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Ku-ring-gai vs Northern Beaches
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 9.8 km apart · Ku-ring-gai profile · Northern Beaches profile
Ku-ring-gai Northern Beaches
Northern Beaches and Ku-ring-gai are neighbouring areas with some distinct differences in their populations and housing. Ku-ring-gai is more culturally diverse, with 42.6% of people born overseas and 33.4% using a language other than English at home, compared to 30.2% and 15.6% in Northern Beaches. Education levels are also higher in Ku-ring-gai, where 53.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, compared with 37.7% in Northern Beaches. Homes in Ku-ring-gai are more likely to be large, with 78.1% having three or more bedrooms, while Northern Beaches has 63.5%.
Everyday life is very similar in both places, with almost identical typical weekly incomes of around $1,110 and weekly rents of about $630. They also share a similar proportion of children under 15 and the same rate of people who served in the Defence Force. While some gaps are narrowing, such as the difference in Year 12 completion rates, others are growing. Since 2016, the gap in people born overseas has widened, and more people in Ku-ring-gai are now working from home than in Northern Beaches.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 109,297
- First area, 2016: 118,053
- First area, 2021: 124,076
- Second area, 2016: 252,878
- Second area, 2021: 263,554
- First area, 2011: 41 yrs
- First area, 2016: 41 yrs
- First area, 2021: 42 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 Ku-ring-gai: 1.3% males, 2.0% females; 85+ in Northern Beaches: 1.0% males, 1.7% females
- 80–84 in Ku-ring-gai: 1.2% males, 1.6% females; 80–84 in Northern Beaches: 1.2% males, 1.4% females
- 75–79 in Ku-ring-gai: 1.8% males, 2.0% females; 75–79 in Northern Beaches: 1.7% males, 2.0% females
- 70–74 in Ku-ring-gai: 2.2% males, 2.4% females; 70–74 in Northern Beaches: 2.1% males, 2.3% females
- 65–69 in Ku-ring-gai: 2.3% males, 2.6% females; 65–69 in Northern Beaches: 2.3% males, 2.5% females
- 60–64 in Ku-ring-gai: 2.7% males, 2.9% females; 60–64 in Northern Beaches: 2.8% males, 2.9% females
- 55–59 in Ku-ring-gai: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 55–59 in Northern Beaches: 3.3% males, 3.4% females
- 50–54 in Ku-ring-gai: 3.6% males, 4.0% females; 50–54 in Northern Beaches: 3.6% males, 3.8% females
- 45–49 in Ku-ring-gai: 3.5% males, 4.1% females; 45–49 in Northern Beaches: 3.8% males, 4.0% females
- 40–44 in Ku-ring-gai: 3.3% males, 3.9% females; 40–44 in Northern Beaches: 3.4% males, 3.6% females
- 35–39 in Ku-ring-gai: 2.7% males, 3.4% females; 35–39 in Northern Beaches: 3.0% males, 3.4% females
- 30–34 in Ku-ring-gai: 1.8% males, 2.1% females; 30–34 in Northern Beaches: 2.8% males, 3.1% females
- 25–29 in Ku-ring-gai: 1.8% males, 1.8% females; 25–29 in Northern Beaches: 2.5% males, 2.6% females
- 20–24 in Ku-ring-gai: 2.9% males, 2.7% females; 20–24 in Northern Beaches: 2.7% males, 2.5% females
- 15–19 in Ku-ring-gai: 3.8% males, 3.6% females; 15–19 in Northern Beaches: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 10–14 in Ku-ring-gai: 4.1% males, 3.9% females; 10–14 in Northern Beaches: 3.6% males, 3.4% females
- 5–9 in Ku-ring-gai: 3.6% males, 3.4% females; 5–9 in Northern Beaches: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 0–4 in Ku-ring-gai: 2.4% males, 2.2% 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: $814
- First area, 2016: $942
- First area, 2021: $1,117
- Second area, 2016: $916
- Second area, 2021: $1,109
- First area, 2011: $2,508
- First area, 2016: $2,640
- First area, 2021: $3,038
- Second area, 2016: $2,178
- Second area, 2021: $2,592
- First area, 2011: $2,679
- First area, 2016: $3,046
- First area, 2021: $3,447
- 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: 2.9
- First area, 2016: 2.9
- First area, 2021: 2.9
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $575
- First area, 2016: $650
- First area, 2021: $630
- Second area, 2016: $565
- Second area, 2021: $625
- First area, 2011: $3,000
- First area, 2016: $3,000
- First area, 2021: $3,500
- 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). Ku-ring-gai vs Northern Beaches [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA14500/ku-ring-gai/vs/LGA15990/northern-beaches