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Gwydir vs Inverell

Name: Gwydir vs Inverell — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 68 km apart · Gwydir profile · Inverell profile

Gwydir Inverell

Inverell and Gwydir are two rural New South Wales areas with very different social profiles. Inverell is a larger hub with more public transport and more recent overseas arrivals, who make up 22.2% of the population. In contrast, Gwydir has a much older population with a typical age of 50 and a high rate of outright home ownership at 51.2%. There is also a stark difference in crime and safety; Inverell has far higher rates of recorded offences, drug offences, and property damage than Gwydir.

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011, with their populations growing at almost the same modest rate of about 1%. They are also alike in their workforce skills and income levels, with a similar share of adults holding bachelor degrees. While Inverell has far more public transport stops and departures, Gwydir has more walkable amenities per person. In both places, the share of people with no religion is well below the national figure.

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Where they differ most

Population: 12,943 larger in Inverell Recent arrivals: 17.8 pts higher in Inverell Owned outright: 12.2 pts higher in Gwydir Median age: 7 yrs older in Gwydir People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Inverell

Demographics & Identity

Population in Gwydir in Inverell +12,943 larger in Inverell

4,910 33rd pct 17,853 58th pct

Median age in Gwydir in Inverell +7 yrs older in Gwydir

50 yrs 86th pct 43 yrs 57th pct

Age structure

28.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +5.6 pts 22.8%

28.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.6 pts 25.4%

18.2% Young adults (25–44) +3.1 pts ▸ 21.3%

17.6% Children (0–14) +1.6 pts ▸ 19.2%

7.7% Youth (15–24) +3.6 pts ▸ 11.3%

Marital status

52.0% Married ◂ +5.9 pts 46.1%

27.1% Never married +6.8 pts ▸ 33.8%

9.0% Divorced even 9.1%

8.1% Widowed ◂ +1.0 pts 7.0%

3.8% Separated +0.2 pts ▸ 4.0%

Age & sex structure

Gwydir Inverell

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

85.9% Australia ◂ +3.3 pts 82.6%

1.4% England ◂ +0.1 pts 1.3%

0.1% Philippines +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.6% New Zealand even 0.7%

0.1% India +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

46.3% Australian ◂ +3.2 pts 43.2%

42.0% English ◂ +2.5 pts 39.5%

10.9% Scottish ◂ +1.4 pts 9.5%

10.5% Irish ◂ +0.7 pts 9.8%

3.8% German +0.9 pts ▸ 4.7%

0.8% Italian +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.4% Chinese +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Filipino +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.6% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Greek even 0.2%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

90.0% English only ◂ +3.1 pts 86.9%

0.0% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Mandarin +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Italian even 0.2%

0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%

0.0% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

66.0% Christianity ◂ +8.8 pts 57.2%

23.7% No religion +6.7 pts ▸ 30.3%

9.8% Not stated +1.6 pts ▸ 11.4%

0.3% Buddhism even 0.3%

0.1% Hinduism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Islam even 0.1%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Gwydir in Inverell +5 more in Inverell

7 39th pct 12 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in Gwydir in Inverell +4.60 more in Gwydir

8.10 81st pct 3.50 46th pct

Students in Gwydir in Inverell +2,124 more in Inverell

648 31st pct 2,772 56th pct

Avg size in Gwydir in Inverell +138 larger in Inverell

93 19th pct 231 50th pct

ICSEA in Gwydir in Inverell +4 higher in Gwydir

916 22nd pct 912 21st pct

Highest year of school

33.0% Year 12 +2.2 pts ▸ 35.2%

33.0% Year 10 ◂ +2.2 pts 30.8%

17.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.4 pts 16.3%

5.6% Year 11 +0.9 pts ▸ 6.5%

Highest qualification level

34.7% Certificate III / IV +3.2 pts ▸ 37.9%

16.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.1 pts 14.4%

12.9% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.6 pts 12.3%

2.8% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.6 pts 2.1%

1.9% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.2 pts ▸ 2.1%

Field of qualification

11.8% Engineering & related +2.4 pts ▸ 14.2%

12.9% Management & commerce +0.2 pts ▸ 13.0%

8.2% Society & culture +3.6 pts ▸ 11.9%

11.6% Health ◂ +2.7 pts 8.9%

10.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +5.9 pts 4.1%

9.1% Education +0.3 pts ▸ 9.4%

4.5% Architecture & building +1.2 pts ▸ 5.8%

4.4% Food, hospitality & personal services even 4.5%

0.9% Information technology +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.0% Creative arts +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.9% Natural & physical sciences even 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Gwydir in Inverell +$78 higher in Inverell

$541 11th pct $619 20th pct

Household income in Gwydir in Inverell +$134 higher in Inverell

$1,029 10th pct $1,163 20th pct

Family income in Gwydir in Inverell +$137 higher in Inverell

$1,308 12th pct $1,445 19th pct

Household income distribution

35.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.2 pts 34.6%

21.9% $1,500–$2,999 +3.3 pts ▸ 25.2%

24.7% Under $650 ◂ +2.0 pts 22.7%

4.3% $3,000–$3,999 +1.5 pts ▸ 5.7%

3.7% $4,000 or more even 3.7%

Personal income distribution

50.5% Under $650 ◂ +4.2 pts 46.2%

27.0% $650–$1,499 +5.4 pts ▸ 32.3%

9.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.4 pts 9.1%

1.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 1.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

13.3% Arthritis ◂ +1.3 pts 12.0%

9.9% Asthma ◂ +0.4 pts 9.5%

8.8% Mental health +0.1 pts ▸ 8.9%

8.2% Other condition ◂ +0.7 pts 7.5%

6.5% Diabetes ◂ +0.5 pts 6.0%

5.2% Heart disease ◂ +0.1 pts 5.1%

4.0% Cancer ◂ +0.7 pts 3.3%

3.1% Lung condition ◂ +0.3 pts 2.7%

2.0% Stroke ◂ +1.0 pts 1.0%

1.2% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

54.1% None +1.8 pts ▸ 55.9%

21.4% One condition ◂ +1.3 pts 20.1%

8.2% Two conditions ◂ +0.8 pts 7.4%

4.9% Three or more ◂ +0.5 pts 4.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Gwydir in Inverell +1,632 larger in Inverell

343 40th pct 1,975 78th pct

Median age in Gwydir in Inverell +2 yrs older in Gwydir

24 yrs 43rd pct 22 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Gwydir in Inverell +$41 higher in Inverell

$433 16th pct $474 27th pct

Household income in Gwydir in Inverell +$191 higher in Inverell

$958 12th pct $1,149 26th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Gwydir in Inverell +0.1 larger in Inverell

2.3 29th pct 2.4 43rd pct

Family composition

48.0% Couples with children ◂ +0.7 pts 47.3%

36.8% Couples without children ◂ +4.4 pts 32.4%

14.5% One-parent families +4.5 pts ▸ 19.0%

0.8% Other families +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

Household size

40.5% 2 people ◂ +3.4 pts 37.1%

30.2% 1 person ◂ +1.0 pts 29.2%

11.1% 3 people +3.0 pts ▸ 14.0%

9.5% 4 people +1.5 pts ▸ 11.0%

5.6% 5 people ◂ +0.2 pts 5.4%

3.4% 6 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 3.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Gwydir in Inverell +$60 higher in Inverell

$200 29th pct $260 50th pct

Mortgage in Gwydir in Inverell +$213 higher in Inverell

$997 23rd pct $1,210 37th pct

People / bedroom in Gwydir in Inverell +0.10 higher in Inverell

0.70 0th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

51.2% Owned outright ◂ +12.2 pts 39.0%

21.2% Owned with a mortgage +7.0 pts ▸ 28.2%

18.1% Rented +9.2 pts ▸ 27.3%

6.7% Other tenure ◂ +4.0 pts 2.8%

2.9% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 2.7%

Types of homes

95.9% Separate house ◂ +5.3 pts 90.7%

1.4% Townhouse / semi-detached +5.8 pts ▸ 7.2%

1.2% Other dwelling ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

0.5% Flat or apartment +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

Bedrooms per home

44.2% 3 bedrooms even 44.2%

23.9% 4 bedrooms +2.9 pts ▸ 26.9%

16.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +1.5 pts 14.6%

8.6% 5 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 7.1%

4.0% 1 bedroom even 4.0%

0.5% Studio / none even 0.6%

Weekly rent distribution

48.8% $200–$349 +6.8 pts ▸ 55.6%

37.5% Under $200 ◂ +13.0 pts 24.5%

2.0% $350–$549 +11.9 pts ▸ 13.9%

0.9% $750 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

0.0% $550–$749 +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

47.0% Under $1,000 ◂ +14.2 pts 32.9%

29.9% $1,000–$1,799 +11.2 pts ▸ 41.1%

9.2% $1,800–$2,999 +7.2 pts ▸ 16.5%

8.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.2 pts 4.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Gwydir in Inverell +44 more in Inverell

9 37th pct 53 55th pct

Stops/1k in Gwydir in Inverell +1.14 more in Inverell

1.83 36th pct 2.97 47th pct

Departures/1k in Gwydir in Inverell +14.8 more in Inverell

12.2 32nd pct 27.1 43rd pct

PT routes in Gwydir in Inverell +5 more in Inverell

4 43rd pct 9 55th pct

How people get to work

54.5% Car (driver) +10.2 pts ▸ 64.7%

21.7% Worked at home ◂ +9.8 pts 11.9%

6.3% Walked ◂ +2.6 pts 3.7%

3.8% Car (passenger) +2.2 pts ▸ 6.0%

0.3% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Bus even 0.2%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

36.1% 2 vehicles +0.2 pts ▸ 36.3%

34.0% 1 vehicle +0.7 pts ▸ 34.7%

15.9% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.7 pts 14.2%

10.3% 4 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 8.6%

3.7% No vehicle +2.4 pts ▸ 6.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

35.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +22.8 pts 12.9%

11.8% Health care & social assistance +3.1 pts ▸ 14.9%

2.2% Manufacturing +8.7 pts ▸ 10.9%

6.0% Retail trade +4.5 pts ▸ 10.5%

8.7% Education & training +0.8 pts ▸ 9.5%

8.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.8 pts 5.2%

4.9% Construction +1.9 pts ▸ 6.7%

3.7% Accommodation & food +2.0 pts ▸ 5.8%

2.5% Other services +1.6 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.4% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.8 pts 2.5%

1.9% Administrative & support +1.0 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.4% Professional & technical +0.4 pts ▸ 2.8%

Occupations people work in

30.8% Managers ◂ +14.7 pts 16.2%

14.2% Labourers +2.5 pts ▸ 16.7%

12.3% Professionals +1.6 pts ▸ 14.0%

9.5% Community & personal service +4.5 pts ▸ 13.9%

8.6% Technicians & trades +3.8 pts ▸ 12.4%

5.6% Sales workers +4.1 pts ▸ 9.7%

9.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.3 pts 9.3%

7.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.9 pts 5.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Gwydir in Inverell +2 higher in Gwydir

4 36th pct 2 14th pct

IRSD decile in Gwydir in Inverell +2 higher in Gwydir

4 36th pct 2 14th pct

IER decile in Gwydir in Inverell +2 higher in Gwydir

5 43rd pct 3 29th pct

IEO decile in Gwydir in Inverell +4 higher in Gwydir

6 57th pct 2 14th pct

IRSAD score in Gwydir in Inverell +30 higher in Gwydir

936 36th pct 906 19th pct

ERP in Gwydir in Inverell +13,184 higher in Inverell

4,968 31st pct 18,152 56th pct

Growth in Gwydir in Inverell +0.2 pts higher in Inverell

1.1% 24th pct 1.3% 26th pct

Businesses in Gwydir in Inverell +973 higher in Inverell

787 38th pct 1,760 56th pct

Approvals in Gwydir in Inverell +17 higher in Inverell

6 21st pct 23 37th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Gwydir in Inverell +72 higher in Inverell

676 54th pct 748 61st pct

Max temp in Gwydir in Inverell +1.6 higher in Gwydir

26.6 71st pct 25.0 59th pct

Min temp in Gwydir in Inverell +1.5 higher in Gwydir

10.6 41st pct 9.1 19th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Gwydir in Inverell +4,851 higher in Inverell

6,660 35th pct 11,511 70th pct

Assault/100k in Gwydir in Inverell +437 higher in Inverell

1,344 69th pct 1,781 79th pct

Sexual/100k in Gwydir in Inverell +144 higher in Inverell

265 52nd pct 409 82nd pct

Robbery/100k in Gwydir in Inverell

— 28 58th pct

Burglary/100k in Gwydir in Inverell +187 higher in Inverell

468 44th pct 655 67th pct

Theft/100k in Gwydir in Inverell +428 higher in Inverell

530 12th pct 958 35th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Gwydir in Inverell +106 higher in Inverell

387 55th pct 493 66th pct

Property damage/100k in Gwydir in Inverell +682 higher in Inverell

489 26th pct 1,171 76th pct

Drugs/100k in Gwydir in Inverell +681 higher in Inverell

143 13th pct 823 70th pct

5-yr change in Gwydir in Inverell +22.3 pts higher in Inverell

-15.1% 14th pct 7.3% 48th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Gwydir in Inverell +0.2 higher in Inverell

3.4 40th pct 3.6 45th pct

Types ≤15 min in Gwydir in Inverell even

3.7 43rd pct 3.7 43rd pct

15-min city in Gwydir in Inverell +2.8 pts higher in Gwydir

44.6% 44th pct 41.9% 39th pct

Walk to shops in Gwydir in Inverell +7.6 pts higher in Gwydir

40.9% 37th pct 33.2% 24th pct

Walk to transit in Gwydir in Inverell +28.8 pts higher in Inverell

29.2% 39th pct 58.1% 60th pct

Walk to school in Gwydir in Inverell +7.8 pts higher in Inverell

44.5% 33rd pct 52.3% 46th pct

Walk to a park in Gwydir in Inverell +9.2 pts higher in Inverell

56.7% 29th pct 65.9% 44th pct

Walk to health in Gwydir in Inverell +14.2 pts higher in Gwydir

41.7% 57th pct 27.5% 29th pct

Amenities/1k in Gwydir in Inverell +10.9 more in Gwydir

26.5 69th pct 15.6 37th pct

Intersections/km² in Gwydir in Inverell even

0 20th pct 0 32nd pct

Mean slope in Gwydir in Inverell +0.3 pts higher in Gwydir

5.0% 56th pct 4.7% 51st pct

Compare Gwydir with nearby areas

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Compare Inverell with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Gwydir vs Inverell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA13660/gwydir/vs/LGA14220/inverell