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Lennox Head vs Cumbalum

Urban Centre comparison ≈ 5.7 km apart · Lennox Head profile · Cumbalum profile

Lennox Head Cumbalum

Lennox Head and Cumbalum are neighbouring areas with very different layouts. Lennox Head is somewhat walkable, with 68.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 56.6% near a school. In contrast, Cumbalum is mostly car-dependent, where no homes are within a 15-minute walk of schools or shops. These two areas also differ in housing and education; Cumbalum has a far higher share of separate houses at 93.3%, while Lennox Head has more residents with a bachelor degree or higher (33.8% compared to 26.1% in Cumbalum).

Both areas share a very similar profile in terms of typical weekly household and personal incomes, and they have roughly the same share of people born overseas. Since 2011, the gap in housing has widened, with separate houses becoming even more dominant in Cumbalum. At the same time, the difference in resident age has shrunk significantly, with the typical person in Lennox Head now only four years older than in Cumbalum.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 20.8 pts higher in Cumbalum Population: 5,472 larger in Lennox Head 3+ bedrooms: 9.5 pts higher in Cumbalum Owned outright: 9.1 pts higher in Lennox Head Recent movers: 8.1 pts higher in Cumbalum

Demographics & Identity

Population in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +5,472 larger in Lennox Head gap widening
7,483 86th pct 2,011 72nd pct
Median age in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +4 yrs older in Lennox Head gap narrowing
41 yrs 36th pct 37 yrs 21st pct
First Nations in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +2.3 pts higher in Cumbalum gap narrowing
2.1% 24th pct 4.4% 50th pct
Aged 65+ in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +3.2 pts higher in Lennox Head gap narrowing
15.9% 27th pct 12.7% 18th pct
Under 15 in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +3.5 pts higher in Cumbalum gap narrowing
20.4% 72nd pct 23.9% 87th pct
De facto in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +1.5 pts higher in Lennox Head gap narrowing
15.2% 71st pct 13.7% 58th pct

Age structure

28.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +5.0 pts 23.7%
25.6% Young adults (25–44) +2.8 pts ▸ 28.4%
20.4% Children (0–14) +3.5 pts ▸ 23.9%
15.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.2 pts 12.7%
9.4% Youth (15–24) +2.0 pts ▸ 11.3%

Marital status

48.9% Married +5.1 pts ▸ 54.0%
34.5% Never married ◂ +2.4 pts 32.2%
9.7% Divorced ◂ +1.6 pts 8.1%
3.4% Widowed ◂ +0.9 pts 2.5%
3.3% Separated ◂ +0.9 pts 2.4%

Age & sex structure

Lennox Head Cumbalum

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +0.7 pts higher in Lennox Head gap narrowing
15.0% 75th pct 14.3% 72nd pct

Country of birth

80.3% Australia +1.0 pts ▸ 81.3%
4.2% England ◂ +0.7 pts 3.5%
1.9% New Zealand +0.5 pts ▸ 2.4%
0.1% India +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.2% Philippines +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.7% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%
0.1% Vietnam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.1% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.1% Italy even 0.1%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

44.3% English ◂ +3.9 pts 40.4%
36.9% Australian +6.7 pts ▸ 43.7%
16.9% Irish ◂ +4.7 pts 12.2%
14.3% Scottish ◂ +4.0 pts 10.3%
5.0% German ◂ +0.5 pts 4.5%
3.9% Italian +0.8 pts ▸ 4.7%
1.9% Dutch ◂ +0.8 pts 1.0%
0.5% Indian +1.2 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.5% Filipino +0.9 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.9% Chinese +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%
1.0% Greek ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%
0.1% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Other language in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +1.0 pts higher in Cumbalum gap steady
5.6% 72nd pct 6.6% 76th pct
Limited English in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +0.1 pts higher in Lennox Head gap steady
0.4% 60th pct 0.3% 54th pct

Language used at home

89.7% English only +0.2 pts ▸ 89.9%
0.0% Hindi +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.3% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.1% Mandarin +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.1% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.1% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +6.8 pts higher in Lennox Head gap narrowing
51.0% 80th pct 44.2% 56th pct

Religious affiliation

51.0% No religion ◂ +6.8 pts 44.2%
39.7% Christianity +7.0 pts ▸ 46.7%
6.9% Not stated ◂ +0.6 pts 6.3%
1.3% Buddhism +0.2 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.2% Hinduism +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.4% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.2% Judaism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.2% Islam even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +6.7 pts higher in Lennox Head gap widening
64.4% 98th pct 57.8% 91st pct
Bachelor+ in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +7.7 pts higher in Lennox Head gap widening
33.8% 100th pct 26.1% 91st pct

Highest year of school

64.4% Year 12 ◂ +6.7 pts 57.8%
19.8% Year 10 +4.3 pts ▸ 24.1%
6.0% Year 11 +1.6 pts ▸ 7.5%
4.1% Year 9 or below +2.6 pts ▸ 6.6%

Highest qualification level

32.7% Bachelor degree ◂ +6.1 pts 26.6%
23.4% Certificate III / IV +8.1 pts ▸ 31.6%
16.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.6 pts 15.7%
9.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.4 pts 6.6%
4.1% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.0 pts ▸ 5.1%
1.0% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Field of qualification

17.4% Management & commerce ◂ +0.2 pts 17.2%
14.1% Health ◂ +0.1 pts 14.0%
13.1% Education ◂ +0.7 pts 12.3%
11.8% Society & culture ◂ +0.4 pts 11.5%
9.1% Engineering & related +1.2 pts ▸ 10.3%
7.8% Architecture & building ◂ +1.1 pts 6.7%
4.7% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.9 pts ▸ 7.6%
5.1% Creative arts ◂ +0.1 pts 5.0%
3.0% Agriculture & environment +0.4 pts ▸ 3.4%
2.4% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.3 pts 2.1%
1.0% Information technology +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +$43 higher in Lennox Head gap narrowing
$954 89th pct $911 87th pct
Household income in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +$42 higher in Cumbalum gap narrowing
$2,135 89th pct $2,177 90th pct
Family income in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +$92 higher in Lennox Head gap narrowing
$2,328 88th pct $2,236 86th pct
High earners in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +2.9 pts higher in Lennox Head gap widening
14.8% 89th pct 11.9% 85th pct
High-income homes in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +0.5 pts higher in Cumbalum gap narrowing
27.8% 90th pct 28.3% 90th pct

Household income distribution

33.1% $1,500–$2,999 +0.3 pts ▸ 33.4%
22.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.0 pts 21.6%
15.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.4 pts 13.2%
12.1% $3,000–$3,999 +3.0 pts ▸ 15.1%
9.8% Under $650 ◂ +2.2 pts 7.6%

Personal income distribution

34.9% $650–$1,499 +3.0 pts ▸ 37.9%
32.1% Under $650 +1.2 pts ▸ 33.3%
20.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.7 pts 19.6%
6.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.2 pts 4.2%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +4.7 pts higher in Cumbalum
22.9% 12th pct 27.6% 25th pct
Mental health in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +4.4 pts higher in Cumbalum
6.8% 19th pct 11.1% 67th pct
Needs assistance in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +0.5 pts higher in Cumbalum gap narrowing
3.0% 11th pct 3.4% 14th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

6.8% Mental health +4.4 pts ▸ 11.1%
7.1% Asthma +2.4 pts ▸ 9.4%
6.7% Arthritis ◂ +0.4 pts 6.3%
6.5% Other condition ◂ +0.3 pts 6.2%
3.1% Heart disease ◂ +0.4 pts 2.7%
2.4% Cancer ◂ +0.6 pts 1.9%
1.8% Diabetes +0.4 pts ▸ 2.3%
1.1% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.7% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%
0.2% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

68.5% None ◂ +1.9 pts 66.6%
17.5% One condition +3.1 pts ▸ 20.6%
4.1% Two conditions +0.9 pts ▸ 5.0%
1.4% Three or more +0.5 pts ▸ 1.8%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +0.7 pts higher in Lennox Head gap narrowing
18.2% 57th pct 17.5% 53rd pct
Unpaid carers in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +1.9 pts higher in Cumbalum gap narrowing
11.4% 27th pct 13.3% 52nd pct
Unpaid child care in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +3.6 pts higher in Cumbalum gap narrowing
32.5% 84th pct 36.1% 88th pct
Defence service in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +0.1 pts higher in Cumbalum
2.2% 17th pct 2.3% 19th pct
Housework 15h+ in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +1.8 pts higher in Cumbalum gap narrowing
22.6% 37th pct 24.5% 54th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +0.3 larger in Cumbalum gap widening
2.7 76th pct 3.0 87th pct
One-parent in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +0.6 pts higher in Lennox Head gap narrowing
11.5% 28th pct 11.0% 25th pct
Living alone in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +7.0 pts higher in Lennox Head gap widening
18.0% 18th pct 11.0% 5th pct

Family composition

59.3% Couples with children +5.9 pts ▸ 65.2%
28.4% Couples without children ◂ +5.4 pts 23.0%
11.5% One-parent families ◂ +0.6 pts 11.0%
0.8% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

Household size

37.7% 2 people ◂ +5.7 pts 32.0%
18.5% 4 people +6.2 pts ▸ 24.7%
16.9% 3 people +2.1 pts ▸ 19.0%
18.0% 1 person ◂ +7.0 pts 11.0%
6.4% 5 people +3.8 pts ▸ 10.3%
2.5% 6 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 2.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +$30 higher in Cumbalum gap narrowing
$580 100th pct $610 100th pct
Mortgage in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +$69 higher in Lennox Head gap narrowing
$2,236 94th pct $2,167 92nd pct
People / bedroom in Lennox Headin Cumbalum even gap steady
0.80 57th pct 0.80 57th pct
Renting in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +6.0 pts higher in Lennox Head gap narrowing
23.9% 58th pct 17.9% 38th pct
Owned outright in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +9.1 pts higher in Lennox Head gap narrowing
38.0% 45th pct 28.9% 23rd pct
Separate houses in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +20.8 pts higher in Cumbalum gap widening
72.5% 7th pct 93.3% 49th pct
3+ bedrooms in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +9.5 pts higher in Cumbalum gap widening
86.3% 78th pct 95.8% 97th pct

How homes are owned or rented

36.5% Owned with a mortgage +14.8 pts ▸ 51.3%
38.0% Owned outright ◂ +9.1 pts 28.9%
23.9% Rented ◂ +6.0 pts 17.9%
0.9% Not stated even 0.9%
0.6% Other tenure ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

Types of homes

72.5% Separate house +20.8 pts ▸ 93.3%
22.3% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +16.1 pts 6.2%
4.5% Flat or apartment ◂ +4.5 pts 0.0%
0.5% Other dwelling ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

36.2% 4 bedrooms +23.8 pts ▸ 60.0%
41.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +15.3 pts 25.8%
10.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +9.1 pts 1.6%
9.0% 5 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 10.0%
1.7% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.7 pts 0.0%
0.4% Studio / none ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

43.3% $550–$749 +23.7 pts ▸ 67.0%
33.1% $350–$549 ◂ +14.9 pts 18.3%
15.8% $750 or more ◂ +13.2 pts 2.6%
5.5% $200–$349 +4.9 pts ▸ 10.4%
1.4% Under $200 ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

35.2% $1,800–$2,999 +13.3 pts ▸ 48.5%
27.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +8.6 pts 18.5%
18.0% $1,000–$1,799 +1.3 pts ▸ 19.4%
11.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.2 pts 9.1%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +0.8 pts higher in Lennox Head gap narrowing
0.8% 20th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Work from home in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +5.3 pts higher in Lennox Head gap widening
20.5% 89th pct 15.2% 81st pct
PT commute in Lennox Headin Cumbalum even gap steady
0.5% 67th pct 0.5% 66th pct

How people get to work

57.3% Car (driver) +6.4 pts ▸ 63.7%
20.5% Worked at home ◂ +5.3 pts 15.2%
3.0% Car (passenger) +1.4 pts ▸ 4.4%
2.2% Walked ◂ +2.2 pts 0.0%
1.0% Bicycle ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%
0.3% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.2% Train ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

47.9% 2 vehicles +8.5 pts ▸ 56.5%
29.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +8.6 pts 20.8%
14.1% 3 vehicles +0.6 pts ▸ 14.7%
7.8% 4 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 8.7%
0.8% No vehicle ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +8.1 pts higher in Cumbalum gap widening
45.2% 88th pct 53.3% 98th pct
Recent arrivals in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +2.5 pts higher in Lennox Head gap narrowing
9.8% 70th pct 7.3% 61st pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +1.1 pts higher in Lennox Head gap steady
3.1% 23rd pct 2.0% 11th pct
Participation in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +2.3 pts higher in Cumbalum gap narrowing
67.7% 89th pct 69.9% 92nd pct
Full-time in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +3.5 pts higher in Cumbalum gap narrowing
49.8% 19th pct 53.3% 35th pct

Industries people work in

16.9% Health care & social assistance +1.0 pts ▸ 17.8%
10.1% Retail trade +3.2 pts ▸ 13.3%
12.5% Education & training ◂ +0.5 pts 12.0%
11.4% Construction ◂ +1.8 pts 9.7%
9.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.1 pts 7.8%
7.9% Professional & technical ◂ +2.7 pts 5.2%
5.0% Public administration & safety +0.8 pts ▸ 5.8%
3.4% Manufacturing +1.5 pts ▸ 4.9%
3.1% Other services +1.8 pts ▸ 4.9%
3.0% Administrative & support +0.5 pts ▸ 3.5%
2.0% Transport & warehousing +0.9 pts ▸ 2.9%
2.4% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.8 pts 1.6%

Occupations people work in

29.8% Professionals ◂ +9.4 pts 20.5%
15.7% Managers ◂ +2.5 pts 13.2%
13.8% Technicians & trades +1.1 pts ▸ 14.9%
9.9% Clerical & administrative +3.6 pts ▸ 13.5%
10.9% Community & personal service +2.4 pts ▸ 13.3%
9.5% Sales workers +1.9 pts ▸ 11.5%
6.1% Labourers +2.2 pts ▸ 8.3%
2.7% Machinery operators & drivers +0.3 pts ▸ 3.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +3.1 higher in Lennox Head
5.2 68th pct 2.2 21st pct
Types ≤15 min in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +3.0 more in Lennox Head
5.0 56th pct 2.0 18th pct
15-min city in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +48.4 pts higher in Lennox Head
48.4% 43rd pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +68.8 pts higher in Lennox Head
68.8% 58th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +6.5 pts higher in Cumbalum
70.0% 63rd pct 76.5% 68th pct
Walk to school in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +56.6 pts higher in Lennox Head
56.6% 40th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +1.8 pts higher in Lennox Head
99.3% 83rd pct 97.5% 69th pct
Walk to health in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +44.8 pts higher in Lennox Head
44.8% 59th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +22.8 more in Lennox Head
27.8 70th pct 5.0 10th pct
Intersections/km² in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +5 higher in Lennox Head
96 90th pct 91 89th pct
Mean slope in Lennox Headin Cumbalum +3.1 pts higher in Cumbalum
8.0% 85th pct 11.1% 93rd pct

Compare Lennox Head with nearby areas

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Compare Cumbalum with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Lennox Head vs Cumbalum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL114017/lennox-head/vs/UCL115050/cumbalum