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Cessnock vs Lake Macquarie

Name: Cessnock vs Lake Macquarie — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 28 km apart · Cessnock profile · Lake Macquarie profile

Cessnock Lake Macquarie

Lake Macquarie and Cessnock are nearby New South Wales areas with very different profiles. Lake Macquarie is a larger hub with far better access to services, including 44.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries compared to 24.5% in Cessnock. It also has a more qualified workforce, with 45.2% of residents completing Year 12 and 19.0% holding a bachelor degree or higher, compared to 33.8% and 9.6% in Cessnock. In contrast, Cessnock has a much higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at 10.2% and higher rates of property damage and burglary.

Both areas sit near the national figure for people providing unpaid care, with Lake Macquarie at 14.0% and Cessnock at 13.1%. They are also very similar in the share of people with long-term health conditions, both around 35%. However, some gaps are growing; the difference in the proportion of people with bachelor degrees has widened since 2011, and residents in Lake Macquarie are now noticeably older than those in Cessnock.

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Where they differ most

Population: 150,213 larger in Lake Macquarie Bachelor+: 9.5 pts higher in Lake Macquarie Year 12: 11.4 pts higher in Lake Macquarie De facto: 2.7 pts higher in Cessnock Median age: 5 yrs older in Lake Macquarie

Demographics & Identity

Population in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +150,213 larger in Lake Macquarie gap steady

63,632 77th pct 213,845 87th pct

Median age in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +5 yrs older in Lake Macquarie gap widening

37 yrs 24th pct 42 yrs 50th pct

Age structure

26.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.3 pts 23.4%

24.2% Older adults (45–64) +1.1 pts ▸ 25.3%

17.0% Seniors (65+) +5.0 pts ▸ 22.0%

20.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.0 pts 18.1%

11.9% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.7 pts 11.2%

Marital status

42.0% Married +5.8 pts ▸ 47.7%

38.2% Never married ◂ +5.7 pts 32.5%

10.2% Divorced ◂ +0.3 pts 9.9%

5.3% Widowed +1.2 pts ▸ 6.5%

4.3% Separated ◂ +0.9 pts 3.3%

Age & sex structure

Cessnock Lake Macquarie

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

87.9% Australia ◂ +2.4 pts 85.5%

1.9% England +0.7 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.0% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.3% India +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.3% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Vietnam even 0.1%

0.1% Nepal even 0.1%

Ancestry

44.7% Australian ◂ +2.0 pts 42.7%

42.2% English +1.7 pts ▸ 43.9%

11.5% Scottish +0.3 pts ▸ 11.8%

9.0% Irish +1.8 pts ▸ 10.9%

4.0% German +0.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

1.6% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.0% Dutch +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.5% Chinese +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.7% Filipino even 0.7%

0.4% Indian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

90.1% English only +0.7 pts ▸ 90.9%

0.1% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Tagalog even 0.1%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

0.1% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Punjabi even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.5% Christianity +1.5 pts ▸ 50.0%

41.5% No religion +1.0 pts ▸ 42.5%

8.5% Not stated ◂ +3.1 pts 5.4%

0.6% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Hinduism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% Other religions even 0.4%

0.2% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +61 more in Lake Macquarie

29 80th pct 90 88th pct

Schools/1k kids in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +0.06 more in Lake Macquarie

2.26 27th pct 2.32 28th pct

Students in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +21,219 more in Lake Macquarie

9,107 75th pct 30,326 87th pct

Avg size in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +23 larger in Lake Macquarie

314 62nd pct 337 65th pct

ICSEA in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +74 higher in Lake Macquarie

933 27th pct 1,007 71st pct

Highest year of school

33.8% Year 12 +11.4 pts ▸ 45.2%

34.5% Year 10 ◂ +3.2 pts 31.3%

14.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.9 pts 11.8%

7.8% Year 11 ◂ +1.2 pts 6.6%

Highest qualification level

45.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +8.7 pts 36.4%

12.4% Bachelor degree +8.9 pts ▸ 21.3%

12.8% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.7 pts ▸ 15.5%

2.6% Postgraduate degree +3.5 pts ▸ 6.1%

3.2% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.9 pts 2.3%

1.8% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.3 pts ▸ 3.1%

Field of qualification

20.0% Engineering & related ◂ +1.9 pts 18.2%

15.6% Management & commerce +2.5 pts ▸ 18.1%

9.7% Health +2.3 pts ▸ 12.0%

10.2% Society & culture +0.8 pts ▸ 11.0%

6.2% Education +3.2 pts ▸ 9.4%

5.3% Architecture & building +1.7 pts ▸ 6.9%

6.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.9 pts 5.0%

2.0% Creative arts +0.7 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.6 pts 1.6%

1.3% Natural & physical sciences +0.9 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.4% Information technology +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

Income

Personal income in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +$63 higher in Lake Macquarie gap widening

$696 38th pct $759 54th pct

Household income in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +$130 higher in Lake Macquarie gap widening

$1,493 59th pct $1,623 67th pct

Family income in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +$232 higher in Lake Macquarie gap widening

$1,818 52nd pct $2,050 71st pct

Household income distribution

30.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.3 pts 29.0%

29.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.2 pts 27.2%

17.2% Under $650 ◂ +0.2 pts 17.0%

8.9% $3,000–$3,999 +1.8 pts ▸ 10.7%

7.0% $4,000 or more +2.6 pts ▸ 9.7%

Personal income distribution

43.1% Under $650 ◂ +1.5 pts 41.6%

31.4% $650–$1,499 +0.6 pts ▸ 32.0%

13.9% $1,500–$2,999 +3.3 pts ▸ 17.3%

2.5% $3,000 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 3.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

13.0% Mental health ◂ +1.0 pts 12.0%

11.8% Arthritis +0.1 pts ▸ 11.9%

11.0% Asthma ◂ +0.8 pts 10.2%

8.8% Other condition +0.5 pts ▸ 9.3%

6.0% Diabetes ◂ +0.4 pts 5.6%

4.9% Heart disease +0.6 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.1% Cancer +0.7 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.7% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 2.5%

1.2% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.8% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

54.3% None +3.1 pts ▸ 57.4%

22.4% One condition +0.6 pts ▸ 23.0%

8.1% Two conditions ◂ +0.1 pts 8.0%

4.8% Three or more ◂ +0.3 pts 4.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +5,279 larger in Lake Macquarie

6,480 88th pct 11,759 92nd pct

Median age in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +1 yrs older in Cessnock

23 yrs 29th pct 22 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +$23 higher in Lake Macquarie

$587 59th pct $610 65th pct

Household income in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +$89 higher in Lake Macquarie

$1,672 73rd pct $1,761 78th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +0.1 larger in Cessnock gap steady

2.6 79th pct 2.5 71st pct

Family composition

52.4% Couples with children +2.5 pts ▸ 54.9%

25.8% Couples without children +2.7 pts ▸ 28.4%

20.8% One-parent families ◂ +5.1 pts 15.7%

1.0% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Household size

33.7% 2 people +1.7 pts ▸ 35.4%

24.4% 1 person +0.4 pts ▸ 24.8%

16.4% 3 people ◂ +0.9 pts 15.5%

14.8% 4 people +0.7 pts ▸ 15.5%

7.0% 5 people ◂ +0.9 pts 6.1%

3.8% 6 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 2.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +$35 higher in Lake Macquarie gap widening

$340 74th pct $375 82nd pct

Mortgage in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +$303 higher in Lake Macquarie gap widening

$1,647 66th pct $1,950 80th pct

People / bedroom in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

38.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +2.2 pts 36.3%

31.5% Owned outright +5.6 pts ▸ 37.1%

27.3% Rented ◂ +4.0 pts 23.2%

1.4% Other tenure +0.7 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.4% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

Types of homes

90.5% Separate house ◂ +5.3 pts 85.2%

7.7% Townhouse / semi-detached +2.0 pts ▸ 9.7%

1.3% Flat or apartment +3.1 pts ▸ 4.4%

0.3% Other dwelling +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

43.5% 3 bedrooms ◂ +2.0 pts 41.5%

30.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +0.5 pts 30.0%

15.4% 2 bedrooms +0.9 pts ▸ 16.3%

6.0% 5 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 7.3%

2.9% 1 bedroom +0.6 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

44.6% $350–$549 +4.3 pts ▸ 48.9%

41.7% $200–$349 ◂ +18.2 pts 23.5%

8.2% Under $200 +6.4 pts ▸ 14.6%

1.7% $550–$749 +6.7 pts ▸ 8.4%

0.5% $750 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 1.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.3% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +12.6 pts 27.7%

29.1% $1,800–$2,999 +10.2 pts ▸ 39.3%

15.5% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.5 pts 14.0%

9.3% $3,000 or more +4.4 pts ▸ 13.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +1,088 more in Lake Macquarie

375 79th pct 1,463 88th pct

Stops/1k in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +0.95 more in Lake Macquarie

5.89 82nd pct 6.84 88th pct

Departures/1k in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +619.1 more in Lake Macquarie

358.5 68th pct 977.7 79th pct

PT routes in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +30 more in Lake Macquarie

17 66th pct 47 86th pct

Stop walk in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie

— 47 75th pct

Drive to city in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +31 longer in Cessnock

146 90th pct 115 81st pct

How people get to work

61.7% Car (driver) ◂ +5.7 pts 56.0%

13.0% Worked at home +7.5 pts ▸ 20.5%

3.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.1 pts 3.4%

1.4% Walked ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

0.2% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Train +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

38.1% 2 vehicles +1.8 pts ▸ 39.9%

32.2% 1 vehicle +1.1 pts ▸ 33.3%

15.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.8 pts 13.5%

10.0% 4 or more ◂ +1.9 pts 8.1%

4.5% No vehicle +0.7 pts ▸ 5.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.3% Health care & social assistance +4.8 pts ▸ 19.1%

9.2% Construction +2.0 pts ▸ 11.2%

9.7% Retail trade ◂ +0.3 pts 9.4%

6.0% Education & training +3.2 pts ▸ 9.2%

8.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.4 pts 6.3%

8.5% Mining ◂ +6.0 pts 2.6%

7.5% Manufacturing ◂ +1.7 pts 5.8%

3.6% Professional & technical +2.1 pts ▸ 5.7%

5.0% Public administration & safety +0.6 pts ▸ 5.6%

4.7% Administrative & support ◂ +1.5 pts 3.1%

4.6% Other services ◂ +0.4 pts 4.1%

4.1% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.3 pts 3.8%

Occupations people work in

11.8% Professionals +9.6 pts ▸ 21.5%

18.1% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.3 pts 15.8%

13.9% Community & personal service ◂ +0.7 pts 13.2%

10.8% Clerical & administrative +2.4 pts ▸ 13.1%

12.8% Labourers ◂ +3.7 pts 9.1%

12.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +6.1 pts 6.4%

9.4% Managers +1.5 pts ▸ 10.9%

8.9% Sales workers ◂ +0.3 pts 8.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +4 higher in Lake Macquarie

3 29th pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +4 higher in Lake Macquarie

3 29th pct 7 64th pct

IER decile in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +2 higher in Lake Macquarie

6 57th pct 8 71st pct

IEO decile in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +6 higher in Lake Macquarie

1 0th pct 7 64th pct

IRSAD score in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +73 higher in Lake Macquarie

908 20th pct 981 70th pct

ERP in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +153,097 higher in Lake Macquarie

71,443 77th pct 224,540 87th pct

Growth in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +6.5 pts higher in Cessnock

11.4% 90th pct 4.9% 62nd pct

Businesses in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +11,556 higher in Lake Macquarie

3,625 68th pct 15,181 86th pct

Approvals in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +422 higher in Lake Macquarie

886 86th pct 1,308 87th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +207 higher in Lake Macquarie

991 76th pct 1,197 85th pct

Max temp in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +0.2 higher in Lake Macquarie

23.7 44th pct 24.0 47th pct

Min temp in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +1.2 higher in Lake Macquarie

10.6 40th pct 11.8 60th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +2,556 higher in Cessnock

9,737 59th pct 7,181 40th pct

Assault/100k in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +492 higher in Cessnock

1,392 71st pct 901 45th pct

Sexual/100k in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +133 higher in Cessnock

431 85th pct 298 59th pct

Robbery/100k in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +2 higher in Cessnock

11 19th pct 9 15th pct

Burglary/100k in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +238 higher in Cessnock

572 57th pct 334 28th pct

Theft/100k in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +108 higher in Cessnock

900 32nd pct 793 27th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +359 higher in Cessnock

1,021 91st pct 663 79th pct

Property damage/100k in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +621 higher in Cessnock

1,264 78th pct 642 41st pct

Drugs/100k in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +44 higher in Cessnock

366 41st pct 323 36th pct

5-yr change in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +10.2 pts higher in Cessnock

18.1% 64th pct 7.9% 49th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +1.4 higher in Lake Macquarie

3.6 46th pct 4.9 73rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +1.3 more in Lake Macquarie

3.5 38th pct 4.8 72nd pct

15-min city in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +17.4 pts higher in Lake Macquarie

35.3% 27th pct 52.8% 58th pct

Walk to shops in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +19.6 pts higher in Lake Macquarie

24.5% 14th pct 44.1% 43rd pct

Walk to transit in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +17.6 pts higher in Lake Macquarie

71.2% 70th pct 88.8% 81st pct

Walk to school in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +15.4 pts higher in Lake Macquarie

51.7% 45th pct 67.1% 70th pct

Walk to a park in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +9.6 pts higher in Lake Macquarie

78.0% 61st pct 87.6% 71st pct

Walk to health in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +21.0 pts higher in Lake Macquarie

11.7% 10th pct 32.7% 40th pct

Amenities/1k in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +1.4 more in Lake Macquarie

11.4 13th pct 12.8 22nd pct

Intersections/km² in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +28 higher in Lake Macquarie

4 63rd pct 32 75th pct

Mean slope in Cessnock in Lake Macquarie +1.5 pts higher in Lake Macquarie

6.2% 72nd pct 7.7% 86th pct

Compare Cessnock with nearby areas

Lake Macquarie Central Coast Singleton Maitland Newcastle Hawkesbury Port Stephens Dungog

Compare Lake Macquarie with nearby areas

Newcastle Cessnock Maitland Central Coast Port Stephens Singleton Dungog Northern Beaches

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Cessnock vs Lake Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA11720/cessnock/vs/LGA14650/lake-macquarie