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Bardwell Park vs Canterbury

Name: Bardwell Park vs Canterbury — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.4 km apart · Bardwell Park profile · Canterbury profile

Bardwell Park Canterbury

Canterbury (NSW) and Bardwell Park are neighbouring areas with very different housing and populations. Canterbury (NSW) is a younger, more transient hub where 52.3% of people were born overseas and 47.9% of homes are rented. Most residents live in flats or apartments, and 99.5% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries. In contrast, Bardwell Park is much quieter and older, with a typical resident aged 42. It is dominated by separate houses, 86.3% of which are detached, and a higher share of people earn $3,000 or more a week (38.8%).

Both areas are equally convenient for getting around, with every single home within a 10-minute walk of public transport and a 15-minute walk of a park. While they share this high level of accessibility, their demographics are diverging. Canterbury (NSW) has seen a surge in recent overseas arrivals, while Bardwell Park has a much higher share of homeowners who own their homes outright.

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Where they differ most

Population: 7,110 larger in Canterbury Renting: 29.4 pts higher in Canterbury Separate houses: 57.1 pts higher in Bardwell Park 3+ bedrooms: 47.0 pts higher in Bardwell Park Recent movers: 24.0 pts higher in Canterbury

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bardwell Park in Canterbury +7,110 larger in Canterbury gap widening

2,320 80th pct 9,430 87th pct

Median age in Bardwell Park in Canterbury +8 yrs older in Bardwell Park gap widening

42 yrs 38th pct 34 yrs 13th pct

Age structure

24.4% Young adults (25–44) +17.4 pts ▸ 41.8%

28.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +6.8 pts 21.2%

18.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +7.9 pts 11.0%

16.0% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.5 pts 14.5%

12.7% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.4 pts 11.3%

Marital status

53.1% Married ◂ +9.2 pts 43.9%

34.6% Never married +6.7 pts ▸ 41.3%

6.1% Divorced +2.2 pts ▸ 8.3%

4.2% Widowed ◂ +1.2 pts 3.1%

2.3% Separated +1.1 pts ▸ 3.3%

Age & sex structure

Bardwell Park Canterbury

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

65.3% Australia ◂ +22.9 pts 42.4%

6.5% China +1.5 pts ▸ 8.0%

1.9% Vietnam +3.1 pts ▸ 5.0%

0.2% Nepal +2.7 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.6% Philippines +2.0 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.5% India +1.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.5% England ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%

0.9% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.0% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.4% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Ancestry

22.7% Greek ◂ +15.2 pts 7.5%

17.3% English ◂ +4.3 pts 13.0%

13.8% Chinese +2.6 pts ▸ 16.4%

15.9% Australian ◂ +3.5 pts 12.4%

6.4% Italian ◂ +1.6 pts 4.8%

6.3% Irish ◂ +0.9 pts 5.4%

5.7% Scottish ◂ +2.0 pts 3.7%

2.7% Vietnamese +2.6 pts ▸ 5.3%

1.2% Filipino +2.3 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.2% German ◂ +0.8 pts 1.4%

1.3% Indian +0.8 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.6% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

52.6% English only ◂ +15.4 pts 37.1%

16.6% Greek ◂ +10.8 pts 5.8%

5.9% Mandarin +3.0 pts ▸ 8.9%

2.3% Vietnamese +3.1 pts ▸ 5.4%

4.1% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 4.2%

4.0% Cantonese ◂ +0.5 pts 3.4%

1.4% Italian +0.4 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.1% Tagalog +1.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.2% Hindi +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

60.7% Christianity ◂ +20.4 pts 40.4%

28.3% No religion +6.6 pts ▸ 34.9%

3.0% Buddhism +4.7 pts ▸ 7.7%

3.6% Not stated +3.7 pts ▸ 7.3%

3.4% Islam +1.3 pts ▸ 4.7%

0.7% Hinduism +3.6 pts ▸ 4.3%

0.2% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Judaism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Bardwell Park in Canterbury +0.50 more in Bardwell Park

2.69 39th pct 2.19 31st pct

Schools ≤3 km in Bardwell Park in Canterbury +14 more in Canterbury

56 93rd pct 70 95th pct

Avg size in Bardwell Park in Canterbury +9 larger in Bardwell Park

463 67th pct 453 66th pct

ICSEA in Bardwell Park in Canterbury +7 higher in Canterbury

1,070 85th pct 1,078 87th pct

Highest year of school

71.7% Year 12 ◂ +0.9 pts 70.9%

11.8% Year 10 ◂ +1.8 pts 10.1%

9.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.6 pts 8.6%

3.7% Year 11 ◂ +0.1 pts 3.7%

Highest qualification level

34.4% Bachelor degree +1.8 pts ▸ 36.2%

17.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.3 pts 15.1%

17.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.7 pts 13.6%

14.4% Postgraduate degree +1.1 pts ▸ 15.5%

3.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.7 pts 3.1%

1.1% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

Field of qualification

26.4% Management & commerce even 26.4%

11.6% Society & culture +1.6 pts ▸ 13.2%

12.0% Engineering & related ◂ +2.4 pts 9.6%

8.5% Education ◂ +3.5 pts 5.0%

7.9% Health ◂ +0.3 pts 7.6%

6.4% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 6.2%

4.2% Information technology +2.1 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.6% Architecture & building ◂ +1.5 pts 4.1%

3.2% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.6 pts ▸ 4.8%

4.5% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.8 pts 2.7%

1.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.9 pts 0.6%

Income

Personal income in Bardwell Park in Canterbury +$64 higher in Bardwell Park gap narrowing

$916 74th pct $852 66th pct

Household income in Bardwell Park in Canterbury +$504 higher in Bardwell Park gap widening

$2,386 88th pct $1,882 70th pct

Family income in Bardwell Park in Canterbury +$608 higher in Bardwell Park gap widening

$2,709 87th pct $2,101 63rd pct

Household income distribution

28.3% $1,500–$2,999 +7.5 pts ▸ 35.9%

25.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +14.5 pts 10.9%

18.7% $650–$1,499 +5.8 pts ▸ 24.4%

13.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.8 pts 10.6%

9.6% Under $650 +2.9 pts ▸ 12.5%

Personal income distribution

36.9% Under $650 ◂ +0.3 pts 36.6%

28.2% $650–$1,499 +5.5 pts ▸ 33.8%

22.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.1 pts 19.4%

8.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.3 pts 3.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.2% Other condition ◂ +1.6 pts 6.6%

6.7% Arthritis ◂ +2.2 pts 4.5%

6.7% Asthma ◂ +1.6 pts 5.1%

6.5% Mental health ◂ +0.3 pts 6.1%

5.3% Diabetes ◂ +1.2 pts 4.1%

3.3% Heart disease ◂ +1.0 pts 2.3%

2.9% Cancer ◂ +1.4 pts 1.5%

1.1% Lung condition ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

0.9% Stroke ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

0.6% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

70.2% None +3.3 pts ▸ 73.5%

18.7% One condition ◂ +4.3 pts 14.4%

5.2% Two conditions ◂ +1.9 pts 3.4%

1.5% Three or more ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Bardwell Park in Canterbury +74 larger in Canterbury

11 60th pct 85 84th pct

Median age in Bardwell Park in Canterbury +13 yrs older in Bardwell Park

36 yrs 74th pct 23 yrs 38th pct

Median income in Bardwell Park in Canterbury +$63 higher in Canterbury

$824 67th pct $887 72nd pct

Household income in Bardwell Park in Canterbury +$1,458 higher in Bardwell Park

$3,250 89th pct $1,792 54th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bardwell Park in Canterbury +0.3 larger in Bardwell Park gap widening

2.8 76th pct 2.5 50th pct

Family composition

66.2% Couples with children ◂ +12.6 pts 53.5%

23.1% Couples without children +7.2 pts ▸ 30.3%

10.4% One-parent families +3.5 pts ▸ 13.8%

1.0% Other families +1.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

Household size

31.7% 2 people +4.4 pts ▸ 36.1%

17.0% 1 person +7.4 pts ▸ 24.4%

21.9% 4 people ◂ +8.7 pts 13.3%

17.8% 3 people +1.0 pts ▸ 18.8%

8.1% 5 people ◂ +2.9 pts 5.3%

3.5% 6 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 2.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bardwell Park in Canterbury +$80 higher in Bardwell Park gap narrowing

$550 96th pct $470 90th pct

Mortgage in Bardwell Park in Canterbury +$600 higher in Bardwell Park gap widening

$2,800 90th pct $2,200 81st pct

People / bedroom in Bardwell Park in Canterbury +0.20 higher in Canterbury gap steady

0.90 86th pct 1.10 93rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

18.5% Rented +29.4 pts ▸ 47.9%

42.9% Owned outright ◂ +21.7 pts 21.1%

36.7% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +7.9 pts 28.8%

1.5% Other tenure ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

0.9% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%

Types of homes

86.3% Separate house ◂ +57.1 pts 29.3%

4.8% Flat or apartment +58.1 pts ▸ 62.8%

6.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +0.1 pts 6.3%

2.1% Other dwelling ◂ +0.7 pts 1.4%

Bedrooms per home

16.4% 2 bedrooms +32.3 pts ▸ 48.7%

46.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +23.6 pts 22.6%

25.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +16.1 pts 9.0%

1.5% 1 bedroom +13.4 pts ▸ 14.9%

10.7% 5 or more ◂ +7.3 pts 3.3%

1.0% Studio / none ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

30.4% $350–$549 +31.5 pts ▸ 61.9%

37.2% $550–$749 ◂ +18.3 pts 18.9%

12.2% $750 or more ◂ +9.7 pts 2.5%

9.5% $200–$349 +2.0 pts ▸ 11.4%

4.1% Under $200 ◂ +2.2 pts 1.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

44.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +19.3 pts 24.7%

25.3% $1,800–$2,999 +16.6 pts ▸ 41.8%

14.3% $1,000–$1,799 +4.5 pts ▸ 18.8%

9.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.6 pts 8.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Bardwell Park in Canterbury +11 more in Canterbury

25 86th pct 36 87th pct

Stops/1k in Bardwell Park in Canterbury +6.96 more in Bardwell Park

10.78 88th pct 3.82 73rd pct

Departures/1k in Bardwell Park in Canterbury +547.2 more in Bardwell Park

2,231.0 93rd pct 1,683.9 90th pct

PT routes in Bardwell Park in Canterbury +8 more in Canterbury

5 86th pct 13 86th pct

Stop walk in Bardwell Park in Canterbury even

1 0th pct 1 0th pct

Drive to city in Bardwell Park in Canterbury +6 longer in Bardwell Park

20 17th pct 14 10th pct

Reach 30 min in Bardwell Park in Canterbury +37,131 more in Canterbury

58,252 87th pct 95,383 89th pct

Reach 45 min in Bardwell Park in Canterbury +47,609 more in Canterbury

297,452 88th pct 345,061 89th pct

Transit to city in Bardwell Park in Canterbury +6 longer in Bardwell Park

47 30th pct 41 21st pct

How people get to work

42.8% Worked at home ◂ +1.8 pts 41.0%

33.7% Car (driver) ◂ +8.2 pts 25.5%

4.2% Train +0.7 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.4% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.6 pts 1.8%

0.9% Walked +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.4% Bus +0.8 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.0% Bicycle +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Motor vehicles per home

38.7% 1 vehicle +14.0 pts ▸ 52.7%

34.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +9.7 pts 25.2%

6.2% No vehicle +8.4 pts ▸ 14.6%

12.2% 3 vehicles ◂ +7.1 pts 5.1%

7.4% 4 or more ◂ +4.7 pts 2.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

10.8% Health care & social assistance +3.0 pts ▸ 13.8%

13.1% Education & training ◂ +4.3 pts 8.8%

12.5% Professional & technical ◂ +2.4 pts 10.0%

8.7% Retail trade +0.2 pts ▸ 8.8%

8.8% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.7 pts 7.0%

5.2% Accommodation & food +2.9 pts ▸ 8.2%

8.0% Construction ◂ +1.5 pts 6.5%

6.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.0 pts 5.6%

3.9% Transport & warehousing +2.0 pts ▸ 5.9%

4.0% Manufacturing +0.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.5% Administrative & support +1.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.3% Other services ◂ +0.3 pts 3.0%

Occupations people work in

32.1% Professionals ◂ +2.7 pts 29.4%

17.3% Managers ◂ +4.7 pts 12.6%

16.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.6 pts 14.3%

9.5% Technicians & trades +1.0 pts ▸ 10.6%

7.8% Community & personal service +2.2 pts ▸ 10.0%

8.0% Sales workers +0.4 pts ▸ 8.3%

4.7% Labourers +3.1 pts ▸ 7.8%

3.4% Machinery operators & drivers +1.3 pts ▸ 4.6%

Walkability

Walk score in Bardwell Park in Canterbury +1.6 higher in Canterbury

7.3 94th pct 8.9 100th pct

Types ≤15 min in Bardwell Park in Canterbury +0.2 more in Canterbury

7.8 99th pct 8.0 100th pct

15-min city in Bardwell Park in Canterbury even