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Blairmount vs Eschol Park

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

Blairmount Eschol Park

Eschol Park and Blairmount are neighbouring areas in Greater Sydney with very different housing and layouts. Eschol Park is more densely populated and has a higher share of detached houses, with 94.0% compared to 75.8% in Blairmount. It also feels more connected, with far more people within a 15-minute walk of groceries (63.5% versus 31.1%) and a much higher street connectivity score of 56. In contrast, Blairmount has far more renters (37.9% compared to 20.1%) and a significantly higher number of schools per 1,000 children.

These differences in accessibility are widening, as the walk to the nearest public transport stop is far higher in Blairmount at 46 minutes, while it is only 9 minutes in Eschol Park. Despite this, the two areas share a similar typical weekly household income, sitting around $1,800. They are also alike in their proportion of residents aged 65 and over and have nearly identical rates of people working from home.

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Where they differ most

Population: 2,198 larger in Eschol Park PT commute: 1.9 pts higher in Eschol Park Separate houses: 18.2 pts higher in Eschol Park Renting: 17.8 pts higher in Blairmount 3+ bedrooms: 14.5 pts higher in Eschol Park

Demographics & Identity

Population in Blairmount in Eschol Park +2,198 larger in Eschol Park gap steady

409 62nd pct 2,607 82nd pct

Median age in Blairmount in Eschol Park +3 yrs older in Eschol Park gap narrowing

33 yrs 11th pct 36 yrs 17th pct

Age structure

28.6% Young adults (25–44) +1.2 pts ▸ 29.8%

22.0% Older adults (45–64) +1.8 pts ▸ 23.8%

22.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.1 pts 21.4%

12.0% Seniors (65+) +0.9 pts ▸ 12.9%

11.5% Youth (15–24) +0.7 pts ▸ 12.2%

Marital status

45.2% Married +1.9 pts ▸ 47.1%

35.9% Never married even 35.9%

9.0% Divorced +0.7 pts ▸ 9.6%

8.7% Separated ◂ +4.6 pts 4.0%

3.8% Widowed ◂ +0.8 pts 3.1%

Age & sex structure

Blairmount Eschol Park

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

62.8% Australia +10.4 pts ▸ 73.2%

3.2% Philippines ◂ +2.0 pts 1.2%

0.7% New Zealand +2.1 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.2% Vietnam ◂ +1.8 pts 0.4%

2.0% India ◂ +0.1 pts 1.9%

1.7% England +0.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.0% South Africa ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

0.7% Nepal ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.7% Italy ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.0% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

25.2% Australian +7.5 pts ▸ 32.7%

19.6% English +11.7 pts ▸ 31.2%

2.9% Scottish +5.8 pts ▸ 8.7%

7.1% Irish +1.3 pts ▸ 8.4%

5.4% Filipino ◂ +3.5 pts 1.9%

4.4% Italian ◂ +1.4 pts 3.0%

3.7% Vietnamese ◂ +3.0 pts 0.7%

1.2% German +2.0 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.7% Indian +0.4 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.5% Greek ◂ +0.7 pts 0.8%

1.0% Chinese +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.0% Dutch +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

Language

Language used at home

56.0% English only +16.4 pts ▸ 72.4%

6.4% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 6.3%

3.9% Hindi ◂ +2.6 pts 1.3%

3.2% Punjabi ◂ +2.5 pts 0.7%

2.4% Tagalog ◂ +2.1 pts 0.4%

1.7% Vietnamese ◂ +1.0 pts 0.7%

1.5% Greek ◂ +1.1 pts 0.4%

1.2% Italian ◂ +0.9 pts 0.3%

0.0% Cantonese +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Mandarin +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Religion

Religious affiliation

49.1% Christianity +7.0 pts ▸ 56.2%

24.2% No religion +3.5 pts ▸ 27.7%

9.3% Not stated ◂ +5.0 pts 4.3%

6.1% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 6.3%

4.4% Hinduism ◂ +2.4 pts 2.0%

3.2% Buddhism ◂ +1.1 pts 2.1%

2.7% Other religions ◂ +1.2 pts 1.5%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Blairmount in Eschol Park +9.08 more in Blairmount

10.87 76th pct 1.79 24th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Blairmount in Eschol Park +4 more in Blairmount

24 87th pct 20 87th pct

Avg size in Blairmount in Eschol Park +86 larger in Eschol Park

506 73rd pct 591 83rd pct

ICSEA in Blairmount in Eschol Park even

1,004 59th pct 1,006 60th pct

Highest year of school

54.6% Year 12 ◂ +4.9 pts 49.7%

17.2% Year 10 +12.6 pts ▸ 29.8%

13.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.7 pts 9.8%

5.0% Year 11 +1.3 pts ▸ 6.2%

Highest qualification level

29.2% Certificate III / IV +9.7 pts ▸ 39.0%

24.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +6.3 pts 17.7%

14.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +5.2 pts ▸ 19.2%

3.5% Postgraduate degree +1.6 pts ▸ 5.2%

2.3% Certificate I / II +0.8 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.8% Graduate diploma / certificate even 1.8%

Field of qualification

19.9% Management & commerce +2.1 pts ▸ 22.0%

8.8% Engineering & related +8.1 pts ▸ 16.9%

15.8% Society & culture ◂ +3.1 pts 12.7%

11.1% Health ◂ +4.8 pts 6.3%

7.6% Education +0.6 pts ▸ 8.2%

6.4% Architecture & building +1.4 pts ▸ 7.9%

4.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.2 pts ▸ 5.3%

2.9% Information technology +1.2 pts ▸ 4.1%

2.9% Creative arts even 2.9%

2.3% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.6 pts 1.8%

1.8% Natural & physical sciences +0.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

Income

Personal income in Blairmount in Eschol Park +$57 higher in Eschol Park gap widening

$763 52nd pct $820 62nd pct

Household income in Blairmount in Eschol Park +$59 higher in Eschol Park gap widening

$1,792 65th pct $1,851 68th pct

Family income in Blairmount in Eschol Park +$129 higher in Eschol Park gap widening

$1,890 50th pct $2,019 59th pct

Household income distribution

32.3% $1,500–$2,999 +4.8 pts ▸ 37.1%

36.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +9.7 pts 26.6%

8.1% $3,000–$3,999 +3.7 pts ▸ 11.8%

7.3% Under $650 +3.8 pts ▸ 11.1%

10.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.6 pts 7.9%

Personal income distribution

40.4% Under $650 +0.4 pts ▸ 40.8%

38.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.2 pts 35.6%

11.9% $1,500–$2,999 +6.0 pts ▸ 17.9%

1.0% $3,000 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

4.6% Asthma +5.7 pts ▸ 10.3%

5.9% Mental health +3.7 pts ▸ 9.6%

8.3% Arthritis +1.1 pts ▸ 9.4%

7.6% Other condition +1.6 pts ▸ 9.2%

5.9% Diabetes +1.0 pts ▸ 6.8%

4.6% Heart disease ◂ +1.0 pts 3.6%

1.7% Cancer +1.5 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.0% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 1.7%

1.5% Dementia ◂ +1.1 pts 0.3%

0.0% Stroke +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.5% None ◂ +4.4 pts 62.1%

13.0% One condition +8.8 pts ▸ 21.7%

4.6% Two conditions +1.3 pts ▸ 5.9%

4.9% Three or more ◂ +1.2 pts 3.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Blairmount in Eschol Park +79 larger in Eschol Park

16 64th pct 95 86th pct

Median age in Blairmount in Eschol Park +1 yrs older in Blairmount

27 yrs 54th pct 26 yrs 50th pct

Median income in Blairmount in Eschol Park +$142 higher in Blairmount

$1,042 81st pct $900 73rd pct

Household income in Blairmount in Eschol Park +$124 higher in Blairmount

$2,249 71st pct $2,125 67th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Blairmount in Eschol Park +0.2 larger in Blairmount gap steady

3.1 88th pct 2.9 81st pct

Family composition

57.1% Couples with children +4.4 pts ▸ 61.5%

27.1% One-parent families ◂ +9.5 pts 17.6%

15.9% Couples without children +3.7 pts ▸ 19.6%

1.2% Other families even 1.2%

Household size

23.4% 2 people +5.9 pts ▸ 29.3%

19.4% 3 people +2.1 pts ▸ 21.5%

20.2% 1 person ◂ +2.1 pts 18.1%

15.3% 4 people +1.2 pts ▸ 16.5%

12.1% 6 or more ◂ +7.2 pts 4.9%

7.3% 5 people +1.6 pts ▸ 8.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Blairmount in Eschol Park +$15 higher in Eschol Park gap steady

$385 79th pct $400 82nd pct

Mortgage in Blairmount in Eschol Park +$155 higher in Blairmount gap narrowing

$1,997 72nd pct $1,842 63rd pct

People / bedroom in Blairmount in Eschol Park even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

37.9% Owned with a mortgage +13.3 pts ▸ 51.2%

37.9% Rented ◂ +17.8 pts 20.1%

18.5% Owned outright +8.9 pts ▸ 27.5%

0.0% Not stated +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Other tenure +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Types of homes

75.8% Separate house +18.2 pts ▸ 94.0%

19.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +14.3 pts 5.1%

0.0% Flat or apartment +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

23.4% 3 bedrooms +37.8 pts ▸ 61.2%

39.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +13.0 pts 26.5%

17.7% 5 or more ◂ +10.3 pts 7.5%

16.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +13.0 pts 3.2%

0.0% 1 bedroom +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

70.2% $350–$549 +5.1 pts ▸ 75.3%

8.5% $200–$349 +4.4 pts ▸ 12.9%

8.5% $550–$749 ◂ +6.8 pts 1.7%

0.0% Under $200 +1.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

34.0% $1,800–$2,999 +7.7 pts ▸ 41.7%

31.9% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +1.9 pts 30.0%

17.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +8.0 pts 9.1%

0.0% Under $1,000 +16.1 pts ▸ 16.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Blairmount in Eschol Park +5 more in Eschol Park

2 71st pct 7 77th pct

Stops/1k in Blairmount in Eschol Park +2.20 more in Blairmount

4.89 77th pct 2.69 68th pct

Departures/1k in Blairmount in Eschol Park +51.5 more in Eschol Park

606.4 80th pct 657.8 81st pct

PT routes in Blairmount in Eschol Park +3 more in Eschol Park

1 71st pct 4 82nd pct

Stop walk in Blairmount in Eschol Park +37 longer in Blairmount

46 77th pct 9 44th pct

Drive to city in Blairmount in Eschol Park +6 longer in Blairmount

43 34th pct 37 31st pct

Reach 30 min in Blairmount in Eschol Park +20,236 more in Eschol Park

0 0th pct 20,236 74th pct

Reach 45 min in Blairmount in Eschol Park +20,236 more in Eschol Park

0 0th pct 20,236 49th pct

How people get to work

48.1% Car (driver) ◂ +0.1 pts 48.1%

21.9% Worked at home +0.2 pts ▸ 22.0%

5.0% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.8 pts 4.2%

0.0% Train +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.0% Bus +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Walked +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

36.1% 2 vehicles +5.7 pts ▸ 41.8%

29.4% 1 vehicle +3.4 pts ▸ 32.8%

17.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.4 pts 14.3%

11.8% 4 or more ◂ +3.7 pts 8.1%

2.5% No vehicle +0.8 pts ▸ 3.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +5.1 pts 11.8%

9.4% Retail trade +2.1 pts ▸ 11.5%

11.3% Manufacturing ◂ +0.7 pts 10.5%

5.6% Construction +5.5 pts ▸ 11.1%

5.0% Education & training +3.7 pts ▸ 8.7%

6.3% Transport & warehousing +2.0 pts ▸ 8.2%

6.9% Finance & insurance ◂ +3.0 pts 3.9%

3.8% Public administration & safety +3.0 pts ▸ 6.8%

3.8% Accommodation & food +1.7 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.4% Media & telecommunications ◂ +3.9 pts 0.5%

3.8% Professional & technical +0.5 pts ▸ 4.2%

1.9% Other services +1.4 pts ▸ 3.2%

Occupations people work in

16.9% Clerical & administrative +0.7 pts ▸ 17.6%

15.6% Technicians & trades +0.7 pts ▸ 16.3%

16.3% Professionals ◂ +2.6 pts 13.7%

15.0% Labourers ◂ +5.1 pts 9.9%

9.4% Community & personal service +2.9 pts ▸ 12.3%

11.9% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.4 pts 11.5%

9.4% Managers ◂ +0.1 pts 9.3%

5.0% Sales workers +2.8 pts ▸ 7.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Blairmount in Eschol Park +0.5 higher in Eschol Park

4.3 79th pct 4.8 82nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Blairmount in Eschol Park +0.7 more in Eschol Park

3.6 75th pct 4.3 79th pct

15-min city in Blairmount in Eschol Park +27.3 pts higher in Eschol Park

31.1% 75th pct 58.5% 82nd pct

Walk to shops in Blairmount in Eschol Park +32.3 pts higher in Eschol Park

31.1% 75th pct 63.5% 83rd pct

Walk to transit in Blairmount in Eschol Park +1.9 pts higher in Blairmount

96.2% 87th pct 94.3% 85th pct

Walk to school in Blairmount in Eschol Park +11.4 pts higher in Blairmount

97.3% 98th pct 85.9% 89th pct

Walk to a park in Blairmount in Eschol Park +2.6 pts higher in Eschol Park

97.3% 84th pct 99.9% 97th pct

Walk to health in Blairmount in Eschol Park even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Blairmount in Eschol Park +4.9 more in Blairmount

12.2 47th pct 7.3 35th pct

Intersections/km² in Blairmount in Eschol Park +43 higher in Eschol Park

12 72nd pct 56 79th pct

Mean slope in Blairmount in Eschol Park +1.0 pts higher in Blairmount

7.1% 64th pct 6.2% 55th pct

Compare Blairmount with nearby areas

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Compare Eschol Park with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Blairmount vs Eschol Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10400/blairmount/vs/SAL11444/eschol-park