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Neath vs Sawyers Gully

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 5.8 km apart · Neath profile · Sawyers Gully profile

Neath Sawyers Gully

Sawyers Gully and Neath are neighbouring areas in New South Wales with very different profiles. Sawyers Gully is a younger area where the typical resident is 42, and it has a higher share of children under 15 (19.0%). It is also wealthier, with a typical weekly household income of $1,847 and 21.5% of homes earning $3,000 or more per week. In contrast, Neath has a much older population with a typical age of 55, and 34.9% of residents are aged 65 or over. Many more people in Neath live alone (43.8%) and a far higher share of residents have a long-term health condition (49.8%).

Both areas share a similar lifestyle in other ways, with nearly identical rates of volunteering and a similar share of people who have no religion. They also have almost the same proportion of renters and no one who uses public transport to commute. While Sawyers Gully is more car-dependent with very few public transport stops, Neath has much better access to parks and transport within a short walk. Since 2011, the gap in typical household income between the two has grown by $1,055.

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Where they differ most

Household income: $1,055 higher in Sawyers Gully Living alone: 30.3 pts higher in Neath 3+ bedrooms: 27.2 pts higher in Sawyers Gully Participation: 23.7 pts higher in Sawyers Gully Mortgage: $1,040 higher in Sawyers Gully

Demographics & Identity

Population in Neathin Sawyers Gully +112 larger in Sawyers Gully gap widening
430 63rd pct 542 66th pct
Median age in Neathin Sawyers Gully +13 yrs older in Neath gap widening
55 yrs 86th pct 42 yrs 38th pct
First Nations in Neathin Sawyers Gully +7.2 pts higher in Neath gap widening
15.3% 90th pct 8.1% 86th pct
Aged 65+ in Neathin Sawyers Gully +16.4 pts higher in Neath gap steady
34.9% 91st pct 18.5% 49th pct
Under 15 in Neathin Sawyers Gully +5.5 pts higher in Sawyers Gully gap widening
13.5% 28th pct 19.0% 63rd pct
De facto in Neathin Sawyers Gully +8.0 pts higher in Sawyers Gully gap widening
7.3% 18th pct 15.3% 72nd pct

Age structure

34.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +16.4 pts 18.5%
26.5% Older adults (45–64) +4.1 pts ▸ 30.6%
19.1% Young adults (25–44) +2.5 pts ▸ 21.6%
13.5% Children (0–14) +5.5 pts ▸ 19.0%
8.1% Youth (15–24) +3.1 pts ▸ 11.3%

Marital status

35.4% Married +11.4 pts ▸ 46.9%
25.9% Never married +6.3 pts ▸ 32.2%
16.7% Divorced ◂ +5.2 pts 11.5%
14.0% Widowed ◂ +9.2 pts 4.8%
7.7% Separated ◂ +4.2 pts 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Neath Sawyers Gully

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Neathin Sawyers Gully +6.4 pts higher in Neath gap widening
9.3% 40th pct 3.0% 14th pct

Country of birth

84.7% Australia +7.0 pts ▸ 91.7%
3.3% England ◂ +2.5 pts 0.7%
1.4% New Zealand ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%
1.2% Philippines ◂ +1.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Italy +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.0% India even 0.0%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%
0.0% South Africa even 0.0%

Ancestry

40.7% Australian +9.9 pts ▸ 50.6%
44.7% English ◂ +0.4 pts 44.3%
12.6% Scottish ◂ +3.9 pts 8.7%
8.6% Irish ◂ +1.0 pts 7.6%
6.7% German ◂ +1.2 pts 5.5%
0.7% Italian +2.1 pts ▸ 2.8%
1.2% Filipino ◂ +1.2 pts 0.0%
0.9% Indian ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%
0.0% Greek +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.7% Dutch even 0.7%
0.0% Chinese even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Neathin Sawyers Gully +0.7 pts higher in Neath gap steady
2.6% 43rd pct 1.8% 39th pct
Limited English in Neathin Sawyers Gully even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Language used at home

90.9% English only +3.5 pts ▸ 94.5%
0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%
0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Neathin Sawyers Gully +0.1 pts higher in Neath gap steady
34.4% 33rd pct 34.3% 32nd pct

Religious affiliation

58.6% Christianity +0.4 pts ▸ 59.0%
34.4% No religion ◂ +0.1 pts 34.3%
6.0% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 6.3%
0.9% Buddhism ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%
0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Neathin Sawyers Gully +7.3 pts higher in Sawyers Gully gap widening
20.5% 3rd pct 27.8% 11th pct
Bachelor+ in Neathin Sawyers Gully +7.7 pts higher in Sawyers Gully gap widening
2.4% 6th pct 10.1% 30th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Neathin Sawyers Gully +3 more in Sawyers Gully
3 67th pct 6 74th pct
Avg size in Neathin Sawyers Gully +190 larger in Sawyers Gully
198 37th pct 388 58th pct
ICSEA in Neathin Sawyers Gully +5 higher in Sawyers Gully
903 13th pct 907 13th pct

Highest year of school

39.4% Year 10 +7.4 pts ▸ 46.8%
20.5% Year 12 +7.3 pts ▸ 27.8%
26.1% Year 9 or below ◂ +8.1 pts 18.1%
7.5% Year 11 ◂ +2.6 pts 5.0%

Highest qualification level

47.5% Certificate III / IV ◂ +1.5 pts 46.0%
16.6% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.1 pts 15.5%
5.0% Bachelor degree +9.7 pts ▸ 14.7%
2.8% Certificate I / II +2.0 pts ▸ 4.8%
0.0% Postgraduate degree +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

Field of qualification

22.7% Engineering & related ◂ +3.2 pts 19.4%
14.4% Management & commerce +3.1 pts ▸ 17.5%
9.4% Health +3.7 pts ▸ 13.1%
11.0% Society & culture ◂ +0.3 pts 10.7%
3.9% Architecture & building +5.3 pts ▸ 9.1%
2.8% Food, hospitality & personal services +4.4 pts ▸ 7.1%
5.0% Education ◂ +1.0 pts 4.0%
3.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +2.3 pts 1.6%
0.0% Creative arts +3.6 pts ▸ 3.6%
0.0% Information technology +1.2 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.0% Natural & physical sciences even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Neathin Sawyers Gully +$164 higher in Sawyers Gully gap widening
$535 16th pct $699 40th pct
Household income in Neathin Sawyers Gully +$1,055 higher in Sawyers Gully gap widening
$792 5th pct $1,847 68th pct
Family income in Neathin Sawyers Gully +$550 higher in Sawyers Gully gap widening
$1,337 17th pct $1,887 50th pct
High earners in Neathin Sawyers Gully +6.0 pts higher in Sawyers Gully gap widening
1.3% 18th pct 7.4% 46th pct
High-income homes in Neathin Sawyers Gully +18.9 pts higher in Sawyers Gully gap widening
2.6% 8th pct 21.5% 65th pct

Household income distribution

33.5% Under $650 ◂ +19.4 pts 14.1%
33.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +8.4 pts 24.5%
22.7% $1,500–$2,999 +7.4 pts ▸ 30.1%
0.0% $4,000 or more +12.9 pts ▸ 12.9%
2.6% $3,000–$3,999 +6.0 pts ▸ 8.6%

Personal income distribution

57.4% Under $650 ◂ +14.0 pts 43.4%
30.2% $650–$1,499 +4.1 pts ▸ 34.3%
4.8% $1,500–$2,999 +10.2 pts ▸ 14.9%
0.0% $3,000 or more +3.0 pts ▸ 3.0%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Neathin Sawyers Gully +15.3 pts higher in Neath
49.8% 100th pct 34.5% 76th pct
Mental health in Neathin Sawyers Gully +2.9 pts higher in Neath
15.8% 94th pct 12.9% 87th pct
Needs assistance in Neathin Sawyers Gully +6.6 pts higher in Neath gap steady
13.0% 97th pct 6.5% 70th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

21.6% Arthritis ◂ +8.9 pts 12.7%
15.8% Mental health ◂ +2.9 pts 12.9%
13.3% Diabetes ◂ +6.8 pts 6.5%
12.8% Asthma ◂ +3.0 pts 9.8%
11.2% Heart disease ◂ +4.5 pts 6.6%
9.8% Other condition ◂ +2.6 pts 7.2%
7.7% Lung condition ◂ +3.6 pts 4.1%
5.3% Cancer ◂ +2.2 pts 3.1%
3.5% Stroke ◂ +1.3 pts 2.2%
0.7% Dementia even 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

43.0% None +14.4 pts ▸ 57.4%
25.3% One condition ◂ +3.9 pts 21.4%
14.0% Two conditions ◂ +6.0 pts 7.9%
10.0% Three or more ◂ +4.5 pts 5.5%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Neathin Sawyers Gully +0.2 pts higher in Neath gap narrowing
10.3% 14th pct 10.1% 13th pct
Unpaid carers in Neathin Sawyers Gully +4.1 pts higher in Neath gap steady
16.9% 84th pct 12.9% 51st pct
Unpaid child care in Neathin Sawyers Gully +8.9 pts higher in Sawyers Gully gap widening
20.1% 26th pct 29.0% 69th pct
Defence service in Neathin Sawyers Gully +3.2 pts higher in Neath
5.3% 83rd pct 2.1% 41st pct
Housework 15h+ in Neathin Sawyers Gully +4.7 pts higher in Sawyers Gully gap widening
20.4% 28th pct 25.1% 55th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Neathin Sawyers Gully +22 larger in Neath
66 80th pct 44 76th pct
Median age in Neathin Sawyers Gully +5 yrs older in Neath
23 yrs 38th pct 18 yrs 18th pct
Year 12 in Neathin Sawyers Gully +13.5 pts higher in Neath
29.5% 25th pct 16.0% 7th pct
Unemployment in Neathin Sawyers Gully +12.5 pts higher in Neath
12.5% 60th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Median income in Neathin Sawyers Gully +$337 higher in Sawyers Gully
$612 47th pct $949 76th pct
Household income in Neathin Sawyers Gully +$959 higher in Sawyers Gully
$1,666 49th pct $2,625 82nd pct
Indigenous language in Neathin Sawyers Gully even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Neathin Sawyers Gully +1.1 larger in Sawyers Gully gap widening
2.1 19th pct 3.2 89th pct
One-parent in Neathin Sawyers Gully +12.8 pts higher in Neath gap widening
25.2% 92nd pct 12.4% 59th pct
Living alone in Neathin Sawyers Gully +30.3 pts higher in Neath gap widening
43.8% 95th pct 13.5% 14th pct

Family composition

36.6% Couples with children +23.9 pts ▸ 60.5%
35.0% Couples without children ◂ +8.7 pts 26.3%
25.2% One-parent families ◂ +12.8 pts 12.4%
2.6% Other families ◂ +1.6 pts 1.1%

Household size

43.8% 1 person ◂ +30.3 pts 13.5%
27.8% 2 people +0.4 pts ▸ 28.2%
11.3% 3 people +8.3 pts ▸ 19.6%
11.9% 4 people +4.7 pts ▸ 16.6%
3.6% 5 people +8.0 pts ▸ 11.7%
1.5% 6 or more +7.7 pts ▸ 9.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Neathin Sawyers Gully +$150 higher in Sawyers Gully gap widening
$255 42nd pct $405 83rd pct
Mortgage in Neathin Sawyers Gully +$1,040 higher in Sawyers Gully gap narrowing
$1,127 20th pct $2,167 80th pct
People / bedroom in Neathin Sawyers Gully even gap steady
0.90 86th pct 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Neathin Sawyers Gully +0.4 pts higher in Neath gap steady
10.8% 29th pct 10.4% 28th pct
Owned outright in Neathin Sawyers Gully +13.0 pts higher in Neath gap narrowing
51.0% 77th pct 38.0% 41st pct
Separate houses in Neathin Sawyers Gully +4.1 pts higher in Sawyers Gully gap widening
95.9% 48th pct 100.0% 100th pct
3+ bedrooms in Neathin Sawyers Gully +27.2 pts higher in Sawyers Gully gap narrowing
59.3% 13th pct 86.5% 69th pct

How homes are owned or rented

51.0% Owned outright ◂ +13.0 pts 38.0%
35.1% Owned with a mortgage +8.5 pts ▸ 43.6%
10.8% Rented ◂ +0.4 pts 10.4%
4.1% Not stated ◂ +1.1 pts 3.1%
2.1% Other tenure +0.4 pts ▸ 2.5%

Types of homes

95.9% Separate house +4.1 pts ▸ 100.0%
3.1% Other dwelling ◂ +3.1 pts 0.0%
2.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

43.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +13.2 pts 30.1%
13.4% 4 bedrooms +21.6 pts ▸ 35.0%
26.3% 2 bedrooms ◂ +18.9 pts 7.4%
2.6% 5 or more +18.9 pts ▸ 21.5%
16.5% 1 bedroom ◂ +16.5 pts 0.0%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

33.3% $200–$349 ◂ +3.9 pts 29.4%
19.0% Under $200 ◂ +19.0 pts 0.0%
19.0% $350–$549 ◂ +19.0 pts 0.0%
0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

39.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +22.8 pts 16.9%
8.8% $1,800–$2,999 +26.4 pts ▸ 35.2%
29.4% Under $1,000 ◂ +5.5 pts 23.9%
4.4% $3,000 or more +19.5 pts ▸ 23.9%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Neathin Sawyers Gully +8.3 pts higher in Neath gap narrowing
8.3% 86th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Work from home in Neathin Sawyers Gully +1.8 pts higher in Sawyers Gully gap narrowing
9.3% 24th pct 11.1% 30th pct
PT commute in Neathin Sawyers Gully even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Neathin Sawyers Gully +13 more in Neath
13 83rd pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Neathin Sawyers Gully +30.23 more in Neath
30.23 98th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Neathin Sawyers Gully +4,472.1 more in Neath
4,472.1 100th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Neathin Sawyers Gully +3 more in Neath
3 79th pct 0 0th pct
Stop walk in Neathin Sawyers Gully +42 longer in Sawyers Gully
7 39th pct 49 79th pct
Drive to city in Neathin Sawyers Gully +5 longer in Sawyers Gully
99 68th pct 104 71st pct

How people get to work

70.5% Car (driver) ◂ +2.2 pts 68.3%
9.3% Worked at home +1.8 pts ▸ 11.1%
2.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +2.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%
0.0% Walked even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

42.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +28.4 pts 14.3%
35.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.8 pts 34.2%
7.3% 4 or more +20.0 pts ▸ 27.3%
6.8% 3 vehicles +15.6 pts ▸ 22.4%
8.3% No vehicle ◂ +8.3 pts 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Neathin Sawyers Gully +1.5 pts higher in Neath gap narrowing
29.6% 45th pct 28.0% 39th pct
Recent arrivals in Neathin Sawyers Gully
0.0% 0th pct —

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Neathin Sawyers Gully +9.4 pts higher in Neath gap widening
13.7% 95th pct 4.3% 60th pct
Participation in Neathin Sawyers Gully +23.7 pts higher in Sawyers Gully gap widening
40.5% 10th pct 64.1% 63rd pct
Full-time in Neathin Sawyers Gully +5.9 pts higher in Neath gap narrowing
59.7% 59th pct 53.8% 28th pct

Industries people work in

17.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +7.1 pts 10.7%
11.6% Construction +2.1 pts ▸ 13.7%
13.2% Retail trade ◂ +2.1 pts 11.1%
10.9% Manufacturing ◂ +2.1 pts 8.8%
7.8% Transport & warehousing +1.8 pts ▸ 9.5%
3.1% Mining +4.5 pts ▸ 7.6%
7.0% Administrative & support ◂ +3.2 pts 3.8%
6.2% Education & training ◂ +0.5 pts 5.7%
6.2% Other services ◂ +1.6 pts 4.6%
4.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +2.4 pts 2.3%
3.1% Public administration & safety +1.5 pts ▸ 4.6%
2.3% Professional & technical +1.5 pts ▸ 3.8%

Occupations people work in

15.5% Technicians & trades +2.8 pts ▸ 18.3%
16.3% Machinery operators & drivers +0.9 pts ▸ 17.2%
15.5% Labourers ◂ +6.3 pts 9.2%
14.0% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.7 pts 12.2%
13.2% Community & personal service ◂ +4.0 pts 9.2%
7.0% Sales workers +4.9 pts ▸ 11.8%
11.6% Managers ◂ +2.1 pts 9.5%
7.8% Professionals +3.7 pts ▸ 11.5%

Walkability

Walk score in Neathin Sawyers Gully +1.7 higher in Neath
1.9 65th pct 0.2 44th pct
Types ≤15 min in Neathin Sawyers Gully +1.5 more in Neath
1.6 63rd pct 0.2 43rd pct
15-min city in Neathin Sawyers Gully even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Neathin Sawyers Gully even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Neathin Sawyers Gully +61.9 pts higher in Neath
61.9% 76th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Neathin Sawyers Gully even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Neathin Sawyers Gully +46.8 pts higher in Neath
51.6% 64th pct 4.8% 44th pct
Walk to health in Neathin Sawyers Gully even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Neathin Sawyers Gully +34.9 more in Neath
34.9 75th pct 0.0 0th pct
Intersections/km² in Neathin Sawyers Gully +14 higher in Neath
16 73rd pct 2 58th pct
Mean slope in Neathin Sawyers Gully +4.7 pts higher in Neath
11.4% 86th pct 6.7% 60th pct

Compare Neath with nearby areas

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Compare Sawyers Gully with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Neath vs Sawyers Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL12926/neath/vs/SAL13514/sawyers-gully