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Chisholm vs Gowrie

Name: Chisholm vs Gowrie — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.6 km apart · Chisholm profile · Gowrie profile

Chisholm Gowrie

Chisholm and Gowrie are neighbouring areas in the Australian Capital Territory. Gowrie is far more walkable, with 98.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and health services, compared to 37.6% and 32.3% in Chisholm. Gowrie also has higher typical incomes, with 41.3% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, compared to 32.0% in Chisholm. In contrast, Chisholm has a far higher recorded offence rate, at 5,581 per 100,000 people, while Gowrie's is 3,217.

Both areas are very similar in their share of children under 15, with each sitting around 21%, which is close to the national figure. They also share a similar proportion of people who do not identify with a religion. While they have much in common, the gap in educational attainment is notable, as Gowrie has a well higher share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher at 32.7%, compared to 23.4% in Chisholm.

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Where they differ most

Population: 2,128 larger in Chisholm Bachelor+: 9.3 pts higher in Gowrie People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Chisholm Year 12: 6.2 pts higher in Gowrie Owned outright: 5.9 pts higher in Gowrie

Demographics & Identity

Population in Chisholm in Gowrie +2,128 larger in Chisholm gap steady

5,268 86th pct 3,140 85th pct

Median age in Chisholm in Gowrie +1 yrs older in Gowrie gap narrowing

37 yrs 20th pct 38 yrs 23rd pct

Age structure

27.1% Young adults (25–44) +0.6 pts ▸ 27.7%

27.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.5 pts 23.7%

20.8% Children (0–14) +0.3 pts ▸ 21.1%

13.0% Seniors (65+) +4.3 pts ▸ 17.3%

11.8% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.6 pts 10.2%

Marital status

48.1% Married +6.9 pts ▸ 55.0%

35.8% Never married ◂ +5.5 pts 30.3%

9.8% Divorced ◂ +1.7 pts 8.1%

2.8% Widowed +0.9 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.4% Separated ◂ +0.6 pts 2.8%

Age & sex structure

Chisholm Gowrie

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

78.5% Australia ◂ +1.2 pts 77.4%

2.7% England +0.6 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.1% India ◂ +0.1 pts 2.0%

1.1% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.1% Philippines even 1.2%

0.3% Italy +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.3% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.5% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Ancestry

38.7% Australian ◂ +0.1 pts 38.7%

37.2% English +0.8 pts ▸ 38.1%

11.5% Irish +1.7 pts ▸ 13.2%

11.1% Scottish even 11.1%

5.0% German ◂ +0.6 pts 4.5%

3.5% Italian +0.5 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.3% Indian even 2.4%

1.9% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.6% Chinese +0.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.7% Filipino even 1.6%

0.7% Vietnamese even 0.7%

0.7% Greek even 0.7%

Language

Language used at home

82.8% English only ◂ +0.6 pts 82.2%

2.0% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 1.8%

0.4% Italian +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.4% Cantonese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Vietnamese even 0.6%

0.4% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Mandarin even 0.4%

0.3% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Greek even 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

47.3% Christianity +1.1 pts ▸ 48.4%

41.3% No religion ◂ +0.1 pts 41.2%

4.9% Not stated ◂ +0.8 pts 4.1%

2.3% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

2.2% Buddhism ◂ +0.6 pts 1.6%

1.3% Hinduism +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.8% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.0% Judaism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Chisholm in Gowrie +2.11 more in Gowrie

0.91 6th pct 3.02 43rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Chisholm in Gowrie +3 more in Gowrie

17 86th pct 20 87th pct

Avg size in Chisholm in Gowrie +7 larger in Chisholm

494 71st pct 487 70th pct

ICSEA in Chisholm in Gowrie even

1,058 81st pct 1,057 81st pct

Highest year of school

64.6% Year 12 +6.2 pts ▸ 70.8%

20.1% Year 10 ◂ +3.7 pts 16.4%

6.1% Year 11 ◂ +1.4 pts 4.7%

5.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.1 pts 5.3%

Highest qualification level

22.9% Bachelor degree +7.8 pts ▸ 30.7%

30.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +7.7 pts 22.9%

18.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.5 pts 17.8%

9.1% Postgraduate degree +2.9 pts ▸ 12.0%

5.6% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.4 pts ▸ 6.0%

2.0% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

Field of qualification

20.7% Management & commerce +0.5 pts ▸ 21.2%

15.9% Society & culture +2.5 pts ▸ 18.4%

14.3% Engineering & related ◂ +4.7 pts 9.6%

7.4% Education +2.7 pts ▸ 10.0%

8.3% Health +1.4 pts ▸ 9.7%

6.4% Information technology ◂ +0.7 pts 5.7%

6.4% Architecture & building ◂ +1.5 pts 4.9%

4.6% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.5 pts 4.1%

2.8% Natural & physical sciences +1.3 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.1% Creative arts +0.2 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.6% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Chisholm in Gowrie +$119 higher in Gowrie gap widening

$1,088 87th pct $1,207 90th pct

Household income in Chisholm in Gowrie +$382 higher in Gowrie gap widening

$2,292 86th pct $2,674 92nd pct

Family income in Chisholm in Gowrie +$338 higher in Gowrie gap widening

$2,570 84th pct $2,908 89th pct

Household income distribution

36.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.7 pts 29.3%

15.8% $4,000 or more +8.1 pts ▸ 23.9%

17.2% $650–$1,499 +0.3 pts ▸ 17.5%

16.2% $3,000–$3,999 +1.2 pts ▸ 17.5%

9.2% Under $650 ◂ +1.6 pts 7.6%

Personal income distribution

32.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.0 pts 31.3%

30.9% Under $650 ◂ +3.7 pts 27.2%

28.7% $1,500–$2,999 +1.8 pts ▸ 30.5%

4.6% $3,000 or more +2.3 pts ▸ 6.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.4% Other condition +0.7 pts ▸ 11.1%

10.8% Mental health +0.1 pts ▸ 11.0%

10.0% Asthma ◂ +0.5 pts 9.5%

9.4% Arthritis ◂ +0.1 pts 9.3%

5.4% Diabetes ◂ +1.2 pts 4.3%

3.6% Heart disease +0.9 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.2% Cancer ◂ +0.5 pts 2.7%

2.0% Lung condition ◂ +0.5 pts 1.6%

1.0% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

0.2% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.5% None ◂ +0.2 pts 62.3%

21.3% One condition +1.9 pts ▸ 23.2%

6.9% Two conditions ◂ +0.7 pts 6.2%

3.4% Three or more ◂ +0.7 pts 2.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Chisholm in Gowrie +97 larger in Chisholm

168 86th pct 71 81st pct

Median age in Chisholm in Gowrie +5 yrs older in Gowrie

24 yrs 43rd pct 29 yrs 60th pct

Median income in Chisholm in Gowrie +$265 higher in Chisholm

$939 75th pct $674 53rd pct

Household income in Chisholm in Gowrie +$379 higher in Gowrie

$2,308 73rd pct $2,687 84th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Chisholm in Gowrie +0.1 larger in Gowrie gap steady

2.7 71st pct 2.8 76th pct

Family composition

61.6% Couples with children ◂ +1.5 pts 60.1%

24.0% Couples without children +2.0 pts ▸ 26.0%

13.6% One-parent families ◂ +0.3 pts 13.3%

0.8% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

Household size

31.9% 2 people +3.8 pts ▸ 35.7%

20.9% 1 person ◂ +5.5 pts 15.5%

17.8% 4 people +1.7 pts ▸ 19.5%

18.6% 3 people even 18.6%

6.9% 5 people +0.1 pts ▸ 7.0%

4.2% 6 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 3.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Chisholm in Gowrie +$30 higher in Gowrie gap steady

$410 84th pct $440 87th pct

Mortgage in Chisholm in Gowrie +$167 higher in Gowrie gap widening

$2,000 72nd pct $2,167 80th pct

People / bedroom in Chisholm in Gowrie +0.10 higher in Chisholm gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

49.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +1.5 pts 48.3%

28.8% Owned outright +5.9 pts ▸ 34.7%

19.8% Rented ◂ +4.2 pts 15.6%

0.9% Other tenure ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.4% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

Types of homes

95.8% Separate house +2.9 pts ▸ 98.7%

3.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.4 pts 0.7%

1.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

50.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +12.2 pts 38.4%

35.3% 4 bedrooms +13.0 pts ▸ 48.4%

6.7% 5 or more +2.4 pts ▸ 9.0%

6.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +3.7 pts 2.3%

0.6% 1 bedroom +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

38.6% $350–$549 ◂ +6.0 pts 32.6%

26.6% Under $200 ◂ +6.3 pts 20.3%

14.9% $550–$749 +8.9 pts ▸ 23.8%

12.0% $200–$349 +2.6 pts ▸ 14.5%

0.8% $750 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

43.4% $1,800–$2,999 +5.9 pts ▸ 49.3%

27.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +10.7 pts 16.5%

12.0% $3,000 or more +4.5 pts ▸ 16.5%

12.9% Under $1,000 +1.8 pts ▸ 14.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Chisholm in Gowrie +9 more in Chisholm

32 86th pct 23 86th pct

Stops/1k in Chisholm in Gowrie +1.25 more in Gowrie

6.07 82nd pct 7.32 86th pct

Departures/1k in Chisholm in Gowrie +362.7 more in Gowrie

999.4 86th pct 1,362.1 88th pct

PT routes in Chisholm in Gowrie +2 more in Chisholm

5 86th pct 3 79th pct

Stop walk in Chisholm in Gowrie +1 longer in Gowrie

3 21st pct 4 29th pct

Drive to city in Chisholm in Gowrie even

18 15th pct 18 15th pct

Reach 30 min in Chisholm in Gowrie +5,186 more in Chisholm

8,326 56th pct 3,140 48th pct

Reach 45 min in Chisholm in Gowrie +16,864 more in Gowrie

33,563 58th pct 50,427 65th pct

Transit to city in Chisholm in Gowrie +9 longer in Chisholm

75 81st pct 66 68th pct

How people get to work

68.9% Car (driver) ◂ +1.3 pts 67.6%

8.3% Worked at home +1.4 pts ▸ 9.7%

5.3% Car (passenger) even 5.3%

2.3% Bus even 2.2%

0.2% Walked +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.6% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

43.2% 2 vehicles +6.0 pts ▸ 49.2%

27.6% 1 vehicle ◂ +4.2 pts 23.4%

16.5% 3 vehicles +1.4 pts ▸ 17.9%

9.1% 4 or more ◂ +2.2 pts 6.8%

3.5% No vehicle ◂ +0.4 pts 3.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

27.3% Public administration & safety +2.5 pts ▸ 29.8%

11.9% Health care & social assistance +0.3 pts ▸ 12.2%

11.4% Construction ◂ +2.4 pts 9.0%

7.4% Education & training +3.1 pts ▸ 10.5%

7.2% Professional & technical +1.2 pts ▸ 8.4%

6.9% Retail trade ◂ +1.8 pts 5.1%

5.0% Accommodation & food +0.8 pts ▸ 5.8%

3.9% Other services +1.2 pts ▸ 5.1%

3.7% Administrative & support ◂ +1.9 pts 1.8%

2.9% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.9 pts 2.0%

2.0% Manufacturing ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%

1.0% Finance & insurance +0.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

Occupations people work in

20.6% Professionals +7.0 pts ▸ 27.5%

14.3% Managers +4.3 pts ▸ 18.5%

17.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.6 pts 15.1%

14.9% Technicians & trades ◂ +4.2 pts 10.7%

10.9% Community & personal service +0.6 pts ▸ 11.5%

6.9% Sales workers ◂ +1.6 pts 5.4%

6.9% Labourers ◂ +0.8 pts 6.2%

5.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.7 pts 2.3%

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Chisholm in Gowrie +2,364 higher in Chisholm

5,581 72nd pct 3,217 47th pct

Assault/100k in Chisholm in Gowrie +377 higher in Chisholm

854 59th pct 478 32nd pct

Sexual/100k in Chisholm in Gowrie +5 higher in Chisholm

133 59th pct 127 57th pct

Robbery/100k in Chisholm in Gowrie

38 34th pct —

Burglary/100k in Chisholm in Gowrie

323 31st pct —

Theft/100k in Chisholm in Gowrie +517 higher in Chisholm

835 43rd pct 318 14th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Chisholm in Gowrie +119 higher in Chisholm

247 64th pct 127 34th pct

Property damage/100k in Chisholm in Gowrie +78 higher in Chisholm

683 49th pct 605 43rd pct

5-yr change in Chisholm in Gowrie +12.5 pts higher in Chisholm

-27.4% 28th pct -39.9% 16th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Chisholm in Gowrie +1.3 higher in Gowrie

5.5 86th pct 6.7 91st pct

Types ≤15 min in Chisholm in Gowrie +1.7 more in Gowrie

5.1 83rd pct 6.8 93rd pct

15-min city in Chisholm in Gowrie +57.9 pts higher in Gowrie

40.7% 77th pct 98.6% 99th pct

Walk to shops in Chisholm in Gowrie +61.0 pts higher in Gowrie

37.6% 76th pct 98.6% 99th pct

Walk to transit in Chisholm in Gowrie even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Chisholm in Gowrie +4.5 pts higher in Gowrie

94.1% 95th pct 98.6% 99th pct

Walk to a park in Chisholm in Gowrie even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Chisholm in Gowrie +63.7 pts higher in Gowrie

32.3% 80th pct 96.0% 99th pct

Amenities/1k in Chisholm in Gowrie +18.8 more in Gowrie

13.7 50th pct 32.5 74th pct

Intersections/km² in Chisholm in Gowrie +9 higher in Gowrie

247 93rd pct 256 93rd pct

Mean slope in Chisholm in Gowrie +1.3 pts higher in Gowrie

4.9% 41st pct 6.2% 56th pct

Compare Chisholm with nearby areas

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Compare Gowrie with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Chisholm vs Gowrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL80037/chisholm/vs/SAL80065/gowrie