Lake Macquarie vs Murrays Beach

Murrays Beach and Lake Macquarie are neighbouring areas with very different levels of activity. Murrays Beach is home to 882 people and is more connected, with 46 intersections per square kilometre and four public transport stops. In contrast, Lake Macquarie is largely non-residential with a population of zero and no public transport stops or street intersections. Murrays Beach also has a far larger number of schools within 3 km, with five compared to just one in Lake Macquarie, and the average school there is far larger at 321 students.

Both areas are very similar when it comes to their average school advantage scores. This shared trait exists alongside other differences, such as the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which is far larger in Murrays Beach with 23 people compared to none in Lake Macquarie.