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Ku-ring-gai vs Parramatta

Name: Ku-ring-gai vs Parramatta — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 13 km apart · Ku-ring-gai profile · Parramatta profile

Ku-ring-gai Parramatta

Parramatta and Ku-ring-gai are two nearby areas in Greater Sydney with very different housing and social profiles. Parramatta is much more multicultural, with 53.3% of people born overseas and 56.4% using a language other than English at home. It also has a much higher share of renters at 45.8%. In contrast, Ku-ring-gai is wealthier, with 47.6% of households earning $3,000 or more a week and a far higher share of separate houses at 68.6%.

While these areas differ in wealth and housing, the gap in home ownership is widening as 40.2% of Ku-ring-gai homes are owned outright compared to just 21.2% in Parramatta. They do share some common ground, such as having very similar rates of full-time employment and an equal score for education and job skills. Both areas are also highly qualified and sit at the top of the scale for overall advantage.

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Where they differ most

Population: 132,653 larger in Parramatta Renting: 26.1 pts higher in Parramatta Separate houses: 29.7 pts higher in Ku-ring-gai 3+ bedrooms: 26.6 pts higher in Ku-ring-gai Other language: 23.0 pts higher in Parramatta

Demographics & Identity

Population in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +132,653 larger in Parramatta gap widening

124,076 86th pct 256,729 88th pct

Median age in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +7 yrs older in Ku-ring-gai gap steady

42 yrs 50th pct 35 yrs 14th pct

Age structure

20.8% Young adults (25–44) +16.4 pts ▸ 37.2%

27.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +6.5 pts 21.0%

19.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.3 pts 18.2%

19.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +6.8 pts 12.5%

13.0% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.9 pts 11.1%

Marital status

60.7% Married ◂ +7.3 pts 53.4%

27.1% Never married +6.5 pts ▸ 33.6%

5.4% Divorced +1.5 pts ▸ 6.9%

5.1% Widowed ◂ +1.5 pts 3.6%

1.8% Separated +0.8 pts ▸ 2.6%

Age & sex structure

Ku-ring-gai Parramatta

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

55.3% Australia ◂ +12.9 pts 42.4%

2.1% India +9.2 pts ▸ 11.3%

10.4% China +0.9 pts ▸ 11.3%

5.0% England ◂ +3.7 pts 1.3%

3.0% South Africa ◂ +2.6 pts 0.4%

0.6% Philippines +1.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.1% Nepal +1.6 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.7% New Zealand ◂ +0.5 pts 1.2%

0.5% Vietnam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Ancestry

29.6% English ◂ +15.2 pts 14.4%

23.5% Chinese ◂ +1.1 pts 22.3%

23.0% Australian ◂ +9.1 pts 13.9%

3.5% Indian +7.8 pts ▸ 11.2%

8.7% Irish ◂ +4.2 pts 4.5%

8.6% Scottish ◂ +4.9 pts 3.6%

3.0% German ◂ +1.6 pts 1.3%

0.8% Filipino +1.8 pts ▸ 2.6%

2.5% Italian even 2.5%

1.3% Dutch ◂ +0.8 pts 0.5%

1.0% Greek even 1.0%

0.6% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

Language

Language used at home

64.0% English only ◂ +25.8 pts 38.2%

13.1% Mandarin ◂ +0.7 pts 12.4%

5.5% Cantonese +0.9 pts ▸ 6.4%

0.9% Hindi +2.8 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.3% Arabic +2.9 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.4% Punjabi +0.9 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.2% Tagalog +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.3% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

Religion

Religious affiliation

44.6% Christianity ◂ +5.6 pts 39.0%

41.3% No religion ◂ +11.2 pts 30.1%

2.4% Hinduism +10.5 pts ▸ 12.9%

4.4% Not stated +2.3 pts ▸ 6.7%

1.0% Islam +4.5 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.1% Buddhism +0.9 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.3% Judaism ◂ +2.3 pts 0.1%

0.9% Other religions +0.8 pts ▸ 1.7%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +27 more in Parramatta

42 86th pct 69 87th pct

Schools/1k kids in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +0.26 more in Ku-ring-gai

1.74 14th pct 1.48 8th pct

Students in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +12,943 more in Parramatta

26,415 86th pct 39,358 87th pct

Avg size in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +57 larger in Ku-ring-gai

644 93rd pct 587 89th pct

ICSEA in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +67 higher in Ku-ring-gai

1,164 100th pct 1,097 91st pct

Highest year of school

85.4% Year 12 ◂ +9.2 pts 76.2%

6.4% Year 10 +3.0 pts ▸ 9.4%

2.5% Year 9 or below +3.0 pts ▸ 5.5%

2.4% Year 11 +0.3 pts ▸ 2.7%

Highest qualification level

43.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +6.1 pts 37.3%

23.4% Postgraduate degree ◂ +3.0 pts 20.4%

12.4% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.7 pts ▸ 13.2%

6.2% Certificate III / IV +5.3 pts ▸ 11.5%

4.7% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.6 pts 3.1%

0.7% Certificate I / II +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

Field of qualification

31.6% Management & commerce ◂ +5.2 pts 26.4%

13.8% Society & culture ◂ +3.9 pts 10.0%

9.6% Engineering & related +3.6 pts ▸ 13.2%

10.8% Health ◂ +2.3 pts 8.6%

5.3% Information technology +4.1 pts ▸ 9.4%

6.7% Education ◂ +1.1 pts 5.6%

5.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.0 pts 4.1%

4.7% Creative arts ◂ +1.1 pts 3.6%

3.0% Architecture & building +0.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.8% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.5 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +$209 higher in Ku-ring-gai gap narrowing

$1,117 89th pct $908 78th pct

Household income in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +$987 higher in Ku-ring-gai gap widening

$3,038 100th pct $2,051 86th pct

Family income in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +$1,149 higher in Ku-ring-gai gap widening

$3,447 100th pct $2,298 82nd pct

Household income distribution

36.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +21.6 pts 15.1%

22.6% $1,500–$2,999 +10.5 pts ▸ 33.0%

15.2% $650–$1,499 +6.7 pts ▸ 21.8%

11.0% $3,000–$3,999 +1.6 pts ▸ 12.6%

8.9% Under $650 +3.6 pts ▸ 12.4%

Personal income distribution

34.6% Under $650 +2.0 pts ▸ 36.7%

22.7% $650–$1,499 +7.4 pts ▸ 30.1%

21.4% $1,500–$2,999 +0.4 pts ▸ 21.9%

17.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +12.4 pts 5.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.5% Other condition ◂ +0.8 pts 6.6%

6.4% Asthma ◂ +1.0 pts 5.3%

6.3% Arthritis ◂ +1.4 pts 4.9%

5.1% Mental health even 5.1%

3.2% Diabetes +1.1 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.9% Heart disease ◂ +1.1 pts 2.8%

3.2% Cancer ◂ +1.2 pts 1.9%

0.9% Lung condition even 0.9%

0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.7% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

72.7% None +1.4 pts ▸ 74.1%

17.0% One condition ◂ +3.1 pts 13.9%

4.3% Two conditions ◂ +0.7 pts 3.6%

1.7% Three or more even 1.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +1,780 larger in Parramatta

299 37th pct 2,079 79th pct

Median age in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +1 yrs older in Parramatta

27 yrs 64th pct 28 yrs 71st pct

Median income in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +$74 higher in Ku-ring-gai

$773 86th pct $699 79th pct

Household income in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +$1,675 higher in Ku-ring-gai

$3,285 100th pct $1,610 69th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +0.3 larger in Ku-ring-gai gap widening

2.9 89th pct 2.6 79th pct

Family composition

69.4% Couples with children ◂ +6.0 pts 63.4%

21.2% Couples without children +3.1 pts ▸ 24.2%

8.9% One-parent families +2.0 pts ▸ 10.9%

0.6% Other families +0.8 pts ▸ 1.4%

Household size

30.1% 2 people +1.0 pts ▸ 31.1%

22.7% 4 people ◂ +5.3 pts 17.4%

16.9% 1 person +5.6 pts ▸ 22.5%

18.4% 3 people +1.4 pts ▸ 19.9%

8.8% 5 people ◂ +2.7 pts 6.1%

3.2% 6 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 3.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +$180 higher in Ku-ring-gai gap narrowing

$630 100th pct $450 91st pct

Mortgage in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +$1,117 higher in Ku-ring-gai gap widening

$3,500 100th pct $2,383 90th pct

People / bedroom in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +0.20 higher in Parramatta gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 1.00 89th pct

How homes are owned or rented

19.8% Rented +26.1 pts ▸ 45.8%

40.2% Owned outright ◂ +19.0 pts 21.2%

37.2% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +7.2 pts 30.0%

2.0% Other tenure ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%

0.8% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

Types of homes

68.6% Separate house ◂ +29.7 pts 38.9%

27.1% Flat or apartment +20.1 pts ▸ 47.3%

3.9% Townhouse / semi-detached +9.4 pts ▸ 13.3%

0.3% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

16.3% 2 bedrooms +20.4 pts ▸ 36.7%

31.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +14.9 pts 16.8%

25.4% 3 bedrooms +2.5 pts ▸ 27.9%

20.9% 5 or more ◂ +14.2 pts 6.7%

4.7% 1 bedroom +5.2 pts ▸ 9.9%

0.2% Studio / none +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

Weekly rent distribution

25.8% $350–$549 +30.9 pts ▸ 56.7%

36.3% $750 or more ◂ +32.5 pts 3.8%

29.9% $550–$749 ◂ +11.7 pts 18.2%

3.7% $200–$349 +8.0 pts ▸ 11.6%

1.3% Under $200 +5.5 pts ▸ 6.9%

Monthly mortgage distribution

56.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +25.5 pts 31.1%

18.1% $1,800–$2,999 +17.5 pts ▸ 35.7%

8.5% $1,000–$1,799 +7.8 pts ▸ 16.3%

10.1% Under $1,000 +0.4 pts ▸ 10.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +260 more in Parramatta

742 86th pct 1,002 87th pct

Stops/1k in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +2.08 more in Ku-ring-gai

5.98 82nd pct 3.90 57th pct

Departures/1k in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +330.6 more in Parramatta

1,428.6 86th pct 1,759.2 89th pct

PT routes in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +40 more in Parramatta

42 85th pct 82 87th pct

Stop walk in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +1 longer in Ku-ring-gai

2 14th pct 1 0th pct

Drive to city in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +1 longer in Ku-ring-gai

20 29th pct 19 27th pct

How people get to work

54.8% Worked at home ◂ +10.9 pts 43.9%

25.4% Car (driver) +3.8 pts ▸ 29.2%

2.3% Train +0.8 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.9% Car (passenger) +0.5 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.3% Walked +0.6 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.3% Bus +1.0 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.2% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

35.8% 1 vehicle +10.7 pts ▸ 46.5%

42.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +11.6 pts 30.5%

12.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +4.5 pts 7.6%

4.3% No vehicle +7.6 pts ▸ 11.9%

5.7% 4 or more ◂ +2.2 pts 3.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.5% Professional & technical ◂ +4.6 pts 12.9%

14.2% Health care & social assistance +0.1 pts ▸ 14.2%

11.4% Finance & insurance ◂ +3.6 pts 7.9%

10.0% Education & training ◂ +1.9 pts 8.1%

7.4% Retail trade +1.2 pts ▸ 8.5%

4.6% Construction +1.9 pts ▸ 6.5%

3.4% Manufacturing +2.0 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.8% Public administration & safety +1.4 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.1% Accommodation & food +1.0 pts ▸ 5.1%

2.2% Transport & warehousing +2.3 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.9% Wholesale trade even 4.0%

3.2% Media & telecommunications ◂ +0.6 pts 2.6%

Occupations people work in

41.6% Professionals ◂ +6.6 pts 35.0%

22.3% Managers ◂ +8.6 pts 13.7%

12.3% Clerical & administrative +1.9 pts ▸ 14.2%

4.9% Technicians & trades +4.1 pts ▸ 9.0%

6.3% Community & personal service +1.9 pts ▸ 8.2%

6.9% Sales workers +0.3 pts ▸ 7.2%

2.7% Labourers +3.3 pts ▸ 5.9%

1.3% Machinery operators & drivers +3.5 pts ▸ 4.8%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta even

10 100th pct 10 100th pct

IRSD decile in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +1 higher in Ku-ring-gai

10 100th pct 9 86th pct

IER decile in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +4 higher in Ku-ring-gai

10 100th pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta even

10 100th pct 10 100th pct

IRSAD score in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +95 higher in Ku-ring-gai

1,165 100th pct 1,070 90th pct

ERP in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +150,472 higher in Parramatta

128,542 86th pct 279,014 88th pct

Growth in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +4.8 pts higher in Parramatta

3.1% 44th pct 7.9% 81st pct

Businesses in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +18,615 higher in Parramatta

15,509 86th pct 34,124 88th pct

Approvals in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +2,671 higher in Parramatta

544 82nd pct 3,215 91st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +300 higher in Ku-ring-gai

1,447 90th pct 1,147 82nd pct

Max temp in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +1.0 higher in Parramatta

23.2 39th pct 24.2 50th pct

Min temp in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +0.5 higher in Ku-ring-gai

12.5 66th pct 12.0 62nd pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +6,338 higher in Parramatta

1,812 0th pct 8,150 48th pct

Assault/100k in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +539 higher in Parramatta

240 0th pct 779 36th pct

Sexual/100k in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +78 higher in Parramatta

86 2nd pct 164 26th pct

Robbery/100k in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +18 higher in Parramatta

6 6th pct 24 50th pct

Burglary/100k in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +245 higher in Parramatta

126 1st pct 370 33rd pct

Theft/100k in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +1,219 higher in Parramatta

208 0th pct 1,427 58th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +394 higher in Parramatta

136 11th pct 531 70th pct

Property damage/100k in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +246 higher in Parramatta

177 0th pct 423 17th pct

Drugs/100k in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +724 higher in Parramatta

47 0th pct 771 67th pct

5-yr change in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +30.2 pts higher in Parramatta

-22.2% 9th pct 8.1% 49th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +0.8 higher in Parramatta

7.1 89th pct 7.9 94th pct

Types ≤15 min in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +0.3 more in Parramatta

6.9 90th pct 7.2 93rd pct

15-min city in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +8.1 pts higher in Parramatta

86.4% 87th pct 94.5% 95th pct

Walk to shops in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +7.4 pts higher in Parramatta

81.8% 86th pct 89.2% 92nd pct

Walk to transit in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +1.9 pts higher in Parramatta

97.5% 91st pct 99.4% 98th pct

Walk to school in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +1.5 pts higher in Parramatta

92.3% 91st pct 93.8% 93rd pct

Walk to a park in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta even

99.9% 99th pct 99.9% 99th pct

Walk to health in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +2.1 pts higher in Ku-ring-gai

79.9% 90th pct 77.8% 89th pct

Amenities/1k in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +6.6 more in Ku-ring-gai

19.1 50th pct 12.5 19th pct

Intersections/km² in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +101 higher in Parramatta

88 82nd pct 188 89th pct

Mean slope in Ku-ring-gai in Parramatta +1.9 pts higher in Ku-ring-gai

8.8% 91st pct 6.9% 79th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ku-ring-gai vs Parramatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA14500/ku-ring-gai/vs/LGA16260/parramatta