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Erskineville - Alexandria vs Waterloo
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 1.8 km apart · Erskineville - Alexandria profile · Waterloo profile
Erskineville - Alexandria Waterloo
Erskineville - Alexandria and Waterloo are neighbouring inner-city areas with distinct profiles. Erskineville - Alexandria has a more affluent and educated population, with 60% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher and 45.6% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. In contrast, Waterloo is far more diverse and has a higher proportion of renters, with 72.7% of homes rented and 54.2% of people born overseas. Waterloo also has a much higher share of people using another language at home, at 39.5% compared to 20% in Erskineville - Alexandria.
Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011, remaining highly mobile with over 60% of residents moving in the last five years. They are equally accessible, with every home within a 10-minute walk of public transport and a 15-minute walk of a park. While they share these urban conveniences, the gap in household incomes and educational attainment remains wide, and Erskineville - Alexandria continues to have a far higher share of working or looking for work at 81.4% compared to 64.2% in Waterloo.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 13,898
- First area, 2016: 16,233
- First area, 2021: 19,126
- Second area, 2021: 16,379
- First area, 2011: 33 yrs
- First area, 2016: 34 yrs
- First area, 2021: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 33 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 Erskineville - Alexandria: 0.2% males, 0.3% females; 85+ in Waterloo: 0.6% males, 0.7% females
- 80–84 in Erskineville - Alexandria: 0.3% males, 0.3% females; 80–84 in Waterloo: 0.8% males, 0.7% females
- 75–79 in Erskineville - Alexandria: 0.4% males, 0.5% females; 75–79 in Waterloo: 1.0% males, 0.8% females
- 70–74 in Erskineville - Alexandria: 0.8% males, 0.9% females; 70–74 in Waterloo: 1.5% males, 1.2% females
- 65–69 in Erskineville - Alexandria: 1.2% males, 1.1% females; 65–69 in Waterloo: 1.6% males, 1.5% females
- 60–64 in Erskineville - Alexandria: 1.8% males, 1.6% females; 60–64 in Waterloo: 2.0% males, 1.7% females
- 55–59 in Erskineville - Alexandria: 2.5% males, 2.0% females; 55–59 in Waterloo: 2.2% males, 1.7% females
- 50–54 in Erskineville - Alexandria: 3.3% males, 2.4% females; 50–54 in Waterloo: 2.7% males, 1.8% females
- 45–49 in Erskineville - Alexandria: 3.9% males, 3.3% females; 45–49 in Waterloo: 2.7% males, 1.7% females
- 40–44 in Erskineville - Alexandria: 5.0% males, 4.3% females; 40–44 in Waterloo: 4.1% males, 2.8% females
- 35–39 in Erskineville - Alexandria: 7.0% males, 6.2% females; 35–39 in Waterloo: 6.6% males, 4.9% females
- 30–34 in Erskineville - Alexandria: 8.8% males, 8.4% females; 30–34 in Waterloo: 9.6% males, 8.5% females
- 25–29 in Erskineville - Alexandria: 7.4% males, 7.7% females; 25–29 in Waterloo: 9.0% males, 8.6% females
- 20–24 in Erskineville - Alexandria: 2.6% males, 3.0% females; 20–24 in Waterloo: 4.8% males, 4.8% females
- 15–19 in Erskineville - Alexandria: 1.0% males, 1.0% females; 15–19 in Waterloo: 0.9% males, 0.9% females
- 10–14 in Erskineville - Alexandria: 1.4% males, 1.2% females; 10–14 in Waterloo: 0.8% males, 0.8% females
- 5–9 in Erskineville - Alexandria: 1.7% males, 1.7% females; 5–9 in Waterloo: 1.1% males, 0.9% females
- 0–4 in Erskineville - Alexandria: 2.6% males, 2.2% females; 0–4 in Waterloo: 2.1% males, 2.0% 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, 2011: $1,182
- First area, 2016: $1,360
- First area, 2021: $1,669
- Second area, 2021: $1,172
- First area, 2011: $2,183
- First area, 2016: $2,447
- First area, 2021: $2,825
- Second area, 2021: $2,028
- First area, 2011: $2,593
- First area, 2016: $2,955
- First area, 2021: $3,685
- Second area, 2021: $2,699
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, 2011: 2.0
- First area, 2016: 2.1
- First area, 2021: 2.0
- Second area, 2021: 1.8
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $495
- First area, 2016: $600
- First area, 2021: $591
- Second area, 2021: $530
- First area, 2011: $2,600
- First area, 2016: $2,500
- First area, 2021: $2,752
- Second area, 2021: $2,500
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.10
- First area, 2021: 1.10
- Second area, 2021: 1.10
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). Erskineville - Alexandria vs Waterloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/117031330/erskineville-alexandria/vs/117031647/waterloo