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Maroubra vs Vaucluse

Name: Maroubra vs Vaucluse — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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State Electorate comparison ≈ 8.5 km apart · Maroubra profile · Vaucluse profile

Maroubra Vaucluse

Maroubra and Vaucluse are two populous neighbouring areas in Sydney with very different profiles. Vaucluse is much wealthier, with a typical weekly household income of $3,045 compared to $2,129 in Maroubra. Education levels are also far higher in Vaucluse, where 52.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, while the figure is 33.9% in Maroubra. In contrast, Maroubra is more linguistically diverse, with 31.6% of people using another language at home compared to 19.1% in Vaucluse. Maroubra also has far more public transport routes and a higher share of separate houses.

Everyday life in both places shares several similarities, including a nearly identical share of people aged 65 and over and a similar proportion of residents born overseas. While they are alike in these ways, other gaps have grown since 2011. The difference in typical incomes and the share of people working from home have both widened. Similarly, the gap in educational attainment has increased, with the lead for Vaucluse now much larger than it was a decade ago.

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Where they differ most

Bachelor+: 19.0 pts higher in Vaucluse Work from home: 17.6 pts higher in Vaucluse Year 12: 15.4 pts higher in Vaucluse Volunteering: 6.5 pts higher in Vaucluse Personal income: $532 higher in Vaucluse

Demographics & Identity

Population in Maroubra in Vaucluse +7,537 larger in Maroubra gap widening

87,573 87th pct 80,036 82nd pct

Median age in Maroubra in Vaucluse +2 yrs older in Maroubra gap steady

39 yrs 50th pct 37 yrs 36th pct

Age structure

29.9% Young adults (25–44) +4.8 pts ▸ 34.7%

25.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.9 pts 23.2%

16.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.5 pts 15.4%

16.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.1 pts 16.8%

11.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.4 pts 9.9%

Marital status

40.3% Never married +5.1 pts ▸ 45.4%

43.7% Married ◂ +3.1 pts 40.7%

8.2% Divorced ◂ +0.4 pts 7.8%

4.9% Widowed ◂ +0.8 pts 4.2%

2.8% Separated ◂ +0.9 pts 1.9%

Age & sex structure

Maroubra Vaucluse

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

56.6% Australia ◂ +0.8 pts 55.8%

3.6% England +3.4 pts ▸ 7.0%

1.2% South Africa +4.5 pts ▸ 5.7%

3.4% China ◂ +1.7 pts 1.7%

1.9% New Zealand +0.4 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.2% Philippines ◂ +0.6 pts 0.6%

0.8% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.9% India ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.5% Vietnam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.1% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

22.7% English +7.6 pts ▸ 30.3%

21.0% Australian +0.9 pts ▸ 21.9%

11.7% Irish ◂ +0.7 pts 11.1%

11.1% Chinese ◂ +6.4 pts 4.7%

5.9% Scottish +2.0 pts ▸ 8.0%

5.7% Greek ◂ +2.6 pts 3.1%

5.4% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 5.0%

2.6% German +1.6 pts ▸ 4.2%

1.8% Filipino ◂ +1.0 pts 0.8%

1.5% Indian ◂ +0.4 pts 1.2%

0.7% Dutch +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.7% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

61.7% English only +13.8 pts ▸ 75.5%

3.9% Mandarin ◂ +1.8 pts 2.0%

3.4% Greek ◂ +2.3 pts 1.2%

2.8% Cantonese ◂ +2.0 pts 0.8%

1.1% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.9% Arabic ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.5% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.4% Hindi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.1% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

52.1% Christianity ◂ +19.0 pts 33.1%

30.5% No religion +6.7 pts ▸ 37.2%

3.8% Judaism +16.0 pts ▸ 19.8%

7.9% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 7.5%

2.4% Buddhism ◂ +1.2 pts 1.2%

1.9% Islam ◂ +1.4 pts 0.5%

1.0% Hinduism ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

0.4% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Maroubra in Vaucluse +0.01 more in Vaucluse

1.69 37th pct 1.70 38th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Maroubra in Vaucluse +4 more in Maroubra

25 66th pct 21 54th pct

Students in Maroubra in Vaucluse +3,285 more in Vaucluse

8,771 44th pct 12,056 73rd pct

Avg size in Maroubra in Vaucluse +252 larger in Vaucluse

351 26th pct 603 72nd pct

ICSEA in Maroubra in Vaucluse +85 higher in Vaucluse

1,074 74th pct 1,159 100th pct

Highest year of school

68.5% Year 12 +15.4 pts ▸ 83.9%

13.0% Year 10 ◂ +7.6 pts 5.4%

7.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +5.1 pts 1.9%

3.5% Year 11 ◂ +1.0 pts 2.5%

Highest qualification level

32.2% Bachelor degree +13.8 pts ▸ 46.0%

14.4% Postgraduate degree +3.6 pts ▸ 18.0%

17.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +10.5 pts 7.1%

14.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.8 pts 11.5%

3.1% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.6 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.2% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

Field of qualification

23.7% Management & commerce +5.2 pts ▸ 28.8%

11.7% Society & culture +6.6 pts ▸ 18.3%

11.8% Engineering & related ◂ +5.8 pts 6.0%

5.2% Creative arts +3.9 pts ▸ 9.1%

8.6% Health +0.1 pts ▸ 8.8%

6.5% Education ◂ +1.3 pts 5.2%

5.9% Architecture & building ◂ +1.6 pts 4.2%

4.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.4 pts 2.6%

3.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.7 pts 2.9%

3.6% Information technology ◂ +1.4 pts 2.2%

1.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

Income

Personal income in Maroubra in Vaucluse +$532 higher in Vaucluse gap widening

$985 80th pct $1,517 100th pct

Household income in Maroubra in Vaucluse +$916 higher in Vaucluse gap widening

$2,129 80th pct $3,045 100th pct

Family income in Maroubra in Vaucluse +$1,314 higher in Vaucluse gap widening

$2,659 83rd pct $3,973 100th pct

Household income distribution

20.5% $4,000 or more +15.7 pts ▸ 36.2%

26.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.1 pts 23.6%

19.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.7 pts 13.7%

15.7% Under $650 ◂ +7.0 pts 8.7%

11.7% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.7 pts 11.1%

Personal income distribution

34.0% Under $650 ◂ +11.1 pts 22.9%

27.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.6 pts 23.2%

21.6% $1,500–$2,999 +4.0 pts ▸ 25.7%

8.2% $3,000 or more +13.0 pts ▸ 21.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.1% Other condition ◂ +1.2 pts 5.9%

6.7% Arthritis ◂ +1.5 pts 5.3%

6.4% Mental health ◂ +1.0 pts 5.4%

6.3% Asthma ◂ +0.4 pts 5.9%

4.2% Diabetes ◂ +1.8 pts 2.4%

3.3% Heart disease ◂ +0.4 pts 2.9%

2.5% Cancer +0.2 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.1% Lung condition ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

0.8% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

68.5% None +3.8 pts ▸ 72.2%

16.4% One condition ◂ +1.0 pts 15.5%

4.6% Two conditions ◂ +1.0 pts 3.6%

2.2% Three or more ◂ +0.9 pts 1.3%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Maroubra in Vaucluse +0.2 larger in Maroubra gap widening

2.5 43rd pct 2.3 14th pct

Family composition

61.3% Couples with children ◂ +4.4 pts 56.9%

24.0% Couples without children +8.2 pts ▸ 32.2%

13.3% One-parent families ◂ +3.5 pts 9.8%

1.4% Other families ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

Household size

31.3% 2 people +5.6 pts ▸ 36.9%

26.4% 1 person +3.3 pts ▸ 29.7%

17.2% 4 people ◂ +4.6 pts 12.5%

17.0% 3 people ◂ +2.6 pts 14.4%

5.9% 5 people ◂ +0.9 pts 5.0%

2.2% 6 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 1.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Maroubra in Vaucluse +$160 higher in Vaucluse gap widening

$520 93rd pct $680 100th pct

Mortgage in Maroubra in Vaucluse +$614 higher in Vaucluse gap widening

$2,886 97th pct $3,500 100th pct

People / bedroom in Maroubra in Vaucluse +0.10 higher in Maroubra gap steady

1.00 93rd pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

41.0% Rented +2.0 pts ▸ 43.0%

27.7% Owned outright +2.1 pts ▸ 29.8%

28.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +4.3 pts 24.0%

1.6% Other tenure +0.4 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.5% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

Types of homes

44.9% Flat or apartment +21.5 pts ▸ 66.4%

34.5% Separate house ◂ +13.3 pts 21.2%

20.0% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +8.6 pts 11.4%

0.5% Other dwelling +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

Bedrooms per home

32.6% 2 bedrooms +7.8 pts ▸ 40.4%

30.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +5.9 pts 24.7%

16.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +2.9 pts 13.2%

11.5% 1 bedroom +0.4 pts ▸ 11.8%

6.8% 5 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 7.3%

1.0% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

Weekly rent distribution

17.4% $750 or more +21.8 pts ▸ 39.1%

27.9% $550–$749 +5.5 pts ▸ 33.3%

26.6% $350–$549 ◂ +7.6 pts 19.0%

16.2% Under $200 ◂ +14.2 pts 2.0%

8.3% $200–$349 ◂ +4.9 pts 3.5%

Monthly mortgage distribution

45.4% $3,000 or more +10.6 pts ▸ 56.0%

25.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +9.3 pts 16.2%

11.8% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.5 pts 8.3%

10.0% Under $1,000 +1.0 pts ▸ 11.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Maroubra in Vaucluse +44 more in Maroubra

361 74th pct 317 65th pct

Stops/1k in Maroubra in Vaucluse +0.16 more in Maroubra

4.12 40th pct 3.96 36th pct

Departures/1k in Maroubra in Vaucluse +1,277.5 more in Maroubra

3,378.2 100th pct 2,100.7 87th pct

PT routes in Maroubra in Vaucluse +10 more in Maroubra

25 46th pct 15 23rd pct

How people get to work

37.7% Worked at home +17.6 pts ▸ 55.3%

35.5% Car (driver) ◂ +14.0 pts 21.5%

2.5% Walked +1.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.3% Bus ◂ +1.8 pts 1.5%

3.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.5 pts 1.7%

0.1% Train +1.0 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.7% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

Motor vehicles per home

42.9% 1 vehicle +3.3 pts ▸ 46.2%

32.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +3.2 pts 29.0%

12.7% No vehicle +2.7 pts ▸ 15.4%

8.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.0 pts 6.3%

4.0% 4 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 3.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

10.3% Professional & technical +9.4 pts ▸ 19.7%

13.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.1 pts 10.9%

6.3% Finance & insurance +4.9 pts ▸ 11.3%

10.3% Education & training ◂ +3.0 pts 7.2%

9.9% Construction ◂ +4.4 pts 5.5%

7.4% Retail trade ◂ +0.8 pts 6.7%

6.8% Public administration & safety ◂ +3.4 pts 3.4%

6.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +4.2 pts 2.1%

5.1% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.3 pts 4.8%

2.2% Rental & real estate +1.9 pts ▸ 4.1%

2.4% Media & telecommunications +1.5 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.1% Administrative & support +0.5 pts ▸ 3.6%

Occupations people work in

29.4% Professionals +12.7 pts ▸ 42.1%

16.5% Managers +7.3 pts ▸ 23.8%

13.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +3.9 pts 10.0%

11.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +5.9 pts 5.2%

9.6% Community & personal service ◂ +3.6 pts 6.0%

7.5% Sales workers ◂ +0.3 pts 7.2%

6.0% Labourers ◂ +3.7 pts 2.3%

4.4% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.3 pts 1.1%

Walkability

Walk score in Maroubra in Vaucluse +1.0 higher in Vaucluse

7.8 86th pct 8.8 97th pct

Types ≤15 min in Maroubra in Vaucluse +0.4 more in Vaucluse

7.4 86th pct 7.8 96th pct

15-min city in Maroubra in Vaucluse +4.0 pts higher in Vaucluse

95.6% 84th pct 99.6% 98th pct

Walk to shops in Maroubra in Vaucluse +6.3 pts higher in Vaucluse

89.2% 79th pct 95.5% 90th pct

Walk to transit in Maroubra in Vaucluse even

99.8% 92nd pct 99.8% 92nd pct

Walk to school in Maroubra in Vaucluse +1.2 pts higher in Vaucluse

98.1% 94th pct 99.3% 98th pct

Walk to a park in Maroubra in Vaucluse even

99.9% 83rd pct 100.0% 96th pct

Walk to health in Maroubra in Vaucluse +6.9 pts higher in Vaucluse

88.5% 88th pct 95.4% 96th pct

Amenities/1k in Maroubra in Vaucluse +14.2 more in Vaucluse

9.0 6th pct 23.3 87th pct

Intersections/km² in Maroubra in Vaucluse +98 higher in Vaucluse

197 74th pct 295 88th pct

Mean slope in Maroubra in Vaucluse +5.1 pts higher in Vaucluse

4.7% 37th pct 9.9% 94th pct

Compare Maroubra with nearby areas

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Compare Vaucluse with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Maroubra vs Vaucluse [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED10051/maroubra/vs/SED10086/vaucluse