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Shellharbour vs Wingecarribee

Name: Shellharbour vs Wingecarribee — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 36 km apart · Shellharbour profile · Wingecarribee profile

Shellharbour Wingecarribee

Shellharbour and Wingecarribee are nearby New South Wales areas with very different profiles. Wingecarribee has a far older population, with a typical resident aged 48 compared to 39 in Shellharbour. It also has a more highly qualified workforce, with 25.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, compared to 13.6% in Shellharbour. Shellharbour is much more walkable, with 66.9% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed, while only 38.1% of homes in Wingecarribee share that convenience.

Since 2011, the gaps in typical age and home ownership have widened, with residents in Wingecarribee becoming older and more likely to own their homes outright. Despite these diverging trends, the two areas remain very similar in some ways. They share almost identical typical weekly household incomes, and about 37% of people in both areas have no religion. Both regions also have similar rates of long-term health conditions, sitting at around 32%.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 9 yrs older in Wingecarribee Year 12: 13.6 pts higher in Wingecarribee Bachelor+: 11.9 pts higher in Wingecarribee Aged 65+: 9.6 pts higher in Wingecarribee People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Shellharbour

Demographics & Identity

Population in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +23,562 larger in Shellharbour gap widening

76,271 80th pct 52,709 75th pct

Median age in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +9 yrs older in Wingecarribee gap widening

39 yrs 33rd pct 48 yrs 79th pct

Age structure

18.3% Seniors (65+) +9.6 pts ▸ 27.9%

25.4% Older adults (45–64) +1.2 pts ▸ 26.5%

24.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +5.7 pts 19.1%

19.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.5 pts 16.7%

12.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.6 pts 9.7%

Marital status

47.0% Married +5.4 pts ▸ 52.4%

34.2% Never married ◂ +6.6 pts 27.7%

9.4% Divorced +0.8 pts ▸ 10.2%

5.8% Widowed +0.9 pts ▸ 6.7%

3.6% Separated ◂ +0.6 pts 3.0%

Age & sex structure

Shellharbour Wingecarribee

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

79.4% Australia ◂ +2.6 pts 76.7%

4.2% England +1.4 pts ▸ 5.6%

0.9% New Zealand +0.6 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.4% India +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Nepal +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.6% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.5% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.2% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

38.9% English +5.4 pts ▸ 44.4%

38.4% Australian ◂ +0.8 pts 37.6%

8.9% Irish +4.9 pts ▸ 13.8%

9.0% Scottish +4.3 pts ▸ 13.3%

4.4% Italian ◂ +1.2 pts 3.2%

4.3% German ◂ +0.4 pts 4.0%

1.7% Dutch even 1.7%

1.3% Greek ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%

0.8% Chinese +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.9% Filipino ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

0.6% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

85.4% English only +2.5 pts ▸ 88.0%

0.6% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.4% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.2% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.1% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Tagalog even 0.2%

0.1% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

54.3% Christianity ◂ +1.3 pts 53.0%

37.0% No religion ◂ +0.2 pts 36.9%

6.1% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 6.6%

0.4% Hinduism +1.0 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.2% Islam ◂ +0.7 pts 0.4%

0.7% Buddhism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.3% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Judaism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +1 more in Wingecarribee

27 78th pct 28 79th pct

Schools/1k kids in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +1.33 more in Wingecarribee

1.85 17th pct 3.18 43rd pct

Students in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +5,533 more in Shellharbour

12,802 81st pct 7,269 72nd pct

Avg size in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +233 larger in Shellharbour

492 82nd pct 260 55th pct

ICSEA in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +56 higher in Wingecarribee

994 64th pct 1,051 82nd pct

Highest year of school

41.2% Year 12 +13.6 pts ▸ 54.9%

33.1% Year 10 ◂ +8.3 pts 24.8%

12.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +4.8 pts 8.0%

7.2% Year 11 ◂ +1.2 pts 6.0%

Highest qualification level

41.2% Certificate III / IV ◂ +14.3 pts 26.9%

16.3% Bachelor degree +8.3 pts ▸ 24.6%

16.2% Advanced diploma / diploma even 16.2%

4.3% Postgraduate degree +5.2 pts ▸ 9.5%

2.5% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.3 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.5% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.6 pts 1.9%

Field of qualification

18.0% Management & commerce +0.8 pts ▸ 18.8%

18.1% Engineering & related ◂ +5.1 pts 13.0%

12.4% Society & culture +0.1 pts ▸ 12.5%

10.1% Health +0.6 pts ▸ 10.8%

7.9% Education +1.7 pts ▸ 9.6%

7.5% Architecture & building ◂ +1.1 pts 6.4%

6.1% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.3 pts 4.8%

2.4% Creative arts +2.0 pts ▸ 4.4%

1.4% Agriculture & environment +1.7 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.5% Natural & physical sciences +0.9 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.8% Information technology ◂ +0.3 pts 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +$65 higher in Wingecarribee gap steady

$729 46th pct $794 62nd pct

Household income in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +$26 higher in Wingecarribee gap steady

$1,647 68th pct $1,673 70th pct

Family income in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +$119 higher in Wingecarribee gap widening

$1,977 65th pct $2,096 73rd pct

Household income distribution

30.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.5 pts 27.9%

27.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.2 pts 27.2%

16.1% Under $650 ◂ +0.3 pts 15.8%

8.7% $4,000 or more +4.1 pts ▸ 12.8%

11.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.5 pts 9.5%

Personal income distribution

42.9% Under $650 ◂ +4.0 pts 39.0%

32.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.4 pts 31.8%

16.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.1 pts 16.5%

2.6% $3,000 or more +3.3 pts ▸ 5.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.2% Arthritis +1.1 pts ▸ 12.3%

10.7% Mental health ◂ +1.9 pts 8.7%

9.2% Asthma ◂ +0.9 pts 8.3%

8.6% Other condition ◂ +0.3 pts 8.3%

5.6% Diabetes ◂ +0.7 pts 4.9%

4.4% Heart disease +0.5 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.2% Cancer +1.1 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.3% Lung condition ◂ +0.1 pts 2.2%

1.1% Stroke even 1.1%

0.7% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.7% None +0.1 pts ▸ 59.8%

21.0% One condition +0.7 pts ▸ 21.7%

7.3% Two conditions ◂ +0.1 pts 7.2%

3.9% Three or more ◂ +0.3 pts 3.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +2,604 larger in Shellharbour

3,809 87th pct 1,205 67th pct

Median age in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +2 yrs older in Wingecarribee

21 yrs 14th pct 23 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +$23 higher in Wingecarribee

$600 63rd pct $623 69th pct

Household income in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +$103 higher in Wingecarribee

$1,733 77th pct $1,836 82nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +0.2 larger in Shellharbour gap steady

2.6 79th pct 2.4 43rd pct

Family composition

56.6% Couples with children ◂ +3.9 pts 52.7%

25.7% Couples without children +8.7 pts ▸ 34.4%

16.7% One-parent families ◂ +4.6 pts 12.1%

0.9% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

Household size

34.6% 2 people +4.1 pts ▸ 38.7%

21.6% 1 person +4.6 pts ▸ 26.2%

16.9% 4 people ◂ +3.7 pts 13.2%

16.6% 3 people ◂ +3.6 pts 13.1%

7.0% 5 people ◂ +0.9 pts 6.1%

3.4% 6 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 2.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +$10 higher in Wingecarribee gap steady

$420 89th pct $430 90th pct

Mortgage in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +$53 higher in Wingecarribee gap widening

$2,114 86th pct $2,167 87th pct

People / bedroom in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +0.10 higher in Shellharbour gap widening

0.80 43rd pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

33.9% Owned outright +10.7 pts ▸ 44.6%

36.7% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +4.1 pts 32.5%

26.7% Rented ◂ +7.5 pts 19.3%

1.3% Other tenure +1.0 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.3% Not stated even 1.3%

Types of homes

79.7% Separate house +10.7 pts ▸ 90.4%

14.3% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +7.9 pts 6.4%

4.7% Flat or apartment ◂ +2.4 pts 2.3%

1.1% Other dwelling ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

Bedrooms per home

43.4% 3 bedrooms ◂ +7.4 pts 36.0%

33.5% 4 bedrooms +3.4 pts ▸ 36.9%

11.5% 2 bedrooms +0.2 pts ▸ 11.7%

7.8% 5 or more +3.2 pts ▸ 11.0%

2.4% 1 bedroom +0.5 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.2% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

47.3% $350–$549 ◂ +4.4 pts 42.9%

17.7% $200–$349 +1.7 pts ▸ 19.5%

15.3% $550–$749 +3.7 pts ▸ 19.0%

14.8% Under $200 ◂ +6.6 pts 8.2%

1.1% $750 or more +4.5 pts ▸ 5.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +7.1 pts 35.1%

23.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +2.0 pts 21.6%

15.9% $3,000 or more +7.0 pts ▸ 23.0%

12.4% Under $1,000 +1.7 pts ▸ 14.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +39 more in Shellharbour

389 80th pct 350 78th pct

Stops/1k in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +1.54 more in Wingecarribee

5.10 73rd pct 6.64 87th pct

Departures/1k in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +454.1 more in Shellharbour

693.6 75th pct 239.5 62nd pct

PT routes in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +22 more in Wingecarribee

21 71st pct 43 86th pct

Stop walk in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +13 longer in Wingecarribee

25 59th pct 38 68th pct

Drive to city in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +2 longer in Wingecarribee

78 60th pct 80 61st pct

How people get to work

57.5% Car (driver) ◂ +3.0 pts 54.5%

18.5% Worked at home +4.8 pts ▸ 23.3%

3.2% Car (passenger) +0.7 pts ▸ 4.0%

0.9% Walked +1.9 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.5% Bus ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.3% Train even 0.3%

0.2% Bicycle even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

39.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.4 pts 39.0%

32.2% 1 vehicle +1.6 pts ▸ 33.8%

14.0% 3 vehicles +0.3 pts ▸ 14.4%

9.2% 4 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 9.5%

5.1% No vehicle ◂ +1.8 pts 3.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.0 pts 13.5%

11.9% Construction ◂ +1.3 pts 10.6%

10.7% Retail trade ◂ +1.8 pts 8.9%

8.2% Education & training +1.3 pts ▸ 9.5%

6.6% Accommodation & food +1.4 pts ▸ 8.0%

4.1% Professional & technical +3.6 pts ▸ 7.7%

7.1% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.8 pts 4.3%

6.8% Manufacturing ◂ +0.3 pts 6.5%

5.0% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.2 pts 3.8%

3.9% Other services even 3.9%

3.3% Administrative & support +0.6 pts ▸ 3.9%

1.8% Wholesale trade +1.3 pts ▸ 3.1%

Occupations people work in

16.5% Professionals +5.1 pts ▸ 21.5%

16.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.8 pts 15.9%

9.9% Managers +5.9 pts ▸ 15.8%

14.1% Community & personal service ◂ +3.3 pts 10.8%

13.2% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.3 pts 11.0%

10.1% Labourers ◂ +0.6 pts 9.5%

9.4% Sales workers ◂ +1.0 pts 8.4%

8.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.0 pts 5.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +3 higher in Wingecarribee

6 57th pct 9 86th pct

IRSD decile in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +3 higher in Wingecarribee

6 57th pct 9 86th pct

IER decile in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +2 higher in Wingecarribee

8 71st pct 10 100th pct

IEO decile in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +5 higher in Wingecarribee

4 36th pct 9 86th pct

IRSAD score in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +69 higher in Wingecarribee

962 58th pct 1,031 85th pct

ERP in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +29,388 higher in Shellharbour

83,228 80th pct 53,840 74th pct

Growth in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +6.2 pts higher in Shellharbour

8.8% 85th pct 2.6% 39th pct

Businesses in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +2,166 higher in Wingecarribee

4,474 72nd pct 6,640 77th pct

Approvals in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +362 higher in Shellharbour

653 86th pct 291 74th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +640 higher in Shellharbour

1,623 93rd pct 983 76th pct

Max temp in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +2.4 higher in Shellharbour

22.0 27th pct 19.6 13th pct

Min temp in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +4.0 higher in Shellharbour

12.1 62nd pct 8.1 10th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +3,192 higher in Shellharbour

6,750 36th pct 3,557 7th pct

Assault/100k in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +264 higher in Shellharbour

700 30th pct 436 11th pct

Sexual/100k in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +118 higher in Shellharbour

305 62nd pct 188 33rd pct

Robbery/100k in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +14 higher in Shellharbour

16 32nd pct 2 0th pct

Burglary/100k in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +163 higher in Shellharbour

281 21st pct 118 0th pct

Theft/100k in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +501 higher in Shellharbour

802 27th pct 302 1st pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +409 higher in Shellharbour

549 71st pct 140 12th pct

Property damage/100k in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +120 higher in Shellharbour

547 32nd pct 427 18th pct

Drugs/100k in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +184 higher in Shellharbour

417 45th pct 233 26th pct

5-yr change in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +29.7 pts higher in Shellharbour

10.0% 53rd pct -19.7% 11th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +1.9 higher in Shellharbour

5.8 80th pct 4.0 57th pct

Types ≤15 min in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +1.6 more in Shellharbour

5.6 78th pct 3.9 48th pct

15-min city in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +28.8 pts higher in Shellharbour

66.9% 76th pct 38.1% 32nd pct

Walk to shops in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +24.4 pts higher in Shellharbour

61.3% 72nd pct 37.0% 30th pct

Walk to transit in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +21.2 pts higher in Shellharbour

92.6% 84th pct 71.4% 70th pct

Walk to school in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +27.0 pts higher in Shellharbour

74.2% 76th pct 47.2% 37th pct

Walk to a park in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +27.3 pts higher in Shellharbour

97.6% 85th pct 70.3% 51st pct

Walk to health in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +16.8 pts higher in Shellharbour

48.3% 68th pct 31.5% 37th pct

Amenities/1k in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +4.5 more in Wingecarribee

12.1 17th pct 16.6 43rd pct

Intersections/km² in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +51 higher in Shellharbour

53 77th pct 3 60th pct

Mean slope in Shellharbour in Wingecarribee +1.0 pts higher in Wingecarribee

5.7% 65th pct 6.7% 77th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Shellharbour vs Wingecarribee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA16900/shellharbour/vs/LGA18350/wingecarribee