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Port Macquarie vs Wauchope

Indigenous Location comparison ≈ 16 km apart · Port Macquarie profile · Wauchope profile

Port Macquarie Wauchope

Port Macquarie and Wauchope are nearby New South Wales towns with very different layouts. Port Macquarie has far more street connectivity and a much higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of public transport (94.8% compared to 68.0% in Wauchope). Wauchope is better for walking to essentials, with far more homes within 15 minutes of health services (76.2%) and groceries (65.5%). Port Macquarie also has a far larger First Nations population, with 2,431 people compared to 716 in Wauchope.

Since 2011, the two areas have tracked closely in several ways. They are both somewhat walkable, with similar terrain slopes and nearly the same share of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. First Nations residents in both towns earn similar typical personal incomes, around $560, and about 4% to 5% of them speak a First Nations language.

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First Nations

First Nations people in Port Macquariein Wauchope +1,715 larger in Port Macquarie
2,431 88th pct 716 69th pct
Median age in Port Macquariein Wauchope +6 yrs older in Port Macquarie
23 yrs 29th pct 17 yrs 0th pct
Year 12 in Port Macquariein Wauchope +6.9 pts higher in Port Macquarie
39.8% 72nd pct 32.9% 53rd pct
Unemployment in Port Macquariein Wauchope +3.1 pts higher in Port Macquarie
8.7% 28th pct 5.6% 12th pct
Median income in Port Macquariein Wauchope +$8 higher in Port Macquarie
$567 60th pct $559 58th pct
Household income in Port Macquariein Wauchope +$19 higher in Port Macquarie
$1,448 60th pct $1,429 59th pct
Indigenous language in Port Macquariein Wauchope +0.8 pts higher in Port Macquarie
4.9% 36th pct 4.1% 29th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Port Macquariein Wauchope +0.3 higher in Port Macquarie
5.8 73rd pct 5.4 69th pct
Types ≤15 min in Port Macquariein Wauchope +0.3 more in Wauchope
5.5 71st pct 5.8 74th pct
15-min city in Port Macquariein Wauchope +5.7 pts higher in Wauchope
61.2% 61st pct 66.9% 66th pct
Walk to shops in Port Macquariein Wauchope +18.8 pts higher in Wauchope
46.7% 45th pct 65.5% 63rd pct
Walk to transit in Port Macquariein Wauchope +26.9 pts higher in Port Macquarie
94.8% 78th pct 68.0% 57th pct
Walk to school in Port Macquariein Wauchope +0.9 pts higher in Port Macquarie
64.1% 50th pct 63.3% 49th pct
Walk to a park in Port Macquariein Wauchope +10.0 pts higher in Port Macquarie
93.4% 61st pct 83.4% 49th pct
Walk to health in Port Macquariein Wauchope +23.4 pts higher in Wauchope
52.8% 64th pct 76.2% 80th pct
Intersections/km² in Port Macquariein Wauchope +39 higher in Port Macquarie
87 75th pct 48 66th pct
Mean slope in Port Macquariein Wauchope +0.8 pts higher in Port Macquarie
6.9% 82nd pct 6.1% 74th pct

Compare Port Macquarie with nearby areas

Wauchope Kempsey Old Burnt - New Burnt Bridge - Greenhill Hastings Kempsey - Surrounds South West Rocks Taree Purfleet

Compare Wauchope with nearby areas

Port Macquarie Hastings Old Burnt - New Burnt Bridge - Greenhill Kempsey Kempsey - Surrounds Taree Purfleet Wingham

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Port Macquarie vs Wauchope [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/iloc/ILOC10401502/port-macquarie/vs/ILOC10401503/wauchope