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Glebe - Forest Lodge vs Balmain
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.5 km apart · Glebe - Forest Lodge profile · Balmain profile
Glebe - Forest Lodge Balmain
Glebe - Forest Lodge and Balmain are neighbouring inner-city areas with very different housing and income profiles. Balmain is wealthier, with 49.5% of households earning $3,000 or more a week compared to 33.6% in Glebe - Forest Lodge. Homes in Balmain are also larger and more likely to be owned outright, while Glebe - Forest Lodge is far more transient, with 62% of homes rented and 56.8% of people moving in within the last five years. Glebe - Forest Lodge is more linguistically diverse, with 25.4% of people using another language at home, far higher than the 11.5% in Balmain.
Daily life in both areas is similar in terms of transport and health, as both have almost identical numbers of public transport stops and similar rates of long-term health conditions. However, the differences between them are often growing. The gap in home ownership and high incomes has widened since 2011, and the typical resident in Balmain has become noticeably older than those in Glebe - Forest Lodge.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 16,576
- First area, 2016: 19,609
- First area, 2021: 20,262
- Second area, 2011: 14,752
- Second area, 2016: 15,687
- Second area, 2021: 15,579
- First area, 2011: 34 yrs
- First area, 2016: 33 yrs
- First area, 2021: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 43 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 Balmain: 0.6% males, 0.7% females
- 80–84 in Glebe - Forest Lodge: 0.6% males, 0.7% females; 80–84 in Balmain: 0.8% males, 0.9% females
- 75–79 in Glebe - Forest Lodge: 1.1% males, 1.2% females; 75–79 in Balmain: 1.8% males, 1.9% females
- 70–74 in Glebe - Forest Lodge: 1.9% males, 1.9% females; 70–74 in Balmain: 2.5% males, 2.8% females
- 65–69 in Glebe - Forest Lodge: 1.9% males, 2.5% females; 65–69 in Balmain: 2.6% males, 3.0% females
- 60–64 in Glebe - Forest Lodge: 2.5% males, 2.8% females; 60–64 in Balmain: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 55–59 in Glebe - Forest Lodge: 2.8% males, 2.8% females; 55–59 in Balmain: 3.5% males, 3.8% females
- 50–54 in Glebe - Forest Lodge: 2.8% males, 2.9% females; 50–54 in Balmain: 4.0% males, 4.1% females
- 45–49 in Glebe - Forest Lodge: 3.1% males, 3.3% females; 45–49 in Balmain: 3.9% males, 4.5% females
- 40–44 in Glebe - Forest Lodge: 3.8% males, 3.6% females; 40–44 in Balmain: 3.8% males, 4.4% females
- 35–39 in Glebe - Forest Lodge: 5.0% males, 4.9% females; 35–39 in Balmain: 3.6% males, 4.1% females
- 30–34 in Glebe - Forest Lodge: 6.3% males, 5.9% females; 30–34 in Balmain: 3.2% males, 3.5% females
- 25–29 in Glebe - Forest Lodge: 5.9% males, 6.7% females; 25–29 in Balmain: 2.3% males, 2.6% females
- 20–24 in Glebe - Forest Lodge: 4.2% males, 5.2% females; 20–24 in Balmain: 1.7% males, 1.9% females
- 15–19 in Glebe - Forest Lodge: 1.4% males, 1.6% females; 15–19 in Balmain: 2.4% males, 2.1% females
- 10–14 in Glebe - Forest Lodge: 1.5% males, 1.2% females; 10–14 in Balmain: 3.0% males, 2.7% females
- 5–9 in Glebe - Forest Lodge: 1.6% males, 1.6% females; 5–9 in Balmain: 2.8% males, 2.8% females
- 0–4 in Glebe - Forest Lodge: 2.0% males, 2.0% females; 0–4 in Balmain: 2.8% males, 2.7% 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, 2011: $1,242
- Second area, 2016: $1,376
- Second area, 2021: $1,592
- First area, 2011: $1,523
- First area, 2016: $1,814
- First area, 2021: $2,080
- Second area, 2011: $2,544
- Second area, 2016: $2,673
- Second area, 2021: $3,149
- First area, 2011: $2,371
- First area, 2016: $2,572
- First area, 2021: $3,202
- Second area, 2011: $2,907
- Second area, 2016: $3,720
- Second area, 2021: $4,603
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, 2011: 2.2
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.2
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $400
- First area, 2016: $508
- First area, 2021: $505
- Second area, 2011: $500
- Second area, 2016: $600
- Second area, 2021: $640
- First area, 2011: $2,750
- First area, 2016: $2,600
- First area, 2021: $2,949
- Second area, 2011: $3,121
- Second area, 2016: $3,033
- Second area, 2021: $4,000
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.10
- First area, 2021: 1.00
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
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 Balmain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/117031331/glebe-forest-lodge/vs/120021387/balmain