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Kanwal vs Wyongah

Name: Kanwal vs Wyongah — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 0.9 km apart · Kanwal profile · Wyongah profile

Kanwal Wyongah

Kanwal and Wyongah are neighbouring areas on the Central Coast, but they differ significantly in age and layout. Kanwal is far older, with a typical resident aged 45 and 27.8% of the population aged 65 or over. It is also more accessible, with more homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries (56.8% compared to 0.2% in Wyongah) and health services (94.2% versus 23.7%). In contrast, Wyongah is more likely to have separate houses, at 98.8%, and has a higher share of adults working or looking for work at 62.9%.

These two areas are very similar in their family structures and housing sizes, with almost identical shares of one-parent families and three-plus bedroom homes. They also share similar typical weekly family incomes, sitting around $1,700. While both areas are much more likely to have detached houses than the national figure, Wyongah has a far higher share of this home type than Kanwal.

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Where they differ most

Participation: 15.4 pts higher in Wyongah Separate houses: 13.7 pts higher in Wyongah Median age: 8 yrs older in Kanwal Population: 2,174 larger in Kanwal Aged 65+: 12.8 pts higher in Kanwal

Demographics & Identity

Population in Kanwal in Wyongah +2,174 larger in Kanwal gap widening

4,194 86th pct 2,020 78th pct

Median age in Kanwal in Wyongah +8 yrs older in Kanwal gap widening

45 yrs 50th pct 37 yrs 20th pct

Age structure

27.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +12.8 pts 15.1%

22.4% Older adults (45–64) +5.2 pts ▸ 27.6%

21.2% Young adults (25–44) +1.8 pts ▸ 23.1%

16.0% Children (0–14) +2.5 pts ▸ 18.5%

12.3% Youth (15–24) +3.2 pts ▸ 15.5%

Marital status

35.3% Never married +5.0 pts ▸ 40.3%

38.2% Married +1.0 pts ▸ 39.2%

11.9% Widowed ◂ +7.0 pts 4.8%

10.9% Divorced +0.4 pts ▸ 11.3%

3.8% Separated +0.9 pts ▸ 4.7%

Age & sex structure

Kanwal Wyongah

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

76.8% Australia +9.5 pts ▸ 86.3%

3.5% England ◂ +1.0 pts 2.6%

1.5% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

0.8% Philippines ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.6% India ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.5% China even 0.6%

0.4% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

Ancestry

37.0% English +7.9 pts ▸ 44.9%

41.5% Australian +1.5 pts ▸ 43.0%

9.0% Irish +2.3 pts ▸ 11.3%

8.9% Scottish +1.3 pts ▸ 10.2%

2.9% German +1.4 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.0% Italian +1.2 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.0% Chinese +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.1% Dutch even 1.1%

1.1% Filipino ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

0.5% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.7% Indian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

81.9% English only +9.7 pts ▸ 91.6%

0.6% Mandarin ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.5% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.5% Tagalog ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.2% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Arabic even 0.2%

0.1% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.5% Christianity ◂ +1.3 pts 47.2%

36.2% No religion +8.4 pts ▸ 44.6%

12.6% Not stated ◂ +6.4 pts 6.2%

1.1% Buddhism ◂ +0.7 pts 0.4%

0.5% Hinduism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Islam ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.2% Other religions even 0.2%

0.1% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Kanwal in Wyongah

1.49 18th pct —

Schools ≤3 km in Kanwal in Wyongah +2 more in Kanwal

11 81st pct 9 78th pct

Avg size in Kanwal in Wyongah +74 larger in Kanwal

605 85th pct 531 76th pct

ICSEA in Kanwal in Wyongah +26 higher in Kanwal

966 35th pct 940 22nd pct

Highest year of school

35.4% Year 12 +5.3 pts ▸ 40.7%

29.5% Year 10 +7.7 pts ▸ 37.2%

14.3% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.9 pts 10.5%

6.3% Year 11 +0.3 pts ▸ 6.6%

Highest qualification level

37.6% Certificate III / IV +7.3 pts ▸ 44.9%

12.4% Advanced diploma / diploma +3.5 pts ▸ 15.9%

12.7% Bachelor degree +1.3 pts ▸ 14.1%

1.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +2.5 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.9% Postgraduate degree +0.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.6% Certificate I / II +0.5 pts ▸ 3.1%

Field of qualification

12.0% Engineering & related +4.7 pts ▸ 16.7%

16.4% Management & commerce ◂ +0.6 pts 15.8%

10.5% Society & culture +5.0 pts ▸ 15.5%

8.8% Health +1.5 pts ▸ 10.3%

4.7% Architecture & building +4.9 pts ▸ 9.5%

6.4% Education +2.6 pts ▸ 9.0%

5.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.2 pts 4.7%

2.0% Creative arts +1.0 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.2% Information technology +1.0 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.6% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Kanwal in Wyongah +$73 higher in Wyongah gap narrowing

$652 33rd pct $725 45th pct

Household income in Kanwal in Wyongah +$278 higher in Wyongah gap narrowing

$1,344 36th pct $1,622 55th pct

Family income in Kanwal in Wyongah +$53 higher in Wyongah gap narrowing

$1,706 38th pct $1,759 41st pct

Household income distribution

27.8% $1,500–$2,999 +8.0 pts ▸ 35.8%

30.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.7 pts 30.2%

19.7% Under $650 ◂ +7.6 pts 12.1%

7.4% $3,000–$3,999 +0.3 pts ▸ 7.7%

6.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 5.8%

Personal income distribution

40.9% Under $650 +0.8 pts ▸ 41.7%

29.8% $650–$1,499 +7.4 pts ▸ 37.3%

10.2% $1,500–$2,999 +2.8 pts ▸ 13.0%

1.0% $3,000 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.8% Mental health ◂ +1.3 pts 11.5%

12.6% Arthritis ◂ +2.4 pts 10.2%

11.7% Other condition ◂ +2.0 pts 9.7%

9.4% Asthma +1.1 pts ▸ 10.4%

6.6% Diabetes ◂ +1.7 pts 5.0%

5.7% Heart disease ◂ +1.2 pts 4.4%

3.8% Cancer ◂ +0.7 pts 3.1%

3.4% Lung condition ◂ +1.4 pts 2.0%

2.1% Dementia ◂ +1.5 pts 0.5%

1.5% Stroke ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

50.2% None +9.7 pts ▸ 60.0%

20.4% One condition +1.2 pts ▸ 21.6%

9.2% Two conditions ◂ +1.3 pts 7.9%

5.7% Three or more ◂ +2.5 pts 3.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Kanwal in Wyongah +176 larger in Kanwal

301 86th pct 125 86th pct

Median age in Kanwal in Wyongah even

22 yrs 33rd pct 22 yrs 33rd pct

Median income in Kanwal in Wyongah +$209 higher in Wyongah

$493 31st pct $702 56th pct

Household income in Kanwal in Wyongah +$540 higher in Wyongah

$1,472 41st pct $2,012 62nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Kanwal in Wyongah +0.2 larger in Wyongah gap steady

2.5 50th pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

50.3% Couples with children +1.1 pts ▸ 51.4%

26.0% Couples without children ◂ +2.7 pts 23.2%

22.6% One-parent families +0.9 pts ▸ 23.5%

1.4% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

Household size

32.1% 2 people +1.3 pts ▸ 33.5%

26.9% 1 person ◂ +4.6 pts 22.3%

15.0% 3 people +2.1 pts ▸ 17.1%

15.1% 4 people +0.6 pts ▸ 15.7%

7.1% 5 people ◂ +0.3 pts 6.7%

3.7% 6 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 4.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Kanwal in Wyongah +$10 higher in Wyongah gap steady

$380 78th pct $390 80th pct

Mortgage in Kanwal in Wyongah even gap narrowing

$1,733 57th pct $1,733 57th pct

People / bedroom in Kanwal in Wyongah even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

34.9% Owned with a mortgage +4.6 pts ▸ 39.5%

32.0% Owned outright +0.2 pts ▸ 32.2%

26.0% Rented ◂ +0.6 pts 25.5%

5.6% Not stated ◂ +4.9 pts 0.7%

0.8% Other tenure +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

Types of homes

85.1% Separate house +13.7 pts ▸ 98.8%

10.4% Flat or apartment ◂ +10.4 pts 0.0%

3.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.6 pts 1.0%

0.4% Other dwelling ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

44.2% 3 bedrooms +0.9 pts ▸ 45.2%

31.8% 4 bedrooms ◂ +4.0 pts 27.8%

7.5% 2 bedrooms +3.5 pts ▸ 11.0%

7.4% 5 or more +3.0 pts ▸ 10.3%

2.5% 1 bedroom +0.5 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

60.6% $350–$549 +3.7 pts ▸ 64.3%

18.8% $200–$349 +6.1 pts ▸ 24.9%

12.8% Under $200 ◂ +12.8 pts 0.0%

4.6% $550–$749 +0.2 pts ▸ 4.9%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.7% $1,800–$2,999 +0.2 pts ▸ 36.9%

34.5% $1,000–$1,799 +1.4 pts ▸ 35.9%

18.1% Under $1,000 ◂ +4.1 pts 13.9%

4.7% $3,000 or more +2.7 pts ▸ 7.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Kanwal in Wyongah +26 more in Kanwal

39 87th pct 13 83rd pct

Stops/1k in Kanwal in Wyongah +2.86 more in Kanwal

9.30 87th pct 6.44 83rd pct

Departures/1k in Kanwal in Wyongah +727.6 more in Kanwal

1,450.4 89th pct 722.8 82nd pct

PT routes in Kanwal in Wyongah +11 more in Kanwal

13 86th pct 2 75th pct

Stop walk in Kanwal in Wyongah +3 longer in Wyongah

2 14th pct 5 32nd pct

Drive to city in Kanwal in Wyongah +1 longer in Kanwal

70 50th pct 69 50th pct

Reach 30 min in Kanwal in Wyongah even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Kanwal in Wyongah +9,120 more in Wyongah

22,362 51st pct 31,482 57th pct

How people get to work

56.0% Car (driver) +0.7 pts ▸ 56.7%

15.5% Worked at home +3.0 pts ▸ 18.5%

4.4% Car (passenger) +0.3 pts ▸ 4.7%

1.1% Walked ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

0.7% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.0% Bicycle +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

37.0% 2 vehicles +2.0 pts ▸ 39.0%

37.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +6.2 pts 31.1%

12.3% 3 vehicles +3.8 pts ▸ 16.1%

8.0% 4 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 10.2%

5.1% No vehicle ◂ +2.0 pts 3.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

19.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.8 pts 18.2%

9.9% Construction +1.7 pts ▸ 11.6%

11.2% Retail trade ◂ +1.2 pts 9.9%

9.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.0 pts 7.6%

7.5% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.7 pts 5.8%

7.3% Manufacturing ◂ +0.6 pts 6.7%

6.9% Education & training +0.2 pts ▸ 7.1%

4.3% Transport & warehousing +0.8 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.8% Other services +1.3 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.1% Administrative & support ◂ +0.9 pts 3.1%

3.6% Professional & technical +0.2 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.3% Finance & insurance +0.9 pts ▸ 3.2%

Occupations people work in

16.8% Community & personal service ◂ +0.4 pts 16.4%

14.9% Technicians & trades +0.8 pts ▸ 15.7%

14.7% Professionals ◂ +1.5 pts 13.2%

12.5% Labourers ◂ +0.7 pts 11.8%

12.1% Clerical & administrative +0.2 pts ▸ 12.3%

11.6% Sales workers ◂ +1.2 pts 10.4%

7.3% Machinery operators & drivers +2.6 pts ▸ 9.8%

8.5% Managers +0.2 pts ▸ 8.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Kanwal in Wyongah +1.2 higher in Kanwal

6.5 90th pct 5.3 84th pct

Types ≤15 min in Kanwal in Wyongah +0.5 more in Kanwal

6.1 89th pct 5.7 87th pct

15-min city in Kanwal in Wyongah +26.5 pts higher in Wyongah

59.8% 82nd pct 86.3% 92nd pct

Walk to shops in Kanwal in Wyongah +56.6 pts higher in Kanwal

56.8% 81st pct 0.2% 57th pct

Walk to transit in Kanwal in Wyongah +1.9 pts higher in Wyongah

97.8% 93rd pct 99.7% 99th pct

Walk to school in Kanwal in Wyongah +6.0 pts higher in Kanwal

95.1% 96th pct 89.0% 92nd pct

Walk to a park in Kanwal in Wyongah +4.2 pts higher in Wyongah

95.3% 83rd pct 99.5% 86th pct

Walk to health in Kanwal in Wyongah +70.6 pts higher in Kanwal

94.2% 98th pct 23.7% 77th pct

Amenities/1k in Kanwal in Wyongah +7.3 more in Kanwal

17.2 58th pct 9.9 41st pct

Intersections/km² in Kanwal in Wyongah +52 higher in Kanwal

105 86th pct 53 79th pct

Mean slope in Kanwal in Wyongah +0.9 pts higher in Wyongah

4.9% 40th pct 5.8% 51st pct

Compare Kanwal with nearby areas

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Compare Wyongah with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Kanwal vs Wyongah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL12075/kanwal/vs/SAL14466/wyongah