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Hunters Hill vs Northern Beaches
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 18 km apart · Hunters Hill profile · Northern Beaches profile
Hunters Hill Northern Beaches
Northern Beaches and Hunters Hill are both well-off areas in Sydney, but they differ in scale and demographics. Hunters Hill is smaller and older, with a typical resident aged 46 and a higher share of people aged 65 and over (23.9%). It also has a higher typical weekly family income of $4,116. Northern Beaches is more secular, with 43.7% of people reporting no religion compared to 29.8% in Hunters Hill. The two areas also see different crime patterns; theft is far more common in Northern Beaches, while burglary is far higher in Hunters Hill.
Everyday life shares many similarities, as both areas have nearly identical rates of full-time employment and similar proportions of people needing help with daily activities. They also have similar home sizes, with about 2.6 to 2.7 people per dwelling. Over time, some gaps have shifted; the difference in typical family income has widened, while the gap in Year 12 completion has narrowed since 2016.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 13,215
- First area, 2016: 13,999
- First area, 2021: 13,559
- Second area, 2016: 252,878
- Second area, 2021: 263,554
- First area, 2011: 42 yrs
- First area, 2016: 43 yrs
- First area, 2021: 46 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 41 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 Hunters Hill: 1.7% males, 3.7% females; 85+ in Northern Beaches: 1.0% males, 1.7% females
- 80–84 in Hunters Hill: 1.4% males, 1.7% females; 80–84 in Northern Beaches: 1.2% males, 1.4% females
- 75–79 in Hunters Hill: 2.1% males, 2.3% females; 75–79 in Northern Beaches: 1.7% males, 2.0% females
- 70–74 in Hunters Hill: 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 70–74 in Northern Beaches: 2.1% males, 2.3% females
- 65–69 in Hunters Hill: 2.5% males, 3.0% females; 65–69 in Northern Beaches: 2.3% males, 2.5% females
- 60–64 in Hunters Hill: 2.8% males, 3.0% females; 60–64 in Northern Beaches: 2.8% males, 2.9% females
- 55–59 in Hunters Hill: 3.3% males, 3.5% females; 55–59 in Northern Beaches: 3.3% males, 3.4% females
- 50–54 in Hunters Hill: 3.7% males, 4.0% females; 50–54 in Northern Beaches: 3.6% males, 3.8% females
- 45–49 in Hunters Hill: 3.5% males, 3.7% females; 45–49 in Northern Beaches: 3.8% males, 4.0% females
- 40–44 in Hunters Hill: 2.7% males, 3.3% females; 40–44 in Northern Beaches: 3.4% males, 3.6% females
- 35–39 in Hunters Hill: 2.4% males, 2.9% females; 35–39 in Northern Beaches: 3.0% males, 3.4% females
- 30–34 in Hunters Hill: 1.9% males, 2.0% females; 30–34 in Northern Beaches: 2.8% males, 3.1% females
- 25–29 in Hunters Hill: 1.8% males, 1.6% females; 25–29 in Northern Beaches: 2.5% males, 2.6% females
- 20–24 in Hunters Hill: 3.0% males, 2.3% females; 20–24 in Northern Beaches: 2.7% males, 2.5% females
- 15–19 in Hunters Hill: 4.2% males, 3.4% females; 15–19 in Northern Beaches: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 10–14 in Hunters Hill: 3.8% males, 3.4% females; 10–14 in Northern Beaches: 3.6% males, 3.4% females
- 5–9 in Hunters Hill: 3.1% males, 2.5% females; 5–9 in Northern Beaches: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 0–4 in Hunters Hill: 2.1% males, 2.3% females; 0–4 in Northern Beaches: 2.7% males, 2.6% 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: $820
- First area, 2016: $977
- First area, 2021: $1,210
- Second area, 2016: $916
- Second area, 2021: $1,109
- First area, 2011: $2,178
- First area, 2016: $2,467
- First area, 2021: $2,998
- Second area, 2016: $2,178
- Second area, 2021: $2,592
- First area, 2011: $2,715
- First area, 2016: $3,301
- First area, 2021: $4,116
- Second area, 2016: $2,528
- Second area, 2021: $3,131
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: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $390
- First area, 2016: $490
- First area, 2021: $540
- Second area, 2016: $565
- Second area, 2021: $625
- First area, 2011: $3,000
- First area, 2016: $3,033
- First area, 2021: $4,000
- Second area, 2016: $2,800
- Second area, 2021: $3,124
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
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). Hunters Hill vs Northern Beaches [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA14100/hunters-hill/vs/LGA15990/northern-beaches