CensusAtlas

Compare

Bellfield vs Thornbury

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.9 km apart · Bellfield profile · Thornbury profile

Bellfield Thornbury

Thornbury and Bellfield (Banyule - Vic.) are neighbouring areas with very different housing and professional profiles. Thornbury has a higher share of university graduates (46.9%) and more people working from home (42.0%), while Bellfield (Banyule - Vic.) is more residential, with 74.2% of homes being separate houses compared to 51.4% in Thornbury. There is also a notable difference in cultural backgrounds; while 25.2% of Thornbury residents use another language at home, that figure is far higher in Bellfield (Banyule - Vic.) at 35.7%.

Both areas sit close to the national figure for the share of people aged 65 and over, with Thornbury at 13.5% and Bellfield (Banyule - Vic.) at 13.6%. They also share similar typical weekly rents, around $375 to $391. While they have many similarities in household income and full-time employment, the gaps in education and home types remain significant across the two neighbourhoods.

Open map →

Where they differ most

Population: 17,009 larger in Thornbury Separate houses: 22.8 pts higher in Bellfield 3+ bedrooms: 20.1 pts higher in Bellfield Work from home: 14.8 pts higher in Thornbury Bachelor+: 14.0 pts higher in Thornbury

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bellfieldin Thornbury +17,009 larger in Thornbury gap steady
1,996 78th pct 19,005 89th pct
Median age in Bellfieldin Thornbury +1 yrs older in Thornbury gap steady
36 yrs 17th pct 37 yrs 20th pct
First Nations in Bellfieldin Thornbury +0.4 pts higher in Bellfield gap steady
1.2% 42nd pct 0.8% 38th pct
Aged 65+ in Bellfieldin Thornbury +0.0 pts higher in Bellfield gap steady
13.6% 27th pct 13.5% 27th pct
Under 15 in Bellfieldin Thornbury +2.1 pts higher in Bellfield gap widening
16.9% 48th pct 14.7% 35th pct
De facto in Bellfieldin Thornbury +4.6 pts higher in Thornbury gap narrowing
14.6% 68th pct 19.2% 86th pct

Age structure

36.0% Young adults (25–44) +2.0 pts ▸ 38.0%
22.4% Older adults (45–64) +1.5 pts ▸ 23.9%
16.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.1 pts 14.7%
13.6% Seniors (65+) even 13.5%
11.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.6 pts 9.8%

Marital status

46.1% Never married +6.2 pts ▸ 52.3%
37.6% Married ◂ +4.2 pts 33.4%
8.7% Divorced ◂ +1.6 pts 7.1%
4.7% Widowed even 4.7%
3.3% Separated ◂ +0.7 pts 2.6%

Age & sex structure

Bellfield Thornbury

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Bellfieldin Thornbury +4.7 pts higher in Bellfield gap widening
31.3% 90th pct 26.6% 87th pct

Country of birth

63.4% Australia +7.1 pts ▸ 70.5%
3.3% China ◂ +2.4 pts 0.9%
1.4% England +1.5 pts ▸ 2.9%
1.0% Italy +1.9 pts ▸ 2.9%
2.3% India ◂ +1.1 pts 1.2%
1.1% New Zealand +1.1 pts ▸ 2.2%
2.0% Philippines ◂ +1.6 pts 0.4%
1.8% Vietnam ◂ +0.8 pts 1.0%
0.4% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%
0.4% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Ancestry

25.7% English +4.0 pts ▸ 29.7%
23.1% Australian +1.7 pts ▸ 24.8%
9.9% Irish +4.4 pts ▸ 14.4%
6.0% Italian +6.6 pts ▸ 12.6%
5.3% Greek +5.5 pts ▸ 10.9%
7.2% Scottish +3.6 pts ▸ 10.8%
8.0% Chinese ◂ +4.4 pts 3.6%
2.6% German +1.2 pts ▸ 3.8%
3.3% Vietnamese ◂ +1.9 pts 1.4%
2.5% Indian ◂ +0.9 pts 1.6%
2.0% Filipino ◂ +1.3 pts 0.7%
1.0% Dutch +0.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

Language

Other language in Bellfieldin Thornbury +10.4 pts higher in Bellfield gap widening
35.7% 92nd pct 25.2% 89th pct
Limited English in Bellfieldin Thornbury +1.4 pts higher in Bellfield gap steady
6.3% 93rd pct 5.0% 91st pct

Language used at home

59.2% English only +12.5 pts ▸ 71.7%
3.9% Greek +4.1 pts ▸ 8.0%
5.3% Arabic ◂ +3.6 pts 1.7%
1.6% Italian +2.7 pts ▸ 4.2%
3.4% Mandarin ◂ +2.3 pts 1.1%
2.7% Vietnamese ◂ +1.5 pts 1.1%
2.4% Cantonese ◂ +1.5 pts 0.8%
1.0% Hindi ◂ +0.8 pts 0.2%
0.8% Tagalog ◂ +0.7 pts 0.1%
0.0% Punjabi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Religion

No religion in Bellfieldin Thornbury +10.1 pts higher in Thornbury gap widening
44.3% 62nd pct 54.4% 88th pct

Religious affiliation

44.3% No religion +10.1 pts ▸ 54.4%
32.5% Christianity +2.3 pts ▸ 34.9%
10.5% Islam ◂ +8.4 pts 2.1%
6.4% Not stated ◂ +1.6 pts 4.8%
3.5% Hinduism ◂ +2.3 pts 1.1%
1.9% Buddhism ◂ +0.2 pts 1.7%
0.5% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.2% Judaism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Bellfieldin Thornbury +9.7 pts higher in Thornbury gap narrowing
65.7% 87th pct 75.4% 95th pct
Bachelor+ in Bellfieldin Thornbury +14.0 pts higher in Thornbury gap narrowing
32.9% 88th pct 46.9% 97th pct
Schools/1k kids in Bellfieldin Thornbury +0.47 more in Bellfield
2.97 43rd pct 2.50 36th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Bellfieldin Thornbury +29 more in Thornbury
36 89th pct 65 94th pct
Avg size in Bellfieldin Thornbury +124 larger in Bellfield
690 90th pct 566 80th pct
ICSEA in Bellfieldin Thornbury +15 higher in Thornbury
1,097 91st pct 1,112 94th pct

Highest year of school

65.7% Year 12 +9.7 pts ▸ 75.4%
12.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.9 pts 8.8%
9.2% Year 10 ◂ +4.0 pts 5.2%
6.4% Year 11 ◂ +0.8 pts 5.6%

Highest qualification level

33.9% Bachelor degree +6.0 pts ▸ 39.9%
13.3% Postgraduate degree +4.6 pts ▸ 17.9%
17.5% Certificate III / IV ◂ +5.4 pts 12.1%
13.7% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.0 pts 11.7%
5.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +2.5 pts ▸ 7.7%
1.6% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.8 pts 0.8%

Field of qualification

19.1% Management & commerce ◂ +2.9 pts 16.1%
12.4% Society & culture +5.5 pts ▸ 18.0%
6.7% Creative arts +6.2 pts ▸ 13.0%
12.7% Health ◂ +2.7 pts 10.0%
11.3% Engineering & related ◂ +3.8 pts 7.4%
4.9% Education +2.7 pts ▸ 7.6%
6.1% Architecture & building ◂ +1.4 pts 4.6%
4.6% Information technology ◂ +1.3 pts 3.3%
3.7% Natural & physical sciences +1.0 pts ▸ 4.6%
4.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.5 pts 3.0%
1.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 1.6%

Income

Personal income in Bellfieldin Thornbury +$320 higher in Thornbury gap widening
$722 44th pct $1,042 86th pct
Household income in Bellfieldin Thornbury +$126 higher in Thornbury gap narrowing
$1,845 68th pct $1,971 74th pct
Family income in Bellfieldin Thornbury +$478 higher in Thornbury gap widening
$2,235 71st pct $2,713 87th pct
High earners in Bellfieldin Thornbury +6.4 pts higher in Thornbury gap widening
12.3% 71st pct 18.8% 88th pct
High-income homes in Bellfieldin Thornbury +5.4 pts higher in Thornbury gap widening
24.0% 72nd pct 29.4% 81st pct

Household income distribution

31.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.4 pts 28.8%
20.8% $650–$1,499 +1.2 pts ▸ 22.0%
18.4% Under $650 ◂ +3.4 pts 15.0%
13.3% $4,000 or more +4.3 pts ▸ 17.6%
10.7% $3,000–$3,999 +1.1 pts ▸ 11.8%

Personal income distribution

43.8% Under $650 ◂ +10.9 pts 33.0%
25.6% $650–$1,499 +3.7 pts ▸ 29.4%
19.6% $1,500–$2,999 +5.5 pts ▸ 25.0%
4.0% $3,000 or more +3.5 pts ▸ 7.5%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Bellfieldin Thornbury +1.6 pts higher in Thornbury
28.1% 46th pct 29.7% 55th pct
Mental health in Bellfieldin Thornbury +2.8 pts higher in Thornbury
10.0% 68th pct 12.8% 87th pct
Needs assistance in Bellfieldin Thornbury +2.0 pts higher in Bellfield gap narrowing
8.5% 84th pct 6.5% 70th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

10.0% Mental health +2.8 pts ▸ 12.8%
10.2% Other condition ◂ +1.2 pts 9.0%
9.8% Asthma ◂ +0.6 pts 9.2%
7.8% Arthritis ◂ +1.4 pts 6.4%
4.7% Diabetes ◂ +1.1 pts 3.6%
3.1% Heart disease ◂ +0.2 pts 2.9%
2.5% Cancer ◂ +0.2 pts 2.2%
1.8% Lung condition ◂ +0.8 pts 1.0%
0.7% Dementia +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%
1.2% Stroke ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

64.6% None +0.1 pts ▸ 64.7%
18.1% One condition +3.7 pts ▸ 21.8%
7.1% Two conditions ◂ +1.3 pts 5.8%
3.0% Three or more ◂ +0.8 pts 2.1%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Bellfieldin Thornbury +4.2 pts higher in Thornbury gap steady
10.6% 14th pct 14.8% 33rd pct
Unpaid carers in Bellfieldin Thornbury +0.6 pts higher in Bellfield gap steady
13.6% 59th pct 13.1% 53rd pct
Unpaid child care in Bellfieldin Thornbury +0.9 pts higher in Bellfield gap steady
24.7% 47th pct 23.8% 42nd pct
Defence service in Bellfieldin Thornbury +0.6 pts higher in Bellfield
1.5% 37th pct 0.9% 32nd pct
Housework 15h+ in Bellfieldin Thornbury +0.8 pts higher in Thornbury gap steady
17.3% 15th pct 18.1% 19th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Bellfieldin Thornbury +131 larger in Thornbury
24 71st pct 155 86th pct
Median age in Bellfieldin Thornbury +10 yrs older in Bellfield
40 yrs 78th pct 30 yrs 63rd pct
Year 12 in Bellfieldin Thornbury +33.7 pts higher in Thornbury
30.4% 27th pct 64.1% 89th pct
Unemployment in Bellfieldin Thornbury
— 6.1% 31st pct
Median income in Bellfieldin Thornbury +$88 higher in Thornbury
$700 56th pct $788 64th pct
Household income in Bellfieldin Thornbury +$282 higher in Thornbury
$1,624 47th pct $1,906 58th pct
Indigenous language in Bellfieldin Thornbury +7.7 pts higher in Thornbury
0.0% 0th pct 7.7% 69th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bellfieldin Thornbury +0.3 larger in Bellfield gap steady
2.6 57th pct 2.3 29th pct
One-parent in Bellfieldin Thornbury +4.9 pts higher in Bellfield gap narrowing
16.6% 78th pct 11.8% 56th pct
Living alone in Bellfieldin Thornbury +9.5 pts higher in Thornbury gap widening
24.1% 51st pct 33.7% 81st pct

Family composition

59.9% Couples with children ◂ +2.3 pts 57.7%
21.8% Couples without children +7.3 pts ▸ 29.1%
16.6% One-parent families ◂ +4.9 pts 11.8%
1.8% Other families ◂ +0.3 pts 1.5%

Household size

24.1% 1 person +9.5 pts ▸ 33.7%
32.1% 2 people ◂ +0.1 pts 32.0%
19.6% 3 people ◂ +4.1 pts 15.5%
14.0% 4 people +0.3 pts ▸ 14.2%
6.0% 5 people ◂ +2.4 pts 3.7%
3.6% 6 or more ◂ +2.6 pts 1.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bellfieldin Thornbury +$16 higher in Thornbury gap narrowing
$375 77th pct $391 80th pct
Mortgage in Bellfieldin Thornbury +$100 higher in Bellfield gap narrowing
$2,300 86th pct $2,200 81st pct
People / bedroom in Bellfieldin Thornbury even gap steady
0.90 86th pct 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Bellfieldin Thornbury +1.3 pts higher in Bellfield gap narrowing
43.2% 89th pct 41.9% 89th pct
Owned outright in Bellfieldin Thornbury +5.8 pts higher in Thornbury gap widening
21.2% 11th pct 27.1% 17th pct
Separate houses in Bellfieldin Thornbury +22.8 pts higher in Bellfield gap narrowing
74.2% 14th pct 51.4% 8th pct
3+ bedrooms in Bellfieldin Thornbury +20.1 pts higher in Bellfield gap narrowing
69.2% 26th pct 49.1% 8th pct

How homes are owned or rented

43.2% Rented ◂ +1.3 pts 41.9%
30.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +2.0 pts 28.8%
21.2% Owned outright +5.8 pts ▸ 27.1%
2.2% Other tenure ◂ +1.1 pts 1.1%
1.6% Not stated ◂ +0.5 pts 1.1%

Types of homes

74.2% Separate house ◂ +22.8 pts 51.4%
1.0% Flat or apartment +23.5 pts ▸ 24.5%
24.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +0.8 pts 23.4%
0.0% Other dwelling +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

Bedrooms per home

48.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +12.6 pts 35.6%
28.1% 2 bedrooms +7.2 pts ▸ 35.3%
17.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +6.0 pts 11.2%
1.0% 1 bedroom +13.7 pts ▸ 14.6%
3.7% 5 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 2.3%
0.0% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

44.1% $350–$549 ◂ +7.1 pts 37.0%
19.4% $200–$349 +11.7 pts ▸ 31.0%
20.6% Under $200 ◂ +13.7 pts 6.9%
7.0% $550–$749 +10.8 pts ▸ 17.8%
0.0% $750 or more +4.8 pts ▸ 4.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

33.8% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +3.3 pts 30.4%
26.2% $3,000 or more +4.7 pts ▸ 30.9%
22.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +2.4 pts 19.9%
10.2% Under $1,000 +3.1 pts ▸ 13.3%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Bellfieldin Thornbury +4.8 pts higher in Thornbury gap steady
9.7% 87th pct 14.5% 91st pct
Work from home in Bellfieldin Thornbury +14.8 pts higher in Thornbury gap widening
27.2% 76th pct 42.0% 92nd pct
PT commute in Bellfieldin Thornbury +1.2 pts higher in Thornbury gap narrowing
3.5% 87th pct 4.6% 90th pct
PT stops in Bellfieldin Thornbury +73 more in Thornbury
11 81st pct 84 89th pct
Stops/1k in Bellfieldin Thornbury +1.09 more in Bellfield
5.51 80th pct 4.42 75th pct
Departures/1k in Bellfieldin Thornbury +963.2 more in Bellfield
2,957.9 97th pct 1,994.7 92nd pct
PT routes in Bellfieldin Thornbury +2 more in Thornbury
10 86th pct 12 86th pct
Stop walk in Bellfieldin Thornbury +2 longer in Thornbury
1 0th pct 3 21st pct
Drive to city in Bellfieldin Thornbury +4 longer in Bellfield
15 12th pct 11 6th pct
Reach 30 min in Bellfieldin Thornbury +10,441 more in Bellfield
67,423 88th pct 56,982 87th pct
Reach 45 min in Bellfieldin Thornbury +129,628 more in Thornbury
162,331 86th pct 291,959 88th pct
Transit to city in Bellfieldin Thornbury +5 longer in Bellfield
57 49th pct 52 39th pct

How people get to work

45.9% Car (driver) ◂ +15.9 pts 30.0%
27.2% Worked at home +14.8 pts ▸ 42.0%
1.3% Bicycle +2.1 pts ▸ 3.4%
2.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.9 pts 1.6%
2.2% Bus ◂ +1.6 pts 0.6%
1.4% Walked +0.6 pts ▸ 1.9%
1.3% Train +0.6 pts ▸ 1.9%

Motor vehicles per home

38.1% 1 vehicle +9.6 pts ▸ 47.6%
38.8% 2 vehicles ◂ +9.9 pts 28.8%
9.7% No vehicle +4.8 pts ▸ 14.5%
10.0% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.6 pts 6.4%
2.5% 4 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 2.6%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Bellfieldin Thornbury +2.2 pts higher in Thornbury gap narrowing
40.7% 79th pct 42.9% 84th pct
Recent arrivals in Bellfieldin Thornbury +1.8 pts higher in Bellfield gap widening
11.0% 68th pct 9.2% 61st pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Bellfieldin Thornbury +2.2 pts higher in Bellfield gap steady
6.8% 82nd pct 4.7% 65th pct
Participation in Bellfieldin Thornbury +9.4 pts higher in Thornbury gap steady
61.8% 54th pct 71.2% 85th pct
Full-time in Bellfieldin Thornbury +0.3 pts higher in Bellfield gap narrowing
59.9% 59th pct 59.6% 58th pct

Industries people work in

17.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.3 pts 15.4%
9.2% Professional & technical +4.0 pts ▸ 13.2%
7.7% Education & training +4.1 pts ▸ 11.8%
8.6% Retail trade ◂ +1.0 pts 7.6%
8.5% Construction ◂ +2.6 pts 5.9%
6.5% Public administration & safety +1.3 pts ▸ 7.8%
6.9% Manufacturing ◂ +2.4 pts 4.5%
6.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.2 pts 6.0%
4.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.0 pts 2.8%
4.2% Finance & insurance +0.4 pts ▸ 4.6%
4.1% Other services ◂ +0.9 pts 3.2%
2.1% Arts & recreation +1.2 pts ▸ 3.3%

Occupations people work in

30.4% Professionals +9.2 pts ▸ 39.6%
12.7% Managers +3.2 pts ▸ 15.9%
12.2% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.0 pts 11.2%
12.1% Community & personal service ◂ +2.5 pts 9.6%
11.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.4 pts 8.8%
7.2% Labourers ◂ +2.4 pts 4.8%
6.3% Sales workers ◂ +0.2 pts 6.1%
4.9% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.3 pts 2.7%

Walkability

Walk score in Bellfieldin Thornbury +0.5 higher in Thornbury
8.2 98th pct 8.7 100th pct
Types ≤15 min in Bellfieldin Thornbury +0.1 more in Bellfield
8.0 100th pct 7.8 99th pct
15-min city in Bellfieldin Thornbury even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to shops in Bellfieldin Thornbury even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to transit in Bellfieldin Thornbury even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to school in Bellfieldin Thornbury +1.1 pts higher in Bellfield
100.0% 100th pct 98.9% 99th pct
Walk to a park in Bellfieldin Thornbury even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Bellfieldin Thornbury +0.5 pts higher in Bellfield
100.0% 100th pct 99.5% 100th pct
Amenities/1k in Bellfieldin Thornbury +3.6 more in Thornbury
9.5 40th pct 13.1 49th pct
Intersections/km² in Bellfieldin Thornbury +60 higher in Thornbury
416 100th pct 476 100th pct
Mean slope in Bellfieldin Thornbury +0.3 pts higher in Thornbury
2.9% 12th pct 3.3% 17th pct

Compare Bellfield with nearby areas

Heidelberg West Ivanhoe Heidelberg Heights Eaglemont Fairfield Ivanhoe East Alphington Heidelberg

Compare Thornbury with nearby areas

Northcote Preston Fairfield Brunswick East Fitzroy North Bellfield Alphington Clifton Hill

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bellfield vs Thornbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20198/bellfield/vs/SAL22508/thornbury