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Caringbah vs Greenhills Beach

Name: Caringbah vs Greenhills Beach — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.5 km apart · Caringbah profile · Greenhills Beach profile

Caringbah Greenhills Beach

Caringbah and Greenhills Beach are neighbouring areas with very different characters. Caringbah is a busier hub where many people live in flats or apartments, with 33.3% of residents living alone. It is a walker's paradise, with almost all homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and health services. In contrast, Greenhills Beach consists entirely of separate houses, mostly with four or more bedrooms. It is much wealthier, with 67.4% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, compared to 26.3% in Caringbah. The typical weekly household income in Greenhills Beach is far higher at $4,704, while in Caringbah it is $1,890.

Everyday life shares some common ground in both places, as the typical resident is 37 and there are similar proportions of people providing unpaid care. Both areas also have nearly the same percentage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents. However, their housing patterns differ sharply; renting is far more common in Caringbah, while Greenhills Beach is dominated by homeowners with mortgages. This contrast extends to transport, as Caringbah has far more public transport stops and departures per 1,000 people.

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Where they differ most

Household income: $2,814 higher in Greenhills Beach Living alone: 28.7 pts higher in Caringbah Rent: $1,155 higher in Greenhills Beach Renting: 33.3 pts higher in Caringbah Separate houses: 72.3 pts higher in Greenhills Beach

Demographics & Identity

Population in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach +11,200 larger in Caringbah gap steady

12,575 88th pct 1,375 75th pct

Median age in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach even gap narrowing

37 yrs 20th pct 37 yrs 20th pct

Age structure

31.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +10.3 pts 21.4%

23.8% Older adults (45–64) +5.8 pts ▸ 29.7%

18.4% Children (0–14) +6.9 pts ▸ 25.3%

10.4% Youth (15–24) +6.5 pts ▸ 16.9%

15.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +10.1 pts 5.7%

Marital status

40.9% Married +21.1 pts ▸ 62.0%

38.9% Never married ◂ +7.3 pts 31.7%

12.0% Divorced ◂ +8.2 pts 3.8%

4.8% Widowed ◂ +3.5 pts 1.3%

3.4% Separated ◂ +2.3 pts 1.1%

Age & sex structure

Caringbah Greenhills Beach

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

74.3% Australia +5.7 pts ▸ 80.0%

3.8% England ◂ +0.5 pts 3.3%

1.8% China +0.2 pts ▸ 2.0%

2.0% New Zealand ◂ +0.7 pts 1.3%

0.6% South Africa +1.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.0% Philippines ◂ +0.8 pts 0.3%

0.8% India ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

0.3% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% Italy ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

36.7% English even 36.7%

34.4% Australian +0.7 pts ▸ 35.1%

12.2% Irish +0.1 pts ▸ 12.3%

9.4% Scottish +0.2 pts ▸ 9.6%

4.3% Italian +3.7 pts ▸ 8.0%

4.5% Chinese ◂ +0.4 pts 4.1%

3.1% German +1.2 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.1% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.1% Dutch +0.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.6% Filipino ◂ +0.7 pts 0.9%

0.9% Indian even 0.9%

0.5% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

Language

Language used at home

80.5% English only +5.8 pts ▸ 86.3%

2.0% Mandarin +0.9 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.3% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.0% Cantonese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.5% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.4% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% Tagalog ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.1% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

53.9% Christianity +9.9 pts ▸ 63.9%

37.1% No religion ◂ +5.0 pts 32.1%

5.7% Not stated ◂ +2.8 pts 2.9%

1.2% Buddhism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

0.7% Islam ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

0.7% Hinduism ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

0.4% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.2% Judaism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach +0.28 more in Greenhills Beach

2.59 37th pct 2.87 41st pct

Schools ≤3 km in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach +23 more in Caringbah

33 89th pct 10 79th pct

Avg size in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach even

506 73rd pct 506 73rd pct

ICSEA in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach even

1,077 87th pct 1,077 86th pct

Highest year of school

60.9% Year 12 +16.7 pts ▸ 77.6%

22.4% Year 10 ◂ +8.5 pts 13.9%

6.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +5.0 pts 1.3%

4.9% Year 11 ◂ +0.1 pts 4.8%

Highest qualification level

26.8% Bachelor degree +7.7 pts ▸ 34.5%

28.5% Certificate III / IV ◂ +9.3 pts 19.1%

16.9% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.6 pts ▸ 17.6%

7.9% Postgraduate degree +6.1 pts ▸ 14.0%

3.3% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.3 pts 3.0%

1.7% Certificate I / II +0.5 pts ▸ 2.2%

Field of qualification

23.0% Management & commerce +7.4 pts ▸ 30.4%

13.6% Engineering & related ◂ +0.7 pts 12.9%

11.6% Society & culture ◂ +1.8 pts 9.8%

9.1% Health +0.5 pts ▸ 9.6%

8.7% Education +0.9 pts ▸ 9.6%

7.7% Architecture & building ◂ +0.1 pts 7.6%

5.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.8 pts 3.2%

4.3% Creative arts ◂ +0.3 pts 4.0%

2.6% Information technology +0.4 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.2% Natural & physical sciences +0.3 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.1% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach +$341 higher in Greenhills Beach gap widening

$1,032 85th pct $1,373 95th pct

Household income in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach +$2,814 higher in Greenhills Beach gap widening

$1,890 70th pct $4,704 100th pct

Family income in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach +$2,165 higher in Greenhills Beach gap widening

$2,536 83rd pct $4,701 100th pct

Household income distribution

12.8% $4,000 or more +41.0 pts ▸ 53.8%

29.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +14.9 pts 14.7%

23.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +19.4 pts 4.3%

15.6% Under $650 ◂ +14.7 pts 0.8%

13.6% $3,000–$3,999 even 13.6%

Personal income distribution

32.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +9.3 pts 22.7%

31.8% Under $650 ◂ +3.3 pts 28.5%

25.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.0 pts 24.3%

5.4% $3,000 or more +15.7 pts ▸ 21.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.9% Mental health ◂ +3.9 pts 4.1%

7.8% Arthritis ◂ +4.7 pts 3.1%

7.4% Asthma ◂ +1.6 pts 5.8%

7.2% Other condition ◂ +2.4 pts 4.7%

3.8% Diabetes ◂ +2.4 pts 1.4%

3.6% Heart disease ◂ +2.1 pts 1.5%

2.9% Cancer ◂ +1.1 pts 1.8%

1.3% Lung condition ◂ +1.1 pts 0.3%

0.7% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.6% Dementia ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

67.4% None +10.1 pts ▸ 77.5%

17.5% One condition ◂ +3.8 pts 13.7%

5.3% Two conditions ◂ +3.3 pts 2.0%

2.5% Three or more ◂ +1.9 pts 0.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach +181 larger in Caringbah

197 86th pct 16 64th pct

Median age in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach +15 yrs older in Caringbah

25 yrs 46th pct 10 yrs 4th pct

Median income in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach +$399 higher in Greenhills Beach

$875 72nd pct $1,274 87th pct

Household income in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach +$4,017 higher in Greenhills Beach

$2,316 73rd pct $6,333 100th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach +1.4 larger in Greenhills Beach gap steady

2.3 29th pct 3.7 98th pct

Family composition

57.8% Couples with children +28.2 pts ▸ 85.9%

25.9% Couples without children ◂ +15.5 pts 10.4%

15.3% One-parent families ◂ +11.3 pts 4.0%

1.0% Other families ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

Household size

13.9% 4 people +21.7 pts ▸ 35.6%

33.3% 1 person ◂ +28.7 pts 4.6%

32.1% 2 people ◂ +14.5 pts 17.7%

4.5% 5 people +12.6 pts ▸ 17.1%

14.6% 3 people +1.4 pts ▸ 16.0%

1.5% 6 or more +5.3 pts ▸ 6.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach +$1,155 higher in Greenhills Beach gap widening

$470 90th pct $1,625 100th pct

Mortgage in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach +$1,500 higher in Greenhills Beach gap narrowing

$2,500 88th pct $4,000 100th pct

People / bedroom in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach +0.10 higher in Caringbah gap steady

0.90 86th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

33.8% Owned with a mortgage +29.0 pts ▸ 62.8%

38.2% Rented ◂ +33.3 pts 4.9%

26.2% Owned outright +3.2 pts ▸ 29.3%

0.8% Not stated +0.8 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.0% Other tenure ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

Types of homes

27.7% Separate house +72.3 pts ▸ 100.0%

44.8% Flat or apartment ◂ +44.8 pts 0.0%

27.3% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +27.3 pts 0.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

12.5% 4 bedrooms +38.6 pts ▸ 51.1%

3.6% 5 or more +38.3 pts ▸ 41.8%

39.9% 2 bedrooms ◂ +39.9 pts 0.0%

32.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +30.2 pts 2.2%

9.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +8.7 pts 1.1%

1.1% Studio / none ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

8.9% $750 or more +107.8 pts ▸ 116.7%

42.9% $350–$549 ◂ +42.9 pts 0.0%

23.8% $550–$749 ◂ +23.8 pts 0.0%

11.5% Under $200 ◂ +11.5 pts 0.0%

11.2% $200–$349 ◂ +11.2 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

35.4% $3,000 or more +28.3 pts ▸ 63.6%

34.8% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +21.0 pts 13.9%

14.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +6.8 pts 7.8%

9.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.8 pts 7.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach +73 more in Caringbah

77 88th pct 4 73rd pct

Stops/1k in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach +3.21 more in Caringbah

6.12 82nd pct 2.91 69th pct

Departures/1k in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach +838.8 more in Caringbah

1,291.9 88th pct 453.1 77th pct

PT routes in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach +10 more in Caringbah

15 86th pct 5 86th pct

Stop walk in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach +1 longer in Greenhills Beach

3 21st pct 4 29th pct

Drive to city in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach +3 longer in Greenhills Beach

24 21st pct 27 23rd pct

Reach 30 min in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach +46,578 more in Caringbah

46,578 86th pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach +56,281 more in Caringbah

98,791 78th pct 42,510 62nd pct

Transit to city in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach

74 80th pct —

How people get to work

32.3% Worked at home +9.6 pts ▸ 42.0%

41.4% Car (driver) ◂ +4.4 pts 37.0%

3.2% Walked ◂ +2.1 pts 1.0%

2.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.4 pts 2.2%

2.2% Train ◂ +1.8 pts 0.4%

0.4% Bicycle ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.3% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

34.1% 2 vehicles +17.2 pts ▸ 51.2%

45.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +38.3 pts 6.9%

7.6% 3 vehicles +17.2 pts ▸ 24.8%

3.1% 4 or more +13.9 pts ▸ 17.1%

9.8% No vehicle ◂ +9.8 pts 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.7 pts 10.7%

12.2% Construction ◂ +0.7 pts 11.5%

7.7% Professional & technical +4.0 pts ▸ 11.7%

8.8% Education & training ◂ +0.2 pts 8.6%

8.1% Retail trade ◂ +1.0 pts 7.0%

5.4% Finance & insurance +2.4 pts ▸ 7.8%

7.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.1 pts 5.5%

6.5% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.7 pts 3.8%

4.8% Manufacturing +0.4 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.2% Accommodation & food +0.4 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.9% Other services ◂ +0.9 pts 3.0%

3.2% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.1 pts 3.1%

Occupations people work in

23.6% Professionals +3.5 pts ▸ 27.1%

15.5% Managers +10.7 pts ▸ 26.2%

15.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.2 pts 13.3%

14.3% Technicians & trades ◂ +4.9 pts 9.4%

11.1% Community & personal service ◂ +1.7 pts 9.4%

8.0% Sales workers ◂ +1.8 pts 6.3%

5.8% Labourers ◂ +2.0 pts 3.8%

4.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.8 pts 2.7%

Walkability

Walk score in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach +4.2 higher in Caringbah

8.4 99th pct 4.2 78th pct

Types ≤15 min in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach +4.1 more in Caringbah

7.7 99th pct 3.6 76th pct

15-min city in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach +93.6 pts higher in Caringbah

99.1% 99th pct 5.5% 62nd pct

Walk to shops in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach +94.2 pts higher in Caringbah

99.7% 100th pct 5.5% 61st pct

Walk to transit in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach +0.8 pts higher in Caringbah

97.7% 92nd pct 96.8% 90th pct

Walk to school in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach +13.2 pts higher in Caringbah

97.3% 98th pct 84.1% 88th pct

Walk to a park in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach +85.3 pts higher in Caringbah

85.3% 95th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach +12.3 more in Caringbah

16.6 57th pct 4.4 27th pct

Intersections/km² in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach +39 higher in Greenhills Beach

263 93rd pct 303 95th pct

Mean slope in Caringbah in Greenhills Beach +0.6 pts higher in Greenhills Beach

4.6% 37th pct 5.2% 44th pct

Compare Caringbah with nearby areas

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Compare Greenhills Beach with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Caringbah vs Greenhills Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10814/caringbah/vs/SAL11770/greenhills-beach