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Bathurst Regional vs Cowra
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 95 km apart · Bathurst Regional profile · Cowra profile
Bathurst Regional Cowra
Bathurst Regional and Cowra are two regional areas in New South Wales located about 95km apart. Bathurst Regional is more advantaged, with far higher scores for access to money, resources, and job skills. It also has better walkability, with 56.5% of homes within 15 minutes of groceries compared to 24.3% in Cowra. There are significant differences in demographics; residents are far older in Cowra, where the typical age is 47, compared to 38 in Bathurst Regional. This is reflected in the proportion of seniors, which is well higher in Cowra at 26.6%.
A gap that is clearly widening is the number of high-income earners, as the share of households earning $3,000 or more a week is now 8.6 percentage points higher in Bathurst Regional than it was in 2011. This trend is consistent with a growing gap in higher education, with more adults in Bathurst Regional holding bachelor degrees. Despite these diverging trends, the two areas remain very similar in other ways, such as the share of people working from home, the number of one-parent families, and the proportion of residents who speak little or no English.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 38,519
- First area, 2016: 41,300
- First area, 2021: 43,567
- Second area, 2011: 12,147
- Second area, 2016: 12,460
- Second area, 2021: 12,724
- First area, 2011: 36 yrs
- First area, 2016: 37 yrs
- First area, 2021: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 47 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 47 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 Cowra: 1.3% males, 1.9% females
- 80–84 in Bathurst Regional: 1.1% males, 1.3% females; 80–84 in Cowra: 1.8% males, 2.0% females
- 75–79 in Bathurst Regional: 1.7% males, 1.7% females; 75–79 in Cowra: 2.4% males, 2.4% females
- 70–74 in Bathurst Regional: 2.3% males, 2.5% females; 70–74 in Cowra: 3.8% males, 3.8% females
- 65–69 in Bathurst Regional: 2.8% males, 2.7% females; 65–69 in Cowra: 3.4% males, 3.7% females
- 60–64 in Bathurst Regional: 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 60–64 in Cowra: 3.4% males, 3.5% females
- 55–59 in Bathurst Regional: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 55–59 in Cowra: 3.6% males, 3.3% females
- 50–54 in Bathurst Regional: 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 50–54 in Cowra: 3.3% males, 3.3% females
- 45–49 in Bathurst Regional: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 45–49 in Cowra: 2.8% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in Bathurst Regional: 2.8% males, 2.8% females; 40–44 in Cowra: 2.4% males, 2.3% females
- 35–39 in Bathurst Regional: 3.2% males, 2.9% females; 35–39 in Cowra: 2.2% males, 2.5% females
- 30–34 in Bathurst Regional: 3.5% males, 3.2% females; 30–34 in Cowra: 2.4% males, 2.5% females
- 25–29 in Bathurst Regional: 3.3% males, 3.1% females; 25–29 in Cowra: 2.5% males, 2.8% females
- 20–24 in Bathurst Regional: 3.5% males, 3.1% females; 20–24 in Cowra: 2.7% males, 2.4% females
- 15–19 in Bathurst Regional: 3.5% males, 3.2% females; 15–19 in Cowra: 3.0% males, 2.7% females
- 10–14 in Bathurst Regional: 3.4% males, 3.3% females; 10–14 in Cowra: 2.9% males, 2.9% females
- 5–9 in Bathurst Regional: 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 5–9 in Cowra: 3.0% males, 2.8% females
- 0–4 in Bathurst Regional: 2.9% males, 2.8% females; 0–4 in Cowra: 2.7% males, 2.7% 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: $412
- Second area, 2016: $509
- Second area, 2021: $606
- First area, 2011: $1,142
- First area, 2016: $1,310
- First area, 2021: $1,585
- Second area, 2011: $785
- Second area, 2016: $959
- Second area, 2021: $1,112
- First area, 2011: $1,437
- First area, 2016: $1,632
- First area, 2021: $2,026
- Second area, 2011: $1,003
- Second area, 2016: $1,225
- Second area, 2021: $1,447
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: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $220
- First area, 2016: $280
- First area, 2021: $320
- Second area, 2011: $155
- Second area, 2016: $185
- Second area, 2021: $230
- First area, 2011: $1,625
- First area, 2016: $1,670
- First area, 2021: $1,733
- Second area, 2011: $1,098
- Second area, 2016: $1,148
- Second area, 2021: $1,200
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
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 Cowra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA10470/bathurst-regional/vs/LGA12350/cowra