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Flynn vs Spence

Name: Flynn vs Spence — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.4 km apart · Flynn profile · Spence profile

Flynn Spence

Flynn and Spence are neighbouring areas in the Australian Capital Territory. They differ most in their accessibility and safety records. Spence has much better walkability, with 95.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services compared to only 29.7% in Flynn. Public transport is also far more available in Spence, which has 8.89 stops per 1,000 people. Conversely, Flynn is much quieter in terms of crime; for example, the property damage rate in Spence is 1,160 per 100,000 people, while Flynn is among the lowest at 163. Flynn also has more high-earning households, with 42.9% earning $3,000 or more a week.

Everyday life is very similar in both places, as they share nearly identical rates of volunteering and an almost same percentage of people who do not follow a religion. Both areas also have similar typical weekly personal incomes, sitting just above $1,100. While Flynn has a slightly higher share of university-qualified adults and overseas-born residents, both areas remain well above the national figure for these measures.

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Where they differ most

Population: 1,084 larger in Flynn Recent arrivals: 6.0 pts higher in Flynn Rent: $106 higher in Flynn Living alone: 5.1 pts higher in Spence Recent movers: 4.7 pts higher in Flynn

Demographics & Identity

Population in Flynn in Spence +1,084 larger in Flynn gap steady

3,671 86th pct 2,587 81st pct

Median age in Flynn in Spence +1 yrs older in Spence gap narrowing

37 yrs 20th pct 38 yrs 23rd pct

Age structure

27.4% Young adults (25–44) +0.2 pts ▸ 27.6%

24.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.5 pts 22.7%

21.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.4 pts 19.8%

15.0% Seniors (65+) +2.7 pts ▸ 17.7%

11.9% Youth (15–24) +0.3 pts ▸ 12.2%

Marital status

52.5% Married ◂ +3.1 pts 49.4%

33.5% Never married +2.3 pts ▸ 35.7%

7.9% Divorced +1.1 pts ▸ 9.0%

3.8% Widowed ◂ +0.7 pts 3.1%

2.4% Separated +0.4 pts ▸ 2.8%

Age & sex structure

Flynn Spence

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

77.6% Australia +2.8 pts ▸ 80.4%

2.9% England even 2.9%

1.4% India ◂ +0.9 pts 0.5%

1.3% New Zealand ◂ +0.9 pts 0.5%

0.8% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.5% Philippines ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.5% Vietnam even 0.5%

0.5% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.4% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

37.6% Australian +4.0 pts ▸ 41.5%

39.7% English ◂ +0.8 pts 38.9%

14.6% Irish +0.3 pts ▸ 14.9%

10.9% Scottish +2.0 pts ▸ 12.9%

4.6% German even 4.7%

3.8% Italian ◂ +0.9 pts 2.9%

2.4% Chinese +0.2 pts ▸ 2.6%

2.3% Dutch ◂ +0.6 pts 1.8%

1.2% Greek +0.7 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.8% Indian ◂ +0.9 pts 0.9%

0.8% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.9% Filipino ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

83.5% English only +1.9 pts ▸ 85.4%

1.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

0.6% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.7% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.6% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.2% Arabic +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Hindi ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.4% Cantonese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.4% Punjabi ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

47.6% No religion ◂ +0.9 pts 46.7%

42.9% Christianity +2.0 pts ▸ 44.8%

4.5% Not stated +1.0 pts ▸ 5.5%

1.6% Islam ◂ +0.8 pts 0.9%

1.4% Hinduism ◂ +1.1 pts 0.3%

1.0% Buddhism +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.9% Other religions ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.2% Judaism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools ≤3 km in Flynn in Spence +4 more in Flynn

17 86th pct 13 83rd pct

Avg size in Flynn in Spence +20 larger in Spence

465 67th pct 485 70th pct

ICSEA in Flynn in Spence +5 higher in Spence

1,049 78th pct 1,054 80th pct

Highest year of school

74.1% Year 12 ◂ +2.9 pts 71.2%

12.8% Year 10 +1.4 pts ▸ 14.2%

4.8% Year 9 or below +0.6 pts ▸ 5.4%

4.8% Year 11 +0.3 pts ▸ 5.1%

Highest qualification level

30.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.3 pts 28.1%

22.0% Certificate III / IV +1.7 pts ▸ 23.8%

15.5% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.4 pts ▸ 15.9%

14.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.4 pts 11.7%

6.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.0 pts ▸ 7.3%

1.7% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.6 pts 1.1%

Field of qualification

18.1% Society & culture +0.9 pts ▸ 19.0%

16.8% Management & commerce ◂ +0.3 pts 16.5%

9.9% Education ◂ +1.3 pts 8.6%

9.2% Engineering & related +0.3 pts ▸ 9.5%

7.8% Health +0.1 pts ▸ 8.0%

7.2% Information technology ◂ +0.8 pts 6.5%

6.8% Architecture & building ◂ +0.4 pts 6.4%

4.2% Creative arts +1.9 pts ▸ 6.0%

5.8% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.8 pts 4.9%

4.1% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.9 pts 3.1%

1.6% Agriculture & environment +1.0 pts ▸ 2.5%

Income

Personal income in Flynn in Spence +$48 higher in Flynn gap narrowing

$1,173 89th pct $1,125 88th pct

Household income in Flynn in Spence +$370 higher in Flynn gap widening

$2,728 93rd pct $2,358 87th pct

Family income in Flynn in Spence +$250 higher in Flynn gap widening

$2,997 91st pct $2,747 87th pct

Household income distribution

29.8% $1,500–$2,999 +1.6 pts ▸ 31.4%

24.7% $4,000 or more ◂ +5.4 pts 19.3%

15.2% $650–$1,499 +4.7 pts ▸ 20.0%

18.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.8 pts 15.4%

7.0% Under $650 +3.4 pts ▸ 10.4%

Personal income distribution

29.4% Under $650 +2.6 pts ▸ 32.0%

31.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.9 pts 28.7%

29.7% $650–$1,499 +0.5 pts ▸ 30.3%

5.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 5.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.0% Mental health +1.8 pts ▸ 12.9%

10.8% Other condition +0.4 pts ▸ 11.2%

9.5% Asthma +1.6 pts ▸ 11.1%

9.6% Arthritis +0.6 pts ▸ 10.2%

4.8% Diabetes +0.9 pts ▸ 5.7%

3.4% Heart disease +1.4 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.5% Cancer +0.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.9% Lung condition ◂ +0.7 pts 1.2%

0.7% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.2% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

64.0% None ◂ +5.0 pts 58.9%

21.3% One condition +2.2 pts ▸ 23.5%

6.4% Two conditions +0.9 pts ▸ 7.3%

3.2% Three or more +0.6 pts ▸ 3.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Flynn in Spence +14 larger in Flynn

77 83rd pct 63 80th pct

Median age in Flynn in Spence +5 yrs older in Spence

21 yrs 29th pct 26 yrs 50th pct

Median income in Flynn in Spence +$56 higher in Flynn

$840 69th pct $784 64th pct

Household income in Flynn in Spence +$612 higher in Flynn

$2,812 86th pct $2,200 70th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Flynn in Spence +0.2 larger in Flynn gap widening

2.9 81st pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

65.8% Couples with children ◂ +4.6 pts 61.2%

22.8% Couples without children +2.5 pts ▸ 25.3%

10.4% One-parent families +1.8 pts ▸ 12.2%

0.8% Other families +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

Household size

32.1% 2 people +1.9 pts ▸ 34.0%

21.2% 4 people ◂ +2.9 pts 18.3%

16.0% 1 person +5.1 pts ▸ 21.1%

17.5% 3 people ◂ +1.6 pts 15.9%

9.1% 5 people ◂ +1.2 pts 8.0%

4.5% 6 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 3.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Flynn in Spence +$106 higher in Flynn gap narrowing

$481 91st pct $375 77th pct

Mortgage in Flynn in Spence +$47 higher in Flynn gap narrowing

$2,167 80th pct $2,120 77th pct

People / bedroom in Flynn in Spence even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

49.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +3.8 pts 45.2%

34.1% Owned outright ◂ +1.3 pts 32.8%

15.7% Rented +4.2 pts ▸ 19.9%

0.5% Not stated +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.7% Other tenure +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

Types of homes

96.7% Separate house ◂ +3.8 pts 92.9%

3.5% Townhouse / semi-detached +4.1 pts ▸ 7.6%

0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

46.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +6.7 pts 40.0%

37.8% 3 bedrooms +7.9 pts ▸ 45.7%

11.6% 5 or more ◂ +3.5 pts 8.1%

1.1% 1 bedroom +2.4 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.6% 2 bedrooms +0.4 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

37.9% $350–$549 ◂ +4.2 pts 33.7%

14.7% Under $200 +12.4 pts ▸ 27.2%

25.8% $550–$749 ◂ +14.4 pts 11.4%

14.2% $200–$349 +2.6 pts ▸ 16.8%

4.7% $750 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 4.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

45.9% $1,800–$2,999 +0.4 pts ▸ 46.3%

22.4% $1,000–$1,799 +2.2 pts ▸ 24.6%

18.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.6 pts 15.0%

10.4% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.5 pts 7.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Flynn in Spence +4 more in Spence

19 86th pct 23 86th pct

Stops/1k in Flynn in Spence +3.71 more in Spence

5.18 78th pct 8.89 87th pct

Departures/1k in Flynn in Spence +1,609.3 more in Spence

758.6 83rd pct 2,368.0 94th pct

PT routes in Flynn in Spence +1 more in Flynn

3 79th pct 2 75th pct

Stop walk in Flynn in Spence +2 longer in Spence

0 0th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Flynn in Spence +1 longer in Spence

14 10th pct 15 12th pct

Reach 30 min in Flynn in Spence +7,884 more in Flynn

16,002 69th pct 8,118 55th pct

Reach 45 min in Flynn in Spence +20,788 more in Flynn

45,610 63rd pct 24,822 52nd pct

Transit to city in Flynn in Spence +2 longer in Flynn

65 66th pct 63 62nd pct

How people get to work

66.0% Car (driver) ◂ +2.3 pts 63.7%

11.6% Worked at home ◂ +0.3 pts 11.3%

5.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.9 pts 4.6%

1.8% Bus +1.3 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.6% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Walked +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Train +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

44.7% 2 vehicles +0.9 pts ▸ 45.7%

26.1% 1 vehicle +3.0 pts ▸ 29.1%

17.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +4.4 pts 13.5%

10.0% 4 or more ◂ +2.3 pts 7.6%

1.2% No vehicle +2.8 pts ▸ 4.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

27.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.6 pts 25.2%

9.2% Health care & social assistance +3.3 pts ▸ 12.5%

11.7% Education & training ◂ +0.6 pts 11.1%

10.3% Construction +0.3 pts ▸ 10.6%

8.4% Professional & technical +0.7 pts ▸ 9.1%

6.9% Retail trade ◂ +0.1 pts 6.7%

5.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.6 pts 4.8%

3.8% Other services ◂ +0.1 pts 3.7%

3.0% Administrative & support +0.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.7 pts 1.6%

2.1% Arts & recreation ◂ +0.2 pts 1.8%

1.8% Manufacturing +0.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

Occupations people work in

27.5% Professionals ◂ +1.6 pts 25.9%

15.1% Clerical & administrative +1.8 pts ▸ 16.9%

15.7% Managers +0.1 pts ▸ 15.8%

14.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.2 pts 14.0%

10.8% Community & personal service +0.8 pts ▸ 11.5%

7.0% Sales workers ◂ +0.3 pts 6.7%

5.5% Labourers +0.3 pts ▸ 5.8%

2.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.8 pts 1.8%

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Flynn in Spence +2,617 higher in Spence

2,370 33rd pct 4,986 66th pct

Assault/100k in Flynn in Spence +130 higher in Spence

218 7th pct 348 20th pct

Sexual/100k in Flynn in Spence +73 higher in Spence

82 35th pct 155 67th pct

Robbery/100k in Flynn in Spence

— 39 35th pct

Burglary/100k in Flynn in Spence +603 higher in Spence

54 0th pct 657 63rd pct

Theft/100k in Flynn in Spence +542 higher in Spence

463 24th pct 1,005 49th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Flynn in Spence +134 higher in Spence

136 37th pct 271 69th pct

Property damage/100k in Flynn in Spence +996 higher in Spence

163 3rd pct 1,160 72nd pct

5-yr change in Flynn in Spence +9.4 pts higher in Spence

-33.1% 23rd pct -23.7% 32nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Flynn in Spence +0.8 higher in Spence

6.3 89th pct 7.1 93rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Flynn in Spence +1.3 more in Spence

6.4 91st pct 7.7 98th pct

15-min city in Flynn in Spence +16.2 pts higher in Spence

79.2% 88th pct 95.4% 97th pct

Walk to shops in Flynn in Spence +16.9 pts higher in Spence

77.0% 88th pct 93.9% 97th pct

Walk to transit in Flynn in Spence even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Flynn in Spence +10.5 pts higher in Spence

78.9% 85th pct 89.4% 92nd pct

Walk to a park in Flynn in Spence even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Flynn in Spence +65.6 pts higher in Spence

29.7% 79th pct 95.3% 98th pct

Amenities/1k in Flynn in Spence +6.5 more in Spence

8.2 37th pct 14.7 53rd pct

Intersections/km² in Flynn in Spence +24 higher in Flynn

286 94th pct 261 93rd pct

Mean slope in Flynn in Spence +0.8 pts higher in Flynn

6.8% 61st pct 6.0% 54th pct

Compare Flynn with nearby areas

Charnwood Melba Latham Fraser Florey Spence Evatt Scullin

Compare Spence with nearby areas

Evatt Melba Fraser McKellar Flynn Hall Charnwood ACT Remainder - Hall

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Flynn vs Spence [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL80055/flynn/vs/SAL80118/spence