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Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads vs Torquay - Jan Juc

Name: Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads vs Torquay - Jan Juc — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Urban Centre comparison ≈ 19 km apart · Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads profile · Torquay - Jan Juc profile

Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads Torquay - Jan Juc

Torquay - Jan Juc and Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads are two large, nearby coastal areas with different profiles. Torquay - Jan Juc is younger and more affluent, with 33.0% of households earning $3,000 or more a week and a typical resident age of 40. It also has a more qualified workforce, as 35.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. In contrast, Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads has a noticeably older population, with a typical age of 44 and a well higher share of seniors (22.5%). This is reflected in home ownership, where 42.3% of homes are owned outright, compared to 34.3% in Torquay - Jan Juc.

Both areas sit near the national figure for people needing help with daily activities, around 3% to 4%. They are also alike in their general walkability, with both described as somewhat walkable. While they share these traits, some gaps are widening; since 2011, the difference in typical age has grown, and Torquay - Jan Juc has seen its lead in high-income earners and university qualifications increase.

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Where they differ most

People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Torquay - Jan Juc Owned outright: 8.0 pts higher in Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads Median age: 4 yrs older in Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads Full-time: 5.1 pts higher in Torquay - Jan Juc Participation: 5.8 pts higher in Torquay - Jan Juc

Demographics & Identity

Population in Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads in Torquay - Jan Juc +963 larger in Torquay - Jan Juc gap narrowing

22,035 86th pct 22,998 86th pct

Median age in Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads in Torquay - Jan Juc +4 yrs older in Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads gap widening

44 yrs 46th pct 40 yrs 32nd pct

Age structure

26.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.7 pts 25.1%

21.6% Young adults (25–44) +4.6 pts ▸ 26.2%

22.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +5.5 pts 16.9%

20.0% Children (0–14) +2.1 pts ▸ 22.1%

9.2% Youth (15–24) +0.6 pts ▸ 9.8%

Marital status

55.5% Married ◂ +1.6 pts 53.9%

28.1% Never married +4.4 pts ▸ 32.5%

8.9% Divorced ◂ +1.6 pts 7.3%

5.0% Widowed ◂ +1.0 pts 3.9%

2.5% Separated ◂ +0.1 pts 2.5%

Age & sex structure

Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads Torquay - Jan Juc

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

84.0% Australia ◂ +1.0 pts 83.0%

4.2% England ◂ +0.5 pts 3.7%

0.9% New Zealand +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.3% South Africa +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Italy even 0.3%

0.1% India even 0.2%

0.1% China even 0.2%

0.1% Philippines even 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

43.7% English ◂ +0.3 pts 43.4%

41.1% Australian ◂ +3.1 pts 38.0%

16.9% Irish ◂ +0.6 pts 16.3%

13.8% Scottish ◂ +0.4 pts 13.3%

4.5% German +0.2 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.4% Italian +1.2 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.6% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 2.5%

0.8% Chinese +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.6% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

92.5% English only ◂ +1.4 pts 91.1%

0.4% Italian even 0.4%

0.2% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Greek even 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

0.1% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Arabic even 0.1%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.1%

0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

49.8% No religion +4.3 pts ▸ 54.1%

42.4% Christianity ◂ +3.9 pts 38.5%

6.5% Not stated ◂ +0.5 pts 6.0%

0.6% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Other religions even 0.3%

0.2% Islam even 0.2%

0.1% Hinduism even 0.1%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Highest year of school

62.6% Year 12 +5.4 pts ▸ 68.1%

13.8% Year 11 ◂ +1.1 pts 12.6%

11.7% Year 10 ◂ +1.9 pts 9.9%

5.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.5 pts 4.1%

Highest qualification level

29.9% Bachelor degree +3.3 pts ▸ 33.2%

22.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +1.1 pts 21.6%

17.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.1 pts 16.4%

8.8% Postgraduate degree +0.9 pts ▸ 9.7%

6.5% Graduate diploma / certificate even 6.4%

1.2% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

Field of qualification

15.4% Management & commerce +2.7 pts ▸ 18.1%

14.2% Health ◂ +1.0 pts 13.2%

13.5% Education ◂ +0.9 pts 12.7%

12.1% Society & culture ◂ +1.1 pts 11.0%

10.1% Engineering & related +0.1 pts ▸ 10.2%

7.5% Architecture & building +0.8 pts ▸ 8.3%

4.0% Creative arts +1.2 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.3 pts 3.7%

2.9% Natural & physical sciences +0.4 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.6% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.3 pts 2.3%

1.5% Information technology +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

Income

Personal income in Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads in Torquay - Jan Juc +$119 higher in Torquay - Jan Juc gap widening

$886 86th pct $1,005 91st pct

Household income in Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads in Torquay - Jan Juc +$346 higher in Torquay - Jan Juc gap widening

$1,929 85th pct $2,275 91st pct

Family income in Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads in Torquay - Jan Juc +$255 higher in Torquay - Jan Juc gap widening

$2,366 88th pct $2,621 93rd pct

Household income distribution

28.4% $1,500–$2,999 +1.0 pts ▸ 29.4%

24.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.7 pts 20.2%

14.1% $4,000 or more +4.1 pts ▸ 18.2%

12.2% $3,000–$3,999 +2.7 pts ▸ 14.9%

13.5% Under $650 ◂ +2.6 pts 10.9%

Personal income distribution

35.9% Under $650 ◂ +2.8 pts 33.1%

29.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.0 pts 28.8%

21.4% $1,500–$2,999 +3.0 pts ▸ 24.4%

6.1% $3,000 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 7.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.6% Arthritis ◂ +2.7 pts 6.8%

9.3% Asthma ◂ +1.0 pts 8.3%

9.1% Mental health ◂ +1.8 pts 7.3%

7.2% Other condition ◂ +0.1 pts 7.0%

4.2% Heart disease ◂ +1.1 pts 3.1%

3.8% Cancer ◂ +0.9 pts 2.9%

3.2% Diabetes ◂ +0.8 pts 2.5%

1.6% Lung condition ◂ +0.6 pts 1.0%

1.0% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.7% Dementia even 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

63.5% None +4.2 pts ▸ 67.6%

20.4% One condition ◂ +1.7 pts 18.7%

6.5% Two conditions ◂ +2.1 pts 4.4%

2.9% Three or more ◂ +1.0 pts 1.8%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads in Torquay - Jan Juc +0.2 larger in Torquay - Jan Juc gap widening

2.5 64th pct 2.7 76th pct

Family composition

58.9% Couples with children +6.1 pts ▸ 64.9%

30.3% Couples without children ◂ +4.3 pts 25.9%

10.4% One-parent families ◂ +1.8 pts 8.6%

0.5% Other families even 0.5%

Household size

37.7% 2 people ◂ +3.7 pts 34.0%

23.2% 1 person ◂ +3.6 pts 19.5%

17.8% 4 people +3.1 pts ▸ 21.0%

12.9% 3 people +2.4 pts ▸ 15.3%

6.7% 5 people +1.8 pts ▸ 8.4%

1.6% 6 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads in Torquay - Jan Juc +$75 higher in Torquay - Jan Juc

$425 89th pct $500 97th pct

Mortgage in Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads in Torquay - Jan Juc +$167 higher in Torquay - Jan Juc gap narrowing

$2,000 88th pct $2,167 92nd pct

People / bedroom in Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads in Torquay - Jan Juc +0.10 higher in Torquay - Jan Juc gap widening

0.70 14th pct 0.80 57th pct

How homes are owned or rented

42.3% Owned outright ◂ +8.0 pts 34.3%

36.8% Owned with a mortgage +4.9 pts ▸ 41.7%

17.8% Rented +2.9 pts ▸ 20.7%

1.5% Other tenure +0.9 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.5% Not stated ◂ +0.5 pts 1.0%

Types of homes

93.1% Separate house ◂ +1.3 pts 91.8%

6.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +1.4 pts ▸ 7.3%

0.8% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.1% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

45.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +3.9 pts 41.9%

35.1% 4 bedrooms +5.9 pts ▸ 41.0%

11.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.2 pts 8.8%

5.7% 5 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 6.6%

1.0% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.1% Studio / none even 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

59.9% $350–$549 ◂ +9.5 pts 50.4%

11.2% $550–$749 +18.1 pts ▸ 29.3%

18.2% $200–$349 ◂ +9.4 pts 8.7%

6.4% Under $200 ◂ +2.5 pts 3.9%

3.0% $750 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 4.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.1% $1,800–$2,999 +1.3 pts ▸ 39.4%

24.5% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.5 pts 21.0%

18.8% $3,000 or more +2.8 pts ▸ 21.6%

13.5% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.2 pts 11.3%

Transport & Vehicles

How people get to work

53.1% Car (driver) ◂ +1.9 pts 51.2%

25.7% Worked at home +3.3 pts ▸ 29.0%

2.9% Car (passenger) even 3.0%

1.9% Walked +0.1 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.7% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.3% Bus ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Train even 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

47.5% 2 vehicles +2.2 pts ▸ 49.7%

31.3% 1 vehicle ◂ +3.0 pts 28.3%

13.4% 3 vehicles +0.1 pts ▸ 13.4%

5.6% 4 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 7.0%

2.2% No vehicle ◂ +0.6 pts 1.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.4 pts 14.4%

12.1% Construction +0.5 pts ▸ 12.6%

12.3% Education & training ◂ +0.8 pts 11.4%

8.4% Retail trade +1.0 pts ▸ 9.4%

8.2% Professional & technical +0.3 pts ▸ 8.6%

7.2% Public administration & safety +0.1 pts ▸ 7.3%

6.9% Accommodation & food even 6.9%

4.4% Manufacturing +0.2 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.4% Finance & insurance +0.1 pts ▸ 3.5%

3.0% Other services +0.2 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.2 pts 2.4%

2.7% Administrative & support ◂ +0.1 pts 2.5%

Occupations people work in

29.0% Professionals +1.1 pts ▸ 30.0%

15.3% Managers +1.6 pts ▸ 16.9%

14.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.0 pts 13.0%

12.2% Community & personal service ◂ +0.4 pts 11.8%

11.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.7 pts 10.7%

8.0% Sales workers +0.1 pts ▸ 8.1%

6.0% Labourers ◂ +0.1 pts 5.9%

2.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.5 pts 2.1%

Walkability

Walk score in Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads in Torquay - Jan Juc +0.1 higher in Torquay - Jan Juc

5.9 82nd pct 6.0 83rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads in Torquay - Jan Juc +0.3 more in Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads

5.6 68th pct 5.3 62nd pct

15-min city in Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads in Torquay - Jan Juc +12.9 pts higher in Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads

70.9% 60th pct 57.9% 49th pct

Walk to shops in Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads in Torquay - Jan Juc +5.3 pts higher in Torquay - Jan Juc

73.0% 62nd pct 78.3% 68th pct

Walk to transit in Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads in Torquay - Jan Juc +5.0 pts higher in Torquay - Jan Juc

86.7% 79th pct 91.7% 85th pct

Walk to school in Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads in Torquay - Jan Juc +3.5 pts higher in Torquay - Jan Juc

63.6% 45th pct 67.1% 48th pct

Walk to a park in Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads in Torquay - Jan Juc +1.3 pts higher in Torquay - Jan Juc

98.6% 77th pct 100.0% 98th pct

Walk to health in Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads in Torquay - Jan Juc +8.6 pts higher in Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads

59.4% 68th pct 50.8% 62nd pct

Amenities/1k in Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads in Torquay - Jan Juc +31.3 more in Torquay - Jan Juc

10.4 25th pct 41.7 85th pct

Intersections/km² in Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads in Torquay - Jan Juc +42 higher in Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads

111 93rd pct 70 86th pct

Mean slope in Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads in Torquay - Jan Juc +0.5 pts higher in Torquay - Jan Juc

4.1% 42nd pct 4.5% 49th pct

Compare Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads with nearby areas

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Compare Torquay - Jan Juc with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads vs Torquay - Jan Juc [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL212004/ocean-grove-barwon-heads/vs/UCL212007/torquay-jan-juc