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Wyong vs Dural - Wisemans Ferry

Name: Wyong vs Dural - Wisemans Ferry — 2021 Census comparison
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Sub-region (SA3) comparison ≈ 45 km apart · Wyong profile · Dural - Wisemans Ferry profile

Wyong Dural - Wisemans Ferry

Wyong and Dural - Wisemans Ferry are nearby areas with very different profiles. Dural - Wisemans Ferry is much wealthier, where the typical weekly household income is $2,541 compared to $1,422 in Wyong. It also has a more qualified workforce, with 27.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far higher than the 12.9% in Wyong. In contrast, Wyong is more urban and accessible; it is rated as somewhat walkable, while Dural - Wisemans Ferry is mostly car-dependent. Wyong also has far more people living alone (26.8%) and a higher share of one-parent families (19.7%).

Everyday life shares some common ground in both places, as they have similar proportions of children under 15 and people aged 65 and over. However, the gap in household wealth has widened since 2011, and more people in Dural - Wisemans Ferry now work from home. Meanwhile, the divide in education and language use remains stark, with a far higher share of residents in Dural - Wisemans Ferry using another language at home.

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Where they differ most

One-parent: 11.3 pts higher in Wyong Year 12: 21.0 pts higher in Dural - Wisemans Ferry Population: 140,257 larger in Wyong Household income: $1,119 higher in Dural - Wisemans Ferry Work from home: 16.8 pts higher in Dural - Wisemans Ferry

Demographics & Identity

Population in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +140,257 larger in Wyong gap widening

168,171 89th pct 27,914 20th pct

Median age in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +3 yrs older in Dural - Wisemans Ferry gap widening

41 yrs 62nd pct 44 yrs 75th pct

Age structure

25.0% Older adults (45–64) +4.4 pts ▸ 29.3%

23.5% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +4.9 pts 18.5%

21.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.9 pts 20.6%

18.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.6 pts 17.9%

11.6% Youth (15–24) +2.1 pts ▸ 13.7%

Marital status

42.5% Married +14.5 pts ▸ 57.0%

35.0% Never married ◂ +5.7 pts 29.3%

11.4% Divorced ◂ +4.7 pts 6.7%

6.7% Widowed ◂ +1.9 pts 4.9%

4.4% Separated ◂ +2.2 pts 2.2%

Age & sex structure

Wyong Dural - Wisemans Ferry

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

81.6% Australia ◂ +7.7 pts 73.9%

3.5% England +0.4 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.4% China +1.6 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.6% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%

0.3% Italy +1.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.4% South Africa +0.9 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.6% India +0.7 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.7% Philippines ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

42.2% English ◂ +6.9 pts 35.3%

41.9% Australian ◂ +10.1 pts 31.7%

11.2% Irish ◂ +1.1 pts 10.2%

10.0% Scottish ◂ +0.7 pts 9.3%

2.7% Italian +5.4 pts ▸ 8.1%

1.1% Chinese +4.0 pts ▸ 5.1%

3.2% German +0.2 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.9% Indian +1.1 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.3% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.7% Greek +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.0% Filipino ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

88.7% English only ◂ +8.9 pts 79.8%

0.2% Arabic +2.5 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.3% Mandarin +2.3 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.3% Italian +1.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.2% Cantonese +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.1% Hindi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

52.1% Christianity +10.1 pts ▸ 62.2%

38.8% No religion ◂ +10.7 pts 28.1%

6.9% Not stated ◂ +2.2 pts 4.7%

0.8% Buddhism +0.9 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.5% Hinduism +0.8 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.4% Islam +0.8 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.5% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +27 more in Wyong

48 86th pct 21 38th pct

Schools/1k kids in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +2.66 more in Dural - Wisemans Ferry

1.54 25th pct 4.20 82nd pct

Students in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +16,215 more in Wyong

23,740 86th pct 7,525 34th pct

Avg size in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +118 larger in Wyong

495 57th pct 376 41st pct

ICSEA in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +124 higher in Dural - Wisemans Ferry

980 31st pct 1,103 86th pct

Highest year of school

40.8% Year 12 +21.0 pts ▸ 61.8%

32.7% Year 10 ◂ +10.5 pts 22.2%

12.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +5.6 pts 6.9%

6.9% Year 11 ◂ +2.2 pts 4.7%

Highest qualification level

40.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +13.6 pts 26.3%

16.2% Bachelor degree +11.8 pts ▸ 28.0%

15.3% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.5 pts ▸ 16.8%

3.7% Postgraduate degree +6.1 pts ▸ 9.8%

2.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.7 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.6% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.1 pts 1.6%

Field of qualification

17.5% Management & commerce +5.3 pts ▸ 22.8%

14.2% Engineering & related +0.4 pts ▸ 14.6%

12.0% Society & culture ◂ +2.0 pts 10.0%

10.4% Health ◂ +1.6 pts 8.7%

8.0% Architecture & building +1.3 pts ▸ 9.3%

8.0% Education +0.1 pts ▸ 8.1%

6.4% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.1 pts 4.2%

2.8% Creative arts +1.3 pts ▸ 4.2%

1.4% Natural & physical sciences +1.8 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.7% Information technology +1.2 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.9% Agriculture & environment +0.9 pts ▸ 2.8%

Income

Personal income in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +$213 higher in Dural - Wisemans Ferry gap widening

$692 24th pct $905 72nd pct

Household income in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +$1,119 higher in Dural - Wisemans Ferry gap widening

$1,422 27th pct $2,541 91st pct

Family income in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +$956 higher in Dural - Wisemans Ferry gap widening

$1,806 31st pct $2,762 86th pct

Household income distribution

29.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +11.5 pts 18.4%

29.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.7 pts 24.3%

6.7% $4,000 or more +21.5 pts ▸ 28.2%

19.0% Under $650 ◂ +8.6 pts 10.4%

8.6% $3,000–$3,999 +3.5 pts ▸ 12.1%

Personal income distribution

44.0% Under $650 ◂ +6.8 pts 37.2%

32.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.6 pts 28.0%

13.8% $1,500–$2,999 +6.2 pts ▸ 20.1%

2.1% $3,000 or more +7.2 pts ▸ 9.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.2% Arthritis ◂ +3.8 pts 8.4%

11.9% Mental health ◂ +5.8 pts 6.2%

10.2% Asthma ◂ +3.6 pts 6.6%

9.3% Other condition ◂ +2.2 pts 7.1%

6.0% Diabetes ◂ +1.9 pts 4.1%

5.1% Heart disease ◂ +0.9 pts 4.2%

3.6% Cancer ◂ +0.3 pts 3.3%

3.0% Lung condition ◂ +1.7 pts 1.3%

1.3% Stroke ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

0.9% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.2% None +11.4 pts ▸ 67.6%

22.2% One condition ◂ +3.7 pts 18.5%

8.1% Two conditions ◂ +3.2 pts 4.9%

4.9% Three or more ◂ +2.4 pts 2.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +10,433 larger in Wyong

10,725 93rd pct 292 10th pct

Median age in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +5 yrs older in Dural - Wisemans Ferry

22 yrs 21st pct 27 yrs 71st pct

Median income in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +$210 higher in Dural - Wisemans Ferry

$623 54th pct $833 86th pct

Household income in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +$1,188 higher in Dural - Wisemans Ferry

$1,624 52nd pct $2,812 100th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +0.6 larger in Dural - Wisemans Ferry gap widening

2.5 57th pct 3.1 96th pct

Family composition

52.4% Couples with children +15.6 pts ▸ 68.0%

26.9% Couples without children ◂ +3.8 pts 23.1%

19.7% One-parent families ◂ +11.3 pts 8.4%

1.0% Other families ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

Household size

34.2% 2 people ◂ +4.2 pts 30.0%

26.8% 1 person ◂ +11.4 pts 15.3%

14.3% 4 people +6.2 pts ▸ 20.4%

15.2% 3 people +0.1 pts ▸ 15.3%

6.4% 5 people +4.5 pts ▸ 10.9%

3.3% 6 or more +4.7 pts ▸ 8.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +$135 higher in Dural - Wisemans Ferry gap widening

$385 63rd pct $520 93rd pct

Mortgage in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +$1,100 higher in Dural - Wisemans Ferry gap widening

$1,900 54th pct $3,000 99th pct

People / bedroom in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

34.0% Owned outright +10.0 pts ▸ 44.0%

34.1% Owned with a mortgage +4.6 pts ▸ 38.7%

28.6% Rented ◂ +15.8 pts 12.9%

1.7% Other tenure +1.5 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.5% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%

Types of homes

83.1% Separate house +7.4 pts ▸ 90.5%

9.8% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +5.8 pts 4.0%

6.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +2.2 pts 4.1%

0.6% Other dwelling +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

Bedrooms per home

38.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +18.7 pts 20.2%

30.2% 4 bedrooms +8.0 pts ▸ 38.2%

7.7% 5 or more +20.8 pts ▸ 28.6%

18.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +9.0 pts 9.0%

3.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.6 pts 2.7%

0.4% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

55.5% $350–$549 ◂ +25.2 pts 30.2%

7.6% $550–$749 +21.3 pts ▸ 28.9%

23.5% $200–$349 ◂ +10.0 pts 13.5%

0.9% $750 or more +15.4 pts ▸ 16.2%

9.3% Under $200 ◂ +5.0 pts 4.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

11.6% $3,000 or more +36.7 pts ▸ 48.3%

38.7% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +18.7 pts 20.0%

29.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +18.4 pts 11.3%

14.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.3 pts 11.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +1,088 more in Wyong

1,422 98th pct 334 58th pct

Stops/1k in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +3.51 more in Dural - Wisemans Ferry

8.46 94th pct 11.97 100th pct

Departures/1k in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +606.4 more in Wyong

1,459.2 73rd pct 852.8 52nd pct

PT routes in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +59 more in Wyong

68 86th pct 9 18th pct

Stop walk in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry

12 69th pct —

Drive to city in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry

67 74th pct —

How people get to work

54.3% Car (driver) ◂ +13.6 pts 40.7%

20.3% Worked at home +16.8 pts ▸ 37.1%

3.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.3 pts 2.2%

1.1% Walked +1.1 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.5% Bus ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.4% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

37.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +18.7 pts 18.7%

36.8% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.0 pts 35.8%

7.6% 4 or more +17.1 pts ▸ 24.6%

12.5% 3 vehicles +6.3 pts ▸ 18.7%

5.8% No vehicle ◂ +3.7 pts 2.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +7.2 pts 10.3%

12.5% Construction +3.5 pts ▸ 16.0%

11.1% Retail trade ◂ +2.2 pts 8.9%

4.2% Professional & technical +5.5 pts ▸ 9.7%

7.7% Education & training +1.5 pts ▸ 9.2%

7.1% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.3 pts 3.8%

6.9% Manufacturing ◂ +1.6 pts 5.2%

6.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.5 pts 3.5%

4.1% Other services +0.4 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.2% Wholesale trade +2.0 pts ▸ 4.2%

4.1% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.2 pts 3.0%

2.8% Finance & insurance +1.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

Occupations people work in

16.1% Professionals +6.8 pts ▸ 22.9%

10.7% Managers +10.6 pts ▸ 21.3%

15.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.1 pts 14.7%

12.8% Clerical & administrative +1.7 pts ▸ 14.5%

14.3% Community & personal service ◂ +7.0 pts 7.3%

11.3% Labourers ◂ +5.2 pts 6.1%

9.7% Sales workers ◂ +1.8 pts 7.9%

7.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +4.1 pts 3.5%

Economy & Advantage

ERP in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +146,548 higher in Wyong

175,025 88th pct 28,477 15th pct

Growth in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +1.8 pts higher in Wyong

3.4% 27th pct 1.6% 12th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +113 higher in Wyong

1,273 80th pct 1,160 73rd pct

Max temp in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +0.3 higher in Dural - Wisemans Ferry

23.9 51st pct 24.1 54th pct

Min temp in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +1.0 higher in Wyong

12.3 57th pct 11.3 43rd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +2.9 higher in Wyong

5.3 53rd pct 2.4 10th pct

Types ≤15 min in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +2.8 more in Wyong

5.0 52nd pct 2.1 7th pct

15-min city in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +29.9 pts higher in Wyong

56.5% 49th pct 26.5% 10th pct

Walk to shops in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +23.0 pts higher in Wyong

49.9% 39th pct 26.9% 9th pct

Walk to transit in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +50.6 pts higher in Wyong

95.0% 69th pct 44.4% 23rd pct

Walk to school in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +38.0 pts higher in Wyong

62.5% 46th pct 24.5% 7th pct

Walk to a park in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +52.3 pts higher in Wyong

93.2% 55th pct 40.9% 4th pct

Walk to health in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +25.9 pts higher in Wyong

33.7% 32nd pct 7.8% 3rd pct

Amenities/1k in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +9.1 more in Dural - Wisemans Ferry

15.5 51st pct 24.5 86th pct

Intersections/km² in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +18 higher in Wyong

22 46th pct 4 32nd pct

Mean slope in Wyong in Dural - Wisemans Ferry +5.9 pts higher in Dural - Wisemans Ferry

5.4% 48th pct 11.3% 99th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Wyong vs Dural - Wisemans Ferry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa3/10202/wyong/vs/11502/dural-wisemans-ferry