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Bossley Park vs Greenfield Park

Name: Bossley Park vs Greenfield Park — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.7 km apart · Bossley Park profile · Greenfield Park profile

Bossley Park Greenfield Park

Bossley Park and Greenfield Park are neighbouring areas in Greater Sydney with very different walkability and cultural profiles. Greenfield Park is far more convenient for shopping, with 87.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries compared to 50.8% in Bossley Park. However, Bossley Park is far better for health services, which are within a short walk for 72.4% of homes, while only 5.5% of Greenfield Park residents have this access. Language diversity is very high in both, but it is far higher in Greenfield Park, where 75.6% of people use a language other than English at home.

Both areas are effectively alike in the proportion of children under 15, which sits around 18%. They also share similar typical weekly household incomes, with Bossley Park at $1,542 and Greenfield Park at $1,477. While both have a high share of overseas-born residents compared to the national figure, this is well higher in Greenfield Park at 60.4%. Meanwhile, Bossley Park has a larger First Nations population, with 133 people compared to 21 in Greenfield Park.

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Where they differ most

Population: 10,098 larger in Bossley Park Other language: 12.2 pts higher in Greenfield Park Born overseas: 6.5 pts higher in Greenfield Park Median age: 3 yrs older in Bossley Park Limited English: 4.5 pts higher in Greenfield Park

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bossley Park in Greenfield Park +10,098 larger in Bossley Park gap steady

15,492 88th pct 5,394 86th pct

Median age in Bossley Park in Greenfield Park +3 yrs older in Bossley Park gap widening

41 yrs 33rd pct 38 yrs 23rd pct

Age structure

26.2% Older adults (45–64) even 26.1%

23.1% Young adults (25–44) +1.2 pts ▸ 24.3%

19.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.0 pts 16.7%

17.7% Children (0–14) +0.5 pts ▸ 18.2%

13.4% Youth (15–24) +1.6 pts ▸ 15.0%

Marital status

52.4% Married ◂ +1.6 pts 50.9%

31.9% Never married +2.4 pts ▸ 34.3%

6.3% Widowed ◂ +0.9 pts 5.5%

5.6% Divorced +0.7 pts ▸ 6.3%

3.7% Separated ◂ +0.5 pts 3.2%

Age & sex structure

Bossley Park Greenfield Park

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

41.4% Australia ◂ +5.7 pts 35.6%

3.8% Vietnam +6.0 pts ▸ 9.8%

3.5% Italy ◂ +2.6 pts 0.8%

1.8% Philippines ◂ +0.3 pts 1.5%

1.0% New Zealand ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

0.7% China ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.6% England ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.3% India ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

4.5% Vietnamese +7.9 pts ▸ 12.3%

11.4% Italian ◂ +7.3 pts 4.1%

9.4% Australian ◂ +3.3 pts 6.1%

5.7% Chinese +3.3 pts ▸ 9.0%

7.8% English ◂ +2.3 pts 5.5%

2.8% Filipino ◂ +0.9 pts 1.9%

1.7% Irish ◂ +0.9 pts 0.9%

1.4% Greek ◂ +0.9 pts 0.5%

1.3% Scottish ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

0.9% German ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

0.9% Indian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

0.1% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

29.9% English only ◂ +12.2 pts 17.7%

4.4% Vietnamese +8.9 pts ▸ 13.3%

10.5% Arabic ◂ +3.3 pts 7.2%

4.5% Italian ◂ +2.9 pts 1.6%

1.2% Cantonese +0.8 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.1% Mandarin +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.9% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.8% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.6% Hindi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

74.2% Christianity ◂ +5.6 pts 68.5%

6.4% Buddhism +7.1 pts ▸ 13.5%

8.2% No religion +1.4 pts ▸ 9.5%

6.1% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 5.4%

3.4% Islam ◂ +1.3 pts 2.1%

1.2% Other religions ◂ +0.6 pts 0.6%

0.6% Hinduism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.0% Judaism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Bossley Park in Greenfield Park +0.58 more in Greenfield Park

1.46 17th pct 2.04 29th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Bossley Park in Greenfield Park even

30 88th pct 30 88th pct

Avg size in Bossley Park in Greenfield Park +2 larger in Bossley Park

718 91st pct 716 91st pct

ICSEA in Bossley Park in Greenfield Park +3 higher in Bossley Park

977 42nd pct 973 40th pct

Highest year of school

51.0% Year 12 +1.5 pts ▸ 52.5%

23.1% Year 9 or below +2.0 pts ▸ 25.2%

16.0% Year 10 ◂ +2.6 pts 13.4%

3.8% Year 11 ◂ +0.5 pts 3.3%

Highest qualification level

26.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.7 pts 25.5%

24.9% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.4 pts 24.5%

18.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.3 pts ▸ 19.5%

5.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.2 pts 4.8%

2.4% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.2 pts 2.3%

2.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.1 pts 1.9%

Field of qualification

21.2% Management & commerce ◂ +1.5 pts 19.7%

15.3% Engineering & related +0.1 pts ▸ 15.5%

10.9% Society & culture ◂ +0.3 pts 10.5%

8.5% Education ◂ +1.7 pts 6.8%

7.0% Health ◂ +0.3 pts 6.8%

5.8% Architecture & building +0.6 pts ▸ 6.4%

4.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.8 pts ▸ 5.4%

2.9% Natural & physical sciences +1.2 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.5% Information technology ◂ +0.1 pts 3.4%

2.6% Creative arts +0.6 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.6% Agriculture & environment even 0.6%

Income

Personal income in Bossley Park in Greenfield Park +$35 higher in Bossley Park gap steady

$497 12th pct $462 9th pct

Household income in Bossley Park in Greenfield Park +$65 higher in Bossley Park gap widening

$1,542 50th pct $1,477 46th pct

Family income in Bossley Park in Greenfield Park +$147 higher in Bossley Park gap widening

$1,639 35th pct $1,492 26th pct

Household income distribution

30.1% $650–$1,499 +2.1 pts ▸ 32.2%

28.8% $1,500–$2,999 +0.6 pts ▸ 29.4%

15.9% Under $650 +0.4 pts ▸ 16.3%

9.7% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 8.6%

9.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.6 pts 8.6%

Personal income distribution

54.6% Under $650 +4.0 pts ▸ 58.5%

26.0% $650–$1,499 +0.1 pts ▸ 26.1%

10.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.6 pts 9.0%

1.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.3% Other condition ◂ +1.3 pts 8.0%

9.2% Arthritis ◂ +1.9 pts 7.2%

7.7% Diabetes ◂ +1.2 pts 6.5%

5.5% Mental health ◂ +1.7 pts 3.8%

5.4% Asthma ◂ +0.4 pts 4.9%

4.7% Heart disease ◂ +1.6 pts 3.1%

2.6% Cancer ◂ +0.9 pts 1.7%

1.5% Dementia ◂ +0.9 pts 0.6%

1.1% Lung condition ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

1.1% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.5% None +4.9 pts ▸ 71.4%

16.2% One condition ◂ +1.3 pts 14.9%

5.6% Two conditions ◂ +1.1 pts 4.4%

3.6% Three or more ◂ +1.5 pts 2.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Bossley Park in Greenfield Park +112 larger in Bossley Park

133 86th pct 21 69th pct

Median age in Bossley Park in Greenfield Park +18 yrs older in Greenfield Park

24 yrs 43rd pct 42 yrs 80th pct

Median income in Bossley Park in Greenfield Park +$80 higher in Bossley Park

$563 41st pct $483 30th pct

Household income in Bossley Park in Greenfield Park +$42 higher in Bossley Park

$1,875 57th pct $1,833 56th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bossley Park in Greenfield Park +0.2 larger in Greenfield Park gap widening

3.3 91st pct 3.5 95th pct

Family composition

68.4% Couples with children ◂ +0.1 pts 68.4%

14.3% One-parent families +2.1 pts ▸ 16.4%

16.1% Couples without children ◂ +1.7 pts 14.5%

1.2% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

Household size

25.6% 2 people ◂ +1.0 pts 24.6%

19.9% 4 people ◂ +0.3 pts 19.6%

18.0% 3 people ◂ +0.6 pts 17.4%

13.9% 1 person ◂ +1.7 pts 12.2%

9.7% 6 or more +3.8 pts ▸ 13.4%

12.8% 5 people ◂ +0.1 pts 12.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bossley Park in Greenfield Park +$5 higher in Bossley Park gap steady

$465 89th pct $460 89th pct

Mortgage in Bossley Park in Greenfield Park +$167 higher in Bossley Park gap widening

$2,167 80th pct $2,000 72nd pct

People / bedroom in Bossley Park in Greenfield Park +0.10 higher in Greenfield Park gap steady

0.90 86th pct 1.00 89th pct

How homes are owned or rented

37.4% Owned outright ◂ +1.5 pts 35.9%

29.0% Owned with a mortgage +2.7 pts ▸ 31.8%

30.4% Rented ◂ +0.7 pts 29.7%

1.9% Other tenure ◂ +0.7 pts 1.2%

1.2% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 1.7%

Types of homes

91.2% Separate house +2.5 pts ▸ 93.7%

5.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.4 pts 3.0%

3.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.1 pts 3.0%

0.1% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

42.7% 3 bedrooms ◂ +2.2 pts 40.4%

35.1% 4 bedrooms +1.2 pts ▸ 36.3%

11.8% 5 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 12.8%

7.8% 2 bedrooms +0.1 pts ▸ 8.0%

1.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

55.8% $350–$549 +8.5 pts ▸ 64.3%

18.5% $550–$749 +2.1 pts ▸ 20.6%

11.6% $200–$349 ◂ +4.1 pts 7.5%

7.8% Under $200 ◂ +4.9 pts 2.9%

1.3% $750 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%

Monthly mortgage distribution

34.8% $1,800–$2,999 +0.7 pts ▸ 35.5%

19.7% $1,000–$1,799 +3.6 pts ▸ 23.3%

22.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +7.0 pts 15.6%

14.8% Under $1,000 +0.7 pts ▸ 15.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Bossley Park in Greenfield Park +34 more in Bossley Park

62 88th pct 28 86th pct

Stops/1k in Bossley Park in Greenfield Park +1.19 more in Greenfield Park

4.00 73rd pct 5.19 78th pct

Departures/1k in Bossley Park in Greenfield Park +410.0 more in Greenfield Park

1,745.7 90th pct 2,155.7 92nd pct

PT routes in Bossley Park in Greenfield Park +1 more in Bossley Park

8 86th pct 7 86th pct

Stop walk in Bossley Park in Greenfield Park +3 longer in Bossley Park

5 32nd pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Bossley Park in Greenfield Park +1 longer in Bossley Park

31 27th pct 30 26th pct

Reach 30 min in Bossley Park in Greenfield Park +8,493 more in Bossley Park

19,690 73rd pct 11,197 61st pct

Reach 45 min in Bossley Park in Greenfield Park +94,975 more in Greenfield Park

58,334 68th pct 153,309 86th pct

How people get to work

46.2% Car (driver) +1.9 pts ▸ 48.1%

27.3% Worked at home ◂ +3.3 pts 24.0%

3.7% Car (passenger) +0.3 pts ▸ 4.0%

0.8% Bus +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Walked ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.6% Train ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.1% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

37.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.2 pts 34.9%

28.9% 1 vehicle +3.2 pts ▸ 32.1%

17.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.5 pts 16.9%

10.8% 4 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 11.6%

5.9% No vehicle ◂ +1.1 pts 4.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

11.5% Health care & social assistance +0.9 pts ▸ 12.5%

11.6% Retail trade ◂ +0.1 pts 11.5%

9.7% Construction ◂ +0.7 pts 9.0%

9.3% Manufacturing ◂ +0.4 pts 9.0%

8.2% Education & training ◂ +0.5 pts 7.8%

7.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.2 pts 7.0%

5.3% Professional & technical +0.1 pts ▸ 5.4%

5.1% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.2 pts 4.9%

5.1% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.6 pts 4.4%

5.0% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.2 pts 4.8%

4.0% Other services +0.8 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.2% Administrative & support +1.2 pts ▸ 4.4%

Occupations people work in

18.5% Professionals ◂ +0.5 pts 18.0%

17.1% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.6 pts 14.5%

11.1% Machinery operators & drivers +1.7 pts ▸ 12.8%

12.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.2 pts 12.5%

9.8% Labourers +1.7 pts ▸ 11.5%

9.3% Community & personal service +1.7 pts ▸ 11.0%

10.1% Managers ◂ +2.0 pts 8.1%

9.3% Sales workers ◂ +0.4 pts 9.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Bossley Park in Greenfield Park +0.1 higher in Bossley Park

6.3 89th pct 6.2 89th pct

Types ≤15 min in Bossley Park in Greenfield Park +0.3 more in Bossley Park

6.7 93rd pct 6.4 91st pct

15-min city in Bossley Park in Greenfield Park +0.9 pts higher in Greenfield Park

92.8% 96th pct 93.7% 96th pct

Walk to shops in Bossley Park in Greenfield Park +37.0 pts higher in Greenfield Park

50.8% 80th pct 87.8% 93rd pct

Walk to transit in Bossley Park in Greenfield Park even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Bossley Park in Greenfield Park +3.6 pts higher in Bossley Park

98.8% 99th pct 95.2% 96th pct

Walk to a park in Bossley Park in Greenfield Park even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Bossley Park in Greenfield Park +66.9 pts higher in Bossley Park

72.4% 91st pct 5.5% 73rd pct

Amenities/1k in Bossley Park in Greenfield Park +1.4 more in Greenfield Park

7.2 34th pct 8.5 38th pct

Intersections/km² in Bossley Park in Greenfield Park +4 higher in Greenfield Park

170 89th pct 174 89th pct

Mean slope in Bossley Park in Greenfield Park +0.9 pts higher in Bossley Park

4.8% 39th pct 3.9% 27th pct

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Compare Greenfield Park with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bossley Park vs Greenfield Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10513/bossley-park/vs/SAL11767/greenfield-park