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Karana Downs vs Upper Brookfield

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 8.2 km apart · Karana Downs profile · Upper Brookfield profile

Karana Downs Upper Brookfield

Karana Downs and Upper Brookfield are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Upper Brookfield is much wealthier, with a typical weekly family income of $3,250 compared to $2,426 in Karana Downs. It also has a far more highly educated workforce, where 50.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, compared to 30.2% in Karana Downs. In contrast, Karana Downs is more walkable and connected; it has many more homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries (35.3% versus 0.0%) and parks (83.9% versus 30.8%).

Everyday life in both places shares many common threads, such as the typical number of people per home and a similar share of residents aged 65 and over. While they are similar in these ways, the gap in working habits has widened, with far more people now working from home in Upper Brookfield (37.4%) than in Karana Downs (20.3%). Both areas have seen their shares of people born overseas remain well above the national figure.

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Where they differ most

Bachelor+: 20.4 pts higher in Upper Brookfield Population: 2,943 larger in Karana Downs Work from home: 17.1 pts higher in Upper Brookfield Limited English: 0.3 pts higher in Karana Downs No car: 0.8 pts higher in Karana Downs

Demographics & Identity

Population in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +2,943 larger in Karana Downs gap steady
3,800 86th pct 857 72nd pct
Median age in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +2 yrs older in Upper Brookfield gap narrowing
41 yrs 33rd pct 43 yrs 43rd pct
First Nations in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +1.8 pts higher in Karana Downs gap widening
2.8% 59th pct 1.1% 41st pct
Aged 65+ in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +0.9 pts higher in Upper Brookfield gap narrowing
14.8% 32nd pct 15.6% 36th pct
Under 15 in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +1.1 pts higher in Upper Brookfield gap steady
19.4% 66th pct 20.5% 73rd pct
De facto in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +2.1 pts higher in Karana Downs gap widening
11.1% 41st pct 9.0% 26th pct

Age structure

29.5% Older adults (45–64) +2.0 pts ▸ 31.5%
24.6% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.2 pts 21.5%
19.4% Children (0–14) +1.1 pts ▸ 20.5%
14.8% Seniors (65+) +0.9 pts ▸ 15.6%
11.5% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.2 pts 11.3%

Marital status

57.1% Married +2.5 pts ▸ 59.6%
29.4% Never married ◂ +0.2 pts 29.2%
7.9% Divorced ◂ +1.3 pts 6.7%
2.9% Separated ◂ +1.1 pts 1.8%
2.8% Widowed ◂ +0.3 pts 2.5%

Age & sex structure

Karana Downs Upper Brookfield

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +3.2 pts higher in Upper Brookfield gap widening
22.6% 81st pct 25.8% 86th pct

Country of birth

75.6% Australia ◂ +4.5 pts 71.1%
6.7% England ◂ +0.8 pts 6.0%
2.8% South Africa +1.6 pts ▸ 4.4%
4.1% New Zealand ◂ +1.3 pts 2.8%
0.2% Italy +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.3% Philippines ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.2% India ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.1% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

46.6% English ◂ +1.2 pts 45.4%
36.8% Australian ◂ +6.0 pts 30.8%
13.8% Scottish +3.9 pts ▸ 17.7%
13.6% Irish +1.4 pts ▸ 15.1%
8.6% German +0.1 pts ▸ 8.8%
3.3% Dutch +0.6 pts ▸ 4.0%
2.8% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 2.9%
1.2% Chinese +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.6% Filipino ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%
0.4% Greek even 0.5%
0.4% Indian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Language

Other language in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +0.2 pts higher in Upper Brookfield gap steady
5.7% 63rd pct 5.8% 64th pct
Limited English in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +0.3 pts higher in Karana Downs gap steady
0.3% 65th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Language used at home

92.4% English only ◂ +2.5 pts 90.0%
0.1% Italian +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.2% Mandarin +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.1% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +4.2 pts higher in Upper Brookfield gap narrowing
50.1% 79th pct 54.3% 87th pct

Religious affiliation

50.1% No religion +4.2 pts ▸ 54.3%
44.4% Christianity ◂ +8.4 pts 35.9%
3.9% Not stated +2.6 pts ▸ 6.5%
0.6% Buddhism +1.2 pts ▸ 1.9%
0.3% Judaism +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.5% Other religions ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%
0.2% Hinduism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +10.3 pts higher in Upper Brookfield gap narrowing
70.2% 91st pct 80.5% 99th pct
Bachelor+ in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +20.4 pts higher in Upper Brookfield gap widening
30.2% 86th pct 50.6% 100th pct
Schools/1k kids in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +4.33 more in Upper Brookfield
1.35 15th pct 5.68 61st pct
Schools ≤3 km in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield even
2 62nd pct 2 62nd pct
Avg size in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +301 larger in Karana Downs
556 79th pct 255 43rd pct
ICSEA in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +113 higher in Upper Brookfield
1,045 76th pct 1,158 100th pct

Highest year of school

70.2% Year 12 +10.3 pts ▸ 80.5%
18.5% Year 10 ◂ +8.8 pts 9.7%
6.1% Year 11 ◂ +2.5 pts 3.6%
3.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.8 pts 2.2%

Highest qualification level

27.2% Bachelor degree +10.7 pts ▸ 37.9%
29.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +15.8 pts 13.2%
9.9% Postgraduate degree +11.9 pts ▸ 21.8%
16.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +4.6 pts 11.7%
6.1% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.6 pts 5.5%
2.9% Certificate I / II ◂ +2.4 pts 0.6%

Field of qualification

19.6% Management & commerce ◂ +2.7 pts 16.8%
16.1% Engineering & related ◂ +0.5 pts 15.7%
12.2% Society & culture +2.9 pts ▸ 15.1%
11.8% Health ◂ +0.5 pts 11.3%
10.9% Education ◂ +2.9 pts 8.0%
4.7% Natural & physical sciences +2.2 pts ▸ 6.9%
5.7% Architecture & building +0.3 pts ▸ 5.9%
4.2% Creative arts +1.0 pts ▸ 5.2%
4.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.8 pts 2.7%
1.7% Agriculture & environment +2.3 pts ▸ 4.0%
1.9% Information technology +0.2 pts ▸ 2.1%

Income

Personal income in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +$96 higher in Upper Brookfield gap widening
$948 77th pct $1,044 86th pct
Household income in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +$653 higher in Upper Brookfield gap widening
$2,255 86th pct $2,908 95th pct
Family income in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +$824 higher in Upper Brookfield gap widening
$2,426 78th pct $3,250 94th pct
High earners in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +10.3 pts higher in Upper Brookfield gap widening
16.1% 82nd pct 26.4% 96th pct
High-income homes in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +14.2 pts higher in Upper Brookfield gap widening
31.4% 85th pct 45.6% 98th pct

Household income distribution

35.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +12.9 pts 22.1%
15.9% $4,000 or more +19.0 pts ▸ 34.9%
19.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.6 pts 14.9%
15.5% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +4.8 pts 10.7%
8.5% Under $650 +0.4 pts ▸ 8.9%

Personal income distribution

36.8% Under $650 ◂ +2.1 pts 34.7%
30.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.3 pts 25.4%
25.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.2 pts 21.2%
4.5% $3,000 or more +9.9 pts ▸ 14.4%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +7.8 pts higher in Karana Downs
30.8% 60th pct 23.0% 23rd pct
Mental health in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +4.4 pts higher in Karana Downs
10.4% 72nd pct 6.1% 31st pct
Needs assistance in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +0.9 pts higher in Karana Downs gap steady
4.3% 45th pct 3.4% 35th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

10.4% Mental health ◂ +4.4 pts 6.1%
10.1% Other condition ◂ +1.8 pts 8.3%
9.4% Asthma ◂ +3.5 pts 6.0%
8.1% Arthritis ◂ +3.2 pts 4.9%
3.7% Cancer +0.7 pts ▸ 4.4%
3.9% Heart disease ◂ +0.2 pts 3.7%
3.7% Diabetes ◂ +1.5 pts 2.2%
1.6% Lung condition +0.2 pts ▸ 1.9%
0.9% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%
0.4% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

64.3% None +4.3 pts ▸ 68.6%
22.2% One condition ◂ +5.4 pts 16.8%
6.2% Two conditions ◂ +2.0 pts 4.2%
2.3% Three or more ◂ +0.9 pts 1.4%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +11.7 pts higher in Upper Brookfield gap widening
17.1% 45th pct 28.8% 84th pct
Unpaid carers in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +0.1 pts higher in Upper Brookfield gap steady
12.8% 50th pct 12.9% 51st pct
Unpaid child care in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +0.3 pts higher in Upper Brookfield gap steady
33.1% 85th pct 33.4% 86th pct
Defence service in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +3.1 pts higher in Karana Downs
6.2% 87th pct 3.1% 57th pct
Housework 15h+ in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +4.7 pts higher in Upper Brookfield gap narrowing
27.0% 66th pct 31.8% 85th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +98 larger in Karana Downs
107 86th pct 9 58th pct
Median age in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +9 yrs older in Karana Downs
21 yrs 29th pct 12 yrs 7th pct
Year 12 in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield
60.7% 87th pct —
Unemployment in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield
13.0% 63rd pct —
Median income in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +$351 higher in Karana Downs
$725 58th pct $374 13th pct
Household income in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +$899 higher in Karana Downs
$2,274 72nd pct $1,375 35th pct
Indigenous language in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield
0.0% 0th pct —

Family & Households

Household size in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +0.2 larger in Upper Brookfield gap widening
2.8 76th pct 3.0 86th pct
One-parent in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +3.0 pts higher in Karana Downs gap narrowing
11.0% 51st pct 7.9% 33rd pct
Living alone in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +0.2 pts higher in Karana Downs gap narrowing
13.4% 14th pct 13.2% 13th pct

Family composition

62.0% Couples with children +5.2 pts ▸ 67.1%
26.9% Couples without children ◂ +2.6 pts 24.4%
11.0% One-parent families ◂ +3.0 pts 7.9%
0.3% Other families +0.8 pts ▸ 1.1%

Household size

36.5% 2 people ◂ +2.3 pts 34.2%
19.7% 4 people +3.1 pts ▸ 22.8%
19.9% 3 people ◂ +4.2 pts 15.7%
13.4% 1 person ◂ +0.2 pts 13.2%
7.0% 5 people +3.3 pts ▸ 10.3%
3.1% 6 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 3.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +$63 higher in Upper Brookfield gap steady
$400 82nd pct $463 89th pct
Mortgage in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +$800 higher in Upper Brookfield gap widening
$1,800 61st pct $2,600 88th pct
People / bedroom in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +0.10 higher in Upper Brookfield gap widening
0.70 14th pct 0.80 43rd pct
Renting in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +3.1 pts higher in Karana Downs gap narrowing
11.6% 32nd pct 8.5% 22nd pct
Owned outright in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +10.0 pts higher in Upper Brookfield gap narrowing
29.5% 22nd pct 39.5% 45th pct
Separate houses in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +4.1 pts higher in Upper Brookfield gap steady
94.1% 42nd pct 98.2% 58th pct
3+ bedrooms in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +9.4 pts higher in Karana Downs gap narrowing
95.2% 90th pct 85.8% 67th pct

How homes are owned or rented

57.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +7.1 pts 50.5%
29.5% Owned outright +10.0 pts ▸ 39.5%
11.6% Rented ◂ +3.1 pts 8.5%
1.1% Not stated even 1.1%
0.4% Other tenure ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Types of homes

94.1% Separate house +4.1 pts ▸ 98.2%
4.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +4.1 pts 0.0%
1.7% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.7 pts 0.0%
0.5% Other dwelling +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

Bedrooms per home

47.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +10.9 pts 37.0%
30.5% 3 bedrooms +0.8 pts ▸ 31.3%
16.8% 5 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 17.4%
3.6% 2 bedrooms +5.7 pts ▸ 9.3%
0.2% 1 bedroom +2.3 pts ▸ 2.5%
0.0% Studio / none +1.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

Weekly rent distribution

57.4% $350–$549 ◂ +24.1 pts 33.3%
26.5% $200–$349 ◂ +26.5 pts 0.0%
9.7% $550–$749 +7.0 pts ▸ 16.7%
0.0% Under $200 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

8.2% $3,000 or more +31.9 pts ▸ 40.1%
39.7% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +11.5 pts 28.2%
31.8% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +18.4 pts 13.4%
13.0% Under $1,000 +1.8 pts ▸ 14.8%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +0.8 pts higher in Karana Downs gap steady
0.8% 48th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Work from home in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +17.1 pts higher in Upper Brookfield gap widening
20.3% 61st pct 37.4% 89th pct
PT commute in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +0.1 pts higher in Upper Brookfield gap steady
1.0% 72nd pct 1.2% 73rd pct
PT stops in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield even
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Drive to city in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +1 longer in Karana Downs
27 23rd pct 26 22nd pct
Reach 30 min in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Reach 45 min in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

59.2% Car (driver) ◂ +17.4 pts 41.8%
20.3% Worked at home +17.1 pts ▸ 37.4%
3.1% Car (passenger) ◂ +2.2 pts 0.9%
0.2% Bicycle +1.2 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.7% Bus +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.5% Walked +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.3% Train ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

47.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.1 pts 43.5%
21.0% 1 vehicle ◂ +5.1 pts 15.9%
17.3% 3 vehicles +3.0 pts ▸ 20.3%
13.2% 4 or more +5.6 pts ▸ 18.8%
0.8% No vehicle ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +1.2 pts higher in Upper Brookfield gap narrowing
31.2% 51st pct 32.4% 55th pct
Recent arrivals in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +2.9 pts higher in Karana Downs gap narrowing
7.9% 56th pct 5.0% 42nd pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +0.6 pts higher in Karana Downs gap steady
3.8% 53rd pct 3.1% 44th pct
Participation in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +3.3 pts higher in Karana Downs gap widening
69.6% 80th pct 66.3% 70th pct
Full-time in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +0.6 pts higher in Karana Downs gap narrowing
58.6% 53rd pct 58.0% 49th pct

Industries people work in

8.1% Professional & technical +9.7 pts ▸ 17.8%
15.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.3 pts 14.1%
12.9% Education & training ◂ +2.3 pts 10.6%
9.8% Construction +0.1 pts ▸ 9.9%
8.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.8 pts 6.2%
7.8% Retail trade ◂ +2.7 pts 5.1%
6.3% Manufacturing ◂ +3.7 pts 2.5%
5.0% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.0 pts 3.0%
3.9% Other services ◂ +0.4 pts 3.5%
3.8% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.7 pts 2.1%
3.3% Transport & warehousing even 3.2%
3.1% Administrative & support ◂ +0.1 pts 3.0%

Occupations people work in

26.5% Professionals +11.6 pts ▸ 38.1%
14.5% Managers +7.2 pts ▸ 21.7%
14.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +4.6 pts 9.9%
13.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.7 pts 9.9%
10.9% Community & personal service ◂ +6.5 pts 4.4%
7.4% Sales workers ◂ +2.3 pts 5.1%
6.8% Labourers ◂ +0.1 pts 6.7%
4.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.8 pts 2.5%

Walkability

Walk score in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +1.6 higher in Karana Downs
2.0 66th pct 0.4 50th pct
Types ≤15 min in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +1.3 more in Karana Downs
1.9 65th pct 0.5 52nd pct
15-min city in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +4.3 pts higher in Karana Downs
4.3% 61st pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +35.3 pts higher in Karana Downs
35.3% 76th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +19.7 pts higher in Karana Downs
29.7% 68th pct 10.0% 61st pct
Walk to a park in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +53.1 pts higher in Karana Downs
83.9% 77th pct 30.8% 58th pct
Walk to health in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +6.0 more in Upper Brookfield
9.2 39th pct 15.2 54th pct
Intersections/km² in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +30 higher in Karana Downs
32 75th pct 3 60th pct
Mean slope in Karana Downsin Upper Brookfield +17.0 pts higher in Upper Brookfield
8.1% 71st pct 25.1% 100th pct

Compare Karana Downs with nearby areas

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Compare Upper Brookfield with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Karana Downs vs Upper Brookfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL31486/karana-downs/vs/SAL32900/upper-brookfield