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Narara vs Point Clare - Koolewong
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 5.4 km apart · Narara profile · Point Clare - Koolewong profile
Narara Point Clare - Koolewong
Narara and Point Clare - Koolewong are neighbouring areas on the Central Coast with different family and transport profiles. Narara is a younger area where 20.8% of people are children, and it has a far higher number of schools and larger homes, with 90.5% having three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Point Clare - Koolewong is noticeably older, with a typical resident aged 46 and a higher share of seniors at 23.4%. While Narara has more homes within walking distance of a school, Point Clare - Koolewong is far more walkable for shopping, with 43.7% of homes near groceries compared to just 15.4% in Narara.
Daily life is similar in both places regarding typical family incomes, which sit around $2,200 a week, and the share of people who speak a language other than English at home. These commonalities exist alongside a widening gap in working habits, as the share of people working from home has grown much faster in Point Clare - Koolewong. This trend mirrors a shift in housing as well, with the gap in outright home ownership narrowing since 2011.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 6,492
- First area, 2016: 6,642
- First area, 2021: 7,157
- Second area, 2011: 6,314
- Second area, 2016: 6,206
- Second area, 2021: 6,571
- First area, 2011: 37 yrs
- First area, 2016: 39 yrs
- First area, 2021: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 46 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 Narara: 0.3% males, 0.6% females; 85+ in Point Clare - Koolewong: 1.3% males, 2.4% females
- 80–84 in Narara: 0.6% males, 0.8% females; 80–84 in Point Clare - Koolewong: 1.9% males, 1.9% females
- 75–79 in Narara: 1.5% males, 1.3% females; 75–79 in Point Clare - Koolewong: 2.3% males, 2.5% females
- 70–74 in Narara: 1.9% males, 2.6% females; 70–74 in Point Clare - Koolewong: 2.6% males, 3.0% females
- 65–69 in Narara: 2.3% males, 3.0% females; 65–69 in Point Clare - Koolewong: 2.6% males, 2.7% females
- 60–64 in Narara: 3.2% males, 3.2% females; 60–64 in Point Clare - Koolewong: 3.4% males, 3.4% females
- 55–59 in Narara: 3.0% males, 3.5% females; 55–59 in Point Clare - Koolewong: 3.4% males, 3.9% females
- 50–54 in Narara: 3.1% males, 3.6% females; 50–54 in Point Clare - Koolewong: 3.4% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Narara: 3.6% males, 3.5% females; 45–49 in Point Clare - Koolewong: 3.5% males, 4.0% females
- 40–44 in Narara: 3.5% males, 3.4% females; 40–44 in Point Clare - Koolewong: 3.0% males, 3.0% females
- 35–39 in Narara: 3.2% males, 3.9% females; 35–39 in Point Clare - Koolewong: 3.0% males, 3.3% females
- 30–34 in Narara: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 30–34 in Point Clare - Koolewong: 2.7% males, 2.7% females
- 25–29 in Narara: 2.8% males, 3.0% females; 25–29 in Point Clare - Koolewong: 1.9% males, 1.7% females
- 20–24 in Narara: 2.7% males, 2.5% females; 20–24 in Point Clare - Koolewong: 2.2% males, 2.2% females
- 15–19 in Narara: 3.4% males, 2.9% females; 15–19 in Point Clare - Koolewong: 2.9% males, 2.5% females
- 10–14 in Narara: 3.9% males, 3.5% females; 10–14 in Point Clare - Koolewong: 2.8% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Narara: 3.6% males, 3.6% females; 5–9 in Point Clare - Koolewong: 2.9% males, 3.4% females
- 0–4 in Narara: 3.2% males, 3.2% females; 0–4 in Point Clare - Koolewong: 2.8% males, 2.5% 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: $557
- First area, 2016: $665
- First area, 2021: $814
- Second area, 2011: $530
- Second area, 2016: $645
- Second area, 2021: $765
- First area, 2011: $1,307
- First area, 2016: $1,559
- First area, 2021: $1,950
- Second area, 2011: $1,136
- Second area, 2016: $1,407
- Second area, 2021: $1,717
- First area, 2011: $1,489
- First area, 2016: $1,734
- First area, 2021: $2,185
- Second area, 2011: $1,470
- Second area, 2016: $1,767
- Second area, 2021: $2,264
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: 2.8
- First area, 2016: 2.8
- First area, 2021: 2.8
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $290
- First area, 2016: $360
- First area, 2021: $420
- Second area, 2011: $295
- Second area, 2016: $375
- Second area, 2021: $400
- First area, 2011: $1,733
- First area, 2016: $1,733
- First area, 2021: $1,993
- Second area, 2011: $2,000
- Second area, 2016: $1,820
- Second area, 2021: $2,000
- 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: 0.80
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). Narara vs Point Clare - Koolewong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/102011035/narara/vs/102011037/point-clare-koolewong