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Far West and Orana vs Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains
Region (SA4) comparison ≈ 572 km apart · Far West and Orana profile · Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains profile
Far West and Orana Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains
Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains and Far West and Orana are two very different parts of New South Wales. The outer Sydney region has far higher housing costs, with typical monthly home loans of $2,167 and weekly rents of $400, compared to $1,300 and $250 in Far West and Orana. Far West and Orana has a much larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population at 17.0%, while Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains is far more diverse, with 20.8% of people born overseas compared to just 7.3% in Far West and Orana.
Since 2011, several gaps between the two have widened. The difference in typical weekly income has grown to $477, and the gap in Year 12 completion has increased to 15.2%. However, they share some basic similarities, such as having almost the same share of children under 15 (around 20%) and very similar unemployment rates of about 4.3% to 4.4%.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 113,591
- First area, 2016: 113,779
- First area, 2021: 115,566
- Second area, 2011: 288,188
- Second area, 2016: 306,933
- Second area, 2021: 332,056
- First area, 2011: 39 yrs
- First area, 2016: 40 yrs
- First area, 2021: 39 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 Far West and Orana: 1.0% males, 1.5% females; 85+ in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 0.6% males, 1.0% females
- 80–84 in Far West and Orana: 1.2% males, 1.5% females; 80–84 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 0.8% males, 1.0% females
- 75–79 in Far West and Orana: 1.8% males, 2.0% females; 75–79 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 1.3% males, 1.5% females
- 70–74 in Far West and Orana: 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 70–74 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 2.1% males, 2.3% females
- 65–69 in Far West and Orana: 2.9% males, 2.8% females; 65–69 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 2.4% males, 2.6% females
- 60–64 in Far West and Orana: 3.3% males, 3.4% females; 60–64 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 2.7% males, 3.0% females
- 55–59 in Far West and Orana: 3.2% males, 3.3% females; 55–59 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 50–54 in Far West and Orana: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 50–54 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Far West and Orana: 2.7% males, 2.8% females; 45–49 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.2% males, 3.3% females
- 40–44 in Far West and Orana: 2.6% males, 2.7% females; 40–44 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.3% males, 3.3% females
- 35–39 in Far West and Orana: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 35–39 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.5% males, 3.7% females
- 30–34 in Far West and Orana: 3.3% males, 3.4% females; 30–34 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.4% males, 3.7% females
- 25–29 in Far West and Orana: 3.3% males, 3.4% females; 25–29 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.3% males, 3.4% females
- 20–24 in Far West and Orana: 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 20–24 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 15–19 in Far West and Orana: 2.9% males, 2.7% females; 15–19 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 10–14 in Far West and Orana: 3.4% males, 3.2% females; 10–14 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.4% males, 3.2% females
- 5–9 in Far West and Orana: 3.3% males, 3.2% females; 5–9 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.5% males, 3.3% females
- 0–4 in Far West and Orana: 3.4% males, 3.2% 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: $481
- First area, 2016: $590
- First area, 2021: $743
- Second area, 2011: $613
- Second area, 2016: $715
- Second area, 2021: $853
- First area, 2011: $893
- First area, 2016: $1,110
- First area, 2021: $1,377
- Second area, 2011: $1,347
- Second area, 2016: $1,589
- Second area, 2021: $1,854
- First area, 2011: $1,121
- First area, 2016: $1,386
- First area, 2021: $1,787
- 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: 2.4
- 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: $145
- First area, 2016: $190
- First area, 2021: $250
- Second area, 2011: $290
- Second area, 2016: $365
- Second area, 2021: $400
- First area, 2011: $1,200
- First area, 2016: $1,278
- First area, 2021: $1,300
- 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: 0.80
- 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). Far West and Orana vs Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa4/105/far-west-and-orana/vs/124/sydney-outer-west-and-blue-mountains