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Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh vs Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 5.0 km apart · Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh profile · Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee profile
Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee
Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh and Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee are neighbouring areas with similar population sizes. Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee has a far larger number of schools, and its typical school size is well higher at 920 compared to 641. Access to health services is a major difference, with 73% of homes in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee within a 15-minute walk, compared to just 10% in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh. Education levels are high in both, though Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee has a well higher share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher at 52.1% versus 46.2%.
Everyday life is very similar in both places, with an identical average of 2.9 people per home and almost the same share of people who provide unpaid care. Both areas are far above the national figure for high earners and working-from-home rates. Since 2011, some of the gaps between them have narrowed, including the difference in the share of households earning $3,000 or more a week and the proportion of residents who completed Year 12.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 18,027
- First area, 2016: 18,531
- First area, 2021: 19,158
- Second area, 2011: 17,247
- Second area, 2016: 17,826
- Second area, 2021: 18,191
- First area, 2011: 39 yrs
- First area, 2016: 40 yrs
- First area, 2021: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 43 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 Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh: 1.1% males, 1.6% females; 85+ in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee: 1.5% males, 2.1% females
- 80–84 in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh: 1.3% males, 1.4% females; 80–84 in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee: 1.2% males, 1.6% females
- 75–79 in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh: 1.7% males, 1.8% females; 75–79 in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee: 1.9% males, 2.1% females
- 70–74 in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh: 1.9% males, 2.3% females; 70–74 in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee: 2.3% males, 2.5% females
- 65–69 in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh: 2.2% males, 2.5% females; 65–69 in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee: 2.1% males, 2.6% females
- 60–64 in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh: 2.5% males, 2.9% females; 60–64 in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee: 3.0% males, 3.0% females
- 55–59 in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh: 3.3% males, 3.1% females; 55–59 in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee: 3.3% males, 3.4% females
- 50–54 in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh: 3.5% males, 4.1% females; 50–54 in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee: 3.8% males, 4.3% females
- 45–49 in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh: 4.1% males, 4.2% females; 45–49 in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee: 3.5% males, 4.2% females
- 40–44 in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh: 3.5% males, 3.7% females; 40–44 in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee: 3.2% males, 3.6% females
- 35–39 in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh: 3.3% males, 3.5% females; 35–39 in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee: 2.5% males, 3.1% females
- 30–34 in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh: 1.9% males, 2.2% females; 30–34 in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee: 1.6% males, 1.7% females
- 25–29 in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh: 1.9% males, 1.6% females; 25–29 in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee: 1.6% males, 1.5% females
- 20–24 in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh: 3.0% males, 2.7% females; 20–24 in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee: 3.2% males, 2.6% females
- 15–19 in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh: 3.7% males, 3.3% females; 15–19 in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee: 4.3% males, 4.0% females
- 10–14 in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh: 4.0% males, 3.9% females; 10–14 in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee: 4.3% males, 3.6% females
- 5–9 in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh: 3.9% males, 3.3% females; 5–9 in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee: 3.4% males, 3.3% females
- 0–4 in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh: 2.6% males, 2.4% females; 0–4 in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee: 2.3% males, 1.9% 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: $708
- First area, 2016: $815
- First area, 2021: $1,003
- Second area, 2011: $832
- Second area, 2016: $949
- Second area, 2021: $1,108
- First area, 2011: $2,009
- First area, 2016: $2,298
- First area, 2021: $2,781
- Second area, 2011: $2,565
- Second area, 2016: $2,810
- Second area, 2021: $3,233
- First area, 2011: $2,318
- First area, 2016: $2,585
- First area, 2021: $3,157
- Second area, 2011: $2,714
- Second area, 2016: $3,242
- Second area, 2021: $3,663
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: 2.9
- First area, 2016: 3.0
- First area, 2021: 2.9
- Second area, 2011: 3.0
- Second area, 2016: 3.0
- Second area, 2021: 2.9
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $400
- First area, 2016: $510
- First area, 2021: $550
- Second area, 2011: $550
- Second area, 2016: $612
- Second area, 2021: $650
- First area, 2011: $2,600
- First area, 2016: $2,500
- First area, 2021: $3,000
- Second area, 2011: $3,100
- Second area, 2016: $3,000
- Second area, 2021: $3,600
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- 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). Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh vs Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/121021406/normanhurst-thornleigh-westleigh/vs/121031412/wahroonga-warrawee