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Speers Point vs Teralba

Name: Speers Point vs Teralba — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.9 km apart · Speers Point profile · Teralba profile

Speers Point Teralba

Speers Point and Teralba are neighbouring areas in Lake Macquarie with very different layouts. Speers Point is a somewhat walkable area where 39.0% of homes are owned outright, and it has far more amenities within a 15-minute walk. In contrast, Teralba is mostly car-dependent, and the typical resident is far younger at 37 compared to 45 in Speers Point. Teralba also has a much more mobile population, with 57.3% of people moving in the last five years compared to 37.4% in Speers Point.

These two areas are tracking further apart as the gap in residents moving in has widened since 2011. Despite this, they share several similarities, including almost identical typical weekly personal incomes of around $840 to $850 and very similar school advantage scores. They also both have a similar share of people who served in the Defence Force and almost the same percentage of people who speak little or no English.

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Where they differ most

Recent movers: 19.9 pts higher in Teralba Median age: 8 yrs older in Speers Point Owned outright: 12.1 pts higher in Speers Point De facto: 4.2 pts higher in Teralba Year 12: 7.0 pts higher in Speers Point

Demographics & Identity

Population in Speers Point in Teralba +746 larger in Speers Point gap narrowing

3,400 86th pct 2,654 82nd pct

Median age in Speers Point in Teralba +8 yrs older in Speers Point gap widening

45 yrs 50th pct 37 yrs 20th pct

Age structure

21.2% Young adults (25–44) +8.4 pts ▸ 29.6%

28.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +6.1 pts 22.8%

22.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +4.7 pts 17.8%

16.6% Children (0–14) +3.5 pts ▸ 20.1%

11.0% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.0 pts 10.0%

Marital status

48.7% Married ◂ +3.8 pts 45.0%

30.2% Never married +3.4 pts ▸ 33.6%

10.8% Divorced ◂ +0.6 pts 10.2%

6.6% Widowed +1.0 pts ▸ 7.6%

3.3% Separated +0.3 pts ▸ 3.5%

Age & sex structure

Speers Point Teralba

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

84.8% Australia +2.8 pts ▸ 87.6%

2.6% England +0.2 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.3% India ◂ +0.6 pts 0.7%

1.1% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

0.9% South Africa ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.4% China ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.3% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.3% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

43.1% English +3.0 pts ▸ 46.1%

40.3% Australian +4.3 pts ▸ 44.6%

13.4% Irish ◂ +2.8 pts 10.6%

12.5% Scottish ◂ +1.3 pts 11.2%

4.4% German ◂ +0.8 pts 3.6%

2.2% Italian ◂ +0.8 pts 1.5%

1.7% Indian ◂ +0.5 pts 1.2%

1.7% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 1.4%

1.5% Chinese ◂ +0.8 pts 0.8%

0.6% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Filipino ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

90.4% English only +0.7 pts ▸ 91.1%

0.9% Hindi ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%

0.5% Mandarin ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.4% Cantonese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.2% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Greek even 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

52.0% Christianity ◂ +3.6 pts 48.4%

38.9% No religion +5.1 pts ▸ 44.0%

5.6% Not stated +0.9 pts ▸ 6.5%

1.3% Hinduism ◂ +0.8 pts 0.5%

1.1% Buddhism ◂ +0.7 pts 0.4%

0.4% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Islam ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Speers Point in Teralba +0.10 more in Teralba

1.78 24th pct 1.88 26th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Speers Point in Teralba +4 more in Teralba

18 86th pct 22 87th pct

Avg size in Speers Point in Teralba +3 larger in Teralba

348 53rd pct 351 54th pct

ICSEA in Speers Point in Teralba +21 higher in Speers Point

1,022 68th pct 1,001 57th pct

Highest year of school

49.6% Year 12 ◂ +7.0 pts 42.7%

29.7% Year 10 +2.7 pts ▸ 32.3%

10.1% Year 9 or below +2.8 pts ▸ 12.9%

5.3% Year 11 +2.0 pts ▸ 7.3%

Highest qualification level

31.4% Certificate III / IV +9.1 pts ▸ 40.6%

24.7% Bachelor degree ◂ +6.3 pts 18.4%

17.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.6 pts 15.4%

7.6% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.7 pts 4.8%

2.9% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.6 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.7% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

Field of qualification

18.4% Management & commerce even 18.4%

17.0% Engineering & related ◂ +0.9 pts 16.2%

13.8% Health ◂ +0.7 pts 13.1%

10.4% Society & culture +1.5 pts ▸ 11.8%

10.8% Education ◂ +2.7 pts 8.1%

6.6% Architecture & building +0.8 pts ▸ 7.4%

4.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.8 pts ▸ 6.1%

2.7% Creative arts +0.5 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.5% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.9 pts 1.6%

1.5% Agriculture & environment +0.7 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.4% Information technology ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Speers Point in Teralba +$8 higher in Speers Point gap narrowing

$851 66th pct $843 65th pct

Household income in Speers Point in Teralba +$294 higher in Teralba gap widening

$1,766 63rd pct $2,060 78th pct

Family income in Speers Point in Teralba +$25 higher in Teralba gap narrowing

$2,321 74th pct $2,346 75th pct

Household income distribution

27.4% $1,500–$2,999 +7.3 pts ▸ 34.7%

23.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.0 pts 21.0%

18.1% Under $650 ◂ +2.2 pts 15.9%

13.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +3.1 pts 10.2%

11.1% $3,000–$3,999 +2.3 pts ▸ 13.3%

Personal income distribution

38.3% Under $650 +0.1 pts ▸ 38.4%

30.7% $650–$1,499 +3.1 pts ▸ 33.8%

20.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.3 pts 20.0%

5.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.9 pts 3.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.6% Mental health +0.8 pts ▸ 12.5%

12.4% Arthritis ◂ +0.8 pts 11.6%

10.5% Asthma +0.4 pts ▸ 10.9%

9.0% Other condition ◂ +0.9 pts 8.1%

5.3% Heart disease ◂ +0.4 pts 4.9%

5.3% Diabetes ◂ +0.3 pts 5.0%

3.4% Cancer ◂ +0.5 pts 2.9%

2.3% Lung condition ◂ +0.7 pts 1.6%

0.7% Dementia +1.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.1% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.6% None ◂ +0.5 pts 58.1%

22.9% One condition ◂ +1.0 pts 21.9%

8.3% Two conditions ◂ +0.5 pts 7.8%

4.1% Three or more +0.5 pts ▸ 4.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Speers Point in Teralba +32 larger in Teralba

130 86th pct 162 86th pct

Median age in Speers Point in Teralba +2 yrs older in Teralba

25 yrs 46th pct 27 yrs 54th pct

Median income in Speers Point in Teralba +$72 higher in Teralba

$609 46th pct $681 54th pct

Household income in Speers Point in Teralba +$139 higher in Speers Point

$2,038 63rd pct $1,899 58th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Speers Point in Teralba +0.2 larger in Teralba gap widening

2.4 43rd pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

53.1% Couples with children +7.3 pts ▸ 60.3%

30.7% Couples without children ◂ +6.3 pts 24.4%

15.3% One-parent families ◂ +1.5 pts 13.8%

0.8% Other families +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

Household size

35.5% 2 people ◂ +2.5 pts 32.9%

27.9% 1 person ◂ +5.2 pts 22.7%

14.6% 4 people +3.7 pts ▸ 18.3%

14.4% 3 people +2.6 pts ▸ 17.0%

4.9% 5 people +1.1 pts ▸ 6.0%

2.4% 6 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 3.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Speers Point in Teralba +$30 higher in Speers Point gap narrowing

$393 80th pct $363 74th pct

Mortgage in Speers Point in Teralba even gap narrowing

$2,167 80th pct $2,167 80th pct

People / bedroom in Speers Point in Teralba even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

35.7% Owned with a mortgage +12.2 pts ▸ 47.9%

39.0% Owned outright ◂ +12.1 pts 26.9%

22.5% Rented ◂ +0.5 pts 22.0%

1.3% Other tenure +0.5 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.3% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

Types of homes

80.4% Separate house +6.3 pts ▸ 86.7%

16.3% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +9.2 pts 7.1%

0.4% Other dwelling +4.1 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.4% Flat or apartment ◂ +2.7 pts 0.8%

Bedrooms per home

42.4% 3 bedrooms ◂ +13.5 pts 28.8%

26.2% 4 bedrooms +14.7 pts ▸ 40.9%

18.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +3.6 pts 14.9%

7.3% 5 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 7.0%

4.8% 1 bedroom +0.7 pts ▸ 5.5%

0.0% Studio / none +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

Weekly rent distribution

45.5% $350–$549 ◂ +11.7 pts 33.8%

24.1% $200–$349 +5.8 pts ▸ 29.9%

13.2% $550–$749 +10.8 pts ▸ 24.0%

12.9% Under $200 +3.3 pts ▸ 16.2%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.5% $1,800–$2,999 +4.9 pts ▸ 45.4%

17.9% $1,000–$1,799 +9.3 pts ▸ 27.2%

21.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.9 pts 15.3%

15.0% Under $1,000 ◂ +7.6 pts 7.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Speers Point in Teralba +11 more in Speers Point

22 86th pct 11 81st pct

Stops/1k in Speers Point in Teralba +2.33 more in Speers Point

6.47 83rd pct 4.14 74th pct

Departures/1k in Speers Point in Teralba +601.4 more in Speers Point

1,023.8 86th pct 422.4 77th pct

PT routes in Speers Point in Teralba +1 more in Teralba

3 79th pct 4 82nd pct

Stop walk in Speers Point in Teralba +25 longer in Teralba

8 43rd pct 33 69th pct

Drive to city in Speers Point in Teralba +1 longer in Teralba

94 65th pct 95 66th pct

How people get to work

55.5% Car (driver) +2.5 pts ▸ 58.0%

24.8% Worked at home ◂ +5.1 pts 19.7%

2.9% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.1 pts 2.8%

0.6% Bus ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.6% Walked ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.5% Bicycle ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.0% Train +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Motor vehicles per home

40.8% 2 vehicles +0.5 pts ▸ 41.2%

32.6% 1 vehicle ◂ +2.2 pts 30.4%

14.4% 3 vehicles +2.2 pts ▸ 16.6%

6.9% 4 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 7.7%

5.1% No vehicle ◂ +1.2 pts 3.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

19.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.2 pts 19.2%

11.1% Construction +0.5 pts ▸ 11.5%

10.0% Education & training ◂ +1.4 pts 8.5%

8.4% Retail trade +0.2 pts ▸ 8.6%

7.5% Professional & technical ◂ +1.5 pts 5.9%

5.8% Public administration & safety +0.2 pts ▸ 6.0%

6.0% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.1 pts 5.8%

5.3% Manufacturing ◂ +0.3 pts 5.1%

3.5% Other services +0.7 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.4% Transport & warehousing +0.5 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.4% Finance & insurance +0.5 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.6% Mining even 3.6%

Occupations people work in

25.6% Professionals ◂ +3.7 pts 22.0%

12.8% Technicians & trades +4.1 pts ▸ 16.9%

13.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.1 pts 11.5%

11.9% Community & personal service +1.7 pts ▸ 13.6%

13.4% Managers ◂ +2.8 pts 10.6%

6.4% Labourers +2.2 pts ▸ 8.5%

6.6% Machinery operators & drivers +1.1 pts ▸ 7.7%

7.7% Sales workers ◂ +0.9 pts 6.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Speers Point in Teralba +2.5 higher in Speers Point

5.7 87th pct 3.2 73rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Speers Point in Teralba +2.9 more in Speers Point

5.9 88th pct 3.1 73rd pct

15-min city in Speers Point in Teralba +52.1 pts higher in Speers Point

70.5% 85th pct 18.4% 72nd pct

Walk to shops in Speers Point in Teralba +62.4 pts higher in Speers Point

62.4% 83rd pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to transit in Speers Point in Teralba +32.8 pts higher in Speers Point

91.0% 84th pct 58.2% 75th pct

Walk to school in Speers Point in Teralba +11.8 pts higher in Speers Point

66.9% 81st pct 55.1% 77th pct

Walk to a park in Speers Point in Teralba +8.3 pts higher in Teralba

79.4% 74th pct 87.7% 79th pct

Walk to health in Speers Point in Teralba +75.8 pts higher in Speers Point

75.8% 92nd pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Speers Point in Teralba +5.5 more in Speers Point

12.6 48th pct 7.2 34th pct

Intersections/km² in Speers Point in Teralba +111 higher in Speers Point

132 87th pct 21 74th pct

Mean slope in Speers Point in Teralba +0.2 pts higher in Speers Point

8.8% 75th pct 8.6% 74th pct

Compare Speers Point with nearby areas

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Compare Teralba with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Speers Point vs Teralba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL13621/speers-point/vs/SAL13808/teralba