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Beresfield - Hexham vs Wallsend - Elermore Vale

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

Beresfield - Hexham Wallsend - Elermore Vale

Wallsend - Elermore Vale and Beresfield - Hexham are neighbouring areas with quite different profiles. Wallsend - Elermore Vale is more urban, with far more adults holding a bachelor degree or higher (20.6% compared to 8.0%) and far higher Year 12 completion rates. It is also more walkable, with 69.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries compared to 49.2% in Beresfield - Hexham. In contrast, Beresfield - Hexham is more rural in character, where separate houses are far more common at 93.2% and there is a well higher First Nations population of 11.0%.

Since 2011, the gaps between these two areas have generally widened. The difference in typical weekly family incomes has grown to $417, and the gap in university qualifications has also increased. Despite these diverging trends, they share many everyday similarities, such as having the same number of people per home (2.4) and almost identical shares of people who identify as having no religion (around 41%).

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Where they differ most

Population: 12,397 larger in Wallsend - Elermore Vale Year 12: 16.0 pts higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale Separate houses: 13.6 pts higher in Beresfield - Hexham Bachelor+: 12.6 pts higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale 3+ bedrooms: 9.4 pts higher in Beresfield - Hexham

Demographics & Identity

Population in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +12,397 larger in Wallsend - Elermore Vale gap widening

8,561 44th pct 20,958 90th pct

Median age in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +1 yrs older in Wallsend - Elermore Vale gap widening

39 yrs 48th pct 40 yrs 52nd pct

Age structure

25.4% Young adults (25–44) +1.5 pts ▸ 26.9%

24.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.9 pts 22.2%

20.5% Seniors (65+) +1.7 pts ▸ 22.2%

18.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.3 pts 16.2%

11.7% Youth (15–24) +0.8 pts ▸ 12.4%

Marital status

38.0% Married +2.8 pts ▸ 40.8%

40.6% Never married ◂ +2.7 pts 37.9%

10.5% Divorced ◂ +0.2 pts 10.3%

6.8% Widowed +1.2 pts ▸ 7.9%

4.3% Separated ◂ +1.2 pts 3.1%

Age & sex structure

Beresfield - Hexham Wallsend - Elermore Vale

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

86.7% Australia ◂ +5.4 pts 81.3%

2.0% England ◂ +0.2 pts 1.8%

0.2% India +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.8% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.8% New Zealand even 0.8%

0.7% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Ancestry

45.5% Australian ◂ +6.8 pts 38.7%

42.9% English ◂ +3.4 pts 39.5%

9.4% Scottish +1.9 pts ▸ 11.3%

8.7% Irish +1.4 pts ▸ 10.1%

4.0% German ◂ +0.1 pts 3.9%

1.6% Italian +1.0 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.6% Chinese +0.6 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.0% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.3% Indian +0.9 pts ▸ 1.1%

1.0% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.2% Greek +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

90.7% English only ◂ +6.5 pts 84.2%

1.2% Mandarin even 1.2%

0.1% Arabic +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Cantonese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Tagalog even 0.2%

0.1% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

51.2% Christianity ◂ +2.6 pts 48.7%

41.0% No religion ◂ +0.2 pts 40.9%

5.7% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 5.5%

0.5% Islam +1.9 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.3% Hinduism +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.8% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.4% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +1 more in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

6 71st pct 7 86th pct

Schools/1k kids in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +1.73 more in Beresfield - Hexham

3.79 77th pct 2.06 50th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +34 more in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

20 51st pct 54 89th pct

Students in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +1,571 more in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

1,626 54th pct 3,197 81st pct

Avg size in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +186 larger in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

271 28th pct 457 55th pct

ICSEA in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +77 higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

914 11th pct 990 38th pct

Highest year of school

31.6% Year 12 +16.0 pts ▸ 47.6%

36.8% Year 10 ◂ +9.9 pts 26.9%

18.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +5.1 pts 13.5%

6.9% Year 11 ◂ +1.1 pts 5.8%

Highest qualification level

47.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +14.5 pts 32.8%

13.1% Bachelor degree +10.8 pts ▸ 23.9%

13.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.9 pts ▸ 13.9%

2.0% Postgraduate degree +5.7 pts ▸ 7.7%

3.7% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.6 pts 2.2%

1.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.3 pts ▸ 2.8%

Field of qualification

20.5% Engineering & related ◂ +4.1 pts 16.3%

16.6% Management & commerce +0.5 pts ▸ 17.0%

12.7% Society & culture ◂ +0.9 pts 11.8%

9.1% Health +3.6 pts ▸ 12.7%

5.9% Education +2.2 pts ▸ 8.0%

6.6% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.4 pts 5.2%

5.9% Architecture & building ◂ +0.5 pts 5.4%

2.4% Creative arts +0.9 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.1% Natural & physical sciences +2.1 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.9% Information technology +0.6 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.6% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.4 pts 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +$81 higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale gap widening

$633 17th pct $714 31st pct

Household income in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +$233 higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale gap widening

$1,237 16th pct $1,470 33rd pct

Family income in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +$417 higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale gap widening

$1,500 14th pct $1,917 39th pct

Household income distribution

34.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.4 pts 28.8%

28.2% $1,500–$2,999 +1.3 pts ▸ 29.5%

20.8% Under $650 ◂ +2.0 pts 18.8%

6.5% $3,000–$3,999 +2.9 pts ▸ 9.4%

3.4% $4,000 or more +3.7 pts ▸ 7.1%

Personal income distribution

48.2% Under $650 ◂ +4.5 pts 43.7%

34.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.9 pts 31.5%

10.8% $1,500–$2,999 +5.3 pts ▸ 16.1%

1.0% $3,000 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 2.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

13.2% Mental health +0.8 pts ▸ 14.0%

13.9% Arthritis ◂ +1.6 pts 12.3%

12.0% Asthma ◂ +1.5 pts 10.6%

8.6% Other condition +1.8 pts ▸ 10.4%

7.8% Diabetes ◂ +1.3 pts 6.4%

6.0% Heart disease ◂ +0.2 pts 5.8%

3.3% Cancer +0.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

3.3% Lung condition ◂ +1.0 pts 2.3%

0.8% Dementia +1.2 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.5% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

53.0% None +2.7 pts ▸ 55.7%

23.6% One condition ◂ +0.3 pts 23.3%

9.8% Two conditions ◂ +1.3 pts 8.6%

5.5% Three or more ◂ +0.1 pts 5.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +221 larger in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

941 87th pct 1,162 87th pct

Median age in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +3 yrs older in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

20 yrs 14th pct 23 yrs 36th pct

Median income in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +$51 higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

$566 35th pct $617 46th pct

Household income in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +$183 higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

$1,371 28th pct $1,554 41st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale even gap narrowing

2.4 36th pct 2.4 36th pct

Family composition

46.2% Couples with children +6.4 pts ▸ 52.6%

27.2% Couples without children +1.1 pts ▸ 28.2%

24.9% One-parent families ◂ +7.1 pts 17.8%

1.8% Other families ◂ +0.4 pts 1.4%

Household size

34.6% 2 people ◂ +0.7 pts 33.9%

28.2% 1 person +0.7 pts ▸ 28.9%

16.2% 3 people +1.2 pts ▸ 17.4%

12.0% 4 people +0.3 pts ▸ 12.3%

5.7% 5 people ◂ +0.5 pts 5.2%

3.3% 6 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 2.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +$40 higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale gap steady

$340 40th pct $380 54th pct

Mortgage in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +$327 higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale gap widening

$1,450 24th pct $1,777 46th pct

People / bedroom in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

35.0% Owned outright ◂ +3.4 pts 31.6%

33.4% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +1.2 pts 32.2%

29.0% Rented +2.7 pts ▸ 31.8%

1.0% Other tenure +2.2 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.5% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 1.2%

Types of homes

93.2% Separate house ◂ +13.6 pts 79.6%

6.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +10.5 pts ▸ 16.5%

0.9% Flat or apartment +2.7 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

60.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +11.9 pts 48.2%

14.5% 2 bedrooms +8.0 pts ▸ 22.5%

18.2% 4 bedrooms +0.6 pts ▸ 18.8%

3.2% 5 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.3% 1 bedroom +1.8 pts ▸ 4.1%

0.2% Studio / none even 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

43.7% $350–$549 +10.7 pts ▸ 54.4%

40.6% $200–$349 ◂ +17.9 pts 22.7%

11.3% Under $200 +2.3 pts ▸ 13.6%

0.4% $550–$749 +4.3 pts ▸ 4.7%

0.0% $750 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

50.9% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +17.8 pts 33.1%

19.8% $1,800–$2,999 +18.2 pts ▸ 38.1%

19.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +3.2 pts 16.0%

4.5% $3,000 or more +4.1 pts ▸ 8.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +84 more in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

71 74th pct 155 91st pct

Stops/1k in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +0.90 more in Beresfield - Hexham

8.29 86th pct 7.40 86th pct

Departures/1k in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +1,046.7 more in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

1,022.9 58th pct 2,069.6 85th pct

PT routes in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +5 more in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

9 57th pct 14 76th pct

Stop walk in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

— 3 29th pct

Drive to city in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +3 longer in Beresfield - Hexham

96 88th pct 93 87th pct

How people get to work

64.9% Car (driver) ◂ +9.1 pts 55.9%

10.2% Worked at home +8.7 pts ▸ 18.9%

4.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.6 pts 3.9%

1.8% Walked ◂ +0.5 pts 1.2%

0.4% Bus +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.6% Train ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.3% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

40.6% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.8 pts 38.8%

33.8% 2 vehicles +3.2 pts ▸ 37.0%

11.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.7 pts 10.9%

7.8% 4 or more ◂ +1.9 pts 5.9%

5.9% No vehicle +1.6 pts ▸ 7.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.3% Health care & social assistance +5.3 pts ▸ 21.6%

10.9% Manufacturing ◂ +5.2 pts 5.7%

10.9% Construction ◂ +2.7 pts 8.2%

10.1% Retail trade ◂ +0.7 pts 9.4%

5.5% Education & training +3.8 pts ▸ 9.3%

6.8% Accommodation & food +0.9 pts ▸ 7.7%

6.4% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.7 pts 3.7%

3.4% Professional & technical +2.6 pts ▸ 5.9%

4.1% Public administration & safety +1.2 pts ▸ 5.3%

4.7% Administrative & support ◂ +1.2 pts 3.5%

4.7% Other services ◂ +0.9 pts 3.7%

1.6% Finance & insurance +1.7 pts ▸ 3.4%

Occupations people work in

9.8% Professionals +14.2 pts ▸ 24.1%

19.4% Labourers ◂ +9.9 pts 9.5%

16.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.3 pts 14.1%

13.7% Community & personal service +0.2 pts ▸ 13.9%

10.9% Clerical & administrative +1.4 pts ▸ 12.3%

11.9% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +5.4 pts 6.5%

7.1% Managers +2.2 pts ▸ 9.2%

8.7% Sales workers +0.1 pts ▸ 8.8%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +3 higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

1 0th pct 4 36th pct

IRSD decile in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +3 higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

1 0th pct 4 36th pct

IER decile in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +1 higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

2 14th pct 3 29th pct

IEO decile in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +4 higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

1 0th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSAD score in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +98 higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

863 6th pct 961 35th pct

ERP in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +13,223 higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

8,732 41st pct 21,955 88th pct

Growth in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +3.0 pts higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

1.4% 22nd pct 4.4% 48th pct

Businesses in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +384 higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

743 40th pct 1,127 62nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +62 higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

1,019 62nd pct 1,081 67th pct

Max temp in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +0.4 higher in Beresfield - Hexham

24.4 58th pct 24.0 53rd pct

Min temp in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +0.0 higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

12.5 59th pct 12.6 60th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +0.7 higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

5.8 55th pct 6.5 66th pct

Types ≤15 min in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +0.7 more in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

5.5 54th pct 6.3 65th pct

15-min city in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +10.2 pts higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

69.2% 53rd pct 79.5% 61st pct

Walk to shops in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +19.9 pts higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

49.2% 38th pct 69.1% 56th pct

Walk to transit in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +14.4 pts higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

83.2% 41st pct 97.6% 65th pct

Walk to school in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +8.6 pts higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

76.7% 53rd pct 85.3% 62nd pct

Walk to a park in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +15.2 pts higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

79.7% 27th pct 95.0% 43rd pct

Walk to health in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +8.7 pts higher in Beresfield - Hexham

57.1% 59th pct 48.4% 52nd pct

Amenities/1k in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +13.5 more in Beresfield - Hexham

27.3 85th pct 13.8 48th pct

Intersections/km² in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +86 higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

18 30th pct 105 52nd pct

Mean slope in Beresfield - Hexham in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +3.0 pts higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

4.4% 34th pct 7.4% 76th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Beresfield - Hexham vs Wallsend - Elermore Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/111031223/beresfield-hexham/vs/111031233/wallsend-elermore-vale