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Fadden vs Richardson

Name: Fadden vs Richardson — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.2 km apart · Fadden profile · Richardson profile

Fadden Richardson

Richardson and Fadden are neighbouring areas with very similar populations, but they differ sharply in wealth and education. Fadden has a far higher share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher (44.9% vs 19.3%) and a much higher typical weekly household income of $3,302, compared to $2,043 in Richardson. This financial gap is also seen in home ownership; 44.9% of Fadden homes are owned outright, while Richardson has a far higher share of renters at 25.7%.

Everyday life in both places is similar, as both have almost the same proportion of children under 15 and nearly everyone lives within a 15-minute walk of a park. They also share a similar housing style, with detached houses making up over 96% of homes in both areas. However, Richardson provides much better access to daily needs, with far more homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, health services, and public transport.

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Where they differ most

Bachelor+: 25.6 pts higher in Fadden Year 12: 19.7 pts higher in Fadden Renting: 19.1 pts higher in Richardson Owned outright: 18.9 pts higher in Fadden One-parent: 11.7 pts higher in Richardson

Demographics & Identity

Population in Fadden in Richardson +52 larger in Richardson gap steady

3,006 84th pct 3,058 84th pct

Median age in Fadden in Richardson +7 yrs older in Fadden gap narrowing

43 yrs 43rd pct 36 yrs 17th pct

Age structure

21.8% Young adults (25–44) +7.7 pts ▸ 29.4%

28.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.1 pts 25.7%

19.2% Children (0–14) +0.9 pts ▸ 20.1%

19.0% Seniors (65+) ◂ +7.2 pts 11.7%

10.9% Youth (15–24) +1.6 pts ▸ 12.6%

Marital status

61.5% Married ◂ +18.2 pts 43.3%

25.9% Never married +13.6 pts ▸ 39.5%

7.6% Divorced +2.7 pts ▸ 10.3%

2.1% Separated +1.5 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.8% Widowed +0.5 pts ▸ 3.3%

Age & sex structure

Fadden Richardson

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

75.3% Australia +0.3 pts ▸ 75.6%

4.2% England ◂ +1.4 pts 2.7%

1.7% India +0.6 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.6% China ◂ +0.9 pts 0.8%

0.7% New Zealand +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.2% Philippines +0.9 pts ▸ 1.1%

1.0% South Africa ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

0.0% Nepal +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.4% Vietnam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Ancestry

34.3% Australian +4.1 pts ▸ 38.4%

37.8% English ◂ +3.5 pts 34.3%

13.4% Irish ◂ +2.6 pts 10.8%

12.3% Scottish ◂ +2.2 pts 10.0%

4.3% German +1.0 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.9% Chinese ◂ +0.8 pts 3.1%

3.5% Italian ◂ +0.6 pts 2.8%

2.3% Indian ◂ +0.3 pts 2.0%

2.0% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 1.8%

2.0% Greek ◂ +1.4 pts 0.5%

0.2% Filipino +1.4 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.6% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

Language

Language used at home

83.2% English only ◂ +3.5 pts 79.7%

2.1% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.5% Mandarin ◂ +1.0 pts 0.5%

0.7% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.4% Cantonese +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.9% Italian ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.3% Punjabi +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Tagalog +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.8% Greek ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.3% Hindi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

Religion

Religious affiliation

50.1% Christianity ◂ +6.1 pts 44.0%

42.1% No religion +1.1 pts ▸ 43.2%

3.0% Not stated +1.9 pts ▸ 5.0%

1.9% Islam +1.2 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.9% Hinduism +1.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.3% Buddhism +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.5% Other religions +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Fadden in Richardson +0.10 more in Fadden

1.73 23rd pct 1.63 21st pct

Schools ≤3 km in Fadden in Richardson +1 more in Fadden

18 86th pct 17 86th pct

Avg size in Fadden in Richardson +11 larger in Fadden

504 72nd pct 494 71st pct

ICSEA in Fadden in Richardson even

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

Highest year of school

79.3% Year 12 ◂ +19.7 pts 59.7%

11.7% Year 10 +10.7 pts ▸ 22.4%

3.9% Year 9 or below +4.3 pts ▸ 8.2%

3.1% Year 11 +2.9 pts ▸ 6.0%

Highest qualification level

34.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +12.4 pts 21.8%

14.3% Certificate III / IV +18.7 pts ▸ 33.0%

19.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +11.6 pts 7.4%

15.3% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.9 pts ▸ 18.2%

8.7% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +4.8 pts 3.8%

1.5% Certificate I / II +1.2 pts ▸ 2.7%

Field of qualification

21.7% Management & commerce ◂ +3.1 pts 18.7%

20.3% Society & culture ◂ +6.9 pts 13.4%

9.4% Engineering & related +4.6 pts ▸ 14.0%

9.8% Health ◂ +1.4 pts 8.4%

9.2% Education ◂ +2.1 pts 7.1%

7.5% Information technology ◂ +1.2 pts 6.3%

4.2% Architecture & building +3.1 pts ▸ 7.3%

2.8% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.3 pts ▸ 5.2%

5.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.4 pts 3.6%

4.4% Creative arts ◂ +1.2 pts 3.2%

1.4% Agriculture & environment +0.5 pts ▸ 2.0%

Income

Personal income in Fadden in Richardson +$403 higher in Fadden gap widening

$1,415 96th pct $1,012 83rd pct

Household income in Fadden in Richardson +$1,259 higher in Fadden gap widening

$3,302 100th pct $2,043 77th pct

Family income in Fadden in Richardson +$1,230 higher in Fadden gap widening

$3,557 98th pct $2,327 75th pct

Household income distribution

25.8% $1,500–$2,999 +11.0 pts ▸ 36.8%

35.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +24.0 pts 11.4%

11.2% $650–$1,499 +9.8 pts ▸ 20.9%

16.5% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.6 pts 14.9%

4.2% Under $650 +7.0 pts ▸ 11.3%

Personal income distribution

25.5% $650–$1,499 +9.6 pts ▸ 35.1%

34.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +9.8 pts 24.8%

25.8% Under $650 +6.5 pts ▸ 32.3%

11.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +8.7 pts 2.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.6% Mental health +4.9 pts ▸ 11.4%

10.1% Other condition +1.0 pts ▸ 11.1%

9.7% Arthritis +0.1 pts ▸ 9.8%

9.0% Asthma +0.7 pts ▸ 9.7%

4.6% Diabetes +1.0 pts ▸ 5.6%

3.6% Heart disease ◂ +0.5 pts 3.2%

3.4% Cancer ◂ +0.9 pts 2.5%

1.1% Lung condition +0.9 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.7% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.6% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

67.1% None ◂ +4.9 pts 62.2%

21.4% One condition ◂ +0.5 pts 20.9%

6.0% Two conditions +1.4 pts ▸ 7.4%

1.9% Three or more +1.4 pts ▸ 3.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Fadden in Richardson +107 larger in Richardson

31 73rd pct 138 86th pct

Median age in Fadden in Richardson +3 yrs older in Fadden

20 yrs 25th pct 17 yrs 14th pct

Median income in Fadden in Richardson +$806 higher in Fadden

$1,468 90th pct $662 52nd pct

Household income in Fadden in Richardson +$2,374 higher in Fadden

$4,249 96th pct $1,875 57th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Fadden in Richardson +0.3 larger in Fadden gap widening

2.9 81st pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

65.4% Couples with children ◂ +8.9 pts 56.5%

26.5% Couples without children ◂ +4.0 pts 22.6%

7.4% One-parent families +11.7 pts ▸ 19.1%

0.1% Other families +1.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

Household size

37.5% 2 people ◂ +6.2 pts 31.3%

12.8% 1 person +10.1 pts ▸ 22.9%

22.3% 4 people ◂ +5.5 pts 16.9%

14.9% 3 people +3.5 pts ▸ 18.4%

9.4% 5 people ◂ +2.1 pts 7.3%

2.6% 6 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 3.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Fadden in Richardson +$229 higher in Fadden gap steady

$620 100th pct $391 80th pct

Mortgage in Fadden in Richardson +$383 higher in Fadden gap widening

$2,383 86th pct $2,000 72nd pct

People / bedroom in Fadden in Richardson +0.10 higher in Richardson gap steady

0.70 14th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

47.7% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +0.5 pts 47.2%

44.9% Owned outright ◂ +18.9 pts 26.1%

6.6% Rented +19.1 pts ▸ 25.7%

1.1% Other tenure ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

0.4% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

Types of homes

96.7% Separate house ◂ +0.6 pts 96.1%

1.8% Townhouse / semi-detached +2.2 pts ▸ 4.1%

1.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.1 pts 0.3%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

19.5% 3 bedrooms +47.7 pts ▸ 67.2%

59.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +36.1 pts 23.4%

20.0% 5 or more ◂ +16.1 pts 3.9%

1.3% 2 bedrooms +1.9 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.0% 1 bedroom +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

53.6% $550–$749 ◂ +44.1 pts 9.5%

26.1% $350–$549 +17.1 pts ▸ 43.2%

0.0% Under $200 +25.3 pts ▸ 25.3%

17.4% $750 or more ◂ +17.4 pts 0.0%

0.0% $200–$349 +15.8 pts ▸ 15.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.3% $1,800–$2,999 +10.8 pts ▸ 49.1%

29.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +20.4 pts 8.8%

14.1% $1,000–$1,799 +13.8 pts ▸ 27.9%

11.9% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.0 pts 10.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Fadden in Richardson +9 more in Richardson

21 86th pct 30 86th pct

Stops/1k in Fadden in Richardson +2.82 more in Richardson

6.99 85th pct 9.81 87th pct

Departures/1k in Fadden in Richardson +1,125.4 more in Richardson

1,008.0 86th pct 2,133.4 92nd pct

PT routes in Fadden in Richardson +3 more in Richardson

3 79th pct 6 86th pct

Stop walk in Fadden in Richardson +3 longer in Fadden

3 21st pct 0 0th pct

Drive to city in Fadden in Richardson +2 longer in Richardson

16 13th pct 18 15th pct

Reach 30 min in Fadden in Richardson +8,244 more in Richardson

7,117 54th pct 15,361 68th pct

Reach 45 min in Fadden in Richardson +11,664 more in Richardson

42,273 61st pct 53,937 66th pct

Transit to city in Fadden in Richardson even

70 74th pct 70 74th pct

How people get to work

64.8% Car (driver) +4.3 pts ▸ 69.1%

13.0% Worked at home ◂ +5.9 pts 7.1%

4.6% Car (passenger) +1.4 pts ▸ 6.0%

2.1% Bus +1.3 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.4% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.3% Walked even 0.3%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

49.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +9.8 pts 39.4%

21.9% 1 vehicle +10.3 pts ▸ 32.2%

18.5% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.3 pts 16.1%

9.2% 4 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 8.0%

0.9% No vehicle +3.2 pts ▸ 4.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

32.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +10.8 pts 22.1%

6.1% Construction +7.2 pts ▸ 13.3%

12.2% Health care & social assistance +1.0 pts ▸ 13.3%

11.4% Professional & technical ◂ +5.6 pts 5.8%

10.6% Education & training ◂ +3.0 pts 7.6%

6.1% Retail trade +1.7 pts ▸ 7.8%

1.6% Transport & warehousing +4.7 pts ▸ 6.3%

4.7% Accommodation & food even 4.7%

2.2% Other services +1.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.2% Manufacturing +1.7 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.3% Administrative & support +1.2 pts ▸ 2.5%

2.1% Media & telecommunications ◂ +1.4 pts 0.7%

Occupations people work in

32.3% Professionals ◂ +13.9 pts 18.5%

22.8% Managers ◂ +11.7 pts 11.2%

16.1% Clerical & administrative +1.6 pts ▸ 17.7%

8.2% Technicians & trades +8.0 pts ▸ 16.2%

8.6% Community & personal service +3.5 pts ▸ 12.1%

1.8% Machinery operators & drivers +6.0 pts ▸ 7.8%

3.0% Labourers +4.5 pts ▸ 7.5%

6.1% Sales workers +0.9 pts ▸ 7.0%

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Fadden in Richardson +2,357 higher in Richardson

1,763 20th pct 4,120 59th pct

Assault/100k in Fadden in Richardson +552 higher in Richardson

233 8th pct 785 55th pct

Sexual/100k in Fadden in Richardson

— 131 58th pct

Burglary/100k in Fadden in Richardson +32 higher in Richardson

67 0th pct 98 2nd pct

Theft/100k in Fadden in Richardson +104 higher in Fadden

366 17th pct 262 10th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Fadden in Richardson +35 higher in Fadden

133 36th pct 98 23rd pct

Property damage/100k in Fadden in Richardson +587 higher in Richardson

67 0th pct 654 47th pct

5-yr change in Fadden in Richardson +11.5 pts higher in Richardson

-48.5% 10th pct -37.0% 19th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Fadden in Richardson +0.9 higher in Richardson

4.1 78th pct 5.1 83rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Fadden in Richardson +1.7 more in Richardson

3.2 73rd pct 4.9 82nd pct

15-min city in Fadden in Richardson +44.2 pts higher in Richardson

2.5% 59th pct 46.8% 79th pct

Walk to shops in Fadden in Richardson +25.8 pts higher in Richardson

3.3% 60th pct 29.1% 74th pct

Walk to transit in Fadden in Richardson +2.9 pts higher in Richardson

97.1% 91st pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Fadden in Richardson +15.1 pts higher in Richardson

71.8% 83rd pct 86.9% 90th pct

Walk to a park in Fadden in Richardson even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Fadden in Richardson +38.2 pts higher in Richardson

1.3% 72nd pct 39.6% 81st pct

Amenities/1k in Fadden in Richardson +46.8 more in Fadden

60.2 86th pct 13.4 50th pct

Intersections/km² in Fadden in Richardson +20 higher in Richardson

188 90th pct 208 91st pct

Mean slope in Fadden in Richardson +7.4 pts higher in Fadden

10.7% 84th pct 3.4% 19th pct

Compare Fadden with nearby areas

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Compare Richardson with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Fadden vs Richardson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL80051/fadden/vs/SAL80114/richardson