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Baulkham Hills - East vs West Pennant Hills
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.7 km apart · Baulkham Hills - East profile · West Pennant Hills profile
Baulkham Hills - East West Pennant Hills
Baulkham Hills - East and West Pennant Hills are neighbouring areas with distinct residential profiles. Baulkham Hills - East is very walkable, with 71.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 61.6% near health services. In contrast, West Pennant Hills is more car-dependent and dominated by larger separate houses, which are 24% more common there. Wealth is also higher in West Pennant Hills, where 49.8% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, compared to 36.8% in Baulkham Hills - East.
Both areas are very similar in the languages spoken at home and their typical weekly incomes, which both sit around the $1,000 mark. While they share these traits, they have drifted apart in other ways since 2011. The gap in home ownership has widened, with far more people owning their homes outright in West Pennant Hills. Meanwhile, the number of people moving into Baulkham Hills - East has become significantly higher than in West Pennant Hills.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 21,348
- First area, 2016: 22,944
- First area, 2021: 24,726
- Second area, 2011: 12,446
- Second area, 2016: 12,639
- Second area, 2021: 12,683
- First area, 2011: 37 yrs
- First area, 2016: 38 yrs
- First area, 2021: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 44 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 Baulkham Hills - East: 0.9% males, 1.4% females; 85+ in West Pennant Hills: 0.5% males, 0.9% females
- 80–84 in Baulkham Hills - East: 1.1% males, 1.3% females; 80–84 in West Pennant Hills: 0.8% males, 0.9% females
- 75–79 in Baulkham Hills - East: 1.6% males, 1.7% females; 75–79 in West Pennant Hills: 1.9% males, 1.5% females
- 70–74 in Baulkham Hills - East: 1.9% males, 2.4% females; 70–74 in West Pennant Hills: 3.1% males, 2.8% females
- 65–69 in Baulkham Hills - East: 1.8% males, 2.3% females; 65–69 in West Pennant Hills: 3.9% males, 4.3% females
- 60–64 in Baulkham Hills - East: 2.1% males, 2.3% females; 60–64 in West Pennant Hills: 3.6% males, 4.3% females
- 55–59 in Baulkham Hills - East: 2.7% males, 2.6% females; 55–59 in West Pennant Hills: 3.7% males, 4.2% females
- 50–54 in Baulkham Hills - East: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 50–54 in West Pennant Hills: 3.0% males, 3.7% females
- 45–49 in Baulkham Hills - East: 3.7% males, 3.7% females; 45–49 in West Pennant Hills: 3.1% males, 3.2% females
- 40–44 in Baulkham Hills - East: 4.5% males, 4.3% females; 40–44 in West Pennant Hills: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 35–39 in Baulkham Hills - East: 4.3% males, 5.0% females; 35–39 in West Pennant Hills: 2.7% males, 3.2% females
- 30–34 in Baulkham Hills - East: 2.8% males, 3.4% females; 30–34 in West Pennant Hills: 2.1% males, 2.0% females
- 25–29 in Baulkham Hills - East: 2.1% males, 2.1% females; 25–29 in West Pennant Hills: 2.2% males, 1.9% females
- 20–24 in Baulkham Hills - East: 2.6% males, 2.0% females; 20–24 in West Pennant Hills: 3.6% males, 2.9% females
- 15–19 in Baulkham Hills - East: 2.9% males, 2.7% females; 15–19 in West Pennant Hills: 3.4% males, 3.2% females
- 10–14 in Baulkham Hills - East: 3.7% males, 3.4% females; 10–14 in West Pennant Hills: 3.7% males, 3.1% females
- 5–9 in Baulkham Hills - East: 4.5% males, 4.0% females; 5–9 in West Pennant Hills: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 0–4 in Baulkham Hills - East: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 0–4 in West Pennant Hills: 2.2% 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: $718
- First area, 2016: $799
- First area, 2021: $974
- Second area, 2011: $756
- Second area, 2016: $878
- Second area, 2021: $1,038
- First area, 2011: $1,792
- First area, 2016: $2,028
- First area, 2021: $2,389
- Second area, 2011: $2,586
- Second area, 2016: $2,816
- Second area, 2021: $3,217
- First area, 2011: $1,974
- First area, 2016: $2,210
- First area, 2021: $2,680
- Second area, 2011: $2,648
- Second area, 2016: $2,876
- Second area, 2021: $3,286
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: 2.8
- First area, 2016: 2.9
- First area, 2021: 2.9
- Second area, 2011: 3.2
- Second area, 2016: 3.3
- Second area, 2021: 3.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $415
- First area, 2016: $510
- First area, 2021: $510
- Second area, 2011: $520
- Second area, 2016: $630
- Second area, 2021: $700
- First area, 2011: $2,400
- First area, 2016: $2,300
- First area, 2021: $2,600
- Second area, 2011: $2,746
- Second area, 2016: $2,770
- Second area, 2021: $3,033
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2011: 1.00
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
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). Baulkham Hills - East vs West Pennant Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/115011290/baulkham-hills-east/vs/115011296/west-pennant-hills