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Inner West vs Sutherland Shire
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 25 km apart · Inner West profile · Sutherland Shire profile
Inner West Sutherland Shire
Sutherland Shire and Inner West are both high-advantage areas in Greater Sydney, but they offer very different lifestyles. The Inner West is much more densely populated and diverse, with 33.4% of people born overseas and 25.8% using another language at home. It also has a much higher share of university graduates, at 48.2%. In contrast, Sutherland Shire is more suburban, with far more separate houses (60.8% compared to 28.8%) and larger homes; 71.6% of its dwellings have three or more bedrooms.
A gap that has widened since 2016 is the share of people working from home, which is now 15.5 percentage points higher in Inner West. Both areas share a similar typical weekly household income of around $2,300 and typical weekly rents of $500. They also have similar proportions of residents needing help with daily activities and a near-identical share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 182,043
- First area, 2021: 182,818
- Second area, 2011: 210,863
- Second area, 2016: 218,464
- Second area, 2021: 230,211
- First area, 2016: 36 yrs
- First area, 2021: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 39 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 Inner West: 0.8% males, 1.2% females; 85+ in Sutherland Shire: 1.1% males, 1.7% females
- 80–84 in Inner West: 0.8% males, 1.0% females; 80–84 in Sutherland Shire: 1.1% males, 1.3% females
- 75–79 in Inner West: 1.2% males, 1.4% females; 75–79 in Sutherland Shire: 1.7% males, 1.9% females
- 70–74 in Inner West: 1.7% males, 1.9% females; 70–74 in Sutherland Shire: 2.2% males, 2.5% females
- 65–69 in Inner West: 2.0% males, 2.2% females; 65–69 in Sutherland Shire: 2.5% males, 2.7% females
- 60–64 in Inner West: 2.4% males, 2.5% females; 60–64 in Sutherland Shire: 2.9% males, 3.1% females
- 55–59 in Inner West: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 55–59 in Sutherland Shire: 3.1% males, 3.2% females
- 50–54 in Inner West: 3.3% males, 3.5% females; 50–54 in Sutherland Shire: 3.2% males, 3.5% females
- 45–49 in Inner West: 3.7% males, 3.8% females; 45–49 in Sutherland Shire: 3.5% males, 3.7% females
- 40–44 in Inner West: 3.8% males, 3.9% females; 40–44 in Sutherland Shire: 3.2% males, 3.4% females
- 35–39 in Inner West: 4.4% males, 4.5% females; 35–39 in Sutherland Shire: 3.2% males, 3.5% females
- 30–34 in Inner West: 4.8% males, 5.1% females; 30–34 in Sutherland Shire: 2.9% males, 3.1% females
- 25–29 in Inner West: 4.5% males, 4.9% females; 25–29 in Sutherland Shire: 2.8% males, 2.7% females
- 20–24 in Inner West: 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 20–24 in Sutherland Shire: 2.9% males, 2.7% females
- 15–19 in Inner West: 2.1% males, 2.0% females; 15–19 in Sutherland Shire: 3.1% males, 2.9% females
- 10–14 in Inner West: 2.5% males, 2.3% females; 10–14 in Sutherland Shire: 3.3% males, 3.1% females
- 5–9 in Inner West: 2.5% males, 2.4% females; 5–9 in Sutherland Shire: 3.3% males, 3.0% females
- 0–4 in Inner West: 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 0–4 in Sutherland 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, 2016: $957
- First area, 2021: $1,207
- Second area, 2011: $718
- Second area, 2016: $837
- Second area, 2021: $1,018
- First area, 2016: $2,048
- First area, 2021: $2,340
- Second area, 2011: $1,674
- Second area, 2016: $1,979
- Second area, 2021: $2,288
- First area, 2016: $2,498
- First area, 2021: $3,155
- Second area, 2011: $2,014
- Second area, 2016: $2,312
- Second area, 2021: $2,758
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, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2011: 2.7
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $480
- First area, 2021: $500
- Second area, 2011: $370
- Second area, 2016: $450
- Second area, 2021: $500
- First area, 2016: $2,600
- First area, 2021: $3,000
- Second area, 2011: $2,400
- Second area, 2016: $2,427
- Second area, 2021: $2,620
- First area, 2016: 1.00
- First area, 2021: 1.00
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- 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). Inner West vs Sutherland Shire [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA14170/inner-west/vs/LGA17150/sutherland-shire