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Central Coast vs Ulladulla

Urban Area comparison ≈ 233 km apart · Central Coast profile · Ulladulla profile

Central Coast Ulladulla

Central Coast and Ulladulla are two New South Wales areas with very different profiles. Residents are far older in Ulladulla, where the typical person is 52 compared to 43 in Central Coast. This age gap is reflected in home ownership, with a far higher share of homes owned outright in Ulladulla (50.4% versus 34.5%). Central Coast is more walkable and connected, with a far higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of schools (61.6% versus 26.9%) and groceries (50.8% versus 39.1%).

Everyday life shares many similarities in both places, such as almost identical access to parks and very similar unemployment rates. Both areas also have a similar share of people who have served in the Defence Force. Over time, the two have drifted further apart in some ways; for example, the gap in people working from home has widened, with the figure far higher in Central Coast (25.4%) than in Ulladulla (12.6%).

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Where they differ most

Population: 326,154 larger in Central Coast PT commute: 1.3 pts higher in Central Coast Owned outright: 16.0 pts higher in Ulladulla Volunteering: 4.4 pts higher in Ulladulla Median age: 9 yrs older in Ulladulla

Demographics & Identity

Population in Central Coastin Ulladulla +326,154 larger in Central Coast gap widening
343,180 86th pct 17,026 24th pct
Median age in Central Coastin Ulladulla +9 yrs older in Ulladulla gap widening
43 yrs 64th pct 52 yrs 93rd pct
First Nations in Central Coastin Ulladulla +0.8 pts higher in Central Coast gap steady
4.9% 45th pct 4.1% 34th pct
Aged 65+ in Central Coastin Ulladulla +9.6 pts higher in Ulladulla gap widening
22.2% 65th pct 31.9% 93rd pct
Under 15 in Central Coastin Ulladulla +2.7 pts higher in Central Coast gap widening
18.0% 46th pct 15.3% 11th pct
De facto in Central Coastin Ulladulla +0.6 pts higher in Central Coast gap steady
11.8% 28th pct 11.2% 17th pct

Age structure

22.2% Seniors (65+) +9.6 pts ▸ 31.9%
25.6% Older adults (45–64) +0.6 pts ▸ 26.3%
23.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +4.5 pts 18.5%
18.0% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.7 pts 15.3%
11.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +3.1 pts 8.1%

Marital status

44.5% Married +5.3 pts ▸ 49.7%
33.7% Never married ◂ +6.0 pts 27.7%
11.2% Divorced ◂ +0.1 pts 11.1%
6.6% Widowed +1.4 pts ▸ 8.1%
4.0% Separated ◂ +0.5 pts 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Central Coast Ulladulla

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Central Coastin Ulladulla +3.2 pts higher in Central Coast gap widening
16.1% 69th pct 12.9% 49th pct

Country of birth

78.9% Australia +2.0 pts ▸ 80.9%
4.6% England ◂ +0.2 pts 4.3%
1.7% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 1.4%
0.7% Philippines ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%
0.7% India ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%
0.6% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%
0.6% China ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%
0.3% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

42.6% English +2.2 pts ▸ 44.8%
39.8% Australian ◂ +0.2 pts 39.7%
12.0% Irish +0.6 pts ▸ 12.7%
10.5% Scottish +1.5 pts ▸ 12.0%
2.8% Italian +1.1 pts ▸ 3.9%
3.3% German +0.3 pts ▸ 3.6%
1.5% Chinese ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%
1.5% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%
1.1% Filipino ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%
1.0% Indian ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%
0.8% Greek even 0.8%
0.2% Vietnamese even 0.2%

Language

Other language in Central Coastin Ulladulla +3.0 pts higher in Central Coast gap steady
7.1% 57th pct 4.1% 18th pct
Limited English in Central Coastin Ulladulla +0.5 pts higher in Central Coast gap steady
0.9% 59th pct 0.4% 14th pct

Language used at home

87.7% English only +2.7 pts ▸ 90.3%
0.6% Mandarin ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%
0.3% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%
0.3% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.2% Greek even 0.2%
0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.2% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.2% Hindi even 0.2%
0.1% Vietnamese even 0.2%

Religion

No religion in Central Coastin Ulladulla +2.1 pts higher in Ulladulla gap steady
40.0% 37th pct 42.1% 48th pct

Religious affiliation

50.8% Christianity ◂ +1.8 pts 49.1%
40.0% No religion +2.1 pts ▸ 42.1%
6.5% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 6.9%
1.0% Buddhism +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.6% Hinduism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%
0.5% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%
0.4% Islam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%
0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Central Coastin Ulladulla +4.8 pts higher in Central Coast gap narrowing
47.2% 63rd pct 42.3% 43rd pct
Bachelor+ in Central Coastin Ulladulla +1.3 pts higher in Central Coast gap narrowing
17.8% 65th pct 16.6% 59th pct

Highest year of school

47.2% Year 12 ◂ +4.8 pts 42.3%
29.2% Year 10 +2.7 pts ▸ 31.9%
10.7% Year 9 or below +2.1 pts ▸ 12.8%
6.4% Year 11 ◂ +0.1 pts 6.3%

Highest qualification level

34.2% Certificate III / IV +2.1 pts ▸ 36.4%
20.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.2 pts 18.3%
15.9% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.3 pts 14.7%
5.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.4 pts 5.3%
2.9% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.6 pts ▸ 3.5%
2.3% Certificate I / II even 2.3%

Field of qualification

18.7% Management & commerce ◂ +2.0 pts 16.7%
13.2% Engineering & related +0.5 pts ▸ 13.7%
11.9% Society & culture ◂ +0.7 pts 11.2%
11.0% Health ◂ +1.9 pts 9.1%
8.5% Education +1.9 pts ▸ 10.4%
7.4% Architecture & building +2.0 pts ▸ 9.3%
5.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.8 pts ▸ 6.4%
3.6% Creative arts ◂ +0.4 pts 3.2%
1.9% Agriculture & environment +0.6 pts ▸ 2.5%
2.1% Information technology ◂ +1.1 pts 1.0%
1.9% Natural & physical sciences even 1.9%

Income

Personal income in Central Coastin Ulladulla +$114 higher in Central Coast gap narrowing
$726 48th pct $612 14th pct
Household income in Central Coastin Ulladulla +$332 higher in Central Coast gap widening
$1,499 57th pct $1,167 15th pct
Family income in Central Coastin Ulladulla +$500 higher in Central Coast gap widening
$1,948 62nd pct $1,448 13th pct
High earners in Central Coastin Ulladulla +4.1 pts higher in Central Coast gap widening
9.7% 60th pct 5.6% 15th pct
High-income homes in Central Coastin Ulladulla +9.0 pts higher in Central Coast gap widening
18.5% 72nd pct 9.5% 12th pct

Household income distribution

28.4% $650–$1,499 +6.9 pts ▸ 35.3%
28.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.5 pts 25.8%
18.4% Under $650 +4.5 pts ▸ 23.0%
9.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +4.2 pts 5.2%
9.2% $4,000 or more ◂ +4.8 pts 4.4%

Personal income distribution

42.5% Under $650 +6.8 pts ▸ 49.3%
31.7% $650–$1,499 +0.1 pts ▸ 31.7%
15.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.3 pts 10.2%
3.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 2.1%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Central Coastin Ulladulla +2.6 pts higher in Ulladulla
34.0% 62nd pct 36.5% 81st pct
Mental health in Central Coastin Ulladulla +0.7 pts higher in Central Coast
11.0% 60th pct 10.2% 44th pct
Needs assistance in Central Coastin Ulladulla +0.5 pts higher in Ulladulla gap narrowing
7.1% 59th pct 7.5% 66th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

11.5% Arthritis +4.6 pts ▸ 16.1%
11.0% Mental health ◂ +0.7 pts 10.2%
9.6% Asthma ◂ +1.3 pts 8.3%
9.0% Other condition ◂ +0.3 pts 8.7%
5.0% Heart disease +1.0 pts ▸ 6.0%
5.5% Diabetes +0.5 pts ▸ 6.0%
3.7% Cancer +0.8 pts ▸ 4.5%
2.7% Lung condition +0.4 pts ▸ 3.1%
1.3% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%
1.1% Dementia even 1.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.1% None ◂ +2.7 pts 55.4%
21.9% One condition +0.5 pts ▸ 22.4%
7.7% Two conditions +1.3 pts ▸ 9.0%
4.4% Three or more +0.8 pts ▸ 5.2%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Central Coastin Ulladulla +4.4 pts higher in Ulladulla gap narrowing
12.1% 7th pct 16.5% 68th pct
Unpaid carers in Central Coastin Ulladulla +1.2 pts higher in Ulladulla gap steady
12.5% 41st pct 13.6% 73rd pct
Unpaid child care in Central Coastin Ulladulla +2.9 pts higher in Central Coast gap widening
25.7% 51st pct 22.8% 16th pct
Defence service in Central Coastin Ulladulla +1.0 pts higher in Ulladulla
2.8% 28th pct 3.8% 72nd pct
Housework 15h+ in Central Coastin Ulladulla +1.9 pts higher in Ulladulla gap widening
23.4% 77th pct 25.3% 92nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Central Coastin Ulladulla +0.2 larger in Central Coast gap widening
2.5 71st pct 2.3 14th pct
One-parent in Central Coastin Ulladulla +1.9 pts higher in Central Coast gap narrowing
17.5% 61st pct 15.5% 37th pct
Living alone in Central Coastin Ulladulla +1.5 pts higher in Ulladulla gap widening
27.4% 34th pct 28.8% 54th pct

Family composition

53.9% Couples with children ◂ +10.1 pts 43.8%
27.7% Couples without children +12.2 pts ▸ 39.9%
17.5% One-parent families ◂ +1.9 pts 15.5%
0.9% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

Household size

34.3% 2 people +8.2 pts ▸ 42.4%
27.4% 1 person +1.5 pts ▸ 28.8%
14.9% 3 people ◂ +2.8 pts 12.1%
14.5% 4 people ◂ +4.0 pts 10.5%
6.1% 5 people ◂ +1.7 pts 4.3%
2.9% 6 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 1.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Central Coastin Ulladulla +$49 higher in Central Coast gap steady
$400 90th pct $351 72nd pct
Mortgage in Central Coastin Ulladulla +$353 higher in Central Coast gap widening
$2,000 88th pct $1,647 64th pct
People / bedroom in Central Coastin Ulladulla +0.10 higher in Central Coast gap widening
0.80 57th pct 0.70 0th pct
Renting in Central Coastin Ulladulla +5.3 pts higher in Central Coast gap widening
27.6% 32nd pct 22.3% 12th pct
Owned outright in Central Coastin Ulladulla +16.0 pts higher in Ulladulla gap widening
34.5% 55th pct 50.4% 100th pct
Separate houses in Central Coastin Ulladulla +8.2 pts higher in Ulladulla gap widening
78.2% 25th pct 86.4% 66th pct
3+ bedrooms in Central Coastin Ulladulla +6.2 pts higher in Ulladulla gap widening
75.2% 30th pct 81.4% 85th pct

How homes are owned or rented

34.5% Owned outright +16.0 pts ▸ 50.4%
33.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +9.4 pts 24.5%
27.6% Rented ◂ +5.3 pts 22.3%
2.5% Other tenure ◂ +1.2 pts 1.3%
1.5% Not stated even 1.5%

Types of homes

78.2% Separate house +8.2 pts ▸ 86.4%
12.0% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +4.1 pts 8.0%
8.8% Flat or apartment ◂ +6.5 pts 2.3%
0.7% Other dwelling +2.2 pts ▸ 3.0%

Bedrooms per home

38.8% 3 bedrooms +4.8 pts ▸ 43.6%
28.1% 4 bedrooms +3.2 pts ▸ 31.3%
19.3% 2 bedrooms ◂ +5.0 pts 14.3%
8.4% 5 or more ◂ +1.9 pts 6.5%
3.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.9 pts 2.7%
0.4% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

53.7% $350–$549 ◂ +2.6 pts 51.1%
20.9% $200–$349 +11.6 pts ▸ 32.5%
9.8% Under $200 +0.9 pts ▸ 10.7%
10.2% $550–$749 ◂ +7.7 pts 2.5%
2.3% $750 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 0.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

37.9% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +8.3 pts 29.6%
26.2% $1,000–$1,799 +5.1 pts ▸ 31.3%
13.8% Under $1,000 +8.4 pts ▸ 22.2%
16.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.2 pts 11.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Central Coastin Ulladulla +2.2 pts higher in Central Coast gap widening
6.5% 57th pct 4.4% 18th pct
Work from home in Central Coastin Ulladulla +12.8 pts higher in Central Coast gap widening
25.4% 98th pct 12.6% 75th pct
PT commute in Central Coastin Ulladulla +1.3 pts higher in Central Coast gap widening
1.3% 76th pct 0.0% 0th pct

How people get to work

49.3% Car (driver) +13.5 pts ▸ 62.9%
25.4% Worked at home ◂ +12.8 pts 12.6%
3.3% Car (passenger) +1.5 pts ▸ 4.8%
1.3% Walked +1.9 pts ▸ 3.2%
0.8% Train ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%
0.6% Bus ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%
0.2% Bicycle +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

Motor vehicles per home

38.2% 1 vehicle +2.2 pts ▸ 40.5%
36.4% 2 vehicles +2.6 pts ▸ 39.1%
11.9% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.1 pts 10.7%
6.9% 4 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 5.4%
6.5% No vehicle ◂ +2.2 pts 4.4%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Central Coastin Ulladulla +2.1 pts higher in Ulladulla gap narrowing
37.5% 30th pct 39.6% 45th pct
Recent arrivals in Central Coastin Ulladulla +1.0 pts higher in Central Coast gap narrowing
6.9% 13th pct 5.9% 8th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Central Coastin Ulladulla +0.5 pts higher in Central Coast gap narrowing
4.7% 48th pct 4.2% 31st pct
Participation in Central Coastin Ulladulla +8.4 pts higher in Central Coast gap narrowing
55.6% 38th pct 47.2% 9th pct
Full-time in Central Coastin Ulladulla +5.6 pts higher in Central Coast gap widening
52.6% 13th pct 47.0% 1st pct

Industries people work in

17.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.5 pts 13.3%
11.5% Construction +2.4 pts ▸ 13.9%
10.2% Retail trade +3.0 pts ▸ 13.3%
7.0% Accommodation & food +5.7 pts ▸ 12.7%
8.2% Education & training +0.9 pts ▸ 9.1%
6.1% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.7 pts 5.4%
6.0% Professional & technical ◂ +0.5 pts 5.4%
5.9% Manufacturing ◂ +2.8 pts 3.1%
3.3% Administrative & support +1.0 pts ▸ 4.2%
3.8% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 3.9%
3.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.3 pts 2.4%
3.3% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.5 pts 1.8%

Occupations people work in

20.4% Professionals ◂ +2.7 pts 17.7%
14.6% Technicians & trades +2.7 pts ▸ 17.3%
13.0% Community & personal service +0.9 pts ▸ 13.9%
13.1% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.7 pts 10.4%
12.2% Managers +0.5 pts ▸ 12.7%
9.2% Sales workers +2.1 pts ▸ 11.4%
9.7% Labourers +1.6 pts ▸ 11.3%
6.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.2 pts 3.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Central Coastin Ulladulla +0.9 higher in Central Coast
5.4 66th pct 4.4 35th pct
Types ≤15 min in Central Coastin Ulladulla +0.8 more in Central Coast
5.1 62nd pct 4.3 33rd pct
15-min city in Central Coastin Ulladulla +17.4 pts higher in Central Coast
57.2% 58th pct 39.8% 19th pct
Walk to shops in Central Coastin Ulladulla +11.6 pts higher in Central Coast
50.8% 40th pct 39.1% 18th pct
Walk to transit in Central Coastin Ulladulla +3.6 pts higher in Central Coast
93.4% 89th pct 89.8% 78th pct
Walk to school in Central Coastin Ulladulla +34.7 pts higher in Central Coast
61.6% 43rd pct 26.9% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Central Coastin Ulladulla even
92.9% 71st pct 92.8% 70th pct
Walk to health in Central Coastin Ulladulla +3.4 pts higher in Central Coast
38.9% 43rd pct 35.5% 32nd pct
Amenities/1k in Central Coastin Ulladulla +3.7 more in Ulladulla
16.9 62nd pct 20.6 77th pct
Intersections/km² in Central Coastin Ulladulla +9 higher in Ulladulla
21 56th pct 31 70th pct
Mean slope in Central Coastin Ulladulla even
7.8% 89th pct 7.8% 90th pct

Compare Central Coast with nearby areas

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Compare Ulladulla with nearby areas

St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point Batemans Bay Nowra - Bomaderry Bowral - Mittagong Goulburn Wollongong Canberra - Queanbeyan Not in any Significant Urban Area Sydney Lithgow Bathurst Central Coast

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Central Coast vs Ulladulla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sua/1010/central-coast/vs/1034/ulladulla