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Gledswood Hills vs Kearns

Name: Gledswood Hills vs Kearns — 2021 Census comparison
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.1 km apart · Gledswood Hills profile · Kearns profile

Gledswood Hills Kearns

Gledswood Hills and Kearns are neighbouring areas in New South Wales with very different profiles. Gledswood Hills is a young and fast-growing place where 71.1% of residents moved in during the last five years. It has a more qualified workforce, with 28.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 16.8% in Kearns. This is reflected in higher incomes, as the typical weekly household income in Gledswood Hills is $2,780, which is well higher than the $2,147 typical in Kearns.

Everyday life in both areas is very similar in other ways, as they share the same unemployment rate of 3.9% and have almost identical proportions of separate houses. Both areas are mainly made up of large family homes, with over 95% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms. While Gledswood Hills has more people caring for children and a higher share of children under 15, Kearns has a larger proportion of older residents, with people aged 65 and over being well higher at 9.4%.

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Where they differ most

Recent movers: 44.2 pts higher in Gledswood Hills Owned outright: 17.0 pts higher in Kearns Unpaid child care: 15.5 pts higher in Gledswood Hills Year 12: 14.2 pts higher in Gledswood Hills Population: 3,419 larger in Gledswood Hills

Demographics & Identity

Population in Gledswood Hills in Kearns +3,419 larger in Gledswood Hills gap widening

6,112 86th pct 2,693 82nd pct

Median age in Gledswood Hills in Kearns +5 yrs older in Kearns gap narrowing

31 yrs 7th pct 36 yrs 17th pct

Age structure

41.6% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +14.2 pts 27.4%

28.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +8.2 pts 20.8%

15.8% Older adults (45–64) +12.4 pts ▸ 28.2%

9.1% Youth (15–24) +5.0 pts ▸ 14.1%

4.4% Seniors (65+) +5.0 pts ▸ 9.4%

Marital status

61.8% Married ◂ +10.8 pts 51.0%

28.2% Never married +7.1 pts ▸ 35.3%

5.4% Divorced +1.7 pts ▸ 7.1%

2.9% Separated +0.5 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.7% Widowed +1.5 pts ▸ 3.2%

Age & sex structure

Gledswood Hills Kearns

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

68.3% Australia +5.1 pts ▸ 73.4%

3.6% India ◂ +2.4 pts 1.3%

2.9% Philippines ◂ +1.0 pts 1.9%

1.3% England +1.2 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.6% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.9% China ◂ +0.7 pts 0.1%

0.8% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.3% Vietnam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Nepal ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

26.4% Australian +8.8 pts ▸ 35.2%

19.5% English +8.1 pts ▸ 27.6%

10.1% Italian ◂ +4.3 pts 5.8%

4.8% Irish +2.5 pts ▸ 7.3%

6.9% Indian ◂ +4.3 pts 2.6%

4.9% Scottish +1.9 pts ▸ 6.9%

4.7% Filipino ◂ +2.1 pts 2.6%

3.4% Chinese ◂ +1.2 pts 2.2%

1.8% German +1.3 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.5% Greek ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

0.6% Dutch +0.7 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.9% Vietnamese even 0.9%

Language

Language used at home

62.9% English only +10.7 pts ▸ 73.6%

4.0% Arabic +2.1 pts ▸ 6.2%

2.7% Hindi ◂ +1.2 pts 1.6%

1.7% Italian ◂ +0.6 pts 1.1%

1.5% Tagalog ◂ +0.5 pts 1.0%

1.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.6 pts 0.6%

1.1% Punjabi ◂ +0.6 pts 0.6%

0.6% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.5% Cantonese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.4% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

57.7% Christianity +0.4 pts ▸ 58.1%

21.2% No religion +3.8 pts ▸ 25.0%

8.1% Islam +0.8 pts ▸ 8.9%

5.0% Hinduism ◂ +3.5 pts 1.5%

4.1% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 4.0%

2.2% Buddhism ◂ +1.0 pts 1.2%

1.5% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Gledswood Hills in Kearns +0.66 more in Kearns

1.13 10th pct 1.79 24th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Gledswood Hills in Kearns +7 more in Gledswood Hills

25 87th pct 18 86th pct

Avg size in Gledswood Hills in Kearns +104 larger in Gledswood Hills

690 90th pct 586 83rd pct

ICSEA in Gledswood Hills in Kearns +20 higher in Gledswood Hills

1,032 72nd pct 1,012 63rd pct

Highest year of school

68.6% Year 12 ◂ +14.2 pts 54.4%

18.0% Year 10 +9.4 pts ▸ 27.3%

4.7% Year 9 or below +4.5 pts ▸ 9.2%

5.4% Year 11 +0.3 pts ▸ 5.7%

Highest qualification level

28.3% Certificate III / IV +8.9 pts ▸ 37.2%

29.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +8.3 pts 20.8%

18.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.6 pts 17.8%

10.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +4.9 pts 5.8%

2.6% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.2 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.3% Certificate I / II +1.6 pts ▸ 2.9%

Field of qualification

23.8% Management & commerce +0.7 pts ▸ 24.5%

14.6% Engineering & related +2.0 pts ▸ 16.7%

11.6% Society & culture even 11.5%

9.5% Education ◂ +0.9 pts 8.6%

9.4% Health ◂ +1.2 pts 8.2%

7.3% Architecture & building ◂ +0.5 pts 6.8%

5.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.4 pts 4.6%

5.0% Information technology ◂ +2.3 pts 2.7%

3.0% Creative arts ◂ +0.1 pts 2.9%

2.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.1 pts 2.0%

0.6% Agriculture & environment +0.7 pts ▸ 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Gledswood Hills in Kearns +$284 higher in Gledswood Hills gap narrowing

$1,192 90th pct $908 73rd pct

Household income in Gledswood Hills in Kearns +$633 higher in Gledswood Hills gap narrowing

$2,780 93rd pct $2,147 81st pct

Family income in Gledswood Hills in Kearns +$542 higher in Gledswood Hills gap narrowing

$2,854 89th pct $2,312 74th pct

Household income distribution

37.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.3 pts 36.9%

21.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +7.8 pts 13.7%

12.5% $650–$1,499 +8.7 pts ▸ 21.1%

21.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +7.4 pts 13.7%

3.8% Under $650 +4.1 pts ▸ 7.9%

Personal income distribution

33.6% $650–$1,499 +3.6 pts ▸ 37.2%

26.5% Under $650 +10.1 pts ▸ 36.6%

31.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +10.7 pts 20.4%

5.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.2 pts 2.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

5.8% Other condition +2.9 pts ▸ 8.6%

6.7% Asthma +1.5 pts ▸ 8.2%

3.6% Arthritis +4.3 pts ▸ 7.9%

4.8% Mental health +2.0 pts ▸ 6.8%

3.0% Diabetes +2.5 pts ▸ 5.5%

1.6% Heart disease +2.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.1% Cancer +1.5 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.3% Lung condition +1.0 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.4% Stroke +0.6 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.1% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

77.3% None ◂ +9.2 pts 68.1%

14.0% One condition +3.7 pts ▸ 17.7%

2.5% Two conditions +2.6 pts ▸ 5.2%

1.0% Three or more +1.8 pts ▸ 2.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Gledswood Hills in Kearns +49 larger in Gledswood Hills

140 86th pct 91 86th pct

Median age in Gledswood Hills in Kearns even

22 yrs 33rd pct 22 yrs 33rd pct

Median income in Gledswood Hills in Kearns +$306 higher in Gledswood Hills

$1,156 86th pct $850 69th pct

Household income in Gledswood Hills in Kearns +$836 higher in Gledswood Hills

$3,023 88th pct $2,187 69th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Gledswood Hills in Kearns +0.2 larger in Gledswood Hills gap narrowing

3.3 91st pct 3.1 88th pct

Family composition

74.7% Couples with children ◂ +7.3 pts 67.5%

17.0% Couples without children +0.9 pts ▸ 17.9%

7.9% One-parent families +5.9 pts ▸ 13.8%

0.4% Other families +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

Household size

24.9% 2 people +3.6 pts ▸ 28.5%

27.8% 4 people ◂ +6.8 pts 21.0%

21.7% 3 people ◂ +1.5 pts 20.2%

8.7% 1 person +4.6 pts ▸ 13.4%

11.8% 5 people ◂ +1.3 pts 10.4%

4.8% 6 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 6.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Gledswood Hills in Kearns +$120 higher in Gledswood Hills

$540 95th pct $420 86th pct

Mortgage in Gledswood Hills in Kearns +$693 higher in Gledswood Hills

$2,730 90th pct $2,037 73rd pct

People / bedroom in Gledswood Hills in Kearns even gap narrowing

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

66.1% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +10.0 pts 56.1%

10.0% Owned outright +17.0 pts ▸ 27.0%

22.8% Rented ◂ +8.1 pts 14.7%

0.7% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.4% Other tenure ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Types of homes

97.1% Separate house ◂ +0.6 pts 96.5%

2.3% Townhouse / semi-detached +1.9 pts ▸ 4.1%

0.2% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

75.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +31.6 pts 43.9%

9.7% 3 bedrooms +29.6 pts ▸ 39.3%

11.2% 5 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 12.2%

1.2% 2 bedrooms +1.5 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.9 pts 0.7%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

44.1% $350–$549 +31.9 pts ▸ 76.0%

41.9% $550–$749 ◂ +31.5 pts 10.4%

7.0% $200–$349 ◂ +0.6 pts 6.4%

0.7% $750 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.0% Under $200 even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

44.0% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +1.1 pts 42.9%

37.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +26.5 pts 11.3%

8.1% $1,000–$1,799 +15.8 pts ▸ 23.8%

3.8% Under $1,000 +10.6 pts ▸ 14.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Gledswood Hills in Kearns +13 more in Gledswood Hills

28 86th pct 15 85th pct

Stops/1k in Gledswood Hills in Kearns +0.99 more in Kearns

4.58 76th pct 5.57 80th pct

Departures/1k in Gledswood Hills in Kearns +235.3 more in Kearns

1,172.8 87th pct 1,408.1 88th pct

PT routes in Gledswood Hills in Kearns +3 more in Gledswood Hills

7 86th pct 4 82nd pct

Stop walk in Gledswood Hills in Kearns +5 longer in Gledswood Hills

8 43rd pct 3 21st pct

Drive to city in Gledswood Hills in Kearns +8 longer in Gledswood Hills

45 35th pct 37 31st pct

Reach 30 min in Gledswood Hills in Kearns +5,937 more in Kearns

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

Reach 45 min in Gledswood Hills in Kearns +27,272 more in Kearns

14,299 45th pct 41,571 61st pct

How people get to work

44.2% Car (driver) +5.5 pts ▸ 49.7%

34.1% Worked at home ◂ +9.6 pts 24.5%

2.1% Car (passenger) +0.8 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.6% Train ◂ +1.0 pts 0.6%

0.4% Walked ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.4% Bus ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

53.8% 2 vehicles ◂ +12.4 pts 41.4%

21.7% 1 vehicle +3.2 pts ▸ 24.9%

15.4% 3 vehicles +2.6 pts ▸ 18.0%

7.5% 4 or more +6.8 pts ▸ 14.3%

1.8% No vehicle ◂ +0.1 pts 1.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.7 pts 11.6%

12.1% Construction ◂ +1.4 pts 10.8%

7.4% Retail trade +3.5 pts ▸ 10.8%

9.0% Education & training ◂ +0.8 pts 8.2%

7.4% Manufacturing +1.5 pts ▸ 8.9%

8.8% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.8 pts 8.0%

7.4% Transport & warehousing +0.4 pts ▸ 7.7%

5.9% Professional & technical ◂ +1.3 pts 4.5%

5.2% Finance & insurance ◂ +2.4 pts 2.8%

4.0% Accommodation & food +0.6 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.9% Wholesale trade +0.1 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.1% Other services +0.8 pts ▸ 3.9%

Occupations people work in

24.5% Professionals ◂ +7.9 pts 16.6%

16.5% Clerical & administrative +1.6 pts ▸ 18.1%

15.2% Managers ◂ +3.6 pts 11.5%

12.8% Technicians & trades +0.8 pts ▸ 13.6%

9.4% Community & personal service +1.7 pts ▸ 11.1%

7.0% Machinery operators & drivers +3.1 pts ▸ 10.1%

7.5% Sales workers +1.7 pts ▸ 9.2%

5.3% Labourers +2.1 pts ▸ 7.4%

Walkability

Walk score in Gledswood Hills in Kearns +0.7 higher in Gledswood Hills

4.6 81st pct 3.9 77th pct

Types ≤15 min in Gledswood Hills in Kearns +1.2 more in Gledswood Hills

4.2 79th pct 3.0 72nd pct

15-min city in Gledswood Hills in Kearns +34.3 pts higher in Gledswood Hills

35.7% 76th pct 1.4% 58th pct

Walk to shops in Gledswood Hills in Kearns +29.8 pts higher in Gledswood Hills

32.2% 75th pct 2.4% 59th pct

Walk to transit in Gledswood Hills in Kearns +8.6 pts higher in Kearns

91.3% 84th pct 99.9% 100th pct

Walk to school in Gledswood Hills in Kearns +15.6 pts higher in Kearns

83.1% 87th pct 98.7% 99th pct

Walk to a park in Gledswood Hills in Kearns +5.3 pts higher in Kearns

94.7% 83rd pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Gledswood Hills in Kearns +36.1 pts higher in Gledswood Hills

36.1% 81st pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Gledswood Hills in Kearns +3.0 more in Gledswood Hills

11.1 44th pct 8.2 37th pct

Intersections/km² in Gledswood Hills in Kearns +123 higher in Gledswood Hills

170 89th pct 47 78th pct

Mean slope in Gledswood Hills in Kearns +0.4 pts higher in Kearns

5.3% 46th pct 5.7% 50th pct

Compare Gledswood Hills with nearby areas

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Compare Kearns with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Gledswood Hills vs Kearns [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL11646/gledswood-hills/vs/SAL12087/kearns