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Erina vs Erina Heights

Name: Erina vs Erina Heights — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.0 km apart · Erina profile · Erina Heights profile

Erina Erina Heights

Erina and Erina Heights are neighbouring areas on the Central Coast with very different profiles. Erina is a much older community, where the typical resident is 61 and 46.2% of people are seniors. This helps explain why 41.7% of people live alone and 43.2% have a long-term health condition. Erina Heights is far younger, with a typical age of 41 and a much higher share of children. It is also wealthier, with a typical household income of $2,819 per week compared to $1,010 in Erina. This is consistent with the housing here, as Erina Heights has far more large homes, with 88.9% having three or more bedrooms.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the average size of their schools. They are also similar in that very few residents speak little or no English. However, the two areas have diverged in other ways; for example, the gap in adults working or looking for work is huge, at 70.4% in Erina Heights compared to 36.2% in Erina. Erina is far more walkable, with a score of 6.6 (very walkable), while Erina Heights is 3.4 (mostly car-dependent).

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Where they differ most

Median age: 20 yrs older in Erina Aged 65+: 30.3 pts higher in Erina Household income: $1,809 higher in Erina Heights Living alone: 30.6 pts higher in Erina 3+ bedrooms: 39.3 pts higher in Erina Heights

Demographics & Identity

Population in Erina in Erina Heights +4,751 larger in Erina gap widening

5,205 86th pct 454 63rd pct

Median age in Erina in Erina Heights +20 yrs older in Erina gap widening

61 yrs 94th pct 41 yrs 33rd pct

Age structure

46.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +30.3 pts 15.9%

18.0% Older adults (45–64) +13.2 pts ▸ 31.3%

12.2% Children (0–14) +9.4 pts ▸ 21.6%

15.6% Young adults (25–44) +1.8 pts ▸ 17.4%

7.9% Youth (15–24) +7.9 pts ▸ 15.9%

Marital status

47.7% Married +3.6 pts ▸ 51.2%

21.7% Never married +12.1 pts ▸ 33.8%

17.4% Widowed ◂ +14.1 pts 3.3%

10.8% Divorced ◂ +0.5 pts 10.2%

2.5% Separated ◂ +0.2 pts 2.2%

Age & sex structure

Erina Erina Heights

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

70.8% Australia +11.4 pts ▸ 82.2%

7.6% England ◂ +2.5 pts 5.1%

1.7% New Zealand ◂ +0.6 pts 1.1%

1.4% China ◂ +0.7 pts 0.7%

1.2% South Africa ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

0.7% India ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.6% Philippines ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.4% Italy ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

41.0% English even 41.0%

31.6% Australian +7.3 pts ▸ 39.0%

11.1% Irish +3.8 pts ▸ 15.0%

10.1% Scottish +4.0 pts ▸ 14.1%

2.5% Italian +3.3 pts ▸ 5.7%

3.7% German +0.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.7% Chinese ◂ +0.1 pts 2.6%

1.6% Dutch ◂ +1.0 pts 0.7%

1.1% Indian +0.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.8% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.5% Filipino +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

78.9% English only +12.5 pts ▸ 91.4%

1.4% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.3% Greek +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.7% Arabic ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.5% Cantonese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.3% Hindi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.3% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

57.9% Christianity ◂ +3.3 pts 54.6%

28.1% No religion +13.3 pts ▸ 41.4%

11.5% Not stated ◂ +8.2 pts 3.3%

1.0% Buddhism ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

0.5% Hinduism ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.4% Islam ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.4% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.3% Judaism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Erina in Erina Heights +15.67 more in Erina Heights

4.74 58th pct 20.41 88th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Erina in Erina Heights +14 more in Erina

26 88th pct 12 82nd pct

Avg size in Erina in Erina Heights +18 larger in Erina Heights

592 83rd pct 610 85th pct

ICSEA in Erina in Erina Heights +4 higher in Erina Heights

1,078 87th pct 1,082 88th pct

Highest year of school

42.4% Year 12 +19.7 pts ▸ 62.1%

29.2% Year 10 ◂ +7.7 pts 21.5%

11.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +5.7 pts 5.7%

5.1% Year 11 +0.8 pts ▸ 6.0%

Highest qualification level

19.0% Bachelor degree +10.7 pts ▸ 29.7%

24.4% Certificate III / IV +4.9 pts ▸ 29.2%

14.5% Advanced diploma / diploma +6.7 pts ▸ 21.2%

5.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.3 pts 3.8%

2.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +3.1 pts ▸ 5.1%

1.6% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%

Field of qualification

17.0% Management & commerce +2.1 pts ▸ 19.1%

8.8% Society & culture +3.9 pts ▸ 12.7%

7.1% Education +5.2 pts ▸ 12.3%

5.4% Architecture & building +6.4 pts ▸ 11.9%

10.9% Health +0.2 pts ▸ 11.0%

11.0% Engineering & related ◂ +0.8 pts 10.2%

5.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.1 pts ▸ 7.2%

2.6% Creative arts +3.8 pts ▸ 6.4%

1.5% Information technology +1.1 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.4% Agriculture & environment +1.2 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.8% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.5 pts 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Erina in Erina Heights +$373 higher in Erina Heights gap widening

$607 26th pct $980 80th pct

Household income in Erina in Erina Heights +$1,809 higher in Erina Heights gap widening

$1,010 14th pct $2,819 94th pct

Family income in Erina in Erina Heights +$1,352 higher in Erina Heights gap widening

$1,552 30th pct $2,904 89th pct

Household income distribution

33.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +17.7 pts 15.6%

18.1% $1,500–$2,999 +14.5 pts ▸ 32.6%

8.4% $4,000 or more +20.5 pts ▸ 28.9%

27.8% Under $650 ◂ +20.4 pts 7.4%

5.9% $3,000–$3,999 +7.5 pts ▸ 13.3%

Personal income distribution

45.5% Under $650 ◂ +8.1 pts 37.4%

24.5% $650–$1,499 +5.7 pts ▸ 30.2%

11.6% $1,500–$2,999 +6.9 pts ▸ 18.6%

3.5% $3,000 or more +7.1 pts ▸ 10.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

17.6% Arthritis ◂ +12.1 pts 5.5%

11.4% Other condition ◂ +5.4 pts 5.9%

10.3% Heart disease ◂ +7.4 pts 2.9%

10.1% Mental health ◂ +3.2 pts 6.8%

8.5% Asthma ◂ +0.1 pts 8.4%

7.0% Diabetes ◂ +3.7 pts 3.3%

6.7% Dementia ◂ +6.1 pts 0.7%

6.6% Cancer ◂ +4.4 pts 2.2%

3.6% Lung condition ◂ +2.5 pts 1.1%

2.6% Stroke ◂ +2.6 pts 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

48.9% None +18.1 pts ▸ 67.0%

22.8% One condition ◂ +4.8 pts 18.1%

12.3% Two conditions ◂ +6.8 pts 5.5%

8.2% Three or more ◂ +6.0 pts 2.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Erina in Erina Heights +108 larger in Erina

124 86th pct 16 64th pct

Median age in Erina in Erina Heights +7 yrs older in Erina

27 yrs 54th pct 20 yrs 25th pct

Median income in Erina in Erina Heights +$779 higher in Erina Heights

$512 34th pct $1,291 88th pct

Household income in Erina in Erina Heights +$1,312 higher in Erina Heights

$1,562 45th pct $2,874 87th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Erina in Erina Heights +1.1 larger in Erina Heights gap widening

2.1 19th pct 3.2 89th pct

Family composition

47.8% Couples with children +24.3 pts ▸ 72.1%

38.9% Couples without children ◂ +20.0 pts 18.9%

12.6% One-parent families ◂ +3.2 pts 9.5%

0.6% Other families ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

Household size

41.7% 1 person ◂ +30.6 pts 11.1%

34.3% 2 people ◂ +4.7 pts 29.6%

8.6% 3 people +15.1 pts ▸ 23.7%

9.4% 4 people +9.1 pts ▸ 18.5%

4.1% 5 people +7.8 pts ▸ 11.9%

2.4% 6 or more +8.7 pts ▸ 11.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Erina in Erina Heights +$105 higher in Erina Heights gap widening

$380 78th pct $485 91st pct

Mortgage in Erina in Erina Heights +$354 higher in Erina Heights gap narrowing

$2,146 79th pct $2,500 88th pct

People / bedroom in Erina in Erina Heights +0.20 higher in Erina Heights gap widening

0.70 14th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

45.6% Owned outright ◂ +1.8 pts 43.7%

20.1% Owned with a mortgage +19.9 pts ▸ 40.0%

17.7% Rented ◂ +1.4 pts 16.3%

12.8% Other tenure ◂ +12.8 pts 0.0%

4.0% Not stated ◂ +1.7 pts 2.2%

Types of homes

75.4% Separate house +20.2 pts ▸ 95.6%

20.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +16.5 pts 3.7%

4.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +4.3 pts 0.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

42.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +33.2 pts 8.9%

19.5% 4 bedrooms +12.3 pts ▸ 31.9%

22.7% 3 bedrooms +6.2 pts ▸ 28.9%

7.4% 5 or more +20.8 pts ▸ 28.1%

5.0% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.1 pts 3.0%

0.4% Studio / none ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

40.6% $350–$549 +36.6 pts ▸ 77.3%

21.6% $200–$349 +1.1 pts ▸ 22.7%

18.2% Under $200 ◂ +18.2 pts 0.0%

11.9% $550–$749 +6.3 pts ▸ 18.2%

6.1% $750 or more +7.6 pts ▸ 13.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

32.2% $1,800–$2,999 +10.4 pts ▸ 42.6%

25.0% $3,000 or more +12.0 pts ▸ 37.0%

20.4% Under $1,000 ◂ +13.0 pts 7.4%

17.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +4.2 pts 13.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Erina in Erina Heights +31 more in Erina

44 87th pct 13 83rd pct

Stops/1k in Erina in Erina Heights +20.18 more in Erina Heights

8.45 86th pct 28.63 97th pct

Departures/1k in Erina in Erina Heights +7,144.0 more in Erina Heights

4,228.2 100th pct 11,372.2 100th pct

PT routes in Erina in Erina Heights +8 more in Erina

18 86th pct 10 86th pct

Stop walk in Erina in Erina Heights +6 longer in Erina

7 39th pct 1 0th pct

Drive to city in Erina in Erina Heights +2 longer in Erina Heights

60 44th pct 62 45th pct

Reach 30 min in Erina in Erina Heights even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Erina in Erina Heights +37,583 more in Erina Heights

14,849 45th pct 52,432 66th pct

How people get to work

47.9% Car (driver) ◂ +5.9 pts 42.0%

27.3% Worked at home +4.1 pts ▸ 31.4%

2.5% Car (passenger) +0.8 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.4% Walked ◂ +0.4 pts 2.0%

0.0% Bicycle +2.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.6% Bus ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.4% Train ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

50.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +29.4 pts 21.1%

24.4% 2 vehicles +16.2 pts ▸ 40.6%

7.8% 3 vehicles +11.7 pts ▸ 19.5%

5.2% 4 or more +11.4 pts ▸ 16.5%

12.6% No vehicle ◂ +9.6 pts 3.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

20.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.4 pts 18.0%

8.2% Education & training +5.3 pts ▸ 13.5%

10.6% Construction ◂ +4.1 pts 6.5%

10.0% Retail trade ◂ +1.4 pts 8.6%

5.8% Professional & technical +4.0 pts ▸ 9.8%

7.9% Accommodation & food +0.3 pts ▸ 8.2%

5.3% Public administration & safety +0.8 pts ▸ 6.1%

4.9% Manufacturing +0.4 pts ▸ 5.3%

5.1% Other services ◂ +0.2 pts 4.9%

4.2% Administrative & support ◂ +4.2 pts 0.0%

1.3% Rental & real estate +2.8 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.5% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.9 pts 1.6%

Occupations people work in

23.0% Professionals +5.6 pts ▸ 28.6%

13.1% Community & personal service +2.0 pts ▸ 15.1%

14.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.1 pts 12.7%

13.4% Managers +0.9 pts ▸ 14.3%

14.0% Technicians & trades +0.3 pts ▸ 14.3%

8.8% Sales workers ◂ +0.3 pts 8.6%

8.4% Labourers ◂ +3.1 pts 5.3%

3.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.4 pts 1.6%

Walkability

Walk score in Erina in Erina Heights +3.2 higher in Erina

6.6 91st pct 3.4 75th pct

Types ≤15 min in Erina in Erina Heights +3.0 more in Erina

6.5 91st pct 3.5 75th pct

15-min city in Erina in Erina Heights +60.6 pts higher in Erina

77.3% 87th pct 16.7% 71st pct

Walk to shops in Erina in Erina Heights +80.4 pts higher in Erina

80.4% 89th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to transit in Erina in Erina Heights +3.9 pts higher in Erina

93.7% 85th pct 89.8% 84th pct

Walk to school in Erina in Erina Heights +11.2 pts higher in Erina Heights

75.7% 84th pct 86.9% 90th pct

Walk to a park in Erina in Erina Heights +78.0 pts higher in Erina

94.7% 83rd pct 16.7% 51st pct

Walk to health in Erina in Erina Heights +63.7 pts higher in Erina

63.7% 88th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Erina in Erina Heights +29.5 more in Erina Heights

16.7 57th pct 46.3 80th pct

Intersections/km² in Erina in Erina Heights +78 higher in Erina

132 87th pct 54 79th pct

Mean slope in Erina in Erina Heights +5.4 pts higher in Erina Heights

6.3% 56th pct 11.6% 87th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Erina vs Erina Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL11436/erina/vs/SAL11437/erina-heights