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Ashfield vs Elliott Heads

Name: Ashfield vs Elliott Heads — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 9.4 km apart · Ashfield profile · Elliott Heads profile

Ashfield Elliott Heads

Elliott Heads and Ashfield (Qld) are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Elliott Heads is a much older community where the typical resident is 54, and 27.8% of people are aged 65 or over. This older population is consistent with a higher rate of long-term health conditions (39.0%) and more people living alone. In contrast, Ashfield (Qld) is far younger, with a typical age of 32 and a much higher proportion of recent overseas arrivals (40.1%). Ashfield (Qld) also has significantly higher typical weekly household incomes, at $2,315 compared to $1,026 in Elliott Heads.

Both areas are almost identical in the share of people in de facto relationships. They also share similar terrain and have the same number of public transport routes. However, their everyday experiences differ; Elliott Heads has far more public transport stops and more homes within a short walk of one, while Ashfield (Qld) has more large four-bedroom homes and a much higher share of adults working or looking for work.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 22 yrs older in Elliott Heads 3+ bedrooms: 25.2 pts higher in Ashfield Recent arrivals: 38.2 pts higher in Ashfield Participation: 23.3 pts higher in Ashfield Limited English: 5.6 pts higher in Ashfield

Demographics & Identity

Population in Ashfield in Elliott Heads +8 larger in Elliott Heads gap narrowing

1,152 74th pct 1,160 74th pct

Median age in Ashfield in Elliott Heads +22 yrs older in Elliott Heads gap widening

32 yrs 9th pct 54 yrs 83rd pct

Age structure

34.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +18.9 pts 15.9%

18.1% Older adults (45–64) +15.6 pts ▸ 33.6%

12.9% Seniors (65+) +14.8 pts ▸ 27.8%

24.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +8.5 pts 15.8%

9.5% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.3 pts 7.2%

Marital status

56.8% Married ◂ +2.4 pts 54.5%

32.9% Never married ◂ +8.1 pts 24.8%

5.2% Divorced +5.5 pts ▸ 10.6%

3.0% Separated +2.3 pts ▸ 5.3%

1.8% Widowed +3.4 pts ▸ 5.2%

Age & sex structure

Ashfield Elliott Heads

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

72.2% Australia +8.0 pts ▸ 80.2%

2.4% England +3.1 pts ▸ 5.5%

1.6% New Zealand +1.1 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.3% India ◂ +2.3 pts 0.0%

1.6% Vietnam ◂ +1.6 pts 0.0%

1.2% Philippines ◂ +1.2 pts 0.0%

1.0% China ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

0.8% Nepal ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

0.3% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

35.9% English +8.9 pts ▸ 44.7%

37.0% Australian +3.0 pts ▸ 40.0%

5.7% Irish +8.8 pts ▸ 14.5%

8.2% Scottish +4.2 pts ▸ 12.4%

7.2% German +0.6 pts ▸ 7.8%

4.5% Chinese ◂ +3.7 pts 0.8%

4.2% Indian ◂ +4.2 pts 0.0%

3.4% Italian ◂ +1.4 pts 2.0%

1.4% Filipino ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%

0.5% Dutch +0.8 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.0% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

76.0% English only +15.0 pts ▸ 91.0%

4.0% Mandarin ◂ +4.0 pts 0.0%

1.4% Vietnamese ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%

0.8% Cantonese ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

0.5% Hindi ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.3% Arabic ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Italian even 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

52.2% Christianity ◂ +8.4 pts 43.8%

36.9% No religion +10.6 pts ▸ 47.5%

4.7% Not stated +3.0 pts ▸ 7.7%

2.7% Buddhism ◂ +2.4 pts 0.3%

1.6% Islam ◂ +1.6 pts 0.0%

1.3% Hinduism ◂ +1.3 pts 0.0%

0.3% Other religions +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Ashfield in Elliott Heads +1.89 more in Elliott Heads

3.57 48th pct 5.46 61st pct

Schools ≤3 km in Ashfield in Elliott Heads +11 more in Ashfield

12 82nd pct 1 43rd pct

Avg size in Ashfield in Elliott Heads +331 larger in Ashfield

452 66th pct 121 29th pct

ICSEA in Ashfield in Elliott Heads +7 higher in Ashfield

990 50th pct 983 45th pct

Highest year of school

57.7% Year 12 ◂ +18.7 pts 39.0%

21.8% Year 10 +14.3 pts ▸ 36.1%

8.6% Year 9 or below +3.5 pts ▸ 12.0%

6.5% Year 11 +0.5 pts ▸ 7.0%

Highest qualification level

28.4% Certificate III / IV +11.2 pts ▸ 39.6%

29.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +10.7 pts 18.3%

12.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +5.6 pts ▸ 18.3%

6.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +3.7 pts 2.6%

3.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.5 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.0% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 3.2%

Field of qualification

14.7% Engineering & related +3.2 pts ▸ 17.9%

17.1% Health ◂ +6.0 pts 11.1%

16.8% Management & commerce ◂ +1.4 pts 15.4%

14.7% Society & culture ◂ +1.5 pts 13.1%

9.6% Education +1.5 pts ▸ 11.1%

6.0% Architecture & building +0.5 pts ▸ 6.5%

5.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.4 pts ▸ 5.5%

2.1% Agriculture & environment +0.8 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.7% Creative arts +1.0 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.1% Natural & physical sciences +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.1% Information technology ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Ashfield in Elliott Heads +$302 higher in Ashfield gap narrowing

$882 71st pct $580 22nd pct

Household income in Ashfield in Elliott Heads +$1,289 higher in Ashfield gap widening

$2,315 87th pct $1,026 15th pct

Family income in Ashfield in Elliott Heads +$1,084 higher in Ashfield gap widening

$2,405 78th pct $1,321 16th pct

Household income distribution

20.7% $650–$1,499 +14.9 pts ▸ 35.7%

33.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +11.6 pts 21.9%

6.7% Under $650 +15.0 pts ▸ 21.7%

18.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +12.5 pts 6.4%

14.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +10.5 pts 3.5%

Personal income distribution

32.3% Under $650 +19.0 pts ▸ 51.3%

35.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +7.4 pts 27.8%

21.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +9.1 pts 12.0%

3.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.7 pts 0.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.8% Arthritis +7.9 pts ▸ 14.7%

7.1% Mental health +3.4 pts ▸ 10.5%

7.5% Other condition +2.4 pts ▸ 9.9%

5.7% Asthma +3.7 pts ▸ 9.4%

3.0% Heart disease +4.1 pts ▸ 7.1%

4.0% Diabetes +2.3 pts ▸ 6.3%

3.3% Cancer +1.5 pts ▸ 4.8%

1.1% Lung condition +3.1 pts ▸ 4.2%

0.9% Stroke +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.0% Dementia +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

70.1% None ◂ +19.0 pts 51.1%

15.4% One condition +8.9 pts ▸ 24.2%

4.9% Two conditions +5.4 pts ▸ 10.3%

2.3% Three or more +2.2 pts ▸ 4.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Ashfield in Elliott Heads +35 larger in Elliott Heads

25 72nd pct 60 79th pct

Median age in Ashfield in Elliott Heads +2 yrs older in Ashfield

25 yrs 46th pct 23 yrs 38th pct

Median income in Ashfield in Elliott Heads +$71 higher in Elliott Heads

$762 62nd pct $833 68th pct

Household income in Ashfield in Elliott Heads +$1,624 higher in Ashfield

$3,166 89th pct $1,542 44th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Ashfield in Elliott Heads +0.9 larger in Ashfield gap widening

3.1 88th pct 2.2 24th pct

Family composition

69.2% Couples with children ◂ +31.6 pts 37.6%

23.5% Couples without children +22.0 pts ▸ 45.5%

7.5% One-parent families +10.2 pts ▸ 17.7%

0.0% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Household size

35.1% 2 people +11.9 pts ▸ 46.9%

29.9% 4 people ◂ +20.9 pts 9.0%

10.4% 1 person +16.9 pts ▸ 27.3%

11.3% 3 people even 11.3%

10.1% 5 people ◂ +7.2 pts 2.9%

4.3% 6 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 3.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Ashfield in Elliott Heads +$100 higher in Ashfield gap narrowing

$393 80th pct $293 55th pct

Mortgage in Ashfield in Elliott Heads +$440 higher in Ashfield gap widening

$1,740 58th pct $1,300 29th pct

People / bedroom in Ashfield in Elliott Heads +0.10 higher in Ashfield gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

50.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +23.3 pts 27.0%

32.6% Owned outright +12.3 pts ▸ 44.9%

15.5% Rented +9.0 pts ▸ 24.6%

0.0% Not stated +2.7 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.0% Other tenure +2.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

Types of homes

99.1% Separate house ◂ +4.0 pts 95.1%

0.0% Other dwelling +2.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.0% Flat or apartment +1.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

68.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +47.9 pts 20.7%

22.3% 3 bedrooms +24.7 pts ▸ 46.9%

2.4% 2 bedrooms +17.8 pts ▸ 20.3%

6.1% 5 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 4.1%

0.0% 1 bedroom +2.5 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.0% Studio / none +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

Weekly rent distribution

5.9% $200–$349 +70.0 pts ▸ 75.8%

68.6% $350–$549 ◂ +46.1 pts 22.5%

13.7% Under $200 ◂ +6.2 pts 7.5%

0.0% $550–$749 +2.5 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.4% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +8.3 pts 34.1%

3.6% Under $1,000 +32.0 pts ▸ 35.6%

34.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +16.4 pts 18.2%

3.6% $3,000 or more +3.2 pts ▸ 6.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Ashfield in Elliott Heads +4 more in Elliott Heads

1 64th pct 5 74th pct

Stops/1k in Ashfield in Elliott Heads +3.44 more in Elliott Heads

0.87 61st pct 4.31 75th pct

Departures/1k in Ashfield in Elliott Heads +41.3 more in Elliott Heads

10.4 58th pct 51.7 63rd pct

PT routes in Ashfield in Elliott Heads even

1 71st pct 1 71st pct

Stop walk in Ashfield in Elliott Heads +17 longer in Ashfield

26 63rd pct 9 44th pct

How people get to work

67.3% Car (driver) +8.1 pts ▸ 75.4%

11.8% Car (passenger) ◂ +8.3 pts 3.6%

5.8% Worked at home ◂ +1.6 pts 4.3%

0.7% Walked +2.4 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.6% Bus ◂ +1.9 pts 0.7%

1.0% Bicycle ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

56.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +16.1 pts 40.2%

21.0% 1 vehicle +17.9 pts ▸ 38.9%

14.0% 3 vehicles +0.8 pts ▸ 14.8%

6.7% 4 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 5.1%

1.5% No vehicle even 1.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.2% Health care & social assistance +2.9 pts ▸ 21.1%

13.2% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +7.5 pts 5.7%

11.3% Retail trade ◂ +3.5 pts 7.8%

8.7% Education & training +1.2 pts ▸ 10.0%

7.5% Construction +0.5 pts ▸ 8.1%

2.7% Accommodation & food +4.4 pts ▸ 7.1%

6.0% Public administration & safety +1.1 pts ▸ 7.1%

4.8% Manufacturing +1.6 pts ▸ 6.4%

2.6% Professional & technical +1.5 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.8% Other services even 3.8%

3.3% Administrative & support +0.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.7% Mining +0.1 pts ▸ 2.8%

Occupations people work in

24.3% Professionals ◂ +6.1 pts 18.2%

17.8% Labourers ◂ +4.5 pts 13.3%

8.9% Community & personal service +8.6 pts ▸ 17.5%

9.8% Technicians & trades +5.6 pts ▸ 15.4%

11.5% Managers ◂ +3.2 pts 8.3%

11.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.3 pts 10.0%

9.2% Sales workers ◂ +3.1 pts 6.2%

5.1% Machinery operators & drivers +1.7 pts ▸ 6.9%

Walkability

Walk score in Ashfield in Elliott Heads +0.5 higher in Elliott Heads

1.7 64th pct 2.3 67th pct

Types ≤15 min in Ashfield in Elliott Heads +0.3 more in Elliott Heads

1.7 63rd pct 2.0 66th pct

15-min city in Ashfield in Elliott Heads +16.1 pts higher in Ashfield

16.1% 70th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to shops in Ashfield in Elliott Heads +31.8 pts higher in Ashfield

31.8% 75th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to transit in Ashfield in Elliott Heads +54.9 pts higher in Elliott Heads

5.1% 59th pct 59.9% 76th pct

Walk to school in Ashfield in Elliott Heads +22.1 pts higher in Ashfield

25.1% 66th pct 3.0% 58th pct

Walk to a park in Ashfield in Elliott Heads +19.4 pts higher in Elliott Heads

52.5% 65th pct 71.9% 70th pct

Walk to health in Ashfield in Elliott Heads +2.8 pts higher in Ashfield

2.8% 72nd pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Ashfield in Elliott Heads +25.8 more in Elliott Heads

2.6 22nd pct 28.4 72nd pct

Intersections/km² in Ashfield in Elliott Heads +10 higher in Ashfield

21 74th pct 11 72nd pct

Mean slope in Ashfield in Elliott Heads +1.0 pts higher in Ashfield

5.6% 49th pct 4.6% 37th pct

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Compare Elliott Heads with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ashfield vs Elliott Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL30091/ashfield/vs/SAL30969/elliott-heads