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Lake Wendouree vs Redan

Name: Lake Wendouree vs Redan — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.9 km apart · Lake Wendouree profile · Redan profile

Lake Wendouree Redan

Redan and Lake Wendouree are neighbouring areas with distinct profiles. Lake Wendouree is an older, wealthier area where the typical resident is 53 and typical weekly household income is $1,953. In contrast, Redan has a younger population with a typical age of 39 and a much lower typical household income of $1,061. These differences extend to education and housing; Lake Wendouree has a far higher share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher (38.6% compared to 18.5% in Redan) and more homes owned outright (50.7% versus 26.0%).

Both areas are similar in the share of their populations who have served in the Defence Force, which sits at around 2.6% to 2.7%, close to the national figure. They also share a similar environment for residents, with nearly every home within a 15-minute walk of a park and public transport. While they are alike in these areas, they differ in other ways, such as Redan having a far higher share of renters (47.6%) and one-parent families (27.9%) compared to Lake Wendouree.

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Where they differ most

Owned outright: 24.7 pts higher in Lake Wendouree Median age: 14 yrs older in Lake Wendouree Renting: 22.6 pts higher in Redan Separate houses: 21.8 pts higher in Lake Wendouree Bachelor+: 20.1 pts higher in Lake Wendouree

Demographics & Identity

Population in Lake Wendouree in Redan +122 larger in Redan gap widening

2,878 83rd pct 3,000 84th pct

Median age in Lake Wendouree in Redan +14 yrs older in Lake Wendouree gap widening

53 yrs 80th pct 39 yrs 26th pct

Age structure

32.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +12.6 pts 20.0%

15.0% Young adults (25–44) +13.9 pts ▸ 28.9%

28.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.9 pts 23.8%

13.9% Children (0–14) +1.2 pts ▸ 15.1%

10.3% Youth (15–24) +2.2 pts ▸ 12.5%

Marital status

54.5% Married ◂ +27.3 pts 27.2%

25.3% Never married +22.3 pts ▸ 47.7%

7.7% Divorced +6.0 pts ▸ 13.6%

9.8% Widowed ◂ +3.4 pts 6.3%

2.9% Separated +2.4 pts ▸ 5.3%

Age & sex structure

Lake Wendouree Redan

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

82.1% Australia ◂ +1.2 pts 80.9%

1.9% England +0.4 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.1% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

1.0% India ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

0.2% Philippines +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.5% Vietnam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.5% China ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.3% Nepal even 0.3%

0.2% Italy even 0.2%

0.0% South Africa even 0.0%

Ancestry

42.6% English ◂ +2.0 pts 40.6%

33.9% Australian +6.0 pts ▸ 39.9%

19.8% Irish ◂ +4.0 pts 15.8%

14.9% Scottish ◂ +3.9 pts 11.0%

3.4% German +2.1 pts ▸ 5.4%

2.6% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 2.3%

2.5% Chinese ◂ +1.4 pts 1.1%

2.5% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 2.2%

1.3% Indian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%

0.4% Filipino +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.8% Vietnamese ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.4% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

Language

Language used at home

89.7% English only ◂ +2.0 pts 87.7%

0.8% Mandarin ◂ +0.7 pts 0.1%

0.6% Vietnamese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.5% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.3% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.3% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

54.1% Christianity ◂ +16.6 pts 37.4%

37.1% No religion +12.8 pts ▸ 49.9%

6.4% Not stated +3.5 pts ▸ 10.0%

0.6% Buddhism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.8% Hinduism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.5% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Islam even 0.5%

0.2% Judaism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Lake Wendouree in Redan +2.81 more in Lake Wendouree

5.01 59th pct 2.21 32nd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Lake Wendouree in Redan +4 more in Lake Wendouree

27 88th pct 23 87th pct

Avg size in Lake Wendouree in Redan +14 larger in Redan

529 75th pct 542 77th pct

ICSEA in Lake Wendouree in Redan +17 higher in Lake Wendouree

1,056 80th pct 1,040 75th pct

Highest year of school

63.7% Year 12 ◂ +15.8 pts 47.9%

10.3% Year 10 +5.7 pts ▸ 16.0%

7.7% Year 9 or below +6.0 pts ▸ 13.6%

12.7% Year 11 +0.2 pts ▸ 12.8%

Highest qualification level

33.7% Bachelor degree ◂ +12.6 pts 21.0%

14.5% Certificate III / IV +18.0 pts ▸ 32.4%

14.9% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.1 pts 14.8%

14.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +8.8 pts 5.4%

7.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +3.0 pts 4.1%

1.4% Certificate I / II +1.0 pts ▸ 2.4%

Field of qualification

20.4% Health ◂ +10.9 pts 9.6%

17.9% Management & commerce ◂ +4.7 pts 13.2%

11.1% Society & culture +3.8 pts ▸ 14.9%

13.2% Education ◂ +3.6 pts 9.7%

8.4% Engineering & related +2.2 pts ▸ 10.6%

5.0% Architecture & building +1.2 pts ▸ 6.2%

3.3% Creative arts +1.9 pts ▸ 5.2%

1.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +3.3 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.2% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.7 pts 1.4%

1.1% Information technology +1.6 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

Income

Personal income in Lake Wendouree in Redan +$356 higher in Lake Wendouree gap widening

$1,010 83rd pct $654 33rd pct

Household income in Lake Wendouree in Redan +$892 higher in Lake Wendouree gap widening

$1,953 73rd pct $1,061 17th pct

Family income in Lake Wendouree in Redan +$1,466 higher in Lake Wendouree gap widening

$2,879 89th pct $1,413 22nd pct

Household income distribution

22.8% $650–$1,499 +13.1 pts ▸ 35.9%

14.2% Under $650 +13.4 pts ▸ 27.6%

23.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +20.1 pts 3.3%

23.1% $1,500–$2,999 even 23.2%

9.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +4.5 pts 4.7%

Personal income distribution

32.5% Under $650 +13.0 pts ▸ 45.5%

25.7% $650–$1,499 +7.2 pts ▸ 32.9%

18.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.6 pts 10.9%

13.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +11.3 pts 2.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.7% Mental health +8.2 pts ▸ 17.9%

8.6% Asthma +4.3 pts ▸ 12.9%

12.0% Arthritis ◂ +0.2 pts 11.8%

9.0% Other condition +0.4 pts ▸ 9.3%

6.7% Heart disease ◂ +1.5 pts 5.2%

4.1% Diabetes +2.5 pts ▸ 6.5%

5.2% Cancer ◂ +1.6 pts 3.6%

2.5% Lung condition +1.4 pts ▸ 3.9%

1.8% Dementia ◂ +1.2 pts 0.5%

1.6% Stroke ◂ +0.4 pts 1.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.1% None ◂ +7.6 pts 50.5%

22.3% One condition +2.5 pts ▸ 24.8%

8.3% Two conditions +1.5 pts ▸ 9.8%

4.0% Three or more +1.8 pts ▸ 5.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Lake Wendouree in Redan +60 larger in Redan

12 61st pct 72 82nd pct

Median age in Lake Wendouree in Redan +6 yrs older in Lake Wendouree

32 yrs 69th pct 26 yrs 50th pct

Median income in Lake Wendouree in Redan +$60 higher in Lake Wendouree

$537 37th pct $477 29th pct

Household income in Lake Wendouree in Redan +$673 higher in Lake Wendouree

$1,875 57th pct $1,202 27th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Lake Wendouree in Redan +0.3 larger in Lake Wendouree gap steady

2.2 24th pct 1.9 11th pct

Family composition

53.1% Couples with children ◂ +14.1 pts 39.0%

37.9% Couples without children ◂ +7.1 pts 30.8%

8.8% One-parent families +19.2 pts ▸ 27.9%

0.5% Other families +1.3 pts ▸ 1.8%

Household size

31.8% 1 person +12.7 pts ▸ 44.5%

39.6% 2 people ◂ +7.5 pts 32.1%

11.1% 3 people +1.7 pts ▸ 12.8%

10.6% 4 people ◂ +3.7 pts 6.9%

4.7% 5 people ◂ +2.1 pts 2.6%

2.4% 6 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 1.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Lake Wendouree in Redan +$66 higher in Lake Wendouree gap widening

$321 63rd pct $255 42nd pct

Mortgage in Lake Wendouree in Redan +$806 higher in Lake Wendouree gap widening

$2,106 77th pct $1,300 29th pct

People / bedroom in Lake Wendouree in Redan even gap narrowing

0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

50.7% Owned outright ◂ +24.7 pts 26.0%

25.1% Rented +22.6 pts ▸ 47.6%

22.2% Owned with a mortgage +1.7 pts ▸ 23.9%

1.0% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.6% Other tenure ◂ +0.2 pts 1.3%

Types of homes

79.1% Separate house ◂ +21.8 pts 57.4%

18.8% Townhouse / semi-detached +22.9 pts ▸ 41.6%

2.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.5 pts 0.6%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

40.3% 3 bedrooms +6.2 pts ▸ 46.5%

21.7% 2 bedrooms +11.0 pts ▸ 32.7%

26.0% 4 bedrooms ◂ +16.4 pts 9.6%

3.8% 1 bedroom +4.9 pts ▸ 8.7%

6.8% 5 or more ◂ +5.7 pts 1.1%

0.0% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

51.6% $200–$349 +10.7 pts ▸ 62.3%

33.1% $350–$549 ◂ +26.1 pts 7.0%

6.3% Under $200 +20.1 pts ▸ 26.3%

5.6% $550–$749 ◂ +5.6 pts 0.0%

1.4% $750 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

22.4% $1,000–$1,799 +26.8 pts ▸ 49.3%

29.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +27.6 pts 2.4%

14.2% Under $1,000 +13.3 pts ▸ 27.4%

26.4% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +8.7 pts 17.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Lake Wendouree in Redan +7 more in Redan

20 86th pct 27 86th pct

Stops/1k in Lake Wendouree in Redan +2.05 more in Redan

6.95 85th pct 9.00 87th pct

Departures/1k in Lake Wendouree in Redan +351.0 more in Redan

1,106.7 87th pct 1,457.7 89th pct

PT routes in Lake Wendouree in Redan +1 more in Redan

3 79th pct 4 82nd pct

Stop walk in Lake Wendouree in Redan +7 longer in Lake Wendouree

12 49th pct 5 32nd pct

Drive to city in Lake Wendouree in Redan +1 longer in Redan

75 53rd pct 76 54th pct

How people get to work

53.7% Car (driver) +6.4 pts ▸ 60.1%

19.8% Worked at home ◂ +5.6 pts 14.2%

6.4% Walked ◂ +4.2 pts 2.2%

5.0% Car (passenger) +0.1 pts ▸ 5.1%

1.4% Bicycle ◂ +0.5 pts 0.9%

0.5% Bus +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.3% Train +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

Motor vehicles per home

37.3% 1 vehicle +9.2 pts ▸ 46.5%

38.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +7.9 pts 30.7%

11.5% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.8 pts 8.7%

6.6% No vehicle +4.6 pts ▸ 11.2%

5.6% 4 or more ◂ +2.3 pts 3.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

22.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.3 pts 19.0%

12.4% Education & training ◂ +3.0 pts 9.4%

8.0% Construction +2.4 pts ▸ 10.3%

7.7% Retail trade +2.2 pts ▸ 10.0%

8.0% Professional & technical ◂ +2.7 pts 5.3%

7.2% Accommodation & food +0.1 pts ▸ 7.3%

4.7% Public administration & safety +1.9 pts ▸ 6.6%

5.5% Manufacturing +0.9 pts ▸ 6.4%

1.9% Administrative & support +2.1 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.5% Rental & real estate ◂ +2.1 pts 1.4%

1.8% Transport & warehousing +1.4 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.0% Other services +1.0 pts ▸ 3.0%

Occupations people work in

35.6% Professionals ◂ +16.5 pts 19.1%

19.8% Managers ◂ +11.4 pts 8.4%

9.1% Community & personal service +8.0 pts ▸ 17.1%

7.7% Technicians & trades +7.9 pts ▸ 15.7%

12.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.5 pts 11.2%

4.4% Labourers +6.5 pts ▸ 10.9%

8.0% Sales workers +2.4 pts ▸ 10.3%

1.6% Machinery operators & drivers +3.2 pts ▸ 4.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Lake Wendouree in Redan +0.1 higher in Redan

7.8 97th pct 7.9 97th pct

Types ≤15 min in Lake Wendouree in Redan +0.4 more in Lake Wendouree

7.8 99th pct 7.4 97th pct

15-min city in Lake Wendouree in Redan even

99.9% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to shops in Lake Wendouree in Redan +2.0 pts higher in Redan

98.0% 99th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to transit in Lake Wendouree in Redan even

99.9% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Lake Wendouree in Redan +11.5 pts higher in Redan

88.4% 91st pct 99.9% 100th pct

Walk to a park in Lake Wendouree in Redan even

99.9% 96th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Lake Wendouree in Redan +56.8 pts higher in Lake Wendouree

99.9% 100th pct 43.1% 82nd pct

Amenities/1k in Lake Wendouree in Redan +3.3 more in Redan

17.0 58th pct 20.3 62nd pct

Intersections/km² in Lake Wendouree in Redan +174 higher in Redan

171 89th pct 344 97th pct

Mean slope in Lake Wendouree in Redan +0.3 pts higher in Lake Wendouree

4.2% 31st pct 3.9% 27th pct

Compare Lake Wendouree with nearby areas

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Compare Redan with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Lake Wendouree vs Redan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL21447/lake-wendouree/vs/SAL22151/redan