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Randwick vs Woollahra

Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 6.6 km apart · Randwick profile · Woollahra profile

Randwick Woollahra

Randwick and Woollahra are neighbouring areas in Greater Sydney with distinct economic profiles. Woollahra has a far higher proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher (55.2%) and a much higher typical household income of $3,192 a week. Randwick is more linguistically diverse, with 27.8% of people using a language other than English at home, compared to 15.5% in Woollahra. The two areas also differ in safety and urban feel; Randwick has a far higher motor vehicle theft rate (434) and robbery rate (20) than Woollahra.

Since 2011, the gap in typical incomes and the share of people working from home has widened between the two. However, they remain very similar in other ways, with almost identical shares of children under 15 and people with no religion. Both areas also have a similar number of people per home, around 2.3 or 2.4, and both have typical personal incomes well above the national figure.

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Where they differ most

Population: 80,756 larger in Randwick Family income: $1,552 higher in Woollahra Other language: 12.3 pts higher in Randwick Bachelor+: 11.9 pts higher in Woollahra Work from home: 11.8 pts higher in Woollahra

Demographics & Identity

Population in Randwickin Woollahra +80,756 larger in Randwick gap steady
134,252 86th pct 53,496 75th pct
Median age in Randwickin Woollahra +4 yrs older in Woollahra gap widening
37 yrs 24th pct 41 yrs 43rd pct
First Nations in Randwickin Woollahra +1.4 pts higher in Randwick gap steady
1.8% 25th pct 0.3% 1st pct
Aged 65+ in Randwickin Woollahra +5.3 pts higher in Woollahra gap widening
15.6% 28th pct 20.9% 57th pct
Under 15 in Randwickin Woollahra +0.5 pts higher in Randwick gap steady
15.4% 22nd pct 14.9% 18th pct
De facto in Randwickin Woollahra +1.4 pts higher in Randwick gap steady
15.2% 75th pct 13.8% 64th pct

Age structure

33.5% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +4.3 pts 29.2%
23.5% Older adults (45–64) +1.1 pts ▸ 24.6%
15.6% Seniors (65+) +5.3 pts ▸ 20.9%
15.4% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.5 pts 14.9%
12.0% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.6 pts 10.4%

Marital status

46.9% Never married ◂ +6.2 pts 40.7%
39.1% Married +4.7 pts ▸ 43.8%
7.4% Divorced +1.2 pts ▸ 8.7%
4.2% Widowed +0.7 pts ▸ 4.9%
2.4% Separated ◂ +0.4 pts 2.0%

Age & sex structure

Randwick Woollahra

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Randwickin Woollahra +5.2 pts higher in Randwick gap narrowing
39.6% 93rd pct 34.4% 89th pct

Country of birth

55.7% Australia +5.6 pts ▸ 61.3%
5.3% England +1.1 pts ▸ 6.5%
1.4% South Africa +2.8 pts ▸ 4.1%
3.1% China ◂ +1.1 pts 2.1%
1.9% New Zealand +0.8 pts ▸ 2.7%
1.2% India ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%
1.0% Philippines ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%
0.8% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%
0.5% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%
0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

26.5% English +7.2 pts ▸ 33.7%
21.2% Australian +3.2 pts ▸ 24.4%
13.8% Irish ◂ +0.9 pts 12.9%
10.2% Chinese ◂ +4.4 pts 5.8%
7.1% Scottish +2.9 pts ▸ 10.0%
5.2% Greek ◂ +1.8 pts 3.4%
4.9% Italian ◂ +0.6 pts 4.3%
3.2% German +1.1 pts ▸ 4.3%
1.8% Indian ◂ +0.4 pts 1.4%
1.3% Filipino ◂ +0.7 pts 0.7%
1.0% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.7% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

Language

Other language in Randwickin Woollahra +12.3 pts higher in Randwick gap narrowing
27.8% 86th pct 15.5% 74th pct
Limited English in Randwickin Woollahra +1.9 pts higher in Randwick gap narrowing
3.1% 85th pct 1.2% 66th pct

Language used at home

66.1% English only +13.4 pts ▸ 79.5%
3.7% Mandarin ◂ +1.1 pts 2.6%
3.0% Greek ◂ +1.9 pts 1.2%
2.3% Cantonese ◂ +1.2 pts 1.1%
1.1% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%
0.7% Arabic ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%
0.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%
0.4% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%
0.4% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%
0.1% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Randwickin Woollahra +0.5 pts higher in Woollahra gap steady
37.1% 34th pct 37.5% 35th pct

Religious affiliation

46.0% Christianity ◂ +7.5 pts 38.5%
37.1% No religion +0.5 pts ▸ 37.5%
4.1% Judaism +10.0 pts ▸ 14.0%
7.6% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 7.2%
2.3% Buddhism ◂ +1.0 pts 1.3%
1.4% Islam ◂ +0.9 pts 0.5%
1.2% Hinduism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.6%
0.4% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Randwickin Woollahra +9.4 pts higher in Woollahra gap steady
75.2% 95th pct 84.6% 100th pct
Bachelor+ in Randwickin Woollahra +11.9 pts higher in Woollahra gap steady
43.3% 94th pct 55.2% 100th pct
Schools in Randwickin Woollahra +23 more in Randwick
37 86th pct 14 62nd pct
Schools/1k kids in Randwickin Woollahra +0.03 more in Randwick
1.79 15th pct 1.76 15th pct
Students in Randwickin Woollahra +6,509 more in Randwick
16,100 86th pct 9,591 76th pct
Avg size in Randwickin Woollahra +291 larger in Woollahra
447 77th pct 738 99th pct
ICSEA in Randwickin Woollahra +71 higher in Woollahra
1,102 91st pct 1,173 100th pct

Highest year of school

75.2% Year 12 +9.4 pts ▸ 84.6%
9.5% Year 10 ◂ +4.4 pts 5.1%
5.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.2 pts 1.8%
3.0% Year 11 ◂ +0.6 pts 2.4%

Highest qualification level

37.9% Bachelor degree +9.0 pts ▸ 46.9%
18.0% Postgraduate degree +2.1 pts ▸ 20.1%
12.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +7.0 pts 5.6%
12.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.6 pts 10.7%
3.5% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.4 pts ▸ 4.0%
0.9% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

Field of qualification

23.7% Management & commerce +5.2 pts ▸ 28.9%
13.8% Society & culture +7.0 pts ▸ 20.9%
10.1% Engineering & related ◂ +5.2 pts 4.9%
10.0% Health ◂ +0.6 pts 9.4%
6.8% Creative arts +2.0 pts ▸ 8.7%
6.0% Education ◂ +1.1 pts 4.9%
5.2% Architecture & building ◂ +1.3 pts 3.9%
4.2% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.1 pts 3.1%
3.3% Information technology ◂ +1.5 pts 1.8%
3.2% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.9 pts 2.3%
0.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

Income

Personal income in Randwickin Woollahra +$498 higher in Woollahra gap widening
$1,121 89th pct $1,619 100th pct
Household income in Randwickin Woollahra +$887 higher in Woollahra gap widening
$2,305 90th pct $3,192 100th pct
Family income in Randwickin Woollahra +$1,552 higher in Woollahra gap widening
$3,009 94th pct $4,561 100th pct
High earners in Randwickin Woollahra +14.8 pts higher in Woollahra gap widening
22.7% 92nd pct 37.5% 100th pct
High-income homes in Randwickin Woollahra +12.6 pts higher in Woollahra gap widening
36.4% 93rd pct 49.0% 100th pct

Household income distribution

24.8% $4,000 or more +14.3 pts ▸ 39.1%
26.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.4 pts 21.8%
17.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.3 pts 13.5%
13.5% Under $650 ◂ +4.6 pts 8.9%
11.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.7 pts 9.9%

Personal income distribution

30.9% Under $650 ◂ +8.3 pts 22.5%
26.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.3 pts 21.1%
23.7% $1,500–$2,999 +1.2 pts ▸ 24.9%
11.4% $3,000 or more +13.3 pts ▸ 24.8%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Randwickin Woollahra +0.5 pts higher in Woollahra
22.1% 19th pct 22.5% 20th pct
Mental health in Randwickin Woollahra +1.0 pts higher in Randwick
6.5% 25th pct 5.5% 17th pct
Needs assistance in Randwickin Woollahra +1.2 pts higher in Randwick gap steady
4.1% 25th pct 2.9% 11th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

6.7% Other condition ◂ +0.5 pts 6.3%
6.5% Mental health ◂ +1.0 pts 5.5%
6.3% Asthma ◂ +0.1 pts 6.2%
5.9% Arthritis +0.2 pts ▸ 6.1%
3.0% Heart disease +0.6 pts ▸ 3.6%
2.6% Cancer +0.7 pts ▸ 3.2%
3.2% Diabetes ◂ +0.7 pts 2.5%
1.0% Lung condition even 1.0%
0.8% Dementia even 0.8%
0.7% Stroke even 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

70.0% None +0.5 pts ▸ 70.5%
16.2% One condition +0.7 pts ▸ 17.0%
4.1% Two conditions even 4.1%
1.8% Three or more ◂ +0.3 pts 1.5%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Randwickin Woollahra +5.1 pts higher in Woollahra gap steady
13.7% 25th pct 18.8% 57th pct
Unpaid carers in Randwickin Woollahra +0.9 pts higher in Woollahra gap steady
10.2% 26th pct 11.1% 35th pct
Unpaid child care in Randwickin Woollahra +0.5 pts higher in Woollahra gap steady
22.7% 31st pct 23.2% 35th pct
Defence service in Randwickin Woollahra +0.2 pts higher in Woollahra
1.7% 14th pct 1.8% 17th pct
Housework 15h+ in Randwickin Woollahra +0.5 pts higher in Woollahra gap steady
17.3% 18th pct 17.8% 21st pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Randwickin Woollahra +2,178 larger in Randwick
2,354 83rd pct 176 28th pct
Median age in Randwickin Woollahra even
28 yrs 71st pct 28 yrs 71st pct
Year 12 in Randwickin Woollahra +28.4 pts higher in Woollahra
47.6% 84th pct 76.0% 100th pct
Unemployment in Randwickin Woollahra +4.5 pts higher in Randwick
7.3% 21st pct 2.8% 6th pct
Median income in Randwickin Woollahra +$684 higher in Woollahra
$657 74th pct $1,341 100th pct
Household income in Randwickin Woollahra +$1,556 higher in Woollahra
$1,694 74th pct $3,250 100th pct
Indigenous language in Randwickin Woollahra +1.6 pts higher in Randwick
6.7% 62nd pct 5.1% 51st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Randwickin Woollahra +0.1 larger in Randwick gap steady
2.4 43rd pct 2.3 29th pct
One-parent in Randwickin Woollahra +1.6 pts higher in Randwick gap narrowing
11.7% 32nd pct 10.1% 20th pct
Living alone in Randwickin Woollahra +3.5 pts higher in Woollahra gap narrowing
28.2% 44th pct 31.7% 72nd pct

Family composition

58.6% Couples with children ◂ +3.6 pts 54.9%
28.1% Couples without children +5.7 pts ▸ 33.8%
11.7% One-parent families ◂ +1.6 pts 10.1%
1.6% Other families ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

Household size

34.2% 2 people +2.4 pts ▸ 36.5%
28.2% 1 person +3.5 pts ▸ 31.7%
16.2% 3 people ◂ +2.3 pts 13.9%
14.9% 4 people ◂ +2.9 pts 12.0%
4.9% 5 people ◂ +0.2 pts 4.6%
1.7% 6 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 1.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Randwickin Woollahra +$145 higher in Woollahra gap widening
$550 100th pct $695 100th pct
Mortgage in Randwickin Woollahra +$867 higher in Woollahra gap widening
$3,033 100th pct $3,900 100th pct
People / bedroom in Randwickin Woollahra +0.10 higher in Randwick gap steady
1.00 89th pct 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Randwickin Woollahra +9.6 pts higher in Randwick gap widening
46.4% 87th pct 36.8% 78th pct
Owned outright in Randwickin Woollahra +8.4 pts higher in Woollahra gap steady
26.9% 22nd pct 35.3% 43rd pct
Separate houses in Randwickin Woollahra +4.5 pts higher in Randwick gap narrowing
26.8% 0th pct 22.3% 0th pct
3+ bedrooms in Randwickin Woollahra +5.3 pts higher in Woollahra gap widening
46.7% 4th pct 52.0% 7th pct

How homes are owned or rented

46.4% Rented ◂ +9.6 pts 36.8%
26.9% Owned outright +8.4 pts ▸ 35.3%
23.7% Owned with a mortgage +0.3 pts ▸ 24.0%
1.7% Other tenure +0.8 pts ▸ 2.5%
1.2% Not stated even 1.2%

Types of homes

55.5% Flat or apartment +0.1 pts ▸ 55.6%
26.8% Separate house ◂ +4.5 pts 22.3%
16.7% Townhouse / semi-detached +4.3 pts ▸ 21.0%
0.9% Other dwelling even 0.9%

Bedrooms per home

38.9% 2 bedrooms ◂ +4.7 pts 34.3%
26.1% 3 bedrooms +4.0 pts ▸ 30.1%
14.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +0.2 pts 14.1%
12.1% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.2 pts 10.9%
6.3% 5 or more +1.5 pts ▸ 7.8%
1.1% Studio / none +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

Weekly rent distribution

19.7% $750 or more +22.8 pts ▸ 42.5%
31.2% $550–$749 ◂ +3.3 pts 27.9%
28.7% $350–$549 ◂ +9.0 pts 19.7%
10.3% Under $200 ◂ +8.5 pts 1.7%
7.1% $200–$349 ◂ +1.7 pts 5.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

50.0% $3,000 or more +8.2 pts ▸ 58.2%
20.7% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +6.5 pts 14.2%
11.1% Under $1,000 +0.8 pts ▸ 11.9%
11.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.4 pts 7.7%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Randwickin Woollahra +1.5 pts higher in Randwick gap narrowing
16.1% 88th pct 14.6% 87th pct
Work from home in Randwickin Woollahra +11.8 pts higher in Woollahra gap widening
45.2% 99th pct 57.0% 100th pct
PT commute in Randwickin Woollahra +1.2 pts higher in Randwick gap steady
4.4% 84th pct 3.2% 76th pct
PT stops in Randwickin Woollahra +292 more in Randwick
548 86th pct 256 74th pct
Stops/1k in Randwickin Woollahra +0.70 more in Woollahra
4.08 60th pct 4.79 70th pct
Departures/1k in Randwickin Woollahra +1,077.7 more in Randwick
3,392.3 100th pct 2,314.6 94th pct
PT routes in Randwickin Woollahra +21 more in Randwick
39 83rd pct 18 68th pct
Stop walk in Randwickin Woollahra +2 longer in Woollahra
2 14th pct 4 29th pct
Drive to city in Randwickin Woollahra +4 longer in Randwick
13 14th pct 9 7th pct

How people get to work

45.2% Worked at home +11.8 pts ▸ 57.0%
27.1% Car (driver) ◂ +7.2 pts 19.8%
4.1% Walked +0.4 pts ▸ 4.5%
3.7% Bus ◂ +2.4 pts 1.3%
2.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.4 pts 1.8%
0.2% Train +1.3 pts ▸ 1.5%
1.0% Bicycle ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

Motor vehicles per home

46.8% 1 vehicle +0.5 pts ▸ 47.3%
27.7% 2 vehicles +1.1 pts ▸ 28.8%
16.1% No vehicle ◂ +1.5 pts 14.6%
6.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.4 pts 6.2%
2.9% 4 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 3.2%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Randwickin Woollahra +2.1 pts higher in Woollahra gap widening
44.3% 87th pct 46.3% 90th pct
Recent arrivals in Randwickin Woollahra +6.9 pts higher in Randwick gap steady
20.3% 82nd pct 13.4% 57th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Randwickin Woollahra +1.0 pts higher in Randwick gap steady
4.3% 46th pct 3.3% 23rd pct
Participation in Randwickin Woollahra +0.6 pts higher in Woollahra gap narrowing
63.5% 77th pct 64.1% 80th pct
Full-time in Randwickin Woollahra +2.7 pts higher in Woollahra gap steady
61.8% 63rd pct 64.5% 75th pct

Industries people work in

13.7% Professional & technical +6.8 pts ▸ 20.5%
13.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.6 pts 11.2%
7.7% Finance & insurance +5.8 pts ▸ 13.5%
10.9% Education & training ◂ +4.0 pts 6.8%
8.2% Construction ◂ +3.9 pts 4.3%
6.5% Retail trade ◂ +0.1 pts 6.4%
5.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.9 pts 3.7%
5.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.0 pts 4.2%
2.3% Rental & real estate +2.4 pts ▸ 4.7%
4.1% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.3 pts 1.9%
3.2% Media & telecommunications +0.7 pts ▸ 3.9%
3.3% Administrative & support ◂ +0.3 pts 3.0%

Occupations people work in

37.1% Professionals +7.1 pts ▸ 44.2%
17.7% Managers +7.2 pts ▸ 24.9%
12.1% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.0 pts 10.1%
9.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +5.2 pts 3.8%
8.3% Community & personal service ◂ +3.3 pts 5.0%
6.8% Sales workers +0.2 pts ▸ 7.0%
4.5% Labourers ◂ +2.9 pts 1.6%
2.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.0 pts 0.7%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Randwickin Woollahra even
10 100th pct 10 100th pct
IRSD decile in Randwickin Woollahra even
10 100th pct 10 100th pct
IER decile in Randwickin Woollahra +3 higher in Woollahra
7 64th pct 10 100th pct
IEO decile in Randwickin Woollahra even
10 100th pct 10 100th pct
IRSAD score in Randwickin Woollahra +63 higher in Woollahra
1,113 95th pct 1,176 100th pct
ERP in Randwickin Woollahra +91,266 higher in Randwick
146,484 86th pct 55,218 74th pct
Growth in Randwickin Woollahra +5.9 pts higher in Randwick
8.3% 83rd pct 2.4% 37th pct
Businesses in Randwickin Woollahra +3,917 higher in Randwick
14,366 86th pct 10,449 85th pct
Approvals in Randwickin Woollahra +138 higher in Randwick
251 73rd pct 113 61st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Randwickin Woollahra +79 higher in Woollahra
1,406 89th pct 1,484 91st pct
Max temp in Randwickin Woollahra +0.1 higher in Randwick
23.0 36th pct 22.9 36th pct
Min temp in Randwickin Woollahra +0.1 higher in Randwick
14.1 76th pct 14.0 76th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Randwickin Woollahra +1,743 higher in Randwick
5,885 27th pct 4,142 11th pct
Assault/100k in Randwickin Woollahra +171 higher in Randwick
615 24th pct 443 12th pct
Sexual/100k in Randwickin Woollahra +7 higher in Woollahra
152 22nd pct 159 24th pct
Robbery/100k in Randwickin Woollahra +18 higher in Randwick
20 42nd pct 2 0th pct
Burglary/100k in Randwickin Woollahra +35 higher in Randwick
235 15th pct 200 10th pct
Theft/100k in Randwickin Woollahra +283 higher in Randwick
989 36th pct 707 22nd pct
Vehicle theft/100k in Randwickin Woollahra +174 higher in Randwick
434 60th pct 260 35th pct
Property damage/100k in Randwickin Woollahra +138 higher in Randwick
469 23rd pct 331 8th pct
Drugs/100k in Randwickin Woollahra +127 higher in Randwick
387 43rd pct 260 29th pct
5-yr change in Randwickin Woollahra +3.0 pts higher in Woollahra
-3.5% 29th pct -0.5% 34th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Randwickin Woollahra +0.1 higher in Woollahra
8.7 99th pct 8.8 100th pct
Types ≤15 min in Randwickin Woollahra +0.1 more in Randwick
7.9 100th pct 7.8 99th pct
15-min city in Randwickin Woollahra +0.3 pts higher in Randwick
99.7% 100th pct 99.4% 99th pct
Walk to shops in Randwickin Woollahra +4.4 pts higher in Randwick
98.5% 100th pct 94.1% 96th pct
Walk to transit in Randwickin Woollahra even
99.9% 100th pct 99.8% 99th pct
Walk to school in Randwickin Woollahra even
99.0% 99th pct 98.9% 99th pct
Walk to a park in Randwickin Woollahra even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Randwickin Woollahra +2.8 pts higher in Randwick
98.4% 100th pct 95.6% 98th pct
Amenities/1k in Randwickin Woollahra +16.0 more in Woollahra
11.8 15th pct 27.8 72nd pct
Intersections/km² in Randwickin Woollahra +27 higher in Woollahra
270 92nd pct 297 94th pct
Mean slope in Randwickin Woollahra +4.5 pts higher in Woollahra
6.8% 78th pct 11.3% 100th pct

Compare Randwick with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Randwick vs Woollahra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA16550/randwick/vs/LGA18500/woollahra