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Ashfield vs Walkervale

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

Ashfield Walkervale

Walkervale and Ashfield (Qld) are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Ashfield (Qld) is a wealthier area where the typical household income is $2,315 a week, compared to $1,151 in Walkervale. This higher income is consistent with a more qualified workforce, as 23.5% of Ashfield (Qld) adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, while just 9.3% do in Walkervale. Ashfield (Qld) also has a much larger share of overseas-born residents (24.9% versus 8.7%) and more large homes, with 97% having three or more bedrooms. Walkervale is more urban and accessible, with a very walkable score and a high share of renters (32.6%).

Both areas have seen a steady flow of new residents, and they have tracked similarly since 2011 with a growing number of people moving in. They share a similar percentage of homeowners who own their place outright (around 32%) and nearly identical rates of full-time employment. However, the two places differ in their daily layouts; Walkervale's residents are almost all within a 10-minute walk of public transport, whereas only 5.1% of people in Ashfield (Qld) have the same access.

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Where they differ most

Population: 1,829 larger in Walkervale Recent arrivals: 25.0 pts higher in Ashfield 3+ bedrooms: 23.6 pts higher in Ashfield PT commute: 2.6 pts higher in Ashfield Living alone: 20.7 pts higher in Walkervale

Demographics & Identity

Population in Ashfield in Walkervale +1,829 larger in Walkervale gap narrowing

1,152 74th pct 2,981 84th pct

Median age in Ashfield in Walkervale +5 yrs older in Walkervale gap steady

32 yrs 9th pct 37 yrs 20th pct

Age structure

34.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +9.5 pts 25.3%

24.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.6 pts 19.7%

18.1% Older adults (45–64) +6.1 pts ▸ 24.1%

12.9% Seniors (65+) +4.3 pts ▸ 17.2%

9.5% Youth (15–24) +4.0 pts ▸ 13.6%

Marital status

56.8% Married ◂ +20.9 pts 35.9%

32.9% Never married +7.7 pts ▸ 40.6%

5.2% Divorced +7.0 pts ▸ 12.2%

1.8% Widowed +4.8 pts ▸ 6.7%

3.0% Separated +1.9 pts ▸ 4.8%

Age & sex structure

Ashfield Walkervale

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

72.2% Australia +12.6 pts ▸ 84.8%

2.4% England ◂ +0.4 pts 2.0%

2.3% India ◂ +2.2 pts 0.1%

1.6% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.6% Vietnam ◂ +1.3 pts 0.3%

1.2% Philippines ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

1.0% China ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

0.8% Nepal ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.3% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.0% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

37.0% Australian +7.9 pts ▸ 44.9%

35.9% English +7.3 pts ▸ 43.2%

5.7% Irish +4.4 pts ▸ 10.1%

8.2% Scottish +1.8 pts ▸ 10.0%

7.2% German +1.0 pts ▸ 8.2%

4.5% Chinese ◂ +4.2 pts 0.3%

4.2% Indian ◂ +4.0 pts 0.2%

3.4% Italian ◂ +1.3 pts 2.1%

0.5% Dutch +0.9 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.4% Filipino ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

0.3% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

76.0% English only +13.9 pts ▸ 89.9%

4.0% Mandarin ◂ +3.9 pts 0.1%

1.4% Vietnamese ◂ +1.0 pts 0.4%

0.8% Cantonese ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

0.5% Hindi ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Arabic ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.0% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

52.2% Christianity ◂ +8.5 pts 43.6%

36.9% No religion +8.8 pts ▸ 45.7%

4.7% Not stated +4.3 pts ▸ 9.0%

2.7% Buddhism ◂ +2.0 pts 0.7%

1.6% Islam ◂ +1.5 pts 0.1%

1.3% Hinduism ◂ +0.9 pts 0.4%

0.3% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Ashfield in Walkervale +1.87 more in Ashfield

3.57 48th pct 1.70 22nd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Ashfield in Walkervale +4 more in Walkervale

12 82nd pct 16 86th pct

Avg size in Ashfield in Walkervale +24 larger in Walkervale

452 66th pct 476 69th pct

ICSEA in Ashfield in Walkervale +25 higher in Ashfield

990 50th pct 965 35th pct

Highest year of school

57.7% Year 12 ◂ +17.8 pts 39.9%

21.8% Year 10 +7.8 pts ▸ 29.6%

8.6% Year 9 or below +6.2 pts ▸ 14.7%

6.5% Year 11 +1.7 pts ▸ 8.2%

Highest qualification level

28.4% Certificate III / IV +18.1 pts ▸ 46.5%

29.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +15.4 pts 13.6%

12.6% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.1 pts 11.5%

6.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +4.8 pts 1.5%

3.0% Certificate I / II +2.3 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.4% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.4 pts 2.0%

Field of qualification

17.1% Health ◂ +7.4 pts 9.8%

16.8% Management & commerce ◂ +3.4 pts 13.4%

14.7% Engineering & related +0.3 pts ▸ 14.9%

14.7% Society & culture ◂ +0.4 pts 14.3%

9.6% Education ◂ +1.3 pts 8.3%

6.0% Architecture & building +1.5 pts ▸ 7.6%

5.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.4 pts ▸ 6.5%

2.1% Agriculture & environment +0.5 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.7% Creative arts +0.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.1% Information technology +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

Income

Personal income in Ashfield in Walkervale +$268 higher in Ashfield gap narrowing

$882 71st pct $614 27th pct

Household income in Ashfield in Walkervale +$1,164 higher in Ashfield gap widening

$2,315 87th pct $1,151 22nd pct

Family income in Ashfield in Walkervale +$914 higher in Ashfield gap widening

$2,405 78th pct $1,491 26th pct

Household income distribution

20.7% $650–$1,499 +14.0 pts ▸ 34.7%

33.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.6 pts 27.9%

6.7% Under $650 +16.7 pts ▸ 23.4%

18.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +14.8 pts 4.1%

14.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +11.4 pts 2.6%

Personal income distribution

32.3% Under $650 +16.4 pts ▸ 48.7%

35.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.5 pts 34.8%

21.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +12.8 pts 8.3%

3.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.7 pts 1.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.1% Mental health +6.6 pts ▸ 13.7%

6.8% Arthritis +5.3 pts ▸ 12.1%

5.7% Asthma +5.6 pts ▸ 11.3%

7.5% Other condition +1.8 pts ▸ 9.3%

4.0% Diabetes +3.0 pts ▸ 7.0%

3.0% Heart disease +2.8 pts ▸ 5.7%

3.3% Cancer +0.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.1% Lung condition +2.3 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.9% Stroke +0.7 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.0% Dementia +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

70.1% None ◂ +16.1 pts 54.0%

15.4% One condition +7.7 pts ▸ 23.1%

4.9% Two conditions +3.4 pts ▸ 8.3%

2.3% Three or more +3.6 pts ▸ 5.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Ashfield in Walkervale +190 larger in Walkervale

25 72nd pct 215 86th pct

Median age in Ashfield in Walkervale +3 yrs older in Ashfield

25 yrs 46th pct 22 yrs 33rd pct

Median income in Ashfield in Walkervale +$219 higher in Ashfield

$762 62nd pct $543 38th pct

Household income in Ashfield in Walkervale +$2,028 higher in Ashfield

$3,166 89th pct $1,138 24th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Ashfield in Walkervale +0.7 larger in Ashfield gap widening

3.1 88th pct 2.4 43rd pct

Family composition

69.2% Couples with children ◂ +19.2 pts 50.0%

23.5% Couples without children +1.6 pts ▸ 25.0%

7.5% One-parent families +15.5 pts ▸ 22.9%

0.0% Other families +2.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

Household size

35.1% 2 people ◂ +2.6 pts 32.5%

10.4% 1 person +20.7 pts ▸ 31.1%

29.9% 4 people ◂ +18.4 pts 11.5%

11.3% 3 people +5.0 pts ▸ 16.3%

10.1% 5 people ◂ +5.1 pts 5.0%

4.3% 6 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 3.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Ashfield in Walkervale +$118 higher in Ashfield gap steady

$393 80th pct $275 48th pct

Mortgage in Ashfield in Walkervale +$657 higher in Ashfield gap narrowing

$1,740 58th pct $1,083 18th pct

People / bedroom in Ashfield in Walkervale even gap narrowing

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

50.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +18.4 pts 32.0%

15.5% Rented +17.1 pts ▸ 32.6%

32.6% Owned outright ◂ +0.3 pts 32.3%

0.0% Not stated +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.0% Other tenure +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

Types of homes

99.1% Separate house ◂ +6.6 pts 92.5%

0.0% Flat or apartment +6.6 pts ▸ 6.6%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

68.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +53.7 pts 14.9%

22.3% 3 bedrooms +31.7 pts ▸ 54.0%

2.4% 2 bedrooms +21.0 pts ▸ 23.4%

6.1% 5 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 4.5%

0.0% 1 bedroom +1.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

5.9% $200–$349 +69.8 pts ▸ 75.7%

68.6% $350–$549 ◂ +59.1 pts 9.5%

13.7% Under $200 ◂ +3.7 pts 10.1%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.4% $1,000–$1,799 +11.1 pts ▸ 53.5%

3.6% Under $1,000 +34.5 pts ▸ 38.1%

34.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +28.9 pts 5.7%

3.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.6 pts 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Ashfield in Walkervale +18 more in Walkervale

1 64th pct 19 86th pct

Stops/1k in Ashfield in Walkervale +5.51 more in Walkervale

0.87 61st pct 6.37 83rd pct

Departures/1k in Ashfield in Walkervale +255.6 more in Walkervale

10.4 58th pct 266.0 74th pct

PT routes in Ashfield in Walkervale +3 more in Walkervale

1 71st pct 4 82nd pct

Stop walk in Ashfield in Walkervale +25 longer in Ashfield

26 63rd pct 1 0th pct

How people get to work

67.3% Car (driver) +6.7 pts ▸ 74.0%

11.8% Car (passenger) ◂ +5.0 pts 6.9%

5.8% Worked at home ◂ +2.3 pts 3.5%

2.6% Bus ◂ +2.6 pts 0.0%

0.7% Walked +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

1.0% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

56.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +23.1 pts 33.1%

21.0% 1 vehicle +18.3 pts ▸ 39.3%

14.0% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.9 pts 13.1%

1.5% No vehicle +5.9 pts ▸ 7.4%

6.7% 4 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 7.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.2% Health care & social assistance +3.3 pts ▸ 21.5%

13.2% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +6.9 pts 6.3%

11.3% Retail trade ◂ +0.5 pts 10.8%

7.5% Construction +1.9 pts ▸ 9.5%

8.7% Education & training ◂ +0.9 pts 7.8%

4.8% Manufacturing +2.7 pts ▸ 7.5%

2.7% Accommodation & food +3.6 pts ▸ 6.4%

6.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.5 pts 3.5%

3.8% Other services +0.4 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.3% Administrative & support +0.4 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.9% Transport & warehousing +2.4 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.7% Mining ◂ +1.4 pts 1.3%

Occupations people work in

24.3% Professionals ◂ +11.6 pts 12.7%

17.8% Labourers ◂ +1.2 pts 16.6%

9.8% Technicians & trades +7.6 pts ▸ 17.4%

8.9% Community & personal service +8.1 pts ▸ 17.0%

11.5% Managers ◂ +5.4 pts 6.0%

11.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.4 pts 9.9%

9.2% Sales workers +1.0 pts ▸ 10.2%

5.1% Machinery operators & drivers +2.8 pts ▸ 7.9%

Walkability

Walk score in Ashfield in Walkervale +5.7 higher in Walkervale

1.7 64th pct 7.4 95th pct

Types ≤15 min in Ashfield in Walkervale +5.9 more in Walkervale

1.7 63rd pct 7.6 98th pct

15-min city in Ashfield in Walkervale +83.9 pts higher in Walkervale

16.1% 70th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to shops in Ashfield in Walkervale +67.0 pts higher in Walkervale

31.8% 75th pct 98.7% 99th pct

Walk to transit in Ashfield in Walkervale +94.9 pts higher in Walkervale

5.1% 59th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Ashfield in Walkervale +74.9 pts higher in Walkervale

25.1% 66th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to a park in Ashfield in Walkervale +47.5 pts higher in Walkervale

52.5% 65th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Ashfield in Walkervale +68.0 pts higher in Walkervale

2.8% 72nd pct 70.8% 90th pct

Amenities/1k in Ashfield in Walkervale +8.8 more in Walkervale

2.6 22nd pct 11.4 45th pct

Intersections/km² in Ashfield in Walkervale +117 higher in Walkervale

21 74th pct 137 88th pct

Mean slope in Ashfield in Walkervale +1.2 pts higher in Ashfield

5.6% 49th pct 4.4% 34th pct

Compare Ashfield with nearby areas

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Compare Walkervale with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ashfield vs Walkervale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL30091/ashfield/vs/SAL32960/walkervale