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Dooen vs Riverside

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 8.4 km apart · Dooen profile · Riverside profile

Dooen Riverside

Riverside (Vic.) and Dooen are neighbouring rural areas with similar populations, though they differ in their economic and social profiles. Dooen has a far higher share of households earning $3,000 or more a week (16.9% compared to 6.5% in Riverside (Vic.)) and more adults working or looking for work. In contrast, Riverside (Vic.) has far higher typical weekly rents at $280, compared to $150 in Dooen, and a much higher share of full-time employment at 68.8%.

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011, remaining very alike in their housing styles, as every home in both places is a separate house. They share a similar typical weekly personal income, sitting just under $900. While Dooen has more public transport stops and routes, both areas are almost identical in their lack of residents who commute by public transport or live in homes without a motor vehicle.

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Where they differ most

Rent: $130 higher in Riverside Full-time: 14.9 pts higher in Riverside Participation: 12.1 pts higher in Dooen First Nations: 1.4 pts higher in Riverside Median age: 6 yrs older in Dooen

Demographics & Identity

Population in Dooenin Riverside +37 larger in Riverside gap steady
250 58th pct 287 59th pct
Median age in Dooenin Riverside +6 yrs older in Dooen gap widening
47 yrs 57th pct 41 yrs 33rd pct
First Nations in Dooenin Riverside +1.4 pts higher in Riverside gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 1.4% 44th pct
Aged 65+ in Dooenin Riverside +0.9 pts higher in Riverside gap narrowing
14.4% 30th pct 15.3% 34th pct
Under 15 in Dooenin Riverside +3.3 pts higher in Riverside gap steady
20.4% 72nd pct 23.7% 86th pct
De facto in Dooenin Riverside +0.2 pts higher in Riverside gap steady
9.0% 26th pct 9.2% 27th pct

Age structure

36.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +5.1 pts 31.7%
20.4% Children (0–14) +3.3 pts ▸ 23.7%
16.8% Young adults (25–44) +3.1 pts ▸ 19.9%
14.4% Seniors (65+) +0.9 pts ▸ 15.3%
7.6% Youth (15–24) +2.5 pts ▸ 10.1%

Marital status

60.4% Married +2.1 pts ▸ 62.5%
26.2% Never married ◂ +2.1 pts 24.1%
9.9% Divorced ◂ +3.7 pts 6.3%
2.0% Widowed +1.6 pts ▸ 3.6%
0.0% Separated +3.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

Age & sex structure

Dooen Riverside

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Dooenin Riverside +3.7 pts higher in Riverside gap widening
1.2% 6th pct 4.9% 21st pct

Country of birth

90.4% Australia ◂ +1.9 pts 88.5%
1.2% England +0.9 pts ▸ 2.1%
0.0% Philippines +1.7 pts ▸ 1.7%
1.6% New Zealand ◂ +1.6 pts 0.0%
0.0% India even 0.0%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%
0.0% Italy even 0.0%
0.0% South Africa even 0.0%

Ancestry

43.6% Australian +3.8 pts ▸ 47.4%
44.0% English ◂ +5.0 pts 39.0%
17.2% German ◂ +4.7 pts 12.5%
13.6% Irish ◂ +6.6 pts 7.0%
8.4% Scottish ◂ +1.1 pts 7.3%
0.0% Filipino +3.1 pts ▸ 3.1%
0.0% Italian +2.8 pts ▸ 2.8%
2.4% Dutch ◂ +0.7 pts 1.7%
0.0% Chinese even 0.0%
0.0% Indian even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Dooenin Riverside +1.0 pts higher in Riverside gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 1.0% 34th pct
Limited English in Dooenin Riverside even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Language used at home

95.2% English only ◂ +5.0 pts 90.2%
0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%
0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Dooenin Riverside +2.3 pts higher in Dooen gap narrowing
39.6% 47th pct 37.3% 40th pct

Religious affiliation

54.8% Christianity +1.3 pts ▸ 56.1%
39.6% No religion ◂ +2.3 pts 37.3%
4.0% Not stated +3.0 pts ▸ 7.0%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Buddhism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%
0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Dooenin Riverside +5.8 pts higher in Riverside gap widening
42.1% 42nd pct 47.9% 58th pct
Bachelor+ in Dooenin Riverside +5.2 pts higher in Riverside gap widening
10.9% 34th pct 16.1% 55th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Dooenin Riverside +3 more in Dooen
6 74th pct 3 67th pct
Avg size in Dooenin Riverside +114 larger in Dooen
459 67th pct 346 53rd pct
ICSEA in Dooenin Riverside +15 higher in Riverside
977 42nd pct 992 51st pct

Highest year of school

42.1% Year 12 +5.8 pts ▸ 47.9%
25.3% Year 11 ◂ +5.4 pts 19.9%
18.4% Year 10 ◂ +1.4 pts 17.1%
12.1% Year 9 or below ◂ +4.0 pts 8.1%

Highest qualification level

40.8% Certificate III / IV +1.4 pts ▸ 42.3%
29.2% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +16.2 pts 13.0%
15.0% Bachelor degree +8.6 pts ▸ 23.6%
3.3% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.9 pts 2.4%
0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +3.3 pts ▸ 3.3%
0.0% Certificate I / II even 0.0%

Field of qualification

20.8% Engineering & related ◂ +7.8 pts 13.0%
18.3% Health ◂ +4.5 pts 13.8%
18.3% Society & culture ◂ +8.6 pts 9.8%
9.2% Management & commerce +1.4 pts ▸ 10.6%
2.5% Agriculture & environment +7.3 pts ▸ 9.8%
9.2% Architecture & building ◂ +2.7 pts 6.5%
9.2% Education ◂ +1.0 pts 8.1%
6.7% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +4.2 pts 2.4%
2.5% Creative arts ◂ +2.5 pts 0.0%
0.0% Natural & physical sciences even 0.0%
0.0% Information technology even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Dooenin Riverside +$28 higher in Riverside gap steady
$896 72nd pct $924 75th pct
Household income in Dooenin Riverside +$250 higher in Dooen gap widening
$1,916 71st pct $1,666 58th pct
Family income in Dooenin Riverside +$306 higher in Dooen gap narrowing
$2,181 68th pct $1,875 49th pct
High earners in Dooenin Riverside +5.3 pts higher in Riverside gap widening
5.0% 31st pct 10.3% 62nd pct
High-income homes in Dooenin Riverside +10.4 pts higher in Dooen gap widening
16.9% 53rd pct 6.5% 20th pct

Household income distribution

29.2% $1,500–$2,999 +10.6 pts ▸ 39.8%
25.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.2 pts 23.7%
0.0% Under $650 +18.3 pts ▸ 18.3%
11.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +8.0 pts 3.2%
5.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.4 pts 3.2%

Personal income distribution

38.6% $650–$1,499 +3.4 pts ▸ 42.0%
36.6% Under $650 ◂ +5.4 pts 31.3%
15.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.1 pts 14.7%
0.0% $3,000 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Dooenin Riverside +8.7 pts higher in Dooen
32.4% 68th pct 23.7% 26th pct
Mental health in Dooenin Riverside +4.9 pts higher in Dooen
10.8% 75th pct 5.9% 30th pct
Needs assistance in Dooenin Riverside +1.6 pts higher in Dooen gap steady
4.0% 42nd pct 2.4% 27th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

10.8% Mental health ◂ +4.9 pts 5.9%
10.4% Arthritis ◂ +2.7 pts 7.7%
9.6% Asthma ◂ +3.7 pts 5.9%
7.2% Other condition ◂ +3.7 pts 3.5%
6.0% Cancer ◂ +2.9 pts 3.1%
4.8% Diabetes ◂ +1.3 pts 3.5%
4.8% Heart disease ◂ +1.7 pts 3.1%
1.6% Lung condition ◂ +1.6 pts 0.0%
1.2% Stroke ◂ +1.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Dementia even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.8% None +8.8 pts ▸ 67.6%
22.8% One condition ◂ +4.7 pts 18.1%
8.0% Two conditions ◂ +3.1 pts 4.9%
3.2% Three or more ◂ +2.2 pts 1.0%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Dooenin Riverside +5.8 pts higher in Dooen gap narrowing
31.7% 87th pct 25.9% 77th pct
Unpaid carers in Dooenin Riverside +0.4 pts higher in Riverside gap narrowing
14.4% 67th pct 14.7% 71st pct
Unpaid child care in Dooenin Riverside +1.8 pts higher in Riverside gap narrowing
27.2% 60th pct 29.0% 69th pct
Defence service in Dooenin Riverside +2.3 pts higher in Dooen
4.6% 77th pct 2.2% 43rd pct
Housework 15h+ in Dooenin Riverside +1.6 pts higher in Riverside gap steady
24.8% 53rd pct 26.3% 62nd pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Dooenin Riverside +4 larger in Riverside
0 0th pct 4 46th pct
Median age in Dooenin Riverside
— 5 yrs 0th pct
Median income in Dooenin Riverside
— $3,250 100th pct
Household income in Dooenin Riverside
— $1,375 35th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Dooenin Riverside +0.2 larger in Riverside gap narrowing
2.6 57th pct 2.8 76th pct
One-parent in Dooenin Riverside +0.8 pts higher in Riverside gap narrowing
8.0% 33rd pct 8.8% 38th pct
Living alone in Dooenin Riverside +2.7 pts higher in Dooen gap narrowing
13.5% 14th pct 10.8% 9th pct

Family composition

54.0% Couples with children +8.6 pts ▸ 62.6%
37.1% Couples without children ◂ +8.5 pts 28.6%
8.0% One-parent families +0.8 pts ▸ 8.8%
0.0% Other families +3.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

Household size

44.9% 2 people ◂ +1.9 pts 43.0%
15.7% 3 people +4.7 pts ▸ 20.4%
18.0% 4 people ◂ +6.1 pts 11.8%
13.5% 1 person ◂ +2.7 pts 10.8%
5.6% 5 people +5.1 pts ▸ 10.8%
0.0% 6 or more +4.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Dooenin Riverside +$130 higher in Riverside gap narrowing
$150 14th pct $280 50th pct
Mortgage in Dooenin Riverside +$230 higher in Riverside gap narrowing
$1,200 24th pct $1,430 37th pct
People / bedroom in Dooenin Riverside +0.10 higher in Riverside gap widening
0.70 14th pct 0.80 43rd pct
Renting in Dooenin Riverside +2.8 pts higher in Riverside gap narrowing
10.1% 27th pct 12.9% 37th pct
Owned outright in Dooenin Riverside +4.4 pts higher in Riverside gap narrowing
47.2% 68th pct 51.6% 78th pct
Separate houses in Dooenin Riverside even gap narrowing
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
3+ bedrooms in Dooenin Riverside +1.3 pts higher in Riverside gap narrowing
95.5% 91st pct 96.8% 93rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

47.2% Owned outright +4.4 pts ▸ 51.6%
42.7% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +0.8 pts 41.9%
10.1% Rented +2.8 pts ▸ 12.9%
0.0% Other tenure even 0.0%
0.0% Not stated even 0.0%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house +1.1 pts ▸ 101.1%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached even 0.0%
0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

41.6% 3 bedrooms +6.8 pts ▸ 48.4%
44.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +9.5 pts 35.5%
9.0% 5 or more +3.9 pts ▸ 12.9%
5.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +5.6 pts 0.0%
0.0% 1 bedroom +3.2 pts ▸ 3.2%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

0.0% $200–$349 +75.0 pts ▸ 75.0%
44.4% Under $200 ◂ +44.4 pts 0.0%
0.0% $350–$549 even 0.0%
0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

55.3% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +11.7 pts 43.6%
47.4% Under $1,000 ◂ +34.5 pts 12.8%
15.8% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +15.8 pts 0.0%
0.0% $3,000 or more +7.7 pts ▸ 7.7%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Dooenin Riverside even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Work from home in Dooenin Riverside +2.1 pts higher in Dooen gap widening
13.7% 40th pct 11.6% 33rd pct
PT commute in Dooenin Riverside even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Dooenin Riverside +2 more in Dooen
2 71st pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Dooenin Riverside +8.00 more in Dooen
8.00 86th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Dooenin Riverside +188.0 more in Dooen
188.0 73rd pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Dooenin Riverside +3 more in Dooen
3 79th pct 0 0th pct
Stop walk in Dooenin Riverside +13 longer in Riverside
28 65th pct 41 74th pct

How people get to work

65.5% Car (driver) +0.5 pts ▸ 65.9%
13.7% Worked at home ◂ +2.1 pts 11.6%
5.8% Walked ◂ +3.6 pts 2.2%
4.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.7 pts 3.6%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

50.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +7.0 pts 43.0%
22.1% 3 vehicles +2.6 pts ▸ 24.7%
17.4% 4 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 18.3%
5.8% 1 vehicle +3.9 pts ▸ 9.7%
0.0% No vehicle even 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Dooenin Riverside +4.3 pts higher in Riverside gap steady
22.6% 22nd pct 26.9% 35th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Dooenin Riverside +2.2 pts higher in Riverside gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 2.2% 39th pct
Participation in Dooenin Riverside +12.1 pts higher in Dooen gap widening
72.8% 87th pct 60.7% 50th pct
Full-time in Dooenin Riverside +14.9 pts higher in Riverside gap widening
54.0% 29th pct 68.8% 87th pct

Industries people work in

19.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.9 pts 14.5%
9.4% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +4.4 pts ▸ 13.8%
10.1% Construction +3.7 pts ▸ 13.8%
5.0% Public administration & safety +4.4 pts ▸ 9.4%
5.0% Accommodation & food +3.7 pts ▸ 8.7%
7.2% Retail trade ◂ +0.7 pts 6.5%
6.5% Education & training ◂ +4.3 pts 2.2%
5.8% Transport & warehousing even 5.8%
2.9% Professional & technical +2.9 pts ▸ 5.8%
5.0% Manufacturing ◂ +1.4 pts 3.6%
5.0% Wholesale trade ◂ +1.4 pts 3.6%
2.9% Arts & recreation +1.5 pts ▸ 4.3%

Occupations people work in

15.8% Managers +5.2 pts ▸ 21.0%
14.4% Professionals +4.5 pts ▸ 18.8%
18.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +6.4 pts 12.3%
12.2% Clerical & administrative +3.7 pts ▸ 15.9%
12.2% Community & personal service ◂ +4.3 pts 8.0%
7.2% Labourers +4.4 pts ▸ 11.6%
8.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.7 pts 8.0%
5.8% Sales workers +2.2 pts ▸ 8.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Dooenin Riverside +0.1 higher in Dooen
1.2 60th pct 1.1 60th pct
Types ≤15 min in Dooenin Riverside +0.2 more in Dooen
1.2 60th pct 1.0 59th pct
15-min city in Dooenin Riverside even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Dooenin Riverside even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Dooenin Riverside +16.6 pts higher in Dooen
16.6% 63rd pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Dooenin Riverside even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Dooenin Riverside +17.8 pts higher in Riverside
77.5% 73rd pct 95.4% 83rd pct
Walk to health in Dooenin Riverside even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Dooenin Riverside +23.9 more in Dooen
104.0 88th pct 80.1 87th pct
Intersections/km² in Dooenin Riverside even
1 56th pct 1 42nd pct
Mean slope in Dooenin Riverside +0.1 pts higher in Dooen
3.0% 13th pct 2.9% 11th pct

Compare Dooen with nearby areas

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Compare Riverside with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Dooen vs Riverside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20776/dooen/vs/SAL22180/riverside