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Calwell vs Chisholm

Name: Calwell vs Chisholm — 2021 Census comparison
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.6 km apart · Calwell profile · Chisholm profile

Calwell Chisholm

Calwell and Chisholm (ACT) are neighbouring areas with similar populations, though they differ in their infrastructure and safety. Calwell has better connectivity and services, with far more public transport departures per 1,000 people and a far higher number of schools for children (2.68 compared to 0.91). Calwell also sees more households earning $3,000 or more a week (37.3%) and has a higher share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher (26.7%). In contrast, Chisholm (ACT) has a higher rate of motor vehicle theft and burglary, and a higher share of separate houses at 95.8%.

Both areas sit around the national figure for the share of adults with a bachelor degree. They also share a typical resident age of 37 and have an identical proportion of people born overseas at 18.5%. While Calwell has more people reachable by transit within 45 minutes, Chisholm (ACT) has a higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. The gap in the share of households renting has remained steady at around 5 percentage points.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 9.0 pts higher in Chisholm Renting: 4.8 pts higher in Chisholm Unpaid carers: 1.7 pts higher in Chisholm Year 12: 4.1 pts higher in Calwell Recent arrivals: 3.3 pts higher in Chisholm

Demographics & Identity

Population in Calwell in Chisholm +462 larger in Calwell gap narrowing

5,730 86th pct 5,268 86th pct

Median age in Calwell in Chisholm even gap steady

37 yrs 20th pct 37 yrs 20th pct

Age structure

27.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.7 pts 27.2%

26.9% Young adults (25–44) +0.2 pts ▸ 27.1%

19.5% Children (0–14) +1.2 pts ▸ 20.8%

13.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.3 pts 13.0%

12.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.5 pts 11.8%

Marital status

49.0% Married ◂ +0.9 pts 48.1%

34.2% Never married +1.6 pts ▸ 35.8%

9.7% Divorced even 9.8%

4.3% Widowed ◂ +1.5 pts 2.8%

2.8% Separated +0.6 pts ▸ 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Calwell Chisholm

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

78.3% Australia +0.2 pts ▸ 78.5%

3.1% England ◂ +0.4 pts 2.7%

2.1% India even 2.1%

1.0% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

1.0% New Zealand even 1.1%

0.5% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% China even 0.5%

0.4% South Africa even 0.3%

0.2% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Ancestry

38.9% Australian ◂ +0.1 pts 38.7%

36.9% English +0.4 pts ▸ 37.2%

11.8% Irish ◂ +0.3 pts 11.5%

10.7% Scottish +0.4 pts ▸ 11.1%

4.1% German +0.9 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.7% Italian +0.9 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.4% Indian even 2.3%

2.2% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 1.9%

1.8% Chinese ◂ +0.2 pts 1.6%

1.4% Filipino +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.9% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.8% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

Language

Language used at home

83.2% English only ◂ +0.4 pts 82.8%

1.0% Arabic +0.9 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.7% Hindi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.7% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.7% Punjabi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.5% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.5% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.4% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Greek even 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

46.4% Christianity +0.9 pts ▸ 47.3%

42.0% No religion ◂ +0.7 pts 41.3%

5.1% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 4.9%

2.0% Islam +0.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.7% Buddhism +0.5 pts ▸ 2.2%

2.1% Hinduism ◂ +0.8 pts 1.3%

0.7% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Calwell in Chisholm +1.77 more in Calwell

2.68 38th pct 0.91 6th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Calwell in Chisholm +2 more in Calwell

19 86th pct 17 86th pct

Avg size in Calwell in Chisholm +13 larger in Chisholm

481 70th pct 494 71st pct

ICSEA in Calwell in Chisholm +8 higher in Chisholm

1,050 78th pct 1,058 81st pct

Highest year of school

68.7% Year 12 ◂ +4.1 pts 64.6%

17.5% Year 10 +2.6 pts ▸ 20.1%

5.1% Year 11 +1.1 pts ▸ 6.1%

5.1% Year 9 or below +0.4 pts ▸ 5.4%

Highest qualification level

27.4% Certificate III / IV +3.2 pts ▸ 30.6%

27.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.2 pts 22.9%

18.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.1 pts ▸ 18.3%

8.7% Postgraduate degree +0.4 pts ▸ 9.1%

5.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.4 pts ▸ 5.6%

2.0% Certificate I / II even 2.0%

Field of qualification

21.7% Management & commerce ◂ +1.0 pts 20.7%

15.1% Society & culture +0.8 pts ▸ 15.9%

11.2% Engineering & related +3.1 pts ▸ 14.3%

8.5% Health ◂ +0.2 pts 8.3%

7.5% Education ◂ +0.1 pts 7.4%

6.7% Information technology ◂ +0.3 pts 6.4%

6.0% Architecture & building +0.4 pts ▸ 6.4%

5.2% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.6 pts 4.6%

4.2% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.5 pts 2.8%

3.7% Creative arts ◂ +0.6 pts 3.1%

1.6% Agriculture & environment even 1.6%

Income

Personal income in Calwell in Chisholm +$104 higher in Calwell gap widening

$1,192 90th pct $1,088 87th pct

Household income in Calwell in Chisholm +$168 higher in Calwell gap widening

$2,460 89th pct $2,292 86th pct

Family income in Calwell in Chisholm +$272 higher in Calwell gap widening

$2,842 89th pct $2,570 84th pct

Household income distribution

34.9% $1,500–$2,999 +1.0 pts ▸ 36.0%

21.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +5.3 pts 15.8%

15.8% $650–$1,499 +1.4 pts ▸ 17.2%

16.3% $3,000–$3,999 even 16.2%

6.2% Under $650 +2.9 pts ▸ 9.2%

Personal income distribution

31.4% $650–$1,499 +0.8 pts ▸ 32.2%

31.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.0 pts 28.7%

27.7% Under $650 +3.2 pts ▸ 30.9%

5.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 4.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.6% Mental health +0.2 pts ▸ 10.8%

10.4% Other condition even 10.4%

10.1% Asthma ◂ +0.1 pts 10.0%

8.8% Arthritis +0.6 pts ▸ 9.4%

4.6% Diabetes +0.8 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.4% Heart disease +0.2 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.1% Cancer +0.1 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.5% Lung condition +0.5 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.6% Stroke +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.7% Dementia ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.8% None ◂ +0.3 pts 62.5%

22.1% One condition ◂ +0.8 pts 21.3%

6.0% Two conditions +0.9 pts ▸ 6.9%

2.9% Three or more +0.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Calwell in Chisholm +17 larger in Chisholm

151 86th pct 168 86th pct

Median age in Calwell in Chisholm even

24 yrs 43rd pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Calwell in Chisholm +$219 higher in Calwell

$1,158 86th pct $939 75th pct

Household income in Calwell in Chisholm +$146 higher in Calwell

$2,454 77th pct $2,308 73rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Calwell in Chisholm even gap narrowing

2.7 71st pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

62.9% Couples with children ◂ +1.2 pts 61.6%

23.1% Couples without children +0.8 pts ▸ 24.0%

13.0% One-parent families +0.6 pts ▸ 13.6%

1.0% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

Household size

33.2% 2 people ◂ +1.3 pts 31.9%

19.1% 1 person +1.8 pts ▸ 20.9%

18.9% 3 people ◂ +0.3 pts 18.6%

18.6% 4 people ◂ +0.8 pts 17.8%

7.8% 5 people ◂ +0.9 pts 6.9%

2.8% 6 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 4.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Calwell in Chisholm +$38 higher in Calwell gap widening

$448 88th pct $410 84th pct

Mortgage in Calwell in Chisholm even gap narrowing

$2,000 72nd pct $2,000 72nd pct

People / bedroom in Calwell in Chisholm even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

53.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +4.0 pts 49.8%

29.7% Owned outright ◂ +0.9 pts 28.8%

14.9% Rented +4.8 pts ▸ 19.8%

1.0% Not stated ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

0.7% Other tenure +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

Types of homes

86.8% Separate house +9.0 pts ▸ 95.8%

10.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +7.4 pts 3.2%

2.6% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.7 pts 1.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

50.5% 3 bedrooms +0.1 pts ▸ 50.6%

34.6% 4 bedrooms +0.7 pts ▸ 35.3%

9.6% 5 or more ◂ +3.0 pts 6.7%

3.7% 2 bedrooms +2.3 pts ▸ 6.0%

0.2% 1 bedroom +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

60.5% $350–$549 ◂ +21.9 pts 38.6%

12.6% Under $200 +14.0 pts ▸ 26.6%

12.6% $550–$749 +2.3 pts ▸ 14.9%

8.6% $200–$349 +3.3 pts ▸ 12.0%

2.7% $750 or more ◂ +1.8 pts 0.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.3% $1,800–$2,999 +1.1 pts ▸ 43.4%

26.3% $1,000–$1,799 +0.9 pts ▸ 27.2%

16.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.4 pts 12.0%

10.7% Under $1,000 +2.3 pts ▸ 12.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Calwell in Chisholm +1 more in Chisholm

31 86th pct 32 86th pct

Stops/1k in Calwell in Chisholm +0.66 more in Chisholm

5.41 79th pct 6.07 82nd pct

Departures/1k in Calwell in Chisholm +533.0 more in Calwell

1,532.5 89th pct 999.4 86th pct

PT routes in Calwell in Chisholm +1 more in Chisholm

4 82nd pct 5 86th pct

Stop walk in Calwell in Chisholm +5 longer in Calwell

8 43rd pct 3 21st pct

Drive to city in Calwell in Chisholm +1 longer in Calwell

19 16th pct 18 15th pct

Reach 30 min in Calwell in Chisholm +1,202 more in Calwell

9,528 58th pct 8,326 56th pct

Reach 45 min in Calwell in Chisholm +25,713 more in Calwell

59,276 68th pct 33,563 58th pct

Transit to city in Calwell in Chisholm even

75 81st pct 75 81st pct

How people get to work

68.7% Car (driver) +0.2 pts ▸ 68.9%

8.5% Worked at home ◂ +0.2 pts 8.3%

4.6% Car (passenger) +0.7 pts ▸ 5.3%

2.9% Bus ◂ +0.6 pts 2.3%

0.3% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Walked ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

42.6% 2 vehicles +0.6 pts ▸ 43.2%

28.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +0.5 pts 27.6%

17.9% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.4 pts 16.5%

8.9% 4 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 9.1%

2.2% No vehicle +1.3 pts ▸ 3.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

29.3% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.9 pts 27.3%

12.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.4 pts 11.9%

10.4% Construction +1.0 pts ▸ 11.4%

8.6% Education & training ◂ +1.2 pts 7.4%

7.7% Professional & technical ◂ +0.5 pts 7.2%

7.2% Retail trade ◂ +0.3 pts 6.9%

4.3% Accommodation & food +0.7 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.2% Other services +0.7 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.7% Administrative & support +1.0 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.9% Transport & warehousing +0.1 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.2% Manufacturing ◂ +0.2 pts 2.0%

1.5% Arts & recreation +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

Occupations people work in

22.9% Professionals ◂ +2.3 pts 20.6%

19.0% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.3 pts 17.7%

15.4% Managers ◂ +1.1 pts 14.3%

13.9% Technicians & trades +0.9 pts ▸ 14.9%

10.9% Community & personal service even 10.9%

7.0% Sales workers even 6.9%

5.5% Labourers +1.4 pts ▸ 6.9%

3.4% Machinery operators & drivers +1.6 pts ▸ 5.0%

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Calwell in Chisholm +1,427 higher in Chisholm

4,154 59th pct 5,581 72nd pct

Assault/100k in Calwell in Chisholm +139 higher in Chisholm

716 51st pct 854 59th pct

Sexual/100k in Calwell in Chisholm +7 higher in Calwell

140 61st pct 133 59th pct

Robbery/100k in Calwell in Chisholm +14 higher in Calwell

52 48th pct 38 34th pct

Burglary/100k in Calwell in Chisholm +148 higher in Chisholm

175 12th pct 323 31st pct

Theft/100k in Calwell in Chisholm +224 higher in Chisholm

611 32nd pct 835 43rd pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Calwell in Chisholm +142 higher in Chisholm

105 25th pct 247 64th pct

Property damage/100k in Calwell in Chisholm +107 higher in Chisholm

576 41st pct 683 49th pct

5-yr change in Calwell in Chisholm +6.5 pts higher in Chisholm

-33.9% 22nd pct -27.4% 28th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Calwell in Chisholm +0.1 higher in Chisholm

5.4 85th pct 5.5 86th pct

Types ≤15 min in Calwell in Chisholm +0.0 more in Chisholm

5.0 83rd pct 5.1 83rd pct

15-min city in Calwell in Chisholm +5.3 pts higher in Calwell

45.9% 78th pct 40.7% 77th pct

Walk to shops in Calwell in Chisholm +8.0 pts higher in Calwell

45.5% 78th pct 37.6% 76th pct

Walk to transit in Calwell in Chisholm +0.6 pts higher in Chisholm

99.4% 98th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Calwell in Chisholm +9.5 pts higher in Chisholm

84.6% 88th pct 94.1% 95th pct

Walk to a park in Calwell in Chisholm even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Calwell in Chisholm +11.6 pts higher in Calwell

43.9% 82nd pct 32.3% 80th pct

Amenities/1k in Calwell in Chisholm +3.5 more in Chisholm

10.1 42nd pct 13.7 50th pct

Intersections/km² in Calwell in Chisholm +47 higher in Chisholm

199 90th pct 247 93rd pct

Mean slope in Calwell in Chisholm +3.7 pts higher in Calwell

8.6% 74th pct 4.9% 41st pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Calwell vs Chisholm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL80029/calwell/vs/SAL80037/chisholm