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Chifley vs Macquarie

Name: Chifley vs Macquarie — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Federal Electorate comparison ≈ 33 km apart · Chifley profile · Macquarie profile

Chifley Macquarie

Chifley and Macquarie are two nearby New South Wales areas with very different profiles. Chifley is a much younger and more diverse community, where 44.3% of people were born overseas and 46.9% use a language other than English at home. It is also a more walkable area, with 72.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries compared to 41.5% in Macquarie. In contrast, Macquarie has a far older population, with a typical resident aged 42 compared to 34 in Chifley. Home ownership is also more common there, as 37.1% of homes are owned outright, whereas only 19.6% are in Chifley.

Both areas sit close to the national figure for adults with a bachelor degree or higher, at about 25%. They also share similar typical weekly incomes of around $1,860. However, the differences between them have grown over time. The gap in the typical age of residents has widened from no difference in 2011 to 8 years today. Similarly, the difference in the share of people who have no religion has grown, and the gap in home ownership has increased significantly since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Born overseas: 28.8 pts higher in Chifley Other language: 40.1 pts higher in Chifley No religion: 24.0 pts higher in Macquarie Unemployment: 3.1 pts higher in Chifley Population: 56,733 larger in Chifley

Demographics & Identity

Population in Chifley in Macquarie +56,733 larger in Chifley gap widening

202,063 97th pct 145,330 24th pct

Median age in Chifley in Macquarie +8 yrs older in Macquarie gap widening

34 yrs 9th pct 42 yrs 78th pct

Age structure

31.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +8.0 pts 23.0%

21.3% Older adults (45–64) +6.2 pts ▸ 27.5%

23.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.9 pts 18.2%

11.5% Seniors (65+) +8.2 pts ▸ 19.7%

13.1% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.6 pts 11.5%

Marital status

49.5% Married ◂ +1.3 pts 48.3%

35.8% Never married ◂ +2.1 pts 33.7%

6.4% Divorced +3.6 pts ▸ 10.1%

4.7% Widowed +0.2 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.6% Separated ◂ +0.5 pts 3.1%

Age & sex structure

Chifley Macquarie

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

49.2% Australia +31.4 pts ▸ 80.7%

9.5% India ◂ +8.8 pts 0.6%

8.7% Philippines ◂ +8.2 pts 0.5%

1.0% England +3.4 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.5% New Zealand ◂ +1.1 pts 1.4%

1.0% China ◂ +0.7 pts 0.4%

0.8% Nepal ◂ +0.7 pts 0.1%

0.3% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.3% Italy even 0.2%

Ancestry

15.9% English +26.3 pts ▸ 42.2%

18.3% Australian +21.2 pts ▸ 39.5%

3.5% Irish +10.0 pts ▸ 13.5%

12.1% Filipino ◂ +11.3 pts 0.8%

3.0% Scottish +8.5 pts ▸ 11.6%

11.3% Indian ◂ +10.5 pts 0.8%

1.5% German +2.8 pts ▸ 4.3%

1.8% Italian +1.5 pts ▸ 3.3%

3.2% Chinese ◂ +1.8 pts 1.3%

0.5% Dutch +1.6 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.7% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

46.0% English only +43.3 pts ▸ 89.3%

5.3% Tagalog ◂ +5.2 pts 0.2%

4.4% Punjabi ◂ +4.1 pts 0.3%

4.1% Hindi ◂ +3.9 pts 0.2%

3.5% Arabic ◂ +3.2 pts 0.3%

1.1% Mandarin ◂ +0.8 pts 0.3%

0.7% Cantonese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.4% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.3% Italian even 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.5% Christianity +1.7 pts ▸ 50.2%

17.4% No religion +24.0 pts ▸ 41.3%

10.9% Hinduism ◂ +10.5 pts 0.5%

9.6% Islam ◂ +9.2 pts 0.4%

7.8% Not stated ◂ +2.2 pts 5.6%

4.2% Other religions ◂ +3.5 pts 0.7%

1.5% Buddhism ◂ +0.5 pts 1.0%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Chifley in Macquarie +1.24 more in Macquarie

1.52 24th pct 2.76 78th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Chifley in Macquarie +2 more in Macquarie

71 73rd pct 73 75th pct

Students in Chifley in Macquarie +16,966 more in Chifley

39,175 91st pct 22,209 18th pct

Avg size in Chifley in Macquarie +243 larger in Chifley

552 61st pct 308 19th pct

ICSEA in Chifley in Macquarie +25 higher in Macquarie

1,005 36th pct 1,030 53rd pct

Highest year of school

59.8% Year 12 ◂ +5.3 pts 54.5%

16.9% Year 10 +9.9 pts ▸ 26.8%

10.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.8 pts 8.1%

4.4% Year 11 +1.5 pts ▸ 5.8%

Highest qualification level

21.8% Certificate III / IV +8.6 pts ▸ 30.4%

29.3% Bachelor degree ◂ +5.7 pts 23.6%

14.1% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.2 pts ▸ 16.3%

11.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.3 pts 9.8%

2.1% Graduate diploma / certificate +2.2 pts ▸ 4.3%

1.9% Certificate I / II even 1.9%

Field of qualification

22.5% Management & commerce ◂ +5.9 pts 16.6%

14.1% Engineering & related ◂ +0.2 pts 13.9%

10.0% Society & culture +3.5 pts ▸ 13.6%

5.3% Education +6.1 pts ▸ 11.4%

8.8% Health +1.2 pts ▸ 10.0%

7.2% Information technology ◂ +5.2 pts 2.1%

3.5% Architecture & building +3.3 pts ▸ 6.7%

2.4% Creative arts +2.9 pts ▸ 5.3%

4.6% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.1 pts 4.5%

3.0% Natural & physical sciences even 2.9%

0.9% Agriculture & environment +1.9 pts ▸ 2.9%

Income

Personal income in Chifley in Macquarie +$89 higher in Macquarie gap narrowing

$749 34th pct $838 61st pct

Household income in Chifley in Macquarie +$7 higher in Chifley gap narrowing

$1,864 61st pct $1,857 60th pct

Family income in Chifley in Macquarie +$226 higher in Macquarie gap narrowing

$2,027 46th pct $2,253 66th pct

Household income distribution

33.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.1 pts 30.2%

24.5% $650–$1,499 +0.2 pts ▸ 24.7%

13.8% Under $650 +1.0 pts ▸ 14.8%

9.9% $4,000 or more +3.1 pts ▸ 13.0%

12.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.4 pts 11.6%

Personal income distribution

41.4% Under $650 ◂ +3.1 pts 38.3%

33.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.1 pts 31.7%

15.1% $1,500–$2,999 +5.2 pts ▸ 20.3%

1.8% $3,000 or more +2.4 pts ▸ 4.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.1% Mental health +4.3 pts ▸ 10.4%

6.6% Arthritis +3.3 pts ▸ 9.9%

7.1% Other condition +2.4 pts ▸ 9.5%

7.8% Asthma +1.3 pts ▸ 9.1%

6.8% Diabetes ◂ +2.2 pts 4.7%

3.3% Heart disease +1.3 pts ▸ 4.5%

1.7% Cancer +1.7 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.4% Lung condition +0.6 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.8% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.6% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

67.0% None ◂ +5.6 pts 61.4%

16.1% One condition +5.4 pts ▸ 21.6%

4.9% Two conditions +1.8 pts ▸ 6.7%

2.9% Three or more +0.5 pts ▸ 3.4%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Chifley in Macquarie +0.5 larger in Chifley gap widening

3.1 100th pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

66.2% Couples with children ◂ +7.4 pts 58.8%

15.5% Couples without children +11.9 pts ▸ 27.4%

17.1% One-parent families ◂ +3.9 pts 13.1%

1.3% Other families ◂ +0.6 pts 0.7%

Household size

24.6% 2 people +9.6 pts ▸ 34.2%

16.6% 1 person +7.9 pts ▸ 24.6%

20.9% 4 people ◂ +5.7 pts 15.1%

20.1% 3 people ◂ +4.5 pts 15.5%

10.1% 5 people ◂ +3.1 pts 7.0%

7.8% 6 or more ◂ +4.2 pts 3.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Chifley in Macquarie +$20 higher in Macquarie gap narrowing

$380 54th pct $400 71st pct

Mortgage in Chifley in Macquarie +$33 higher in Chifley gap narrowing

$2,200 75th pct $2,167 73rd pct

People / bedroom in Chifley in Macquarie +0.10 higher in Chifley gap steady

0.90 86th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

39.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +0.1 pts 39.7%

37.7% Rented ◂ +17.2 pts 20.5%

19.6% Owned outright +17.5 pts ▸ 37.1%

1.8% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 1.1%

1.1% Other tenure +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

Types of homes

82.2% Separate house +7.7 pts ▸ 89.8%

12.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +5.8 pts 6.6%

5.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +2.3 pts 3.0%

0.1% Other dwelling +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

45.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +5.1 pts 40.7%

30.8% 4 bedrooms +0.5 pts ▸ 31.2%

10.3% 2 bedrooms +2.2 pts ▸ 12.5%

8.7% 5 or more +2.6 pts ▸ 11.2%

2.4% 1 bedroom +0.6 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.3% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

50.9% $350–$549 +3.2 pts ▸ 54.1%

21.8% $200–$349 ◂ +0.2 pts 21.6%

14.4% Under $200 ◂ +6.1 pts 8.3%

8.7% $550–$749 +1.3 pts ▸ 10.0%

0.6% $750 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 2.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +4.4 pts 37.7%

19.7% $1,000–$1,799 +2.5 pts ▸ 22.2%

21.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 21.7%

9.6% Under $1,000 +3.4 pts ▸ 13.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Chifley in Macquarie +179 more in Macquarie

1,024 86th pct 1,203 92nd pct

Stops/1k in Chifley in Macquarie +3.21 more in Macquarie

5.07 62nd pct 8.28 100th pct

Departures/1k in Chifley in Macquarie +869.9 more in Chifley

1,557.3 72nd pct 687.4 33rd pct

PT routes in Chifley in Macquarie +30 more in Macquarie

33 17th pct 63 60th pct

Stop walk in Chifley in Macquarie

3 29th pct —

Drive to city in Chifley in Macquarie +39 longer in Macquarie

34 59th pct 73 85th pct

How people get to work

44.6% Car (driver) even 44.6%

27.1% Worked at home +4.1 pts ▸ 31.2%

4.4% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.9 pts 2.6%

2.7% Train ◂ +1.7 pts 0.9%

0.7% Walked +0.9 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.8% Bus ◂ +0.7 pts 0.1%

0.1% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

36.5% 2 vehicles +0.9 pts ▸ 37.4%

37.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +4.3 pts 32.8%

11.9% 3 vehicles +2.2 pts ▸ 14.1%

6.2% 4 or more +4.4 pts ▸ 10.6%

8.2% No vehicle ◂ +3.2 pts 5.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.6 pts 13.8%

6.9% Construction +5.4 pts ▸ 12.3%

5.9% Education & training +6.4 pts ▸ 12.3%

10.4% Retail trade ◂ +2.2 pts 8.3%

9.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +5.6 pts 4.1%

8.3% Manufacturing ◂ +2.4 pts 5.9%

5.4% Public administration & safety +2.4 pts ▸ 7.7%

5.8% Professional & technical +0.3 pts ▸ 6.2%

5.5% Finance & insurance ◂ +3.0 pts 2.5%

4.7% Accommodation & food +0.7 pts ▸ 5.4%

2.9% Other services +1.3 pts ▸ 4.2%

4.0% Wholesale trade ◂ +1.4 pts 2.6%

Occupations people work in

19.8% Professionals +3.5 pts ▸ 23.3%

10.8% Technicians & trades +4.7 pts ▸ 15.4%

15.0% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.6 pts 13.4%

14.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +8.2 pts 6.2%

8.7% Managers +5.2 pts ▸ 13.9%

10.8% Community & personal service +0.4 pts ▸ 11.2%

10.6% Labourers ◂ +2.7 pts 7.9%

7.6% Sales workers ◂ +0.5 pts 7.2%

Walkability

Walk score in Chifley in Macquarie +1.3 higher in Chifley

6.0 55th pct 4.7 29th pct

Types ≤15 min in Chifley in Macquarie +1.3 more in Chifley

5.8 55th pct 4.5 28th pct

15-min city in Chifley in Macquarie +28.7 pts higher in Chifley

77.7% 60th pct 48.9% 27th pct

Walk to shops in Chifley in Macquarie +30.9 pts higher in Chifley

72.4% 57th pct 41.5% 13th pct

Walk to transit in Chifley in Macquarie +19.1 pts higher in Chifley

96.3% 69th pct 77.2% 35th pct

Walk to school in Chifley in Macquarie +30.4 pts higher in Chifley

85.2% 64th pct 54.8% 28th pct

Walk to a park in Chifley in Macquarie +18.4 pts higher in Chifley

96.2% 54th pct 77.9% 22nd pct

Walk to health in Chifley in Macquarie +10.9 pts higher in Chifley

47.3% 49th pct 36.4% 30th pct

Amenities/1k in Chifley in Macquarie +14.7 more in Macquarie

10.1 7th pct 24.8 99th pct

Intersections/km² in Chifley in Macquarie +178 higher in Chifley

182 74th pct 5 24th pct

Mean slope in Chifley in Macquarie +4.4 pts higher in Macquarie

4.6% 27th pct 9.0% 94th pct

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Compare Macquarie with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Chifley vs Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ced/CED108/chifley/vs/CED127/macquarie