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Sydney - Inner South West vs Moreton Bay - South
Region (SA4) comparison ≈ 759 km apart · Sydney - Inner South West profile · Moreton Bay - South profile
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Sydney - Inner South West and Moreton Bay - South are very different environments. Sydney - Inner South West is very walkable, with 45.6% of people born overseas and 57.1% using a language other than English at home. In contrast, Moreton Bay - South is more car-dependent, where 82.6% of homes are separate houses and 90.5% have three or more bedrooms. A much larger share of people in Moreton Bay - South have no religion (43.4% compared to 21.6% in Sydney - Inner South West), and 33.1% of residents there provide unpaid childcare, which is 10 percentage points higher than in the Sydney area.
Both areas have roughly the same number of people per home and similar rates of people needing help with daily activities. However, the gap in working-from-home habits has widened significantly since 2011, with 33.5% of people now doing so in Sydney - Inner South West compared to 16.8% in Moreton Bay - South. While Sydney - Inner South West has a higher share of university graduates, both areas sit above the national figure for this qualification.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 523,608
- First area, 2016: 571,416
- First area, 2021: 605,118
- Second area, 2011: 167,430
- Second area, 2016: 194,969
- Second area, 2021: 217,700
- First area, 2011: 36 yrs
- First area, 2016: 35 yrs
- First area, 2021: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 36 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 - Inner South West: 1.0% males, 1.5% females; 85+ in Moreton Bay - South: 0.4% males, 0.7% females
- 80–84 in Sydney - Inner South West: 1.0% males, 1.2% females; 80–84 in Moreton Bay - South: 0.6% males, 0.7% females
- 75–79 in Sydney - Inner South West: 1.4% males, 1.5% females; 75–79 in Moreton Bay - South: 1.2% males, 1.3% females
- 70–74 in Sydney - Inner South West: 1.9% males, 2.0% females; 70–74 in Moreton Bay - South: 1.8% males, 2.0% females
- 65–69 in Sydney - Inner South West: 2.2% males, 2.4% females; 65–69 in Moreton Bay - South: 2.0% males, 2.1% females
- 60–64 in Sydney - Inner South West: 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 60–64 in Moreton Bay - South: 2.3% males, 2.5% females
- 55–59 in Sydney - Inner South West: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 55–59 in Moreton Bay - South: 2.7% males, 2.9% females
- 50–54 in Sydney - Inner South West: 2.9% males, 3.1% females; 50–54 in Moreton Bay - South: 3.3% males, 3.4% females
- 45–49 in Sydney - Inner South West: 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 45–49 in Moreton Bay - South: 3.5% males, 3.7% females
- 40–44 in Sydney - Inner South West: 3.2% males, 3.3% females; 40–44 in Moreton Bay - South: 3.5% males, 3.7% females
- 35–39 in Sydney - Inner South West: 3.8% males, 3.7% females; 35–39 in Moreton Bay - South: 3.6% males, 4.0% females
- 30–34 in Sydney - Inner South West: 4.0% males, 4.0% females; 30–34 in Moreton Bay - South: 3.4% males, 3.7% females
- 25–29 in Sydney - Inner South West: 4.1% males, 3.9% females; 25–29 in Moreton Bay - South: 3.0% males, 3.3% females
- 20–24 in Sydney - Inner South West: 3.7% males, 3.4% females; 20–24 in Moreton Bay - South: 3.0% males, 3.0% females
- 15–19 in Sydney - Inner South West: 2.9% males, 2.7% females; 15–19 in Moreton Bay - South: 3.4% males, 3.3% females
- 10–14 in Sydney - Inner South West: 3.0% males, 2.8% females; 10–14 in Moreton Bay - South: 4.0% males, 3.7% females
- 5–9 in Sydney - Inner South West: 3.1% males, 2.9% females; 5–9 in Moreton Bay - South: 3.9% males, 3.6% females
- 0–4 in Sydney - Inner South West: 3.2% males, 2.9% females; 0–4 in Moreton Bay - South: 3.5% 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: $484
- First area, 2016: $565
- First area, 2021: $706
- Second area, 2011: $694
- Second area, 2016: $758
- Second area, 2021: $888
- First area, 2011: $1,169
- First area, 2016: $1,431
- First area, 2021: $1,734
- Second area, 2011: $1,600
- Second area, 2016: $1,740
- Second area, 2021: $2,017
- First area, 2011: $1,315
- First area, 2016: $1,576
- First area, 2021: $1,972
- Second area, 2011: $1,761
- Second area, 2016: $1,921
- Second area, 2021: $2,238
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: 2.8
- First area, 2016: 2.9
- First area, 2021: 2.8
- Second area, 2011: 2.9
- Second area, 2016: 2.9
- Second area, 2021: 2.8
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $335
- First area, 2016: $415
- First area, 2021: $440
- Second area, 2011: $340
- Second area, 2016: $360
- Second area, 2021: $385
- First area, 2011: $2,127
- First area, 2016: $2,167
- First area, 2021: $2,300
- Second area, 2011: $2,000
- Second area, 2016: $1,928
- Second area, 2021: $1,900
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.10
- First area, 2021: 1.00
- 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 - Inner South West vs Moreton Bay - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa4/119/sydney-inner-south-west/vs/314/moreton-bay-south