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Baulkham Hills vs Bella Vista

Name: Baulkham Hills vs Bella Vista — 2021 Census comparison
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.5 km apart · Baulkham Hills profile · Bella Vista profile

Baulkham Hills Bella Vista

Baulkham Hills and Bella Vista are neighbouring areas in Greater Sydney that differ significantly in wealth and home size. Bella Vista is more affluent, with a typical weekly household income of $3,518 compared to $2,474 in Baulkham Hills. Larger homes are common in Bella Vista, where 96.7% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms, and it has a far higher share of households earning $3,000 or more a week (55.1% vs 38.8%). Baulkham Hills is more family-oriented in its layout, with 93.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school, compared to just 42.5% in Bella Vista.

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011, maintaining high levels of education and a strong presence of people born overseas. They share almost identical rates of public transport use and a similar proportion of people who work from home. While Bella Vista is more likely to have residents who speak another language at home, both areas sit far above the national figure for this measure. In Baulkham Hills, however, more people live alone and a higher share of households rent.

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Where they differ most

Population: 29,031 larger in Baulkham Hills Other language: 12.3 pts higher in Bella Vista 3+ bedrooms: 12.1 pts higher in Bella Vista People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Baulkham Hills Rent: $220 higher in Bella Vista

Demographics & Identity

Population in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista +29,031 larger in Baulkham Hills gap steady

37,415 93rd pct 8,384 87th pct

Median age in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista +1 yrs older in Bella Vista gap steady

39 yrs 26th pct 40 yrs 29th pct

Age structure

24.2% Older adults (45–64) +5.2 pts ▸ 29.4%

27.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.5 pts 23.7%

21.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +3.1 pts 18.5%

16.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.7 pts 14.5%

10.9% Youth (15–24) +3.1 pts ▸ 14.0%

Marital status

60.5% Married +3.3 pts ▸ 63.8%

26.5% Never married +1.3 pts ▸ 27.8%

6.2% Divorced ◂ +2.5 pts 3.6%

4.6% Widowed ◂ +1.6 pts 3.0%

2.2% Separated ◂ +0.4 pts 1.8%

Age & sex structure

Baulkham Hills Bella Vista

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

56.8% Australia ◂ +8.3 pts 48.5%

7.5% India +3.2 pts ▸ 10.7%

8.2% China +0.4 pts ▸ 8.7%

2.3% England ◂ +0.4 pts 1.9%

1.2% Philippines +0.8 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.1% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

0.9% South Africa even 0.9%

0.5% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Nepal +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Ancestry

21.8% Australian ◂ +8.6 pts 13.2%

21.8% English ◂ +7.5 pts 14.2%

17.5% Chinese +2.5 pts ▸ 20.1%

9.8% Indian +5.2 pts ▸ 14.9%

7.2% Irish ◂ +3.0 pts 4.3%

5.9% Scottish ◂ +2.6 pts 3.4%

3.2% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.8% Filipino +1.0 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.1% German ◂ +0.7 pts 1.4%

1.5% Greek +0.7 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.0% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

0.7% Vietnamese even 0.7%

Language

Language used at home

55.6% English only ◂ +11.9 pts 43.7%

10.2% Mandarin +1.9 pts ▸ 12.1%

3.2% Hindi +1.9 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.2% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 4.3%

0.9% Punjabi +3.2 pts ▸ 4.1%

1.9% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 1.8%

0.7% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.5% Tagalog +0.6 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% Italian even 0.6%

0.4% Vietnamese even 0.4%

Religion

Religious affiliation

47.9% Christianity ◂ +5.2 pts 42.7%

30.1% No religion ◂ +6.7 pts 23.4%

8.9% Hinduism +6.7 pts ▸ 15.6%

3.9% Islam +1.5 pts ▸ 5.4%

1.5% Other religions +3.4 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.3% Buddhism +1.2 pts ▸ 4.5%

4.2% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 3.5%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista

1.23 12th pct —

Schools ≤3 km in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista +12 more in Baulkham Hills

55 93rd pct 43 91st pct

Avg size in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista +12 larger in Bella Vista

648 87th pct 659 88th pct

ICSEA in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista +5 higher in Bella Vista

1,107 93rd pct 1,112 94th pct

Highest year of school

74.6% Year 12 +6.5 pts ▸ 81.1%

13.9% Year 10 ◂ +4.1 pts 9.8%

5.1% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.1 pts 3.9%

3.4% Year 11 ◂ +1.0 pts 2.4%

Highest qualification level

36.1% Bachelor degree +4.9 pts ▸ 41.0%

18.4% Postgraduate degree +4.0 pts ▸ 22.4%

16.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +5.7 pts 10.7%

14.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.7 pts 12.8%

3.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.4 pts 3.2%

1.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

Field of qualification

27.2% Management & commerce +2.8 pts ▸ 30.0%

14.7% Engineering & related ◂ +1.3 pts 13.4%

8.9% Health +4.7 pts ▸ 13.7%

9.9% Society & culture +0.1 pts ▸ 10.0%

8.2% Information technology ◂ +0.5 pts 7.7%

7.6% Education ◂ +2.1 pts 5.6%

4.6% Architecture & building ◂ +1.3 pts 3.4%

4.1% Natural & physical sciences +0.3 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.7% Creative arts ◂ +1.1 pts 2.6%

3.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.6 pts 2.4%

0.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

Income

Personal income in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista +$108 higher in Bella Vista gap widening

$973 79th pct $1,081 87th pct

Household income in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista +$1,044 higher in Bella Vista gap widening

$2,474 89th pct $3,518 100th pct

Family income in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista +$645 higher in Bella Vista gap widening

$2,748 87th pct $3,393 96th pct

Household income distribution

23.5% $4,000 or more +17.8 pts ▸ 41.2%

29.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +8.6 pts 20.8%

17.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.1 pts 12.2%

15.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.4 pts 13.9%

9.7% Under $650 ◂ +3.9 pts 5.8%

Personal income distribution

36.7% Under $650 ◂ +1.0 pts 35.7%

26.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.4 pts 24.5%

24.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.3 pts 23.2%

7.9% $3,000 or more +5.8 pts ▸ 13.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.6% Other condition ◂ +1.2 pts 6.5%

6.4% Arthritis ◂ +1.7 pts 4.7%

6.4% Asthma ◂ +1.3 pts 5.1%

5.8% Mental health ◂ +2.2 pts 3.6%

4.6% Diabetes +0.8 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.5% Heart disease ◂ +0.2 pts 3.2%

2.6% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 2.1%

1.0% Lung condition ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%

0.7% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

72.5% None +3.3 pts ▸ 75.8%

16.8% One condition ◂ +1.5 pts 15.3%

4.3% Two conditions ◂ +0.9 pts 3.4%

2.0% Three or more ◂ +0.8 pts 1.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista +201 larger in Baulkham Hills

223 86th pct 22 70th pct

Median age in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista +9 yrs older in Baulkham Hills

26 yrs 50th pct 17 yrs 14th pct

Median income in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista +$225 higher in Bella Vista

$675 53rd pct $900 73rd pct

Household income in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista +$42 higher in Bella Vista

$2,583 81st pct $2,625 82nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista +0.4 larger in Bella Vista gap narrowing

3.0 86th pct 3.4 93rd pct

Family composition

71.4% Couples with children +3.4 pts ▸ 74.8%

19.0% Couples without children ◂ +1.1 pts 17.9%

9.0% One-parent families ◂ +2.2 pts 6.8%

0.6% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

Household size

24.5% 4 people +3.5 pts ▸ 28.1%

27.6% 2 people ◂ +3.2 pts 24.4%

20.1% 3 people +0.5 pts ▸ 20.7%

15.3% 1 person ◂ +9.0 pts 6.4%

8.9% 5 people +4.4 pts ▸ 13.3%

3.5% 6 or more +3.6 pts ▸ 7.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista +$220 higher in Bella Vista gap widening

$520 94th pct $740 100th pct

Mortgage in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista +$800 higher in Bella Vista gap widening

$2,600 88th pct $3,400 96th pct

People / bedroom in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista +0.10 higher in Baulkham Hills gap steady

0.90 86th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

43.0% Owned with a mortgage +5.8 pts ▸ 48.8%

32.6% Owned outright +3.6 pts ▸ 36.2%

22.3% Rented ◂ +9.7 pts 12.6%

1.1% Other tenure +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.9% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

Types of homes

75.4% Separate house +7.0 pts ▸ 82.4%

13.3% Townhouse / semi-detached +2.8 pts ▸ 16.1%

11.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +9.8 pts 1.4%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

35.7% 4 bedrooms +12.8 pts ▸ 48.5%

36.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +24.3 pts 12.0%

12.6% 5 or more +23.6 pts ▸ 36.2%

12.8% 2 bedrooms ◂ +11.1 pts 1.7%

1.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.2 pts 0.4%

0.1% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

4.7% $750 or more +44.4 pts ▸ 49.2%

48.6% $350–$549 ◂ +40.8 pts 7.9%

37.1% $550–$749 +1.2 pts ▸ 38.4%

5.1% $200–$349 ◂ +2.5 pts 2.6%

2.2% Under $200 ◂ +2.2 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.5% $3,000 or more +13.7 pts ▸ 54.2%

29.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +13.3 pts 16.3%

13.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.9 pts 9.1%

10.5% Under $1,000 +0.7 pts ▸ 11.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista +163 more in Baulkham Hills

214 95th pct 51 87th pct

Stops/1k in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista +0.36 more in Bella Vista

5.72 80th pct 6.08 82nd pct

Departures/1k in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista +523.0 more in Bella Vista

1,990.2 92nd pct 2,513.2 94th pct

PT routes in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista +5 more in Baulkham Hills

17 86th pct 12 86th pct

Stop walk in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista +4 longer in Bella Vista

1 0th pct 5 32nd pct

Drive to city in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista +4 longer in Bella Vista

24 21st pct 28 24th pct

Reach 30 min in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista +14,006 more in Bella Vista

7,677 55th pct 21,683 75th pct

Reach 45 min in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista +39,415 more in Baulkham Hills

113,351 82nd pct 73,936 73rd pct

Transit to city in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista +1 longer in Baulkham Hills

69 73rd pct 68 71st pct

How people get to work

45.9% Worked at home ◂ +0.9 pts 45.0%

33.4% Car (driver) +2.6 pts ▸ 36.0%

2.2% Car (passenger) +0.2 pts ▸ 2.3%

2.3% Bus ◂ +1.1 pts 1.2%

0.4% Train +0.8 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Walked +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

42.9% 2 vehicles +3.6 pts ▸ 46.5%

35.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +14.6 pts 20.6%

12.1% 3 vehicles +7.9 pts ▸ 20.0%

6.7% 4 or more +5.5 pts ▸ 12.2%

3.1% No vehicle ◂ +2.4 pts 0.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.6% Health care & social assistance +4.5 pts ▸ 18.1%

11.6% Professional & technical ◂ +0.3 pts 11.3%

9.5% Education & training ◂ +1.8 pts 7.7%

8.9% Finance & insurance +0.7 pts ▸ 9.5%

8.7% Retail trade ◂ +0.3 pts 8.4%

8.5% Construction ◂ +1.9 pts 6.5%

5.8% Manufacturing +0.1 pts ▸ 5.8%

5.1% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.3 pts 4.9%

4.2% Wholesale trade +0.8 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.9% Accommodation & food +0.8 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.6% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.6 pts 3.1%

2.8% Media & telecommunications ◂ +0.6 pts 2.2%

Occupations people work in

34.4% Professionals +3.4 pts ▸ 37.7%

16.5% Managers +3.7 pts ▸ 20.3%

15.2% Clerical & administrative +1.2 pts ▸ 16.4%

9.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.4 pts 6.3%

7.4% Community & personal service ◂ +2.3 pts 5.1%

7.2% Sales workers ◂ +0.1 pts 7.1%

4.6% Labourers ◂ +1.5 pts 3.0%

3.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.1 pts 2.2%

Walkability

Walk score in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista even

5.9 88th pct 5.9 88th pct

Types ≤15 min in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista +0.4 more in Baulkham Hills

5.7 87th pct 5.3 84th pct

15-min city in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista +1.3 pts higher in Baulkham Hills

65.0% 83rd pct 63.7% 83rd pct

Walk to shops in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista +11.3 pts higher in Bella Vista

53.9% 81st pct 65.2% 84th pct

Walk to transit in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista +2.0 pts higher in Baulkham Hills

99.9% 100th pct 97.9% 93rd pct

Walk to school in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista +51.1 pts higher in Baulkham Hills

93.7% 95th pct 42.5% 73rd pct

Walk to a park in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista +1.9 pts higher in Baulkham Hills

100.0% 100th pct 98.1% 85th pct

Walk to health in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista +6.6 pts higher in Baulkham Hills

53.3% 85th pct 46.7% 83rd pct

Amenities/1k in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista +2.5 more in Bella Vista

9.9 41st pct 12.4 47th pct

Intersections/km² in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista +84 higher in Bella Vista

134 87th pct 218 91st pct

Mean slope in Baulkham Hills in Bella Vista +0.8 pts higher in Bella Vista

6.9% 62nd pct 7.6% 68th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Baulkham Hills vs Bella Vista [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10233/baulkham-hills/vs/SAL10263/bella-vista