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Erskine Park vs St Marys

Name: Erskine Park vs St Marys — 2021 Census comparison
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.9 km apart · Erskine Park profile · St Marys profile

Erskine Park St Marys

St Marys (NSW) and Erskine Park are neighbouring areas with very different housing and income profiles. Erskine Park is much wealthier, with a typical weekly household income of $2,349 compared to $1,437 in St Marys (NSW). This gap is seen in the homes too; 98.1% of dwellings in Erskine Park are separate houses, most with three or more bedrooms, while St Marys (NSW) has a far higher share of renters (52.6%) and more people living alone (31.1%). St Marys (NSW) is also more accessible without a car, being very walkable with more homes within a short walk of health services and groceries.

These two areas share a similar commute, both taking about 33 minutes to reach the city. They also have similar proportions of adults with a bachelor degree or higher and almost identical shares of people who do not have a religion. While the two areas are close by, their profiles have diverged, with a far higher share of people in St Marys (NSW) moving into the area in the last five years compared to Erskine Park.

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Where they differ most

Population: 6,770 larger in St Marys Renting: 33.2 pts higher in St Marys Separate houses: 46.9 pts higher in Erskine Park 3+ bedrooms: 29.0 pts higher in Erskine Park Living alone: 19.4 pts higher in St Marys

Demographics & Identity

Population in Erskine Park in St Marys +6,770 larger in St Marys gap widening

6,486 86th pct 13,256 88th pct

Median age in Erskine Park in St Marys +3 yrs older in Erskine Park gap narrowing

37 yrs 20th pct 34 yrs 13th pct

Age structure

27.0% Young adults (25–44) +4.9 pts ▸ 31.9%

29.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +6.6 pts 22.5%

18.8% Children (0–14) +2.4 pts ▸ 21.3%

14.6% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.8 pts 11.8%

10.7% Seniors (65+) +2.0 pts ▸ 12.7%

Marital status

51.5% Married ◂ +14.4 pts 37.0%

36.2% Never married +6.2 pts ▸ 42.4%

6.5% Divorced +4.2 pts ▸ 10.7%

3.2% Widowed +1.7 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.6% Separated +2.3 pts ▸ 4.9%

Age & sex structure

Erskine Park St Marys

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

70.7% Australia ◂ +13.8 pts 56.9%

3.8% Philippines +0.8 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.3% New Zealand +1.4 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.8% India +1.9 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.9% England ◂ +0.4 pts 1.5%

0.3% China +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Nepal +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Italy +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.2% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Ancestry

31.5% Australian ◂ +8.0 pts 23.5%

26.9% English ◂ +4.9 pts 22.0%

6.6% Irish ◂ +1.1 pts 5.5%

6.2% Filipino even 6.2%

5.4% Scottish ◂ +0.7 pts 4.6%

4.9% Italian ◂ +1.9 pts 2.9%

3.0% Indian +1.6 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.5% German ◂ +0.2 pts 2.2%

1.4% Chinese +0.9 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.7% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 1.5%

1.3% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Language

Language used at home

73.4% English only ◂ +14.4 pts 59.0%

3.9% Arabic ◂ +1.1 pts 2.9%

2.3% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.2% Hindi +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.0% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.4% Mandarin +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.6% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Cantonese even 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

62.7% Christianity ◂ +10.8 pts 51.9%

23.5% No religion ◂ +0.1 pts 23.4%

5.1% Not stated +6.1 pts ▸ 11.3%

5.0% Islam +0.5 pts ▸ 5.5%

2.0% Hinduism +3.2 pts ▸ 5.1%

0.9% Other religions +0.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.7% Buddhism +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Erskine Park in St Marys +0.22 more in Erskine Park

1.64 21st pct 1.42 16th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Erskine Park in St Marys +27 more in St Marys

21 87th pct 48 91st pct

Avg size in Erskine Park in St Marys +103 larger in Erskine Park

516 74th pct 413 61st pct

ICSEA in Erskine Park in St Marys +19 higher in Erskine Park

969 37th pct 950 27th pct

Highest year of school

51.5% Year 12 ◂ +3.4 pts 48.1%

29.7% Year 10 ◂ +7.6 pts 22.0%

8.3% Year 9 or below +3.9 pts ▸ 12.3%

6.1% Year 11 ◂ +0.2 pts 5.9%

Highest qualification level

38.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +9.3 pts 28.7%

21.3% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.9 pts 19.4%

16.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.7 pts 13.8%

5.1% Postgraduate degree +2.1 pts ▸ 7.2%

2.3% Certificate I / II +0.3 pts ▸ 2.6%

2.2% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.6 pts 1.7%

Field of qualification

22.9% Management & commerce ◂ +4.1 pts 18.8%

18.5% Engineering & related ◂ +4.6 pts 13.8%

10.9% Society & culture ◂ +0.5 pts 10.4%

8.5% Health ◂ +1.0 pts 7.6%

7.6% Architecture & building ◂ +2.9 pts 4.7%

7.1% Education ◂ +2.2 pts 4.9%

5.5% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.1 pts ▸ 5.6%

2.5% Information technology +2.1 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.8% Creative arts ◂ +0.4 pts 2.4%

2.1% Natural & physical sciences +0.2 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.3% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Erskine Park in St Marys +$152 higher in Erskine Park gap narrowing

$906 73rd pct $754 50th pct

Household income in Erskine Park in St Marys +$912 higher in Erskine Park gap widening

$2,349 87th pct $1,437 43rd pct

Family income in Erskine Park in St Marys +$650 higher in Erskine Park gap narrowing

$2,397 77th pct $1,747 41st pct

Household income distribution

36.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.3 pts 32.9%

18.7% $650–$1,499 +11.8 pts ▸ 30.5%

7.4% Under $650 +10.8 pts ▸ 18.2%

16.1% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +8.7 pts 7.4%

15.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +11.4 pts 4.0%

Personal income distribution

36.2% Under $650 +3.4 pts ▸ 39.5%

36.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.4 pts 35.7%

20.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +8.2 pts 12.4%

2.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 1.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.1% Asthma +0.8 pts ▸ 8.9%

5.8% Mental health +3.0 pts ▸ 8.8%

7.7% Arthritis +0.2 pts ▸ 7.9%

7.9% Other condition ◂ +0.1 pts 7.8%

6.3% Diabetes even 6.3%

3.2% Heart disease +0.4 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.0% Cancer even 2.1%

1.2% Lung condition +0.8 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.6% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.3% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.6% None ◂ +6.5 pts 60.1%

19.2% One condition ◂ +1.5 pts 17.8%

5.1% Two conditions +1.2 pts ▸ 6.3%

1.9% Three or more +1.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Erskine Park in St Marys +411 larger in St Marys

194 86th pct 605 87th pct

Median age in Erskine Park in St Marys +3 yrs older in St Marys

23 yrs 38th pct 26 yrs 50th pct

Median income in Erskine Park in St Marys +$158 higher in Erskine Park

$853 70th pct $695 55th pct

Household income in Erskine Park in St Marys +$1,300 higher in Erskine Park

$2,654 83rd pct $1,354 34th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Erskine Park in St Marys +0.7 larger in Erskine Park gap narrowing

3.2 89th pct 2.5 50th pct

Family composition

67.4% Couples with children ◂ +12.0 pts 55.4%

12.7% One-parent families +10.3 pts ▸ 23.0%

19.2% Couples without children +0.3 pts ▸ 19.5%

0.6% Other families +1.5 pts ▸ 2.2%

Household size

11.7% 1 person +19.4 pts ▸ 31.1%

27.9% 2 people +0.7 pts ▸ 28.5%

24.0% 4 people ◂ +10.8 pts 13.2%

19.2% 3 people ◂ +2.1 pts 17.2%

10.4% 5 people ◂ +4.9 pts 5.4%

6.5% 6 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 4.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Erskine Park in St Marys +$85 higher in Erskine Park gap steady

$450 88th pct $365 74th pct

Mortgage in Erskine Park in St Marys +$320 higher in Erskine Park gap widening

$2,167 80th pct $1,847 63rd pct

People / bedroom in Erskine Park in St Marys +0.10 higher in St Marys gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

19.4% Rented +33.2 pts ▸ 52.6%

48.4% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +21.9 pts 26.6%

30.6% Owned outright ◂ +12.7 pts 17.9%

1.3% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.6% Other tenure +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

Types of homes

98.1% Separate house ◂ +46.9 pts 51.2%

1.3% Townhouse / semi-detached +28.7 pts ▸ 30.0%

0.5% Flat or apartment +18.1 pts ▸ 18.5%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

36.8% 3 bedrooms +10.9 pts ▸ 47.8%

44.8% 4 bedrooms ◂ +29.4 pts 15.4%

2.6% 2 bedrooms +23.5 pts ▸ 26.1%

14.3% 5 or more ◂ +10.5 pts 3.8%

0.6% 1 bedroom +3.6 pts ▸ 4.2%

0.2% Studio / none +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

Weekly rent distribution

67.4% $350–$549 ◂ +12.0 pts 55.4%

10.4% $200–$349 +19.0 pts ▸ 29.4%

16.1% $550–$749 ◂ +14.4 pts 1.7%

3.9% Under $200 +5.7 pts ▸ 9.6%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.9% $1,800–$2,999 +0.3 pts ▸ 41.2%

21.3% $1,000–$1,799 +10.4 pts ▸ 31.7%

20.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +11.2 pts 9.0%

11.0% Under $1,000 +2.4 pts ▸ 13.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Erskine Park in St Marys +38 more in St Marys

46 87th pct 84 89th pct

Stops/1k in Erskine Park in St Marys +0.76 more in Erskine Park

7.09 86th pct 6.34 83rd pct

Departures/1k in Erskine Park in St Marys +1,056.9 more in St Marys

1,771.4 90th pct 2,828.2 96th pct

PT routes in Erskine Park in St Marys +15 more in St Marys

3 79th pct 18 86th pct

Stop walk in Erskine Park in St Marys +4 longer in Erskine Park

6 36th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Erskine Park in St Marys even

33 29th pct 33 29th pct

Reach 30 min in Erskine Park in St Marys +26,484 more in St Marys

6,486 53rd pct 32,970 85th pct

Reach 45 min in Erskine Park in St Marys +91,352 more in St Marys

6,486 37th pct 97,838 78th pct

How people get to work

50.0% Car (driver) ◂ +0.2 pts 49.9%

25.8% Worked at home ◂ +5.2 pts 20.5%

3.3% Car (passenger) +1.7 pts ▸ 5.0%

0.5% Train +1.9 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.4% Walked +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.4% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Bicycle +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Motor vehicles per home

22.9% 1 vehicle +23.3 pts ▸ 46.2%

40.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +10.0 pts 30.1%

20.4% 3 vehicles ◂ +13.0 pts 7.4%

15.4% 4 or more ◂ +11.5 pts 3.9%

1.1% No vehicle +11.4 pts ▸ 12.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.1% Health care & social assistance +2.8 pts ▸ 14.9%

12.4% Construction ◂ +2.3 pts 10.1%

10.6% Retail trade ◂ +0.4 pts 10.2%

8.8% Transport & warehousing +1.4 pts ▸ 10.2%

9.0% Manufacturing ◂ +0.4 pts 8.6%

6.9% Education & training ◂ +0.8 pts 6.0%

5.1% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.4 pts 4.7%

4.4% Accommodation & food +0.6 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.5% Professional & technical ◂ +0.8 pts 3.8%

4.4% Other services ◂ +1.3 pts 3.1%

3.8% Wholesale trade +0.3 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.8% Administrative & support +1.2 pts ▸ 4.0%

Occupations people work in

18.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +3.1 pts 15.4%

12.3% Machinery operators & drivers +5.3 pts ▸ 17.6%

14.9% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.8 pts 12.1%

14.8% Professionals ◂ +1.2 pts 13.6%

9.8% Community & personal service +2.6 pts ▸ 12.5%

9.3% Labourers +2.7 pts ▸ 12.0%

10.5% Managers ◂ +3.4 pts 7.2%

8.4% Sales workers ◂ +0.6 pts 7.7%

Walkability

Walk score in Erskine Park in St Marys +2.2 higher in St Marys

5.3 85th pct 7.5 95th pct

Types ≤15 min in Erskine Park in St Marys +2.4 more in St Marys

4.9 82nd pct 7.3 96th pct

15-min city in Erskine Park in St Marys +7.0 pts higher in St Marys

81.7% 90th pct 88.6% 94th pct

Walk to shops in Erskine Park in St Marys +11.8 pts higher in St Marys

81.8% 90th pct 93.6% 97th pct

Walk to transit in Erskine Park in St Marys +0.5 pts higher in Erskine Park

97.6% 92nd pct 97.0% 90th pct

Walk to school in Erskine Park in St Marys +1.5 pts higher in St Marys

89.4% 92nd pct 91.0% 93rd pct

Walk to a park in Erskine Park in St Marys +6.5 pts higher in St Marys

93.1% 82nd pct 99.6% 86th pct

Walk to health in Erskine Park in St Marys +39.2 pts higher in St Marys

40.4% 82nd pct 79.6% 93rd pct

Amenities/1k in Erskine Park in St Marys +5.6 more in St Marys

11.9 46th pct 17.5 58th pct

Intersections/km² in Erskine Park in St Marys +72 higher in St Marys

81 83rd pct 154 88th pct

Mean slope in Erskine Park in St Marys +0.5 pts higher in Erskine Park

4.5% 36th pct 4.0% 29th pct

Compare Erskine Park with nearby areas

St Clair Colyton Kemps Creek Minchinbury Oxley Park Eastern Creek St Marys Mount Druitt

Compare St Marys with nearby areas

Oxley Park North St Marys Colyton Claremont Meadows Werrington St Clair Tregear Whalan

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Erskine Park vs St Marys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL11441/erskine-park/vs/SAL13658/st-marys