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Emerton vs Willmot

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.4 km apart · Emerton profile · Willmot profile

Emerton Willmot

Willmot and Emerton are neighbouring suburbs in Blacktown with very different levels of accessibility. Emerton is a walker's paradise with a walkability score of 8.4, where all homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries and health services. In contrast, Willmot is mostly car-dependent, with a score of 3.9 and no homes within a 15-minute walk of those basic services. Emerton also has a more diverse population, with 29.7% of people using a language other than English at home, compared to 19.0% in Willmot.

These two areas have tracked closely over the last decade, with both seeing the same 33.2% of residents move in within the last five years. They share a typical resident age of 32 and have nearly identical proportions of people providing unpaid care. While both areas have higher rental rates than the national figure, Willmot has a slightly higher share of renters at 58.2% compared to 53.6% in Emerton.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 10.7 pts higher in Emerton Born overseas: 9.8 pts higher in Emerton Year 12: 8.8 pts higher in Emerton Separate houses: 7.0 pts higher in Willmot Full-time: 6.4 pts higher in Emerton

Demographics & Identity

Population in Emertonin Willmot +87 larger in Willmot gap steady
2,295 80th pct 2,382 80th pct
Median age in Emertonin Willmot even gap narrowing
32 yrs 9th pct 32 yrs 9th pct
First Nations in Emertonin Willmot +5.1 pts higher in Willmot gap steady
9.6% 87th pct 14.7% 89th pct
Aged 65+ in Emertonin Willmot even gap narrowing
13.8% 28th pct 13.8% 28th pct
Under 15 in Emertonin Willmot +3.3 pts higher in Emerton gap steady
25.2% 88th pct 22.0% 79th pct
De facto in Emertonin Willmot +2.7 pts higher in Willmot gap steady
8.2% 23rd pct 10.9% 39th pct

Age structure

25.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +3.3 pts 22.0%
24.4% Young adults (25–44) +0.7 pts ▸ 25.1%
22.5% Older adults (45–64) +0.1 pts ▸ 22.5%
14.2% Youth (15–24) +2.0 pts ▸ 16.2%
13.8% Seniors (65+) even 13.8%

Marital status

45.8% Never married +5.1 pts ▸ 50.9%
34.2% Married ◂ +4.5 pts 29.7%
9.1% Divorced ◂ +0.9 pts 8.2%
6.2% Widowed ◂ +0.6 pts 5.5%
4.8% Separated +1.0 pts ▸ 5.8%

Age & sex structure

Emerton Willmot

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Emertonin Willmot +9.8 pts higher in Emerton gap steady
32.2% 90th pct 22.4% 81st pct

Country of birth

58.8% Australia +5.5 pts ▸ 64.2%
6.0% New Zealand ◂ +2.5 pts 3.5%
4.9% Philippines ◂ +4.0 pts 1.0%
1.6% England +0.6 pts ▸ 2.2%
0.8% India even 0.8%
0.2% Italy +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.4% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%
0.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%
0.1% South Africa even 0.1%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

21.0% Australian +11.2 pts ▸ 32.3%
23.9% English +0.9 pts ▸ 24.9%
6.6% Filipino ◂ +5.4 pts 1.2%
5.6% Irish ◂ +0.4 pts 5.2%
2.6% Scottish +2.3 pts ▸ 4.8%
1.8% German +0.9 pts ▸ 2.7%
1.9% Chinese ◂ +0.6 pts 1.3%
1.8% Italian ◂ +0.8 pts 1.0%
1.8% Indian ◂ +0.4 pts 1.4%
0.6% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.6% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%
0.3% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Language

Other language in Emertonin Willmot +10.7 pts higher in Emerton gap steady
29.7% 90th pct 19.0% 86th pct
Limited English in Emertonin Willmot +1.5 pts higher in Emerton gap steady
4.5% 90th pct 3.0% 88th pct

Language used at home

60.2% English only +7.6 pts ▸ 67.8%
3.4% Tagalog ◂ +2.9 pts 0.4%
3.0% Arabic ◂ +0.6 pts 2.4%
1.2% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.3% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%
0.3% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.3% Cantonese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%
0.3% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Religion

No religion in Emertonin Willmot +6.1 pts higher in Willmot gap widening
25.2% 15th pct 31.3% 26th pct

Religious affiliation

55.4% Christianity ◂ +6.3 pts 49.1%
25.2% No religion +6.1 pts ▸ 31.3%
11.3% Not stated +2.7 pts ▸ 14.1%
5.8% Islam ◂ +2.6 pts 3.1%
1.6% Hinduism +0.1 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.3% Other religions +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.6% Buddhism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Emertonin Willmot +8.8 pts higher in Emerton gap widening
42.3% 43rd pct 33.6% 20th pct
Bachelor+ in Emertonin Willmot +2.1 pts higher in Emerton gap steady
7.5% 20th pct 5.4% 13th pct
Schools/1k kids in Emertonin Willmot +1.54 more in Emerton
3.45 47th pct 1.91 27th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Emertonin Willmot +18 more in Emerton
38 90th pct 20 87th pct
Avg size in Emertonin Willmot +36 larger in Emerton
433 63rd pct 397 59th pct
ICSEA in Emertonin Willmot +31 higher in Emerton
945 25th pct 914 14th pct

Highest year of school

42.3% Year 12 ◂ +8.8 pts 33.6%
21.4% Year 10 +4.2 pts ▸ 25.6%
17.5% Year 9 or below +1.3 pts ▸ 18.8%
6.6% Year 11 ◂ +0.1 pts 6.6%

Highest qualification level

30.5% Certificate III / IV +0.8 pts ▸ 31.3%
12.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.3 pts 8.4%
11.3% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.1 pts ▸ 11.4%
3.8% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.0 pts 2.9%
3.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.4 pts 2.6%
1.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

Field of qualification

15.1% Management & commerce ◂ +1.0 pts 14.2%
12.2% Engineering & related ◂ +1.7 pts 10.6%
11.2% Society & culture ◂ +2.5 pts 8.7%
7.8% Health ◂ +0.2 pts 7.6%
6.6% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.0 pts 5.6%
4.2% Architecture & building ◂ +1.2 pts 3.0%
3.4% Education ◂ +0.8 pts 2.6%
2.8% Information technology +0.3 pts ▸ 3.1%
2.2% Creative arts ◂ +0.5 pts 1.7%
0.8% Agriculture & environment +0.7 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.8% Natural & physical sciences +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Emertonin Willmot +$87 higher in Emerton gap widening
$562 19th pct $475 10th pct
Household income in Emertonin Willmot +$202 higher in Emerton gap widening
$1,238 28th pct $1,036 15th pct
Family income in Emertonin Willmot +$162 higher in Emerton gap widening
$1,414 22nd pct $1,252 13th pct
High earners in Emertonin Willmot +0.4 pts higher in Emerton gap steady
2.2% 21st pct 1.8% 20th pct
High-income homes in Emertonin Willmot +1.5 pts higher in Emerton gap widening
8.5% 25th pct 7.0% 21st pct

Household income distribution

33.0% $650–$1,499 +0.5 pts ▸ 33.5%
27.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.5 pts 23.5%
21.9% Under $650 +5.5 pts ▸ 27.4%
5.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.6 pts 3.6%
3.4% $4,000 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

Personal income distribution

48.7% Under $650 +4.8 pts ▸ 53.5%
30.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.4 pts 26.2%
7.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.4 pts 5.5%
0.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Emertonin Willmot +2.6 pts higher in Willmot
31.4% 63rd pct 34.0% 74th pct
Mental health in Emertonin Willmot +2.0 pts higher in Willmot
9.6% 65th pct 11.6% 80th pct
Needs assistance in Emertonin Willmot +1.4 pts higher in Willmot gap widening
8.3% 83rd pct 9.7% 88th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

11.7% Asthma +0.5 pts ▸ 12.2%
9.6% Mental health +2.0 pts ▸ 11.6%
9.5% Arthritis +1.3 pts ▸ 10.8%
8.1% Diabetes +1.4 pts ▸ 9.5%
7.1% Other condition +1.3 pts ▸ 8.3%
4.4% Heart disease +0.8 pts ▸ 5.2%
2.0% Lung condition +1.1 pts ▸ 3.1%
2.4% Cancer ◂ +0.5 pts 1.8%
1.1% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.8% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

55.7% None ◂ +5.6 pts 50.0%
19.7% One condition ◂ +0.5 pts 19.2%
7.3% Two conditions +1.5 pts ▸ 8.9%
4.4% Three or more +1.3 pts ▸ 5.7%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Emertonin Willmot +0.4 pts higher in Willmot gap steady
5.3% 5th pct 5.7% 6th pct
Unpaid carers in Emertonin Willmot +0.1 pts higher in Emerton gap steady
11.6% 38th pct 11.5% 37th pct
Unpaid child care in Emertonin Willmot +1.0 pts higher in Emerton gap steady
22.6% 37th pct 21.7% 33rd pct
Defence service in Emertonin Willmot +1.1 pts higher in Willmot
0.8% 31st pct 1.8% 39th pct
Housework 15h+ in Emertonin Willmot +1.7 pts higher in Willmot gap narrowing
15.5% 13th pct 17.1% 14th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Emertonin Willmot +130 larger in Willmot
221 86th pct 351 86th pct
Median age in Emertonin Willmot +2 yrs older in Emerton
20 yrs 25th pct 18 yrs 18th pct
Year 12 in Emertonin Willmot +3.7 pts higher in Emerton
23.8% 14th pct 20.1% 11th pct
Unemployment in Emertonin Willmot +8.6 pts higher in Willmot
15.4% 73rd pct 23.9% 89th pct
Median income in Emertonin Willmot +$146 higher in Emerton
$594 45th pct $448 24th pct
Household income in Emertonin Willmot +$104 higher in Emerton
$1,125 23rd pct $1,021 19th pct
Indigenous language in Emertonin Willmot +5.4 pts higher in Emerton
6.8% 64th pct 1.4% 35th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Emertonin Willmot +0.1 larger in Emerton gap steady
2.9 81st pct 2.8 76th pct
One-parent in Emertonin Willmot +3.1 pts higher in Willmot gap narrowing
33.7% 100th pct 36.8% 100th pct
Living alone in Emertonin Willmot +1.8 pts higher in Willmot gap steady
23.9% 51st pct 25.7% 57th pct

Family composition

50.3% Couples with children ◂ +3.8 pts 46.4%
33.7% One-parent families +3.1 pts ▸ 36.8%
14.4% Couples without children +0.4 pts ▸ 14.8%
2.1% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 1.9%

Household size

27.8% 2 people ◂ +2.1 pts 25.7%
23.9% 1 person +1.8 pts ▸ 25.7%
18.7% 3 people ◂ +0.8 pts 17.9%
12.8% 4 people +2.9 pts ▸ 15.7%
10.3% 6 or more ◂ +2.9 pts 7.4%
7.3% 5 people ◂ +0.3 pts 7.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Emertonin Willmot +$30 higher in Emerton gap steady
$320 63rd pct $290 54th pct
Mortgage in Emertonin Willmot +$53 higher in Emerton gap narrowing
$1,618 50th pct $1,565 46th pct
People / bedroom in Emertonin Willmot +0.10 higher in Emerton gap steady
1.00 89th pct 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Emertonin Willmot +4.5 pts higher in Willmot gap steady
53.6% 94th pct 58.2% 96th pct
Owned outright in Emertonin Willmot +0.8 pts higher in Emerton gap steady
19.0% 9th pct 18.2% 9th pct
Separate houses in Emertonin Willmot +7.0 pts higher in Willmot gap steady
78.5% 18th pct 85.5% 25th pct
3+ bedrooms in Emertonin Willmot +6.2 pts higher in Willmot gap widening
81.8% 57th pct 88.0% 73rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

53.6% Rented +4.5 pts ▸ 58.2%
23.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +3.0 pts 20.4%
19.0% Owned outright ◂ +0.8 pts 18.2%
2.7% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 2.2%
1.4% Other tenure ◂ +1.0 pts 0.4%

Types of homes

78.5% Separate house +7.0 pts ▸ 85.5%
16.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +6.2 pts 10.0%
5.7% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.5 pts 4.2%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

65.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +2.4 pts 63.2%
13.8% 4 bedrooms +6.2 pts ▸ 20.1%
7.7% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.5 pts 5.1%
6.1% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.0 pts 5.1%
2.4% 5 or more +2.4 pts ▸ 4.7%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

30.7% $200–$349 +12.1 pts ▸ 42.9%
38.3% $350–$549 ◂ +15.8 pts 22.4%
23.4% Under $200 +8.1 pts ▸ 31.5%
0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

39.3% $1,000–$1,799 +7.2 pts ▸ 46.5%
32.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +7.6 pts 24.5%
19.0% Under $1,000 ◂ +6.1 pts 12.9%
9.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +6.9 pts 2.6%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Emertonin Willmot +1.1 pts higher in Emerton gap steady
17.4% 93rd pct 16.3% 92nd pct
Work from home in Emertonin Willmot +1.2 pts higher in Emerton gap steady
14.0% 42nd pct 12.8% 37th pct
PT commute in Emertonin Willmot +2.3 pts higher in Emerton gap widening
3.8% 88th pct 1.5% 75th pct
PT stops in Emertonin Willmot +9 more in Willmot
12 82nd pct 21 86th pct
Stops/1k in Emertonin Willmot +3.59 more in Willmot
5.23 78th pct 8.82 87th pct
Departures/1k in Emertonin Willmot +352.5 more in Emerton
1,926.8 91st pct 1,574.3 89th pct
PT routes in Emertonin Willmot +4 more in Emerton
6 86th pct 2 75th pct
Stop walk in Emertonin Willmot +2 longer in Willmot
3 21st pct 5 32nd pct
Drive to city in Emertonin Willmot +4 longer in Willmot
36 30th pct 40 33rd pct
Reach 30 min in Emertonin Willmot +41,454 more in Emerton
63,005 87th pct 21,551 75th pct
Reach 45 min in Emertonin Willmot +18,536 more in Emerton
63,005 70th pct 44,469 62nd pct

How people get to work

52.2% Car (driver) ◂ +1.5 pts 50.7%
14.0% Worked at home ◂ +1.2 pts 12.8%
7.3% Car (passenger) even 7.3%
2.7% Train ◂ +1.8 pts 1.0%
1.1% Bus ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%
0.5% Walked +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

43.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.4 pts 42.3%
27.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.8 pts 25.2%
17.4% No vehicle ◂ +1.1 pts 16.3%
7.9% 3 vehicles +3.1 pts ▸ 11.0%
5.3% 4 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 6.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Emertonin Willmot even gap steady
33.2% 58th pct 33.2% 58th pct
Recent arrivals in Emertonin Willmot +2.5 pts higher in Emerton gap narrowing
11.1% 68th pct 8.6% 59th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Emertonin Willmot +1.7 pts higher in Willmot gap narrowing
12.0% 93rd pct 13.7% 95th pct
Participation in Emertonin Willmot +4.8 pts higher in Emerton gap widening
43.7% 12th pct 38.8% 8th pct
Full-time in Emertonin Willmot +6.4 pts higher in Emerton gap widening
55.2% 35th pct 48.8% 13th pct

Industries people work in

13.7% Retail trade ◂ +2.5 pts 11.1%
9.6% Transport & warehousing +3.8 pts ▸ 13.4%
11.4% Health care & social assistance +1.1 pts ▸ 12.4%
10.3% Manufacturing ◂ +2.9 pts 7.4%
6.4% Construction +2.8 pts ▸ 9.2%
5.3% Accommodation & food +1.8 pts ▸ 7.1%
5.5% Administrative & support ◂ +1.4 pts 4.0%
4.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.5 pts 4.4%
4.2% Wholesale trade ◂ +2.0 pts 2.3%
4.1% Education & training ◂ +0.4 pts 3.7%
3.8% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.7 pts 2.1%
3.5% Other services ◂ +0.4 pts 3.1%

Occupations people work in

20.3% Machinery operators & drivers +2.0 pts ▸ 22.3%
15.6% Labourers +3.6 pts ▸ 19.2%
11.7% Community & personal service +2.4 pts ▸ 14.1%
12.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.7 pts 8.7%
9.4% Clerical & administrative +0.9 pts ▸ 10.3%
10.3% Sales workers ◂ +0.1 pts 10.2%
9.6% Professionals ◂ +2.5 pts 7.1%
5.9% Managers +0.4 pts ▸ 6.3%

Walkability

Walk score in Emertonin Willmot +4.5 higher in Emerton
8.4 99th pct 3.9 77th pct
Types ≤15 min in Emertonin Willmot +5.0 more in Emerton
8.0 100th pct 3.0 72nd pct
15-min city in Emertonin Willmot +100.0 pts higher in Emerton
100.0% 100th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Emertonin Willmot +100.0 pts higher in Emerton
100.0% 100th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Emertonin Willmot even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to school in Emertonin Willmot even
100.0% 100th pct 99.9% 100th pct
Walk to a park in Emertonin Willmot even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Emertonin Willmot +100.0 pts higher in Emerton
100.0% 100th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Emertonin Willmot +8.7 more in Emerton
20.9 63rd pct 12.2 47th pct
Intersections/km² in Emertonin Willmot +216 higher in Emerton
391 99th pct 175 89th pct
Mean slope in Emertonin Willmot +0.5 pts higher in Willmot
3.6% 23rd pct 4.1% 31st pct

Compare Emerton with nearby areas

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Compare Willmot with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Emerton vs Willmot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL11416/emerton/vs/SAL14319/willmot