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Glendalough vs Mount Hawthorn

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.5 km apart · Glendalough profile · Mount Hawthorn profile

Glendalough Mount Hawthorn

Mount Hawthorn and Glendalough are neighbouring areas in Perth with very different characters. Mount Hawthorn is a wealthier area where detached houses are common and the typical household earns $2,890 a week. In contrast, Glendalough is dominated by apartments, with 63.1% of households renting and a typical weekly household income of $1,562. Glendalough is also far more culturally diverse, with 62.2% of people born overseas and 51% using a language other than English at home, compared to 25.2% and 14.5% in Mount Hawthorn.

Both areas share a highly convenient location, with every home within a 15-minute walk of parks, schools, and groceries. This ease of access is consistent across both places, and they each sit about seven minutes from the city by car. However, the gap in how many people are moving into these areas is widening, as 61.7% of Glendalough residents arrived in the last five years compared to 35.7% in Mount Hawthorn.

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Where they differ most

Population: 5,555 larger in Mount Hawthorn Born overseas: 37.0 pts higher in Glendalough Other language: 36.5 pts higher in Glendalough Renting: 37.0 pts higher in Glendalough Separate houses: 70.3 pts higher in Mount Hawthorn

Demographics & Identity

Population in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +5,555 larger in Mount Hawthorn gap steady
2,628 82nd pct 8,183 87th pct
Median age in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +3 yrs older in Mount Hawthorn gap steady
34 yrs 13th pct 37 yrs 20th pct
First Nations in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +0.8 pts higher in Glendalough gap steady
1.6% 46th pct 0.8% 38th pct
Aged 65+ in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +2.4 pts higher in Glendalough gap narrowing
12.7% 24th pct 10.3% 17th pct
Under 15 in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +9.2 pts higher in Mount Hawthorn gap narrowing
13.7% 28th pct 22.8% 83rd pct
De facto in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +2.8 pts higher in Mount Hawthorn gap widening
9.9% 32nd pct 12.7% 54th pct

Age structure

49.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +20.6 pts 29.2%
13.2% Older adults (45–64) +14.4 pts ▸ 27.6%
13.7% Children (0–14) +9.2 pts ▸ 22.8%
12.7% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.4 pts 10.3%
10.6% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.3 pts 10.3%

Marital status

45.3% Married +6.1 pts ▸ 51.4%
37.8% Never married ◂ +2.1 pts 35.6%
10.2% Divorced ◂ +2.8 pts 7.4%
3.8% Widowed ◂ +0.6 pts 3.2%
2.9% Separated ◂ +0.6 pts 2.4%

Age & sex structure

Glendalough Mount Hawthorn

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +37.0 pts higher in Glendalough gap widening
62.2% 100th pct 25.2% 86th pct

Country of birth

33.3% Australia +38.8 pts ▸ 72.0%
11.9% India ◂ +11.3 pts 0.6%
3.2% England +2.7 pts ▸ 5.8%
3.3% Nepal ◂ +3.0 pts 0.2%
0.7% Italy +1.2 pts ▸ 1.9%
1.6% Philippines ◂ +1.3 pts 0.2%
1.3% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 1.5%
1.4% China ◂ +0.9 pts 0.5%
0.8% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.5% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

Ancestry

20.3% English +16.8 pts ▸ 37.1%
13.4% Australian +19.8 pts ▸ 33.2%
6.3% Irish +6.4 pts ▸ 12.7%
11.5% Indian ◂ +9.6 pts 1.9%
2.7% Italian +8.7 pts ▸ 11.4%
4.5% Scottish +5.4 pts ▸ 9.8%
4.6% Chinese ◂ +0.6 pts 4.0%
2.3% German +1.1 pts ▸ 3.4%
0.6% Greek +2.7 pts ▸ 3.3%
0.6% Dutch +1.2 pts ▸ 1.9%
1.8% Filipino ◂ +1.3 pts 0.4%
0.4% Vietnamese +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%

Language

Other language in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +36.5 pts higher in Glendalough gap widening
51.0% 97th pct 14.5% 82nd pct
Limited English in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +2.6 pts higher in Glendalough gap steady
4.0% 89th pct 1.4% 80th pct

Language used at home

42.2% English only +40.4 pts ▸ 82.6%
0.6% Italian +2.3 pts ▸ 2.9%
2.4% Hindi ◂ +2.2 pts 0.2%
2.0% Mandarin ◂ +0.9 pts 1.1%
1.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%
1.1% Punjabi ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%
0.3% Greek +0.7 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.6% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.7% Arabic ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%
0.6% Tagalog ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +23.2 pts higher in Mount Hawthorn gap widening
27.1% 18th pct 50.3% 79th pct

Religious affiliation

27.1% No religion +23.2 pts ▸ 50.3%
23.5% Christianity +17.3 pts ▸ 40.8%
22.8% Buddhism ◂ +20.9 pts 2.0%
17.6% Hinduism ◂ +16.7 pts 0.9%
6.2% Not stated ◂ +1.9 pts 4.3%
1.8% Islam ◂ +1.2 pts 0.7%
1.0% Other religions ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%
0.3% Judaism +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +1.5 pts higher in Mount Hawthorn gap narrowing
75.9% 95th pct 77.4% 96th pct
Bachelor+ in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +3.3 pts higher in Mount Hawthorn gap narrowing
43.5% 95th pct 46.8% 97th pct
Schools/1k kids in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +1.72 more in Glendalough
2.79 40th pct 1.07 9th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +7 more in Mount Hawthorn
28 88th pct 35 89th pct
Avg size in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +97 larger in Glendalough
654 88th pct 557 79th pct
ICSEA in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +3 higher in Glendalough
1,121 96th pct 1,118 95th pct

Highest year of school

75.9% Year 12 +1.5 pts ▸ 77.4%
7.2% Year 10 +2.7 pts ▸ 10.0%
5.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.0 pts 4.4%
4.6% Year 11 +0.1 pts ▸ 4.7%

Highest qualification level

34.2% Bachelor degree +7.8 pts ▸ 42.0%
20.4% Postgraduate degree ◂ +6.0 pts 14.4%
15.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.2 pts 13.0%
11.3% Certificate III / IV +2.1 pts ▸ 13.4%
3.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +4.1 pts ▸ 7.5%
1.5% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

Field of qualification

26.5% Management & commerce ◂ +3.8 pts 22.7%
13.9% Society & culture ◂ +1.2 pts 12.7%
12.1% Engineering & related +0.8 pts ▸ 12.9%
9.9% Health +2.8 pts ▸ 12.7%
4.8% Education +4.1 pts ▸ 8.9%
3.1% Creative arts +2.5 pts ▸ 5.7%
3.9% Natural & physical sciences +1.2 pts ▸ 5.1%
2.3% Architecture & building +2.8 pts ▸ 5.1%
5.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.2 pts 2.8%
4.1% Information technology ◂ +1.2 pts 2.8%
1.6% Agriculture & environment even 1.7%

Income

Personal income in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +$414 higher in Mount Hawthorn gap widening
$848 66th pct $1,262 92nd pct
Household income in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +$1,328 higher in Mount Hawthorn gap widening
$1,562 51st pct $2,890 95th pct
Family income in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +$1,436 higher in Mount Hawthorn gap widening
$2,004 58th pct $3,440 96th pct
High earners in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +21.9 pts higher in Mount Hawthorn gap widening
8.4% 52nd pct 30.3% 100th pct
High-income homes in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +31.0 pts higher in Mount Hawthorn gap widening
14.5% 45th pct 45.5% 98th pct

Household income distribution

36.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +13.0 pts 23.1%
6.6% $4,000 or more +24.6 pts ▸ 31.2%
26.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +12.2 pts 14.2%
19.6% Under $650 ◂ +8.7 pts 11.0%
7.9% $3,000–$3,999 +6.4 pts ▸ 14.3%

Personal income distribution

39.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +16.6 pts 23.2%
37.0% Under $650 ◂ +6.3 pts 30.7%
15.9% $1,500–$2,999 +10.4 pts ▸ 26.3%
2.4% $3,000 or more +13.6 pts ▸ 16.0%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +2.4 pts higher in Mount Hawthorn
19.9% 14th pct 22.3% 21st pct
Mental health in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +0.5 pts higher in Glendalough
8.5% 54th pct 8.0% 49th pct
Needs assistance in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +2.5 pts higher in Glendalough gap narrowing
5.9% 64th pct 3.3% 35th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

8.5% Mental health ◂ +0.5 pts 8.0%
6.0% Other condition +1.2 pts ▸ 7.3%
5.4% Asthma +1.8 pts ▸ 7.2%
5.5% Arthritis ◂ +0.1 pts 5.4%
3.7% Diabetes ◂ +1.0 pts 2.7%
1.4% Cancer +0.9 pts ▸ 2.3%
2.2% Heart disease ◂ +0.1 pts 2.2%
1.3% Dementia ◂ +1.0 pts 0.3%
1.2% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%
0.6% Stroke even 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

73.9% None ◂ +1.6 pts 72.3%
13.2% One condition +3.7 pts ▸ 16.9%
4.0% Two conditions ◂ +0.2 pts 3.8%
2.6% Three or more ◂ +1.0 pts 1.6%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +10.2 pts higher in Mount Hawthorn gap widening
12.3% 21st pct 22.4% 68th pct
Unpaid carers in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +6.1 pts higher in Mount Hawthorn gap widening
7.1% 13th pct 13.3% 55th pct
Unpaid child care in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +16.6 pts higher in Mount Hawthorn gap steady
19.5% 25th pct 36.1% 89th pct
Defence service in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +0.9 pts higher in Mount Hawthorn
1.5% 37th pct 2.4% 45th pct
Housework 15h+ in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +10.2 pts higher in Mount Hawthorn gap narrowing
10.8% 8th pct 21.0% 31st pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +25 larger in Mount Hawthorn
41 75th pct 66 80th pct
Median age in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +7 yrs older in Glendalough
26 yrs 50th pct 19 yrs 21st pct
Year 12 in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +26.0 pts higher in Mount Hawthorn
37.9% 44th pct 63.9% 89th pct
Unemployment in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn
— 0.0% 0th pct
Median income in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +$188 higher in Mount Hawthorn
$387 14th pct $575 43rd pct
Household income in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +$2,050 higher in Mount Hawthorn
$575 4th pct $2,625 82nd pct
Indigenous language in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +4.8 pts higher in Mount Hawthorn
7.3% 67th pct 12.1% 81st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +0.6 larger in Mount Hawthorn gap narrowing
2.1 19th pct 2.7 71st pct
One-parent in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +1.1 pts higher in Glendalough gap narrowing
10.7% 49th pct 9.6% 42nd pct
Living alone in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +15.7 pts higher in Glendalough gap narrowing
37.8% 88th pct 22.1% 44th pct

Family composition

50.3% Couples with children +18.4 pts ▸ 68.8%
35.9% Couples without children ◂ +15.3 pts 20.6%
10.7% One-parent families ◂ +1.1 pts 9.6%
3.1% Other families ◂ +2.1 pts 1.0%

Household size

37.8% 1 person ◂ +15.7 pts 22.1%
30.4% 2 people ◂ +0.2 pts 30.2%
11.7% 4 people +12.0 pts ▸ 23.7%
16.6% 3 people ◂ +0.1 pts 16.5%
2.9% 5 people +3.8 pts ▸ 6.7%
0.7% 6 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +$140 higher in Mount Hawthorn gap widening
$280 50th pct $420 86th pct
Mortgage in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +$1,218 higher in Mount Hawthorn gap widening
$1,300 29th pct $2,518 88th pct
People / bedroom in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +0.10 higher in Glendalough gap steady
1.00 89th pct 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +37.0 pts higher in Glendalough gap widening
63.1% 98th pct 26.1% 73rd pct
Owned outright in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +17.3 pts higher in Mount Hawthorn gap widening
13.0% 5th pct 30.2% 23rd pct
Separate houses in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +70.3 pts higher in Mount Hawthorn gap narrowing
7.6% 0th pct 77.9% 18th pct
3+ bedrooms in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +47.1 pts higher in Mount Hawthorn gap widening
27.6% 0th pct 74.7% 37th pct

How homes are owned or rented

63.1% Rented ◂ +37.0 pts 26.1%
21.1% Owned with a mortgage +20.9 pts ▸ 42.0%
13.0% Owned outright +17.3 pts ▸ 30.2%
1.5% Other tenure ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%
1.2% Not stated ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

Types of homes

7.6% Separate house +70.3 pts ▸ 77.9%
56.6% Flat or apartment ◂ +52.3 pts 4.3%
35.5% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +18.1 pts 17.4%
0.0% Other dwelling +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

Bedrooms per home

58.2% 2 bedrooms ◂ +37.1 pts 21.1%
24.5% 3 bedrooms +20.5 pts ▸ 45.0%
2.7% 4 bedrooms +22.7 pts ▸ 25.4%
12.5% 1 bedroom ◂ +9.0 pts 3.5%
0.4% 5 or more +3.9 pts ▸ 4.2%
0.0% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

60.7% $200–$349 ◂ +46.1 pts 14.6%
18.3% $350–$549 +33.5 pts ▸ 51.8%
16.7% Under $200 ◂ +6.6 pts 10.1%
1.5% $550–$749 +14.9 pts ▸ 16.4%
0.0% $750 or more +4.7 pts ▸ 4.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

46.5% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +31.0 pts 15.5%
4.6% $3,000 or more +32.2 pts ▸ 36.8%
20.3% $1,800–$2,999 +12.6 pts ▸ 32.9%
28.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +18.1 pts 10.1%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +7.7 pts higher in Glendalough gap narrowing
12.5% 89th pct 4.8% 73rd pct
Work from home in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +7.0 pts higher in Mount Hawthorn gap widening
3.7% 8th pct 10.7% 29th pct
PT commute in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +4.2 pts higher in Glendalough gap narrowing
12.8% 100th pct 8.6% 99th pct
PT stops in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +37 more in Mount Hawthorn
8 78th pct 45 87th pct
Stops/1k in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +2.46 more in Mount Hawthorn
3.04 70th pct 5.50 79th pct
Departures/1k in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +1,408.3 more in Mount Hawthorn
1,376.3 88th pct 2,784.7 96th pct
PT routes in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +4 more in Mount Hawthorn
4 82nd pct 8 86th pct
Stop walk in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +2 longer in Glendalough
2 14th pct 0 0th pct
Drive to city in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn even
7 1st pct 7 1st pct
Reach 30 min in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +9,614 more in Glendalough
31,193 83rd pct 21,579 75th pct
Reach 45 min in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +6,816 more in Glendalough
195,544 87th pct 188,728 87th pct
Transit to city in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +1 longer in Mount Hawthorn
33 10th pct 34 11th pct

How people get to work

56.0% Car (driver) ◂ +1.2 pts 54.9%
3.7% Worked at home +7.0 pts ▸ 10.7%
8.2% Train ◂ +6.0 pts 2.3%
4.6% Bus +1.7 pts ▸ 6.3%
5.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.6 pts 4.1%
1.6% Bicycle +1.3 pts ▸ 2.9%
1.6% Walked +0.4 pts ▸ 2.0%

Motor vehicles per home

55.5% 1 vehicle ◂ +21.1 pts 34.4%
27.5% 2 vehicles +17.7 pts ▸ 45.3%
12.5% No vehicle ◂ +7.7 pts 4.8%
3.7% 3 vehicles +7.7 pts ▸ 11.4%
2.0% 4 or more +2.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +26.0 pts higher in Glendalough gap widening
61.7% 98th pct 35.7% 67th pct
Recent arrivals in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +28.2 pts higher in Glendalough gap widening
37.2% 100th pct 9.1% 60th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +1.1 pts higher in Glendalough gap narrowing
4.1% 57th pct 3.0% 43rd pct
Participation in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +4.2 pts higher in Mount Hawthorn gap narrowing
71.4% 85th pct 75.6% 90th pct
Full-time in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +6.4 pts higher in Mount Hawthorn gap widening
53.9% 29th pct 60.3% 61st pct

Industries people work in

22.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +7.4 pts 14.7%
7.2% Professional & technical +6.3 pts ▸ 13.5%
12.7% Administrative & support ◂ +10.6 pts 2.0%
11.0% Retail trade ◂ +4.2 pts 6.8%
4.2% Education & training +6.3 pts ▸ 10.5%
10.0% Accommodation & food ◂ +5.1 pts 4.9%
3.0% Mining +4.7 pts ▸ 7.7%
3.7% Construction +3.7 pts ▸ 7.4%
4.0% Public administration & safety +3.3 pts ▸ 7.2%
4.5% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.0 pts 2.5%
1.3% Finance & insurance +2.7 pts ▸ 4.0%
3.3% Manufacturing ◂ +0.3 pts 3.0%

Occupations people work in

19.2% Professionals +21.2 pts ▸ 40.4%
22.4% Labourers ◂ +18.1 pts 4.2%
18.8% Community & personal service ◂ +9.7 pts 9.1%
5.8% Managers +11.9 pts ▸ 17.7%
10.5% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.2 pts 8.4%
7.3% Clerical & administrative +2.7 pts ▸ 10.0%
7.4% Sales workers ◂ +0.9 pts 6.5%
6.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.9 pts 2.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +1.7 higher in Mount Hawthorn
6.2 89th pct 8.0 97th pct
Types ≤15 min in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +1.6 more in Mount Hawthorn
6.1 89th pct 7.7 99th pct
15-min city in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to shops in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to transit in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +4.0 pts higher in Mount Hawthorn
96.0% 87th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to school in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to a park in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +85.4 pts higher in Mount Hawthorn
0.0% 0th pct 85.4% 95th pct
Amenities/1k in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +8.6 more in Mount Hawthorn
5.7 31st pct 14.3 52nd pct
Intersections/km² in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +6 higher in Glendalough
243 92nd pct 237 92nd pct
Mean slope in Glendaloughin Mount Hawthorn +0.6 pts higher in Mount Hawthorn
8.8% 75th pct 9.4% 78th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Glendalough vs Mount Hawthorn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50556/glendalough/vs/SAL51015/mount-hawthorn