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Heathcote vs Miranda

State Electorate comparison ≈ 13 km apart · Heathcote profile · Miranda profile

Heathcote Miranda

Miranda and Heathcote are two nearby areas in the Sutherland Shire with similar population sizes. Miranda is far more walkable, with 88% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 80.2% near health services, compared to 73.2% and 52.3% in Heathcote. Detached houses are far more common in Heathcote, where 70.8% of homes are separate houses, while Miranda has only 58%. Miranda is also more culturally diverse; 20.7% of people use another language at home, compared to 9.8% in Heathcote.

These two areas share very similar typical weekly household incomes, with Miranda at $2,192 and Heathcote at $2,313. They also have nearly the same share of people who have served in the Defence Force and similar proportions of residents in de facto relationships. While Miranda has a higher share of renters, this gap has widened since 2011. At the same time, the difference in the number of people who speak another language at home has narrowed over the last decade.

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Where they differ most

People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Miranda Separate houses: 12.9 pts higher in Heathcote Other language: 10.8 pts higher in Miranda Born overseas: 7.7 pts higher in Miranda Limited English: 1.6 pts higher in Miranda

Demographics & Identity

Population in Heathcotein Miranda +2,347 larger in Miranda gap narrowing
77,692 78th pct 80,039 82nd pct
Median age in Heathcotein Miranda +1 yrs older in Miranda gap narrowing
40 yrs 57th pct 41 yrs 64th pct
First Nations in Heathcotein Miranda +0.5 pts higher in Heathcote gap steady
1.8% 42nd pct 1.3% 30th pct
Aged 65+ in Heathcotein Miranda +2.3 pts higher in Miranda gap steady
17.5% 54th pct 19.8% 70th pct
Under 15 in Heathcotein Miranda +1.3 pts higher in Heathcote gap widening
19.6% 70th pct 18.2% 53rd pct
De facto in Heathcotein Miranda +0.6 pts higher in Heathcote gap narrowing
10.0% 24th pct 9.4% 20th pct

Age structure

26.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.6 pts 25.6%
24.9% Young adults (25–44) +0.4 pts ▸ 25.3%
17.5% Seniors (65+) +2.3 pts ▸ 19.8%
19.6% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.3 pts 18.2%
11.9% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.7 pts 11.1%

Marital status

53.3% Married ◂ +1.3 pts 52.0%
31.6% Never married ◂ +0.1 pts 31.5%
7.7% Divorced +0.4 pts ▸ 8.1%
4.8% Widowed +0.9 pts ▸ 5.8%
2.6% Separated even 2.6%

Age & sex structure

Heathcote Miranda

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Heathcotein Miranda +7.7 pts higher in Miranda gap narrowing
16.5% 30th pct 24.3% 50th pct

Country of birth

81.2% Australia ◂ +8.8 pts 72.5%
3.7% England ◂ +0.2 pts 3.6%
0.8% China +1.9 pts ▸ 2.7%
1.2% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.6% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.6% India +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.3% Italy +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.6% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%
0.2% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.2% Nepal even 0.2%

Ancestry

40.4% English ◂ +6.8 pts 33.6%
40.1% Australian ◂ +9.4 pts 30.7%
13.1% Irish ◂ +2.3 pts 10.8%
10.3% Scottish ◂ +2.0 pts 8.4%
2.6% Chinese +3.9 pts ▸ 6.4%
2.1% Greek +3.6 pts ▸ 5.7%
4.0% Italian +1.2 pts ▸ 5.2%
3.5% German ◂ +0.7 pts 2.8%
1.6% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 1.2%
0.9% Filipino +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%
1.0% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.3% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

Language

Other language in Heathcotein Miranda +10.8 pts higher in Miranda gap narrowing
9.8% 37th pct 20.7% 62nd pct
Limited English in Heathcotein Miranda +1.6 pts higher in Miranda gap steady
1.1% 36th pct 2.6% 63rd pct

Language used at home

87.1% English only ◂ +11.5 pts 75.6%
0.9% Greek +2.3 pts ▸ 3.2%
1.0% Mandarin +1.9 pts ▸ 2.9%
0.6% Arabic +1.3 pts ▸ 1.8%
0.5% Cantonese +1.3 pts ▸ 1.8%
0.4% Italian +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.2% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.2% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.2% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.1% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Heathcotein Miranda +4.7 pts higher in Heathcote gap narrowing
36.5% 28th pct 31.8% 16th pct

Religious affiliation

56.6% Christianity +2.1 pts ▸ 58.7%
36.5% No religion ◂ +4.7 pts 31.8%
4.3% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 5.1%
0.9% Buddhism +0.7 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.6% Islam +1.0 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.7% Hinduism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.3% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.1% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Heathcotein Miranda +2.7 pts higher in Miranda gap narrowing
60.8% 60th pct 63.5% 68th pct
Bachelor+ in Heathcotein Miranda +1.3 pts higher in Miranda gap steady
27.0% 65th pct 28.4% 67th pct
Schools/1k kids in Heathcotein Miranda +0.25 more in Heathcote
2.24 62nd pct 1.99 54th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Heathcotein Miranda +5 more in Heathcote
34 83rd pct 29 75th pct
Students in Heathcotein Miranda +1,747 more in Heathcote
13,425 80th pct 11,678 70th pct
Avg size in Heathcotein Miranda +10 larger in Miranda
407 35th pct 417 37th pct
ICSEA in Heathcotein Miranda +15 higher in Heathcote
1,078 75th pct 1,063 70th pct

Highest year of school

60.8% Year 12 +2.7 pts ▸ 63.5%
24.5% Year 10 ◂ +4.2 pts 20.3%
6.0% Year 9 or below +1.0 pts ▸ 7.0%
4.9% Year 11 ◂ +0.5 pts 4.4%

Highest qualification level

26.6% Bachelor degree +2.6 pts ▸ 29.2%
29.2% Certificate III / IV ◂ +5.4 pts 23.8%
17.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.3 pts ▸ 17.5%
9.2% Postgraduate degree +0.5 pts ▸ 9.7%
3.9% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.6 pts 3.4%
1.6% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 1.5%

Field of qualification

22.2% Management & commerce +3.1 pts ▸ 25.3%
16.0% Engineering & related ◂ +1.6 pts 14.4%
11.8% Society & culture ◂ +0.6 pts 11.2%
9.9% Education ◂ +1.5 pts 8.4%
9.0% Health ◂ +0.5 pts 8.5%
7.0% Architecture & building ◂ +0.7 pts 6.3%
4.5% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 4.3%
4.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.3 pts ▸ 4.3%
2.8% Information technology +0.4 pts ▸ 3.2%
3.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.2 pts 3.0%
1.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.5 pts 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Heathcotein Miranda +$26 higher in Heathcote gap steady
$993 80th pct $967 78th pct
Household income in Heathcotein Miranda +$121 higher in Heathcote gap narrowing
$2,313 89th pct $2,192 84th pct
Family income in Heathcotein Miranda +$32 higher in Heathcote gap narrowing
$2,673 84th pct $2,641 83rd pct
High earners in Heathcotein Miranda +0.2 pts higher in Miranda gap steady
17.7% 80th pct 17.9% 81st pct
High-income homes in Heathcotein Miranda +0.9 pts higher in Heathcote gap narrowing
34.2% 88th pct 33.3% 87th pct

Household income distribution

29.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.9 pts 28.0%
19.8% $650–$1,499 +0.4 pts ▸ 20.1%
19.3% $4,000 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 20.1%
14.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.7 pts 13.2%
10.8% Under $650 +2.4 pts ▸ 13.2%

Personal income distribution

33.9% Under $650 +1.0 pts ▸ 34.9%
30.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.3 pts 29.4%
24.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.8 pts 22.8%
6.2% $3,000 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 7.5%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Heathcotein Miranda +1.9 pts higher in Heathcote
28.8% 55th pct 26.9% 42nd pct
Mental health in Heathcotein Miranda +1.2 pts higher in Heathcote
8.2% 38th pct 7.0% 24th pct
Needs assistance in Heathcotein Miranda +1.0 pts higher in Miranda gap steady
4.4% 24th pct 5.4% 44th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

9.0% Arthritis ◂ +0.3 pts 8.7%
8.6% Other condition ◂ +0.6 pts 8.0%
8.6% Asthma ◂ +1.4 pts 7.2%
8.2% Mental health ◂ +1.2 pts 7.0%
4.0% Diabetes +0.2 pts ▸ 4.3%
4.2% Heart disease even 4.2%
3.4% Cancer ◂ +0.1 pts 3.3%
1.4% Lung condition even 1.4%
1.0% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.9% Stroke even 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.8% None +1.1 pts ▸ 66.9%
20.0% One condition ◂ +1.3 pts 18.7%
5.9% Two conditions ◂ +0.4 pts 5.5%
2.9% Three or more ◂ +0.2 pts 2.7%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Heathcotein Miranda +2.5 pts higher in Heathcote gap narrowing
14.9% 54th pct 12.4% 31st pct
Unpaid carers in Heathcotein Miranda +0.6 pts higher in Heathcote gap steady
12.4% 56th pct 11.8% 44th pct
Unpaid child care in Heathcotein Miranda +3.0 pts higher in Heathcote gap steady
30.5% 84th pct 27.4% 59th pct
Defence service in Heathcotein Miranda +0.2 pts higher in Heathcote
2.5% 37th pct 2.3% 31st pct
Housework 15h+ in Heathcotein Miranda +2.1 pts higher in Heathcote gap narrowing
24.8% 89th pct 22.7% 72nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Heathcotein Miranda +0.1 larger in Heathcote gap narrowing
2.7 71st pct 2.6 57th pct
One-parent in Heathcotein Miranda +0.2 pts higher in Miranda gap steady
10.9% 17th pct 11.1% 19th pct
Living alone in Heathcotein Miranda +3.4 pts higher in Miranda gap narrowing
19.5% 18th pct 22.9% 34th pct

Family composition

65.0% Couples with children ◂ +1.5 pts 63.5%
23.4% Couples without children +1.1 pts ▸ 24.5%
10.9% One-parent families +0.2 pts ▸ 11.1%
0.6% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

Household size

32.2% 2 people even 32.2%
19.5% 1 person +3.4 pts ▸ 22.9%
20.3% 4 people ◂ +2.0 pts 18.3%
17.0% 3 people ◂ +0.4 pts 16.6%
8.2% 5 people ◂ +0.8 pts 7.4%
2.8% 6 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 2.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Heathcotein Miranda +$20 higher in Miranda gap widening
$480 89th pct $500 91st pct
Mortgage in Heathcotein Miranda +$6 higher in Miranda gap narrowing
$2,600 92nd pct $2,606 92nd pct
People / bedroom in Heathcotein Miranda +0.10 higher in Miranda gap steady
0.80 29th pct 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Heathcotein Miranda +5.5 pts higher in Miranda gap widening
18.3% 11th pct 23.8% 31st pct
Owned outright in Heathcotein Miranda +0.4 pts higher in Heathcote gap narrowing
35.6% 70th pct 35.2% 68th pct
Separate houses in Heathcotein Miranda +12.9 pts higher in Heathcote gap widening
70.8% 31st pct 58.0% 17th pct
3+ bedrooms in Heathcotein Miranda +6.1 pts higher in Heathcote gap narrowing
76.5% 43rd pct 70.5% 27th pct

How homes are owned or rented

43.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +5.8 pts 37.7%
35.6% Owned outright ◂ +0.4 pts 35.2%
18.3% Rented +5.5 pts ▸ 23.8%
1.6% Other tenure +0.5 pts ▸ 2.1%
0.9% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

Types of homes

70.8% Separate house ◂ +12.9 pts 58.0%
19.2% Flat or apartment +5.0 pts ▸ 24.2%
9.5% Townhouse / semi-detached +7.8 pts ▸ 17.3%
0.3% Other dwelling +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

35.7% 3 bedrooms ◂ +2.7 pts 33.0%
30.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +3.7 pts 27.2%
19.9% 2 bedrooms +2.3 pts ▸ 22.3%
9.9% 5 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 10.3%
2.6% 1 bedroom +3.3 pts ▸ 5.9%
0.1% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

48.0% $350–$549 ◂ +9.8 pts 38.2%
27.7% $550–$749 ◂ +0.4 pts 27.3%
8.3% $750 or more +4.4 pts ▸ 12.6%
5.6% Under $200 +5.3 pts ▸ 10.9%
7.6% $200–$349 even 7.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

35.7% $3,000 or more +5.4 pts ▸ 41.1%
34.8% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +5.0 pts 29.8%
15.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +1.5 pts 13.5%
9.4% Under $1,000 +0.4 pts ▸ 9.8%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Heathcotein Miranda +2.1 pts higher in Miranda gap steady
4.6% 37th pct 6.7% 64th pct
Work from home in Heathcotein Miranda +1.9 pts higher in Miranda gap widening
36.1% 89th pct 38.0% 90th pct
PT commute in Heathcotein Miranda +0.2 pts higher in Miranda gap narrowing
2.2% 47th pct 2.4% 50th pct
PT stops in Heathcotein Miranda +134 more in Heathcote
546 90th pct 412 81st pct
Stops/1k in Heathcotein Miranda +1.88 more in Heathcote
7.03 90th pct 5.15 62nd pct
Departures/1k in Heathcotein Miranda +246.6 more in Miranda
867.1 44th pct 1,113.7 55th pct
PT routes in Heathcotein Miranda +11 more in Miranda
21 35th pct 32 63rd pct

How people get to work

40.5% Car (driver) ◂ +2.4 pts 38.1%
36.1% Worked at home +1.9 pts ▸ 38.0%
2.1% Car (passenger) +0.4 pts ▸ 2.5%
2.1% Train +0.1 pts ▸ 2.2%
1.4% Walked +0.4 pts ▸ 1.8%
0.1% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Bicycle even 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

41.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.7 pts 38.9%
32.1% 1 vehicle +3.4 pts ▸ 35.5%
13.2% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.5 pts 11.7%
8.5% 4 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 7.1%
4.6% No vehicle +2.1 pts ▸ 6.7%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Heathcotein Miranda +4.3 pts higher in Miranda gap widening
30.4% 8th pct 34.8% 25th pct
Recent arrivals in Heathcotein Miranda +1.2 pts higher in Miranda gap narrowing
5.9% 9th pct 7.1% 17th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Heathcotein Miranda +0.3 pts higher in Miranda gap steady
3.0% 1st pct 3.4% 7th pct
Participation in Heathcotein Miranda +4.3 pts higher in Heathcote gap widening
66.2% 77th pct 61.9% 53rd pct
Full-time in Heathcotein Miranda even gap narrowing
57.6% 40th pct 57.7% 41st pct

Industries people work in

13.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.7 pts 12.6%
11.2% Education & training ◂ +1.7 pts 9.5%
11.0% Construction ◂ +0.5 pts 10.5%
9.2% Professional & technical +0.6 pts ▸ 9.9%
8.0% Retail trade +1.1 pts ▸ 9.1%
8.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.5 pts 6.5%
5.4% Finance & insurance +1.1 pts ▸ 6.5%
5.3% Transport & warehousing +0.5 pts ▸ 5.8%
4.8% Manufacturing +0.1 pts ▸ 4.8%
4.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.1 pts 4.5%
4.0% Other services ◂ +0.4 pts 3.6%
2.8% Administrative & support +0.2 pts ▸ 3.0%

Occupations people work in

26.1% Professionals +0.6 pts ▸ 26.7%
14.6% Managers +2.8 pts ▸ 17.4%
15.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.1 pts 15.6%
14.3% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.0 pts 12.3%
11.1% Community & personal service ◂ +1.9 pts 9.2%
7.5% Sales workers +0.9 pts ▸ 8.5%
5.8% Labourers ◂ +0.7 pts 5.0%
3.7% Machinery operators & drivers even 3.7%

Walkability

Walk score in Heathcotein Miranda +0.7 higher in Miranda
6.6 67th pct 7.3 78th pct
Types ≤15 min in Heathcotein Miranda +0.8 more in Miranda
6.2 63rd pct 7.0 78th pct
15-min city in Heathcotein Miranda +13.8 pts higher in Miranda
75.0% 58th pct 88.8% 72nd pct
Walk to shops in Heathcotein Miranda +14.8 pts higher in Miranda
73.2% 59th pct 88.0% 78th pct
Walk to transit in Heathcotein Miranda +2.0 pts higher in Miranda
96.5% 67th pct 98.5% 76th pct
Walk to school in Heathcotein Miranda +14.6 pts higher in Miranda
79.1% 55th pct 93.7% 82nd pct
Walk to a park in Heathcotein Miranda +2.3 pts higher in Miranda
96.9% 52nd pct 99.2% 66th pct
Walk to health in Heathcotein Miranda +28.0 pts higher in Miranda
52.3% 54th pct 80.2% 80th pct
Amenities/1k in Heathcotein Miranda +1.7 more in Heathcote
13.9 47th pct 12.1 31st pct
Intersections/km² in Heathcotein Miranda +142 higher in Miranda
18 31st pct 160 66th pct
Mean slope in Heathcotein Miranda +1.3 pts higher in Heathcote
9.0% 90th pct 7.7% 83rd pct

Compare Heathcote with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Heathcote vs Miranda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED10034/heathcote/vs/SED10052/miranda