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Avalon - Palm Beach vs Newport - Bilgola
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.2 km apart · Avalon - Palm Beach profile · Newport - Bilgola profile
Avalon - Palm Beach Newport - Bilgola
Newport - Bilgola and Avalon - Palm Beach are neighbouring Northern Beaches areas with similar population sizes. Newport - Bilgola is much more walkable, with 80.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services compared to 34.1% in Avalon - Palm Beach. However, Avalon - Palm Beach has more infrastructure for children and commuters, with 1.77 schools per 1,000 children and 6.82 public transport stops per 1,000 people, while Newport - Bilgola has only 0.86 schools and 3.36 stops per 1,000 people. Avalon - Palm Beach also has a higher share of separate houses at 83.8% compared to 73.0% in Newport - Bilgola.
Everyday life is very similar in both places, as they share almost identical rates of overseas birth, university qualifications and typical weekly family incomes. Both areas also have a higher share of seniors than the national figure, though this is more pronounced in Avalon - Palm Beach at 24.9%. Over time, some gaps have widened, with a larger share of homes now owned outright in Avalon - Palm Beach and more large homes with three or more bedrooms compared to Newport - Bilgola.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 12,197
- First area, 2016: 12,376
- First area, 2021: 13,052
- Second area, 2011: 12,899
- Second area, 2016: 13,181
- Second area, 2021: 13,681
- First area, 2011: 45 yrs
- First area, 2016: 47 yrs
- First area, 2021: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 46 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 Avalon - Palm Beach: 1.2% males, 1.7% females; 85+ in Newport - Bilgola: 0.8% males, 1.0% females
- 80–84 in Avalon - Palm Beach: 1.4% males, 1.4% females; 80–84 in Newport - Bilgola: 1.2% males, 1.1% females
- 75–79 in Avalon - Palm Beach: 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 75–79 in Newport - Bilgola: 2.2% males, 2.2% females
- 70–74 in Avalon - Palm Beach: 3.5% males, 3.3% females; 70–74 in Newport - Bilgola: 2.8% males, 2.9% females
- 65–69 in Avalon - Palm Beach: 3.5% males, 3.8% females; 65–69 in Newport - Bilgola: 3.2% males, 3.4% females
- 60–64 in Avalon - Palm Beach: 3.8% males, 4.4% females; 60–64 in Newport - Bilgola: 4.0% males, 3.9% females
- 55–59 in Avalon - Palm Beach: 3.8% males, 4.1% females; 55–59 in Newport - Bilgola: 3.9% males, 4.4% females
- 50–54 in Avalon - Palm Beach: 3.3% males, 3.7% females; 50–54 in Newport - Bilgola: 3.7% males, 4.3% females
- 45–49 in Avalon - Palm Beach: 3.4% males, 3.7% females; 45–49 in Newport - Bilgola: 3.5% males, 3.8% females
- 40–44 in Avalon - Palm Beach: 2.7% males, 3.0% females; 40–44 in Newport - Bilgola: 2.6% males, 2.9% females
- 35–39 in Avalon - Palm Beach: 2.0% males, 2.5% females; 35–39 in Newport - Bilgola: 2.3% males, 2.6% females
- 30–34 in Avalon - Palm Beach: 1.6% males, 1.6% females; 30–34 in Newport - Bilgola: 2.2% males, 2.2% females
- 25–29 in Avalon - Palm Beach: 1.6% males, 1.4% females; 25–29 in Newport - Bilgola: 2.3% males, 1.8% females
- 20–24 in Avalon - Palm Beach: 2.7% males, 2.2% females; 20–24 in Newport - Bilgola: 2.8% males, 2.5% females
- 15–19 in Avalon - Palm Beach: 3.4% males, 3.0% females; 15–19 in Newport - Bilgola: 3.3% males, 3.2% females
- 10–14 in Avalon - Palm Beach: 3.2% males, 3.5% females; 10–14 in Newport - Bilgola: 3.5% males, 3.5% females
- 5–9 in Avalon - Palm Beach: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Newport - Bilgola: 2.7% males, 2.7% females
- 0–4 in Avalon - Palm Beach: 2.2% males, 2.0% females; 0–4 in Newport - Bilgola: 2.4% males, 2.3% 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: $771
- First area, 2016: $885
- First area, 2021: $1,058
- Second area, 2011: $785
- Second area, 2016: $909
- Second area, 2021: $1,115
- First area, 2011: $1,798
- First area, 2016: $2,169
- First area, 2021: $2,547
- Second area, 2011: $1,883
- Second area, 2016: $2,167
- Second area, 2021: $2,607
- First area, 2011: $2,163
- First area, 2016: $2,498
- First area, 2021: $2,981
- Second area, 2011: $2,218
- Second area, 2016: $2,482
- Second area, 2021: $3,067
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: 2.7
- First area, 2016: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2011: 2.7
- Second area, 2016: 2.8
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $530
- First area, 2016: $650
- First area, 2021: $745
- Second area, 2011: $450
- Second area, 2016: $560
- Second area, 2021: $628
- First area, 2011: $3,000
- First area, 2016: $2,900
- First area, 2021: $3,300
- Second area, 2011: $3,000
- Second area, 2016: $2,817
- Second area, 2021: $3,033
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- 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). Avalon - Palm Beach vs Newport - Bilgola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/122021420/avalon-palm-beach/vs/122021422/newport-bilgola