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Bathurst Regional vs Blayney
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 49 km apart · Bathurst Regional profile · Blayney profile
Bathurst Regional Blayney
Bathurst Regional and Blayney are nearby New South Wales areas with very different urban layouts and safety profiles. Bathurst Regional is more developed and accessible, with 76.0% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport compared to 43.4% in Blayney. Crime is also far higher in Bathurst Regional, where the recorded offence rate is 10,216 per 100,000 people, while Blayney is much lower at 4,508. Blayney is more rural in feel, with 95.1% of its dwellings being separate houses, whereas Bathurst Regional has a lower share at 84.8%.
Everyday life in both places is very similar in terms of money and health. Typical weekly household incomes are nearly the same, sitting at $1,585 in Bathurst Regional and $1,547 in Blayney. While they share these financial commonalities, other gaps are growing. Residents in Blayney have become noticeably older than those in Bathurst Regional since 2011, and Bathurst Regional has seen its share of overseas-born residents and people using another language at home rise further above Blayney.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 38,519
- First area, 2016: 41,300
- First area, 2021: 43,567
- Second area, 2011: 6,985
- Second area, 2016: 7,257
- Second area, 2021: 7,497
- First area, 2011: 36 yrs
- First area, 2016: 37 yrs
- First area, 2021: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 43 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Bathurst Regional: 0.8% males, 1.6% females; 85+ in Blayney: 0.9% males, 1.2% females
- 80–84 in Bathurst Regional: 1.1% males, 1.3% females; 80–84 in Blayney: 1.3% males, 1.2% females
- 75–79 in Bathurst Regional: 1.7% males, 1.7% females; 75–79 in Blayney: 1.9% males, 2.0% females
- 70–74 in Bathurst Regional: 2.3% males, 2.5% females; 70–74 in Blayney: 2.7% males, 2.6% females
- 65–69 in Bathurst Regional: 2.8% males, 2.7% females; 65–69 in Blayney: 3.5% males, 2.9% females
- 60–64 in Bathurst Regional: 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 60–64 in Blayney: 3.7% males, 3.9% females
- 55–59 in Bathurst Regional: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 55–59 in Blayney: 3.7% males, 3.5% females
- 50–54 in Bathurst Regional: 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 50–54 in Blayney: 3.4% males, 3.7% females
- 45–49 in Bathurst Regional: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 45–49 in Blayney: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 40–44 in Bathurst Regional: 2.8% males, 2.8% females; 40–44 in Blayney: 2.4% males, 2.8% females
- 35–39 in Bathurst Regional: 3.2% males, 2.9% females; 35–39 in Blayney: 2.4% males, 2.8% females
- 30–34 in Bathurst Regional: 3.5% males, 3.2% females; 30–34 in Blayney: 2.8% males, 3.1% females
- 25–29 in Bathurst Regional: 3.3% males, 3.1% females; 25–29 in Blayney: 2.3% males, 2.5% females
- 20–24 in Bathurst Regional: 3.5% males, 3.1% females; 20–24 in Blayney: 2.1% males, 2.1% females
- 15–19 in Bathurst Regional: 3.5% males, 3.2% females; 15–19 in Blayney: 3.3% males, 2.9% females
- 10–14 in Bathurst Regional: 3.4% males, 3.3% females; 10–14 in Blayney: 3.7% males, 3.7% females
- 5–9 in Bathurst Regional: 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 5–9 in Blayney: 3.4% males, 3.5% females
- 0–4 in Bathurst Regional: 2.9% males, 2.8% females; 0–4 in Blayney: 3.2% males, 2.8% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $544
- First area, 2016: $646
- First area, 2021: $796
- Second area, 2011: $533
- Second area, 2016: $620
- Second area, 2021: $765
- First area, 2011: $1,142
- First area, 2016: $1,310
- First area, 2021: $1,585
- Second area, 2011: $1,092
- Second area, 2016: $1,227
- Second area, 2021: $1,547
- First area, 2011: $1,437
- First area, 2016: $1,632
- First area, 2021: $2,026
- Second area, 2011: $1,376
- Second area, 2016: $1,581
- Second area, 2021: $1,974
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $220
- First area, 2016: $280
- First area, 2021: $320
- Second area, 2011: $165
- Second area, 2016: $220
- Second area, 2021: $270
- First area, 2011: $1,625
- First area, 2016: $1,670
- First area, 2021: $1,733
- Second area, 2011: $1,430
- Second area, 2016: $1,500
- Second area, 2021: $1,517
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bathurst Regional vs Blayney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA10470/bathurst-regional/vs/LGA10850/blayney