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Hawker vs Page

Name: Hawker vs Page — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.5 km apart · Hawker profile · Page profile

Hawker Page

Page and Hawker (ACT) are neighbouring suburbs with similar population sizes, though they differ in wealth and education. Hawker (ACT) has a far higher share of adults with a bachelor degree (48.4% compared to 38.1% in Page) and more people earning $2,000 or more a week (24.1% versus 13.4%). Page is more walkable, with 99.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, while the figure for Hawker (ACT) is 72.7%. Page also has a much higher proportion of recent arrivals, with 46.9% of people moving in during the last five years compared to 32.8% in Hawker (ACT).

These two areas share many characteristics, including almost identical rates of unemployment and a shared layout where every home is within a 15-minute walk of a park and a school. They are also very similar in their proportion of children under 15 and the typical monthly home-loan payment of $2,000. While Hawker (ACT) has a far higher number of schools per 1,000 children, both areas remain well above the national figure for Year 12 completion.

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Where they differ most

Recent movers: 14.1 pts higher in Page Year 12: 13.9 pts higher in Hawker Owned outright: 10.4 pts higher in Hawker Bachelor+: 10.2 pts higher in Hawker Renting: 9.3 pts higher in Page

Demographics & Identity

Population in Hawker in Page +46 larger in Page gap widening

3,008 84th pct 3,054 84th pct

Median age in Hawker in Page +2 yrs older in Hawker gap steady

42 yrs 38th pct 40 yrs 29th pct

Age structure

24.3% Young adults (25–44) +6.0 pts ▸ 30.3%

21.8% Seniors (65+) +4.2 pts ▸ 26.1%

24.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +6.7 pts 18.2%

16.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.6 pts 15.7%

12.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.9 pts 9.6%

Marital status

52.3% Married ◂ +11.9 pts 40.4%

34.1% Never married +1.4 pts ▸ 35.5%

4.9% Widowed +6.4 pts ▸ 11.3%

7.1% Divorced +2.9 pts ▸ 10.0%

1.8% Separated +0.9 pts ▸ 2.8%

Age & sex structure

Hawker Page

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

71.4% Australia ◂ +7.1 pts 64.3%

3.7% England +0.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.5% India +0.8 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.6% China +0.4 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.3% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.3% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.5% Philippines +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

1.0% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.8% Italy even 0.7%

0.3% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Ancestry

36.9% English ◂ +5.7 pts 31.3%

33.3% Australian ◂ +3.0 pts 30.4%

13.2% Irish ◂ +0.7 pts 12.5%

13.2% Scottish ◂ +3.4 pts 9.8%

4.8% German ◂ +0.8 pts 4.0%

4.1% Chinese +0.5 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.8% Italian ◂ +0.9 pts 2.8%

2.6% Indian +1.1 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.1% Greek ◂ +0.9 pts 1.2%

1.7% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.3% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.9% Filipino +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%

Language

Language used at home

78.4% English only ◂ +8.3 pts 70.1%

1.5% Mandarin +1.4 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.6% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.4% Greek ◂ +0.7 pts 0.7%

1.1% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

0.6% Punjabi +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.0% Arabic +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.8% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.4% Cantonese +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Tagalog +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.1% No religion ◂ +7.2 pts 40.9%

37.0% Christianity +2.5 pts ▸ 39.5%

5.0% Not stated +3.3 pts ▸ 8.3%

2.7% Buddhism +1.0 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.5% Hinduism ◂ +0.1 pts 3.5%

3.0% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 2.9%

0.8% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Hawker in Page +4.05 more in Hawker

6.13 63rd pct 2.09 30th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Hawker in Page +6 more in Page

16 86th pct 22 87th pct

Avg size in Hawker in Page +86 larger in Page

488 70th pct 574 81st pct

ICSEA in Hawker in Page +24 higher in Page

1,070 85th pct 1,093 90th pct

Highest year of school

80.3% Year 12 ◂ +13.9 pts 66.4%

8.6% Year 10 +5.4 pts ▸ 14.0%

3.9% Year 9 or below +3.7 pts ▸ 7.7%

3.4% Year 11 ◂ +0.4 pts 3.0%

Highest qualification level

37.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +7.0 pts 30.5%

20.9% Postgraduate degree ◂ +3.8 pts 17.2%

10.7% Certificate III / IV +3.7 pts ▸ 14.3%

12.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.3 pts 11.9%

8.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.0 pts 6.0%

1.6% Certificate I / II +0.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

Field of qualification

21.1% Society & culture ◂ +3.4 pts 17.7%

19.4% Management & commerce ◂ +2.2 pts 17.2%

9.8% Education ◂ +1.6 pts 8.2%

8.8% Health ◂ +1.7 pts 7.1%

6.9% Engineering & related +1.4 pts ▸ 8.4%

7.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.4 pts 6.2%

6.1% Information technology +0.5 pts ▸ 6.5%

5.3% Creative arts ◂ +1.0 pts 4.3%

2.7% Architecture & building +0.7 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.5% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.6 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.9% Agriculture & environment even 1.9%

Income

Personal income in Hawker in Page +$237 higher in Hawker gap narrowing

$1,169 89th pct $932 76th pct

Household income in Hawker in Page +$478 higher in Hawker gap narrowing

$2,251 86th pct $1,773 64th pct

Family income in Hawker in Page +$518 higher in Hawker gap narrowing

$2,826 88th pct $2,308 74th pct

Household income distribution

31.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.0 pts 30.9%

21.2% $650–$1,499 +5.4 pts ▸ 26.5%

23.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +12.0 pts 11.8%

10.2% Under $650 +3.2 pts ▸ 13.4%

10.8% $3,000–$3,999 +1.5 pts ▸ 12.4%

Personal income distribution

28.5% $650–$1,499 +3.9 pts ▸ 32.4%

29.4% Under $650 +2.9 pts ▸ 32.3%

28.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.7 pts 23.1%

9.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +6.9 pts 3.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.5% Arthritis +4.4 pts ▸ 14.9%

11.5% Other condition +2.5 pts ▸ 14.0%

9.7% Mental health +3.3 pts ▸ 13.0%

9.5% Asthma +0.4 pts ▸ 9.9%

4.6% Heart disease +2.7 pts ▸ 7.3%

4.2% Diabetes +2.4 pts ▸ 6.6%

4.6% Cancer ◂ +0.2 pts 4.4%

0.6% Dementia +3.9 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.1% Lung condition +1.0 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.2% Stroke +1.1 pts ▸ 2.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.2% None ◂ +7.1 pts 55.1%

21.8% One condition ◂ +0.4 pts 21.5%

7.2% Two conditions +1.6 pts ▸ 8.8%

3.3% Three or more +4.8 pts ▸ 8.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Hawker in Page +20 larger in Page

37 74th pct 57 78th pct

Median age in Hawker in Page +7 yrs older in Hawker

32 yrs 69th pct 25 yrs 46th pct

Median income in Hawker in Page +$229 higher in Page

$1,062 82nd pct $1,291 88th pct

Household income in Hawker in Page +$187 higher in Hawker

$2,749 86th pct $2,562 80th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Hawker in Page +0.2 larger in Hawker gap widening

2.5 50th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

57.9% Couples with children ◂ +3.8 pts 54.1%

29.6% Couples without children +0.2 pts ▸ 29.8%

11.5% One-parent families +3.9 pts ▸ 15.4%

1.1% Other families ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

Household size

36.1% 2 people ◂ +6.9 pts 29.2%

26.2% 1 person +8.8 pts ▸ 35.0%

15.3% 4 people ◂ +0.9 pts 14.4%

14.3% 3 people +0.2 pts ▸ 14.5%

6.4% 5 people ◂ +2.2 pts 4.2%

2.1% 6 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 2.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Hawker in Page +$63 higher in Page gap widening

$375 77th pct $438 87th pct

Mortgage in Hawker in Page even gap narrowing

$2,000 72nd pct $2,000 72nd pct

People / bedroom in Hawker in Page +0.10 higher in Page gap widening

0.70 14th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

44.6% Owned outright ◂ +10.4 pts 34.2%

22.9% Rented +9.3 pts ▸ 32.2%

31.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +5.1 pts 25.8%

0.6% Other tenure +4.8 pts ▸ 5.4%

0.6% Not stated +1.0 pts ▸ 1.6%

Types of homes

66.7% Separate house +3.6 pts ▸ 70.3%

12.4% Townhouse / semi-detached +13.6 pts ▸ 25.9%

20.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +16.2 pts 3.9%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

28.5% 3 bedrooms +19.9 pts ▸ 48.4%

34.0% 4 bedrooms ◂ +16.0 pts 18.0%

19.6% 2 bedrooms +5.3 pts ▸ 24.8%

13.0% 5 or more ◂ +10.0 pts 3.1%

3.3% 1 bedroom +0.7 pts ▸ 4.0%

0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

47.4% $350–$549 +8.9 pts ▸ 56.3%

21.5% $200–$349 ◂ +8.8 pts 12.6%

14.8% Under $200 ◂ +0.6 pts 14.2%

10.7% $550–$749 +2.9 pts ▸ 13.7%

0.0% $750 or more +2.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

29.0% $1,800–$2,999 +15.6 pts ▸ 44.6%

28.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +14.7 pts 13.4%

23.8% $1,000–$1,799 +1.8 pts ▸ 25.6%

13.9% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.5 pts 13.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Hawker in Page +6 more in Hawker

20 86th pct 14 84th pct

Stops/1k in Hawker in Page +2.06 more in Hawker

6.65 84th pct 4.58 76th pct

Departures/1k in Hawker in Page +336.9 more in Hawker

1,040.6 86th pct 703.7 82nd pct

PT routes in Hawker in Page +2 more in Page

2 75th pct 4 82nd pct

Stop walk in Hawker in Page +1 longer in Hawker

4 29th pct 3 21st pct

Drive to city in Hawker in Page +1 longer in Hawker

12 8th pct 11 6th pct

Reach 30 min in Hawker in Page +7,896 more in Page

5,803 52nd pct 13,699 65th pct

Reach 45 min in Hawker in Page +48,917 more in Page

26,944 54th pct 75,861 73rd pct

Transit to city in Hawker in Page +9 longer in Hawker

61 58th pct 52 39th pct

How people get to work

62.3% Car (driver) ◂ +1.0 pts 61.3%

13.0% Worked at home ◂ +3.5 pts 9.5%

5.5% Car (passenger) +0.5 pts ▸ 6.0%

4.4% Bus +0.9 pts ▸ 5.2%

1.4% Walked +0.5 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.9% Bicycle +0.9 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

37.4% 1 vehicle +9.9 pts ▸ 47.3%

38.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +7.7 pts 30.7%

11.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.9 pts 9.2%

5.3% No vehicle +3.4 pts ▸ 8.7%

7.7% 4 or more ◂ +3.9 pts 3.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

25.4% Public administration & safety +0.5 pts ▸ 25.9%

11.9% Health care & social assistance +1.2 pts ▸ 13.1%

12.7% Education & training ◂ +2.9 pts 9.8%

11.7% Professional & technical ◂ +0.9 pts 10.8%

6.6% Accommodation & food +0.6 pts ▸ 7.2%

6.3% Retail trade +0.3 pts ▸ 6.6%

5.9% Construction +0.2 pts ▸ 6.1%

2.7% Administrative & support +1.1 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.3% Other services +1.0 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.0% Transport & warehousing +0.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

2.1% Arts & recreation ◂ +0.3 pts 1.9%

2.0% Manufacturing ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%

Occupations people work in

30.7% Professionals ◂ +0.1 pts 30.5%

19.6% Managers ◂ +5.2 pts 14.4%

12.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.2 pts 12.6%

11.9% Community & personal service ◂ +0.9 pts 11.1%

9.6% Technicians & trades +1.3 pts ▸ 10.9%

5.2% Labourers +3.1 pts ▸ 8.3%

6.8% Sales workers ◂ +0.7 pts 6.2%

1.8% Machinery operators & drivers +1.2 pts ▸ 3.0%

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Hawker in Page +2,926 higher in Hawker

7,281 79th pct 4,355 61st pct

Assault/100k in Hawker in Page +505 higher in Hawker

931 62nd pct 426 27th pct

Sexual/100k in Hawker in Page +260 higher in Page

100 41st pct 360 88th pct

Burglary/100k in Hawker in Page +206 higher in Hawker

632 62nd pct 426 44th pct

Theft/100k in Hawker in Page +1,106 higher in Hawker

1,662 66th pct 557 29th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Hawker in Page +225 higher in Page

266 68th pct 491 87th pct

Property damage/100k in Hawker in Page +540 higher in Hawker

1,064 68th pct 524 36th pct

5-yr change in Hawker in Page +9.6 pts higher in Page

-31.8% 24th pct -22.2% 33rd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Hawker in Page +0.8 higher in Page

7.3 94th pct 8.2 98th pct

Types ≤15 min in Hawker in Page +1.2 more in Page

6.8 93rd pct 8.0 100th pct

15-min city in Hawker in Page +25.3 pts higher in Page

74.7% 86th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to shops in Hawker in Page +26.7 pts higher in Page

72.7% 85th pct 99.4% 100th pct

Walk to transit in Hawker in Page +0.2 pts higher in Page

99.8% 99th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Hawker in Page even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to a park in Hawker in Page even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Hawker in Page +31.4 pts higher in Page

68.6% 90th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Amenities/1k in Hawker in Page +42.5 more in Hawker

60.8 86th pct 18.3 59th pct

Intersections/km² in Hawker in Page +22 higher in Hawker

436 100th pct 414 100th pct

Mean slope in Hawker in Page +0.7 pts higher in Hawker

5.3% 45th pct 4.6% 36th pct

Compare Hawker with nearby areas

Weetangera Scullin Page Higgins ACT Remainder - Belconnen Florey Macquarie Whitlam

Compare Page with nearby areas

Scullin Weetangera Florey Hawker Belconnen Macquarie Higgins Latham

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Hawker vs Page [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL80072/hawker/vs/SAL80106/page