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Glebe - Forest Lodge vs Ultimo
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 1.3 km apart · Glebe - Forest Lodge profile · Ultimo profile
Glebe - Forest Lodge Ultimo
Glebe - Forest Lodge and Ultimo are neighbouring inner-city areas with very different profiles. Ultimo is a hub for international arrivals, where 66.2% of people were born overseas and 58.0% use a language other than English at home. In contrast, Glebe - Forest Lodge is more affluent, with 26.2% of people earning $2,000 or more a week and a typical weekly personal income that is $458 higher than in Ultimo. Glebe - Forest Lodge also has a noticeably older population, with a typical resident aged 36 compared to 30 in Ultimo.
Both areas have tracked in different directions recently, with Ultimo seeing much faster growth as its population rose by 39.7% since 2021, compared to 6.4% in Glebe - Forest Lodge. Despite this, they share a high standard of living, with both scoring 10 for education and job skills. Everyday life is similar in both places, as every single home in both areas is located within a 15-minute walk of key amenities. They also share very similar typical weekly rents, which sit at $505 in Glebe - Forest Lodge and $500 in Ultimo.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 16,576
- First area, 2016: 19,609
- First area, 2021: 20,262
- Second area, 2021: 7,410
- First area, 2011: 34 yrs
- First area, 2016: 33 yrs
- First area, 2021: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 30 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 Glebe - Forest Lodge: 0.3% males, 0.6% females; 85+ in Ultimo: 0.3% males, 0.5% females
- 80–84 in Glebe - Forest Lodge: 0.6% males, 0.7% females; 80–84 in Ultimo: 0.4% males, 0.4% females
- 75–79 in Glebe - Forest Lodge: 1.1% males, 1.2% females; 75–79 in Ultimo: 0.5% males, 0.4% females
- 70–74 in Glebe - Forest Lodge: 1.9% males, 1.9% females; 70–74 in Ultimo: 0.9% males, 0.7% females
- 65–69 in Glebe - Forest Lodge: 1.9% males, 2.5% females; 65–69 in Ultimo: 1.2% males, 1.2% females
- 60–64 in Glebe - Forest Lodge: 2.5% males, 2.8% females; 60–64 in Ultimo: 1.2% males, 1.1% females
- 55–59 in Glebe - Forest Lodge: 2.8% males, 2.8% females; 55–59 in Ultimo: 1.5% males, 1.5% females
- 50–54 in Glebe - Forest Lodge: 2.8% males, 2.9% females; 50–54 in Ultimo: 2.0% males, 1.7% females
- 45–49 in Glebe - Forest Lodge: 3.1% males, 3.3% females; 45–49 in Ultimo: 2.3% males, 2.1% females
- 40–44 in Glebe - Forest Lodge: 3.8% males, 3.6% females; 40–44 in Ultimo: 3.8% males, 3.0% females
- 35–39 in Glebe - Forest Lodge: 5.0% males, 4.9% females; 35–39 in Ultimo: 5.5% males, 5.0% females
- 30–34 in Glebe - Forest Lodge: 6.3% males, 5.9% females; 30–34 in Ultimo: 8.1% males, 7.9% females
- 25–29 in Glebe - Forest Lodge: 5.9% males, 6.7% females; 25–29 in Ultimo: 10.2% males, 9.6% females
- 20–24 in Glebe - Forest Lodge: 4.2% males, 5.2% females; 20–24 in Ultimo: 8.5% males, 8.7% females
- 15–19 in Glebe - Forest Lodge: 1.4% males, 1.6% females; 15–19 in Ultimo: 1.6% males, 2.0% females
- 10–14 in Glebe - Forest Lodge: 1.5% males, 1.2% females; 10–14 in Ultimo: 0.6% males, 0.8% females
- 5–9 in Glebe - Forest Lodge: 1.6% males, 1.6% females; 5–9 in Ultimo: 1.0% males, 1.2% females
- 0–4 in Glebe - Forest Lodge: 2.0% males, 2.0% females; 0–4 in Ultimo: 1.5% males, 1.4% 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: $859
- First area, 2016: $950
- First area, 2021: $1,230
- Second area, 2021: $772
- First area, 2011: $1,523
- First area, 2016: $1,814
- First area, 2021: $2,080
- Second area, 2021: $1,805
- First area, 2011: $2,371
- First area, 2016: $2,572
- First area, 2021: $3,202
- Second area, 2021: $2,197
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: 2.0
- First area, 2021: 1.9
- Second area, 2021: 2.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $400
- First area, 2016: $508
- First area, 2021: $505
- Second area, 2021: $500
- First area, 2011: $2,750
- First area, 2016: $2,600
- First area, 2021: $2,949
- Second area, 2021: $2,500
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.10
- First area, 2021: 1.00
- Second area, 2021: 1.20
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). Glebe - Forest Lodge vs Ultimo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/117031331/glebe-forest-lodge/vs/117031646/ultimo