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North Sydney - Lavender Bay vs Mosman - South
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.3 km apart · North Sydney - Lavender Bay profile · Mosman - South profile
North Sydney - Lavender Bay Mosman - South
Mosman - South and North Sydney - Lavender Bay are neighbouring areas with very different housing and population profiles. Mosman - South has more families and larger homes, with 53.3% having three or more bedrooms and 37.2% being separate houses. In contrast, North Sydney - Lavender Bay is dominated by flats or apartments (83.4%) and a more transient population, where 62.6% of people moved in the last five years. This difference is reflected in the home ownership gap, as Mosman - South has a far higher share of homes owned outright at 36.0%, while 58.6% of homes in North Sydney - Lavender Bay are rented.
The gap in how people access resources is widening, with Mosman - South scoring 9 out of 10 compared to 3 for North Sydney - Lavender Bay. Despite this, both areas share a high level of education and job skills and have similar typical weekly rents around $600. They are also alike in their low unemployment rates, which both sit between 3.5% and 3.7%.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 9,515
- First area, 2016: 10,706
- First area, 2021: 12,441
- Second area, 2021: 14,565
- First area, 2011: 36 yrs
- First area, 2016: 37 yrs
- First area, 2021: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 44 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 - South: 1.0% males, 1.7% females
- 80–84 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 0.9% males, 1.1% females; 80–84 in Mosman - South: 1.2% males, 1.3% females
- 75–79 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 1.6% males, 1.9% females; 75–79 in Mosman - South: 2.0% males, 2.5% females
- 70–74 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 2.2% males, 2.4% females; 70–74 in Mosman - South: 2.1% males, 3.0% females
- 65–69 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 1.9% males, 2.5% females; 65–69 in Mosman - South: 2.4% males, 2.9% females
- 60–64 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 2.6% males, 2.9% females; 60–64 in Mosman - South: 3.0% males, 3.3% females
- 55–59 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 3.1% males, 3.0% females; 55–59 in Mosman - South: 3.1% males, 3.8% females
- 50–54 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 2.8% males, 3.2% females; 50–54 in Mosman - South: 3.6% males, 4.3% females
- 45–49 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 45–49 in Mosman - South: 3.4% males, 4.4% females
- 40–44 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 3.7% males, 3.7% females; 40–44 in Mosman - South: 3.0% males, 3.6% females
- 35–39 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 5.5% males, 5.7% females; 35–39 in Mosman - South: 2.7% males, 3.4% females
- 30–34 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 6.6% males, 7.0% females; 30–34 in Mosman - South: 2.6% males, 3.0% females
- 25–29 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 5.1% males, 5.7% females; 25–29 in Mosman - South: 1.9% males, 2.5% females
- 20–24 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 2.4% males, 2.8% females; 20–24 in Mosman - South: 2.5% males, 2.6% females
- 15–19 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 1.8% males, 1.4% females; 15–19 in Mosman - South: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 10–14 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 1.4% males, 1.1% females; 10–14 in Mosman - South: 3.6% males, 3.4% females
- 5–9 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 1.6% males, 1.4% females; 5–9 in Mosman - South: 2.7% males, 2.9% females
- 0–4 in North Sydney - Lavender Bay: 2.0% males, 2.0% females; 0–4 in Mosman - South: 2.3% males, 2.2% 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: $1,510
- First area, 2011: $2,508
- First area, 2016: $2,466
- First area, 2021: $2,709
- Second area, 2021: $2,966
- First area, 2011: $2,832
- First area, 2016: $3,311
- First area, 2021: $3,811
- Second area, 2021: $4,569
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: $580
- First area, 2011: $2,700
- First area, 2016: $2,600
- First area, 2021: $2,850
- Second area, 2021: $4,000
- 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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/121041417/north-sydney-lavender-bay/vs/121041689/mosman-south