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Cumberland vs The Hills Shire

Name: Cumberland vs The Hills Shire — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 21 km apart · Cumberland profile · The Hills Shire profile

Cumberland The Hills Shire

Cumberland and The Hills Shire are two large neighbours in Greater Sydney with very different profiles. Cumberland is a diverse hub where 53.2% of people were born overseas and 65.2% use a language other than English at home. In contrast, The Hills Shire has a wealthier population; the typical household income is $2,831 a week, which is far higher than the $1,678 seen in Cumberland. Housing also differs sharply, with The Hills Shire having a much higher share of separate houses (81.2%) and large family homes, while Cumberland has more renters (43.3%) and apartments.

Both areas share some basic everyday realities, such as having roughly the same number of people per home and similar weather. They also provide about the same number of schools for their children. However, the economic gap between them is widening, with the difference in typical household incomes increasing since 2016. While the gap in overseas births has narrowed, The Hills Shire has seen a growing share of adults with university degrees compared to Cumberland.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 26.4 pts higher in Cumberland Separate houses: 29.2 pts higher in The Hills Shire 3+ bedrooms: 27.7 pts higher in The Hills Shire Renting: 22.9 pts higher in Cumberland No car: 10.3 pts higher in Cumberland

Demographics & Identity

Population in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +43,563 larger in Cumberland gap narrowing

235,439 87th pct 191,876 87th pct

Median age in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +4 yrs older in The Hills Shire gap narrowing

34 yrs 12th pct 38 yrs 29th pct

Age structure

33.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +7.7 pts 26.1%

20.9% Older adults (45–64) +4.2 pts ▸ 25.1%

19.9% Children (0–14) +1.3 pts ▸ 21.2%

12.1% Seniors (65+) +2.7 pts ▸ 14.8%

13.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.5 pts 12.8%

Marital status

52.1% Married +9.2 pts ▸ 61.3%

33.6% Never married ◂ +6.0 pts 27.6%

6.9% Divorced ◂ +1.6 pts 5.3%

4.2% Widowed ◂ +0.4 pts 3.7%

3.3% Separated ◂ +1.2 pts 2.0%

Age & sex structure

Cumberland The Hills Shire

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

39.7% Australia +17.8 pts ▸ 57.5%

8.5% India ◂ +1.9 pts 6.6%

6.6% China ◂ +0.2 pts 6.4%

4.3% Nepal ◂ +4.0 pts 0.3%

0.5% England +2.2 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.1% Vietnam ◂ +1.7 pts 0.4%

1.8% Philippines even 1.8%

0.1% South Africa +1.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.0% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.5% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Ancestry

9.2% English +13.4 pts ▸ 22.6%

10.6% Australian +11.5 pts ▸ 22.0%

12.6% Chinese +2.0 pts ▸ 14.7%

8.7% Indian +0.4 pts ▸ 9.1%

2.2% Irish +4.7 pts ▸ 6.9%

1.5% Scottish +4.4 pts ▸ 5.9%

2.1% Italian +2.5 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.5% Filipino +0.4 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.7% German +1.6 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.9% Vietnamese ◂ +1.3 pts 0.6%

1.0% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.2% Dutch +1.0 pts ▸ 1.2%

Language

Language used at home

26.6% English only +31.9 pts ▸ 58.6%

14.1% Arabic ◂ +12.1 pts 2.0%

6.7% Mandarin +1.5 pts ▸ 8.2%

4.0% Cantonese ◂ +0.6 pts 3.4%

2.3% Hindi +0.5 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.6% Vietnamese ◂ +1.2 pts 0.4%

1.2% Punjabi +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.0% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.6% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.7% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

Religion

Religious affiliation

34.7% Christianity +16.7 pts ▸ 51.4%

14.9% No religion +12.2 pts ▸ 27.0%

22.8% Islam ◂ +18.3 pts 4.4%

13.4% Hinduism ◂ +5.6 pts 7.9%

8.7% Not stated ◂ +4.7 pts 3.9%

4.0% Buddhism ◂ +1.0 pts 3.1%

1.4% Other religions +0.7 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +7 more in Cumberland

56 87th pct 49 86th pct

Schools/1k kids in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +0.01 more in The Hills Shire

1.19 1st pct 1.20 1st pct

Students in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +2,061 more in The Hills Shire

31,502 87th pct 33,563 87th pct

Avg size in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +137 larger in The Hills Shire

563 87th pct 699 97th pct

ICSEA in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +99 higher in The Hills Shire

1,022 75th pct 1,121 94th pct

Highest year of school

62.7% Year 12 +12.6 pts ▸ 75.3%

12.1% Year 10 +1.7 pts ▸ 13.8%

13.1% Year 9 or below ◂ +8.6 pts 4.5%

3.2% Year 11 +0.1 pts ▸ 3.3%

Highest qualification level

30.3% Bachelor degree +6.4 pts ▸ 36.6%

13.7% Postgraduate degree +3.5 pts ▸ 17.2%

15.5% Certificate III / IV +0.2 pts ▸ 15.8%

15.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.3 pts 15.2%

2.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.4 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.4% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.3 pts 1.2%

Field of qualification

22.9% Management & commerce +5.6 pts ▸ 28.6%

11.9% Engineering & related +1.8 pts ▸ 13.7%

9.7% Society & culture +0.6 pts ▸ 10.3%

7.7% Health +1.6 pts ▸ 9.3%

8.6% Information technology ◂ +1.5 pts 7.1%

5.2% Education +2.2 pts ▸ 7.4%

4.2% Architecture & building +0.6 pts ▸ 4.8%

4.1% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.9 pts 3.2%

3.4% Natural & physical sciences +0.4 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.4% Creative arts +1.1 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.6% Agriculture & environment +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +$379 higher in The Hills Shire gap widening

$654 28th pct $1,033 86th pct

Household income in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +$1,153 higher in The Hills Shire gap widening

$1,678 71st pct $2,831 98th pct

Family income in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +$1,182 higher in The Hills Shire gap widening

$1,808 52nd pct $2,990 94th pct

Household income distribution

30.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.3 pts 26.7%

10.3% $4,000 or more +19.3 pts ▸ 29.6%

25.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +10.6 pts 15.3%

16.5% Under $650 ◂ +8.5 pts 8.0%

10.3% $3,000–$3,999 +4.7 pts ▸ 15.0%

Personal income distribution

45.2% Under $650 ◂ +10.0 pts 35.2%

30.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.0 pts 26.6%

13.0% $1,500–$2,999 +11.5 pts ▸ 24.5%

2.1% $3,000 or more +7.8 pts ▸ 9.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.1% Other condition +0.9 pts ▸ 7.0%

4.8% Asthma +1.4 pts ▸ 6.2%

5.2% Arthritis +0.7 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.3% Diabetes ◂ +1.0 pts 4.3%

4.2% Mental health +0.8 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.8% Heart disease +0.4 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.5% Cancer +0.9 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.9% Lung condition ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.6% Stroke even 0.6%

0.5% Dementia even 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

72.0% None +1.6 pts ▸ 73.5%

13.0% One condition +3.2 pts ▸ 16.2%

3.5% Two conditions +0.4 pts ▸ 3.9%

1.9% Three or more ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +309 larger in Cumberland

1,516 73rd pct 1,207 67th pct

Median age in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +4 yrs older in Cumberland

28 yrs 71st pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +$321 higher in The Hills Shire

$563 52nd pct $884 89th pct

Household income in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +$1,697 higher in The Hills Shire

$1,284 39th pct $2,981 100th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +0.1 larger in The Hills Shire gap widening

3.0 90th pct 3.1 91st pct

Family composition

66.6% Couples with children +5.9 pts ▸ 72.5%

18.0% Couples without children +1.0 pts ▸ 18.9%

13.8% One-parent families ◂ +5.7 pts 8.1%

1.7% Other families ◂ +1.2 pts 0.5%

Household size

24.7% 2 people +2.2 pts ▸ 26.9%

18.8% 4 people +6.7 pts ▸ 25.5%

19.1% 3 people +0.5 pts ▸ 19.6%

19.5% 1 person ◂ +7.3 pts 12.2%

9.4% 5 people +1.3 pts ▸ 10.7%

8.4% 6 or more ◂ +3.3 pts 5.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +$165 higher in The Hills Shire gap steady

$415 88th pct $580 100th pct

Mortgage in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +$833 higher in The Hills Shire gap widening

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

People / bedroom in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +0.30 higher in Cumberland gap steady

1.10 93rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

29.4% Owned with a mortgage +16.7 pts ▸ 46.1%

43.3% Rented ◂ +22.9 pts 20.4%

23.4% Owned outright +7.6 pts ▸ 31.0%

2.2% Not stated ◂ +1.3 pts 0.9%

1.6% Other tenure even 1.6%

Types of homes

52.0% Separate house +29.2 pts ▸ 81.2%

32.4% Flat or apartment ◂ +22.6 pts 9.8%

15.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +6.2 pts 8.9%

0.3% Other dwelling ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

18.6% 4 bedrooms +27.2 pts ▸ 45.9%

33.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +13.7 pts 20.2%

31.9% 2 bedrooms ◂ +22.4 pts 9.5%

7.6% 5 or more +14.1 pts ▸ 21.6%

5.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +3.3 pts 1.9%

0.5% Studio / none ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

53.5% $350–$549 ◂ +22.3 pts 31.1%

13.5% $550–$749 +32.1 pts ▸ 45.6%

15.4% $200–$349 ◂ +10.8 pts 4.6%

1.7% $750 or more +12.3 pts ▸ 14.0%

11.5% Under $200 ◂ +9.7 pts 1.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

23.1% $3,000 or more +25.4 pts ▸ 48.4%

37.3% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +12.2 pts 25.1%

19.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +8.9 pts 10.7%

11.7% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.6 pts 9.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +24 more in Cumberland

1,234 88th pct 1,210 87th pct

Stops/1k in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +1.06 more in The Hills Shire

5.24 75th pct 6.31 86th pct

Departures/1k in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +979.0 more in The Hills Shire

1,262.8 83rd pct 2,241.8 93rd pct

PT routes in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +5 more in The Hills Shire

55 86th pct 60 86th pct

Stop walk in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +56 longer in The Hills Shire

8 44th pct 64 88th pct

Drive to city in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +19 longer in The Hills Shire

22 30th pct 41 44th pct

How people get to work

29.8% Worked at home +15.5 pts ▸ 45.3%

36.0% Car (driver) ◂ +1.7 pts 34.3%

6.3% Train ◂ +5.3 pts 0.9%

3.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.4 pts 2.2%

1.7% Walked ◂ +0.9 pts 0.8%

0.7% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

30.3% 2 vehicles +13.6 pts ▸ 43.8%

41.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +13.1 pts 28.6%

9.7% 3 vehicles +5.4 pts ▸ 15.0%

12.7% No vehicle ◂ +10.3 pts 2.5%

5.6% 4 or more +4.4 pts ▸ 10.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.4 pts 13.2%

8.0% Professional & technical +3.5 pts ▸ 11.6%

9.9% Retail trade ◂ +0.8 pts 9.1%

6.5% Education & training +2.8 pts ▸ 9.3%

7.8% Construction +1.4 pts ▸ 9.2%

6.1% Finance & insurance +2.0 pts ▸ 8.1%

6.9% Manufacturing ◂ +1.4 pts 5.6%

6.6% Transport & warehousing ◂ +3.3 pts 3.3%

6.0% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.8 pts 4.2%

4.9% Public administration & safety even 4.9%

3.5% Wholesale trade +0.8 pts ▸ 4.3%

4.0% Administrative & support ◂ +1.5 pts 2.5%

Occupations people work in

23.7% Professionals +8.8 pts ▸ 32.5%

9.9% Managers +9.0 pts ▸ 18.9%

14.0% Clerical & administrative +1.0 pts ▸ 15.0%

11.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.9 pts 9.5%

10.9% Labourers ◂ +6.5 pts 4.4%

10.4% Community & personal service ◂ +3.1 pts 7.4%

8.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +5.7 pts 2.9%

8.0% Sales workers even 8.0%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +4 higher in The Hills Shire

6 57th pct 10 100th pct

IRSD decile in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +8 higher in The Hills Shire

2 14th pct 10 100th pct

IER decile in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +8 higher in The Hills Shire

2 14th pct 10 100th pct

IEO decile in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +2 higher in The Hills Shire

8 71st pct 10 100th pct

IRSAD score in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +175 higher in The Hills Shire

961 57th pct 1,136 98th pct

ERP in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +34,231 higher in Cumberland

256,906 87th pct 222,675 87th pct

Growth in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +7.2 pts higher in The Hills Shire

8.4% 83rd pct 15.6% 97th pct

Businesses in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +3,058 higher in Cumberland

30,222 88th pct 27,164 87th pct

Approvals in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +2,397 higher in The Hills Shire

1,305 87th pct 3,702 92nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +22 higher in Cumberland

1,075 80th pct 1,053 79th pct

Max temp in Cumberland in The Hills Shire even

24.7 57th pct 24.7 57th pct

Min temp in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +0.1 higher in Cumberland

11.6 58th pct 11.5 56th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +3,790 higher in Cumberland

6,564 34th pct 2,775 1st pct

Assault/100k in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +518 higher in Cumberland

827 40th pct 309 3rd pct

Sexual/100k in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +69 higher in Cumberland

184 32nd pct 116 10th pct

Robbery/100k in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +19 higher in Cumberland

34 65th pct 15 29th pct

Burglary/100k in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +137 higher in Cumberland

268 20th pct 131 1st pct

Theft/100k in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +357 higher in Cumberland

824 29th pct 467 9th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +488 higher in Cumberland

661 79th pct 173 17th pct

Property damage/100k in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +174 higher in Cumberland

457 22nd pct 284 4th pct

Drugs/100k in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +441 higher in Cumberland

542 56th pct 100 4th pct

5-yr change in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +13.5 pts higher in Cumberland

-0.4% 35th pct -13.9% 14th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +2.1 higher in Cumberland

7.5 91st pct 5.4 76th pct

Types ≤15 min in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +2.0 more in Cumberland

7.0 91st pct 5.1 74th pct

15-min city in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +35.0 pts higher in Cumberland

94.0% 95th pct 59.0% 70th pct

Walk to shops in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +33.2 pts higher in Cumberland

86.8% 90th pct 53.5% 60th pct

Walk to transit in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +7.0 pts higher in Cumberland

99.8% 99th pct 92.7% 84th pct

Walk to school in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +28.6 pts higher in Cumberland

95.5% 95th pct 66.9% 70th pct

Walk to a park in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +8.3 pts higher in Cumberland

99.6% 96th pct 91.2% 76th pct

Walk to health in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +18.0 pts higher in Cumberland

67.2% 83rd pct 49.3% 69th pct

Amenities/1k in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +5.2 more in The Hills Shire

9.3 8th pct 14.5 32nd pct

Intersections/km² in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +138 higher in Cumberland

182 89th pct 44 76th pct

Mean slope in Cumberland in The Hills Shire +2.4 pts higher in The Hills Shire

4.9% 54th pct 7.3% 82nd pct

Compare Cumberland with nearby areas

Parramatta Fairfield Canterbury-Bankstown Strathfield Canada Bay Blacktown Burwood Ryde

Compare The Hills Shire with nearby areas

Hornsby Blacktown Parramatta Cumberland Ku-ring-gai Ryde Fairfield Canada Bay

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Cumberland vs The Hills Shire [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA12380/cumberland/vs/LGA17420/the-hills-shire