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North Sydney - Lavender Bay vs Mosman - North
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.1 km apart · North Sydney - Lavender Bay profile · Mosman - North profile
North Sydney - Lavender Bay Mosman - North
Mosman - North and North Sydney - Lavender Bay are neighbouring areas with very different housing and age profiles. Mosman - North has a noticeably older population, with a typical resident aged 45 and 24% of people aged 65 and over. It is more likely to have separate houses (32.5%) and homes owned outright (40.6%). In contrast, North Sydney - Lavender Bay is much more transient, with 62.6% of people moving in the last five years. It is dominated by flats or apartments, and renting is far more common at 58.6%.
Daily life in both places is very similar in other ways, with the same typical weekly rent of $600 and nearly identical weekly household incomes. Both areas are highly educated and have an unemployment rate around 3.7%. However, North Sydney - Lavender Bay is more multicultural, with a much higher share of people born overseas (46.1%) and those using another language at home (30.6%). It also has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children and a higher proportion of adults working or looking for work.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 9,515
- First area, 2016: 10,706
- First area, 2021: 12,441
- Second area, 2021: 13,763
- First area, 2011: 36 yrs
- First area, 2016: 37 yrs
- First area, 2021: 38 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 North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 0.5% males, 0.5% females; 85+ in Mosman - North: 1.5% males, 2.3% females
- 80–84 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 0.9% males, 1.1% females; 80–84 in Mosman - North: 1.5% males, 2.1% females
- 75–79 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 1.6% males, 1.9% females; 75–79 in Mosman - North: 2.2% males, 3.0% females
- 70–74 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 2.2% males, 2.4% females; 70–74 in Mosman - North: 2.4% males, 3.3% females
- 65–69 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 1.9% males, 2.5% females; 65–69 in Mosman - North: 2.5% males, 3.2% females
- 60–64 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 2.6% males, 2.9% females; 60–64 in Mosman - North: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 55–59 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 3.1% males, 3.0% females; 55–59 in Mosman - North: 3.1% males, 3.8% females
- 50–54 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 2.8% males, 3.2% females; 50–54 in Mosman - North: 3.2% males, 3.9% females
- 45–49 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 45–49 in Mosman - North: 3.3% males, 3.8% females
- 40–44 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 3.7% males, 3.7% females; 40–44 in Mosman - North: 2.8% males, 3.5% females
- 35–39 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 5.5% males, 5.7% females; 35–39 in Mosman - North: 3.0% males, 3.7% females
- 30–34 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 6.6% males, 7.0% females; 30–34 in Mosman - North: 2.7% males, 3.1% females
- 25–29 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 5.1% males, 5.7% females; 25–29 in Mosman - North: 2.3% males, 2.5% females
- 20–24 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 2.4% males, 2.8% females; 20–24 in Mosman - North: 2.1% males, 2.4% females
- 15–19 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 1.8% males, 1.4% females; 15–19 in Mosman - North: 2.7% males, 2.6% females
- 10–14 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 1.4% males, 1.1% females; 10–14 in Mosman - North: 3.0% males, 3.1% females
- 5–9 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 1.6% males, 1.4% females; 5–9 in Mosman - North: 2.7% males, 2.4% females
- 0–4 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 2.0% males, 2.0% females; 0–4 in Mosman - North: 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: $1,271
- First area, 2016: $1,477
- First area, 2021: $1,683
- Second area, 2021: $1,464
- First area, 2011: $2,508
- First area, 2016: $2,466
- First area, 2021: $2,709
- Second area, 2021: $2,822
- First area, 2011: $2,832
- First area, 2016: $3,311
- First area, 2021: $3,811
- Second area, 2021: $4,154
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: 1.9
- First area, 2016: 2.0
- First area, 2021: 1.9
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $513
- First area, 2016: $620
- First area, 2021: $600
- Second area, 2021: $600
- First area, 2011: $2,700
- First area, 2016: $2,600
- First area, 2021: $2,850
- Second area, 2021: $3,500
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.10
- First area, 2021: 1.10
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
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). North Sydney - Lavender Bay vs Mosman - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/121041417/north-sydney-lavender-bay/vs/121041688/mosman-north