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Cherrybrook vs Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.2 km apart · Cherrybrook profile · Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh profile
Cherrybrook Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh
Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh and Cherrybrook are neighbouring areas with similar populations, but they differ in how people live and move. Cherrybrook is far more multicultural, with 52.2% of people born overseas and 48.7% using a language other than English at home, compared to 35.3% and 28.6% in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh. The areas also differ in accessibility; 71.6% of homes in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, while only 44.7% of homes in Cherrybrook share that convenience.
Typical weekly household incomes are almost identical in both places, sitting around $2,800 to $2,900. While they share this financial commonality, other gaps are changing. The difference in overseas births and home languages has widened since 2016, and Cherrybrook now has a notably higher share of homes owned outright. Meanwhile, Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh has seen more recent growth, with its population rising 3.5% since 2021 while Cherrybrook's fell slightly.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 18,765
- First area, 2021: 19,082
- Second area, 2011: 18,027
- Second area, 2016: 18,531
- Second area, 2021: 19,158
- First area, 2016: 42 yrs
- First area, 2021: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 41 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 Cherrybrook: 1.0% males, 1.7% females; 85+ in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh: 1.1% males, 1.6% females
- 80–84 in Cherrybrook: 0.9% males, 1.2% females; 80–84 in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh: 1.3% males, 1.4% females
- 75–79 in Cherrybrook: 1.6% males, 1.7% females; 75–79 in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh: 1.7% males, 1.8% females
- 70–74 in Cherrybrook: 2.3% males, 2.5% females; 70–74 in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh: 1.9% males, 2.3% females
- 65–69 in Cherrybrook: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 65–69 in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh: 2.2% males, 2.5% females
- 60–64 in Cherrybrook: 3.1% males, 3.5% females; 60–64 in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh: 2.5% males, 2.9% females
- 55–59 in Cherrybrook: 3.4% males, 3.8% females; 55–59 in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh: 3.3% males, 3.1% females
- 50–54 in Cherrybrook: 3.4% males, 3.7% females; 50–54 in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh: 3.5% males, 4.1% females
- 45–49 in Cherrybrook: 3.7% males, 3.9% females; 45–49 in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh: 4.1% males, 4.2% females
- 40–44 in Cherrybrook: 3.5% males, 4.1% females; 40–44 in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh: 3.5% males, 3.7% females
- 35–39 in Cherrybrook: 2.6% males, 3.2% females; 35–39 in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh: 3.3% males, 3.5% females
- 30–34 in Cherrybrook: 1.7% males, 2.0% females; 30–34 in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh: 1.9% males, 2.2% females
- 25–29 in Cherrybrook: 2.0% males, 1.5% females; 25–29 in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh: 1.9% males, 1.6% females
- 20–24 in Cherrybrook: 3.2% males, 2.7% females; 20–24 in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh: 3.0% males, 2.7% females
- 15–19 in Cherrybrook: 4.3% males, 3.5% females; 15–19 in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh: 3.7% males, 3.3% females
- 10–14 in Cherrybrook: 4.4% males, 3.9% females; 10–14 in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh: 4.0% males, 3.9% females
- 5–9 in Cherrybrook: 3.4% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh: 3.9% males, 3.3% females
- 0–4 in Cherrybrook: 1.9% males, 1.8% females; 0–4 in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh: 2.6% males, 2.4% 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, 2016: $768
- First area, 2021: $940
- Second area, 2011: $708
- Second area, 2016: $815
- Second area, 2021: $1,003
- First area, 2016: $2,443
- First area, 2021: $2,924
- Second area, 2011: $2,009
- Second area, 2016: $2,298
- Second area, 2021: $2,781
- First area, 2016: $2,599
- First area, 2021: $3,098
- Second area, 2011: $2,318
- Second area, 2016: $2,585
- Second area, 2021: $3,157
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, 2016: 3.2
- First area, 2021: 3.1
- Second area, 2011: 2.9
- Second area, 2016: 3.0
- Second area, 2021: 2.9
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $650
- First area, 2021: $695
- Second area, 2011: $400
- Second area, 2016: $510
- Second area, 2021: $550
- First area, 2016: $2,500
- First area, 2021: $3,000
- Second area, 2011: $2,600
- Second area, 2016: $2,500
- Second area, 2021: $3,000
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- 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). Cherrybrook vs Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/115011558/cherrybrook/vs/121021406/normanhurst-thornleigh-westleigh