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Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional vs Unincorporated ACT
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 98 km apart · Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional profile · Unincorporated ACT profile
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Unincorporated ACT
Unincorporated ACT and Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional are distinct areas with very different demographics and wealth. The Unincorporated ACT is much younger, with a typical resident aged 35 compared to 49 in Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional. Education and income are also far higher in the Unincorporated ACT, where 43% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher and the typical weekly household income is $2,373. In contrast, 10.8% of adults in Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional have a degree, and the typical weekly household income is much lower at $1,132.
Both areas share a similar proportion of children under 15, at 18.3% and 17.4% respectively. They also have very similar unemployment rates, sitting around 4%. Despite these similarities, the two areas differ in how people live; homes are far more likely to be owned outright in Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional, where 47.1% of houses are paid off, compared to 26.6% in the Unincorporated ACT.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2021: 11,403
- Second area, 2011: 356,586
- Second area, 2016: 396,857
- Second area, 2021: 453,890
- First area, 2021: 49 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 35 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 Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional: 1.3% males, 2.1% females; 85+ in Unincorporated ACT: 0.6% males, 1.0% females
- 80–84 in Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional: 2.0% males, 2.3% females; 80–84 in Unincorporated ACT: 0.7% males, 0.9% females
- 75–79 in Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional: 2.5% males, 2.7% females; 75–79 in Unincorporated ACT: 1.2% males, 1.4% females
- 70–74 in Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional: 3.6% males, 3.9% females; 70–74 in Unincorporated ACT: 1.8% males, 2.0% females
- 65–69 in Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional: 4.1% males, 3.9% females; 65–69 in Unincorporated ACT: 1.9% males, 2.2% females
- 60–64 in Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional: 3.9% males, 3.9% females; 60–64 in Unincorporated ACT: 2.3% males, 2.5% females
- 55–59 in Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional: 3.4% males, 3.4% females; 55–59 in Unincorporated ACT: 2.6% males, 2.7% females
- 50–54 in Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional: 2.8% males, 2.9% females; 50–54 in Unincorporated ACT: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 45–49 in Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional: 2.7% males, 3.1% females; 45–49 in Unincorporated ACT: 3.2% males, 3.3% females
- 40–44 in Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional: 2.4% males, 2.5% females; 40–44 in Unincorporated ACT: 3.5% males, 3.5% females
- 35–39 in Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional: 2.3% males, 2.5% females; 35–39 in Unincorporated ACT: 4.0% males, 4.2% females
- 30–34 in Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional: 2.1% males, 2.3% females; 30–34 in Unincorporated ACT: 4.2% males, 4.3% females
- 25–29 in Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional: 2.3% males, 2.1% females; 25–29 in Unincorporated ACT: 4.3% males, 4.3% females
- 20–24 in Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional: 2.3% males, 2.1% females; 20–24 in Unincorporated ACT: 3.8% males, 3.8% females
- 15–19 in Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional: 2.9% males, 2.6% females; 15–19 in Unincorporated ACT: 2.9% males, 2.8% females
- 10–14 in Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional: 3.3% males, 2.9% females; 10–14 in Unincorporated ACT: 3.1% males, 2.9% females
- 5–9 in Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional: 3.1% males, 2.7% females; 5–9 in Unincorporated ACT: 3.3% males, 3.1% females
- 0–4 in Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional: 2.7% males, 2.5% females; 0–4 in Unincorporated ACT: 3.0% 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, 2021: $627
- Second area, 2011: $918
- Second area, 2016: $1,000
- Second area, 2021: $1,204
- First area, 2021: $1,132
- Second area, 2011: $1,920
- Second area, 2016: $2,070
- Second area, 2021: $2,373
- First area, 2021: $1,518
- Second area, 2011: $2,277
- Second area, 2016: $2,445
- Second area, 2021: $2,872
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, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2021: $220
- Second area, 2011: $380
- Second area, 2016: $380
- Second area, 2021: $450
- First area, 2021: $1,170
- Second area, 2011: $2,167
- Second area, 2016: $2,058
- Second area, 2021: $2,080
- 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). Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional vs Unincorporated ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA12160/cootamundra-gundagai-regional/vs/LGA89399/unincorporated-act