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Camden vs Liverpool
Sub-region (SA3) comparison ≈ 21 km apart · Camden profile · Liverpool profile
Camden Liverpool
Liverpool and Camden are two neighbouring areas with very different characters. Liverpool is a diverse hub where 44.1% of people were born overseas and 53.0% use a language other than English at home. It is very walkable, with 83.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries. In contrast, Camden is more suburban, with 92.6% of residents living in separate houses and 32.4% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. Camden also has a much higher share of large homes, with 92.4% having three or more bedrooms compared to 70.6% in Liverpool.
Both areas share a similar typical resident age of 34 and have about the same number of people per home. However, many of the gaps between them have grown since 2011. The difference in typical household income has widened to $564, and the gap in home ownership has increased as renting became far more common in Liverpool. While Liverpool has a higher share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher, more adults in Camden are working or looking for work.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 52,233
- First area, 2016: 62,510
- First area, 2021: 73,578
- Second area, 2011: 104,189
- Second area, 2016: 117,356
- Second area, 2021: 136,178
- First area, 2011: 33 yrs
- First area, 2016: 34 yrs
- First area, 2021: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 33 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 34 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 Camden: 0.4% males, 0.9% females; 85+ in Liverpool: 0.5% males, 0.9% females
- 80–84 in Camden: 0.6% males, 0.8% females; 80–84 in Liverpool: 0.7% males, 0.8% females
- 75–79 in Camden: 0.9% males, 1.1% females; 75–79 in Liverpool: 1.0% males, 1.2% females
- 70–74 in Camden: 1.5% males, 1.7% females; 70–74 in Liverpool: 1.5% males, 1.6% females
- 65–69 in Camden: 1.8% males, 1.9% females; 65–69 in Liverpool: 1.8% males, 1.9% females
- 60–64 in Camden: 2.2% males, 2.4% females; 60–64 in Liverpool: 2.4% males, 2.4% females
- 55–59 in Camden: 2.5% males, 2.7% females; 55–59 in Liverpool: 2.8% males, 2.7% females
- 50–54 in Camden: 3.1% males, 3.2% females; 50–54 in Liverpool: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 45–49 in Camden: 3.6% males, 3.8% females; 45–49 in Liverpool: 3.2% males, 3.3% females
- 40–44 in Camden: 3.4% males, 3.6% females; 40–44 in Liverpool: 3.5% males, 3.6% females
- 35–39 in Camden: 3.6% males, 3.9% females; 35–39 in Liverpool: 3.9% males, 4.0% females
- 30–34 in Camden: 3.4% males, 3.7% females; 30–34 in Liverpool: 3.7% males, 4.1% females
- 25–29 in Camden: 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 25–29 in Liverpool: 3.6% males, 3.7% females
- 20–24 in Camden: 3.1% males, 3.0% females; 20–24 in Liverpool: 3.6% males, 3.4% females
- 15–19 in Camden: 3.6% males, 3.5% females; 15–19 in Liverpool: 3.3% males, 3.1% females
- 10–14 in Camden: 4.0% males, 3.9% females; 10–14 in Liverpool: 3.5% males, 3.5% females
- 5–9 in Camden: 4.0% males, 4.0% females; 5–9 in Liverpool: 3.9% males, 3.6% females
- 0–4 in Camden: 4.0% males, 3.8% females; 0–4 in Liverpool: 3.8% males, 3.5% 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, 2011: $719
- First area, 2016: $820
- First area, 2021: $962
- Second area, 2011: $532
- Second area, 2016: $603
- Second area, 2021: $725
- First area, 2011: $1,783
- First area, 2016: $2,048
- First area, 2021: $2,334
- Second area, 2011: $1,278
- Second area, 2016: $1,504
- Second area, 2021: $1,770
- First area, 2011: $1,916
- First area, 2016: $2,181
- First area, 2021: $2,528
- Second area, 2011: $1,416
- Second area, 2016: $1,665
- Second area, 2021: $2,013
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, 2011: 3.0
- First area, 2016: 3.1
- First area, 2021: 3.0
- Second area, 2011: 3.0
- Second area, 2016: 3.1
- Second area, 2021: 3.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $365
- First area, 2016: $450
- First area, 2021: $480
- Second area, 2011: $290
- Second area, 2016: $360
- Second area, 2021: $400
- First area, 2011: $2,200
- First area, 2016: $2,167
- First area, 2021: $2,383
- Second area, 2011: $2,167
- Second area, 2016: $2,100
- Second area, 2021: $2,167
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.20
- Second area, 2016: 1.00
- Second area, 2021: 1.00
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). Camden vs Liverpool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa3/12301/camden/vs/12703/liverpool