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Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin vs Cessnock

Name: Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin vs Cessnock — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 14 km apart · Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin profile · Cessnock profile

Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin Cessnock

Cessnock and Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin are nearby New South Wales areas with very different economic profiles. Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin has far higher typical weekly incomes at $2,128, compared to $1,258 in Cessnock. This wealth gap is reflected in the homes; 90% of houses in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin have three or more bedrooms, while Cessnock has more renters and a higher share of one-parent families, at 26%. Cessnock is more walkable and accessible, with 90.2% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport, whereas Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin is more car-dependent, taking a typical 57 minutes to walk to the nearest stop.

Both areas are similar in their religious makeup, with around 39% of residents in each having no religion, a figure close to the national average. While they share a similar use of other languages at home, the gap in their prosperity has widened over time. Since 2011, the difference in typical weekly income has grown from $615 to $870, and the gap in adults working or looking for work has also increased.

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Where they differ most

Population: 10,725 larger in Cessnock Participation: 20.1 pts higher in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin Needs assistance: 5.3 pts higher in Cessnock Unemployment: 3.1 pts higher in Cessnock 3+ bedrooms: 14.5 pts higher in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin

Demographics & Identity

Population in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +10,725 larger in Cessnock gap steady

12,770 66th pct 23,495 94th pct

Median age in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +3 yrs older in Cessnock gap widening

36 yrs 29th pct 39 yrs 48th pct

Age structure

28.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.6 pts 26.4%

24.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.1 pts 23.9%

22.4% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.0 pts 18.3%

14.0% Seniors (65+) +5.4 pts ▸ 19.4%

11.5% Youth (15–24) +0.5 pts ▸ 12.0%

Marital status

51.0% Married ◂ +12.8 pts 38.1%

33.8% Never married +6.4 pts ▸ 40.2%

8.3% Divorced +2.0 pts ▸ 10.3%

3.4% Widowed +3.3 pts ▸ 6.7%

3.5% Separated +1.1 pts ▸ 4.6%

Age & sex structure

Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin Cessnock

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

87.1% Australia +0.3 pts ▸ 87.4%

2.4% England ◂ +0.6 pts 1.7%

1.2% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

0.6% South Africa ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.3% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.3% India even 0.3%

0.1% China even 0.2%

0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

44.5% Australian ◂ +2.0 pts 42.5%

43.6% English ◂ +3.8 pts 39.7%

11.1% Scottish +0.8 pts ▸ 11.9%

11.3% Irish ◂ +3.2 pts 8.1%

5.3% German ◂ +1.7 pts 3.6%

2.3% Italian ◂ +0.9 pts 1.5%

1.2% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%

0.6% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Chinese even 0.6%

0.4% Indian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

92.6% English only ◂ +6.6 pts 86.0%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.2% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Mandarin even 0.2%

0.1% Tagalog even 0.2%

0.2% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%

0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Hindi even 0.1%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

54.6% Christianity ◂ +7.8 pts 46.8%

38.7% No religion +0.3 pts ▸ 39.0%

5.1% Not stated +7.5 pts ▸ 12.6%

0.6% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Hinduism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% Other religions even 0.3%

0.3% Islam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +6 more in Cessnock

4 57th pct 10 89th pct

Schools/1k kids in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +0.92 more in Cessnock

1.40 28th pct 2.32 57th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +1 more in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin

14 37th pct 13 34th pct

Students in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +3,771 more in Cessnock

1,146 42nd pct 4,917 89th pct

Avg size in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +205 larger in Cessnock

287 30th pct 492 60th pct

ICSEA in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +25 higher in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin

963 25th pct 938 14th pct

Highest year of school

43.2% Year 12 ◂ +14.2 pts 29.1%

33.4% Year 10 ◂ +0.3 pts 33.0%

10.5% Year 9 or below +5.3 pts ▸ 15.8%

8.2% Year 11 ◂ +0.9 pts 7.4%

Highest qualification level

44.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.3 pts 41.5%

17.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +7.9 pts 9.3%

15.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +4.3 pts 11.2%

3.9% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.1 pts 1.8%

2.8% Certificate I / II +0.5 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.2% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.8 pts 1.4%

Field of qualification

24.6% Engineering & related ◂ +7.3 pts 17.2%

18.8% Management & commerce ◂ +5.2 pts 13.6%

9.9% Health ◂ +1.3 pts 8.6%

8.7% Society & culture +0.6 pts ▸ 9.3%

7.5% Education ◂ +2.0 pts 5.4%

6.4% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.0 pts ▸ 7.4%

5.0% Architecture & building ◂ +0.8 pts 4.2%

2.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.6 pts 1.9%

2.2% Creative arts ◂ +0.6 pts 1.6%

2.2% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.1 pts 1.0%

1.6% Information technology ◂ +0.4 pts 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +$286 higher in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin gap widening

$897 66th pct $611 13th pct

Household income in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +$870 higher in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin gap widening

$2,128 74th pct $1,258 18th pct

Family income in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +$827 higher in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin gap widening

$2,360 68th pct $1,533 16th pct

Household income distribution

22.3% $650–$1,499 +10.9 pts ▸ 33.2%

32.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.0 pts 27.1%

10.1% Under $650 +10.8 pts ▸ 20.9%

14.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +8.8 pts 5.2%

13.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +7.1 pts 6.7%

Personal income distribution

35.9% Under $650 +9.4 pts ▸ 45.2%

31.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.3 pts 28.4%

21.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +11.1 pts 10.7%

5.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.2 pts 1.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.7% Mental health +4.4 pts ▸ 14.2%

9.5% Arthritis +3.8 pts ▸ 13.3%

9.5% Asthma +1.7 pts ▸ 11.2%

7.5% Other condition +1.5 pts ▸ 9.1%

4.4% Diabetes +2.3 pts ▸ 6.7%

3.8% Heart disease +1.8 pts ▸ 5.5%

2.6% Cancer +0.7 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.9% Lung condition +1.3 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.8% Stroke +0.7 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.3% Dementia +1.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

63.2% None ◂ +15.1 pts 48.1%

21.0% One condition +1.6 pts ▸ 22.6%

6.0% Two conditions +2.7 pts ▸ 8.7%

3.0% Three or more +3.1 pts ▸ 6.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +1,831 larger in Cessnock

927 86th pct 2,758 91st pct

Median age in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +4 yrs older in Cessnock

20 yrs 14th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +$174 higher in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin

$723 65th pct $549 31st pct

Household income in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +$779 higher in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin

$2,254 80th pct $1,475 36th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +0.3 larger in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin gap steady

2.8 79th pct 2.5 43rd pct

Family composition

60.0% Couples with children ◂ +12.7 pts 47.3%

26.5% Couples without children ◂ +1.0 pts 25.5%

12.9% One-parent families +13.1 pts ▸ 26.0%

0.6% Other families +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

Household size

34.6% 2 people ◂ +1.5 pts 33.1%

18.0% 1 person +10.5 pts ▸ 28.5%

17.7% 4 people ◂ +4.6 pts 13.1%

17.0% 3 people ◂ +1.2 pts 15.7%

8.7% 5 people ◂ +2.4 pts 6.2%

4.0% 6 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 3.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +$80 higher in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin gap steady

$400 62nd pct $320 33rd pct

Mortgage in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +$433 higher in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin gap widening

$1,950 57th pct $1,517 28th pct

People / bedroom in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

48.1% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +16.9 pts 31.1%

21.3% Rented +12.5 pts ▸ 33.8%

28.4% Owned outright +3.3 pts ▸ 31.7%

1.2% Other tenure +0.4 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.8% Not stated +0.8 pts ▸ 1.6%

Types of homes

94.4% Separate house ◂ +9.0 pts 85.5%

4.7% Townhouse / semi-detached +7.3 pts ▸ 12.0%

0.4% Flat or apartment +1.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.1% Other dwelling +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

35.4% 3 bedrooms +12.1 pts ▸ 47.5%

45.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +21.1 pts 23.9%

7.4% 2 bedrooms +11.7 pts ▸ 19.1%

9.5% 5 or more ◂ +5.5 pts 4.1%

1.2% 1 bedroom +2.6 pts ▸ 3.8%

0.2% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

62.8% $350–$549 ◂ +26.4 pts 36.4%

24.9% $200–$349 +24.4 pts ▸ 49.3%

2.1% Under $200 +8.3 pts ▸ 10.4%

5.5% $550–$749 ◂ +4.9 pts 0.6%

0.3% $750 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

30.4% $1,000–$1,799 +17.2 pts ▸ 47.6%

37.7% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +15.2 pts 22.5%

10.9% Under $1,000 +6.7 pts ▸ 17.6%

15.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +9.9 pts 6.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +100 more in Cessnock

64 70th pct 164 91st pct

Stops/1k in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +1.97 more in Cessnock

5.01 60th pct 6.98 83rd pct

Departures/1k in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +79.6 more in Cessnock

244.8 28th pct 324.4 31st pct

PT routes in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +2 more in Cessnock

6 43rd pct 8 52nd pct

Stop walk in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +53 longer in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin

57 95th pct 4 43rd pct

Drive to city in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +35 longer in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin

134 95th pct 99 88th pct

How people get to work

59.5% Car (driver) +2.3 pts ▸ 61.8%

16.7% Worked at home ◂ +6.4 pts 10.4%

3.0% Car (passenger) +0.9 pts ▸ 3.9%

1.8% Walked ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%

0.1% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Train +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

42.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +7.3 pts 34.9%

24.5% 1 vehicle +13.6 pts ▸ 38.1%

19.2% 3 vehicles ◂ +6.3 pts 12.9%

12.4% 4 or more ◂ +4.9 pts 7.5%

1.8% No vehicle +4.7 pts ▸ 6.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

11.0% Health care & social assistance +3.8 pts ▸ 14.8%

14.8% Mining ◂ +6.7 pts 8.1%

8.6% Accommodation & food +2.4 pts ▸ 10.9%

8.0% Retail trade +2.4 pts ▸ 10.5%

8.3% Construction ◂ +0.8 pts 7.5%

7.0% Manufacturing +0.4 pts ▸ 7.4%

6.4% Education & training ◂ +0.4 pts 6.0%

4.3% Public administration & safety +1.2 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.3% Administrative & support +0.6 pts ▸ 4.9%

4.7% Other services ◂ +0.2 pts 4.5%

3.6% Transport & warehousing +0.5 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.9% Professional & technical ◂ +1.1 pts 2.8%

Occupations people work in

18.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.3 pts 17.4%

10.7% Community & personal service +5.5 pts ▸ 16.2%

10.1% Labourers +4.4 pts ▸ 14.5%

13.9% Professionals ◂ +3.5 pts 10.3%

13.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.6 pts 12.1%

13.0% Managers ◂ +4.7 pts 8.4%

10.4% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.0 pts 9.4%

7.6% Sales workers +2.4 pts ▸ 9.9%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +4 higher in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin

5 43rd pct 1 0th pct

IRSD decile in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +5 higher in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin

6 57th pct 1 0th pct

IER decile in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +7 higher in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin

9 86th pct 2 14th pct

IEO decile in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +2 higher in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin

3 29th pct 1 0th pct

IRSAD score in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +121 higher in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin

990 47th pct 869 7th pct

ERP in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +8,332 higher in Cessnock

16,413 76th pct 24,745 90th pct

Growth in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +24.1 pts higher in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin

28.3% 94th pct 4.2% 47th pct

Businesses in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +359 higher in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin

1,342 72nd pct 983 55th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +81 higher in Cessnock

814 46th pct 895 53rd pct

Max temp in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +0.6 higher in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin

25.4 69th pct 24.8 62nd pct

Min temp in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock even

11.0 38th pct 11.0 37th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +2.1 higher in Cessnock

2.4 15th pct 4.6 37th pct

Types ≤15 min in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +2.2 more in Cessnock

2.3 13th pct 4.5 39th pct

15-min city in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +24.9 pts higher in Cessnock

20.9% 13th pct 45.8% 34th pct

Walk to shops in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +10.4 pts higher in Cessnock

21.3% 13th pct 31.7% 22nd pct

Walk to transit in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +42.0 pts higher in Cessnock

48.1% 24th pct 90.2% 48th pct

Walk to school in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +58.7 pts higher in Cessnock

18.0% 9th pct 76.7% 53rd pct

Walk to a park in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +23.2 pts higher in Cessnock

66.8% 21st pct 90.0% 37th pct

Walk to health in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +31.1 pts higher in Cessnock

0.0% 0th pct 31.1% 35th pct

Amenities/1k in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +4.1 more in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin

15.3 57th pct 11.2 32nd pct

Intersections/km² in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +24 higher in Cessnock

6 20th pct 30 33rd pct

Mean slope in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin in Cessnock +1.6 pts higher in Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin

6.5% 67th pct 4.8% 41st pct

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Compare Cessnock with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin vs Cessnock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/106011107/branxton-greta-pokolbin/vs/106011108/cessnock