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Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan) vs Richmond (Northern Metropolitan)
State Electorate comparison ≈ 7.3 km apart · Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan) profile · Richmond (Northern Metropolitan) profile
Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan) Richmond (Northern Metropolitan)
Richmond (Northern Metropolitan) and Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan) are neighbouring areas with very different housing and lifestyles. Richmond is a high-density hub where renting is far more common (54.6%) and most people live in flats or apartments. It is also a younger area, with a typical resident aged 34, compared to 38 in Hawthorn. Hawthorn has a much stronger presence of separate houses (40.5% compared to 11.8% in Richmond) and more people owning their homes outright. This is reflected in the family makeup, as Hawthorn has a well higher share of couples with children and more residents aged 65 and over.
The gap in housing and age has widened since 2016, with residents in Hawthorn becoming noticeably older than those in Richmond. Despite these shifts, the two areas are very similar in other ways. They share almost identical rates of university qualifications and typical weekly household incomes, which sit around $2,300. Both areas also have a similar proportion of people born overseas, at just under 30%.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 65,331
- First area, 2021: 64,418
- Second area, 2016: 72,548
- Second area, 2021: 75,675
- First area, 2016: 35 yrs
- First area, 2021: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 33 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 34 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 Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan): 0.9% males, 1.5% females; 85+ in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 0.5% males, 0.8% females
- 80–84 in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan): 1.0% males, 1.2% females; 80–84 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 0.5% males, 0.8% females
- 75–79 in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan): 1.5% males, 1.9% females; 75–79 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 0.9% males, 1.1% females
- 70–74 in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan): 2.0% males, 2.4% females; 70–74 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 1.4% males, 1.7% females
- 65–69 in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan): 2.1% males, 2.5% females; 65–69 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 1.6% males, 1.8% females
- 60–64 in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan): 2.5% males, 2.8% females; 60–64 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 2.1% males, 2.2% females
- 55–59 in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan): 2.8% males, 3.1% females; 55–59 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 2.6% males, 2.2% females
- 50–54 in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan): 3.0% males, 3.5% females; 50–54 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 2.8% males, 2.7% females
- 45–49 in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan): 3.0% males, 3.5% females; 45–49 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 3.0% males, 2.8% females
- 40–44 in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan): 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 40–44 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 3.8% males, 3.4% females
- 35–39 in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan): 3.2% males, 3.7% females; 35–39 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 5.3% males, 4.8% females
- 30–34 in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan): 3.7% males, 4.0% females; 30–34 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 7.7% males, 7.5% females
- 25–29 in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan): 4.4% males, 4.5% females; 25–29 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 7.5% males, 8.4% females
- 20–24 in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan): 4.0% males, 4.1% females; 20–24 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 3.2% males, 3.9% females
- 15–19 in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan): 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 15–19 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 1.2% males, 1.5% females
- 10–14 in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan): 2.9% males, 2.7% females; 10–14 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 1.5% males, 1.5% females
- 5–9 in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan): 2.6% males, 2.4% females; 5–9 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 1.6% males, 1.7% females
- 0–4 in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan): 2.1% males, 2.0% females; 0–4 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 2.0% males, 2.0% 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, 2016: $947
- First area, 2021: $1,187
- Second area, 2016: $1,056
- Second area, 2021: $1,348
- First area, 2016: $2,033
- First area, 2021: $2,313
- Second area, 2016: $1,963
- Second area, 2021: $2,267
- First area, 2016: $2,752
- First area, 2021: $3,324
- Second area, 2016: $2,492
- Second area, 2021: $3,135
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
Family & Households
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.1
- Second area, 2021: 2.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $395
- First area, 2021: $421
- Second area, 2016: $420
- Second area, 2021: $450
- First area, 2016: $2,400
- First area, 2021: $2,600
- Second area, 2016: $2,200
- Second area, 2021: $2,300
- First area, 2016: 1.00
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2016: 1.00
- Second area, 2021: 1.00
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
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan) vs Richmond (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED23806/hawthorn/vs/SED27003/richmond