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Delacombe vs Sebastopol

Name: Delacombe vs Sebastopol — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.6 km apart · Delacombe profile · Sebastopol profile

Delacombe Sebastopol

Sebastopol (Vic.) and Delacombe are neighbouring areas with very different housing and income profiles. Delacombe is more established with separate houses, which are far more common there at 90.9% compared to 72.8% in Sebastopol (Vic.). Homes in Delacombe are also larger, with a far higher share of three or more bedroom properties (88.3% versus 70.0%). In contrast, Sebastopol (Vic.) has a much higher rate of renting at 40.4%, while Delacombe sits at 26.4%. This is consistent with the gap in typical weekly household incomes, which are well higher in Delacombe at $1,339 compared to $1,013 in Sebastopol (Vic.).

Both areas share a similar typical resident age of 39 and have almost identical shares of people born overseas. They also both have around 5% of residents who use a language other than English at home. While they share these demographic traits, some differences are widening; for instance, the gap in the number of people living alone is now far higher in Sebastopol (Vic.) at 38.2% compared to 26.4% in Delacombe.

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Where they differ most

Population: 4,786 larger in Sebastopol 3+ bedrooms: 18.3 pts higher in Delacombe Separate houses: 18.2 pts higher in Delacombe Renting: 13.9 pts higher in Sebastopol Living alone: 11.8 pts higher in Sebastopol

Demographics & Identity

Population in Delacombe in Sebastopol +4,786 larger in Sebastopol gap steady

5,408 86th pct 10,194 87th pct

Median age in Delacombe in Sebastopol even gap narrowing

39 yrs 26th pct 39 yrs 26th pct

Age structure

25.3% Young adults (25–44) +1.2 pts ▸ 26.5%

22.2% Older adults (45–64) +0.4 pts ▸ 22.5%

21.4% Seniors (65+) +0.3 pts ▸ 21.7%

18.0% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.0 pts 17.0%

13.0% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.8 pts 12.2%

Marital status

37.2% Never married +5.4 pts ▸ 42.6%

40.4% Married ◂ +8.7 pts 31.8%

9.6% Divorced +3.8 pts ▸ 13.4%

8.2% Widowed ◂ +0.7 pts 7.5%

4.4% Separated +0.3 pts ▸ 4.6%

Age & sex structure

Delacombe Sebastopol

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

84.4% Australia ◂ +1.4 pts 83.0%

2.0% England ◂ +0.2 pts 1.8%

0.9% India +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.0% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.6% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.3% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

42.3% English even 42.2%

40.7% Australian +0.4 pts ▸ 41.1%

11.6% Irish +0.5 pts ▸ 12.2%

11.2% Scottish ◂ +0.3 pts 10.9%

3.7% German +0.6 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.5% Dutch +0.6 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.1% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.8% Indian +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.8% Filipino +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.7% Chinese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.5% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

89.1% English only ◂ +1.3 pts 87.9%

0.5% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

0.0% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

49.4% No religion +0.6 pts ▸ 50.0%

40.9% Christianity ◂ +2.1 pts 38.8%

7.2% Not stated +0.9 pts ▸ 8.1%

0.8% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

1.0% Hinduism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.4% Islam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Buddhism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Delacombe in Sebastopol +0.26 more in Sebastopol

2.06 30th pct 2.31 33rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Delacombe in Sebastopol +1 more in Sebastopol

21 87th pct 22 87th pct

Avg size in Delacombe in Sebastopol +18 larger in Delacombe

581 82nd pct 563 80th pct

ICSEA in Delacombe in Sebastopol +3 higher in Sebastopol

1,043 76th pct 1,046 77th pct

Highest year of school

41.5% Year 12 ◂ +3.5 pts 37.9%

20.6% Year 10 +0.9 pts ▸ 21.4%

15.5% Year 9 or below +2.3 pts ▸ 17.9%

15.0% Year 11 ◂ +1.0 pts 14.0%

Highest qualification level

42.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.7 pts 38.9%

16.7% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.6 pts 15.1%

13.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.2 pts ▸ 14.2%

3.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.7 pts 2.8%

2.9% Postgraduate degree +0.5 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.9% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 3.3%

Field of qualification

13.6% Society & culture +1.9 pts ▸ 15.6%

14.4% Management & commerce ◂ +1.7 pts 12.7%

13.1% Engineering & related ◂ +0.9 pts 12.3%

10.8% Health ◂ +0.9 pts 9.9%

8.5% Education ◂ +1.7 pts 6.8%

7.8% Architecture & building ◂ +1.9 pts 5.9%

7.7% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.1 pts 7.7%

2.6% Creative arts +0.5 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.4% Information technology +0.3 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.8% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%

1.1% Natural & physical sciences even 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Delacombe in Sebastopol +$46 higher in Delacombe gap narrowing

$652 33rd pct $606 26th pct

Household income in Delacombe in Sebastopol +$326 higher in Delacombe gap widening

$1,339 35th pct $1,013 14th pct

Family income in Delacombe in Sebastopol +$273 higher in Delacombe gap steady

$1,622 34th pct $1,349 18th pct

Household income distribution

34.1% $650–$1,499 +4.0 pts ▸ 38.1%

30.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.9 pts 23.8%

19.1% Under $650 +7.4 pts ▸ 26.5%

6.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.8 pts 3.1%

3.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.8 pts 1.5%

Personal income distribution

45.9% Under $650 +2.5 pts ▸ 48.4%

34.0% $650–$1,499 +0.3 pts ▸ 34.3%

11.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.1 pts 7.1%

1.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

13.4% Mental health +4.7 pts ▸ 18.0%

12.3% Asthma +2.1 pts ▸ 14.4%

12.4% Arthritis +1.6 pts ▸ 14.1%

10.1% Other condition +1.8 pts ▸ 11.8%

6.0% Diabetes +1.4 pts ▸ 7.5%

5.6% Heart disease +0.6 pts ▸ 6.2%

2.9% Lung condition +1.2 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.6% Cancer +0.4 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.4% Stroke +0.4 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.3% Dementia ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

52.1% None ◂ +4.1 pts 47.9%

24.1% One condition +1.1 pts ▸ 25.1%

9.3% Two conditions +1.3 pts ▸ 10.7%

5.0% Three or more +2.1 pts ▸ 7.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Delacombe in Sebastopol +153 larger in Sebastopol

122 86th pct 275 86th pct

Median age in Delacombe in Sebastopol +3 yrs older in Delacombe

23 yrs 38th pct 20 yrs 25th pct

Median income in Delacombe in Sebastopol +$99 higher in Delacombe

$567 42nd pct $468 28th pct

Household income in Delacombe in Sebastopol +$341 higher in Delacombe

$1,354 34th pct $1,013 19th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Delacombe in Sebastopol +0.3 larger in Delacombe gap narrowing

2.4 43rd pct 2.1 19th pct

Family composition

48.0% Couples with children ◂ +5.9 pts 42.1%

27.6% Couples without children +1.2 pts ▸ 28.8%

23.0% One-parent families +4.4 pts ▸ 27.5%

1.3% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

Household size

26.4% 1 person +11.8 pts ▸ 38.2%

35.8% 2 people ◂ +1.9 pts 33.9%

17.7% 3 people ◂ +4.3 pts 13.4%

12.9% 4 people ◂ +4.1 pts 8.8%

5.0% 5 people ◂ +1.2 pts 3.9%

2.2% 6 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 1.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Delacombe in Sebastopol +$40 higher in Delacombe gap widening

$310 60th pct $270 47th pct

Mortgage in Delacombe in Sebastopol +$232 higher in Delacombe gap widening

$1,365 33rd pct $1,133 21st pct

People / bedroom in Delacombe in Sebastopol even gap steady

0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

26.4% Rented +13.9 pts ▸ 40.4%

35.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +8.2 pts 27.3%

33.1% Owned outright ◂ +4.6 pts 28.5%

2.9% Other tenure ◂ +1.1 pts 1.8%

2.1% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 2.0%

Types of homes

90.9% Separate house ◂ +18.2 pts 72.8%

9.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +17.9 pts ▸ 27.0%

0.1% Flat or apartment even 0.2%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

54.6% 3 bedrooms +0.6 pts ▸ 55.3%

30.0% 4 bedrooms ◂ +16.6 pts 13.4%

8.0% 2 bedrooms +16.0 pts ▸ 24.0%

2.3% 1 bedroom +1.6 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.6% 5 or more ◂ +2.4 pts 1.2%

0.0% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

45.6% $200–$349 +22.8 pts ▸ 68.3%

30.9% $350–$549 ◂ +21.2 pts 9.7%

19.6% Under $200 ◂ +1.5 pts 18.1%

0.7% $750 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.0% $550–$749 +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

56.8% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +7.2 pts 49.6%

21.8% Under $1,000 +12.6 pts ▸ 34.4%

13.8% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +5.4 pts 8.4%

3.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 1.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Delacombe in Sebastopol +10 more in Sebastopol

30 86th pct 40 87th pct

Stops/1k in Delacombe in Sebastopol +1.62 more in Delacombe

5.55 80th pct 3.92 73rd pct

Departures/1k in Delacombe in Sebastopol +300.5 more in Delacombe

955.1 86th pct 654.6 81st pct

PT routes in Delacombe in Sebastopol +1 more in Sebastopol

2 75th pct 3 79th pct

Stop walk in Delacombe in Sebastopol +3 longer in Delacombe

5 32nd pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Delacombe in Sebastopol +1 longer in Delacombe

77 55th pct 76 54th pct

How people get to work

67.7% Car (driver) +0.6 pts ▸ 68.3%

10.2% Worked at home ◂ +1.4 pts 8.7%

5.3% Car (passenger) +0.4 pts ▸ 5.7%

1.0% Walked +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.4% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

35.4% 1 vehicle +9.5 pts ▸ 44.9%

38.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +6.7 pts 31.6%

13.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.1 pts 10.2%

4.7% No vehicle +4.3 pts ▸ 9.0%

7.9% 4 or more ◂ +3.6 pts 4.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.4% Health care & social assistance +0.2 pts ▸ 18.6%

12.5% Retail trade ◂ +0.9 pts 11.6%

10.1% Construction +0.6 pts ▸ 10.7%

9.3% Manufacturing ◂ +1.5 pts 7.8%

8.2% Accommodation & food +0.1 pts ▸ 8.3%

7.6% Education & training ◂ +0.4 pts 7.2%

4.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.4 pts 4.5%

3.9% Other services +0.7 pts ▸ 4.6%

4.4% Professional & technical ◂ +0.7 pts 3.8%

4.0% Transport & warehousing +0.4 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.4% Administrative & support +0.9 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.4% Wholesale trade even 2.3%

Occupations people work in

14.9% Technicians & trades +2.5 pts ▸ 17.4%

14.4% Community & personal service +2.0 pts ▸ 16.4%

15.2% Professionals ◂ +3.1 pts 12.2%

13.8% Labourers +0.8 pts ▸ 14.5%

13.1% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.8 pts 11.3%

11.6% Sales workers ◂ +0.2 pts 11.4%

8.9% Managers ◂ +2.3 pts 6.6%

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

Walkability

Walk score in Delacombe in Sebastopol +0.6 higher in Sebastopol

6.0 88th pct 6.6 91st pct

Types ≤15 min in Delacombe in Sebastopol +0.5 more in Sebastopol

6.3 90th pct 6.8 93rd pct

15-min city in Delacombe in Sebastopol +2.4 pts higher in Delacombe

87.8% 93rd pct 85.4% 92nd pct

Walk to shops in Delacombe in Sebastopol +12.3 pts higher in Delacombe

95.3% 97th pct 83.0% 91st pct

Walk to transit in Delacombe in Sebastopol +7.6 pts higher in Sebastopol

89.5% 84th pct 97.1% 90th pct

Walk to school in Delacombe in Sebastopol +17.2 pts higher in Sebastopol

80.5% 85th pct 97.7% 98th pct

Walk to a park in Delacombe in Sebastopol even

99.9% 95th pct 100.0% 99th pct

Walk to health in Delacombe in Sebastopol +4.3 pts higher in Delacombe

71.6% 91st pct 67.3% 89th pct

Amenities/1k in Delacombe in Sebastopol +4.2 more in Delacombe

14.8 53rd pct 10.6 43rd pct

Intersections/km² in Delacombe in Sebastopol +7 higher in Delacombe

169 89th pct 162 89th pct

Mean slope in Delacombe in Sebastopol +0.3 pts higher in Delacombe

3.8% 25th pct 3.5% 21st pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Delacombe vs Sebastopol [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20730/delacombe/vs/SAL22255/sebastopol