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Lancefield vs Romsey

Name: Lancefield vs Romsey — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 11 km apart · Lancefield profile · Romsey profile

Lancefield Romsey

Romsey and Lancefield are nearby Victorian towns with distinct differences in accessibility and demographics. Romsey is more walkable, with more homes within a 15-minute walk of parks (75.9% vs 54.5%), groceries and health services. It also has a larger First Nations population, where the typical personal income is far higher at $780 compared to $417 in Lancefield. Residents in Lancefield are generally older, with a typical age of 41 and a higher share of people aged 65 and over (18.8% vs 15.2%).

Both areas sit near the national figure for the typical age of residents, with Romsey at 38 and Lancefield at 41. They share similar profiles in other ways, such as the share of people born overseas and the percentage of residents who have completed Year 12. While Romsey has more full-time employment and higher household incomes, Lancefield has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children and more people who volunteer.

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Where they differ most

Population: 3,054 larger in Romsey Owned outright: 6.3 pts higher in Lancefield Volunteering: 4.6 pts higher in Lancefield Median age: 3 yrs older in Lancefield Full-time: 3.4 pts higher in Romsey

Demographics & Identity

Population in Lancefield in Romsey +3,054 larger in Romsey gap widening

2,743 82nd pct 5,797 86th pct

Median age in Lancefield in Romsey +3 yrs older in Lancefield gap narrowing

41 yrs 33rd pct 38 yrs 23rd pct

Age structure

27.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.5 pts 26.4%

23.2% Young adults (25–44) +3.3 pts ▸ 26.5%

19.2% Children (0–14) +1.5 pts ▸ 20.6%

18.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.6 pts 15.2%

11.1% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.1 pts 11.0%

Marital status

46.1% Married +5.2 pts ▸ 51.3%

36.0% Never married ◂ +1.5 pts 34.5%

10.2% Divorced ◂ +2.7 pts 7.5%

4.2% Widowed ◂ +0.6 pts 3.7%

3.2% Separated ◂ +0.3 pts 2.9%

Age & sex structure

Lancefield Romsey

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

83.5% Australia +1.8 pts ▸ 85.3%

3.5% England ◂ +0.1 pts 3.4%

1.2% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

0.7% Philippines ◂ +0.6 pts 0.1%

0.3% Italy even 0.3%

0.3% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% India +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

44.3% Australian ◂ +1.9 pts 42.4%

40.4% English +1.8 pts ▸ 42.2%

16.3% Irish ◂ +2.3 pts 14.0%

12.8% Scottish ◂ +0.6 pts 12.2%

4.7% Italian +1.1 pts ▸ 5.8%

4.3% German +0.1 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.0% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 1.8%

0.7% Greek +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.1% Filipino ◂ +0.8 pts 0.2%

0.7% Chinese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.2% Indian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

91.8% English only +0.4 pts ▸ 92.2%

0.1% Arabic +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.1% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

46.2% No religion +3.1 pts ▸ 49.3%

45.1% Christianity ◂ +1.5 pts 43.6%

7.1% Not stated ◂ +1.2 pts 5.9%

0.9% Buddhism ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.5% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.0% Islam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Lancefield in Romsey +2.97 more in Lancefield

3.80 50th pct 0.84 4th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Lancefield in Romsey even

2 62nd pct 2 62nd pct

Avg size in Lancefield in Romsey +2 larger in Lancefield

201 38th pct 200 37th pct

ICSEA in Lancefield in Romsey +39 higher in Lancefield

1,044 76th pct 1,005 59th pct

Highest year of school

53.0% Year 12 ◂ +0.1 pts 52.9%

16.1% Year 10 +0.5 pts ▸ 16.6%

14.0% Year 11 +1.7 pts ▸ 15.7%

11.5% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.3 pts 9.1%

Highest qualification level

34.2% Certificate III / IV +5.8 pts ▸ 40.0%

21.3% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.6 pts 19.7%

18.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.4 pts 16.6%

5.6% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.4 pts 4.2%

4.9% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.4 pts 4.5%

1.3% Certificate I / II +0.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

Field of qualification

15.0% Engineering & related +3.5 pts ▸ 18.5%

14.4% Management & commerce +0.5 pts ▸ 14.9%

12.6% Society & culture ◂ +1.3 pts 11.3%

11.7% Health ◂ +2.6 pts 9.1%

9.1% Education +1.8 pts ▸ 10.9%

8.1% Architecture & building ◂ +0.2 pts 7.9%

5.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.6 pts ▸ 5.7%

3.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.7 pts 3.1%

3.6% Creative arts ◂ +1.2 pts 2.4%

2.7% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.3 pts 2.4%

1.3% Information technology even 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Lancefield in Romsey +$85 higher in Romsey gap widening

$771 54th pct $856 67th pct

Household income in Lancefield in Romsey +$230 higher in Romsey gap widening

$1,838 67th pct $2,068 78th pct

Family income in Lancefield in Romsey +$209 higher in Romsey gap widening

$2,089 63rd pct $2,298 73rd pct

Household income distribution

32.3% $1,500–$2,999 +1.6 pts ▸ 33.9%

25.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.1 pts 23.1%

11.6% $3,000–$3,999 +3.0 pts ▸ 14.6%

12.6% Under $650 ◂ +0.9 pts 11.7%

10.6% $4,000 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 11.0%

Personal income distribution

40.9% Under $650 ◂ +2.9 pts 38.0%

31.4% $650–$1,499 +0.1 pts ▸ 31.6%

18.5% $1,500–$2,999 +2.2 pts ▸ 20.7%

3.6% $3,000 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.6% Asthma +1.1 pts ▸ 10.8%

9.7% Mental health even 9.7%

9.2% Arthritis ◂ +0.4 pts 8.8%

8.3% Other condition ◂ +0.3 pts 8.0%

4.6% Diabetes +0.4 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.1% Heart disease ◂ +0.3 pts 3.8%

2.7% Cancer +0.3 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.0% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.8% Stroke even 0.8%

0.5% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.4% None ◂ +0.8 pts 61.7%

21.8% One condition ◂ +0.7 pts 21.0%

5.5% Two conditions +1.4 pts ▸ 7.0%

3.1% Three or more ◂ +0.1 pts 3.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Lancefield in Romsey +61 larger in Romsey

23 71st pct 84 84th pct

Median age in Lancefield in Romsey +4 yrs older in Lancefield

29 yrs 60th pct 25 yrs 46th pct

Median income in Lancefield in Romsey +$363 higher in Romsey

$417 19th pct $780 63rd pct

Household income in Lancefield in Romsey +$263 higher in Romsey

$1,937 60th pct $2,200 70th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Lancefield in Romsey +0.1 larger in Romsey gap narrowing

2.6 57th pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

58.6% Couples with children +3.5 pts ▸ 62.1%

27.9% Couples without children ◂ +1.7 pts 26.2%

12.7% One-parent families ◂ +1.3 pts 11.4%

0.6% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

Household size

35.8% 2 people +0.1 pts ▸ 35.9%

20.6% 1 person ◂ +3.2 pts 17.5%

16.0% 4 people +2.6 pts ▸ 18.6%

17.1% 3 people ◂ +0.8 pts 16.4%

7.0% 5 people +1.3 pts ▸ 8.3%

3.4% 6 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 3.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Lancefield in Romsey +$20 higher in Romsey gap narrowing

$360 73rd pct $380 78th pct

Mortgage in Lancefield in Romsey +$162 higher in Romsey gap widening

$1,766 59th pct $1,928 68th pct

People / bedroom in Lancefield in Romsey even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

48.7% Owned with a mortgage +5.9 pts ▸ 54.6%

37.9% Owned outright ◂ +6.3 pts 31.5%

10.9% Rented ◂ +0.4 pts 10.5%

1.9% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 1.7%

1.1% Other tenure +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

Types of homes

98.6% Separate house ◂ +1.6 pts 97.0%

0.8% Townhouse / semi-detached +1.3 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.0% Flat or apartment +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

46.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +6.8 pts 39.5%

35.0% 4 bedrooms +9.3 pts ▸ 44.4%

8.5% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.4 pts 6.1%

6.7% 5 or more even 6.8%

1.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.2 pts 1.4%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

52.8% $350–$549 +4.1 pts ▸ 56.9%

24.1% $200–$349 ◂ +4.2 pts 19.9%

6.5% Under $200 +7.3 pts ▸ 13.7%

0.0% $550–$749 +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

34.3% $1,800–$2,999 +6.0 pts ▸ 40.3%

34.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.3 pts 31.4%

13.0% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.1 pts 10.9%

11.0% $3,000 or more +2.0 pts ▸ 12.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Lancefield in Romsey even

8 78th pct 8 78th pct

Stops/1k in Lancefield in Romsey +1.54 more in Lancefield

2.92 69th pct 1.38 63rd pct

Departures/1k in Lancefield in Romsey +122.7 more in Lancefield

218.7 73rd pct 96.1 68th pct

PT routes in Lancefield in Romsey +1 more in Lancefield

5 86th pct 4 82nd pct

Stop walk in Lancefield in Romsey +15 longer in Lancefield

26 63rd pct 11 47th pct

Drive to city in Lancefield in Romsey +11 longer in Lancefield

62 45th pct 51 39th pct

Reach 30 min in Lancefield in Romsey even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Lancefield in Romsey even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

58.1% Car (driver) +0.9 pts ▸ 59.0%

22.0% Worked at home ◂ +1.7 pts 20.3%

3.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.4 pts 2.8%

1.6% Walked ◂ +0.1 pts 1.5%

0.7% Train ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.0% Bus even 0.0%

0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

42.2% 2 vehicles +0.2 pts ▸ 42.5%

22.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.6 pts 20.6%

18.9% 3 vehicles +2.8 pts ▸ 21.7%

15.1% 4 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 14.5%

1.2% No vehicle ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.9% Construction +2.9 pts ▸ 16.8%

10.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.7 pts 10.3%

9.6% Education & training ◂ +1.0 pts 8.6%

7.3% Transport & warehousing +1.4 pts ▸ 8.7%

7.1% Retail trade +0.9 pts ▸ 8.0%

7.4% Public administration & safety +0.3 pts ▸ 7.7%

6.2% Manufacturing +1.0 pts ▸ 7.2%

5.9% Other services ◂ +0.6 pts 5.3%

5.4% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.1 pts 3.3%

5.3% Professional & technical ◂ +0.7 pts 4.6%

5.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +2.6 pts 2.5%

3.6% Administrative & support ◂ +0.5 pts 3.2%

Occupations people work in

17.4% Technicians & trades +3.0 pts ▸ 20.4%

19.0% Professionals ◂ +2.2 pts 16.8%

12.1% Clerical & administrative +2.0 pts ▸ 14.1%

13.5% Managers ◂ +1.1 pts 12.4%

12.4% Community & personal service ◂ +1.9 pts 10.5%

9.1% Labourers +0.1 pts ▸ 9.3%

7.0% Sales workers +0.7 pts ▸ 7.7%

6.8% Machinery operators & drivers +0.3 pts ▸ 7.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Lancefield in Romsey +0.8 higher in Romsey

2.7 70th pct 3.5 75th pct

Types ≤15 min in Lancefield in Romsey +1.1 more in Romsey

2.9 72nd pct 4.0 78th pct

15-min city in Lancefield in Romsey +14.9 pts higher in Romsey

40.0% 77th pct 54.9% 81st pct

Walk to shops in Lancefield in Romsey +15.3 pts higher in Romsey

41.3% 77th pct 56.5% 81st pct

Walk to transit in Lancefield in Romsey +1.2 pts higher in Romsey

42.8% 71st pct 44.0% 71st pct

Walk to school in Lancefield in Romsey +12.7 pts higher in Lancefield

54.6% 77th pct 42.0% 73rd pct

Walk to a park in Lancefield in Romsey +21.4 pts higher in Romsey

54.5% 65th pct 75.9% 72nd pct

Walk to health in Lancefield in Romsey +45.6 pts higher in Romsey

0.0% 0th pct 45.6% 83rd pct

Amenities/1k in Lancefield in Romsey +1.2 more in Lancefield

6.2 32nd pct 5.0 29th pct

Intersections/km² in Lancefield in Romsey +2 higher in Romsey

2 60th pct 4 65th pct

Mean slope in Lancefield in Romsey +0.6 pts higher in Lancefield

4.4% 34th pct 3.8% 26th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Lancefield vs Romsey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL21456/lancefield/vs/SAL22193/romsey