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Newcastle - Cooks Hill vs Waratah - North Lambton

Name: Newcastle - Cooks Hill vs Waratah - North Lambton — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 6.0 km apart · Newcastle - Cooks Hill profile · Waratah - North Lambton profile

Newcastle - Cooks Hill Waratah - North Lambton

Waratah - North Lambton and Newcastle - Cooks Hill are neighbouring areas with similar population sizes, but they offer very different lifestyles. Newcastle - Cooks Hill is a high-earning area where 21.5% of people earn $2,000 or more a week, and 43.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. It is dominated by flats or apartments and has a high proportion of people living alone (40.8%). In contrast, Waratah - North Lambton is more family-oriented, with a higher share of children under 15 and far more separate houses (77.5%). This area also has more large homes, with 65.3% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms.

These two places share very similar profiles in terms of their unemployment rates, the percentage of people who own their homes outright, and the languages spoken at home. While they are effectively alike in these areas, other gaps are shifting. The difference in university qualifications and Year 12 completion has narrowed since 2011, but the gap in home types has widened as Waratah - North Lambton remains much more focused on detached housing.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 65.8 pts higher in Waratah - North Lambton 3+ bedrooms: 26.5 pts higher in Waratah - North Lambton Bachelor+: 18.3 pts higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill Needs assistance: 4.9 pts higher in Waratah - North Lambton Year 12: 16.6 pts higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

Demographics & Identity

Population in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +78 larger in Waratah - North Lambton gap narrowing

12,805 67th pct 12,883 67th pct

Median age in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +2 yrs older in Newcastle - Cooks Hill gap narrowing

38 yrs 43rd pct 36 yrs 29th pct

Age structure

33.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.2 pts 30.7%

25.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.4 pts 21.1%

17.0% Seniors (65+) +1.6 pts ▸ 18.6%

14.2% Youth (15–24) +0.7 pts ▸ 14.9%

9.4% Children (0–14) +5.2 pts ▸ 14.6%

Marital status

49.7% Never married ◂ +3.4 pts 46.3%

33.0% Married ◂ +0.1 pts 32.9%

10.5% Divorced ◂ +0.5 pts 10.0%

3.7% Widowed +3.8 pts ▸ 7.5%

3.1% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 3.2%

Age & sex structure

Newcastle - Cooks Hill Waratah - North Lambton

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

78.2% Australia +1.9 pts ▸ 80.1%

3.2% England ◂ +1.3 pts 1.9%

1.5% New Zealand ◂ +0.6 pts 1.0%

0.8% India ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.5% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.1% Nepal +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.5% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.4% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Vietnam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Ancestry

44.2% English ◂ +5.3 pts 38.9%

32.3% Australian +5.0 pts ▸ 37.4%

16.1% Irish ◂ +3.9 pts 12.1%

14.1% Scottish ◂ +3.3 pts 10.8%

4.9% German ◂ +0.7 pts 4.2%

3.0% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 2.9%

2.1% Chinese ◂ +0.3 pts 1.8%

1.7% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

1.4% Indian ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%

1.0% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.8% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.3% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

Language

Language used at home

85.3% English only ◂ +2.7 pts 82.7%

0.7% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.6% Italian even 0.6%

0.6% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.2% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.3% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

53.4% No religion ◂ +8.8 pts 44.6%

36.2% Christianity +6.2 pts ▸ 42.4%

6.5% Not stated +1.7 pts ▸ 8.2%

1.0% Islam +1.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.2% Buddhism even 1.2%

1.0% Hinduism even 1.0%

0.5% Other religions even 0.5%

0.2% Judaism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +5 more in Waratah - North Lambton

4 57th pct 9 88th pct

Schools/1k kids in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +1.45 more in Waratah - North Lambton

3.34 73rd pct 4.79 86th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +23 more in Waratah - North Lambton

23 57th pct 46 86th pct

Students in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +844 more in Waratah - North Lambton

2,460 71st pct 3,304 82nd pct

Avg size in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +248 larger in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

615 73rd pct 367 42nd pct

ICSEA in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +51 higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

1,103 84th pct 1,052 66th pct

Highest year of school

71.5% Year 12 ◂ +16.6 pts 55.0%

14.7% Year 10 +6.2 pts ▸ 20.9%

4.0% Year 9 or below +5.6 pts ▸ 9.6%

4.3% Year 11 +1.0 pts ▸ 5.3%

Highest qualification level

37.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +9.5 pts 27.7%

16.6% Certificate III / IV +11.2 pts ▸ 27.7%

16.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +7.6 pts 8.6%

12.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.2 pts 12.3%

4.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.6 pts 3.2%

1.5% Certificate I / II +0.6 pts ▸ 2.1%

Field of qualification

17.9% Management & commerce ◂ +2.2 pts 15.7%

15.8% Health ◂ +2.5 pts 13.3%

14.3% Society & culture ◂ +2.1 pts 12.1%

11.9% Engineering & related +1.8 pts ▸ 13.7%

8.4% Education ◂ +0.9 pts 7.6%

6.5% Creative arts ◂ +1.8 pts 4.6%

5.0% Architecture & building +0.3 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.3 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.4 pts 3.2%

1.9% Information technology +0.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.5% Agriculture & environment even 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +$362 higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill gap widening

$1,149 87th pct $787 46th pct

Household income in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +$290 higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill gap narrowing

$1,929 61st pct $1,639 44th pct

Family income in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +$604 higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill gap narrowing

$2,739 83rd pct $2,135 53rd pct

Household income distribution

30.3% $1,500–$2,999 +0.5 pts ▸ 30.8%

21.8% $650–$1,499 +3.9 pts ▸ 25.7%

14.4% Under $650 +3.4 pts ▸ 17.8%

16.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +9.1 pts 7.5%

10.4% $3,000–$3,999 +1.3 pts ▸ 11.8%

Personal income distribution

27.8% Under $650 +10.4 pts ▸ 38.3%

31.1% $650–$1,499 +1.3 pts ▸ 32.4%

25.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.8 pts 17.5%

9.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +7.7 pts 2.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.5% Mental health +2.6 pts ▸ 14.1%

8.5% Other condition +1.8 pts ▸ 10.3%

8.5% Asthma +1.1 pts ▸ 9.6%

8.1% Arthritis +0.9 pts ▸ 8.9%

2.8% Diabetes +1.7 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.8% Heart disease +0.3 pts ▸ 4.1%

2.8% Cancer +0.2 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.4% Dementia +1.9 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.5% Lung condition +0.5 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.7% Stroke +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.9% None ◂ +4.9 pts 58.0%

21.1% One condition +1.1 pts ▸ 22.2%

6.2% Two conditions +1.0 pts ▸ 7.2%

2.2% Three or more +1.8 pts ▸ 4.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +355 larger in Waratah - North Lambton

354 71st pct 709 86th pct

Median age in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +6 yrs older in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

30 yrs 86th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +$216 higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

$823 77th pct $607 44th pct

Household income in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +$139 higher in Waratah - North Lambton

$1,562 42nd pct $1,701 50th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +0.4 larger in Waratah - North Lambton gap widening

1.9 4th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

39.0% Couples with children +10.5 pts ▸ 49.5%

47.9% Couples without children ◂ +17.8 pts 30.0%

11.7% One-parent families +6.8 pts ▸ 18.6%

1.6% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

Household size

40.8% 1 person ◂ +10.6 pts 30.2%

38.6% 2 people ◂ +3.3 pts 35.3%

11.4% 3 people +4.7 pts ▸ 16.1%

6.6% 4 people +5.6 pts ▸ 12.2%

2.1% 5 people +2.2 pts ▸ 4.3%

0.5% 6 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 1.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +$65 higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill gap widening

$445 78th pct $380 54th pct

Mortgage in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +$232 higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill gap narrowing

$2,169 73rd pct $1,937 56th pct

People / bedroom in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +0.10 higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill gap steady

0.90 86th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

53.4% Rented ◂ +13.4 pts 40.0%

19.4% Owned with a mortgage +12.9 pts ▸ 32.3%

25.6% Owned outright ◂ +0.8 pts 24.8%

0.8% Not stated +1.0 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.8% Other tenure +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%

Types of homes

11.7% Separate house +65.8 pts ▸ 77.5%

63.2% Flat or apartment ◂ +52.7 pts 10.5%

24.0% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +12.5 pts 11.5%

0.5% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

29.0% 3 bedrooms +19.5 pts ▸ 48.5%

38.5% 2 bedrooms ◂ +13.2 pts 25.3%

20.1% 1 bedroom ◂ +13.2 pts 6.9%

7.2% 4 bedrooms +5.7 pts ▸ 12.9%

2.6% 5 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 3.9%

1.6% Studio / none ◂ +0.9 pts 0.8%

Weekly rent distribution

46.3% $350–$549 +2.3 pts ▸ 48.6%

14.1% $200–$349 +9.8 pts ▸ 23.9%

19.4% $550–$749 ◂ +11.3 pts 8.0%

11.9% Under $200 +3.2 pts ▸ 15.1%

6.4% $750 or more ◂ +5.0 pts 1.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

29.8% $1,800–$2,999 +11.4 pts ▸ 41.2%

32.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +21.0 pts 11.1%

20.8% $1,000–$1,799 +7.8 pts ▸ 28.6%

12.0% Under $1,000 +1.1 pts ▸ 13.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +16 more in Waratah - North Lambton

72 75th pct 88 85th pct

Stops/1k in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +1.21 more in Waratah - North Lambton

5.62 69th pct 6.83 81st pct

Departures/1k in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +1,178.6 more in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

2,875.6 87th pct 1,697.0 77th pct

PT routes in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +5 more in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

17 82nd pct 12 71st pct

Stop walk in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +3 longer in Waratah - North Lambton

3 29th pct 6 57th pct

Drive to city in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +7 longer in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

107 90th pct 100 89th pct

How people get to work

40.0% Car (driver) +12.5 pts ▸ 52.5%

30.2% Worked at home ◂ +9.2 pts 21.0%

8.2% Walked ◂ +6.0 pts 2.2%

1.7% Car (passenger) +1.5 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.7% Bicycle ◂ +1.1 pts 0.6%

1.1% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.2% Train even 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

50.1% 1 vehicle ◂ +10.7 pts 39.4%

29.1% 2 vehicles +7.8 pts ▸ 36.9%

12.7% No vehicle ◂ +4.0 pts 8.7%

5.8% 3 vehicles +4.6 pts ▸ 10.5%

2.4% 4 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 4.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

21.5% Health care & social assistance +0.8 pts ▸ 22.4%

11.7% Professional & technical ◂ +5.1 pts 6.6%

10.6% Education & training +0.3 pts ▸ 10.9%

6.7% Retail trade +2.1 pts ▸ 8.8%

8.7% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.4 pts 8.3%

7.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.1 pts 5.8%

6.0% Construction +1.8 pts ▸ 7.8%

3.5% Manufacturing +1.4 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.9% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.7 pts 3.2%

2.5% Other services +1.0 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.9% Transport & warehousing +1.5 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.4% Administrative & support +0.6 pts ▸ 3.0%

Occupations people work in

38.9% Professionals ◂ +11.2 pts 27.7%

12.5% Community & personal service +2.3 pts ▸ 14.9%

14.7% Managers ◂ +5.3 pts 9.5%

8.7% Technicians & trades +4.2 pts ▸ 12.9%

10.7% Clerical & administrative +1.3 pts ▸ 11.9%

4.2% Labourers +4.3 pts ▸ 8.5%

6.3% Sales workers +2.1 pts ▸ 8.3%

2.7% Machinery operators & drivers +2.4 pts ▸ 5.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +4 higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

9 86th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +4 higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

8 71st pct 4 36th pct

IER decile in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +1 higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

3 29th pct 2 14th pct

IEO decile in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +3 higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

9 86th pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +93 higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

1,080 81st pct 987 46th pct

ERP in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +1,481 higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

14,632 70th pct 13,151 63rd pct

Growth in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +12.3 pts higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

13.9% 87th pct 1.6% 24th pct

Businesses in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +2,488 higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

3,130 86th pct 642 34th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +3 higher in Waratah - North Lambton

1,056 65th pct 1,058 65th pct

Max temp in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +0.5 higher in Waratah - North Lambton

23.4 46th pct 23.9 52nd pct

Min temp in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +0.5 higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

13.4 69th pct 12.9 63rd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +1.6 higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

9.3 99th pct 7.6 82nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +0.7 more in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

7.9 98th pct 7.3 81st pct

15-min city in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +5.6 pts higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

99.9% 95th pct 94.2% 77th pct

Walk to shops in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +19.8 pts higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

99.8% 99th pct 80.1% 65th pct

Walk to transit in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +0.9 pts higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

99.9% 85th pct 99.0% 70th pct

Walk to school in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +3.0 pts higher in Waratah - North Lambton

95.5% 77th pct 98.5% 84th pct

Walk to a park in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton even

100.0% 71st pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +12.1 pts higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

99.7% 99th pct 87.6% 82nd pct

Amenities/1k in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +19.2 more in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

32.6 86th pct 13.4 46th pct

Intersections/km² in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +407 higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

652 99th pct 245 77th pct

Mean slope in Newcastle - Cooks Hill in Waratah - North Lambton +0.6 pts higher in Newcastle - Cooks Hill

7.4% 77th pct 6.9% 72nd pct

Compare Newcastle - Cooks Hill with nearby areas

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Compare Waratah - North Lambton with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Newcastle - Cooks Hill vs Waratah - North Lambton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/111031229/newcastle-cooks-hill/vs/111031234/waratah-north-lambton