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Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan) vs Nepean (Eastern Victoria)

Name: Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan) vs Nepean (Eastern Victoria) — 2021 Census comparison
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State Electorate comparison ≈ 41 km apart · Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan) profile · Nepean (Eastern Victoria) profile

Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan) Nepean (Eastern Victoria)

Nepean (Eastern Victoria) and Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan) are nearby Victorian areas with very different profiles. Nepean (Eastern Victoria) is a much older community where the typical resident is 52 and 32.2% of people are seniors. This is reflected in housing, where 45.8% of homes are owned outright and 89.2% are separate houses. In contrast, Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan) is younger and more active in the workforce, with 65.6% of adults working or looking for work compared to 49.9% in Nepean (Eastern Victoria). Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan) is also very walkable, with 81.6% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed, while only 38.8% of Nepean (Eastern Victoria) homes have that same access.

These two areas have tracked similarly since 2011, with many of the gaps between them remaining steady. They share some common ground, such as almost identical typical weekly rents and the same typical monthly mortgage payments. However, the income gap has widened since 2016, as typical weekly households in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan) now earn $1,744, which is $368 more than the typical $1,376 earned in Nepean (Eastern Victoria).

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Where they differ most

Median age: 13 yrs older in Nepean (Eastern Victoria) Full-time: 12.3 pts higher in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan) Separate houses: 17.9 pts higher in Nepean (Eastern Victoria) Owned outright: 17.7 pts higher in Nepean (Eastern Victoria) Aged 65+: 15.9 pts higher in Nepean (Eastern Victoria)

Demographics & Identity

Population in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)in Nepean (Eastern Victoria) +3,881 larger in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan) gap narrowing

70,841 70th pct 66,960 65th pct

Median age in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)in Nepean (Eastern Victoria) +13 yrs older in Nepean (Eastern Victoria) gap steady

39 yrs 50th pct 52 yrs 100th pct

Age structure

16.2% Seniors (65+) +15.9 pts ▸ 32.2%

28.2% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +10.4 pts 17.8%

26.6% Older adults (45–64) +1.1 pts ▸ 27.7%

18.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.6 pts 14.0%

10.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.1 pts 8.4%

Marital status

42.8% Married +6.8 pts ▸ 49.6%

37.2% Never married ◂ +9.1 pts 28.1%

11.3% Divorced +0.3 pts ▸ 11.5%

5.0% Widowed +2.1 pts ▸ 7.1%

3.8% Separated ◂ +0.1 pts 3.7%

Age & sex structure

Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan) Nepean (Eastern Victoria)

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

72.3% Australia +3.8 pts ▸ 76.1%

4.6% England +0.5 pts ▸ 5.2%

2.3% New Zealand ◂ +1.0 pts 1.4%

1.7% India ◂ +1.4 pts 0.3%

0.5% Italy +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.2% Philippines ◂ +0.9 pts 0.3%

1.0% South Africa ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.9% China ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%

0.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.1% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

38.2% English +4.9 pts ▸ 43.1%

33.9% Australian +2.2 pts ▸ 36.1%

10.5% Irish +2.4 pts ▸ 13.0%

9.8% Scottish +2.3 pts ▸ 12.1%

4.4% Italian +1.1 pts ▸ 5.6%

3.6% German +0.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.5% Indian ◂ +2.1 pts 0.4%

2.4% Chinese ◂ +1.6 pts 0.7%

2.3% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 2.2%

2.2% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 2.1%

1.7% Filipino ◂ +1.3 pts 0.4%

0.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

81.6% English only +5.0 pts ▸ 86.6%

0.6% Italian +0.8 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.1% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.1% Mandarin ◂ +0.9 pts 0.2%

0.5% Hindi ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.4% Arabic ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.4% Punjabi ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.4% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.3% Cantonese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.1% No religion ◂ +0.7 pts 47.5%

40.4% Christianity +1.4 pts ▸ 41.8%

6.1% Not stated +3.0 pts ▸ 9.1%

1.6% Hinduism ◂ +1.4 pts 0.2%

1.6% Buddhism ◂ +0.8 pts 0.7%

1.2% Islam ◂ +1.0 pts 0.2%

0.7% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.3% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)in Nepean (Eastern Victoria) +0.68 more in Nepean (Eastern Victoria)

1.14 10th pct 1.82 45th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)in Nepean (Eastern Victoria) +2 more in Nepean (Eastern Victoria)

15 32nd pct 17 39th pct

Students in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)in Nepean (Eastern Victoria) +317 more in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)

7,101 30th pct 6,784 28th pct

Avg size in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)in Nepean (Eastern Victoria) +49 larger in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)

473 48th pct 424 38th pct

ICSEA in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)in Nepean (Eastern Victoria) even

1,020 50th pct 1,020 50th pct

Highest year of school

56.0% Year 12 ◂ +5.2 pts 50.8%

15.7% Year 10 even 15.7%

13.4% Year 11 +0.9 pts ▸ 14.3%

9.6% Year 9 or below +0.8 pts ▸ 10.4%

Highest qualification level

33.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +5.1 pts 27.9%

22.2% Bachelor degree +0.8 pts ▸ 22.9%

18.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.4 pts 17.0%

6.3% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.2 pts 6.0%

3.8% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.3 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.7% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 1.6%

Field of qualification

18.6% Management & commerce ◂ +3.2 pts 15.4%

14.7% Engineering & related ◂ +3.2 pts 11.4%

12.3% Society & culture ◂ +1.3 pts 10.9%

8.3% Education +2.1 pts ▸ 10.4%

10.1% Health +0.1 pts ▸ 10.2%

7.6% Architecture & building +0.9 pts ▸ 8.5%

5.6% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.2 pts 5.5%

3.6% Creative arts +0.4 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.0% Information technology ◂ +1.8 pts 1.2%

1.6% Agriculture & environment +1.0 pts ▸ 2.6%

2.3% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.1 pts 2.2%

Income

Personal income in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)in Nepean (Eastern Victoria) +$136 higher in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan) gap steady

$853 64th pct $717 27th pct

Household income in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)in Nepean (Eastern Victoria) +$368 higher in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan) gap widening

$1,744 52nd pct $1,376 19th pct

Family income in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)in Nepean (Eastern Victoria) +$369 higher in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan) gap widening

$2,182 60th pct $1,813 27th pct

Household income distribution

33.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.5 pts 25.6%

25.4% $650–$1,499 +5.5 pts ▸ 30.9%

15.4% Under $650 +4.0 pts ▸ 19.4%

11.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.5 pts 7.5%

9.0% $4,000 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 9.3%

Personal income distribution

37.5% Under $650 +4.4 pts ▸ 41.9%

34.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.8 pts 29.5%

19.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.8 pts 14.2%

3.3% $3,000 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 5.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.7% Arthritis +4.2 pts ▸ 12.9%

10.4% Mental health ◂ +0.6 pts 9.8%

9.9% Asthma ◂ +1.4 pts 8.5%

8.4% Other condition even 8.4%

4.0% Heart disease +2.2 pts ▸ 6.2%

5.3% Diabetes ◂ +0.4 pts 4.8%

2.9% Cancer +2.3 pts ▸ 5.2%

1.9% Lung condition +0.5 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.1% Stroke +0.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.6% Dementia +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.2% None ◂ +6.2 pts 56.0%

20.7% One condition +1.2 pts ▸ 21.9%

6.7% Two conditions +1.5 pts ▸ 8.1%

3.3% Three or more +1.1 pts ▸ 4.5%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)in Nepean (Eastern Victoria) +0.3 larger in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan) gap steady

2.5 43rd pct 2.2 10th pct

Family composition

57.9% Couples with children ◂ +11.9 pts 46.1%

24.8% Couples without children +14.3 pts ▸ 39.1%

16.2% One-parent families ◂ +2.3 pts 13.9%

1.0% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Household size

32.0% 2 people +9.0 pts ▸ 40.9%

27.8% 1 person +2.7 pts ▸ 30.4%

17.1% 3 people ◂ +5.0 pts 12.1%

15.8% 4 people ◂ +4.9 pts 10.9%

5.4% 5 people ◂ +1.2 pts 4.3%

2.0% 6 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 1.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)in Nepean (Eastern Victoria) +$9 higher in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan) gap narrowing

$380 57th pct $371 53rd pct

Mortgage in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)in Nepean (Eastern Victoria) even gap narrowing

$1,900 54th pct $1,900 54th pct

People / bedroom in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)in Nepean (Eastern Victoria) +0.10 higher in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan) gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

28.1% Owned outright +17.7 pts ▸ 45.8%

43.2% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +15.2 pts 28.0%

25.4% Rented ◂ +4.6 pts 20.8%

1.9% Other tenure +1.4 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.5% Not stated +0.6 pts ▸ 2.1%

Types of homes

71.3% Separate house +17.9 pts ▸ 89.2%

23.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +15.2 pts 8.2%

4.2% Flat or apartment ◂ +2.7 pts 1.5%

1.0% Other dwelling even 1.0%

Bedrooms per home

49.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +0.4 pts 48.7%

24.1% 4 bedrooms +1.1 pts ▸ 25.2%

18.3% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.2 pts 16.2%

4.1% 5 or more +2.3 pts ▸ 6.3%

2.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.1 pts 1.7%

0.2% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

56.4% $350–$549 ◂ +8.6 pts 47.8%

25.1% $200–$349 +5.2 pts ▸ 30.3%

6.3% $550–$749 +2.2 pts ▸ 8.5%

7.0% Under $200 ◂ +0.3 pts 6.7%

1.6% $750 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 2.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

37.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +4.6 pts 32.6%

29.9% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.7 pts 26.2%

13.8% Under $1,000 +3.7 pts ▸ 17.4%

12.8% $3,000 or more +4.3 pts ▸ 17.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)in Nepean (Eastern Victoria) +56 more in Nepean (Eastern Victoria)

299 60th pct 355 73rd pct

Stops/1k in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)in Nepean (Eastern Victoria) +1.08 more in Nepean (Eastern Victoria)

4.22 42nd pct 5.30 65th pct

Departures/1k in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)in Nepean (Eastern Victoria) +195.2 more in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)

1,043.3 52nd pct 848.1 43rd pct

PT routes in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)in Nepean (Eastern Victoria) +7 more in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)

13 19th pct 6 9th pct

How people get to work

58.3% Car (driver) ◂ +4.8 pts 53.5%

21.1% Worked at home +1.7 pts ▸ 22.8%

3.4% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.1 pts 3.2%

0.9% Walked +0.8 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.0% Train ◂ +0.9 pts 0.1%

0.4% Bus ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.3% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

41.0% 2 vehicles +0.6 pts ▸ 41.6%

36.3% 1 vehicle ◂ +0.2 pts 36.1%

11.8% 3 vehicles +0.5 pts ▸ 12.4%

5.7% 4 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.2% No vehicle ◂ +1.5 pts 3.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.3% Construction +1.8 pts ▸ 15.1%

14.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.0 pts 13.0%

10.2% Retail trade +0.2 pts ▸ 10.4%

9.5% Manufacturing ◂ +3.9 pts 5.6%

8.1% Education & training +0.4 pts ▸ 8.5%

4.7% Accommodation & food +3.2 pts ▸ 7.9%

5.8% Professional & technical +1.5 pts ▸ 7.3%

5.1% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.3 pts 3.9%

3.0% Administrative & support +1.7 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.1% Other services ◂ +0.7 pts 3.5%

4.0% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.6 pts 2.4%

3.9% Wholesale trade ◂ +1.6 pts 2.3%

Occupations people work in

18.6% Professionals +1.6 pts ▸ 20.2%

16.3% Technicians & trades +1.0 pts ▸ 17.3%

13.0% Managers +3.0 pts ▸ 16.0%

13.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +3.1 pts 10.8%

11.5% Community & personal service +0.1 pts ▸ 11.6%

9.2% Sales workers +0.6 pts ▸ 9.7%

9.0% Labourers ◂ +0.1 pts 8.8%

6.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.4 pts 3.3%

Walkability

Walk score in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)in Nepean (Eastern Victoria) +2.3 higher in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)

6.5 65th pct 4.2 25th pct

Types ≤15 min in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)in Nepean (Eastern Victoria) +2.3 more in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)

6.3 66th pct 4.0 24th pct

15-min city in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)in Nepean (Eastern Victoria) +42.9 pts higher in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)

81.6% 64th pct 38.8% 16th pct

Walk to shops in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)in Nepean (Eastern Victoria) +33.2 pts higher in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)

78.8% 66th pct 45.6% 26th pct

Walk to transit in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)in Nepean (Eastern Victoria) +27.9 pts higher in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)

92.1% 55th pct 64.2% 25th pct

Walk to school in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)in Nepean (Eastern Victoria) +44.9 pts higher in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)

82.4% 59th pct 37.5% 12th pct

Walk to a park in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)in Nepean (Eastern Victoria) +11.4 pts higher in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)

98.4% 57th pct 87.0% 33rd pct

Walk to health in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)in Nepean (Eastern Victoria) +35.1 pts higher in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)

71.5% 73rd pct 36.4% 33rd pct

Amenities/1k in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)in Nepean (Eastern Victoria) +4.9 more in Nepean (Eastern Victoria)

12.4 34th pct 17.3 69th pct

Intersections/km² in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)in Nepean (Eastern Victoria) +82 higher in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)

105 55th pct 23 33rd pct

Mean slope in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)in Nepean (Eastern Victoria) +2.5 pts higher in Nepean (Eastern Victoria)

2.4% 0th pct 4.9% 41st pct

Compare Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan) with nearby areas

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Compare Nepean (Eastern Victoria) with nearby areas

Mornington (Eastern Victoria) Frankston (South-Eastern Metropolitan) Hastings (Eastern Victoria) Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan) Mordialloc (South-Eastern Metropolitan) Cranbourne (South-Eastern Metropolitan) Sandringham (Southern Metropolitan) Keysborough (South-Eastern Metropolitan)

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan) vs Nepean (Eastern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED21805/carrum/vs/SED26102/nepean