Thirlmere

The area is slightly younger than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 37. However, the number of seniors has risen by 12 points since 2011 to 20.1%, while children under 15 make up 20.1% of the population.

The community is overwhelmingly Australian-born at 84.9%, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% for people born overseas. English is the most common ancestry after Australian, at 40.4%.

English is the main language for 89.8% of the community. While the 5.1% who use another language at home is higher than in similar areas, it remains far below the New South Wales average of 26.6%.

About 55.6% of residents identify as Christian. The proportion of people with no religion has risen sharply by 20 points since 2011 to reach 36.2%, though this is still lower than most similar areas.

Education levels are far below the state and national figures, with only 12.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 44.6% of residents.

Typical family incomes of $2,062 a week are much higher than in most similar areas and sit about the same as the state average. High earners are more common here, with 9.5% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly.

A higher number of residents live with a long-term health condition (34.3%) compared to the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also more frequent here, affecting 10.7% of the population.

More people here provide unpaid child care (28.4%) than in most similar areas. However, the proportion of volunteers has fallen by 6.1 points since 2011 to 11.3%.

Families tend to be larger than average, with 2.6 people per home. Over half of all households are couples with children, and the number of people living alone has risen by 9.7 points since 2011.

The area is dominated by separate houses (89.1%), and 80.8% of homes have three or more bedrooms. Monthly mortgage payments are among the highest for this level, typically costing $2,275.

Cars are essential here, as only 0.2% of people commute by public transport. Working from home is very common, with 20.7% of the workforce doing so, a rise of 17 points since 2011.

The community has seen significant movement, with 44.8% of residents moving house in the last five years. This is well above the national figure of 40.7%.

The unemployment rate is 2.8%, which is much lower than most similar areas and below the national average. Many locals work in construction (17.1%) or health care and social assistance (14.1%).

The area is somewhat walkable, with 72.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services, which is far above the state average. However, only 65% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school.