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Illawong vs Menai

Name: Illawong vs Menai — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.6 km apart · Illawong profile · Menai profile

Illawong Menai

Menai and Illawong are neighbouring areas in the Sutherland Shire, but they offer different lifestyles. Menai is very walkable, with 77.5% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 58.3% near health services. Illawong is more car-reliant, with only 39.1% of homes near groceries and 8.5% near health services. Illawong has a noticeably older population, with a typical age of 44 compared to 39 in Menai, and a higher share of residents aged 65 and over (20.0% versus 13.7%).

These two places share a very similar economic profile, with nearly identical typical weekly household incomes and similar proportions of residents who have completed Year 12. Both areas also have a high share of people born overseas compared to the national figure. While they track closely in these areas, they differ in how people live; Illawong has far more separate houses (92.6%) and a higher share of homes owned outright (49.7%) than Menai.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 17.4 pts higher in Illawong Owned outright: 13.6 pts higher in Illawong Population: 2,992 larger in Menai Median age: 5 yrs older in Illawong Aged 65+: 6.3 pts higher in Illawong

Demographics & Identity

Population in Illawong in Menai +2,992 larger in Menai gap steady

7,427 87th pct 10,419 87th pct

Median age in Illawong in Menai +5 yrs older in Illawong gap narrowing

44 yrs 46th pct 39 yrs 26th pct

Age structure

28.8% Older adults (45–64) +0.4 pts ▸ 29.1%

21.1% Young adults (25–44) +2.6 pts ▸ 23.7%

20.0% Seniors (65+) ◂ +6.3 pts 13.7%

17.4% Children (0–14) +2.3 pts ▸ 19.8%

12.6% Youth (15–24) +1.1 pts ▸ 13.7%

Marital status

62.0% Married ◂ +5.7 pts 56.2%

27.6% Never married +3.3 pts ▸ 30.8%

5.3% Divorced +1.7 pts ▸ 7.0%

3.1% Widowed +0.5 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.0% Separated +0.4 pts ▸ 2.3%

Age & sex structure

Illawong Menai

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

74.4% Australia +4.3 pts ▸ 78.6%

2.6% England ◂ +0.1 pts 2.5%

2.4% China ◂ +0.9 pts 1.4%

0.4% South Africa +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.2% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

0.9% Vietnam ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.8% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.4% India +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

27.8% Australian +7.9 pts ▸ 35.7%

29.7% English +3.8 pts ▸ 33.5%

9.2% Irish +1.0 pts ▸ 10.2%

8.1% Scottish +0.2 pts ▸ 8.4%

7.7% Greek ◂ +2.5 pts 5.2%

6.7% Italian ◂ +0.5 pts 6.2%

6.1% Chinese ◂ +2.0 pts 4.1%

2.6% German +0.5 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.0% Indian +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.0% Dutch +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.6 pts 0.7%

0.8% Filipino +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

Language

Language used at home

73.8% English only +6.6 pts ▸ 80.4%

5.5% Arabic ◂ +3.5 pts 2.0%

4.2% Greek ◂ +1.7 pts 2.5%

1.9% Mandarin even 1.8%

1.8% Cantonese ◂ +0.7 pts 1.1%

0.9% Vietnamese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

0.8% Italian even 0.8%

0.3% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Tagalog even 0.2%

0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

67.3% Christianity +0.6 pts ▸ 67.9%

23.7% No religion +1.6 pts ▸ 25.3%

3.8% Islam ◂ +2.2 pts 1.6%

3.2% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 3.1%

1.3% Buddhism ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

0.5% Hinduism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Illawong in Menai +0.86 more in Illawong

2.32 33rd pct 1.46 17th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Illawong in Menai +6 more in Illawong

33 89th pct 27 88th pct

Avg size in Illawong in Menai +96 larger in Menai

411 61st pct 507 73rd pct

ICSEA in Illawong in Menai +12 higher in Illawong

1,078 87th pct 1,067 84th pct

Highest year of school

65.7% Year 12 +0.3 pts ▸ 66.0%

20.8% Year 10 +1.0 pts ▸ 21.8%

6.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.6 pts 5.0%

4.3% Year 11 +0.5 pts ▸ 4.9%

Highest qualification level

31.7% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.7 pts 29.0%

25.1% Certificate III / IV +1.8 pts ▸ 26.9%

17.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.4 pts ▸ 18.6%

9.5% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.9 pts 8.6%

3.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.3 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.5% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

Field of qualification

26.0% Management & commerce +0.6 pts ▸ 26.6%

16.9% Engineering & related ◂ +2.0 pts 14.9%

10.0% Society & culture +1.2 pts ▸ 11.1%

11.0% Education +0.1 pts ▸ 11.1%

7.9% Health +0.9 pts ▸ 8.8%

7.0% Architecture & building ◂ +1.0 pts 6.1%

3.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.5 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.5% Creative arts +0.3 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.6 pts 3.0%

3.0% Information technology even 3.0%

0.9% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Illawong in Menai +$9 higher in Menai gap steady

$985 81st pct $994 81st pct

Household income in Illawong in Menai +$203 higher in Illawong gap narrowing

$2,778 93rd pct $2,575 90th pct

Family income in Illawong in Menai +$58 higher in Illawong gap narrowing

$2,882 89th pct $2,824 88th pct

Household income distribution

26.3% $1,500–$2,999 +2.1 pts ▸ 28.5%

27.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +3.8 pts 23.2%

16.5% $650–$1,499 +0.6 pts ▸ 17.1%

16.5% $3,000–$3,999 +0.3 pts ▸ 16.9%

8.4% Under $650 +0.5 pts ▸ 8.8%

Personal income distribution

35.5% Under $650 ◂ +0.8 pts 34.7%

29.3% $650–$1,499 +1.3 pts ▸ 30.7%

22.8% $1,500–$2,999 +1.6 pts ▸ 24.4%

8.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 7.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.6% Asthma +1.9 pts ▸ 8.4%

8.4% Other condition even 8.4%

8.3% Arthritis ◂ +0.3 pts 7.9%

5.6% Mental health +1.8 pts ▸ 7.5%

4.7% Diabetes ◂ +0.9 pts 3.9%

4.6% Heart disease ◂ +1.5 pts 3.1%

3.2% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 2.8%

1.1% Dementia ◂ +0.8 pts 0.3%

1.1% Lung condition ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

0.7% Stroke even 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

68.9% None ◂ +0.2 pts 68.7%

18.6% One condition +0.4 pts ▸ 19.0%

5.4% Two conditions ◂ +0.1 pts 5.3%

2.2% Three or more ◂ +0.2 pts 2.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Illawong in Menai +65 larger in Menai

75 82nd pct 140 86th pct

Median age in Illawong in Menai even

22 yrs 33rd pct 22 yrs 33rd pct

Median income in Illawong in Menai +$16 higher in Illawong

$762 62nd pct $746 60th pct

Household income in Illawong in Menai +$1,479 higher in Illawong

$3,749 93rd pct $2,270 72nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Illawong in Menai +0.1 larger in Illawong gap steady

3.1 88th pct 3.0 86th pct

Family composition

66.0% Couples with children +2.4 pts ▸ 68.4%

25.6% Couples without children ◂ +6.6 pts 19.1%

8.0% One-parent families +4.1 pts ▸ 12.0%

0.5% Other families even 0.4%

Household size

34.9% 2 people ◂ +5.5 pts 29.4%

20.8% 4 people +3.8 pts ▸ 24.6%

17.8% 3 people +1.8 pts ▸ 19.6%

9.8% 1 person +3.8 pts ▸ 13.6%

11.1% 5 people ◂ +1.4 pts 9.7%

5.8% 6 or more ◂ +2.8 pts 3.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Illawong in Menai +$90 higher in Illawong gap narrowing

$650 100th pct $560 97th pct

Mortgage in Illawong in Menai +$376 higher in Illawong gap widening

$2,976 92nd pct $2,600 88th pct

People / bedroom in Illawong in Menai even gap narrowing

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

49.7% Owned outright ◂ +13.6 pts 36.0%

41.3% Owned with a mortgage +6.2 pts ▸ 47.6%

8.0% Rented +6.7 pts ▸ 14.7%

0.6% Other tenure +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.3% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

Types of homes

92.6% Separate house ◂ +17.4 pts 75.2%

5.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +16.5 pts ▸ 21.5%

2.6% Flat or apartment +0.5 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

52.4% 4 bedrooms ◂ +11.2 pts 41.2%

21.1% 3 bedrooms +19.4 pts ▸ 40.5%

22.0% 5 or more ◂ +9.5 pts 12.5%

3.0% 2 bedrooms +2.1 pts ▸ 5.1%

1.1% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.0 pts 0.1%

0.1% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

43.1% $550–$749 ◂ +2.3 pts 40.8%

30.3% $750 or more ◂ +17.4 pts 12.9%

19.1% $350–$549 +5.4 pts ▸ 24.6%

6.9% $200–$349 +3.6 pts ▸ 10.5%

0.0% Under $200 +6.7 pts ▸ 6.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

46.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +7.0 pts 39.4%

25.3% $1,800–$2,999 +6.2 pts ▸ 31.5%

11.6% $1,000–$1,799 +1.6 pts ▸ 13.2%

10.5% Under $1,000 +0.4 pts ▸ 11.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Illawong in Menai +6 more in Menai

49 87th pct 55 87th pct

Stops/1k in Illawong in Menai +1.32 more in Illawong

6.60 84th pct 5.28 79th pct

Departures/1k in Illawong in Menai +21.5 more in Menai

1,413.4 88th pct 1,434.9 89th pct

PT routes in Illawong in Menai +1 more in Menai

4 82nd pct 5 86th pct

Stop walk in Illawong in Menai +3 longer in Menai

2 14th pct 5 32nd pct

Drive to city in Illawong in Menai +1 longer in Menai

27 23rd pct 28 24th pct

Reach 30 min in Illawong in Menai +10,554 more in Illawong

10,554 59th pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Illawong in Menai +13,937 more in Illawong

45,418 63rd pct 31,481 57th pct

Transit to city in Illawong in Menai +3 longer in Illawong

84 94th pct 81 90th pct

How people get to work

40.2% Car (driver) +0.4 pts ▸ 40.6%

38.9% Worked at home ◂ +1.5 pts 37.4%

2.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.1 pts 2.1%

0.7% Walked +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

1.0% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.1% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

45.6% 2 vehicles +0.3 pts ▸ 45.9%

17.5% 1 vehicle +7.2 pts ▸ 24.6%

19.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +4.1 pts 15.5%

15.8% 4 or more ◂ +5.2 pts 10.6%

1.2% No vehicle +1.9 pts ▸ 3.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

11.4% Health care & social assistance +1.5 pts ▸ 12.9%

11.5% Education & training +0.5 pts ▸ 12.0%

11.8% Construction ◂ +2.1 pts 9.7%

9.4% Professional & technical ◂ +1.3 pts 8.2%

8.7% Retail trade +0.6 pts ▸ 9.2%

5.7% Public administration & safety +0.9 pts ▸ 6.7%

5.7% Finance & insurance +0.9 pts ▸ 6.6%

5.9% Manufacturing ◂ +0.8 pts 5.1%

5.0% Transport & warehousing +0.7 pts ▸ 5.8%

4.1% Other services ◂ +0.3 pts 3.8%

3.9% Accommodation & food +0.1 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.4% Wholesale trade even 3.5%

Occupations people work in

27.4% Professionals ◂ +1.6 pts 25.7%

16.0% Clerical & administrative +1.6 pts ▸ 17.7%

17.6% Managers ◂ +1.6 pts 16.1%

13.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.3 pts 12.7%

7.6% Community & personal service +1.6 pts ▸ 9.2%

8.4% Sales workers +0.7 pts ▸ 9.1%

5.1% Labourers ◂ +0.3 pts 4.8%

3.1% Machinery operators & drivers +0.1 pts ▸ 3.3%

Walkability

Walk score in Illawong in Menai +2.4 higher in Menai

4.2 79th pct 6.6 91st pct

Types ≤15 min in Illawong in Menai +2.4 more in Menai

4.1 78th pct 6.5 91st pct

15-min city in Illawong in Menai +35.7 pts higher in Menai

43.9% 78th pct 79.6% 89th pct

Walk to shops in Illawong in Menai +38.4 pts higher in Menai

39.1% 77th pct 77.5% 88th pct

Walk to transit in Illawong in Menai +3.5 pts higher in Menai

94.2% 85th pct 97.7% 92nd pct

Walk to school in Illawong in Menai +2.9 pts higher in Menai

78.3% 85th pct 81.1% 86th pct

Walk to a park in Illawong in Menai +0.7 pts higher in Menai

89.5% 80th pct 90.2% 80th pct

Walk to health in Illawong in Menai +49.9 pts higher in Menai

8.5% 74th pct 58.3% 86th pct

Amenities/1k in Illawong in Menai +0.4 more in Menai

10.2 42nd pct 10.7 43rd pct

Intersections/km² in Illawong in Menai +17 higher in Menai

83 83rd pct 101 86th pct

Mean slope in Illawong in Menai +6.3 pts higher in Illawong

14.0% 90th pct 7.6% 68th pct

Compare Illawong with nearby areas

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Compare Menai with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Illawong vs Menai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL11982/illawong/vs/SAL12578/menai