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Merrylands - Holroyd vs Wentworthville - Westmead
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.4 km apart · Merrylands - Holroyd profile · Wentworthville - Westmead profile
Merrylands - Holroyd Wentworthville - Westmead
Merrylands - Holroyd and Wentworthville - Westmead are neighbouring areas in Western Sydney that differ sharply in education and income. Wentworthville - Westmead has a much higher share of university graduates at 49.5%, compared to 23.2% in Merrylands - Holroyd. This is reflected in the usual weekly household income, which is $2,176 in Wentworthville - Westmead but $1,461 in Merrylands - Holroyd. However, Merrylands - Holroyd is more likely to have detached houses (41.2%) and larger homes with three or more bedrooms (49.6%).
Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people who moved house in the last five years. They are also very similar in their typical resident age of 33 and the number of children under 15. While Wentworthville - Westmead has seen a far higher increase in recent overseas arrivals, both areas remain well above the national average for people born overseas and those using a language other than English at home.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2021: 23,806
- Second area, 2016: 15,604
- Second area, 2021: 21,568
- First area, 2021: 33 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 Merrylands - Holroyd: 0.5% males, 0.8% females; 85+ in Wentworthville - Westmead: 0.5% males, 0.7% females
- 80–84 in Merrylands - Holroyd: 0.6% males, 0.7% females; 80–84 in Wentworthville - Westmead: 0.5% males, 0.7% females
- 75–79 in Merrylands - Holroyd: 1.0% males, 1.2% females; 75–79 in Wentworthville - Westmead: 0.7% males, 0.8% females
- 70–74 in Merrylands - Holroyd: 1.4% males, 1.5% females; 70–74 in Wentworthville - Westmead: 1.0% males, 1.2% females
- 65–69 in Merrylands - Holroyd: 1.7% males, 1.9% females; 65–69 in Wentworthville - Westmead: 1.2% males, 1.3% females
- 60–64 in Merrylands - Holroyd: 2.2% males, 2.3% females; 60–64 in Wentworthville - Westmead: 1.8% males, 1.7% females
- 55–59 in Merrylands - Holroyd: 2.7% males, 2.8% females; 55–59 in Wentworthville - Westmead: 2.0% males, 2.0% females
- 50–54 in Merrylands - Holroyd: 2.5% males, 2.7% females; 50–54 in Wentworthville - Westmead: 2.1% males, 2.0% females
- 45–49 in Merrylands - Holroyd: 2.8% males, 2.8% females; 45–49 in Wentworthville - Westmead: 2.7% males, 2.4% females
- 40–44 in Merrylands - Holroyd: 3.6% males, 3.1% females; 40–44 in Wentworthville - Westmead: 4.7% males, 3.5% females
- 35–39 in Merrylands - Holroyd: 4.5% males, 4.0% females; 35–39 in Wentworthville - Westmead: 6.9% males, 6.1% females
- 30–34 in Merrylands - Holroyd: 5.4% males, 4.6% females; 30–34 in Wentworthville - Westmead: 5.6% males, 6.5% females
- 25–29 in Merrylands - Holroyd: 5.1% males, 4.4% females; 25–29 in Wentworthville - Westmead: 5.5% males, 4.7% females
- 20–24 in Merrylands - Holroyd: 4.0% males, 3.4% females; 20–24 in Wentworthville - Westmead: 3.4% males, 2.7% females
- 15–19 in Merrylands - Holroyd: 2.6% males, 2.6% females; 15–19 in Wentworthville - Westmead: 2.0% males, 2.0% females
- 10–14 in Merrylands - Holroyd: 2.9% males, 2.8% females; 10–14 in Wentworthville - Westmead: 3.0% males, 2.8% females
- 5–9 in Merrylands - Holroyd: 3.4% males, 3.2% females; 5–9 in Wentworthville - Westmead: 3.9% males, 3.8% females
- 0–4 in Merrylands - Holroyd: 4.2% males, 3.9% females; 0–4 in Wentworthville - Westmead: 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: $630
- Second area, 2016: $638
- Second area, 2021: $926
- First area, 2021: $1,461
- Second area, 2016: $1,680
- Second area, 2021: $2,176
- First area, 2021: $1,668
- Second area, 2016: $1,830
- Second area, 2021: $2,356
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: 2.9
- Second area, 2021: 2.8
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2021: $400
- Second area, 2016: $410
- Second area, 2021: $420
- First area, 2021: $2,000
- Second area, 2016: $2,000
- Second area, 2021: $2,167
- First area, 2021: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 1.20
- Second area, 2021: 1.20
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). Merrylands - Holroyd vs Wentworthville - Westmead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/125031714/merrylands-holroyd/vs/125041589/wentworthville-westmead