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Sydney vs Woollahra

Name: Sydney vs Woollahra — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 5.2 km apart · Sydney profile · Woollahra profile

Sydney Woollahra

Sydney and Woollahra are neighbouring areas with very different social and housing profiles. Sydney is much more diverse and mobile, with 48.6% of people born overseas and 34.8% using another language at home, compared to 34.4% and 15.5% in Woollahra. It is also a younger, more transient place where 62.6% of residents moved in the last five years. In contrast, Woollahra has a much older population, with 20.9% aged 65 and over compared to just 9.6% in Sydney. Wealth is also more concentrated in Woollahra, where 49% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, versus 34.5% in Sydney.

Both areas are almost identical in their overall advantage scores, which sit well above the national average. This shared prosperity exists alongside a widening gap in how people live; Sydney is far more likely to be rented (64.1%) and households are more likely to have no car. Meanwhile, Woollahra has a much higher share of homes owned outright (35.3%) and more separate houses. The divide in wealth and age has grown since 2011, as the gaps in high incomes and the senior population have both widened.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 27.3 pts higher in Sydney 3+ bedrooms: 32.0 pts higher in Woollahra No car: 24.8 pts higher in Sydney Owned outright: 21.3 pts higher in Woollahra Separate houses: 20.2 pts higher in Woollahra

Demographics & Identity

Population in Sydney in Woollahra +158,136 larger in Sydney gap widening

211,632 87th pct 53,496 75th pct

Median age in Sydney in Woollahra +7 yrs older in Woollahra gap widening

34 yrs 12th pct 41 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

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

19.3% Older adults (45–64) +5.3 pts ▸ 24.6%

9.6% Seniors (65+) +11.3 pts ▸ 20.9%

7.6% Children (0–14) +7.3 pts ▸ 14.9%

12.7% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.2 pts 10.4%

Marital status

63.0% Never married ◂ +22.3 pts 40.7%

25.2% Married +18.6 pts ▸ 43.8%

7.6% Divorced +1.1 pts ▸ 8.7%

2.0% Widowed +3.0 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.2% Separated ◂ +0.2 pts 2.0%

Age & sex structure

Sydney Woollahra

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

44.6% Australia +16.7 pts ▸ 61.3%

7.8% China ◂ +5.8 pts 2.1%

4.8% England +1.7 pts ▸ 6.5%

0.8% South Africa +3.4 pts ▸ 4.1%

2.7% New Zealand even 2.7%

1.8% India ◂ +1.3 pts 0.5%

1.1% Philippines ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

1.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.9 pts 0.3%

0.8% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

25.1% English +8.7 pts ▸ 33.7%

16.8% Australian +7.5 pts ▸ 24.4%

16.8% Chinese ◂ +11.0 pts 5.8%

10.7% Irish +2.2 pts ▸ 12.9%

7.5% Scottish +2.5 pts ▸ 10.0%

3.9% Italian +0.4 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.3% German +1.0 pts ▸ 4.3%

1.9% Greek +1.5 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.6% Indian ◂ +1.2 pts 1.4%

1.6% Filipino ◂ +1.0 pts 0.7%

1.6% Vietnamese ◂ +1.1 pts 0.5%

1.1% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

Language

Language used at home

58.0% English only +21.5 pts ▸ 79.5%

8.6% Mandarin ◂ +6.0 pts 2.6%

2.8% Cantonese ◂ +1.7 pts 1.1%

1.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.9 pts 0.2%

0.9% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.9% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.8% Hindi ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

0.7% Arabic ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.4% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.1% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

52.0% No religion ◂ +14.5 pts 37.5%

27.6% Christianity +11.0 pts ▸ 38.5%

1.1% Judaism +13.0 pts ▸ 14.0%

8.9% Not stated ◂ +1.7 pts 7.2%

6.5% Buddhism ◂ +5.2 pts 1.3%

1.8% Hinduism ◂ +1.2 pts 0.6%

1.6% Islam ◂ +1.2 pts 0.5%

0.6% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Sydney in Woollahra +34 more in Sydney

48 86th pct 14 62nd pct

Schools/1k kids in Sydney in Woollahra +1.23 more in Sydney

2.99 40th pct 1.76 15th pct

Students in Sydney in Woollahra +11,436 more in Sydney

21,027 86th pct 9,591 76th pct

Avg size in Sydney in Woollahra +271 larger in Woollahra

467 79th pct 738 99th pct

ICSEA in Sydney in Woollahra +33 higher in Woollahra

1,141 97th pct 1,173 100th pct

Highest year of school

80.8% Year 12 +3.8 pts ▸ 84.6%

5.2% Year 10 ◂ +0.1 pts 5.1%

3.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.4 pts 1.8%

2.9% Year 11 ◂ +0.5 pts 2.4%

Highest qualification level

42.2% Bachelor degree +4.7 pts ▸ 46.9%

20.4% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.3 pts 20.1%

12.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.4 pts 10.7%

7.5% Certificate III / IV ◂ +1.9 pts 5.6%

3.6% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.4 pts ▸ 4.0%

0.7% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

Field of qualification

26.6% Management & commerce +2.3 pts ▸ 28.9%

15.5% Society & culture +5.3 pts ▸ 20.9%

9.6% Creative arts ◂ +0.8 pts 8.7%

6.8% Health +2.7 pts ▸ 9.4%

7.3% Engineering & related ◂ +2.5 pts 4.9%

5.0% Information technology ◂ +3.2 pts 1.8%

3.6% Education +1.3 pts ▸ 4.9%

4.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.0 pts 3.1%

3.7% Architecture & building +0.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.6 pts 2.3%

0.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

Income

Personal income in Sydney in Woollahra +$378 higher in Woollahra gap widening

$1,241 92nd pct $1,619 100th pct

Household income in Sydney in Woollahra +$980 higher in Woollahra gap widening

$2,212 89th pct $3,192 100th pct

Family income in Sydney in Woollahra +$1,504 higher in Woollahra gap widening

$3,057 95th pct $4,561 100th pct

Household income distribution

23.2% $4,000 or more +15.9 pts ▸ 39.1%

29.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.3 pts 21.8%

17.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.0 pts 13.5%

13.9% Under $650 ◂ +5.0 pts 8.9%

11.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.4 pts 9.9%

Personal income distribution

27.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.4 pts 21.1%

26.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.1 pts 24.9%

26.0% Under $650 ◂ +3.4 pts 22.5%

12.4% $3,000 or more +12.3 pts ▸ 24.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.5% Mental health ◂ +2.9 pts 5.5%

6.9% Other condition ◂ +0.6 pts 6.3%

6.5% Asthma ◂ +0.3 pts 6.2%

3.9% Arthritis +2.2 pts ▸ 6.1%

2.0% Heart disease +1.5 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.9% Cancer +1.4 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.2% Diabetes +0.2 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.9% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.3% Dementia +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.4% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

71.1% None ◂ +0.6 pts 70.5%

15.4% One condition +1.5 pts ▸ 17.0%

3.6% Two conditions +0.5 pts ▸ 4.1%

1.3% Three or more +0.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Sydney in Woollahra +2,833 larger in Sydney

3,009 86th pct 176 28th pct

Median age in Sydney in Woollahra +3 yrs older in Sydney

31 yrs 82nd pct 28 yrs 71st pct

Median income in Sydney in Woollahra +$617 higher in Woollahra

$724 82nd pct $1,341 100th pct

Household income in Sydney in Woollahra +$1,808 higher in Woollahra

$1,442 57th pct $3,250 100th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Sydney in Woollahra +0.4 larger in Woollahra gap steady

1.9 0th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

34.1% Couples with children +20.8 pts ▸ 54.9%

53.7% Couples without children ◂ +19.9 pts 33.8%

9.5% One-parent families +0.6 pts ▸ 10.1%

2.6% Other families ◂ +1.5 pts 1.1%

Household size

41.1% 1 person ◂ +9.4 pts 31.7%

38.6% 2 people ◂ +2.0 pts 36.5%

11.6% 3 people +2.2 pts ▸ 13.9%

6.4% 4 people +5.6 pts ▸ 12.0%

1.6% 5 people +3.0 pts ▸ 4.6%

0.7% 6 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Sydney in Woollahra +$145 higher in Woollahra gap widening

$550 100th pct $695 100th pct

Mortgage in Sydney in Woollahra +$1,200 higher in Woollahra gap widening

$2,700 95th pct $3,900 100th pct

People / bedroom in Sydney in Woollahra +0.20 higher in Sydney gap steady

1.10 93rd pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

64.1% Rented ◂ +27.3 pts 36.8%

14.1% Owned outright +21.3 pts ▸ 35.3%

19.1% Owned with a mortgage +4.9 pts ▸ 24.0%

1.3% Other tenure +1.2 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.4% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

Types of homes

78.5% Flat or apartment ◂ +23.0 pts 55.6%

2.1% Separate house +20.2 pts ▸ 22.3%

18.3% Townhouse / semi-detached +2.7 pts ▸ 21.0%

0.6% Other dwelling +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

Bedrooms per home

41.9% 2 bedrooms ◂ +7.6 pts 34.3%

31.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +20.3 pts 10.9%

15.3% 3 bedrooms +14.8 pts ▸ 30.1%

3.6% 4 bedrooms +10.5 pts ▸ 14.1%

1.1% 5 or more +6.7 pts ▸ 7.8%

5.4% Studio / none ◂ +3.7 pts 1.8%

Weekly rent distribution

19.6% $750 or more +22.9 pts ▸ 42.5%

32.1% $550–$749 ◂ +4.2 pts 27.9%

29.0% $350–$549 ◂ +9.4 pts 19.7%

8.4% Under $200 ◂ +6.7 pts 1.7%

8.2% $200–$349 ◂ +2.8 pts 5.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.1% $3,000 or more +16.0 pts ▸ 58.2%

29.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +14.9 pts 14.2%

13.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +5.4 pts 7.7%

10.1% Under $1,000 +1.9 pts ▸ 11.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Sydney in Woollahra +376 more in Sydney

632 86th pct 256 74th pct

Stops/1k in Sydney in Woollahra +1.80 more in Woollahra

2.99 47th pct 4.79 70th pct

Departures/1k in Sydney in Woollahra +1,081.5 more in Sydney

3,396.1 100th pct 2,314.6 94th pct

PT routes in Sydney in Woollahra +202 more in Sydney

220 92nd pct 18 68th pct

Stop walk in Sydney in Woollahra +2 longer in Woollahra

2 14th pct 4 29th pct

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

5 0th pct 9 7th pct

How people get to work

52.3% Worked at home +4.8 pts ▸ 57.0%

12.8% Car (driver) +7.0 pts ▸ 19.8%

9.2% Walked ◂ +4.7 pts 4.5%

3.6% Train ◂ +2.1 pts 1.5%

3.0% Bus ◂ +1.7 pts 1.3%

1.2% Car (passenger) +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.6% Bicycle ◂ +1.0 pts 0.6%

Motor vehicles per home

47.1% 1 vehicle +0.2 pts ▸ 47.3%

39.3% No vehicle ◂ +24.8 pts 14.6%

11.4% 2 vehicles +17.4 pts ▸ 28.8%

1.6% 3 vehicles +4.6 pts ▸ 6.2%

0.6% 4 or more +2.6 pts ▸ 3.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.9% Professional & technical +1.6 pts ▸ 20.5%

10.3% Finance & insurance +3.2 pts ▸ 13.5%

9.4% Health care & social assistance +1.8 pts ▸ 11.2%

8.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +4.0 pts 4.2%

7.6% Education & training ◂ +0.7 pts 6.8%

7.0% Retail trade ◂ +0.7 pts 6.4%

5.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.8 pts 3.7%

2.2% Rental & real estate +2.5 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.3% Construction even 4.3%

4.2% Media & telecommunications ◂ +0.3 pts 3.9%

3.6% Administrative & support ◂ +0.6 pts 3.0%

3.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.3 pts 1.9%

Occupations people work in

41.6% Professionals +2.6 pts ▸ 44.2%

18.7% Managers +6.2 pts ▸ 24.9%

10.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.5 pts 10.1%

7.7% Community & personal service ◂ +2.6 pts 5.0%

7.1% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.3 pts 3.8%

6.2% Sales workers +0.7 pts ▸ 7.0%

4.3% Labourers ◂ +2.7 pts 1.6%

2.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.3 pts 0.7%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Sydney in Woollahra even

10 100th pct 10 100th pct

IRSD decile in Sydney in Woollahra +1 higher in Woollahra

9 86th pct 10 100th pct

IER decile in Sydney in Woollahra +8 higher in Woollahra

2 14th pct 10 100th pct

IEO decile in Sydney in Woollahra even

10 100th pct 10 100th pct

IRSAD score in Sydney in Woollahra +50 higher in Woollahra

1,126 97th pct 1,176 100th pct

ERP in Sydney in Woollahra +186,579 higher in Sydney

241,797 87th pct 55,218 74th pct

Growth in Sydney in Woollahra +10.2 pts higher in Sydney

12.6% 92nd pct 2.4% 37th pct

Businesses in Sydney in Woollahra +74,744 higher in Sydney

85,193 94th pct 10,449 85th pct

Approvals in Sydney in Woollahra +1,638 higher in Sydney

1,751 88th pct 113 61st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Sydney in Woollahra +95 higher in Woollahra

1,390 89th pct 1,484 91st pct

Max temp in Sydney in Woollahra +0.5 higher in Sydney

23.4 40th pct 22.9 36th pct

Min temp in Sydney in Woollahra +0.3 higher in Woollahra

13.7 74th pct 14.0 76th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Sydney in Woollahra +15,569 higher in Sydney

19,711 87th pct 4,142 11th pct

Assault/100k in Sydney in Woollahra +1,607 higher in Sydney

2,050 85th pct 443 12th pct

Sexual/100k in Sydney in Woollahra +299 higher in Sydney

457 86th pct 159 24th pct

Robbery/100k in Sydney in Woollahra +91 higher in Sydney

93 91st pct 2 0th pct

Burglary/100k in Sydney in Woollahra +287 higher in Sydney

487 47th pct 200 10th pct

Theft/100k in Sydney in Woollahra +3,407 higher in Sydney

4,114 98th pct 707 22nd pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Sydney in Woollahra +419 higher in Sydney

679 80th pct 260 35th pct

Property damage/100k in Sydney in Woollahra +702 higher in Sydney

1,033 72nd pct 331 8th pct

Drugs/100k in Sydney in Woollahra +1,798 higher in Sydney

2,057 88th pct 260 29th pct

5-yr change in Sydney in Woollahra +7.5 pts higher in Woollahra

-8.0% 23rd pct -0.5% 34th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Sydney in Woollahra +0.8 higher in Sydney

9.6 100th pct 8.8 100th pct

Types ≤15 min in Sydney in Woollahra +0.2 more in Sydney

8.0 100th pct 7.8 99th pct

15-min city in Sydney in Woollahra +0.6 pts higher in Sydney

100.0% 100th pct 99.4% 99th pct

Walk to shops in Sydney in Woollahra +5.9 pts higher in Sydney

100.0% 100th pct 94.1% 96th pct

Walk to transit in Sydney in Woollahra +0.2 pts higher in Sydney

100.0% 100th pct 99.8% 99th pct

Walk to school in Sydney in Woollahra +1.0 pts higher in Sydney

99.9% 100th pct 98.9% 99th pct

Walk to a park in Sydney in Woollahra even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Sydney in Woollahra +4.4 pts higher in Sydney

100.0% 100th pct 95.6% 98th pct

Amenities/1k in Sydney in Woollahra +9.6 more in Woollahra

18.2 47th pct 27.8 72nd pct

Intersections/km² in Sydney in Woollahra +374 higher in Sydney

671 100th pct 297 94th pct

Mean slope in Sydney in Woollahra even

11.3% 100th pct 11.3% 100th pct

Compare Sydney with nearby areas

Inner West Woollahra North Sydney Waverley Randwick Bayside Mosman Lane Cove

Compare Woollahra with nearby areas

Waverley Mosman Sydney Randwick North Sydney Willoughby Inner West Lane Cove

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Sydney vs Woollahra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA17200/sydney/vs/LGA18500/woollahra