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Swansea - Caves Beach vs Wangi Wangi - Rathmines

Name: Swansea - Caves Beach vs Wangi Wangi - Rathmines — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 11 km apart · Swansea - Caves Beach profile · Wangi Wangi - Rathmines profile

Swansea - Caves Beach Wangi Wangi - Rathmines

Swansea - Caves Beach and Wangi Wangi - Rathmines are nearby areas in Lake Macquarie with different levels of convenience. Swansea - Caves Beach is more walkable, with 58% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a "15-minute-city" area and 96% of homes near a park. In contrast, Wangi Wangi - Rathmines is mostly car-dependent, where 93.3% of residents live in separate houses and three or more bedrooms are more common. Swansea - Caves Beach also has more public transport options, with 772 weekly departures per 1,000 people compared to 351.3 in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines.

Everyday life in both places is very similar, with almost identical shares of children, seniors, and people born overseas. Typical weekly family incomes are nearly the same, sitting around $1,840 to $1,860. While Wangi Wangi - Rathmines has a higher share of residents who finished Year 12, this gap has narrowed since 2011. At the same time, more people in Swansea - Caves Beach are now working from home, a trend that has widened since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 13.5 pts higher in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines 3+ bedrooms: 9.2 pts higher in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines No car: 3.5 pts higher in Swansea - Caves Beach People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Swansea - Caves Beach Population: 3,092 larger in Swansea - Caves Beach

Demographics & Identity

Population in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +3,092 larger in Swansea - Caves Beach gap widening

12,559 65th pct 9,467 49th pct

Median age in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +1 yrs older in Swansea - Caves Beach gap steady

49 yrs 88th pct 48 yrs 87th pct

Age structure

28.4% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.3 pts 28.1%

27.1% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.6 pts 26.4%

18.5% Young adults (25–44) +0.8 pts ▸ 19.3%

16.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.5 pts 15.9%

9.6% Youth (15–24) +0.7 pts ▸ 10.3%

Marital status

50.5% Married +3.4 pts ▸ 53.8%

28.4% Never married ◂ +1.2 pts 27.2%

10.6% Divorced ◂ +0.4 pts 10.1%

7.5% Widowed ◂ +2.2 pts 5.3%

3.0% Separated +0.5 pts ▸ 3.6%

Age & sex structure

Swansea - Caves Beach Wangi Wangi - Rathmines

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

85.1% Australia ◂ +0.3 pts 84.8%

3.5% England ◂ +0.3 pts 3.2%

1.3% New Zealand even 1.3%

0.5% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.4% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.2% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% India ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

45.7% English +0.7 pts ▸ 46.4%

41.3% Australian +0.6 pts ▸ 41.8%

11.9% Scottish +0.9 pts ▸ 12.8%

12.1% Irish ◂ +1.0 pts 11.2%

4.0% German +0.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.1% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 1.8%

1.4% Dutch +0.5 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.8% Chinese +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.8% Filipino ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.4% Greek even 0.4%

0.4% Indian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

93.0% English only ◂ +0.7 pts 92.3%

0.2% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Italian even 0.1%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Tagalog even 0.1%

0.1% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.1%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

52.3% Christianity ◂ +2.5 pts 49.8%

41.7% No religion +1.6 pts ▸ 43.3%

4.7% Not stated +1.0 pts ▸ 5.7%

0.6% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Hinduism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +2 more in Swansea - Caves Beach

5 64th pct 3 43rd pct

Schools/1k kids in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +0.43 more in Swansea - Caves Beach

2.42 59th pct 1.99 48th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +3 more in Swansea - Caves Beach

13 34th pct 10 25th pct

Students in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +940 more in Swansea - Caves Beach

1,603 53rd pct 663 25th pct

Avg size in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +100 larger in Swansea - Caves Beach

321 35th pct 221 23rd pct

ICSEA in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines even

989 37th pct 987 36th pct

Highest year of school

40.7% Year 12 +3.3 pts ▸ 44.0%

34.7% Year 10 ◂ +2.2 pts 32.5%

12.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.7 pts 11.2%

6.3% Year 11 +1.0 pts ▸ 7.2%

Highest qualification level

37.6% Certificate III / IV +0.7 pts ▸ 38.3%

19.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.1 pts 18.5%

15.8% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.0 pts ▸ 16.7%

4.9% Postgraduate degree +0.9 pts ▸ 5.8%

3.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.4 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.7% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%

Field of qualification

19.6% Engineering & related +1.7 pts ▸ 21.3%

18.1% Management & commerce ◂ +1.1 pts 17.0%

10.5% Society & culture +0.5 pts ▸ 11.1%

10.0% Health +0.8 pts ▸ 10.8%

9.9% Education ◂ +0.1 pts 9.9%

8.4% Architecture & building ◂ +1.7 pts 6.7%

4.5% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.7 pts ▸ 5.2%

2.3% Creative arts +0.3 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.9% Natural & physical sciences +0.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.7% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.5% Information technology ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +$46 higher in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines gap narrowing

$686 26th pct $732 35th pct

Household income in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +$134 higher in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines gap narrowing

$1,419 30th pct $1,553 38th pct

Family income in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +$27 higher in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines gap narrowing

$1,836 34th pct $1,863 35th pct

Household income distribution

28.8% $650–$1,499 +2.0 pts ▸ 30.8%

25.6% $1,500–$2,999 +3.0 pts ▸ 28.5%

20.4% Under $650 ◂ +5.2 pts 15.2%

9.5% $4,000 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 9.7%

9.3% $3,000–$3,999 +0.4 pts ▸ 9.7%

Personal income distribution

45.5% Under $650 ◂ +2.6 pts 42.9%

29.6% $650–$1,499 +2.4 pts ▸ 32.0%

15.9% $1,500–$2,999 +0.2 pts ▸ 16.1%

3.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 3.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

14.7% Arthritis ◂ +1.0 pts 13.7%

10.3% Mental health +0.3 pts ▸ 10.6%

9.6% Asthma +0.2 pts ▸ 9.8%

8.7% Other condition +1.1 pts ▸ 9.8%

6.3% Heart disease ◂ +0.2 pts 6.0%

5.8% Diabetes ◂ +0.2 pts 5.6%

4.7% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 4.3%

3.3% Lung condition ◂ +0.6 pts 2.7%

1.3% Stroke even 1.3%

0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.6% None ◂ +0.8 pts 55.8%

23.1% One condition +0.6 pts ▸ 23.8%

8.2% Two conditions ◂ +0.2 pts 8.0%

5.3% Three or more ◂ +0.7 pts 4.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +112 larger in Swansea - Caves Beach

596 84th pct 484 78th pct

Median age in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +1 yrs older in Swansea - Caves Beach

24 yrs 43rd pct 23 yrs 36th pct

Median income in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +$75 higher in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines

$591 41st pct $666 56th pct

Household income in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +$360 higher in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines

$1,705 50th pct $2,065 71st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +0.1 larger in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines gap steady

2.4 36th pct 2.5 43rd pct

Family composition

50.4% Couples with children ◂ +1.4 pts 48.9%

32.9% Couples without children +3.8 pts ▸ 36.7%

15.7% One-parent families ◂ +1.9 pts 13.8%

1.0% Other families ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

Household size

38.3% 2 people +4.4 pts ▸ 42.7%

26.2% 1 person ◂ +4.5 pts 21.6%

14.0% 3 people +0.8 pts ▸ 14.7%

13.5% 4 people even 13.5%

6.1% 5 people ◂ +0.8 pts 5.3%

1.9% 6 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 2.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +$10 higher in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines gap steady

$360 46th pct $370 50th pct

Mortgage in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +$192 higher in Swansea - Caves Beach gap widening

$2,080 68th pct $1,888 53rd pct

People / bedroom in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +0.10 higher in Swansea - Caves Beach gap widening

0.80 29th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

43.8% Owned outright +0.2 pts ▸ 44.0%

31.2% Owned with a mortgage +5.8 pts ▸ 37.1%

21.3% Rented ◂ +4.8 pts 16.5%

2.2% Other tenure ◂ +0.9 pts 1.3%

1.5% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

Types of homes

79.8% Separate house +13.5 pts ▸ 93.3%

11.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +9.2 pts 1.8%

8.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +4.3 pts 4.3%

0.5% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

36.3% 3 bedrooms +7.0 pts ▸ 43.2%

29.3% 4 bedrooms +3.1 pts ▸ 32.4%

19.7% 2 bedrooms ◂ +6.9 pts 12.8%

8.6% 5 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 7.7%

4.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.9 pts 2.5%

0.3% Studio / none even 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

42.4% $350–$549 +7.9 pts ▸ 50.3%

25.8% $200–$349 +7.7 pts ▸ 33.6%

16.7% Under $200 ◂ +12.1 pts 4.7%

10.6% $550–$749 ◂ +3.3 pts 7.3%

1.2% $750 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

35.1% $1,800–$2,999 +1.7 pts ▸ 36.8%

21.8% $1,000–$1,799 +6.9 pts ▸ 28.7%

19.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +6.0 pts 13.4%

15.5% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.9 pts 14.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +32 more in Swansea - Caves Beach

108 87th pct 76 77th pct

Stops/1k in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +0.57 more in Swansea - Caves Beach

8.60 87th pct 8.03 86th pct

Departures/1k in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +420.7 more in Swansea - Caves Beach

772.0 49th pct 351.3 32nd pct

PT routes in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +1 more in Swansea - Caves Beach

3 21st pct 2 14th pct

Stop walk in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +4 longer in Swansea - Caves Beach

10 71st pct 6 57th pct

Drive to city in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +18 longer in Swansea - Caves Beach

104 89th pct 86 86th pct

How people get to work

53.3% Car (driver) +4.9 pts ▸ 58.2%

23.4% Worked at home ◂ +4.0 pts 19.3%

2.4% Car (passenger) +0.3 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.4% Walked ◂ +0.7 pts 0.7%

0.5% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.3% Bicycle even 0.3%

0.1% Train +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

40.5% 2 vehicles +0.6 pts ▸ 41.1%

34.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +4.0 pts 30.4%

12.1% 3 vehicles +4.7 pts ▸ 16.9%

6.9% 4 or more +2.4 pts ▸ 9.3%

5.9% No vehicle ◂ +3.5 pts 2.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.2 pts 16.7%

13.0% Construction ◂ +0.4 pts 12.6%

10.4% Education & training even 10.4%

8.8% Retail trade ◂ +0.5 pts 8.3%

6.4% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.5 pts 5.9%

5.2% Manufacturing +1.1 pts ▸ 6.2%

6.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.1 pts 4.9%

5.5% Professional & technical ◂ +0.5 pts 5.0%

2.5% Mining +1.6 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.8% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.6% Transport & warehousing even 3.6%

3.4% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.0 pts 2.4%

Occupations people work in

20.6% Professionals ◂ +1.7 pts 19.0%

16.2% Technicians & trades +1.9 pts ▸ 18.1%

14.4% Community & personal service ◂ +1.0 pts 13.5%

12.4% Clerical & administrative +0.1 pts ▸ 12.5%

12.2% Managers ◂ +1.2 pts 11.0%

8.9% Labourers ◂ +0.2 pts 8.7%

8.2% Sales workers ◂ +0.8 pts 7.5%

5.5% Machinery operators & drivers +2.3 pts ▸ 7.8%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines even

5 43rd pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +1 higher in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines

5 43rd pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +1 higher in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines

6 57th pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +1 higher in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines

4 36th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSAD score in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +8 higher in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines

980 43rd pct 988 46th pct

ERP in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +3,437 higher in Swansea - Caves Beach

13,147 63rd pct 9,710 46th pct

Growth in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +2.4 pts higher in Swansea - Caves Beach

5.0% 54th pct 2.7% 33rd pct

Businesses in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +265 higher in Swansea - Caves Beach

847 46th pct 582 30th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +56 higher in Swansea - Caves Beach

1,262 78th pct 1,206 75th pct

Max temp in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +0.3 higher in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines

23.4 47th pct 23.8 50th pct

Min temp in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +0.3 higher in Swansea - Caves Beach

13.0 64th pct 12.7 61st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +1.4 higher in Swansea - Caves Beach

5.4 49th pct 4.0 30th pct

Types ≤15 min in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +1.6 more in Swansea - Caves Beach

5.3 50th pct 3.7 27th pct

15-min city in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +25.4 pts higher in Swansea - Caves Beach

58.0% 44th pct 32.6% 23rd pct

Walk to shops in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +26.5 pts higher in Swansea - Caves Beach

57.1% 45th pct 30.6% 21st pct

Walk to transit in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +8.1 pts higher in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines

88.3% 45th pct 96.4% 60th pct

Walk to school in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +18.2 pts higher in Swansea - Caves Beach

68.0% 45th pct 49.8% 30th pct

Walk to a park in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +23.2 pts higher in Swansea - Caves Beach

96.0% 46th pct 72.8% 24th pct

Walk to health in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +8.4 pts higher in Swansea - Caves Beach

22.5% 27th pct 14.1% 20th pct

Amenities/1k in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +3.9 more in Swansea - Caves Beach

16.2 60th pct 12.4 39th pct

Intersections/km² in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +6 higher in Swansea - Caves Beach

40 36th pct 33 35th pct

Mean slope in Swansea - Caves Beach in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines +4.8 pts higher in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines

5.8% 59th pct 10.7% 92nd pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Swansea - Caves Beach vs Wangi Wangi - Rathmines [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/111011212/swansea-caves-beach/vs/111021220/wangi-wangi-rathmines