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Chittaway Bay vs Wyong

Name: Chittaway Bay vs Wyong — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.9 km apart · Chittaway Bay profile · Wyong profile

Chittaway Bay Wyong

Wyong and Chittaway Bay are neighbouring areas on the Central Coast with very different housing and economic profiles. Wyong is more densely developed, with 40.1% of homes being rented and a higher number of smaller apartments and townhouses. In contrast, Chittaway Bay is dominated by separate houses (96.5%) and larger family homes, with 89.6% having three or more bedrooms. Wyong is more walkable, with far more health services and groceries within a 15-minute walk, while Chittaway Bay has a higher typical household income of $1,693 compared to $1,096 in Wyong.

Both areas share a similar level of educational attainment, with about 40% of residents having completed Year 12. This common ground exists alongside a widening gap in employment and income for First Nations people; for example, the unemployment rate for First Nations people in Wyong is far higher at 19.8%, while it is 0.0% in Chittaway Bay. Wyong also has a larger and older population than Chittaway Bay, with a higher share of residents aged 65 and over.

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Where they differ most

Population: 2,543 larger in Wyong 3+ bedrooms: 24.6 pts higher in Chittaway Bay Separate houses: 24.2 pts higher in Chittaway Bay Renting: 18.2 pts higher in Wyong Living alone: 15.0 pts higher in Wyong

Demographics & Identity

Population in Chittaway Bay in Wyong +2,543 larger in Wyong gap widening

1,987 78th pct 4,530 86th pct

Median age in Chittaway Bay in Wyong +4 yrs older in Wyong gap narrowing

41 yrs 33rd pct 45 yrs 50th pct

Age structure

28.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.3 pts 26.7%

24.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.4 pts 22.7%

18.4% Seniors (65+) +4.9 pts ▸ 23.3%

18.6% Children (0–14) ◂ +3.7 pts 15.0%

11.3% Youth (15–24) +0.9 pts ▸ 12.1%

Marital status

46.0% Married ◂ +9.0 pts 36.9%

33.1% Never married +5.6 pts ▸ 38.6%

12.5% Divorced +0.2 pts ▸ 12.6%

5.5% Widowed +1.8 pts ▸ 7.3%

3.2% Separated +1.4 pts ▸ 4.6%

Age & sex structure

Chittaway Bay Wyong

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

83.9% Australia ◂ +10.1 pts 73.8%

4.1% England ◂ +0.7 pts 3.3%

1.5% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.4% China +1.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.6% India +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.5% Philippines +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.3% Nepal +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% South Africa +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Vietnam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Ancestry

44.6% English ◂ +5.6 pts 39.0%

44.0% Australian ◂ +5.4 pts 38.6%

11.9% Irish ◂ +1.5 pts 10.4%

10.3% Scottish ◂ +1.7 pts 8.6%

3.1% German ◂ +0.2 pts 2.9%

0.9% Chinese +2.1 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.9% Italian ◂ +0.6 pts 2.3%

1.7% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 1.5%

0.7% Indian +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.9% Filipino +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.8% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Language

Language used at home

90.9% English only ◂ +9.7 pts 81.2%

0.0% Mandarin +1.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.8% Cantonese +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.4% Tagalog even 0.4%

0.0% Arabic +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.3% Hindi even 0.3%

0.0% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

54.0% Christianity ◂ +4.3 pts 49.6%

39.6% No religion ◂ +2.5 pts 37.1%

4.6% Not stated +4.3 pts ▸ 9.0%

0.4% Hinduism +1.0 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.5% Buddhism +0.8 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.2% Islam +0.8 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.4% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Chittaway Bay in Wyong +1.72 more in Wyong

2.70 39th pct 4.42 55th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Chittaway Bay in Wyong +8 more in Wyong

7 75th pct 15 86th pct

Avg size in Chittaway Bay in Wyong +91 larger in Wyong

526 75th pct 616 86th pct

ICSEA in Chittaway Bay in Wyong +8 higher in Chittaway Bay

1,007 60th pct 999 56th pct

Highest year of school

40.5% Year 12 ◂ +0.6 pts 39.9%

36.7% Year 10 ◂ +7.2 pts 29.5%

12.9% Year 9 or below +1.6 pts ▸ 14.5%

6.4% Year 11 even 6.5%

Highest qualification level

45.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +11.0 pts 34.0%

16.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.1 pts 16.8%

13.4% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.3 pts ▸ 14.8%

4.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.3 pts 4.4%

2.7% Certificate I / II +0.6 pts ▸ 3.3%

3.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.8 pts 2.2%

Field of qualification

18.5% Management & commerce ◂ +2.4 pts 16.1%

15.7% Engineering & related ◂ +2.4 pts 13.3%

12.7% Society & culture ◂ +0.4 pts 12.3%

10.8% Health even 10.8%

8.8% Architecture & building ◂ +3.8 pts 5.0%

8.3% Education ◂ +2.2 pts 6.1%

7.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.9 pts 6.0%

2.2% Creative arts +0.7 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.0% Information technology +0.8 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.6 pts 1.8%

1.6% Natural & physical sciences +0.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

Income

Personal income in Chittaway Bay in Wyong +$149 higher in Chittaway Bay gap widening

$757 51st pct $608 26th pct

Household income in Chittaway Bay in Wyong +$597 higher in Chittaway Bay gap widening

$1,693 59th pct $1,096 19th pct

Family income in Chittaway Bay in Wyong +$473 higher in Chittaway Bay gap widening

$1,966 55th pct $1,493 26th pct

Household income distribution

28.5% $650–$1,499 +5.2 pts ▸ 33.7%

33.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +11.4 pts 21.6%

14.3% Under $650 +12.4 pts ▸ 26.6%

13.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +7.5 pts 5.5%

6.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 5.6%

Personal income distribution

40.9% Under $650 +7.3 pts ▸ 48.2%

36.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.6 pts 30.2%

16.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.6 pts 10.5%

2.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 2.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.6% Mental health +2.5 pts ▸ 14.2%

11.5% Arthritis +1.2 pts ▸ 12.7%

10.3% Asthma ◂ +0.2 pts 10.1%

8.9% Other condition +1.1 pts ▸ 10.0%

5.6% Diabetes +1.2 pts ▸ 6.8%

5.6% Heart disease ◂ +0.2 pts 5.5%

2.3% Lung condition +1.6 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.5% Cancer +0.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.9% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.6% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.0% None ◂ +5.4 pts 52.5%

22.1% One condition even 22.1%

8.3% Two conditions +0.6 pts ▸ 8.8%

4.4% Three or more +1.3 pts ▸ 5.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Chittaway Bay in Wyong +192 larger in Wyong

95 86th pct 287 86th pct

Median age in Chittaway Bay in Wyong +5 yrs older in Chittaway Bay

29 yrs 60th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Chittaway Bay in Wyong +$368 higher in Chittaway Bay

$857 70th pct $489 31st pct

Household income in Chittaway Bay in Wyong +$1,234 higher in Chittaway Bay

$2,208 70th pct $974 17th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Chittaway Bay in Wyong +0.4 larger in Chittaway Bay gap narrowing

2.6 57th pct 2.2 24th pct

Family composition

54.4% Couples with children ◂ +10.3 pts 44.1%

27.1% Couples without children +3.2 pts ▸ 30.3%

18.1% One-parent families +6.0 pts ▸ 24.1%

0.5% Other families +1.0 pts ▸ 1.5%

Household size

37.0% 2 people ◂ +1.1 pts 35.9%

19.7% 1 person +15.0 pts ▸ 34.7%

16.2% 3 people ◂ +4.5 pts 11.7%

15.1% 4 people ◂ +4.6 pts 10.5%

8.0% 5 people ◂ +3.8 pts 4.3%

2.9% 6 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 2.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Chittaway Bay in Wyong +$30 higher in Chittaway Bay gap steady

$380 78th pct $350 71st pct

Mortgage in Chittaway Bay in Wyong +$273 higher in Chittaway Bay gap widening

$1,905 67th pct $1,632 50th pct

People / bedroom in Chittaway Bay in Wyong even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

42.7% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +20.5 pts 22.2%

21.9% Rented +18.2 pts ▸ 40.1%

33.9% Owned outright +0.6 pts ▸ 34.5%

1.4% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.6% Other tenure +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

Types of homes

96.5% Separate house ◂ +24.2 pts 72.4%

1.8% Townhouse / semi-detached +14.3 pts ▸ 16.1%

1.2% Flat or apartment +9.7 pts ▸ 11.0%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

52.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +11.8 pts 40.2%

28.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +9.4 pts 19.3%

9.7% 2 bedrooms +16.5 pts ▸ 26.2%

8.9% 5 or more ◂ +3.4 pts 5.5%

1.0% 1 bedroom +5.4 pts ▸ 6.4%

0.0% Studio / none +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

Weekly rent distribution

46.2% $350–$549 ◂ +3.9 pts 42.3%

32.3% $200–$349 ◂ +7.8 pts 24.5%

8.2% Under $200 +13.3 pts ▸ 21.6%

7.0% $550–$749 ◂ +2.2 pts 4.8%

3.2% $750 or more ◂ +2.4 pts 0.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +7.1 pts 31.5%

30.2% $1,000–$1,799 +7.5 pts ▸ 37.7%

12.3% Under $1,000 +4.5 pts ▸ 16.8%

13.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.5 pts 9.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Chittaway Bay in Wyong +45 more in Wyong

24 86th pct 69 88th pct

Stops/1k in Chittaway Bay in Wyong +3.15 more in Wyong

12.08 88th pct 15.23 90th pct

Departures/1k in Chittaway Bay in Wyong +657.3 more in Wyong

2,126.8 92nd pct 2,784.1 96th pct

PT routes in Chittaway Bay in Wyong +36 more in Wyong

5 86th pct 41 87th pct

Stop walk in Chittaway Bay in Wyong +2 longer in Wyong

2 14th pct 4 29th pct

Drive to city in Chittaway Bay in Wyong +1 longer in Wyong

63 46th pct 64 47th pct

Reach 30 min in Chittaway Bay in Wyong +9,120 more in Wyong

0 0th pct 9,120 57th pct

Reach 45 min in Chittaway Bay in Wyong +915 more in Wyong

13,434 44th pct 14,349 45th pct

How people get to work

55.0% Car (driver) ◂ +6.1 pts 48.9%

22.6% Worked at home ◂ +0.9 pts 21.7%

3.9% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.1 pts 3.8%

0.9% Walked +1.1 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.0% Train +2.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.4% Bus +0.8 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.8% Bicycle ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

29.9% 1 vehicle +14.1 pts ▸ 44.0%

42.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +14.4 pts 27.6%

15.4% 3 vehicles ◂ +6.3 pts 9.1%

4.7% No vehicle +8.9 pts ▸ 13.6%

8.1% 4 or more ◂ +2.4 pts 5.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.3% Health care & social assistance +1.8 pts ▸ 18.1%

11.4% Construction ◂ +2.0 pts 9.4%

10.4% Retail trade +0.5 pts ▸ 11.0%

8.9% Manufacturing ◂ +0.8 pts 8.1%

8.5% Education & training ◂ +2.9 pts 5.6%

5.0% Accommodation & food +2.9 pts ▸ 7.9%

7.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.4 pts 6.3%

4.5% Professional & technical +0.2 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.9% Transport & warehousing +1.4 pts ▸ 4.4%

4.3% Other services ◂ +0.1 pts 4.2%

2.4% Finance & insurance +1.5 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.1% Administrative & support even 3.1%

Occupations people work in

16.1% Professionals ◂ +1.2 pts 14.9%

14.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.2 pts 12.6%

14.7% Community & personal service ◂ +0.4 pts 14.4%

14.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.2 pts 13.4%

11.8% Labourers +1.8 pts ▸ 13.6%

9.4% Managers +1.7 pts ▸ 11.1%

10.8% Sales workers ◂ +1.7 pts 9.1%

5.9% Machinery operators & drivers +2.3 pts ▸ 8.2%

Walkability

Walk score in Chittaway Bay in Wyong +1.4 higher in Wyong

5.2 84th pct 6.6 91st pct

Types ≤15 min in Chittaway Bay in Wyong +0.5 more in Wyong

5.4 85th pct 5.9 88th pct

15-min city in Chittaway Bay in Wyong +0.8 pts higher in Wyong

68.5% 84th pct 69.4% 84th pct

Walk to shops in Chittaway Bay in Wyong +15.4 pts higher in Wyong

51.6% 80th pct 67.0% 84th pct

Walk to transit in Chittaway Bay in Wyong +5.5 pts higher in Chittaway Bay

100.0% 100th pct 94.5% 85th pct

Walk to school in Chittaway Bay in Wyong +6.5 pts higher in Wyong

74.1% 83rd pct 80.6% 85th pct

Walk to a park in Chittaway Bay in Wyong +6.7 pts higher in Chittaway Bay

99.0% 85th pct 92.3% 81st pct

Walk to health in Chittaway Bay in Wyong +56.3 pts higher in Wyong

0.0% 0th pct 56.3% 86th pct

Amenities/1k in Chittaway Bay in Wyong +20.8 more in Wyong

15.6 55th pct 36.4 75th pct

Intersections/km² in Chittaway Bay in Wyong +15 higher in Chittaway Bay

103 86th pct 88 84th pct

Mean slope in Chittaway Bay in Wyong +2.9 pts higher in Wyong

3.4% 19th pct 6.2% 56th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Chittaway Bay vs Wyong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10910/chittaway-bay/vs/SAL14464/wyong