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Banks vs Gordon

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

Banks Gordon

Gordon (ACT) and Banks are neighbouring areas in the Australian Capital Territory. They differ most in their layouts and accessibility; Banks has far more separate houses (79.2% compared to 69.1% in Gordon (ACT)) and more homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries (90.1% versus 69.7%). Gordon (ACT) however has better access to essential services, with 49.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services and 92.3% near a school, compared to just 4.1% and 55.3% in Banks. Gordon (ACT) also has a slightly older population, with the typical resident being 38, while in Banks they are 35.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the typical age of residents, with Gordon (ACT) being about the same as the Australian average. They share very similar weekly household incomes of around $2,300 to $2,400 and almost identical shares of people who have served in the Defence Force (6.1%). While Gordon (ACT) has a higher recorded offence rate, both areas have seen their crime rates fall over the last five years.

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Where they differ most

Population: 2,792 larger in Gordon Separate houses: 10.1 pts higher in Banks 3+ bedrooms: 7.8 pts higher in Banks Participation: 6.8 pts higher in Banks Owned outright: 6.0 pts higher in Gordon

Demographics & Identity

Population in Banks in Gordon +2,792 larger in Gordon gap steady

5,100 86th pct 7,892 87th pct

Median age in Banks in Gordon +3 yrs older in Gordon gap steady

35 yrs 14th pct 38 yrs 23rd pct

Age structure

29.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.5 pts 26.4%

26.7% Older adults (45–64) +1.6 pts ▸ 28.3%

21.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.7 pts 19.4%

13.7% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.6 pts 12.1%

8.7% Seniors (65+) +4.9 pts ▸ 13.6%

Marital status

48.1% Married +1.4 pts ▸ 49.5%

36.9% Never married ◂ +2.9 pts 34.1%

9.0% Divorced +0.1 pts ▸ 9.1%

2.7% Widowed +1.3 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.3% Separated even 3.3%

Age & sex structure

Banks Gordon

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

79.4% Australia ◂ +3.0 pts 76.4%

2.8% England +0.3 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.2% India +0.5 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.3% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.8% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.5% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% South Africa +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% China even 0.4%

0.3% Nepal even 0.4%

0.3% Italy even 0.2%

Ancestry

39.4% Australian ◂ +1.0 pts 38.4%

36.7% English ◂ +1.4 pts 35.3%

10.7% Irish +1.0 pts ▸ 11.7%

10.7% Scottish ◂ +1.7 pts 9.1%

4.4% German ◂ +0.3 pts 4.1%

3.1% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.3% Indian +1.0 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.2% Chinese ◂ +0.1 pts 2.2%

1.9% Filipino even 2.0%

1.7% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.5% Vietnamese +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.4% Greek +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%

Language

Language used at home

82.3% English only ◂ +0.9 pts 81.5%

1.1% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

1.0% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

0.5% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.6% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.6% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.3% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% Mandarin even 0.4%

0.1% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

43.7% Christianity +4.1 pts ▸ 47.8%

44.6% No religion ◂ +4.7 pts 39.9%

4.4% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 4.3%

1.9% Islam +0.7 pts ▸ 2.6%

2.5% Buddhism ◂ +0.2 pts 2.3%

1.5% Hinduism +0.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.3% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

0.2% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Banks in Gordon

— 1.30 14th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Banks in Gordon +8 more in Gordon

6 74th pct 14 84th pct

Avg size in Banks in Gordon +70 larger in Gordon

395 59th pct 465 68th pct

ICSEA in Banks in Gordon +17 higher in Gordon

1,021 67th pct 1,038 74th pct

Highest year of school

66.7% Year 12 ◂ +0.5 pts 66.2%

18.5% Year 10 ◂ +0.4 pts 18.1%

6.2% Year 11 ◂ +0.6 pts 5.7%

5.3% Year 9 or below +0.8 pts ▸ 6.1%

Highest qualification level

33.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +5.7 pts 28.1%

22.8% Bachelor degree +2.3 pts ▸ 25.1%

18.4% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.4 pts ▸ 19.8%

6.7% Postgraduate degree +2.0 pts ▸ 8.7%

4.6% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.3 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.2% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.4 pts 1.8%

Field of qualification

22.8% Management & commerce ◂ +0.6 pts 22.2%

14.6% Society & culture +0.5 pts ▸ 15.1%

12.9% Engineering & related ◂ +0.9 pts 11.9%

7.9% Health +1.5 pts ▸ 9.3%

6.0% Education +1.4 pts ▸ 7.4%

6.3% Information technology +0.5 pts ▸ 6.8%

6.2% Architecture & building ◂ +0.8 pts 5.4%

6.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.8 pts 5.1%

3.8% Creative arts ◂ +0.7 pts 3.1%

2.7% Natural & physical sciences +0.4 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.3 pts 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Banks in Gordon +$11 higher in Banks gap narrowing

$1,168 89th pct $1,157 89th pct

Household income in Banks in Gordon +$98 higher in Banks gap widening

$2,419 88th pct $2,321 87th pct

Family income in Banks in Gordon even gap narrowing

$2,741 87th pct $2,742 87th pct

Household income distribution

34.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.1 pts 32.8%

17.3% $650–$1,499 +1.5 pts ▸ 18.8%

17.9% $4,000 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 18.5%

17.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.0 pts 16.0%

7.3% Under $650 +1.6 pts ▸ 8.9%

Personal income distribution

34.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.2 pts 32.9%

29.9% $1,500–$2,999 +0.8 pts ▸ 30.7%

28.3% Under $650 ◂ +0.3 pts 27.9%

4.4% $3,000 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 4.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.6% Mental health ◂ +0.6 pts 11.0%

10.3% Other condition +1.1 pts ▸ 11.4%

9.9% Asthma +0.2 pts ▸ 10.1%

7.8% Arthritis +1.3 pts ▸ 9.1%

4.8% Diabetes +0.6 pts ▸ 5.4%

2.9% Heart disease +1.0 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.4% Cancer +0.5 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.3% Lung condition +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.8% Stroke even 0.8%

0.2% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.3% None ◂ +2.6 pts 62.7%

21.0% One condition +0.7 pts ▸ 21.8%

5.8% Two conditions +1.0 pts ▸ 6.8%

2.8% Three or more +0.4 pts ▸ 3.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Banks in Gordon +114 larger in Gordon

144 86th pct 258 86th pct

Median age in Banks in Gordon +1 yrs older in Gordon

23 yrs 38th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Banks in Gordon even

$1,017 80th pct $1,019 80th pct

Household income in Banks in Gordon +$261 higher in Banks

$2,528 79th pct $2,267 72nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Banks in Gordon +0.1 larger in Banks gap steady

2.8 76th pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

64.6% Couples with children ◂ +4.0 pts 60.6%

20.5% Couples without children +3.3 pts ▸ 23.8%

14.5% One-parent families +0.5 pts ▸ 15.0%

0.5% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

Household size

28.1% 2 people +4.0 pts ▸ 32.2%

19.8% 1 person +2.3 pts ▸ 22.0%

21.8% 4 people ◂ +3.7 pts 18.1%

19.2% 3 people ◂ +1.4 pts 17.8%

7.3% 5 people ◂ +0.8 pts 6.5%

3.9% 6 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 3.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Banks in Gordon +$4 higher in Banks gap steady

$424 86th pct $420 86th pct

Mortgage in Banks in Gordon +$50 higher in Banks gap narrowing

$2,000 72nd pct $1,950 69th pct

People / bedroom in Banks in Gordon even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

59.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +9.0 pts 50.8%

21.2% Owned outright +6.0 pts ▸ 27.2%

17.7% Rented +1.6 pts ▸ 19.3%

0.4% Other tenure +1.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.1% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

Types of homes

79.2% Separate house ◂ +10.1 pts 69.1%

17.3% Townhouse / semi-detached +12.1 pts ▸ 29.4%

3.7% Flat or apartment ◂ +2.4 pts 1.3%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

56.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +8.2 pts 48.6%

32.7% 4 bedrooms +0.8 pts ▸ 33.5%

2.4% 2 bedrooms +6.0 pts ▸ 8.4%

7.3% 5 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 6.9%

0.2% 1 bedroom +1.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.0% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

54.5% $350–$549 ◂ +1.2 pts 53.2%

12.4% Under $200 +7.4 pts ▸ 19.9%

18.5% $200–$349 ◂ +8.4 pts 10.1%

8.6% $550–$749 +3.9 pts ▸ 12.5%

1.0% $750 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

44.3% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +4.4 pts 39.9%

27.7% $1,000–$1,799 +2.4 pts ▸ 30.1%

14.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 13.8%

12.1% Under $1,000 +0.8 pts ▸ 12.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Banks in Gordon +9 more in Gordon

29 86th pct 38 87th pct

Stops/1k in Banks in Gordon +0.87 more in Banks

5.69 80th pct 4.82 77th pct

Departures/1k in Banks in Gordon +115.7 more in Banks

1,047.1 87th pct 931.3 86th pct

PT routes in Banks in Gordon +4 more in Gordon

4 82nd pct 8 86th pct

Stop walk in Banks in Gordon even

3 21st pct 3 21st pct

Drive to city in Banks in Gordon +1 longer in Gordon

22 19th pct 23 20th pct

Reach 30 min in Banks in Gordon +10,208 more in Banks

18,100 72nd pct 7,892 55th pct

Reach 45 min in Banks in Gordon +8,788 more in Gordon

30,397 56th pct 39,185 60th pct

Transit to city in Banks in Gordon +4 longer in Banks

88 100th pct 84 94th pct

How people get to work

70.9% Car (driver) ◂ +1.2 pts 69.7%

7.1% Worked at home +1.9 pts ▸ 9.0%

4.5% Car (passenger) +0.4 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.6% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 2.3%

0.4% Walked even 0.4%

0.3% Bicycle even 0.3%

0.2% Train ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

42.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.2 pts 41.0%

29.2% 1 vehicle +3.5 pts ▸ 32.7%

16.5% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.5 pts 14.0%

10.3% 4 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 8.7%

1.7% No vehicle +1.9 pts ▸ 3.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

28.3% Public administration & safety +1.4 pts ▸ 29.6%

10.9% Health care & social assistance +2.1 pts ▸ 12.9%

10.1% Construction ◂ +0.7 pts 9.4%

8.9% Retail trade ◂ +0.9 pts 7.9%

6.2% Education & training +1.4 pts ▸ 7.6%

6.3% Professional & technical +0.8 pts ▸ 7.1%

5.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.2 pts 5.0%

4.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.5 pts 2.8%

3.5% Other services +0.5 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.3% Manufacturing ◂ +0.9 pts 2.4%

2.9% Administrative & support ◂ +0.3 pts 2.6%

1.6% Media & telecommunications ◂ +0.4 pts 1.2%

Occupations people work in

18.6% Professionals +3.3 pts ▸ 21.9%

19.9% Clerical & administrative +0.2 pts ▸ 20.1%

13.6% Managers +2.1 pts ▸ 15.7%

15.1% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.8 pts 13.3%

10.7% Community & personal service even 10.7%

7.7% Sales workers ◂ +1.0 pts 6.7%

6.3% Labourers ◂ +1.0 pts 5.2%

5.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.4 pts 4.2%

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Banks in Gordon +495 higher in Gordon

1,824 21st pct 2,319 32nd pct

Assault/100k in Banks in Gordon +94 higher in Gordon

451 29th pct 545 40th pct

Sexual/100k in Banks in Gordon +33 higher in Banks

59 26th pct 25 3rd pct

Burglary/100k in Banks in Gordon +8 higher in Gordon

157 10th pct 165 11th pct

Theft/100k in Banks in Gordon +37 higher in Gordon

255 9th pct 291 12th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Banks in Gordon +75 higher in Gordon

39 2nd pct 114 29th pct

Property damage/100k in Banks in Gordon +211 higher in Gordon

157 2nd pct 367 21st pct

5-yr change in Banks in Gordon +18.1 pts higher in Gordon

-56.9% 5th pct -38.8% 17th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Banks in Gordon even

5.8 87th pct 5.8 87th pct

Types ≤15 min in Banks in Gordon +0.3 more in Gordon

5.3 85th pct 5.6 86th pct

15-min city in Banks in Gordon +20.7 pts higher in Banks

89.2% 94th pct 68.5% 84th pct

Walk to shops in Banks in Gordon +20.4 pts higher in Banks

90.1% 95th pct 69.7% 85th pct

Walk to transit in Banks in Gordon even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Banks in Gordon +36.9 pts higher in Gordon

55.3% 77th pct 92.3% 94th pct

Walk to a park in Banks in Gordon +0.3 pts higher in Gordon

99.7% 91st pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Banks in Gordon +45.3 pts higher in Gordon

4.1% 72nd pct 49.4% 84th pct

Amenities/1k in Banks in Gordon +0.8 more in Banks

8.2 37th pct 7.5 35th pct

Intersections/km² in Banks in Gordon +39 higher in Gordon

190 90th pct 229 92nd pct

Mean slope in Banks in Gordon +1.0 pts higher in Gordon

6.2% 56th pct 7.2% 64th pct

Compare Banks with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Banks vs Gordon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL80021/banks/vs/SAL80064/gordon