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Sunday Creek vs Waterford Park

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 6.8 km apart · Sunday Creek profile · Waterford Park profile

Sunday Creek Waterford Park

Sunday Creek and Waterford Park are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Sunday Creek is a wealthier area where the typical household earns $2,183 a week, and 32.5% of homes earn $3,000 or more. Waterford Park is younger and more diverse, with 23.5% of people being children under 15 and a higher Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population of 7.4%. Waterford Park is also more walkable, with 100% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and more street intersections per square kilometre.

These two places share several similarities, such as the fact that everyone lives in separate houses and no one uses public transport to commute. However, the gap in household income has widened over time, with typical weekly income now $612 higher in Sunday Creek. Both areas have very low rates of people born overseas, sitting around 7%, and similar typical weekly rents of about $270 to $285.

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Where they differ most

First Nations: 7.4 pts higher in Waterford Park Limited English: 1.4 pts higher in Sunday Creek No religion: 17.7 pts higher in Waterford Park Under 15: 9.1 pts higher in Waterford Park Population: 151 larger in Sunday Creek

Demographics & Identity

Population in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +151 larger in Sunday Creek gap widening
368 61st pct 217 55th pct
Median age in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +6 yrs older in Sunday Creek gap steady
43 yrs 43rd pct 37 yrs 20th pct
First Nations in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +7.4 pts higher in Waterford Park gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 7.4% 83rd pct
Aged 65+ in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +6.6 pts higher in Sunday Creek gap widening
16.3% 39th pct 9.7% 15th pct
Under 15 in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +9.1 pts higher in Waterford Park gap widening
14.4% 33rd pct 23.5% 86th pct
De facto in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +3.3 pts higher in Waterford Park gap narrowing
15.7% 74th pct 19.0% 86th pct

Age structure

30.2% Older adults (45–64) +0.3 pts ▸ 30.4%
21.7% Young adults (25–44) +7.3 pts ▸ 29.0%
14.4% Children (0–14) +9.1 pts ▸ 23.5%
16.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +8.0 pts 8.3%
16.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +6.6 pts 9.7%

Marital status

50.2% Married ◂ +8.9 pts 41.3%
36.7% Never married +3.4 pts ▸ 40.1%
5.1% Divorced +6.5 pts ▸ 11.6%
2.9% Separated +1.8 pts ▸ 4.7%
2.6% Widowed +1.5 pts ▸ 4.1%

Age & sex structure

Sunday Creek Waterford Park

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +0.6 pts higher in Sunday Creek gap narrowing
7.1% 29th pct 6.5% 27th pct

Country of birth

85.1% Australia ◂ +2.1 pts 82.9%
1.4% England +3.2 pts ▸ 4.6%
0.0% India even 0.0%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% New Zealand even 0.0%
0.0% Philippines even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%
0.0% Italy even 0.0%
0.0% South Africa even 0.0%

Ancestry

38.0% English +14.0 pts ▸ 52.1%
49.5% Australian ◂ +0.1 pts 49.3%
11.1% Scottish ◂ +2.8 pts 8.3%
10.1% Irish ◂ +2.2 pts 7.8%
5.2% German ◂ +3.3 pts 1.8%
2.4% Italian +2.2 pts ▸ 4.6%
1.9% Greek ◂ +1.9 pts 0.0%
1.9% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 1.8%
0.0% Chinese even 0.0%
0.0% Indian even 0.0%
0.0% Filipino even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park even gap narrowing
4.6% 58th pct 4.6% 58th pct
Limited English in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +1.4 pts higher in Sunday Creek gap widening
1.4% 80th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Language used at home

89.1% English only ◂ +1.6 pts 87.6%
0.0% Italian +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%
1.4% Greek ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%
0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%
0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +17.7 pts higher in Waterford Park gap widening
44.0% 61st pct 61.8% 96th pct

Religious affiliation

44.0% No religion +17.7 pts ▸ 61.8%
44.6% Christianity ◂ +16.9 pts 27.6%
7.6% Not stated +5.3 pts ▸ 12.9%
2.7% Other religions ◂ +2.7 pts 0.0%
0.8% Buddhism +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.8% Islam ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +8.4 pts higher in Sunday Creek gap narrowing
42.1% 42nd pct 33.7% 20th pct
Bachelor+ in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +5.5 pts higher in Sunday Creek gap widening
12.5% 41st pct 7.0% 18th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +2 more in Sunday Creek
2 62nd pct 0 0th pct
Avg size in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park
582 82nd pct —
ICSEA in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park
968 36th pct —

Highest year of school

42.1% Year 12 ◂ +8.4 pts 33.7%
22.3% Year 10 +3.2 pts ▸ 25.4%
13.0% Year 11 +6.5 pts ▸ 19.5%
11.3% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.1 pts 11.2%

Highest qualification level

40.8% Certificate III / IV +11.5 pts ▸ 52.2%
13.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +6.4 pts ▸ 20.0%
16.3% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.0 pts 13.3%
3.3% Certificate I / II +2.3 pts ▸ 5.6%
2.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.7 pts 0.0%
2.2% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.2 pts 0.0%

Field of qualification

22.3% Engineering & related ◂ +4.5 pts 17.8%
10.3% Management & commerce +7.5 pts ▸ 17.8%
12.0% Health ◂ +6.4 pts 5.6%
7.1% Society & culture +2.9 pts ▸ 10.0%
7.1% Architecture & building ◂ +1.5 pts 5.6%
2.7% Agriculture & environment +3.9 pts ▸ 6.7%
4.3% Education +2.3 pts ▸ 6.7%
3.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +3.4 pts ▸ 6.7%
1.6% Information technology +2.8 pts ▸ 4.4%
2.7% Creative arts +0.6 pts ▸ 3.3%
2.2% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +2.2 pts 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +$46 higher in Sunday Creek gap narrowing
$812 61st pct $766 53rd pct
Household income in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +$612 higher in Sunday Creek gap widening
$2,183 83rd pct $1,571 52nd pct
Family income in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +$655 higher in Sunday Creek gap widening
$2,383 77th pct $1,728 40th pct
High earners in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +5.0 pts higher in Sunday Creek gap widening
13.7% 76th pct 8.7% 54th pct
High-income homes in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +20.0 pts higher in Sunday Creek gap widening
32.5% 86th pct 12.5% 39th pct

Household income distribution

11.7% $650–$1,499 +29.6 pts ▸ 41.3%
29.2% $1,500–$2,999 +7.1 pts ▸ 36.3%
19.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +10.4 pts 8.8%
13.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +9.6 pts 3.8%
12.5% Under $650 ◂ +7.5 pts 5.0%

Personal income distribution

37.7% Under $650 ◂ +2.2 pts 35.5%
24.3% $650–$1,499 +9.4 pts ▸ 33.7%
19.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.6 pts 12.2%
4.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 2.9%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +8.2 pts higher in Waterford Park
27.7% 44th pct 35.9% 81st pct
Mental health in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +6.6 pts higher in Waterford Park
8.2% 50th pct 14.7% 91st pct
Needs assistance in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +5.8 pts higher in Waterford Park gap widening
5.7% 62nd pct 11.5% 93rd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

8.7% Arthritis +6.5 pts ▸ 15.2%
8.2% Mental health +6.6 pts ▸ 14.7%
7.9% Asthma +5.5 pts ▸ 13.4%
6.5% Other condition +0.9 pts ▸ 7.4%
6.0% Diabetes ◂ +3.7 pts 2.3%
6.0% Heart disease ◂ +2.8 pts 3.2%
1.4% Lung condition +3.7 pts ▸ 5.1%
4.1% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 3.7%
0.8% Stroke ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%
0.0% Dementia even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

63.9% None ◂ +9.5 pts 54.4%
16.0% One condition +6.1 pts ▸ 22.1%
7.3% Two conditions +0.5 pts ▸ 7.8%
2.4% Three or more +3.1 pts ▸ 5.5%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +4.0 pts higher in Sunday Creek gap narrowing
12.1% 21st pct 8.1% 10th pct
Unpaid carers in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +0.8 pts higher in Waterford Park gap narrowing
10.2% 27th pct 11.0% 33rd pct
Unpaid child care in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +4.5 pts higher in Sunday Creek gap widening
23.6% 41st pct 19.2% 24th pct
Defence service in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +1.2 pts higher in Sunday Creek
4.2% 73rd pct 3.0% 55th pct
Housework 15h+ in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +1.6 pts higher in Sunday Creek gap narrowing
24.3% 51st pct 22.7% 41st pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +16 larger in Waterford Park
0 0th pct 16 64th pct
Median age in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park
— 16 yrs 13th pct
Median income in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park
— $474 29th pct
Household income in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park
— $2,124 67th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +0.2 larger in Sunday Creek gap steady
2.8 76th pct 2.6 57th pct
One-parent in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +8.8 pts higher in Waterford Park gap widening
9.8% 44th pct 18.6% 84th pct
Living alone in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +9.2 pts higher in Waterford Park gap widening
15.8% 22nd pct 25.0% 55th pct

Family composition

62.2% Couples with children ◂ +8.0 pts 54.2%
29.5% Couples without children ◂ +5.2 pts 24.3%
9.8% One-parent families +8.8 pts ▸ 18.6%
0.0% Other families +1.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

Household size

33.3% 2 people +4.2 pts ▸ 37.5%
15.8% 1 person +9.2 pts ▸ 25.0%
22.5% 4 people ◂ +11.3 pts 11.3%
15.8% 3 people +4.2 pts ▸ 20.0%
5.8% 6 or more +4.2 pts ▸ 10.0%
5.8% 5 people ◂ +2.1 pts 3.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +$15 higher in Waterford Park gap steady
$270 47th pct $285 52nd pct
Mortgage in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +$460 higher in Sunday Creek gap narrowing
$1,733 57th pct $1,273 27th pct
People / bedroom in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park even gap narrowing
0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct
Renting in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +5.0 pts higher in Waterford Park gap widening
2.5% 6th pct 7.5% 18th pct
Owned outright in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +1.7 pts higher in Sunday Creek gap narrowing
34.2% 31st pct 32.5% 27th pct
Separate houses in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park even gap narrowing
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
3+ bedrooms in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +2.9 pts higher in Waterford Park gap narrowing
93.3% 86th pct 96.3% 92nd pct

How homes are owned or rented

60.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +5.0 pts 55.0%
34.2% Owned outright ◂ +1.7 pts 32.5%
2.5% Rented +5.0 pts ▸ 7.5%
0.0% Other tenure even 0.0%
0.0% Not stated even 0.0%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house even 100.0%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached even 0.0%
0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

36.7% 3 bedrooms +39.6 pts ▸ 76.3%
50.8% 4 bedrooms ◂ +35.8 pts 15.0%
7.5% 2 bedrooms ◂ +1.3 pts 6.3%
5.8% 5 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 5.0%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%
0.0% 1 bedroom even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

0.0% Under $200 even 0.0%
0.0% $200–$349 even 0.0%
0.0% $350–$549 even 0.0%
0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

43.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +2.1 pts 40.9%
26.4% Under $1,000 +14.5 pts ▸ 40.9%
34.7% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +25.6 pts 9.1%
4.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.2 pts 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park even gap narrowing
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Work from home in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +7.4 pts higher in Sunday Creek gap widening
15.4% 46th pct 8.0% 19th pct
PT commute in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park even gap narrowing
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park even
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stop walk in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park
56 83rd pct —
Drive to city in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +4 longer in Sunday Creek
54 41st pct 50 38th pct
Reach 30 min in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park
— 0 0th pct
Reach 45 min in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park
— 0 0th pct

How people get to work

65.4% Car (driver) +3.5 pts ▸ 69.0%
15.4% Worked at home ◂ +7.4 pts 8.0%
5.9% Car (passenger) ◂ +5.9 pts 0.0%
2.1% Walked ◂ +2.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

39.0% 2 vehicles +3.5 pts ▸ 42.5%
27.1% 4 or more ◂ +10.9 pts 16.3%
6.8% 1 vehicle +19.5 pts ▸ 26.3%
25.4% 3 vehicles ◂ +10.4 pts 15.0%
0.0% No vehicle even 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +7.7 pts higher in Waterford Park gap narrowing
23.0% 23rd pct 30.7% 49th pct
Recent arrivals in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park
19.2% 86th pct —

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +1.8 pts higher in Waterford Park gap steady
1.6% 36th pct 3.3% 47th pct
Participation in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +8.4 pts higher in Sunday Creek gap widening
60.7% 50th pct 52.3% 26th pct
Full-time in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +1.7 pts higher in Sunday Creek gap narrowing
58.0% 49th pct 56.3% 40th pct

Industries people work in

19.1% Construction ◂ +10.0 pts 9.2%
11.2% Health care & social assistance +6.1 pts ▸ 17.2%
5.3% Public administration & safety +8.5 pts ▸ 13.8%
6.9% Transport & warehousing +5.7 pts ▸ 12.6%
9.6% Manufacturing +1.9 pts ▸ 11.5%
9.6% Retail trade +1.9 pts ▸ 11.5%
6.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.5 pts 3.4%
6.9% Education & training ◂ +3.5 pts 3.4%
5.9% Professional & technical ◂ +5.9 pts 0.0%
4.3% Other services ◂ +0.8 pts 3.4%
3.2% Wholesale trade ◂ +3.2 pts 0.0%
3.2% Arts & recreation ◂ +3.2 pts 0.0%

Occupations people work in

20.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.2 pts 19.5%
17.6% Managers ◂ +14.1 pts 3.4%
8.0% Machinery operators & drivers +9.3 pts ▸ 17.2%
10.1% Clerical & administrative +2.5 pts ▸ 12.6%
12.2% Professionals ◂ +3.0 pts 9.2%
11.7% Sales workers ◂ +0.2 pts 11.5%
9.6% Labourers +1.9 pts ▸ 11.5%
8.5% Community & personal service +0.7 pts ▸ 9.2%

Walkability

Walk score in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +0.8 higher in Waterford Park
0.0 30th pct 0.8 58th pct
Types ≤15 min in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +1.0 more in Waterford Park
0.0 31st pct 1.0 59th pct
15-min city in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +97.4 pts higher in Waterford Park
2.6% 41st pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +4.6 more in Waterford Park
0.0 0th pct 4.6 28th pct
Intersections/km² in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +41 higher in Waterford Park
2 58th pct 42 77th pct
Mean slope in Sunday Creekin Waterford Park +1.9 pts higher in Waterford Park
7.3% 65th pct 9.2% 77th pct

Compare Sunday Creek with nearby areas

Broadford Kilmore East Waterford Park Moranding Tyaak Reedy Creek Wandong Kilmore

Compare Waterford Park with nearby areas

Wandong Kilmore East Sunday Creek Heathcote Junction Reedy Creek Clonbinane Broadford Tyaak

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Sunday Creek vs Waterford Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL22392/sunday-creek/vs/SAL22717/waterford-park