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Camden vs Canterbury-Bankstown

Name: Camden vs Canterbury-Bankstown — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 28 km apart · Camden profile · Canterbury-Bankstown profile

Camden Canterbury-Bankstown

Camden and Canterbury-Bankstown are two nearby parts of Greater Sydney with very different characters. Camden has a high proportion of large, separate houses, with 92.2% of homes having three or more bedrooms and 92.5% being detached houses. It also has more high-earning households, with 32.2% earning $3,000 or more a week. In contrast, Canterbury-Bankstown is much more diverse, with 44.6% of people born overseas and 59.1% using a language other than English at home. It is also more urban, with a far higher share of flats and apartments.

Both areas are about the same when it comes to the share of people providing unpaid care, which sits near the national figure. However, other gaps are shifting. The difference in the proportion of people born overseas and those using other languages has narrowed since 2016. At the same time, the gap in the number of adults working or looking for work has widened, with 69.1% in Camden compared to 48.4% in Canterbury-Bankstown.

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Where they differ most

Population: 251,681 larger in Canterbury-Bankstown Other language: 36.6 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown Separate houses: 37.5 pts higher in Camden 3+ bedrooms: 29.7 pts higher in Camden Born overseas: 21.7 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

Demographics & Identity

Population in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +251,681 larger in Canterbury-Bankstown gap steady

119,325 86th pct 371,006 89th pct

Median age in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +3 yrs older in Canterbury-Bankstown gap widening

33 yrs 11th pct 36 yrs 19th pct

Age structure

32.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.4 pts 28.7%

25.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +5.4 pts 19.8%

20.6% Older adults (45–64) +3.0 pts ▸ 23.6%

9.9% Seniors (65+) +5.1 pts ▸ 15.0%

12.1% Youth (15–24) +0.7 pts ▸ 12.9%

Marital status

53.7% Married ◂ +4.4 pts 49.4%

32.5% Never married +1.0 pts ▸ 33.5%

7.0% Divorced +1.3 pts ▸ 8.3%

3.4% Widowed +1.6 pts ▸ 5.1%

3.3% Separated +0.4 pts ▸ 3.7%

Age & sex structure

Camden Canterbury-Bankstown

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

74.1% Australia ◂ +24.9 pts 49.2%

0.4% Vietnam +5.6 pts ▸ 5.9%

0.7% China +4.5 pts ▸ 5.3%

2.4% India ◂ +0.6 pts 1.8%

2.3% England ◂ +1.6 pts 0.7%

1.5% New Zealand ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

1.3% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.7% Nepal +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.6% Italy +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.5% South Africa ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

Ancestry

32.7% Australian ◂ +18.8 pts 13.9%

28.9% English ◂ +17.6 pts 11.3%

2.4% Chinese +9.2 pts ▸ 11.6%

7.6% Irish ◂ +4.3 pts 3.3%

7.4% Italian ◂ +3.5 pts 3.9%

0.7% Vietnamese +6.5 pts ▸ 7.3%

6.7% Scottish ◂ +4.4 pts 2.3%

1.5% Greek +4.5 pts ▸ 6.1%

4.1% Indian ◂ +1.5 pts 2.6%

2.7% German ◂ +1.7 pts 1.0%

2.2% Filipino ◂ +0.4 pts 1.8%

1.0% Dutch ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

74.0% English only ◂ +40.3 pts 33.8%

2.3% Arabic +14.9 pts ▸ 17.2%

0.5% Vietnamese +7.0 pts ▸ 7.5%

0.8% Mandarin +4.3 pts ▸ 5.1%

0.5% Greek +4.2 pts ▸ 4.7%

0.5% Cantonese +3.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.5% Hindi ◂ +0.8 pts 0.7%

1.1% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.1% Punjabi ◂ +0.8 pts 0.3%

0.6% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

Religion

Religious affiliation

58.8% Christianity ◂ +17.1 pts 41.7%

25.3% No religion ◂ +7.6 pts 17.7%

4.8% Islam +18.7 pts ▸ 23.6%

4.5% Not stated +3.7 pts ▸ 8.2%

1.5% Buddhism +4.5 pts ▸ 6.1%

3.6% Hinduism ◂ +1.5 pts 2.1%

1.3% Other religions ◂ +0.7 pts 0.6%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +74 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

36 85th pct 110 89th pct

Schools/1k kids in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +0.30 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

1.20 1st pct 1.50 8th pct

Students in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +27,575 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

26,643 86th pct 54,218 88th pct

Avg size in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +243 larger in Camden

740 99th pct 497 82nd pct

ICSEA in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +17 higher in Camden

1,031 77th pct 1,014 73rd pct

Highest year of school

57.6% Year 12 +3.7 pts ▸ 61.3%

24.4% Year 10 ◂ +10.4 pts 14.0%

8.1% Year 9 or below +4.8 pts ▸ 12.9%

5.8% Year 11 ◂ +2.3 pts 3.5%

Highest qualification level

32.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +14.0 pts 18.8%

23.7% Bachelor degree +5.3 pts ▸ 29.0%

17.6% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.6 pts 16.1%

8.2% Postgraduate degree +2.5 pts ▸ 10.7%

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

1.8% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.2 pts 1.7%

Field of qualification

21.7% Management & commerce +1.0 pts ▸ 22.7%

15.2% Engineering & related ◂ +3.3 pts 11.9%

12.0% Society & culture ◂ +1.0 pts 11.0%

9.8% Education ◂ +3.0 pts 6.8%

9.3% Health ◂ +2.1 pts 7.2%

7.0% Architecture & building ◂ +2.1 pts 4.9%

5.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.8 pts 4.7%

3.4% Information technology +1.8 pts ▸ 5.2%

2.9% Creative arts +0.6 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.1% Natural & physical sciences +0.9 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.3% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.6 pts 0.7%

Income

Personal income in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +$359 higher in Camden gap widening

$984 84th pct $625 22nd pct

Household income in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +$797 higher in Camden gap widening

$2,353 91st pct $1,556 63rd pct

Family income in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +$701 higher in Camden gap narrowing

$2,487 87th pct $1,786 50th pct

Household income distribution

35.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.4 pts 28.5%

18.5% $650–$1,499 +8.9 pts ▸ 27.4%

8.2% Under $650 +10.0 pts ▸ 18.2%

16.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +6.9 pts 9.3%

15.9% $4,000 or more ◂ +5.7 pts 10.2%

Personal income distribution

33.5% Under $650 +13.4 pts ▸ 46.9%

34.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.2 pts 29.1%

23.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +10.6 pts 13.0%

4.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 2.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.8% Asthma ◂ +2.2 pts 5.6%

7.3% Other condition ◂ +0.1 pts 7.2%

7.2% Mental health ◂ +2.1 pts 5.1%

6.6% Arthritis ◂ +0.3 pts 6.3%

4.1% Diabetes +1.5 pts ▸ 5.6%

2.9% Heart disease +0.3 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.1% Cancer ◂ +0.1 pts 2.0%

1.1% Lung condition even 1.1%

0.6% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

70.2% None ◂ +0.9 pts 69.3%

17.1% One condition ◂ +2.2 pts 14.9%

4.5% Two conditions ◂ +0.2 pts 4.2%

2.2% Three or more +0.1 pts ▸ 2.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +1,063 larger in Camden

3,868 87th pct 2,805 86th pct

Median age in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +7 yrs older in Canterbury-Bankstown

20 yrs 7th pct 27 yrs 64th pct

Median income in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +$239 higher in Camden

$880 89th pct $641 72nd pct

Household income in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +$810 higher in Camden

$2,390 95th pct $1,580 67th pct

Family & Households

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

3.1 91st pct 2.9 89th pct

Family composition

69.1% Couples with children ◂ +4.3 pts 64.8%

17.9% Couples without children ◂ +0.2 pts 17.7%

12.3% One-parent families +3.7 pts ▸ 16.1%

0.6% Other families +0.8 pts ▸ 1.4%

Household size

26.8% 2 people ◂ +0.3 pts 26.5%

23.3% 4 people ◂ +5.8 pts 17.5%

13.9% 1 person +7.4 pts ▸ 21.2%

19.1% 3 people ◂ +1.4 pts 17.7%

11.3% 5 people ◂ +1.8 pts 9.5%

5.6% 6 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 7.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +$100 higher in Camden gap widening

$500 96th pct $400 87th pct

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

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

People / bedroom in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +0.20 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown gap narrowing

0.80 43rd pct 1.00 89th pct

How homes are owned or rented

52.7% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +22.7 pts 29.9%

24.8% Rented +13.3 pts ▸ 38.1%

20.0% Owned outright +8.6 pts ▸ 28.5%

1.0% Not stated +0.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.5% Other tenure +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

Types of homes

92.5% Separate house ◂ +37.5 pts 55.0%

1.0% Flat or apartment +27.6 pts ▸ 28.5%

5.9% Townhouse / semi-detached +9.8 pts ▸ 15.7%

0.4% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

58.8% 4 bedrooms ◂ +37.9 pts 20.9%

20.6% 3 bedrooms +13.3 pts ▸ 33.9%

4.4% 2 bedrooms +25.3 pts ▸ 29.7%

12.9% 5 or more ◂ +5.1 pts 7.7%

2.2% 1 bedroom +3.2 pts ▸ 5.4%

0.1% Studio / none +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

Weekly rent distribution

55.6% $350–$549 ◂ +10.9 pts 44.8%

26.4% $550–$749 ◂ +10.3 pts 16.1%

8.9% $200–$349 +8.9 pts ▸ 17.8%

3.7% Under $200 +10.0 pts ▸ 13.7%

1.8% $750 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 3.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

45.3% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +13.2 pts 32.1%

28.3% $3,000 or more even 28.3%

13.7% $1,000–$1,799 +5.4 pts ▸ 19.1%

6.9% Under $1,000 +5.7 pts ▸ 12.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +1,286 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

513 85th pct 1,799 89th pct

Stops/1k in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +0.55 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

4.30 63rd pct 4.85 71st pct

Departures/1k in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +476.0 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

1,082.6 81st pct 1,558.6 87th pct

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

34 80th pct 71 87th pct

Stop walk in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +4 longer in Camden

5 33rd pct 1 0th pct

Drive to city in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +22 longer in Camden

45 46th pct 23 31st pct

How people get to work

48.1% Car (driver) ◂ +11.9 pts 36.2%

28.7% Worked at home +3.6 pts ▸ 32.3%

0.9% Train +2.3 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.8% Car (passenger) +0.3 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.6% Walked +0.9 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.2% Bus +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

45.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +14.2 pts 31.7%

25.2% 1 vehicle +14.5 pts ▸ 39.8%

16.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +5.4 pts 10.7%

2.3% No vehicle +9.4 pts ▸ 11.6%

10.5% 4 or more ◂ +4.3 pts 6.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.9% Health care & social assistance +0.2 pts ▸ 13.0%

12.8% Construction ◂ +4.6 pts 8.2%

9.8% Retail trade +0.4 pts ▸ 10.2%

9.8% Education & training ◂ +1.3 pts 8.6%

5.2% Professional & technical +2.3 pts ▸ 7.5%

6.8% Transport & warehousing +0.7 pts ▸ 7.5%

7.0% Manufacturing ◂ +0.7 pts 6.3%

6.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.3 pts 5.4%

4.8% Accommodation & food +0.9 pts ▸ 5.7%

3.9% Finance & insurance +1.7 pts ▸ 5.6%

3.7% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.3% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.1 pts 3.2%

Occupations people work in

20.1% Professionals +3.2 pts ▸ 23.2%

15.3% Clerical & administrative even 15.3%

14.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.7 pts 11.5%

13.6% Managers ◂ +2.0 pts 11.6%

10.8% Community & personal service ◂ +0.5 pts 10.3%

8.7% Sales workers +0.2 pts ▸ 8.9%

7.3% Labourers +1.6 pts ▸ 8.9%

8.2% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.6 pts 7.6%

Economy & Advantage

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

9 86th pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +7 higher in Camden

9 86th pct 2 14th pct

IER decile in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +7 higher in Camden

10 100th pct 3 29th pct

IEO decile in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown even

8 71st pct 8 71st pct

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

1,050 88th pct 966 60th pct

ERP in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +243,204 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

146,483 86th pct 389,687 89th pct

Growth in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +17.4 pts higher in Camden

22.0% 100th pct 4.6% 59th pct

Businesses in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +32,306 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

11,711 86th pct 44,017 89th pct

Approvals in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +189 higher in Camden

1,607 88th pct 1,418 87th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +149 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

957 75th pct 1,106 81st pct

Max temp in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +0.5 higher in Camden

24.9 58th pct 24.4 53rd pct

Min temp in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +1.4 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

10.4 38th pct 11.8 60th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +1,865 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

4,001 10th pct 5,866 27th pct

Assault/100k in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +126 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

636 25th pct 762 35th pct

Sexual/100k in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +10 higher in Camden

172 28th pct 162 25th pct

Robbery/100k in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +12 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

8 10th pct 20 41st pct

Burglary/100k in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +66 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

111 0th pct 178 8th pct

Theft/100k in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +105 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

438 8th pct 544 13th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +165 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

309 45th pct 475 64th pct

Property damage/100k in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +25 higher in Camden

431 18th pct 405 15th pct

Drugs/100k in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +226 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

276 31st pct 501 52nd pct

5-yr change in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +22.8 pts higher in Camden

12.2% 56th pct -10.7% 19th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +2.9 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

4.6 68th pct 7.5 92nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +2.9 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

4.3 60th pct 7.3 94th pct

15-min city in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +50.3 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

45.4% 45th pct 95.7% 96th pct

Walk to shops in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +41.6 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

47.3% 49th pct 89.0% 92nd pct

Walk to transit in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +18.0 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

81.8% 77th pct 99.7% 99th pct

Walk to school in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +33.1 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

64.9% 67th pct 98.0% 98th pct

Walk to a park in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +7.3 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

92.6% 78th pct 99.9% 99th pct

Walk to health in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +50.9 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

23.3% 23rd pct 74.2% 87th pct

Amenities/1k in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +1.3 more in Camden

10.5 11th pct 9.3 8th pct

Intersections/km² in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +129 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

64 79th pct 193 89th pct

Mean slope in Camden in Canterbury-Bankstown +0.6 pts higher in Camden

5.6% 64th pct 5.0% 55th pct

Compare Camden 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). Camden vs Canterbury-Bankstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA11450/camden/vs/LGA11570/canterbury-bankstown