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Sydney - Northern Beaches vs Moreton Bay - South
Region (SA4) comparison ≈ 728 km apart · Sydney - Northern Beaches profile · Moreton Bay - South profile
Sydney - Northern Beaches Moreton Bay - South
Sydney - Northern Beaches and Moreton Bay - South are both residential hubs, but they differ sharply in wealth and lifestyle. Sydney - Northern Beaches is far more affluent, with 41.8% of households earning $3,000 or more a week compared to 25.0% in Moreton Bay - South. This wealth is reflected in the housing costs; the typical weekly rent is $625 in Sydney - Northern Beaches, which is $240 higher than the $385 seen in Moreton Bay - South. While Sydney - Northern Beaches is very walkable, Moreton Bay - South is more car-dependent, with a much higher share of detached houses (82.6% compared to 57.3%) and larger homes.
Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people who speak a First Nations language. Aside from this, they have diverged over time. The gap in university qualifications has widened, with Sydney - Northern Beaches now 15 percentage points higher. Similarly, the difference in home-loan payments has grown, and the share of people working from home is now far higher in Sydney - Northern Beaches than in Moreton Bay - South.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 237,640
- First area, 2016: 252,878
- First area, 2021: 263,554
- Second area, 2011: 167,430
- Second area, 2016: 194,969
- Second area, 2021: 217,700
- First area, 2011: 39 yrs
- First area, 2016: 40 yrs
- First area, 2021: 41 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 - Northern Beaches: 1.0% males, 1.7% females; 85+ in Moreton Bay - South: 0.4% males, 0.7% females
- 80–84 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 1.2% males, 1.4% females; 80–84 in Moreton Bay - South: 0.6% males, 0.7% females
- 75–79 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 1.7% males, 2.0% females; 75–79 in Moreton Bay - South: 1.2% males, 1.3% females
- 70–74 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 2.1% males, 2.3% females; 70–74 in Moreton Bay - South: 1.8% males, 2.0% females
- 65–69 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 2.3% males, 2.5% females; 65–69 in Moreton Bay - South: 2.0% males, 2.1% females
- 60–64 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 2.8% males, 2.9% females; 60–64 in Moreton Bay - South: 2.3% males, 2.5% females
- 55–59 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 3.3% males, 3.4% females; 55–59 in Moreton Bay - South: 2.7% males, 2.9% females
- 50–54 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 3.6% males, 3.8% females; 50–54 in Moreton Bay - South: 3.3% males, 3.4% females
- 45–49 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 3.8% males, 4.0% females; 45–49 in Moreton Bay - South: 3.5% males, 3.7% females
- 40–44 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 3.4% males, 3.6% females; 40–44 in Moreton Bay - South: 3.5% males, 3.7% females
- 35–39 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 3.0% males, 3.4% females; 35–39 in Moreton Bay - South: 3.6% males, 4.0% females
- 30–34 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 2.8% males, 3.1% females; 30–34 in Moreton Bay - South: 3.4% males, 3.7% females
- 25–29 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 25–29 in Moreton Bay - South: 3.0% males, 3.3% females
- 20–24 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 2.7% males, 2.5% females; 20–24 in Moreton Bay - South: 3.0% males, 3.0% females
- 15–19 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 3.2% males, 3.0% females; 15–19 in Moreton Bay - South: 3.4% males, 3.3% females
- 10–14 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 3.6% males, 3.4% females; 10–14 in Moreton Bay - South: 4.0% males, 3.7% females
- 5–9 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 3.2% males, 3.0% females; 5–9 in Moreton Bay - South: 3.9% males, 3.6% females
- 0–4 in Sydney - Northern Beaches: 2.7% males, 2.6% 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: $779
- First area, 2016: $916
- First area, 2021: $1,109
- Second area, 2011: $694
- Second area, 2016: $758
- Second area, 2021: $888
- First area, 2011: $1,812
- First area, 2016: $2,178
- First area, 2021: $2,592
- Second area, 2011: $1,600
- Second area, 2016: $1,740
- Second area, 2021: $2,017
- First area, 2011: $2,188
- First area, 2016: $2,528
- First area, 2021: $3,131
- 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: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2011: 2.9
- Second area, 2016: 2.9
- Second area, 2021: 2.8
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $460
- First area, 2016: $565
- First area, 2021: $625
- Second area, 2011: $340
- Second area, 2016: $360
- Second area, 2021: $385
- First area, 2011: $2,800
- First area, 2016: $2,800
- First area, 2021: $3,124
- Second area, 2011: $2,000
- Second area, 2016: $1,928
- Second area, 2021: $1,900
- 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 - Northern Beaches vs Moreton Bay - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa4/122/sydney-northern-beaches/vs/314/moreton-bay-south