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Parkes vs Maranoa

Federal Electorate comparison ≈ 558 km apart · Parkes profile · Maranoa profile

Parkes Maranoa

Parkes and Maranoa are both large regional areas, but Parkes is far more connected and accessible. It is somewhat walkable, with 54.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a center, compared to just 34.8% in Maranoa, which is mostly car-dependent. Parkes has much better transport options, with 580 public transport stops and 76 routes, while Maranoa has only 42 stops and a single route. Parkes also has a higher share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at 16.4%, compared to 7.5% in Maranoa.

These two areas share many basic characteristics, including the same average of 2.4 people per home and similar rates of people living alone. While they are alike in these ways, other gaps are shifting; for example, residents in Maranoa are now noticeably older, with a typical age of 43 compared to 39 in Parkes. The proportion of people who have completed Year 12 is also higher in Maranoa, and this gap has widened since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 4 yrs older in Maranoa First Nations: 8.9 pts higher in Parkes Housework 15h+: 2.7 pts higher in Maranoa Needs assistance: 0.9 pts higher in Maranoa No car: 1.7 pts higher in Parkes

Demographics & Identity

Population in Parkesin Maranoa +3,545 larger in Parkes gap narrowing
154,967 29th pct 151,422 27th pct
Median age in Parkesin Maranoa +4 yrs older in Maranoa gap narrowing
39 yrs 49th pct 43 yrs 86th pct
First Nations in Parkesin Maranoa +8.9 pts higher in Parkes gap widening
16.4% 100th pct 7.5% 86th pct
Aged 65+ in Parkesin Maranoa +2.3 pts higher in Maranoa gap narrowing
19.6% 70th pct 21.9% 86th pct
Under 15 in Parkesin Maranoa +1.4 pts higher in Parkes gap narrowing
20.2% 79th pct 18.9% 65th pct
De facto in Parkesin Maranoa +0.9 pts higher in Parkes gap steady
13.0% 69th pct 12.1% 55th pct

Age structure

25.0% Older adults (45–64) +1.8 pts ▸ 26.7%
24.4% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.5 pts 21.9%
19.6% Seniors (65+) +2.3 pts ▸ 21.9%
20.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.4 pts 18.9%
10.8% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.2 pts 10.6%

Marital status

43.7% Married +3.9 pts ▸ 47.6%
37.2% Never married ◂ +4.8 pts 32.4%
8.5% Divorced +1.1 pts ▸ 9.7%
6.7% Widowed ◂ +0.3 pts 6.4%
3.9% Separated +0.2 pts ▸ 4.0%

Age & sex structure

Parkes Maranoa

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Parkesin Maranoa +2.0 pts higher in Maranoa gap widening
6.6% 0th pct 8.6% 0th pct

Country of birth

81.2% Australia +0.4 pts ▸ 81.6%
0.9% England +0.9 pts ▸ 1.8%
0.6% New Zealand +0.9 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.6% Philippines +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.7% India ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%
0.5% Nepal ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%
0.2% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.2% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.1% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

41.1% Australian +0.6 pts ▸ 41.6%
35.4% English +3.9 pts ▸ 39.3%
10.0% Irish +1.5 pts ▸ 11.5%
8.4% Scottish +1.9 pts ▸ 10.3%
3.4% German +4.6 pts ▸ 7.9%
1.2% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%
0.8% Filipino +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.7% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.7% Indian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%
0.7% Chinese even 0.7%
0.3% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%
0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Language

Other language in Parkesin Maranoa +0.9 pts higher in Parkes gap steady
4.7% 7th pct 3.8% 0th pct
Limited English in Parkesin Maranoa even gap steady
0.5% 7th pct 0.5% 9th pct

Language used at home

83.6% English only +3.4 pts ▸ 87.0%
0.2% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%
0.2% Mandarin even 0.3%
0.1% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.1% Hindi even 0.1%
0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Parkesin Maranoa +2.4 pts higher in Maranoa gap narrowing
29.3% 14th pct 31.7% 19th pct

Religious affiliation

55.3% Christianity +0.8 pts ▸ 56.1%
29.3% No religion +2.4 pts ▸ 31.7%
12.9% Not stated ◂ +1.9 pts 10.9%
1.0% Hinduism ◂ +0.8 pts 0.3%
0.5% Islam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%
0.5% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%
0.5% Other religions even 0.4%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Parkesin Maranoa +3.1 pts higher in Maranoa gap widening
37.0% 11th pct 40.2% 14th pct
Bachelor+ in Parkesin Maranoa +1.8 pts higher in Parkes gap steady
13.1% 14th pct 11.2% 8th pct
Schools/1k kids in Parkesin Maranoa +0.69 more in Maranoa
4.98 100th pct 5.67 100th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Parkesin Maranoa +6 more in Maranoa
156 98th pct 162 99th pct
Students in Parkesin Maranoa +1,159 more in Parkes
25,203 38th pct 24,044 27th pct
Avg size in Parkesin Maranoa +14 larger in Parkes
164 0th pct 149 0th pct
ICSEA in Parkesin Maranoa +50 higher in Maranoa
893 0th pct 943 7th pct

Highest year of school

37.0% Year 12 +3.1 pts ▸ 40.2%
29.0% Year 10 ◂ +0.4 pts 28.6%
14.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.3 pts 13.7%
6.5% Year 11 +0.1 pts ▸ 6.5%

Highest qualification level

33.0% Certificate III / IV +3.8 pts ▸ 36.8%
16.7% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.0 pts 15.7%
11.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.4 pts ▸ 13.0%
3.9% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.3 pts 2.6%
2.5% Certificate I / II +0.7 pts ▸ 3.2%
2.4% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.1 pts 2.3%

Field of qualification

13.8% Engineering & related +1.3 pts ▸ 15.1%
13.6% Management & commerce ◂ +0.6 pts 13.0%
10.2% Health ◂ +0.6 pts 9.6%
9.1% Society & culture +0.3 pts ▸ 9.4%
8.6% Education +0.2 pts ▸ 8.8%
5.4% Agriculture & environment +0.5 pts ▸ 5.9%
4.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.1 pts ▸ 5.7%
4.3% Architecture & building +0.7 pts ▸ 5.0%
1.2% Creative arts +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%
1.2% Natural & physical sciences even 1.2%
1.0% Information technology ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Parkesin Maranoa +$90 higher in Parkes gap widening
$753 36th pct $663 10th pct
Household income in Parkesin Maranoa +$173 higher in Parkes gap widening
$1,410 16th pct $1,237 3rd pct
Family income in Parkesin Maranoa +$287 higher in Parkes gap widening
$1,829 23rd pct $1,542 4th pct
High earners in Parkesin Maranoa +1.9 pts higher in Parkes gap steady
8.6% 33rd pct 6.7% 17th pct
High-income homes in Parkesin Maranoa +4.1 pts higher in Parkes gap widening
15.1% 18th pct 11.0% 2nd pct

Household income distribution

28.3% $650–$1,499 +3.8 pts ▸ 32.1%
27.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.9 pts 25.8%
19.5% Under $650 +1.5 pts ▸ 21.0%
8.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.9 pts 6.1%
7.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.2 pts 4.9%

Personal income distribution

38.2% Under $650 +5.3 pts ▸ 43.6%
30.2% $650–$1,499 +0.2 pts ▸ 30.4%
14.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.5 pts 12.2%
2.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 2.3%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Parkesin Maranoa +1.3 pts higher in Maranoa
30.6% 68th pct 32.0% 77th pct
Mental health in Parkesin Maranoa +1.1 pts higher in Maranoa
8.5% 41st pct 9.6% 58th pct
Needs assistance in Parkesin Maranoa +0.9 pts higher in Maranoa gap steady
6.1% 58th pct 7.0% 86th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

10.3% Arthritis +0.9 pts ▸ 11.2%
10.1% Asthma ◂ +0.3 pts 9.8%
8.5% Mental health +1.1 pts ▸ 9.6%
6.8% Other condition +1.0 pts ▸ 7.8%
5.8% Diabetes even 5.8%
4.8% Heart disease +0.3 pts ▸ 5.1%
3.0% Cancer +0.4 pts ▸ 3.4%
2.4% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 2.6%
1.1% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.8% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

54.7% None +1.5 pts ▸ 56.2%
19.7% One condition +0.6 pts ▸ 20.3%
6.8% Two conditions +0.4 pts ▸ 7.3%
4.1% Three or more +0.3 pts ▸ 4.4%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Parkesin Maranoa +3.6 pts higher in Maranoa gap steady
16.4% 72nd pct 20.0% 93rd pct
Unpaid carers in Parkesin Maranoa +0.4 pts higher in Maranoa gap narrowing
11.8% 50th pct 12.3% 57th pct
Unpaid child care in Parkesin Maranoa +1.5 pts higher in Parkes gap steady
24.9% 36th pct 23.5% 24th pct
Defence service in Parkesin Maranoa +1.2 pts higher in Maranoa
2.3% 38th pct 3.5% 73rd pct
Housework 15h+ in Parkesin Maranoa +2.7 pts higher in Maranoa gap widening
20.1% 43rd pct 22.7% 74th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Parkesin Maranoa even gap narrowing
2.4 29th pct 2.4 29th pct
One-parent in Parkesin Maranoa +2.6 pts higher in Parkes gap narrowing
18.1% 93rd pct 15.5% 67th pct
Living alone in Parkesin Maranoa +0.8 pts higher in Parkes gap narrowing
30.3% 86th pct 29.4% 79th pct

Family composition

51.5% Couples with children ◂ +1.3 pts 50.2%
29.1% Couples without children +4.1 pts ▸ 33.2%
18.1% One-parent families ◂ +2.6 pts 15.5%
1.3% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

Household size

34.3% 2 people +3.4 pts ▸ 37.7%
30.3% 1 person ◂ +0.8 pts 29.4%
13.8% 3 people ◂ +1.2 pts 12.6%
11.9% 4 people ◂ +0.9 pts 11.0%
6.4% 5 people ◂ +0.5 pts 5.9%
3.3% 6 or more even 3.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Parkesin Maranoa +$10 higher in Parkes gap narrowing
$250 5th pct $240 3rd pct
Mortgage in Parkesin Maranoa +$100 higher in Parkes gap steady
$1,300 5th pct $1,200 0th pct
People / bedroom in Parkesin Maranoa even gap steady
0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct
Renting in Parkesin Maranoa +0.6 pts higher in Parkes gap narrowing
28.9% 53rd pct 28.3% 50th pct
Owned outright in Parkesin Maranoa +2.8 pts higher in Maranoa gap steady
36.0% 72nd pct 38.8% 86th pct
Separate houses in Parkesin Maranoa +2.4 pts higher in Maranoa gap narrowing
88.9% 79th pct 91.3% 90th pct
3+ bedrooms in Parkesin Maranoa even gap narrowing
77.5% 45th pct 77.3% 44th pct

How homes are owned or rented

36.0% Owned outright +2.8 pts ▸ 38.8%
28.9% Rented ◂ +0.6 pts 28.3%
28.7% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +2.1 pts 26.6%
3.9% Other tenure +0.2 pts ▸ 4.1%
2.5% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 2.2%

Types of homes

88.9% Separate house +2.4 pts ▸ 91.3%
5.9% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +0.8 pts 5.1%
3.4% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.6 pts 1.8%
1.0% Other dwelling +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

Bedrooms per home

41.5% 3 bedrooms +1.0 pts ▸ 42.5%
29.0% 4 bedrooms ◂ +1.1 pts 27.9%
15.8% 2 bedrooms even 15.8%
7.0% 5 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 6.9%
3.9% 1 bedroom +0.1 pts ▸ 3.9%
0.5% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

Weekly rent distribution

44.0% $200–$349 +11.6 pts ▸ 55.7%
30.0% Under $200 ◂ +0.8 pts 29.2%
18.6% $350–$549 ◂ +10.3 pts 8.3%
0.8% $550–$749 ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%
0.4% $750 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

37.7% $1,000–$1,799 +0.6 pts ▸ 38.3%
30.9% Under $1,000 +3.6 pts ▸ 34.6%
18.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +3.6 pts 14.7%
6.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 5.8%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Parkesin Maranoa +1.7 pts higher in Parkes gap steady
6.5% 63rd pct 4.9% 35th pct
Work from home in Parkesin Maranoa +1.5 pts higher in Maranoa gap narrowing
10.5% 29th pct 12.0% 36th pct
PT commute in Parkesin Maranoa +0.1 pts higher in Parkes gap steady
0.8% 18th pct 0.6% 15th pct
PT stops in Parkesin Maranoa +538 more in Parkes
580 19th pct 42 0th pct
Stops/1k in Parkesin Maranoa +3.47 more in Parkes
3.74 25th pct 0.28 0th pct
Departures/1k in Parkesin Maranoa +200.6 more in Parkes
207.7 11th pct 7.1 0th pct
PT routes in Parkesin Maranoa +75 more in Parkes
76 76th pct 1 0th pct

How people get to work

65.3% Car (driver) ◂ +3.0 pts 62.3%
10.5% Worked at home +1.5 pts ▸ 12.0%
4.5% Walked +1.6 pts ▸ 6.1%
5.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.2 pts 5.3%
0.7% Bus ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%
0.3% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

36.3% 2 vehicles even 36.3%
35.3% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.3 pts 34.0%
13.6% 3 vehicles +1.5 pts ▸ 15.2%
8.2% 4 or more +1.5 pts ▸ 9.7%
6.5% No vehicle ◂ +1.7 pts 4.9%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Parkesin Maranoa +4.1 pts higher in Maranoa gap steady
32.3% 6th pct 36.4% 27th pct
Recent arrivals in Parkesin Maranoa +6.7 pts higher in Parkes gap narrowing
21.4% 86th pct 14.7% 60th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Parkesin Maranoa +0.0 pts higher in Maranoa gap steady
4.2% 24th pct 4.3% 27th pct
Participation in Parkesin Maranoa +0.9 pts higher in Parkes gap steady
56.8% 26th pct 56.0% 22nd pct
Full-time in Parkesin Maranoa +2.3 pts higher in Parkes gap widening
65.0% 91st pct 62.6% 86th pct

Industries people work in

14.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +4.2 pts ▸ 18.3%
14.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.0 pts 11.8%
9.7% Education & training ◂ +1.3 pts 8.4%
8.4% Retail trade +0.8 pts ▸ 9.1%
6.8% Construction +0.8 pts ▸ 7.7%
7.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.1 pts 5.9%
6.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.3 pts 6.0%
3.6% Manufacturing +2.4 pts ▸ 6.0%
5.2% Mining ◂ +2.8 pts 2.3%
3.7% Transport & warehousing +0.4 pts ▸ 4.1%
3.7% Other services ◂ +0.1 pts 3.6%
3.0% Professional & technical ◂ +0.2 pts 2.8%

Occupations people work in

17.1% Managers +1.8 pts ▸ 18.8%
11.6% Labourers +4.5 pts ▸ 16.0%
15.6% Professionals ◂ +3.3 pts 12.3%
13.0% Technicians & trades +0.2 pts ▸ 13.3%
13.0% Community & personal service ◂ +2.3 pts 10.6%
10.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.3 pts 10.5%
9.4% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.7 pts 8.7%
7.6% Sales workers even 7.6%

Walkability

Walk score in Parkesin Maranoa +1.9 higher in Parkes
4.3 22nd pct 2.4 1st pct
Types ≤15 min in Parkesin Maranoa +1.8 more in Parkes
4.5 29th pct 2.7 2nd pct
15-min city in Parkesin Maranoa +19.9 pts higher in Parkes
54.7% 37th pct 34.8% 8th pct
Walk to shops in Parkesin Maranoa +13.6 pts higher in Parkes
49.0% 27th pct 35.4% 6th pct
Walk to transit in Parkesin Maranoa +52.5 pts higher in Parkes
53.2% 14th pct 0.7% 0th pct
Walk to school in Parkesin Maranoa +19.4 pts higher in Parkes
59.7% 35th pct 40.3% 7th pct
Walk to a park in Parkesin Maranoa +22.0 pts higher in Parkes
70.4% 13th pct 48.5% 0th pct
Walk to health in Parkesin Maranoa +11.8 pts higher in Parkes
44.1% 45th pct 32.3% 18th pct
Amenities/1k in Parkesin Maranoa +1.4 more in Parkes
19.6 84th pct 18.2 73rd pct
Intersections/km² in Parkesin Maranoa even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Mean slope in Parkesin Maranoa +1.2 pts higher in Maranoa
3.3% 8th pct 4.5% 26th pct

Compare Parkes with nearby areas

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Compare Maranoa with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Parkes vs Maranoa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ced/CED134/parkes/vs/CED321/maranoa