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Beresfield - Hexham vs Mayfield - Warabrook

Name: Beresfield - Hexham vs Mayfield - Warabrook — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 8.9 km apart · Beresfield - Hexham profile · Mayfield - Warabrook profile

Beresfield - Hexham Mayfield - Warabrook

Mayfield - Warabrook and Beresfield - Hexham are neighbouring areas with very different housing and education profiles. Mayfield - Warabrook is more urban, with 25.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher and a higher share of renters at 39.3%. In contrast, Beresfield - Hexham is more rural in feel, where 93.2% of homes are separate houses and 35.0% of homes are owned outright. This difference in lifestyle is clear in the walkability of the areas; 91.3% of homes in Mayfield - Warabrook are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, compared to just 49.2% in Beresfield - Hexham.

Both areas are almost identical in their rate of full-time employment, which sits around 58%. While they share similar job security, the nature of their work differs, with far more people working from home in Mayfield - Warabrook. Over time, some gaps have grown; since 2011, the difference in university qualifications has widened and the share of First Nations residents has become well higher in Beresfield - Hexham.

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Where they differ most

Year 12: 23.5 pts higher in Mayfield - Warabrook Population: 6,965 larger in Mayfield - Warabrook 3+ bedrooms: 19.0 pts higher in Beresfield - Hexham Bachelor+: 17.8 pts higher in Mayfield - Warabrook Separate houses: 17.8 pts higher in Beresfield - Hexham

Demographics & Identity

Population in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +6,965 larger in Mayfield - Warabrook gap steady

8,561 44th pct 15,526 78th pct

Median age in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +2 yrs older in Beresfield - Hexham gap steady

39 yrs 48th pct 37 yrs 36th pct

Age structure

25.4% Young adults (25–44) +8.1 pts ▸ 33.5%

24.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.3 pts 22.8%

20.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.9 pts 16.6%

18.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.7 pts 15.8%

11.7% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.3 pts 11.3%

Marital status

40.6% Never married +7.0 pts ▸ 47.5%

38.0% Married ◂ +5.5 pts 32.5%

10.5% Divorced +0.3 pts ▸ 10.8%

6.8% Widowed ◂ +1.0 pts 5.8%

4.3% Separated ◂ +0.9 pts 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Beresfield - Hexham Mayfield - Warabrook

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

86.7% Australia ◂ +5.0 pts 81.7%

2.0% England even 1.9%

0.8% New Zealand +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.8% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.7% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% Vietnam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% India +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Italy +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Nepal even 0.1%

Ancestry

45.5% Australian ◂ +7.6 pts 37.9%

42.9% English ◂ +2.1 pts 40.8%

8.7% Irish +4.7 pts ▸ 13.4%

9.4% Scottish +2.4 pts ▸ 11.8%

4.0% German +0.7 pts ▸ 4.6%

1.6% Italian +1.4 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.6% Chinese +0.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.0% Filipino +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.0% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.2% Greek +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Indian +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

Language

Language used at home

90.7% English only ◂ +4.6 pts 86.1%

1.2% Mandarin ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

0.3% Vietnamese +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Cantonese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Arabic even 0.2%

0.2% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

51.2% Christianity ◂ +8.9 pts 42.3%

41.0% No religion +7.3 pts ▸ 48.4%

5.7% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 5.6%

0.8% Buddhism +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.5% Islam +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.3% Hinduism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook even

6 71st pct 6 71st pct

Schools/1k kids in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +1.34 more in Beresfield - Hexham

3.79 77th pct 2.45 59th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +18 more in Mayfield - Warabrook

20 51st pct 38 79th pct

Students in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +206 more in Mayfield - Warabrook

1,626 54th pct 1,832 59th pct

Avg size in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +34 larger in Mayfield - Warabrook

271 28th pct 305 33rd pct

ICSEA in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +127 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

914 11th pct 1,040 61st pct

Highest year of school

31.6% Year 12 +23.5 pts ▸ 55.1%

36.8% Year 10 ◂ +14.6 pts 22.2%

18.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +7.8 pts 10.9%

6.9% Year 11 ◂ +1.3 pts 5.6%

Highest qualification level

47.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +18.0 pts 29.3%

13.1% Bachelor degree +15.0 pts ▸ 28.0%

13.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.8 pts ▸ 13.8%

2.0% Postgraduate degree +7.1 pts ▸ 9.1%

3.7% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.9 pts 1.9%

1.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +2.1 pts ▸ 3.5%

Field of qualification

20.5% Engineering & related ◂ +7.6 pts 12.9%

16.6% Management & commerce ◂ +0.5 pts 16.1%

12.7% Society & culture +1.3 pts ▸ 14.1%

9.1% Health +3.2 pts ▸ 12.3%

5.9% Education +2.5 pts ▸ 8.4%

6.6% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.5 pts 5.1%

2.4% Creative arts +3.6 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.9% Architecture & building ◂ +0.3 pts 5.6%

1.1% Natural & physical sciences +1.7 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.9% Information technology +0.7 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.6% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

Income

Personal income in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +$178 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook gap widening

$633 17th pct $811 51st pct

Household income in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +$367 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook gap widening

$1,237 16th pct $1,604 41st pct

Family income in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +$612 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook gap widening

$1,500 14th pct $2,112 52nd pct

Household income distribution

34.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +8.1 pts 26.0%

28.2% $1,500–$2,999 +3.1 pts ▸ 31.3%

20.8% Under $650 ◂ +2.5 pts 18.3%

6.5% $3,000–$3,999 +4.5 pts ▸ 11.0%

3.4% $4,000 or more +3.7 pts ▸ 7.1%

Personal income distribution

48.2% Under $650 ◂ +9.3 pts 38.9%

34.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.6 pts 32.8%

10.8% $1,500–$2,999 +8.7 pts ▸ 19.4%

1.0% $3,000 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

13.2% Mental health +3.2 pts ▸ 16.4%

13.9% Arthritis ◂ +3.7 pts 10.3%

12.0% Asthma ◂ +1.5 pts 10.5%

8.6% Other condition +1.8 pts ▸ 10.4%

7.8% Diabetes ◂ +2.1 pts 5.6%

6.0% Heart disease ◂ +1.2 pts 4.8%

3.3% Cancer ◂ +0.3 pts 3.0%

3.3% Lung condition ◂ +0.8 pts 2.5%

0.8% Dementia +0.7 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.5% Stroke ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

53.0% None +3.4 pts ▸ 56.4%

23.6% One condition ◂ +0.4 pts 23.2%

9.8% Two conditions ◂ +1.7 pts 8.2%

5.5% Three or more ◂ +0.6 pts 5.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +167 larger in Beresfield - Hexham

941 87th pct 774 86th pct

Median age in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +8 yrs older in Mayfield - Warabrook

20 yrs 14th pct 28 yrs 76th pct

Median income in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +$140 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

$566 35th pct $706 63rd pct

Household income in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +$316 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

$1,371 28th pct $1,687 49th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +0.2 larger in Beresfield - Hexham gap steady

2.4 36th pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

46.2% Couples with children +3.8 pts ▸ 50.1%

27.2% Couples without children +2.9 pts ▸ 30.1%

24.9% One-parent families ◂ +7.0 pts 17.9%

1.8% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 2.0%

Household size

34.6% 2 people ◂ +0.1 pts 34.5%

28.2% 1 person +4.5 pts ▸ 32.7%

16.2% 3 people ◂ +0.1 pts 16.1%

12.0% 4 people ◂ +0.7 pts 11.3%

5.7% 5 people ◂ +1.8 pts 3.9%

3.3% 6 or more ◂ +1.8 pts 1.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +$40 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook gap steady

$340 40th pct $380 54th pct

Mortgage in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +$433 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook gap widening

$1,450 24th pct $1,883 53rd pct

People / bedroom in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

29.0% Rented +10.3 pts ▸ 39.3%

35.0% Owned outright ◂ +10.5 pts 24.6%

33.4% Owned with a mortgage even 33.4%

1.5% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%

1.0% Other tenure +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

Types of homes

93.2% Separate house ◂ +17.8 pts 75.4%

6.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +11.6 pts ▸ 17.6%

0.9% Flat or apartment +4.9 pts ▸ 5.8%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

Bedrooms per home

60.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +13.3 pts 46.8%

14.5% 2 bedrooms +13.4 pts ▸ 27.9%

18.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +5.4 pts 12.8%

2.3% 1 bedroom +5.5 pts ▸ 7.8%

3.2% 5 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 2.9%

0.2% Studio / none +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

43.7% $350–$549 +9.0 pts ▸ 52.7%

40.6% $200–$349 ◂ +17.4 pts 23.2%

11.3% Under $200 +3.3 pts ▸ 14.5%

0.4% $550–$749 +6.2 pts ▸ 6.6%

0.0% $750 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

50.9% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +20.0 pts 30.9%

19.8% $1,800–$2,999 +21.8 pts ▸ 41.7%

19.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +5.4 pts 13.8%

4.5% $3,000 or more +4.6 pts ▸ 9.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +29 more in Mayfield - Warabrook

71 74th pct 100 86th pct

Stops/1k in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +1.85 more in Beresfield - Hexham

8.29 86th pct 6.44 77th pct

Departures/1k in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +786.8 more in Mayfield - Warabrook

1,022.9 58th pct 1,809.7 80th pct

PT routes in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +1 more in Mayfield - Warabrook

9 57th pct 10 62nd pct

Stop walk in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook

— 3 29th pct

Drive to city in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +5 longer in Mayfield - Warabrook

96 88th pct 101 89th pct

How people get to work

64.9% Car (driver) ◂ +14.8 pts 50.1%

10.2% Worked at home +14.0 pts ▸ 24.2%

4.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.5 pts 3.0%

1.8% Walked +0.5 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.4% Bus +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.3% Bicycle +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.6% Train ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

40.6% 1 vehicle ◂ +0.5 pts 40.1%

33.8% 2 vehicles +3.5 pts ▸ 37.3%

11.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.4 pts 9.1%

5.9% No vehicle +4.0 pts ▸ 9.9%

7.8% 4 or more ◂ +4.3 pts 3.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.3% Health care & social assistance +4.4 pts ▸ 20.7%

10.9% Manufacturing ◂ +6.0 pts 4.9%

10.9% Construction ◂ +3.7 pts 7.2%

5.5% Education & training +4.8 pts ▸ 10.3%

10.1% Retail trade ◂ +1.8 pts 8.3%

6.8% Accommodation & food +1.0 pts ▸ 7.8%

4.1% Public administration & safety +3.2 pts ▸ 7.3%

3.4% Professional & technical +3.7 pts ▸ 7.1%

6.4% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.2 pts 4.3%

4.7% Administrative & support ◂ +1.6 pts 3.2%

4.7% Other services ◂ +1.2 pts 3.5%

1.6% Finance & insurance +1.3 pts ▸ 3.0%

Occupations people work in

9.8% Professionals +18.0 pts ▸ 27.8%

19.4% Labourers ◂ +10.7 pts 8.7%

16.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.7 pts 12.7%

13.7% Community & personal service +0.5 pts ▸ 14.2%

11.9% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +6.3 pts 5.6%

10.9% Clerical & administrative +0.9 pts ▸ 11.8%

7.1% Managers +2.7 pts ▸ 9.8%

8.7% Sales workers ◂ +1.0 pts 7.7%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +4 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

1 0th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +3 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

1 0th pct 4 36th pct

IER decile in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

IEO decile in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +5 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

1 0th pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +119 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

863 6th pct 982 44th pct

ERP in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +7,294 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

8,732 41st pct 16,026 75th pct

Growth in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +1.4 pts higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

1.4% 22nd pct 2.7% 34th pct

Businesses in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +429 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

743 40th pct 1,172 64th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +39 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

1,019 62nd pct 1,058 65th pct

Max temp in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +0.5 higher in Beresfield - Hexham

24.4 58th pct 23.9 52nd pct

Min temp in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +0.4 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

12.5 59th pct 12.9 63rd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +1.9 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

5.8 55th pct 7.6 82nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +1.7 more in Mayfield - Warabrook

5.5 54th pct 7.2 80th pct

15-min city in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +24.4 pts higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

69.2% 53rd pct 93.6% 76th pct

Walk to shops in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +42.1 pts higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

49.2% 38th pct 91.3% 77th pct

Walk to transit in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +11.3 pts higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

83.2% 41st pct 94.5% 55th pct

Walk to school in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +11.0 pts higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

76.7% 53rd pct 87.8% 65th pct

Walk to a park in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +15.4 pts higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

79.7% 27th pct 95.2% 44th pct

Walk to health in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +32.4 pts higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

57.1% 59th pct 89.5% 83rd pct

Amenities/1k in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +12.5 more in Beresfield - Hexham

27.3 85th pct 14.9 54th pct

Intersections/km² in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +210 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

18 30th pct 228 74th pct

Mean slope in Beresfield - Hexham in Mayfield - Warabrook +0.5 pts higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

4.4% 34th pct 4.9% 42nd pct

Compare Beresfield - Hexham with nearby areas

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Compare Mayfield - Warabrook with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Beresfield - Hexham vs Mayfield - Warabrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/111031223/beresfield-hexham/vs/111031227/mayfield-warabrook