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Coombs vs Duffy

Name: Coombs vs Duffy — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.2 km apart · Coombs profile · Duffy profile

Coombs Duffy

Coombs and Duffy are neighbouring areas in the ACT with very different profiles. Coombs is a young, multicultural hub where the typical resident is 30 and 42.6% were born overseas. It is a place of newer arrivals, with 69.8% of people moving in during the last five years and a higher share of townhouses and apartments. In contrast, Duffy is more established and older, with a typical age of 39 and a much higher proportion of seniors (16.5%). Homes in Duffy are predominantly separate houses (87.4%) and far more likely to be owned outright (36.5%).

Since 2011, these two neighbours have moved in different directions, particularly regarding how people live and work. While they share similar typical household incomes and family sizes, Coombs has seen a far higher rate of adults working or looking for work (82.1%). Duffy remains more settled, with a far higher number of public transport stops and departures per person. This contrast in growth is also seen in their housing, as Coombs has far fewer separate houses and more people renting than Duffy.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 31.8 pts higher in Coombs Owned outright: 29.2 pts higher in Duffy Separate houses: 50.1 pts higher in Duffy Recent movers: 35.6 pts higher in Coombs Born overseas: 22.0 pts higher in Coombs

Demographics & Identity

Population in Coombs in Duffy +1,456 larger in Coombs gap steady

4,851 86th pct 3,395 86th pct

Median age in Coombs in Duffy +9 yrs older in Duffy gap narrowing

30 yrs 5th pct 39 yrs 26th pct

Age structure

47.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +22.6 pts 24.5%

14.2% Older adults (45–64) +12.6 pts ▸ 26.8%

24.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.5 pts 19.5%

3.2% Seniors (65+) +13.3 pts ▸ 16.5%

11.3% Youth (15–24) +1.1 pts ▸ 12.5%

Marital status

49.9% Married +0.5 pts ▸ 50.4%

41.4% Never married ◂ +5.9 pts 35.4%

5.3% Divorced +2.7 pts ▸ 8.0%

1.1% Widowed +2.7 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.4% Separated ◂ +0.2 pts 2.2%

Age & sex structure

Coombs Duffy

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

54.5% Australia +22.0 pts ▸ 76.6%

9.0% India ◂ +7.5 pts 1.5%

4.6% Nepal ◂ +4.3 pts 0.4%

1.8% England +2.4 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.9% Philippines ◂ +2.3 pts 0.5%

2.8% China ◂ +2.1 pts 0.7%

0.5% New Zealand +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Vietnam ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.2% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

21.6% Australian +17.2 pts ▸ 38.8%

20.7% English +17.5 pts ▸ 38.2%

6.8% Irish +6.7 pts ▸ 13.5%

6.1% Scottish +6.2 pts ▸ 12.3%

10.5% Indian ◂ +8.6 pts 1.9%

7.9% Chinese ◂ +5.7 pts 2.2%

3.3% German +2.1 pts ▸ 5.4%

4.0% Filipino ◂ +3.2 pts 0.7%

2.6% Italian +0.7 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.2% Dutch +0.8 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.3% Vietnamese ◂ +1.0 pts 0.4%

0.8% Greek ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

50.1% English only +32.2 pts ▸ 82.3%

3.5% Mandarin ◂ +2.5 pts 1.0%

2.8% Punjabi ◂ +2.5 pts 0.3%

2.1% Arabic ◂ +1.9 pts 0.2%

1.8% Cantonese ◂ +1.7 pts 0.1%

1.7% Hindi ◂ +1.6 pts 0.1%

1.6% Tagalog ◂ +1.6 pts 0.0%

0.8% Vietnamese ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.5% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

35.7% No religion +14.0 pts ▸ 49.7%

31.9% Christianity +8.6 pts ▸ 40.5%

11.6% Hinduism ◂ +10.6 pts 1.0%

8.1% Islam ◂ +6.4 pts 1.7%

4.8% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 4.7%

4.1% Buddhism ◂ +3.0 pts 1.1%

3.6% Other religions ◂ +2.8 pts 0.8%

0.2% Judaism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Coombs in Duffy +0.65 more in Duffy

0.86 5th pct 1.51 18th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Coombs in Duffy even

11 81st pct 11 81st pct

Avg size in Coombs in Duffy +85 larger in Duffy

367 55th pct 452 66th pct

ICSEA in Coombs in Duffy +11 higher in Coombs

1,114 94th pct 1,103 92nd pct

Highest year of school

86.3% Year 12 ◂ +8.6 pts 77.7%

5.5% Year 10 +5.5 pts ▸ 11.0%

1.9% Year 9 or below +2.5 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.5% Year 11 +1.0 pts ▸ 3.5%

Highest qualification level

39.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +6.0 pts 33.5%

24.5% Postgraduate degree ◂ +5.8 pts 18.7%

10.2% Certificate III / IV +5.4 pts ▸ 15.5%

12.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.0 pts ▸ 14.2%

5.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +3.0 pts ▸ 8.0%

0.7% Certificate I / II +1.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

Field of qualification

22.9% Management & commerce ◂ +3.3 pts 19.5%

15.9% Society & culture +5.1 pts ▸ 21.0%

12.2% Health ◂ +3.8 pts 8.4%

11.8% Information technology ◂ +6.4 pts 5.4%

7.8% Engineering & related +1.4 pts ▸ 9.2%

5.6% Education +2.1 pts ▸ 7.7%

4.7% Natural & physical sciences +2.2 pts ▸ 6.9%

3.1% Architecture & building +1.6 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.4% Creative arts +0.7 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.4 pts 2.2%

1.0% Agriculture & environment +2.0 pts ▸ 3.0%

Income

Personal income in Coombs in Duffy +$107 higher in Coombs gap narrowing

$1,358 94th pct $1,251 91st pct

Household income in Coombs in Duffy +$41 higher in Coombs gap narrowing

$2,634 91st pct $2,593 91st pct

Family income in Coombs in Duffy +$186 higher in Duffy gap widening

$2,913 90th pct $3,099 92nd pct

Household income distribution

36.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.6 pts 30.1%

22.3% $4,000 or more +6.1 pts ▸ 28.4%

17.7% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +4.9 pts 12.8%

13.8% $650–$1,499 +2.4 pts ▸ 16.2%

4.5% Under $650 +3.2 pts ▸ 7.6%

Personal income distribution

35.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.5 pts 30.8%

32.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.5 pts 26.9%

21.6% Under $650 +7.1 pts ▸ 28.7%

7.0% $3,000 or more +3.1 pts ▸ 10.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.3% Asthma +2.9 pts ▸ 9.2%

6.9% Other condition +2.2 pts ▸ 9.1%

7.6% Mental health +1.4 pts ▸ 9.0%

3.1% Arthritis +5.9 pts ▸ 9.0%

0.9% Heart disease +3.0 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.5% Diabetes +1.0 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.9% Cancer +2.0 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.3% Lung condition +1.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.1% Stroke +0.8 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

77.8% None ◂ +12.5 pts 65.3%

13.6% One condition +7.3 pts ▸ 20.9%

3.2% Two conditions +3.1 pts ▸ 6.3%

0.8% Three or more +1.5 pts ▸ 2.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Coombs in Duffy +2 larger in Coombs

74 82nd pct 72 82nd pct

Median age in Coombs in Duffy +3 yrs older in Coombs

24 yrs 43rd pct 21 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Coombs in Duffy +$506 higher in Coombs

$1,140 86th pct $634 49th pct

Household income in Coombs in Duffy +$426 higher in Coombs

$1,875 57th pct $1,449 39th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Coombs in Duffy even gap narrowing

2.7 71st pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

65.9% Couples with children ◂ +3.2 pts 62.8%

21.8% Couples without children +3.2 pts ▸ 24.9%

11.3% One-parent families +0.2 pts ▸ 11.5%

1.1% Other families even 1.1%

Household size

29.0% 2 people +3.7 pts ▸ 32.7%

20.3% 1 person even 20.4%

20.3% 3 people ◂ +2.3 pts 18.0%

20.1% 4 people even 20.1%

6.9% 5 people ◂ +0.2 pts 6.7%

3.1% 6 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 2.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Coombs in Duffy +$35 higher in Coombs gap widening

$480 90th pct $445 88th pct

Mortgage in Coombs in Duffy +$476 higher in Duffy gap widening

$2,000 72nd pct $2,476 87th pct

People / bedroom in Coombs in Duffy +0.20 higher in Coombs gap steady

0.90 86th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

63.1% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +20.8 pts 42.3%

7.2% Owned outright +29.2 pts ▸ 36.5%

27.5% Rented ◂ +8.9 pts 18.7%

1.3% Not stated even 1.3%

0.9% Other tenure +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

Types of homes

37.3% Separate house +50.1 pts ▸ 87.4%

34.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +26.7 pts 7.9%

27.6% Flat or apartment ◂ +23.5 pts 4.1%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

27.4% 4 bedrooms +13.5 pts ▸ 40.9%

37.6% 3 bedrooms +1.5 pts ▸ 39.1%

23.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +16.4 pts 6.7%

5.4% 5 or more +4.7 pts ▸ 10.1%

5.1% 1 bedroom ◂ +3.6 pts 1.5%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

40.0% $350–$549 ◂ +14.3 pts 25.7%

28.6% $550–$749 ◂ +4.3 pts 24.3%

12.8% Under $200 +8.5 pts ▸ 21.3%

11.2% $200–$349 +1.0 pts ▸ 12.2%

4.2% $750 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 5.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.8% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +0.8 pts 39.9%

21.2% $3,000 or more +9.3 pts ▸ 30.5%

30.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +13.0 pts 17.1%

5.4% Under $1,000 +4.0 pts ▸ 9.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Coombs in Duffy +18 more in Duffy

13 83rd pct 31 86th pct

Stops/1k in Coombs in Duffy +6.45 more in Duffy

2.68 68th pct 9.13 87th pct

Departures/1k in Coombs in Duffy +1,455.7 more in Duffy

616.8 80th pct 2,072.5 92nd pct

PT routes in Coombs in Duffy +2 more in Duffy

2 75th pct 4 82nd pct

Stop walk in Coombs in Duffy +1 longer in Coombs

3 21st pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Coombs in Duffy +1 longer in Duffy

11 6th pct 12 8th pct

Reach 30 min in Coombs in Duffy +5,207 more in Coombs

11,418 61st pct 6,211 53rd pct

Reach 45 min in Coombs in Duffy +2,564 more in Coombs

29,738 56th pct 27,174 54th pct

Transit to city in Coombs in Duffy +11 longer in Duffy

41 21st pct 52 39th pct

How people get to work

66.8% Car (driver) ◂ +5.2 pts 61.6%

9.4% Worked at home +3.6 pts ▸ 13.0%

5.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.1 pts 5.2%

4.8% Bus ◂ +1.8 pts 3.0%

0.7% Bicycle +1.6 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.8% Walked ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

44.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.4 pts 43.6%

39.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +7.6 pts 32.1%

10.1% 3 vehicles +3.1 pts ▸ 13.2%

3.2% 4 or more +4.1 pts ▸ 7.3%

2.4% No vehicle +1.0 pts ▸ 3.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

28.8% Public administration & safety +3.4 pts ▸ 32.2%

16.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +5.6 pts 11.0%

10.3% Professional & technical +1.2 pts ▸ 11.5%

9.3% Education & training +0.2 pts ▸ 9.5%

5.1% Construction +2.5 pts ▸ 7.6%

6.6% Retail trade ◂ +0.7 pts 5.9%

6.1% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.2 pts 4.9%

2.3% Other services +0.6 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.8% Administrative & support ◂ +0.5 pts 2.3%

1.4% Arts & recreation +0.6 pts ▸ 2.0%

2.0% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.9 pts 1.1%

1.7% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

Occupations people work in

36.4% Professionals ◂ +4.4 pts 32.0%

16.0% Managers +5.6 pts ▸ 21.5%

13.4% Clerical & administrative +1.5 pts ▸ 15.0%

11.3% Community & personal service ◂ +2.1 pts 9.1%

8.5% Technicians & trades +0.7 pts ▸ 9.3%

5.6% Sales workers +0.1 pts ▸ 5.6%

4.5% Labourers ◂ +0.3 pts 4.2%

2.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.1 pts 1.8%

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Coombs in Duffy +1,006 higher in Coombs

4,247 60th pct 3,240 48th pct

Assault/100k in Coombs in Duffy +327 higher in Duffy

557 41st pct 884 60th pct

Sexual/100k in Coombs in Duffy +159 higher in Coombs

247 86th pct 88 37th pct

Burglary/100k in Coombs in Duffy +15 higher in Duffy

309 29th pct 324 31st pct

Theft/100k in Coombs in Duffy +47 higher in Coombs

577 30th pct 530 28th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Coombs in Duffy +77 higher in Coombs

371 81st pct 295 73rd pct

Property damage/100k in Coombs in Duffy +153 higher in Coombs

536 37th pct 383 23rd pct

5-yr change in Coombs in Duffy +19.8 pts higher in Coombs

-16.6% 39th pct -36.4% 19th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Coombs in Duffy +0.4 higher in Coombs

6.8 92nd pct 6.4 90th pct

Types ≤15 min in Coombs in Duffy +0.6 more in Coombs

6.5 91st pct 5.8 88th pct

15-min city in Coombs in Duffy +5.6 pts higher in Duffy

92.2% 96th pct 97.9% 99th pct

Walk to shops in Coombs in Duffy +3.1 pts higher in Duffy

96.8% 98th pct 99.9% 100th pct

Walk to transit in Coombs in Duffy even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Coombs in Duffy +3.1 pts higher in Coombs

96.4% 97th pct 93.2% 95th pct

Walk to a park in Coombs in Duffy even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Coombs in Duffy +33.6 pts higher in Coombs

80.4% 94th pct 46.8% 83rd pct

Amenities/1k in Coombs in Duffy +14.5 more in Duffy

7.6 36th pct 22.1 64th pct

Intersections/km² in Coombs in Duffy +327 higher in Coombs

523 100th pct 196 90th pct

Mean slope in Coombs in Duffy +1.1 pts higher in Coombs

7.3% 65th pct 6.2% 55th pct

Compare Coombs with nearby areas

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Compare Duffy with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Coombs vs Duffy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL80041/coombs/vs/SAL80048/duffy