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Lake Macquarie vs Northern Beaches

Indigenous Area comparison ≈ 76 km apart · Lake Macquarie profile · Northern Beaches profile

Lake Macquarie Northern Beaches

Lake Macquarie and Northern Beaches are both large New South Wales areas with very different layouts. Northern Beaches is very walkable, while Lake Macquarie is only somewhat walkable. This is clear in the local access to essentials; Northern Beaches has a far higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services (76.1% compared to 33.4%) and groceries (85.8% compared to 45.1%). Lake Macquarie has a far larger First Nations population, with 11,527 people compared to 1,706 in Northern Beaches.

These two areas have seen their gaps in accessibility and walkability remain significant since 2011. Both areas are well-connected to public transport, though this is well higher in Northern Beaches where 95.9% of homes are within a 10-minute walk. In Lake Macquarie, First Nations residents have a typical personal income of $609, which is higher than most areas, while Northern Beaches is among the highest at $949.

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First Nations

First Nations people in Lake Macquariein Northern Beaches +9,821 larger in Lake Macquarie
11,527 92nd pct 1,706 67th pct
Median age in Lake Macquariein Northern Beaches +5 yrs older in Northern Beaches
22 yrs 14th pct 27 yrs 71st pct
Year 12 in Lake Macquariein Northern Beaches +26.5 pts higher in Northern Beaches
36.2% 62nd pct 62.6% 100th pct
Unemployment in Lake Macquariein Northern Beaches +3.4 pts higher in Lake Macquarie
9.6% 28th pct 6.2% 6th pct
Median income in Lake Macquariein Northern Beaches +$340 higher in Northern Beaches
$609 71st pct $949 96th pct
Household income in Lake Macquariein Northern Beaches +$970 higher in Northern Beaches
$1,754 81st pct $2,724 100th pct
Indigenous language in Lake Macquariein Northern Beaches +2.4 pts higher in Northern Beaches
3.4% 23rd pct 5.8% 45th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Lake Macquariein Northern Beaches +2.5 higher in Northern Beaches
5.0 71st pct 7.5 93rd pct
Types ≤15 min in Lake Macquariein Northern Beaches +2.1 more in Northern Beaches
4.9 72nd pct 7.0 92nd pct
15-min city in Lake Macquariein Northern Beaches +34.6 pts higher in Northern Beaches
53.8% 60th pct 88.4% 89th pct
Walk to shops in Lake Macquariein Northern Beaches +40.7 pts higher in Northern Beaches
45.1% 44th pct 85.8% 87th pct
Walk to transit in Lake Macquariein Northern Beaches +6.7 pts higher in Northern Beaches
89.2% 80th pct 95.9% 86th pct
Walk to school in Lake Macquariein Northern Beaches +20.9 pts higher in Northern Beaches
68.4% 63rd pct 89.3% 84th pct
Walk to a park in Lake Macquariein Northern Beaches +9.5 pts higher in Northern Beaches
88.9% 67th pct 98.4% 87th pct
Walk to health in Lake Macquariein Northern Beaches +42.6 pts higher in Northern Beaches
33.4% 41st pct 76.1% 86th pct
Intersections/km² in Lake Macquariein Northern Beaches +44 higher in Northern Beaches
34 73rd pct 78 79th pct
Mean slope in Lake Macquariein Northern Beaches +1.9 pts higher in Northern Beaches
7.8% 87th pct 9.7% 95th pct

Compare Lake Macquarie with nearby areas

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Compare Northern Beaches with nearby areas

Sydney - Lower North Hornsby - Ku-ring-gai Hunters Hill - Ryde Leichhardt Woollahra - Waverley Sydney - City Marrickville Sydney - Inner West

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Lake Macquarie vs Northern Beaches [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE104022/lake-macquarie/vs/IARE107020/northern-beaches