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Blacktown vs Canterbury-Bankstown

Name: Blacktown vs Canterbury-Bankstown — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 25 km apart · Blacktown profile · Canterbury-Bankstown profile

Blacktown Canterbury-Bankstown

Blacktown and Canterbury-Bankstown are two of the largest areas in Greater Sydney. Blacktown has a landscape dominated by larger homes, with 81.1% being separate houses and 84.9% having three or more bedrooms. It also has a workforce where 60.6% of adults are working or looking for work, and a typical weekly household income of $2,107. Canterbury-Bankstown is more compact and walkable, with 89.0% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 74.2% near health services. It has a higher share of people using another language at home (59.1%) and a typical weekly household income of $1,556.

The gap in typical household income has widened since 2016, now sitting at $551. Despite this, the two areas share several traits, such as having roughly the same share of people born overseas (around 44%) and identical typical weekly rents of $400. They also both have a similar number of people per home, averaging about three.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 26.1 pts higher in Blacktown 3+ bedrooms: 22.4 pts higher in Blacktown Other language: 12.8 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown Unpaid child care: 6.3 pts higher in Blacktown Participation: 12.2 pts higher in Blacktown

Demographics & Identity

Population in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +25,770 larger in Blacktown gap widening

396,776 89th pct 371,006 89th pct

Median age in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +2 yrs older in Canterbury-Bankstown gap steady

34 yrs 12th pct 36 yrs 19th pct

Age structure

31.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.2 pts 28.7%

21.5% Older adults (45–64) +2.1 pts ▸ 23.6%

22.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.9 pts 19.8%

11.0% Seniors (65+) +4.0 pts ▸ 15.0%

12.8% Youth (15–24) +0.1 pts ▸ 12.9%

Marital status

52.6% Married ◂ +3.2 pts 49.4%

33.8% Never married ◂ +0.3 pts 33.5%

6.3% Divorced +2.0 pts ▸ 8.3%

4.1% Widowed +0.9 pts ▸ 5.1%

3.2% Separated +0.5 pts ▸ 3.7%

Age & sex structure

Blacktown Canterbury-Bankstown

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

50.4% Australia ◂ +1.2 pts 49.2%

11.9% India ◂ +10.1 pts 1.8%

6.4% Philippines ◂ +5.1 pts 1.3%

0.3% Vietnam +5.6 pts ▸ 5.9%

1.6% China +3.7 pts ▸ 5.3%

2.1% New Zealand ◂ +1.1 pts 1.1%

1.2% England ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

0.9% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.3% Italy +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.5% South Africa ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

Ancestry

19.1% Australian ◂ +5.1 pts 13.9%

16.8% English ◂ +5.5 pts 11.3%

13.5% Indian ◂ +11.0 pts 2.6%

4.5% Chinese +7.1 pts ▸ 11.6%

9.0% Filipino ◂ +7.1 pts 1.8%

0.5% Vietnamese +6.8 pts ▸ 7.3%

0.9% Greek +5.2 pts ▸ 6.1%

4.2% Irish ◂ +0.9 pts 3.3%

2.3% Italian +1.6 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.5% Scottish ◂ +1.2 pts 2.3%

1.6% German ◂ +0.6 pts 1.0%

0.7% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

47.6% English only ◂ +13.8 pts 33.8%

2.9% Arabic +14.2 pts ▸ 17.2%

0.4% Vietnamese +7.1 pts ▸ 7.5%

5.2% Punjabi ◂ +4.9 pts 0.3%

1.8% Mandarin +3.3 pts ▸ 5.1%

0.5% Greek +4.2 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.4% Hindi ◂ +3.7 pts 0.7%

3.8% Tagalog ◂ +3.1 pts 0.7%

1.0% Cantonese +2.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.4% Italian +0.9 pts ▸ 1.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

46.6% Christianity ◂ +4.8 pts 41.7%

8.0% Islam +15.6 pts ▸ 23.6%

18.4% No religion ◂ +0.7 pts 17.7%

13.1% Hinduism ◂ +10.9 pts 2.1%

6.9% Not stated +1.3 pts ▸ 8.2%

1.9% Buddhism +4.1 pts ▸ 6.1%

5.1% Other religions ◂ +4.5 pts 0.6%

0.0% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +19 more in Blacktown

129 90th pct 110 89th pct

Schools/1k kids in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +0.07 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

1.43 7th pct 1.50 8th pct

Students in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +22,682 more in Blacktown

76,900 90th pct 54,218 88th pct

Avg size in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +99 larger in Blacktown

596 90th pct 497 82nd pct

ICSEA in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +23 higher in Blacktown

1,038 79th pct 1,014 73rd pct

Highest year of school

64.0% Year 12 ◂ +2.7 pts 61.3%

16.0% Year 10 ◂ +2.0 pts 14.0%

8.9% Year 9 or below +4.1 pts ▸ 12.9%

4.1% Year 11 ◂ +0.6 pts 3.5%

Highest qualification level

31.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.1 pts 29.0%

20.2% Certificate III / IV ◂ +1.3 pts 18.8%

14.4% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.7 pts ▸ 16.1%

13.3% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.6 pts 10.7%

2.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.1 pts 2.4%

1.7% Certificate I / II even 1.7%

Field of qualification

23.6% Management & commerce ◂ +0.9 pts 22.7%

14.2% Engineering & related ◂ +2.3 pts 11.9%

9.9% Society & culture +1.1 pts ▸ 11.0%

8.6% Health ◂ +1.4 pts 7.2%

8.0% Information technology ◂ +2.9 pts 5.2%

5.8% Education +1.0 pts ▸ 6.8%

3.7% Architecture & building +1.2 pts ▸ 4.9%

4.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.4 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.6% Creative arts +0.8 pts ▸ 3.4%

3.3% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.3 pts 3.0%

1.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

Income

Personal income in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +$206 higher in Blacktown gap widening

$831 70th pct $625 22nd pct

Household income in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +$551 higher in Blacktown gap widening

$2,107 87th pct $1,556 63rd pct

Family income in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +$465 higher in Blacktown gap widening

$2,251 80th pct $1,786 50th pct

Household income distribution

33.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.4 pts 28.5%

21.5% $650–$1,499 +5.9 pts ▸ 27.4%

11.8% Under $650 +6.4 pts ▸ 18.2%

13.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +4.6 pts 9.3%

13.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +3.5 pts 10.2%

Personal income distribution

38.6% Under $650 +8.2 pts ▸ 46.9%

32.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.6 pts 29.1%

18.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.5 pts 13.0%

3.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 2.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.3% Asthma ◂ +1.6 pts 5.6%

7.0% Other condition +0.2 pts ▸ 7.2%

6.1% Arthritis +0.3 pts ▸ 6.3%

6.1% Diabetes ◂ +0.5 pts 5.6%

6.0% Mental health ◂ +0.9 pts 5.1%

3.0% Heart disease +0.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.7% Cancer +0.2 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.2% Lung condition ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

0.7% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

69.1% None +0.2 pts ▸ 69.3%

16.0% One condition ◂ +1.1 pts 14.9%

4.5% Two conditions ◂ +0.3 pts 4.2%

2.4% Three or more ◂ +0.2 pts 2.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +9,007 larger in Blacktown

11,812 92nd pct 2,805 86th pct

Median age in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +5 yrs older in Canterbury-Bankstown

22 yrs 21st pct 27 yrs 64th pct

Median income in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +$75 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

$566 53rd pct $641 72nd pct

Household income in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +$156 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

$1,424 56th pct $1,580 67th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +0.2 larger in Blacktown gap steady

3.1 91st pct 2.9 89th pct

Family composition

68.5% Couples with children ◂ +3.7 pts 64.8%

16.1% Couples without children +1.6 pts ▸ 17.7%

14.2% One-parent families +1.8 pts ▸ 16.1%

1.1% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

Household size

24.8% 2 people +1.7 pts ▸ 26.5%

22.7% 4 people ◂ +5.2 pts 17.5%

15.9% 1 person +5.4 pts ▸ 21.2%

20.3% 3 people ◂ +2.7 pts 17.7%

9.7% 5 people ◂ +0.2 pts 9.5%

6.5% 6 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 7.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown even gap steady

$400 87th pct $400 87th pct

Mortgage in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +$216 higher in Blacktown gap widening

$2,383 90th pct $2,167 87th pct

People / bedroom in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +0.10 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown gap narrowing

0.90 86th pct 1.00 89th pct

How homes are owned or rented

42.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +12.9 pts 29.9%

34.3% Rented +3.8 pts ▸ 38.1%

20.2% Owned outright +8.3 pts ▸ 28.5%

1.5% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.1% Other tenure +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

Types of homes

81.1% Separate house ◂ +26.1 pts 55.0%

6.7% Flat or apartment +21.8 pts ▸ 28.5%

11.9% Townhouse / semi-detached +3.8 pts ▸ 15.7%

0.1% Other dwelling +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

39.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +5.2 pts 33.9%

35.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +14.8 pts 20.9%

11.0% 2 bedrooms +18.7 pts ▸ 29.7%

10.1% 5 or more ◂ +2.3 pts 7.7%

2.2% 1 bedroom +3.2 pts ▸ 5.4%

0.3% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

Weekly rent distribution

51.6% $350–$549 ◂ +6.9 pts 44.8%

16.7% $200–$349 +1.1 pts ▸ 17.8%

16.0% $550–$749 +0.1 pts ▸ 16.1%

11.3% Under $200 +2.4 pts ▸ 13.7%

1.0% $750 or more +2.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +8.1 pts 32.1%

26.8% $3,000 or more +1.5 pts ▸ 28.3%

17.2% $1,000–$1,799 +2.0 pts ▸ 19.1%

9.1% Under $1,000 +3.5 pts ▸ 12.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +146 more in Blacktown

1,945 89th pct 1,799 89th pct

Stops/1k in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +0.05 more in Blacktown

4.90 71st pct 4.85 71st pct

Departures/1k in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +92.1 more in Blacktown

1,650.7 88th pct 1,558.6 87th pct

PT routes in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +13 more in Blacktown

84 87th pct 71 87th pct

Stop walk in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +5 longer in Blacktown

6 38th pct 1 0th pct

Drive to city in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +8 longer in Blacktown

31 37th pct 23 31st pct

How people get to work

40.0% Car (driver) ◂ +3.8 pts 36.2%

33.1% Worked at home ◂ +0.9 pts 32.3%

3.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.4 pts 3.1%

2.5% Train +0.8 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.7% Walked +0.8 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.9% Bus ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.1% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

36.1% 1 vehicle +3.7 pts ▸ 39.8%

38.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +6.8 pts 31.7%

12.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.6 pts 10.7%

6.7% No vehicle +4.9 pts ▸ 11.6%

6.3% 4 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 6.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.7 pts 13.0%

10.0% Retail trade +0.2 pts ▸ 10.2%

6.9% Education & training +1.6 pts ▸ 8.6%

7.2% Construction +1.0 pts ▸ 8.2%

8.1% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.7 pts 7.5%

7.4% Professional & technical +0.1 pts ▸ 7.5%

7.5% Manufacturing ◂ +1.2 pts 6.3%

6.4% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.7 pts 5.6%

5.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.3 pts 5.4%

4.6% Accommodation & food +1.1 pts ▸ 5.7%

4.0% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.8 pts 3.2%

3.0% Other services +0.9 pts ▸ 3.8%

Occupations people work in

23.8% Professionals ◂ +0.5 pts 23.2%

15.2% Clerical & administrative +0.1 pts ▸ 15.3%

11.0% Managers +0.6 pts ▸ 11.6%

10.6% Technicians & trades +0.9 pts ▸ 11.5%

11.1% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.4 pts 7.6%

10.0% Community & personal service +0.3 pts ▸ 10.3%

7.6% Sales workers +1.3 pts ▸ 8.9%

8.6% Labourers +0.4 pts ▸ 8.9%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +1 higher in Blacktown

8 71st pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +4 higher in Blacktown

6 57th pct 2 14th pct

IER decile in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +6 higher in Blacktown

9 86th pct 3 29th pct

IEO decile in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown even

8 71st pct 8 71st pct

IRSAD score in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +40 higher in Blacktown

1,006 78th pct 966 60th pct

ERP in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +59,698 higher in Blacktown

449,385 90th pct 389,687 89th pct

Growth in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +7.7 pts higher in Blacktown

12.4% 92nd pct 4.6% 59th pct

Businesses in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +8,119 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

35,898 88th pct 44,017 89th pct

Approvals in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +1,070 higher in Blacktown

2,488 90th pct 1,418 87th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +144 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

962 75th pct 1,106 81st pct

Max temp in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +0.7 higher in Blacktown

25.2 60th pct 24.4 53rd pct

Min temp in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +0.5 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

11.3 53rd pct 11.8 60th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +2,774 higher in Blacktown

8,639 52nd pct 5,866 27th pct

Assault/100k in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +357 higher in Blacktown

1,119 59th pct 762 35th pct

Sexual/100k in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +91 higher in Blacktown

253 49th pct 162 25th pct

Robbery/100k in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +27 higher in Blacktown

46 77th pct 20 41st pct

Burglary/100k in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +53 higher in Blacktown

231 15th pct 178 8th pct

Theft/100k in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +398 higher in Blacktown

942 34th pct 544 13th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +6 higher in Blacktown

480 65th pct 475 64th pct

Property damage/100k in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +259 higher in Blacktown

664 43rd pct 405 15th pct

Drugs/100k in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +92 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

410 45th pct 501 52nd pct

5-yr change in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +7.8 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

-18.5% 11th pct -10.7% 19th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +1.6 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

5.9 81st pct 7.5 92nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +1.5 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

5.7 80th pct 7.3 94th pct

15-min city in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +21.1 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

74.6% 80th pct 95.7% 96th pct

Walk to shops in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +20.4 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

68.6% 77th pct 89.0% 92nd pct

Walk to transit in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +2.5 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

97.3% 90th pct 99.7% 99th pct

Walk to school in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +11.2 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

86.7% 85th pct 98.0% 98th pct

Walk to a park in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +3.1 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

96.8% 84th pct 99.9% 99th pct

Walk to health in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +28.3 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

45.9% 64th pct 74.2% 87th pct

Amenities/1k in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +0.5 more in Blacktown

9.8 9th pct 9.3 8th pct

Intersections/km² in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +27 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

167 88th pct 193 89th pct

Mean slope in Blacktown in Canterbury-Bankstown +0.1 pts higher in Blacktown

5.1% 57th pct 5.0% 55th pct

Compare Blacktown with nearby areas

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Compare Canterbury-Bankstown with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Blacktown vs Canterbury-Bankstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA10750/blacktown/vs/LGA11570/canterbury-bankstown