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Greenacre - North vs Strathfield South

Name: Greenacre - North vs Strathfield South — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 1.3 km apart · Greenacre - North profile · Strathfield South profile

Greenacre - North Strathfield South

Greenacre - North and Strathfield South are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Strathfield South is more affluent, with a typical weekly personal income of $870 compared to $496 in Greenacre - North. This is consistent with a more qualified workforce, as 38.0% of adults in Strathfield South hold a bachelor degree or higher, while the figure is 20.5% in Greenacre - North. Greenacre - North is younger, with more children under 15 (22.7%) and larger schools, including a much higher average school size of 1,081 students compared to 297 in Strathfield South.

Daily life in both places shares many similarities, as they have almost identical rates of home ownership, renting, and people living alone. They also share a high proportion of residents born overseas and those who use a language other than English at home. While Strathfield South has far more people working from home (41.4% compared to 29.2% in Greenacre - North), both areas sit well above the national figure for this trend.

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Where they differ most

Participation: 19.8 pts higher in Strathfield South Personal income: $374 higher in Strathfield South Population: 11,001 larger in Greenacre - North Bachelor+: 17.6 pts higher in Strathfield South Year 12: 17.4 pts higher in Strathfield South

Demographics & Identity

Population in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +11,001 larger in Greenacre - North

14,637 74th pct 3,636 14th pct

Median age in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +4 yrs older in Strathfield South

34 yrs 14th pct 38 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

25.0% Young adults (25–44) +4.6 pts ▸ 29.6%

22.6% Older adults (45–64) +3.2 pts ▸ 25.8%

22.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.1 pts 18.6%

15.0% Seniors (65+) +0.2 pts ▸ 15.3%

14.7% Youth (15–24) ◂ +3.6 pts 11.1%

Marital status

48.8% Married +5.6 pts ▸ 54.4%

33.4% Never married ◂ +1.6 pts 31.8%

7.7% Divorced ◂ +1.0 pts 6.7%

5.9% Widowed ◂ +1.2 pts 4.6%

4.2% Separated ◂ +1.5 pts 2.7%

Age & sex structure

Greenacre - North Strathfield South

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

52.5% Australia ◂ +2.3 pts 50.1%

1.5% China +6.0 pts ▸ 7.5%

1.7% India +4.5 pts ▸ 6.2%

1.2% Italy +1.0 pts ▸ 2.2%

2.0% Vietnam ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%

1.0% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.9% New Zealand even 1.0%

0.3% England +0.7 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.1% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% South Africa even 0.1%

Ancestry

4.6% Chinese +13.2 pts ▸ 17.8%

13.8% Australian ◂ +1.0 pts 12.8%

8.1% English +2.7 pts ▸ 10.8%

4.8% Italian +5.9 pts ▸ 10.7%

3.4% Indian +4.5 pts ▸ 7.9%

1.6% Irish +3.3 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.8% Greek +0.9 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 2.4%

1.2% Scottish +1.0 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.6% German +1.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.4% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.1% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

28.7% English only +11.2 pts ▸ 40.0%

35.9% Arabic ◂ +30.4 pts 5.6%

1.5% Mandarin +5.7 pts ▸ 7.2%

1.7% Cantonese +4.8 pts ▸ 6.5%

1.8% Italian +2.0 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.4% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.9% Hindi +1.8 pts ▸ 2.6%

2.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.7 pts 1.8%

0.5% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

36.2% Christianity +16.6 pts ▸ 52.7%

43.8% Islam ◂ +37.8 pts 6.0%

7.5% No religion +13.9 pts ▸ 21.5%

1.3% Hinduism +9.4 pts ▸ 10.7%

8.7% Not stated ◂ +4.5 pts 4.2%

2.1% Buddhism +2.2 pts ▸ 4.4%

0.4% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +2 more in Greenacre - North

4 57th pct 2 14th pct

Schools/1k kids in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +1.75 more in Strathfield South

1.21 22nd pct 2.96 68th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +12 more in Greenacre - North

72 95th pct 60 91st pct

Students in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +3,731 more in Greenacre - North

4,325 87th pct 594 21st pct

Avg size in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +784 larger in Greenacre - North

1,081 94th pct 297 32nd pct

ICSEA in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +22 higher in Strathfield South

1,054 66th pct 1,076 75th pct

Highest year of school

57.8% Year 12 +17.4 pts ▸ 75.3%

14.8% Year 10 ◂ +3.7 pts 11.0%

14.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +8.0 pts 6.7%

3.7% Year 11 ◂ +0.8 pts 2.9%

Highest qualification level

27.9% Bachelor degree +10.0 pts ▸ 38.0%

19.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.7 pts 16.0%

9.9% Postgraduate degree +6.5 pts ▸ 16.4%

14.9% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.5 pts 13.4%

1.8% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.4 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.6% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.4 pts 1.2%

Field of qualification

19.9% Management & commerce +6.0 pts ▸ 25.9%

12.0% Engineering & related +0.6 pts ▸ 12.6%

11.2% Society & culture +0.2 pts ▸ 11.4%

7.4% Health +1.2 pts ▸ 8.7%

8.4% Education ◂ +1.3 pts 7.1%

4.3% Information technology +2.6 pts ▸ 6.9%

5.8% Architecture & building ◂ +1.4 pts 4.3%

2.4% Creative arts +2.1 pts ▸ 4.5%

4.4% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.4 pts 4.0%

2.8% Natural & physical sciences +1.0 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Income

Personal income in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +$374 higher in Strathfield South

$496 3rd pct $870 62nd pct

Household income in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +$616 higher in Strathfield South

$1,429 31st pct $2,045 69th pct

Family income in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +$637 higher in Strathfield South

$1,704 26th pct $2,341 67th pct

Household income distribution

27.0% $1,500–$2,999 +3.6 pts ▸ 30.6%

27.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.5 pts 22.7%

21.1% Under $650 ◂ +8.1 pts 13.1%

9.3% $4,000 or more +7.3 pts ▸ 16.6%

7.9% $3,000–$3,999 +4.3 pts ▸ 12.2%

Personal income distribution

53.0% Under $650 ◂ +13.8 pts 39.2%

25.0% $650–$1,499 +4.8 pts ▸ 29.8%

10.9% $1,500–$2,999 +9.8 pts ▸ 20.6%

1.7% $3,000 or more +3.7 pts ▸ 5.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.3% Other condition ◂ +1.1 pts 7.3%

6.6% Diabetes ◂ +0.9 pts 5.7%

6.5% Arthritis ◂ +0.4 pts 6.1%

5.7% Asthma +0.4 pts ▸ 6.1%

5.4% Mental health ◂ +0.1 pts 5.3%

3.4% Heart disease even 3.5%

1.9% Cancer +0.2 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.6% Dementia ◂ +1.4 pts 0.2%

1.2% Lung condition ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

0.8% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

67.3% None +4.6 pts ▸ 71.9%

14.8% One condition +1.9 pts ▸ 16.6%

4.8% Two conditions ◂ +0.4 pts 4.3%

2.8% Three or more ◂ +1.1 pts 1.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +77 larger in Greenacre - North

94 30th pct 17 5th pct

Median age in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +5 yrs older in Strathfield South

23 yrs 36th pct 28 yrs 76th pct

Median income in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +$268 higher in Strathfield South

$456 12th pct $724 65th pct

Household income in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +$333 higher in Strathfield South

$1,125 11th pct $1,458 34th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +0.5 larger in Greenacre - North

3.3 97th pct 2.8 79th pct

Family composition

70.1% Couples with children ◂ +2.5 pts 67.6%

11.8% Couples without children +7.5 pts ▸ 19.3%

17.1% One-parent families ◂ +5.0 pts 12.2%

0.9% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

Household size

20.9% 2 people +7.6 pts ▸ 28.5%

20.6% 1 person +0.2 pts ▸ 20.8%

16.0% 3 people +4.2 pts ▸ 20.2%

16.5% 4 people +2.7 pts ▸ 19.2%

12.9% 6 or more ◂ +9.2 pts 3.7%

12.9% 5 people ◂ +5.1 pts 7.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +$60 higher in Strathfield South

$400 62nd pct $460 82nd pct

Mortgage in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +$147 higher in Strathfield South

$2,253 77th pct $2,400 84th pct

People / bedroom in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South even

1.00 90th pct 1.00 90th pct

How homes are owned or rented

32.8% Owned with a mortgage +1.8 pts ▸ 34.6%

34.4% Rented ◂ +0.6 pts 33.8%

28.6% Owned outright even 28.6%

2.2% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 1.7%

2.0% Other tenure ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%

Types of homes

59.5% Separate house ◂ +4.2 pts 55.3%

31.7% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +17.3 pts 14.5%

8.1% Flat or apartment +21.1 pts ▸ 29.2%

0.3% Other dwelling +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

Bedrooms per home

42.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +8.4 pts 33.7%

13.1% 2 bedrooms +17.5 pts ▸ 30.6%

25.0% 4 bedrooms ◂ +6.5 pts 18.5%

9.5% 5 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 9.4%

7.4% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.5 pts 5.9%

0.6% Studio / none ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

29.6% $350–$549 +24.8 pts ▸ 54.4%

25.5% Under $200 ◂ +20.2 pts 5.3%

17.7% $550–$749 +2.4 pts ▸ 20.1%

16.0% $200–$349 ◂ +2.8 pts 13.2%

5.6% $750 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 4.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

28.1% $3,000 or more +6.2 pts ▸ 34.3%

32.4% $1,800–$2,999 +1.2 pts ▸ 33.6%

17.5% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +4.8 pts 12.6%

11.7% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.2 pts 9.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +66 more in Greenacre - North

91 86th pct 25 35th pct

Stops/1k in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +0.66 more in Strathfield South

6.22 75th pct 6.88 82nd pct

Departures/1k in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +2,878.1 more in Strathfield South

1,540.2 74th pct 4,418.3 89th pct

PT routes in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South even

8 52nd pct 8 52nd pct

Stop walk in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +11 longer in Strathfield South

2 14th pct 13 74th pct

Drive to city in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South even

17 31st pct 17 31st pct

Reach 30 min in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +41,398 more in Greenacre - North

45,034 86th pct 3,636 8th pct

Reach 45 min in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +137,659 more in Greenacre - North

219,029 86th pct 81,370 66th pct

Transit to city in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +5 longer in Strathfield South

65 63rd pct 70 71st pct

How people get to work

42.3% Car (driver) ◂ +7.5 pts 34.8%

29.2% Worked at home +12.3 pts ▸ 41.4%

3.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.3 pts 2.3%

1.7% Walked ◂ +0.9 pts 0.8%

0.8% Train +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.5% Bus +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.1% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

31.9% 1 vehicle +11.3 pts ▸ 43.2%

34.3% 2 vehicles +0.3 pts ▸ 34.6%

14.2% 3 vehicles ◂ +4.5 pts 9.7%

10.6% No vehicle ◂ +2.7 pts 7.9%

9.0% 4 or more ◂ +4.3 pts 4.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.3 pts 12.4%

11.1% Retail trade ◂ +3.6 pts 7.5%

7.3% Professional & technical +3.5 pts ▸ 10.8%

9.5% Education & training +1.2 pts ▸ 10.8%

9.7% Construction ◂ +2.6 pts 7.1%

4.9% Finance & insurance +3.5 pts ▸ 8.5%

8.0% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.3 pts 5.7%

5.4% Public administration & safety even 5.4%

5.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.1 pts 4.1%

5.0% Manufacturing even 5.0%

4.5% Other services ◂ +0.3 pts 4.2%

3.0% Wholesale trade +0.9 pts ▸ 4.0%

Occupations people work in

22.6% Professionals +10.7 pts ▸ 33.3%

16.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.6 pts 15.7%

12.4% Managers +2.9 pts ▸ 15.3%

12.1% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.9 pts 9.2%

9.2% Sales workers ◂ +2.4 pts 6.8%

8.8% Community & personal service ◂ +1.1 pts 7.8%

8.2% Labourers ◂ +2.4 pts 5.8%

8.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.7 pts 4.3%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +5 higher in Strathfield South

3 29th pct 8 71st pct

IRSD decile in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +6 higher in Strathfield South

1 0th pct 7 64th pct

IER decile in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +3 higher in Strathfield South

3 29th pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +2 higher in Strathfield South

6 57th pct 8 71st pct

IRSAD score in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +120 higher in Strathfield South

949 29th pct 1,069 77th pct

ERP in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +11,678 higher in Greenacre - North

15,405 73rd pct 3,727 13th pct

Growth in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +2.6 pts higher in Greenacre - North

4.8% 52nd pct 2.2% 29th pct

Businesses in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +1,189 higher in Greenacre - North

2,006 86th pct 817 45th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South even

1,153 72nd pct 1,153 72nd pct

Max temp in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South even

24.1 54th pct 24.1 54th pct

Min temp in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South even

12.1 55th pct 12.1 55th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +0.2 higher in Greenacre - North

7.4 79th pct 7.2 76th pct

Types ≤15 min in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +0.2 more in Strathfield South

7.1 78th pct 7.3 81st pct

15-min city in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +0.8 pts higher in Greenacre - North

97.9% 83rd pct 97.1% 81st pct

Walk to shops in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +5.7 pts higher in Greenacre - North

95.6% 82nd pct 89.9% 75th pct

Walk to transit in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +7.8 pts higher in Greenacre - North

99.8% 83rd pct 92.0% 51st pct

Walk to school in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +0.4 pts higher in Greenacre - North

96.3% 79th pct 95.9% 78th pct

Walk to a park in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South even

100.0% 71st pct 99.9% 68th pct

Walk to health in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +5.5 pts higher in Strathfield South

52.3% 56th pct 57.8% 60th pct

Amenities/1k in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +3.4 more in Strathfield South

9.8 22nd pct 13.2 45th pct

Intersections/km² in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +61 higher in Greenacre - North

234 75th pct 173 66th pct

Mean slope in Greenacre - North in Strathfield South +0.1 pts higher in Strathfield South

4.7% 38th pct 4.8% 41st pct

Compare Greenacre - North with nearby areas

Strathfield South Greenacre - South Chullora Strathfield - West Rookwood Cemetery Lakemba Belmore - Belfield Wiley Park

Compare Strathfield South with nearby areas

Greenacre - North Strathfield - West Belmore - Belfield Strathfield - East Lakemba Greenacre - South Rookwood Cemetery Croydon Park - Enfield

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Greenacre - North vs Strathfield South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/119011655/greenacre-north/vs/120031576/strathfield-south