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Sydney - Blacktown vs Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains
Region (SA4) comparison ≈ 43 km apart · Sydney - Blacktown profile · Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains profile
Sydney - Blacktown Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains
Sydney - Blacktown and Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains are two nearby regions with very different profiles. Sydney - Blacktown is much more diverse, with 44.6% of people born overseas and 46.5% using a language other than English at home. It also has a more qualified workforce, with 29.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, compared to 20.7% in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains. In contrast, Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains has a higher share of people with no religion (34.1%) and those who own their homes outright (29.1%).
Many gaps between the two are widening, particularly around cultural diversity and education. However, they share very similar typical weekly personal incomes, with Sydney - Blacktown at $833 and Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains at $853. They are also alike in the number of schools they have and the typical weekly rent, which is $400 in both areas.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 303,528
- First area, 2016: 339,637
- First area, 2021: 400,997
- Second area, 2011: 288,188
- Second area, 2016: 306,933
- Second area, 2021: 332,056
- First area, 2011: 32 yrs
- First area, 2016: 33 yrs
- First area, 2021: 34 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 Sydney - Blacktown: 0.4% males, 0.7% females; 85+ in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 0.6% males, 1.0% females
- 80–84 in Sydney - Blacktown: 0.5% males, 0.7% females; 80–84 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 0.8% males, 1.0% females
- 75–79 in Sydney - Blacktown: 0.9% males, 1.0% females; 75–79 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 1.3% males, 1.5% females
- 70–74 in Sydney - Blacktown: 1.4% males, 1.6% females; 70–74 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 2.1% males, 2.3% females
- 65–69 in Sydney - Blacktown: 1.8% males, 2.0% females; 65–69 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 2.4% males, 2.6% females
- 60–64 in Sydney - Blacktown: 2.2% males, 2.3% females; 60–64 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 2.7% males, 3.0% females
- 55–59 in Sydney - Blacktown: 2.5% males, 2.5% females; 55–59 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 50–54 in Sydney - Blacktown: 2.8% males, 2.8% females; 50–54 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Sydney - Blacktown: 3.3% males, 3.1% females; 45–49 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.2% males, 3.3% females
- 40–44 in Sydney - Blacktown: 4.0% males, 3.8% females; 40–44 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.3% males, 3.3% females
- 35–39 in Sydney - Blacktown: 4.5% males, 4.7% females; 35–39 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.5% males, 3.7% females
- 30–34 in Sydney - Blacktown: 3.7% males, 4.2% females; 30–34 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.4% males, 3.7% females
- 25–29 in Sydney - Blacktown: 3.6% males, 3.5% females; 25–29 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.3% males, 3.4% females
- 20–24 in Sydney - Blacktown: 3.5% males, 3.2% females; 20–24 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 15–19 in Sydney - Blacktown: 3.2% males, 2.9% females; 15–19 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 10–14 in Sydney - Blacktown: 3.7% males, 3.5% females; 10–14 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.4% males, 3.2% females
- 5–9 in Sydney - Blacktown: 4.0% males, 3.9% females; 5–9 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.5% males, 3.3% females
- 0–4 in Sydney - Blacktown: 3.9% males, 3.7% 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: $566
- First area, 2016: $672
- First area, 2021: $833
- Second area, 2011: $613
- Second area, 2016: $715
- Second area, 2021: $853
- First area, 2011: $1,388
- First area, 2016: $1,712
- First area, 2021: $2,109
- Second area, 2011: $1,347
- Second area, 2016: $1,589
- Second area, 2021: $1,854
- First area, 2011: $1,493
- First area, 2016: $1,818
- First area, 2021: $2,252
- 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: 3.1
- First area, 2016: 3.2
- First area, 2021: 3.1
- Second area, 2011: 2.7
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $300
- First area, 2016: $380
- First area, 2021: $400
- Second area, 2011: $290
- Second area, 2016: $365
- Second area, 2021: $400
- First area, 2011: $2,100
- First area, 2016: $2,150
- First area, 2021: $2,383
- Second area, 2011: $1,950
- Second area, 2016: $1,950
- Second area, 2021: $2,167
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- 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). Sydney - Blacktown vs Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa4/116/sydney-blacktown/vs/124/sydney-outer-west-and-blue-mountains