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Calwell vs Theodore

Name: Calwell vs Theodore — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.7 km apart · Calwell profile · Theodore profile

Calwell Theodore

Calwell and Theodore (ACT) are neighbouring areas in the Australian Capital Territory. Calwell is more urban and accessible, with 45.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, compared to 0.0% in Theodore (ACT). Calwell also has far more public transport options, providing 1,532.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people against 725.1 in Theodore (ACT). However, Calwell has a far higher theft rate at 611, while the rate in Theodore (ACT) is among the lowest at 211.

Typical weekly household incomes are almost identical in both places, sitting around $2,500. This shared economic profile is mirrored in other similarities, such as both having about 19% of their population under 15 and similar rates of long-term health conditions. While both areas have seen crime rates fall over the last five years, the gap in public transport access and walkable amenities remains a stark difference between these two neighbours.

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Where they differ most

Population: 1,932 larger in Calwell Separate houses: 8.1 pts higher in Theodore Owned outright: 3.8 pts higher in Calwell Unemployment: 1.1 pts higher in Theodore Aged 65+: 3.6 pts higher in Calwell

Demographics & Identity

Population in Calwell in Theodore +1,932 larger in Calwell gap steady

5,730 86th pct 3,798 86th pct

Median age in Calwell in Theodore +1 yrs older in Calwell gap narrowing

37 yrs 20th pct 36 yrs 17th pct

Age structure

27.9% Older adults (45–64) +1.3 pts ▸ 29.2%

26.9% Young adults (25–44) +1.3 pts ▸ 28.2%

19.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.3 pts 19.2%

12.3% Youth (15–24) +1.8 pts ▸ 14.1%

13.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.6 pts 9.7%

Marital status

49.0% Married ◂ +1.7 pts 47.3%

34.2% Never married +4.1 pts ▸ 38.3%

9.7% Divorced even 9.7%

4.3% Widowed ◂ +2.1 pts 2.2%

2.8% Separated ◂ +0.3 pts 2.5%

Age & sex structure

Calwell Theodore

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

78.3% Australia +1.8 pts ▸ 80.1%

3.1% England ◂ +0.4 pts 2.7%

2.1% India ◂ +0.5 pts 1.6%

1.0% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.0% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.5% Vietnam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% China even 0.4%

0.4% South Africa even 0.4%

0.4% Nepal ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.2% Italy even 0.2%

Ancestry

38.9% Australian +1.6 pts ▸ 40.5%

36.9% English +1.1 pts ▸ 38.0%

11.8% Irish +0.5 pts ▸ 12.3%

10.7% Scottish ◂ +0.1 pts 10.7%

4.1% German +0.6 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.4% Indian +0.5 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.2% Dutch +0.6 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.7% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.8% Chinese ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

1.4% Filipino even 1.4%

0.9% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.8% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

Language

Language used at home

83.2% English only +1.6 pts ▸ 84.8%

1.0% Arabic ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

0.7% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.7% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.7% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.5% Cantonese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.4% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.4% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

46.4% Christianity ◂ +2.4 pts 44.0%

42.0% No religion +3.5 pts ▸ 45.6%

5.1% Not stated ◂ +1.5 pts 3.7%

2.0% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

2.1% Hinduism ◂ +0.7 pts 1.4%

1.7% Buddhism +0.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.7% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Judaism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Calwell in Theodore +1.31 more in Calwell

2.68 38th pct 1.37 15th pct

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

19 86th pct 17 86th pct

Avg size in Calwell in Theodore +31 larger in Calwell

481 70th pct 450 66th pct

ICSEA in Calwell in Theodore +15 higher in Calwell

1,050 78th pct 1,035 73rd pct

Highest year of school

68.7% Year 12 ◂ +1.9 pts 66.8%

17.5% Year 10 +2.4 pts ▸ 19.9%

5.1% Year 11 +0.9 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.1% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.2 pts 4.8%

Highest qualification level

27.4% Certificate III / IV +2.6 pts ▸ 30.0%

27.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.1 pts 25.0%

18.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.9 pts ▸ 20.1%

8.7% Postgraduate degree +0.2 pts ▸ 8.9%

5.2% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.1 pts 4.1%

2.0% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

Field of qualification

21.7% Management & commerce ◂ +1.7 pts 20.0%

15.1% Society & culture +3.4 pts ▸ 18.5%

11.2% Engineering & related +1.9 pts ▸ 13.1%

8.5% Health ◂ +0.5 pts 8.0%

7.5% Education ◂ +0.3 pts 7.2%

6.0% Architecture & building +0.7 pts ▸ 6.8%

6.7% Information technology ◂ +1.3 pts 5.4%

5.2% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.1 pts 5.1%

4.2% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.3 pts 4.0%

3.7% Creative arts ◂ +0.1 pts 3.5%

1.6% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

Income

Personal income in Calwell in Theodore +$3 higher in Theodore gap narrowing

$1,192 90th pct $1,195 90th pct

Household income in Calwell in Theodore +$128 higher in Theodore gap widening

$2,460 89th pct $2,588 91st pct

Family income in Calwell in Theodore +$38 higher in Theodore gap narrowing

$2,842 89th pct $2,880 89th pct

Household income distribution

34.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.1 pts 32.9%

21.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 20.6%

16.3% $3,000–$3,999 +1.7 pts ▸ 18.0%

15.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.4 pts 15.5%

6.2% Under $650 +1.5 pts ▸ 7.7%

Personal income distribution

31.7% $1,500–$2,999 +0.4 pts ▸ 32.1%

31.4% $650–$1,499 +0.4 pts ▸ 31.8%

27.7% Under $650 +0.7 pts ▸ 28.4%

5.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 4.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.6% Mental health +0.7 pts ▸ 11.3%

10.1% Asthma +0.7 pts ▸ 10.8%

10.4% Other condition ◂ +0.7 pts 9.6%

8.8% Arthritis ◂ +0.7 pts 8.1%

4.6% Diabetes ◂ +1.0 pts 3.6%

3.4% Heart disease ◂ +0.6 pts 2.8%

3.1% Cancer ◂ +0.3 pts 2.7%

1.5% Lung condition even 1.5%

0.7% Dementia ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

0.6% Stroke even 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.8% None +1.3 pts ▸ 64.1%

22.1% One condition +0.6 pts ▸ 22.7%

6.0% Two conditions even 6.0%

2.9% Three or more ◂ +0.6 pts 2.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Calwell in Theodore +14 larger in Calwell

151 86th pct 137 86th pct

Median age in Calwell in Theodore +1 yrs older in Calwell

24 yrs 43rd pct 23 yrs 38th pct

Median income in Calwell in Theodore +$58 higher in Calwell

$1,158 86th pct $1,100 84th pct

Household income in Calwell in Theodore +$81 higher in Theodore

$2,454 77th pct $2,535 80th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Calwell in Theodore +0.1 larger in Theodore gap steady

2.7 71st pct 2.8 76th pct

Family composition

62.9% Couples with children ◂ +0.2 pts 62.6%

23.1% Couples without children ◂ +1.4 pts 21.8%

13.0% One-parent families +1.9 pts ▸ 14.9%

1.0% Other families ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

Household size

33.2% 2 people ◂ +2.5 pts 30.7%

18.6% 4 people +1.6 pts ▸ 20.2%

18.9% 3 people +1.1 pts ▸ 20.0%

19.1% 1 person ◂ +0.7 pts 18.4%

7.8% 5 people ◂ +0.4 pts 7.3%

2.8% 6 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 3.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Calwell in Theodore +$18 higher in Calwell gap widening

$448 88th pct $430 87th pct

Mortgage in Calwell in Theodore even gap narrowing

$2,000 72nd pct $2,002 72nd pct

People / bedroom in Calwell in Theodore even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

53.8% Owned with a mortgage +1.0 pts ▸ 54.8%

29.7% Owned outright ◂ +3.8 pts 25.9%

14.9% Rented +2.8 pts ▸ 17.7%

1.0% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

0.7% Other tenure ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

Types of homes

86.8% Separate house +8.1 pts ▸ 94.8%

10.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +5.7 pts 4.8%

2.6% Flat or apartment ◂ +2.6 pts 0.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

50.5% 3 bedrooms +2.8 pts ▸ 53.3%

34.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +1.0 pts 33.6%

9.6% 5 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 8.6%

3.7% 2 bedrooms even 3.7%

0.2% 1 bedroom +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

60.5% $350–$549 ◂ +7.9 pts 52.6%

12.6% Under $200 +5.3 pts ▸ 17.9%

12.6% $550–$749 ◂ +1.5 pts 11.1%

8.6% $200–$349 +2.9 pts ▸ 11.5%

2.7% $750 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 1.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.3% $1,800–$2,999 +6.1 pts ▸ 48.4%

26.3% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.3 pts 23.0%

16.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.5 pts 12.9%

10.7% Under $1,000 +2.2 pts ▸ 12.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Calwell in Theodore +14 more in Calwell

31 86th pct 17 86th pct

Stops/1k in Calwell in Theodore +0.93 more in Calwell

5.41 79th pct 4.48 75th pct

Departures/1k in Calwell in Theodore +807.3 more in Calwell

1,532.5 89th pct 725.1 82nd pct

PT routes in Calwell in Theodore +3 more in Calwell

4 82nd pct 1 71st pct

Stop walk in Calwell in Theodore +5 longer in Calwell

8 43rd pct 3 21st pct

Drive to city in Calwell in Theodore even

19 16th pct 19 16th pct

Reach 30 min in Calwell in Theodore +5,730 more in Calwell

9,528 58th pct 3,798 49th pct

Reach 45 min in Calwell in Theodore +38,232 more in Calwell

59,276 68th pct 21,044 50th pct

Transit to city in Calwell in Theodore +13 longer in Theodore

75 81st pct 88 100th pct

How people get to work

68.7% Car (driver) +1.0 pts ▸ 69.6%

8.5% Worked at home ◂ +0.2 pts 8.4%

4.6% Car (passenger) +0.9 pts ▸ 5.5%

2.9% Bus ◂ +1.5 pts 1.4%

0.5% Walked ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.3% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

42.6% 2 vehicles +0.1 pts ▸ 42.7%

28.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +0.6 pts 27.5%

17.9% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.1 pts 16.8%

8.9% 4 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 10.3%

2.2% No vehicle +0.6 pts ▸ 2.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

29.3% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.8 pts 28.4%

12.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.2 pts 11.0%

10.4% Construction +0.1 pts ▸ 10.5%

8.6% Education & training ◂ +0.8 pts 7.8%

7.7% Professional & technical ◂ +1.2 pts 6.6%

7.2% Retail trade +0.4 pts ▸ 7.5%

4.3% Accommodation & food +0.4 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.2% Other services +0.9 pts ▸ 4.1%

2.7% Administrative & support +0.6 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.9% Transport & warehousing +0.3 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.2% Manufacturing +0.7 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.5% Arts & recreation +0.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

Occupations people work in

22.9% Professionals ◂ +1.6 pts 21.3%

19.0% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.4 pts 18.6%

15.4% Managers even 15.4%

13.9% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.4 pts 13.5%

10.9% Community & personal service +0.4 pts ▸ 11.3%

7.0% Sales workers ◂ +0.2 pts 6.8%

5.5% Labourers +0.9 pts ▸ 6.4%

3.4% Machinery operators & drivers +0.6 pts ▸ 4.0%

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Calwell in Theodore +1,284 higher in Calwell

4,154 59th pct 2,870 43rd pct

Assault/100k in Calwell in Theodore +31 higher in Calwell

716 51st pct 685 49th pct

Sexual/100k in Calwell in Theodore +61 higher in Calwell

140 61st pct 79 34th pct

Robbery/100k in Calwell in Theodore

52 48th pct —

Burglary/100k in Calwell in Theodore +69 higher in Calwell

175 12th pct 105 3rd pct

Theft/100k in Calwell in Theodore +400 higher in Calwell

611 32nd pct 211 6th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Calwell in Theodore +53 higher in Theodore

105 25th pct 158 44th pct

Property damage/100k in Calwell in Theodore +30 higher in Theodore

576 41st pct 606 43rd pct

5-yr change in Calwell in Theodore +4.9 pts higher in Calwell

-33.9% 22nd pct -38.8% 17th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Calwell in Theodore +1.5 higher in Calwell

5.4 85th pct 3.9 77th pct

Types ≤15 min in Calwell in Theodore +1.8 more in Calwell

5.0 83rd pct 3.3 74th pct

15-min city in Calwell in Theodore +45.8 pts higher in Calwell

45.9% 78th pct 0.1% 57th pct

Walk to shops in Calwell in Theodore +45.5 pts higher in Calwell

45.5% 78th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to transit in Calwell in Theodore even

99.4% 98th pct 99.5% 99th pct

Walk to school in Calwell in Theodore +0.2 pts higher in Calwell

84.6% 88th pct 84.4% 88th pct

Walk to a park in Calwell in Theodore even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Calwell in Theodore +43.9 pts higher in Calwell

43.9% 82nd pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Calwell in Theodore +2.5 more in Calwell

10.1 42nd pct 7.6 36th pct

Intersections/km² in Calwell in Theodore +54 higher in Calwell

199 90th pct 146 88th pct

Mean slope in Calwell in Theodore +0.2 pts higher in Theodore

8.6% 74th pct 8.8% 75th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Calwell vs Theodore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL80029/calwell/vs/SAL80124/theodore