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Craigburn Farm vs Glenalta
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.9 km apart · Craigburn Farm profile · Glenalta profile
Craigburn Farm Glenalta
Craigburn Farm and Glenalta are neighbouring areas with very different layouts. Craigburn Farm has a much wealthier profile, with 46.7% of households earning $3,000 or more a week compared to 27.1% in Glenalta. It is also more transient, as 42.3% of residents moved there in the last five years, well above the 27.4% in Glenalta. In contrast, Glenalta is far more connected; it is rated as somewhat walkable, while Craigburn Farm is mostly car-dependent. This is seen in the groceries gap, where 45.4% of Glenalta homes are within a 15-minute walk of a shop, compared to almost none (0.1%) in Craigburn Farm.
Both areas sit close to the national figure for the share of children under 15, who make up 20.3% of the population in each. They also share a similar landscape with a 9.9% average terrain slope and an almost identical share of people who have served in the Defence Force. While Glenalta has more people aged 65 and over, the two areas remain alike in their typical unemployment rates and the high proportion of residents who live within a short walk of a park.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 1,778
- First area, 2016: 2,394
- First area, 2021: 3,099
- Second area, 2011: 1,981
- Second area, 2016: 1,959
- Second area, 2021: 2,039
- First area, 2011: 38 yrs
- First area, 2016: 40 yrs
- First area, 2021: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 42 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Craigburn Farm: 0.6% males, 0.5% females; 85+ in Glenalta: 1.1% males, 1.0% females
- 80–84 in Craigburn Farm: 0.9% males, 0.6% females; 80–84 in Glenalta: 2.1% males, 1.8% females
- 75–79 in Craigburn Farm: 1.5% males, 1.6% females; 75–79 in Glenalta: 2.5% males, 3.2% females
- 70–74 in Craigburn Farm: 2.4% males, 2.2% females; 70–74 in Glenalta: 2.1% males, 3.2% females
- 65–69 in Craigburn Farm: 2.8% males, 3.0% females; 65–69 in Glenalta: 2.5% males, 3.0% females
- 60–64 in Craigburn Farm: 3.3% males, 3.5% females; 60–64 in Glenalta: 2.5% males, 2.1% females
- 55–59 in Craigburn Farm: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 55–59 in Glenalta: 2.7% males, 2.3% females
- 50–54 in Craigburn Farm: 4.0% males, 4.2% females; 50–54 in Glenalta: 2.9% males, 4.1% females
- 45–49 in Craigburn Farm: 4.0% males, 4.0% females; 45–49 in Glenalta: 3.9% males, 3.8% females
- 40–44 in Craigburn Farm: 3.7% males, 4.5% females; 40–44 in Glenalta: 3.4% males, 3.9% females
- 35–39 in Craigburn Farm: 3.2% males, 3.9% females; 35–39 in Glenalta: 3.3% males, 3.2% females
- 30–34 in Craigburn Farm: 2.1% males, 2.3% females; 30–34 in Glenalta: 2.1% males, 2.8% females
- 25–29 in Craigburn Farm: 1.5% males, 1.4% females; 25–29 in Glenalta: 2.0% males, 1.6% females
- 20–24 in Craigburn Farm: 2.6% males, 2.1% females; 20–24 in Glenalta: 2.2% males, 2.3% females
- 15–19 in Craigburn Farm: 3.7% males, 3.7% females; 15–19 in Glenalta: 3.3% males, 3.0% females
- 10–14 in Craigburn Farm: 4.1% males, 3.7% females; 10–14 in Glenalta: 3.6% males, 3.2% females
- 5–9 in Craigburn Farm: 3.5% males, 3.6% females; 5–9 in Glenalta: 3.7% males, 3.5% females
- 0–4 in Craigburn Farm: 2.9% males, 2.4% females; 0–4 in Glenalta: 3.0% males, 2.9% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $840
- First area, 2016: $888
- First area, 2021: $1,133
- Second area, 2011: $661
- Second area, 2016: $802
- Second area, 2021: $945
- First area, 2011: $2,217
- First area, 2016: $2,384
- First area, 2021: $2,944
- Second area, 2011: $1,456
- Second area, 2016: $1,704
- Second area, 2021: $1,968
- First area, 2011: $2,366
- First area, 2016: $2,480
- First area, 2021: $3,111
- Second area, 2011: $1,768
- Second area, 2016: $2,100
- Second area, 2021: $2,439
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 3.1
- First area, 2016: 3.0
- First area, 2021: 3.0
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $420
- First area, 2016: $550
- First area, 2021: $550
- Second area, 2011: $285
- Second area, 2016: $365
- Second area, 2021: $380
- First area, 2011: $2,029
- First area, 2016: $2,167
- First area, 2021: $2,383
- Second area, 2011: $1,517
- Second area, 2016: $1,723
- Second area, 2021: $1,811
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.00
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Craigburn Farm vs Glenalta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40324/craigburn-farm/vs/SAL40501/glenalta