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Cleveland

3 km²

Far fewer people live here than in most similar areas, with Cleveland (NSW) being a sparsely populated spot in the Wollongong region. The community is quite young, as there are no residents aged 65 or over and the typical person is 39. It is a place of low incomes and high mobility, where more than half the population moved here in the last five years. Most residents are Australian or English by ancestry, living in a car-dependent area with very few local amenities.

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The population is small and lacks seniors, with no one aged 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 13.6% of the residents, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%.

The community is almost entirely born in Australia or the UK, with 0.0% of people born overseas, far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%.

English is the only language used at home for 86.4% of residents, and the proportion of people using another language is far below the state average.

Most residents identify with Christianity, while the 13.6% who have no religion is far below the national figure of 38.9%.

The area is surrounded by eight schools, which is more than 80% of similar areas, and the typical school is larger than usual.

Incomes are very low here; the typical weekly personal income is $466, which is far below the national figure of $805.

Residents are in generally good health, with long-term health conditions affecting 18.2% of people, well below the national figure of 27.7%.

There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people living here, which is lower than most similar areas.

Homes here are larger than usual with 2.9 people per dwelling, and one-parent families are much more common than in the rest of the state.

Housing costs are very low, with typical weekly rents of $225 and monthly home-loan payments of $800, both far below state and national figures.

The area is car-reliant, with no public transport stops or routes available, meaning the walk to the nearest stop takes 26 minutes.

The population is highly mobile, with 54.5% of people moving to the area in the last five years, far above the national average of 40.7%.

The most common industries people work in is Accommodation & food at 45%, ahead of Agriculture, forestry & fishing (0%).

The area is car-dependent with a walkability score of 1.1, far below the state average, and no homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park or health services.

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