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Cowper vs Sydney

Federal Electorate comparison ≈ 615 km apart · Cowper profile · Sydney profile

Cowper Sydney

Sydney and Cowper are two very different New South Wales areas. Sydney is a young and multicultural hub where 48.9% of people were born overseas and the typical resident is 33. A high proportion of residents have university degrees (52.4%), which helps explain the higher typical weekly household income of $2,225. In contrast, Cowper is far older, with a typical age of 47 and 26.6% of people aged 65 and over. Life there is more car-dependent, with 76.1% of people living in separate houses, compared to just 2.4% in Sydney.

Many of these differences have grown significantly over time. The gap in typical household income has widened to $1,006, and the difference in university qualifications has increased since 2016. Despite these diverging paths, the two areas are remarkably similar in their unemployment rates, which sit at 5.6% in Sydney and 5.7% in Cowper.

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Where they differ most

Born overseas: 36.2 pts higher in Sydney Other language: 29.9 pts higher in Sydney Year 12: 38.5 pts higher in Sydney Bachelor+: 35.9 pts higher in Sydney Renting: 35.8 pts higher in Sydney

Demographics & Identity

Population in Cowperin Sydney +34,010 larger in Sydney gap widening
170,205 60th pct 204,215 99th pct
Median age in Cowperin Sydney +14 yrs older in Cowper gap widening
47 yrs 95th pct 33 yrs 4th pct
First Nations in Cowperin Sydney +5.7 pts higher in Cowper gap widening
7.2% 86th pct 1.5% 37th pct
Aged 65+ in Cowperin Sydney +17.4 pts higher in Cowper gap widening
26.6% 98th pct 9.2% 4th pct
Under 15 in Cowperin Sydney +8.8 pts higher in Cowper gap widening
16.5% 30th pct 7.7% 7th pct
De facto in Cowperin Sydney +11.2 pts higher in Sydney gap widening
12.1% 54th pct 23.3% 100th pct

Age structure

20.3% Young adults (25–44) +30.7 pts ▸ 51.0%
26.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +17.4 pts 9.2%
26.4% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +7.3 pts 19.1%
16.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +8.8 pts 7.7%
10.2% Youth (15–24) +2.8 pts ▸ 13.0%

Marital status

32.9% Never married +30.2 pts ▸ 63.1%
43.6% Married ◂ +18.3 pts 25.4%
12.1% Divorced ◂ +4.6 pts 7.5%
7.4% Widowed ◂ +5.5 pts 1.9%
4.0% Separated ◂ +1.8 pts 2.2%

Age & sex structure

Cowper Sydney

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Cowperin Sydney +36.2 pts higher in Sydney gap widening
12.7% 18th pct 48.9% 96th pct

Country of birth

80.5% Australia ◂ +36.1 pts 44.4%
0.2% China +7.9 pts ▸ 8.1%
3.6% England +1.1 pts ▸ 4.7%
1.3% New Zealand +1.3 pts ▸ 2.6%
0.6% India +1.3 pts ▸ 1.9%
0.5% Philippines +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.1% Vietnam +1.0 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.1% Italy +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.4% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.2% Nepal even 0.2%

Ancestry

42.8% English ◂ +18.2 pts 24.6%
39.5% Australian ◂ +22.7 pts 16.8%
0.8% Chinese +16.5 pts ▸ 17.3%
12.3% Irish ◂ +1.8 pts 10.5%
10.8% Scottish ◂ +3.5 pts 7.3%
4.1% German ◂ +0.8 pts 3.2%
2.0% Italian +1.9 pts ▸ 3.9%
0.7% Indian +2.0 pts ▸ 2.6%
0.4% Greek +1.5 pts ▸ 1.9%
0.8% Filipino +0.9 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.1% Vietnamese +1.5 pts ▸ 1.6%
1.4% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

Language

Other language in Cowperin Sydney +29.9 pts higher in Sydney gap widening
5.5% 14th pct 35.4% 80th pct
Limited English in Cowperin Sydney +4.4 pts higher in Sydney gap narrowing
0.9% 28th pct 5.3% 82nd pct

Language used at home

87.7% English only ◂ +30.3 pts 57.4%
0.3% Mandarin +8.6 pts ▸ 8.9%
0.1% Cantonese +2.8 pts ▸ 2.9%
0.1% Vietnamese +1.1 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.2% Italian +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.1% Greek +0.8 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.1% Hindi +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.2% Arabic +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.2% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.4% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Cowperin Sydney +12.1 pts higher in Sydney gap widening
40.4% 46th pct 52.4% 97th pct

Religious affiliation

40.4% No religion +12.1 pts ▸ 52.4%
48.2% Christianity ◂ +21.1 pts 27.1%
8.6% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 8.8%
0.9% Buddhism +5.8 pts ▸ 6.7%
0.5% Hinduism +1.3 pts ▸ 1.8%
0.3% Islam +1.4 pts ▸ 1.7%
1.1% Other religions ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%
0.1% Judaism +0.9 pts ▸ 1.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Cowperin Sydney +38.5 pts higher in Sydney gap widening
42.3% 20th pct 80.8% 97th pct
Bachelor+ in Cowperin Sydney +35.9 pts higher in Sydney gap widening
16.6% 30th pct 52.4% 100th pct
Schools/1k kids in Cowperin Sydney +0.19 more in Cowper
3.24 85th pct 3.05 82nd pct
Schools ≤3 km in Cowperin Sydney +43 more in Cowper
91 86th pct 48 29th pct
Students in Cowperin Sydney +10,096 more in Cowper
28,919 63rd pct 18,823 11th pct
Avg size in Cowperin Sydney +97 larger in Sydney
321 20th pct 418 33rd pct
ICSEA in Cowperin Sydney +148 higher in Sydney
986 23rd pct 1,134 93rd pct

Highest year of school

42.3% Year 12 +38.5 pts ▸ 80.8%
29.3% Year 10 ◂ +24.1 pts 5.3%
13.1% Year 9 or below ◂ +9.9 pts 3.2%
6.8% Year 11 ◂ +3.9 pts 2.9%

Highest qualification level

19.1% Bachelor degree +23.1 pts ▸ 42.2%
34.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +26.3 pts 7.6%
4.9% Postgraduate degree +15.5 pts ▸ 20.4%
14.7% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.7 pts 12.0%
3.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.3 pts ▸ 3.5%
2.6% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.8 pts 0.7%

Field of qualification

16.2% Management & commerce +10.4 pts ▸ 26.5%
11.7% Society & culture +3.5 pts ▸ 15.3%
12.3% Engineering & related ◂ +4.9 pts 7.4%
12.0% Health ◂ +5.2 pts 6.8%
2.7% Creative arts +6.8 pts ▸ 9.5%
9.5% Education ◂ +5.9 pts 3.6%
6.3% Architecture & building ◂ +2.6 pts 3.7%
5.8% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.9 pts 3.9%
1.5% Information technology +3.6 pts ▸ 5.1%
1.8% Natural & physical sciences +2.5 pts ▸ 4.2%
2.6% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.9 pts 0.7%

Income

Personal income in Cowperin Sydney +$599 higher in Sydney gap widening
$629 5th pct $1,228 89th pct
Household income in Cowperin Sydney +$1,006 higher in Sydney gap widening
$1,219 2nd pct $2,225 86th pct
Family income in Cowperin Sydney +$1,505 higher in Sydney gap widening
$1,524 3rd pct $3,029 94th pct
High earners in Cowperin Sydney +18.9 pts higher in Sydney gap widening
6.4% 14th pct 25.2% 94th pct
High-income homes in Cowperin Sydney +22.9 pts higher in Sydney gap widening
11.8% 5th pct 34.7% 89th pct

Household income distribution

33.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +16.7 pts 17.2%
25.2% $1,500–$2,999 +4.0 pts ▸ 29.2%
5.4% $4,000 or more +17.7 pts ▸ 23.1%
22.0% Under $650 ◂ +8.0 pts 14.0%
6.4% $3,000–$3,999 +5.1 pts ▸ 11.6%

Personal income distribution

46.9% Under $650 ◂ +20.6 pts 26.4%
30.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.1 pts 27.6%
11.4% $1,500–$2,999 +14.5 pts ▸ 25.9%
2.1% $3,000 or more +9.9 pts ▸ 12.1%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Cowperin Sydney +15.3 pts higher in Cowper
35.5% 98th pct 20.2% 11th pct
Mental health in Cowperin Sydney +2.9 pts higher in Cowper
11.4% 86th pct 8.5% 41st pct
Needs assistance in Cowperin Sydney +5.5 pts higher in Cowper gap widening
8.2% 99th pct 2.7% 0th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

13.2% Arthritis ◂ +9.4 pts 3.9%
11.4% Mental health ◂ +2.9 pts 8.5%
9.3% Other condition ◂ +2.4 pts 6.9%
9.2% Asthma ◂ +2.7 pts 6.5%
5.9% Heart disease ◂ +3.9 pts 2.0%
5.3% Diabetes ◂ +3.1 pts 2.2%
4.3% Cancer ◂ +2.5 pts 1.8%
3.4% Lung condition ◂ +2.5 pts 0.8%
1.4% Stroke ◂ +1.0 pts 0.4%
1.3% Dementia ◂ +1.0 pts 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

54.9% None +16.4 pts ▸ 71.3%
22.1% One condition ◂ +6.8 pts 15.4%
8.3% Two conditions ◂ +4.7 pts 3.6%
5.1% Three or more ◂ +3.9 pts 1.3%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Cowperin Sydney +3.1 pts higher in Cowper gap widening
15.8% 65th pct 12.7% 38th pct
Unpaid carers in Cowperin Sydney +7.2 pts higher in Cowper gap widening
13.7% 87th pct 6.5% 6th pct
Unpaid child care in Cowperin Sydney +11.4 pts higher in Cowper gap widening
23.3% 23rd pct 11.9% 0th pct
Defence service in Cowperin Sydney +2.0 pts higher in Cowper
3.6% 75th pct 1.6% 21st pct
Housework 15h+ in Cowperin Sydney +11.5 pts higher in Cowper gap widening
23.2% 79th pct 11.6% 5th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Cowperin Sydney +0.4 larger in Cowper gap widening
2.3 14th pct 1.9 0th pct
One-parent in Cowperin Sydney +8.8 pts higher in Cowper gap widening
18.3% 94th pct 9.5% 1st pct
Living alone in Cowperin Sydney +9.5 pts higher in Sydney gap widening
30.3% 86th pct 39.8% 100th pct

Family composition

33.8% Couples without children +19.6 pts ▸ 53.3%
46.8% Couples with children ◂ +12.4 pts 34.5%
18.3% One-parent families ◂ +8.8 pts 9.5%
1.1% Other families +1.6 pts ▸ 2.7%

Household size

30.3% 1 person +9.5 pts ▸ 39.8%
37.7% 2 people +1.4 pts ▸ 39.1%
13.2% 3 people ◂ +1.2 pts 12.0%
11.0% 4 people ◂ +4.3 pts 6.7%
5.0% 5 people ◂ +3.3 pts 1.7%
2.8% 6 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 0.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Cowperin Sydney +$205 higher in Sydney gap widening
$350 39th pct $555 99th pct
Mortgage in Cowperin Sydney +$1,075 higher in Sydney gap widening
$1,625 24th pct $2,700 93rd pct
People / bedroom in Cowperin Sydney +0.30 higher in Sydney gap widening
0.80 29th pct 1.10 100th pct
Renting in Cowperin Sydney +35.8 pts higher in Sydney gap widening
28.5% 50th pct 64.2% 100th pct
Owned outright in Cowperin Sydney +27.0 pts higher in Cowper gap widening
40.8% 93rd pct 13.8% 0th pct
Separate houses in Cowperin Sydney +73.7 pts higher in Cowper gap widening
76.1% 41st pct 2.4% 0th pct
3+ bedrooms in Cowperin Sydney +51.6 pts higher in Cowper gap widening
72.3% 31st pct 20.7% 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

28.5% Rented +35.8 pts ▸ 64.2%
40.8% Owned outright ◂ +27.0 pts 13.8%
26.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +7.2 pts 19.3%
2.3% Other tenure ◂ +1.0 pts 1.3%
1.9% Not stated ◂ +0.5 pts 1.4%

Types of homes

10.7% Flat or apartment +66.3 pts ▸ 77.1%
76.1% Separate house ◂ +73.7 pts 2.4%
11.5% Townhouse / semi-detached +8.1 pts ▸ 19.6%
1.3% Other dwelling ◂ +0.7 pts 0.6%

Bedrooms per home

20.8% 2 bedrooms +21.7 pts ▸ 42.5%
42.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +26.2 pts 15.9%
4.5% 1 bedroom +26.1 pts ▸ 30.7%
24.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +20.5 pts 3.8%
6.0% 5 or more ◂ +4.9 pts 1.0%
0.6% Studio / none +4.2 pts ▸ 4.7%

Weekly rent distribution

44.5% $350–$549 ◂ +16.2 pts 28.3%
33.7% $200–$349 ◂ +25.9 pts 7.8%
6.1% $550–$749 +26.6 pts ▸ 32.7%
0.7% $750 or more +19.0 pts ▸ 19.7%
11.3% Under $200 ◂ +2.6 pts 8.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

8.6% $3,000 or more +33.7 pts ▸ 42.3%
35.3% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +22.3 pts 13.0%
30.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +0.7 pts 29.4%
20.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +10.7 pts 9.9%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Cowperin Sydney +32.8 pts higher in Sydney gap widening
6.1% 59th pct 38.9% 100th pct
Work from home in Cowperin Sydney +40.3 pts higher in Sydney gap widening
11.7% 35th pct 52.1% 99th pct
PT commute in Cowperin Sydney +6.6 pts higher in Sydney gap narrowing
0.4% 8th pct 7.0% 91st pct
PT stops in Cowperin Sydney +194 more in Cowper
788 50th pct 594 21st pct
Stops/1k in Cowperin Sydney +1.72 more in Cowper
4.63 48th pct 2.91 13th pct
Departures/1k in Cowperin Sydney +2,936.6 more in Sydney
393.8 20th pct 3,330.4 100th pct
PT routes in Cowperin Sydney +143 more in Sydney
77 77th pct 220 93rd pct

How people get to work

64.7% Car (driver) ◂ +51.8 pts 12.9%
11.7% Worked at home +40.3 pts ▸ 52.1%
2.9% Walked +6.3 pts ▸ 9.2%
5.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +3.9 pts 1.3%
0.0% Train +3.6 pts ▸ 3.6%
0.4% Bus +2.5 pts ▸ 2.9%
0.6% Bicycle +1.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

Motor vehicles per home

40.3% 1 vehicle +7.0 pts ▸ 47.3%
6.1% No vehicle +32.8 pts ▸ 38.9%
35.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +24.3 pts 11.6%
11.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +10.0 pts 1.6%
6.1% 4 or more ◂ +5.5 pts 0.6%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Cowperin Sydney +23.6 pts higher in Sydney gap widening
39.2% 47th pct 62.8% 100th pct
Recent arrivals in Cowperin Sydney +17.6 pts higher in Sydney gap widening
11.8% 41st pct 29.4% 96th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Cowperin Sydney +0.1 pts higher in Cowper gap narrowing
5.7% 69th pct 5.6% 67th pct
Participation in Cowperin Sydney +18.0 pts higher in Sydney gap widening
50.8% 12th pct 68.8% 92nd pct
Full-time in Cowperin Sydney +13.0 pts higher in Sydney gap narrowing
52.0% 10th pct 65.1% 91st pct

Industries people work in

20.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +10.9 pts 9.4%
4.2% Professional & technical +14.5 pts ▸ 18.7%
10.9% Retail trade ◂ +3.9 pts 7.0%
1.6% Finance & insurance +8.6 pts ▸ 10.1%
9.8% Education & training ◂ +2.1 pts 7.7%
9.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.8 pts 8.4%
9.2% Construction ◂ +4.9 pts 4.3%
5.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.1 pts 5.6%
0.8% Media & telecommunications +3.4 pts ▸ 4.2%
3.8% Manufacturing ◂ +1.3 pts 2.5%
3.7% Other services ◂ +1.2 pts 2.5%
3.7% Administrative & support ◂ +0.1 pts 3.6%

Occupations people work in

20.2% Professionals +21.3 pts ▸ 41.5%
11.8% Managers +6.7 pts ▸ 18.5%
15.4% Community & personal service ◂ +7.7 pts 7.7%
13.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +6.0 pts 7.2%
11.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.1 pts 10.6%
11.3% Labourers ◂ +6.9 pts 4.4%
9.7% Sales workers ◂ +3.4 pts 6.2%
5.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.9 pts 2.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Cowperin Sydney +4.9 higher in Sydney
4.7 31st pct 9.6 100th pct
Types ≤15 min in Cowperin Sydney +3.4 more in Sydney
4.6 31st pct 8.0 100th pct
15-min city in Cowperin Sydney +47.9 pts higher in Sydney
52.1% 32nd pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to shops in Cowperin Sydney +50.1 pts higher in Sydney
49.9% 29th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to transit in Cowperin Sydney +26.2 pts higher in Sydney
73.8% 32nd pct 99.9% 99th pct
Walk to school in Cowperin Sydney +44.7 pts higher in Sydney
55.1% 28th pct 99.9% 100th pct
Walk to a park in Cowperin Sydney +23.0 pts higher in Sydney
77.0% 21st pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Cowperin Sydney +56.5 pts higher in Sydney
43.5% 44th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Amenities/1k in Cowperin Sydney +1.4 more in Sydney
16.8 65th pct 18.2 73rd pct
Intersections/km² in Cowperin Sydney +424 higher in Sydney
3 19th pct 427 99th pct
Mean slope in Cowperin Sydney +4.0 pts higher in Sydney
7.2% 82nd pct 11.2% 100th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Cowper vs Sydney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ced/CED110/cowper/vs/CED142/sydney