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Drumborg vs Heywood

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 17 km apart · Drumborg profile · Heywood profile

Drumborg Heywood

Heywood and Drumborg are nearby Victorian areas with very different layouts and workforces. Heywood is more of a hub, where 74.3% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries and the walkability score is mostly car-dependent. In contrast, Drumborg is car-dependent and has no homes within walking distance of shops or health services. There are also sharp differences in employment; adults working or looking for work are far higher in Drumborg at 69.8%, compared to 49.6% in Heywood. Drumborg also has a much larger share of full-time workers (72.0%) and people working from home (25.6%).

Both areas share a nearly identical typical weekly rent of $180. They also have similar levels of people born overseas and the same average school advantage score. While they share these commonalities, their populations differ in other ways; for example, First Nations residents are far older in Heywood, where the typical age is 28, compared to just 10 in Drumborg.

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Where they differ most

Population: 1,655 larger in Heywood Participation: 20.2 pts higher in Drumborg No car: 4.8 pts higher in Heywood Full-time: 16.6 pts higher in Drumborg Limited English: 0.2 pts higher in Heywood

Demographics & Identity

Population in Drumborgin Heywood +1,655 larger in Heywood gap widening
160 49th pct 1,815 77th pct
Median age in Drumborgin Heywood +1 yrs older in Drumborg gap narrowing
49 yrs 67th pct 48 yrs 62nd pct
First Nations in Drumborgin Heywood +3.0 pts higher in Heywood gap narrowing
3.8% 65th pct 6.7% 80th pct
Aged 65+ in Drumborgin Heywood +2.2 pts higher in Heywood gap narrowing
23.8% 71st pct 26.0% 77th pct
Under 15 in Drumborgin Heywood +4.5 pts higher in Heywood gap widening
13.1% 27th pct 17.6% 54th pct
De facto in Drumborgin Heywood +2.0 pts higher in Heywood gap steady
11.9% 47th pct 13.9% 63rd pct

Age structure

31.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.7 pts 27.2%
23.8% Seniors (65+) +2.2 pts ▸ 26.0%
13.8% Young adults (25–44) +6.6 pts ▸ 20.3%
13.1% Children (0–14) +4.5 pts ▸ 17.6%
8.8% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.3 pts 8.5%

Marital status

62.0% Married ◂ +20.3 pts 41.7%
30.2% Never married +3.1 pts ▸ 33.4%
5.4% Divorced +5.9 pts ▸ 11.3%
2.3% Widowed +7.2 pts ▸ 9.6%
0.0% Separated +3.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

Age & sex structure

Drumborg Heywood

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Drumborgin Heywood +1.0 pts higher in Heywood gap steady
6.3% 26th pct 7.2% 30th pct

Country of birth

78.1% Australia +2.6 pts ▸ 80.7%
0.0% England +2.4 pts ▸ 2.4%
1.9% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%
0.0% Philippines +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%
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

41.3% Australian ◂ +0.9 pts 40.3%
35.0% English +5.1 pts ▸ 40.1%
11.3% Irish ◂ +2.2 pts 9.1%
9.4% Scottish +0.2 pts ▸ 9.6%
4.4% German ◂ +0.5 pts 3.9%
2.5% Chinese ◂ +2.5 pts 0.0%
0.0% Dutch +2.3 pts ▸ 2.3%
0.0% Italian +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.0% Filipino +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.0% Greek +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.0% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Indian even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Drumborgin Heywood +0.1 pts higher in Drumborg gap narrowing
1.9% 39th pct 1.8% 38th pct
Limited English in Drumborgin Heywood +0.2 pts higher in Heywood gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.2% 63rd pct

Language used at home

82.5% English only +4.6 pts ▸ 87.1%
0.0% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Punjabi 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 Drumborgin Heywood +10.8 pts higher in Heywood gap widening
35.0% 34th pct 45.8% 67th pct

Religious affiliation

35.0% No religion +10.8 pts ▸ 45.8%
43.8% Christianity ◂ +4.6 pts 39.1%
16.3% Not stated ◂ +1.8 pts 14.5%
0.0% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Buddhism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Drumborgin Heywood +3.5 pts higher in Drumborg gap narrowing
32.5% 18th pct 29.0% 12th pct
Bachelor+ in Drumborgin Heywood +4.2 pts higher in Drumborg gap widening
10.1% 30th pct 5.9% 14th pct
Schools/1k kids in Drumborgin Heywood
— 6.25 64th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Drumborgin Heywood +1 more in Heywood
1 43rd pct 2 62nd pct
Avg size in Drumborgin Heywood +17 larger in Drumborg
105 27th pct 89 23rd pct
ICSEA in Drumborgin Heywood even
899 13th pct 899 13th pct

Highest year of school

32.5% Year 12 ◂ +3.5 pts 29.0%
21.1% Year 11 ◂ +3.2 pts 17.9%
21.1% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.4 pts 17.7%
8.9% Year 10 +11.9 pts ▸ 20.9%

Highest qualification level

23.5% Certificate III / IV +17.2 pts ▸ 40.7%
14.7% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +3.3 pts 11.4%
11.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.7 pts 8.0%
7.4% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +5.0 pts 2.3%
0.0% Certificate I / II +4.0 pts ▸ 4.0%
0.0% Postgraduate degree +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

Field of qualification

7.4% Engineering & related +6.5 pts ▸ 13.9%
11.8% Society & culture ◂ +2.0 pts 9.7%
7.4% Management & commerce +2.9 pts ▸ 10.2%
4.4% Health +4.7 pts ▸ 9.1%
8.8% Architecture & building ◂ +3.5 pts 5.3%
7.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 7.3%
0.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +6.0 pts ▸ 6.0%
0.0% Education +5.1 pts ▸ 5.1%
0.0% Information technology +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.0% Natural & physical sciences +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.0% Creative arts +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Drumborgin Heywood +$130 higher in Drumborg gap widening
$752 50th pct $622 28th pct
Household income in Drumborgin Heywood +$369 higher in Drumborg gap widening
$1,446 44th pct $1,077 18th pct
Family income in Drumborgin Heywood +$113 higher in Drumborg gap widening
$1,666 36th pct $1,553 30th pct
High earners in Drumborgin Heywood +1.1 pts higher in Heywood gap narrowing
3.9% 26th pct 4.9% 31st pct
High-income homes in Drumborgin Heywood +7.4 pts higher in Drumborg gap widening
16.1% 51st pct 8.7% 26th pct

Household income distribution

33.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.2 pts 32.7%
30.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.4 pts 24.0%
5.4% Under $650 +20.7 pts ▸ 26.0%
16.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +12.8 pts 3.3%
0.0% $3,000–$3,999 +5.4 pts ▸ 5.4%

Personal income distribution

33.3% Under $650 +12.0 pts ▸ 45.4%
36.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +7.1 pts 29.3%
10.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.1 pts 10.8%
3.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.7 pts 1.2%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Drumborgin Heywood +11.1 pts higher in Heywood
24.4% 28th pct 35.4% 79th pct
Mental health in Drumborgin Heywood +5.5 pts higher in Heywood
5.6% 28th pct 11.1% 77th pct
Needs assistance in Drumborgin Heywood +3.5 pts higher in Heywood gap steady
5.0% 55th pct 8.5% 85th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

6.9% Arthritis +7.0 pts ▸ 13.8%
5.6% Mental health +5.5 pts ▸ 11.1%
6.3% Other condition +2.4 pts ▸ 8.7%
6.3% Asthma +2.3 pts ▸ 8.5%
1.9% Diabetes +5.8 pts ▸ 7.7%
4.4% Heart disease +1.1 pts ▸ 5.5%
2.5% Cancer +1.5 pts ▸ 4.0%
2.5% Lung condition +0.5 pts ▸ 3.0%
0.0% Stroke +1.5 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.0% Dementia +1.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.3% None ◂ +4.6 pts 51.7%
15.6% One condition +5.7 pts ▸ 21.3%
3.1% Two conditions +5.4 pts ▸ 8.5%
0.0% Three or more +5.4 pts ▸ 5.4%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Drumborgin Heywood +6.2 pts higher in Drumborg gap narrowing
22.5% 69th pct 16.3% 41st pct
Unpaid carers in Drumborgin Heywood +3.4 pts higher in Heywood gap widening
11.6% 38th pct 15.1% 73rd pct
Unpaid child care in Drumborgin Heywood +1.5 pts higher in Drumborg gap narrowing
24.0% 43rd pct 22.5% 36th pct
Defence service in Drumborgin Heywood +2.0 pts higher in Drumborg
4.7% 78th pct 2.7% 51st pct
Housework 15h+ in Drumborgin Heywood +10.2 pts higher in Drumborg gap widening
32.6% 86th pct 22.4% 39th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Drumborgin Heywood +116 larger in Heywood
6 51st pct 122 86th pct
Median age in Drumborgin Heywood +18 yrs older in Heywood
10 yrs 4th pct 28 yrs 57th pct
Year 12 in Drumborgin Heywood
— 29.6% 25th pct
Unemployment in Drumborgin Heywood
— 7.1% 35th pct
Median income in Drumborgin Heywood +$421 higher in Drumborg
$1,249 87th pct $828 68th pct
Household income in Drumborgin Heywood +$24 higher in Heywood
$1,375 35th pct $1,399 37th pct
Indigenous language in Drumborgin Heywood
— 4.9% 55th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Drumborgin Heywood +0.3 larger in Drumborg gap widening
2.5 50th pct 2.2 24th pct
One-parent in Drumborgin Heywood +6.4 pts higher in Heywood gap widening
12.3% 59th pct 18.7% 84th pct
Living alone in Drumborgin Heywood +13.9 pts higher in Heywood gap widening
21.4% 42nd pct 35.3% 85th pct

Family composition

53.5% Couples with children ◂ +9.0 pts 44.5%
31.6% Couples without children +3.1 pts ▸ 34.7%
12.3% One-parent families +6.4 pts ▸ 18.7%
0.0% Other families +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

Household size

33.9% 2 people +3.3 pts ▸ 37.2%
21.4% 1 person +13.9 pts ▸ 35.3%
14.3% 5 people ◂ +10.3 pts 4.0%
12.5% 3 people ◂ +1.7 pts 10.8%
12.5% 4 people ◂ +2.4 pts 10.1%
0.0% 6 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Drumborgin Heywood even gap narrowing
$180 20th pct $180 20th pct
Mortgage in Drumborgin Heywood +$275 higher in Drumborg gap widening
$1,300 29th pct $1,025 16th pct
People / bedroom in Drumborgin Heywood +0.10 higher in Drumborg gap widening
0.80 43rd pct 0.70 14th pct
Renting in Drumborgin Heywood +3.5 pts higher in Heywood gap narrowing
16.1% 48th pct 19.6% 59th pct
Owned outright in Drumborgin Heywood +2.1 pts higher in Heywood gap steady
41.1% 50th pct 43.2% 56th pct
Separate houses in Drumborgin Heywood +4.5 pts higher in Drumborg gap steady
100.0% 100th pct 95.5% 47th pct
3+ bedrooms in Drumborgin Heywood +9.8 pts higher in Drumborg gap widening
87.5% 72nd pct 77.7% 45th pct

How homes are owned or rented

41.1% Owned outright +2.1 pts ▸ 43.2%
26.8% Owned with a mortgage +5.1 pts ▸ 31.9%
16.1% Rented +3.5 pts ▸ 19.6%
7.1% Other tenure ◂ +4.8 pts 2.3%
0.0% Not stated +2.7 pts ▸ 2.7%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house ◂ +4.5 pts 95.5%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +3.4 pts ▸ 3.4%
0.0% Other dwelling +1.2 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.0% Flat or apartment +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

50.0% 3 bedrooms +7.8 pts ▸ 57.8%
28.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +11.0 pts 17.6%
12.5% 2 bedrooms +1.5 pts ▸ 14.0%
8.9% 5 or more ◂ +6.6 pts 2.3%
0.0% 1 bedroom +3.8 pts ▸ 3.8%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

66.7% Under $200 ◂ +10.4 pts 56.3%
0.0% $200–$349 +40.3 pts ▸ 40.3%
0.0% $350–$549 +2.1 pts ▸ 2.1%
0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

46.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +8.2 pts 38.5%
40.0% Under $1,000 +0.2 pts ▸ 40.2%
0.0% $1,800–$2,999 +8.5 pts ▸ 8.5%
0.0% $3,000 or more +3.0 pts ▸ 3.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Drumborgin Heywood +4.8 pts higher in Heywood gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 4.8% 73rd pct
Work from home in Drumborgin Heywood +12.6 pts higher in Drumborg gap narrowing
25.6% 73rd pct 13.0% 38th pct
PT commute in Drumborgin Heywood even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Drumborgin Heywood +2 more in Heywood
0 0th pct 2 71st pct
Stops/1k in Drumborgin Heywood +1.10 more in Heywood
0.00 0th pct 1.10 62nd pct
Departures/1k in Drumborgin Heywood +23.7 more in Heywood
0.0 0th pct 23.7 60th pct
PT routes in Drumborgin Heywood +2 more in Heywood
0 0th pct 2 75th pct
Stop walk in Drumborgin Heywood
— 37 72nd pct

How people get to work

37.8% Car (driver) +30.4 pts ▸ 68.2%
25.6% Worked at home ◂ +12.6 pts 13.0%
17.1% Walked ◂ +13.2 pts 3.9%
3.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.2 pts 3.4%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

37.5% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.3 pts 36.2%
17.9% 1 vehicle +14.4 pts ▸ 32.3%
16.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.3 pts 15.8%
14.3% 4 or more ◂ +3.6 pts 10.7%
0.0% No vehicle +4.8 pts ▸ 4.8%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Drumborgin Heywood +7.2 pts higher in Heywood gap narrowing
23.4% 24th pct 30.6% 49th pct
Recent arrivals in Drumborgin Heywood
— 4.6% 41st pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Drumborgin Heywood +0.5 pts higher in Heywood gap narrowing
4.4% 62nd pct 5.0% 69th pct
Participation in Drumborgin Heywood +20.2 pts higher in Drumborg gap widening
69.8% 81st pct 49.6% 21st pct
Full-time in Drumborgin Heywood +16.6 pts higher in Drumborg gap widening
72.0% 90th pct 55.3% 35th pct

Industries people work in

54.9% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +37.0 pts 17.8%
3.7% Health care & social assistance +10.7 pts ▸ 14.4%
0.0% Retail trade +10.8 pts ▸ 10.8%
3.7% Manufacturing +5.3 pts ▸ 9.0%
7.3% Transport & warehousing +0.8 pts ▸ 8.1%
6.1% Construction +1.6 pts ▸ 7.7%
3.7% Public administration & safety +3.2 pts ▸ 6.8%
3.7% Arts & recreation ◂ +3.1 pts 0.6%
0.0% Education & training +3.6 pts ▸ 3.6%
0.0% Wholesale trade +3.4 pts ▸ 3.4%
0.0% Professional & technical +2.7 pts ▸ 2.7%
0.0% Accommodation & food +2.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

Occupations people work in

45.1% Managers ◂ +28.3 pts 16.8%
15.9% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.0 pts 13.8%
9.8% Labourers +4.9 pts ▸ 14.7%
12.2% Technicians & trades +0.1 pts ▸ 12.3%
6.1% Community & personal service +5.2 pts ▸ 11.3%
6.1% Professionals +3.3 pts ▸ 9.4%
6.1% Clerical & administrative +3.3 pts ▸ 9.4%
0.0% Sales workers +8.4 pts ▸ 8.4%

Walkability

Walk score in Drumborgin Heywood +3.7 higher in Heywood
0.2 43rd pct 3.8 77th pct
Types ≤15 min in Drumborgin Heywood +4.0 more in Heywood
0.2 44th pct 4.2 78th pct
15-min city in Drumborgin Heywood +61.7 pts higher in Heywood
0.0% 0th pct 61.7% 82nd pct
Walk to shops in Drumborgin Heywood +74.3 pts higher in Heywood
0.0% 0th pct 74.3% 86th pct
Walk to transit in Drumborgin Heywood +53.0 pts higher in Heywood
0.0% 0th pct 53.0% 74th pct
Walk to school in Drumborgin Heywood +57.5 pts higher in Heywood
0.0% 0th pct 57.5% 78th pct
Walk to a park in Drumborgin Heywood +56.7 pts higher in Heywood
17.4% 51st pct 74.1% 71st pct
Walk to health in Drumborgin Heywood +57.8 pts higher in Heywood
0.0% 0th pct 57.8% 86th pct
Amenities/1k in Drumborgin Heywood +27.0 more in Drumborg
37.5 76th pct 10.5 42nd pct
Intersections/km² in Drumborgin Heywood +0 higher in Heywood
0 32nd pct 1 48th pct
Mean slope in Drumborgin Heywood +2.8 pts higher in Drumborg
5.9% 53rd pct 3.1% 14th pct

Compare Drumborg with nearby areas

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Compare Heywood with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Drumborg vs Heywood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20795/drumborg/vs/SAL21181/heywood