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Sandy Point vs Toora

Name: Sandy Point vs Toora — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Urban Centre comparison ≈ 26 km apart · Sandy Point profile · Toora profile

Sandy Point Toora

Toora and Sandy Point are two small Victorian areas with very different social and economic profiles. Sandy Point is more affluent, with a typical weekly household income of $1,336 compared to $825 in Toora. Education levels are also much higher in Sandy Point, where 27.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, while only 12.3% do in Toora. In contrast, Toora is far more walkable (very walkable) and has far more one-parent families, making up 23.7% of households compared to just 8.0% in Sandy Point (mostly car-dependent).

The gap in the typical age of residents has narrowed since 2011, as the two areas have both become older than the national figure. They share a few similarities, such as having almost no one who speaks a language other than English at home and similar average household sizes. While Sandy Point has seen a flip in trends regarding income and education, Toora remains more likely to have residents who rent their homes.

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Where they differ most

Year 12: 25.8 pts higher in Sandy Point Separate houses: 13.2 pts higher in Sandy Point Owned outright: 19.1 pts higher in Sandy Point One-parent: 15.7 pts higher in Toora Population: 178 larger in Toora

Demographics & Identity

Population in Sandy Point in Toora +178 larger in Toora gap narrowing

254 13th pct 432 29th pct

Median age in Sandy Point in Toora +4 yrs older in Sandy Point gap narrowing

59 yrs 92nd pct 55 yrs 83rd pct

Age structure

36.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.7 pts 32.9%

32.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +5.1 pts 27.5%

9.8% Children (0–14) +4.7 pts ▸ 14.6%

14.2% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.1 pts 14.1%

7.1% Youth (15–24) +1.2 pts ▸ 8.3%

Marital status

52.2% Married ◂ +13.9 pts 38.3%

26.3% Never married +9.2 pts ▸ 35.5%

13.6% Divorced ◂ +1.0 pts 12.6%

4.4% Widowed +5.7 pts ▸ 10.1%

1.8% Separated +3.2 pts ▸ 4.9%

Age & sex structure

Sandy Point Toora

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

77.2% Australia ◂ +1.9 pts 75.2%

5.9% England ◂ +0.3 pts 5.6%

1.6% New Zealand ◂ +0.4 pts 1.2%

1.6% South Africa ◂ +1.6 pts 0.0%

0.0% Italy +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% India even 0.0%

0.0% China even 0.0%

0.0% Philippines even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

40.9% English +5.6 pts ▸ 46.5%

33.5% Australian +3.3 pts ▸ 36.8%

16.5% Irish ◂ +7.0 pts 9.5%

13.0% Scottish ◂ +0.3 pts 12.7%

4.7% German +0.1 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.4% Italian +1.8 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.8% Dutch ◂ +0.7 pts 2.1%

0.0% Chinese +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Indian even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Filipino even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

91.3% English only ◂ +4.3 pts 87.0%

0.0% Italian +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

60.2% No religion ◂ +12.3 pts 47.9%

26.4% Christianity +8.6 pts ▸ 35.0%

11.4% Not stated +3.9 pts ▸ 15.3%

0.0% Islam even 0.0%

0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%

0.0% Buddhism even 0.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Highest year of school

56.8% Year 12 ◂ +25.8 pts 30.9%

8.6% Year 9 or below +11.2 pts ▸ 19.8%

14.4% Year 11 +4.5 pts ▸ 18.9%

10.8% Year 10 +7.6 pts ▸ 18.4%

Highest qualification level

22.8% Certificate III / IV +12.9 pts ▸ 35.7%

26.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +10.4 pts 15.8%

12.8% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.5 pts 11.2%

10.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +5.5 pts 4.6%

5.4% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.8 pts 2.6%

0.0% Certificate I / II +3.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

Field of qualification

16.8% Health ◂ +7.6 pts 9.2%

16.1% Education ◂ +9.0 pts 7.1%

6.7% Engineering & related +9.1 pts ▸ 15.8%

12.1% Management & commerce ◂ +4.4 pts 7.7%

11.4% Society & culture ◂ +3.8 pts 7.7%

0.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +10.2 pts ▸ 10.2%

6.7% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +4.7 pts 2.0%

6.7% Architecture & building ◂ +0.1 pts 6.6%

2.0% Agriculture & environment +2.6 pts ▸ 4.6%

4.0% Creative arts ◂ +2.0 pts 2.0%

0.0% Information technology even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Sandy Point in Toora +$259 higher in Sandy Point gap narrowing

$738 65th pct $479 14th pct

Household income in Sandy Point in Toora +$511 higher in Sandy Point gap widening

$1,336 56th pct $825 7th pct

Family income in Sandy Point in Toora +$397 higher in Sandy Point gap narrowing

$1,488 43rd pct $1,091 12th pct

Household income distribution

42.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.9 pts 35.0%

17.9% Under $650 +16.7 pts ▸ 34.5%

23.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.4 pts 21.8%

8.9% $4,000 or more ◂ +7.4 pts 1.5%

7.1% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +5.6 pts 1.5%

Personal income distribution

43.4% Under $650 +12.3 pts ▸ 55.7%

26.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.9 pts 25.4%

16.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +8.9 pts 7.4%

5.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.4 pts 0.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.2% Arthritis +2.3 pts ▸ 12.5%

7.5% Mental health +3.9 pts ▸ 11.3%

5.9% Heart disease +2.4 pts ▸ 8.3%

8.3% Other condition ◂ +2.5 pts 5.8%

2.4% Diabetes +5.5 pts ▸ 7.9%

7.1% Asthma ◂ +1.3 pts 5.8%

4.7% Cancer +1.3 pts ▸ 6.0%

2.4% Lung condition +1.1 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.4% Dementia ◂ +1.7 pts 0.7%

2.4% Stroke ◂ +0.5 pts 1.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.4% None ◂ +10.1 pts 49.3%

19.3% One condition +3.6 pts ▸ 22.9%

8.3% Two conditions ◂ +0.4 pts 7.9%

3.5% Three or more +1.1 pts ▸ 4.6%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Sandy Point in Toora +0.1 larger in Sandy Point gap steady

2.0 14th pct 1.9 7th pct

Family composition

46.6% Couples without children ◂ +8.3 pts 38.3%

40.5% Couples with children ◂ +6.5 pts 33.9%

8.0% One-parent families +15.7 pts ▸ 23.7%

2.5% Other families ◂ +1.0 pts 1.5%

Household size

44.6% 2 people ◂ +10.6 pts 34.0%

37.5% 1 person +6.7 pts ▸ 44.2%

6.3% 3 people +4.9 pts ▸ 11.2%

6.3% 4 people +0.3 pts ▸ 6.6%

3.6% 5 people ◂ +2.0 pts 1.5%

0.0% 6 or more even 0.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Sandy Point in Toora +$72 higher in Sandy Point gap widening

$275 51st pct $203 24th pct

Mortgage in Sandy Point in Toora +$700 higher in Sandy Point gap widening

$1,582 68th pct $882 15th pct

People / bedroom in Sandy Point in Toora even gap steady

0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

64.3% Owned outright ◂ +19.1 pts 45.2%

29.5% Owned with a mortgage +1.5 pts ▸ 31.0%

8.9% Rented +10.9 pts ▸ 19.8%

0.0% Not stated +4.6 pts ▸ 4.6%

0.0% Other tenure +3.0 pts ▸ 3.0%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house ◂ +13.2 pts 86.8%

0.0% Other dwelling +7.6 pts ▸ 7.6%

0.0% Flat or apartment +4.6 pts ▸ 4.6%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

53.6% 3 bedrooms +4.3 pts ▸ 57.9%

24.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +5.8 pts 18.3%

20.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +10.9 pts 9.6%

0.0% 1 bedroom +6.1 pts ▸ 6.1%

4.5% 5 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 3.6%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

50.0% $200–$349 ◂ +21.8 pts 28.2%

0.0% Under $200 +41.0 pts ▸ 41.0%

0.0% $350–$549 +10.3 pts ▸ 10.3%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

21.2% Under $1,000 +31.2 pts ▸ 52.5%

30.3% $1,000–$1,799 +5.8 pts ▸ 36.1%

15.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +5.3 pts 9.8%

0.0% $3,000 or more even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

How people get to work

59.4% Car (driver) +1.5 pts ▸ 60.9%

23.8% Worked at home ◂ +6.4 pts 17.4%

5.0% Bicycle ◂ +2.8 pts 2.2%

3.0% Car (passenger) ◂ +3.0 pts 0.0%

0.0% Walked +2.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

0.0% Bus even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

40.2% 1 vehicle +10.3 pts ▸ 50.5%

42.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +8.1 pts 34.7%

11.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +4.2 pts 7.4%

0.0% No vehicle +5.8 pts ▸ 5.8%

4.5% 4 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 5.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.1 pts 13.8%

14.9% Construction ◂ +6.2 pts 8.7%

12.9% Education & training ◂ +1.3 pts 11.6%

3.0% Retail trade +7.2 pts ▸ 10.1%

9.9% Arts & recreation ◂ +9.9 pts 0.0%

0.0% Manufacturing +9.4 pts ▸ 9.4%

6.9% Accommodation & food +1.8 pts ▸ 8.7%

4.0% Transport & warehousing +4.7 pts ▸ 8.7%

3.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +5.0 pts ▸ 8.0%

6.9% Finance & insurance ◂ +6.9 pts 0.0%

5.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +3.0 pts 2.9%

0.0% Wholesale trade +5.8 pts ▸ 5.8%

Occupations people work in

20.8% Professionals ◂ +6.3 pts 14.5%

15.8% Community & personal service +3.7 pts ▸ 19.6%

7.9% Labourers +10.9 pts ▸ 18.8%

18.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.9 pts 15.9%

13.9% Managers ◂ +1.5 pts 12.3%

8.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +3.8 pts 5.1%

0.0% Machinery operators & drivers +8.7 pts ▸ 8.7%

5.0% Sales workers +2.3 pts ▸ 7.2%

Walkability

Walk score in Sandy Point in Toora +3.9 higher in Toora

2.2 22nd pct 6.1 86th pct

Types ≤15 min in Sandy Point in Toora +3.9 more in Toora

2.0 18th pct 5.9 74th pct

15-min city in Sandy Point in Toora +97.6 pts higher in Toora

0.0% 0th pct 97.6% 95th pct

Walk to shops in Sandy Point in Toora +1.2 pts higher in Sandy Point

99.0% 98th pct 97.8% 95th pct

Walk to transit in Sandy Point in Toora +90.1 pts higher in Toora

0.0% 0th pct 90.1% 83rd pct

Walk to school in Sandy Point in Toora +98.8 pts higher in Toora

0.0% 0th pct 98.8% 96th pct

Walk to a park in Sandy Point in Toora +0.2 pts higher in Sandy Point

100.0% 100th pct 99.8% 90th pct

Walk to health in Sandy Point in Toora even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Sandy Point in Toora +16.0 more in Toora

11.8 29th pct 27.8 70th pct

Intersections/km² in Sandy Point in Toora +25 higher in Sandy Point

73 86th pct 47 70th pct

Mean slope in Sandy Point in Toora +0.7 pts higher in Toora

3.7% 34th pct 4.3% 46th pct

Compare Sandy Point with nearby areas

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Compare Toora with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Sandy Point vs Toora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL222081/sandy-point/vs/UCL222093/toora