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Wadalba vs Wyong

Name: Wadalba vs Wyong — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.8 km apart · Wadalba profile · Wyong profile

Wadalba Wyong

Wyong and Wadalba are neighbouring areas with very different demographics. Wyong is an older community where the typical resident is 45 and 23.3% of people are aged 65 or over. In contrast, Wadalba is much younger, with a typical age of 32 and a far higher share of children under 15 (26.3%). These age gaps are reflected in the homes; Wadalba has many more large family houses, with 87.6% of homes having three or more bedrooms, while Wyong has more people living alone (34.7%) and more homes owned outright (34.5%).

While both areas have similar proportions of people born overseas and similar rent rates, the gap in employment is wide and continues to be a major divide. In Wadalba, 65.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far higher than the 47.1% in Wyong. This is consistent with the difference in typical weekly household incomes, which are $1,942 in Wadalba compared to $1,096 in Wyong.

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Where they differ most

3+ bedrooms: 22.5 pts higher in Wadalba Separate houses: 21.9 pts higher in Wadalba Median age: 13 yrs older in Wyong Participation: 18.1 pts higher in Wadalba Owned outright: 17.3 pts higher in Wyong

Demographics & Identity

Population in Wadalba in Wyong +326 larger in Wyong gap narrowing

4,204 86th pct 4,530 86th pct

Median age in Wadalba in Wyong +13 yrs older in Wyong gap steady

32 yrs 9th pct 45 yrs 50th pct

Age structure

30.5% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +7.8 pts 22.7%

20.1% Older adults (45–64) +6.7 pts ▸ 26.7%

26.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +11.4 pts 15.0%

10.0% Seniors (65+) +13.3 pts ▸ 23.3%

12.8% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.7 pts 12.1%

Marital status

44.0% Married ◂ +7.1 pts 36.9%

38.0% Never married +0.6 pts ▸ 38.6%

10.0% Divorced +2.6 pts ▸ 12.6%

3.2% Widowed +4.1 pts ▸ 7.3%

4.7% Separated ◂ +0.1 pts 4.6%

Age & sex structure

Wadalba Wyong

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

78.5% Australia ◂ +4.7 pts 73.8%

3.1% England +0.2 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.0% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%

0.7% China +0.8 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.5% India ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

1.5% Philippines ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

0.8% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.3% Nepal +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Vietnam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Ancestry

39.4% Australian ◂ +0.8 pts 38.6%

38.7% English +0.4 pts ▸ 39.0%

8.5% Irish +1.9 pts ▸ 10.4%

8.5% Scottish +0.1 pts ▸ 8.6%

3.0% German ◂ +0.1 pts 2.9%

2.2% Chinese +0.8 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.5% Filipino ◂ +1.2 pts 1.3%

2.4% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 2.3%

2.4% Indian ◂ +1.0 pts 1.3%

1.4% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.9% Greek ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

Language

Language used at home

83.6% English only ◂ +2.4 pts 81.2%

0.6% Mandarin +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.4% Cantonese +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.5% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.4% Arabic even 0.4%

0.4% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Punjabi even 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

51.5% Christianity ◂ +1.9 pts 49.6%

39.8% No religion ◂ +2.7 pts 37.1%

5.7% Not stated +3.3 pts ▸ 9.0%

0.8% Hinduism +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.8% Buddhism +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Islam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.5% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Wadalba in Wyong +3.52 more in Wyong

0.90 6th pct 4.42 55th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Wadalba in Wyong +3 more in Wyong

12 82nd pct 15 86th pct

Avg size in Wadalba in Wyong +65 larger in Wyong

551 78th pct 616 86th pct

ICSEA in Wadalba in Wyong +11 higher in Wyong

989 49th pct 999 56th pct

Highest year of school

49.2% Year 12 ◂ +9.3 pts 39.9%

29.0% Year 10 +0.5 pts ▸ 29.5%

9.5% Year 9 or below +5.0 pts ▸ 14.5%

7.4% Year 11 ◂ +0.9 pts 6.5%

Highest qualification level

38.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +4.8 pts 34.0%

18.9% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.2 pts 16.8%

17.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.8 pts 14.8%

5.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.8 pts 4.4%

2.6% Certificate I / II +0.7 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

Field of qualification

21.4% Management & commerce ◂ +5.3 pts 16.1%

13.0% Engineering & related +0.3 pts ▸ 13.3%

12.9% Society & culture ◂ +0.6 pts 12.3%

12.8% Health ◂ +2.0 pts 10.8%

7.4% Education ◂ +1.3 pts 6.1%

7.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.0 pts 6.0%

6.4% Architecture & building ◂ +1.4 pts 5.0%

3.2% Information technology ◂ +0.4 pts 2.8%

2.2% Creative arts +0.7 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.3% Natural & physical sciences +0.6 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.6% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

Income

Personal income in Wadalba in Wyong +$197 higher in Wadalba gap widening

$805 60th pct $608 26th pct

Household income in Wadalba in Wyong +$846 higher in Wadalba gap widening

$1,942 73rd pct $1,096 19th pct

Family income in Wadalba in Wyong +$634 higher in Wadalba gap steady

$2,127 65th pct $1,493 26th pct

Household income distribution

34.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +13.4 pts 21.6%

23.0% $650–$1,499 +10.7 pts ▸ 33.7%

12.7% Under $650 +13.9 pts ▸ 26.6%

13.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +7.7 pts 5.5%

8.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.8 pts 5.6%

Personal income distribution

39.9% Under $650 +8.3 pts ▸ 48.2%

34.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.6 pts 30.2%

17.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.4 pts 10.5%

2.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 2.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.8% Mental health +2.4 pts ▸ 14.2%

7.5% Arthritis +5.1 pts ▸ 12.7%

10.8% Asthma ◂ +0.7 pts 10.1%

8.8% Other condition +1.2 pts ▸ 10.0%

4.8% Diabetes +2.0 pts ▸ 6.8%

2.8% Heart disease +2.7 pts ▸ 5.5%

1.4% Lung condition +2.5 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.0% Cancer +1.6 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.1% Stroke even 1.1%

0.6% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.7% None ◂ +10.2 pts 52.5%

20.5% One condition +1.6 pts ▸ 22.1%

5.8% Two conditions +3.0 pts ▸ 8.8%

3.2% Three or more +2.5 pts ▸ 5.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Wadalba in Wyong +29 larger in Wyong

258 86th pct 287 86th pct

Median age in Wadalba in Wyong +4 yrs older in Wyong

20 yrs 25th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Wadalba in Wyong +$232 higher in Wadalba

$721 58th pct $489 31st pct

Household income in Wadalba in Wyong +$978 higher in Wadalba

$1,952 60th pct $974 17th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Wadalba in Wyong +0.8 larger in Wadalba gap widening

3.0 86th pct 2.2 24th pct

Family composition

63.1% Couples with children ◂ +19.0 pts 44.1%

16.1% Couples without children +14.2 pts ▸ 30.3%

20.0% One-parent families +4.2 pts ▸ 24.1%

0.8% Other families +0.7 pts ▸ 1.5%

Household size

25.0% 2 people +10.9 pts ▸ 35.9%

17.9% 1 person +16.7 pts ▸ 34.7%

22.3% 4 people ◂ +11.8 pts 10.5%

19.4% 3 people ◂ +7.7 pts 11.7%

11.2% 5 people ◂ +6.9 pts 4.3%

4.4% 6 or more ◂ +1.9 pts 2.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Wadalba in Wyong +$130 higher in Wadalba gap widening

$480 90th pct $350 71st pct

Mortgage in Wadalba in Wyong +$535 higher in Wadalba gap widening

$2,167 80th pct $1,632 50th pct

People / bedroom in Wadalba in Wyong even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

41.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +19.6 pts 22.2%

39.3% Rented +0.7 pts ▸ 40.1%

17.2% Owned outright +17.3 pts ▸ 34.5%

1.1% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.0% Other tenure +1.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

Types of homes

94.3% Separate house ◂ +21.9 pts 72.4%

5.4% Townhouse / semi-detached +10.6 pts ▸ 16.1%

0.0% Flat or apartment +11.0 pts ▸ 11.0%

0.3% Other dwelling +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

64.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +44.8 pts 19.3%

14.8% 3 bedrooms +25.5 pts ▸ 40.2%

6.0% 2 bedrooms +20.2 pts ▸ 26.2%

8.7% 5 or more ◂ +3.2 pts 5.5%

4.5% 1 bedroom +1.9 pts ▸ 6.4%

0.8% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

Weekly rent distribution

58.7% $350–$549 ◂ +16.3 pts 42.3%

10.8% $200–$349 +13.7 pts ▸ 24.5%

14.4% Under $200 +7.2 pts ▸ 21.6%

13.3% $550–$749 ◂ +8.5 pts 4.8%

0.0% $750 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

56.3% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +24.8 pts 31.5%

19.5% $1,000–$1,799 +18.2 pts ▸ 37.7%

7.7% Under $1,000 +9.1 pts ▸ 16.8%

12.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 9.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Wadalba in Wyong +46 more in Wyong

23 86th pct 69 88th pct

Stops/1k in Wadalba in Wyong +9.76 more in Wyong

5.47 79th pct 15.23 90th pct

Departures/1k in Wadalba in Wyong +1,787.4 more in Wyong

996.7 86th pct 2,784.1 96th pct

PT routes in Wadalba in Wyong +28 more in Wyong

13 86th pct 41 87th pct

Stop walk in Wadalba in Wyong +1 longer in Wyong

3 21st pct 4 29th pct

Drive to city in Wadalba in Wyong +4 longer in Wadalba

68 49th pct 64 47th pct

Reach 30 min in Wadalba in Wyong +9,120 more in Wyong

0 0th pct 9,120 57th pct

Reach 45 min in Wadalba in Wyong +5,229 more in Wyong

9,120 40th pct 14,349 45th pct

How people get to work

52.9% Car (driver) ◂ +4.0 pts 48.9%

22.1% Worked at home ◂ +0.5 pts 21.7%

3.7% Car (passenger) +0.1 pts ▸ 3.8%

0.7% Walked +1.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.6% Train +1.4 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.6% Bus +0.7 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.0% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

44.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +16.5 pts 27.6%

30.0% 1 vehicle +14.0 pts ▸ 44.0%

5.3% No vehicle +8.3 pts ▸ 13.6%

13.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +4.2 pts 9.1%

7.5% 4 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 5.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

19.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.5 pts 18.1%

11.2% Retail trade ◂ +0.3 pts 11.0%

10.1% Construction ◂ +0.7 pts 9.4%

7.9% Manufacturing +0.2 pts ▸ 8.1%

7.7% Accommodation & food +0.2 pts ▸ 7.9%

5.6% Public administration & safety +0.7 pts ▸ 6.3%

6.3% Education & training ◂ +0.7 pts 5.6%

3.8% Professional & technical +0.8 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.1% Transport & warehousing +0.2 pts ▸ 4.4%

4.1% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 4.2%

4.0% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.1 pts 3.9%

3.6% Administrative & support ◂ +0.5 pts 3.1%

Occupations people work in

17.4% Professionals ◂ +2.5 pts 14.9%

15.1% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.4 pts 12.6%

13.8% Community & personal service +0.5 pts ▸ 14.4%

14.0% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.6 pts 13.4%

9.6% Labourers +4.0 pts ▸ 13.6%

10.5% Managers +0.6 pts ▸ 11.1%

10.9% Sales workers ◂ +1.8 pts 9.1%

7.1% Machinery operators & drivers +1.1 pts ▸ 8.2%

Walkability

Walk score in Wadalba in Wyong +1.2 higher in Wyong

5.4 85th pct 6.6 91st pct

Types ≤15 min in Wadalba in Wyong +0.9 more in Wyong

5.0 83rd pct 5.9 88th pct

15-min city in Wadalba in Wyong +5.8 pts higher in Wadalba

75.2% 86th pct 69.4% 84th pct

Walk to shops in Wadalba in Wyong +7.0 pts higher in Wadalba

74.0% 86th pct 67.0% 84th pct

Walk to transit in Wadalba in Wyong +3.1 pts higher in Wadalba

97.6% 92nd pct 94.5% 85th pct

Walk to school in Wadalba in Wyong +8.2 pts higher in Wyong

72.3% 83rd pct 80.6% 85th pct

Walk to a park in Wadalba in Wyong +6.2 pts higher in Wadalba

98.5% 85th pct 92.3% 81st pct

Walk to health in Wadalba in Wyong +12.1 pts higher in Wadalba

68.5% 90th pct 56.3% 86th pct

Amenities/1k in Wadalba in Wyong +25.7 more in Wyong

10.7 43rd pct 36.4 75th pct

Intersections/km² in Wadalba in Wyong +61 higher in Wadalba

148 88th pct 88 84th pct

Mean slope in Wadalba in Wyong +1.9 pts higher in Wadalba

8.1% 71st pct 6.2% 56th pct

Compare Wadalba with nearby areas

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Compare Wyong with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Wadalba vs Wyong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL14098/wadalba/vs/SAL14464/wyong