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Hawkesbury vs Muswellbrook
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 84 km apart · Hawkesbury profile · Muswellbrook profile
Hawkesbury Muswellbrook
Muswellbrook and Hawkesbury are both large New South Wales regions, but they differ sharply in their social and economic profiles. Hawkesbury has much higher levels of education and wealth, with 44.9% of residents completing Year 12 compared to 33.1% in Muswellbrook. Employment also differs, as 25.3% of people in Hawkesbury work from home, which is far higher than the 9.3% in Muswellbrook. Muswellbrook has a much higher share of renters at 34.2% and a larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population at 11.7%.
The gap in people working from home has widened significantly since 2011. However, the two areas share several similarities, such as nearly identical rates of people who need help with daily activities (5.6%) and those who do not have a religion. Both regions have also seen almost the same population growth since 2021, at around 2.5%.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 62,353
- First area, 2016: 64,592
- First area, 2021: 67,207
- Second area, 2011: 15,791
- Second area, 2016: 16,086
- Second area, 2021: 16,357
- First area, 2011: 36 yrs
- First area, 2016: 38 yrs
- First area, 2021: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 37 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 Hawkesbury: 0.7% males, 1.1% females; 85+ in Muswellbrook: 0.5% males, 1.0% females
- 80–84 in Hawkesbury: 0.9% males, 1.1% females; 80–84 in Muswellbrook: 0.8% males, 0.9% females
- 75–79 in Hawkesbury: 1.5% males, 1.7% females; 75–79 in Muswellbrook: 1.4% males, 1.4% females
- 70–74 in Hawkesbury: 2.1% males, 2.4% females; 70–74 in Muswellbrook: 2.0% males, 2.1% females
- 65–69 in Hawkesbury: 2.5% males, 2.5% females; 65–69 in Muswellbrook: 2.4% males, 2.4% females
- 60–64 in Hawkesbury: 3.1% males, 3.1% females; 60–64 in Muswellbrook: 2.7% males, 2.6% females
- 55–59 in Hawkesbury: 3.3% males, 3.4% females; 55–59 in Muswellbrook: 3.5% males, 3.3% females
- 50–54 in Hawkesbury: 3.4% males, 3.7% females; 50–54 in Muswellbrook: 3.4% males, 3.3% females
- 45–49 in Hawkesbury: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 45–49 in Muswellbrook: 3.2% males, 3.1% females
- 40–44 in Hawkesbury: 2.9% males, 2.9% females; 40–44 in Muswellbrook: 3.4% males, 3.0% females
- 35–39 in Hawkesbury: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 35–39 in Muswellbrook: 3.4% males, 3.3% females
- 30–34 in Hawkesbury: 3.3% males, 3.3% females; 30–34 in Muswellbrook: 3.8% males, 3.4% females
- 25–29 in Hawkesbury: 3.3% males, 3.3% females; 25–29 in Muswellbrook: 3.4% males, 3.5% females
- 20–24 in Hawkesbury: 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 20–24 in Muswellbrook: 2.8% males, 2.5% females
- 15–19 in Hawkesbury: 3.4% males, 3.1% females; 15–19 in Muswellbrook: 3.4% males, 3.0% females
- 10–14 in Hawkesbury: 3.5% males, 3.2% females; 10–14 in Muswellbrook: 3.8% males, 3.5% females
- 5–9 in Hawkesbury: 3.3% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Muswellbrook: 4.0% males, 3.6% females
- 0–4 in Hawkesbury: 3.2% males, 3.0% females; 0–4 in Muswellbrook: 3.4% males, 2.9% 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: $622
- First area, 2016: $728
- First area, 2021: $860
- Second area, 2011: $619
- Second area, 2016: $640
- Second area, 2021: $769
- First area, 2011: $1,385
- First area, 2016: $1,668
- First area, 2021: $1,980
- Second area, 2011: $1,399
- Second area, 2016: $1,346
- Second area, 2021: $1,628
- First area, 2011: $1,598
- First area, 2016: $1,916
- First area, 2021: $2,272
- Second area, 2011: $1,697
- Second area, 2016: $1,665
- Second area, 2021: $2,019
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: 2.8
- First area, 2016: 2.8
- First area, 2021: 2.8
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $280
- First area, 2016: $360
- First area, 2021: $400
- Second area, 2011: $230
- Second area, 2016: $250
- Second area, 2021: $300
- First area, 2011: $2,029
- First area, 2016: $2,080
- First area, 2021: $2,200
- Second area, 2011: $1,733
- Second area, 2016: $1,733
- Second area, 2021: $1,517
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
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). Hawkesbury vs Muswellbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA13800/hawkesbury/vs/LGA15650/muswellbrook