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Avondale Heights vs Kealba

Name: Avondale Heights vs Kealba — 2021 Census comparison
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.6 km apart · Avondale Heights profile · Kealba profile

Avondale Heights Kealba

Avondale Heights and Kealba are neighbouring areas with different residential patterns. Avondale Heights has a noticeably older population, with 26.8% being seniors, compared to 17.5% in Kealba. It is also more walkable, with 91.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services, while only 20.1% of homes in Kealba have that access. Kealba is more dominated by separate houses at 92.9%, whereas Avondale Heights has a higher share of townhouses and semi-detached homes.

Everyday life is similar in both places, with nearly identical typical weekly household incomes and shares of people who have finished Year 12. Both areas also show high levels of cultural diversity, as they are both among the highest for the share of people born overseas. While they share these commonalities, some gaps are widening; for example, the difference in typical monthly home-loan payments has grown, with Avondale Heights now well higher at $2,167 compared to $1,625 in Kealba.

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Where they differ most

Population: 9,162 larger in Avondale Heights Separate houses: 16.1 pts higher in Kealba Median age: 6 yrs older in Avondale Heights Aged 65+: 9.3 pts higher in Avondale Heights Mortgage: $542 higher in Avondale Heights

Demographics & Identity

Population in Avondale Heights in Kealba +9,162 larger in Avondale Heights gap widening

12,388 88th pct 3,226 85th pct

Median age in Avondale Heights in Kealba +6 yrs older in Avondale Heights gap narrowing

45 yrs 50th pct 39 yrs 26th pct

Age structure

24.5% Young adults (25–44) +4.5 pts ▸ 29.0%

26.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +9.3 pts 17.5%

23.3% Older adults (45–64) +2.0 pts ▸ 25.4%

16.0% Children (0–14) +1.3 pts ▸ 17.3%

9.5% Youth (15–24) +1.9 pts ▸ 11.4%

Marital status

51.6% Married ◂ +5.1 pts 46.5%

30.0% Never married +6.2 pts ▸ 36.2%

9.0% Widowed ◂ +4.5 pts 4.5%

6.7% Divorced +1.7 pts ▸ 8.3%

2.7% Separated +1.4 pts ▸ 4.1%

Age & sex structure

Avondale Heights Kealba

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

56.3% Australia +1.8 pts ▸ 58.1%

5.7% Vietnam +3.8 pts ▸ 9.5%

8.7% Italy ◂ +6.7 pts 2.0%

1.6% India ◂ +0.2 pts 1.4%

1.6% China ◂ +1.1 pts 0.6%

0.7% New Zealand +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.3% Philippines ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

1.3% England ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

0.1% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

23.9% Italian ◂ +13.1 pts 10.8%

15.7% Australian +3.1 pts ▸ 18.8%

13.9% English +1.5 pts ▸ 15.4%

7.3% Vietnamese +6.2 pts ▸ 13.5%

7.6% Chinese ◂ +2.9 pts 4.7%

7.2% Greek ◂ +3.1 pts 4.1%

4.8% Irish even 4.8%

3.3% Scottish +0.6 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.1% Indian ◂ +0.2 pts 1.9%

2.0% Filipino ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%

1.6% German +0.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.7% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

Language

Language used at home

49.2% English only +1.7 pts ▸ 51.0%

6.8% Vietnamese +7.4 pts ▸ 14.1%

11.2% Italian ◂ +9.0 pts 2.2%

4.7% Greek ◂ +1.8 pts 2.9%

2.3% Arabic +1.4 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.3% Cantonese ◂ +1.0 pts 2.3%

1.7% Mandarin ◂ +0.9 pts 0.7%

0.6% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Punjabi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Hindi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

64.2% Christianity ◂ +9.3 pts 54.8%

22.3% No religion +2.0 pts ▸ 24.3%

4.4% Buddhism +4.0 pts ▸ 8.4%

4.4% Not stated +2.2 pts ▸ 6.6%

2.8% Islam +1.6 pts ▸ 4.4%

1.3% Hinduism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.7%

0.6% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Avondale Heights in Kealba +0.78 more in Kealba

1.01 8th pct 1.79 24th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Avondale Heights in Kealba +10 more in Avondale Heights

42 90th pct 32 89th pct

Avg size in Avondale Heights in Kealba +30 larger in Avondale Heights

608 85th pct 578 82nd pct

ICSEA in Avondale Heights in Kealba +36 higher in Avondale Heights

1,075 86th pct 1,039 75th pct

Highest year of school

58.5% Year 12 +0.2 pts ▸ 58.7%

18.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +5.4 pts 13.2%

8.9% Year 10 +2.5 pts ▸ 11.4%

8.0% Year 11 +2.7 pts ▸ 10.6%

Highest qualification level

33.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +6.2 pts 27.2%

21.5% Certificate III / IV +6.6 pts ▸ 28.1%

14.5% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.9 pts ▸ 17.5%

9.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +3.7 pts 5.4%

3.8% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.3 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.3% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

Field of qualification

21.7% Management & commerce ◂ +4.2 pts 17.5%

14.1% Engineering & related +0.8 pts ▸ 14.9%

10.2% Society & culture +2.5 pts ▸ 12.7%

7.7% Education +1.7 pts ▸ 9.4%

9.0% Health ◂ +0.8 pts 8.3%

5.4% Architecture & building +1.3 pts ▸ 6.7%

5.2% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.7 pts ▸ 5.9%

4.4% Information technology ◂ +1.5 pts 2.8%

3.9% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.6 pts 3.4%

3.4% Creative arts +0.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.9% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Avondale Heights in Kealba +$8 higher in Avondale Heights gap narrowing

$666 35th pct $658 34th pct

Household income in Avondale Heights in Kealba +$45 higher in Avondale Heights gap narrowing

$1,587 53rd pct $1,542 50th pct

Family income in Avondale Heights in Kealba +$274 higher in Avondale Heights gap widening

$2,039 60th pct $1,765 42nd pct

Household income distribution

27.1% $650–$1,499 +3.6 pts ▸ 30.7%

25.4% $1,500–$2,999 +4.5 pts ▸ 29.8%

18.5% Under $650 ◂ +4.5 pts 13.9%

12.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +6.8 pts 5.9%

10.6% $3,000–$3,999 +1.5 pts ▸ 12.1%

Personal income distribution

46.3% Under $650 +0.2 pts ▸ 46.5%

26.8% $650–$1,499 +4.9 pts ▸ 31.7%

16.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.5 pts 14.2%

4.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.7 pts 1.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.7% Arthritis ◂ +1.8 pts 8.9%

9.8% Other condition ◂ +1.2 pts 8.6%

7.2% Asthma +2.3 pts ▸ 9.5%

8.2% Mental health ◂ +0.1 pts 8.1%

6.6% Diabetes +0.2 pts ▸ 6.8%

5.5% Heart disease ◂ +1.3 pts 4.2%

3.1% Cancer ◂ +0.3 pts 2.8%

2.4% Dementia ◂ +1.9 pts 0.5%

1.6% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 1.4%

1.4% Stroke ◂ +0.5 pts 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

63.4% None ◂ +1.4 pts 61.9%

19.0% One condition +0.2 pts ▸ 19.2%

6.9% Two conditions ◂ +1.2 pts 5.6%

4.4% Three or more ◂ +0.7 pts 3.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Avondale Heights in Kealba +40 larger in Avondale Heights

50 77th pct 10 59th pct

Median age in Avondale Heights in Kealba +10 yrs older in Kealba

27 yrs 54th pct 37 yrs 75th pct

Median income in Avondale Heights in Kealba +$225 higher in Kealba

$537 37th pct $762 62nd pct

Household income in Avondale Heights in Kealba +$313 higher in Kealba

$1,562 45th pct $1,875 57th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Avondale Heights in Kealba +0.1 larger in Kealba gap narrowing

2.6 57th pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

59.8% Couples with children ◂ +1.9 pts 57.9%

25.2% Couples without children ◂ +3.8 pts 21.3%

13.7% One-parent families +6.1 pts ▸ 19.8%

1.4% Other families ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

Household size

33.4% 2 people ◂ +0.9 pts 32.5%

23.2% 1 person ◂ +2.5 pts 20.7%

17.4% 3 people +1.6 pts ▸ 19.0%

16.8% 4 people +1.1 pts ▸ 17.9%

6.6% 5 people ◂ +1.6 pts 4.9%

2.6% 6 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 4.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Avondale Heights in Kealba +$30 higher in Avondale Heights gap widening

$400 82nd pct $370 76th pct

Mortgage in Avondale Heights in Kealba +$542 higher in Avondale Heights gap widening

$2,167 80th pct $1,625 50th pct

People / bedroom in Avondale Heights in Kealba even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

47.1% Owned outright ◂ +7.5 pts 39.6%

28.7% Owned with a mortgage +9.9 pts ▸ 38.7%

19.8% Rented ◂ +1.6 pts 18.2%

2.7% Other tenure ◂ +1.6 pts 1.1%

1.8% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 2.5%

Types of homes

76.8% Separate house +16.1 pts ▸ 92.9%

22.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +17.1 pts 5.1%

0.5% Flat or apartment +1.6 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.4% Other dwelling ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

53.9% 3 bedrooms +1.7 pts ▸ 55.6%

27.3% 4 bedrooms +3.5 pts ▸ 30.8%

10.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +4.8 pts 5.8%

6.0% 5 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 5.7%

0.9% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

61.6% $350–$549 ◂ +4.8 pts 56.8%

19.1% $200–$349 +8.1 pts ▸ 27.2%

8.0% $550–$749 ◂ +4.6 pts 3.4%

5.3% Under $200 ◂ +3.4 pts 1.9%

1.4% $750 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

20.4% $1,000–$1,799 +13.2 pts ▸ 33.6%

33.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +4.3 pts 28.8%

23.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +12.7 pts 10.5%

14.8% Under $1,000 +5.5 pts ▸ 20.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Avondale Heights in Kealba +25 more in Avondale Heights

45 87th pct 20 86th pct

Stops/1k in Avondale Heights in Kealba +2.57 more in Kealba

3.63 72nd pct 6.20 82nd pct

Departures/1k in Avondale Heights in Kealba +31.6 more in Avondale Heights

1,010.5 86th pct 978.9 86th pct

PT routes in Avondale Heights in Kealba +3 more in Avondale Heights

7 86th pct 4 82nd pct

Stop walk in Avondale Heights in Kealba +13 longer in Kealba

4 29th pct 17 56th pct

Drive to city in Avondale Heights in Kealba +6 longer in Kealba

14 10th pct 20 17th pct

Reach 30 min in Avondale Heights in Kealba +24,961 more in Avondale Heights

24,961 78th pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Avondale Heights in Kealba +92,275 more in Avondale Heights

92,275 77th pct 0 0th pct

Transit to city in Avondale Heights in Kealba

68 71st pct —

How people get to work

50.8% Car (driver) +8.1 pts ▸ 58.9%

27.1% Worked at home ◂ +6.3 pts 20.8%

3.8% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.6 pts 3.2%

1.0% Train +0.6 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.0% Walked ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.6% Bus even 0.6%

0.3% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

39.4% 2 vehicles +1.6 pts ▸ 41.0%

35.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +2.5 pts 33.2%

11.9% 3 vehicles +3.1 pts ▸ 14.9%

6.2% 4 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 7.9%

6.7% No vehicle ◂ +3.3 pts 3.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.9 pts 10.2%

9.7% Construction +0.5 pts ▸ 10.3%

10.1% Retail trade ◂ +0.2 pts 9.9%

8.6% Education & training +1.4 pts ▸ 9.9%

8.3% Professional & technical ◂ +2.6 pts 5.7%

6.7% Manufacturing +1.5 pts ▸ 8.3%

6.0% Transport & warehousing +1.4 pts ▸ 7.4%

5.8% Public administration & safety +1.6 pts ▸ 7.4%

6.0% Finance & insurance ◂ +2.9 pts 3.1%

4.9% Accommodation & food +0.5 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.0% Other services +0.8 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.3% Administrative & support +0.8 pts ▸ 4.1%

Occupations people work in

24.9% Professionals ◂ +6.5 pts 18.4%

15.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.1 pts 14.6%

11.7% Technicians & trades +3.9 pts ▸ 15.7%

14.0% Managers ◂ +4.4 pts 9.6%

8.0% Labourers +3.0 pts ▸ 11.0%

9.0% Community & personal service +1.4 pts ▸ 10.3%

9.1% Sales workers +1.0 pts ▸ 10.1%

5.4% Machinery operators & drivers +2.7 pts ▸ 8.1%

Walkability

Walk score in Avondale Heights in Kealba +0.8 higher in Avondale Heights

7.2 94th pct 6.4 90th pct

Types ≤15 min in Avondale Heights in Kealba +0.6 more in Avondale Heights

7.1 95th pct 6.5 92nd pct

15-min city in Avondale Heights in Kealba +2.0 pts higher in Avondale Heights

92.4% 96th pct 90.5% 95th pct

Walk to shops in Avondale Heights in Kealba +20.1 pts higher in Avondale Heights

87.1% 93rd pct 67.0% 84th pct

Walk to transit in Avondale Heights in Kealba +2.8 pts higher in Kealba

97.1% 91st pct 99.9% 100th pct

Walk to school in Avondale Heights in Kealba +1.9 pts higher in Kealba

96.6% 97th pct 98.4% 99th pct

Walk to a park in Avondale Heights in Kealba even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Avondale Heights in Kealba +71.1 pts higher in Avondale Heights

91.2% 97th pct 20.1% 76th pct

Amenities/1k in Avondale Heights in Kealba +3.2 more in Kealba

11.1 44th pct 14.3 52nd pct

Intersections/km² in Avondale Heights in Kealba +93 higher in Avondale Heights

331 97th pct 237 92nd pct

Mean slope in Avondale Heights in Kealba +0.6 pts higher in Avondale Heights

4.1% 29th pct 3.4% 20th pct

Compare Avondale Heights with nearby areas

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Compare Kealba with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Avondale Heights vs Kealba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20089/avondale-heights/vs/SAL21312/kealba