Lake Macquarie vs Point Wolstoncroft

Point Wolstoncroft and Lake Macquarie are both sparsely populated, largely non-residential areas. Point Wolstoncroft has a far higher level of street connectivity with 11 intersections per square kilometre, while Lake Macquarie has none. Point Wolstoncroft also has more schools within 3 km, with a total of two, and its typical school size is well higher at 266 students compared to 181 in Lake Macquarie.

Everyday life in both areas is similar in that students attend schools with nearly identical advantage scores, sitting at 977 in Point Wolstoncroft and 987 in Lake Macquarie. These neighbouring areas have both remained largely empty of residents, with neither area recording a population in the latest census.