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Mayfield - Warabrook vs Wallsend - Elermore Vale

Name: Mayfield - Warabrook vs Wallsend - Elermore Vale — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 5.9 km apart · Mayfield - Warabrook profile · Wallsend - Elermore Vale profile

Mayfield - Warabrook Wallsend - Elermore Vale

Wallsend - Elermore Vale and Mayfield - Warabrook are neighbouring areas with distinct living patterns. Mayfield - Warabrook is far more walkable, with 91.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries compared to 69.1% in Wallsend - Elermore Vale. This convenience is matched by a higher share of university degrees in Mayfield - Warabrook (25.9% versus 20.6%) and a younger typical resident age of 37. In contrast, Wallsend - Elermore Vale has a much older population, with 22.2% of residents aged 65 and over and more homes owned outright (31.6% compared to 24.6%).

Both areas sit close to the national figure for the share of people born overseas, at around 14%. They also share very similar proportions of children under 15 and First Nations residents. However, some gaps are widening; the difference in typical age has grown since 2011, and the gap in Year 12 completion has also increased, with Mayfield - Warabrook now 7.5 percentage points higher.

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Where they differ most

3+ bedrooms: 9.6 pts higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale Population: 5,432 larger in Wallsend - Elermore Vale No religion: 7.5 pts higher in Mayfield - Warabrook Aged 65+: 5.6 pts higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale Renting: 7.6 pts higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +5,432 larger in Wallsend - Elermore Vale gap widening

15,526 78th pct 20,958 90th pct

Median age in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +3 yrs older in Wallsend - Elermore Vale gap widening

37 yrs 36th pct 40 yrs 52nd pct

Age structure

33.5% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +6.6 pts 26.9%

22.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.6 pts 22.2%

16.6% Seniors (65+) +5.6 pts ▸ 22.2%

15.8% Children (0–14) +0.4 pts ▸ 16.2%

11.3% Youth (15–24) +1.1 pts ▸ 12.4%

Marital status

47.5% Never married ◂ +9.7 pts 37.9%

32.5% Married +8.3 pts ▸ 40.8%

10.8% Divorced ◂ +0.5 pts 10.3%

5.8% Widowed +2.2 pts ▸ 7.9%

3.4% Separated ◂ +0.3 pts 3.1%

Age & sex structure

Mayfield - Warabrook Wallsend - Elermore Vale

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

81.7% Australia ◂ +0.4 pts 81.3%

1.9% England ◂ +0.1 pts 1.8%

1.4% New Zealand ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

0.4% India +0.6 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.7% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.8% Philippines even 0.8%

0.5% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.4% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.3% South Africa even 0.3%

0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Ancestry

40.8% English ◂ +1.3 pts 39.5%

37.9% Australian +0.8 pts ▸ 38.7%

13.4% Irish ◂ +3.2 pts 10.1%

11.8% Scottish ◂ +0.5 pts 11.3%

4.6% German ◂ +0.8 pts 3.9%

3.0% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 2.6%

1.8% Chinese +0.5 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.4% Filipino ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

1.3% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

0.6% Indian +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.9% Greek even 0.9%

0.7% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

86.1% English only ◂ +1.9 pts 84.2%

0.8% Mandarin +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.8% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.2% Arabic +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.4% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.3% Cantonese even 0.4%

0.4% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Hindi even 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

42.3% Christianity +6.4 pts ▸ 48.7%

48.4% No religion ◂ +7.5 pts 40.9%

5.6% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 5.5%

1.1% Islam +1.3 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.4% Buddhism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

0.7% Hinduism +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.5% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +1 more in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

6 71st pct 7 86th pct

Schools/1k kids in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +0.39 more in Mayfield - Warabrook

2.45 59th pct 2.06 50th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +16 more in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

38 79th pct 54 89th pct

Students in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +1,365 more in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

1,832 59th pct 3,197 81st pct

Avg size in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +151 larger in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

305 33rd pct 457 55th pct

ICSEA in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +50 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

1,040 61st pct 990 38th pct

Highest year of school

55.1% Year 12 ◂ +7.5 pts 47.6%

22.2% Year 10 +4.7 pts ▸ 26.9%

10.9% Year 9 or below +2.6 pts ▸ 13.5%

5.6% Year 11 +0.2 pts ▸ 5.8%

Highest qualification level

29.3% Certificate III / IV +3.5 pts ▸ 32.8%

28.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.1 pts 23.9%

13.8% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.1 pts ▸ 13.9%

9.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.4 pts 7.7%

3.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.8 pts 2.8%

1.9% Certificate I / II +0.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

Field of qualification

16.1% Management & commerce +0.9 pts ▸ 17.0%

12.9% Engineering & related +3.4 pts ▸ 16.3%

14.1% Society & culture ◂ +2.2 pts 11.8%

12.3% Health +0.4 pts ▸ 12.7%

8.4% Education ◂ +0.3 pts 8.0%

5.9% Creative arts ◂ +2.7 pts 3.2%

5.6% Architecture & building ◂ +0.2 pts 5.4%

5.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.1 pts ▸ 5.2%

2.8% Natural & physical sciences +0.4 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.5% Information technology even 2.5%

1.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.5 pts 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +$97 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook gap widening

$811 51st pct $714 31st pct

Household income in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +$134 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook gap widening

$1,604 41st pct $1,470 33rd pct

Family income in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +$195 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook gap widening

$2,112 52nd pct $1,917 39th pct

Household income distribution

31.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.8 pts 29.5%

26.0% $650–$1,499 +2.7 pts ▸ 28.8%

18.3% Under $650 +0.6 pts ▸ 18.8%

11.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.6 pts 9.4%

7.1% $4,000 or more even 7.1%

Personal income distribution

38.9% Under $650 +4.8 pts ▸ 43.7%

32.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.3 pts 31.5%

19.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.4 pts 16.1%

2.3% $3,000 or more even 2.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

16.4% Mental health ◂ +2.4 pts 14.0%

10.3% Arthritis +2.1 pts ▸ 12.3%

10.5% Asthma +0.1 pts ▸ 10.6%

10.4% Other condition even 10.4%

5.6% Diabetes +0.8 pts ▸ 6.4%

4.8% Heart disease +1.1 pts ▸ 5.8%

3.0% Cancer +0.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.5% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 2.3%

1.5% Dementia +0.5 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.1% Stroke +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.4% None ◂ +0.7 pts 55.7%

23.2% One condition +0.1 pts ▸ 23.3%

8.2% Two conditions +0.4 pts ▸ 8.6%

5.0% Three or more +0.5 pts ▸ 5.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +388 larger in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

774 86th pct 1,162 87th pct

Median age in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +5 yrs older in Mayfield - Warabrook

28 yrs 76th pct 23 yrs 36th pct

Median income in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +$89 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

$706 63rd pct $617 46th pct

Household income in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +$133 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

$1,687 49th pct $1,554 41st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +0.2 larger in Wallsend - Elermore Vale gap steady

2.2 14th pct 2.4 36th pct

Family composition

50.1% Couples with children +2.5 pts ▸ 52.6%

30.1% Couples without children ◂ +1.9 pts 28.2%

17.9% One-parent families ◂ +0.1 pts 17.8%

2.0% Other families ◂ +0.5 pts 1.4%

Household size

34.5% 2 people ◂ +0.6 pts 33.9%

32.7% 1 person ◂ +3.8 pts 28.9%

16.1% 3 people +1.3 pts ▸ 17.4%

11.3% 4 people +1.0 pts ▸ 12.3%

3.9% 5 people +1.3 pts ▸ 5.2%

1.5% 6 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 2.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale even gap steady

$380 54th pct $380 54th pct

Mortgage in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +$106 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook gap widening

$1,883 53rd pct $1,777 46th pct

People / bedroom in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

39.3% Rented ◂ +7.6 pts 31.8%

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

24.6% Owned outright +7.0 pts ▸ 31.6%

1.3% Other tenure +1.9 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.3% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

Types of homes

75.4% Separate house +4.2 pts ▸ 79.6%

17.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.1 pts 16.5%

5.8% Flat or apartment ◂ +2.2 pts 3.6%

0.9% Other dwelling ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

46.8% 3 bedrooms +1.4 pts ▸ 48.2%

27.9% 2 bedrooms ◂ +5.4 pts 22.5%

12.8% 4 bedrooms +6.1 pts ▸ 18.8%

7.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +3.7 pts 4.1%

2.9% 5 or more +2.1 pts ▸ 5.0%

0.5% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

52.7% $350–$549 +1.7 pts ▸ 54.4%

23.2% $200–$349 ◂ +0.4 pts 22.7%

14.5% Under $200 ◂ +0.9 pts 13.6%

6.6% $550–$749 ◂ +1.9 pts 4.7%

0.4% $750 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 1.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.7% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +3.6 pts 38.1%

30.9% $1,000–$1,799 +2.2 pts ▸ 33.1%

13.8% Under $1,000 +2.2 pts ▸ 16.0%

9.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 8.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +55 more in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

100 86th pct 155 91st pct

Stops/1k in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +0.95 more in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

6.44 77th pct 7.40 86th pct

Departures/1k in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +259.8 more in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

1,809.7 80th pct 2,069.6 85th pct

PT routes in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +4 more in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

10 62nd pct 14 76th pct

Stop walk in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale even

3 29th pct 3 29th pct

Drive to city in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +8 longer in Mayfield - Warabrook

101 89th pct 93 87th pct

How people get to work

50.1% Car (driver) +5.7 pts ▸ 55.9%

24.2% Worked at home ◂ +5.3 pts 18.9%

3.0% Car (passenger) +0.9 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.2% Walked ◂ +1.0 pts 1.2%

1.1% Bus even 1.1%

0.9% Bicycle ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.3% Train ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

40.1% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.3 pts 38.8%

37.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.3 pts 37.0%

9.1% 3 vehicles +1.8 pts ▸ 10.9%

9.9% No vehicle ◂ +2.4 pts 7.4%

3.5% 4 or more +2.4 pts ▸ 5.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

20.7% Health care & social assistance +0.9 pts ▸ 21.6%

10.3% Education & training ◂ +1.0 pts 9.3%

8.3% Retail trade +1.2 pts ▸ 9.4%

7.2% Construction +1.0 pts ▸ 8.2%

7.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.1 pts 7.7%

7.3% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.0 pts 5.3%

7.1% Professional & technical ◂ +1.2 pts 5.9%

4.9% Manufacturing +0.8 pts ▸ 5.7%

4.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.5 pts 3.7%

3.5% Other services +0.3 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.2% Administrative & support +0.4 pts ▸ 3.5%

3.0% Finance & insurance +0.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

Occupations people work in

27.8% Professionals ◂ +3.8 pts 24.1%

14.2% Community & personal service ◂ +0.3 pts 13.9%

12.7% Technicians & trades +1.4 pts ▸ 14.1%

11.8% Clerical & administrative +0.5 pts ▸ 12.3%

9.8% Managers ◂ +0.6 pts 9.2%

8.7% Labourers +0.8 pts ▸ 9.5%

7.7% Sales workers +1.0 pts ▸ 8.8%

5.6% Machinery operators & drivers +0.9 pts ▸ 6.5%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +1 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

5 43rd pct 4 36th pct

IRSD decile in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale even

4 36th pct 4 36th pct

IER decile in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +1 higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

2 14th pct 3 29th pct

IEO decile in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +1 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

6 57th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSAD score in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +21 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

982 44th pct 961 35th pct

ERP in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +5,929 higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

16,026 75th pct 21,955 88th pct

Growth in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +1.6 pts higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

2.7% 34th pct 4.4% 48th pct

Businesses in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +45 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

1,172 64th pct 1,127 62nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +23 higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

1,058 65th pct 1,081 67th pct

Max temp in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +0.1 higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

23.9 52nd pct 24.0 53rd pct

Min temp in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +0.4 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

12.9 63rd pct 12.6 60th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +1.1 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

7.6 82nd pct 6.5 66th pct

Types ≤15 min in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +1.0 more in Mayfield - Warabrook

7.2 80th pct 6.3 65th pct

15-min city in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +14.1 pts higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

93.6% 76th pct 79.5% 61st pct

Walk to shops in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +22.2 pts higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

91.3% 77th pct 69.1% 56th pct

Walk to transit in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +3.1 pts higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

94.5% 55th pct 97.6% 65th pct

Walk to school in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +2.4 pts higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

87.8% 65th pct 85.3% 62nd pct

Walk to a park in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +0.2 pts higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

95.2% 44th pct 95.0% 43rd pct

Walk to health in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +41.1 pts higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

89.5% 83rd pct 48.4% 52nd pct

Amenities/1k in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +1.0 more in Mayfield - Warabrook

14.9 54th pct 13.8 48th pct

Intersections/km² in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +123 higher in Mayfield - Warabrook

228 74th pct 105 52nd pct

Mean slope in Mayfield - Warabrook in Wallsend - Elermore Vale +2.5 pts higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

4.9% 42nd pct 7.4% 76th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mayfield - Warabrook vs Wallsend - Elermore Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/111031227/mayfield-warabrook/vs/111031233/wallsend-elermore-vale