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Sydney - Outer South West vs Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains
Region (SA4) comparison ≈ 42 km apart · Sydney - Outer South West profile · Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains profile
Sydney - Outer South West Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains
Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains and Sydney - Outer South West are two nearby residential hubs with different local characters. Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains is very walkable, with 70.8% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed and 52.5% of residents within a 15-minute walk of health services. In contrast, Sydney - Outer South West is somewhat walkable, with only 25.6% of homes near health services and 53.6% with a 15-minute-city walkshed. Cultural profiles also differ; 25.4% of people in Sydney - Outer South West use a language other than English at home, compared to 15.1% in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains.
The gap in language diversity has widened since 2011, as has the difference in the share of people reporting no religion. Despite this, the two areas are very similar in other ways. They share almost identical typical weekly household incomes, sitting around $1,854 to $1,916. Both areas also have similar shares of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents and nearly the same percentage of adults who finished Year 12.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 235,804
- First area, 2016: 262,064
- First area, 2021: 297,292
- Second area, 2011: 288,188
- Second area, 2016: 306,933
- Second area, 2021: 332,056
- First area, 2011: 34 yrs
- First area, 2016: 35 yrs
- First area, 2021: 35 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 - Outer South West: 0.4% males, 0.8% females; 85+ in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 0.6% males, 1.0% females
- 80–84 in Sydney - Outer South West: 0.7% males, 0.8% females; 80–84 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 0.8% males, 1.0% females
- 75–79 in Sydney - Outer South West: 1.1% males, 1.2% females; 75–79 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 1.3% males, 1.5% females
- 70–74 in Sydney - Outer South West: 1.8% males, 2.0% females; 70–74 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 2.1% males, 2.3% females
- 65–69 in Sydney - Outer South West: 2.1% males, 2.3% females; 65–69 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 2.4% males, 2.6% females
- 60–64 in Sydney - Outer South West: 2.5% males, 2.7% females; 60–64 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 2.7% males, 3.0% females
- 55–59 in Sydney - Outer South West: 2.7% males, 2.9% females; 55–59 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 50–54 in Sydney - Outer South West: 2.9% males, 2.9% females; 50–54 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Sydney - Outer South West: 3.2% males, 3.3% females; 45–49 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.2% males, 3.3% females
- 40–44 in Sydney - Outer South West: 3.4% males, 3.4% females; 40–44 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.3% males, 3.3% females
- 35–39 in Sydney - Outer South West: 3.7% males, 4.0% females; 35–39 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.5% males, 3.7% females
- 30–34 in Sydney - Outer South West: 3.4% males, 3.9% females; 30–34 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.4% males, 3.7% females
- 25–29 in Sydney - Outer South West: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 25–29 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.3% males, 3.4% females
- 20–24 in Sydney - Outer South West: 3.2% males, 3.0% females; 20–24 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 15–19 in Sydney - Outer South West: 3.3% males, 3.2% females; 15–19 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 10–14 in Sydney - Outer South West: 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 - Outer South West: 3.9% males, 3.7% females; 5–9 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.5% males, 3.3% females
- 0–4 in Sydney - Outer South West: 3.8% males, 3.6% 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: $591
- First area, 2016: $686
- First area, 2021: $804
- Second area, 2011: $613
- Second area, 2016: $715
- Second area, 2021: $853
- First area, 2011: $1,389
- First area, 2016: $1,637
- First area, 2021: $1,916
- Second area, 2011: $1,347
- Second area, 2016: $1,589
- Second area, 2021: $1,854
- First area, 2011: $1,543
- First area, 2016: $1,794
- First area, 2021: $2,136
- 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: 3.0
- First area, 2016: 3.0
- First area, 2021: 2.9
- Second area, 2011: 2.7
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $277
- First area, 2016: $360
- First area, 2021: $400
- Second area, 2011: $290
- Second area, 2016: $365
- Second area, 2021: $400
- First area, 2011: $1,980
- First area, 2016: $2,000
- First area, 2021: $2,167
- 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: 0.80
- 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 - Outer South West vs Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa4/123/sydney-outer-south-west/vs/124/sydney-outer-west-and-blue-mountains