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Potts Point - Woolloomooloo vs Woollahra

Name: Potts Point - Woolloomooloo vs Woollahra — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.2 km apart · Potts Point - Woolloomooloo profile · Woollahra profile

Potts Point - Woolloomooloo Woollahra

Potts Point - Woolloomooloo and Woollahra are neighbouring areas with very different housing and lifestyles. Potts Point - Woolloomooloo is dominated by apartments, where 60.6% of people live alone and 64.1% rent. In contrast, Woollahra has more space and stability, with 50.3% of homes having three or more bedrooms and 36.2% owned outright. This difference extends to families; Woollahra has a far higher share of children under 15 (15.5% compared to 4.2%) and more people caring for children unpaid (24.4% versus 7.8%).

Both areas share a very similar level of overall advantage, and typical weekly personal incomes are nearly identical at $1,534 in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo and $1,635 in Woollahra. However, some gaps are widening. The difference in high-income households has grown, with 47.2% of Woollahra households now earning $3,000 or more a week compared to 31.9% in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo. Similarly, the gap in home ownership and the number of people living alone has increased since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Living alone: 27.3 pts higher in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo Renting: 29.9 pts higher in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo 3+ bedrooms: 39.2 pts higher in Woollahra No car: 33.1 pts higher in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo Owned outright: 18.3 pts higher in Woollahra

Demographics & Identity

Population in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra +10,733 larger in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo gap steady

18,187 86th pct 7,454 37th pct

Median age in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra +3 yrs older in Woollahra gap narrowing

39 yrs 48th pct 42 yrs 64th pct

Age structure

47.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +18.4 pts 29.3%

25.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.3 pts 22.8%

16.2% Seniors (65+) +7.3 pts ▸ 23.5%

4.2% Children (0–14) +11.3 pts ▸ 15.5%

6.8% Youth (15–24) +2.0 pts ▸ 8.9%

Marital status

64.6% Never married ◂ +23.8 pts 40.8%

19.5% Married +22.0 pts ▸ 41.5%

10.1% Divorced even 10.1%

3.3% Widowed +2.1 pts ▸ 5.4%

2.5% Separated ◂ +0.3 pts 2.1%

Age & sex structure

Potts Point - Woolloomooloo Woollahra

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

53.8% Australia +9.5 pts ▸ 63.3%

5.9% England +0.8 pts ▸ 6.6%

3.9% New Zealand ◂ +1.0 pts 2.9%

1.0% South Africa +1.8 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.3% China +0.4 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.9% India ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

0.9% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.9% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.5% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

33.2% English +3.7 pts ▸ 36.9%

19.2% Australian +6.7 pts ▸ 25.9%

14.6% Irish +0.1 pts ▸ 14.7%

11.3% Scottish ◂ +0.2 pts 11.1%

4.7% Chinese +1.1 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.0% Italian ◂ +1.2 pts 3.8%

4.8% German ◂ +0.7 pts 4.1%

1.9% Greek +0.5 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.7% Indian +0.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.3% Dutch even 1.3%

1.3% Filipino ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%

0.8% Vietnamese even 0.8%

Language

Language used at home

72.2% English only +7.5 pts ▸ 79.7%

1.4% Mandarin +1.4 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.1% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

0.8% Cantonese even 0.8%

0.6% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.4% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.4% Tagalog even 0.3%

0.3% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

51.6% No religion ◂ +9.8 pts 41.8%

29.9% Christianity +10.3 pts ▸ 40.2%

11.6% Not stated ◂ +4.2 pts 7.3%

1.8% Judaism +5.9 pts ▸ 7.7%

2.5% Buddhism ◂ +1.0 pts 1.5%

1.1% Islam ◂ +0.7 pts 0.4%

1.0% Hinduism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

0.4% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra even

3 43rd pct 3 43rd pct

Schools/1k kids in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra +1.30 more in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo

3.89 78th pct 2.59 62nd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra +11 more in Woollahra

50 88th pct 61 91st pct

Students in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra +580 more in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo

1,443 49th pct 863 32nd pct

Avg size in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra +50 larger in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo

481 58th pct 432 51st pct

ICSEA in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra +99 higher in Woollahra

1,088 79th pct 1,186 100th pct

Highest year of school

77.7% Year 12 +6.4 pts ▸ 84.1%

6.2% Year 10 ◂ +0.6 pts 5.6%

3.4% Year 11 ◂ +1.2 pts 2.1%

2.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.6 pts 1.8%

Highest qualification level

40.6% Bachelor degree +6.7 pts ▸ 47.3%

19.1% Postgraduate degree +2.3 pts ▸ 21.4%

11.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.7 pts 9.7%

7.5% Certificate III / IV ◂ +2.4 pts 5.1%

4.1% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.3 pts 3.8%

0.6% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

Field of qualification

24.0% Management & commerce +4.1 pts ▸ 28.1%

20.0% Society & culture +2.1 pts ▸ 22.1%

11.2% Creative arts ◂ +2.0 pts 9.2%

6.5% Health +3.5 pts ▸ 10.0%

5.7% Engineering & related ◂ +1.2 pts 4.4%

3.6% Education +1.2 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.9% Architecture & building ◂ +0.3 pts 3.6%

3.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.8 pts 1.8%

3.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.4 pts 2.7%

2.7% Information technology ◂ +0.8 pts 1.9%

0.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

Income

Personal income in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra +$101 higher in Woollahra gap widening

$1,534 100th pct $1,635 100th pct

Household income in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra +$980 higher in Woollahra gap widening

$2,041 68th pct $3,021 98th pct

Family income in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra +$1,001 higher in Woollahra gap widening

$3,565 97th pct $4,566 100th pct

Household income distribution

23.3% $4,000 or more +14.5 pts ▸ 37.8%

29.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.8 pts 23.4%

22.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +8.6 pts 13.4%

13.0% Under $650 ◂ +3.2 pts 9.8%

8.6% $3,000–$3,999 +0.8 pts ▸ 9.4%

Personal income distribution

28.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.8 pts 25.4%

25.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.1 pts 20.5%

17.2% $3,000 or more +7.0 pts ▸ 24.2%

17.9% Under $650 +4.5 pts ▸ 22.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.3% Mental health ◂ +4.8 pts 5.5%

8.3% Other condition ◂ +1.4 pts 6.9%

7.1% Asthma ◂ +0.5 pts 6.6%

5.5% Arthritis +1.3 pts ▸ 6.8%

2.9% Heart disease +1.0 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.1% Cancer +0.3 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.3% Diabetes ◂ +0.1 pts 2.3%

1.2% Lung condition even 1.2%

0.7% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.8% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

63.4% None +5.5 pts ▸ 68.9%

18.7% One condition ◂ +1.6 pts 17.1%

4.8% Two conditions ◂ +0.5 pts 4.4%

1.8% Three or more ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra +226 larger in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo

250 60th pct 24 8th pct

Median age in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra even

34 yrs 93rd pct 34 yrs 93rd pct

Median income in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra +$779 higher in Woollahra

$762 71st pct $1,541 100th pct

Household income in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra +$666 higher in Woollahra

$1,458 34th pct $2,124 74th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra +0.7 larger in Woollahra gap widening

1.5 0th pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

67.5% Couples without children ◂ +33.2 pts 34.3%

21.7% Couples with children +31.1 pts ▸ 52.8%

9.3% One-parent families +2.1 pts ▸ 11.4%

1.5% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 1.5%

Household size

60.6% 1 person ◂ +27.3 pts 33.4%

31.5% 2 people +5.4 pts ▸ 36.9%

5.4% 3 people +8.0 pts ▸ 13.4%

2.0% 4 people +9.8 pts ▸ 11.8%

0.3% 5 people +3.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.2% 6 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra +$185 higher in Woollahra gap widening

$490 87th pct $675 100th pct

Mortgage in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra +$1,500 higher in Woollahra gap widening

$2,500 87th pct $4,000 100th pct

People / bedroom in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra +0.10 higher in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo gap steady

1.00 90th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

64.1% Rented ◂ +29.9 pts 34.2%

18.0% Owned outright +18.3 pts ▸ 36.2%

15.7% Owned with a mortgage +8.5 pts ▸ 24.2%

1.4% Other tenure +2.6 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.9% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

Types of homes

89.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +39.9 pts 49.3%

9.4% Townhouse / semi-detached +22.6 pts ▸ 32.0%

0.3% Separate house +17.9 pts ▸ 18.2%

0.6% Other dwelling ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

41.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +28.5 pts 12.8%

31.7% 2 bedrooms +3.4 pts ▸ 35.1%

9.1% 3 bedrooms +20.5 pts ▸ 29.7%

1.3% 4 bedrooms +14.0 pts ▸ 15.3%

15.0% Studio / none ◂ +14.1 pts 0.8%

0.6% 5 or more +4.7 pts ▸ 5.3%

Weekly rent distribution

18.1% $750 or more +21.0 pts ▸ 39.1%

35.9% $350–$549 ◂ +15.9 pts 20.0%

22.9% $550–$749 +9.3 pts ▸ 32.2%

15.4% $200–$349 ◂ +11.4 pts 4.1%

5.6% Under $200 ◂ +3.4 pts 2.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.5% $3,000 or more +21.1 pts ▸ 59.6%

26.7% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +15.0 pts 11.7%

15.5% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +8.2 pts 7.3%

13.1% Under $1,000 +0.5 pts ▸ 13.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra +10 more in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo

34 44th pct 24 34th pct

Stops/1k in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra +1.35 more in Woollahra

1.87 20th pct 3.22 34th pct

Departures/1k in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra +176.8 more in Woollahra

960.2 56th pct 1,137.0 62nd pct

PT routes in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra +2 more in Woollahra

8 52nd pct 10 62nd pct

Stop walk in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra +1 longer in Woollahra

1 7th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra +1 longer in Woollahra

6 2nd pct 7 5th pct

Reach 30 min in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra +62,424 more in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo

126,358 91st pct 63,934 87th pct

Reach 45 min in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra +301,351 more in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo

565,210 92nd pct 263,859 87th pct

Transit to city in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra +12 longer in Woollahra

20 0th pct 32 10th pct

How people get to work

55.6% Worked at home +4.5 pts ▸ 60.1%

10.0% Car (driver) +6.8 pts ▸ 16.8%

12.1% Walked ◂ +7.4 pts 4.6%

4.7% Train ◂ +1.9 pts 2.8%

0.9% Car (passenger) +0.8 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.4% Bus even 1.3%

1.0% Bicycle ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

Motor vehicles per home

41.3% 1 vehicle +10.4 pts ▸ 51.6%

49.8% No vehicle ◂ +33.1 pts 16.7%

7.4% 2 vehicles +19.1 pts ▸ 26.5%

0.9% 3 vehicles +2.7 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.6% 4 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

21.3% Professional & technical +1.0 pts ▸ 22.2%

11.0% Finance & insurance +3.1 pts ▸ 14.1%

9.2% Health care & social assistance +2.3 pts ▸ 11.5%

8.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +4.9 pts 3.7%

5.9% Education & training +0.8 pts ▸ 6.7%

5.9% Retail trade +0.4 pts ▸ 6.4%

5.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.1 pts 3.8%

4.7% Media & telecommunications ◂ +0.2 pts 4.5%

3.3% Construction +0.5 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.9% Rental & real estate +0.8 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.6% Administrative & support ◂ +0.4 pts 3.1%

3.2% Arts & recreation ◂ +0.6 pts 2.6%

Occupations people work in

43.0% Professionals +5.7 pts ▸ 48.8%

22.4% Managers +1.2 pts ▸ 23.6%

10.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.1 pts 8.7%

6.9% Community & personal service ◂ +2.1 pts 4.8%

5.6% Sales workers +1.0 pts ▸ 6.6%

5.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.4 pts 3.3%

2.7% Labourers ◂ +1.2 pts 1.5%

1.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.8 pts 0.5%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra even

10 100th pct 10 100th pct

IRSD decile in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra +2 higher in Woollahra

8 71st pct 10 100th pct

IER decile in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra +6 higher in Woollahra

1 0th pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra even

10 100th pct 10 100th pct

IRSAD score in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra +42 higher in Woollahra

1,134 94th pct 1,176 100th pct

ERP in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra +12,100 higher in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo

19,879 86th pct 7,779 36th pct

Growth in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra +3.9 pts higher in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo

7.8% 73rd pct 3.9% 44th pct

Businesses in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra +1,707 higher in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo

3,040 86th pct 1,333 71st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra +66 higher in Woollahra

1,419 87th pct 1,484 89th pct

Max temp in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra +0.5 higher in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo

23.4 46th pct 22.9 42nd pct

Min temp in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra +0.3 higher in Woollahra

13.7 71st pct 14.0 74th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra +0.6 higher in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo

9.7 100th pct 9.1 98th pct

Types ≤15 min in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra even

8.0 100th pct 8.0 100th pct

15-min city in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo in Woollahra even