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Ashfield vs Kalkie

Name: Ashfield vs Kalkie — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.9 km apart · Ashfield profile · Kalkie profile

Ashfield Kalkie

Kalkie and Ashfield (Qld) are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Ashfield (Qld) is much younger, with a typical resident aged 32 compared to 40 in Kalkie. It is also more diverse and international, with 24.9% of people born overseas and 19.6% using another language at home, while those figures are 13.1% and 8.4% in Kalkie. Wealth and education are also higher in Ashfield (Qld), where 32.9% of households earn $3,000 or more a week and 23.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree. In contrast, Kalkie is more walkable, with a score of 4.5 (somewhat walkable) compared to 1.7 (car-dependent) for Ashfield (Qld), and has a far higher share of people with long-term health conditions at 34.4%.

Everyday life in both areas is similar in terms of employment, as roughly 59% of people are employed full-time. They also share very similar school sizes and a nearly identical proportion of people who have no religion. However, the ease of getting around differs greatly; Kalkie has far more public transport stops and departures, and most homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services and groceries. Ashfield (Qld) is more transient, with 52.3% of residents having moved in the last five years, compared to 41.9% in Kalkie.

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Where they differ most

Population: 1,816 larger in Kalkie Recent arrivals: 23.9 pts higher in Ashfield Median age: 8 yrs older in Kalkie Born overseas: 11.8 pts higher in Ashfield Other language: 11.3 pts higher in Ashfield

Demographics & Identity

Population in Ashfield in Kalkie +1,816 larger in Kalkie gap steady

1,152 74th pct 2,968 84th pct

Median age in Ashfield in Kalkie +8 yrs older in Kalkie gap widening

32 yrs 9th pct 40 yrs 29th pct

Age structure

34.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +11.5 pts 23.3%

24.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.2 pts 20.1%

18.1% Older adults (45–64) +4.6 pts ▸ 22.6%

12.9% Seniors (65+) +8.9 pts ▸ 21.9%

9.5% Youth (15–24) +2.7 pts ▸ 12.3%

Marital status

56.8% Married ◂ +3.8 pts 53.1%

32.9% Never married ◂ +2.9 pts 30.0%

5.2% Divorced +3.0 pts ▸ 8.2%

1.8% Widowed +3.7 pts ▸ 5.6%

3.0% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

Age & sex structure

Ashfield Kalkie

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

72.2% Australia +10.7 pts ▸ 82.9%

2.4% England ◂ +0.4 pts 2.0%

2.3% India ◂ +0.9 pts 1.4%

1.6% Vietnam ◂ +1.1 pts 0.5%

1.6% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 1.2%

1.2% Philippines ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%

0.3% South Africa +0.8 pts ▸ 1.1%

1.0% China ◂ +0.9 pts 0.2%

0.8% Nepal ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.0% Italy +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Ancestry

37.0% Australian +4.8 pts ▸ 41.8%

35.9% English +5.7 pts ▸ 41.6%

8.2% Scottish +2.3 pts ▸ 10.5%

5.7% Irish +3.5 pts ▸ 9.2%

7.2% German +1.9 pts ▸ 9.1%

4.5% Chinese ◂ +3.7 pts 0.8%

4.2% Indian ◂ +2.0 pts 2.2%

3.4% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.5% Dutch +1.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.4% Filipino ◂ +0.1 pts 1.3%

0.3% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

76.0% English only +11.6 pts ▸ 87.6%

4.0% Mandarin ◂ +3.6 pts 0.4%

1.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.7 pts 0.7%

0.8% Cantonese ◂ +0.7 pts 0.1%

0.5% Hindi ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.0% Punjabi +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Italian +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Arabic ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

52.2% Christianity +3.2 pts ▸ 55.4%

36.9% No religion ◂ +0.7 pts 36.2%

4.7% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 5.2%

2.7% Buddhism ◂ +1.5 pts 1.1%

1.6% Islam ◂ +0.8 pts 0.9%

1.3% Hinduism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%

0.3% Other religions +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Ashfield in Kalkie +0.22 more in Ashfield

3.57 48th pct 3.35 46th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Ashfield in Kalkie +1 more in Kalkie

12 82nd pct 13 83rd pct

Avg size in Ashfield in Kalkie +16 larger in Ashfield

452 66th pct 435 64th pct

ICSEA in Ashfield in Kalkie +5 higher in Ashfield

990 50th pct 985 47th pct

Highest year of school

57.7% Year 12 ◂ +8.3 pts 49.4%

21.8% Year 10 +4.8 pts ▸ 26.6%

8.6% Year 9 or below +3.6 pts ▸ 12.2%

6.5% Year 11 +0.2 pts ▸ 6.7%

Highest qualification level

28.4% Certificate III / IV +11.7 pts ▸ 40.2%

29.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +8.8 pts 20.2%

12.6% Advanced diploma / diploma even 12.7%

6.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.2 pts 4.0%

3.4% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.5 pts 2.9%

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

Field of qualification

16.8% Management & commerce +1.2 pts ▸ 17.9%

17.1% Health ◂ +3.0 pts 14.1%

14.7% Engineering & related +1.9 pts ▸ 16.6%

14.7% Society & culture ◂ +2.9 pts 11.8%

9.6% Education +1.2 pts ▸ 10.8%

6.0% Architecture & building +0.2 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.2 pts ▸ 5.3%

2.1% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.7% Creative arts +0.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.1% Natural & physical sciences +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.1% Information technology ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Ashfield in Kalkie +$156 higher in Ashfield gap narrowing

$882 71st pct $726 45th pct

Household income in Ashfield in Kalkie +$716 higher in Ashfield gap widening

$2,315 87th pct $1,599 54th pct

Family income in Ashfield in Kalkie +$543 higher in Ashfield gap widening

$2,405 78th pct $1,862 48th pct

Household income distribution

33.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.4 pts 32.1%

20.7% $650–$1,499 +10.0 pts ▸ 30.7%

18.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +10.0 pts 8.9%

14.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +6.8 pts 7.2%

6.7% Under $650 +6.5 pts ▸ 13.3%

Personal income distribution

32.3% Under $650 +11.7 pts ▸ 44.0%

35.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.2 pts 33.1%

21.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.4 pts 15.7%

3.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 2.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.8% Arthritis +6.3 pts ▸ 13.0%

7.1% Mental health +3.6 pts ▸ 10.7%

5.7% Asthma +4.1 pts ▸ 9.9%

7.5% Other condition +2.2 pts ▸ 9.7%

4.0% Diabetes +2.7 pts ▸ 6.7%

3.0% Heart disease +2.3 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.3% Cancer +0.9 pts ▸ 4.2%

1.1% Lung condition +1.7 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.0% Dementia +1.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.9% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

70.1% None ◂ +11.3 pts 58.8%

15.4% One condition +5.6 pts ▸ 21.0%

4.9% Two conditions +3.2 pts ▸ 8.1%

2.3% Three or more +3.3 pts ▸ 5.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Ashfield in Kalkie +96 larger in Kalkie

25 72nd pct 121 86th pct

Median age in Ashfield in Kalkie +6 yrs older in Ashfield

25 yrs 46th pct 19 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Ashfield in Kalkie +$170 higher in Ashfield

$762 62nd pct $592 45th pct

Household income in Ashfield in Kalkie +$1,146 higher in Ashfield

$3,166 89th pct $2,020 63rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Ashfield in Kalkie +0.5 larger in Ashfield gap widening

3.1 88th pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

69.2% Couples with children ◂ +16.2 pts 52.9%

23.5% Couples without children +7.2 pts ▸ 30.7%

7.5% One-parent families +8.3 pts ▸ 15.7%

0.0% Other families +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

Household size

35.1% 2 people +4.3 pts ▸ 39.4%

29.9% 4 people ◂ +14.7 pts 15.2%

10.4% 1 person +7.6 pts ▸ 18.0%

11.3% 3 people +5.5 pts ▸ 16.8%

10.1% 5 people ◂ +3.0 pts 7.0%

4.3% 6 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 3.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Ashfield in Kalkie +$83 higher in Ashfield gap widening

$393 80th pct $310 60th pct

Mortgage in Ashfield in Kalkie +$238 higher in Ashfield gap narrowing

$1,740 58th pct $1,502 42nd pct

People / bedroom in Ashfield in Kalkie +0.10 higher in Ashfield gap widening

0.80 43rd pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

50.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +11.8 pts 38.5%

32.6% Owned outright +2.2 pts ▸ 34.8%

15.5% Rented +8.9 pts ▸ 24.4%

0.0% Other tenure +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.0% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Types of homes

99.1% Separate house ◂ +6.4 pts 92.7%

0.0% Flat or apartment +4.0 pts ▸ 4.0%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +3.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

68.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +25.7 pts 42.9%

22.3% 3 bedrooms +19.3 pts ▸ 41.5%

2.4% 2 bedrooms +6.6 pts ▸ 9.0%

6.1% 5 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 6.3%

0.0% 1 bedroom +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

68.6% $350–$549 ◂ +35.2 pts 33.5%

5.9% $200–$349 +50.3 pts ▸ 56.2%

13.7% Under $200 ◂ +7.2 pts 6.5%

0.0% $550–$749 +1.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.4% $1,000–$1,799 +6.1 pts ▸ 48.5%

34.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +10.4 pts 24.1%

3.6% Under $1,000 +14.2 pts ▸ 17.8%

3.6% $3,000 or more +2.0 pts ▸ 5.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Ashfield in Kalkie +6 more in Kalkie

1 64th pct 7 77th pct

Stops/1k in Ashfield in Kalkie +1.49 more in Kalkie

0.87 61st pct 2.36 67th pct

Departures/1k in Ashfield in Kalkie +134.1 more in Kalkie

10.4 58th pct 144.5 72nd pct

PT routes in Ashfield in Kalkie +1 more in Kalkie

1 71st pct 2 75th pct

Stop walk in Ashfield in Kalkie +11 longer in Ashfield

26 63rd pct 15 53rd pct

How people get to work

67.3% Car (driver) +8.7 pts ▸ 76.0%

11.8% Car (passenger) ◂ +6.8 pts 5.0%

5.8% Worked at home ◂ +1.5 pts 4.3%

2.6% Bus ◂ +1.9 pts 0.7%

1.0% Bicycle ◂ +0.8 pts 0.2%

0.7% Walked +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

56.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +13.3 pts 42.9%

21.0% 1 vehicle +10.1 pts ▸ 31.1%

14.0% 3 vehicles +2.0 pts ▸ 15.9%

6.7% 4 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 7.2%

1.5% No vehicle +0.9 pts ▸ 2.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.2% Health care & social assistance +3.5 pts ▸ 21.7%

13.2% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +7.7 pts 5.5%

11.3% Retail trade +1.3 pts ▸ 12.6%

8.7% Education & training +1.2 pts ▸ 9.9%

7.5% Construction ◂ +0.7 pts 6.8%

4.8% Manufacturing +1.8 pts ▸ 6.6%

2.7% Accommodation & food +3.8 pts ▸ 6.5%

6.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.8 pts 5.2%

2.6% Professional & technical +1.4 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.8% Other services ◂ +0.3 pts 3.4%

3.3% Administrative & support ◂ +1.5 pts 1.8%

0.9% Transport & warehousing +2.2 pts ▸ 3.1%

Occupations people work in

24.3% Professionals ◂ +5.1 pts 19.2%

17.8% Labourers ◂ +8.4 pts 9.4%

9.8% Technicians & trades +4.7 pts ▸ 14.5%

8.9% Community & personal service +5.3 pts ▸ 14.2%

11.3% Clerical & administrative +1.3 pts ▸ 12.6%

9.2% Sales workers +2.3 pts ▸ 11.5%

11.5% Managers even 11.5%

5.1% Machinery operators & drivers +0.3 pts ▸ 5.4%

Walkability

Walk score in Ashfield in Kalkie +2.8 higher in Kalkie

1.7 64th pct 4.5 80th pct

Types ≤15 min in Ashfield in Kalkie +3.6 more in Kalkie

1.7 63rd pct 5.2 84th pct

15-min city in Ashfield in Kalkie +51.5 pts higher in Kalkie

16.1% 70th pct 67.5% 84th pct

Walk to shops in Ashfield in Kalkie +22.0 pts higher in Kalkie

31.8% 75th pct 53.8% 81st pct

Walk to transit in Ashfield in Kalkie +51.2 pts higher in Kalkie

5.1% 59th pct 56.3% 75th pct

Walk to school in Ashfield in Kalkie +40.0 pts higher in Kalkie

25.1% 66th pct 65.1% 80th pct

Walk to a park in Ashfield in Kalkie +25.6 pts higher in Kalkie

52.5% 65th pct 78.1% 73rd pct

Walk to health in Ashfield in Kalkie +50.8 pts higher in Kalkie

2.8% 72nd pct 53.6% 85th pct

Amenities/1k in Ashfield in Kalkie +5.1 more in Kalkie

2.6 22nd pct 7.7 36th pct

Intersections/km² in Ashfield in Kalkie +9 higher in Kalkie

21 74th pct 30 75th pct

Mean slope in Ashfield in Kalkie +0.7 pts higher in Ashfield

5.6% 49th pct 4.9% 40th pct

Compare Ashfield with nearby areas

Kepnock Bundaberg East Woongarra Avenell Heights Kalkie Bundaberg South Walkervale Bundaberg Central

Compare Kalkie with nearby areas

Bundaberg East Rubyanna Bundaberg North Ashfield Kepnock Bundaberg South Bundaberg Central Qunaba

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ashfield vs Kalkie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL30091/ashfield/vs/SAL31474/kalkie