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Belmore - Belfield vs Canterbury - South
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.3 km apart · Belmore - Belfield profile · Canterbury - South profile
Belmore - Belfield Canterbury - South
Belmore - Belfield and Canterbury - South are neighbouring areas in Greater Sydney. Belmore - Belfield has a larger share of detached houses (51.1%) and three-bedroom homes (54.6%) compared to Canterbury - South. It is also more school-heavy, with six schools and 2,213 enrolments, while Canterbury - South has just one school and 269 enrolments. In contrast, Canterbury - South has a higher proportion of people with a bachelor degree or higher (30.5%) and a higher typical weekly income of $814, compared to $650 in Belmore - Belfield.
Both areas are very similar in their cultural makeup, with about 58% to 59% of residents using a language other than English at home. While they share this trait, they differ in how people live and move; Canterbury - South is more walkable for groceries (99.3%) and has seen more people move in recently (46.3%). Belmore - Belfield's residents are noticeably older, and its population is far more likely to speak a First Nations language (18.2% compared to 9.4%).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 18,619
- First area, 2016: 19,037
- First area, 2021: 20,332
- Second area, 2021: 12,220
- First area, 2011: 36 yrs
- First area, 2016: 37 yrs
- First area, 2021: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 35 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 Canterbury - South: 1.0% males, 1.3% females
- 80–84 in Belmore - Belfield: 1.2% males, 1.5% females; 80–84 in Canterbury - South: 0.8% males, 1.2% females
- 75–79 in Belmore - Belfield: 1.4% males, 1.7% females; 75–79 in Canterbury - South: 1.2% males, 1.4% females
- 70–74 in Belmore - Belfield: 2.0% males, 2.2% females; 70–74 in Canterbury - South: 1.6% males, 1.4% females
- 65–69 in Belmore - Belfield: 2.1% males, 2.4% females; 65–69 in Canterbury - South: 1.8% males, 1.8% females
- 60–64 in Belmore - Belfield: 2.8% males, 2.8% females; 60–64 in Canterbury - South: 2.2% males, 2.6% females
- 55–59 in Belmore - Belfield: 3.1% males, 3.4% females; 55–59 in Canterbury - South: 2.7% males, 3.0% females
- 50–54 in Belmore - Belfield: 3.4% males, 3.5% females; 50–54 in Canterbury - South: 2.7% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in Belmore - Belfield: 3.1% males, 3.6% females; 45–49 in Canterbury - South: 3.1% males, 3.2% females
- 40–44 in Belmore - Belfield: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 40–44 in Canterbury - South: 3.2% males, 3.3% females
- 35–39 in Belmore - Belfield: 3.5% males, 3.4% females; 35–39 in Canterbury - South: 4.7% males, 4.6% females
- 30–34 in Belmore - Belfield: 3.7% males, 3.6% females; 30–34 in Canterbury - South: 5.5% males, 6.0% females
- 25–29 in Belmore - Belfield: 3.8% males, 3.5% females; 25–29 in Canterbury - South: 5.2% males, 4.6% females
- 20–24 in Belmore - Belfield: 3.5% males, 3.0% females; 20–24 in Canterbury - South: 3.4% males, 3.3% females
- 15–19 in Belmore - Belfield: 3.1% males, 2.6% females; 15–19 in Canterbury - South: 2.2% males, 2.1% females
- 10–14 in Belmore - Belfield: 3.1% males, 2.7% females; 10–14 in Canterbury - South: 2.0% males, 2.1% females
- 5–9 in Belmore - Belfield: 3.1% males, 2.6% females; 5–9 in Canterbury - South: 2.4% males, 2.5% females
- 0–4 in Belmore - Belfield: 2.9% males, 2.7% females; 0–4 in Canterbury - South: 3.3% males, 3.4% 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, 2021: $814
- First area, 2011: $1,040
- First area, 2016: $1,260
- First area, 2021: $1,525
- Second area, 2021: $1,800
- First area, 2011: $1,153
- First area, 2016: $1,439
- First area, 2021: $1,845
- Second area, 2021: $2,043
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, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $300
- First area, 2016: $360
- First area, 2021: $395
- Second area, 2021: $450
- First area, 2011: $2,058
- First area, 2016: $2,153
- First area, 2021: $2,169
- Second area, 2021: $2,221
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.10
- First area, 2021: 1.00
- Second area, 2021: 1.10
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 Canterbury - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/119021362/belmore-belfield/vs/119021661/canterbury-south