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Carrum Downs vs Seaford

Name: Carrum Downs vs Seaford — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.5 km apart · Carrum Downs profile · Seaford profile

Carrum Downs Seaford

Carrum Downs and Seaford (Vic.) are neighbouring areas with different layouts and demographics. Carrum Downs has more large family homes, with 83.6% having three or more bedrooms, and is more diverse, as 24.8% of residents were born overseas. Seaford (Vic.) is generally more walkable, with a higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries (95.9% compared to 80.8%) and schools (97.9% compared to 80.0%). Residents in Seaford (Vic.) are also noticeably older, with a typical age of 40 compared to 36 in Carrum Downs.

Both areas share very similar typical weekly personal incomes, which sit around $810. They also have almost identical shares of First Nations people and similar rates of long-term health conditions. While they share these basics, some gaps are wide; for example, Seaford (Vic.) has far more schools per 1,000 children (2.64) than Carrum Downs (0.95).

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Where they differ most

3+ bedrooms: 12.8 pts higher in Carrum Downs Work from home: 8.4 pts higher in Seaford Other language: 7.8 pts higher in Carrum Downs Living alone: 7.0 pts higher in Seaford Median age: 4 yrs older in Seaford

Demographics & Identity

Population in Carrum Downs in Seaford +4,761 larger in Carrum Downs gap widening

21,976 90th pct 17,215 89th pct

Median age in Carrum Downs in Seaford +4 yrs older in Seaford gap narrowing

36 yrs 17th pct 40 yrs 29th pct

Age structure

31.3% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.1 pts 29.2%

24.7% Older adults (45–64) +1.3 pts ▸ 26.1%

19.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.6 pts 17.6%

13.5% Seniors (65+) +4.4 pts ▸ 17.9%

11.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.1 pts 9.2%

Marital status

41.1% Never married ◂ +1.1 pts 40.1%

38.9% Married ◂ +1.4 pts 37.5%

11.2% Divorced +1.4 pts ▸ 12.6%

4.7% Widowed +0.9 pts ▸ 5.7%

4.1% Separated +0.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

Age & sex structure

Carrum Downs Seaford

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

71.0% Australia +3.2 pts ▸ 74.2%

3.6% England +1.4 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.8% India ◂ +2.2 pts 0.6%

2.7% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 2.3%

2.1% Philippines ◂ +1.5 pts 0.6%

0.7% China even 0.7%

0.6% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.4% Italy even 0.5%

0.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

36.2% English +4.7 pts ▸ 40.9%

33.9% Australian +1.2 pts ▸ 35.2%

8.5% Irish +4.3 pts ▸ 12.8%

8.8% Scottish +2.6 pts ▸ 11.4%

3.2% German +1.0 pts ▸ 4.3%

4.1% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 3.9%

3.7% Indian ◂ +2.7 pts 1.0%

2.8% Filipino ◂ +2.0 pts 0.8%

2.3% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 2.2%

2.1% Greek even 2.1%

2.1% Chinese ◂ +0.5 pts 1.6%

0.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

78.1% English only +6.5 pts ▸ 84.6%

1.0% Mandarin ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

1.0% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.9% Punjabi ◂ +0.9 pts 0.1%

0.9% Hindi ◂ +0.8 pts 0.1%

0.8% Tagalog ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

0.7% Arabic ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.5% Italian even 0.6%

0.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.3% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

47.9% No religion +4.1 pts ▸ 52.0%

37.9% Christianity ◂ +1.0 pts 36.9%

6.4% Not stated +1.3 pts ▸ 7.7%

2.8% Hinduism ◂ +2.2 pts 0.7%

2.0% Buddhism ◂ +0.9 pts 1.1%

1.6% Islam ◂ +0.9 pts 0.7%

1.1% Other religions ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

0.3% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Carrum Downs in Seaford +1.69 more in Seaford

0.95 7th pct 2.64 38th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Carrum Downs in Seaford even

27 88th pct 27 88th pct

Avg size in Carrum Downs in Seaford +54 larger in Carrum Downs

442 65th pct 388 58th pct

ICSEA in Carrum Downs in Seaford +9 higher in Carrum Downs

1,024 69th pct 1,015 64th pct

Highest year of school

51.9% Year 12 +1.8 pts ▸ 53.7%

17.6% Year 10 ◂ +1.7 pts 15.9%

13.5% Year 11 ◂ +0.2 pts 13.3%

11.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.1 pts 10.0%

Highest qualification level

38.1% Certificate III / IV ◂ +6.8 pts 31.3%

18.0% Bachelor degree +4.1 pts ▸ 22.1%

17.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.3 pts ▸ 17.9%

4.7% Postgraduate degree +1.3 pts ▸ 6.0%

2.7% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.6 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.3% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.8 pts 1.6%

Field of qualification

17.0% Management & commerce ◂ +0.8 pts 16.2%

15.8% Engineering & related ◂ +2.5 pts 13.3%

13.1% Society & culture ◂ +0.9 pts 12.2%

9.8% Health +0.1 pts ▸ 9.9%

7.0% Education +1.7 pts ▸ 8.7%

7.4% Architecture & building +0.6 pts ▸ 7.9%

6.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.0 pts 5.5%

3.0% Creative arts +1.6 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.9% Information technology ◂ +0.3 pts 2.6%

1.9% Natural & physical sciences +0.4 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.7% Agriculture & environment +0.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

Income

Personal income in Carrum Downs in Seaford +$8 higher in Carrum Downs gap narrowing

$817 61st pct $809 60th pct

Household income in Carrum Downs in Seaford +$158 higher in Carrum Downs gap narrowing

$1,658 58th pct $1,500 47th pct

Family income in Carrum Downs in Seaford +$88 higher in Seaford gap widening

$1,993 57th pct $2,081 62nd pct

Household income distribution

37.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +8.0 pts 29.6%

27.4% $650–$1,499 +0.5 pts ▸ 28.0%

15.0% Under $650 +3.8 pts ▸ 18.7%

9.0% $3,000–$3,999 +1.1 pts ▸ 10.1%

4.8% $4,000 or more +2.3 pts ▸ 7.1%

Personal income distribution

39.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.3 pts 32.6%

38.0% Under $650 +0.8 pts ▸ 38.8%

15.5% $1,500–$2,999 +2.8 pts ▸ 18.4%

1.2% $3,000 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 2.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.7% Mental health ◂ +0.2 pts 11.6%

10.9% Asthma ◂ +0.4 pts 10.6%

8.5% Arthritis +1.4 pts ▸ 9.9%

8.7% Other condition +0.2 pts ▸ 8.9%

6.2% Diabetes ◂ +1.1 pts 5.2%

3.8% Heart disease +0.6 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.6% Cancer +0.6 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.0% Lung condition +0.5 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.1% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.8% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.7% None ◂ +2.1 pts 58.6%

21.0% One condition +0.6 pts ▸ 21.5%

7.1% Two conditions +0.3 pts ▸ 7.4%

3.9% Three or more +0.1 pts ▸ 3.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Carrum Downs in Seaford +97 larger in Carrum Downs

349 86th pct 252 86th pct

Median age in Carrum Downs in Seaford +1 yrs older in Seaford

23 yrs 38th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Carrum Downs in Seaford +$91 higher in Carrum Downs

$675 53rd pct $584 44th pct

Household income in Carrum Downs in Seaford +$192 higher in Carrum Downs

$1,710 51st pct $1,518 43rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Carrum Downs in Seaford +0.2 larger in Carrum Downs gap narrowing

2.5 50th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

56.9% Couples with children ◂ +3.4 pts 53.5%

22.7% Couples without children +3.2 pts ▸ 25.9%

19.1% One-parent families ◂ +0.1 pts 19.1%

1.2% Other families +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

Household size

26.7% 1 person +7.0 pts ▸ 33.7%

30.9% 2 people +1.2 pts ▸ 32.1%

18.7% 3 people ◂ +2.9 pts 15.8%

14.9% 4 people ◂ +1.8 pts 13.1%

6.0% 5 people ◂ +2.0 pts 4.0%

2.7% 6 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 1.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Carrum Downs in Seaford +$19 higher in Carrum Downs gap narrowing

$370 76th pct $351 72nd pct

Mortgage in Carrum Downs in Seaford +$117 higher in Seaford gap widening

$1,733 57th pct $1,850 64th pct

People / bedroom in Carrum Downs in Seaford even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

47.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +12.2 pts 35.4%

27.3% Rented +5.6 pts ▸ 32.9%

22.2% Owned outright +5.3 pts ▸ 27.5%

1.5% Other tenure +1.1 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.4% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

Types of homes

79.0% Separate house ◂ +5.4 pts 73.6%

19.6% Townhouse / semi-detached +3.5 pts ▸ 23.2%

0.4% Flat or apartment +2.1 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.8% Other dwelling ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

Bedrooms per home

58.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +5.8 pts 52.9%

12.3% 2 bedrooms +10.4 pts ▸ 22.7%

21.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +6.6 pts 15.1%

2.5% 1 bedroom +1.9 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.3% 5 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 2.9%

0.3% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

62.0% $350–$549 ◂ +14.0 pts 48.0%

26.7% $200–$349 +7.0 pts ▸ 33.7%

5.7% Under $200 +4.6 pts ▸ 10.3%

1.0% $550–$749 +2.7 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.7% $750 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +10.1 pts 28.2%

36.2% $1,800–$2,999 +1.0 pts ▸ 37.1%

13.9% Under $1,000 +2.0 pts ▸ 15.9%

5.3% $3,000 or more +6.4 pts ▸ 11.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Carrum Downs in Seaford +16 more in Carrum Downs

105 90th pct 89 89th pct

Stops/1k in Carrum Downs in Seaford +0.39 more in Seaford

4.78 77th pct 5.17 78th pct

Departures/1k in Carrum Downs in Seaford +357.8 more in Carrum Downs

1,503.3 89th pct 1,145.6 87th pct

PT routes in Carrum Downs in Seaford +3 more in Seaford

6 86th pct 9 86th pct

Stop walk in Carrum Downs in Seaford +2 longer in Seaford

2 14th pct 4 29th pct

Drive to city in Carrum Downs in Seaford +1 longer in Seaford

33 29th pct 34 29th pct

Reach 30 min in Carrum Downs in Seaford +4,761 more in Carrum Downs

21,976 75th pct 17,215 71st pct

Reach 45 min in Carrum Downs in Seaford +9,350 more in Carrum Downs

48,541 64th pct 39,191 60th pct

How people get to work

65.0% Car (driver) ◂ +9.9 pts 55.0%

14.5% Worked at home +8.4 pts ▸ 22.9%

4.0% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.1 pts 2.8%

0.5% Train +1.0 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.9% Walked +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.7% Bus ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.2% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Motor vehicles per home

36.7% 1 vehicle +4.9 pts ▸ 41.6%

40.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.4 pts 37.6%

12.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.2 pts 9.4%

4.6% No vehicle +2.8 pts ▸ 7.3%

6.1% 4 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 4.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.4 pts 14.2%

13.5% Construction +0.3 pts ▸ 13.9%

11.2% Manufacturing ◂ +3.1 pts 8.1%

10.7% Retail trade ◂ +1.0 pts 9.7%

6.7% Education & training +2.7 pts ▸ 9.4%

4.2% Professional & technical +2.0 pts ▸ 6.2%

4.6% Public administration & safety +1.0 pts ▸ 5.6%

4.9% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.2 pts 3.8%

4.7% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.2 pts 4.5%

4.4% Other services ◂ +0.6 pts 3.9%

4.0% Wholesale trade ◂ +1.0 pts 3.0%

3.2% Administrative & support even 3.2%

Occupations people work in

13.7% Professionals +6.7 pts ▸ 20.4%

18.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.0 pts 17.2%

13.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.9 pts 12.7%

12.6% Community & personal service ◂ +1.1 pts 11.5%

9.3% Managers +2.7 pts ▸ 12.0%

11.8% Labourers ◂ +2.8 pts 9.0%

9.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.6 pts 5.9%

9.1% Sales workers ◂ +0.1 pts 9.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Carrum Downs in Seaford +0.4 higher in Seaford

6.7 91st pct 7.1 93rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Carrum Downs in Seaford +0.0 more in Carrum Downs

6.8 93rd pct 6.7 93rd pct

15-min city in Carrum Downs in Seaford +11.8 pts higher in Seaford

85.4% 92nd pct 97.1% 98th pct

Walk to shops in Carrum Downs in Seaford +15.0 pts higher in Seaford

80.8% 90th pct 95.9% 98th pct

Walk to transit in Carrum Downs in Seaford +4.8 pts higher in Seaford

93.9% 85th pct 98.7% 96th pct

Walk to school in Carrum Downs in Seaford +17.9 pts higher in Seaford

80.0% 85th pct 97.9% 98th pct

Walk to a park in Carrum Downs in Seaford even

99.6% 87th pct 99.6% 88th pct

Walk to health in Carrum Downs in Seaford +17.4 pts higher in Carrum Downs

82.7% 94th pct 65.2% 89th pct

Amenities/1k in Carrum Downs in Seaford +0.3 more in Seaford

13.4 50th pct 13.7 50th pct

Intersections/km² in Carrum Downs in Seaford +127 higher in Seaford

116 87th pct 243 92nd pct

Mean slope in Carrum Downs in Seaford +1.1 pts higher in Carrum Downs

3.0% 13th pct 1.9% 0th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Carrum Downs vs Seaford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20508/carrum-downs/vs/SAL22249/seaford