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Lakemba vs Mount Lewis

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.6 km apart · Lakemba profile · Mount Lewis profile

Lakemba Mount Lewis

Lakemba and Mount Lewis are neighbouring areas with very different housing and social profiles. Lakemba is a high-density hub where 58.1% of homes are rented and 69.8% are flats or apartments, while Mount Lewis is dominated by separate houses (85.2%) and home ownership, with 34.5% owned outright. Lakemba has a much larger share of recent overseas arrivals (21.4%) and a higher proportion of people born overseas (59.9%), which helps explain why it is more transient, with 42.0% of residents moving in the last five years.

These two areas share a very high level of linguistic diversity, with both seeing a huge majority of residents using a language other than English at home. They are also both exceptionally accessible, as every home in both areas is within a 15-minute walk of a park, a school, and public transport. While Lakemba is a walker's paradise, Mount Lewis is also very walkable, though residents there generally have higher typical weekly household incomes ($1,539 compared to $1,227 in Lakemba).

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Where they differ most

Renting: 27.7 pts higher in Lakemba Separate houses: 59.7 pts higher in Mount Lewis 3+ bedrooms: 53.5 pts higher in Mount Lewis Population: 15,858 larger in Lakemba Born overseas: 18.9 pts higher in Lakemba

Demographics & Identity

Population in Lakembain Mount Lewis +15,858 larger in Lakemba gap steady
17,092 89th pct 1,234 74th pct
Median age in Lakembain Mount Lewis +5 yrs older in Mount Lewis gap steady
32 yrs 9th pct 37 yrs 20th pct
First Nations in Lakembain Mount Lewis +0.3 pts higher in Mount Lewis gap steady
0.3% 32nd pct 0.6% 36th pct
Aged 65+ in Lakembain Mount Lewis +5.6 pts higher in Mount Lewis gap steady
10.6% 18th pct 16.2% 38th pct
Under 15 in Lakembain Mount Lewis +6.1 pts higher in Lakemba gap widening
24.7% 87th pct 18.6% 61st pct
De facto in Lakembain Mount Lewis +0.9 pts higher in Mount Lewis gap steady
2.4% 5th pct 3.3% 7th pct

Age structure

36.2% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +10.6 pts 25.6%
17.7% Older adults (45–64) +7.9 pts ▸ 25.6%
24.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +6.1 pts 18.6%
10.6% Seniors (65+) +5.6 pts ▸ 16.2%
10.8% Youth (15–24) +2.6 pts ▸ 13.4%

Marital status

55.1% Married ◂ +3.7 pts 51.5%
31.2% Never married +3.0 pts ▸ 34.2%
6.6% Divorced even 6.5%
3.9% Widowed +0.4 pts ▸ 4.3%
3.3% Separated ◂ +0.1 pts 3.2%

Age & sex structure

Lakemba Mount Lewis

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Lakembain Mount Lewis +18.9 pts higher in Lakemba gap widening
59.9% 100th pct 41.0% 96th pct

Country of birth

32.0% Australia +22.9 pts ▸ 54.9%
8.8% India ◂ +7.6 pts 1.2%
3.2% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 3.1%
1.8% China ◂ +0.7 pts 1.1%
0.9% Philippines ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%
0.9% Nepal ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%
0.4% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.6% New Zealand ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%
0.3% England ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.1% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

8.3% Australian +4.2 pts ▸ 12.5%
10.7% Indian ◂ +8.8 pts 1.9%
6.8% English +2.0 pts ▸ 8.8%
2.9% Greek +2.3 pts ▸ 5.2%
4.9% Chinese ◂ +0.9 pts 4.0%
3.6% Vietnamese ◂ +0.7 pts 2.8%
1.1% Irish +0.8 pts ▸ 1.9%
1.1% Italian +0.7 pts ▸ 1.8%
1.2% Filipino ◂ +0.7 pts 0.5%
0.6% Scottish ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%
0.3% German +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.1% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Language

Other language in Lakembain Mount Lewis +4.1 pts higher in Lakemba gap narrowing
72.9% 100th pct 68.8% 100th pct
Limited English in Lakembain Mount Lewis +3.8 pts higher in Lakemba gap steady
14.6% 100th pct 10.8% 100th pct

Language used at home

10.5% Arabic +38.6 pts ▸ 49.0%
16.6% English only +10.6 pts ▸ 27.1%
2.6% Greek +2.5 pts ▸ 5.0%
3.8% Vietnamese ◂ +0.5 pts 3.3%
2.3% Cantonese ◂ +1.1 pts 1.1%
1.7% Hindi ◂ +1.5 pts 0.2%
1.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.6 pts 0.7%
0.5% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.6% Tagalog ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%
0.3% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Religion

No religion in Lakembain Mount Lewis +0.1 pts higher in Lakemba gap narrowing
6.9% 0th pct 6.8% 0th pct

Religious affiliation

61.2% Islam ◂ +33.3 pts 28.0%
16.8% Christianity +40.3 pts ▸ 57.1%
10.2% Not stated ◂ +5.2 pts 4.9%
6.9% No religion ◂ +0.1 pts 6.8%
2.5% Buddhism +0.2 pts ▸ 2.8%
2.0% Hinduism ◂ +2.0 pts 0.0%
0.3% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Lakembain Mount Lewis +2.7 pts higher in Lakemba gap narrowing
63.7% 85th pct 61.1% 81st pct
Bachelor+ in Lakembain Mount Lewis +10.5 pts higher in Lakemba gap steady
30.7% 86th pct 20.2% 68th pct
Schools/1k kids in Lakembain Mount Lewis +2.93 more in Mount Lewis
1.42 16th pct 4.35 55th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Lakembain Mount Lewis +19 more in Lakemba
60 94th pct 41 90th pct
Avg size in Lakembain Mount Lewis +42 larger in Mount Lewis
550 78th pct 593 83rd pct
ICSEA in Lakembain Mount Lewis +15 higher in Lakemba
1,025 69th pct 1,010 62nd pct

Highest year of school

63.7% Year 12 ◂ +2.7 pts 61.1%
13.4% Year 9 or below +4.1 pts ▸ 17.5%
9.0% Year 10 +4.3 pts ▸ 13.3%
2.4% Year 11 +0.3 pts ▸ 2.7%

Highest qualification level

31.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.5 pts 26.7%
10.5% Certificate III / IV +11.7 pts ▸ 22.2%
12.5% Advanced diploma / diploma +6.1 pts ▸ 18.6%
18.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +8.1 pts 10.0%
1.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.3 pts 1.5%
1.3% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 1.7%

Field of qualification

23.2% Management & commerce +0.1 pts ▸ 23.3%
10.1% Engineering & related +1.6 pts ▸ 11.7%
11.0% Society & culture ◂ +1.3 pts 9.7%
5.9% Health +3.5 pts ▸ 9.5%
2.1% Architecture & building +7.2 pts ▸ 9.3%
9.2% Information technology ◂ +4.3 pts 4.9%
3.8% Education +3.0 pts ▸ 6.8%
4.2% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.2 pts 4.0%
4.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +2.8 pts 1.3%
1.8% Creative arts ◂ +0.3 pts 1.5%
0.5% Agriculture & environment +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Lakembain Mount Lewis +$75 higher in Mount Lewis gap widening
$521 14th pct $596 24th pct
Household income in Lakembain Mount Lewis +$312 higher in Mount Lewis gap widening
$1,227 27th pct $1,539 50th pct
Family income in Lakembain Mount Lewis +$490 higher in Mount Lewis gap widening
$1,285 14th pct $1,775 42nd pct
High earners in Lakembain Mount Lewis +3.8 pts higher in Mount Lewis gap widening
3.1% 24th pct 6.9% 43rd pct
High-income homes in Lakembain Mount Lewis +12.0 pts higher in Mount Lewis gap widening
9.7% 29th pct 21.7% 66th pct

Household income distribution

38.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +8.3 pts 30.6%
26.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.7 pts 25.3%
19.1% Under $650 ◂ +1.8 pts 17.3%
4.8% $4,000 or more +10.3 pts ▸ 15.0%
4.9% $3,000–$3,999 +1.8 pts ▸ 6.7%

Personal income distribution

51.1% Under $650 ◂ +1.6 pts 49.4%
29.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.0 pts 27.8%
6.9% $1,500–$2,999 +7.0 pts ▸ 13.9%
0.8% $3,000 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 2.6%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Lakembain Mount Lewis +9.0 pts higher in Mount Lewis
16.8% 10th pct 25.9% 35th pct
Mental health in Lakembain Mount Lewis +1.6 pts higher in Mount Lewis
4.0% 21st pct 5.6% 28th pct
Needs assistance in Lakembain Mount Lewis +3.9 pts higher in Mount Lewis gap steady
5.4% 59th pct 9.3% 87th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

4.7% Arthritis +5.0 pts ▸ 9.6%
6.5% Other condition +1.9 pts ▸ 8.3%
5.6% Diabetes +2.0 pts ▸ 7.6%
4.0% Mental health +1.6 pts ▸ 5.6%
4.2% Asthma +0.4 pts ▸ 4.6%
2.7% Heart disease +1.1 pts ▸ 3.7%
1.1% Cancer +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.8% Lung condition +0.6 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.6% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

73.0% None ◂ +4.4 pts 68.6%
11.5% One condition +5.8 pts ▸ 17.3%
3.2% Two conditions +2.2 pts ▸ 5.4%
2.1% Three or more +0.6 pts ▸ 2.7%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Lakembain Mount Lewis +1.7 pts higher in Mount Lewis gap widening
6.8% 8th pct 8.5% 10th pct
Unpaid carers in Lakembain Mount Lewis +2.8 pts higher in Mount Lewis gap steady
9.3% 22nd pct 12.1% 43rd pct
Unpaid child care in Lakembain Mount Lewis +4.9 pts higher in Lakemba gap widening
26.2% 55th pct 21.3% 31st pct
Defence service in Lakembain Mount Lewis +1.6 pts higher in Mount Lewis
0.4% 25th pct 1.9% 40th pct
Housework 15h+ in Lakembain Mount Lewis +5.6 pts higher in Mount Lewis gap widening
17.1% 14th pct 22.7% 41st pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Lakembain Mount Lewis +46 larger in Lakemba
54 78th pct 8 57th pct
Median age in Lakembain Mount Lewis +10 yrs older in Mount Lewis
35 yrs 73rd pct 45 yrs 83rd pct
Year 12 in Lakembain Mount Lewis
22.2% 13th pct —
Median income in Lakembain Mount Lewis +$88 higher in Lakemba
$700 56th pct $612 47th pct
Household income in Lakembain Mount Lewis +$750 higher in Mount Lewis
$1,375 35th pct $2,125 67th pct
Indigenous language in Lakembain Mount Lewis
13.0% 84th pct —

Family & Households

Household size in Lakembain Mount Lewis +0.2 larger in Mount Lewis gap steady
3.1 88th pct 3.3 91st pct
One-parent in Lakembain Mount Lewis +2.9 pts higher in Mount Lewis gap narrowing
11.5% 54th pct 14.4% 70th pct
Living alone in Lakembain Mount Lewis +5.3 pts higher in Lakemba gap narrowing
19.5% 35th pct 14.2% 16th pct

Family composition

73.7% Couples with children ◂ +1.7 pts 72.0%
11.5% One-parent families +2.9 pts ▸ 14.4%
13.0% Couples without children ◂ +0.3 pts 12.7%
1.9% Other families ◂ +0.6 pts 1.3%

Household size

22.7% 2 people +0.4 pts ▸ 23.1%
18.0% 3 people +2.9 pts ▸ 20.9%
19.8% 4 people ◂ +6.4 pts 13.4%
19.5% 1 person ◂ +5.3 pts 14.2%
11.4% 5 people +6.1 pts ▸ 17.5%
8.5% 6 or more +1.5 pts ▸ 10.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Lakembain Mount Lewis +$50 higher in Mount Lewis gap widening
$350 71st pct $400 82nd pct
Mortgage in Lakembain Mount Lewis +$859 higher in Mount Lewis gap narrowing
$1,712 56th pct $2,571 88th pct
People / bedroom in Lakembain Mount Lewis +0.40 higher in Lakemba gap steady
1.40 100th pct 1.00 89th pct
Renting in Lakembain Mount Lewis +27.7 pts higher in Lakemba gap widening
58.1% 96th pct 30.4% 79th pct
Owned outright in Lakembain Mount Lewis +14.5 pts higher in Mount Lewis gap steady
20.1% 10th pct 34.5% 32nd pct
Separate houses in Lakembain Mount Lewis +59.7 pts higher in Mount Lewis gap narrowing
25.5% 1st pct 85.2% 25th pct
3+ bedrooms in Lakembain Mount Lewis +53.5 pts higher in Mount Lewis gap widening
28.4% 0th pct 81.9% 57th pct

How homes are owned or rented

58.1% Rented ◂ +27.7 pts 30.4%
20.1% Owned outright +14.5 pts ▸ 34.5%
18.5% Owned with a mortgage +13.2 pts ▸ 31.8%
2.2% Not stated ◂ +0.8 pts 1.4%
1.1% Other tenure +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Types of homes

25.5% Separate house +59.7 pts ▸ 85.2%
69.8% Flat or apartment ◂ +68.9 pts 0.8%
4.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +8.5 pts ▸ 12.5%
0.3% Other dwelling ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

63.2% 2 bedrooms ◂ +48.2 pts 15.0%
18.5% 3 bedrooms +21.0 pts ▸ 39.6%
6.2% 4 bedrooms +24.7 pts ▸ 30.9%
3.7% 5 or more +7.7 pts ▸ 11.4%
5.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +5.6 pts 0.0%
0.5% Studio / none +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

Weekly rent distribution

46.9% $350–$549 ◂ +22.1 pts 24.8%
39.0% $200–$349 ◂ +16.1 pts 22.9%
5.6% $550–$749 +12.8 pts ▸ 18.3%
4.5% Under $200 +8.4 pts ▸ 12.8%
0.6% $750 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

13.2% $3,000 or more +23.7 pts ▸ 36.8%
34.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +14.9 pts 19.3%
28.8% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +1.6 pts 27.2%
16.4% Under $1,000 ◂ +12.1 pts 4.4%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Lakembain Mount Lewis +8.5 pts higher in Lakemba gap widening
15.9% 92nd pct 7.4% 83rd pct
Work from home in Lakembain Mount Lewis +9.3 pts higher in Mount Lewis gap widening
21.0% 63rd pct 30.3% 81st pct
PT commute in Lakembain Mount Lewis +6.0 pts higher in Lakemba gap narrowing
8.0% 98th pct 2.0% 79th pct
PT stops in Lakembain Mount Lewis +45 more in Lakemba
53 87th pct 8 78th pct
Stops/1k in Lakembain Mount Lewis +3.38 more in Mount Lewis
3.10 70th pct 6.48 83rd pct
Departures/1k in Lakembain Mount Lewis +104.1 more in Lakemba
989.9 86th pct 885.7 85th pct
PT routes in Lakembain Mount Lewis +6 more in Lakemba
9 86th pct 3 79th pct
Stop walk in Lakembain Mount Lewis +3 longer in Mount Lewis
1 0th pct 4 29th pct
Drive to city in Lakembain Mount Lewis +2 longer in Mount Lewis
18 15th pct 20 17th pct
Reach 30 min in Lakembain Mount Lewis +38,066 more in Lakemba
83,100 88th pct 45,034 86th pct
Reach 45 min in Lakembain Mount Lewis +166,992 more in Lakemba
314,790 89th pct 147,798 86th pct
Transit to city in Lakembain Mount Lewis +22 longer in Mount Lewis
62 60th pct 84 94th pct

How people get to work

40.5% Car (driver) +1.1 pts ▸ 41.6%
21.0% Worked at home +9.3 pts ▸ 30.3%
7.3% Train ◂ +5.3 pts 2.0%
3.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.1 pts 2.2%
3.1% Walked ◂ +1.1 pts 2.0%
0.7% Bus ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%
0.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

51.6% 1 vehicle ◂ +18.9 pts 32.7%
22.8% 2 vehicles +10.7 pts ▸ 33.5%
15.9% No vehicle ◂ +8.5 pts 7.4%
3.9% 4 or more +10.7 pts ▸ 14.6%
5.8% 3 vehicles +5.7 pts ▸ 11.5%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Lakembain Mount Lewis +18.5 pts higher in Lakemba gap widening
42.0% 82nd pct 23.5% 24th pct
Recent arrivals in Lakembain Mount Lewis +17.9 pts higher in Lakemba gap steady
21.4% 88th pct 3.6% 37th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Lakembain Mount Lewis +8.9 pts higher in Lakemba gap widening
13.9% 95th pct 4.9% 68th pct
Participation in Lakembain Mount Lewis +0.2 pts higher in Lakemba gap narrowing
42.7% 11th pct 42.5% 11th pct
Full-time in Lakembain Mount Lewis +10.5 pts higher in Mount Lewis gap widening
43.3% 6th pct 53.8% 28th pct

Industries people work in

13.8% Retail trade ◂ +3.1 pts 10.8%
4.9% Construction +8.1 pts ▸ 13.0%
12.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.6 pts 12.2%
10.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +3.1 pts 7.6%
6.8% Professional & technical +3.3 pts ▸ 10.0%
6.0% Education & training +3.0 pts ▸ 9.0%
7.5% Accommodation & food ◂ +4.8 pts 2.7%
3.2% Finance & insurance +4.2 pts ▸ 7.3%
6.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.3 pts 4.6%
5.8% Manufacturing ◂ +1.6 pts 4.2%
4.6% Administrative & support ◂ +2.7 pts 2.0%
2.4% Wholesale trade +2.0 pts ▸ 4.4%

Occupations people work in

19.1% Professionals +7.3 pts ▸ 26.4%
10.5% Clerical & administrative +6.6 pts ▸ 17.1%
6.8% Managers +8.1 pts ▸ 14.9%
13.4% Labourers ◂ +5.8 pts 7.6%
13.1% Community & personal service ◂ +7.7 pts 5.4%
11.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +6.1 pts 5.6%
11.6% Sales workers ◂ +0.1 pts 11.5%
10.5% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.5 pts 10.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Lakembain Mount Lewis +2.2 higher in Lakemba
8.6 100th pct 6.4 90th pct
Types ≤15 min in Lakembain Mount Lewis +0.9 more in Lakemba
8.0 100th pct 7.1 95th pct
15-min city in Lakembain Mount Lewis +0.6 pts higher in Lakemba
100.0% 100th pct 99.4% 100th pct
Walk to shops in Lakembain Mount Lewis +2.2 pts higher in Lakemba
100.0% 100th pct 97.8% 99th pct
Walk to transit in Lakembain Mount Lewis even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to school in Lakembain Mount Lewis even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to a park in Lakembain Mount Lewis even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Lakembain Mount Lewis +19.5 pts higher in Lakemba
98.4% 99th pct 78.9% 93rd pct
Amenities/1k in Lakembain Mount Lewis +3.6 more in Mount Lewis
6.9 34th pct 10.5 43rd pct
Intersections/km² in Lakembain Mount Lewis +99 higher in Mount Lewis
268 94th pct 367 98th pct
Mean slope in Lakembain Mount Lewis +1.8 pts higher in Mount Lewis
5.2% 44th pct 7.0% 62nd pct

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Compare Mount Lewis with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Lakemba vs Mount Lewis [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL12266/lakemba/vs/SAL12785/mount-lewis