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Macquarie Fields vs Lurnea - Cartwright
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 6.7 km apart · Macquarie Fields profile · Lurnea - Cartwright profile
Macquarie Fields Lurnea - Cartwright
Macquarie Fields and Lurnea - Cartwright are neighbouring areas in New South Wales with several distinct differences. Lurnea - Cartwright is much more linguistically diverse, with 57.4% of people using another language at home and 13.8% speaking little or no English, compared to 43.3% and 5.1% in Macquarie Fields. Macquarie Fields has a better-qualified workforce, where 20.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher compared to 10.5% in Lurnea - Cartwright. This is reflected in the typical weekly income, which is well higher in Macquarie Fields at $592 than the $471 seen in Lurnea - Cartwright.
Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people providing unpaid care, at about 11.8%. They also share similar housing patterns, with about 71% of homes being separate houses and typical weekly rents being almost identical at $340 to $350. While Lurnea - Cartwright is more generally walkable, Macquarie Fields has far better walking access to groceries (95.6% versus 69.4%) and health services (55.0% versus 24.2%).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2021: 14,198
- Second area, 2016: 11,681
- Second area, 2021: 12,670
- First area, 2021: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 33 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 Macquarie Fields: 0.3% males, 0.6% females; 85+ in Lurnea - Cartwright: 0.5% males, 0.8% females
- 80–84 in Macquarie Fields: 0.7% males, 0.9% females; 80–84 in Lurnea - Cartwright: 0.9% males, 1.0% females
- 75–79 in Macquarie Fields: 1.3% males, 1.5% females; 75–79 in Lurnea - Cartwright: 1.2% males, 1.4% females
- 70–74 in Macquarie Fields: 1.8% males, 2.1% females; 70–74 in Lurnea - Cartwright: 1.7% males, 1.6% females
- 65–69 in Macquarie Fields: 2.2% males, 2.2% females; 65–69 in Lurnea - Cartwright: 2.0% males, 2.0% females
- 60–64 in Macquarie Fields: 2.5% males, 2.7% females; 60–64 in Lurnea - Cartwright: 2.4% males, 2.7% females
- 55–59 in Macquarie Fields: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 55–59 in Lurnea - Cartwright: 3.2% males, 2.9% females
- 50–54 in Macquarie Fields: 2.7% males, 2.9% females; 50–54 in Lurnea - Cartwright: 2.7% males, 3.0% females
- 45–49 in Macquarie Fields: 3.3% males, 3.3% females; 45–49 in Lurnea - Cartwright: 2.6% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in Macquarie Fields: 3.5% males, 3.7% females; 40–44 in Lurnea - Cartwright: 3.0% males, 3.1% females
- 35–39 in Macquarie Fields: 3.3% males, 4.2% females; 35–39 in Lurnea - Cartwright: 3.3% males, 3.3% females
- 30–34 in Macquarie Fields: 2.8% males, 3.9% females; 30–34 in Lurnea - Cartwright: 3.3% males, 3.4% females
- 25–29 in Macquarie Fields: 2.9% males, 3.1% females; 25–29 in Lurnea - Cartwright: 3.4% males, 3.6% females
- 20–24 in Macquarie Fields: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 20–24 in Lurnea - Cartwright: 3.6% males, 3.1% females
- 15–19 in Macquarie Fields: 3.6% males, 3.3% females; 15–19 in Lurnea - Cartwright: 3.7% males, 3.4% females
- 10–14 in Macquarie Fields: 4.0% males, 4.0% females; 10–14 in Lurnea - Cartwright: 4.1% males, 4.1% females
- 5–9 in Macquarie Fields: 3.9% males, 3.8% females; 5–9 in Lurnea - Cartwright: 4.4% males, 4.1% females
- 0–4 in Macquarie Fields: 3.6% males, 3.4% females; 0–4 in Lurnea - Cartwright: 4.1% males, 3.6% 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, 2021: $592
- Second area, 2016: $431
- Second area, 2021: $471
- First area, 2021: $1,378
- Second area, 2016: $979
- Second area, 2021: $1,136
- First area, 2021: $1,580
- Second area, 2016: $1,142
- Second area, 2021: $1,330
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, 2021: 2.9
- Second area, 2016: 3.0
- Second area, 2021: 3.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2021: $340
- Second area, 2016: $275
- Second area, 2021: $350
- First area, 2021: $1,800
- Second area, 2016: $1,800
- Second area, 2021: $2,000
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2016: 1.00
- 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Macquarie Fields vs Lurnea - Cartwright [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/123021706/macquarie-fields/vs/127031599/lurnea-cartwright