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Gilgandra vs Warrumbungle Shire

Name: Gilgandra vs Warrumbungle Shire — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 76 km apart · Gilgandra profile · Warrumbungle Shire profile

Gilgandra Warrumbungle Shire

Warrumbungle Shire and Gilgandra are both regional New South Wales areas with a high proportion of First Nations residents. Warrumbungle Shire is larger and older, with a typical resident aged 50 and 28.6% of people aged 65 and over. It has more public transport options, with 10 stops compared to just 2 in Gilgandra. In contrast, Gilgandra has a higher share of adults working or looking for work (54.2% versus 47.2%) and more recent overseas arrivals, at 17.6%. Crime patterns also differ sharply; drug offences and motor vehicle thefts are far higher in Gilgandra, while Warrumbungle Shire has seen a much larger rise in its crime rate over five years.

Everyday life in both places is very similar in several ways, with nearly identical rates of volunteering, mental health conditions, and typical weekly household incomes. These shared traits exist alongside some growing divides. The gap in home ownership has widened, with 48.9% of homes in Warrumbungle Shire owned outright compared to 40.9% in Gilgandra. Similarly, the age difference has increased since 2011, and more people in Gilgandra now provide unpaid childcare than in Warrumbungle Shire.

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Where they differ most

Population: 4,930 larger in Warrumbungle Shire Unpaid child care: 5.2 pts higher in Gilgandra Owned outright: 8.0 pts higher in Warrumbungle Shire Recent arrivals: 7.4 pts higher in Gilgandra Participation: 7.0 pts higher in Gilgandra

Demographics & Identity

Population in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +4,930 larger in Warrumbungle Shire gap steady

4,295 31st pct 9,225 45th pct

Median age in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +4 yrs older in Warrumbungle Shire gap widening

46 yrs 71st pct 50 yrs 86th pct

Age structure

24.2% Seniors (65+) +4.5 pts ▸ 28.6%

27.6% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.4 pts 27.2%

20.6% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.4 pts 18.2%

19.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.3 pts 16.8%

8.8% Youth (15–24) +0.4 pts ▸ 9.2%

Marital status

48.6% Married ◂ +2.3 pts 46.3%

31.9% Never married ◂ +1.4 pts 30.6%

8.5% Divorced +1.9 pts ▸ 10.5%

7.5% Widowed +1.0 pts ▸ 8.5%

3.5% Separated +0.6 pts ▸ 4.1%

Age & sex structure

Gilgandra Warrumbungle Shire

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

84.2% Australia ◂ +4.4 pts 79.8%

1.0% England +0.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.3% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.3% India even 0.3%

0.2% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Nepal even 0.1%

0.0% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

43.9% Australian ◂ +2.3 pts 41.6%

38.3% English +1.9 pts ▸ 40.2%

10.8% Irish ◂ +0.9 pts 9.9%

9.4% Scottish ◂ +0.2 pts 9.1%

3.4% German +0.1 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.8% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.8% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.7% Filipino ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.4% Chinese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Indian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.3% Greek even 0.3%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

86.8% English only ◂ +2.7 pts 84.1%

0.0% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Mandarin even 0.1%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

61.8% Christianity ◂ +4.1 pts 57.7%

24.7% No religion +1.8 pts ▸ 26.5%

13.0% Not stated +1.8 pts ▸ 14.9%

0.0% Other religions +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Buddhism even 0.3%

0.1% Hinduism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Islam even 0.1%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +7 more in Warrumbungle Shire

4 29th pct 11 54th pct

Schools/1k kids in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +2.22 more in Warrumbungle Shire

4.87 61st pct 7.09 76th pct

Students in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +748 more in Warrumbungle Shire

554 29th pct 1,302 43rd pct

Avg size in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +20 larger in Gilgandra

139 32nd pct 118 27th pct

ICSEA in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +9 higher in Warrumbungle Shire

883 14th pct 892 15th pct

Highest year of school

31.3% Year 12 +1.9 pts ▸ 33.2%

31.1% Year 10 ◂ +0.9 pts 30.2%

17.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.8 pts 15.1%

5.9% Year 11 ◂ +0.4 pts 5.5%

Highest qualification level

36.5% Certificate III / IV ◂ +5.2 pts 31.2%

16.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.8 pts 13.6%

10.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.1 pts ▸ 11.8%

2.3% Certificate I / II +1.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.1% Postgraduate degree +0.6 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.6 pts ▸ 2.0%

Field of qualification

13.1% Engineering & related ◂ +0.5 pts 12.5%

10.3% Management & commerce +0.5 pts ▸ 10.8%

10.5% Health ◂ +0.3 pts 10.2%

9.7% Education ◂ +0.5 pts 9.2%

9.5% Society & culture ◂ +2.6 pts 6.9%

8.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.4 pts 7.8%

3.7% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.5 pts ▸ 4.2%

4.0% Architecture & building ◂ +0.2 pts 3.8%

1.9% Creative arts ◂ +0.8 pts 1.0%

0.6% Natural & physical sciences +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.4% Information technology +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

Income

Personal income in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +$73 higher in Gilgandra gap widening

$632 23rd pct $559 12th pct

Household income in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +$81 higher in Gilgandra gap steady

$1,149 19th pct $1,068 12th pct

Family income in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +$3 higher in Warrumbungle Shire gap narrowing

$1,384 14th pct $1,387 14th pct

Household income distribution

32.6% $650–$1,499 +0.2 pts ▸ 32.8%

24.0% Under $650 +2.4 pts ▸ 26.4%

22.9% $1,500–$2,999 +0.2 pts ▸ 23.1%

5.1% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.7 pts 4.4%

3.6% $4,000 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 4.3%

Personal income distribution

43.8% Under $650 +3.1 pts ▸ 46.9%

30.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.9 pts 26.2%

9.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.0 pts 8.7%

1.9% $3,000 or more even 1.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.1% Arthritis +1.9 pts ▸ 14.0%

9.4% Asthma +0.6 pts ▸ 10.0%

8.2% Mental health +0.1 pts ▸ 8.2%

7.8% Other condition ◂ +0.2 pts 7.6%

5.7% Heart disease +0.6 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.3% Diabetes +0.7 pts ▸ 6.0%

3.7% Cancer +0.3 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.4% Lung condition +1.0 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.1% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.6% Dementia +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

53.9% None ◂ +4.1 pts 49.8%

20.8% One condition +0.3 pts ▸ 21.1%

7.2% Two conditions +0.8 pts ▸ 8.0%

4.2% Three or more +1.0 pts ▸ 5.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +364 larger in Warrumbungle Shire

621 53rd pct 985 63rd pct

Median age in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +5 yrs older in Gilgandra

27 yrs 64th pct 22 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +$18 higher in Warrumbungle Shire

$484 29th pct $502 35th pct

Household income in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +$91 higher in Warrumbungle Shire

$1,080 20th pct $1,171 27th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire even gap narrowing

2.3 29th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

46.1% Couples with children +1.4 pts ▸ 47.5%

33.6% Couples without children +1.6 pts ▸ 35.2%

19.3% One-parent families ◂ +3.0 pts 16.3%

1.2% Other families even 1.2%

Household size

38.0% 2 people ◂ +0.1 pts 37.9%

29.9% 1 person +2.9 pts ▸ 32.8%

13.0% 3 people ◂ +1.4 pts 11.6%

10.3% 4 people ◂ +0.9 pts 9.4%

6.6% 5 people ◂ +1.3 pts 5.4%

2.2% 6 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 3.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire even gap steady

$200 29th pct $200 29th pct

Mortgage in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +$161 higher in Gilgandra gap widening

$1,083 29th pct $922 18th pct

People / bedroom in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

40.9% Owned outright +8.0 pts ▸ 48.9%

25.1% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +2.1 pts 23.0%

23.9% Rented ◂ +3.0 pts 20.9%

6.3% Other tenure ◂ +2.0 pts 4.3%

3.4% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 3.1%

Types of homes

92.7% Separate house +2.4 pts ▸ 95.1%

3.2% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.2 pts 2.0%

2.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.5 pts 1.1%

1.4% Other dwelling ◂ +0.7 pts 0.7%

Bedrooms per home

40.1% 3 bedrooms +3.4 pts ▸ 43.4%

29.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +3.5 pts 25.8%

16.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +1.0 pts 15.6%

6.9% 5 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 7.2%

3.6% 1 bedroom +0.9 pts ▸ 4.4%

0.6% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

Weekly rent distribution

47.9% $200–$349 ◂ +4.6 pts 43.3%

42.4% Under $200 +3.0 pts ▸ 45.4%

2.6% $350–$549 ◂ +0.8 pts 1.8%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

43.1% Under $1,000 +6.7 pts ▸ 49.8%

30.4% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +2.3 pts 28.2%

9.7% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +1.3 pts 8.5%

8.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 7.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +8 more in Warrumbungle Shire

2 24th pct 10 39th pct

Stops/1k in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +0.62 more in Warrumbungle Shire

0.47 21st pct 1.08 30th pct

Departures/1k in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +3.0 more in Warrumbungle Shire

4.2 22nd pct 7.2 27th pct

PT routes in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +5 more in Warrumbungle Shire

5 45th pct 10 57th pct

How people get to work

56.4% Car (driver) ◂ +0.6 pts 55.7%

17.6% Worked at home +0.2 pts ▸ 17.8%

6.6% Walked +0.9 pts ▸ 7.5%

3.7% Car (passenger) +0.3 pts ▸ 4.1%

0.9% Bus ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.4% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

37.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.7 pts 35.6%

31.5% 1 vehicle +3.5 pts ▸ 35.0%

16.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.1 pts 14.6%

8.5% 4 or more +1.5 pts ▸ 10.0%

6.4% No vehicle ◂ +1.4 pts 5.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

27.5% Agriculture, forestry & fishing even 27.6%

12.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.1 pts 11.8%

9.8% Education & training +2.1 pts ▸ 11.9%

8.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.4 pts 6.6%

7.8% Retail trade ◂ +0.7 pts 7.1%

4.9% Accommodation & food +1.5 pts ▸ 6.4%

5.1% Construction +0.2 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.4% Transport & warehousing +0.3 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.1% Other services ◂ +0.4 pts 2.7%

2.5% Professional & technical ◂ +0.3 pts 2.1%

1.9% Manufacturing +0.5 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.8% Administrative & support ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%

Occupations people work in

27.0% Managers ◂ +1.0 pts 25.9%

11.4% Labourers +4.1 pts ▸ 15.5%

13.7% Professionals ◂ +0.1 pts 13.6%

12.3% Community & personal service ◂ +0.7 pts 11.6%

11.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.8 pts 10.4%

7.9% Clerical & administrative +0.3 pts ▸ 8.1%

7.4% Sales workers ◂ +1.6 pts 5.9%

6.8% Machinery operators & drivers +0.2 pts ▸ 7.0%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire even

3 29th pct 3 29th pct

IRSD decile in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +1 higher in Gilgandra

3 29th pct 2 14th pct

IER decile in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire even

3 29th pct 3 29th pct

IEO decile in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +1 higher in Warrumbungle Shire

4 36th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSAD score in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire even

913 23rd pct 914 23rd pct

ERP in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +4,942 higher in Warrumbungle Shire

4,304 30th pct 9,246 43rd pct

Growth in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +0.2 pts higher in Warrumbungle Shire

-0.3% 12th pct -0.1% 13th pct

Businesses in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +619 higher in Warrumbungle Shire

602 34th pct 1,221 47th pct

Approvals in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +1 higher in Warrumbungle Shire

5 20th pct 6 21st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +88 higher in Warrumbungle Shire

668 53rd pct 756 62nd pct

Max temp in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +1.8 higher in Gilgandra

25.6 64th pct 23.8 45th pct

Min temp in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +1.3 higher in Gilgandra

10.1 32nd pct 8.8 15th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +1,910 higher in Gilgandra

13,574 77th pct 11,664 71st pct

Assault/100k in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +247 higher in Gilgandra

1,863 81st pct 1,615 76th pct

Sexual/100k in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +268 higher in Gilgandra

582 90th pct 314 64th pct

Robbery/100k in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire

— 11 19th pct

Burglary/100k in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +242 higher in Warrumbungle Shire

582 58th pct 824 76th pct

Theft/100k in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +481 higher in Warrumbungle Shire

885 31st pct 1,366 56th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +403 higher in Gilgandra

815 87th pct 412 58th pct

Property damage/100k in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +252 higher in Gilgandra

1,304 80th pct 1,051 72nd pct

Drugs/100k in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +412 higher in Gilgandra

629 60th pct 217 24th pct

5-yr change in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +24.0 pts higher in Warrumbungle Shire

10.8% 54th pct 34.8% 82nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +0.2 higher in Gilgandra

3.2 34th pct 3.0 29th pct

Types ≤15 min in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +0.1 more in Gilgandra

3.4 34th pct 3.3 31st pct

15-min city in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +1.2 pts higher in Gilgandra

42.9% 41st pct 41.7% 39th pct

Walk to shops in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +1.0 pts higher in Gilgandra

41.5% 38th pct 40.6% 37th pct

Walk to transit in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +6.4 pts higher in Warrumbungle Shire

19.2% 30th pct 25.6% 36th pct

Walk to school in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +0.2 pts higher in Warrumbungle Shire

41.6% 28th pct 41.8% 28th pct

Walk to a park in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +5.2 pts higher in Gilgandra

49.9% 20th pct 44.7% 14th pct

Walk to health in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +2.2 pts higher in Warrumbungle Shire

37.9% 50th pct 40.1% 54th pct

Amenities/1k in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +4.9 more in Warrumbungle Shire

18.6 49th pct 23.5 62nd pct

Intersections/km² in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire even

0 27th pct 0 27th pct

Mean slope in Gilgandra in Warrumbungle Shire +1.4 pts higher in Warrumbungle Shire

3.1% 20th pct 4.6% 48th pct

Compare Gilgandra with nearby areas

Dubbo Regional Warrumbungle Shire Narromine Warren Coonamble Mid-Western Regional Parkes Cabonne

Compare Warrumbungle Shire with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Gilgandra vs Warrumbungle Shire [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA12950/gilgandra/vs/LGA18020/warrumbungle-shire