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Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest vs Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds

Name: Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest vs Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 51 km apart · Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest profile · Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds profile

Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds

Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds and Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest are two New South Wales areas with very different age profiles. Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest is much older, with a typical resident aged 65 and over half the population (51.8%) being seniors. In contrast, Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds has a younger typical age of 53 and a higher share of children, with 15.3% under 15. This difference is seen in the local infrastructure; Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds has four schools compared to just one in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest.

Both areas are very similar in terms of typical weekly incomes, which sit around $550 to $570, and have nearly identical levels of higher education. While they share these economic traits, the gap in their age structures has widened since 2011. This shift is also seen in health and work, with a far higher share of people in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest living with long-term health conditions and a lower share of adults working or looking for work compared to Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds.

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Where they differ most

Aged 65+: 22.5 pts higher in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest Median age: 12 yrs older in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest Participation: 14.2 pts higher in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds No religion: 13.8 pts higher in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds De facto: 4.9 pts higher in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds

Demographics & Identity

Population in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +1,184 larger in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds gap steady

5,804 27th pct 6,988 35th pct

Median age in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +12 yrs older in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest gap widening

65 yrs 100th pct 53 yrs 94th pct

Age structure

51.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +22.5 pts 29.3%

25.8% Older adults (45–64) +5.6 pts ▸ 31.4%

9.9% Young adults (25–44) +6.4 pts ▸ 16.3%

7.5% Children (0–14) +7.7 pts ▸ 15.3%

5.1% Youth (15–24) +2.4 pts ▸ 7.5%

Marital status

59.4% Married ◂ +9.0 pts 50.5%

17.6% Never married +9.4 pts ▸ 27.1%

10.9% Divorced +2.8 pts ▸ 13.7%

9.1% Widowed ◂ +4.0 pts 5.1%

2.9% Separated +0.9 pts ▸ 3.8%

Age & sex structure

Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

75.3% Australia +3.3 pts ▸ 78.6%

5.9% England ◂ +1.7 pts 4.2%

1.8% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 1.4%

0.7% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.3% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% India ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.3% China ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Italy even 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

46.8% English ◂ +3.3 pts 43.5%

35.8% Australian +5.8 pts ▸ 41.6%

13.4% Irish ◂ +2.1 pts 11.3%

12.5% Scottish ◂ +1.2 pts 11.3%

3.7% German ◂ +0.1 pts 3.6%

1.2% Italian +1.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.2% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.0% Chinese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

0.6% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.3% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% Indian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

89.1% English only even 89.1%

0.4% Mandarin ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Arabic even 0.1%

0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Tagalog even 0.1%

0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

0.1% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

60.1% Christianity ◂ +15.6 pts 44.5%

28.9% No religion +13.8 pts ▸ 42.7%

9.3% Not stated +1.6 pts ▸ 10.9%

0.7% Buddhism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.3% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% Hinduism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.1% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +3 more in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds

1 0th pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +1.47 more in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds

2.28 56th pct 3.75 77th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +7 more in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds

3 6th pct 10 25th pct

Students in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +349 more in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds

130 4th pct 479 16th pct

Avg size in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +10 larger in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest

130 13th pct 120 11th pct

ICSEA in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +48 higher in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds

934 14th pct 982 34th pct

Highest year of school

35.9% Year 12 +1.0 pts ▸ 36.9%

34.9% Year 10 ◂ +1.1 pts 33.9%

13.3% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.0 pts 12.2%

6.6% Year 11 +0.3 pts ▸ 6.9%

Highest qualification level

31.8% Certificate III / IV +5.8 pts ▸ 37.5%

16.5% Bachelor degree even 16.5%

16.2% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.3 pts 13.9%

4.9% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.5 pts 4.4%

2.5% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 2.5%

2.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.2 pts ▸ 2.4%

Field of qualification

18.0% Engineering & related ◂ +2.7 pts 15.2%

16.7% Management & commerce ◂ +2.2 pts 14.4%

10.8% Health ◂ +1.1 pts 9.6%

7.0% Architecture & building +2.8 pts ▸ 9.7%

8.7% Society & culture ◂ +0.6 pts 8.1%

8.2% Education +0.2 pts ▸ 8.4%

4.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.9 pts ▸ 5.4%

2.3% Agriculture & environment +1.2 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.9% Creative arts +1.1 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.0% Natural & physical sciences even 2.0%

0.8% Information technology +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +$20 higher in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds gap narrowing

$552 8th pct $572 10th pct

Household income in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +$106 higher in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds gap widening

$1,036 5th pct $1,142 10th pct

Family income in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +$113 higher in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds gap widening

$1,255 4th pct $1,368 8th pct

Household income distribution

42.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +7.2 pts 35.3%

23.0% Under $650 ◂ +0.5 pts 22.5%

19.0% $1,500–$2,999 +3.6 pts ▸ 22.7%

4.7% $3,000–$3,999 +1.0 pts ▸ 5.7%

4.3% $4,000 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 5.4%

Personal income distribution

52.5% Under $650 ◂ +2.4 pts 50.1%

26.1% $650–$1,499 +1.2 pts ▸ 27.3%

9.4% $1,500–$2,999 +0.4 pts ▸ 9.8%

2.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 2.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

21.5% Arthritis ◂ +7.6 pts 13.9%

10.0% Heart disease ◂ +4.6 pts 5.4%

9.0% Mental health +0.5 pts ▸ 9.5%

9.1% Other condition ◂ +0.6 pts 8.5%

8.6% Asthma +0.1 pts ▸ 8.7%

7.6% Diabetes ◂ +2.3 pts 5.3%

7.5% Cancer ◂ +3.2 pts 4.3%

4.5% Lung condition ◂ +1.3 pts 3.1%

1.9% Stroke ◂ +0.5 pts 1.4%

1.6% Dementia ◂ +0.9 pts 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

45.1% None +9.9 pts ▸ 55.0%

26.3% One condition ◂ +4.2 pts 22.1%

11.8% Two conditions ◂ +4.2 pts 7.6%

6.9% Three or more ◂ +2.2 pts 4.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +111 larger in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds

267 62nd pct 378 72nd pct

Median age in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +2 yrs older in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest

31 yrs 88th pct 29 yrs 81st pct

Median income in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +$74 higher in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest

$528 26th pct $454 11th pct

Household income in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +$199 higher in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest

$1,329 25th pct $1,130 12th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +0.3 larger in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds gap steady

2.0 7th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

63.5% Couples without children ◂ +21.6 pts 41.9%

25.5% Couples with children +18.3 pts ▸ 43.8%

10.0% One-parent families +3.5 pts ▸ 13.5%

1.0% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Household size

56.0% 2 people ◂ +11.3 pts 44.7%

28.7% 1 person ◂ +2.8 pts 25.9%

7.7% 3 people +3.6 pts ▸ 11.3%

4.7% 4 people +5.8 pts ▸ 10.5%

2.0% 5 people +2.7 pts ▸ 4.7%

0.9% 6 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 2.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds even gap narrowing

$350 43rd pct $350 43rd pct

Mortgage in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +$100 higher in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest gap narrowing

$1,600 34th pct $1,500 27th pct

People / bedroom in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +0.10 higher in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds gap steady

0.60 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

53.6% Owned outright ◂ +1.5 pts 52.1%

17.0% Owned with a mortgage +12.9 pts ▸ 29.9%

15.6% Rented ◂ +1.8 pts 13.8%

11.8% Other tenure ◂ +10.2 pts 1.6%

1.8% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 2.3%

Types of homes

88.3% Separate house +4.0 pts ▸ 92.3%

7.8% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +5.5 pts 2.4%

1.0% Other dwelling +3.7 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.4% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.8 pts 0.6%

Bedrooms per home

43.4% 3 bedrooms ◂ +4.7 pts 38.8%

28.2% 4 bedrooms +0.8 pts ▸ 29.0%

20.8% 2 bedrooms ◂ +4.5 pts 16.3%

3.8% 5 or more +4.8 pts ▸ 8.6%

1.3% 1 bedroom +3.2 pts ▸ 4.5%

0.7% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

Weekly rent distribution

46.7% $350–$549 +0.7 pts ▸ 47.3%

36.5% $200–$349 ◂ +1.8 pts 34.8%

9.9% Under $200 even 9.9%

0.0% $550–$749 +4.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

0.0% $750 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

29.1% $1,000–$1,799 +5.7 pts ▸ 34.8%

30.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +8.1 pts 22.2%

22.8% Under $1,000 +3.7 pts ▸ 26.5%

8.8% $3,000 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 9.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +68 more in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds

11 20th pct 79 79th pct

Stops/1k in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +9.41 more in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds

1.90 20th pct 11.31 88th pct

Departures/1k in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +77.2 more in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds

20.2 14th pct 97.3 19th pct

PT routes in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +4 more in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds

3 21st pct 7 48th pct

Stop walk in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +63 longer in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds

23 82nd pct 86 100th pct

Drive to city in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds

132 95th pct —

How people get to work

51.9% Car (driver) +5.6 pts ▸ 57.6%

20.0% Worked at home ◂ +2.3 pts 17.6%

4.5% Walked ◂ +0.7 pts 3.7%

4.2% Car (passenger) even 4.2%

0.9% Bicycle ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

0.0% Bus +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

42.8% 1 vehicle ◂ +8.2 pts 34.6%

39.1% 2 vehicles +1.1 pts ▸ 40.2%

10.1% 3 vehicles +4.5 pts ▸ 14.6%

4.5% 4 or more +4.1 pts ▸ 8.6%

3.4% No vehicle ◂ +1.5 pts 2.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.6 pts 14.7%

11.6% Construction +2.9 pts ▸ 14.5%

8.7% Retail trade +1.4 pts ▸ 10.2%

9.7% Accommodation & food +0.4 pts ▸ 10.1%

5.4% Education & training +2.5 pts ▸ 7.9%

5.4% Manufacturing ◂ +1.3 pts 4.1%

4.5% Professional & technical +0.7 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.2% Administrative & support +0.9 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.8% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.2 pts 4.5%

2.3% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +1.2 pts ▸ 3.5%

3.4% Other services even 3.5%

3.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.5 pts 2.7%

Occupations people work in

16.0% Technicians & trades +1.2 pts ▸ 17.2%

14.8% Professionals +2.2 pts ▸ 16.9%

14.2% Managers ◂ +0.6 pts 13.6%

14.0% Community & personal service ◂ +1.5 pts 12.5%

12.5% Labourers ◂ +0.5 pts 12.0%

11.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.6 pts 10.2%

9.2% Sales workers +0.2 pts ▸ 9.4%

6.1% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.5 pts 5.5%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +1 higher in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest

4 36th pct 3 29th pct

IRSD decile in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +1 higher in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest

5 43rd pct 4 36th pct

IER decile in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +1 higher in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds

5 43rd pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds even

3 29th pct 3 29th pct

IRSAD score in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +18 higher in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest

955 32nd pct 937 25th pct

ERP in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +1,621 higher in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds

5,786 25th pct 7,407 34th pct

Growth in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +5.5 pts higher in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds

0.8% 17th pct 6.4% 64th pct

Businesses in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +323 higher in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds

361 16th pct 684 36th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +69 higher in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds

1,329 83rd pct 1,398 86th pct

Max temp in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +0.1 higher in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds

23.4 46th pct 23.5 47th pct

Min temp in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +0.7 higher in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest

13.8 72nd pct 13.2 66th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +1.4 higher in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest

3.9 29th pct 2.5 15th pct

Types ≤15 min in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +1.6 more in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest

4.1 33rd pct 2.5 14th pct

15-min city in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +31.2 pts higher in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest

52.2% 39th pct 21.0% 14th pct

Walk to shops in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +15.5 pts higher in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest

56.6% 45th pct 41.1% 30th pct

Walk to transit in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +13.7 pts higher in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds

38.1% 20th pct 51.8% 25th pct

Walk to school in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +16.5 pts higher in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest

37.2% 21st pct 20.7% 11th pct

Walk to a park in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +36.1 pts higher in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest

81.2% 28th pct 45.1% 12th pct

Walk to health in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +25.4 pts higher in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest

40.5% 45th pct 15.1% 21st pct

Amenities/1k in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +5.7 more in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds

20.3 74th pct 26.0 83rd pct

Intersections/km² in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +4 higher in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest

5 18th pct 1 13th pct

Mean slope in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds +3.6 pts higher in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds

5.1% 46th pct 8.7% 86th pct

Compare Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest with nearby areas

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Compare Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest vs Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/106031124/tea-gardens-hawks-nest/vs/108011153/forster-tuncurry-surrounds