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Blacktown vs Blue Mountains

Name: Blacktown vs Blue Mountains — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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State Electorate comparison ≈ 46 km apart · Blacktown profile · Blue Mountains profile

Blacktown Blue Mountains

Blue Mountains and Blacktown are nearby areas with very different social profiles. Residents in Blue Mountains are far older, with a typical age of 45 compared to 35 in Blacktown. This age gap is consistent with Blue Mountains having a much higher share of people aged 65 and over (22.6%) and a higher rate of long-term health conditions (34.0%). Blacktown is far more diverse, with 47.1% of people born overseas and 49.5% using a language other than English at home, compared to 17.6% and 6.6% in Blue Mountains. Living arrangements also differ; separate houses are far more common in Blue Mountains, while renting is far more common in Blacktown.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of adults working or looking for work. Despite this common ground, they have diverged in other ways since 2011. The gap in the number of people born overseas has widened, and the difference in home ownership has grown, with homes owned outright being far more common in Blue Mountains. Blacktown also offers much better walking access to basic needs, such as groceries and health services, while Blue Mountains has a far higher number of volunteers.

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Where they differ most

Born overseas: 29.5 pts higher in Blacktown Other language: 42.9 pts higher in Blacktown No religion: 30.2 pts higher in Blue Mountains Renting: 22.3 pts higher in Blacktown People / bedroom: 0.20 higher in Blacktown

Demographics & Identity

Population in Blacktown in Blue Mountains +19,987 larger in Blacktown gap widening

92,258 88th pct 72,271 71st pct

Median age in Blacktown in Blue Mountains +10 yrs older in Blue Mountains gap widening

35 yrs 21st pct 45 yrs 86th pct

Age structure

32.4% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +10.8 pts 21.6%

21.9% Older adults (45–64) +6.3 pts ▸ 28.2%

13.2% Seniors (65+) +9.4 pts ▸ 22.6%

19.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.1 pts 17.4%

12.9% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.8 pts 10.2%

Marital status

49.8% Married ◂ +2.4 pts 47.4%

34.9% Never married ◂ +1.6 pts 33.4%

7.0% Divorced +4.0 pts ▸ 11.0%

4.8% Widowed +0.3 pts ▸ 5.1%

3.4% Separated ◂ +0.3 pts 3.1%

Age & sex structure

Blacktown Blue Mountains

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

46.9% Australia +32.0 pts ▸ 78.9%

13.5% India ◂ +13.0 pts 0.4%

7.2% Philippines ◂ +6.8 pts 0.5%

1.1% England +4.4 pts ▸ 5.5%

1.9% China ◂ +1.6 pts 0.3%

1.8% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

1.1% Nepal ◂ +1.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Ancestry

16.0% English +28.2 pts ▸ 44.2%

17.8% Australian +20.1 pts ▸ 37.8%

4.3% Irish +11.8 pts ▸ 16.0%

3.4% Scottish +10.0 pts ▸ 13.4%

12.8% Indian ◂ +12.1 pts 0.7%

9.6% Filipino ◂ +8.8 pts 0.8%

1.5% German +3.4 pts ▸ 4.9%

4.7% Chinese ◂ +3.2 pts 1.4%

2.2% Italian +0.7 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.7% Dutch +1.6 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.0% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

44.0% English only +45.9 pts ▸ 89.9%

7.8% Punjabi ◂ +7.8 pts 0.0%

4.2% Tagalog ◂ +4.1 pts 0.2%

4.1% Hindi ◂ +4.0 pts 0.1%

3.6% Arabic ◂ +3.4 pts 0.2%

1.8% Mandarin ◂ +1.5 pts 0.3%

1.2% Cantonese ◂ +1.0 pts 0.2%

0.7% Greek ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

0.5% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

17.7% No religion +30.2 pts ▸ 47.9%

46.2% Christianity ◂ +2.8 pts 43.4%

12.7% Hinduism ◂ +12.3 pts 0.4%

7.4% Not stated ◂ +1.8 pts 5.5%

7.4% Other religions ◂ +6.6 pts 0.8%

6.8% Islam ◂ +6.5 pts 0.3%

1.8% Buddhism ◂ +0.4 pts 1.5%

0.0% Judaism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Blacktown in Blue Mountains +0.96 more in Blue Mountains

1.66 36th pct 2.63 71st pct

Schools ≤3 km in Blacktown in Blue Mountains +3 more in Blue Mountains

30 77th pct 33 82nd pct

Students in Blacktown in Blue Mountains +5,563 more in Blacktown

16,229 87th pct 10,666 61st pct

Avg size in Blacktown in Blue Mountains +218 larger in Blacktown

541 62nd pct 323 23rd pct

ICSEA in Blacktown in Blue Mountains +43 higher in Blue Mountains

1,018 49th pct 1,061 69th pct

Highest year of school

62.3% Year 12 ◂ +0.3 pts 62.0%

16.0% Year 10 +6.3 pts ▸ 22.3%

10.1% Year 9 or below ◂ +4.1 pts 6.0%

3.9% Year 11 +1.4 pts ▸ 5.3%

Highest qualification level

29.7% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.1 pts 27.6%

20.7% Certificate III / IV +3.5 pts ▸ 24.2%

15.1% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.4 pts ▸ 16.5%

12.2% Postgraduate degree +0.4 pts ▸ 12.6%

2.3% Graduate diploma / certificate +2.9 pts ▸ 5.2%

1.8% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%

Field of qualification

22.7% Management & commerce ◂ +7.3 pts 15.5%

9.9% Society & culture +5.9 pts ▸ 15.8%

14.1% Engineering & related ◂ +2.7 pts 11.4%

5.5% Education +7.5 pts ▸ 13.0%

8.8% Health +2.3 pts ▸ 11.1%

7.7% Information technology ◂ +5.5 pts 2.2%

2.5% Creative arts +4.4 pts ▸ 6.9%

3.6% Architecture & building +1.4 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.7% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.8 pts 3.9%

3.2% Natural & physical sciences +0.4 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.1% Agriculture & environment +1.6 pts ▸ 2.7%

Income

Personal income in Blacktown in Blue Mountains +$52 higher in Blue Mountains gap widening

$750 37th pct $802 52nd pct

Household income in Blacktown in Blue Mountains +$104 higher in Blacktown gap widening

$1,812 58th pct $1,708 49th pct

Family income in Blacktown in Blue Mountains +$200 higher in Blue Mountains gap widening

$1,994 44th pct $2,194 61st pct

Household income distribution

33.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.5 pts 29.3%

24.6% $650–$1,499 +2.0 pts ▸ 26.7%

14.7% Under $650 +1.7 pts ▸ 16.3%

9.2% $4,000 or more +2.6 pts ▸ 11.8%

11.5% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.6 pts 10.9%

Personal income distribution

41.5% Under $650 ◂ +1.5 pts 40.0%

34.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.0 pts 30.3%

15.2% $1,500–$2,999 +5.3 pts ▸ 20.5%

1.7% $3,000 or more +2.6 pts ▸ 4.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.3% Mental health +5.3 pts ▸ 11.6%

7.4% Other condition +3.4 pts ▸ 10.8%

6.9% Arthritis +3.8 pts ▸ 10.7%

7.0% Asthma +2.7 pts ▸ 9.6%

6.7% Diabetes ◂ +2.1 pts 4.6%

3.6% Heart disease +1.5 pts ▸ 5.1%

2.0% Cancer +1.9 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.5% Lung condition +0.8 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.8% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.6% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

67.8% None ◂ +8.1 pts 59.7%

16.2% One condition +6.9 pts ▸ 23.0%

4.9% Two conditions +2.3 pts ▸ 7.3%

2.8% Three or more +0.9 pts ▸ 3.7%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Blacktown in Blue Mountains +0.5 larger in Blacktown gap steady

2.9 86th pct 2.4 29th pct

Family composition

63.8% Couples with children ◂ +8.0 pts 55.8%

19.0% Couples without children +11.2 pts ▸ 30.3%

15.6% One-parent families ◂ +2.4 pts 13.2%

1.6% Other families ◂ +0.9 pts 0.7%

Household size

27.1% 2 people +9.2 pts ▸ 36.3%

19.6% 1 person +7.7 pts ▸ 27.3%

19.9% 3 people ◂ +5.5 pts 14.4%

19.1% 4 people ◂ +5.3 pts 13.8%

8.5% 5 people ◂ +2.7 pts 5.7%

5.8% 6 or more ◂ +3.4 pts 2.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Blacktown in Blue Mountains +$10 higher in Blue Mountains gap narrowing

$390 64th pct $400 71st pct

Mortgage in Blacktown in Blue Mountains +$167 higher in Blacktown gap narrowing

$2,167 80th pct $2,000 68th pct

People / bedroom in Blacktown in Blue Mountains +0.20 higher in Blacktown gap widening

0.90 86th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

22.6% Owned outright +17.9 pts ▸ 40.4%

40.4% Rented ◂ +22.3 pts 18.2%

34.1% Owned with a mortgage +4.7 pts ▸ 38.8%

1.8% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 1.0%

1.1% Other tenure +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

Types of homes

77.2% Separate house +14.7 pts ▸ 91.9%

12.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +8.0 pts 4.4%

10.2% Flat or apartment ◂ +6.9 pts 3.3%

0.1% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

44.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +2.1 pts 42.7%

24.8% 4 bedrooms +4.3 pts ▸ 29.1%

18.3% 2 bedrooms ◂ +4.0 pts 14.2%

6.9% 5 or more +2.5 pts ▸ 9.4%

3.1% 1 bedroom +0.1 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.4% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

61.5% $350–$549 ◂ +5.0 pts 56.5%

15.9% $200–$349 +6.1 pts ▸ 22.0%

13.1% Under $200 ◂ +5.0 pts 8.1%

5.8% $550–$749 +3.0 pts ▸ 8.8%

0.4% $750 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 1.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.8 pts 39.7%

21.0% $1,000–$1,799 +3.4 pts ▸ 24.4%

18.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 16.9%

10.8% Under $1,000 +3.7 pts ▸ 14.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Blacktown in Blue Mountains +201 more in Blue Mountains

476 87th pct 677 96th pct

Stops/1k in Blacktown in Blue Mountains +4.21 more in Blue Mountains

5.16 62nd pct 9.37 100th pct

Departures/1k in Blacktown in Blue Mountains +919.5 more in Blacktown

1,742.6 77th pct 823.1 42nd pct

PT routes in Blacktown in Blue Mountains even

44 80th pct 44 80th pct

How people get to work

42.5% Car (driver) ◂ +3.0 pts 39.4%

27.3% Worked at home +8.7 pts ▸ 36.0%

3.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.5 pts 2.2%

3.4% Train ◂ +2.1 pts 1.2%

1.0% Walked +0.6 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.2% Bus ◂ +1.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

39.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.2 pts 38.1%

34.5% 2 vehicles +2.8 pts ▸ 37.3%

11.0% 3 vehicles +0.9 pts ▸ 12.0%

9.6% No vehicle ◂ +3.5 pts 6.1%

5.6% 4 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 6.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.6% Health care & social assistance +0.8 pts ▸ 16.4%

6.4% Education & training +8.5 pts ▸ 14.9%

10.1% Retail trade ◂ +2.1 pts 8.0%

9.8% Transport & warehousing ◂ +6.2 pts 3.5%

5.6% Public administration & safety +3.3 pts ▸ 8.9%

6.6% Construction +2.0 pts ▸ 8.6%

7.7% Manufacturing ◂ +3.1 pts 4.6%

6.0% Professional & technical +1.4 pts ▸ 7.4%

5.0% Accommodation & food +1.1 pts ▸ 6.1%

5.2% Finance & insurance ◂ +2.5 pts 2.7%

3.9% Wholesale trade ◂ +1.8 pts 2.1%

3.8% Administrative & support ◂ +1.0 pts 2.8%

Occupations people work in

20.5% Professionals +9.7 pts ▸ 30.2%

14.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.5 pts 12.3%

8.7% Managers +4.7 pts ▸ 13.5%

13.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +9.3 pts 4.1%

11.3% Technicians & trades +1.5 pts ▸ 12.8%

10.7% Community & personal service +1.4 pts ▸ 12.2%

10.3% Labourers ◂ +3.4 pts 6.9%

7.7% Sales workers ◂ +1.0 pts 6.7%

Walkability

Walk score in Blacktown in Blue Mountains +1.4 higher in Blacktown

6.8 70th pct 5.5 47th pct

Types ≤15 min in Blacktown in Blue Mountains +1.5 more in Blacktown

6.7 72nd pct 5.2 46th pct

15-min city in Blacktown in Blue Mountains +30.9 pts higher in Blacktown

90.1% 75th pct 59.2% 41st pct

Walk to shops in Blacktown in Blue Mountains +30.6 pts higher in Blacktown

82.4% 70th pct 51.9% 34th pct

Walk to transit in Blacktown in Blue Mountains +14.0 pts higher in Blacktown

99.6% 85th pct 85.6% 45th pct

Walk to school in Blacktown in Blue Mountains +31.3 pts higher in Blacktown

90.0% 73rd pct 58.6% 31st pct

Walk to a park in Blacktown in Blue Mountains +8.1 pts higher in Blacktown

99.7% 71st pct 91.6% 39th pct

Walk to health in Blacktown in Blue Mountains +17.4 pts higher in Blacktown

63.2% 65th pct 45.8% 47th pct

Amenities/1k in Blacktown in Blue Mountains +21.0 more in Blue Mountains

10.6 15th pct 31.6 98th pct

Intersections/km² in Blacktown in Blue Mountains +240 higher in Blacktown

249 84th pct 9 28th pct

Mean slope in Blacktown in Blue Mountains +5.8 pts higher in Blue Mountains

5.1% 45th pct 11.0% 99th pct

Compare Blacktown with nearby areas

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Compare Blue Mountains with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Blacktown vs Blue Mountains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED10010/blacktown/vs/SED10011/blue-mountains