# Port Stephens vs Wyong — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 72 km apart

Port Stephens and Wyong are two New South Wales areas located about 72 km apart. Wyong is much more walkable and connected, with far more homes within a 15-minute walk of a school (61.0% compared to 42.6% in Port Stephens) and public transport (94.1% compared to 83.7%). Wyong also has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with 10,983 people compared to 4,896 in Port Stephens.

Both areas are very similar in their First Nations community profiles, with a typical age of 22 and typical household incomes around $1,600. While Wyong's walkability score is a little higher (5.1 compared to 4.5), both are described as somewhat walkable. The gaps in accessibility to parks, health services and groceries are all well higher in Wyong, while the difference in First Nations Year 12 completion is only a little higher there.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Port Stephens | Wyong | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 4,896 | 10,983 | 6,087 larger in Wyong |  |
| Median age | 22 yrs | 22 yrs |  |  |
| Year 12 | 32.6% | 34.5% | 1.9 pts higher in Wyong |  |
| Unemployment | 9.4% | 10.6% | 1.2 pts higher in Wyong |  |
| Median income | $582 | $624 | $42 higher in Wyong |  |
| Household income | $1,617 | $1,633 | $16 higher in Wyong |  |
| Indigenous language | 2.8% | 3.1% | 0.3 pts higher in Wyong |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Port Stephens | Wyong | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 4.5 | 5.1 | 0.7 higher in Wyong |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 4.1 | 4.9 | 0.7 more in Wyong |  |
| 15-min city | 47.7% | 55.0% | 7.3 pts higher in Wyong |  |
| Walk to shops | 42.4% | 48.4% | 6.0 pts higher in Wyong |  |
| Walk to transit | 83.7% | 94.1% | 10.4 pts higher in Wyong |  |
| Walk to school | 42.6% | 61.0% | 18.4 pts higher in Wyong |  |
| Walk to a park | 83.3% | 91.3% | 7.9 pts higher in Wyong |  |
| Walk to health | 24.8% | 32.7% | 7.9 pts higher in Wyong |  |
| Intersections/km² | 9 | 20 | 11 higher in Wyong |  |
| Mean slope | 6.3% | 5.4% | 0.9 pts higher in Port Stephens |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE104016/port-stephens/vs/IARE104023/wyong