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Blaxland vs Leonay

Name: Blaxland vs Leonay — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.2 km apart · Blaxland profile · Leonay profile

Blaxland Leonay

Blaxland (NSW) and Leonay are neighbouring areas with very different levels of convenience. Blaxland (NSW) is very walkable, with 82.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 80.7% near health services. In contrast, Leonay is somewhat walkable, and only 12.8% of homes are within a short walk of groceries, while no homes are within 15 minutes of health services. Blaxland (NSW) also has a higher share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher (33.2% compared to 24.0% in Leonay) and more volunteers (20.6% versus 13.5%).

Both areas sit near the national figure for people who speak little or no English. They are also very similar in their demographics, with the typical resident in both areas being 41 years old and children under 15 making up about 20% of the population. While Leonay has more homes with four or more bedrooms and higher typical weekly rents ($530 versus $420 in Blaxland (NSW)), both areas have similar monthly home-loan payments.

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Where they differ most

Population: 4,852 larger in Blaxland Bachelor+: 9.2 pts higher in Blaxland 3+ bedrooms: 8.8 pts higher in Leonay Volunteering: 7.1 pts higher in Blaxland Renting: 7.4 pts higher in Blaxland

Demographics & Identity

Population in Blaxland in Leonay +4,852 larger in Blaxland gap steady

7,434 87th pct 2,582 81st pct

Median age in Blaxland in Leonay even gap narrowing

41 yrs 33rd pct 41 yrs 33rd pct

Age structure

25.2% Older adults (45–64) +0.7 pts ▸ 25.9%

24.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.6 pts 22.4%

20.3% Children (0–14) +0.3 pts ▸ 20.5%

19.1% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.7 pts 18.4%

11.2% Youth (15–24) +1.4 pts ▸ 12.6%

Marital status

53.1% Married +4.7 pts ▸ 57.8%

31.2% Never married ◂ +1.8 pts 29.4%

8.9% Divorced ◂ +2.1 pts 6.8%

4.3% Widowed ◂ +0.5 pts 3.9%

2.4% Separated ◂ +0.2 pts 2.2%

Age & sex structure

Blaxland Leonay

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

82.6% Australia ◂ +1.9 pts 80.7%

4.5% England +0.6 pts ▸ 5.1%

1.4% New Zealand ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

0.5% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.6% India ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.1% Italy +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Philippines even 0.3%

0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

44.7% English ◂ +6.3 pts 38.3%

42.4% Australian ◂ +2.9 pts 39.5%

14.8% Irish ◂ +0.2 pts 14.6%

12.1% Scottish ◂ +1.7 pts 10.4%

4.7% German +0.3 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.0% Italian +1.3 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.6% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 2.1%

1.5% Chinese +0.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.6% Greek +0.8 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.6% Filipino +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.7% Indian +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

91.5% English only ◂ +1.7 pts 89.8%

0.2% Cantonese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.2% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Mandarin ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

51.7% Christianity +5.7 pts ▸ 57.4%

42.2% No religion ◂ +6.3 pts 35.9%

3.8% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 4.3%

0.4% Islam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.6% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.6% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.5% Hinduism even 0.5%

0.1% Judaism even 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Blaxland in Leonay +0.11 more in Blaxland

1.99 29th pct 1.89 26th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Blaxland in Leonay +1 more in Leonay

15 86th pct 16 86th pct

Avg size in Blaxland in Leonay +127 larger in Leonay

343 53rd pct 470 68th pct

ICSEA in Blaxland in Leonay +28 higher in Blaxland

1,053 79th pct 1,026 70th pct

Highest year of school

63.3% Year 12 ◂ +3.7 pts 59.6%

23.9% Year 10 +1.3 pts ▸ 25.2%

4.9% Year 9 or below +2.1 pts ▸ 7.0%

5.0% Year 11 +0.2 pts ▸ 5.2%

Highest qualification level

25.1% Certificate III / IV +6.0 pts ▸ 31.0%

28.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.6 pts 24.5%

16.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.6 pts ▸ 17.6%

13.4% Postgraduate degree ◂ +4.8 pts 8.6%

5.2% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.4 pts 3.8%

1.4% Certificate I / II +0.5 pts ▸ 1.9%

Field of qualification

18.8% Management & commerce +3.7 pts ▸ 22.4%

12.9% Engineering & related +3.5 pts ▸ 16.3%

14.9% Education ◂ +2.7 pts 12.2%

13.8% Society & culture ◂ +3.4 pts 10.4%

11.7% Health ◂ +1.4 pts 10.3%

5.8% Architecture & building +1.9 pts ▸ 7.7%

4.9% Creative arts ◂ +1.7 pts 3.2%

2.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.1 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.5% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.9 pts 1.6%

2.7% Information technology ◂ +0.1 pts 2.6%

2.1% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.9 pts 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Blaxland in Leonay +$114 higher in Leonay gap narrowing

$937 76th pct $1,051 86th pct

Household income in Blaxland in Leonay +$295 higher in Leonay gap narrowing

$2,171 82nd pct $2,466 89th pct

Family income in Blaxland in Leonay +$213 higher in Leonay gap widening

$2,524 82nd pct $2,737 87th pct

Household income distribution

29.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.1 pts 28.1%

22.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.7 pts 18.4%

17.4% $4,000 or more +4.7 pts ▸ 22.1%

13.4% $3,000–$3,999 +2.6 pts ▸ 16.0%

11.8% Under $650 ◂ +3.9 pts 7.9%

Personal income distribution

36.6% Under $650 ◂ +1.7 pts 34.9%

29.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.3 pts 28.1%

24.6% $1,500–$2,999 +2.0 pts ▸ 26.6%

5.8% $3,000 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 7.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.6% Mental health ◂ +4.0 pts 6.6%

9.9% Other condition ◂ +3.3 pts 6.6%

9.7% Arthritis ◂ +1.7 pts 8.0%

9.6% Asthma ◂ +1.9 pts 7.7%

4.2% Heart disease +0.4 pts ▸ 4.6%

4.4% Diabetes ◂ +0.7 pts 3.8%

3.4% Cancer +0.1 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.0% Lung condition ◂ +0.6 pts 1.4%

0.8% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.5% Dementia even 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.8% None +4.7 pts ▸ 67.5%

22.1% One condition ◂ +3.1 pts 19.0%

6.2% Two conditions ◂ +1.1 pts 5.1%

3.3% Three or more ◂ +0.9 pts 2.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Blaxland in Leonay +89 larger in Blaxland

195 86th pct 106 86th pct

Median age in Blaxland in Leonay +1 yrs older in Blaxland

21 yrs 29th pct 20 yrs 25th pct

Median income in Blaxland in Leonay +$107 higher in Blaxland

$881 72nd pct $774 63rd pct

Household income in Blaxland in Leonay +$614 higher in Leonay

$2,136 67th pct $2,750 86th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Blaxland in Leonay +0.2 larger in Leonay gap steady

2.7 71st pct 2.9 81st pct

Family composition

61.0% Couples with children +5.4 pts ▸ 66.4%

25.8% Couples without children ◂ +2.8 pts 23.1%

12.4% One-parent families ◂ +2.6 pts 9.8%

0.7% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

Household size

34.8% 2 people ◂ +1.2 pts 33.6%

18.0% 4 people +3.1 pts ▸ 21.1%

19.9% 1 person ◂ +5.8 pts 14.2%

16.7% 3 people +1.7 pts ▸ 18.4%

7.8% 5 people +1.2 pts ▸ 9.0%

3.0% 6 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 3.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Blaxland in Leonay +$110 higher in Leonay gap widening

$420 86th pct $530 94th pct

Mortgage in Blaxland in Leonay +$109 higher in Leonay gap narrowing

$2,230 83rd pct $2,339 86th pct

People / bedroom in Blaxland in Leonay even gap narrowing

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

40.7% Owned with a mortgage +6.1 pts ▸ 46.8%

40.1% Owned outright +1.6 pts ▸ 41.6%

17.8% Rented ◂ +7.4 pts 10.4%

0.9% Other tenure ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

0.8% Not stated ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

Types of homes

91.9% Separate house +6.7 pts ▸ 98.6%

7.7% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +6.1 pts 1.6%

0.5% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

35.4% 4 bedrooms +16.4 pts ▸ 51.8%

41.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +8.3 pts 32.7%

12.7% 5 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 13.4%

8.5% 2 bedrooms ◂ +7.7 pts 0.8%

1.4% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.9 pts 0.5%

0.1% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

53.2% $350–$549 ◂ +10.4 pts 42.9%

13.0% $550–$749 +24.3 pts ▸ 37.4%

17.8% $200–$349 ◂ +17.8 pts 0.0%

10.1% Under $200 ◂ +10.1 pts 0.0%

2.3% $750 or more +5.4 pts ▸ 7.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.9% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +5.2 pts 36.7%

22.7% $3,000 or more +8.3 pts ▸ 31.1%

20.9% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +4.3 pts 16.6%

9.4% Under $1,000 +4.5 pts ▸ 13.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Blaxland in Leonay +33 more in Blaxland

47 87th pct 14 84th pct

Stops/1k in Blaxland in Leonay +0.90 more in Blaxland

6.32 83rd pct 5.42 79th pct

Departures/1k in Blaxland in Leonay +267.8 more in Leonay

402.2 77th pct 670.0 81st pct

PT routes in Blaxland in Leonay +3 more in Blaxland

5 86th pct 2 75th pct

Stop walk in Blaxland in Leonay even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Blaxland in Leonay +6 longer in Blaxland

44 35th pct 38 31st pct

Reach 30 min in Blaxland in Leonay +18,993 more in Blaxland

18,993 73rd pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Blaxland in Leonay +18,993 more in Blaxland

18,993 48th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

37.7% Car (driver) +3.8 pts ▸ 41.5%

39.5% Worked at home ◂ +2.3 pts 37.2%

2.0% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.2 pts 1.8%

1.5% Train ◂ +0.7 pts 0.8%

0.8% Walked ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Bus even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

41.5% 2 vehicles +4.1 pts ▸ 45.5%

33.0% 1 vehicle ◂ +11.2 pts 21.8%

13.5% 3 vehicles +8.0 pts ▸ 21.5%

7.3% 4 or more +3.0 pts ▸ 10.3%

4.5% No vehicle ◂ +2.8 pts 1.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.8% Education & training ◂ +4.2 pts 11.6%

14.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.6 pts 12.2%

10.3% Construction +3.1 pts ▸ 13.4%

8.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.3 pts 7.6%

7.8% Professional & technical ◂ +1.8 pts 6.0%

7.4% Retail trade +0.4 pts ▸ 7.7%

4.6% Manufacturing +1.7 pts ▸ 6.2%

4.9% Accommodation & food +0.3 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.8% Transport & warehousing +0.6 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.3% Other services +0.7 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.0% Wholesale trade +1.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.7% Finance & insurance even 3.7%

Occupations people work in

31.7% Professionals ◂ +7.6 pts 24.2%

14.0% Managers +3.4 pts ▸ 17.3%

13.7% Clerical & administrative +2.1 pts ▸ 15.8%

12.0% Technicians & trades +2.2 pts ▸ 14.3%

10.1% Community & personal service +0.2 pts ▸ 10.4%

6.8% Labourers ◂ +2.3 pts 4.4%

6.0% Sales workers +0.5 pts ▸ 6.5%

4.1% Machinery operators & drivers +1.3 pts ▸ 5.4%

Walkability

Walk score in Blaxland in Leonay +2.9 higher in Blaxland

7.2 94th pct 4.4 80th pct

Types ≤15 min in Blaxland in Leonay +3.4 more in Blaxland

7.3 96th pct 3.9 77th pct

15-min city in Blaxland in Leonay +78.7 pts higher in Blaxland

93.1% 96th pct 14.3% 69th pct

Walk to shops in Blaxland in Leonay +69.9 pts higher in Blaxland

82.7% 91st pct 12.8% 67th pct

Walk to transit in Blaxland in Leonay +5.5 pts higher in Blaxland

91.0% 84th pct 85.5% 83rd pct

Walk to school in Blaxland in Leonay +8.2 pts higher in Blaxland

90.1% 92nd pct 82.0% 86th pct

Walk to a park in Blaxland in Leonay +2.0 pts higher in Leonay

98.0% 85th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Blaxland in Leonay +80.7 pts higher in Blaxland

80.7% 94th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Blaxland in Leonay +6.7 more in Blaxland

29.2 72nd pct 22.5 65th pct

Intersections/km² in Blaxland in Leonay +34 higher in Blaxland

95 85th pct 61 80th pct

Mean slope in Blaxland in Leonay +0.5 pts higher in Leonay

8.5% 73rd pct 9.0% 76th pct

Compare Blaxland with nearby areas

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Compare Leonay with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Blaxland vs Leonay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10406/blaxland/vs/SAL12313/leonay