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Barton vs Griffith

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.9 km apart · Barton profile · Griffith profile

Barton Griffith

Griffith (ACT) and Barton are neighbouring areas with different housing and lifestyles. Griffith (ACT) has more space for families, with 42.3% of homes having three or more bedrooms and 35.6% being separate houses. In contrast, Barton is dominated by apartments, which make up 90.9% of its homes. This difference extends to daily needs; 98% of Griffith (ACT) residents can walk to groceries within 15 minutes, compared to just 50.1% in Barton. However, Barton has far more public transport options, with 9.76 stops per 1,000 people and many more weekly departures.

While these two areas have diverged in their housing and transport, the gap in their crime rates has changed significantly over the last five years. The crime rate in Barton fell by 81.1%, a much steeper drop than the 21.9% decrease in Griffith (ACT). Despite this trend, the two areas remain very similar in other ways. They share nearly identical typical household incomes, and both have high proportions of residents born overseas and people who do not follow a religion.

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Where they differ most

Population: 3,382 larger in Griffith Separate houses: 29.4 pts higher in Griffith 3+ bedrooms: 21.3 pts higher in Griffith Living alone: 10.6 pts higher in Barton Unpaid child care: 9.6 pts higher in Griffith

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bartonin Griffith +3,382 larger in Griffith gap widening
1,946 78th pct 5,328 86th pct
Median age in Bartonin Griffith +1 yrs older in Barton gap widening
39 yrs 26th pct 38 yrs 23rd pct
First Nations in Bartonin Griffith +0.0 pts higher in Griffith gap steady
1.0% 40th pct 1.1% 41st pct
Aged 65+ in Bartonin Griffith +0.6 pts higher in Barton gap narrowing
16.8% 41st pct 16.2% 38th pct
Under 15 in Bartonin Griffith +5.6 pts higher in Griffith gap steady
7.4% 11th pct 13.0% 26th pct
De facto in Bartonin Griffith +5.0 pts higher in Barton gap narrowing
19.2% 87th pct 14.2% 65th pct

Age structure

42.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +8.2 pts 33.8%
26.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.9 pts 25.4%
16.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.6 pts 16.2%
7.4% Children (0–14) +5.6 pts ▸ 13.0%
8.6% Youth (15–24) +2.8 pts ▸ 11.4%

Marital status

49.6% Never married ◂ +7.6 pts 42.1%
37.8% Married +5.2 pts ▸ 43.0%
8.6% Divorced ◂ +0.7 pts 7.9%
2.3% Widowed +2.0 pts ▸ 4.4%
2.0% Separated +0.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

Age & sex structure

Barton Griffith

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Bartonin Griffith +0.9 pts higher in Griffith gap steady
25.8% 86th pct 26.8% 87th pct

Country of birth

62.5% Australia +7.3 pts ▸ 69.9%
4.2% England even 4.2%
1.3% India +0.6 pts ▸ 1.9%
1.8% China ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%
1.6% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%
0.0% Nepal +1.2 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.3% Italy +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.2% Philippines +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.5% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.4% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Ancestry

34.9% English +2.0 pts ▸ 36.9%
24.3% Australian +5.6 pts ▸ 29.9%
15.6% Irish ◂ +0.7 pts 14.9%
12.3% Scottish ◂ +1.0 pts 11.3%
4.9% Chinese +0.8 pts ▸ 5.7%
5.3% German ◂ +0.7 pts 4.6%
3.5% Italian +1.2 pts ▸ 4.7%
2.5% Indian +0.4 pts ▸ 2.9%
1.4% Dutch +0.6 pts ▸ 2.1%
2.0% Greek ◂ +0.6 pts 1.4%
0.7% Filipino +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.6% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

Language

Other language in Bartonin Griffith +2.9 pts higher in Griffith gap widening
16.8% 86th pct 19.7% 87th pct
Limited English in Bartonin Griffith +0.7 pts higher in Griffith gap steady
0.7% 73rd pct 1.5% 81st pct

Language used at home

71.1% English only +5.5 pts ▸ 76.6%
2.7% Mandarin ◂ +0.3 pts 2.4%
1.5% Greek ◂ +1.0 pts 0.5%
0.5% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.4% Cantonese +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.8% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%
0.3% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.3% Punjabi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.3% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.2% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Religion

No religion in Bartonin Griffith +0.9 pts higher in Griffith gap steady
48.3% 74th pct 49.2% 77th pct

Religious affiliation

48.3% No religion +0.9 pts ▸ 49.2%
32.1% Christianity +4.6 pts ▸ 36.7%
13.8% Not stated ◂ +8.5 pts 5.3%
1.3% Hinduism +1.5 pts ▸ 2.8%
1.6% Islam +0.8 pts ▸ 2.4%
1.7% Buddhism +0.2 pts ▸ 1.9%
0.3% Other religions +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.6% Judaism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Bartonin Griffith +3.0 pts higher in Griffith gap widening
81.3% 100th pct 84.3% 100th pct
Bachelor+ in Bartonin Griffith +4.1 pts higher in Barton gap narrowing
64.7% 100th pct 60.6% 100th pct
Schools/1k kids in Bartonin Griffith +4.06 more in Barton
6.94 67th pct 2.89 41st pct
Schools ≤3 km in Bartonin Griffith +2 more in Barton
16 86th pct 14 84th pct
Avg size in Bartonin Griffith +122 larger in Griffith
682 89th pct 804 95th pct
ICSEA in Bartonin Griffith even
1,141 100th pct 1,143 100th pct

Highest year of school

81.3% Year 12 +3.0 pts ▸ 84.3%
3.4% Year 10 +2.6 pts ▸ 6.0%
0.6% Year 9 or below +2.0 pts ▸ 2.7%
2.3% Year 11 +0.2 pts ▸ 2.5%

Highest qualification level

35.8% Bachelor degree +4.8 pts ▸ 40.6%
29.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.7 pts 27.5%
7.4% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.2 pts ▸ 8.6%
7.6% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.1 pts ▸ 7.7%
4.5% Certificate III / IV +2.5 pts ▸ 7.0%
0.0% Certificate I / II +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

Field of qualification

33.7% Society & culture ◂ +3.1 pts 30.5%
17.0% Management & commerce +1.9 pts ▸ 18.9%
6.3% Health +3.4 pts ▸ 9.7%
4.9% Engineering & related +0.9 pts ▸ 5.8%
4.7% Natural & physical sciences +1.1 pts ▸ 5.8%
4.3% Education +1.2 pts ▸ 5.5%
5.0% Information technology ◂ +0.3 pts 4.7%
4.1% Creative arts +0.4 pts ▸ 4.5%
2.0% Architecture & building +0.9 pts ▸ 2.9%
1.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.2 pts ▸ 2.2%
1.1% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Bartonin Griffith +$203 higher in Barton gap narrowing
$1,775 100th pct $1,572 100th pct
Household income in Bartonin Griffith +$80 higher in Griffith gap narrowing
$2,462 89th pct $2,542 90th pct
Family income in Bartonin Griffith +$125 higher in Griffith gap narrowing
$3,524 97th pct $3,649 99th pct
High earners in Bartonin Griffith +3.0 pts higher in Barton gap narrowing
37.2% 100th pct 34.2% 100th pct
High-income homes in Bartonin Griffith +1.0 pts higher in Griffith gap narrowing
40.8% 94th pct 41.8% 95th pct

Household income distribution

39.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.3 pts 35.1%
26.4% $4,000 or more +3.4 pts ▸ 29.8%
14.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.4 pts 12.0%
12.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.5 pts 11.9%
2.3% Under $650 +4.2 pts ▸ 6.5%

Personal income distribution

39.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.7 pts 33.8%
21.6% $650–$1,499 +3.3 pts ▸ 24.9%
12.2% Under $650 +8.2 pts ▸ 20.3%
15.1% $3,000 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 16.7%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Bartonin Griffith +4.1 pts higher in Griffith
24.6% 29th pct 28.7% 50th pct
Mental health in Bartonin Griffith +0.8 pts higher in Griffith
9.1% 60th pct 9.9% 67th pct
Needs assistance in Bartonin Griffith +3.3 pts higher in Griffith gap widening
1.8% 24th pct 5.1% 56th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

8.5% Other condition +2.1 pts ▸ 10.6%
9.1% Mental health +0.8 pts ▸ 9.9%
7.3% Asthma +1.1 pts ▸ 8.4%
6.0% Arthritis +2.3 pts ▸ 8.3%
2.9% Heart disease +0.7 pts ▸ 3.6%
3.0% Cancer +0.3 pts ▸ 3.3%
2.7% Diabetes even 2.7%
0.2% Dementia +1.5 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.5% Lung condition +0.8 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.6% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.3% None +3.5 pts ▸ 65.9%
18.1% One condition +2.0 pts ▸ 20.1%
4.7% Two conditions +1.2 pts ▸ 5.9%
1.6% Three or more +1.0 pts ▸ 2.6%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Bartonin Griffith +2.4 pts higher in Griffith gap widening
19.2% 56th pct 21.6% 65th pct
Unpaid carers in Bartonin Griffith +1.7 pts higher in Griffith gap steady
9.6% 23rd pct 11.4% 36th pct
Unpaid child care in Bartonin Griffith +9.6 pts higher in Griffith gap widening
13.7% 11th pct 23.4% 40th pct
Defence service in Bartonin Griffith +2.7 pts higher in Barton
10.7% 97th pct 7.9% 91st pct
Housework 15h+ in Bartonin Griffith +4.4 pts higher in Griffith gap narrowing
12.5% 10th pct 16.8% 14th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Bartonin Griffith +37 larger in Griffith
20 68th pct 57 78th pct
Median age in Bartonin Griffith even
29 yrs 60th pct 29 yrs 60th pct
Year 12 in Bartonin Griffith
— 81.8% 100th pct
Unemployment in Bartonin Griffith
— 12.5% 60th pct
Median income in Bartonin Griffith +$96 higher in Griffith
$1,375 89th pct $1,471 90th pct
Household income in Bartonin Griffith even
$2,666 83rd pct $2,666 83rd pct
Indigenous language in Bartonin Griffith +5.3 pts higher in Griffith
0.0% 0th pct 5.3% 57th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bartonin Griffith +0.4 larger in Griffith gap widening
1.7 6th pct 2.1 19th pct
One-parent in Bartonin Griffith +3.1 pts higher in Griffith gap steady
6.2% 26th pct 9.4% 41st pct
Living alone in Bartonin Griffith +10.6 pts higher in Barton gap widening
46.3% 98th pct 35.7% 86th pct

Family composition

60.0% Couples without children ◂ +23.2 pts 36.8%
33.3% Couples with children +19.2 pts ▸ 52.5%
6.2% One-parent families +3.1 pts ▸ 9.4%
1.2% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

Household size

46.3% 1 person ◂ +10.6 pts 35.7%
40.2% 2 people ◂ +4.2 pts 36.0%
7.7% 3 people +4.7 pts ▸ 12.5%
4.6% 4 people +6.0 pts ▸ 10.6%
0.7% 5 people +3.6 pts ▸ 4.3%
0.7% 6 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bartonin Griffith +$63 higher in Barton gap narrowing
$525 94th pct $462 89th pct
Mortgage in Bartonin Griffith +$103 higher in Griffith gap narrowing
$2,015 72nd pct $2,118 77th pct
People / bedroom in Bartonin Griffith +0.10 higher in Barton gap steady
1.00 89th pct 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Bartonin Griffith +7.1 pts higher in Barton gap widening
47.6% 91st pct 40.5% 88th pct
Owned outright in Bartonin Griffith +2.0 pts higher in Griffith gap narrowing
23.0% 12th pct 25.0% 14th pct
Separate houses in Bartonin Griffith +29.4 pts higher in Griffith gap narrowing
6.3% 0th pct 35.6% 4th pct
3+ bedrooms in Bartonin Griffith +21.3 pts higher in Griffith gap widening
21.0% 0th pct 42.3% 5th pct

How homes are owned or rented

47.6% Rented ◂ +7.1 pts 40.5%
28.6% Owned with a mortgage +3.6 pts ▸ 32.2%
23.0% Owned outright +2.0 pts ▸ 25.0%
1.4% Other tenure ◂ +0.1 pts 1.3%
0.0% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Types of homes

90.9% Flat or apartment ◂ +37.5 pts 53.4%
6.3% Separate house +29.4 pts ▸ 35.6%
3.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +7.8 pts ▸ 10.7%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

41.1% 2 bedrooms even 41.2%
37.5% 1 bedroom ◂ +22.0 pts 15.5%
17.4% 3 bedrooms +1.5 pts ▸ 18.8%
2.7% 4 bedrooms +14.9 pts ▸ 17.5%
1.0% 5 or more +5.0 pts ▸ 6.0%
0.0% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

49.2% $350–$549 +3.4 pts ▸ 52.6%
36.1% $550–$749 ◂ +14.5 pts 21.6%
10.9% $750 or more ◂ +4.2 pts 6.7%
0.0% Under $200 +9.8 pts ▸ 9.8%
3.6% $200–$349 +5.2 pts ▸ 8.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

34.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +9.3 pts 24.8%
23.3% $3,000 or more +10.4 pts ▸ 33.7%
29.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +1.5 pts 28.1%
8.5% Under $1,000 +2.7 pts ▸ 11.2%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Bartonin Griffith +2.5 pts higher in Griffith gap narrowing
5.2% 75th pct 7.8% 85th pct
Work from home in Bartonin Griffith +0.6 pts higher in Griffith gap steady
12.3% 35th pct 12.8% 37th pct
PT commute in Bartonin Griffith +0.5 pts higher in Barton gap narrowing
6.2% 93rd pct 5.7% 92nd pct
PT stops in Bartonin Griffith +3 more in Barton
19 86th pct 16 86th pct
Stops/1k in Bartonin Griffith +6.76 more in Barton
9.76 87th pct 3.00 69th pct
Departures/1k in Bartonin Griffith +1,894.1 more in Barton
2,904.4 96th pct 1,010.3 86th pct
PT routes in Bartonin Griffith +7 more in Barton
9 86th pct 2 75th pct
Stop walk in Bartonin Griffith +6 longer in Barton
9 44th pct 3 21st pct
Drive to city in Bartonin Griffith +1 longer in Griffith
6 0th pct 7 1st pct
Reach 30 min in Bartonin Griffith +10,298 more in Griffith
8,528 56th pct 18,826 73rd pct
Reach 45 min in Bartonin Griffith +6,455 more in Griffith
23,664 51st pct 30,119 56th pct
Transit to city in Bartonin Griffith +4 longer in Griffith
34 11th pct 38 16th pct

How people get to work

36.7% Car (driver) +14.5 pts ▸ 51.2%
26.1% Walked ◂ +18.4 pts 7.7%
12.3% Worked at home +0.6 pts ▸ 12.8%
6.2% Bus ◂ +0.5 pts 5.7%
3.6% Car (passenger) +2.6 pts ▸ 6.2%
3.7% Bicycle even 3.7%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

65.1% 1 vehicle ◂ +15.7 pts 49.5%
25.5% 2 vehicles +7.1 pts ▸ 32.6%
5.2% No vehicle +2.5 pts ▸ 7.8%
2.5% 3 vehicles +5.3 pts ▸ 7.7%
1.1% 4 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 2.9%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Bartonin Griffith +4.2 pts higher in Barton gap narrowing
62.1% 99th pct 57.9% 96th pct
Recent arrivals in Bartonin Griffith +1.5 pts higher in Griffith gap narrowing
13.1% 74th pct 14.7% 77th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Bartonin Griffith +1.5 pts higher in Griffith gap widening
1.7% 37th pct 3.3% 46th pct
Participation in Bartonin Griffith +1.6 pts higher in Griffith gap narrowing
69.9% 81st pct 71.6% 86th pct
Full-time in Bartonin Griffith +8.0 pts higher in Barton gap narrowing
79.5% 97th pct 71.5% 89th pct

Industries people work in

53.2% Public administration & safety ◂ +14.2 pts 39.0%
14.1% Professional & technical ◂ +0.1 pts 14.0%
6.2% Health care & social assistance +3.2 pts ▸ 9.4%
7.6% Education & training +0.2 pts ▸ 7.8%
2.7% Accommodation & food +2.6 pts ▸ 5.3%
2.5% Retail trade +1.9 pts ▸ 4.4%
1.9% Construction +1.6 pts ▸ 3.5%
1.6% Other services +0.6 pts ▸ 2.2%
1.9% Rental & real estate even 2.0%
1.5% Finance & insurance +0.5 pts ▸ 1.9%
1.0% Arts & recreation +0.7 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.5% Administrative & support +1.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

Occupations people work in

46.5% Professionals ◂ +4.8 pts 41.7%
24.7% Managers ◂ +1.7 pts 23.0%
12.0% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.4 pts 11.6%
7.0% Community & personal service +0.9 pts ▸ 7.9%
2.9% Sales workers +2.4 pts ▸ 5.3%
2.8% Technicians & trades +2.2 pts ▸ 5.1%
1.1% Labourers +1.4 pts ▸ 2.5%
0.3% Machinery operators & drivers +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Bartonin Griffith +290 higher in Griffith
5,190 68th pct 5,480 71st pct
Assault/100k in Bartonin Griffith +232 higher in Barton
514 36th pct 282 13th pct
Sexual/100k in Bartonin Griffith +37 higher in Barton
206 81st pct 169 72nd pct
Robbery/100k in Bartonin Griffith +33 higher in Barton
51 47th pct 19 8th pct
Burglary/100k in Bartonin Griffith +260 higher in Griffith
360 36th pct 619 61st pct
Theft/100k in Bartonin Griffith +372 higher in Griffith
1,336 59th pct 1,708 67th pct
Vehicle theft/100k in Bartonin Griffith +62 higher in Griffith
257 66th pct 319 75th pct
Property damage/100k in Bartonin Griffith +177 higher in Griffith
668 48th pct 845 59th pct
5-yr change in Bartonin Griffith +59.2 pts higher in Griffith
-81.1% 0th pct -21.9% 34th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Bartonin Griffith +1.2 higher in Griffith
7.5 95th pct 8.7 100th pct
Types ≤15 min in Bartonin Griffith +0.6 more in Griffith
7.3 96th pct 7.9 100th pct
15-min city in Bartonin Griffith +0.7 pts higher in Barton
99.6% 100th pct 98.9% 99th pct
Walk to shops in Bartonin Griffith +47.9 pts higher in Griffith
50.1% 80th pct 98.0% 99th pct
Walk to transit in Bartonin Griffith even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to school in Bartonin Griffith even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to a park in Bartonin Griffith even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Bartonin Griffith +4.4 pts higher in Barton
99.6% 100th pct 95.2% 98th pct
Amenities/1k in Bartonin Griffith +11.9 more in Barton
30.8 73rd pct 19.0 60th pct
Intersections/km² in Bartonin Griffith +81 higher in Griffith
296 95th pct 377 99th pct
Mean slope in Bartonin Griffith +0.2 pts higher in Barton
4.8% 39th pct 4.5% 36th pct

Compare Barton with nearby areas

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Compare Griffith with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Barton vs Griffith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL80022/barton/vs/SAL80067/griffith