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Auburn - North vs Ermington - Rydalmere

Name: Auburn - North vs Ermington - Rydalmere — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.0 km apart · Auburn - North profile · Ermington - Rydalmere profile

Auburn - North Ermington - Rydalmere

Ermington - Rydalmere and Auburn - North are neighbouring areas with very different housing and income profiles. Ermington - Rydalmere has a higher share of separate houses (56.3%) and larger homes, while Auburn - North is dominated by flats and apartments. This difference extends to income; Ermington - Rydalmere has far more households earning $3,000 or more a week (26.5% compared to 14.2% in Auburn - North) and more people working from home. Auburn - North is much more diverse, with 75.3% of its people born overseas and 83.7% using a language other than English at home.

Both areas have a similar share of people who moved in the last five years, with Ermington - Rydalmere at 40.3% and Auburn - North at 54.1%, both sitting near the national figure. While they share almost identical access to parks and public transport, they have diverged in other ways. The gap in high incomes and home ownership has widened since 2016, though the difference in the proportion of overseas-born residents has narrowed slightly.

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Where they differ most

Population: 14,049 larger in Ermington - Rydalmere Born overseas: 32.3 pts higher in Auburn - North Other language: 36.1 pts higher in Auburn - North Separate houses: 40.2 pts higher in Ermington - Rydalmere 3+ bedrooms: 42.2 pts higher in Ermington - Rydalmere

Demographics & Identity

Population in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +14,049 larger in Ermington - Rydalmere gap widening

10,592 56th pct 24,641 95th pct

Median age in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +7 yrs older in Ermington - Rydalmere gap narrowing

30 yrs 3rd pct 37 yrs 36th pct

Age structure

41.5% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +10.4 pts 31.1%

16.8% Older adults (45–64) +8.0 pts ▸ 24.9%

14.5% Children (0–14) +4.5 pts ▸ 19.0%

18.1% Youth (15–24) ◂ +6.5 pts 11.6%

8.9% Seniors (65+) +4.5 pts ▸ 13.4%

Marital status

52.6% Married ◂ +1.4 pts 51.2%

35.4% Never married ◂ +1.8 pts 33.6%

6.5% Divorced +1.4 pts ▸ 7.9%

2.9% Widowed +1.4 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.6% Separated +0.5 pts ▸ 3.1%

Age & sex structure

Auburn - North Ermington - Rydalmere

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

18.9% Australia +33.5 pts ▸ 52.4%

22.9% Nepal ◂ +22.7 pts 0.1%

16.0% China ◂ +6.8 pts 9.2%

9.5% India ◂ +7.3 pts 2.1%

1.6% Philippines +0.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.2% England +1.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.3% New Zealand +1.0 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.9% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.2% Italy +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% South Africa +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Ancestry

21.7% Chinese ◂ +2.6 pts 19.1%

3.5% Australian +14.8 pts ▸ 18.4%

5.7% English +11.9 pts ▸ 17.6%

9.8% Indian ◂ +6.7 pts 3.2%

0.3% Irish +5.2 pts ▸ 5.5%

0.5% Italian +4.1 pts ▸ 4.5%

0.2% Scottish +4.2 pts ▸ 4.5%

1.9% Filipino +1.0 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.2% German +1.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.2% Greek +1.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.7% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Dutch +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Language

Language used at home

8.8% English only +38.3 pts ▸ 47.1%

15.1% Mandarin ◂ +5.3 pts 9.9%

5.6% Cantonese +0.4 pts ▸ 5.9%

3.0% Arabic +1.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.1% Hindi ◂ +1.0 pts 1.1%

0.9% Tagalog even 0.9%

0.2% Italian +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

11.8% Christianity +38.2 pts ▸ 50.0%

31.8% Islam ◂ +26.4 pts 5.4%

18.3% No religion +12.5 pts ▸ 30.8%

24.6% Hinduism ◂ +22.0 pts 2.6%

7.5% Not stated ◂ +1.1 pts 6.5%

5.6% Buddhism ◂ +2.4 pts 3.2%

0.4% Other religions +1.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +3 more in Ermington - Rydalmere

4 57th pct 7 86th pct

Schools/1k kids in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +1.10 more in Auburn - North

2.60 62nd pct 1.49 32nd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +25 more in Ermington - Rydalmere

37 78th pct 62 92nd pct

Students in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +272 more in Ermington - Rydalmere

2,009 62nd pct 2,281 68th pct

Avg size in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +176 larger in Auburn - North

502 61st pct 326 36th pct

ICSEA in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +79 higher in Ermington - Rydalmere

994 40th pct 1,073 74th pct

Highest year of school

68.2% Year 12 +2.1 pts ▸ 70.4%

14.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +7.2 pts 7.6%

6.1% Year 10 +6.4 pts ▸ 12.5%

2.2% Year 11 +1.4 pts ▸ 3.5%

Highest qualification level

29.9% Bachelor degree +3.5 pts ▸ 33.4%

19.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +4.0 pts 15.5%

8.6% Certificate III / IV +9.7 pts ▸ 18.3%

18.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +5.1 pts 13.0%

2.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.6 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.0% Certificate I / II +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

Field of qualification

26.1% Management & commerce ◂ +1.5 pts 24.6%

14.3% Information technology ◂ +9.1 pts 5.3%

8.5% Engineering & related +5.2 pts ▸ 13.7%

8.8% Society & culture +1.8 pts ▸ 10.7%

8.4% Health ◂ +0.4 pts 8.0%

3.2% Education +3.0 pts ▸ 6.2%

1.8% Architecture & building +3.6 pts ▸ 5.4%

4.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

1.5% Creative arts +2.7 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.1% Natural & physical sciences +0.7 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.4% Agriculture & environment +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +$164 higher in Ermington - Rydalmere gap narrowing

$639 18th pct $803 50th pct

Household income in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +$465 higher in Ermington - Rydalmere gap widening

$1,493 35th pct $1,958 63rd pct

Family income in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +$821 higher in Ermington - Rydalmere gap widening

$1,439 11th pct $2,260 62nd pct

Household income distribution

31.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.2 pts 30.3%

28.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.5 pts 21.9%

17.6% Under $650 ◂ +2.3 pts 15.3%

5.8% $4,000 or more +8.5 pts ▸ 14.3%

8.4% $3,000–$3,999 +3.8 pts ▸ 12.3%

Personal income distribution

46.5% Under $650 ◂ +5.5 pts 41.0%

38.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +9.3 pts 29.2%

6.0% $1,500–$2,999 +13.6 pts ▸ 19.6%

0.6% $3,000 or more +3.5 pts ▸ 4.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

4.2% Other condition +3.7 pts ▸ 7.9%

2.8% Mental health +3.6 pts ▸ 6.3%

3.2% Arthritis +2.7 pts ▸ 5.9%

2.7% Asthma +3.1 pts ▸ 5.8%

4.2% Diabetes +0.8 pts ▸ 5.0%

1.6% Heart disease +1.5 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.9% Cancer +1.4 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.5% Lung condition +0.6 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.3% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

80.2% None ◂ +8.9 pts 71.3%

8.6% One condition +6.9 pts ▸ 15.5%

2.2% Two conditions +2.0 pts ▸ 4.2%

1.1% Three or more +1.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +236 larger in Ermington - Rydalmere

25 8th pct 261 61st pct

Median age in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +5 yrs older in Auburn - North

30 yrs 86th pct 25 yrs 57th pct

Median income in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +$34 higher in Ermington - Rydalmere

$537 28th pct $571 36th pct

Household income in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +$606 higher in Ermington - Rydalmere

$849 0th pct $1,455 34th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +0.2 larger in Auburn - North gap narrowing

3.0 89th pct 2.8 79th pct

Family composition

56.9% Couples with children +9.3 pts ▸ 66.2%

27.2% Couples without children ◂ +7.6 pts 19.6%

11.8% One-parent families +1.4 pts ▸ 13.2%

4.2% Other families ◂ +3.2 pts 1.0%

Household size

23.5% 2 people +4.4 pts ▸ 27.9%

21.8% 3 people ◂ +2.5 pts 19.3%

19.7% 1 person +1.9 pts ▸ 21.7%

19.1% 4 people +0.1 pts ▸ 19.3%

9.4% 5 people ◂ +1.6 pts 7.8%

6.5% 6 or more ◂ +2.5 pts 4.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +$50 higher in Ermington - Rydalmere gap widening

$380 54th pct $430 74th pct

Mortgage in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +$867 higher in Ermington - Rydalmere gap widening

$1,733 43rd pct $2,600 89th pct

People / bedroom in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +0.40 higher in Auburn - North gap narrowing

1.30 100th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

60.8% Rented ◂ +19.6 pts 41.2%

17.7% Owned with a mortgage +16.4 pts ▸ 34.1%

16.2% Owned outright +6.1 pts ▸ 22.3%

3.5% Not stated ◂ +2.2 pts 1.3%

1.7% Other tenure ◂ +0.7 pts 1.0%

Types of homes

79.6% Flat or apartment ◂ +62.4 pts 17.2%

16.1% Separate house +40.2 pts ▸ 56.3%

3.2% Townhouse / semi-detached +22.9 pts ▸ 26.1%

0.2% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

61.9% 2 bedrooms ◂ +40.2 pts 21.6%

19.4% 3 bedrooms +19.0 pts ▸ 38.4%

5.2% 4 bedrooms +16.9 pts ▸ 22.1%

2.6% 5 or more +6.3 pts ▸ 8.8%

5.4% 1 bedroom +0.9 pts ▸ 6.3%

1.9% Studio / none ◂ +0.7 pts 1.3%

Weekly rent distribution

53.2% $350–$549 ◂ +11.3 pts 41.9%

26.8% $200–$349 ◂ +10.1 pts 16.7%

8.2% Under $200 +10.0 pts ▸ 18.2%

6.2% $550–$749 +7.9 pts ▸ 14.1%

1.0% $750 or more +4.7 pts ▸ 5.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

9.6% $3,000 or more +27.4 pts ▸ 37.0%

35.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.4 pts 33.2%

30.9% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +17.6 pts 13.3%

19.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +9.6 pts 9.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +96 more in Ermington - Rydalmere

40 50th pct 136 89th pct

Stops/1k in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +1.74 more in Ermington - Rydalmere

3.78 42nd pct 5.52 67th pct

Departures/1k in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +831.8 more in Ermington - Rydalmere

1,091.1 61st pct 1,922.9 82nd pct

PT routes in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +6 more in Ermington - Rydalmere

6 43rd pct 12 71st pct

Stop walk in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +1 longer in Auburn - North

2 14th pct 1 7th pct

Drive to city in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +2 longer in Ermington - Rydalmere

16 29th pct 18 34th pct

Reach 30 min in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +14,049 more in Ermington - Rydalmere

10,592 31st pct 24,641 72nd pct

Reach 45 min in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +70,530 more in Auburn - North

167,008 82nd pct 96,478 70th pct

Transit to city in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +6 longer in Ermington - Rydalmere

62 57th pct 68 68th pct

How people get to work

11.9% Worked at home +26.4 pts ▸ 38.3%

30.3% Car (driver) +6.0 pts ▸ 36.3%

19.6% Train ◂ +18.9 pts 0.7%

4.1% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.4 pts 2.7%

3.8% Walked ◂ +3.0 pts 0.8%

1.0% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.4% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

49.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +12.0 pts 37.2%

17.9% 2 vehicles +20.0 pts ▸ 37.9%

25.7% No vehicle ◂ +17.1 pts 8.6%

4.7% 3 vehicles +6.3 pts ▸ 11.0%

2.4% 4 or more +3.0 pts ▸ 5.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.6 pts 13.7%

11.5% Retail trade ◂ +2.7 pts 8.8%

10.4% Accommodation & food ◂ +5.3 pts 5.0%

6.0% Construction +3.3 pts ▸ 9.3%

4.4% Professional & technical +4.5 pts ▸ 9.0%

3.3% Education & training +5.0 pts ▸ 8.3%

8.1% Administrative & support ◂ +4.8 pts 3.3%

3.1% Public administration & safety +4.0 pts ▸ 7.1%

7.0% Manufacturing ◂ +1.1 pts 5.9%

1.9% Finance & insurance +4.4 pts ▸ 6.3%

6.1% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.8 pts 4.3%

3.2% Wholesale trade +1.1 pts ▸ 4.2%

Occupations people work in

13.6% Professionals +13.6 pts ▸ 27.3%

23.3% Labourers ◂ +16.9 pts 6.5%

16.3% Community & personal service ◂ +7.7 pts 8.6%

6.8% Clerical & administrative +8.8 pts ▸ 15.6%

4.4% Managers +10.0 pts ▸ 14.4%

12.4% Technicians & trades +0.4 pts ▸ 12.8%

9.7% Sales workers ◂ +1.8 pts 7.9%

9.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +4.4 pts 5.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +5 higher in Ermington - Rydalmere

2 14th pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +4 higher in Ermington - Rydalmere

1 0th pct 5 43rd pct

IER decile in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +4 higher in Ermington - Rydalmere

1 0th pct 5 43rd pct

IEO decile in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +4 higher in Ermington - Rydalmere

4 36th pct 8 71st pct

IRSAD score in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +151 higher in Ermington - Rydalmere

894 11th pct 1,045 69th pct

ERP in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +14,625 higher in Ermington - Rydalmere

12,331 59th pct 26,956 91st pct

Growth in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +6.5 pts higher in Auburn - North

15.1% 87th pct 8.6% 75th pct

Businesses in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +1,357 higher in Ermington - Rydalmere

1,638 79th pct 2,995 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +21 higher in Ermington - Rydalmere

1,126 70th pct 1,147 71st pct

Max temp in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +0.1 higher in Auburn - North

24.4 57th pct 24.2 55th pct

Min temp in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +0.2 higher in Auburn - North

12.2 55th pct 12.0 53rd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +1.8 higher in Auburn - North

9.0 96th pct 7.2 77th pct

Types ≤15 min in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +0.9 more in Auburn - North

7.9 97th pct 7.0 77th pct

15-min city in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +0.7 pts higher in Auburn - North

100.0% 100th pct 99.3% 85th pct

Walk to shops in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +1.2 pts higher in Auburn - North

100.0% 100th pct 98.8% 89th pct

Walk to transit in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere even

100.0% 100th pct 99.9% 83rd pct

Walk to school in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +0.6 pts higher in Auburn - North

99.8% 96th pct 99.2% 85th pct

Walk to a park in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +52.9 pts higher in Auburn - North

95.1% 90th pct 42.2% 47th pct

Amenities/1k in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +4.9 more in Ermington - Rydalmere

6.6 6th pct 11.5 33rd pct

Intersections/km² in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +51 higher in Auburn - North

239 76th pct 188 68th pct

Mean slope in Auburn - North in Ermington - Rydalmere +2.1 pts higher in Ermington - Rydalmere

4.5% 35th pct 6.6% 69th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Auburn - North vs Ermington - Rydalmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/125011583/auburn-north/vs/125021477/ermington-rydalmere