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St Leonards - Naremburn vs North Sydney - Lavender Bay
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.6 km apart · St Leonards - Naremburn profile · North Sydney - Lavender Bay profile
St Leonards - Naremburn North Sydney - Lavender Bay
North Sydney - Lavender Bay and St Leonards - Naremburn are neighbouring urban areas with very different transport and schooling profiles. North Sydney - Lavender Bay is a major education and transit hub, with 8 schools and a typical school size of 1,067 students, compared to just 4 schools and an average size of 156 in St Leonards - Naremburn. Public transport is much more accessible in North Sydney - Lavender Bay, where residents are only a 1-minute walk from a stop and have far more weekly departures, while the walk to the nearest stop in St Leonards - Naremburn is 9 minutes.
Both areas are almost identical in their levels of education, with about 61% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. They also share similar typical weekly household incomes of around $2,700. While both are dominated by apartments, St Leonards - Naremburn has a higher share of separate houses (16.7% compared to 5.6%). This housing gap has narrowed since 2011, as has the difference in the proportion of people who speak another language at home.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 9,264
- First area, 2016: 10,500
- First area, 2021: 11,903
- Second area, 2011: 9,515
- Second area, 2016: 10,706
- Second area, 2021: 12,441
- First area, 2011: 34 yrs
- First area, 2016: 35 yrs
- First area, 2021: 36 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 St Leonards - Naremburn: 0.4% males, 0.5% females; 85+ in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 0.5% males, 0.5% females
- 80–84 in St Leonards - Naremburn: 0.5% males, 0.5% females; 80–84 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 0.9% males, 1.1% females
- 75–79 in St Leonards - Naremburn: 0.7% males, 1.0% females; 75–79 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 1.6% males, 1.9% females
- 70–74 in St Leonards - Naremburn: 1.6% males, 1.6% females; 70–74 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 2.2% males, 2.4% females
- 65–69 in St Leonards - Naremburn: 1.6% males, 2.1% females; 65–69 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 1.9% males, 2.5% females
- 60–64 in St Leonards - Naremburn: 1.9% males, 2.3% females; 60–64 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 2.6% males, 2.9% females
- 55–59 in St Leonards - Naremburn: 2.2% males, 2.7% females; 55–59 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 50–54 in St Leonards - Naremburn: 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 50–54 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 2.8% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in St Leonards - Naremburn: 3.5% males, 3.5% females; 45–49 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 3.0% males, 3.1% females
- 40–44 in St Leonards - Naremburn: 4.6% males, 4.9% females; 40–44 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 3.7% males, 3.7% females
- 35–39 in St Leonards - Naremburn: 6.1% males, 6.4% females; 35–39 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 5.5% males, 5.7% females
- 30–34 in St Leonards - Naremburn: 6.5% males, 6.7% females; 30–34 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 6.6% males, 7.0% females
- 25–29 in St Leonards - Naremburn: 5.2% males, 5.2% females; 25–29 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 5.1% males, 5.7% females
- 20–24 in St Leonards - Naremburn: 2.1% males, 2.4% females; 20–24 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 2.4% males, 2.8% females
- 15–19 in St Leonards - Naremburn: 1.3% males, 1.5% females; 15–19 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 1.8% males, 1.4% females
- 10–14 in St Leonards - Naremburn: 1.7% males, 2.1% females; 10–14 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 1.4% males, 1.1% females
- 5–9 in St Leonards - Naremburn: 2.7% males, 2.4% females; 5–9 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 1.6% males, 1.4% females
- 0–4 in St Leonards - Naremburn: 3.4% males, 3.1% 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: $1,195
- First area, 2016: $1,345
- First area, 2021: $1,607
- Second area, 2011: $1,271
- Second area, 2016: $1,477
- Second area, 2021: $1,683
- First area, 2011: $2,381
- First area, 2016: $2,399
- First area, 2021: $2,748
- Second area, 2011: $2,508
- Second area, 2016: $2,466
- Second area, 2021: $2,709
- First area, 2011: $2,693
- First area, 2016: $3,069
- First area, 2021: $3,674
- 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: 2.2
- First area, 2021: 2.1
- Second area, 2011: 1.9
- Second area, 2016: 2.0
- Second area, 2021: 1.9
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $520
- First area, 2016: $592
- First area, 2021: $600
- Second area, 2011: $513
- Second area, 2016: $620
- Second area, 2021: $600
- First area, 2011: $2,800
- First area, 2016: $2,700
- First area, 2021: $3,000
- Second area, 2011: $2,700
- Second area, 2016: $2,600
- Second area, 2021: $2,850
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.10
- First area, 2021: 1.10
- 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). St Leonards - Naremburn vs North Sydney - Lavender Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/121011401/st-leonards-naremburn/vs/121041417/north-sydney-lavender-bay