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Macksville - Scotts Head vs Nambucca Heads
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 9.0 km apart · Macksville - Scotts Head profile · Nambucca Heads profile
Macksville - Scotts Head Nambucca Heads
Nambucca Heads and Macksville - Scotts Head are neighbouring areas with distinct housing and lifestyle patterns. Nambucca Heads is a more urbanised pocket where 41.6% of people live alone, and renting is far more common at 32.7%. It is much more walkable, with far more homes within a 15-minute stroll of groceries, health services, and parks. In contrast, Macksville - Scotts Head is more rural in feel, with a far higher share of separate houses (89.9%) and larger homes, as 78% have three or more bedrooms compared to 58.8% in Nambucca Heads.
Both areas are similar in their rental markets, with Nambucca Heads being a little above and Macksville - Scotts Head well below the national figure. They also share very similar typical weekly personal incomes, sitting around $500. Over time, some gaps have grown; residents in Nambucca Heads are now noticeably older than those in Macksville - Scotts Head, and the difference in the number of people living alone has widened since 2011.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 4,642
- First area, 2016: 4,793
- First area, 2021: 5,189
- Second area, 2011: 6,665
- Second area, 2016: 6,750
- Second area, 2021: 7,111
- First area, 2011: 48 yrs
- First area, 2016: 49 yrs
- First area, 2021: 50 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 52 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 56 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 56 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 Macksville - Scotts Head: 1.5% males, 2.6% females; 85+ in Nambucca Heads: 2.2% males, 3.2% females
- 80–84 in Macksville - Scotts Head: 1.4% males, 1.9% females; 80–84 in Nambucca Heads: 2.5% males, 2.8% females
- 75–79 in Macksville - Scotts Head: 2.6% males, 3.1% females; 75–79 in Nambucca Heads: 3.7% males, 3.9% females
- 70–74 in Macksville - Scotts Head: 4.1% males, 3.6% females; 70–74 in Nambucca Heads: 4.4% males, 4.7% females
- 65–69 in Macksville - Scotts Head: 4.0% males, 4.1% females; 65–69 in Nambucca Heads: 4.7% males, 4.7% females
- 60–64 in Macksville - Scotts Head: 4.2% males, 4.4% females; 60–64 in Nambucca Heads: 4.1% males, 5.2% females
- 55–59 in Macksville - Scotts Head: 3.5% males, 4.0% females; 55–59 in Nambucca Heads: 3.1% males, 3.3% females
- 50–54 in Macksville - Scotts Head: 2.5% males, 3.0% females; 50–54 in Nambucca Heads: 2.7% males, 2.8% females
- 45–49 in Macksville - Scotts Head: 2.5% males, 2.9% females; 45–49 in Nambucca Heads: 2.3% males, 2.5% females
- 40–44 in Macksville - Scotts Head: 2.1% males, 2.8% females; 40–44 in Nambucca Heads: 2.1% males, 2.2% females
- 35–39 in Macksville - Scotts Head: 2.1% males, 2.4% females; 35–39 in Nambucca Heads: 1.8% males, 2.1% females
- 30–34 in Macksville - Scotts Head: 2.3% males, 2.5% females; 30–34 in Nambucca Heads: 1.5% males, 2.0% females
- 25–29 in Macksville - Scotts Head: 2.1% males, 2.4% females; 25–29 in Nambucca Heads: 2.0% males, 1.9% females
- 20–24 in Macksville - Scotts Head: 2.0% males, 1.3% females; 20–24 in Nambucca Heads: 1.7% males, 1.7% females
- 15–19 in Macksville - Scotts Head: 2.4% males, 2.5% females; 15–19 in Nambucca Heads: 2.5% males, 2.3% females
- 10–14 in Macksville - Scotts Head: 3.3% males, 2.8% females; 10–14 in Nambucca Heads: 2.5% males, 2.6% females
- 5–9 in Macksville - Scotts Head: 3.0% males, 2.6% females; 5–9 in Nambucca Heads: 2.3% males, 2.0% females
- 0–4 in Macksville - Scotts Head: 2.7% males, 2.6% females; 0–4 in Nambucca Heads: 2.1% males, 2.1% 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: $380
- First area, 2016: $487
- First area, 2021: $525
- Second area, 2011: $372
- Second area, 2016: $451
- Second area, 2021: $501
- First area, 2011: $709
- First area, 2016: $918
- First area, 2021: $998
- Second area, 2011: $635
- Second area, 2016: $745
- Second area, 2021: $850
- First area, 2011: $868
- First area, 2016: $1,160
- First area, 2021: $1,310
- Second area, 2011: $818
- Second area, 2016: $963
- Second area, 2021: $1,244
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: 2.3
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2011: 2.1
- Second area, 2016: 2.0
- Second area, 2021: 2.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $200
- First area, 2016: $260
- First area, 2021: $330
- Second area, 2011: $185
- Second area, 2016: $240
- Second area, 2021: $285
- First area, 2011: $1,170
- First area, 2016: $1,300
- First area, 2021: $1,382
- Second area, 2011: $1,344
- Second area, 2016: $1,270
- Second area, 2021: $1,300
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
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). Macksville - Scotts Head vs Nambucca Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/108021157/macksville-scotts-head/vs/108021158/nambucca-heads