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Kamarooka North vs Tennyson

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 13 km apart · Kamarooka North profile · Tennyson profile

Kamarooka North Tennyson

Tennyson (Vic.) and Kamarooka North are both sparsely populated areas in Victoria. There are significant differences in wealth and age between the two. Residents in Kamarooka North are far older, with a typical age of 56 compared to 48 in Tennyson (Vic.). Incomes are also well higher in Kamarooka North, where the typical household earns $2,250 per week, while the usual household in Tennyson (Vic.) earns $1,437.

Both areas have a similar number of people per home and are completely car-dependent. This lack of walkability is consistent with the fact that both areas sit near the national figure for people per bedroom. While Tennyson (Vic.) has more walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, neither area has any public transport routes or schools within 3 km.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Kamarooka Northin Tennyson +51 larger in Tennyson gap widening
9 6th pct 60 31st pct
  • First area, 2016: 15
  • First area, 2021: 9
  • Second area, 2016: 48
  • Second area, 2021: 60
Median age in Kamarooka Northin Tennyson +8 yrs older in Kamarooka North gap narrowing
56 yrs 87th pct 48 yrs 62nd pct
  • First area, 2016: 52 yrs
  • First area, 2021: 56 yrs
  • Second area, 2016: 42 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 48 yrs
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
— 6.7% 10th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 12.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 6.7%
— 18.3% 59th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 27.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 18.3%
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Age structure

66.7% Youth (15–24) ◂ +56.7 pts 10.0%
66.7% Seniors (65+) ◂ +60.0 pts 6.7%
33.3% Older adults (45–64) +3.3 pts ▸ 36.7%
0.0% Children (0–14) +18.3 pts ▸ 18.3%
0.0% Young adults (25–44) +11.7 pts ▸ 11.7%

Marital status

55.6% Married +11.1 pts ▸ 66.7%
44.4% Never married ◂ +30.7 pts 13.7%
0.0% Divorced +9.8 pts ▸ 9.8%
0.0% Widowed even 0.0%
0.0% Separated even 0.0%

Age & sex structure

Kamarooka North Tennyson

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

  • 85+ in Kamarooka North: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Tennyson: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 80–84 in Kamarooka North: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Tennyson: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 75–79 in Kamarooka North: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Tennyson: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 70–74 in Kamarooka North: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 70–74 in Tennyson: 0.0% males, 10.8% females
  • 65–69 in Kamarooka North: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 65–69 in Tennyson: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 60–64 in Kamarooka North: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 60–64 in Tennyson: 8.1% males, 13.5% females
  • 55–59 in Kamarooka North: 0.0% males, 100.0% females; 55–59 in Tennyson: 0.0% males, 10.8% females
  • 50–54 in Kamarooka North: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 50–54 in Tennyson: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 45–49 in Kamarooka North: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 45–49 in Tennyson: 13.5% males, 16.2% females
  • 40–44 in Kamarooka North: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 40–44 in Tennyson: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 35–39 in Kamarooka North: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 35–39 in Tennyson: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 30–34 in Kamarooka North: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 30–34 in Tennyson: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 25–29 in Kamarooka North: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in Tennyson: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 20–24 in Kamarooka North: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 20–24 in Tennyson: 8.1% males, 0.0% females
  • 15–19 in Kamarooka North: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 15–19 in Tennyson: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 10–14 in Kamarooka North: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 10–14 in Tennyson: 0.0% males, 8.1% females
  • 5–9 in Kamarooka North: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 5–9 in Tennyson: 10.8% males, 0.0% females
  • 0–4 in Kamarooka North: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 0–4 in Tennyson: 0.0% males, 0.0% females

Ancestry & Birthplace

— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 6.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Country of birth

111.1% Australia ◂ +17.8 pts 93.3%
0.0% England even 0.0%
0.0% India even 0.0%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% New Zealand even 0.0%
0.0% Philippines even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%
0.0% Italy even 0.0%
0.0% South Africa even 0.0%

Ancestry

77.8% English ◂ +44.4 pts 33.3%
33.3% Australian +16.7 pts ▸ 50.0%
33.3% Scottish ◂ +25.0 pts 8.3%
0.0% Irish +20.0 pts ▸ 20.0%
0.0% Chinese even 0.0%
0.0% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% German even 0.0%
0.0% Indian even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Dutch even 0.0%
0.0% Filipino even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 6.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Language used at home

100.0% English only ◂ +5.0 pts 95.0%
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% Punjabi even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%
0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

— 25.0% 14th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 6.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 25.0%

Religious affiliation

122.2% Christianity ◂ +55.6 pts 66.7%
55.6% No religion ◂ +30.6 pts 25.0%
0.0% Not stated +5.0 pts ▸ 5.0%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Buddhism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%
0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

— 36.7% 28th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 44.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 36.7%
— 9.8% 29th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 22.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 9.8%
Schools ≤3 km in Kamarooka Northin Tennyson even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Highest year of school

70.0% Year 12 ◂ +33.3 pts 36.7%
40.0% Year 10 ◂ +23.7 pts 16.3%
30.0% Year 11 ◂ +13.7 pts 16.3%
0.0% Year 9 or below +24.5 pts ▸ 24.5%

Highest qualification level

0.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +45.0 pts ▸ 45.0%
42.9% Certificate III / IV +2.1 pts ▸ 45.0%
0.0% Bachelor degree +25.0 pts ▸ 25.0%
0.0% Postgraduate degree even 0.0%
0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate even 0.0%
0.0% Certificate I / II even 0.0%

Field of qualification

42.9% Management & commerce ◂ +42.9 pts 0.0%
0.0% Agriculture & environment +40.0 pts ▸ 40.0%
0.0% Education +30.0 pts ▸ 30.0%
0.0% Engineering & related +15.0 pts ▸ 15.0%
0.0% Society & culture +15.0 pts ▸ 15.0%
0.0% Natural & physical sciences even 0.0%
0.0% Information technology even 0.0%
0.0% Architecture & building even 0.0%
0.0% Health even 0.0%
0.0% Creative arts even 0.0%
0.0% Food, hospitality & personal services even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Kamarooka Northin Tennyson +$365 higher in Kamarooka North gap widening
$758 51st pct $393 3rd pct
  • First area, 2016: $725
  • First area, 2021: $758
  • Second area, 2016: $371
  • Second area, 2021: $393
Household income in Kamarooka Northin Tennyson +$813 higher in Kamarooka North
$2,250 86th pct $1,437 43rd pct
  • First area, 2021: $2,250
  • Second area, 2016: $1,083
  • Second area, 2021: $1,437
Family income in Kamarooka Northin Tennyson +$688 higher in Kamarooka North
$2,250 71st pct $1,562 30th pct
  • First area, 2021: $2,250
  • Second area, 2016: $1,125
  • Second area, 2021: $1,562
— 7.8% 49th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 8.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 7.8%
High-income homes in Kamarooka Northin Tennyson
— 17.4% 55th pct

Household income distribution

100.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +82.6 pts 17.4%
0.0% $650–$1,499 +60.9 pts ▸ 60.9%
0.0% $4,000 or more +17.4 pts ▸ 17.4%
0.0% Under $650 even 0.0%
0.0% $3,000–$3,999 even 0.0%

Personal income distribution

100.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +88.2 pts 11.8%
33.3% Under $650 +21.6 pts ▸ 54.9%
0.0% $1,500–$2,999 +15.7 pts ▸ 15.7%
0.0% $3,000 or more even 0.0%

Health & Disability

— 35.0% 78th pct
— 16.7% 96th pct
— 5.0% 55th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 6.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 5.0%

Long-term health conditions reported

55.6% Mental health ◂ +38.9 pts 16.7%
44.4% Arthritis ◂ +26.1 pts 18.3%
0.0% Heart disease +15.0 pts ▸ 15.0%
0.0% Other condition +11.7 pts ▸ 11.7%
0.0% Asthma +8.3 pts ▸ 8.3%
0.0% Lung condition +5.0 pts ▸ 5.0%
0.0% Cancer even 0.0%
0.0% Dementia even 0.0%
0.0% Diabetes even 0.0%
0.0% Stroke even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.7% None ◂ +8.3 pts 58.3%
44.4% One condition ◂ +27.8 pts 16.7%
0.0% Two conditions +6.7 pts ▸ 6.7%
0.0% Three or more even 0.0%

Community Participation

— 47.1% 99th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 28.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 47.1%
— 15.7% 77th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 17.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 15.7%
Unpaid child care in Kamarooka Northin Tennyson
— 15.7% 14th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 54.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 15.7%
— 0.0% 0th pct
— 31.4% 83rd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 20.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 31.4%

First Nations

First Nations people in Kamarooka Northin Tennyson even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
— 77 yrs 100th pct
— $450 25th pct
— $900 14th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Kamarooka Northin Tennyson +0.2 larger in Kamarooka North gap narrowing
3.0 86th pct 2.8 76th pct
  • First area, 2016: 2.0
  • First area, 2021: 3.0
  • Second area, 2016: 2.5
  • Second area, 2021: 2.8
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
— 17.4% 27th pct

Family composition

55.6% Couples with children +7.2 pts ▸ 62.7%
44.4% Couples without children ◂ +19.0 pts 25.5%
0.0% One-parent families even 0.0%
0.0% Other families even 0.0%

Household size

100.0% 2 people ◂ +56.5 pts 43.5%
0.0% 3 people +21.7 pts ▸ 21.7%
0.0% 1 person +17.4 pts ▸ 17.4%
0.0% 4 people +13.0 pts ▸ 13.0%
0.0% 5 people +13.0 pts ▸ 13.0%
0.0% 6 or more even 0.0%

Housing & Dwellings

— $250 40th pct
Mortgage in Kamarooka Northin Tennyson +$500 higher in Kamarooka North
$2,000 72nd pct $1,500 42nd pct
  • First area, 2021: $2,000
  • Second area, 2016: $2,995
  • Second area, 2021: $1,500
People / bedroom in Kamarooka Northin Tennyson +0.30 higher in Kamarooka North gap steady
1.10 93rd pct 0.80 43rd pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.60
  • First area, 2021: 1.10
  • Second area, 2016: 0.90
  • Second area, 2021: 0.80
— 17.4% 52nd pct
— 13.0% 5th pct
— 100.0% 100th pct
— 82.6% 59th pct

How homes are owned or rented

0.0% Owned with a mortgage +30.4 pts ▸ 30.4%
0.0% Rented +17.4 pts ▸ 17.4%
0.0% Owned outright +13.0 pts ▸ 13.0%
0.0% Other tenure even 0.0%
0.0% Not stated even 0.0%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house even 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

75.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +27.2 pts 47.8%
0.0% 4 bedrooms +34.8 pts ▸ 34.8%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%
0.0% 1 bedroom even 0.0%
0.0% 2 bedrooms even 0.0%
0.0% 5 or more even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

— 22.2% 66th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 23.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 22.2%
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Kamarooka Northin Tennyson even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
138 87th pct —

How people get to work

50.0% Car (driver) ◂ +9.3 pts 40.7%
50.0% Worked at home ◂ +27.8 pts 22.2%
0.0% Walked +11.1 pts ▸ 11.1%
0.0% Car (passenger) even 0.0%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

166.7% 4 or more ◂ +122.2 pts 44.4%
0.0% 3 vehicles +50.0 pts ▸ 50.0%
0.0% 1 vehicle +27.8 pts ▸ 27.8%
0.0% 2 vehicles +27.8 pts ▸ 27.8%
0.0% No vehicle even 0.0%

Migration & Movement

— 21.4% 19th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 11.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 21.4%

Jobs & Industry

— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
— 58.8% 43rd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 74.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 58.8%
— 59.3% 56th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 73.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 59.3%

Industries people work in

100.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +40.7 pts 59.3%
0.0% Retail trade +22.2 pts ▸ 22.2%
0.0% Education & training +11.1 pts ▸ 11.1%
0.0% Mining even 0.0%
0.0% Manufacturing even 0.0%
0.0% Electricity, gas & water even 0.0%
0.0% Construction even 0.0%
0.0% Wholesale trade even 0.0%
0.0% Accommodation & food even 0.0%
0.0% Transport & warehousing even 0.0%
0.0% Media & telecommunications even 0.0%
0.0% Finance & insurance even 0.0%

Occupations people work in

83.3% Managers ◂ +53.7 pts 29.6%
0.0% Sales workers +22.2 pts ▸ 22.2%
0.0% Professionals +18.5 pts ▸ 18.5%
0.0% Technicians & trades even 0.0%
0.0% Community & personal service even 0.0%
0.0% Clerical & administrative even 0.0%
0.0% Machinery operators & drivers even 0.0%
0.0% Labourers even 0.0%

Walkability

0.0 0th pct 0.0 23rd pct
Types ≤15 min in Kamarooka Northin Tennyson even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Kamarooka Northin Tennyson even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Kamarooka Northin Tennyson even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Kamarooka Northin Tennyson even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Kamarooka Northin Tennyson even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Kamarooka Northin Tennyson even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Kamarooka Northin Tennyson +16.7 more in Tennyson
0.0 0th pct 16.7 57th pct
Intersections/km² in Kamarooka Northin Tennyson even
0 31st pct 0 31st pct
2.3% 1st pct 2.3% 2nd pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Kamarooka North vs Tennyson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL21290/kamarooka-north/vs/SAL22487/tennyson