# Northern Beaches vs Sydney - Inner West — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 25 km apart

Northern Beaches and Sydney - Inner West are both highly accessible areas, though they differ in their layout and terrain. Sydney - Inner West is a walker's paradise with a very high street connectivity score of 301 intersections per km², while Northern Beaches is very walkable but has a steeper terrain slope of 9.7%. Access to essentials is more common in Sydney - Inner West, where 96.2% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, compared to 85.8% in Northern Beaches. First Nations residents in Northern Beaches also have a well higher household income of $2,724 and a Year 12 completion rate of 62.6%.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people who speak a First Nations language, with Northern Beaches at 5.8% and Sydney - Inner West at 9.6%. They share a similar typical age for First Nations residents at 27 years, and almost identical access to public transport, with 95.9% of homes within a 10-minute walk. These similarities exist alongside a gap in First Nations population size, which is well larger in Northern Beaches.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Northern Beaches | Sydney - Inner West | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 1,706 | 1,169 | 537 larger in Northern Beaches |  |
| Median age | 27 yrs | 27 yrs |  |  |
| Year 12 | 62.6% | 59.3% | 3.3 pts higher in Northern Beaches |  |
| Unemployment | 6.2% | 7.2% | 0.9 pts higher in Sydney - Inner West |  |
| Median income | $949 | $850 | $99 higher in Northern Beaches |  |
| Household income | $2,724 | $1,901 | $823 higher in Northern Beaches |  |
| Indigenous language | 5.8% | 9.6% | 3.8 pts higher in Sydney - Inner West |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Northern Beaches | Sydney - Inner West | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 7.5 | 8.2 | 0.7 higher in Sydney - Inner West |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 7.0 | 7.6 | 0.6 more in Sydney - Inner West |  |
| 15-min city | 88.4% | 97.2% | 8.8 pts higher in Sydney - Inner West |  |
| Walk to shops | 85.8% | 96.2% | 10.4 pts higher in Sydney - Inner West |  |
| Walk to transit | 95.9% | 95.9% |  |  |
| Walk to school | 89.3% | 95.4% | 6.1 pts higher in Sydney - Inner West |  |
| Walk to a park | 98.4% | 100.0% | 1.6 pts higher in Sydney - Inner West |  |
| Walk to health | 76.1% | 81.4% | 5.4 pts higher in Sydney - Inner West |  |
| Intersections/km² | 78 | 301 | 224 higher in Sydney - Inner West |  |
| Mean slope | 9.7% | 5.5% | 4.2 pts higher in Northern Beaches |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE107020/northern-beaches/vs/IARE107027/sydney-inner-west