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Liverpool Plains vs Muswellbrook

Name: Liverpool Plains vs Muswellbrook — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 106 km apart · Liverpool Plains profile · Muswellbrook profile

Liverpool Plains Muswellbrook

Muswellbrook and Liverpool Plains are two regional New South Wales areas with very different age profiles and social settings. Residents are far older in Liverpool Plains, where the typical age is 47, while Muswellbrook is younger with a typical age of 37. Muswellbrook has a much higher rate of recorded offences, including theft and sexual offences, and a higher proportion of people earning $3,000 or more a week (19.7% compared to 12.1% in Liverpool Plains). In contrast, Liverpool Plains has a much higher share of homes owned outright, at 44.0% compared to 28.6% in Muswellbrook.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people with a bachelor degree or higher, at around 9%. They share similar unemployment rates and almost identical numbers of businesses. While the gap in the share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents has narrowed slightly, the proportion of people born overseas is now well higher in Muswellbrook, a gap that has widened since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Population: 8,806 larger in Muswellbrook Median age: 10 yrs older in Liverpool Plains Owned outright: 15.4 pts higher in Liverpool Plains Aged 65+: 9.7 pts higher in Liverpool Plains Recent movers: 9.9 pts higher in Muswellbrook

Demographics & Identity

Population in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +8,806 larger in Muswellbrook gap steady

7,551 41st pct 16,357 56th pct

Median age in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +10 yrs older in Liverpool Plains gap steady

47 yrs 75th pct 37 yrs 24th pct

Age structure

27.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.7 pts 25.1%

19.7% Young adults (25–44) +7.2 pts ▸ 27.0%

24.7% Seniors (65+) ◂ +9.7 pts 14.9%

17.7% Children (0–14) +3.5 pts ▸ 21.1%

10.3% Youth (15–24) +1.5 pts ▸ 11.8%

Marital status

45.0% Married ◂ +3.3 pts 41.7%

33.4% Never married +5.9 pts ▸ 39.3%

10.3% Divorced ◂ +0.9 pts 9.4%

7.3% Widowed ◂ +2.1 pts 5.2%

4.1% Separated +0.3 pts ▸ 4.4%

Age & sex structure

Liverpool Plains Muswellbrook

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

83.1% Australia +1.7 pts ▸ 84.8%

0.8% New Zealand +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.4% England ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

0.2% Philippines +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% India +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Nepal even 0.1%

0.1% Italy even 0.1%

Ancestry

42.9% Australian +2.2 pts ▸ 45.1%

39.4% English even 39.4%

10.1% Irish ◂ +0.5 pts 9.6%

9.9% Scottish ◂ +1.1 pts 8.8%

2.8% German +0.8 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.9% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.2% Filipino +0.8 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.7% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.6% Chinese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Indian +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Greek even 0.2%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

86.1% English only +2.0 pts ▸ 88.0%

0.1% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Cantonese even 0.2%

0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

0.0% Italian even 0.1%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

58.8% Christianity ◂ +3.5 pts 55.3%

27.3% No religion +6.6 pts ▸ 33.8%

12.7% Not stated ◂ +3.8 pts 8.9%

0.3% Buddhism +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.3% Hinduism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Islam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +1 more in Liverpool Plains

11 54th pct 10 50th pct

Schools/1k kids in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +5.36 more in Liverpool Plains

8.25 82nd pct 2.89 38th pct

Students in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +1,265 more in Muswellbrook

939 36th pct 2,204 51st pct

Avg size in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +135 larger in Muswellbrook

85 17th pct 220 49th pct

ICSEA in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +10 higher in Liverpool Plains

904 19th pct 894 16th pct

Highest year of school

33.2% Year 10 +1.4 pts ▸ 34.6%

31.4% Year 12 +1.7 pts ▸ 33.1%

15.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.4 pts 14.2%

6.6% Year 11 +1.8 pts ▸ 8.4%

Highest qualification level

35.4% Certificate III / IV +9.9 pts ▸ 45.3%

13.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.9 pts 11.5%

11.1% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.0 pts ▸ 12.1%

3.2% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.3 pts 3.0%

2.5% Postgraduate degree even 2.4%

1.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.3 pts ▸ 1.8%

Field of qualification

14.6% Engineering & related +10.8 pts ▸ 25.4%

12.3% Management & commerce +3.1 pts ▸ 15.3%

10.3% Health ◂ +2.4 pts 7.9%

8.3% Society & culture ◂ +0.6 pts 7.7%

7.0% Education ◂ +0.5 pts 6.5%

6.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +2.7 pts 3.8%

4.2% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.1 pts ▸ 5.3%

4.6% Architecture & building ◂ +1.2 pts 3.4%

1.4% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

0.9% Natural & physical sciences +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.5% Information technology +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +$149 higher in Muswellbrook gap narrowing

$620 20th pct $769 56th pct

Household income in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +$463 higher in Muswellbrook gap narrowing

$1,165 21st pct $1,628 67th pct

Family income in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +$540 higher in Muswellbrook gap narrowing

$1,479 22nd pct $2,019 68th pct

Household income distribution

33.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +7.4 pts 25.8%

23.2% $1,500–$2,999 +5.6 pts ▸ 28.8%

22.8% Under $650 ◂ +5.4 pts 17.5%

6.7% $3,000–$3,999 +3.6 pts ▸ 10.3%

5.4% $4,000 or more +4.1 pts ▸ 9.4%

Personal income distribution

44.8% Under $650 ◂ +4.9 pts 39.9%

28.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.0 pts 27.5%

11.0% $1,500–$2,999 +7.6 pts ▸ 18.7%

2.1% $3,000 or more +2.1 pts ▸ 4.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.9% Arthritis ◂ +2.2 pts 9.7%

9.8% Asthma +1.0 pts ▸ 10.8%

8.3% Mental health +2.3 pts ▸ 10.7%

6.7% Other condition +0.5 pts ▸ 7.2%

6.7% Diabetes ◂ +1.1 pts 5.6%

5.0% Heart disease ◂ +1.0 pts 4.0%

3.1% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 2.7%

2.6% Lung condition ◂ +0.3 pts 2.3%

1.2% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%

0.8% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

53.9% None +3.4 pts ▸ 57.3%

20.0% One condition +0.7 pts ▸ 20.7%

7.4% Two conditions ◂ +0.5 pts 6.9%

4.6% Three or more ◂ +0.6 pts 4.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +787 larger in Muswellbrook

1,121 65th pct 1,908 77th pct

Median age in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +6 yrs older in Liverpool Plains

27 yrs 64th pct 21 yrs 14th pct

Median income in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +$124 higher in Muswellbrook

$474 27th pct $598 62nd pct

Household income in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +$508 higher in Muswellbrook

$1,128 24th pct $1,636 71st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +0.2 larger in Muswellbrook gap steady

2.3 29th pct 2.5 71st pct

Family composition

48.1% Couples with children +6.6 pts ▸ 54.7%

32.8% Couples without children ◂ +6.2 pts 26.5%

17.4% One-parent families +0.4 pts ▸ 17.8%

1.8% Other families ◂ +0.9 pts 1.0%

Household size

37.6% 2 people ◂ +4.8 pts 32.8%

30.8% 1 person ◂ +2.2 pts 28.5%

11.9% 3 people +2.8 pts ▸ 14.7%

11.1% 4 people +2.6 pts ▸ 13.7%

5.9% 5 people +0.8 pts ▸ 6.6%

2.6% 6 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 3.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +$70 higher in Muswellbrook gap narrowing

$230 39th pct $300 63rd pct

Mortgage in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +$384 higher in Muswellbrook gap narrowing

$1,133 32nd pct $1,517 57th pct

People / bedroom in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

44.0% Owned outright ◂ +15.4 pts 28.6%

24.3% Rented +9.9 pts ▸ 34.2%

24.8% Owned with a mortgage +8.3 pts ▸ 33.1%

4.2% Other tenure ◂ +1.5 pts 2.7%

2.7% Not stated ◂ +1.2 pts 1.5%

Types of homes

95.5% Separate house ◂ +7.3 pts 88.2%

2.3% Townhouse / semi-detached +7.6 pts ▸ 9.9%

1.2% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

0.5% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

47.4% 3 bedrooms ◂ +7.3 pts 40.1%

26.2% 4 bedrooms +9.1 pts ▸ 35.3%

15.2% 2 bedrooms ◂ +3.5 pts 11.6%

5.3% 5 or more +2.7 pts ▸ 8.0%

2.8% 1 bedroom +0.2 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.5% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

55.0% $200–$349 ◂ +10.1 pts 44.9%

5.8% $350–$549 +28.5 pts ▸ 34.3%

30.2% Under $200 ◂ +15.1 pts 15.2%

0.4% $550–$749 +0.6 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.0% $750 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

35.1% $1,000–$1,799 +8.1 pts ▸ 43.2%

36.7% Under $1,000 ◂ +19.4 pts 17.3%

13.2% $1,800–$2,999 +12.3 pts ▸ 25.5%

6.4% $3,000 or more +2.0 pts ▸ 8.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +18 more in Liverpool Plains

95 61st pct 77 59th pct

Stops/1k in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +7.87 more in Liverpool Plains

12.58 100th pct 4.71 69th pct

Departures/1k in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +84.2 more in Liverpool Plains

197.2 61st pct 113.0 56th pct

PT routes in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +8 more in Muswellbrook

5 45th pct 13 61st pct

How people get to work

59.3% Car (driver) +7.0 pts ▸ 66.4%

16.2% Worked at home ◂ +6.9 pts 9.3%

5.2% Walked ◂ +2.3 pts 2.9%

2.9% Car (passenger) +1.6 pts ▸ 4.5%

0.5% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.2% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

36.5% 2 vehicles +0.6 pts ▸ 37.1%

33.1% 1 vehicle +2.1 pts ▸ 35.2%

15.0% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.2 pts 13.8%

9.9% 4 or more ◂ +1.8 pts 8.1%

5.8% No vehicle ◂ +0.1 pts 5.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

22.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +15.6 pts 7.1%

3.9% Mining +17.6 pts ▸ 21.5%

11.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.7 pts 9.0%

7.2% Retail trade +0.7 pts ▸ 7.9%

7.8% Transport & warehousing ◂ +4.9 pts 2.9%

7.8% Education & training ◂ +1.5 pts 6.3%

4.9% Accommodation & food +1.9 pts ▸ 6.8%

5.7% Construction even 5.7%

2.8% Administrative & support +2.2 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.8 pts 3.9%

3.7% Other services +0.4 pts ▸ 4.1%

4.0% Manufacturing ◂ +0.2 pts 3.8%

Occupations people work in

20.1% Managers ◂ +11.0 pts 9.1%

11.4% Technicians & trades +8.0 pts ▸ 19.4%

13.4% Machinery operators & drivers +4.6 pts ▸ 18.0%

14.3% Labourers ◂ +0.5 pts 13.8%

12.4% Professionals ◂ +2.3 pts 10.1%

10.9% Community & personal service ◂ +0.6 pts 10.3%

9.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.3 pts 9.4%

6.2% Sales workers +1.6 pts ▸ 7.8%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

IRSD decile in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +1 higher in Muswellbrook

2 14th pct 3 29th pct

IER decile in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +1 higher in Muswellbrook

3 29th pct 4 36th pct

IEO decile in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +1 higher in Liverpool Plains

2 14th pct 1 0th pct

IRSAD score in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +3 higher in Muswellbrook

905 19th pct 908 20th pct

ERP in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +9,188 higher in Muswellbrook

7,671 39th pct 16,859 54th pct

Growth in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +1.5 pts higher in Muswellbrook

0.8% 21st pct 2.4% 37th pct

Businesses in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +64 higher in Muswellbrook

1,081 45th pct 1,145 46th pct

Approvals in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +45 higher in Muswellbrook

6 21st pct 51 49th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +108 higher in Muswellbrook

654 51st pct 762 62nd pct

Max temp in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +2.3 higher in Liverpool Plains

25.6 64th pct 23.3 40th pct

Min temp in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +0.2 higher in Liverpool Plains

9.1 19th pct 8.8 15th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +5,461 higher in Muswellbrook

7,628 44th pct 13,089 76th pct

Assault/100k in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +310 higher in Muswellbrook

1,377 70th pct 1,687 77th pct

Sexual/100k in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +290 higher in Muswellbrook

278 55th pct 569 90th pct

Robbery/100k in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook

— 37 69th pct

Burglary/100k in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +282 higher in Muswellbrook

464 44th pct 746 73rd pct

Theft/100k in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +1,020 higher in Muswellbrook

649 18th pct 1,669 65th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +178 higher in Muswellbrook

464 63rd pct 642 78th pct

Property damage/100k in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +383 higher in Muswellbrook

901 63rd pct 1,284 79th pct

Drugs/100k in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +189 higher in Muswellbrook

252 29th pct 440 47th pct

5-yr change in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +26.5 pts higher in Muswellbrook

-17.2% 12th pct 9.2% 51st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +0.6 higher in Muswellbrook

3.4 41st pct 4.0 57th pct

Types ≤15 min in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +0.5 more in Muswellbrook

3.6 38th pct 4.0 52nd pct

15-min city in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +2.5 pts higher in Muswellbrook

40.7% 37th pct 43.2% 41st pct

Walk to shops in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +7.5 pts higher in Muswellbrook

36.3% 29th pct 43.7% 42nd pct

Walk to transit in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +25.1 pts higher in Muswellbrook

47.1% 52nd pct 72.2% 71st pct

Walk to school in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +20.6 pts higher in Muswellbrook

43.4% 31st pct 64.0% 65th pct

Walk to a park in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +7.8 pts higher in Muswellbrook

56.6% 29th pct 64.4% 42nd pct

Walk to health in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +1.1 pts higher in Muswellbrook

30.7% 36th pct 31.8% 38th pct

Amenities/1k in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +21.4 more in Liverpool Plains

33.1 76th pct 11.7 14th pct

Intersections/km² in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +0 higher in Muswellbrook

0 27th pct 1 44th pct

Mean slope in Liverpool Plains in Muswellbrook +0.2 pts higher in Muswellbrook

6.2% 72nd pct 6.3% 73rd pct

Compare Liverpool Plains with nearby areas

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Compare Muswellbrook with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Liverpool Plains vs Muswellbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA14920/liverpool-plains/vs/LGA15650/muswellbrook