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Harkaway vs Narre Warren East

Name: Harkaway vs Narre Warren East — 2021 Census comparison
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.8 km apart · Harkaway profile · Narre Warren East profile

Harkaway Narre Warren East

Harkaway and Narre Warren East are neighbouring areas in Victoria with very different levels of accessibility. Harkaway is more family-oriented and walkable for leisure, with 51.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school and 65.4% near a park. In contrast, Narre Warren East is far better connected for commuters, with 40.9% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. Harkaway also has a much younger First Nations population, with a typical age of 12 compared to 29 in Narre Warren East.

These two areas are very similar in other ways, sharing almost identical typical family incomes and the same number of people per home. They both have a high proportion of large houses, with at least 97% of homes having three or more bedrooms. This shared residential style is consistent with both areas having a high number of households earning $3,000 or more a week, which is far above the national figure.

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Where they differ most

PT commute: 1.7 pts higher in Harkaway No car: 2.3 pts higher in Narre Warren East Population: 577 larger in Harkaway Rent: $190 higher in Narre Warren East Recent arrivals: 4.7 pts higher in Harkaway

Demographics & Identity

Population in Harkaway in Narre Warren East +577 larger in Harkaway gap widening

1,011 73rd pct 434 63rd pct

Median age in Harkaway in Narre Warren East +2 yrs older in Narre Warren East gap widening

40 yrs 29th pct 42 yrs 38th pct

Age structure

29.7% Older adults (45–64) +0.5 pts ▸ 30.2%

18.8% Young adults (25–44) +5.2 pts ▸ 24.0%

21.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.0 pts 17.5%

15.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.1 pts 15.2%

15.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.9 pts 13.4%

Marital status

57.2% Married ◂ +1.3 pts 55.8%

30.4% Never married +1.5 pts ▸ 31.9%

6.7% Divorced even 6.7%

2.9% Widowed +1.0 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.1% Separated +0.4 pts ▸ 2.5%

Age & sex structure

Harkaway Narre Warren East

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

79.5% Australia +2.5 pts ▸ 82.0%

3.6% England ◂ +1.5 pts 2.1%

0.7% China +2.3 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.4% Italy +1.0 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.7% India +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.9% South Africa even 0.9%

0.4% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Philippines even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

41.7% Australian ◂ +4.4 pts 37.3%

37.7% English ◂ +9.1 pts 28.6%

6.1% Scottish +3.3 pts ▸ 9.4%

6.1% Italian +2.9 pts ▸ 9.0%

8.2% Irish +0.5 pts ▸ 8.8%

3.8% German +2.9 pts ▸ 6.7%

1.1% Chinese +4.4 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.5% Dutch ◂ +1.1 pts 3.5%

1.4% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.8% Greek +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.0% Filipino +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

86.9% English only +0.4 pts ▸ 87.3%

1.1% Mandarin +2.4 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.0% Punjabi +1.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.5% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

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

48.1% Christianity ◂ +3.8 pts 44.2%

41.2% No religion +6.4 pts ▸ 47.7%

6.3% Not stated ◂ +2.4 pts 3.9%

2.5% Islam ◂ +0.9 pts 1.6%

0.8% Buddhism +1.5 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.2% Hinduism ◂ +1.2 pts 0.0%

0.4% Other religions +0.8 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Harkaway in Narre Warren East

4.61 57th pct —

Schools ≤3 km in Harkaway in Narre Warren East +14 more in Harkaway

20 87th pct 6 74th pct

Avg size in Harkaway in Narre Warren East +251 larger in Harkaway

487 70th pct 236 41st pct

ICSEA in Harkaway in Narre Warren East +41 higher in Narre Warren East

1,051 79th pct 1,092 90th pct

Highest year of school

61.9% Year 12 ◂ +0.2 pts 61.7%

13.7% Year 11 +0.2 pts ▸ 13.9%

11.0% Year 10 +0.8 pts ▸ 11.9%

7.3% Year 9 or below +1.4 pts ▸ 8.7%

Highest qualification level

26.4% Certificate III / IV +8.0 pts ▸ 34.4%

29.3% Bachelor degree +0.2 pts ▸ 29.5%

17.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.9 pts 16.1%

8.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +5.9 pts 2.2%

4.6% Graduate diploma / certificate +2.1 pts ▸ 6.7%

1.7% Certificate I / II +1.4 pts ▸ 3.1%

Field of qualification

16.0% Engineering & related +5.0 pts ▸ 21.0%

17.9% Management & commerce +0.4 pts ▸ 18.3%

8.7% Society & culture +2.9 pts ▸ 11.6%

11.2% Health ◂ +0.9 pts 10.3%

10.8% Education ◂ +4.1 pts 6.7%

9.2% Architecture & building ◂ +1.7 pts 7.6%

4.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.8 pts 2.2%

2.7% Natural & physical sciences +1.3 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.2 pts 2.2%

1.3% Creative arts +1.8 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.5% Information technology +0.7 pts ▸ 2.2%

Income

Personal income in Harkaway in Narre Warren East +$90 higher in Harkaway gap widening

$1,026 84th pct $936 76th pct

Household income in Harkaway in Narre Warren East +$255 higher in Harkaway gap widening

$2,805 94th pct $2,550 90th pct

Family income in Harkaway in Narre Warren East +$106 higher in Harkaway gap widening

$2,913 90th pct $2,807 88th pct

Household income distribution

30.7% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 30.1%

24.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.9 pts 24.1%

16.4% $650–$1,499 +1.7 pts ▸ 18.0%

13.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.8 pts 10.5%

6.5% Under $650 +4.0 pts ▸ 10.5%

Personal income distribution

34.9% Under $650 +0.1 pts ▸ 35.0%

25.9% $650–$1,499 +0.5 pts ▸ 26.4%

21.9% $1,500–$2,999 +2.0 pts ▸ 23.9%

10.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.9 pts 6.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

5.8% Asthma +2.5 pts ▸ 8.3%

5.9% Other condition +1.4 pts ▸ 7.4%

6.9% Mental health ◂ +0.9 pts 6.0%

6.1% Arthritis +0.3 pts ▸ 6.5%

3.1% Heart disease +1.1 pts ▸ 4.1%

2.7% Cancer +0.8 pts ▸ 3.5%

3.3% Diabetes ◂ +0.7 pts 2.5%

1.0% Lung condition +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.6% Stroke ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.4% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

69.9% None ◂ +2.6 pts 67.3%

17.9% One condition ◂ +1.8 pts 16.1%

3.5% Two conditions +1.6 pts ▸ 5.1%

1.6% Three or more +0.5 pts ▸ 2.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Harkaway in Narre Warren East +7 larger in Harkaway

7 54th pct 0 0th pct

Median age in Harkaway in Narre Warren East +17 yrs older in Narre Warren East

12 yrs 7th pct 29 yrs 60th pct

Median income in Harkaway in Narre Warren East +$125 higher in Narre Warren East

$1,074 83rd pct $1,199 87th pct

Household income in Harkaway in Narre Warren East even

$3,249 89th pct $3,249 89th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Harkaway in Narre Warren East even gap narrowing

3.2 89th pct 3.2 89th pct

Family composition

74.6% Couples with children ◂ +4.3 pts 70.3%

17.8% Couples without children +6.0 pts ▸ 23.8%

7.6% One-parent families ◂ +1.4 pts 6.2%

0.0% Other families even 0.0%

Household size

29.0% 2 people ◂ +0.4 pts 28.6%

23.5% 4 people +2.8 pts ▸ 26.3%

18.1% 3 people ◂ +1.5 pts 16.5%

9.9% 1 person +1.4 pts ▸ 11.3%

10.6% 5 people ◂ +3.8 pts 6.8%

7.8% 6 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 9.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Harkaway in Narre Warren East +$190 higher in Narre Warren East gap widening

$375 77th pct $565 97th pct

Mortgage in Harkaway in Narre Warren East +$493 higher in Narre Warren East gap widening

$2,307 86th pct $2,800 90th pct

People / bedroom in Harkaway in Narre Warren East even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

46.8% Owned outright +0.6 pts ▸ 47.4%

44.7% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +6.4 pts 38.3%

6.1% Rented +1.4 pts ▸ 7.5%

0.0% Other tenure +4.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

1.0% Not stated ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

Types of homes

100.3% Separate house ◂ +1.8 pts 98.5%

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

47.1% 4 bedrooms +4.0 pts ▸ 51.1%

31.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +4.7 pts 26.3%

22.5% 5 or more ◂ +3.0 pts 19.5%

2.0% 2 bedrooms +2.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

0.0% 1 bedroom even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

22.2% $550–$749 +17.8 pts ▸ 40.0%

16.7% $200–$349 ◂ +16.7 pts 0.0%

0.0% Under $200 even 0.0%

0.0% $350–$549 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

26.7% $3,000 or more +18.4 pts ▸ 45.1%

30.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +22.7 pts 7.8%

18.3% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +2.6 pts 15.7%

13.0% Under $1,000 +0.7 pts ▸ 13.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Harkaway in Narre Warren East +6 more in Narre Warren East

0 0th pct 6 76th pct

Stops/1k in Harkaway in Narre Warren East +13.82 more in Narre Warren East

0.00 0th pct 13.82 89th pct

Departures/1k in Harkaway in Narre Warren East +301.8 more in Narre Warren East

0.0 0th pct 301.8 75th pct

PT routes in Harkaway in Narre Warren East +5 more in Narre Warren East

0 0th pct 5 86th pct

Stop walk in Harkaway in Narre Warren East +54 longer in Harkaway

55 82nd pct 1 0th pct

Drive to city in Harkaway in Narre Warren East +3 longer in Harkaway

35 30th pct 32 28th pct

Reach 30 min in Harkaway in Narre Warren East even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Harkaway in Narre Warren East +1,764 more in Narre Warren East

8,241 39th pct 10,005 41st pct

How people get to work

56.3% Car (driver) +0.2 pts ▸ 56.4%

25.9% Worked at home ◂ +0.6 pts 25.3%

4.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.8 pts 3.3%

0.6% Walked +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.9% Train ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

0.8% Bus ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

42.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +12.3 pts 30.1%

26.8% 4 or more +4.8 pts ▸ 31.6%

22.0% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.2 pts 21.8%

10.8% 1 vehicle +0.4 pts ▸ 11.3%

0.0% No vehicle +2.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.5% Construction +0.1 pts ▸ 16.6%

11.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.9 pts 6.6%

10.0% Retail trade ◂ +1.3 pts 8.7%

8.5% Education & training ◂ +1.5 pts 7.1%

7.8% Manufacturing +0.5 pts ▸ 8.3%

4.0% Transport & warehousing +2.7 pts ▸ 6.6%

5.3% Professional & technical +1.3 pts ▸ 6.6%

1.1% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +5.1 pts ▸ 6.2%

2.1% Other services +4.1 pts ▸ 6.2%

2.8% Wholesale trade +2.6 pts ▸ 5.4%

5.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +4.1 pts 1.2%

5.1% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.1 pts 5.0%

Occupations people work in

24.1% Professionals ◂ +7.0 pts 17.0%

21.4% Managers ◂ +1.5 pts 19.9%

13.4% Technicians & trades +2.7 pts ▸ 16.2%

13.8% Clerical & administrative +1.9 pts ▸ 15.8%

7.8% Sales workers +0.5 pts ▸ 8.3%

6.1% Labourers +1.8 pts ▸ 7.9%

7.6% Community & personal service ◂ +0.5 pts 7.1%

3.6% Machinery operators & drivers +2.2 pts ▸ 5.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Harkaway in Narre Warren East +0.4 higher in Harkaway

1.4 61st pct 1.0 59th pct

Types ≤15 min in Harkaway in Narre Warren East +0.9 more in Harkaway

1.8 64th pct 0.8 58th pct

15-min city in Harkaway in Narre Warren East +0.2 pts higher in Harkaway

0.2% 57th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to shops in Harkaway in Narre Warren East even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to transit in Harkaway in Narre Warren East +37.5 pts higher in Narre Warren East

3.3% 58th pct 40.9% 70th pct

Walk to school in Harkaway in Narre Warren East +37.7 pts higher in Harkaway

51.1% 76th pct 13.4% 62nd pct

Walk to a park in Harkaway in Narre Warren East +53.2 pts higher in Harkaway

65.4% 68th pct 12.2% 48th pct

Walk to health in Harkaway in Narre Warren East +0.2 pts higher in Harkaway

0.2% 71st pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Harkaway in Narre Warren East +4.3 more in Narre Warren East

11.9 46th pct 16.1 56th pct

Intersections/km² in Harkaway in Narre Warren East +6 higher in Narre Warren East

7 71st pct 13 72nd pct

Mean slope in Harkaway in Narre Warren East +1.0 pts higher in Harkaway

9.4% 78th pct 8.4% 73rd pct

Compare Harkaway with nearby areas

Guys Hill Narre Warren East Berwick Narre Warren North Belgrave South Beaconsfield Beaconsfield Upper Narre Warren

Compare Narre Warren East with nearby areas

Belgrave South Belgrave Heights Harkaway Narre Warren North Lysterfield Belgrave Upwey Selby

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Harkaway vs Narre Warren East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL21139/harkaway/vs/SAL21894/narre-warren-east