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Rye vs Tootgarook
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.5 km apart · Rye profile · Tootgarook profile
Rye Tootgarook
Rye and Tootgarook are neighbouring areas on the Mornington Peninsula. Rye is a larger, older community where the typical resident is 51 and 29.3% of people are aged 65 or over. In contrast, Tootgarook is more accessible for pedestrians, with 51.4% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed compared to 23.8% in Rye. Tootgarook also has more children, with 17.9% under age 15, and significantly better access to local services; 50.9% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services, while only 18.7% of Rye homes are.
These two areas share very similar typical weekly household incomes of around $1,300. Both areas are also alike in their levels of English proficiency and the proportion of people in de facto relationships. While they share many commonalities, some gaps are widening, such as the difference in home ownership, with 45.6% of Rye homes owned outright compared to 36.3% in Tootgarook.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 8,160
- First area, 2016: 8,416
- First area, 2021: 9,438
- Second area, 2011: 2,696
- Second area, 2016: 2,869
- Second area, 2021: 3,178
- First area, 2011: 46 yrs
- First area, 2016: 47 yrs
- First area, 2021: 51 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 46 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Rye: 1.6% males, 1.8% females; 85+ in Tootgarook: 0.9% males, 1.5% females
- 80–84 in Rye: 1.7% males, 1.7% females; 80–84 in Tootgarook: 1.4% males, 1.3% females
- 75–79 in Rye: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 75–79 in Tootgarook: 2.4% males, 2.1% females
- 70–74 in Rye: 4.1% males, 3.9% females; 70–74 in Tootgarook: 3.9% males, 3.4% females
- 65–69 in Rye: 4.3% males, 4.3% females; 65–69 in Tootgarook: 2.9% males, 3.7% females
- 60–64 in Rye: 4.0% males, 4.6% females; 60–64 in Tootgarook: 3.2% males, 3.2% females
- 55–59 in Rye: 3.5% males, 3.7% females; 55–59 in Tootgarook: 3.8% males, 4.0% females
- 50–54 in Rye: 3.4% males, 3.5% females; 50–54 in Tootgarook: 3.6% males, 3.6% females
- 45–49 in Rye: 3.5% males, 3.2% females; 45–49 in Tootgarook: 3.4% males, 3.3% females
- 40–44 in Rye: 2.5% males, 2.7% females; 40–44 in Tootgarook: 2.0% males, 2.7% females
- 35–39 in Rye: 2.4% males, 2.7% females; 35–39 in Tootgarook: 3.2% males, 3.3% females
- 30–34 in Rye: 2.6% males, 2.3% females; 30–34 in Tootgarook: 2.3% males, 3.1% females
- 25–29 in Rye: 1.9% males, 2.3% females; 25–29 in Tootgarook: 2.9% males, 2.1% females
- 20–24 in Rye: 1.8% males, 1.7% females; 20–24 in Tootgarook: 1.6% males, 2.1% females
- 15–19 in Rye: 2.2% males, 1.8% females; 15–19 in Tootgarook: 2.4% males, 2.8% females
- 10–14 in Rye: 3.1% males, 2.5% females; 10–14 in Tootgarook: 3.4% males, 3.1% females
- 5–9 in Rye: 2.2% males, 2.5% females; 5–9 in Tootgarook: 2.7% males, 2.8% females
- 0–4 in Rye: 2.2% males, 2.0% females; 0–4 in Tootgarook: 3.4% males, 2.7% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $474
- First area, 2016: $555
- First area, 2021: $702
- Second area, 2011: $402
- Second area, 2016: $526
- Second area, 2021: $656
- First area, 2011: $843
- First area, 2016: $1,039
- First area, 2021: $1,334
- Second area, 2011: $776
- Second area, 2016: $1,023
- Second area, 2021: $1,294
- First area, 2011: $1,069
- First area, 2016: $1,325
- First area, 2021: $1,712
- Second area, 2011: $979
- Second area, 2016: $1,231
- Second area, 2021: $1,586
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.3
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.2
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $250
- First area, 2016: $300
- First area, 2021: $372
- Second area, 2011: $250
- Second area, 2016: $300
- Second area, 2021: $360
- First area, 2011: $1,600
- First area, 2016: $1,517
- First area, 2021: $1,800
- Second area, 2011: $1,597
- Second area, 2016: $1,517
- Second area, 2021: $1,788
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Rye vs Tootgarook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL22220/rye/vs/SAL22550/tootgarook