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Sherbrooke vs Tecoma

Name: Sherbrooke vs Tecoma — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.2 km apart · Sherbrooke profile · Tecoma profile

Sherbrooke Tecoma

Tecoma and Sherbrooke are neighbouring areas in the Yarra Ranges with very different layouts. Tecoma is very walkable, with 72.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services and 70.2% near groceries. In contrast, Sherbrooke is mostly car-dependent, with only 6.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries. Sherbrooke has a wealthier and older profile, where 38.7% of households earn $3,000 or more a week and the typical resident is 47, compared to 26.0% and age 42 in Tecoma.

Both areas share a similar home environment, with about 2.6 or 2.7 people per home. They also have nearly identical school advantage scores and similar rates of people working from home. While they share these common traits, Sherbrooke has a far higher share of university degrees at 41.8% compared to 29.4% in Tecoma. This higher level of education is consistent with more homes being owned outright in Sherbrooke, where 45.3% of residents have no mortgage.

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Where they differ most

Population: 1,770 larger in Tecoma PT commute: 2.6 pts higher in Tecoma Separate houses: 6.5 pts higher in Sherbrooke Owned outright: 14.8 pts higher in Sherbrooke Bachelor+: 12.5 pts higher in Sherbrooke

Demographics & Identity

Population in Sherbrooke in Tecoma +1,770 larger in Tecoma gap steady

294 59th pct 2,064 79th pct

Median age in Sherbrooke in Tecoma +5 yrs older in Sherbrooke gap narrowing

47 yrs 57th pct 42 yrs 38th pct

Age structure

34.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.0 pts 31.1%

12.9% Young adults (25–44) +12.1 pts ▸ 25.0%

23.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +8.0 pts 15.5%

16.3% Children (0–14) +0.2 pts ▸ 16.5%

9.9% Youth (15–24) +1.9 pts ▸ 11.8%

Marital status

54.8% Married ◂ +8.9 pts 45.9%

30.5% Never married +6.3 pts ▸ 36.8%

9.6% Divorced +0.6 pts ▸ 10.3%

5.4% Widowed ◂ +2.0 pts 3.4%

1.7% Separated +2.2 pts ▸ 3.8%

Age & sex structure

Sherbrooke Tecoma

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

75.5% Australia +4.7 pts ▸ 80.2%

5.4% England +0.4 pts ▸ 5.9%

1.7% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 1.5%

1.4% South Africa ◂ +0.7 pts 0.6%

1.0% Vietnam ◂ +0.8 pts 0.2%

0.0% India +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

42.2% English +3.6 pts ▸ 45.7%

34.0% Australian +1.3 pts ▸ 35.3%

11.2% Irish +4.9 pts ▸ 16.1%

15.0% Scottish +0.3 pts ▸ 15.3%

8.5% German ◂ +2.3 pts 6.3%

4.8% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 4.5%

3.1% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.0% Greek +0.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.0% Chinese +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

1.0% Vietnamese ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

0.0% Indian +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Filipino +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

Language

Language used at home

86.7% English only +6.0 pts ▸ 92.8%

0.0% Italian +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Hindi +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Punjabi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Arabic +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

56.1% No religion +7.2 pts ▸ 63.3%

24.1% Christianity +3.6 pts ▸ 27.8%

11.9% Not stated ◂ +6.6 pts 5.3%

3.4% Other religions ◂ +2.1 pts 1.3%

2.7% Buddhism ◂ +1.2 pts 1.5%

1.4% Hinduism ◂ +1.1 pts 0.3%

1.0% Judaism ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

0.0% Islam even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Sherbrooke in Tecoma +17.90 more in Sherbrooke

20.83 88th pct 2.93 42nd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Sherbrooke in Tecoma +4 more in Sherbrooke

17 86th pct 13 83rd pct

Avg size in Sherbrooke in Tecoma +50 larger in Tecoma

262 44th pct 312 49th pct

ICSEA in Sherbrooke in Tecoma even

1,076 86th pct 1,076 86th pct

Highest year of school

74.4% Year 12 ◂ +9.8 pts 64.6%

11.3% Year 11 +1.5 pts ▸ 12.9%

5.5% Year 10 +6.5 pts ▸ 12.0%

3.8% Year 9 or below +3.0 pts ▸ 6.7%

Highest qualification level

28.3% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.0 pts 25.3%

15.2% Certificate III / IV +12.2 pts ▸ 27.4%

21.2% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.8 pts 18.4%

19.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +9.4 pts 9.6%

7.1% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.2 pts ▸ 7.3%

0.0% Certificate I / II +1.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

Field of qualification

18.5% Society & culture ◂ +4.3 pts 14.2%

16.8% Management & commerce ◂ +2.4 pts 14.5%

14.1% Education ◂ +2.4 pts 11.7%

10.9% Engineering & related +1.5 pts ▸ 12.4%

10.3% Health ◂ +0.2 pts 10.1%

7.1% Creative arts +1.1 pts ▸ 8.2%

7.1% Architecture & building ◂ +1.2 pts 5.9%

6.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.8 pts 4.2%

2.2% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.9 pts ▸ 4.1%

1.6% Information technology +2.0 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.7% Agriculture & environment +0.3 pts ▸ 3.0%

Income

Personal income in Sherbrooke in Tecoma +$73 higher in Sherbrooke gap steady

$949 77th pct $876 70th pct

Household income in Sherbrooke in Tecoma +$386 higher in Sherbrooke gap widening

$2,408 88th pct $2,022 76th pct

Family income in Sherbrooke in Tecoma +$335 higher in Sherbrooke gap widening

$2,821 88th pct $2,486 81st pct

Household income distribution

24.5% $1,500–$2,999 +7.8 pts ▸ 32.4%

25.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +12.5 pts 12.9%

21.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.8 pts 20.9%

7.5% Under $650 +7.0 pts ▸ 14.6%

13.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.1 pts 13.1%

Personal income distribution

36.0% Under $650 +2.2 pts ▸ 38.2%

27.2% $650–$1,499 +4.0 pts ▸ 31.2%

21.3% $1,500–$2,999 +1.5 pts ▸ 22.8%

11.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +7.8 pts 3.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

13.3% Arthritis ◂ +3.4 pts 9.9%

9.2% Mental health +2.5 pts ▸ 11.7%

8.8% Asthma +1.5 pts ▸ 10.3%

8.5% Other condition +1.3 pts ▸ 9.8%

7.1% Heart disease ◂ +4.2 pts 2.9%

3.1% Cancer +0.8 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.1% Diabetes +0.2 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.7% Lung condition even 1.7%

1.0% Dementia ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

1.0% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

57.1% None +4.9 pts ▸ 62.1%

24.5% One condition ◂ +1.8 pts 22.7%

7.8% Two conditions ◂ +0.6 pts 7.2%

3.1% Three or more ◂ +0.5 pts 2.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Sherbrooke in Tecoma +11 larger in Tecoma

0 0th pct 11 60th pct

Median age in Sherbrooke in Tecoma

— 27 yrs 54th pct

Median income in Sherbrooke in Tecoma

— $725 58th pct

Household income in Sherbrooke in Tecoma

— $1,562 45th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Sherbrooke in Tecoma +0.1 larger in Sherbrooke gap steady

2.7 71st pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

60.4% Couples with children +1.5 pts ▸ 61.9%

30.0% Couples without children ◂ +4.6 pts 25.4%

9.2% One-parent families +2.9 pts ▸ 12.1%

0.0% Other families +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

Household size

38.7% 2 people ◂ +6.4 pts 32.2%

17.9% 1 person +6.7 pts ▸ 24.6%

19.8% 3 people ◂ +2.8 pts 17.0%

13.2% 4 people +4.3 pts ▸ 17.5%

4.7% 5 people +2.6 pts ▸ 7.4%

5.7% 6 or more ◂ +4.1 pts 1.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Sherbrooke in Tecoma +$7 higher in Sherbrooke gap narrowing

$355 72nd pct $348 71st pct

Mortgage in Sherbrooke in Tecoma +$767 higher in Sherbrooke gap widening

$2,500 88th pct $1,733 57th pct

People / bedroom in Sherbrooke in Tecoma even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

44.3% Owned with a mortgage +7.1 pts ▸ 51.4%

45.3% Owned outright ◂ +14.8 pts 30.5%

8.5% Rented +6.4 pts ▸ 14.8%

0.0% Other tenure +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house ◂ +6.5 pts 93.5%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +4.9 pts ▸ 4.9%

0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

47.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +3.0 pts 44.2%

30.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +1.1 pts 29.1%

9.4% 2 bedrooms +5.2 pts ▸ 14.6%

8.5% 5 or more ◂ +2.3 pts 6.2%

2.8% 1 bedroom +3.4 pts ▸ 6.2%

0.0% Studio / none +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

55.6% $350–$549 ◂ +13.7 pts 41.9%

33.3% $200–$349 ◂ +11.1 pts 22.2%

0.0% Under $200 +23.9 pts ▸ 23.9%

0.0% $550–$749 +5.1 pts ▸ 5.1%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

48.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +37.6 pts 11.4%

19.1% $1,000–$1,799 +15.7 pts ▸ 34.8%

19.1% $1,800–$2,999 +13.9 pts ▸ 33.1%

6.4% Under $1,000 +8.2 pts ▸ 14.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Sherbrooke in Tecoma +9 more in Tecoma

8 78th pct 17 86th pct

Stops/1k in Sherbrooke in Tecoma +18.97 more in Sherbrooke

27.21 96th pct 8.24 86th pct

Departures/1k in Sherbrooke in Tecoma +11.6 more in Tecoma

1,006.8 86th pct 1,018.4 86th pct

PT routes in Sherbrooke in Tecoma +4 more in Tecoma

4 82nd pct 8 86th pct

Stop walk in Sherbrooke in Tecoma +7 longer in Sherbrooke

8 43rd pct 1 0th pct

Drive to city in Sherbrooke in Tecoma +6 longer in Sherbrooke

42 34th pct 36 30th pct

Reach 30 min in Sherbrooke in Tecoma +9,777 more in Tecoma

0 0th pct 9,777 58th pct

Reach 45 min in Sherbrooke in Tecoma +23,922 more in Tecoma

0 0th pct 23,922 52nd pct

Transit to city in Sherbrooke in Tecoma

— 87 99th pct

How people get to work

51.8% Car (driver) ◂ +4.7 pts 47.1%

29.9% Worked at home ◂ +0.3 pts 29.6%

4.4% Car (passenger) ◂ +2.1 pts 2.3%

2.2% Walked ◂ +1.2 pts 1.0%

0.0% Train +1.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.0% Bus +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

51.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +9.9 pts 41.1%

28.4% 1 vehicle +4.6 pts ▸ 33.0%

13.7% 3 vehicles +2.3 pts ▸ 16.0%

10.8% 4 or more ◂ +3.2 pts 7.6%

4.9% No vehicle ◂ +1.7 pts 3.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.6 pts 11.5%

12.4% Education & training +2.0 pts ▸ 14.4%

13.1% Professional & technical ◂ +6.0 pts 7.2%

7.3% Construction +3.0 pts ▸ 10.3%

8.0% Retail trade +2.0 pts ▸ 10.1%

9.5% Manufacturing ◂ +2.5 pts 7.0%

6.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.2 pts 6.4%

5.1% Media & telecommunications ◂ +2.7 pts 2.4%

0.0% Wholesale trade +4.7 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.2% Accommodation & food +2.1 pts ▸ 4.3%

0.0% Other services +4.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.6% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.3 pts 2.4%

Occupations people work in

32.1% Professionals ◂ +6.7 pts 25.4%

20.4% Managers ◂ +6.9 pts 13.5%

7.3% Technicians & trades +8.1 pts ▸ 15.4%

8.0% Clerical & administrative +4.8 pts ▸ 12.8%

9.5% Community & personal service +2.2 pts ▸ 11.7%

8.8% Sales workers ◂ +1.0 pts 7.8%

2.2% Labourers +5.0 pts ▸ 7.2%

5.1% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.2 pts 3.9%

Walkability

Walk score in Sherbrooke in Tecoma +3.3 higher in Tecoma

3.3 74th pct 6.6 91st pct

Types ≤15 min in Sherbrooke in Tecoma +3.6 more in Tecoma

2.8 71st pct 6.3 90th pct

15-min city in Sherbrooke in Tecoma +66.2 pts higher in Tecoma

6.6% 62nd pct 72.8% 85th pct

Walk to shops in Sherbrooke in Tecoma +63.6 pts higher in Tecoma

6.6% 62nd pct 70.2% 85th pct

Walk to transit in Sherbrooke in Tecoma +9.0 pts higher in Tecoma

84.4% 83rd pct 93.4% 85th pct

Walk to school in Sherbrooke in Tecoma +67.1 pts higher in Tecoma

4.8% 59th pct 71.9% 83rd pct

Walk to a park in Sherbrooke in Tecoma +1.8 pts higher in Tecoma

98.2% 85th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Sherbrooke in Tecoma +67.5 pts higher in Tecoma

5.4% 73rd pct 72.9% 91st pct

Amenities/1k in Sherbrooke in Tecoma +32.6 more in Sherbrooke

51.0 82nd pct 18.4 60th pct

Intersections/km² in Sherbrooke in Tecoma +65 higher in Tecoma

51 78th pct 117 87th pct

Mean slope in Sherbrooke in Tecoma +2.2 pts higher in Tecoma

12.2% 88th pct 14.4% 91st pct

Compare Sherbrooke with nearby areas

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Compare Tecoma with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Sherbrooke vs Tecoma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL22278/sherbrooke/vs/SAL22476/tecoma