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Taree - Gloucester vs Lake Macquarie - East

Name: Taree - Gloucester vs Lake Macquarie - East — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Sub-region (SA3) comparison ≈ 132 km apart · Taree - Gloucester profile · Lake Macquarie - East profile

Taree - Gloucester Lake Macquarie - East

Taree - Gloucester and Lake Macquarie - East are two distinct New South Wales regions with significant differences in age and wealth. Taree - Gloucester is a much older area, where the typical resident is 51, compared to 42 in Lake Macquarie - East. There is a stark contrast in income and education; the typical family in Lake Macquarie - East earns $2,122 a week, which is $761 more than in Taree - Gloucester. This is consistent with higher education levels in Lake Macquarie - East, where 47.4% of residents completed Year 12, compared to just 34.2% in Taree - Gloucester.

Everyday life shares several similarities across both areas, such as a nearly identical share of people in de facto relationships and those providing unpaid care. However, the two areas have drifted apart since 2011, with gaps widening in typical incomes and the age of residents. While Lake Macquarie - East is somewhat walkable, Taree - Gloucester is mostly car-dependent, with far fewer homes within walking distance of shops, parks, or health services.

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Where they differ most

Population: 69,151 larger in Lake Macquarie - East Unpaid child care: 8.3 pts higher in Lake Macquarie - East Median age: 9 yrs older in Taree - Gloucester Family income: $761 higher in Lake Macquarie - East Participation: 13.4 pts higher in Lake Macquarie - East

Demographics & Identity

Population in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +69,151 larger in Lake Macquarie - East gap steady

57,345 47th pct 126,496 86th pct

Median age in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +9 yrs older in Taree - Gloucester gap widening

51 yrs 95th pct 42 yrs 67th pct

Age structure

29.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +8.3 pts 21.5%

27.4% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.6 pts 25.7%

17.7% Young adults (25–44) +5.7 pts ▸ 23.4%

16.0% Children (0–14) +2.1 pts ▸ 18.1%

9.1% Youth (15–24) +2.1 pts ▸ 11.2%

Marital status

46.3% Married +1.1 pts ▸ 47.5%

29.5% Never married +3.4 pts ▸ 32.9%

12.1% Divorced ◂ +2.1 pts 9.9%

7.9% Widowed ◂ +1.5 pts 6.4%

4.2% Separated ◂ +1.0 pts 3.3%

Age & sex structure

Taree - Gloucester Lake Macquarie - East

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

83.3% Australia +2.6 pts ▸ 85.9%

3.0% England ◂ +0.5 pts 2.5%

0.9% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.4% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.4% India +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

0.1% Nepal even 0.1%

Ancestry

43.4% English +0.5 pts ▸ 43.8%

43.2% Australian ◂ +0.6 pts 42.7%

10.7% Scottish +1.6 pts ▸ 12.3%

10.5% Irish +0.8 pts ▸ 11.4%

3.8% German +0.4 pts ▸ 4.3%

1.6% Italian +0.8 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.2% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.6% Chinese +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Filipino even 0.7%

0.3% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

90.0% English only +1.1 pts ▸ 91.1%

0.2% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Greek even 0.2%

0.1% Arabic even 0.2%

0.1% Tagalog even 0.1%

0.1% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

52.5% Christianity ◂ +2.9 pts 49.6%

37.5% No religion +5.8 pts ▸ 43.3%

8.5% Not stated ◂ +3.4 pts 5.1%

0.6% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Hinduism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Other religions even 0.4%

0.2% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +19 more in Lake Macquarie - East

35 67th pct 54 89th pct

Schools/1k kids in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +1.47 more in Taree - Gloucester

3.82 78th pct 2.36 55th pct

Students in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +11,166 more in Lake Macquarie - East

7,876 36th pct 19,042 79th pct

Avg size in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +128 larger in Lake Macquarie - East

225 20th pct 353 38th pct

ICSEA in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +80 higher in Lake Macquarie - East

944 14th pct 1,024 55th pct

Highest year of school

34.2% Year 12 +13.2 pts ▸ 47.4%

34.6% Year 10 ◂ +4.2 pts 30.4%

15.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +4.5 pts 11.2%

6.4% Year 11 ◂ +0.3 pts 6.2%

Highest qualification level

37.9% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.5 pts 34.4%

14.8% Bachelor degree +8.7 pts ▸ 23.5%

14.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.4 pts ▸ 15.6%

3.6% Postgraduate degree +2.9 pts ▸ 6.5%

2.5% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.8 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.9% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.7 pts 2.1%

Field of qualification

14.1% Management & commerce +4.4 pts ▸ 18.5%

14.7% Engineering & related +3.1 pts ▸ 17.8%

12.2% Health even 12.2%

10.9% Society & culture ◂ +0.1 pts 10.8%

9.0% Education +1.0 pts ▸ 10.0%

6.2% Architecture & building +0.8 pts ▸ 7.1%

5.2% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.5 pts 4.7%

3.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.8 pts 1.5%

2.0% Creative arts +0.9 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.5% Natural & physical sciences +0.8 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.2% Information technology +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

Income

Personal income in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +$213 higher in Lake Macquarie - East gap widening

$568 3rd pct $781 48th pct

Household income in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +$563 higher in Lake Macquarie - East gap widening

$1,092 4th pct $1,655 48th pct

Family income in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +$761 higher in Lake Macquarie - East gap widening

$1,361 3rd pct $2,122 58th pct

Household income distribution

36.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +10.1 pts 26.5%

23.4% $1,500–$2,999 +5.0 pts ▸ 28.4%

23.9% Under $650 ◂ +6.6 pts 17.3%

4.7% $3,000–$3,999 +6.4 pts ▸ 11.1%

3.7% $4,000 or more +7.0 pts ▸ 10.7%

Personal income distribution

51.0% Under $650 ◂ +10.0 pts 41.0%

29.5% $650–$1,499 +2.1 pts ▸ 31.6%

9.0% $1,500–$2,999 +9.3 pts ▸ 18.3%

1.6% $3,000 or more +2.5 pts ▸ 4.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

14.7% Arthritis ◂ +3.1 pts 11.6%

11.8% Mental health ◂ +0.1 pts 11.7%

10.7% Asthma ◂ +0.6 pts 10.0%

8.9% Other condition +0.1 pts ▸ 9.0%

6.6% Diabetes ◂ +1.2 pts 5.4%

6.2% Heart disease ◂ +0.9 pts 5.3%

4.3% Cancer ◂ +0.6 pts 3.7%

3.4% Lung condition ◂ +1.0 pts 2.3%

1.6% Stroke ◂ +0.5 pts 1.2%

1.3% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

52.2% None +6.2 pts ▸ 58.4%

23.4% One condition ◂ +0.6 pts 22.8%

9.0% Two conditions ◂ +1.2 pts 7.8%

5.9% Three or more ◂ +1.6 pts 4.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +1,498 larger in Lake Macquarie - East

4,731 86th pct 6,229 88th pct

Median age in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +1 yrs older in Lake Macquarie - East

22 yrs 21st pct 23 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +$121 higher in Lake Macquarie - East

$495 17th pct $616 52nd pct

Household income in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +$531 higher in Lake Macquarie - East

$1,215 12th pct $1,746 62nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +0.2 larger in Lake Macquarie - East gap widening

2.3 14th pct 2.5 57th pct

Family composition

43.2% Couples with children +12.2 pts ▸ 55.3%

37.3% Couples without children ◂ +9.4 pts 28.0%

18.4% One-parent families ◂ +2.6 pts 15.7%

1.1% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

Household size

40.7% 2 people ◂ +5.7 pts 35.0%

29.6% 1 person ◂ +3.9 pts 25.7%

9.8% 4 people +6.0 pts ▸ 15.8%

12.3% 3 people +3.0 pts ▸ 15.3%

4.8% 5 people +1.2 pts ▸ 6.0%

2.8% 6 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 2.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +$70 higher in Lake Macquarie - East gap widening

$300 29th pct $370 56th pct

Mortgage in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +$570 higher in Lake Macquarie - East gap widening

$1,430 23rd pct $2,000 65th pct

People / bedroom in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +0.10 higher in Lake Macquarie - East gap widening

0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

46.6% Owned outright ◂ +8.6 pts 38.0%

25.4% Owned with a mortgage +10.1 pts ▸ 35.5%

23.3% Rented +0.4 pts ▸ 23.7%

2.6% Not stated ◂ +1.4 pts 1.2%

2.1% Other tenure ◂ +0.6 pts 1.6%

Types of homes

87.4% Separate house ◂ +5.1 pts 82.3%

6.8% Townhouse / semi-detached +4.8 pts ▸ 11.6%

4.1% Flat or apartment +1.6 pts ▸ 5.7%

1.4% Other dwelling ◂ +1.1 pts 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

44.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +1.5 pts 42.5%

26.6% 4 bedrooms +0.7 pts ▸ 27.3%

16.8% 2 bedrooms +1.2 pts ▸ 18.0%

5.8% 5 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 7.1%

3.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.1 pts 3.8%

0.6% Studio / none ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

48.5% $200–$349 ◂ +25.8 pts 22.6%

32.0% $350–$549 +15.8 pts ▸ 47.8%

13.7% Under $200 +2.2 pts ▸ 15.9%

1.5% $550–$749 +7.4 pts ▸ 8.9%

0.4% $750 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 1.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +14.7 pts 26.3%

23.3% $1,800–$2,999 +16.0 pts ▸ 39.2%

23.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +9.8 pts 14.0%

6.3% $3,000 or more +9.0 pts ▸ 15.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +572 more in Lake Macquarie - East

325 57th pct 897 90th pct

Stops/1k in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +1.42 more in Lake Macquarie - East

5.67 75th pct 7.09 88th pct

Departures/1k in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +1,106.3 more in Lake Macquarie - East

80.5 17th pct 1,186.8 64th pct

PT routes in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +23 more in Taree - Gloucester

50 80th pct 27 49th pct

Stop walk in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East

— 1 0th pct

Drive to city in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East

— 98 85th pct

How people get to work

66.3% Car (driver) ◂ +11.5 pts 54.8%

10.8% Worked at home +10.9 pts ▸ 21.7%

4.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.2 pts 3.4%

3.0% Walked ◂ +1.9 pts 1.1%

0.3% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Bicycle even 0.3%

0.0% Train even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

36.9% 2 vehicles +3.3 pts ▸ 40.3%

38.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +4.1 pts 34.1%

12.5% 3 vehicles +0.3 pts ▸ 12.7%

7.2% 4 or more even 7.2%

5.2% No vehicle +0.5 pts ▸ 5.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

20.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.7 pts 19.5%

11.1% Retail trade ◂ +1.9 pts 9.2%

9.6% Construction +1.3 pts ▸ 10.9%

8.8% Education & training +1.1 pts ▸ 9.8%

7.5% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.8 pts 6.6%

3.6% Professional & technical +2.6 pts ▸ 6.2%

4.6% Public administration & safety +1.3 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.6% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +5.3 pts 0.3%

5.5% Manufacturing ◂ +0.2 pts 5.3%

3.8% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.8% Administrative & support ◂ +0.8 pts 3.0%

3.6% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.1 pts 3.5%

Occupations people work in

16.8% Professionals +6.7 pts ▸ 23.5%

15.2% Community & personal service ◂ +2.0 pts 13.1%

14.0% Technicians & trades +1.0 pts ▸ 15.1%

10.3% Clerical & administrative +3.2 pts ▸ 13.4%

12.8% Labourers ◂ +4.3 pts 8.5%

12.2% Managers ◂ +1.1 pts 11.1%

10.0% Sales workers ◂ +1.4 pts 8.6%

6.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.3 pts 5.4%

Economy & Advantage

ERP in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +70,975 higher in Lake Macquarie - East

59,313 43rd pct 130,288 81st pct

Growth in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +0.4 pts higher in Taree - Gloucester

3.3% 27th pct 2.9% 23rd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +11 higher in Lake Macquarie - East

1,121 70th pct 1,132 71st pct

Max temp in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +0.3 higher in Taree - Gloucester

23.7 49th pct 23.4 45th pct

Min temp in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +2.2 higher in Lake Macquarie - East

11.0 39th pct 13.2 65th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +2.1 higher in Lake Macquarie - East

3.5 24th pct 5.6 58th pct

Types ≤15 min in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +1.9 more in Lake Macquarie - East

3.6 24th pct 5.5 60th pct

15-min city in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +20.1 pts higher in Lake Macquarie - East

44.1% 30th pct 64.2% 58th pct

Walk to shops in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +11.5 pts higher in Lake Macquarie - East

41.0% 25th pct 52.5% 43rd pct

Walk to transit in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +32.8 pts higher in Lake Macquarie - East

60.0% 33rd pct 92.8% 64th pct

Walk to school in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +35.0 pts higher in Lake Macquarie - East

43.5% 21st pct 78.5% 65th pct

Walk to a park in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +32.3 pts higher in Lake Macquarie - East

62.3% 17th pct 94.6% 57th pct

Walk to health in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +15.5 pts higher in Lake Macquarie - East

23.5% 14th pct 39.0% 44th pct

Amenities/1k in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +0.4 more in Lake Macquarie - East

13.7 38th pct 14.1 42nd pct

Intersections/km² in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +81 higher in Lake Macquarie - East

1 22nd pct 82 61st pct

Mean slope in Taree - Gloucester in Lake Macquarie - East +0.9 pts higher in Lake Macquarie - East

6.6% 70th pct 7.5% 78th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Taree - Gloucester vs Lake Macquarie - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa3/10805/taree-gloucester/vs/11101/lake-macquarie-east