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Coombs vs Holder

Name: Coombs vs Holder — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.1 km apart · Coombs profile · Holder profile

Coombs Holder

Coombs and Holder (ACT) are neighbouring areas with very different populations. Coombs is a young, multicultural hub where the typical resident is just 30 and 42.6% were born overseas. This is a transient place where 69.8% of people moved in during the last five years, and 46.4% use a language other than English at home. In contrast, Holder (ACT) is much older, with a typical resident aged 41 and 19.6% of people aged 65 and over. Housing also differs; separate houses are far more common in Holder (ACT) at 74.6%, while 38.2% of homes there are owned outright compared to just 7.2% in Coombs.

Both areas share a similar typical weekly family income of around $2,915 and the same unemployment rate of 3.5%. They are also equally accessible, with everyone living within a 15-minute walk of a park and both areas sitting 11 minutes from the city. While these basics are alike, the gap in population age is large, and Coombs has a far higher share of adults working or looking for work at 82.1%.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 30.6 pts higher in Coombs Owned outright: 30.9 pts higher in Holder Separate houses: 37.4 pts higher in Holder Recent movers: 34.7 pts higher in Coombs Born overseas: 19.8 pts higher in Coombs

Demographics & Identity

Population in Coombs in Holder +2,035 larger in Coombs gap widening

4,851 86th pct 2,816 83rd pct

Median age in Coombs in Holder +11 yrs older in Holder gap steady

30 yrs 5th pct 41 yrs 33rd pct

Age structure

47.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +20.6 pts 26.5%

14.2% Older adults (45–64) +10.6 pts ▸ 24.8%

24.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +5.4 pts 18.6%

3.2% Seniors (65+) +16.4 pts ▸ 19.6%

11.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.1 pts 10.3%

Marital status

49.9% Married +1.4 pts ▸ 51.3%

41.4% Never married ◂ +8.4 pts 32.9%

5.3% Divorced +3.4 pts ▸ 8.7%

1.1% Widowed +3.7 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.4% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 2.5%

Age & sex structure

Coombs Holder

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

54.5% Australia +19.1 pts ▸ 73.7%

9.0% India ◂ +6.7 pts 2.3%

4.6% Nepal ◂ +3.8 pts 0.8%

1.8% England +2.1 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.9% Philippines ◂ +2.1 pts 0.8%

2.8% China ◂ +1.5 pts 1.3%

0.5% New Zealand +0.9 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.6% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Ancestry

20.7% English +16.3 pts ▸ 37.0%

21.6% Australian +11.1 pts ▸ 32.7%

6.8% Irish +8.9 pts ▸ 15.8%

6.1% Scottish +6.8 pts ▸ 12.9%

10.5% Indian ◂ +8.1 pts 2.4%

7.9% Chinese ◂ +4.3 pts 3.6%

3.3% German +1.4 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.0% Filipino ◂ +2.9 pts 1.1%

2.6% Italian +0.5 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.2% Dutch +1.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.7 pts 0.6%

0.8% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

Language

Language used at home

50.1% English only +30.7 pts ▸ 80.8%

3.5% Mandarin ◂ +2.3 pts 1.2%

2.8% Punjabi ◂ +2.2 pts 0.6%

2.1% Arabic ◂ +1.6 pts 0.5%

1.8% Cantonese ◂ +1.1 pts 0.7%

1.7% Hindi ◂ +1.2 pts 0.5%

1.6% Tagalog ◂ +1.3 pts 0.3%

0.8% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Religion

Religious affiliation

35.7% No religion +9.1 pts ▸ 44.7%

31.9% Christianity +11.2 pts ▸ 43.1%

11.6% Hinduism ◂ +9.2 pts 2.4%

8.1% Islam ◂ +6.6 pts 1.5%

4.8% Not stated +0.9 pts ▸ 5.7%

4.1% Buddhism ◂ +2.5 pts 1.6%

3.6% Other religions ◂ +2.8 pts 0.8%

0.2% Judaism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Coombs in Holder +2.95 more in Holder

0.86 5th pct 3.81 50th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Coombs in Holder +3 more in Holder

11 81st pct 14 84th pct

Avg size in Coombs in Holder +51 larger in Holder

367 55th pct 418 61st pct

ICSEA in Coombs in Holder +5 higher in Coombs

1,114 94th pct 1,109 93rd pct

Highest year of school

86.3% Year 12 ◂ +9.2 pts 77.1%

5.5% Year 10 +6.2 pts ▸ 11.7%

1.9% Year 9 or below +2.7 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.5% Year 11 +0.8 pts ▸ 3.3%

Highest qualification level

39.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.5 pts 36.1%

24.5% Postgraduate degree ◂ +6.7 pts 17.8%

12.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.2 pts ▸ 14.4%

10.2% Certificate III / IV +3.2 pts ▸ 13.4%

5.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +3.5 pts ▸ 8.6%

0.7% Certificate I / II +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%

Field of qualification

22.9% Management & commerce ◂ +5.3 pts 17.6%

15.9% Society & culture +5.6 pts ▸ 21.5%

12.2% Health ◂ +3.5 pts 8.7%

11.8% Information technology ◂ +5.3 pts 6.5%

7.8% Engineering & related +0.7 pts ▸ 8.5%

5.6% Education +2.5 pts ▸ 8.1%

4.7% Natural & physical sciences +2.4 pts ▸ 7.1%

3.4% Creative arts +1.7 pts ▸ 5.1%

3.1% Architecture & building +1.1 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.3 pts 2.2%

1.0% Agriculture & environment +0.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

Income

Personal income in Coombs in Holder +$85 higher in Coombs gap narrowing

$1,358 94th pct $1,273 92nd pct

Household income in Coombs in Holder +$296 higher in Coombs gap widening

$2,634 91st pct $2,338 87th pct

Family income in Coombs in Holder even gap narrowing

$2,913 90th pct $2,915 90th pct

Household income distribution

36.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.9 pts 31.8%

22.3% $4,000 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 23.2%

13.8% $650–$1,499 +5.3 pts ▸ 19.1%

17.7% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +4.5 pts 13.3%

4.5% Under $650 +4.1 pts ▸ 8.6%

Personal income distribution

35.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.9 pts 33.4%

32.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.2 pts 27.2%

21.6% Under $650 +5.8 pts ▸ 27.4%

7.0% $3,000 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 8.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.3% Asthma +3.8 pts ▸ 10.2%

7.6% Mental health +2.5 pts ▸ 10.2%

6.9% Other condition +3.2 pts ▸ 10.2%

3.1% Arthritis +6.7 pts ▸ 9.8%

0.9% Cancer +3.2 pts ▸ 4.1%

2.5% Diabetes +1.4 pts ▸ 3.8%

0.9% Heart disease +2.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.3% Lung condition +1.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.1% Stroke +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

77.8% None ◂ +15.2 pts 62.6%

13.6% One condition +8.1 pts ▸ 21.8%

3.2% Two conditions +3.5 pts ▸ 6.7%

0.8% Three or more +1.9 pts ▸ 2.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Coombs in Holder +18 larger in Coombs

74 82nd pct 56 78th pct

Median age in Coombs in Holder +1 yrs older in Coombs

24 yrs 43rd pct 23 yrs 38th pct

Median income in Coombs in Holder +$276 higher in Holder

$1,140 86th pct $1,416 89th pct

Household income in Coombs in Holder +$1,791 higher in Holder

$1,875 57th pct $3,666 92nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Coombs in Holder +0.2 larger in Coombs gap steady

2.7 71st pct 2.5 50th pct

Family composition

65.9% Couples with children ◂ +8.6 pts 57.3%

21.8% Couples without children +7.3 pts ▸ 29.0%

11.3% One-parent families +1.5 pts ▸ 12.8%

1.1% Other families ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

Household size

29.0% 2 people +6.5 pts ▸ 35.5%

20.3% 1 person +4.6 pts ▸ 24.9%

20.3% 3 people ◂ +4.6 pts 15.8%

20.1% 4 people ◂ +3.8 pts 16.3%

6.9% 5 people ◂ +1.3 pts 5.6%

3.1% 6 or more ◂ +1.8 pts 1.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Coombs in Holder +$15 higher in Coombs gap steady

$480 90th pct $465 89th pct

Mortgage in Coombs in Holder +$167 higher in Holder gap steady

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

People / bedroom in Coombs in Holder +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 ◂ +20.9 pts 42.2%

7.2% Owned outright +30.9 pts ▸ 38.2%

27.5% Rented ◂ +8.9 pts 18.6%

1.3% Not stated ◂ +1.0 pts 0.3%

0.9% Other tenure even 0.9%

Types of homes

37.3% Separate house +37.4 pts ▸ 74.6%

34.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +15.2 pts 19.4%

27.6% Flat or apartment ◂ +21.6 pts 6.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

37.6% 3 bedrooms +7.6 pts ▸ 45.1%

27.4% 4 bedrooms +7.0 pts ▸ 34.4%

23.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +11.0 pts 12.1%

5.4% 5 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 5.7%

5.1% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.7 pts 2.4%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

40.0% $350–$549 +1.9 pts ▸ 41.9%

28.6% $550–$749 ◂ +6.5 pts 22.2%

12.8% Under $200 +1.4 pts ▸ 14.3%

11.2% $200–$349 +3.1 pts ▸ 14.3%

4.2% $750 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 3.9%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.8% $1,800–$2,999 +1.3 pts ▸ 42.1%

30.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +12.1 pts 18.0%

21.2% $3,000 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 21.9%

5.4% Under $1,000 +7.2 pts ▸ 12.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Coombs in Holder +9 more in Holder

13 83rd pct 22 86th pct

Stops/1k in Coombs in Holder +5.13 more in Holder

2.68 68th pct 7.81 86th pct

Departures/1k in Coombs in Holder +970.2 more in Holder

616.8 80th pct 1,587.0 89th pct

PT routes in Coombs in Holder +2 more in Holder

2 75th pct 4 82nd pct

Stop walk in Coombs in Holder +2 longer in Coombs

3 21st pct 1 0th pct

Drive to city in Coombs in Holder even

11 6th pct 11 6th pct

Reach 30 min in Coombs in Holder +2,147 more in Holder

11,418 61st pct 13,565 65th pct

Reach 45 min in Coombs in Holder +8,285 more in Holder

29,738 56th pct 38,023 60th pct

Transit to city in Coombs in Holder +9 longer in Holder

41 21st pct 50 36th pct

How people get to work

66.8% Car (driver) ◂ +6.9 pts 59.9%

9.4% Worked at home +2.8 pts ▸ 12.2%

5.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.6 pts 4.7%

4.8% Bus ◂ +0.8 pts 4.1%

0.7% Bicycle +1.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.8% Walked +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

44.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.4 pts 42.5%

39.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.4 pts 38.3%

10.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.6 pts 9.5%

3.2% 4 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 5.2%

2.4% No vehicle +1.4 pts ▸ 3.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

28.8% Public administration & safety +4.6 pts ▸ 33.3%

16.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +6.5 pts 10.1%

10.3% Professional & technical +1.4 pts ▸ 11.7%

9.3% Education & training +0.1 pts ▸ 9.4%

6.6% Retail trade ◂ +1.0 pts 5.5%

5.1% Construction +1.1 pts ▸ 6.2%

6.1% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.1 pts 5.0%

2.3% Other services +0.9 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.8% Administrative & support ◂ +0.8 pts 2.0%

2.0% Transport & warehousing +0.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.2% Manufacturing +0.9 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.7% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.6 pts 1.1%

Occupations people work in

36.4% Professionals ◂ +3.0 pts 33.4%

16.0% Managers +4.1 pts ▸ 20.1%

13.4% Clerical & administrative +1.1 pts ▸ 14.5%

11.3% Community & personal service ◂ +3.8 pts 7.5%

8.5% Technicians & trades +1.4 pts ▸ 10.0%

5.6% Sales workers ◂ +0.9 pts 4.7%

4.5% Labourers +0.1 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.0% Machinery operators & drivers even 1.9%

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Coombs in Holder +1,761 higher in Coombs

4,247 60th pct 2,486 35th pct

Assault/100k in Coombs in Holder +272 higher in Coombs

557 41st pct 284 14th pct

Sexual/100k in Coombs in Holder +212 higher in Coombs

247 86th pct 36 13th pct

Robbery/100k in Coombs in Holder

— 36 31st pct

Burglary/100k in Coombs in Holder +203 higher in Coombs

309 29th pct 107 3rd pct

Theft/100k in Coombs in Holder +45 higher in Coombs

577 30th pct 533 28th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Coombs in Holder +158 higher in Coombs

371 81st pct 213 57th pct

Property damage/100k in Coombs in Holder +110 higher in Coombs

536 37th pct 426 27th pct

5-yr change in Coombs in Holder +20.3 pts higher in Coombs

-16.6% 39th pct -36.9% 19th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Coombs in Holder +0.9 higher in Holder

6.8 92nd pct 7.7 96th pct

Types ≤15 min in Coombs in Holder +0.9 more in Holder

6.5 91st pct 7.4 97th pct

15-min city in Coombs in Holder +7.8 pts higher in Holder

92.2% 96th pct 100.0% 100th pct

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

96.8% 98th pct 99.9% 100th pct

Walk to transit in Coombs in Holder even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Coombs in Holder +0.9 pts higher in Coombs

96.4% 97th pct 95.4% 97th pct

Walk to a park in Coombs in Holder even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Coombs in Holder +19.5 pts higher in Holder

80.4% 94th pct 99.9% 100th pct

Amenities/1k in Coombs in Holder +12.3 more in Holder

7.6 36th pct 19.9 61st pct

Intersections/km² in Coombs in Holder +262 higher in Coombs

523 100th pct 262 93rd pct

Mean slope in Coombs in Holder +2.3 pts higher in Coombs

7.3% 65th pct 5.0% 43rd pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Coombs vs Holder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL80041/coombs/vs/SAL80074/holder