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Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay vs Nelson Bay Peninsula

Name: Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay vs Nelson Bay Peninsula — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 14 km apart · Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay profile · Nelson Bay Peninsula profile

Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay Nelson Bay Peninsula

Nelson Bay Peninsula and Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay are nearby coastal areas with very different housing and service landscapes. Nelson Bay Peninsula is more developed, with a far higher share of townhouses and apartments and a much stronger presence of schools. It also has more people who finished Year 12 (44.2% compared to 32.2%) and higher typical incomes. In contrast, Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay is dominated by separate houses, which make up 91.2% of homes. It also has a well higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents (7.9% compared to 3.6%).

Since 2011, the gaps between these two areas have generally widened, particularly regarding education, income, and the number of overseas-born residents. Despite this, they share a similar way of life in some respects. Both areas have about the same share of renters, very similar typical weekly rents, and almost identical rates of adults working or looking for work. Both are also home to populations significantly older than the national figure.

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Where they differ most

Population: 15,085 larger in Nelson Bay Peninsula Separate houses: 29.3 pts higher in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay Year 12: 11.9 pts higher in Nelson Bay Peninsula Recent arrivals: 7.2 pts higher in Nelson Bay Peninsula De facto: 3.3 pts higher in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay

Demographics & Identity

Population in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +15,085 larger in Nelson Bay Peninsula gap widening

6,887 34th pct 21,972 92nd pct

Median age in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +5 yrs older in Nelson Bay Peninsula gap widening

50 yrs 90th pct 55 yrs 97th pct

Age structure

28.2% Seniors (65+) +6.6 pts ▸ 34.8%

27.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.2 pts 27.4%

18.4% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.5 pts 15.9%

15.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.8 pts 13.1%

9.8% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.0 pts 8.8%

Marital status

45.3% Married +6.5 pts ▸ 51.9%

31.3% Never married ◂ +6.8 pts 24.5%

12.2% Divorced ◂ +0.3 pts 12.0%

7.0% Widowed +1.2 pts ▸ 8.2%

4.1% Separated ◂ +0.7 pts 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay Nelson Bay Peninsula

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

83.6% Australia ◂ +5.9 pts 77.8%

4.2% England +1.6 pts ▸ 5.7%

1.4% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.4% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Nepal +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% India +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

45.5% English +0.3 pts ▸ 45.8%

42.2% Australian ◂ +5.6 pts 36.6%

10.6% Irish +2.5 pts ▸ 13.1%

11.0% Scottish +0.9 pts ▸ 12.0%

4.4% German even 4.4%

1.9% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.7% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 1.4%

0.4% Greek +0.6 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.8% Chinese even 0.8%

0.5% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.1% Indian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

92.0% English only ◂ +2.9 pts 89.0%

0.0% Greek +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Hindi even 0.1%

0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

50.6% Christianity +4.5 pts ▸ 55.1%

42.3% No religion ◂ +5.5 pts 36.8%

6.2% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 6.0%

0.5% Buddhism +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% Hinduism +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +6 more in Nelson Bay Peninsula

1 0th pct 7 86th pct

Schools/1k kids in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +1.52 more in Nelson Bay Peninsula

0.91 12th pct 2.43 59th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +4 more in Nelson Bay Peninsula

4 8th pct 8 18th pct

Students in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +2,566 more in Nelson Bay Peninsula

354 12th pct 2,920 77th pct

Avg size in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +63 larger in Nelson Bay Peninsula

354 40th pct 417 49th pct

ICSEA in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +105 higher in Nelson Bay Peninsula

901 10th pct 1,006 45th pct

Highest year of school

32.2% Year 12 +11.9 pts ▸ 44.2%

38.0% Year 10 ◂ +7.1 pts 30.9%

15.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.9 pts 11.1%

7.9% Year 11 ◂ +0.9 pts 6.9%

Highest qualification level

44.9% Certificate III / IV ◂ +11.6 pts 33.2%

11.9% Bachelor degree +6.6 pts ▸ 18.5%

14.9% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.8 pts ▸ 17.6%

2.9% Postgraduate degree +2.6 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.3% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.1 pts 2.3%

2.3% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.0 pts ▸ 3.3%

Field of qualification

20.6% Engineering & related ◂ +3.8 pts 16.8%

15.1% Management & commerce +4.3 pts ▸ 19.4%

11.6% Society & culture ◂ +1.6 pts 10.0%

10.0% Health ◂ +0.7 pts 9.3%

6.5% Education +2.5 pts ▸ 8.9%

6.8% Architecture & building ◂ +0.7 pts 6.2%

6.4% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.1 pts ▸ 6.5%

2.1% Creative arts +0.5 pts ▸ 2.6%

2.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.4 pts 2.2%

1.8% Natural & physical sciences +0.7 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.1% Information technology +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +$86 higher in Nelson Bay Peninsula gap widening

$562 9th pct $648 19th pct

Household income in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +$156 higher in Nelson Bay Peninsula gap widening

$1,111 9th pct $1,267 18th pct

Family income in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +$235 higher in Nelson Bay Peninsula gap widening

$1,365 8th pct $1,600 19th pct

Household income distribution

37.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.9 pts 33.6%

24.5% $1,500–$2,999 +0.7 pts ▸ 25.2%

22.7% Under $650 ◂ +2.2 pts 20.5%

3.5% $4,000 or more +3.5 pts ▸ 7.0%

5.6% $3,000–$3,999 +0.8 pts ▸ 6.4%

Personal income distribution

52.9% Under $650 ◂ +6.3 pts 46.6%

28.6% $650–$1,499 +1.7 pts ▸ 30.3%

10.7% $1,500–$2,999 +2.2 pts ▸ 12.9%

1.2% $3,000 or more +2.0 pts ▸ 3.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

16.5% Arthritis ◂ +0.7 pts 15.7%

13.6% Mental health ◂ +3.8 pts 9.8%

10.7% Asthma ◂ +2.4 pts 8.3%

9.9% Other condition ◂ +0.9 pts 9.0%

8.0% Diabetes ◂ +2.0 pts 6.0%

7.5% Heart disease ◂ +0.8 pts 6.6%

4.8% Cancer +0.4 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.8% Lung condition ◂ +0.8 pts 3.0%

1.6% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 1.3%

1.1% Dementia even 1.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

50.7% None +3.6 pts ▸ 54.3%

23.5% One condition +0.8 pts ▸ 24.3%

10.6% Two conditions ◂ +1.6 pts 9.0%

7.0% Three or more ◂ +2.4 pts 4.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +247 larger in Nelson Bay Peninsula

546 81st pct 793 86th pct

Median age in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +6 yrs older in Nelson Bay Peninsula

22 yrs 29th pct 28 yrs 76th pct

Median income in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +$63 higher in Nelson Bay Peninsula

$502 20th pct $565 35th pct

Household income in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +$145 higher in Nelson Bay Peninsula

$1,397 30th pct $1,542 40th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +0.1 larger in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay gap steady

2.3 29th pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

43.5% Couples with children ◂ +1.0 pts 42.5%

37.0% Couples without children +5.2 pts ▸ 42.2%

18.6% One-parent families ◂ +4.1 pts 14.5%

0.9% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Household size

42.0% 2 people +0.8 pts ▸ 42.9%

27.4% 1 person +2.5 pts ▸ 29.9%

12.9% 3 people ◂ +1.5 pts 11.4%

10.4% 4 people ◂ +0.4 pts 9.9%

4.4% 5 people ◂ +0.3 pts 4.1%

3.3% 6 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 1.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +$25 higher in Nelson Bay Peninsula gap steady

$365 48th pct $390 57th pct

Mortgage in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +$344 higher in Nelson Bay Peninsula gap widening

$1,517 28th pct $1,861 51st pct

People / bedroom in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula even gap narrowing

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

43.1% Owned outright +3.5 pts ▸ 46.6%

28.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +5.4 pts 23.2%

25.8% Rented ◂ +0.6 pts 25.3%

1.3% Other tenure +2.2 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.3% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

Types of homes

91.2% Separate house ◂ +29.3 pts 61.9%

7.7% Townhouse / semi-detached +18.6 pts ▸ 26.3%

0.5% Flat or apartment +9.5 pts ▸ 10.1%

0.7% Other dwelling +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

Bedrooms per home

50.7% 3 bedrooms ◂ +9.2 pts 41.5%

29.0% 4 bedrooms even 29.0%

11.7% 2 bedrooms +6.4 pts ▸ 18.1%

5.2% 5 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 6.9%

2.0% 1 bedroom +1.1 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.2% Studio / none even 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

56.8% $350–$549 ◂ +5.3 pts 51.5%

33.6% $200–$349 ◂ +7.1 pts 26.5%

2.0% $550–$749 +7.2 pts ▸ 9.1%

4.6% Under $200 +4.3 pts ▸ 8.9%

0.6% $750 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.5% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +12.4 pts 26.1%

26.8% $1,800–$2,999 +7.4 pts ▸ 34.3%

22.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +3.5 pts 18.8%

5.3% $3,000 or more +9.3 pts ▸ 14.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +144 more in Nelson Bay Peninsula

54 62nd pct 198 94th pct

Stops/1k in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +1.17 more in Nelson Bay Peninsula

7.84 86th pct 9.01 87th pct

Departures/1k in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +357.0 more in Nelson Bay Peninsula

594.2 42nd pct 951.2 56th pct

PT routes in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +4 more in Nelson Bay Peninsula

2 14th pct 6 43rd pct

Stop walk in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +3 longer in Nelson Bay Peninsula

18 78th pct 21 80th pct

Drive to city in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +39 longer in Nelson Bay Peninsula

124 93rd pct 163 100th pct

How people get to work

59.9% Car (driver) ◂ +8.3 pts 51.6%

14.9% Worked at home +4.8 pts ▸ 19.7%

3.9% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.2 pts 3.7%

1.9% Walked +0.8 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.3% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Bicycle +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

37.4% 1 vehicle +4.7 pts ▸ 42.1%

39.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.8 pts 38.1%

12.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.4 pts 9.9%

7.2% 4 or more ◂ +2.2 pts 4.9%

3.3% No vehicle +1.6 pts ▸ 4.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.3 pts 13.8%

8.7% Accommodation & food +4.7 pts ▸ 13.4%

11.2% Retail trade ◂ +0.8 pts 10.5%

10.4% Construction ◂ +0.8 pts 9.5%

4.9% Education & training +3.0 pts ▸ 8.0%

7.6% Public administration & safety +0.2 pts ▸ 7.8%

6.6% Manufacturing ◂ +2.0 pts 4.5%

4.4% Professional & technical +1.6 pts ▸ 6.0%

4.8% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.9 pts 3.9%

4.6% Administrative & support ◂ +0.6 pts 4.0%

4.0% Other services ◂ +0.2 pts 3.8%

1.9% Finance & insurance +0.4 pts ▸ 2.3%

Occupations people work in

18.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.0 pts 15.8%

11.8% Professionals +5.7 pts ▸ 17.4%

16.4% Community & personal service ◂ +1.9 pts 14.5%

13.4% Labourers ◂ +3.1 pts 10.3%

8.4% Managers +4.9 pts ▸ 13.3%

10.2% Clerical & administrative +1.8 pts ▸ 12.1%

9.7% Sales workers +0.3 pts ▸ 10.0%

8.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +4.1 pts 4.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +3 higher in Nelson Bay Peninsula

2 14th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +3 higher in Nelson Bay Peninsula

2 14th pct 5 43rd pct

IER decile in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +1 higher in Nelson Bay Peninsula

4 36th pct 5 43rd pct

IEO decile in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +3 higher in Nelson Bay Peninsula

1 0th pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +76 higher in Nelson Bay Peninsula

897 12th pct 973 40th pct

ERP in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +15,091 higher in Nelson Bay Peninsula

7,065 32nd pct 22,156 88th pct

Growth in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +1.4 pts higher in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay

2.5% 32nd pct 1.1% 19th pct

Businesses in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +1,510 higher in Nelson Bay Peninsula

273 12th pct 1,783 83rd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +183 higher in Nelson Bay Peninsula

1,260 78th pct 1,443 88th pct

Max temp in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +0.6 higher in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay

23.5 48th pct 22.9 42nd pct

Min temp in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +0.5 higher in Nelson Bay Peninsula

13.8 72nd pct 14.3 75th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +0.2 higher in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay

5.5 51st pct 5.3 48th pct

Types ≤15 min in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +0.7 more in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay

5.5 54th pct 4.8 43rd pct

15-min city in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +16.1 pts higher in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay

74.2% 57th pct 58.1% 44th pct

Walk to shops in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +10.3 pts higher in Nelson Bay Peninsula

39.6% 29th pct 50.0% 39th pct

Walk to transit in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula even

98.5% 68th pct 98.5% 69th pct

Walk to school in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +1.4 pts higher in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay

39.3% 23rd pct 37.9% 22nd pct

Walk to a park in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +1.1 pts higher in Nelson Bay Peninsula

98.0% 53rd pct 99.1% 56th pct

Walk to health in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +9.8 pts higher in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay

39.8% 45th pct 29.9% 34th pct

Amenities/1k in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +1.6 more in Nelson Bay Peninsula

17.1 64th pct 18.7 70th pct

Intersections/km² in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +31 higher in Nelson Bay Peninsula

17 30th pct 48 39th pct

Mean slope in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay in Nelson Bay Peninsula +3.0 pts higher in Nelson Bay Peninsula

5.1% 47th pct 8.1% 83rd pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay vs Nelson Bay Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/106031120/lemon-tree-passage-tanilba-bay/vs/106031121/nelson-bay-peninsula