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Newcastle and Lake Macquarie vs Sydney - Ryde

Name: Newcastle and Lake Macquarie vs Sydney - Ryde — 2021 Census comparison
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Region (SA4) comparison ≈ 91 km apart · Newcastle and Lake Macquarie profile · Sydney - Ryde profile

Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Sydney - Ryde

Newcastle and Lake Macquarie and Sydney - Ryde are two very different New South Wales regions. Sydney - Ryde is far more multicultural and highly qualified, with 48.0% of people born overseas and 48.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. In contrast, Newcastle and Lake Macquarie is more residential and traditional, with 78.2% of homes being separate houses and a much higher share of people born in Australia. Health and wellbeing also differ, as the share of people with a long-term health condition is far higher in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie at 34.2%, compared to 21.0% in Sydney - Ryde.

Both areas share some common everyday realities, with nearly identical shares of children under 15 and similar unemployment rates around 4.8%. However, their paths are diverging in other ways. The gap in overseas births and home languages has widened since 2011, and far more people now work from home in Sydney - Ryde. While Newcastle and Lake Macquarie has a larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, Sydney - Ryde has seen a significant increase in the share of residents with university degrees.

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Where they differ most

Born overseas: 35.5 pts higher in Sydney - Ryde Other language: 40.8 pts higher in Sydney - Ryde Year 12: 28.7 pts higher in Sydney - Ryde Bachelor+: 25.2 pts higher in Sydney - Ryde Separate houses: 31.0 pts higher in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie

Demographics & Identity

Population in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +188,481 larger in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie gap steady

390,519 81st pct 202,038 47th pct

Median age in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +2 yrs older in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie gap widening

40 yrs 50th pct 38 yrs 36th pct

Age structure

25.7% Young adults (25–44) +6.1 pts ▸ 31.8%

24.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.9 pts 23.6%

19.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.9 pts 16.0%

17.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.3 pts 17.0%

12.5% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.0 pts 11.5%

Marital status

43.8% Married +9.2 pts ▸ 52.9%

37.2% Never married ◂ +3.2 pts 34.0%

9.8% Divorced ◂ +3.3 pts 6.5%

6.0% Widowed ◂ +1.6 pts 4.4%

3.2% Separated ◂ +1.1 pts 2.1%

Age & sex structure

Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Sydney - Ryde

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

83.4% Australia ◂ +34.7 pts 48.8%

0.5% China +12.2 pts ▸ 12.7%

0.7% India +3.8 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.4% England ◂ +0.4 pts 2.0%

0.5% Philippines +1.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.1% New Zealand even 1.1%

0.3% Italy +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Vietnam +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.4% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Nepal +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Ancestry

42.5% English ◂ +24.2 pts 18.3%

40.6% Australian ◂ +23.5 pts 17.1%

1.5% Chinese +25.3 pts ▸ 26.8%

11.7% Scottish ◂ +6.3 pts 5.4%

11.6% Irish ◂ +4.9 pts 6.7%

1.0% Indian +4.4 pts ▸ 5.4%

2.5% Italian +2.6 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.2% German ◂ +2.4 pts 1.8%

0.8% Filipino +1.4 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.8% Greek +0.8 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.4% Dutch ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%

0.3% Vietnamese +0.8 pts ▸ 1.1%

Language

Language used at home

88.2% English only ◂ +40.5 pts 47.8%

0.6% Mandarin +13.7 pts ▸ 14.3%

0.3% Cantonese +7.3 pts ▸ 7.5%

0.2% Hindi +1.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.3% Italian +1.0 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.3% Arabic +1.0 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.3% Greek +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% Tagalog +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Religion

Religious affiliation

47.5% Christianity ◂ +3.4 pts 44.0%

43.7% No religion ◂ +6.3 pts 37.4%

5.7% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 5.6%

0.8% Hinduism +4.2 pts ▸ 5.0%

0.9% Buddhism +3.3 pts ▸ 4.1%

0.9% Islam +1.8 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.4% Other religions +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Judaism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +108 more in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie

167 89th pct 59 12th pct

Schools/1k kids in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +0.76 more in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie

2.47 58th pct 1.71 29th pct

Students in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +29,045 more in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie

59,889 73rd pct 30,844 31st pct

Avg size in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +169 larger in Sydney - Ryde

363 39th pct 532 70th pct

ICSEA in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +93 higher in Sydney - Ryde

1,031 59th pct 1,123 93rd pct

Highest year of school

50.6% Year 12 +28.7 pts ▸ 79.3%

27.2% Year 10 ◂ +18.6 pts 8.6%

10.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +5.7 pts 4.9%

6.0% Year 11 ◂ +3.6 pts 2.4%

Highest qualification level

24.9% Bachelor degree +15.1 pts ▸ 39.9%

31.9% Certificate III / IV ◂ +21.9 pts 10.0%

8.0% Postgraduate degree +13.5 pts ▸ 21.4%

14.6% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.9 pts 12.7%

3.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.3 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.2 pts 0.9%

Field of qualification

17.8% Management & commerce +10.7 pts ▸ 28.4%

16.5% Engineering & related ◂ +4.5 pts 12.0%

12.7% Health ◂ +3.6 pts 9.1%

11.6% Society & culture ◂ +0.3 pts 11.3%

9.2% Education ◂ +3.0 pts 6.2%

2.0% Information technology +5.4 pts ▸ 7.3%

6.2% Architecture & building ◂ +2.7 pts 3.5%

4.8% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.9 pts 2.9%

2.5% Natural & physical sciences +2.2 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.5% Creative arts +1.0 pts ▸ 4.5%

1.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +$189 higher in Sydney - Ryde gap widening

$793 54th pct $982 77th pct

Household income in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +$530 higher in Sydney - Ryde gap widening

$1,676 52nd pct $2,206 86th pct

Family income in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +$512 higher in Sydney - Ryde gap narrowing

$2,129 63rd pct $2,641 83rd pct

Household income distribution

29.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.3 pts 28.9%

26.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.2 pts 20.0%

10.6% $4,000 or more +11.0 pts ▸ 21.7%

16.7% Under $650 ◂ +4.3 pts 12.4%

10.8% $3,000–$3,999 +1.2 pts ▸ 12.0%

Personal income distribution

40.0% Under $650 ◂ +4.0 pts 36.1%

31.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.5 pts 27.2%

18.2% $1,500–$2,999 +4.5 pts ▸ 22.7%

4.1% $3,000 or more +5.0 pts ▸ 9.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.2% Mental health ◂ +6.7 pts 5.5%

10.9% Arthritis ◂ +5.3 pts 5.6%

10.0% Asthma ◂ +4.3 pts 5.7%

9.1% Other condition ◂ +1.9 pts 7.2%

5.2% Diabetes ◂ +1.4 pts 3.8%

5.0% Heart disease ◂ +1.8 pts 3.1%

3.4% Cancer ◂ +1.0 pts 2.4%

2.2% Lung condition ◂ +1.4 pts 0.9%

1.2% Stroke ◂ +0.6 pts 0.6%

1.1% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.6% None +14.9 pts ▸ 73.5%

22.4% One condition ◂ +6.9 pts 15.5%

7.6% Two conditions ◂ +3.7 pts 3.9%

4.2% Three or more ◂ +2.5 pts 1.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +19,011 larger in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie

19,871 88th pct 860 14th pct

Median age in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +3 yrs older in Sydney - Ryde

23 yrs 29th pct 26 yrs 71st pct

Median income in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +$160 higher in Sydney - Ryde

$627 62nd pct $787 86th pct

Household income in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +$434 higher in Sydney - Ryde

$1,745 67th pct $2,179 91st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +0.1 larger in Sydney - Ryde gap narrowing

2.5 57th pct 2.6 71st pct

Family composition

54.5% Couples with children +9.0 pts ▸ 63.6%

28.7% Couples without children ◂ +3.3 pts 25.4%

15.6% One-parent families ◂ +5.8 pts 9.8%

1.2% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

Household size

34.9% 2 people ◂ +2.8 pts 32.1%

26.9% 1 person ◂ +3.1 pts 23.8%

15.6% 3 people +2.2 pts ▸ 17.8%

14.6% 4 people +2.8 pts ▸ 17.4%

5.7% 5 people +0.5 pts ▸ 6.1%

2.3% 6 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 2.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +$90 higher in Sydney - Ryde gap narrowing

$390 68th pct $480 90th pct

Mortgage in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +$720 higher in Sydney - Ryde gap widening

$1,950 64th pct $2,670 94th pct

People / bedroom in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +0.20 higher in Sydney - Ryde gap widening

0.80 29th pct 1.00 93rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

29.2% Rented +8.6 pts ▸ 37.8%

34.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +3.5 pts 30.5%

33.8% Owned outright ◂ +4.9 pts 28.8%

1.8% Other tenure even 1.8%

1.2% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

Types of homes

78.2% Separate house ◂ +31.0 pts 47.2%

8.7% Flat or apartment +30.8 pts ▸ 39.4%

12.5% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.5 pts ▸ 12.9%

0.4% Other dwelling ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

42.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +16.3 pts 25.7%

20.2% 2 bedrooms +10.3 pts ▸ 30.5%

25.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +5.3 pts 19.7%

4.9% 1 bedroom +7.2 pts ▸ 12.2%

6.2% 5 or more +4.2 pts ▸ 10.4%

0.4% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

49.0% $350–$549 ◂ +2.0 pts 47.0%

10.3% $550–$749 +14.6 pts ▸ 24.9%

21.7% $200–$349 ◂ +10.3 pts 11.4%

13.7% Under $200 ◂ +8.7 pts 5.0%

2.0% $750 or more +6.7 pts ▸ 8.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

14.8% $3,000 or more +27.1 pts ▸ 42.0%

38.4% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +10.7 pts 27.7%

27.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +15.5 pts 12.0%

13.9% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.6 pts 11.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +1,782 more in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie

2,668 89th pct 886 39th pct

Stops/1k in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +2.45 more in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie

6.83 95th pct 4.39 41st pct

Departures/1k in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +678.8 more in Sydney - Ryde

1,387.7 69th pct 2,066.5 89th pct

PT routes in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +22 more in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie

88 60th pct 66 40th pct

How people get to work

53.5% Car (driver) ◂ +25.5 pts 28.0%

21.8% Worked at home +26.0 pts ▸ 47.8%

3.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.1 pts 2.1%

0.2% Train +2.5 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.8% Walked +0.2 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.7% Bus +0.9 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.6% Bicycle ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

35.8% 1 vehicle +9.7 pts ▸ 45.4%

38.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +7.3 pts 31.5%

12.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +4.0 pts 8.2%

6.5% No vehicle +4.5 pts ▸ 11.1%

6.8% 4 or more ◂ +2.9 pts 3.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

19.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +6.2 pts 13.5%

6.6% Professional & technical +8.0 pts ▸ 14.6%

9.7% Education & training ◂ +0.3 pts 9.4%

9.6% Construction ◂ +3.5 pts 6.1%

9.0% Retail trade ◂ +1.0 pts 8.0%

3.2% Finance & insurance +5.5 pts ▸ 8.7%

7.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.1 pts 5.1%

6.1% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.8 pts 4.3%

5.4% Manufacturing ◂ +0.8 pts 4.6%

2.0% Wholesale trade +2.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.8% Other services ◂ +0.9 pts 2.8%

3.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.5 pts 3.2%

Occupations people work in

24.9% Professionals +13.8 pts ▸ 38.6%

11.1% Managers +5.4 pts ▸ 16.5%

14.1% Technicians & trades ◂ +5.9 pts 8.2%

12.4% Clerical & administrative +1.4 pts ▸ 13.8%

13.3% Community & personal service ◂ +6.0 pts 7.3%

8.6% Labourers ◂ +4.3 pts 4.2%

8.4% Sales workers ◂ +1.2 pts 7.2%

5.8% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.4 pts 2.4%

Economy & Advantage

ERP in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +193,753 higher in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie

412,359 77th pct 218,606 36th pct

Growth in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +2.3 pts higher in Sydney - Ryde

5.4% 43rd pct 7.7% 68th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +53 higher in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie

1,253 79th pct 1,200 75th pct

Max temp in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +0.1 higher in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie

24.0 52nd pct 23.9 51st pct

Min temp in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +0.4 higher in Sydney - Ryde

12.0 55th pct 12.4 61st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +1.6 higher in Sydney - Ryde

6.1 71st pct 7.7 88th pct

Types ≤15 min in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +1.5 more in Sydney - Ryde

5.8 71st pct 7.2 90th pct

15-min city in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +25.1 pts higher in Sydney - Ryde

68.7% 64th pct 93.8% 92nd pct

Walk to shops in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +26.2 pts higher in Sydney - Ryde

60.4% 55th pct 86.6% 86th pct

Walk to transit in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +5.9 pts higher in Sydney - Ryde

92.8% 75th pct 98.7% 93rd pct

Walk to school in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +20.2 pts higher in Sydney - Ryde

77.8% 68th pct 98.1% 99th pct

Walk to a park in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +8.1 pts higher in Sydney - Ryde

91.9% 57th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +27.5 pts higher in Sydney - Ryde

53.3% 70th pct 80.8% 90th pct

Amenities/1k in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +3.6 more in Sydney - Ryde

14.4 35th pct 18.0 68th pct

Intersections/km² in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +133 higher in Sydney - Ryde

50 69th pct 183 88th pct

Mean slope in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in Sydney - Ryde +0.6 pts higher in Sydney - Ryde

6.9% 78th pct 7.5% 85th pct

Compare Newcastle and Lake Macquarie with nearby areas

Central Coast Sydney - Northern Beaches Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby Hunter Valley exc Newcastle Sydney - Ryde Sydney - Eastern Suburbs Sydney - Parramatta Sydney - Inner West Sydney - City and Inner South Sydney - Blacktown Sydney - Inner South West

Compare Sydney - Ryde with nearby areas

Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby Sydney - Inner West Sydney - Parramatta Sydney - City and Inner South Sydney - Inner South West Sydney - Northern Beaches Sydney - Eastern Suburbs Sydney - Blacktown Sydney - South West Sydney - Sutherland Central Coast Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Newcastle and Lake Macquarie vs Sydney - Ryde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa4/111/newcastle-and-lake-macquarie/vs/126/sydney-ryde