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Forestville - Killarney Heights vs Belrose
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.6 km apart · Forestville - Killarney Heights profile · Belrose profile
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Forestville - Killarney Heights and Belrose are neighbouring areas in the Northern Beaches. Forestville - Killarney Heights is more walkable, with 85.7% of homes within a 15 minute walk of health services compared to just 36.0% in Belrose. Residents in Forestville - Killarney Heights are also more likely to have a university degree (40.5% versus 32.3%) and a higher share speak a language other than English at home. In contrast, Belrose has a noticeably older population, with the typical resident aged 46 and 26.2% of people aged 65 and over, compared to 19.1% in Forestville - Killarney Heights.
These two areas share very similar typical weekly household incomes and a nearly identical share of First Nations residents. This common ground is seen alongside a difference in transport and services; Belrose has far more public transport stops and departures per 1,000 people, even though the walk to the nearest stop is longer. While both areas have more residents who are older than the national figure, Belrose is significantly further above that mark.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 12,288
- First area, 2016: 12,798
- First area, 2021: 13,161
- Second area, 2021: 8,652
- First area, 2011: 41 yrs
- First area, 2016: 42 yrs
- First area, 2021: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 46 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 Forestville - Killarney Heights: 1.5% males, 2.0% females; 85+ in Belrose: 1.9% males, 3.4% females
- 80–84 in Forestville - Killarney Heights: 1.4% males, 2.0% females; 80–84 in Belrose: 2.0% males, 2.5% females
- 75–79 in Forestville - Killarney Heights: 1.5% males, 2.5% females; 75–79 in Belrose: 2.6% males, 3.6% females
- 70–74 in Forestville - Killarney Heights: 1.8% males, 2.1% females; 70–74 in Belrose: 2.6% males, 3.2% females
- 65–69 in Forestville - Killarney Heights: 1.9% males, 2.2% females; 65–69 in Belrose: 2.0% males, 2.5% females
- 60–64 in Forestville - Killarney Heights: 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 60–64 in Belrose: 2.2% males, 2.3% females
- 55–59 in Forestville - Killarney Heights: 3.6% males, 3.2% females; 55–59 in Belrose: 3.2% males, 3.1% females
- 50–54 in Forestville - Killarney Heights: 4.0% males, 4.1% females; 50–54 in Belrose: 3.7% males, 4.0% females
- 45–49 in Forestville - Killarney Heights: 4.2% males, 4.6% females; 45–49 in Belrose: 3.9% males, 4.2% females
- 40–44 in Forestville - Killarney Heights: 3.2% males, 4.0% females; 40–44 in Belrose: 3.2% males, 3.4% females
- 35–39 in Forestville - Killarney Heights: 2.1% males, 2.8% females; 35–39 in Belrose: 2.0% males, 2.5% females
- 30–34 in Forestville - Killarney Heights: 1.4% males, 1.5% females; 30–34 in Belrose: 1.1% males, 1.4% females
- 25–29 in Forestville - Killarney Heights: 1.3% males, 1.3% females; 25–29 in Belrose: 1.5% males, 1.3% females
- 20–24 in Forestville - Killarney Heights: 2.9% males, 2.5% females; 20–24 in Belrose: 3.0% males, 2.3% females
- 15–19 in Forestville - Killarney Heights: 4.1% males, 3.8% females; 15–19 in Belrose: 3.8% males, 3.3% females
- 10–14 in Forestville - Killarney Heights: 5.2% males, 4.4% females; 10–14 in Belrose: 4.2% males, 3.6% females
- 5–9 in Forestville - Killarney Heights: 3.7% males, 3.3% females; 5–9 in Belrose: 3.1% males, 3.3% females
- 0–4 in Forestville - Killarney Heights: 2.5% males, 2.3% females; 0–4 in Belrose: 2.2% 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: $695
- First area, 2016: $788
- First area, 2021: $975
- Second area, 2021: $903
- First area, 2011: $1,918
- First area, 2016: $2,287
- First area, 2021: $2,794
- Second area, 2021: $2,601
- First area, 2011: $2,271
- First area, 2016: $2,642
- First area, 2021: $3,328
- Second area, 2021: $3,121
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: 2.9
- First area, 2016: 3.0
- First area, 2021: 3.0
- Second area, 2021: 2.9
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $550
- First area, 2016: $660
- First area, 2021: $720
- Second area, 2021: $885
- First area, 2011: $2,708
- First area, 2016: $3,000
- First area, 2021: $3,400
- Second area, 2021: $3,464
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
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). Forestville - Killarney Heights vs Belrose [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/122031427/forestville-killarney-heights/vs/122031692/belrose