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Midvale vs Swan View

Name: Midvale vs Swan View — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.2 km apart · Midvale profile · Swan View profile

Midvale Swan View

Swan View and Midvale are neighbouring areas with very different resident profiles. Midvale is much younger, with a typical resident aged 35 compared to 44 in Swan View. Midvale is also far more diverse, with 37.1% of people born overseas and 29.5% using another language at home, while these figures are 23.8% and 10.0% in Swan View. Home ownership differs sharply; 35.1% of Swan View homes are owned outright, which is far higher than the 16.1% in Midvale.

Everyday life shares many similarities in both places, with typical weekly household incomes sitting at $1,403 in Swan View and $1,433 in Midvale. They are also alike in the number of people per home and the share of adults with a bachelor degree. However, Midvale has seen much more movement recently, with 56.1% of people moving in the last five years compared to 29.9% in Swan View.

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Where they differ most

Population: 5,606 larger in Swan View Recent movers: 26.2 pts higher in Midvale Other language: 19.5 pts higher in Midvale Owned outright: 19.1 pts higher in Swan View Median age: 9 yrs older in Swan View

Demographics & Identity

Population in Midvale in Swan View +5,606 larger in Swan View gap narrowing

2,283 80th pct 7,889 87th pct

Median age in Midvale in Swan View +9 yrs older in Swan View gap widening

35 yrs 14th pct 44 yrs 46th pct

Age structure

30.6% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +7.1 pts 23.5%

21.8% Older adults (45–64) +5.4 pts ▸ 27.2%

13.6% Seniors (65+) +8.0 pts ▸ 21.5%

19.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +3.7 pts 16.0%

14.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.8 pts 11.5%

Marital status

44.8% Never married ◂ +8.3 pts 36.4%

37.1% Married +4.4 pts ▸ 41.5%

9.9% Divorced +2.1 pts ▸ 12.0%

4.2% Widowed +2.1 pts ▸ 6.4%

4.0% Separated ◂ +0.3 pts 3.7%

Age & sex structure

Midvale Swan View

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

55.1% Australia +15.8 pts ▸ 70.9%

14.2% Philippines ◂ +12.9 pts 1.4%

3.6% England +3.3 pts ▸ 6.9%

4.0% New Zealand ◂ +0.8 pts 3.2%

3.0% India ◂ +2.1 pts 0.9%

0.7% Italy +1.0 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.4% South Africa +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.7% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.4% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

28.1% English +13.3 pts ▸ 41.4%

26.7% Australian +9.2 pts ▸ 35.8%

16.1% Filipino ◂ +14.5 pts 1.6%

6.6% Scottish +2.9 pts ▸ 9.5%

5.7% Irish +3.4 pts ▸ 9.1%

2.8% Italian +4.4 pts ▸ 7.2%

3.6% Indian ◂ +2.4 pts 1.2%

2.8% German +0.1 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.6% Dutch +0.8 pts ▸ 2.4%

2.0% Chinese ◂ +0.5 pts 1.5%

0.7% Vietnamese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.0% Greek +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

Language

Language used at home

62.3% English only +22.0 pts ▸ 84.3%

8.1% Tagalog ◂ +7.6 pts 0.5%

0.4% Italian +1.7 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.1% Mandarin ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

1.0% Hindi ◂ +0.8 pts 0.2%

0.8% Punjabi ◂ +0.7 pts 0.1%

0.6% Vietnamese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

39.6% No religion +5.9 pts ▸ 45.5%

44.8% Christianity ◂ +0.2 pts 44.5%

9.3% Not stated ◂ +1.6 pts 7.7%

1.9% Hinduism ◂ +1.4 pts 0.5%

1.3% Islam ◂ +0.9 pts 0.4%

1.3% Buddhism ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

1.1% Other religions ◂ +0.7 pts 0.5%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Midvale in Swan View +0.64 more in Midvale

2.22 32nd pct 1.58 20th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Midvale in Swan View +1 more in Midvale

15 86th pct 14 84th pct

Avg size in Midvale in Swan View +13 larger in Swan View

516 74th pct 529 76th pct

ICSEA in Midvale in Swan View +24 higher in Swan View

990 50th pct 1,014 64th pct

Highest year of school

50.1% Year 12 ◂ +4.9 pts 45.2%

20.9% Year 10 +6.5 pts ▸ 27.4%

9.6% Year 11 +1.1 pts ▸ 10.7%

9.2% Year 9 or below +0.8 pts ▸ 9.9%

Highest qualification level

35.9% Certificate III / IV +2.7 pts ▸ 38.6%

18.9% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.0 pts 15.9%

13.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.4 pts ▸ 15.0%

4.1% Certificate I / II even 4.1%

3.3% Postgraduate degree +0.4 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.7% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.4 pts ▸ 3.0%

Field of qualification

20.2% Engineering & related ◂ +0.7 pts 19.5%

14.4% Management & commerce +0.5 pts ▸ 14.9%

11.4% Society & culture ◂ +0.7 pts 10.7%

7.8% Health +1.5 pts ▸ 9.3%

8.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.2 pts 6.1%

4.5% Education +3.3 pts ▸ 7.7%

2.8% Architecture & building +2.6 pts ▸ 5.5%

2.6% Creative arts +0.8 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.3% Natural & physical sciences +1.8 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.9% Information technology ◂ +1.3 pts 1.6%

1.7% Agriculture & environment +0.4 pts ▸ 2.1%

Income

Personal income in Midvale in Swan View +$10 higher in Midvale gap narrowing

$730 46th pct $720 44th pct

Household income in Midvale in Swan View +$30 higher in Midvale gap narrowing

$1,433 43rd pct $1,403 41st pct

Family income in Midvale in Swan View +$35 higher in Midvale gap narrowing

$1,891 50th pct $1,856 48th pct

Household income distribution

24.7% $650–$1,499 +4.1 pts ▸ 28.8%

27.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.1 pts 26.9%

20.2% Under $650 ◂ +0.5 pts 19.7%

8.0% $3,000–$3,999 even 8.0%

5.8% $4,000 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 7.1%

Personal income distribution

41.5% Under $650 +2.0 pts ▸ 43.5%

33.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.8 pts 30.2%

13.3% $1,500–$2,999 +3.2 pts ▸ 16.5%

2.2% $3,000 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 2.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.6% Mental health ◂ +0.7 pts 9.9%

7.5% Arthritis +2.8 pts ▸ 10.3%

9.0% Other condition even 9.0%

8.1% Asthma +0.6 pts ▸ 8.7%

6.0% Diabetes +0.4 pts ▸ 6.4%

3.8% Heart disease +0.9 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.1% Cancer +1.2 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.7% Lung condition ◂ +0.1 pts 2.5%

1.4% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

0.4% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.3% None ◂ +4.0 pts 58.3%

18.2% One condition +3.4 pts ▸ 21.6%

6.0% Two conditions +1.5 pts ▸ 7.5%

3.8% Three or more ◂ +0.3 pts 3.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Midvale in Swan View +243 larger in Swan View

187 86th pct 430 86th pct

Median age in Midvale in Swan View +4 yrs older in Midvale

25 yrs 46th pct 21 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Midvale in Swan View +$119 higher in Swan View

$464 27th pct $583 44th pct

Household income in Midvale in Swan View +$160 higher in Swan View

$1,292 31st pct $1,452 40th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Midvale in Swan View +0.1 larger in Midvale gap narrowing

2.5 50th pct 2.4 43rd pct

Family composition

54.8% Couples with children ◂ +6.8 pts 48.0%

22.5% Couples without children +8.9 pts ▸ 31.4%

20.4% One-parent families ◂ +1.3 pts 19.1%

2.3% Other families ◂ +0.7 pts 1.5%

Household size

29.5% 2 people +7.1 pts ▸ 36.6%

30.7% 1 person ◂ +1.7 pts 29.0%

15.8% 3 people ◂ +0.5 pts 15.3%

13.4% 4 people ◂ +2.0 pts 11.4%

6.2% 5 people ◂ +0.9 pts 5.3%

5.1% 6 or more ◂ +2.5 pts 2.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Midvale in Swan View +$45 higher in Swan View gap narrowing

$275 48th pct $320 63rd pct

Mortgage in Midvale in Swan View +$95 higher in Midvale gap widening

$1,742 58th pct $1,647 51st pct

People / bedroom in Midvale in Swan View +0.10 higher in Midvale gap widening

0.80 43rd pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

50.1% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +8.5 pts 41.6%

16.1% Owned outright +19.1 pts ▸ 35.1%

31.3% Rented ◂ +10.7 pts 20.6%

2.3% Not stated ◂ +0.6 pts 1.6%

0.0% Other tenure +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

Types of homes

81.7% Separate house +7.9 pts ▸ 89.6%

17.8% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +7.9 pts 10.0%

0.0% Flat or apartment +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

44.5% 3 bedrooms ◂ +1.3 pts 43.2%

32.5% 4 bedrooms +4.5 pts ▸ 37.0%

15.7% 2 bedrooms ◂ +8.7 pts 7.0%

3.4% 5 or more +5.0 pts ▸ 8.4%

2.9% 1 bedroom +0.6 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.0% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

50.2% $200–$349 ◂ +8.7 pts 41.5%

16.7% $350–$549 +20.3 pts ▸ 37.0%

28.5% Under $200 ◂ +13.5 pts 15.1%

0.0% $550–$749 +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% $750 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.9% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.0 pts 37.8%

40.9% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +10.1 pts 30.7%

10.2% Under $1,000 +7.2 pts ▸ 17.4%

4.3% $3,000 or more +3.9 pts ▸ 8.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Midvale in Swan View +62 more in Swan View

15 85th pct 77 88th pct

Stops/1k in Midvale in Swan View +3.19 more in Swan View

6.57 84th pct 9.76 87th pct

Departures/1k in Midvale in Swan View +332.8 more in Midvale

1,474.8 89th pct 1,142.0 87th pct

PT routes in Midvale in Swan View +4 more in Midvale

11 86th pct 7 86th pct

Stop walk in Midvale in Swan View +3 longer in Midvale

4 29th pct 1 0th pct

Drive to city in Midvale in Swan View +3 longer in Swan View

19 16th pct 22 19th pct

Reach 30 min in Midvale in Swan View +1,751 more in Swan View

11,087 60th pct 12,838 63rd pct

Reach 45 min in Midvale in Swan View even

23,925 52nd pct 23,925 52nd pct

Transit to city in Midvale in Swan View +9 longer in Swan View

69 73rd pct 78 86th pct

How people get to work

63.8% Car (driver) +2.4 pts ▸ 66.3%

7.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +2.8 pts 4.7%

2.3% Worked at home +3.3 pts ▸ 5.7%

2.7% Bus ◂ +1.1 pts 1.7%

1.6% Train ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%

1.2% Walked ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

0.3% Bicycle even 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

37.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +4.0 pts 33.2%

35.6% 2 vehicles +1.2 pts ▸ 36.8%

11.1% 3 vehicles +3.7 pts ▸ 14.7%

9.1% No vehicle ◂ +2.8 pts 6.3%

6.6% 4 or more +2.4 pts ▸ 8.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.7 pts 12.7%

10.3% Retail trade +0.8 pts ▸ 11.0%

6.4% Construction +2.7 pts ▸ 9.0%

8.7% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.5 pts 5.2%

8.6% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.8 pts 6.8%

5.4% Education & training +2.9 pts ▸ 8.2%

6.7% Manufacturing ◂ +0.3 pts 6.4%

6.5% Mining ◂ +0.3 pts 6.1%

3.8% Public administration & safety +2.4 pts ▸ 6.2%

4.8% Other services +0.4 pts ▸ 5.2%

2.8% Professional & technical +1.7 pts ▸ 4.5%

4.0% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.9 pts 3.1%

Occupations people work in

21.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.5 pts 18.2%

11.0% Professionals +3.5 pts ▸ 14.6%

13.7% Community & personal service ◂ +1.3 pts 12.4%

10.5% Clerical & administrative +3.2 pts ▸ 13.7%

12.9% Labourers ◂ +2.1 pts 10.8%

12.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.0 pts 9.5%

7.3% Managers +2.7 pts ▸ 10.0%

9.5% Sales workers ◂ +1.1 pts 8.4%

Walkability

Walk score in Midvale in Swan View +0.3 higher in Midvale

5.6 86th pct 5.3 85th pct

Types ≤15 min in Midvale in Swan View +0.8 more in Midvale

5.5 85th pct 4.7 81st pct

15-min city in Midvale in Swan View +22.8 pts higher in Midvale

78.4% 88th pct 55.6% 81st pct

Walk to shops in Midvale in Swan View +37.8 pts higher in Midvale

98.6% 99th pct 60.8% 82nd pct

Walk to transit in Midvale in Swan View +15.3 pts higher in Swan View

80.8% 82nd pct 96.2% 87th pct

Walk to school in Midvale in Swan View +16.0 pts higher in Swan View

48.2% 75th pct 64.2% 80th pct

Walk to a park in Midvale in Swan View +3.7 pts higher in Midvale

100.0% 99th pct 96.2% 84th pct

Walk to health in Midvale in Swan View +26.7 pts higher in Swan View

16.4% 76th pct 43.1% 82nd pct

Amenities/1k in Midvale in Swan View +5.3 more in Swan View

18.4 60th pct 23.7 66th pct

Intersections/km² in Midvale in Swan View +110 higher in Midvale

217 91st pct 106 86th pct

Mean slope in Midvale in Swan View +1.7 pts higher in Swan View

6.1% 55th pct 7.8% 69th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Midvale vs Swan View [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50948/midvale/vs/SAL51420/swan-view