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Greater Hume Shire vs Snowy Valleys
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 97 km apart · Greater Hume Shire profile · Snowy Valleys profile
Greater Hume Shire Snowy Valleys
Snowy Valleys and Greater Hume Shire are two regional New South Wales areas with distinct profiles. Greater Hume Shire has far higher access to money and resources, as well as higher education and job skills. In contrast, Snowy Valleys has a far higher rate of recorded offences, including drug offences (772 compared to 215) and motor vehicle theft (524 compared to 296). Snowy Valleys also has more homes within a 15-minute walk of a school and a park.
Renting is becoming more common in Snowy Valleys, as the gap between the two areas has widened since 2016. Despite this shift, the two places share a similar typical weekly income, with Snowy Valleys at $685 and Greater Hume Shire at $723. They are also alike in their housing patterns, as both have about 43% of homes owned outright and the same typical monthly mortgage payment of $1,300.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 9,815
- First area, 2016: 10,351
- First area, 2021: 11,157
- Second area, 2016: 14,395
- Second area, 2021: 14,891
- First area, 2011: 43 yrs
- First area, 2016: 44 yrs
- First area, 2021: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 45 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 Greater Hume Shire: 0.8% males, 1.2% females; 85+ in Snowy Valleys: 1.0% males, 1.7% females
- 80–84 in Greater Hume Shire: 1.4% males, 1.2% females; 80–84 in Snowy Valleys: 1.6% males, 1.4% females
- 75–79 in Greater Hume Shire: 2.3% males, 1.9% females; 75–79 in Snowy Valleys: 2.4% males, 2.2% females
- 70–74 in Greater Hume Shire: 3.5% males, 2.8% females; 70–74 in Snowy Valleys: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 65–69 in Greater Hume Shire: 3.5% males, 3.5% females; 65–69 in Snowy Valleys: 3.4% males, 3.3% females
- 60–64 in Greater Hume Shire: 4.0% males, 3.7% females; 60–64 in Snowy Valleys: 3.8% males, 4.0% females
- 55–59 in Greater Hume Shire: 3.7% males, 3.6% females; 55–59 in Snowy Valleys: 3.9% males, 3.2% females
- 50–54 in Greater Hume Shire: 3.1% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Snowy Valleys: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in Greater Hume Shire: 2.9% males, 2.9% females; 45–49 in Snowy Valleys: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 40–44 in Greater Hume Shire: 2.5% males, 3.0% females; 40–44 in Snowy Valleys: 2.9% males, 2.7% females
- 35–39 in Greater Hume Shire: 2.7% males, 3.0% females; 35–39 in Snowy Valleys: 2.6% males, 3.1% females
- 30–34 in Greater Hume Shire: 2.1% males, 2.2% females; 30–34 in Snowy Valleys: 2.5% males, 2.5% females
- 25–29 in Greater Hume Shire: 2.1% males, 2.0% females; 25–29 in Snowy Valleys: 2.4% males, 2.5% females
- 20–24 in Greater Hume Shire: 2.0% males, 1.8% females; 20–24 in Snowy Valleys: 2.4% males, 2.0% females
- 15–19 in Greater Hume Shire: 3.8% males, 3.3% females; 15–19 in Snowy Valleys: 2.7% males, 2.8% females
- 10–14 in Greater Hume Shire: 4.1% males, 3.5% females; 10–14 in Snowy Valleys: 3.4% males, 3.2% females
- 5–9 in Greater Hume Shire: 3.4% males, 3.2% females; 5–9 in Snowy Valleys: 3.3% males, 3.0% females
- 0–4 in Greater Hume Shire: 3.0% males, 2.9% females; 0–4 in Snowy Valleys: 2.6% males, 3.0% 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: $479
- First area, 2016: $600
- First area, 2021: $723
- Second area, 2016: $577
- Second area, 2021: $685
- First area, 2011: $943
- First area, 2016: $1,168
- First area, 2021: $1,420
- Second area, 2016: $1,120
- Second area, 2021: $1,306
- First area, 2011: $1,181
- First area, 2016: $1,439
- First area, 2021: $1,833
- Second area, 2016: $1,418
- Second area, 2021: $1,683
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, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $150
- First area, 2016: $180
- First area, 2021: $220
- Second area, 2016: $180
- Second area, 2021: $230
- First area, 2011: $1,200
- First area, 2016: $1,213
- First area, 2021: $1,300
- Second area, 2016: $1,300
- Second area, 2021: $1,300
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- 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). Greater Hume Shire vs Snowy Valleys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA13340/greater-hume-shire/vs/LGA17080/snowy-valleys