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Anna Bay vs Newcastle - Cooks Hill

Name: Anna Bay vs Newcastle - Cooks Hill — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 29 km apart · Anna Bay profile · Newcastle - Cooks Hill profile

Anna Bay Newcastle - Cooks Hill

Anna Bay and Newcastle - Cooks Hill are nearby but very different places. Anna Bay is a much older area, where the typical resident is 52 and 30.8% of people are aged 65 or over. It is dominated by separate houses, with 86.1% of homes being detached and 52.2% owned outright. In contrast, Newcastle - Cooks Hill is much younger and more urban; the typical resident is 38 and 63.2% of people live in flats or apartments. This area has a far more qualified workforce, with 43.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 14.2% in Anna Bay, and typical weekly personal incomes are much higher at $1,149, compared to $627 in Anna Bay.

Both areas share very similar unemployment rates, which sit around 4.4%. However, the gap between them in other areas has often grown since 2011. The difference in typical age has widened from 8 to 14 years, and the gap in typical weekly family income has increased to $1,170. While Anna Bay remains a place of detached homes and older residents, Newcastle - Cooks Hill has seen a growing share of renters and recent overseas arrivals, who now make up 24.2% of the population.

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Where they differ most

Year 12: 31.4 pts higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill Bachelor+: 29.4 pts higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill Renting: 37.0 pts higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill Owned outright: 26.6 pts higher in Anna Bay Separate houses: 74.5 pts higher in Anna Bay

Demographics & Identity

Population in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +6,356 larger in Newcastle - Cooks Hill gap widening

6,449 31st pct 12,805 67th pct

Median age in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +14 yrs older in Anna Bay gap widening

52 yrs 93rd pct 38 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

15.8% Young adults (25–44) +18.1 pts ▸ 33.9%

30.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +13.7 pts 17.0%

28.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.3 pts 25.5%

14.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +5.2 pts 9.4%

9.9% Youth (15–24) +4.3 pts ▸ 14.2%

Marital status

52.3% Married ◂ +19.3 pts 33.0%

26.5% Never married +23.2 pts ▸ 49.7%

11.1% Divorced ◂ +0.6 pts 10.5%

6.7% Widowed ◂ +2.9 pts 3.7%

3.3% Separated ◂ +0.3 pts 3.1%

Age & sex structure

Anna Bay Newcastle - Cooks Hill

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

80.0% Australia ◂ +1.9 pts 78.2%

5.5% England ◂ +2.3 pts 3.2%

1.7% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 1.5%

0.1% India +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% Philippines +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.6% South Africa even 0.5%

0.0% China +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Italy even 0.4%

0.2% Nepal even 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.2%

Ancestry

46.5% English ◂ +2.3 pts 44.2%

38.6% Australian ◂ +6.3 pts 32.3%

11.6% Irish +4.4 pts ▸ 16.1%

13.4% Scottish +0.8 pts ▸ 14.1%

4.6% German +0.4 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.3% Italian +0.7 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.6% Chinese +1.5 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.8% Dutch even 1.7%

0.3% Indian +1.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.3% Greek +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% Filipino +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

91.5% English only ◂ +6.2 pts 85.3%

0.1% Mandarin +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Arabic +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Cantonese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

40.6% No religion +12.8 pts ▸ 53.4%

51.6% Christianity ◂ +15.4 pts 36.2%

6.7% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 6.5%

0.6% Buddhism +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.3% Hinduism +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.1% Islam +0.9 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.2% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Judaism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +2 more in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

2 14th pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +1.20 more in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

2.14 52nd pct 3.34 73rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +16 more in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

7 14th pct 23 57th pct

Students in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +2,121 more in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

339 11th pct 2,460 71st pct

Avg size in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +446 larger in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

170 17th pct 615 73rd pct

ICSEA in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +140 higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

964 25th pct 1,103 84th pct

Highest year of school

40.2% Year 12 +31.4 pts ▸ 71.5%

33.7% Year 10 ◂ +19.0 pts 14.7%

12.1% Year 9 or below ◂ +8.0 pts 4.0%

6.8% Year 11 ◂ +2.5 pts 4.3%

Highest qualification level

39.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +23.2 pts 16.6%

15.9% Bachelor degree +21.3 pts ▸ 37.2%

16.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +3.8 pts 12.5%

4.2% Postgraduate degree +11.9 pts ▸ 16.1%

2.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +2.6 pts ▸ 4.8%

1.8% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.3 pts 1.5%

Field of qualification

18.5% Engineering & related ◂ +6.6 pts 11.9%

16.6% Management & commerce +1.2 pts ▸ 17.9%

9.3% Health +6.5 pts ▸ 15.8%

9.4% Society & culture +4.9 pts ▸ 14.3%

8.7% Architecture & building ◂ +3.7 pts 5.0%

8.4% Education even 8.4%

2.6% Creative arts +3.9 pts ▸ 6.5%

5.4% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.8 pts 3.6%

2.1% Natural & physical sciences +1.5 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.8% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.3 pts 1.5%

1.1% Information technology +0.8 pts ▸ 1.9%

Income

Personal income in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +$522 higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill gap widening

$627 16th pct $1,149 87th pct

Household income in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +$646 higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill gap widening

$1,283 20th pct $1,929 61st pct

Family income in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +$1,170 higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill gap widening

$1,569 18th pct $2,739 83rd pct

Household income distribution

34.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +12.2 pts 21.8%

24.9% $1,500–$2,999 +5.4 pts ▸ 30.3%

20.6% Under $650 ◂ +6.1 pts 14.4%

6.4% $4,000 or more +10.1 pts ▸ 16.5%

7.5% $3,000–$3,999 +3.0 pts ▸ 10.4%

Personal income distribution

48.1% Under $650 ◂ +20.3 pts 27.8%

29.8% $650–$1,499 +1.3 pts ▸ 31.1%

12.8% $1,500–$2,999 +12.5 pts ▸ 25.3%

2.4% $3,000 or more +7.5 pts ▸ 9.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

15.4% Arthritis ◂ +7.4 pts 8.1%

10.0% Mental health +1.5 pts ▸ 11.5%

8.6% Other condition ◂ +0.1 pts 8.5%

8.0% Asthma +0.4 pts ▸ 8.5%

6.4% Diabetes ◂ +3.6 pts 2.8%

6.3% Heart disease ◂ +2.6 pts 3.8%

4.9% Cancer ◂ +2.2 pts 2.8%

2.6% Lung condition ◂ +1.1 pts 1.5%

1.4% Stroke ◂ +0.7 pts 0.7%

0.6% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

55.2% None +7.7 pts ▸ 62.9%

22.3% One condition ◂ +1.2 pts 21.1%

9.2% Two conditions ◂ +3.0 pts 6.2%

4.6% Three or more ◂ +2.4 pts 2.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +99 larger in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

255 61st pct 354 71st pct

Median age in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +6 yrs older in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

24 yrs 43rd pct 30 yrs 86th pct

Median income in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +$150 higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

$673 57th pct $823 77th pct

Household income in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +$96 higher in Anna Bay

$1,658 48th pct $1,562 42nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +0.5 larger in Anna Bay gap narrowing

2.4 36th pct 1.9 4th pct

Family composition

48.6% Couples with children ◂ +9.7 pts 39.0%

38.3% Couples without children +9.6 pts ▸ 47.9%

12.5% One-parent families ◂ +0.8 pts 11.7%

0.7% Other families +0.9 pts ▸ 1.6%

Household size

42.9% 2 people ◂ +4.3 pts 38.6%

25.4% 1 person +15.4 pts ▸ 40.8%

11.9% 3 people ◂ +0.5 pts 11.4%

11.7% 4 people ◂ +5.1 pts 6.6%

5.3% 5 people ◂ +3.2 pts 2.1%

2.5% 6 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 0.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +$45 higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill gap widening

$400 62nd pct $445 78th pct

Mortgage in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +$327 higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill gap widening

$1,842 50th pct $2,169 73rd pct

People / bedroom in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +0.20 higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill gap widening

0.70 0th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

16.4% Rented +37.0 pts ▸ 53.4%

52.2% Owned outright ◂ +26.6 pts 25.6%

28.2% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +8.8 pts 19.4%

2.2% Other tenure ◂ +1.4 pts 0.8%

0.8% Not stated even 0.8%

Types of homes

86.1% Separate house ◂ +74.5 pts 11.7%

0.3% Flat or apartment +63.0 pts ▸ 63.2%

11.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +13.0 pts ▸ 24.0%

1.6% Other dwelling ◂ +1.1 pts 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

40.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +11.9 pts 29.0%

22.1% 2 bedrooms +16.4 pts ▸ 38.5%

25.8% 4 bedrooms ◂ +18.7 pts 7.2%

2.4% 1 bedroom +17.7 pts ▸ 20.1%

8.0% 5 or more ◂ +5.4 pts 2.6%

0.2% Studio / none +1.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

Weekly rent distribution

55.6% $350–$549 ◂ +9.3 pts 46.3%

21.1% $200–$349 ◂ +7.0 pts 14.1%

6.3% $550–$749 +13.1 pts ▸ 19.4%

10.2% Under $200 +1.7 pts ▸ 11.9%

0.7% $750 or more +5.7 pts ▸ 6.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.8% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +7.1 pts 29.8%

12.4% $3,000 or more +19.7 pts ▸ 32.1%

28.4% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +7.6 pts 20.8%

17.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +5.1 pts 12.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +23 more in Anna Bay

95 86th pct 72 75th pct

Stops/1k in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +9.11 more in Anna Bay

14.73 90th pct 5.62 69th pct

Departures/1k in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +1,628.1 more in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

1,247.5 66th pct 2,875.6 87th pct

PT routes in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +13 more in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

4 29th pct 17 82nd pct

Stop walk in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +30 longer in Anna Bay

33 87th pct 3 29th pct

Drive to city in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +18 longer in Anna Bay

125 93rd pct 107 90th pct

How people get to work

54.2% Car (driver) ◂ +14.3 pts 40.0%

19.2% Worked at home +11.0 pts ▸ 30.2%

1.8% Walked +6.4 pts ▸ 8.2%

3.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.8 pts 1.7%

0.3% Bicycle +1.4 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.6% Bus +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.0% Train +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

38.3% 1 vehicle +11.8 pts ▸ 50.1%

38.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +9.7 pts 29.1%

2.2% No vehicle +10.5 pts ▸ 12.7%

12.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +6.7 pts 5.8%

8.2% 4 or more ◂ +5.8 pts 2.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.8% Health care & social assistance +7.7 pts ▸ 21.5%

15.5% Construction ◂ +9.5 pts 6.0%

5.7% Professional & technical +5.9 pts ▸ 11.7%

10.8% Retail trade ◂ +4.1 pts 6.7%

8.9% Education & training +1.7 pts ▸ 10.6%

9.0% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.3 pts 8.7%

6.1% Public administration & safety +1.8 pts ▸ 7.9%

5.2% Manufacturing ◂ +1.7 pts 3.5%

4.3% Other services ◂ +1.8 pts 2.5%

1.7% Finance & insurance +2.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.9 pts 1.9%

3.3% Administrative & support ◂ +0.9 pts 2.4%

Occupations people work in

16.1% Professionals +22.8 pts ▸ 38.9%

19.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +10.3 pts 8.7%

11.4% Managers +3.3 pts ▸ 14.7%

13.9% Community & personal service ◂ +1.4 pts 12.5%

11.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.2 pts 10.7%

9.8% Sales workers ◂ +3.5 pts 6.3%

9.7% Labourers ◂ +5.5 pts 4.2%

6.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.3 pts 2.7%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +5 higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

4 36th pct 9 86th pct

IRSD decile in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +3 higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

5 43rd pct 8 71st pct

IER decile in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +3 higher in Anna Bay

6 57th pct 3 29th pct

IEO decile in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +5 higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

4 36th pct 9 86th pct

IRSAD score in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +113 higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

967 37th pct 1,080 81st pct

ERP in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +7,764 higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

6,868 31st pct 14,632 70th pct

Growth in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +6.7 pts higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

7.2% 70th pct 13.9% 87th pct

Businesses in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +2,668 higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

462 23rd pct 3,130 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +204 higher in Anna Bay

1,260 78th pct 1,056 65th pct

Max temp in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +0.1 higher in Anna Bay

23.5 48th pct 23.4 46th pct

Min temp in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +0.4 higher in Anna Bay

13.8 72nd pct 13.4 69th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +5.3 higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

4.0 29th pct 9.3 99th pct

Types ≤15 min in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +4.4 more in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

3.5 25th pct 7.9 98th pct

15-min city in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +62.5 pts higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

37.4% 27th pct 99.9% 95th pct

Walk to shops in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +63.3 pts higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

36.6% 26th pct 99.8% 99th pct

Walk to transit in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +14.7 pts higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

85.3% 42nd pct 99.9% 85th pct

Walk to school in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +65.4 pts higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

30.1% 16th pct 95.5% 77th pct

Walk to a park in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +24.6 pts higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

75.4% 25th pct 100.0% 71st pct

Walk to health in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +63.7 pts higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

36.1% 41st pct 99.7% 99th pct

Amenities/1k in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +8.3 more in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

24.3 80th pct 32.6 86th pct

Intersections/km² in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +640 higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

12 26th pct 652 99th pct

Mean slope in Anna Bay in Newcastle - Cooks Hill +2.1 pts higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

5.3% 51st pct 7.4% 77th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Anna Bay vs Newcastle - Cooks Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/106031119/anna-bay/vs/111031229/newcastle-cooks-hill