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Taggerty vs Thornton

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 13 km apart · Taggerty profile · Thornton profile

Taggerty Thornton

Taggerty and Thornton (Vic.) are two nearby residential areas in Victoria with populations between 300 and 400 people. Taggerty is more likely to have separate houses (96.1% compared to 84.2%) and a workforce that works from home, at 30.9% compared to 19.4% in Thornton (Vic.). Thornton (Vic.) has more people living alone, at 41.1% compared to 24.7% in Taggerty, and a higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries (43.1% versus 0.0%).

Daily life is very similar in both places, with almost identical shares of children under 15 and people who served in the Defence Force. They also share the same number of public transport stops and routes. Both areas have an older population compared to the national figure, though residents in Thornton (Vic.) are noticeably older, with a typical age of 55 compared to 52 in Taggerty.

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Where they differ most

PT commute: 2.2 pts higher in Taggerty Living alone: 16.4 pts higher in Thornton Unemployment: 3.5 pts higher in Thornton Separate houses: 11.9 pts higher in Taggerty Work from home: 11.5 pts higher in Taggerty

Demographics & Identity

Population in Taggertyin Thornton +94 larger in Taggerty gap widening
405 62nd pct 311 59th pct
Median age in Taggertyin Thornton +3 yrs older in Thornton gap widening
52 yrs 77th pct 55 yrs 86th pct
First Nations in Taggertyin Thornton +1.5 pts higher in Thornton gap steady
0.7% 37th pct 2.3% 53rd pct
Aged 65+ in Taggertyin Thornton +1.9 pts higher in Taggerty gap narrowing
31.9% 88th pct 29.9% 86th pct
Under 15 in Taggertyin Thornton +0.8 pts higher in Taggerty gap narrowing
12.3% 24th pct 11.6% 21st pct
De facto in Taggertyin Thornton +3.4 pts higher in Thornton gap narrowing
13.5% 60th pct 16.9% 79th pct

Age structure

27.4% Older adults (45–64) +4.7 pts ▸ 32.2%
31.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.9 pts 29.9%
20.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.7 pts 18.3%
12.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.8 pts 11.6%
10.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +3.0 pts 7.4%

Marital status

49.0% Married ◂ +8.2 pts 40.8%
32.1% Never married ◂ +2.3 pts 29.8%
11.8% Divorced +5.1 pts ▸ 16.9%
4.8% Widowed +1.5 pts ▸ 6.3%
3.4% Separated +2.1 pts ▸ 5.5%

Age & sex structure

Taggerty Thornton

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Taggertyin Thornton +1.6 pts higher in Taggerty gap narrowing
11.9% 52nd pct 10.3% 45th pct

Country of birth

79.8% Australia +1.0 pts ▸ 80.7%
3.0% England +1.9 pts ▸ 4.8%
1.5% New Zealand ◂ +0.5 pts 1.0%
0.7% Philippines +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%
1.0% South Africa ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%
0.7% Italy ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%
0.0% India even 0.0%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

39.5% Australian +6.5 pts ▸ 46.0%
44.0% English +0.4 pts ▸ 44.4%
12.1% Scottish ◂ +0.8 pts 11.3%
10.6% Irish even 10.6%
4.4% German +0.7 pts ▸ 5.1%
4.4% Dutch ◂ +3.2 pts 1.3%
2.0% Italian even 1.9%
1.5% Greek ◂ +1.5 pts 0.0%
0.7% Filipino ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%
0.0% Chinese even 0.0%
0.0% Indian even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Taggertyin Thornton +1.1 pts higher in Taggerty gap narrowing
3.7% 52nd pct 2.6% 43rd pct
Limited English in Taggertyin Thornton even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Language used at home

88.4% English only +2.6 pts ▸ 91.0%
1.2% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%
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% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Taggertyin Thornton +4.3 pts higher in Taggerty gap narrowing
48.4% 75th pct 44.1% 61st pct

Religious affiliation

48.4% No religion ◂ +4.3 pts 44.1%
37.0% Christianity +6.7 pts ▸ 43.7%
10.9% Not stated ◂ +0.9 pts 10.0%
2.7% Buddhism ◂ +2.7 pts 0.0%
1.5% Islam ◂ +1.5 pts 0.0%
0.7% Judaism ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Taggertyin Thornton +8.0 pts higher in Taggerty gap narrowing
48.2% 58th pct 40.2% 37th pct
Bachelor+ in Taggertyin Thornton +8.6 pts higher in Taggerty gap narrowing
18.9% 64th pct 10.3% 31st pct
Schools ≤3 km in Taggertyin Thornton +1 more in Thornton
1 43rd pct 2 62nd pct
Avg size in Taggertyin Thornton +24 larger in Taggerty
40 14th pct 16 3rd pct
ICSEA in Taggertyin Thornton +12 higher in Taggerty
997 54th pct 985 47th pct

Highest year of school

48.2% Year 12 ◂ +8.0 pts 40.2%
22.0% Year 10 +1.1 pts ▸ 23.1%
16.3% Year 11 ◂ +2.6 pts 13.6%
5.7% Year 9 or below +7.5 pts ▸ 13.3%

Highest qualification level

35.6% Certificate III / IV +5.6 pts ▸ 41.3%
20.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.7 pts 16.1%
17.6% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.1 pts 15.5%
6.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +6.0 pts 0.0%
4.2% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.2 pts 1.9%
2.3% Certificate I / II +0.3 pts ▸ 2.6%

Field of qualification

19.9% Engineering & related ◂ +0.6 pts 19.4%
13.4% Health ◂ +6.3 pts 7.1%
11.6% Management & commerce ◂ +2.5 pts 9.0%
4.2% Food, hospitality & personal services +6.2 pts ▸ 10.3%
3.2% Agriculture & environment +6.4 pts ▸ 9.7%
9.3% Society & culture ◂ +0.2 pts 9.0%
7.9% Education ◂ +3.4 pts 4.5%
7.4% Architecture & building ◂ +4.2 pts 3.2%
5.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +2.5 pts 2.6%
3.7% Creative arts ◂ +3.7 pts 0.0%
1.9% Information technology ◂ +1.9 pts 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Taggertyin Thornton +$78 higher in Thornton gap widening
$579 22nd pct $657 33rd pct
Household income in Taggertyin Thornton +$172 higher in Taggerty gap narrowing
$1,220 26th pct $1,048 16th pct
Family income in Taggertyin Thornton +$104 higher in Thornton gap narrowing
$1,541 29th pct $1,645 35th pct
High earners in Taggertyin Thornton +1.6 pts higher in Taggerty gap steady
8.2% 51st pct 6.6% 42nd pct
High-income homes in Taggertyin Thornton +0.9 pts higher in Taggerty gap steady
7.8% 23rd pct 6.8% 21st pct

Household income distribution

35.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +9.7 pts 26.0%
29.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.9 pts 24.0%
15.6% Under $650 +13.2 pts ▸ 28.8%
3.9% $4,000 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 4.1%
3.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.2 pts 2.7%

Personal income distribution

49.0% Under $650 ◂ +5.6 pts 43.4%
27.6% $650–$1,499 +5.9 pts ▸ 33.5%
10.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.6 pts 9.6%
3.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 2.2%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Taggertyin Thornton +2.6 pts higher in Thornton
30.9% 60th pct 33.4% 72nd pct
Mental health in Taggertyin Thornton +0.9 pts higher in Taggerty
9.6% 65th pct 8.7% 56th pct
Needs assistance in Taggertyin Thornton +1.3 pts higher in Taggerty gap narrowing
6.2% 67th pct 4.8% 52nd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

10.1% Arthritis +3.4 pts ▸ 13.5%
9.1% Asthma +0.8 pts ▸ 10.0%
9.6% Mental health ◂ +0.9 pts 8.7%
8.1% Other condition ◂ +2.7 pts 5.5%
4.9% Cancer +2.1 pts ▸ 7.1%
5.2% Diabetes +1.2 pts ▸ 6.4%
3.7% Lung condition +0.8 pts ▸ 4.5%
4.0% Heart disease ◂ +0.4 pts 3.5%
0.7% Stroke +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.0% Dementia even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

61.0% None ◂ +7.0 pts 54.0%
20.7% One condition +0.8 pts ▸ 21.5%
6.2% Two conditions +0.9 pts ▸ 7.1%
4.2% Three or more even 4.2%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Taggertyin Thornton +8.4 pts higher in Taggerty gap widening
27.9% 82nd pct 19.5% 57th pct
Unpaid carers in Taggertyin Thornton +4.6 pts higher in Taggerty gap narrowing
16.3% 80th pct 11.8% 40th pct
Unpaid child care in Taggertyin Thornton +6.2 pts higher in Taggerty gap widening
22.0% 34th pct 15.8% 14th pct
Defence service in Taggertyin Thornton even
5.1% 82nd pct 5.1% 82nd pct
Housework 15h+ in Taggertyin Thornton +2.0 pts higher in Taggerty gap narrowing
30.7% 81st pct 28.7% 74th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Taggertyin Thornton +4 larger in Thornton
3 43rd pct 7 54th pct
Median age in Taggertyin Thornton +1 yrs older in Taggerty
46 yrs 84th pct 45 yrs 83rd pct
Median income in Taggertyin Thornton +$324 higher in Thornton
$575 43rd pct $899 73rd pct
Household income in Taggertyin Thornton +$313 higher in Thornton
$1,312 32nd pct $1,625 47th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Taggertyin Thornton +0.4 larger in Taggerty gap widening
2.4 43rd pct 2.0 14th pct
One-parent in Taggertyin Thornton +0.5 pts higher in Taggerty gap narrowing
9.3% 41st pct 8.8% 38th pct
Living alone in Taggertyin Thornton +16.4 pts higher in Thornton gap widening
24.7% 53rd pct 41.1% 92nd pct

Family composition

49.8% Couples with children ◂ +1.3 pts 48.5%
40.5% Couples without children +3.6 pts ▸ 44.1%
9.3% One-parent families ◂ +0.5 pts 8.8%
3.0% Other families ◂ +3.0 pts 0.0%

Household size

44.2% 2 people ◂ +5.1 pts 39.0%
24.7% 1 person +16.4 pts ▸ 41.1%
14.3% 4 people ◂ +8.1 pts 6.2%
13.0% 3 people ◂ +4.1 pts 8.9%
3.2% 5 people +0.9 pts ▸ 4.1%
1.9% 6 or more ◂ +1.9 pts 0.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Taggertyin Thornton +$8 higher in Thornton gap steady
$250 40th pct $258 43rd pct
Mortgage in Taggertyin Thornton +$259 higher in Taggerty gap narrowing
$1,126 20th pct $867 11th pct
People / bedroom in Taggertyin Thornton +0.10 higher in Taggerty gap widening
0.80 43rd pct 0.70 14th pct
Renting in Taggertyin Thornton +5.9 pts higher in Thornton gap narrowing
8.4% 21st pct 14.4% 43rd pct
Owned outright in Taggertyin Thornton +2.5 pts higher in Taggerty gap widening
54.5% 84th pct 52.1% 79th pct
Separate houses in Taggertyin Thornton +11.9 pts higher in Taggerty gap widening
96.1% 49th pct 84.2% 24th pct
3+ bedrooms in Taggertyin Thornton +7.2 pts higher in Taggerty gap widening
69.5% 27th pct 62.3% 16th pct

How homes are owned or rented

54.5% Owned outright ◂ +2.5 pts 52.1%
32.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +9.2 pts 23.3%
8.4% Rented +5.9 pts ▸ 14.4%
4.5% Other tenure ◂ +0.4 pts 4.1%
0.0% Not stated +2.7 pts ▸ 2.7%

Types of homes

96.1% Separate house ◂ +11.9 pts 84.2%
3.2% Other dwelling +8.4 pts ▸ 11.6%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached even 0.0%
0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

40.3% 3 bedrooms +13.2 pts ▸ 53.4%
22.1% 2 bedrooms +1.2 pts ▸ 23.3%
20.8% 4 bedrooms ◂ +11.9 pts 8.9%
8.4% 5 or more ◂ +8.4 pts 0.0%
6.5% 1 bedroom +0.4 pts ▸ 6.8%
0.0% Studio / none +2.7 pts ▸ 2.7%

Weekly rent distribution

115.4% $200–$349 ◂ +39.2 pts 76.2%
0.0% Under $200 +23.8 pts ▸ 23.8%
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

40.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +4.7 pts 35.3%
14.0% Under $1,000 +24.2 pts ▸ 38.2%
28.0% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +28.0 pts 0.0%
14.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +14.0 pts 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Taggertyin Thornton +0.2 pts higher in Thornton gap steady
2.6% 60th pct 2.8% 61st pct
Work from home in Taggertyin Thornton +11.5 pts higher in Taggerty gap widening
30.9% 82nd pct 19.4% 59th pct
PT commute in Taggertyin Thornton +2.2 pts higher in Taggerty gap widening
2.2% 81st pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Taggertyin Thornton even
4 73rd pct 4 73rd pct
Stops/1k in Taggertyin Thornton +2.99 more in Thornton
9.88 87th pct 12.86 89th pct
Departures/1k in Taggertyin Thornton +0.7 more in Thornton
108.6 69th pct 109.3 70th pct
PT routes in Taggertyin Thornton even
2 75th pct 2 75th pct
Stop walk in Taggertyin Thornton +8 longer in Taggerty
43 75th pct 35 71st pct
Drive to city in Taggertyin Thornton +12 longer in Thornton
89 62nd pct 101 70th pct

How people get to work

50.8% Car (driver) +6.7 pts ▸ 57.6%
30.9% Worked at home ◂ +11.5 pts 19.4%
1.7% Walked +5.5 pts ▸ 7.2%
3.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.2 pts 2.2%
2.2% Bus ◂ +2.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

42.8% 2 vehicles ◂ +3.8 pts 39.0%
23.7% 1 vehicle +9.6 pts ▸ 33.3%
17.8% 4 or more ◂ +5.7 pts 12.1%
13.2% 3 vehicles +3.2 pts ▸ 16.3%
2.6% No vehicle +0.2 pts ▸ 2.8%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Taggertyin Thornton +6.3 pts higher in Thornton gap widening
27.6% 37th pct 33.9% 61st pct
Recent arrivals in Taggertyin Thornton +1.0 pts higher in Taggerty gap narrowing
10.4% 65th pct 9.4% 62nd pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Taggertyin Thornton +3.5 pts higher in Thornton gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 3.5% 49th pct
Participation in Taggertyin Thornton even gap narrowing
52.7% 27th pct 52.6% 26th pct
Full-time in Taggertyin Thornton +7.4 pts higher in Thornton gap widening
43.6% 7th pct 51.1% 19th pct

Industries people work in

6.6% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +7.0 pts ▸ 13.7%
12.7% Construction ◂ +2.6 pts 10.1%
10.5% Education & training +1.0 pts ▸ 11.5%
9.9% Health care & social assistance +1.6 pts ▸ 11.5%
10.5% Retail trade ◂ +0.4 pts 10.1%
1.7% Manufacturing +7.0 pts ▸ 8.6%
8.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.4 pts 7.9%
8.3% Public administration & safety ◂ +4.7 pts 3.6%
7.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.7 pts 5.0%
6.6% Other services ◂ +0.9 pts 5.8%
6.1% Professional & technical ◂ +3.9 pts 2.2%
2.2% Electricity, gas & water ◂ +0.1 pts 2.2%

Occupations people work in

17.1% Technicians & trades +7.3 pts ▸ 24.5%
20.4% Managers +1.9 pts ▸ 22.3%
13.3% Labourers ◂ +0.3 pts 12.9%
12.2% Professionals ◂ +0.6 pts 11.5%
11.6% Community & personal service ◂ +6.6 pts 5.0%
11.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.5 pts 10.1%
9.4% Sales workers ◂ +4.4 pts 5.0%
3.3% Machinery operators & drivers +0.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

Walkability

Walk score in Taggertyin Thornton +1.6 higher in Thornton
0.7 56th pct 2.2 67th pct
Types ≤15 min in Taggertyin Thornton +0.9 more in Thornton
0.8 57th pct 1.7 64th pct
15-min city in Taggertyin Thornton even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Taggertyin Thornton +43.1 pts higher in Thornton
0.0% 0th pct 43.1% 78th pct
Walk to transit in Taggertyin Thornton +19.7 pts higher in Thornton
18.5% 63rd pct 38.2% 70th pct
Walk to school in Taggertyin Thornton even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Taggertyin Thornton +20.8 pts higher in Thornton
26.8% 57th pct 47.6% 63rd pct
Walk to health in Taggertyin Thornton even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Taggertyin Thornton +11.4 more in Thornton
27.2 71st pct 38.6 76th pct
Intersections/km² in Taggertyin Thornton even
1 53rd pct 1 52nd pct
Mean slope in Taggertyin Thornton +2.9 pts higher in Taggerty
8.4% 73rd pct 5.5% 47th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Taggerty vs Thornton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL22419/taggerty/vs/SAL22510/thornton