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Canada Bay vs The Hills Shire
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 27 km apart · Canada Bay profile · The Hills Shire profile
Canada Bay The Hills Shire
The Hills Shire and Canada Bay are nearby areas with very different housing and lifestyles. The Hills Shire is a growing area where 81.2% of homes are separate houses and 87.7% have three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Canada Bay is more compact, with 52.2% of people living in flats or apartments and a very walkable score of 8.0. Canada Bay also has a much higher share of renters at 37.8%, compared to 20.4% in The Hills Shire.
These differences in housing have led to a widening gap in how people live, with the share of people living alone now 12.5 points higher in Canada Bay. Despite these contrasts, the two areas are very similar in other ways. They have almost identical shares of people born overseas, and the typical weekly family income is nearly the same in both places. They also share a similar percentage of people with long-term health conditions, which sits at 21.8% for both.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 75,763
- First area, 2016: 88,015
- First area, 2021: 89,177
- Second area, 2011: 169,872
- Second area, 2016: 157,243
- Second area, 2021: 191,876
- First area, 2011: 37 yrs
- First area, 2016: 36 yrs
- First area, 2021: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 38 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 The Hills Shire: 0.6% males, 0.9% females
- 80–84 in Canada Bay: 1.0% males, 1.3% females; 80–84 in The Hills Shire: 0.8% males, 0.9% females
- 75–79 in Canada Bay: 1.4% males, 1.7% females; 75–79 in The Hills Shire: 1.4% males, 1.4% females
- 70–74 in Canada Bay: 2.0% males, 2.3% females; 70–74 in The Hills Shire: 2.0% males, 2.1% females
- 65–69 in Canada Bay: 2.2% males, 2.6% females; 65–69 in The Hills Shire: 2.2% males, 2.5% females
- 60–64 in Canada Bay: 2.5% males, 2.9% females; 60–64 in The Hills Shire: 2.5% males, 2.7% females
- 55–59 in Canada Bay: 2.8% males, 3.3% females; 55–59 in The Hills Shire: 2.9% males, 2.9% females
- 50–54 in Canada Bay: 3.0% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in The Hills Shire: 3.2% males, 3.4% females
- 45–49 in Canada Bay: 3.2% males, 3.6% females; 45–49 in The Hills Shire: 3.7% males, 3.8% females
- 40–44 in Canada Bay: 3.4% males, 3.6% females; 40–44 in The Hills Shire: 4.0% males, 4.2% females
- 35–39 in Canada Bay: 4.1% males, 4.2% females; 35–39 in The Hills Shire: 3.7% males, 4.3% females
- 30–34 in Canada Bay: 4.3% males, 4.6% females; 30–34 in The Hills Shire: 2.5% males, 3.0% females
- 25–29 in Canada Bay: 3.8% males, 4.0% females; 25–29 in The Hills Shire: 2.3% males, 2.3% females
- 20–24 in Canada Bay: 3.2% males, 2.9% females; 20–24 in The Hills Shire: 3.1% males, 2.8% females
- 15–19 in Canada Bay: 2.3% males, 2.3% females; 15–19 in The Hills Shire: 3.5% males, 3.3% females
- 10–14 in Canada Bay: 2.6% males, 2.6% females; 10–14 in The Hills Shire: 4.1% males, 3.7% females
- 5–9 in Canada Bay: 2.6% males, 2.6% females; 5–9 in The Hills Shire: 3.9% males, 3.8% females
- 0–4 in Canada Bay: 2.9% males, 2.6% females; 0–4 in The Hills Shire: 3.0% males, 2.8% 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: $719
- Second area, 2016: $827
- Second area, 2021: $1,033
- First area, 2011: $1,817
- First area, 2016: $2,061
- First area, 2021: $2,371
- Second area, 2011: $2,044
- Second area, 2016: $2,363
- Second area, 2021: $2,831
- First area, 2011: $2,152
- First area, 2016: $2,361
- First area, 2021: $2,870
- Second area, 2011: $2,188
- Second area, 2016: $2,464
- Second area, 2021: $2,990
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: 3.1
- Second area, 2016: 3.2
- Second area, 2021: 3.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $480
- First area, 2016: $565
- First area, 2021: $560
- Second area, 2011: $450
- Second area, 2016: $562
- Second area, 2021: $580
- First area, 2011: $2,600
- First area, 2016: $2,500
- First area, 2021: $3,000
- Second area, 2011: $2,570
- Second area, 2016: $2,500
- Second area, 2021: $3,000
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.00
- First area, 2021: 1.00
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- 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 The Hills Shire [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA11520/canada-bay/vs/LGA17420/the-hills-shire