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102170 People Place and Social Difference PEOPLE, PLACE AND SOCIAL DIFFERENCE (102170) ASSIGNMENT 1

Student Number: PART I: Choose two Sydney suburbs that are located in different geographical regions of Sydney. For example, Penrith (in Outer Western Sydney) and Manly (in Northern Sydney). 1. What is the name of the first suburb you have chosen?

Parra

2. Use the Map of Sydney Regions to identify the region of Sydney (in the Assignment 1 folder on vUWS) to name the geographic region of Sydney in which this suburb is located e.g. ‘Outer Western Sydney’

Central Western Sydney

3. What is the name of the second suburb you have chosen?

Narrabeen

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Your comparison suburb MUST be located in a different region to the region the first suburb you have chosen is located in. For example, if the first suburb you have chosen is Penrith (in Outer Western Sydney), you might choose to compare it to Manly (in the Northern Beaches). You cannot choose Mount Druitt, which is another suburb located in Outer Western Sydney.

4. Use the Map of Sydney Regions to identify the region of Sydney (in the Assignment 1 folder on vUWS) to name the geographic region of Sydney in which this suburb is located. e.g. ‘Northern Beaches’

Northern Beaches

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Again, your comparison suburb MUST be located in a different region to the region the first suburb you have chosen is located in. For example, if the first suburb you have chosen is Penrith (in Outer Western Sydney), you might choose to compare it to Manly (in the Northern Beaches). You cannot choose Mount Druitt, which is another suburb located in Outer Western Sydney.

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PART II: DESCRIPTION OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC DIFFERENCES

In 2016, the household income of Parramatta SSC was greater than the household income of Narrabeen SSC. This can be seen through table 1, It is evident there is a large median discrepancy between Parramatta SSC and Narrabeen SSC household income. Parramatta SSC median household income, 1779, was $197 greater than Narrabeens’ SSC average household income which was 1582.

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Narrabeens’ median weekly rent and median monthly repayments are both more costly by $100.00(Rent) and $111(Mortgage). For Parramatta, median weekly rent was $415 along with the median monthly repayment of $2200. The Median weekly rent for Narrabeen was $515 and the median monthly mortgage repayments were $2311.

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Unemployment

There was a big difference of unemployment rates between Parramatta SSC and Narrabeen. In 2016, The Parramatta Census reordered 7.3% unemployment and when compared to Narrabeen’s unemployment it was substantially higher with Narrabeen’s rate at 2.7%.

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Occupation During 2016 it was recorded that 38.5% of the people In Parramatta SSC worker 40 or more hours per week, 30.1% worked 35 – 39 hours per week, 9.8% worked 25-34 hours per week, 8.8% worked 16-24 hours per week and 7.5% worked 1-15 hours per week.

In Narrabeen During 2016 there was a completely different % per hours worked in a week. 51.6% worked 40 or more hours per week, 15% worked 35-39 hours per week, 9.7% worked 25-34 hours per week, there was one similarity which both Parramatta SSC and Narrabeen SSC both had a 8.8% rate that worked 16-24 hours per week, lastly 9.9% worked 1-15 hours per week in Narrabeen.

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PART III: EXPLANATION OF REASONS FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC DIFFERENCES

Socio-economic status is the family or individual standing of a social class which is mostly determined through a person’s education, work, and income. Throughout the world there is seen to be diverse range of socio-economic status, this is mostly dependent on a country’s status and or their governments distribution of funds as explained by (Wiesel, Buckle and Liu, 2020) public spending is largely seen in disadvantaged areas that are further away from the Sydney CBD which has displayed a deficiency concerning “transport, roads, healthcare and education”. With uneven distribution of funding suburbs around Sydney are prone to socio-spatial polarisation which is displayed through the comparison tables in the appendix.

Through socio-spatial polarisation over the past decade it is evident through the 2016 census that there is a significant reduction of household income within suburbs around the Sydney CBD. Within Parramatta, the 2016 census revealed that the median household income was 1779 this was $179 greater than Narrabeens’ median household income. It can be seen through table 11 in the appendix, household income within Parramatta SSC below $650 gross weekly income has a 15.1% figure compared to Narrabeen SSC less than $650 gross weekly income that had a 17.9% figure. However, it is also seen that Narrabeen’s gross weekly income greater than $3,000 has a 20.3% rate in comparison to Parramatta’s SSC gross weekly income greater than $3,000 which is at 18.3%. These figures display a socio-spatial polarisation between each suburb, these two suburbs can be used as examples between other disadvantaged Sydney suburbs. This difference is due to a lack of physical facilities,

institutional support and social networks that provide access to education, jobs and other valued opportunities as explored by (Redmond and Skattebol, 2020).

Unemployment is also seen to be significantly different between Parramatta SSC and Narrabeen SSC, in 2016 Parramatta Census reordered 7.3% unemployment and when compared to Narrabeen’s unemployment it was substantially higher with Narrabeen’s rate at 2.7%. There are many possible

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102170 People Place and Social Difference reasons these Parramatta SSC has shown a greater percentage compared to Narrabeen unemployment rates, one main example would be due to an insignificant opportunity structure in Parramatta SSC. This also can be supported by the fact that 62.1% of Parramatta’s population are from an ethnic background, and their families immigrated from other disadvantaged countries and opportunity structures. In comparison, 69.9% of Narrabeen’s population are Australian with the closest cultural peoples at 2.3% of Narrabeens population. With migrant figures rising in Australia, migrants find it tough to “afford gateway suburbs due to increasingly unaffordable housing, reduced employment opportunities in low-skilled jobs and the erosion of government support for newly arrived immigrants”. (Easthope and Stone, 2020) Due to increasing unaffordability, migrants are already placed at a disadvantage as they enter Australia leading to an increasing figure of unemployment in disadvantaged suburbs.

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102170 People Place and Social Difference Reference List

1. Easthope, H. and Stone, W., 2020. New To Australia? Good Luck! Migrants Can No Longer Afford 'Gateway' Suburbs. [online] The Conversation. Available at: [Accessed 28 August 2020]. 2. Redmond, G. and Skattebol, J., 2020. Young Australians' Prospects Still Come Down To Where They Grow Up. [online] The Conversation. Available at: [Accessed 28 August 2020]. 3. Wiesel, I., Buckle, C. and Liu, F., 2020. Melbourne Shows Up Sydney In Funding The Most Disadvantaged Suburbs. [online] The Conversation. Available at: [Accessed 28 August 2020].

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Appendix ABS QuickStat Suburb Comparison Tables, 2016 Census

Table 1: QuickStats Summary Statistics, 2016 Census (ABS) Parramatta Number (n)

Summary Statistics People

Narrabeen Number (n) 5590

Male

8207

2850.90

3898.325

2739.1 35

4308.675 45

1442

2061

1.8

1.6

Female Median age Families Average children per family (for families with children) Average children per family (for families) Private dwellings

1

0.4

1880

4082

Average people per household

3.1

2

1779 2200

1582 2311

Median weekly rent

415

515

Average motor vehicles per dwelling

1.6

1.4

Median weekly household income Median monthly mortgage repayments

PEOPLE — DEMOGRAPHICS AND EDUCATION

Table 2: Level of highest educational attainment, 2016 Census (ABS) Parramatta

Type of Education Institution

Narrabeen

Percentage %

Bachelor Degree level and above

Percentage %

35.1

24.8

Advanced Diploma and Diploma

8.5

12.0

Certificate level IV Certificate level III

1.6 7.4

3.1 11.9

15.6

13.6

Year 12 Year 11

3.2

2.5

Year 10

8.2

8.6

Certificate level II Certificate level I

0.0 0.1

0.0 0.0

Year 9 or below

9.1

5.6

No educational attainment

1.3

0.1

Not stated

7.2

13.3

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PEOPLE — CULTURAL AND LANGUAGE DIVERSITY

Table 3: Country of birth, 2016 Census (ABS) Narrabeen Country

Percentage %

Australia

Country

37.9

Percentage %

Australia

Other Top Responses

69.9 Other Top Responses

1

India

26.9

England

7.0

2

Sri Lanka

10.6

New Zealand

2.3

3

Malta

2.5

Brazil

1.8

4 5

China Phillippines

2.2 1.4

South Africa Germany

1.0 0.9

Table 4: Birthplace of parents, stated responses, 2016 Census (ABS) Birthplace of parents

Parramatta

Narrabeen

Percentage %

Percentage %

Both parents born overseas

77.1

28.1

Father only born overseas Mother only born overseas

2.6 1.9

8.6 6.9

13.8

46.5

Both parents born in Australia

Table 5: Religious Affiliation, 2016 Census (ABS) Parramatta

Narrabeen

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Percentage %

1

Religion

Percentage %

No Religion, so Hinduism

42.5

31.4 described

2

Catholic

3

No Religion, so

19.8

Catholic

23.7

8.5

Anglican

20.1

described 4

Not Stated

6.3

Not Stated

9.7

5

Anglican

5.0

Uniting Church

3.1

Table 6: Language, top responses (other than English), 2016 Census (ABS) Parramatta Language 1 2

Narrabeen Language

Percentage %

Tamil Gujarati

18.3 9.4

Percentage %

Portuguese German

2.0 0.9

3

Hindi

6.4

Spanish

0.7

4

Telugu

4.4

Italian

0.6

5

Maltese

2.5

English only spoken at home Households where a non-

30.0

French

0.5

English only spoken at home Households where a non-

82.6

65.2 English language is spoken

12.3 English language is spoken

PEOPLE – EMPLOYMENT

Table 7: Employment status, 2016 Census (ABS) Employment Status

Parramatta Percentage %

Worked full-time Worked part-time

Narrabeen Percentage % 63.6 24.0

64.9 27.6

Away from work

5.1

4.7

Unemployed

7.3

2.7

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Table 8: Employment – hours worked, 2016 Census (ABS) Parramatta Percentage %

Hours Worked

Narrabeen Percentage %

1-15 hours per week

7.5

9.9

16-24 hours per week

8.8

8.8

25-34 hours per week

9.8

9.7

30.1 38.5

15.0 51.6

35-39 hours per week 40 hours or more per week

Table 9: Occupation, 2016 Census (ABS) Parramatta Occupation 1

Professionals

2

Clerical and Administrative

Narrabeen Occupation

Percentage % 28.5

Percentage %

Professionals

26.7

Managers

15.8

7.2

Workers 3

Technicians and Trade

11.8

Technicians and Trade 15.6

Workers 4

Workers 9.9

Clerical and Administrative

Managers

14.0 Workers

5

7.9

Community and Personal

Labourers

10.0 Service Workers

6

Community and Personal

7.9 Sales Workers

8.1

Labourers

5.2

Service Workers 7

Machinery Operators and

7.5

Drivers 8

6.6

Machinery Operators and

Sales Workers

2.9 Drivers

Table 10: Median weekly incomes, 2016 Census (ABS) Income Category

Parramatta

Narrabeen

Amount ($)

Personal

Amount ($) 676

10

941

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1934 1779

2241 1582

DWELLINGS — HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION

Table 11: Household income, 2016 Census (ABS) Parramatta Percentage %

Household Income

Narrabeen Percentage %

Less than $650 gross weekly income

15.1

17.9

More than $3,000 gross weekly income

18.3

20.3

DWELLINGS — MORTGAGE & RENT

Table 12: Rent weekly payments, 2016 Census (ABS) Rent Weekly Payments

Parramatta

Narrabeen

Amount ($)

Amount ($)

Median rent

415 Percentage (%)

515 Percentage (%)

Households where rent payments are less than 89.9

83.9

10.1

16.1

30% of household income Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income

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102170 People Place and Social Difference Table 13: Mortgage monthly repayments, 2016 Census (ABS) Parramatta Amount ($)

Monthly Mortgage Payments Median mortgage repayments

Narrabeen Amount ($) 2200

Percentage (%)

2311 Percentage (%)

Households where mortgage repayments are 88.9

94.0

11.1

6.0

less than 30% of household income Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income

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