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Laurieton - Bonny Hills vs Port Macquarie - West

Name: Laurieton - Bonny Hills vs Port Macquarie - West — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 24 km apart · Laurieton - Bonny Hills profile · Port Macquarie - West profile

Laurieton - Bonny Hills Port Macquarie - West

Port Macquarie - West and Laurieton - Bonny Hills are nearby areas with very different housing and age profiles. Residents are far older in Laurieton - Bonny Hills, where the typical age is 58 compared to 47 in Port Macquarie - West. This is reflected in home ownership, as outright ownership is far higher in Laurieton - Bonny Hills at 52.7%, while renting is far more common in Port Macquarie - West at 33.7%. Port Macquarie - West is also more walkable, with far more homes within a 15-minute walk of schools (66.9% versus 34.9%) and public transport (78.3% versus 43.3%).

Both areas share very similar home sizes and typical monthly mortgage payments. They also have nearly the same share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher, sitting around 14% to 15%. While they share these commonalities, the gap in age has widened since 2011, and Laurieton - Bonny Hills has seen its share of people aged 65 and over grow to be well higher than in Port Macquarie - West.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 20.2 pts higher in Laurieton - Bonny Hills Median age: 11 yrs older in Laurieton - Bonny Hills Owned outright: 16.5 pts higher in Laurieton - Bonny Hills Renting: 16.5 pts higher in Port Macquarie - West Housework 15h+: 6.7 pts higher in Laurieton - Bonny Hills

Demographics & Identity

Population in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +2,663 larger in Port Macquarie - West gap widening

18,484 87th pct 21,147 90th pct

Median age in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +11 yrs older in Laurieton - Bonny Hills gap widening

58 yrs 100th pct 47 yrs 84th pct

Age structure

38.0% Seniors (65+) ◂ +8.3 pts 29.8%

27.6% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +5.5 pts 22.1%

13.5% Young adults (25–44) +7.7 pts ▸ 21.3%

13.0% Children (0–14) +2.2 pts ▸ 15.2%

8.0% Youth (15–24) +3.7 pts ▸ 11.7%

Marital status

52.5% Married ◂ +9.7 pts 42.9%

23.0% Never married +9.7 pts ▸ 32.6%

12.2% Divorced ◂ +0.3 pts 11.8%

8.6% Widowed +0.3 pts ▸ 8.8%

3.8% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 3.9%

Age & sex structure

Laurieton - Bonny Hills Port Macquarie - West

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

84.5% Australia ◂ +5.1 pts 79.4%

4.4% England ◂ +0.2 pts 4.3%

1.1% New Zealand +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.2% India +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.2% Philippines +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.3% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Nepal +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Italy even 0.2%

Ancestry

47.1% English ◂ +3.8 pts 43.3%

42.7% Australian ◂ +2.4 pts 40.2%

12.9% Irish ◂ +1.4 pts 11.5%

12.6% Scottish ◂ +2.6 pts 10.0%

3.9% German ◂ +0.2 pts 3.7%

1.8% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.4% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

0.2% Indian +1.0 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.3% Filipino +0.9 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Chinese +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.3% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

93.8% English only ◂ +5.9 pts 87.8%

0.0% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Mandarin +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Punjabi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Cantonese even 0.2%

0.0% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Hindi even 0.1%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

55.6% Christianity ◂ +2.5 pts 53.1%

37.4% No religion ◂ +0.8 pts 36.5%

5.8% Not stated +1.6 pts ▸ 7.4%

0.2% Hinduism +0.9 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.6% Buddhism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Other religions +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.1% Islam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +4 more in Port Macquarie - West

7 86th pct 11 90th pct

Schools/1k kids in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +0.50 more in Port Macquarie - West

2.92 67th pct 3.42 74th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +10 more in Port Macquarie - West

8 18th pct 18 47th pct

Students in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +3,113 more in Port Macquarie - West

2,086 64th pct 5,199 89th pct

Avg size in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +175 larger in Port Macquarie - West

298 32nd pct 473 57th pct

ICSEA in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +41 higher in Port Macquarie - West

978 32nd pct 1,018 51st pct

Highest year of school

37.6% Year 12 +6.3 pts ▸ 43.9%

35.6% Year 10 ◂ +6.7 pts 28.9%

14.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.8 pts 13.1%

6.5% Year 11 +0.3 pts ▸ 6.8%

Highest qualification level

40.4% Certificate III / IV ◂ +5.3 pts 35.0%

16.8% Bachelor degree +1.1 pts ▸ 17.8%

15.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.1 pts 15.4%

3.9% Postgraduate degree +1.2 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.4 pts 2.6%

2.4% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 2.9%

Field of qualification

16.3% Management & commerce +2.1 pts ▸ 18.3%

17.4% Engineering & related ◂ +5.2 pts 12.2%

10.9% Health +2.4 pts ▸ 13.4%

10.6% Society & culture +1.5 pts ▸ 12.0%

11.3% Education ◂ +3.5 pts 7.8%

7.9% Architecture & building ◂ +2.2 pts 5.7%

5.8% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.0 pts ▸ 6.8%

2.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.1 pts 1.3%

2.2% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 2.0%

1.2% Information technology +0.9 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.7% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +$71 higher in Port Macquarie - West gap widening

$573 10th pct $644 19th pct

Household income in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +$104 higher in Port Macquarie - West gap widening

$1,089 8th pct $1,193 13th pct

Family income in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +$164 higher in Port Macquarie - West gap widening

$1,368 8th pct $1,532 16th pct

Household income distribution

38.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.0 pts 34.3%

22.2% $1,500–$2,999 +3.1 pts ▸ 25.3%

23.5% Under $650 ◂ +0.7 pts 22.7%

5.5% $3,000–$3,999 +0.4 pts ▸ 5.9%

4.3% $4,000 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 4.9%

Personal income distribution

53.3% Under $650 ◂ +7.0 pts 46.3%

29.9% $650–$1,499 +2.4 pts ▸ 32.3%

10.1% $1,500–$2,999 +1.1 pts ▸ 11.1%

1.4% $3,000 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 2.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

18.0% Arthritis ◂ +3.8 pts 14.2%

10.6% Mental health +2.2 pts ▸ 12.8%

9.4% Asthma +1.3 pts ▸ 10.7%

10.5% Other condition ◂ +0.1 pts 10.3%

7.7% Heart disease ◂ +1.5 pts 6.2%

7.1% Diabetes ◂ +0.9 pts 6.2%

5.6% Cancer ◂ +1.2 pts 4.4%

4.1% Lung condition ◂ +0.4 pts 3.6%

2.0% Stroke ◂ +0.4 pts 1.6%

1.3% Dementia +0.4 pts ▸ 1.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

51.9% None +0.8 pts ▸ 52.7%

25.0% One condition ◂ +1.1 pts 23.9%

10.3% Two conditions ◂ +1.2 pts 9.1%

6.3% Three or more ◂ +0.3 pts 6.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +555 larger in Port Macquarie - West

815 86th pct 1,370 88th pct

Median age in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +4 yrs older in Laurieton - Bonny Hills

26 yrs 64th pct 22 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +$64 higher in Laurieton - Bonny Hills

$598 43rd pct $534 27th pct

Household income in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +$33 higher in Laurieton - Bonny Hills

$1,475 36th pct $1,442 33rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West even gap narrowing

2.2 14th pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

45.6% Couples without children ◂ +9.4 pts 36.2%

40.5% Couples with children +3.6 pts ▸ 44.1%

13.3% One-parent families +5.2 pts ▸ 18.5%

0.7% Other families +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

Household size

45.4% 2 people ◂ +7.2 pts 38.1%

28.6% 1 person +4.4 pts ▸ 33.0%

10.8% 3 people +1.9 pts ▸ 12.7%

9.4% 4 people +0.5 pts ▸ 9.9%

4.0% 5 people +0.1 pts ▸ 4.1%

1.8% 6 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +$31 higher in Port Macquarie - West gap widening

$354 44th pct $385 55th pct

Mortgage in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +$87 higher in Port Macquarie - West gap narrowing

$1,733 43rd pct $1,820 49th pct

People / bedroom in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

52.7% Owned outright ◂ +16.5 pts 36.2%

17.3% Rented +16.5 pts ▸ 33.7%

22.9% Owned with a mortgage +0.6 pts ▸ 23.5%

5.1% Not stated ◂ +2.9 pts 2.2%

2.1% Other tenure +2.3 pts ▸ 4.4%

Types of homes

84.4% Separate house ◂ +20.2 pts 64.2%

8.8% Townhouse / semi-detached +11.3 pts ▸ 20.1%

3.7% Flat or apartment +11.2 pts ▸ 14.8%

2.7% Other dwelling ◂ +2.2 pts 0.6%

Bedrooms per home

38.9% 3 bedrooms +0.5 pts ▸ 39.5%

26.8% 4 bedrooms ◂ +2.5 pts 24.3%

20.5% 2 bedrooms +3.4 pts ▸ 23.9%

3.2% 1 bedroom +2.8 pts ▸ 6.0%

5.5% 5 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 4.2%

0.3% Studio / none even 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

48.6% $350–$549 +4.3 pts ▸ 52.8%

32.4% $200–$349 ◂ +7.6 pts 24.8%

9.7% Under $200 +0.2 pts ▸ 9.8%

4.8% $550–$749 +3.6 pts ▸ 8.4%

0.3% $750 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

33.1% $1,800–$2,999 +4.9 pts ▸ 38.0%

31.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +0.3 pts 31.5%

20.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +4.9 pts 15.7%

9.5% $3,000 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 11.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +66 more in Port Macquarie - West

23 33rd pct 89 85th pct

Stops/1k in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +2.96 more in Port Macquarie - West

1.24 14th pct 4.21 48th pct

Departures/1k in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +458.5 more in Port Macquarie - West

58.5 17th pct 517.0 39th pct

PT routes in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +7 more in Laurieton - Bonny Hills

20 86th pct 13 73rd pct

Stop walk in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +2 longer in Laurieton - Bonny Hills

28 86th pct 26 84th pct

How people get to work

66.5% Car (driver) ◂ +0.6 pts 65.9%

12.1% Worked at home ◂ +1.9 pts 10.3%

3.7% Car (passenger) +1.3 pts ▸ 5.1%

2.5% Walked +0.9 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.5% Bus ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.2% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

39.0% 1 vehicle +6.2 pts ▸ 45.2%

38.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +6.0 pts 32.7%

11.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.3 pts 9.3%

3.7% No vehicle +4.6 pts ▸ 8.3%

6.9% 4 or more ◂ +2.5 pts 4.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.5% Health care & social assistance +5.3 pts ▸ 23.8%

10.7% Retail trade +1.9 pts ▸ 12.7%

12.5% Construction ◂ +3.8 pts 8.7%

11.2% Education & training ◂ +2.5 pts 8.6%

8.8% Accommodation & food +1.6 pts ▸ 10.3%

4.5% Public administration & safety +0.3 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.4% Manufacturing ◂ +0.9 pts 3.5%

4.3% Other services ◂ +0.5 pts 3.8%

4.1% Professional & technical ◂ +0.5 pts 3.6%

3.7% Administrative & support even 3.6%

3.0% Transport & warehousing even 3.0%

2.1% Electricity, gas & water +0.9 pts ▸ 3.0%

Occupations people work in

18.3% Professionals +1.2 pts ▸ 19.5%

15.8% Community & personal service +1.7 pts ▸ 17.4%

16.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.0 pts 13.1%

11.6% Clerical & administrative +0.5 pts ▸ 12.1%

8.9% Sales workers +2.3 pts ▸ 11.1%

11.0% Managers ◂ +0.7 pts 10.3%

10.9% Labourers ◂ +1.0 pts 9.9%

5.9% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.4 pts 4.5%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West even

3 29th pct 3 29th pct

IRSD decile in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +1 higher in Laurieton - Bonny Hills

4 36th pct 3 29th pct

IER decile in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +2 higher in Laurieton - Bonny Hills

5 43rd pct 3 29th pct

IEO decile in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +1 higher in Port Macquarie - West

3 29th pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West even

942 27th pct 943 27th pct

ERP in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +3,996 higher in Port Macquarie - West

19,995 86th pct 23,991 89th pct

Growth in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +4.7 pts higher in Port Macquarie - West

8.6% 75th pct 13.2% 86th pct

Businesses in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +676 higher in Port Macquarie - West

1,203 65th pct 1,879 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +89 higher in Laurieton - Bonny Hills

1,513 90th pct 1,424 87th pct

Max temp in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +0.3 higher in Port Macquarie - West

24.1 54th pct 24.4 57th pct

Min temp in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +0.3 higher in Port Macquarie - West

12.1 53rd pct 12.3 57th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +1.7 higher in Port Macquarie - West

3.8 27th pct 5.4 50th pct

Types ≤15 min in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +1.4 more in Port Macquarie - West

4.0 31st pct 5.4 52nd pct

15-min city in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +19.0 pts higher in Port Macquarie - West

43.9% 32nd pct 62.9% 48th pct

Walk to shops in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +16.2 pts higher in Port Macquarie - West

41.5% 30th pct 57.7% 46th pct

Walk to transit in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +35.0 pts higher in Port Macquarie - West

43.3% 22nd pct 78.3% 38th pct

Walk to school in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +32.0 pts higher in Port Macquarie - West

34.9% 20th pct 66.9% 43rd pct

Walk to a park in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +19.0 pts higher in Port Macquarie - West

74.2% 25th pct 93.2% 41st pct

Walk to health in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +5.4 pts higher in Port Macquarie - West

37.0% 42nd pct 42.4% 47th pct

Amenities/1k in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +0.8 more in Laurieton - Bonny Hills

14.0 49th pct 13.2 45th pct

Intersections/km² in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +45 higher in Port Macquarie - West

6 19th pct 51 40th pct

Mean slope in Laurieton - Bonny Hills in Port Macquarie - West +0.4 pts higher in Laurieton - Bonny Hills

6.9% 72nd pct 6.4% 67th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Laurieton - Bonny Hills vs Port Macquarie - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/108041162/laurieton-bonny-hills/vs/108041164/port-macquarie-west