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Doonside - Woodcroft vs Quakers Hill

Name: Doonside - Woodcroft vs Quakers Hill — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.4 km apart · Doonside - Woodcroft profile · Quakers Hill profile

Doonside - Woodcroft Quakers Hill

Quakers Hill and Doonside - Woodcroft are neighbouring areas with similar populations, though they differ in their social and economic profiles. Quakers Hill is more affluent, with a typical weekly income of $968 compared to $747 in Doonside - Woodcroft. This higher wealth is consistent with a better-qualified workforce, as more adults in Quakers Hill hold a bachelor degree or higher (35.4% versus 29.6%). Quakers Hill also has a more mobile population, with 40.5% of people moving there in the last five years, compared to 29.3% in Doonside - Woodcroft. In contrast, Doonside - Woodcroft has more detached houses (87.4% versus 70.4%) and better access to groceries and health services within a 15-minute walk.

Both areas are very similar in how they live, with an identical 3.1 people per home and typical monthly mortgage payments around $2,200 to $2,300. While they share these domestic patterns, some gaps are widening. The difference in working-from-home rates has grown, with Quakers Hill now 10.1 percentage points higher than its neighbour. Similarly, the gap in typical incomes has increased since 2016, while the difference in the number of people born overseas has narrowed.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 17.0 pts higher in Doonside - Woodcroft Recent movers: 11.2 pts higher in Quakers Hill Unpaid child care: 7.9 pts higher in Quakers Hill Participation: 10.6 pts higher in Quakers Hill One-parent: 5.3 pts higher in Doonside - Woodcroft

Demographics & Identity

Population in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +1,286 larger in Quakers Hill gap widening

23,384 94th pct 24,670 95th pct

Median age in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +2 yrs older in Doonside - Woodcroft gap widening

36 yrs 29th pct 34 yrs 14th pct

Age structure

29.3% Young adults (25–44) +4.0 pts ▸ 33.3%

24.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.7 pts 22.0%

20.0% Children (0–14) +3.2 pts ▸ 23.2%

13.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.1 pts 12.1%

12.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.4 pts 9.4%

Marital status

51.5% Married +6.5 pts ▸ 58.0%

35.0% Never married ◂ +4.9 pts 30.1%

6.0% Divorced +0.2 pts ▸ 6.1%

4.3% Widowed ◂ +1.0 pts 3.3%

3.3% Separated ◂ +0.8 pts 2.5%

Age & sex structure

Doonside - Woodcroft Quakers Hill

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

44.6% Australia +8.4 pts ▸ 53.0%

10.6% India +6.0 pts ▸ 16.6%

12.5% Philippines ◂ +7.3 pts 5.2%

1.9% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

0.9% England +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.1% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.1% China ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

0.2% South Africa +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% Vietnam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.2% Italy even 0.3%

Ancestry

15.0% Australian +6.8 pts ▸ 21.8%

13.1% English +6.4 pts ▸ 19.6%

13.6% Indian +3.7 pts ▸ 17.3%

16.8% Filipino ◂ +9.5 pts 7.2%

3.1% Irish +2.2 pts ▸ 5.2%

2.3% Scottish +2.2 pts ▸ 4.5%

4.0% Chinese ◂ +0.3 pts 3.7%

1.6% Italian +0.9 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.1% German +0.8 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.5% Dutch +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.9% Greek even 0.8%

0.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

41.2% English only +10.9 pts ▸ 52.1%

7.8% Tagalog ◂ +4.8 pts 3.0%

4.6% Punjabi +2.3 pts ▸ 6.9%

5.2% Hindi ◂ +0.6 pts 4.6%

3.9% Arabic ◂ +2.4 pts 1.4%

1.0% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

1.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

0.6% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.3% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

51.2% Christianity ◂ +5.8 pts 45.4%

14.1% No religion +4.7 pts ▸ 18.8%

14.1% Hinduism +2.3 pts ▸ 16.4%

7.5% Islam ◂ +1.9 pts 5.6%

4.6% Other religions +2.3 pts ▸ 6.9%

6.4% Not stated ◂ +1.8 pts 4.6%

1.9% Buddhism +0.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +1 more in Doonside - Woodcroft

6 71st pct 5 64th pct

Schools/1k kids in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +0.41 more in Doonside - Woodcroft

1.28 24th pct 0.87 11th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +5 more in Doonside - Woodcroft

47 87th pct 42 84th pct

Students in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +736 more in Quakers Hill

2,586 73rd pct 3,322 83rd pct

Avg size in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +233 larger in Quakers Hill

431 51st pct 664 77th pct

ICSEA in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +81 higher in Quakers Hill

976 31st pct 1,057 68th pct

Highest year of school

65.6% Year 12 +4.6 pts ▸ 70.2%

14.4% Year 10 +1.8 pts ▸ 16.2%

9.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.7 pts 5.7%

3.9% Year 11 ◂ +0.2 pts 3.7%

Highest qualification level

34.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.7 pts 32.8%

18.9% Certificate III / IV +1.3 pts ▸ 20.2%

11.6% Postgraduate degree +4.5 pts ▸ 16.1%

14.5% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.3 pts ▸ 14.8%

2.3% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.5 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.7% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 1.6%

Field of qualification

23.9% Management & commerce +1.3 pts ▸ 25.2%

14.2% Engineering & related +0.4 pts ▸ 14.6%

10.1% Health ◂ +2.0 pts 8.1%

10.0% Society & culture even 10.0%

7.4% Information technology +2.5 pts ▸ 9.9%

5.4% Education +1.3 pts ▸ 6.7%

4.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.2 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.0% Architecture & building +1.1 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.5% Natural & physical sciences +0.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.4% Creative arts +0.5 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.0% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +$221 higher in Quakers Hill gap widening

$747 38th pct $968 74th pct

Household income in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +$396 higher in Quakers Hill gap widening

$2,004 66th pct $2,400 87th pct

Family income in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +$368 higher in Quakers Hill gap widening

$2,108 52nd pct $2,476 74th pct

Household income distribution

33.1% $1,500–$2,999 +3.6 pts ▸ 36.6%

22.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.3 pts 17.7%

12.3% $4,000 or more +4.4 pts ▸ 16.8%

12.5% $3,000–$3,999 +4.1 pts ▸ 16.6%

13.5% Under $650 ◂ +6.1 pts 7.4%

Personal income distribution

42.4% Under $650 ◂ +7.5 pts 34.9%

33.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.1 pts 33.0%

16.2% $1,500–$2,999 +7.4 pts ▸ 23.6%

1.8% $3,000 or more +2.0 pts ▸ 3.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.7% Other condition ◂ +0.7 pts 7.0%

7.6% Diabetes ◂ +2.2 pts 5.5%

7.4% Asthma ◂ +0.6 pts 6.9%

6.8% Arthritis ◂ +1.6 pts 5.2%

5.8% Mental health +0.1 pts ▸ 5.9%

3.5% Heart disease ◂ +1.1 pts 2.5%

2.0% Cancer ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%

1.4% Lung condition ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%

0.9% Stroke ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

0.4% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

68.0% None +4.4 pts ▸ 72.4%

16.7% One condition ◂ +0.4 pts 16.3%

4.9% Two conditions ◂ +1.0 pts 3.9%

2.9% Three or more ◂ +1.3 pts 1.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +314 larger in Doonside - Woodcroft

741 86th pct 427 75th pct

Median age in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +3 yrs older in Doonside - Woodcroft

24 yrs 43rd pct 21 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +$181 higher in Quakers Hill

$486 16th pct $667 56th pct

Household income in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +$1,061 higher in Quakers Hill

$1,116 11th pct $2,177 76th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill even gap narrowing

3.1 91st pct 3.1 91st pct

Family composition

66.8% Couples with children +5.3 pts ▸ 72.0%

15.7% Couples without children +0.5 pts ▸ 16.2%

16.2% One-parent families ◂ +5.3 pts 10.9%

1.4% Other families ◂ +0.5 pts 0.9%

Household size

23.0% 4 people +2.4 pts ▸ 25.4%

24.1% 2 people +0.3 pts ▸ 24.4%

20.9% 3 people +2.2 pts ▸ 23.1%

14.6% 1 person ◂ +2.2 pts 12.4%

10.7% 5 people ◂ +1.1 pts 9.6%

6.6% 6 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 5.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +$80 higher in Quakers Hill gap narrowing

$380 54th pct $460 82nd pct

Mortgage in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +$118 higher in Quakers Hill gap widening

$2,200 75th pct $2,318 81st pct

People / bedroom in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill even gap steady

0.90 86th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

39.8% Owned with a mortgage +7.9 pts ▸ 47.7%

35.2% Rented ◂ +5.1 pts 30.1%

22.3% Owned outright ◂ +1.6 pts 20.7%

1.7% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 1.0%

1.0% Other tenure ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

Types of homes

87.4% Separate house ◂ +17.0 pts 70.4%

11.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +12.6 pts ▸ 23.6%

1.5% Flat or apartment +3.8 pts ▸ 5.3%

0.1% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

43.7% 3 bedrooms ◂ +1.2 pts 42.5%

35.7% 4 bedrooms +4.2 pts ▸ 39.8%

9.9% 5 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 8.4%

6.7% 2 bedrooms even 6.7%

2.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.9 pts 1.5%

0.1% Studio / none even 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

50.4% $350–$549 +22.5 pts ▸ 72.9%

20.6% Under $200 ◂ +16.6 pts 4.1%

17.9% $200–$349 ◂ +12.3 pts 5.6%

7.0% $550–$749 +6.8 pts ▸ 13.8%

0.6% $750 or more even 0.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.1% $1,800–$2,999 +0.9 pts ▸ 43.0%

21.4% $3,000 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 23.4%

18.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +0.5 pts 17.5%

10.7% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.0 pts 9.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +4 more in Doonside - Woodcroft

101 87th pct 97 86th pct

Stops/1k in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +0.39 more in Doonside - Woodcroft

4.32 50th pct 3.93 44th pct

Departures/1k in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +152.1 more in Quakers Hill

986.1 57th pct 1,138.2 62nd pct

PT routes in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +4 more in Doonside - Woodcroft

12 71st pct 8 52nd pct

Stop walk in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +2 longer in Doonside - Woodcroft

4 43rd pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +2 longer in Doonside - Woodcroft

32 60th pct 30 58th pct

Reach 30 min in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +4,954 more in Quakers Hill

23,384 69th pct 28,338 74th pct

Reach 45 min in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +7,479 more in Doonside - Woodcroft

131,452 77th pct 123,973 75th pct

Transit to city in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +12 longer in Quakers Hill

73 76th pct 85 95th pct

How people get to work

43.7% Car (driver) ◂ +7.2 pts 36.4%

28.5% Worked at home +10.1 pts ▸ 38.6%

4.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.7 pts 2.5%

3.9% Train ◂ +0.6 pts 3.2%

0.7% Bus ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.4% Walked +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Bicycle even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

39.2% 2 vehicles +1.9 pts ▸ 41.0%

33.3% 1 vehicle +2.9 pts ▸ 36.2%

12.8% 3 vehicles even 12.9%

8.0% No vehicle ◂ +4.7 pts 3.3%

6.7% 4 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 6.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.1 pts 14.1%

9.8% Retail trade ◂ +0.2 pts 9.6%

9.1% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.2 pts 6.9%

6.2% Education & training +2.1 pts ▸ 8.3%

5.9% Professional & technical +2.4 pts ▸ 8.3%

8.0% Manufacturing ◂ +1.2 pts 6.8%

5.5% Construction +1.8 pts ▸ 7.3%

6.1% Finance & insurance +1.2 pts ▸ 7.3%

6.3% Public administration & safety +0.2 pts ▸ 6.5%

4.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.5 pts 4.4%

3.9% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.2 pts 3.7%

3.6% Administrative & support ◂ +0.7 pts 2.8%

Occupations people work in

22.2% Professionals +4.3 pts ▸ 26.5%

15.6% Clerical & administrative +0.1 pts ▸ 15.7%

9.2% Managers +3.3 pts ▸ 12.4%

12.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +4.6 pts 7.8%

10.8% Community & personal service ◂ +1.0 pts 9.8%

10.5% Technicians & trades +0.2 pts ▸ 10.6%

10.0% Labourers ◂ +3.3 pts 6.7%

7.0% Sales workers +1.5 pts ▸ 8.5%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +3 higher in Quakers Hill

5 43rd pct 8 71st pct

IRSD decile in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +5 higher in Quakers Hill

3 29th pct 8 71st pct

IER decile in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +3 higher in Quakers Hill

5 43rd pct 8 71st pct

IEO decile in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +2 higher in Quakers Hill

5 43rd pct 7 64th pct

IRSAD score in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +79 higher in Quakers Hill

978 42nd pct 1,057 74th pct

ERP in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +2,174 higher in Quakers Hill

23,958 89th pct 26,132 91st pct

Growth in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +3.5 pts higher in Quakers Hill

1.5% 23rd pct 5.0% 54th pct

Businesses in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +248 higher in Quakers Hill

1,638 79th pct 1,886 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +28 higher in Quakers Hill

962 58th pct 990 60th pct

Max temp in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +0.2 higher in Doonside - Woodcroft

25.2 67th pct 25.0 64th pct

Min temp in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +0.1 higher in Quakers Hill

11.3 43rd pct 11.4 44th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +0.8 higher in Doonside - Woodcroft

6.7 69th pct 5.9 56th pct

Types ≤15 min in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +1.0 more in Doonside - Woodcroft

6.8 73rd pct 5.8 58th pct

15-min city in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +5.8 pts higher in Doonside - Woodcroft

92.5% 74th pct 86.8% 68th pct

Walk to shops in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +18.9 pts higher in Doonside - Woodcroft

84.0% 69th pct 65.1% 52nd pct

Walk to transit in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill even

99.9% 83rd pct 99.8% 82nd pct

Walk to school in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +8.9 pts higher in Quakers Hill

88.5% 66th pct 97.4% 81st pct

Walk to a park in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill even

100.0% 100th pct 99.9% 70th pct

Walk to health in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +27.4 pts higher in Doonside - Woodcroft

70.6% 70th pct 43.2% 48th pct

Amenities/1k in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +2.7 more in Doonside - Woodcroft

10.6 27th pct 7.9 11th pct

Intersections/km² in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +127 higher in Doonside - Woodcroft

336 86th pct 209 72nd pct

Mean slope in Doonside - Woodcroft in Quakers Hill +0.2 pts higher in Doonside - Woodcroft

4.7% 40th pct 4.6% 37th pct

Compare Doonside - Woodcroft with nearby areas

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Compare Quakers Hill with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Doonside - Woodcroft vs Quakers Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/116011306/doonside-woodcroft/vs/116021563/quakers-hill