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Forestville - Killarney Heights vs Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.5 km apart · Forestville - Killarney Heights profile · Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls profile
Forestville - Killarney Heights Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls
Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls and Forestville - Killarney Heights are neighbouring areas in the Northern Beaches. The two differ most in how easy it is to get around; Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls is more car-dependent, with a 32-minute drive to the city and a 10-minute walk to the nearest stop, compared to 15 and 2 minutes in Forestville - Killarney Heights. Access to shops is also more limited in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls, where only 73.7% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, compared to 91.8% in Forestville - Killarney Heights. Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls has a higher share of large homes, with 94.4% having three or more bedrooms.
Typical family incomes are almost identical in both areas, sitting around $3,300 a week. This shared prosperity is reflected in both places having a very high share of university-educated adults and households earning $3,000 or more weekly. Forestville - Killarney Heights has a slightly higher share of people born overseas and those who use a language other than English at home. Both areas have seen a high number of people working from home, a trend that is well above the national figure.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 12,288
- First area, 2016: 12,798
- First area, 2021: 13,161
- Second area, 2021: 17,175
- First area, 2011: 41 yrs
- First area, 2016: 42 yrs
- First area, 2021: 43 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 Forestville - Killarney Heights: 1.5% males, 2.0% females; 85+ in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls: 0.8% males, 0.8% females
- 80–84 in Forestville - Killarney Heights: 1.4% males, 2.0% females; 80–84 in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls: 1.2% males, 1.2% females
- 75–79 in Forestville - Killarney Heights: 1.5% males, 2.5% females; 75–79 in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls: 1.8% males, 2.2% females
- 70–74 in Forestville - Killarney Heights: 1.8% males, 2.1% females; 70–74 in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls: 2.1% males, 2.3% females
- 65–69 in Forestville - Killarney Heights: 1.9% males, 2.2% females; 65–69 in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls: 1.9% males, 2.4% females
- 60–64 in Forestville - Killarney Heights: 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 60–64 in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls: 2.5% males, 2.4% females
- 55–59 in Forestville - Killarney Heights: 3.6% males, 3.2% females; 55–59 in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls: 3.4% males, 3.2% females
- 50–54 in Forestville - Killarney Heights: 4.0% males, 4.1% females; 50–54 in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls: 3.8% males, 4.2% females
- 45–49 in Forestville - Killarney Heights: 4.2% males, 4.6% females; 45–49 in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls: 4.4% males, 4.7% females
- 40–44 in Forestville - Killarney Heights: 3.2% males, 4.0% females; 40–44 in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls: 3.7% males, 3.6% females
- 35–39 in Forestville - Killarney Heights: 2.1% males, 2.8% females; 35–39 in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls: 2.5% males, 3.2% females
- 30–34 in Forestville - Killarney Heights: 1.4% males, 1.5% females; 30–34 in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls: 1.6% males, 1.9% females
- 25–29 in Forestville - Killarney Heights: 1.3% males, 1.3% females; 25–29 in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls: 1.7% males, 1.7% females
- 20–24 in Forestville - Killarney Heights: 2.9% males, 2.5% females; 20–24 in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls: 3.0% males, 2.5% females
- 15–19 in Forestville - Killarney Heights: 4.1% males, 3.8% females; 15–19 in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls: 4.2% males, 3.6% females
- 10–14 in Forestville - Killarney Heights: 5.2% males, 4.4% females; 10–14 in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls: 4.6% males, 4.0% females
- 5–9 in Forestville - Killarney Heights: 3.7% males, 3.3% females; 5–9 in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls: 3.8% males, 3.8% females
- 0–4 in Forestville - Killarney Heights: 2.5% males, 2.3% females; 0–4 in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls: 2.8% males, 2.6% 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: $1,041
- First area, 2011: $1,918
- First area, 2016: $2,287
- First area, 2021: $2,794
- Second area, 2021: $3,142
- First area, 2011: $2,271
- First area, 2016: $2,642
- First area, 2021: $3,328
- Second area, 2021: $3,301
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: 3.2
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $550
- First area, 2016: $660
- First area, 2021: $720
- Second area, 2021: $828
- First area, 2011: $2,708
- First area, 2016: $3,000
- First area, 2021: $3,400
- Second area, 2021: $3,400
- 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 Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/122031427/forestville-killarney-heights/vs/122031696/frenchs-forest-oxford-falls