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Pennant Hills - Cheltenham vs Eastwood

Name: Pennant Hills - Cheltenham vs Eastwood — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 5.2 km apart · Pennant Hills - Cheltenham profile · Eastwood profile

Pennant Hills - Cheltenham Eastwood

Pennant Hills - Cheltenham and Eastwood are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Pennant Hills - Cheltenham is more affluent, with 44.3% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, compared to 27.9% in Eastwood. It is also more residential, with 79.8% of homes being separate houses and 82.8% having three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Eastwood is much more multicultural; 58.8% of people were born overseas and 66.1% use a language other than English at home, figures far higher than those in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham.

Both areas are almost identical in their share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, each at around 0.3% to 0.4%. While they share similar school advantage scores and high Year 12 completion rates, they differ in how people live. Eastwood has a much higher share of renters at 38.7% and is more walkable, with a short 2-minute walk to the nearest stop. Pennant Hills - Cheltenham is more car-dependent, with a 10-minute walk to the nearest stop, and a higher share of residents owning their homes outright.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 32.1 pts higher in Eastwood Separate houses: 26.7 pts higher in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham Born overseas: 21.5 pts higher in Eastwood Renting: 19.5 pts higher in Eastwood 3+ bedrooms: 19.2 pts higher in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

Demographics & Identity

Population in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +2,763 larger in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

21,737 91st pct 18,974 87th pct

Median age in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +4 yrs older in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

43 yrs 71st pct 39 yrs 48th pct

Age structure

21.3% Young adults (25–44) +10.0 pts ▸ 31.3%

27.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.2 pts 24.5%

19.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.2 pts 17.4%

19.0% Children (0–14) ◂ +3.3 pts 15.8%

12.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.4 pts 11.0%

Marital status

60.3% Married ◂ +5.0 pts 55.3%

27.5% Never married +4.7 pts ▸ 32.1%

5.5% Divorced +0.8 pts ▸ 6.3%

4.8% Widowed ◂ +0.6 pts 4.2%

2.0% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

Age & sex structure

Pennant Hills - Cheltenham Eastwood

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

60.6% Australia ◂ +22.9 pts 37.7%

8.4% China +17.5 pts ▸ 25.9%

3.9% India ◂ +1.5 pts 2.3%

2.9% England ◂ +1.8 pts 1.1%

0.8% Philippines +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.7% Vietnam +0.7 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.3% New Zealand ◂ +0.6 pts 0.7%

1.0% South Africa ◂ +0.8 pts 0.2%

0.3% Italy +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% Nepal +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

Ancestry

19.9% Chinese +28.9 pts ▸ 48.8%

27.0% English ◂ +15.5 pts 11.5%

24.9% Australian ◂ +14.2 pts 10.7%

9.5% Irish ◂ +5.7 pts 3.8%

9.1% Scottish ◂ +5.8 pts 3.3%

5.6% Indian ◂ +3.0 pts 2.7%

2.4% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.2% German ◂ +0.9 pts 1.3%

1.3% Filipino +0.5 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.4% Dutch ◂ +1.0 pts 0.4%

0.9% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.8% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

Language

Language used at home

63.1% English only ◂ +33.0 pts 30.1%

10.2% Mandarin +18.1 pts ▸ 28.3%

5.4% Cantonese +9.1 pts ▸ 14.5%

1.7% Hindi ◂ +1.1 pts 0.6%

1.0% Arabic ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

0.6% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.4% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.2% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.1% Christianity ◂ +11.7 pts 36.4%

36.5% No religion +9.0 pts ▸ 45.5%

3.1% Buddhism +3.5 pts ▸ 6.6%

4.4% Not stated +1.4 pts ▸ 5.8%

5.2% Hinduism ◂ +1.9 pts 3.3%

1.6% Islam even 1.6%

0.9% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.2% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +4 more in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

8 87th pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +0.60 more in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

1.93 46th pct 1.33 26th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +2 more in Eastwood

60 91st pct 62 92nd pct

Students in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +4,483 more in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

6,949 93rd pct 2,466 71st pct

Avg size in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +252 larger in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

869 88th pct 617 73rd pct

ICSEA in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +32 higher in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

1,147 96th pct 1,115 88th pct

Highest year of school

80.8% Year 12 ◂ +0.8 pts 80.0%

9.1% Year 10 ◂ +2.1 pts 7.0%

3.5% Year 9 or below +2.6 pts ▸ 6.1%

2.8% Year 11 ◂ +0.7 pts 2.1%

Highest qualification level

40.3% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.8 pts 39.5%

21.9% Postgraduate degree +0.2 pts ▸ 22.0%

13.0% Advanced diploma / diploma even 13.1%

9.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.4 pts 8.9%

4.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.4 pts 3.3%

0.9% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

Field of qualification

26.2% Management & commerce +3.3 pts ▸ 29.6%

12.5% Society & culture ◂ +1.9 pts 10.6%

11.6% Engineering & related +0.4 pts ▸ 12.0%

11.2% Health ◂ +2.5 pts 8.7%

8.4% Education ◂ +2.7 pts 5.7%

6.4% Information technology +1.3 pts ▸ 7.7%

5.5% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.9 pts 4.6%

4.2% Creative arts +0.3 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.5% Architecture & building ◂ +0.6 pts 2.9%

2.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.8 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.6 pts 0.6%

Income

Personal income in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +$283 higher in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

$1,045 81st pct $762 41st pct

Household income in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +$831 higher in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

$2,784 93rd pct $1,953 63rd pct

Family income in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +$1,004 higher in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

$3,187 91st pct $2,183 57th pct

Household income distribution

31.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +14.9 pts 16.6%

24.1% $1,500–$2,999 +4.9 pts ▸ 29.0%

16.3% $650–$1,499 +6.4 pts ▸ 22.7%

9.5% Under $650 +5.7 pts ▸ 15.2%

12.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.4 pts 11.4%

Personal income distribution

35.4% Under $650 +7.3 pts ▸ 42.7%

24.4% $650–$1,499 +3.8 pts ▸ 28.2%

22.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.3 pts 18.6%

13.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +7.4 pts 5.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.2% Other condition ◂ +1.2 pts 7.0%

7.3% Arthritis ◂ +2.4 pts 4.9%

6.8% Asthma ◂ +2.2 pts 4.6%

6.0% Mental health ◂ +1.5 pts 4.5%

3.9% Diabetes +1.0 pts ▸ 4.9%

4.0% Heart disease ◂ +0.9 pts 3.1%

3.1% Cancer ◂ +1.0 pts 2.0%

1.1% Lung condition ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

0.8% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.6% Stroke even 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

70.4% None +5.1 pts ▸ 75.6%

18.1% One condition ◂ +4.2 pts 13.9%

4.7% Two conditions ◂ +1.1 pts 3.6%

2.0% Three or more ◂ +0.4 pts 1.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +25 larger in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

81 26th pct 56 18th pct

Median age in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +3 yrs older in Eastwood

27 yrs 71st pct 30 yrs 86th pct

Median income in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +$76 higher in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

$825 77th pct $749 69th pct

Household income in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +$1,791 higher in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

$2,916 93rd pct $1,125 11th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +0.1 larger in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

2.9 86th pct 2.8 79th pct

Family composition

69.7% Couples with children ◂ +6.6 pts 63.1%

21.4% Couples without children +3.8 pts ▸ 25.2%

8.3% One-parent families +2.2 pts ▸ 10.5%

0.6% Other families +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

Household size

29.9% 2 people +1.0 pts ▸ 30.9%

23.6% 4 people ◂ +5.7 pts 17.9%

16.7% 1 person +3.1 pts ▸ 19.8%

17.4% 3 people +2.3 pts ▸ 19.7%

8.6% 5 people ◂ +1.4 pts 7.2%

3.8% 6 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 4.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +$80 higher in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

$530 91st pct $450 80th pct

Mortgage in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +$250 higher in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

$3,000 96th pct $2,750 91st pct

People / bedroom in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +0.20 higher in Eastwood

0.80 29th pct 1.00 90th pct

How homes are owned or rented

40.3% Owned outright ◂ +10.0 pts 30.3%

19.2% Rented +19.5 pts ▸ 38.7%

37.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +9.4 pts 28.4%

1.9% Other tenure ◂ +0.4 pts 1.5%

0.8% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

Types of homes

79.8% Separate house ◂ +26.7 pts 53.0%

11.2% Flat or apartment +16.7 pts ▸ 27.9%

8.8% Townhouse / semi-detached +9.3 pts ▸ 18.1%

0.1% Other dwelling +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

Bedrooms per home

35.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +14.8 pts 21.0%

28.8% 3 bedrooms +0.1 pts ▸ 28.8%

11.9% 2 bedrooms +15.3 pts ▸ 27.2%

18.3% 5 or more ◂ +4.5 pts 13.8%

4.2% 1 bedroom +3.3 pts ▸ 7.6%

0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

36.0% $350–$549 +3.3 pts ▸ 39.2%

30.1% $550–$749 ◂ +6.7 pts 23.3%

17.0% $750 or more ◂ +7.8 pts 9.2%

10.3% $200–$349 +5.6 pts ▸ 16.0%

3.8% Under $200 +4.9 pts ▸ 8.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

50.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +6.9 pts 43.2%

20.0% $1,800–$2,999 +3.7 pts ▸ 23.6%

12.1% Under $1,000 +1.6 pts ▸ 13.7%

10.5% $1,000–$1,799 +0.4 pts ▸ 10.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +22 more in Eastwood

86 83rd pct 108 87th pct

Stops/1k in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +1.74 more in Eastwood

3.96 45th pct 5.69 70th pct

Departures/1k in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +96.4 more in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

1,675.6 77th pct 1,579.3 75th pct

PT routes in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +6 more in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

17 82nd pct 11 67th pct

Stop walk in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +8 longer in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

10 71st pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +2 longer in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

20 40th pct 18 34th pct

Reach 30 min in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +59,579 more in Eastwood

21,737 65th pct 81,316 88th pct

Reach 45 min in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +344,700 more in Eastwood

85,650 67th pct 430,350 90th pct

Transit to city in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +18 longer in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

64 61st pct 46 27th pct

How people get to work

51.4% Worked at home ◂ +8.4 pts 43.0%

27.7% Car (driver) +2.6 pts ▸ 30.4%

2.6% Train +1.6 pts ▸ 4.2%

1.7% Walked +1.0 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.1% Car (passenger) +0.5 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.6% Bus +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

35.9% 1 vehicle +7.2 pts ▸ 43.0%

42.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +10.3 pts 31.7%

4.7% No vehicle +8.6 pts ▸ 13.3%

12.0% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.6 pts 8.4%

5.5% 4 or more ◂ +1.9 pts 3.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.6 pts 13.9%

14.8% Professional & technical ◂ +2.4 pts 12.4%

12.1% Education & training ◂ +3.5 pts 8.5%

7.0% Retail trade +1.7 pts ▸ 8.6%

8.3% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.5 pts 7.8%

3.7% Accommodation & food +2.4 pts ▸ 6.1%

5.8% Construction +0.3 pts ▸ 6.1%

4.5% Manufacturing +0.7 pts ▸ 5.2%

5.1% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.1 pts 4.0%

4.0% Wholesale trade +0.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.3% Transport & warehousing +1.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.1% Media & telecommunications +0.2 pts ▸ 3.3%

Occupations people work in

40.6% Professionals ◂ +4.6 pts 36.0%

18.6% Managers ◂ +4.5 pts 14.2%

13.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.5 pts 13.2%

6.7% Technicians & trades +2.9 pts ▸ 9.6%

7.2% Community & personal service +0.7 pts ▸ 7.9%

6.7% Sales workers +1.1 pts ▸ 7.8%

3.5% Labourers +2.4 pts ▸ 5.9%

1.6% Machinery operators & drivers +1.6 pts ▸ 3.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +1 higher in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

10 100th pct 9 86th pct

IRSD decile in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +4 higher in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

10 100th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +4 higher in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

10 100th pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +1 higher in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

10 100th pct 9 86th pct

IRSAD score in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +62 higher in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

1,146 97th pct 1,084 82nd pct

ERP in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +1,970 higher in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

22,248 88th pct 20,278 86th pct

Growth in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +4.4 pts higher in Eastwood

2.0% 28th pct 6.3% 64th pct

Businesses in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +502 higher in Eastwood

2,223 86th pct 2,725 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +37 higher in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

1,237 77th pct 1,200 75th pct

Max temp in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +0.2 higher in Eastwood

23.7 50th pct 23.9 52nd pct

Min temp in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +0.7 higher in Eastwood

11.8 50th pct 12.4 58th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +1.0 higher in Eastwood

6.8 71st pct 7.8 85th pct

Types ≤15 min in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +0.8 more in Eastwood

6.7 72nd pct 7.5 84th pct

15-min city in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +16.0 pts higher in Eastwood

79.8% 62nd pct 95.8% 79th pct

Walk to shops in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +4.1 pts higher in Eastwood

78.8% 64th pct 82.9% 68th pct

Walk to transit in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +9.1 pts higher in Eastwood

90.9% 50th pct 100.0% 86th pct

Walk to school in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +2.7 pts higher in Eastwood

94.6% 75th pct 97.3% 81st pct

Walk to a park in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood even

99.9% 68th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +28.9 pts higher in Eastwood

62.7% 64th pct 91.6% 85th pct

Amenities/1k in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +17.7 more in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

35.6 86th pct 17.8 67th pct

Intersections/km² in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +95 higher in Eastwood

103 52nd pct 198 71st pct

Mean slope in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham in Eastwood +0.9 pts higher in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

8.6% 86th pct 7.7% 79th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Pennant Hills - Cheltenham vs Eastwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/126011496/pennant-hills-cheltenham/vs/126021723/eastwood