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Archerfield vs Rocklea

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

Archerfield Rocklea

Rocklea (Qld) and Archerfield are neighbouring areas with very different housing and workforce profiles. Rocklea (Qld) has a more mobile and qualified population, with 27.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher and 50.8% of residents having moved in the last five years. In contrast, Archerfield has a more settled feel, with 34.6% of homes owned outright compared to just 18.0% in Rocklea (Qld). This gap extends to the homes themselves, as Archerfield has a far higher share of houses with three or more bedrooms (82.4% versus 60.4%).

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011, maintaining several shared traits like the same number of people per home and very similar weekly rents. They are also alike in their school advantage scores and the share of people caring for children. While both have good transport links, Archerfield is more walkable, with 94.2% of homes within a 10 minute walk of public transport compared to 72.1% in Rocklea (Qld).

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Where they differ most

Population: 1,139 larger in Rocklea 3+ bedrooms: 22.0 pts higher in Archerfield Recent movers: 17.0 pts higher in Rocklea Owned outright: 16.6 pts higher in Archerfield Renting: 13.1 pts higher in Rocklea

Demographics & Identity

Population in Archerfield in Rocklea +1,139 larger in Rocklea gap widening

533 65th pct 1,672 76th pct

Median age in Archerfield in Rocklea +5 yrs older in Archerfield gap widening

39 yrs 26th pct 34 yrs 13th pct

Age structure

31.3% Young adults (25–44) +7.4 pts ▸ 38.8%

26.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +6.8 pts 19.3%

15.8% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.3 pts 15.5%

15.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.9 pts 13.5%

12.6% Youth (15–24) +1.1 pts ▸ 13.7%

Marital status

49.9% Never married ◂ +0.2 pts 49.7%

34.2% Married ◂ +3.9 pts 30.4%

10.7% Divorced ◂ +0.1 pts 10.6%

2.7% Widowed +2.4 pts ▸ 5.1%

3.4% Separated +0.9 pts ▸ 4.2%

Age & sex structure

Archerfield Rocklea

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

64.2% Australia ◂ +5.0 pts 59.2%

1.5% New Zealand +2.0 pts ▸ 3.5%

3.0% Philippines ◂ +1.0 pts 2.0%

2.8% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.0% China +2.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.3% England +1.1 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.6% India +1.6 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.7% Nepal ◂ +1.7 pts 0.0%

0.0% South Africa +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Italy +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Ancestry

30.2% Australian ◂ +5.3 pts 24.9%

29.1% English +0.2 pts ▸ 29.2%

8.1% Irish +2.6 pts ▸ 10.6%

8.4% Scottish ◂ +0.3 pts 8.1%

6.6% German ◂ +0.8 pts 5.7%

5.3% Chinese +0.5 pts ▸ 5.7%

2.8% Vietnamese +1.4 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.4% Filipino ◂ +0.9 pts 2.5%

3.0% Greek ◂ +2.0 pts 1.0%

2.6% Indian ◂ +1.2 pts 1.4%

1.7% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.1% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

Language

Language used at home

66.2% English only ◂ +0.6 pts 65.6%

3.2% Vietnamese +0.6 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.5% Mandarin +1.0 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.9% Hindi ◂ +1.9 pts 0.0%

1.7% Greek ◂ +1.3 pts 0.4%

1.5% Punjabi ◂ +0.7 pts 0.8%

1.5% Tagalog ◂ +1.1 pts 0.4%

0.0% Cantonese +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.0% Arabic +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

36.4% No religion +8.3 pts ▸ 44.7%

42.0% Christianity ◂ +5.8 pts 36.2%

10.3% Not stated ◂ +2.4 pts 8.0%

4.9% Islam ◂ +1.3 pts 3.6%

1.3% Buddhism +2.8 pts ▸ 4.1%

2.6% Other religions ◂ +1.3 pts 1.3%

1.9% Hinduism even 1.9%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Archerfield in Rocklea

— 3.86 50th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Archerfield in Rocklea +12 more in Rocklea

23 87th pct 35 89th pct

Avg size in Archerfield in Rocklea +49 larger in Rocklea

533 76th pct 582 82nd pct

ICSEA in Archerfield in Rocklea +50 higher in Rocklea

1,011 62nd pct 1,061 82nd pct

Highest year of school

54.1% Year 12 +8.6 pts ▸ 62.7%

20.3% Year 10 ◂ +6.4 pts 14.0%

13.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +4.0 pts 9.0%

5.3% Year 11 +0.2 pts ▸ 5.5%

Highest qualification level

33.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +8.2 pts 24.7%

20.7% Bachelor degree +7.8 pts ▸ 28.4%

14.9% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.8 pts 12.0%

5.1% Postgraduate degree +4.7 pts ▸ 9.7%

1.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +3.1 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.6% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.7 pts 2.0%

Field of qualification

19.6% Engineering & related ◂ +8.4 pts 11.2%

16.3% Management & commerce ◂ +1.2 pts 15.1%

6.5% Society & culture +5.8 pts ▸ 12.4%

5.1% Health +5.3 pts ▸ 10.4%

8.0% Education ◂ +1.8 pts 6.1%

5.4% Creative arts +2.1 pts ▸ 7.5%

4.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.0 pts ▸ 6.0%

3.3% Architecture & building +1.6 pts ▸ 4.8%

4.0% Information technology +0.4 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.4 pts 1.5%

2.5% Natural & physical sciences even 2.5%

Income

Personal income in Archerfield in Rocklea +$107 higher in Rocklea gap widening

$686 38th pct $793 58th pct

Household income in Archerfield in Rocklea +$84 higher in Rocklea gap narrowing

$1,409 41st pct $1,493 47th pct

Family income in Archerfield in Rocklea +$481 higher in Rocklea gap widening

$1,586 32nd pct $2,067 61st pct

Household income distribution

34.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.0 pts 29.1%

29.3% $1,500–$2,999 +3.3 pts ▸ 32.6%

16.6% Under $650 +2.2 pts ▸ 18.8%

5.9% $3,000–$3,999 +2.6 pts ▸ 8.5%

7.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.8 pts 5.5%

Personal income distribution

42.5% Under $650 ◂ +2.2 pts 40.3%

36.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.7 pts 34.3%

8.5% $1,500–$2,999 +8.7 pts ▸ 17.2%

0.7% $3,000 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.8% Mental health +0.4 pts ▸ 12.2%

11.1% Asthma ◂ +3.1 pts 8.0%

9.6% Other condition +1.1 pts ▸ 10.7%

8.6% Arthritis ◂ +2.6 pts 6.0%

6.4% Diabetes ◂ +1.2 pts 5.2%

4.3% Heart disease +0.6 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.6% Lung condition ◂ +2.5 pts 1.1%

2.3% Cancer +0.3 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.0% Dementia +2.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

2.1% Stroke ◂ +1.2 pts 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

57.0% None +5.6 pts ▸ 62.7%

20.8% One condition ◂ +1.6 pts 19.3%

6.8% Two conditions ◂ +0.8 pts 5.9%

3.4% Three or more +0.5 pts ▸ 3.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Archerfield in Rocklea +25 larger in Rocklea

29 72nd pct 54 78th pct

Median age in Archerfield in Rocklea +19 yrs older in Archerfield

38 yrs 76th pct 19 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Archerfield in Rocklea +$112 higher in Archerfield

$537 37th pct $425 21st pct

Household income in Archerfield in Rocklea +$657 higher in Rocklea

$1,593 46th pct $2,250 71st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Archerfield in Rocklea even gap narrowing

2.3 29th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

48.9% Couples with children +4.0 pts ▸ 52.9%

27.7% Couples without children ◂ +0.1 pts 27.6%

19.5% One-parent families ◂ +3.2 pts 16.3%

2.8% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 3.1%

Household size

30.2% 1 person +7.9 pts ▸ 38.2%

36.6% 2 people ◂ +6.9 pts 29.7%

17.1% 3 people ◂ +3.0 pts 14.1%

8.8% 4 people +2.0 pts ▸ 10.8%

5.4% 5 people ◂ +1.5 pts 3.9%

3.4% 6 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 3.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Archerfield in Rocklea +$8 higher in Archerfield gap steady

$343 69th pct $335 67th pct

Mortgage in Archerfield in Rocklea +$118 higher in Rocklea gap narrowing

$1,517 43rd pct $1,635 51st pct

People / bedroom in Archerfield in Rocklea +0.10 higher in Rocklea gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

34.1% Rented +13.1 pts ▸ 47.3%

34.6% Owned outright ◂ +16.6 pts 18.0%

29.3% Owned with a mortgage +2.5 pts ▸ 31.8%

2.0% Not stated ◂ +0.5 pts 1.4%

0.0% Other tenure +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

Types of homes

90.7% Separate house ◂ +4.5 pts 86.2%

7.3% Flat or apartment +0.2 pts ▸ 7.5%

4.9% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +0.7 pts 4.2%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

65.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +20.6 pts 45.2%

14.1% 2 bedrooms +10.6 pts ▸ 24.7%

2.0% 1 bedroom +9.9 pts ▸ 11.9%

11.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +1.4 pts 10.3%

4.9% 5 or more even 4.9%

0.0% Studio / none +1.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

Weekly rent distribution

37.1% $200–$349 +15.8 pts ▸ 53.0%

41.4% $350–$549 ◂ +1.7 pts 39.7%

7.1% Under $200 ◂ +3.5 pts 3.6%

0.0% $550–$749 +1.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.0% $750 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

61.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +10.4 pts 51.2%

20.0% $1,800–$2,999 +4.1 pts ▸ 24.1%

0.0% Under $1,000 +13.3 pts ▸ 13.3%

0.0% $3,000 or more +8.9 pts ▸ 8.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Archerfield in Rocklea +1 more in Archerfield

14 84th pct 13 83rd pct

Stops/1k in Archerfield in Rocklea +18.49 more in Archerfield

26.27 96th pct 7.78 86th pct

Departures/1k in Archerfield in Rocklea +2,526.8 more in Archerfield

4,394.0 100th pct 1,867.2 91st pct

PT routes in Archerfield in Rocklea +9 more in Rocklea

4 82nd pct 13 86th pct

Stop walk in Archerfield in Rocklea +5 longer in Rocklea

7 39th pct 12 49th pct

Drive to city in Archerfield in Rocklea +2 longer in Archerfield

14 10th pct 12 8th pct

Reach 30 min in Archerfield in Rocklea even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Archerfield in Rocklea +11,032 more in Archerfield

26,240 53rd pct 15,208 46th pct

Transit to city in Archerfield in Rocklea +2 longer in Archerfield

64 64th pct 62 60th pct

How people get to work

63.3% Car (driver) ◂ +4.6 pts 58.7%

12.8% Worked at home +2.4 pts ▸ 15.3%

4.0% Bicycle ◂ +3.5 pts 0.5%

1.8% Train +1.4 pts ▸ 3.1%

3.1% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.7 pts 2.4%

3.1% Bus ◂ +1.7 pts 1.4%

0.0% Walked +2.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

Motor vehicles per home

39.7% 1 vehicle +5.0 pts ▸ 44.7%

34.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +3.4 pts 30.7%

12.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.7 pts 9.4%

5.5% No vehicle +1.8 pts ▸ 7.3%

7.0% 4 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 6.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.4% Health care & social assistance +2.9 pts ▸ 15.3%

11.5% Education & training ◂ +0.7 pts 10.8%

7.1% Retail trade +1.5 pts ▸ 8.6%

8.0% Construction +0.2 pts ▸ 8.1%

4.0% Professional & technical +4.2 pts ▸ 8.1%

7.1% Other services ◂ +0.8 pts 6.3%

6.6% Manufacturing +0.2 pts ▸ 6.9%

6.2% Wholesale trade ◂ +3.5 pts 2.7%

6.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.8 pts 5.4%

4.4% Accommodation & food +1.4 pts ▸ 5.8%

5.8% Administrative & support ◂ +1.7 pts 4.1%

4.4% Public administration & safety +0.9 pts ▸ 5.4%

Occupations people work in

20.4% Professionals +4.0 pts ▸ 24.3%

17.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.0 pts 15.7%

14.2% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.9 pts 12.2%

8.4% Community & personal service +3.2 pts ▸ 11.6%

11.1% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.0 pts 9.1%

10.6% Labourers even 10.6%

9.3% Managers ◂ +0.6 pts 8.7%

7.1% Sales workers ◂ +0.9 pts 6.2%

Walkability

Walk score in Archerfield in Rocklea +0.8 higher in Archerfield

5.3 84th pct 4.5 80th pct

Types ≤15 min in Archerfield in Rocklea +0.8 more in Archerfield

5.0 83rd pct 4.2 78th pct

15-min city in Archerfield in Rocklea +28.4 pts higher in Archerfield

72.2% 85th pct 43.9% 78th pct

Walk to shops in Archerfield in Rocklea +18.6 pts higher in Archerfield

60.1% 82nd pct 41.5% 77th pct

Walk to transit in Archerfield in Rocklea +22.1 pts higher in Archerfield

94.2% 85th pct 72.1% 79th pct

Walk to school in Archerfield in Rocklea +41.1 pts higher in Rocklea

9.4% 61st pct 50.5% 75th pct

Walk to a park in Archerfield in Rocklea +14.7 pts higher in Archerfield

98.9% 85th pct 84.2% 77th pct

Walk to health in Archerfield in Rocklea +7.9 pts higher in Archerfield

21.9% 77th pct 14.0% 75th pct

Amenities/1k in Archerfield in Rocklea +22.6 more in Archerfield

52.5 82nd pct 29.9 72nd pct

Intersections/km² in Archerfield in Rocklea +12 higher in Rocklea

77 82nd pct 89 84th pct

Mean slope in Archerfield in Rocklea +0.3 pts higher in Rocklea

3.3% 18th pct 3.7% 23rd pct

Compare Archerfield with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Archerfield vs Rocklea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL30081/archerfield/vs/SAL32451/rocklea