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Quarry Hill vs Strathdale

Name: Quarry Hill vs Strathdale — 2021 Census comparison
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.5 km apart · Quarry Hill profile · Strathdale profile

Quarry Hill Strathdale

Strathdale and Quarry Hill are neighbouring areas with a distinct contrast in layout and demographics. Quarry Hill is very walkable, with 94.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, compared to just 22.3% in Strathdale, which is somewhat walkable. Strathdale has a noticeably older population, with the typical resident aged 46 and 25% of people aged 65 or over. In contrast, Quarry Hill is younger, with a typical age of 40 and a higher share of adults working or looking for work (68.4% versus 56.7% in Strathdale). Housing also differs, as Strathdale has far more homes owned outright (45.7%) and larger houses, with 84.4% having three or more bedrooms.

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011, maintaining very similar levels of typical household income and shares of people born overseas. They are effectively alike in their typical weekly rents, which sit around $300, and the usual number of people per home. This consistency extends to the share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which is about 1.7% in Strathdale and 1.5% in Quarry Hill.

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Where they differ most

Population: 3,391 larger in Strathdale Owned outright: 11.7 pts higher in Strathdale Participation: 11.7 pts higher in Quarry Hill Renting: 11.3 pts higher in Quarry Hill 3+ bedrooms: 11.0 pts higher in Strathdale

Demographics & Identity

Population in Quarry Hill in Strathdale +3,391 larger in Strathdale gap steady

2,365 80th pct 5,756 86th pct

Median age in Quarry Hill in Strathdale +6 yrs older in Strathdale gap narrowing

40 yrs 29th pct 46 yrs 54th pct

Age structure

28.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.9 pts 26.2%

16.4% Seniors (65+) +8.6 pts ▸ 25.0%

24.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.3 pts 20.8%

18.0% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.0 pts 17.0%

13.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.3 pts 11.0%

Marital status

43.7% Married +6.0 pts ▸ 49.7%

38.2% Never married ◂ +7.0 pts 31.2%

10.5% Divorced ◂ +1.2 pts 9.3%

3.8% Widowed +2.8 pts ▸ 6.6%

3.8% Separated ◂ +0.7 pts 3.1%

Age & sex structure

Quarry Hill Strathdale

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

87.9% Australia ◂ +2.7 pts 85.2%

1.7% England +0.2 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.5% India +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.9% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.6% Philippines even 0.6%

0.3% China +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Nepal ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.1% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

46.6% English ◂ +2.6 pts 44.0%

35.7% Australian +3.0 pts ▸ 38.8%

20.2% Irish ◂ +4.4 pts 15.8%

14.5% Scottish ◂ +2.0 pts 12.5%

6.2% German ◂ +1.4 pts 4.8%

4.6% Italian ◂ +0.6 pts 4.0%

1.8% Chinese +0.5 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.9% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

0.5% Indian +0.9 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.9% Filipino even 0.9%

0.6% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

91.8% English only ◂ +2.9 pts 89.0%

0.4% Mandarin +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.5% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Arabic +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.0% Hindi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

51.5% No religion ◂ +9.8 pts 41.7%

41.6% Christianity +7.9 pts ▸ 49.4%

3.4% Not stated +2.3 pts ▸ 5.8%

1.6% Buddhism ◂ +0.7 pts 1.0%

0.6% Hinduism +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.7% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.6% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Quarry Hill in Strathdale

4.69 57th pct —

Schools ≤3 km in Quarry Hill in Strathdale +4 more in Quarry Hill

19 86th pct 15 86th pct

Avg size in Quarry Hill in Strathdale +140 larger in Strathdale

567 80th pct 707 90th pct

ICSEA in Quarry Hill in Strathdale +6 higher in Quarry Hill

1,043 76th pct 1,037 74th pct

Highest year of school

65.0% Year 12 ◂ +9.8 pts 55.2%

12.7% Year 11 +2.6 pts ▸ 15.4%

12.5% Year 10 +2.3 pts ▸ 14.8%

6.7% Year 9 or below +2.4 pts ▸ 9.2%

Highest qualification level

29.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.2 pts 27.9%

24.1% Certificate III / IV +1.0 pts ▸ 25.2%

15.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.3 pts ▸ 17.6%

11.3% Postgraduate degree ◂ +3.9 pts 7.4%

8.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.7 pts 6.8%

1.9% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.2 pts 1.7%

Field of qualification

17.4% Health ◂ +0.1 pts 17.3%

14.8% Management & commerce +1.5 pts ▸ 16.3%

15.9% Society & culture ◂ +3.8 pts 12.1%

14.3% Education ◂ +1.0 pts 13.3%

9.8% Engineering & related +0.6 pts ▸ 10.4%

5.6% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.0 pts 4.6%

4.6% Architecture & building +0.7 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.6% Creative arts ◂ +0.6 pts 2.9%

2.2% Agriculture & environment +0.4 pts ▸ 2.6%

2.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.3 pts 1.8%

2.1% Information technology ◂ +0.1 pts 1.9%

Income

Personal income in Quarry Hill in Strathdale +$72 higher in Quarry Hill gap widening

$863 68th pct $791 58th pct

Household income in Quarry Hill in Strathdale +$121 higher in Quarry Hill gap widening

$1,648 57th pct $1,527 49th pct

Family income in Quarry Hill in Strathdale +$108 higher in Quarry Hill gap widening

$2,146 66th pct $2,038 60th pct

Household income distribution

31.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.2 pts 28.5%

27.5% $650–$1,499 +1.7 pts ▸ 29.3%

14.0% Under $650 +4.0 pts ▸ 18.0%

9.9% $4,000 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 10.0%

9.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.3 pts 9.5%

Personal income distribution

37.0% Under $650 +2.8 pts ▸ 39.8%

34.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.2 pts 32.9%

20.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.6 pts 17.9%

5.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 4.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.9% Arthritis +3.1 pts ▸ 12.9%

12.8% Mental health ◂ +2.2 pts 10.6%

10.4% Asthma ◂ +0.5 pts 9.9%

8.5% Other condition +1.3 pts ▸ 9.7%

3.8% Heart disease +1.5 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.6% Diabetes +0.8 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.1% Cancer +1.0 pts ▸ 4.1%

1.7% Lung condition +0.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.8% Stroke +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.2% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.3% None ◂ +1.9 pts 57.4%

24.0% One condition ◂ +0.3 pts 23.6%

7.4% Two conditions +0.3 pts ▸ 7.6%

2.7% Three or more +1.1 pts ▸ 3.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Quarry Hill in Strathdale +63 larger in Strathdale

35 74th pct 98 86th pct

Median age in Quarry Hill in Strathdale +5 yrs older in Quarry Hill

25 yrs 46th pct 20 yrs 25th pct

Median income in Quarry Hill in Strathdale +$390 higher in Quarry Hill

$899 73rd pct $509 34th pct

Household income in Quarry Hill in Strathdale +$666 higher in Quarry Hill

$1,791 54th pct $1,125 23rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Quarry Hill in Strathdale even gap narrowing

2.3 29th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

53.2% Couples with children ◂ +1.4 pts 51.9%

28.2% Couples without children +4.7 pts ▸ 32.9%

17.1% One-parent families ◂ +2.4 pts 14.7%

1.3% Other families ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

Household size

33.9% 2 people +2.8 pts ▸ 36.7%

32.1% 1 person ◂ +1.8 pts 30.3%

15.7% 3 people ◂ +2.3 pts 13.4%

12.1% 4 people ◂ +0.2 pts 11.9%

5.2% 5 people +0.1 pts ▸ 5.3%

1.8% 6 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 2.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Quarry Hill in Strathdale +$2 higher in Strathdale gap steady

$298 56th pct $300 57th pct

Mortgage in Quarry Hill in Strathdale +$100 higher in Strathdale gap narrowing

$1,417 36th pct $1,517 43rd pct

People / bedroom in Quarry Hill in Strathdale +0.10 higher in Quarry Hill gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

34.0% Owned outright +11.7 pts ▸ 45.7%

36.1% Rented ◂ +11.3 pts 24.9%

29.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +1.9 pts 27.9%

0.7% Other tenure +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.0% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

Types of homes

85.6% Separate house +1.8 pts ▸ 87.4%

15.0% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +3.0 pts 12.1%

0.0% Flat or apartment +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

49.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +3.6 pts 45.7%

19.9% 4 bedrooms +13.3 pts ▸ 33.2%

23.5% 2 bedrooms ◂ +9.2 pts 14.3%

4.2% 5 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 5.6%

3.1% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.4 pts 0.8%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

63.1% $200–$349 ◂ +16.5 pts 46.6%

23.5% $350–$549 +6.3 pts ▸ 29.8%

10.1% Under $200 +5.8 pts ▸ 15.8%

3.4% $550–$749 ◂ +0.9 pts 2.4%

0.0% $750 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.3% $1,000–$1,799 +2.5 pts ▸ 42.8%

20.0% $1,800–$2,999 +5.6 pts ▸ 25.6%

23.4% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.5 pts 20.9%

10.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.3 pts 7.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Quarry Hill in Strathdale +5 more in Strathdale

20 86th pct 25 86th pct

Stops/1k in Quarry Hill in Strathdale +4.11 more in Quarry Hill

8.46 86th pct 4.34 75th pct

Departures/1k in Quarry Hill in Strathdale +302.0 more in Quarry Hill

846.1 85th pct 544.1 79th pct

PT routes in Quarry Hill in Strathdale +3 more in Quarry Hill

9 86th pct 6 86th pct

Stop walk in Quarry Hill in Strathdale even

3 21st pct 3 21st pct

Drive to city in Quarry Hill in Strathdale +7 longer in Strathdale

94 65th pct 101 70th pct

How people get to work

55.9% Car (driver) +6.6 pts ▸ 62.5%

17.8% Worked at home ◂ +1.1 pts 16.6%

5.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.2 pts 4.1%

5.3% Walked ◂ +4.2 pts 1.1%

1.8% Bicycle ◂ +1.1 pts 0.7%

0.7% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Train +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

42.6% 1 vehicle ◂ +5.5 pts 37.1%

34.1% 2 vehicles +6.8 pts ▸ 41.0%

11.0% 3 vehicles +0.3 pts ▸ 11.3%

6.6% No vehicle ◂ +2.3 pts 4.3%

5.8% 4 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 6.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

22.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.0 pts 21.1%

11.8% Education & training +0.2 pts ▸ 12.0%

9.4% Retail trade ◂ +1.0 pts 8.4%

8.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.1 pts 8.4%

7.1% Construction +1.0 pts ▸ 8.1%

6.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.7 pts 6.0%

6.2% Professional & technical ◂ +0.6 pts 5.6%

5.6% Manufacturing +0.4 pts ▸ 6.0%

4.0% Finance & insurance +1.1 pts ▸ 5.1%

3.6% Other services ◂ +0.8 pts 2.8%

2.5% Administrative & support +0.2 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.6% Transport & warehousing +0.5 pts ▸ 2.1%

Occupations people work in

30.0% Professionals ◂ +2.6 pts 27.4%

13.6% Community & personal service ◂ +1.4 pts 12.2%

10.9% Clerical & administrative +2.5 pts ▸ 13.5%

11.7% Managers +1.1 pts ▸ 12.9%

11.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.9 pts 10.7%

9.7% Labourers ◂ +1.0 pts 8.7%

8.2% Sales workers +0.5 pts ▸ 8.7%

2.9% Machinery operators & drivers +1.2 pts ▸ 4.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Quarry Hill in Strathdale +2.2 higher in Quarry Hill

7.5 95th pct 5.2 84th pct

Types ≤15 min in Quarry Hill in Strathdale +1.9 more in Quarry Hill

7.2 95th pct 5.2 84th pct

15-min city in Quarry Hill in Strathdale +32.6 pts higher in Quarry Hill

93.5% 96th pct 60.9% 82nd pct

Walk to shops in Quarry Hill in Strathdale +72.1 pts higher in Quarry Hill

94.4% 97th pct 22.3% 72nd pct

Walk to transit in Quarry Hill in Strathdale +0.9 pts higher in Quarry Hill

97.0% 90th pct 96.1% 87th pct

Walk to school in Quarry Hill in Strathdale +27.3 pts higher in Quarry Hill

89.7% 92nd pct 62.4% 79th pct

Walk to a park in Quarry Hill in Strathdale +0.5 pts higher in Quarry Hill

100.0% 100th pct 99.5% 86th pct

Walk to health in Quarry Hill in Strathdale +18.8 pts higher in Quarry Hill

73.0% 91st pct 54.2% 85th pct

Amenities/1k in Quarry Hill in Strathdale +3.8 more in Quarry Hill

18.6 60th pct 14.8 53rd pct

Intersections/km² in Quarry Hill in Strathdale +151 higher in Quarry Hill

350 97th pct 199 90th pct

Mean slope in Quarry Hill in Strathdale +0.2 pts higher in Strathdale

5.4% 47th pct 5.6% 49th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Quarry Hill vs Strathdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL22134/quarry-hill/vs/SAL22373/strathdale