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Blacktown vs Hawkesbury

Name: Blacktown vs Hawkesbury — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 51 km apart · Blacktown profile · Hawkesbury profile

Blacktown Hawkesbury

Hawkesbury and Blacktown are two very different parts of Greater Sydney. Blacktown is far more culturally diverse, with 44.4% of people born overseas and 46.3% using a language other than English at home, compared to 13.3% and 7.1% in Hawkesbury. Blacktown also has a more qualified workforce, with 29.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 15.9% in Hawkesbury. In contrast, Hawkesbury has a much higher share of people with no religion (34.1% against 18.4%) and more residents who own their homes outright (32.1% compared to 20.2%).

Since 2011, the gaps between these two areas have generally widened. The differences in overseas birth, language use, and educational qualifications have all increased over the last decade. Despite this, they share several everyday realities; both have a typical weekly household income around $2,000 and a typical rent of $400. While Blacktown is somewhat walkable and Hawkesbury is mostly car-dependent, both areas sit near the national figure for overall advantage.

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Where they differ most

Born overseas: 31.1 pts higher in Blacktown Other language: 39.2 pts higher in Blacktown Population: 329,569 larger in Blacktown Year 12: 19.1 pts higher in Blacktown No religion: 15.8 pts higher in Hawkesbury

Demographics & Identity

Population in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +329,569 larger in Blacktown gap widening

396,776 89th pct 67,207 78th pct

Median age in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +5 yrs older in Hawkesbury gap widening

34 yrs 12th pct 39 yrs 33rd pct

Age structure

31.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +7.0 pts 24.9%

21.5% Older adults (45–64) +5.0 pts ▸ 26.5%

22.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +3.6 pts 19.1%

11.0% Seniors (65+) +5.5 pts ▸ 16.6%

12.8% Youth (15–24) even 12.8%

Marital status

52.6% Married ◂ +4.2 pts 48.3%

33.8% Never married +0.7 pts ▸ 34.6%

6.3% Divorced +3.0 pts ▸ 9.2%

4.1% Widowed +0.5 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.2% Separated even 3.2%

Age & sex structure

Blacktown Hawkesbury

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

50.4% Australia +31.9 pts ▸ 82.3%

11.9% India ◂ +11.0 pts 0.8%

6.4% Philippines ◂ +5.9 pts 0.5%

1.2% England +2.0 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.1% New Zealand ◂ +0.9 pts 1.2%

1.6% China ◂ +1.2 pts 0.4%

0.9% Nepal ◂ +0.8 pts 0.2%

0.5% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.3% Italy even 0.3%

Ancestry

19.1% Australian +22.1 pts ▸ 41.1%

16.8% English +22.8 pts ▸ 39.7%

13.5% Indian ◂ +12.6 pts 0.9%

4.2% Irish +6.4 pts ▸ 10.6%

3.5% Scottish +6.0 pts ▸ 9.5%

9.0% Filipino ◂ +8.1 pts 0.8%

4.5% Chinese ◂ +3.2 pts 1.2%

2.3% Italian +1.4 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.6% German +2.0 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.7% Dutch +1.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.9% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

47.6% English only +40.8 pts ▸ 88.4%

5.2% Punjabi ◂ +4.7 pts 0.5%

4.4% Hindi ◂ +4.2 pts 0.2%

3.8% Tagalog ◂ +3.6 pts 0.2%

2.9% Arabic ◂ +2.6 pts 0.4%

1.8% Mandarin ◂ +1.5 pts 0.3%

1.0% Cantonese ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.5% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.4% Italian even 0.4%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

46.6% Christianity +10.8 pts ▸ 57.3%

18.4% No religion +15.8 pts ▸ 34.1%

13.1% Hinduism ◂ +12.4 pts 0.6%

8.0% Islam ◂ +7.5 pts 0.6%

6.9% Not stated ◂ +1.0 pts 5.9%

5.1% Other religions ◂ +4.4 pts 0.7%

1.9% Buddhism ◂ +1.3 pts 0.6%

0.0% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +92 more in Blacktown

129 90th pct 37 86th pct

Schools/1k kids in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +1.45 more in Hawkesbury

1.43 7th pct 2.88 38th pct

Students in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +66,019 more in Blacktown

76,900 90th pct 10,881 78th pct

Avg size in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +294 larger in Blacktown

596 90th pct 302 61st pct

ICSEA in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +43 higher in Blacktown

1,038 79th pct 995 64th pct

Highest year of school

64.0% Year 12 ◂ +19.1 pts 44.9%

16.0% Year 10 +16.3 pts ▸ 32.3%

8.9% Year 9 or below +1.8 pts ▸ 10.6%

4.1% Year 11 +2.4 pts ▸ 6.5%

Highest qualification level

20.2% Certificate III / IV +19.2 pts ▸ 39.4%

31.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +13.7 pts 17.4%

14.4% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.0 pts ▸ 16.3%

13.3% Postgraduate degree ◂ +7.5 pts 5.9%

2.5% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.3 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.7% Certificate I / II +0.6 pts ▸ 2.3%

Field of qualification

23.6% Management & commerce ◂ +5.9 pts 17.7%

14.2% Engineering & related +2.9 pts ▸ 17.1%

9.9% Society & culture +0.9 pts ▸ 10.8%

3.7% Architecture & building +5.4 pts ▸ 9.1%

5.8% Education +3.0 pts ▸ 8.8%

8.6% Health ◂ +0.1 pts 8.5%

8.0% Information technology ◂ +6.1 pts 2.0%

4.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.0 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.3% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.3 pts 2.0%

1.0% Agriculture & environment +2.2 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.6% Creative arts +0.5 pts ▸ 3.1%

Income

Personal income in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +$29 higher in Hawkesbury gap narrowing

$831 70th pct $860 73rd pct

Household income in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +$127 higher in Blacktown gap widening

$2,107 87th pct $1,980 85th pct

Family income in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +$21 higher in Hawkesbury gap narrowing

$2,251 80th pct $2,272 81st pct

Household income distribution

33.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.2 pts 31.8%

21.5% $650–$1,499 +1.2 pts ▸ 22.7%

13.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.6 pts 12.4%

13.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 13.3%

11.8% Under $650 +1.7 pts ▸ 13.5%

Personal income distribution

38.6% Under $650 ◂ +1.8 pts 36.8%

32.6% $650–$1,499 +0.9 pts ▸ 33.6%

18.5% $1,500–$2,999 +1.1 pts ▸ 19.7%

3.1% $3,000 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 3.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.0% Mental health +3.3 pts ▸ 9.3%

6.1% Arthritis +3.0 pts ▸ 9.1%

7.3% Asthma +1.3 pts ▸ 8.5%

7.0% Other condition +1.2 pts ▸ 8.2%

6.1% Diabetes ◂ +1.3 pts 4.8%

3.0% Heart disease +1.0 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.7% Cancer +1.2 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.2% Lung condition +0.6 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.7% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.5% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

69.1% None ◂ +6.2 pts 62.9%

16.0% One condition +4.0 pts ▸ 20.0%

4.5% Two conditions +1.6 pts ▸ 6.1%

2.4% Three or more +0.7 pts ▸ 3.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +8,560 larger in Blacktown

11,812 92nd pct 3,252 86th pct

Median age in Blacktown in Hawkesbury even

22 yrs 21st pct 22 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +$122 higher in Hawkesbury

$566 53rd pct $688 78th pct

Household income in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +$532 higher in Hawkesbury

$1,424 56th pct $1,956 87th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +0.3 larger in Blacktown gap steady

3.1 91st pct 2.8 87th pct

Family composition

68.5% Couples with children ◂ +7.2 pts 61.4%

16.1% Couples without children +8.3 pts ▸ 24.5%

14.2% One-parent families ◂ +0.8 pts 13.4%

1.1% Other families ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

Household size

24.8% 2 people +6.8 pts ▸ 31.7%

22.7% 4 people ◂ +6.3 pts 16.4%

15.9% 1 person +5.9 pts ▸ 21.8%

20.3% 3 people ◂ +3.7 pts 16.7%

9.7% 5 people ◂ +1.3 pts 8.4%

6.5% 6 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 5.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Blacktown in Hawkesbury even gap narrowing

$400 87th pct $400 87th pct

Mortgage in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +$183 higher in Blacktown gap widening

$2,383 90th pct $2,200 88th pct

People / bedroom in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +0.10 higher in Blacktown gap steady

0.90 86th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

42.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +2.0 pts 40.9%

34.3% Rented ◂ +10.3 pts 24.0%

20.2% Owned outright +11.9 pts ▸ 32.1%

1.1% Other tenure +0.7 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.5% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 1.2%

Types of homes

81.1% Separate house +5.7 pts ▸ 86.8%

11.9% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.4 pts 9.5%

6.7% Flat or apartment ◂ +3.9 pts 2.9%

0.1% Other dwelling +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

39.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +0.3 pts 38.9%

35.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +2.9 pts 32.8%

10.1% 5 or more +3.1 pts ▸ 13.1%

11.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +0.2 pts 10.8%

2.2% 1 bedroom +0.6 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.3% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

51.6% $350–$549 +0.6 pts ▸ 52.2%

16.7% $200–$349 +4.7 pts ▸ 21.4%

16.0% $550–$749 ◂ +5.6 pts 10.4%

11.3% Under $200 ◂ +2.5 pts 8.7%

1.0% $750 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 3.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +3.9 pts 36.2%

26.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 26.3%

17.2% $1,000–$1,799 +2.7 pts ▸ 19.9%

9.1% Under $1,000 +2.1 pts ▸ 11.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +1,472 more in Blacktown

1,945 89th pct 473 83rd pct

Stops/1k in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +2.14 more in Hawkesbury

4.90 71st pct 7.04 88th pct

Departures/1k in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +1,084.5 more in Blacktown

1,650.7 88th pct 566.3 73rd pct

PT routes in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +64 more in Blacktown

84 87th pct 20 70th pct

Stop walk in Blacktown in Hawkesbury

6 38th pct —

Drive to city in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +265 longer in Hawkesbury

31 37th pct 296 100th pct

How people get to work

40.0% Car (driver) +10.6 pts ▸ 50.6%

33.1% Worked at home ◂ +7.8 pts 25.3%

3.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.5 pts 3.0%

2.5% Train ◂ +1.8 pts 0.6%

0.7% Walked +1.0 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.9% Bus ◂ +0.8 pts 0.1%

0.1% Bicycle even 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

38.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.6 pts 37.0%

36.1% 1 vehicle ◂ +9.4 pts 26.7%

12.3% 3 vehicles +4.4 pts ▸ 16.7%

6.3% 4 or more +9.4 pts ▸ 15.7%

6.7% No vehicle ◂ +2.9 pts 3.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

7.2% Construction +9.1 pts ▸ 16.3%

14.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.5 pts 11.2%

10.0% Retail trade ◂ +1.3 pts 8.7%

6.9% Education & training +2.3 pts ▸ 9.2%

8.1% Transport & warehousing ◂ +3.4 pts 4.8%

7.5% Manufacturing ◂ +0.2 pts 7.3%

7.4% Professional & technical ◂ +2.6 pts 4.7%

5.7% Public administration & safety +0.7 pts ▸ 6.4%

6.4% Finance & insurance ◂ +4.2 pts 2.1%

3.0% Other services +2.0 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.6% Accommodation & food +0.2 pts ▸ 4.8%

4.0% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.9 pts 3.1%

Occupations people work in

23.8% Professionals ◂ +8.1 pts 15.6%

10.6% Technicians & trades +7.8 pts ▸ 18.4%

15.2% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.8 pts 14.5%

11.0% Managers +3.0 pts ▸ 13.9%

11.1% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.6 pts 8.5%

10.0% Community & personal service +0.4 pts ▸ 10.4%

8.6% Labourers +0.5 pts ▸ 9.1%

7.6% Sales workers even 7.7%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +1 higher in Hawkesbury

8 71st pct 9 86th pct

IRSD decile in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +2 higher in Hawkesbury

6 57th pct 8 71st pct

IER decile in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +1 higher in Hawkesbury

9 86th pct 10 100th pct

IEO decile in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +1 higher in Blacktown

8 71st pct 7 64th pct

IRSAD score in Blacktown in Hawkesbury even

1,006 78th pct 1,008 78th pct

ERP in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +380,086 higher in Blacktown

449,385 90th pct 69,299 77th pct

Growth in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +9.9 pts higher in Blacktown

12.4% 92nd pct 2.5% 38th pct

Businesses in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +27,807 higher in Blacktown

35,898 88th pct 8,091 80th pct

Approvals in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +2,133 higher in Blacktown

2,488 90th pct 355 76th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +92 higher in Hawkesbury

962 75th pct 1,054 79th pct

Max temp in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +0.8 higher in Blacktown

25.2 60th pct 24.4 53rd pct

Min temp in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +1.2 higher in Blacktown

11.3 53rd pct 10.1 33rd pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +3,049 higher in Blacktown

8,639 52nd pct 5,590 24th pct

Assault/100k in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +356 higher in Blacktown

1,119 59th pct 763 35th pct

Sexual/100k in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +46 higher in Hawkesbury

253 49th pct 299 60th pct

Robbery/100k in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +42 higher in Blacktown

46 77th pct 4 4th pct

Burglary/100k in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +11 higher in Blacktown

231 15th pct 220 13th pct

Theft/100k in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +226 higher in Blacktown

942 34th pct 716 22nd pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +135 higher in Blacktown

480 65th pct 345 50th pct

Property damage/100k in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +67 higher in Blacktown

664 43rd pct 597 37th pct

Drugs/100k in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +120 higher in Blacktown

410 45th pct 290 33rd pct

5-yr change in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +12.3 pts higher in Hawkesbury

-18.5% 11th pct -6.2% 25th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +2.2 higher in Blacktown

5.9 81st pct 3.7 50th pct

Types ≤15 min in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +2.2 more in Blacktown

5.7 80th pct 3.6 38th pct

15-min city in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +37.9 pts higher in Blacktown

74.6% 80th pct 36.7% 29th pct

Walk to shops in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +39.6 pts higher in Blacktown

68.6% 77th pct 28.9% 19th pct

Walk to transit in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +29.9 pts higher in Blacktown

97.3% 90th pct 67.4% 67th pct

Walk to school in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +38.0 pts higher in Blacktown

86.7% 85th pct 48.7% 40th pct

Walk to a park in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +35.1 pts higher in Blacktown

96.8% 84th pct 61.8% 37th pct

Walk to health in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +20.6 pts higher in Blacktown

45.9% 64th pct 25.3% 26th pct

Amenities/1k in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +5.4 more in Hawkesbury

9.8 9th pct 15.1 35th pct

Intersections/km² in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +164 higher in Blacktown

167 88th pct 2 59th pct

Mean slope in Blacktown in Hawkesbury +1.8 pts higher in Hawkesbury

5.1% 57th pct 6.9% 78th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Blacktown vs Hawkesbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA10750/blacktown/vs/LGA13800/hawkesbury