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Haymarket vs Sydney
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.4 km apart · Haymarket profile · Sydney profile
Haymarket Sydney
Sydney and Haymarket are neighbouring areas that both attract large populations and high numbers of overseas arrivals. Sydney is more affluent, with a typical weekly personal income of $971 compared to $758 in Haymarket, and a higher share of households earning $3,000 or more a week (33.1% versus 24.5%). Sydney also has more walkable amenities per 1,000 residents (47.8 versus 24.1) and a higher proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher at 49.2%.
Both areas are very similar in their makeup, with almost the same share of children under 15 and one-parent families. They are also alike in their high rental rates and the fact that many residents have moved in the last five years. However, Haymarket is more linguistically diverse, with a far higher share of people using another language at home (72.1% versus 60.5%) and more people born overseas (78.2% versus 70.9%).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 5,376
- First area, 2016: 7,353
- First area, 2021: 8,305
- Second area, 2011: 14,308
- Second area, 2016: 17,252
- Second area, 2021: 16,667
- First area, 2011: 27 yrs
- First area, 2016: 27 yrs
- First area, 2021: 30 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 29 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 30 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 32 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Haymarket: 0.1% males, 0.1% females; 85+ in Sydney: 0.3% males, 0.3% females
- 80–84 in Haymarket: 0.2% males, 0.2% females; 80–84 in Sydney: 0.4% males, 0.4% females
- 75–79 in Haymarket: 0.3% males, 0.3% females; 75–79 in Sydney: 0.7% males, 0.7% females
- 70–74 in Haymarket: 0.7% males, 0.5% females; 70–74 in Sydney: 1.0% males, 0.9% females
- 65–69 in Haymarket: 0.9% males, 0.8% females; 65–69 in Sydney: 1.2% males, 1.1% females
- 60–64 in Haymarket: 0.9% males, 1.1% females; 60–64 in Sydney: 1.4% males, 1.2% females
- 55–59 in Haymarket: 1.3% males, 1.0% females; 55–59 in Sydney: 2.0% males, 1.6% females
- 50–54 in Haymarket: 1.1% males, 1.0% females; 50–54 in Sydney: 2.1% males, 1.9% females
- 45–49 in Haymarket: 2.0% males, 1.7% females; 45–49 in Sydney: 2.7% males, 2.2% females
- 40–44 in Haymarket: 3.5% males, 3.1% females; 40–44 in Sydney: 4.2% males, 3.5% females
- 35–39 in Haymarket: 6.0% males, 5.7% females; 35–39 in Sydney: 6.7% males, 6.1% females
- 30–34 in Haymarket: 9.9% males, 10.1% females; 30–34 in Sydney: 9.3% males, 9.3% females
- 25–29 in Haymarket: 10.6% males, 12.6% females; 25–29 in Sydney: 10.4% males, 10.3% females
- 20–24 in Haymarket: 8.4% males, 9.1% females; 20–24 in Sydney: 5.4% males, 5.6% females
- 15–19 in Haymarket: 1.2% males, 1.4% females; 15–19 in Sydney: 1.0% males, 0.9% females
- 10–14 in Haymarket: 0.4% males, 0.4% females; 10–14 in Sydney: 0.6% males, 0.5% females
- 5–9 in Haymarket: 0.6% males, 0.7% females; 5–9 in Sydney: 0.8% males, 0.7% females
- 0–4 in Haymarket: 1.1% males, 1.1% females; 0–4 in Sydney: 1.2% males, 1.3% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $358
- First area, 2016: $463
- First area, 2021: $758
- Second area, 2011: $639
- Second area, 2016: $681
- Second area, 2021: $971
- First area, 2011: $1,007
- First area, 2016: $1,505
- First area, 2021: $1,931
- Second area, 2011: $1,488
- Second area, 2016: $1,949
- Second area, 2021: $2,227
- First area, 2011: $1,052
- First area, 2016: $1,341
- First area, 2021: $1,916
- Second area, 2011: $1,658
- Second area, 2016: $1,973
- Second area, 2021: $2,342
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 3.0
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.1
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $640
- First area, 2016: $750
- First area, 2021: $650
- Second area, 2011: $600
- Second area, 2016: $690
- Second area, 2021: $600
- First area, 2011: $2,500
- First area, 2016: $2,342
- First area, 2021: $2,600
- Second area, 2011: $2,500
- Second area, 2016: $2,302
- Second area, 2021: $2,691
- First area, 2011: 1.60
- First area, 2016: 1.60
- First area, 2021: 1.40
- Second area, 2011: 1.50
- Second area, 2016: 1.40
- Second area, 2021: 1.30
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Haymarket vs Sydney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL11884/haymarket/vs/SAL13730/sydney