35.9%
24.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.1 pts 24.7%
21.8% $1,500–$2,999 +1.3 pts ▸ 23.0%
16.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.3 pts 12.2%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +3.9 pts higher in Wareemba
22.4% 21st pct 26.3% 37th pct
Mental health in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +2.0 pts higher in Wareemba
4.8% 24th pct 6.8% 37th pct
Needs assistance in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +1.7 pts higher in Wareemba gap steady
3.9% 41st pct 5.7% 62nd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

7.1% Arthritis +2.6 pts ▸ 9.7%
7.3% Other condition ◂ +0.2 pts 7.1%
5.8% Asthma +1.1 pts ▸ 6.9%
4.8% Mental health +2.0 pts ▸ 6.8%
4.1% Diabetes ◂ +0.7 pts 3.4%
3.1% Heart disease +1.0 pts ▸ 4.1%
3.4% Cancer +0.3 pts ▸ 3.8%
0.7% Lung condition +1.6 pts ▸ 2.2%
0.0% Stroke +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.2% Dementia +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

73.8% None ◂ +5.7 pts 68.1%
16.7% One condition +1.3 pts ▸ 18.0%
4.2% Two conditions +1.8 pts ▸ 6.0%
1.7% Three or more +0.8 pts ▸ 2.5%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +2.4 pts higher in Rodd Point gap widening
15.8% 39th pct 13.5% 27th pct
Unpaid carers in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +3.7 pts higher in Rodd Point gap widening
17.4% 86th pct 13.7% 60th pct
Unpaid child care in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +3.9 pts higher in Rodd Point gap steady
29.9% 73rd pct 25.9% 53rd pct
Defence service in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +0.2 pts higher in Rodd Point
1.5% 37th pct 1.3% 35th pct
Housework 15h+ in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +2.1 pts higher in Rodd Point gap widening
24.9% 54th pct 22.8% 42nd pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +8 larger in Wareemba
3 43rd pct 11 60th pct
Median age in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +35 yrs older in Rodd Point
60 yrs 95th pct 25 yrs 46th pct
Median income in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +$162 higher in Rodd Point
$1,062 82nd pct $900 73rd pct
Household income in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +$376 higher in Rodd Point
$2,750 86th pct $2,374 75th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +0.2 larger in Rodd Point gap steady
2.8 76th pct 2.6 57th pct
One-parent in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +5.0 pts higher in Wareemba gap steady
6.7% 27th pct 11.7% 55th pct
Living alone in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +6.4 pts higher in Wareemba gap widening
18.5% 31st pct 24.9% 54th pct

Family composition

72.0% Couples with children ◂ +8.1 pts 63.9%
20.6% Couples without children +2.9 pts ▸ 23.4%
6.7% One-parent families +5.0 pts ▸ 11.7%
0.8% Other families +0.8 pts ▸ 1.6%

Household size

27.7% 2 people +5.7 pts ▸ 33.4%
26.7% 4 people ◂ +8.5 pts 18.2%
18.5% 1 person +6.4 pts ▸ 24.9%
18.1% 3 people ◂ +2.2 pts 15.9%
7.8% 5 people ◂ +1.2 pts 6.6%
1.9% 6 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 2.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +$150 higher in Rodd Point gap widening
$750 100th pct $600 100th pct
Mortgage in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +$317 higher in Rodd Point gap narrowing
$3,350 95th pct $3,033 92nd pct
People / bedroom in Rodd Pointin Wareemba even gap steady
0.90 86th pct 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +16.9 pts higher in Wareemba gap widening
10.9% 30th pct 27.9% 75th pct
Owned outright in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +7.0 pts higher in Rodd Point gap widening
47.5% 69th pct 40.5% 48th pct
Separate houses in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +37.1 pts higher in Rodd Point gap widening
92.4% 38th pct 55.4% 9th pct
3+ bedrooms in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +24.9 pts higher in Rodd Point gap widening
79.4% 50th pct 54.5% 11th pct

How homes are owned or rented

47.5% Owned outright ◂ +7.0 pts 40.5%
39.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +11.6 pts 27.7%
10.9% Rented +16.9 pts ▸ 27.9%
0.8% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.8% Other tenure even 0.9%

Types of homes

92.4% Separate house ◂ +37.1 pts 55.4%
0.0% Flat or apartment +31.8 pts ▸ 31.8%
6.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +3.3 pts ▸ 9.3%
0.0% Other dwelling +2.9 pts ▸ 2.9%

Bedrooms per home

42.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +11.2 pts 31.5%
18.3% 2 bedrooms +23.8 pts ▸ 42.0%
28.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +11.1 pts 17.5%
8.2% 5 or more ◂ +2.7 pts 5.5%
0.6% 1 bedroom +1.1 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

50.0% $750 or more ◂ +31.4 pts 18.6%
40.4% $550–$749 +3.7 pts ▸ 44.1%
13.5% $350–$549 +13.9 pts ▸ 27.3%
0.0% $200–$349 +3.1 pts ▸ 3.1%
0.0% Under $200 even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

52.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 51.2%
12.8% $1,800–$2,999 +12.8 pts ▸ 25.6%
12.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +9.1 pts 3.8%
9.6% $1,000–$1,799 +2.9 pts ▸ 12.5%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +4.1 pts higher in Wareemba gap steady
5.3% 75th pct 9.5% 87th pct
Work from home in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +0.5 pts higher in Wareemba gap steady
47.0% 96th pct 47.5% 96th pct
PT commute in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +1.1 pts higher in Wareemba gap steady
0.4% 64th pct 1.5% 76th pct
PT stops in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +8 more in Rodd Point
13 83rd pct 5 74th pct
Stops/1k in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +6.13 more in Rodd Point
9.42 87th pct 3.29 71st pct
Departures/1k in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +490.3 more in Rodd Point
2,732.6 96th pct 2,242.3 93rd pct
PT routes in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +1 more in Wareemba
3 79th pct 4 82nd pct
Stop walk in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +1 longer in Wareemba
1 0th pct 2 14th pct
Drive to city in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +1 longer in Wareemba
9 4th pct 10 5th pct
Reach 30 min in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +17,532 more in Rodd Point
70,351 88th pct 52,819 87th pct
Reach 45 min in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +24,201 more in Rodd Point
253,611 88th pct 229,410 87th pct
Transit to city in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +3 longer in Rodd Point
58 51st pct 55 45th pct

How people get to work

47.0% Worked at home +0.5 pts ▸ 47.5%
34.6% Car (driver) ◂ +4.6 pts 30.0%
2.1% Car (passenger) +0.3 pts ▸ 2.4%
0.4% Bus +1.1 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.4% Walked +0.8 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.7% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

46.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +11.8 pts 34.2%
28.6% 1 vehicle +15.3 pts ▸ 43.9%
14.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +5.8 pts 8.9%
5.3% No vehicle +4.1 pts ▸ 9.5%
5.8% 4 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 5.3%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +6.5 pts higher in Wareemba gap steady
28.8% 42nd pct 35.3% 65th pct
Recent arrivals in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +4.2 pts higher in Wareemba gap widening
2.2% 33rd pct 6.4% 49th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +0.6 pts higher in Wareemba gap steady
2.8% 41st pct 3.4% 48th pct
Participation in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +6.1 pts higher in Rodd Point gap widening
65.2% 66th pct 59.1% 44th pct
Full-time in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +2.1 pts higher in Wareemba gap steady
59.2% 56th pct 61.3% 66th pct

Industries people work in

13.9% Professional & technical ◂ +1.8 pts 12.1%
13.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.6 pts 10.7%
8.9% Finance & insurance +2.2 pts ▸ 11.1%
11.0% Education & training ◂ +1.3 pts 9.7%
8.1% Construction +0.8 pts ▸ 8.9%
7.4% Retail trade ◂ +2.3 pts 5.1%
3.4% Public administration & safety +3.1 pts ▸ 6.5%
4.7% Manufacturing ◂ +1.0 pts 3.7%
3.5% Accommodation & food +1.1 pts ▸ 4.6%
4.5% Rental & real estate even 4.5%
4.2% Other services even 4.2%
1.7% Administrative & support +2.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

Occupations people work in

33.6% Professionals ◂ +1.9 pts 31.6%
23.2% Managers even 23.2%
16.4% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.1 pts 14.3%
8.1% Technicians & trades +1.6 pts ▸ 9.7%
8.8% Sales workers ◂ +3.2 pts 5.6%
5.2% Community & personal service +2.6 pts ▸ 7.9%
3.3% Labourers +0.3 pts ▸ 3.5%
1.0% Machinery operators & drivers +1.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +1.3 higher in Wareemba
6.8 92nd pct 8.1 98th pct
Types ≤15 min in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +0.9 more in Wareemba
6.9 93rd pct 7.8 99th pct
15-min city in Rodd Pointin Wareemba even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to shops in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +38.1 pts higher in Wareemba
61.9% 83rd pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to transit in Rodd Pointin Wareemba even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to school in Rodd Pointin Wareemba even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to a park in Rodd Pointin Wareemba even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +24.1 pts higher in Wareemba
52.3% 85th pct 76.5% 92nd pct
Amenities/1k in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +10.0 more in Rodd Point
15.2 54th pct 5.3 30th pct
Intersections/km² in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +145 higher in Rodd Point
331 97th pct 186 90th pct
Mean slope in Rodd Pointin Wareemba +0.2 pts higher in Wareemba
3.8% 26th pct 4.1% 29th pct

Compare Rodd Point with nearby areas

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Compare Wareemba with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Rodd Point vs Wareemba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL13406/rodd-point/vs/SAL14166/wareemba