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Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains vs Sydney - Sutherland
Region (SA4) comparison ≈ 66 km apart · Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains profile · Sydney - Sutherland profile
Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains Sydney - Sutherland
Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains and Sydney - Sutherland are two distinct parts of Greater Sydney with different housing and wealth profiles. Sydney - Sutherland is generally wealthier, with 35.1% of households earning $3,000 or more a week compared to 23.0% in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains. Education levels are also far higher in Sydney - Sutherland, where 63.1% of residents completed Year 12, compared to 52.3% in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains. In contrast, Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains is much more likely to have separate houses (82.1% versus 60.8%) and larger homes, with 82.5% having three or more bedrooms compared to 71.6% in Sydney - Sutherland.
Both areas are almost identical in how many people per home there are, with 2.7 in each. While they share similar rates of unpaid care and a similar proportion of people who speak little or no English, other gaps are widening. The difference in typical weekly family income has grown to $563, and the gap in people working from home has increased to 8.9% since 2011. Sydney - Sutherland also has much better walkability, with 84.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries compared to 64.2% in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 288,188
- First area, 2016: 306,933
- First area, 2021: 332,056
- Second area, 2011: 210,267
- Second area, 2016: 217,880
- Second area, 2021: 229,604
- First area, 2011: 36 yrs
- First area, 2016: 37 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 - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 0.6% males, 1.0% females; 85+ in Sydney - Sutherland: 1.1% males, 1.7% females
- 80–84 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 0.8% males, 1.0% females; 80–84 in Sydney - Sutherland: 1.1% males, 1.3% females
- 75–79 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 1.3% males, 1.5% females; 75–79 in Sydney - Sutherland: 1.7% males, 1.9% females
- 70–74 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 2.1% males, 2.3% females; 70–74 in Sydney - Sutherland: 2.2% males, 2.5% females
- 65–69 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 2.4% males, 2.6% females; 65–69 in Sydney - Sutherland: 2.5% males, 2.7% females
- 60–64 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 2.7% males, 3.0% females; 60–64 in Sydney - Sutherland: 2.9% males, 3.1% females
- 55–59 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 55–59 in Sydney - Sutherland: 3.1% males, 3.2% females
- 50–54 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 50–54 in Sydney - Sutherland: 3.2% males, 3.5% females
- 45–49 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.2% males, 3.3% females; 45–49 in Sydney - Sutherland: 3.5% males, 3.7% females
- 40–44 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.3% males, 3.3% females; 40–44 in Sydney - Sutherland: 3.2% males, 3.4% females
- 35–39 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.5% males, 3.7% females; 35–39 in Sydney - Sutherland: 3.2% males, 3.5% females
- 30–34 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.4% males, 3.7% females; 30–34 in Sydney - Sutherland: 2.9% males, 3.1% females
- 25–29 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.3% males, 3.4% females; 25–29 in Sydney - Sutherland: 2.8% males, 2.7% females
- 20–24 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.2% males, 3.0% females; 20–24 in Sydney - Sutherland: 2.9% males, 2.7% females
- 15–19 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.2% males, 3.0% females; 15–19 in Sydney - Sutherland: 3.1% males, 2.9% females
- 10–14 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.4% males, 3.2% females; 10–14 in Sydney - Sutherland: 3.3% males, 3.1% females
- 5–9 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.5% males, 3.3% females; 5–9 in Sydney - Sutherland: 3.3% males, 3.0% females
- 0–4 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.4% males, 3.2% females; 0–4 in Sydney - Sutherland: 3.0% males, 2.8% 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: $613
- First area, 2016: $715
- First area, 2021: $853
- Second area, 2011: $718
- Second area, 2016: $836
- Second area, 2021: $1,017
- First area, 2011: $1,347
- First area, 2016: $1,589
- First area, 2021: $1,854
- Second area, 2011: $1,672
- Second area, 2016: $1,979
- Second area, 2021: $2,286
- First area, 2011: $1,580
- First area, 2016: $1,852
- First area, 2021: $2,194
- Second area, 2011: $2,013
- Second area, 2016: $2,312
- Second area, 2021: $2,757
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: 2.7
- First area, 2016: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2011: 2.7
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $290
- First area, 2016: $365
- First area, 2021: $400
- Second area, 2011: $370
- Second area, 2016: $450
- Second area, 2021: $500
- First area, 2011: $1,950
- First area, 2016: $1,950
- First area, 2021: $2,167
- Second area, 2011: $2,400
- Second area, 2016: $2,427
- Second area, 2021: $2,618
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- 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 - Outer West and Blue Mountains vs Sydney - Sutherland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa4/124/sydney-outer-west-and-blue-mountains/vs/128/sydney-sutherland