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Canterbury-Bankstown vs Sutherland Shire

Name: Canterbury-Bankstown vs Sutherland Shire — 2021 Census comparison
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 18 km apart · Canterbury-Bankstown profile · Sutherland Shire profile

Canterbury-Bankstown Sutherland Shire

Canterbury-Bankstown and Sutherland Shire are two large, nearby areas of Greater Sydney with very different profiles. Canterbury-Bankstown is far more multicultural, with 44.6% of people born overseas and 59.1% using a language other than English at home. It is also more affordable and accessible, with 38.1% of households renting and a shorter walk to public transport. In contrast, Sutherland Shire is wealthier, with a typical weekly personal income of $1,018 compared to $625 in Canterbury-Bankstown. A much higher share of households in Sutherland Shire earn $3,000 or more a week (35.1% versus 19.6%).

Both areas are very walkable and have similar population growth, with about 34% of residents having moved in the last five years. While they share these daily rhythms, the gap in income and the number of adults working or looking for work has widened since 2016. The difference in religious affiliation has also grown, with a far higher share of people in Sutherland Shire reporting no religion.

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Where they differ most

Born overseas: 25.3 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown Other language: 45.3 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown Unemployment: 4.1 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown Participation: 16.2 pts higher in Sutherland Shire No religion: 16.2 pts higher in Sutherland Shire

Demographics & Identity

Population in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +140,795 larger in Canterbury-Bankstown gap steady

371,006 89th pct 230,211 87th pct

Median age in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +5 yrs older in Sutherland Shire gap steady

36 yrs 19th pct 41 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

28.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.9 pts 24.8%

23.6% Older adults (45–64) +2.7 pts ▸ 26.3%

19.8% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.3 pts 18.5%

15.0% Seniors (65+) +3.8 pts ▸ 18.8%

12.9% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.2 pts 11.7%

Marital status

49.4% Married +2.8 pts ▸ 52.2%

33.5% Never married ◂ +1.5 pts 32.1%

8.3% Divorced ◂ +0.2 pts 8.1%

5.1% Widowed +0.2 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.7% Separated ◂ +1.2 pts 2.5%

Age & sex structure

Canterbury-Bankstown Sutherland Shire

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

49.2% Australia +28.7 pts ▸ 77.9%

5.9% Vietnam ◂ +5.7 pts 0.3%

5.3% China ◂ +3.7 pts 1.5%

0.7% England +2.9 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.8% India ◂ +1.3 pts 0.5%

1.1% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.3% Philippines ◂ +0.7 pts 0.6%

1.1% Nepal ◂ +1.0 pts 0.1%

0.9% Italy ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.2% South Africa +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%

Ancestry

11.3% English +26.6 pts ▸ 38.0%

13.9% Australian +21.7 pts ▸ 35.6%

3.3% Irish +9.1 pts ▸ 12.4%

11.6% Chinese ◂ +7.6 pts 3.9%

2.3% Scottish +7.3 pts ▸ 9.6%

7.3% Vietnamese ◂ +6.9 pts 0.4%

6.1% Greek ◂ +2.3 pts 3.7%

3.9% Italian +1.0 pts ▸ 4.9%

1.0% German +2.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.6% Indian ◂ +1.6 pts 1.0%

1.8% Filipino ◂ +0.8 pts 1.0%

0.3% Dutch +1.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

Language

Language used at home

33.8% English only +49.1 pts ▸ 82.9%

17.2% Arabic ◂ +16.2 pts 1.0%

7.5% Vietnamese ◂ +7.3 pts 0.3%

5.1% Mandarin ◂ +3.5 pts 1.6%

4.7% Greek ◂ +2.8 pts 1.8%

3.7% Cantonese ◂ +2.7 pts 1.0%

1.3% Italian ◂ +0.6 pts 0.7%

0.7% Tagalog ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

0.7% Hindi ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

0.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

41.7% Christianity +16.7 pts ▸ 58.4%

17.7% No religion +16.2 pts ▸ 33.9%

23.6% Islam ◂ +22.7 pts 0.9%

8.2% Not stated ◂ +3.6 pts 4.6%

6.1% Buddhism ◂ +4.9 pts 1.1%

2.1% Hinduism ◂ +1.5 pts 0.6%

0.6% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.1% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +28 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

110 89th pct 82 88th pct

Schools/1k kids in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +0.43 more in Sutherland Shire

1.50 8th pct 1.93 19th pct

Students in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +16,808 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

54,218 88th pct 37,410 87th pct

Avg size in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +24 larger in Canterbury-Bankstown

497 82nd pct 474 80th pct

ICSEA in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +63 higher in Sutherland Shire

1,014 73rd pct 1,078 88th pct

Highest year of school

61.3% Year 12 +1.7 pts ▸ 63.1%

14.0% Year 10 +8.0 pts ▸ 22.0%

12.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +6.8 pts 6.2%

3.5% Year 11 +1.1 pts ▸ 4.6%

Highest qualification level

29.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.4 pts 28.6%

18.8% Certificate III / IV +7.3 pts ▸ 26.1%

16.1% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.4 pts ▸ 17.5%

10.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.5 pts 9.2%

2.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.7% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 1.6%

Field of qualification

22.7% Management & commerce +1.8 pts ▸ 24.6%

11.9% Engineering & related +3.2 pts ▸ 15.1%

11.0% Society & culture +0.2 pts ▸ 11.2%

6.8% Education +2.5 pts ▸ 9.3%

7.2% Health +1.6 pts ▸ 8.8%

4.9% Architecture & building +2.2 pts ▸ 7.1%

5.2% Information technology ◂ +2.4 pts 2.8%

4.7% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.5 pts 4.2%

3.4% Creative arts +0.8 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.0% Natural & physical sciences even 2.9%

0.7% Agriculture & environment +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +$393 higher in Sutherland Shire gap widening

$625 22nd pct $1,018 86th pct

Household income in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +$732 higher in Sutherland Shire gap widening

$1,556 63rd pct $2,288 90th pct

Family income in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +$972 higher in Sutherland Shire gap widening

$1,786 50th pct $2,758 91st pct

Household income distribution

28.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.5 pts 28.0%

27.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +7.5 pts 19.8%

10.2% $4,000 or more +11.2 pts ▸ 21.5%

18.2% Under $650 ◂ +6.4 pts 11.8%

9.3% $3,000–$3,999 +4.3 pts ▸ 13.7%

Personal income distribution

46.9% Under $650 ◂ +13.5 pts 33.4%

29.1% $650–$1,499 +0.9 pts ▸ 30.0%

13.0% $1,500–$2,999 +10.9 pts ▸ 23.9%

2.4% $3,000 or more +5.6 pts ▸ 8.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.3% Arthritis +2.4 pts ▸ 8.7%

7.2% Other condition +0.7 pts ▸ 7.9%

5.6% Asthma +1.9 pts ▸ 7.5%

5.1% Mental health +2.0 pts ▸ 7.1%

5.6% Diabetes ◂ +1.7 pts 3.9%

3.1% Heart disease +1.0 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.0% Cancer +1.4 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.1% Lung condition +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.7% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.8% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

69.3% None ◂ +2.1 pts 67.2%

14.9% One condition +3.9 pts ▸ 18.8%

4.2% Two conditions +1.3 pts ▸ 5.5%

2.2% Three or more +0.3 pts ▸ 2.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +468 larger in Sutherland Shire

2,805 86th pct 3,273 86th pct

Median age in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +2 yrs older in Canterbury-Bankstown

27 yrs 64th pct 25 yrs 50th pct

Median income in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +$209 higher in Sutherland Shire

$641 72nd pct $850 88th pct

Household income in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +$857 higher in Sutherland Shire

$1,580 67th pct $2,437 96th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +0.2 larger in Canterbury-Bankstown gap narrowing

2.9 89th pct 2.7 86th pct

Family composition

64.8% Couples with children ◂ +0.8 pts 64.0%

17.7% Couples without children +6.9 pts ▸ 24.6%

16.1% One-parent families ◂ +5.4 pts 10.7%

1.4% Other families ◂ +0.7 pts 0.7%

Household size

26.5% 2 people +6.1 pts ▸ 32.6%

21.2% 1 person +1.0 pts ▸ 22.2%

17.5% 4 people +1.2 pts ▸ 18.7%

17.7% 3 people ◂ +1.7 pts 16.0%

9.5% 5 people ◂ +1.8 pts 7.7%

7.5% 6 or more ◂ +4.8 pts 2.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +$100 higher in Sutherland Shire gap widening

$400 87th pct $500 96th pct

Mortgage in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +$453 higher in Sutherland Shire gap widening

$2,167 87th pct $2,620 94th pct

People / bedroom in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +0.10 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown gap narrowing

1.00 89th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

29.9% Owned with a mortgage +8.8 pts ▸ 38.8%

38.1% Rented ◂ +15.8 pts 22.3%

28.5% Owned outright +7.9 pts ▸ 36.4%

1.8% Not stated ◂ +0.9 pts 1.0%

1.6% Other tenure even 1.6%

Types of homes

55.0% Separate house +5.8 pts ▸ 60.8%

28.5% Flat or apartment ◂ +3.7 pts 24.8%

15.7% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.8 pts 13.9%

0.5% Other dwelling ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

33.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +1.0 pts 32.9%

29.7% 2 bedrooms ◂ +7.8 pts 21.9%

20.9% 4 bedrooms +7.4 pts ▸ 28.3%

7.7% 5 or more +2.7 pts ▸ 10.4%

5.4% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.1 pts 5.3%

0.6% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

44.8% $350–$549 ◂ +3.5 pts 41.3%

16.1% $550–$749 +10.8 pts ▸ 26.9%

17.8% $200–$349 ◂ +9.7 pts 8.2%

13.7% Under $200 ◂ +6.4 pts 7.4%

3.4% $750 or more +9.9 pts ▸ 13.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

28.3% $3,000 or more +12.7 pts ▸ 41.1%

32.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.1 pts 30.0%

19.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +5.6 pts 13.5%

12.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.9 pts 9.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +482 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

1,799 89th pct 1,317 88th pct

Stops/1k in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +0.87 more in Sutherland Shire

4.85 71st pct 5.72 80th pct

Departures/1k in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +635.9 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

1,558.6 87th pct 922.7 78th pct

PT routes in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +35 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

71 87th pct 36 81st pct

Stop walk in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +6 longer in Sutherland Shire

1 0th pct 7 43rd pct

Drive to city in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +22 longer in Sutherland Shire

23 31st pct 45 46th pct

How people get to work

36.2% Car (driver) +3.4 pts ▸ 39.6%

32.3% Worked at home +4.9 pts ▸ 37.2%

3.2% Train ◂ +1.3 pts 1.9%

3.1% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.8 pts 2.3%

1.5% Walked +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.8% Bus ◂ +0.6 pts 0.1%

0.2% Bicycle even 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

31.7% 2 vehicles +8.2 pts ▸ 40.0%

39.8% 1 vehicle ◂ +5.8 pts 34.0%

10.7% 3 vehicles +1.8 pts ▸ 12.5%

11.6% No vehicle ◂ +5.9 pts 5.7%

6.2% 4 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 7.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

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

8.2% Construction +3.1 pts ▸ 11.3%

10.2% Retail trade ◂ +1.8 pts 8.3%

8.6% Education & training +1.5 pts ▸ 10.1%

7.5% Professional & technical +2.1 pts ▸ 9.7%

7.5% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.8 pts 5.7%

5.4% Public administration & safety +1.4 pts ▸ 6.8%

6.3% Manufacturing ◂ +1.4 pts 4.8%

5.6% Finance & insurance +0.4 pts ▸ 6.0%

5.7% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.1 pts 4.6%

3.8% Other services ◂ +0.1 pts 3.7%

3.3% Administrative & support ◂ +0.4 pts 2.9%

Occupations people work in

23.2% Professionals +3.1 pts ▸ 26.3%

11.6% Managers +5.5 pts ▸ 17.1%

15.3% Clerical & administrative +0.2 pts ▸ 15.6%

11.5% Technicians & trades +1.5 pts ▸ 13.0%

10.3% Community & personal service ◂ +0.3 pts 10.0%

8.9% Sales workers ◂ +0.9 pts 8.0%

8.9% Labourers ◂ +3.9 pts 5.1%

7.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +4.2 pts 3.5%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +3 higher in Sutherland Shire

7 64th pct 10 100th pct

IRSD decile in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +8 higher in Sutherland Shire

2 14th pct 10 100th pct

IER decile in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +7 higher in Sutherland Shire

3 29th pct 10 100th pct

IEO decile in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +1 higher in Sutherland Shire

8 71st pct 9 86th pct

IRSAD score in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +124 higher in Sutherland Shire

966 60th pct 1,090 92nd pct

ERP in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +148,360 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

389,687 89th pct 241,327 87th pct

Growth in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +0.2 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

4.6% 59th pct 4.5% 58th pct

Businesses in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +20,461 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

44,017 89th pct 23,556 87th pct

Approvals in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +673 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

1,418 87th pct 745 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +283 higher in Sutherland Shire

1,106 81st pct 1,388 89th pct

Max temp in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +1.4 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

24.4 53rd pct 23.1 37th pct

Min temp in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +0.1 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

11.8 60th pct 11.7 59th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +1,068 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

5,866 27th pct 4,798 17th pct

Assault/100k in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +198 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

762 35th pct 564 20th pct

Sexual/100k in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +26 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

162 25th pct 136 17th pct

Robbery/100k in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +11 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

20 41st pct 8 12th pct

Burglary/100k in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +58 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

178 8th pct 120 0th pct

Theft/100k in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +3 higher in Sutherland Shire

544 13th pct 547 13th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +317 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

475 64th pct 157 14th pct

Property damage/100k in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +37 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

405 15th pct 368 12th pct

Drugs/100k in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +243 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

501 52nd pct 258 29th pct

5-yr change in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +17.0 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

-10.7% 19th pct -27.7% 6th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +0.3 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

7.5 92nd pct 7.2 90th pct

Types ≤15 min in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +0.5 more in Canterbury-Bankstown

7.3 94th pct 6.8 89th pct

15-min city in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +10.0 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

95.7% 96th pct 85.6% 87th pct

Walk to shops in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +4.2 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

89.0% 92nd pct 84.8% 88th pct

Walk to transit in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +1.5 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

99.7% 99th pct 98.2% 93rd pct

Walk to school in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +6.7 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

98.0% 98th pct 91.3% 90th pct

Walk to a park in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +1.1 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

99.9% 99th pct 98.8% 90th pct

Walk to health in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +3.0 pts higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

74.2% 87th pct 71.2% 86th pct

Amenities/1k in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +3.1 more in Sutherland Shire

9.3 8th pct 12.3 19th pct

Intersections/km² in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +145 higher in Canterbury-Bankstown

193 89th pct 48 77th pct

Mean slope in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sutherland Shire +2.8 pts higher in Sutherland Shire

5.0% 55th pct 7.7% 86th pct

Compare Canterbury-Bankstown with nearby areas

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Compare Sutherland Shire with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Canterbury-Bankstown vs Sutherland Shire [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA11570/canterbury-bankstown/vs/LGA17150/sutherland-shire