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Beaconsfield vs Officer

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.2 km apart · Beaconsfield profile · Officer profile

Beaconsfield Officer

Officer and Beaconsfield (Vic.) are neighbouring areas in Victoria with very different profiles. Officer is a young, fast-growing hub where the typical resident is 31 and 71.5% of people have moved there in the last five years. It is far more diverse, with 34.5% born overseas and 31.8% using a language other than English at home. Beaconsfield (Vic.) is more established, with a typical age of 39 and a higher share of homeowners who own their place outright (32.2% compared to 13.3% in Officer). Beaconsfield (Vic.) also offers better access to transport, with more public transport stops and departures per 1,000 people.

Both areas have a similar proportion of people who served in the Defence Force, which sits close to the national figure. They also share many everyday similarities, such as the same typical monthly mortgage payment of $2,000 and nearly identical household sizes. While Beaconsfield (Vic.) remains more affluent, with 32.1% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, Officer has seen a rise in highly qualified residents, with 28.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.

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Where they differ most

Population: 11,236 larger in Officer Recent movers: 36.0 pts higher in Officer Other language: 20.5 pts higher in Officer Owned outright: 18.8 pts higher in Beaconsfield Born overseas: 14.3 pts higher in Officer

Demographics & Identity

Population in Beaconsfieldin Officer +11,236 larger in Officer gap widening
7,267 87th pct 18,503 89th pct
Median age in Beaconsfieldin Officer +8 yrs older in Beaconsfield gap widening
39 yrs 26th pct 31 yrs 7th pct
First Nations in Beaconsfieldin Officer +0.2 pts higher in Beaconsfield gap steady
0.7% 36th pct 0.5% 34th pct
Aged 65+ in Beaconsfieldin Officer +5.9 pts higher in Beaconsfield gap widening
12.9% 25th pct 6.9% 10th pct
Under 15 in Beaconsfieldin Officer +5.5 pts higher in Officer gap widening
19.5% 67th pct 25.0% 88th pct
De facto in Beaconsfieldin Officer +4.7 pts higher in Officer gap narrowing
8.2% 23rd pct 12.9% 56th pct

Age structure

22.6% Young adults (25–44) +16.2 pts ▸ 38.9%
29.4% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +12.1 pts 17.3%
19.5% Children (0–14) +5.5 pts ▸ 25.0%
15.6% Youth (15–24) ◂ +3.8 pts 11.8%
12.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +5.9 pts 6.9%

Marital status

53.7% Married ◂ +1.9 pts 51.8%
33.0% Never married +2.1 pts ▸ 35.1%
7.1% Divorced +0.2 pts ▸ 7.3%
2.8% Separated +0.8 pts ▸ 3.6%
3.2% Widowed ◂ +1.1 pts 2.1%

Age & sex structure

Beaconsfield Officer

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Beaconsfieldin Officer +14.3 pts higher in Officer gap widening
20.2% 77th pct 34.5% 92nd pct

Country of birth

76.9% Australia ◂ +14.6 pts 62.3%
1.6% India +7.3 pts ▸ 8.9%
4.8% England ◂ +1.9 pts 2.9%
1.4% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.9% Philippines +0.7 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.7% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.8% China ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%
0.4% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%
0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

38.8% English ◂ +10.1 pts 28.7%
37.1% Australian ◂ +9.0 pts 28.0%
10.5% Scottish ◂ +4.0 pts 6.5%
10.4% Irish ◂ +3.7 pts 6.7%
2.6% Indian +6.8 pts ▸ 9.4%
5.0% Italian ◂ +0.9 pts 4.0%
4.3% Dutch ◂ +1.8 pts 2.5%
4.2% German ◂ +1.5 pts 2.7%
1.8% Chinese +0.4 pts ▸ 2.2%
1.2% Filipino +1.0 pts ▸ 2.2%
1.3% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%
0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Other language in Beaconsfieldin Officer +20.5 pts higher in Officer gap widening
11.3% 77th pct 31.8% 91st pct
Limited English in Beaconsfieldin Officer +1.6 pts higher in Officer gap steady
1.2% 78th pct 2.8% 87th pct

Language used at home

85.6% English only ◂ +21.2 pts 64.4%
0.5% Punjabi +4.1 pts ▸ 4.6%
0.3% Hindi +1.6 pts ▸ 1.9%
0.2% Arabic +1.0 pts ▸ 1.1%
1.1% Mandarin ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%
0.4% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.4% Italian even 0.4%
0.2% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.3% Greek even 0.3%
0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Beaconsfieldin Officer +6.1 pts higher in Beaconsfield gap widening
42.1% 55th pct 36.0% 37th pct

Religious affiliation

47.7% Christianity ◂ +10.6 pts 37.0%
42.1% No religion ◂ +6.1 pts 36.0%
1.4% Hinduism +5.1 pts ▸ 6.6%
1.1% Islam +4.2 pts ▸ 5.3%
2.2% Buddhism +3.1 pts ▸ 5.3%
4.7% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 5.2%
0.7% Other religions +3.8 pts ▸ 4.5%
0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Beaconsfieldin Officer +10.2 pts higher in Officer gap widening
58.6% 78th pct 68.8% 90th pct
Bachelor+ in Beaconsfieldin Officer +7.6 pts higher in Officer gap widening
20.5% 69th pct 28.1% 83rd pct
Schools/1k kids in Beaconsfieldin Officer +0.53 more in Officer
1.41 16th pct 1.94 28th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Beaconsfieldin Officer +7 more in Officer
23 87th pct 30 88th pct
Avg size in Beaconsfieldin Officer +14 larger in Beaconsfield
863 98th pct 848 97th pct
ICSEA in Beaconsfieldin Officer +24 higher in Beaconsfield
1,065 83rd pct 1,041 75th pct

Highest year of school

58.6% Year 12 +10.2 pts ▸ 68.8%
15.1% Year 10 ◂ +3.7 pts 11.3%
14.9% Year 11 ◂ +4.8 pts 10.0%
7.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.9 pts 5.7%

Highest qualification level

33.2% Certificate III / IV ◂ +6.1 pts 27.0%
22.4% Bachelor degree +4.2 pts ▸ 26.5%
19.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.6 pts ▸ 19.8%
7.3% Postgraduate degree +3.7 pts ▸ 10.9%
4.3% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.6 pts 3.7%
1.9% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.4 pts 1.5%

Field of qualification

19.5% Management & commerce +1.8 pts ▸ 21.3%
15.4% Engineering & related ◂ +2.9 pts 12.5%
10.9% Society & culture +0.8 pts ▸ 11.7%
10.9% Health ◂ +0.5 pts 10.4%
9.8% Education ◂ +1.7 pts 8.0%
8.8% Architecture & building ◂ +2.2 pts 6.5%
5.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.3 pts ▸ 6.4%
3.3% Information technology +2.7 pts ▸ 5.9%
2.2% Natural & physical sciences +0.9 pts ▸ 3.1%
2.8% Creative arts +0.1 pts ▸ 2.9%
2.1% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.8 pts 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Beaconsfieldin Officer +$83 higher in Officer gap narrowing
$887 71st pct $970 79th pct
Household income in Beaconsfieldin Officer +$154 higher in Beaconsfield gap widening
$2,279 86th pct $2,125 80th pct
Family income in Beaconsfieldin Officer +$356 higher in Beaconsfield gap widening
$2,612 86th pct $2,256 72nd pct
High earners in Beaconsfieldin Officer +3.8 pts higher in Beaconsfield gap widening
14.2% 77th pct 10.4% 62nd pct
High-income homes in Beaconsfieldin Officer +9.6 pts higher in Beaconsfield gap widening
32.1% 86th pct 22.5% 68th pct

Household income distribution

30.7% $1,500–$2,999 +13.3 pts ▸ 44.0%
20.3% $650–$1,499 +1.4 pts ▸ 21.7%
17.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +8.7 pts 8.7%
14.7% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.9 pts 13.8%
10.5% Under $650 ◂ +3.7 pts 6.8%

Personal income distribution

31.8% $650–$1,499 +7.2 pts ▸ 39.0%
37.3% Under $650 ◂ +5.1 pts 32.2%
21.3% $1,500–$2,999 +0.3 pts ▸ 21.6%
5.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.6 pts 2.6%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Beaconsfieldin Officer +5.1 pts higher in Beaconsfield
27.4% 43rd pct 22.3% 21st pct
Mental health in Beaconsfieldin Officer +1.1 pts higher in Beaconsfield
8.5% 54th pct 7.4% 43rd pct
Needs assistance in Beaconsfieldin Officer +0.9 pts higher in Beaconsfield gap steady
4.0% 43rd pct 3.2% 33rd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

8.5% Asthma ◂ +0.2 pts 8.4%
8.5% Mental health ◂ +1.1 pts 7.4%
7.4% Arthritis ◂ +2.5 pts 4.9%
7.2% Other condition ◂ +0.9 pts 6.3%
4.3% Diabetes ◂ +0.6 pts 3.7%
3.5% Heart disease ◂ +1.5 pts 2.1%
2.9% Cancer ◂ +1.5 pts 1.4%
1.1% Lung condition ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%
0.8% Stroke ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%
0.4% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.4% None +5.2 pts ▸ 71.6%
19.9% One condition ◂ +3.1 pts 16.9%
5.1% Two conditions ◂ +1.2 pts 3.9%
2.3% Three or more ◂ +0.8 pts 1.5%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Beaconsfieldin Officer +3.8 pts higher in Beaconsfield gap widening
13.3% 26th pct 9.5% 12th pct
Unpaid carers in Beaconsfieldin Officer +3.8 pts higher in Beaconsfield gap widening
14.0% 64th pct 10.2% 27th pct
Unpaid child care in Beaconsfieldin Officer +6.2 pts higher in Officer gap steady
30.4% 75th pct 36.6% 89th pct
Defence service in Beaconsfieldin Officer +0.4 pts higher in Beaconsfield
1.7% 39th pct 1.3% 36th pct
Housework 15h+ in Beaconsfieldin Officer +2.8 pts higher in Beaconsfield gap widening
22.1% 38th pct 19.4% 24th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Beaconsfieldin Officer +38 larger in Officer
50 77th pct 88 85th pct
Median age in Beaconsfieldin Officer even
24 yrs 43rd pct 24 yrs 43rd pct
Year 12 in Beaconsfieldin Officer +18.1 pts higher in Beaconsfield
55.6% 80th pct 37.5% 43rd pct
Unemployment in Beaconsfieldin Officer
— 18.2% 81st pct
Median income in Beaconsfieldin Officer +$100 higher in Officer
$762 62nd pct $862 71st pct
Household income in Beaconsfieldin Officer +$643 higher in Beaconsfield
$2,750 86th pct $2,107 66th pct
Indigenous language in Beaconsfieldin Officer even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Beaconsfieldin Officer even gap narrowing
2.9 81st pct 2.9 81st pct
One-parent in Beaconsfieldin Officer +3.7 pts higher in Officer gap widening
9.3% 41st pct 13.0% 63rd pct
Living alone in Beaconsfieldin Officer +1.8 pts higher in Beaconsfield gap steady
17.6% 28th pct 15.8% 22nd pct

Family composition

70.8% Couples with children ◂ +3.9 pts 66.9%
19.2% Couples without children +0.1 pts ▸ 19.3%
9.3% One-parent families +3.7 pts ▸ 13.0%
0.6% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

Household size

28.3% 2 people +0.2 pts ▸ 28.5%
23.7% 4 people ◂ +1.5 pts 22.1%
16.6% 3 people +4.7 pts ▸ 21.3%
17.6% 1 person ◂ +1.8 pts 15.8%
10.7% 5 people ◂ +2.8 pts 7.9%
3.2% 6 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 4.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Beaconsfieldin Officer +$6 higher in Officer gap narrowing
$390 80th pct $396 81st pct
Mortgage in Beaconsfieldin Officer even gap narrowing
$2,000 72nd pct $2,000 72nd pct
People / bedroom in Beaconsfieldin Officer even gap steady
0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct
Renting in Beaconsfieldin Officer +11.4 pts higher in Officer gap widening
16.6% 50th pct 28.0% 76th pct
Owned outright in Beaconsfieldin Officer +18.8 pts higher in Beaconsfield gap widening
32.2% 26th pct 13.3% 5th pct
Separate houses in Beaconsfieldin Officer +8.3 pts higher in Officer gap widening
86.3% 26th pct 94.6% 43rd pct
3+ bedrooms in Beaconsfieldin Officer +2.9 pts higher in Officer gap narrowing
89.9% 78th pct 92.7% 85th pct

How homes are owned or rented

49.6% Owned with a mortgage +7.4 pts ▸ 57.0%
32.2% Owned outright ◂ +18.8 pts 13.3%
16.6% Rented +11.4 pts ▸ 28.0%
0.8% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.6% Other tenure +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

Types of homes

86.3% Separate house +8.3 pts ▸ 94.6%
10.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +5.2 pts 5.0%
3.2% Other dwelling ◂ +3.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Flat or apartment +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

47.5% 4 bedrooms +6.0 pts ▸ 53.5%
30.3% 3 bedrooms +2.9 pts ▸ 33.2%
12.1% 5 or more ◂ +6.0 pts 6.1%
6.7% 2 bedrooms ◂ +0.9 pts 5.9%
2.5% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.1 pts 0.4%
0.0% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

55.9% $350–$549 +29.4 pts ▸ 85.3%
28.6% $200–$349 ◂ +20.2 pts 8.4%
7.8% Under $200 ◂ +6.3 pts 1.5%
3.8% $550–$749 ◂ +2.3 pts 1.5%
0.0% $750 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

37.9% $1,800–$2,999 +10.3 pts ▸ 48.1%
23.8% $1,000–$1,799 +5.5 pts ▸ 29.3%
18.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +8.0 pts 10.7%
14.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +7.8 pts 6.4%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Beaconsfieldin Officer +1.7 pts higher in Beaconsfield gap steady
3.1% 63rd pct 1.4% 52nd pct
Work from home in Beaconsfieldin Officer +2.1 pts higher in Beaconsfield gap steady
23.9% 70th pct 21.8% 65th pct
PT commute in Beaconsfieldin Officer +0.7 pts higher in Officer gap steady
1.4% 75th pct 2.0% 80th pct
PT stops in Beaconsfieldin Officer +18 more in Officer
31 86th pct 49 87th pct
Stops/1k in Beaconsfieldin Officer +1.62 more in Beaconsfield
4.27 74th pct 2.65 68th pct
Departures/1k in Beaconsfieldin Officer +580.1 more in Beaconsfield
910.8 86th pct 330.8 75th pct
PT routes in Beaconsfieldin Officer even
6 86th pct 6 86th pct
Stop walk in Beaconsfieldin Officer +1 longer in Officer
6 36th pct 7 39th pct
Drive to city in Beaconsfieldin Officer +1 longer in Officer
36 30th pct 37 31st pct
Reach 30 min in Beaconsfieldin Officer even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Reach 45 min in Beaconsfieldin Officer +46,595 more in Beaconsfield
46,595 63rd pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

55.4% Car (driver) +2.3 pts ▸ 57.7%
23.9% Worked at home ◂ +2.1 pts 21.8%
4.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.2 pts 3.0%
1.2% Train +0.8 pts ▸ 2.0%
0.8% Walked ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%
0.2% Bus ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

41.1% 2 vehicles +7.6 pts ▸ 48.7%
23.4% 1 vehicle +8.1 pts ▸ 31.4%
19.2% 3 vehicles ◂ +6.7 pts 12.6%
13.2% 4 or more ◂ +7.1 pts 6.1%
3.1% No vehicle ◂ +1.7 pts 1.4%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Beaconsfieldin Officer +36.0 pts higher in Officer gap widening
35.5% 66th pct 71.5% 100th pct
Recent arrivals in Beaconsfieldin Officer +5.2 pts higher in Officer gap narrowing
8.3% 58th pct 13.5% 75th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Beaconsfieldin Officer +0.7 pts higher in Officer gap steady
3.7% 51st pct 4.4% 61st pct
Participation in Beaconsfieldin Officer +3.9 pts higher in Officer gap widening
70.9% 84th pct 74.8% 89th pct
Full-time in Beaconsfieldin Officer +4.3 pts higher in Officer gap steady
59.8% 59th pct 64.1% 76th pct

Industries people work in

11.8% Health care & social assistance +3.7 pts ▸ 15.6%
14.8% Construction ◂ +3.9 pts 10.9%
9.4% Retail trade +1.0 pts ▸ 10.5%
10.4% Education & training ◂ +1.8 pts 8.6%
8.8% Manufacturing even 8.9%
5.8% Professional & technical +0.4 pts ▸ 6.2%
6.0% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.2 pts 4.8%
5.0% Public administration & safety +0.2 pts ▸ 5.3%
3.8% Transport & warehousing +1.0 pts ▸ 4.8%
4.1% Other services ◂ +0.4 pts 3.7%
4.0% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.4 pts 3.6%
2.9% Finance & insurance +0.9 pts ▸ 3.8%

Occupations people work in

19.5% Professionals +2.0 pts ▸ 21.6%
16.1% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.4 pts 14.7%
15.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.2 pts 14.3%
13.6% Managers ◂ +2.4 pts 11.2%
10.3% Community & personal service +2.3 pts ▸ 12.6%
10.1% Sales workers ◂ +0.9 pts 9.2%
8.5% Labourers ◂ +0.6 pts 7.9%
5.0% Machinery operators & drivers +1.7 pts ▸ 6.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Beaconsfieldin Officer +1.0 higher in Beaconsfield
6.3 90th pct 5.4 85th pct
Types ≤15 min in Beaconsfieldin Officer +0.5 more in Beaconsfield
5.9 88th pct 5.4 85th pct
15-min city in Beaconsfieldin Officer +7.5 pts higher in Beaconsfield
76.7% 87th pct 69.3% 84th pct
Walk to shops in Beaconsfieldin Officer +9.0 pts higher in Beaconsfield
75.9% 87th pct 66.9% 84th pct
Walk to transit in Beaconsfieldin Officer +14.2 pts higher in Beaconsfield
89.2% 84th pct 74.9% 80th pct
Walk to school in Beaconsfieldin Officer +4.6 pts higher in Officer
78.3% 85th pct 82.9% 87th pct
Walk to a park in Beaconsfieldin Officer +2.2 pts higher in Officer
95.6% 83rd pct 97.8% 85th pct
Walk to health in Beaconsfieldin Officer +2.9 pts higher in Beaconsfield
53.5% 85th pct 50.6% 84th pct
Amenities/1k in Beaconsfieldin Officer +9.1 more in Beaconsfield
20.4 62nd pct 11.3 44th pct
Intersections/km² in Beaconsfieldin Officer +32 higher in Officer
170 89th pct 202 91st pct
Mean slope in Beaconsfieldin Officer +1.7 pts higher in Beaconsfield
5.6% 49th pct 3.9% 27th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Beaconsfield vs Officer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20175/beaconsfield/vs/SAL22006/officer