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Acton vs Park Grove

Name: Acton vs Park Grove — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.0 km apart · Acton profile · Park Grove profile

Acton Park Grove

Park Grove and Acton (Tas.) are neighbouring areas in Burnie with very different economic and social profiles. Park Grove is notably more affluent, with a typical weekly household income of $1,766 compared with $1,100 in Acton (Tas.). This is reflected in education and employment, as Park Grove has far more residents with a bachelor degree (21.7% vs 6.3%) and a higher share of professionals. In contrast, Acton (Tas.) has a much higher proportion of people with no religion (64.6% vs 46.1%) and more one-parent families (25.6% vs 12.7%).

Both areas are almost identical in the proportion of children under 15, with each having about 20%. They also share similar school sizes and a very low rate of public transport use for commuting. While they are close by, their daily experience differs; Acton (Tas.) is more walkable, with 99.9% of homes within 15 minutes of a park and 64.4% near health services, whereas Park Grove is less accessible with only 23.9% of homes near health services.

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Where they differ most

Recent arrivals: 22.5 pts higher in Park Grove Population: 1,236 larger in Park Grove No religion: 18.5 pts higher in Acton Renting: 17.5 pts higher in Acton Owned outright: 17.2 pts higher in Park Grove

Demographics & Identity

Population in Acton in Park Grove +1,236 larger in Park Grove gap widening

1,377 75th pct 2,613 82nd pct

Median age in Acton in Park Grove +4 yrs older in Park Grove gap narrowing

35 yrs 14th pct 39 yrs 26th pct

Age structure

28.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +4.4 pts 23.7%

22.8% Older adults (45–64) +2.1 pts ▸ 24.9%

20.0% Children (0–14) +0.5 pts ▸ 20.4%

15.4% Seniors (65+) +2.4 pts ▸ 17.8%

13.7% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.6 pts 13.1%

Marital status

35.3% Married +18.0 pts ▸ 53.2%

44.8% Never married ◂ +14.3 pts 30.5%

9.2% Divorced ◂ +2.0 pts 7.2%

5.1% Widowed +1.4 pts ▸ 6.4%

5.2% Separated ◂ +2.2 pts 2.9%

Age & sex structure

Acton Park Grove

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

88.1% Australia ◂ +5.6 pts 82.5%

1.8% England +0.7 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.3% India +1.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.4% Nepal +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.9% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.0% China +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.4% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.0% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

53.7% Australian ◂ +12.5 pts 41.2%

41.4% English +4.0 pts ▸ 45.4%

7.6% Irish +2.9 pts ▸ 10.5%

5.4% Scottish +4.5 pts ▸ 9.8%

2.9% German +1.2 pts ▸ 4.1%

0.7% Chinese +1.5 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.0% Indian +2.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.3% Dutch +0.4 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.5% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.8% Filipino ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.0% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

93.5% English only ◂ +5.9 pts 87.7%

0.3% Mandarin +1.0 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.0% Arabic +1.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.0% Hindi +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Cantonese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Italian even 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

64.6% No religion ◂ +18.5 pts 46.1%

28.1% Christianity +15.6 pts ▸ 43.7%

6.0% Not stated ◂ +2.0 pts 4.0%

0.4% Hinduism +1.9 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.4% Islam +1.5 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.3% Buddhism +1.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.2% Other religions even 0.2%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Acton in Park Grove +0.11 more in Park Grove

3.64 48th pct 3.75 49th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Acton in Park Grove +1 more in Park Grove

9 78th pct 10 79th pct

Avg size in Acton in Park Grove +18 larger in Park Grove

390 58th pct 407 60th pct

ICSEA in Acton in Park Grove +4 higher in Park Grove

950 27th pct 954 29th pct

Highest year of school

30.7% Year 12 +15.3 pts ▸ 46.0%

35.4% Year 10 ◂ +2.4 pts 33.0%

14.5% Year 9 or below ◂ +5.4 pts 9.1%

11.1% Year 11 ◂ +2.2 pts 8.8%

Highest qualification level

44.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +9.5 pts 35.1%

11.2% Bachelor degree +11.2 pts ▸ 22.4%

9.1% Advanced diploma / diploma +6.2 pts ▸ 15.3%

0.8% Postgraduate degree +8.6 pts ▸ 9.4%

7.7% Certificate I / II ◂ +5.1 pts 2.6%

1.8% Graduate diploma / certificate +3.2 pts ▸ 5.0%

Field of qualification

7.5% Health +11.1 pts ▸ 18.6%

16.0% Engineering & related +0.6 pts ▸ 16.6%

13.0% Management & commerce +2.8 pts ▸ 15.8%

14.4% Society & culture ◂ +3.3 pts 11.1%

3.7% Education +6.9 pts ▸ 10.7%

8.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.9 pts 5.9%

4.5% Architecture & building +2.1 pts ▸ 6.7%

0.8% Natural & physical sciences +1.9 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.6% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.2 pts 1.4%

2.4% Information technology ◂ +1.3 pts 1.1%

2.2% Creative arts ◂ +0.9 pts 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Acton in Park Grove +$205 higher in Park Grove gap widening

$625 28th pct $830 63rd pct

Household income in Acton in Park Grove +$666 higher in Park Grove gap widening

$1,100 19th pct $1,766 63rd pct

Family income in Acton in Park Grove +$828 higher in Park Grove gap widening

$1,397 21st pct $2,225 70th pct

Household income distribution

35.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +10.1 pts 25.1%

25.1% $1,500–$2,999 +5.9 pts ▸ 31.0%

24.6% Under $650 ◂ +10.0 pts 14.6%

1.2% $4,000 or more +9.9 pts ▸ 11.1%

3.3% $3,000–$3,999 +7.1 pts ▸ 10.4%

Personal income distribution

48.1% Under $650 ◂ +9.8 pts 38.3%

34.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.0 pts 33.2%

10.2% $1,500–$2,999 +10.3 pts ▸ 20.5%

0.5% $3,000 or more +4.3 pts ▸ 4.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

16.4% Mental health ◂ +7.8 pts 8.6%

13.6% Asthma ◂ +4.6 pts 9.0%

10.0% Arthritis ◂ +1.7 pts 8.3%

9.8% Other condition ◂ +3.1 pts 6.7%

6.9% Diabetes ◂ +2.9 pts 4.0%

4.8% Lung condition ◂ +2.7 pts 2.1%

4.3% Heart disease ◂ +0.4 pts 3.9%

2.5% Cancer +0.7 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.2% Stroke ◂ +0.6 pts 0.7%

0.8% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

53.3% None +13.0 pts ▸ 66.3%

25.6% One condition ◂ +6.2 pts 19.4%

8.8% Two conditions ◂ +2.7 pts 6.1%

5.6% Three or more ◂ +2.8 pts 2.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Acton in Park Grove +15 larger in Acton

146 86th pct 131 86th pct

Median age in Acton in Park Grove +2 yrs older in Acton

23 yrs 38th pct 21 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Acton in Park Grove +$22 higher in Park Grove

$553 40th pct $575 43rd pct

Household income in Acton in Park Grove +$384 higher in Park Grove

$1,312 32nd pct $1,696 50th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Acton in Park Grove +0.2 larger in Park Grove gap steady

2.3 29th pct 2.5 50th pct

Family composition

47.5% Couples with children +10.6 pts ▸ 58.0%

25.3% Couples without children +3.3 pts ▸ 28.6%

25.6% One-parent families ◂ +12.9 pts 12.7%

1.8% Other families ◂ +1.1 pts 0.8%

Household size

32.9% 2 people +1.9 pts ▸ 34.8%

33.1% 1 person ◂ +7.0 pts 26.1%

17.2% 3 people ◂ +4.0 pts 13.1%

9.7% 4 people +6.8 pts ▸ 16.5%

5.5% 5 people +0.9 pts ▸ 6.4%

1.7% 6 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 3.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Acton in Park Grove +$60 higher in Park Grove gap widening

$240 37th pct $300 57th pct

Mortgage in Acton in Park Grove +$533 higher in Park Grove gap widening

$867 11th pct $1,400 35th pct

People / bedroom in Acton in Park Grove even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

23.4% Owned outright +17.2 pts ▸ 40.6%

38.0% Rented ◂ +17.5 pts 20.4%

34.7% Owned with a mortgage +2.3 pts ▸ 36.9%

1.2% Other tenure ◂ +0.6 pts 0.6%

1.2% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

Types of homes

90.8% Separate house +5.8 pts ▸ 96.6%

8.7% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +5.2 pts 3.5%

0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

76.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +28.7 pts 48.1%

6.9% 4 bedrooms +22.2 pts ▸ 29.1%

6.1% 2 bedrooms +7.9 pts ▸ 13.9%

1.7% 5 or more +5.5 pts ▸ 7.2%

5.5% 1 bedroom ◂ +4.3 pts 1.2%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

67.1% $200–$349 ◂ +20.9 pts 46.3%

2.7% $350–$549 +30.6 pts ▸ 33.3%

22.8% Under $200 ◂ +9.4 pts 13.4%

0.0% $550–$749 +2.5 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

59.5% Under $1,000 ◂ +40.8 pts 18.7%

27.0% $1,000–$1,799 +21.8 pts ▸ 48.8%

6.0% $1,800–$2,999 +17.1 pts ▸ 23.1%

2.5% $3,000 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 4.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Acton in Park Grove +7 more in Park Grove

7 77th pct 14 84th pct

Stops/1k in Acton in Park Grove +0.27 more in Park Grove

5.08 78th pct 5.36 79th pct

Departures/1k in Acton in Park Grove +80.8 more in Park Grove

340.6 75th pct 421.4 77th pct

PT routes in Acton in Park Grove +4 more in Acton

12 86th pct 8 86th pct

Stop walk in Acton in Park Grove +6 longer in Park Grove

0 0th pct 6 36th pct

Drive to city in Acton in Park Grove even

201 99th pct 201 99th pct

How people get to work

71.8% Car (driver) ◂ +0.2 pts 71.6%

8.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +2.4 pts 5.8%

2.5% Worked at home +2.2 pts ▸ 4.7%

0.0% Walked +4.6 pts ▸ 4.6%

1.1% Bicycle ◂ +0.8 pts 0.3%

0.0% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

41.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +8.2 pts 33.5%

32.7% 2 vehicles +7.7 pts ▸ 40.4%

11.6% 3 vehicles +2.0 pts ▸ 13.6%

9.3% No vehicle ◂ +5.8 pts 3.5%

4.7% 4 or more +3.3 pts ▸ 8.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

21.6% Health care & social assistance +0.3 pts ▸ 21.9%

17.8% Retail trade ◂ +7.9 pts 9.9%

3.9% Education & training +6.8 pts ▸ 10.7%

8.0% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.2 pts 6.8%

6.8% Manufacturing +1.0 pts ▸ 7.8%

5.2% Construction +1.4 pts ▸ 6.6%

4.3% Public administration & safety +1.5 pts ▸ 5.8%

5.5% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.7 pts 3.9%

3.6% Wholesale trade +0.9 pts ▸ 4.5%

4.5% Other services ◂ +0.3 pts 4.2%

2.9% Mining +1.3 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.0% Professional & technical +1.9 pts ▸ 3.9%

Occupations people work in

9.1% Professionals +15.4 pts ▸ 24.5%

17.5% Community & personal service ◂ +3.0 pts 14.5%

17.3% Labourers ◂ +9.2 pts 8.0%

13.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.4 pts 13.3%

13.7% Sales workers ◂ +4.5 pts 9.2%

8.4% Clerical & administrative +3.8 pts ▸ 12.1%

7.5% Managers +4.3 pts ▸ 11.8%

9.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.9 pts 5.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Acton in Park Grove +1.2 higher in Acton

6.5 90th pct 5.2 84th pct

Types ≤15 min in Acton in Park Grove +2.1 more in Acton

7.4 97th pct 5.4 85th pct

15-min city in Acton in Park Grove +33.1 pts higher in Acton

99.0% 99th pct 65.9% 84th pct

Walk to shops in Acton in Park Grove +26.7 pts higher in Acton

90.3% 95th pct 63.7% 83rd pct

Walk to transit in Acton in Park Grove +7.5 pts higher in Acton

99.9% 100th pct 92.3% 85th pct

Walk to school in Acton in Park Grove +5.7 pts higher in Acton

99.3% 99th pct 93.6% 95th pct

Walk to a park in Acton in Park Grove +19.0 pts higher in Acton

99.9% 95th pct 80.8% 75th pct

Walk to health in Acton in Park Grove +40.5 pts higher in Acton

64.4% 88th pct 23.9% 77th pct

Amenities/1k in Acton in Park Grove +1.6 more in Park Grove

8.7 38th pct 10.3 42nd pct

Intersections/km² in Acton in Park Grove +1 higher in Park Grove

85 84th pct 86 84th pct

Mean slope in Acton in Park Grove +2.1 pts higher in Park Grove

8.4% 73rd pct 10.5% 83rd pct

Compare Acton with nearby areas

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Compare Park Grove with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Acton vs Park Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL60005/acton/vs/SAL60490/park-grove