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Shoalhaven vs Wingecarribee

Name: Shoalhaven vs Wingecarribee — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 59 km apart · Shoalhaven profile · Wingecarribee profile

Shoalhaven Wingecarribee

Shoalhaven and Wingecarribee are both large New South Wales regions, but they differ sharply in wealth and education. Wingecarribee has a far higher share of people who finished Year 12 (54.9% compared to 40.6% in Shoalhaven) and more households earning $3,000 or more a week (22.3% versus 12.1%). This higher level of qualification and income in Wingecarribee is consistent with a much larger share of its workforce working from home, at 23.3% compared to 12.5% in Shoalhaven. Shoalhaven is far more distant from the city, with a drive time of 407 minutes compared to just 80 minutes for Wingecarribee.

Everyday life in both areas shares many similarities, as residents have the same typical age of 48 and similar home ownership rates. They also both have about 16% of their population under age 15. While they are alike in these areas, other gaps are widening. The difference in university degrees and high weekly incomes has grown since 2011, as has the gap in the number of people born overseas.

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Where they differ most

Year 12: 14.3 pts higher in Wingecarribee Population: 55,822 larger in Shoalhaven Family income: $559 higher in Wingecarribee Unemployment: 1.9 pts higher in Shoalhaven Work from home: 10.8 pts higher in Wingecarribee

Demographics & Identity

Population in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +55,822 larger in Shoalhaven gap widening

108,531 86th pct 52,709 75th pct

Median age in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee even gap narrowing

48 yrs 79th pct 48 yrs 79th pct

Age structure

28.0% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.1 pts 27.9%

26.2% Older adults (45–64) +0.4 pts ▸ 26.5%

20.4% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.3 pts 19.1%

16.0% Children (0–14) +0.7 pts ▸ 16.7%

9.4% Youth (15–24) +0.3 pts ▸ 9.7%

Marital status

47.6% Married +4.8 pts ▸ 52.4%

30.5% Never married ◂ +2.8 pts 27.7%

11.1% Divorced ◂ +0.8 pts 10.2%

7.1% Widowed ◂ +0.5 pts 6.7%

3.7% Separated ◂ +0.7 pts 3.0%

Age & sex structure

Shoalhaven Wingecarribee

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

80.0% Australia ◂ +3.2 pts 76.7%

4.4% England +1.2 pts ▸ 5.6%

1.2% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.5% India +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Nepal +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Philippines even 0.5%

0.3% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

43.1% English +1.2 pts ▸ 44.4%

40.2% Australian ◂ +2.6 pts 37.6%

11.7% Irish +2.0 pts ▸ 13.8%

10.9% Scottish +2.4 pts ▸ 13.3%

3.9% German even 4.0%

2.5% Italian +0.7 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.4% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.8% Chinese +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.7% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.6% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.8% Filipino ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

88.4% English only ◂ +0.4 pts 88.0%

0.3% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Greek even 0.3%

0.1% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Tagalog even 0.2%

0.2% Cantonese even 0.2%

0.1% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Hindi even 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.0% Christianity +4.9 pts ▸ 53.0%

41.6% No religion ◂ +4.7 pts 36.9%

8.2% Not stated ◂ +1.6 pts 6.6%

0.5% Hinduism +0.8 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.8% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.4% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Judaism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +9 more in Shoalhaven

37 86th pct 28 79th pct

Schools/1k kids in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +1.05 more in Wingecarribee

2.13 24th pct 3.18 43rd pct

Students in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +7,015 more in Shoalhaven

14,284 83rd pct 7,269 72nd pct

Avg size in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +126 larger in Shoalhaven

386 72nd pct 260 55th pct

ICSEA in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +75 higher in Wingecarribee

976 53rd pct 1,051 82nd pct

Highest year of school

40.6% Year 12 +14.3 pts ▸ 54.9%

31.3% Year 10 ◂ +6.5 pts 24.8%

13.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +5.5 pts 8.0%

6.4% Year 11 ◂ +0.4 pts 6.0%

Highest qualification level

36.5% Certificate III / IV ◂ +9.6 pts 26.9%

17.1% Bachelor degree +7.6 pts ▸ 24.6%

14.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.6 pts ▸ 16.2%

5.3% Postgraduate degree +4.2 pts ▸ 9.5%

3.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.6 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.4% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.5 pts 1.9%

Field of qualification

15.5% Management & commerce +3.4 pts ▸ 18.8%

15.7% Engineering & related ◂ +2.8 pts 13.0%

11.2% Society & culture +1.2 pts ▸ 12.5%

10.0% Health +0.8 pts ▸ 10.8%

8.8% Education +0.8 pts ▸ 9.6%

7.7% Architecture & building ◂ +1.3 pts 6.4%

5.7% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.9 pts 4.8%

2.8% Creative arts +1.6 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.4% Agriculture & environment +0.7 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.0% Natural & physical sciences +0.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.3% Information technology +0.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +$160 higher in Wingecarribee gap widening

$634 24th pct $794 62nd pct

Household income in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +$423 higher in Wingecarribee gap widening

$1,250 31st pct $1,673 70th pct

Family income in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +$559 higher in Wingecarribee gap widening

$1,537 26th pct $2,096 73rd pct

Household income distribution

33.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.6 pts 27.2%

26.1% $1,500–$2,999 +1.9 pts ▸ 27.9%

21.2% Under $650 ◂ +5.4 pts 15.8%

5.6% $4,000 or more +7.2 pts ▸ 12.8%

6.5% $3,000–$3,999 +3.0 pts ▸ 9.5%

Personal income distribution

46.8% Under $650 ◂ +7.9 pts 39.0%

30.4% $650–$1,499 +1.3 pts ▸ 31.8%

12.2% $1,500–$2,999 +4.3 pts ▸ 16.5%

2.3% $3,000 or more +3.6 pts ▸ 5.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

14.7% Arthritis ◂ +2.4 pts 12.3%

11.3% Mental health ◂ +2.5 pts 8.7%

9.3% Other condition ◂ +1.0 pts 8.3%

9.0% Asthma ◂ +0.7 pts 8.3%

6.5% Diabetes ◂ +1.6 pts 4.9%

5.9% Heart disease ◂ +1.1 pts 4.9%

4.5% Cancer ◂ +0.3 pts 4.2%

3.2% Lung condition ◂ +1.0 pts 2.2%

1.5% Stroke ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

1.2% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

53.8% None +6.1 pts ▸ 59.8%

22.3% One condition ◂ +0.6 pts 21.7%

8.9% Two conditions ◂ +1.8 pts 7.2%

5.5% Three or more ◂ +1.9 pts 3.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +5,862 larger in Shoalhaven

7,067 89th pct 1,205 67th pct

Median age in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +1 yrs older in Shoalhaven

24 yrs 43rd pct 23 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +$78 higher in Wingecarribee

$545 48th pct $623 69th pct

Household income in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +$504 higher in Wingecarribee

$1,332 45th pct $1,836 82nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +0.1 larger in Wingecarribee gap narrowing

2.3 29th pct 2.4 43rd pct

Family composition

46.3% Couples with children +6.4 pts ▸ 52.7%

37.1% Couples without children ◂ +2.7 pts 34.4%

15.6% One-parent families ◂ +3.5 pts 12.1%

1.0% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

Household size

40.5% 2 people ◂ +1.8 pts 38.7%

28.5% 1 person ◂ +2.3 pts 26.2%

11.0% 4 people +2.1 pts ▸ 13.2%

12.7% 3 people +0.4 pts ▸ 13.1%

4.8% 5 people +1.2 pts ▸ 6.1%

2.4% 6 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 2.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +$80 higher in Wingecarribee gap widening

$350 76th pct $430 90th pct

Mortgage in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +$434 higher in Wingecarribee gap widening

$1,733 71st pct $2,167 87th pct

People / bedroom in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

44.7% Owned outright ◂ +0.1 pts 44.6%

27.1% Owned with a mortgage +5.5 pts ▸ 32.5%

24.2% Rented ◂ +4.9 pts 19.3%

2.3% Other tenure even 2.3%

1.7% Not stated ◂ +0.5 pts 1.3%

Types of homes

87.2% Separate house +3.2 pts ▸ 90.4%

8.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.7 pts 6.4%

2.0% Flat or apartment +0.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

2.0% Other dwelling ◂ +1.3 pts 0.7%

Bedrooms per home

41.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +5.1 pts 36.0%

30.6% 4 bedrooms +6.2 pts ▸ 36.9%

16.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +4.3 pts 11.7%

7.2% 5 or more +3.8 pts ▸ 11.0%

3.1% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.3 pts 2.8%

0.3% Studio / none even 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

45.7% $350–$549 ◂ +2.8 pts 42.9%

35.7% $200–$349 ◂ +16.2 pts 19.5%

3.7% $550–$749 +15.3 pts ▸ 19.0%

10.4% Under $200 ◂ +2.2 pts 8.2%

0.7% $750 or more +4.9 pts ▸ 5.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

30.8% $1,800–$2,999 +4.3 pts ▸ 35.1%

31.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +10.1 pts 21.6%

11.6% $3,000 or more +11.3 pts ▸ 23.0%

19.9% Under $1,000 ◂ +5.8 pts 14.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +396 more in Shoalhaven

746 86th pct 350 78th pct

Stops/1k in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +0.23 more in Shoalhaven

6.87 88th pct 6.64 87th pct

Departures/1k in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +41.8 more in Wingecarribee

197.7 61st pct 239.5 62nd pct

PT routes in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +19 more in Wingecarribee

24 73rd pct 43 86th pct

Stop walk in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee

— 38 68th pct

Drive to city in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +327 longer in Shoalhaven

407 100th pct 80 61st pct

How people get to work

63.7% Car (driver) ◂ +9.3 pts 54.5%

12.5% Worked at home +10.8 pts ▸ 23.3%

4.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.6 pts 4.0%

2.8% Walked even 2.8%

0.5% Bicycle ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.0% Train +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

38.1% 2 vehicles +0.8 pts ▸ 39.0%

38.3% 1 vehicle ◂ +4.4 pts 33.8%

12.2% 3 vehicles +2.2 pts ▸ 14.4%

7.0% 4 or more +2.5 pts ▸ 9.5%

4.4% No vehicle ◂ +1.1 pts 3.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.5 pts 13.5%

11.9% Construction ◂ +1.3 pts 10.6%

10.7% Retail trade ◂ +1.8 pts 8.9%

9.8% Public administration & safety ◂ +5.5 pts 4.3%

9.5% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.5 pts 8.0%

8.3% Education & training +1.2 pts ▸ 9.5%

4.8% Professional & technical +2.9 pts ▸ 7.7%

4.7% Manufacturing +1.9 pts ▸ 6.5%

3.8% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.9% Administrative & support even 3.9%

3.0% Transport & warehousing +0.7 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.4% Wholesale trade +1.6 pts ▸ 3.1%

Occupations people work in

18.1% Professionals +3.5 pts ▸ 21.5%

16.6% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.7 pts 15.9%

12.5% Managers +3.3 pts ▸ 15.8%

14.9% Community & personal service ◂ +4.1 pts 10.8%

11.0% Labourers ◂ +1.5 pts 9.5%

10.9% Clerical & administrative +0.1 pts ▸ 11.0%

9.4% Sales workers ◂ +1.0 pts 8.4%

5.0% Machinery operators & drivers +0.5 pts ▸ 5.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +4 higher in Wingecarribee

5 43rd pct 9 86th pct

IRSD decile in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +3 higher in Wingecarribee

6 57th pct 9 86th pct

IER decile in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +3 higher in Wingecarribee

7 64th pct 10 100th pct

IEO decile in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +4 higher in Wingecarribee

5 43rd pct 9 86th pct

IRSAD score in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +82 higher in Wingecarribee

949 46th pct 1,031 85th pct

ERP in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +57,915 higher in Shoalhaven

111,755 85th pct 53,840 74th pct

Growth in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +0.4 pts higher in Shoalhaven

3.0% 43rd pct 2.6% 39th pct

Businesses in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +1,654 higher in Shoalhaven

8,294 80th pct 6,640 77th pct

Approvals in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +425 higher in Shoalhaven

716 86th pct 291 74th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +147 higher in Shoalhaven

1,130 82nd pct 983 76th pct

Max temp in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +2.7 higher in Shoalhaven

22.3 30th pct 19.6 13th pct

Min temp in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +2.9 higher in Shoalhaven

10.9 46th pct 8.1 10th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +3,756 higher in Shoalhaven

7,313 42nd pct 3,557 7th pct

Assault/100k in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +599 higher in Shoalhaven

1,036 54th pct 436 11th pct

Sexual/100k in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +165 higher in Shoalhaven

353 73rd pct 188 33rd pct

Robbery/100k in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +10 higher in Shoalhaven

12 22nd pct 2 0th pct

Burglary/100k in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +193 higher in Shoalhaven

311 25th pct 118 0th pct

Theft/100k in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +537 higher in Shoalhaven

838 29th pct 302 1st pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +289 higher in Shoalhaven

429 60th pct 140 12th pct

Property damage/100k in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +421 higher in Shoalhaven

848 59th pct 427 18th pct

Drugs/100k in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +155 higher in Shoalhaven

388 43rd pct 233 26th pct

5-yr change in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +27.5 pts higher in Shoalhaven

7.8% 49th pct -19.7% 11th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +0.2 higher in Shoalhaven

4.2 61st pct 4.0 57th pct

Types ≤15 min in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +0.2 more in Shoalhaven

4.1 53rd pct 3.9 48th pct

15-min city in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +5.3 pts higher in Shoalhaven

43.4% 42nd pct 38.1% 32nd pct

Walk to shops in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +3.7 pts higher in Shoalhaven

40.6% 37th pct 37.0% 30th pct

Walk to transit in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +11.0 pts higher in Shoalhaven

82.4% 77th pct 71.4% 70th pct

Walk to school in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +9.2 pts higher in Wingecarribee

38.0% 24th pct 47.2% 37th pct

Walk to a park in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +12.7 pts higher in Shoalhaven

83.1% 66th pct 70.3% 51st pct

Walk to health in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +1.9 pts higher in Wingecarribee

29.7% 34th pct 31.5% 37th pct

Amenities/1k in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +0.7 more in Shoalhaven

17.3 45th pct 16.6 43rd pct

Intersections/km² in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee even

3 60th pct 3 60th pct

Mean slope in Shoalhaven in Wingecarribee +0.7 pts higher in Wingecarribee

6.0% 69th pct 6.7% 77th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Shoalhaven vs Wingecarribee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA16950/shoalhaven/vs/LGA18350/wingecarribee