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Hurstbridge vs Panton Hill
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 5.9 km apart · Hurstbridge profile · Panton Hill profile
Hurstbridge Panton Hill
Hurstbridge and Panton Hill are neighbouring areas in Victoria with very different levels of accessibility. Hurstbridge is a more connected hub where 62% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, and it is described as somewhat walkable. In contrast, Panton Hill is car-dependent, with no homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or health services. There are also notable differences in age and income; the typical resident in Panton Hill is 48, making it noticeably older than Hurstbridge, where the typical age is 41. Panton Hill also has a higher share of top earners, with 35.3% of households earning $3,000 or more a week compared to 29.7% in Hurstbridge.
Both areas sit near the national figure for people with a long-term health condition, at around 30%. They are also very similar in their typical weekly personal incomes, which are $898 in Hurstbridge and $915 in Panton Hill. While they share similar proportions of people born overseas and those who use other languages at home, the gap in public transport is stark. Hurstbridge has significantly more public transport departures and stops per person, while Panton Hill has none.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 3,511
- First area, 2016: 3,450
- First area, 2021: 3,554
- Second area, 2011: 1,158
- Second area, 2016: 1,062
- Second area, 2021: 1,063
- First area, 2011: 38 yrs
- First area, 2016: 40 yrs
- First area, 2021: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 48 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Hurstbridge: 0.2% males, 0.5% females; 85+ in Panton Hill: 0.3% males, 0.7% females
- 80–84 in Hurstbridge: 0.8% males, 0.6% females; 80–84 in Panton Hill: 1.1% males, 0.8% females
- 75–79 in Hurstbridge: 1.6% males, 1.4% females; 75–79 in Panton Hill: 1.9% males, 1.6% females
- 70–74 in Hurstbridge: 2.1% males, 2.1% females; 70–74 in Panton Hill: 2.5% males, 3.0% females
- 65–69 in Hurstbridge: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 65–69 in Panton Hill: 4.1% males, 3.1% females
- 60–64 in Hurstbridge: 3.7% males, 4.0% females; 60–64 in Panton Hill: 4.1% males, 4.7% females
- 55–59 in Hurstbridge: 3.2% males, 3.6% females; 55–59 in Panton Hill: 4.2% males, 4.8% females
- 50–54 in Hurstbridge: 3.6% males, 4.1% females; 50–54 in Panton Hill: 4.5% males, 5.2% females
- 45–49 in Hurstbridge: 3.1% males, 4.1% females; 45–49 in Panton Hill: 4.1% males, 3.2% females
- 40–44 in Hurstbridge: 3.6% males, 3.8% females; 40–44 in Panton Hill: 2.3% males, 2.7% females
- 35–39 in Hurstbridge: 2.3% males, 2.9% females; 35–39 in Panton Hill: 2.2% males, 2.8% females
- 30–34 in Hurstbridge: 2.9% males, 2.6% females; 30–34 in Panton Hill: 2.5% males, 1.4% females
- 25–29 in Hurstbridge: 2.1% males, 2.3% females; 25–29 in Panton Hill: 1.4% males, 1.7% females
- 20–24 in Hurstbridge: 3.4% males, 2.6% females; 20–24 in Panton Hill: 3.1% males, 3.9% females
- 15–19 in Hurstbridge: 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 15–19 in Panton Hill: 2.8% males, 3.2% females
- 10–14 in Hurstbridge: 4.2% males, 3.6% females; 10–14 in Panton Hill: 3.5% males, 3.5% females
- 5–9 in Hurstbridge: 3.2% males, 3.0% females; 5–9 in Panton Hill: 2.7% males, 2.4% females
- 0–4 in Hurstbridge: 3.3% males, 2.7% females; 0–4 in Panton Hill: 1.8% males, 2.1% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $664
- First area, 2016: $730
- First area, 2021: $898
- Second area, 2011: $662
- Second area, 2016: $806
- Second area, 2021: $915
- First area, 2011: $1,618
- First area, 2016: $1,799
- First area, 2021: $2,168
- Second area, 2011: $1,583
- Second area, 2016: $2,012
- Second area, 2021: $2,367
- First area, 2011: $1,793
- First area, 2016: $2,034
- First area, 2021: $2,402
- Second area, 2011: $1,982
- Second area, 2016: $2,256
- Second area, 2021: $2,692
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 3.0
- First area, 2016: 2.9
- First area, 2021: 2.8
- Second area, 2011: 3.1
- Second area, 2016: 2.9
- Second area, 2021: 2.9
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $261
- First area, 2016: $331
- First area, 2021: $420
- Second area, 2011: $300
- Second area, 2016: $271
- Second area, 2021: $350
- First area, 2011: $1,733
- First area, 2016: $1,842
- First area, 2021: $2,000
- Second area, 2011: $2,000
- Second area, 2016: $1,950
- Second area, 2021: $2,167
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Hurstbridge vs Panton Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL21223/hurstbridge/vs/SAL22032/panton-hill