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Seaholme vs Williamstown

Name: Seaholme vs Williamstown — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.5 km apart · Seaholme profile · Williamstown profile

Seaholme Williamstown

Williamstown (Vic.) and Seaholme are neighbouring areas with very different housing and education profiles. Williamstown (Vic.) has a more highly qualified population, with 42.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 31.7% in Seaholme. The two areas also differ in their building styles; separate houses are far more common in Seaholme (81.5%) than in Williamstown (Vic.) (56.2%), and Seaholme has a far higher share of homes with three or more bedrooms (86.4% versus 67.2%).

Both areas sit around the national figure for the share of people living alone. They are also very similar in other ways, such as having the same typical weekly rent of about $450 and the same average number of people per home. While Seaholme has better access to health services, with 100% of homes within a 15-minute walk, Williamstown (Vic.) has more public transport stops and a higher number of people working from home.

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Where they differ most

Population: 12,340 larger in Williamstown Separate houses: 25.3 pts higher in Seaholme 3+ bedrooms: 19.2 pts higher in Seaholme Bachelor+: 10.9 pts higher in Williamstown People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Williamstown

Demographics & Identity

Population in Seaholme in Williamstown +12,340 larger in Williamstown gap steady

2,067 79th pct 14,407 88th pct

Median age in Seaholme in Williamstown +2 yrs older in Williamstown gap widening

43 yrs 43rd pct 45 yrs 50th pct

Age structure

27.5% Older adults (45–64) +5.2 pts ▸ 32.7%

24.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +5.4 pts 19.4%

20.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.3 pts 18.2%

18.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.5 pts 18.0%

9.2% Youth (15–24) +2.6 pts ▸ 11.8%

Marital status

54.3% Married ◂ +2.3 pts 52.0%

29.6% Never married +2.8 pts ▸ 32.4%

8.8% Divorced ◂ +0.6 pts 8.2%

5.6% Widowed ◂ +1.0 pts 4.6%

2.2% Separated +0.6 pts ▸ 2.8%

Age & sex structure

Seaholme Williamstown

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

70.7% Australia +3.5 pts ▸ 74.1%

4.7% England +0.6 pts ▸ 5.3%

1.9% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 1.7%

1.6% Vietnam ◂ +0.9 pts 0.7%

1.4% Italy ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%

0.8% China ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.7% India ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.7% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.5% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

31.7% English +4.8 pts ▸ 36.6%

26.0% Australian +3.6 pts ▸ 29.6%

11.7% Irish +2.3 pts ▸ 14.0%

12.3% Scottish ◂ +0.5 pts 11.8%

8.1% Italian ◂ +0.8 pts 7.3%

5.2% German ◂ +1.5 pts 3.7%

4.2% Greek +0.7 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.9% Chinese ◂ +1.6 pts 2.3%

1.9% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 1.8%

1.7% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

1.3% Filipino ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

0.9% Indian even 0.9%

Language

Language used at home

78.9% English only +3.0 pts ▸ 81.8%

1.5% Greek +0.9 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.5% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

1.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.6 pts 0.7%

0.8% Cantonese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.5% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Tagalog even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

47.8% Christianity ◂ +2.8 pts 45.0%

42.6% No religion +4.5 pts ▸ 47.1%

5.4% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 4.7%

1.8% Islam ◂ +0.8 pts 1.0%

1.5% Buddhism ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

0.6% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.1% Hinduism +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Judaism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Seaholme in Williamstown +0.30 more in Seaholme

2.62 38th pct 2.32 33rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Seaholme in Williamstown +8 more in Williamstown

10 79th pct 18 86th pct

Avg size in Seaholme in Williamstown +124 larger in Seaholme

684 89th pct 560 79th pct

ICSEA in Seaholme in Williamstown +10 higher in Williamstown

1,082 88th pct 1,092 90th pct

Highest year of school

61.5% Year 12 +10.7 pts ▸ 72.2%

11.9% Year 11 ◂ +2.7 pts 9.2%

11.7% Year 10 ◂ +3.2 pts 8.6%

10.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +4.0 pts 6.0%

Highest qualification level

31.2% Bachelor degree +6.4 pts ▸ 37.6%

23.2% Certificate III / IV ◂ +9.3 pts 13.9%

11.8% Postgraduate degree +4.3 pts ▸ 16.1%

15.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.0 pts 14.3%

5.7% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.5 pts ▸ 7.3%

1.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

Field of qualification

21.3% Management & commerce +2.5 pts ▸ 23.7%

15.7% Engineering & related ◂ +4.2 pts 11.4%

9.9% Society & culture +3.6 pts ▸ 13.5%

8.7% Education +1.8 pts ▸ 10.5%

10.2% Health ◂ +0.7 pts 9.5%

7.3% Architecture & building ◂ +1.6 pts 5.6%

4.6% Creative arts +0.6 pts ▸ 5.3%

5.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.4 pts 4.7%

3.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.8 pts 2.7%

3.0% Information technology +0.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Seaholme in Williamstown +$171 higher in Williamstown gap widening

$935 76th pct $1,106 88th pct

Household income in Seaholme in Williamstown +$266 higher in Williamstown gap narrowing

$2,145 81st pct $2,411 88th pct

Family income in Seaholme in Williamstown +$527 higher in Williamstown gap narrowing

$2,735 87th pct $3,262 94th pct

Household income distribution

20.4% $4,000 or more +9.1 pts ▸ 29.4%

24.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.4 pts 22.4%

21.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.5 pts 18.4%

13.1% Under $650 +0.6 pts ▸ 13.7%

13.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.4 pts 10.8%

Personal income distribution

37.4% Under $650 ◂ +3.5 pts 33.9%

25.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.5 pts 23.7%

23.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.4 pts 23.0%

9.0% $3,000 or more +6.0 pts ▸ 15.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.7% Arthritis ◂ +1.0 pts 7.7%

8.1% Asthma ◂ +0.2 pts 7.9%

6.9% Other condition +0.5 pts ▸ 7.4%

6.6% Mental health +0.6 pts ▸ 7.2%

5.1% Diabetes ◂ +1.8 pts 3.4%

4.6% Heart disease ◂ +0.9 pts 3.8%

3.2% Cancer ◂ +0.2 pts 3.1%

1.2% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

0.8% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.3% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

64.5% None +3.2 pts ▸ 67.8%

20.9% One condition ◂ +1.4 pts 19.4%

5.7% Two conditions ◂ +0.8 pts 4.9%

2.1% Three or more ◂ +0.1 pts 2.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Seaholme in Williamstown +86 larger in Williamstown

8 57th pct 94 86th pct

Median age in Seaholme in Williamstown +5 yrs older in Seaholme

33 yrs 71st pct 28 yrs 57th pct

Median income in Seaholme in Williamstown +$837 higher in Williamstown

$350 12th pct $1,187 86th pct

Household income in Seaholme in Williamstown +$1,601 higher in Williamstown

$1,649 48th pct $3,250 89th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Seaholme in Williamstown even gap narrowing

2.5 50th pct 2.5 50th pct

Family composition

58.3% Couples with children +6.2 pts ▸ 64.4%

29.1% Couples without children ◂ +4.6 pts 24.5%

11.6% One-parent families ◂ +1.4 pts 10.1%

0.9% Other families even 0.9%

Household size

37.2% 2 people ◂ +5.3 pts 31.9%

21.0% 1 person +4.9 pts ▸ 26.0%

17.5% 4 people +1.5 pts ▸ 19.0%

18.0% 3 people ◂ +2.4 pts 15.5%

4.8% 5 people +1.6 pts ▸ 6.4%

1.7% 6 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 1.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Seaholme in Williamstown +$1 higher in Seaholme gap narrowing

$451 88th pct $450 88th pct

Mortgage in Seaholme in Williamstown +$500 higher in Williamstown gap widening

$2,200 81st pct $2,700 89th pct

People / bedroom in Seaholme in Williamstown +0.10 higher in Williamstown gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

43.7% Owned outright ◂ +3.4 pts 40.3%

31.6% Owned with a mortgage +1.7 pts ▸ 33.3%

22.4% Rented +2.1 pts ▸ 24.5%

2.0% Other tenure ◂ +0.9 pts 1.2%

0.4% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

Types of homes

81.5% Separate house ◂ +25.3 pts 56.2%

17.2% Townhouse / semi-detached +13.0 pts ▸ 30.2%

1.0% Flat or apartment +12.1 pts ▸ 13.2%

0.6% Other dwelling ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

57.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +16.7 pts 40.4%

11.1% 2 bedrooms +14.3 pts ▸ 25.3%

24.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +2.7 pts 21.9%

1.7% 1 bedroom +4.8 pts ▸ 6.5%

4.7% 5 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 4.9%

0.0% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

46.0% $350–$549 ◂ +14.6 pts 31.4%

19.9% $550–$749 +1.2 pts ▸ 21.1%

17.0% $200–$349 ◂ +1.5 pts 15.5%

1.7% Under $200 +13.1 pts ▸ 14.8%

5.1% $750 or more +7.2 pts ▸ 12.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

34.7% $3,000 or more +8.9 pts ▸ 43.6%

23.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +9.4 pts 13.6%

21.8% $1,800–$2,999 +0.3 pts ▸ 22.0%

12.5% Under $1,000 +0.7 pts ▸ 13.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Seaholme in Williamstown +60 more in Williamstown

6 76th pct 66 88th pct

Stops/1k in Seaholme in Williamstown +1.68 more in Williamstown

2.90 69th pct 4.58 76th pct

Departures/1k in Seaholme in Williamstown +10.6 more in Seaholme

1,442.2 89th pct 1,431.6 89th pct

PT routes in Seaholme in Williamstown +4 more in Seaholme

8 86th pct 4 82nd pct

Stop walk in Seaholme in Williamstown +1 longer in Seaholme

5 32nd pct 4 29th pct

Drive to city in Seaholme in Williamstown +2 longer in Seaholme

16 13th pct 14 10th pct

Reach 30 min in Seaholme in Williamstown +34,665 more in Williamstown

0 0th pct 34,665 86th pct

Reach 45 min in Seaholme in Williamstown +6,231 more in Williamstown

66,700 71st pct 72,931 73rd pct

Transit to city in Seaholme in Williamstown +12 longer in Seaholme

64 64th pct 52 39th pct

How people get to work

47.9% Car (driver) ◂ +13.2 pts 34.7%

33.7% Worked at home +8.5 pts ▸ 42.2%

1.3% Walked +1.5 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.6% Train ◂ +0.2 pts 2.4%

2.0% Car (passenger) +0.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.5% Bicycle +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.7% Bus ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

42.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +5.5 pts 37.4%

36.4% 1 vehicle +3.6 pts ▸ 40.0%

9.9% 3 vehicles +0.3 pts ▸ 10.1%

4.2% No vehicle +3.7 pts ▸ 7.9%

5.9% 4 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 4.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

9.6% Professional & technical +3.7 pts ▸ 13.4%

11.2% Health care & social assistance +0.1 pts ▸ 11.3%

10.6% Education & training +0.6 pts ▸ 11.2%

10.1% Construction ◂ +2.2 pts 7.9%

9.2% Retail trade ◂ +2.4 pts 6.8%

8.9% Manufacturing ◂ +3.4 pts 5.5%

7.2% Public administration & safety +0.4 pts ▸ 7.7%

3.6% Finance & insurance +2.3 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.9% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.8 pts 4.1%

4.9% Accommodation & food +0.8 pts ▸ 5.6%

3.3% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.4 pts 2.9%

2.7% Other services +0.3 pts ▸ 3.0%

Occupations people work in

25.5% Professionals +8.6 pts ▸ 34.0%

19.2% Managers +2.9 pts ▸ 22.2%

14.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.9 pts 12.6%

10.5% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.7 pts 7.8%

8.6% Community & personal service ◂ +0.5 pts 8.1%

8.4% Sales workers ◂ +1.5 pts 6.9%

6.2% Labourers ◂ +1.6 pts 4.6%

4.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.2 pts 2.1%

Walkability

Walk score in Seaholme in Williamstown +0.6 higher in Williamstown

7.3 94th pct 7.9 97th pct

Types ≤15 min in Seaholme in Williamstown +0.2 more in Williamstown

7.3 96th pct 7.4 97th pct

15-min city in Seaholme in Williamstown +0.7 pts higher in Seaholme

96.3% 98th pct 95.5% 97th pct

Walk to shops in Seaholme in Williamstown +6.1 pts higher in Seaholme

96.3% 98th pct 90.2% 95th pct

Walk to transit in Seaholme in Williamstown +0.4 pts higher in Seaholme

100.0% 100th pct 99.6% 99th pct

Walk to school in Seaholme in Williamstown +4.5 pts higher in Seaholme

100.0% 100th pct 95.5% 97th pct

Walk to a park in Seaholme in Williamstown even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Seaholme in Williamstown +23.7 pts higher in Seaholme

100.0% 100th pct 76.3% 92nd pct

Amenities/1k in Seaholme in Williamstown +18.7 more in Seaholme

33.4 74th pct 14.6 53rd pct

Intersections/km² in Seaholme in Williamstown +28 higher in Williamstown

329 96th pct 357 98th pct

Mean slope in Seaholme in Williamstown +1.1 pts higher in Williamstown

1.7% 0th pct 2.8% 10th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Seaholme vs Williamstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL22250/seaholme/vs/SAL22792/williamstown