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Grangefields vs Thornhill Park

Name: Grangefields vs Thornhill Park — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.5 km apart · Grangefields profile · Thornhill Park profile

Grangefields Thornhill Park

Thornhill Park and Grangefields are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Thornhill Park is a young, growing hub where the typical resident is 29 and 26.9% of people are children under 15. It is a diverse area where 48.2% of people were born overseas and typical weekly household incomes are much higher at $2,005. In contrast, Grangefields is sparsely populated and much older, with 22.7% of residents aged 65 and over and a typical weekly household income of $1,125. This age difference is reflected in home ownership, as 66.7% of Grangefields homes are owned outright compared to just 4.9% in Thornhill Park.

These two areas share a very similar housing style, as almost all homes in both are separate houses. They also have almost the same share of people who speak little or no English. While they share these traits, they have moved in different directions lately. Thornhill Park has seen a huge surge in growth, with 89.1% of residents moving in over the last five years, whereas only 30.7% of Grangefields residents arrived in that time.

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Where they differ most

Population: 2,934 larger in Thornhill Park Other language: 30.3 pts higher in Thornhill Park Year 12: 28.3 pts higher in Thornhill Park Bachelor+: 31.4 pts higher in Thornhill Park Mortgage: $1,416 higher in Thornhill Park

Demographics & Identity

Population in Grangefields in Thornhill Park +2,934 larger in Thornhill Park

132 46th pct 3,066 84th pct

Median age in Grangefields in Thornhill Park +11 yrs older in Grangefields

40 yrs 29th pct 29 yrs 4th pct

Age structure

30.3% Young adults (25–44) +18.5 pts ▸ 48.8%

12.9% Children (0–14) +14.0 pts ▸ 26.9%

22.7% Seniors (65+) ◂ +19.8 pts 3.0%

21.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +9.6 pts 11.6%

18.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +8.7 pts 9.5%

Marital status

53.6% Married ◂ +0.3 pts 53.3%

36.4% Never married ◂ +0.4 pts 36.0%

8.2% Divorced ◂ +2.2 pts 6.0%

3.6% Separated ◂ +0.8 pts 2.8%

2.7% Widowed ◂ +0.9 pts 1.9%

Age & sex structure

Grangefields Thornhill Park

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

66.7% Australia ◂ +19.3 pts 47.4%

6.1% India +8.4 pts ▸ 14.4%

0.0% Philippines +7.6 pts ▸ 7.6%

3.0% New Zealand even 3.0%

3.0% Vietnam ◂ +1.4 pts 1.6%

2.3% Italy ◂ +2.0 pts 0.3%

0.0% Nepal +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% England +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% China even 0.0%

Ancestry

25.8% Australian ◂ +11.4 pts 14.4%

21.2% English ◂ +8.1 pts 13.1%

0.0% Indian +14.2 pts ▸ 14.2%

0.0% Filipino +10.4 pts ▸ 10.4%

9.8% Italian ◂ +6.0 pts 3.9%

6.1% Vietnamese ◂ +3.0 pts 3.1%

5.3% Irish ◂ +2.2 pts 3.1%

4.5% Dutch ◂ +4.2 pts 0.4%

3.0% Scottish ◂ +0.4 pts 2.6%

0.0% Chinese +2.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.0% Greek +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.0% German +1.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

Language

Language used at home

68.2% English only ◂ +28.3 pts 39.9%

5.3% Punjabi +6.4 pts ▸ 11.7%

0.0% Tagalog +3.6 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.0% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 2.6%

0.0% Hindi +2.5 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.0% Arabic +2.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.0% Mandarin +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Greek +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Italian +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Cantonese +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Religion

Religious affiliation

47.7% Christianity ◂ +4.9 pts 42.8%

39.4% No religion ◂ +20.0 pts 19.4%

6.1% Other religions +4.9 pts ▸ 11.0%

0.0% Hinduism +10.2 pts ▸ 10.2%

3.0% Islam +3.8 pts ▸ 6.8%

4.5% Not stated +1.6 pts ▸ 6.1%

3.0% Buddhism +0.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Grangefields in Thornhill Park

— 1.21 12th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Grangefields in Thornhill Park +1 more in Thornhill Park

6 74th pct 7 75th pct

Avg size in Grangefields in Thornhill Park +112 larger in Thornhill Park

566 80th pct 678 89th pct

ICSEA in Grangefields in Thornhill Park +4 higher in Grangefields

1,038 74th pct 1,034 73rd pct

Highest year of school

42.9% Year 12 +28.3 pts ▸ 71.2%

22.9% Year 10 ◂ +13.1 pts 9.8%

20.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +13.3 pts 6.7%

10.5% Year 11 ◂ +4.2 pts 6.2%

Highest qualification level

54.2% Certificate III / IV ◂ +31.3 pts 22.8%

0.0% Bachelor degree +31.5 pts ▸ 31.5%

27.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +8.4 pts 18.7%

0.0% Postgraduate degree +10.6 pts ▸ 10.6%

0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +2.9 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.0% Certificate I / II +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Field of qualification

8.3% Management & commerce +13.3 pts ▸ 21.7%

18.8% Engineering & related ◂ +5.2 pts 13.6%

16.7% Architecture & building ◂ +10.7 pts 6.0%

16.7% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +8.9 pts 7.7%

8.3% Health +4.3 pts ▸ 12.6%

12.5% Education ◂ +6.7 pts 5.8%

6.3% Society & culture +4.2 pts ▸ 10.5%

0.0% Information technology +5.8 pts ▸ 5.8%

0.0% Creative arts +2.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.0% Natural & physical sciences +2.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.0% Agriculture & environment +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Grangefields in Thornhill Park +$464 higher in Thornhill Park

$507 13th pct $971 79th pct

Household income in Grangefields in Thornhill Park +$880 higher in Thornhill Park

$1,125 21st pct $2,005 75th pct

Family income in Grangefields in Thornhill Park +$977 higher in Thornhill Park

$1,100 9th pct $2,077 62nd pct

Household income distribution

9.1% $1,500–$2,999 +37.5 pts ▸ 46.6%

21.2% $650–$1,499 +2.8 pts ▸ 24.0%

18.2% Under $650 ◂ +12.9 pts 5.3%

15.2% $4,000 or more ◂ +8.3 pts 6.9%

9.1% $3,000–$3,999 +2.4 pts ▸ 11.4%

Personal income distribution

54.5% Under $650 ◂ +23.2 pts 31.4%

31.8% $650–$1,499 +10.1 pts ▸ 41.9%

12.7% $1,500–$2,999 +6.7 pts ▸ 19.4%

0.0% $3,000 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.8% Arthritis ◂ +7.7 pts 2.2%

9.8% Mental health ◂ +4.9 pts 5.0%

9.8% Other condition ◂ +4.7 pts 5.1%

9.1% Asthma ◂ +2.3 pts 6.8%

5.3% Heart disease ◂ +3.9 pts 1.4%

4.5% Cancer ◂ +3.4 pts 1.1%

3.0% Diabetes +0.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.3% Lung condition ◂ +2.0 pts 0.3%

2.3% Stroke ◂ +2.0 pts 0.2%

0.0% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.2% None +11.8 pts ▸ 76.9%

17.4% One condition ◂ +4.9 pts 12.5%

7.6% Two conditions ◂ +5.0 pts 2.6%

3.0% Three or more ◂ +2.2 pts 0.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Grangefields in Thornhill Park +8 larger in Thornhill Park

6 51st pct 14 63rd pct

Median age in Grangefields in Thornhill Park +26 yrs older in Thornhill Park

3 yrs 0th pct 29 yrs 60th pct

Median income in Grangefields in Thornhill Park +$175 higher in Thornhill Park

$725 58th pct $900 73rd pct

Household income in Grangefields in Thornhill Park +$1,124 higher in Thornhill Park

$1,125 23rd pct $2,249 71st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Grangefields in Thornhill Park +0.7 larger in Grangefields

3.7 98th pct 3.0 86th pct

Family composition

63.1% Couples with children +4.0 pts ▸ 67.1%

23.8% Couples without children ◂ +2.8 pts 21.0%

11.5% One-parent families +0.2 pts ▸ 11.7%

2.5% Other families ◂ +1.9 pts 0.6%

Household size

39.4% 2 people ◂ +10.9 pts 28.5%

27.3% 4 people ◂ +7.6 pts 19.7%

27.3% 6 or more ◂ +22.7 pts 4.6%

9.1% 3 people +14.5 pts ▸ 23.6%

12.1% 1 person +2.3 pts ▸ 14.4%

9.1% 5 people ◂ +0.4 pts 8.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Grangefields in Thornhill Park +$100 higher in Grangefields

$480 90th pct $380 78th pct

Mortgage in Grangefields in Thornhill Park +$1,416 higher in Thornhill Park

$534 2nd pct $1,950 69th pct

People / bedroom in Grangefields in Thornhill Park +0.10 higher in Grangefields

0.90 86th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

24.2% Owned with a mortgage +43.0 pts ▸ 67.3%

66.7% Owned outright ◂ +61.8 pts 4.9%

21.2% Rented +3.6 pts ▸ 24.8%

0.0% Not stated +2.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.0% Other tenure +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

Types of homes

97.0% Separate house +0.6 pts ▸ 97.6%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +2.7 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

63.6% 4 bedrooms +1.0 pts ▸ 64.6%

30.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +3.2 pts 27.2%

9.1% 5 or more ◂ +3.3 pts 5.8%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

0.0% 1 bedroom even 0.0%

0.0% 2 bedrooms even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

57.1% $350–$549 +22.4 pts ▸ 79.6%

0.0% $200–$349 +15.5 pts ▸ 15.5%

0.0% $750 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.0% Under $200 even 0.0%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

0.0% $1,800–$2,999 +53.3 pts ▸ 53.3%

50.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +42.8 pts 7.2%

37.5% Under $1,000 ◂ +35.2 pts 2.3%

0.0% $1,000–$1,799 +31.6 pts ▸ 31.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Grangefields in Thornhill Park +3 more in Thornhill Park

0 0th pct 3 72nd pct

Stops/1k in Grangefields in Thornhill Park +0.98 more in Thornhill Park

0.00 0th pct 0.98 61st pct

Departures/1k in Grangefields in Thornhill Park +303.3 more in Thornhill Park

0.0 0th pct 303.3 75th pct

PT routes in Grangefields in Thornhill Park +6 more in Thornhill Park

0 0th pct 6 86th pct

Stop walk in Grangefields in Thornhill Park +39 longer in Thornhill Park

36 71st pct 75 94th pct

Drive to city in Grangefields in Thornhill Park +4 longer in Thornhill Park

28 24th pct 32 28th pct

Reach 30 min in Grangefields in Thornhill Park even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Grangefields in Thornhill Park even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

80.0% Car (driver) ◂ +19.3 pts 60.7%

0.0% Worked at home +18.4 pts ▸ 18.4%

8.9% Car (passenger) ◂ +5.0 pts 3.9%

0.0% Train +2.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.0% Bus even 0.0%

0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

0.0% Walked even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

15.2% 2 vehicles +35.8 pts ▸ 50.9%

21.2% 1 vehicle +9.9 pts ▸ 31.1%

30.3% 4 or more ◂ +26.2 pts 4.1%

27.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +14.6 pts 12.7%

0.0% No vehicle +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

33.3% Construction ◂ +21.6 pts 11.8%

17.8% Retail trade ◂ +10.0 pts 7.8%

8.9% Health care & social assistance +5.5 pts ▸ 14.4%

13.3% Manufacturing ◂ +6.7 pts 6.6%

11.1% Transport & warehousing +1.3 pts ▸ 12.4%

8.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.6 pts 5.3%

0.0% Education & training +5.3 pts ▸ 5.3%

0.0% Public administration & safety +4.8 pts ▸ 4.8%

0.0% Professional & technical +4.7 pts ▸ 4.7%

0.0% Finance & insurance +4.4 pts ▸ 4.4%

0.0% Other services +4.0 pts ▸ 4.0%

0.0% Administrative & support +3.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

Occupations people work in

28.9% Technicians & trades ◂ +13.2 pts 15.7%

20.0% Managers ◂ +11.5 pts 8.5%

20.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +8.2 pts 11.8%

0.0% Professionals +19.1 pts ▸ 19.1%

15.6% Sales workers ◂ +9.1 pts 6.4%

8.9% Clerical & administrative +5.4 pts ▸ 14.3%

8.9% Community & personal service +2.7 pts ▸ 11.6%

11.1% Labourers ◂ +1.8 pts 9.3%

Walkability

Walk score in Grangefields in Thornhill Park +2.7 higher in Thornhill Park

0.3 47th pct 3.0 72nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Grangefields in Thornhill Park +3.1 more in Thornhill Park

0.2 45th pct 3.3 74th pct

15-min city in Grangefields in Thornhill Park +49.2 pts higher in Thornhill Park

3.3% 60th pct 52.4% 80th pct

Walk to shops in Grangefields in Thornhill Park +52.7 pts higher in Thornhill Park

3.3% 60th pct 56.0% 81st pct

Walk to transit in Grangefields in Thornhill Park +0.1 pts higher in Thornhill Park

0.0% 0th pct 0.1% 57th pct

Walk to school in Grangefields in Thornhill Park +52.4 pts higher in Thornhill Park

3.3% 58th pct 55.7% 77th pct

Walk to a park in Grangefields in Thornhill Park +82.0 pts higher in Thornhill Park

3.3% 43rd pct 85.3% 77th pct

Walk to health in Grangefields in Thornhill Park +50.0 pts higher in Thornhill Park

3.3% 72nd pct 53.3% 85th pct

Amenities/1k in Grangefields in Thornhill Park +3.7 more in Grangefields

15.2 54th pct 11.4 45th pct

Intersections/km² in Grangefields in Thornhill Park +112 higher in Thornhill Park

2 59th pct 114 86th pct

Mean slope in Grangefields in Thornhill Park +0.3 pts higher in Grangefields

2.7% 7th pct 2.4% 3rd pct

Compare Grangefields with nearby areas

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Compare Thornhill Park with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Grangefields vs Thornhill Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL21087/grangefields/vs/SAL22509/thornhill-park