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Gowrie vs Macarthur

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

Gowrie Macarthur

Gowrie and Macarthur are neighbouring areas in the ACT with a clear contrast in accessibility. Gowrie is much more walkable, with 98.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and health services, compared to just 43.9% to 46.5% in Macarthur. Gowrie also has far more public transport options, with a much higher number of stops and weekly departures per 1,000 people. In contrast, Macarthur has a higher share of high earners, with 47.7% of households earning $3,000 or more a week compared to 41.3% in Gowrie.

Both areas share very similar household sizes and unemployment rates, and all homes in both places are within a 15-minute walk of a park. This local similarity is highlighted by the crime rate change over the last five years, which has fallen in both areas, though the gap between them has widened as Macarthur saw a larger decrease of 54.2% compared to 39.9% in Gowrie.

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Where they differ most

Population: 1,735 larger in Gowrie Owned outright: 7.7 pts higher in Macarthur Year 12: 6.8 pts higher in Macarthur Other language: 6.1 pts higher in Gowrie Renting: 5.7 pts higher in Gowrie

Demographics & Identity

Population in Gowrie in Macarthur +1,735 larger in Gowrie gap steady

3,140 85th pct 1,405 75th pct

Median age in Gowrie in Macarthur +1 yrs older in Macarthur gap widening

38 yrs 23rd pct 39 yrs 26th pct

Age structure

27.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.6 pts 25.1%

23.7% Older adults (45–64) +3.9 pts ▸ 27.5%

21.1% Children (0–14) +0.3 pts ▸ 21.4%

17.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.3 pts 16.0%

10.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.4 pts 9.8%

Marital status

55.0% Married +6.1 pts ▸ 61.1%

30.3% Never married ◂ +3.9 pts 26.4%

8.1% Divorced ◂ +0.8 pts 7.2%

3.7% Widowed ◂ +1.1 pts 2.6%

2.8% Separated +0.2 pts ▸ 3.0%

Age & sex structure

Gowrie Macarthur

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

77.4% Australia +5.3 pts ▸ 82.6%

3.3% England +1.2 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.0% India ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%

1.2% New Zealand ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

1.2% Philippines ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

0.5% South Africa +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.7% Italy ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.4% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.4% Nepal ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.3% China even 0.3%

Ancestry

38.7% Australian +1.4 pts ▸ 40.1%

38.1% English +1.5 pts ▸ 39.6%

13.2% Irish +3.4 pts ▸ 16.7%

11.1% Scottish +3.2 pts ▸ 14.3%

4.5% German +0.7 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.0% Italian ◂ +0.9 pts 3.1%

2.1% Dutch +0.8 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.4% Indian ◂ +1.0 pts 1.4%

1.9% Chinese ◂ +0.6 pts 1.4%

0.7% Greek +1.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.6% Filipino ◂ +0.3 pts 1.4%

0.7% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

Language

Language used at home

82.2% English only +7.7 pts ▸ 90.0%

1.8% Arabic ◂ +1.1 pts 0.6%

0.3% Greek +1.0 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.8% Italian ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

0.7% Cantonese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.7% Tagalog ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.6% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.5% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.4% Mandarin even 0.4%

0.4% Punjabi even 0.4%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.4% Christianity +4.9 pts ▸ 53.3%

41.2% No religion ◂ +0.5 pts 40.7%

4.1% Not stated ◂ +1.2 pts 2.9%

2.3% Islam ◂ +1.4 pts 0.9%

1.6% Buddhism ◂ +1.1 pts 0.5%

1.4% Hinduism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

1.0% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.3% Judaism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Gowrie in Macarthur

3.02 43rd pct —

Schools ≤3 km in Gowrie in Macarthur +11 more in Gowrie

20 87th pct 9 78th pct

Avg size in Gowrie in Macarthur +111 larger in Gowrie

487 70th pct 376 56th pct

ICSEA in Gowrie in Macarthur +15 higher in Gowrie

1,057 81st pct 1,042 76th pct

Highest year of school

70.8% Year 12 +6.8 pts ▸ 77.6%

16.4% Year 10 ◂ +3.7 pts 12.8%

5.3% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.0 pts 3.4%

4.7% Year 11 +0.4 pts ▸ 5.1%

Highest qualification level

30.7% Bachelor degree +1.9 pts ▸ 32.6%

22.9% Certificate III / IV +1.0 pts ▸ 23.8%

17.8% Advanced diploma / diploma even 17.8%

12.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.1 pts 12.0%

6.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +2.3 pts ▸ 8.3%

2.2% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.7 pts 0.5%

Field of qualification

21.2% Management & commerce ◂ +1.0 pts 20.3%

18.4% Society & culture ◂ +0.6 pts 17.8%

9.6% Engineering & related +3.5 pts ▸ 13.0%

10.0% Education ◂ +1.6 pts 8.4%

9.7% Health ◂ +0.7 pts 9.1%

4.1% Natural & physical sciences +2.1 pts ▸ 6.2%

5.7% Information technology ◂ +1.0 pts 4.7%

3.3% Creative arts +2.2 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.9% Architecture & building +0.3 pts ▸ 5.3%

4.1% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.3 pts 3.8%

1.3% Agriculture & environment +1.2 pts ▸ 2.5%

Income

Personal income in Gowrie in Macarthur +$127 higher in Macarthur gap widening

$1,207 90th pct $1,334 94th pct

Household income in Gowrie in Macarthur +$363 higher in Macarthur gap narrowing

$2,674 92nd pct $3,037 97th pct

Family income in Gowrie in Macarthur +$324 higher in Macarthur gap narrowing

$2,908 89th pct $3,232 94th pct

Household income distribution

29.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.1 pts 26.2%

23.9% $4,000 or more +4.8 pts ▸ 28.7%

17.5% $3,000–$3,999 +1.6 pts ▸ 19.1%

17.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.6 pts 12.9%

7.6% Under $650 ◂ +3.9 pts 3.7%

Personal income distribution

30.5% $1,500–$2,999 +6.0 pts ▸ 36.5%

31.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.9 pts 28.4%

27.2% Under $650 ◂ +2.1 pts 25.1%

6.9% $3,000 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 7.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.1% Other condition ◂ +2.2 pts 8.9%

11.0% Mental health ◂ +2.1 pts 8.9%

9.3% Arthritis +0.9 pts ▸ 10.2%

9.5% Asthma ◂ +0.5 pts 9.0%

4.5% Heart disease ◂ +0.8 pts 3.7%

4.3% Diabetes ◂ +0.2 pts 4.1%

2.7% Cancer +1.0 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.6% Lung condition ◂ +0.8 pts 0.8%

0.7% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.3% Dementia even 0.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.3% None +4.5 pts ▸ 66.8%

23.2% One condition ◂ +1.8 pts 21.4%

6.2% Two conditions ◂ +0.1 pts 6.1%

2.7% Three or more even 2.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Gowrie in Macarthur +45 larger in Gowrie

71 81st pct 26 72nd pct

Median age in Gowrie in Macarthur +17 yrs older in Gowrie

29 yrs 60th pct 12 yrs 7th pct

Median income in Gowrie in Macarthur +$700 higher in Macarthur

$674 53rd pct $1,374 89th pct

Household income in Gowrie in Macarthur +$937 higher in Macarthur

$2,687 84th pct $3,624 92nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Gowrie in Macarthur +0.1 larger in Macarthur gap narrowing

2.8 76th pct 2.9 81st pct

Family composition

60.1% Couples with children +6.4 pts ▸ 66.5%

26.0% Couples without children ◂ +2.7 pts 23.3%

13.3% One-parent families ◂ +3.7 pts 9.7%

0.7% Other families ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

Household size

35.7% 2 people ◂ +2.5 pts 33.2%

19.5% 4 people +4.7 pts ▸ 24.2%

18.6% 3 people even 18.6%

15.5% 1 person ◂ +2.3 pts 13.1%

7.0% 5 people +0.8 pts ▸ 7.8%

3.3% 6 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 2.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Gowrie in Macarthur +$80 higher in Macarthur gap steady

$440 87th pct $520 94th pct

Mortgage in Gowrie in Macarthur +$33 higher in Macarthur gap narrowing

$2,167 80th pct $2,200 81st pct

People / bedroom in Gowrie in Macarthur even gap steady

0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

48.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +1.8 pts 46.5%

34.7% Owned outright +7.7 pts ▸ 42.4%

15.6% Rented ◂ +5.7 pts 9.8%

0.7% Not stated +0.9 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.6% Other tenure +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

Types of homes

98.7% Separate house ◂ +1.4 pts 97.3%

0.7% Townhouse / semi-detached +2.1 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

48.4% 4 bedrooms +9.0 pts ▸ 57.4%

38.4% 3 bedrooms ◂ +12.0 pts 26.4%

9.0% 5 or more +4.5 pts ▸ 13.5%

2.3% 2 bedrooms even 2.3%

1.0% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

32.6% $350–$549 +0.8 pts ▸ 33.3%

23.8% $550–$749 +7.4 pts ▸ 31.3%

20.3% Under $200 ◂ +12.0 pts 8.3%

14.5% $200–$349 ◂ +2.0 pts 12.5%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

49.3% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +6.1 pts 43.2%

16.5% $3,000 or more +6.0 pts ▸ 22.5%

16.5% $1,000–$1,799 +5.5 pts ▸ 22.0%

14.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +9.9 pts 4.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Gowrie in Macarthur +21 more in Gowrie

23 86th pct 2 71st pct

Stops/1k in Gowrie in Macarthur +5.90 more in Gowrie

7.32 86th pct 1.42 63rd pct

Departures/1k in Gowrie in Macarthur +960.7 more in Gowrie

1,362.1 88th pct 401.4 77th pct

PT routes in Gowrie in Macarthur even

3 79th pct 3 79th pct

Stop walk in Gowrie in Macarthur +3 longer in Macarthur

4 29th pct 7 39th pct

Drive to city in Gowrie in Macarthur +2 longer in Gowrie

18 15th pct 16 13th pct

Reach 30 min in Gowrie in Macarthur +6,239 more in Macarthur

3,140 48th pct 9,379 57th pct

Reach 45 min in Gowrie in Macarthur +26,114 more in Gowrie

50,427 65th pct 24,313 52nd pct

Transit to city in Gowrie in Macarthur +12 longer in Macarthur

66 68th pct 78 86th pct

How people get to work

67.6% Car (driver) ◂ +0.8 pts 66.7%

9.7% Worked at home +2.0 pts ▸ 11.7%

5.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.2 pts 5.1%

2.2% Bus ◂ +1.0 pts 1.2%

0.9% Walked ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.7% Bicycle ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

49.2% 2 vehicles +1.8 pts ▸ 51.0%

23.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +2.0 pts 21.4%

17.9% 3 vehicles +0.8 pts ▸ 18.7%

6.8% 4 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 6.6%

3.1% No vehicle ◂ +1.7 pts 1.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

29.8% Public administration & safety +2.7 pts ▸ 32.5%

12.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.9 pts 10.3%

10.5% Education & training ◂ +0.7 pts 9.8%

8.4% Professional & technical +1.1 pts ▸ 9.5%

9.0% Construction ◂ +0.7 pts 8.3%

5.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.4 pts 5.4%

5.1% Retail trade ◂ +0.4 pts 4.7%

5.1% Other services ◂ +2.2 pts 2.8%

1.7% Manufacturing +1.3 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.0% Transport & warehousing +1.0 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.7% Arts & recreation +0.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.8% Administrative & support +0.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

Occupations people work in

27.5% Professionals +2.2 pts ▸ 29.7%

18.5% Managers +0.9 pts ▸ 19.5%

15.1% Clerical & administrative +2.2 pts ▸ 17.3%

11.5% Community & personal service ◂ +1.3 pts 10.2%

10.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.1 pts 10.6%

6.2% Labourers ◂ +2.0 pts 4.2%

5.4% Sales workers ◂ +0.9 pts 4.4%

2.3% Machinery operators & drivers +0.2 pts ▸ 2.6%

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Gowrie in Macarthur +1,651 higher in Gowrie

3,217 47th pct 1,566 16th pct

Assault/100k in Gowrie in Macarthur

478 32nd pct —

Sexual/100k in Gowrie in Macarthur +86 higher in Macarthur

127 57th pct 214 83rd pct

Burglary/100k in Gowrie in Macarthur

— 214 17th pct

Theft/100k in Gowrie in Macarthur +34 higher in Gowrie

318 14th pct 285 12th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Gowrie in Macarthur +86 higher in Macarthur

127 34th pct 214 57th pct

Property damage/100k in Gowrie in Macarthur +392 higher in Gowrie

605 43rd pct 214 7th pct

5-yr change in Gowrie in Macarthur +14.3 pts higher in Gowrie

-39.9% 16th pct -54.2% 6th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Gowrie in Macarthur +1.7 higher in Gowrie

6.7 91st pct 5.1 83rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Gowrie in Macarthur +1.4 more in Gowrie

6.8 93rd pct 5.4 85th pct

15-min city in Gowrie in Macarthur +50.2 pts higher in Gowrie

98.6% 99th pct 48.4% 79th pct

Walk to shops in Gowrie in Macarthur +52.0 pts higher in Gowrie

98.6% 99th pct 46.5% 79th pct

Walk to transit in Gowrie in Macarthur +19.9 pts higher in Gowrie

100.0% 100th pct 80.1% 81st pct

Walk to school in Gowrie in Macarthur +1.8 pts higher in Gowrie

98.6% 99th pct 96.8% 98th pct

Walk to a park in Gowrie in Macarthur even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Gowrie in Macarthur +52.1 pts higher in Gowrie

96.0% 99th pct 43.9% 82nd pct

Amenities/1k in Gowrie in Macarthur +6.7 more in Macarthur

32.5 74th pct 39.1 76th pct

Intersections/km² in Gowrie in Macarthur +60 higher in Gowrie

256 93rd pct 196 90th pct

Mean slope in Gowrie in Macarthur +2.7 pts higher in Macarthur

6.2% 56th pct 8.9% 75th pct

Compare Gowrie with nearby areas

Fadden Chisholm Monash Richardson Isabella Plains Wanniassa Macarthur Calwell

Compare Macarthur with nearby areas

Gilmore Fadden Chisholm Gowrie Richardson ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra Tralee Monash

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Gowrie vs Macarthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL80065/gowrie/vs/SAL80088/macarthur