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Canada Bay vs Ku-ring-gai
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 14 km apart · Canada Bay profile · Ku-ring-gai profile
Canada Bay Ku-ring-gai
Ku-ring-gai and Canada Bay are both high-population areas in Greater Sydney with very well-qualified residents. Ku-ring-gai has a higher share of people with a bachelor degree or higher (53.7%) and those who finished Year 12 (85.4%). Housing differs sharply between the two; Ku-ring-gai has far more separate houses (68.6%) and homes with three or more bedrooms (78.1%), while Canada Bay has a much higher share of renters (37.8%) and people living in flats or apartments.
Language diversity has grown in both places, and the gap between them has narrowed since 2011, with 39.5% of Canada Bay residents and 33.4% of Ku-ring-gai residents using another language at home. These areas are also very similar in terms of their typical weekly personal income, which sits at around $1,110 for both. They both have an unemployment rate of about 4% and a similar share of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 75,763
- First area, 2016: 88,015
- First area, 2021: 89,177
- Second area, 2011: 109,297
- Second area, 2016: 118,053
- Second area, 2021: 124,076
- First area, 2011: 37 yrs
- First area, 2016: 36 yrs
- First area, 2021: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 42 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Canada Bay: 0.9% males, 1.5% females; 85+ in Ku-ring-gai: 1.3% males, 2.0% females
- 80–84 in Canada Bay: 1.0% males, 1.3% females; 80–84 in Ku-ring-gai: 1.2% males, 1.6% females
- 75–79 in Canada Bay: 1.4% males, 1.7% females; 75–79 in Ku-ring-gai: 1.8% males, 2.0% females
- 70–74 in Canada Bay: 2.0% males, 2.3% females; 70–74 in Ku-ring-gai: 2.2% males, 2.4% females
- 65–69 in Canada Bay: 2.2% males, 2.6% females; 65–69 in Ku-ring-gai: 2.3% males, 2.6% females
- 60–64 in Canada Bay: 2.5% males, 2.9% females; 60–64 in Ku-ring-gai: 2.7% males, 2.9% females
- 55–59 in Canada Bay: 2.8% males, 3.3% females; 55–59 in Ku-ring-gai: 3.2% males, 3.4% females
- 50–54 in Canada Bay: 3.0% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Ku-ring-gai: 3.6% males, 4.0% females
- 45–49 in Canada Bay: 3.2% males, 3.6% females; 45–49 in Ku-ring-gai: 3.5% males, 4.1% females
- 40–44 in Canada Bay: 3.4% males, 3.6% females; 40–44 in Ku-ring-gai: 3.3% males, 3.9% females
- 35–39 in Canada Bay: 4.1% males, 4.2% females; 35–39 in Ku-ring-gai: 2.7% males, 3.4% females
- 30–34 in Canada Bay: 4.3% males, 4.6% females; 30–34 in Ku-ring-gai: 1.8% males, 2.1% females
- 25–29 in Canada Bay: 3.8% males, 4.0% females; 25–29 in Ku-ring-gai: 1.8% males, 1.8% females
- 20–24 in Canada Bay: 3.2% males, 2.9% females; 20–24 in Ku-ring-gai: 2.9% males, 2.7% females
- 15–19 in Canada Bay: 2.3% males, 2.3% females; 15–19 in Ku-ring-gai: 3.8% males, 3.6% females
- 10–14 in Canada Bay: 2.6% males, 2.6% females; 10–14 in Ku-ring-gai: 4.1% males, 3.9% females
- 5–9 in Canada Bay: 2.6% males, 2.6% females; 5–9 in Ku-ring-gai: 3.6% males, 3.4% females
- 0–4 in Canada Bay: 2.9% males, 2.6% females; 0–4 in Ku-ring-gai: 2.4% males, 2.2% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $782
- First area, 2016: $882
- First area, 2021: $1,107
- Second area, 2011: $814
- Second area, 2016: $942
- Second area, 2021: $1,117
- First area, 2011: $1,817
- First area, 2016: $2,061
- First area, 2021: $2,371
- Second area, 2011: $2,508
- Second area, 2016: $2,640
- Second area, 2021: $3,038
- First area, 2011: $2,152
- First area, 2016: $2,361
- First area, 2021: $2,870
- Second area, 2011: $2,679
- Second area, 2016: $3,046
- Second area, 2021: $3,447
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.9
- Second area, 2016: 2.9
- Second area, 2021: 2.9
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $480
- First area, 2016: $565
- First area, 2021: $560
- Second area, 2011: $575
- Second area, 2016: $650
- Second area, 2021: $630
- First area, 2011: $2,600
- First area, 2016: $2,500
- First area, 2021: $3,000
- Second area, 2011: $3,000
- Second area, 2016: $3,000
- Second area, 2021: $3,500
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.00
- First area, 2021: 1.00
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Canada Bay vs Ku-ring-gai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA11520/canada-bay/vs/LGA14500/ku-ring-gai