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Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay vs Mosman - South
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.7 km apart · Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay profile · Mosman - South profile
Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay Mosman - South
Mosman - South and Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay are neighbouring suburbs with high incomes and a typical resident age of 44. There are clear differences in their housing and beliefs; Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay has a far higher share of homes with three or more bedrooms (65.4% compared to 53.3%) and far more walkable amenities per 1,000 people (47.2 versus 16.3). Mosman - South is more likely to have residents who identify with no religion (40.6% compared to 28.7%) and a higher share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher (56.1% versus 48.5%).
Both areas are very similar in their typical weekly family income of around $4,500, yet the gap in population growth is widening. Mosman - South has grown by 2.2% since 2021, while Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay has seen a fall of 1.6%. They share a high proportion of children under 15 (17.2%) and nearly identical levels of school advantage, though Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay has a higher share of homes owned outright (42.3% compared to 36.0%).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 11,712
- First area, 2016: 11,840
- First area, 2021: 11,924
- Second area, 2021: 14,565
- First area, 2011: 39 yrs
- First area, 2016: 41 yrs
- First area, 2021: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 44 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 Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay: 1.7% males, 2.3% females; 85+ in Mosman - South: 1.0% males, 1.7% females
- 80–84 in Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay: 1.3% males, 1.8% females; 80–84 in Mosman - South: 1.2% males, 1.3% females
- 75–79 in Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay: 1.8% males, 2.4% females; 75–79 in Mosman - South: 2.0% males, 2.5% females
- 70–74 in Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay: 2.6% males, 2.7% females; 70–74 in Mosman - South: 2.1% males, 3.0% females
- 65–69 in Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay: 2.4% males, 2.7% females; 65–69 in Mosman - South: 2.4% males, 2.9% females
- 60–64 in Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay: 2.7% males, 3.2% females; 60–64 in Mosman - South: 3.0% males, 3.3% females
- 55–59 in Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay: 3.4% males, 3.6% females; 55–59 in Mosman - South: 3.1% males, 3.8% females
- 50–54 in Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay: 3.6% males, 4.2% females; 50–54 in Mosman - South: 3.6% males, 4.3% females
- 45–49 in Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay: 3.4% males, 4.0% females; 45–49 in Mosman - South: 3.4% males, 4.4% females
- 40–44 in Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay: 2.7% males, 3.1% females; 40–44 in Mosman - South: 3.0% males, 3.6% females
- 35–39 in Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay: 2.2% males, 2.7% females; 35–39 in Mosman - South: 2.7% males, 3.4% females
- 30–34 in Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay: 2.1% males, 2.6% females; 30–34 in Mosman - South: 2.6% males, 3.0% females
- 25–29 in Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay: 2.3% males, 2.1% females; 25–29 in Mosman - South: 1.9% males, 2.5% females
- 20–24 in Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay: 3.0% males, 2.8% females; 20–24 in Mosman - South: 2.5% males, 2.6% females
- 15–19 in Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay: 3.8% males, 3.6% females; 15–19 in Mosman - South: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 10–14 in Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay: 3.6% males, 3.8% females; 10–14 in Mosman - South: 3.6% males, 3.4% females
- 5–9 in Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay: 2.8% males, 2.8% females; 5–9 in Mosman - South: 2.7% males, 2.9% females
- 0–4 in Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay: 2.1% males, 2.1% females; 0–4 in Mosman - South: 2.3% males, 2.2% 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: $980
- First area, 2016: $1,159
- First area, 2021: $1,450
- Second area, 2021: $1,510
- First area, 2011: $2,524
- First area, 2016: $2,898
- First area, 2021: $3,469
- Second area, 2021: $2,966
- First area, 2011: $2,779
- First area, 2016: $3,603
- First area, 2021: $4,590
- Second area, 2021: $4,569
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: 2.7
- First area, 2016: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $550
- First area, 2016: $650
- First area, 2021: $713
- Second area, 2021: $580
- First area, 2011: $3,289
- First area, 2016: $3,467
- First area, 2021: $4,195
- Second area, 2021: $4,000
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- 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). Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay vs Mosman - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/118011346/rose-bay-vaucluse-watsons-bay/vs/121041689/mosman-south