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Amaroo vs Jacka

Name: Amaroo vs Jacka — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.3 km apart · Amaroo profile · Jacka profile

Amaroo Jacka

Amaroo (ACT) and Jacka are neighbouring areas in the ACT, but they differ sharply in their layouts and demographics. Amaroo (ACT) is very walkable, with 99.5% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, while Jacka is mostly car-dependent. Amaroo (ACT) also has a higher share of high earners, with 43.9% of households making $3,000 or more a week compared to 23.6% in Jacka. In contrast, Jacka is far more diverse, with 45.1% of people born overseas and 50.6% using a language other than English at home, compared to 25.7% and 23.8% in Amaroo (ACT).

Everyday life in both places shares several commonalities, such as typical weekly rents around $450 and a similar average number of people per home. Both areas are also very young; the typical resident in Jacka is 30 and in Amaroo (ACT) is 35, both of which are younger than the national figure. While they share these traits, the gap in home ownership remains wide, with 21.8% of homes in Amaroo (ACT) owned outright compared to just 4.6% in Jacka.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 26.8 pts higher in Jacka Separate houses: 34.0 pts higher in Amaroo 3+ bedrooms: 22.9 pts higher in Amaroo Population: 5,417 larger in Amaroo Born overseas: 19.4 pts higher in Jacka

Demographics & Identity

Population in Amaroo in Jacka +5,417 larger in Amaroo gap steady

6,129 86th pct 712 70th pct

Median age in Amaroo in Jacka +5 yrs older in Amaroo gap narrowing

35 yrs 14th pct 30 yrs 5th pct

Age structure

28.4% Young adults (25–44) +13.0 pts ▸ 41.4%

22.5% Children (0–14) +8.8 pts ▸ 31.3%

26.4% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +13.1 pts 13.3%

14.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +3.5 pts 11.0%

8.0% Seniors (65+) ◂ +4.2 pts 3.8%

Marital status

54.5% Married ◂ +1.6 pts 52.8%

33.8% Never married +0.9 pts ▸ 34.8%

7.1% Divorced ◂ +1.0 pts 6.1%

2.4% Separated +1.5 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.1% Widowed ◂ +0.7 pts 1.4%

Age & sex structure

Amaroo Jacka

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

71.5% Australia ◂ +19.7 pts 51.8%

4.0% India +10.3 pts ▸ 14.3%

1.8% China +1.1 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.5% Nepal +2.5 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.9% Philippines +1.8 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.3% England ◂ +1.8 pts 0.6%

0.7% South Africa +1.4 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.1% New Zealand even 1.1%

0.8% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.3% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

38.6% Australian ◂ +16.9 pts 21.8%

31.2% English ◂ +10.7 pts 20.5%

5.2% Indian +11.8 pts ▸ 17.0%

9.3% Irish ◂ +2.9 pts 6.3%

8.7% Scottish ◂ +3.3 pts 5.3%

4.2% Chinese even 4.2%

3.9% Italian ◂ +2.3 pts 1.7%

3.7% German ◂ +0.4 pts 3.2%

1.5% Filipino +1.6 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.5% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%

1.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

0.7% Greek ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

73.0% English only ◂ +27.5 pts 45.5%

0.8% Punjabi +6.0 pts ▸ 6.7%

1.3% Hindi +2.9 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.4% Mandarin +0.3 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.0% Vietnamese even 1.0%

0.8% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.7% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.6% Italian ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.4% Greek ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.6% Christianity ◂ +15.1 pts 30.5%

38.9% No religion ◂ +9.0 pts 29.9%

5.1% Hinduism +9.6 pts ▸ 14.7%

3.1% Islam +5.6 pts ▸ 8.7%

0.8% Other religions +6.2 pts ▸ 7.0%

2.1% Buddhism +2.4 pts ▸ 4.5%

4.1% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 4.5%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Amaroo in Jacka

1.45 17th pct —

Schools ≤3 km in Amaroo in Jacka +7 more in Amaroo

16 86th pct 9 78th pct

Avg size in Amaroo in Jacka +12 larger in Amaroo

852 98th pct 841 97th pct

ICSEA in Amaroo in Jacka +7 higher in Jacka

1,084 88th pct 1,091 89th pct

Highest year of school

75.9% Year 12 +3.9 pts ▸ 79.8%

12.2% Year 10 ◂ +5.1 pts 7.1%

3.2% Year 9 or below +2.4 pts ▸ 5.6%

5.1% Year 11 ◂ +0.6 pts 4.5%

Highest qualification level

29.9% Bachelor degree +2.9 pts ▸ 32.8%

16.7% Postgraduate degree +3.1 pts ▸ 19.7%

19.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +2.2 pts 17.5%

16.7% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.8 pts 13.9%

6.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +3.9 pts 2.8%

1.7% Certificate I / II +0.8 pts ▸ 2.5%

Field of qualification

23.6% Management & commerce +5.9 pts ▸ 29.4%

17.6% Society & culture ◂ +4.5 pts 13.1%

10.2% Engineering & related ◂ +2.7 pts 7.5%

7.0% Health +2.8 pts ▸ 9.7%

8.3% Information technology ◂ +2.5 pts 5.8%

7.9% Education ◂ +0.7 pts 7.2%

4.4% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.9 pts ▸ 7.2%

4.2% Creative arts ◂ +1.7 pts 2.5%

4.2% Natural & physical sciences even 4.2%

3.7% Architecture & building +0.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

1.6% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.6 pts 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Amaroo in Jacka +$46 higher in Amaroo gap narrowing

$1,207 90th pct $1,161 89th pct

Household income in Amaroo in Jacka +$609 higher in Amaroo gap widening

$2,769 93rd pct $2,160 82nd pct

Family income in Amaroo in Jacka +$719 higher in Amaroo gap widening

$3,089 92nd pct $2,370 76th pct

Household income distribution

30.6% $1,500–$2,999 +11.6 pts ▸ 42.2%

24.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +14.3 pts 10.1%

19.5% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +6.0 pts 13.5%

15.0% $650–$1,499 +1.0 pts ▸ 16.0%

6.9% Under $650 ◂ +1.4 pts 5.5%

Personal income distribution

28.2% $650–$1,499 +10.6 pts ▸ 38.8%

31.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.3 pts 28.5%

29.1% Under $650 ◂ +1.6 pts 27.4%

7.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.1 pts 3.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.9% Other condition ◂ +0.5 pts 9.4%

9.6% Mental health ◂ +1.1 pts 8.6%

9.6% Asthma ◂ +2.7 pts 6.9%

6.9% Arthritis ◂ +3.8 pts 3.1%

3.7% Diabetes ◂ +0.1 pts 3.7%

2.6% Heart disease ◂ +0.9 pts 1.7%

2.2% Cancer ◂ +1.7 pts 0.4%

1.0% Lung condition ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

0.7% Stroke ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.3% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

67.5% None +9.4 pts ▸ 76.8%

20.2% One condition ◂ +6.4 pts 13.8%

5.2% Two conditions ◂ +1.3 pts 3.9%

1.9% Three or more ◂ +1.0 pts 0.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Amaroo in Jacka +108 larger in Amaroo

112 86th pct 4 46th pct

Median age in Amaroo in Jacka even

23 yrs 38th pct 23 yrs 38th pct

Median income in Amaroo in Jacka +$323 higher in Jacka

$1,093 84th pct $1,416 89th pct

Household income in Amaroo in Jacka +$1,241 higher in Amaroo

$2,678 84th pct $1,437 39th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Amaroo in Jacka even gap narrowing

2.9 81st pct 2.9 81st pct

Family composition

71.8% Couples with children +1.2 pts ▸ 73.0%

17.8% Couples without children ◂ +6.0 pts 11.8%

9.7% One-parent families +4.7 pts ▸ 14.4%

0.7% Other families +0.9 pts ▸ 1.7%

Household size

28.0% 2 people ◂ +3.9 pts 24.1%

24.4% 4 people ◂ +2.9 pts 21.5%

18.7% 3 people +0.7 pts ▸ 19.4%

16.9% 1 person +2.1 pts ▸ 19.0%

8.1% 5 people +4.6 pts ▸ 12.7%

3.6% 6 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 2.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Amaroo in Jacka +$10 higher in Amaroo gap narrowing

$460 89th pct $450 88th pct

Mortgage in Amaroo in Jacka +$386 higher in Amaroo gap narrowing

$2,158 79th pct $1,772 59th pct

People / bedroom in Amaroo in Jacka +0.20 higher in Jacka gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 1.00 89th pct

How homes are owned or rented

49.1% Owned with a mortgage +11.6 pts ▸ 60.8%

27.8% Rented +6.4 pts ▸ 34.2%

21.8% Owned outright ◂ +17.1 pts 4.6%

1.0% Other tenure +1.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.0% Not stated ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

Types of homes

78.7% Separate house ◂ +34.0 pts 44.7%

13.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +41.3 pts ▸ 54.4%

8.4% Flat or apartment ◂ +7.2 pts 1.3%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

46.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +21.3 pts 24.9%

35.6% 3 bedrooms +2.8 pts ▸ 38.4%

7.2% 2 bedrooms +24.9 pts ▸ 32.1%

7.1% 5 or more ◂ +4.5 pts 2.5%

3.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.2 pts 2.1%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

44.3% $350–$549 +17.4 pts ▸ 61.7%

24.7% $550–$749 ◂ +16.1 pts 8.6%

13.4% $200–$349 ◂ +2.3 pts 11.1%

10.1% Under $200 +2.3 pts ▸ 12.3%

3.9% $750 or more ◂ +3.9 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.0% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +1.4 pts 39.6%

22.5% $1,000–$1,799 +17.8 pts ▸ 40.3%

19.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +17.6 pts 2.1%

11.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +3.9 pts 7.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Amaroo in Jacka +20 more in Amaroo

23 86th pct 3 72nd pct

Stops/1k in Amaroo in Jacka +0.46 more in Jacka

3.75 72nd pct 4.21 74th pct

Departures/1k in Amaroo in Jacka +3.5 more in Jacka

524.6 79th pct 528.1 79th pct

PT routes in Amaroo in Jacka +1 more in Amaroo

4 82nd pct 3 79th pct

Stop walk in Amaroo in Jacka +13 longer in Jacka

3 21st pct 16 54th pct

Drive to city in Amaroo in Jacka +4 longer in Jacka

16 13th pct 20 17th pct

Reach 30 min in Amaroo in Jacka +12,947 more in Amaroo

13,659 65th pct 712 44th pct

Reach 45 min in Amaroo in Jacka +30,449 more in Amaroo

52,159 65th pct 21,710 50th pct

Transit to city in Amaroo in Jacka +23 longer in Jacka

63 62nd pct 86 97th pct

How people get to work

65.7% Car (driver) ◂ +1.2 pts 64.6%

11.7% Worked at home ◂ +3.1 pts 8.7%

5.0% Car (passenger) +1.0 pts ▸ 6.0%

1.2% Bus +0.9 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.1% Walked ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%

0.8% Bicycle ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

45.2% 2 vehicles +3.3 pts ▸ 48.5%

30.2% 1 vehicle +9.3 pts ▸ 39.5%

13.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +6.8 pts 6.9%

8.3% 4 or more ◂ +5.7 pts 2.6%

2.5% No vehicle +1.8 pts ▸ 4.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

31.3% Public administration & safety ◂ +8.2 pts 23.1%

9.2% Health care & social assistance +7.1 pts ▸ 16.3%

10.2% Professional & technical ◂ +0.2 pts 10.0%

8.4% Education & training +1.4 pts ▸ 9.7%

8.6% Construction ◂ +1.8 pts 6.8%

7.5% Retail trade ◂ +1.5 pts 6.0%

5.9% Accommodation & food +1.4 pts ▸ 7.3%

2.6% Administrative & support +2.1 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.1% Transport & warehousing +1.0 pts ▸ 3.1%

3.1% Other services ◂ +0.3 pts 2.9%

1.6% Finance & insurance +1.1 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.5% Manufacturing +0.3 pts ▸ 1.8%

Occupations people work in

26.8% Professionals ◂ +0.9 pts 26.0%

16.6% Clerical & administrative +3.1 pts ▸ 19.7%

18.4% Managers ◂ +5.8 pts 12.6%

10.8% Community & personal service +3.9 pts ▸ 14.7%

11.1% Technicians & trades +0.5 pts ▸ 11.5%

4.7% Labourers +3.1 pts ▸ 7.9%

7.0% Sales workers ◂ +3.0 pts 3.9%

2.9% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.3 pts 2.6%

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Amaroo in Jacka +784 higher in Amaroo

3,312 49th pct 2,528 36th pct

Assault/100k in Amaroo in Jacka +274 higher in Amaroo

555 41st pct 281 13th pct

Sexual/100k in Amaroo in Jacka +248 higher in Jacka

33 10th pct 281 87th pct

Robbery/100k in Amaroo in Jacka

33 28th pct —

Burglary/100k in Amaroo in Jacka

179 12th pct —

Theft/100k in Amaroo in Jacka +362 higher in Amaroo

783 40th pct 421 21st pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Amaroo in Jacka +26 higher in Jacka

114 29th pct 140 38th pct

Property damage/100k in Amaroo in Jacka +164 higher in Jacka

538 37th pct 702 50th pct

5-yr change in Amaroo in Jacka +20.8 pts higher in Amaroo

-12.5% 43rd pct -33.3% 22nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Amaroo in Jacka +3.0 higher in Amaroo

7.0 93rd pct 4.0 78th pct

Types ≤15 min in Amaroo in Jacka +3.1 more in Amaroo

6.6 92nd pct 3.5 75th pct

15-min city in Amaroo in Jacka +55.6 pts higher in Amaroo

95.4% 97th pct 39.8% 77th pct

Walk to shops in Amaroo in Jacka +59.8 pts higher in Amaroo

99.5% 100th pct 39.8% 77th pct

Walk to transit in Amaroo in Jacka +60.2 pts higher in Amaroo

100.0% 100th pct 39.8% 70th pct

Walk to school in Amaroo in Jacka +28.7 pts higher in Amaroo

89.7% 92nd pct 61.0% 79th pct

Walk to a park in Amaroo in Jacka even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Amaroo in Jacka +35.2 pts higher in Amaroo

74.9% 92nd pct 39.8% 81st pct

Amenities/1k in Amaroo in Jacka +13.6 more in Jacka

10.3 42nd pct 23.9 66th pct

Intersections/km² in Amaroo in Jacka +238 higher in Amaroo

387 99th pct 149 88th pct

Mean slope in Amaroo in Jacka +1.2 pts higher in Jacka

5.4% 47th pct 6.6% 59th pct

Compare Amaroo with nearby areas

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Compare Jacka with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Amaroo vs Jacka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL80019/amaroo/vs/SAL80080/jacka