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Chester Hill - Sefton vs Guildford - South Granville

Name: Chester Hill - Sefton vs Guildford - South Granville — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.3 km apart · Chester Hill - Sefton profile · Guildford - South Granville profile

Chester Hill - Sefton Guildford - South Granville

Guildford - South Granville and Chester Hill - Sefton are two large, neighbouring areas in Greater Sydney. There are clear differences in their housing and services: Chester Hill - Sefton has far more separate houses (72.3% compared to 61.9%) and a higher share of homes with three or more bedrooms. It also has more schools and a higher number of schools per child. In contrast, Guildford - South Granville has a much higher share of people who speak a First Nations language (13.1% versus 2.4%) and far more homes within a 15-minute walk of health services.

The gap in the typical age of residents has narrowed since 2011, with the usual resident now 31 in Guildford - South Granville and 34 in Chester Hill - Sefton. Both areas are noticeably younger than the national figure. They are also very similar in other ways, such as having an almost identical share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher (around 16%) and similar rates of people providing unpaid care.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 10.3 pts higher in Chester Hill - Sefton 3+ bedrooms: 10.2 pts higher in Chester Hill - Sefton Renting: 8.4 pts higher in Guildford - South Granville Owned outright: 6.3 pts higher in Chester Hill - Sefton No religion: 6.1 pts higher in Chester Hill - Sefton

Demographics & Identity

Population in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +1,544 larger in Guildford - South Granville gap steady

20,842 90th pct 22,386 92nd pct

Median age in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +3 yrs older in Chester Hill - Sefton gap narrowing

34 yrs 14th pct 31 yrs 6th pct

Age structure

26.7% Young adults (25–44) +2.4 pts ▸ 29.1%

21.7% Children (0–14) +2.4 pts ▸ 24.1%

23.3% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.0 pts 20.3%

14.7% Youth (15–24) +0.1 pts ▸ 14.8%

13.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.8 pts 11.7%

Marital status

46.4% Married +2.1 pts ▸ 48.6%

35.6% Never married ◂ +1.1 pts 34.5%

8.5% Divorced ◂ +0.8 pts 7.7%

5.2% Widowed ◂ +0.5 pts 4.7%

4.2% Separated +0.2 pts ▸ 4.4%

Age & sex structure

Chester Hill - Sefton Guildford - South Granville

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

46.9% Australia ◂ +0.4 pts 46.5%

10.8% Vietnam ◂ +8.8 pts 2.0%

5.0% China ◂ +1.8 pts 3.2%

1.4% New Zealand ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%

0.8% India +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.8% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.2% Nepal +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% England ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.5% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.1% South Africa even 0.1%

Ancestry

13.4% Chinese ◂ +7.0 pts 6.4%

12.7% Australian ◂ +0.3 pts 12.4%

12.1% Vietnamese ◂ +10.1 pts 2.0%

9.7% English ◂ +0.8 pts 8.9%

2.1% Italian ◂ +0.9 pts 1.2%

2.0% Irish ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

1.2% Indian +0.7 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.6% Scottish ◂ +0.5 pts 1.1%

1.0% Filipino +0.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.2% Greek ◂ +0.7 pts 0.5%

0.8% German ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.1% Dutch even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

23.2% Arabic +11.4 pts ▸ 34.6%

26.4% English only ◂ +3.3 pts 23.2%

12.8% Vietnamese ◂ +10.8 pts 2.0%

5.1% Mandarin ◂ +1.7 pts 3.4%

4.5% Cantonese ◂ +2.6 pts 1.9%

0.9% Greek ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.7% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.4% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Hindi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Religion

Religious affiliation

33.4% Islam +10.9 pts ▸ 44.4%

28.4% Christianity +1.3 pts ▸ 29.7%

14.8% No religion ◂ +6.1 pts 8.6%

12.3% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 12.1%

10.0% Buddhism ◂ +7.5 pts 2.5%

0.7% Hinduism +1.4 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.4% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +3 more in Chester Hill - Sefton

8 87th pct 5 64th pct

Schools/1k kids in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +0.84 more in Chester Hill - Sefton

1.77 41st pct 0.93 13th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +4 more in Guildford - South Granville

63 92nd pct 67 94th pct

Students in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +2,503 more in Chester Hill - Sefton

5,001 89th pct 2,498 72nd pct

Avg size in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +126 larger in Chester Hill - Sefton

625 74th pct 500 60th pct

ICSEA in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +54 higher in Chester Hill - Sefton

979 32nd pct 925 13th pct

Highest year of school

53.6% Year 12 ◂ +1.8 pts 51.8%

15.5% Year 9 or below +1.7 pts ▸ 17.3%

14.3% Year 10 +0.1 pts ▸ 14.5%

3.8% Year 11 +0.3 pts ▸ 4.1%

Highest qualification level

23.3% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.4 pts 22.9%

19.6% Certificate III / IV even 19.7%

15.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.7 pts ▸ 15.7%

6.8% Postgraduate degree +0.6 pts ▸ 7.5%

2.2% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.3 pts 1.9%

1.7% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.1 pts 1.6%

Field of qualification

17.6% Management & commerce +0.8 pts ▸ 18.4%

12.2% Engineering & related ◂ +1.9 pts 10.3%

10.4% Society & culture +0.8 pts ▸ 11.3%

6.8% Health ◂ +0.8 pts 6.1%

6.4% Education ◂ +0.3 pts 6.1%

4.4% Architecture & building +1.4 pts ▸ 5.8%

4.3% Information technology ◂ +0.5 pts 3.8%

3.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.2 pts ▸ 4.1%

2.8% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.3 pts 2.6%

2.0% Creative arts +0.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.6% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +$45 higher in Chester Hill - Sefton gap steady

$517 5th pct $472 1st pct

Household income in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +$192 higher in Chester Hill - Sefton gap widening

$1,415 30th pct $1,223 15th pct

Family income in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +$173 higher in Chester Hill - Sefton gap widening

$1,577 18th pct $1,404 10th pct

Household income distribution

28.5% $650–$1,499 +2.0 pts ▸ 30.5%

28.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.0 pts 25.2%

20.7% Under $650 +3.2 pts ▸ 23.9%

8.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.4 pts 6.6%

7.7% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.8 pts 5.9%

Personal income distribution

50.0% Under $650 +3.6 pts ▸ 53.5%

26.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.5 pts 24.9%

9.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.9 pts 7.7%

1.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.6% Other condition even 6.6%

5.6% Diabetes +0.4 pts ▸ 6.1%

5.9% Arthritis ◂ +0.2 pts 5.7%

5.4% Asthma ◂ +0.3 pts 5.1%

4.5% Mental health +0.4 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.6% Heart disease +0.2 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.7% Cancer ◂ +0.2 pts 1.5%

0.9% Lung condition +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.7% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% Dementia even 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.5% None even 66.4%

13.7% One condition ◂ +0.5 pts 13.3%

3.9% Two conditions even 3.9%

2.0% Three or more +0.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +45 larger in Guildford - South Granville

123 38th pct 168 48th pct

Median age in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville even

28 yrs 76th pct 28 yrs 76th pct

Median income in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +$3 higher in Chester Hill - Sefton

$515 23rd pct $512 22nd pct

Household income in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +$174 higher in Chester Hill - Sefton

$1,224 17th pct $1,050 8th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville even gap narrowing

3.2 94th pct 3.2 94th pct

Family composition

66.9% Couples with children +2.4 pts ▸ 69.3%

18.6% One-parent families ◂ +1.8 pts 16.8%

13.0% Couples without children ◂ +0.2 pts 12.8%

1.5% Other families ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

Household size

21.1% 1 person +2.5 pts ▸ 23.6%

21.7% 2 people ◂ +0.2 pts 21.5%

16.8% 4 people ◂ +2.0 pts 14.8%

16.2% 3 people ◂ +2.0 pts 14.2%

12.6% 6 or more +2.1 pts ▸ 14.6%

11.5% 5 people ◂ +0.2 pts 11.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +$40 higher in Chester Hill - Sefton gap steady

$400 62nd pct $360 46th pct

Mortgage in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +$67 higher in Chester Hill - Sefton gap widening

$2,167 73rd pct $2,100 69th pct

People / bedroom in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +0.10 higher in Guildford - South Granville gap steady

1.00 90th pct 1.10 95th pct

How homes are owned or rented

38.3% Rented +8.4 pts ▸ 46.7%

29.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +2.4 pts 27.4%

27.6% Owned outright ◂ +6.3 pts 21.3%

2.5% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.0% Other tenure even 2.0%

Types of homes

72.3% Separate house ◂ +10.3 pts 61.9%

13.3% Flat or apartment +6.3 pts ▸ 19.6%

13.9% Townhouse / semi-detached +3.8 pts ▸ 17.7%

0.2% Other dwelling even 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

40.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +4.0 pts 36.1%

18.7% 2 bedrooms +6.5 pts ▸ 25.2%

23.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +5.3 pts 18.3%

8.9% 5 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 8.0%

5.6% 1 bedroom +2.7 pts ▸ 8.3%

0.6% Studio / none +0.8 pts ▸ 1.4%

Weekly rent distribution

42.2% $350–$549 ◂ +1.1 pts 41.1%

20.7% Under $200 +2.8 pts ▸ 23.5%

13.5% $200–$349 +5.7 pts ▸ 19.2%

16.0% $550–$749 ◂ +7.9 pts 8.1%

1.3% $750 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 1.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

35.8% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +0.3 pts 35.6%

20.6% $1,000–$1,799 +0.8 pts ▸ 21.4%

21.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 20.5%

12.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.9 pts 11.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +14 more in Chester Hill - Sefton

137 89th pct 123 88th pct

Stops/1k in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +1.08 more in Chester Hill - Sefton

6.57 79th pct 5.49 67th pct

Departures/1k in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +43.0 more in Guildford - South Granville

1,068.3 60th pct 1,111.3 61st pct

PT routes in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +1 more in Guildford - South Granville

10 62nd pct 11 67th pct

Stop walk in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +1 longer in Guildford - South Granville

1 7th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +2 longer in Chester Hill - Sefton

24 48th pct 22 45th pct

Reach 30 min in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +4,372 more in Chester Hill - Sefton

70,850 87th pct 66,478 87th pct

Reach 45 min in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +164,887 more in Chester Hill - Sefton

350,099 89th pct 185,212 85th pct

Transit to city in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +15 longer in Guildford - South Granville

61 55th pct 76 80th pct

How people get to work

43.0% Car (driver) +0.6 pts ▸ 43.6%

26.6% Worked at home ◂ +2.0 pts 24.6%

3.7% Car (passenger) +1.0 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.7% Train even 2.7%

1.5% Walked ◂ +0.2 pts 1.3%

0.6% Bus ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.2% Bicycle even 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

35.3% 1 vehicle +1.1 pts ▸ 36.4%

33.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.9 pts 29.0%

10.6% No vehicle +4.3 pts ▸ 14.9%

13.4% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.6 pts 11.8%

6.9% 4 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 7.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.5% Health care & social assistance +1.7 pts ▸ 14.2%

8.4% Construction +2.4 pts ▸ 10.8%

10.1% Retail trade +0.7 pts ▸ 10.8%

9.4% Manufacturing ◂ +3.4 pts 6.0%

8.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.0 pts 6.7%

7.7% Education & training +0.1 pts ▸ 7.8%

5.4% Professional & technical +0.3 pts ▸ 5.7%

5.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.1 pts 5.1%

5.0% Public administration & safety +0.2 pts ▸ 5.2%

5.0% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.6 pts 4.4%

3.9% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.6 pts 3.3%

3.5% Other services even 3.5%

Occupations people work in

20.2% Professionals ◂ +1.2 pts 19.1%

14.8% Clerical & administrative even 14.8%

12.1% Technicians & trades +1.1 pts ▸ 13.2%

10.7% Community & personal service +0.9 pts ▸ 11.6%

11.2% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.3 pts 9.9%

10.9% Labourers ◂ +0.7 pts 10.2%

9.2% Managers ◂ +0.2 pts 9.0%

7.8% Sales workers +0.4 pts ▸ 8.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +1 higher in Chester Hill - Sefton

2 14th pct 1 0th pct

IRSD decile in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville even

1 0th pct 1 0th pct

IER decile in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +1 higher in Chester Hill - Sefton

2 14th pct 1 0th pct

IEO decile in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville even

4 36th pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +38 higher in Chester Hill - Sefton

918 17th pct 880 9th pct

ERP in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +2,306 higher in Guildford - South Granville

21,806 88th pct 24,112 89th pct

Growth in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +2.7 pts higher in Guildford - South Granville

4.2% 46th pct 6.9% 68th pct

Businesses in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +418 higher in Guildford - South Granville

2,451 86th pct 2,869 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +17 higher in Chester Hill - Sefton

1,106 69th pct 1,089 67th pct

Max temp in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +0.1 higher in Guildford - South Granville

24.4 58th pct 24.6 60th pct

Min temp in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville even

11.8 51st pct 11.9 51st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +0.5 higher in Chester Hill - Sefton

7.0 74th pct 6.6 68th pct

Types ≤15 min in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +0.3 more in Chester Hill - Sefton

6.8 73rd pct 6.5 68th pct

15-min city in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +1.2 pts higher in Guildford - South Granville

86.6% 68th pct 87.8% 69th pct

Walk to shops in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +22.1 pts higher in Chester Hill - Sefton

87.0% 71st pct 64.8% 52nd pct

Walk to transit in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville even

99.8% 82nd pct 100.0% 85th pct

Walk to school in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +1.4 pts higher in Guildford - South Granville

96.9% 80th pct 98.3% 83rd pct

Walk to a park in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville even

99.8% 67th pct 100.0% 71st pct

Walk to health in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +25.6 pts higher in Guildford - South Granville

61.9% 63rd pct 87.4% 82nd pct

Amenities/1k in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +2.5 more in Chester Hill - Sefton

10.8 29th pct 8.3 13th pct

Intersections/km² in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +23 higher in Guildford - South Granville

129 57th pct 152 62nd pct

Mean slope in Chester Hill - Sefton in Guildford - South Granville +0.2 pts higher in Chester Hill - Sefton

4.5% 35th pct 4.2% 30th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Chester Hill - Sefton vs Guildford - South Granville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/125031479/chester-hill-sefton/vs/125031483/guildford-south-granville