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Niddrie (Western Metropolitan) vs St Albans (Western Metropolitan)

Name: Niddrie (Western Metropolitan) vs St Albans (Western Metropolitan) — 2021 Census comparison
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State Electorate comparison ≈ 4.6 km apart · Niddrie (Western Metropolitan) profile · St Albans (Western Metropolitan) profile

Niddrie (Western Metropolitan) St Albans (Western Metropolitan)

St Albans (Western Metropolitan) and Niddrie (Western Metropolitan) are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. St Albans is much more culturally diverse, with 53% of people born overseas and 62.5% using a language other than English at home. In contrast, Niddrie has higher typical incomes; the usual family earns $2,357 a week compared to $1,457 in St Albans. Niddrie also has a more affluent workforce, with 14.8% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly, while that figure is just 4.3% in St Albans.

Since 2011, the two areas have tracked in different directions regarding wealth and work. The income gap has widened, with Niddrie seeing a far higher increase in people working from home and typical household pay. However, they share many daily similarities, including a very walkable environment and nearly identical shares of children under 15. Both areas also sit close to the national figure for the number of people needing help with daily activities.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 31.3 pts higher in St Albans (Western Metropolitan) Born overseas: 25.0 pts higher in St Albans (Western Metropolitan) Unpaid carers: 4.8 pts higher in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan) Family income: $900 higher in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan) People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in St Albans (Western Metropolitan)

Demographics & Identity

Population in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)in St Albans (Western Metropolitan) +13,592 larger in St Albans (Western Metropolitan) gap narrowing

61,796 59th pct 75,388 75th pct

Median age in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)in St Albans (Western Metropolitan) +5 yrs older in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan) gap narrowing

42 yrs 71st pct 37 yrs 36th pct

Age structure

24.7% Young adults (25–44) +6.1 pts ▸ 30.8%

25.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.7 pts 23.1%

21.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.9 pts 17.6%

16.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.7 pts 16.2%

11.1% Youth (15–24) +1.2 pts ▸ 12.3%

Marital status

51.1% Married ◂ +7.5 pts 43.6%

32.2% Never married +4.5 pts ▸ 36.7%

7.2% Divorced +2.4 pts ▸ 9.6%

6.7% Widowed ◂ +0.6 pts 6.1%

2.9% Separated +1.2 pts ▸ 4.1%

Age & sex structure

Niddrie (Western Metropolitan) St Albans (Western Metropolitan)

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

68.7% Australia ◂ +29.4 pts 39.4%

2.3% Vietnam +15.9 pts ▸ 18.2%

5.4% Italy ◂ +4.3 pts 1.1%

1.9% India +2.8 pts ▸ 4.6%

0.7% Philippines +1.9 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.5% England ◂ +0.8 pts 0.7%

0.8% New Zealand +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.1% China even 1.1%

0.1% Nepal +0.9 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.2% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

22.3% Italian ◂ +18.2 pts 4.1%

3.1% Vietnamese +19.1 pts ▸ 22.2%

21.9% Australian ◂ +11.2 pts 10.7%

20.9% English ◂ +10.8 pts 10.1%

8.5% Irish ◂ +6.0 pts 2.5%

4.5% Chinese +3.1 pts ▸ 7.6%

6.5% Greek ◂ +3.7 pts 2.8%

5.7% Scottish ◂ +3.7 pts 2.0%

2.3% Indian +1.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.1% Filipino +2.1 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.4% German ◂ +1.0 pts 1.4%

0.8% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

65.6% English only ◂ +36.1 pts 29.5%

2.8% Vietnamese +22.1 pts ▸ 24.9%

7.9% Italian ◂ +6.4 pts 1.4%

3.8% Greek ◂ +1.7 pts 2.1%

0.3% Punjabi +2.4 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.6% Cantonese +0.9 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.7% Arabic +0.4 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.4% Mandarin even 1.4%

0.3% Tagalog +1.0 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.5% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

Religion

Religious affiliation

64.0% Christianity ◂ +20.9 pts 43.1%

24.6% No religion ◂ +2.3 pts 22.3%

2.5% Buddhism +11.2 pts ▸ 13.7%

4.4% Not stated +4.6 pts ▸ 9.0%

2.4% Islam +3.5 pts ▸ 5.8%

1.5% Hinduism +2.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.5% Other religions +1.9 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.0% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)in St Albans (Western Metropolitan) +0.48 more in St Albans (Western Metropolitan)

1.82 45th pct 2.29 63rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)in St Albans (Western Metropolitan) +9 more in St Albans (Western Metropolitan)

19 46th pct 28 73rd pct

Students in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)in St Albans (Western Metropolitan) +3,523 more in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)

14,632 86th pct 11,109 65th pct

Avg size in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)in St Albans (Western Metropolitan) +373 larger in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)

770 88th pct 397 33rd pct

ICSEA in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)in St Albans (Western Metropolitan) +119 higher in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)

1,099 83rd pct 980 27th pct

Highest year of school

62.0% Year 12 ◂ +6.6 pts 55.3%

13.2% Year 9 or below +5.6 pts ▸ 18.8%

10.1% Year 10 ◂ +0.6 pts 9.5%

10.1% Year 11 ◂ +3.2 pts 6.9%

Highest qualification level

32.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +6.7 pts 25.7%

23.1% Certificate III / IV ◂ +1.4 pts 21.7%

15.7% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.4 pts 15.3%

9.4% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.6 pts 8.8%

4.7% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.1 pts 2.6%

1.3% Certificate I / II +0.6 pts ▸ 1.9%

Field of qualification

22.8% Management & commerce ◂ +4.8 pts 18.0%

14.2% Engineering & related ◂ +1.4 pts 12.9%

10.5% Society & culture +0.4 pts ▸ 10.9%

9.5% Health ◂ +2.1 pts 7.3%

9.3% Education ◂ +3.9 pts 5.4%

4.7% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.8 pts ▸ 6.5%

6.4% Architecture & building ◂ +2.0 pts 4.4%

3.6% Information technology +2.2 pts ▸ 5.8%

3.6% Creative arts ◂ +0.6 pts 3.0%

3.2% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.5 pts 2.7%

0.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

Income

Personal income in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)in St Albans (Western Metropolitan) +$257 higher in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan) gap widening

$805 53rd pct $548 3rd pct

Household income in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)in St Albans (Western Metropolitan) +$592 higher in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan) gap widening

$1,923 65th pct $1,331 14th pct

Family income in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)in St Albans (Western Metropolitan) +$900 higher in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan) gap widening

$2,357 72nd pct $1,457 6th pct

Household income distribution

23.4% $650–$1,499 +7.4 pts ▸ 30.8%

27.5% $1,500–$2,999 +0.3 pts ▸ 27.9%

15.6% Under $650 +5.7 pts ▸ 21.3%

15.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +10.1 pts 5.7%

12.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +4.4 pts 7.6%

Personal income distribution

40.9% Under $650 +9.3 pts ▸ 50.1%

27.6% $650–$1,499 +2.1 pts ▸ 29.6%

20.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +10.9 pts 9.6%

5.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.7 pts 1.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.0% Arthritis ◂ +1.8 pts 7.2%

8.1% Other condition ◂ +0.6 pts 7.5%

7.7% Asthma ◂ +0.7 pts 7.0%

7.2% Mental health ◂ +0.9 pts 6.2%

5.4% Diabetes +1.1 pts ▸ 6.5%

4.6% Heart disease ◂ +1.1 pts 3.5%

3.2% Cancer ◂ +1.1 pts 2.1%

1.3% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

1.1% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

1.1% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.9% None ◂ +0.5 pts 65.4%

18.9% One condition ◂ +2.5 pts 16.3%

6.0% Two conditions ◂ +1.0 pts 5.0%

3.1% Three or more ◂ +0.2 pts 2.9%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)in St Albans (Western Metropolitan) +0.1 larger in St Albans (Western Metropolitan) gap narrowing

2.6 57th pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

62.3% Couples with children ◂ +7.0 pts 55.3%

23.6% Couples without children ◂ +2.0 pts 21.6%

13.0% One-parent families +7.9 pts ▸ 20.9%

1.1% Other families +1.1 pts ▸ 2.2%

Household size

32.2% 2 people ◂ +3.0 pts 29.2%

23.5% 1 person +0.4 pts ▸ 23.9%

18.4% 4 people ◂ +2.6 pts 15.8%

17.5% 3 people +0.6 pts ▸ 18.0%

6.5% 5 people +0.8 pts ▸ 7.3%

2.0% 6 or more +3.9 pts ▸ 5.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)in St Albans (Western Metropolitan) +$75 higher in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan) gap steady

$406 73rd pct $331 36th pct

Mortgage in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)in St Albans (Western Metropolitan) +$567 higher in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan) gap widening

$2,167 80th pct $1,600 29th pct

People / bedroom in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)in St Albans (Western Metropolitan) +0.10 higher in St Albans (Western Metropolitan) gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

43.6% Owned outright ◂ +7.8 pts 35.8%

20.5% Rented +12.3 pts ▸ 32.8%

32.7% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +5.5 pts 27.2%

1.4% Not stated +1.2 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.8% Other tenure ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%

Types of homes

73.7% Separate house +2.5 pts ▸ 76.2%

22.5% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +7.0 pts 15.5%

3.5% Flat or apartment +4.4 pts ▸ 7.9%

0.2% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

52.3% 3 bedrooms +4.2 pts ▸ 56.5%

27.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +8.6 pts 18.6%

12.7% 2 bedrooms +3.2 pts ▸ 15.9%

5.5% 5 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 3.8%

1.1% 1 bedroom +1.8 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.1% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

60.7% $350–$549 ◂ +24.0 pts 36.8%

16.8% $200–$349 +28.1 pts ▸ 44.9%

11.1% $550–$749 ◂ +9.8 pts 1.3%

4.2% Under $200 +6.2 pts ▸ 10.4%

3.1% $750 or more ◂ +1.9 pts 1.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

19.6% $1,000–$1,799 +14.5 pts ▸ 34.1%

32.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.4 pts 29.7%

26.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +17.9 pts 8.6%

14.0% Under $1,000 +6.3 pts ▸ 20.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)in St Albans (Western Metropolitan) +38 more in St Albans (Western Metropolitan)

288 57th pct 326 67th pct

Stops/1k in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)in St Albans (Western Metropolitan) +0.34 more in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)

4.66 51st pct 4.32 44th pct

Departures/1k in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)in St Albans (Western Metropolitan) +260.4 more in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)

1,657.3 75th pct 1,396.9 66th pct

PT routes in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)in St Albans (Western Metropolitan) +7 more in St Albans (Western Metropolitan)

24 43rd pct 31 61st pct

How people get to work

49.2% Car (driver) +6.8 pts ▸ 56.0%

28.7% Worked at home ◂ +12.7 pts 16.0%

3.3% Car (passenger) +1.8 pts ▸ 5.1%

1.0% Train +3.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

1.0% Walked even 1.0%

0.3% Bus +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.4% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

41.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +8.2 pts 33.0%

34.2% 1 vehicle +4.5 pts ▸ 38.7%

12.2% 3 vehicles +0.2 pts ▸ 12.4%

5.6% No vehicle +4.2 pts ▸ 9.8%

6.8% 4 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 6.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

11.3% Health care & social assistance +0.3 pts ▸ 11.7%

11.5% Construction ◂ +3.1 pts 8.4%

5.8% Manufacturing +4.6 pts ▸ 10.4%

9.4% Retail trade +0.5 pts ▸ 9.9%

9.7% Education & training ◂ +4.0 pts 5.7%

6.1% Transport & warehousing +2.9 pts ▸ 9.0%

8.3% Professional & technical ◂ +3.4 pts 4.9%

5.1% Accommodation & food +2.4 pts ▸ 7.5%

6.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.0 pts 4.6%

5.3% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.7 pts 3.6%

3.5% Other services +1.1 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.9% Administrative & support +1.4 pts ▸ 4.3%

Occupations people work in

25.5% Professionals ◂ +9.7 pts 15.8%

15.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +3.9 pts 11.9%

15.5% Managers ◂ +7.8 pts 7.7%

6.5% Labourers +8.7 pts ▸ 15.2%

12.1% Technicians & trades +2.2 pts ▸ 14.2%

4.5% Machinery operators & drivers +7.9 pts ▸ 12.4%

9.1% Community & personal service +2.7 pts ▸ 11.8%

9.0% Sales workers ◂ +1.0 pts 8.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)in St Albans (Western Metropolitan) +0.2 higher in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)

7.1 74th pct 6.9 71st pct

Types ≤15 min in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)in St Albans (Western Metropolitan) +0.3 more in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)

7.0 78th pct 6.7 73rd pct

15-min city in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)in St Albans (Western Metropolitan) +3.4 pts higher in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)

91.5% 77th pct 88.1% 71st pct

Walk to shops in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)in St Albans (Western Metropolitan) +5.8 pts higher in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)

85.7% 74th pct 79.9% 67th pct

Walk to transit in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)in St Albans (Western Metropolitan) +0.5 pts higher in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)

96.7% 67th pct 96.1% 65th pct

Walk to school in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)in St Albans (Western Metropolitan) +1.7 pts higher in St Albans (Western Metropolitan)

92.6% 79th pct 94.3% 83rd pct

Walk to a park in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)in St Albans (Western Metropolitan) +1.5 pts higher in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)

99.9% 82nd pct 98.4% 57th pct

Walk to health in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)in St Albans (Western Metropolitan) +15.9 pts higher in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)

80.4% 81st pct 64.5% 66th pct

Amenities/1k in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)in St Albans (Western Metropolitan) +5.8 more in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)

17.6 71st pct 11.8 28th pct

Intersections/km² in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)in St Albans (Western Metropolitan) +87 higher in St Albans (Western Metropolitan)

281 87th pct 368 93rd pct

Mean slope in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)in St Albans (Western Metropolitan) +1.6 pts higher in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)

4.3% 27th pct 2.7% 0th pct

Compare Niddrie (Western Metropolitan) with nearby areas

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Compare St Albans (Western Metropolitan) with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Niddrie (Western Metropolitan) vs St Albans (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED26207/niddrie/vs/SED27807/st-albans