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Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury vs Sydney - Blacktown

Name: Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury vs Sydney - Blacktown — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Region (SA4) comparison ≈ 44 km apart · Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury profile · Sydney - Blacktown profile

Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury Sydney - Blacktown

Sydney - Blacktown and Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury are nearby neighbours with very different housing and urban layouts. Sydney - Blacktown is much more walkable, with 86.9% of homes within 15 minutes of a school compared to 58.6% in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury. It also has a higher proportion of renters at 34.4%, whereas Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury is more likely to have homes owned outright (33.1% vs 20.2%). In terms of income, Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury is wealthier, with 42.5% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, compared to 27.7% in Sydney - Blacktown.

Both areas have a similar number of people per home, averaging 3.1, which sits right on the national figure. They are also alike in that both have high rates of full-time employment and similar proportions of people with long-term health conditions. While Sydney - Blacktown is far more linguistically diverse, with 46.5% of people using another language at home, the gap between the two areas has narrowed slightly since 2011. Other gaps, such as the difference in typical household income, have also shrunk over the last decade.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 15.9 pts higher in Sydney - Blacktown No car: 4.3 pts higher in Sydney - Blacktown Unemployment: 1.9 pts higher in Sydney - Blacktown People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Sydney - Blacktown Population: 136,626 larger in Sydney - Blacktown

Demographics & Identity

Population in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +136,626 larger in Sydney - Blacktown gap widening

264,371 61st pct 400,997 83rd pct

Median age in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +5 yrs older in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury gap narrowing

39 yrs 43rd pct 34 yrs 1st pct

Age structure

24.6% Young adults (25–44) +7.4 pts ▸ 32.1%

26.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.6 pts 21.5%

20.4% Children (0–14) +2.3 pts ▸ 22.7%

16.1% Seniors (65+) ◂ +5.0 pts 11.0%

12.8% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.1 pts 12.8%

Marital status

60.0% Married ◂ +7.4 pts 52.7%

28.0% Never married +5.7 pts ▸ 33.7%

5.7% Divorced +0.6 pts ▸ 6.3%

4.2% Widowed ◂ +0.1 pts 4.1%

2.1% Separated +1.1 pts ▸ 3.2%

Age & sex structure

Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury Sydney - Blacktown

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

60.9% Australia ◂ +10.7 pts 50.2%

5.6% India +6.5 pts ▸ 12.1%

1.5% Philippines +4.9 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.7% China ◂ +4.1 pts 1.6%

2.9% England ◂ +1.7 pts 1.2%

1.2% New Zealand +0.9 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.5% South Africa ◂ +1.0 pts 0.5%

0.2% Nepal +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.5% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.4% Vietnam even 0.3%

Ancestry

25.5% English ◂ +8.7 pts 16.7%

24.6% Australian ◂ +5.7 pts 18.9%

7.7% Indian +6.0 pts ▸ 13.7%

13.4% Chinese ◂ +8.9 pts 4.5%

2.3% Filipino +6.6 pts ▸ 8.9%

7.4% Irish ◂ +3.3 pts 4.2%

6.5% Scottish ◂ +3.0 pts 3.5%

4.5% Italian ◂ +2.2 pts 2.3%

2.5% German ◂ +0.9 pts 1.6%

1.3% Dutch ◂ +0.6 pts 0.7%

1.2% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%

0.5% Vietnamese even 0.5%

Language

Language used at home

63.0% English only ◂ +15.6 pts 47.3%

7.3% Mandarin ◂ +5.5 pts 1.8%

1.2% Punjabi +4.0 pts ▸ 5.2%

2.4% Hindi +2.0 pts ▸ 4.4%

0.7% Tagalog +3.1 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.2% Cantonese ◂ +2.2 pts 1.0%

1.7% Arabic +1.2 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.7% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.5% Greek even 0.5%

0.3% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Religion

Religious affiliation

52.3% Christianity ◂ +5.9 pts 46.3%

28.5% No religion ◂ +10.1 pts 18.3%

6.7% Hinduism +6.7 pts ▸ 13.4%

3.6% Islam +4.4 pts ▸ 8.0%

4.3% Not stated +2.6 pts ▸ 6.9%

1.8% Other religions +3.3 pts ▸ 5.1%

2.8% Buddhism ◂ +0.9 pts 1.9%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +41 more in Sydney - Blacktown

88 32nd pct 129 71st pct

Schools/1k kids in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +0.21 more in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury

1.63 24th pct 1.42 12th pct

Students in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +26,845 more in Sydney - Blacktown

50,055 62nd pct 76,900 86th pct

Avg size in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +14 larger in Sydney - Blacktown

582 78th pct 596 80th pct

ICSEA in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +73 higher in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury

1,110 88th pct 1,038 64th pct

Highest year of school

70.9% Year 12 ◂ +6.7 pts 64.2%

16.5% Year 10 ◂ +0.6 pts 15.9%

5.3% Year 9 or below +3.6 pts ▸ 8.8%

3.7% Year 11 +0.3 pts ▸ 4.0%

Highest qualification level

34.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.1 pts 31.2%

18.6% Certificate III / IV +1.4 pts ▸ 20.0%

15.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.3 pts 13.5%

15.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.0 pts 14.3%

3.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.1 pts 2.5%

1.3% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

Field of qualification

26.9% Management & commerce ◂ +3.2 pts 23.7%

14.2% Engineering & related even 14.2%

10.3% Society & culture ◂ +0.4 pts 9.8%

9.0% Health ◂ +0.5 pts 8.6%

6.3% Information technology +1.8 pts ▸ 8.2%

7.6% Education ◂ +1.9 pts 5.8%

5.5% Architecture & building ◂ +1.9 pts 3.7%

3.4% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.9 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.7% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.4 pts 3.3%

3.5% Creative arts ◂ +0.9 pts 2.6%

1.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +$155 higher in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury gap widening

$988 78th pct $833 63rd pct

Household income in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +$594 higher in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury gap narrowing

$2,703 100th pct $2,109 81st pct

Family income in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +$641 higher in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury gap narrowing

$2,893 90th pct $2,252 72nd pct

Household income distribution

26.7% $1,500–$2,999 +6.3 pts ▸ 33.0%

28.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +14.2 pts 13.8%

16.4% $650–$1,499 +5.1 pts ▸ 21.5%

14.5% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.6 pts 13.9%

8.7% Under $650 +3.1 pts ▸ 11.8%

Personal income distribution

35.9% Under $650 +2.7 pts ▸ 38.6%

27.3% $650–$1,499 +5.4 pts ▸ 32.7%

23.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.9 pts 18.6%

9.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +6.1 pts 3.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.2% Other condition ◂ +0.3 pts 7.0%

6.4% Asthma +0.9 pts ▸ 7.2%

6.5% Arthritis ◂ +0.5 pts 6.0%

4.4% Diabetes +1.7 pts ▸ 6.1%

5.4% Mental health +0.5 pts ▸ 5.9%

3.5% Heart disease ◂ +0.4 pts 3.0%

2.6% Cancer ◂ +0.9 pts 1.7%

1.0% Lung condition +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Stroke even 0.7%

0.6% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

71.9% None ◂ +2.6 pts 69.2%

16.9% One condition ◂ +0.9 pts 15.9%

4.3% Two conditions +0.2 pts ▸ 4.5%

1.8% Three or more +0.5 pts ▸ 2.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +9,119 larger in Sydney - Blacktown

2,716 27th pct 11,835 76th pct

Median age in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +1 yrs older in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury

23 yrs 29th pct 22 yrs 14th pct

Median income in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +$212 higher in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury

$777 86th pct $565 39th pct

Household income in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +$1,192 higher in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury

$2,615 100th pct $1,423 35th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown even gap narrowing

3.1 100th pct 3.1 100th pct

Family composition

71.3% Couples with children ◂ +2.8 pts 68.6%

19.9% Couples without children ◂ +3.8 pts 16.2%

8.2% One-parent families +5.9 pts ▸ 14.2%

0.5% Other families +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

Household size

27.7% 2 people ◂ +2.9 pts 24.8%

24.4% 4 people ◂ +1.6 pts 22.8%

18.9% 3 people +1.5 pts ▸ 20.4%

13.3% 1 person +2.6 pts ▸ 15.9%

10.4% 5 people ◂ +0.8 pts 9.7%

5.3% 6 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 6.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +$180 higher in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury gap widening

$580 100th pct $400 71st pct

Mortgage in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +$522 higher in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury gap widening

$2,905 98th pct $2,383 88th pct

People / bedroom in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +0.10 higher in Sydney - Blacktown gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

45.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +2.4 pts 42.9%

18.4% Rented +15.9 pts ▸ 34.4%

33.1% Owned outright ◂ +12.9 pts 20.2%

2.3% Other tenure ◂ +1.2 pts 1.1%

1.0% Not stated +0.6 pts ▸ 1.5%

Types of homes

83.3% Separate house ◂ +2.8 pts 80.5%

8.4% Townhouse / semi-detached +3.6 pts ▸ 12.0%

7.9% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.6 pts 7.3%

0.2% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

45.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +9.6 pts 35.5%

21.8% 3 bedrooms +17.2 pts ▸ 39.0%

21.0% 5 or more ◂ +11.0 pts 10.0%

8.9% 2 bedrooms +2.5 pts ▸ 11.4%

2.3% 1 bedroom even 2.3%

0.1% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

30.3% $350–$549 +21.6 pts ▸ 51.8%

41.9% $550–$749 ◂ +26.0 pts 15.9%

6.8% $200–$349 +9.8 pts ▸ 16.6%

15.2% $750 or more ◂ +14.2 pts 1.1%

2.3% Under $200 +8.9 pts ▸ 11.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

45.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +19.2 pts 26.7%

25.8% $1,800–$2,999 +14.5 pts ▸ 40.3%

11.6% $1,000–$1,799 +5.6 pts ▸ 17.3%

9.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.7 pts 9.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +188 more in Sydney - Blacktown

1,768 70th pct 1,956 75th pct

Stops/1k in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +1.81 more in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury

6.69 94th pct 4.88 60th pct

Departures/1k in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +355.9 more in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury

1,996.8 88th pct 1,640.9 79th pct

PT routes in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +19 more in Sydney - Blacktown

65 39th pct 84 55th pct

How people get to work

43.1% Worked at home ◂ +9.9 pts 33.2%

36.1% Car (driver) +3.8 pts ▸ 39.9%

2.2% Car (passenger) +1.3 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.9% Train +1.6 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.0% Walked ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.9% Bus even 0.9%

0.1% Bicycle even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

42.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.2 pts 38.5%

27.1% 1 vehicle +9.2 pts ▸ 36.3%

15.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.6 pts 12.2%

12.0% 4 or more ◂ +5.7 pts 6.3%

2.5% No vehicle +4.3 pts ▸ 6.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.6% Health care & social assistance +2.1 pts ▸ 14.7%

10.9% Professional & technical ◂ +3.4 pts 7.5%

10.5% Construction ◂ +3.2 pts 7.2%

8.9% Retail trade +1.1 pts ▸ 10.0%

9.4% Education & training ◂ +2.5 pts 6.9%

3.4% Transport & warehousing +4.7 pts ▸ 8.1%

5.7% Manufacturing +1.8 pts ▸ 7.5%

7.3% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.9 pts 6.4%

4.9% Public administration & safety +0.8 pts ▸ 5.7%

4.1% Accommodation & food +0.5 pts ▸ 4.6%

4.2% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.2 pts 4.0%

3.5% Other services ◂ +0.5 pts 2.9%

Occupations people work in

30.2% Professionals ◂ +6.4 pts 23.9%

18.5% Managers ◂ +7.6 pts 11.0%

15.0% Clerical & administrative +0.2 pts ▸ 15.2%

3.5% Machinery operators & drivers +7.5 pts ▸ 11.0%

10.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.2 pts 10.6%

7.6% Community & personal service +2.4 pts ▸ 10.0%

4.9% Labourers +3.7 pts ▸ 8.6%

7.8% Sales workers ◂ +0.2 pts 7.6%

Economy & Advantage

ERP in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +156,707 higher in Sydney - Blacktown

295,667 53rd pct 452,374 81st pct

Growth in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +0.5 pts higher in Sydney - Blacktown

11.4% 87th pct 11.9% 90th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +105 higher in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury

1,066 66th pct 962 58th pct

Max temp in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +0.8 higher in Sydney - Blacktown

24.4 57th pct 25.2 64th pct

Min temp in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +1.0 higher in Sydney - Blacktown

10.3 32nd pct 11.3 46th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +1.2 higher in Sydney - Blacktown

4.8 45th pct 6.0 69th pct

Types ≤15 min in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +1.3 more in Sydney - Blacktown

4.5 42nd pct 5.8 70th pct

15-min city in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +24.5 pts higher in Sydney - Blacktown

50.4% 35th pct 74.9% 72nd pct

Walk to shops in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +22.6 pts higher in Sydney - Blacktown

46.4% 27th pct 69.0% 69th pct

Walk to transit in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +12.5 pts higher in Sydney - Blacktown

84.7% 57th pct 97.3% 86th pct

Walk to school in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +28.4 pts higher in Sydney - Blacktown

58.6% 40th pct 86.9% 81st pct

Walk to a park in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +14.7 pts higher in Sydney - Blacktown

82.2% 42nd pct 96.9% 78th pct

Walk to health in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +4.4 pts higher in Sydney - Blacktown

42.2% 49th pct 46.6% 57th pct

Amenities/1k in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +8.6 more in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury

18.4 72nd pct 9.8 0th pct

Intersections/km² in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +159 higher in Sydney - Blacktown

7 43rd pct 166 87th pct

Mean slope in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Blacktown +2.8 pts higher in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury

7.8% 87th pct 5.1% 37th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury vs Sydney - Blacktown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa4/115/sydney-baulkham-hills-and-hawkesbury/vs/116/sydney-blacktown