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Eschol Park vs Gledswood Hills

Name: Eschol Park vs Gledswood Hills — 2021 Census comparison
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.9 km apart · Eschol Park profile · Gledswood Hills profile

Eschol Park Gledswood Hills

Gledswood Hills and Eschol Park are neighbouring areas in New South Wales with very different profiles. Gledswood Hills is a younger area where the typical resident is 31, compared to 36 in Eschol Park. It has a more highly qualified and higher earning population, with 28.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher and 42.7% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. Gledswood Hills is also much more transient, with 71.1% of residents having moved there in the last five years, compared to 31.4% in Eschol Park.

Both areas are somewhat walkable and share very similar unemployment rates and levels of volunteering. While they have much in common, Gledswood Hills has far more people working from home (34.1% compared to 22.0%) and higher numbers of people caring for children unpaid. In contrast, Eschol Park has a higher share of homes owned outright (27.5% versus 10.0%) and a higher proportion of residents with long-term health conditions.

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Where they differ most

Population: 3,505 larger in Gledswood Hills Recent movers: 39.7 pts higher in Gledswood Hills Year 12: 18.9 pts higher in Gledswood Hills Owned outright: 17.5 pts higher in Eschol Park Bachelor+: 14.6 pts higher in Gledswood Hills

Demographics & Identity

Population in Eschol Park in Gledswood Hills +3,505 larger in Gledswood Hills gap widening

2,607 82nd pct 6,112 86th pct

Median age in Eschol Park in Gledswood Hills +5 yrs older in Eschol Park gap narrowing

36 yrs 17th pct 31 yrs 7th pct

Age structure

29.8% Young adults (25–44) +11.8 pts ▸ 41.6%

21.4% Children (0–14) +7.5 pts ▸ 28.9%

23.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +8.0 pts 15.8%

12.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +8.5 pts 4.4%

12.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +3.1 pts 9.1%

Marital status

47.1% Married +14.7 pts ▸ 61.8%

35.9% Never married ◂ +7.8 pts 28.2%

9.6% Divorced ◂ +4.2 pts 5.4%

4.0% Separated ◂ +1.1 pts 2.9%

3.1% Widowed ◂ +1.4 pts 1.7%

Age & sex structure

Eschol Park Gledswood Hills

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

73.2% Australia ◂ +4.9 pts 68.3%

1.9% India +1.8 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.2% Philippines +1.8 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.9% New Zealand ◂ +1.3 pts 1.6%

1.8% England ◂ +0.5 pts 1.3%

0.1% China +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Italy +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.4% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.3% Nepal even 0.3%

Ancestry

32.7% Australian ◂ +6.3 pts 26.4%

31.2% English ◂ +11.7 pts 19.5%

3.0% Italian +7.0 pts ▸ 10.1%

8.7% Scottish ◂ +3.8 pts 4.9%

8.4% Irish ◂ +3.6 pts 4.8%

3.1% Indian +3.8 pts ▸ 6.9%

1.9% Filipino +2.8 pts ▸ 4.7%

1.4% Chinese +2.0 pts ▸ 3.4%

3.2% German ◂ +1.4 pts 1.8%

0.8% Greek +0.7 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.7% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.6% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

Language

Language used at home

72.4% English only ◂ +9.5 pts 62.9%

6.3% Arabic ◂ +2.2 pts 4.0%

1.3% Hindi +1.4 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.3% Italian +1.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.4% Tagalog +1.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.4% Mandarin +0.9 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.7% Punjabi +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.7% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.5% Cantonese even 0.5%

0.4% Greek even 0.4%

Religion

Religious affiliation

56.2% Christianity +1.6 pts ▸ 57.7%

27.7% No religion ◂ +6.5 pts 21.2%

6.3% Islam +1.9 pts ▸ 8.1%

2.0% Hinduism +3.1 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.3% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 4.1%

2.1% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.5% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Eschol Park in Gledswood Hills +0.66 more in Eschol Park

1.79 24th pct 1.13 10th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Eschol Park in Gledswood Hills +5 more in Gledswood Hills

20 87th pct 25 87th pct

Avg size in Eschol Park in Gledswood Hills +99 larger in Gledswood Hills

591 83rd pct 690 90th pct

ICSEA in Eschol Park in Gledswood Hills +26 higher in Gledswood Hills

1,006 60th pct 1,032 72nd pct

Highest year of school

49.7% Year 12 +18.9 pts ▸ 68.6%

29.8% Year 10 ◂ +11.9 pts 18.0%

9.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +5.2 pts 4.7%

6.2% Year 11 ◂ +0.9 pts 5.4%

Highest qualification level

39.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +10.7 pts 28.3%

17.7% Bachelor degree +11.4 pts ▸ 29.1%

19.2% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.9 pts 18.3%

5.2% Postgraduate degree +5.5 pts ▸ 10.7%

3.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.9 pts 1.3%

1.8% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.8 pts ▸ 2.6%

Field of qualification

22.0% Management & commerce +1.8 pts ▸ 23.8%

16.9% Engineering & related ◂ +2.3 pts 14.6%

12.7% Society & culture ◂ +1.1 pts 11.6%

8.2% Education +1.3 pts ▸ 9.5%

6.3% Health +3.0 pts ▸ 9.4%

7.9% Architecture & building ◂ +0.5 pts 7.3%

5.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.3 pts 5.0%

4.1% Information technology +0.8 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.9% Creative arts +0.2 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.9% Natural & physical sciences +0.1 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.8% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.2 pts 0.6%

Income

Personal income in Eschol Park in Gledswood Hills +$372 higher in Gledswood Hills gap narrowing

$820 62nd pct $1,192 90th pct

Household income in Eschol Park in Gledswood Hills +$929 higher in Gledswood Hills gap widening

$1,851 68th pct $2,780 93rd pct

Family income in Eschol Park in Gledswood Hills +$835 higher in Gledswood Hills gap steady

$2,019 59th pct $2,854 89th pct

Household income distribution

37.1% $1,500–$2,999 even 37.1%

26.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +14.1 pts 12.5%

11.8% $3,000–$3,999 +9.8 pts ▸ 21.6%

7.9% $4,000 or more +13.2 pts ▸ 21.1%

11.1% Under $650 ◂ +7.3 pts 3.8%

Personal income distribution

40.8% Under $650 ◂ +14.3 pts 26.5%

35.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.0 pts 33.6%

17.9% $1,500–$2,999 +13.2 pts ▸ 31.1%

1.7% $3,000 or more +3.8 pts ▸ 5.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.3% Asthma ◂ +3.6 pts 6.7%

9.6% Mental health ◂ +4.8 pts 4.8%

9.4% Arthritis ◂ +5.9 pts 3.6%

9.2% Other condition ◂ +3.4 pts 5.8%

6.8% Diabetes ◂ +3.8 pts 3.0%

3.6% Heart disease ◂ +2.0 pts 1.6%

3.2% Cancer ◂ +2.1 pts 1.1%

1.7% Lung condition ◂ +1.4 pts 0.3%

0.9% Stroke ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.3% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.1% None +15.2 pts ▸ 77.3%

21.7% One condition ◂ +7.7 pts 14.0%

5.9% Two conditions ◂ +3.4 pts 2.5%

3.7% Three or more ◂ +2.7 pts 1.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Eschol Park in Gledswood Hills +45 larger in Gledswood Hills

95 86th pct 140 86th pct

Median age in Eschol Park in Gledswood Hills +4 yrs older in Eschol Park

26 yrs 50th pct 22 yrs 33rd pct

Median income in Eschol Park in Gledswood Hills +$256 higher in Gledswood Hills

$900 73rd pct $1,156 86th pct

Household income in Eschol Park in Gledswood Hills +$898 higher in Gledswood Hills

$2,125 67th pct $3,023 88th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Eschol Park in Gledswood Hills +0.4 larger in Gledswood Hills gap narrowing

2.9 81st pct 3.3 91st pct

Family composition

61.5% Couples with children +13.3 pts ▸ 74.7%

19.6% Couples without children ◂ +2.6 pts 17.0%

17.6% One-parent families ◂ +9.7 pts 7.9%

1.2% Other families ◂ +0.7 pts 0.4%

Household size

29.3% 2 people ◂ +4.4 pts 24.9%

16.5% 4 people +11.3 pts ▸ 27.8%

21.5% 3 people +0.2 pts ▸ 21.7%

18.1% 1 person ◂ +9.4 pts 8.7%

8.8% 5 people +2.9 pts ▸ 11.8%

4.9% 6 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 4.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Eschol Park in Gledswood Hills +$140 higher in Gledswood Hills

$400 82nd pct $540 95th pct

Mortgage in Eschol Park in Gledswood Hills +$888 higher in Gledswood Hills

$1,842 63rd pct $2,730 90th pct

People / bedroom in Eschol Park in Gledswood Hills even gap narrowing

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

51.2% Owned with a mortgage +14.8 pts ▸ 66.1%

27.5% Owned outright ◂ +17.5 pts 10.0%

20.1% Rented +2.7 pts ▸ 22.8%

0.6% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% Other tenure ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

Types of homes

94.0% Separate house +3.1 pts ▸ 97.1%

5.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.8 pts 2.3%

0.6% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

26.5% 4 bedrooms +49.0 pts ▸ 75.5%

61.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +51.5 pts 9.7%

7.5% 5 or more +3.7 pts ▸ 11.2%

3.2% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.0 pts 1.2%

1.1% 1 bedroom +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

75.3% $350–$549 ◂ +31.2 pts 44.1%

1.7% $550–$749 +40.2 pts ▸ 41.9%

12.9% $200–$349 ◂ +5.9 pts 7.0%

1.7% Under $200 ◂ +1.7 pts 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.7% $1,800–$2,999 +2.3 pts ▸ 44.0%

9.1% $3,000 or more +28.8 pts ▸ 37.8%

30.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +22.0 pts 8.1%

16.1% Under $1,000 ◂ +12.3 pts 3.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Eschol Park in Gledswood Hills +21 more in Gledswood Hills

7 77th pct 28 86th pct

Stops/1k in Eschol Park in Gledswood Hills +1.90 more in Gledswood Hills

2.69 68th pct 4.58 76th pct

Departures/1k in Eschol Park in Gledswood Hills +514.9 more in Gledswood Hills

657.8 81st pct 1,172.8 87th pct

PT routes in Eschol Park in Gledswood Hills +3 more in Gledswood Hills

4 82nd pct 7 86th pct

Stop walk in Eschol Park in Gledswood Hills +1 longer in Eschol Park

9 44th pct 8 43rd pct

Drive to city in Eschol Park in Gledswood Hills +8 longer in Gledswood Hills

37 31st pct 45 35th pct

Reach 30 min in Eschol Park in Gledswood Hills +5,937 more in Eschol Park

20,236 74th pct 14,299 66th pct

Reach 45 min in Eschol Park in Gledswood Hills +5,937 more in Eschol Park

20,236 49th pct 14,299 45th pct

How people get to work

48.1% Car (driver) ◂ +3.8 pts 44.2%

22.0% Worked at home +12.1 pts ▸ 34.1%

4.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +2.1 pts 2.1%

1.1% Train +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.8% Bus ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.7% Walked ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.0% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

41.8% 2 vehicles +12.0 pts ▸ 53.8%

32.8% 1 vehicle ◂ +11.1 pts 21.7%

14.3% 3 vehicles +1.1 pts ▸ 15.4%

8.1% 4 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 7.5%

3.3% No vehicle ◂ +1.5 pts 1.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

11.8% Health care & social assistance +1.6 pts ▸ 13.3%

11.1% Construction +1.0 pts ▸ 12.1%

11.5% Retail trade ◂ +4.2 pts 7.4%

10.5% Manufacturing ◂ +3.1 pts 7.4%

8.7% Education & training +0.3 pts ▸ 9.0%

6.8% Public administration & safety +2.0 pts ▸ 8.8%

8.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.8 pts 7.4%

4.2% Professional & technical +1.6 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.5% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.5 pts 4.0%

3.9% Finance & insurance +1.3 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.1% Wholesale trade +0.9 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.2% Other services ◂ +0.1 pts 3.1%

Occupations people work in

13.7% Professionals +10.9 pts ▸ 24.5%

17.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.0 pts 16.5%

16.3% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.5 pts 12.8%

9.3% Managers +5.9 pts ▸ 15.2%

12.3% Community & personal service ◂ +2.9 pts 9.4%

11.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +4.5 pts 7.0%

9.9% Labourers ◂ +4.6 pts 5.3%

7.8% Sales workers ◂ +0.3 pts 7.5%

Walkability

Walk score in Eschol Park in Gledswood Hills +0.2 higher in Eschol Park

4.8 82nd pct 4.6 81st pct

Types ≤15 min in Eschol Park in Gledswood Hills +0.1 more in Eschol Park

4.3 79th pct 4.2 79th pct

15-min city in Eschol Park in Gledswood Hills +22.7 pts higher in Eschol Park

58.5% 82nd pct 35.7% 76th pct

Walk to shops in Eschol Park in Gledswood Hills +31.3 pts higher in Eschol Park

63.5% 83rd pct 32.2% 75th pct

Walk to transit in Eschol Park in Gledswood Hills +3.0 pts higher in Eschol Park

94.3% 85th pct 91.3% 84th pct

Walk to school in Eschol Park in Gledswood Hills +2.8 pts higher in Eschol Park

85.9% 89th pct 83.1% 87th pct

Walk to a park in Eschol Park in Gledswood Hills +5.2 pts higher in Eschol Park

99.9% 97th pct 94.7% 83rd pct

Walk to health in Eschol Park in Gledswood Hills +36.1 pts higher in Gledswood Hills

0.0% 0th pct 36.1% 81st pct

Amenities/1k in Eschol Park in Gledswood Hills +3.8 more in Gledswood Hills

7.3 35th pct 11.1 44th pct

Intersections/km² in Eschol Park in Gledswood Hills +114 higher in Gledswood Hills

56 79th pct 170 89th pct

Mean slope in Eschol Park in Gledswood Hills +0.8 pts higher in Eschol Park

6.2% 55th pct 5.3% 46th pct

Compare Eschol Park with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Eschol Park vs Gledswood Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL11444/eschol-park/vs/SAL11646/gledswood-hills