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Baulkham Hills vs Norwest

Name: Baulkham Hills vs Norwest — 2021 Census comparison
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.2 km apart · Baulkham Hills profile · Norwest profile

Baulkham Hills Norwest

Baulkham Hills and Norwest are neighbouring areas in Greater Sydney with very different housing and lifestyles. Baulkham Hills is dominated by separate houses, with 75.4% of homes being detached and 84.6% having three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Norwest is much more dense, with flats or apartments making up 53.5% of homes and renting being far more common at 39.8%. This difference is reflected in the demographics: Baulkham Hills has a higher share of children under 15 (21.7%), while Norwest has a higher proportion of people aged 65 and over (21.8%).

Daily life in both places shares similar patterns, with typical weekly family incomes sitting around $2,600 to $2,700 and similar unemployment rates. However, the two areas have tracked differently in terms of growth and access. Norwest has seen a huge influx of new residents, with 67.6% moving in during the last five years and a higher share of recent overseas arrivals (23.3%). While Baulkham Hills has far more homes within walking distance of a school, Norwest has better walkability for health services and groceries.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 37.8 pts higher in Baulkham Hills 3+ bedrooms: 32.8 pts higher in Baulkham Hills Recent movers: 33.6 pts higher in Norwest Population: 32,727 larger in Baulkham Hills Renting: 17.5 pts higher in Norwest

Demographics & Identity

Population in Baulkham Hills in Norwest +32,727 larger in Baulkham Hills

37,415 93rd pct 4,688 86th pct

Median age in Baulkham Hills in Norwest +2 yrs older in Baulkham Hills

39 yrs 26th pct 37 yrs 20th pct

Age structure

27.1% Young adults (25–44) +7.4 pts ▸ 34.5%

24.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +6.8 pts 17.4%

16.2% Seniors (65+) +5.6 pts ▸ 21.8%

21.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +6.8 pts 14.8%

10.9% Youth (15–24) +0.8 pts ▸ 11.6%

Marital status

60.5% Married ◂ +5.8 pts 54.7%

26.5% Never married +2.8 pts ▸ 29.3%

6.2% Divorced +0.5 pts ▸ 6.6%

4.6% Widowed +2.0 pts ▸ 6.6%

2.2% Separated +0.6 pts ▸ 2.8%

Age & sex structure

Baulkham Hills Norwest

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

56.8% Australia ◂ +8.4 pts 48.4%

8.2% China ◂ +1.2 pts 7.1%

7.5% India +0.5 pts ▸ 7.9%

2.3% England +0.8 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.2% Philippines +1.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.1% New Zealand +0.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.9% South Africa +0.8 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.5% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.4% Italy even 0.4%

0.2% Nepal even 0.2%

Ancestry

21.8% English +0.5 pts ▸ 22.2%

21.8% Australian ◂ +5.8 pts 16.0%

17.5% Chinese ◂ +1.8 pts 15.8%

9.8% Indian +0.3 pts ▸ 10.0%

7.2% Irish ◂ +1.0 pts 6.3%

5.9% Scottish ◂ +0.4 pts 5.5%

1.8% Filipino +1.8 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.2% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 3.0%

2.1% German +1.0 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.5% Greek ◂ +0.5 pts 1.0%

1.0% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.7% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

55.6% English only ◂ +2.1 pts 53.5%

10.2% Mandarin ◂ +1.3 pts 9.0%

4.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.9 pts 3.3%

3.2% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.9% Arabic ◂ +0.8 pts 1.1%

0.9% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% Tagalog +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.7% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.5% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

47.9% Christianity +1.7 pts ▸ 49.6%

30.1% No religion ◂ +5.3 pts 24.8%

8.9% Hinduism +0.1 pts ▸ 9.1%

4.2% Not stated +4.0 pts ▸ 8.2%

3.9% Islam +0.3 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.3% Buddhism ◂ +1.1 pts 2.2%

1.5% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.1% Judaism even 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Baulkham Hills in Norwest

1.23 12th pct —

Schools ≤3 km in Baulkham Hills in Norwest +25 more in Baulkham Hills

55 93rd pct 30 88th pct

Avg size in Baulkham Hills in Norwest +179 larger in Norwest

648 87th pct 826 96th pct

ICSEA in Baulkham Hills in Norwest +19 higher in Norwest

1,107 93rd pct 1,127 97th pct

Highest year of school

74.6% Year 12 ◂ +3.2 pts 71.4%

13.9% Year 10 ◂ +1.1 pts 12.8%

5.1% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.0 pts 4.0%

3.4% Year 11 even 3.5%

Highest qualification level

36.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.3 pts 32.9%

18.4% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.9 pts 16.6%

14.4% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.7 pts ▸ 17.1%

16.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +4.5 pts 11.8%

3.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.3 pts 3.3%

1.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

Field of qualification

27.2% Management & commerce +1.4 pts ▸ 28.6%

14.7% Engineering & related ◂ +4.1 pts 10.6%

9.9% Society & culture +3.3 pts ▸ 13.2%

8.9% Health ◂ +1.1 pts 7.8%

8.2% Information technology ◂ +1.5 pts 6.8%

7.6% Education ◂ +1.5 pts 6.2%

4.6% Architecture & building ◂ +1.2 pts 3.4%

4.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.3 pts 2.8%

3.7% Creative arts +0.4 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.2 pts 2.8%

0.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Baulkham Hills in Norwest +$80 higher in Norwest

$973 79th pct $1,053 86th pct

Household income in Baulkham Hills in Norwest +$267 higher in Baulkham Hills

$2,474 89th pct $2,207 84th pct

Family income in Baulkham Hills in Norwest +$161 higher in Baulkham Hills

$2,748 87th pct $2,587 85th pct

Household income distribution

29.4% $1,500–$2,999 +2.9 pts ▸ 32.2%

23.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 21.3%

17.3% $650–$1,499 +3.9 pts ▸ 21.2%

15.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.6 pts 11.7%

9.7% Under $650 ◂ +0.8 pts 8.9%

Personal income distribution

36.7% Under $650 ◂ +4.0 pts 32.7%

26.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.5 pts 26.4%

24.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.7 pts 23.9%

7.9% $3,000 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 8.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.6% Other condition ◂ +1.0 pts 6.6%

6.4% Arthritis +0.1 pts ▸ 6.5%

6.4% Asthma ◂ +0.9 pts 5.5%

5.8% Mental health ◂ +1.1 pts 4.7%

4.6% Diabetes ◂ +0.2 pts 4.4%

3.5% Heart disease +0.3 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.6% Cancer even 2.6%

1.0% Lung condition ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.7% Stroke even 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

72.5% None ◂ +2.4 pts 70.1%

16.8% One condition ◂ +1.7 pts 15.1%

4.3% Two conditions +0.4 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.0% Three or more ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Baulkham Hills in Norwest +202 larger in Baulkham Hills

223 86th pct 21 69th pct

Median age in Baulkham Hills in Norwest +2 yrs older in Norwest

26 yrs 50th pct 28 yrs 57th pct

Median income in Baulkham Hills in Norwest +$699 higher in Norwest

$675 53rd pct $1,374 89th pct

Household income in Baulkham Hills in Norwest +$21 higher in Baulkham Hills

$2,583 81st pct $2,562 80th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Baulkham Hills in Norwest +0.5 larger in Baulkham Hills

3.0 86th pct 2.5 50th pct

Family composition

71.4% Couples with children ◂ +18.2 pts 53.2%

19.0% Couples without children +16.1 pts ▸ 35.1%

9.0% One-parent families +1.7 pts ▸ 10.7%

0.6% Other families +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

Household size

27.6% 2 people +11.7 pts ▸ 39.3%

24.5% 4 people ◂ +10.8 pts 13.7%

15.3% 1 person +6.8 pts ▸ 22.1%

20.1% 3 people ◂ +1.7 pts 18.4%

8.9% 5 people ◂ +4.8 pts 4.2%

3.5% 6 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 2.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Baulkham Hills in Norwest +$59 higher in Norwest

$520 94th pct $579 98th pct

Mortgage in Baulkham Hills in Norwest +$223 higher in Norwest

$2,600 88th pct $2,823 90th pct

People / bedroom in Baulkham Hills in Norwest +0.10 higher in Norwest

0.90 86th pct 1.00 89th pct

How homes are owned or rented

43.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +14.9 pts 28.1%

22.3% Rented +17.5 pts ▸ 39.8%

32.6% Owned outright ◂ +4.4 pts 28.3%

1.1% Other tenure +1.3 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.9% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

Types of homes

75.4% Separate house ◂ +37.8 pts 37.6%

11.3% Flat or apartment +42.2 pts ▸ 53.5%

13.3% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +5.6 pts 7.7%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

36.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +12.6 pts 23.8%

35.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +13.0 pts 22.7%

12.8% 2 bedrooms +21.8 pts ▸ 34.6%

12.6% 5 or more ◂ +7.2 pts 5.3%

1.6% 1 bedroom +10.7 pts ▸ 12.4%

0.1% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

37.1% $550–$749 +13.3 pts ▸ 50.4%

48.6% $350–$549 ◂ +14.8 pts 33.9%

4.7% $750 or more +4.0 pts ▸ 8.8%

5.1% $200–$349 ◂ +1.6 pts 3.5%

2.2% Under $200 +0.8 pts ▸ 3.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.5% $3,000 or more +4.7 pts ▸ 45.2%

29.6% $1,800–$2,999 +3.8 pts ▸ 33.4%

13.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.1 pts 10.0%

10.5% Under $1,000 ◂ +3.7 pts 6.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Baulkham Hills in Norwest +186 more in Baulkham Hills

214 95th pct 28 86th pct

Stops/1k in Baulkham Hills in Norwest +0.25 more in Norwest

5.72 80th pct 5.97 81st pct

Departures/1k in Baulkham Hills in Norwest +938.3 more in Norwest

1,990.2 92nd pct 2,928.5 97th pct

PT routes in Baulkham Hills in Norwest +5 more in Baulkham Hills

17 86th pct 12 86th pct

Stop walk in Baulkham Hills in Norwest +6 longer in Norwest

1 0th pct 7 39th pct

Drive to city in Baulkham Hills in Norwest +4 longer in Norwest

24 21st pct 28 24th pct

Reach 30 min in Baulkham Hills in Norwest +7,677 more in Baulkham Hills

7,677 55th pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Baulkham Hills in Norwest +21,706 more in Baulkham Hills

113,351 82nd pct 91,645 77th pct

Transit to city in Baulkham Hills in Norwest +3 longer in Baulkham Hills

69 73rd pct 66 68th pct

How people get to work

45.9% Worked at home +1.0 pts ▸ 46.9%

33.4% Car (driver) ◂ +6.0 pts 27.4%

0.4% Train +2.8 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.3% Bus ◂ +1.5 pts 0.7%

2.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.6 pts 1.6%

0.6% Walked +1.4 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.1% Bicycle even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

35.2% 1 vehicle +13.1 pts ▸ 48.3%

42.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +5.1 pts 37.8%

12.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +5.8 pts 6.4%

6.7% 4 or more ◂ +4.6 pts 2.1%

3.1% No vehicle +2.5 pts ▸ 5.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

11.6% Professional & technical +2.5 pts ▸ 14.1%

13.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.6 pts 12.0%

8.9% Finance & insurance +0.9 pts ▸ 9.7%

9.5% Education & training ◂ +1.8 pts 7.8%

8.7% Retail trade +0.7 pts ▸ 9.4%

8.5% Construction ◂ +1.8 pts 6.6%

5.8% Manufacturing ◂ +1.2 pts 4.6%

5.1% Public administration & safety +0.1 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.9% Accommodation & food +0.8 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.7% Other services +1.9 pts ▸ 4.6%

4.2% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.9 pts 3.3%

3.6% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.5 pts 3.2%

Occupations people work in

34.4% Professionals +1.8 pts ▸ 36.2%

16.5% Managers +1.9 pts ▸ 18.4%

15.2% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.0 pts 14.2%

9.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.0 pts 6.7%

7.2% Sales workers +1.5 pts ▸ 8.7%

7.4% Community & personal service +0.2 pts ▸ 7.6%

4.6% Labourers ◂ +0.9 pts 3.7%

3.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.5 pts 2.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Baulkham Hills in Norwest +0.6 higher in Norwest

5.9 88th pct 6.6 91st pct

Types ≤15 min in Baulkham Hills in Norwest +0.9 more in Norwest

5.7 87th pct 6.6 92nd pct

15-min city in Baulkham Hills in Norwest +26.6 pts higher in Norwest

65.0% 83rd pct 91.6% 95th pct

Walk to shops in Baulkham Hills in Norwest +32.4 pts higher in Norwest

53.9% 81st pct 86.3% 93rd pct

Walk to transit in Baulkham Hills in Norwest +4.7 pts higher in Baulkham Hills

99.9% 100th pct 95.2% 86th pct

Walk to school in Baulkham Hills in Norwest +67.4 pts higher in Baulkham Hills

93.7% 95th pct 26.3% 67th pct

Walk to a park in Baulkham Hills in Norwest +1.3 pts higher in Baulkham Hills

100.0% 100th pct 98.7% 85th pct

Walk to health in Baulkham Hills in Norwest +32.9 pts higher in Norwest

53.3% 85th pct 86.2% 95th pct

Amenities/1k in Baulkham Hills in Norwest +6.8 more in Norwest

9.9 41st pct 16.6 57th pct

Intersections/km² in Baulkham Hills in Norwest +185 higher in Norwest

134 87th pct 319 96th pct

Mean slope in Baulkham Hills in Norwest +1.3 pts higher in Norwest

6.9% 62nd pct 8.2% 72nd pct

Compare Baulkham Hills with nearby areas

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Compare Norwest with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Baulkham Hills vs Norwest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10233/baulkham-hills/vs/SAL13036/norwest