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Warners Bay - Boolaroo vs Bolton Point - Teralba
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.0 km apart · Warners Bay - Boolaroo profile · Bolton Point - Teralba profile
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Warners Bay - Boolaroo and Bolton Point - Teralba are neighbouring areas in Lake Macquarie with very different levels of accessibility and wealth. Warners Bay - Boolaroo is very walkable, with 75.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of amenities and 67.3% within reach of groceries. In contrast, Bolton Point - Teralba is mostly car-dependent, where no homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries or health services. This gap in accessibility is matched by a difference in resources; Warners Bay - Boolaroo has a higher share of university degrees (22.3% compared to 14.7%) and more households earning $3,000 or more a week (22.5% versus 16.0%).
Everyday life in both areas shares many similarities, including an equal share of people who served in the Defence Force (3.6%) and those who provide unpaid care. Both areas are also noticeably older than the national figure, and they have an almost identical proportion of residents aged 65 and over. However, some gaps are widening; Bolton Point - Teralba has seen its share of separate houses rise further above Warners Bay - Boolaroo, and the difference in typical resident age has grown from one year to three years since 2011.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 12,760
- First area, 2016: 13,365
- First area, 2021: 14,694
- Second area, 2011: 8,699
- Second area, 2016: 8,527
- Second area, 2021: 10,135
- First area, 2011: 42 yrs
- First area, 2016: 43 yrs
- First area, 2021: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 42 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 Warners Bay - Boolaroo: 0.8% males, 1.8% females; 85+ in Bolton Point - Teralba: 1.3% males, 2.6% females
- 80–84 in Warners Bay - Boolaroo: 1.4% males, 1.8% females; 80–84 in Bolton Point - Teralba: 1.4% males, 1.9% females
- 75–79 in Warners Bay - Boolaroo: 2.1% males, 2.6% females; 75–79 in Bolton Point - Teralba: 2.1% males, 2.5% females
- 70–74 in Warners Bay - Boolaroo: 2.8% males, 3.7% females; 70–74 in Bolton Point - Teralba: 2.5% males, 2.9% females
- 65–69 in Warners Bay - Boolaroo: 2.7% males, 3.3% females; 65–69 in Bolton Point - Teralba: 2.5% males, 2.7% females
- 60–64 in Warners Bay - Boolaroo: 3.2% males, 3.7% females; 60–64 in Bolton Point - Teralba: 3.5% males, 3.4% females
- 55–59 in Warners Bay - Boolaroo: 3.0% males, 3.7% females; 55–59 in Bolton Point - Teralba: 2.6% males, 3.4% females
- 50–54 in Warners Bay - Boolaroo: 3.3% males, 3.6% females; 50–54 in Bolton Point - Teralba: 2.9% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in Warners Bay - Boolaroo: 3.3% males, 3.5% females; 45–49 in Bolton Point - Teralba: 2.8% males, 3.0% females
- 40–44 in Warners Bay - Boolaroo: 2.8% males, 3.0% females; 40–44 in Bolton Point - Teralba: 2.6% males, 2.9% females
- 35–39 in Warners Bay - Boolaroo: 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 35–39 in Bolton Point - Teralba: 2.9% males, 2.7% females
- 30–34 in Warners Bay - Boolaroo: 2.3% males, 2.7% females; 30–34 in Bolton Point - Teralba: 3.2% males, 3.5% females
- 25–29 in Warners Bay - Boolaroo: 2.4% males, 2.2% females; 25–29 in Bolton Point - Teralba: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 20–24 in Warners Bay - Boolaroo: 2.5% males, 2.5% females; 20–24 in Bolton Point - Teralba: 3.0% males, 2.7% females
- 15–19 in Warners Bay - Boolaroo: 3.1% males, 3.2% females; 15–19 in Bolton Point - Teralba: 2.8% males, 2.7% females
- 10–14 in Warners Bay - Boolaroo: 3.0% males, 2.9% females; 10–14 in Bolton Point - Teralba: 3.2% males, 2.6% females
- 5–9 in Warners Bay - Boolaroo: 3.2% males, 2.7% females; 5–9 in Bolton Point - Teralba: 2.9% males, 2.8% females
- 0–4 in Warners Bay - Boolaroo: 2.6% males, 2.3% females; 0–4 in Bolton Point - Teralba: 3.2% males, 2.9% 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: $549
- First area, 2016: $641
- First area, 2021: $802
- Second area, 2011: $444
- Second area, 2016: $542
- Second area, 2021: $714
- First area, 2011: $1,139
- First area, 2016: $1,324
- First area, 2021: $1,648
- Second area, 2011: $925
- Second area, 2016: $1,150
- Second area, 2021: $1,470
- First area, 2011: $1,468
- First area, 2016: $1,714
- First area, 2021: $2,155
- Second area, 2011: $1,145
- Second area, 2016: $1,373
- Second area, 2021: $1,893
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: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $295
- First area, 2016: $350
- First area, 2021: $410
- Second area, 2011: $220
- Second area, 2016: $275
- Second area, 2021: $333
- First area, 2011: $1,733
- First area, 2016: $1,800
- First area, 2021: $2,090
- Second area, 2011: $1,600
- Second area, 2016: $1,521
- Second area, 2021: $1,733
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
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). Warners Bay - Boolaroo vs Bolton Point - Teralba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/111011214/warners-bay-boolaroo/vs/111021215/bolton-point-teralba