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Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden vs Springwood - Winmalee

Name: Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden vs Springwood - Winmalee — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 13 km apart · Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden profile · Springwood - Winmalee profile

Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden Springwood - Winmalee

Springwood - Winmalee and Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden are two nearby Blue Mountains areas with different scales of infrastructure and wealth. Springwood - Winmalee is larger and more connected, with far more public transport stops (202 compared to 66) and more homes within a 10 minute walk of transport. It also has a wealthier profile, with 27.7% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, well higher than the 20.9% in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden. Education infrastructure is also more concentrated in Springwood - Winmalee, where average school sizes are far higher at 516 students, compared to just 199 in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden.

Since 2011, these two areas have tracked in different directions in some key ways. The gap in high earners has widened, as the share of people earning $2,000 or more a week has grown more in Springwood - Winmalee. At the same time, the share of people with no religion has grown faster in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden, where it is now well higher at 51.9%. Despite these shifts, they remain very similar in other ways; residents in both areas have the same typical age of 43 and share nearly identical rates of volunteering and unpaid care.

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Where they differ most

Population: 10,519 larger in Springwood - Winmalee De facto: 2.9 pts higher in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden No religion: 8.7 pts higher in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden One-parent: 2.8 pts higher in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden

Demographics & Identity

Population in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +10,519 larger in Springwood - Winmalee gap steady

11,445 60th pct 21,964 92nd pct

Median age in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee even gap steady

43 yrs 71st pct 43 yrs 71st pct

Age structure

30.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.7 pts 27.3%

22.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.1 pts 21.7%

18.0% Seniors (65+) +2.9 pts ▸ 20.9%

17.9% Children (0–14) +1.2 pts ▸ 19.0%

11.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.1 pts 11.1%

Marital status

46.2% Married +6.4 pts ▸ 52.7%

35.3% Never married ◂ +5.5 pts 29.8%

11.2% Divorced ◂ +2.2 pts 9.0%

3.8% Widowed +2.0 pts ▸ 5.8%

3.4% Separated ◂ +0.6 pts 2.8%

Age & sex structure

Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden Springwood - Winmalee

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

80.5% Australia +1.9 pts ▸ 82.4%

5.4% England ◂ +0.2 pts 5.2%

1.5% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 1.2%

0.3% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.4% India ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.2% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Italy even 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

44.3% English +0.5 pts ▸ 44.8%

39.3% Australian +1.7 pts ▸ 41.1%

15.1% Irish +0.2 pts ▸ 15.3%

13.4% Scottish ◂ +0.4 pts 13.0%

5.1% German ◂ +0.7 pts 4.4%

2.9% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 2.8%

2.9% Dutch ◂ +0.5 pts 2.4%

1.4% Chinese ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

1.0% Greek even 1.0%

0.8% Indian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.7% Filipino even 0.7%

0.2% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

91.0% English only +1.1 pts ▸ 92.2%

0.3% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Arabic even 0.2%

0.1% Tagalog even 0.1%

0.1% Hindi even 0.1%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

51.9% No religion ◂ +8.7 pts 43.2%

40.0% Christianity +10.4 pts ▸ 50.4%

4.8% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 4.4%

1.3% Buddhism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

1.0% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

0.5% Islam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.4% Hinduism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +3 more in Springwood - Winmalee

5 64th pct 8 87th pct

Schools/1k kids in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +0.53 more in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden

2.45 59th pct 1.92 45th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +8 more in Springwood - Winmalee

9 21st pct 17 45th pct

Students in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +3,129 more in Springwood - Winmalee

995 37th pct 4,124 87th pct

Avg size in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +317 larger in Springwood - Winmalee

199 21st pct 516 62nd pct

ICSEA in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +9 higher in Springwood - Winmalee

1,051 65th pct 1,061 69th pct

Highest year of school

61.6% Year 12 ◂ +0.7 pts 60.9%

23.7% Year 10 +0.2 pts ▸ 23.9%

5.6% Year 9 or below +0.6 pts ▸ 6.2%

5.4% Year 11 ◂ +0.1 pts 5.4%

Highest qualification level

27.1% Certificate III / IV even 27.1%

26.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.4 pts 26.1%

16.8% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.2 pts ▸ 17.0%

11.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.7 pts 11.0%

5.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.3 pts 5.1%

2.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.4 pts 1.7%

Field of qualification

14.3% Management & commerce +2.9 pts ▸ 17.2%

16.2% Society & culture ◂ +2.0 pts 14.2%

13.3% Education +1.1 pts ▸ 14.4%

12.0% Engineering & related +1.3 pts ▸ 13.3%

10.5% Health +0.8 pts ▸ 11.3%

7.5% Creative arts ◂ +2.4 pts 5.1%

4.6% Architecture & building +0.6 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.2% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.6 pts 3.6%

3.7% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.5 pts 3.2%

3.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.0 pts 2.4%

2.0% Information technology +0.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

Income

Personal income in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +$115 higher in Springwood - Winmalee gap widening

$784 46th pct $899 66th pct

Household income in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +$288 higher in Springwood - Winmalee gap widening

$1,755 50th pct $2,043 69th pct

Family income in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +$273 higher in Springwood - Winmalee gap steady

$2,129 53rd pct $2,402 71st pct

Household income distribution

32.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.0 pts 31.4%

25.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.9 pts 23.8%

15.4% Under $650 ◂ +3.4 pts 12.0%

9.3% $4,000 or more +5.5 pts ▸ 14.7%

11.6% $3,000–$3,999 +1.4 pts ▸ 13.0%

Personal income distribution

41.5% Under $650 ◂ +4.5 pts 37.0%

31.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.1 pts 30.1%

21.1% $1,500–$2,999 +2.6 pts ▸ 23.7%

2.7% $3,000 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 4.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.8% Mental health ◂ +1.6 pts 11.2%

11.6% Other condition ◂ +1.2 pts 10.4%

10.7% Asthma ◂ +1.0 pts 9.7%

9.9% Arthritis +0.7 pts ▸ 10.5%

4.8% Heart disease +0.1 pts ▸ 4.9%

4.8% Diabetes ◂ +0.3 pts 4.5%

3.6% Cancer +0.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.1% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.9% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.4% Dementia +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.6% None +0.9 pts ▸ 60.5%

23.6% One condition ◂ +0.5 pts 23.1%

7.4% Two conditions ◂ +0.4 pts 7.0%

3.5% Three or more even 3.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +139 larger in Springwood - Winmalee

447 76th pct 586 84th pct

Median age in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee even

22 yrs 29th pct 22 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +$42 higher in Springwood - Winmalee

$749 69th pct $791 74th pct

Household income in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +$386 higher in Springwood - Winmalee

$2,098 73rd pct $2,484 87th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +0.1 larger in Springwood - Winmalee gap steady

2.5 43rd pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

57.6% Couples with children +3.4 pts ▸ 60.9%

27.6% Couples without children ◂ +0.3 pts 27.3%

14.1% One-parent families ◂ +2.8 pts 11.3%

0.6% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

Household size

34.3% 2 people +0.9 pts ▸ 35.2%

25.4% 1 person ◂ +3.4 pts 22.0%

14.5% 4 people +2.6 pts ▸ 17.1%

16.9% 3 people ◂ +1.6 pts 15.3%

6.0% 5 people +1.6 pts ▸ 7.6%

2.7% 6 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 2.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +$20 higher in Springwood - Winmalee gap narrowing

$400 62nd pct $420 71st pct

Mortgage in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +$217 higher in Springwood - Winmalee gap narrowing

$1,950 57th pct $2,167 73rd pct

People / bedroom in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +0.10 higher in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden gap widening

0.80 29th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

46.4% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +2.4 pts 44.1%

37.3% Owned outright +1.7 pts ▸ 39.0%

14.5% Rented ◂ +0.7 pts 13.8%

0.9% Other tenure +1.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.8% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

Types of homes

96.5% Separate house ◂ +5.0 pts 91.5%

1.8% Townhouse / semi-detached +3.9 pts ▸ 5.7%

1.5% Flat or apartment +1.2 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.1% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

45.5% 3 bedrooms ◂ +5.9 pts 39.6%

28.0% 4 bedrooms +7.6 pts ▸ 35.5%

13.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +4.1 pts 9.5%

9.1% 5 or more +2.9 pts ▸ 12.0%

2.7% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.2 pts 2.5%

0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

62.2% $350–$549 +0.6 pts ▸ 62.8%

21.1% $200–$349 ◂ +4.4 pts 16.7%

6.7% $550–$749 +3.9 pts ▸ 10.6%

6.2% Under $200 ◂ +0.1 pts 6.1%

0.5% $750 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +0.1 pts 41.5%

26.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +4.2 pts 22.4%

12.4% $3,000 or more +7.5 pts ▸ 19.9%

14.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.7 pts 11.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +136 more in Springwood - Winmalee

66 71st pct 202 94th pct

Stops/1k in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +3.43 more in Springwood - Winmalee

5.77 71st pct 9.20 87th pct

Departures/1k in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +289.7 more in Springwood - Winmalee

435.0 36th pct 724.7 47th pct

PT routes in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +9 more in Springwood - Winmalee

5 36th pct 14 76th pct

Stop walk in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +3 longer in Springwood - Winmalee

7 61st pct 10 71st pct

Drive to city in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +7 longer in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden

60 77th pct 53 75th pct

Reach 30 min in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +10,519 more in Springwood - Winmalee

11,445 35th pct 21,964 66th pct

Reach 45 min in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +10,519 more in Springwood - Winmalee

11,445 18th pct 21,964 31st pct

How people get to work

41.9% Car (driver) ◂ +0.2 pts 41.7%

34.2% Worked at home +1.1 pts ▸ 35.3%

1.8% Car (passenger) +0.3 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.8% Train ◂ +0.7 pts 1.0%

1.0% Walked even 1.0%

0.2% Bicycle even 0.2%

0.0% Bus even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

37.7% 2 vehicles +3.5 pts ▸ 41.1%

36.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +5.8 pts 30.9%

13.9% 3 vehicles +0.8 pts ▸ 14.7%

7.4% 4 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 8.8%

4.5% No vehicle even 4.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.5 pts 15.6%

15.3% Education & training +0.7 pts ▸ 15.9%

8.4% Construction +1.6 pts ▸ 10.0%

9.1% Public administration & safety +0.1 pts ▸ 9.3%

8.1% Retail trade +0.4 pts ▸ 8.5%

6.3% Professional & technical ◂ +0.1 pts 6.2%

5.0% Manufacturing +0.4 pts ▸ 5.4%

4.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.4 pts 4.5%

4.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.7 pts 3.6%

3.6% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.4% Finance & insurance +0.2 pts ▸ 2.6%

2.6% Administrative & support even 2.6%

Occupations people work in

28.5% Professionals +0.9 pts ▸ 29.3%

14.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.8 pts 13.4%

12.4% Managers +0.9 pts ▸ 13.3%

13.3% Community & personal service ◂ +1.9 pts 11.4%

12.2% Clerical & administrative +0.7 pts ▸ 12.9%

6.5% Sales workers +0.6 pts ▸ 7.1%

7.0% Labourers ◂ +0.3 pts 6.7%

4.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.2 pts 4.4%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +1 higher in Springwood - Winmalee

7 64th pct 8 71st pct

IRSD decile in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +2 higher in Springwood - Winmalee

7 64th pct 9 86th pct

IER decile in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +2 higher in Springwood - Winmalee

7 64th pct 9 86th pct

IEO decile in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee even

8 71st pct 8 71st pct

IRSAD score in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +34 higher in Springwood - Winmalee

1,022 60th pct 1,056 73rd pct

ERP in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +10,830 higher in Springwood - Winmalee

11,536 55th pct 22,366 88th pct

Growth in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +0.8 pts higher in Springwood - Winmalee

0.5% 14th pct 1.3% 21st pct

Businesses in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +761 higher in Springwood - Winmalee

747 40th pct 1,508 76th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +242 higher in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden

1,428 87th pct 1,186 74th pct

Max temp in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +2.6 higher in Springwood - Winmalee

21.5 33rd pct 24.1 54th pct

Min temp in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +1.4 higher in Springwood - Winmalee

8.7 13th pct 10.1 25th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +0.2 higher in Springwood - Winmalee

4.9 42nd pct 5.1 45th pct

Types ≤15 min in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +0.0 more in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden

4.8 43rd pct 4.7 42nd pct

15-min city in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +0.5 pts higher in Springwood - Winmalee

50.8% 38th pct 51.3% 38th pct

Walk to shops in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +3.8 pts higher in Springwood - Winmalee

43.6% 33rd pct 47.4% 36th pct

Walk to transit in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +14.3 pts higher in Springwood - Winmalee

73.2% 35th pct 87.6% 44th pct

Walk to school in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +0.2 pts higher in Springwood - Winmalee

53.7% 33rd pct 53.9% 33rd pct

Walk to a park in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +4.8 pts higher in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden

94.2% 42nd pct 89.3% 37th pct

Walk to health in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +7.9 pts higher in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden

49.3% 53rd pct 41.4% 46th pct

Amenities/1k in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +8.8 more in Springwood - Winmalee

25.0 81st pct 33.8 86th pct

Intersections/km² in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +8 higher in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden

33 34th pct 25 32nd pct

Mean slope in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden in Springwood - Winmalee +1.0 pts higher in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden

11.7% 94th pct 10.7% 92nd pct

Compare Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden with nearby areas

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Compare Springwood - Winmalee with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden vs Springwood - Winmalee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/124011453/lawson-hazelbrook-linden/vs/124011454/springwood-winmalee