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Riverina vs Canberra

Name: Riverina vs Canberra — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Federal Electorate comparison ≈ 178 km apart · Riverina profile · Canberra profile

Riverina Canberra

Riverina and Canberra are two very different regions. Canberra has a much more highly qualified workforce, with 52.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 14.7% in Riverina. This is reflected in typical weekly household incomes, which are far higher in Canberra at $2,419 compared to $1,374 in Riverina. The housing styles also contrast sharply; 89.2% of homes in Riverina are separate houses, while Canberra has a much higher share of flats or apartments. Canberra is also far more diverse, with 28.6% of people born overseas compared to just 8.4% in Riverina.

Both areas have unemployment rates that sit very close to the national figure, around 4%. Outside of this, the gaps between them have generally widened over time. Typical weekly rents in Canberra are now $215 higher than in Riverina, a gap that has grown since 2011. The difference in religious views has also increased, with no religion now far higher in Canberra than in Riverina.

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Where they differ most

Year 12: 41.0 pts higher in Canberra Bachelor+: 38.1 pts higher in Canberra Separate houses: 40.9 pts higher in Riverina No religion: 22.4 pts higher in Canberra People / bedroom: 0.20 higher in Canberra

Demographics & Identity

Population in Riverina in Canberra +15,842 larger in Riverina gap narrowing

161,349 43rd pct 145,507 25th pct

Median age in Riverina in Canberra +5 yrs older in Riverina gap narrowing

40 yrs 57th pct 35 yrs 14th pct

Age structure

23.1% Young adults (25–44) +9.4 pts ▸ 32.5%

24.3% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.6 pts 21.7%

21.0% Seniors (65+) ◂ +6.0 pts 15.0%

19.4% Children (0–14) ◂ +5.2 pts 14.1%

12.3% Youth (15–24) +4.4 pts ▸ 16.7%

Marital status

34.9% Never married +11.6 pts ▸ 46.5%

46.2% Married ◂ +6.0 pts 40.2%

8.6% Divorced ◂ +1.5 pts 7.1%

6.6% Widowed ◂ +2.6 pts 3.9%

3.7% Separated ◂ +1.4 pts 2.2%

Age & sex structure

Riverina Canberra

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

84.5% Australia ◂ +18.2 pts 66.4%

1.3% England +2.2 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.4% China +2.8 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.8% India +1.7 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.7% New Zealand +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.2% Nepal +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.1% Vietnam +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.6% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Italy +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

Ancestry

42.1% Australian ◂ +11.8 pts 30.4%

40.5% English ◂ +6.9 pts 33.6%

12.7% Irish +0.7 pts ▸ 13.4%

10.1% Scottish +1.2 pts ▸ 11.3%

1.0% Chinese +5.8 pts ▸ 6.7%

4.7% German ◂ +0.1 pts 4.5%

1.5% Italian +2.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.9% Indian +2.3 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.0% Dutch +0.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.4% Greek +1.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.1% Vietnamese +1.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.7% Filipino +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

Language

Language used at home

87.1% English only ◂ +14.5 pts 72.7%

0.4% Mandarin +3.4 pts ▸ 3.8%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.9 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.1% Cantonese +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.1% Hindi +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Greek +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

60.6% Christianity ◂ +27.7 pts 32.9%

28.3% No religion +22.4 pts ▸ 50.7%

8.3% Not stated ◂ +1.2 pts 7.0%

0.6% Hinduism +2.6 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.5% Buddhism +2.5 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.8% Islam +1.3 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.9% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.0% Judaism +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Riverina in Canberra +1.47 more in Riverina

4.10 93rd pct 2.63 76th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Riverina in Canberra +74 more in Riverina

128 93rd pct 54 46th pct

Students in Riverina in Canberra +5,701 more in Canberra

25,435 40th pct 31,136 72nd pct

Avg size in Riverina in Canberra +376 larger in Canberra

200 3rd pct 577 68th pct

ICSEA in Riverina in Canberra +168 higher in Canberra

965 13th pct 1,133 93rd pct

Highest year of school

40.9% Year 12 +41.0 pts ▸ 81.9%

30.2% Year 10 ◂ +23.7 pts 6.5%

13.1% Year 9 or below ◂ +10.0 pts 3.1%

6.9% Year 11 ◂ +4.5 pts 2.4%

Highest qualification level

18.6% Bachelor degree +18.9 pts ▸ 37.4%

35.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +27.0 pts 8.7%

4.3% Postgraduate degree +21.1 pts ▸ 25.4%

13.2% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +3.9 pts 9.3%

2.8% Graduate diploma / certificate +4.4 pts ▸ 7.2%

2.8% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.8 pts 0.9%

Field of qualification

10.1% Society & culture +15.5 pts ▸ 25.5%

15.5% Management & commerce +2.3 pts ▸ 17.8%

13.6% Engineering & related ◂ +7.1 pts 6.5%

11.4% Health ◂ +3.5 pts 8.0%

9.3% Education ◂ +3.0 pts 6.3%

1.5% Natural & physical sciences +5.6 pts ▸ 7.1%

1.2% Information technology +4.9 pts ▸ 6.1%

5.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +3.9 pts 1.8%

5.5% Architecture & building ◂ +2.5 pts 3.0%

5.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +3.1 pts 2.2%

2.0% Creative arts +2.9 pts ▸ 4.9%

Income

Personal income in Riverina in Canberra +$555 higher in Canberra gap widening

$734 29th pct $1,289 90th pct

Household income in Riverina in Canberra +$1,045 higher in Canberra gap widening

$1,374 13th pct $2,419 92nd pct

Family income in Riverina in Canberra +$1,410 higher in Canberra gap widening

$1,810 22nd pct $3,220 99th pct

Household income distribution

27.8% $1,500–$2,999 +3.6 pts ▸ 31.4%

30.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +14.3 pts 16.0%

6.5% $4,000 or more +19.4 pts ▸ 25.9%

19.4% Under $650 ◂ +10.6 pts 8.8%

7.9% $3,000–$3,999 +5.2 pts ▸ 13.0%

Personal income distribution

41.0% Under $650 ◂ +14.3 pts 26.8%

32.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.3 pts 26.7%

14.4% $1,500–$2,999 +15.1 pts ▸ 29.5%

2.6% $3,000 or more +8.3 pts ▸ 10.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.3% Arthritis ◂ +4.0 pts 7.3%

10.7% Asthma ◂ +2.1 pts 8.6%

9.9% Mental health +0.4 pts ▸ 10.3%

7.6% Other condition +2.1 pts ▸ 9.7%

5.5% Diabetes ◂ +2.6 pts 2.9%

4.6% Heart disease ◂ +1.5 pts 3.1%

3.5% Cancer ◂ +0.6 pts 2.8%

2.6% Lung condition ◂ +1.4 pts 1.2%

1.1% Stroke ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

57.4% None +7.9 pts ▸ 65.3%

20.8% One condition ◂ +0.7 pts 20.0%

7.5% Two conditions ◂ +1.9 pts 5.6%

4.4% Three or more ◂ +2.2 pts 2.2%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Riverina in Canberra +0.1 larger in Riverina gap narrowing

2.4 29th pct 2.3 14th pct

Family composition

53.4% Couples with children +1.2 pts ▸ 54.5%

29.8% Couples without children +3.9 pts ▸ 33.8%

15.7% One-parent families ◂ +5.3 pts 10.4%

1.1% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

Household size

35.5% 2 people ◂ +0.7 pts 34.9%

29.6% 1 person +1.6 pts ▸ 31.2%

13.3% 3 people +1.4 pts ▸ 14.6%

11.8% 4 people +1.4 pts ▸ 13.2%

6.4% 5 people ◂ +2.0 pts 4.5%

3.3% 6 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 1.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Riverina in Canberra +$215 higher in Canberra gap widening

$260 8th pct $475 90th pct

Mortgage in Riverina in Canberra +$858 higher in Canberra gap widening

$1,309 6th pct $2,167 73rd pct

People / bedroom in Riverina in Canberra +0.20 higher in Canberra gap widening

0.70 0th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

27.2% Rented +10.8 pts ▸ 38.0%

37.4% Owned outright ◂ +9.2 pts 28.2%

30.5% Owned with a mortgage +0.7 pts ▸ 31.2%

2.9% Other tenure ◂ +1.1 pts 1.8%

2.0% Not stated ◂ +1.2 pts 0.8%

Types of homes

89.2% Separate house ◂ +40.9 pts 48.2%

5.3% Flat or apartment +28.9 pts ▸ 34.2%

4.6% Townhouse / semi-detached +12.7 pts ▸ 17.2%

0.6% Other dwelling ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

41.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +9.2 pts 32.1%

30.8% 4 bedrooms ◂ +10.0 pts 20.8%

15.6% 2 bedrooms +9.6 pts ▸ 25.2%

2.8% 1 bedroom +11.5 pts ▸ 14.3%

7.2% 5 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 6.3%

0.4% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

51.2% $200–$349 ◂ +39.2 pts 12.0%

19.0% $350–$549 +22.9 pts ▸ 41.8%

0.9% $550–$749 +23.7 pts ▸ 24.5%

24.1% Under $200 ◂ +13.2 pts 11.0%

0.3% $750 or more +7.6 pts ▸ 7.9%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.9% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +18.0 pts 23.9%

19.3% $1,800–$2,999 +12.1 pts ▸ 31.4%

6.7% $3,000 or more +22.3 pts ▸ 28.9%

26.5% Under $1,000 ◂ +14.7 pts 11.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Riverina in Canberra +290 more in Canberra

616 23rd pct 906 72nd pct

Stops/1k in Riverina in Canberra +2.41 more in Canberra

3.82 27th pct 6.23 87th pct

Departures/1k in Riverina in Canberra +1,580.8 more in Canberra

153.9 7th pct 1,734.7 78th pct

PT routes in Riverina in Canberra +15 more in Riverina

87 86th pct 72 71st pct

Stop walk in Riverina in Canberra

— 20 74th pct

Drive to city in Riverina in Canberra

— 35 60th pct

How people get to work

66.5% Car (driver) ◂ +17.4 pts 49.1%

10.3% Worked at home +2.0 pts ▸ 12.3%

4.5% Walked +4.2 pts ▸ 8.7%

5.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.6 pts 4.7%

0.3% Bicycle +4.5 pts ▸ 4.8%

0.5% Bus +4.2 pts ▸ 4.7%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

34.5% 1 vehicle +11.2 pts ▸ 45.7%

37.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +3.3 pts 33.8%

14.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +5.6 pts 8.5%

8.4% 4 or more ◂ +4.4 pts 4.0%

6.0% No vehicle +2.1 pts ▸ 8.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

8.0% Public administration & safety +24.9 pts ▸ 32.8%

14.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +5.3 pts 9.7%

3.5% Professional & technical +9.7 pts ▸ 13.2%

11.5% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +11.2 pts 0.3%

9.4% Education & training +1.1 pts ▸ 10.6%

9.3% Retail trade ◂ +4.0 pts 5.3%

7.7% Construction ◂ +3.3 pts 4.4%

6.4% Accommodation & food +0.3 pts ▸ 6.7%

5.5% Manufacturing ◂ +4.1 pts 1.4%

4.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.9 pts 1.4%

4.0% Other services ◂ +1.6 pts 2.3%

2.7% Administrative & support ◂ +0.3 pts 2.3%

Occupations people work in

16.8% Professionals +20.8 pts ▸ 37.6%

16.2% Managers +4.8 pts ▸ 21.0%

14.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +7.8 pts 6.3%

13.0% Community & personal service ◂ +2.8 pts 10.2%

10.7% Clerical & administrative +1.3 pts ▸ 12.0%

11.8% Labourers ◂ +7.8 pts 4.0%

8.5% Sales workers ◂ +3.1 pts 5.4%

6.9% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +5.6 pts 1.3%

Walkability

Walk score in Riverina in Canberra +3.7 higher in Canberra

4.0 19th pct 7.8 84th pct

Types ≤15 min in Riverina in Canberra +3.2 more in Canberra

4.2 22nd pct 7.3 84th pct

15-min city in Riverina in Canberra +45.2 pts higher in Canberra

49.0% 27th pct 94.3% 83rd pct

Walk to shops in Riverina in Canberra +50.8 pts higher in Canberra

40.3% 12th pct 91.1% 84th pct

Walk to transit in Riverina in Canberra +44.4 pts higher in Canberra

54.3% 14th pct 98.6% 81st pct

Walk to school in Riverina in Canberra +30.3 pts higher in Canberra

58.2% 33rd pct 88.5% 71st pct

Walk to a park in Riverina in Canberra +27.1 pts higher in Canberra

72.6% 15th pct 99.7% 82nd pct

Walk to health in Riverina in Canberra +39.0 pts higher in Canberra

40.1% 37th pct 79.2% 80th pct

Amenities/1k in Riverina in Canberra +6.6 more in Canberra

19.3 82nd pct 25.9 100th pct

Intersections/km² in Riverina in Canberra +119 higher in Canberra

1 8th pct 120 60th pct

Mean slope in Riverina in Canberra +0.3 pts higher in Canberra

4.6% 28th pct 4.9% 34th pct

Compare Riverina with nearby areas

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Compare Canberra with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Riverina vs Canberra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ced/CED139/riverina/vs/CED802/canberra