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Elrington vs Kearsley

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.3 km apart · Elrington profile · Kearsley profile

Elrington Kearsley

Kearsley and Elrington are neighbouring areas in New South Wales with very different profiles. Kearsley is a younger place where the typical resident is 38, while Elrington is far older with a typical age of 51. Kearsley has more families with one parent (19.3%) and more people living alone (22.0%), whereas Elrington has a higher share of wealthy households earning $3,000 or more a week (30.9%). Kearsley is also more connected, with a walkability score of 2.6 (mostly car-dependent) and far more homes within a 15-minute walk of a park or school.

Everyday life is similar in both places when it comes to the typical weekly family income, which is just under $2,000. Both areas also have the same number of people per home (2.8) and very similar rates of people born overseas. While Elrington is more car-dependent (0.5), it has seen a rise in higher-income households and more adults with a bachelor degree or higher (15.7%) compared to Kearsley (6.5%).

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Where they differ most

Population: 683 larger in Kearsley Rent: $215 higher in Kearsley Median age: 13 yrs older in Elrington Unemployment: 5.7 pts higher in Kearsley No car: 4.6 pts higher in Kearsley

Demographics & Identity

Population in Elringtonin Kearsley +683 larger in Kearsley gap widening
155 48th pct 838 72nd pct
Median age in Elringtonin Kearsley +13 yrs older in Elrington gap widening
51 yrs 74th pct 38 yrs 23rd pct
First Nations in Elringtonin Kearsley +1.7 pts higher in Kearsley gap narrowing
7.7% 85th pct 9.4% 86th pct
Aged 65+ in Elringtonin Kearsley +5.3 pts higher in Elrington gap widening
20.0% 56th pct 14.7% 31st pct
Under 15 in Elringtonin Kearsley +4.3 pts higher in Kearsley gap widening
14.8% 35th pct 19.1% 64th pct
De facto in Elringtonin Kearsley +7.5 pts higher in Elrington gap widening
19.2% 86th pct 11.7% 46th pct

Age structure

40.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +10.4 pts 29.6%
20.6% Young adults (25–44) +2.5 pts ▸ 23.2%
20.0% Seniors (65+) ◂ +5.3 pts 14.7%
14.8% Children (0–14) +4.3 pts ▸ 19.1%
5.8% Youth (15–24) +8.0 pts ▸ 13.8%

Marital status

60.6% Married ◂ +17.1 pts 43.5%
28.3% Never married +10.7 pts ▸ 39.0%
8.7% Divorced +1.6 pts ▸ 10.3%
3.1% Separated +0.5 pts ▸ 3.7%
2.4% Widowed +1.2 pts ▸ 3.5%

Age & sex structure

Elrington Kearsley

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Elringtonin Kearsley +0.9 pts higher in Elrington gap steady
5.2% 22nd pct 4.3% 19th pct

Country of birth

85.8% Australia +5.6 pts ▸ 91.4%
3.9% England ◂ +2.4 pts 1.4%
0.0% New Zealand +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.0% Philippines +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.0% South Africa +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.0% India even 0.0%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%
0.0% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

49.7% Australian ◂ +5.5 pts 44.2%
40.0% English +5.0 pts ▸ 45.0%
9.7% Scottish +2.3 pts ▸ 11.9%
11.0% Irish ◂ +2.7 pts 8.2%
3.2% Chinese ◂ +2.9 pts 0.4%
3.2% Greek ◂ +3.2 pts 0.0%
2.6% German +0.6 pts ▸ 3.2%
0.0% Dutch +1.7 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.0% Italian +1.3 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.0% Indian +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.0% Filipino +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Elringtonin Kearsley +1.4 pts higher in Elrington gap steady
3.2% 48th pct 1.8% 39th pct
Limited English in Elringtonin Kearsley +0.4 pts higher in Kearsley gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.4% 66th pct

Language used at home

92.3% English only +2.4 pts ▸ 94.6%
0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%
0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Elringtonin Kearsley +15.5 pts higher in Kearsley gap widening
32.3% 27th pct 47.7% 73rd pct

Religious affiliation

54.2% Christianity ◂ +9.3 pts 44.9%
32.3% No religion +15.5 pts ▸ 47.7%
10.3% Not stated ◂ +4.4 pts 6.0%
3.2% Other religions ◂ +2.7 pts 0.5%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Buddhism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Elringtonin Kearsley +4.9 pts higher in Elrington gap narrowing
38.1% 31st pct 33.2% 19th pct
Bachelor+ in Elringtonin Kearsley +9.3 pts higher in Elrington gap steady
15.7% 54th pct 6.5% 16th pct
Schools/1k kids in Elringtonin Kearsley
— 6.25 64th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Elringtonin Kearsley +3 more in Kearsley
4 71st pct 7 75th pct
Avg size in Elringtonin Kearsley +107 larger in Kearsley
137 31st pct 245 42nd pct
ICSEA in Elringtonin Kearsley +37 higher in Elrington
933 19th pct 896 12th pct

Highest year of school

41.3% Year 10 ◂ +1.8 pts 39.5%
38.1% Year 12 ◂ +4.9 pts 33.2%
7.1% Year 9 or below +8.9 pts ▸ 16.0%
4.8% Year 11 +3.0 pts ▸ 7.7%

Highest qualification level

44.0% Certificate III / IV +9.6 pts ▸ 53.5%
16.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +7.8 pts 8.7%
13.2% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.8 pts 11.4%
8.8% Certificate I / II ◂ +4.4 pts 4.3%
5.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +4.7 pts 0.8%
0.0% Postgraduate degree +2.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

Field of qualification

18.7% Engineering & related +5.2 pts ▸ 23.9%
15.4% Health ◂ +4.8 pts 10.6%
14.3% Management & commerce +0.1 pts ▸ 14.4%
11.0% Education ◂ +2.3 pts 8.7%
9.9% Society & culture ◂ +3.1 pts 6.8%
9.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.5 pts 8.4%
7.7% Architecture & building +0.2 pts ▸ 7.9%
5.5% Information technology ◂ +4.7 pts 0.8%
0.0% Agriculture & environment +3.8 pts ▸ 3.8%
0.0% Natural & physical sciences +2.2 pts ▸ 2.2%
0.0% Creative arts +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Elringtonin Kearsley +$116 higher in Elrington gap narrowing
$784 56th pct $668 35th pct
Household income in Elringtonin Kearsley +$376 higher in Elrington gap narrowing
$1,843 68th pct $1,467 45th pct
Family income in Elringtonin Kearsley +$108 higher in Elrington gap narrowing
$1,924 52nd pct $1,816 45th pct
High earners in Elringtonin Kearsley +3.6 pts higher in Kearsley gap widening
2.4% 22nd pct 6.0% 38th pct
High-income homes in Elringtonin Kearsley +16.3 pts higher in Elrington gap widening
30.9% 84th pct 14.6% 46th pct

Household income distribution

40.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +11.4 pts 28.6%
25.5% $650–$1,499 +4.2 pts ▸ 29.6%
7.3% Under $650 +11.9 pts ▸ 19.2%
16.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +7.7 pts 8.7%
14.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +8.6 pts 5.9%

Personal income distribution

40.2% Under $650 +6.3 pts ▸ 46.5%
34.6% $650–$1,499 +1.1 pts ▸ 35.8%
14.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.6 pts 12.6%
0.0% $3,000 or more +1.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Elringtonin Kearsley +3.6 pts higher in Kearsley
31.0% 61st pct 34.6% 76th pct
Mental health in Elringtonin Kearsley +7.9 pts higher in Kearsley
4.5% 23rd pct 12.4% 86th pct
Needs assistance in Elringtonin Kearsley +1.7 pts higher in Elrington gap narrowing
7.7% 79th pct 6.1% 66th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

15.5% Arthritis ◂ +4.0 pts 11.5%
4.5% Mental health +7.9 pts ▸ 12.4%
9.7% Asthma +0.5 pts ▸ 10.1%
9.7% Other condition ◂ +1.9 pts 7.8%
5.2% Diabetes +2.6 pts ▸ 7.8%
6.5% Cancer ◂ +4.1 pts 2.4%
1.9% Heart disease +2.2 pts ▸ 4.2%
0.0% Lung condition +2.6 pts ▸ 2.6%
0.0% Dementia +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.0% Stroke +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

54.2% None +2.0 pts ▸ 56.2%
23.9% One condition ◂ +1.2 pts 22.7%
7.7% Two conditions ◂ +0.2 pts 7.5%
0.0% Three or more +3.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Elringtonin Kearsley +2.2 pts higher in Elrington gap steady
12.6% 23rd pct 10.4% 14th pct
Unpaid carers in Elringtonin Kearsley +6.5 pts higher in Elrington gap narrowing
19.7% 89th pct 13.2% 55th pct
Unpaid child care in Elringtonin Kearsley +0.2 pts higher in Kearsley gap narrowing
27.6% 62nd pct 27.7% 63rd pct
Defence service in Elringtonin Kearsley +0.6 pts higher in Elrington
3.2% 59th pct 2.6% 50th pct
Housework 15h+ in Elringtonin Kearsley +4.5 pts higher in Elrington gap narrowing
29.1% 75th pct 24.6% 53rd pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Elringtonin Kearsley +67 larger in Kearsley
12 61st pct 79 83rd pct
Median age in Elringtonin Kearsley +15 yrs older in Elrington
39 yrs 77th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct
Year 12 in Elringtonin Kearsley
— 23.4% 14th pct
Unemployment in Elringtonin Kearsley
— 0.0% 0th pct
Median income in Elringtonin Kearsley +$627 higher in Elrington
$1,333 88th pct $706 57th pct
Household income in Elringtonin Kearsley +$2,282 higher in Elrington
$3,750 93rd pct $1,468 41st pct
Indigenous language in Elringtonin Kearsley
— 0.0% 0th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Elringtonin Kearsley even gap narrowing
2.8 76th pct 2.8 76th pct
One-parent in Elringtonin Kearsley +13.3 pts higher in Kearsley gap widening
6.0% 25th pct 19.3% 86th pct
Living alone in Elringtonin Kearsley +11.0 pts higher in Kearsley gap widening
10.9% 9th pct 22.0% 44th pct

Family composition

50.4% Couples with children +5.0 pts ▸ 55.3%
42.1% Couples without children ◂ +17.5 pts 24.6%
6.0% One-parent families +13.3 pts ▸ 19.3%
0.0% Other families +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Household size

40.0% 2 people ◂ +10.0 pts 30.0%
10.9% 1 person +11.0 pts ▸ 22.0%
18.2% 4 people ◂ +0.8 pts 17.4%
7.3% 3 people +10.1 pts ▸ 17.4%
10.9% 5 people ◂ +2.2 pts 8.7%
5.5% 6 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 4.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Elringtonin Kearsley +$215 higher in Kearsley gap widening
$100 6th pct $315 61st pct
Mortgage in Elringtonin Kearsley +$553 higher in Elrington gap widening
$2,167 80th pct $1,614 49th pct
People / bedroom in Elringtonin Kearsley +0.10 higher in Kearsley gap steady
0.70 14th pct 0.80 43rd pct
Renting in Elringtonin Kearsley +14.3 pts higher in Kearsley gap widening
0.0% 0th pct 14.3% 42nd pct
Owned outright in Elringtonin Kearsley +2.6 pts higher in Kearsley gap narrowing
38.2% 41st pct 40.8% 49th pct
Separate houses in Elringtonin Kearsley +1.4 pts higher in Elrington gap widening
100.0% 100th pct 98.6% 61st pct
3+ bedrooms in Elringtonin Kearsley +2.5 pts higher in Elrington gap narrowing
85.5% 66th pct 82.9% 59th pct

How homes are owned or rented

45.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +0.9 pts 44.6%
38.2% Owned outright +2.6 pts ▸ 40.8%
0.0% Rented +14.3 pts ▸ 14.3%
10.9% Not stated ◂ +10.9 pts 0.0%
0.0% Other tenure even 0.0%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house ◂ +1.4 pts 98.6%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +1.7 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.0% Flat or apartment +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

36.4% 3 bedrooms +7.5 pts ▸ 43.9%
43.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +13.7 pts 30.0%
5.5% 2 bedrooms +7.4 pts ▸ 12.9%
5.5% 5 or more +3.6 pts ▸ 9.1%
0.0% 1 bedroom +2.8 pts ▸ 2.8%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

44.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +33.8 pts 10.2%
12.0% $1,000–$1,799 +26.3 pts ▸ 38.3%
20.0% $1,800–$2,999 +9.7 pts ▸ 29.7%
0.0% Under $1,000 +15.6 pts ▸ 15.6%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Elringtonin Kearsley +4.6 pts higher in Kearsley gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 4.6% 72nd pct
Work from home in Elringtonin Kearsley +4.4 pts higher in Elrington gap widening
15.6% 47th pct 11.2% 31st pct
PT commute in Elringtonin Kearsley +0.8 pts higher in Kearsley gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.8% 70th pct
PT stops in Elringtonin Kearsley +11 more in Kearsley
1 64th pct 12 82nd pct
Stops/1k in Elringtonin Kearsley +7.87 more in Kearsley
6.45 83rd pct 14.32 89th pct
Departures/1k in Elringtonin Kearsley +287.6 more in Kearsley
32.3 61st pct 319.8 75th pct
PT routes in Elringtonin Kearsley even
1 71st pct 1 71st pct
Stop walk in Elringtonin Kearsley +1 longer in Elrington
15 53rd pct 14 51st pct
Drive to city in Elringtonin Kearsley +19 longer in Kearsley
91 63rd pct 110 75th pct

How people get to work

65.6% Car (driver) ◂ +0.1 pts 65.5%
15.6% Worked at home ◂ +4.4 pts 11.2%
4.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.5 pts 4.2%
0.0% Train +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.0% Walked +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

40.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.8 pts 37.2%
27.3% 4 or more ◂ +15.0 pts 12.3%
25.5% 3 vehicles ◂ +4.1 pts 21.4%
5.5% 1 vehicle +17.0 pts ▸ 22.5%
0.0% No vehicle +4.6 pts ▸ 4.6%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Elringtonin Kearsley +2.6 pts higher in Kearsley gap steady
25.7% 31st pct 28.3% 40th pct
Recent arrivals in Elringtonin Kearsley
— 0.0% 0th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Elringtonin Kearsley +5.7 pts higher in Kearsley gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 5.7% 75th pct
Participation in Elringtonin Kearsley +2.5 pts higher in Kearsley gap narrowing
56.7% 37th pct 59.2% 45th pct
Full-time in Elringtonin Kearsley +7.2 pts higher in Elrington gap widening
60.9% 64th pct 53.8% 28th pct

Industries people work in

25.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +12.7 pts 12.3%
21.9% Mining ◂ +14.8 pts 7.0%
14.1% Manufacturing ◂ +8.1 pts 6.0%
12.5% Retail trade ◂ +4.1 pts 8.4%
10.9% Construction ◂ +0.2 pts 10.7%
0.0% Accommodation & food +9.9 pts ▸ 9.9%
7.8% Public administration & safety ◂ +3.1 pts 4.7%
0.0% Administrative & support +7.3 pts ▸ 7.3%
6.3% Education & training even 6.3%
4.7% Other services +0.3 pts ▸ 5.0%
0.0% Transport & warehousing +4.2 pts ▸ 4.2%
0.0% Arts & recreation +2.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

Occupations people work in

26.6% Technicians & trades ◂ +5.7 pts 20.9%
20.3% Community & personal service ◂ +7.5 pts 12.8%
6.3% Labourers +9.4 pts ▸ 15.7%
14.1% Machinery operators & drivers +0.8 pts ▸ 14.9%
12.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.3 pts 11.2%
10.9% Managers ◂ +4.7 pts 6.3%
7.8% Professionals +0.8 pts ▸ 8.6%
4.7% Sales workers +2.6 pts ▸ 7.3%

Walkability

Walk score in Elringtonin Kearsley +2.2 higher in Kearsley
0.5 51st pct 2.6 70th pct
Types ≤15 min in Elringtonin Kearsley +2.0 more in Kearsley
0.3 47th pct 2.4 68th pct
15-min city in Elringtonin Kearsley even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Elringtonin Kearsley even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Elringtonin Kearsley +56.3 pts higher in Kearsley
28.4% 66th pct 84.7% 83rd pct
Walk to school in Elringtonin Kearsley +71.2 pts higher in Kearsley
0.0% 0th pct 71.2% 82nd pct
Walk to a park in Elringtonin Kearsley +72.4 pts higher in Kearsley
0.0% 0th pct 72.4% 71st pct
Walk to health in Elringtonin Kearsley even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Elringtonin Kearsley +16.2 more in Kearsley
6.5 33rd pct 22.7 65th pct
Intersections/km² in Elringtonin Kearsley +9 higher in Kearsley
2 59th pct 11 72nd pct
Mean slope in Elringtonin Kearsley +3.2 pts higher in Elrington
8.1% 72nd pct 4.9% 41st pct

Compare Elrington with nearby areas

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Compare Kearsley with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Elrington vs Kearsley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL11410/elrington/vs/SAL12088/kearsley