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Bakewell vs Gunn
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.0 km apart · Bakewell profile · Gunn profile
Bakewell Gunn
Bakewell and Gunn are neighbouring areas in Palmerston with very different housing and income profiles. Gunn is a wealthier area where the typical weekly household income is $2,485 and 34.4% of homes earn $3,000 or more per week. It is dominated by large detached houses, with 98.4% being separate houses and 96.5% having three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Bakewell has more diverse housing, with 31.8% of homes being flats or apartments, and it has a much higher share of people living alone at 26.1%.
Everyday life is similar in both places, as they share the same proportion of children under 15 and adults with university degrees. Bakewell is more walkable, with far higher access to groceries and schools within a 15-minute walk, and it has far more frequent public transport departures. While both areas have higher-than-average First Nations populations, Bakewell's share is slightly higher at 13.4% compared to 10.3% in Gunn.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 3,191
- First area, 2016: 3,069
- First area, 2021: 3,091
- Second area, 2011: 2,638
- Second area, 2016: 2,664
- Second area, 2021: 2,564
- First area, 2011: 29 yrs
- First area, 2016: 31 yrs
- First area, 2021: 32 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 28 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 30 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 31 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Bakewell: 0.0% males, 0.2% females; 85+ in Gunn: 0.2% males, 0.4% females
- 80–84 in Bakewell: 0.2% males, 0.5% females; 80–84 in Gunn: 0.1% males, 0.3% females
- 75–79 in Bakewell: 0.5% males, 0.2% females; 75–79 in Gunn: 0.5% males, 0.4% females
- 70–74 in Bakewell: 0.9% males, 1.0% females; 70–74 in Gunn: 0.6% males, 1.1% females
- 65–69 in Bakewell: 1.1% males, 1.4% females; 65–69 in Gunn: 1.1% males, 1.4% females
- 60–64 in Bakewell: 2.0% males, 1.5% females; 60–64 in Gunn: 1.4% males, 1.9% females
- 55–59 in Bakewell: 2.9% males, 2.9% females; 55–59 in Gunn: 2.7% males, 2.4% females
- 50–54 in Bakewell: 3.2% males, 3.7% females; 50–54 in Gunn: 3.3% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Bakewell: 3.4% males, 4.1% females; 45–49 in Gunn: 3.7% males, 3.2% females
- 40–44 in Bakewell: 4.1% males, 3.8% females; 40–44 in Gunn: 3.9% males, 4.2% females
- 35–39 in Bakewell: 3.6% males, 4.3% females; 35–39 in Gunn: 3.8% males, 4.9% females
- 30–34 in Bakewell: 4.7% males, 5.6% females; 30–34 in Gunn: 4.0% males, 4.5% females
- 25–29 in Bakewell: 3.9% males, 4.7% females; 25–29 in Gunn: 3.4% males, 4.5% females
- 20–24 in Bakewell: 3.2% males, 3.0% females; 20–24 in Gunn: 3.7% males, 3.7% females
- 15–19 in Bakewell: 2.7% males, 3.4% females; 15–19 in Gunn: 3.8% males, 3.6% females
- 10–14 in Bakewell: 3.3% males, 3.7% females; 10–14 in Gunn: 3.4% males, 3.4% females
- 5–9 in Bakewell: 4.7% males, 3.9% females; 5–9 in Gunn: 4.5% males, 4.2% females
- 0–4 in Bakewell: 3.9% males, 4.0% females; 0–4 in Gunn: 3.8% males, 4.6% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $931
- First area, 2016: $1,057
- First area, 2021: $1,104
- Second area, 2011: $1,052
- Second area, 2016: $1,149
- Second area, 2021: $1,201
- First area, 2011: $1,745
- First area, 2016: $2,029
- First area, 2021: $1,955
- Second area, 2011: $2,156
- Second area, 2016: $2,481
- Second area, 2021: $2,485
- First area, 2011: $1,934
- First area, 2016: $2,248
- First area, 2021: $2,205
- Second area, 2011: $2,228
- Second area, 2016: $2,593
- Second area, 2021: $2,682
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.7
- First area, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 3.0
- Second area, 2016: 3.0
- Second area, 2021: 2.9
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $390
- First area, 2016: $420
- First area, 2021: $380
- Second area, 2011: $450
- Second area, 2016: $500
- Second area, 2021: $480
- First area, 2011: $2,045
- First area, 2016: $1,888
- First area, 2021: $1,742
- Second area, 2011: $2,600
- Second area, 2016: $2,500
- Second area, 2021: $1,950
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2011: 1.00
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bakewell vs Gunn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL70022/bakewell/vs/SAL70116/gunn