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Sydney - Northern Beaches vs Melbourne - Inner East
Region (SA4) comparison ≈ 717 km apart · Sydney - Northern Beaches profile · Melbourne - Inner East profile
Sydney - Northern Beaches Melbourne - Inner East
Melbourne - Inner East and Sydney - Northern Beaches are both large, well-off urban regions, but they differ in their layout and makeup. Melbourne - Inner East is much more multicultural, with 38.8% of people using another language at home and 39.6% born overseas. It is also more compact, with 95.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and a far higher number of street intersections. In contrast, Sydney - Northern Beaches has a higher typical weekly household income of $2,592, compared to $2,059 in Melbourne - Inner East, and receives significantly more rainfall each year.
Both areas have a similar share of people with no religion, sitting around 43%. This shared outlook exists alongside different economic trends; the gap in typical incomes and the number of people working from home has widened since 2011. While both are well-educated, Melbourne - Inner East has a higher share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher at 46.0%. Sydney - Northern Beaches is more likely to have people in de facto relationships, while Melbourne - Inner East has a larger population of school students.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 237,640
- First area, 2016: 252,878
- First area, 2021: 263,554
- Second area, 2011: 340,005
- Second area, 2016: 359,644
- Second area, 2021: 373,472
- First area, 2011: 39 yrs
- First area, 2016: 40 yrs
- First area, 2021: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 40 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 - Northern Beaches: 1.0% males, 1.7% females; 85+ in Melbourne - Inner East: 1.3% males, 2.0% females
- 80–84 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 1.2% males, 1.4% females; 80–84 in Melbourne - Inner East: 1.3% males, 1.7% females
- 75–79 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 1.7% males, 2.0% females; 75–79 in Melbourne - Inner East: 1.6% males, 2.0% females
- 70–74 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 2.1% males, 2.3% females; 70–74 in Melbourne - Inner East: 2.0% males, 2.5% females
- 65–69 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 2.3% males, 2.5% females; 65–69 in Melbourne - Inner East: 2.3% males, 2.6% females
- 60–64 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 2.8% males, 2.9% females; 60–64 in Melbourne - Inner East: 2.7% males, 3.0% females
- 55–59 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 3.3% males, 3.4% females; 55–59 in Melbourne - Inner East: 3.0% males, 3.3% females
- 50–54 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 3.6% males, 3.8% females; 50–54 in Melbourne - Inner East: 3.2% males, 3.6% females
- 45–49 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 3.8% males, 4.0% females; 45–49 in Melbourne - Inner East: 3.1% males, 3.5% females
- 40–44 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 3.4% males, 3.6% females; 40–44 in Melbourne - Inner East: 3.0% males, 3.3% females
- 35–39 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 3.0% males, 3.4% females; 35–39 in Melbourne - Inner East: 3.1% males, 3.4% females
- 30–34 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 2.8% males, 3.1% females; 30–34 in Melbourne - Inner East: 3.1% males, 3.3% females
- 25–29 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 25–29 in Melbourne - Inner East: 3.4% males, 3.3% females
- 20–24 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 2.7% males, 2.5% females; 20–24 in Melbourne - Inner East: 3.8% males, 3.5% females
- 15–19 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 3.2% males, 3.0% females; 15–19 in Melbourne - Inner East: 3.2% males, 3.1% females
- 10–14 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 3.6% males, 3.4% females; 10–14 in Melbourne - Inner East: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 3.2% males, 3.0% females; 5–9 in Melbourne - Inner East: 2.8% males, 2.6% females
- 0–4 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 2.7% males, 2.6% females; 0–4 in Melbourne - Inner East: 2.2% males, 2.1% 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: $779
- First area, 2016: $916
- First area, 2021: $1,109
- Second area, 2011: $636
- Second area, 2016: $707
- Second area, 2021: $873
- First area, 2011: $1,812
- First area, 2016: $2,178
- First area, 2021: $2,592
- Second area, 2011: $1,561
- Second area, 2016: $1,756
- Second area, 2021: $2,059
- First area, 2011: $2,188
- First area, 2016: $2,528
- First area, 2021: $3,131
- Second area, 2011: $1,983
- Second area, 2016: $2,183
- Second area, 2021: $2,552
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: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $460
- First area, 2016: $565
- First area, 2021: $625
- Second area, 2011: $350
- Second area, 2016: $400
- Second area, 2021: $441
- First area, 2011: $2,800
- First area, 2016: $2,800
- First area, 2021: $3,124
- Second area, 2011: $2,167
- Second area, 2016: $2,167
- Second area, 2021: $2,500
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- 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 - Northern Beaches vs Melbourne - Inner East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa4/122/sydney-northern-beaches/vs/207/melbourne-inner-east