Charlestown vs Hillsborough

Population, income, rent and housing for Charlestown, NSW and Hillsborough, NSW, side by side.

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021, Suburb and Locality (SAL) level.

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Key figures

Charlestown on the left, Hillsborough on the right. Ranks are among all Australian suburbs, with 1 the highest.

13,601 Rank 339
Population
641 Rank 4,645
$880/wk Rank 2,378
Median Weekly Income
$828/wk Rank 3,126
$400/wk Rank 1,854
Median Weekly Rent
$420/wk Rank 1,513
38 years
Median Age
40 years
$2,000/mo
Monthly Mortgage
$1,950/mo
$1,839/wk
Household Income
$1,970/wk
$2,255/wk
Family Income
$2,309/wk
2.5 people
Household Size
2.7 people

Rent affordability

Median rent as a share of median household income. Under 25% is affordable, 25% to 35% is moderate stress, over 35% is rent stress.

Charlestown

21.8%
Under 25%: affordable

Hillsborough

21.3%
Under 25%: affordable

Demographics

Charlestown

Male 49.0% Female 51.0%
Density: 1912 people/km²

Hillsborough

Male 50.0% Female 50.0%
Density: 437 people/km²

Side by side

Each pair of bars is scaled to the larger of the two values.

Summary

Higher median income Charlestown
Lower median rent Charlestown
Larger population Charlestown
Lower rent share of income Hillsborough

Suburb profiles

Data: ABS Census 2021, Suburb and Locality (SAL) level.