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Charlestown - Dudley vs Merewether - The Junction
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.6 km apart · Charlestown - Dudley profile · Merewether - The Junction profile
Charlestown - Dudley Merewether - The Junction
Charlestown - Dudley and Merewether - The Junction are neighbouring areas with distinct profiles. Merewether - The Junction is more affluent and highly qualified, with 40.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher and a typical weekly household income of $2,277. In contrast, Charlestown - Dudley has a higher proportion of separate houses at 80.1% and is home to far more schools, with 14 compared to 6 in Merewether - The Junction. Access to amenities also differs, as 81.3% of homes in Merewether - The Junction are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, compared to 55.4% in Charlestown - Dudley.
Daily life in both areas shares many similarities, including an almost identical number of people per home and a very similar proportion of residents who do not follow a religion. While they are alike in these respects, the gap in typical household income has widened since 2011. This trend is consistent with a widening gap in university qualifications, which has grown to 14.9 percentage points.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 23,555
- First area, 2016: 23,965
- First area, 2021: 25,254
- Second area, 2011: 13,396
- Second area, 2016: 13,617
- Second area, 2021: 14,506
- First area, 2011: 39 yrs
- First area, 2016: 39 yrs
- First area, 2021: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 40 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Charlestown - Dudley: 1.0% males, 1.7% females; 85+ in Merewether - The Junction: 0.8% males, 1.4% females
- 80–84 in Charlestown - Dudley: 1.1% males, 1.4% females; 80–84 in Merewether - The Junction: 1.0% males, 1.0% females
- 75–79 in Charlestown - Dudley: 1.5% males, 2.0% females; 75–79 in Merewether - The Junction: 1.2% males, 1.5% females
- 70–74 in Charlestown - Dudley: 2.0% males, 2.2% females; 70–74 in Merewether - The Junction: 2.3% males, 2.2% females
- 65–69 in Charlestown - Dudley: 2.4% males, 2.6% females; 65–69 in Merewether - The Junction: 2.7% males, 2.4% females
- 60–64 in Charlestown - Dudley: 2.7% males, 2.8% females; 60–64 in Merewether - The Junction: 3.4% males, 3.2% females
- 55–59 in Charlestown - Dudley: 2.8% males, 2.9% females; 55–59 in Merewether - The Junction: 3.1% males, 3.2% females
- 50–54 in Charlestown - Dudley: 3.1% males, 2.9% females; 50–54 in Merewether - The Junction: 3.3% males, 3.7% females
- 45–49 in Charlestown - Dudley: 2.9% males, 3.3% females; 45–49 in Merewether - The Junction: 3.5% males, 3.6% females
- 40–44 in Charlestown - Dudley: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 40–44 in Merewether - The Junction: 3.0% males, 3.3% females
- 35–39 in Charlestown - Dudley: 3.7% males, 3.7% females; 35–39 in Merewether - The Junction: 2.9% males, 3.2% females
- 30–34 in Charlestown - Dudley: 3.5% males, 3.7% females; 30–34 in Merewether - The Junction: 3.0% males, 2.7% females
- 25–29 in Charlestown - Dudley: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 25–29 in Merewether - The Junction: 3.8% males, 3.9% females
- 20–24 in Charlestown - Dudley: 3.0% males, 2.7% females; 20–24 in Merewether - The Junction: 3.7% males, 3.9% females
- 15–19 in Charlestown - Dudley: 2.9% males, 2.4% females; 15–19 in Merewether - The Junction: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 10–14 in Charlestown - Dudley: 3.4% males, 3.1% females; 10–14 in Merewether - The Junction: 3.4% males, 3.3% females
- 5–9 in Charlestown - Dudley: 3.6% males, 3.3% females; 5–9 in Merewether - The Junction: 3.0% males, 2.8% females
- 0–4 in Charlestown - Dudley: 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 0–4 in Merewether - The Junction: 2.3% males, 2.1% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $561
- First area, 2016: $665
- First area, 2021: $867
- Second area, 2011: $749
- Second area, 2016: $885
- Second area, 2021: $1,091
- First area, 2011: $1,204
- First area, 2016: $1,398
- First area, 2021: $1,808
- Second area, 2011: $1,536
- Second area, 2016: $1,815
- Second area, 2021: $2,277
- First area, 2011: $1,483
- First area, 2016: $1,740
- First area, 2021: $2,251
- Second area, 2011: $2,136
- Second area, 2016: $2,444
- Second area, 2021: $3,006
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $275
- First area, 2016: $340
- First area, 2021: $390
- Second area, 2011: $300
- Second area, 2016: $360
- Second area, 2021: $420
- First area, 2011: $1,800
- First area, 2016: $1,800
- First area, 2021: $2,000
- Second area, 2011: $2,083
- Second area, 2016: $2,167
- Second area, 2021: $2,500
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Charlestown - Dudley vs Merewether - The Junction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/111011208/charlestown-dudley/vs/111031228/merewether-the-junction