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Darlington vs Haymarket
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.5 km apart · Darlington profile · Haymarket profile
Darlington Haymarket
Haymarket and Darlington (Sydney - NSW) are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Haymarket is much more multicultural, with 78.2% of people born overseas and 72.1% using a language other than English at home. In contrast, Darlington (Sydney - NSW) has a higher share of high earners, with 37.2% of households earning over $3,000 a week, compared to 24.5% in Haymarket. These areas also differ in housing; Haymarket is almost entirely made up of flats or apartments, while 76.1% of homes in Darlington (Sydney - NSW) are townhouses or semi-detached dwellings.
Daily life is similar in other ways, with both areas having the same typical weekly rent of $650 and identical access to local amenities. They both have very young populations compared to the national figure and similar levels of education. However, some gaps are wide, such as in Haymarket where 61% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is far higher than the 32% in Darlington (Sydney - NSW). This aligns with Haymarket having far more public transport stops and higher use of trains and light rail to get around.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 2,243
- First area, 2016: 3,097
- First area, 2021: 2,597
- Second area, 2011: 5,376
- Second area, 2016: 7,353
- Second area, 2021: 8,305
- First area, 2011: 28 yrs
- First area, 2016: 25 yrs
- First area, 2021: 27 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 27 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 27 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 30 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Darlington: 0.1% males, 0.1% females; 85+ in Haymarket: 0.1% males, 0.1% females
- 80–84 in Darlington: 0.2% males, 0.3% females; 80–84 in Haymarket: 0.2% males, 0.2% females
- 75–79 in Darlington: 0.5% males, 0.4% females; 75–79 in Haymarket: 0.3% males, 0.3% females
- 70–74 in Darlington: 1.1% males, 0.7% females; 70–74 in Haymarket: 0.7% males, 0.5% females
- 65–69 in Darlington: 1.1% males, 0.9% females; 65–69 in Haymarket: 0.9% males, 0.8% females
- 60–64 in Darlington: 1.5% males, 1.7% females; 60–64 in Haymarket: 0.9% males, 1.1% females
- 55–59 in Darlington: 1.6% males, 1.7% females; 55–59 in Haymarket: 1.3% males, 1.0% females
- 50–54 in Darlington: 2.1% males, 1.9% females; 50–54 in Haymarket: 1.1% males, 1.0% females
- 45–49 in Darlington: 2.4% males, 1.8% females; 45–49 in Haymarket: 2.0% males, 1.7% females
- 40–44 in Darlington: 2.9% males, 2.0% females; 40–44 in Haymarket: 3.5% males, 3.1% females
- 35–39 in Darlington: 3.6% males, 2.3% females; 35–39 in Haymarket: 6.0% males, 5.7% females
- 30–34 in Darlington: 6.4% males, 5.4% females; 30–34 in Haymarket: 9.9% males, 10.1% females
- 25–29 in Darlington: 9.7% males, 8.3% females; 25–29 in Haymarket: 10.6% males, 12.6% females
- 20–24 in Darlington: 12.1% males, 13.5% females; 20–24 in Haymarket: 8.4% males, 9.1% females
- 15–19 in Darlington: 4.0% males, 4.5% females; 15–19 in Haymarket: 1.2% males, 1.4% females
- 10–14 in Darlington: 1.0% males, 0.5% females; 10–14 in Haymarket: 0.4% males, 0.4% females
- 5–9 in Darlington: 0.7% males, 1.0% females; 5–9 in Haymarket: 0.6% males, 0.7% females
- 0–4 in Darlington: 1.2% males, 0.7% females; 0–4 in Haymarket: 1.1% males, 1.1% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $628
- First area, 2016: $486
- First area, 2021: $780
- Second area, 2011: $358
- Second area, 2016: $463
- Second area, 2021: $758
- First area, 2011: $1,738
- First area, 2016: $1,111
- First area, 2021: $2,392
- Second area, 2011: $1,007
- Second area, 2016: $1,505
- Second area, 2021: $1,931
- First area, 2011: $2,287
- First area, 2016: $2,625
- First area, 2021: $3,263
- Second area, 2011: $1,052
- Second area, 2016: $1,341
- Second area, 2021: $1,916
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.3
- First area, 2016: 2.2
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 3.0
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $495
- First area, 2016: $500
- First area, 2021: $650
- Second area, 2011: $640
- Second area, 2016: $750
- Second area, 2021: $650
- First area, 2011: $2,600
- First area, 2016: $2,800
- First area, 2021: $3,200
- Second area, 2011: $2,500
- Second area, 2016: $2,342
- Second area, 2021: $2,600
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.10
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2011: 1.60
- Second area, 2016: 1.60
- Second area, 2021: 1.40
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Darlington vs Haymarket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL11215/darlington/vs/SAL11884/haymarket