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Malabar - La Perouse vs Matraville - Chifley

Name: Malabar - La Perouse vs Matraville - Chifley — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 1.6 km apart · Malabar - La Perouse profile · Matraville - Chifley profile

Malabar - La Perouse Matraville - Chifley

Matraville - Chifley and Malabar - La Perouse are neighbouring areas in Sydney's east. Matraville - Chifley is more populous and has a younger feel, with 18.9% of residents under 15. It is more connected for pedestrians, with typical walks to the nearest transport stop taking just 2 minutes. In contrast, Malabar - La Perouse is older and more car-dependent; the typical walk to a stop takes 18 minutes, and 21.5% of residents are aged 65 and over. There are also notable differences among First Nations residents, who are far older in Malabar - La Perouse and have a much lower rate of Year 12 completion compared to those in Matraville - Chifley.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people who need help with daily activities. They are also very similar in other ways, such as typical weekly household incomes and the share of homes owned outright. While Malabar - La Perouse has a higher rate of people working from home, Matraville - Chifley has a higher share of adults working or looking for work.

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Where they differ most

Under 15: 3.8 pts higher in Matraville - Chifley 3+ bedrooms: 9.7 pts higher in Matraville - Chifley Participation: 9.2 pts higher in Matraville - Chifley Household size: 0.3 larger in Matraville - Chifley One-parent: 3.7 pts higher in Matraville - Chifley

Demographics & Identity

Population in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +2,802 larger in Matraville - Chifley

10,610 56th pct 13,412 69th pct

Median age in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +2 yrs older in Malabar - La Perouse

44 yrs 75th pct 42 yrs 64th pct

Age structure

27.7% Older adults (45–64) +0.4 pts ▸ 28.1%

26.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.1 pts 23.0%

21.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.7 pts 17.9%

15.1% Children (0–14) +3.8 pts ▸ 18.9%

9.5% Youth (15–24) +2.5 pts ▸ 12.0%

Marital status

45.8% Married +1.2 pts ▸ 46.9%

37.3% Never married ◂ +0.4 pts 36.9%

8.4% Divorced ◂ +0.4 pts 7.9%

5.9% Widowed ◂ +0.7 pts 5.2%

2.8% Separated +0.3 pts ▸ 3.1%

Age & sex structure

Malabar - La Perouse Matraville - Chifley

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

63.9% Australia ◂ +2.2 pts 61.7%

4.6% England ◂ +1.2 pts 3.3%

2.3% China even 2.3%

1.9% New Zealand even 1.9%

0.8% South Africa +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.7% Philippines +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.5% Italy +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.8% India even 0.8%

0.3% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

26.2% English ◂ +2.1 pts 24.1%

21.9% Australian +2.1 pts ▸ 24.0%

12.6% Irish ◂ +0.4 pts 12.3%

6.8% Chinese +2.6 pts ▸ 9.4%

6.7% Scottish ◂ +0.5 pts 6.2%

4.5% Italian +1.3 pts ▸ 5.8%

4.0% Greek +0.8 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.1% German ◂ +0.9 pts 2.2%

0.9% Filipino +0.6 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.3% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.4% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.7% Dutch even 0.6%

Language

Language used at home

64.8% English only +2.2 pts ▸ 67.0%

1.6% Cantonese +1.3 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.1% Greek +0.5 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.4% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.8% Italian +0.7 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.6% Arabic +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Hindi even 0.2%

0.1% Punjabi even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

50.2% Christianity +8.9 pts ▸ 59.1%

28.6% No religion ◂ +2.4 pts 26.3%

16.5% Not stated ◂ +10.0 pts 6.6%

1.8% Judaism +1.5 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.2% Buddhism +0.7 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.9% Islam +0.8 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.5% Hinduism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +1 more in Matraville - Chifley

3 43rd pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +0.29 more in Malabar - La Perouse

1.87 44th pct 1.58 34th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +6 more in Matraville - Chifley

20 51st pct 26 63rd pct

Students in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +440 more in Matraville - Chifley

757 29th pct 1,197 43rd pct

Avg size in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +47 larger in Matraville - Chifley

252 26th pct 299 32nd pct

ICSEA in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +77 higher in Malabar - La Perouse

1,058 68th pct 981 33rd pct

Highest year of school

57.0% Year 12 +6.4 pts ▸ 63.4%

14.5% Year 10 +3.3 pts ▸ 17.9%

6.0% Year 9 or below +2.3 pts ▸ 8.3%

3.6% Year 11 +0.2 pts ▸ 3.8%

Highest qualification level

25.1% Bachelor degree +3.0 pts ▸ 28.0%

17.0% Certificate III / IV +6.2 pts ▸ 23.1%

12.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +3.6 pts ▸ 15.8%

12.3% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.0 pts 11.3%

2.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.3 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.8% Certificate I / II +1.0 pts ▸ 1.8%

Field of qualification

18.8% Management & commerce +4.9 pts ▸ 23.7%

10.4% Engineering & related +2.5 pts ▸ 12.9%

10.7% Society & culture +0.2 pts ▸ 10.9%

7.7% Health +0.7 pts ▸ 8.4%

5.8% Architecture & building +1.3 pts ▸ 7.1%

6.0% Education +0.9 pts ▸ 6.9%

3.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.5 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.9% Creative arts +0.4 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.0% Natural & physical sciences +0.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.3% Information technology +1.0 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.9% Agriculture & environment +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +$126 higher in Malabar - La Perouse

$985 76th pct $859 60th pct

Household income in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +$83 higher in Malabar - La Perouse

$2,215 78th pct $2,132 74th pct

Family income in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +$277 higher in Malabar - La Perouse

$2,875 87th pct $2,598 78th pct

Household income distribution

22.9% $1,500–$2,999 +0.9 pts ▸ 23.8%

23.7% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.7 pts 21.1%

17.2% $650–$1,499 +2.9 pts ▸ 20.0%

18.5% Under $650 ◂ +1.7 pts 16.7%

10.8% $3,000–$3,999 +1.6 pts ▸ 12.4%

Personal income distribution

31.2% Under $650 +7.4 pts ▸ 38.6%

21.9% $650–$1,499 +5.7 pts ▸ 27.6%

18.9% $1,500–$2,999 +1.1 pts ▸ 20.0%

8.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 7.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.6% Arthritis even 7.6%

7.4% Other condition ◂ +0.3 pts 7.1%

5.6% Asthma +1.3 pts ▸ 6.8%

6.4% Mental health ◂ +0.3 pts 6.2%

4.2% Diabetes +0.8 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.4% Heart disease ◂ +0.8 pts 3.6%

3.4% Cancer ◂ +0.7 pts 2.7%

1.6% Dementia ◂ +0.8 pts 0.8%

1.4% Lung condition ◂ +0.1 pts 1.3%

1.0% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.5% None +7.2 pts ▸ 66.7%

15.7% One condition +2.2 pts ▸ 18.0%

5.6% Two conditions ◂ +0.6 pts 5.0%

2.9% Three or more ◂ +0.7 pts 2.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +112 larger in Malabar - La Perouse

657 86th pct 545 81st pct

Median age in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +10 yrs older in Malabar - La Perouse

34 yrs 93rd pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +$36 higher in Malabar - La Perouse

$621 47th pct $585 40th pct

Household income in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +$161 higher in Malabar - La Perouse

$1,547 41st pct $1,386 29th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +0.3 larger in Matraville - Chifley

2.5 43rd pct 2.8 79th pct

Family composition

61.6% Couples with children +4.2 pts ▸ 65.7%

26.1% Couples without children ◂ +8.1 pts 18.1%

11.4% One-parent families +3.7 pts ▸ 15.1%

1.0% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Household size

31.6% 2 people ◂ +3.9 pts 27.7%

27.6% 1 person ◂ +5.3 pts 22.3%

16.4% 4 people +4.7 pts ▸ 21.0%

15.4% 3 people +2.7 pts ▸ 18.0%

6.5% 5 people +1.3 pts ▸ 7.9%

2.6% 6 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 3.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +$60 higher in Malabar - La Perouse

$535 92nd pct $475 86th pct

Mortgage in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +$200 higher in Malabar - La Perouse

$3,200 99th pct $3,000 96th pct

People / bedroom in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley even

0.90 86th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

36.6% Rented ◂ +3.0 pts 33.6%

32.0% Owned outright +0.1 pts ▸ 32.0%

27.6% Owned with a mortgage +4.1 pts ▸ 31.6%

2.0% Other tenure ◂ +0.7 pts 1.3%

1.9% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 1.5%

Types of homes

46.4% Separate house +3.9 pts ▸ 50.4%

39.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +19.2 pts 20.1%

13.8% Townhouse / semi-detached +15.4 pts ▸ 29.3%

0.1% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

27.7% 3 bedrooms +8.5 pts ▸ 36.2%

23.6% 4 bedrooms +1.8 pts ▸ 25.4%

19.4% 2 bedrooms +0.8 pts ▸ 20.2%

15.4% 1 bedroom ◂ +8.1 pts 7.3%

9.6% 5 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 9.0%

2.3% Studio / none ◂ +1.8 pts 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

29.6% Under $200 ◂ +4.4 pts 25.1%

26.5% $750 or more ◂ +7.1 pts 19.3%

11.0% $350–$549 +9.5 pts ▸ 20.5%

19.9% $550–$749 ◂ +0.2 pts 19.7%

7.7% $200–$349 +2.5 pts ▸ 10.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

50.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.8 pts 47.4%

21.9% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +0.3 pts 21.5%

10.7% $1,000–$1,799 +2.4 pts ▸ 13.1%

9.2% Under $1,000 +2.1 pts ▸ 11.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +7 more in Malabar - La Perouse

63 69th pct 56 63rd pct

Stops/1k in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +1.76 more in Malabar - La Perouse

5.94 72nd pct 4.18 48th pct

Departures/1k in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +146.2 more in Malabar - La Perouse

3,488.8 87th pct 3,342.6 87th pct

PT routes in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +4 more in Matraville - Chifley

5 36th pct 9 57th pct

Stop walk in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +16 longer in Malabar - La Perouse

18 78th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley

— 14 23rd pct

Reach 30 min in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +24,614 more in Matraville - Chifley

24,022 71st pct 48,636 86th pct

Reach 45 min in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +24,769 more in Matraville - Chifley

88,726 68th pct 113,495 74th pct

Transit to city in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +4 longer in Malabar - La Perouse

59 51st pct 55 44th pct

How people get to work

40.2% Worked at home ◂ +5.9 pts 34.3%

37.1% Car (driver) +2.5 pts ▸ 39.6%

2.5% Car (passenger) +1.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.0% Bus +0.8 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.5% Walked +0.5 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.5% Bicycle even 0.5%

0.1% Train even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

36.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.0 pts 35.4%

35.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.2 pts 35.6%

10.4% 3 vehicles +1.8 pts ▸ 12.2%

11.1% No vehicle +0.2 pts ▸ 11.3%

6.1% 4 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 5.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.8% Health care & social assistance +0.1 pts ▸ 12.9%

10.7% Education & training +0.4 pts ▸ 11.1%

10.3% Construction +0.7 pts ▸ 11.0%

10.5% Professional & technical ◂ +2.1 pts 8.4%

7.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.1 pts 6.6%

6.7% Retail trade +0.8 pts ▸ 7.5%

6.2% Transport & warehousing +1.1 pts ▸ 7.3%

5.7% Finance & insurance +0.1 pts ▸ 5.8%

4.2% Accommodation & food +0.7 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.8% Other services ◂ +0.2 pts 3.6%

3.6% Manufacturing ◂ +0.1 pts 3.4%

3.0% Administrative & support +0.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

Occupations people work in

30.1% Professionals ◂ +5.2 pts 24.9%

19.7% Managers ◂ +4.1 pts 15.6%

13.3% Clerical & administrative +2.7 pts ▸ 16.0%

10.9% Technicians & trades +1.1 pts ▸ 12.0%

9.7% Community & personal service +0.1 pts ▸ 9.8%

6.7% Sales workers +1.2 pts ▸ 8.0%

4.6% Labourers +1.9 pts ▸ 6.5%

3.0% Machinery operators & drivers +2.5 pts ▸ 5.5%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +1 higher in Malabar - La Perouse

9 86th pct 8 71st pct

IRSD decile in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +1 higher in Malabar - La Perouse

7 64th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley even

7 64th pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +1 higher in Malabar - La Perouse

8 71st pct 7 64th pct

IRSAD score in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +30 higher in Malabar - La Perouse

1,080 81st pct 1,050 71st pct

ERP in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +3,183 higher in Matraville - Chifley

11,097 53rd pct 14,280 68th pct

Growth in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +2.2 pts higher in Matraville - Chifley

3.8% 43rd pct 6.0% 62nd pct

Businesses in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +373 higher in Matraville - Chifley

972 54th pct 1,345 72nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley even

1,406 86th pct 1,406 86th pct

Max temp in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley even

23.0 42nd pct 23.0 42nd pct

Min temp in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley even

14.1 74th pct 14.1 74th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +0.1 higher in Matraville - Chifley

7.8 84th pct 7.9 86th pct

Types ≤15 min in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +0.3 more in Matraville - Chifley

7.6 86th pct 7.9 97th pct

15-min city in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +3.8 pts higher in Matraville - Chifley

96.2% 80th pct 100.0% 99th pct

Walk to shops in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +5.7 pts higher in Matraville - Chifley

89.2% 74th pct 95.0% 81st pct

Walk to transit in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +0.8 pts higher in Matraville - Chifley

99.2% 71st pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +5.0 pts higher in Matraville - Chifley

95.0% 76th pct 100.0% 99th pct

Walk to a park in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley even

99.9% 69th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +5.9 pts higher in Matraville - Chifley

93.8% 87th pct 99.6% 99th pct

Amenities/1k in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +5.2 more in Malabar - La Perouse

13.4 46th pct 8.2 12th pct

Intersections/km² in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +15 higher in Matraville - Chifley

165 64th pct 180 67th pct

Mean slope in Malabar - La Perouse in Matraville - Chifley +1.2 pts higher in Malabar - La Perouse

5.6% 54th pct 4.3% 32nd pct

Compare Malabar - La Perouse with nearby areas

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Compare Matraville - Chifley with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Malabar - La Perouse vs Matraville - Chifley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/118021652/malabar-la-perouse/vs/118021653/matraville-chifley