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Box Head - MacMasters Beach vs Saratoga - Davistown
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.6 km apart · Box Head - MacMasters Beach profile · Saratoga - Davistown profile
Box Head - MacMasters Beach Saratoga - Davistown
Box Head - MacMasters Beach and Saratoga - Davistown are neighbouring areas on the Central Coast, though they differ in their layout and demographics. Box Head - MacMasters Beach has a noticeably older population, with a typical resident aged 49 and 27.5% of people aged 65 and over. This area also has a higher share of homes owned outright (49.1%) and a more qualified workforce, with 25.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. In contrast, Saratoga - Davistown is more compact with higher street connectivity and a higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school (38.3%).
Daily life in both places is very similar, with nearly identical typical household incomes of around $1,770 a week and similar shares of people who do not have a religion. However, some gaps are widening. Box Head - MacMasters Beach has seen its lead in home ownership and the share of people born overseas grow since 2011. More adults in Box Head - MacMasters Beach also work from home, while Saratoga - Davistown has a higher share of adults working or looking for work.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 10,336
- First area, 2016: 10,689
- First area, 2021: 11,042
- Second area, 2011: 6,635
- Second area, 2016: 6,984
- Second area, 2021: 7,160
- First area, 2011: 46 yrs
- First area, 2016: 47 yrs
- First area, 2021: 49 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 45 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 Box Head - MacMasters Beach: 1.0% males, 1.4% females; 85+ in Saratoga - Davistown: 1.4% males, 1.7% females
- 80–84 in Box Head - MacMasters Beach: 1.7% males, 1.4% females; 80–84 in Saratoga - Davistown: 1.6% males, 1.6% females
- 75–79 in Box Head - MacMasters Beach: 2.8% males, 2.7% females; 75–79 in Saratoga - Davistown: 2.2% males, 2.4% females
- 70–74 in Box Head - MacMasters Beach: 4.1% males, 4.3% females; 70–74 in Saratoga - Davistown: 2.7% males, 3.3% females
- 65–69 in Box Head - MacMasters Beach: 3.7% males, 4.2% females; 65–69 in Saratoga - Davistown: 2.9% males, 3.1% females
- 60–64 in Box Head - MacMasters Beach: 3.8% males, 4.4% females; 60–64 in Saratoga - Davistown: 3.2% males, 3.8% females
- 55–59 in Box Head - MacMasters Beach: 3.4% males, 3.9% females; 55–59 in Saratoga - Davistown: 3.2% males, 3.7% females
- 50–54 in Box Head - MacMasters Beach: 3.4% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Saratoga - Davistown: 3.2% males, 3.6% females
- 45–49 in Box Head - MacMasters Beach: 3.2% males, 3.6% females; 45–49 in Saratoga - Davistown: 3.2% males, 3.3% females
- 40–44 in Box Head - MacMasters Beach: 2.8% males, 3.1% females; 40–44 in Saratoga - Davistown: 2.9% males, 3.2% females
- 35–39 in Box Head - MacMasters Beach: 2.3% males, 2.6% females; 35–39 in Saratoga - Davistown: 2.6% males, 3.1% females
- 30–34 in Box Head - MacMasters Beach: 1.8% males, 1.9% females; 30–34 in Saratoga - Davistown: 2.5% males, 2.5% females
- 25–29 in Box Head - MacMasters Beach: 1.6% males, 1.4% females; 25–29 in Saratoga - Davistown: 2.3% males, 2.0% females
- 20–24 in Box Head - MacMasters Beach: 2.2% males, 2.0% females; 20–24 in Saratoga - Davistown: 2.2% males, 2.4% females
- 15–19 in Box Head - MacMasters Beach: 3.0% males, 2.3% females; 15–19 in Saratoga - Davistown: 2.9% males, 2.9% females
- 10–14 in Box Head - MacMasters Beach: 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 10–14 in Saratoga - Davistown: 3.5% males, 3.1% females
- 5–9 in Box Head - MacMasters Beach: 3.2% males, 2.8% females; 5–9 in Saratoga - Davistown: 3.4% males, 3.0% females
- 0–4 in Box Head - MacMasters Beach: 2.2% males, 2.3% females; 0–4 in Saratoga - Davistown: 2.7% males, 2.3% 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: $553
- First area, 2016: $641
- First area, 2021: $780
- Second area, 2011: $537
- Second area, 2016: $660
- Second area, 2021: $783
- First area, 2011: $1,149
- First area, 2016: $1,412
- First area, 2021: $1,775
- Second area, 2011: $1,127
- Second area, 2016: $1,402
- Second area, 2021: $1,760
- First area, 2011: $1,458
- First area, 2016: $1,731
- First area, 2021: $2,187
- Second area, 2011: $1,377
- Second area, 2016: $1,741
- Second area, 2021: $2,144
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: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $315
- First area, 2016: $380
- First area, 2021: $450
- Second area, 2011: $300
- Second area, 2016: $388
- Second area, 2021: $460
- First area, 2011: $2,000
- First area, 2016: $2,000
- First area, 2021: $2,167
- Second area, 2011: $2,000
- Second area, 2016: $2,000
- Second area, 2021: $2,167
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
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
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Box Head - MacMasters Beach vs Saratoga - Davistown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/102011029/box-head-macmasters-beach/vs/102011038/saratoga-davistown