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Belmont North vs Tingira Heights

Name: Belmont North vs Tingira Heights — 2021 Census comparison
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.6 km apart · Belmont North profile · Tingira Heights profile

Belmont North Tingira Heights

Belmont North and Tingira Heights are neighbouring areas in Lake Macquarie, but they offer very different levels of convenience. Belmont North is somewhat walkable, with 95.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school and 56.7% near groceries. In contrast, Tingira Heights is mostly car-dependent, where no homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries and only 24% are near a school. Belmont North also has far more public transport options, with 54 stops compared to just 8 in Tingira Heights. Among First Nations people, the unemployment rate is far higher in Belmont North at 13.2%, while Year 12 completion is far higher in Tingira Heights at 41.9%.

These two areas share a nearly identical social profile, with both having a typical resident age of 40 and similar shares of children and people born overseas. This stability is seen in their typical weekly family incomes, which are both around $2,100. While they are alike in these respects, some gaps are shifting; for example, the number of people who moved into Belmont North in the last five years is now well higher than in Tingira Heights.

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Where they differ most

Population: 4,248 larger in Belmont North Recent arrivals: 5.8 pts higher in Belmont North 3+ bedrooms: 7.6 pts higher in Tingira Heights Separate houses: 6.5 pts higher in Tingira Heights Aged 65+: 4.8 pts higher in Belmont North

Demographics & Identity

Population in Belmont North in Tingira Heights +4,248 larger in Belmont North gap steady

6,291 86th pct 2,043 79th pct

Median age in Belmont North in Tingira Heights even gap narrowing

40 yrs 29th pct 40 yrs 29th pct

Age structure

25.1% Older adults (45–64) +4.0 pts ▸ 29.1%

24.2% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.6 pts 22.6%

20.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +4.8 pts 15.4%

18.6% Children (0–14) +0.5 pts ▸ 19.0%

12.1% Youth (15–24) +1.7 pts ▸ 13.8%

Marital status

48.0% Married +0.5 pts ▸ 48.5%

33.7% Never married +1.0 pts ▸ 34.7%

8.8% Divorced +1.3 pts ▸ 10.1%

6.2% Widowed ◂ +2.2 pts 3.9%

3.3% Separated ◂ +0.4 pts 2.9%

Age & sex structure

Belmont North Tingira Heights

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

89.1% Australia ◂ +0.9 pts 88.3%

1.8% England +0.7 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.9% New Zealand ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.4% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% Philippines even 0.3%

0.2% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% China ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.1% India ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

45.4% Australian even 45.4%

45.1% English +0.2 pts ▸ 45.3%

12.3% Scottish +0.9 pts ▸ 13.2%

10.4% Irish ◂ +0.4 pts 10.0%

4.0% German +0.8 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.5% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 2.2%

1.4% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

1.2% Chinese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

0.4% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

93.6% English only ◂ +0.2 pts 93.4%

0.1% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

50.5% Christianity +1.4 pts ▸ 52.0%

44.3% No religion ◂ +1.9 pts 42.4%

3.9% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 4.2%

0.5% Buddhism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Hinduism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Other religions even 0.3%

0.3% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Belmont North in Tingira Heights

1.71 23rd pct —

Schools ≤3 km in Belmont North in Tingira Heights +1 more in Tingira Heights

19 86th pct 20 87th pct

Avg size in Belmont North in Tingira Heights +53 larger in Tingira Heights

397 59th pct 450 66th pct

ICSEA in Belmont North in Tingira Heights +8 higher in Tingira Heights

1,015 64th pct 1,023 68th pct

Highest year of school

41.2% Year 12 +4.4 pts ▸ 45.5%

36.3% Year 10 ◂ +2.5 pts 33.8%

12.5% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.6 pts 9.8%

6.7% Year 11 +0.7 pts ▸ 7.4%

Highest qualification level

43.7% Certificate III / IV +1.0 pts ▸ 44.7%

18.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.3 pts 18.2%

14.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.7 pts ▸ 16.3%

5.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.7 pts 4.4%

3.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.8% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.7 pts 2.1%

Field of qualification

19.6% Engineering & related +0.3 pts ▸ 19.9%

18.0% Management & commerce ◂ +0.3 pts 17.7%

11.7% Health ◂ +0.3 pts 11.4%

10.4% Society & culture +0.3 pts ▸ 10.7%

9.6% Architecture & building ◂ +1.3 pts 8.3%

9.3% Education ◂ +0.2 pts 9.1%

4.7% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.2 pts ▸ 6.9%

2.3% Creative arts +0.4 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.9% Natural & physical sciences +0.4 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.6% Information technology +0.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Belmont North in Tingira Heights +$78 higher in Tingira Heights gap narrowing

$748 49th pct $826 63rd pct

Household income in Belmont North in Tingira Heights +$208 higher in Tingira Heights gap narrowing

$1,739 62nd pct $1,947 73rd pct

Family income in Belmont North in Tingira Heights +$105 higher in Tingira Heights gap narrowing

$2,089 63rd pct $2,194 68th pct

Household income distribution

32.2% $1,500–$2,999 +3.5 pts ▸ 35.7%

26.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.5 pts 23.6%

15.2% Under $650 ◂ +0.9 pts 14.3%

12.1% $3,000–$3,999 +1.1 pts ▸ 13.2%

8.9% $4,000 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 10.0%

Personal income distribution

42.9% Under $650 ◂ +4.4 pts 38.5%

32.6% $650–$1,499 +3.1 pts ▸ 35.7%

17.7% $1,500–$2,999 +1.0 pts ▸ 18.8%

2.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 2.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.3% Mental health ◂ +1.6 pts 10.7%

10.3% Asthma +1.4 pts ▸ 11.7%

11.5% Arthritis ◂ +0.9 pts 10.7%

9.9% Other condition ◂ +2.1 pts 7.8%

5.7% Heart disease ◂ +2.3 pts 3.4%

5.3% Diabetes ◂ +1.3 pts 4.1%

3.5% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 3.1%

2.3% Lung condition ◂ +0.8 pts 1.5%

1.7% Dementia ◂ +1.5 pts 0.2%

1.4% Stroke ◂ +0.7 pts 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.4% None +1.8 pts ▸ 60.1%

22.4% One condition +1.8 pts ▸ 24.3%

7.8% Two conditions ◂ +1.1 pts 6.8%

4.9% Three or more ◂ +2.3 pts 2.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Belmont North in Tingira Heights +225 larger in Belmont North

333 86th pct 108 86th pct

Median age in Belmont North in Tingira Heights +2 yrs older in Belmont North

22 yrs 33rd pct 20 yrs 25th pct

Median income in Belmont North in Tingira Heights +$63 higher in Tingira Heights

$530 36th pct $593 45th pct

Household income in Belmont North in Tingira Heights +$44 higher in Tingira Heights

$1,759 53rd pct $1,803 54th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Belmont North in Tingira Heights +0.1 larger in Tingira Heights gap narrowing

2.6 57th pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

57.4% Couples with children +1.7 pts ▸ 59.1%

25.9% Couples without children ◂ +2.0 pts 23.9%

15.9% One-parent families ◂ +0.2 pts 15.6%

0.8% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Household size

34.1% 2 people ◂ +2.1 pts 32.0%

17.5% 3 people +3.6 pts ▸ 21.2%

21.1% 1 person ◂ +3.2 pts 17.9%

17.9% 4 people +0.3 pts ▸ 18.1%

6.4% 5 people +1.3 pts ▸ 7.7%

2.5% 6 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 2.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Belmont North in Tingira Heights +$20 higher in Tingira Heights gap narrowing

$380 78th pct $400 82nd pct

Mortgage in Belmont North in Tingira Heights +$68 higher in Belmont North gap widening

$1,955 69th pct $1,887 66th pct

People / bedroom in Belmont North in Tingira Heights even gap narrowing

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

42.3% Owned with a mortgage +7.0 pts ▸ 49.3%

36.2% Owned outright ◂ +3.4 pts 32.8%

18.3% Rented ◂ +1.0 pts 17.3%

1.9% Other tenure ◂ +1.9 pts 0.0%

1.2% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

Types of homes

88.7% Separate house +6.5 pts ▸ 95.2%

9.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +6.8 pts 2.6%

1.6% Flat or apartment +0.5 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.4% Other dwelling +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

Bedrooms per home

49.1% 3 bedrooms +0.8 pts ▸ 49.9%

27.7% 4 bedrooms +7.7 pts ▸ 35.4%

11.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +6.5 pts 5.1%

7.7% 5 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 6.9%

2.5% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.7 pts 1.8%

0.2% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

47.5% $350–$549 +8.8 pts ▸ 56.3%

22.1% $200–$349 ◂ +3.8 pts 18.3%

17.1% Under $200 +1.2 pts ▸ 18.3%

9.5% $550–$749 ◂ +1.6 pts 7.9%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

43.3% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +0.4 pts 42.9%

27.9% $1,000–$1,799 +3.0 pts ▸ 30.9%

13.0% Under $1,000 +0.6 pts ▸ 13.6%

11.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 10.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Belmont North in Tingira Heights +46 more in Belmont North

54 87th pct 8 78th pct

Stops/1k in Belmont North in Tingira Heights +4.67 more in Belmont North

8.58 87th pct 3.92 73rd pct

Departures/1k in Belmont North in Tingira Heights +552.7 more in Belmont North

879.7 85th pct 327.0 75th pct

PT routes in Belmont North in Tingira Heights +3 more in Belmont North

4 82nd pct 1 71st pct

Stop walk in Belmont North in Tingira Heights even

4 29th pct 4 29th pct

Drive to city in Belmont North in Tingira Heights +2 longer in Tingira Heights

95 66th pct 97 67th pct

How people get to work

60.0% Car (driver) +0.1 pts ▸ 60.1%

17.1% Worked at home +1.2 pts ▸ 18.3%

4.0% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.5 pts 3.5%

0.4% Walked +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% Bus even 0.5%

0.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

41.1% 2 vehicles +5.8 pts ▸ 46.9%

30.1% 1 vehicle ◂ +4.3 pts 25.9%

14.5% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.2 pts 14.3%

9.9% 4 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 10.6%

4.7% No vehicle ◂ +1.6 pts 3.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

19.2% Health care & social assistance +0.4 pts ▸ 19.5%

13.5% Construction ◂ +0.9 pts 12.6%

8.6% Retail trade +2.1 pts ▸ 10.7%

9.1% Education & training ◂ +0.4 pts 8.7%

6.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.2 pts 5.6%

5.7% Manufacturing ◂ +1.0 pts 4.7%

5.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.0 pts 4.6%

4.5% Other services +0.9 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.5% Transport & warehousing +1.8 pts ▸ 5.3%

4.7% Professional & technical +0.3 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.8% Finance & insurance +1.4 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.4% Administrative & support ◂ +0.7 pts 2.7%

Occupations people work in

18.8% Professionals ◂ +0.9 pts 17.9%

18.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.2 pts 18.5%

13.2% Community & personal service +1.2 pts ▸ 14.4%

13.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.6 pts 12.3%

8.0% Sales workers +2.5 pts ▸ 10.5%

9.3% Managers +0.8 pts ▸ 10.1%

10.1% Labourers ◂ +1.2 pts 8.9%

6.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.6 pts 6.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Belmont North in Tingira Heights +2.9 higher in Belmont North

5.4 85th pct 2.5 69th pct

Types ≤15 min in Belmont North in Tingira Heights +3.1 more in Belmont North

5.2 84th pct 2.1 67th pct

15-min city in Belmont North in Tingira Heights +72.7 pts higher in Belmont North

78.1% 88th pct 5.4% 61st pct

Walk to shops in Belmont North in Tingira Heights +56.7 pts higher in Belmont North

56.7% 81st pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to transit in Belmont North in Tingira Heights +32.7 pts higher in Belmont North

96.9% 90th pct 64.2% 77th pct

Walk to school in Belmont North in Tingira Heights +71.3 pts higher in Belmont North

95.3% 96th pct 24.0% 66th pct

Walk to a park in Belmont North in Tingira Heights +20.4 pts higher in Belmont North

94.5% 83rd pct 74.1% 71st pct

Walk to health in Belmont North in Tingira Heights +10.8 pts higher in Belmont North

10.8% 74th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Belmont North in Tingira Heights +7.3 more in Belmont North

12.7 48th pct 5.4 30th pct

Intersections/km² in Belmont North in Tingira Heights +52 higher in Belmont North

93 85th pct 41 77th pct

Mean slope in Belmont North in Tingira Heights +4.4 pts higher in Tingira Heights

7.8% 69th pct 12.2% 88th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Belmont North vs Tingira Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10277/belmont-north/vs/SAL13892/tingira-heights