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Banks vs Theodore
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.1 km apart · Banks profile · Theodore profile
Banks Theodore
Banks and Theodore (ACT) are neighbouring areas in the Australian Capital Territory, but they offer different levels of convenience. Banks is somewhat walkable, with 90.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and far more public transport options. Theodore (ACT) is mostly car-dependent, where no homes are within a short walk of groceries. Housing also differs; separate houses are far higher in Theodore (ACT) at 94.8%, compared to 79.2% in Banks.
Everyday life is very similar in both places, with nearly identical typical household incomes and shares of people born overseas. Both areas also have a similar number of residents aged 65 and over and about the same proportion of people with no religion. While Banks is more connected to public transport and has a higher share of residents who moved in the last five years, both areas sit well above the national figure for households earning $3,000 or more a week.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 5,060
- First area, 2016: 4,967
- First area, 2021: 5,100
- Second area, 2011: 4,020
- Second area, 2016: 3,799
- Second area, 2021: 3,798
- First area, 2011: 30 yrs
- First area, 2016: 33 yrs
- First area, 2021: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 31 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 33 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 36 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 Banks: 0.3% males, 0.4% females; 85+ in Theodore: 0.2% males, 0.4% females
- 80–84 in Banks: 0.5% males, 0.5% females; 80–84 in Theodore: 0.4% males, 0.6% females
- 75–79 in Banks: 1.0% males, 0.7% females; 75–79 in Theodore: 0.6% males, 0.4% females
- 70–74 in Banks: 0.8% males, 1.3% females; 70–74 in Theodore: 1.4% males, 1.1% females
- 65–69 in Banks: 1.7% males, 1.4% females; 65–69 in Theodore: 2.3% males, 2.0% females
- 60–64 in Banks: 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 60–64 in Theodore: 3.2% males, 3.8% females
- 55–59 in Banks: 3.4% males, 3.1% females; 55–59 in Theodore: 3.8% males, 4.3% females
- 50–54 in Banks: 3.3% males, 3.6% females; 50–54 in Theodore: 3.6% males, 3.8% females
- 45–49 in Banks: 4.3% males, 4.0% females; 45–49 in Theodore: 3.2% males, 3.9% females
- 40–44 in Banks: 3.2% males, 4.1% females; 40–44 in Theodore: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 35–39 in Banks: 4.1% males, 3.9% females; 35–39 in Theodore: 3.5% males, 3.5% females
- 30–34 in Banks: 3.5% males, 4.0% females; 30–34 in Theodore: 3.4% males, 3.9% females
- 25–29 in Banks: 3.8% males, 3.6% females; 25–29 in Theodore: 3.7% males, 3.6% females
- 20–24 in Banks: 3.3% males, 3.4% females; 20–24 in Theodore: 3.4% males, 3.3% females
- 15–19 in Banks: 3.7% males, 3.3% females; 15–19 in Theodore: 3.9% males, 3.3% females
- 10–14 in Banks: 3.7% males, 3.6% females; 10–14 in Theodore: 3.7% males, 3.1% females
- 5–9 in Banks: 3.9% males, 3.6% females; 5–9 in Theodore: 3.2% males, 3.1% females
- 0–4 in Banks: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 0–4 in Theodore: 3.0% males, 3.0% 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: $948
- First area, 2016: $1,012
- First area, 2021: $1,168
- Second area, 2011: $905
- Second area, 2016: $982
- Second area, 2021: $1,195
- First area, 2011: $1,964
- First area, 2016: $2,148
- First area, 2021: $2,419
- Second area, 2011: $1,977
- Second area, 2016: $2,123
- Second area, 2021: $2,588
- First area, 2011: $2,124
- First area, 2016: $2,335
- First area, 2021: $2,741
- Second area, 2011: $2,224
- Second area, 2016: $2,382
- Second area, 2021: $2,880
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: 2.9
- First area, 2016: 2.8
- First area, 2021: 2.8
- Second area, 2011: 2.9
- Second area, 2016: 2.8
- Second area, 2021: 2.8
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $370
- First area, 2016: $375
- First area, 2021: $424
- Second area, 2011: $370
- Second area, 2016: $370
- Second area, 2021: $430
- First area, 2011: $2,167
- First area, 2016: $2,000
- First area, 2021: $2,000
- Second area, 2011: $2,087
- Second area, 2016: $2,045
- Second area, 2021: $2,002
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- 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
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Banks vs Theodore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL80021/banks/vs/SAL80124/theodore