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Muswellbrook vs Upper Hunter Shire

Name: Muswellbrook vs Upper Hunter Shire — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 92 km apart · Muswellbrook profile · Upper Hunter Shire profile

Muswellbrook Upper Hunter Shire

Muswellbrook and Upper Hunter Shire are two New South Wales areas with very different social and infrastructure profiles. Muswellbrook is a younger area where the typical resident is 37 and renting is far more common, with 34.2% of households renting. It has much better access to transport, with 72.2% of homes within a 10 minute walk of a stop. In contrast, Upper Hunter Shire is older, with a typical age of 42, and has far higher levels of access to money and resources. It also has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children (4.90 compared to 2.89 in Muswellbrook).

The gap in the share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people has widened since 2011, and is now well higher in Muswellbrook at 11.7% compared to 7.0% in Upper Hunter Shire. Despite this, the two areas are alike in many ways. They share very similar typical weekly personal incomes, around $750 to $770, and almost identical rates of people born overseas. They also both have a higher proportion of First Nations people than the national figure.

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Where they differ most

Unemployment: 1.9 pts higher in Muswellbrook One-parent: 5.6 pts higher in Muswellbrook Renting: 10.0 pts higher in Muswellbrook Recent arrivals: 9.3 pts higher in Upper Hunter Shire Median age: 5 yrs older in Upper Hunter Shire

Demographics & Identity

Population in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +2,128 larger in Muswellbrook gap steady

16,357 56th pct 14,229 53rd pct

Median age in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +5 yrs older in Upper Hunter Shire gap steady

37 yrs 24th pct 42 yrs 50th pct

Age structure

27.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.3 pts 23.7%

25.1% Older adults (45–64) +1.1 pts ▸ 26.1%

21.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.5 pts 18.6%

14.9% Seniors (65+) +6.1 pts ▸ 21.1%

11.8% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.3 pts 10.5%

Marital status

41.7% Married +5.5 pts ▸ 47.3%

39.3% Never married ◂ +6.0 pts 33.3%

9.4% Divorced +0.2 pts ▸ 9.6%

5.2% Widowed +1.2 pts ▸ 6.4%

4.4% Separated ◂ +0.9 pts 3.5%

Age & sex structure

Muswellbrook Upper Hunter Shire

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

84.8% Australia ◂ +0.8 pts 84.0%

1.2% England +0.7 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.4% New Zealand even 1.4%

0.8% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.3% China +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.6% India ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.3% South Africa even 0.3%

0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Nepal even 0.1%

0.1% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

45.1% Australian +0.2 pts ▸ 45.3%

39.4% English +3.3 pts ▸ 42.7%

9.6% Irish +2.1 pts ▸ 11.7%

8.8% Scottish +1.7 pts ▸ 10.5%

3.6% German +0.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.2% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.8% Chinese +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.0% Dutch even 1.1%

1.1% Filipino ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.7% Indian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.2% Greek even 0.2%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

88.0% English only +1.4 pts ▸ 89.5%

0.2% Mandarin +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Cantonese even 0.2%

0.1% Arabic even 0.1%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.1%

0.1% Hindi even 0.0%

0.1% Italian even 0.1%

0.1% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

55.3% Christianity +6.7 pts ▸ 61.9%

33.8% No religion ◂ +4.7 pts 29.1%

8.9% Not stated ◂ +1.4 pts 7.5%

0.7% Buddhism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.4% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.4% Hinduism even 0.4%

0.4% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.1% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +3 more in Upper Hunter Shire

10 50th pct 13 60th pct

Schools/1k kids in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +2.01 more in Upper Hunter Shire

2.89 38th pct 4.90 61st pct

Students in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +525 more in Upper Hunter Shire

2,204 51st pct 2,729 56th pct

Avg size in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +10 larger in Muswellbrook

220 49th pct 210 47th pct

ICSEA in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +65 higher in Upper Hunter Shire

894 16th pct 960 42nd pct

Highest year of school

33.1% Year 12 +5.4 pts ▸ 38.5%

34.6% Year 10 ◂ +2.0 pts 32.6%

14.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.4 pts 13.8%

8.4% Year 11 ◂ +1.6 pts 6.8%

Highest qualification level

45.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +4.6 pts 40.8%

11.5% Bachelor degree +4.9 pts ▸ 16.4%

12.1% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.6 pts ▸ 12.7%

2.4% Postgraduate degree +0.6 pts ▸ 3.1%

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

1.8% Graduate diploma / certificate even 1.8%

Field of qualification

25.4% Engineering & related ◂ +6.0 pts 19.4%

15.3% Management & commerce ◂ +1.7 pts 13.6%

7.9% Health +3.0 pts ▸ 11.0%

6.5% Education +1.4 pts ▸ 7.9%

3.8% Agriculture & environment +3.9 pts ▸ 7.7%

7.7% Society & culture ◂ +0.3 pts 7.4%

3.4% Architecture & building +2.2 pts ▸ 5.6%

5.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.1 pts 5.2%

1.2% Creative arts +0.5 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.2% Natural & physical sciences even 1.1%

0.8% Information technology ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

Income

Personal income in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +$18 higher in Muswellbrook gap narrowing

$769 56th pct $751 52nd pct

Household income in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +$199 higher in Muswellbrook gap narrowing

$1,628 67th pct $1,429 53rd pct

Family income in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +$105 higher in Muswellbrook gap narrowing

$2,019 68th pct $1,914 60th pct

Household income distribution

28.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.8 pts 27.0%

25.8% $650–$1,499 +2.6 pts ▸ 28.4%

17.5% Under $650 +2.0 pts ▸ 19.5%

10.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.3 pts 9.0%

9.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 7.5%

Personal income distribution

39.9% Under $650 +0.8 pts ▸ 40.7%

27.5% $650–$1,499 +3.5 pts ▸ 31.0%

18.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.8 pts 15.9%

4.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 3.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.8% Asthma ◂ +0.9 pts 9.9%

10.7% Mental health ◂ +2.5 pts 8.2%

9.7% Arthritis +0.7 pts ▸ 10.3%

7.2% Other condition +0.1 pts ▸ 7.3%

5.6% Diabetes ◂ +0.2 pts 5.4%

4.0% Heart disease +0.7 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.7% Cancer +0.5 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.3% Lung condition ◂ +0.1 pts 2.2%

0.9% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.6% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

57.3% None +3.0 pts ▸ 60.3%

20.7% One condition ◂ +0.8 pts 19.9%

6.9% Two conditions ◂ +0.1 pts 6.8%

4.0% Three or more ◂ +0.2 pts 3.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +918 larger in Muswellbrook

1,908 77th pct 990 63rd pct

Median age in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +2 yrs older in Upper Hunter Shire

21 yrs 14th pct 23 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +$5 higher in Muswellbrook

$598 62nd pct $593 61st pct

Household income in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +$46 higher in Muswellbrook

$1,636 71st pct $1,590 68th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +0.1 larger in Muswellbrook gap narrowing

2.5 71st pct 2.4 43rd pct

Family composition

54.7% Couples with children even 54.7%

26.5% Couples without children +5.9 pts ▸ 32.5%

17.8% One-parent families ◂ +5.6 pts 12.2%

1.0% Other families ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

Household size

32.8% 2 people +4.3 pts ▸ 37.2%

28.5% 1 person +0.2 pts ▸ 28.8%

14.7% 3 people ◂ +1.9 pts 12.8%

13.7% 4 people ◂ +1.5 pts 12.2%

6.6% 5 people ◂ +0.1 pts 6.6%

3.5% 6 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 2.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +$30 higher in Muswellbrook gap narrowing

$300 63rd pct $270 54th pct

Mortgage in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +$43 higher in Upper Hunter Shire gap narrowing

$1,517 57th pct $1,560 60th pct

People / bedroom in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

28.6% Owned outright +8.0 pts ▸ 36.7%

34.2% Rented ◂ +10.0 pts 24.2%

33.1% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +1.1 pts 32.0%

2.7% Other tenure +2.8 pts ▸ 5.5%

1.5% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 1.8%

Types of homes

88.2% Separate house +2.5 pts ▸ 90.7%

9.9% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.9 pts 7.0%

0.5% Other dwelling +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

Bedrooms per home

40.1% 3 bedrooms +2.4 pts ▸ 42.5%

35.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +5.3 pts 30.1%

11.6% 2 bedrooms +2.9 pts ▸ 14.5%

8.0% 5 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 7.5%

3.0% 1 bedroom +0.6 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.3% Studio / none even 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

44.9% $200–$349 +7.1 pts ▸ 52.0%

34.3% $350–$549 ◂ +15.0 pts 19.3%

15.2% Under $200 +5.3 pts ▸ 20.5%

1.0% $550–$749 ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.3% $750 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

43.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +4.5 pts 38.7%

25.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +0.4 pts 25.0%

17.3% Under $1,000 +2.6 pts ▸ 19.9%

8.4% $3,000 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 10.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +60 more in Muswellbrook

77 59th pct 17 44th pct

Stops/1k in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +3.51 more in Muswellbrook

4.71 69th pct 1.19 31st pct

Departures/1k in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +94.8 more in Muswellbrook

113.0 56th pct 18.1 37th pct

PT routes in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +9 more in Muswellbrook

13 61st pct 4 43rd pct

How people get to work

66.4% Car (driver) ◂ +2.8 pts 63.5%

9.3% Worked at home +2.9 pts ▸ 12.2%

4.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.4 pts 4.1%

2.9% Walked +1.6 pts ▸ 4.5%

0.2% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Bus even 0.1%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

37.1% 2 vehicles +1.2 pts ▸ 38.2%

35.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +2.0 pts 33.3%

13.8% 3 vehicles +1.6 pts ▸ 15.4%

8.1% 4 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 8.6%

5.7% No vehicle ◂ +1.3 pts 4.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

21.5% Mining ◂ +9.9 pts 11.6%

7.1% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +10.2 pts ▸ 17.3%

9.0% Health care & social assistance +0.1 pts ▸ 9.1%

7.9% Retail trade ◂ +1.3 pts 6.6%

6.3% Education & training +1.1 pts ▸ 7.4%

5.7% Construction +1.3 pts ▸ 7.0%

6.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.1 pts 5.6%

3.8% Manufacturing +2.5 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.0% Administrative & support ◂ +1.9 pts 3.1%

3.9% Public administration & safety +0.5 pts ▸ 4.4%

4.1% Other services ◂ +0.6 pts 3.5%

2.5% Professional & technical +1.5 pts ▸ 4.0%

Occupations people work in

19.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.5 pts 17.0%

18.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +4.8 pts 13.1%

13.8% Labourers +3.0 pts ▸ 16.7%

9.1% Managers +6.2 pts ▸ 15.3%

10.1% Professionals +2.0 pts ▸ 12.2%

10.3% Community & personal service ◂ +1.0 pts 9.3%

9.4% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.9 pts 8.5%

7.8% Sales workers ◂ +1.8 pts 5.9%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +3 higher in Upper Hunter Shire

2 14th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +2 higher in Upper Hunter Shire

3 29th pct 5 43rd pct

IER decile in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +3 higher in Upper Hunter Shire

4 36th pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +2 higher in Upper Hunter Shire

1 0th pct 3 29th pct

IRSAD score in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +35 higher in Upper Hunter Shire

908 20th pct 943 41st pct

ERP in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +2,434 higher in Muswellbrook

16,859 54th pct 14,425 50th pct

Growth in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +1.2 pts higher in Muswellbrook

2.4% 37th pct 1.2% 24th pct

Businesses in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +783 higher in Upper Hunter Shire

1,145 46th pct 1,928 58th pct

Approvals in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +6 higher in Muswellbrook

51 49th pct 45 47th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +66 higher in Muswellbrook

762 62nd pct 695 57th pct

Max temp in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +0.6 higher in Upper Hunter Shire

23.3 40th pct 24.0 47th pct

Min temp in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +0.4 higher in Upper Hunter Shire

8.8 15th pct 9.3 21st pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +6,567 higher in Muswellbrook

13,089 76th pct 6,522 33rd pct

Assault/100k in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +703 higher in Muswellbrook

1,687 77th pct 984 51st pct

Sexual/100k in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +323 higher in Muswellbrook

569 90th pct 246 48th pct

Robbery/100k in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +30 higher in Muswellbrook

37 69th pct 7 9th pct

Burglary/100k in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +394 higher in Muswellbrook

746 73rd pct 351 30th pct

Theft/100k in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +875 higher in Muswellbrook

1,669 65th pct 794 27th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +227 higher in Muswellbrook

642 78th pct 415 58th pct

Property damage/100k in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +553 higher in Muswellbrook

1,284 79th pct 731 49th pct

Drugs/100k in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +300 higher in Muswellbrook

440 47th pct 141 12th pct

5-yr change in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +10.6 pts higher in Muswellbrook

9.2% 51st pct -1.4% 33rd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +0.7 higher in Muswellbrook

4.0 57th pct 3.3 37th pct

Types ≤15 min in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +0.4 more in Muswellbrook

4.0 52nd pct 3.6 39th pct

15-min city in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire even

43.2% 41st pct 43.2% 41st pct

Walk to shops in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +1.2 pts higher in Muswellbrook

43.7% 42nd pct 42.5% 40th pct

Walk to transit in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +37.9 pts higher in Muswellbrook

72.2% 71st pct 34.3% 43rd pct

Walk to school in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +20.5 pts higher in Muswellbrook

64.0% 65th pct 43.5% 31st pct

Walk to a park in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +8.2 pts higher in Muswellbrook

64.4% 42nd pct 56.3% 28th pct

Walk to health in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +6.9 pts higher in Upper Hunter Shire

31.8% 38th pct 38.6% 52nd pct

Amenities/1k in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +4.3 more in Upper Hunter Shire

11.7 14th pct 16.0 39th pct

Intersections/km² in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +0 higher in Muswellbrook

1 44th pct 0 27th pct

Mean slope in Muswellbrook in Upper Hunter Shire +0.0 pts higher in Upper Hunter Shire

6.3% 73rd pct 6.4% 74th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Muswellbrook vs Upper Hunter Shire [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA15650/muswellbrook/vs/LGA17620/upper-hunter-shire