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Bonshaw vs Sebastopol

Name: Bonshaw vs Sebastopol — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.0 km apart · Bonshaw profile · Sebastopol profile

Bonshaw Sebastopol

Sebastopol (Vic.) and Bonshaw (Vic.) are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Residents in Sebastopol (Vic.) are far older, with a typical age of 39 and 21.7% aged 65 and over. In contrast, Bonshaw (Vic.) is much younger, with a typical age of 28. Bonshaw (Vic.) has a more highly qualified workforce, where 25.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, compared to 11.2% in Sebastopol (Vic.). This is consistent with a higher typical weekly household income in Bonshaw (Vic.) of $1,854, while the typical income in Sebastopol (Vic.) is much lower at $1,013.

Everyday life shares some common ground, as both areas have similar proportions of First Nations people and a nearly identical share of residents who served in the Defence Force. However, their landscapes differ; Sebastopol (Vic.) is very walkable with frequent public transport and many renters, while Bonshaw (Vic.) is mostly car-dependent with more large, detached houses. The gap in mobility is stark, as 97.1% of homes in Sebastopol (Vic.) are within a 10 minute walk of public transport, compared to just 21.3% in Bonshaw (Vic.).

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Where they differ most

Population: 9,245 larger in Sebastopol Year 12: 25.2 pts higher in Bonshaw Recent movers: 42.0 pts higher in Bonshaw Participation: 24.9 pts higher in Bonshaw 3+ bedrooms: 22.5 pts higher in Bonshaw

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bonshaw in Sebastopol +9,245 larger in Sebastopol gap steady

949 72nd pct 10,194 87th pct

Median age in Bonshaw in Sebastopol +11 yrs older in Sebastopol gap widening

28 yrs 2nd pct 39 yrs 26th pct

Age structure

39.5% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +13.0 pts 26.5%

23.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +6.9 pts 17.0%

18.5% Older adults (45–64) +4.0 pts ▸ 22.5%

4.8% Seniors (65+) +16.9 pts ▸ 21.7%

14.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.1 pts 12.2%

Marital status

49.4% Never married ◂ +6.8 pts 42.6%

37.5% Married ◂ +5.7 pts 31.8%

6.2% Divorced +7.2 pts ▸ 13.4%

2.2% Widowed +5.3 pts ▸ 7.5%

5.1% Separated ◂ +0.5 pts 4.6%

Age & sex structure

Bonshaw Sebastopol

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

78.0% Australia +5.0 pts ▸ 83.0%

9.4% India ◂ +8.1 pts 1.3%

1.8% Nepal ◂ +1.5 pts 0.2%

1.1% England +0.7 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.2% Philippines ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

0.7% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% China +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

39.5% English +2.7 pts ▸ 42.2%

37.3% Australian +3.8 pts ▸ 41.1%

8.6% Irish +3.6 pts ▸ 12.2%

8.4% Scottish +2.4 pts ▸ 10.9%

7.4% Indian ◂ +6.2 pts 1.2%

6.0% German ◂ +1.7 pts 4.3%

2.2% Dutch +0.9 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.2% Italian even 2.2%

1.6% Filipino ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

0.9% Chinese even 0.9%

0.0% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

80.5% English only +7.4 pts ▸ 87.9%

5.5% Punjabi ◂ +4.9 pts 0.6%

2.0% Hindi ◂ +1.7 pts 0.3%

0.4% Mandarin even 0.4%

0.4% Arabic ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.0% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

47.5% No religion +2.5 pts ▸ 50.0%

34.4% Christianity +4.4 pts ▸ 38.8%

9.3% Hinduism ◂ +8.5 pts 0.8%

3.2% Not stated +4.9 pts ▸ 8.1%

4.0% Other religions ◂ +2.9 pts 1.1%

1.4% Islam ◂ +0.7 pts 0.7%

0.5% Buddhism even 0.5%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Bonshaw in Sebastopol

— 2.31 33rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Bonshaw in Sebastopol +14 more in Sebastopol

8 77th pct 22 87th pct

Avg size in Bonshaw in Sebastopol +130 larger in Sebastopol

433 63rd pct 563 80th pct

ICSEA in Bonshaw in Sebastopol +66 higher in Sebastopol

980 43rd pct 1,046 77th pct

Highest year of school

63.2% Year 12 ◂ +25.2 pts 37.9%

15.4% Year 10 +6.0 pts ▸ 21.4%

6.8% Year 9 or below +11.0 pts ▸ 17.9%

10.7% Year 11 +3.3 pts ▸ 14.0%

Highest qualification level

34.5% Certificate III / IV +4.3 pts ▸ 38.9%

27.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +12.7 pts 15.1%

16.6% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.4 pts 14.2%

9.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +5.6 pts 3.4%

3.8% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.5 pts 3.3%

2.5% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.3 pts ▸ 2.8%

Field of qualification

12.4% Society & culture +3.2 pts ▸ 15.6%

15.4% Management & commerce ◂ +2.7 pts 12.7%

14.3% Health ◂ +4.5 pts 9.9%

12.8% Engineering & related ◂ +0.6 pts 12.3%

8.6% Education ◂ +1.8 pts 6.8%

8.0% Architecture & building ◂ +2.1 pts 5.9%

7.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.1 pts ▸ 7.7%

6.1% Information technology ◂ +3.4 pts 2.7%

1.9% Creative arts +1.2 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.9% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.8 pts 1.1%

2.3% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.6 pts 1.7%

Income

Personal income in Bonshaw in Sebastopol +$285 higher in Bonshaw gap widening

$891 72nd pct $606 26th pct

Household income in Bonshaw in Sebastopol +$841 higher in Bonshaw gap widening

$1,854 68th pct $1,013 14th pct

Family income in Bonshaw in Sebastopol +$588 higher in Bonshaw gap narrowing

$1,937 53rd pct $1,349 18th pct

Household income distribution

42.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +19.0 pts 23.8%

27.7% $650–$1,499 +10.4 pts ▸ 38.1%

5.8% Under $650 +20.7 pts ▸ 26.5%

10.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +7.1 pts 3.1%

7.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +5.5 pts 1.5%

Personal income distribution

32.3% Under $650 +16.1 pts ▸ 48.4%

45.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +11.7 pts 34.3%

15.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +8.6 pts 7.1%

2.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.3 pts 0.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

13.2% Mental health +4.9 pts ▸ 18.0%

10.2% Asthma +4.2 pts ▸ 14.4%

5.8% Arthritis +8.3 pts ▸ 14.1%

7.5% Other condition +4.3 pts ▸ 11.8%

4.3% Diabetes +3.1 pts ▸ 7.5%

2.3% Heart disease +3.9 pts ▸ 6.2%

0.8% Lung condition +3.3 pts ▸ 4.1%

1.5% Cancer +2.5 pts ▸ 4.0%

0.3% Stroke +1.5 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.0% Dementia +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.6% None ◂ +17.7 pts 47.9%

19.2% One condition +6.0 pts ▸ 25.1%

7.1% Two conditions +3.6 pts ▸ 10.7%

2.1% Three or more +5.0 pts ▸ 7.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Bonshaw in Sebastopol +258 larger in Sebastopol

17 65th pct 275 86th pct

Median age in Bonshaw in Sebastopol +6 yrs older in Bonshaw

26 yrs 50th pct 20 yrs 25th pct

Median income in Bonshaw in Sebastopol +$432 higher in Bonshaw

$900 73rd pct $468 28th pct

Household income in Bonshaw in Sebastopol +$1,111 higher in Bonshaw

$2,124 67th pct $1,013 19th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bonshaw in Sebastopol +0.6 larger in Bonshaw gap narrowing

2.7 71st pct 2.1 19th pct

Family composition

52.1% Couples with children ◂ +10.0 pts 42.1%

24.5% Couples without children +4.4 pts ▸ 28.8%

20.9% One-parent families +6.6 pts ▸ 27.5%

2.4% Other families ◂ +0.9 pts 1.5%

Household size

17.5% 1 person +20.7 pts ▸ 38.2%

32.9% 2 people +0.9 pts ▸ 33.9%

21.0% 3 people ◂ +7.6 pts 13.4%

17.5% 4 people ◂ +8.7 pts 8.8%

5.8% 5 people ◂ +1.9 pts 3.9%

3.8% 6 or more ◂ +1.9 pts 1.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bonshaw in Sebastopol +$128 higher in Bonshaw gap widening

$398 81st pct $270 47th pct

Mortgage in Bonshaw in Sebastopol +$367 higher in Bonshaw gap widening

$1,500 42nd pct $1,133 21st pct

People / bedroom in Bonshaw in Sebastopol even gap narrowing

0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

53.4% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +26.1 pts 27.3%

29.7% Rented +10.6 pts ▸ 40.4%

16.9% Owned outright +11.6 pts ▸ 28.5%

2.3% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 2.0%

0.0% Other tenure +1.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

Types of homes

93.6% Separate house ◂ +20.8 pts 72.8%

5.2% Townhouse / semi-detached +21.7 pts ▸ 27.0%

0.0% Flat or apartment +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

58.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +45.4 pts 13.4%

30.3% 3 bedrooms +25.0 pts ▸ 55.3%

6.1% 2 bedrooms +17.9 pts ▸ 24.0%

0.0% 1 bedroom +3.9 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.2% 5 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 1.2%

0.0% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

79.4% $350–$549 ◂ +69.7 pts 9.7%

8.8% $200–$349 +59.5 pts ▸ 68.3%

2.9% Under $200 +15.2 pts ▸ 18.1%

0.0% $750 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% $550–$749 +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

53.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +4.0 pts 49.6%

21.3% Under $1,000 +13.1 pts ▸ 34.4%

17.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +9.1 pts 8.4%

7.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.9 pts 1.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Bonshaw in Sebastopol +40 more in Sebastopol

0 0th pct 40 87th pct

Stops/1k in Bonshaw in Sebastopol +3.92 more in Sebastopol

0.00 0th pct 3.92 73rd pct

Departures/1k in Bonshaw in Sebastopol +654.6 more in Sebastopol

0.0 0th pct 654.6 81st pct

PT routes in Bonshaw in Sebastopol +3 more in Sebastopol

0 0th pct 3 79th pct

Stop walk in Bonshaw in Sebastopol +19 longer in Bonshaw

21 60th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Bonshaw in Sebastopol +3 longer in Bonshaw

79 56th pct 76 54th pct

How people get to work

67.5% Car (driver) +0.8 pts ▸ 68.3%

12.2% Worked at home ◂ +3.5 pts 8.7%

4.1% Car (passenger) +1.6 pts ▸ 5.7%

0.9% Walked +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.0% Bus +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Train +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

46.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +14.7 pts 31.6%

29.8% 1 vehicle +15.1 pts ▸ 44.9%

11.8% 4 or more ◂ +7.5 pts 4.3%

11.2% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.0 pts 10.2%

1.5% No vehicle +7.6 pts ▸ 9.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

19.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.2 pts 18.6%

11.1% Retail trade +0.5 pts ▸ 11.6%

11.1% Construction ◂ +0.4 pts 10.7%

8.9% Manufacturing ◂ +1.0 pts 7.8%

7.6% Accommodation & food +0.7 pts ▸ 8.3%

8.1% Education & training ◂ +1.0 pts 7.2%

7.4% Professional & technical ◂ +3.6 pts 3.8%

5.5% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.0 pts 4.5%

4.3% Other services +0.3 pts ▸ 4.6%

4.1% Transport & warehousing +0.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.0% Administrative & support +2.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

0.7% Wholesale trade +1.6 pts ▸ 2.3%

Occupations people work in

19.6% Professionals ◂ +7.4 pts 12.2%

17.4% Technicians & trades even 17.4%

15.0% Community & personal service +1.4 pts ▸ 16.4%

9.1% Labourers +5.5 pts ▸ 14.5%

11.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.2 pts 11.3%

9.8% Sales workers +1.6 pts ▸ 11.4%

6.8% Machinery operators & drivers +1.2 pts ▸ 8.0%

7.6% Managers ◂ +1.0 pts 6.6%

Walkability

Walk score in Bonshaw in Sebastopol +3.4 higher in Sebastopol

3.2 74th pct 6.6 91st pct

Types ≤15 min in Bonshaw in Sebastopol +3.1 more in Sebastopol

3.7 76th pct 6.8 93rd pct

15-min city in Bonshaw in Sebastopol +64.8 pts higher in Sebastopol

20.6% 72nd pct 85.4% 92nd pct

Walk to shops in Bonshaw in Sebastopol +67.9 pts higher in Sebastopol

15.1% 68th pct 83.0% 91st pct

Walk to transit in Bonshaw in Sebastopol +75.8 pts higher in Sebastopol

21.3% 64th pct 97.1% 90th pct

Walk to school in Bonshaw in Sebastopol +18.3 pts higher in Sebastopol

79.5% 85th pct 97.7% 98th pct

Walk to a park in Bonshaw in Sebastopol +9.8 pts higher in Sebastopol

90.2% 80th pct 100.0% 99th pct

Walk to health in Bonshaw in Sebastopol +47.4 pts higher in Sebastopol

19.9% 76th pct 67.3% 89th pct

Amenities/1k in Bonshaw in Sebastopol +3.2 more in Sebastopol

7.4 35th pct 10.6 43rd pct

Intersections/km² in Bonshaw in Sebastopol +31 higher in Sebastopol

131 87th pct 162 89th pct

Mean slope in Bonshaw in Sebastopol +1.9 pts higher in Bonshaw

5.5% 47th pct 3.5% 21st pct

Compare Bonshaw with nearby areas

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Compare Sebastopol with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bonshaw vs Sebastopol [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20284/bonshaw/vs/SAL22255/sebastopol