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Belmore - Belfield vs Lakemba
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 1.4 km apart · Belmore - Belfield profile · Lakemba profile
Belmore - Belfield Lakemba
Belmore - Belfield and Lakemba are neighbouring areas in Greater Sydney with distinct profiles. Lakemba is far more diverse and densely packed, with 59.9% of people born overseas and 72.9% using another language at home. It has a much younger population, with 24.7% of residents being children under 15. In contrast, Belmore - Belfield has more larger homes, with 54.6% of houses having three or more bedrooms, and a typical resident who is noticeably older at 39. There are also wider gaps in income, with the typical weekly family income in Belmore - Belfield being $1,845, which is well higher than the $1,285 in Lakemba.
Both areas share a very similar transit time to the city, taking about an hour. They also track closely in their population growth since 2021, with Belmore - Belfield rising 3.9% and Lakemba 3.0%. While some gaps are narrowing, such as the difference in the proportion of people born overseas, others are widening. For example, the gap in weekly family income has grown since 2016, and more people in Belmore - Belfield now work from home compared to Lakemba.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 18,619
- First area, 2016: 19,037
- First area, 2021: 20,332
- Second area, 2016: 17,023
- Second area, 2021: 17,092
- First area, 2011: 36 yrs
- First area, 2016: 37 yrs
- First area, 2021: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 31 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 32 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 Belmore - Belfield: 1.0% males, 1.4% females; 85+ in Lakemba: 0.7% males, 1.1% females
- 80–84 in Belmore - Belfield: 1.2% males, 1.5% females; 80–84 in Lakemba: 0.6% males, 0.7% females
- 75–79 in Belmore - Belfield: 1.4% males, 1.7% females; 75–79 in Lakemba: 1.0% males, 0.9% females
- 70–74 in Belmore - Belfield: 2.0% males, 2.2% females; 70–74 in Lakemba: 1.2% males, 1.1% females
- 65–69 in Belmore - Belfield: 2.1% males, 2.4% females; 65–69 in Lakemba: 1.7% males, 1.5% females
- 60–64 in Belmore - Belfield: 2.8% males, 2.8% females; 60–64 in Lakemba: 1.9% males, 1.9% females
- 55–59 in Belmore - Belfield: 3.1% males, 3.4% females; 55–59 in Lakemba: 2.4% males, 1.9% females
- 50–54 in Belmore - Belfield: 3.4% males, 3.5% females; 50–54 in Lakemba: 2.4% males, 2.1% females
- 45–49 in Belmore - Belfield: 3.1% males, 3.6% females; 45–49 in Lakemba: 3.1% males, 2.1% females
- 40–44 in Belmore - Belfield: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 40–44 in Lakemba: 4.7% males, 2.9% females
- 35–39 in Belmore - Belfield: 3.5% males, 3.4% females; 35–39 in Lakemba: 5.1% males, 3.6% females
- 30–34 in Belmore - Belfield: 3.7% males, 3.6% females; 30–34 in Lakemba: 5.7% males, 4.4% females
- 25–29 in Belmore - Belfield: 3.8% males, 3.5% females; 25–29 in Lakemba: 5.6% males, 4.1% females
- 20–24 in Belmore - Belfield: 3.5% males, 3.0% females; 20–24 in Lakemba: 3.4% males, 2.7% females
- 15–19 in Belmore - Belfield: 3.1% males, 2.6% females; 15–19 in Lakemba: 2.5% males, 2.2% females
- 10–14 in Belmore - Belfield: 3.1% males, 2.7% females; 10–14 in Lakemba: 3.3% males, 3.3% females
- 5–9 in Belmore - Belfield: 3.1% males, 2.6% females; 5–9 in Lakemba: 4.4% males, 4.4% females
- 0–4 in Belmore - Belfield: 2.9% males, 2.7% females; 0–4 in Lakemba: 5.1% males, 4.3% 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: $434
- First area, 2016: $518
- First area, 2021: $650
- Second area, 2016: $427
- Second area, 2021: $521
- First area, 2011: $1,040
- First area, 2016: $1,260
- First area, 2021: $1,525
- Second area, 2016: $1,012
- Second area, 2021: $1,227
- First area, 2011: $1,153
- First area, 2016: $1,439
- First area, 2021: $1,845
- Second area, 2016: $1,052
- Second area, 2021: $1,285
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: 2.8
- First area, 2016: 2.9
- First area, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2016: 3.2
- Second area, 2021: 3.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $300
- First area, 2016: $360
- First area, 2021: $395
- Second area, 2016: $350
- Second area, 2021: $350
- First area, 2011: $2,058
- First area, 2016: $2,153
- First area, 2021: $2,169
- Second area, 2016: $1,600
- Second area, 2021: $1,712
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.10
- First area, 2021: 1.00
- Second area, 2016: 1.40
- Second area, 2021: 1.40
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). Belmore - Belfield vs Lakemba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/119021362/belmore-belfield/vs/119021573/lakemba