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Cairncross vs Mortons Creek

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 5.5 km apart · Cairncross profile · Mortons Creek profile

Cairncross Mortons Creek

Mortons Creek and Cairncross are neighbouring areas in New South Wales. Mortons Creek is the more populated of the two, with 309 residents and one school within 3 km, while Cairncross is largely non-residential. The landscape differs significantly, with the terrain slope far higher in Cairncross at 31.7% compared to 9.6% in Mortons Creek. Cairncross also has a far higher level of street connectivity.

Everyday life in both places is car-dependent, as neither area has a walkability score above 0.0. They share a lack of nearby amenities, with 0.0% of homes in both areas within a 15-minute walk of parks, schools, health services or groceries. This fact is consistent across both locations, as neither has any public transport stops or routes.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Cairncrossin Mortons Creek +309 larger in Mortons Creek gap widening
0 0th pct 309 59th pct
  • First area, 2016: 3
  • First area, 2021: 0
  • Second area, 2016: 279
  • Second area, 2021: 309
47 yrs 57th pct
  • First area, 2016: 21 yrs
  • Second area, 2016: 47 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 47 yrs
1.3% 43rd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 1.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 1.3%
23.6% 71st pct
  • Second area, 2016: 21.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 23.6%
18.1% 57th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 11.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 18.1%
14.2% 65th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 14.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 14.2%

Ancestry & Birthplace

6.1% 26th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 5.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 6.1%

Language

1.0% 34th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 1.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 1.0%
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Religion

33.7% 31st pct
  • Second area, 2016: 20.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 33.7%

Education & Qualifications

41.4% 41st pct
  • Second area, 2016: 30.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 41.4%
16.1% 56th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 12.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 16.1%
Schools ≤3 km in Cairncrossin Mortons Creek +1 more in Mortons Creek
0 0th pct 1 43rd pct
184 36th pct
959 31st pct

Income

$659 34th pct
  • First area, 2016: $350
  • Second area, 2016: $620
  • Second area, 2021: $659
$1,640 57th pct
  • Second area, 2016: $1,375
  • Second area, 2021: $1,640
$1,625 34th pct
  • Second area, 2016: $1,375
  • Second area, 2021: $1,625
9.7% 59th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 4.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 9.7%
High-income homes in Cairncrossin Mortons Creek
13.9% 44th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 9.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 13.9%

Health & Disability

30.7% 60th pct
9.7% 65th pct
3.6% 37th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 5.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 3.6%

Community Participation

21.8% 66th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 19.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 21.8%
13.3% 56th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 14.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 13.3%
Unpaid child care in Cairncrossin Mortons Creek
24.2% 44th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 23.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 24.2%
2.8% 52nd pct
29.4% 76th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 39.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 29.4%

First Nations

First Nations people in Cairncrossin Mortons Creek +4 larger in Mortons Creek
0 0th pct 4 46th pct
49 yrs 86th pct
$725 58th pct
$2,249 71st pct

Family & Households

2.9 81st pct
  • Second area, 2016: 2.6
  • Second area, 2021: 2.9
5.7% 24th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 12.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 5.7%
11.9% 11th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 11.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 11.9%

Housing & Dwellings

$350 71st pct
  • Second area, 2016: $280
  • Second area, 2021: $350
$1,777 60th pct
  • Second area, 2016: $1,723
  • Second area, 2021: $1,777
0.80 43rd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.80
  • Second area, 2021: 0.80
11.9% 33rd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 10.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 11.9%
48.5% 72nd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 46.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 48.5%
100.0% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 100.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 100.0%
91.1% 81st pct
  • Second area, 2016: 83.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 91.1%

Transport & Vehicles

0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
13.6% 40th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 3.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 13.6%
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
0.00 0th pct
0.0 0th pct
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
89 100th pct

Migration & Movement

31.6% 52nd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 22.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 31.6%

Jobs & Industry

5.8% 75th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 2.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 5.8%
62.9% 58th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 58.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 62.9%
60.5% 62nd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 59.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 60.5%

Walkability

0.0 0th pct 0.0 17th pct
Types ≤15 min in Cairncrossin Mortons Creek even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Cairncrossin Mortons Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Cairncrossin Mortons Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Cairncrossin Mortons Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Cairncrossin Mortons Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Cairncrossin Mortons Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
0.0 0th pct
Intersections/km² in Cairncrossin Mortons Creek +0 higher in Cairncross
1 44th pct 0 17th pct
Mean slope in Cairncrossin Mortons Creek +22.1 pts higher in Cairncross
31.7% 100th pct 9.6% 79th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Cairncross vs Mortons Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10746/cairncross/vs/SAL12742/mortons-creek