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Armstrong Creek vs St Albans Park

Name: Armstrong Creek vs St Albans Park — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 5.6 km apart · Armstrong Creek profile · St Albans Park profile

Armstrong Creek St Albans Park

Armstrong Creek (Vic.) and St Albans Park are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Armstrong Creek (Vic.) is a young hub where the typical resident is 30, and 25.9% of people are children under 15. It has a highly qualified workforce, with 29.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, and typical weekly household incomes are far higher at $2,200. In contrast, St Albans Park is much older, with a typical age of 46 and a far higher share of seniors aged 65 and over (24.1%). In St Albans Park, the typical weekly household income is much lower at $1,317, and a far higher share of homes are owned outright (34.9%).

Since 2011, the two have tracked in opposite directions, with Armstrong Creek (Vic.) seeing a massive influx of new residents, as 75.2% moved in during the last five years. They do share some common ground, such as having similar proportions of First Nations people and very similar walkability scores (both are somewhat walkable). Both areas also have roughly the same number of people per bedroom and nearly identical drive times to the city.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 16 yrs older in St Albans Park Year 12: 31.8 pts higher in Armstrong Creek Recent movers: 44.6 pts higher in Armstrong Creek Owned outright: 24.0 pts higher in St Albans Park Participation: 20.9 pts higher in Armstrong Creek

Demographics & Identity

Population in Armstrong Creek in St Albans Park +6,305 larger in Armstrong Creek gap widening

11,247 87th pct 4,942 86th pct

Median age in Armstrong Creek in St Albans Park +16 yrs older in St Albans Park gap narrowing

30 yrs 5th pct 46 yrs 54th pct

Age structure

41.5% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +19.2 pts 22.3%

13.9% Older adults (45–64) +13.6 pts ▸ 27.5%

25.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +11.9 pts 14.1%

6.8% Seniors (65+) +17.3 pts ▸ 24.1%

11.9% Youth (15–24) +0.1 pts ▸ 12.0%

Marital status

45.5% Married ◂ +3.3 pts 42.2%

41.6% Never married ◂ +6.4 pts 35.2%

7.0% Divorced +4.6 pts ▸ 11.6%

2.4% Widowed +4.8 pts ▸ 7.3%

3.4% Separated +0.3 pts ▸ 3.8%

Age & sex structure

Armstrong Creek St Albans Park

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

78.5% Australia +5.9 pts ▸ 84.4%

3.9% India ◂ +3.0 pts 0.9%

3.1% England +0.2 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.6% Philippines ◂ +1.0 pts 0.6%

1.3% New Zealand ◂ +0.6 pts 0.7%

0.8% South Africa ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.2% Italy +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.3% Nepal ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Vietnam even 0.2%

Ancestry

39.1% English +4.3 pts ▸ 43.4%

37.9% Australian +3.6 pts ▸ 41.5%

11.6% Irish +0.6 pts ▸ 12.2%

10.5% Scottish +1.2 pts ▸ 11.7%

4.4% Italian +0.7 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.8% German ◂ +0.4 pts 4.4%

3.7% Indian ◂ +3.0 pts 0.7%

2.7% Dutch +0.4 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.3% Filipino ◂ +1.5 pts 0.7%

1.5% Chinese ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

0.8% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.2% Vietnamese even 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

83.4% English only +6.7 pts ▸ 90.1%

2.2% Punjabi ◂ +1.7 pts 0.5%

0.8% Mandarin ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.3% Italian +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.7% Tagalog ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.6% Hindi ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.3% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

52.4% No religion ◂ +5.1 pts 47.2%

36.2% Christianity +8.8 pts ▸ 45.1%

4.6% Not stated +0.9 pts ▸ 5.5%

2.6% Hinduism ◂ +2.0 pts 0.5%

2.1% Other religions ◂ +1.6 pts 0.5%

1.1% Buddhism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

1.0% Islam ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Armstrong Creek in St Albans Park

1.37 15th pct —

Schools ≤3 km in Armstrong Creek in St Albans Park +2 more in Armstrong Creek

12 82nd pct 10 79th pct

Avg size in Armstrong Creek in St Albans Park +448 larger in Armstrong Creek

684 89th pct 237 41st pct

ICSEA in Armstrong Creek in St Albans Park +60 higher in Armstrong Creek

1,050 78th pct 990 50th pct

Highest year of school

70.3% Year 12 ◂ +31.8 pts 38.4%

11.0% Year 10 +8.7 pts ▸ 19.8%

10.2% Year 11 +8.4 pts ▸ 18.6%

5.1% Year 9 or below +12.9 pts ▸ 18.0%

Highest qualification level

29.3% Certificate III / IV +15.9 pts ▸ 45.2%

29.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +14.2 pts 14.9%

18.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.0 pts 16.4%

8.4% Postgraduate degree ◂ +5.5 pts 2.8%

4.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.0 pts 2.6%

1.7% Certificate I / II +0.8 pts ▸ 2.5%

Field of qualification

10.9% Engineering & related +6.9 pts ▸ 17.7%

17.1% Management & commerce ◂ +5.6 pts 11.5%

14.6% Society & culture +1.7 pts ▸ 16.3%

14.2% Health ◂ +2.9 pts 11.3%

9.7% Education ◂ +2.1 pts 7.6%

7.2% Architecture & building +0.6 pts ▸ 7.8%

7.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.8 pts 6.5%

4.2% Creative arts ◂ +0.9 pts 3.3%

2.9% Information technology ◂ +1.0 pts 1.9%

2.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.2 pts 1.4%

1.8% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

Income

Personal income in Armstrong Creek in St Albans Park +$346 higher in Armstrong Creek gap widening

$997 82nd pct $651 32nd pct

Household income in Armstrong Creek in St Albans Park +$883 higher in Armstrong Creek gap widening

$2,200 84th pct $1,317 34th pct

Family income in Armstrong Creek in St Albans Park +$579 higher in Armstrong Creek gap widening

$2,285 73rd pct $1,706 38th pct

Household income distribution

45.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +16.3 pts 29.1%

20.2% $650–$1,499 +11.4 pts ▸ 31.6%

5.6% Under $650 +15.1 pts ▸ 20.7%

15.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +8.5 pts 6.6%

8.7% $4,000 or more ◂ +4.0 pts 4.7%

Personal income distribution

30.1% Under $650 +17.1 pts ▸ 47.2%

40.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.6 pts 35.0%

23.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +11.9 pts 11.3%

2.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 0.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.5% Mental health +2.0 pts ▸ 13.5%

4.6% Arthritis +8.1 pts ▸ 12.7%

10.0% Asthma +1.6 pts ▸ 11.7%

7.5% Other condition +3.2 pts ▸ 10.8%

2.9% Diabetes +4.5 pts ▸ 7.4%

2.2% Heart disease +3.8 pts ▸ 6.0%

1.6% Cancer +2.5 pts ▸ 4.1%

1.0% Lung condition +2.0 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.7% Stroke +1.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.6% Dementia +1.0 pts ▸ 1.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

68.7% None ◂ +14.7 pts 54.1%

18.8% One condition +5.2 pts ▸ 24.1%

4.7% Two conditions +3.7 pts ▸ 8.5%

2.1% Three or more +4.2 pts ▸ 6.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Armstrong Creek in St Albans Park +97 larger in Armstrong Creek

162 86th pct 65 80th pct

Median age in Armstrong Creek in St Albans Park +5 yrs older in St Albans Park

15 yrs 11th pct 20 yrs 25th pct

Median income in Armstrong Creek in St Albans Park +$287 higher in Armstrong Creek

$924 74th pct $637 49th pct

Household income in Armstrong Creek in St Albans Park +$934 higher in Armstrong Creek

$2,333 74th pct $1,399 37th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Armstrong Creek in St Albans Park +0.6 larger in Armstrong Creek gap widening

2.9 81st pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

64.3% Couples with children ◂ +13.4 pts 50.9%

21.4% Couples without children +10.4 pts ▸ 31.8%

13.5% One-parent families +2.8 pts ▸ 16.3%

0.8% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

Household size

31.2% 2 people +3.5 pts ▸ 34.7%

13.5% 1 person +17.1 pts ▸ 30.6%

22.1% 4 people ◂ +8.8 pts 13.4%

21.8% 3 people ◂ +7.7 pts 14.2%

8.2% 5 people ◂ +2.9 pts 5.3%

3.0% 6 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 1.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Armstrong Creek in St Albans Park +$90 higher in Armstrong Creek gap steady

$420 86th pct $330 66th pct

Mortgage in Armstrong Creek in St Albans Park +$400 higher in Armstrong Creek gap narrowing

$1,800 61st pct $1,400 35th pct

People / bedroom in Armstrong Creek in St Albans Park even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

53.2% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +15.6 pts 37.7%

10.9% Owned outright +24.0 pts ▸ 34.9%

34.4% Rented ◂ +11.5 pts 22.8%

0.9% Other tenure +1.8 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.8% Not stated +0.9 pts ▸ 1.7%

Types of homes

95.1% Separate house ◂ +9.4 pts 85.6%

5.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +9.3 pts ▸ 14.3%

0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

67.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +46.1 pts 21.0%

27.3% 3 bedrooms +25.6 pts ▸ 52.9%

1.5% 2 bedrooms +14.5 pts ▸ 16.0%

0.1% 1 bedroom +4.8 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.9% 5 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.1% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

91.1% $350–$549 ◂ +49.2 pts 41.9%

2.3% $200–$349 +42.3 pts ▸ 44.5%

1.6% Under $200 +8.2 pts ▸ 9.9%

2.0% $550–$749 ◂ +1.4 pts 0.7%

0.5% $750 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.6% $1,000–$1,799 +11.4 pts ▸ 50.0%

43.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +24.1 pts 19.4%

7.7% Under $1,000 +14.0 pts ▸ 21.7%

5.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 3.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Armstrong Creek in St Albans Park +18 more in Armstrong Creek

49 87th pct 31 86th pct

Stops/1k in Armstrong Creek in St Albans Park +1.92 more in St Albans Park

4.36 75th pct 6.27 83rd pct

Departures/1k in Armstrong Creek in St Albans Park +687.1 more in St Albans Park

575.5 80th pct 1,262.6 88th pct

PT routes in Armstrong Creek in St Albans Park +17 more in Armstrong Creek

22 86th pct 5 86th pct

Stop walk in Armstrong Creek in St Albans Park +4 longer in Armstrong Creek

7 39th pct 3 21st pct

Drive to city in Armstrong Creek in St Albans Park +4 longer in Armstrong Creek

61 45th pct 57 42nd pct

How people get to work

62.7% Car (driver) +4.8 pts ▸ 67.4%

18.1% Worked at home ◂ +7.6 pts 10.4%

3.5% Car (passenger) +1.8 pts ▸ 5.3%

0.5% Walked +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Bicycle +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Bus even 0.6%

0.5% Train ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

53.5% 2 vehicles ◂ +17.5 pts 36.0%

27.2% 1 vehicle +9.2 pts ▸ 36.4%

12.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.3 pts 12.4%

5.5% 4 or more +3.2 pts ▸ 8.7%

1.2% No vehicle +5.2 pts ▸ 6.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

19.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.7 pts 17.0%

10.5% Retail trade +2.3 pts ▸ 12.8%

11.0% Construction +1.6 pts ▸ 12.6%

9.9% Education & training ◂ +3.8 pts 6.1%

5.0% Manufacturing +3.0 pts ▸ 8.0%

7.2% Accommodation & food +0.2 pts ▸ 7.4%

7.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.3 pts 5.8%

3.7% Other services +2.0 pts ▸ 5.7%

5.2% Professional & technical ◂ +1.7 pts 3.6%

3.5% Transport & warehousing +0.5 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.5% Administrative & support +1.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.7% Wholesale trade +0.6 pts ▸ 3.3%

Occupations people work in

23.3% Professionals ◂ +12.7 pts 10.6%

14.3% Technicians & trades +4.6 pts ▸ 19.0%

16.4% Community & personal service +0.4 pts ▸ 16.8%

8.4% Labourers +5.1 pts ▸ 13.5%

11.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.9 pts 10.7%

10.7% Managers ◂ +2.9 pts 7.8%

8.8% Sales workers +1.8 pts ▸ 10.6%

5.2% Machinery operators & drivers +4.5 pts ▸ 9.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Armstrong Creek in St Albans Park +0.3 higher in Armstrong Creek

4.5 80th pct 4.2 79th pct

Types ≤15 min in Armstrong Creek in St Albans Park +0.8 more in Armstrong Creek

4.2 78th pct 3.4 74th pct

15-min city in Armstrong Creek in St Albans Park +17.7 pts higher in Armstrong Creek

39.6% 77th pct 21.9% 72nd pct

Walk to shops in Armstrong Creek in St Albans Park +26.2 pts higher in Armstrong Creek

30.9% 75th pct 4.7% 61st pct

Walk to transit in Armstrong Creek in St Albans Park +13.2 pts higher in St Albans Park

86.8% 83rd pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Armstrong Creek in St Albans Park +31.6 pts higher in Armstrong Creek

75.3% 84th pct 43.8% 73rd pct

Walk to a park in Armstrong Creek in St Albans Park +7.4 pts higher in St Albans Park

92.6% 82nd pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Armstrong Creek in St Albans Park +23.5 pts higher in St Albans Park

36.5% 81st pct 60.0% 87th pct

Amenities/1k in Armstrong Creek in St Albans Park +2.6 more in Armstrong Creek

11.9 46th pct 9.3 40th pct

Intersections/km² in Armstrong Creek in St Albans Park +1 higher in St Albans Park

132 87th pct 133 87th pct

Mean slope in Armstrong Creek in St Albans Park +0.7 pts higher in Armstrong Creek

3.6% 23rd pct 3.0% 12th pct

Compare Armstrong Creek with nearby areas

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Compare St Albans Park with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Armstrong Creek vs St Albans Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20068/armstrong-creek/vs/SAL22331/st-albans-park