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Georges River vs Hunters Hill

Name: Georges River vs Hunters Hill — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 15 km apart · Georges River profile · Hunters Hill profile

Georges River Hunters Hill

Georges River and Hunters Hill are nearby Sydney areas with very different profiles. Georges River is much more multicultural, with 53.2% of people using a language other than English at home and 46.0% born overseas. In contrast, Hunters Hill is an older and wealthier area; its typical resident is 46, compared to 38 in Georges River, and typical weekly family income is far higher at $4,116 versus $2,209. Hunters Hill also has a larger share of university-qualified adults (45.0%) and people working from home (48.9%).

Both areas sit close to the national figure for the typical age of residents, though they diverge in other ways. They share similar rates of home ownership and a nearly identical proportion of people with no religion (around 29.8%). However, several gaps have grown since 2016, including the difference in typical income and the number of residents with a bachelor degree. The age gap has also widened, with Hunters Hill becoming further older than Georges River.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 33.4 pts higher in Georges River Population: 138,715 larger in Georges River Family income: $1,907 higher in Hunters Hill Born overseas: 17.7 pts higher in Georges River Mortgage: $1,526 higher in Hunters Hill

Demographics & Identity

Population in Georges River in Hunters Hill +138,715 larger in Georges River gap steady

152,274 86th pct 13,559 52nd pct

Median age in Georges River in Hunters Hill +8 yrs older in Hunters Hill gap widening

38 yrs 29th pct 46 yrs 71st pct

Age structure

29.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +10.5 pts 18.7%

24.8% Older adults (45–64) +2.8 pts ▸ 27.6%

17.3% Seniors (65+) +6.6 pts ▸ 23.9%

15.9% Children (0–14) +1.2 pts ▸ 17.1%

12.9% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.1 pts 12.8%

Marital status

52.1% Married +1.1 pts ▸ 53.1%

32.7% Never married ◂ +2.5 pts 30.2%

7.5% Divorced +0.4 pts ▸ 7.9%

5.1% Widowed +1.7 pts ▸ 6.7%

2.7% Separated ◂ +0.7 pts 2.0%

Age & sex structure

Georges River Hunters Hill

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

50.3% Australia +18.0 pts ▸ 68.2%

13.9% China ◂ +10.3 pts 3.6%

5.7% Nepal ◂ +5.6 pts 0.2%

1.2% England +2.7 pts ▸ 3.9%

1.8% Philippines ◂ +1.4 pts 0.5%

1.3% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.4% India ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

0.7% Italy +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.3% South Africa +0.7 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.9% Vietnam ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

Ancestry

15.2% English +14.1 pts ▸ 29.3%

14.7% Australian +11.5 pts ▸ 26.2%

26.1% Chinese ◂ +16.3 pts 9.8%

5.1% Irish +9.0 pts ▸ 14.0%

3.8% Scottish +4.9 pts ▸ 8.7%

4.3% Italian +3.9 pts ▸ 8.2%

7.8% Greek ◂ +3.8 pts 4.0%

1.4% German +1.5 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.4% Filipino ◂ +1.6 pts 0.8%

2.1% Indian ◂ +0.2 pts 2.0%

0.4% Dutch +0.9 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

Language

Language used at home

42.1% English only +32.0 pts ▸ 74.1%

12.8% Mandarin ◂ +9.3 pts 3.5%

9.4% Cantonese ◂ +7.0 pts 2.4%

5.2% Greek ◂ +3.2 pts 2.0%

3.7% Arabic ◂ +2.6 pts 1.1%

1.1% Italian +0.8 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.9% Tagalog ◂ +0.8 pts 0.1%

0.8% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.6% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.1% Punjabi even 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

47.7% Christianity +10.2 pts ▸ 57.9%

29.7% No religion +0.2 pts ▸ 29.8%

5.9% Not stated +1.5 pts ▸ 7.5%

6.8% Hinduism ◂ +5.8 pts 1.0%

4.8% Buddhism ◂ +3.2 pts 1.6%

4.6% Islam ◂ +3.3 pts 1.3%

0.4% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Judaism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Georges River in Hunters Hill +40 more in Georges River

47 86th pct 7 39th pct

Schools/1k kids in Georges River in Hunters Hill +1.08 more in Hunters Hill

1.94 19th pct 3.02 40th pct

Students in Georges River in Hunters Hill +16,979 more in Georges River

21,468 86th pct 4,489 63rd pct

Avg size in Georges River in Hunters Hill +175 larger in Hunters Hill

467 79th pct 641 93rd pct

ICSEA in Georges River in Hunters Hill +47 higher in Hunters Hill

1,075 87th pct 1,122 95th pct

Highest year of school

70.8% Year 12 +5.3 pts ▸ 76.2%

12.2% Year 10 ◂ +2.6 pts 9.6%

8.3% Year 9 or below ◂ +4.5 pts 3.8%

3.0% Year 11 ◂ +0.4 pts 2.6%

Highest qualification level

35.0% Bachelor degree +4.0 pts ▸ 39.1%

14.4% Postgraduate degree +3.7 pts ▸ 18.0%

16.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.9 pts 13.3%

15.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +6.5 pts 8.8%

2.9% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.5 pts ▸ 4.4%

1.3% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

Field of qualification

27.7% Management & commerce ◂ +1.1 pts 26.6%

10.2% Society & culture +4.4 pts ▸ 14.5%

11.9% Engineering & related ◂ +3.6 pts 8.2%

9.2% Health +2.6 pts ▸ 11.8%

6.4% Education +0.7 pts ▸ 7.1%

6.8% Information technology ◂ +4.3 pts 2.5%

3.8% Creative arts +2.0 pts ▸ 5.8%

4.2% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.6 pts 2.6%

4.2% Architecture & building ◂ +0.1 pts 4.1%

3.2% Natural & physical sciences +0.1 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.7% Agriculture & environment +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Georges River in Hunters Hill +$418 higher in Hunters Hill gap widening

$792 62nd pct $1,210 91st pct

Household income in Georges River in Hunters Hill +$1,007 higher in Hunters Hill gap widening

$1,991 85th pct $2,998 100th pct

Family income in Georges River in Hunters Hill +$1,907 higher in Hunters Hill gap widening

$2,209 78th pct $4,116 100th pct

Household income distribution

16.1% $4,000 or more +22.2 pts ▸ 38.3%

29.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +9.8 pts 20.1%

22.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +7.2 pts 15.5%

14.0% Under $650 ◂ +2.4 pts 11.7%

11.7% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.9 pts 8.8%

Personal income distribution

40.2% Under $650 ◂ +8.4 pts 31.7%

31.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +10.9 pts 20.5%

17.6% $1,500–$2,999 +2.6 pts ▸ 20.1%

4.9% $3,000 or more +14.8 pts ▸ 19.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.1% Arthritis +1.8 pts ▸ 7.9%

7.1% Other condition +0.1 pts ▸ 7.2%

5.2% Asthma +1.3 pts ▸ 6.5%

4.9% Mental health +1.0 pts ▸ 5.8%

4.4% Diabetes ◂ +1.4 pts 3.0%

3.6% Heart disease +0.6 pts ▸ 4.1%

2.5% Cancer +1.0 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.9% Lung condition +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.8% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.8% Stroke even 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

72.7% None ◂ +5.6 pts 67.1%

14.8% One condition +3.3 pts ▸ 18.1%

4.2% Two conditions +0.3 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.0% Three or more +0.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Georges River in Hunters Hill +965 larger in Georges River

1,036 64th pct 71 16th pct

Median age in Georges River in Hunters Hill +4 yrs older in Georges River

26 yrs 57th pct 22 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Georges River in Hunters Hill +$172 higher in Georges River

$757 86th pct $585 59th pct

Household income in Georges River in Hunters Hill +$71 higher in Georges River

$2,008 88th pct $1,937 86th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Georges River in Hunters Hill +0.2 larger in Georges River gap steady

2.8 87th pct 2.6 79th pct

Family composition

62.1% Couples with children +4.0 pts ▸ 66.1%

23.7% Couples without children +0.7 pts ▸ 24.4%

12.6% One-parent families ◂ +3.8 pts 8.8%

1.6% Other families ◂ +0.9 pts 0.7%

Household size

29.1% 2 people +3.2 pts ▸ 32.3%

21.1% 1 person +3.0 pts ▸ 24.1%

19.2% 3 people ◂ +4.8 pts 14.4%

18.6% 4 people ◂ +0.6 pts 18.0%

7.8% 5 people +0.7 pts ▸ 8.5%

4.1% 6 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 2.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Georges River in Hunters Hill +$90 higher in Hunters Hill gap widening

$450 91st pct $540 100th pct

Mortgage in Georges River in Hunters Hill +$1,526 higher in Hunters Hill gap widening

$2,474 92nd pct $4,000 100th pct

People / bedroom in Georges River in Hunters Hill +0.20 higher in Georges River gap steady

1.00 89th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

32.9% Owned outright +7.5 pts ▸ 40.3%

33.3% Rented ◂ +8.4 pts 24.9%

31.0% Owned with a mortgage +0.6 pts ▸ 31.6%

1.6% Other tenure +0.8 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.3% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%

Types of homes

51.6% Separate house +10.3 pts ▸ 61.9%

36.2% Flat or apartment ◂ +14.2 pts 21.9%

11.4% Townhouse / semi-detached +4.2 pts ▸ 15.7%

0.6% Other dwelling ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

32.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +2.5 pts 29.8%

30.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +10.8 pts 19.8%

19.6% 4 bedrooms +6.6 pts ▸ 26.1%

10.3% 5 or more +4.8 pts ▸ 15.1%

5.5% 1 bedroom +2.3 pts ▸ 7.8%

0.4% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

Weekly rent distribution

53.0% $350–$549 ◂ +29.4 pts 23.6%

4.8% $750 or more +20.8 pts ▸ 25.6%

20.4% $550–$749 +1.4 pts ▸ 21.8%

7.2% Under $200 +6.1 pts ▸ 13.2%

11.1% $200–$349 +1.3 pts ▸ 12.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

35.9% $3,000 or more +24.8 pts ▸ 60.7%

29.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +14.9 pts 14.6%

15.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +7.1 pts 7.9%

12.4% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.9 pts 9.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Georges River in Hunters Hill +622 more in Georges River

704 86th pct 82 60th pct

Stops/1k in Georges River in Hunters Hill +1.42 more in Hunters Hill

4.62 67th pct 6.05 83rd pct

Departures/1k in Georges River in Hunters Hill +893.8 more in Hunters Hill

1,418.3 86th pct 2,312.1 94th pct

PT routes in Georges River in Hunters Hill +34 more in Georges River

43 86th pct 9 55th pct

Stop walk in Georges River in Hunters Hill +1 longer in Hunters Hill

1 0th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Georges River in Hunters Hill +9 longer in Georges River

20 29th pct 11 11th pct

How people get to work

36.6% Worked at home +12.3 pts ▸ 48.9%

29.9% Car (driver) +0.4 pts ▸ 30.3%

6.5% Train ◂ +6.5 pts 0.1%

2.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.7 pts 1.9%

2.4% Walked ◂ +0.2 pts 2.2%

0.6% Bus +1.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.1% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

41.5% 1 vehicle ◂ +8.3 pts 33.2%

31.1% 2 vehicles +8.8 pts ▸ 39.9%

12.5% No vehicle ◂ +4.5 pts 8.0%

9.8% 3 vehicles +2.2 pts ▸ 12.0%

5.1% 4 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 6.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

10.0% Professional & technical +5.6 pts ▸ 15.6%

15.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.8 pts 14.2%

9.8% Retail trade ◂ +2.8 pts 7.1%

7.4% Finance & insurance +1.9 pts ▸ 9.3%

7.8% Education & training +1.0 pts ▸ 8.8%

6.8% Construction +0.1 pts ▸ 6.9%

6.4% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.5 pts 4.9%

6.1% Transport & warehousing ◂ +3.6 pts 2.6%

4.8% Manufacturing ◂ +0.6 pts 4.1%

4.8% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.9 pts 3.9%

3.7% Administrative & support ◂ +1.4 pts 2.3%

2.0% Rental & real estate +1.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

Occupations people work in

28.0% Professionals +9.2 pts ▸ 37.2%

13.1% Managers +12.6 pts ▸ 25.7%

14.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.1 pts 12.8%

10.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +5.1 pts 5.3%

10.0% Community & personal service ◂ +3.6 pts 6.4%

8.9% Sales workers ◂ +1.8 pts 7.1%

7.8% Labourers ◂ +5.2 pts 2.6%

4.8% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.4 pts 1.4%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Georges River in Hunters Hill +1 higher in Hunters Hill

9 86th pct 10 100th pct

IRSD decile in Georges River in Hunters Hill +2 higher in Hunters Hill

8 71st pct 10 100th pct

IER decile in Georges River in Hunters Hill +3 higher in Hunters Hill

7 64th pct 10 100th pct

IEO decile in Georges River in Hunters Hill +1 higher in Hunters Hill

9 86th pct 10 100th pct

IRSAD score in Georges River in Hunters Hill +108 higher in Hunters Hill

1,048 87th pct 1,156 100th pct

ERP in Georges River in Hunters Hill +149,936 higher in Georges River

163,919 86th pct 13,983 50th pct

Growth in Georges River in Hunters Hill +4.4 pts higher in Georges River

7.3% 77th pct 2.8% 42nd pct

Businesses in Georges River in Hunters Hill +15,502 higher in Georges River

17,533 86th pct 2,031 58th pct

Approvals in Georges River in Hunters Hill +690 higher in Georges River

721 86th pct 31 42nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Georges River in Hunters Hill +102 higher in Hunters Hill

1,177 84th pct 1,279 87th pct

Max temp in Georges River in Hunters Hill even

23.7 43rd pct 23.7 44th pct

Min temp in Georges River in Hunters Hill +0.5 higher in Hunters Hill

12.7 67th pct 13.2 72nd pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Georges River in Hunters Hill +2,107 higher in Georges River

6,465 33rd pct 4,359 13th pct

Assault/100k in Georges River in Hunters Hill +130 higher in Georges River

573 21st pct 443 12th pct

Sexual/100k in Georges River in Hunters Hill +86 higher in Hunters Hill

113 10th pct 199 36th pct

Robbery/100k in Georges River in Hunters Hill +13 higher in Hunters Hill

9 14th pct 22 46th pct

Burglary/100k in Georges River in Hunters Hill +161 higher in Hunters Hill

193 10th pct 354 31st pct

Theft/100k in Georges River in Hunters Hill +611 higher in Georges River

788 27th pct 177 0th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Georges River in Hunters Hill +73 higher in Hunters Hill

252 33rd pct 325 47th pct

Property damage/100k in Georges River in Hunters Hill +45 higher in Georges River

377 12th pct 332 8th pct

Drugs/100k in Georges River in Hunters Hill +282 higher in Georges River

445 48th pct 162 16th pct

5-yr change in Georges River in Hunters Hill +30.7 pts higher in Georges River

22.3% 69th pct -8.4% 22nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Georges River in Hunters Hill +1.2 higher in Georges River

8.2 96th pct 7.0 88th pct

Types ≤15 min in Georges River in Hunters Hill +0.9 more in Georges River

7.6 97th pct 6.7 88th pct

15-min city in Georges River in Hunters Hill +11.0 pts higher in Georges River

96.8% 97th pct 85.8% 87th pct

Walk to shops in Georges River in Hunters Hill +21.5 pts higher in Georges River

93.9% 96th pct 72.4% 79th pct

Walk to transit in Georges River in Hunters Hill +0.3 pts higher in Hunters Hill

99.7% 99th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Georges River in Hunters Hill +1.8 pts higher in Georges River

98.6% 99th pct 96.8% 96th pct

Walk to a park in Georges River in Hunters Hill even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Georges River in Hunters Hill +9.8 pts higher in Georges River

83.9% 92nd pct 74.1% 87th pct

Amenities/1k in Georges River in Hunters Hill +3.5 more in Hunters Hill

10.2 10th pct 13.7 28th pct

Intersections/km² in Georges River in Hunters Hill +4 higher in Hunters Hill

180 89th pct 185 89th pct

Mean slope in Georges River in Hunters Hill +2.7 pts higher in Hunters Hill

6.3% 73rd pct 9.1% 92nd pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Georges River vs Hunters Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA12930/georges-river/vs/LGA14100/hunters-hill