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Haymarket vs Woolloomooloo
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.6 km apart · Haymarket profile · Woolloomooloo profile
Haymarket Woolloomooloo
Haymarket and Woolloomooloo are neighbouring inner-city areas with very different social profiles. Haymarket is much younger, with a typical resident aged 30, and is far more diverse; 78.2% of people were born overseas and 72.1% use a language other than English at home. In contrast, Woolloomooloo has an older population with a typical age of 39 and a wealthier profile. Typical personal weekly incomes are far higher in Woolloomooloo ($1,368) than in Haymarket ($758), and a much larger share of its residents earn $2,000 or more per week.
Both areas sit near the national figure for typical household income, with Haymarket at $1,931 and Woolloomooloo at $2,001. They are also both a walker's paradise, with every home within a 15-minute walk of parks, shops and health services. However, life at home differs, as people are far more likely to live alone in Woolloomooloo. Haymarket is more transit-heavy, with far more people commuting by public transport and a much higher number of public transport stops per 1,000 people.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 5,376
- First area, 2016: 7,353
- First area, 2021: 8,305
- Second area, 2011: 3,716
- Second area, 2016: 4,011
- Second area, 2021: 3,792
- First area, 2011: 27 yrs
- First area, 2016: 27 yrs
- First area, 2021: 30 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 39 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 Woolloomooloo: 0.6% males, 0.6% females
- 80–84 in Haymarket: 0.2% males, 0.2% females; 80–84 in Woolloomooloo: 0.7% males, 0.8% females
- 75–79 in Haymarket: 0.3% males, 0.3% females; 75–79 in Woolloomooloo: 1.6% males, 1.2% females
- 70–74 in Haymarket: 0.7% males, 0.5% females; 70–74 in Woolloomooloo: 2.0% males, 2.7% females
- 65–69 in Haymarket: 0.9% males, 0.8% females; 65–69 in Woolloomooloo: 1.9% males, 2.5% females
- 60–64 in Haymarket: 0.9% males, 1.1% females; 60–64 in Woolloomooloo: 3.2% males, 2.5% females
- 55–59 in Haymarket: 1.3% males, 1.0% females; 55–59 in Woolloomooloo: 3.9% males, 2.6% females
- 50–54 in Haymarket: 1.1% males, 1.0% females; 50–54 in Woolloomooloo: 3.8% males, 2.5% females
- 45–49 in Haymarket: 2.0% males, 1.7% females; 45–49 in Woolloomooloo: 4.2% males, 2.6% females
- 40–44 in Haymarket: 3.5% males, 3.1% females; 40–44 in Woolloomooloo: 4.6% males, 3.3% females
- 35–39 in Haymarket: 6.0% males, 5.7% females; 35–39 in Woolloomooloo: 5.8% males, 4.1% females
- 30–34 in Haymarket: 9.9% males, 10.1% females; 30–34 in Woolloomooloo: 9.2% males, 7.1% females
- 25–29 in Haymarket: 10.6% males, 12.6% females; 25–29 in Woolloomooloo: 6.6% males, 5.0% females
- 20–24 in Haymarket: 8.4% males, 9.1% females; 20–24 in Woolloomooloo: 2.7% males, 2.2% females
- 15–19 in Haymarket: 1.2% males, 1.4% females; 15–19 in Woolloomooloo: 0.9% males, 1.1% females
- 10–14 in Haymarket: 0.4% males, 0.4% females; 10–14 in Woolloomooloo: 1.0% males, 1.0% females
- 5–9 in Haymarket: 0.6% males, 0.7% females; 5–9 in Woolloomooloo: 1.4% males, 0.8% females
- 0–4 in Haymarket: 1.1% males, 1.1% females; 0–4 in Woolloomooloo: 1.7% 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: $878
- Second area, 2016: $1,107
- Second area, 2021: $1,368
- First area, 2011: $1,007
- First area, 2016: $1,505
- First area, 2021: $1,931
- Second area, 2011: $1,383
- Second area, 2016: $1,794
- Second area, 2021: $2,001
- First area, 2011: $1,052
- First area, 2016: $1,341
- First area, 2021: $1,916
- Second area, 2011: $1,934
- Second area, 2016: $2,614
- Second area, 2021: $3,131
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: 1.7
- Second area, 2016: 1.7
- Second area, 2021: 1.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $640
- First area, 2016: $750
- First area, 2021: $650
- Second area, 2011: $420
- Second area, 2016: $500
- Second area, 2021: $500
- First area, 2011: $2,500
- First area, 2016: $2,342
- First area, 2021: $2,600
- Second area, 2011: $2,325
- Second area, 2016: $2,513
- Second area, 2021: $3,000
- First area, 2011: 1.60
- First area, 2016: 1.60
- First area, 2021: 1.40
- Second area, 2011: 1.20
- Second area, 2016: 1.00
- Second area, 2021: 1.00
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 Woolloomooloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL11884/haymarket/vs/SAL14424/woolloomooloo