2177, NSW

The population grew by 13% since 2011 to 17,154 people. The typical resident is 38, and while children under 15 make up 18.3% of the community, the proportion of seniors has risen to 15.2%.

Born overseas, 53.4% of residents are from another country, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. The most common ancestries are Vietnamese at 22.5% and Chinese at 13.3%.

Almost 70% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure far above the national average. Vietnamese is the most common non-English language, and 21.0% of residents speak little or no English.

Buddhism is common here at 25.2%, while 46.0% of people identify as Christian. The proportion of people with no religion is far below the national figure at 15.0%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.9%, which is far below the state figure. However, 55.3% of residents have completed Year 12, an increase since 2011.

Typical weekly personal income is $513, which is well below the national figure of $805. Typical weekly household income is $1,571, although the proportion of households earning $3,000 or more a week rose to 18.9%.

People needing help with daily activities are much more common here than in most areas at 8.6%. Conversely, the rate of mental health conditions is among the lowest at this level at 4.7%.

Volunteer rates are among the lowest for this level at 5.4%. Unpaid care for children is also much lower than the national figure, at 20.1%.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 3.3 people per home. One-parent families are very common at 22.6%, well above the national figure of 14.1%.

Separate houses make up 82.6% of dwellings, and 87.9% of homes have three or more bedrooms. Typical weekly rent is $400, which is about the same as the national figure.

Working from home has risen sharply to 23.8% since 2011. While most people drive, the area has a very high number of public transport stops, with 108 in the postcode.

The community is relatively stable, as only 27.7% of people moved in the last five years, which is far below the national average. Recent overseas arrivals make up 7.3% of the population.

Only 44.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. The unemployment rate is 7.8%, a little above the national average.

Overall advantage is low, with the area ranking smaller than about 80% of similar places. The overall advantage score of 902 is below the national average of 1,000.

The area is very walkable, with 100% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and a 15-minute walk of a park. However, access to health services within a 15-minute walk is far below the state average.