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Eaglehawk vs Epsom

Name: Eaglehawk vs Epsom — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.2 km apart · Eaglehawk profile · Epsom profile

Eaglehawk Epsom

Eaglehawk and Epsom (Vic.) are neighbouring areas in Victoria with very different profiles. Residents are far older in Eaglehawk, where the typical age is 43 compared to 32 in Epsom (Vic.). This age gap is reflected in the population, with people aged 65 and over making up 23.0% of Eaglehawk but only 12.1% of Epsom (Vic.). Eaglehawk also has more people living alone (35.9%) and a higher rate of long-term health conditions (41.2%). In contrast, Epsom (Vic.) is a younger area with more children under 15 (24.7%), larger homes, and higher typical incomes, such as a typical household income of $1,714 compared to $1,140 in Eaglehawk.

While the two areas differ in demographics, they share many daily realities, such as nearly identical rates of people providing unpaid care and similar drive times to the city. These similarities exist alongside a gap in workforce activity that is widening, as adults working or looking for work are far more common in Epsom (Vic.) than in Eaglehawk. This trend is consistent with the educational gap, where Year 12 completion is far higher in Epsom (Vic.) at 49.7% compared to 38.6% in Eaglehawk.

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Where they differ most

3+ bedrooms: 20.2 pts higher in Epsom Median age: 11 yrs older in Eaglehawk Living alone: 15.2 pts higher in Eaglehawk Participation: 13.4 pts higher in Epsom Household income: $574 higher in Epsom

Demographics & Identity

Population in Eaglehawk in Epsom +524 larger in Eaglehawk gap narrowing

5,538 86th pct 5,014 86th pct

Median age in Eaglehawk in Epsom +11 yrs older in Eaglehawk gap widening

43 yrs 43rd pct 32 yrs 9th pct

Age structure

23.3% Young adults (25–44) +8.1 pts ▸ 31.4%

25.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +5.8 pts 19.9%

16.7% Children (0–14) +7.9 pts ▸ 24.7%

23.0% Seniors (65+) ◂ +11.0 pts 12.1%

11.1% Youth (15–24) +0.9 pts ▸ 11.9%

Marital status

36.9% Married +8.2 pts ▸ 45.0%

38.8% Never married +0.3 pts ▸ 39.1%

12.1% Divorced ◂ +3.6 pts 8.5%

7.1% Widowed ◂ +3.6 pts 3.5%

5.0% Separated ◂ +1.1 pts 4.0%

Age & sex structure

Eaglehawk Epsom

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

87.1% Australia ◂ +2.1 pts 85.0%

0.3% India +2.0 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.8% England ◂ +0.5 pts 1.2%

0.7% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Philippines +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% South Africa even 0.2%

0.1% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

44.5% English ◂ +4.4 pts 40.1%

41.7% Australian +1.4 pts ▸ 43.1%

13.2% Irish ◂ +1.0 pts 12.2%

12.5% Scottish ◂ +2.9 pts 9.6%

4.7% German ◂ +1.5 pts 3.2%

2.6% Italian +1.2 pts ▸ 3.8%

0.3% Indian +2.6 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.5% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.0% Chinese +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Filipino +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.4% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

90.5% English only ◂ +4.9 pts 85.6%

0.3% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Tagalog even 0.2%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Mandarin even 0.2%

0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.0% No religion +0.9 pts ▸ 48.8%

42.8% Christianity ◂ +0.7 pts 42.1%

6.9% Not stated ◂ +1.9 pts 4.9%

1.3% Buddhism +0.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.4% Islam +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.1% Hinduism +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Eaglehawk in Epsom +2.43 more in Eaglehawk

3.24 45th pct 0.81 4th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Eaglehawk in Epsom +2 more in Eaglehawk

13 83rd pct 11 81st pct

Avg size in Eaglehawk in Epsom +27 larger in Eaglehawk

385 57th pct 358 54th pct

ICSEA in Eaglehawk in Epsom +26 higher in Eaglehawk

981 44th pct 955 29th pct

Highest year of school

38.6% Year 12 +11.1 pts ▸ 49.7%

21.4% Year 10 ◂ +1.0 pts 20.4%

17.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +4.9 pts 12.1%

16.0% Year 11 ◂ +2.0 pts 14.0%

Highest qualification level

40.1% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.7 pts 39.5%

15.1% Bachelor degree +6.2 pts ▸ 21.3%

14.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.8 pts ▸ 16.0%

3.9% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.7 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.8% Postgraduate degree +0.7 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.5% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.8 pts 2.7%

Field of qualification

11.7% Management & commerce +3.8 pts ▸ 15.6%

11.5% Health +3.7 pts ▸ 15.2%

14.3% Society & culture +0.8 pts ▸ 15.1%

14.5% Engineering & related +0.6 pts ▸ 15.0%

9.2% Education even 9.1%

6.7% Architecture & building ◂ +0.4 pts 6.3%

6.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.9 pts 5.6%

3.4% Creative arts ◂ +0.9 pts 2.5%

1.7% Information technology +1.1 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.3 pts 2.3%

1.7% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.2 pts 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Eaglehawk in Epsom +$187 higher in Epsom gap steady

$629 29th pct $816 61st pct

Household income in Eaglehawk in Epsom +$574 higher in Epsom gap widening

$1,140 22nd pct $1,714 61st pct

Family income in Eaglehawk in Epsom +$479 higher in Epsom gap widening

$1,483 26th pct $1,962 55th pct

Household income distribution

25.6% $1,500–$2,999 +12.9 pts ▸ 38.6%

35.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.2 pts 30.9%

24.7% Under $650 ◂ +13.6 pts 11.0%

5.4% $3,000–$3,999 +4.4 pts ▸ 9.8%

2.6% $4,000 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 4.4%

Personal income distribution

47.8% Under $650 ◂ +9.2 pts 38.5%

33.8% $650–$1,499 +4.4 pts ▸ 38.3%

10.4% $1,500–$2,999 +7.3 pts ▸ 17.7%

1.0% $3,000 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

16.4% Mental health ◂ +4.8 pts 11.6%

14.4% Arthritis ◂ +5.1 pts 9.4%

12.3% Asthma ◂ +1.2 pts 11.1%

10.0% Other condition ◂ +1.2 pts 8.8%

6.8% Diabetes ◂ +2.6 pts 4.2%

5.8% Heart disease ◂ +2.3 pts 3.5%

4.0% Cancer ◂ +1.3 pts 2.7%

3.1% Lung condition ◂ +1.7 pts 1.4%

1.2% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%

0.6% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

50.5% None +12.0 pts ▸ 62.5%

25.0% One condition ◂ +3.9 pts 21.1%

10.4% Two conditions ◂ +4.0 pts 6.4%

5.8% Three or more ◂ +2.5 pts 3.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Eaglehawk in Epsom +80 larger in Eaglehawk

184 86th pct 104 86th pct

Median age in Eaglehawk in Epsom +5 yrs older in Eaglehawk

24 yrs 43rd pct 19 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Eaglehawk in Epsom +$352 higher in Epsom

$505 33rd pct $857 70th pct

Household income in Eaglehawk in Epsom +$706 higher in Epsom

$1,262 29th pct $1,968 61st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Eaglehawk in Epsom +0.5 larger in Epsom gap widening

2.2 24th pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

47.9% Couples with children +12.5 pts ▸ 60.5%

29.6% Couples without children ◂ +6.9 pts 22.7%

21.2% One-parent families ◂ +5.3 pts 15.9%

1.5% Other families ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

Household size

35.9% 1 person ◂ +15.2 pts 20.7%

33.9% 2 people ◂ +0.5 pts 33.4%

10.4% 4 people +7.3 pts ▸ 17.7%

13.2% 3 people +2.5 pts ▸ 15.7%

4.2% 5 people +3.7 pts ▸ 7.9%

2.2% 6 or more +2.0 pts ▸ 4.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Eaglehawk in Epsom +$75 higher in Epsom gap narrowing

$265 45th pct $340 69th pct

Mortgage in Eaglehawk in Epsom +$173 higher in Epsom gap narrowing

$1,300 29th pct $1,473 40th pct

People / bedroom in Eaglehawk in Epsom +0.10 higher in Epsom gap widening

0.70 14th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

31.7% Owned with a mortgage +16.9 pts ▸ 48.6%

36.7% Owned outright ◂ +11.2 pts 25.5%

28.6% Rented ◂ +4.7 pts 23.8%

2.0% Not stated ◂ +0.8 pts 1.2%

0.9% Other tenure ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

Types of homes

92.4% Separate house +2.7 pts ▸ 95.1%

7.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +4.2 pts 3.0%

0.2% Other dwelling +1.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.0% Flat or apartment +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

49.3% 3 bedrooms +0.8 pts ▸ 50.1%

21.1% 4 bedrooms +19.5 pts ▸ 40.6%

21.3% 2 bedrooms ◂ +16.0 pts 5.2%

3.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +3.4 pts 0.5%

2.7% 5 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 2.6%

0.1% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

62.1% $200–$349 ◂ +16.7 pts 45.4%

13.6% $350–$549 +33.2 pts ▸ 46.8%

20.7% Under $200 ◂ +16.2 pts 4.5%

0.7% $550–$749 ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

49.3% $1,000–$1,799 +7.2 pts ▸ 56.5%

30.7% Under $1,000 ◂ +15.7 pts 15.0%

10.9% $1,800–$2,999 +9.5 pts ▸ 20.4%

3.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 2.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Eaglehawk in Epsom +4 more in Eaglehawk

46 87th pct 42 87th pct

Stops/1k in Eaglehawk in Epsom +0.07 more in Epsom

8.31 86th pct 8.38 86th pct

Departures/1k in Eaglehawk in Epsom +128.1 more in Epsom

1,120.4 87th pct 1,248.5 88th pct

PT routes in Eaglehawk in Epsom +1 more in Eaglehawk

10 86th pct 9 86th pct

Stop walk in Eaglehawk in Epsom +3 longer in Eaglehawk

7 39th pct 4 29th pct

Drive to city in Eaglehawk in Epsom +1 longer in Eaglehawk

106 73rd pct 105 72nd pct

How people get to work

67.6% Car (driver) +0.2 pts ▸ 67.8%

8.7% Worked at home +2.1 pts ▸ 10.8%

5.4% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.4 pts 5.0%

1.6% Walked ◂ +0.8 pts 0.8%

0.6% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% Bicycle even 0.4%

0.2% Train ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

33.7% 2 vehicles +11.8 pts ▸ 45.5%

39.5% 1 vehicle ◂ +9.4 pts 30.1%

13.1% 3 vehicles +1.0 pts ▸ 14.1%

6.4% 4 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 8.1%

7.8% No vehicle ◂ +5.8 pts 2.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.5% Health care & social assistance +1.3 pts ▸ 19.7%

10.8% Retail trade ◂ +1.7 pts 9.1%

10.1% Manufacturing +0.7 pts ▸ 10.7%

9.6% Construction even 9.5%

7.7% Education & training ◂ +0.6 pts 7.1%

6.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.6 pts 6.2%

5.4% Public administration & safety +0.1 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.2% Other services even 4.2%

3.7% Transport & warehousing +0.3 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.3% Professional & technical +1.2 pts ▸ 3.5%

3.4% Administrative & support ◂ +0.8 pts 2.5%

2.2% Finance & insurance +1.1 pts ▸ 3.2%

Occupations people work in

14.3% Professionals +5.5 pts ▸ 19.8%

15.9% Labourers ◂ +3.0 pts 12.9%

15.0% Technicians & trades even 15.0%

14.9% Community & personal service ◂ +1.4 pts 13.5%

12.0% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.4 pts 11.6%

9.9% Sales workers ◂ +1.3 pts 8.7%

8.3% Managers +1.2 pts ▸ 9.5%

8.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.9 pts 7.4%

Walkability

Walk score in Eaglehawk in Epsom +1.3 higher in Eaglehawk

6.0 88th pct 4.7 81st pct

Types ≤15 min in Eaglehawk in Epsom +1.3 more in Eaglehawk

5.7 87th pct 4.4 80th pct

15-min city in Eaglehawk in Epsom +16.5 pts higher in Eaglehawk

61.9% 83rd pct 45.4% 78th pct

Walk to shops in Eaglehawk in Epsom +26.4 pts higher in Eaglehawk

62.3% 83rd pct 35.8% 76th pct

Walk to transit in Eaglehawk in Epsom +1.8 pts higher in Epsom

88.5% 84th pct 90.3% 84th pct

Walk to school in Eaglehawk in Epsom +1.5 pts higher in Epsom

70.3% 82nd pct 71.8% 83rd pct

Walk to a park in Eaglehawk in Epsom +0.7 pts higher in Eaglehawk

98.8% 85th pct 98.1% 85th pct

Walk to health in Eaglehawk in Epsom +23.0 pts higher in Eaglehawk

56.9% 86th pct 33.9% 80th pct

Amenities/1k in Eaglehawk in Epsom +3.1 more in Eaglehawk

17.7 59th pct 14.6 52nd pct

Intersections/km² in Eaglehawk in Epsom +3 higher in Eaglehawk

101 86th pct 98 86th pct

Mean slope in Eaglehawk in Epsom +0.8 pts higher in Eaglehawk

4.3% 33rd pct 3.5% 21st pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Eaglehawk vs Epsom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20823/eaglehawk/vs/SAL20879/epsom