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Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila vs Wollongong - East

Name: Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila vs Wollongong - East — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 7.3 km apart · Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila profile · Wollongong - East profile

Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila Wollongong - East

Wollongong - East and Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila are neighbouring areas with very different living patterns. Wollongong - East is a high-density hub where 85.6% of homes are flats or apartments and 36.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. In contrast, Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila is dominated by separate houses (87.8%) and has a much younger feel, with 19.5% of its population being children under 15, compared to just 7.7% in Wollongong - East. This gap in age is mirrored in the home sizes, as Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila has a far higher share of homes with three or more bedrooms (78.9% versus 31.8%).

Both areas are similar in their number of schools and the share of people who have served in the Defence Force. While they share these traits, the gap in educational attainment has widened since 2016, and far more people now work from home in Wollongong - East. The two areas have also diverged in growth, with the population of Wollongong - East rising by 13.9% since 2021, while Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila grew by only 0.7%.

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Where they differ most

Year 12: 25.2 pts higher in Wollongong - East Bachelor+: 25.8 pts higher in Wollongong - East Separate houses: 79.3 pts higher in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila 3+ bedrooms: 47.1 pts higher in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila Recent movers: 31.5 pts higher in Wollongong - East

Demographics & Identity

Population in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +1,820 larger in Wollongong - East gap widening

14,200 73rd pct 16,020 80th pct

Median age in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +3 yrs older in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila gap widening

39 yrs 48th pct 36 yrs 29th pct

Age structure

25.3% Young adults (25–44) +9.6 pts ▸ 34.9%

24.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.1 pts 21.7%

18.2% Seniors (65+) +1.8 pts ▸ 20.1%

19.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +11.8 pts 7.7%

12.2% Youth (15–24) +3.4 pts ▸ 15.6%

Marital status

39.0% Never married +9.6 pts ▸ 48.6%

40.2% Married ◂ +6.7 pts 33.5%

9.6% Divorced +0.2 pts ▸ 9.8%

7.1% Widowed ◂ +2.1 pts 4.9%

4.0% Separated ◂ +0.8 pts 3.2%

Age & sex structure

Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila Wollongong - East

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

68.0% Australia ◂ +2.1 pts 65.9%

2.5% England +1.0 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.2% China +2.5 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.4% India +1.7 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.3% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

0.9% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.9% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.7% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% Nepal +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Ancestry

25.6% English +7.1 pts ▸ 32.8%

28.8% Australian ◂ +2.3 pts 26.5%

5.7% Irish +5.6 pts ▸ 11.3%

6.2% Scottish +3.2 pts ▸ 9.3%

6.3% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 6.5%

1.0% Chinese +3.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.9% German +1.2 pts ▸ 4.1%

0.4% Indian +1.9 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.5% Greek +0.5 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.8% Dutch +0.8 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.4% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.9% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

Language

Language used at home

66.5% English only +5.0 pts ▸ 71.5%

6.5% Arabic ◂ +4.3 pts 2.1%

0.4% Mandarin +2.6 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.4% Italian even 1.4%

0.6% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.8% Vietnamese even 0.9%

0.0% Hindi +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Cantonese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

51.5% Christianity ◂ +9.2 pts 42.3%

29.4% No religion +12.5 pts ▸ 41.9%

10.6% Islam ◂ +6.8 pts 3.7%

7.0% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 6.9%

0.9% Buddhism +1.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.3% Hinduism +1.9 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.4% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Judaism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East even

5 64th pct 5 64th pct

Schools/1k kids in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +2.23 more in Wollongong - East

1.80 42nd pct 4.03 79th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +7 more in Wollongong - East

25 61st pct 32 73rd pct

Students in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +1,016 more in Wollongong - East

1,652 55th pct 2,668 74th pct

Avg size in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +203 larger in Wollongong - East

330 37th pct 534 65th pct

ICSEA in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +184 higher in Wollongong - East

929 13th pct 1,113 87th pct

Highest year of school

40.1% Year 12 +25.2 pts ▸ 65.3%

28.2% Year 10 ◂ +11.4 pts 16.8%

18.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +11.6 pts 7.2%

6.4% Year 11 ◂ +1.8 pts 4.6%

Highest qualification level

39.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +20.1 pts 19.8%

15.0% Bachelor degree +17.6 pts ▸ 32.6%

4.9% Postgraduate degree +10.3 pts ▸ 15.2%

14.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.4 pts 13.0%

2.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.8 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.0% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.3 pts 1.7%

Field of qualification

16.3% Management & commerce +3.9 pts ▸ 20.3%

17.8% Engineering & related ◂ +3.7 pts 14.0%

13.1% Society & culture +0.3 pts ▸ 13.3%

7.9% Health +3.6 pts ▸ 11.5%

5.8% Education +3.1 pts ▸ 8.9%

7.5% Architecture & building ◂ +3.8 pts 3.7%

6.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.9 pts 4.1%

2.9% Creative arts +1.6 pts ▸ 4.4%

1.7% Natural & physical sciences +2.3 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.5% Information technology +1.0 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.1% Agriculture & environment even 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +$332 higher in Wollongong - East gap widening

$560 9th pct $892 65th pct

Household income in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +$327 higher in Wollongong - East gap widening

$1,251 17th pct $1,578 40th pct

Family income in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +$576 higher in Wollongong - East gap widening

$1,522 15th pct $2,098 51st pct

Household income distribution

27.6% $1,500–$2,999 +4.0 pts ▸ 31.6%

31.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.4 pts 27.7%

23.5% Under $650 ◂ +5.6 pts 17.8%

4.7% $4,000 or more +4.7 pts ▸ 9.3%

6.9% $3,000–$3,999 +1.7 pts ▸ 8.6%

Personal income distribution

51.8% Under $650 ◂ +16.1 pts 35.8%

29.2% $650–$1,499 +3.8 pts ▸ 33.0%

10.8% $1,500–$2,999 +9.5 pts ▸ 20.3%

1.2% $3,000 or more +3.5 pts ▸ 4.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.2% Mental health +0.1 pts ▸ 11.2%

11.0% Arthritis ◂ +1.5 pts 9.6%

9.0% Asthma ◂ +1.3 pts 7.8%

9.0% Other condition +0.1 pts ▸ 9.0%

7.0% Diabetes ◂ +3.0 pts 4.1%

4.4% Heart disease ◂ +0.2 pts 4.2%

2.6% Cancer +0.7 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.7% Lung condition ◂ +1.0 pts 1.7%

1.4% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

0.9% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.4% None +4.5 pts ▸ 62.9%

21.0% One condition ◂ +0.8 pts 20.1%

7.7% Two conditions ◂ +1.1 pts 6.6%

4.4% Three or more ◂ +1.0 pts 3.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +406 larger in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila

737 86th pct 331 69th pct

Median age in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +6 yrs older in Wollongong - East

21 yrs 21st pct 27 yrs 71st pct

Median income in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +$297 higher in Wollongong - East

$489 17th pct $786 74th pct

Household income in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +$390 higher in Wollongong - East

$1,293 22nd pct $1,683 49th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +0.7 larger in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila gap steady

2.6 57th pct 1.9 4th pct

Family composition

54.7% Couples with children ◂ +21.5 pts 33.2%

22.7% Couples without children +29.6 pts ▸ 52.3%

21.6% One-parent families ◂ +9.1 pts 12.6%

1.1% Other families +0.9 pts ▸ 2.0%

Household size

32.4% 2 people +9.3 pts ▸ 41.7%

26.0% 1 person +13.4 pts ▸ 39.4%

15.6% 3 people ◂ +4.1 pts 11.5%

14.5% 4 people ◂ +9.4 pts 5.1%

6.8% 5 people ◂ +5.1 pts 1.6%

4.7% 6 or more ◂ +4.0 pts 0.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +$60 higher in Wollongong - East gap narrowing

$350 43rd pct $410 67th pct

Mortgage in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +$223 higher in Wollongong - East gap widening

$1,764 45th pct $1,987 60th pct

People / bedroom in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +0.10 higher in Wollongong - East gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

33.5% Rented +20.7 pts ▸ 54.2%

34.9% Owned outright ◂ +10.1 pts 24.8%

28.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +10.8 pts 17.3%

1.7% Other tenure +1.0 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.8% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 1.0%

Types of homes

87.8% Separate house ◂ +79.3 pts 8.4%

8.8% Flat or apartment +76.9 pts ▸ 85.6%

3.2% Townhouse / semi-detached +1.1 pts ▸ 4.2%

0.2% Other dwelling +1.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

Bedrooms per home

15.5% 2 bedrooms +39.0 pts ▸ 54.5%

52.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +24.9 pts 27.2%

21.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +18.3 pts 3.4%

3.6% 1 bedroom +8.5 pts ▸ 12.1%

5.0% 5 or more ◂ +3.9 pts 1.2%

0.4% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

44.2% $350–$549 +5.4 pts ▸ 49.6%

25.0% Under $200 ◂ +15.5 pts 9.5%

22.0% $200–$349 ◂ +4.5 pts 17.5%

4.3% $550–$749 +14.2 pts ▸ 18.5%

0.3% $750 or more +2.5 pts ▸ 2.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

35.8% $1,800–$2,999 +1.8 pts ▸ 37.5%

31.9% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.5 pts 28.4%

9.8% $3,000 or more +7.5 pts ▸ 17.2%

15.4% Under $1,000 ◂ +3.4 pts 12.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +28 more in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila

110 87th pct 82 81st pct

Stops/1k in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +2.63 more in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila

7.75 86th pct 5.12 62nd pct

Departures/1k in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +920.3 more in Wollongong - East

1,493.5 73rd pct 2,413.8 86th pct

PT routes in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +23 more in Wollongong - East

10 62nd pct 33 86th pct

Stop walk in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +1 longer in Wollongong - East

4 43rd pct 5 50th pct

Drive to city in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +4 longer in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila

68 80th pct 64 78th pct

How people get to work

59.5% Car (driver) ◂ +20.2 pts 39.3%

15.6% Worked at home +14.6 pts ▸ 30.2%

0.8% Walked +7.0 pts ▸ 7.8%

4.8% Car (passenger) ◂ +2.4 pts 2.4%

1.0% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.5% Train +0.8 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.2% Bicycle +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

Motor vehicles per home

35.8% 1 vehicle +15.9 pts ▸ 51.7%

33.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +7.3 pts 26.4%

10.7% No vehicle +3.8 pts ▸ 14.5%

12.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +7.8 pts 4.9%

7.2% 4 or more ◂ +4.7 pts 2.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.6% Health care & social assistance +1.0 pts ▸ 17.6%

6.3% Education & training +5.6 pts ▸ 12.0%

11.5% Construction ◂ +5.2 pts 6.3%

11.1% Retail trade ◂ +2.1 pts 9.0%

7.2% Accommodation & food +1.9 pts ▸ 9.1%

4.3% Professional & technical +4.7 pts ▸ 9.1%

7.1% Manufacturing ◂ +2.8 pts 4.4%

5.4% Public administration & safety +1.5 pts ▸ 6.9%

6.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +3.5 pts 2.7%

4.7% Other services ◂ +1.5 pts 3.2%

2.7% Finance & insurance +1.5 pts ▸ 4.2%

4.1% Administrative & support ◂ +1.4 pts 2.7%

Occupations people work in

13.9% Professionals +18.5 pts ▸ 32.4%

16.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +6.7 pts 10.0%

14.7% Labourers ◂ +8.6 pts 6.0%

13.5% Community & personal service ◂ +0.4 pts 13.1%

7.7% Managers +5.4 pts ▸ 13.2%

12.1% Clerical & administrative +0.2 pts ▸ 12.3%

9.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +5.9 pts 3.8%

9.1% Sales workers ◂ +1.4 pts 7.7%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +6 higher in Wollongong - East

1 0th pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +5 higher in Wollongong - East

1 0th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +1 higher in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila

2 14th pct 1 0th pct

IEO decile in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +7 higher in Wollongong - East

1 0th pct 8 71st pct

IRSAD score in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +150 higher in Wollongong - East

885 10th pct 1,035 65th pct

ERP in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +3,986 higher in Wollongong - East

14,288 68th pct 18,274 82nd pct

Growth in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +13.3 pts higher in Wollongong - East

0.7% 16th pct 13.9% 87th pct

Businesses in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +2,220 higher in Wollongong - East

670 36th pct 2,890 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +65 higher in Wollongong - East

1,306 81st pct 1,371 85th pct

Max temp in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East even

22.6 40th pct 22.6 40th pct

Min temp in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +0.3 higher in Wollongong - East

12.9 63rd pct 13.1 65th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +4.1 higher in Wollongong - East

4.5 37th pct 8.6 93rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +3.2 more in Wollongong - East

4.6 39th pct 7.8 91st pct

15-min city in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +53.2 pts higher in Wollongong - East

46.6% 34th pct 99.8% 91st pct

Walk to shops in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +71.4 pts higher in Wollongong - East

27.7% 19th pct 99.1% 92nd pct

Walk to transit in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +8.5 pts higher in Wollongong - East

91.5% 51st pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +9.2 pts higher in Wollongong - East

86.7% 64th pct 96.0% 78th pct

Walk to a park in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +11.0 pts higher in Wollongong - East

89.0% 36th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +90.8 pts higher in Wollongong - East

0.0% 0th pct 90.8% 84th pct

Amenities/1k in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +7.5 more in Wollongong - East

10.5 27th pct 18.0 67th pct

Intersections/km² in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +282 higher in Wollongong - East

74 46th pct 356 87th pct

Mean slope in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila in Wollongong - East +3.3 pts higher in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila

9.3% 88th pct 6.0% 60th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila vs Wollongong - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/107011545/berkeley-lake-heights-cringila/vs/107041548/wollongong-east