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O'Malley vs Red Hill
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.9 km apart · O'Malley profile · Red Hill profile
O'Malley Red Hill
Red Hill (ACT) and O'Malley are neighbouring areas with very different characters. Red Hill (ACT) is more walkable and younger, with a typical resident aged 42 and a walkability score of 6.8 (very walkable). In contrast, O'Malley is more car-dependent, with a typical resident aged 51 and a score of 4.2 (somewhat walkable). Housing also differs sharply; O'Malley has far more separate houses (96.5%) and a much higher share of homes owned outright (57.2%), while Red Hill (ACT) has more renters (21.8%) and a higher proportion of flats or apartments.
Both areas are very similar in terms of typical weekly personal income, which sits around $1,470 to $1,500. This shared prosperity is reflected in their high levels of education, as both have around half of all adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. While they share a similar economic profile, O'Malley has seen a much larger increase in people born overseas, with 43.6% of residents born outside Australia compared to 28.7% in Red Hill (ACT).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 873
- First area, 2016: 991
- First area, 2021: 928
- Second area, 2011: 3,249
- Second area, 2016: 3,170
- Second area, 2021: 3,146
- First area, 2011: 45 yrs
- First area, 2016: 46 yrs
- First area, 2021: 51 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 42 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in O'Malley: 1.7% males, 0.6% females; 85+ in Red Hill: 1.1% males, 2.7% females
- 80–84 in O'Malley: 2.6% males, 1.8% females; 80–84 in Red Hill: 0.9% males, 1.2% females
- 75–79 in O'Malley: 2.5% males, 2.9% females; 75–79 in Red Hill: 1.5% males, 1.2% females
- 70–74 in O'Malley: 4.1% males, 4.4% females; 70–74 in Red Hill: 2.3% males, 2.5% females
- 65–69 in O'Malley: 3.7% males, 4.1% females; 65–69 in Red Hill: 2.4% males, 2.6% females
- 60–64 in O'Malley: 3.3% males, 2.5% females; 60–64 in Red Hill: 2.8% males, 2.9% females
- 55–59 in O'Malley: 4.1% males, 4.9% females; 55–59 in Red Hill: 3.6% males, 3.7% females
- 50–54 in O'Malley: 4.5% males, 4.4% females; 50–54 in Red Hill: 3.8% males, 3.8% females
- 45–49 in O'Malley: 3.0% males, 4.1% females; 45–49 in Red Hill: 3.6% males, 3.9% females
- 40–44 in O'Malley: 2.4% males, 1.4% females; 40–44 in Red Hill: 3.1% males, 3.6% females
- 35–39 in O'Malley: 1.9% males, 2.0% females; 35–39 in Red Hill: 2.3% males, 2.5% females
- 30–34 in O'Malley: 1.4% males, 1.4% females; 30–34 in Red Hill: 1.4% males, 1.6% females
- 25–29 in O'Malley: 3.2% males, 1.7% females; 25–29 in Red Hill: 2.5% males, 2.3% females
- 20–24 in O'Malley: 3.1% males, 2.9% females; 20–24 in Red Hill: 3.7% males, 2.1% females
- 15–19 in O'Malley: 2.8% males, 3.7% females; 15–19 in Red Hill: 5.4% males, 4.4% females
- 10–14 in O'Malley: 2.9% males, 4.7% females; 10–14 in Red Hill: 4.5% males, 4.1% females
- 5–9 in O'Malley: 1.8% males, 1.4% females; 5–9 in Red Hill: 3.6% males, 3.0% females
- 0–4 in O'Malley: 1.0% males, 1.0% females; 0–4 in Red Hill: 1.7% males, 1.8% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $1,128
- First area, 2016: $1,310
- First area, 2021: $1,497
- Second area, 2011: $954
- Second area, 2016: $1,195
- Second area, 2021: $1,469
- First area, 2011: $2,916
- First area, 2016: $3,513
- First area, 2021: $4,476
- Second area, 2011: $2,504
- Second area, 2016: $2,842
- Second area, 2021: $3,938
- First area, 2011: $2,911
- First area, 2016: $3,819
- First area, 2021: $4,567
- Second area, 2011: $3,002
- Second area, 2016: $3,684
- Second area, 2021: $4,667
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 3.2
- First area, 2016: 3.1
- First area, 2021: 2.9
- Second area, 2011: 2.7
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.8
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $900
- First area, 2016: $941
- First area, 2021: $975
- Second area, 2011: $350
- Second area, 2016: $350
- Second area, 2021: $500
- First area, 2011: $3,750
- First area, 2016: $2,600
- First area, 2021: $3,413
- Second area, 2011: $2,709
- Second area, 2016: $3,000
- Second area, 2021: $3,500
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.60
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). O'Malley vs Red Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL80103/o-malley/vs/SAL80112/red-hill