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Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila vs Albion Park Rail

Name: Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila vs Albion Park Rail — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 10 km apart · Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila profile · Albion Park Rail profile

Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila Albion Park Rail

Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila and Albion Park Rail are nearby New South Wales areas with distinct profiles. Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila is more culturally diverse, with 26.7% of people born overseas and 28.1% using a language other than English at home. It also has more educational infrastructure, including five schools and a higher share of residents who finished Year 12 (40.1%). In contrast, Albion Park Rail is more walkable, with 89.5% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries compared to just 27.7% in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila.

An increasing gap in religious views separates the two, as the share of people with no religion is now 11 points higher in Albion Park Rail than it was in 2016. Despite this, they share similar household patterns, such as having roughly the same number of people per home and a nearly identical share of households earning over $2,000 a week. Both areas also have a similar proportion of people providing unpaid care, sitting around 14%.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 21.9 pts higher in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila Population: 7,280 larger in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila Limited English: 4.9 pts higher in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila Born overseas: 11.7 pts higher in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila No religion: 11.0 pts higher in Albion Park Rail

Demographics & Identity

Population in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +7,280 larger in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila gap steady

14,200 73rd pct 6,920 34th pct

Median age in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +2 yrs older in Albion Park Rail gap steady

39 yrs 48th pct 41 yrs 57th pct

Age structure

25.3% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.0 pts 24.3%

24.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.1 pts 24.7%

18.2% Seniors (65+) +3.1 pts ▸ 21.4%

19.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.1 pts 17.4%

12.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.1 pts 12.1%

Marital status

40.2% Married +1.4 pts ▸ 41.7%

39.0% Never married ◂ +3.0 pts 36.1%

9.6% Divorced +1.5 pts ▸ 11.1%

7.1% Widowed +0.2 pts ▸ 7.3%

4.0% Separated ◂ +0.1 pts 3.9%

Age & sex structure

Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila Albion Park Rail

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

68.0% Australia +12.2 pts ▸ 80.2%

2.5% England +2.6 pts ▸ 5.1%

1.3% Italy ◂ +1.1 pts 0.2%

0.9% New Zealand even 0.9%

0.9% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.7% Vietnam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.4% India ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.2% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Nepal even 0.1%

Ancestry

25.6% English +16.8 pts ▸ 42.4%

28.8% Australian +12.4 pts ▸ 41.2%

6.2% Scottish +4.3 pts ▸ 10.5%

5.7% Irish +3.3 pts ▸ 9.0%

6.3% Italian ◂ +3.6 pts 2.7%

2.9% German +1.5 pts ▸ 4.4%

0.8% Dutch +1.4 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.5% Greek ◂ +0.8 pts 0.7%

1.4% Filipino ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

1.0% Chinese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.9% Vietnamese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.4% Indian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

66.5% English only +22.6 pts ▸ 89.0%

6.5% Arabic ◂ +6.3 pts 0.1%

1.4% Italian ◂ +1.1 pts 0.3%

0.8% Vietnamese ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.6% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.3% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% Mandarin ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Punjabi even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

51.5% Christianity +0.4 pts ▸ 51.9%

29.4% No religion +11.0 pts ▸ 40.4%

10.6% Islam ◂ +10.1 pts 0.5%

7.0% Not stated ◂ +1.1 pts 5.9%

0.9% Buddhism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.4% Other religions even 0.4%

0.3% Hinduism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +4 more in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila

5 64th pct 1 0th pct

Schools/1k kids in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +0.97 more in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila

1.80 42nd pct 0.83 10th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +9 more in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila

25 61st pct 16 43rd pct

Students in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +1,306 more in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila

1,652 55th pct 346 11th pct

Avg size in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +16 larger in Albion Park Rail

330 37th pct 346 39th pct

ICSEA in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +35 higher in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila

929 13th pct 894 9th pct

Highest year of school

40.1% Year 12 ◂ +7.1 pts 33.0%

28.2% Year 10 +8.8 pts ▸ 37.1%

18.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.9 pts 16.9%

6.4% Year 11 +0.7 pts ▸ 7.1%

Highest qualification level

39.8% Certificate III / IV +7.8 pts ▸ 47.6%

15.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.0 pts 11.0%

14.4% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.5 pts ▸ 14.9%

4.9% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.5 pts 2.4%

3.0% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.3 pts 2.7%

2.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.1 pts ▸ 2.0%

Field of qualification

17.8% Engineering & related +0.7 pts ▸ 18.5%

16.3% Management & commerce +0.5 pts ▸ 16.8%

13.1% Society & culture +0.7 pts ▸ 13.8%

7.9% Health +2.0 pts ▸ 10.0%

7.5% Architecture & building +0.7 pts ▸ 8.1%

5.8% Education +0.6 pts ▸ 6.4%

6.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.3 pts ▸ 6.3%

2.9% Creative arts ◂ +0.5 pts 2.4%

2.5% Information technology ◂ +1.0 pts 1.5%

1.7% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

1.1% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +$76 higher in Albion Park Rail gap steady

$560 9th pct $636 17th pct

Household income in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +$160 higher in Albion Park Rail gap widening

$1,251 17th pct $1,411 29th pct

Family income in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +$123 higher in Albion Park Rail gap widening

$1,522 15th pct $1,645 22nd pct

Household income distribution

27.6% $1,500–$2,999 +5.0 pts ▸ 32.6%

31.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.6 pts 30.4%

23.5% Under $650 ◂ +4.2 pts 19.2%

6.9% $3,000–$3,999 +0.5 pts ▸ 7.4%

4.7% $4,000 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 4.8%

Personal income distribution

51.8% Under $650 ◂ +4.0 pts 47.8%

29.2% $650–$1,499 +3.9 pts ▸ 33.1%

10.8% $1,500–$2,999 +1.2 pts ▸ 12.0%

1.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.0% Arthritis +2.9 pts ▸ 13.9%

11.2% Mental health +2.5 pts ▸ 13.6%

9.0% Other condition +2.3 pts ▸ 11.3%

9.0% Asthma +2.0 pts ▸ 11.1%

7.0% Diabetes +0.5 pts ▸ 7.5%

4.4% Heart disease +1.4 pts ▸ 5.7%

2.6% Cancer +1.0 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.7% Lung condition +0.4 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.9% Dementia +0.8 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.4% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.4% None ◂ +5.8 pts 52.6%

21.0% One condition +2.7 pts ▸ 23.6%

7.7% Two conditions +1.9 pts ▸ 9.6%

4.4% Three or more +1.6 pts ▸ 6.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +297 larger in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila

737 86th pct 440 76th pct

Median age in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +3 yrs older in Albion Park Rail

21 yrs 21st pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +$80 higher in Albion Park Rail

$489 17th pct $569 36th pct

Household income in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +$269 higher in Albion Park Rail

$1,293 22nd pct $1,562 42nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +0.1 larger in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila gap widening

2.6 57th pct 2.5 43rd pct

Family composition

54.7% Couples with children ◂ +5.4 pts 49.3%

22.7% Couples without children +5.9 pts ▸ 28.6%

21.6% One-parent families ◂ +0.9 pts 20.8%

1.1% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

Household size

32.4% 2 people +4.4 pts ▸ 36.8%

26.0% 1 person ◂ +0.9 pts 25.1%

15.6% 3 people +0.2 pts ▸ 15.8%

14.5% 4 people ◂ +1.2 pts 13.2%

6.8% 5 people ◂ +1.2 pts 5.6%

4.7% 6 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 3.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +$40 higher in Albion Park Rail gap steady

$350 43rd pct $390 57th pct

Mortgage in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +$56 higher in Albion Park Rail gap narrowing

$1,764 45th pct $1,820 49th pct

People / bedroom in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

28.0% Owned with a mortgage +8.6 pts ▸ 36.6%

34.9% Owned outright ◂ +1.1 pts 33.9%

33.5% Rented ◂ +7.0 pts 26.5%

1.8% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

1.7% Other tenure ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%

Types of homes

87.8% Separate house ◂ +9.7 pts 78.0%

3.2% Townhouse / semi-detached +17.7 pts ▸ 20.9%

8.8% Flat or apartment ◂ +7.9 pts 0.9%

0.2% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

52.1% 3 bedrooms +5.3 pts ▸ 57.4%

21.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +1.7 pts 20.1%

15.5% 2 bedrooms ◂ +0.6 pts 14.9%

5.0% 5 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.2 pts 1.4%

0.4% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

44.2% $350–$549 +9.6 pts ▸ 53.8%

25.0% Under $200 ◂ +7.8 pts 17.2%

22.0% $200–$349 ◂ +2.8 pts 19.3%

4.3% $550–$749 +0.4 pts ▸ 4.7%

0.3% $750 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

35.8% $1,800–$2,999 +4.6 pts ▸ 40.4%

31.9% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +0.6 pts 31.3%

15.4% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.0 pts 14.5%

9.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 8.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +53 more in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila

110 87th pct 57 64th pct

Stops/1k in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +0.49 more in Albion Park Rail

7.75 86th pct 8.24 86th pct

Departures/1k in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +427.4 more in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila

1,493.5 73rd pct 1,066.0 60th pct

PT routes in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +6 more in Albion Park Rail

10 62nd pct 16 80th pct

Stop walk in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +1 longer in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila

4 43rd pct 3 29th pct

Drive to city in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +5 longer in Albion Park Rail

68 80th pct 73 82nd pct

How people get to work

59.5% Car (driver) +2.1 pts ▸ 61.6%

15.6% Worked at home ◂ +2.6 pts 12.9%

4.8% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.9 pts 2.9%

0.5% Train +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

1.0% Bus ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

0.8% Walked even 0.9%

0.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

35.8% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.3 pts 34.5%

33.7% 2 vehicles +2.1 pts ▸ 35.8%

12.7% 3 vehicles +1.4 pts ▸ 14.1%

10.7% No vehicle ◂ +4.4 pts 6.3%

7.2% 4 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 9.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.6% Health care & social assistance +3.5 pts ▸ 20.1%

11.5% Construction +0.6 pts ▸ 12.2%

11.1% Retail trade even 11.1%

7.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.7 pts 6.6%

7.1% Manufacturing ◂ +0.7 pts 6.4%

6.3% Education & training +0.6 pts ▸ 7.0%

5.4% Public administration & safety +1.4 pts ▸ 6.8%

6.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.7 pts 5.5%

4.7% Other services ◂ +0.6 pts 4.0%

4.3% Professional & technical ◂ +1.7 pts 2.7%

4.1% Administrative & support ◂ +0.2 pts 3.9%

2.7% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.9 pts 1.8%

Occupations people work in

13.5% Community & personal service +3.7 pts ▸ 17.3%

16.7% Technicians & trades even 16.8%

14.7% Labourers ◂ +3.2 pts 11.5%

13.9% Professionals ◂ +2.3 pts 11.6%

12.1% Clerical & administrative +0.1 pts ▸ 12.3%

9.6% Machinery operators & drivers +1.5 pts ▸ 11.1%

9.1% Sales workers +0.2 pts ▸ 9.3%

7.7% Managers +1.0 pts ▸ 8.7%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +1 higher in Albion Park Rail

1 0th pct 2 14th pct

IRSD decile in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +1 higher in Albion Park Rail

1 0th pct 2 14th pct

IER decile in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +2 higher in Albion Park Rail

2 14th pct 4 36th pct

IEO decile in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail even

1 0th pct 1 0th pct

IRSAD score in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +15 higher in Albion Park Rail

885 10th pct 900 13th pct

ERP in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +7,405 higher in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila

14,288 68th pct 6,883 31st pct

Growth in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +1.4 pts higher in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila

0.7% 16th pct -0.7% 9th pct

Businesses in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +223 higher in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila

670 36th pct 447 22nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +35 higher in Albion Park Rail

1,306 81st pct 1,342 83rd pct

Max temp in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +0.2 higher in Albion Park Rail

22.6 40th pct 22.8 41st pct

Min temp in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +0.1 higher in Albion Park Rail

12.9 63rd pct 13.0 64th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +1.8 higher in Albion Park Rail

4.5 37th pct 6.3 63rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +1.3 more in Albion Park Rail

4.6 39th pct 5.9 59th pct

15-min city in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +30.0 pts higher in Albion Park Rail

46.6% 34th pct 76.6% 59th pct

Walk to shops in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +61.8 pts higher in Albion Park Rail

27.7% 19th pct 89.5% 75th pct

Walk to transit in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +4.1 pts higher in Albion Park Rail

91.5% 51st pct 95.6% 57th pct

Walk to school in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +21.7 pts higher in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila

86.7% 64th pct 65.0% 42nd pct

Walk to a park in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +10.7 pts higher in Albion Park Rail

89.0% 36th pct 99.7% 63rd pct

Walk to health in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +43.3 pts higher in Albion Park Rail

0.0% 0th pct 43.3% 48th pct

Amenities/1k in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +5.3 more in Albion Park Rail

10.5 27th pct 15.8 59th pct

Intersections/km² in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +6 higher in Albion Park Rail

74 46th pct 80 47th pct

Mean slope in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Albion Park Rail +6.5 pts higher in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila

9.3% 88th pct 2.8% 7th pct

Compare Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila with nearby areas

Port Kembla Industrial Unanderra - Mount Kembla Windang - Primbee Port Kembla - Warrawong Wollongong - West Figtree - Keiraville Wollongong - East Horsley - Kembla Grange

Compare Albion Park Rail with nearby areas

Dapto - Avondale Shellharbour - Oak Flats Shellharbour - Flinders Warilla Albion Park - Macquarie Pass Horsley - Kembla Grange Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila Windang - Primbee

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila vs Albion Park Rail [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/107011545/berkeley-lake-heights-cringila/vs/107031137/albion-park-rail