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Brooklyn vs Mount Kuring-Gai

Name: Brooklyn vs Mount Kuring-Gai — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 6.8 km apart · Brooklyn profile · Mount Kuring-Gai profile

Brooklyn Mount Kuring-Gai

Mount Kuring-Gai and Brooklyn (NSW) are neighbouring areas with different residential profiles. Mount Kuring-Gai has a younger population, with the typical resident aged 42 and children under 15 making up 21.0% of the area. It also has a higher proportion of large homes, with 90.1% having three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Brooklyn (NSW) is older, with a typical age of 48, and has a much higher share of people living alone at 28.2%.

Typical family income is almost identical in both places, sitting around $2,600 a week. They also share similar levels of home ownership, with about 37% of homes owned outright. While both have a high proportion of people born overseas, Mount Kuring-Gai is more diverse, with 17.6% of residents using another language at home compared to 6.9% in Brooklyn (NSW). Meanwhile, Brooklyn (NSW) is more likely to have residents with no religion, at 52.1% compared to 37.7% in Mount Kuring-Gai.

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Where they differ most

Population: 1,029 larger in Mount Kuring-Gai 3+ bedrooms: 26.1 pts higher in Mount Kuring-Gai No religion: 14.4 pts higher in Brooklyn Living alone: 13.5 pts higher in Brooklyn Under 15: 6.6 pts higher in Mount Kuring-Gai

Demographics & Identity

Population in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai +1,029 larger in Mount Kuring-Gai gap widening

737 71st pct 1,766 77th pct

Median age in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai +6 yrs older in Brooklyn gap widening

48 yrs 62nd pct 42 yrs 38th pct

Age structure

35.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +6.0 pts 29.8%

20.5% Young adults (25–44) +1.1 pts ▸ 21.6%

14.4% Children (0–14) +6.6 pts ▸ 21.0%

19.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.9 pts 15.5%

10.6% Youth (15–24) +1.4 pts ▸ 11.9%

Marital status

46.3% Married +13.4 pts ▸ 59.7%

33.9% Never married ◂ +5.7 pts 28.2%

12.1% Divorced ◂ +4.8 pts 7.3%

5.2% Widowed ◂ +1.7 pts 3.5%

2.5% Separated ◂ +0.8 pts 1.7%

Age & sex structure

Brooklyn Mount Kuring-Gai

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

76.7% Australia ◂ +5.8 pts 70.9%

5.7% England ◂ +0.4 pts 5.3%

0.4% India +2.7 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.0% China +2.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.5% South Africa even 1.5%

1.5% New Zealand even 1.5%

0.7% Philippines +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.0% Nepal +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.0% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

43.8% English ◂ +2.8 pts 41.0%

36.9% Australian ◂ +2.0 pts 34.9%

14.5% Irish ◂ +2.9 pts 11.7%

12.1% Scottish ◂ +1.6 pts 10.5%

2.0% Chinese +4.0 pts ▸ 6.1%

4.3% German ◂ +1.3 pts 3.0%

1.2% Indian +2.5 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.2% Italian +2.5 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.1% Filipino +1.1 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.8% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%

1.2% Vietnamese ◂ +1.1 pts 0.2%

1.1% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

Language

Language used at home

90.0% English only ◂ +9.3 pts 80.6%

0.7% Mandarin +1.6 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.0% Cantonese +1.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.0% Hindi +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.0% Tagalog +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.0% Arabic +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Punjabi +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Italian even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

52.1% No religion ◂ +14.4 pts 37.7%

40.3% Christianity +9.4 pts ▸ 49.7%

4.7% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 4.8%

0.0% Hinduism +4.7 pts ▸ 4.7%

0.9% Buddhism +0.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.2% Islam ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

0.5% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.4% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai +6.73 more in Brooklyn

9.43 74th pct 2.70 39th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai +6 more in Mount Kuring-Gai

6 74th pct 12 82nd pct

Avg size in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai +166 larger in Mount Kuring-Gai

176 35th pct 342 53rd pct

ICSEA in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai +6 higher in Brooklyn

1,104 92nd pct 1,098 91st pct

Highest year of school

61.2% Year 12 +7.6 pts ▸ 68.8%

23.4% Year 10 ◂ +4.2 pts 19.2%

7.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.0 pts 4.2%

5.9% Year 11 ◂ +1.0 pts 4.9%

Highest qualification level

30.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +8.8 pts 21.2%

24.1% Bachelor degree +4.1 pts ▸ 28.2%

15.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.9 pts ▸ 17.1%

12.4% Postgraduate degree +2.3 pts ▸ 14.7%

5.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.4 pts ▸ 5.5%

0.9% Certificate I / II +0.8 pts ▸ 1.7%

Field of qualification

16.4% Management & commerce +5.8 pts ▸ 22.2%

18.7% Engineering & related ◂ +5.1 pts 13.6%

16.4% Society & culture ◂ +4.4 pts 12.0%

6.6% Health +6.3 pts ▸ 12.8%

8.4% Education even 8.4%

7.0% Creative arts ◂ +2.6 pts 4.4%

6.8% Architecture & building even 6.8%

5.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.6 pts 5.0%

2.8% Information technology +1.8 pts ▸ 4.6%

4.4% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.5 pts 2.9%

1.2% Agriculture & environment +1.9 pts ▸ 3.1%

Income

Personal income in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai +$57 higher in Mount Kuring-Gai gap widening

$904 73rd pct $961 78th pct

Household income in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai +$366 higher in Mount Kuring-Gai gap narrowing

$2,062 78th pct $2,428 88th pct

Family income in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai +$44 higher in Brooklyn gap narrowing

$2,687 87th pct $2,643 86th pct

Household income distribution

27.6% $1,500–$2,999 +2.4 pts ▸ 29.9%

22.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.2 pts 18.6%

21.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 21.5%

16.3% Under $650 ◂ +6.4 pts 9.9%

10.2% $3,000–$3,999 +4.8 pts ▸ 15.0%

Personal income distribution

37.8% Under $650 ◂ +0.7 pts 37.2%

31.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.2 pts 29.5%

18.7% $1,500–$2,999 +4.8 pts ▸ 23.5%

9.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.9 pts 7.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.5% Arthritis ◂ +0.5 pts 9.0%

8.4% Asthma +1.0 pts ▸ 9.5%

7.2% Other condition +1.5 pts ▸ 8.7%

8.7% Mental health ◂ +0.1 pts 8.6%

3.5% Diabetes +0.3 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.5% Cancer ◂ +0.2 pts 3.3%

3.0% Heart disease +0.5 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.4% Lung condition +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.5% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Dementia +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

63.2% None +1.9 pts ▸ 65.2%

22.7% One condition ◂ +1.5 pts 21.1%

5.3% Two conditions +0.6 pts ▸ 5.9%

1.8% Three or more +0.7 pts ▸ 2.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai +24 larger in Mount Kuring-Gai

13 62nd pct 37 74th pct

Median age in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai +14 yrs older in Brooklyn

33 yrs 71st pct 19 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai +$438 higher in Brooklyn

$1,062 82nd pct $624 48th pct

Household income in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai +$1,375 higher in Brooklyn

$3,249 89th pct $1,874 57th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai +0.6 larger in Mount Kuring-Gai gap widening

2.4 43rd pct 3.0 86th pct

Family composition

60.0% Couples with children +9.6 pts ▸ 69.6%

27.6% Couples without children ◂ +5.8 pts 21.8%

10.6% One-parent families ◂ +1.7 pts 9.0%

1.4% Other families ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%

Household size

35.7% 2 people ◂ +5.6 pts 30.1%

28.2% 1 person ◂ +13.5 pts 14.7%

13.6% 4 people +9.3 pts ▸ 22.9%

16.7% 3 people +1.8 pts ▸ 18.5%

6.5% 5 people +2.8 pts ▸ 9.2%

1.0% 6 or more +3.1 pts ▸ 4.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai +$98 higher in Mount Kuring-Gai gap narrowing

$470 90th pct $568 97th pct

Mortgage in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai +$148 higher in Mount Kuring-Gai gap widening

$2,500 88th pct $2,648 89th pct

People / bedroom in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

35.7% Owned with a mortgage +12.3 pts ▸ 48.0%

37.4% Owned outright ◂ +0.3 pts 37.1%

22.8% Rented ◂ +10.1 pts 12.6%

3.1% Other tenure ◂ +2.5 pts 0.5%

2.4% Not stated ◂ +1.9 pts 0.5%

Types of homes

84.7% Separate house +10.2 pts ▸ 94.9%

9.2% Flat or apartment ◂ +8.7 pts 0.5%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +4.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.4% Other dwelling ◂ +3.4 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

21.8% 4 bedrooms +18.7 pts ▸ 40.5%

35.4% 3 bedrooms even 35.4%

23.8% 2 bedrooms ◂ +16.8 pts 7.0%

6.8% 5 or more +7.4 pts ▸ 14.2%

6.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +5.4 pts 1.4%

3.4% Studio / none ◂ +3.4 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

46.3% $350–$549 ◂ +26.0 pts 20.3%

25.4% $550–$749 +19.2 pts ▸ 44.6%

17.9% $200–$349 +1.0 pts ▸ 18.9%

6.0% $750 or more ◂ +1.9 pts 4.1%

0.0% Under $200 even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

34.3% $3,000 or more +9.5 pts ▸ 43.8%

28.6% $1,800–$2,999 +0.3 pts ▸ 28.8%

20.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +5.1 pts 14.9%

9.5% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.7 pts 7.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai +1 more in Mount Kuring-Gai

17 86th pct 18 86th pct

Stops/1k in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai +12.87 more in Brooklyn

23.07 94th pct 10.19 87th pct

Departures/1k in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai +943.8 more in Brooklyn

1,735.4 90th pct 791.6 84th pct

PT routes in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai +2 more in Mount Kuring-Gai

3 79th pct 5 86th pct

Stop walk in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai +4 longer in Brooklyn

7 39th pct 3 21st pct

Drive to city in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai +2 longer in Brooklyn

31 27th pct 29 25th pct

Reach 30 min in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai +33,934 more in Mount Kuring-Gai

0 0th pct 33,934 58th pct

Transit to city in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai

— 82 91st pct

How people get to work

39.7% Worked at home ◂ +1.3 pts 38.4%

34.4% Car (driver) +3.4 pts ▸ 37.9%

4.0% Walked ◂ +3.2 pts 0.8%

1.0% Train +1.9 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.3% Car (passenger) +0.8 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.0% Bicycle ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

0.0% Bus even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

37.2% 2 vehicles +6.4 pts ▸ 43.6%

38.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +8.8 pts 29.4%

12.8% 3 vehicles +2.0 pts ▸ 14.9%

8.0% 4 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 8.5%

6.3% No vehicle ◂ +3.5 pts 2.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

11.6% Health care & social assistance +5.7 pts ▸ 17.3%

13.3% Education & training ◂ +3.2 pts 10.1%

11.1% Construction ◂ +1.6 pts 9.4%

8.5% Professional & technical +2.5 pts ▸ 11.0%

5.3% Retail trade +2.0 pts ▸ 7.3%

6.8% Manufacturing ◂ +2.5 pts 4.3%

5.0% Finance & insurance +1.5 pts ▸ 6.5%

6.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.3 pts 3.9%

4.8% Public administration & safety +1.3 pts ▸ 6.1%

5.0% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.8 pts 3.3%

3.0% Other services +1.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.8% Administrative & support +0.9 pts ▸ 3.7%

Occupations people work in

21.9% Professionals +9.3 pts ▸ 31.1%

21.1% Managers ◂ +4.7 pts 16.4%

14.6% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.3 pts 12.2%

11.6% Clerical & administrative +2.0 pts ▸ 13.6%

10.6% Community & personal service ◂ +1.3 pts 9.2%

9.0% Labourers ◂ +2.9 pts 6.2%

5.5% Sales workers +1.2 pts ▸ 6.7%

3.3% Machinery operators & drivers even 3.3%

Walkability

Walk score in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai +1.4 higher in Brooklyn

5.7 87th pct 4.3 79th pct

Types ≤15 min in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai +0.7 more in Brooklyn

5.4 85th pct 4.6 81st pct

15-min city in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai +5.8 pts higher in Mount Kuring-Gai

57.0% 81st pct 62.8% 83rd pct

Walk to shops in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai +10.2 pts higher in Mount Kuring-Gai

52.5% 80th pct 62.7% 83rd pct

Walk to transit in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai +6.2 pts higher in Brooklyn

98.6% 95th pct 92.4% 85th pct

Walk to school in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai +7.8 pts higher in Brooklyn

70.9% 82nd pct 63.1% 80th pct

Walk to a park in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai +49.2 pts higher in Brooklyn

97.7% 85th pct 48.6% 63rd pct

Walk to health in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai +9.5 pts higher in Mount Kuring-Gai

53.5% 85th pct 63.0% 88th pct

Amenities/1k in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai +47.1 more in Brooklyn

62.4 86th pct 15.3 54th pct

Intersections/km² in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai +11 higher in Mount Kuring-Gai

6 68th pct 17 73rd pct

Mean slope in Brooklyn in Mount Kuring-Gai +5.7 pts higher in Brooklyn

18.0% 97th pct 12.2% 88th pct

Compare Brooklyn with nearby areas

Cottage Point Cowan Berowra Berowra Heights Berowra Waters Ku-ring-gai Chase Duffys Forest Mount Kuring-Gai

Compare Mount Kuring-Gai with nearby areas

Mount Colah Berowra North Turramurra Hornsby Heights Asquith Berowra Heights North Wahroonga Berowra Waters

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Brooklyn vs Mount Kuring-Gai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10596/brooklyn/vs/SAL12783/mount-kuring-gai