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Lemon Tree Passage vs Salt Ash

Urban Centre comparison ≈ 13 km apart · Lemon Tree Passage profile · Salt Ash profile

Lemon Tree Passage Salt Ash

Lemon Tree Passage and Salt Ash (L) are nearby New South Wales areas with very different layouts. Lemon Tree Passage is more walkable, with 99% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and far more street intersections. It also has a more mobile and older population; 37.9% of residents moved there in the last five years, and the typical person is 52. In contrast, Salt Ash (L) is more car-dependent, where the typical income is well higher at $1,461 a week compared to $1,070 in Lemon Tree Passage.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people working from home. They also share similar proportions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents and people who speak little or no English. While they have some common ground, the gap in typical income has widened since 2011. Similarly, the difference in age has shifted, with residents in Lemon Tree Passage now noticeably older than those in Salt Ash (L).

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Where they differ most

PT commute: 1.1 pts higher in Salt Ash Population: 1,577 larger in Lemon Tree Passage Renting: 13.8 pts higher in Lemon Tree Passage Recent movers: 13.7 pts higher in Lemon Tree Passage Separate houses: 9.8 pts higher in Salt Ash

Demographics & Identity

Population in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +1,577 larger in Lemon Tree Passage gap narrowing
2,680 76th pct 1,103 58th pct
Median age in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +6 yrs older in Lemon Tree Passage gap widening
52 yrs 74th pct 46 yrs 54th pct
First Nations in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +0.5 pts higher in Salt Ash gap steady
6.4% 64th pct 6.9% 67th pct
Aged 65+ in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +8.3 pts higher in Lemon Tree Passage gap widening
29.4% 74th pct 21.1% 46th pct
Under 15 in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +2.0 pts higher in Salt Ash gap steady
15.3% 31st pct 17.2% 46th pct
De facto in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +0.3 pts higher in Salt Ash gap narrowing
13.5% 55th pct 13.7% 58th pct

Age structure

29.1% Older adults (45–64) +2.2 pts ▸ 31.3%
29.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +8.3 pts 21.1%
17.1% Young adults (25–44) +1.8 pts ▸ 18.9%
15.3% Children (0–14) +2.0 pts ▸ 17.2%
8.5% Youth (15–24) +3.8 pts ▸ 12.3%

Marital status

45.5% Married +1.9 pts ▸ 47.5%
30.2% Never married +3.0 pts ▸ 33.2%
13.9% Divorced ◂ +3.4 pts 10.5%
6.2% Widowed ◂ +0.6 pts 5.6%
4.4% Separated ◂ +0.9 pts 3.5%

Age & sex structure

Lemon Tree Passage Salt Ash

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +3.1 pts higher in Lemon Tree Passage gap widening
11.7% 56th pct 8.6% 34th pct

Country of birth

82.4% Australia +2.3 pts ▸ 84.7%
4.4% England ◂ +1.1 pts 3.4%
1.3% New Zealand ◂ +0.8 pts 0.5%
0.3% Philippines +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.3% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.3% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.1% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% India even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

46.3% English ◂ +3.4 pts 42.9%
39.1% Australian +4.8 pts ▸ 43.9%
11.7% Irish ◂ +2.2 pts 9.5%
11.4% Scottish ◂ +2.7 pts 8.7%
4.9% German ◂ +0.9 pts 4.0%
2.1% Italian ◂ +0.8 pts 1.4%
1.6% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 1.5%
0.4% Chinese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.6% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.6% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.1% Indian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +1.7 pts higher in Lemon Tree Passage gap steady
4.1% 57th pct 2.4% 29th pct
Limited English in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +0.5 pts higher in Salt Ash gap steady
0.1% 47th pct 0.6% 72nd pct

Language used at home

89.9% English only +0.6 pts ▸ 90.5%
0.3% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.3% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.2% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.2% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 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%

Religion

No religion in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +5.7 pts higher in Lemon Tree Passage gap narrowing
42.0% 48th pct 36.3% 28th pct

Religious affiliation

50.0% Christianity +1.6 pts ▸ 51.7%
42.0% No religion ◂ +5.7 pts 36.3%
6.8% Not stated +2.8 pts ▸ 9.5%
0.6% Buddhism +1.0 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.0% Islam +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.3% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +3.8 pts higher in Lemon Tree Passage gap narrowing
32.0% 28th pct 28.2% 15th pct
Bachelor+ in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +1.5 pts higher in Lemon Tree Passage gap narrowing
10.2% 42nd pct 8.7% 30th pct

Highest year of school

38.8% Year 10 +0.4 pts ▸ 39.2%
32.0% Year 12 ◂ +3.8 pts 28.2%
13.5% Year 9 or below +2.6 pts ▸ 16.1%
7.9% Year 11 ◂ +0.6 pts 7.3%

Highest qualification level

43.9% Certificate III / IV +5.3 pts ▸ 49.2%
14.7% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.1 pts 12.6%
11.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.2 pts 11.7%
2.6% Certificate I / II +0.7 pts ▸ 3.3%
2.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.3 pts 1.5%
2.4% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.2 pts 1.3%

Field of qualification

20.7% Engineering & related +5.2 pts ▸ 25.9%
15.8% Management & commerce ◂ +3.6 pts 12.2%
10.9% Society & culture ◂ +5.3 pts 5.6%
9.4% Health ◂ +0.1 pts 9.3%
7.5% Architecture & building +1.0 pts ▸ 8.6%
5.5% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.2 pts ▸ 6.7%
6.4% Education ◂ +2.1 pts 4.4%
2.1% Agriculture & environment +1.0 pts ▸ 3.1%
2.3% Creative arts +0.3 pts ▸ 2.6%
1.5% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%
1.3% Information technology ◂ +0.6 pts 0.7%

Income

Personal income in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +$78 higher in Salt Ash gap narrowing
$532 23rd pct $610 39th pct
Household income in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +$391 higher in Salt Ash gap widening
$1,070 31st pct $1,461 64th pct
Family income in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +$389 higher in Salt Ash gap widening
$1,316 27th pct $1,705 58th pct
High earners in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +0.2 pts higher in Lemon Tree Passage gap steady
6.1% 48th pct 5.9% 46th pct
High-income homes in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +6.9 pts higher in Salt Ash gap widening
8.8% 40th pct 15.7% 70th pct

Household income distribution

36.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +9.0 pts 27.7%
22.9% $1,500–$2,999 +2.4 pts ▸ 25.3%
24.5% Under $650 ◂ +8.3 pts 16.2%
4.8% $3,000–$3,999 +5.8 pts ▸ 10.6%
4.0% $4,000 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 5.1%

Personal income distribution

54.1% Under $650 ◂ +6.3 pts 47.8%
25.6% $650–$1,499 +3.4 pts ▸ 29.1%
10.8% $1,500–$2,999 +1.7 pts ▸ 12.5%
1.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +9.4 pts higher in Lemon Tree Passage
42.6% 90th pct 33.2% 51st pct
Mental health in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +3.5 pts higher in Lemon Tree Passage
14.1% 91st pct 10.6% 60th pct
Needs assistance in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +1.4 pts higher in Lemon Tree Passage gap narrowing
8.1% 71st pct 6.6% 54th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

18.6% Arthritis ◂ +4.7 pts 13.9%
14.1% Mental health ◂ +3.5 pts 10.6%
11.0% Asthma ◂ +0.9 pts 10.1%
10.1% Other condition ◂ +1.4 pts 8.7%
8.4% Diabetes ◂ +3.5 pts 4.9%
7.4% Heart disease ◂ +3.5 pts 3.9%
4.9% Cancer ◂ +1.2 pts 3.7%
3.7% Lung condition ◂ +2.0 pts 1.6%
1.8% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 1.5%
1.0% Dementia ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

48.6% None +8.1 pts ▸ 56.8%
24.0% One condition ◂ +2.5 pts 21.5%
11.2% Two conditions ◂ +4.3 pts 6.9%
7.3% Three or more ◂ +2.7 pts 4.6%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +1.6 pts higher in Lemon Tree Passage gap narrowing
13.3% 25th pct 11.7% 16th pct
Unpaid carers in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +1.7 pts higher in Salt Ash gap widening
13.5% 55th pct 15.2% 79th pct
Unpaid child care in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +4.3 pts higher in Salt Ash gap widening
21.6% 35th pct 25.9% 58th pct
Defence service in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +1.8 pts higher in Lemon Tree Passage
6.6% 90th pct 4.8% 76th pct
Housework 15h+ in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +3.8 pts higher in Salt Ash gap widening
24.4% 54th pct 28.2% 82nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +0.4 larger in Salt Ash gap widening
2.3 43rd pct 2.7 76th pct
One-parent in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +4.5 pts higher in Lemon Tree Passage gap narrowing
18.6% 71st pct 14.1% 44th pct
Living alone in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +9.7 pts higher in Lemon Tree Passage gap narrowing
28.9% 49th pct 19.1% 21st pct

Family composition

40.8% Couples with children +14.7 pts ▸ 55.4%
39.7% Couples without children ◂ +10.1 pts 29.6%
18.6% One-parent families ◂ +4.5 pts 14.1%
0.8% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Household size

43.4% 2 people ◂ +5.6 pts 37.8%
28.9% 1 person ◂ +9.7 pts 19.1%
12.7% 3 people +5.1 pts ▸ 17.8%
8.1% 4 people +1.5 pts ▸ 9.6%
3.7% 5 people +3.2 pts ▸ 6.9%
3.1% 6 or more +3.6 pts ▸ 6.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +$55 higher in Lemon Tree Passage gap steady
$365 79th pct $310 63rd pct
Mortgage in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +$350 higher in Salt Ash gap widening
$1,600 69th pct $1,950 87th pct
People / bedroom in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +0.10 higher in Salt Ash gap widening
0.70 14th pct 0.80 57th pct
Renting in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +13.8 pts higher in Lemon Tree Passage gap steady
25.8% 63rd pct 12.0% 19th pct
Owned outright in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +2.9 pts higher in Lemon Tree Passage gap narrowing
43.6% 63rd pct 40.7% 54th pct
Separate houses in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +9.8 pts higher in Salt Ash gap widening
87.8% 26th pct 97.6% 73rd pct
3+ bedrooms in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +4.0 pts higher in Salt Ash gap narrowing
83.5% 71st pct 87.5% 81st pct

How homes are owned or rented

43.6% Owned outright ◂ +2.9 pts 40.7%
28.1% Owned with a mortgage +15.3 pts ▸ 43.4%
25.8% Rented ◂ +13.8 pts 12.0%
1.6% Not stated +0.8 pts ▸ 2.4%
1.5% Other tenure +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

Types of homes

87.8% Separate house +9.8 pts ▸ 97.6%
9.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +6.8 pts 2.4%
1.6% Other dwelling ◂ +1.6 pts 0.0%
1.4% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

52.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +13.2 pts 39.4%
26.5% 4 bedrooms +5.9 pts ▸ 32.4%
4.4% 5 or more +11.3 pts ▸ 15.7%
13.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +7.1 pts 6.4%
1.9% 1 bedroom +0.8 pts ▸ 2.7%
0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

57.7% $350–$549 ◂ +26.6 pts 31.1%
31.3% $200–$349 ◂ +2.4 pts 28.9%
2.8% $550–$749 +3.8 pts ▸ 6.7%
6.0% Under $200 ◂ +6.0 pts 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

30.1% $1,800–$2,999 +13.5 pts ▸ 43.6%
34.3% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +10.4 pts 23.9%
22.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +9.4 pts 12.9%
6.1% $3,000 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 8.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +1.5 pts higher in Lemon Tree Passage gap narrowing
2.8% 39th pct 1.4% 25th pct
Work from home in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +0.3 pts higher in Salt Ash gap narrowing
16.3% 84th pct 16.6% 85th pct
PT commute in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +1.1 pts higher in Salt Ash gap widening
0.0% 0th pct 1.1% 77th pct

How people get to work

62.2% Car (driver) ◂ +5.4 pts 56.8%
16.3% Worked at home +0.3 pts ▸ 16.6%
3.0% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.7 pts 2.4%
1.9% Walked +0.4 pts ▸ 2.4%
0.0% Bus +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

40.3% 1 vehicle ◂ +18.7 pts 21.6%
39.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +5.4 pts 33.9%
11.6% 3 vehicles +12.1 pts ▸ 23.8%
5.8% 4 or more +13.6 pts ▸ 19.4%
2.8% No vehicle ◂ +1.5 pts 1.4%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +13.7 pts higher in Lemon Tree Passage gap widening
37.9% 64th pct 24.1% 12th pct
Recent arrivals in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +2.0 pts higher in Lemon Tree Passage gap narrowing
5.1% 51st pct 3.2% 42nd pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +0.3 pts higher in Salt Ash gap steady
6.5% 72nd pct 6.8% 74th pct
Participation in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +11.3 pts higher in Salt Ash gap steady
43.6% 24th pct 54.8% 55th pct
Full-time in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +1.1 pts higher in Lemon Tree Passage gap narrowing
53.3% 35th pct 52.3% 29th pct

Industries people work in

16.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.5 pts 14.0%
11.5% Construction +2.7 pts ▸ 14.2%
12.0% Retail trade ◂ +4.2 pts 7.7%
7.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.6 pts 6.7%
7.2% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.6 pts 6.7%
7.0% Manufacturing ◂ +0.3 pts 6.7%
5.5% Transport & warehousing +1.4 pts ▸ 6.9%
4.3% Education & training +2.1 pts ▸ 6.5%
4.0% Other services +1.8 pts ▸ 5.8%
5.0% Administrative & support +0.4 pts ▸ 5.4%
5.2% Professional & technical ◂ +1.3 pts 3.9%
1.8% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +0.7 pts ▸ 2.6%

Occupations people work in

19.4% Technicians & trades +2.5 pts ▸ 21.9%
14.8% Community & personal service ◂ +2.5 pts 12.3%
12.2% Labourers ◂ +0.8 pts 11.4%
12.1% Professionals even 12.0%
10.9% Clerical & administrative +0.5 pts ▸ 11.4%
10.6% Managers +0.2 pts ▸ 10.8%
9.2% Sales workers +0.1 pts ▸ 9.2%
8.0% Machinery operators & drivers +0.8 pts ▸ 8.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +1.8 higher in Lemon Tree Passage
4.2 49th pct 2.5 25th pct
Types ≤15 min in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +2.2 more in Lemon Tree Passage
4.4 46th pct 2.2 20th pct
15-min city in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +53.2 pts higher in Lemon Tree Passage
70.3% 59th pct 17.1% 33rd pct
Walk to shops in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +25.9 pts higher in Salt Ash
0.0% 0th pct 25.9% 36th pct
Walk to transit in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +20.0 pts higher in Lemon Tree Passage
99.1% 99th pct 79.1% 70th pct
Walk to school in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +24.0 pts higher in Salt Ash
0.0% 0th pct 24.0% 24th pct
Walk to a park in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +43.8 pts higher in Lemon Tree Passage
99.0% 80th pct 55.2% 19th pct
Walk to health in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +27.4 more in Salt Ash
11.6 28th pct 39.0 82nd pct
Intersections/km² in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +71 higher in Lemon Tree Passage
76 87th pct 6 7th pct
Mean slope in Lemon Tree Passagein Salt Ash +3.3 pts higher in Lemon Tree Passage
7.4% 80th pct 4.1% 42nd pct

Compare Lemon Tree Passage with nearby areas

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Compare Salt Ash with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Lemon Tree Passage vs Salt Ash [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL115097/lemon-tree-passage/vs/UCL121101/salt-ash