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Griffith vs Hanwood
Urban Centre comparison ≈ 5.8 km apart · Griffith profile · Hanwood profile
Griffith Hanwood
Griffith and Hanwood (L) are neighbouring areas in New South Wales with very different characters. Griffith is more diverse, with 26.2% of people born overseas and 26.8% using another language at home. It is also more mobile, as 38.6% of its residents moved here in the last five years. In contrast, Hanwood (L) is almost entirely made up of separate houses, and 90.2% of its homes have three or more bedrooms. While Hanwood (L) is more walkable for groceries and schools, Griffith is far higher for those needing health services within a 15-minute walk.
These two areas are very similar when it comes to money and family life. Typical weekly household incomes are nearly the same, and both have similar shares of people in de facto relationships or those without a religion. While the gap in typical resident age has narrowed significantly since 2011, Griffith remains slightly older than Hanwood (L).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 34,992
- First area, 2016: 2,154
- First area, 2021: 20,799
- Second area, 2011: 735
- Second area, 2016: 653
- Second area, 2021: 641
- First area, 2011: 35 yrs
- First area, 2016: 37 yrs
- First area, 2021: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 52 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 67 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 35 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Griffith: 1.0% males, 1.8% females; 85+ in Hanwood: 0.0% males, 0.5% females
- 80–84 in Griffith: 1.2% males, 1.5% females; 80–84 in Hanwood: 2.3% males, 0.6% females
- 75–79 in Griffith: 1.3% males, 1.5% females; 75–79 in Hanwood: 0.8% males, 1.7% females
- 70–74 in Griffith: 1.7% males, 2.0% females; 70–74 in Hanwood: 1.7% males, 0.8% females
- 65–69 in Griffith: 2.2% males, 2.4% females; 65–69 in Hanwood: 2.3% males, 2.3% females
- 60–64 in Griffith: 2.9% males, 2.6% females; 60–64 in Hanwood: 3.3% males, 2.9% females
- 55–59 in Griffith: 2.8% males, 2.9% females; 55–59 in Hanwood: 2.2% males, 2.8% females
- 50–54 in Griffith: 2.9% males, 3.1% females; 50–54 in Hanwood: 2.9% males, 3.6% females
- 45–49 in Griffith: 3.1% males, 3.0% females; 45–49 in Hanwood: 3.6% males, 3.6% females
- 40–44 in Griffith: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 40–44 in Hanwood: 2.9% males, 3.6% females
- 35–39 in Griffith: 3.7% males, 3.4% females; 35–39 in Hanwood: 4.5% males, 3.1% females
- 30–34 in Griffith: 4.1% males, 4.2% females; 30–34 in Hanwood: 4.5% males, 2.9% females
- 25–29 in Griffith: 3.9% males, 3.9% females; 25–29 in Hanwood: 2.9% males, 3.4% females
- 20–24 in Griffith: 3.1% males, 2.8% females; 20–24 in Hanwood: 5.0% males, 2.5% females
- 15–19 in Griffith: 3.0% males, 2.8% females; 15–19 in Hanwood: 4.3% males, 1.9% females
- 10–14 in Griffith: 3.1% males, 3.0% females; 10–14 in Hanwood: 4.5% males, 3.1% females
- 5–9 in Griffith: 3.3% males, 3.2% females; 5–9 in Hanwood: 3.1% males, 3.3% females
- 0–4 in Griffith: 3.4% males, 3.3% females; 0–4 in Hanwood: 3.1% males, 3.7% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $574
- First area, 2016: $676
- First area, 2021: $835
- Second area, 2011: $457
- Second area, 2016: $452
- Second area, 2021: $832
- First area, 2011: $1,132
- First area, 2016: $1,334
- First area, 2021: $1,706
- Second area, 2011: $815
- Second area, 2016: $723
- Second area, 2021: $1,820
- First area, 2011: $1,445
- First area, 2016: $1,581
- First area, 2021: $1,980
- Second area, 2011: $1,050
- Second area, 2016: $812
- Second area, 2021: $1,968
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2011: 1.8
- Second area, 2016: 1.8
- Second area, 2021: 2.8
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $200
- First area, 2021: $300
- Second area, 2016: $277
- Second area, 2021: $300
- First area, 2011: $1,625
- First area, 2016: $1,300
- First area, 2021: $1,500
- Second area, 2011: $1,300
- Second area, 2016: $1,042
- Second area, 2021: $1,452
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Griffith vs Hanwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL112010/griffith/vs/UCL121049/hanwood