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Snowy Monaro Regional vs Yass Valley
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 170 km apart · Snowy Monaro Regional profile · Yass Valley profile
Snowy Monaro Regional Yass Valley
Snowy Monaro Regional and Yass Valley are two regional New South Wales areas with very different profiles. Yass Valley has a much wealthier population, with a typical household income of $2,289 per week compared to $1,593 in Snowy Monaro Regional. It also has a more highly educated workforce, where 60.7% of residents finished Year 12 and 27.2% hold a bachelor degree or higher. In contrast, Snowy Monaro Regional is far more diverse, with 16.8% of people being recent arrivals from overseas compared to just 4.0% in Yass Valley. Snowy Monaro Regional also offers better access to local services, with far more homes within a 15-minute walk of a park (64.8%) and health services (35.6%).
Income gaps between the two areas have generally widened since 2016, particularly for those earning $3,000 or more a week. Despite this, the two areas share several core characteristics. They have the same typical resident age of 43 and nearly identical unemployment rates, sitting around 2.8%. Both areas also track closely to the national average for overall advantage, while their First Nations populations are almost exactly the same size at about 3.1% or 3.2% of the total population.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 20,218
- First area, 2021: 21,666
- Second area, 2011: 15,020
- Second area, 2016: 16,142
- Second area, 2021: 17,281
- First area, 2016: 43 yrs
- First area, 2021: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 43 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 Snowy Monaro Regional: 0.9% males, 1.3% females; 85+ in Yass Valley: 0.8% males, 1.2% females
- 80–84 in Snowy Monaro Regional: 1.2% males, 1.3% females; 80–84 in Yass Valley: 1.0% males, 1.1% females
- 75–79 in Snowy Monaro Regional: 2.0% males, 1.8% females; 75–79 in Yass Valley: 1.6% males, 1.7% females
- 70–74 in Snowy Monaro Regional: 2.8% males, 2.6% females; 70–74 in Yass Valley: 2.6% males, 2.7% females
- 65–69 in Snowy Monaro Regional: 3.2% males, 2.7% females; 65–69 in Yass Valley: 2.8% males, 2.9% females
- 60–64 in Snowy Monaro Regional: 3.9% males, 3.5% females; 60–64 in Yass Valley: 3.3% males, 3.2% females
- 55–59 in Snowy Monaro Regional: 3.7% males, 3.6% females; 55–59 in Yass Valley: 3.5% males, 3.2% females
- 50–54 in Snowy Monaro Regional: 3.7% males, 3.6% females; 50–54 in Yass Valley: 3.8% males, 4.2% females
- 45–49 in Snowy Monaro Regional: 3.4% males, 3.3% females; 45–49 in Yass Valley: 3.8% males, 3.9% females
- 40–44 in Snowy Monaro Regional: 2.7% males, 2.8% females; 40–44 in Yass Valley: 3.1% males, 3.5% females
- 35–39 in Snowy Monaro Regional: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 35–39 in Yass Valley: 2.6% males, 3.4% females
- 30–34 in Snowy Monaro Regional: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 30–34 in Yass Valley: 2.4% males, 2.5% females
- 25–29 in Snowy Monaro Regional: 3.6% males, 3.1% females; 25–29 in Yass Valley: 2.1% males, 2.2% females
- 20–24 in Snowy Monaro Regional: 2.8% males, 2.6% females; 20–24 in Yass Valley: 2.4% males, 2.2% females
- 15–19 in Snowy Monaro Regional: 2.9% males, 2.7% females; 15–19 in Yass Valley: 3.3% males, 3.2% females
- 10–14 in Snowy Monaro Regional: 3.5% males, 2.9% females; 10–14 in Yass Valley: 3.8% males, 3.7% females
- 5–9 in Snowy Monaro Regional: 2.9% males, 2.5% females; 5–9 in Yass Valley: 3.6% males, 3.3% females
- 0–4 in Snowy Monaro Regional: 2.3% males, 2.3% females; 0–4 in Yass Valley: 2.7% males, 2.7% 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: $675
- First area, 2021: $835
- Second area, 2011: $756
- Second area, 2016: $869
- Second area, 2021: $1,050
- First area, 2016: $1,200
- First area, 2021: $1,593
- Second area, 2011: $1,625
- Second area, 2016: $1,879
- Second area, 2021: $2,289
- First area, 2016: $1,569
- First area, 2021: $2,092
- Second area, 2011: $1,917
- Second area, 2016: $2,214
- Second area, 2021: $2,701
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: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.7
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $220
- First area, 2021: $300
- Second area, 2011: $250
- Second area, 2016: $300
- Second area, 2021: $350
- First area, 2016: $1,300
- First area, 2021: $1,500
- Second area, 2011: $2,000
- Second area, 2016: $2,000
- Second area, 2021: $2,167
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
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). Snowy Monaro Regional vs Yass Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA17040/snowy-monaro-regional/vs/LGA18710/yass-valley