Table 1.
Descriptive statistics: percentage green space and low income households, by city
| Total | Sydney | Melbourne | Brisbane | Perth | Adelaide | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N SA1s (%) |
28,626 |
9,286 (32.4%) |
8,600 (30.0%) |
4,448 (15.5%) |
3,699 (12.9%) |
2,593 (9.1%) |
| Mean percentage green space (standard deviation) |
15.1% (12.2%) |
16.8% (13.2%) |
12.7% (10.7%) |
12.7% (10.7%) |
17.3% (12.8%) |
13.3% (11.8%) |
| Percentage green space (categories) |
N SA1s (%) |
|||||
| 0% |
409 (1.4%) |
52 (0.6%) |
180 (2.1%) |
57 (1.3%) |
29 (0.8%) |
91 (3.5%) |
| 1% – 9% |
11,596 (40.5%) |
3,237 (34.9%) |
4,307 (50.1%) |
1,661 (37.3%) |
1,208 (32.7%) |
1,183 (45.6%) |
| 10% – 19% |
9,537 (33.3%) |
3,307 (35.6%) |
2,587 (30.1%) |
1,591 (35.8%) |
1,284 (34.7%) |
768 (29.6%) |
| 20% – 39% |
5,710 (20.0%) |
2,108 (22.7%) |
1,254 (14.6%) |
944 (21.2%) |
956 (25.8%) |
448 (17.3%) |
| ≥ 40% |
1,374 (4.8%) |
582 (6.3%) |
272 (3.2%) |
195 (4.4%) |
222 (6.0%) |
103 (4.0%) |
| Mean percentage low income householdsa (standard deviation) |
9.1% (7.1%) |
8.8% (7.5%) |
9.5% (7.0%) |
9.5% (7.0%) |
8.4% (6.0%) |
11.8% (8.0%) |
| Percentage low income householdsa (categories) |
N SA1s (%) |
|||||
| 0% |
2,155 (7.5%) |
844 (9.1%) |
511 (5.9%) |
462 (10.4%) |
254 (6.9%) |
84 (3.2%) |
| 1 – 4% |
6,109 (21.3%) |
2,139 (23.0%) |
1,548 (18.0%) |
1,187 (26.7%) |
873 (23.6%) |
362 (14.0%) |
| 5 – 9% |
9,776 (34.2%) |
3,126 (33.7%) |
3,056 (35.5%) |
1,500 (33.7%) |
1,366 (36.9%) |
728 (28.1%) |
| 10 – 19% |
8,621 (30.1%) |
2,468 (26.6%) |
2,976 (34.6%) |
1,067 (24.0%) |
1,049 (28.4%) |
1,061 (40.9%) |
| 20%+ | 1,965 (6.9%) | 709 (7.6%) | 509 (5.9%) | 232 (5.2%) | 157 (4.2%) | 358 (13.8%) |
alow income household is defined as having a household income < $21,000 in the 2011 Australian census.