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Bennetts Green vs Windale

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.0 km apart · Bennetts Green profile · Windale profile

Bennetts Green Windale

Windale and Bennetts Green are neighbouring areas in Lake Macquarie with very different profiles. Windale is more populated and far more walkable, with 98.1% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed compared to 42.7% in Bennetts Green. This includes a much higher proportion of homes within a 15-minute walk of parks (99.9% versus 43.1%) and schools (95.6% versus 46.1%). There is also a stark age gap; the typical resident in Windale is 37, while in Bennetts Green they are far older at 72.

These two neighbours have tracked similarly in some ways since 2011, such as their identical 98-minute drive time to the city. They are also alike in their typical personal weekly incomes, which sit at $462 in Windale and $450 in Bennetts Green. While Windale has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population with 555 people, both areas share a similar school landscape, with government schools making up 75% of the total in each.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 35 yrs older in Bennetts Green Population: 3,421 larger in Windale People / bedroom: 0.30 higher in Windale Household size: 0.3 larger in Windale Household income: $125 higher in Bennetts Green

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bennetts Greenin Windale +3,421 larger in Windale gap steady
0 0th pct 3,421 86th pct
Median age in Bennetts Greenin Windale +35 yrs older in Bennetts Green gap widening
72 yrs 100th pct 37 yrs 20th pct
First Nations in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 16.2% 90th pct
Aged 65+ in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 16.9% 42nd pct
Under 15 in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 22.1% 80th pct
De facto in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 13.4% 59th pct

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 5.2% 22nd pct

Language

Other language in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 3.1% 47th pct
Limited English in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 0.4% 67th pct

Religion

No religion in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 44.2% 62nd pct

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 19.8% 2nd pct
Bachelor+ in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 3.7% 9th pct
Schools/1k kids in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 2.65 38th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Bennetts Greenin Windale +8 more in Windale
16 86th pct 24 87th pct
Avg size in Bennetts Greenin Windale +32 larger in Windale
362 55th pct 394 58th pct
ICSEA in Bennetts Greenin Windale +13 higher in Windale
1,016 64th pct 1,028 71st pct

Income

Personal income in Bennetts Greenin Windale +$12 higher in Windale gap narrowing
$450 8th pct $462 9th pct
Household income in Bennetts Greenin Windale +$125 higher in Bennetts Green gap widening
$900 10th pct $775 5th pct
Family income in Bennetts Greenin Windale +$107 higher in Windale
$900 4th pct $1,007 7th pct
High earners in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 2.0% 21st pct
High-income homes in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 5.5% 17th pct

Household income distribution

0.0% Under $650 +37.3 pts ▸ 37.3%
0.0% $650–$1,499 +32.9 pts ▸ 32.9%
0.0% $1,500–$2,999 +16.4 pts ▸ 16.4%
0.0% $3,000–$3,999 +3.3 pts ▸ 3.3%
0.0% $4,000 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 44.3% 95th pct
Mental health in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 20.3% 100th pct
Needs assistance in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 12.7% 96th pct

Community Participation

Volunteering in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 6.7% 7th pct
Unpaid carers in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 14.7% 71st pct
Unpaid child care in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 21.9% 34th pct
Defence service in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 1.9% 40th pct
Housework 15h+ in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 18.0% 18th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Bennetts Greenin Windale +555 larger in Windale
0 0th pct 555 87th pct
Median age in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 21 yrs 29th pct
Year 12 in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 20.4% 11th pct
Unemployment in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 19.7% 85th pct
Median income in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— $443 24th pct
Household income in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— $927 15th pct
Indigenous language in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 2.9% 43rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bennetts Greenin Windale +0.3 larger in Windale gap steady
2.0 14th pct 2.3 29th pct
One-parent in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 44.5% 100th pct
Living alone in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 38.3% 89th pct

Household size

100.0% 2 people ◂ +71.5 pts 28.5%
0.0% 1 person +38.3 pts ▸ 38.3%
0.0% 3 people +15.7 pts ▸ 15.7%
0.0% 4 people +9.5 pts ▸ 9.5%
0.0% 5 people +4.5 pts ▸ 4.5%
0.0% 6 or more +3.5 pts ▸ 3.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— $186 22nd pct
Mortgage in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— $1,478 40th pct
People / bedroom in Bennetts Greenin Windale +0.30 higher in Windale gap widening
0.60 7th pct 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 78.2% 100th pct
Owned outright in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 7.5% 1st pct
Separate houses in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 74.7% 14th pct
3+ bedrooms in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 63.8% 18th pct

How homes are owned or rented

0.0% Rented +78.2 pts ▸ 78.2%
0.0% Owned with a mortgage +11.1 pts ▸ 11.1%
0.0% Owned outright +7.5 pts ▸ 7.5%
0.0% Not stated +2.9 pts ▸ 2.9%
0.0% Other tenure +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house ◂ +25.3 pts 74.7%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +17.0 pts ▸ 17.0%
0.0% Flat or apartment +8.2 pts ▸ 8.2%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

0.0% 3 bedrooms +55.9 pts ▸ 55.9%
0.0% 2 bedrooms +21.3 pts ▸ 21.3%
0.0% 1 bedroom +10.7 pts ▸ 10.7%
0.0% 4 bedrooms +7.3 pts ▸ 7.3%
0.0% Studio / none +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.0% 5 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 21.2% 96th pct
Work from home in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 6.9% 15th pct
PT commute in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 2.3% 81st pct
PT stops in Bennetts Greenin Windale +27 more in Windale
2 71st pct 29 86th pct
Stops/1k in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 8.48 86th pct
Departures/1k in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 1,155.2 87th pct
PT routes in Bennetts Greenin Windale +3 more in Windale
2 75th pct 5 86th pct
Stop walk in Bennetts Greenin Windale +10 longer in Bennetts Green
10 46th pct 0 0th pct
Drive to city in Bennetts Greenin Windale even
98 68th pct 98 68th pct

Motor vehicles per home

0.0% 1 vehicle +48.2 pts ▸ 48.2%
0.0% 2 vehicles +21.6 pts ▸ 21.6%
0.0% No vehicle +21.2 pts ▸ 21.2%
0.0% 3 vehicles +5.6 pts ▸ 5.6%
0.0% 4 or more +3.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 27.1% 36th pct
Recent arrivals in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 6.8% 50th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 14.2% 96th pct
Participation in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 34.6% 5th pct
Full-time in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 49.4% 14th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Bennetts Greenin Windale +1.8 higher in Windale
4.2 79th pct 6.0 88th pct
Types ≤15 min in Bennetts Greenin Windale +1.9 more in Windale
4.5 80th pct 6.4 91st pct
15-min city in Bennetts Greenin Windale +55.4 pts higher in Windale
42.7% 78th pct 98.1% 99th pct
Walk to shops in Bennetts Greenin Windale +35.8 pts higher in Windale
29.5% 74th pct 65.3% 84th pct
Walk to transit in Bennetts Greenin Windale +43.4 pts higher in Windale
56.6% 75th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to school in Bennetts Greenin Windale +49.4 pts higher in Windale
46.1% 74th pct 95.6% 97th pct
Walk to a park in Bennetts Greenin Windale +56.9 pts higher in Windale
43.1% 62nd pct 99.9% 98th pct
Walk to health in Bennetts Greenin Windale even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Bennetts Greenin Windale
— 12.6 48th pct
Intersections/km² in Bennetts Greenin Windale +119 higher in Windale
59 80th pct 178 89th pct
Mean slope in Bennetts Greenin Windale +0.3 pts higher in Windale
6.0% 54th pct 6.3% 57th pct

Compare Bennetts Green with nearby areas

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Compare Windale with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bennetts Green vs Windale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10295/bennetts-green/vs/SAL14333/windale