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Hawkesbury Heights vs Warrimoo

Name: Hawkesbury Heights vs Warrimoo — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 6.9 km apart · Hawkesbury Heights profile · Warrimoo profile

Hawkesbury Heights Warrimoo

Warrimoo and Hawkesbury Heights are neighbouring areas in the Blue Mountains with distinct profiles. Warrimoo is more walkable, with 69.6% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed compared to 0.0% in Hawkesbury Heights. It also has a more highly qualified population, with a far higher share of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher (35.3% versus 19.6%). In contrast, Hawkesbury Heights has better access to public transport, with more stops per 1,000 people (14.96 versus 7.75) and a much shorter walk to the nearest stop.

These two areas have tracked closely since 2011, sharing very similar proportions of children under 15 and nearly identical typical weekly household incomes. Both areas are also characterised by a high share of large homes, with at least 85.9% of households in each area having three or more bedrooms. While Warrimoo has a larger First Nations population and higher typical incomes for that group, both areas sit well above the national figure for the share of people with no religion.

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Where they differ most

Population: 1,984 larger in Warrimoo PT commute: 1.6 pts higher in Warrimoo Bachelor+: 15.7 pts higher in Warrimoo Recent arrivals: 5.6 pts higher in Warrimoo Volunteering: 7.0 pts higher in Warrimoo

Demographics & Identity

Population in Hawkesbury Heights in Warrimoo +1,984 larger in Warrimoo gap steady

468 64th pct 2,452 81st pct

Median age in Hawkesbury Heights in Warrimoo +3 yrs older in Warrimoo gap narrowing

35 yrs 14th pct 38 yrs 23rd pct

Age structure

26.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.4 pts 25.5%

22.9% Young adults (25–44) +4.1 pts ▸ 26.9%

22.0% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.8 pts 21.2%

16.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +4.7 pts 11.6%

12.2% Seniors (65+) +2.6 pts ▸ 14.8%

Marital status

48.9% Married +4.3 pts ▸ 53.2%

34.5% Never married ◂ +0.1 pts 34.4%

9.4% Divorced ◂ +2.1 pts 7.3%

3.0% Widowed ◂ +0.1 pts 2.9%

2.2% Separated +0.4 pts ▸ 2.6%

Age & sex structure

Hawkesbury Heights Warrimoo

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

83.8% Australia +0.5 pts ▸ 84.2%

2.4% England +1.9 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.1% New Zealand ◂ +0.7 pts 1.4%

1.3% South Africa ◂ +0.8 pts 0.4%

0.6% Philippines ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.0% India +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% China +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

43.4% Australian +1.9 pts ▸ 45.2%

44.0% English +0.8 pts ▸ 44.8%

13.7% Irish +1.8 pts ▸ 15.5%

10.7% Scottish +1.6 pts ▸ 12.3%

2.6% German +1.2 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.1% Italian +0.9 pts ▸ 3.1%

3.0% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 2.7%

1.1% Chinese +0.9 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.7% Filipino ◂ +1.0 pts 0.7%

1.5% Greek ◂ +0.8 pts 0.7%

1.1% Indian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

0.9% Vietnamese ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

91.5% English only +0.6 pts ▸ 92.1%

0.9% Tagalog ◂ +0.7 pts 0.1%

0.6% Hindi ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.0% Mandarin +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

51.1% No religion ◂ +4.4 pts 46.7%

42.7% Christianity +3.7 pts ▸ 46.4%

5.6% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 4.8%

0.0% Other religions +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Buddhism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Hinduism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Hawkesbury Heights in Warrimoo

— 5.77 62nd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Hawkesbury Heights in Warrimoo +8 more in Warrimoo

3 67th pct 11 81st pct

Avg size in Hawkesbury Heights in Warrimoo +70 larger in Hawkesbury Heights

394 58th pct 325 51st pct

ICSEA in Hawkesbury Heights in Warrimoo +33 higher in Warrimoo

1,033 73rd pct 1,066 83rd pct

Highest year of school

59.1% Year 12 +6.0 pts ▸ 65.1%

29.9% Year 10 ◂ +8.1 pts 21.8%

4.5% Year 11 +0.7 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.8% Year 9 or below even 4.7%

Highest qualification level

36.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +12.3 pts 24.5%

18.4% Bachelor degree +13.1 pts ▸ 31.5%

15.8% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.3 pts 15.6%

5.1% Postgraduate degree +6.3 pts ▸ 11.4%

6.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.7 pts 6.1%

2.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.8 pts 1.3%

Field of qualification

18.4% Engineering & related ◂ +4.6 pts 13.8%

13.2% Society & culture +2.8 pts ▸ 16.1%

15.0% Management & commerce +0.6 pts ▸ 15.6%

9.8% Education +3.5 pts ▸ 13.3%

10.7% Health +1.6 pts ▸ 12.2%

6.4% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +3.4 pts 3.0%

4.7% Creative arts +0.9 pts ▸ 5.6%

5.1% Architecture & building ◂ +0.1 pts 5.0%

2.1% Natural & physical sciences +1.2 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.6% Information technology +0.1 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.1% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 2.2%

Income

Personal income in Hawkesbury Heights in Warrimoo +$48 higher in Warrimoo gap steady

$970 79th pct $1,018 84th pct

Household income in Hawkesbury Heights in Warrimoo +$103 higher in Warrimoo gap narrowing

$2,279 86th pct $2,382 88th pct

Family income in Hawkesbury Heights in Warrimoo +$188 higher in Warrimoo gap narrowing

$2,515 82nd pct $2,703 87th pct

Household income distribution

40.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +8.9 pts 31.9%

18.2% $650–$1,499 +2.4 pts ▸ 20.7%

15.7% $3,000–$3,999 +3.2 pts ▸ 18.9%

15.1% $4,000 or more +3.0 pts ▸ 18.1%

8.8% Under $650 ◂ +0.5 pts 8.3%

Personal income distribution

34.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.5 pts 32.4%

33.4% Under $650 ◂ +1.0 pts 32.4%

24.9% $1,500–$2,999 +1.6 pts ▸ 26.4%

4.4% $3,000 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 5.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.7% Mental health ◂ +0.5 pts 10.2%

7.5% Other condition +2.8 pts ▸ 10.3%

5.8% Arthritis +3.2 pts ▸ 8.9%

8.8% Asthma even 8.8%

3.0% Diabetes +1.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.0% Heart disease +0.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.7% Cancer +1.1 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.4% Lung condition ◂ +0.6 pts 1.7%

0.9% Stroke even 0.8%

0.0% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.0% None ◂ +0.3 pts 64.7%

21.8% One condition ◂ +0.7 pts 21.1%

3.4% Two conditions +2.7 pts ▸ 6.1%

2.6% Three or more even 2.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Hawkesbury Heights in Warrimoo +43 larger in Warrimoo

25 72nd pct 68 81st pct

Median age in Hawkesbury Heights in Warrimoo +14 yrs older in Warrimoo

13 yrs 9th pct 27 yrs 54th pct

Median income in Hawkesbury Heights in Warrimoo +$516 higher in Warrimoo

$450 25th pct $966 77th pct

Household income in Hawkesbury Heights in Warrimoo +$661 higher in Warrimoo

$1,875 57th pct $2,536 80th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Hawkesbury Heights in Warrimoo +0.1 larger in Hawkesbury Heights gap narrowing

2.9 81st pct 2.8 76th pct

Family composition

68.0% Couples with children ◂ +3.2 pts 64.8%

19.6% Couples without children +4.8 pts ▸ 24.4%

12.0% One-parent families ◂ +1.9 pts 10.1%

0.7% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

Household size

26.4% 2 people +7.4 pts ▸ 33.8%

21.4% 3 people ◂ +3.9 pts 17.5%

18.9% 4 people +0.7 pts ▸ 19.6%

17.6% 1 person ◂ +1.7 pts 15.9%

8.2% 5 people +0.5 pts ▸ 8.7%

2.5% 6 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 4.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Hawkesbury Heights in Warrimoo +$73 higher in Hawkesbury Heights gap widening

$473 90th pct $400 82nd pct

Mortgage in Hawkesbury Heights in Warrimoo even gap narrowing

$2,167 80th pct $2,167 80th pct

People / bedroom in Hawkesbury Heights in Warrimoo even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

55.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +4.2 pts 51.2%

34.6% Owned outright ◂ +0.1 pts 34.4%

12.6% Rented +1.2 pts ▸ 13.8%

0.0% Other tenure +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.0% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Types of homes

98.1% Separate house +0.7 pts ▸ 98.8%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Flat or apartment +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

40.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +6.7 pts 34.2%

37.7% 3 bedrooms +2.6 pts ▸ 40.4%

2.5% 2 bedrooms +9.7 pts ▸ 12.2%

10.7% 5 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 11.3%

0.0% 1 bedroom +1.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

70.0% $350–$549 ◂ +7.1 pts 62.9%

30.0% $550–$749 ◂ +20.5 pts 9.5%

20.0% $200–$349 ◂ +1.9 pts 18.1%

0.0% Under $200 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

54.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +6.7 pts 47.8%

17.0% $1,000–$1,799 +1.7 pts ▸ 18.8%

18.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 16.7%

5.7% Under $1,000 +5.9 pts ▸ 11.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Hawkesbury Heights in Warrimoo +12 more in Warrimoo

7 77th pct 19 86th pct

Stops/1k in Hawkesbury Heights in Warrimoo +7.21 more in Hawkesbury Heights

14.96 90th pct 7.75 86th pct

Departures/1k in Hawkesbury Heights in Warrimoo +125.1 more in Hawkesbury Heights

523.5 79th pct 398.5 76th pct

PT routes in Hawkesbury Heights in Warrimoo +3 more in Warrimoo

1 71st pct 4 82nd pct

Stop walk in Hawkesbury Heights in Warrimoo +4 longer in Warrimoo

1 0th pct 5 32nd pct

Drive to city in Hawkesbury Heights in Warrimoo +8 longer in Hawkesbury Heights

57 42nd pct 49 38th pct

Reach 30 min in Hawkesbury Heights in Warrimoo even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Hawkesbury Heights in Warrimoo even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

47.6% Car (driver) ◂ +10.8 pts 36.9%

30.3% Worked at home +8.7 pts ▸ 39.0%

4.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.8 pts 2.6%

0.0% Train +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.0% Walked +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Bus even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

42.8% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.3 pts 42.5%

25.2% 1 vehicle +4.2 pts ▸ 29.3%

19.5% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.3 pts 16.2%

12.6% 4 or more ◂ +3.5 pts 9.1%

2.5% No vehicle ◂ +0.4 pts 2.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

9.1% Education & training +7.4 pts ▸ 16.5%

13.0% Health care & social assistance +3.0 pts ▸ 16.0%

10.6% Retail trade ◂ +3.7 pts 6.9%

9.1% Construction +1.2 pts ▸ 10.2%

7.9% Public administration & safety +1.9 pts ▸ 9.8%

5.9% Professional & technical +1.8 pts ▸ 7.7%

6.3% Manufacturing ◂ +0.5 pts 5.8%

5.9% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.2 pts 3.7%

5.5% Other services ◂ +1.7 pts 3.8%

4.3% Wholesale trade ◂ +2.5 pts 1.8%

3.1% Accommodation & food +1.0 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.9% Administrative & support ◂ +1.4 pts 2.6%

Occupations people work in

22.0% Professionals +9.9 pts ▸ 31.9%

15.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.4 pts 13.6%

14.2% Community & personal service ◂ +1.1 pts 13.0%

11.0% Managers +1.8 pts ▸ 12.8%

11.0% Clerical & administrative +1.5 pts ▸ 12.5%

9.4% Sales workers ◂ +3.9 pts 5.5%

7.5% Labourers ◂ +0.9 pts 6.6%

6.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.7 pts 3.6%

Walkability

Walk score in Hawkesbury Heights in Warrimoo +1.9 higher in Warrimoo

2.4 68th pct 4.3 79th pct

Types ≤15 min in Hawkesbury Heights in Warrimoo +2.4 more in Warrimoo

2.3 68th pct 4.7 81st pct

15-min city in Hawkesbury Heights in Warrimoo +69.6 pts higher in Warrimoo

0.0% 0th pct 69.6% 84th pct

Walk to shops in Hawkesbury Heights in Warrimoo +3.4 pts higher in Warrimoo

0.0% 0th pct 3.4% 60th pct

Walk to transit in Hawkesbury Heights in Warrimoo +12.6 pts higher in Hawkesbury Heights

95.8% 86th pct 83.2% 82nd pct

Walk to school in Hawkesbury Heights in Warrimoo +27.9 pts higher in Hawkesbury Heights

62.4% 79th pct 34.6% 70th pct

Walk to a park in Hawkesbury Heights in Warrimoo +28.0 pts higher in Warrimoo

66.7% 69th pct 94.6% 83rd pct

Walk to health in Hawkesbury Heights in Warrimoo +4.0 pts higher in Warrimoo

0.0% 0th pct 4.0% 72nd pct

Amenities/1k in Hawkesbury Heights in Warrimoo +10.0 more in Warrimoo

21.4 63rd pct 31.4 73rd pct

Intersections/km² in Hawkesbury Heights in Warrimoo +27 higher in Warrimoo

9 72nd pct 36 76th pct

Mean slope in Hawkesbury Heights in Warrimoo +2.1 pts higher in Hawkesbury Heights

13.3% 89th pct 11.2% 86th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Hawkesbury Heights vs Warrimoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL11879/hawkesbury-heights/vs/SAL14192/warrimoo