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Lake Macquarie - East vs Wyong - North-East

Indigenous Location comparison ≈ 31 km apart · Lake Macquarie - East profile · Wyong - North-East profile

Lake Macquarie - East Wyong - North-East

Lake Macquarie - East and Wyong - North-East are nearby New South Wales areas with different layouts. Lake Macquarie - East is more connected, with 64 intersections per square kilometre compared to 38 in Wyong - North-East. This makes it easier to get around on foot, with 74.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school, far higher than the 59.0% in Wyong - North-East. However, Wyong - North-East has a far larger First Nations population, with 6,610 people compared to 3,528 in Lake Macquarie - East.

Both areas share similar access to health services, with about 29% of homes within a 15-minute walk. This accessibility is consistent across both locations, alongside a similar typical age of 22 for First Nations residents. While Lake Macquarie - East has a slightly higher walkability score of 5.2 (somewhat walkable) against 4.8 (somewhat walkable) in Wyong - North-East, both remain broadly similar in the typical income and school completion rates of their First Nations communities.

First Nations

First Nations people in Lake Macquarie - Eastin Wyong - North-East +3,082 larger in Wyong - North-East
3,528 90th pct 6,610 96th pct
22 yrs 21st pct 22 yrs 21st pct
Year 12 in Lake Macquarie - Eastin Wyong - North-East +0.1 pts higher in Lake Macquarie - East
33.9% 56th pct 33.8% 56th pct
Unemployment in Lake Macquarie - Eastin Wyong - North-East +0.8 pts higher in Wyong - North-East
10.6% 41st pct 11.4% 46th pct
Median income in Lake Macquarie - Eastin Wyong - North-East +$76 higher in Wyong - North-East
$548 55th pct $624 72nd pct
Household income in Lake Macquarie - Eastin Wyong - North-East +$57 higher in Wyong - North-East
$1,560 68th pct $1,617 72nd pct
Indigenous language in Lake Macquarie - Eastin Wyong - North-East +1.4 pts higher in Wyong - North-East
2.0% 11th pct 3.4% 23rd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Lake Macquarie - Eastin Wyong - North-East +0.4 higher in Lake Macquarie - East
5.2 66th pct 4.8 60th pct
Types ≤15 min in Lake Macquarie - Eastin Wyong - North-East +0.6 more in Lake Macquarie - East
5.1 63rd pct 4.5 54th pct
15-min city in Lake Macquarie - Eastin Wyong - North-East +9.4 pts higher in Lake Macquarie - East
57.8% 59th pct 48.3% 50th pct
Walk to shops in Lake Macquarie - Eastin Wyong - North-East +4.5 pts higher in Lake Macquarie - East
46.4% 45th pct 42.0% 41st pct
Walk to transit in Lake Macquarie - Eastin Wyong - North-East +3.0 pts higher in Wyong - North-East
92.8% 75th pct 95.8% 80th pct
Walk to school in Lake Macquarie - Eastin Wyong - North-East +15.0 pts higher in Lake Macquarie - East
74.1% 60th pct 59.0% 44th pct
Walk to a park in Lake Macquarie - Eastin Wyong - North-East +2.2 pts higher in Lake Macquarie - East
95.3% 66th pct 93.0% 61st pct
Walk to health in Lake Macquarie - Eastin Wyong - North-East +0.5 pts higher in Wyong - North-East
28.6% 40th pct 29.1% 41st pct
Intersections/km² in Lake Macquarie - Eastin Wyong - North-East +26 higher in Lake Macquarie - East
64 72nd pct 38 63rd pct
Mean slope in Lake Macquarie - Eastin Wyong - North-East +1.9 pts higher in Lake Macquarie - East
6.8% 82nd pct 4.9% 57th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Lake Macquarie - East vs Wyong - North-East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/iloc/ILOC10402201/lake-macquarie-east/vs/ILOC10402301/wyong-north-east