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Blackheath - Megalong Valley vs Wentworth Falls
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 13 km apart · Blackheath - Megalong Valley profile · Wentworth Falls profile
Blackheath - Megalong Valley Wentworth Falls
Wentworth Falls and Blackheath - Megalong Valley are nearby Blue Mountains areas with several distinct differences. Wentworth Falls has a far higher share of homes with three or more bedrooms at 85.0%, compared to 73.5% in Blackheath - Megalong Valley. It also has more people earning $3,000 or more a week (20.6% versus 14.1%) and a far higher average school size of 332 students. In contrast, Blackheath - Megalong Valley has more people living alone (35.8% versus 28.3%) and a far larger number of public transport routes, with 18 compared to 7 in Wentworth Falls.
Both areas sit around the national figure for the share of people in de facto relationships. They are also very similar in other ways, such as the typical weekly personal income of around $730 and the proportion of adults with a bachelor degree. Since 2011, the gap in home sizes has widened, and the difference in high weekly earnings has also grown. Meanwhile, the gap in full-time employment has narrowed slightly.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 5,461
- First area, 2016: 5,561
- First area, 2021: 5,764
- Second area, 2011: 5,934
- Second area, 2016: 6,076
- Second area, 2021: 6,428
- First area, 2011: 47 yrs
- First area, 2016: 50 yrs
- First area, 2021: 52 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 50 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 50 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 Blackheath - Megalong Valley: 0.8% males, 1.4% females; 85+ in Wentworth Falls: 1.3% males, 2.2% females
- 80–84 in Blackheath - Megalong Valley: 1.6% males, 1.9% females; 80–84 in Wentworth Falls: 1.2% males, 1.8% females
- 75–79 in Blackheath - Megalong Valley: 2.6% males, 3.4% females; 75–79 in Wentworth Falls: 2.5% males, 3.3% females
- 70–74 in Blackheath - Megalong Valley: 3.8% males, 4.7% females; 70–74 in Wentworth Falls: 4.1% males, 4.4% females
- 65–69 in Blackheath - Megalong Valley: 4.2% males, 4.4% females; 65–69 in Wentworth Falls: 3.8% males, 4.7% females
- 60–64 in Blackheath - Megalong Valley: 4.2% males, 4.6% females; 60–64 in Wentworth Falls: 3.7% males, 4.2% females
- 55–59 in Blackheath - Megalong Valley: 4.6% males, 4.5% females; 55–59 in Wentworth Falls: 3.2% males, 3.7% females
- 50–54 in Blackheath - Megalong Valley: 3.5% males, 3.6% females; 50–54 in Wentworth Falls: 2.9% males, 3.4% females
- 45–49 in Blackheath - Megalong Valley: 2.9% males, 3.8% females; 45–49 in Wentworth Falls: 3.0% males, 3.5% females
- 40–44 in Blackheath - Megalong Valley: 2.6% males, 3.0% females; 40–44 in Wentworth Falls: 2.5% males, 3.0% females
- 35–39 in Blackheath - Megalong Valley: 2.7% males, 2.6% females; 35–39 in Wentworth Falls: 2.4% males, 2.7% females
- 30–34 in Blackheath - Megalong Valley: 2.5% males, 2.3% females; 30–34 in Wentworth Falls: 1.8% males, 2.5% females
- 25–29 in Blackheath - Megalong Valley: 1.6% males, 1.7% females; 25–29 in Wentworth Falls: 1.6% males, 1.5% females
- 20–24 in Blackheath - Megalong Valley: 1.3% males, 1.2% females; 20–24 in Wentworth Falls: 1.7% males, 1.6% females
- 15–19 in Blackheath - Megalong Valley: 2.3% males, 2.1% females; 15–19 in Wentworth Falls: 2.7% males, 2.3% females
- 10–14 in Blackheath - Megalong Valley: 2.9% males, 2.5% females; 10–14 in Wentworth Falls: 3.4% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Blackheath - Megalong Valley: 2.6% males, 2.4% females; 5–9 in Wentworth Falls: 2.7% males, 2.8% females
- 0–4 in Blackheath - Megalong Valley: 1.7% males, 1.7% females; 0–4 in Wentworth Falls: 2.6% males, 2.3% 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: $517
- First area, 2016: $593
- First area, 2021: $727
- Second area, 2011: $534
- Second area, 2016: $631
- Second area, 2021: $740
- First area, 2011: $909
- First area, 2016: $1,074
- First area, 2021: $1,317
- Second area, 2011: $998
- Second area, 2016: $1,239
- Second area, 2021: $1,528
- First area, 2011: $1,169
- First area, 2016: $1,383
- First area, 2021: $1,814
- Second area, 2011: $1,307
- Second area, 2016: $1,570
- Second area, 2021: $1,978
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: 2.1
- First area, 2016: 2.1
- First area, 2021: 2.1
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $240
- First area, 2016: $320
- First area, 2021: $380
- Second area, 2011: $300
- Second area, 2016: $370
- Second area, 2021: $430
- First area, 2011: $1,517
- First area, 2016: $1,575
- First area, 2021: $1,733
- Second area, 2011: $1,950
- Second area, 2016: $1,733
- Second area, 2021: $2,080
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
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). Blackheath - Megalong Valley vs Wentworth Falls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/124011449/blackheath-megalong-valley/vs/124011455/wentworth-falls