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Newnes Plateau vs Oakey Park

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 15 km apart · Newnes Plateau profile · Oakey Park profile

Newnes Plateau Oakey Park

Newnes Plateau and Oakey Park are nearby areas in New South Wales with very different levels of activity. Newnes Plateau is sparsely populated, while Oakey Park has 305 residents. There are notable gaps in infrastructure; Oakey Park has 17 street intersections per square kilometre compared to just 1 in Newnes Plateau. Oakey Park also has more public transport with 2 stops and 1 route, while Newnes Plateau has none. The drive to the city is much longer from Newnes Plateau, taking 177 minutes compared to 113 minutes from Oakey Park.

Both areas share a lack of local amenities, with few shops or services nearby. This common isolation is seen in their walkability, where parks are the main amenity available in both places. Even with this similarity, Oakey Park has more community facilities, including 4 schools within 3 kilometres and a larger population of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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Where they differ most

Population: 305 larger in Oakey Park

Demographics & Identity

Population in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park +305 larger in Oakey Park gap steady
0 0th pct 305 59th pct
Median age in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 48 yrs 62nd pct
First Nations in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 8.5% 86th pct
Aged 65+ in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 22.3% 65th pct
Under 15 in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 15.1% 37th pct
De facto in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 10.3% 35th pct

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 10.2% 44th pct

Language

Other language in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 4.9% 60th pct
Limited English in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 0.0% 0th pct

Religion

No religion in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 48.2% 74th pct

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 32.8% 18th pct
Bachelor+ in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 9.7% 28th pct
Schools/1k kids in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 21.74 89th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park +4 more in Oakey Park
0 0th pct 4 71st pct
Avg size in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 346 53rd pct
ICSEA in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 935 20th pct

Income

Personal income in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— $572 21st pct
Household income in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— $1,037 15th pct
Family income in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— $1,388 20th pct
High earners in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 7.8% 48th pct
High-income homes in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 8.3% 25th pct

Health & Disability

Health condition in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 32.8% 69th pct
Mental health in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 9.5% 63rd pct
Needs assistance in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 6.2% 68th pct

Community Participation

Volunteering in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 14.8% 33rd pct
Unpaid carers in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 16.0% 78th pct
Unpaid child care in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 26.8% 58th pct
Defence service in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 4.0% 71st pct
Housework 15h+ in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 26.1% 61st pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park +26 larger in Oakey Park
0 0th pct 26 72nd pct
Median age in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 35 yrs 73rd pct
Year 12 in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 29.2% 24th pct
Median income in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— $612 47th pct
Household income in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— $900 14th pct
Indigenous language in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 0.0% 0th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 2.2 24th pct
One-parent in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 24.3% 91st pct
Living alone in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 36.4% 87th pct

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— $270 47th pct
Mortgage in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— $1,089 19th pct
People / bedroom in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 0.70 14th pct
Renting in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 22.7% 66th pct
Owned outright in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 42.4% 54th pct
Separate houses in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 100.0% 100th pct
3+ bedrooms in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 72.0% 31st pct

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 4.6% 72nd pct
Work from home in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 5.3% 11th pct
PT commute in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park +2 more in Oakey Park
0 0th pct 2 71st pct
Stops/1k in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 6.56 84th pct
Departures/1k in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 249.2 74th pct
PT routes in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park +1 more in Oakey Park
0 0th pct 1 71st pct
Stop walk in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 5 32nd pct
Drive to city in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park +64 longer in Newnes Plateau
177 95th pct 113 77th pct

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 33.6% 60th pct
Recent arrivals in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 0.0% 0th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 9.1% 88th pct
Participation in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 55.6% 34th pct
Full-time in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 54.5% 31st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 3.4 74th pct
Types ≤15 min in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 2.9 72nd pct
15-min city in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 97.7% 92nd pct
Walk to school in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 95.9% 97th pct
Walk to a park in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 99.1% 85th pct
Walk to health in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 42.6 78th pct
Intersections/km² in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park +16 higher in Oakey Park
1 57th pct 17 73rd pct
Mean slope in Newnes Plateauin Oakey Park
— 7.4% 66th pct

Compare Newnes Plateau with nearby areas

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Compare Oakey Park with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Newnes Plateau vs Oakey Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL12964/newnes-plateau/vs/SAL13066/oakey-park