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Sydney - Sutherland vs Hobart

Name: Sydney - Sutherland vs Hobart — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Region (SA4) comparison ≈ 1,035 km apart · Sydney - Sutherland profile · Hobart profile

Sydney - Sutherland Hobart

Hobart and Sydney - Sutherland are two distinct urban areas with very different housing and financial profiles. Hobart is far more likely to have separate houses (85.1%) and attracts more recent overseas arrivals (20.2%). It also has a much higher share of people with no religion (50.4%). In contrast, Sydney - Sutherland is a wealthier area where 35.1% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, compared to 17.7% in Hobart. This wealth is reflected in the monthly home-loan payments, which are far higher in Sydney - Sutherland at $2,618, versus $1,517 in Hobart.

Both areas are almost identical when it comes to the proportion of people aged 65 and over, which sits at 18.8% for each. They also share similar levels of overseas births and home sizes. However, other gaps have widened over time; for example, the difference in the number of people working from home has grown significantly since 2011, with 37.2% doing so in Sydney - Sutherland compared to just 8.1% in Hobart.

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Where they differ most

Work from home: 29.0 pts higher in Sydney - Sutherland Separate houses: 24.4 pts higher in Hobart No religion: 16.5 pts higher in Hobart Unemployment: 3.1 pts higher in Hobart Recent arrivals: 13.1 pts higher in Hobart

Demographics & Identity

Population in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +17,482 larger in Hobart gap widening

229,604 53rd pct 247,086 57th pct

Median age in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +2 yrs older in Sydney - Sutherland gap widening

41 yrs 57th pct 39 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

24.8% Young adults (25–44) +4.1 pts ▸ 28.9%

26.3% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.1 pts 24.1%

18.8% Seniors (65+) even 18.8%

18.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.6 pts 16.8%

11.7% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.3 pts 11.4%

Marital status

52.1% Married ◂ +9.1 pts 43.0%

32.1% Never married +6.6 pts ▸ 38.7%

8.1% Divorced +1.7 pts ▸ 9.7%

5.2% Widowed +0.2 pts ▸ 5.5%

2.5% Separated +0.6 pts ▸ 3.0%

Age & sex structure

Sydney - Sutherland Hobart

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

77.9% Australia ◂ +1.3 pts 76.6%

3.6% England ◂ +0.3 pts 3.3%

1.5% China +0.7 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.1% Nepal +1.5 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.5% India +1.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.4% New Zealand ◂ +0.5 pts 0.9%

0.6% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.6% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.5% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.3% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Ancestry

38.0% English +4.6 pts ▸ 42.5%

35.6% Australian +2.0 pts ▸ 37.6%

12.4% Irish ◂ +1.7 pts 10.7%

9.6% Scottish ◂ +0.2 pts 9.4%

4.9% Italian ◂ +3.0 pts 1.9%

3.9% Chinese ◂ +0.3 pts 3.7%

3.7% Greek ◂ +3.0 pts 0.8%

3.3% German +0.4 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.3% Dutch +0.7 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.0% Indian +0.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.0% Filipino ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

0.4% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

82.9% English only ◂ +0.3 pts 82.6%

1.6% Mandarin +0.9 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.8% Greek ◂ +1.5 pts 0.4%

1.0% Cantonese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

1.0% Arabic ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

0.1% Punjabi +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.7% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.3% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Tagalog even 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

58.4% Christianity ◂ +21.3 pts 37.1%

33.9% No religion +16.5 pts ▸ 50.4%

4.6% Not stated +1.6 pts ▸ 6.3%

0.6% Hinduism +2.0 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.1% Buddhism +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.9% Islam +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.3% Other religions +0.7 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.2% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +19 more in Hobart

82 27th pct 101 44th pct

Schools/1k kids in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +0.50 more in Hobart

1.93 44th pct 2.43 58th pct

Students in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +2,818 more in Hobart

37,410 46th pct 40,228 49th pct

Avg size in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +75 larger in Sydney - Sutherland

474 55th pct 398 43rd pct

ICSEA in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +58 higher in Sydney - Sutherland

1,078 79th pct 1,020 53rd pct

Highest year of school

63.1% Year 12 ◂ +6.3 pts 56.7%

22.0% Year 10 +0.9 pts ▸ 22.9%

6.2% Year 9 or below +1.6 pts ▸ 7.8%

4.6% Year 11 +2.5 pts ▸ 7.1%

Highest qualification level

28.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.2 pts 27.4%

26.1% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.5 pts 25.6%

17.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +4.7 pts 12.8%

9.2% Postgraduate degree +4.6 pts ▸ 13.8%

3.6% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.9 pts ▸ 4.5%

1.6% Certificate I / II +0.6 pts ▸ 2.2%

Field of qualification

24.6% Management & commerce ◂ +4.5 pts 20.1%

15.1% Engineering & related ◂ +4.0 pts 11.0%

11.2% Society & culture +2.5 pts ▸ 13.7%

8.8% Health +2.1 pts ▸ 10.9%

9.3% Education ◂ +1.2 pts 8.1%

7.1% Architecture & building ◂ +1.6 pts 5.5%

4.2% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.8 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.3% Creative arts ◂ +0.5 pts 3.7%

2.9% Natural & physical sciences +1.2 pts ▸ 4.1%

2.8% Information technology +0.9 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.2% Agriculture & environment +0.9 pts ▸ 2.1%

Income

Personal income in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +$241 higher in Sydney - Sutherland gap widening

$1,017 79th pct $776 49th pct

Household income in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +$744 higher in Sydney - Sutherland gap widening

$2,286 88th pct $1,542 39th pct

Family income in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +$837 higher in Sydney - Sutherland gap widening

$2,757 86th pct $1,920 44th pct

Household income distribution

28.0% $1,500–$2,999 +2.1 pts ▸ 30.1%

19.8% $650–$1,499 +8.9 pts ▸ 28.8%

21.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +12.9 pts 8.5%

11.8% Under $650 +5.1 pts ▸ 16.9%

13.7% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +4.5 pts 9.2%

Personal income distribution

33.4% Under $650 +7.1 pts ▸ 40.5%

30.0% $650–$1,499 +4.4 pts ▸ 34.3%

23.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.4 pts 16.5%

8.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.0 pts 3.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.1% Mental health +4.5 pts ▸ 11.6%

8.7% Arthritis +2.5 pts ▸ 11.1%

7.9% Other condition +0.9 pts ▸ 8.8%

7.5% Asthma +1.2 pts ▸ 8.8%

3.9% Diabetes +0.7 pts ▸ 4.5%

4.2% Heart disease ◂ +0.1 pts 4.1%

3.3% Cancer ◂ +0.1 pts 3.2%

1.3% Lung condition +0.6 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.9% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

67.2% None ◂ +6.4 pts 60.8%

18.8% One condition +2.5 pts ▸ 21.3%

5.5% Two conditions +1.6 pts ▸ 7.1%

2.6% Three or more +1.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +7,958 larger in Hobart

3,258 32nd pct 11,216 75th pct

Median age in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +1 yrs older in Sydney - Sutherland

25 yrs 64th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +$256 higher in Sydney - Sutherland

$847 87th pct $591 50th pct

Household income in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +$975 higher in Sydney - Sutherland

$2,430 96th pct $1,455 41st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +0.3 larger in Sydney - Sutherland gap steady

2.7 86th pct 2.4 29th pct

Family composition

64.0% Couples with children ◂ +11.5 pts 52.5%

24.6% Couples without children +5.3 pts ▸ 29.9%

10.7% One-parent families +5.7 pts ▸ 16.4%

0.7% Other families +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

Household size

32.6% 2 people +1.7 pts ▸ 34.3%

22.3% 1 person +5.4 pts ▸ 27.7%

18.7% 4 people ◂ +4.8 pts 13.9%

16.0% 3 people even 16.0%

7.7% 5 people ◂ +2.2 pts 5.5%

2.7% 6 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 2.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +$150 higher in Sydney - Sutherland gap widening

$500 92nd pct $350 52nd pct

Mortgage in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +$1,101 higher in Sydney - Sutherland gap widening

$2,618 93rd pct $1,517 29th pct

People / bedroom in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +0.10 higher in Sydney - Sutherland gap steady

0.90 86th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

38.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +4.3 pts 34.4%

36.4% Owned outright ◂ +2.5 pts 33.9%

22.3% Rented +6.5 pts ▸ 28.8%

1.6% Other tenure +0.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.0% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

Types of homes

60.8% Separate house +24.4 pts ▸ 85.1%

24.8% Flat or apartment ◂ +16.7 pts 8.2%

13.9% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +7.8 pts 6.1%

0.3% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

32.9% 3 bedrooms +15.0 pts ▸ 47.9%

28.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +9.4 pts 18.9%

22.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +0.6 pts 21.4%

10.4% 5 or more ◂ +5.3 pts 5.1%

5.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.3 pts 5.1%

0.3% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

41.3% $350–$549 +0.3 pts ▸ 41.6%

8.1% $200–$349 +21.8 pts ▸ 29.9%

26.9% $550–$749 ◂ +19.4 pts 7.5%

7.4% Under $200 +9.2 pts ▸ 16.6%

13.3% $750 or more ◂ +11.9 pts 1.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +32.8 pts 8.2%

13.5% $1,000–$1,799 +27.4 pts ▸ 40.9%

30.0% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +4.9 pts 25.0%

9.7% Under $1,000 +11.8 pts ▸ 21.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +618 more in Hobart

1,310 59th pct 1,928 74th pct

Stops/1k in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +2.10 more in Hobart

5.71 80th pct 7.80 100th pct

Departures/1k in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +272.8 more in Hobart

924.5 52nd pct 1,197.3 61st pct

PT routes in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +77 more in Hobart

35 20th pct 112 81st pct

How people get to work

39.6% Car (driver) +20.4 pts ▸ 60.0%

37.2% Worked at home ◂ +29.0 pts 8.1%

2.3% Car (passenger) +3.4 pts ▸ 5.7%

1.6% Walked +3.2 pts ▸ 4.7%

0.1% Bus +4.1 pts ▸ 4.3%

1.9% Train ◂ +1.9 pts 0.0%

0.2% Bicycle +0.9 pts ▸ 1.1%

Motor vehicles per home

40.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.5 pts 35.5%

34.0% 1 vehicle +2.4 pts ▸ 36.4%

12.5% 3 vehicles +0.6 pts ▸ 13.1%

7.8% 4 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 8.0%

5.7% No vehicle +1.3 pts ▸ 7.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.5% Health care & social assistance +4.3 pts ▸ 16.8%

11.3% Construction ◂ +2.8 pts 8.5%

10.1% Education & training +0.4 pts ▸ 10.5%

6.8% Public administration & safety +3.1 pts ▸ 10.0%

9.7% Professional & technical ◂ +3.3 pts 6.4%

8.3% Retail trade +1.0 pts ▸ 9.4%

4.6% Accommodation & food +3.2 pts ▸ 7.8%

6.0% Finance & insurance ◂ +3.8 pts 2.2%

5.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.3 pts 3.3%

4.8% Manufacturing +0.2 pts ▸ 5.1%

3.7% Other services even 3.7%

3.0% Wholesale trade ◂ +1.3 pts 1.7%

Occupations people work in

26.3% Professionals ◂ +2.3 pts 24.0%

17.0% Managers ◂ +4.8 pts 12.3%

15.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.7 pts 12.9%

10.0% Community & personal service +3.9 pts ▸ 14.0%

13.0% Technicians & trades +0.2 pts ▸ 13.2%

5.1% Labourers +3.9 pts ▸ 9.0%

8.0% Sales workers +0.3 pts ▸ 8.4%

3.5% Machinery operators & drivers +1.0 pts ▸ 4.5%

Economy & Advantage

ERP in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +15,076 higher in Hobart

240,174 42nd pct 255,250 45th pct

Growth in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +2.4 pts higher in Sydney - Sutherland

4.2% 30th pct 1.8% 9th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +439 higher in Sydney - Sutherland

1,388 86th pct 949 57th pct

Max temp in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +7.9 higher in Sydney - Sutherland

23.1 39th pct 15.1 1st pct

Min temp in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +4.5 higher in Sydney - Sutherland

11.7 52nd pct 7.2 7th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +1.7 higher in Sydney - Sutherland

7.2 84th pct 5.6 59th pct

Types ≤15 min in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +1.6 more in Sydney - Sutherland

6.8 84th pct 5.2 56th pct

15-min city in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +23.3 pts higher in Sydney - Sutherland

85.8% 83rd pct 62.5% 55th pct

Walk to shops in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +25.1 pts higher in Sydney - Sutherland

84.9% 84th pct 59.9% 54th pct

Walk to transit in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +12.6 pts higher in Sydney - Sutherland

98.2% 91st pct 85.6% 58th pct

Walk to school in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +26.3 pts higher in Sydney - Sutherland

91.5% 89th pct 65.2% 51st pct

Walk to a park in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +7.9 pts higher in Sydney - Sutherland

98.8% 85th pct 90.9% 55th pct

Walk to health in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +24.7 pts higher in Sydney - Sutherland

71.3% 84th pct 46.6% 57th pct

Amenities/1k in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +7.6 more in Hobart

12.3 18th pct 19.9 79th pct

Intersections/km² in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +40 higher in Sydney - Sutherland

54 71st pct 14 51st pct

Mean slope in Sydney - Sutherland in Hobart +2.4 pts higher in Hobart

7.7% 86th pct 10.1% 99th pct

Compare Sydney - Sutherland with nearby areas

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Compare Hobart with nearby areas

South East Launceston and North East West and North West Mornington Peninsula Melbourne - South East Latrobe - Gippsland Melbourne - Inner South Melbourne - Outer East Melbourne - Inner East Melbourne - Inner Melbourne - West Melbourne - North East

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Sydney - Sutherland vs Hobart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa4/128/sydney-sutherland/vs/601/hobart