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Dulwich Hill vs Earlwood

Name: Dulwich Hill vs Earlwood — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.5 km apart · Dulwich Hill profile · Earlwood profile

Dulwich Hill Earlwood

Earlwood and Dulwich Hill are neighbouring areas with very different housing and social profiles. Earlwood is a more traditional residential area where 80.1% of homes are separate houses and 44.4% are owned outright. It is more culturally diverse, with 46.2% of people using another language at home. Dulwich Hill has a more urban feel, with 57% of homes being flats or apartments and 46.1% of households renting. It has a higher proportion of university-educated adults (44.7%) and a typical weekly personal income that is well higher at $1,157, compared to $837 in Earlwood.

Both areas share very similar access to local services, with nearly all homes within a 15-minute walk of a park or school. They also have similar typical weekly household incomes of around $2,100 and nearly identical unemployment rates. While they share these local comforts, the two areas are moving in different directions; Dulwich Hill has seen a much higher influx of new residents, with 45% moving in since 2011 compared to 25.8% in Earlwood.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 25.5 pts higher in Dulwich Hill Separate houses: 51.3 pts higher in Earlwood 3+ bedrooms: 41.2 pts higher in Earlwood No religion: 23.7 pts higher in Dulwich Hill Owned outright: 19.5 pts higher in Earlwood

Demographics & Identity

Population in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood +4,007 larger in Earlwood gap steady

14,046 88th pct 18,053 89th pct

Median age in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood +6 yrs older in Earlwood gap widening

38 yrs 23rd pct 44 yrs 46th pct

Age structure

36.6% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +13.8 pts 22.8%

25.8% Older adults (45–64) +2.5 pts ▸ 28.4%

13.6% Seniors (65+) +7.0 pts ▸ 20.7%

14.0% Children (0–14) +2.6 pts ▸ 16.7%

9.8% Youth (15–24) +1.7 pts ▸ 11.5%

Marital status

50.7% Never married ◂ +16.9 pts 33.8%

34.4% Married +16.3 pts ▸ 50.7%

7.9% Divorced ◂ +1.1 pts 6.9%

4.0% Widowed +2.2 pts ▸ 6.2%

2.9% Separated ◂ +0.5 pts 2.4%

Age & sex structure

Dulwich Hill Earlwood

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

63.0% Australia ◂ +1.2 pts 61.9%

3.5% England ◂ +1.7 pts 1.8%

1.4% China +1.5 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.9% Vietnam +0.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.0% Italy +1.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.8% New Zealand ◂ +0.7 pts 1.1%

1.2% Philippines ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%

1.0% India ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

0.3% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% Nepal even 0.1%

Ancestry

28.2% English ◂ +13.2 pts 14.9%

24.0% Australian ◂ +7.1 pts 16.9%

6.9% Greek +15.4 pts ▸ 22.3%

13.1% Irish ◂ +6.1 pts 7.0%

9.1% Scottish ◂ +4.8 pts 4.3%

5.2% Italian +3.8 pts ▸ 9.0%

5.6% Chinese +2.0 pts ▸ 7.6%

2.9% Vietnamese +0.7 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.3% German ◂ +1.5 pts 1.8%

2.0% Filipino ◂ +0.6 pts 1.4%

1.8% Indian ◂ +1.1 pts 0.8%

1.2% Dutch ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

Language

Language used at home

67.4% English only ◂ +17.6 pts 49.8%

5.0% Greek +13.2 pts ▸ 18.1%

3.2% Arabic +2.4 pts ▸ 5.6%

1.5% Italian +1.9 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.4% Vietnamese +0.7 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.5% Mandarin +1.1 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.2% Cantonese +0.9 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.4% Tagalog even 0.4%

0.4% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

37.9% Christianity +24.7 pts ▸ 62.6%

48.5% No religion ◂ +23.7 pts 24.9%

6.3% Not stated ◂ +0.9 pts 5.4%

3.0% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.4% Islam +0.5 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.0% Hinduism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.6% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.4% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood +1.03 more in Dulwich Hill

2.03 29th pct 1.00 8th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood +10 more in Earlwood

73 96th pct 83 98th pct

Avg size in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood +2 larger in Earlwood

454 66th pct 456 66th pct

ICSEA in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood +26 higher in Dulwich Hill

1,108 93rd pct 1,082 88th pct

Highest year of school

73.6% Year 12 ◂ +9.1 pts 64.5%

9.3% Year 10 +4.4 pts ▸ 13.7%

7.9% Year 9 or below +5.8 pts ▸ 13.7%

3.7% Year 11 ◂ +0.7 pts 3.0%

Highest qualification level

39.3% Bachelor degree ◂ +6.5 pts 32.8%

11.7% Certificate III / IV +7.1 pts ▸ 18.8%

16.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +4.7 pts 12.1%

13.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.0 pts ▸ 15.6%

5.7% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.2 pts 3.6%

1.0% Certificate I / II +0.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

Field of qualification

20.1% Management & commerce +3.3 pts ▸ 23.4%

17.6% Society & culture ◂ +5.2 pts 12.5%

13.5% Creative arts ◂ +6.4 pts 7.1%

7.4% Engineering & related +4.4 pts ▸ 11.7%

8.0% Health ◂ +0.7 pts 7.3%

7.3% Education +0.5 pts ▸ 7.8%

3.9% Architecture & building +2.2 pts ▸ 6.1%

3.2% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.8 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.7% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.4 pts 3.3%

3.4% Information technology +0.2 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.1% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood +$320 higher in Dulwich Hill gap widening

$1,157 89th pct $837 64th pct

Household income in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood +$69 higher in Earlwood gap narrowing

$2,095 79th pct $2,164 82nd pct

Family income in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood +$288 higher in Dulwich Hill gap widening

$2,774 88th pct $2,486 81st pct

Household income distribution

31.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.1 pts 26.4%

21.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.6 pts 20.4%

19.1% $4,000 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 21.0%

11.6% Under $650 +2.1 pts ▸ 13.7%

11.8% $3,000–$3,999 +0.9 pts ▸ 12.6%

Personal income distribution

29.6% Under $650 +10.3 pts ▸ 39.9%

28.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.7 pts 26.9%

26.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.9 pts 20.5%

8.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 6.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.8% Mental health ◂ +5.8 pts 6.0%

9.3% Other condition ◂ +1.3 pts 8.0%

9.0% Asthma ◂ +3.0 pts 6.0%

6.7% Arthritis +1.2 pts ▸ 7.8%

3.8% Diabetes +1.4 pts ▸ 5.2%

2.7% Heart disease +1.1 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.3% Cancer +0.6 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.1% Lung condition +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.8% Stroke even 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

64.1% None +4.2 pts ▸ 68.4%

21.1% One condition ◂ +3.3 pts 17.8%

5.6% Two conditions ◂ +0.7 pts 4.9%

2.2% Three or more +0.2 pts ▸ 2.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood +81 larger in Dulwich Hill

225 86th pct 144 86th pct

Median age in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood +2 yrs older in Earlwood

28 yrs 57th pct 30 yrs 63rd pct

Median income in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood +$65 higher in Dulwich Hill

$695 55th pct $630 49th pct

Household income in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood +$875 higher in Earlwood

$1,562 45th pct $2,437 77th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood +0.6 larger in Earlwood gap widening

2.2 24th pct 2.8 76th pct

Family composition

53.1% Couples with children +12.8 pts ▸ 65.9%

31.0% Couples without children ◂ +10.1 pts 20.9%

14.4% One-parent families ◂ +2.1 pts 12.3%

1.5% Other families ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

Household size

34.7% 2 people ◂ +4.4 pts 30.3%

34.4% 1 person ◂ +15.1 pts 19.2%

12.1% 4 people +8.3 pts ▸ 20.4%

14.7% 3 people +3.0 pts ▸ 17.7%

3.0% 5 people +5.2 pts ▸ 8.2%

1.2% 6 or more +3.0 pts ▸ 4.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood +$100 higher in Earlwood gap widening

$470 90th pct $570 98th pct

Mortgage in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood +$317 higher in Earlwood gap widening

$2,500 88th pct $2,817 90th pct

People / bedroom in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood +0.10 higher in Dulwich Hill gap steady

1.00 89th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

46.1% Rented ◂ +25.5 pts 20.6%

24.9% Owned outright +19.5 pts ▸ 44.4%

27.2% Owned with a mortgage +5.2 pts ▸ 32.4%

0.9% Other tenure +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.8% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

Types of homes

28.8% Separate house +51.3 pts ▸ 80.1%

57.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +45.6 pts 11.5%

10.8% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.5 pts 8.3%

3.1% Other dwelling ◂ +3.0 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

46.5% 2 bedrooms ◂ +27.1 pts 19.4%

24.6% 3 bedrooms +19.4 pts ▸ 43.9%

8.8% 4 bedrooms +14.3 pts ▸ 23.1%

15.1% 1 bedroom ◂ +12.9 pts 2.2%

2.7% 5 or more +7.5 pts ▸ 10.2%

1.5% Studio / none ◂ +1.3 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

50.0% $350–$549 ◂ +18.4 pts 31.6%

23.4% $550–$749 +15.6 pts ▸ 39.0%

8.2% $750 or more +6.0 pts ▸ 14.2%

11.7% $200–$349 ◂ +5.1 pts 6.6%

4.7% Under $200 +0.2 pts ▸ 4.9%

Monthly mortgage distribution

37.8% $3,000 or more +6.5 pts ▸ 44.3%

31.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +8.0 pts 23.3%

17.5% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +4.9 pts 12.6%

9.9% Under $1,000 +2.8 pts ▸ 12.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood +51 more in Earlwood

24 86th pct 75 88th pct

Stops/1k in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood +2.45 more in Earlwood

1.71 64th pct 4.15 74th pct

Departures/1k in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood +802.9 more in Earlwood

1,287.3 88th pct 2,090.2 92nd pct

PT routes in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood +4 more in Dulwich Hill

12 86th pct 8 86th pct

Stop walk in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood +5 longer in Earlwood

12 8th pct 17 14th pct

Reach 30 min in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood +43,348 more in Dulwich Hill

75,600 88th pct 32,252 84th pct

Reach 45 min in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood +176,676 more in Dulwich Hill

366,462 89th pct 189,786 87th pct

Transit to city in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood +11 longer in Earlwood

42 22nd pct 53 41st pct

How people get to work

51.7% Worked at home ◂ +5.5 pts 46.2%

23.1% Car (driver) +4.0 pts ▸ 27.2%

2.7% Train ◂ +1.1 pts 1.6%

1.6% Car (passenger) +0.5 pts ▸ 2.0%

2.0% Walked ◂ +0.9 pts 1.1%

1.5% Bus ◂ +0.8 pts 0.7%

0.9% Bicycle ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

55.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +17.8 pts 37.7%

21.6% 2 vehicles +13.2 pts ▸ 34.8%

17.3% No vehicle ◂ +8.5 pts 8.8%

3.7% 3 vehicles +7.8 pts ▸ 11.6%

1.6% 4 or more +5.4 pts ▸ 7.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.2% Professional & technical ◂ +3.9 pts 10.2%

12.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.8 pts 11.5%

12.0% Education & training ◂ +1.3 pts 10.7%

5.4% Construction +3.5 pts ▸ 9.0%

7.2% Retail trade +1.6 pts ▸ 8.7%

7.5% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.4 pts 6.1%

6.7% Finance & insurance +0.4 pts ▸ 7.1%

3.4% Transport & warehousing +2.0 pts ▸ 5.4%

4.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.5 pts 4.4%

4.6% Media & telecommunications ◂ +1.8 pts 2.8%

3.3% Other services +1.0 pts ▸ 4.3%

4.0% Manufacturing ◂ +0.1 pts 3.9%

Occupations people work in

39.5% Professionals ◂ +9.3 pts 30.3%

17.4% Managers +0.6 pts ▸ 18.0%

12.5% Clerical & administrative +2.6 pts ▸ 15.1%

8.8% Technicians & trades +1.8 pts ▸ 10.6%

6.2% Sales workers +2.0 pts ▸ 8.2%

7.4% Community & personal service ◂ +0.3 pts 7.1%

4.0% Labourers +1.0 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.8% Machinery operators & drivers +0.8 pts ▸ 3.6%

Walkability

Walk score in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood +1.7 higher in Dulwich Hill

9.0 100th pct 7.3 94th pct

Types ≤15 min in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood +0.4 more in Dulwich Hill

8.0 100th pct 7.6 98th pct

15-min city in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood +0.5 pts higher in Dulwich Hill

100.0% 100th pct 99.5% 100th pct

Walk to shops in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood +8.1 pts higher in Dulwich Hill

100.0% 100th pct 91.9% 96th pct

Walk to transit in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood +1.2 pts higher in Dulwich Hill

100.0% 100th pct 98.8% 96th pct

Walk to school in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood even

100.0% 100th pct 99.8% 100th pct

Walk to a park in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood +15.7 pts higher in Dulwich Hill

100.0% 100th pct 84.3% 95th pct

Amenities/1k in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood +2.9 more in Earlwood

6.6 33rd pct 9.5 40th pct

Intersections/km² in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood +115 higher in Dulwich Hill

360 98th pct 245 93rd pct

Mean slope in Dulwich Hill in Earlwood +2.9 pts higher in Earlwood

4.9% 40th pct 7.8% 69th pct

Compare Dulwich Hill with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Dulwich Hill vs Earlwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL11306/dulwich-hill/vs/SAL11346/earlwood