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Newcastle vs Stockton

Name: Newcastle vs Stockton — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.7 km apart · Newcastle profile · Stockton profile

Newcastle Stockton

Stockton (NSW) and Newcastle are neighbouring areas with very different housing and income profiles. Newcastle has a much higher typical weekly income of $1,251 compared to $753 in Stockton (NSW). This gap is reflected in education and employment, with a far higher share of adults in Newcastle holding a bachelor degree (41.9% vs 19.7%) and more people working or looking for work (68.2% vs 55.2%). Their homes differ sharply; Stockton (NSW) is dominated by separate houses (82%) and larger homes with three or more bedrooms (70.2%), while Newcastle is mostly apartments (92.8%) and smaller dwellings.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people who volunteer, at about 16%. They also share a very walkable environment and similar rates of unemployment. While they are close by, their populations have moved in different directions, with a far higher share of people in Newcastle having moved house in the last five years (67.4% vs 37.7%).

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 79.8 pts higher in Stockton 3+ bedrooms: 42.4 pts higher in Stockton Recent movers: 29.6 pts higher in Newcastle Renting: 24.4 pts higher in Newcastle Year 12: 24.4 pts higher in Newcastle

Demographics & Identity

Population in Newcastle in Stockton +194 larger in Stockton gap narrowing

3,852 86th pct 4,046 86th pct

Median age in Newcastle in Stockton +6 yrs older in Stockton gap narrowing

41 yrs 33rd pct 47 yrs 57th pct

Age structure

36.3% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +15.2 pts 21.2%

27.0% Older adults (45–64) +2.6 pts ▸ 29.6%

19.1% Seniors (65+) +4.6 pts ▸ 23.7%

6.1% Children (0–14) +9.2 pts ▸ 15.2%

11.6% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.3 pts 10.3%

Marital status

46.0% Never married ◂ +11.6 pts 34.4%

34.3% Married +9.0 pts ▸ 43.3%

11.9% Divorced ◂ +0.2 pts 11.7%

4.1% Widowed +2.7 pts ▸ 6.8%

3.8% Separated ◂ +0.1 pts 3.7%

Age & sex structure

Newcastle Stockton

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

75.4% Australia +10.6 pts ▸ 86.0%

3.2% England ◂ +1.1 pts 2.2%

1.7% New Zealand ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

1.2% India ◂ +1.0 pts 0.2%

0.7% Philippines ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.6% South Africa ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.6% China ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.4% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

42.9% English +2.3 pts ▸ 45.2%

29.3% Australian +10.0 pts ▸ 39.3%

15.8% Irish ◂ +2.8 pts 13.0%

14.3% Scottish ◂ +1.5 pts 12.8%

4.6% German ◂ +0.3 pts 4.3%

2.8% Italian ◂ +1.0 pts 1.7%

2.2% Chinese ◂ +1.8 pts 0.4%

1.8% Dutch ◂ +0.9 pts 0.9%

1.8% Indian ◂ +1.5 pts 0.3%

1.1% Greek ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

0.8% Filipino ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

83.2% English only +7.9 pts ▸ 91.1%

0.8% Mandarin ◂ +0.6 pts 0.1%

0.6% Arabic ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.5% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.5% Hindi ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.4% Cantonese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

0.1% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Tagalog even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

50.6% No religion ◂ +8.3 pts 42.4%

37.9% Christianity +11.9 pts ▸ 49.9%

6.5% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 6.3%

1.6% Hinduism ◂ +1.4 pts 0.2%

1.5% Islam ◂ +1.2 pts 0.2%

1.2% Buddhism ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

0.4% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.2% Judaism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Newcastle in Stockton

— 3.24 45th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Newcastle in Stockton +9 more in Newcastle

20 87th pct 11 81st pct

Avg size in Newcastle in Stockton +44 larger in Stockton

401 59th pct 445 65th pct

ICSEA in Newcastle in Stockton +17 higher in Newcastle

1,109 93rd pct 1,091 90th pct

Highest year of school

67.7% Year 12 ◂ +24.4 pts 43.3%

18.3% Year 10 +13.2 pts ▸ 31.5%

4.1% Year 9 or below +7.9 pts ▸ 11.9%

4.4% Year 11 +2.3 pts ▸ 6.7%

Highest qualification level

34.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +14.0 pts 20.4%

18.2% Certificate III / IV +15.7 pts ▸ 34.0%

15.9% Postgraduate degree ◂ +9.2 pts 6.8%

14.1% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.3 pts ▸ 15.4%

4.1% Graduate diploma / certificate even 4.0%

1.7% Certificate I / II +0.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

Field of qualification

19.6% Management & commerce ◂ +4.8 pts 14.8%

12.8% Engineering & related +6.4 pts ▸ 19.2%

14.2% Health ◂ +1.0 pts 13.2%

13.4% Society & culture ◂ +3.6 pts 9.9%

8.1% Education +0.2 pts ▸ 8.3%

4.8% Architecture & building +2.5 pts ▸ 7.3%

6.1% Creative arts ◂ +3.0 pts 3.1%

3.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.6 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.9% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.4 pts 2.5%

2.3% Information technology ◂ +1.0 pts 1.3%

1.4% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

Income

Personal income in Newcastle in Stockton +$498 higher in Newcastle gap widening

$1,251 91st pct $753 50th pct

Household income in Newcastle in Stockton +$408 higher in Newcastle gap narrowing

$1,943 73rd pct $1,535 50th pct

Family income in Newcastle in Stockton +$588 higher in Newcastle gap narrowing

$2,677 87th pct $2,089 63rd pct

Household income distribution

33.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.9 pts 26.6%

22.8% $650–$1,499 +3.0 pts ▸ 25.8%

13.1% Under $650 +7.2 pts ▸ 20.3%

15.9% $4,000 or more ◂ +4.4 pts 11.5%

9.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.9 pts 8.9%

Personal income distribution

24.9% Under $650 +15.6 pts ▸ 40.5%

30.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.9 pts 28.7%

27.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +8.9 pts 18.0%

11.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +7.5 pts 4.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.7% Arthritis +3.9 pts ▸ 12.6%

11.1% Mental health ◂ +0.1 pts 11.0%

8.6% Other condition +0.8 pts ▸ 9.4%

8.2% Asthma ◂ +0.2 pts 8.0%

2.9% Diabetes +2.9 pts ▸ 5.7%

3.8% Heart disease +1.8 pts ▸ 5.6%

3.4% Cancer +0.8 pts ▸ 4.2%

1.4% Lung condition +1.4 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.3% Dementia +1.6 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.9% Stroke +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.8% None ◂ +3.7 pts 57.1%

21.7% One condition +0.1 pts ▸ 21.8%

6.8% Two conditions +0.9 pts ▸ 7.7%

2.0% Three or more +2.9 pts ▸ 4.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Newcastle in Stockton +95 larger in Stockton

97 86th pct 192 86th pct

Median age in Newcastle in Stockton +3 yrs older in Newcastle

29 yrs 60th pct 26 yrs 50th pct

Median income in Newcastle in Stockton +$530 higher in Newcastle

$1,050 81st pct $520 35th pct

Household income in Newcastle in Stockton +$279 higher in Newcastle

$1,928 59th pct $1,649 48th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Newcastle in Stockton +0.6 larger in Stockton gap widening

1.7 6th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

62.2% Couples without children ◂ +30.2 pts 31.9%

25.1% Couples with children +25.4 pts ▸ 50.5%

10.8% One-parent families +5.6 pts ▸ 16.4%

1.9% Other families ◂ +0.7 pts 1.3%

Household size

47.5% 1 person ◂ +17.1 pts 30.4%

39.9% 2 people ◂ +3.8 pts 36.1%

8.8% 3 people +5.1 pts ▸ 13.9%

3.3% 4 people +8.6 pts ▸ 11.9%

0.6% 5 people +5.4 pts ▸ 6.0%

0.1% 6 or more +1.5 pts ▸ 1.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Newcastle in Stockton +$120 higher in Newcastle gap narrowing

$490 91st pct $370 76th pct

Mortgage in Newcastle in Stockton +$167 higher in Newcastle gap narrowing

$2,167 80th pct $2,000 72nd pct

People / bedroom in Newcastle in Stockton +0.10 higher in Newcastle gap steady

0.90 86th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

54.3% Rented ◂ +24.4 pts 30.0%

25.4% Owned outright +11.8 pts ▸ 37.2%

18.8% Owned with a mortgage +11.6 pts ▸ 30.5%

1.1% Other tenure +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.6% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

Types of homes

92.8% Flat or apartment ◂ +82.6 pts 10.1%

2.2% Separate house +79.8 pts ▸ 82.0%

3.8% Townhouse / semi-detached +3.1 pts ▸ 6.9%

1.2% Other dwelling ◂ +0.8 pts 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

23.3% 3 bedrooms +23.3 pts ▸ 46.6%

40.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +17.9 pts 22.3%

28.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +22.7 pts 5.4%

3.3% 4 bedrooms +16.3 pts ▸ 19.6%

1.3% 5 or more +2.8 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.1% Studio / none ◂ +1.9 pts 1.2%

Weekly rent distribution

44.8% $350–$549 ◂ +2.2 pts 42.6%

25.9% $550–$749 ◂ +15.0 pts 10.9%

13.8% $200–$349 +7.2 pts ▸ 21.1%

4.3% Under $200 +16.4 pts ▸ 20.7%

8.3% $750 or more ◂ +7.2 pts 1.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

33.2% $1,800–$2,999 +2.1 pts ▸ 35.3%

30.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +10.8 pts 19.3%

23.6% $1,000–$1,799 +2.0 pts ▸ 25.7%

10.4% Under $1,000 +7.9 pts ▸ 18.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Newcastle in Stockton +14 more in Stockton

24 86th pct 38 87th pct

Stops/1k in Newcastle in Stockton +3.16 more in Stockton

6.23 82nd pct 9.39 87th pct

Departures/1k in Newcastle in Stockton +3,813.9 more in Newcastle

5,510.6 100th pct 1,696.7 90th pct

PT routes in Newcastle in Stockton +2 more in Newcastle

7 86th pct 5 86th pct

Stop walk in Newcastle in Stockton +1 longer in Newcastle

2 14th pct 1 0th pct

Drive to city in Newcastle in Stockton +7 longer in Stockton

105 72nd pct 112 76th pct

How people get to work

37.1% Car (driver) +12.7 pts ▸ 49.8%

31.4% Worked at home ◂ +10.6 pts 20.9%

10.6% Walked ◂ +7.2 pts 3.4%

1.7% Car (passenger) +0.8 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.8% Bus ◂ +1.8 pts 0.0%

1.1% Bicycle ◂ +0.8 pts 0.4%

0.3% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

57.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +19.0 pts 38.2%

23.7% 2 vehicles +11.8 pts ▸ 35.5%

14.2% No vehicle ◂ +4.7 pts 9.5%

3.6% 3 vehicles +7.4 pts ▸ 11.0%

1.2% 4 or more +5.0 pts ▸ 6.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

19.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.3 pts 16.0%

11.1% Professional & technical ◂ +4.0 pts 7.2%

6.0% Construction +4.8 pts ▸ 10.8%

10.0% Education & training ◂ +0.3 pts 9.7%

7.9% Public administration & safety +0.7 pts ▸ 8.7%

7.4% Accommodation & food +1.0 pts ▸ 8.4%

7.1% Retail trade ◂ +1.4 pts 5.7%

3.2% Manufacturing +2.1 pts ▸ 5.4%

2.6% Transport & warehousing +2.4 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.9% Finance & insurance ◂ +3.2 pts 1.7%

3.4% Rental & real estate ◂ +2.0 pts 1.4%

2.8% Other services +0.4 pts ▸ 3.1%

Occupations people work in

36.9% Professionals ◂ +13.2 pts 23.6%

17.1% Managers ◂ +6.0 pts 11.1%

8.6% Technicians & trades +7.9 pts ▸ 16.5%

11.1% Community & personal service +1.7 pts ▸ 12.7%

11.9% Clerical & administrative even 11.9%

3.6% Labourers +5.2 pts ▸ 8.8%

7.1% Sales workers +0.1 pts ▸ 7.2%

3.0% Machinery operators & drivers +3.1 pts ▸ 6.1%

Walkability

Walk score in Newcastle in Stockton +2.3 higher in Newcastle

9.6 100th pct 7.3 94th pct

Types ≤15 min in Newcastle in Stockton +1.1 more in Newcastle

8.0 100th pct 6.9 94th pct

15-min city in Newcastle in Stockton +18.7 pts higher in Newcastle

100.0% 100th pct 81.3% 89th pct

Walk to shops in Newcastle in Stockton +17.9 pts higher in Newcastle

100.0% 100th pct 82.1% 90th pct

Walk to transit in Newcastle in Stockton even

100.0% 100th pct 99.8% 100th pct

Walk to school in Newcastle in Stockton +11.9 pts higher in Newcastle

100.0% 100th pct 88.1% 91st pct

Walk to a park in Newcastle in Stockton even

100.0% 100th pct 99.8% 93rd pct

Walk to health in Newcastle in Stockton +20.2 pts higher in Newcastle

100.0% 100th pct 79.8% 93rd pct

Amenities/1k in Newcastle in Stockton +29.5 more in Newcastle

47.2 80th pct 17.8 59th pct

Intersections/km² in Newcastle in Stockton +618 higher in Newcastle

795 100th pct 178 89th pct

Mean slope in Newcastle in Stockton +4.8 pts higher in Newcastle

7.9% 70th pct 3.1% 14th pct

Compare Newcastle with nearby areas

The Hill Newcastle East Cooks Hill Stockton Bar Beach Newcastle West Carrington The Junction

Compare Stockton with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Newcastle vs Stockton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL12958/newcastle/vs/SAL13677/stockton