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Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional vs Shoalhaven
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 84 km apart · Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional profile · Shoalhaven profile
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Shoalhaven
Shoalhaven and Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional are both large New South Wales areas, but they differ sharply in age and income. Shoalhaven is far older, with a typical resident aged 48 and 28.0% of people aged 65 and over. In contrast, the typical resident in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional is 38, and only 13.5% are seniors. Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional also has much higher incomes, with a typical weekly household income of $2,295 compared to $1,250 in Shoalhaven.
Financial and educational gaps between the two have widened since 2016. For example, the gap in typical weekly household income has grown to $1,045. Despite these diverging trends, the areas share some common ground; they have almost identical typical weekly rents of around $350 to $355. They also both have very similar rates of people in de facto relationships and a similar number of public transport routes.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 56,027
- First area, 2021: 63,304
- Second area, 2011: 92,812
- Second area, 2016: 99,650
- Second area, 2021: 108,531
- First area, 2016: 38 yrs
- First area, 2021: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 46 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 48 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 Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional: 0.5% males, 0.7% females; 85+ in Shoalhaven: 1.3% males, 1.9% females
- 80–84 in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional: 0.7% males, 0.8% females; 80–84 in Shoalhaven: 1.8% males, 1.8% females
- 75–79 in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional: 1.1% males, 1.3% females; 75–79 in Shoalhaven: 2.7% males, 2.7% females
- 70–74 in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional: 1.9% males, 1.8% females; 70–74 in Shoalhaven: 3.8% males, 3.9% females
- 65–69 in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional: 2.3% males, 2.3% females; 65–69 in Shoalhaven: 3.9% males, 4.1% females
- 60–64 in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional: 3.0% males, 2.9% females; 60–64 in Shoalhaven: 3.8% males, 4.2% females
- 55–59 in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional: 3.5% males, 3.3% females; 55–59 in Shoalhaven: 3.3% males, 3.5% females
- 50–54 in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional: 3.6% males, 3.9% females; 50–54 in Shoalhaven: 2.8% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional: 3.6% males, 3.5% females; 45–49 in Shoalhaven: 2.7% males, 2.7% females
- 40–44 in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 40–44 in Shoalhaven: 2.5% males, 2.5% females
- 35–39 in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional: 3.8% males, 3.8% females; 35–39 in Shoalhaven: 2.6% males, 2.7% females
- 30–34 in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional: 4.0% males, 4.0% females; 30–34 in Shoalhaven: 2.6% males, 2.6% females
- 25–29 in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional: 3.2% males, 3.5% females; 25–29 in Shoalhaven: 2.5% males, 2.4% females
- 20–24 in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional: 2.8% males, 2.6% females; 20–24 in Shoalhaven: 2.3% males, 2.1% females
- 15–19 in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional: 2.8% males, 2.6% females; 15–19 in Shoalhaven: 2.6% males, 2.4% females
- 10–14 in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional: 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 10–14 in Shoalhaven: 2.8% males, 2.7% females
- 5–9 in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional: 3.4% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Shoalhaven: 2.8% males, 2.6% females
- 0–4 in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional: 3.4% males, 3.3% females; 0–4 in Shoalhaven: 2.6% males, 2.4% 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, 2016: $933
- First area, 2021: $1,159
- Second area, 2011: $426
- Second area, 2016: $511
- Second area, 2021: $634
- First area, 2016: $1,882
- First area, 2021: $2,295
- Second area, 2011: $822
- Second area, 2016: $992
- Second area, 2021: $1,250
- First area, 2016: $2,303
- First area, 2021: $2,801
- Second area, 2011: $984
- Second area, 2016: $1,226
- Second area, 2021: $1,537
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, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $300
- First area, 2021: $355
- Second area, 2011: $220
- Second area, 2016: $280
- Second area, 2021: $350
- First area, 2016: $2,100
- First area, 2021: $2,167
- Second area, 2011: $1,517
- Second area, 2016: $1,517
- Second area, 2021: $1,733
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- 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). Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional vs Shoalhaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA16490/queanbeyan-palerang-regional/vs/LGA16950/shoalhaven