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Dural vs Middle Dural

Name: Dural vs Middle Dural — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 5.8 km apart · Dural profile · Middle Dural profile

Dural Middle Dural

Dural (Hornsby - NSW) and Middle Dural are neighbouring areas with very different levels of convenience. Dural (Hornsby - NSW) is more developed for pedestrians, with a walkability score of 4.3 (somewhat walkable) compared to 1.0 (car-dependent) in Middle Dural. This is reflected in the local amenities; 58.1% of homes in Dural (Hornsby - NSW) are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, while 0.0% of homes in Middle Dural are. Dural (Hornsby - NSW) is also more diverse, with 27.8% of people using another language at home, which is far higher than the 17.7% in Middle Dural.

Both areas sit close to the national figure for the share of people with long-term health conditions. They also share a similar demographic profile, with nearly identical proportions of children and retirees. However, the housing styles differ; Middle Dural has a far higher share of detached houses at 99.0%, compared to 80.3% in Dural (Hornsby - NSW). Middle Dural also has a higher share of homes owned outright at 54.5%.

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Where they differ most

Population: 6,860 larger in Dural Separate houses: 18.7 pts higher in Middle Dural No car: 3.0 pts higher in Dural Recent arrivals: 5.7 pts higher in Dural Owned outright: 10.4 pts higher in Middle Dural

Demographics & Identity

Population in Dural in Middle Dural +6,860 larger in Dural gap steady

7,900 87th pct 1,040 73rd pct

Median age in Dural in Middle Dural +1 yrs older in Middle Dural gap narrowing

45 yrs 50th pct 46 yrs 54th pct

Age structure

29.2% Older adults (45–64) +0.1 pts ▸ 29.3%

22.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.7 pts 21.4%

18.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.1 pts 16.9%

17.4% Children (0–14) +0.3 pts ▸ 17.7%

13.2% Youth (15–24) +1.2 pts ▸ 14.3%

Marital status

57.3% Married ◂ +1.1 pts 56.3%

27.3% Never married +3.5 pts ▸ 30.8%

7.1% Divorced ◂ +1.3 pts 5.9%

6.5% Widowed ◂ +1.9 pts 4.7%

1.6% Separated +0.4 pts ▸ 2.0%

Age & sex structure

Dural Middle Dural

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

64.1% Australia +9.3 pts ▸ 73.4%

4.0% England +0.4 pts ▸ 4.4%

4.1% China ◂ +2.0 pts 2.1%

3.0% India ◂ +0.9 pts 2.1%

1.0% Italy +1.8 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.0% South Africa ◂ +1.1 pts 0.9%

1.1% New Zealand ◂ +0.8 pts 0.3%

0.7% Philippines ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

29.4% English +4.0 pts ▸ 33.4%

24.6% Australian +7.4 pts ▸ 32.0%

6.4% Italian +6.4 pts ▸ 12.8%

11.1% Chinese ◂ +6.6 pts 4.4%

8.1% Scottish +2.7 pts ▸ 10.8%

9.3% Irish +0.7 pts ▸ 10.0%

4.1% Indian ◂ +2.7 pts 1.4%

3.2% German +0.2 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.3% Dutch +1.2 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.4% Greek +0.8 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.1% Filipino ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%

0.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

69.1% English only +11.6 pts ▸ 80.7%

6.0% Mandarin ◂ +3.9 pts 2.1%

1.4% Italian +1.9 pts ▸ 3.4%

3.4% Arabic ◂ +1.2 pts 2.1%

2.6% Cantonese ◂ +1.7 pts 0.9%

1.1% Hindi ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%

0.5% Punjabi +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.4% Greek +0.6 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% Tagalog ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

59.2% Christianity +4.0 pts ▸ 63.2%

26.4% No religion +2.2 pts ▸ 28.6%

4.6% Not stated ◂ +1.5 pts 3.1%

3.8% Buddhism ◂ +2.5 pts 1.3%

3.5% Hinduism ◂ +3.5 pts 0.0%

0.8% Other religions +1.3 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.8% Islam ◂ +0.5 pts 1.3%

0.0% Judaism +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Dural in Middle Dural +1.06 more in Middle Dural

4.38 55th pct 5.43 60th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Dural in Middle Dural +34 more in Dural

41 90th pct 7 75th pct

Avg size in Dural in Middle Dural +500 larger in Dural

686 89th pct 186 36th pct

ICSEA in Dural in Middle Dural +82 higher in Dural

1,128 97th pct 1,046 77th pct

Highest year of school

67.2% Year 12 ◂ +0.9 pts 66.3%

17.4% Year 10 +2.7 pts ▸ 20.1%

6.2% Year 9 or below +2.0 pts ▸ 8.3%

4.1% Year 11 +0.1 pts ▸ 4.2%

Highest qualification level

32.7% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.8 pts 28.9%

18.5% Certificate III / IV +9.1 pts ▸ 27.6%

16.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +3.3 pts ▸ 19.3%

12.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +3.1 pts 9.6%

3.4% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.9 pts 2.6%

1.2% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

Field of qualification

26.5% Management & commerce ◂ +0.4 pts 26.1%

12.9% Engineering & related +0.3 pts ▸ 13.2%

6.7% Architecture & building +4.7 pts ▸ 11.4%

10.1% Society & culture +0.3 pts ▸ 10.5%

9.1% Health ◂ +0.5 pts 8.6%

7.3% Education +1.0 pts ▸ 8.3%

3.7% Creative arts +1.6 pts ▸ 5.3%

4.6% Information technology ◂ +0.9 pts 3.7%

3.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.7 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.8% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.0 pts 2.8%

1.6% Agriculture & environment even 1.7%

Income

Personal income in Dural in Middle Dural +$81 higher in Middle Dural gap widening

$909 73rd pct $990 81st pct

Household income in Dural in Middle Dural +$578 higher in Middle Dural gap widening

$2,489 89th pct $3,067 97th pct

Family income in Dural in Middle Dural +$189 higher in Middle Dural gap widening

$2,877 89th pct $3,066 91st pct

Household income distribution

28.0% $4,000 or more +10.1 pts ▸ 38.0%

23.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.2 pts 20.9%

19.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.2 pts 15.8%

12.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.9 pts 9.4%

12.0% Under $650 ◂ +5.3 pts 6.7%

Personal income distribution

37.8% Under $650 ◂ +1.1 pts 36.7%

25.3% $650–$1,499 +1.5 pts ▸ 26.8%

20.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.4 pts 19.6%

10.4% $3,000 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 11.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.1% Other condition ◂ +2.2 pts 5.9%

7.8% Arthritis ◂ +0.3 pts 7.5%

6.5% Asthma +0.7 pts ▸ 7.2%

6.3% Mental health ◂ +1.8 pts 4.5%

4.4% Heart disease ◂ +0.4 pts 4.0%

4.4% Diabetes ◂ +0.9 pts 3.5%

3.7% Cancer ◂ +1.2 pts 2.5%

1.7% Dementia ◂ +1.4 pts 0.3%

1.5% Lung condition ◂ +0.8 pts 0.7%

1.0% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

67.6% None +2.9 pts ▸ 70.5%

18.6% One condition ◂ +2.0 pts 16.5%

5.3% Two conditions ◂ +1.0 pts 4.2%

2.7% Three or more ◂ +0.8 pts 1.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Dural in Middle Dural +32 larger in Dural

44 76th pct 12 61st pct

Median age in Dural in Middle Dural +10 yrs older in Dural

27 yrs 54th pct 17 yrs 14th pct

Median income in Dural in Middle Dural +$483 higher in Dural

$833 68th pct $350 12th pct

Household income in Dural in Middle Dural +$1,500 higher in Middle Dural

$2,750 86th pct $4,250 96th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Dural in Middle Dural +0.4 larger in Middle Dural gap widening

3.0 86th pct 3.4 93rd pct

Family composition

69.0% Couples with children +0.1 pts ▸ 69.1%

21.5% Couples without children +1.4 pts ▸ 22.8%

8.9% One-parent families ◂ +1.6 pts 7.2%

0.6% Other families even 0.5%

Household size

29.1% 2 people ◂ +1.5 pts 27.6%

21.3% 4 people ◂ +2.4 pts 18.9%

17.9% 1 person ◂ +7.1 pts 10.8%

15.9% 3 people +0.6 pts ▸ 16.5%

6.6% 6 or more +5.9 pts ▸ 12.5%

9.5% 5 people +2.0 pts ▸ 11.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Dural in Middle Dural +$50 higher in Middle Dural gap narrowing

$600 100th pct $650 100th pct

Mortgage in Dural in Middle Dural +$555 higher in Middle Dural gap widening

$3,033 92nd pct $3,588 97th pct

People / bedroom in Dural in Middle Dural +0.10 higher in Dural gap widening

0.80 43rd pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

44.2% Owned outright +10.4 pts ▸ 54.5%

36.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +6.9 pts 30.0%

14.6% Rented ◂ +3.8 pts 10.8%

3.2% Other tenure ◂ +1.9 pts 1.3%

1.4% Not stated ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%

Types of homes

80.3% Separate house +18.7 pts ▸ 99.0%

9.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +9.2 pts 0.0%

8.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +8.0 pts 0.0%

2.6% Other dwelling ◂ +2.6 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

24.3% 5 or more +19.4 pts ▸ 43.8%

40.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +4.9 pts 35.4%

20.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +7.9 pts 12.5%

12.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +9.7 pts 2.4%

1.7% 1 bedroom even 1.7%

0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

38.7% $550–$749 ◂ +7.5 pts 31.3%

26.6% $350–$549 ◂ +4.8 pts 21.9%

17.3% $750 or more +7.7 pts ▸ 25.0%

9.9% $200–$349 ◂ +9.9 pts 0.0%

3.8% Under $200 ◂ +3.8 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

49.5% $3,000 or more +4.5 pts ▸ 53.9%

18.9% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +3.2 pts 15.7%

11.7% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.8 pts 9.0%

10.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +6.7 pts 3.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Dural in Middle Dural +57 more in Dural

71 88th pct 14 84th pct

Stops/1k in Dural in Middle Dural +4.47 more in Middle Dural

8.99 87th pct 13.46 89th pct

Departures/1k in Dural in Middle Dural +756.0 more in Dural

1,740.6 90th pct 984.6 86th pct

PT routes in Dural in Middle Dural +6 more in Dural

7 86th pct 1 71st pct

Stop walk in Dural in Middle Dural +30 longer in Dural

48 78th pct 18 57th pct

Drive to city in Dural in Middle Dural even

34 29th pct 34 29th pct

Reach 30 min in Dural in Middle Dural even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Dural in Middle Dural even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

43.2% Worked at home ◂ +4.7 pts 38.5%

36.5% Car (driver) +4.4 pts ▸ 40.9%

2.2% Car (passenger) +0.7 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.0% Walked +0.5 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.4% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Train ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.1% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

38.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +7.6 pts 30.7%

16.8% 4 or more +18.4 pts ▸ 35.2%

26.0% 1 vehicle ◂ +14.0 pts 11.9%

16.1% 3 vehicles +7.1 pts ▸ 23.2%

3.0% No vehicle ◂ +3.0 pts 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

10.9% Construction +7.6 pts ▸ 18.5%

12.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.0 pts 8.4%

11.6% Professional & technical ◂ +0.4 pts 11.2%

9.3% Retail trade +1.3 pts ▸ 10.6%

9.4% Education & training ◂ +0.7 pts 8.6%

4.9% Manufacturing +2.4 pts ▸ 7.3%

6.7% Finance & insurance ◂ +3.0 pts 3.7%

5.2% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.8 pts 4.3%

4.4% Other services ◂ +1.2 pts 3.1%

3.5% Accommodation & food +0.4 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.1% Rental & real estate +0.8 pts ▸ 3.9%

1.5% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +2.0 pts ▸ 3.5%

Occupations people work in

28.2% Professionals ◂ +5.6 pts 22.6%

21.0% Managers +2.0 pts ▸ 23.0%

15.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.6 pts 15.1%

11.1% Technicians & trades +3.7 pts ▸ 14.7%

7.9% Sales workers +1.4 pts ▸ 9.2%

6.7% Community & personal service ◂ +0.4 pts 6.3%

4.9% Labourers +0.6 pts ▸ 5.5%

2.6% Machinery operators & drivers +0.7 pts ▸ 3.3%

Walkability

Walk score in Dural in Middle Dural +3.3 higher in Dural

4.3 79th pct 1.0 59th pct

Types ≤15 min in Dural in Middle Dural +2.9 more in Dural

3.8 76th pct 0.9 58th pct

15-min city in Dural in Middle Dural +55.4 pts higher in Dural

56.2% 81st pct 0.8% 58th pct

Walk to shops in Dural in Middle Dural +58.1 pts higher in Dural

58.1% 82nd pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to transit in Dural in Middle Dural +39.7 pts higher in Dural

72.9% 79th pct 33.2% 68th pct

Walk to school in Dural in Middle Dural +26.0 pts higher in Dural

43.1% 73rd pct 17.1% 63rd pct

Walk to a park in Dural in Middle Dural +67.9 pts higher in Dural

75.8% 72nd pct 7.9% 46th pct

Walk to health in Dural in Middle Dural +1.1 pts higher in Dural

1.1% 72nd pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Dural in Middle Dural +13.1 more in Dural

29.5 72nd pct 16.3 57th pct

Intersections/km² in Dural in Middle Dural +13 higher in Dural

21 74th pct 7 71st pct

Mean slope in Dural in Middle Dural +0.3 pts higher in Middle Dural

8.9% 75th pct 9.2% 77th pct

Compare Dural with nearby areas

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Compare Middle Dural with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Dural vs Middle Dural [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL11331/dural/vs/SAL12614/middle-dural