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Cumbalum vs Lennox Head - West

Urban Centre comparison ≈ 6.1 km apart · Cumbalum profile · Lennox Head - West profile

Cumbalum Lennox Head - West

Cumbalum and Lennox Head - West (L) are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Cumbalum is a younger community where 23.9% of people are children, and it has a higher share of large homes, with 95.8% having three or more bedrooms. Typical weekly household incomes there are far higher at $2,177. In contrast, Lennox Head - West (L) is much older; the typical resident is 62 and 43.4% of people are aged 65 and over. Residents there are more likely to own their homes outright (65.4%) and live alone (46.9%).

Both areas share similar levels of higher education, with about 26% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. They also have a similar proportion of people in de facto relationships and a similar share of residents using other languages at home. Over time, the gaps between these two places have grown significantly. The difference in typical age has widened to 25 years, and the gap in typical weekly household income has increased since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 25 yrs older in Lennox Head - West Aged 65+: 30.7 pts higher in Lennox Head - West Living alone: 35.9 pts higher in Lennox Head - West Owned outright: 36.5 pts higher in Lennox Head - West 3+ bedrooms: 34.3 pts higher in Cumbalum

Demographics & Identity

Population in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +1,744 larger in Cumbalum gap narrowing
2,011 72nd pct 267 14th pct
Median age in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +25 yrs older in Lennox Head - West gap widening
37 yrs 21st pct 62 yrs 98th pct
First Nations in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +1.0 pts higher in Cumbalum gap narrowing
4.4% 50th pct 3.4% 40th pct
Aged 65+ in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +30.7 pts higher in Lennox Head - West gap widening
12.7% 18th pct 43.4% 97th pct
Under 15 in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +17.2 pts higher in Cumbalum gap widening
23.9% 87th pct 6.7% 1st pct
De facto in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +0.9 pts higher in Lennox Head - West gap steady
13.7% 58th pct 14.6% 66th pct

Age structure

12.7% Seniors (65+) +30.7 pts ▸ 43.4%
28.4% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +14.9 pts 13.5%
23.7% Older adults (45–64) +0.6 pts ▸ 24.3%
23.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +17.2 pts 6.7%
11.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +7.6 pts 3.7%

Marital status

54.0% Married ◂ +9.9 pts 44.1%
32.2% Never married ◂ +8.3 pts 23.9%
8.1% Divorced +10.9 pts ▸ 19.0%
2.5% Widowed +7.6 pts ▸ 10.1%
2.4% Separated +0.4 pts ▸ 2.8%

Age & sex structure

Cumbalum Lennox Head - West

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +3.7 pts higher in Lennox Head - West gap widening
14.3% 72nd pct 18.0% 86th pct

Country of birth

81.3% Australia ◂ +7.5 pts 73.8%
3.5% England +6.6 pts ▸ 10.1%
2.4% New Zealand ◂ +1.3 pts 1.1%
0.7% India ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%
0.7% Philippines ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%
0.4% Vietnam ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.3% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.1% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

40.4% English +3.8 pts ▸ 44.2%
43.7% Australian ◂ +11.8 pts 31.8%
12.2% Irish +2.8 pts ▸ 15.0%
10.3% Scottish +2.4 pts ▸ 12.7%
4.5% German +1.8 pts ▸ 6.4%
4.7% Italian ◂ +2.1 pts 2.6%
1.7% Indian ◂ +1.7 pts 0.0%
1.4% Filipino ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%
1.3% Chinese ◂ +1.3 pts 0.0%
1.0% Dutch ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%
0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.3% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Language

Other language in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +0.2 pts higher in Cumbalum gap narrowing
6.6% 76th pct 6.4% 75th pct
Limited English in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +0.3 pts higher in Cumbalum gap steady
0.3% 54th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Language used at home

89.9% English only ◂ +3.4 pts 86.5%
0.5% Hindi ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%
0.4% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.1% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +6.0 pts higher in Lennox Head - West gap narrowing
44.2% 56th pct 50.2% 77th pct

Religious affiliation

44.2% No religion +6.0 pts ▸ 50.2%
46.7% Christianity ◂ +9.3 pts 37.5%
6.3% Not stated +2.3 pts ▸ 8.6%
1.5% Buddhism +1.5 pts ▸ 3.0%
0.7% Hinduism ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%
0.6% Other religions ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%
0.1% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +11.1 pts higher in Cumbalum gap steady
57.8% 91st pct 46.7% 73rd pct
Bachelor+ in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +0.6 pts higher in Cumbalum gap narrowing
26.1% 91st pct 25.5% 90th pct

Highest year of school

57.8% Year 12 ◂ +11.1 pts 46.7%
24.1% Year 10 ◂ +1.8 pts 22.3%
6.6% Year 9 or below +6.6 pts ▸ 13.2%
7.5% Year 11 ◂ +2.2 pts 5.4%

Highest qualification level

31.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +12.1 pts 19.5%
26.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.2 pts 26.4%
15.7% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.2 pts 14.5%
5.1% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.8 pts ▸ 6.9%
6.6% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.3 pts 6.3%
1.1% Certificate I / II +2.0 pts ▸ 3.1%

Field of qualification

17.2% Management & commerce ◂ +4.6 pts 12.6%
11.5% Society & culture +4.9 pts ▸ 16.4%
14.0% Health ◂ +4.5 pts 9.4%
12.3% Education +1.5 pts ▸ 13.8%
10.3% Engineering & related ◂ +2.8 pts 7.5%
6.7% Architecture & building +1.5 pts ▸ 8.2%
5.0% Creative arts +3.2 pts ▸ 8.2%
7.6% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +4.4 pts 3.1%
3.4% Agriculture & environment +0.3 pts ▸ 3.8%
2.1% Natural & physical sciences +1.0 pts ▸ 3.1%
1.3% Information technology +0.5 pts ▸ 1.9%

Income

Personal income in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +$324 higher in Cumbalum gap widening
$911 87th pct $587 34th pct
Household income in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +$1,311 higher in Cumbalum gap widening
$2,177 90th pct $866 11th pct
Family income in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +$361 higher in Cumbalum gap widening
$2,236 86th pct $1,875 69th pct
High earners in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +0.6 pts higher in Cumbalum gap narrowing
11.9% 85th pct 11.3% 82nd pct
High-income homes in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +9.8 pts higher in Cumbalum gap widening
28.3% 90th pct 18.5% 77th pct

Household income distribution

7.6% Under $650 +31.6 pts ▸ 39.2%
33.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +13.4 pts 20.0%
21.6% $650–$1,499 +8.4 pts ▸ 30.0%
15.1% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +11.2 pts 3.8%
13.2% $4,000 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 14.6%

Personal income distribution

33.3% Under $650 +16.1 pts ▸ 49.4%
37.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +17.3 pts 20.6%
19.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.4 pts 12.1%
4.2% $3,000 or more +3.5 pts ▸ 7.7%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +12.1 pts higher in Lennox Head - West
27.6% 25th pct 39.7% 83rd pct
Mental health in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +0.5 pts higher in Lennox Head - West
11.1% 67th pct 11.6% 73rd pct
Needs assistance in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +2.6 pts higher in Lennox Head - West gap narrowing
3.4% 14th pct 6.0% 46th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

6.3% Arthritis +9.5 pts ▸ 15.7%
11.1% Mental health +0.5 pts ▸ 11.6%
2.7% Heart disease +8.5 pts ▸ 11.2%
9.4% Asthma +1.0 pts ▸ 10.5%
6.2% Other condition +4.3 pts ▸ 10.5%
2.3% Diabetes +3.0 pts ▸ 5.2%
1.9% Cancer +2.6 pts ▸ 4.5%
1.2% Lung condition +2.6 pts ▸ 3.7%
0.6% Stroke +0.9 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.2% Dementia +0.9 pts ▸ 1.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.6% None ◂ +15.7 pts 50.9%
20.6% One condition ◂ +2.7 pts 18.0%
5.0% Two conditions +7.7 pts ▸ 12.7%
1.8% Three or more +5.7 pts ▸ 7.5%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +3.2 pts higher in Lennox Head - West gap steady
17.5% 53rd pct 20.6% 72nd pct
Unpaid carers in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +0.8 pts higher in Cumbalum gap narrowing
13.3% 52nd pct 12.6% 40th pct
Unpaid child care in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +19.9 pts higher in Cumbalum gap widening
36.1% 88th pct 16.2% 13th pct
Defence service in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +0.9 pts higher in Lennox Head - West
2.3% 19th pct 3.2% 41st pct
Housework 15h+ in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +1.4 pts higher in Lennox Head - West gap steady
24.5% 54th pct 25.9% 66th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +1.1 larger in Cumbalum gap widening
3.0 87th pct 1.9 7th pct
One-parent in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +5.6 pts higher in Cumbalum gap widening
11.0% 25th pct 5.4% 2nd pct
Living alone in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +35.9 pts higher in Lennox Head - West gap widening
11.0% 5th pct 46.9% 98th pct

Family composition

65.2% Couples with children ◂ +19.3 pts 45.8%
23.0% Couples without children +28.8 pts ▸ 51.8%
11.0% One-parent families ◂ +5.6 pts 5.4%
0.7% Other families ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

Household size

11.0% 1 person +35.9 pts ▸ 46.9%
32.0% 2 people +0.3 pts ▸ 32.3%
24.7% 4 people ◂ +20.9 pts 3.8%
19.0% 3 people ◂ +4.4 pts 14.6%
10.3% 5 people ◂ +6.4 pts 3.8%
2.8% 6 or more ◂ +2.8 pts 0.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +$202 higher in Cumbalum gap widening
$610 100th pct $408 88th pct
Mortgage in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +$884 higher in Cumbalum gap widening
$2,167 92nd pct $1,283 42nd pct
People / bedroom in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +0.20 higher in Cumbalum gap steady
0.80 57th pct 0.60 0th pct
Renting in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +10.2 pts higher in Cumbalum gap narrowing
17.9% 38th pct 7.7% 8th pct
Owned outright in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +36.5 pts higher in Lennox Head - West gap widening
28.9% 23rd pct 65.4% 100th pct
Separate houses in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +5.1 pts higher in Lennox Head - West gap steady
93.3% 49th pct 98.5% 78th pct
3+ bedrooms in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +34.3 pts higher in Cumbalum gap widening
95.8% 97th pct 61.5% 11th pct

How homes are owned or rented

28.9% Owned outright +36.5 pts ▸ 65.4%
51.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +32.9 pts 18.5%
17.9% Rented ◂ +10.2 pts 7.7%
0.9% Not stated +2.1 pts ▸ 3.1%
0.0% Other tenure +2.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

Types of homes

93.3% Separate house +5.1 pts ▸ 98.5%
6.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +6.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

60.0% 4 bedrooms ◂ +45.4 pts 14.6%
25.8% 3 bedrooms +13.4 pts ▸ 39.2%
1.6% 2 bedrooms +36.9 pts ▸ 38.5%
10.0% 5 or more ◂ +2.3 pts 7.7%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%
0.0% 1 bedroom even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

67.0% $550–$749 ◂ +17.0 pts 50.0%
0.0% Under $200 +50.0 pts ▸ 50.0%
18.3% $350–$549 +11.7 pts ▸ 30.0%
10.4% $200–$349 ◂ +10.4 pts 0.0%
2.6% $750 or more ◂ +2.6 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

48.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +27.7 pts 20.8%
9.1% Under $1,000 +36.7 pts ▸ 45.8%
18.5% $3,000 or more +19.0 pts ▸ 37.5%
19.4% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +19.4 pts 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +8.6 pts higher in Lennox Head - West gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 8.6% 84th pct
Work from home in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +14.1 pts higher in Lennox Head - West gap widening
15.2% 81st pct 29.3% 97th pct
PT commute in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +0.5 pts higher in Cumbalum gap steady
0.5% 66th pct 0.0% 0th pct

How people get to work

63.7% Car (driver) ◂ +14.2 pts 49.5%
15.2% Worked at home +14.1 pts ▸ 29.3%
4.4% Car (passenger) ◂ +4.4 pts 0.0%
0.6% Bicycle ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%
0.5% Bus ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Walked even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

56.5% 2 vehicles ◂ +27.6 pts 28.9%
20.8% 1 vehicle +28.4 pts ▸ 49.2%
14.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +6.1 pts 8.6%
8.7% 4 or more ◂ +4.8 pts 3.9%
0.0% No vehicle +8.6 pts ▸ 8.6%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +17.1 pts higher in Cumbalum gap widening
53.3% 98th pct 36.2% 56th pct
Recent arrivals in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +1.0 pts higher in Cumbalum gap narrowing
7.3% 61st pct 6.3% 57th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +6.4 pts higher in Lennox Head - West gap widening
2.0% 11th pct 8.3% 82nd pct
Participation in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +26.2 pts higher in Cumbalum gap widening
69.9% 92nd pct 43.7% 24th pct
Full-time in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +15.9 pts higher in Cumbalum gap widening
53.3% 35th pct 37.4% 0th pct

Industries people work in

17.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.6 pts 17.2%
12.0% Education & training +2.1 pts ▸ 14.1%
13.3% Retail trade ◂ +4.2 pts 9.1%
5.2% Professional & technical +5.9 pts ▸ 11.1%
9.7% Construction ◂ +4.6 pts 5.1%
7.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.7 pts 4.0%
5.8% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.8 pts 3.0%
2.9% Transport & warehousing +2.1 pts ▸ 5.1%
1.1% Media & telecommunications +3.9 pts ▸ 5.1%
4.9% Manufacturing ◂ +0.9 pts 4.0%
4.9% Other services ◂ +0.9 pts 4.0%
3.5% Administrative & support +0.5 pts ▸ 4.0%

Occupations people work in

20.5% Professionals +9.8 pts ▸ 30.3%
13.2% Managers +8.0 pts ▸ 21.2%
13.3% Community & personal service +2.9 pts ▸ 16.2%
14.9% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.8 pts 13.1%
13.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.3 pts 11.1%
11.5% Sales workers ◂ +7.4 pts 4.0%
8.3% Labourers ◂ +8.3 pts 0.0%
3.0% Machinery operators & drivers +5.0 pts ▸ 8.1%

Walkability

Walk score in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +0.9 higher in Cumbalum
2.2 21st pct 1.3 13th pct
Types ≤15 min in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +0.3 more in Cumbalum
2.0 18th pct 1.7 15th pct
15-min city in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +69.7 pts higher in Cumbalum
76.5% 68th pct 6.7% 31st pct
Walk to school in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +97.5 pts higher in Cumbalum
97.5% 69th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +1.2 more in Cumbalum
5.0 10th pct 3.7 8th pct
Intersections/km² in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +55 higher in Cumbalum
91 89th pct 37 57th pct
Mean slope in Cumbalumin Lennox Head - West +4.7 pts higher in Cumbalum
11.1% 93rd pct 6.4% 72nd pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Cumbalum vs Lennox Head - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL115050/cumbalum/vs/UCL122078/lennox-head-west