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Bidwill vs Oakhurst

Name: Bidwill vs Oakhurst — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.9 km apart · Bidwill profile · Oakhurst profile

Bidwill Oakhurst

Oakhurst and Bidwill are neighbouring areas in Greater Sydney with very different social profiles. Oakhurst has a much higher typical household income of $2,097 per week compared to $899 in Bidwill. This gap is mirrored in education and housing; 62.6% of Oakhurst residents finished Year 12, which is far higher than the 32.5% in Bidwill, and Oakhurst has a far higher share of separate houses at 95.2%. In contrast, Bidwill has a far higher Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population at 15.3% and a much higher share of renters at 73.0%.

These two places have tracked similarly in some areas, as both have the same share of people who speak little or no English (4.2%) and identical access to parks and public transport. However, the economic divide between them remains stark, with the gap in typical weekly personal income staying far higher in Oakhurst at $824 compared to $451 in Bidwill. This difference also extends to the First Nations community, where Oakhurst has a far higher typical personal income and a much lower unemployment rate.

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Where they differ most

Year 12: 30.1 pts higher in Oakhurst Household income: $1,198 higher in Oakhurst Family income: $1,104 higher in Oakhurst One-parent: 29.7 pts higher in Bidwill Rent: $218 higher in Oakhurst

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bidwill in Oakhurst +2,745 larger in Oakhurst gap widening

4,202 86th pct 6,947 87th pct

Median age in Bidwill in Oakhurst +4 yrs older in Oakhurst gap narrowing

30 yrs 5th pct 34 yrs 13th pct

Age structure

23.6% Young adults (25–44) +3.7 pts ▸ 27.3%

26.8% Children (0–14) ◂ +5.7 pts 21.2%

21.9% Older adults (45–64) +4.9 pts ▸ 26.8%

15.7% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.7 pts 15.0%

11.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.1 pts 9.7%

Marital status

51.7% Never married ◂ +15.4 pts 36.3%

27.4% Married +23.0 pts ▸ 50.3%

9.5% Divorced ◂ +3.4 pts 6.2%

5.8% Widowed ◂ +2.3 pts 3.5%

5.8% Separated ◂ +2.0 pts 3.8%

Age & sex structure

Bidwill Oakhurst

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

62.6% Australia ◂ +10.0 pts 52.5%

1.7% Philippines +11.4 pts ▸ 13.2%

0.2% India +3.8 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.2% New Zealand ◂ +0.8 pts 2.4%

1.2% England ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

0.3% Vietnam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% China even 0.3%

0.1% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

28.6% Australian ◂ +10.0 pts 18.6%

23.7% English ◂ +7.7 pts 16.0%

3.1% Filipino +15.7 pts ▸ 18.8%

1.2% Indian +7.4 pts ▸ 8.6%

4.1% Irish ◂ +1.2 pts 2.9%

3.8% Scottish ◂ +0.5 pts 3.3%

1.9% German ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

1.1% Chinese +0.7 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.8% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%

0.6% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.3% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.6% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

Language

Language used at home

62.9% English only ◂ +13.7 pts 49.2%

1.0% Tagalog +7.2 pts ▸ 8.2%

0.9% Hindi +3.5 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.3% Arabic +0.6 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.0% Punjabi +2.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.3% Vietnamese +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.3% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Cantonese even 0.2%

0.2% Italian even 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

46.7% Christianity +9.1 pts ▸ 55.8%

30.7% No religion ◂ +14.3 pts 16.3%

14.8% Not stated ◂ +7.3 pts 7.6%

5.2% Islam +5.2 pts ▸ 10.4%

1.2% Hinduism +5.3 pts ▸ 6.5%

0.7% Other religions +1.7 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.9% Buddhism +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Bidwill in Oakhurst +1.09 more in Bidwill

1.77 24th pct 0.68 1st pct

Schools ≤3 km in Bidwill in Oakhurst +7 more in Oakhurst

34 89th pct 41 90th pct

Avg size in Bidwill in Oakhurst +3 larger in Bidwill

468 68th pct 465 67th pct

ICSEA in Bidwill in Oakhurst +10 higher in Bidwill

971 38th pct 960 32nd pct

Highest year of school

32.5% Year 12 +30.1 pts ▸ 62.6%

24.0% Year 10 ◂ +6.2 pts 17.8%

20.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +12.2 pts 8.0%

7.1% Year 11 ◂ +2.3 pts 4.9%

Highest qualification level

9.9% Bachelor degree +19.4 pts ▸ 29.3%

28.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +2.7 pts 25.3%

10.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +6.4 pts ▸ 16.5%

2.5% Postgraduate degree +4.3 pts ▸ 6.7%

3.0% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.6 pts 2.4%

0.5% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.3 pts ▸ 1.8%

Field of qualification

12.2% Management & commerce +10.1 pts ▸ 22.3%

8.1% Engineering & related +8.0 pts ▸ 16.2%

12.4% Society & culture ◂ +2.1 pts 10.3%

5.4% Health +3.8 pts ▸ 9.3%

3.6% Education +3.1 pts ▸ 6.6%

6.4% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.2 pts 4.1%

2.1% Information technology +2.9 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.0% Architecture & building even 4.0%

0.7% Natural & physical sciences +2.0 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.4% Creative arts +1.1 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.9% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Bidwill in Oakhurst +$373 higher in Oakhurst gap widening

$451 8th pct $824 62nd pct

Household income in Bidwill in Oakhurst +$1,198 higher in Oakhurst gap widening

$899 10th pct $2,097 79th pct

Family income in Bidwill in Oakhurst +$1,104 higher in Oakhurst gap widening

$1,045 8th pct $2,149 66th pct

Household income distribution

20.6% $1,500–$2,999 +15.7 pts ▸ 36.2%

32.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +9.5 pts 23.1%

31.8% Under $650 ◂ +23.9 pts 7.9%

3.6% $3,000–$3,999 +11.5 pts ▸ 15.1%

2.3% $4,000 or more +8.6 pts ▸ 10.9%

Personal income distribution

55.9% Under $650 ◂ +17.5 pts 38.4%

23.8% $650–$1,499 +13.6 pts ▸ 37.4%

4.8% $1,500–$2,999 +12.2 pts ▸ 17.0%

0.7% $3,000 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

14.4% Asthma ◂ +6.4 pts 8.0%

11.0% Mental health ◂ +5.6 pts 5.4%

9.6% Arthritis ◂ +3.4 pts 6.3%

8.3% Diabetes ◂ +0.8 pts 7.5%

7.3% Other condition +0.4 pts ▸ 7.7%

3.7% Heart disease ◂ +0.5 pts 3.2%

2.8% Lung condition ◂ +1.8 pts 0.9%

2.0% Cancer ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%

1.2% Stroke ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

0.5% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

49.8% None +16.9 pts ▸ 66.7%

19.7% One condition ◂ +1.8 pts 17.8%

7.7% Two conditions ◂ +3.5 pts 4.2%

5.3% Three or more ◂ +2.9 pts 2.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Bidwill in Oakhurst +413 larger in Bidwill

642 87th pct 229 86th pct

Median age in Bidwill in Oakhurst +5 yrs older in Oakhurst

17 yrs 14th pct 22 yrs 33rd pct

Median income in Bidwill in Oakhurst +$329 higher in Oakhurst

$448 24th pct $777 63rd pct

Household income in Bidwill in Oakhurst +$1,235 higher in Oakhurst

$823 12th pct $2,058 64th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bidwill in Oakhurst +0.5 larger in Oakhurst gap widening

2.8 76th pct 3.3 91st pct

Family composition

41.4% Couples with children +27.3 pts ▸ 68.7%

45.0% One-parent families ◂ +29.7 pts 15.3%

11.8% Couples without children +3.5 pts ▸ 15.3%

1.9% Other families ◂ +0.9 pts 0.9%

Household size

29.2% 2 people ◂ +4.9 pts 24.3%

12.6% 4 people +12.2 pts ▸ 24.7%

22.4% 1 person ◂ +10.0 pts 12.4%

19.5% 3 people ◂ +0.3 pts 19.2%

8.7% 5 people +2.2 pts ▸ 10.9%

7.7% 6 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 8.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bidwill in Oakhurst +$218 higher in Oakhurst gap widening

$200 25th pct $418 85th pct

Mortgage in Bidwill in Oakhurst +$280 higher in Oakhurst gap narrowing

$1,733 57th pct $2,013 72nd pct

People / bedroom in Bidwill in Oakhurst even gap steady

0.90 86th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

73.0% Rented ◂ +46.3 pts 26.6%

14.5% Owned with a mortgage +35.2 pts ▸ 49.6%

9.6% Owned outright +12.2 pts ▸ 21.9%

2.2% Not stated ◂ +0.9 pts 1.4%

1.3% Other tenure ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

Types of homes

66.5% Separate house +28.7 pts ▸ 95.2%

31.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +27.4 pts 4.2%

2.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.2 pts 0.9%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

75.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +21.6 pts 53.4%

14.1% 4 bedrooms +17.2 pts ▸ 31.2%

1.7% 5 or more +7.2 pts ▸ 8.9%

3.3% 2 bedrooms +0.8 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.5% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.8 pts 0.7%

0.6% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

12.6% $350–$549 +61.0 pts ▸ 73.6%

44.5% Under $200 ◂ +40.2 pts 4.3%

36.9% $200–$349 ◂ +25.2 pts 11.7%

0.4% $550–$749 +5.2 pts ▸ 5.7%

0.0% $750 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

32.2% $1,800–$2,999 +9.5 pts ▸ 41.7%

39.9% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +16.5 pts 23.4%

9.8% $3,000 or more +5.0 pts ▸ 14.8%

14.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.8 pts 13.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Bidwill in Oakhurst +4 more in Oakhurst

29 86th pct 33 86th pct

Stops/1k in Bidwill in Oakhurst +2.15 more in Bidwill

6.90 85th pct 4.75 76th pct

Departures/1k in Bidwill in Oakhurst +513.0 more in Bidwill

1,996.2 92nd pct 1,483.2 89th pct

PT routes in Bidwill in Oakhurst even

6 86th pct 6 86th pct

Stop walk in Bidwill in Oakhurst +2 longer in Oakhurst

3 21st pct 5 32nd pct

Drive to city in Bidwill in Oakhurst +1 longer in Bidwill

34 29th pct 33 29th pct

Reach 30 min in Bidwill in Oakhurst +2,878 more in Oakhurst

18,536 72nd pct 21,414 75th pct

Reach 45 min in Bidwill in Oakhurst +44,469 more in Bidwill

92,793 77th pct 48,324 64th pct

How people get to work

50.8% Car (driver) ◂ +2.8 pts 48.1%

12.6% Worked at home +11.4 pts ▸ 24.0%

9.4% Car (passenger) ◂ +4.9 pts 4.5%

1.4% Bus ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

0.7% Train +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.8% Walked ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.0% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

46.3% 1 vehicle ◂ +16.3 pts 30.0%

22.5% 2 vehicles +16.7 pts ▸ 39.2%

19.5% No vehicle ◂ +16.3 pts 3.2%

7.7% 3 vehicles +9.9 pts ▸ 17.6%

3.4% 4 or more +6.0 pts ▸ 9.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.7% Health care & social assistance +3.2 pts ▸ 15.9%

14.6% Retail trade ◂ +3.6 pts 11.0%

6.7% Manufacturing +3.9 pts ▸ 10.6%

10.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.4 pts 9.9%

9.6% Construction ◂ +3.1 pts 6.5%

6.9% Education & training ◂ +0.9 pts 6.0%

3.6% Public administration & safety +1.9 pts ▸ 5.6%

5.5% Administrative & support ◂ +2.1 pts 3.4%

4.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.2 pts 4.6%

1.9% Finance & insurance +2.6 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.8% Wholesale trade +0.3 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.2% Professional & technical +1.7 pts ▸ 3.9%

Occupations people work in

19.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +4.5 pts 15.1%

18.1% Labourers ◂ +6.1 pts 12.0%

7.2% Professionals +9.2 pts ▸ 16.3%

10.8% Clerical & administrative +4.7 pts ▸ 15.6%

14.7% Community & personal service ◂ +3.9 pts 10.7%

10.8% Technicians & trades +2.0 pts ▸ 12.8%

8.4% Sales workers ◂ +0.3 pts 8.1%

5.3% Managers +1.9 pts ▸ 7.2%

Walkability

Walk score in Bidwill in Oakhurst +1.3 higher in Oakhurst

5.4 85th pct 6.7 91st pct

Types ≤15 min in Bidwill in Oakhurst +1.8 more in Oakhurst

5.0 83rd pct 6.9 93rd pct

15-min city in Bidwill in Oakhurst +23.7 pts higher in Oakhurst

74.9% 86th pct 98.6% 99th pct

Walk to shops in Bidwill in Oakhurst +51.8 pts higher in Oakhurst

46.2% 79th pct 97.9% 99th pct

Walk to transit in Bidwill in Oakhurst even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Bidwill in Oakhurst +19.9 pts higher in Oakhurst

80.1% 85th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to a park in Bidwill in Oakhurst even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Bidwill in Oakhurst +54.1 pts higher in Oakhurst

0.0% 0th pct 54.1% 85th pct

Amenities/1k in Bidwill in Oakhurst +4.8 more in Bidwill

12.9 48th pct 8.1 37th pct

Intersections/km² in Bidwill in Oakhurst +58 higher in Bidwill

284 94th pct 225 92nd pct

Mean slope in Bidwill in Oakhurst +0.3 pts higher in Bidwill

4.0% 29th pct 3.7% 24th pct

Compare Bidwill with nearby areas

Blackett Hebersham Shalvey Hassall Grove Dharruk Oakhurst Marsden Park Emerton

Compare Oakhurst with nearby areas

Hassall Grove Plumpton Hebersham Glendenning Bidwill Dean Park Blackett Dharruk

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bidwill vs Oakhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10339/bidwill/vs/SAL13069/oakhurst