Compare

Wingecarribee vs Wollondilly

Name: Wingecarribee vs Wollondilly — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 45 km apart · Wingecarribee profile · Wollondilly profile

Wingecarribee Wollondilly

Wollondilly and Wingecarribee are nearby New South Wales areas with similar population sizes, but they differ sharply in age and demographics. Wingecarribee is far older, with a typical resident aged 48 compared to 37 in Wollondilly, and 27.9% of its people are seniors. Wingecarribee also has a more highly qualified workforce, with 25.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, compared to 14.3% in Wollondilly. In contrast, Wollondilly is growing much faster and has a younger feel, with children under 15 making up 21.7% of the population.

Everyday life shares many similarities in both places, such as the proportion of people who speak little or no English and the rate of people providing unpaid care. However, some gaps are widening. The difference in typical household income has grown to $478, with Wollondilly now well higher at $2,151. Similarly, the gap in home ownership has increased, as 44.6% of Wingecarribee homes are owned outright, which is far higher than the 30.8% in Wollondilly.

Open map →

Where they differ most

Median age: 11 yrs older in Wingecarribee Aged 65+: 12.6 pts higher in Wingecarribee Owned outright: 13.8 pts higher in Wingecarribee Under 15: 5.0 pts higher in Wollondilly Household size: 0.6 larger in Wollondilly

Demographics & Identity

Population in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +1,252 larger in Wollondilly gap steady

52,709 75th pct 53,961 75th pct

Median age in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +11 yrs older in Wingecarribee gap widening

48 yrs 79th pct 37 yrs 24th pct

Age structure

27.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +12.6 pts 15.2%

26.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.2 pts 25.3%

19.1% Young adults (25–44) +5.8 pts ▸ 24.9%

16.7% Children (0–14) +5.0 pts ▸ 21.7%

9.7% Youth (15–24) +3.1 pts ▸ 12.8%

Marital status

52.4% Married +0.1 pts ▸ 52.5%

27.7% Never married +4.9 pts ▸ 32.6%

10.2% Divorced ◂ +2.7 pts 7.5%

6.7% Widowed ◂ +2.6 pts 4.1%

3.0% Separated +0.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

Age & sex structure

Wingecarribee Wollondilly

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

76.7% Australia +7.4 pts ▸ 84.2%

5.6% England ◂ +2.3 pts 3.3%

1.5% New Zealand ◂ +0.6 pts 1.0%

0.8% India ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

0.8% Nepal ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

0.6% South Africa ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.5% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.4% Italy even 0.4%

0.3% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

44.4% English ◂ +4.8 pts 39.5%

37.6% Australian +5.9 pts ▸ 43.5%

13.8% Irish ◂ +3.5 pts 10.3%

13.3% Scottish ◂ +4.2 pts 9.1%

3.2% Italian +2.2 pts ▸ 5.4%

4.0% German ◂ +0.3 pts 3.6%

1.7% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 1.4%

1.0% Chinese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.9% Greek even 0.9%

0.8% Indian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.7% Filipino ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

88.0% English only +1.7 pts ▸ 89.6%

0.5% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Arabic +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Mandarin ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.2% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

53.0% Christianity +7.1 pts ▸ 60.0%

36.9% No religion ◂ +4.6 pts 32.2%

6.6% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 5.9%

1.3% Hinduism ◂ +1.2 pts 0.2%

0.9% Buddhism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

0.4% Islam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.6% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.3% Judaism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +9 more in Wingecarribee

28 79th pct 19 72nd pct

Schools/1k kids in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +1.56 more in Wingecarribee

3.18 43rd pct 1.62 11th pct

Students in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +592 more in Wingecarribee

7,269 72nd pct 6,677 71st pct

Avg size in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +133 larger in Wollondilly

260 55th pct 393 72nd pct

ICSEA in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +64 higher in Wingecarribee

1,051 82nd pct 987 60th pct

Highest year of school

54.9% Year 12 ◂ +11.4 pts 43.5%

24.8% Year 10 +9.0 pts ▸ 33.8%

8.0% Year 9 or below +2.2 pts ▸ 10.2%

6.0% Year 11 +0.8 pts ▸ 6.8%

Highest qualification level

26.9% Certificate III / IV +15.4 pts ▸ 42.2%

24.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +8.4 pts 16.3%

16.2% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.5 pts 15.7%

9.5% Postgraduate degree ◂ +4.7 pts 4.8%

3.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.4 pts 2.4%

1.9% Certificate I / II +0.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

Field of qualification

13.0% Engineering & related +6.7 pts ▸ 19.7%

18.8% Management & commerce ◂ +2.1 pts 16.7%

12.5% Society & culture ◂ +1.7 pts 10.8%

10.8% Health ◂ +2.0 pts 8.7%

9.6% Education ◂ +0.3 pts 9.2%

6.4% Architecture & building +2.9 pts ▸ 9.4%

4.8% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.3 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.4% Creative arts ◂ +2.0 pts 2.4%

3.1% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.7 pts 2.4%

2.4% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.7 pts 1.8%

1.5% Information technology ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +$83 higher in Wollondilly gap widening

$794 62nd pct $877 75th pct

Household income in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +$478 higher in Wollondilly gap widening

$1,673 70th pct $2,151 88th pct

Family income in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +$254 higher in Wollondilly gap narrowing

$2,096 73rd pct $2,350 85th pct

Household income distribution

27.9% $1,500–$2,999 +3.0 pts ▸ 30.9%

27.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.5 pts 21.7%

15.8% Under $650 ◂ +4.8 pts 11.0%

12.8% $4,000 or more +2.7 pts ▸ 15.6%

9.5% $3,000–$3,999 +4.4 pts ▸ 13.9%

Personal income distribution

39.0% Under $650 ◂ +2.5 pts 36.5%

31.8% $650–$1,499 +1.0 pts ▸ 32.7%

16.5% $1,500–$2,999 +4.1 pts ▸ 20.6%

5.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.9 pts 4.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.3% Arthritis ◂ +2.9 pts 9.4%

8.7% Mental health ◂ +0.5 pts 8.2%

8.3% Asthma +0.5 pts ▸ 8.7%

8.3% Other condition ◂ +0.7 pts 7.6%

4.9% Heart disease ◂ +1.0 pts 3.9%

4.9% Diabetes ◂ +0.4 pts 4.4%

4.2% Cancer ◂ +1.3 pts 2.9%

2.2% Lung condition ◂ +0.6 pts 1.7%

1.1% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

0.8% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.8% None +4.1 pts ▸ 63.9%

21.7% One condition ◂ +2.2 pts 19.5%

7.2% Two conditions ◂ +1.2 pts 6.0%

3.6% Three or more ◂ +0.7 pts 2.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +1,160 larger in Wollondilly

1,205 67th pct 2,365 83rd pct

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

23 yrs 29th pct 21 yrs 14th pct

Median income in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +$114 higher in Wollondilly

$623 69th pct $737 83rd pct

Household income in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +$392 higher in Wollondilly

$1,836 82nd pct $2,228 92nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +0.6 larger in Wollondilly gap widening

2.4 43rd pct 3.0 90th pct

Family composition

52.7% Couples with children +12.6 pts ▸ 65.3%

34.4% Couples without children ◂ +11.5 pts 23.0%

12.1% One-parent families ◂ +1.0 pts 11.2%

0.8% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

Household size

38.7% 2 people ◂ +7.6 pts 31.2%

26.2% 1 person ◂ +9.4 pts 16.8%

13.2% 4 people +6.2 pts ▸ 19.3%

13.1% 3 people +2.9 pts ▸ 15.9%

6.1% 5 people +4.5 pts ▸ 10.6%

2.8% 6 or more +3.4 pts ▸ 6.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +$15 higher in Wingecarribee gap steady

$430 90th pct $415 88th pct

Mortgage in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +$196 higher in Wollondilly gap narrowing

$2,167 87th pct $2,363 90th pct

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

0.70 0th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

32.5% Owned with a mortgage +16.5 pts ▸ 49.1%

44.6% Owned outright ◂ +13.8 pts 30.8%

19.3% Rented ◂ +3.1 pts 16.2%

2.3% Other tenure +0.4 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.3% Not stated even 1.3%

Types of homes

90.4% Separate house +4.2 pts ▸ 94.6%

6.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.8 pts 3.5%

2.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.3 pts 1.0%

0.7% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

Bedrooms per home

36.9% 4 bedrooms +7.0 pts ▸ 43.8%

36.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +8.3 pts 27.8%

11.0% 5 or more +6.0 pts ▸ 17.0%

11.7% 2 bedrooms ◂ +3.8 pts 7.9%

2.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.0 pts 1.9%

0.3% Studio / none even 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

42.9% $350–$549 +8.9 pts ▸ 51.9%

19.5% $200–$349 ◂ +0.4 pts 19.1%

19.0% $550–$749 ◂ +5.0 pts 14.0%

8.2% Under $200 ◂ +1.0 pts 7.2%

5.6% $750 or more ◂ +2.4 pts 3.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

35.1% $1,800–$2,999 +4.4 pts ▸ 39.5%

23.0% $3,000 or more +3.9 pts ▸ 26.8%

21.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.1 pts 18.5%

14.1% Under $1,000 ◂ +4.9 pts 9.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +99 more in Wollondilly

350 78th pct 449 82nd pct

Stops/1k in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +1.68 more in Wollondilly

6.64 87th pct 8.32 93rd pct

Departures/1k in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +51.5 more in Wollondilly

239.5 62nd pct 291.1 65th pct

PT routes in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +23 more in Wingecarribee

43 86th pct 20 70th pct

Stop walk in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +36 longer in Wingecarribee

38 68th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +11 longer in Wingecarribee

80 61st pct 69 56th pct

How people get to work

54.5% Car (driver) ◂ +1.9 pts 52.6%

23.3% Worked at home +0.3 pts ▸ 23.6%

4.0% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.8 pts 3.1%

2.8% Walked ◂ +1.5 pts 1.3%

0.3% Train +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.1% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

39.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.4 pts 38.6%

33.8% 1 vehicle ◂ +12.3 pts 21.5%

9.5% 4 or more +9.4 pts ▸ 18.8%

14.4% 3 vehicles +4.2 pts ▸ 18.6%

3.3% No vehicle ◂ +0.9 pts 2.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

10.6% Construction +6.1 pts ▸ 16.7%

13.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.4 pts 11.1%

9.5% Education & training ◂ +0.1 pts 9.4%

8.9% Retail trade ◂ +0.1 pts 8.8%

8.0% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.5 pts 4.5%

6.5% Manufacturing +1.2 pts ▸ 7.8%

7.7% Professional & technical ◂ +3.4 pts 4.4%

4.3% Public administration & safety +1.8 pts ▸ 6.1%

3.8% Transport & warehousing +2.2 pts ▸ 5.9%

3.9% Other services +0.5 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.9% Administrative & support ◂ +1.2 pts 2.7%

3.1% Wholesale trade even 3.1%

Occupations people work in

21.5% Professionals ◂ +6.5 pts 15.0%

15.9% Technicians & trades +2.6 pts ▸ 18.5%

15.8% Managers ◂ +1.8 pts 14.0%

11.0% Clerical & administrative +3.4 pts ▸ 14.4%

10.8% Community & personal service ◂ +0.7 pts 10.1%

9.5% Labourers ◂ +0.1 pts 9.3%

5.6% Machinery operators & drivers +3.5 pts ▸ 9.1%

8.4% Sales workers ◂ +0.6 pts 7.8%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly even

9 86th pct 9 86th pct

IRSD decile in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly even

9 86th pct 9 86th pct

IER decile in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly even

10 100th pct 10 100th pct

IEO decile in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +2 higher in Wingecarribee

9 86th pct 7 64th pct

IRSAD score in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +11 higher in Wingecarribee

1,031 85th pct 1,020 82nd pct

ERP in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +8,240 higher in Wollondilly

53,840 74th pct 62,080 75th pct

Growth in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +12.0 pts higher in Wollondilly

2.6% 39th pct 14.5% 95th pct

Businesses in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +1,227 higher in Wingecarribee

6,640 77th pct 5,413 74th pct

Approvals in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +495 higher in Wollondilly

291 74th pct 786 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +141 higher in Wollondilly

983 76th pct 1,124 82nd pct

Max temp in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +2.7 higher in Wollondilly

19.6 13th pct 22.3 30th pct

Min temp in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +1.0 higher in Wollondilly

8.1 10th pct 9.1 19th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +301 higher in Wollondilly

3,557 7th pct 3,858 9th pct

Assault/100k in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +138 higher in Wollondilly

436 11th pct 574 21st pct

Sexual/100k in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +14 higher in Wingecarribee

188 33rd pct 174 29th pct

Robbery/100k in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly even

2 0th pct 2 0th pct

Burglary/100k in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +1 higher in Wingecarribee

118 0th pct 117 0th pct

Theft/100k in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +16 higher in Wingecarribee

302 1st pct 285 1st pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +125 higher in Wollondilly

140 12th pct 265 36th pct

Property damage/100k in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +159 higher in Wollondilly

427 18th pct 586 36th pct

Drugs/100k in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +13 higher in Wollondilly

233 26th pct 246 28th pct

5-yr change in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +41.2 pts higher in Wollondilly

-19.7% 11th pct 21.5% 68th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +0.3 higher in Wingecarribee

4.0 57th pct 3.7 49th pct

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

3.9 48th pct 3.7 42nd pct

15-min city in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +3.0 pts higher in Wollondilly

38.1% 32nd pct 41.1% 38th pct

Walk to shops in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly even

37.0% 30th pct 37.0% 30th pct

Walk to transit in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +3.9 pts higher in Wingecarribee

71.4% 70th pct 67.5% 67th pct

Walk to school in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +9.3 pts higher in Wingecarribee

47.2% 37th pct 37.9% 23rd pct

Walk to a park in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +0.3 pts higher in Wollondilly

70.3% 51st pct 70.6% 52nd pct

Walk to health in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +7.0 pts higher in Wingecarribee

31.5% 37th pct 24.5% 25th pct

Amenities/1k in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +0.9 more in Wingecarribee

16.6 43rd pct 15.7 38th pct

Intersections/km² in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +1 higher in Wingecarribee

3 60th pct 2 59th pct

Mean slope in Wingecarribee in Wollondilly +0.4 pts higher in Wingecarribee

6.7% 77th pct 6.3% 73rd pct

Compare Wingecarribee with nearby areas

Shellharbour Wollondilly Wollongong Kiama Shoalhaven Camden Campbelltown Liverpool

Compare Wollondilly with nearby areas

Camden Blue Mountains Penrith Liverpool Campbelltown Wingecarribee Fairfield Wollongong

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Wingecarribee vs Wollondilly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA18350/wingecarribee/vs/LGA18400/wollondilly