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Randwick vs Waverley

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.8 km apart · Randwick profile · Waverley profile

Randwick Waverley

Randwick and Waverley (NSW) are neighbouring areas in Sydney's east. Randwick has a larger population and is more diverse, with 40.2% of people born overseas and 20.9% using another language at home. Waverley (NSW) has a higher share of high earners, with 45.4% of households making $3,000 or more a week, compared to 38.9% in Randwick. Waverley (NSW) also has more schools for its children and a higher share of homes with three or more bedrooms.

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011, remaining high-income hubs where most people live in flats or apartments. They are effectively alike in several ways, including their typical weekly personal incomes, which are $1,336 in Randwick and $1,407 in Waverley (NSW). Both are very walkable, though the walk to a transport stop is shorter in Randwick, taking just 2 minutes compared to 5 minutes in Waverley (NSW).

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Where they differ most

Population: 24,727 larger in Randwick Renting: 7.9 pts higher in Randwick Recent arrivals: 7.0 pts higher in Randwick 3+ bedrooms: 6.3 pts higher in Waverley Mortgage: $731 higher in Waverley

Demographics & Identity

Population in Randwickin Waverley +24,727 larger in Randwick gap steady
28,943 91st pct 4,216 86th pct
Median age in Randwickin Waverley +2 yrs older in Waverley gap narrowing
36 yrs 17th pct 38 yrs 23rd pct
First Nations in Randwickin Waverley +0.2 pts higher in Randwick gap steady
0.7% 36th pct 0.4% 33rd pct
Aged 65+ in Randwickin Waverley +3.3 pts higher in Waverley gap narrowing
14.4% 30th pct 17.7% 45th pct
Under 15 in Randwickin Waverley +2.7 pts higher in Waverley gap widening
14.7% 34th pct 17.4% 52nd pct
De facto in Randwickin Waverley +0.3 pts higher in Randwick gap steady
19.5% 87th pct 19.2% 87th pct

Age structure

38.5% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +4.6 pts 33.9%
21.8% Older adults (45–64) +0.7 pts ▸ 22.5%
14.4% Seniors (65+) +3.3 pts ▸ 17.7%
14.7% Children (0–14) +2.7 pts ▸ 17.4%
10.5% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.1 pts 8.4%

Marital status

51.5% Never married ◂ +5.6 pts 45.9%
35.2% Married +0.8 pts ▸ 35.9%
7.3% Divorced +1.8 pts ▸ 9.1%
4.0% Widowed +2.5 pts ▸ 6.4%
2.1% Separated +0.5 pts ▸ 2.5%

Age & sex structure

Randwick Waverley

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Randwickin Waverley +3.9 pts higher in Randwick gap steady
40.2% 95th pct 36.3% 93rd pct

Country of birth

55.4% Australia +2.7 pts ▸ 58.1%
7.4% England +1.5 pts ▸ 8.9%
2.1% New Zealand +0.8 pts ▸ 2.9%
2.0% China ◂ +0.9 pts 1.1%
1.7% South Africa even 1.7%
0.8% Italy +0.7 pts ▸ 1.5%
1.1% Philippines ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%
1.0% India ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%
0.4% Vietnam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%
0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

31.1% English +3.4 pts ▸ 34.6%
22.2% Australian +0.5 pts ▸ 22.7%
17.8% Irish ◂ +2.4 pts 15.4%
8.9% Scottish +0.4 pts ▸ 9.3%
6.4% Chinese ◂ +2.6 pts 3.8%
4.6% Italian +0.8 pts ▸ 5.3%
3.8% German ◂ +0.3 pts 3.5%
3.2% Greek ◂ +0.5 pts 2.7%
1.8% Indian ◂ +0.6 pts 1.2%
1.5% Filipino ◂ +0.8 pts 0.8%
1.2% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.6% Vietnamese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

Language

Other language in Randwickin Waverley +3.8 pts higher in Randwick gap narrowing
20.9% 87th pct 17.1% 86th pct
Limited English in Randwickin Waverley even gap steady
1.6% 82nd pct 1.6% 82nd pct

Language used at home

73.5% English only +1.8 pts ▸ 75.3%
2.4% Mandarin ◂ +1.4 pts 1.0%
1.0% Italian +0.9 pts ▸ 1.9%
1.5% Greek ◂ +0.5 pts 1.0%
1.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%
0.4% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%
0.4% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%
0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%
0.3% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%
0.1% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Randwickin Waverley +0.5 pts higher in Randwick gap steady
41.6% 53rd pct 41.2% 52nd pct

Religious affiliation

41.9% Christianity ◂ +0.7 pts 41.3%
41.6% No religion ◂ +0.5 pts 41.2%
7.4% Not stated +1.5 pts ▸ 9.0%
4.9% Judaism +1.3 pts ▸ 6.2%
1.7% Buddhism ◂ +0.6 pts 1.1%
1.1% Hinduism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%
0.9% Islam ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%
0.4% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Randwickin Waverley +5.4 pts higher in Randwick gap narrowing
80.4% 99th pct 75.0% 94th pct
Bachelor+ in Randwickin Waverley +2.0 pts higher in Randwick gap narrowing
50.9% 100th pct 48.9% 99th pct
Schools/1k kids in Randwickin Waverley +2.40 more in Waverley
3.05 43rd pct 5.45 60th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Randwickin Waverley +27 more in Randwick
74 96th pct 47 91st pct
Avg size in Randwickin Waverley +115 larger in Waverley
462 67th pct 578 81st pct
ICSEA in Randwickin Waverley +25 higher in Waverley
1,124 96th pct 1,149 100th pct

Highest year of school

80.4% Year 12 ◂ +5.4 pts 75.0%
6.9% Year 10 +0.1 pts ▸ 7.0%
3.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.1 pts 2.9%
2.7% Year 11 even 2.7%

Highest qualification level

41.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.6 pts 40.1%
19.6% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.4 pts 17.2%
10.9% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.4 pts 10.5%
10.1% Certificate III / IV ◂ +1.6 pts 8.5%
4.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.2 pts 3.8%
0.6% Certificate I / II even 0.6%

Field of qualification

23.6% Management & commerce +0.2 pts ▸ 23.8%
15.3% Society & culture +0.7 pts ▸ 15.9%
11.6% Health ◂ +2.3 pts 9.2%
8.0% Creative arts +0.4 pts ▸ 8.4%
8.1% Engineering & related ◂ +1.7 pts 6.4%
6.1% Education ◂ +1.6 pts 4.5%
4.9% Architecture & building +0.2 pts ▸ 5.1%
4.4% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.3 pts 3.2%
2.9% Information technology ◂ +0.8 pts 2.2%
2.8% Food, hospitality & personal services even 2.7%
0.8% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

Income

Personal income in Randwickin Waverley +$71 higher in Waverley gap steady
$1,336 94th pct $1,407 96th pct
Household income in Randwickin Waverley +$451 higher in Waverley gap widening
$2,422 88th pct $2,873 95th pct
Family income in Randwickin Waverley +$594 higher in Waverley gap widening
$3,255 94th pct $3,849 100th pct
High earners in Randwickin Waverley +3.1 pts higher in Waverley gap widening
26.7% 96th pct 29.8% 100th pct
High-income homes in Randwickin Waverley +6.5 pts higher in Waverley gap widening
38.9% 92nd pct 45.4% 98th pct

Household income distribution

26.4% $4,000 or more +7.7 pts ▸ 34.1%
29.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.9 pts 22.2%
17.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.4 pts 14.6%
12.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.1 pts 11.3%
9.6% Under $650 +2.0 pts ▸ 11.5%

Personal income distribution

28.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.7 pts 25.3%
26.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.7 pts 22.0%
24.6% Under $650 ◂ +0.9 pts 23.6%
13.3% $3,000 or more +2.9 pts ▸ 16.1%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Randwickin Waverley +2.5 pts higher in Waverley
21.0% 16th pct 23.5% 25th pct
Mental health in Randwickin Waverley +1.3 pts higher in Waverley
6.5% 35th pct 7.8% 47th pct
Needs assistance in Randwickin Waverley +1.9 pts higher in Waverley gap narrowing
3.2% 33rd pct 5.1% 56th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

6.4% Other condition +3.1 pts ▸ 9.6%
6.5% Mental health +1.3 pts ▸ 7.8%
5.1% Arthritis +2.0 pts ▸ 7.2%
6.5% Asthma ◂ +0.4 pts 6.1%
2.5% Heart disease +1.7 pts ▸ 4.2%
0.7% Dementia +2.7 pts ▸ 3.3%
2.4% Cancer +0.4 pts ▸ 2.8%
2.2% Diabetes +0.2 pts ▸ 2.5%
0.8% Lung condition +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.6% Stroke +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

71.3% None ◂ +2.8 pts 68.5%
16.1% One condition ◂ +1.3 pts 14.8%
3.6% Two conditions +1.6 pts ▸ 5.2%
1.3% Three or more +2.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Randwickin Waverley +0.3 pts higher in Randwick gap steady
14.5% 32nd pct 14.2% 30th pct
Unpaid carers in Randwickin Waverley +0.3 pts higher in Waverley gap steady
9.0% 20th pct 9.4% 22nd pct
Unpaid child care in Randwickin Waverley +3.0 pts higher in Waverley gap widening
22.2% 35th pct 25.2% 49th pct
Defence service in Randwickin Waverley +0.2 pts higher in Randwick
1.6% 38th pct 1.4% 36th pct
Housework 15h+ in Randwickin Waverley +1.3 pts higher in Waverley gap steady
16.3% 13th pct 17.6% 16th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Randwickin Waverley +172 larger in Randwick
189 86th pct 17 65th pct
Median age in Randwickin Waverley +3 yrs older in Randwick
29 yrs 60th pct 26 yrs 50th pct
Year 12 in Randwickin Waverley
67.1% 91st pct —
Unemployment in Randwickin Waverley
9.0% 43rd pct —
Median income in Randwickin Waverley +$434 higher in Randwick
$1,158 86th pct $724 58th pct
Household income in Randwickin Waverley +$462 higher in Randwick
$2,399 76th pct $1,937 60th pct
Indigenous language in Randwickin Waverley
7.9% 70th pct —

Family & Households

Household size in Randwickin Waverley +0.1 larger in Waverley gap steady
2.2 24th pct 2.3 29th pct
One-parent in Randwickin Waverley +0.3 pts higher in Waverley gap narrowing
10.8% 49th pct 11.0% 51st pct
Living alone in Randwickin Waverley +0.8 pts higher in Waverley gap narrowing
30.7% 73rd pct 31.4% 75th pct

Family composition

55.3% Couples with children +6.5 pts ▸ 61.8%
32.3% Couples without children ◂ +6.2 pts 26.1%
10.8% One-parent families +0.3 pts ▸ 11.0%
1.7% Other families ◂ +0.5 pts 1.2%

Household size

36.9% 2 people ◂ +6.1 pts 30.7%
30.7% 1 person +0.8 pts ▸ 31.4%
12.2% 4 people +4.3 pts ▸ 16.5%
15.8% 3 people ◂ +0.2 pts 15.7%
3.5% 5 people +0.7 pts ▸ 4.1%
0.9% 6 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Randwickin Waverley +$58 higher in Waverley gap widening
$572 98th pct $630 100th pct
Mortgage in Randwickin Waverley +$731 higher in Waverley gap widening
$3,000 92nd pct $3,731 98th pct
People / bedroom in Randwickin Waverley even gap steady
1.00 89th pct 1.00 89th pct
Renting in Randwickin Waverley +7.9 pts higher in Randwick gap widening
50.5% 92nd pct 42.5% 89th pct
Owned outright in Randwickin Waverley +0.7 pts higher in Randwick gap narrowing
23.3% 13th pct 22.6% 12th pct
Separate houses in Randwickin Waverley +3.6 pts higher in Waverley gap widening
13.8% 0th pct 17.4% 0th pct
3+ bedrooms in Randwickin Waverley +6.3 pts higher in Waverley gap widening
34.0% 1st pct 40.4% 4th pct

How homes are owned or rented

50.5% Rented ◂ +7.9 pts 42.5%
23.5% Owned with a mortgage +5.7 pts ▸ 29.3%
23.3% Owned outright ◂ +0.7 pts 22.6%
0.9% Not stated +2.8 pts ▸ 3.8%
1.8% Other tenure ◂ +0.3 pts 1.5%

Types of homes

68.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +13.7 pts 54.6%
16.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +10.2 pts ▸ 26.2%
13.8% Separate house +3.6 pts ▸ 17.4%
1.8% Other dwelling ◂ +0.6 pts 1.2%

Bedrooms per home

50.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +11.4 pts 38.6%
20.6% 3 bedrooms +1.6 pts ▸ 22.2%
14.4% 1 bedroom +1.1 pts ▸ 15.5%
9.6% 4 bedrooms +5.1 pts ▸ 14.7%
3.8% 5 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 3.5%
0.7% Studio / none +1.4 pts ▸ 2.1%

Weekly rent distribution

40.9% $550–$749 ◂ +8.4 pts 32.5%
32.5% $350–$549 ◂ +9.3 pts 23.2%
16.9% $750 or more +14.4 pts ▸ 31.3%
2.8% Under $200 +2.3 pts ▸ 5.1%
4.6% $200–$349 ◂ +1.1 pts 3.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

50.5% $3,000 or more +7.8 pts ▸ 58.3%
21.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +6.2 pts 15.4%
10.6% Under $1,000 +0.9 pts ▸ 11.5%
11.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.6 pts 7.4%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Randwickin Waverley +2.1 pts higher in Randwick gap narrowing
17.8% 93rd pct 15.7% 92nd pct
Work from home in Randwickin Waverley +4.2 pts higher in Waverley gap widening
49.7% 98th pct 53.9% 100th pct
PT commute in Randwickin Waverley +2.1 pts higher in Randwick gap narrowing
4.7% 90th pct 2.6% 84th pct
PT stops in Randwickin Waverley +91 more in Randwick
113 90th pct 22 86th pct
Stops/1k in Randwickin Waverley +1.31 more in Waverley
3.90 73rd pct 5.22 78th pct
Departures/1k in Randwickin Waverley +1,880.5 more in Waverley
3,163.1 98th pct 5,043.6 100th pct
PT routes in Randwickin Waverley +12 more in Randwick
19 86th pct 7 86th pct
Stop walk in Randwickin Waverley +3 longer in Waverley
2 14th pct 5 32nd pct
Drive to city in Randwickin Waverley even
10 5th pct 10 5th pct
Reach 30 min in Randwickin Waverley +1,635 more in Waverley
83,602 89th pct 85,237 89th pct
Reach 45 min in Randwickin Waverley +60,927 more in Randwick
327,422 89th pct 266,495 88th pct
Transit to city in Randwickin Waverley +3 longer in Waverley
35 12th pct 38 16th pct

How people get to work

49.7% Worked at home +4.2 pts ▸ 53.9%
20.8% Car (driver) ◂ +0.4 pts 20.3%
6.8% Walked ◂ +2.4 pts 4.4%
3.8% Bus ◂ +2.2 pts 1.6%
1.4% Car (passenger) +0.4 pts ▸ 1.8%
1.3% Bicycle even 1.2%
0.3% Train +0.8 pts ▸ 1.1%

Motor vehicles per home

53.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.5 pts 52.3%
23.1% 2 vehicles +3.0 pts ▸ 26.0%
17.8% No vehicle ◂ +2.1 pts 15.7%
4.0% 3 vehicles +0.3 pts ▸ 4.2%
1.4% 4 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 1.8%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Randwickin Waverley +4.7 pts higher in Randwick gap steady
49.9% 90th pct 45.2% 87th pct
Recent arrivals in Randwickin Waverley +7.0 pts higher in Randwick gap steady
22.1% 89th pct 15.1% 78th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Randwickin Waverley +1.4 pts higher in Randwick gap steady
3.5% 50th pct 2.2% 39th pct
Participation in Randwickin Waverley +5.2 pts higher in Randwick gap narrowing
68.9% 78th pct 63.7% 61st pct
Full-time in Randwickin Waverley +1.2 pts higher in Waverley gap widening
66.1% 81st pct 67.2% 85th pct

Industries people work in

15.3% Professional & technical +3.0 pts ▸ 18.4%
15.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.3 pts 12.1%
11.1% Education & training ◂ +2.3 pts 8.9%
8.9% Finance & insurance +2.0 pts ▸ 10.9%
7.4% Construction ◂ +0.8 pts 6.6%
5.9% Retail trade ◂ +0.6 pts 5.3%
3.6% Media & telecommunications +1.9 pts ▸ 5.5%
5.1% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.1 pts 4.1%
4.6% Accommodation & food +0.1 pts ▸ 4.7%
3.6% Administrative & support ◂ +0.4 pts 3.1%
2.1% Manufacturing +1.0 pts ▸ 3.1%
3.0% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.4 pts 2.6%

Occupations people work in

42.1% Professionals +1.0 pts ▸ 43.1%
18.0% Managers +3.7 pts ▸ 21.6%
11.1% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.0 pts 10.1%
8.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.3 pts 6.7%
7.6% Community & personal service ◂ +1.2 pts 6.5%
6.2% Sales workers ◂ +0.1 pts 6.0%
3.5% Labourers ◂ +1.0 pts 2.5%
2.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.6 pts 1.3%

Walkability

Walk score in Randwickin Waverley +0.1 higher in Waverley
9.1 100th pct 9.2 100th pct
Types ≤15 min in Randwickin Waverley even
8.0 100th pct 8.0 100th pct
15-min city in Randwickin Waverley even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to shops in Randwickin Waverley even
99.9% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to transit in Randwickin Waverley even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to school in Randwickin Waverley even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to a park in Randwickin Waverley even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Randwickin Waverley even
99.9% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Amenities/1k in Randwickin Waverley +1.3 more in Randwick
12.2 47th pct 10.9 44th pct
Intersections/km² in Randwickin Waverley +28 higher in Waverley
300 95th pct 328 96th pct
Mean slope in Randwickin Waverley +0.8 pts higher in Waverley
7.9% 70th pct 8.7% 74th pct

Compare Randwick with nearby areas

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Compare Waverley with nearby areas

Bondi Junction Queens Park Bronte Bondi Clovelly Tamarama Bellevue Hill Randwick

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Randwick vs Waverley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL13325/randwick/vs/SAL14217/waverley