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Royalla vs Banks
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 7.5 km apart · Royalla profile · Banks profile
Royalla Banks
Banks and Royalla are neighbouring areas with very different layouts. Banks is a more compact place where 100% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport and the walkability score is somewhat walkable. In contrast, Royalla is car-dependent and consists entirely of separate houses. There are also notable differences in wealth and demographics; typical weekly family income is well higher in Royalla at $3,580 compared to $2,741 in Banks, while Banks has a well higher share of people born overseas (18.2% versus 11.3%) and those using another language at home.
Everyday life shares some similarities, such as a similar proportion of children under 15 and nearly the same percentage of people who have completed Year 12. However, some gaps are widening or shifting. The typical resident in Royalla is now noticeably older than in Banks. While both areas sit above the national figure for high weekly incomes, this gap is far higher in Royalla, where 56.4% of households earn $3,000 or more a week compared to 34.9% in Banks.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 879
- First area, 2016: 984
- First area, 2021: 1,063
- Second area, 2011: 5,060
- Second area, 2016: 4,967
- Second area, 2021: 5,100
- First area, 2011: 36 yrs
- First area, 2016: 41 yrs
- First area, 2021: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 30 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 33 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 35 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Royalla: 0.7% males, 0.3% females; 85+ in Banks: 0.3% males, 0.4% females
- 80–84 in Royalla: 0.7% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Banks: 0.5% males, 0.5% females
- 75–79 in Royalla: 0.5% males, 1.2% females; 75–79 in Banks: 1.0% males, 0.7% females
- 70–74 in Royalla: 1.8% males, 1.7% females; 70–74 in Banks: 0.8% males, 1.3% females
- 65–69 in Royalla: 3.1% males, 2.3% females; 65–69 in Banks: 1.7% males, 1.4% females
- 60–64 in Royalla: 3.7% males, 2.6% females; 60–64 in Banks: 2.5% males, 2.6% females
- 55–59 in Royalla: 3.4% males, 4.9% females; 55–59 in Banks: 3.4% males, 3.1% females
- 50–54 in Royalla: 5.7% males, 5.1% females; 50–54 in Banks: 3.3% males, 3.6% females
- 45–49 in Royalla: 3.9% males, 5.6% females; 45–49 in Banks: 4.3% males, 4.0% females
- 40–44 in Royalla: 3.3% males, 3.5% females; 40–44 in Banks: 3.2% males, 4.1% females
- 35–39 in Royalla: 1.8% males, 3.3% females; 35–39 in Banks: 4.1% males, 3.9% females
- 30–34 in Royalla: 1.3% males, 2.0% females; 30–34 in Banks: 3.5% males, 4.0% females
- 25–29 in Royalla: 0.7% males, 1.6% females; 25–29 in Banks: 3.8% males, 3.6% females
- 20–24 in Royalla: 3.5% males, 2.1% females; 20–24 in Banks: 3.3% males, 3.4% females
- 15–19 in Royalla: 4.6% males, 4.7% females; 15–19 in Banks: 3.7% males, 3.3% females
- 10–14 in Royalla: 5.8% males, 5.9% females; 10–14 in Banks: 3.7% males, 3.6% females
- 5–9 in Royalla: 4.1% males, 1.8% females; 5–9 in Banks: 3.9% males, 3.6% females
- 0–4 in Royalla: 1.3% males, 1.8% females; 0–4 in Banks: 3.2% males, 3.1% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $1,055
- First area, 2016: $1,178
- First area, 2021: $1,285
- Second area, 2011: $948
- Second area, 2016: $1,012
- Second area, 2021: $1,168
- First area, 2011: $2,656
- First area, 2016: $3,069
- First area, 2021: $3,655
- Second area, 2011: $1,964
- Second area, 2016: $2,148
- Second area, 2021: $2,419
- First area, 2011: $2,644
- First area, 2016: $3,023
- First area, 2021: $3,580
- Second area, 2011: $2,124
- Second area, 2016: $2,335
- Second area, 2021: $2,741
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 3.5
- First area, 2016: 3.4
- First area, 2021: 3.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.9
- Second area, 2016: 2.8
- Second area, 2021: 2.8
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $300
- First area, 2016: $527
- First area, 2021: $530
- Second area, 2011: $370
- Second area, 2016: $375
- Second area, 2021: $424
- First area, 2011: $2,817
- First area, 2016: $2,817
- First area, 2021: $2,840
- Second area, 2011: $2,167
- Second area, 2016: $2,000
- Second area, 2021: $2,000
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Royalla vs Banks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL13449/royalla/vs/SAL80021/banks