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Prahran vs St Kilda

Name: Prahran vs St Kilda — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.4 km apart · Prahran profile · St Kilda profile

Prahran St Kilda

St Kilda (Vic.) and Prahran are neighbouring areas with distinct housing and income profiles. Prahran is wealthier, with 31.9% of households earning $3,000 or more a week compared to 22.5% in St Kilda (Vic.), and more people earning $2,000 or more weekly. Housing differs sharply; St Kilda (Vic.) is dominated by apartments, with only 5.5% of homes being separate houses, while Prahran has a far higher share of detached houses at 18.3%. St Kilda (Vic.) also provides better access to services, with far more schools per 1,000 children and significantly more public transport departures per person.

Daily life is very similar in both places, with nearly identical shares of people using another language at home and roughly the same number of people per home. Both areas are well above the national figure for people living alone and have similar commute times to the city. This shared urban experience is consistent across both suburbs, though Prahran has seen a slightly higher increase in residents working from home since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Population: 7,287 larger in St Kilda 3+ bedrooms: 13.6 pts higher in Prahran Separate houses: 12.8 pts higher in Prahran Bachelor+: 7.4 pts higher in Prahran Living alone: 7.2 pts higher in St Kilda

Demographics & Identity

Population in Prahran in St Kilda +7,287 larger in St Kilda gap steady

12,203 88th pct 19,490 89th pct

Median age in Prahran in St Kilda +2 yrs older in St Kilda gap widening

34 yrs 13th pct 36 yrs 17th pct

Age structure

49.3% Young adults (25–44) +0.4 pts ▸ 49.7%

19.3% Older adults (45–64) +5.5 pts ▸ 24.8%

12.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.9 pts 10.7%

10.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.1 pts 8.2%

8.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.1 pts 6.6%

Marital status

61.4% Never married +4.4 pts ▸ 65.8%

25.5% Married ◂ +5.9 pts 19.7%

7.8% Divorced +2.0 pts ▸ 9.8%

3.2% Widowed ◂ +1.3 pts 1.9%

2.1% Separated +0.7 pts ▸ 2.8%

Age & sex structure

Prahran St Kilda

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

63.5% Australia ◂ +8.5 pts 55.0%

4.6% England +0.9 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.2% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.4% India +1.0 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.5% China ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

0.5% Italy +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.9% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.6% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.0% Nepal +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Ancestry

34.2% English ◂ +1.7 pts 32.5%

24.0% Australian ◂ +3.9 pts 20.1%

13.6% Irish +2.3 pts ▸ 16.0%

11.2% Scottish ◂ +0.5 pts 10.7%

6.8% Greek ◂ +4.3 pts 2.5%

5.3% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.9% Chinese ◂ +1.6 pts 3.3%

4.8% German even 4.8%

2.3% Indian +0.5 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.8% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%

1.0% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.8% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

Language

Language used at home

75.5% English only ◂ +3.6 pts 71.9%

4.9% Greek ◂ +3.8 pts 1.1%

1.9% Mandarin ◂ +0.6 pts 1.3%

0.9% Italian +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.8% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.5% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Vietnamese even 0.5%

0.3% Arabic even 0.3%

0.1% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

53.2% No religion +3.0 pts ▸ 56.2%

32.0% Christianity ◂ +6.5 pts 25.5%

6.9% Not stated +3.4 pts ▸ 10.3%

3.2% Judaism ◂ +1.0 pts 2.2%

1.4% Hinduism +0.7 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.6% Buddhism +0.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.2% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

0.3% Other religions +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Prahran in St Kilda +2.17 more in St Kilda

0.94 6th pct 3.11 44th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Prahran in St Kilda +9 more in Prahran

56 93rd pct 47 91st pct

Avg size in Prahran in St Kilda +10 larger in Prahran

664 88th pct 653 88th pct

ICSEA in Prahran in St Kilda +4 higher in Prahran

1,152 100th pct 1,149 100th pct

Highest year of school

82.4% Year 12 ◂ +6.1 pts 76.3%

4.1% Year 11 +1.9 pts ▸ 6.0%

3.6% Year 10 +1.9 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.9 pts 3.0%

Highest qualification level

46.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +9.6 pts 37.0%

17.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.3 pts 16.7%

11.3% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.9 pts ▸ 13.2%

8.3% Certificate III / IV +3.8 pts ▸ 12.1%

5.3% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.4 pts 4.9%

0.7% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

Field of qualification

25.9% Management & commerce ◂ +5.5 pts 20.5%

15.4% Society & culture ◂ +0.1 pts 15.4%

10.1% Creative arts +0.8 pts ▸ 10.9%

10.6% Health ◂ +2.4 pts 8.2%

5.7% Engineering & related +1.6 pts ▸ 7.3%

4.9% Education +0.5 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.5% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.3 pts ▸ 4.8%

4.8% Architecture & building ◂ +0.1 pts 4.7%

4.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.9 pts 3.1%

3.5% Information technology +0.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.7% Agriculture & environment +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Prahran in St Kilda +$164 higher in Prahran gap widening

$1,378 95th pct $1,214 90th pct

Household income in Prahran in St Kilda +$342 higher in Prahran gap widening

$2,121 80th pct $1,779 64th pct

Family income in Prahran in St Kilda +$449 higher in Prahran gap widening

$3,186 93rd pct $2,737 87th pct

Household income distribution

31.7% $1,500–$2,999 +1.8 pts ▸ 33.5%

19.5% $650–$1,499 +5.1 pts ▸ 24.6%

20.9% $4,000 or more ◂ +7.7 pts 13.2%

12.4% Under $650 +2.6 pts ▸ 15.0%

11.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.7 pts 9.2%

Personal income distribution

28.6% $650–$1,499 +3.3 pts ▸ 31.9%

29.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.6 pts 26.5%

22.2% Under $650 +1.2 pts ▸ 23.4%

13.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.1 pts 8.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.6% Mental health +1.9 pts ▸ 12.6%

8.2% Asthma ◂ +0.1 pts 8.1%

7.3% Other condition +0.5 pts ▸ 7.7%

4.7% Arthritis +0.6 pts ▸ 5.3%

2.7% Diabetes ◂ +0.3 pts 2.4%

2.4% Heart disease ◂ +0.2 pts 2.2%

2.3% Cancer even 2.3%

0.9% Lung condition +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.6% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

67.5% None ◂ +3.4 pts 64.1%

19.0% One condition +0.1 pts ▸ 19.1%

4.7% Two conditions +0.3 pts ▸ 5.0%

1.4% Three or more +0.4 pts ▸ 1.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Prahran in St Kilda +104 larger in St Kilda

59 79th pct 163 86th pct

Median age in Prahran in St Kilda +3 yrs older in St Kilda

31 yrs 66th pct 34 yrs 72nd pct

Median income in Prahran in St Kilda +$207 higher in Prahran

$1,166 86th pct $959 76th pct

Household income in Prahran in St Kilda +$362 higher in Prahran

$2,049 64th pct $1,687 50th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Prahran in St Kilda +0.1 larger in Prahran gap narrowing

1.8 9th pct 1.7 6th pct

Family composition

47.4% Couples without children +7.6 pts ▸ 55.0%

41.2% Couples with children ◂ +8.3 pts 32.8%

8.9% One-parent families +1.1 pts ▸ 10.0%

2.6% Other families ◂ +0.4 pts 2.2%

Household size

45.5% 1 person +7.2 pts ▸ 52.7%

36.3% 2 people ◂ +1.9 pts 34.4%

10.1% 3 people ◂ +2.1 pts 8.0%

6.3% 4 people ◂ +2.4 pts 3.8%

1.5% 5 people ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

0.2% 6 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Prahran in St Kilda +$40 higher in Prahran gap widening

$421 86th pct $381 78th pct

Mortgage in Prahran in St Kilda +$274 higher in Prahran gap widening

$2,274 85th pct $2,000 72nd pct

People / bedroom in Prahran in St Kilda +0.10 higher in St Kilda gap steady

0.90 86th pct 1.00 89th pct

How homes are owned or rented

54.2% Rented +6.2 pts ▸ 60.4%

23.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +1.0 pts 22.9%

19.7% Owned outright ◂ +5.5 pts 14.2%

1.3% Other tenure ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

0.9% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%

Types of homes

59.5% Flat or apartment +19.4 pts ▸ 79.0%

21.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +10.7 pts 10.9%

18.3% Separate house ◂ +12.8 pts 5.5%

0.4% Other dwelling +3.9 pts ▸ 4.4%

Bedrooms per home

43.9% 2 bedrooms +2.4 pts ▸ 46.3%

26.2% 1 bedroom +9.2 pts ▸ 35.4%

21.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +10.8 pts 10.4%

5.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +2.5 pts 2.8%

1.4% Studio / none +1.6 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.2% 5 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

Weekly rent distribution

44.6% $350–$549 +2.2 pts ▸ 46.8%

19.6% $200–$349 +10.0 pts ▸ 29.6%

16.9% $550–$749 ◂ +6.4 pts 10.5%

10.4% $750 or more ◂ +6.6 pts 3.8%

6.3% Under $200 +0.7 pts ▸ 7.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

34.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +13.0 pts 21.6%

28.0% $1,800–$2,999 +4.7 pts ▸ 32.7%

21.8% $1,000–$1,799 +7.6 pts ▸ 29.4%

10.2% Under $1,000 +0.9 pts ▸ 11.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Prahran in St Kilda +44 more in St Kilda

53 87th pct 97 89th pct

Stops/1k in Prahran in St Kilda +0.63 more in St Kilda

4.34 75th pct 4.98 77th pct

Departures/1k in Prahran in St Kilda +1,401.2 more in St Kilda

2,282.1 93rd pct 3,683.3 100th pct

PT routes in Prahran in St Kilda +6 more in St Kilda

9 86th pct 15 86th pct

Stop walk in Prahran in St Kilda even

1 0th pct 1 0th pct

Drive to city in Prahran in St Kilda +1 longer in Prahran

10 5th pct 9 4th pct

Reach 30 min in Prahran in St Kilda +46,369 more in St Kilda

76,248 88th pct 122,617 91st pct

Reach 45 min in Prahran in St Kilda +7,856 more in Prahran

380,102 90th pct 372,246 90th pct

Transit to city in Prahran in St Kilda even

41 21st pct 41 21st pct

How people get to work

45.5% Worked at home ◂ +5.2 pts 40.3%

24.0% Car (driver) +2.3 pts ▸ 26.3%

6.5% Walked ◂ +1.5 pts 5.0%

3.3% Train ◂ +1.7 pts 1.6%

1.6% Bicycle +0.5 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.2% Car (passenger) +0.5 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.2% Bus +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%

Motor vehicles per home

53.6% 1 vehicle +2.6 pts ▸ 56.2%

22.7% No vehicle +2.6 pts ▸ 25.4%

19.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.3 pts 15.3%

2.9% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.7 pts 2.2%

1.1% 4 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.6% Professional & technical ◂ +2.7 pts 14.9%

12.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.6 pts 12.2%

8.8% Retail trade ◂ +1.5 pts 7.3%

7.2% Education & training +1.4 pts ▸ 8.6%

6.5% Accommodation & food +1.8 pts ▸ 8.3%

7.6% Finance & insurance ◂ +2.2 pts 5.4%

6.0% Construction +0.9 pts ▸ 6.9%

4.9% Public administration & safety +0.8 pts ▸ 5.7%

3.5% Administrative & support +0.9 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.2% Manufacturing +0.4 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.9% Other services +0.6 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.6% Arts & recreation +0.6 pts ▸ 3.2%

Occupations people work in

41.2% Professionals ◂ +5.3 pts 35.9%

19.8% Managers ◂ +2.6 pts 17.2%

11.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.4 pts 11.5%

7.9% Community & personal service +2.5 pts ▸ 10.4%

6.5% Technicians & trades +3.1 pts ▸ 9.6%

7.5% Sales workers ◂ +0.8 pts 6.7%

2.7% Labourers +1.9 pts ▸ 4.6%

1.2% Machinery operators & drivers +1.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

Walkability

Walk score in Prahran in St Kilda +0.2 higher in Prahran

9.4 100th pct 9.2 100th pct

Types ≤15 min in Prahran in St Kilda even

8.0 100th pct 8.0 100th pct

15-min city in Prahran in St Kilda even