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Northern Beaches vs Willoughby
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 13 km apart · Northern Beaches profile · Willoughby profile
Northern Beaches Willoughby
Northern Beaches and Willoughby are two nearby areas with very different profiles. Willoughby is far more multicultural, with 46.5% of people born overseas and 41.0% using a language other than English at home, compared to 30.2% and 15.6% in Northern Beaches. Education levels are also far higher in Willoughby, where 53.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, while 37.7% do so in Northern Beaches. In terms of housing, separate houses are far more common in Northern Beaches, while renting is far more frequent in Willoughby.
Everyday life shares many similarities in both places, as typical weekly household incomes are nearly the same, sitting around $2,500 to $2,600. Both areas also have a similar share of children under 15 and an almost identical percentage of people who have no religion. While some gaps have remained steady since 2016, the difference in people working from home has widened, with Willoughby now far higher than Northern Beaches.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 252,878
- First area, 2021: 263,554
- Second area, 2011: 67,356
- Second area, 2016: 74,302
- Second area, 2021: 75,613
- First area, 2016: 40 yrs
- First area, 2021: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 39 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 Northern Beaches: 1.0% males, 1.7% females; 85+ in Willoughby: 1.0% males, 1.6% females
- 80–84 in Northern Beaches: 1.2% males, 1.4% females; 80–84 in Willoughby: 0.9% males, 1.1% females
- 75–79 in Northern Beaches: 1.7% males, 2.0% females; 75–79 in Willoughby: 1.3% males, 1.5% females
- 70–74 in Northern Beaches: 2.1% males, 2.3% females; 70–74 in Willoughby: 1.9% males, 2.2% females
- 65–69 in Northern Beaches: 2.3% males, 2.5% females; 65–69 in Willoughby: 2.0% males, 2.5% females
- 60–64 in Northern Beaches: 2.8% males, 2.9% females; 60–64 in Willoughby: 2.4% males, 2.6% females
- 55–59 in Northern Beaches: 3.3% males, 3.4% females; 55–59 in Willoughby: 2.8% males, 3.0% females
- 50–54 in Northern Beaches: 3.6% males, 3.8% females; 50–54 in Willoughby: 3.2% males, 3.4% females
- 45–49 in Northern Beaches: 3.8% males, 4.0% females; 45–49 in Willoughby: 3.6% males, 4.1% females
- 40–44 in Northern Beaches: 3.4% males, 3.6% females; 40–44 in Willoughby: 4.0% males, 4.4% females
- 35–39 in Northern Beaches: 3.0% males, 3.4% females; 35–39 in Willoughby: 3.9% males, 4.5% females
- 30–34 in Northern Beaches: 2.8% males, 3.1% females; 30–34 in Willoughby: 3.1% males, 3.5% females
- 25–29 in Northern Beaches: 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 25–29 in Willoughby: 2.9% males, 2.9% females
- 20–24 in Northern Beaches: 2.7% males, 2.5% females; 20–24 in Willoughby: 2.6% males, 2.6% females
- 15–19 in Northern Beaches: 3.2% males, 3.0% females; 15–19 in Willoughby: 2.9% males, 2.7% females
- 10–14 in Northern Beaches: 3.6% males, 3.4% females; 10–14 in Willoughby: 3.4% males, 3.4% females
- 5–9 in Northern Beaches: 3.2% males, 3.0% females; 5–9 in Willoughby: 3.5% males, 3.3% females
- 0–4 in Northern Beaches: 2.7% males, 2.6% females; 0–4 in Willoughby: 2.7% males, 2.5% 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: $916
- First area, 2021: $1,109
- Second area, 2011: $858
- Second area, 2016: $946
- Second area, 2021: $1,145
- First area, 2016: $2,178
- First area, 2021: $2,592
- Second area, 2011: $1,996
- Second area, 2016: $2,271
- Second area, 2021: $2,556
- First area, 2016: $2,528
- First area, 2021: $3,131
- Second area, 2011: $2,479
- Second area, 2016: $2,671
- Second area, 2021: $3,235
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: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $565
- First area, 2021: $625
- Second area, 2011: $490
- Second area, 2016: $580
- Second area, 2021: $571
- First area, 2016: $2,800
- First area, 2021: $3,124
- Second area, 2011: $2,817
- Second area, 2016: $2,877
- Second area, 2021: $3,299
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- 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). Northern Beaches vs Willoughby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA15990/northern-beaches/vs/LGA18250/willoughby