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Avalon - Palm Beach vs Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 12 km apart · Avalon - Palm Beach profile · Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau profile
Avalon - Palm Beach Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau
Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau and Avalon - Palm Beach are both Northern Beaches areas with similar populations, but they offer very different lifestyles. Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau is very walkable, with 92.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and a higher share of flats and apartments. In contrast, Avalon - Palm Beach is more car-dependent, with a far higher share of separate houses (83.8%) and larger homes, with 81.4% having three or more bedrooms. Avalon - Palm Beach also has an older population, with a typical resident aged 48 and 24.9% of people aged 65 or over.
Since 2011, the two areas have tracked similarly in several key ways. They share very similar typical weekly household incomes, sitting around $2,500 to $2,600. Both areas also have almost the same proportion of children under 15, around 17%. While Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau has a higher share of renters and more people using a language other than English at home, both remain well above the national figure for adults with a bachelor degree or higher.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 12,197
- First area, 2016: 12,376
- First area, 2021: 13,052
- Second area, 2021: 13,980
- First area, 2011: 45 yrs
- First area, 2016: 47 yrs
- First area, 2021: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 41 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 Avalon - Palm Beach: 1.2% males, 1.7% females; 85+ in Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau: 0.9% males, 1.7% females
- 80–84 in Avalon - Palm Beach: 1.4% males, 1.4% females; 80–84 in Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau: 1.0% males, 1.2% females
- 75–79 in Avalon - Palm Beach: 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 75–79 in Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau: 1.5% males, 1.7% females
- 70–74 in Avalon - Palm Beach: 3.5% males, 3.3% females; 70–74 in Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau: 2.0% males, 2.2% females
- 65–69 in Avalon - Palm Beach: 3.5% males, 3.8% females; 65–69 in Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau: 2.5% males, 2.4% females
- 60–64 in Avalon - Palm Beach: 3.8% males, 4.4% females; 60–64 in Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau: 2.9% males, 3.1% females
- 55–59 in Avalon - Palm Beach: 3.8% males, 4.1% females; 55–59 in Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau: 3.2% males, 3.5% females
- 50–54 in Avalon - Palm Beach: 3.3% males, 3.7% females; 50–54 in Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau: 3.8% males, 4.0% females
- 45–49 in Avalon - Palm Beach: 3.4% males, 3.7% females; 45–49 in Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau: 3.7% males, 3.9% females
- 40–44 in Avalon - Palm Beach: 2.7% males, 3.0% females; 40–44 in Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau: 3.2% males, 3.4% females
- 35–39 in Avalon - Palm Beach: 2.0% males, 2.5% females; 35–39 in Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau: 3.1% males, 3.3% females
- 30–34 in Avalon - Palm Beach: 1.6% males, 1.6% females; 30–34 in Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau: 2.9% males, 3.1% females
- 25–29 in Avalon - Palm Beach: 1.6% males, 1.4% females; 25–29 in Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau: 2.6% males, 2.7% females
- 20–24 in Avalon - Palm Beach: 2.7% males, 2.2% females; 20–24 in Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau: 3.0% males, 2.8% females
- 15–19 in Avalon - Palm Beach: 3.4% males, 3.0% females; 15–19 in Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau: 3.8% males, 3.1% females
- 10–14 in Avalon - Palm Beach: 3.2% males, 3.5% females; 10–14 in Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau: 3.2% males, 3.2% females
- 5–9 in Avalon - Palm Beach: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau: 3.2% males, 2.9% females
- 0–4 in Avalon - Palm Beach: 2.2% males, 2.0% females; 0–4 in Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau: 2.8% males, 2.7% 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: $771
- First area, 2016: $885
- First area, 2021: $1,058
- Second area, 2021: $1,066
- First area, 2011: $1,798
- First area, 2016: $2,169
- First area, 2021: $2,547
- Second area, 2021: $2,601
- First area, 2011: $2,163
- First area, 2016: $2,498
- First area, 2021: $2,981
- Second area, 2021: $3,039
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: 2.7
- First area, 2016: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $530
- First area, 2016: $650
- First area, 2021: $745
- Second area, 2021: $600
- First area, 2011: $3,000
- First area, 2016: $2,900
- First area, 2021: $3,300
- Second area, 2021: $3,000
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Avalon - Palm Beach vs Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/122021420/avalon-palm-beach/vs/122031693/collaroy-collaroy-plateau