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Barrack Point vs Shell Cove

Name: Barrack Point vs Shell Cove — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.5 km apart · Barrack Point profile · Shell Cove profile

Barrack Point Shell Cove

Shell Cove and Barrack Point are neighbouring areas in New South Wales with very different profiles. Shell Cove is a wealthier, younger area where the typical weekly household income is $2,452 and 37.4% of households earn $3,000 or more. It has a high share of large homes, with 95.6% having three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Barrack Point is much older, with a typical resident aged 48 compared to 40 in Shell Cove. It is also more likely to have residents living alone (29.0%) or owning their homes outright (47.6%).

Both areas share a similar unemployment rate of around 3.7%. They are also alike in the proportion of First Nations people living there, which is 2.6% for both. While they share these traits, they differ in accessibility; Barrack Point has more public transport stops and a higher share of homes within walking distance of shops and schools. Shell Cove, however, is far more likely to have a home within a 15-minute walk of health services.

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Where they differ most

Population: 6,866 larger in Shell Cove Separate houses: 22.7 pts higher in Shell Cove 3+ bedrooms: 21.7 pts higher in Shell Cove Living alone: 17.7 pts higher in Barrack Point PT commute: 0.3 pts higher in Shell Cove

Demographics & Identity

Population in Barrack Point in Shell Cove +6,866 larger in Shell Cove gap widening

725 71st pct 7,591 87th pct

Median age in Barrack Point in Shell Cove +8 yrs older in Barrack Point gap steady

48 yrs 62nd pct 40 yrs 29th pct

Age structure

32.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +5.7 pts 27.0%

23.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +7.5 pts 16.1%

16.7% Young adults (25–44) +6.3 pts ▸ 22.9%

15.6% Children (0–14) +5.0 pts ▸ 20.6%

13.9% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.5 pts 13.4%

Marital status

53.3% Married +5.2 pts ▸ 58.5%

28.7% Never married ◂ +0.6 pts 28.1%

12.1% Divorced ◂ +5.4 pts 6.7%

4.6% Widowed ◂ +0.2 pts 4.4%

2.1% Separated +0.2 pts ▸ 2.4%

Age & sex structure

Barrack Point Shell Cove

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

81.4% Australia ◂ +1.1 pts 80.3%

5.8% England ◂ +1.7 pts 4.1%

0.7% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.8% New Zealand even 0.8%

0.8% India ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.0% Italy +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Philippines +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% China +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

46.6% Australian ◂ +11.2 pts 35.4%

37.1% English +0.2 pts ▸ 37.3%

10.6% Irish ◂ +0.9 pts 9.7%

8.1% Scottish +0.7 pts ▸ 8.9%

3.3% Italian +2.0 pts ▸ 5.3%

2.9% German +1.3 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.2% Dutch ◂ +1.0 pts 1.2%

1.4% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.0% Chinese +1.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.8% Filipino ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.6% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

90.8% English only ◂ +6.8 pts 84.0%

0.7% Arabic +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.6% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Mandarin +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

62.6% Christianity ◂ +4.6 pts 58.0%

29.8% No religion +2.9 pts ▸ 32.7%

6.9% Not stated ◂ +1.0 pts 5.9%

0.0% Islam +2.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.4% Buddhism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Hinduism +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Barrack Point in Shell Cove

— 1.28 13th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Barrack Point in Shell Cove +1 more in Barrack Point

13 83rd pct 12 82nd pct

Avg size in Barrack Point in Shell Cove +88 larger in Shell Cove

387 57th pct 474 69th pct

ICSEA in Barrack Point in Shell Cove +60 higher in Shell Cove

962 33rd pct 1,022 68th pct

Highest year of school

44.1% Year 12 +9.2 pts ▸ 53.3%

31.5% Year 10 ◂ +3.7 pts 27.8%

10.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.7 pts 6.8%

6.3% Year 11 +0.3 pts ▸ 6.6%

Highest qualification level

35.9% Certificate III / IV ◂ +4.4 pts 31.5%

21.9% Bachelor degree +0.9 pts ▸ 22.8%

15.8% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.2 pts ▸ 18.0%

5.8% Postgraduate degree +1.6 pts ▸ 7.3%

5.3% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.4 pts 3.9%

2.3% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.7 pts 1.6%

Field of qualification

14.6% Management & commerce +7.3 pts ▸ 21.9%

15.8% Engineering & related +2.7 pts ▸ 18.5%

12.3% Education ◂ +3.4 pts 8.9%

9.0% Society & culture +2.1 pts ▸ 11.2%

11.1% Architecture & building ◂ +5.0 pts 6.1%

10.6% Health +0.3 pts ▸ 10.9%

7.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +3.0 pts 4.3%

1.0% Information technology +1.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.3% Natural & physical sciences +1.0 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.8% Creative arts +0.4 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Barrack Point in Shell Cove +$148 higher in Shell Cove gap widening

$783 56th pct $931 76th pct

Household income in Barrack Point in Shell Cove +$616 higher in Shell Cove gap narrowing

$1,836 67th pct $2,452 89th pct

Family income in Barrack Point in Shell Cove +$147 higher in Shell Cove gap narrowing

$2,510 82nd pct $2,657 86th pct

Household income distribution

23.4% $1,500–$2,999 +4.9 pts ▸ 28.3%

22.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.0 pts 19.7%

18.2% $4,000 or more +2.1 pts ▸ 20.3%

8.2% $3,000–$3,999 +8.9 pts ▸ 17.1%

17.1% Under $650 ◂ +8.9 pts 8.2%

Personal income distribution

41.0% Under $650 ◂ +5.2 pts 35.9%

27.5% $650–$1,499 +1.3 pts ▸ 28.9%

19.9% $1,500–$2,999 +3.4 pts ▸ 23.2%

5.9% $3,000 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 6.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.2% Arthritis ◂ +1.7 pts 8.5%

5.7% Other condition +2.1 pts ▸ 7.8%

7.7% Asthma ◂ +0.2 pts 7.5%

6.5% Mental health +1.1 pts ▸ 7.6%

5.9% Heart disease ◂ +2.4 pts 3.6%

3.6% Diabetes +0.3 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.9% Cancer +0.3 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.9% Lung condition ◂ +0.8 pts 1.2%

1.2% Stroke ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

1.0% Dementia ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

63.4% None +2.7 pts ▸ 66.2%

19.3% One condition ◂ +0.4 pts 18.9%

5.2% Two conditions ◂ +0.1 pts 5.1%

3.4% Three or more ◂ +1.0 pts 2.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Barrack Point in Shell Cove +175 larger in Shell Cove

19 67th pct 194 86th pct

Median age in Barrack Point in Shell Cove +15 yrs older in Barrack Point

37 yrs 75th pct 22 yrs 33rd pct

Median income in Barrack Point in Shell Cove +$210 higher in Shell Cove

$762 62nd pct $972 77th pct

Household income in Barrack Point in Shell Cove +$230 higher in Shell Cove

$2,499 79th pct $2,729 85th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Barrack Point in Shell Cove +0.4 larger in Shell Cove gap narrowing

2.6 57th pct 3.0 86th pct

Family composition

61.5% Couples with children +6.8 pts ▸ 68.3%

29.2% Couples without children ◂ +5.9 pts 23.3%

9.5% One-parent families ◂ +1.5 pts 8.0%

0.0% Other families +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Household size

34.9% 2 people ◂ +1.7 pts 33.2%

29.0% 1 person ◂ +17.7 pts 11.3%

15.2% 4 people +9.9 pts ▸ 25.2%

11.2% 3 people +6.1 pts ▸ 17.2%

7.4% 5 people +2.1 pts ▸ 9.5%

3.3% 6 or more even 3.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Barrack Point in Shell Cove +$120 higher in Shell Cove gap widening

$480 90th pct $600 100th pct

Mortgage in Barrack Point in Shell Cove +$214 higher in Barrack Point gap widening

$2,600 88th pct $2,386 87th pct

People / bedroom in Barrack Point in Shell Cove even gap narrowing

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

47.6% Owned outright ◂ +12.1 pts 35.4%

31.2% Owned with a mortgage +10.7 pts ▸ 42.0%

19.0% Rented +0.4 pts ▸ 19.4%

1.5% Other tenure +0.7 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.9% Not stated ◂ +1.2 pts 0.7%

Types of homes

64.7% Separate house +22.7 pts ▸ 87.4%

17.5% Other dwelling ◂ +17.5 pts 0.0%

10.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.2 pts 8.2%

5.2% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.0 pts 4.2%

Bedrooms per home

34.9% 4 bedrooms +24.9 pts ▸ 59.8%

27.5% 3 bedrooms ◂ +4.9 pts 22.6%

13.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +10.6 pts 2.8%

11.5% 5 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 13.2%

12.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +11.5 pts 0.8%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

35.3% $550–$749 +36.9 pts ▸ 72.2%

39.2% $350–$549 ◂ +22.1 pts 17.1%

21.6% $200–$349 ◂ +20.1 pts 1.5%

5.9% $750 or more +1.5 pts ▸ 7.4%

0.0% Under $200 +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.9% $1,800–$2,999 +0.6 pts ▸ 37.5%

28.6% $3,000 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 30.7%

11.9% $1,000–$1,799 +4.2 pts ▸ 16.1%

10.7% Under $1,000 +0.5 pts ▸ 11.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Barrack Point in Shell Cove +10 more in Shell Cove

8 78th pct 18 86th pct

Stops/1k in Barrack Point in Shell Cove +8.66 more in Barrack Point

11.03 88th pct 2.37 67th pct

Departures/1k in Barrack Point in Shell Cove +2.8 more in Shell Cove

259.3 74th pct 262.2 74th pct

PT routes in Barrack Point in Shell Cove +1 more in Shell Cove

1 71st pct 2 75th pct

Stop walk in Barrack Point in Shell Cove +27 longer in Shell Cove

0 0th pct 27 64th pct

Drive to city in Barrack Point in Shell Cove +5 longer in Shell Cove

77 55th pct 82 58th pct

How people get to work

55.2% Car (driver) ◂ +4.8 pts 50.4%

25.8% Worked at home +2.7 pts ▸ 28.5%

3.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.4 pts 2.9%

0.0% Walked +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Train +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

38.2% 2 vehicles +8.8 pts ▸ 47.0%

35.9% 1 vehicle ◂ +11.4 pts 24.5%

11.1% 3 vehicles +5.8 pts ▸ 16.9%

12.2% 4 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 10.6%

4.6% No vehicle ◂ +3.7 pts 0.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.1% Health care & social assistance +0.7 pts ▸ 15.9%

15.1% Construction ◂ +4.9 pts 10.2%

11.0% Education & training ◂ +0.6 pts 10.3%

6.5% Retail trade +3.3 pts ▸ 9.8%

9.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.4 pts 5.8%

5.0% Public administration & safety +3.5 pts ▸ 8.5%

5.0% Manufacturing +2.4 pts ▸ 7.4%

5.3% Professional & technical +1.3 pts ▸ 6.6%

5.9% Finance & insurance ◂ +2.4 pts 3.5%

3.0% Transport & warehousing +0.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.3% Mining even 3.3%

1.2% Other services +2.0 pts ▸ 3.1%

Occupations people work in

23.4% Professionals ◂ +0.5 pts 23.0%

16.0% Managers ◂ +1.9 pts 14.1%

14.2% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.1 pts 14.2%

12.5% Technicians & trades +0.4 pts ▸ 12.9%

12.2% Community & personal service ◂ +0.2 pts 12.0%

7.1% Sales workers +2.3 pts ▸ 9.4%

6.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.2 pts 6.3%

6.5% Labourers ◂ +0.1 pts 6.5%

Walkability

Walk score in Barrack Point in Shell Cove +0.8 higher in Shell Cove

5.3 85th pct 6.1 88th pct

Types ≤15 min in Barrack Point in Shell Cove +0.5 more in Shell Cove

5.4 85th pct 5.9 88th pct

15-min city in Barrack Point in Shell Cove +8.7 pts higher in Barrack Point

84.7% 91st pct 76.0% 86th pct

Walk to shops in Barrack Point in Shell Cove +16.8 pts higher in Barrack Point

85.2% 92nd pct 68.4% 84th pct

Walk to transit in Barrack Point in Shell Cove +9.9 pts higher in Barrack Point

100.0% 100th pct 90.1% 84th pct

Walk to school in Barrack Point in Shell Cove +17.9 pts higher in Barrack Point

76.5% 84th pct 58.6% 78th pct

Walk to a park in Barrack Point in Shell Cove +1.4 pts higher in Barrack Point

100.0% 100th pct 98.6% 85th pct

Walk to health in Barrack Point in Shell Cove +77.1 pts higher in Shell Cove

0.0% 0th pct 77.1% 92nd pct

Amenities/1k in Barrack Point in Shell Cove +9.1 more in Barrack Point

17.9 59th pct 8.8 38th pct

Intersections/km² in Barrack Point in Shell Cove +53 higher in Shell Cove

76 82nd pct 129 87th pct

Mean slope in Barrack Point in Shell Cove +2.5 pts higher in Shell Cove

2.7% 7th pct 5.2% 44th pct

Compare Barrack Point with nearby areas

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Compare Shell Cove with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Barrack Point vs Shell Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10209/barrack-point/vs/SAL13547/shell-cove