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Hill Top - Colo Vale vs Douglas Park - Appin

Name: Hill Top - Colo Vale vs Douglas Park - Appin — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 28 km apart · Hill Top - Colo Vale profile · Douglas Park - Appin profile

Hill Top - Colo Vale Douglas Park - Appin

Hill Top - Colo Vale and Douglas Park - Appin are two nearby New South Wales areas with distinct profiles. Douglas Park - Appin is growing much faster, with a 19.4% population increase since 2021 compared to 3.2% in Hill Top - Colo Vale. It also has a wealthier workforce; 36.5% of its households earn $3,000 or more a week, while only 21.7% do in Hill Top - Colo Vale. Infrastructure is more developed in Douglas Park - Appin, where 29.5% of homes are in a 15-minute-city walkshed, compared to just 1.6% in Hill Top - Colo Vale.

Both areas share several core characteristics, including almost identical rates of home ownership and people born overseas. They are also alike in that they have very few people who speak little or no English. While they share these traits, the gap in household income has widened since 2011, with the typical weekly income in Douglas Park - Appin now $547 higher than in Hill Top - Colo Vale. This trend is consistent with a rise in working from home in Douglas Park - Appin, where the share is far higher than in Hill Top - Colo Vale.

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Where they differ most

Population: 4,719 larger in Douglas Park - Appin Work from home: 11.8 pts higher in Douglas Park - Appin One-parent: 5.0 pts higher in Hill Top - Colo Vale De facto: 3.1 pts higher in Hill Top - Colo Vale No religion: 9.5 pts higher in Hill Top - Colo Vale

Demographics & Identity

Population in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +4,719 larger in Douglas Park - Appin gap widening

6,393 31st pct 11,112 59th pct

Median age in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +1 yrs older in Hill Top - Colo Vale gap narrowing

37 yrs 36th pct 36 yrs 29th pct

Age structure

27.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.2 pts 23.9%

25.1% Young adults (25–44) +0.6 pts ▸ 25.7%

21.0% Children (0–14) +3.1 pts ▸ 24.1%

14.5% Seniors (65+) +0.4 pts ▸ 14.9%

12.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.8 pts 11.4%

Marital status

49.4% Married +8.2 pts ▸ 57.5%

34.6% Never married ◂ +5.7 pts 28.8%

9.1% Divorced ◂ +2.3 pts 6.8%

3.5% Widowed +0.7 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.6% Separated ◂ +0.9 pts 2.7%

Age & sex structure

Hill Top - Colo Vale Douglas Park - Appin

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

85.3% Australia ◂ +2.3 pts 83.0%

4.3% England ◂ +1.0 pts 3.3%

0.8% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Philippines even 0.3%

0.2% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% India +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

45.7% English ◂ +6.8 pts 38.9%

43.8% Australian +0.4 pts ▸ 44.2%

11.8% Scottish ◂ +3.0 pts 8.7%

11.1% Irish ◂ +1.4 pts 9.8%

3.4% Italian +1.8 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.3% German ◂ +0.6 pts 3.7%

1.5% Dutch even 1.5%

1.0% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.7% Chinese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Indian +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

92.8% English only ◂ +3.9 pts 88.8%

0.3% Arabic +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Greek even 0.2%

0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Tagalog even 0.1%

0.1% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

53.3% Christianity +7.0 pts ▸ 60.3%

40.1% No religion ◂ +9.5 pts 30.6%

4.7% Not stated +2.3 pts ▸ 7.0%

0.4% Islam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% Buddhism even 0.5%

0.5% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.2% Hinduism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +3 more in Douglas Park - Appin

2 14th pct 5 64th pct

Schools/1k kids in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +0.38 more in Douglas Park - Appin

1.49 31st pct 1.86 44th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +10 more in Douglas Park - Appin

11 29th pct 21 53rd pct

Students in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +960 more in Douglas Park - Appin

264 9th pct 1,224 44th pct

Avg size in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +174 larger in Douglas Park - Appin

132 13th pct 306 33rd pct

ICSEA in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +65 higher in Douglas Park - Appin

944 17th pct 1,009 47th pct

Highest year of school

41.9% Year 12 +5.1 pts ▸ 47.0%

35.9% Year 10 ◂ +3.9 pts 32.1%

10.3% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.2 pts 8.1%

7.7% Year 11 ◂ +1.7 pts 6.1%

Highest qualification level

46.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +6.4 pts 39.6%

15.2% Bachelor degree +3.1 pts ▸ 18.3%

15.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.5 pts ▸ 16.7%

4.0% Postgraduate degree +0.8 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.1% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.9 pts 2.1%

2.4% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.6 pts 1.8%

Field of qualification

20.8% Engineering & related ◂ +1.0 pts 19.7%

15.5% Management & commerce +1.8 pts ▸ 17.4%

11.8% Society & culture ◂ +1.6 pts 10.2%

8.7% Education +1.6 pts ▸ 10.3%

9.2% Health ◂ +1.1 pts 8.1%

8.3% Architecture & building +0.6 pts ▸ 8.9%

5.6% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.2 pts 4.4%

3.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.5 pts 2.0%

2.6% Creative arts +0.1 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.5 pts 1.5%

1.4% Information technology +0.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

Income

Personal income in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +$140 higher in Douglas Park - Appin gap widening

$819 53rd pct $959 74th pct

Household income in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +$547 higher in Douglas Park - Appin gap widening

$1,937 62nd pct $2,484 88th pct

Family income in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +$520 higher in Douglas Park - Appin gap widening

$2,104 51st pct $2,624 79th pct

Household income distribution

34.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.6 pts 29.3%

24.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.4 pts 18.3%

9.5% $4,000 or more +10.9 pts ▸ 20.4%

12.1% $3,000–$3,999 +4.0 pts ▸ 16.1%

10.6% Under $650 ◂ +1.8 pts 8.9%

Personal income distribution

38.2% Under $650 ◂ +4.5 pts 33.7%

36.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.4 pts 30.0%

18.3% $1,500–$2,999 +5.7 pts ▸ 24.1%

2.4% $3,000 or more +2.8 pts ▸ 5.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.4% Arthritis ◂ +1.7 pts 8.7%

9.7% Asthma ◂ +1.8 pts 7.9%

9.6% Mental health ◂ +2.6 pts 7.0%

8.8% Other condition ◂ +1.8 pts 6.9%

4.9% Diabetes ◂ +1.2 pts 3.7%

3.7% Heart disease ◂ +0.4 pts 3.3%

2.9% Cancer ◂ +0.1 pts 2.8%

2.0% Lung condition ◂ +0.6 pts 1.4%

1.0% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.4% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.9% None +2.6 pts ▸ 65.5%

20.6% One condition ◂ +2.7 pts 17.9%

6.8% Two conditions ◂ +1.8 pts 4.9%

3.1% Three or more ◂ +0.5 pts 2.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +52 larger in Douglas Park - Appin

306 66th pct 358 71st pct

Median age in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +3 yrs older in Hill Top - Colo Vale

23 yrs 36th pct 20 yrs 14th pct

Median income in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +$221 higher in Douglas Park - Appin

$693 60th pct $914 85th pct

Household income in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +$652 higher in Douglas Park - Appin

$2,177 76th pct $2,829 92nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +0.4 larger in Douglas Park - Appin gap widening

2.8 79th pct 3.2 94th pct

Family composition

62.4% Couples with children +8.0 pts ▸ 70.4%

24.2% Couples without children ◂ +2.9 pts 21.3%

12.8% One-parent families ◂ +5.0 pts 7.8%

0.7% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

Household size

32.6% 2 people ◂ +3.2 pts 29.5%

17.5% 4 people +5.1 pts ▸ 22.6%

18.3% 1 person ◂ +5.0 pts 13.3%

17.7% 3 people ◂ +2.3 pts 15.4%

8.9% 5 people +3.6 pts ▸ 12.5%

5.0% 6 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 6.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +$60 higher in Douglas Park - Appin gap widening

$430 74th pct $490 87th pct

Mortgage in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +$600 higher in Douglas Park - Appin gap widening

$2,000 61st pct $2,600 89th pct

People / bedroom in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

54.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +0.7 pts 53.3%

30.1% Owned outright ◂ +0.8 pts 29.3%

13.7% Rented ◂ +1.1 pts 12.5%

0.8% Other tenure +3.4 pts ▸ 4.2%

1.6% Not stated ◂ +0.6 pts 1.0%

Types of homes

99.0% Separate house ◂ +2.6 pts 96.4%

0.2% Townhouse / semi-detached +1.8 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.5% Flat or apartment +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

39.7% 4 bedrooms +11.7 pts ▸ 51.5%

38.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +19.9 pts 19.0%

11.5% 5 or more +8.1 pts ▸ 19.6%

6.1% 2 bedrooms +1.3 pts ▸ 7.5%

1.7% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

0.4% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

59.1% $350–$549 ◂ +20.5 pts 38.6%

7.4% $550–$749 +23.8 pts ▸ 31.2%

18.8% $200–$349 ◂ +3.4 pts 15.3%

1.3% $750 or more +4.4 pts ▸ 5.8%

4.4% Under $200 ◂ +0.3 pts 4.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.5 pts 39.1%

14.3% $3,000 or more +17.0 pts ▸ 31.3%

24.3% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +11.3 pts 13.0%

12.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +3.5 pts 8.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +60 more in Douglas Park - Appin

19 29th pct 79 79th pct

Stops/1k in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +4.14 more in Douglas Park - Appin

2.97 30th pct 7.11 84th pct

Departures/1k in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +217.1 more in Douglas Park - Appin

107.6 20th pct 324.7 31st pct

PT routes in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +7 more in Douglas Park - Appin

3 21st pct 10 62nd pct

Stop walk in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +14 longer in Hill Top - Colo Vale

25 83rd pct 11 72nd pct

Drive to city in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +14 longer in Hill Top - Colo Vale

67 79th pct 53 75th pct

Reach 30 min in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin

— 11,112 33rd pct

Reach 45 min in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin

— 11,112 17th pct

How people get to work

62.9% Car (driver) ◂ +13.7 pts 49.2%

16.2% Worked at home +11.8 pts ▸ 27.9%

3.4% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.8 pts 2.6%

1.0% Walked +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.3% Train +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Bus ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

41.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.8 pts 40.1%

22.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +4.0 pts 18.2%

15.9% 4 or more +4.2 pts ▸ 20.1%

19.0% 3 vehicles +0.7 pts ▸ 19.7%

1.5% No vehicle +0.3 pts ▸ 1.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.7% Construction +2.2 pts ▸ 15.9%

11.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.9 pts 9.7%

8.2% Education & training +2.5 pts ▸ 10.7%

10.5% Retail trade ◂ +2.3 pts 8.3%

8.6% Manufacturing ◂ +1.2 pts 7.4%

5.2% Public administration & safety +1.7 pts ▸ 6.9%

6.3% Transport & warehousing +0.3 pts ▸ 6.7%

5.9% Other services ◂ +1.7 pts 4.2%

5.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.5 pts 4.1%

4.3% Professional & technical +0.6 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.9% Administrative & support ◂ +1.3 pts 2.6%

3.3% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.3 pts 3.0%

Occupations people work in

20.5% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.9 pts 17.6%

13.0% Professionals +3.6 pts ▸ 16.5%

10.5% Managers +5.1 pts ▸ 15.6%

11.6% Clerical & administrative +3.6 pts ▸ 15.2%

11.9% Community & personal service ◂ +2.6 pts 9.3%

10.5% Labourers ◂ +2.5 pts 8.0%

10.2% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.2 pts 8.1%

10.1% Sales workers ◂ +2.6 pts 7.5%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +3 higher in Douglas Park - Appin

5 43rd pct 8 71st pct

IRSD decile in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +3 higher in Douglas Park - Appin

6 57th pct 9 86th pct

IER decile in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +1 higher in Douglas Park - Appin

9 86th pct 10 100th pct

IEO decile in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +3 higher in Douglas Park - Appin

3 29th pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +78 higher in Douglas Park - Appin

982 44th pct 1,060 75th pct

ERP in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +6,711 higher in Douglas Park - Appin

6,602 30th pct 13,313 64th pct

Growth in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +16.3 pts higher in Douglas Park - Appin

3.2% 38th pct 19.4% 89th pct

Businesses in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +680 higher in Douglas Park - Appin

514 26th pct 1,194 65th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +165 higher in Hill Top - Colo Vale

1,111 69th pct 945 57th pct

Max temp in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +3.1 higher in Douglas Park - Appin

20.7 26th pct 23.9 51st pct

Min temp in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +1.7 higher in Douglas Park - Appin

9.0 15th pct 10.6 31st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +1.0 higher in Douglas Park - Appin

1.7 10th pct 2.8 18th pct

Types ≤15 min in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +0.9 more in Douglas Park - Appin

2.1 11th pct 3.0 19th pct

15-min city in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +27.9 pts higher in Douglas Park - Appin

1.6% 1st pct 29.5% 20th pct

Walk to shops in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +12.8 pts higher in Douglas Park - Appin

0.0% 0th pct 12.8% 8th pct

Walk to transit in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +0.9 pts higher in Hill Top - Colo Vale

53.6% 26th pct 52.7% 25th pct

Walk to school in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +7.0 pts higher in Hill Top - Colo Vale

37.5% 21st pct 30.6% 17th pct

Walk to a park in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +40.3 pts higher in Douglas Park - Appin

32.0% 7th pct 72.3% 24th pct

Walk to health in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +7.6 pts higher in Hill Top - Colo Vale

25.7% 30th pct 18.1% 23rd pct

Amenities/1k in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +9.2 more in Douglas Park - Appin

5.3 0th pct 14.5 52nd pct

Intersections/km² in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +4 higher in Douglas Park - Appin

3 16th pct 6 20th pct

Mean slope in Hill Top - Colo Vale in Douglas Park - Appin +0.2 pts higher in Douglas Park - Appin

6.2% 64th pct 6.4% 66th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Hill Top - Colo Vale vs Douglas Park - Appin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/114021285/hill-top-colo-vale/vs/123031446/douglas-park-appin