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Limeburners Creek vs Twelve Mile Creek
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 7.4 km apart · Limeburners Creek profile · Twelve Mile Creek profile
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Limeburners Creek (Mid-Coast - NSW) and Twelve Mile Creek are neighbouring rural areas with very different housing and family profiles. Limeburners Creek (Mid-Coast - NSW) has a much younger feel, with children under 15 making up 25.4% of the population and 38.4% of people providing unpaid childcare. This is reflected in the housing, where separate houses are far more common (94.5%) and 83.6% of homes have three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Twelve Mile Creek has more small homes and rentals (43.9%), with 45.5% of people living alone and a typical weekly household income that is far lower at $933, compared to $1,586 in Limeburners Creek (Mid-Coast - NSW).
Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents, at around 14.5%. They are also very similar in their lack of public transport use for commuting and their distance from the city. However, the gap in employment is wide, with adults working or looking for work far higher in Limeburners Creek (Mid-Coast - NSW) at 56.7% compared to 38.3% in Twelve Mile Creek.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 336
- First area, 2021: 327
- Second area, 2016: 161
- Second area, 2021: 159
- First area, 2016: 43 yrs
- First area, 2021: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 49 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Limeburners Creek: 3.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Twelve Mile Creek: 1.8% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Limeburners Creek: 0.9% males, 1.5% females; 80–84 in Twelve Mile Creek: 3.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Limeburners Creek: 0.0% males, 0.9% females; 75–79 in Twelve Mile Creek: 5.4% males, 1.8% females
- 70–74 in Limeburners Creek: 2.7% males, 1.8% females; 70–74 in Twelve Mile Creek: 1.8% males, 0.0% females
- 65–69 in Limeburners Creek: 3.3% males, 1.5% females; 65–69 in Twelve Mile Creek: 3.6% males, 4.2% females
- 60–64 in Limeburners Creek: 2.4% males, 5.2% females; 60–64 in Twelve Mile Creek: 6.0% males, 2.4% females
- 55–59 in Limeburners Creek: 5.5% males, 5.2% females; 55–59 in Twelve Mile Creek: 7.1% males, 5.4% females
- 50–54 in Limeburners Creek: 4.5% males, 2.7% females; 50–54 in Twelve Mile Creek: 6.0% males, 0.0% females
- 45–49 in Limeburners Creek: 5.5% males, 2.7% females; 45–49 in Twelve Mile Creek: 4.8% males, 0.0% females
- 40–44 in Limeburners Creek: 2.7% males, 2.7% females; 40–44 in Twelve Mile Creek: 1.8% males, 4.8% females
- 35–39 in Limeburners Creek: 2.4% males, 2.4% females; 35–39 in Twelve Mile Creek: 5.4% males, 4.2% females
- 30–34 in Limeburners Creek: 2.4% males, 3.6% females; 30–34 in Twelve Mile Creek: 2.4% males, 1.8% females
- 25–29 in Limeburners Creek: 2.7% males, 1.8% females; 25–29 in Twelve Mile Creek: 1.8% males, 3.6% females
- 20–24 in Limeburners Creek: 1.8% males, 1.8% females; 20–24 in Twelve Mile Creek: 2.4% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Limeburners Creek: 0.9% males, 0.0% females; 15–19 in Twelve Mile Creek: 0.0% males, 1.8% females
- 10–14 in Limeburners Creek: 4.8% males, 4.8% females; 10–14 in Twelve Mile Creek: 6.0% males, 7.1% females
- 5–9 in Limeburners Creek: 4.2% males, 6.4% females; 5–9 in Twelve Mile Creek: 0.0% males, 1.8% females
- 0–4 in Limeburners Creek: 0.9% males, 3.9% females; 0–4 in Twelve Mile Creek: 0.0% males, 2.4% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2016: $514
- First area, 2021: $666
- Second area, 2016: $544
- Second area, 2021: $556
- First area, 2016: $1,279
- First area, 2021: $1,586
- Second area, 2016: $924
- Second area, 2021: $933
- First area, 2016: $1,318
- First area, 2021: $1,676
- Second area, 2016: $1,093
- Second area, 2021: $1,187
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2016: 2.8
- First area, 2021: 2.9
- Second area, 2016: 2.0
- Second area, 2021: 1.9
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $200
- First area, 2021: $300
- Second area, 2016: $225
- Second area, 2021: $273
- First area, 2016: $1,430
- First area, 2021: $1,499
- Second area, 2016: $937
- Second area, 2021: $1,582
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2016: 1.00
- Second area, 2021: 1.10
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Limeburners Creek vs Twelve Mile Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL12337/limeburners-creek/vs/SAL14006/twelve-mile-creek