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Blind Bight vs Pearcedale

Name: Blind Bight vs Pearcedale — 2021 Census comparison
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 7.9 km apart · Blind Bight profile · Pearcedale profile

Blind Bight Pearcedale

Pearcedale and Blind Bight are neighbouring areas in Victoria with distinct layouts. Blind Bight is much more walkable, with 96.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 97.0% near a park, compared to 58.6% and 65.7% in Pearcedale. In contrast, Pearcedale has a much larger school presence, with 10 schools within 3km and an average school size of 614 students, while Blind Bight has just one school and a typical size of 283. Pearcedale also has more residents with a bachelor degree or higher (13.1% versus 9.5%) and a higher share of households earning $3,000 or more a week (25.2% versus 19.2%).

Since 2011, these two areas have tracked closely in many areas of life. They are effectively alike in their typical weekly household incomes, the share of people aged 65 and over, and the proportion of residents born overseas. Both areas sit far below the national figure for people with a bachelor degree, though Pearcedale's share is well higher than that of Blind Bight.

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Where they differ most

Population: 2,577 larger in Pearcedale Limited English: 0.6 pts higher in Pearcedale PT commute: 0.2 pts higher in Pearcedale Recent arrivals: 4.9 pts higher in Pearcedale Work from home: 6.7 pts higher in Pearcedale

Demographics & Identity

Population in Blind Bight in Pearcedale +2,577 larger in Pearcedale gap steady

1,290 74th pct 3,867 86th pct

Median age in Blind Bight in Pearcedale +2 yrs older in Pearcedale gap narrowing

39 yrs 26th pct 41 yrs 33rd pct

Age structure

27.5% Older adults (45–64) +1.5 pts ▸ 29.0%

26.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.0 pts 23.9%

19.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.4 pts 18.2%

16.1% Seniors (65+) +0.1 pts ▸ 16.2%

11.9% Youth (15–24) +0.9 pts ▸ 12.9%

Marital status

49.1% Married +1.0 pts ▸ 50.2%

34.5% Never married +0.5 pts ▸ 35.0%

9.6% Divorced ◂ +1.9 pts 7.7%

4.7% Widowed ◂ +0.7 pts 3.9%

2.8% Separated +0.3 pts ▸ 3.1%

Age & sex structure

Blind Bight Pearcedale

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

84.7% Australia ◂ +0.1 pts 84.5%

4.2% England ◂ +0.5 pts 3.7%

1.4% New Zealand ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

0.5% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.4% Vietnam ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.2% Philippines even 0.2%

0.0% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.0% India +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

44.6% English +0.9 pts ▸ 45.4%

43.2% Australian +1.3 pts ▸ 44.5%

9.6% Scottish +2.0 pts ▸ 11.6%

9.8% Irish ◂ +0.1 pts 9.7%

4.8% German ◂ +1.4 pts 3.4%

4.0% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 3.8%

3.1% Dutch +0.4 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.0% Greek +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.7% Chinese +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.6% Indian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.5% Filipino ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

92.9% English only ◂ +0.9 pts 92.0%

0.9% Mandarin ◂ +0.8 pts 0.1%

0.2% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.0% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

56.4% No religion ◂ +0.4 pts 56.0%

35.6% Christianity +1.8 pts ▸ 37.3%

5.5% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 5.2%

0.9% Islam ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.8% Buddhism even 0.8%

0.5% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.3% Hinduism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Blind Bight in Pearcedale

— 1.42 16th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Blind Bight in Pearcedale +9 more in Pearcedale

1 43rd pct 10 79th pct

Avg size in Blind Bight in Pearcedale +331 larger in Pearcedale

283 46th pct 614 86th pct

ICSEA in Blind Bight in Pearcedale +36 higher in Pearcedale

992 51st pct 1,028 71st pct

Highest year of school

39.6% Year 12 +5.8 pts ▸ 45.4%

22.8% Year 10 ◂ +1.6 pts 21.2%

18.9% Year 11 ◂ +2.4 pts 16.5%

12.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.9 pts 11.8%

Highest qualification level

52.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +8.2 pts 44.3%

12.1% Advanced diploma / diploma +4.3 pts ▸ 16.4%

10.7% Bachelor degree +5.1 pts ▸ 15.8%

2.2% Postgraduate degree +1.8 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.7% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.6 pts 3.2%

2.6% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.3 pts 2.3%

Field of qualification

19.9% Engineering & related ◂ +1.7 pts 18.2%

11.2% Management & commerce +2.9 pts ▸ 14.1%

10.9% Architecture & building +1.6 pts ▸ 12.5%

12.4% Society & culture ◂ +2.4 pts 10.1%

9.4% Health +0.9 pts ▸ 10.3%

8.3% Education +0.3 pts ▸ 8.7%

6.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.4 pts 6.1%

4.3% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.9 pts 3.4%

1.5% Creative arts +1.0 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.9% Natural & physical sciences +1.0 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.5% Information technology +1.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

Income

Personal income in Blind Bight in Pearcedale +$22 higher in Blind Bight gap narrowing

$807 60th pct $785 57th pct

Household income in Blind Bight in Pearcedale +$120 higher in Pearcedale gap widening

$1,889 70th pct $2,009 75th pct

Family income in Blind Bight in Pearcedale +$40 higher in Pearcedale gap narrowing

$2,125 65th pct $2,165 67th pct

Household income distribution

39.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.8 pts 32.8%

24.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.4 pts 24.1%

12.4% $3,000–$3,999 +1.2 pts ▸ 13.6%

11.9% Under $650 ◂ +0.9 pts 11.1%

6.9% $4,000 or more +4.7 pts ▸ 11.6%

Personal income distribution

37.1% Under $650 +2.7 pts ▸ 39.8%

37.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.2 pts 33.3%

16.8% $1,500–$2,999 +1.8 pts ▸ 18.6%

1.6% $3,000 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 2.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.1% Mental health ◂ +2.6 pts 8.5%

10.2% Asthma ◂ +0.3 pts 9.9%

9.8% Arthritis ◂ +0.5 pts 9.4%

6.7% Other condition +0.5 pts ▸ 7.3%

4.0% Diabetes +0.7 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.6% Heart disease +0.6 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.6% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 3.2%

2.2% Lung condition ◂ +0.3 pts 1.9%

1.2% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

0.5% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.5% None +3.0 pts ▸ 62.6%

22.9% One condition ◂ +3.0 pts 19.9%

5.9% Two conditions +0.1 pts ▸ 5.9%

3.7% Three or more ◂ +0.3 pts 3.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Blind Bight in Pearcedale +52 larger in Pearcedale

10 59th pct 62 80th pct

Median age in Blind Bight in Pearcedale +4 yrs older in Pearcedale

22 yrs 33rd pct 26 yrs 50th pct

Median income in Blind Bight in Pearcedale +$109 higher in Blind Bight

$949 76th pct $840 69th pct

Household income in Blind Bight in Pearcedale +$612 higher in Pearcedale

$1,437 39th pct $2,049 64th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Blind Bight in Pearcedale +0.2 larger in Pearcedale gap steady

2.7 71st pct 2.9 81st pct

Family composition

64.3% Couples with children ◂ +2.1 pts 62.2%

23.3% Couples without children +3.7 pts ▸ 27.0%

11.5% One-parent families ◂ +2.0 pts 9.5%

0.3% Other families +1.0 pts ▸ 1.3%

Household size

33.0% 2 people +1.8 pts ▸ 34.7%

19.5% 1 person ◂ +4.3 pts 15.1%

19.5% 3 people ◂ +3.3 pts 16.1%

18.8% 4 people +0.6 pts ▸ 19.4%

6.2% 5 people +4.2 pts ▸ 10.4%

2.4% 6 or more +2.0 pts ▸ 4.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Blind Bight in Pearcedale +$40 higher in Pearcedale gap widening

$360 73rd pct $400 82nd pct

Mortgage in Blind Bight in Pearcedale +$278 higher in Pearcedale gap widening

$1,742 58th pct $2,020 73rd pct

People / bedroom in Blind Bight in Pearcedale even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

58.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +7.0 pts 50.9%

31.9% Owned outright +5.1 pts ▸ 36.9%

9.7% Rented ◂ +0.2 pts 9.6%

1.3% Other tenure ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

0.9% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%

Types of homes

98.9% Separate house ◂ +2.3 pts 96.6%

0.0% Flat or apartment +2.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

56.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +15.1 pts 41.1%

31.0% 4 bedrooms +8.9 pts ▸ 39.9%

6.2% 5 or more +6.2 pts ▸ 12.4%

4.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +0.1 pts 4.5%

1.1% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

0.0% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

38.6% $350–$549 +22.8 pts ▸ 61.5%

34.1% $200–$349 ◂ +12.0 pts 22.1%

9.1% $550–$749 +4.0 pts ▸ 13.1%

11.4% Under $200 ◂ +8.1 pts 3.3%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.3 pts 34.3%

35.5% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +10.0 pts 25.5%

5.0% $3,000 or more +17.0 pts ▸ 22.0%

10.3% Under $1,000 +2.2 pts ▸ 12.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Blind Bight in Pearcedale +6 more in Pearcedale

11 81st pct 17 86th pct

Stops/1k in Blind Bight in Pearcedale +4.13 more in Blind Bight

8.53 86th pct 4.40 75th pct

Departures/1k in Blind Bight in Pearcedale +250.2 more in Pearcedale

120.2 71st pct 370.3 76th pct

PT routes in Blind Bight in Pearcedale +1 more in Pearcedale

1 71st pct 2 75th pct

Stop walk in Blind Bight in Pearcedale +13 longer in Pearcedale

3 21st pct 16 54th pct

Drive to city in Blind Bight in Pearcedale +6 longer in Blind Bight

50 38th pct 44 35th pct

Reach 30 min in Blind Bight in Pearcedale even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Blind Bight in Pearcedale even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

71.4% Car (driver) ◂ +10.5 pts 60.9%

11.3% Worked at home +6.7 pts ▸ 18.0%

3.2% Car (passenger) +0.3 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.0% Walked +2.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.0% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Train +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Bus even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

46.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +9.0 pts 37.9%

22.0% 3 vehicles +0.7 pts ▸ 22.7%

13.0% 4 or more +9.1 pts ▸ 22.1%

17.5% 1 vehicle ◂ +2.0 pts 15.5%

0.9% No vehicle +0.8 pts ▸ 1.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

21.0% Construction ◂ +0.9 pts 20.2%

12.0% Health care & social assistance +0.4 pts ▸ 12.4%

9.4% Manufacturing ◂ +1.1 pts 8.2%

8.3% Retail trade +0.6 pts ▸ 8.9%

7.3% Education & training +1.1 pts ▸ 8.3%

5.7% Wholesale trade ◂ +3.3 pts 2.5%

5.4% Other services ◂ +0.7 pts 4.7%

4.8% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.0 pts 3.8%

2.4% Professional & technical +2.3 pts ▸ 4.8%

4.2% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.6 pts 3.7%

3.6% Accommodation & food +0.3 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.5% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +0.4 pts ▸ 3.9%

Occupations people work in

21.5% Technicians & trades even 21.5%

15.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.2 pts 14.0%

9.5% Professionals +3.9 pts ▸ 13.4%

7.6% Managers +4.5 pts ▸ 12.1%

11.8% Labourers ◂ +2.0 pts 9.8%

11.6% Community & personal service ◂ +0.4 pts 11.2%

11.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +4.5 pts 6.6%

8.5% Sales workers +1.1 pts ▸ 9.6%

Walkability

Walk score in Blind Bight in Pearcedale +0.9 higher in Blind Bight

4.6 81st pct 3.7 76th pct

Types ≤15 min in Blind Bight in Pearcedale +1.0 more in Blind Bight

4.8 82nd pct 3.8 76th pct

15-min city in Blind Bight in Pearcedale +37.1 pts higher in Blind Bight

95.7% 98th pct 58.6% 82nd pct

Walk to shops in Blind Bight in Pearcedale +37.8 pts higher in Blind Bight

96.4% 98th pct 58.6% 82nd pct

Walk to transit in Blind Bight in Pearcedale +20.7 pts higher in Blind Bight

89.1% 84th pct 68.4% 78th pct

Walk to school in Blind Bight in Pearcedale +58.5 pts higher in Pearcedale

0.0% 0th pct 58.5% 78th pct

Walk to a park in Blind Bight in Pearcedale +31.3 pts higher in Blind Bight

97.0% 84th pct 65.7% 69th pct

Walk to health in Blind Bight in Pearcedale even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Blind Bight in Pearcedale +3.6 more in Blind Bight

14.0 51st pct 10.3 42nd pct

Intersections/km² in Blind Bight in Pearcedale +2 higher in Pearcedale

12 72nd pct 14 72nd pct

Mean slope in Blind Bight in Pearcedale +0.4 pts higher in Blind Bight

3.3% 17th pct 2.9% 11th pct

Compare Blind Bight with nearby areas

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Compare Pearcedale with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Blind Bight vs Pearcedale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20260/blind-bight/vs/SAL22050/pearcedale