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Bakewell vs Farrar

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

Bakewell Farrar

Bakewell and Farrar are neighbouring areas in Palmerston with very different layouts. Bakewell is very walkable, with 84.5% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 98.9% near a school. In contrast, Farrar is more car-dependent, with only 16.3% of homes near groceries and 45.3% near a school. These differences extend to housing; Farrar has far more separate houses (78.8% compared to 54.3% in Bakewell) and larger homes, with 88.5% having three or more bedrooms. Bakewell has a higher share of people living alone at 26.1%.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people living alone, though Bakewell's share is far higher than in Farrar. They are also very similar in other ways, such as having the same typical resident age of 32. While Farrar has a higher typical weekly household income of $2,573, Bakewell has a far higher rate of First Nations Year 12 completion at 44.9%.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 24.5 pts higher in Farrar 3+ bedrooms: 17.3 pts higher in Farrar Needs assistance: 5.1 pts higher in Farrar Population: 1,441 larger in Bakewell Living alone: 10.9 pts higher in Bakewell

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bakewell in Farrar +1,441 larger in Bakewell gap narrowing

3,091 84th pct 1,650 76th pct

Median age in Bakewell in Farrar even gap narrowing

32 yrs 9th pct 32 yrs 9th pct

Age structure

34.6% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.4 pts 33.2%

23.7% Children (0–14) +2.3 pts ▸ 26.0%

23.4% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +5.1 pts 18.3%

12.0% Youth (15–24) +0.2 pts ▸ 12.2%

6.1% Seniors (65+) +4.0 pts ▸ 10.1%

Marital status

46.1% Never married ◂ +3.3 pts 42.8%

35.7% Married +5.8 pts ▸ 41.5%

10.7% Divorced ◂ +3.7 pts 7.0%

4.9% Separated ◂ +1.2 pts 3.7%

3.0% Widowed +1.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

Age & sex structure

Bakewell Farrar

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

69.2% Australia +4.6 pts ▸ 73.8%

5.7% Philippines ◂ +3.0 pts 2.7%

2.0% England +0.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

2.0% India +0.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.9% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

0.4% Nepal +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.5% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.3% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

33.6% Australian +4.7 pts ▸ 38.4%

30.3% English +0.9 pts ▸ 31.3%

8.2% Irish ◂ +1.5 pts 6.7%

8.0% Scottish ◂ +0.9 pts 7.1%

7.5% Filipino ◂ +3.3 pts 4.2%

4.3% German ◂ +0.1 pts 4.1%

2.1% Indian +0.3 pts ▸ 2.5%

2.1% Chinese +0.3 pts ▸ 2.4%

2.0% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.5% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%

1.5% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 1.3%

0.7% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

73.8% English only +5.3 pts ▸ 79.1%

3.2% Tagalog ◂ +2.1 pts 1.1%

1.1% Greek ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

0.7% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.8% Punjabi ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.8% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.5% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.3% Cantonese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

46.5% No religion ◂ +0.9 pts 45.6%

37.3% Christianity +2.1 pts ▸ 39.3%

9.6% Not stated ◂ +2.1 pts 7.5%

1.7% Islam +0.9 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.2% Hinduism ◂ +0.2 pts 2.0%

1.9% Buddhism ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

0.9% Other religions even 0.9%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Bakewell in Farrar

1.37 15th pct —

Schools ≤3 km in Bakewell in Farrar +2 more in Bakewell

15 86th pct 13 83rd pct

Avg size in Bakewell in Farrar +51 larger in Farrar

494 71st pct 545 77th pct

ICSEA in Bakewell in Farrar +6 higher in Farrar

955 29th pct 961 33rd pct

Highest year of school

50.9% Year 12 +2.5 pts ▸ 53.4%

19.4% Year 10 ◂ +1.0 pts 18.3%

15.3% Year 11 ◂ +3.4 pts 11.9%

6.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.1 pts 6.1%

Highest qualification level

40.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +2.6 pts 37.4%

17.9% Bachelor degree +0.1 pts ▸ 18.0%

14.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.4 pts ▸ 16.1%

3.8% Postgraduate degree +2.0 pts ▸ 5.8%

3.5% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.5% Graduate diploma / certificate even 3.4%

Field of qualification

20.6% Management & commerce ◂ +2.7 pts 17.9%

16.9% Engineering & related ◂ +0.7 pts 16.1%

13.2% Society & culture ◂ +0.7 pts 12.4%

7.8% Health +1.8 pts ▸ 9.6%

7.1% Education +0.1 pts ▸ 7.1%

5.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.5 pts ▸ 6.4%

4.5% Architecture & building ◂ +0.4 pts 4.1%

2.0% Natural & physical sciences +0.9 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.6% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 2.3%

2.4% Information technology even 2.5%

1.1% Creative arts +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Bakewell in Farrar +$68 higher in Farrar gap narrowing

$1,104 87th pct $1,172 89th pct

Household income in Bakewell in Farrar +$618 higher in Farrar gap widening

$1,955 73rd pct $2,573 90th pct

Family income in Bakewell in Farrar +$536 higher in Farrar gap widening

$2,205 69th pct $2,741 87th pct

Household income distribution

42.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.3 pts 36.6%

21.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +9.3 pts 12.3%

10.3% $3,000–$3,999 +7.5 pts ▸ 17.8%

7.4% $4,000 or more +8.0 pts ▸ 15.4%

8.9% Under $650 ◂ +1.1 pts 7.9%

Personal income distribution

38.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.0 pts 33.4%

25.3% $1,500–$2,999 +3.0 pts ▸ 28.4%

26.7% Under $650 ◂ +1.3 pts 25.4%

2.0% $3,000 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.9% Other condition +3.2 pts ▸ 10.1%

6.2% Asthma +2.0 pts ▸ 8.2%

7.8% Mental health ◂ +0.3 pts 7.5%

5.2% Arthritis +0.3 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.1% Diabetes ◂ +0.1 pts 4.0%

0.1% Dementia +2.9 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.5% Heart disease ◂ +0.4 pts 2.1%

1.5% Cancer +0.3 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.4% Lung condition even 1.3%

0.5% Stroke +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

68.5% None ◂ +1.4 pts 67.1%

15.9% One condition +0.1 pts ▸ 15.9%

3.8% Two conditions +1.5 pts ▸ 5.4%

1.7% Three or more +0.8 pts ▸ 2.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Bakewell in Farrar +231 larger in Bakewell

413 86th pct 182 86th pct

Median age in Bakewell in Farrar +1 yrs older in Farrar

23 yrs 38th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Bakewell in Farrar +$310 higher in Bakewell

$1,121 85th pct $811 66th pct

Household income in Bakewell in Farrar +$62 higher in Farrar

$2,250 71st pct $2,312 73rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bakewell in Farrar +0.4 larger in Farrar gap widening

2.5 50th pct 2.9 81st pct

Family composition

58.7% Couples with children +7.9 pts ▸ 66.6%

20.9% One-parent families ◂ +7.2 pts 13.7%

19.7% Couples without children ◂ +0.7 pts 18.9%

0.9% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Household size

30.1% 2 people +2.2 pts ▸ 32.3%

26.1% 1 person ◂ +10.9 pts 15.2%

15.7% 4 people +5.9 pts ▸ 21.6%

19.1% 3 people ◂ +2.6 pts 16.6%

5.5% 5 people +4.2 pts ▸ 9.7%

3.0% 6 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 3.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bakewell in Farrar +$75 higher in Farrar gap narrowing

$380 78th pct $455 88th pct

Mortgage in Bakewell in Farrar +$425 higher in Farrar gap narrowing

$1,742 58th pct $2,167 80th pct

People / bedroom in Bakewell in Farrar +0.10 higher in Bakewell gap steady

0.90 86th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

45.6% Rented ◂ +3.4 pts 42.2%

41.6% Owned with a mortgage +3.9 pts ▸ 45.5%

10.5% Owned outright ◂ +0.2 pts 10.3%

0.3% Other tenure +1.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.4% Not stated ◂ +0.8 pts 0.6%

Types of homes

54.3% Separate house +24.5 pts ▸ 78.8%

31.8% Flat or apartment ◂ +29.2 pts 2.6%

13.4% Townhouse / semi-detached +5.2 pts ▸ 18.6%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

53.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +17.4 pts 36.4%

15.2% 4 bedrooms +31.3 pts ▸ 46.5%

25.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +17.4 pts 8.1%

2.3% 5 or more +3.4 pts ▸ 5.7%

1.4% 1 bedroom +1.0 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.5% Studio / none ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

59.8% $350–$549 ◂ +17.2 pts 42.6%

24.0% $200–$349 ◂ +0.1 pts 23.9%

4.2% $550–$749 +18.3 pts ▸ 22.5%

5.8% Under $200 ◂ +2.9 pts 2.9%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.3% $1,800–$2,999 +13.9 pts ▸ 50.2%

38.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +15.9 pts 22.7%

7.4% $3,000 or more +9.5 pts ▸ 16.9%

10.1% Under $1,000 ◂ +4.3 pts 5.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Bakewell in Farrar even

8 78th pct 8 78th pct

Stops/1k in Bakewell in Farrar +2.26 more in Farrar

2.59 68th pct 4.85 77th pct

Departures/1k in Bakewell in Farrar +343.4 more in Farrar

386.3 76th pct 729.7 83rd pct

PT routes in Bakewell in Farrar even

5 86th pct 5 86th pct

Stop walk in Bakewell in Farrar +1 longer in Farrar

2 14th pct 3 21st pct

Reach 30 min in Bakewell in Farrar +8,332 more in Bakewell

12,788 63rd pct 4,456 50th pct

Reach 45 min in Bakewell in Farrar +11,385 more in Bakewell

18,588 48th pct 7,203 38th pct

Transit to city in Bakewell in Farrar +7 longer in Bakewell

74 80th pct 67 69th pct

How people get to work

74.3% Car (driver) +2.0 pts ▸ 76.3%

5.8% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.2 pts 5.6%

3.0% Worked at home +0.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.2% Bus ◂ +1.0 pts 1.2%

1.0% Walked +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.5% Bicycle ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

41.4% 2 vehicles +14.7 pts ▸ 56.0%

38.0% 1 vehicle ◂ +14.2 pts 23.7%

12.7% 3 vehicles +2.0 pts ▸ 14.7%

4.2% 4 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.7% No vehicle ◂ +2.5 pts 1.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.6% Public administration & safety +6.2 pts ▸ 22.9%

10.7% Health care & social assistance +2.5 pts ▸ 13.2%

9.6% Construction +0.6 pts ▸ 10.3%

8.9% Retail trade ◂ +1.7 pts 7.2%

7.9% Education & training ◂ +1.0 pts 6.9%

7.5% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.9 pts 6.6%

5.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.5 pts 4.2%

4.2% Manufacturing ◂ +1.5 pts 2.7%

4.1% Other services ◂ +0.2 pts 3.9%

4.0% Administrative & support ◂ +0.8 pts 3.2%

3.9% Professional & technical ◂ +1.1 pts 2.9%

2.0% Mining +1.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

Occupations people work in

18.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.2 pts 17.3%

16.7% Technicians & trades +0.6 pts ▸ 17.3%

13.7% Community & personal service +3.3 pts ▸ 17.0%

14.4% Professionals +1.7 pts ▸ 16.1%

9.5% Managers +2.2 pts ▸ 11.7%

9.9% Labourers ◂ +3.7 pts 6.2%

8.1% Sales workers ◂ +2.1 pts 6.0%

7.4% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.5 pts 6.9%

Walkability

Walk score in Bakewell in Farrar +2.4 higher in Bakewell

6.6 91st pct 4.2 79th pct

Types ≤15 min in Bakewell in Farrar +2.9 more in Bakewell

6.3 90th pct 3.4 74th pct

15-min city in Bakewell in Farrar +64.4 pts higher in Bakewell

84.5% 91st pct 20.1% 72nd pct

Walk to shops in Bakewell in Farrar +68.2 pts higher in Bakewell

84.5% 92nd pct 16.3% 69th pct

Walk to transit in Bakewell in Farrar +0.3 pts higher in Bakewell

100.0% 100th pct 99.7% 99th pct

Walk to school in Bakewell in Farrar +53.6 pts higher in Bakewell

98.9% 99th pct 45.3% 74th pct

Walk to a park in Bakewell in Farrar +0.3 pts higher in Bakewell

100.0% 100th pct 99.7% 90th pct

Walk to health in Bakewell in Farrar +18.4 pts higher in Bakewell

64.0% 88th pct 45.6% 83rd pct

Amenities/1k in Bakewell in Farrar +0.3 more in Bakewell

9.4 40th pct 9.1 39th pct

Intersections/km² in Bakewell in Farrar +96 higher in Bakewell

227 92nd pct 131 87th pct

Mean slope in Bakewell in Farrar +0.8 pts higher in Farrar

3.9% 27th pct 4.7% 38th pct

Compare Bakewell with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bakewell vs Farrar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL70022/bakewell/vs/SAL70098/farrar