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Kareela vs Sutherland

Name: Kareela vs Sutherland — 2021 Census comparison
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.5 km apart · Kareela profile · Sutherland profile

Kareela Sutherland

Sutherland (NSW) and Kareela are neighbouring areas with very different housing and lifestyles. Sutherland (NSW) is a high-density hub where 66.7% of homes are flats or apartments, 42.4% of households rent, and it is a walker's paradise. In contrast, Kareela is dominated by separate houses (88.5%) and larger homes, with 47.1% owned outright and a typical weekly household income that is well higher at $2,765. The two areas also differ in their populations: Sutherland (NSW) has a younger feel with more people living alone (34.8%), while Kareela has a higher share of children under 15 (20.9%) and older residents.

They share a nearly identical level of linguistic diversity, with about 19% of people in both areas using a language other than English at home. They are also equally well-served by local parks and public transport, with almost every home in both places within a 10-minute walk of a stop. While Sutherland (NSW) remains more mobile with 50.3% of residents moving in the last five years, Kareela has a more settled population, with only 21.7% arriving recently.

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Where they differ most

Population: 7,998 larger in Sutherland Renting: 37.6 pts higher in Sutherland Separate houses: 69.2 pts higher in Kareela 3+ bedrooms: 68.4 pts higher in Kareela Recent movers: 28.6 pts higher in Sutherland

Demographics & Identity

Population in Kareela in Sutherland +7,998 larger in Sutherland gap widening

3,572 86th pct 11,570 88th pct

Median age in Kareela in Sutherland +5 yrs older in Kareela gap narrowing

42 yrs 38th pct 37 yrs 20th pct

Age structure

21.1% Young adults (25–44) +15.4 pts ▸ 36.5%

24.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.6 pts 23.0%

21.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +6.3 pts 15.6%

20.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +5.4 pts 15.5%

11.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.8 pts 9.5%

Marital status

62.4% Married ◂ +23.6 pts 38.8%

26.1% Never married +14.0 pts ▸ 40.1%

4.9% Divorced +7.1 pts ▸ 12.0%

5.1% Widowed ◂ +0.2 pts 5.0%

1.9% Separated +2.4 pts ▸ 4.2%

Age & sex structure

Kareela Sutherland

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

75.1% Australia ◂ +3.9 pts 71.1%

3.8% China ◂ +1.8 pts 2.0%

3.8% England ◂ +0.4 pts 3.4%

1.5% New Zealand even 1.5%

0.3% India +1.0 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.7% Philippines +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.2% Nepal +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.6% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.2% South Africa +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Vietnam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Ancestry

34.4% English +0.2 pts ▸ 34.6%

31.8% Australian +2.1 pts ▸ 33.9%

11.8% Irish even 11.8%

8.8% Chinese ◂ +3.9 pts 5.0%

8.8% Scottish even 8.8%

5.2% Greek ◂ +3.4 pts 1.8%

5.1% Italian ◂ +0.6 pts 4.5%

3.8% German ◂ +0.6 pts 3.3%

1.3% Indian +0.6 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.1% Filipino +0.7 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.1% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Language

Language used at home

79.1% English only ◂ +2.8 pts 76.3%

4.3% Mandarin ◂ +2.2 pts 2.2%

2.4% Greek ◂ +1.7 pts 0.8%

2.3% Cantonese ◂ +0.9 pts 1.4%

1.2% Arabic ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

1.2% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%

0.1% Hindi +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

60.5% Christianity ◂ +10.6 pts 49.9%

32.9% No religion +5.4 pts ▸ 38.3%

3.2% Not stated +2.8 pts ▸ 6.1%

1.0% Hinduism +1.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.1% Buddhism +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.0% Islam even 1.0%

0.2% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Kareela in Sutherland +0.11 more in Sutherland

2.67 38th pct 2.78 40th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Kareela in Sutherland +4 more in Sutherland

34 89th pct 38 90th pct

Avg size in Kareela in Sutherland +5 larger in Kareela

459 67th pct 454 66th pct

ICSEA in Kareela in Sutherland +8 higher in Sutherland

1,076 86th pct 1,084 88th pct

Highest year of school

67.9% Year 12 ◂ +2.1 pts 65.7%

18.7% Year 10 ◂ +0.1 pts 18.6%

6.2% Year 9 or below +0.1 pts ▸ 6.4%

4.5% Year 11 +0.1 pts ▸ 4.5%

Highest qualification level

30.9% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.1 pts 30.8%

23.3% Certificate III / IV +0.9 pts ▸ 24.2%

17.9% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.1 pts 15.8%

10.9% Postgraduate degree +0.9 pts ▸ 11.8%

4.2% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.5 pts 3.7%

1.4% Certificate I / II even 1.5%

Field of qualification

27.5% Management & commerce ◂ +4.2 pts 23.3%

16.1% Engineering & related ◂ +3.3 pts 12.8%

10.9% Society & culture +1.7 pts ▸ 12.6%

8.6% Health +0.8 pts ▸ 9.5%

8.3% Education ◂ +0.1 pts 8.2%

5.9% Architecture & building ◂ +1.0 pts 4.9%

4.7% Creative arts +0.5 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.3% Information technology +0.2 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.0 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.1% Natural & physical sciences +0.7 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.0% Agriculture & environment +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Kareela in Sutherland +$126 higher in Sutherland gap widening

$983 80th pct $1,109 88th pct

Household income in Kareela in Sutherland +$816 higher in Kareela gap widening

$2,765 93rd pct $1,949 73rd pct

Family income in Kareela in Sutherland +$532 higher in Kareela gap widening

$2,964 90th pct $2,432 79th pct

Household income distribution

23.7% $1,500–$2,999 +12.4 pts ▸ 36.1%

27.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +16.5 pts 11.0%

18.1% $650–$1,499 +4.7 pts ▸ 22.8%

15.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +4.1 pts 11.8%

9.2% Under $650 +4.6 pts ▸ 13.7%

Personal income distribution

37.5% Under $650 ◂ +8.7 pts 28.9%

26.7% $650–$1,499 +6.4 pts ▸ 33.1%

23.9% $1,500–$2,999 +3.3 pts ▸ 27.2%

9.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.1 pts 4.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

5.2% Mental health +5.3 pts ▸ 10.5%

7.3% Other condition +2.0 pts ▸ 9.3%

7.1% Arthritis +1.7 pts ▸ 8.7%

6.9% Asthma +1.5 pts ▸ 8.4%

4.2% Diabetes +0.3 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.6% Heart disease +0.5 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.4% Cancer ◂ +0.2 pts 3.1%

0.6% Dementia +0.8 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.0% Lung condition +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.6% Stroke +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

70.1% None ◂ +5.7 pts 64.5%

18.8% One condition +0.9 pts ▸ 19.7%

4.6% Two conditions +1.7 pts ▸ 6.3%

1.7% Three or more +1.6 pts ▸ 3.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Kareela in Sutherland +168 larger in Sutherland

19 67th pct 187 86th pct

Median age in Kareela in Sutherland +9 yrs older in Sutherland

19 yrs 21st pct 28 yrs 57th pct

Median income in Kareela in Sutherland +$383 higher in Sutherland

$575 43rd pct $958 76th pct

Household income in Kareela in Sutherland +$1,357 higher in Kareela

$3,374 90th pct $2,017 63rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Kareela in Sutherland +0.9 larger in Kareela gap widening

3.0 86th pct 2.1 19th pct

Family composition

71.0% Couples with children ◂ +20.0 pts 51.0%

20.9% Couples without children +11.5 pts ▸ 32.4%

8.1% One-parent families +7.1 pts ▸ 15.3%

0.2% Other families +1.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

Household size

30.4% 2 people +5.1 pts ▸ 35.6%

12.6% 1 person +22.3 pts ▸ 34.8%

24.3% 4 people ◂ +13.5 pts 10.7%

18.1% 3 people ◂ +2.6 pts 15.5%

9.4% 5 people ◂ +6.8 pts 2.7%

4.9% 6 or more ◂ +4.1 pts 0.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Kareela in Sutherland +$245 higher in Kareela gap widening

$695 100th pct $450 88th pct

Mortgage in Kareela in Sutherland +$833 higher in Kareela gap widening

$3,000 92nd pct $2,167 80th pct

People / bedroom in Kareela in Sutherland +0.10 higher in Sutherland gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

47.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +14.7 pts 32.8%

47.1% Owned outright ◂ +24.8 pts 22.3%

4.9% Rented +37.6 pts ▸ 42.4%

0.8% Other tenure +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.4% Not stated +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

Types of homes

88.5% Separate house ◂ +69.2 pts 19.3%

0.6% Flat or apartment +66.1 pts ▸ 66.7%

11.2% Townhouse / semi-detached +2.7 pts ▸ 13.9%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

0.9% 2 bedrooms +60.3 pts ▸ 61.2%

48.8% 4 bedrooms ◂ +41.5 pts 7.3%

34.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +13.9 pts 20.9%

15.3% 5 or more ◂ +12.9 pts 2.3%

0.3% 1 bedroom +6.7 pts ▸ 7.0%

0.0% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

10.7% $350–$549 +53.0 pts ▸ 63.7%

35.7% $550–$749 ◂ +18.0 pts 17.7%

35.7% $750 or more ◂ +32.0 pts 3.7%

0.0% Under $200 +7.4 pts ▸ 7.4%

0.0% $200–$349 +5.3 pts ▸ 5.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

48.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +27.1 pts 21.8%

22.3% $1,800–$2,999 +23.1 pts ▸ 45.4%

11.7% $1,000–$1,799 +6.9 pts ▸ 18.6%

10.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.6 pts 9.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Kareela in Sutherland +11 more in Sutherland

23 86th pct 34 87th pct

Stops/1k in Kareela in Sutherland +3.50 more in Kareela

6.44 83rd pct 2.94 69th pct

Departures/1k in Kareela in Sutherland +340.7 more in Kareela

1,360.6 88th pct 1,019.9 86th pct

PT routes in Kareela in Sutherland +15 more in Sutherland

2 75th pct 17 86th pct

Stop walk in Kareela in Sutherland +2 longer in Sutherland

0 0th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Kareela in Sutherland +2 longer in Sutherland

26 22nd pct 28 24th pct

Reach 30 min in Kareela in Sutherland +43,943 more in Sutherland

22,063 75th pct 66,006 88th pct

Reach 45 min in Kareela in Sutherland +139,321 more in Sutherland

82,436 75th pct 221,757 87th pct

Transit to city in Kareela in Sutherland +18 longer in Kareela

74 80th pct 56 47th pct

How people get to work

41.5% Worked at home ◂ +1.8 pts 39.8%

36.6% Car (driver) ◂ +1.5 pts 35.1%

1.9% Train +2.9 pts ▸ 4.8%

2.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.8 pts 1.8%

0.8% Walked +1.4 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.4% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.4% Bus ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

22.9% 1 vehicle +29.9 pts ▸ 52.9%

47.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +17.9 pts 29.7%

18.4% 3 vehicles ◂ +13.4 pts 5.1%

1.9% No vehicle +8.5 pts ▸ 10.4%

9.2% 4 or more ◂ +7.1 pts 2.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

11.9% Health care & social assistance +2.2 pts ▸ 14.0%

10.9% Professional & technical +1.0 pts ▸ 11.9%

10.7% Construction ◂ +3.0 pts 7.6%

10.2% Education & training +0.3 pts ▸ 10.5%

9.2% Retail trade ◂ +1.0 pts 8.1%

6.4% Public administration & safety +1.7 pts ▸ 8.1%

7.3% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.3 pts 7.0%

5.9% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.9 pts 4.9%

4.4% Accommodation & food even 4.4%

3.8% Manufacturing +0.5 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.7% Other services ◂ +0.3 pts 3.4%

3.5% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.7 pts 2.7%

Occupations people work in

29.1% Professionals +1.5 pts ▸ 30.6%

19.5% Managers ◂ +6.5 pts 13.0%

15.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.2 pts 15.1%

11.6% Technicians & trades +0.5 pts ▸ 12.1%

8.4% Community & personal service +2.9 pts ▸ 11.3%

8.7% Sales workers ◂ +2.3 pts 6.5%

3.3% Labourers +2.5 pts ▸ 5.8%

2.7% Machinery operators & drivers +1.5 pts ▸ 4.2%

Walkability

Walk score in Kareela in Sutherland +2.3 higher in Sutherland

5.8 87th pct 8.1 98th pct

Types ≤15 min in Kareela in Sutherland +2.3 more in Sutherland

5.0 83rd pct 7.3 96th pct

15-min city in Kareela in Sutherland +40.6 pts higher in Sutherland

56.7% 81st pct 97.4% 99th pct

Walk to shops in Kareela in Sutherland +1.9 pts higher in Kareela

98.9% 99th pct 96.9% 98th pct

Walk to transit in Kareela in Sutherland even

99.9% 100th pct 99.9% 100th pct

Walk to school in Kareela in Sutherland +1.7 pts higher in Kareela

97.7% 98th pct 96.0% 97th pct

Walk to a park in Kareela in Sutherland even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Kareela in Sutherland +31.0 pts higher in Sutherland

17.2% 76th pct 48.2% 84th pct

Amenities/1k in Kareela in Sutherland +0.2 more in Sutherland

10.1 42nd pct 10.3 42nd pct

Intersections/km² in Kareela in Sutherland +171 higher in Sutherland

137 88th pct 308 95th pct

Mean slope in Kareela in Sutherland +7.2 pts higher in Kareela

13.7% 90th pct 6.4% 58th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Kareela vs Sutherland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL12081/kareela/vs/SAL13716/sutherland