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2020, NSW vs 2216, NSW
Postcode comparison ≈ 3.0 km apart · 2020, NSW profile · 2216, NSW profile
2020, NSW 2216, NSW
These neighbouring areas both have large populations, but they differ in their demographics and housing. Postcode 2020 is a younger, more mobile place where 63% of people moved in the last five years, compared with 41.8% in postcode 2216. Residents in postcode 2020 also have higher typical weekly incomes ($2,254 vs $1,792) and a higher share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher (43% vs 31.6%). In contrast, postcode 2216 is more likely to have separate houses (33.5% vs 21%) and a higher share of homes owned outright (27.6% vs 16.2%).
Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of households earning $3,000 or more a week, though postcode 2020 is slightly higher. They share very similar levels of unemployment and volunteering, and almost every home in both areas is within a 10-minute walk of public transport. Over time, the gaps between them have often grown, such as the increasing difference in the number of people born overseas and the widening divide in typical household incomes.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 10,180
- First area, 2016: 14,772
- First area, 2021: 21,591
- Second area, 2011: 26,062
- Second area, 2016: 28,067
- Second area, 2021: 28,027
- First area, 2011: 35 yrs
- First area, 2016: 32 yrs
- First area, 2021: 30 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 37 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 2020, NSW: 0.4% males, 0.5% females; 85+ in 2216, NSW: 0.9% males, 1.3% females
- 80–84 in 2020, NSW: 0.5% males, 0.6% females; 80–84 in 2216, NSW: 1.0% males, 1.4% females
- 75–79 in 2020, NSW: 0.6% males, 0.8% females; 75–79 in 2216, NSW: 1.5% males, 1.5% females
- 70–74 in 2020, NSW: 0.9% males, 0.8% females; 70–74 in 2216, NSW: 2.0% males, 2.0% females
- 65–69 in 2020, NSW: 1.2% males, 1.3% females; 65–69 in 2216, NSW: 2.1% males, 2.3% females
- 60–64 in 2020, NSW: 1.5% males, 1.5% females; 60–64 in 2216, NSW: 2.4% males, 2.6% females
- 55–59 in 2020, NSW: 1.7% males, 1.8% females; 55–59 in 2216, NSW: 2.8% males, 2.7% females
- 50–54 in 2020, NSW: 2.0% males, 1.8% females; 50–54 in 2216, NSW: 2.9% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in 2020, NSW: 2.2% males, 2.3% females; 45–49 in 2216, NSW: 3.0% males, 3.1% females
- 40–44 in 2020, NSW: 3.0% males, 2.7% females; 40–44 in 2216, NSW: 3.7% males, 3.2% females
- 35–39 in 2020, NSW: 5.0% males, 4.3% females; 35–39 in 2216, NSW: 4.7% males, 4.5% females
- 30–34 in 2020, NSW: 8.2% males, 7.1% females; 30–34 in 2216, NSW: 5.2% males, 4.9% females
- 25–29 in 2020, NSW: 9.6% males, 9.4% females; 25–29 in 2216, NSW: 4.8% males, 4.6% females
- 20–24 in 2020, NSW: 6.8% males, 6.5% females; 20–24 in 2216, NSW: 4.3% males, 3.4% females
- 15–19 in 2020, NSW: 1.7% males, 1.6% females; 15–19 in 2216, NSW: 2.0% males, 1.9% females
- 10–14 in 2020, NSW: 1.5% males, 1.3% females; 10–14 in 2216, NSW: 2.0% males, 2.1% females
- 5–9 in 2020, NSW: 1.9% males, 1.8% females; 5–9 in 2216, NSW: 2.3% males, 2.3% females
- 0–4 in 2020, NSW: 2.8% males, 2.5% females; 0–4 in 2216, NSW: 2.9% males, 2.7% 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, 2011: $677
- First area, 2016: $806
- First area, 2021: $993
- Second area, 2011: $555
- Second area, 2016: $663
- Second area, 2021: $796
- First area, 2011: $1,481
- First area, 2016: $1,955
- First area, 2021: $2,254
- Second area, 2011: $1,257
- Second area, 2016: $1,540
- Second area, 2021: $1,792
- First area, 2011: $1,652
- First area, 2016: $2,103
- First area, 2021: $2,394
- Second area, 2011: $1,367
- Second area, 2016: $1,636
- Second area, 2021: $2,050
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $450
- First area, 2016: $610
- First area, 2021: $600
- Second area, 2011: $380
- Second area, 2016: $455
- Second area, 2021: $460
- First area, 2011: $2,600
- First area, 2016: $2,490
- First area, 2021: $2,600
- Second area, 2011: $2,167
- Second area, 2016: $2,167
- Second area, 2021: $2,218
- First area, 2011: 1.30
- First area, 2016: 1.20
- First area, 2021: 1.20
- Second area, 2011: 1.30
- Second area, 2016: 1.10
- 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
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). 2020, NSW vs 2216, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/poa/POA2020/2020-nsw/vs/POA2216/2216-nsw