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Balgownie - Fairy Meadow vs Wollongong - West

Name: Balgownie - Fairy Meadow vs Wollongong - West — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.1 km apart · Balgownie - Fairy Meadow profile · Wollongong - West profile

Balgownie - Fairy Meadow Wollongong - West

Balgownie - Fairy Meadow and Wollongong - West are neighbouring areas with very different housing and lifestyle patterns. Balgownie - Fairy Meadow is more likely to have separate houses (67.9% compared to 47.8%) and larger homes, with 70.3% having three or more bedrooms. This area also has a higher share of homes owned outright at 38.2% and a typically older population of 40. Wollongong - West is more densely populated with a younger typical age of 34 and a higher proportion of renters at 46.4%. It is much more walkable, with 81.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, compared to just 39.8% in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow.

The gap in the number of people born overseas is narrowing, though it remains well higher in Wollongong - West at 30.7%. Both areas share very similar typical weekly household incomes, sitting around $1,600. They are also alike in their proportion of First Nations people and the typical size of their local schools. While Wollongong - West has a higher share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher, both areas sit above the national figure for this qualification.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 20.1 pts higher in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow Renting: 15.1 pts higher in Wollongong - West 3+ bedrooms: 14.3 pts higher in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Wollongong - West Owned outright: 12.2 pts higher in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow

Demographics & Identity

Population in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +4,968 larger in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow gap steady

21,519 91st pct 16,551 82nd pct

Median age in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +6 yrs older in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow gap narrowing

40 yrs 52nd pct 34 yrs 14th pct

Age structure

24.0% Young adults (25–44) +7.3 pts ▸ 31.3%

24.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.4 pts 22.1%

20.7% Seniors (65+) ◂ +6.1 pts 14.6%

14.2% Youth (15–24) +3.4 pts ▸ 17.6%

16.4% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.0 pts 14.4%

Marital status

37.4% Never married +9.6 pts ▸ 47.0%

44.1% Married ◂ +6.8 pts 37.3%

9.1% Divorced ◂ +0.3 pts 8.8%

6.5% Widowed ◂ +2.3 pts 4.2%

3.0% Separated ◂ +0.2 pts 2.7%

Age & sex structure

Balgownie - Fairy Meadow Wollongong - West

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

73.8% Australia ◂ +9.8 pts 64.0%

3.1% England ◂ +0.4 pts 2.7%

1.5% India +1.2 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.3% Italy ◂ +1.5 pts 0.8%

1.2% China +0.9 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.0% New Zealand even 1.0%

0.9% Vietnam even 0.9%

0.6% Philippines +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Nepal +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Ancestry

33.3% English ◂ +4.4 pts 28.9%

33.0% Australian ◂ +5.5 pts 27.5%

10.4% Italian ◂ +5.4 pts 4.9%

10.1% Irish ◂ +0.3 pts 9.7%

9.9% Scottish ◂ +1.3 pts 8.5%

2.7% Chinese +1.6 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.4% German +0.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.8% Indian +0.8 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.6% Greek +1.0 pts ▸ 2.6%

2.2% Dutch ◂ +0.6 pts 1.6%

0.9% Filipino +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

1.0% Vietnamese even 1.0%

Language

Language used at home

77.8% English only ◂ +11.9 pts 65.9%

2.9% Italian ◂ +1.8 pts 1.1%

1.4% Mandarin +1.3 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.3% Arabic +0.9 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.7% Greek +0.9 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

0.4% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Punjabi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Religion

Religious affiliation

51.1% Christianity ◂ +5.6 pts 45.6%

36.6% No religion +1.7 pts ▸ 38.3%

6.0% Not stated +0.8 pts ▸ 6.8%

3.2% Islam +1.1 pts ▸ 4.3%

1.2% Hinduism +1.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.3% Buddhism +0.6 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.4% Other religions +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +2 more in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow

10 89th pct 8 87th pct

Schools/1k kids in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +0.52 more in Wollongong - West

2.83 66th pct 3.35 73rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +1 more in Wollongong - West

36 77th pct 37 78th pct

Students in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +1,230 more in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow

3,724 86th pct 2,494 72nd pct

Avg size in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +16 larger in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow

372 43rd pct 356 40th pct

ICSEA in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +43 higher in Wollongong - West

1,051 65th pct 1,095 81st pct

Highest year of school

55.7% Year 12 +8.8 pts ▸ 64.5%

22.6% Year 10 ◂ +6.8 pts 15.7%

11.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.2 pts 8.8%

4.8% Year 11 ◂ +0.4 pts 4.5%

Highest qualification level

26.1% Bachelor degree +4.8 pts ▸ 30.9%

27.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +5.2 pts 22.1%

14.8% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.9 pts 12.9%

11.0% Postgraduate degree +3.3 pts ▸ 14.2%

3.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.3 pts 3.5%

1.9% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 1.9%

Field of qualification

18.5% Management & commerce ◂ +1.3 pts 17.2%

17.0% Engineering & related ◂ +2.0 pts 15.0%

12.0% Society & culture +0.5 pts ▸ 12.5%

10.3% Health +1.3 pts ▸ 11.6%

9.5% Education ◂ +1.2 pts 8.3%

5.6% Architecture & building ◂ +1.2 pts 4.4%

3.9% Creative arts +1.0 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.9% Information technology +1.5 pts ▸ 4.4%

4.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.1 pts 4.2%

3.1% Natural & physical sciences +1.0 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +$27 higher in Wollongong - West gap narrowing

$728 34th pct $755 40th pct

Household income in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +$40 higher in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow gap narrowing

$1,635 43rd pct $1,595 41st pct

Family income in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +$108 higher in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow gap narrowing

$2,190 57th pct $2,082 50th pct

Household income distribution

25.9% $1,500–$2,999 +2.9 pts ▸ 28.8%

25.4% $650–$1,499 +1.8 pts ▸ 27.2%

19.3% Under $650 ◂ +2.2 pts 17.0%

12.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.6 pts 9.9%

11.1% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.3 pts 9.9%

Personal income distribution

43.3% Under $650 ◂ +1.9 pts 41.4%

28.8% $650–$1,499 +2.5 pts ▸ 31.2%

17.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.8 pts 16.9%

4.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 3.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.5% Mental health +1.7 pts ▸ 11.1%

10.4% Arthritis ◂ +2.5 pts 7.9%

8.7% Other condition even 8.6%

8.0% Asthma ◂ +0.1 pts 7.9%

4.8% Diabetes ◂ +0.5 pts 4.3%

4.2% Heart disease ◂ +1.0 pts 3.2%

3.5% Cancer ◂ +1.4 pts 2.1%

2.2% Lung condition ◂ +0.6 pts 1.7%

1.1% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

0.7% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.5% None +1.6 pts ▸ 64.1%

19.9% One condition ◂ +0.5 pts 19.4%

6.6% Two conditions ◂ +0.6 pts 6.0%

3.6% Three or more ◂ +1.0 pts 2.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +126 larger in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow

475 78th pct 349 70th pct

Median age in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +1 yrs older in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow

25 yrs 57th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +$75 higher in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow

$641 51st pct $566 35th pct

Household income in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +$340 higher in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow

$1,788 55th pct $1,448 34th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +0.1 larger in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow gap widening

2.5 43rd pct 2.4 36th pct

Family composition

57.1% Couples with children ◂ +2.0 pts 55.1%

26.6% Couples without children +2.3 pts ▸ 28.9%

15.1% One-parent families ◂ +1.1 pts 14.1%

1.2% Other families +0.7 pts ▸ 1.9%

Household size

32.6% 2 people +0.7 pts ▸ 33.3%

27.5% 1 person +2.2 pts ▸ 29.7%

16.1% 3 people +0.5 pts ▸ 16.6%

15.4% 4 people ◂ +2.7 pts 12.8%

5.7% 5 people ◂ +0.5 pts 5.2%

2.5% 6 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 2.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West even gap steady

$380 54th pct $380 54th pct

Mortgage in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +$219 higher in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow gap widening

$2,219 76th pct $2,000 61st pct

People / bedroom in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +0.10 higher in Wollongong - West gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

31.3% Rented +15.1 pts ▸ 46.4%

38.2% Owned outright ◂ +12.2 pts 26.0%

27.2% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +2.3 pts 25.0%

2.0% Other tenure ◂ +0.8 pts 1.2%

1.3% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

Types of homes

67.9% Separate house ◂ +20.1 pts 47.8%

11.1% Flat or apartment +24.2 pts ▸ 35.3%

20.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +3.5 pts 16.6%

0.7% Other dwelling ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

39.5% 3 bedrooms ◂ +3.1 pts 36.4%

23.0% 2 bedrooms +11.7 pts ▸ 34.7%

22.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +7.6 pts 15.0%

8.3% 5 or more ◂ +3.6 pts 4.6%

5.5% 1 bedroom +1.6 pts ▸ 7.1%

0.1% Studio / none +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

40.8% $350–$549 +4.7 pts ▸ 45.5%

21.0% $200–$349 +3.2 pts ▸ 24.1%

18.9% Under $200 ◂ +5.0 pts 13.8%

13.4% $550–$749 ◂ +1.1 pts 12.3%

2.8% $750 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 1.5%

Monthly mortgage distribution

34.6% $1,800–$2,999 +3.1 pts ▸ 37.7%

27.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +9.4 pts 18.6%

19.5% $1,000–$1,799 +7.3 pts ▸ 26.8%

12.0% Under $1,000 +0.2 pts ▸ 12.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +45 more in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow

138 89th pct 93 86th pct

Stops/1k in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +0.79 more in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow

6.41 77th pct 5.62 69th pct

Departures/1k in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +46.8 more in Wollongong - West

1,292.6 67th pct 1,339.4 69th pct

PT routes in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +5 more in Wollongong - West

13 73rd pct 18 84th pct

Stop walk in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +10 longer in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow

11 72nd pct 1 7th pct

Drive to city in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +1 longer in Wollongong - West

63 78th pct 64 78th pct

How people get to work

47.1% Car (driver) ◂ +4.2 pts 42.9%

26.9% Worked at home +0.5 pts ▸ 27.4%

1.4% Walked +3.0 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.1% Car (passenger) +0.1 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.0% Bus +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.6% Train +0.7 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.6% Bicycle even 0.6%

Motor vehicles per home

36.4% 1 vehicle +5.5 pts ▸ 42.0%

35.5% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.0 pts 31.5%

9.1% No vehicle +2.8 pts ▸ 11.9%

11.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.7 pts 10.0%

7.2% 4 or more ◂ +2.4 pts 4.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.5% Health care & social assistance +2.8 pts ▸ 19.2%

12.1% Education & training ◂ +0.9 pts 11.2%

8.4% Retail trade +0.9 pts ▸ 9.2%

7.8% Accommodation & food +1.1 pts ▸ 8.9%

8.2% Construction ◂ +1.2 pts 7.0%

7.2% Professional & technical +0.6 pts ▸ 7.8%

7.1% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.7 pts 6.4%

5.8% Manufacturing ◂ +1.2 pts 4.7%

4.4% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.5 pts 3.8%

3.7% Other services ◂ +0.5 pts 3.2%

3.6% Finance & insurance even 3.6%

2.8% Administrative & support +0.6 pts ▸ 3.4%

Occupations people work in

26.6% Professionals +3.1 pts ▸ 29.6%

12.8% Community & personal service +0.6 pts ▸ 13.4%

13.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.3 pts 11.9%

12.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.3 pts 11.4%

11.7% Managers ◂ +1.5 pts 10.2%

7.9% Sales workers +0.3 pts ▸ 8.3%

7.8% Labourers +0.1 pts ▸ 8.0%

5.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.2 pts 5.5%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West even

6 57th pct 6 57th pct

IRSD decile in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +1 higher in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow

5 43rd pct 4 36th pct

IER decile in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +3 higher in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow

5 43rd pct 2 14th pct

IEO decile in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West even

7 64th pct 7 64th pct

IRSAD score in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +3 higher in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow

1,012 56th pct 1,009 55th pct

ERP in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +4,708 higher in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow

22,303 88th pct 17,595 80th pct

Growth in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +2.5 pts higher in Wollongong - West

3.5% 41st pct 6.0% 62nd pct

Businesses in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +274 higher in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow

1,581 78th pct 1,307 70th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +67 higher in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow

1,371 85th pct 1,305 81st pct

Max temp in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +0.1 higher in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow

22.6 40th pct 22.5 39th pct

Min temp in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +0.1 higher in Wollongong - West

13.1 65th pct 13.3 67th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +1.2 higher in Wollongong - West

6.0 59th pct 7.2 77th pct

Types ≤15 min in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +1.0 more in Wollongong - West

6.0 61st pct 7.0 76th pct

15-min city in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +2.8 pts higher in Wollongong - West

85.9% 67th pct 88.8% 69th pct

Walk to shops in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +41.9 pts higher in Wollongong - West

39.8% 29th pct 81.8% 67th pct

Walk to transit in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +0.6 pts higher in Wollongong - West

98.2% 67th pct 98.8% 70th pct

Walk to school in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +0.4 pts higher in Wollongong - West

94.3% 74th pct 94.8% 75th pct

Walk to a park in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +0.8 pts higher in Wollongong - West

99.2% 56th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +39.5 pts higher in Wollongong - West

30.9% 35th pct 70.4% 69th pct

Amenities/1k in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +0.6 more in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow

11.2 31st pct 10.6 27th pct

Intersections/km² in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +52 higher in Wollongong - West

111 53rd pct 163 64th pct

Mean slope in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow in Wollongong - West +3.4 pts higher in Wollongong - West

4.9% 42nd pct 8.3% 84th pct

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Compare Wollongong - West with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Balgownie - Fairy Meadow vs Wollongong - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/107041144/balgownie-fairy-meadow/vs/107041549/wollongong-west