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Bathurst Regional vs Oberon
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 71 km apart · Bathurst Regional profile · Oberon profile
Bathurst Regional Oberon
Bathurst Regional and Oberon are two New South Wales areas with very different profiles. Bathurst Regional is more connected and educated, with 48.2% of residents completing Year 12 compared to 36.0% in Oberon. It is also more walkable, described as somewhat walkable, while Oberon is mostly car-dependent. A major contrast exists in age; the typical resident in Oberon is 47, making it far older than Bathurst Regional, where the typical age is 38.
Both areas share a similar typical weekly income of around $760 to $800 and have nearly identical shares of people born overseas. While they have much in common in these areas, the age gap between the two has widened since 2011. This shift is seen in the share of people aged 65 and over, which is now 24.9% in Oberon and 18.5% in Bathurst Regional.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 38,519
- First area, 2016: 41,300
- First area, 2021: 43,567
- Second area, 2011: 5,040
- Second area, 2016: 5,301
- Second area, 2021: 5,580
- First area, 2011: 36 yrs
- First area, 2016: 37 yrs
- First area, 2021: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 45 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 Oberon: 0.9% males, 1.1% females
- 80–84 in Bathurst Regional: 1.1% males, 1.3% females; 80–84 in Oberon: 1.5% males, 1.4% females
- 75–79 in Bathurst Regional: 1.7% males, 1.7% females; 75–79 in Oberon: 2.5% males, 2.4% females
- 70–74 in Bathurst Regional: 2.3% males, 2.5% females; 70–74 in Oberon: 4.1% males, 3.6% females
- 65–69 in Bathurst Regional: 2.8% males, 2.7% females; 65–69 in Oberon: 3.7% males, 3.8% females
- 60–64 in Bathurst Regional: 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 60–64 in Oberon: 3.9% males, 3.5% females
- 55–59 in Bathurst Regional: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 55–59 in Oberon: 4.2% males, 3.2% females
- 50–54 in Bathurst Regional: 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 50–54 in Oberon: 3.7% males, 3.5% females
- 45–49 in Bathurst Regional: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 45–49 in Oberon: 3.0% males, 3.0% females
- 40–44 in Bathurst Regional: 2.8% males, 2.8% females; 40–44 in Oberon: 2.9% males, 2.6% females
- 35–39 in Bathurst Regional: 3.2% males, 2.9% females; 35–39 in Oberon: 3.2% males, 2.2% females
- 30–34 in Bathurst Regional: 3.5% males, 3.2% females; 30–34 in Oberon: 2.4% males, 2.5% females
- 25–29 in Bathurst Regional: 3.3% males, 3.1% females; 25–29 in Oberon: 2.6% males, 2.1% females
- 20–24 in Bathurst Regional: 3.5% males, 3.1% females; 20–24 in Oberon: 2.6% males, 1.9% females
- 15–19 in Bathurst Regional: 3.5% males, 3.2% females; 15–19 in Oberon: 2.6% males, 2.3% females
- 10–14 in Bathurst Regional: 3.4% males, 3.3% females; 10–14 in Oberon: 3.4% males, 3.2% females
- 5–9 in Bathurst Regional: 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 5–9 in Oberon: 2.8% males, 3.0% females
- 0–4 in Bathurst Regional: 2.9% males, 2.8% females; 0–4 in Oberon: 2.4% males, 2.3% 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: $525
- Second area, 2016: $611
- Second area, 2021: $759
- First area, 2011: $1,142
- First area, 2016: $1,310
- First area, 2021: $1,585
- Second area, 2011: $988
- Second area, 2016: $1,239
- Second area, 2021: $1,441
- First area, 2011: $1,437
- First area, 2016: $1,632
- First area, 2021: $2,026
- Second area, 2011: $1,272
- Second area, 2016: $1,509
- Second area, 2021: $1,869
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: 2.4
- 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: $170
- Second area, 2016: $210
- Second area, 2021: $280
- First area, 2011: $1,625
- First area, 2016: $1,670
- First area, 2021: $1,733
- Second area, 2011: $1,517
- Second area, 2016: $1,452
- Second area, 2021: $1,560
- 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 Oberon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA10470/bathurst-regional/vs/LGA16100/oberon