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Quakers Hill vs Riverstone

Name: Quakers Hill vs Riverstone — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 6.7 km apart · Quakers Hill profile · Riverstone profile

Quakers Hill Riverstone

Quakers Hill and Riverstone are neighbouring areas in New South Wales with very different landscapes. Quakers Hill is more densely built and walkable, where 86.8% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed compared to 51.9% in Riverstone. It is also more culturally diverse; 43.7% of people were born overseas and 44.0% use another language at home, figures that are far higher than in Riverstone. Riverstone is dominated by separate houses, which make up 96.4% of its dwellings, and has seen massive recent growth, with its population increasing by 43.9% since 2021.

While these two places have tracked differently, they share very similar typical weekly household incomes, sitting at $2,400 for Quakers Hill and $2,272 for Riverstone. They are also alike in the share of people who volunteer and those who have long-term health conditions. However, the gap in population growth has widened significantly, as Riverstone's growth since 2021 was far higher than the 5.0% seen in Quakers Hill.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 26.0 pts higher in Riverstone Recent movers: 19.0 pts higher in Riverstone People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Quakers Hill Other language: 12.1 pts higher in Quakers Hill Born overseas: 11.3 pts higher in Quakers Hill

Demographics & Identity

Population in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +10,826 larger in Quakers Hill

24,670 95th pct 13,844 72nd pct

Median age in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +2 yrs older in Quakers Hill

34 yrs 14th pct 32 yrs 9th pct

Age structure

33.3% Young adults (25–44) +3.1 pts ▸ 36.3%

23.2% Children (0–14) +1.5 pts ▸ 24.8%

22.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.3 pts 18.7%

12.1% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.2 pts 11.9%

9.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.1 pts 8.2%

Marital status

58.0% Married ◂ +5.9 pts 52.2%

30.1% Never married +4.3 pts ▸ 34.4%

6.1% Divorced +0.8 pts ▸ 6.9%

2.5% Separated +0.9 pts ▸ 3.4%

3.3% Widowed ◂ +0.3 pts 3.0%

Age & sex structure

Quakers Hill Riverstone

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

53.0% Australia +9.3 pts ▸ 62.4%

16.6% India ◂ +8.0 pts 8.6%

5.2% Philippines ◂ +1.7 pts 3.6%

1.3% Nepal +0.9 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.6% New Zealand +0.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.4% England ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%

0.9% China +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.7% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.3% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

21.8% Australian +5.6 pts ▸ 27.3%

19.6% English +4.2 pts ▸ 23.8%

17.3% Indian ◂ +8.6 pts 8.7%

7.2% Filipino ◂ +1.5 pts 5.7%

5.2% Irish +0.5 pts ▸ 5.7%

4.5% Scottish +0.9 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.7% Chinese +0.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.5% Italian +1.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.9% German +0.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.0% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.8% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

52.1% English only +10.3 pts ▸ 62.4%

6.9% Punjabi ◂ +3.9 pts 3.1%

4.6% Hindi ◂ +2.2 pts 2.4%

3.0% Tagalog ◂ +1.1 pts 1.9%

1.1% Mandarin +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.4% Arabic ◂ +0.5 pts 0.9%

0.9% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.3% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.2% Vietnamese even 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.4% Christianity +2.5 pts ▸ 47.9%

18.8% No religion +6.1 pts ▸ 24.9%

16.4% Hinduism ◂ +5.9 pts 10.5%

6.9% Other religions ◂ +3.8 pts 3.1%

4.6% Not stated +2.2 pts ▸ 6.8%

5.6% Islam ◂ +0.5 pts 5.1%

2.2% Buddhism ◂ +0.6 pts 1.7%

0.0% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +6 more in Riverstone

5 64th pct 11 90th pct

Schools/1k kids in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +2.34 more in Riverstone

0.87 11th pct 3.21 72nd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +3 more in Riverstone

42 84th pct 45 86th pct

Students in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +3,307 more in Riverstone

3,322 83rd pct 6,629 93rd pct

Avg size in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +62 larger in Quakers Hill

664 77th pct 603 72nd pct

ICSEA in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +14 higher in Riverstone

1,057 68th pct 1,071 73rd pct

Highest year of school

70.2% Year 12 ◂ +11.0 pts 59.2%

16.2% Year 10 +4.5 pts ▸ 20.7%

5.7% Year 9 or below +3.2 pts ▸ 8.9%

3.7% Year 11 +1.0 pts ▸ 4.8%

Highest qualification level

32.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.0 pts 28.7%

20.2% Certificate III / IV +5.7 pts ▸ 25.9%

16.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +4.0 pts 12.1%

14.8% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.2 pts 13.6%

2.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.1 pts 2.7%

1.6% Certificate I / II +0.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

Field of qualification

25.2% Management & commerce ◂ +3.3 pts 21.9%

14.6% Engineering & related ◂ +1.0 pts 13.6%

10.0% Society & culture +0.4 pts ▸ 10.4%

9.9% Information technology ◂ +2.8 pts 7.1%

8.1% Health +0.5 pts ▸ 8.6%

6.7% Education +0.3 pts ▸ 7.0%

4.1% Architecture & building +1.8 pts ▸ 5.9%

4.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.8 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.8 pts 2.8%

2.9% Creative arts +0.3 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.1% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +$4 higher in Quakers Hill

$968 74th pct $964 74th pct

Household income in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +$128 higher in Quakers Hill

$2,400 87th pct $2,272 82nd pct

Family income in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +$75 higher in Quakers Hill

$2,476 74th pct $2,401 71st pct

Household income distribution

36.6% $1,500–$2,999 +1.8 pts ▸ 38.5%

17.7% $650–$1,499 +0.6 pts ▸ 18.3%

16.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +3.8 pts 13.0%

16.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.2 pts 16.4%

7.4% Under $650 +1.5 pts ▸ 8.9%

Personal income distribution

34.9% Under $650 ◂ +1.8 pts 33.1%

33.0% $650–$1,499 +1.3 pts ▸ 34.4%

23.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.0 pts 22.6%

3.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 3.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.9% Asthma +0.8 pts ▸ 7.7%

5.9% Mental health +1.3 pts ▸ 7.2%

7.0% Other condition ◂ +0.5 pts 6.5%

5.5% Diabetes ◂ +1.4 pts 4.1%

5.2% Arthritis +0.2 pts ▸ 5.3%

2.5% Heart disease ◂ +0.2 pts 2.2%

1.7% Cancer ◂ +0.2 pts 1.4%

0.8% Lung condition +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Stroke even 0.5%

0.3% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

72.4% None ◂ +2.5 pts 69.9%

16.3% One condition ◂ +0.1 pts 16.2%

3.9% Two conditions +0.1 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.6% Three or more +0.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +130 larger in Riverstone

427 75th pct 557 82nd pct

Median age in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +1 yrs older in Quakers Hill

21 yrs 21st pct 20 yrs 14th pct

Median income in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +$20 higher in Riverstone

$667 56th pct $687 60th pct

Household income in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +$476 higher in Quakers Hill

$2,177 76th pct $1,701 50th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +0.1 larger in Quakers Hill

3.1 91st pct 3.0 89th pct

Family composition

72.0% Couples with children ◂ +4.8 pts 67.2%

16.2% Couples without children +1.1 pts ▸ 17.4%

10.9% One-parent families +3.3 pts ▸ 14.2%

0.9% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

Household size

24.4% 2 people +2.9 pts ▸ 27.3%

25.4% 4 people ◂ +3.1 pts 22.3%

23.1% 3 people ◂ +0.2 pts 22.9%

12.4% 1 person +1.4 pts ▸ 13.9%

9.6% 5 people ◂ +1.0 pts 8.6%

5.0% 6 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 5.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +$30 higher in Riverstone

$460 82nd pct $490 87th pct

Mortgage in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +$282 higher in Riverstone

$2,318 81st pct $2,600 89th pct

People / bedroom in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +0.10 higher in Quakers Hill

0.90 86th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

47.7% Owned with a mortgage +0.1 pts ▸ 47.7%

30.1% Rented +3.8 pts ▸ 33.8%

20.7% Owned outright ◂ +4.4 pts 16.3%

1.0% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Other tenure +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

Types of homes

70.4% Separate house +26.0 pts ▸ 96.4%

23.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +21.0 pts 2.6%

5.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +4.6 pts 0.7%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

39.8% 4 bedrooms +9.9 pts ▸ 49.7%

42.5% 3 bedrooms ◂ +10.6 pts 32.0%

8.4% 5 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 9.1%

6.7% 2 bedrooms ◂ +0.8 pts 5.9%

1.5% 1 bedroom even 1.4%

0.1% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

72.9% $350–$549 ◂ +20.2 pts 52.6%

13.8% $550–$749 +14.7 pts ▸ 28.5%

5.6% $200–$349 +6.8 pts ▸ 12.4%

4.1% Under $200 ◂ +0.5 pts 3.5%

0.6% $750 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

43.0% $1,800–$2,999 +6.4 pts ▸ 49.3%

23.4% $3,000 or more +5.5 pts ▸ 28.9%

17.5% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +8.5 pts 9.1%

9.7% Under $1,000 ◂ +4.6 pts 5.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +5 more in Quakers Hill

97 86th pct 92 86th pct

Stops/1k in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +2.71 more in Riverstone

3.93 44th pct 6.65 79th pct

Departures/1k in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +506.7 more in Riverstone

1,138.2 62nd pct 1,644.9 76th pct

PT routes in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +5 more in Riverstone

8 52nd pct 13 73rd pct

Stop walk in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +3 longer in Riverstone

2 14th pct 5 50th pct

Drive to city in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +9 longer in Riverstone

30 58th pct 39 67th pct

Reach 30 min in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +14,494 more in Quakers Hill

28,338 74th pct 13,844 44th pct

Reach 45 min in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +110,129 more in Quakers Hill

123,973 75th pct 13,844 21st pct

Transit to city in Quakers Hill in Riverstone

85 95th pct —

How people get to work

36.4% Car (driver) +2.5 pts ▸ 39.0%

38.6% Worked at home ◂ +5.3 pts 33.3%

3.2% Train ◂ +0.7 pts 2.5%

2.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.1 pts 2.5%

0.5% Walked +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.1% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

41.0% 2 vehicles +3.0 pts ▸ 44.0%

36.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +4.2 pts 32.0%

12.9% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.4 pts 12.5%

6.6% 4 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 7.6%

3.3% No vehicle +0.5 pts ▸ 3.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.1% Health care & social assistance +0.2 pts ▸ 14.4%

7.3% Construction +4.1 pts ▸ 11.4%

9.6% Retail trade +0.3 pts ▸ 9.9%

8.3% Education & training ◂ +0.3 pts 8.0%

8.3% Professional & technical ◂ +0.7 pts 7.6%

7.3% Finance & insurance ◂ +2.4 pts 4.9%

6.9% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.1 pts 5.8%

6.8% Manufacturing ◂ +0.8 pts 6.0%

6.5% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.0 pts 5.5%

4.4% Accommodation & food +0.2 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.7% Wholesale trade +0.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.2% Other services +0.4 pts ▸ 3.6%

Occupations people work in

26.5% Professionals ◂ +2.6 pts 23.9%

15.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.9 pts 14.8%

10.6% Technicians & trades +3.0 pts ▸ 13.6%

12.4% Managers ◂ +0.5 pts 11.9%

9.8% Community & personal service +0.3 pts ▸ 10.1%

8.5% Sales workers ◂ +0.8 pts 7.7%

7.8% Machinery operators & drivers +0.6 pts ▸ 8.3%

6.7% Labourers +1.4 pts ▸ 8.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +1 higher in Quakers Hill

8 71st pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +2 higher in Quakers Hill

8 71st pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Quakers Hill in Riverstone even

8 71st pct 8 71st pct

IEO decile in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +1 higher in Quakers Hill

7 64th pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +21 higher in Quakers Hill

1,057 74th pct 1,036 66th pct

ERP in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +6,064 higher in Quakers Hill

26,132 91st pct 20,068 86th pct

Growth in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +38.8 pts higher in Riverstone

5.0% 54th pct 43.9% 100th pct

Businesses in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +242 higher in Quakers Hill

1,886 86th pct 1,644 80th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +64 higher in Quakers Hill

990 60th pct 926 55th pct

Max temp in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +0.4 higher in Riverstone

25.0 64th pct 25.4 69th pct

Min temp in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +0.1 higher in Quakers Hill

11.4 44th pct 11.3 44th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +1.1 higher in Quakers Hill

5.9 56th pct 4.8 40th pct

Types ≤15 min in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +1.0 more in Quakers Hill

5.8 58th pct 4.7 42nd pct

15-min city in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +34.9 pts higher in Quakers Hill

86.8% 68th pct 51.9% 39th pct

Walk to shops in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +17.2 pts higher in Quakers Hill

65.1% 52nd pct 47.8% 37th pct

Walk to transit in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +13.4 pts higher in Quakers Hill

99.8% 82nd pct 86.4% 43rd pct

Walk to school in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +27.1 pts higher in Quakers Hill

97.4% 81st pct 70.4% 47th pct

Walk to a park in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +19.3 pts higher in Quakers Hill

99.9% 70th pct 80.7% 28th pct

Walk to health in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +18.3 pts higher in Quakers Hill

43.2% 48th pct 24.9% 29th pct

Amenities/1k in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +3.1 more in Riverstone

7.9 11th pct 11.1 30th pct

Intersections/km² in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +174 higher in Quakers Hill

209 72nd pct 34 35th pct

Mean slope in Quakers Hill in Riverstone +1.0 pts higher in Riverstone

4.6% 37th pct 5.6% 55th pct

Compare Quakers Hill with nearby areas

Blacktown (North) - Marayong Acacia Gardens Schofields - East Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds Schofields (West) - Colebee Stanhope Gardens - Parklea Blacktown (East) - Kings Park Glenwood

Compare Riverstone with nearby areas

Schofields (West) - Colebee Schofields - East Marsden Park - Shanes Park Box Hill - Nelson Windsor - Bligh Park Quakers Hill Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds Hassall Grove - Plumpton

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Quakers Hill vs Riverstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/116021563/quakers-hill/vs/116021630/riverstone