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Sydney - Eastern Suburbs vs Sydney - Northern Beaches
Region (SA4) comparison ≈ 24 km apart · Sydney - Eastern Suburbs profile · Sydney - Northern Beaches profile
Sydney - Eastern Suburbs Sydney - Northern Beaches
Sydney - Northern Beaches and Sydney - Eastern Suburbs are both high-income areas, but they differ sharply in how people live. The Eastern Suburbs are far more densely populated, with a far higher share of renters (45.2%) and flats or apartments (57.8%). In contrast, the Northern Beaches have far more separate houses (57.3%) and homes with three or more bedrooms (63.5%). The Eastern Suburbs also have a much higher proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher (48.3% compared to 37.7%).
While the gap in university qualifications has widened since 2011, these two areas remain very similar in other ways. They share almost identical typical weekly household incomes, with both sitting around $2,500. They also have very similar rates of people needing help with daily activities and similar school advantage scores. Life in the Eastern Suburbs is generally more walkable, with a far higher share of homes within 15 minutes of health services (97.9%) than in the Northern Beaches (76.1%).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 249,546
- First area, 2016: 267,037
- First area, 2021: 261,410
- Second area, 2011: 237,640
- Second area, 2016: 252,878
- Second area, 2021: 263,554
- First area, 2011: 35 yrs
- First area, 2016: 35 yrs
- First area, 2021: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 41 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 - Eastern Suburbs: 1.0% males, 1.5% females; 85+ in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 1.0% males, 1.7% females
- 80–84 in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs: 1.0% males, 1.2% females; 80–84 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 1.2% males, 1.4% females
- 75–79 in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs: 1.4% males, 1.7% females; 75–79 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 1.7% males, 2.0% females
- 70–74 in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs: 1.9% males, 2.2% females; 70–74 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 2.1% males, 2.3% females
- 65–69 in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs: 1.9% males, 2.2% females; 65–69 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 2.3% males, 2.5% females
- 60–64 in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs: 2.3% males, 2.5% females; 60–64 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 2.8% males, 2.9% females
- 55–59 in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs: 2.7% males, 2.8% females; 55–59 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 3.3% males, 3.4% females
- 50–54 in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs: 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 50–54 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 3.6% males, 3.8% females
- 45–49 in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs: 3.3% males, 3.5% females; 45–49 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 3.8% males, 4.0% females
- 40–44 in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs: 3.5% males, 3.6% females; 40–44 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 3.4% males, 3.6% females
- 35–39 in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs: 4.0% males, 4.2% females; 35–39 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 3.0% males, 3.4% females
- 30–34 in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs: 4.7% males, 5.2% females; 30–34 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 2.8% males, 3.1% females
- 25–29 in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs: 4.3% males, 5.0% females; 25–29 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 2.5% males, 2.6% females
- 20–24 in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs: 2.9% males, 3.2% females; 20–24 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 2.7% males, 2.5% females
- 15–19 in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs: 2.4% males, 2.3% females; 15–19 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 10–14 in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs: 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 10–14 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 3.6% males, 3.4% females
- 5–9 in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs: 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 5–9 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 0–4 in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs: 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 0–4 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 2.7% males, 2.6% 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: $869
- First area, 2016: $1,020
- First area, 2021: $1,296
- Second area, 2011: $779
- Second area, 2016: $916
- Second area, 2021: $1,109
- First area, 2011: $1,806
- First area, 2016: $2,163
- First area, 2021: $2,513
- Second area, 2011: $1,812
- Second area, 2016: $2,178
- Second area, 2021: $2,592
- First area, 2011: $2,368
- First area, 2016: $2,756
- First area, 2021: $3,404
- Second area, 2011: $2,188
- Second area, 2016: $2,528
- Second area, 2021: $3,131
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: 2.3
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $470
- First area, 2016: $580
- First area, 2021: $600
- Second area, 2011: $460
- Second area, 2016: $565
- Second area, 2021: $625
- First area, 2011: $2,817
- First area, 2016: $2,900
- First area, 2021: $3,298
- Second area, 2011: $2,800
- Second area, 2016: $2,800
- Second area, 2021: $3,124
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.00
- First area, 2021: 1.00
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
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 - Eastern Suburbs vs Sydney - Northern Beaches [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa4/118/sydney-eastern-suburbs/vs/122/sydney-northern-beaches