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Clarence Valley vs Tenterfield

Name: Clarence Valley vs Tenterfield — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 91 km apart · Clarence Valley profile · Tenterfield profile

Clarence Valley Tenterfield

Clarence Valley and Tenterfield are two New South Wales areas with distinct profiles. Clarence Valley is larger and has better access to services, with 54.3% of homes within a 10 minute walk of public transport compared to 16.9% in Tenterfield. It also has a higher typical weekly household income of $1,123, while Tenterfield's is $885. In contrast, Tenterfield is more reliant on agriculture, and its First Nations unemployment rate is far higher at 28.3%, compared to 14.0% in Clarence Valley.

Daily life in both areas shares many common traits, including similar rates of overseas births and a nearly identical share of adults with a bachelor degree. However, some gaps are widening. Tenterfield has become noticeably older, with the typical resident now 55 and a larger share of people aged 65 and over (32.8%) than in Clarence Valley (27.4%). The gap in typical weekly income between the two areas has also grown since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Population: 47,305 larger in Clarence Valley People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Clarence Valley Separate houses: 8.7 pts higher in Tenterfield Median age: 6 yrs older in Tenterfield Living alone: 6.7 pts higher in Tenterfield

Demographics & Identity

Population in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +47,305 larger in Clarence Valley gap steady

54,115 75th pct 6,810 39th pct

Median age in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +6 yrs older in Tenterfield gap widening

49 yrs 82nd pct 55 yrs 98th pct

Age structure

27.4% Seniors (65+) +5.4 pts ▸ 32.8%

27.6% Older adults (45–64) +2.0 pts ▸ 29.6%

19.6% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +4.2 pts 15.4%

16.0% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.0 pts 14.0%

9.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.3 pts 8.1%

Marital status

44.5% Married +2.6 pts ▸ 47.1%

32.4% Never married ◂ +3.9 pts 28.5%

11.8% Divorced +1.0 pts ▸ 12.9%

7.3% Widowed +0.3 pts ▸ 7.6%

4.0% Separated ◂ +0.1 pts 3.9%

Age & sex structure

Clarence Valley Tenterfield

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

84.3% Australia ◂ +3.6 pts 80.7%

2.4% England ◂ +0.1 pts 2.3%

1.2% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.4% Philippines even 0.4%

0.3% India even 0.3%

0.2% South Africa even 0.3%

0.1% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% China even 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

41.9% English ◂ +0.8 pts 41.1%

41.7% Australian ◂ +4.7 pts 37.0%

11.7% Irish +2.9 pts ▸ 14.6%

11.6% Scottish +0.5 pts ▸ 12.1%

4.3% German +3.0 pts ▸ 7.3%

1.5% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.2% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.6% Filipino ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.6% Chinese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.4% Indian even 0.4%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

88.8% English only ◂ +1.1 pts 87.6%

0.1% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Punjabi even 0.2%

0.2% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

49.4% Christianity +3.1 pts ▸ 52.5%

38.5% No religion ◂ +4.7 pts 33.8%

10.5% Not stated +1.4 pts ▸ 11.9%

0.7% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.2% Hinduism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Islam even 0.1%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +30 more in Clarence Valley

36 85th pct 6 36th pct

Schools/1k kids in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +2.15 more in Tenterfield

4.16 54th pct 6.31 72nd pct

Students in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +6,806 more in Clarence Valley

7,441 72nd pct 635 31st pct

Avg size in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +101 larger in Clarence Valley

207 47th pct 106 23rd pct

ICSEA in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +35 higher in Clarence Valley

952 38th pct 917 23rd pct

Highest year of school

34.7% Year 12 +0.2 pts ▸ 34.9%

33.2% Year 10 ◂ +1.7 pts 31.5%

14.2% Year 9 or below +1.3 pts ▸ 15.6%

6.9% Year 11 ◂ +0.3 pts 6.6%

Highest qualification level

36.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.4 pts 33.4%

14.4% Bachelor degree +1.0 pts ▸ 15.4%

13.1% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.2 pts ▸ 13.3%

3.0% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

3.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.2 pts 2.9%

2.6% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.2 pts ▸ 2.9%

Field of qualification

13.9% Management & commerce ◂ +1.4 pts 12.5%

13.9% Engineering & related ◂ +0.2 pts 13.7%

11.1% Society & culture ◂ +1.8 pts 9.3%

10.3% Health +0.1 pts ▸ 10.4%

8.4% Education +0.8 pts ▸ 9.1%

6.4% Architecture & building ◂ +1.1 pts 5.4%

5.7% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.4 pts 5.2%

3.1% Agriculture & environment +1.9 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.2% Creative arts +0.2 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.3% Natural & physical sciences even 1.3%

1.1% Information technology ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

Income

Personal income in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +$88 higher in Clarence Valley gap widening

$578 13th pct $490 9th pct

Household income in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +$238 higher in Clarence Valley gap widening

$1,123 16th pct $885 3rd pct

Family income in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +$192 higher in Clarence Valley gap widening

$1,398 15th pct $1,206 10th pct

Household income distribution

36.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.1 pts 34.9%

22.7% Under $650 +9.4 pts ▸ 32.1%

24.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.9 pts 18.6%

5.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.8 pts 3.3%

3.9% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 3.1%

Personal income distribution

49.2% Under $650 +6.2 pts ▸ 55.3%

28.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.9 pts 24.1%

9.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.8 pts 7.8%

1.5% $3,000 or more even 1.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

14.3% Arthritis +1.7 pts ▸ 16.0%

11.4% Mental health ◂ +0.6 pts 10.8%

9.5% Asthma ◂ +0.2 pts 9.3%

8.8% Other condition +0.1 pts ▸ 8.9%

6.3% Heart disease +0.4 pts ▸ 6.7%

6.1% Diabetes +0.5 pts ▸ 6.5%

4.4% Cancer +0.3 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.6% Lung condition ◂ +0.1 pts 3.5%

1.5% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.1% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

52.2% None ◂ +0.5 pts 51.7%

22.0% One condition ◂ +0.8 pts 21.3%

8.9% Two conditions +0.5 pts ▸ 9.4%

5.7% Three or more +0.7 pts ▸ 6.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +3,877 larger in Clarence Valley

4,391 87th pct 514 48th pct

Median age in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +2 yrs older in Clarence Valley

25 yrs 50th pct 23 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +$117 higher in Clarence Valley

$481 29th pct $364 8th pct

Household income in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +$531 higher in Clarence Valley

$1,316 43rd pct $785 4th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +0.2 larger in Clarence Valley gap widening

2.3 29th pct 2.1 10th pct

Family composition

44.6% Couples with children ◂ +5.9 pts 38.7%

36.6% Couples without children +7.5 pts ▸ 44.1%

17.5% One-parent families ◂ +1.1 pts 16.5%

1.3% Other families ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

Household size

40.4% 2 people +0.9 pts ▸ 41.4%

28.9% 1 person +6.7 pts ▸ 35.6%

12.7% 3 people ◂ +2.6 pts 10.1%

10.3% 4 people ◂ +2.8 pts 7.5%

4.8% 5 people ◂ +1.0 pts 3.8%

2.8% 6 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 1.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +$70 higher in Clarence Valley gap widening

$310 66th pct $240 43rd pct

Mortgage in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +$295 higher in Clarence Valley gap widening

$1,378 48th pct $1,083 29th pct

People / bedroom in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +0.10 higher in Clarence Valley gap widening

0.80 43rd pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

45.2% Owned outright +8.4 pts ▸ 53.6%

27.4% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +6.7 pts 20.7%

23.7% Rented ◂ +5.5 pts 18.2%

1.6% Other tenure +2.4 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.1% Not stated +1.3 pts ▸ 3.4%

Types of homes

86.1% Separate house +8.7 pts ▸ 94.7%

6.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +5.6 pts 0.8%

4.4% Flat or apartment ◂ +2.1 pts 2.3%

2.7% Other dwelling ◂ +1.4 pts 1.3%

Bedrooms per home

44.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +2.6 pts 42.0%

24.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +3.4 pts 21.2%

17.6% 2 bedrooms +1.4 pts ▸ 19.0%

4.7% 1 bedroom +2.1 pts ▸ 6.7%

5.7% 5 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 5.6%

0.9% Studio / none +1.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

Weekly rent distribution

44.0% $200–$349 +10.7 pts ▸ 54.7%

34.6% $350–$549 ◂ +26.0 pts 8.6%

13.9% Under $200 +12.3 pts ▸ 26.2%

2.6% $550–$749 ◂ +2.6 pts 0.0%

0.4% $750 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +8.4 pts 34.3%

25.0% Under $1,000 +14.2 pts ▸ 39.2%

21.0% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +7.4 pts 13.6%

5.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 4.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +249 more in Clarence Valley

257 74th pct 8 36th pct

Stops/1k in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +3.57 more in Clarence Valley

4.75 69th pct 1.17 30th pct

Departures/1k in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +229.6 more in Clarence Valley

237.6 62nd pct 8.1 29th pct

PT routes in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +39 more in Clarence Valley

43 86th pct 4 43rd pct

How people get to work

64.9% Car (driver) ◂ +6.9 pts 58.0%

10.6% Worked at home +7.6 pts ▸ 18.2%

3.9% Walked +0.9 pts ▸ 4.8%

4.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.3 pts 4.3%

0.8% Bicycle ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.3% Bus +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

37.9% 1 vehicle +0.6 pts ▸ 38.5%

37.8% 2 vehicles ◂ +3.5 pts 34.2%

12.9% 3 vehicles +0.8 pts ▸ 13.8%

6.6% 4 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 7.8%

4.8% No vehicle +0.5 pts ▸ 5.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

6.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +14.9 pts ▸ 20.9%

16.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +5.5 pts 11.2%

10.6% Retail trade ◂ +1.4 pts 9.2%

9.1% Construction ◂ +0.4 pts 8.7%

9.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.3 pts 6.7%

8.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.3 pts 5.5%

8.4% Education & training +0.3 pts ▸ 8.7%

5.0% Manufacturing ◂ +2.1 pts 2.9%

3.3% Professional & technical +1.2 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.8% Transport & warehousing +0.2 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.9% Other services ◂ +0.9 pts 3.0%

3.5% Administrative & support ◂ +1.4 pts 2.1%

Occupations people work in

12.2% Managers +10.9 pts ▸ 23.1%

15.6% Professionals ◂ +2.3 pts 13.4%

15.5% Community & personal service ◂ +4.5 pts 10.9%

13.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.7 pts 11.1%

13.5% Labourers ◂ +0.6 pts 12.9%

11.2% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.3 pts 10.9%

9.3% Sales workers ◂ +2.0 pts 7.2%

7.0% Machinery operators & drivers +0.4 pts ▸ 7.4%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +1 higher in Clarence Valley

3 29th pct 2 14th pct

IRSD decile in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +1 higher in Clarence Valley

3 29th pct 2 14th pct

IER decile in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +2 higher in Clarence Valley

4 36th pct 2 14th pct

IEO decile in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +1 higher in Tenterfield

3 29th pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +7 higher in Clarence Valley

910 21st pct 903 18th pct

ERP in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +49,686 higher in Clarence Valley

56,874 74th pct 7,188 37th pct

Growth in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +0.8 pts higher in Tenterfield

4.9% 62nd pct 5.7% 68th pct

Businesses in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +3,315 higher in Clarence Valley

4,329 72nd pct 1,014 43rd pct

Approvals in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +287 higher in Clarence Valley

318 75th pct 31 42nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +236 higher in Clarence Valley

1,186 84th pct 950 74th pct

Max temp in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +3.7 higher in Clarence Valley

26.8 72nd pct 23.1 38th pct

Min temp in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +3.5 higher in Clarence Valley

12.7 68th pct 9.1 20th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +274 higher in Clarence Valley

10,729 65th pct 10,455 64th pct

Assault/100k in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +69 higher in Tenterfield

1,268 66th pct 1,336 69th pct

Sexual/100k in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +4 higher in Clarence Valley

357 74th pct 352 73rd pct

Robbery/100k in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield

28 57th pct —

Burglary/100k in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +221 higher in Tenterfield

660 67th pct 881 78th pct

Theft/100k in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +510 higher in Clarence Valley

1,391 57th pct 881 31st pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +86 higher in Clarence Valley

732 84th pct 646 78th pct

Property damage/100k in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +591 higher in Tenterfield

1,127 74th pct 1,718 86th pct

Drugs/100k in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +337 higher in Clarence Valley

674 63rd pct 338 38th pct

5-yr change in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +48.1 pts higher in Clarence Valley

53.2% 90th pct 5.0% 44th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +1.4 higher in Clarence Valley

3.7 50th pct 2.3 18th pct

Types ≤15 min in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +1.2 more in Clarence Valley

3.8 45th pct 2.6 17th pct

15-min city in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +14.4 pts higher in Clarence Valley

44.6% 44th pct 30.2% 20th pct

Walk to shops in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +12.1 pts higher in Clarence Valley

40.1% 36th pct 28.0% 17th pct

Walk to transit in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +37.4 pts higher in Clarence Valley

54.3% 57th pct 16.9% 29th pct

Walk to school in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +17.5 pts higher in Clarence Valley

48.0% 39th pct 30.5% 14th pct

Walk to a park in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +23.2 pts higher in Clarence Valley

65.6% 43rd pct 42.4% 14th pct

Walk to health in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +1.2 pts higher in Clarence Valley

32.3% 39th pct 31.1% 37th pct

Amenities/1k in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +10.0 more in Tenterfield

15.9 39th pct 26.0 68th pct

Intersections/km² in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +0 higher in Clarence Valley

1 44th pct 0 30th pct

Mean slope in Clarence Valley in Tenterfield +2.8 pts higher in Tenterfield

5.3% 60th pct 8.1% 88th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Clarence Valley vs Tenterfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA11730/clarence-valley/vs/LGA17400/tenterfield