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Wangi Wangi - Rathmines vs West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 13 km apart · Wangi Wangi - Rathmines profile · West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth profile
Wangi Wangi - Rathmines West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth
Wangi Wangi - Rathmines and West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth are two nearby areas in Lake Macquarie with very different age and housing profiles. Wangi Wangi - Rathmines is an older community where the typical resident is 48, and 26.4% of people are aged 65 or over. It also has a higher share of people who own their homes outright (44.0%) and a more qualified workforce, with 18.1% holding a bachelor degree or higher. In contrast, West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth is younger, with a typical age of 38, and has a much higher share of adults working or looking for work (64.6%).
Since 2011, some of these gaps have widened, particularly the difference in typical age and the share of people working. However, the two areas remain very similar in other ways, such as typical weekly rents and the number of public transport stops. They also share a similar level of access to money and resources, and both have a very low percentage of people who speak little or no English.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 8,707
- First area, 2016: 8,893
- First area, 2021: 9,467
- Second area, 2011: 6,133
- Second area, 2016: 6,479
- Second area, 2021: 7,254
- First area, 2011: 45 yrs
- First area, 2016: 47 yrs
- First area, 2021: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 38 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 Wangi Wangi - Rathmines: 0.9% males, 1.2% females; 85+ in West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth: 0.4% males, 0.6% females
- 80–84 in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines: 1.3% males, 1.3% females; 80–84 in West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth: 0.6% males, 0.9% females
- 75–79 in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines: 2.9% males, 2.4% females; 75–79 in West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth: 1.5% males, 1.4% females
- 70–74 in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines: 4.0% males, 4.0% females; 70–74 in West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth: 2.4% males, 2.4% females
- 65–69 in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines: 4.1% males, 4.3% females; 65–69 in West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth: 3.1% males, 3.2% females
- 60–64 in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines: 3.7% males, 4.6% females; 60–64 in West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth: 3.0% males, 3.5% females
- 55–59 in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines: 3.5% males, 3.8% females; 55–59 in West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 50–54 in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines: 3.1% males, 3.1% females; 50–54 in West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth: 3.1% males, 3.3% females
- 45–49 in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines: 2.9% males, 3.2% females; 45–49 in West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth: 2.8% males, 3.1% females
- 40–44 in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines: 2.5% males, 2.7% females; 40–44 in West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth: 3.1% males, 3.3% females
- 35–39 in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines: 2.7% males, 2.7% females; 35–39 in West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth: 2.9% males, 3.2% females
- 30–34 in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines: 2.1% males, 2.6% females; 30–34 in West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth: 3.5% males, 3.6% females
- 25–29 in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines: 1.9% males, 2.0% females; 25–29 in West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth: 3.7% males, 3.6% females
- 20–24 in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines: 2.6% males, 2.1% females; 20–24 in West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 15–19 in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines: 3.0% males, 2.5% females; 15–19 in West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth: 3.1% males, 3.2% females
- 10–14 in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines: 2.9% males, 2.6% females; 10–14 in West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth: 3.4% males, 3.2% females
- 5–9 in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines: 3.2% males, 2.5% females; 5–9 in West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth: 3.6% males, 3.1% females
- 0–4 in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines: 2.4% males, 2.3% females; 0–4 in West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth: 3.0% males, 3.0% 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: $539
- First area, 2016: $605
- First area, 2021: $732
- Second area, 2011: $549
- Second area, 2016: $616
- Second area, 2021: $774
- First area, 2011: $1,151
- First area, 2016: $1,299
- First area, 2021: $1,553
- Second area, 2011: $1,269
- Second area, 2016: $1,383
- Second area, 2021: $1,769
- First area, 2011: $1,390
- First area, 2016: $1,501
- First area, 2021: $1,863
- Second area, 2011: $1,379
- Second area, 2016: $1,495
- Second area, 2021: $2,020
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: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.9
- Second area, 2016: 2.8
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $270
- First area, 2016: $325
- First area, 2021: $370
- Second area, 2011: $280
- Second area, 2016: $335
- Second area, 2021: $390
- First area, 2011: $1,800
- First area, 2016: $1,733
- First area, 2021: $1,888
- Second area, 2011: $1,603
- Second area, 2016: $1,690
- Second area, 2021: $1,798
- 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: 0.80
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). Wangi Wangi - Rathmines vs West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/111021220/wangi-wangi-rathmines/vs/111021221/west-wallsend-barnsley-killingworth