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Barton vs Reid

Federal Electorate comparison ≈ 9.5 km apart · Barton profile · Reid profile

Barton Reid

Reid and Barton are large, neighbouring areas in Greater Sydney with different housing and economic profiles. Reid is more likely to have high-income earners, with 31.9% of households earning $3,000 or more per week compared to 25.6% in Barton. This wealth is consistent with Reid's more highly qualified workforce, where 43.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, well higher than the 34.4% in Barton. Housing also differs significantly; separate houses are far more common in Barton (44.0%) than in Reid (30.7%), while Reid has a higher share of renters at 44.8%.

Both areas share very similar household sizes, with about 2.5 to 2.6 people per home. This commonality exists alongside other similarities, such as almost identical shares of children under 15 and people who speak little or no English. While they share these traits, some gaps have shifted over time; for example, the typical resident in Reid is now slightly younger than in Barton, a flip from 2011. Recent arrivals from overseas are also more common in Reid (22.5%) than in Barton (18.4%).

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 13.3 pts higher in Barton Bachelor+: 9.2 pts higher in Reid Recent movers: 9.1 pts higher in Reid Needs assistance: 1.7 pts higher in Barton Participation: 4.5 pts higher in Reid

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bartonin Reid +20,177 larger in Reid gap widening
181,643 79th pct 201,820 97th pct
Median age in Bartonin Reid +1 yrs older in Barton gap narrowing
36 yrs 22nd pct 35 yrs 14th pct
First Nations in Bartonin Reid +0.1 pts higher in Barton gap narrowing
0.7% 19th pct 0.6% 15th pct
Aged 65+ in Bartonin Reid +2.1 pts higher in Barton gap narrowing
15.6% 42nd pct 13.6% 26th pct
Under 15 in Bartonin Reid +0.7 pts higher in Barton gap steady
15.1% 16th pct 14.5% 14th pct
De facto in Bartonin Reid +0.9 pts higher in Reid gap narrowing
9.5% 21st pct 10.4% 27th pct

Age structure

34.4% Young adults (25–44) +3.4 pts ▸ 37.8%
22.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.1 pts 21.6%
15.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.1 pts 13.6%
15.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.7 pts 14.5%
12.1% Youth (15–24) +0.5 pts ▸ 12.6%

Marital status

46.9% Married +1.1 pts ▸ 48.0%
38.0% Never married +0.8 pts ▸ 38.8%
7.5% Divorced ◂ +0.4 pts 7.1%
4.7% Widowed ◂ +1.0 pts 3.7%
3.0% Separated ◂ +0.5 pts 2.5%

Age & sex structure

Barton Reid

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Bartonin Reid +2.2 pts higher in Reid gap narrowing
49.6% 97th pct 51.8% 100th pct

Country of birth

45.8% Australia ◂ +1.9 pts 43.9%
9.7% China +2.2 pts ▸ 11.9%
4.7% Nepal ◂ +0.7 pts 4.1%
1.7% India +3.1 pts ▸ 4.7%
1.1% Italy +1.1 pts ▸ 2.2%
2.0% Philippines ◂ +0.5 pts 1.5%
1.8% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 1.9%
1.3% England +0.2 pts ▸ 1.5%
1.3% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%
0.2% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Ancestry

19.0% Chinese +4.1 pts ▸ 23.2%
12.5% English +1.3 pts ▸ 13.8%
12.5% Australian ◂ +0.2 pts 12.3%
9.6% Greek ◂ +7.0 pts 2.6%
4.7% Italian +3.9 pts ▸ 8.6%
4.7% Irish +0.9 pts ▸ 5.6%
2.3% Indian +3.0 pts ▸ 5.2%
3.2% Scottish +0.5 pts ▸ 3.6%
2.7% Filipino ◂ +0.6 pts 2.1%
2.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 2.2%
1.3% German even 1.4%
0.4% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

Language

Other language in Bartonin Reid +3.0 pts higher in Barton gap narrowing
57.0% 98th pct 54.0% 95th pct
Limited English in Bartonin Reid +0.5 pts higher in Barton gap steady
10.6% 95th pct 10.1% 94th pct

Language used at home

37.1% English only +3.4 pts ▸ 40.5%
9.2% Mandarin +3.8 pts ▸ 13.0%
7.3% Greek ◂ +5.9 pts 1.5%
6.3% Arabic ◂ +3.8 pts 2.5%
6.0% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 5.8%
1.5% Italian +1.8 pts ▸ 3.3%
2.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.5 pts 1.7%
0.8% Hindi +0.8 pts ▸ 1.6%
1.0% Tagalog ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%
0.1% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Religion

No religion in Bartonin Reid +3.7 pts higher in Reid gap steady
29.3% 14th pct 33.0% 22nd pct

Religious affiliation

43.5% Christianity ◂ +2.1 pts 41.4%
29.3% No religion +3.7 pts ▸ 33.0%
6.1% Hinduism +2.9 pts ▸ 9.0%
8.2% Islam ◂ +4.5 pts 3.7%
7.0% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 6.7%
5.1% Buddhism +0.2 pts ▸ 5.4%
0.4% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.2% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Bartonin Reid +7.2 pts higher in Reid gap narrowing
69.5% 78th pct 76.7% 91st pct
Bachelor+ in Bartonin Reid +9.2 pts higher in Reid gap steady
34.4% 78th pct 43.6% 90th pct
Schools/1k kids in Bartonin Reid +0.24 more in Barton
1.78 44th pct 1.54 27th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Bartonin Reid +4 more in Barton
49 31st pct 45 20th pct
Students in Bartonin Reid +5,273 more in Reid
21,441 14th pct 26,714 50th pct
Avg size in Bartonin Reid +147 larger in Reid
447 40th pct 594 72nd pct
ICSEA in Bartonin Reid +28 higher in Reid
1,080 75th pct 1,108 86th pct

Highest year of school

69.5% Year 12 +7.2 pts ▸ 76.7%
10.7% Year 10 ◂ +2.6 pts 8.2%
9.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.5 pts 6.1%
3.4% Year 11 ◂ +0.8 pts 2.6%

Highest qualification level

35.1% Bachelor degree +3.2 pts ▸ 38.4%
15.2% Postgraduate degree +3.7 pts ▸ 18.9%
15.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.9 pts 14.5%
14.2% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.9 pts 10.3%
2.8% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.5 pts ▸ 3.2%
1.2% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%

Field of qualification

26.5% Management & commerce +2.1 pts ▸ 28.5%
11.1% Society & culture ◂ +0.3 pts 10.8%
10.9% Engineering & related ◂ +0.5 pts 10.4%
7.9% Health +1.1 pts ▸ 9.1%
6.6% Information technology +1.0 pts ▸ 7.7%
5.5% Education even 5.5%
5.3% Creative arts ◂ +0.8 pts 4.5%
4.4% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.7 pts 3.7%
4.1% Architecture & building ◂ +0.4 pts 3.7%
3.2% Natural & physical sciences +0.3 pts ▸ 3.5%
0.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

Income

Personal income in Bartonin Reid +$145 higher in Reid gap widening
$813 57th pct $958 77th pct
Household income in Bartonin Reid +$232 higher in Reid gap narrowing
$1,937 72nd pct $2,169 84th pct
Family income in Bartonin Reid +$300 higher in Reid gap narrowing
$2,156 57th pct $2,456 77th pct
High earners in Bartonin Reid +5.8 pts higher in Reid gap widening
12.0% 58th pct 17.8% 82nd pct
High-income homes in Bartonin Reid +6.2 pts higher in Reid gap steady
25.6% 70th pct 31.9% 85th pct

Household income distribution

31.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.1 pts 30.6%
23.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.6 pts 20.5%
14.0% $4,000 or more +5.8 pts ▸ 19.8%
14.2% Under $650 ◂ +2.3 pts 11.9%
11.7% $3,000–$3,999 +0.4 pts ▸ 12.1%

Personal income distribution

38.9% Under $650 ◂ +4.8 pts 34.2%
31.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.5 pts 30.1%
18.2% $1,500–$2,999 +3.0 pts ▸ 21.2%
4.2% $3,000 or more +3.7 pts ▸ 7.9%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Bartonin Reid +2.2 pts higher in Barton
20.6% 11th pct 18.4% 7th pct
Mental health in Bartonin Reid +0.7 pts higher in Barton
5.4% 11th pct 4.6% 8th pct
Needs assistance in Bartonin Reid +1.7 pts higher in Barton gap steady
5.6% 44th pct 3.9% 12th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

7.0% Other condition ◂ +0.7 pts 6.3%
5.7% Arthritis ◂ +0.8 pts 4.9%
5.4% Mental health ◂ +0.7 pts 4.6%
5.2% Asthma ◂ +0.3 pts 4.9%
4.6% Diabetes ◂ +0.9 pts 3.7%
3.1% Heart disease ◂ +0.4 pts 2.7%
2.1% Cancer ◂ +0.1 pts 2.0%
0.9% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%
0.8% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%
0.7% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

72.0% None +2.6 pts ▸ 74.5%
14.7% One condition ◂ +1.1 pts 13.6%
4.0% Two conditions ◂ +0.7 pts 3.4%
1.9% Three or more ◂ +0.4 pts 1.5%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Bartonin Reid +1.9 pts higher in Reid gap narrowing
8.5% 12th pct 10.4% 22nd pct
Unpaid carers in Bartonin Reid +1.0 pts higher in Barton gap steady
10.4% 22nd pct 9.4% 13th pct
Unpaid child care in Bartonin Reid +0.2 pts higher in Reid gap narrowing
21.3% 14th pct 21.5% 14th pct
Defence service in Bartonin Reid +0.3 pts higher in Reid
0.8% 5th pct 1.2% 11th pct
Housework 15h+ in Bartonin Reid +0.4 pts higher in Barton gap narrowing
18.3% 26th pct 17.9% 23rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bartonin Reid +0.1 larger in Barton gap narrowing
2.6 57th pct 2.5 43rd pct
One-parent in Bartonin Reid +2.7 pts higher in Barton gap steady
13.4% 40th pct 10.7% 11th pct
Living alone in Bartonin Reid +0.5 pts higher in Reid gap narrowing
23.4% 35th pct 23.9% 39th pct

Family composition

58.5% Couples with children ◂ +1.5 pts 57.0%
26.3% Couples without children +4.1 pts ▸ 30.3%
13.4% One-parent families ◂ +2.7 pts 10.7%
1.8% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 2.0%

Household size

31.9% 2 people +2.7 pts ▸ 34.7%
23.4% 1 person +0.5 pts ▸ 23.9%
18.6% 3 people ◂ +0.2 pts 18.4%
15.8% 4 people ◂ +0.6 pts 15.2%
6.4% 5 people ◂ +1.0 pts 5.4%
3.9% 6 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 2.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bartonin Reid +$30 higher in Reid gap narrowing
$480 90th pct $510 94th pct
Mortgage in Bartonin Reid +$117 higher in Reid gap narrowing
$2,383 86th pct $2,500 88th pct
People / bedroom in Bartonin Reid +0.10 higher in Reid gap steady
1.00 93rd pct 1.10 100th pct
Renting in Bartonin Reid +5.8 pts higher in Reid gap widening
39.0% 85th pct 44.8% 92nd pct
Owned outright in Bartonin Reid +4.1 pts higher in Barton gap widening
28.7% 36th pct 24.5% 19th pct
Separate houses in Bartonin Reid +13.3 pts higher in Barton gap narrowing
44.0% 10th pct 30.7% 5th pct
3+ bedrooms in Bartonin Reid +5.8 pts higher in Barton gap narrowing
49.7% 6th pct 43.9% 2nd pct

How homes are owned or rented

39.0% Rented +5.8 pts ▸ 44.8%
29.4% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +1.4 pts 28.0%
28.7% Owned outright ◂ +4.1 pts 24.5%
1.5% Other tenure ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%
1.5% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

Types of homes

45.5% Flat or apartment +14.6 pts ▸ 60.1%
44.0% Separate house ◂ +13.3 pts 30.7%
9.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.5 pts 8.1%
0.7% Other dwelling even 0.7%

Bedrooms per home

39.1% 2 bedrooms +2.5 pts ▸ 41.6%
29.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +3.7 pts 26.2%
13.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +1.8 pts 11.7%
9.1% 1 bedroom +3.6 pts ▸ 12.6%
6.3% 5 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 6.0%
0.6% Studio / none even 0.6%

Weekly rent distribution

51.6% $350–$549 ◂ +5.4 pts 46.2%
24.4% $550–$749 +5.1 pts ▸ 29.5%
10.3% $200–$349 ◂ +3.7 pts 6.6%
5.3% $750 or more +4.5 pts ▸ 9.9%
5.3% Under $200 ◂ +0.6 pts 4.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

32.0% $3,000 or more +4.9 pts ▸ 36.9%
33.0% $1,800–$2,999 +0.1 pts ▸ 33.1%
16.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +2.8 pts 13.2%
11.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.7 pts 10.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Bartonin Reid +1.6 pts higher in Barton gap narrowing
15.6% 94th pct 13.9% 91st pct
Work from home in Bartonin Reid +5.7 pts higher in Reid gap widening
36.5% 86th pct 42.2% 91st pct
PT commute in Bartonin Reid +1.1 pts higher in Barton gap steady
8.2% 97th pct 7.1% 92nd pct
PT stops in Bartonin Reid +68 more in Barton
754 44th pct 686 33rd pct
Stops/1k in Bartonin Reid +0.75 more in Barton
4.15 35th pct 3.40 19th pct
Departures/1k in Bartonin Reid +370.4 more in Reid
1,478.3 69th pct 1,848.6 81st pct
PT routes in Bartonin Reid +23 more in Reid
52 47th pct 75 75th pct
Stop walk in Bartonin Reid +3 longer in Reid
2 14th pct 5 41st pct
Drive to city in Bartonin Reid +3 longer in Barton
16 20th pct 13 12th pct

How people get to work

36.5% Worked at home +5.7 pts ▸ 42.2%
29.5% Car (driver) ◂ +1.2 pts 28.4%
7.2% Train ◂ +1.3 pts 5.8%
2.6% Walked ◂ +0.3 pts 2.2%
2.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.2 pts 2.4%
1.0% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.3% Bicycle even 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

46.6% 1 vehicle +1.8 pts ▸ 48.4%
26.4% 2 vehicles +1.5 pts ▸ 28.0%
15.6% No vehicle ◂ +1.6 pts 13.9%
7.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.0 pts 6.6%
3.9% 4 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 3.1%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Bartonin Reid +9.1 pts higher in Reid gap widening
40.9% 59th pct 50.0% 88th pct
Recent arrivals in Bartonin Reid +4.1 pts higher in Reid gap narrowing
18.4% 77th pct 22.5% 88th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Bartonin Reid +0.2 pts higher in Barton gap steady
5.7% 70th pct 5.5% 65th pct
Participation in Bartonin Reid +4.5 pts higher in Reid gap widening
58.6% 34th pct 63.0% 66th pct
Full-time in Bartonin Reid +3.6 pts higher in Reid gap steady
55.3% 24th pct 58.9% 54th pct

Industries people work in

13.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.1 pts 13.4%
10.3% Professional & technical +2.2 pts ▸ 12.5%
9.7% Retail trade ◂ +1.2 pts 8.5%
7.0% Finance & insurance +1.7 pts ▸ 8.8%
7.7% Education & training even 7.7%
7.1% Construction ◂ +0.2 pts 6.9%
7.0% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.4 pts 6.5%
6.4% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.5 pts 3.9%
5.2% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.5 pts 4.7%
4.4% Manufacturing even 4.4%
4.1% Administrative & support ◂ +0.3 pts 3.7%
2.9% Wholesale trade +0.7 pts ▸ 3.6%

Occupations people work in

28.5% Professionals +5.5 pts ▸ 34.0%
13.0% Managers +3.0 pts ▸ 16.0%
14.0% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.5 pts 13.5%
10.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.8 pts 8.6%
9.6% Community & personal service ◂ +1.6 pts 8.0%
8.6% Sales workers ◂ +0.8 pts 7.8%
8.4% Labourers ◂ +1.9 pts 6.5%
5.2% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.8 pts 3.4%

Walkability

Walk score in Bartonin Reid +0.4 higher in Barton
8.5 94th pct 8.1 89th pct
Types ≤15 min in Bartonin Reid +0.5 more in Barton
7.8 97th pct 7.3 83rd pct
15-min city in Bartonin Reid +3.8 pts higher in Barton
100.0% 100th pct 96.2% 87th pct
Walk to shops in Bartonin Reid +2.1 pts higher in Barton
99.1% 99th pct 96.9% 95th pct
Walk to transit in Bartonin Reid +3.9 pts higher in Barton
99.8% 95th pct 95.9% 67th pct
Walk to school in Bartonin Reid +9.3 pts higher in Barton
99.9% 100th pct 90.6% 75th pct
Walk to a park in Bartonin Reid even
100.0% 100th pct 99.9% 89th pct
Walk to health in Bartonin Reid +17.9 pts higher in Barton
91.5% 93rd pct 73.6% 74th pct
Amenities/1k in Bartonin Reid +4.6 more in Reid
9.4 2nd pct 13.9 46th pct
Intersections/km² in Bartonin Reid +43 higher in Reid
232 84th pct 275 88th pct
Mean slope in Bartonin Reid +0.0 pts higher in Barton
5.6% 51st pct 5.5% 50th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Barton vs Reid [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ced/CED102/barton/vs/CED137/reid