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Andrews Farm vs Penfield

Name: Andrews Farm vs Penfield — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.5 km apart · Andrews Farm profile · Penfield profile

Andrews Farm Penfield

Andrews Farm and Penfield are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Andrews Farm is a young, family-heavy community where 28.4% of people are children and the typical resident is just 28. Penfield is sparsely populated and overwhelmingly older; its typical resident is 70, and 64.7% of the population are seniors. These differences extend to their homes, with 75% of Penfield's houses owned outright, compared to just 10.9% in Andrews Farm, where renting is far more common at 39.5%.

Everyday life shares some common ground in both places, as they have identical rates of volunteering and very similar levels of unpaid housework. However, the two areas are moving in different directions. Andrews Farm has seen much more movement recently, with 44.9% of people moving in the last five years, while Penfield remains more stable. Income is also far higher in Andrews Farm, with a typical weekly household income of $1,465 compared to $653 in Penfield.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 42 yrs older in Penfield Aged 65+: 58.9 pts higher in Penfield No religion: 25.1 pts higher in Andrews Farm Living alone: 29.4 pts higher in Penfield Renting: 28.0 pts higher in Andrews Farm

Demographics & Identity

Population in Andrews Farm in Penfield +8,277 larger in Andrews Farm gap widening

8,699 87th pct 422 62nd pct

Median age in Andrews Farm in Penfield +42 yrs older in Penfield gap widening

28 yrs 2nd pct 70 yrs 100th pct

Age structure

5.7% Seniors (65+) +58.9 pts ▸ 64.7%

32.6% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +22.4 pts 10.2%

28.4% Children (0–14) ◂ +23.9 pts 4.5%

18.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.3 pts 18.5%

14.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +9.2 pts 5.2%

Marital status

47.7% Never married ◂ +30.9 pts 16.8%

35.5% Married +12.0 pts ▸ 47.5%

2.7% Widowed +15.0 pts ▸ 17.8%

9.2% Divorced +4.3 pts ▸ 13.5%

5.1% Separated +0.4 pts ▸ 5.5%

Age & sex structure

Andrews Farm Penfield

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

78.5% Australia ◂ +30.6 pts 47.9%

3.6% England +13.5 pts ▸ 17.1%

0.2% Vietnam +4.3 pts ▸ 4.5%

0.2% Italy +1.0 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.9% Philippines even 0.9%

0.9% New Zealand ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

0.8% India ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

0.3% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.1% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

42.3% English ◂ +0.9 pts 41.5%

39.1% Australian ◂ +17.5 pts 21.6%

7.7% Scottish ◂ +2.0 pts 5.7%

0.4% Vietnamese +5.5 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.9% German ◂ +1.6 pts 4.3%

5.2% Irish +0.3 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.3% Italian ◂ +1.1 pts 2.1%

1.7% Dutch +0.6 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.8% Greek +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.3% Filipino ◂ +1.3 pts 0.0%

1.2% Indian ◂ +1.2 pts 0.0%

0.8% Chinese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

Language

Language used at home

81.3% English only ◂ +13.6 pts 67.8%

0.4% Vietnamese +5.5 pts ▸ 5.9%

0.2% Greek +1.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.3% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.7% Punjabi ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.4% Arabic ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.4% Tagalog ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.3% Hindi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.1% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

56.2% No religion ◂ +25.1 pts 31.0%

32.5% Christianity +11.5 pts ▸ 44.1%

5.6% Not stated +7.9 pts ▸ 13.5%

1.3% Buddhism +4.2 pts ▸ 5.5%

0.7% Hinduism +2.1 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.5% Islam ◂ +1.6 pts 0.9%

1.2% Other religions +0.5 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Andrews Farm in Penfield

0.40 0th pct —

Schools ≤3 km in Andrews Farm in Penfield +4 more in Andrews Farm

15 86th pct 11 81st pct

Avg size in Andrews Farm in Penfield +22 larger in Penfield

564 80th pct 586 83rd pct

ICSEA in Andrews Farm in Penfield +18 higher in Andrews Farm

950 27th pct 931 18th pct

Highest year of school

47.7% Year 12 ◂ +22.8 pts 24.9%

8.8% Year 9 or below +16.3 pts ▸ 25.1%

18.5% Year 10 +5.6 pts ▸ 24.1%

20.0% Year 11 ◂ +7.6 pts 12.4%

Highest qualification level

47.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +21.4 pts 26.4%

14.9% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +7.5 pts 7.4%

12.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.0 pts 11.5%

5.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +2.4 pts 2.7%

1.9% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.8 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.2 pts 0.0%

Field of qualification

19.1% Society & culture ◂ +10.3 pts 8.8%

17.0% Management & commerce ◂ +6.9 pts 10.1%

14.7% Engineering & related +0.8 pts ▸ 15.5%

10.2% Health ◂ +0.1 pts 10.1%

3.6% Architecture & building +4.5 pts ▸ 8.1%

8.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +8.0 pts 0.0%

5.4% Education ◂ +2.0 pts 3.4%

2.6% Information technology ◂ +2.6 pts 0.0%

2.3% Creative arts ◂ +2.3 pts 0.0%

1.8% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.8 pts 0.0%

1.5% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.5 pts 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Andrews Farm in Penfield +$293 higher in Andrews Farm gap widening

$772 54th pct $479 10th pct

Household income in Andrews Farm in Penfield +$812 higher in Andrews Farm gap widening

$1,465 45th pct $653 0th pct

Family income in Andrews Farm in Penfield +$712 higher in Andrews Farm gap widening

$1,653 35th pct $941 5th pct

Household income distribution

12.3% Under $650 +32.6 pts ▸ 44.9%

35.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +28.1 pts 7.4%

35.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.2 pts 33.8%

6.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.5 pts 2.8%

2.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 2.3%

Personal income distribution

40.0% Under $650 +22.5 pts ▸ 62.5%

43.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +25.7 pts 17.3%

10.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.2 pts 4.8%

0.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.0% Arthritis +19.8 pts ▸ 26.8%

5.0% Diabetes +12.3 pts ▸ 17.3%

11.8% Asthma ◂ +4.5 pts 7.3%

11.8% Mental health ◂ +5.2 pts 6.6%

2.3% Heart disease +8.8 pts ▸ 11.1%

8.4% Other condition ◂ +0.1 pts 8.3%

1.4% Cancer +6.4 pts ▸ 7.8%

1.5% Lung condition +6.1 pts ▸ 7.6%

0.1% Dementia +2.0 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.5% Stroke +1.6 pts ▸ 2.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

64.0% None ◂ +25.9 pts 38.2%

19.6% One condition +7.0 pts ▸ 26.5%

6.1% Two conditions +6.7 pts ▸ 12.8%

3.0% Three or more +7.2 pts ▸ 10.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Andrews Farm in Penfield +425 larger in Andrews Farm

429 86th pct 4 46th pct

Median age in Andrews Farm in Penfield +14 yrs older in Penfield

16 yrs 13th pct 30 yrs 63rd pct

Median income in Andrews Farm in Penfield +$125 higher in Penfield

$600 45th pct $725 58th pct

Household income in Andrews Farm in Penfield +$834 higher in Penfield

$1,416 38th pct $2,250 71st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Andrews Farm in Penfield +1.1 larger in Andrews Farm gap widening

2.9 81st pct 1.8 9th pct

Family composition

15.5% Couples without children +49.0 pts ▸ 64.5%

56.2% Couples with children ◂ +29.3 pts 26.9%

27.2% One-parent families ◂ +18.1 pts 9.1%

1.2% Other families ◂ +1.2 pts 0.0%

Household size

21.1% 1 person +29.4 pts ▸ 50.5%

28.8% 2 people +7.3 pts ▸ 36.1%

18.0% 3 people ◂ +14.8 pts 3.2%

16.3% 4 people ◂ +12.1 pts 4.2%

8.6% 5 people ◂ +3.5 pts 5.1%

6.9% 6 or more ◂ +6.9 pts 0.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Andrews Farm in Penfield +$120 higher in Andrews Farm gap narrowing

$300 57th pct $180 20th pct

Mortgage in Andrews Farm in Penfield +$402 higher in Andrews Farm gap narrowing

$1,300 29th pct $898 12th pct

People / bedroom in Andrews Farm in Penfield +0.10 higher in Andrews Farm gap widening

0.80 43rd pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

10.9% Owned outright +64.1 pts ▸ 75.0%

47.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +41.1 pts 6.5%

39.5% Rented ◂ +28.0 pts 11.6%

0.5% Other tenure +3.6 pts ▸ 4.2%

1.3% Not stated +2.4 pts ▸ 3.7%

Types of homes

95.4% Separate house +1.8 pts ▸ 97.2%

4.7% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +3.3 pts 1.4%

0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

57.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +26.8 pts 30.6%

4.7% 2 bedrooms +41.1 pts ▸ 45.8%

31.4% 4 bedrooms ◂ +24.9 pts 6.5%

0.3% 1 bedroom +9.4 pts ▸ 9.7%

4.9% 5 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 2.8%

0.1% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

6.7% Under $200 +65.3 pts ▸ 72.0%

71.4% $200–$349 ◂ +71.4 pts 0.0%

19.3% $350–$549 +0.7 pts ▸ 20.0%

0.6% $550–$749 +11.4 pts ▸ 12.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

60.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +60.2 pts 0.0%

19.1% Under $1,000 +9.5 pts ▸ 28.6%

14.6% $1,800–$2,999 +6.8 pts ▸ 21.4%

1.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.8 pts 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Andrews Farm in Penfield +17 more in Andrews Farm

23 86th pct 6 76th pct

Stops/1k in Andrews Farm in Penfield +11.57 more in Penfield

2.64 68th pct 14.22 89th pct

Departures/1k in Andrews Farm in Penfield +181.5 more in Penfield

493.8 78th pct 675.4 82nd pct

PT routes in Andrews Farm in Penfield +4 more in Andrews Farm

5 86th pct 1 71st pct

Stop walk in Andrews Farm in Penfield +3 longer in Penfield

3 21st pct 6 36th pct

Drive to city in Andrews Farm in Penfield +3 longer in Andrews Farm

29 25th pct 26 22nd pct

Reach 30 min in Andrews Farm in Penfield +18,313 more in Andrews Farm

18,313 72nd pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Andrews Farm in Penfield +18,313 more in Andrews Farm

18,313 48th pct 0 0th pct

Transit to city in Andrews Farm in Penfield

88 100th pct —

How people get to work

74.5% Car (driver) ◂ +23.3 pts 51.3%

4.3% Worked at home +23.9 pts ▸ 28.2%

4.6% Car (passenger) +6.9 pts ▸ 11.5%

1.8% Bus ◂ +1.8 pts 0.0%

0.4% Walked ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

36.2% 1 vehicle +28.0 pts ▸ 64.3%

41.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +24.0 pts 17.4%

12.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +5.8 pts 6.3%

3.9% No vehicle +7.7 pts ▸ 11.6%

6.2% 4 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 6.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

1.2% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +15.5 pts ▸ 16.7%

15.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.6 pts 14.1%

13.0% Retail trade ◂ +0.2 pts 12.8%

5.7% Education & training +4.5 pts ▸ 10.3%

10.1% Manufacturing ◂ +6.3 pts 3.8%

8.9% Construction +0.1 pts ▸ 9.0%

6.2% Accommodation & food +1.5 pts ▸ 7.7%

7.1% Public administration & safety +0.6 pts ▸ 7.7%

6.8% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.7 pts 5.1%

3.3% Wholesale trade +3.1 pts ▸ 6.4%

1.8% Finance & insurance +4.6 pts ▸ 6.4%

0.6% Arts & recreation +5.8 pts ▸ 6.4%

Occupations people work in

7.0% Managers +21.2 pts ▸ 28.2%

16.1% Labourers +1.8 pts ▸ 17.9%

17.2% Community & personal service ◂ +8.2 pts 9.0%

13.6% Technicians & trades +1.8 pts ▸ 15.4%

10.5% Sales workers +2.3 pts ▸ 12.8%

12.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +4.9 pts 7.7%

11.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +6.5 pts 5.1%

9.0% Professionals ◂ +5.2 pts 3.8%

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Andrews Farm in Penfield +5,758 higher in Penfield

5,380 70th pct 11,137 87th pct

Assault/100k in Andrews Farm in Penfield +680 higher in Andrews Farm

1,391 76th pct 711 51st pct

Robbery/100k in Andrews Farm in Penfield

46 43rd pct —

Burglary/100k in Andrews Farm in Penfield +1,217 higher in Penfield

678 65th pct 1,896 90th pct

Theft/100k in Andrews Farm in Penfield +1,174 higher in Penfield

1,196 55th pct 2,370 75th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Andrews Farm in Penfield +1,654 higher in Penfield

241 63rd pct 1,896 100th pct

Property damage/100k in Andrews Farm in Penfield +2,523 higher in Penfield

1,506 80th pct 4,028 93rd pct

5-yr change in Andrews Farm in Penfield +97.7 pts higher in Penfield

6.6% 63rd pct 104.3% 89th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Andrews Farm in Penfield +3.4 higher in Andrews Farm

4.0 78th pct 0.6 55th pct

Types ≤15 min in Andrews Farm in Penfield +2.6 more in Andrews Farm

3.2 73rd pct 0.6 55th pct

15-min city in Andrews Farm in Penfield +24.0 pts higher in Andrews Farm

24.0% 73rd pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to shops in Andrews Farm in Penfield +29.5 pts higher in Andrews Farm

29.5% 74th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to transit in Andrews Farm in Penfield +54.5 pts higher in Andrews Farm

88.7% 84th pct 34.2% 68th pct

Walk to school in Andrews Farm in Penfield +38.9 pts higher in Andrews Farm

38.9% 72nd pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to a park in Andrews Farm in Penfield +71.3 pts higher in Andrews Farm

98.8% 85th pct 27.4% 57th pct

Walk to health in Andrews Farm in Penfield +5.0 pts higher in Andrews Farm

5.0% 73rd pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Andrews Farm in Penfield +9.5 more in Penfield

4.7 28th pct 14.2 52nd pct

Intersections/km² in Andrews Farm in Penfield +212 higher in Andrews Farm

220 91st pct 8 72nd pct

Mean slope in Andrews Farm in Penfield +1.3 pts higher in Andrews Farm

3.6% 22nd pct 2.3% 1st pct

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Compare Penfield with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Andrews Farm vs Penfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40026/andrews-farm/vs/SAL41133/penfield