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Heathcote vs Keira

State Electorate comparison ≈ 26 km apart · Heathcote profile · Keira profile

Heathcote Keira

Keira and Heathcote are both large New South Wales areas with similar populations. Heathcote has much better access to health services, with 52.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk compared to 30.8% in Keira. Keira has a more connected street network, and it is more common for people to live alone (24.5%) or rent their home (26.5%). In contrast, Heathcote has a larger share of high-income households earning over $3,000 a week (34.2% versus 27.5% in Keira) and more people working from home.

These two areas share a typical resident age of 40 and have almost identical proportions of children under 15. While they are similar in these ways, some gaps are shifting. The difference in rental rates has widened since 2011, while the gap in typical household incomes has narrowed. Keira has also seen a rise in the share of people with no religion, which is now 4.5 percentage points higher than in Heathcote.

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Where they differ most

Unemployment: 1.5 pts higher in Keira Participation: 6.5 pts higher in Heathcote Recent arrivals: 5.0 pts higher in Keira Needs assistance: 1.6 pts higher in Keira Renting: 8.2 pts higher in Keira

Demographics & Identity

Population in Heathcotein Keira +4,583 larger in Keira gap widening
77,692 78th pct 82,275 85th pct
Median age in Heathcotein Keira even gap narrowing
40 yrs 57th pct 40 yrs 57th pct
First Nations in Heathcotein Keira +0.8 pts higher in Keira gap steady
1.8% 42nd pct 2.6% 54th pct
Aged 65+ in Heathcotein Keira +1.2 pts higher in Keira gap narrowing
17.5% 54th pct 18.8% 63rd pct
Under 15 in Heathcotein Keira +0.9 pts higher in Heathcote gap steady
19.6% 70th pct 18.6% 58th pct
De facto in Heathcotein Keira +0.0 pts higher in Keira gap steady
10.0% 24th pct 10.1% 24th pct

Age structure

26.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.7 pts 25.4%
24.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.1 pts 23.8%
19.6% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.9 pts 18.6%
17.5% Seniors (65+) +1.2 pts ▸ 18.8%
11.9% Youth (15–24) +1.5 pts ▸ 13.4%

Marital status

53.3% Married ◂ +5.8 pts 47.4%
31.6% Never married +4.1 pts ▸ 35.7%
7.7% Divorced +0.8 pts ▸ 8.5%
4.8% Widowed +1.0 pts ▸ 5.8%
2.6% Separated even 2.6%

Age & sex structure

Heathcote Keira

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Heathcotein Keira +2.3 pts higher in Keira gap widening
16.5% 30th pct 18.8% 36th pct

Country of birth

81.2% Australia ◂ +3.6 pts 77.7%
3.7% England even 3.8%
1.2% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%
0.3% Italy +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.6% India +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.8% China even 0.9%
0.6% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%
0.6% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%
0.2% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

40.4% English ◂ +2.7 pts 37.6%
40.1% Australian ◂ +3.8 pts 36.3%
13.1% Irish ◂ +1.4 pts 11.7%
10.3% Scottish +0.9 pts ▸ 11.3%
4.0% Italian +2.6 pts ▸ 6.6%
3.5% German +0.3 pts ▸ 3.8%
2.6% Chinese ◂ +0.5 pts 2.0%
1.6% Dutch +0.6 pts ▸ 2.2%
2.1% Greek ◂ +0.5 pts 1.6%
1.0% Indian +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.9% Filipino ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%
0.3% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

Language

Other language in Heathcotein Keira +2.8 pts higher in Keira gap widening
9.8% 37th pct 12.6% 45th pct
Limited English in Heathcotein Keira +0.5 pts higher in Keira gap steady
1.1% 36th pct 1.5% 47th pct

Language used at home

87.1% English only ◂ +3.6 pts 83.5%
0.4% Italian +1.0 pts ▸ 1.4%
1.0% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.6% Arabic +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.9% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%
0.5% Cantonese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%
0.2% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.2% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.2% Tagalog even 0.1%
0.1% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Heathcotein Keira +4.5 pts higher in Keira gap widening
36.5% 28th pct 41.0% 45th pct

Religious affiliation

56.6% Christianity ◂ +7.3 pts 49.3%
36.5% No religion +4.5 pts ▸ 41.0%
4.3% Not stated +1.0 pts ▸ 5.3%
0.6% Islam +1.2 pts ▸ 1.8%
0.9% Buddhism +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.7% Hinduism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.3% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Heathcotein Keira +2.6 pts higher in Heathcote gap narrowing
60.8% 60th pct 58.3% 54th pct
Bachelor+ in Heathcotein Keira +2.2 pts higher in Keira gap narrowing
27.0% 65th pct 29.3% 69th pct
Schools/1k kids in Heathcotein Keira +0.11 more in Keira
2.24 62nd pct 2.35 65th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Heathcotein Keira +2 more in Keira
34 83rd pct 36 86th pct
Students in Heathcotein Keira +1,193 more in Keira
13,425 80th pct 14,618 86th pct
Avg size in Heathcotein Keira even
407 35th pct 406 35th pct
ICSEA in Heathcotein Keira +24 higher in Heathcote
1,078 75th pct 1,054 66th pct

Highest year of school

60.8% Year 12 ◂ +2.6 pts 58.3%
24.5% Year 10 ◂ +2.1 pts 22.3%
6.0% Year 9 or below +3.3 pts ▸ 9.3%
4.9% Year 11 +0.1 pts ▸ 5.0%

Highest qualification level

29.2% Certificate III / IV ◂ +2.7 pts 26.5%
26.6% Bachelor degree +0.8 pts ▸ 27.5%
17.2% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.4 pts 14.7%
9.2% Postgraduate degree +2.8 pts ▸ 12.0%
3.9% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.5 pts ▸ 4.4%
1.6% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

Field of qualification

22.2% Management & commerce ◂ +4.5 pts 17.7%
16.0% Engineering & related +0.3 pts ▸ 16.3%
11.8% Society & culture +0.7 pts ▸ 12.6%
9.0% Health +1.7 pts ▸ 10.7%
9.9% Education +0.7 pts ▸ 10.6%
7.0% Architecture & building ◂ +0.9 pts 6.1%
4.5% Creative arts +0.2 pts ▸ 4.7%
4.1% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.2 pts 3.9%
3.1% Natural & physical sciences +0.2 pts ▸ 3.3%
2.8% Information technology ◂ +0.3 pts 2.6%
1.5% Agriculture & environment even 1.6%

Income

Personal income in Heathcotein Keira +$197 higher in Heathcote gap widening
$993 80th pct $796 50th pct
Household income in Heathcotein Keira +$424 higher in Heathcote gap narrowing
$2,313 89th pct $1,889 63rd pct
Family income in Heathcotein Keira +$287 higher in Heathcote gap narrowing
$2,673 84th pct $2,386 73rd pct
High earners in Heathcotein Keira +2.9 pts higher in Heathcote gap steady
17.7% 80th pct 14.8% 72nd pct
High-income homes in Heathcotein Keira +6.7 pts higher in Heathcote gap steady
34.2% 88th pct 27.5% 74th pct

Household income distribution

29.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.1 pts 26.9%
19.8% $650–$1,499 +3.7 pts ▸ 23.4%
19.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +3.7 pts 15.6%
10.8% Under $650 +5.5 pts ▸ 16.2%
14.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.0 pts 11.9%

Personal income distribution

33.9% Under $650 +6.8 pts ▸ 40.7%
30.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.4 pts 28.3%
24.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.4 pts 20.2%
6.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 5.6%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Heathcotein Keira +0.5 pts higher in Keira
28.8% 55th pct 29.3% 59th pct
Mental health in Heathcotein Keira +0.9 pts higher in Keira
8.2% 38th pct 9.1% 53rd pct
Needs assistance in Heathcotein Keira +1.6 pts higher in Keira gap steady
4.4% 24th pct 6.0% 57th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

9.0% Arthritis +0.7 pts ▸ 9.7%
8.2% Mental health +0.9 pts ▸ 9.1%
8.6% Other condition even 8.6%
8.6% Asthma ◂ +0.4 pts 8.2%
4.0% Diabetes +0.2 pts ▸ 4.3%
4.2% Heart disease ◂ +0.2 pts 3.9%
3.4% Cancer ◂ +0.2 pts 3.2%
1.4% Lung condition +0.6 pts ▸ 2.0%
1.0% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%
0.9% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.8% None ◂ +1.6 pts 64.2%
20.0% One condition +0.1 pts ▸ 20.0%
5.9% Two conditions +0.1 pts ▸ 6.0%
2.9% Three or more +0.4 pts ▸ 3.2%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Heathcotein Keira +0.7 pts higher in Keira gap steady
14.9% 54th pct 15.7% 62nd pct
Unpaid carers in Heathcotein Keira +1.0 pts higher in Keira gap steady
12.4% 56th pct 13.4% 77th pct
Unpaid child care in Heathcotein Keira +2.1 pts higher in Heathcote gap narrowing
30.5% 84th pct 28.4% 69th pct
Defence service in Heathcotein Keira +0.3 pts higher in Heathcote
2.5% 37th pct 2.2% 28th pct
Housework 15h+ in Heathcotein Keira +0.6 pts higher in Heathcote gap narrowing
24.8% 89th pct 24.2% 85th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Heathcotein Keira +0.1 larger in Heathcote gap narrowing
2.7 71st pct 2.6 57th pct
One-parent in Heathcotein Keira +2.2 pts higher in Keira gap steady
10.9% 17th pct 13.1% 42nd pct
Living alone in Heathcotein Keira +5.0 pts higher in Keira gap widening
19.5% 18th pct 24.5% 43rd pct

Family composition

65.0% Couples with children ◂ +3.5 pts 61.6%
23.4% Couples without children +0.9 pts ▸ 24.4%
10.9% One-parent families +2.2 pts ▸ 13.1%
0.6% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

Household size

32.2% 2 people ◂ +0.3 pts 31.9%
19.5% 1 person +5.0 pts ▸ 24.5%
20.3% 4 people ◂ +2.2 pts 18.1%
17.0% 3 people ◂ +1.1 pts 15.9%
8.2% 5 people ◂ +1.1 pts 7.1%
2.8% 6 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 2.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Heathcotein Keira +$90 higher in Heathcote gap steady
$480 89th pct $390 64th pct
Mortgage in Heathcotein Keira +$300 higher in Heathcote gap narrowing
$2,600 92nd pct $2,300 86th pct
People / bedroom in Heathcotein Keira even gap steady
0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct
Renting in Heathcotein Keira +8.2 pts higher in Keira gap widening
18.3% 11th pct 26.5% 43rd pct
Owned outright in Heathcotein Keira +1.4 pts higher in Keira gap narrowing
35.6% 70th pct 37.0% 75th pct
Separate houses in Heathcotein Keira +0.8 pts higher in Keira gap narrowing
70.8% 31st pct 71.7% 32nd pct
3+ bedrooms in Heathcotein Keira even gap narrowing
76.5% 43rd pct 76.5% 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

43.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +9.7 pts 33.8%
35.6% Owned outright +1.4 pts ▸ 37.0%
18.3% Rented +8.2 pts ▸ 26.5%
1.6% Other tenure ◂ +0.1 pts 1.5%
0.9% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

Types of homes

70.8% Separate house +0.8 pts ▸ 71.7%
19.2% Flat or apartment ◂ +8.6 pts 10.6%
9.5% Townhouse / semi-detached +7.6 pts ▸ 17.1%
0.3% Other dwelling +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

35.7% 3 bedrooms +5.8 pts ▸ 41.5%
30.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +4.5 pts 26.4%
19.9% 2 bedrooms ◂ +1.5 pts 18.5%
9.9% 5 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 8.7%
2.6% 1 bedroom +1.1 pts ▸ 3.7%
0.1% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

48.0% $350–$549 ◂ +12.8 pts 35.2%
27.7% $550–$749 ◂ +11.3 pts 16.4%
7.6% $200–$349 +14.1 pts ▸ 21.7%
5.6% Under $200 +13.1 pts ▸ 18.7%
8.3% $750 or more ◂ +3.4 pts 4.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

35.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +7.3 pts 28.4%
34.8% $1,800–$2,999 +0.6 pts ▸ 35.5%
15.0% $1,000–$1,799 +3.6 pts ▸ 18.6%
9.4% Under $1,000 +2.3 pts ▸ 11.7%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Heathcotein Keira +2.3 pts higher in Keira gap widening
4.6% 37th pct 7.0% 66th pct
Work from home in Heathcotein Keira +5.3 pts higher in Heathcote gap widening
36.1% 89th pct 30.8% 84th pct
PT commute in Heathcotein Keira +1.0 pts higher in Heathcote gap narrowing
2.2% 47th pct 1.2% 30th pct
PT stops in Heathcotein Keira +123 more in Heathcote
546 90th pct 423 83rd pct
Stops/1k in Heathcotein Keira +1.89 more in Heathcote
7.03 90th pct 5.14 61st pct
Departures/1k in Heathcotein Keira +108.4 more in Keira
867.1 44th pct 975.5 49th pct
PT routes in Heathcotein Keira +6 more in Keira
21 35th pct 27 51st pct

How people get to work

40.5% Car (driver) +4.7 pts ▸ 45.2%
36.1% Worked at home ◂ +5.3 pts 30.8%
2.1% Car (passenger) +0.5 pts ▸ 2.6%
2.1% Train ◂ +1.4 pts 0.7%
1.4% Walked ◂ +0.1 pts 1.3%
0.1% Bus +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.1% Bicycle +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

Motor vehicles per home

41.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.2 pts 39.4%
32.1% 1 vehicle +1.8 pts ▸ 33.9%
13.2% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.8 pts 12.4%
8.5% 4 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 7.4%
4.6% No vehicle +2.3 pts ▸ 7.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Heathcotein Keira +2.6 pts higher in Keira gap narrowing
30.4% 8th pct 33.0% 16th pct
Recent arrivals in Heathcotein Keira +5.0 pts higher in Keira gap widening
5.9% 9th pct 10.9% 43rd pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Heathcotein Keira +1.5 pts higher in Keira gap steady
3.0% 1st pct 4.5% 40th pct
Participation in Heathcotein Keira +6.5 pts higher in Heathcote gap narrowing
66.2% 77th pct 59.6% 39th pct
Full-time in Heathcotein Keira +3.7 pts higher in Heathcote gap steady
57.6% 40th pct 53.9% 14th pct

Industries people work in

13.3% Health care & social assistance +3.4 pts ▸ 16.8%
11.2% Education & training +2.4 pts ▸ 13.5%
11.0% Construction ◂ +2.1 pts 9.0%
9.2% Professional & technical ◂ +1.7 pts 7.5%
8.0% Retail trade ◂ +0.5 pts 7.5%
8.0% Public administration & safety even 8.0%
4.6% Accommodation & food +2.1 pts ▸ 6.7%
5.4% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.9 pts 3.5%
5.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.3 pts 4.1%
4.8% Manufacturing +0.5 pts ▸ 5.2%
4.0% Other services ◂ +0.6 pts 3.4%
2.8% Administrative & support ◂ +0.2 pts 2.6%

Occupations people work in

26.1% Professionals +3.2 pts ▸ 29.2%
15.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +3.6 pts 12.0%
14.6% Managers ◂ +1.5 pts 13.1%
14.3% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.2 pts 13.1%
11.1% Community & personal service +1.2 pts ▸ 12.4%
7.5% Sales workers ◂ +0.3 pts 7.2%
5.8% Labourers +1.0 pts ▸ 6.8%
3.7% Machinery operators & drivers +1.2 pts ▸ 4.9%

Walkability

Walk score in Heathcotein Keira +0.7 higher in Heathcote
6.6 67th pct 6.0 56th pct
Types ≤15 min in Heathcotein Keira +0.3 more in Heathcote
6.2 63rd pct 5.9 58th pct
15-min city in Heathcotein Keira +5.3 pts higher in Keira
75.0% 58th pct 80.3% 63rd pct
Walk to shops in Heathcotein Keira +8.7 pts higher in Heathcote
73.2% 59th pct 64.5% 49th pct
Walk to transit in Heathcotein Keira +3.6 pts higher in Heathcote
96.5% 67th pct 92.9% 56th pct
Walk to school in Heathcotein Keira +9.7 pts higher in Keira
79.1% 55th pct 88.9% 71st pct
Walk to a park in Heathcotein Keira +2.5 pts higher in Heathcote
96.9% 52nd pct 94.4% 43rd pct
Walk to health in Heathcotein Keira +21.5 pts higher in Heathcote
52.3% 54th pct 30.8% 23rd pct
Amenities/1k in Heathcotein Keira +3.2 more in Heathcote
13.9 47th pct 10.6 16th pct
Intersections/km² in Heathcotein Keira +13 higher in Keira
18 31st pct 31 36th pct
Mean slope in Heathcotein Keira +1.7 pts higher in Heathcote
9.0% 90th pct 7.3% 80th pct

Compare Heathcote with nearby areas

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Compare Keira with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Heathcote vs Keira [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED10034/heathcote/vs/SED10038/keira