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Gillieston Heights vs Louth Park

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.7 km apart · Gillieston Heights profile · Louth Park profile

Gillieston Heights Louth Park

Gillieston Heights and Louth Park are neighbouring areas in New South Wales with very different lifestyles. Louth Park is a high-income area where the typical household earns $3,293 a week, while the typical income in Gillieston Heights is $1,986. Louth Park is also more likely to be owner-occupied, with 31.7% of homes owned outright compared to 18.4% in Gillieston Heights. In contrast, Gillieston Heights is more walkable (somewhat walkable) and better connected, with 89.4% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport, whereas only 3.8% of Louth Park homes have that access.

These two places are moving further apart in terms of their residents' backgrounds. Gillieston Heights has seen a much higher influx of new arrivals, with 60.0% of people moving in during the last five years, including 11.1% arriving from overseas. Louth Park is more stable and homogeneous, with no recent overseas arrivals. Despite these diverging trends, they share a similar employment landscape, as about 61% of people in both areas work full-time.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 32.2 pts higher in Gillieston Heights Population: 3,874 larger in Gillieston Heights Limited English: 0.7 pts higher in Gillieston Heights Recent arrivals: 11.1 pts higher in Gillieston Heights PT commute: 0.6 pts higher in Gillieston Heights

Demographics & Identity

Population in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +3,874 larger in Gillieston Heights gap widening
4,796 86th pct 922 72nd pct
Median age in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +5 yrs older in Louth Park gap widening
30 yrs 5th pct 35 yrs 14th pct
First Nations in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +3.5 pts higher in Gillieston Heights gap widening
7.9% 85th pct 4.4% 70th pct
Aged 65+ in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +1.9 pts higher in Gillieston Heights gap narrowing
9.3% 14th pct 7.4% 11th pct
Under 15 in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +3.9 pts higher in Gillieston Heights gap narrowing
26.9% 91st pct 23.0% 84th pct
De facto in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +12.2 pts higher in Gillieston Heights gap widening
20.0% 87th pct 7.8% 21st pct

Age structure

36.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +14.4 pts 22.6%
15.7% Older adults (45–64) +14.8 pts ▸ 30.5%
26.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +3.9 pts 23.0%
11.3% Youth (15–24) +3.9 pts ▸ 15.2%
9.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.9 pts 7.4%

Marital status

45.3% Married +17.0 pts ▸ 62.3%
38.5% Never married ◂ +8.1 pts 30.4%
8.8% Divorced ◂ +5.0 pts 3.8%
4.2% Separated ◂ +2.1 pts 2.1%
3.3% Widowed ◂ +1.9 pts 1.4%

Age & sex structure

Gillieston Heights Louth Park

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +3.4 pts higher in Gillieston Heights gap widening
9.6% 41st pct 6.2% 26th pct

Country of birth

87.7% Australia +5.2 pts ▸ 92.8%
1.9% India ◂ +1.5 pts 0.4%
1.5% England ◂ +0.5 pts 1.0%
1.2% New Zealand ◂ +0.9 pts 0.3%
0.4% South Africa +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.8% Philippines ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%
0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

46.5% Australian +4.9 pts ▸ 51.4%
41.3% English +4.1 pts ▸ 45.4%
9.4% Scottish +1.6 pts ▸ 11.0%
8.2% Irish ◂ +0.5 pts 7.7%
3.8% German +0.6 pts ▸ 4.3%
1.5% Italian +0.5 pts ▸ 2.0%
1.7% Indian ◂ +0.8 pts 0.9%
1.6% Filipino ◂ +1.6 pts 0.0%
1.4% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%
0.8% Chinese +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.3% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +3.4 pts higher in Gillieston Heights gap widening
7.0% 69th pct 3.6% 51st pct
Limited English in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +0.7 pts higher in Gillieston Heights gap steady
0.7% 73rd pct 0.0% 0th pct

Language used at home

90.1% English only +6.4 pts ▸ 96.4%
0.8% Punjabi ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%
0.4% Arabic +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.6% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%
0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Italian even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +11.2 pts higher in Gillieston Heights gap widening
45.8% 67th pct 34.6% 33rd pct

Religious affiliation

46.0% Christianity +16.0 pts ▸ 62.0%
45.8% No religion ◂ +11.2 pts 34.6%
4.7% Not stated ◂ +2.7 pts 2.0%
1.3% Hinduism ◂ +0.8 pts 0.5%
0.5% Islam +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%
1.1% Other religions ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%
0.6% Buddhism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +8.9 pts higher in Louth Park gap narrowing
49.3% 60th pct 58.2% 77th pct
Bachelor+ in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +6.1 pts higher in Louth Park gap narrowing
15.2% 52nd pct 21.3% 71st pct
Schools/1k kids in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park
1.55 19th pct —
Schools ≤3 km in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +3 more in Louth Park
11 81st pct 14 84th pct
Avg size in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +21 larger in Gillieston Heights
547 78th pct 527 75th pct
ICSEA in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +43 higher in Louth Park
958 31st pct 1,001 57th pct

Highest year of school

49.3% Year 12 +8.9 pts ▸ 58.2%
29.9% Year 10 ◂ +4.5 pts 25.4%
9.1% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.7 pts 7.4%
8.4% Year 11 ◂ +1.4 pts 7.0%

Highest qualification level

45.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +10.7 pts 34.9%
16.5% Bachelor degree +7.3 pts ▸ 23.8%
16.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +4.9 pts ▸ 21.6%
5.0% Postgraduate degree +0.9 pts ▸ 5.9%
3.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.4 pts ▸ 3.5%
1.8% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 2.0%

Field of qualification

19.9% Management & commerce +6.1 pts ▸ 26.0%
18.1% Engineering & related +2.9 pts ▸ 21.0%
12.4% Health ◂ +1.9 pts 10.5%
12.4% Society & culture ◂ +2.1 pts 10.3%
7.3% Education +0.6 pts ▸ 7.9%
7.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.6 pts 4.4%
5.3% Architecture & building +1.3 pts ▸ 6.6%
1.9% Natural & physical sciences +1.8 pts ▸ 3.7%
3.1% Creative arts ◂ +1.6 pts 1.5%
1.6% Agriculture & environment +0.8 pts ▸ 2.4%
2.1% Information technology ◂ +1.3 pts 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +$86 higher in Louth Park gap narrowing
$947 77th pct $1,033 85th pct
Household income in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +$1,307 higher in Louth Park gap widening
$1,986 74th pct $3,293 100th pct
Family income in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +$1,033 higher in Louth Park gap widening
$2,159 66th pct $3,192 93rd pct
High earners in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +13.6 pts higher in Louth Park gap widening
10.4% 62nd pct 23.9% 93rd pct
High-income homes in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +36.8 pts higher in Louth Park gap widening
19.8% 61st pct 56.6% 100th pct

Household income distribution

38.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +15.5 pts 23.0%
8.2% $4,000 or more +25.3 pts ▸ 33.6%
24.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +14.6 pts 9.4%
11.6% $3,000–$3,999 +11.5 pts ▸ 23.0%
10.5% Under $650 ◂ +7.5 pts 3.0%

Personal income distribution

39.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +11.2 pts 27.7%
33.5% Under $650 +1.2 pts ▸ 34.7%
21.0% $1,500–$2,999 +1.3 pts ▸ 22.3%
2.4% $3,000 or more +9.9 pts ▸ 12.3%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +5.9 pts higher in Gillieston Heights
31.0% 61st pct 25.2% 31st pct
Mental health in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +5.5 pts higher in Gillieston Heights
13.7% 89th pct 8.1% 50th pct
Needs assistance in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +2.9 pts higher in Gillieston Heights gap narrowing
5.5% 61st pct 2.6% 28th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

13.7% Mental health ◂ +5.5 pts 8.1%
10.9% Asthma ◂ +2.6 pts 8.2%
8.0% Other condition ◂ +1.0 pts 6.9%
7.2% Arthritis ◂ +1.1 pts 6.1%
4.2% Diabetes +0.7 pts ▸ 4.9%
3.4% Heart disease ◂ +1.3 pts 2.2%
2.0% Cancer +0.5 pts ▸ 2.5%
1.4% Lung condition ◂ +0.8 pts 0.7%
0.9% Stroke ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%
0.5% Dementia ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.4% None +7.9 pts ▸ 70.4%
21.6% One condition ◂ +1.8 pts 19.8%
6.4% Two conditions ◂ +2.0 pts 4.3%
3.1% Three or more ◂ +1.5 pts 1.5%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +7.4 pts higher in Louth Park gap widening
8.2% 10th pct 15.5% 37th pct
Unpaid carers in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +2.4 pts higher in Louth Park gap narrowing
12.1% 43rd pct 14.6% 69th pct
Unpaid child care in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +4.9 pts higher in Gillieston Heights gap narrowing
38.8% 92nd pct 33.9% 86th pct
Defence service in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +0.8 pts higher in Gillieston Heights
3.4% 63rd pct 2.6% 50th pct
Housework 15h+ in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +6.6 pts higher in Louth Park gap widening
20.8% 30th pct 27.5% 68th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +339 larger in Gillieston Heights
380 86th pct 41 75th pct
Median age in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +1 yrs older in Gillieston Heights
19 yrs 21st pct 18 yrs 18th pct
Year 12 in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +0.5 pts higher in Gillieston Heights
40.5% 51st pct 40.0% 50th pct
Unemployment in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park
9.8% 47th pct —
Median income in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +$15 higher in Louth Park
$804 65th pct $819 67th pct
Household income in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +$742 higher in Louth Park
$2,008 62nd pct $2,750 86th pct
Indigenous language in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +2.1 pts higher in Gillieston Heights
2.1% 39th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +0.7 larger in Louth Park gap narrowing
2.8 76th pct 3.5 95th pct
One-parent in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +9.8 pts higher in Gillieston Heights gap widening
15.0% 72nd pct 5.2% 23rd pct
Living alone in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +14.0 pts higher in Gillieston Heights gap narrowing
18.5% 31st pct 4.5% 0th pct

Family composition

61.4% Couples with children +14.2 pts ▸ 75.6%
22.5% Couples without children ◂ +3.4 pts 19.2%
15.0% One-parent families ◂ +9.8 pts 5.2%
1.0% Other families ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

Household size

31.6% 2 people ◂ +5.5 pts 26.0%
20.0% 4 people +6.8 pts ▸ 26.8%
17.9% 3 people +1.8 pts ▸ 19.6%
18.5% 1 person ◂ +14.0 pts 4.5%
8.2% 5 people +6.8 pts ▸ 15.1%
3.8% 6 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 6.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +$30 higher in Gillieston Heights gap widening
$430 87th pct $400 82nd pct
Mortgage in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +$629 higher in Louth Park gap widening
$1,950 69th pct $2,579 88th pct
People / bedroom in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park even gap narrowing
0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct
Renting in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +32.2 pts higher in Gillieston Heights gap widening
37.8% 87th pct 5.7% 13th pct
Owned outright in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +13.3 pts higher in Louth Park gap widening
18.4% 9th pct 31.7% 26th pct
Separate houses in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +13.3 pts higher in Louth Park gap widening
85.6% 26th pct 98.9% 63rd pct
3+ bedrooms in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +10.9 pts higher in Louth Park gap narrowing
86.1% 68th pct 97.0% 94th pct

How homes are owned or rented

41.4% Owned with a mortgage +21.6 pts ▸ 63.0%
37.8% Rented ◂ +32.2 pts 5.7%
18.4% Owned outright +13.3 pts ▸ 31.7%
1.6% Other tenure ◂ +1.6 pts 0.0%
0.8% Not stated ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

Types of homes

85.6% Separate house +13.3 pts ▸ 98.9%
7.5% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +7.5 pts 0.0%
6.5% Other dwelling ◂ +6.5 pts 0.0%
0.4% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

61.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +7.9 pts 53.2%
4.6% 5 or more +26.7 pts ▸ 31.3%
20.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +7.9 pts 12.5%
12.3% 2 bedrooms ◂ +8.2 pts 4.2%
1.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

78.7% $350–$549 ◂ +78.7 pts 0.0%
13.8% $200–$349 +12.9 pts ▸ 26.7%
2.2% $550–$749 ◂ +2.2 pts 0.0%
1.1% Under $200 ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

51.9% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +18.3 pts 33.5%
6.2% $3,000 or more +31.0 pts ▸ 37.1%
29.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +15.9 pts 13.2%
7.2% Under $1,000 +4.2 pts ▸ 11.4%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +1.8 pts higher in Gillieston Heights gap narrowing
1.8% 55th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Work from home in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +5.1 pts higher in Louth Park gap widening
15.7% 47th pct 20.8% 62nd pct
PT commute in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +0.6 pts higher in Gillieston Heights gap narrowing
0.6% 67th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +18 more in Gillieston Heights
18 86th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +3.75 more in Gillieston Heights
3.75 72nd pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +305.7 more in Gillieston Heights
305.7 75th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +2 more in Gillieston Heights
2 75th pct 0 0th pct
Stop walk in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +25 longer in Louth Park
7 39th pct 32 68th pct
Drive to city in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +2 longer in Gillieston Heights
103 71st pct 101 70th pct

How people get to work

62.0% Car (driver) ◂ +6.6 pts 55.3%
15.7% Worked at home +5.1 pts ▸ 20.8%
2.9% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.3 pts 2.7%
0.4% Walked +1.5 pts ▸ 1.9%
0.0% Bicycle +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.4% Bus ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.2% Train ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

47.5% 2 vehicles ◂ +5.2 pts 42.3%
29.5% 1 vehicle ◂ +22.8 pts 6.8%
6.3% 4 or more +20.5 pts ▸ 26.8%
14.8% 3 vehicles +8.6 pts ▸ 23.4%
1.8% No vehicle ◂ +1.8 pts 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +10.8 pts higher in Gillieston Heights gap narrowing
60.0% 97th pct 49.2% 90th pct
Recent arrivals in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +11.1 pts higher in Gillieston Heights gap narrowing
11.1% 68th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +2.0 pts higher in Gillieston Heights gap steady
4.6% 64th pct 2.6% 41st pct
Participation in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +2.0 pts higher in Louth Park gap narrowing
73.3% 88th pct 75.4% 90th pct
Full-time in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +0.1 pts higher in Gillieston Heights gap narrowing
61.4% 66th pct 61.3% 66th pct

Industries people work in

17.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.7 pts 14.5%
12.2% Retail trade ◂ +2.1 pts 10.1%
8.8% Construction +3.0 pts ▸ 11.8%
7.0% Mining +2.2 pts ▸ 9.2%
6.1% Education & training +2.5 pts ▸ 8.6%
5.9% Public administration & safety +0.8 pts ▸ 6.7%
6.7% Manufacturing ◂ +0.4 pts 6.3%
5.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.2 pts 5.7%
3.8% Professional & technical +1.4 pts ▸ 5.2%
4.9% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.3 pts 3.6%
4.1% Administrative & support ◂ +1.4 pts 2.7%
3.9% Other services ◂ +0.5 pts 3.4%

Occupations people work in

16.7% Professionals +2.6 pts ▸ 19.3%
10.4% Managers +7.0 pts ▸ 17.4%
15.2% Technicians & trades +1.4 pts ▸ 16.6%
12.6% Clerical & administrative +2.3 pts ▸ 14.9%
12.7% Community & personal service ◂ +2.1 pts 10.7%
10.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.8 pts 7.8%
10.3% Sales workers ◂ +1.0 pts 9.4%
9.9% Labourers ◂ +5.3 pts 4.6%

Walkability

Walk score in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +5.2 higher in Gillieston Heights
5.9 87th pct 0.7 56th pct
Types ≤15 min in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +6.4 more in Gillieston Heights
7.1 95th pct 0.6 55th pct
15-min city in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +82.4 pts higher in Gillieston Heights
82.4% 90th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +81.5 pts higher in Gillieston Heights
81.5% 90th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +85.6 pts higher in Gillieston Heights
89.4% 84th pct 3.8% 58th pct
Walk to school in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +97.7 pts higher in Gillieston Heights
97.7% 98th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +37.2 pts higher in Gillieston Heights
95.7% 83rd pct 58.6% 66th pct
Walk to health in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +82.0 pts higher in Gillieston Heights
82.0% 94th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +5.5 more in Gillieston Heights
7.7 36th pct 2.2 21st pct
Intersections/km² in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +35 higher in Gillieston Heights
41 77th pct 6 69th pct
Mean slope in Gillieston Heightsin Louth Park +0.9 pts higher in Gillieston Heights
6.8% 61st pct 5.8% 52nd pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Gillieston Heights vs Louth Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL11628/gillieston-heights/vs/SAL12404/louth-park