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Greenway vs Macquarie

Name: Greenway vs Macquarie — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Federal Electorate comparison ≈ 34 km apart · Greenway profile · Macquarie profile

Greenway Macquarie

Greenway and Macquarie are nearby areas in New South Wales with very different social profiles. Greenway is a highly diverse hub where 45.8% of people were born overseas and 47.4% use a language other than English at home, both figures far higher than in Macquarie. This diversity is linked to a higher share of recent overseas arrivals in Greenway. Education levels are also higher in Greenway, where 35% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, compared to 25% in Macquarie. In contrast, Macquarie has a much higher share of people with no religion (41.3% compared to 18.9% in Greenway) and more homes owned outright.

Both areas have a similar proportion of homes with three or more bedrooms, though they differ in how they are accessed. Greenway is much more walkable, with nearly 98% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport, while Macquarie is more car-dependent and has a longer drive time to the city. Since 2011, the gap in overseas births and language diversity has widened, while the difference in home ownership has also grown.

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Where they differ most

Born overseas: 30.3 pts higher in Greenway Other language: 40.6 pts higher in Greenway No religion: 22.4 pts higher in Macquarie Population: 56,212 larger in Greenway Owned outright: 16.6 pts higher in Macquarie

Demographics & Identity

Population in Greenway in Macquarie +56,212 larger in Greenway gap widening

201,542 97th pct 145,330 24th pct

Median age in Greenway in Macquarie +7 yrs older in Macquarie gap widening

35 yrs 14th pct 42 yrs 78th pct

Age structure

33.4% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +10.4 pts 23.0%

21.4% Older adults (45–64) +6.1 pts ▸ 27.5%

22.4% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.2 pts 18.2%

10.5% Seniors (65+) +9.2 pts ▸ 19.7%

12.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.7 pts 11.5%

Marital status

56.1% Married ◂ +7.9 pts 48.3%

31.4% Never married +2.3 pts ▸ 33.7%

6.1% Divorced +4.0 pts ▸ 10.1%

3.6% Widowed +1.2 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.8% Separated +0.3 pts ▸ 3.1%

Age & sex structure

Greenway Macquarie

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

50.2% Australia +30.5 pts ▸ 80.7%

16.0% India ◂ +15.3 pts 0.6%

1.4% England +3.0 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.7% Philippines ◂ +3.2 pts 0.5%

2.2% China ◂ +1.8 pts 0.4%

1.7% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 1.4%

1.1% Nepal ◂ +1.0 pts 0.1%

0.8% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.3% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Ancestry

17.3% English +24.9 pts ▸ 42.2%

19.1% Australian +20.4 pts ▸ 39.5%

17.2% Indian ◂ +16.4 pts 0.8%

4.7% Irish +8.8 pts ▸ 13.5%

3.9% Scottish +7.6 pts ▸ 11.6%

5.8% Chinese ◂ +4.4 pts 1.3%

5.3% Filipino ◂ +4.5 pts 0.8%

1.7% German +2.5 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.7% Italian +0.5 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.8% Dutch +1.4 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.0% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

47.5% English only +41.9 pts ▸ 89.3%

6.0% Punjabi ◂ +5.7 pts 0.3%

5.0% Hindi ◂ +4.8 pts 0.2%

2.5% Mandarin ◂ +2.2 pts 0.3%

2.2% Arabic ◂ +1.9 pts 0.3%

2.0% Tagalog ◂ +1.8 pts 0.2%

1.3% Cantonese ◂ +1.1 pts 0.3%

0.6% Greek ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.5% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

42.9% Christianity +7.3 pts ▸ 50.2%

18.9% No religion +22.4 pts ▸ 41.3%

17.7% Hinduism ◂ +17.2 pts 0.5%

6.0% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 5.6%

6.0% Islam ◂ +5.6 pts 0.4%

6.0% Other religions ◂ +5.3 pts 0.7%

2.3% Buddhism ◂ +1.3 pts 1.0%

0.1% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Greenway in Macquarie +1.43 more in Macquarie

1.33 11th pct 2.76 78th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Greenway in Macquarie +13 more in Macquarie

60 61st pct 73 75th pct

Students in Greenway in Macquarie +17,318 more in Greenway

39,527 91st pct 22,209 18th pct

Avg size in Greenway in Macquarie +350 larger in Greenway

659 82nd pct 308 19th pct

ICSEA in Greenway in Macquarie +46 higher in Greenway

1,077 74th pct 1,030 53rd pct

Highest year of school

68.9% Year 12 ◂ +14.5 pts 54.5%

14.5% Year 10 +12.2 pts ▸ 26.8%

6.8% Year 9 or below +1.3 pts ▸ 8.1%

3.6% Year 11 +2.2 pts ▸ 5.8%

Highest qualification level

33.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +9.5 pts 23.6%

17.8% Certificate III / IV +12.6 pts ▸ 30.4%

14.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.1 pts ▸ 16.3%

16.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +6.3 pts 9.8%

2.9% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.4 pts ▸ 4.3%

1.4% Certificate I / II +0.5 pts ▸ 1.9%

Field of qualification

24.7% Management & commerce ◂ +8.1 pts 16.6%

14.4% Engineering & related ◂ +0.5 pts 13.9%

9.5% Society & culture +4.0 pts ▸ 13.6%

6.1% Education +5.2 pts ▸ 11.4%

8.3% Health +1.7 pts ▸ 10.0%

9.4% Information technology ◂ +7.3 pts 2.1%

3.8% Architecture & building +2.9 pts ▸ 6.7%

2.8% Creative arts +2.5 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.7% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.8 pts 2.9%

1.0% Agriculture & environment +1.9 pts ▸ 2.9%

Income

Personal income in Greenway in Macquarie +$93 higher in Greenway gap widening

$931 74th pct $838 61st pct

Household income in Greenway in Macquarie +$469 higher in Greenway gap widening

$2,326 89th pct $1,857 60th pct

Family income in Greenway in Macquarie +$230 higher in Greenway gap widening

$2,483 78th pct $2,253 66th pct

Household income distribution

32.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.4 pts 30.2%

18.6% $650–$1,499 +6.1 pts ▸ 24.7%

17.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +4.6 pts 13.0%

15.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +4.1 pts 11.6%

10.0% Under $650 +4.8 pts ▸ 14.8%

Personal income distribution

35.7% Under $650 +2.6 pts ▸ 38.3%

31.4% $650–$1,499 +0.3 pts ▸ 31.7%

22.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.8 pts 20.3%

4.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 4.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

5.7% Mental health +4.8 pts ▸ 10.4%

5.4% Arthritis +4.5 pts ▸ 9.9%

6.7% Other condition +2.7 pts ▸ 9.5%

6.6% Asthma +2.5 pts ▸ 9.1%

5.4% Diabetes ◂ +0.7 pts 4.7%

2.8% Heart disease +1.8 pts ▸ 4.5%

1.7% Cancer +1.7 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.0% Lung condition +1.1 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.6% Stroke +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.4% Dementia +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

71.7% None ◂ +10.3 pts 61.4%

15.5% One condition +6.0 pts ▸ 21.6%

4.0% Two conditions +2.7 pts ▸ 6.7%

1.9% Three or more +1.5 pts ▸ 3.4%

Community Participation

Family & Households

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

3.1 100th pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

71.3% Couples with children ◂ +12.4 pts 58.8%

16.7% Couples without children +10.7 pts ▸ 27.4%

11.1% One-parent families +2.1 pts ▸ 13.1%

1.0% Other families ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

Household size

24.8% 2 people +9.4 pts ▸ 34.2%

24.8% 4 people ◂ +9.7 pts 15.1%

15.3% 1 person +9.3 pts ▸ 24.6%

20.9% 3 people ◂ +5.4 pts 15.5%

9.1% 5 people ◂ +2.1 pts 7.0%

5.1% 6 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 3.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Greenway in Macquarie +$50 higher in Greenway gap narrowing

$450 87th pct $400 71st pct

Mortgage in Greenway in Macquarie +$333 higher in Greenway gap widening

$2,500 88th pct $2,167 73rd pct

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

0.90 86th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

45.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +5.8 pts 39.7%

20.5% Owned outright +16.6 pts ▸ 37.1%

31.7% Rented ◂ +11.3 pts 20.5%

1.0% Other tenure +0.7 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.3% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

Types of homes

77.0% Separate house +12.8 pts ▸ 89.8%

13.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +6.6 pts 6.6%

9.5% Flat or apartment ◂ +6.5 pts 3.0%

0.1% Other dwelling +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

32.6% 3 bedrooms +8.1 pts ▸ 40.7%

39.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +7.9 pts 31.2%

13.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +0.9 pts 12.5%

11.0% 5 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 11.2%

2.3% 1 bedroom +0.7 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.3% Studio / none even 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

53.3% $350–$549 +0.8 pts ▸ 54.1%

24.1% $550–$749 ◂ +14.2 pts 10.0%

10.4% $200–$349 +11.2 pts ▸ 21.6%

7.6% Under $200 +0.7 pts ▸ 8.3%

1.6% $750 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 2.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.9% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +1.2 pts 37.7%

30.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +9.1 pts 21.7%

15.0% $1,000–$1,799 +7.1 pts ▸ 22.2%

8.5% Under $1,000 +4.5 pts ▸ 13.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Greenway in Macquarie +338 more in Macquarie

865 64th pct 1,203 92nd pct

Stops/1k in Greenway in Macquarie +3.99 more in Macquarie

4.29 38th pct 8.28 100th pct

Departures/1k in Greenway in Macquarie +966.7 more in Greenway

1,654.1 75th pct 687.4 33rd pct

PT routes in Greenway in Macquarie +7 more in Greenway

70 69th pct 63 60th pct

Stop walk in Greenway in Macquarie

9 58th pct —

Drive to city in Greenway in Macquarie +41 longer in Macquarie

32 57th pct 73 85th pct

How people get to work

35.4% Car (driver) +9.2 pts ▸ 44.6%

39.0% Worked at home ◂ +7.8 pts 31.2%

2.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.1 pts 2.6%

2.5% Train ◂ +1.6 pts 0.9%

0.7% Walked +0.9 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.9% Bus ◂ +0.8 pts 0.1%

0.1% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

40.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.7 pts 37.4%

36.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +3.4 pts 32.8%

12.1% 3 vehicles +2.0 pts ▸ 14.1%

6.0% 4 or more +4.6 pts ▸ 10.6%

5.7% No vehicle ◂ +0.6 pts 5.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.4 pts 13.8%

7.3% Construction +5.0 pts ▸ 12.3%

7.8% Education & training +4.5 pts ▸ 12.3%

9.4% Retail trade ◂ +1.2 pts 8.3%

9.1% Professional & technical ◂ +3.0 pts 6.2%

6.0% Public administration & safety +1.7 pts ▸ 7.7%

7.4% Finance & insurance ◂ +4.9 pts 2.5%

6.7% Manufacturing ◂ +0.9 pts 5.9%

6.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.6 pts 4.1%

4.4% Accommodation & food +1.0 pts ▸ 5.4%

2.9% Other services +1.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.9% Wholesale trade ◂ +1.3 pts 2.6%

Occupations people work in

28.0% Professionals ◂ +4.6 pts 23.3%

10.4% Technicians & trades +5.0 pts ▸ 15.4%

15.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.9 pts 13.4%

12.9% Managers +1.0 pts ▸ 13.9%

9.2% Community & personal service +2.0 pts ▸ 11.2%

8.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.9 pts 6.2%

6.8% Labourers +1.0 pts ▸ 7.9%

7.5% Sales workers ◂ +0.3 pts 7.2%

Walkability

Walk score in Greenway in Macquarie +1.3 higher in Greenway

6.0 55th pct 4.7 29th pct

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

5.8 55th pct 4.5 28th pct

15-min city in Greenway in Macquarie +24.1 pts higher in Greenway

73.1% 55th pct 48.9% 27th pct

Walk to shops in Greenway in Macquarie +24.8 pts higher in Greenway

66.3% 51st pct 41.5% 13th pct

Walk to transit in Greenway in Macquarie +21.0 pts higher in Greenway

98.3% 79th pct 77.2% 35th pct

Walk to school in Greenway in Macquarie +34.1 pts higher in Greenway

88.9% 72nd pct 54.8% 28th pct

Walk to a park in Greenway in Macquarie +19.9 pts higher in Greenway

97.8% 61st pct 77.9% 22nd pct

Walk to health in Greenway in Macquarie +8.3 pts higher in Greenway

44.8% 46th pct 36.4% 30th pct

Amenities/1k in Greenway in Macquarie +15.9 more in Macquarie

8.8 0th pct 24.8 99th pct

Intersections/km² in Greenway in Macquarie +183 higher in Greenway

188 75th pct 5 24th pct

Mean slope in Greenway in Macquarie +3.6 pts higher in Macquarie

5.4% 48th pct 9.0% 94th pct

Compare Greenway with nearby areas

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Compare Macquarie with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Greenway vs Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ced/CED118/greenway/vs/CED127/macquarie