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Dulwich Hill vs Summer Hill
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Dulwich Hill and Summer Hill (Inner West - NSW) are neighbouring areas with a few clear differences. Summer Hill (Inner West - NSW) has a higher share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher (53.3% compared to 44.7% in Dulwich Hill) and more households earning $3,000 or more a week (34.5% vs 30.8%). There are also notable gaps for First Nations people; Summer Hill (Inner West - NSW) has a far higher unemployment rate for this group (17.2% vs 5.7%) and more people who speak a First Nations language (22.0% vs 8.0%).
Both areas are almost identical when it comes to the share of children under 15 and the typical weekly household income. They also share a common trend of having a very high proportion of residents who work from home, though this is even more common in Summer Hill (Inner West - NSW) at 55.8%. While both are far above the national figure for renting, Summer Hill (Inner West - NSW) has a slightly higher share of renters at 49.3%.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 12,981
- First area, 2016: 13,715
- First area, 2021: 14,046
- Second area, 2016: 7,311
- Second area, 2021: 7,288
- First area, 2011: 36 yrs
- First area, 2016: 37 yrs
- First area, 2021: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 36 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 Dulwich Hill: 0.8% males, 1.3% females; 85+ in Summer Hill: 0.7% males, 1.3% females
- 80–84 in Dulwich Hill: 0.9% males, 1.1% females; 80–84 in Summer Hill: 0.4% males, 0.8% females
- 75–79 in Dulwich Hill: 1.1% males, 1.4% females; 75–79 in Summer Hill: 0.9% males, 1.0% females
- 70–74 in Dulwich Hill: 1.4% males, 1.8% females; 70–74 in Summer Hill: 1.6% males, 1.8% females
- 65–69 in Dulwich Hill: 1.7% males, 2.2% females; 65–69 in Summer Hill: 1.8% males, 2.0% females
- 60–64 in Dulwich Hill: 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 60–64 in Summer Hill: 2.3% males, 2.4% females
- 55–59 in Dulwich Hill: 3.1% males, 3.1% females; 55–59 in Summer Hill: 2.9% males, 2.9% females
- 50–54 in Dulwich Hill: 3.3% males, 3.7% females; 50–54 in Summer Hill: 2.8% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Dulwich Hill: 3.5% males, 4.0% females; 45–49 in Summer Hill: 3.7% males, 4.0% females
- 40–44 in Dulwich Hill: 3.9% males, 4.1% females; 40–44 in Summer Hill: 3.4% males, 4.1% females
- 35–39 in Dulwich Hill: 4.6% males, 4.7% females; 35–39 in Summer Hill: 4.8% males, 5.0% females
- 30–34 in Dulwich Hill: 4.5% males, 5.5% females; 30–34 in Summer Hill: 5.4% males, 6.1% females
- 25–29 in Dulwich Hill: 4.3% males, 5.1% females; 25–29 in Summer Hill: 4.8% males, 6.0% females
- 20–24 in Dulwich Hill: 2.6% males, 2.9% females; 20–24 in Summer Hill: 2.7% males, 3.7% females
- 15–19 in Dulwich Hill: 2.5% males, 1.9% females; 15–19 in Summer Hill: 1.8% males, 1.6% females
- 10–14 in Dulwich Hill: 2.5% males, 2.4% females; 10–14 in Summer Hill: 2.1% males, 2.4% females
- 5–9 in Dulwich Hill: 2.2% males, 2.3% females; 5–9 in Summer Hill: 2.2% males, 2.0% females
- 0–4 in Dulwich Hill: 2.3% males, 2.4% females; 0–4 in Summer Hill: 2.4% males, 2.7% 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: $768
- First area, 2016: $914
- First area, 2021: $1,157
- Second area, 2016: $993
- Second area, 2021: $1,317
- First area, 2011: $1,540
- First area, 2016: $1,809
- First area, 2021: $2,095
- Second area, 2016: $1,940
- Second area, 2021: $2,260
- First area, 2011: $1,824
- First area, 2016: $2,221
- First area, 2021: $2,774
- Second area, 2016: $2,447
- Second area, 2021: $3,076
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: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.2
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $360
- First area, 2016: $450
- First area, 2021: $470
- Second area, 2016: $445
- Second area, 2021: $460
- First area, 2011: $2,200
- First area, 2016: $2,167
- First area, 2021: $2,500
- Second area, 2016: $2,167
- Second area, 2021: $2,708
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.00
- First area, 2021: 1.00
- Second area, 2016: 1.10
- Second area, 2021: 1.00
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). Dulwich Hill vs Summer Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL11306/dulwich-hill/vs/SAL13702/summer-hill