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Fish Creek vs Sandy Point

Name: Fish Creek vs Sandy Point — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 11 km apart · Fish Creek profile · Sandy Point profile

Fish Creek Sandy Point

Fish Creek and Sandy Point (Vic.) are two nearby areas in South Gippsland with different layouts. Fish Creek has more public transport and is more walkable, with 26% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school and 20.4% near public transport. Sandy Point (Vic.) is more residential, with 94% of homes within a short walk of groceries and 96.3% near a park. There are also stark differences for First Nations people; in Sandy Point (Vic.), the typical First Nations household earns $1,875 a week and the usual age is 36, while in Fish Creek, the typical household earns $725 and the usual age is just 17.

Some differences between these two places have become more pronounced over time, such as the gap in how many people have moved recently, which is far higher in Sandy Point (Vic.) at 39.8%. Despite this, they share several traits. Both areas have the same typical weekly household income of around $1,300 and every single home in both places is a separate house. They also both have a high number of people with no religion, which is well above the national figure.

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Where they differ most

PT commute: 1.0 pts higher in Fish Creek Population: 546 larger in Fish Creek Recent movers: 12.9 pts higher in Sandy Point Median age: 7 yrs older in Sandy Point Unpaid carers: 4.8 pts higher in Fish Creek

Demographics & Identity

Population in Fish Creek in Sandy Point +546 larger in Fish Creek gap steady

858 72nd pct 312 59th pct

Median age in Fish Creek in Sandy Point +7 yrs older in Sandy Point gap widening

51 yrs 74th pct 58 yrs 90th pct

Age structure

29.4% Seniors (65+) +6.5 pts ▸ 35.9%

29.1% Older adults (45–64) +5.5 pts ▸ 34.6%

16.8% Children (0–14) ◂ +5.6 pts 11.2%

16.4% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.3 pts 13.1%

9.9% Youth (15–24) ◂ +5.1 pts 4.8%

Marital status

52.2% Married ◂ +1.1 pts 51.1%

30.4% Never married ◂ +5.3 pts 25.2%

7.7% Divorced +6.1 pts ▸ 13.8%

6.0% Widowed ◂ +1.4 pts 4.6%

5.0% Separated ◂ +2.6 pts 2.5%

Age & sex structure

Fish Creek Sandy Point

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

79.1% Australia ◂ +0.9 pts 78.2%

3.0% England +2.4 pts ▸ 5.4%

0.0% India +2.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.2% New Zealand +1.4 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.7% South Africa +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.8% Italy ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

0.5% Philippines ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.0% China even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

43.8% English ◂ +3.8 pts 40.1%

37.4% Australian ◂ +2.8 pts 34.6%

16.9% Irish +1.4 pts ▸ 18.3%

12.5% Scottish +0.7 pts ▸ 13.1%

6.3% Dutch ◂ +2.8 pts 3.5%

5.2% Italian ◂ +3.3 pts 1.9%

4.3% German ◂ +0.5 pts 3.8%

0.5% Filipino ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.3% Chinese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.0% Indian even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

88.6% English only +1.5 pts ▸ 90.1%

0.0% Punjabi +2.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.7% Italian ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

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% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

50.3% No religion +9.3 pts ▸ 59.6%

37.6% Christianity ◂ +11.7 pts 26.0%

10.4% Not stated +2.8 pts ▸ 13.1%

0.5% Other religions +1.8 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.8% Buddhism ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

0.0% Islam even 0.0%

0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Fish Creek in Sandy Point

6.94 67th pct —

Schools ≤3 km in Fish Creek in Sandy Point +1 more in Fish Creek

1 43rd pct 0 0th pct

Avg size in Fish Creek in Sandy Point

114 28th pct —

ICSEA in Fish Creek in Sandy Point

1,024 69th pct —

Highest year of school

50.0% Year 12 +5.7 pts ▸ 55.7%

18.8% Year 11 ◂ +3.3 pts 15.5%

12.9% Year 10 +0.7 pts ▸ 13.7%

10.1% Year 9 or below ◂ +4.2 pts 5.9%

Highest qualification level

29.1% Certificate III / IV ◂ +5.2 pts 23.9%

20.6% Bachelor degree +4.4 pts ▸ 25.0%

15.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +3.9 pts 11.4%

9.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.2 pts 8.7%

5.5% Graduate diploma / certificate +2.1 pts ▸ 7.6%

2.2% Certificate I / II ◂ +2.2 pts 0.0%

Field of qualification

14.0% Education +2.8 pts ▸ 16.8%

9.2% Health +6.6 pts ▸ 15.8%

7.0% Management & commerce +4.4 pts ▸ 11.4%

11.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +6.5 pts 4.9%

11.2% Engineering & related ◂ +1.9 pts 9.2%

10.3% Society & culture ◂ +2.1 pts 8.2%

5.3% Architecture & building +3.4 pts ▸ 8.7%

2.2% Natural & physical sciences +5.4 pts ▸ 7.6%

5.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +5.3 pts 0.0%

3.9% Creative arts +1.0 pts ▸ 4.9%

0.9% Information technology ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Fish Creek in Sandy Point +$59 higher in Sandy Point gap widening

$687 38th pct $746 49th pct

Household income in Fish Creek in Sandy Point +$62 higher in Sandy Point gap steady

$1,281 31st pct $1,343 36th pct

Family income in Fish Creek in Sandy Point +$242 higher in Fish Creek gap widening

$1,760 41st pct $1,518 28th pct

Household income distribution

33.0% $650–$1,499 +6.5 pts ▸ 39.6%

26.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.0 pts 22.4%

19.1% Under $650 ◂ +4.2 pts 14.9%

9.1% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.1 pts 6.0%

6.7% $4,000 or more +2.3 pts ▸ 9.0%

Personal income distribution

44.3% Under $650 ◂ +5.7 pts 38.7%

29.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.2 pts 28.7%

13.3% $1,500–$2,999 +1.9 pts ▸ 15.2%

3.4% $3,000 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 4.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.6% Arthritis +0.6 pts ▸ 11.2%

8.4% Mental health ◂ +1.3 pts 7.1%

8.3% Asthma ◂ +2.8 pts 5.4%

6.8% Other condition +0.9 pts ▸ 7.7%

6.2% Heart disease ◂ +0.1 pts 6.1%

4.5% Cancer +0.9 pts ▸ 5.4%

4.5% Diabetes ◂ +1.7 pts 2.9%

2.6% Lung condition ◂ +0.6 pts 1.9%

0.7% Dementia +1.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.3% Stroke +0.6 pts ▸ 1.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

57.8% None +2.4 pts ▸ 60.3%

21.8% One condition ◂ +3.5 pts 18.3%

5.4% Two conditions +2.3 pts ▸ 7.7%

4.1% Three or more ◂ +1.5 pts 2.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Fish Creek in Sandy Point +11 larger in Fish Creek

11 60th pct 0 0th pct

Median age in Fish Creek in Sandy Point +19 yrs older in Sandy Point

17 yrs 14th pct 36 yrs 74th pct

Median income in Fish Creek in Sandy Point +$526 higher in Sandy Point

$374 13th pct $900 73rd pct

Household income in Fish Creek in Sandy Point +$1,150 higher in Sandy Point

$725 9th pct $1,875 57th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Fish Creek in Sandy Point +0.3 larger in Fish Creek gap narrowing

2.4 43rd pct 2.1 19th pct

Family composition

53.3% Couples with children ◂ +7.6 pts 45.7%

37.4% Couples without children +8.8 pts ▸ 46.2%

7.8% One-parent families ◂ +0.1 pts 7.6%

0.6% Other families +1.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

Household size

41.8% 2 people ◂ +1.5 pts 40.3%

26.7% 1 person +6.9 pts ▸ 33.6%

13.6% 3 people ◂ +2.4 pts 11.2%

8.8% 4 people ◂ +1.3 pts 7.5%

5.2% 5 people ◂ +2.2 pts 3.0%

3.6% 6 or more ◂ +3.6 pts 0.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Fish Creek in Sandy Point +$45 higher in Sandy Point gap narrowing

$235 35th pct $280 50th pct

Mortgage in Fish Creek in Sandy Point +$117 higher in Sandy Point gap narrowing

$1,400 35th pct $1,517 43rd pct

People / bedroom in Fish Creek in Sandy Point even gap steady

0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

55.8% Owned outright +6.9 pts ▸ 62.7%

25.2% Owned with a mortgage +1.7 pts ▸ 26.9%

11.2% Rented ◂ +6.0 pts 5.2%

5.2% Other tenure ◂ +2.9 pts 2.2%

3.9% Not stated ◂ +3.9 pts 0.0%

Types of homes

100.3% Separate house ◂ +0.3 pts 100.0%

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

59.4% 3 bedrooms ◂ +7.2 pts 52.2%

11.5% 2 bedrooms +8.6 pts ▸ 20.1%

20.0% 4 bedrooms +0.1 pts ▸ 20.1%

4.8% 5 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 6.0%

0.9% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

43.2% $200–$349 +42.5 pts ▸ 85.7%

18.9% Under $200 ◂ +18.9 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

34.9% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +7.2 pts 27.8%

27.7% Under $1,000 ◂ +19.4 pts 8.3%

15.7% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +1.8 pts 13.9%

12.0% $3,000 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 13.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Fish Creek in Sandy Point +2 more in Fish Creek

2 71st pct 0 0th pct

Stops/1k in Fish Creek in Sandy Point +2.33 more in Fish Creek

2.33 67th pct 0.00 0th pct

Departures/1k in Fish Creek in Sandy Point +54.8 more in Fish Creek

54.8 63rd pct 0.0 0th pct

PT routes in Fish Creek in Sandy Point +1 more in Fish Creek

1 71st pct 0 0th pct

Stop walk in Fish Creek in Sandy Point

49 79th pct —

Drive to city in Fish Creek in Sandy Point +14 longer in Sandy Point

114 77th pct 128 85th pct

How people get to work

47.9% Car (driver) +6.2 pts ▸ 54.1%

27.7% Worked at home ◂ +2.5 pts 25.2%

5.5% Walked ◂ +0.4 pts 5.2%

0.0% Bicycle +3.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.3% Car (passenger) +1.7 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.0% Train ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

0.0% Bus even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

43.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.2 pts 41.8%

29.1% 1 vehicle +4.5 pts ▸ 33.6%

17.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.7 pts 15.7%

10.2% 4 or more ◂ +2.8 pts 7.5%

0.0% No vehicle even 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

27.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +19.6 pts 8.1%

8.1% Construction +9.0 pts ▸ 17.0%

10.8% Health care & social assistance +4.7 pts ▸ 15.6%

6.0% Education & training +3.6 pts ▸ 9.6%

8.3% Retail trade ◂ +5.3 pts 3.0%

3.3% Arts & recreation +4.1 pts ▸ 7.4%

6.0% Professional & technical ◂ +3.8 pts 2.2%

5.0% Accommodation & food +0.9 pts ▸ 5.9%

1.8% Wholesale trade +3.4 pts ▸ 5.2%

1.0% Finance & insurance +4.2 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.8% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.8 pts 3.0%

2.3% Manufacturing +0.7 pts ▸ 3.0%

Occupations people work in

28.2% Managers ◂ +10.4 pts 17.8%

18.1% Professionals +6.3 pts ▸ 24.4%

11.6% Technicians & trades +8.4 pts ▸ 20.0%

8.6% Community & personal service +3.3 pts ▸ 11.9%

11.3% Labourers ◂ +4.7 pts 6.7%

9.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +4.9 pts 4.4%

7.8% Sales workers ◂ +1.9 pts 5.9%

3.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.1 pts 3.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Fish Creek in Sandy Point +0.8 higher in Sandy Point

1.3 61st pct 2.1 67th pct

Types ≤15 min in Fish Creek in Sandy Point +0.3 more in Sandy Point

1.6 63rd pct 1.9 65th pct

15-min city in Fish Creek in Sandy Point +26.0 pts higher in Fish Creek

26.0% 73rd pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to shops in Fish Creek in Sandy Point +94.0 pts higher in Sandy Point

0.0% 0th pct 94.0% 97th pct

Walk to transit in Fish Creek in Sandy Point +20.4 pts higher in Fish Creek

20.4% 64th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to school in Fish Creek in Sandy Point +26.3 pts higher in Fish Creek

26.3% 67th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to a park in Fish Creek in Sandy Point +67.5 pts higher in Sandy Point

28.9% 57th pct 96.3% 84th pct

Walk to health in Fish Creek in Sandy Point even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Fish Creek in Sandy Point +10.5 more in Fish Creek

23.3 66th pct 12.8 48th pct

Intersections/km² in Fish Creek in Sandy Point +2 higher in Sandy Point

1 50th pct 3 61st pct

Mean slope in Fish Creek in Sandy Point +3.3 pts higher in Fish Creek

6.9% 62nd pct 3.6% 23rd pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Fish Creek vs Sandy Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20921/fish-creek/vs/SAL22236/sandy-point