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Blue Mountain Heights vs Cranley

Name: Blue Mountain Heights vs Cranley — 2021 Census comparison
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.8 km apart · Blue Mountain Heights profile · Cranley profile

Blue Mountain Heights Cranley

Cranley and Blue Mountain Heights are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Cranley is a much older area, where the typical resident is 60 and 45.6% of people are aged 65 or over. It also has a higher share of renters (25.5%) and many more people living alone (32.9%). In contrast, Blue Mountain Heights is wealthier and more professional, with a typical weekly household income of $2,392 compared to $1,112 in Cranley. It has far more residents with bachelor degrees (36.8%) and a higher proportion of large homes, with 99.1% having three or more bedrooms.

These two areas are drifting further apart in several ways, particularly regarding income and education. While they share a similar lack of residents who speak little or no English and almost identical rates of full-time employment, the gap in weekly household income is now $1,280. This divide is mirrored in their homes; Blue Mountain Heights is almost entirely made up of separate houses, while Cranley has a much higher share of townhouses and semi-detached homes.

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Where they differ most

Population: 1,293 larger in Cranley Year 12: 25.4 pts higher in Blue Mountain Heights Separate houses: 31.9 pts higher in Blue Mountain Heights 3+ bedrooms: 39.1 pts higher in Blue Mountain Heights Participation: 26.3 pts higher in Blue Mountain Heights

Demographics & Identity

Population in Blue Mountain Heights in Cranley +1,293 larger in Cranley gap widening

988 73rd pct 2,281 80th pct

Median age in Blue Mountain Heights in Cranley +13 yrs older in Cranley gap widening

47 yrs 57th pct 60 yrs 93rd pct

Age structure

22.6% Seniors (65+) +23.0 pts ▸ 45.6%

31.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +15.8 pts 15.1%

19.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +7.4 pts 11.7%

19.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.2 pts 18.0%

9.2% Youth (15–24) +0.4 pts ▸ 9.6%

Marital status

71.6% Married ◂ +21.6 pts 49.9%

18.7% Never married +8.1 pts ▸ 26.8%

3.6% Widowed +7.7 pts ▸ 11.3%

4.2% Divorced +4.8 pts ▸ 9.0%

1.7% Separated +0.9 pts ▸ 2.7%

Age & sex structure

Blue Mountain Heights Cranley

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

83.5% Australia ◂ +4.3 pts 79.2%

2.9% England +0.9 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.9% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.9% South Africa ◂ +1.5 pts 0.4%

0.4% Philippines +1.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.0% India +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% China even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

Ancestry

39.5% English +2.7 pts ▸ 42.1%

41.9% Australian ◂ +5.9 pts 36.0%

16.8% Scottish ◂ +6.2 pts 10.6%

14.5% Irish ◂ +2.6 pts 11.8%

12.0% German ◂ +2.3 pts 9.8%

0.0% Filipino +2.5 pts ▸ 2.5%

2.3% Italian ◂ +0.5 pts 1.8%

1.6% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 1.5%

1.0% Indian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.4% Chinese +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

91.4% English only ◂ +4.1 pts 87.3%

0.9% Arabic ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

0.0% Tagalog +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Punjabi +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Greek ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.0% Hindi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

66.6% Christianity ◂ +4.6 pts 62.0%

26.3% No religion +1.0 pts ▸ 27.3%

6.2% Not stated +1.9 pts ▸ 8.1%

0.4% Hinduism +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.6% Islam even 0.6%

0.6% Buddhism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.0% Other religions +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools ≤3 km in Blue Mountain Heights in Cranley +9 more in Cranley

5 73rd pct 14 84th pct

Avg size in Blue Mountain Heights in Cranley +152 larger in Blue Mountain Heights

584 82nd pct 432 63rd pct

ICSEA in Blue Mountain Heights in Cranley +59 higher in Blue Mountain Heights

1,037 74th pct 979 43rd pct

Highest year of school

64.8% Year 12 ◂ +25.4 pts 39.4%

17.9% Year 10 +12.8 pts ▸ 30.8%

5.4% Year 9 or below +9.5 pts ▸ 14.9%

7.2% Year 11 ◂ +1.3 pts 5.9%

Highest qualification level

32.7% Bachelor degree ◂ +12.6 pts 20.1%

21.5% Certificate III / IV +8.7 pts ▸ 30.1%

17.6% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.3 pts 16.3%

10.6% Postgraduate degree ◂ +6.4 pts 4.1%

7.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +4.8 pts 3.0%

0.7% Certificate I / II +2.1 pts ▸ 2.7%

Field of qualification

18.2% Management & commerce ◂ +3.0 pts 15.2%

16.4% Education ◂ +6.9 pts 9.5%

10.9% Engineering & related +4.5 pts ▸ 15.4%

14.0% Health +1.3 pts ▸ 15.3%

12.3% Society & culture ◂ +2.2 pts 10.1%

4.5% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.7 pts ▸ 5.2%

5.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +2.5 pts 2.6%

4.2% Architecture & building +0.2 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.6% Creative arts ◂ +0.4 pts 2.2%

2.4% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.8 pts 1.6%

1.9% Information technology ◂ +0.4 pts 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Blue Mountain Heights in Cranley +$337 higher in Blue Mountain Heights gap widening

$971 79th pct $634 30th pct

Household income in Blue Mountain Heights in Cranley +$1,280 higher in Blue Mountain Heights gap widening

$2,392 88th pct $1,112 20th pct

Family income in Blue Mountain Heights in Cranley +$1,190 higher in Blue Mountain Heights gap widening

$2,508 82nd pct $1,318 16th pct

Household income distribution

18.7% $650–$1,499 +24.6 pts ▸ 43.3%

30.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.6 pts 22.8%

22.9% $4,000 or more ◂ +19.1 pts 3.8%

6.9% Under $650 +11.9 pts ▸ 18.8%

11.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +6.9 pts 4.5%

Personal income distribution

33.2% Under $650 +13.6 pts ▸ 46.8%

29.2% $650–$1,499 +4.1 pts ▸ 33.3%

24.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +14.9 pts 9.7%

7.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +6.2 pts 1.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.0% Arthritis +10.9 pts ▸ 18.9%

8.1% Mental health +7.1 pts ▸ 15.2%

5.8% Heart disease +5.5 pts ▸ 11.3%

10.8% Other condition ◂ +0.2 pts 10.6%

8.7% Asthma +0.8 pts ▸ 9.5%

3.5% Diabetes +4.1 pts ▸ 7.6%

4.9% Cancer +1.9 pts ▸ 6.8%

0.0% Dementia +3.9 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.0% Lung condition +0.9 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.8% Stroke +1.9 pts ▸ 2.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

64.0% None ◂ +16.6 pts 47.3%

20.3% One condition +4.6 pts ▸ 25.0%

7.3% Two conditions +4.5 pts ▸ 11.8%

2.1% Three or more +7.0 pts ▸ 9.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Blue Mountain Heights in Cranley +93 larger in Cranley

6 51st pct 99 86th pct

Median age in Blue Mountain Heights in Cranley +1 yrs older in Blue Mountain Heights

22 yrs 33rd pct 21 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Blue Mountain Heights in Cranley +$493 higher in Blue Mountain Heights

$1,149 86th pct $656 51st pct

Household income in Blue Mountain Heights in Cranley +$1,922 higher in Blue Mountain Heights

$3,250 89th pct $1,328 33rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Blue Mountain Heights in Cranley +0.7 larger in Blue Mountain Heights gap widening

2.8 76th pct 2.1 19th pct

Family composition

54.1% Couples with children ◂ +20.7 pts 33.5%

37.0% Couples without children +12.9 pts ▸ 49.9%

8.1% One-parent families +7.3 pts ▸ 15.4%

0.0% Other families +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

Household size

48.8% 2 people ◂ +2.6 pts 46.2%

9.6% 1 person +23.3 pts ▸ 32.9%

15.1% 3 people ◂ +5.3 pts 9.8%

14.8% 4 people ◂ +9.1 pts 5.7%

7.2% 5 people ◂ +3.9 pts 3.4%

4.8% 6 or more ◂ +2.9 pts 1.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Blue Mountain Heights in Cranley +$70 higher in Blue Mountain Heights gap widening

$400 82nd pct $330 66th pct

Mortgage in Blue Mountain Heights in Cranley +$483 higher in Blue Mountain Heights gap widening

$2,000 72nd pct $1,517 43rd pct

People / bedroom in Blue Mountain Heights in Cranley even gap narrowing

0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

47.3% Owned outright +6.8 pts ▸ 54.1%

44.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +29.7 pts 14.8%

6.9% Rented +18.5 pts ▸ 25.5%

0.0% Other tenure +2.5 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.9% Not stated +1.1 pts ▸ 2.0%

Types of homes

99.7% Separate house ◂ +31.9 pts 67.8%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +31.2 pts ▸ 31.2%

0.0% Flat or apartment +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

53.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +33.7 pts 19.9%

21.7% 3 bedrooms +15.6 pts ▸ 37.3%

1.2% 2 bedrooms +35.7 pts ▸ 36.9%

23.8% 5 or more ◂ +21.0 pts 2.8%

0.0% Studio / none +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% 1 bedroom +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

0.0% $200–$349 +53.3 pts ▸ 53.3%

47.8% $350–$549 ◂ +11.0 pts 36.8%

0.0% Under $200 +2.9 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

14.9% $1,000–$1,799 +31.2 pts ▸ 46.1%

45.3% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +20.4 pts 24.8%

15.5% Under $1,000 +7.9 pts ▸ 23.4%

11.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.8 pts 5.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Blue Mountain Heights in Cranley +1 more in Blue Mountain Heights

4 73rd pct 3 72nd pct

Stops/1k in Blue Mountain Heights in Cranley +2.73 more in Blue Mountain Heights

4.05 74th pct 1.32 62nd pct

Departures/1k in Blue Mountain Heights in Cranley +47.2 more in Blue Mountain Heights

202.4 73rd pct 155.2 72nd pct

PT routes in Blue Mountain Heights in Cranley even

1 71st pct 1 71st pct

Stop walk in Blue Mountain Heights in Cranley +11 longer in Cranley

11 47th pct 22 60th pct

Drive to city in Blue Mountain Heights in Cranley +7 longer in Blue Mountain Heights

93 65th pct 86 60th pct

How people get to work

66.5% Car (driver) +7.8 pts ▸ 74.2%

13.0% Worked at home ◂ +7.7 pts 5.4%

4.7% Car (passenger) +3.2 pts ▸ 7.9%

0.0% Walked +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

1.0% Bicycle ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

0.0% Bus even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

14.6% 1 vehicle +37.7 pts ▸ 52.2%

48.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +18.2 pts 30.4%

24.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +16.9 pts 7.7%

13.1% 4 or more ◂ +8.5 pts 4.6%

0.0% No vehicle +4.6 pts ▸ 4.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.3% Health care & social assistance +4.1 pts ▸ 21.4%

17.9% Education & training ◂ +11.0 pts 6.9%

10.6% Professional & technical ◂ +7.8 pts 2.8%

2.6% Manufacturing +7.1 pts ▸ 9.7%

5.5% Retail trade +3.9 pts ▸ 9.4%

7.1% Construction +1.6 pts ▸ 8.7%

4.1% Accommodation & food +3.3 pts ▸ 7.3%

6.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.4 pts 5.5%

5.5% Finance & insurance ◂ +3.1 pts 2.4%

4.7% Other services ◂ +0.4 pts 4.2%

4.1% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +2.5 pts 1.5%

3.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.6 pts 2.7%

Occupations people work in

34.3% Professionals ◂ +17.2 pts 17.2%

17.1% Managers ◂ +7.8 pts 9.3%

15.0% Clerical & administrative +0.2 pts ▸ 15.2%

9.3% Technicians & trades +5.7 pts ▸ 15.1%

13.2% Community & personal service +1.0 pts ▸ 14.2%

2.8% Labourers +9.5 pts ▸ 12.4%

5.1% Sales workers +3.8 pts ▸ 8.9%

2.4% Machinery operators & drivers +3.8 pts ▸ 6.2%

Walkability

Walk score in Blue Mountain Heights in Cranley +1.9 higher in Cranley

1.2 61st pct 3.1 73rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Blue Mountain Heights in Cranley +1.4 more in Cranley

1.1 59th pct 2.5 69th pct

15-min city in Blue Mountain Heights in Cranley +4.7 pts higher in Cranley

0.0% 0th pct 4.7% 61st pct

Walk to shops in Blue Mountain Heights in Cranley +55.7 pts higher in Cranley

0.0% 0th pct 55.7% 81st pct

Walk to transit in Blue Mountain Heights in Cranley +58.2 pts higher in Cranley

28.9% 67th pct 87.1% 83rd pct

Walk to school in Blue Mountain Heights in Cranley +3.3 pts higher in Cranley

0.9% 57th pct 4.2% 59th pct

Walk to a park in Blue Mountain Heights in Cranley +33.0 pts higher in Cranley

56.3% 66th pct 89.3% 80th pct

Walk to health in Blue Mountain Heights in Cranley +6.8 pts higher in Cranley

0.0% 0th pct 6.8% 73rd pct

Amenities/1k in Blue Mountain Heights in Cranley +3.4 more in Blue Mountain Heights

6.1 32nd pct 2.6 22nd pct

Intersections/km² in Blue Mountain Heights in Cranley +17 higher in Cranley

10 72nd pct 26 75th pct

Mean slope in Blue Mountain Heights in Cranley +6.2 pts higher in Blue Mountain Heights

14.3% 91st pct 8.1% 71st pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Blue Mountain Heights vs Cranley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL30291/blue-mountain-heights/vs/SAL30744/cranley