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Munno Para Downs vs Smithfield Plains
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.0 km apart · Munno Para Downs profile · Smithfield Plains profile
Munno Para Downs Smithfield Plains
Smithfield Plains and Munno Para Downs are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Smithfield Plains is much younger, with a typical resident aged 29 and a high share of children under 15 at 26.8%. In contrast, the typical resident in Munno Para Downs is far older at 50, and 22.1% of its population is aged 65 and over. These areas also differ in how people live; 49.5% of homes in Smithfield Plains are rented, while 57.4% of homes in Munno Para Downs are owned outright. Munno Para Downs is also far more diverse, with 48.6% of people using another language at home compared to 15.5% in Smithfield Plains.
The two areas are almost identical when it comes to typical weekly personal income, which is $511 for both. They also share similar drive times to the city of around 30 minutes. While they are close in these ways, their accessibility is very different. Smithfield Plains has many amenities and public transport stops within a short walk, whereas Munno Para Downs is more car-dependent, with 100% of its homes being separate houses.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 199
- First area, 2016: 228
- First area, 2021: 181
- Second area, 2011: 2,278
- Second area, 2016: 2,873
- Second area, 2021: 3,305
- First area, 2011: 44 yrs
- First area, 2016: 36 yrs
- First area, 2021: 50 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 28 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 29 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 29 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 Munno Para Downs: 3.8% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Smithfield Plains: 0.3% males, 0.4% females
- 80–84 in Munno Para Downs: 0.0% males, 4.4% females; 80–84 in Smithfield Plains: 0.4% males, 0.5% females
- 75–79 in Munno Para Downs: 3.8% males, 2.7% females; 75–79 in Smithfield Plains: 1.0% males, 1.1% females
- 70–74 in Munno Para Downs: 2.7% males, 3.3% females; 70–74 in Smithfield Plains: 1.4% males, 1.5% females
- 65–69 in Munno Para Downs: 1.6% males, 2.7% females; 65–69 in Smithfield Plains: 1.4% males, 1.7% females
- 60–64 in Munno Para Downs: 3.8% males, 3.8% females; 60–64 in Smithfield Plains: 2.0% males, 1.9% females
- 55–59 in Munno Para Downs: 5.5% males, 3.3% females; 55–59 in Smithfield Plains: 2.1% males, 2.1% females
- 50–54 in Munno Para Downs: 6.0% males, 6.0% females; 50–54 in Smithfield Plains: 2.7% males, 2.7% females
- 45–49 in Munno Para Downs: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 45–49 in Smithfield Plains: 2.5% males, 2.7% females
- 40–44 in Munno Para Downs: 1.6% males, 0.0% females; 40–44 in Smithfield Plains: 2.4% males, 3.4% females
- 35–39 in Munno Para Downs: 2.2% males, 1.6% females; 35–39 in Smithfield Plains: 3.7% males, 4.0% females
- 30–34 in Munno Para Downs: 2.7% males, 3.3% females; 30–34 in Smithfield Plains: 3.8% males, 4.2% females
- 25–29 in Munno Para Downs: 3.3% males, 2.2% females; 25–29 in Smithfield Plains: 4.6% males, 4.8% females
- 20–24 in Munno Para Downs: 3.8% males, 3.3% females; 20–24 in Smithfield Plains: 3.3% males, 3.6% females
- 15–19 in Munno Para Downs: 5.5% males, 0.0% females; 15–19 in Smithfield Plains: 3.7% males, 3.6% females
- 10–14 in Munno Para Downs: 2.7% males, 0.0% females; 10–14 in Smithfield Plains: 4.2% males, 4.5% females
- 5–9 in Munno Para Downs: 3.3% males, 2.7% females; 5–9 in Smithfield Plains: 4.5% males, 4.8% females
- 0–4 in Munno Para Downs: 4.9% males, 3.3% females; 0–4 in Smithfield Plains: 4.6% males, 4.1% 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: $392
- First area, 2016: $496
- First area, 2021: $511
- Second area, 2011: $378
- Second area, 2016: $438
- Second area, 2021: $511
- First area, 2011: $1,187
- First area, 2016: $1,357
- First area, 2021: $1,542
- Second area, 2011: $708
- Second area, 2016: $814
- Second area, 2021: $1,008
- First area, 2011: $1,375
- First area, 2016: $1,357
- First area, 2021: $1,541
- Second area, 2011: $758
- Second area, 2016: $901
- Second area, 2021: $1,225
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: 3.4
- First area, 2021: 3.2
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $253
- First area, 2021: $250
- Second area, 2011: $200
- Second area, 2016: $240
- Second area, 2021: $251
- First area, 2011: $1,795
- First area, 2016: $1,500
- First area, 2021: $1,408
- Second area, 2011: $964
- Second area, 2016: $1,083
- Second area, 2021: $1,092
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2011: 1.20
- 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). Munno Para Downs vs Smithfield Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40980/munno-para-downs/vs/SAL41347/smithfield-plains