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Canada Bay vs Canterbury-Bankstown

Name: Canada Bay vs Canterbury-Bankstown — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 11 km apart · Canada Bay profile · Canterbury-Bankstown profile

Canada Bay Canterbury-Bankstown

Canterbury-Bankstown and Canada Bay are nearby neighbours in Sydney with very different profiles. Canada Bay is significantly wealthier, with a typical weekly family income of $2,870 compared to $1,786 in Canterbury-Bankstown. Education levels are also higher in Canada Bay, where 42.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, while 23.6% do in Canterbury-Bankstown. In contrast, Canterbury-Bankstown is far more linguistically diverse, with 59.1% of people using a language other than English at home, compared to 39.5% in Canada Bay.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people who rent their homes, which is around 38%. Beyond this similarity, the two areas have drifted further apart since 2016. The gap in typical personal incomes has widened to $482, and the difference in the share of people working or looking for work has grown to 16%. While they share similar rates of long-term health conditions and population growth, Canada Bay has seen a widening lead in the number of people working from home.

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Where they differ most

Population: 281,829 larger in Canterbury-Bankstown Other language: 19.5 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown Bachelor+: 19.3 pts higher in Canada Bay Separate houses: 18.0 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown Participation: 15.9 pts higher in Canada Bay

Demographics & Identity

Population in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +281,829 larger in Canterbury-Bankstown gap steady

89,177 83rd pct 371,006 89th pct

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

39 yrs 33rd pct 36 yrs 19th pct

Age structure

32.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.3 pts 28.7%

24.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.0 pts 23.6%

15.8% Children (0–14) +4.0 pts ▸ 19.8%

16.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.9 pts 15.0%

10.6% Youth (15–24) +2.2 pts ▸ 12.9%

Marital status

49.9% Married ◂ +0.5 pts 49.4%

35.2% Never married ◂ +1.6 pts 33.5%

7.9% Divorced +0.4 pts ▸ 8.3%

4.7% Widowed +0.4 pts ▸ 5.1%

2.4% Separated +1.3 pts ▸ 3.7%

Age & sex structure

Canada Bay Canterbury-Bankstown

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

56.0% Australia ◂ +6.8 pts 49.2%

7.8% China ◂ +2.6 pts 5.3%

0.9% Vietnam +5.0 pts ▸ 5.9%

3.9% Italy ◂ +2.9 pts 0.9%

2.4% England ◂ +1.7 pts 0.7%

2.4% India ◂ +0.6 pts 1.8%

1.1% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.3% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

1.2% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

0.6% South Africa ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

Ancestry

19.0% English ◂ +7.7 pts 11.3%

17.6% Australian ◂ +3.7 pts 13.9%

16.2% Chinese ◂ +4.6 pts 11.6%

15.2% Italian ◂ +11.3 pts 3.9%

8.6% Irish ◂ +5.3 pts 3.3%

1.5% Vietnamese +5.8 pts ▸ 7.3%

3.8% Greek +2.2 pts ▸ 6.1%

5.5% Scottish ◂ +3.2 pts 2.3%

3.4% Indian ◂ +0.8 pts 2.6%

1.9% German ◂ +0.9 pts 1.0%

1.7% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.7% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

56.2% English only ◂ +22.4 pts 33.8%

1.9% Arabic +15.3 pts ▸ 17.2%

8.6% Mandarin ◂ +3.4 pts 5.1%

0.9% Vietnamese +6.7 pts ▸ 7.5%

6.0% Italian ◂ +4.6 pts 1.3%

2.1% Greek +2.6 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.9% Cantonese ◂ +0.3 pts 3.7%

1.1% Hindi ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

0.4% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

52.8% Christianity ◂ +11.0 pts 41.7%

32.0% No religion ◂ +14.3 pts 17.7%

2.0% Islam +21.6 pts ▸ 23.6%

5.5% Not stated +2.7 pts ▸ 8.2%

3.2% Buddhism +2.8 pts ▸ 6.1%

3.7% Hinduism ◂ +1.6 pts 2.1%

0.5% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +89 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

21 74th pct 110 89th pct

Schools/1k kids in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +0.01 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

1.49 8th pct 1.50 8th pct

Students in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +44,682 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

9,536 76th pct 54,218 88th pct

Avg size in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +43 larger in Canterbury-Bankstown

454 78th pct 497 82nd pct

ICSEA in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +93 higher in Canada Bay

1,108 92nd pct 1,014 73rd pct

Highest year of school

74.4% Year 12 ◂ +13.1 pts 61.3%

11.1% Year 10 +2.9 pts ▸ 14.0%

6.4% Year 9 or below +6.5 pts ▸ 12.9%

2.9% Year 11 +0.6 pts ▸ 3.5%

Highest qualification level

37.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +8.8 pts 29.0%

12.7% Certificate III / IV +6.1 pts ▸ 18.8%

17.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +7.0 pts 10.7%

14.5% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.5 pts ▸ 16.1%

3.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.4 pts 2.4%

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

Field of qualification

29.7% Management & commerce ◂ +6.9 pts 22.7%

10.6% Engineering & related +1.3 pts ▸ 11.9%

11.8% Society & culture ◂ +0.8 pts 11.0%

8.9% Health ◂ +1.7 pts 7.2%

6.5% Education +0.3 pts ▸ 6.8%

5.4% Information technology ◂ +0.2 pts 5.2%

5.1% Creative arts ◂ +1.6 pts 3.4%

4.6% Architecture & building +0.3 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.1 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.4% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.5 pts 3.0%

0.6% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

Income

Personal income in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +$482 higher in Canada Bay gap widening

$1,107 88th pct $625 22nd pct

Household income in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +$815 higher in Canada Bay gap widening

$2,371 91st pct $1,556 63rd pct

Family income in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +$1,084 higher in Canada Bay gap widening

$2,870 92nd pct $1,786 50th pct

Household income distribution

27.4% $1,500–$2,999 +1.1 pts ▸ 28.5%

18.2% $650–$1,499 +9.2 pts ▸ 27.4%

25.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +15.1 pts 10.2%

11.6% Under $650 +6.6 pts ▸ 18.2%

12.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.2 pts 9.3%

Personal income distribution

31.7% Under $650 +15.1 pts ▸ 46.9%

27.2% $650–$1,499 +1.9 pts ▸ 29.1%

24.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +11.1 pts 13.0%

11.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +9.0 pts 2.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.1% Other condition +0.1 pts ▸ 7.2%

6.4% Arthritis ◂ +0.1 pts 6.3%

5.7% Asthma ◂ +0.1 pts 5.6%

3.8% Diabetes +1.8 pts ▸ 5.6%

5.3% Mental health ◂ +0.3 pts 5.1%

3.3% Heart disease ◂ +0.1 pts 3.1%

2.7% Cancer ◂ +0.7 pts 2.0%

0.9% Lung condition +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.7% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.6% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

71.8% None ◂ +2.5 pts 69.3%

15.9% One condition ◂ +1.0 pts 14.9%

4.1% Two conditions +0.1 pts ▸ 4.2%

1.8% Three or more +0.4 pts ▸ 2.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +2,303 larger in Canterbury-Bankstown

502 48th pct 2,805 86th pct

Median age in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown even

27 yrs 64th pct 27 yrs 64th pct

Median income in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +$240 higher in Canada Bay

$881 89th pct $641 72nd pct

Household income in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +$583 higher in Canada Bay

$2,163 91st pct $1,580 67th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +0.4 larger in Canterbury-Bankstown gap steady

2.5 71st pct 2.9 89th pct

Family composition

58.1% Couples with children +6.7 pts ▸ 64.8%

29.8% Couples without children ◂ +12.1 pts 17.7%

10.6% One-parent families +5.4 pts ▸ 16.1%

1.4% Other families even 1.4%

Household size

35.7% 2 people ◂ +9.2 pts 26.5%

24.7% 1 person ◂ +3.4 pts 21.2%

17.3% 3 people +0.4 pts ▸ 17.7%

15.4% 4 people +2.2 pts ▸ 17.5%

5.3% 5 people +4.2 pts ▸ 9.5%

1.7% 6 or more +5.8 pts ▸ 7.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +$160 higher in Canada Bay gap narrowing

$560 100th pct $400 87th pct

Mortgage in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +$833 higher in Canada Bay gap widening

$3,000 100th pct $2,167 87th pct

People / bedroom in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown even gap narrowing

1.00 89th pct 1.00 89th pct

How homes are owned or rented

37.8% Rented +0.3 pts ▸ 38.1%

31.1% Owned outright ◂ +2.6 pts 28.5%

28.7% Owned with a mortgage +1.2 pts ▸ 29.9%

1.1% Not stated +0.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.3% Other tenure +0.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

Types of homes

37.0% Separate house +18.0 pts ▸ 55.0%

52.2% Flat or apartment ◂ +23.6 pts 28.5%

9.6% Townhouse / semi-detached +6.1 pts ▸ 15.7%

1.1% Other dwelling ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

37.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +7.8 pts 29.7%

32.5% 3 bedrooms +1.5 pts ▸ 33.9%

13.7% 4 bedrooms +7.1 pts ▸ 20.9%

9.5% 1 bedroom ◂ +4.0 pts 5.4%

5.5% 5 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 7.7%

0.3% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

Weekly rent distribution

33.4% $350–$549 +11.3 pts ▸ 44.8%

35.8% $550–$749 ◂ +19.7 pts 16.1%

5.1% $200–$349 +12.7 pts ▸ 17.8%

17.1% $750 or more ◂ +13.7 pts 3.4%

5.4% Under $200 +8.3 pts ▸ 13.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

46.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +18.2 pts 28.3%

24.7% $1,800–$2,999 +7.4 pts ▸ 32.1%

11.3% $1,000–$1,799 +7.8 pts ▸ 19.1%

10.4% Under $1,000 +2.2 pts ▸ 12.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +1,502 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

297 76th pct 1,799 89th pct

Stops/1k in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +1.52 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

3.33 51st pct 4.85 71st pct

Departures/1k in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +526.9 more in Canada Bay

2,085.5 92nd pct 1,558.6 87th pct

PT routes in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +17 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

54 86th pct 71 87th pct

Stop walk in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +1 longer in Canada Bay

2 14th pct 1 0th pct

Drive to city in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +10 longer in Canterbury-Bankstown

13 14th pct 23 31st pct

How people get to work

46.8% Worked at home ◂ +14.5 pts 32.3%

29.3% Car (driver) +6.9 pts ▸ 36.2%

2.8% Train +0.4 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.1% Car (passenger) +1.0 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.8% Walked ◂ +0.3 pts 1.5%

1.3% Bus ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

0.4% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

45.9% 1 vehicle ◂ +6.1 pts 39.8%

32.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.6 pts 31.7%

10.4% No vehicle +1.2 pts ▸ 11.6%

7.7% 3 vehicles +3.0 pts ▸ 10.7%

3.7% 4 or more +2.5 pts ▸ 6.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.4% Professional & technical ◂ +5.9 pts 7.5%

12.5% Health care & social assistance +0.5 pts ▸ 13.0%

7.5% Retail trade +2.7 pts ▸ 10.2%

9.7% Finance & insurance ◂ +4.1 pts 5.6%

8.7% Education & training ◂ +0.1 pts 8.6%

7.9% Construction +0.3 pts ▸ 8.2%

3.3% Transport & warehousing +4.2 pts ▸ 7.5%

4.1% Manufacturing +2.2 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.2% Accommodation & food +0.5 pts ▸ 5.7%

5.3% Public administration & safety +0.1 pts ▸ 5.4%

2.9% Other services +0.9 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.5% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.3 pts 3.2%

Occupations people work in

35.0% Professionals ◂ +11.8 pts 23.2%

19.7% Managers ◂ +8.1 pts 11.6%

14.3% Clerical & administrative +1.1 pts ▸ 15.3%

8.1% Technicians & trades +3.4 pts ▸ 11.5%

7.0% Community & personal service +3.3 pts ▸ 10.3%

7.5% Sales workers +1.5 pts ▸ 8.9%

4.3% Labourers +4.6 pts ▸ 8.9%

2.3% Machinery operators & drivers +5.3 pts ▸ 7.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +3 higher in Canada Bay

10 100th pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +8 higher in Canada Bay

10 100th pct 2 14th pct

IER decile in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +6 higher in Canada Bay

9 86th pct 3 29th pct

IEO decile in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +2 higher in Canada Bay

10 100th pct 8 71st pct

IRSAD score in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +150 higher in Canada Bay

1,116 96th pct 966 60th pct

ERP in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +296,681 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

93,006 82nd pct 389,687 89th pct

Growth in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +0.9 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

3.7% 51st pct 4.6% 59th pct

Businesses in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +31,868 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

12,149 86th pct 44,017 89th pct

Approvals in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +251 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

1,167 87th pct 1,418 87th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +135 higher in Canada Bay

1,240 86th pct 1,106 81st pct

Max temp in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +0.4 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

24.1 48th pct 24.4 53rd pct

Min temp in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +0.8 higher in Canada Bay

12.6 67th pct 11.8 60th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +1,856 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

4,010 10th pct 5,866 27th pct

Assault/100k in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +311 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

451 12th pct 762 35th pct

Sexual/100k in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +48 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

114 10th pct 162 25th pct

Robbery/100k in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +10 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

10 17th pct 20 41st pct

Burglary/100k in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +120 higher in Canada Bay

298 24th pct 178 8th pct

Theft/100k in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +85 higher in Canada Bay

629 17th pct 544 13th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +134 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

341 49th pct 475 64th pct

Property damage/100k in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +107 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

298 5th pct 405 15th pct

Drugs/100k in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +305 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

196 21st pct 501 52nd pct

5-yr change in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +17.9 pts higher in Canada Bay

7.2% 48th pct -10.7% 19th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +0.5 higher in Canada Bay

8.0 95th pct 7.5 92nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +0.2 more in Canada Bay

7.4 95th pct 7.3 94th pct

15-min city in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +1.4 pts higher in Canada Bay

97.1% 97th pct 95.7% 96th pct

Walk to shops in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +7.6 pts higher in Canada Bay

96.5% 98th pct 89.0% 92nd pct

Walk to transit in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +1.2 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

98.6% 95th pct 99.7% 99th pct

Walk to school in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +3.0 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

95.0% 94th pct 98.0% 98th pct

Walk to a park in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown even

100.0% 100th pct 99.9% 99th pct

Walk to health in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +1.4 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

72.8% 87th pct 74.2% 87th pct

Amenities/1k in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +0.6 more in Canada Bay

9.9 9th pct 9.3 8th pct

Intersections/km² in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +98 higher in Canada Bay

291 93rd pct 193 89th pct

Mean slope in Canada Bay in Canterbury-Bankstown +1.2 pts higher in Canada Bay

6.1% 71st pct 5.0% 55th pct

Compare Canada Bay 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). Canada Bay vs Canterbury-Bankstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA11520/canada-bay/vs/LGA11570/canterbury-bankstown