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Beecroft Peninsula vs Hyams Beach

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 13 km apart · Beecroft Peninsula profile · Hyams Beach profile

Beecroft Peninsula Hyams Beach

Hyams Beach and Beecroft Peninsula are two small, coastal areas in New South Wales. Hyams Beach is more residential, with a typical weekly household income of $1,850 and typical monthly home-loan payments of $3,000. Beecroft Peninsula is sparsely populated, with a much lower typical household income of $725 and monthly home-loan payments of $1,000. Hyams Beach also has more infrastructure, with three schools within 3 km and a higher number of street intersections compared to Beecroft Peninsula.

Both areas are mostly car-dependent, with neither area having any homes within a 15-minute walk of a school, health service, or grocery store. They share a similar landscape of very low population density, though Hyams Beach has a steeper average terrain slope of 13.4% compared to 4.0% in Beecroft Peninsula. While the two areas are close in typical resident age, the financial gap between them remains very large.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Beecroft Peninsulain Hyams Beach +137 larger in Hyams Beach gap narrowing
0 0th pct 137 46th pct
  • First area, 2011: 0
  • First area, 2016: 0
  • First area, 2021: 0
  • Second area, 2011: 290
  • Second area, 2016: 112
  • Second area, 2021: 137
Median age in Beecroft Peninsulain Hyams Beach +1 yrs older in Beecroft Peninsula
66 yrs 100th pct 65 yrs 100th pct
  • First area, 2021: 66 yrs
  • Second area, 2011: 54 yrs
  • Second area, 2016: 66 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 65 yrs
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 2.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
— 52.6% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 27.6%
  • Second area, 2016: 43.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 52.6%
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 16.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 2.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
— 6.5% 15th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 13.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 3.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 6.5%

Ancestry & Birthplace

— 20.4% 77th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 15.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 21.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 20.4%

Language

— 5.8% 64th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 5.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 8.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 5.8%
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Religion

— 35.8% 36th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 25.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 32.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 35.8%

Education & Qualifications

— 67.9% 89th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 51.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 63.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 67.9%
— 38.1% 91st pct
  • Second area, 2011: 22.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 40.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 38.1%
Schools ≤3 km in Beecroft Peninsulain Hyams Beach +3 more in Hyams Beach
0 0th pct 3 67th pct
— 413 61st pct
— 942 23rd pct

Income

Personal income in Beecroft Peninsulain Hyams Beach +$257 higher in Hyams Beach
$725 45th pct $982 80th pct
  • First area, 2021: $725
  • Second area, 2011: $603
  • Second area, 2016: $644
  • Second area, 2021: $982
Household income in Beecroft Peninsulain Hyams Beach +$1,125 higher in Hyams Beach
$725 3rd pct $1,850 68th pct
  • First area, 2021: $725
  • Second area, 2011: $1,176
  • Second area, 2016: $1,156
  • Second area, 2021: $1,850
— $2,333 75th pct
  • Second area, 2011: $1,305
  • Second area, 2016: $1,656
  • Second area, 2021: $2,333
— 13.4% 75th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 5.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 6.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 13.4%
— 17.5% 55th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 2.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 11.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 17.5%

Health & Disability

— 39.4% 89th pct
— 4.4% 22nd pct
— 6.6% 71st pct
  • Second area, 2011: 2.4%
  • Second area, 2016: 5.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 6.6%

Community Participation

— 29.9% 86th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 25.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 42.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 29.9%
— 14.9% 72nd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 14.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 25.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 14.9%
— 9.0% 6th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 27.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 20.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 9.0%
— 4.5% 76th pct
— 35.1% 89th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 32.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 41.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 35.1%

First Nations

First Nations people in Beecroft Peninsulain Hyams Beach even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Beecroft Peninsulain Hyams Beach +0.8 larger in Hyams Beach
1.0 0th pct 1.8 9th pct
  • First area, 2021: 1.0
  • Second area, 2011: 2.3
  • Second area, 2016: 1.7
  • Second area, 2021: 1.8
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 6.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 3.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
— 38.6% 89th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 22.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 35.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 38.6%

Housing & Dwellings

— $450 88th pct
  • Second area, 2011: $220
  • Second area, 2021: $450
Mortgage in Beecroft Peninsulain Hyams Beach +$2,000 higher in Hyams Beach
$1,000 14th pct $3,000 92nd pct
  • First area, 2021: $1,000
  • Second area, 2011: $2,383
  • Second area, 2016: $2,669
  • Second area, 2021: $3,000
People / bedroom in Beecroft Peninsulain Hyams Beach +0.20 higher in Hyams Beach
0.30 0th pct 0.50 0th pct
  • First area, 2021: 0.30
  • Second area, 2011: 1.00
  • Second area, 2016: 0.50
  • Second area, 2021: 0.50
— 12.3% 35th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 19.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 12.3%
— 86.0% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 56.4%
  • Second area, 2016: 84.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 86.0%
— 98.2% 58th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 94.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 94.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 98.2%
— 87.7% 72nd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 84.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 90.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 87.7%

Transport & Vehicles

— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 5.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
— 48.8% 97th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 10.6%
  • Second area, 2016: 11.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 48.8%
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
PT stops in Beecroft Peninsulain Hyams Beach +1 more in Hyams Beach
0 0th pct 1 64th pct
— 7.30 86th pct
— 109.5 70th pct
PT routes in Beecroft Peninsulain Hyams Beach +1 more in Hyams Beach
0 0th pct 1 71st pct
— 17 56th pct
Drive to city in Beecroft Peninsulain Hyams Beach +14 longer in Beecroft Peninsula
150 90th pct 136 87th pct

Migration & Movement

— 26.7% 34th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 58.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 25.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 26.7%
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 6.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Jobs & Industry

— 10.3% 90th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 10.3%
— 29.1% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 50.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 35.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 29.1%
— 48.8% 13th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 59.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 36.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 48.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Beecroft Peninsulain Hyams Beach +0.3 higher in Beecroft Peninsula
3.7 76th pct 3.3 74th pct
Types ≤15 min in Beecroft Peninsulain Hyams Beach +2.0 more in Beecroft Peninsula
5.0 83rd pct 3.0 72nd pct
15-min city in Beecroft Peninsulain Hyams Beach +100.0 pts higher in Beecroft Peninsula
100.0% 100th pct 0.0% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Beecroft Peninsulain Hyams Beach +1.8 pts higher in Beecroft Peninsula
100.0% 100th pct 98.2% 94th pct
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Beecroft Peninsulain Hyams Beach +1.1 pts higher in Beecroft Peninsula
100.0% 100th pct 98.9% 85th pct
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
— 43.8 79th pct
Intersections/km² in Beecroft Peninsulain Hyams Beach +4 higher in Hyams Beach
3 62nd pct 7 71st pct
Mean slope in Beecroft Peninsulain Hyams Beach +9.4 pts higher in Hyams Beach
4.0% 29th pct 13.4% 89th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Beecroft Peninsula vs Hyams Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10250/beecroft-peninsula/vs/SAL11974/hyams-beach