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Cromer vs Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.1 km apart · Cromer profile · Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl profile
Cromer Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl
Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl and Cromer are neighbouring Northern Beaches areas with very different housing and education profiles. Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl is far more walkable, with 98.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries compared to 60.4% in Cromer. It also has a more highly educated population, where 39.0% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, compared to 26.9% in Cromer. In contrast, Cromer is dominated by larger family homes, with separate houses making up 75.5% of dwellings compared to 52.6% in Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl.
Everyday life in both places is similar in many ways, with nearly identical unemployment rates of around 3.3% and typical weekly household incomes of about $2,400 to $2,500. While Cromer has a noticeably older population, with a higher share of people aged 65 and over (20.6% versus 12.1%), both areas have similar proportions of people providing unpaid care and a nearly equal share of residents who have served in the Defence Force.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 7,209
- First area, 2016: 7,482
- First area, 2021: 8,046
- Second area, 2021: 9,116
- First area, 2011: 40 yrs
- First area, 2016: 42 yrs
- First area, 2021: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 38 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 Cromer: 1.2% males, 2.0% females; 85+ in Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl: 0.5% males, 0.8% females
- 80–84 in Cromer: 1.5% males, 2.0% females; 80–84 in Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl: 0.6% males, 0.9% females
- 75–79 in Cromer: 1.9% males, 2.6% females; 75–79 in Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl: 1.0% males, 1.1% females
- 70–74 in Cromer: 2.4% males, 2.7% females; 70–74 in Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl: 1.4% males, 1.8% females
- 65–69 in Cromer: 1.9% males, 2.4% females; 65–69 in Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl: 2.0% males, 1.9% females
- 60–64 in Cromer: 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 60–64 in Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl: 2.9% males, 2.6% females
- 55–59 in Cromer: 3.0% males, 2.9% females; 55–59 in Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl: 3.6% males, 3.4% females
- 50–54 in Cromer: 3.5% males, 3.7% females; 50–54 in Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl: 3.9% males, 4.2% females
- 45–49 in Cromer: 4.0% males, 4.1% females; 45–49 in Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl: 3.8% males, 4.2% females
- 40–44 in Cromer: 3.5% males, 3.7% females; 40–44 in Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl: 3.4% males, 3.4% females
- 35–39 in Cromer: 2.4% males, 3.3% females; 35–39 in Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl: 3.2% males, 3.9% females
- 30–34 in Cromer: 1.9% males, 2.3% females; 30–34 in Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl: 3.5% males, 3.6% females
- 25–29 in Cromer: 1.8% males, 1.8% females; 25–29 in Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl: 3.2% males, 3.4% females
- 20–24 in Cromer: 2.7% males, 2.3% females; 20–24 in Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl: 3.4% males, 3.1% females
- 15–19 in Cromer: 3.9% males, 3.3% females; 15–19 in Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl: 3.3% males, 3.2% females
- 10–14 in Cromer: 4.0% males, 3.5% females; 10–14 in Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl: 3.7% males, 3.4% females
- 5–9 in Cromer: 3.5% males, 3.4% females; 5–9 in Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl: 3.0% males, 3.0% females
- 0–4 in Cromer: 3.0% males, 2.9% females; 0–4 in Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl: 3.0% 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: $662
- First area, 2016: $773
- First area, 2021: $925
- Second area, 2021: $1,120
- First area, 2011: $1,621
- First area, 2016: $2,002
- First area, 2021: $2,379
- Second area, 2021: $2,550
- First area, 2011: $1,909
- First area, 2016: $2,290
- First area, 2021: $2,800
- Second area, 2021: $3,127
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: 2.8
- First area, 2016: 2.9
- First area, 2021: 2.9
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $495
- First area, 2016: $604
- First area, 2021: $650
- Second area, 2021: $573
- First area, 2011: $2,600
- First area, 2016: $2,750
- First area, 2021: $3,179
- Second area, 2021: $3,000
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 1.00
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). Cromer vs Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/122031425/cromer/vs/122031694/dee-why-north-curl-curl