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Bushmead vs Gooseberry Hill

Name: Bushmead vs Gooseberry Hill — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.8 km apart · Bushmead profile · Gooseberry Hill profile

Bushmead Gooseberry Hill

Gooseberry Hill and Bushmead are neighbouring areas with very different populations. Gooseberry Hill is an older community where the typical resident is 49 and 27% are seniors. It is a stable area where 51.4% of homes are owned outright and few people have moved in the last five years. In contrast, Bushmead is far younger, with a typical age of 32, and is seeing rapid growth with 94.7% of residents moving in during the last five years. Bushmead also has a much higher share of working adults at 81.6% and a typical weekly household income that is well higher at $2,742.

Daily life in both places shares some similarities, such as having about 2.6 people per home and very similar levels of public transport use. They also have a similar share of children under 15. While Gooseberry Hill is more walkable to schools and parks, Bushmead has a far higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services. Both areas have seen a rise in the number of people who identify as having no religion, a figure that is well above the national figure in both locations.

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Where they differ most

Population: 2,646 larger in Gooseberry Hill Median age: 17 yrs older in Gooseberry Hill Owned outright: 38.5 pts higher in Gooseberry Hill Recent movers: 67.3 pts higher in Bushmead Aged 65+: 21.7 pts higher in Gooseberry Hill

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill +2,646 larger in Gooseberry Hill

677 69th pct 3,323 86th pct

Median age in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill +17 yrs older in Gooseberry Hill

32 yrs 9th pct 49 yrs 67th pct

Age structure

45.6% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +29.0 pts 16.6%

18.6% Older adults (45–64) +11.1 pts ▸ 29.7%

5.3% Seniors (65+) +21.7 pts ▸ 27.0%

16.8% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.6 pts 16.3%

12.6% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.8 pts 9.8%

Marital status

48.2% Married +13.5 pts ▸ 61.8%

39.5% Never married ◂ +16.8 pts 22.7%

6.8% Divorced +0.9 pts ▸ 7.7%

2.3% Widowed +2.9 pts ▸ 5.1%

1.8% Separated +0.6 pts ▸ 2.4%

Age & sex structure

Bushmead Gooseberry Hill

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

69.6% Australia ◂ +4.4 pts 65.1%

7.5% England +6.8 pts ▸ 14.3%

5.0% New Zealand ◂ +2.4 pts 2.6%

2.2% South Africa ◂ +0.7 pts 1.5%

2.1% India ◂ +1.4 pts 0.6%

1.9% Philippines ◂ +1.8 pts 0.2%

0.7% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.0% China +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

44.0% English +7.8 pts ▸ 51.8%

36.8% Australian ◂ +6.6 pts 30.2%

9.0% Scottish +4.9 pts ▸ 13.9%

10.0% Irish +1.7 pts ▸ 11.7%

6.2% Italian ◂ +1.4 pts 4.8%

2.8% German +1.3 pts ▸ 4.1%

1.8% Dutch +1.5 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.7% Filipino ◂ +2.4 pts 0.3%

2.2% Indian ◂ +1.5 pts 0.7%

0.6% Chinese +0.9 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.7% Vietnamese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

0.4% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

88.3% English only +2.7 pts ▸ 91.0%

0.7% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.7% Mandarin ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.6% Vietnamese ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.4% Punjabi ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.4% Tagalog ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

55.4% No religion ◂ +10.7 pts 44.7%

37.4% Christianity +11.6 pts ▸ 48.9%

4.3% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 4.4%

1.5% Hinduism ◂ +1.5 pts 0.0%

1.0% Other religions ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

0.6% Buddhism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.6% Islam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.0% Judaism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill

— 3.70 49th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill +5 more in Gooseberry Hill

12 82nd pct 17 86th pct

Avg size in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill +46 larger in Gooseberry Hill

334 52nd pct 380 57th pct

ICSEA in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill +22 higher in Gooseberry Hill

998 55th pct 1,020 67th pct

Highest year of school

72.0% Year 12 ◂ +5.1 pts 66.9%

14.5% Year 10 +3.4 pts ▸ 17.8%

8.4% Year 11 ◂ +0.4 pts 8.0%

1.6% Year 9 or below +2.3 pts ▸ 3.9%

Highest qualification level

33.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +11.6 pts 22.0%

29.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.1 pts 29.5%

15.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +3.8 pts ▸ 19.4%

5.7% Postgraduate degree +4.3 pts ▸ 10.0%

4.3% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.3 pts ▸ 5.6%

1.9% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 2.1%

Field of qualification

22.2% Engineering & related ◂ +3.5 pts 18.7%

18.7% Management & commerce ◂ +1.7 pts 17.0%

12.5% Education ◂ +0.8 pts 11.7%

8.7% Society & culture +2.6 pts ▸ 11.4%

9.7% Health +1.2 pts ▸ 10.8%

4.3% Architecture & building +1.2 pts ▸ 5.5%

2.4% Natural & physical sciences +2.7 pts ▸ 5.1%

5.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.0 pts 3.0%

4.3% Creative arts +0.1 pts ▸ 4.3%

1.4% Agriculture & environment +1.5 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.4% Information technology +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

Income

Personal income in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill +$515 higher in Bushmead

$1,433 96th pct $918 74th pct

Household income in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill +$573 higher in Bushmead

$2,742 93rd pct $2,169 82nd pct

Family income in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill +$347 higher in Bushmead

$2,963 90th pct $2,616 86th pct

Household income distribution

33.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +11.6 pts 22.0%

7.3% $650–$1,499 +16.0 pts ▸ 23.2%

17.9% $4,000 or more +3.6 pts ▸ 21.6%

21.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +7.6 pts 13.4%

6.5% Under $650 +5.4 pts ▸ 11.9%

Personal income distribution

22.3% Under $650 +14.6 pts ▸ 36.9%

36.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +15.9 pts 20.7%

28.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.7 pts 27.4%

8.2% $3,000 or more +2.3 pts ▸ 10.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

5.2% Arthritis +5.7 pts ▸ 10.9%

8.4% Mental health ◂ +2.6 pts 5.9%

8.0% Asthma ◂ +1.5 pts 6.5%

5.3% Other condition +1.8 pts ▸ 7.1%

2.4% Diabetes +2.7 pts ▸ 5.0%

1.6% Heart disease +2.3 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.6% Cancer +2.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.9% Lung condition +0.8 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.4% Stroke +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.4% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

73.4% None ◂ +7.9 pts 65.5%

16.5% One condition +4.0 pts ▸ 20.6%

4.6% Two conditions +1.2 pts ▸ 5.8%

0.4% Three or more +1.7 pts ▸ 2.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill +18 larger in Gooseberry Hill

13 62nd pct 31 73rd pct

Median age in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill +11 yrs older in Bushmead

29 yrs 60th pct 18 yrs 18th pct

Median income in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill +$1,979 higher in Bushmead

$2,666 100th pct $687 55th pct

Household income in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill +$2,584 higher in Bushmead

$5,833 100th pct $3,249 89th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill +0.1 larger in Gooseberry Hill

2.5 50th pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

55.3% Couples with children +3.9 pts ▸ 59.2%

34.1% Couples without children +0.3 pts ▸ 34.4%

9.5% One-parent families ◂ +3.4 pts 6.2%

0.5% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Household size

43.5% 2 people ◂ +2.0 pts 41.5%

21.4% 3 people ◂ +6.5 pts 14.9%

17.6% 1 person +1.0 pts ▸ 18.5%

13.4% 4 people +2.9 pts ▸ 16.3%

5.7% 5 people +0.5 pts ▸ 6.3%

1.9% 6 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill +$80 higher in Bushmead

$480 90th pct $400 82nd pct

Mortgage in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill +$54 higher in Gooseberry Hill

$2,199 81st pct $2,253 84th pct

People / bedroom in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill even

0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

83.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +44.0 pts 39.6%

13.0% Owned outright +38.5 pts ▸ 51.4%

1.5% Rented +5.5 pts ▸ 7.1%

0.0% Not stated +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.0% Other tenure +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

Types of homes

91.6% Separate house +5.1 pts ▸ 96.7%

5.3% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.7 pts 2.6%

0.0% Flat or apartment +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

63.0% 4 bedrooms ◂ +17.5 pts 45.4%

32.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +2.2 pts 29.9%

4.2% 5 or more +10.8 pts ▸ 15.0%

1.1% 2 bedrooms +5.7 pts ▸ 6.8%

0.0% 1 bedroom +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

75.0% $350–$549 ◂ +31.8 pts 43.2%

0.0% $200–$349 +33.0 pts ▸ 33.0%

0.0% $550–$749 +19.3 pts ▸ 19.3%

0.0% $750 or more +9.1 pts ▸ 9.1%

0.0% Under $200 +3.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

58.4% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +20.6 pts 37.9%

11.9% $3,000 or more +13.6 pts ▸ 25.5%

20.1% $1,000–$1,799 +1.6 pts ▸ 21.7%

1.8% Under $1,000 +9.1 pts ▸ 10.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill +32 more in Gooseberry Hill

8 78th pct 40 87th pct

Stops/1k in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill +0.22 more in Gooseberry Hill

11.82 88th pct 12.04 88th pct

Departures/1k in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill +406.6 more in Gooseberry Hill

1,258.5 88th pct 1,665.1 90th pct

PT routes in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill +2 more in Gooseberry Hill

2 75th pct 4 82nd pct

Stop walk in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill even

11 47th pct 11 47th pct

Drive to city in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill +3 longer in Gooseberry Hill

21 18th pct 24 21st pct

Reach 30 min in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill +15,136 more in Gooseberry Hill

0 0th pct 15,136 46th pct

Transit to city in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill

83 93rd pct —

How people get to work

72.0% Car (driver) ◂ +6.7 pts 65.2%

5.9% Worked at home +7.6 pts ▸ 13.4%

2.0% Car (passenger) +1.6 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.5% Bus +0.5 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.1% Train ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

0.0% Walked +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Bicycle +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Motor vehicles per home

59.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +14.4 pts 45.5%

21.8% 1 vehicle ◂ +0.8 pts 21.0%

10.3% 3 vehicles +8.3 pts ▸ 18.6%

5.7% 4 or more +8.4 pts ▸ 14.2%

0.0% No vehicle +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.4 pts 12.6%

12.2% Education & training ◂ +0.3 pts 11.9%

5.7% Professional & technical +4.1 pts ▸ 9.8%

9.6% Mining ◂ +1.8 pts 7.7%

8.7% Construction +0.6 pts ▸ 9.3%

8.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +3.1 pts 5.6%

7.2% Retail trade ◂ +0.7 pts 6.5%

7.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.4 pts 4.8%

5.0% Manufacturing ◂ +0.1 pts 4.9%

4.6% Wholesale trade ◂ +1.2 pts 3.3%

4.3% Other services ◂ +0.2 pts 4.1%

2.8% Accommodation & food +1.4 pts ▸ 4.2%

Occupations people work in

29.3% Professionals +0.1 pts ▸ 29.4%

18.9% Technicians & trades ◂ +5.7 pts 13.2%

12.0% Managers +5.7 pts ▸ 17.7%

17.2% Clerical & administrative ◂ +3.6 pts 13.6%

12.0% Community & personal service ◂ +3.6 pts 8.3%

5.2% Sales workers +1.0 pts ▸ 6.2%

5.2% Labourers +0.5 pts ▸ 5.8%

3.0% Machinery operators & drivers +0.9 pts ▸ 3.9%

Walkability

Walk score in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill +0.6 higher in Gooseberry Hill

3.0 72nd pct 3.6 75th pct

Types ≤15 min in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill +1.1 more in Gooseberry Hill

2.2 67th pct 3.3 74th pct

15-min city in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill +16.0 pts higher in Gooseberry Hill

11.1% 66th pct 27.1% 74th pct

Walk to shops in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill +8.2 pts higher in Bushmead

11.0% 65th pct 2.8% 59th pct

Walk to transit in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill +4.4 pts higher in Gooseberry Hill

82.7% 82nd pct 87.2% 83rd pct

Walk to school in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill +40.5 pts higher in Gooseberry Hill

17.9% 64th pct 58.4% 78th pct

Walk to a park in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill +23.9 pts higher in Gooseberry Hill

58.1% 66th pct 82.0% 75th pct

Walk to health in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill +11.5 pts higher in Bushmead

16.2% 76th pct 4.7% 73rd pct

Amenities/1k in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill +0.3 more in Gooseberry Hill

16.2 57th pct 16.6 57th pct

Intersections/km² in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill +51 higher in Bushmead

93 85th pct 42 77th pct

Mean slope in Bushmead in Gooseberry Hill +4.4 pts higher in Gooseberry Hill

7.8% 69th pct 12.2% 87th pct

Compare Bushmead with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bushmead vs Gooseberry Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50227/bushmead/vs/SAL50571/gooseberry-hill