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California Gully vs Jackass Flat
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.1 km apart · California Gully profile · Jackass Flat profile
California Gully Jackass Flat
California Gully and Jackass Flat are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. California Gully is an older community, where the typical resident is 39 and 19.7% are aged 65 or over. It is very walkable, with 85.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries. In contrast, Jackass Flat is much younger, with a typical age of 28 and far more children under 15 (26.9%). It is mostly car-dependent and has a higher typical weekly household income of $1,805, compared to $1,054 in California Gully.
Both areas are similar in their proportion of renters, which sits at around 34%. While California Gully has more people living alone (34.4%) and a higher share of one-parent families, Jackass Flat has more people in de facto relationships and a higher percentage of adults working or looking for work. The gap in moving patterns is striking, as 67% of Jackass Flat residents moved in the last five years, which is far higher than the 33.6% in California Gully.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 4,263
- First area, 2016: 4,363
- First area, 2021: 4,476
- Second area, 2011: 301
- Second area, 2016: 1,141
- Second area, 2021: 1,907
- First area, 2011: 36 yrs
- First area, 2016: 38 yrs
- First area, 2021: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 26 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 28 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in California Gully: 1.1% males, 1.9% females; 85+ in Jackass Flat: 0.5% males, 0.2% females
- 80–84 in California Gully: 1.0% males, 1.6% females; 80–84 in Jackass Flat: 0.4% males, 0.4% females
- 75–79 in California Gully: 1.5% males, 2.0% females; 75–79 in Jackass Flat: 0.4% males, 0.6% females
- 70–74 in California Gully: 2.9% males, 3.1% females; 70–74 in Jackass Flat: 1.0% males, 1.3% females
- 65–69 in California Gully: 2.0% males, 2.8% females; 65–69 in Jackass Flat: 1.7% males, 1.5% females
- 60–64 in California Gully: 2.9% males, 3.7% females; 60–64 in Jackass Flat: 1.2% males, 1.6% females
- 55–59 in California Gully: 2.7% males, 3.3% females; 55–59 in Jackass Flat: 1.8% males, 2.2% females
- 50–54 in California Gully: 2.8% males, 2.9% females; 50–54 in Jackass Flat: 1.6% males, 1.6% females
- 45–49 in California Gully: 2.7% males, 3.0% females; 45–49 in Jackass Flat: 1.6% males, 2.7% females
- 40–44 in California Gully: 2.6% males, 3.3% females; 40–44 in Jackass Flat: 2.0% males, 2.6% females
- 35–39 in California Gully: 2.7% males, 3.0% females; 35–39 in Jackass Flat: 4.0% males, 3.3% females
- 30–34 in California Gully: 2.6% males, 3.7% females; 30–34 in Jackass Flat: 5.6% males, 6.2% females
- 25–29 in California Gully: 3.4% males, 3.2% females; 25–29 in Jackass Flat: 6.5% males, 6.9% females
- 20–24 in California Gully: 3.1% males, 3.5% females; 20–24 in Jackass Flat: 3.8% males, 4.7% females
- 15–19 in California Gully: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 15–19 in Jackass Flat: 2.6% males, 2.5% females
- 10–14 in California Gully: 3.5% males, 3.2% females; 10–14 in Jackass Flat: 3.3% males, 3.4% females
- 5–9 in California Gully: 3.6% males, 3.2% females; 5–9 in Jackass Flat: 3.9% males, 4.9% females
- 0–4 in California Gully: 2.2% males, 2.9% females; 0–4 in Jackass Flat: 5.8% males, 5.9% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $422
- First area, 2016: $496
- First area, 2021: $588
- Second area, 2011: $517
- Second area, 2016: $688
- Second area, 2021: $869
- First area, 2011: $782
- First area, 2016: $877
- First area, 2021: $1,054
- Second area, 2011: $990
- Second area, 2016: $1,297
- Second area, 2021: $1,805
- First area, 2011: $937
- First area, 2016: $1,077
- First area, 2021: $1,366
- Second area, 2011: $1,145
- Second area, 2016: $1,357
- Second area, 2021: $1,911
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2011: 2.7
- Second area, 2016: 2.8
- Second area, 2021: 2.9
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $165
- First area, 2016: $220
- First area, 2021: $251
- Second area, 2011: $190
- Second area, 2016: $310
- Second area, 2021: $340
- First area, 2011: $1,127
- First area, 2016: $1,192
- First area, 2021: $1,200
- Second area, 2011: $1,408
- Second area, 2016: $1,556
- Second area, 2021: $1,515
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.00
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). California Gully vs Jackass Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20444/california-gully/vs/SAL21250/jackass-flat