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Heathcote - Waterfall vs Sutherland - Kirrawee

Name: Heathcote - Waterfall vs Sutherland - Kirrawee — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 13 km apart · Heathcote - Waterfall profile · Sutherland - Kirrawee profile

Heathcote - Waterfall Sutherland - Kirrawee

Heathcote - Waterfall and Sutherland - Kirrawee are two different types of residential hubs in the Sutherland Shire. Heathcote - Waterfall is a more spacious area where separate houses are far more common (75.8%) and homes with three or more bedrooms are far more frequent (80.2%). In contrast, Sutherland - Kirrawee is much denser, with flats or apartments making up 51.2% of homes. It is also far more diverse, with 23.5% of people born overseas and 17.5% using another language at home, compared to just 12.1% and 4.7% in Heathcote - Waterfall.

These two areas have drifted further apart since 2011. The gap in overseas births and language use has widened, as has the difference in education, with more adults in Sutherland - Kirrawee now holding a bachelor degree or higher. Despite these diverging trends, they share a similar level of overall advantage and nearly identical typical weekly family incomes of around $2,500 to $2,600. They also both have about the same share of people with no religion, sitting at around 37%.

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Where they differ most

Population: 16,565 larger in Sutherland - Kirrawee Separate houses: 41.6 pts higher in Heathcote - Waterfall 3+ bedrooms: 33.9 pts higher in Heathcote - Waterfall Renting: 24.2 pts higher in Sutherland - Kirrawee Recent movers: 18.9 pts higher in Sutherland - Kirrawee

Demographics & Identity

Population in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +16,565 larger in Sutherland - Kirrawee gap widening

6,673 33rd pct 23,238 93rd pct

Median age in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +4 yrs older in Heathcote - Waterfall gap widening

42 yrs 64th pct 38 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

22.4% Young adults (25–44) +9.7 pts ▸ 32.1%

25.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.8 pts 23.2%

22.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +5.0 pts 17.4%

18.8% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.9 pts 16.9%

11.5% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.1 pts 10.3%

Marital status

53.4% Married ◂ +10.2 pts 43.1%

29.2% Never married +7.6 pts ▸ 36.8%

7.2% Divorced +3.5 pts ▸ 10.7%

7.8% Widowed ◂ +2.0 pts 5.8%

2.5% Separated +1.0 pts ▸ 3.5%

Age & sex structure

Heathcote - Waterfall Sutherland - Kirrawee

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

85.8% Australia ◂ +12.5 pts 73.3%

3.9% England ◂ +0.4 pts 3.5%

0.3% China +1.8 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.9% New Zealand +0.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.3% Philippines +0.9 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.3% India +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Nepal +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Italy +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Vietnam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Ancestry

43.8% Australian ◂ +9.7 pts 34.1%

43.6% English ◂ +7.4 pts 36.3%

13.5% Irish ◂ +1.5 pts 12.0%

11.5% Scottish ◂ +2.4 pts 9.1%

1.3% Chinese +4.0 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.3% Italian +1.0 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.1% German even 3.1%

1.3% Greek +0.8 pts ▸ 2.1%

2.0% Dutch ◂ +0.5 pts 1.4%

0.5% Filipino +1.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.6% Indian +1.0 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

Language

Language used at home

90.6% English only ◂ +12.6 pts 78.0%

0.4% Mandarin +1.9 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.3% Cantonese +1.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.2% Greek +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% Arabic +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Italian +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Hindi +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

55.0% Christianity ◂ +2.9 pts 52.2%

37.6% No religion ◂ +0.4 pts 37.3%

5.9% Not stated even 5.9%

0.7% Buddhism +0.9 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.2% Hinduism +1.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.2% Islam +0.7 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.2% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +4 more in Sutherland - Kirrawee

4 57th pct 8 87th pct

Schools/1k kids in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +1.16 more in Heathcote - Waterfall

3.19 72nd pct 2.03 49th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +28 more in Sutherland - Kirrawee

15 40th pct 43 85th pct

Students in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +2,994 more in Sutherland - Kirrawee

1,029 38th pct 4,023 87th pct

Avg size in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +246 larger in Sutherland - Kirrawee

257 27th pct 503 61st pct

ICSEA in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +48 higher in Sutherland - Kirrawee

1,040 61st pct 1,088 79th pct

Highest year of school

53.9% Year 12 +10.1 pts ▸ 64.0%

27.7% Year 10 ◂ +7.6 pts 20.1%

7.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.8 pts 6.6%

5.2% Year 11 ◂ +0.6 pts 4.6%

Highest qualification level

33.4% Certificate III / IV ◂ +8.6 pts 24.8%

21.2% Bachelor degree +8.8 pts ▸ 30.0%

16.4% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.1 pts ▸ 16.6%

7.3% Postgraduate degree +3.2 pts ▸ 10.6%

3.9% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.5 pts 3.5%

1.7% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 1.6%

Field of qualification

19.7% Management & commerce +4.1 pts ▸ 23.8%

18.0% Engineering & related ◂ +4.4 pts 13.6%

11.6% Society & culture +0.2 pts ▸ 11.8%

10.8% Education ◂ +2.5 pts 8.3%

7.9% Health +1.4 pts ▸ 9.4%

7.6% Architecture & building ◂ +2.1 pts 5.5%

3.3% Creative arts +1.7 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.5 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.3% Information technology +1.7 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.9% Natural & physical sciences +0.6 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.6% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.4 pts 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +$107 higher in Sutherland - Kirrawee gap steady

$949 73rd pct $1,056 82nd pct

Household income in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +$229 higher in Heathcote - Waterfall gap widening

$2,239 80th pct $2,010 66th pct

Family income in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +$97 higher in Heathcote - Waterfall gap narrowing

$2,611 78th pct $2,514 75th pct

Household income distribution

28.3% $1,500–$2,999 +4.3 pts ▸ 32.6%

19.9% $650–$1,499 +2.3 pts ▸ 22.2%

16.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +3.2 pts 13.6%

15.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.0 pts 12.8%

13.7% Under $650 +0.5 pts ▸ 14.2%

Personal income distribution

34.9% Under $650 ◂ +3.7 pts 31.2%

30.5% $650–$1,499 +1.3 pts ▸ 31.8%

23.5% $1,500–$2,999 +1.9 pts ▸ 25.4%

4.6% $3,000 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 5.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.4% Arthritis ◂ +2.5 pts 8.9%

11.3% Other condition ◂ +2.4 pts 8.8%

9.8% Mental health ◂ +0.1 pts 9.7%

8.9% Asthma ◂ +0.6 pts 8.3%

6.1% Heart disease ◂ +1.9 pts 4.2%

4.5% Cancer ◂ +1.3 pts 3.2%

3.9% Diabetes +0.5 pts ▸ 4.4%

1.8% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 1.6%

1.7% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 1.5%

1.3% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

61.8% None +3.2 pts ▸ 65.0%

21.3% One condition ◂ +2.0 pts 19.3%

7.2% Two conditions ◂ +0.9 pts 6.3%

4.4% Three or more ◂ +0.9 pts 3.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +215 larger in Sutherland - Kirrawee

114 35th pct 329 68th pct

Median age in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +5 yrs older in Sutherland - Kirrawee

22 yrs 29th pct 27 yrs 71st pct

Median income in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +$68 higher in Heathcote - Waterfall

$959 87th pct $891 83rd pct

Household income in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +$741 higher in Heathcote - Waterfall

$2,750 91st pct $2,009 68th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +0.4 larger in Heathcote - Waterfall gap narrowing

2.7 71st pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

64.1% Couples with children ◂ +7.1 pts 57.0%

24.3% Couples without children +3.8 pts ▸ 28.1%

10.9% One-parent families +2.8 pts ▸ 13.7%

0.7% Other families +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

Household size

31.2% 2 people +2.0 pts ▸ 33.2%

20.9% 1 person +10.5 pts ▸ 31.4%

19.7% 4 people ◂ +5.8 pts 13.9%

16.6% 3 people ◂ +0.6 pts 16.0%

8.8% 5 people ◂ +4.5 pts 4.3%

2.9% 6 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 1.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +$60 higher in Heathcote - Waterfall gap widening

$520 90th pct $460 82nd pct

Mortgage in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +$130 higher in Heathcote - Waterfall gap widening

$2,513 87th pct $2,383 84th pct

People / bedroom in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +0.10 higher in Sutherland - Kirrawee gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

43.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +8.7 pts 35.1%

39.5% Owned outright ◂ +13.7 pts 25.8%

11.7% Rented +24.2 pts ▸ 35.9%

3.6% Other tenure ◂ +1.4 pts 2.2%

1.4% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

Types of homes

75.8% Separate house ◂ +41.6 pts 34.2%

12.2% Flat or apartment +39.0 pts ▸ 51.2%

10.3% Townhouse / semi-detached +4.0 pts ▸ 14.3%

1.3% Other dwelling ◂ +1.2 pts 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

12.2% 2 bedrooms +32.0 pts ▸ 44.1%

39.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +9.7 pts 29.4%

31.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +18.0 pts 13.1%

10.0% 5 or more ◂ +6.1 pts 3.8%

6.5% 1 bedroom +1.9 pts ▸ 8.4%

0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

34.7% $350–$549 +19.4 pts ▸ 54.1%

37.3% $550–$749 ◂ +15.0 pts 22.2%

12.2% $200–$349 ◂ +5.9 pts 6.3%

3.7% Under $200 +5.8 pts ▸ 9.5%

7.7% $750 or more ◂ +2.2 pts 5.5%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.3% $1,800–$2,999 +4.9 pts ▸ 41.3%

34.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.6 pts 29.2%

14.8% $1,000–$1,799 +1.1 pts ▸ 16.0%

9.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.3 pts 8.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +54 more in Sutherland - Kirrawee

49 58th pct 103 87th pct

Stops/1k in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +2.91 more in Heathcote - Waterfall

7.34 86th pct 4.43 52nd pct

Departures/1k in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +465.5 more in Sutherland - Kirrawee

370.3 33rd pct 835.8 51st pct

PT routes in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +13 more in Sutherland - Kirrawee

5 36th pct 18 84th pct

Stop walk in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +50 longer in Heathcote - Waterfall

54 94th pct 4 43rd pct

Drive to city in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +17 longer in Heathcote - Waterfall

44 71st pct 27 54th pct

Reach 30 min in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +37,270 more in Sutherland - Kirrawee

6,673 15th pct 43,943 85th pct

Reach 45 min in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +119,657 more in Sutherland - Kirrawee

6,673 11th pct 126,330 76th pct

Transit to city in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee

— 64 61st pct

How people get to work

43.1% Car (driver) ◂ +6.6 pts 36.5%

32.5% Worked at home +6.2 pts ▸ 38.6%

2.5% Train +1.6 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.1% Walked +1.0 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.9% Car (passenger) +0.2 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.1% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

30.8% 1 vehicle +16.5 pts ▸ 47.4%

39.8% 2 vehicles ◂ +7.4 pts 32.4%

13.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +6.4 pts 7.3%

10.1% 4 or more ◂ +6.5 pts 3.5%

5.9% No vehicle +3.6 pts ▸ 9.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.2% Health care & social assistance +0.3 pts ▸ 13.6%

11.5% Construction ◂ +2.6 pts 8.9%

11.1% Education & training ◂ +1.3 pts 9.9%

8.9% Professional & technical +1.9 pts ▸ 10.8%

8.7% Retail trade ◂ +0.2 pts 8.4%

8.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.9 pts 7.7%

4.4% Finance & insurance +2.3 pts ▸ 6.7%

5.5% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.2 pts 5.2%

5.2% Manufacturing ◂ +0.7 pts 4.5%

4.5% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.1 pts 4.5%

4.4% Other services ◂ +0.7 pts 3.7%

2.6% Administrative & support +0.7 pts ▸ 3.3%

Occupations people work in

22.7% Professionals +6.4 pts ▸ 29.1%

16.0% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.6 pts 15.4%

15.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.1 pts 12.6%

13.3% Managers +0.7 pts ▸ 14.0%

12.1% Community & personal service ◂ +1.4 pts 10.8%

7.6% Sales workers ◂ +0.5 pts 7.1%

6.8% Labourers ◂ +1.2 pts 5.6%

4.1% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.1 pts 4.0%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee even

8 71st pct 8 71st pct

IRSD decile in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +1 higher in Heathcote - Waterfall

9 86th pct 8 71st pct

IER decile in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +3 higher in Heathcote - Waterfall

9 86th pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +1 higher in Sutherland - Kirrawee

7 64th pct 8 71st pct

IRSAD score in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee even

1,060 75th pct 1,060 75th pct

ERP in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +18,183 higher in Sutherland - Kirrawee

6,720 30th pct 24,903 90th pct

Growth in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +5.9 pts higher in Sutherland - Kirrawee

0.6% 15th pct 6.5% 65th pct

Businesses in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +1,926 higher in Sutherland - Kirrawee

401 19th pct 2,327 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +10 higher in Sutherland - Kirrawee

1,327 82nd pct 1,337 83rd pct

Max temp in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +0.2 higher in Sutherland - Kirrawee

23.2 44th pct 23.4 46th pct

Min temp in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +0.9 higher in Sutherland - Kirrawee

11.4 44th pct 12.2 56th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +2.2 higher in Sutherland - Kirrawee

5.9 58th pct 8.1 88th pct

Types ≤15 min in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +2.3 more in Sutherland - Kirrawee

5.1 48th pct 7.4 83rd pct

15-min city in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +19.9 pts higher in Sutherland - Kirrawee

76.4% 59th pct 96.3% 80th pct

Walk to shops in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +14.2 pts higher in Sutherland - Kirrawee

80.9% 66th pct 95.1% 82nd pct

Walk to transit in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +1.2 pts higher in Sutherland - Kirrawee

98.7% 69th pct 99.9% 84th pct

Walk to school in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +7.0 pts higher in Sutherland - Kirrawee

89.7% 67th pct 96.7% 80th pct

Walk to a park in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +0.7 pts higher in Sutherland - Kirrawee

99.3% 57th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +66.7 pts higher in Sutherland - Kirrawee

0.0% 0th pct 66.7% 67th pct

Amenities/1k in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +1.1 more in Heathcote - Waterfall

14.4 51st pct 13.3 45th pct

Intersections/km² in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +234 higher in Sutherland - Kirrawee

16 29th pct 250 77th pct

Mean slope in Heathcote - Waterfall in Sutherland - Kirrawee +0.7 pts higher in Heathcote - Waterfall

7.5% 77th pct 6.8% 71st pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Heathcote - Waterfall vs Sutherland - Kirrawee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/128021533/heathcote-waterfall/vs/128021538/sutherland-kirrawee