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Mount Lewis vs Wiley Park

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.9 km apart · Mount Lewis profile · Wiley Park profile

Mount Lewis Wiley Park

Wiley Park and Mount Lewis are neighbouring areas with very different housing and demographic profiles. Wiley Park is a high-density hub where 65.6% of homes are flats or apartments and 54.7% of households rent. It is also a young, transient area, with 20.9% of people arriving recently from overseas and a typical resident age of 31. In contrast, Mount Lewis is dominated by detached houses (85.2%) and larger homes, with 81.9% having three or more bedrooms. Residents there are generally older and wealthier, with a typical family income of $1,775 a week compared to $1,321 in Wiley Park.

Both areas share a very strong connection to transport and local services, with every home in both places located within a 15-minute walk of a park and a school. They are also very similar in their high levels of cultural diversity; while Wiley Park has a far higher share of overseas-born residents at 58.1%, Mount Lewis also sits far above the national figure at 41.0%. This shared diversity is reflected in the fact that a large majority of people in both areas use a language other than English at home.

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Where they differ most

Population: 8,782 larger in Wiley Park Separate houses: 56.4 pts higher in Mount Lewis 3+ bedrooms: 49.2 pts higher in Mount Lewis Renting: 24.4 pts higher in Wiley Park Recent movers: 19.0 pts higher in Wiley Park

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +8,782 larger in Wiley Park gap steady
1,234 74th pct 10,016 87th pct
Median age in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +6 yrs older in Mount Lewis gap widening
37 yrs 20th pct 31 yrs 7th pct
First Nations in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +0.4 pts higher in Mount Lewis gap steady
0.6% 36th pct 0.2% 31st pct
Aged 65+ in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +6.5 pts higher in Mount Lewis gap narrowing
16.2% 38th pct 9.7% 15th pct
Under 15 in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +4.8 pts higher in Wiley Park gap widening
18.6% 61st pct 23.5% 86th pct
De facto in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +0.6 pts higher in Mount Lewis gap steady
3.3% 7th pct 2.7% 6th pct

Age structure

25.6% Young adults (25–44) +11.1 pts ▸ 36.7%
25.6% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +7.2 pts 18.4%
18.6% Children (0–14) +4.8 pts ▸ 23.5%
16.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +6.5 pts 9.7%
13.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.6 pts 11.7%

Marital status

51.5% Married +1.6 pts ▸ 53.1%
34.2% Never married ◂ +0.9 pts 33.3%
6.5% Divorced +0.5 pts ▸ 7.0%
4.3% Widowed ◂ +1.4 pts 2.9%
3.2% Separated +0.4 pts ▸ 3.6%

Age & sex structure

Mount Lewis Wiley Park

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +17.1 pts higher in Wiley Park gap widening
41.0% 96th pct 58.1% 100th pct

Country of birth

54.9% Australia ◂ +21.0 pts 33.9%
1.2% India +5.3 pts ▸ 6.5%
3.1% Vietnam +0.5 pts ▸ 3.5%
1.1% China +1.7 pts ▸ 2.9%
0.0% Philippines +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.0% Nepal +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.0% New Zealand +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.6% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%
0.0% England +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

12.5% Australian ◂ +3.5 pts 9.0%
8.8% English ◂ +1.6 pts 7.1%
1.9% Indian +6.2 pts ▸ 8.1%
4.0% Chinese +2.8 pts ▸ 6.7%
5.2% Greek ◂ +2.1 pts 3.1%
2.8% Vietnamese +1.1 pts ▸ 3.9%
1.9% Irish ◂ +1.0 pts 0.9%
0.5% Filipino +1.4 pts ▸ 1.8%
1.8% Italian ◂ +0.7 pts 1.1%
0.3% Scottish +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.6% German ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%
0.0% Dutch even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +3.8 pts higher in Wiley Park gap widening
68.8% 100th pct 72.6% 100th pct
Limited English in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +3.6 pts higher in Wiley Park gap widening
10.8% 100th pct 14.4% 100th pct

Language used at home

49.0% Arabic ◂ +33.8 pts 15.2%
27.1% English only ◂ +9.3 pts 17.8%
5.0% Greek ◂ +2.4 pts 2.6%
3.3% Vietnamese +1.2 pts ▸ 4.5%
1.1% Cantonese +1.9 pts ▸ 3.0%
0.7% Mandarin +1.3 pts ▸ 2.1%
0.2% Hindi +1.6 pts ▸ 1.9%
0.0% Tagalog +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.7% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%
0.4% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Religion

No religion in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +1.6 pts higher in Wiley Park gap narrowing
6.8% 0th pct 8.4% 0th pct

Religious affiliation

57.1% Christianity ◂ +36.4 pts 20.7%
28.0% Islam +26.7 pts ▸ 54.7%
4.9% Not stated +4.5 pts ▸ 9.4%
6.8% No religion +1.6 pts ▸ 8.4%
2.8% Buddhism +1.0 pts ▸ 3.8%
0.0% Hinduism +2.6 pts ▸ 2.6%
0.6% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +4.2 pts higher in Wiley Park gap narrowing
61.1% 81st pct 65.3% 87th pct
Bachelor+ in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +8.8 pts higher in Wiley Park gap widening
20.2% 68th pct 29.0% 84th pct
Schools/1k kids in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +3.07 more in Mount Lewis
4.35 55th pct 1.28 13th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +14 more in Wiley Park
41 90th pct 55 93rd pct
Avg size in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +38 larger in Mount Lewis
593 83rd pct 555 79th pct
ICSEA in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +15 higher in Wiley Park
1,010 62nd pct 1,025 70th pct

Highest year of school

61.1% Year 12 +4.2 pts ▸ 65.3%
17.5% Year 9 or below ◂ +5.0 pts 12.4%
13.3% Year 10 ◂ +3.7 pts 9.6%
2.7% Year 11 +0.2 pts ▸ 3.0%

Highest qualification level

26.7% Bachelor degree +3.7 pts ▸ 30.4%
22.2% Certificate III / IV ◂ +9.8 pts 12.4%
18.6% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +4.0 pts 14.6%
10.0% Postgraduate degree +7.3 pts ▸ 17.3%
1.5% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.5 pts ▸ 2.0%
1.7% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

Field of qualification

23.3% Management & commerce +1.4 pts ▸ 24.7%
11.7% Engineering & related ◂ +1.2 pts 10.6%
9.7% Society & culture +1.7 pts ▸ 11.4%
9.5% Health ◂ +3.9 pts 5.6%
9.3% Architecture & building ◂ +6.5 pts 2.8%
4.9% Information technology +3.9 pts ▸ 8.8%
6.8% Education ◂ +2.8 pts 4.0%
4.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.4 pts ▸ 4.4%
1.3% Natural & physical sciences +2.3 pts ▸ 3.6%
1.5% Creative arts +0.5 pts ▸ 2.0%
1.1% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +$45 higher in Mount Lewis gap widening
$596 24th pct $551 18th pct
Household income in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +$293 higher in Mount Lewis gap widening
$1,539 50th pct $1,246 28th pct
Family income in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +$454 higher in Mount Lewis gap widening
$1,775 42nd pct $1,321 16th pct
High earners in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +4.2 pts higher in Mount Lewis gap widening
6.9% 43rd pct 2.7% 23rd pct
High-income homes in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +12.3 pts higher in Mount Lewis gap widening
21.7% 66th pct 9.5% 28th pct

Household income distribution

30.6% $650–$1,499 +6.8 pts ▸ 37.5%
25.3% $1,500–$2,999 +1.7 pts ▸ 27.1%
17.3% Under $650 +2.5 pts ▸ 19.8%
15.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +10.5 pts 4.5%
6.7% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.8 pts 4.9%

Personal income distribution

49.4% Under $650 +0.8 pts ▸ 50.3%
27.8% $650–$1,499 +3.5 pts ▸ 31.3%
13.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.3 pts 7.6%
2.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 0.7%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +8.4 pts higher in Mount Lewis
25.9% 35th pct 17.5% 10th pct
Mental health in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +1.7 pts higher in Mount Lewis
5.6% 28th pct 3.9% 20th pct
Needs assistance in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +3.5 pts higher in Mount Lewis gap steady
9.3% 87th pct 5.9% 64th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

9.6% Arthritis ◂ +5.3 pts 4.3%
8.3% Other condition ◂ +3.0 pts 5.3%
7.6% Diabetes ◂ +1.2 pts 6.4%
5.6% Mental health ◂ +1.7 pts 3.9%
4.6% Asthma +0.1 pts ▸ 4.7%
3.7% Heart disease ◂ +1.1 pts 2.6%
1.6% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 1.2%
1.5% Lung condition ◂ +0.8 pts 0.7%
0.9% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%
0.5% Dementia even 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

68.6% None +3.3 pts ▸ 71.9%
17.3% One condition ◂ +4.9 pts 12.4%
5.4% Two conditions ◂ +2.3 pts 3.2%
2.7% Three or more ◂ +0.7 pts 2.0%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +2.5 pts higher in Mount Lewis gap steady
8.5% 10th pct 6.1% 6th pct
Unpaid carers in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +1.5 pts higher in Mount Lewis gap narrowing
12.1% 43rd pct 10.6% 29th pct
Unpaid child care in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +4.9 pts higher in Wiley Park gap widening
21.3% 31st pct 26.2% 55th pct
Defence service in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +1.6 pts higher in Mount Lewis
1.9% 40th pct 0.3% 22nd pct
Housework 15h+ in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +4.8 pts higher in Mount Lewis gap widening
22.7% 41st pct 17.9% 18th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +15 larger in Wiley Park
8 57th pct 23 71st pct
Median age in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +18 yrs older in Mount Lewis
45 yrs 83rd pct 27 yrs 54th pct
Year 12 in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park
— 36.4% 40th pct
Median income in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +$83 higher in Wiley Park
$612 47th pct $695 55th pct
Household income in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +$1,400 higher in Mount Lewis
$2,125 67th pct $725 9th pct
Indigenous language in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park
— 39.1% 91st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +0.3 larger in Mount Lewis gap widening
3.3 91st pct 3.0 86th pct
One-parent in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +0.8 pts higher in Mount Lewis gap narrowing
14.4% 70th pct 13.6% 66th pct
Living alone in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +7.3 pts higher in Wiley Park gap steady
14.2% 16th pct 21.5% 42nd pct

Family composition

72.0% Couples with children ◂ +0.8 pts 71.2%
14.4% One-parent families ◂ +0.8 pts 13.6%
12.7% Couples without children +0.5 pts ▸ 13.2%
1.3% Other families +0.7 pts ▸ 1.9%

Household size

23.1% 2 people ◂ +0.8 pts 22.3%
14.2% 1 person +7.3 pts ▸ 21.5%
20.9% 3 people ◂ +1.3 pts 19.6%
13.4% 4 people +5.2 pts ▸ 18.5%
17.5% 5 people ◂ +7.7 pts 9.8%
10.0% 6 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 8.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +$50 higher in Mount Lewis gap widening
$400 82nd pct $350 71st pct
Mortgage in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +$871 higher in Mount Lewis gap narrowing
$2,571 88th pct $1,700 55th pct
People / bedroom in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +0.30 higher in Wiley Park gap widening
1.00 89th pct 1.30 100th pct
Renting in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +24.4 pts higher in Wiley Park gap widening
30.4% 79th pct 54.7% 94th pct
Owned outright in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +14.8 pts higher in Mount Lewis gap steady
34.5% 32nd pct 19.8% 10th pct
Separate houses in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +56.4 pts higher in Mount Lewis gap narrowing
85.2% 25th pct 28.8% 2nd pct
3+ bedrooms in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +49.2 pts higher in Mount Lewis gap widening
81.9% 57th pct 32.7% 1st pct

How homes are owned or rented

30.4% Rented +24.4 pts ▸ 54.7%
34.5% Owned outright ◂ +14.8 pts 19.8%
31.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +9.7 pts 22.1%
1.4% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 2.1%
1.1% Other tenure ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

Types of homes

85.2% Separate house ◂ +56.4 pts 28.8%
0.8% Flat or apartment +64.7 pts ▸ 65.6%
12.5% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +7.4 pts 5.2%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

15.0% 2 bedrooms +46.1 pts ▸ 61.1%
39.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +18.9 pts 20.6%
30.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +22.2 pts 8.7%
11.4% 5 or more ◂ +8.1 pts 3.3%
0.0% 1 bedroom +3.5 pts ▸ 3.5%
1.1% Studio / none ◂ +0.6 pts 0.6%

Weekly rent distribution

24.8% $350–$549 +18.3 pts ▸ 43.0%
22.9% $200–$349 +18.7 pts ▸ 41.6%
18.3% $550–$749 ◂ +12.4 pts 5.9%
12.8% Under $200 ◂ +7.1 pts 5.7%
0.0% $750 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +24.1 pts 12.7%
19.3% $1,000–$1,799 +13.1 pts ▸ 32.3%
27.2% $1,800–$2,999 +1.3 pts ▸ 28.5%
4.4% Under $1,000 +15.4 pts ▸ 19.8%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +5.8 pts higher in Wiley Park gap steady
7.4% 83rd pct 13.2% 90th pct
Work from home in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +9.5 pts higher in Mount Lewis gap widening
30.3% 81st pct 20.8% 62nd pct
PT commute in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +5.0 pts higher in Wiley Park gap narrowing
2.0% 79th pct 7.0% 95th pct
PT stops in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +10 more in Wiley Park
8 78th pct 18 86th pct
Stops/1k in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +4.69 more in Mount Lewis
6.48 83rd pct 1.80 64th pct
Departures/1k in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +270.0 more in Mount Lewis
885.7 85th pct 615.7 80th pct
PT routes in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +3 more in Wiley Park
3 79th pct 6 86th pct
Stop walk in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +3 longer in Mount Lewis
4 29th pct 1 0th pct
Drive to city in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park even
20 17th pct 20 17th pct
Reach 30 min in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +3,230 more in Mount Lewis
45,034 86th pct 41,804 86th pct
Reach 45 min in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +31,074 more in Wiley Park
147,798 86th pct 178,872 86th pct
Transit to city in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +13 longer in Mount Lewis
84 94th pct 71 76th pct

How people get to work

41.6% Car (driver) +1.0 pts ▸ 42.6%
30.3% Worked at home ◂ +9.5 pts 20.8%
2.0% Train +4.4 pts ▸ 6.4%
2.2% Car (passenger) +1.5 pts ▸ 3.7%
2.0% Walked ◂ +0.6 pts 1.4%
0.0% Bus +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

32.7% 1 vehicle +18.0 pts ▸ 50.7%
33.5% 2 vehicles ◂ +8.5 pts 25.0%
14.6% 4 or more ◂ +10.3 pts 4.3%
7.4% No vehicle +5.8 pts ▸ 13.2%
11.5% 3 vehicles ◂ +4.9 pts 6.6%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +19.0 pts higher in Wiley Park gap widening
23.5% 24th pct 42.5% 84th pct
Recent arrivals in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +17.4 pts higher in Wiley Park gap narrowing
3.6% 37th pct 20.9% 88th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +5.9 pts higher in Wiley Park gap widening
4.9% 68th pct 10.8% 91st pct
Participation in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +2.4 pts higher in Wiley Park gap narrowing
42.5% 11th pct 44.9% 13th pct
Full-time in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +8.9 pts higher in Mount Lewis gap widening
53.8% 28th pct 44.9% 8th pct

Industries people work in

10.8% Retail trade +4.8 pts ▸ 15.6%
13.0% Construction ◂ +7.1 pts 5.8%
12.2% Health care & social assistance +0.2 pts ▸ 12.4%
7.6% Transport & warehousing +2.7 pts ▸ 10.3%
10.0% Professional & technical ◂ +3.2 pts 6.8%
9.0% Education & training ◂ +3.2 pts 5.8%
7.3% Finance & insurance ◂ +3.7 pts 3.6%
2.7% Accommodation & food +3.9 pts ▸ 6.6%
4.2% Manufacturing +2.2 pts ▸ 6.4%
4.6% Public administration & safety +1.3 pts ▸ 5.9%
4.4% Wholesale trade ◂ +1.9 pts 2.5%
2.0% Administrative & support +1.8 pts ▸ 3.7%

Occupations people work in

26.4% Professionals ◂ +9.1 pts 17.3%
17.1% Clerical & administrative ◂ +5.9 pts 11.2%
14.9% Managers ◂ +7.5 pts 7.4%
5.6% Machinery operators & drivers +7.6 pts ▸ 13.2%
5.4% Community & personal service +7.8 pts ▸ 13.1%
11.5% Sales workers +1.6 pts ▸ 13.1%
7.6% Labourers +3.9 pts ▸ 11.5%
10.0% Technicians & trades +0.5 pts ▸ 10.5%

Walkability

Walk score in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +1.1 higher in Wiley Park
6.4 90th pct 7.5 95th pct
Types ≤15 min in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +0.7 more in Wiley Park
7.1 95th pct 7.7 99th pct
15-min city in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +0.6 pts higher in Wiley Park
99.4% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to shops in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +2.2 pts higher in Wiley Park
97.8% 99th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to transit in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to school in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to a park in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +6.1 pts higher in Wiley Park
78.9% 93rd pct 85.0% 95th pct
Amenities/1k in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +7.1 more in Mount Lewis
10.5 43rd pct 3.4 24th pct
Intersections/km² in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +107 higher in Mount Lewis
367 98th pct 260 93rd pct
Mean slope in Mount Lewisin Wiley Park +2.0 pts higher in Mount Lewis
7.0% 62nd pct 4.9% 41st pct

Compare Mount Lewis with nearby areas

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Compare Wiley Park with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mount Lewis vs Wiley Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL12785/mount-lewis/vs/SAL14310/wiley-park