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Mid-Coast vs Upper Hunter Shire

Name: Mid-Coast vs Upper Hunter Shire — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 95 km apart · Mid-Coast profile · Upper Hunter Shire profile

Mid-Coast Upper Hunter Shire

Mid-Coast and Upper Hunter Shire are two regional areas in New South Wales with very different profiles. Mid-Coast is a much older community where the typical resident is 54, compared to 42 in Upper Hunter Shire. This age gap is reflected in the fact that 33.2% of Mid-Coast residents are seniors, which is far higher than the 21.1% in Upper Hunter Shire. Mid-Coast also has more public transport options, with far more stops and departures per 1,000 people, and 65.4% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of a stop, compared to 34.3% in Upper Hunter Shire.

Everyday life shares many similarities in both places, including similar levels of volunteering and a nearly identical proportion of people born overseas. They also have almost the same percentage of First Nations people and a similar share of adults with a university degree. While they share these traits, some gaps are shifting; for instance, the difference in the number of people working or looking for work has remained steady, but the gap in full-time employment has widened since 2016.

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Where they differ most

Population: 82,350 larger in Mid-Coast Median age: 12 yrs older in Mid-Coast Recent arrivals: 18.4 pts higher in Upper Hunter Shire Full-time: 13.6 pts higher in Upper Hunter Shire Participation: 16.6 pts higher in Upper Hunter Shire

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +82,350 larger in Mid-Coast gap steady

96,579 85th pct 14,229 53rd pct

Median age in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +12 yrs older in Mid-Coast gap widening

54 yrs 95th pct 42 yrs 50th pct

Age structure

33.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +12.1 pts 21.1%

27.3% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.1 pts 26.1%

16.6% Young adults (25–44) +7.1 pts ▸ 23.7%

14.6% Children (0–14) +4.1 pts ▸ 18.6%

8.4% Youth (15–24) +2.1 pts ▸ 10.5%

Marital status

47.5% Married ◂ +0.3 pts 47.3%

27.6% Never married +5.7 pts ▸ 33.3%

12.3% Divorced ◂ +2.7 pts 9.6%

8.4% Widowed ◂ +2.0 pts 6.4%

4.1% Separated ◂ +0.6 pts 3.5%

Age & sex structure

Mid-Coast Upper Hunter Shire

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

82.2% Australia +1.8 pts ▸ 84.0%

3.3% England ◂ +1.4 pts 1.9%

1.1% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.2% China +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.4% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% India even 0.3%

0.3% South Africa even 0.3%

0.1% Nepal even 0.1%

0.1% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.0%

Ancestry

42.4% Australian +2.9 pts ▸ 45.3%

43.9% English ◂ +1.2 pts 42.7%

11.0% Irish +0.7 pts ▸ 11.7%

10.8% Scottish ◂ +0.2 pts 10.5%

3.8% German even 3.7%

1.7% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 1.5%

1.2% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

0.7% Chinese +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.4% Indian even 0.4%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

89.9% English only ◂ +0.4 pts 89.5%

0.2% Mandarin +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.1% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Tagalog even 0.1%

0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

0.1% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

53.2% Christianity +8.7 pts ▸ 61.9%

36.6% No religion ◂ +7.5 pts 29.1%

8.5% Not stated ◂ +1.0 pts 7.5%

0.7% Buddhism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.3% Hinduism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.2% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +38 more in Mid-Coast

51 86th pct 13 60th pct

Schools/1k kids in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +1.28 more in Upper Hunter Shire

3.62 48th pct 4.90 61st pct

Students in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +8,858 more in Mid-Coast

11,587 79th pct 2,729 56th pct

Avg size in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +17 larger in Mid-Coast

227 50th pct 210 47th pct

ICSEA in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +13 higher in Upper Hunter Shire

947 35th pct 960 42nd pct

Highest year of school

34.1% Year 12 +4.3 pts ▸ 38.5%

34.7% Year 10 ◂ +2.1 pts 32.6%

15.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.0 pts 13.8%

6.4% Year 11 +0.4 pts ▸ 6.8%

Highest qualification level

37.2% Certificate III / IV +3.5 pts ▸ 40.8%

14.9% Bachelor degree +1.5 pts ▸ 16.4%

14.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.7 pts 12.7%

3.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.6 pts 3.1%

2.8% Certificate I / II even 2.8%

2.4% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.7 pts 1.8%

Field of qualification

15.0% Engineering & related +4.4 pts ▸ 19.4%

14.8% Management & commerce ◂ +1.2 pts 13.6%

11.6% Health ◂ +0.6 pts 11.0%

10.1% Society & culture ◂ +2.7 pts 7.4%

8.7% Education ◂ +0.7 pts 7.9%

3.0% Agriculture & environment +4.7 pts ▸ 7.7%

6.9% Architecture & building ◂ +1.3 pts 5.6%

5.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.2 pts 5.2%

2.1% Creative arts ◂ +0.4 pts 1.7%

1.5% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

1.2% Information technology ◂ +0.8 pts 0.4%

Income

Personal income in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +$187 higher in Upper Hunter Shire gap widening

$564 13th pct $751 52nd pct

Household income in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +$369 higher in Upper Hunter Shire gap widening

$1,060 12th pct $1,429 53rd pct

Family income in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +$573 higher in Upper Hunter Shire gap widening

$1,341 13th pct $1,914 60th pct

Household income distribution

37.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +8.7 pts 28.4%

22.1% $1,500–$2,999 +4.9 pts ▸ 27.0%

24.3% Under $650 ◂ +4.8 pts 19.5%

4.7% $3,000–$3,999 +4.3 pts ▸ 9.0%

3.9% $4,000 or more +3.6 pts ▸ 7.5%

Personal income distribution

51.2% Under $650 ◂ +10.6 pts 40.7%

28.8% $650–$1,499 +2.2 pts ▸ 31.0%

9.0% $1,500–$2,999 +6.9 pts ▸ 15.9%

1.8% $3,000 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 3.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

15.8% Arthritis ◂ +5.4 pts 10.3%

11.4% Mental health ◂ +3.2 pts 8.2%

10.1% Asthma ◂ +0.1 pts 9.9%

9.0% Other condition ◂ +1.7 pts 7.3%

6.7% Heart disease ◂ +2.0 pts 4.7%

6.7% Diabetes ◂ +1.2 pts 5.4%

4.8% Cancer ◂ +1.6 pts 3.2%

3.5% Lung condition ◂ +1.3 pts 2.2%

1.8% Stroke ◂ +0.7 pts 1.1%

1.6% Dementia ◂ +0.7 pts 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

51.5% None +8.8 pts ▸ 60.3%

23.6% One condition ◂ +3.7 pts 19.9%

9.4% Two conditions ◂ +2.6 pts 6.8%

6.2% Three or more ◂ +2.4 pts 3.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +6,026 larger in Mid-Coast

7,016 89th pct 990 63rd pct

Median age in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire even

23 yrs 29th pct 23 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +$99 higher in Upper Hunter Shire

$494 33rd pct $593 61st pct

Household income in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +$379 higher in Upper Hunter Shire

$1,211 31st pct $1,590 68th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +0.2 larger in Upper Hunter Shire gap steady

2.2 14th pct 2.4 43rd pct

Family composition

41.0% Couples with children +13.7 pts ▸ 54.7%

40.8% Couples without children ◂ +8.4 pts 32.5%

17.1% One-parent families ◂ +4.9 pts 12.2%

1.1% Other families ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

Household size

42.2% 2 people ◂ +5.0 pts 37.2%

30.8% 1 person ◂ +2.1 pts 28.8%

11.4% 3 people +1.5 pts ▸ 12.8%

9.1% 4 people +3.1 pts ▸ 12.2%

4.2% 5 people +2.3 pts ▸ 6.6%

2.3% 6 or more even 2.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +$45 higher in Mid-Coast gap widening

$315 67th pct $270 54th pct

Mortgage in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +$60 higher in Upper Hunter Shire gap narrowing

$1,500 56th pct $1,560 60th pct

People / bedroom in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire even gap narrowing

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

48.1% Owned outright ◂ +11.5 pts 36.7%

23.9% Owned with a mortgage +8.1 pts ▸ 32.0%

22.5% Rented +1.7 pts ▸ 24.2%

3.0% Other tenure +2.5 pts ▸ 5.5%

2.4% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 1.8%

Types of homes

82.3% Separate house +8.4 pts ▸ 90.7%

8.8% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.8 pts 7.0%

7.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +6.2 pts 0.8%

1.7% Other dwelling ◂ +0.5 pts 1.2%

Bedrooms per home

43.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +1.1 pts 42.5%

25.2% 4 bedrooms +4.9 pts ▸ 30.1%

19.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +4.5 pts 14.5%

5.4% 5 or more +2.1 pts ▸ 7.5%

4.0% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.5 pts 3.5%

0.6% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

45.2% $200–$349 +6.8 pts ▸ 52.0%

35.5% $350–$549 ◂ +16.2 pts 19.3%

13.0% Under $200 +7.5 pts ▸ 20.5%

2.2% $550–$749 ◂ +1.4 pts 0.8%

0.3% $750 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

37.9% $1,000–$1,799 +0.8 pts ▸ 38.7%

24.9% $1,800–$2,999 +0.1 pts ▸ 25.0%

23.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +4.0 pts 19.9%

7.1% $3,000 or more +3.2 pts ▸ 10.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +648 more in Mid-Coast

665 86th pct 17 44th pct

Stops/1k in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +5.69 more in Mid-Coast

6.89 88th pct 1.19 31st pct

Departures/1k in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +116.5 more in Mid-Coast

134.6 58th pct 18.1 37th pct

PT routes in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +53 more in Mid-Coast

57 86th pct 4 43rd pct

Stop walk in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire

56 83rd pct —

How people get to work

63.8% Car (driver) ◂ +0.3 pts 63.5%

11.9% Worked at home +0.3 pts ▸ 12.2%

4.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.6 pts 4.1%

3.6% Walked +0.9 pts ▸ 4.5%

0.3% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Bus ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

40.3% 1 vehicle ◂ +7.1 pts 33.3%

36.2% 2 vehicles +2.0 pts ▸ 38.2%

11.8% 3 vehicles +3.6 pts ▸ 15.4%

6.5% 4 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 8.6%

5.2% No vehicle ◂ +0.8 pts 4.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

19.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +10.4 pts 9.1%

4.9% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +12.4 pts ▸ 17.3%

1.1% Mining +10.5 pts ▸ 11.6%

11.1% Retail trade ◂ +4.5 pts 6.6%

10.2% Construction ◂ +3.2 pts 7.0%

8.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.2 pts 5.6%

8.4% Education & training ◂ +1.0 pts 7.4%

4.9% Manufacturing +1.4 pts ▸ 6.3%

4.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.2 pts 4.4%

3.8% Professional & technical +0.2 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.8% Administrative & support ◂ +0.7 pts 3.1%

3.7% Other services ◂ +0.2 pts 3.5%

Occupations people work in

14.5% Technicians & trades +2.5 pts ▸ 17.0%

12.6% Labourers +4.1 pts ▸ 16.7%

16.6% Professionals ◂ +4.4 pts 12.2%

12.3% Managers +3.0 pts ▸ 15.3%

15.0% Community & personal service ◂ +5.7 pts 9.3%

6.2% Machinery operators & drivers +6.9 pts ▸ 13.1%

10.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.1 pts 8.5%

10.1% Sales workers ◂ +4.2 pts 5.9%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +2 higher in Upper Hunter Shire

3 29th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +2 higher in Upper Hunter Shire

3 29th pct 5 43rd pct

IER decile in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +3 higher in Upper Hunter Shire

4 36th pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire even

3 29th pct 3 29th pct

IRSAD score in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +31 higher in Upper Hunter Shire

912 22nd pct 943 41st pct

ERP in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +85,023 higher in Mid-Coast

99,448 83rd pct 14,425 50th pct

Growth in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +1.9 pts higher in Mid-Coast

3.1% 44th pct 1.2% 24th pct

Businesses in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +5,590 higher in Mid-Coast

7,518 79th pct 1,928 58th pct

Approvals in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +468 higher in Mid-Coast

513 81st pct 45 47th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +472 higher in Mid-Coast

1,167 83rd pct 695 57th pct

Max temp in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire even

24.0 47th pct 24.0 47th pct

Min temp in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +2.3 higher in Mid-Coast

11.6 57th pct 9.3 21st pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +1,758 higher in Mid-Coast

8,280 49th pct 6,522 33rd pct

Assault/100k in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +220 higher in Mid-Coast

1,204 63rd pct 984 51st pct

Sexual/100k in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +71 higher in Mid-Coast

317 65th pct 246 48th pct

Robbery/100k in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +3 higher in Mid-Coast

10 17th pct 7 9th pct

Burglary/100k in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +128 higher in Mid-Coast

479 46th pct 351 30th pct

Theft/100k in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +38 higher in Mid-Coast

832 29th pct 794 27th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +6 higher in Mid-Coast

420 59th pct 415 58th pct

Property damage/100k in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +68 higher in Mid-Coast

799 55th pct 731 49th pct

Drugs/100k in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +450 higher in Mid-Coast

590 59th pct 141 12th pct

5-yr change in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +1.8 pts higher in Mid-Coast

0.4% 36th pct -1.4% 33rd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +0.7 higher in Mid-Coast

4.0 58th pct 3.3 37th pct

Types ≤15 min in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +0.4 more in Mid-Coast

4.0 50th pct 3.6 39th pct

15-min city in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +3.9 pts higher in Mid-Coast

47.1% 48th pct 43.2% 41st pct

Walk to shops in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +4.7 pts higher in Mid-Coast

47.3% 49th pct 42.5% 40th pct

Walk to transit in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +31.1 pts higher in Mid-Coast

65.4% 65th pct 34.3% 43rd pct

Walk to school in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +1.4 pts higher in Mid-Coast

45.0% 34th pct 43.5% 31st pct

Walk to a park in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +10.5 pts higher in Mid-Coast

66.8% 45th pct 56.3% 28th pct

Walk to health in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +7.1 pts higher in Upper Hunter Shire

31.6% 38th pct 38.6% 52nd pct

Amenities/1k in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +0.8 more in Mid-Coast

16.7 43rd pct 16.0 39th pct

Intersections/km² in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +1 higher in Mid-Coast

1 56th pct 0 27th pct

Mean slope in Mid-Coast in Upper Hunter Shire +0.2 pts higher in Upper Hunter Shire

6.2% 72nd pct 6.4% 74th pct

Compare Mid-Coast with nearby areas

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Compare Upper Hunter Shire with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mid-Coast vs Upper Hunter Shire [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA15240/mid-coast/vs/LGA17620/upper-hunter-shire