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Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury vs Sydney - Ryde

Name: Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury vs Sydney - Ryde — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Region (SA4) comparison ≈ 57 km apart · Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury profile · Sydney - Ryde profile

Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury Sydney - Ryde

Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury and Sydney - Ryde are two very different types of residential areas. Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury is dominated by large family homes, with 83.3% being separate houses and 87.8% having three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Sydney - Ryde is much more compact and urban; it is very walkable, with 93.8% of homes within a 15-minute-city walkshed and 48.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Sydney - Ryde also has a larger share of residents born overseas (48.0%) and a much higher proportion of renters at 37.8%.

Both areas are almost identical when it comes to the typical weekly personal income of residents, which is around $980. This shared financial baseline sits alongside other commonalities, such as similar shares of volunteers and a nearly identical percentage of people aged 65 and over. While they share these traits, some gaps are widening; for instance, the difference in the proportion of separate houses and the share of high-income households earning over $3,000 a week have both grown since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 36.0 pts higher in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury 3+ bedrooms: 32.0 pts higher in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury No car: 8.6 pts higher in Sydney - Ryde Renting: 19.4 pts higher in Sydney - Ryde People / bedroom: 0.20 higher in Sydney - Ryde

Demographics & Identity

Population in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +62,333 larger in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury gap widening

264,371 61st pct 202,038 47th pct

Median age in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +1 yrs older in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury gap widening

39 yrs 43rd pct 38 yrs 36th pct

Age structure

24.6% Young adults (25–44) +7.2 pts ▸ 31.8%

26.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.5 pts 23.6%

20.4% Children (0–14) ◂ +3.4 pts 17.0%

16.1% Seniors (65+) even 16.0%

12.8% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.3 pts 11.5%

Marital status

60.0% Married ◂ +7.1 pts 52.9%

28.0% Never married +6.0 pts ▸ 34.0%

5.7% Divorced +0.8 pts ▸ 6.5%

4.2% Widowed +0.2 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.1% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

Age & sex structure

Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury Sydney - Ryde

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

60.9% Australia ◂ +12.1 pts 48.8%

5.7% China +7.0 pts ▸ 12.7%

5.6% India ◂ +1.0 pts 4.5%

2.9% England ◂ +0.9 pts 2.0%

1.5% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.5% South Africa ◂ +0.9 pts 0.6%

1.2% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

0.5% Italy +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.4% Vietnam +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Nepal +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Ancestry

13.4% Chinese +13.5 pts ▸ 26.8%

25.5% English ◂ +7.2 pts 18.3%

24.6% Australian ◂ +7.6 pts 17.1%

7.7% Indian ◂ +2.4 pts 5.4%

7.4% Irish ◂ +0.8 pts 6.7%

6.5% Scottish ◂ +1.2 pts 5.4%

4.5% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 5.1%

2.5% German ◂ +0.7 pts 1.8%

2.3% Filipino even 2.3%

1.2% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.3% Dutch ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

0.5% Vietnamese +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

Language

Language used at home

63.0% English only ◂ +15.2 pts 47.8%

7.3% Mandarin +7.0 pts ▸ 14.3%

3.2% Cantonese +4.3 pts ▸ 7.5%

2.4% Hindi ◂ +0.6 pts 1.8%

1.7% Arabic ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

0.7% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.2% Punjabi ◂ +0.8 pts 0.4%

0.5% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.7% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

Religion

Religious affiliation

52.3% Christianity ◂ +8.2 pts 44.0%

28.5% No religion +8.9 pts ▸ 37.4%

6.7% Hinduism ◂ +1.7 pts 5.0%

4.3% Not stated +1.4 pts ▸ 5.6%

2.8% Buddhism +1.3 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.6% Islam ◂ +0.9 pts 2.7%

1.8% Other religions ◂ +0.9 pts 0.8%

0.1% Judaism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +29 more in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury

88 32nd pct 59 12th pct

Schools/1k kids in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +0.08 more in Sydney - Ryde

1.63 24th pct 1.71 29th pct

Students in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +19,211 more in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury

50,055 62nd pct 30,844 31st pct

Avg size in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +50 larger in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury

582 78th pct 532 70th pct

ICSEA in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +13 higher in Sydney - Ryde

1,110 88th pct 1,123 93rd pct

Highest year of school

70.9% Year 12 +8.4 pts ▸ 79.3%

16.5% Year 10 ◂ +7.9 pts 8.6%

5.3% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.4 pts 4.9%

3.7% Year 11 ◂ +1.3 pts 2.4%

Highest qualification level

34.2% Bachelor degree +5.7 pts ▸ 39.9%

15.8% Postgraduate degree +5.7 pts ▸ 21.4%

18.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +8.6 pts 10.0%

15.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.6 pts 12.7%

3.5% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.3% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%

Field of qualification

26.9% Management & commerce +1.5 pts ▸ 28.4%

14.2% Engineering & related ◂ +2.2 pts 12.0%

10.3% Society & culture +1.0 pts ▸ 11.3%

9.0% Health +0.1 pts ▸ 9.1%

7.6% Education ◂ +1.5 pts 6.2%

6.3% Information technology +1.0 pts ▸ 7.3%

5.5% Architecture & building ◂ +2.1 pts 3.5%

3.7% Natural & physical sciences +1.0 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.5% Creative arts +1.1 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.4% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.5 pts 2.9%

1.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.5 pts 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +$6 higher in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury gap narrowing

$988 78th pct $982 77th pct

Household income in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +$497 higher in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury gap widening

$2,703 100th pct $2,206 86th pct

Family income in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +$252 higher in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury gap widening

$2,893 90th pct $2,641 83rd pct

Household income distribution

26.7% $1,500–$2,999 +2.1 pts ▸ 28.9%

28.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +6.3 pts 21.7%

16.4% $650–$1,499 +3.6 pts ▸ 20.0%

14.5% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.5 pts 12.0%

8.7% Under $650 +3.7 pts ▸ 12.4%

Personal income distribution

35.9% Under $650 +0.2 pts ▸ 36.1%

27.3% $650–$1,499 even 27.2%

23.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.7 pts 22.7%

9.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 9.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.2% Other condition even 7.2%

6.5% Arthritis ◂ +0.9 pts 5.6%

6.4% Asthma ◂ +0.7 pts 5.7%

5.4% Mental health +0.1 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.4% Diabetes ◂ +0.5 pts 3.8%

3.5% Heart disease ◂ +0.3 pts 3.1%

2.6% Cancer ◂ +0.3 pts 2.4%

1.0% Lung condition ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.6% Dementia even 0.6%

0.6% Stroke even 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

71.9% None +1.6 pts ▸ 73.5%

16.9% One condition ◂ +1.3 pts 15.5%

4.3% Two conditions ◂ +0.4 pts 3.9%

1.8% Three or more ◂ +0.2 pts 1.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +1,856 larger in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury

2,716 27th pct 860 14th pct

Median age in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +3 yrs older in Sydney - Ryde

23 yrs 29th pct 26 yrs 71st pct

Median income in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +$10 higher in Sydney - Ryde

$777 86th pct $787 86th pct

Household income in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +$436 higher in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury

$2,615 100th pct $2,179 91st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +0.5 larger in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury gap widening

3.1 100th pct 2.6 71st pct

Family composition

71.3% Couples with children ◂ +7.8 pts 63.6%

19.9% Couples without children +5.5 pts ▸ 25.4%

8.2% One-parent families +1.5 pts ▸ 9.8%

0.5% Other families +0.8 pts ▸ 1.3%

Household size

27.7% 2 people +4.4 pts ▸ 32.1%

24.4% 4 people ◂ +7.0 pts 17.4%

13.3% 1 person +10.5 pts ▸ 23.8%

18.9% 3 people ◂ +1.1 pts 17.8%

10.4% 5 people ◂ +4.3 pts 6.1%

5.3% 6 or more ◂ +2.5 pts 2.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +$100 higher in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury gap widening

$580 100th pct $480 90th pct

Mortgage in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +$235 higher in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury gap widening

$2,905 98th pct $2,670 94th pct

People / bedroom in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +0.20 higher in Sydney - Ryde gap widening

0.80 29th pct 1.00 93rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

45.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +14.7 pts 30.5%

18.4% Rented +19.4 pts ▸ 37.8%

33.1% Owned outright ◂ +4.2 pts 28.8%

2.3% Other tenure ◂ +0.5 pts 1.8%

1.0% Not stated even 1.0%

Types of homes

83.3% Separate house ◂ +36.0 pts 47.2%

7.9% Flat or apartment +31.6 pts ▸ 39.4%

8.4% Townhouse / semi-detached +4.5 pts ▸ 12.9%

0.2% Other dwelling even 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

45.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +25.3 pts 19.7%

8.9% 2 bedrooms +21.6 pts ▸ 30.5%

21.8% 3 bedrooms +4.0 pts ▸ 25.7%

21.0% 5 or more ◂ +10.6 pts 10.4%

2.3% 1 bedroom +9.9 pts ▸ 12.2%

0.1% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

30.3% $350–$549 +16.7 pts ▸ 47.0%

41.9% $550–$749 ◂ +17.0 pts 24.9%

15.2% $750 or more ◂ +6.5 pts 8.7%

6.8% $200–$349 +4.6 pts ▸ 11.4%

2.3% Under $200 +2.6 pts ▸ 5.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

45.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.9 pts 42.0%

25.8% $1,800–$2,999 +1.9 pts ▸ 27.7%

11.6% $1,000–$1,799 +0.4 pts ▸ 12.0%

9.8% Under $1,000 +1.5 pts ▸ 11.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +882 more in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury

1,768 70th pct 886 39th pct

Stops/1k in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +2.30 more in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury

6.69 94th pct 4.39 41st pct

Departures/1k in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +69.7 more in Sydney - Ryde

1,996.8 88th pct 2,066.5 89th pct

PT routes in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +1 more in Sydney - Ryde

65 39th pct 66 40th pct

How people get to work

43.1% Worked at home +4.7 pts ▸ 47.8%

36.1% Car (driver) ◂ +8.1 pts 28.0%

0.9% Train +1.9 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.1 pts 2.1%

1.0% Walked +1.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.9% Bus +0.7 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.1% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

27.1% 1 vehicle +18.3 pts ▸ 45.4%

42.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +11.2 pts 31.5%

15.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +7.6 pts 8.2%

12.0% 4 or more ◂ +8.1 pts 3.9%

2.5% No vehicle +8.6 pts ▸ 11.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

10.9% Professional & technical +3.8 pts ▸ 14.6%

12.6% Health care & social assistance +0.9 pts ▸ 13.5%

10.5% Construction ◂ +4.4 pts 6.1%

9.4% Education & training even 9.4%

8.9% Retail trade ◂ +0.8 pts 8.0%

7.3% Finance & insurance +1.5 pts ▸ 8.7%

5.7% Manufacturing ◂ +1.1 pts 4.6%

4.1% Accommodation & food +1.0 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.6 pts 4.3%

4.2% Wholesale trade even 4.2%

3.5% Other services ◂ +0.7 pts 2.8%

2.2% Media & telecommunications +1.2 pts ▸ 3.5%

Occupations people work in

30.2% Professionals +8.4 pts ▸ 38.6%

18.5% Managers ◂ +2.1 pts 16.5%

15.0% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.2 pts 13.8%

10.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.6 pts 8.2%

7.8% Sales workers ◂ +0.6 pts 7.2%

7.6% Community & personal service ◂ +0.3 pts 7.3%

4.9% Labourers ◂ +0.7 pts 4.2%

3.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.1 pts 2.4%

Economy & Advantage

ERP in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +77,061 higher in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury

295,667 53rd pct 218,606 36th pct

Growth in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +3.7 pts higher in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury

11.4% 87th pct 7.7% 68th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +134 higher in Sydney - Ryde

1,066 66th pct 1,200 75th pct

Max temp in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +0.5 higher in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury

24.4 57th pct 23.9 51st pct

Min temp in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +2.2 higher in Sydney - Ryde

10.3 32nd pct 12.4 61st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +2.9 higher in Sydney - Ryde

4.8 45th pct 7.7 88th pct

Types ≤15 min in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +2.8 more in Sydney - Ryde

4.5 42nd pct 7.2 90th pct

15-min city in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +43.3 pts higher in Sydney - Ryde

50.4% 35th pct 93.8% 92nd pct

Walk to shops in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +40.2 pts higher in Sydney - Ryde

46.4% 27th pct 86.6% 86th pct

Walk to transit in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +14.0 pts higher in Sydney - Ryde

84.7% 57th pct 98.7% 93rd pct

Walk to school in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +39.5 pts higher in Sydney - Ryde

58.6% 40th pct 98.1% 99th pct

Walk to a park in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +17.7 pts higher in Sydney - Ryde

82.2% 42nd pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +38.6 pts higher in Sydney - Ryde

42.2% 49th pct 80.8% 90th pct

Amenities/1k in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +0.4 more in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury

18.4 72nd pct 18.0 68th pct

Intersections/km² in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +175 higher in Sydney - Ryde

7 43rd pct 183 88th pct

Mean slope in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury in Sydney - Ryde +0.3 pts higher in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury

7.8% 87th pct 7.5% 85th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury vs Sydney - Ryde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa4/115/sydney-baulkham-hills-and-hawkesbury/vs/126/sydney-ryde