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Brierfield vs Fernmount

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 5.2 km apart · Brierfield profile · Fernmount profile

Brierfield Fernmount

Fernmount and Brierfield are neighbouring New South Wales areas that differ mainly in their layouts and populations. Fernmount is more walkable, with 49.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and more amenities accessible on foot. Brierfield has a higher share of people born overseas at 21.1%, compared to 11.5% in Fernmount. There are also notable differences in age and income for First Nations residents; the typical First Nations person in Fernmount is 21, making them far older than the typical person in Brierfield, who is 10.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the proportion of people aged 65 and over, with Fernmount at 19.1% and Brierfield at 14.9%. They are also very similar in their typical resident age of 46 and the share of people who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. While Fernmount has seen more people move in over the last five years, Brierfield has a higher share of homes owned outright at 52.8%.

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Where they differ most

No car: 2.8 pts higher in Brierfield Separate houses: 4.0 pts higher in Brierfield Unpaid carers: 5.2 pts higher in Fernmount Recent arrivals: 4.4 pts higher in Brierfield Born overseas: 9.6 pts higher in Brierfield

Demographics & Identity

Population in Brierfieldin Fernmount +122 larger in Fernmount gap widening
322 60th pct 444 63rd pct
Median age in Brierfieldin Fernmount even gap narrowing
46 yrs 54th pct 46 yrs 54th pct
First Nations in Brierfieldin Fernmount +0.4 pts higher in Brierfield gap steady
4.7% 72nd pct 4.3% 69th pct
Aged 65+ in Brierfieldin Fernmount +4.2 pts higher in Fernmount gap narrowing
14.9% 33rd pct 19.1% 52nd pct
Under 15 in Brierfieldin Fernmount +0.4 pts higher in Brierfield gap narrowing
18.0% 56th pct 17.6% 53rd pct
De facto in Brierfieldin Fernmount +4.2 pts higher in Fernmount gap steady
15.1% 71st pct 19.3% 87th pct

Age structure

37.6% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.7 pts 32.9%
17.7% Young adults (25–44) +3.9 pts ▸ 21.6%
14.9% Seniors (65+) +4.2 pts ▸ 19.1%
18.0% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.4 pts 17.6%
11.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.2 pts 9.0%

Marital status

51.5% Married ◂ +0.6 pts 51.0%
32.8% Never married +1.0 pts ▸ 33.8%
9.2% Divorced ◂ +0.4 pts 8.7%
2.3% Widowed +1.0 pts ▸ 3.3%
3.1% Separated ◂ +0.3 pts 2.7%

Age & sex structure

Brierfield Fernmount

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Brierfieldin Fernmount +9.6 pts higher in Brierfield gap widening
21.1% 78th pct 11.5% 50th pct

Country of birth

72.0% Australia +5.4 pts ▸ 77.5%
10.6% England ◂ +4.7 pts 5.9%
2.8% New Zealand ◂ +1.4 pts 1.4%
0.9% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%
0.0% India even 0.0%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% Philippines even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%
0.0% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

40.4% English +5.1 pts ▸ 45.5%
42.2% Australian ◂ +4.2 pts 38.1%
12.1% Irish +1.9 pts ▸ 14.0%
10.2% Scottish ◂ +0.3 pts 9.9%
8.1% German ◂ +3.3 pts 4.7%
4.7% Italian ◂ +2.6 pts 2.0%
4.3% Dutch ◂ +1.6 pts 2.7%
1.6% Filipino ◂ +1.6 pts 0.0%
0.9% Chinese even 0.9%
0.0% Greek +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.0% Indian even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Brierfieldin Fernmount +0.4 pts higher in Brierfield gap steady
4.0% 55th pct 3.6% 51st pct
Limited English in Brierfieldin Fernmount even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Language used at home

90.1% English only ◂ +1.8 pts 88.3%
0.0% Italian +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%
0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Brierfieldin Fernmount +0.8 pts higher in Fernmount gap steady
56.8% 90th pct 57.7% 91st pct

Religious affiliation

56.8% No religion +0.8 pts ▸ 57.7%
32.9% Christianity ◂ +5.4 pts 27.5%
6.8% Not stated +5.6 pts ▸ 12.4%
4.3% Buddhism ◂ +4.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% Judaism +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Brierfieldin Fernmount +0.8 pts higher in Brierfield gap narrowing
55.7% 73rd pct 55.0% 72nd pct
Bachelor+ in Brierfieldin Fernmount +2.5 pts higher in Brierfield gap steady
30.5% 86th pct 28.1% 83rd pct
Schools ≤3 km in Brierfieldin Fernmount even
3 67th pct 3 67th pct
Avg size in Brierfieldin Fernmount even
309 49th pct 309 49th pct
ICSEA in Brierfieldin Fernmount even
1,008 61st pct 1,008 61st pct

Highest year of school

55.7% Year 12 ◂ +0.8 pts 55.0%
23.4% Year 10 ◂ +2.6 pts 20.8%
9.4% Year 11 ◂ +4.0 pts 5.4%
2.9% Year 9 or below +3.1 pts ▸ 6.0%

Highest qualification level

33.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +7.8 pts 25.2%
27.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.3 pts 25.6%
15.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.2 pts 15.3%
8.2% Postgraduate degree +0.1 pts ▸ 8.4%
5.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.2 pts ▸ 5.3%
1.5% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.5 pts 0.0%

Field of qualification

16.0% Society & culture ◂ +2.2 pts 13.7%
14.4% Health ◂ +3.4 pts 11.1%
13.9% Engineering & related ◂ +3.2 pts 10.7%
10.8% Education +2.5 pts ▸ 13.4%
11.9% Management & commerce ◂ +1.9 pts 9.9%
9.3% Architecture & building ◂ +2.8 pts 6.5%
6.7% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +5.2 pts 1.5%
5.2% Creative arts ◂ +1.0 pts 4.2%
3.1% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.6 pts 1.5%
3.1% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.8 pts 2.3%
0.0% Information technology +2.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

Income

Personal income in Brierfieldin Fernmount +$80 higher in Fernmount gap widening
$689 39th pct $769 53rd pct
Household income in Brierfieldin Fernmount +$180 higher in Fernmount gap widening
$1,604 54th pct $1,784 64th pct
Family income in Brierfieldin Fernmount +$28 higher in Fernmount gap narrowing
$1,797 44th pct $1,825 46th pct
High earners in Brierfieldin Fernmount +1.0 pts higher in Fernmount gap narrowing
8.0% 50th pct 9.0% 55th pct
High-income homes in Brierfieldin Fernmount +1.9 pts higher in Brierfield gap narrowing
18.5% 58th pct 16.7% 52nd pct

Household income distribution

27.8% $1,500–$2,999 +9.6 pts ▸ 37.3%
27.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.1 pts 26.7%
10.2% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 8.7%
8.3% Under $650 +1.7 pts ▸ 10.0%
8.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.3 pts 8.0%

Personal income distribution

45.4% Under $650 ◂ +8.6 pts 36.8%
32.1% $650–$1,499 +2.0 pts ▸ 34.1%
15.6% $1,500–$2,999 +0.7 pts ▸ 16.3%
3.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 2.2%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Brierfieldin Fernmount +2.5 pts higher in Fernmount
25.5% 33rd pct 27.9% 45th pct
Mental health in Brierfieldin Fernmount +1.5 pts higher in Fernmount
8.4% 53rd pct 9.9% 67th pct
Needs assistance in Brierfieldin Fernmount +1.4 pts higher in Fernmount gap steady
2.2% 26th pct 3.6% 38th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

9.9% Other condition ◂ +3.9 pts 6.1%
8.4% Mental health +1.5 pts ▸ 9.9%
9.3% Arthritis ◂ +2.6 pts 6.8%
5.0% Asthma +1.8 pts ▸ 6.8%
3.1% Cancer +0.5 pts ▸ 3.6%
0.9% Heart disease +2.7 pts ▸ 3.6%
3.1% Diabetes ◂ +1.1 pts 2.0%
0.0% Lung condition +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%
1.2% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%
0.0% Dementia +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.8% None ◂ +6.2 pts 60.6%
18.3% One condition +1.0 pts ▸ 19.4%
5.6% Two conditions ◂ +0.2 pts 5.4%
2.2% Three or more ◂ +0.4 pts 1.8%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Brierfieldin Fernmount +4.3 pts higher in Brierfield gap widening
28.2% 83rd pct 24.0% 73rd pct
Unpaid carers in Brierfieldin Fernmount +5.2 pts higher in Fernmount gap widening
9.5% 23rd pct 14.7% 71st pct
Unpaid child care in Brierfieldin Fernmount +1.5 pts higher in Brierfield gap steady
30.9% 77th pct 29.4% 71st pct
Defence service in Brierfieldin Fernmount +0.3 pts higher in Brierfield
2.7% 51st pct 2.5% 47th pct
Housework 15h+ in Brierfieldin Fernmount +4.1 pts higher in Brierfield gap narrowing
37.0% 91st pct 33.0% 87th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Brierfieldin Fernmount +4 larger in Fernmount
15 63rd pct 19 67th pct
Median age in Brierfieldin Fernmount +11 yrs older in Fernmount
10 yrs 4th pct 21 yrs 29th pct
Median income in Brierfieldin Fernmount +$325 higher in Fernmount
$575 43rd pct $900 73rd pct
Household income in Brierfieldin Fernmount +$501 higher in Brierfield
$2,250 71st pct $1,749 52nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Brierfieldin Fernmount +0.2 larger in Brierfield gap widening
2.9 81st pct 2.7 71st pct
One-parent in Brierfieldin Fernmount +1.3 pts higher in Brierfield gap steady
11.4% 54th pct 10.2% 46th pct
Living alone in Brierfieldin Fernmount +0.4 pts higher in Fernmount gap narrowing
13.0% 13th pct 13.3% 14th pct

Family composition

62.4% Couples with children ◂ +6.5 pts 55.8%
27.7% Couples without children +5.5 pts ▸ 33.1%
11.4% One-parent families ◂ +1.3 pts 10.2%
1.8% Other families ◂ +1.8 pts 0.0%

Household size

33.3% 2 people +8.0 pts ▸ 41.3%
23.1% 3 people ◂ +1.8 pts 21.3%
20.4% 4 people ◂ +7.0 pts 13.3%
13.0% 1 person +0.4 pts ▸ 13.3%
5.6% 6 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 5.3%
3.7% 5 people ◂ +1.7 pts 2.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Brierfieldin Fernmount even gap narrowing
$350 71st pct $350 71st pct
Mortgage in Brierfieldin Fernmount +$208 higher in Fernmount gap widening
$1,625 50th pct $1,833 63rd pct
People / bedroom in Brierfieldin Fernmount even gap steady
0.90 86th pct 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Brierfieldin Fernmount +2.3 pts higher in Brierfield gap narrowing
13.0% 38th pct 10.7% 29th pct
Owned outright in Brierfieldin Fernmount +3.4 pts higher in Brierfield gap widening
52.8% 81st pct 49.3% 73rd pct
Separate houses in Brierfieldin Fernmount +4.0 pts higher in Brierfield gap widening
100.0% 100th pct 96.0% 49th pct
3+ bedrooms in Brierfieldin Fernmount +0.2 pts higher in Fernmount gap narrowing
77.8% 45th pct 78.0% 46th pct

How homes are owned or rented

52.8% Owned outright ◂ +3.4 pts 49.3%
29.6% Owned with a mortgage +4.4 pts ▸ 34.0%
13.0% Rented ◂ +2.3 pts 10.7%
0.0% Not stated +4.0 pts ▸ 4.0%
2.8% Other tenure ◂ +2.8 pts 0.0%

Types of homes

100.9% Separate house ◂ +4.9 pts 96.0%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached even 0.0%
0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

38.0% 3 bedrooms +3.4 pts ▸ 41.3%
33.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +8.0 pts 25.3%
13.9% 2 bedrooms +4.1 pts ▸ 18.0%
6.5% 5 or more +4.9 pts ▸ 11.3%
8.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +6.3 pts 2.0%
0.0% Studio / none +2.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

Weekly rent distribution

42.9% $200–$349 ◂ +24.1 pts 18.8%
35.7% $350–$549 +1.8 pts ▸ 37.5%
0.0% Under $200 even 0.0%
0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

46.9% Under $1,000 ◂ +35.1 pts 11.8%
34.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +22.6 pts 11.8%
28.1% $1,000–$1,799 +1.3 pts ▸ 29.4%
12.5% $1,800–$2,999 +15.0 pts ▸ 27.5%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Brierfieldin Fernmount +2.8 pts higher in Brierfield gap widening
2.8% 61st pct 0.0% 0th pct
Work from home in Brierfieldin Fernmount +2.2 pts higher in Brierfield gap steady
18.8% 57th pct 16.6% 50th pct
PT commute in Brierfieldin Fernmount even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Brierfieldin Fernmount even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Brierfieldin Fernmount even
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Brierfieldin Fernmount even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Brierfieldin Fernmount even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stop walk in Brierfieldin Fernmount
— 69 90th pct

How people get to work

57.7% Car (driver) +2.6 pts ▸ 60.3%
18.8% Worked at home ◂ +2.2 pts 16.6%
5.4% Walked ◂ +2.4 pts 3.0%
0.0% Car (passenger) +2.5 pts ▸ 2.5%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

39.8% 2 vehicles +7.0 pts ▸ 46.9%
24.1% 1 vehicle ◂ +2.4 pts 21.7%
21.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.1 pts 18.2%
13.0% 4 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 12.6%
2.8% No vehicle ◂ +2.8 pts 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Brierfieldin Fernmount +6.8 pts higher in Fernmount gap widening
28.3% 40th pct 35.1% 64th pct
Recent arrivals in Brierfieldin Fernmount +4.4 pts higher in Brierfield gap narrowing
4.4% 40th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Brierfieldin Fernmount +0.5 pts higher in Fernmount gap narrowing
3.3% 47th pct 3.8% 54th pct
Participation in Brierfieldin Fernmount +0.6 pts higher in Brierfield gap narrowing
57.3% 39th pct 56.7% 37th pct
Full-time in Brierfieldin Fernmount +5.1 pts higher in Fernmount gap narrowing
47.7% 12th pct 52.8% 25th pct

Industries people work in

22.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.1 pts 18.1%
10.1% Education & training +7.5 pts ▸ 17.6%
15.4% Construction ◂ +10.9 pts 4.5%
10.1% Retail trade +0.5 pts ▸ 10.6%
8.1% Professional & technical ◂ +3.5 pts 4.5%
2.0% Public administration & safety +4.5 pts ▸ 6.5%
6.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +1.0 pts 5.0%
3.4% Administrative & support +2.2 pts ▸ 5.5%
2.7% Other services +2.3 pts ▸ 5.0%
4.7% Manufacturing ◂ +4.7 pts 0.0%
2.0% Wholesale trade +2.0 pts ▸ 4.0%
2.0% Transport & warehousing +1.5 pts ▸ 3.5%

Occupations people work in

27.5% Professionals +4.1 pts ▸ 31.7%
16.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +5.7 pts 11.1%
16.1% Community & personal service ◂ +7.1 pts 9.0%
14.8% Managers ◂ +3.7 pts 11.1%
6.0% Sales workers +5.0 pts ▸ 11.1%
6.7% Labourers +3.8 pts ▸ 10.6%
10.1% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.5 pts 7.5%
4.0% Machinery operators & drivers even 4.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Brierfieldin Fernmount +0.5 higher in Fernmount
0.1 36th pct 0.6 53rd pct
Types ≤15 min in Brierfieldin Fernmount +0.4 more in Fernmount
0.1 40th pct 0.5 52nd pct
15-min city in Brierfieldin Fernmount even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Brierfieldin Fernmount +0.9 pts higher in Fernmount
0.0% 0th pct 0.9% 58th pct
Walk to transit in Brierfieldin Fernmount even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Brierfieldin Fernmount even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Brierfieldin Fernmount +46.5 pts higher in Fernmount
3.3% 43rd pct 49.8% 64th pct
Walk to health in Brierfieldin Fernmount even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Brierfieldin Fernmount +14.6 more in Fernmount
12.4 47th pct 27.0 70th pct
Intersections/km² in Brierfieldin Fernmount +1 higher in Fernmount
1 54th pct 2 58th pct
Mean slope in Brierfieldin Fernmount +3.0 pts higher in Fernmount
10.3% 82nd pct 13.2% 89th pct

Compare Brierfield with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Brierfield vs Fernmount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10565/brierfield/vs/SAL11512/fernmount