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Mount Lewis vs Yagoona

Name: Mount Lewis vs Yagoona — 2021 Census comparison
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.9 km apart · Mount Lewis profile · Yagoona profile

Mount Lewis Yagoona

Yagoona and Mount Lewis are neighbouring areas in Greater Sydney with very different housing and service profiles. Mount Lewis is much more suburban, where 85.2% of homes are separate houses and 81.9% have three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Yagoona has far more flats or apartments and fewer large homes. Residents in Mount Lewis also have much better access to local services, with 97.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and a far higher number of schools per 1,000 children (4.35 compared to 0.46 in Yagoona).

Both areas are almost identical when it comes to typical weekly rent, which is $400 in each. They also share a high level of cultural diversity, as most people in both places use a language other than English at home. However, Yagoona has a younger population and a higher share of one-parent families, while Mount Lewis has a higher share of households earning $3,000 or more per week.

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Where they differ most

Population: 18,417 larger in Yagoona Separate houses: 20.6 pts higher in Mount Lewis 3+ bedrooms: 14.0 pts higher in Mount Lewis Recent movers: 8.4 pts higher in Yagoona Owned outright: 7.2 pts higher in Mount Lewis

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mount Lewis in Yagoona +18,417 larger in Yagoona gap widening

1,234 74th pct 19,651 89th pct

Median age in Mount Lewis in Yagoona +3 yrs older in Mount Lewis gap widening

37 yrs 20th pct 34 yrs 13th pct

Age structure

25.6% Young adults (25–44) +1.2 pts ▸ 26.8%

25.6% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.7 pts 22.9%

18.6% Children (0–14) +3.3 pts ▸ 22.0%

16.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.8 pts 14.4%

13.4% Youth (15–24) +0.6 pts ▸ 13.9%

Marital status

51.5% Married ◂ +3.6 pts 47.9%

34.2% Never married ◂ +1.1 pts 33.1%

6.5% Divorced +2.7 pts ▸ 9.2%

4.3% Widowed +0.8 pts ▸ 5.1%

3.2% Separated +1.5 pts ▸ 4.7%

Age & sex structure

Mount Lewis Yagoona

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

54.9% Australia ◂ +5.3 pts 49.6%

3.1% Vietnam +9.0 pts ▸ 12.1%

1.1% China +0.8 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.2% India ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

0.0% New Zealand +1.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.0% Philippines +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.6% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.0% England +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

2.8% Vietnamese +12.5 pts ▸ 15.3%

12.5% Australian ◂ +0.1 pts 12.4%

8.8% English +0.5 pts ▸ 9.3%

4.0% Chinese +2.7 pts ▸ 6.7%

5.2% Greek ◂ +3.0 pts 2.2%

1.8% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.9% Irish even 2.0%

1.9% Indian ◂ +0.4 pts 1.5%

0.3% Scottish +1.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.5% Filipino +0.8 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.6% German +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

49.0% Arabic ◂ +21.8 pts 27.2%

27.1% English only +0.8 pts ▸ 27.9%

3.3% Vietnamese +12.5 pts ▸ 15.8%

5.0% Greek ◂ +3.5 pts 1.6%

1.1% Cantonese +1.5 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.7% Mandarin +1.0 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.7% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.0% Tagalog +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Punjabi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.2% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Religion

Religious affiliation

57.1% Christianity ◂ +18.5 pts 38.6%

28.0% Islam +3.1 pts ▸ 31.1%

6.8% No religion +5.5 pts ▸ 12.3%

4.9% Not stated +3.7 pts ▸ 8.6%

2.8% Buddhism +5.4 pts ▸ 8.2%

0.0% Hinduism +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.6% Other religions even 0.5%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Mount Lewis in Yagoona +3.88 more in Mount Lewis

4.35 55th pct 0.46 0th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Mount Lewis in Yagoona +17 more in Yagoona

41 90th pct 58 93rd pct

Avg size in Mount Lewis in Yagoona even

593 83rd pct 592 83rd pct

ICSEA in Mount Lewis in Yagoona +7 higher in Mount Lewis

1,010 62nd pct 1,003 58th pct

Highest year of school

61.1% Year 12 ◂ +2.5 pts 58.5%

17.5% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.9 pts 14.6%

13.3% Year 10 +1.1 pts ▸ 14.4%

2.7% Year 11 +1.0 pts ▸ 3.8%

Highest qualification level

26.7% Bachelor degree +0.2 pts ▸ 26.9%

22.2% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.8 pts 21.3%

18.6% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.1 pts 16.4%

10.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.2 pts 7.9%

1.7% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.5% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

Field of qualification

23.3% Management & commerce ◂ +2.2 pts 21.1%

11.7% Engineering & related +1.1 pts ▸ 12.8%

9.7% Society & culture +0.7 pts ▸ 10.4%

9.5% Health ◂ +2.8 pts 6.6%

9.3% Architecture & building ◂ +4.1 pts 5.2%

6.8% Education +0.5 pts ▸ 7.3%

4.9% Information technology ◂ +0.9 pts 4.0%

4.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.9 pts ▸ 4.9%

1.3% Natural & physical sciences +2.0 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.5% Creative arts +1.1 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.1% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

Income

Personal income in Mount Lewis in Yagoona +$72 higher in Mount Lewis gap widening

$596 24th pct $524 14th pct

Household income in Mount Lewis in Yagoona +$101 higher in Mount Lewis gap widening

$1,539 50th pct $1,438 43rd pct

Family income in Mount Lewis in Yagoona +$183 higher in Mount Lewis gap widening

$1,775 42nd pct $1,592 32nd pct

Household income distribution

30.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.9 pts 27.7%

25.3% $1,500–$2,999 +3.3 pts ▸ 28.6%

17.3% Under $650 +3.2 pts ▸ 20.4%

15.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +7.4 pts 7.7%

6.7% $3,000–$3,999 +1.5 pts ▸ 8.1%

Personal income distribution

49.4% Under $650 +2.2 pts ▸ 51.7%

27.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.4 pts 27.4%

13.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.4 pts 10.5%

2.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 1.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.6% Arthritis ◂ +3.5 pts 6.2%

8.3% Other condition ◂ +0.8 pts 7.6%

7.6% Diabetes ◂ +1.8 pts 5.8%

4.6% Asthma +1.5 pts ▸ 6.1%

5.6% Mental health ◂ +0.7 pts 4.9%

3.7% Heart disease ◂ +0.7 pts 3.0%

1.6% Cancer even 1.6%

1.5% Lung condition ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

0.5% Dementia +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.9% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

68.6% None ◂ +0.3 pts 68.3%

17.3% One condition ◂ +2.7 pts 14.7%

5.4% Two conditions ◂ +1.1 pts 4.3%

2.7% Three or more ◂ +0.4 pts 2.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Mount Lewis in Yagoona +125 larger in Yagoona

8 57th pct 133 86th pct

Median age in Mount Lewis in Yagoona +13 yrs older in Mount Lewis

45 yrs 83rd pct 32 yrs 69th pct

Median income in Mount Lewis in Yagoona +$105 higher in Mount Lewis

$612 47th pct $507 33rd pct

Household income in Mount Lewis in Yagoona +$954 higher in Mount Lewis

$2,125 67th pct $1,171 25th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mount Lewis in Yagoona +0.1 larger in Mount Lewis gap steady

3.3 91st pct 3.2 89th pct

Family composition

72.0% Couples with children ◂ +5.8 pts 66.2%

14.4% One-parent families +3.6 pts ▸ 18.0%

12.7% Couples without children +2.0 pts ▸ 14.8%

1.3% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

Household size

23.1% 2 people ◂ +0.2 pts 22.9%

20.9% 3 people ◂ +3.9 pts 17.0%

14.2% 1 person +5.8 pts ▸ 20.1%

17.5% 5 people ◂ +5.9 pts 11.7%

13.4% 4 people +4.0 pts ▸ 17.4%

10.0% 6 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 11.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mount Lewis in Yagoona even gap narrowing

$400 82nd pct $400 82nd pct

Mortgage in Mount Lewis in Yagoona +$404 higher in Mount Lewis gap narrowing

$2,571 88th pct $2,167 80th pct

People / bedroom in Mount Lewis in Yagoona +0.10 higher in Yagoona gap widening

1.00 89th pct 1.10 93rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

30.4% Rented +7.1 pts ▸ 37.5%

34.5% Owned outright ◂ +7.2 pts 27.4%

31.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +1.0 pts 30.7%

1.4% Not stated +1.4 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.1% Other tenure +0.6 pts ▸ 1.7%

Types of homes

85.2% Separate house ◂ +20.6 pts 64.6%

0.8% Flat or apartment +19.0 pts ▸ 19.8%

12.5% Townhouse / semi-detached +2.6 pts ▸ 15.1%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

39.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +3.2 pts 36.4%

30.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +7.3 pts 23.6%

15.0% 2 bedrooms +8.5 pts ▸ 23.6%

11.4% 5 or more ◂ +3.5 pts 7.9%

0.0% 1 bedroom +5.2 pts ▸ 5.2%

1.1% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

Weekly rent distribution

24.8% $350–$549 +20.2 pts ▸ 45.0%

22.9% $200–$349 ◂ +6.2 pts 16.7%

18.3% $550–$749 ◂ +5.5 pts 12.9%

12.8% Under $200 +4.3 pts ▸ 17.1%

0.0% $750 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +13.0 pts 23.9%

27.2% $1,800–$2,999 +6.6 pts ▸ 33.8%

19.3% $1,000–$1,799 +1.6 pts ▸ 20.9%

4.4% Under $1,000 +9.2 pts ▸ 13.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Mount Lewis in Yagoona +86 more in Yagoona

8 78th pct 94 89th pct

Stops/1k in Mount Lewis in Yagoona +1.70 more in Mount Lewis

6.48 83rd pct 4.78 77th pct

Departures/1k in Mount Lewis in Yagoona +331.5 more in Yagoona

885.7 85th pct 1,217.2 87th pct

PT routes in Mount Lewis in Yagoona +8 more in Yagoona

3 79th pct 11 86th pct

Stop walk in Mount Lewis in Yagoona +2 longer in Mount Lewis

4 29th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Mount Lewis in Yagoona +1 longer in Yagoona

20 17th pct 21 18th pct

Reach 30 min in Mount Lewis in Yagoona +20,411 more in Yagoona

45,034 86th pct 65,445 87th pct

Reach 45 min in Mount Lewis in Yagoona +73,009 more in Yagoona

147,798 86th pct 220,807 87th pct

Transit to city in Mount Lewis in Yagoona +7 longer in Mount Lewis

84 94th pct 77 84th pct

How people get to work

41.6% Car (driver) +0.4 pts ▸ 41.9%

30.3% Worked at home ◂ +3.6 pts 26.7%

2.2% Car (passenger) +2.2 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.0% Train +0.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

2.0% Walked ◂ +1.0 pts 0.9%

0.0% Bus +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

32.7% 1 vehicle +3.0 pts ▸ 35.7%

33.5% 2 vehicles +0.1 pts ▸ 33.7%

14.6% 4 or more ◂ +7.1 pts 7.5%

11.5% 3 vehicles +1.3 pts ▸ 12.8%

7.4% No vehicle +2.8 pts ▸ 10.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.0% Construction ◂ +4.5 pts 8.5%

12.2% Health care & social assistance +0.6 pts ▸ 12.9%

10.8% Retail trade +0.2 pts ▸ 10.9%

10.0% Professional & technical ◂ +3.7 pts 6.4%

7.6% Transport & warehousing +1.6 pts ▸ 9.2%

9.0% Education & training ◂ +0.9 pts 8.2%

4.2% Manufacturing +3.2 pts ▸ 7.4%

7.3% Finance & insurance ◂ +2.7 pts 4.6%

2.7% Accommodation & food +2.4 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.6% Public administration & safety +0.2 pts ▸ 4.8%

4.4% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.8 pts 3.6%

3.2% Other services +0.5 pts ▸ 3.7%

Occupations people work in

26.4% Professionals ◂ +6.0 pts 20.4%

17.1% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.7 pts 16.4%

14.9% Managers ◂ +5.4 pts 9.5%

10.0% Technicians & trades +1.7 pts ▸ 11.7%

11.5% Sales workers ◂ +2.5 pts 9.0%

7.6% Labourers +3.5 pts ▸ 11.1%

5.4% Community & personal service +4.9 pts ▸ 10.3%

5.6% Machinery operators & drivers +3.5 pts ▸ 9.1%

Walkability

Walk score in Mount Lewis in Yagoona +0.2 higher in Yagoona

6.4 90th pct 6.7 91st pct

Types ≤15 min in Mount Lewis in Yagoona +0.5 more in Mount Lewis

7.1 95th pct 6.6 92nd pct

15-min city in Mount Lewis in Yagoona +8.8 pts higher in Mount Lewis

99.4% 100th pct 90.6% 95th pct

Walk to shops in Mount Lewis in Yagoona +27.6 pts higher in Mount Lewis

97.8% 99th pct 70.3% 85th pct

Walk to transit in Mount Lewis in Yagoona even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Mount Lewis in Yagoona +0.5 pts higher in Mount Lewis

100.0% 100th pct 99.5% 100th pct

Walk to a park in Mount Lewis in Yagoona even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Mount Lewis in Yagoona +23.0 pts higher in Mount Lewis

78.9% 93rd pct 55.9% 85th pct

Amenities/1k in Mount Lewis in Yagoona +3.3 more in Mount Lewis

10.5 43rd pct 7.3 35th pct

Intersections/km² in Mount Lewis in Yagoona +220 higher in Mount Lewis

367 98th pct 147 88th pct

Mean slope in Mount Lewis in Yagoona +1.8 pts higher in Mount Lewis

7.0% 62nd pct 5.1% 44th pct

Compare Mount Lewis with nearby areas

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Compare Yagoona with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mount Lewis vs Yagoona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL12785/mount-lewis/vs/SAL14471/yagoona