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Pretty Beach vs Wagstaffe

Name: Pretty Beach vs Wagstaffe — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 0.9 km apart · Pretty Beach profile · Wagstaffe profile

Pretty Beach Wagstaffe

Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) and Wagstaffe are neighbouring coastal areas with similar small populations. Wagstaffe has a higher share of people with bachelor degrees (50.5% compared to 39.9% in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW)) and a higher typical weekly personal income of $1,038. Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) is more walkable, with 86% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school, compared to 43.2% in Wagstaffe. There are also far more public transport stops in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), which is reflected in its higher rate of people commuting by transit.

These two areas share many common traits, with nearly identical typical household incomes and very similar proportions of renters and children. Both are home to residents who are far older than the national figure, though they are noticeably older in Wagstaffe, where the typical resident is 60. While they remain alike in these basic demographics, the gap in working from home has widened, with 60.2% of people in Wagstaffe now doing so compared to 43.2% in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW).

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Where they differ most

PT commute: 3.2 pts higher in Pretty Beach Work from home: 17.0 pts higher in Wagstaffe Unemployment: 3.9 pts higher in Pretty Beach First Nations: 1.7 pts higher in Wagstaffe Unpaid carers: 4.9 pts higher in Wagstaffe

Demographics & Identity

Population in Pretty Beach in Wagstaffe +74 larger in Pretty Beach gap narrowing

314 59th pct 240 57th pct

Median age in Pretty Beach in Wagstaffe +3 yrs older in Wagstaffe gap steady

57 yrs 89th pct 60 yrs 93rd pct

Age structure

31.5% Older adults (45–64) +6.8 pts ▸ 38.3%

35.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.9 pts 32.5%

13.4% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.0 pts 10.4%

10.5% Children (0–14) +0.7 pts ▸ 11.3%

6.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.1 pts 6.3%

Marital status

53.6% Married +7.9 pts ▸ 61.5%

29.3% Never married ◂ +6.3 pts 23.1%

9.1% Divorced ◂ +1.8 pts 7.2%

7.2% Widowed ◂ +0.5 pts 6.7%

4.0% Separated ◂ +4.0 pts 0.0%

Age & sex structure

Pretty Beach Wagstaffe

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

73.6% Australia +7.7 pts ▸ 81.3%

6.4% England ◂ +1.8 pts 4.6%

2.5% South Africa ◂ +2.5 pts 0.0%

1.9% New Zealand ◂ +0.7 pts 1.3%

0.0% Philippines +1.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.0% India even 0.0%

0.0% China even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

0.0% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

42.7% English +15.7 pts ▸ 58.3%

38.2% Australian ◂ +2.4 pts 35.8%

15.3% Irish +0.1 pts ▸ 15.4%

10.5% Scottish +2.4 pts ▸ 12.9%

2.9% German +2.6 pts ▸ 5.4%

0.0% Filipino +4.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

1.3% Italian ◂ +1.3 pts 0.0%

1.0% Chinese +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.0% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.0% Greek ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

0.0% Indian even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

89.2% English only +6.7 pts ▸ 95.8%

0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Italian even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

54.1% No religion ◂ +2.9 pts 51.2%

35.0% Christianity +7.1 pts ▸ 42.1%

6.7% Not stated ◂ +2.1 pts 4.6%

0.0% Buddhism +1.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.0% Islam even 0.0%

0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Pretty Beach in Wagstaffe

30.30 94th pct —

Schools ≤3 km in Pretty Beach in Wagstaffe +1 more in Wagstaffe

4 71st pct 5 73rd pct

Avg size in Pretty Beach in Wagstaffe +46 larger in Wagstaffe

419 62nd pct 465 67th pct

ICSEA in Pretty Beach in Wagstaffe +5 higher in Pretty Beach

1,016 64th pct 1,010 62nd pct

Highest year of school

66.0% Year 12 +8.5 pts ▸ 74.5%

19.8% Year 10 ◂ +3.8 pts 16.0%

6.3% Year 9 or below ◂ +4.3 pts 2.0%

1.5% Year 11 +3.5 pts ▸ 5.0%

Highest qualification level

30.7% Bachelor degree +7.2 pts ▸ 37.9%

16.6% Postgraduate degree +3.9 pts ▸ 20.5%

20.5% Certificate III / IV ◂ +9.3 pts 11.2%

14.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.5 pts 13.7%

6.3% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.5 pts ▸ 6.8%

0.0% Certificate I / II even 0.0%

Field of qualification

15.1% Management & commerce +7.9 pts ▸ 23.0%

6.3% Health +10.4 pts ▸ 16.8%

16.6% Society & culture ◂ +6.6 pts 9.9%

14.1% Education ◂ +6.1 pts 8.1%

12.7% Engineering & related ◂ +5.2 pts 7.5%

12.2% Architecture & building ◂ +6.6 pts 5.6%

4.4% Creative arts +3.1 pts ▸ 7.5%

2.4% Natural & physical sciences +3.2 pts ▸ 5.6%

2.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.1 pts 1.9%

0.0% Information technology +1.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.5% Agriculture & environment +0.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

Income

Personal income in Pretty Beach in Wagstaffe +$253 higher in Wagstaffe gap widening

$785 57th pct $1,038 86th pct

Household income in Pretty Beach in Wagstaffe +$74 higher in Wagstaffe gap widening

$1,818 66th pct $1,892 70th pct

Family income in Pretty Beach in Wagstaffe +$709 higher in Wagstaffe gap widening

$2,068 61st pct $2,777 88th pct

Household income distribution

34.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +9.8 pts 24.3%

31.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.1 pts 30.8%

7.1% $4,000 or more +11.5 pts ▸ 18.7%

12.7% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +4.3 pts 8.4%

10.3% Under $650 +0.9 pts ▸ 11.2%

Personal income distribution

40.2% Under $650 ◂ +13.8 pts 26.4%

30.4% $650–$1,499 +3.2 pts ▸ 33.7%

19.9% $1,500–$2,999 +2.7 pts ▸ 22.6%

7.6% $3,000 or more +3.0 pts ▸ 10.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

13.7% Arthritis ◂ +0.8 pts 12.9%

9.9% Other condition +0.5 pts ▸ 10.4%

8.6% Asthma ◂ +1.5 pts 7.1%

7.6% Mental health ◂ +2.6 pts 5.0%

6.4% Heart disease +0.7 pts ▸ 7.1%

6.7% Cancer ◂ +1.7 pts 5.0%

4.1% Diabetes ◂ +2.1 pts 2.1%

1.9% Stroke ◂ +1.9 pts 0.0%

1.3% Dementia ◂ +1.3 pts 0.0%

1.0% Lung condition +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.2% None ◂ +1.0 pts 59.2%

23.2% One condition +3.0 pts ▸ 26.3%

7.3% Two conditions ◂ +1.9 pts 5.4%

2.5% Three or more ◂ +0.5 pts 2.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Pretty Beach in Wagstaffe +4 larger in Wagstaffe

0 0th pct 4 46th pct

Median age in Pretty Beach in Wagstaffe +8 yrs older in Pretty Beach

69 yrs 100th pct 61 yrs 95th pct

Median income in Pretty Beach in Wagstaffe +$649 higher in Wagstaffe

$725 58th pct $1,374 89th pct

Household income in Pretty Beach in Wagstaffe +$1,437 higher in Pretty Beach

$2,624 82nd pct $1,187 26th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Pretty Beach in Wagstaffe +0.2 larger in Pretty Beach gap steady

2.3 29th pct 2.1 19th pct

Family composition

44.9% Couples without children +9.3 pts ▸ 54.2%

44.4% Couples with children ◂ +3.3 pts 41.1%

7.4% One-parent families ◂ +0.1 pts 7.3%

1.2% Other families ◂ +1.2 pts 0.0%

Household size

50.0% 2 people +0.5 pts ▸ 50.5%

23.0% 1 person +3.2 pts ▸ 26.2%

15.9% 4 people ◂ +7.5 pts 8.4%

11.1% 3 people ◂ +1.8 pts 9.3%

0.0% 5 people even 0.0%

0.0% 6 or more even 0.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Pretty Beach in Wagstaffe +$18 higher in Pretty Beach gap narrowing

$428 86th pct $410 84th pct

Mortgage in Pretty Beach in Wagstaffe +$620 higher in Wagstaffe gap narrowing

$1,547 45th pct $2,167 80th pct

People / bedroom in Pretty Beach in Wagstaffe even gap narrowing

0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

52.4% Owned outright +8.4 pts ▸ 60.7%

34.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +9.7 pts 25.2%

12.7% Rented +0.4 pts ▸ 13.1%

2.4% Other tenure +0.4 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.0% Not stated even 0.0%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house ◂ +1.9 pts 98.1%

4.0% Other dwelling ◂ +4.0 pts 0.0%

3.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +0.4 pts 2.8%

0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

38.1% 3 bedrooms +1.2 pts ▸ 39.3%

25.4% 4 bedrooms +9.2 pts ▸ 34.6%

19.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +5.0 pts 14.0%

5.6% 5 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 6.5%

2.4% 1 bedroom +2.3 pts ▸ 4.7%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

62.5% $350–$549 +16.1 pts ▸ 78.6%

0.0% $550–$749 +35.7 pts ▸ 35.7%

25.0% $200–$349 ◂ +3.6 pts 21.4%

0.0% Under $200 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

18.2% $1,800–$2,999 +33.7 pts ▸ 51.9%

29.5% Under $1,000 ◂ +18.4 pts 11.1%

29.5% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +29.5 pts 0.0%

20.5% $3,000 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 22.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Pretty Beach in Wagstaffe +3 more in Pretty Beach

4 73rd pct 1 64th pct

Stops/1k in Pretty Beach in Wagstaffe +8.57 more in Pretty Beach

12.74 89th pct 4.17 74th pct

Departures/1k in Pretty Beach in Wagstaffe +185.0 more in Pretty Beach

535.0 79th pct 350.0 76th pct

PT routes in Pretty Beach in Wagstaffe even

2 75th pct 2 75th pct

Stop walk in Pretty Beach in Wagstaffe +1 longer in Pretty Beach

4 29th pct 3 21st pct

Drive to city in Pretty Beach in Wagstaffe +1 longer in Wagstaffe

75 53rd pct 76 54th pct

Reach 30 min in Pretty Beach in Wagstaffe even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Pretty Beach in Wagstaffe even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

43.2% Worked at home +17.0 pts ▸ 60.2%

31.2% Car (driver) ◂ +5.4 pts 25.8%

3.2% Walked +3.3 pts ▸ 6.5%

3.2% Train ◂ +3.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Car (passenger) even 0.0%

0.0% Bus even 0.0%

0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

44.8% 2 vehicles +0.5 pts ▸ 45.3%

36.0% 1 vehicle ◂ +0.2 pts 35.8%

17.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +9.1 pts 8.5%

0.0% 4 or more +5.7 pts ▸ 5.7%

4.8% No vehicle ◂ +2.0 pts 2.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.2% Professional & technical ◂ +6.6 pts 8.6%

0.0% Finance & insurance +12.9 pts ▸ 12.9%

12.8% Education & training +0.1 pts ▸ 12.9%

12.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.4 pts 8.6%

8.0% Construction ◂ +1.5 pts 6.5%

3.2% Administrative & support +4.3 pts ▸ 7.5%

7.2% Retail trade ◂ +4.0 pts 3.2%

0.0% Wholesale trade +5.4 pts ▸ 5.4%

2.4% Accommodation & food +3.0 pts ▸ 5.4%

0.0% Media & telecommunications +5.4 pts ▸ 5.4%

4.8% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.6 pts 3.2%

0.0% Transport & warehousing +4.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

Occupations people work in

34.4% Professionals +7.5 pts ▸ 41.9%

16.8% Managers +5.8 pts ▸ 22.6%

13.6% Community & personal service ◂ +8.2 pts 5.4%

8.8% Technicians & trades +3.0 pts ▸ 11.8%

9.6% Clerical & administrative +0.1 pts ▸ 9.7%

8.0% Sales workers ◂ +2.6 pts 5.4%

7.2% Labourers ◂ +7.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Machinery operators & drivers +3.2 pts ▸ 3.2%

Walkability

Walk score in Pretty Beach in Wagstaffe +0.2 higher in Wagstaffe

3.6 75th pct 3.8 76th pct

Types ≤15 min in Pretty Beach in Wagstaffe +0.3 more in Wagstaffe

4.1 78th pct 4.4 80th pct

15-min city in Pretty Beach in Wagstaffe +12.1 pts higher in Pretty Beach

55.3% 81st pct 43.2% 78th pct

Walk to shops in Pretty Beach in Wagstaffe even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to transit in Pretty Beach in Wagstaffe +3.1 pts higher in Pretty Beach

94.2% 85th pct 91.1% 84th pct

Walk to school in Pretty Beach in Wagstaffe +42.8 pts higher in Pretty Beach

86.0% 89th pct 43.2% 73rd pct

Walk to a park in Pretty Beach in Wagstaffe +2.7 pts higher in Wagstaffe

97.3% 84th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Pretty Beach in Wagstaffe even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Pretty Beach in Wagstaffe +4.6 more in Pretty Beach

25.5 69th pct 20.8 63rd pct

Intersections/km² in Pretty Beach in Wagstaffe even

25 74th pct 25 74th pct

Mean slope in Pretty Beach in Wagstaffe +0.4 pts higher in Wagstaffe

21.4% 100th pct 21.9% 100th pct

Compare Pretty Beach with nearby areas

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Compare Wagstaffe with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Pretty Beach vs Wagstaffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL13273/pretty-beach/vs/SAL14102/wagstaffe