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Bayonet Head - Lower King vs McKail - Willyung
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 7.1 km apart · Bayonet Head - Lower King profile · McKail - Willyung profile
Bayonet Head - Lower King McKail - Willyung
McKail - Willyung and Bayonet Head - Lower King are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Bayonet Head - Lower King is older, with a typical resident aged 44 and 23% of people aged 65 or over. It also has a higher share of homes owned outright at 41.1%. McKail - Willyung is more focused on families, with far more school enrolments (1,652 compared to 325) and a higher share of adults who provide unpaid childcare (29.7%). In terms of convenience, McKail - Willyung has more people within a 15-minute walk of groceries (39.7%), while Bayonet Head - Lower King has far better public transport access, with 83.9% of homes within a 10-minute walk of a stop.
Since 2011, the two areas have moved in different directions. The gap in home ownership has widened, and Bayonet Head - Lower King has become even older compared to its neighbour. However, the gap in Year 12 completion has narrowed slightly. Despite these shifts, the areas remain very similar in some ways. They have almost identical typical weekly household incomes of around $1,390 and nearly the same proportion of people with long-term health conditions, at about 32%.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 4,260
- First area, 2016: 4,830
- First area, 2021: 5,211
- Second area, 2011: 9,440
- Second area, 2016: 10,427
- Second area, 2021: 11,333
- First area, 2011: 41 yrs
- First area, 2016: 41 yrs
- First area, 2021: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 39 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 Bayonet Head - Lower King: 1.3% males, 1.0% females; 85+ in McKail - Willyung: 0.9% males, 0.8% females
- 80–84 in Bayonet Head - Lower King: 1.4% males, 1.4% females; 80–84 in McKail - Willyung: 0.9% males, 1.2% females
- 75–79 in Bayonet Head - Lower King: 2.1% males, 2.4% females; 75–79 in McKail - Willyung: 1.9% males, 1.7% females
- 70–74 in Bayonet Head - Lower King: 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 70–74 in McKail - Willyung: 2.4% males, 2.4% females
- 65–69 in Bayonet Head - Lower King: 3.6% males, 3.5% females; 65–69 in McKail - Willyung: 2.7% males, 2.8% females
- 60–64 in Bayonet Head - Lower King: 3.3% males, 4.1% females; 60–64 in McKail - Willyung: 2.8% males, 3.1% females
- 55–59 in Bayonet Head - Lower King: 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 55–59 in McKail - Willyung: 3.0% males, 3.4% females
- 50–54 in Bayonet Head - Lower King: 3.3% males, 3.5% females; 50–54 in McKail - Willyung: 3.1% males, 3.5% females
- 45–49 in Bayonet Head - Lower King: 2.9% males, 3.5% females; 45–49 in McKail - Willyung: 2.8% males, 3.5% females
- 40–44 in Bayonet Head - Lower King: 2.8% males, 3.0% females; 40–44 in McKail - Willyung: 2.9% males, 3.1% females
- 35–39 in Bayonet Head - Lower King: 2.4% males, 2.9% females; 35–39 in McKail - Willyung: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 30–34 in Bayonet Head - Lower King: 2.5% males, 2.9% females; 30–34 in McKail - Willyung: 2.9% males, 2.9% females
- 25–29 in Bayonet Head - Lower King: 2.4% males, 2.1% females; 25–29 in McKail - Willyung: 2.9% males, 2.9% females
- 20–24 in Bayonet Head - Lower King: 2.0% males, 2.1% females; 20–24 in McKail - Willyung: 2.9% males, 2.5% females
- 15–19 in Bayonet Head - Lower King: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 15–19 in McKail - Willyung: 3.7% males, 3.2% females
- 10–14 in Bayonet Head - Lower King: 3.7% males, 3.5% females; 10–14 in McKail - Willyung: 4.1% males, 4.0% females
- 5–9 in Bayonet Head - Lower King: 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 5–9 in McKail - Willyung: 3.6% males, 3.2% females
- 0–4 in Bayonet Head - Lower King: 2.7% males, 2.6% females; 0–4 in McKail - Willyung: 3.2% males, 3.0% 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: $543
- First area, 2016: $633
- First area, 2021: $714
- Second area, 2011: $500
- Second area, 2016: $600
- Second area, 2021: $697
- First area, 2011: $1,125
- First area, 2016: $1,372
- First area, 2021: $1,390
- Second area, 2011: $1,029
- Second area, 2016: $1,217
- Second area, 2021: $1,387
- First area, 2011: $1,265
- First area, 2016: $1,539
- First area, 2021: $1,709
- Second area, 2011: $1,223
- Second area, 2016: $1,497
- Second area, 2021: $1,725
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: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.7
- Second area, 2016: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $268
- First area, 2016: $315
- First area, 2021: $340
- Second area, 2011: $220
- Second area, 2016: $270
- Second area, 2021: $295
- First area, 2011: $1,564
- First area, 2016: $1,668
- First area, 2021: $1,550
- Second area, 2011: $1,625
- Second area, 2016: $1,668
- Second area, 2021: $1,560
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- 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). Bayonet Head - Lower King vs McKail - Willyung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/509011227/bayonet-head-lower-king/vs/509011233/mckail-willyung