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Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters vs Newtown

Name: Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters vs Newtown — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.5 km apart · Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters profile · Newtown profile

Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters Newtown

Newtown (NSW) and Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters are neighbouring Inner West areas with very different housing and lifestyles. Newtown is a high-density hub where 57.7% of homes are rented and 36.6% of people live alone. It has a high proportion of residents with no religion (66.0%) and many more people who do not own a car (31.7%). In contrast, Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters has a more suburban feel, with 41.7% of homes being separate houses and 51.7% having three or more bedrooms. It also has more families, with a higher share of children under 15 (15.1%) and people aged 65 and over (11.5%).

Both areas share a very similar typical weekly personal income, which sits around $1,230 to $1,310. They are also alike in their unemployment rates and the share of people working full-time. While Newtown is more connected with more intersections per square kilometre and a 1-minute walk to the nearest stop, Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters has more public transport stops per 1,000 people. In both places, a high number of residents were born overseas, though this is slightly more common in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters at 34.0%.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 36.7 pts higher in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters Renting: 21.4 pts higher in Newtown Population: 6,389 larger in Newtown 3+ bedrooms: 17.1 pts higher in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters No car: 16.5 pts higher in Newtown

Demographics & Identity

Population in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +6,389 larger in Newtown

8,278 42nd pct 14,667 75th pct

Median age in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +2 yrs older in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters

36 yrs 29th pct 34 yrs 14th pct

Age structure

42.6% Young adults (25–44) +3.5 pts ▸ 46.0%

22.1% Older adults (45–64) +1.1 pts ▸ 23.2%

15.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +5.4 pts 9.6%

8.8% Youth (15–24) +4.3 pts ▸ 13.1%

11.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.5 pts 8.0%

Marital status

52.4% Never married +13.8 pts ▸ 66.2%

34.4% Married ◂ +11.5 pts 22.9%

6.9% Divorced +0.3 pts ▸ 7.1%

3.3% Widowed ◂ +1.7 pts 1.6%

2.9% Separated ◂ +0.7 pts 2.2%

Age & sex structure

Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters Newtown

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

62.5% Australia +2.1 pts ▸ 64.6%

4.4% England +1.1 pts ▸ 5.6%

2.2% New Zealand +0.5 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.6% Vietnam ◂ +1.8 pts 0.8%

1.8% China ◂ +0.3 pts 1.5%

1.6% Philippines ◂ +0.9 pts 0.7%

1.0% India ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

0.5% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Nepal ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

29.6% English +5.1 pts ▸ 34.7%

25.2% Australian +1.8 pts ▸ 27.0%

12.6% Irish +3.9 pts ▸ 16.4%

9.0% Scottish +2.4 pts ▸ 11.3%

7.6% Chinese ◂ +1.5 pts 6.0%

3.7% German +1.1 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.8% Italian +0.5 pts ▸ 4.3%

4.0% Vietnamese ◂ +2.6 pts 1.3%

3.7% Greek ◂ +1.0 pts 2.7%

2.7% Filipino ◂ +1.4 pts 1.3%

2.1% Indian ◂ +0.4 pts 1.7%

1.3% Dutch +0.7 pts ▸ 2.0%

Language

Language used at home

69.7% English only +8.4 pts ▸ 78.2%

3.2% Vietnamese ◂ +2.3 pts 0.9%

2.8% Cantonese ◂ +1.7 pts 1.1%

2.5% Greek ◂ +1.2 pts 1.4%

1.7% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.8% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.6% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Tagalog ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.6% Hindi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

54.8% No religion +11.2 pts ▸ 66.0%

31.1% Christianity ◂ +9.7 pts 21.4%

5.3% Not stated +1.1 pts ▸ 6.4%

4.3% Buddhism ◂ +1.5 pts 2.8%

1.7% Islam ◂ +0.7 pts 1.0%

1.6% Hinduism ◂ +0.9 pts 0.7%

0.6% Judaism +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.6% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +3 more in Newtown

3 43rd pct 6 71st pct

Schools/1k kids in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +1.84 more in Newtown

2.41 59th pct 4.25 81st pct

Schools ≤3 km in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +3 more in Newtown

75 96th pct 78 97th pct

Students in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +619 more in Newtown

1,485 50th pct 2,104 64th pct

Avg size in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +144 larger in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters

495 60th pct 351 39th pct

ICSEA in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +33 higher in Newtown

1,096 82nd pct 1,129 91st pct

Highest year of school

75.4% Year 12 +7.2 pts ▸ 82.7%

9.7% Year 10 ◂ +3.4 pts 6.3%

6.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +4.1 pts 2.8%

3.6% Year 11 ◂ +0.7 pts 2.9%

Highest qualification level

41.9% Bachelor degree +2.6 pts ▸ 44.5%

16.4% Postgraduate degree +4.3 pts ▸ 20.7%

13.4% Certificate III / IV ◂ +4.5 pts 8.9%

12.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.9 pts 10.7%

4.1% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.6 pts ▸ 4.7%

1.4% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

Field of qualification

21.5% Management & commerce ◂ +3.8 pts 17.7%

15.8% Society & culture +3.8 pts ▸ 19.6%

14.1% Creative arts +1.8 pts ▸ 15.9%

7.4% Health +0.9 pts ▸ 8.3%

7.8% Engineering & related ◂ +1.7 pts 6.1%

5.7% Education ◂ +0.7 pts 5.0%

4.5% Natural & physical sciences +0.5 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.2% Architecture & building +0.1 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.9% Information technology ◂ +0.2 pts 3.7%

3.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.6 pts 2.9%

1.0% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +$76 higher in Newtown

$1,234 90th pct $1,310 93rd pct

Household income in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +$294 higher in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters

$2,619 91st pct $2,325 84th pct

Family income in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +$293 higher in Newtown

$3,092 90th pct $3,385 94th pct

Household income distribution

27.5% $1,500–$2,999 +0.8 pts ▸ 28.3%

26.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 25.0%

16.2% $650–$1,499 +1.6 pts ▸ 17.9%

16.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.8 pts 12.4%

9.2% Under $650 +2.1 pts ▸ 11.3%

Personal income distribution

29.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.2 pts 29.5%

28.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.1 pts 28.7%

28.1% Under $650 ◂ +3.5 pts 24.6%

9.2% $3,000 or more +2.5 pts ▸ 11.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.5% Mental health +3.8 pts ▸ 14.3%

8.2% Other condition +0.8 pts ▸ 9.0%

8.5% Asthma +0.4 pts ▸ 8.9%

5.3% Arthritis ◂ +0.5 pts 4.8%

3.2% Diabetes ◂ +1.1 pts 2.1%

2.0% Cancer +0.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

2.0% Heart disease even 2.0%

0.9% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.5% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

68.7% None ◂ +3.4 pts 65.2%

19.0% One condition +2.7 pts ▸ 21.7%

4.8% Two conditions +0.1 pts ▸ 4.9%

1.4% Three or more +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +36 larger in Newtown

155 45th pct 191 52nd pct

Median age in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +2 yrs older in Newtown

29 yrs 81st pct 31 yrs 88th pct

Median income in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +$135 higher in Newtown

$772 72nd pct $907 84th pct

Household income in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +$436 higher in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters

$2,449 87th pct $2,013 68th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +0.4 larger in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters

2.5 43rd pct 2.1 11th pct

Family composition

52.3% Couples with children ◂ +8.4 pts 43.8%

33.6% Couples without children +11.4 pts ▸ 45.0%

12.4% One-parent families ◂ +3.1 pts 9.3%

1.8% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

Household size

37.6% 2 people ◂ +1.1 pts 36.5%

22.3% 1 person +14.3 pts ▸ 36.6%

19.1% 3 people ◂ +4.2 pts 14.9%

15.0% 4 people ◂ +5.4 pts 9.6%

3.9% 5 people ◂ +1.9 pts 2.0%

2.1% 6 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 0.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +$80 higher in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters

$630 100th pct $550 93rd pct

Mortgage in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +$100 higher in Newtown

$2,900 94th pct $3,000 96th pct

People / bedroom in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown even

1.00 90th pct 1.00 90th pct

How homes are owned or rented

36.3% Rented +21.4 pts ▸ 57.7%

37.4% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +14.0 pts 23.5%

24.2% Owned outright ◂ +7.1 pts 17.1%

1.2% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

0.9% Other tenure +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

Types of homes

35.4% Townhouse / semi-detached +16.6 pts ▸ 52.0%

41.7% Separate house ◂ +36.7 pts 5.0%

21.5% Flat or apartment +18.2 pts ▸ 39.7%

1.2% Other dwelling +1.6 pts ▸ 2.8%

Bedrooms per home

38.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.3 pts 35.8%

37.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +11.9 pts 25.2%

8.4% 1 bedroom +13.2 pts ▸ 21.6%

11.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +3.9 pts 7.7%

0.9% Studio / none +5.9 pts ▸ 6.8%

3.1% 5 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 1.7%

Weekly rent distribution

38.5% $550–$749 ◂ +11.5 pts 27.0%

20.9% $350–$549 +9.2 pts ▸ 30.1%

27.3% $750 or more ◂ +5.0 pts 22.3%

7.8% $200–$349 +5.3 pts ▸ 13.1%

1.6% Under $200 +4.1 pts ▸ 5.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

46.3% $3,000 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 48.0%

27.8% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +4.3 pts 23.5%

12.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +0.6 pts 12.1%

8.3% Under $1,000 +3.4 pts ▸ 11.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +15 more in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters

43 52nd pct 28 38th pct

Stops/1k in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +3.29 more in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters

5.19 63rd pct 1.91 20th pct

Departures/1k in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +253.7 more in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters

3,617.3 88th pct 3,363.6 87th pct

PT routes in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +3 more in Newtown

17 82nd pct 20 86th pct

Stop walk in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +3 longer in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters

4 43rd pct 1 7th pct

Drive to city in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +2 longer in Newtown

11 14th pct 13 20th pct

Reach 30 min in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +156,372 more in Newtown

61,629 87th pct 218,001 97th pct

Reach 45 min in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +348,066 more in Newtown

339,198 88th pct 687,264 95th pct

Transit to city in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +4 longer in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters

32 10th pct 28 7th pct

How people get to work

49.8% Worked at home +5.1 pts ▸ 54.9%

21.3% Car (driver) ◂ +7.6 pts 13.7%

3.4% Walked +4.0 pts ▸ 7.4%

5.3% Train ◂ +1.3 pts 4.0%

1.3% Bicycle +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.4 pts 1.2%

1.2% Bus +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

Motor vehicles per home

54.1% 1 vehicle ◂ +3.3 pts 50.8%

15.1% No vehicle +16.5 pts ▸ 31.7%

24.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +9.7 pts 14.3%

4.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.4 pts 2.4%

2.0% 4 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 0.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.1% Professional & technical +3.5 pts ▸ 17.6%

11.0% Health care & social assistance +0.9 pts ▸ 12.0%

9.8% Education & training +1.0 pts ▸ 10.8%

7.4% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.6 pts 6.8%

7.0% Public administration & safety even 7.0%

5.8% Accommodation & food +1.1 pts ▸ 6.9%

6.8% Retail trade ◂ +0.3 pts 6.6%

4.8% Media & telecommunications +0.9 pts ▸ 5.7%

5.7% Construction ◂ +1.7 pts 4.0%

4.6% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.8 pts 2.7%

3.0% Arts & recreation +0.6 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.5% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

Occupations people work in

36.4% Professionals +8.6 pts ▸ 45.0%

18.9% Managers ◂ +1.4 pts 17.4%

12.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.0 pts 10.8%

9.1% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.1 pts 7.1%

7.1% Community & personal service +0.8 pts ▸ 7.8%

6.2% Sales workers ◂ +0.6 pts 5.5%

4.7% Labourers ◂ +1.7 pts 3.0%

3.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.4 pts 1.9%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown even

10 100th pct 10 100th pct

IRSD decile in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +1 higher in Newtown

8 71st pct 9 86th pct

IER decile in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +4 higher in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters

6 57th pct 2 14th pct

IEO decile in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +1 higher in Newtown

9 86th pct 10 100th pct

IRSAD score in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +27 higher in Newtown

1,116 90th pct 1,143 96th pct

ERP in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +6,600 higher in Newtown

8,976 43rd pct 15,576 73rd pct

Growth in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +2.8 pts higher in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters

7.6% 72nd pct 4.8% 52nd pct

Businesses in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +566 higher in Newtown

1,194 65th pct 1,760 83rd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +74 higher in Newtown

1,316 82nd pct 1,390 86th pct

Max temp in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +0.3 higher in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters

23.6 49th pct 23.4 46th pct

Min temp in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +0.6 higher in Newtown

13.2 66th pct 13.7 72nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +1.3 higher in Newtown

8.4 90th pct 9.7 100th pct

Types ≤15 min in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +0.4 more in Newtown

7.6 85th pct 8.0 100th pct

15-min city in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown even

99.9% 95th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to shops in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +0.3 pts higher in Newtown

99.7% 98th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to transit in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown even

99.9% 84th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +2.5 pts higher in Newtown

97.5% 82nd pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to a park in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown even

100.0% 70th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +33.2 pts higher in Newtown

66.8% 67th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Amenities/1k in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +0.5 more in Newtown

15.0 55th pct 15.5 57th pct

Intersections/km² in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +274 higher in Newtown

259 78th pct 534 94th pct

Mean slope in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters in Newtown +0.2 pts higher in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters

5.6% 55th pct 5.3% 51st pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters vs Newtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/117021328/sydenham-tempe-st-peters/vs/117031640/newtown