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Brown Hill vs Warrenheip

Name: Brown Hill vs Warrenheip — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.7 km apart · Brown Hill profile · Warrenheip profile

Brown Hill Warrenheip

Brown Hill (Vic.) and Warrenheip are neighbouring areas in Ballarat with very different layouts. Brown Hill (Vic.) is more connected and accessible, with a walkability score of 4.3 (somewhat walkable) and 70.9% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. It has a more mobile population, with 44.7% of residents having moved in the last five years, including 13.8% arriving from overseas. In contrast, Warrenheip is car-dependent, with a walkability score of 1.8 and a higher proportion of First Nations language speakers at 20.0%.

These two areas share several core characteristics, including almost identical shares of children under 15 and people aged 65 and over. Typical weekly household incomes are also similar, sitting at $1,757 in Brown Hill (Vic.) and $1,687 in Warrenheip. While Brown Hill (Vic.) has a far higher share of adults with a bachelor degree (24.4% compared to 13.3%), both areas have similar home sizes, with about 82% of dwellings containing three or more bedrooms.

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Where they differ most

Population: 3,768 larger in Brown Hill Recent arrivals: 13.8 pts higher in Brown Hill People / bedroom: 0.20 higher in Warrenheip PT commute: 1.0 pts higher in Brown Hill Recent movers: 17.3 pts higher in Brown Hill

Demographics & Identity

Population in Brown Hill in Warrenheip +3,768 larger in Brown Hill gap widening

4,489 86th pct 721 71st pct

Median age in Brown Hill in Warrenheip +5 yrs older in Warrenheip gap widening

36 yrs 17th pct 41 yrs 33rd pct

Age structure

30.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +8.5 pts 22.2%

23.5% Older adults (45–64) +5.0 pts ▸ 28.4%

21.4% Children (0–14) even 21.4%

15.1% Seniors (65+) +0.6 pts ▸ 15.7%

9.3% Youth (15–24) +3.6 pts ▸ 12.9%

Marital status

47.8% Married +4.4 pts ▸ 52.2%

36.0% Never married ◂ +3.6 pts 32.5%

9.4% Divorced ◂ +0.6 pts 8.7%

3.9% Widowed +0.2 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.9% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 3.0%

Age & sex structure

Brown Hill Warrenheip

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

88.6% Australia ◂ +1.2 pts 87.4%

2.4% England ◂ +1.0 pts 1.4%

0.7% India ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.2% South Africa +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.3% Philippines ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

Ancestry

42.3% English +3.6 pts ▸ 45.9%

41.6% Australian +0.5 pts ▸ 42.2%

17.4% Irish ◂ +1.1 pts 16.4%

12.7% Scottish ◂ +1.0 pts 11.7%

2.6% Dutch +2.8 pts ▸ 5.4%

4.4% Italian ◂ +1.5 pts 2.9%

4.3% German ◂ +0.1 pts 4.2%

0.9% Chinese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

0.8% Greek ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

0.6% Indian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.5% Filipino ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

92.9% English only ◂ +1.6 pts 91.3%

0.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.3% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Mandarin ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

46.9% Christianity +7.5 pts ▸ 54.4%

46.3% No religion ◂ +7.8 pts 38.6%

4.5% Not stated +1.7 pts ▸ 6.2%

1.0% Other religions ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

0.8% Buddhism ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

0.4% Hinduism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.1% Islam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Brown Hill in Warrenheip +5.45 more in Warrenheip

1.04 8th pct 6.49 65th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Brown Hill in Warrenheip +7 more in Brown Hill

14 84th pct 7 75th pct

Avg size in Brown Hill in Warrenheip +124 larger in Warrenheip

252 43rd pct 376 56th pct

ICSEA in Brown Hill in Warrenheip +23 higher in Brown Hill

1,026 70th pct 1,004 58th pct

Highest year of school

56.0% Year 12 ◂ +9.3 pts 46.7%

15.2% Year 10 +3.7 pts ▸ 18.9%

13.9% Year 11 +3.0 pts ▸ 16.9%

11.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.4 pts 10.5%

Highest qualification level

32.7% Certificate III / IV +9.9 pts ▸ 42.5%

26.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +10.3 pts 15.8%

16.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.6 pts 13.8%

6.9% Postgraduate degree ◂ +4.0 pts 2.9%

4.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.3 pts 3.5%

2.4% Certificate I / II +1.1 pts ▸ 3.5%

Field of qualification

16.0% Management & commerce ◂ +0.8 pts 15.2%

13.8% Health even 13.8%

13.0% Engineering & related ◂ +2.4 pts 10.6%

12.7% Society & culture ◂ +3.0 pts 9.7%

8.3% Architecture & building +3.8 pts ▸ 12.0%

11.1% Education ◂ +2.9 pts 8.2%

5.7% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.9 pts ▸ 7.6%

3.0% Agriculture & environment +0.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.4% Creative arts ◂ +1.7 pts 1.8%

2.5% Information technology ◂ +0.8 pts 1.8%

2.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.1 pts 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Brown Hill in Warrenheip +$140 higher in Brown Hill gap widening

$875 70th pct $735 47th pct

Household income in Brown Hill in Warrenheip +$70 higher in Brown Hill gap widening

$1,757 63rd pct $1,687 59th pct

Family income in Brown Hill in Warrenheip +$121 higher in Brown Hill gap widening

$2,181 68th pct $2,060 61st pct

Household income distribution

34.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.8 pts 26.4%

27.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.2 pts 22.2%

14.0% Under $650 +4.4 pts ▸ 18.4%

8.2% $4,000 or more +3.9 pts ▸ 12.1%

11.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.2 pts 10.0%

Personal income distribution

36.3% Under $650 +7.8 pts ▸ 44.2%

35.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.3 pts 34.0%

20.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +8.1 pts 12.4%

3.3% $3,000 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 4.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.1% Mental health ◂ +3.3 pts 8.9%

10.5% Asthma ◂ +1.5 pts 9.0%

9.2% Arthritis +0.5 pts ▸ 9.7%

9.1% Other condition ◂ +2.1 pts 6.9%

4.3% Diabetes ◂ +0.7 pts 3.6%

3.4% Heart disease +0.4 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.9% Cancer +0.6 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.7% Lung condition +0.8 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.8% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.4% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.3% None ◂ +2.5 pts 59.8%

21.7% One condition ◂ +1.1 pts 20.7%

7.0% Two conditions ◂ +1.3 pts 5.7%

3.0% Three or more ◂ +0.4 pts 2.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Brown Hill in Warrenheip +47 larger in Brown Hill

67 81st pct 20 68th pct

Median age in Brown Hill in Warrenheip even

19 yrs 21st pct 19 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Brown Hill in Warrenheip +$287 higher in Brown Hill

$637 49th pct $350 12th pct

Household income in Brown Hill in Warrenheip +$167 higher in Brown Hill

$1,541 44th pct $1,374 35th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Brown Hill in Warrenheip +0.3 larger in Warrenheip gap steady

2.5 50th pct 2.8 76th pct

Family composition

60.6% Couples with children +2.8 pts ▸ 63.4%

26.8% Couples without children ◂ +2.4 pts 24.4%

11.3% One-parent families ◂ +1.0 pts 10.4%

1.0% Other families +1.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

Household size

35.8% 2 people ◂ +6.1 pts 29.7%

25.6% 1 person ◂ +0.9 pts 24.7%

14.3% 3 people +3.2 pts ▸ 17.6%

16.3% 4 people ◂ +2.9 pts 13.4%

7.3% 5 people +1.9 pts ▸ 9.2%

1.3% 6 or more +3.3 pts ▸ 4.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Brown Hill in Warrenheip +$61 higher in Brown Hill gap widening

$290 54th pct $229 34th pct

Mortgage in Brown Hill in Warrenheip +$114 higher in Warrenheip gap narrowing

$1,619 50th pct $1,733 57th pct

People / bedroom in Brown Hill in Warrenheip +0.20 higher in Warrenheip gap widening

0.70 14th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

44.1% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +5.2 pts 38.9%

29.4% Owned outright +9.5 pts ▸ 38.9%

24.6% Rented ◂ +7.8 pts 16.7%

0.7% Other tenure +3.1 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.6% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

Types of homes

87.5% Separate house +1.7 pts ▸ 89.1%

11.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +11.6 pts 0.0%

0.3% Flat or apartment +5.5 pts ▸ 5.9%

0.2% Other dwelling +3.2 pts ▸ 3.3%

Bedrooms per home

43.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +4.9 pts 38.9%

33.8% 4 bedrooms +1.4 pts ▸ 35.1%

14.7% 2 bedrooms ◂ +3.0 pts 11.7%

4.8% 5 or more +3.2 pts ▸ 7.9%

2.3% 1 bedroom +1.9 pts ▸ 4.2%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

57.6% $200–$349 ◂ +5.1 pts 52.5%

22.4% $350–$549 ◂ +14.9 pts 7.5%

16.7% Under $200 +3.3 pts ▸ 20.0%

0.9% $750 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

0.7% $550–$749 ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.4% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +9.2 pts 32.3%

29.0% $1,800–$2,999 +2.2 pts ▸ 31.2%

18.3% Under $1,000 +7.5 pts ▸ 25.8%

7.7% $3,000 or more +7.3 pts ▸ 15.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Brown Hill in Warrenheip +14 more in Brown Hill

16 86th pct 2 71st pct

Stops/1k in Brown Hill in Warrenheip +0.79 more in Brown Hill

3.56 72nd pct 2.77 68th pct

Departures/1k in Brown Hill in Warrenheip +670.6 more in Brown Hill

687.2 82nd pct 16.6 59th pct

PT routes in Brown Hill in Warrenheip +1 more in Brown Hill

2 75th pct 1 71st pct

Stop walk in Brown Hill in Warrenheip +22 longer in Warrenheip

0 0th pct 22 60th pct

Drive to city in Brown Hill in Warrenheip +11 longer in Warrenheip

67 48th pct 78 55th pct

How people get to work

64.0% Car (driver) +3.5 pts ▸ 67.5%

15.2% Worked at home ◂ +0.1 pts 15.1%

4.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.6 pts 3.7%

0.8% Walked +1.8 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.5% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.8% Bus ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

0.2% Train ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

44.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +9.3 pts 34.9%

31.9% 1 vehicle ◂ +9.5 pts 22.4%

12.4% 3 vehicles +9.2 pts ▸ 21.6%

7.4% 4 or more +13.8 pts ▸ 21.1%

3.7% No vehicle ◂ +3.7 pts 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.8 pts 13.7%

13.7% Construction +1.9 pts ▸ 15.7%

11.7% Education & training ◂ +2.6 pts 9.1%

9.3% Retail trade +0.9 pts ▸ 10.3%

7.4% Public administration & safety ◂ +4.5 pts 2.8%

6.4% Manufacturing +0.4 pts ▸ 6.8%

3.0% Other services +3.6 pts ▸ 6.6%

5.2% Accommodation & food +0.8 pts ▸ 6.0%

5.8% Professional & technical ◂ +0.4 pts 5.4%

1.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +3.6 pts ▸ 4.6%

1.7% Wholesale trade +2.0 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.0 pts 2.3%

Occupations people work in

25.2% Professionals ◂ +12.7 pts 12.5%

15.0% Technicians & trades +5.8 pts ▸ 20.8%

13.3% Managers +1.8 pts ▸ 15.1%

12.0% Clerical & administrative +2.5 pts ▸ 14.5%

12.6% Community & personal service ◂ +4.1 pts 8.5%

7.9% Labourers +4.1 pts ▸ 12.0%

7.9% Sales workers ◂ +0.2 pts 7.7%

5.3% Machinery operators & drivers +2.3 pts ▸ 7.7%

Walkability

Walk score in Brown Hill in Warrenheip +2.6 higher in Brown Hill

4.3 79th pct 1.8 64th pct

Types ≤15 min in Brown Hill in Warrenheip +2.6 more in Brown Hill

4.1 78th pct 1.5 62nd pct

15-min city in Brown Hill in Warrenheip +51.8 pts higher in Brown Hill

51.8% 80th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to shops in Brown Hill in Warrenheip +16.9 pts higher in Brown Hill

58.8% 82nd pct 41.9% 77th pct

Walk to transit in Brown Hill in Warrenheip +68.1 pts higher in Brown Hill

70.9% 79th pct 2.8% 58th pct

Walk to school in Brown Hill in Warrenheip +16.9 pts higher in Brown Hill

46.1% 74th pct 29.2% 68th pct

Walk to a park in Brown Hill in Warrenheip +59.4 pts higher in Brown Hill

92.4% 81st pct 33.0% 59th pct

Walk to health in Brown Hill in Warrenheip +20.1 pts higher in Brown Hill

20.1% 76th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Brown Hill in Warrenheip +1.8 more in Brown Hill

12.9 48th pct 11.1 44th pct

Intersections/km² in Brown Hill in Warrenheip +62 higher in Brown Hill

74 82nd pct 12 72nd pct

Mean slope in Brown Hill in Warrenheip +0.6 pts higher in Brown Hill

7.0% 62nd pct 6.3% 57th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Brown Hill vs Warrenheip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20356/brown-hill/vs/SAL22707/warrenheip