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Berowra Heights vs Brooklyn

Name: Berowra Heights vs Brooklyn — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.4 km apart · Berowra Heights profile · Brooklyn profile

Berowra Heights Brooklyn

Berowra Heights and Brooklyn (NSW) are neighbouring areas with very different housing and community profiles. Berowra Heights is a family-heavy area where 21.6% of people are children under 15 and 93.5% of homes have three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Brooklyn (NSW) has a higher share of people living alone (28.2%) and more renters (22.8%). Berowra Heights is also more walkable, with 88% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services, compared to 53.5% in Brooklyn (NSW).

Everyday life in both places shares several similarities, such as typical weekly personal incomes that sit around $900 to $970 and almost identical monthly home-loan payments of $2,500. They also have similar proportions of people born overseas and those who speak little or no English. While Berowra Heights has more children and a higher share of people caring for them unpaid, residents in Brooklyn (NSW) are generally older, with a typical age of 48 compared to 42 in Berowra Heights.

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Where they differ most

3+ bedrooms: 29.6 pts higher in Berowra Heights Population: 4,549 larger in Berowra Heights Living alone: 13.5 pts higher in Brooklyn Renting: 12.2 pts higher in Brooklyn Under 15: 7.2 pts higher in Berowra Heights

Demographics & Identity

Population in Berowra Heights in Brooklyn +4,549 larger in Berowra Heights gap steady

5,286 86th pct 737 71st pct

Median age in Berowra Heights in Brooklyn +6 yrs older in Brooklyn gap steady

42 yrs 38th pct 48 yrs 62nd pct

Age structure

28.4% Older adults (45–64) +7.4 pts ▸ 35.8%

21.6% Children (0–14) ◂ +7.2 pts 14.4%

20.3% Young adults (25–44) +0.2 pts ▸ 20.5%

17.0% Seniors (65+) +2.4 pts ▸ 19.4%

12.5% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.9 pts 10.6%

Marital status

58.8% Married ◂ +12.5 pts 46.3%

28.2% Never married +5.7 pts ▸ 33.9%

6.6% Divorced +5.5 pts ▸ 12.1%

4.2% Widowed +1.0 pts ▸ 5.2%

2.3% Separated +0.2 pts ▸ 2.5%

Age & sex structure

Berowra Heights Brooklyn

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

77.9% Australia ◂ +1.2 pts 76.7%

6.7% England ◂ +1.0 pts 5.7%

1.3% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.0% South Africa +0.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.1% China ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%

0.7% Philippines even 0.7%

0.4% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% India ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.2% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

45.6% English ◂ +1.8 pts 43.8%

40.9% Australian ◂ +4.0 pts 36.9%

13.0% Irish +1.5 pts ▸ 14.5%

11.5% Scottish +0.5 pts ▸ 12.1%

4.9% German ◂ +0.6 pts 4.3%

3.0% Chinese ◂ +1.0 pts 2.0%

2.8% Italian ◂ +1.6 pts 1.2%

2.0% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 1.8%

0.9% Indian +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.4% Vietnamese +0.8 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.9% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

Language

Language used at home

88.8% English only +1.2 pts ▸ 90.0%

1.1% Mandarin ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

0.5% Cantonese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.4% Vietnamese even 0.4%

0.4% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.4% Tagalog ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

43.6% No religion +8.5 pts ▸ 52.1%

51.0% Christianity ◂ +10.7 pts 40.3%

3.0% Not stated +1.7 pts ▸ 4.7%

0.4% Islam +0.8 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.0% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.5% Hinduism ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.2% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Berowra Heights in Brooklyn +7.68 more in Brooklyn

1.75 24th pct 9.43 74th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Berowra Heights in Brooklyn +1 more in Brooklyn

5 73rd pct 6 74th pct

Avg size in Berowra Heights in Brooklyn +19 larger in Berowra Heights

195 37th pct 176 35th pct

ICSEA in Berowra Heights in Brooklyn +3 higher in Berowra Heights

1,107 93rd pct 1,104 92nd pct

Highest year of school

68.5% Year 12 ◂ +7.3 pts 61.2%

20.5% Year 10 +2.9 pts ▸ 23.4%

4.7% Year 9 or below +2.5 pts ▸ 7.2%

4.4% Year 11 +1.5 pts ▸ 5.9%

Highest qualification level

32.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +8.1 pts 24.1%

24.3% Certificate III / IV +5.6 pts ▸ 30.0%

16.2% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.9 pts 15.2%

11.1% Postgraduate degree +1.4 pts ▸ 12.4%

4.3% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.9 pts ▸ 5.2%

1.9% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.0 pts 0.9%

Field of qualification

23.1% Management & commerce ◂ +6.7 pts 16.4%

14.9% Engineering & related +3.8 pts ▸ 18.7%

11.5% Society & culture +4.9 pts ▸ 16.4%

9.7% Health ◂ +3.1 pts 6.6%

9.7% Education ◂ +1.2 pts 8.4%

4.8% Creative arts +2.2 pts ▸ 7.0%

6.0% Architecture & building +0.8 pts ▸ 6.8%

4.3% Natural & physical sciences +1.3 pts ▸ 5.6%

4.9% Information technology ◂ +2.1 pts 2.8%

3.4% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.0 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.6% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.4 pts 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Berowra Heights in Brooklyn +$70 higher in Berowra Heights gap widening

$974 80th pct $904 73rd pct

Household income in Berowra Heights in Brooklyn +$406 higher in Berowra Heights gap narrowing

$2,468 89th pct $2,062 78th pct

Family income in Berowra Heights in Brooklyn +$123 higher in Berowra Heights gap narrowing

$2,810 88th pct $2,687 87th pct

Household income distribution

27.4% $1,500–$2,999 +0.1 pts ▸ 27.6%

23.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 21.8%

20.3% $650–$1,499 +2.5 pts ▸ 22.8%

8.1% Under $650 +8.2 pts ▸ 16.3%

16.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +6.0 pts 10.2%

Personal income distribution

36.8% Under $650 +1.1 pts ▸ 37.8%

28.9% $650–$1,499 +2.8 pts ▸ 31.7%

24.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.4 pts 18.7%

8.6% $3,000 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 9.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.6% Asthma ◂ +1.2 pts 8.4%

8.5% Arthritis +1.0 pts ▸ 9.5%

8.8% Other condition ◂ +1.6 pts 7.2%

8.2% Mental health +0.5 pts ▸ 8.7%

4.0% Diabetes ◂ +0.5 pts 3.5%

3.4% Cancer +0.1 pts ▸ 3.5%

3.2% Heart disease ◂ +0.2 pts 3.0%

1.4% Lung condition ◂ +1.0 pts 0.4%

0.8% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.5% Dementia ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.5% None ◂ +3.2 pts 63.2%

21.8% One condition +0.8 pts ▸ 22.7%

5.3% Two conditions even 5.3%

2.3% Three or more ◂ +0.5 pts 1.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Berowra Heights in Brooklyn +26 larger in Berowra Heights

39 75th pct 13 62nd pct

Median age in Berowra Heights in Brooklyn +2 yrs older in Brooklyn

31 yrs 66th pct 33 yrs 71st pct

Median income in Berowra Heights in Brooklyn +$237 higher in Brooklyn

$825 67th pct $1,062 82nd pct

Household income in Berowra Heights in Brooklyn +$1,624 higher in Brooklyn

$1,625 47th pct $3,249 89th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Berowra Heights in Brooklyn +0.5 larger in Berowra Heights gap steady

2.9 81st pct 2.4 43rd pct

Family composition

70.1% Couples with children ◂ +10.1 pts 60.0%

20.5% Couples without children +7.1 pts ▸ 27.6%

8.8% One-parent families +1.8 pts ▸ 10.6%

0.5% Other families +0.9 pts ▸ 1.4%

Household size

30.2% 2 people +5.5 pts ▸ 35.7%

14.7% 1 person +13.5 pts ▸ 28.2%

24.9% 4 people ◂ +11.3 pts 13.6%

18.3% 3 people ◂ +1.6 pts 16.7%

9.0% 5 people ◂ +2.5 pts 6.5%

3.0% 6 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 1.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Berowra Heights in Brooklyn +$110 higher in Berowra Heights gap narrowing

$580 98th pct $470 90th pct

Mortgage in Berowra Heights in Brooklyn even gap narrowing

$2,500 88th pct $2,500 88th pct

People / bedroom in Berowra Heights in Brooklyn even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

47.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +11.9 pts 35.7%

40.5% Owned outright ◂ +3.1 pts 37.4%

10.6% Rented +12.2 pts ▸ 22.8%

0.3% Other tenure +2.7 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.5% Not stated +1.9 pts ▸ 2.4%

Types of homes

93.8% Separate house ◂ +9.1 pts 84.7%

1.1% Flat or apartment +8.1 pts ▸ 9.2%

4.7% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +4.7 pts 0.0%

0.0% Other dwelling +3.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

Bedrooms per home

41.4% 3 bedrooms ◂ +6.0 pts 35.4%

38.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +16.8 pts 21.8%

4.4% 2 bedrooms +19.4 pts ▸ 23.8%

13.6% 5 or more ◂ +6.8 pts 6.8%

1.1% 1 bedroom +5.7 pts ▸ 6.8%

0.0% Studio / none +3.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

Weekly rent distribution

50.3% $550–$749 ◂ +24.9 pts 25.4%

27.5% $350–$549 +18.8 pts ▸ 46.3%

3.7% $200–$349 +14.2 pts ▸ 17.9%

10.1% $750 or more ◂ +4.1 pts 6.0%

3.2% Under $200 ◂ +3.2 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

35.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 34.3%

34.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +6.0 pts 28.6%

17.1% $1,000–$1,799 +2.9 pts ▸ 20.0%

7.8% Under $1,000 +1.7 pts ▸ 9.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Berowra Heights in Brooklyn +7 more in Berowra Heights

24 86th pct 17 86th pct

Stops/1k in Berowra Heights in Brooklyn +18.53 more in Brooklyn

4.54 76th pct 23.07 94th pct

Departures/1k in Berowra Heights in Brooklyn +782.1 more in Brooklyn

953.3 86th pct 1,735.4 90th pct

PT routes in Berowra Heights in Brooklyn +2 more in Brooklyn

1 71st pct 3 79th pct

Stop walk in Berowra Heights in Brooklyn +1 longer in Brooklyn

6 36th pct 7 39th pct

Drive to city in Berowra Heights in Brooklyn +3 longer in Berowra Heights

34 29th pct 31 27th pct

Reach 30 min in Berowra Heights in Brooklyn even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Berowra Heights in Brooklyn even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

40.6% Worked at home ◂ +0.9 pts 39.7%

37.0% Car (driver) ◂ +2.6 pts 34.4%

1.8% Walked +2.2 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.2 pts 1.3%

0.8% Train +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.1% Bicycle +0.9 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.0% Bus even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

44.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +6.9 pts 37.2%

28.9% 1 vehicle +9.3 pts ▸ 38.2%

15.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.7 pts 12.8%

9.1% 4 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 8.0%

2.3% No vehicle +4.0 pts ▸ 6.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.7 pts 11.6%

12.3% Education & training +1.0 pts ▸ 13.3%

8.9% Construction +2.1 pts ▸ 11.1%

10.0% Professional & technical ◂ +1.5 pts 8.5%

8.2% Retail trade ◂ +3.0 pts 5.3%

5.8% Manufacturing +0.9 pts ▸ 6.8%

4.4% Accommodation & food +1.9 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.6% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.5 pts 5.0%

5.3% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.5 pts 4.8%

2.8% Transport & warehousing +2.2 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.8% Wholesale trade ◂ +2.1 pts 1.8%

3.7% Other services ◂ +0.7 pts 3.0%

Occupations people work in

29.5% Professionals ◂ +7.7 pts 21.9%

16.3% Managers +4.8 pts ▸ 21.1%

13.8% Technicians & trades +0.7 pts ▸ 14.6%

14.0% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.5 pts 11.6%

9.3% Community & personal service +1.2 pts ▸ 10.6%

5.2% Labourers +3.9 pts ▸ 9.0%

7.7% Sales workers ◂ +2.2 pts 5.5%

3.1% Machinery operators & drivers +0.2 pts ▸ 3.3%

Walkability

Walk score in Berowra Heights in Brooklyn +0.6 higher in Berowra Heights

6.4 90th pct 5.7 87th pct

Types ≤15 min in Berowra Heights in Brooklyn +1.6 more in Berowra Heights

7.0 94th pct 5.4 85th pct

15-min city in Berowra Heights in Brooklyn +31.8 pts higher in Berowra Heights

88.7% 94th pct 57.0% 81st pct

Walk to shops in Berowra Heights in Brooklyn +32.6 pts higher in Berowra Heights

85.1% 92nd pct 52.5% 80th pct

Walk to transit in Berowra Heights in Brooklyn +9.4 pts higher in Brooklyn

89.2% 84th pct 98.6% 95th pct

Walk to school in Berowra Heights in Brooklyn +4.0 pts higher in Brooklyn

66.9% 81st pct 70.9% 82nd pct

Walk to a park in Berowra Heights in Brooklyn +7.3 pts higher in Brooklyn

90.5% 80th pct 97.7% 85th pct

Walk to health in Berowra Heights in Brooklyn +34.5 pts higher in Berowra Heights

88.0% 96th pct 53.5% 85th pct

Amenities/1k in Berowra Heights in Brooklyn +52.8 more in Brooklyn

9.6 40th pct 62.4 86th pct

Intersections/km² in Berowra Heights in Brooklyn +30 higher in Berowra Heights

36 76th pct 6 68th pct

Mean slope in Berowra Heights in Brooklyn +6.1 pts higher in Brooklyn

11.9% 87th pct 18.0% 97th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Berowra Heights vs Brooklyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10309/berowra-heights/vs/SAL10596/brooklyn