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Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan vs Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee

Name: Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan vs Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 12 km apart · Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan profile · Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee profile

Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee

Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan and Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee are nearby New South Wales areas with distinct profiles. Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee is more internationally diverse, with 38.2% of people born overseas and 27.2% using another language at home, compared to 23.4% and 11.2% in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan. Higher education levels are also more common in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee, where 52.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. In contrast, Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan is much more likely to have separate houses, which make up 94.0% of homes, compared to 74.9% in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee.

Both areas share very similar household sizes, with an average of 2.9 people per home. They also have almost the same rate of volunteers, at around 21%. While both are high-earning areas compared to the national figure, the gap in typical weekly household income has widened since 2011. The two areas have also diverged in their connectivity; it now takes much longer to walk to the nearest transport stop in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan than in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 19.0 pts higher in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan Bachelor+: 17.4 pts higher in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee Other language: 16.0 pts higher in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee Year 12: 15.2 pts higher in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee Born overseas: 14.8 pts higher in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee

Demographics & Identity

Population in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +6,401 larger in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee gap steady

11,790 62nd pct 18,191 86th pct

Median age in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +1 yrs older in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee gap narrowing

42 yrs 64th pct 43 yrs 71st pct

Age structure

30.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.7 pts 28.4%

20.6% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.9 pts 18.7%

16.6% Seniors (65+) +3.4 pts ▸ 20.0%

20.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.2 pts 18.8%

12.7% Youth (15–24) +1.5 pts ▸ 14.2%

Marital status

57.7% Married +3.0 pts ▸ 60.7%

29.0% Never married ◂ +1.7 pts 27.3%

7.2% Divorced ◂ +2.1 pts 5.1%

3.8% Widowed +1.5 pts ▸ 5.4%

2.3% Separated ◂ +0.8 pts 1.6%

Age & sex structure

Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

75.4% Australia ◂ +15.7 pts 59.7%

1.0% China +6.9 pts ▸ 7.9%

6.8% England ◂ +1.7 pts 5.2%

1.2% South Africa +1.8 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.0% India +1.8 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.6% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.0% Philippines ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

0.3% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Italy even 0.2%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

44.6% English ◂ +11.5 pts 33.1%

38.6% Australian ◂ +13.2 pts 25.4%

3.1% Chinese +13.5 pts ▸ 16.6%

12.3% Irish ◂ +2.6 pts 9.6%

11.9% Scottish ◂ +1.6 pts 10.2%

4.7% German ◂ +0.9 pts 3.7%

1.7% Indian +2.7 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.7% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 2.6%

1.8% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 1.4%

1.5% Filipino ◂ +0.5 pts 0.9%

0.8% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.5% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Language

Language used at home

87.1% English only ◂ +16.9 pts 70.2%

1.2% Mandarin +8.8 pts ▸ 10.0%

0.5% Cantonese +2.4 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.4% Hindi +0.8 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.0% Punjabi +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.4% Vietnamese even 0.3%

0.4% Italian even 0.3%

0.3% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

49.5% Christianity +0.6 pts ▸ 50.1%

43.1% No religion ◂ +5.7 pts 37.4%

3.3% Not stated +1.1 pts ▸ 4.4%

1.2% Hinduism +2.0 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.2% Buddhism +1.2 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.9% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.3% Other religions +0.6 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% Judaism even 0.5%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +2 more in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee

6 71st pct 8 87th pct

Schools/1k kids in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +0.12 more in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan

2.47 60th pct 2.35 58th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +46 more in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee

8 18th pct 54 89th pct

Students in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +6,308 more in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee

1,054 39th pct 7,362 94th pct

Avg size in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +745 larger in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee

176 18th pct 920 89th pct

ICSEA in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +79 higher in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee

1,104 84th pct 1,183 100th pct

Highest year of school

69.2% Year 12 +15.2 pts ▸ 84.3%

19.6% Year 10 ◂ +12.3 pts 7.2%

4.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.4 pts 2.3%

4.5% Year 11 ◂ +1.8 pts 2.7%

Highest qualification level

32.1% Bachelor degree +11.0 pts ▸ 43.1%

23.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +16.8 pts 6.8%

12.2% Postgraduate degree +10.0 pts ▸ 22.2%

15.8% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +3.0 pts 12.8%

4.5% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.2 pts ▸ 4.7%

1.7% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.8 pts 0.9%

Field of qualification

22.6% Management & commerce +7.6 pts ▸ 30.2%

14.7% Engineering & related ◂ +4.8 pts 9.9%

11.7% Society & culture +2.5 pts ▸ 14.2%

9.5% Health +2.5 pts ▸ 12.0%

9.4% Education ◂ +1.9 pts 7.4%

6.1% Architecture & building ◂ +2.9 pts 3.2%

5.5% Creative arts ◂ +1.1 pts 4.4%

5.3% Information technology ◂ +0.6 pts 4.7%

4.5% Natural & physical sciences +0.2 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.5 pts 1.8%

2.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.4 pts 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +$141 higher in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee gap widening

$967 74th pct $1,108 86th pct

Household income in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +$736 higher in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee gap widening

$2,497 88th pct $3,233 100th pct

Family income in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +$785 higher in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee gap widening

$2,878 87th pct $3,663 98th pct

Household income distribution

24.6% $4,000 or more +14.7 pts ▸ 39.3%

26.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.0 pts 21.7%

19.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.0 pts 14.5%

15.5% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +4.7 pts 10.8%

9.1% Under $650 ◂ +1.3 pts 7.8%

Personal income distribution

36.4% Under $650 ◂ +1.8 pts 34.6%

28.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.2 pts 22.6%

23.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.9 pts 20.7%

8.9% $3,000 or more +9.0 pts ▸ 17.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.1% Asthma ◂ +2.4 pts 6.7%

8.7% Other condition ◂ +0.9 pts 7.7%

8.5% Arthritis ◂ +1.6 pts 6.9%

8.2% Mental health ◂ +2.8 pts 5.4%

3.3% Heart disease +0.9 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.9% Diabetes ◂ +0.6 pts 3.3%

3.3% Cancer +0.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.2% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

0.5% Dementia +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.7% Stroke even 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.6% None +4.0 pts ▸ 70.6%

21.5% One condition ◂ +3.1 pts 18.4%

5.2% Two conditions ◂ +0.6 pts 4.6%

2.2% Three or more ◂ +0.5 pts 1.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +24 larger in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan

103 32nd pct 79 25th pct

Median age in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +2 yrs older in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan

28 yrs 76th pct 26 yrs 64th pct

Median income in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +$238 higher in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan

$900 84th pct $662 55th pct

Household income in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +$1,292 higher in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee

$2,333 84th pct $3,625 100th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee even gap narrowing

2.9 86th pct 2.9 86th pct

Family composition

69.2% Couples with children +0.6 pts ▸ 69.8%

21.2% Couples without children +0.1 pts ▸ 21.3%

9.2% One-parent families ◂ +0.8 pts 8.4%

0.3% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

Household size

30.6% 2 people ◂ +0.2 pts 30.4%

24.0% 4 people even 24.0%

17.7% 3 people +0.5 pts ▸ 18.2%

15.9% 1 person ◂ +0.8 pts 15.0%

8.7% 5 people +0.1 pts ▸ 8.8%

3.3% 6 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 3.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +$90 higher in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee gap narrowing

$560 94th pct $650 100th pct

Mortgage in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +$1,072 higher in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee gap widening

$2,528 87th pct $3,600 100th pct

People / bedroom in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

47.1% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +7.1 pts 40.0%

39.6% Owned outright +1.7 pts ▸ 41.3%

12.2% Rented +3.7 pts ▸ 15.9%

0.6% Other tenure +1.6 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.6% Not stated even 0.6%

Types of homes

94.0% Separate house ◂ +19.0 pts 74.9%

1.3% Flat or apartment +19.1 pts ▸ 20.4%

4.3% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.2 pts ▸ 4.5%

0.3% Other dwelling ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

38.4% 4 bedrooms ◂ +2.7 pts 35.7%

38.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +13.1 pts 25.2%

13.7% 5 or more +10.2 pts ▸ 23.9%

7.1% 2 bedrooms +4.9 pts ▸ 12.1%

1.6% 1 bedroom +0.7 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.5% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

44.1% $550–$749 ◂ +18.1 pts 26.0%

9.2% $750 or more +29.2 pts ▸ 38.4%

30.8% $350–$549 ◂ +3.2 pts 27.6%

9.7% $200–$349 ◂ +6.3 pts 3.4%

1.8% Under $200 ◂ +1.2 pts 0.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

37.0% $3,000 or more +21.3 pts ▸ 58.3%

32.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +14.2 pts 17.9%

15.8% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +8.0 pts 7.8%

9.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.2 pts 9.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +27 more in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee

79 79th pct 106 87th pct

Stops/1k in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +0.87 more in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan

6.70 80th pct 5.83 71st pct

Departures/1k in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +57.7 more in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan

1,090.8 61st pct 1,033.1 59th pct

PT routes in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +1 more in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee

8 52nd pct 9 57th pct

Stop walk in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +21 longer in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan

24 83rd pct 3 29th pct

Drive to city in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +20 longer in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan

43 70th pct 23 46th pct

Reach 30 min in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +6,401 more in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee

11,790 36th pct 18,191 57th pct

Reach 45 min in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +30,221 more in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee

11,790 18th pct 42,011 48th pct

Transit to city in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee

— 86 96th pct

How people get to work

42.8% Worked at home +10.9 pts ▸ 53.7%

34.9% Car (driver) ◂ +9.2 pts 25.7%

1.8% Car (passenger) +0.4 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.3% Train +0.6 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.7% Walked +0.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.1% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Bicycle even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

41.6% 2 vehicles +2.7 pts ▸ 44.3%

31.5% 1 vehicle ◂ +0.2 pts 31.3%

15.0% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.7 pts 14.4%

8.8% 4 or more ◂ +1.8 pts 6.9%

3.3% No vehicle ◂ +0.3 pts 3.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

11.0% Professional & technical +6.2 pts ▸ 17.2%

15.1% Health care & social assistance +1.1 pts ▸ 16.2%

12.1% Education & training ◂ +1.7 pts 10.4%

5.6% Finance & insurance +5.2 pts ▸ 10.8%

8.9% Construction ◂ +4.2 pts 4.8%

7.3% Retail trade ◂ +0.5 pts 6.8%

5.3% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.9 pts 3.4%

4.8% Manufacturing ◂ +1.5 pts 3.3%

4.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.8 pts 3.8%

3.5% Wholesale trade +0.4 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.7% Other services ◂ +1.1 pts 2.5%

3.1% Media & telecommunications +0.2 pts ▸ 3.3%

Occupations people work in

30.2% Professionals +11.1 pts ▸ 41.3%

17.2% Managers +4.7 pts ▸ 21.9%

14.4% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.8 pts 12.6%

12.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +7.6 pts 4.8%

9.4% Community & personal service ◂ +2.1 pts 7.3%

6.9% Sales workers ◂ +0.4 pts 6.5%

5.7% Labourers ◂ +2.9 pts 2.8%

2.9% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.9 pts 1.0%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +1 higher in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee

9 86th pct 10 100th pct

IRSD decile in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee even

10 100th pct 10 100th pct

IER decile in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee even

10 100th pct 10 100th pct

IEO decile in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +1 higher in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee

9 86th pct 10 100th pct

IRSAD score in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +64 higher in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee

1,107 88th pct 1,171 100th pct

ERP in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +6,471 higher in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee

11,761 57th pct 18,232 82nd pct

Growth in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +0.2 pts higher in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee

-0.3% 11th pct -0.1% 11th pct

Businesses in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +1,418 higher in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee

830 45th pct 2,248 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +132 higher in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee

1,340 83rd pct 1,472 88th pct

Max temp in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +0.1 higher in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan

23.3 45th pct 23.1 43rd pct

Min temp in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +0.3 higher in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee

12.0 53rd pct 12.3 57th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +0.6 higher in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee

5.9 57th pct 6.5 67th pct

Types ≤15 min in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee even

6.3 66th pct 6.3 65th pct

15-min city in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee even

78.3% 60th pct 78.2% 60th pct

Walk to shops in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +3.1 pts higher in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee

72.9% 59th pct 76.0% 62nd pct

Walk to transit in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +11.3 pts higher in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee

86.6% 43rd pct 97.9% 66th pct

Walk to school in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +10.0 pts higher in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee

71.3% 48th pct 81.3% 57th pct

Walk to a park in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +6.2 pts higher in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee

93.7% 42nd pct 99.9% 70th pct

Walk to health in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +4.5 pts higher in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee

68.5% 68th pct 73.0% 71st pct

Amenities/1k in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +3.1 more in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee

16.9 63rd pct 20.0 73rd pct

Intersections/km² in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +74 higher in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee

12 26th pct 86 48th pct

Mean slope in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee +4.8 pts higher in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan

13.6% 100th pct 8.7% 86th pct

Compare Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan with nearby areas

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Compare Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan vs Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/121021404/berowra-brooklyn-cowan/vs/121031412/wahroonga-warrawee