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Ku-ring-gai vs North Sydney
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 12 km apart · Ku-ring-gai profile · North Sydney profile
Ku-ring-gai North Sydney
Ku-ring-gai and North Sydney are nearby neighbours with very different housing and lifestyles. Ku-ring-gai is a family-focused area where 68.6% of homes are separate houses and 19.5% of residents are children, compared to just 12.7% in North Sydney. This is reflected in the home sizes, with 78.1% of Ku-ring-gai homes having three or more bedrooms, while only 32.5% of North Sydney homes do. In contrast, North Sydney has a much higher share of renters (51.9% versus 19.8%) and people living alone (38.6% versus 16.9%).
Everyday life in both places shares a similar level of education and job skills, and both have roughly the same number of businesses. North Sydney is a walker's paradise and has a higher share of people working full-time, while Ku-ring-gai is also very walkable and has more public transport stops per person. Since 2011, the gaps between the two have narrowed for home ownership and the number of children in each area, though the difference in the number of people living alone remains steady.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 109,297
- First area, 2016: 118,053
- First area, 2021: 124,076
- Second area, 2011: 62,289
- Second area, 2016: 67,658
- Second area, 2021: 68,950
- First area, 2011: 41 yrs
- First area, 2016: 41 yrs
- First area, 2021: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 38 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 Ku-ring-gai: 1.3% males, 2.0% females; 85+ in North Sydney: 0.7% males, 1.1% females
- 80–84 in Ku-ring-gai: 1.2% males, 1.6% females; 80–84 in North Sydney: 0.9% males, 1.2% females
- 75–79 in Ku-ring-gai: 1.8% males, 2.0% females; 75–79 in North Sydney: 1.6% males, 1.9% females
- 70–74 in Ku-ring-gai: 2.2% males, 2.4% females; 70–74 in North Sydney: 2.1% males, 2.5% females
- 65–69 in Ku-ring-gai: 2.3% males, 2.6% females; 65–69 in North Sydney: 2.1% males, 2.6% females
- 60–64 in Ku-ring-gai: 2.7% males, 2.9% females; 60–64 in North Sydney: 2.4% males, 2.9% females
- 55–59 in Ku-ring-gai: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 55–59 in North Sydney: 2.6% males, 2.9% females
- 50–54 in Ku-ring-gai: 3.6% males, 4.0% females; 50–54 in North Sydney: 2.8% males, 3.4% females
- 45–49 in Ku-ring-gai: 3.5% males, 4.1% females; 45–49 in North Sydney: 3.2% males, 3.4% females
- 40–44 in Ku-ring-gai: 3.3% males, 3.9% females; 40–44 in North Sydney: 3.8% males, 4.1% females
- 35–39 in Ku-ring-gai: 2.7% males, 3.4% females; 35–39 in North Sydney: 4.8% males, 5.2% females
- 30–34 in Ku-ring-gai: 1.8% males, 2.1% females; 30–34 in North Sydney: 5.4% males, 6.2% females
- 25–29 in Ku-ring-gai: 1.8% males, 1.8% females; 25–29 in North Sydney: 4.4% males, 5.3% females
- 20–24 in Ku-ring-gai: 2.9% males, 2.7% females; 20–24 in North Sydney: 2.3% males, 2.6% females
- 15–19 in Ku-ring-gai: 3.8% males, 3.6% females; 15–19 in North Sydney: 1.6% males, 1.5% females
- 10–14 in Ku-ring-gai: 4.1% males, 3.9% females; 10–14 in North Sydney: 1.8% males, 1.8% females
- 5–9 in Ku-ring-gai: 3.6% males, 3.4% females; 5–9 in North Sydney: 2.1% males, 2.1% females
- 0–4 in Ku-ring-gai: 2.4% males, 2.2% females; 0–4 in North Sydney: 2.5% males, 2.4% 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: $814
- First area, 2016: $942
- First area, 2021: $1,117
- Second area, 2011: $1,216
- Second area, 2016: $1,386
- Second area, 2021: $1,593
- First area, 2011: $2,508
- First area, 2016: $2,640
- First area, 2021: $3,038
- Second area, 2011: $2,205
- Second area, 2016: $2,360
- Second area, 2021: $2,524
- First area, 2011: $2,679
- First area, 2016: $3,046
- First area, 2021: $3,447
- Second area, 2011: $2,768
- Second area, 2016: $3,210
- Second area, 2021: $3,743
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: 2.9
- First area, 2016: 2.9
- First area, 2021: 2.9
- Second area, 2011: 2.0
- Second area, 2016: 2.0
- Second area, 2021: 2.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $575
- First area, 2016: $650
- First area, 2021: $630
- Second area, 2011: $480
- Second area, 2016: $575
- Second area, 2021: $580
- First area, 2011: $3,000
- First area, 2016: $3,000
- First area, 2021: $3,500
- Second area, 2011: $2,700
- Second area, 2016: $2,600
- Second area, 2021: $3,000
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.20
- Second area, 2016: 1.00
- Second area, 2021: 1.00
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). Ku-ring-gai vs North Sydney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA14500/ku-ring-gai/vs/LGA15950/north-sydney