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Temora vs Weddin

Name: Temora vs Weddin — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 77 km apart · Temora profile · Weddin profile

Temora Weddin

Temora and Weddin are two rural New South Wales areas with a few stark differences. Temora is far larger, with a population of 6,050 compared to 3,558 in Weddin. Education and community services vary widely; Temora has far more school enrolments (1,021) and much larger average school sizes (204) than Weddin. There are also significant differences in First Nations outcomes, with Weddin showing a far higher unemployment rate for First Nations people (17.9%) and a much higher share of people speaking a First Nations language (9.5%).

Both areas are almost identical when it comes to their overseas-born populations, which sit at about 5.3% to 5.5%. They also share similar rates of volunteering and a similar share of adults with a university degree. Since 2011, some gaps have grown, such as the age difference, as residents in Weddin have become noticeably older than those in Temora. At the same time, Temora has seen its share of high-earning households rise further above that of Weddin.

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Where they differ most

Unemployment: 1.8 pts higher in Weddin Population: 2,426 larger in Temora Median age: 5 yrs older in Weddin Work from home: 7.8 pts higher in Weddin Under 15: 2.3 pts higher in Temora

Demographics & Identity

Population in Temora in Weddin +2,426 larger in Temora gap widening

6,034 37th pct 3,608 29th pct

Median age in Temora in Weddin +5 yrs older in Weddin gap widening

47 yrs 75th pct 52 yrs 90th pct

Age structure

27.3% Seniors (65+) +2.6 pts ▸ 30.0%

26.0% Older adults (45–64) +2.3 pts ▸ 28.4%

18.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.3 pts 15.9%

17.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.5 pts 17.4%

10.7% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.0 pts 8.8%

Marital status

50.2% Married ◂ +2.0 pts 48.2%

28.7% Never married ◂ +0.6 pts 28.1%

9.3% Divorced +1.0 pts ▸ 10.3%

8.4% Widowed +0.5 pts ▸ 8.9%

3.4% Separated +0.8 pts ▸ 4.2%

Age & sex structure

Temora Weddin

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

88.8% Australia ◂ +3.1 pts 85.8%

1.5% England +0.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.6% Philippines ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.3% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% India ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.1% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Italy even 0.1%

0.1% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% China even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

42.6% English +3.2 pts ▸ 45.8%

43.6% Australian +1.5 pts ▸ 45.2%

13.1% Irish ◂ +0.6 pts 12.5%

10.9% Scottish +0.1 pts ▸ 10.9%

9.7% German ◂ +5.9 pts 3.8%

1.0% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.8% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.7% Filipino ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.6% Chinese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.4% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.3% Indian even 0.3%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

92.2% English only ◂ +0.7 pts 91.5%

0.6% Tagalog ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Arabic even 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

67.5% Christianity ◂ +3.8 pts 63.7%

24.9% No religion +2.7 pts ▸ 27.5%

6.5% Not stated +1.8 pts ▸ 8.3%

0.4% Buddhism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.3% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.3% Hinduism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.0% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Temora in Weddin +1 more in Weddin

5 32nd pct 6 36th pct

Schools/1k kids in Temora in Weddin +5.90 more in Weddin

4.57 58th pct 10.47 87th pct

Students in Temora in Weddin +593 more in Temora

1,021 38th pct 428 25th pct

Avg size in Temora in Weddin +133 larger in Temora

204 46th pct 71 13th pct

ICSEA in Temora in Weddin +12 higher in Temora

972 50th pct 960 42nd pct

Highest year of school

35.9% Year 10 ◂ +2.4 pts 33.6%

34.4% Year 12 +0.7 pts ▸ 35.1%

15.7% Year 9 or below +0.3 pts ▸ 16.0%

6.5% Year 11 +0.1 pts ▸ 6.6%

Highest qualification level

39.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +4.3 pts 35.4%

17.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.1 pts 16.0%

11.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +3.0 pts ▸ 14.6%

3.8% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.8 pts 3.0%

2.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.1 pts 2.4%

2.2% Postgraduate degree +0.3 pts ▸ 2.5%

Field of qualification

15.6% Management & commerce ◂ +2.7 pts 13.0%

15.3% Engineering & related ◂ +0.9 pts 14.4%

10.1% Education +1.3 pts ▸ 11.4%

11.2% Health ◂ +1.4 pts 9.8%

7.4% Agriculture & environment +2.8 pts ▸ 10.2%

8.6% Society & culture ◂ +0.7 pts 7.8%

5.6% Architecture & building ◂ +1.2 pts 4.3%

5.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.8 pts 4.5%

1.5% Creative arts +0.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.2% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%

0.6% Information technology even 0.6%

Income

Personal income in Temora in Weddin +$81 higher in Temora gap widening

$656 29th pct $575 13th pct

Household income in Temora in Weddin +$157 higher in Temora gap widening

$1,203 25th pct $1,046 11th pct

Family income in Temora in Weddin +$225 higher in Temora gap widening

$1,623 34th pct $1,398 15th pct

Household income distribution

31.6% $650–$1,499 +3.6 pts ▸ 35.2%

23.6% Under $650 +2.5 pts ▸ 26.1%

25.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.1 pts 21.1%

6.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.4 pts 4.0%

5.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 4.5%

Personal income distribution

46.3% Under $650 +3.4 pts ▸ 49.6%

32.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.2 pts 28.9%

12.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.8 pts 9.7%

2.4% $3,000 or more even 2.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

13.1% Arthritis +2.2 pts ▸ 15.3%

11.4% Asthma ◂ +0.4 pts 11.0%

9.3% Mental health +0.9 pts ▸ 10.2%

8.5% Other condition ◂ +0.1 pts 8.4%

5.3% Heart disease +1.3 pts ▸ 6.6%

5.9% Diabetes +0.1 pts ▸ 6.1%

3.7% Cancer +0.7 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.7% Lung condition +1.3 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.5% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.1% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.9% None ◂ +2.9 pts 54.1%

22.6% One condition ◂ +1.1 pts 21.6%

7.8% Two conditions +1.3 pts ▸ 9.1%

4.8% Three or more +1.4 pts ▸ 6.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Temora in Weddin +38 larger in Temora

207 30th pct 169 27th pct

Median age in Temora in Weddin +7 yrs older in Weddin

25 yrs 50th pct 32 yrs 86th pct

Median income in Temora in Weddin +$8 higher in Weddin

$480 28th pct $488 31st pct

Household income in Temora in Weddin +$102 higher in Weddin

$1,231 34th pct $1,333 45th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Temora in Weddin +0.1 larger in Temora gap widening

2.3 29th pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

50.9% Couples with children ◂ +5.1 pts 45.8%

34.0% Couples without children +4.9 pts ▸ 38.9%

13.8% One-parent families ◂ +0.7 pts 13.1%

1.1% Other families +0.8 pts ▸ 1.9%

Household size

38.2% 2 people +1.2 pts ▸ 39.3%

31.6% 1 person +2.7 pts ▸ 34.3%

10.6% 3 people +0.4 pts ▸ 11.0%

10.4% 4 people ◂ +1.3 pts 9.1%

5.0% 5 people ◂ +0.7 pts 4.3%

4.2% 6 or more ◂ +1.8 pts 2.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Temora in Weddin +$32 higher in Temora gap steady

$230 39th pct $198 28th pct

Mortgage in Temora in Weddin +$147 higher in Temora gap narrowing

$1,100 30th pct $953 20th pct

People / bedroom in Temora in Weddin even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

47.6% Owned outright +3.6 pts ▸ 51.3%

24.7% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +0.1 pts 24.6%

22.6% Rented ◂ +4.3 pts 18.3%

2.8% Other tenure +1.4 pts ▸ 4.1%

2.1% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 2.2%

Types of homes

92.1% Separate house +1.6 pts ▸ 93.7%

5.9% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +3.6 pts 2.3%

0.5% Flat or apartment +2.9 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.3% Other dwelling ◂ +0.8 pts 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

44.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +3.7 pts 40.4%

28.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +0.5 pts 28.1%

14.8% 2 bedrooms +3.8 pts ▸ 18.6%

6.2% 5 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 6.9%

4.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.2 pts 4.0%

0.3% Studio / none +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

Weekly rent distribution

54.9% $200–$349 ◂ +10.0 pts 44.9%

32.9% Under $200 +16.7 pts ▸ 49.6%

6.5% $350–$549 ◂ +4.3 pts 2.2%

0.0% $750 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.3% Under $1,000 +9.9 pts ▸ 48.2%

38.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +8.1 pts 30.6%

12.7% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.4 pts 10.3%

4.9% $3,000 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 6.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Temora in Weddin even

2 24th pct 2 24th pct

Stops/1k in Temora in Weddin +0.22 more in Weddin

0.33 19th pct 0.55 22nd pct

Departures/1k in Temora in Weddin +4.7 more in Weddin

7.0 27th pct 11.6 32nd pct

PT routes in Temora in Weddin even

6 48th pct 6 48th pct

Stop walk in Temora in Weddin

55 82nd pct —

How people get to work

63.7% Car (driver) ◂ +9.7 pts 54.0%

11.6% Worked at home +7.8 pts ▸ 19.4%

6.9% Walked +0.5 pts ▸ 7.4%

4.2% Car (passenger) +0.2 pts ▸ 4.4%

0.4% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

35.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.2 pts 33.8%

33.9% 1 vehicle ◂ +0.8 pts 33.1%

14.9% 3 vehicles +1.9 pts ▸ 16.8%

9.9% 4 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 10.8%

6.3% No vehicle ◂ +0.7 pts 5.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

20.6% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +12.1 pts ▸ 32.7%

11.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.4 pts 11.2%

9.6% Education & training ◂ +1.8 pts 7.8%

9.0% Retail trade ◂ +1.7 pts 7.3%

5.2% Public administration & safety +1.9 pts ▸ 7.1%

6.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.9 pts 4.9%

6.6% Construction ◂ +1.2 pts 5.4%

5.1% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.1 pts 4.0%

3.9% Other services ◂ +1.1 pts 2.8%

3.9% Professional & technical ◂ +0.8 pts 3.0%

3.2% Manufacturing +0.2 pts ▸ 3.4%

3.1% Wholesale trade ◂ +1.2 pts 1.9%

Occupations people work in

20.5% Managers +10.0 pts ▸ 30.5%

14.7% Professionals ◂ +1.7 pts 13.0%

12.9% Labourers +0.5 pts ▸ 13.4%

13.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.4 pts 10.0%

12.0% Community & personal service ◂ +2.3 pts 9.7%

10.4% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.0 pts 8.4%

7.1% Machinery operators & drivers +0.7 pts ▸ 7.8%

7.6% Sales workers ◂ +1.7 pts 5.9%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Temora in Weddin +1 higher in Weddin

4 36th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Temora in Weddin +1 higher in Temora

5 43rd pct 4 36th pct

IER decile in Temora in Weddin even

5 43rd pct 5 43rd pct

IEO decile in Temora in Weddin +2 higher in Weddin

4 36th pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in Temora in Weddin +3 higher in Weddin

939 39th pct 942 41st pct

ERP in Temora in Weddin +2,492 higher in Temora

6,050 34th pct 3,558 27th pct

Growth in Temora in Weddin +1.6 pts higher in Temora

0.6% 19th pct -0.9% 9th pct

Businesses in Temora in Weddin +240 higher in Temora

799 38th pct 559 33rd pct

Approvals in Temora in Weddin +33 higher in Temora

39 45th pct 6 21st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Temora in Weddin +28 higher in Weddin

670 53rd pct 698 57th pct

Max temp in Temora in Weddin even

23.5 42nd pct 23.5 41st pct

Min temp in Temora in Weddin +0.2 higher in Weddin

8.0 10th pct 8.2 11th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Temora in Weddin +70 higher in Temora

5,336 22nd pct 5,266 21st pct

Assault/100k in Temora in Weddin +345 higher in Weddin

431 11th pct 776 36th pct

Sexual/100k in Temora in Weddin +90 higher in Weddin

298 60th pct 388 79th pct

Robbery/100k in Temora in Weddin

17 34th pct —

Burglary/100k in Temora in Weddin +121 higher in Temora

315 26th pct 194 10th pct

Theft/100k in Temora in Weddin +474 higher in Temora

779 26th pct 305 1st pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Temora in Weddin +54 higher in Temora

331 48th pct 277 39th pct

Property damage/100k in Temora in Weddin +212 higher in Weddin

398 14th pct 610 38th pct

Drugs/100k in Temora in Weddin +231 higher in Temora

398 44th pct 166 16th pct

5-yr change in Temora in Weddin +10.7 pts higher in Weddin

-21.1% 10th pct -10.4% 19th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Temora in Weddin +0.0 higher in Temora

3.9 54th pct 3.8 53rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Temora in Weddin +0.1 more in Weddin

4.1 54th pct 4.2 58th pct

15-min city in Temora in Weddin +6.6 pts higher in Weddin

50.0% 53rd pct 56.6% 65th pct

Walk to shops in Temora in Weddin +0.3 pts higher in Weddin

50.2% 55th pct 50.4% 55th pct

Walk to transit in Temora in Weddin +9.1 pts higher in Temora

27.2% 37th pct 18.1% 30th pct

Walk to school in Temora in Weddin +4.1 pts higher in Weddin

52.6% 46th pct 56.7% 53rd pct

Walk to a park in Temora in Weddin +3.5 pts higher in Weddin

62.5% 38th pct 66.0% 44th pct

Walk to health in Temora in Weddin +7.6 pts higher in Temora

50.5% 71st pct 43.0% 59th pct

Amenities/1k in Temora in Weddin +6.3 more in Weddin

17.6 46th pct 23.8 63rd pct

Intersections/km² in Temora in Weddin even

0 38th pct 0 35th pct

Mean slope in Temora in Weddin +0.6 pts higher in Weddin

3.8% 34th pct 4.4% 45th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Temora vs Weddin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA17350/temora/vs/LGA18100/weddin