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Niagara Park - Lisarow vs Ourimbah - Fountaindale

Name: Niagara Park - Lisarow vs Ourimbah - Fountaindale — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 6.6 km apart · Niagara Park - Lisarow profile · Ourimbah - Fountaindale profile

Niagara Park - Lisarow Ourimbah - Fountaindale

Niagara Park - Lisarow and Ourimbah - Fountaindale are neighbouring areas with very different layouts. Niagara Park - Lisarow is more compact and accessible, with 89.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and 75.5% near a school. Ourimbah - Fountaindale is more spread out and car-dependent; it takes much longer to drive to the city (187 minutes compared to 59 minutes) and the walk to the nearest transport stop is far higher at 72 minutes. Niagara Park - Lisarow also has a larger education presence, with four schools and a far larger total of 1,709 enrolments.

These two areas are almost identical in many ways, including a typical resident age of 40 and very similar typical weekly household incomes of around $2,000. While both have high shares of larger homes, the gap between them has narrowed since 2011. Niagara Park - Lisarow continues to have a slightly higher share of children under 15, at 20.3% compared to 18.2% in Ourimbah - Fountaindale.

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Where they differ most

Population: 3,277 larger in Niagara Park - Lisarow Needs assistance: 1.7 pts higher in Niagara Park - Lisarow Unemployment: 1.3 pts higher in Niagara Park - Lisarow Under 15: 2.1 pts higher in Niagara Park - Lisarow No car: 1.5 pts higher in Niagara Park - Lisarow

Demographics & Identity

Population in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +3,277 larger in Niagara Park - Lisarow gap steady

8,205 42nd pct 4,928 22nd pct

Median age in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale even gap narrowing

40 yrs 52nd pct 40 yrs 52nd pct

Age structure

27.3% Older adults (45–64) +2.1 pts ▸ 29.4%

23.5% Young adults (25–44) +0.5 pts ▸ 24.0%

20.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.1 pts 18.2%

16.0% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.1 pts 14.9%

12.7% Youth (15–24) +0.7 pts ▸ 13.4%

Marital status

48.9% Married +0.2 pts ▸ 49.0%

33.4% Never married +2.3 pts ▸ 35.6%

9.1% Divorced ◂ +0.2 pts 8.9%

5.6% Widowed ◂ +1.9 pts 3.7%

2.9% Separated ◂ +0.1 pts 2.8%

Age & sex structure

Niagara Park - Lisarow Ourimbah - Fountaindale

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

81.0% Australia ◂ +0.7 pts 80.3%

5.3% England ◂ +0.4 pts 5.0%

1.5% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.9% South Africa ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

0.5% China +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.7% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.6% India ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.0% Vietnam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Italy even 0.1%

0.1% Nepal even 0.1%

Ancestry

45.2% English +0.1 pts ▸ 45.4%

41.9% Australian ◂ +0.7 pts 41.2%

11.4% Scottish +0.7 pts ▸ 12.1%

12.0% Irish even 12.0%

4.0% German +0.1 pts ▸ 4.1%

2.6% Italian ◂ +0.5 pts 2.1%

1.3% Chinese +0.9 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.5% Dutch +0.4 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.5% Filipino ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

1.0% Indian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

0.8% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

Language

Language used at home

90.4% English only ◂ +1.8 pts 88.7%

0.5% Mandarin +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.1% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Arabic +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

50.5% Christianity ◂ +2.4 pts 48.1%

43.1% No religion +1.4 pts ▸ 44.5%

4.3% Not stated +1.0 pts ▸ 5.3%

0.8% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.7% Hinduism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.2% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Judaism even 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +2 more in Niagara Park - Lisarow

4 57th pct 2 14th pct

Schools/1k kids in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +0.17 more in Niagara Park - Lisarow

2.40 59th pct 2.23 55th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +2 more in Niagara Park - Lisarow

17 45th pct 15 40th pct

Students in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +1,047 more in Niagara Park - Lisarow

1,709 56th pct 662 24th pct

Avg size in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +96 larger in Niagara Park - Lisarow

427 51st pct 331 37th pct

ICSEA in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +41 higher in Ourimbah - Fountaindale

1,014 49th pct 1,055 67th pct

Highest year of school

55.9% Year 12 ◂ +0.3 pts 55.6%

25.7% Year 10 +1.7 pts ▸ 27.4%

8.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.5 pts 6.9%

6.0% Year 11 ◂ +0.4 pts 5.7%

Highest qualification level

34.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.7 pts 33.3%

23.8% Bachelor degree +1.1 pts ▸ 24.9%

17.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.4 pts 16.7%

7.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.5 pts 6.5%

3.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.2% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 2.2%

Field of qualification

20.8% Management & commerce ◂ +2.3 pts 18.5%

14.4% Engineering & related ◂ +0.6 pts 13.7%

11.9% Health +1.0 pts ▸ 12.9%

11.8% Society & culture +0.3 pts ▸ 12.1%

9.1% Education +0.4 pts ▸ 9.5%

6.1% Architecture & building ◂ +0.1 pts 6.0%

5.1% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.3 pts 4.8%

3.7% Creative arts +0.4 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.4% Information technology ◂ +0.1 pts 3.3%

3.1% Natural & physical sciences +0.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 2.2%

Income

Personal income in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +$37 higher in Ourimbah - Fountaindale gap widening

$798 49th pct $835 56th pct

Household income in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +$24 higher in Ourimbah - Fountaindale gap narrowing

$1,987 65th pct $2,011 67th pct

Family income in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +$24 higher in Niagara Park - Lisarow gap widening

$2,287 63rd pct $2,263 62nd pct

Household income distribution

31.6% $1,500–$2,999 +0.8 pts ▸ 32.4%

22.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.4 pts 22.3%

13.1% $4,000 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 14.3%

13.3% Under $650 ◂ +1.4 pts 11.9%

13.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.8 pts 12.2%

Personal income distribution

40.4% Under $650 ◂ +2.6 pts 37.9%

32.1% $650–$1,499 +1.3 pts ▸ 33.5%

19.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.1 pts 19.1%

3.8% $3,000 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 4.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.2% Mental health ◂ +0.4 pts 10.8%

9.9% Asthma +0.7 pts ▸ 10.7%

10.1% Other condition ◂ +1.1 pts 9.0%

9.7% Arthritis ◂ +0.5 pts 9.1%

4.4% Diabetes ◂ +0.5 pts 3.9%

4.0% Heart disease ◂ +0.3 pts 3.7%

3.5% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 3.1%

1.8% Lung condition ◂ +0.4 pts 1.4%

1.3% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.3% None ◂ +0.7 pts 61.7%

21.9% One condition +0.4 pts ▸ 22.2%

6.7% Two conditions ◂ +0.2 pts 6.6%

3.7% Three or more ◂ +0.9 pts 2.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +152 larger in Niagara Park - Lisarow

325 68th pct 173 49th pct

Median age in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +6 yrs older in Ourimbah - Fountaindale

17 yrs 0th pct 23 yrs 36th pct

Median income in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +$26 higher in Niagara Park - Lisarow

$687 60th pct $661 55th pct

Household income in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +$252 higher in Ourimbah - Fountaindale

$2,071 71st pct $2,323 83rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale even gap narrowing

2.8 79th pct 2.8 79th pct

Family composition

64.0% Couples with children ◂ +3.1 pts 60.9%

21.2% Couples without children +4.4 pts ▸ 25.6%

14.1% One-parent families ◂ +1.6 pts 12.5%

0.7% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

Household size

30.6% 2 people +4.9 pts ▸ 35.5%

19.9% 4 people ◂ +2.1 pts 17.8%

18.5% 1 person even 18.5%

18.0% 3 people ◂ +2.2 pts 15.8%

8.6% 5 people ◂ +1.0 pts 7.6%

4.2% 6 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 4.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +$25 higher in Niagara Park - Lisarow gap steady

$425 73rd pct $400 62nd pct

Mortgage in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale even gap narrowing

$2,000 61st pct $2,000 61st pct

People / bedroom in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

47.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +4.9 pts 42.8%

31.8% Owned outright +2.5 pts ▸ 34.3%

17.5% Rented +2.8 pts ▸ 20.3%

1.9% Other tenure ◂ +0.7 pts 1.2%

1.0% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

Types of homes

84.5% Separate house ◂ +4.7 pts 79.7%

14.9% Townhouse / semi-detached +4.0 pts ▸ 18.9%

0.5% Flat or apartment +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

38.1% 3 bedrooms +0.8 pts ▸ 38.9%

37.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +5.6 pts 32.3%

14.1% 5 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 15.6%

6.7% 2 bedrooms +3.5 pts ▸ 10.2%

2.4% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.7 pts 1.8%

0.2% Studio / none even 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

56.4% $350–$549 +5.1 pts ▸ 61.5%

11.4% $200–$349 +7.6 pts ▸ 19.0%

15.7% Under $200 ◂ +8.5 pts 7.2%

12.0% $550–$749 ◂ +2.5 pts 9.5%

1.2% $750 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.7% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.7 pts 34.0%

25.3% $1,000–$1,799 +1.9 pts ▸ 27.1%

18.8% $3,000 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 19.4%

13.1% Under $1,000 +2.6 pts ▸ 15.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +11 more in Ourimbah - Fountaindale

51 60th pct 62 68th pct

Stops/1k in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +6.37 more in Ourimbah - Fountaindale

6.22 75th pct 12.58 89th pct

Departures/1k in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +738.4 more in Ourimbah - Fountaindale

855.3 52nd pct 1,593.8 75th pct

PT routes in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +1 more in Ourimbah - Fountaindale

4 29th pct 5 36th pct

Stop walk in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +70 longer in Ourimbah - Fountaindale

2 14th pct 72 99th pct

Drive to city in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +128 longer in Ourimbah - Fountaindale

59 77th pct 187 100th pct

Reach 30 min in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +3,277 more in Niagara Park - Lisarow

8,205 22nd pct 4,928 11th pct

Reach 45 min in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +21,857 more in Niagara Park - Lisarow

26,785 36th pct 4,928 8th pct

How people get to work

47.9% Car (driver) +1.3 pts ▸ 49.2%

28.1% Worked at home ◂ +1.8 pts 26.2%

3.4% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.6 pts 2.7%

1.0% Walked even 1.0%

0.9% Train ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.2% Bus even 0.3%

0.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

41.2% 2 vehicles +0.4 pts ▸ 41.6%

29.8% 1 vehicle ◂ +2.0 pts 27.8%

14.4% 3 vehicles +1.3 pts ▸ 15.7%

11.1% 4 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 13.0%

3.6% No vehicle ◂ +1.5 pts 2.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.4% Health care & social assistance even 17.4%

10.7% Retail trade ◂ +0.7 pts 10.0%

9.8% Construction ◂ +0.5 pts 9.3%

9.3% Education & training +0.2 pts ▸ 9.5%

6.9% Manufacturing ◂ +0.1 pts 6.8%

6.7% Professional & technical ◂ +0.4 pts 6.2%

6.4% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.6 pts 5.8%

6.4% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.4 pts 6.0%

3.9% Other services +1.3 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.4% Transport & warehousing +0.4 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.1% Finance & insurance +0.4 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.8% Administrative & support ◂ +0.1 pts 2.7%

Occupations people work in

23.0% Professionals ◂ +0.9 pts 22.1%

12.5% Managers +2.0 pts ▸ 14.5%

14.5% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.4 pts 13.1%

13.0% Clerical & administrative +1.3 pts ▸ 14.3%

11.7% Community & personal service +0.6 pts ▸ 12.3%

9.4% Sales workers ◂ +1.0 pts 8.4%

9.0% Labourers ◂ +1.2 pts 7.8%

5.4% Machinery operators & drivers +0.4 pts ▸ 5.8%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale even

7 64th pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +1 higher in Ourimbah - Fountaindale

7 64th pct 8 71st pct

IER decile in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale even

9 86th pct 9 86th pct

IEO decile in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale even

6 57th pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +7 higher in Ourimbah - Fountaindale

1,024 61st pct 1,031 64th pct

ERP in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +3,330 higher in Niagara Park - Lisarow

8,264 39th pct 4,934 20th pct

Growth in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +0.5 pts higher in Niagara Park - Lisarow

0.3% 13th pct -0.1% 11th pct

Businesses in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +35 higher in Niagara Park - Lisarow

530 27th pct 495 25th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +19 higher in Niagara Park - Lisarow

1,499 89th pct 1,480 89th pct

Max temp in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale even

23.4 46th pct 23.4 46th pct

Min temp in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +0.3 higher in Niagara Park - Lisarow

12.3 57th pct 12.1 54th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +0.4 higher in Niagara Park - Lisarow

4.6 38th pct 4.2 32nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +0.5 more in Niagara Park - Lisarow

4.5 39th pct 4.0 31st pct

15-min city in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +9.0 pts higher in Niagara Park - Lisarow

52.5% 39th pct 43.5% 32nd pct

Walk to shops in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +0.6 pts higher in Ourimbah - Fountaindale

43.1% 32nd pct 43.7% 33rd pct

Walk to transit in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +2.3 pts higher in Niagara Park - Lisarow

76.7% 37th pct 74.3% 36th pct

Walk to school in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +20.2 pts higher in Niagara Park - Lisarow

75.5% 52nd pct 55.3% 34th pct

Walk to a park in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +19.6 pts higher in Niagara Park - Lisarow

89.4% 37th pct 69.8% 23rd pct

Walk to health in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +8.2 pts higher in Niagara Park - Lisarow

34.3% 39th pct 26.2% 30th pct

Amenities/1k in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +9.4 more in Ourimbah - Fountaindale

18.8 70th pct 28.2 86th pct

Intersections/km² in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +25 higher in Niagara Park - Lisarow

38 36th pct 13 27th pct

Mean slope in Niagara Park - Lisarow in Ourimbah - Fountaindale +0.1 pts higher in Ourimbah - Fountaindale

11.3% 93rd pct 11.4% 94th pct

Compare Niagara Park - Lisarow with nearby areas

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Compare Ourimbah - Fountaindale with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Niagara Park - Lisarow vs Ourimbah - Fountaindale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/102011036/niagara-park-lisarow/vs/102021051/ourimbah-fountaindale