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Argyle vs Tooborac

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 10 km apart · Argyle profile · Tooborac profile

Argyle Tooborac

Tooborac and Argyle (Vic.) are both small Victorian areas with similar populations, but they differ significantly in age and wealth. Residents are far older in Argyle (Vic.), where the typical age is 57 and 33.1% of people are aged 65 or over, compared to 49 years and 22.3% in Tooborac. Tooborac is far higher in typical weekly household income ($1,361 compared to $794) and has a larger share of people who completed Year 12. Health is a major difference, with long-term health conditions far higher in Argyle (Vic.) at 46.3% compared to 27.3% in Tooborac.

Everyday life is very similar in both places, with both having 100% separate houses and identical typical weekly rents around $250. The two areas also share the same share of one-parent families and similar proportions of children under 15. While they are alike in these basics, they differ in their accessibility; Tooborac is far higher in the number of walkable amenities and public transport stops, whereas Argyle (Vic.) is more likely to have homes owned outright.

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Where they differ most

Owned outright: 17.9 pts higher in Argyle Household income: $567 higher in Tooborac Year 12: 17.1 pts higher in Tooborac Participation: 16.8 pts higher in Tooborac No religion: 14.9 pts higher in Tooborac

Demographics & Identity

Population in Argylein Tooborac +47 larger in Tooborac gap narrowing
272 58th pct 319 60th pct
Median age in Argylein Tooborac +8 yrs older in Argyle gap steady
57 yrs 89th pct 49 yrs 67th pct
First Nations in Argylein Tooborac +1.5 pts higher in Argyle gap widening
1.5% 45th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Aged 65+ in Argylein Tooborac +10.8 pts higher in Argyle gap narrowing
33.1% 89th pct 22.3% 65th pct
Under 15 in Argylein Tooborac +0.7 pts higher in Tooborac gap narrowing
14.3% 32nd pct 15.0% 36th pct
De facto in Argylein Tooborac +5.9 pts higher in Tooborac gap widening
10.5% 36th pct 16.4% 77th pct

Age structure

28.3% Older adults (45–64) +5.5 pts ▸ 33.9%
33.1% Seniors (65+) ◂ +10.8 pts 22.3%
15.4% Young adults (25–44) +3.1 pts ▸ 18.5%
14.3% Children (0–14) +0.7 pts ▸ 15.0%
5.1% Youth (15–24) +5.5 pts ▸ 10.7%

Marital status

44.2% Married +2.8 pts ▸ 47.0%
27.7% Never married +5.3 pts ▸ 33.0%
17.3% Divorced ◂ +7.3 pts 10.0%
7.4% Widowed ◂ +2.3 pts 5.0%
3.0% Separated +1.6 pts ▸ 4.7%

Age & sex structure

Argyle Tooborac

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Argylein Tooborac +4.3 pts higher in Argyle gap widening
12.5% 55th pct 8.2% 34th pct

Country of birth

70.2% Australia +9.4 pts ▸ 79.6%
4.0% England ◂ +2.2 pts 1.9%
0.0% Italy +2.5 pts ▸ 2.5%
1.1% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.0% India even 0.0%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% Philippines even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%
0.0% South Africa even 0.0%

Ancestry

36.8% English +2.1 pts ▸ 38.9%
34.9% Australian ◂ +1.4 pts 33.5%
13.6% Irish +2.1 pts ▸ 15.7%
8.1% Scottish +4.5 pts ▸ 12.5%
4.0% Italian +6.6 pts ▸ 10.7%
4.0% German +1.6 pts ▸ 5.6%
3.3% Greek ◂ +1.1 pts 2.2%
2.9% Dutch ◂ +1.7 pts 1.3%
0.0% Filipino +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.0% Chinese even 0.0%
0.0% Indian even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Argylein Tooborac +0.2 pts higher in Argyle gap steady
3.3% 49th pct 3.1% 47th pct
Limited English in Argylein Tooborac even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Language used at home

79.0% English only +6.2 pts ▸ 85.3%
0.0% Italian +2.5 pts ▸ 2.5%
0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%
0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Argylein Tooborac +14.9 pts higher in Tooborac gap widening
30.9% 25th pct 45.8% 67th pct

Religious affiliation

46.7% Christianity ◂ +6.6 pts 40.1%
30.9% No religion +14.9 pts ▸ 45.8%
23.9% Not stated ◂ +9.5 pts 14.4%
1.1% Other religions ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Buddhism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Argylein Tooborac +17.1 pts higher in Tooborac gap widening
23.4% 6th pct 40.4% 38th pct
Bachelor+ in Argylein Tooborac +4.3 pts higher in Tooborac gap narrowing
6.1% 14th pct 10.4% 31st pct
Schools ≤3 km in Argylein Tooborac +2 more in Argyle
2 62nd pct 0 0th pct
Avg size in Argylein Tooborac
116 29th pct —
ICSEA in Argylein Tooborac
976 41st pct —

Highest year of school

23.4% Year 12 +17.1 pts ▸ 40.4%
22.9% Year 10 ◂ +3.1 pts 19.9%
20.3% Year 9 or below ◂ +5.4 pts 15.0%
15.6% Year 11 ◂ +0.6 pts 15.0%

Highest qualification level

36.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.9 pts 32.1%
7.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +7.9 pts ▸ 15.1%
8.8% Bachelor degree +5.0 pts ▸ 13.8%
0.0% Postgraduate degree +4.4 pts ▸ 4.4%
2.4% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.4 pts 0.0%
0.0% Certificate I / II +1.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

Field of qualification

14.4% Engineering & related +3.2 pts ▸ 17.6%
7.2% Management & commerce +6.6 pts ▸ 13.8%
7.2% Society & culture +6.6 pts ▸ 13.8%
9.6% Health ◂ +3.3 pts 6.3%
7.2% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.5 pts 5.7%
5.6% Education ◂ +0.6 pts 5.0%
4.8% Architecture & building ◂ +2.3 pts 2.5%
2.4% Natural & physical sciences +2.0 pts ▸ 4.4%
0.0% Agriculture & environment +3.8 pts ▸ 3.8%
0.0% Creative arts +1.9 pts ▸ 1.9%
0.0% Information technology even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Argylein Tooborac +$117 higher in Tooborac gap widening
$497 12th pct $614 27th pct
Household income in Argylein Tooborac +$567 higher in Tooborac gap widening
$794 6th pct $1,361 37th pct
Family income in Argylein Tooborac +$571 higher in Tooborac gap widening
$1,194 12th pct $1,765 42nd pct
High earners in Argylein Tooborac +0.4 pts higher in Argyle gap narrowing
4.3% 28th pct 3.9% 27th pct
High-income homes in Argylein Tooborac +2.1 pts higher in Tooborac gap narrowing
5.4% 16th pct 7.5% 22nd pct

Household income distribution

34.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +9.0 pts 25.8%
16.1% $1,500–$2,999 +17.3 pts ▸ 33.3%
33.0% Under $650 ◂ +12.2 pts 20.8%
5.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 4.2%
0.0% $3,000–$3,999 +3.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

Personal income distribution

53.7% Under $650 ◂ +9.2 pts 44.4%
19.0% $650–$1,499 +12.5 pts ▸ 31.5%
10.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.3 pts 4.7%
0.0% $3,000 or more +3.9 pts ▸ 3.9%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Argylein Tooborac +19.1 pts higher in Argyle
46.3% 98th pct 27.3% 42nd pct
Mental health in Argylein Tooborac +5.5 pts higher in Argyle
14.0% 89th pct 8.5% 53rd pct
Needs assistance in Argylein Tooborac +1.5 pts higher in Argyle gap narrowing
7.7% 79th pct 6.3% 68th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

18.4% Arthritis ◂ +7.4 pts 11.0%
14.0% Mental health ◂ +5.5 pts 8.5%
11.0% Diabetes ◂ +5.7 pts 5.3%
8.1% Other condition +1.6 pts ▸ 9.7%
9.2% Asthma ◂ +2.3 pts 6.9%
9.2% Heart disease ◂ +2.9 pts 6.3%
4.4% Cancer ◂ +2.8 pts 1.6%
4.4% Lung condition ◂ +3.2 pts 1.3%
2.9% Stroke ◂ +2.9 pts 0.0%
0.0% Dementia +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

33.1% None +25.2 pts ▸ 58.3%
26.8% One condition ◂ +8.7 pts 18.2%
10.3% Two conditions ◂ +3.7 pts 6.6%
7.0% Three or more ◂ +4.2 pts 2.8%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Argylein Tooborac +1.1 pts higher in Tooborac gap steady
12.6% 23rd pct 13.6% 28th pct
Unpaid carers in Argylein Tooborac +4.4 pts higher in Tooborac gap steady
14.3% 66th pct 18.6% 88th pct
Unpaid child care in Argylein Tooborac +5.1 pts higher in Tooborac gap narrowing
13.9% 11th pct 19.0% 23rd pct
Defence service in Argylein Tooborac +3.4 pts higher in Argyle
5.6% 86th pct 2.2% 43rd pct
Housework 15h+ in Argylein Tooborac +3.0 pts higher in Argyle gap narrowing
27.7% 70th pct 24.7% 53rd pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Argylein Tooborac +4 larger in Argyle
4 46th pct 0 0th pct
Median age in Argylein Tooborac +20 yrs older in Argyle
52 yrs 89th pct 32 yrs 69th pct
Median income in Argylein Tooborac +$476 higher in Tooborac
$374 13th pct $850 69th pct
Household income in Argylein Tooborac +$1,399 higher in Argyle
$1,899 58th pct $500 2nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Argylein Tooborac +0.3 larger in Tooborac gap steady
2.0 14th pct 2.3 29th pct
One-parent in Argylein Tooborac +0.1 pts higher in Tooborac gap narrowing
12.0% 57th pct 12.1% 58th pct
Living alone in Argylein Tooborac +11.8 pts higher in Argyle gap narrowing
40.2% 91st pct 28.3% 66th pct

Family composition

36.7% Couples with children +10.0 pts ▸ 46.8%
41.1% Couples without children even 41.1%
12.0% One-parent families +0.1 pts ▸ 12.1%
3.2% Other families ◂ +3.2 pts 0.0%

Household size

40.2% 1 person ◂ +11.8 pts 28.3%
38.4% 2 people ◂ +0.9 pts 37.5%
9.8% 3 people +5.2 pts ▸ 15.0%
9.8% 4 people +1.0 pts ▸ 10.8%
2.7% 5 people +0.7 pts ▸ 3.3%
0.0% 6 or more even 0.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Argylein Tooborac +$5 higher in Argyle gap narrowing
$255 42nd pct $250 40th pct
Mortgage in Argylein Tooborac +$43 higher in Tooborac gap narrowing
$1,270 27th pct $1,313 29th pct
People / bedroom in Argylein Tooborac +0.10 higher in Tooborac gap steady
0.70 14th pct 0.80 43rd pct
Renting in Argylein Tooborac +0.7 pts higher in Argyle gap steady
10.7% 29th pct 10.0% 27th pct
Owned outright in Argylein Tooborac +17.9 pts higher in Argyle gap widening
56.3% 87th pct 38.3% 42nd pct
Separate houses in Argylein Tooborac even gap narrowing
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
3+ bedrooms in Argylein Tooborac +8.9 pts higher in Tooborac gap widening
67.0% 23rd pct 75.8% 40th pct

How homes are owned or rented

56.3% Owned outright ◂ +17.9 pts 38.3%
30.4% Owned with a mortgage +12.1 pts ▸ 42.5%
10.7% Rented ◂ +0.7 pts 10.0%
0.0% Not stated +6.7 pts ▸ 6.7%
2.7% Other tenure +1.5 pts ▸ 4.2%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house even 100.0%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached even 0.0%
0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

50.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +1.7 pts 49.2%
25.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +5.8 pts 19.2%
16.1% 4 bedrooms +8.1 pts ▸ 24.2%
6.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.9 pts 3.3%
0.0% 5 or more +2.5 pts ▸ 2.5%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

25.0% $200–$349 +16.7 pts ▸ 41.7%
25.0% Under $200 even 25.0%
0.0% $350–$549 even 0.0%
0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

44.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +10.8 pts 33.3%
35.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +9.8 pts 25.5%
8.8% $1,800–$2,999 +10.8 pts ▸ 19.6%
0.0% $3,000 or more +7.8 pts ▸ 7.8%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Argylein Tooborac +1.6 pts higher in Tooborac gap narrowing
2.8% 61st pct 4.4% 71st pct
Work from home in Argylein Tooborac +13.2 pts higher in Tooborac gap widening
6.1% 13th pct 19.3% 58th pct
PT commute in Argylein Tooborac even gap narrowing
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Argylein Tooborac +2 more in Tooborac
0 0th pct 2 71st pct
Stops/1k in Argylein Tooborac +6.27 more in Tooborac
0.00 0th pct 6.27 83rd pct
Departures/1k in Argylein Tooborac +150.5 more in Tooborac
0.0 0th pct 150.5 72nd pct
PT routes in Argylein Tooborac +3 more in Tooborac
0 0th pct 3 79th pct
Stop walk in Argylein Tooborac +18 longer in Argyle
53 81st pct 35 71st pct
Drive to city in Argylein Tooborac +49 longer in Tooborac
79 56th pct 128 85th pct

How people get to work

61.0% Car (driver) ◂ +1.0 pts 60.0%
6.1% Worked at home +13.2 pts ▸ 19.3%
0.0% Walked +6.0 pts ▸ 6.0%
0.0% Car (passenger) +3.3 pts ▸ 3.3%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

39.6% 1 vehicle ◂ +20.3 pts 19.3%
35.8% 2 vehicles +2.7 pts ▸ 38.6%
10.4% 4 or more +11.6 pts ▸ 21.9%
17.0% 3 vehicles +4.1 pts ▸ 21.1%
2.8% No vehicle +1.6 pts ▸ 4.4%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Argylein Tooborac +3.6 pts higher in Tooborac gap narrowing
21.7% 20th pct 25.3% 29th pct
Recent arrivals in Argylein Tooborac even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Argylein Tooborac +1.3 pts higher in Argyle gap narrowing
4.6% 64th pct 3.3% 46th pct
Participation in Argylein Tooborac +16.8 pts higher in Tooborac gap widening
37.7% 7th pct 54.5% 31st pct
Full-time in Argylein Tooborac +5.1 pts higher in Tooborac gap narrowing
47.6% 12th pct 52.7% 24th pct

Industries people work in

18.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +16.3 pts 2.0%
3.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +11.7 pts ▸ 15.3%
13.4% Manufacturing ◂ +4.7 pts 8.7%
13.4% Retail trade ◂ +7.4 pts 6.0%
3.7% Construction +9.0 pts ▸ 12.7%
11.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +3.0 pts 8.0%
11.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.0 pts 10.0%
7.3% Accommodation & food +1.3 pts ▸ 8.7%
3.7% Education & training +3.7 pts ▸ 7.3%
0.0% Electricity, gas & water +6.0 pts ▸ 6.0%
4.9% Wholesale trade ◂ +4.9 pts 0.0%
0.0% Arts & recreation +4.0 pts ▸ 4.0%

Occupations people work in

17.1% Managers +7.6 pts ▸ 24.7%
17.1% Community & personal service ◂ +10.4 pts 6.7%
15.9% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.5 pts 15.3%
15.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.5 pts 13.3%
15.9% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +11.2 pts 4.7%
9.8% Professionals +4.2 pts ▸ 14.0%
4.9% Labourers +7.1 pts ▸ 12.0%
4.9% Sales workers +2.5 pts ▸ 7.3%

Walkability

Walk score in Argylein Tooborac +0.4 higher in Tooborac
0.3 47th pct 0.7 56th pct
Types ≤15 min in Argylein Tooborac +0.7 more in Tooborac
0.0 29th pct 0.7 56th pct
15-min city in Argylein Tooborac even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Argylein Tooborac even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Argylein Tooborac +17.7 pts higher in Tooborac
0.0% 0th pct 17.7% 63rd pct
Walk to school in Argylein Tooborac even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Argylein Tooborac +12.4 pts higher in Tooborac
0.9% 33rd pct 13.3% 49th pct
Walk to health in Argylein Tooborac even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Argylein Tooborac +43.3 more in Tooborac
3.7 25th pct 47.0 80th pct
Intersections/km² in Argylein Tooborac +4 higher in Argyle
5 66th pct 1 45th pct
Mean slope in Argylein Tooborac +2.0 pts higher in Tooborac
5.3% 46th pct 7.3% 65th pct

Compare Argyle with nearby areas

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Compare Tooborac with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Argyle vs Tooborac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20065/argyle/vs/SAL22533/tooborac