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Dolans Bay vs Woolooware

Name: Dolans Bay vs Woolooware — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.5 km apart · Dolans Bay profile · Woolooware profile

Dolans Bay Woolooware

Woolooware and Dolans Bay are neighbouring areas in the Sutherland Shire with very different housing and income profiles. Dolans Bay is dominated by large detached houses, with 91.8% of homes being separate houses and 95.7% having three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Woolooware has a higher share of flats or apartments at 38.7%, and more people living alone (29.3% compared to 11.1%). Dolans Bay is also wealthier; 58.7% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far higher than the 35.0% in Woolooware.

These two areas have seen their differences in population movement widen, with a far higher share of Woolooware residents having moved house in the last five years (46.1%) than those in Dolans Bay (35.9%). Despite this, they share several similarities, including almost identical proportions of First Nations residents and people who speak little or no English. They also sit at about the same distance from the city and have a similar share of people providing unpaid care.

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Where they differ most

Population: 4,361 larger in Woolooware Separate houses: 47.6 pts higher in Dolans Bay 3+ bedrooms: 37.6 pts higher in Dolans Bay Living alone: 18.2 pts higher in Woolooware Renting: 17.4 pts higher in Woolooware

Demographics & Identity

Population in Dolans Bay in Woolooware +4,361 larger in Woolooware gap widening

699 70th pct 5,060 86th pct

Median age in Dolans Bay in Woolooware +2 yrs older in Dolans Bay gap narrowing

41 yrs 33rd pct 39 yrs 26th pct

Age structure

30.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.9 pts 26.3%

20.3% Young adults (25–44) +7.8 pts ▸ 28.2%

18.0% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.1 pts 16.0%

14.4% Seniors (65+) +2.2 pts ▸ 16.7%

15.7% Youth (15–24) ◂ +3.0 pts 12.8%

Marital status

54.9% Married ◂ +8.4 pts 46.5%

32.5% Never married +5.6 pts ▸ 38.0%

7.2% Divorced +1.1 pts ▸ 8.3%

3.9% Widowed +0.5 pts ▸ 4.3%

0.9% Separated +2.0 pts ▸ 2.9%

Age & sex structure

Dolans Bay Woolooware

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

86.1% Australia ◂ +6.4 pts 79.7%

1.6% England +2.6 pts ▸ 4.1%

1.3% New Zealand +0.6 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.9% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

0.6% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% India +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

39.2% English +3.3 pts ▸ 42.5%

37.9% Australian ◂ +1.9 pts 36.0%

15.2% Irish ◂ +1.6 pts 13.5%

6.7% Scottish +2.9 pts ▸ 9.7%

8.4% Greek ◂ +5.5 pts 2.9%

5.4% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.7% German ◂ +0.1 pts 3.6%

0.9% Chinese +0.8 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.4% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.0% Filipino ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

0.4% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

89.0% English only ◂ +1.7 pts 87.3%

3.1% Greek ◂ +1.6 pts 1.6%

0.4% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.6% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.0% Cantonese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

62.8% Christianity ◂ +6.3 pts 56.5%

30.6% No religion +6.7 pts ▸ 37.3%

6.2% Not stated ◂ +2.2 pts 3.9%

1.0% Buddhism +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.7% Hinduism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.1%

0.0% Islam +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Dolans Bay in Woolooware

— 2.48 36th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Dolans Bay in Woolooware +5 more in Woolooware

18 86th pct 23 87th pct

Avg size in Dolans Bay in Woolooware +48 larger in Woolooware

466 68th pct 514 74th pct

ICSEA in Dolans Bay in Woolooware +14 higher in Dolans Bay

1,098 91st pct 1,084 88th pct

Highest year of school

69.0% Year 12 ◂ +2.9 pts 66.2%

19.2% Year 10 +1.4 pts ▸ 20.6%

5.0% Year 11 ◂ +0.4 pts 4.7%

3.5% Year 9 or below +1.3 pts ▸ 4.9%

Highest qualification level

32.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.8 pts 30.8%

24.1% Certificate III / IV +1.2 pts ▸ 25.3%

15.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +3.8 pts ▸ 19.4%

9.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.9 pts 7.9%

4.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.6 pts 3.4%

2.6% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.3 pts 1.3%

Field of qualification

27.2% Management & commerce ◂ +2.4 pts 24.9%

16.4% Engineering & related ◂ +2.4 pts 14.0%

9.8% Society & culture +2.2 pts ▸ 12.0%

11.6% Health ◂ +3.3 pts 8.4%

10.6% Education ◂ +1.7 pts 8.9%

8.5% Architecture & building even 8.5%

2.4% Creative arts +3.2 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.2% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.6 pts ▸ 4.8%

2.6% Information technology ◂ +0.6 pts 2.0%

2.4% Natural & physical sciences even 2.3%

0.8% Agriculture & environment +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Dolans Bay in Woolooware +$84 higher in Dolans Bay gap widening

$1,215 91st pct $1,131 88th pct

Household income in Dolans Bay in Woolooware +$1,314 higher in Dolans Bay gap widening

$3,542 100th pct $2,228 85th pct

Family income in Dolans Bay in Woolooware +$948 higher in Dolans Bay gap widening

$3,865 100th pct $2,917 90th pct

Household income distribution

41.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +20.0 pts 21.8%

19.7% $1,500–$2,999 +9.6 pts ▸ 29.3%

11.5% $650–$1,499 +10.0 pts ▸ 21.5%

16.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.7 pts 13.2%

7.2% Under $650 +2.7 pts ▸ 10.0%

Personal income distribution

26.7% $650–$1,499 +4.9 pts ▸ 31.6%

29.5% Under $650 +0.4 pts ▸ 29.8%

25.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.7 pts 25.1%

14.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.7 pts 9.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

5.6% Arthritis +2.1 pts ▸ 7.7%

5.7% Asthma +1.4 pts ▸ 7.1%

6.0% Other condition +0.2 pts ▸ 6.2%

3.4% Mental health +2.4 pts ▸ 5.8%

2.3% Heart disease +1.0 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.6% Diabetes +0.5 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.7% Cancer +0.1 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.7% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Stroke +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Dementia +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

74.5% None ◂ +4.1 pts 70.5%

14.2% One condition +3.1 pts ▸ 17.3%

3.3% Two conditions +1.7 pts ▸ 5.0%

0.6% Three or more +1.0 pts ▸ 1.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Dolans Bay in Woolooware +66 larger in Woolooware

14 63rd pct 80 83rd pct

Median age in Dolans Bay in Woolooware +11 yrs older in Dolans Bay

36 yrs 74th pct 25 yrs 46th pct

Median income in Dolans Bay in Woolooware +$1,429 higher in Dolans Bay

$2,625 100th pct $1,196 87th pct

Household income in Dolans Bay in Woolooware +$4,361 higher in Dolans Bay

$6,666 100th pct $2,305 73rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Dolans Bay in Woolooware +0.8 larger in Dolans Bay gap widening

3.2 89th pct 2.4 43rd pct

Family composition

72.7% Couples with children ◂ +12.7 pts 60.0%

19.6% Couples without children +8.5 pts ▸ 28.2%

7.5% One-parent families +3.8 pts ▸ 11.2%

0.6% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

Household size

24.5% 2 people +8.6 pts ▸ 33.1%

11.1% 1 person +18.2 pts ▸ 29.3%

25.0% 4 people ◂ +10.3 pts 14.7%

18.3% 3 people ◂ +3.1 pts 15.1%

16.8% 5 people ◂ +10.7 pts 6.1%

3.4% 6 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 1.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Dolans Bay in Woolooware +$250 higher in Dolans Bay gap widening

$800 100th pct $550 96th pct

Mortgage in Dolans Bay in Woolooware +$1,400 higher in Dolans Bay gap widening

$4,000 100th pct $2,600 88th pct

People / bedroom in Dolans Bay in Woolooware +0.10 higher in Woolooware gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

45.7% Owned outright ◂ +12.5 pts 33.2%

39.4% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +1.2 pts 38.2%

9.1% Rented +17.4 pts ▸ 26.5%

2.9% Not stated ◂ +1.7 pts 1.2%

2.4% Other tenure ◂ +1.6 pts 0.8%

Types of homes

91.8% Separate house ◂ +47.6 pts 44.2%

0.0% Flat or apartment +38.7 pts ▸ 38.7%

8.7% Townhouse / semi-detached +8.0 pts ▸ 16.6%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

41.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +20.4 pts 21.0%

25.5% 3 bedrooms +4.2 pts ▸ 29.7%

28.8% 5 or more ◂ +21.4 pts 7.5%

4.3% 2 bedrooms +22.3 pts ▸ 26.6%

0.0% 1 bedroom +14.3 pts ▸ 14.3%

0.0% Studio / none +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

36.8% $750 or more ◂ +16.1 pts 20.7%

26.3% $350–$549 +8.9 pts ▸ 35.3%

26.3% $550–$749 +4.1 pts ▸ 30.4%

0.0% $200–$349 +10.8 pts ▸ 10.8%

0.0% Under $200 even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

62.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +24.0 pts 38.2%

20.7% $1,800–$2,999 +10.9 pts ▸ 31.6%

3.7% $1,000–$1,799 +9.2 pts ▸ 12.8%

11.0% Under $1,000 even 11.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Dolans Bay in Woolooware +27 more in Woolooware

4 73rd pct 31 86th pct

Stops/1k in Dolans Bay in Woolooware +0.40 more in Woolooware

5.72 80th pct 6.13 82nd pct

Departures/1k in Dolans Bay in Woolooware +31.2 more in Woolooware

696.7 82nd pct 727.9 83rd pct

PT routes in Dolans Bay in Woolooware +7 more in Woolooware

1 71st pct 8 86th pct

Stop walk in Dolans Bay in Woolooware +3 longer in Woolooware

0 0th pct 3 21st pct

Drive to city in Dolans Bay in Woolooware +1 longer in Dolans Bay

28 24th pct 27 23rd pct

Reach 30 min in Dolans Bay in Woolooware +13,268 more in Woolooware

16,384 70th pct 29,652 82nd pct

Reach 45 min in Dolans Bay in Woolooware +23,238 more in Woolooware

58,894 68th pct 82,132 75th pct

Transit to city in Dolans Bay in Woolooware +11 longer in Dolans Bay

85 96th pct 74 80th pct

How people get to work

45.5% Car (driver) ◂ +4.8 pts 40.6%

37.7% Worked at home ◂ +1.2 pts 36.5%

2.1% Car (passenger) +0.4 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.8% Train +1.0 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.8% Walked +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.0% Bicycle +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

41.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.3 pts 37.0%

19.2% 1 vehicle +22.0 pts ▸ 41.2%

21.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +10.3 pts 11.3%

18.3% 4 or more ◂ +12.6 pts 5.7%

2.9% No vehicle +1.8 pts ▸ 4.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.7 pts 10.9%

12.3% Construction ◂ +0.9 pts 11.4%

11.5% Education & training ◂ +2.3 pts 9.2%

10.2% Professional & technical +0.4 pts ▸ 10.6%

9.4% Retail trade ◂ +1.2 pts 8.2%

8.3% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.9 pts 6.4%

4.3% Public administration & safety +3.3 pts ▸ 7.6%

2.7% Transport & warehousing +3.3 pts ▸ 6.0%

5.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.1 pts 4.2%

2.9% Manufacturing +2.4 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.7% Other services +0.2 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.3% Wholesale trade +1.7 pts ▸ 3.1%

Occupations people work in

27.0% Professionals even 27.0%

20.9% Managers ◂ +3.9 pts 17.0%

18.2% Clerical & administrative ◂ +3.4 pts 14.8%

7.8% Technicians & trades +4.7 pts ▸ 12.5%

9.6% Community & personal service +1.9 pts ▸ 11.5%

7.5% Sales workers +0.9 pts ▸ 8.4%

3.5% Labourers +1.6 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.2% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.3 pts 2.9%

Walkability

Walk score in Dolans Bay in Woolooware +1.4 higher in Woolooware

5.9 87th pct 7.3 94th pct

Types ≤15 min in Dolans Bay in Woolooware +1.0 more in Woolooware

6.0 88th pct 7.0 94th pct

15-min city in Dolans Bay in Woolooware +21.3 pts higher in Woolooware

78.6% 88th pct 99.9% 100th pct

Walk to shops in Dolans Bay in Woolooware +19.0 pts higher in Woolooware

77.5% 88th pct 96.5% 98th pct

Walk to transit in Dolans Bay in Woolooware +0.3 pts higher in Woolooware

99.6% 99th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Dolans Bay in Woolooware +13.3 pts higher in Woolooware

86.7% 90th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to a park in Dolans Bay in Woolooware even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 99th pct

Walk to health in Dolans Bay in Woolooware +79.1 pts higher in Woolooware

13.7% 75th pct 92.7% 98th pct

Amenities/1k in Dolans Bay in Woolooware +5.3 more in Woolooware

7.2 34th pct 12.5 47th pct

Intersections/km² in Dolans Bay in Woolooware +142 higher in Woolooware

31 75th pct 173 89th pct

Mean slope in Dolans Bay in Woolooware +8.8 pts higher in Dolans Bay

14.3% 91st pct 5.5% 48th pct

Compare Dolans Bay with nearby areas

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Compare Woolooware with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Dolans Bay vs Woolooware [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL11268/dolans-bay/vs/SAL14428/woolooware