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Booker Bay vs Box Head

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.5 km apart · Booker Bay profile · Box Head profile

Booker Bay Box Head

Booker Bay and Box Head are neighbouring areas on the Central Coast, but they differ sharply in how they are used. Booker Bay is a residential hub with 1,442 people and is very walkable, with 100% of homes within a 10 minute walk of public transport and 81.4% within a 15 minute walk of health services. In contrast, Box Head is largely non-residential with no population and is car-dependent, as no homes are within a 15 minute walk of groceries or health services.

Everyday life in both places shares a similar level of school advantage. This common ground exists alongside a wider gap in accessibility, as Booker Bay has far more public transport stops and 7 schools within 3km, while Box Head has 4. Box Head also has a well higher mean terrain slope of 6.8% compared to 2.4% in Booker Bay.

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Where they differ most

Population: 1,442 larger in Booker Bay

Demographics & Identity

Population in Booker Bayin Box Head +1,442 larger in Booker Bay gap widening
1,442 75th pct 0 0th pct
Median age in Booker Bayin Box Head
54 yrs 83rd pct —
First Nations in Booker Bayin Box Head
4.2% 68th pct —
Aged 65+ in Booker Bayin Box Head
35.9% 92nd pct —
Under 15 in Booker Bayin Box Head
14.3% 32nd pct —
De facto in Booker Bayin Box Head
9.7% 30th pct —

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Booker Bayin Box Head
16.1% 68th pct —

Language

Other language in Booker Bayin Box Head
3.5% 51st pct —
Limited English in Booker Bayin Box Head
0.3% 66th pct —

Religion

No religion in Booker Bayin Box Head
37.4% 40th pct —

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Booker Bayin Box Head
43.7% 47th pct —
Bachelor+ in Booker Bayin Box Head
17.9% 61st pct —
Schools ≤3 km in Booker Bayin Box Head +3 more in Booker Bay
7 75th pct 4 71st pct
Avg size in Booker Bayin Box Head +57 larger in Booker Bay
476 69th pct 419 62nd pct
ICSEA in Booker Bayin Box Head +17 higher in Box Head
999 55th pct 1,016 64th pct

Income

Personal income in Booker Bayin Box Head
$659 34th pct —
Household income in Booker Bayin Box Head
$1,218 26th pct —
Family income in Booker Bayin Box Head
$1,810 45th pct —
High earners in Booker Bayin Box Head
9.9% 60th pct —
High-income homes in Booker Bayin Box Head
15.7% 49th pct —

Health & Disability

Health condition in Booker Bayin Box Head
38.5% 87th pct —
Mental health in Booker Bayin Box Head
10.1% 69th pct —
Needs assistance in Booker Bayin Box Head
7.6% 79th pct —

Community Participation

Volunteering in Booker Bayin Box Head
13.3% 26th pct —
Unpaid carers in Booker Bayin Box Head
11.4% 36th pct —
Unpaid child care in Booker Bayin Box Head
20.5% 28th pct —
Defence service in Booker Bayin Box Head
3.9% 70th pct —
Housework 15h+ in Booker Bayin Box Head
23.1% 43rd pct —

First Nations

First Nations people in Booker Bayin Box Head +60 larger in Booker Bay
60 79th pct 0 0th pct
Median age in Booker Bayin Box Head
30 yrs 63rd pct —
Year 12 in Booker Bayin Box Head
38.3% 45th pct —
Median income in Booker Bayin Box Head
$469 28th pct —
Household income in Booker Bayin Box Head
$1,312 32nd pct —
Indigenous language in Booker Bayin Box Head
5.0% 56th pct —

Family & Households

Household size in Booker Bayin Box Head
2.1 19th pct —
One-parent in Booker Bayin Box Head
14.3% 69th pct —
Living alone in Booker Bayin Box Head
32.9% 79th pct —

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Booker Bayin Box Head
$400 82nd pct —
Mortgage in Booker Bayin Box Head
$2,167 80th pct —
People / bedroom in Booker Bayin Box Head
0.70 14th pct —
Renting in Booker Bayin Box Head
32.2% 81st pct —
Owned outright in Booker Bayin Box Head
43.7% 58th pct —
Separate houses in Booker Bayin Box Head
51.5% 8th pct —
3+ bedrooms in Booker Bayin Box Head
66.9% 23rd pct —

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Booker Bayin Box Head
7.2% 82nd pct —
Work from home in Booker Bayin Box Head
31.7% 83rd pct —
PT commute in Booker Bayin Box Head
1.2% 74th pct —
PT stops in Booker Bayin Box Head +20 more in Booker Bay
20 86th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Booker Bayin Box Head
13.87 89th pct —
Departures/1k in Booker Bayin Box Head
2,302.4 93rd pct —
PT routes in Booker Bayin Box Head +6 more in Booker Bay
6 86th pct 0 0th pct
Stop walk in Booker Bayin Box Head +22 longer in Box Head
0 0th pct 22 60th pct
Drive to city in Booker Bayin Box Head +19 longer in Box Head
64 47th pct 83 58th pct
Reach 30 min in Booker Bayin Box Head even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Reach 45 min in Booker Bayin Box Head even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Booker Bayin Box Head
40.4% 79th pct —
Recent arrivals in Booker Bayin Box Head
5.6% 45th pct —

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Booker Bayin Box Head
5.2% 72nd pct —
Participation in Booker Bayin Box Head
41.9% 11th pct —
Full-time in Booker Bayin Box Head
53.0% 25th pct —

Walkability

Walk score in Booker Bayin Box Head +5.4 higher in Booker Bay
6.1 88th pct 0.7 56th pct
Types ≤15 min in Booker Bayin Box Head +6.3 more in Booker Bay
6.5 91st pct 0.2 43rd pct
15-min city in Booker Bayin Box Head +89.3 pts higher in Booker Bay
89.3% 94th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Booker Bayin Box Head +71.3 pts higher in Booker Bay
71.3% 85th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Booker Bayin Box Head +100.0 pts higher in Booker Bay
100.0% 100th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Booker Bayin Box Head +8.8 pts higher in Booker Bay
8.8% 60th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Booker Bayin Box Head +82.6 pts higher in Booker Bay
99.2% 86th pct 16.7% 51st pct
Walk to health in Booker Bayin Box Head +81.4 pts higher in Booker Bay
81.4% 94th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Booker Bayin Box Head
14.6 52nd pct —
Intersections/km² in Booker Bayin Box Head +65 higher in Booker Bay
75 82nd pct 10 72nd pct
Mean slope in Booker Bayin Box Head +4.4 pts higher in Box Head
2.4% 3rd pct 6.8% 61st pct

Compare Booker Bay with nearby areas

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Compare Box Head with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Booker Bay vs Box Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10475/booker-bay/vs/SAL10536/box-head