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Sydney vs Willoughby

Name: Sydney vs Willoughby — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 10.0 km apart · Sydney profile · Willoughby profile

Sydney Willoughby

Sydney and Willoughby are neighbouring areas with very different residential profiles. Sydney is a high-density hub where 64.1% of households rent and 41.1% of people live alone. In contrast, Willoughby is more suburban, with a far higher share of separate houses (44.7% compared to 2.1% in Sydney) and more children under 15 (18.9% versus 7.6%). This difference is reflected in the home sizes, as 54.0% of Willoughby homes have three or more bedrooms, while only 20.0% of Sydney homes do. This makes Willoughby a much more common place for families, with 28.6% of people caring for children unpaid compared to just 11.7% in Sydney.

Both areas share a highly qualified workforce, with about 53% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. They also have very similar typical weekly rents and a nearly identical level of overall advantage. While they are alike in these ways, they have tracked differently over time. Sydney has seen an increase in the share of people living alone and a higher number of recent overseas arrivals. Meanwhile, the gap in outright home ownership has narrowed slightly since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 25.7 pts higher in Sydney Separate houses: 42.6 pts higher in Willoughby 3+ bedrooms: 34.0 pts higher in Willoughby No car: 25.3 pts higher in Sydney De facto: 14.2 pts higher in Sydney

Demographics & Identity

Population in Sydney in Willoughby +136,019 larger in Sydney gap widening

211,632 87th pct 75,613 80th pct

Median age in Sydney in Willoughby +5 yrs older in Willoughby gap steady

34 yrs 12th pct 39 yrs 33rd pct

Age structure

50.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +21.6 pts 29.2%

19.3% Older adults (45–64) +5.8 pts ▸ 25.1%

7.6% Children (0–14) +11.3 pts ▸ 18.9%

9.6% Seniors (65+) +6.4 pts ▸ 16.0%

12.7% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.9 pts 10.8%

Marital status

63.0% Never married ◂ +29.8 pts 33.2%

25.2% Married +28.5 pts ▸ 53.7%

7.6% Divorced ◂ +0.8 pts 6.8%

2.0% Widowed +2.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.2% Separated ◂ +0.1 pts 2.1%

Age & sex structure

Sydney Willoughby

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

44.6% Australia +5.8 pts ▸ 50.5%

7.8% China +3.2 pts ▸ 11.0%

4.8% England ◂ +1.2 pts 3.6%

1.8% India +1.3 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.7% New Zealand ◂ +1.0 pts 1.7%

1.1% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

0.8% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.8% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.2% Nepal +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

Ancestry

16.8% Chinese +9.7 pts ▸ 26.5%

25.1% English ◂ +1.6 pts 23.5%

16.8% Australian +3.2 pts ▸ 20.0%

10.7% Irish ◂ +2.1 pts 8.6%

7.5% Scottish ◂ +0.5 pts 7.0%

2.6% Indian +1.4 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.9% Italian ◂ +0.7 pts 3.2%

3.3% German ◂ +0.9 pts 2.4%

1.9% Greek ◂ +0.6 pts 1.3%

1.6% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.6% Vietnamese ◂ +0.8 pts 0.8%

1.1% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

Language

Language used at home

58.0% English only ◂ +2.5 pts 55.5%

8.6% Mandarin +4.3 pts ▸ 12.9%

2.8% Cantonese +4.9 pts ▸ 7.8%

0.8% Hindi +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.7 pts 0.5%

0.9% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.9% Greek ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.7% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.4% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

52.0% No religion ◂ +8.5 pts 43.6%

27.6% Christianity +12.5 pts ▸ 40.0%

8.9% Not stated ◂ +3.5 pts 5.3%

6.5% Buddhism ◂ +2.0 pts 4.5%

1.8% Hinduism +1.9 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.6% Islam ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

1.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

0.6% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Sydney in Willoughby +30 more in Sydney

48 86th pct 18 71st pct

Schools/1k kids in Sydney in Willoughby +1.73 more in Sydney

2.99 40th pct 1.26 3rd pct

Students in Sydney in Willoughby +9,924 more in Sydney

21,027 86th pct 11,103 78th pct

Avg size in Sydney in Willoughby +186 larger in Willoughby

467 79th pct 653 94th pct

ICSEA in Sydney in Willoughby +6 higher in Willoughby

1,141 97th pct 1,146 98th pct

Highest year of school

80.8% Year 12 +2.7 pts ▸ 83.5%

5.2% Year 10 +0.8 pts ▸ 6.1%

3.2% Year 9 or below +0.6 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.9% Year 11 ◂ +0.5 pts 2.4%

Highest qualification level

42.2% Bachelor degree +1.6 pts ▸ 43.8%

20.4% Postgraduate degree +1.7 pts ▸ 22.1%

12.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.1 pts ▸ 12.2%

7.5% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.8 pts 6.7%

3.6% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.8 pts ▸ 4.3%

0.7% Certificate I / II even 0.7%

Field of qualification

26.6% Management & commerce +5.2 pts ▸ 31.9%

15.5% Society & culture ◂ +1.4 pts 14.1%

9.6% Creative arts ◂ +4.1 pts 5.5%

7.3% Engineering & related +1.8 pts ▸ 9.1%

6.8% Health +2.2 pts ▸ 9.0%

5.0% Information technology +1.5 pts ▸ 6.6%

3.6% Education +1.6 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.1% Natural & physical sciences +0.2 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.3 pts 2.5%

3.7% Architecture & building ◂ +0.6 pts 3.1%

0.7% Agriculture & environment even 0.7%

Income

Personal income in Sydney in Willoughby +$96 higher in Sydney gap widening

$1,241 92nd pct $1,145 89th pct

Household income in Sydney in Willoughby +$344 higher in Willoughby gap narrowing

$2,212 89th pct $2,556 94th pct

Family income in Sydney in Willoughby +$178 higher in Willoughby gap narrowing

$3,057 95th pct $3,235 97th pct

Household income distribution

23.2% $4,000 or more +8.5 pts ▸ 31.7%

29.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.1 pts 25.1%

17.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.4 pts 16.1%

13.9% Under $650 ◂ +2.7 pts 11.3%

11.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.5 pts 10.8%

Personal income distribution

26.0% Under $650 +7.0 pts ▸ 33.0%

27.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.8 pts 23.7%

26.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.6 pts 22.4%

12.4% $3,000 or more +4.0 pts ▸ 16.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.5% Mental health ◂ +3.2 pts 5.3%

6.9% Other condition +0.3 pts ▸ 7.2%

6.5% Asthma ◂ +0.5 pts 6.0%

3.9% Arthritis +1.2 pts ▸ 5.2%

2.2% Diabetes +0.9 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.0% Heart disease +1.0 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.9% Cancer +0.7 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.9% Lung condition even 0.9%

0.3% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

71.1% None +3.2 pts ▸ 74.3%

15.4% One condition ◂ +0.2 pts 15.3%

3.6% Two conditions +0.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.3% Three or more +0.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Sydney in Willoughby +2,802 larger in Sydney

3,009 86th pct 207 30th pct

Median age in Sydney in Willoughby +1 yrs older in Willoughby

31 yrs 82nd pct 32 yrs 86th pct

Median income in Sydney in Willoughby +$333 higher in Willoughby

$724 82nd pct $1,057 94th pct

Household income in Sydney in Willoughby +$1,045 higher in Willoughby

$1,442 57th pct $2,487 97th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Sydney in Willoughby +0.7 larger in Willoughby gap steady

1.9 0th pct 2.6 79th pct

Family composition

34.1% Couples with children +30.8 pts ▸ 65.0%

53.7% Couples without children ◂ +30.0 pts 23.7%

9.5% One-parent families +0.6 pts ▸ 10.2%

2.6% Other families ◂ +1.4 pts 1.2%

Household size

41.1% 1 person ◂ +18.2 pts 22.9%

38.6% 2 people ◂ +6.9 pts 31.7%

6.4% 4 people +12.9 pts ▸ 19.3%

11.6% 3 people +6.2 pts ▸ 17.8%

1.6% 5 people +4.5 pts ▸ 6.1%

0.7% 6 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 2.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Sydney in Willoughby +$21 higher in Willoughby gap steady

$550 100th pct $571 100th pct

Mortgage in Sydney in Willoughby +$599 higher in Willoughby gap widening

$2,700 95th pct $3,299 100th pct

People / bedroom in Sydney in Willoughby +0.10 higher in Sydney gap steady

1.10 93rd pct 1.00 89th pct

How homes are owned or rented

64.1% Rented ◂ +25.7 pts 38.4%

14.1% Owned outright +17.7 pts ▸ 31.7%

19.1% Owned with a mortgage +7.7 pts ▸ 26.8%

1.3% Other tenure +0.8 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.4% Not stated ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%

Types of homes

78.5% Flat or apartment ◂ +31.4 pts 47.1%

2.1% Separate house +42.6 pts ▸ 44.7%

18.3% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +10.6 pts 7.8%

0.6% Other dwelling ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

41.9% 2 bedrooms ◂ +9.5 pts 32.4%

31.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +19.3 pts 11.9%

15.3% 3 bedrooms +10.8 pts ▸ 26.1%

3.6% 4 bedrooms +15.5 pts ▸ 19.1%

1.1% 5 or more +7.8 pts ▸ 8.9%

5.4% Studio / none ◂ +4.4 pts 1.0%

Weekly rent distribution

29.0% $350–$549 +3.6 pts ▸ 32.6%

32.1% $550–$749 ◂ +1.5 pts 30.6%

19.6% $750 or more +5.3 pts ▸ 24.9%

8.4% Under $200 ◂ +5.1 pts 3.3%

8.2% $200–$349 ◂ +2.9 pts 5.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.1% $3,000 or more +11.4 pts ▸ 53.5%

29.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +10.1 pts 18.9%

13.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.4 pts 9.7%

10.1% Under $1,000 +1.1 pts ▸ 11.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Sydney in Willoughby +320 more in Sydney

632 86th pct 312 76th pct

Stops/1k in Sydney in Willoughby +1.14 more in Willoughby

2.99 47th pct 4.13 60th pct

Departures/1k in Sydney in Willoughby +1,383.7 more in Sydney

3,396.1 100th pct 2,012.4 91st pct

PT routes in Sydney in Willoughby +160 more in Sydney

220 92nd pct 60 86th pct

Stop walk in Sydney in Willoughby even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Sydney in Willoughby +4 longer in Willoughby

5 0th pct 9 7th pct

How people get to work

52.3% Worked at home +2.2 pts ▸ 54.4%

12.8% Car (driver) +7.4 pts ▸ 20.3%

9.2% Walked ◂ +4.9 pts 4.4%

3.6% Train ◂ +0.5 pts 3.1%

3.0% Bus ◂ +1.1 pts 1.8%

1.2% Car (passenger) +0.7 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.6% Bicycle ◂ +1.3 pts 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

47.1% 1 vehicle +0.8 pts ▸ 47.9%

39.3% No vehicle ◂ +25.3 pts 14.0%

11.4% 2 vehicles +17.5 pts ▸ 28.9%

1.6% 3 vehicles +5.0 pts ▸ 6.6%

0.6% 4 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 2.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.9% Professional & technical ◂ +0.2 pts 18.7%

10.3% Finance & insurance +2.6 pts ▸ 12.8%

9.4% Health care & social assistance +2.7 pts ▸ 12.1%

8.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.7 pts 5.5%

7.6% Education & training even 7.5%

7.0% Retail trade +0.1 pts ▸ 7.1%

5.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.8 pts 3.8%

4.3% Construction +0.2 pts ▸ 4.5%

4.2% Media & telecommunications ◂ +0.4 pts 3.7%

3.6% Administrative & support ◂ +0.5 pts 3.1%

2.2% Wholesale trade +1.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

3.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.7 pts 2.5%

Occupations people work in

41.6% Professionals ◂ +0.2 pts 41.4%

18.7% Managers +2.0 pts ▸ 20.7%

10.6% Clerical & administrative +1.2 pts ▸ 11.8%

7.7% Community & personal service ◂ +1.1 pts 6.5%

7.1% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.1 pts 5.9%

6.2% Sales workers +0.6 pts ▸ 6.9%

4.3% Labourers ◂ +1.1 pts 3.2%

2.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Sydney in Willoughby even

10 100th pct 10 100th pct

IRSD decile in Sydney in Willoughby +1 higher in Willoughby

9 86th pct 10 100th pct

IER decile in Sydney in Willoughby +7 higher in Willoughby

2 14th pct 9 86th pct

IEO decile in Sydney in Willoughby even

10 100th pct 10 100th pct

IRSAD score in Sydney in Willoughby +16 higher in Willoughby

1,126 97th pct 1,142 99th pct

ERP in Sydney in Willoughby +161,277 higher in Sydney

241,797 87th pct 80,520 79th pct

Growth in Sydney in Willoughby +6.7 pts higher in Sydney

12.6% 92nd pct 5.9% 70th pct

Businesses in Sydney in Willoughby +71,648 higher in Sydney

85,193 94th pct 13,545 86th pct

Approvals in Sydney in Willoughby +1,527 higher in Sydney

1,751 88th pct 224 72nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Sydney in Willoughby +49 higher in Willoughby

1,390 89th pct 1,438 90th pct

Max temp in Sydney in Willoughby +0.2 higher in Sydney

23.4 40th pct 23.2 38th pct

Min temp in Sydney in Willoughby +0.5 higher in Sydney

13.7 74th pct 13.3 72nd pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Sydney in Willoughby +13,645 higher in Sydney

19,711 87th pct 6,066 29th pct

Assault/100k in Sydney in Willoughby +1,628 higher in Sydney

2,050 85th pct 422 10th pct

Sexual/100k in Sydney in Willoughby +330 higher in Sydney

457 86th pct 127 14th pct

Robbery/100k in Sydney in Willoughby +79 higher in Sydney

93 91st pct 13 25th pct

Burglary/100k in Sydney in Willoughby +274 higher in Sydney

487 47th pct 213 12th pct

Theft/100k in Sydney in Willoughby +2,945 higher in Sydney

4,114 98th pct 1,169 45th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Sydney in Willoughby +495 higher in Sydney

679 80th pct 184 20th pct

Property damage/100k in Sydney in Willoughby +767 higher in Sydney

1,033 72nd pct 266 2nd pct

Drugs/100k in Sydney in Willoughby +1,843 higher in Sydney

2,057 88th pct 214 23rd pct

5-yr change in Sydney in Willoughby +31.6 pts higher in Willoughby

-8.0% 23rd pct 23.6% 70th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Sydney in Willoughby +1.1 higher in Sydney

9.6 100th pct 8.6 98th pct

Types ≤15 min in Sydney in Willoughby +0.4 more in Sydney

8.0 100th pct 7.6 97th pct

15-min city in Sydney in Willoughby +3.7 pts higher in Sydney

100.0% 100th pct 96.3% 97th pct

Walk to shops in Sydney in Willoughby +8.7 pts higher in Sydney

100.0% 100th pct 91.3% 94th pct

Walk to transit in Sydney in Willoughby even

100.0% 100th pct 99.8% 99th pct

Walk to school in Sydney in Willoughby +2.7 pts higher in Sydney

99.9% 100th pct 97.2% 97th pct

Walk to a park in Sydney in Willoughby even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Sydney in Willoughby +12.0 pts higher in Sydney

100.0% 100th pct 88.0% 95th pct

Amenities/1k in Sydney in Willoughby +4.6 more in Sydney

18.2 47th pct 13.5 26th pct

Intersections/km² in Sydney in Willoughby +407 higher in Sydney

671 100th pct 264 92nd pct

Mean slope in Sydney in Willoughby +0.9 pts higher in Sydney

11.3% 100th pct 10.3% 98th pct

Compare Sydney with nearby areas

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Compare Willoughby with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Sydney vs Willoughby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA17200/sydney/vs/LGA18250/willoughby