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St Leonards - Naremburn vs Castle Cove - Northbridge
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.3 km apart · St Leonards - Naremburn profile · Castle Cove - Northbridge profile
St Leonards - Naremburn Castle Cove - Northbridge
Castle Cove - Northbridge and St Leonards - Naremburn are neighbouring areas with very different living patterns. Castle Cove - Northbridge is much older, with a typical resident aged 45 and a far higher share of seniors (20.5%). It is a place of large, detached houses, where 84.4% of homes are separate dwellings and 48.2% are owned outright. In contrast, St Leonards - Naremburn is much younger, with a typical age of 36, and is dominated by flats or apartments (74.1%). It has a far more mobile and diverse population, with 59.2% of people moving in the last five years and 47.2% born overseas.
Everyday life in both areas is similar in terms of education and job skills, and both have the same number of schools. They also share a similar level of unemployment, which sits between 3.3% and 3.9%. However, the two areas are moving in different directions. St Leonards - Naremburn has seen much faster growth, with its population rising by 15.1% since 2021, while Castle Cove - Northbridge grew by just 0.9%.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 9,264
- First area, 2016: 10,500
- First area, 2021: 11,903
- Second area, 2021: 13,440
- First area, 2011: 34 yrs
- First area, 2016: 35 yrs
- First area, 2021: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 45 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 St Leonards - Naremburn: 0.4% males, 0.5% females; 85+ in Castle Cove - Northbridge: 1.3% males, 2.1% females
- 80–84 in St Leonards - Naremburn: 0.5% males, 0.5% females; 80–84 in Castle Cove - Northbridge: 1.3% males, 1.4% females
- 75–79 in St Leonards - Naremburn: 0.7% males, 1.0% females; 75–79 in Castle Cove - Northbridge: 1.7% males, 2.0% females
- 70–74 in St Leonards - Naremburn: 1.6% males, 1.6% females; 70–74 in Castle Cove - Northbridge: 2.7% males, 2.6% females
- 65–69 in St Leonards - Naremburn: 1.6% males, 2.1% females; 65–69 in Castle Cove - Northbridge: 2.5% males, 2.8% females
- 60–64 in St Leonards - Naremburn: 1.9% males, 2.3% females; 60–64 in Castle Cove - Northbridge: 3.2% males, 3.1% females
- 55–59 in St Leonards - Naremburn: 2.2% males, 2.7% females; 55–59 in Castle Cove - Northbridge: 3.7% males, 3.9% females
- 50–54 in St Leonards - Naremburn: 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 50–54 in Castle Cove - Northbridge: 4.3% males, 4.3% females
- 45–49 in St Leonards - Naremburn: 3.5% males, 3.5% females; 45–49 in Castle Cove - Northbridge: 3.6% males, 4.6% females
- 40–44 in St Leonards - Naremburn: 4.6% males, 4.9% females; 40–44 in Castle Cove - Northbridge: 3.1% males, 3.6% females
- 35–39 in St Leonards - Naremburn: 6.1% males, 6.4% females; 35–39 in Castle Cove - Northbridge: 1.8% males, 2.3% females
- 30–34 in St Leonards - Naremburn: 6.5% males, 6.7% females; 30–34 in Castle Cove - Northbridge: 1.2% males, 1.4% females
- 25–29 in St Leonards - Naremburn: 5.2% males, 5.2% females; 25–29 in Castle Cove - Northbridge: 1.3% males, 1.1% females
- 20–24 in St Leonards - Naremburn: 2.1% males, 2.4% females; 20–24 in Castle Cove - Northbridge: 2.8% males, 2.3% females
- 15–19 in St Leonards - Naremburn: 1.3% males, 1.5% females; 15–19 in Castle Cove - Northbridge: 4.2% males, 3.9% females
- 10–14 in St Leonards - Naremburn: 1.7% males, 2.1% females; 10–14 in Castle Cove - Northbridge: 4.5% males, 4.5% females
- 5–9 in St Leonards - Naremburn: 2.7% males, 2.4% females; 5–9 in Castle Cove - Northbridge: 3.7% males, 3.4% females
- 0–4 in St Leonards - Naremburn: 3.4% males, 3.1% females; 0–4 in Castle Cove - Northbridge: 2.0% males, 1.7% 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: $1,195
- First area, 2016: $1,345
- First area, 2021: $1,607
- Second area, 2021: $1,355
- First area, 2011: $2,381
- First area, 2016: $2,399
- First area, 2021: $2,748
- Second area, 2021: $3,987
- First area, 2011: $2,693
- First area, 2016: $3,069
- First area, 2021: $3,674
- Second area, 2021: $4,641
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: 2.2
- First area, 2021: 2.1
- Second area, 2021: 2.9
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $520
- First area, 2016: $592
- First area, 2021: $600
- Second area, 2021: $850
- First area, 2011: $2,800
- First area, 2016: $2,700
- First area, 2021: $3,000
- Second area, 2021: $4,333
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.10
- First area, 2021: 1.10
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
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). St Leonards - Naremburn vs Castle Cove - Northbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/121011401/st-leonards-naremburn/vs/121011683/castle-cove-northbridge