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Dungog vs Port Macquarie-Hastings

Name: Dungog vs Port Macquarie-Hastings — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 139 km apart · Dungog profile · Port Macquarie-Hastings profile

Dungog Port Macquarie-Hastings

Port Macquarie-Hastings and Dungog are two New South Wales areas with very different layouts. Port Macquarie-Hastings is more urban, with a walkability score of 4.6 (somewhat walkable) and a higher rental rate of 26.0%. In contrast, Dungog is mostly car-dependent, with a walkability score of 2.4 and a high share of separate houses at 97.0%. Crime is also more common in Port Macquarie-Hastings, where the recorded offences rate is 7,456 per 100,000 people, compared to 4,213 in Dungog.

Both areas share very similar levels of education and job skills, with both scoring 6 out of 10. They also have nearly identical rates of people providing unpaid care, at around 14%. While Port Macquarie-Hastings is generally older and has more overseas-born residents, the gap in the typical age of residents has remained steady since 2011. Both areas also have populations that are far older than the national figure.

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Where they differ most

Population: 77,221 larger in Port Macquarie-Hastings Separate houses: 21.2 pts higher in Dungog No car: 3.0 pts higher in Port Macquarie-Hastings Renting: 11.0 pts higher in Port Macquarie-Hastings People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Dungog

Demographics & Identity

Population in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +77,221 larger in Port Macquarie-Hastings gap widening

9,541 45th pct 86,762 83rd pct

Median age in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +3 yrs older in Port Macquarie-Hastings gap steady

46 yrs 71st pct 49 yrs 82nd pct

Age structure

22.1% Seniors (65+) +7.1 pts ▸ 29.1%

29.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.1 pts 26.0%

20.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.0 pts 18.8%

18.6% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.6 pts 16.0%

9.6% Youth (15–24) +0.5 pts ▸ 10.1%

Marital status

51.9% Married ◂ +4.0 pts 47.9%

29.2% Never married ◂ +0.1 pts 29.1%

10.1% Divorced +1.5 pts ▸ 11.6%

5.4% Widowed +2.2 pts ▸ 7.6%

3.3% Separated +0.4 pts ▸ 3.8%

Age & sex structure

Dungog Port Macquarie-Hastings

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

89.0% Australia ◂ +6.3 pts 82.7%

2.2% England +2.0 pts ▸ 4.1%

0.7% New Zealand +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.1% Philippines +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% India +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

48.4% Australian ◂ +6.4 pts 41.9%

44.7% English +0.6 pts ▸ 45.2%

11.6% Irish +1.2 pts ▸ 12.8%

10.5% Scottish +0.8 pts ▸ 11.3%

4.9% German ◂ +1.0 pts 3.9%

1.4% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.8% Dutch +0.6 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.3% Chinese +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Filipino +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Indian +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% Greek even 0.4%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

94.6% English only ◂ +3.3 pts 91.3%

0.0% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Hindi even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

55.8% Christianity ◂ +2.2 pts 53.5%

37.5% No religion +0.7 pts ▸ 38.2%

6.0% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 6.4%

0.2% Buddhism +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.1% Hinduism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +26 more in Port Macquarie-Hastings

9 46th pct 35 84th pct

Schools/1k kids in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +2.55 more in Dungog

5.08 62nd pct 2.53 32nd pct

Students in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +11,785 more in Port Macquarie-Hastings

1,352 43rd pct 13,137 81st pct

Avg size in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +225 larger in Port Macquarie-Hastings

150 35th pct 375 70th pct

ICSEA in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +50 higher in Port Macquarie-Hastings

952 38th pct 1,002 68th pct

Highest year of school

38.5% Year 12 +5.5 pts ▸ 44.0%

36.6% Year 10 ◂ +6.0 pts 30.6%

12.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.1 pts 12.4%

6.7% Year 11 +0.2 pts ▸ 6.8%

Highest qualification level

40.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +5.1 pts 35.7%

17.8% Bachelor degree +1.6 pts ▸ 19.4%

15.3% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.5 pts ▸ 15.8%

4.7% Postgraduate degree +0.4 pts ▸ 5.1%

2.5% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.7 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.1% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 2.5%

Field of qualification

20.3% Engineering & related ◂ +6.4 pts 13.9%

15.3% Management & commerce +2.6 pts ▸ 17.8%

10.8% Health +1.9 pts ▸ 12.7%

10.0% Society & culture +1.6 pts ▸ 11.6%

8.7% Education +1.3 pts ▸ 10.0%

6.4% Architecture & building +0.3 pts ▸ 6.7%

4.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.1 pts ▸ 6.0%

4.6% Agriculture & environment ◂ +2.4 pts 2.2%

2.8% Creative arts ◂ +0.5 pts 2.3%

2.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.4 pts 1.7%

0.8% Information technology +0.8 pts ▸ 1.6%

Income

Personal income in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +$63 higher in Dungog gap widening

$710 41st pct $647 27th pct

Household income in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +$222 higher in Dungog gap widening

$1,485 58th pct $1,263 33rd pct

Family income in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +$280 higher in Dungog gap widening

$1,856 56th pct $1,576 30th pct

Household income distribution

29.2% $650–$1,499 +5.1 pts ▸ 34.3%

27.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.1 pts 25.6%

16.9% Under $650 +3.8 pts ▸ 20.7%

8.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.0 pts 6.9%

8.7% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.6 pts 6.1%

Personal income distribution

43.8% Under $650 +3.3 pts ▸ 47.0%

31.0% $650–$1,499 +0.9 pts ▸ 32.0%

15.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.1 pts 12.3%

3.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 2.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.2% Arthritis +1.8 pts ▸ 14.0%

10.4% Mental health +0.9 pts ▸ 11.3%

10.5% Asthma ◂ +0.9 pts 9.6%

7.7% Other condition +1.9 pts ▸ 9.6%

5.2% Heart disease +0.9 pts ▸ 6.0%

5.2% Diabetes +0.5 pts ▸ 5.7%

3.8% Cancer +0.7 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.1% Lung condition +1.2 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.1% Stroke +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.8% Dementia +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.0% None ◂ +3.6 pts 55.4%

21.9% One condition +1.4 pts ▸ 23.3%

8.3% Two conditions +0.4 pts ▸ 8.7%

4.0% Three or more +1.2 pts ▸ 5.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +4,040 larger in Port Macquarie-Hastings

690 56th pct 4,730 87th pct

Median age in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +1 yrs older in Dungog

23 yrs 29th pct 22 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +$67 higher in Port Macquarie-Hastings

$518 40th pct $585 59th pct

Household income in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +$135 higher in Dungog

$1,654 72nd pct $1,519 63rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +0.2 larger in Dungog gap steady

2.5 71st pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

55.7% Couples with children ◂ +8.7 pts 47.1%

32.4% Couples without children +4.2 pts ▸ 36.6%

11.2% One-parent families +4.3 pts ▸ 15.5%

0.8% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Household size

37.9% 2 people +2.1 pts ▸ 40.0%

24.2% 1 person +4.6 pts ▸ 28.8%

14.0% 3 people ◂ +1.4 pts 12.6%

13.9% 4 people ◂ +2.6 pts 11.2%

6.7% 5 people ◂ +1.8 pts 4.9%

3.4% 6 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 2.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +$75 higher in Port Macquarie-Hastings gap widening

$300 63rd pct $375 82nd pct

Mortgage in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +$87 higher in Dungog gap widening

$1,820 75th pct $1,733 71st pct

People / bedroom in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +0.10 higher in Dungog gap widening

0.80 43rd pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

41.8% Owned outright +0.6 pts ▸ 42.5%

38.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +12.6 pts 26.3%

15.0% Rented +11.0 pts ▸ 26.0%

2.5% Other tenure +0.2 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.0% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 2.5%

Types of homes

97.0% Separate house ◂ +21.2 pts 75.7%

1.5% Townhouse / semi-detached +11.8 pts ▸ 13.3%

0.2% Flat or apartment +9.4 pts ▸ 9.6%

0.9% Other dwelling +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

Bedrooms per home

41.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +1.0 pts 40.1%

30.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +3.3 pts 26.9%

13.9% 2 bedrooms +6.3 pts ▸ 20.2%

9.0% 5 or more ◂ +2.5 pts 6.5%

3.6% 1 bedroom +0.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.5% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

33.4% $350–$549 +18.1 pts ▸ 51.5%

43.8% $200–$349 ◂ +15.9 pts 27.9%

14.9% Under $200 ◂ +5.6 pts 9.4%

3.7% $550–$749 +3.3 pts ▸ 7.0%

0.0% $750 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

Monthly mortgage distribution

31.4% $1,800–$2,999 +3.5 pts ▸ 34.9%

30.1% $1,000–$1,799 +1.8 pts ▸ 31.8%

15.4% Under $1,000 +2.3 pts ▸ 17.8%

16.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.2 pts 10.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +252 more in Port Macquarie-Hastings

29 48th pct 281 75th pct

Stops/1k in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +0.20 more in Port Macquarie-Hastings

3.04 47th pct 3.24 50th pct

Departures/1k in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +292.6 more in Port Macquarie-Hastings

55.4 47th pct 348.1 67th pct

PT routes in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +23 more in Port Macquarie-Hastings

16 65th pct 39 83rd pct

Drive to city in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings

154 91st pct —

How people get to work

56.6% Car (driver) +8.8 pts ▸ 65.3%

20.4% Worked at home ◂ +8.0 pts 12.4%

2.7% Car (passenger) +2.1 pts ▸ 4.8%

2.4% Walked even 2.5%

0.0% Bus +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

40.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +3.8 pts 36.8%

26.1% 1 vehicle +13.6 pts ▸ 39.6%

17.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +5.6 pts 11.7%

13.4% 4 or more ◂ +7.1 pts 6.3%

2.5% No vehicle +3.0 pts ▸ 5.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.2% Health care & social assistance +8.5 pts ▸ 20.7%

12.3% Construction ◂ +2.1 pts 10.3%

8.1% Retail trade +2.7 pts ▸ 10.8%

8.3% Education & training +1.8 pts ▸ 10.1%

9.4% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +7.1 pts 2.3%

4.4% Accommodation & food +4.5 pts ▸ 8.9%

5.9% Manufacturing ◂ +2.4 pts 3.5%

4.8% Public administration & safety +0.6 pts ▸ 5.3%

5.2% Professional & technical ◂ +1.1 pts 4.1%

4.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.5 pts 3.2%

4.6% Other services ◂ +0.4 pts 4.1%

4.3% Mining ◂ +3.8 pts 0.4%

Occupations people work in

14.8% Professionals +5.8 pts ▸ 20.6%

18.3% Technicians & trades ◂ +4.1 pts 14.2%

15.9% Managers ◂ +4.3 pts 11.6%

10.5% Community & personal service +4.9 pts ▸ 15.4%

11.9% Clerical & administrative +0.4 pts ▸ 12.3%

10.8% Labourers ◂ +1.1 pts 9.7%

7.0% Sales workers +2.7 pts ▸ 9.7%

9.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +4.4 pts 4.9%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +1 higher in Dungog

7 64th pct 6 57th pct

IRSD decile in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +2 higher in Dungog

8 71st pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +3 higher in Dungog

9 86th pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings even

6 57th pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +16 higher in Dungog

974 66th pct 958 54th pct

ERP in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +82,330 higher in Port Macquarie-Hastings

10,102 44th pct 92,432 81st pct

Growth in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +0.7 pts higher in Port Macquarie-Hastings

6.0% 70th pct 6.7% 74th pct

Businesses in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +6,323 higher in Port Macquarie-Hastings

1,289 48th pct 7,612 79th pct

Approvals in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +553 higher in Port Macquarie-Hastings

46 47th pct 599 84th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +461 higher in Port Macquarie-Hastings

932 74th pct 1,393 89th pct

Max temp in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +0.5 higher in Port Macquarie-Hastings

23.9 46th pct 24.3 52nd pct

Min temp in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +0.4 higher in Port Macquarie-Hastings

11.1 50th pct 11.5 57th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +3,243 higher in Port Macquarie-Hastings

4,213 12th pct 7,456 43rd pct

Assault/100k in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +421 higher in Port Macquarie-Hastings

671 28th pct 1,091 58th pct

Sexual/100k in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +77 higher in Port Macquarie-Hastings

199 36th pct 277 54th pct

Robbery/100k in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings

— 15 30th pct

Burglary/100k in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +171 higher in Port Macquarie-Hastings

199 10th pct 370 33rd pct

Theft/100k in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +392 higher in Port Macquarie-Hastings

576 14th pct 968 35th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +117 higher in Port Macquarie-Hastings

262 36th pct 379 54th pct

Property damage/100k in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +236 higher in Port Macquarie-Hastings

482 25th pct 718 48th pct

Drugs/100k in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +344 higher in Port Macquarie-Hastings

94 3rd pct 438 47th pct

5-yr change in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +18.3 pts higher in Port Macquarie-Hastings

0.0% 35th pct 18.3% 64th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +2.2 higher in Port Macquarie-Hastings

2.4 18th pct 4.6 68th pct

Types ≤15 min in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +1.9 more in Port Macquarie-Hastings

2.6 18th pct 4.5 65th pct

15-min city in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +16.1 pts higher in Port Macquarie-Hastings

33.7% 25th pct 49.8% 53rd pct

Walk to shops in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +13.5 pts higher in Port Macquarie-Hastings

28.5% 18th pct 42.0% 39th pct

Walk to transit in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +52.2 pts higher in Port Macquarie-Hastings

16.0% 28th pct 68.2% 68th pct

Walk to school in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +12.9 pts higher in Port Macquarie-Hastings

37.8% 23rd pct 50.6% 43rd pct

Walk to a park in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +37.7 pts higher in Port Macquarie-Hastings

41.8% 13th pct 79.5% 63rd pct

Walk to health in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +15.8 pts higher in Port Macquarie-Hastings

27.2% 29th pct 43.0% 59th pct

Amenities/1k in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +3.6 more in Dungog

16.4 42nd pct 12.7 21st pct

Intersections/km² in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +2 higher in Port Macquarie-Hastings

1 44th pct 3 61st pct

Mean slope in Dungog in Port Macquarie-Hastings +1.7 pts higher in Dungog

8.8% 91st pct 7.1% 81st pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Dungog vs Port Macquarie-Hastings [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA12700/dungog/vs/LGA16380/port-macquarie-hastings