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Forrestfield vs Lesmurdie

Name: Forrestfield vs Lesmurdie — 2021 Census comparison
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.5 km apart · Forrestfield profile · Lesmurdie profile

Forrestfield Lesmurdie

Forrestfield and Lesmurdie are neighbouring areas with distinct profiles. Lesmurdie has a much more qualified workforce, with 24.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 13.4% in Forrestfield. This is reflected in household wealth; 29.1% of Lesmurdie homes earn $3,000 or more a week, while the figure is 16.5% in Forrestfield. Forrestfield is more accessible for pedestrians, with 68.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, compared to 52.6% in Lesmurdie, and it has far more public transport departures per 1,000 people.

These two areas share several common traits, including the typical weekly rent of $350 and a nearly identical share of children under 15. However, the gap in home ownership is widening, as far more people in Lesmurdie own their homes outright (41.9%) than in Forrestfield (27.6%). This contrast is mirrored in the rental market, where renting is far more common in Forrestfield at 22.2%, while only 9.8% of Lesmurdie residents rent.

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Where they differ most

Owned outright: 14.2 pts higher in Lesmurdie Year 12: 12.7 pts higher in Lesmurdie Renting: 12.4 pts higher in Forrestfield Volunteering: 10.1 pts higher in Lesmurdie Bachelor+: 11.3 pts higher in Lesmurdie

Demographics & Identity

Population in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie +4,768 larger in Forrestfield gap widening

13,181 88th pct 8,413 87th pct

Median age in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie +6 yrs older in Lesmurdie gap widening

38 yrs 23rd pct 44 yrs 46th pct

Age structure

28.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +10.7 pts 18.1%

23.9% Older adults (45–64) +3.6 pts ▸ 27.4%

17.2% Seniors (65+) +5.1 pts ▸ 22.3%

18.9% Children (0–14) +0.2 pts ▸ 19.1%

11.1% Youth (15–24) +2.1 pts ▸ 13.2%

Marital status

43.4% Married +12.1 pts ▸ 55.5%

36.7% Never married ◂ +8.0 pts 28.8%

10.3% Divorced ◂ +2.5 pts 7.8%

5.2% Widowed +0.2 pts ▸ 5.4%

4.4% Separated ◂ +1.8 pts 2.5%

Age & sex structure

Forrestfield Lesmurdie

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

66.2% Australia +4.1 pts ▸ 70.2%

6.7% England +3.1 pts ▸ 9.7%

4.2% New Zealand ◂ +1.4 pts 2.8%

2.5% India ◂ +1.9 pts 0.6%

1.9% Philippines ◂ +1.6 pts 0.3%

1.2% South Africa +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.4% Italy +0.6 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% China ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

40.4% English +5.4 pts ▸ 45.8%

33.4% Australian +2.1 pts ▸ 35.5%

8.7% Irish +3.1 pts ▸ 11.8%

8.5% Scottish +2.3 pts ▸ 10.8%

3.9% Italian +4.7 pts ▸ 8.6%

3.5% German +0.5 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.3% Dutch +1.3 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.7% Indian ◂ +1.7 pts 1.0%

2.3% Filipino ◂ +1.8 pts 0.5%

2.2% Chinese ◂ +0.9 pts 1.2%

0.4% Greek even 0.4%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

80.3% English only +9.9 pts ▸ 90.1%

0.5% Italian +0.9 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.9% Tagalog ◂ +0.8 pts 0.1%

0.9% Hindi ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

0.8% Mandarin ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.6% Punjabi ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.3% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

0.1% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

39.8% Christianity +9.8 pts ▸ 49.6%

46.1% No religion ◂ +2.7 pts 43.4%

6.8% Not stated ◂ +1.7 pts 5.1%

2.9% Islam ◂ +2.5 pts 0.4%

2.2% Hinduism ◂ +2.0 pts 0.2%

1.3% Buddhism ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

0.9% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie +0.70 more in Lesmurdie

2.41 35th pct 3.11 44th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie +1 more in Forrestfield

21 87th pct 20 87th pct

Avg size in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie +66 larger in Forrestfield

478 69th pct 412 61st pct

ICSEA in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie +3 higher in Lesmurdie

1,025 69th pct 1,028 71st pct

Highest year of school

49.3% Year 12 +12.7 pts ▸ 62.0%

24.0% Year 10 ◂ +3.9 pts 20.1%

11.6% Year 11 ◂ +3.0 pts 8.6%

8.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.9 pts 4.7%

Highest qualification level

40.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +11.6 pts 29.1%

17.3% Bachelor degree +8.7 pts ▸ 26.0%

15.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.7 pts ▸ 16.7%

3.7% Postgraduate degree +2.4 pts ▸ 6.1%

2.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +3.2 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.8% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.4 pts 2.3%

Field of qualification

21.4% Engineering & related ◂ +2.1 pts 19.4%

16.1% Management & commerce +1.1 pts ▸ 17.1%

7.0% Education +5.2 pts ▸ 12.2%

10.3% Society & culture +0.1 pts ▸ 10.4%

8.5% Health +0.4 pts ▸ 8.9%

6.7% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.2 pts 4.5%

5.3% Architecture & building ◂ +0.5 pts 4.7%

2.3% Natural & physical sciences +2.7 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.9% Creative arts +0.5 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.5% Information technology ◂ +0.3 pts 2.2%

2.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 1.9%

Income

Personal income in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie +$6 higher in Forrestfield gap steady

$810 60th pct $804 59th pct

Household income in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie +$469 higher in Lesmurdie gap widening

$1,614 55th pct $2,083 79th pct

Family income in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie +$465 higher in Lesmurdie gap widening

$1,982 56th pct $2,447 79th pct

Household income distribution

31.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.1 pts 26.3%

26.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.6 pts 21.4%

6.8% $4,000 or more +9.4 pts ▸ 16.2%

15.8% Under $650 ◂ +2.1 pts 13.7%

9.7% $3,000–$3,999 +3.2 pts ▸ 13.0%

Personal income distribution

39.6% Under $650 +1.1 pts ▸ 40.7%

32.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.6 pts 27.1%

17.9% $1,500–$2,999 +2.5 pts ▸ 20.4%

3.1% $3,000 or more +3.6 pts ▸ 6.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.8% Mental health ◂ +1.7 pts 8.1%

7.7% Other condition +1.6 pts ▸ 9.2%

8.6% Arthritis +0.5 pts ▸ 9.1%

8.3% Asthma ◂ +1.0 pts 7.3%

5.9% Diabetes ◂ +1.2 pts 4.7%

4.0% Heart disease +0.7 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.8% Cancer +1.0 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.0% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 1.7%

1.0% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.7% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.6% None +2.5 pts ▸ 65.1%

20.4% One condition +0.4 pts ▸ 20.8%

6.4% Two conditions ◂ +0.7 pts 5.7%

3.1% Three or more ◂ +0.3 pts 2.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie +352 larger in Forrestfield

467 87th pct 115 86th pct

Median age in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie +5 yrs older in Forrestfield

22 yrs 33rd pct 17 yrs 14th pct

Median income in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie +$192 higher in Forrestfield

$527 36th pct $335 10th pct

Household income in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie +$1,193 higher in Lesmurdie

$1,473 41st pct $2,666 83rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie +0.3 larger in Lesmurdie gap steady

2.5 50th pct 2.8 76th pct

Family composition

54.1% Couples with children +9.6 pts ▸ 63.7%

27.2% Couples without children ◂ +1.4 pts 25.8%

17.3% One-parent families ◂ +7.4 pts 9.9%

1.4% Other families ◂ +0.8 pts 0.6%

Household size

34.6% 2 people ◂ +1.0 pts 33.6%

26.6% 1 person ◂ +8.0 pts 18.6%

13.7% 4 people +5.2 pts ▸ 18.9%

16.6% 3 people ◂ +0.8 pts 15.8%

6.1% 5 people +3.7 pts ▸ 9.8%

2.4% 6 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 2.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie even gap steady

$350 71st pct $350 71st pct

Mortgage in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie +$367 higher in Lesmurdie gap widening

$1,733 57th pct $2,100 76th pct

People / bedroom in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie even gap narrowing

0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

45.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +0.4 pts 45.1%

27.6% Owned outright +14.2 pts ▸ 41.9%

22.2% Rented ◂ +12.4 pts 9.8%

3.0% Other tenure ◂ +1.0 pts 2.0%

1.6% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 1.4%

Types of homes

88.5% Separate house +7.0 pts ▸ 95.5%

9.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +5.5 pts 3.6%

2.2% Other dwelling ◂ +1.9 pts 0.3%

0.2% Flat or apartment +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

39.2% 4 bedrooms +9.3 pts ▸ 48.5%

44.7% 3 bedrooms ◂ +16.7 pts 28.0%

5.5% 5 or more +9.7 pts ▸ 15.3%

6.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +1.7 pts 5.0%

2.0% 1 bedroom even 2.0%

0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

48.5% $350–$549 ◂ +2.5 pts 46.1%

34.0% $200–$349 ◂ +7.3 pts 26.8%

10.8% Under $200 +7.1 pts ▸ 17.9%

1.5% $550–$749 +3.9 pts ▸ 5.4%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +18.1 pts 21.8%

35.1% $1,800–$2,999 +4.5 pts ▸ 39.5%

7.1% $3,000 or more +12.0 pts ▸ 19.1%

12.2% Under $1,000 +2.1 pts ▸ 14.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie +20 more in Forrestfield

87 89th pct 67 88th pct

Stops/1k in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie +1.36 more in Lesmurdie

6.60 84th pct 7.96 86th pct

Departures/1k in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie +681.6 more in Forrestfield

1,531.6 89th pct 850.0 85th pct

PT routes in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie +2 more in Lesmurdie

5 86th pct 7 86th pct

Stop walk in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie +2 longer in Lesmurdie

6 36th pct 8 43rd pct

Drive to city in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie +1 longer in Lesmurdie

19 16th pct 20 17th pct

Reach 30 min in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie +19,729 more in Forrestfield

19,729 73rd pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie +19,729 more in Forrestfield

19,729 49th pct 0 0th pct

Transit to city in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie

64 64th pct —

How people get to work

70.3% Car (driver) ◂ +3.6 pts 66.6%

4.9% Worked at home +3.6 pts ▸ 8.5%

4.0% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.6 pts 3.3%

2.5% Bus ◂ +0.9 pts 1.5%

0.9% Walked +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.2% Train +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

39.9% 2 vehicles +1.8 pts ▸ 41.7%

33.5% 1 vehicle ◂ +13.0 pts 20.5%

14.0% 3 vehicles +5.1 pts ▸ 19.2%

8.5% 4 or more +7.3 pts ▸ 15.8%

4.1% No vehicle ◂ +1.1 pts 2.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

6.2% Education & training +6.8 pts ▸ 13.0%

11.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.8 pts 11.1%

10.2% Construction ◂ +0.9 pts 9.3%

9.6% Retail trade ◂ +2.1 pts 7.6%

9.5% Transport & warehousing ◂ +4.8 pts 4.8%

7.7% Mining +0.1 pts ▸ 7.8%

4.5% Professional & technical +2.2 pts ▸ 6.7%

5.1% Public administration & safety +1.5 pts ▸ 6.6%

6.4% Manufacturing ◂ +0.3 pts 6.1%

5.4% Accommodation & food even 5.4%

4.6% Other services ◂ +0.5 pts 4.1%

4.2% Wholesale trade ◂ +1.1 pts 3.1%

Occupations people work in

13.2% Professionals +11.2 pts ▸ 24.4%

20.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.9 pts 16.1%

14.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.9 pts 13.7%

9.0% Managers +4.4 pts ▸ 13.4%

12.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +6.5 pts 5.8%

11.1% Community & personal service ◂ +0.4 pts 10.8%

9.6% Labourers ◂ +2.5 pts 7.1%

8.2% Sales workers ◂ +1.1 pts 7.1%

Walkability

Walk score in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie +0.8 higher in Forrestfield

5.8 87th pct 5.0 83rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie +0.2 more in Forrestfield

5.4 85th pct 5.2 84th pct

15-min city in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie +7.1 pts higher in Forrestfield

65.1% 83rd pct 57.9% 82nd pct

Walk to shops in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie +16.3 pts higher in Forrestfield

68.9% 84th pct 52.6% 80th pct

Walk to transit in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie +8.4 pts higher in Forrestfield

94.7% 85th pct 86.3% 83rd pct

Walk to school in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie +2.0 pts higher in Forrestfield

80.8% 86th pct 78.8% 85th pct

Walk to a park in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie +1.0 pts higher in Lesmurdie

97.7% 85th pct 98.6% 85th pct

Walk to health in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie +11.7 pts higher in Forrestfield

51.7% 84th pct 40.0% 82nd pct

Amenities/1k in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie +13.6 more in Lesmurdie

25.2 68th pct 38.7 76th pct

Intersections/km² in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie +67 higher in Forrestfield

129 87th pct 62 80th pct

Mean slope in Forrestfield in Lesmurdie +2.4 pts higher in Lesmurdie

5.1% 43rd pct 7.5% 67th pct

Compare Forrestfield with nearby areas

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Compare Lesmurdie with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Forrestfield vs Lesmurdie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50518/forrestfield/vs/SAL50849/lesmurdie