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Burwood vs Canterbury-Bankstown

Name: Burwood vs Canterbury-Bankstown — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 9.2 km apart · Burwood profile · Canterbury-Bankstown profile

Burwood Canterbury-Bankstown

Canterbury-Bankstown and Burwood are neighbouring areas with very different housing and social profiles. Burwood is much more urban, with 57.7% of people born overseas and 37.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. In contrast, Canterbury-Bankstown has more family-oriented housing, with 62.5% of homes having three or more bedrooms and 55% being separate houses. It also has a younger population, as children under 15 make up 19.8% of residents compared to 11.9% in Burwood.

The gap in housing types has widened since 2016, with separate houses becoming far more common in Canterbury-Bankstown than in Burwood. Despite this, the two areas share several similarities, including very similar unemployment rates of around 7% and nearly identical proportions of people who have served in the Defence Force. Both areas sit far above the national figure for people using another language at home, reflecting the high level of cultural diversity found across this part of Sydney.

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Where they differ most

Population: 330,789 larger in Canterbury-Bankstown Separate houses: 20.6 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown No religion: 17.3 pts higher in Burwood Recent arrivals: 16.0 pts higher in Burwood Under 15: 7.9 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

Demographics & Identity

Population in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +330,789 larger in Canterbury-Bankstown gap steady

40,217 72nd pct 371,006 89th pct

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

34 yrs 12th pct 36 yrs 19th pct

Age structure

34.3% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +5.6 pts 28.7%

21.4% Older adults (45–64) +2.2 pts ▸ 23.6%

11.9% Children (0–14) +7.9 pts ▸ 19.8%

17.0% Youth (15–24) ◂ +4.1 pts 12.9%

15.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.3 pts 15.0%

Marital status

43.7% Married +5.6 pts ▸ 49.4%

42.4% Never married ◂ +8.9 pts 33.5%

6.9% Divorced +1.5 pts ▸ 8.3%

4.5% Widowed +0.6 pts ▸ 5.1%

2.5% Separated +1.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

Age & sex structure

Burwood Canterbury-Bankstown

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

37.0% Australia +12.2 pts ▸ 49.2%

18.1% China ◂ +12.9 pts 5.3%

7.6% Nepal ◂ +6.5 pts 1.1%

2.7% Vietnam +3.2 pts ▸ 5.9%

3.1% India ◂ +1.4 pts 1.8%

2.2% Italy ◂ +1.3 pts 0.9%

1.5% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 1.3%

0.9% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.9% England ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.2% South Africa even 0.2%

Ancestry

32.8% Chinese ◂ +21.2 pts 11.6%

9.6% Australian +4.3 pts ▸ 13.9%

10.7% English +0.7 pts ▸ 11.3%

7.3% Italian ◂ +3.4 pts 3.9%

2.8% Vietnamese +4.4 pts ▸ 7.3%

3.1% Greek +3.0 pts ▸ 6.1%

4.3% Irish ◂ +1.0 pts 3.3%

3.6% Indian ◂ +1.0 pts 2.6%

2.8% Scottish ◂ +0.5 pts 2.3%

1.9% Filipino even 1.8%

1.1% German ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

0.4% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

31.4% English only +2.3 pts ▸ 33.8%

19.9% Mandarin ◂ +14.8 pts 5.1%

3.5% Arabic +13.7 pts ▸ 17.2%

8.2% Cantonese ◂ +4.5 pts 3.7%

2.4% Vietnamese +5.2 pts ▸ 7.5%

2.1% Greek +2.6 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.3% Italian ◂ +2.0 pts 1.3%

1.0% Hindi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

0.6% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.1% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

37.6% Christianity +4.1 pts ▸ 41.7%

34.9% No religion ◂ +17.3 pts 17.7%

1.9% Islam +21.6 pts ▸ 23.6%

10.0% Hinduism ◂ +7.9 pts 2.1%

7.1% Not stated +1.1 pts ▸ 8.2%

7.8% Buddhism ◂ +1.8 pts 6.1%

0.5% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +99 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

11 54th pct 110 89th pct

Schools/1k kids in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +0.79 more in Burwood

2.29 28th pct 1.50 8th pct

Students in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +46,656 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

7,562 73rd pct 54,218 88th pct

Avg size in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +190 larger in Burwood

687 96th pct 497 82nd pct

ICSEA in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +113 higher in Burwood

1,128 95th pct 1,014 73rd pct

Highest year of school

74.3% Year 12 ◂ +13.0 pts 61.3%

7.5% Year 10 +6.5 pts ▸ 14.0%

8.6% Year 9 or below +4.3 pts ▸ 12.9%

2.4% Year 11 +1.1 pts ▸ 3.5%

Highest qualification level

36.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +7.5 pts 29.0%

10.5% Certificate III / IV +8.4 pts ▸ 18.8%

17.5% Postgraduate degree ◂ +6.8 pts 10.7%

15.9% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.2 pts ▸ 16.1%

2.9% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.5 pts 2.4%

1.0% Certificate I / II +0.6 pts ▸ 1.7%

Field of qualification

27.9% Management & commerce ◂ +5.1 pts 22.7%

9.4% Engineering & related +2.5 pts ▸ 11.9%

10.5% Society & culture +0.6 pts ▸ 11.0%

8.7% Health ◂ +1.5 pts 7.2%

8.3% Information technology ◂ +3.1 pts 5.2%

5.5% Education +1.3 pts ▸ 6.8%

3.4% Architecture & building +1.5 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.8 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.1% Creative arts ◂ +0.7 pts 3.4%

3.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.7 pts 3.0%

0.6% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

Income

Personal income in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +$114 higher in Burwood gap widening

$739 49th pct $625 22nd pct

Household income in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +$311 higher in Burwood gap widening

$1,867 79th pct $1,556 63rd pct

Family income in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +$315 higher in Burwood gap widening

$2,101 73rd pct $1,786 50th pct

Household income distribution

29.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.5 pts 28.5%

22.8% $650–$1,499 +4.6 pts ▸ 27.4%

16.6% Under $650 +1.5 pts ▸ 18.2%

15.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +4.8 pts 10.2%

10.7% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.4 pts 9.3%

Personal income distribution

41.9% Under $650 +4.9 pts ▸ 46.9%

31.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.9 pts 29.1%

15.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.5 pts 13.0%

4.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 2.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.5% Other condition +0.7 pts ▸ 7.2%

5.0% Arthritis +1.3 pts ▸ 6.3%

4.6% Asthma +1.1 pts ▸ 5.6%

4.1% Diabetes +1.5 pts ▸ 5.6%

4.7% Mental health +0.4 pts ▸ 5.1%

2.8% Heart disease +0.3 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.9% Cancer even 2.0%

0.8% Lung condition +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.8% Dementia even 0.7%

0.6% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

74.2% None ◂ +5.0 pts 69.3%

13.1% One condition +1.8 pts ▸ 14.9%

3.6% Two conditions +0.6 pts ▸ 4.2%

1.6% Three or more +0.6 pts ▸ 2.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +2,645 larger in Canterbury-Bankstown

160 26th pct 2,805 86th pct

Median age in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +2 yrs older in Canterbury-Bankstown

25 yrs 50th pct 27 yrs 64th pct

Median income in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +$121 higher in Burwood

$762 86th pct $641 72nd pct

Household income in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +$473 higher in Burwood

$2,053 89th pct $1,580 67th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +0.2 larger in Canterbury-Bankstown gap widening

2.7 86th pct 2.9 89th pct

Family composition

55.7% Couples with children +9.2 pts ▸ 64.8%

28.3% Couples without children ◂ +10.6 pts 17.7%

13.0% One-parent families +3.1 pts ▸ 16.1%

3.1% Other families ◂ +1.6 pts 1.4%

Household size

31.4% 2 people ◂ +4.9 pts 26.5%

22.7% 1 person ◂ +1.5 pts 21.2%

19.7% 3 people ◂ +2.0 pts 17.7%

16.1% 4 people +1.5 pts ▸ 17.5%

6.2% 5 people +3.3 pts ▸ 9.5%

3.9% 6 or more +3.6 pts ▸ 7.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +$100 higher in Burwood gap narrowing

$500 96th pct $400 87th pct

Mortgage in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +$333 higher in Burwood gap widening

$2,500 92nd pct $2,167 87th pct

People / bedroom in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +0.10 higher in Burwood gap widening

1.10 93rd pct 1.00 89th pct

How homes are owned or rented

47.0% Rented ◂ +8.9 pts 38.1%

22.6% Owned with a mortgage +7.3 pts ▸ 29.9%

26.5% Owned outright +2.0 pts ▸ 28.5%

2.1% Other tenure ◂ +0.6 pts 1.6%

1.7% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

Types of homes

34.5% Separate house +20.6 pts ▸ 55.0%

49.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +20.6 pts 28.5%

15.2% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.5 pts ▸ 15.7%

0.7% Other dwelling ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

37.9% 2 bedrooms ◂ +8.2 pts 29.7%

26.2% 3 bedrooms +7.7 pts ▸ 33.9%

14.0% 4 bedrooms +6.9 pts ▸ 20.9%

10.9% 1 bedroom ◂ +5.5 pts 5.4%

7.7% 5 or more even 7.7%

1.7% Studio / none ◂ +1.2 pts 0.6%

Weekly rent distribution

43.2% $350–$549 +1.6 pts ▸ 44.8%

29.2% $550–$749 ◂ +13.1 pts 16.1%

11.5% $200–$349 +6.4 pts ▸ 17.8%

6.3% Under $200 +7.4 pts ▸ 13.7%

6.2% $750 or more ◂ +2.8 pts 3.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

37.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +8.9 pts 28.3%

28.2% $1,800–$2,999 +3.9 pts ▸ 32.1%

12.9% $1,000–$1,799 +6.3 pts ▸ 19.1%

13.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.6 pts 12.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +1,667 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

132 65th pct 1,799 89th pct

Stops/1k in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +1.57 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

3.28 50th pct 4.85 71st pct

Departures/1k in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +926.9 more in Burwood

2,485.5 96th pct 1,558.6 87th pct

PT routes in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +37 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

34 80th pct 71 87th pct

Stop walk in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +1 longer in Canterbury-Bankstown

0 0th pct 1 0th pct

Drive to city in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +10 longer in Canterbury-Bankstown

13 14th pct 23 31st pct

How people get to work

24.9% Car (driver) +11.3 pts ▸ 36.2%

35.8% Worked at home ◂ +3.5 pts 32.3%

10.3% Train ◂ +7.1 pts 3.2%

3.4% Walked ◂ +1.8 pts 1.5%

2.5% Car (passenger) +0.6 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.7% Bus ◂ +0.9 pts 0.8%

0.3% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

43.6% 1 vehicle ◂ +3.8 pts 39.8%

23.0% 2 vehicles +8.7 pts ▸ 31.7%

23.9% No vehicle ◂ +12.2 pts 11.6%

6.3% 3 vehicles +4.4 pts ▸ 10.7%

3.2% 4 or more +2.9 pts ▸ 6.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.6 pts 13.0%

11.1% Professional & technical ◂ +3.5 pts 7.5%

9.3% Retail trade +0.9 pts ▸ 10.2%

9.1% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.4 pts 5.7%

8.0% Education & training +0.6 pts ▸ 8.6%

6.3% Construction +1.9 pts ▸ 8.2%

4.2% Transport & warehousing +3.3 pts ▸ 7.5%

7.4% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.8 pts 5.6%

4.3% Manufacturing +2.0 pts ▸ 6.3%

4.1% Public administration & safety +1.3 pts ▸ 5.4%

4.5% Administrative & support ◂ +1.2 pts 3.3%

2.5% Other services +1.3 pts ▸ 3.8%

Occupations people work in

30.2% Professionals ◂ +6.9 pts 23.2%

13.1% Clerical & administrative +2.2 pts ▸ 15.3%

12.4% Managers ◂ +0.8 pts 11.6%

9.4% Technicians & trades +2.1 pts ▸ 11.5%

10.1% Community & personal service +0.2 pts ▸ 10.3%

9.7% Labourers ◂ +0.8 pts 8.9%

8.7% Sales workers +0.3 pts ▸ 8.9%

3.9% Machinery operators & drivers +3.7 pts ▸ 7.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +2 higher in Burwood

9 86th pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +3 higher in Burwood

5 43rd pct 2 14th pct

IER decile in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +1 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

2 14th pct 3 29th pct

IEO decile in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +2 higher in Burwood

10 100th pct 8 71st pct

IRSAD score in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +84 higher in Burwood

1,050 88th pct 966 60th pct

ERP in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +345,760 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

43,927 72nd pct 389,687 89th pct

Growth in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +4.0 pts higher in Burwood

8.6% 84th pct 4.6% 59th pct

Businesses in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +38,461 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

5,556 74th pct 44,017 89th pct

Approvals in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +308 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

1,110 87th pct 1,418 87th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +124 higher in Burwood

1,230 86th pct 1,106 81st pct

Max temp in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +0.6 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

23.9 46th pct 24.4 53rd pct

Min temp in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +0.8 higher in Burwood

12.6 67th pct 11.8 60th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +1,693 higher in Burwood

7,559 44th pct 5,866 27th pct

Assault/100k in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +59 higher in Burwood

821 39th pct 762 35th pct

Sexual/100k in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +3 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

159 24th pct 162 25th pct

Robbery/100k in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +20 higher in Burwood

40 72nd pct 20 41st pct

Burglary/100k in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +98 higher in Burwood

276 21st pct 178 8th pct

Theft/100k in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +1,095 higher in Burwood

1,639 65th pct 544 13th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +74 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

400 57th pct 475 64th pct

Property damage/100k in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +40 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

366 11th pct 405 15th pct

Drugs/100k in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +11 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

490 51st pct 501 52nd pct

5-yr change in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +20.0 pts higher in Burwood

9.4% 52nd pct -10.7% 19th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +1.3 higher in Burwood

8.8 100th pct 7.5 92nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +0.7 more in Burwood

8.0 100th pct 7.3 94th pct

15-min city in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +4.3 pts higher in Burwood

100.0% 100th pct 95.7% 96th pct

Walk to shops in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +10.6 pts higher in Burwood

99.5% 100th pct 89.0% 92nd pct

Walk to transit in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +0.3 pts higher in Burwood

100.0% 100th pct 99.7% 99th pct

Walk to school in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +2.0 pts higher in Burwood

100.0% 100th pct 98.0% 98th pct

Walk to a park in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown even

100.0% 100th pct 99.9% 99th pct

Walk to health in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +25.4 pts higher in Burwood

99.6% 100th pct 74.2% 87th pct

Amenities/1k in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +0.1 more in Burwood

9.4 8th pct 9.3 8th pct

Intersections/km² in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown +154 higher in Burwood

347 96th pct 193 89th pct

Mean slope in Burwood in Canterbury-Bankstown even

5.0% 55th pct 5.0% 55th pct

Compare Burwood with nearby areas

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Compare Canterbury-Bankstown with nearby areas

Strathfield Georges River Burwood Cumberland Canada Bay Parramatta Fairfield Bayside

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Burwood vs Canterbury-Bankstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA11300/burwood/vs/LGA11570/canterbury-bankstown