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Balmain vs North Sydney - Lavender Bay
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.2 km apart · Balmain profile · North Sydney - Lavender Bay profile
Balmain North Sydney - Lavender Bay
Balmain and North Sydney - Lavender Bay are neighbouring inner-city areas with very different housing and population profiles. North Sydney - Lavender Bay has a much higher proportion of people born overseas (46.1%) and those using another language at home (30.6%). In contrast, Balmain has more family-sized homes, with 50.2% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms, compared to just 26.2% in North Sydney - Lavender Bay. Balmain also has a larger share of children under 15 (16.9% versus 9.6%) and a noticeably older typical resident aged 43.
Since 2011, the two areas have drifted further apart in several ways, with the gaps widening for rental rates, overseas births, and the age of residents. Despite these shifts, they remain very similar in their overall advantage and job skills, both scoring a 10 out of 10. They also share a similar typical weekly income, around $1,600, and a nearly identical unemployment rate of about 3.7%.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 14,752
- First area, 2016: 15,687
- First area, 2021: 15,579
- Second area, 2011: 9,515
- Second area, 2016: 10,706
- Second area, 2021: 12,441
- First area, 2011: 39 yrs
- First area, 2016: 41 yrs
- First area, 2021: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 37 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 North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 0.5% males, 0.5% females
- 80–84 in Balmain: 0.8% males, 0.9% females; 80–84 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 0.9% males, 1.1% females
- 75–79 in Balmain: 1.8% males, 1.9% females; 75–79 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 1.6% males, 1.9% females
- 70–74 in Balmain: 2.5% males, 2.8% females; 70–74 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 2.2% males, 2.4% females
- 65–69 in Balmain: 2.6% males, 3.0% females; 65–69 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 1.9% males, 2.5% females
- 60–64 in Balmain: 3.1% males, 3.1% females; 60–64 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 2.6% males, 2.9% females
- 55–59 in Balmain: 3.5% males, 3.8% females; 55–59 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 50–54 in Balmain: 4.0% males, 4.1% females; 50–54 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 2.8% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Balmain: 3.9% males, 4.5% females; 45–49 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 3.0% males, 3.1% females
- 40–44 in Balmain: 3.8% males, 4.4% females; 40–44 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 3.7% males, 3.7% females
- 35–39 in Balmain: 3.6% males, 4.1% females; 35–39 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 5.5% males, 5.7% females
- 30–34 in Balmain: 3.2% males, 3.5% females; 30–34 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 6.6% males, 7.0% females
- 25–29 in Balmain: 2.3% males, 2.6% females; 25–29 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 5.1% males, 5.7% females
- 20–24 in Balmain: 1.7% males, 1.9% females; 20–24 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 2.4% males, 2.8% females
- 15–19 in Balmain: 2.4% males, 2.1% females; 15–19 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 1.8% males, 1.4% females
- 10–14 in Balmain: 3.0% males, 2.7% females; 10–14 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 1.4% males, 1.1% females
- 5–9 in Balmain: 2.8% males, 2.8% females; 5–9 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 1.6% males, 1.4% females
- 0–4 in Balmain: 2.8% males, 2.7% females; 0–4 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 2.0% males, 2.0% 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: $1,271
- Second area, 2016: $1,477
- Second area, 2021: $1,683
- First area, 2011: $2,544
- First area, 2016: $2,673
- First area, 2021: $3,149
- Second area, 2011: $2,508
- Second area, 2016: $2,466
- Second area, 2021: $2,709
- First area, 2011: $2,907
- First area, 2016: $3,720
- First area, 2021: $4,603
- Second area, 2011: $2,832
- Second area, 2016: $3,311
- Second area, 2021: $3,811
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: 1.9
- Second area, 2016: 2.0
- Second area, 2021: 1.9
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $500
- First area, 2016: $600
- First area, 2021: $640
- Second area, 2011: $513
- Second area, 2016: $620
- Second area, 2021: $600
- First area, 2011: $3,121
- First area, 2016: $3,033
- First area, 2021: $4,000
- Second area, 2011: $2,700
- Second area, 2016: $2,600
- Second area, 2021: $2,850
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2011: 1.20
- Second area, 2016: 1.10
- 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). Balmain vs North Sydney - Lavender Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/120021387/balmain/vs/121041417/north-sydney-lavender-bay