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ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra vs Symonston
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.7 km apart · ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra profile · Symonston profile
ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra Symonston
Symonston and ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Residents are far older in Symonston, where the typical age is 55 compared to 31 in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra. Income levels also differ sharply; typical weekly household income in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra is $4,750, which is far higher than the $841 seen in Symonston. While Symonston has a higher share of one-parent families at 16.5%, ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra has a much higher proportion of people who served in the Defence Force at 41.2%.
Both areas are almost identical in that very few people speak little or no English. Outside of this, the two places diverge in almost every other way. Symonston is somewhat walkable and has a population that is more settled, while ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra is mostly car-dependent and has seen many more people move in over the last five years. This contrast is also clear in the workforce, with adults working or looking for work being far higher in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 33
- First area, 2021: 61
- Second area, 2011: 648
- Second area, 2016: 559
- Second area, 2021: 655
- First area, 2016: 40 yrs
- First area, 2021: 31 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 53 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 55 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 ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Symonston: 0.5% males, 0.5% females
- 80–84 in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Symonston: 1.9% males, 1.9% females
- 75–79 in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Symonston: 3.3% males, 2.2% females
- 70–74 in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 70–74 in Symonston: 2.9% males, 3.1% females
- 65–69 in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 65–69 in Symonston: 5.7% males, 5.6% females
- 60–64 in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 60–64 in Symonston: 6.2% males, 5.3% females
- 55–59 in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 55–59 in Symonston: 7.9% males, 2.5% females
- 50–54 in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra: 8.1% males, 0.0% females; 50–54 in Symonston: 5.4% males, 1.4% females
- 45–49 in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra: 8.1% males, 0.0% females; 45–49 in Symonston: 4.0% males, 3.1% females
- 40–44 in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra: 21.6% males, 10.8% females; 40–44 in Symonston: 2.5% males, 2.2% females
- 35–39 in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 35–39 in Symonston: 5.4% males, 1.1% females
- 30–34 in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 30–34 in Symonston: 2.5% males, 1.9% females
- 25–29 in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra: 16.2% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in Symonston: 3.9% males, 2.8% females
- 20–24 in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra: 13.5% males, 10.8% females; 20–24 in Symonston: 2.3% males, 2.5% females
- 15–19 in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 15–19 in Symonston: 1.9% males, 1.4% females
- 10–14 in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra: 0.0% males, 10.8% females; 10–14 in Symonston: 0.8% males, 0.6% females
- 5–9 in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 5–9 in Symonston: 1.5% males, 1.9% females
- 0–4 in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 0–4 in Symonston: 0.5% males, 1.4% 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, 2016: $1,083
- First area, 2021: $1,542
- Second area, 2011: $542
- Second area, 2016: $561
- Second area, 2021: $605
- First area, 2016: $2,750
- First area, 2021: $4,750
- Second area, 2011: $734
- Second area, 2016: $796
- Second area, 2021: $841
- First area, 2016: $2,750
- First area, 2021: $4,624
- Second area, 2011: $1,042
- Second area, 2016: $1,307
- Second area, 2021: $1,215
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, 2016: 4.0
- First area, 2021: 5.0
- Second area, 2011: 1.6
- Second area, 2016: 1.5
- Second area, 2021: 1.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2021: $880
- Second area, 2011: $174
- Second area, 2016: $205
- Second area, 2021: $275
- Second area, 2011: $479
- Second area, 2016: $962
- Second area, 2021: $599
- First area, 2021: 1.20
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra vs Symonston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL80008/act-remainder-jerrabomberra/vs/SAL80121/symonston