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Cromer vs Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights

Name: Cromer vs Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 1.7 km apart · Cromer profile · Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights profile

Cromer Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights

Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights and Cromer are neighbouring areas with very different housing and layouts. Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights is more densely built, with 51.1% of homes being flats or apartments and far more people renting (32.3%). It is also more walkable, with 98% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries. In contrast, Cromer is dominated by separate houses (75.5%), which tend to be larger; 77.4% of its homes have three or more bedrooms, compared to just 39.5% in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights. Cromer also has a younger population, with 20.3% of residents being children under 15, while Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights is older, with a typical resident aged 46.

These two areas have tracked similarly since 2011, maintaining a shared profile in several ways. They both have about the same proportion of people born overseas (around 24%) and similar rates of volunteering. Many residents in both places work from home, and the commute time to the city is nearly identical at around 23 to 24 minutes. Both areas also see a typical weekly family income that sits around the $2,700 to $2,800 mark.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 42.8 pts higher in Cromer 3+ bedrooms: 37.9 pts higher in Cromer Renting: 18.2 pts higher in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights Household size: 0.6 larger in Cromer Needs assistance: 3.5 pts higher in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights

Demographics & Identity

Population in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +3,195 larger in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights

8,046 41st pct 11,241 59th pct

Median age in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +4 yrs older in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights

42 yrs 64th pct 46 yrs 81st pct

Age structure

20.6% Seniors (65+) +6.2 pts ▸ 26.9%

26.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.7 pts 24.5%

20.7% Young adults (25–44) +3.4 pts ▸ 24.2%

20.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +5.3 pts 15.0%

12.1% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.6 pts 9.5%

Marital status

54.4% Married ◂ +9.6 pts 44.8%

30.0% Never married +0.5 pts ▸ 30.5%

7.6% Divorced +4.1 pts ▸ 11.7%

6.2% Widowed +3.6 pts ▸ 9.8%

1.9% Separated +1.4 pts ▸ 3.2%

Age & sex structure

Cromer Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

72.3% Australia ◂ +0.2 pts 72.1%

6.6% England +0.4 pts ▸ 7.1%

2.0% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.4% Italy ◂ +0.9 pts 0.5%

1.2% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.0% China ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

0.9% Philippines ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.5% India ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

42.1% English +1.7 pts ▸ 43.8%

35.3% Australian ◂ +1.3 pts 33.9%

10.8% Irish +2.2 pts ▸ 13.0%

9.8% Scottish +1.7 pts ▸ 11.5%

7.1% Italian ◂ +2.0 pts 5.1%

3.7% German +0.7 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.0% Chinese ◂ +1.6 pts 1.5%

2.1% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.7% Filipino ◂ +1.0 pts 0.7%

0.8% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.7% Indian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

84.0% English only +1.5 pts ▸ 85.5%

1.7% Italian ◂ +1.0 pts 0.6%

1.1% Mandarin ◂ +0.8 pts 0.3%

0.4% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Greek even 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

53.9% Christianity ◂ +1.8 pts 52.0%

39.2% No religion +1.2 pts ▸ 40.5%

4.5% Not stated +0.9 pts ▸ 5.4%

0.8% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.5% Hinduism even 0.5%

0.5% Islam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.3% Judaism even 0.3%

0.3% Other religions even 0.3%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +2 more in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights

2 14th pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +1.14 more in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights

1.22 22nd pct 2.37 58th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +11 more in Cromer

34 75th pct 23 57th pct

Students in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +409 more in Cromer

1,625 54th pct 1,216 44th pct

Avg size in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +509 larger in Cromer

813 86th pct 304 33rd pct

ICSEA in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +36 higher in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights

1,066 71st pct 1,102 84th pct

Highest year of school

64.3% Year 12 ◂ +1.4 pts 62.9%

19.7% Year 10 +0.2 pts ▸ 19.9%

6.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.1 pts 6.3%

4.9% Year 11 ◂ +0.1 pts 4.8%

Highest qualification level

29.1% Bachelor degree +0.5 pts ▸ 29.6%

24.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +1.3 pts 22.7%

18.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.9 pts 17.5%

8.0% Postgraduate degree +0.4 pts ▸ 8.3%

3.5% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.0% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.5 pts 1.5%

Field of qualification

26.5% Management & commerce ◂ +2.2 pts 24.3%

12.7% Engineering & related ◂ +0.8 pts 11.8%

10.5% Society & culture +0.5 pts ▸ 10.9%

7.4% Health +1.5 pts ▸ 8.9%

8.7% Education ◂ +0.1 pts 8.6%

7.2% Architecture & building +0.6 pts ▸ 7.7%

4.7% Creative arts +0.9 pts ▸ 5.6%

4.6% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.5 pts 4.0%

3.7% Information technology ◂ +1.5 pts 2.2%

3.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.3 pts 2.8%

1.8% Agriculture & environment even 1.8%

Income

Personal income in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +$94 higher in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights

$925 70th pct $1,019 79th pct

Household income in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +$381 higher in Cromer

$2,379 86th pct $1,998 66th pct

Family income in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +$104 higher in Cromer

$2,800 85th pct $2,696 81st pct

Household income distribution

23.7% $1,500–$2,999 +2.9 pts ▸ 26.6%

25.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +7.2 pts 18.6%

18.9% $650–$1,499 +4.1 pts ▸ 23.0%

12.6% Under $650 +2.5 pts ▸ 15.1%

12.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.8 pts 11.5%

Personal income distribution

35.8% Under $650 ◂ +4.7 pts 31.1%

29.1% $650–$1,499 +1.5 pts ▸ 30.6%

21.1% $1,500–$2,999 +0.9 pts ▸ 22.0%

8.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 8.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.9% Arthritis +2.0 pts ▸ 9.8%

6.5% Mental health +2.4 pts ▸ 8.9%

7.3% Other condition +0.9 pts ▸ 8.2%

6.9% Asthma even 6.8%

4.3% Heart disease +1.1 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.3% Cancer +1.3 pts ▸ 4.6%

4.1% Diabetes ◂ +0.3 pts 3.7%

0.6% Dementia +2.8 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.4% Lung condition +0.5 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.1% Stroke +0.7 pts ▸ 1.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

68.6% None ◂ +5.5 pts 63.1%

17.9% One condition +1.7 pts ▸ 19.6%

5.1% Two conditions +1.5 pts ▸ 6.6%

2.5% Three or more +1.7 pts ▸ 4.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +10 larger in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights

90 29th pct 100 32nd pct

Median age in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +11 yrs older in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights

20 yrs 14th pct 31 yrs 88th pct

Median income in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +$62 higher in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights

$762 71st pct $824 77th pct

Household income in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +$1,097 higher in Cromer

$3,722 100th pct $2,625 89th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +0.6 larger in Cromer

2.9 86th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

69.4% Couples with children ◂ +13.1 pts 56.2%

21.0% Couples without children +10.2 pts ▸ 31.2%

9.1% One-parent families +2.5 pts ▸ 11.6%

0.6% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

Household size

26.8% 2 people +7.1 pts ▸ 33.9%

20.1% 1 person +12.7 pts ▸ 32.8%

23.4% 4 people ◂ +9.9 pts 13.5%

16.0% 3 people ◂ +2.3 pts 13.7%

9.5% 5 people ◂ +5.0 pts 4.4%

4.3% 6 or more ◂ +2.5 pts 1.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +$70 higher in Cromer

$650 100th pct $580 96th pct

Mortgage in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +$362 higher in Cromer

$3,179 99th pct $2,817 92nd pct

People / bedroom in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +0.10 higher in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights

0.90 86th pct 1.00 90th pct

How homes are owned or rented

40.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +12.4 pts 27.6%

36.6% Owned outright ◂ +6.5 pts 30.1%

14.1% Rented +18.2 pts ▸ 32.3%

7.4% Other tenure +1.4 pts ▸ 8.8%

1.6% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 1.2%

Types of homes

75.5% Separate house ◂ +42.8 pts 32.7%

8.1% Flat or apartment +43.0 pts ▸ 51.1%

15.8% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +0.2 pts 15.6%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

13.4% 2 bedrooms +30.6 pts ▸ 44.0%

31.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +17.7 pts 13.5%

30.7% 3 bedrooms ◂ +11.2 pts 19.5%

15.5% 5 or more ◂ +8.9 pts 6.6%

7.4% 1 bedroom +6.9 pts ▸ 14.2%

0.8% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

Weekly rent distribution

38.6% $750 or more ◂ +17.0 pts 21.6%

25.9% $550–$749 +10.4 pts ▸ 36.4%

18.3% $350–$549 +8.2 pts ▸ 26.5%

9.0% $200–$349 ◂ +1.4 pts 7.6%

5.6% Under $200 ◂ +0.2 pts 5.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

53.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +9.1 pts 44.1%

20.6% $1,800–$2,999 +6.9 pts ▸ 27.5%

9.1% $1,000–$1,799 +3.8 pts ▸ 12.9%

10.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.3 pts 9.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +1 more in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights

43 52nd pct 44 53rd pct

Stops/1k in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +1.43 more in Cromer

5.34 65th pct 3.91 44th pct

Departures/1k in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +292.1 more in Cromer

1,905.8 82nd pct 1,613.7 76th pct

PT routes in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +7 more in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights

4 29th pct 11 67th pct

Stop walk in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +5 longer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights

0 0th pct 5 50th pct

Drive to city in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +1 longer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights

23 46th pct 24 48th pct

Reach 30 min in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +29,168 more in Cromer

40,409 83rd pct 11,241 34th pct

Reach 45 min in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +9,116 more in Cromer

74,746 64th pct 65,630 61st pct

Transit to city in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +3 longer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights

81 88th pct 84 93rd pct

How people get to work

40.2% Car (driver) ◂ +0.2 pts 40.0%

37.7% Worked at home +0.6 pts ▸ 38.3%

1.7% Bus +0.9 pts ▸ 2.5%

2.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.7 pts 1.9%

1.0% Walked +0.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.3% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Train +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

28.4% 1 vehicle +14.4 pts ▸ 42.8%

42.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +7.1 pts 35.0%

15.0% 3 vehicles ◂ +6.0 pts 8.9%

8.7% 4 or more ◂ +3.6 pts 5.0%

5.8% No vehicle +2.4 pts ▸ 8.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

11.6% Construction +0.8 pts ▸ 12.5%

10.8% Professional & technical +1.3 pts ▸ 12.1%

12.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.1 pts 11.9%

9.0% Education & training +0.6 pts ▸ 9.6%

8.9% Retail trade ◂ +0.2 pts 8.7%

6.1% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.7 pts 4.4%

6.0% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.5 pts 4.4%

4.9% Manufacturing ◂ +0.3 pts 4.7%

4.5% Public administration & safety +0.3 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.8% Other services +0.3 pts ▸ 4.2%

4.0% Administrative & support ◂ +0.3 pts 3.7%

4.0% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.5 pts 3.4%

Occupations people work in

25.9% Professionals +1.6 pts ▸ 27.5%

18.5% Managers ◂ +0.4 pts 18.1%

13.4% Technicians & trades +1.1 pts ▸ 14.5%

13.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.9 pts 13.0%

9.3% Community & personal service +0.5 pts ▸ 9.8%

7.7% Sales workers +0.8 pts ▸ 8.5%

5.8% Labourers ◂ +1.4 pts 4.4%

3.8% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.5 pts 3.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights even

9 86th pct 9 86th pct

IRSD decile in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +1 higher in Cromer

9 86th pct 8 71st pct

IER decile in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +3 higher in Cromer

10 100th pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights even

8 71st pct 8 71st pct

IRSAD score in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +24 higher in Cromer

1,103 87th pct 1,079 81st pct

ERP in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +2,897 higher in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights

8,400 39th pct 11,297 54th pct

Growth in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +4.0 pts higher in Cromer

4.3% 48th pct 0.3% 13th pct

Businesses in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +120 higher in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights

998 55th pct 1,118 61st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +34 higher in Cromer

1,407 86th pct 1,373 85th pct

Max temp in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +0.2 higher in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights

22.8 41st pct 23.0 42nd pct

Min temp in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +0.3 higher in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights

13.4 68th pct 13.6 70th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +1.6 higher in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights

6.2 62nd pct 7.8 85th pct

Types ≤15 min in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +1.3 more in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights

6.2 65th pct 7.5 84th pct

15-min city in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +20.6 pts higher in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights

77.3% 59th pct 98.0% 83rd pct

Walk to shops in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +37.5 pts higher in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights

60.4% 48th pct 98.0% 85th pct

Walk to transit in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +1.7 pts higher in Cromer

99.6% 79th pct 97.9% 66th pct

Walk to school in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +19.2 pts higher in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights

79.0% 55th pct 98.2% 83rd pct

Walk to a park in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +5.2 pts higher in Cromer

99.9% 69th pct 94.7% 43rd pct

Walk to health in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +26.2 pts higher in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights

44.1% 49th pct 70.3% 69th pct

Amenities/1k in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +32.2 more in Cromer

42.6 86th pct 10.4 26th pct

Intersections/km² in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +152 higher in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights

125 56th pct 276 80th pct

Mean slope in Cromer in Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights +2.6 pts higher in Cromer

9.5% 88th pct 6.9% 72nd pct

Compare Cromer with nearby areas

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Compare Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Cromer vs Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/122031425/cromer/vs/122031697/narrabeen-wheeler-heights