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2116, NSW vs 2142, NSW

Name: 2116, NSW vs 2142, NSW — 2021 Census comparison
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Postcode comparison ≈ 3.7 km apart · 2116, NSW profile · 2142, NSW profile

2116, NSW 2142, NSW

Postcode 2142 and postcode 2116 are neighbouring areas in Greater Sydney with very different profiles. Postcode 2142 is a highly diverse hub where 56.9% of people were born overseas and 67.9% use a language other than English at home. It is also a place of high mobility, with 28.2% of residents being recent arrivals from overseas and a high rental rate of 55.3%. In contrast, postcode 2116 has a higher share of separate houses (53.1%) and larger family homes, with 70.1% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms. Typical weekly incomes are well higher in postcode 2116 at $2,199, compared to $1,661 in postcode 2142.

Since 2011, the two areas have drifted further apart in several ways. The gap in typical incomes has widened, and postcode 2116 has seen a far higher increase in people working from home. However, they share some fundamental similarities, such as having the same number of people per home (2.8) and nearly identical drive times to the city. Both areas also have a very high proportion of homes within a short walk of public transport.

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Where they differ most

Population: 20,719 larger in 2142, NSW 3+ bedrooms: 27.5 pts higher in 2116, NSW Other language: 20.9 pts higher in 2142, NSW Recent arrivals: 18.5 pts higher in 2142, NSW Separate houses: 15.8 pts higher in 2116, NSW

Demographics & Identity

Population in 2116, NSW in 2142, NSW +20,719 larger in 2142, NSW gap widening

7,274 61st pct 27,993 87th pct

Median age in 2116, NSW in 2142, NSW +6 yrs older in 2116, NSW gap narrowing

37 yrs 19th pct 31 yrs 2nd pct

Age structure

28.9% Young adults (25–44) +10.0 pts ▸ 38.9%

26.6% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +8.0 pts 18.6%

19.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.8 pts 18.3%

12.1% Youth (15–24) +2.5 pts ▸ 14.6%

13.1% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.5 pts 9.6%

Marital status

50.6% Married ◂ +1.7 pts 48.9%

34.0% Never married +2.8 pts ▸ 36.8%

8.2% Divorced ◂ +0.6 pts 7.6%

4.2% Widowed ◂ +1.0 pts 3.2%

3.1% Separated +0.5 pts ▸ 3.6%

Age & sex structure

2116, NSW 2142, NSW

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

52.8% Australia ◂ +18.2 pts 34.6%

2.5% India +7.7 pts ▸ 10.2%

8.7% China ◂ +2.4 pts 6.3%

0.3% Nepal +8.1 pts ▸ 8.5%

1.9% Philippines +0.9 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.6% England ◂ +1.2 pts 0.4%

0.6% Vietnam +1.0 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.2% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%

0.4% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.3% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Ancestry

18.8% Australian ◂ +9.7 pts 9.1%

17.8% Chinese ◂ +6.7 pts 11.1%

17.5% English ◂ +8.3 pts 9.2%

3.2% Indian +6.4 pts ▸ 9.6%

6.1% Irish ◂ +4.0 pts 2.1%

4.2% Scottish ◂ +2.9 pts 1.3%

4.1% Italian ◂ +3.0 pts 1.1%

3.1% Filipino +0.4 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.8% German ◂ +1.1 pts 0.7%

0.6% Vietnamese +1.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.3% Greek ◂ +0.7 pts 0.6%

0.5% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

47.4% English only ◂ +24.9 pts 22.6%

3.6% Arabic +12.4 pts ▸ 16.1%

8.5% Mandarin ◂ +2.2 pts 6.2%

6.2% Cantonese ◂ +2.9 pts 3.3%

1.3% Hindi +1.7 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.4% Punjabi +1.8 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.4% Vietnamese +1.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.0% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.7% Italian ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.6% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

50.4% Christianity ◂ +22.2 pts 28.2%

30.0% No religion ◂ +15.4 pts 14.6%

6.3% Islam +18.0 pts ▸ 24.3%

2.9% Hinduism +14.0 pts ▸ 16.9%

6.5% Not stated +3.5 pts ▸ 10.0%

3.1% Buddhism +0.9 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.9% Other religions +1.2 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.1% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in 2116, NSW in 2142, NSW +0.32 more in 2142, NSW

1.44 16th pct 1.76 25th pct

Schools ≤3 km in 2116, NSW in 2142, NSW +7 more in 2142, NSW

2 50th pct 9 86th pct

Students in 2116, NSW in 2142, NSW +3,742 more in 2142, NSW

528 45th pct 4,270 86th pct

Avg size in 2116, NSW in 2142, NSW +210 larger in 2142, NSW

264 51st pct 474 73rd pct

ICSEA in 2116, NSW in 2142, NSW +77 higher in 2116, NSW

1,062 77th pct 985 44th pct

Highest year of school

70.7% Year 12 ◂ +4.9 pts 65.7%

12.6% Year 10 ◂ +2.7 pts 9.9%

7.2% Year 9 or below +4.1 pts ▸ 11.3%

3.5% Year 11 ◂ +0.4 pts 3.1%

Highest qualification level

34.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.4 pts 31.1%

18.2% Certificate III / IV ◂ +5.3 pts 12.8%

13.1% Postgraduate degree +2.8 pts ▸ 15.9%

15.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.2 pts ▸ 15.4%

2.7% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.7 pts 2.0%

1.4% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

Field of qualification

23.2% Management & commerce +0.1 pts ▸ 23.4%

14.3% Engineering & related ◂ +3.9 pts 10.4%

11.3% Society & culture ◂ +1.9 pts 9.4%

5.6% Information technology +3.9 pts ▸ 9.6%

7.5% Health +0.5 pts ▸ 8.0%

6.8% Education ◂ +2.2 pts 4.7%

5.2% Architecture & building ◂ +1.8 pts 3.4%

4.4% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.1 pts 3.3%

4.4% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.1 pts 4.2%

3.9% Creative arts ◂ +1.5 pts 2.4%

1.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

Income

Personal income in 2116, NSW in 2142, NSW +$126 higher in 2116, NSW gap steady

$792 59th pct $666 31st pct

Household income in 2116, NSW in 2142, NSW +$324 higher in 2116, NSW gap widening

$1,871 71st pct $1,547 52nd pct

Family income in 2116, NSW in 2142, NSW +$538 higher in 2116, NSW gap widening

$2,199 70th pct $1,661 34th pct

Household income distribution

30.0% $1,500–$2,999 +1.5 pts ▸ 31.6%

23.2% $650–$1,499 +4.9 pts ▸ 28.1%

16.0% Under $650 +1.2 pts ▸ 17.1%

13.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +6.8 pts 6.7%

11.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.8 pts 9.5%

Personal income distribution

41.3% Under $650 +2.6 pts ▸ 43.9%

29.9% $650–$1,499 +3.3 pts ▸ 33.2%

18.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.5 pts 11.4%

3.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.6 pts 1.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.3% Other condition ◂ +3.0 pts 5.4%

6.6% Asthma ◂ +2.3 pts 4.3%

6.4% Arthritis ◂ +2.0 pts 4.3%

6.3% Mental health ◂ +2.0 pts 4.4%

5.2% Diabetes ◂ +0.5 pts 4.7%

2.9% Heart disease ◂ +0.6 pts 2.4%

2.0% Cancer ◂ +0.9 pts 1.2%

1.2% Lung condition ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

0.6% Stroke even 0.6%

0.5% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

70.2% None +2.5 pts ▸ 72.7%

16.3% One condition ◂ +4.6 pts 11.7%

4.5% Two conditions ◂ +1.6 pts 3.0%

2.2% Three or more ◂ +0.5 pts 1.7%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in 2116, NSW in 2142, NSW even gap narrowing

2.8 86th pct 2.8 86th pct

Family composition

65.8% Couples with children ◂ +3.7 pts 62.1%

19.0% Couples without children +2.6 pts ▸ 21.6%

14.0% One-parent families +0.1 pts ▸ 14.1%

1.1% Other families +1.2 pts ▸ 2.3%

Household size

27.7% 2 people ◂ +1.7 pts 26.0%

22.7% 1 person +1.5 pts ▸ 24.2%

19.2% 4 people ◂ +3.3 pts 15.9%

18.5% 3 people +0.2 pts ▸ 18.7%

8.4% 5 people ◂ +0.9 pts 7.5%

3.4% 6 or more +4.3 pts ▸ 7.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in 2116, NSW in 2142, NSW +$30 higher in 2116, NSW gap widening

$430 86th pct $400 78th pct

Mortgage in 2116, NSW in 2142, NSW +$500 higher in 2116, NSW gap widening

$2,500 90th pct $2,000 74th pct

People / bedroom in 2116, NSW in 2142, NSW +0.30 higher in 2142, NSW gap steady

0.90 86th pct 1.20 100th pct

How homes are owned or rented

41.9% Rented +13.4 pts ▸ 55.3%

34.2% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +10.2 pts 23.9%

21.9% Owned outright ◂ +5.1 pts 16.8%

1.3% Not stated +0.9 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.1% Other tenure +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

Types of homes

53.1% Separate house ◂ +15.8 pts 37.2%

13.8% Flat or apartment +37.3 pts ▸ 51.1%

32.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +21.6 pts 10.9%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

20.0% 2 bedrooms +23.7 pts ▸ 43.8%

43.5% 3 bedrooms ◂ +15.3 pts 28.2%

19.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +9.7 pts 10.0%

7.8% 1 bedroom +1.8 pts ▸ 9.6%

7.0% 5 or more ◂ +2.5 pts 4.4%

0.6% Studio / none +1.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

Weekly rent distribution

47.2% $350–$549 +10.0 pts ▸ 57.2%

22.2% Under $200 ◂ +9.4 pts 12.8%

10.7% $200–$349 +7.9 pts ▸ 18.6%

12.7% $550–$749 ◂ +6.0 pts 6.7%

4.3% $750 or more ◂ +3.3 pts 1.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

33.5% $1,800–$2,999 +5.1 pts ▸ 38.6%

34.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +19.8 pts 15.0%

15.1% $1,000–$1,799 +11.2 pts ▸ 26.2%

9.4% Under $1,000 +2.6 pts ▸ 12.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in 2116, NSW in 2142, NSW +90 more in 2142, NSW

43 67th pct 133 86th pct

Stops/1k in 2116, NSW in 2142, NSW +1.16 more in 2116, NSW

5.91 74th pct 4.75 62nd pct

Departures/1k in 2116, NSW in 2142, NSW +1,608.4 more in 2116, NSW

2,845.8 93rd pct 1,237.3 78th pct

PT routes in 2116, NSW in 2142, NSW +7 more in 2142, NSW

10 71st pct 17 84th pct

Stop walk in 2116, NSW in 2142, NSW even

1 0th pct 1 0th pct

Drive to city in 2116, NSW in 2142, NSW even

18 25th pct 18 25th pct

How people get to work

37.7% Worked at home ◂ +12.0 pts 25.7%

36.4% Car (driver) ◂ +2.1 pts 34.3%

0.5% Train +8.2 pts ▸ 8.7%

2.7% Car (passenger) +1.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

1.1% Walked +1.1 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.4% Bus ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

0.3% Bicycle even 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

37.7% 1 vehicle +9.1 pts ▸ 46.8%

36.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +11.6 pts 24.6%

10.4% No vehicle +6.9 pts ▸ 17.3%

10.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.4 pts 7.1%

5.0% 4 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 4.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.9% Health care & social assistance +2.9 pts ▸ 15.8%

8.6% Retail trade +2.2 pts ▸ 10.8%

10.7% Construction ◂ +3.7 pts 7.0%

8.8% Professional & technical ◂ +0.9 pts 7.9%

8.5% Education & training ◂ +2.6 pts 5.8%

6.0% Accommodation & food +1.5 pts ▸ 7.5%

4.7% Transport & warehousing +2.2 pts ▸ 6.9%

6.7% Manufacturing ◂ +0.1 pts 6.5%

5.5% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.7 pts 4.8%

5.1% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.4 pts 4.8%

3.6% Administrative & support +1.0 pts ▸ 4.6%

4.3% Wholesale trade ◂ +1.3 pts 3.0%

Occupations people work in

26.4% Professionals ◂ +4.7 pts 21.7%

16.4% Clerical & administrative ◂ +4.4 pts 12.1%

13.7% Managers ◂ +5.3 pts 8.4%

6.5% Labourers +7.1 pts ▸ 13.6%

12.3% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.2 pts 11.0%

7.9% Community & personal service +4.2 pts ▸ 12.2%

6.1% Machinery operators & drivers +3.4 pts ▸ 9.5%

8.5% Sales workers +0.1 pts ▸ 8.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in 2116, NSW in 2142, NSW +5 higher in 2116, NSW

8 71st pct 3 29th pct

IRSD decile in 2116, NSW in 2142, NSW +4 higher in 2116, NSW

5 43rd pct 1 0th pct

IER decile in 2116, NSW in 2142, NSW +3 higher in 2116, NSW

4 36th pct 1 0th pct

IEO decile in 2116, NSW in 2142, NSW +1 higher in 2116, NSW

8 71st pct 7 64th pct

IRSAD score in 2116, NSW in 2142, NSW +91 higher in 2116, NSW

1,030 73rd pct 939 29th pct

Walkability

Walk score in 2116, NSW in 2142, NSW even

7.4 87th pct 7.4 87th pct

Types ≤15 min in 2116, NSW in 2142, NSW +0.2 more in 2142, NSW

6.9 84th pct 7.1 87th pct

15-min city in 2116, NSW in 2142, NSW +2.5 pts higher in 2116, NSW

100.0% 100th pct 97.4% 94th pct

Walk to shops in 2116, NSW in 2142, NSW +11.5 pts higher in 2116, NSW

99.3% 99th pct 87.8% 85th pct

Walk to transit in 2116, NSW in 2142, NSW +0.6 pts higher in 2116, NSW

99.8% 97th pct 99.2% 86th pct

Walk to school in 2116, NSW in 2142, NSW +0.8 pts higher in 2116, NSW

98.5% 96th pct 97.7% 94th pct

Walk to a park in 2116, NSW in 2142, NSW +0.7 pts higher in 2116, NSW

100.0% 100th pct 99.3% 83rd pct

Walk to health in 2116, NSW in 2142, NSW +39.0 pts higher in 2142, NSW

25.2% 44th pct 64.2% 76th pct

Amenities/1k in 2116, NSW in 2142, NSW +5.3 more in 2116, NSW

13.9 34th pct 8.6 10th pct

Intersections/km² in 2116, NSW in 2142, NSW +50 higher in 2116, NSW

224 86th pct 175 82nd pct

Mean slope in 2116, NSW in 2142, NSW +0.3 pts higher in 2116, NSW

5.5% 57th pct 5.1% 52nd pct

Compare 2116, NSW with nearby areas

2117, NSW 2115, NSW 2128, NSW 2150, NSW 2118, NSW 2142, NSW 2127, NSW 2144, NSW

Compare 2142, NSW with nearby areas

2150, NSW 2144, NSW 2160, NSW 2128, NSW 2116, NSW 2161, NSW 2152, NSW 2117, NSW

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). 2116, NSW vs 2142, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/poa/POA2116/2116-nsw/vs/POA2142/2142-nsw