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Sydney - City vs Sydney - Lower North

Indigenous Area comparison ≈ 9.1 km apart · Sydney - City profile · Sydney - Lower North profile

Sydney - City Sydney - Lower North

Sydney - City and Sydney - Lower North are neighbouring areas with very different physical and social profiles. Sydney - City is far more connected, with 675 intersections per square kilometre compared to 292 in Sydney - Lower North. It also has a far larger First Nations population, with 3,009 people. In contrast, First Nations residents in Sydney - Lower North have far higher typical personal incomes ($1,176 versus $724) and a far higher Year 12 completion rate (73.6% versus 54.4%).

Both areas are almost identical in their accessibility to nature and transport, with 100% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and nearly all homes within 10 minutes of public transport. While both are a walker's paradise, they offer different amenities; Sydney - City has a much higher share of food and drink options, while Sydney - Lower North has more parks and public transport hubs within walking distance.

First Nations

First Nations people in Sydney - Cityin Sydney - Lower North +2,290 larger in Sydney - City
3,009 82nd pct 719 31st pct
31 yrs 90th pct 31 yrs 90th pct
Year 12 in Sydney - Cityin Sydney - Lower North +19.2 pts higher in Sydney - Lower North
54.4% 92nd pct 73.6% 100th pct
Unemployment in Sydney - Cityin Sydney - Lower North +2.5 pts higher in Sydney - City
8.6% 20th pct 6.2% 6th pct
Median income in Sydney - Cityin Sydney - Lower North +$452 higher in Sydney - Lower North
$724 87th pct $1,176 100th pct
Household income in Sydney - Cityin Sydney - Lower North +$1,103 higher in Sydney - Lower North
$1,442 59th pct $2,545 100th pct
Indigenous language in Sydney - Cityin Sydney - Lower North +0.2 pts higher in Sydney - Lower North
8.4% 60th pct 8.6% 60th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Sydney - Cityin Sydney - Lower North +1.0 higher in Sydney - City
9.6 100th pct 8.7 100th pct
Types ≤15 min in Sydney - Cityin Sydney - Lower North +0.3 more in Sydney - City
8.0 100th pct 7.7 99th pct
15-min city in Sydney - Cityin Sydney - Lower North +3.2 pts higher in Sydney - City
100.0% 100th pct 96.8% 97th pct
Walk to shops in Sydney - Cityin Sydney - Lower North +5.8 pts higher in Sydney - City
100.0% 100th pct 94.2% 95th pct
100.0% 100th pct 99.9% 100th pct
Walk to school in Sydney - Cityin Sydney - Lower North +2.5 pts higher in Sydney - City
99.9% 100th pct 97.4% 96th pct
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Sydney - Cityin Sydney - Lower North +8.2 pts higher in Sydney - City
100.0% 100th pct 91.7% 96th pct
Intersections/km² in Sydney - Cityin Sydney - Lower North +383 higher in Sydney - City
675 100th pct 292 96th pct
Mean slope in Sydney - Cityin Sydney - Lower North +0.8 pts higher in Sydney - City
11.3% 100th pct 10.5% 98th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Sydney - City vs Sydney - Lower North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE107026/sydney-city/vs/IARE107028/sydney-lower-north