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Castle Cove - Northbridge vs North Sydney - Lavender Bay
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.2 km apart · Castle Cove - Northbridge profile · North Sydney - Lavender Bay profile
Castle Cove - Northbridge North Sydney - Lavender Bay
Castle Cove - Northbridge and North Sydney - Lavender Bay are neighbouring areas with very different housing and lifestyles. Castle Cove - Northbridge is a family-oriented area where 84.4% of homes are separate houses and 19.8% of residents are children. It is also more likely to have high-earning households, with 56.2% earning $3,000 or more a week. In contrast, North Sydney - Lavender Bay is dominated by apartments (83.4%) and a more transient population, with 62.6% of people moving in the last five years. It has a much higher share of people living alone (40.3%) and those born overseas (46.1%).
Both areas are almost identical when it comes to their overall advantage scores, which sit well above the national figure. They also share very similar unemployment rates and a high level of education and job skills. While Castle Cove - Northbridge has far more outright home ownership and larger houses, North Sydney - Lavender Bay has more people working full-time (72.3%) and a much higher proportion of renters (58.6%).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2021: 13,440
- Second area, 2011: 9,515
- Second area, 2016: 10,706
- Second area, 2021: 12,441
- First area, 2021: 45 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 Castle Cove - Northbridge: 1.3% males, 2.1% females; 85+ in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 0.5% males, 0.5% females
- 80–84 in Castle Cove - Northbridge: 1.3% males, 1.4% females; 80–84 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 0.9% males, 1.1% females
- 75–79 in Castle Cove - Northbridge: 1.7% males, 2.0% females; 75–79 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 1.6% males, 1.9% females
- 70–74 in Castle Cove - Northbridge: 2.7% males, 2.6% females; 70–74 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 2.2% males, 2.4% females
- 65–69 in Castle Cove - Northbridge: 2.5% males, 2.8% females; 65–69 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 1.9% males, 2.5% females
- 60–64 in Castle Cove - Northbridge: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 60–64 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 2.6% males, 2.9% females
- 55–59 in Castle Cove - Northbridge: 3.7% males, 3.9% females; 55–59 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 50–54 in Castle Cove - Northbridge: 4.3% males, 4.3% females; 50–54 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 2.8% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Castle Cove - Northbridge: 3.6% males, 4.6% females; 45–49 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 3.0% males, 3.1% females
- 40–44 in Castle Cove - Northbridge: 3.1% males, 3.6% females; 40–44 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 3.7% males, 3.7% females
- 35–39 in Castle Cove - Northbridge: 1.8% males, 2.3% females; 35–39 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 5.5% males, 5.7% females
- 30–34 in Castle Cove - Northbridge: 1.2% males, 1.4% females; 30–34 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 6.6% males, 7.0% females
- 25–29 in Castle Cove - Northbridge: 1.3% males, 1.1% females; 25–29 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 5.1% males, 5.7% females
- 20–24 in Castle Cove - Northbridge: 2.8% males, 2.3% females; 20–24 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 2.4% males, 2.8% females
- 15–19 in Castle Cove - Northbridge: 4.2% males, 3.9% females; 15–19 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 1.8% males, 1.4% females
- 10–14 in Castle Cove - Northbridge: 4.5% males, 4.5% females; 10–14 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 1.4% males, 1.1% females
- 5–9 in Castle Cove - Northbridge: 3.7% males, 3.4% females; 5–9 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 1.6% males, 1.4% females
- 0–4 in Castle Cove - Northbridge: 2.0% males, 1.7% 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, 2021: $1,355
- Second area, 2011: $1,271
- Second area, 2016: $1,477
- Second area, 2021: $1,683
- First area, 2021: $3,987
- Second area, 2011: $2,508
- Second area, 2016: $2,466
- Second area, 2021: $2,709
- First area, 2021: $4,641
- 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, 2021: 2.9
- Second area, 2011: 1.9
- Second area, 2016: 2.0
- Second area, 2021: 1.9
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2021: $850
- Second area, 2011: $513
- Second area, 2016: $620
- Second area, 2021: $600
- First area, 2021: $4,333
- Second area, 2011: $2,700
- Second area, 2016: $2,600
- Second area, 2021: $2,850
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- 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). Castle Cove - Northbridge vs North Sydney - Lavender Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/121011683/castle-cove-northbridge/vs/121041417/north-sydney-lavender-bay