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Albury vs Towong

Name: Albury vs Towong — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 65 km apart · Albury profile · Towong profile

Albury Towong

Albury and Towong are two different types of regional centres located about 65km apart. Albury is a larger hub with a more mobile population, where 42.1% of people moved there in the last five years and 33.8% of households rent. In contrast, Towong is a quieter area with a far older population; the typical resident is 52 compared to 39 in Albury. This age gap is also seen among First Nations residents, who are far older in Towong. Towong is more rural, with far more separate houses (97%) and a much higher share of people working in agriculture, forestry and fishing (23.6%).

Both areas sit near the national average for overall advantage. They also share similar household sizes, with about 2.3 people per home, and nearly the same share of people who do not have a religion. While Albury has much better access to public transport and more frequent departures, the gap in volunteering has narrowed since 2011, as Towong's rate of 27.9% remains far higher than Albury's 15.8%.

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Where they differ most

Population: 49,870 larger in Albury Median age: 13 yrs older in Towong Owned outright: 19.3 pts higher in Towong Renting: 19.3 pts higher in Albury Separate houses: 16.5 pts higher in Towong

Demographics & Identity

Population in Albury in Towong +49,870 larger in Albury gap widening

56,093 76th pct 6,223 37th pct

Median age in Albury in Towong +13 yrs older in Towong gap widening

39 yrs 33rd pct 52 yrs 90th pct

Age structure

24.2% Older adults (45–64) +6.1 pts ▸ 30.3%

19.6% Seniors (65+) +8.9 pts ▸ 28.5%

25.3% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +7.5 pts 17.8%

18.8% Children (0–14) ◂ +3.3 pts 15.5%

12.1% Youth (15–24) ◂ +4.2 pts 7.9%

Marital status

43.8% Married +9.0 pts ▸ 52.7%

36.5% Never married ◂ +10.4 pts 26.1%

10.0% Divorced +0.8 pts ▸ 10.8%

6.0% Widowed +1.2 pts ▸ 7.2%

3.8% Separated ◂ +0.6 pts 3.2%

Age & sex structure

Albury Towong

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

81.7% Australia +0.6 pts ▸ 82.4%

1.9% England +0.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.9% India ◂ +1.7 pts 0.2%

1.0% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.7% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.6% Nepal ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.3% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% China ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Italy even 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

38.2% Australian +3.3 pts ▸ 41.5%

39.6% English +1.7 pts ▸ 41.3%

13.2% Irish even 13.2%

10.8% Scottish +0.8 pts ▸ 11.6%

7.4% German ◂ +1.5 pts 5.8%

2.5% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 2.1%

1.8% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.6% Indian ◂ +1.4 pts 0.2%

1.0% Filipino ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

0.8% Chinese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.6% Greek ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

85.8% English only +2.8 pts ▸ 88.6%

1.3% Punjabi ◂ +1.2 pts 0.1%

0.4% Mandarin ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.4% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.3% Hindi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Cantonese even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.0% Christianity +0.6 pts ▸ 48.6%

39.6% No religion ◂ +0.5 pts 39.1%

7.1% Not stated +3.8 pts ▸ 10.9%

2.3% Hinduism ◂ +2.1 pts 0.2%

1.6% Other religions ◂ +1.0 pts 0.5%

0.8% Buddhism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.6% Islam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Albury in Towong +15 more in Albury

25 77th pct 10 50th pct

Schools/1k kids in Albury in Towong +8.00 more in Towong

2.36 29th pct 10.36 87th pct

Students in Albury in Towong +9,994 more in Albury

10,903 78th pct 909 36th pct

Avg size in Albury in Towong +345 larger in Albury

436 76th pct 91 19th pct

ICSEA in Albury in Towong +18 higher in Albury

1,003 69th pct 985 59th pct

Highest year of school

47.6% Year 12 ◂ +9.1 pts 38.5%

24.2% Year 10 ◂ +2.1 pts 22.1%

10.3% Year 11 +6.1 pts ▸ 16.4%

11.1% Year 9 or below +2.0 pts ▸ 13.1%

Highest qualification level

34.0% Certificate III / IV +2.2 pts ▸ 36.3%

21.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +6.3 pts 15.2%

15.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.1 pts 15.0%

6.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.6 pts 3.4%

4.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.1 pts ▸ 4.1%

2.3% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 2.4%

Field of qualification

17.6% Management & commerce ◂ +6.4 pts 11.2%

13.2% Engineering & related +2.7 pts ▸ 15.9%

12.7% Health ◂ +0.4 pts 12.2%

11.5% Society & culture ◂ +2.7 pts 8.8%

9.7% Education ◂ +0.3 pts 9.4%

2.7% Agriculture & environment +4.8 pts ▸ 7.5%

6.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.4 pts 4.9%

5.9% Architecture & building ◂ +0.7 pts 5.2%

2.4% Creative arts ◂ +0.7 pts 1.7%

2.0% Information technology ◂ +1.1 pts 0.9%

1.7% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.3 pts 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Albury in Towong +$90 higher in Albury gap steady

$779 59th pct $689 36th pct

Household income in Albury in Towong +$148 higher in Albury gap narrowing

$1,430 53rd pct $1,282 36th pct

Family income in Albury in Towong +$251 higher in Albury gap narrowing

$1,909 60th pct $1,658 38th pct

Household income distribution

30.0% $650–$1,499 +3.6 pts ▸ 33.6%

29.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.4 pts 26.2%

18.9% Under $650 +1.1 pts ▸ 20.0%

8.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.7 pts 6.6%

6.7% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 5.9%

Personal income distribution

39.4% Under $650 +3.2 pts ▸ 42.6%

35.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.8 pts 32.1%

15.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.1 pts 12.2%

2.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 2.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.1% Arthritis +3.1 pts ▸ 13.2%

11.6% Mental health ◂ +1.5 pts 10.1%

10.2% Asthma ◂ +1.1 pts 9.1%

8.4% Other condition ◂ +0.4 pts 8.0%

4.7% Heart disease +0.9 pts ▸ 5.6%

4.9% Diabetes +0.4 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.4% Cancer +0.8 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.2% Lung condition +0.4 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.2% Stroke even 1.1%

0.9% Dementia even 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.8% None ◂ +3.1 pts 55.6%

21.6% One condition +0.2 pts ▸ 21.8%

7.3% Two conditions even 7.4%

3.9% Three or more +0.9 pts ▸ 4.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Albury in Towong +2,014 larger in Albury

2,126 80th pct 112 20th pct

Median age in Albury in Towong +21 yrs older in Towong

20 yrs 7th pct 41 yrs 94th pct

Median income in Albury in Towong +$106 higher in Albury

$575 56th pct $469 25th pct

Household income in Albury in Towong +$5 higher in Towong

$1,334 45th pct $1,339 46th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Albury in Towong +0.1 larger in Albury gap steady

2.3 29th pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

52.9% Couples with children ◂ +4.0 pts 48.9%

29.0% Couples without children +12.5 pts ▸ 41.4%

17.0% One-parent families ◂ +7.7 pts 9.3%

1.1% Other families ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

Household size

34.4% 2 people +8.2 pts ▸ 42.6%

31.6% 1 person ◂ +2.0 pts 29.6%

13.7% 3 people ◂ +2.3 pts 11.3%

12.6% 4 people ◂ +2.8 pts 9.8%

5.5% 5 people ◂ +0.6 pts 4.9%

2.3% 6 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 2.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Albury in Towong +$60 higher in Albury gap steady

$270 54th pct $210 32nd pct

Mortgage in Albury in Towong +$273 higher in Albury gap narrowing

$1,473 54th pct $1,200 36th pct

People / bedroom in Albury in Towong even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

30.6% Owned outright +19.3 pts ▸ 49.9%

33.8% Rented ◂ +19.3 pts 14.5%

31.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +1.7 pts 30.1%

2.1% Other tenure +1.4 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.6% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

Types of homes

80.5% Separate house +16.5 pts ▸ 97.0%

17.5% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +16.1 pts 1.4%

1.5% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.9 pts 0.5%

0.3% Other dwelling +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

Bedrooms per home

40.6% 3 bedrooms +9.9 pts ▸ 50.5%

28.4% 4 bedrooms ◂ +2.4 pts 26.0%

20.9% 2 bedrooms ◂ +8.1 pts 12.9%

4.7% 5 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 4.5%

3.5% 1 bedroom +0.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.2% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

50.2% $200–$349 +2.8 pts ▸ 53.0%

22.8% Under $200 +15.5 pts ▸ 38.4%

21.9% $350–$549 ◂ +16.8 pts 5.2%

1.2% $550–$749 ◂ +1.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% $750 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

44.5% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +6.7 pts 37.8%

21.1% Under $1,000 +16.9 pts ▸ 37.9%

23.0% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +7.6 pts 15.4%

6.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.8 pts 4.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Albury in Towong +461 more in Albury

469 83rd pct 8 36th pct

Stops/1k in Albury in Towong +7.08 more in Albury

8.36 93rd pct 1.29 31st pct

Departures/1k in Albury in Towong +923.1 more in Albury

933.1 79th pct 10.0 30th pct

PT routes in Albury in Towong +65 more in Albury

67 87th pct 2 33rd pct

Stop walk in Albury in Towong

47 75th pct —

How people get to work

70.2% Car (driver) ◂ +13.8 pts 56.4%

9.1% Worked at home +8.7 pts ▸ 17.8%

2.7% Walked +4.5 pts ▸ 7.2%

4.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.5 pts 3.0%

0.8% Bicycle ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.3% Bus ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

36.9% 2 vehicles +2.4 pts ▸ 39.4%

38.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +11.9 pts 26.8%

11.2% 3 vehicles +6.6 pts ▸ 17.8%

5.7% 4 or more +7.7 pts ▸ 13.3%

7.4% No vehicle ◂ +5.0 pts 2.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

1.4% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +22.2 pts ▸ 23.6%

18.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.5 pts 14.7%

10.5% Retail trade ◂ +4.2 pts 6.3%

10.2% Construction ◂ +1.2 pts 9.1%

10.1% Education & training ◂ +2.6 pts 7.5%

8.2% Manufacturing ◂ +2.7 pts 5.6%

7.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.5 pts 5.1%

7.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.8 pts 6.2%

4.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.2 pts 3.2%

4.2% Professional & technical ◂ +1.6 pts 2.6%

3.7% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.0% Administrative & support ◂ +1.0 pts 1.9%

Occupations people work in

11.6% Managers +14.5 pts ▸ 26.1%

20.1% Professionals ◂ +5.9 pts 14.2%

14.6% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.0 pts 12.6%

13.8% Community & personal service ◂ +3.6 pts 10.2%

9.8% Labourers +2.9 pts ▸ 12.7%

12.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.5 pts 9.8%

9.3% Sales workers ◂ +3.9 pts 5.5%

6.8% Machinery operators & drivers even 6.8%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Albury in Towong +2 higher in Towong

5 43rd pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in Albury in Towong +2 higher in Towong

5 43rd pct 7 64th pct

IER decile in Albury in Towong +4 higher in Towong

4 36th pct 8 71st pct

IEO decile in Albury in Towong +1 higher in Towong

6 57th pct 7 64th pct

IRSAD score in Albury in Towong +18 higher in Towong

950 47th pct 968 62nd pct

ERP in Albury in Towong +53,380 higher in Albury

59,538 75th pct 6,158 35th pct

Growth in Albury in Towong +6.6 pts higher in Albury

6.2% 72nd pct -0.5% 12th pct

Businesses in Albury in Towong +4,328 higher in Albury

5,317 74th pct 989 43rd pct

Approvals in Albury in Towong +307 higher in Albury

321 75th pct 14 31st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Albury in Towong +368 higher in Towong

796 65th pct 1,163 83rd pct

Max temp in Albury in Towong +4.1 higher in Albury

22.2 29th pct 18.1 7th pct

Min temp in Albury in Towong +2.2 higher in Albury

9.1 19th pct 6.9 3rd pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Albury in Towong +10,942 higher in Albury

13,417 77th pct 2,475 0th pct

Assault/100k in Albury in Towong +1,356 higher in Albury

1,742 78th pct 386 8th pct

Sexual/100k in Albury in Towong +226 higher in Albury

371 76th pct 145 19th pct

Robbery/100k in Albury in Towong +32 higher in Albury

48 79th pct 16 33rd pct

Burglary/100k in Albury in Towong +383 higher in Albury

640 65th pct 257 18th pct

Theft/100k in Albury in Towong +1,082 higher in Albury

1,435 58th pct 354 4th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Albury in Towong +1,141 higher in Albury

1,253 95th pct 112 8th pct

Property damage/100k in Albury in Towong +891 higher in Albury

1,341 81st pct 450 21st pct

Drugs/100k in Albury in Towong +756 higher in Albury

788 68th pct 32 0th pct

5-yr change in Albury in Towong +2.3 pts higher in Towong

-3.5% 29th pct -1.3% 33rd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Albury in Towong +2.1 higher in Albury

5.3 76th pct 3.2 35th pct

Types ≤15 min in Albury in Towong +1.5 more in Albury

5.0 73rd pct 3.5 37th pct

15-min city in Albury in Towong +18.4 pts higher in Albury

59.3% 71st pct 40.9% 37th pct

Walk to shops in Albury in Towong +16.8 pts higher in Albury

58.3% 68th pct 41.5% 38th pct

Walk to transit in Albury in Towong +52.2 pts higher in Albury

82.9% 77th pct 30.7% 40th pct

Walk to school in Albury in Towong +23.3 pts higher in Albury

67.4% 71st pct 44.1% 32nd pct

Walk to a park in Albury in Towong +40.7 pts higher in Albury

94.4% 80th pct 53.7% 25th pct

Walk to health in Albury in Towong +5.4 pts higher in Albury

38.7% 52nd pct 33.3% 41st pct

Amenities/1k in Albury in Towong +7.4 more in Towong

26.0 68th pct 33.4 76th pct

Intersections/km² in Albury in Towong +28 higher in Albury

28 74th pct 0 34th pct

Mean slope in Albury in Towong +3.0 pts higher in Towong

4.7% 50th pct 7.6% 86th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Albury vs Towong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA10050/albury/vs/LGA26670/towong