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Macquarie Park - Marsfield vs Eastwood

Name: Macquarie Park - Marsfield vs Eastwood — 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 · Eastwood profile

Macquarie Park - Marsfield Eastwood

Macquarie Park - Marsfield and Eastwood are neighbouring areas with very different housing styles. Eastwood is dominated by separate houses, with 53% of homes being detached and 63.6% having three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Macquarie Park - Marsfield is mainly made up of flats or apartments, and it has a far higher share of renters at 51.4%. This area is also younger and more transient, with 60.7% of people moving in the last five years and a typical resident aged 34, compared to 39 in Eastwood.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people with no religion. They are also very similar in the proportion of people born overseas, which is around 59% for both. However, Macquarie Park - Marsfield has seen much faster population growth since 2021, rising by 20.2% compared to 6.3% in Eastwood. The two areas also differ in their public transport access, with Macquarie Park - Marsfield seeing far more weekly departures per 1,000 people.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 36.9 pts higher in Eastwood 3+ bedrooms: 33.3 pts higher in Eastwood Recent movers: 16.5 pts higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield Household size: 0.6 larger in Eastwood Recent arrivals: 13.2 pts higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

Demographics & Identity

Population in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +4,844 larger in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

23,818 94th pct 18,974 87th pct

Median age in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +5 yrs older in Eastwood

34 yrs 14th pct 39 yrs 48th pct

Age structure

40.5% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +9.1 pts 31.3%

17.5% Older adults (45–64) +7.0 pts ▸ 24.5%

14.1% Seniors (65+) +3.2 pts ▸ 17.4%

13.7% Children (0–14) +2.1 pts ▸ 15.8%

14.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +3.1 pts 11.0%

Marital status

43.7% Married +11.6 pts ▸ 55.3%

43.0% Never married ◂ +10.9 pts 32.1%

6.9% Divorced ◂ +0.6 pts 6.3%

4.2% Widowed ◂ +0.1 pts 4.2%

2.2% Separated ◂ +0.1 pts 2.1%

Age & sex structure

Macquarie Park - Marsfield Eastwood

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

37.0% Australia +0.6 pts ▸ 37.7%

15.5% China +10.4 pts ▸ 25.9%

7.1% India ◂ +4.8 pts 2.3%

2.7% Philippines ◂ +1.3 pts 1.4%

1.6% England ◂ +0.5 pts 1.1%

1.3% Vietnam even 1.3%

1.0% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

1.0% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.8% South Africa ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

0.6% Nepal even 0.6%

Ancestry

31.2% Chinese +17.6 pts ▸ 48.8%

14.4% English ◂ +2.8 pts 11.5%

12.8% Australian ◂ +2.1 pts 10.7%

7.6% Indian ◂ +5.0 pts 2.7%

4.7% Irish ◂ +0.9 pts 3.8%

3.9% Scottish ◂ +0.6 pts 3.3%

3.6% Italian ◂ +0.9 pts 2.7%

3.5% Filipino ◂ +1.7 pts 1.8%

1.8% German ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

1.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

0.7% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.6% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

38.4% English only ◂ +8.3 pts 30.1%

17.2% Mandarin +11.1 pts ▸ 28.3%

8.1% Cantonese +6.3 pts ▸ 14.5%

3.1% Hindi ◂ +2.5 pts 0.6%

1.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.6 pts 0.7%

1.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%

1.1% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

1.0% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.3% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Greek even 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

41.3% No religion +4.2 pts ▸ 45.5%

34.5% Christianity +1.9 pts ▸ 36.4%

6.7% Not stated ◂ +0.9 pts 5.8%

5.0% Buddhism +1.7 pts ▸ 6.6%

6.6% Hinduism ◂ +3.3 pts 3.3%

4.7% Islam ◂ +3.1 pts 1.6%

0.8% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.5% Judaism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +3 more in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

7 86th pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +0.81 more in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

2.14 52nd pct 1.33 26th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +1 more in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

63 92nd pct 62 92nd pct

Students in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +411 more in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

2,877 77th pct 2,466 71st pct

Avg size in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +206 larger in Eastwood

411 48th pct 617 73rd pct

ICSEA in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +7 higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

1,122 89th pct 1,115 88th pct

Highest year of school

81.8% Year 12 ◂ +1.8 pts 80.0%

6.5% Year 10 +0.5 pts ▸ 7.0%

4.4% Year 9 or below +1.7 pts ▸ 6.1%

2.1% Year 11 even 2.1%

Highest qualification level

40.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.9 pts 39.5%

25.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +3.8 pts 22.0%

10.8% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.3 pts ▸ 13.1%

7.9% Certificate III / IV +1.0 pts ▸ 8.9%

3.1% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.2 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.7% Certificate I / II +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

Field of qualification

29.7% Management & commerce ◂ +0.2 pts 29.6%

12.2% Engineering & related ◂ +0.2 pts 12.0%

10.7% Society & culture ◂ +0.1 pts 10.6%

9.1% Information technology ◂ +1.3 pts 7.7%

8.1% Health +0.6 pts ▸ 8.7%

5.8% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.2 pts 4.6%

5.1% Education +0.6 pts ▸ 5.7%

4.1% Creative arts +0.3 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.3% Architecture & building +0.6 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.2 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.8% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

Income

Personal income in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +$138 higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

$900 67th pct $762 41st pct

Household income in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +$29 higher in Eastwood

$1,924 61st pct $1,953 63rd pct

Family income in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +$157 higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

$2,340 67th pct $2,183 57th pct

Household income distribution

33.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.3 pts 29.0%

22.5% $650–$1,499 +0.2 pts ▸ 22.7%

12.9% $4,000 or more +3.6 pts ▸ 16.6%

15.3% Under $650 ◂ +0.2 pts 15.2%

11.7% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.3 pts 11.4%

Personal income distribution

38.2% Under $650 +4.5 pts ▸ 42.7%

28.1% $650–$1,499 even 28.2%

22.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.2 pts 18.6%

5.3% $3,000 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 5.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.9% Other condition +0.1 pts ▸ 7.0%

5.8% Mental health ◂ +1.4 pts 4.5%

5.5% Asthma ◂ +0.9 pts 4.6%

5.0% Arthritis ◂ +0.1 pts 4.9%

3.5% Diabetes +1.4 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.9% Heart disease +0.2 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.1% Cancer even 2.0%

1.2% Dementia ◂ +0.7 pts 0.5%

0.8% Lung condition ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.7% Stroke even 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

74.3% None +1.2 pts ▸ 75.6%

14.4% One condition ◂ +0.6 pts 13.9%

3.8% Two conditions ◂ +0.2 pts 3.6%

1.8% Three or more ◂ +0.2 pts 1.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +70 larger in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

126 39th pct 56 18th pct

Median age in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +7 yrs older in Eastwood

23 yrs 36th pct 30 yrs 86th pct

Median income in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +$228 higher in Eastwood

$521 24th pct $749 69th pct

Household income in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +$562 higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

$1,687 49th pct $1,125 11th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +0.6 larger in Eastwood

2.2 14th pct 2.8 79th pct

Family composition

53.0% Couples with children +10.1 pts ▸ 63.1%

34.0% Couples without children ◂ +8.8 pts 25.2%

10.7% One-parent families ◂ +0.1 pts 10.5%

2.4% Other families ◂ +1.2 pts 1.2%

Household size

35.9% 2 people ◂ +5.1 pts 30.9%

31.3% 1 person ◂ +11.5 pts 19.8%

17.2% 3 people +2.5 pts ▸ 19.7%

11.0% 4 people +6.9 pts ▸ 17.9%

2.9% 5 people +4.2 pts ▸ 7.2%

1.6% 6 or more +2.9 pts ▸ 4.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +$20 higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

$470 85th pct $450 80th pct

Mortgage in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +$367 higher in Eastwood

$2,383 84th pct $2,750 91st pct

People / bedroom in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +0.10 higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

1.10 95th pct 1.00 90th pct

How homes are owned or rented

51.4% Rented ◂ +12.7 pts 38.7%

19.7% Owned outright +10.6 pts ▸ 30.3%

24.3% Owned with a mortgage +4.1 pts ▸ 28.4%

3.4% Other tenure ◂ +1.9 pts 1.5%

1.2% Not stated even 1.2%

Types of homes

55.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +27.2 pts 27.9%

16.2% Separate house +36.9 pts ▸ 53.0%

28.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +10.1 pts 18.1%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

Bedrooms per home

48.7% 2 bedrooms ◂ +21.5 pts 27.2%

17.4% 3 bedrooms +11.4 pts ▸ 28.8%

7.9% 4 bedrooms +13.1 pts ▸ 21.0%

18.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +11.2 pts 7.6%

5.0% 5 or more +8.8 pts ▸ 13.8%

0.9% Studio / none ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

55.8% $350–$549 ◂ +16.6 pts 39.2%

24.4% $550–$749 ◂ +1.0 pts 23.3%

9.4% $200–$349 +6.6 pts ▸ 16.0%

3.9% $750 or more +5.3 pts ▸ 9.2%

3.9% Under $200 +4.8 pts ▸ 8.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

29.2% $3,000 or more +13.9 pts ▸ 43.2%

38.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +15.0 pts 23.6%

14.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.2 pts 10.8%

12.1% Under $1,000 +1.7 pts ▸ 13.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +31 more in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

139 90th pct 108 87th pct

Stops/1k in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +0.14 more in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

5.84 71st pct 5.69 70th pct

Departures/1k in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +3,478.9 more in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

5,058.2 89th pct 1,579.3 75th pct

PT routes in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +16 more in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

27 86th pct 11 67th pct

Stop walk in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +4 longer in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

6 57th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +2 longer in Eastwood

16 29th pct 18 34th pct

Reach 30 min in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +38,524 more in Eastwood

42,792 84th pct 81,316 88th pct

Reach 45 min in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +258,681 more in Eastwood

171,669 83rd pct 430,350 90th pct

Transit to city in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +1 longer in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

47 29th pct 46 27th pct

How people get to work

48.3% Worked at home ◂ +5.3 pts 43.0%

23.5% Car (driver) +6.9 pts ▸ 30.4%

2.4% Train +1.8 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.8% Walked ◂ +1.1 pts 2.7%

2.8% Bus ◂ +1.8 pts 1.0%

1.6% Car (passenger) +1.0 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.3% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

53.8% 1 vehicle ◂ +10.8 pts 43.0%

22.3% 2 vehicles +9.4 pts ▸ 31.7%

18.6% No vehicle ◂ +5.3 pts 13.3%

3.8% 3 vehicles +4.6 pts ▸ 8.4%

1.5% 4 or more +2.0 pts ▸ 3.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.4% Professional & technical ◂ +3.0 pts 12.4%

12.8% Health care & social assistance +1.0 pts ▸ 13.9%

10.1% Education & training ◂ +1.5 pts 8.5%

9.5% Retail trade ◂ +0.8 pts 8.6%

8.1% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.3 pts 7.8%

5.9% Accommodation & food +0.3 pts ▸ 6.1%

4.3% Construction +1.8 pts ▸ 6.1%

4.4% Manufacturing +0.8 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.9% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.5 pts 4.5%

4.5% Media & telecommunications ◂ +1.2 pts 3.3%

3.2% Public administration & safety +0.8 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.9% Transport & warehousing +0.7 pts ▸ 3.6%

Occupations people work in

41.3% Professionals ◂ +5.3 pts 36.0%

13.2% Managers +0.9 pts ▸ 14.2%

13.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.3 pts 13.2%

7.7% Technicians & trades +1.9 pts ▸ 9.6%

8.0% Sales workers ◂ +0.2 pts 7.8%

7.6% Community & personal service +0.3 pts ▸ 7.9%

4.2% Labourers +1.7 pts ▸ 5.9%

2.7% Machinery operators & drivers +0.5 pts ▸ 3.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood even

9 86th pct 9 86th pct

IRSD decile in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +1 higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

7 64th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +4 higher in Eastwood

2 14th pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +1 higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

10 100th pct 9 86th pct

IRSAD score in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +6 higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

1,090 84th pct 1,084 82nd pct

ERP in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +8,608 higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

28,886 93rd pct 20,278 86th pct

Growth in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +13.9 pts higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

20.2% 90th pct 6.3% 64th pct

Businesses in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +314 higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

3,039 86th pct 2,725 86th pct

Environment & Climate

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

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

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

23.6 49th pct 23.9 52nd pct

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

12.2 55th pct 12.4 58th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +0.4 higher in Eastwood

7.4 80th pct 7.8 85th pct

Types ≤15 min in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +0.5 more in Eastwood

7.0 76th pct 7.5 84th pct

15-min city in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +1.5 pts higher in Eastwood

94.4% 77th pct 95.8% 79th pct

Walk to shops in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +3.2 pts higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

86.1% 71st pct 82.9% 68th pct

Walk to transit in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +0.7 pts higher in Eastwood

99.3% 72nd pct 100.0% 86th pct

Walk to school in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood even

97.4% 81st pct 97.3% 81st pct

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

100.0% 79th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +10.9 pts higher in Eastwood

80.7% 77th pct 91.6% 85th pct

Amenities/1k in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +4.3 more in Eastwood

13.6 47th pct 17.8 67th pct

Intersections/km² in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +37 higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

235 75th pct 198 71st pct

Mean slope in Macquarie Park - Marsfield in Eastwood +0.0 pts higher in Macquarie Park - Marsfield

7.8% 80th pct 7.7% 79th 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 Eastwood with nearby areas

Denistone Epping (NSW) - West West Ryde - Meadowbank Epping (East) - North Epping Macquarie Park - Marsfield Ryde - North Ermington - Rydalmere Carlingford - East

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Macquarie Park - Marsfield vs Eastwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/126021500/macquarie-park-marsfield/vs/126021723/eastwood