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Sleepy Hollow vs Wooyung

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.6 km apart · Sleepy Hollow profile · Wooyung profile

Sleepy Hollow Wooyung

Wooyung and Sleepy Hollow are neighbouring areas with similar populations. Sleepy Hollow is wealthier, with 20.5% of households earning $3,000 or more a week compared to just 8.7% in Wooyung. This is consistent with Sleepy Hollow having a much higher share of homes owned outright at 50%. In contrast, Wooyung has a far higher unemployment rate of 13.6%, while Sleepy Hollow's is 0.0%. Wooyung also has a far higher share of people living alone at 30.4%, compared to 13.6% in Sleepy Hollow.

Both areas share a very similar typical weekly personal income of around $660 and have the same number of people per home. This shared scale is also seen in their housing costs, as typical weekly rents are almost identical at about $320. While they are alike in these basics, other gaps are shifting. For example, Wooyung has a well higher share of people born overseas at 14.4% compared to 4.9% in Sleepy Hollow.

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Where they differ most

Unemployment: 13.6 pts higher in Wooyung Owned outright: 19.6 pts higher in Sleepy Hollow Separate houses: 15.2 pts higher in Sleepy Hollow Living alone: 16.8 pts higher in Wooyung Mortgage: $1,133 higher in Sleepy Hollow

Demographics & Identity

Population in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +16 larger in Wooyung gap narrowing
123 45th pct 139 46th pct
Median age in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +2 yrs older in Wooyung gap narrowing
47 yrs 57th pct 49 yrs 67th pct
First Nations in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung even gap narrowing
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Aged 65+ in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +8.8 pts higher in Wooyung gap steady
17.1% 42nd pct 25.9% 77th pct
Under 15 in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +7.1 pts higher in Sleepy Hollow gap widening
17.9% 56th pct 10.8% 19th pct
De facto in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +1.4 pts higher in Sleepy Hollow gap narrowing
15.4% 73rd pct 14.0% 64th pct

Age structure

26.8% Older adults (45–64) +6.3 pts ▸ 33.1%
28.5% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +4.0 pts 24.5%
17.1% Seniors (65+) +8.8 pts ▸ 25.9%
17.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +7.1 pts 10.8%
2.4% Youth (15–24) +9.1 pts ▸ 11.5%

Marital status

43.4% Married ◂ +12.8 pts 30.6%
43.4% Never married ◂ +1.5 pts 41.9%
7.5% Divorced +10.2 pts ▸ 17.7%
5.7% Widowed +2.4 pts ▸ 8.1%
0.0% Separated +3.2 pts ▸ 3.2%

Age & sex structure

Sleepy Hollow Wooyung

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +9.5 pts higher in Wooyung gap widening
4.9% 21st pct 14.4% 62nd pct

Country of birth

85.4% Australia ◂ +15.6 pts 69.8%
2.4% England +0.4 pts ▸ 2.9%
0.0% New Zealand +2.2 pts ▸ 2.2%
0.0% South Africa +2.2 pts ▸ 2.2%
0.0% India even 0.0%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% Philippines even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%
0.0% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

39.8% English +4.0 pts ▸ 43.9%
43.1% Australian ◂ +11.4 pts 31.7%
13.0% Irish ◂ +0.8 pts 12.2%
3.3% German +8.3 pts ▸ 11.5%
4.9% Scottish +4.5 pts ▸ 9.4%
6.5% Italian ◂ +0.7 pts 5.8%
3.3% Greek ◂ +3.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% Chinese even 0.0%
0.0% Indian even 0.0%
0.0% Dutch even 0.0%
0.0% Filipino even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +2.2 pts higher in Wooyung gap narrowing
5.7% 63rd pct 7.9% 72nd pct
Limited English in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Language used at home

85.4% English only ◂ +3.4 pts 82.0%
5.7% Italian ◂ +5.7 pts 0.0%
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% Hindi even 0.0%
0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +2.0 pts higher in Wooyung gap narrowing
51.2% 82nd pct 53.2% 86th pct

Religious affiliation

51.2% No religion +2.0 pts ▸ 53.2%
35.0% Christianity ◂ +6.2 pts 28.8%
8.9% Not stated +7.6 pts ▸ 16.5%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Buddhism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%
0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +8.7 pts higher in Sleepy Hollow gap widening
53.8% 70th pct 45.2% 50th pct
Bachelor+ in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +9.6 pts higher in Wooyung gap widening
11.3% 36th pct 21.0% 70th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +1 more in Wooyung
2 62nd pct 3 67th pct
Avg size in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +2 larger in Wooyung
233 41st pct 235 41st pct
ICSEA in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +3 higher in Sleepy Hollow
1,074 86th pct 1,070 85th pct

Highest year of school

53.8% Year 12 ◂ +8.7 pts 45.2%
16.3% Year 10 +10.3 pts ▸ 26.6%
14.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.5 pts 12.9%
2.9% Year 11 +2.8 pts ▸ 5.6%

Highest qualification level

36.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.4 pts 33.3%
17.6% Bachelor degree +3.9 pts ▸ 21.5%
19.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +9.4 pts 9.7%
0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +6.5 pts ▸ 6.5%
0.0% Certificate I / II +5.4 pts ▸ 5.4%
0.0% Postgraduate degree even 0.0%

Field of qualification

10.3% Health +2.6 pts ▸ 12.9%
8.8% Architecture & building +3.0 pts ▸ 11.8%
11.8% Engineering & related ◂ +7.5 pts 4.3%
11.8% Management & commerce ◂ +3.2 pts 8.6%
10.3% Education +0.5 pts ▸ 10.8%
7.4% Society & culture +1.2 pts ▸ 8.6%
7.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +4.1 pts 3.2%
7.4% Creative arts ◂ +2.0 pts 5.4%
4.4% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.0 pts ▸ 5.4%
0.0% Natural & physical sciences even 0.0%
0.0% Information technology even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +$9 higher in Sleepy Hollow gap narrowing
$664 35th pct $655 33rd pct
Household income in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +$282 higher in Sleepy Hollow gap narrowing
$1,375 38th pct $1,093 19th pct
Family income in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +$250 higher in Wooyung gap narrowing
$1,437 23rd pct $1,687 37th pct
High earners in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +3.1 pts higher in Sleepy Hollow gap narrowing
10.4% 62nd pct 7.3% 45th pct
High-income homes in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +11.8 pts higher in Sleepy Hollow gap widening
20.5% 63rd pct 8.7% 26th pct

Household income distribution

22.7% $650–$1,499 +5.5 pts ▸ 28.3%
22.7% $1,500–$2,999 +1.2 pts ▸ 23.9%
0.0% Under $650 +15.2 pts ▸ 15.2%
13.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +13.6 pts 0.0%
6.8% $3,000–$3,999 +1.9 pts ▸ 8.7%

Personal income distribution

37.7% Under $650 +0.2 pts ▸ 37.9%
29.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.8 pts 27.4%
8.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.7 pts 4.8%
4.7% $3,000 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 4.8%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +6.5 pts higher in Sleepy Hollow
31.7% 64th pct 25.2% 32nd pct
Mental health in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +2.8 pts higher in Wooyung
6.5% 35th pct 9.4% 62nd pct
Needs assistance in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +0.9 pts higher in Sleepy Hollow gap steady
8.1% 82nd pct 7.2% 76th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

9.8% Arthritis +2.5 pts ▸ 12.2%
6.5% Mental health +2.8 pts ▸ 9.4%
8.1% Other condition ◂ +0.2 pts 7.9%
6.5% Cancer ◂ +2.9 pts 3.6%
5.7% Asthma +0.1 pts ▸ 5.8%
2.4% Diabetes +2.6 pts ▸ 5.0%
3.3% Heart disease +1.1 pts ▸ 4.3%
2.4% Lung condition +1.9 pts ▸ 4.3%
0.0% Dementia even 0.0%
0.0% Stroke even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.5% None +1.2 pts ▸ 59.7%
21.1% One condition ◂ +6.0 pts 15.1%
0.0% Three or more +7.2 pts ▸ 7.2%
6.5% Two conditions ◂ +0.7 pts 5.8%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +1.4 pts higher in Sleepy Hollow gap steady
15.1% 35th pct 13.7% 28th pct
Unpaid carers in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +4.4 pts higher in Wooyung gap widening
14.2% 65th pct 18.5% 88th pct
Unpaid child care in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +0.3 pts higher in Wooyung gap narrowing
19.8% 26th pct 20.2% 27th pct
Defence service in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +0.6 pts higher in Wooyung
6.8% 88th pct 7.4% 90th pct
Housework 15h+ in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +0.5 pts higher in Wooyung gap narrowing
24.5% 52nd pct 25.0% 55th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Median age in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung
— 55 yrs 91st pct
Median income in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung
— $725 58th pct
Household income in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung
— $725 9th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung even gap narrowing
2.5 50th pct 2.5 50th pct
One-parent in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +8.1 pts higher in Wooyung gap narrowing
11.6% 55th pct 19.7% 86th pct
Living alone in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +16.8 pts higher in Wooyung gap narrowing
13.6% 14th pct 30.4% 73rd pct

Family composition

45.3% Couples with children ◂ +4.6 pts 40.8%
34.9% Couples without children +7.2 pts ▸ 42.1%
11.6% One-parent families +8.1 pts ▸ 19.7%
3.5% Other families ◂ +3.5 pts 0.0%

Household size

34.1% 2 people ◂ +8.0 pts 26.1%
13.6% 1 person +16.8 pts ▸ 30.4%
11.4% 3 people ◂ +2.7 pts 8.7%
9.1% 6 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 8.7%
6.8% 4 people ◂ +0.3 pts 6.5%
0.0% 5 people +6.5 pts ▸ 6.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +$10 higher in Sleepy Hollow gap narrowing
$325 64th pct $315 61st pct
Mortgage in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +$1,133 higher in Sleepy Hollow gap widening
$2,650 89th pct $1,517 43rd pct
People / bedroom in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +0.20 higher in Wooyung gap widening
0.90 86th pct 1.10 93rd pct
Renting in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +5.7 pts higher in Sleepy Hollow gap steady
31.8% 81st pct 26.1% 73rd pct
Owned outright in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +19.6 pts higher in Sleepy Hollow gap widening
50.0% 75th pct 30.4% 23rd pct
Separate houses in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +15.2 pts higher in Sleepy Hollow gap widening
100.0% 100th pct 84.8% 25th pct
3+ bedrooms in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +7.4 pts higher in Sleepy Hollow gap narrowing
70.5% 28th pct 63.0% 17th pct

How homes are owned or rented

50.0% Owned outright ◂ +19.6 pts 30.4%
31.8% Rented ◂ +5.7 pts 26.1%
25.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +5.4 pts 19.6%
0.0% Not stated +8.7 pts ▸ 8.7%
0.0% Other tenure +6.5 pts ▸ 6.5%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house ◂ +15.2 pts 84.8%
0.0% Other dwelling +17.4 pts ▸ 17.4%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached even 0.0%
0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

38.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +1.7 pts 37.0%
31.8% 4 bedrooms ◂ +12.3 pts 19.6%
0.0% 1 bedroom +13.0 pts ▸ 13.0%
9.1% 2 bedrooms +1.8 pts ▸ 10.9%
0.0% Studio / none +8.7 pts ▸ 8.7%
0.0% 5 or more +6.5 pts ▸ 6.5%

Weekly rent distribution

0.0% $200–$349 +58.3 pts ▸ 58.3%
0.0% Under $200 +41.7 pts ▸ 41.7%
0.0% $750 or more +25.0 pts ▸ 25.0%
0.0% $350–$549 even 0.0%
0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.4% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +36.4 pts 0.0%
36.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +36.4 pts 0.0%
0.0% Under $1,000 +33.3 pts ▸ 33.3%
0.0% $1,000–$1,799 +33.3 pts ▸ 33.3%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Work from home in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +7.3 pts higher in Wooyung gap widening
14.8% 44th pct 22.0% 65th pct
PT commute in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung even
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stop walk in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +2 longer in Sleepy Hollow
70 91st pct 68 90th pct

How people get to work

55.7% Car (driver) +0.2 pts ▸ 55.9%
14.8% Worked at home +7.3 pts ▸ 22.0%
4.9% Walked ◂ +4.9 pts 0.0%
0.0% Car (passenger) even 0.0%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

47.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +17.4 pts 30.2%
26.2% 1 vehicle +18.0 pts ▸ 44.2%
23.8% 4 or more ◂ +12.2 pts 11.6%
11.9% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.6 pts 9.3%
0.0% No vehicle even 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +0.5 pts higher in Wooyung gap narrowing
26.1% 32nd pct 26.7% 34th pct
Recent arrivals in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung
— 0.0% 0th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +13.6 pts higher in Wooyung gap widening
0.0% 0th pct 13.6% 95th pct
Participation in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +4.3 pts higher in Sleepy Hollow gap narrowing
57.5% 39th pct 53.2% 28th pct
Full-time in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +8.4 pts higher in Wooyung gap narrowing
49.2% 14th pct 57.6% 47th pct

Industries people work in

14.8% Health care & social assistance +7.3 pts ▸ 22.0%
4.9% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +15.4 pts ▸ 20.3%
14.8% Education & training ◂ +14.8 pts 0.0%
8.2% Construction +5.4 pts ▸ 13.6%
9.8% Retail trade ◂ +3.1 pts 6.8%
9.8% Other services ◂ +9.8 pts 0.0%
8.2% Professional & technical ◂ +8.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Manufacturing +6.8 pts ▸ 6.8%
4.9% Administrative & support +1.9 pts ▸ 6.8%
6.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +6.6 pts 0.0%
0.0% Transport & warehousing +5.1 pts ▸ 5.1%
0.0% Mining even 0.0%

Occupations people work in

11.5% Managers +7.2 pts ▸ 18.6%
6.6% Community & personal service +12.1 pts ▸ 18.6%
18.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.1 pts 16.9%
18.0% Labourers ◂ +11.3 pts 6.8%
13.1% Professionals +2.1 pts ▸ 15.3%
14.8% Sales workers +0.5 pts ▸ 15.3%
14.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +8.0 pts 6.8%
6.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +6.6 pts 0.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +0.3 higher in Sleepy Hollow
0.3 48th pct 0.0 29th pct
Types ≤15 min in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +0.4 more in Sleepy Hollow
0.4 49th pct 0.0 0th pct
15-min city in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +39.0 pts higher in Sleepy Hollow
39.0% 61st pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +25.3 more in Sleepy Hollow
32.5 74th pct 7.2 34th pct
Intersections/km² in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +3 higher in Wooyung
2 59th pct 5 67th pct
Mean slope in Sleepy Hollowin Wooyung +3.3 pts higher in Sleepy Hollow
11.9% 87th pct 8.5% 74th pct

Compare Sleepy Hollow with nearby areas

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Compare Wooyung with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Sleepy Hollow vs Wooyung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL13572/sleepy-hollow/vs/SAL14436/wooyung