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Mount Druitt - Whalan vs St Clair

Name: Mount Druitt - Whalan vs St Clair — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.6 km apart · Mount Druitt - Whalan profile · St Clair profile

Mount Druitt - Whalan St Clair

Mount Druitt - Whalan and St Clair are neighbouring areas in Western Sydney with very different housing and cultural profiles. Mount Druitt - Whalan is much more diverse, with 46.4% of people born overseas and 51.4% using a language other than English at home. It is also a primary hub for renters, with 50% of households renting and 21.4% living in flats or apartments. In contrast, St Clair is dominated by detached houses (98.4%) and home ownership, with 30.5% of homes owned outright. This is reflected in the typical household income, as St Clair has a far higher share of households earning $3,000 or more a week (24.3% compared to 11.6% in Mount Druitt - Whalan).

Both areas sit near the national figure for the number of people per home, with exactly 3.0 in each. They also share similar levels of volunteers and a nearly identical drive time to the city. While some gaps have stayed the same, others are shifting; the difference in the number of adults working or looking for work has narrowed since 2011, and the gap in recent overseas arrivals has also fallen.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 26.9 pts higher in Mount Druitt - Whalan Renting: 28.8 pts higher in Mount Druitt - Whalan Separate houses: 40.6 pts higher in St Clair 3+ bedrooms: 23.9 pts higher in St Clair Born overseas: 19.4 pts higher in Mount Druitt - Whalan

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +2,976 larger in Mount Druitt - Whalan gap widening

22,918 93rd pct 19,942 89th pct

Median age in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +3 yrs older in St Clair gap widening

33 yrs 11th pct 36 yrs 29th pct

Age structure

29.6% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.3 pts 28.2%

21.5% Older adults (45–64) +4.1 pts ▸ 25.6%

23.8% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.9 pts 20.9%

13.6% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.0 pts 12.6%

11.5% Seniors (65+) +1.2 pts ▸ 12.7%

Marital status

45.4% Married +4.7 pts ▸ 50.1%

38.2% Never married ◂ +3.3 pts 35.0%

7.3% Divorced ◂ +0.1 pts 7.2%

4.6% Separated ◂ +0.7 pts 3.9%

4.5% Widowed ◂ +0.7 pts 3.8%

Age & sex structure

Mount Druitt - Whalan St Clair

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

45.9% Australia +22.8 pts ▸ 68.7%

8.0% Philippines ◂ +4.4 pts 3.5%

3.8% India ◂ +1.3 pts 2.5%

2.6% New Zealand even 2.6%

0.7% England +1.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.0% China ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

0.1% South Africa +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% Nepal ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.4% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.2% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Ancestry

16.5% Australian +14.0 pts ▸ 30.5%

14.1% English +12.7 pts ▸ 26.8%

10.6% Filipino ◂ +5.1 pts 5.5%

2.7% Irish +4.4 pts ▸ 7.0%

2.7% Scottish +3.5 pts ▸ 6.2%

6.0% Indian ◂ +2.8 pts 3.2%

1.2% Italian +2.7 pts ▸ 3.9%

1.3% German +1.5 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.5% Chinese ◂ +0.6 pts 1.9%

0.7% Greek +0.9 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.4% Dutch +0.6 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

40.1% English only +30.8 pts ▸ 71.0%

6.3% Arabic ◂ +2.3 pts 4.0%

5.1% Tagalog ◂ +3.1 pts 2.0%

2.6% Hindi ◂ +1.6 pts 1.0%

1.5% Punjabi ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

0.9% Mandarin ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

0.4% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.6% Cantonese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.3% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

Religion

Religious affiliation

47.8% Christianity +12.0 pts ▸ 59.8%

15.9% No religion +9.0 pts ▸ 24.9%

19.8% Islam ◂ +14.5 pts 5.3%

8.9% Not stated ◂ +3.2 pts 5.7%

5.0% Hinduism ◂ +2.9 pts 2.0%

1.5% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 1.3%

1.2% Buddhism ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +5 more in Mount Druitt - Whalan

11 90th pct 6 71st pct

Schools/1k kids in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +0.58 more in Mount Druitt - Whalan

2.02 48th pct 1.44 30th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +28 more in Mount Druitt - Whalan

57 90th pct 29 68th pct

Students in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +2,340 more in Mount Druitt - Whalan

5,020 89th pct 2,680 74th pct

Avg size in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +10 larger in Mount Druitt - Whalan

456 55th pct 447 53rd pct

ICSEA in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +6 higher in Mount Druitt - Whalan

985 35th pct 980 33rd pct

Highest year of school

55.3% Year 12 ◂ +4.5 pts 50.8%

16.4% Year 10 +11.3 pts ▸ 27.7%

14.5% Year 9 or below ◂ +4.2 pts 10.3%

4.7% Year 11 +1.4 pts ▸ 6.1%

Highest qualification level

22.7% Certificate III / IV +14.5 pts ▸ 37.3%

25.9% Bachelor degree ◂ +5.6 pts 20.3%

14.3% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.8 pts ▸ 16.1%

9.5% Postgraduate degree ◂ +4.2 pts 5.3%

2.1% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.6% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

Field of qualification

20.6% Management & commerce +1.4 pts ▸ 22.0%

13.1% Engineering & related +4.5 pts ▸ 17.6%

11.9% Society & culture ◂ +0.1 pts 11.8%

7.6% Health ◂ +0.2 pts 7.4%

5.1% Education +1.9 pts ▸ 7.1%

3.6% Architecture & building +2.8 pts ▸ 6.4%

5.6% Information technology ◂ +2.7 pts 3.0%

4.7% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.8 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.8 pts 2.3%

2.3% Creative arts +0.5 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.8% Agriculture & environment +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +$267 higher in St Clair gap steady

$582 11th pct $849 59th pct

Household income in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +$675 higher in St Clair gap narrowing

$1,392 28th pct $2,067 70th pct

Family income in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +$640 higher in St Clair gap narrowing

$1,543 16th pct $2,183 57th pct

Household income distribution

30.9% $1,500–$2,999 +5.3 pts ▸ 36.2%

32.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +9.1 pts 23.2%

18.0% Under $650 ◂ +7.9 pts 10.1%

6.9% $3,000–$3,999 +7.2 pts ▸ 14.1%

4.7% $4,000 or more +5.5 pts ▸ 10.2%

Personal income distribution

48.9% Under $650 ◂ +10.8 pts 38.1%

32.2% $650–$1,499 +4.5 pts ▸ 36.7%

9.3% $1,500–$2,999 +8.5 pts ▸ 17.9%

0.7% $3,000 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 1.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.8% Asthma +0.8 pts ▸ 8.6%

7.3% Arthritis +0.7 pts ▸ 8.0%

7.2% Other condition +0.4 pts ▸ 7.6%

7.4% Diabetes ◂ +0.8 pts 6.6%

6.4% Mental health +0.5 pts ▸ 7.0%

3.3% Heart disease +0.1 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.7% Cancer +0.5 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.7% Lung condition ◂ +0.3 pts 1.4%

0.9% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.4% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.3% None +0.1 pts ▸ 65.4%

15.7% One condition +3.1 pts ▸ 18.7%

5.0% Two conditions +0.8 pts ▸ 5.8%

3.5% Three or more ◂ +0.9 pts 2.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +296 larger in Mount Druitt - Whalan

1,063 87th pct 767 86th pct

Median age in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +1 yrs older in St Clair

21 yrs 21st pct 22 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +$271 higher in St Clair

$518 24th pct $789 74th pct

Household income in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +$1,068 higher in St Clair

$1,192 15th pct $2,260 80th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair even gap narrowing

3.0 89th pct 3.0 89th pct

Family composition

64.4% Couples with children ◂ +0.8 pts 63.6%

13.9% Couples without children +6.5 pts ▸ 20.4%

20.1% One-parent families ◂ +4.8 pts 15.4%

1.6% Other families ◂ +1.0 pts 0.7%

Household size

24.1% 2 people +6.0 pts ▸ 30.1%

21.8% 1 person ◂ +7.6 pts 14.3%

16.5% 4 people +3.6 pts ▸ 20.1%

17.6% 3 people +2.2 pts ▸ 19.8%

10.5% 5 people ◂ +1.0 pts 9.5%

9.4% 6 or more ◂ +3.1 pts 6.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +$95 higher in St Clair gap widening

$345 41st pct $440 77th pct

Mortgage in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +$367 higher in St Clair gap narrowing

$1,800 47th pct $2,167 73rd pct

People / bedroom in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +0.20 higher in Mount Druitt - Whalan gap steady

1.00 90th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

50.0% Rented ◂ +28.8 pts 21.2%

27.3% Owned with a mortgage +18.7 pts ▸ 46.1%

19.4% Owned outright +11.1 pts ▸ 30.5%

2.3% Not stated ◂ +0.9 pts 1.4%

1.0% Other tenure ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Types of homes

57.8% Separate house +40.6 pts ▸ 98.4%

21.4% Flat or apartment ◂ +20.8 pts 0.5%

20.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +19.6 pts 0.9%

0.1% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

45.5% 3 bedrooms +4.4 pts ▸ 49.9%

19.7% 4 bedrooms +14.2 pts ▸ 33.9%

22.9% 2 bedrooms ◂ +20.0 pts 3.0%

5.7% 5 or more +5.4 pts ▸ 11.1%

3.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.5 pts 0.7%

0.5% Studio / none ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

45.2% $350–$549 +26.0 pts ▸ 71.2%

36.1% $200–$349 ◂ +25.7 pts 10.4%

12.8% Under $200 ◂ +10.4 pts 2.5%

2.3% $550–$749 +8.6 pts ▸ 11.0%

0.4% $750 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 1.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

35.6% $1,800–$2,999 +5.8 pts ▸ 41.4%

32.8% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +10.6 pts 22.2%

11.6% $3,000 or more +5.3 pts ▸ 17.0%

13.5% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.4 pts 12.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +47 more in Mount Druitt - Whalan

127 89th pct 80 80th pct

Stops/1k in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +1.53 more in Mount Druitt - Whalan

5.54 68th pct 4.01 45th pct

Departures/1k in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +926.3 more in Mount Druitt - Whalan

2,251.0 86th pct 1,324.7 69th pct

PT routes in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +20 more in Mount Druitt - Whalan

25 86th pct 5 36th pct

Stop walk in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +1 longer in St Clair

0 0th pct 1 7th pct

Drive to city in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +1 longer in St Clair

32 60th pct 33 61st pct

Reach 30 min in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +21,512 more in Mount Druitt - Whalan

41,454 83rd pct 19,942 61st pct

Reach 45 min in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +115,640 more in Mount Druitt - Whalan

178,014 84th pct 62,374 60th pct

Transit to city in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair

81 88th pct —

How people get to work

46.7% Car (driver) +3.3 pts ▸ 50.1%

20.6% Worked at home +3.7 pts ▸ 24.3%

5.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +2.1 pts 3.6%

3.9% Train ◂ +3.2 pts 0.7%

1.3% Walked ◂ +0.8 pts 0.5%

1.0% Bus ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

0.1% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

42.8% 1 vehicle ◂ +16.4 pts 26.5%

29.1% 2 vehicles +12.8 pts ▸ 41.9%

9.5% 3 vehicles +8.0 pts ▸ 17.5%

13.0% No vehicle ◂ +10.0 pts 3.0%

5.5% 4 or more +5.5 pts ▸ 11.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.7 pts 11.9%

11.8% Retail trade ◂ +0.5 pts 11.3%

7.0% Construction +4.3 pts ▸ 11.4%

10.6% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.2 pts 9.4%

8.6% Manufacturing ◂ +0.2 pts 8.4%

5.7% Education & training +1.3 pts ▸ 6.9%

4.8% Public administration & safety +1.2 pts ▸ 6.0%

5.4% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.9 pts 4.5%

4.9% Professional & technical ◂ +0.9 pts 4.1%

3.7% Wholesale trade +0.4 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.4% Finance & insurance +0.7 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.9% Administrative & support ◂ +1.1 pts 2.8%

Occupations people work in

18.2% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +4.9 pts 13.3%

13.8% Clerical & administrative +4.1 pts ▸ 17.9%

15.0% Professionals ◂ +1.1 pts 13.8%

10.6% Technicians & trades +3.9 pts ▸ 14.5%

12.8% Labourers ◂ +3.1 pts 9.7%

12.5% Community & personal service ◂ +2.5 pts 10.0%

6.3% Managers +3.2 pts ▸ 9.5%

8.3% Sales workers +0.8 pts ▸ 9.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +4 higher in St Clair

1 0th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +4 higher in St Clair

1 0th pct 5 43rd pct

IER decile in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +7 higher in St Clair

1 0th pct 8 71st pct

IEO decile in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +1 higher in St Clair

2 14th pct 3 29th pct

IRSAD score in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +93 higher in St Clair

883 9th pct 976 41st pct

ERP in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +3,849 higher in Mount Druitt - Whalan

24,378 89th pct 20,529 87th pct

Growth in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +2.8 pts higher in Mount Druitt - Whalan

5.2% 56th pct 2.3% 31st pct

Businesses in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +379 higher in Mount Druitt - Whalan

1,619 79th pct 1,240 67th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +17 higher in Mount Druitt - Whalan

954 58th pct 937 56th pct

Max temp in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +0.1 higher in Mount Druitt - Whalan

25.4 69th pct 25.3 68th pct

Min temp in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +0.1 higher in Mount Druitt - Whalan

11.2 42nd pct 11.1 40th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +1.0 higher in Mount Druitt - Whalan

7.6 81st pct 6.5 67th pct

Types ≤15 min in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +0.8 more in Mount Druitt - Whalan

7.3 81st pct 6.6 70th pct

15-min city in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +8.0 pts higher in Mount Druitt - Whalan

97.1% 81st pct 89.1% 70th pct

Walk to shops in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +32.1 pts higher in Mount Druitt - Whalan

95.5% 82nd pct 63.4% 51st pct

Walk to transit in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +0.7 pts higher in Mount Druitt - Whalan

99.8% 83rd pct 99.1% 71st pct

Walk to school in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +1.9 pts higher in Mount Druitt - Whalan

98.0% 83rd pct 96.2% 79th pct

Walk to a park in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair even

100.0% 72nd pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +7.4 pts higher in St Clair

82.3% 78th pct 89.6% 83rd pct

Amenities/1k in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +0.6 more in Mount Druitt - Whalan

12.0 37th pct 11.4 33rd pct

Intersections/km² in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +115 higher in Mount Druitt - Whalan

348 87th pct 233 75th pct

Mean slope in Mount Druitt - Whalan in St Clair +0.8 pts higher in Mount Druitt - Whalan

4.6% 37th pct 3.8% 23rd pct

Compare Mount Druitt - Whalan with nearby areas

Colyton - Oxley Park Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton Hassall Grove - Plumpton Rooty Hill - Minchinbury St Marys - North St Marys Lethbridge Park - Tregear St Clair Glendenning - Dean Park

Compare St Clair with nearby areas

Erskine Park Colyton - Oxley Park St Marys - North St Marys Mount Druitt - Whalan Kingswood - Werrington Horsley Park - Kemps Creek Lethbridge Park - Tregear Rooty Hill - Minchinbury

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mount Druitt - Whalan vs St Clair [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/116031317/mount-druitt-whalan/vs/124051470/st-clair