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Box Head vs Hardys Bay

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.3 km apart · Box Head profile · Hardys Bay profile

Box Head Hardys Bay

Hardys Bay and Box Head are neighbouring areas on the Central Coast, though they differ greatly in how people get around. Hardys Bay is a residential area with 233 people and a walkability score of 3.4 (mostly car-dependent), while Box Head is largely non-residential with no population and a score of 0.7 (car-dependent). Access to services is much higher in Hardys Bay, where 98.9% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 96.3% are near a park, compared to 0% and 16.7% in Box Head.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the number of people reachable by transit within 30 to 45 minutes, which is zero for both. This lack of transit connectivity is a shared trait, as neither area has any homes within a 15-minute walk of health services or groceries.

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Where they differ most

Population: 233 larger in Hardys Bay

Demographics & Identity

Population in Box Headin Hardys Bay +233 larger in Hardys Bay gap steady
0 0th pct 233 57th pct
Median age in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 59 yrs 91st pct
First Nations in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 1.7% 48th pct
Aged 65+ in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 42.1% 98th pct
Under 15 in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 6.9% 10th pct
De facto in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 13.0% 57th pct

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 13.3% 58th pct

Language

Other language in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 2.6% 43rd pct
Limited English in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 0.0% 0th pct

Religion

No religion in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 57.1% 91st pct

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 68.8% 90th pct
Bachelor+ in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 40.0% 93rd pct
Schools ≤3 km in Box Headin Hardys Bay +1 more in Box Head
4 71st pct 3 67th pct
Avg size in Box Headin Hardys Bay +62 larger in Box Head
419 62nd pct 357 54th pct
ICSEA in Box Headin Hardys Bay +3 higher in Hardys Bay
1,016 64th pct 1,019 66th pct

Income

Personal income in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— $1,007 83rd pct
Household income in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— $2,068 78th pct
Family income in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— $2,200 69th pct
High earners in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 21.8% 91st pct
High-income homes in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 23.8% 71st pct

Health & Disability

Health condition in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 38.2% 87th pct
Mental health in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 7.3% 42nd pct
Needs assistance in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 4.3% 46th pct

Community Participation

Volunteering in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 25.9% 77th pct
Unpaid carers in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 13.2% 54th pct
Unpaid child care in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 20.5% 28th pct
Defence service in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 4.5% 76th pct
Housework 15h+ in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 31.4% 83rd pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Box Headin Hardys Bay +4 larger in Hardys Bay
0 0th pct 4 46th pct
Median age in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 36 yrs 74th pct
Median income in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— $1,625 91st pct
Household income in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— $5,999 100th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 2.3 29th pct
One-parent in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 4.7% 22nd pct
Living alone in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 22.8% 47th pct

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— $525 94th pct
Mortgage in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— $1,409 36th pct
People / bedroom in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 0.70 14th pct
Renting in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 15.8% 47th pct
Owned outright in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 53.5% 82nd pct
Separate houses in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 95.0% 45th pct
3+ bedrooms in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 83.2% 60th pct

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 0.0% 0th pct
Work from home in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 50.4% 98th pct
PT commute in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Box Headin Hardys Bay +7 more in Hardys Bay
0 0th pct 7 77th pct
Stops/1k in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 30.04 97th pct
Departures/1k in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 1,240.3 88th pct
PT routes in Box Headin Hardys Bay +2 more in Hardys Bay
0 0th pct 2 75th pct
Stop walk in Box Headin Hardys Bay +20 longer in Box Head
22 60th pct 2 14th pct
Drive to city in Box Headin Hardys Bay +10 longer in Box Head
83 58th pct 73 52nd pct
Reach 30 min in Box Headin Hardys Bay even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Reach 45 min in Box Headin Hardys Bay even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 37.0% 71st pct
Recent arrivals in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 0.0% 0th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 7.7% 86th pct
Participation in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 53.2% 28th pct
Full-time in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 49.6% 14th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Box Headin Hardys Bay +2.8 higher in Hardys Bay
0.7 56th pct 3.4 75th pct
Types ≤15 min in Box Headin Hardys Bay +3.0 more in Hardys Bay
0.2 43rd pct 3.1 73rd pct
15-min city in Box Headin Hardys Bay even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Box Headin Hardys Bay even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Box Headin Hardys Bay +98.9 pts higher in Hardys Bay
0.0% 0th pct 98.9% 96th pct
Walk to school in Box Headin Hardys Bay +24.1 pts higher in Hardys Bay
0.0% 0th pct 24.1% 66th pct
Walk to a park in Box Headin Hardys Bay +79.6 pts higher in Hardys Bay
16.7% 51st pct 96.3% 84th pct
Walk to health in Box Headin Hardys Bay even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Box Headin Hardys Bay
— 42.9 78th pct
Intersections/km² in Box Headin Hardys Bay +5 higher in Hardys Bay
10 72nd pct 15 73rd pct
Mean slope in Box Headin Hardys Bay +16.9 pts higher in Hardys Bay
6.8% 61st pct 23.6% 100th pct

Compare Box Head with nearby areas

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Compare Hardys Bay with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Box Head vs Hardys Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10536/box-head/vs/SAL11859/hardys-bay