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Balmain vs Crows Nest - Waverton
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.1 km apart · Balmain profile · Crows Nest - Waverton profile
Balmain Crows Nest - Waverton
Crows Nest - Waverton and Balmain are two nearby hubs in inner Sydney with different housing and demographic profiles. Crows Nest - Waverton is more transient and diverse, with 55.0% of people moving in recently and 24.8% using a language other than English at home. It is also more apartment-heavy, as 69.4% of homes are flats. Balmain has a more established feel with more space; it has a higher share of separate houses and homes with three or more bedrooms (50.2% compared to 33.9% in Crows Nest - Waverton). Balmain is also older, with a typical resident aged 43, compared to 38 in Crows Nest - Waverton.
Both areas are almost identical when it comes to the typical personal weekly income, which is around $1,593 for both. They also share very similar rates of people working from home and a nearly identical proportion of residents who have served in the Defence Force. While they share these commonalities, some gaps are widening. For example, the difference in rental rates has grown, with renting now far higher in Crows Nest - Waverton than in Balmain.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 14,752
- First area, 2016: 15,687
- First area, 2021: 15,579
- Second area, 2011: 16,620
- Second area, 2016: 18,022
- Second area, 2021: 17,916
- First area, 2011: 39 yrs
- First area, 2016: 41 yrs
- First area, 2021: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 38 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 Balmain: 0.6% males, 0.7% females; 85+ in Crows Nest - Waverton: 0.5% males, 0.9% females
- 80–84 in Balmain: 0.8% males, 0.9% females; 80–84 in Crows Nest - Waverton: 0.8% males, 0.9% females
- 75–79 in Balmain: 1.8% males, 1.9% females; 75–79 in Crows Nest - Waverton: 1.3% males, 1.7% females
- 70–74 in Balmain: 2.5% males, 2.8% females; 70–74 in Crows Nest - Waverton: 1.8% males, 2.4% females
- 65–69 in Balmain: 2.6% males, 3.0% females; 65–69 in Crows Nest - Waverton: 1.9% males, 2.3% females
- 60–64 in Balmain: 3.1% males, 3.1% females; 60–64 in Crows Nest - Waverton: 2.3% males, 2.7% females
- 55–59 in Balmain: 3.5% males, 3.8% females; 55–59 in Crows Nest - Waverton: 2.3% males, 2.4% females
- 50–54 in Balmain: 4.0% males, 4.1% females; 50–54 in Crows Nest - Waverton: 2.9% males, 3.3% females
- 45–49 in Balmain: 3.9% males, 4.5% females; 45–49 in Crows Nest - Waverton: 3.3% males, 3.5% females
- 40–44 in Balmain: 3.8% males, 4.4% females; 40–44 in Crows Nest - Waverton: 4.3% males, 4.4% females
- 35–39 in Balmain: 3.6% males, 4.1% females; 35–39 in Crows Nest - Waverton: 5.3% males, 5.5% females
- 30–34 in Balmain: 3.2% males, 3.5% females; 30–34 in Crows Nest - Waverton: 5.5% males, 6.5% females
- 25–29 in Balmain: 2.3% males, 2.6% females; 25–29 in Crows Nest - Waverton: 4.5% males, 5.7% females
- 20–24 in Balmain: 1.7% males, 1.9% females; 20–24 in Crows Nest - Waverton: 2.3% males, 2.8% females
- 15–19 in Balmain: 2.4% males, 2.1% females; 15–19 in Crows Nest - Waverton: 1.3% males, 1.4% females
- 10–14 in Balmain: 3.0% males, 2.7% females; 10–14 in Crows Nest - Waverton: 1.6% males, 1.7% females
- 5–9 in Balmain: 2.8% males, 2.8% females; 5–9 in Crows Nest - Waverton: 2.2% males, 2.1% females
- 0–4 in Balmain: 2.8% males, 2.7% females; 0–4 in Crows Nest - Waverton: 2.8% males, 2.7% 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: $1,242
- First area, 2016: $1,376
- First area, 2021: $1,592
- Second area, 2011: $1,180
- Second area, 2016: $1,370
- Second area, 2021: $1,593
- First area, 2011: $2,544
- First area, 2016: $2,673
- First area, 2021: $3,149
- Second area, 2011: $2,168
- Second area, 2016: $2,364
- Second area, 2021: $2,615
- First area, 2011: $2,907
- First area, 2016: $3,720
- First area, 2021: $4,603
- Second area, 2011: $2,731
- Second area, 2016: $3,126
- Second area, 2021: $3,627
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: 2.2
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.2
- Second area, 2011: 2.0
- Second area, 2016: 2.1
- Second area, 2021: 2.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $500
- First area, 2016: $600
- First area, 2021: $640
- Second area, 2011: $471
- Second area, 2016: $570
- Second area, 2021: $575
- First area, 2011: $3,121
- First area, 2016: $3,033
- First area, 2021: $4,000
- Second area, 2011: $2,600
- Second area, 2016: $2,600
- Second area, 2021: $2,950
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2011: 1.20
- Second area, 2016: 1.00
- Second area, 2021: 1.00
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). Balmain vs Crows Nest - Waverton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/120021387/balmain/vs/121041414/crows-nest-waverton