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Central West vs Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains
Region (SA4) comparison ≈ 217 km apart · Central West profile · Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains profile
Central West Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains
Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains and Central West are two very different New South Wales regions. Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains is more diverse, with 20.8% of people born overseas and 15.1% using another language at home, compared to 8.4% and 4.5% in Central West. It is also more urbanized, with far more public transport departures and 90.3% of homes within a 10-minute walk of a stop, while only 60.4% of homes in Central West have that access. Weekly pay is also higher in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains, where the typical household earns $1,854, compared to $1,434 in Central West.
Since 2011, the two areas have drifted further apart in several key ways. The gap in typical weekly incomes has grown, and more people in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains now work from home than in Central West. However, they remain alike in other areas; both have around 20% of their population under age 15 and similar shares of one-parent families. Both regions also sit well below the national figure for the share of people who identify with no religion.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 196,742
- First area, 2016: 206,155
- First area, 2021: 212,962
- Second area, 2011: 288,188
- Second area, 2016: 306,933
- Second area, 2021: 332,056
- First area, 2011: 39 yrs
- First area, 2016: 41 yrs
- First area, 2021: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 37 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 Central West: 1.0% males, 1.6% females; 85+ in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 0.6% males, 1.0% females
- 80–84 in Central West: 1.3% males, 1.5% females; 80–84 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 0.8% males, 1.0% females
- 75–79 in Central West: 2.0% males, 2.1% females; 75–79 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 1.3% males, 1.5% females
- 70–74 in Central West: 2.8% males, 2.8% females; 70–74 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 2.1% males, 2.3% females
- 65–69 in Central West: 3.0% males, 2.9% females; 65–69 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 2.4% males, 2.6% females
- 60–64 in Central West: 3.3% males, 3.3% females; 60–64 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 2.7% males, 3.0% females
- 55–59 in Central West: 3.3% males, 3.3% females; 55–59 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 50–54 in Central West: 3.1% males, 3.2% females; 50–54 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Central West: 2.9% males, 3.1% females; 45–49 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.2% males, 3.3% females
- 40–44 in Central West: 2.7% males, 2.8% females; 40–44 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.3% males, 3.3% females
- 35–39 in Central West: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 35–39 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.5% males, 3.7% females
- 30–34 in Central West: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 30–34 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.4% males, 3.7% females
- 25–29 in Central West: 2.8% males, 2.9% females; 25–29 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.3% males, 3.4% females
- 20–24 in Central West: 2.7% males, 2.5% females; 20–24 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 15–19 in Central West: 3.1% males, 2.8% females; 15–19 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 10–14 in Central West: 3.5% males, 3.4% females; 10–14 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.4% males, 3.2% females
- 5–9 in Central West: 3.4% males, 3.2% females; 5–9 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.5% males, 3.3% females
- 0–4 in Central West: 3.1% males, 2.8% females; 0–4 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.4% males, 3.2% 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: $496
- First area, 2016: $594
- First area, 2021: $738
- Second area, 2011: $613
- Second area, 2016: $715
- Second area, 2021: $853
- First area, 2011: $973
- First area, 2016: $1,166
- First area, 2021: $1,434
- Second area, 2011: $1,347
- Second area, 2016: $1,589
- Second area, 2021: $1,854
- First area, 2011: $1,254
- First area, 2016: $1,473
- First area, 2021: $1,898
- Second area, 2011: $1,580
- Second area, 2016: $1,852
- Second area, 2021: $2,194
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: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.7
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $180
- First area, 2016: $235
- First area, 2021: $290
- Second area, 2011: $290
- Second area, 2016: $365
- Second area, 2021: $400
- First area, 2011: $1,460
- First area, 2016: $1,500
- First area, 2021: $1,517
- Second area, 2011: $1,950
- Second area, 2016: $1,950
- Second area, 2021: $2,167
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
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). Central West vs Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa4/103/central-west/vs/124/sydney-outer-west-and-blue-mountains