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Farrar vs Howard Springs

Name: Farrar vs Howard Springs — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 7.5 km apart · Farrar profile · Howard Springs profile

Farrar Howard Springs

Howard Springs and Farrar are neighbouring areas with very different characters. Howard Springs is an older community where the typical resident is 43 and 33.4% of homes are owned outright. In contrast, Farrar is much younger, with a typical age of 32 and a high proportion of renters at 42.2%. While Howard Springs is car-dependent and mostly made up of separate houses, Farrar is somewhat walkable, with 99.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and far more people using public transport.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of children under 15, although this is well higher in Farrar at 26.0%. This similarity exists alongside shared typical weekly household incomes of around $2,560. Despite these commonalities, the two areas are moving in different directions; Farrar has seen a massive influx of new residents, with 53.7% moving in over the last five years compared to 29.7% in Howard Springs.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 26.3 pts higher in Farrar Recent movers: 23.9 pts higher in Farrar Owned outright: 23.1 pts higher in Howard Springs Population: 1,503 larger in Howard Springs Median age: 11 yrs older in Howard Springs

Demographics & Identity

Population in Farrar in Howard Springs +1,503 larger in Howard Springs gap narrowing

1,650 76th pct 3,153 85th pct

Median age in Farrar in Howard Springs +11 yrs older in Howard Springs gap narrowing

32 yrs 9th pct 43 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

33.2% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +9.4 pts 23.8%

18.3% Older adults (45–64) +14.0 pts ▸ 32.3%

26.0% Children (0–14) ◂ +8.2 pts 17.8%

10.1% Seniors (65+) +5.0 pts ▸ 15.1%

12.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.4 pts 10.9%

Marital status

41.5% Married +4.6 pts ▸ 46.2%

42.8% Never married ◂ +4.0 pts 38.8%

7.0% Divorced +2.3 pts ▸ 9.2%

4.5% Widowed ◂ +1.5 pts 3.0%

3.7% Separated ◂ +0.9 pts 2.7%

Age & sex structure

Farrar Howard Springs

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

73.8% Australia +4.0 pts ▸ 77.9%

2.2% England +1.4 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.7% Philippines ◂ +1.8 pts 0.8%

2.2% India ◂ +1.6 pts 0.7%

1.6% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.0% Nepal ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

0.5% China ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.4% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.3% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.0% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

38.4% Australian +5.3 pts ▸ 43.7%

31.3% English +7.6 pts ▸ 38.9%

6.7% Irish +3.1 pts ▸ 9.8%

7.1% Scottish +2.2 pts ▸ 9.3%

4.2% Filipino ◂ +2.9 pts 1.4%

4.1% German even 4.2%

2.5% Indian ◂ +1.7 pts 0.8%

2.4% Chinese ◂ +1.0 pts 1.5%

2.2% Italian ◂ +0.8 pts 1.5%

1.3% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.4% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

79.1% English only +8.3 pts ▸ 87.4%

1.1% Tagalog ◂ +0.8 pts 0.3%

1.0% Vietnamese ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

0.7% Greek even 0.7%

0.6% Hindi ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.4% Mandarin even 0.4%

0.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.0% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.6% No religion +2.9 pts ▸ 48.6%

39.3% Christianity ◂ +0.2 pts 39.1%

7.5% Not stated +1.8 pts ▸ 9.3%

2.7% Islam ◂ +2.4 pts 0.3%

2.0% Hinduism ◂ +1.4 pts 0.6%

1.6% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 1.5%

0.9% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Farrar in Howard Springs

— 3.57 48th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Farrar in Howard Springs +3 more in Farrar

13 83rd pct 10 79th pct

Avg size in Farrar in Howard Springs +54 larger in Farrar

545 77th pct 491 71st pct

ICSEA in Farrar in Howard Springs +34 higher in Howard Springs

961 33rd pct 996 53rd pct

Highest year of school

53.4% Year 12 ◂ +6.7 pts 46.7%

18.3% Year 10 +2.9 pts ▸ 21.2%

11.9% Year 11 +2.6 pts ▸ 14.5%

6.1% Year 9 or below +2.4 pts ▸ 8.5%

Highest qualification level

37.4% Certificate III / IV +2.9 pts ▸ 40.3%

18.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.3 pts 15.7%

16.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.6 pts 14.6%

5.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.8 pts 3.9%

3.6% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.0 pts 2.6%

3.4% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.3 pts 3.1%

Field of qualification

16.1% Engineering & related +5.8 pts ▸ 21.9%

17.9% Management & commerce ◂ +2.0 pts 15.9%

12.4% Society & culture ◂ +3.1 pts 9.3%

9.6% Health ◂ +0.9 pts 8.8%

4.1% Architecture & building +3.6 pts ▸ 7.7%

7.1% Education even 7.1%

6.4% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.3 pts 4.1%

2.3% Agriculture & environment +0.7 pts ▸ 3.0%

3.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.7 pts 2.3%

2.5% Information technology ◂ +1.5 pts 0.9%

1.5% Creative arts ◂ +0.3 pts 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Farrar in Howard Springs +$54 higher in Farrar gap narrowing

$1,172 89th pct $1,118 88th pct

Household income in Farrar in Howard Springs +$13 higher in Farrar gap narrowing

$2,573 90th pct $2,560 90th pct

Family income in Farrar in Howard Springs +$33 higher in Howard Springs gap narrowing

$2,741 87th pct $2,774 88th pct

Household income distribution

36.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +9.7 pts 26.9%

15.4% $4,000 or more +5.3 pts ▸ 20.7%

17.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.6 pts 15.2%

12.3% $650–$1,499 +3.2 pts ▸ 15.6%

7.9% Under $650 +0.2 pts ▸ 8.1%

Personal income distribution

33.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.8 pts 29.7%

28.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.9 pts 26.4%

25.4% Under $650 +2.5 pts ▸ 27.9%

3.4% $3,000 or more +2.6 pts ▸ 6.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.1% Other condition ◂ +3.8 pts 6.3%

5.5% Arthritis +2.9 pts ▸ 8.4%

8.2% Asthma ◂ +1.4 pts 6.9%

7.5% Mental health ◂ +1.6 pts 5.9%

4.0% Diabetes ◂ +0.3 pts 3.7%

2.1% Heart disease +0.9 pts ▸ 3.0%

3.0% Dementia ◂ +2.5 pts 0.4%

1.8% Cancer +1.2 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.3% Lung condition +0.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.9% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

67.1% None ◂ +1.7 pts 65.4%

15.9% One condition +1.7 pts ▸ 17.6%

5.4% Two conditions ◂ +0.8 pts 4.6%

2.5% Three or more ◂ +0.1 pts 2.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Farrar in Howard Springs +76 larger in Howard Springs

182 86th pct 258 86th pct

Median age in Farrar in Howard Springs +1 yrs older in Howard Springs

24 yrs 43rd pct 25 yrs 46th pct

Median income in Farrar in Howard Springs +$33 higher in Howard Springs

$811 66th pct $844 69th pct

Household income in Farrar in Howard Springs +$938 higher in Howard Springs

$2,312 73rd pct $3,250 89th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Farrar in Howard Springs even gap narrowing

2.9 81st pct 2.9 81st pct

Family composition

66.6% Couples with children ◂ +5.9 pts 60.7%

18.9% Couples without children +10.4 pts ▸ 29.3%

13.7% One-parent families ◂ +4.4 pts 9.2%

0.8% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

Household size

32.3% 2 people +2.8 pts ▸ 35.1%

21.6% 4 people ◂ +2.2 pts 19.4%

16.6% 3 people +0.7 pts ▸ 17.2%

15.2% 1 person +0.7 pts ▸ 15.8%

9.7% 5 people ◂ +1.7 pts 8.0%

3.8% 6 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 4.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Farrar in Howard Springs +$55 higher in Farrar gap narrowing

$455 88th pct $400 82nd pct

Mortgage in Farrar in Howard Springs +$221 higher in Howard Springs gap narrowing

$2,167 80th pct $2,388 87th pct

People / bedroom in Farrar in Howard Springs +0.10 higher in Howard Springs gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

45.5% Owned with a mortgage +1.3 pts ▸ 46.8%

42.2% Rented ◂ +26.3 pts 15.9%

10.3% Owned outright +23.1 pts ▸ 33.4%

1.6% Other tenure +1.2 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.6% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

Types of homes

78.8% Separate house +15.9 pts ▸ 94.7%

18.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +17.2 pts 1.4%

0.0% Other dwelling +3.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.6% Flat or apartment ◂ +2.3 pts 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

46.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +14.5 pts 32.0%

36.4% 3 bedrooms ◂ +2.1 pts 34.3%

5.7% 5 or more +6.7 pts ▸ 12.4%

8.1% 2 bedrooms +2.7 pts ▸ 10.8%

2.4% 1 bedroom +4.3 pts ▸ 6.7%

0.0% Studio / none +1.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

Weekly rent distribution

42.6% $350–$549 ◂ +8.6 pts 34.0%

23.9% $200–$349 ◂ +0.5 pts 23.5%

22.5% $550–$749 ◂ +2.7 pts 19.8%

2.9% Under $200 +8.2 pts ▸ 11.1%

0.0% $750 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

Monthly mortgage distribution

50.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +16.1 pts 34.1%

16.9% $3,000 or more +15.7 pts ▸ 32.6%

22.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +5.0 pts 17.7%

5.8% Under $1,000 +5.4 pts ▸ 11.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Farrar in Howard Springs +11 more in Howard Springs

8 78th pct 19 86th pct

Stops/1k in Farrar in Howard Springs +1.18 more in Howard Springs

4.85 77th pct 6.03 82nd pct

Departures/1k in Farrar in Howard Springs +609.8 more in Farrar

729.7 83rd pct 119.9 71st pct

PT routes in Farrar in Howard Springs +1 more in Howard Springs

5 86th pct 6 86th pct

Stop walk in Farrar in Howard Springs +9 longer in Howard Springs

3 21st pct 12 49th pct

Reach 30 min in Farrar in Howard Springs +4,456 more in Farrar

4,456 50th pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Farrar in Howard Springs +7,203 more in Farrar

7,203 38th pct 0 0th pct

Transit to city in Farrar in Howard Springs

67 69th pct —

How people get to work

76.3% Car (driver) ◂ +7.9 pts 68.4%

3.3% Worked at home +3.0 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.6 pts 4.0%

1.3% Walked ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

1.2% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%

0.0% Bicycle +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

56.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +16.6 pts 39.4%

23.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +4.0 pts 19.7%

14.7% 3 vehicles +6.2 pts ▸ 20.9%

5.5% 4 or more +13.6 pts ▸ 19.1%

1.2% No vehicle ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

22.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +7.1 pts 15.8%

10.3% Construction +6.3 pts ▸ 16.5%

13.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +6.2 pts 7.0%

6.9% Education & training +1.1 pts ▸ 8.0%

7.2% Retail trade ◂ +0.6 pts 6.6%

6.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.2 pts 3.4%

3.9% Other services +1.3 pts ▸ 5.3%

4.2% Transport & warehousing +0.5 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.9% Professional & technical +1.5 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.1% Mining +1.1 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.7% Manufacturing +0.8 pts ▸ 3.5%

3.2% Administrative & support ◂ +0.5 pts 2.7%

Occupations people work in

17.3% Technicians & trades +3.6 pts ▸ 20.9%

17.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.1 pts 16.2%

17.0% Community & personal service ◂ +6.6 pts 10.5%

16.1% Professionals ◂ +1.1 pts 15.0%

11.7% Managers +2.4 pts ▸ 14.1%

6.2% Labourers +1.7 pts ▸ 7.9%

6.0% Sales workers +1.1 pts ▸ 7.1%

6.9% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.1 pts 5.9%

Walkability

Walk score in Farrar in Howard Springs +3.4 higher in Farrar

4.2 79th pct 0.8 58th pct

Types ≤15 min in Farrar in Howard Springs +2.7 more in Farrar

3.4 74th pct 0.6 54th pct

15-min city in Farrar in Howard Springs +19.9 pts higher in Farrar

20.1% 72nd pct 0.2% 57th pct

Walk to shops in Farrar in Howard Springs +6.8 pts higher in Farrar

16.3% 69th pct 9.5% 64th pct

Walk to transit in Farrar in Howard Springs +82.8 pts higher in Farrar

99.7% 99th pct 16.9% 63rd pct

Walk to school in Farrar in Howard Springs +33.8 pts higher in Farrar

45.3% 74th pct 11.5% 61st pct

Walk to a park in Farrar in Howard Springs +98.0 pts higher in Farrar

99.7% 90th pct 1.7% 37th pct

Walk to health in Farrar in Howard Springs +45.1 pts higher in Farrar

45.6% 83rd pct 0.6% 72nd pct

Amenities/1k in Farrar in Howard Springs +0.2 more in Farrar

9.1 39th pct 8.9 39th pct

Intersections/km² in Farrar in Howard Springs +122 higher in Farrar

131 87th pct 9 72nd pct

Mean slope in Farrar in Howard Springs +1.1 pts higher in Farrar

4.7% 38th pct 3.6% 23rd pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Farrar vs Howard Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL70098/farrar/vs/SAL70129/howard-springs