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Muswellbrook vs Warrumbungle Shire

Name: Muswellbrook vs Warrumbungle Shire — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 157 km apart · Muswellbrook profile · Warrumbungle Shire profile

Muswellbrook Warrumbungle Shire

Warrumbungle Shire and Muswellbrook are two distinct New South Wales regions. Warrumbungle Shire is an older area, where the typical resident is 50 and 28.6% of people are aged 65 or over. It is also more likely that people own their homes outright (48.9%). In contrast, Muswellbrook is much younger, with a typical age of 37 and a more mobile population, as 40.2% of residents moved there in the last five years. Muswellbrook has more high-earners, with 19.7% of households making $3,000 or more a week, and more people renting (34.2%).

Both areas share a similar proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, at around 11%. They also have similar unemployment rates and a nearly identical share of people who finished Year 12. While Muswellbrook has far more public transport stops and more homes within a short walk of a school or park, the gap in monthly mortgage payments has narrowed since 2011. Meanwhile, the difference in typical resident age has widened, with the 13-year gap increasing since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 13 yrs older in Warrumbungle Shire Owned outright: 20.3 pts higher in Warrumbungle Shire Aged 65+: 13.7 pts higher in Warrumbungle Shire Recent movers: 13.8 pts higher in Muswellbrook Unpaid child care: 7.4 pts higher in Muswellbrook

Demographics & Identity

Population in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +7,132 larger in Muswellbrook gap widening

16,357 56th pct 9,225 45th pct

Median age in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +13 yrs older in Warrumbungle Shire gap widening

37 yrs 24th pct 50 yrs 86th pct

Age structure

14.9% Seniors (65+) +13.7 pts ▸ 28.6%

25.1% Older adults (45–64) +2.1 pts ▸ 27.2%

27.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +8.8 pts 18.2%

21.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.3 pts 16.8%

11.8% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.6 pts 9.2%

Marital status

41.7% Married +4.6 pts ▸ 46.3%

39.3% Never married ◂ +8.8 pts 30.6%

9.4% Divorced +1.1 pts ▸ 10.5%

5.2% Widowed +3.3 pts ▸ 8.5%

4.4% Separated ◂ +0.2 pts 4.1%

Age & sex structure

Muswellbrook Warrumbungle 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 ◂ +5.0 pts 79.8%

1.2% England +0.5 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.4% New Zealand ◂ +0.8 pts 0.6%

0.8% Philippines ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.6% India ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.3% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.3% China ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Nepal even 0.1%

Ancestry

45.1% Australian ◂ +3.5 pts 41.6%

39.4% English +0.8 pts ▸ 40.2%

9.6% Irish +0.3 pts ▸ 9.9%

8.8% Scottish +0.3 pts ▸ 9.1%

3.6% German ◂ +0.1 pts 3.5%

1.2% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

1.1% Filipino ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

1.0% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.8% Chinese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.7% Indian ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

0.2% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

88.0% English only ◂ +3.9 pts 84.1%

0.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Arabic even 0.0%

0.1% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

55.3% Christianity +2.4 pts ▸ 57.7%

33.8% No religion ◂ +7.3 pts 26.5%

8.9% Not stated +5.9 pts ▸ 14.9%

0.7% Buddhism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.4% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.4% Hinduism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.4% Islam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +1 more in Warrumbungle Shire

10 50th pct 11 54th pct

Schools/1k kids in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +4.20 more in Warrumbungle Shire

2.89 38th pct 7.09 76th pct

Students in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +902 more in Muswellbrook

2,204 51st pct 1,302 43rd pct

Avg size in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +102 larger in Muswellbrook

220 49th pct 118 27th pct

ICSEA in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +2 higher in Muswellbrook

894 16th pct 892 15th pct

Highest year of school

34.6% Year 10 ◂ +4.4 pts 30.2%

33.1% Year 12 +0.1 pts ▸ 33.2%

14.2% Year 9 or below +0.9 pts ▸ 15.1%

8.4% Year 11 ◂ +2.9 pts 5.5%

Highest qualification level

45.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +14.1 pts 31.2%

11.5% Bachelor degree +2.1 pts ▸ 13.6%

12.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.3 pts 11.8%

3.0% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.4% Postgraduate degree +0.2 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.8% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

Field of qualification

25.4% Engineering & related ◂ +12.8 pts 12.5%

15.3% Management & commerce ◂ +4.5 pts 10.8%

7.9% Health +2.3 pts ▸ 10.2%

6.5% Education +2.7 pts ▸ 9.2%

3.8% Agriculture & environment +4.0 pts ▸ 7.8%

7.7% Society & culture ◂ +0.8 pts 6.9%

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

3.4% Architecture & building +0.4 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.2% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

1.2% Natural & physical sciences even 1.2%

0.8% Information technology ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

Income

Personal income in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +$210 higher in Muswellbrook gap narrowing

$769 56th pct $559 12th pct

Household income in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +$560 higher in Muswellbrook gap narrowing

$1,628 67th pct $1,068 12th pct

Family income in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +$632 higher in Muswellbrook gap narrowing

$2,019 68th pct $1,387 14th pct

Household income distribution

25.8% $650–$1,499 +7.0 pts ▸ 32.8%

28.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.6 pts 23.1%

17.5% Under $650 +8.9 pts ▸ 26.4%

10.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +5.9 pts 4.4%

9.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +5.2 pts 4.3%

Personal income distribution

39.9% Under $650 +7.0 pts ▸ 46.9%

27.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.4 pts 26.2%

18.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +10.0 pts 8.7%

4.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.3 pts 1.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.7% Arthritis +4.3 pts ▸ 14.0%

10.8% Asthma ◂ +0.8 pts 10.0%

10.7% Mental health ◂ +2.4 pts 8.2%

7.2% Other condition +0.4 pts ▸ 7.6%

4.0% Heart disease +2.2 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.6% Diabetes +0.3 pts ▸ 6.0%

2.7% Cancer +1.4 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.3% Lung condition +1.0 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.9% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.6% Dementia +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

57.3% None ◂ +7.5 pts 49.8%

20.7% One condition +0.4 pts ▸ 21.1%

6.9% Two conditions +1.1 pts ▸ 8.0%

4.0% Three or more +1.2 pts ▸ 5.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +923 larger in Muswellbrook

1,908 77th pct 985 63rd pct

Median age in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +1 yrs older in Warrumbungle Shire

21 yrs 14th pct 22 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +$96 higher in Muswellbrook

$598 62nd pct $502 35th pct

Household income in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +$465 higher in Muswellbrook

$1,636 71st pct $1,171 27th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +0.2 larger in Muswellbrook gap steady

2.5 71st pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

54.7% Couples with children ◂ +7.2 pts 47.5%

26.5% Couples without children +8.7 pts ▸ 35.2%

17.8% One-parent families ◂ +1.5 pts 16.3%

1.0% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

Household size

32.8% 2 people +5.0 pts ▸ 37.9%

28.5% 1 person +4.2 pts ▸ 32.8%

14.7% 3 people ◂ +3.1 pts 11.6%

13.7% 4 people ◂ +4.3 pts 9.4%

6.6% 5 people ◂ +1.3 pts 5.4%

3.5% 6 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 3.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +$100 higher in Muswellbrook gap narrowing

$300 63rd pct $200 29th pct

Mortgage in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +$595 higher in Muswellbrook gap narrowing

$1,517 57th pct $922 18th pct

People / bedroom in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

28.6% Owned outright +20.3 pts ▸ 48.9%

34.2% Rented ◂ +13.3 pts 20.9%

33.1% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +10.1 pts 23.0%

2.7% Other tenure +1.6 pts ▸ 4.3%

1.5% Not stated +1.6 pts ▸ 3.1%

Types of homes

88.2% Separate house +7.0 pts ▸ 95.1%

9.9% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +8.8 pts 1.1%

1.0% Flat or apartment +1.1 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.5% Other dwelling +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

Bedrooms per home

40.1% 3 bedrooms +3.4 pts ▸ 43.4%

35.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +9.6 pts 25.8%

11.6% 2 bedrooms +4.0 pts ▸ 15.6%

8.0% 5 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 7.2%

3.0% 1 bedroom +1.5 pts ▸ 4.4%

0.3% Studio / none +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

Weekly rent distribution

15.2% Under $200 +30.3 pts ▸ 45.4%

44.9% $200–$349 ◂ +1.5 pts 43.3%

34.3% $350–$549 ◂ +32.4 pts 1.8%

1.0% $550–$749 ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

0.3% $750 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

17.3% Under $1,000 +32.5 pts ▸ 49.8%

43.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +15.1 pts 28.2%

25.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +17.0 pts 8.5%

8.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 7.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +67 more in Muswellbrook

77 59th pct 10 39th pct

Stops/1k in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +3.62 more in Muswellbrook

4.71 69th pct 1.08 30th pct

Departures/1k in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +105.8 more in Muswellbrook

113.0 56th pct 7.2 27th pct

PT routes in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +3 more in Muswellbrook

13 61st pct 10 57th pct

How people get to work

66.4% Car (driver) ◂ +10.6 pts 55.7%

9.3% Worked at home +8.5 pts ▸ 17.8%

2.9% Walked +4.6 pts ▸ 7.5%

4.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.4 pts 4.1%

0.1% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Bicycle even 0.2%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

37.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.5 pts 35.6%

35.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +0.2 pts 35.0%

13.8% 3 vehicles +0.8 pts ▸ 14.6%

8.1% 4 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 10.0%

5.7% No vehicle ◂ +0.7 pts 5.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

7.1% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +20.4 pts ▸ 27.6%

21.5% Mining ◂ +19.7 pts 1.8%

6.3% Education & training +5.6 pts ▸ 11.9%

9.0% Health care & social assistance +2.9 pts ▸ 11.8%

7.9% Retail trade ◂ +0.8 pts 7.1%

6.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.4 pts 6.4%

3.9% Public administration & safety +2.7 pts ▸ 6.6%

5.7% Construction ◂ +0.4 pts 5.2%

5.0% Administrative & support ◂ +3.3 pts 1.7%

4.1% Other services ◂ +1.4 pts 2.7%

3.8% Electricity, gas & water ◂ +2.7 pts 1.1%

3.8% Manufacturing ◂ +1.5 pts 2.4%

Occupations people work in

9.1% Managers +16.8 pts ▸ 25.9%

19.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +9.1 pts 10.4%

18.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +11.0 pts 7.0%

13.8% Labourers +1.7 pts ▸ 15.5%

10.1% Professionals +3.5 pts ▸ 13.6%

10.3% Community & personal service +1.3 pts ▸ 11.6%

9.4% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.2 pts 8.1%

7.8% Sales workers ◂ +1.9 pts 5.9%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +1 higher in Warrumbungle Shire

2 14th pct 3 29th pct

IRSD decile in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +1 higher in Muswellbrook

3 29th pct 2 14th pct

IER decile in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +1 higher in Muswellbrook

4 36th pct 3 29th pct

IEO decile in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +4 higher in Warrumbungle Shire

1 0th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSAD score in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +6 higher in Warrumbungle Shire

908 20th pct 914 23rd pct

ERP in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +7,613 higher in Muswellbrook

16,859 54th pct 9,246 43rd pct

Growth in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +2.5 pts higher in Muswellbrook

2.4% 37th pct -0.1% 13th pct

Businesses in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +76 higher in Warrumbungle Shire

1,145 46th pct 1,221 47th pct

Approvals in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +45 higher in Muswellbrook

51 49th pct 6 21st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +6 higher in Muswellbrook

762 62nd pct 756 62nd pct

Max temp in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +0.5 higher in Warrumbungle Shire

23.3 40th pct 23.8 45th pct

Min temp in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire even

8.8 15th pct 8.8 15th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +1,425 higher in Muswellbrook

13,089 76th pct 11,664 71st pct

Assault/100k in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +72 higher in Muswellbrook

1,687 77th pct 1,615 76th pct

Sexual/100k in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +254 higher in Muswellbrook

569 90th pct 314 64th pct

Robbery/100k in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +26 higher in Muswellbrook

37 69th pct 11 19th pct

Burglary/100k in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +78 higher in Warrumbungle Shire

746 73rd pct 824 76th pct

Theft/100k in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +303 higher in Muswellbrook

1,669 65th pct 1,366 56th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +230 higher in Muswellbrook

642 78th pct 412 58th pct

Property damage/100k in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +232 higher in Muswellbrook

1,284 79th pct 1,051 72nd pct

Drugs/100k in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +223 higher in Muswellbrook

440 47th pct 217 24th pct

5-yr change in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +25.6 pts higher in Warrumbungle Shire

9.2% 51st pct 34.8% 82nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +1.0 higher in Muswellbrook

4.0 57th pct 3.0 29th pct

Types ≤15 min in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +0.7 more in Muswellbrook

4.0 52nd pct 3.3 31st pct

15-min city in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +1.5 pts higher in Muswellbrook

43.2% 41st pct 41.7% 39th pct

Walk to shops in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +3.1 pts higher in Muswellbrook

43.7% 42nd pct 40.6% 37th pct

Walk to transit in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +46.6 pts higher in Muswellbrook

72.2% 71st pct 25.6% 36th pct

Walk to school in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +22.2 pts higher in Muswellbrook

64.0% 65th pct 41.8% 28th pct

Walk to a park in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +19.7 pts higher in Muswellbrook

64.4% 42nd pct 44.7% 14th pct

Walk to health in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +8.3 pts higher in Warrumbungle Shire

31.8% 38th pct 40.1% 54th pct

Amenities/1k in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +11.8 more in Warrumbungle Shire

11.7 14th pct 23.5 62nd pct

Intersections/km² in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +0 higher in Muswellbrook

1 44th pct 0 27th pct

Mean slope in Muswellbrook in Warrumbungle Shire +1.8 pts higher in Muswellbrook

6.3% 73rd pct 4.6% 48th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Muswellbrook vs Warrumbungle Shire [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA15650/muswellbrook/vs/LGA18020/warrumbungle-shire