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Macquarie Park - Marsfield vs Denistone

Name: Macquarie Park - Marsfield vs Denistone — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.9 km apart · Macquarie Park - Marsfield profile · Denistone profile

Macquarie Park - Marsfield Denistone

Macquarie Park - Marsfield and Denistone are neighbouring areas with very different characters. Macquarie Park - Marsfield is a younger, fast-growing hub where the typical resident is 34 and 60.7% of people moved here in the last five years. It is heavily shaped by apartments and renting, with 51.4% of homes rented and 55% being flats. In contrast, Denistone is much older, with a typical age of 42, and is dominated by separate houses, which make up 80.7% of homes. Wealth is also more concentrated in Denistone, where 41.6% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, compared to 24.6% in Macquarie Park - Marsfield.

Everyday life shares some similarities, as both areas have the same drive time to the city and a highly skilled workforce. They also have similar levels of typical weekly personal income, around $900. However, their growth paths are diverging; Macquarie Park - Marsfield's population has grown by 20.2% since 2021, while Denistone has grown by just 3.0%. This growth is consistent with Macquarie Park - Marsfield seeing far more recent overseas arrivals, at 28.2% compared to 9.0% in Denistone.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 34.0 pts higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield Separate houses: 64.5 pts higher in Denistone 3+ bedrooms: 58.4 pts higher in Denistone Recent movers: 31.7 pts higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield Owned outright: 24.0 pts higher in Denistone

Demographics & Identity

Population in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +16,849 larger in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

23,818 94th pct 6,969 34th pct

Median age in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +8 yrs older in Denistone

34 yrs 14th pct 42 yrs 64th pct

Age structure

40.5% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +17.6 pts 22.9%

17.5% Older adults (45–64) +10.5 pts ▸ 28.1%

14.1% Seniors (65+) +4.5 pts ▸ 18.7%

13.7% Children (0–14) +4.8 pts ▸ 18.5%

14.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.4 pts 11.7%

Marital status

43.7% Married +16.5 pts ▸ 60.2%

43.0% Never married ◂ +14.7 pts 28.3%

6.9% Divorced ◂ +1.7 pts 5.2%

4.2% Widowed +0.2 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.2% Separated ◂ +0.4 pts 1.8%

Age & sex structure

Macquarie Park - Marsfield Denistone

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

37.0% Australia +19.0 pts ▸ 56.0%

15.5% China +0.2 pts ▸ 15.7%

7.1% India ◂ +5.0 pts 2.1%

2.7% Philippines ◂ +1.9 pts 0.8%

1.6% England +0.7 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.7 pts 0.7%

1.0% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

1.0% New Zealand even 1.0%

0.8% South Africa ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.6% Nepal ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

31.2% Chinese +1.2 pts ▸ 32.3%

14.4% English +6.2 pts ▸ 20.6%

12.8% Australian +5.9 pts ▸ 18.7%

4.7% Irish +3.4 pts ▸ 8.0%

7.6% Indian ◂ +4.8 pts 2.8%

3.9% Scottish +2.4 pts ▸ 6.3%

3.6% Italian +2.3 pts ▸ 5.9%

3.5% Filipino ◂ +2.3 pts 1.2%

1.8% German even 1.7%

1.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.5 pts 1.0%

0.7% Greek +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.6% Dutch +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

Language

Language used at home

38.4% English only +13.8 pts ▸ 52.2%

17.2% Mandarin +0.4 pts ▸ 17.6%

8.1% Cantonese +0.6 pts ▸ 8.8%

3.1% Hindi ◂ +2.4 pts 0.7%

1.1% Italian +0.7 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.0% Arabic +0.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.3% Tagalog ◂ +1.0 pts 0.3%

1.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.8 pts 0.4%

0.3% Greek +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

34.5% Christianity +13.6 pts ▸ 48.1%

41.3% No religion ◂ +1.6 pts 39.7%

6.7% Not stated ◂ +2.6 pts 4.1%

6.6% Hinduism ◂ +3.8 pts 2.8%

5.0% Buddhism ◂ +1.0 pts 4.0%

4.7% Islam ◂ +3.8 pts 0.9%

0.8% Other religions ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.5% Judaism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +5 more in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

7 86th pct 2 14th pct

Schools/1k kids in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +0.59 more in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

2.14 52nd pct 1.55 33rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +15 more in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

63 92nd pct 48 87th pct

Students in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +1,956 more in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

2,877 77th pct 921 34th pct

Avg size in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +50 larger in Denistone

411 48th pct 461 55th pct

ICSEA in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone even

1,122 89th pct 1,122 89th pct

Highest year of school

81.8% Year 12 ◂ +2.5 pts 79.4%

6.5% Year 10 +3.0 pts ▸ 9.6%

4.4% Year 9 or below +1.5 pts ▸ 5.9%

2.1% Year 11 ◂ +0.1 pts 2.0%

Highest qualification level

40.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.6 pts 39.8%

25.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +5.1 pts 20.6%

10.8% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.2 pts ▸ 13.0%

7.9% Certificate III / IV +3.6 pts ▸ 11.5%

3.1% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.1 pts ▸ 4.2%

0.7% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

Field of qualification

29.7% Management & commerce ◂ +2.0 pts 27.8%

12.2% Engineering & related +1.7 pts ▸ 13.9%

10.7% Society & culture +0.6 pts ▸ 11.4%

8.1% Health +1.0 pts ▸ 9.1%

9.1% Information technology ◂ +2.7 pts 6.3%

5.1% Education +2.6 pts ▸ 7.7%

5.8% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.7 pts 5.0%

4.1% Creative arts ◂ +0.3 pts 3.9%

2.3% Architecture & building +1.6 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.1 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.8% Agriculture & environment +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +$26 higher in Denistone

$900 67th pct $926 71st pct

Household income in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +$639 higher in Denistone

$1,924 61st pct $2,563 90th pct

Family income in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +$440 higher in Denistone

$2,340 67th pct $2,780 84th pct

Household income distribution

33.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.3 pts 27.0%

12.9% $4,000 or more +14.5 pts ▸ 27.4%

22.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.1 pts 17.4%

15.3% Under $650 ◂ +5.2 pts 10.1%

11.7% $3,000–$3,999 +2.4 pts ▸ 14.1%

Personal income distribution

38.2% Under $650 +0.7 pts ▸ 38.9%

28.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.7 pts 25.4%

22.8% $1,500–$2,999 +0.7 pts ▸ 23.5%

5.3% $3,000 or more +3.5 pts ▸ 8.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.9% Other condition +1.3 pts ▸ 8.2%

5.0% Arthritis +1.0 pts ▸ 6.0%

5.5% Asthma +0.3 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.8% Mental health ◂ +1.1 pts 4.7%

3.5% Diabetes +0.7 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.9% Heart disease +0.7 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.1% Cancer +0.5 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.2% Dementia ◂ +0.7 pts 0.5%

0.8% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.7% Stroke even 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

74.3% None ◂ +0.2 pts 74.2%

14.4% One condition +1.5 pts ▸ 16.0%

3.8% Two conditions +0.3 pts ▸ 4.1%

1.8% Three or more ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +101 larger in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

126 39th pct 25 8th pct

Median age in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +1 yrs older in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

23 yrs 36th pct 22 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +$379 higher in Denistone

$521 24th pct $900 84th pct

Household income in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +$1,687 higher in Denistone

$1,687 49th pct $3,374 100th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +0.8 larger in Denistone

2.2 14th pct 3.0 89th pct

Family composition

53.0% Couples with children +16.6 pts ▸ 69.5%

34.0% Couples without children ◂ +12.7 pts 21.3%

10.7% One-parent families ◂ +2.1 pts 8.6%

2.4% Other families ◂ +1.7 pts 0.6%

Household size

35.9% 2 people ◂ +6.1 pts 29.8%

31.3% 1 person ◂ +17.1 pts 14.2%

11.0% 4 people +12.1 pts ▸ 23.1%

17.2% 3 people +1.5 pts ▸ 18.7%

2.9% 5 people +6.6 pts ▸ 9.5%

1.6% 6 or more +3.3 pts ▸ 5.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +$130 higher in Denistone

$470 85th pct $600 98th pct

Mortgage in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +$434 higher in Denistone

$2,383 84th pct $2,817 92nd pct

People / bedroom in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +0.30 higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

1.10 95th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

51.4% Rented ◂ +34.0 pts 17.4%

19.7% Owned outright +24.0 pts ▸ 43.7%

24.3% Owned with a mortgage +12.6 pts ▸ 36.9%

3.4% Other tenure ◂ +1.8 pts 1.6%

1.2% Not stated ◂ +0.6 pts 0.6%

Types of homes

16.2% Separate house +64.5 pts ▸ 80.7%

55.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +54.0 pts 1.1%

28.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +9.9 pts 18.3%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

48.7% 2 bedrooms ◂ +39.1 pts 9.7%

17.4% 3 bedrooms +26.3 pts ▸ 43.7%

7.9% 4 bedrooms +21.8 pts ▸ 29.7%

18.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +18.3 pts 0.5%

5.0% 5 or more +10.3 pts ▸ 15.3%

0.9% Studio / none ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

55.8% $350–$549 ◂ +33.7 pts 22.1%

24.4% $550–$749 +21.6 pts ▸ 45.9%

3.9% $750 or more +15.4 pts ▸ 19.3%

9.4% $200–$349 ◂ +2.8 pts 6.6%

3.9% Under $200 ◂ +1.1 pts 2.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

29.2% $3,000 or more +15.6 pts ▸ 44.8%

38.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +16.5 pts 22.2%

14.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +2.3 pts 11.8%

12.1% Under $1,000 +1.9 pts ▸ 13.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +117 more in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

139 90th pct 22 32nd pct

Stops/1k in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +2.68 more in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

5.84 71st pct 3.16 33rd pct

Departures/1k in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +4,324.7 more in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

5,058.2 89th pct 733.5 47th pct

PT routes in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +20 more in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

27 86th pct 7 48th pct

Stop walk in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +5 longer in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

6 57th pct 1 7th pct

Drive to city in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone even

16 29th pct 16 29th pct

Reach 30 min in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +16,849 more in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

42,792 84th pct 25,943 73rd pct

Reach 45 min in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +8,683 more in Denistone

171,669 83rd pct 180,352 84th pct

Transit to city in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +13 longer in Denistone

47 29th pct 60 53rd pct

How people get to work

48.3% Worked at home ◂ +1.9 pts 46.4%

23.5% Car (driver) +8.0 pts ▸ 31.5%

3.8% Walked ◂ +2.3 pts 1.6%

2.8% Bus ◂ +2.4 pts 0.4%

1.6% Car (passenger) +1.2 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.4% Train even 2.4%

0.3% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

Motor vehicles per home

53.8% 1 vehicle ◂ +18.2 pts 35.6%

22.3% 2 vehicles +19.2 pts ▸ 41.5%

18.6% No vehicle ◂ +13.6 pts 5.0%

3.8% 3 vehicles +8.5 pts ▸ 12.3%

1.5% 4 or more +4.3 pts ▸ 5.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.4% Professional & technical ◂ +2.3 pts 13.1%

12.8% Health care & social assistance +1.2 pts ▸ 14.1%

10.1% Education & training +0.8 pts ▸ 10.9%

9.5% Retail trade ◂ +2.2 pts 7.2%

8.1% Finance & insurance +0.7 pts ▸ 8.8%

4.3% Construction +1.8 pts ▸ 6.1%

5.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.2 pts 4.7%

3.2% Public administration & safety +1.9 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.9% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.5 pts 4.4%

4.4% Manufacturing +0.1 pts ▸ 4.5%

4.5% Media & telecommunications ◂ +1.2 pts 3.4%

2.9% Transport & warehousing +0.7 pts ▸ 3.5%

Occupations people work in

41.3% Professionals ◂ +1.6 pts 39.7%

13.2% Managers +3.5 pts ▸ 16.7%

13.5% Clerical & administrative +0.2 pts ▸ 13.8%

8.0% Sales workers ◂ +0.8 pts 7.1%

7.7% Technicians & trades +0.2 pts ▸ 7.9%

7.6% Community & personal service ◂ +1.1 pts 6.5%

4.2% Labourers +0.3 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.6 pts 2.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +1 higher in Denistone

9 86th pct 10 100th pct

IRSD decile in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +3 higher in Denistone

7 64th pct 10 100th pct

IER decile in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +7 higher in Denistone

2 14th pct 9 86th pct

IEO decile in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone even

10 100th pct 10 100th pct

IRSAD score in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +33 higher in Denistone

1,090 84th pct 1,123 92nd pct

ERP in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +21,690 higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

28,886 93rd pct 7,196 33rd pct

Growth in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +17.2 pts higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

20.2% 90th pct 3.0% 36th pct

Businesses in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +2,407 higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

3,039 86th pct 632 33rd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +161 higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

1,361 84th pct 1,200 75th pct

Max temp in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +0.3 higher in Denistone

23.6 49th pct 23.9 52nd pct

Min temp in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +0.2 higher in Denistone

12.2 55th pct 12.4 58th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +1.2 higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

7.4 80th pct 6.2 62nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +0.3 more in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

7.0 76th pct 6.7 71st pct

15-min city in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +4.7 pts higher in Denistone

94.4% 77th pct 99.0% 85th pct

Walk to shops in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +33.3 pts higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

86.1% 71st pct 52.8% 41st pct

Walk to transit in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +0.4 pts higher in Denistone

99.3% 72nd pct 99.7% 79th pct

Walk to school in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +2.4 pts higher in Denistone

97.4% 81st pct 99.8% 96th pct

Walk to a park in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone even

100.0% 79th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +8.3 pts higher in Denistone

80.7% 77th pct 89.0% 83rd pct

Amenities/1k in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +5.0 more in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

13.6 47th pct 8.6 14th pct

Intersections/km² in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +107 higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

235 75th pct 128 57th pct

Mean slope in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Denistone +0.9 pts higher in Denistone

7.8% 80th pct 8.7% 86th pct

Compare Macquarie Park - Marsfield with nearby areas

Epping (East) - North Epping Denistone Eastwood Pymble Ryde - North North Ryde - East Ryde Epping (NSW) - West Ryde - South

Compare Denistone with nearby areas

Eastwood West Ryde - Meadowbank Ryde - North Ryde - South Macquarie Park - Marsfield Putney Rhodes Epping (East) - North Epping

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Macquarie Park - Marsfield vs Denistone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/126021500/macquarie-park-marsfield/vs/126021722/denistone