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Bellbird Heights vs Cessnock

Name: Bellbird Heights vs Cessnock — 2021 Census comparison
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.2 km apart · Bellbird Heights profile · Cessnock profile

Bellbird Heights Cessnock

Cessnock and Bellbird Heights are neighbouring areas with very different housing and amenity profiles. Bellbird Heights has a higher share of people who finished Year 12 (40.2% compared to 26.9% in Cessnock) and is more likely to have larger homes, with 91.1% having three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Cessnock is much more walkable, with 46.5% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 46.4% near health services, while Bellbird Heights has no homes within that distance for groceries. Renting is also far more common in Cessnock, where 37.7% of households rent, compared to just 18.4% in Bellbird Heights.

These two areas share a typical resident age of 40 and very similar rates of long-term health conditions. The gap in educational attainment is widening, as Bellbird Heights is now far higher in Year 12 completion and has a well higher share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher. This is consistent with the higher proportion of households in Bellbird Heights earning $3,000 or more a week, which is 17.0% compared to 10.5% in Cessnock.

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Where they differ most

Population: 15,495 larger in Cessnock Renting: 19.3 pts higher in Cessnock 3+ bedrooms: 18.0 pts higher in Bellbird Heights PT commute: 0.5 pts higher in Cessnock Recent arrivals: 8.2 pts higher in Cessnock

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bellbird Heights in Cessnock +15,495 larger in Cessnock gap widening

805 72nd pct 16,300 89th pct

Median age in Bellbird Heights in Cessnock even gap narrowing

40 yrs 29th pct 40 yrs 29th pct

Age structure

24.5% Young adults (25–44) +2.5 pts ▸ 27.0%

25.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.6 pts 23.1%

19.9% Seniors (65+) +1.3 pts ▸ 21.2%

19.4% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.3 pts 17.1%

11.6% Youth (15–24) +0.2 pts ▸ 11.7%

Marital status

44.9% Married ◂ +8.4 pts 36.5%

35.4% Never married +5.5 pts ▸ 40.9%

9.4% Divorced +1.0 pts ▸ 10.4%

5.5% Widowed +2.0 pts ▸ 7.5%

2.9% Separated +1.7 pts ▸ 4.7%

Age & sex structure

Bellbird Heights Cessnock

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

90.7% Australia ◂ +4.8 pts 85.9%

1.5% England +0.3 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.7% New Zealand +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.0% Philippines +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% India ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.4% China ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.4% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.0% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

49.3% Australian ◂ +9.4 pts 40.0%

39.9% English ◂ +1.5 pts 38.3%

17.0% Scottish ◂ +5.7 pts 11.3%

11.9% Irish ◂ +3.9 pts 8.1%

4.1% German ◂ +0.6 pts 3.5%

2.4% Italian ◂ +1.0 pts 1.4%

2.0% Chinese ◂ +1.4 pts 0.6%

0.5% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Filipino +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.6% Greek ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.4% Indian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

94.4% English only ◂ +12.0 pts 82.4%

1.0% Cantonese ◂ +0.9 pts 0.1%

0.0% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

51.6% Christianity ◂ +6.3 pts 45.3%

43.9% No religion ◂ +6.8 pts 37.0%

3.0% Not stated +13.2 pts ▸ 16.2%

1.4% Hinduism ◂ +1.0 pts 0.3%

0.6% Buddhism even 0.6%

0.6% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.0% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Bellbird Heights in Cessnock

— 1.43 17th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Bellbird Heights in Cessnock +8 more in Cessnock

5 73rd pct 13 83rd pct

Avg size in Bellbird Heights in Cessnock +45 larger in Bellbird Heights

461 67th pct 416 61st pct

ICSEA in Bellbird Heights in Cessnock +27 higher in Cessnock

911 14th pct 938 21st pct

Highest year of school

40.2% Year 12 ◂ +13.3 pts 26.9%

36.5% Year 10 ◂ +5.5 pts 31.0%

13.6% Year 9 or below +2.5 pts ▸ 16.2%

7.6% Year 11 ◂ +0.6 pts 7.0%

Highest qualification level

49.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +12.5 pts 36.8%

18.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +8.0 pts 10.1%

13.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.1 pts 8.9%

4.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.6 pts 1.6%

3.4% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.5 pts 2.9%

1.4% Graduate diploma / certificate even 1.4%

Field of qualification

24.5% Engineering & related ◂ +9.8 pts 14.7%

16.3% Management & commerce ◂ +3.8 pts 12.6%

11.8% Society & culture ◂ +3.4 pts 8.4%

11.3% Education ◂ +6.4 pts 4.9%

9.0% Health ◂ +0.9 pts 8.1%

6.8% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.1 pts ▸ 6.9%

4.2% Architecture & building ◂ +0.6 pts 3.6%

3.1% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.5 pts 1.6%

3.1% Creative arts ◂ +1.7 pts 1.4%

2.3% Information technology ◂ +1.1 pts 1.1%

2.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.1 pts 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Bellbird Heights in Cessnock +$106 higher in Bellbird Heights gap widening

$694 39th pct $588 23rd pct

Household income in Bellbird Heights in Cessnock +$295 higher in Bellbird Heights gap widening

$1,487 47th pct $1,192 25th pct

Family income in Bellbird Heights in Cessnock +$287 higher in Bellbird Heights gap steady

$1,758 41st pct $1,471 25th pct

Household income distribution

30.5% $650–$1,499 +3.3 pts ▸ 33.8%

27.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.9 pts 26.3%

14.8% Under $650 +7.8 pts ▸ 22.5%

9.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.6 pts 6.2%

7.2% $4,000 or more ◂ +3.0 pts 4.2%

Personal income distribution

45.4% Under $650 ◂ +0.6 pts 44.7%

29.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.4 pts 26.4%

16.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.6 pts 9.7%

2.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 1.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.7% Mental health +1.8 pts ▸ 14.5%

13.8% Arthritis ◂ +0.2 pts 13.6%

11.8% Asthma ◂ +0.8 pts 11.0%

9.2% Other condition ◂ +0.1 pts 9.1%

4.2% Diabetes +2.6 pts ▸ 6.8%

4.3% Heart disease +1.5 pts ▸ 5.9%

3.4% Cancer ◂ +0.1 pts 3.3%

2.2% Lung condition +1.1 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.5% Dementia +1.3 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.2% Stroke +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.1% None ◂ +11.4 pts 44.7%

25.0% One condition ◂ +2.8 pts 22.2%

7.7% Two conditions +1.2 pts ▸ 8.9%

4.2% Three or more +2.3 pts ▸ 6.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Bellbird Heights in Cessnock +1,923 larger in Cessnock

83 84th pct 2,006 90th pct

Median age in Bellbird Heights in Cessnock +6 yrs older in Cessnock

20 yrs 25th pct 26 yrs 50th pct

Median income in Bellbird Heights in Cessnock +$69 higher in Bellbird Heights

$612 47th pct $543 38th pct

Household income in Bellbird Heights in Cessnock +$365 higher in Cessnock

$1,083 22nd pct $1,448 39th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bellbird Heights in Cessnock +0.2 larger in Bellbird Heights gap narrowing

2.6 57th pct 2.4 43rd pct

Family composition

54.0% Couples with children ◂ +9.8 pts 44.2%

20.6% One-parent families +7.4 pts ▸ 28.0%

25.0% Couples without children +1.6 pts ▸ 26.6%

0.9% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

Household size

30.5% 2 people +3.2 pts ▸ 33.7%

24.9% 1 person +5.5 pts ▸ 30.5%

20.3% 3 people ◂ +5.2 pts 15.2%

14.8% 4 people ◂ +2.8 pts 11.9%

7.2% 5 people ◂ +1.4 pts 5.8%

2.6% 6 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 2.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bellbird Heights in Cessnock +$48 higher in Bellbird Heights gap steady

$368 75th pct $320 63rd pct

Mortgage in Bellbird Heights in Cessnock +$81 higher in Bellbird Heights gap narrowing

$1,580 47th pct $1,499 42nd pct

People / bedroom in Bellbird Heights in Cessnock even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

41.6% Owned outright ◂ +10.7 pts 30.9%

38.7% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +10.9 pts 27.8%

18.4% Rented +19.3 pts ▸ 37.7%

0.0% Other tenure +1.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.0% Not stated +0.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

Types of homes

95.1% Separate house ◂ +11.0 pts 84.1%

2.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +11.0 pts ▸ 13.0%

1.0% Flat or apartment +1.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

Bedrooms per home

53.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +6.1 pts 47.6%

32.8% 4 bedrooms ◂ +10.0 pts 22.8%

9.2% 2 bedrooms +11.1 pts ▸ 20.3%

0.0% 1 bedroom +4.7 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.6% 5 or more ◂ +1.9 pts 2.7%

0.0% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

53.6% $350–$549 ◂ +16.2 pts 37.4%

35.7% $200–$349 +10.9 pts ▸ 46.6%

0.0% Under $200 +11.7 pts ▸ 11.7%

0.0% $750 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% $550–$749 +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

43.2% $1,000–$1,799 +5.5 pts ▸ 48.7%

27.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +6.1 pts 21.0%

14.4% Under $1,000 +4.6 pts ▸ 19.0%

7.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.9 pts 4.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Bellbird Heights in Cessnock +77 more in Cessnock

7 77th pct 84 89th pct

Stops/1k in Bellbird Heights in Cessnock +3.54 more in Bellbird Heights

8.70 87th pct 5.15 78th pct

Departures/1k in Bellbird Heights in Cessnock +42.9 more in Bellbird Heights

383.9 76th pct 341.0 75th pct

PT routes in Bellbird Heights in Cessnock +7 more in Cessnock

1 71st pct 8 86th pct

Stop walk in Bellbird Heights in Cessnock +4 longer in Cessnock

1 0th pct 5 32nd pct

Drive to city in Bellbird Heights in Cessnock +2 longer in Bellbird Heights

102 70th pct 100 69th pct

How people get to work

62.6% Car (driver) ◂ +0.9 pts 61.6%

12.0% Worked at home ◂ +2.0 pts 10.0%

7.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +3.2 pts 4.0%

1.1% Walked +1.0 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.0% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Train +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

42.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +8.6 pts 33.6%

29.2% 1 vehicle +11.3 pts ▸ 40.5%

15.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.4 pts 11.9%

9.3% 4 or more ◂ +3.3 pts 6.0%

2.0% No vehicle +5.8 pts ▸ 7.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.8% Health care & social assistance +2.5 pts ▸ 15.3%

13.7% Mining ◂ +6.3 pts 7.4%

8.1% Accommodation & food +3.5 pts ▸ 11.6%

8.9% Retail trade +1.9 pts ▸ 10.8%

9.8% Education & training ◂ +3.9 pts 5.9%

7.8% Construction ◂ +1.1 pts 6.7%

7.5% Manufacturing ◂ +0.1 pts 7.5%

6.4% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.1 pts 5.3%

2.2% Administrative & support +2.8 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.5% Professional & technical ◂ +2.1 pts 2.4%

3.9% Other services +0.5 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.4% Transport & warehousing +0.6 pts ▸ 4.0%

Occupations people work in

17.6% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.8 pts 16.8%

13.7% Community & personal service +3.0 pts ▸ 16.7%

13.1% Labourers +2.2 pts ▸ 15.3%

14.8% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.2 pts 11.6%

13.4% Professionals ◂ +3.0 pts 10.4%

11.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.9 pts 8.8%

7.0% Sales workers +3.0 pts ▸ 10.0%

7.3% Managers +1.0 pts ▸ 8.3%

Walkability

Walk score in Bellbird Heights in Cessnock +1.7 higher in Cessnock

3.5 75th pct 5.2 84th pct

Types ≤15 min in Bellbird Heights in Cessnock +2.0 more in Cessnock

3.2 74th pct 5.2 84th pct

15-min city in Bellbird Heights in Cessnock +65.2 pts higher in Cessnock

0.0% 0th pct 65.2% 83rd pct

Walk to shops in Bellbird Heights in Cessnock +46.5 pts higher in Cessnock

0.0% 0th pct 46.5% 79th pct

Walk to transit in Bellbird Heights in Cessnock +6.4 pts higher in Bellbird Heights

100.0% 100th pct 93.6% 85th pct

Walk to school in Bellbird Heights in Cessnock +16.7 pts higher in Cessnock

57.6% 78th pct 74.3% 83rd pct

Walk to a park in Bellbird Heights in Cessnock +0.9 pts higher in Bellbird Heights

92.3% 81st pct 91.4% 81st pct

Walk to health in Bellbird Heights in Cessnock +45.7 pts higher in Cessnock

0.7% 72nd pct 46.4% 83rd pct

Amenities/1k in Bellbird Heights in Cessnock +0.6 more in Cessnock

8.7 38th pct 9.3 40th pct

Intersections/km² in Bellbird Heights in Cessnock +7 higher in Cessnock

30 75th pct 37 76th pct

Mean slope in Bellbird Heights in Cessnock +3.3 pts higher in Bellbird Heights

7.9% 70th pct 4.6% 37th pct

Compare Bellbird Heights with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bellbird Heights vs Cessnock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10269/bellbird-heights/vs/SAL10877/cessnock