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Bellingen vs Port Macquarie-Hastings
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 114 km apart · Bellingen profile · Port Macquarie-Hastings profile
Bellingen Port Macquarie-Hastings
Port Macquarie-Hastings and Bellingen are both regional New South Wales areas, but they differ in layout and lifestyle. Port Macquarie-Hastings is more urbanised, with far more public transport departures and a higher share of homes within a 10-minute walk of a stop (68.2% compared to 44.2%). Bellingen is more rural and academic, with a higher share of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher (22.2% versus 17.0%) and a much higher proportion of people with no religion (51.9% compared to 38.2%).
Some of these gaps are shifting, such as the share of separate houses, which is far higher in Bellingen and has widened to 91.1% since 2011. Despite this, the two areas share many similarities, including very similar proportions of children under 15 and people born overseas. They also track closely on typical household incomes, both sitting near a similar weekly figure.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 12,518
- First area, 2016: 12,668
- First area, 2021: 13,253
- Second area, 2011: 72,696
- Second area, 2016: 78,539
- Second area, 2021: 86,762
- First area, 2011: 46 yrs
- First area, 2016: 49 yrs
- First area, 2021: 50 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 47 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 49 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Bellingen: 1.2% males, 1.8% females; 85+ in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 1.6% males, 2.4% females
- 80–84 in Bellingen: 1.4% males, 1.7% females; 80–84 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 1.8% males, 2.1% females
- 75–79 in Bellingen: 2.5% males, 2.4% females; 75–79 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.9% males, 3.2% females
- 70–74 in Bellingen: 3.7% males, 3.4% females; 70–74 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 3.8% males, 4.0% females
- 65–69 in Bellingen: 4.4% males, 4.3% females; 65–69 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 3.6% males, 3.9% females
- 60–64 in Bellingen: 4.3% males, 4.8% females; 60–64 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 3.3% males, 4.0% females
- 55–59 in Bellingen: 3.6% males, 4.4% females; 55–59 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 3.1% males, 3.5% females
- 50–54 in Bellingen: 3.1% males, 3.8% females; 50–54 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.9% males, 3.3% females
- 45–49 in Bellingen: 2.9% males, 3.5% females; 45–49 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.8% males, 3.1% females
- 40–44 in Bellingen: 2.4% males, 2.6% females; 40–44 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.4% males, 2.6% females
- 35–39 in Bellingen: 2.3% males, 2.6% females; 35–39 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.3% males, 2.6% females
- 30–34 in Bellingen: 2.3% males, 2.4% females; 30–34 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.1% males, 2.4% females
- 25–29 in Bellingen: 1.6% males, 1.6% females; 25–29 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.1% males, 2.2% females
- 20–24 in Bellingen: 1.6% males, 1.4% females; 20–24 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.2% males, 2.3% females
- 15–19 in Bellingen: 2.7% males, 2.6% females; 15–19 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.9% males, 2.8% females
- 10–14 in Bellingen: 3.5% males, 3.4% females; 10–14 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Bellingen: 2.9% males, 2.8% females; 5–9 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.7% males, 2.7% females
- 0–4 in Bellingen: 2.1% males, 2.0% females; 0–4 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.3% males, 2.1% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $416
- First area, 2016: $515
- First area, 2021: $613
- Second area, 2011: $447
- Second area, 2016: $540
- Second area, 2021: $647
- First area, 2011: $787
- First area, 2016: $997
- First area, 2021: $1,197
- Second area, 2011: $837
- Second area, 2016: $1,042
- Second area, 2021: $1,263
- First area, 2011: $938
- First area, 2016: $1,218
- First area, 2021: $1,479
- Second area, 2011: $1,008
- Second area, 2016: $1,300
- Second area, 2021: $1,576
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $225
- First area, 2016: $280
- First area, 2021: $340
- Second area, 2011: $250
- Second area, 2016: $310
- Second area, 2021: $375
- First area, 2011: $1,300
- First area, 2016: $1,400
- First area, 2021: $1,517
- Second area, 2011: $1,650
- Second area, 2016: $1,671
- Second area, 2021: $1,733
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bellingen vs Port Macquarie-Hastings [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA10600/bellingen/vs/LGA16380/port-macquarie-hastings