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Cooma Surrounds vs Merimbula - Tura Beach

Name: Cooma Surrounds vs Merimbula - Tura Beach — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 104 km apart · Cooma Surrounds profile · Merimbula - Tura Beach profile

Cooma Surrounds Merimbula - Tura Beach

Merimbula - Tura Beach and Cooma Surrounds are two distinct New South Wales regions with very different layouts. Merimbula - Tura Beach is more densely settled and somewhat walkable, with 42.6% of people having moved there in the last five years. In contrast, Cooma Surrounds is car-dependent and much more rural, where 98.3% of homes are separate houses. Employment patterns also differ; Cooma Surrounds has a much higher share of full-time workers at 63.7%, while Merimbula - Tura Beach has far more people who identify as having no religion (46.6%).

Both areas share a very similar overall advantage score, with both sitting near the national average. They are also alike in their small proportions of people using another language at home and their typical monthly mortgage payments of around $1,600. While they share these commonalities, some gaps are growing; for instance, the difference in rental rates and the number of separate houses has widened since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Population: 8,041 larger in Merimbula - Tura Beach Separate houses: 24.2 pts higher in Cooma Surrounds Full-time: 11.6 pts higher in Cooma Surrounds Recent movers: 15.2 pts higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach Renting: 12.4 pts higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

Demographics & Identity

Population in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +8,041 larger in Merimbula - Tura Beach gap widening

3,472 13th pct 11,513 60th pct

Median age in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +4 yrs older in Merimbula - Tura Beach gap narrowing

50 yrs 90th pct 54 yrs 96th pct

Age structure

34.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +6.1 pts 28.2%

23.5% Seniors (65+) +10.0 pts ▸ 33.5%

17.3% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.2 pts 17.1%

15.6% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.4 pts 13.2%

9.1% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.1 pts 8.0%

Marital status

52.7% Married ◂ +3.2 pts 49.5%

28.2% Never married ◂ +1.2 pts 27.0%

10.5% Divorced +1.5 pts ▸ 12.0%

5.3% Widowed +3.0 pts ▸ 8.4%

3.2% Separated ◂ +0.2 pts 3.1%

Age & sex structure

Cooma Surrounds Merimbula - Tura Beach

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

79.2% Australia +0.4 pts ▸ 79.5%

3.9% England +1.4 pts ▸ 5.3%

0.8% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.0% Philippines +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% India +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Italy even 0.2%

0.2% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

Ancestry

41.0% English +5.4 pts ▸ 46.4%

38.6% Australian +0.3 pts ▸ 38.9%

15.2% Irish ◂ +2.6 pts 12.7%

13.5% Scottish ◂ +1.7 pts 11.7%

5.5% German ◂ +0.6 pts 4.9%

2.3% Italian even 2.3%

1.8% Dutch +0.4 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.5% Chinese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% Filipino +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.2% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

87.2% English only +3.8 pts ▸ 91.0%

0.4% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.4% Arabic ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Punjabi even 0.1%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

51.9% Christianity ◂ +7.5 pts 44.4%

36.2% No religion +10.4 pts ▸ 46.6%

10.6% Not stated ◂ +3.6 pts 7.0%

0.5% Buddhism +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.7% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.0% Hinduism +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +1 more in Merimbula - Tura Beach

3 43rd pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +2.92 more in Cooma Surrounds

5.56 88th pct 2.64 63rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +3 more in Cooma Surrounds

7 14th pct 4 8th pct

Students in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +1,388 more in Merimbula - Tura Beach

41 1st pct 1,429 49th pct

Avg size in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +344 larger in Merimbula - Tura Beach

14 0th pct 357 40th pct

ICSEA in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +54 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

961 24th pct 1,015 49th pct

Highest year of school

45.1% Year 12 +1.9 pts ▸ 47.0%

28.9% Year 10 ◂ +3.1 pts 25.7%

6.3% Year 11 +4.1 pts ▸ 10.4%

9.6% Year 9 or below +0.6 pts ▸ 10.2%

Highest qualification level

33.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.4 pts 33.3%

19.6% Bachelor degree +1.5 pts ▸ 21.1%

13.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.7 pts ▸ 15.3%

5.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.1 pts 5.6%

2.8% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.9 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.0% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

Field of qualification

16.9% Engineering & related ◂ +4.2 pts 12.6%

13.0% Management & commerce +2.5 pts ▸ 15.5%

8.6% Health +3.0 pts ▸ 11.7%

9.6% Society & culture +1.5 pts ▸ 11.1%

7.1% Education +3.4 pts ▸ 10.5%

8.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +5.3 pts 3.4%

6.4% Architecture & building +1.4 pts ▸ 7.7%

3.5% Food, hospitality & personal services +3.7 pts ▸ 7.2%

3.2% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.7 pts 2.4%

2.6% Creative arts +0.4 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.3% Information technology ◂ +0.8 pts 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +$115 higher in Cooma Surrounds gap widening

$794 48th pct $679 25th pct

Household income in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +$361 higher in Cooma Surrounds gap widening

$1,596 41st pct $1,235 16th pct

Family income in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +$454 higher in Cooma Surrounds gap widening

$2,068 49th pct $1,614 20th pct

Household income distribution

26.1% $650–$1,499 +8.2 pts ▸ 34.3%

27.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.5 pts 26.9%

17.7% Under $650 +3.3 pts ▸ 21.0%

10.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +4.9 pts 5.2%

9.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.5 pts 6.3%

Personal income distribution

37.9% Under $650 +7.2 pts ▸ 45.1%

29.8% $650–$1,499 +3.2 pts ▸ 33.0%

17.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.0 pts 13.2%

4.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 2.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.8% Arthritis +3.1 pts ▸ 14.9%

8.7% Mental health +1.3 pts ▸ 10.0%

8.1% Other condition +0.9 pts ▸ 8.9%

8.4% Asthma +0.1 pts ▸ 8.5%

5.0% Heart disease +2.4 pts ▸ 7.4%

4.6% Diabetes +0.8 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.9% Cancer +1.0 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.4% Lung condition +0.4 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.9% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.4% Dementia +0.8 pts ▸ 1.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.9% None ◂ +1.6 pts 55.3%

20.7% One condition +2.7 pts ▸ 23.4%

6.9% Two conditions +1.7 pts ▸ 8.6%

3.6% Three or more +1.4 pts ▸ 5.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +137 larger in Merimbula - Tura Beach

124 38th pct 261 61st pct

Median age in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +7 yrs older in Cooma Surrounds

32 yrs 89th pct 25 yrs 57th pct

Median income in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +$53 higher in Cooma Surrounds

$669 57th pct $616 46th pct

Household income in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +$296 higher in Cooma Surrounds

$1,875 60th pct $1,579 43rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +0.3 larger in Cooma Surrounds gap widening

2.4 36th pct 2.1 11th pct

Family composition

53.2% Couples with children ◂ +9.8 pts 43.3%

37.8% Couples without children +6.8 pts ▸ 44.7%

8.6% One-parent families +2.8 pts ▸ 11.3%

0.7% Other families even 0.7%

Household size

40.2% 2 people +2.1 pts ▸ 42.3%

26.6% 1 person +5.9 pts ▸ 32.5%

12.8% 3 people ◂ +1.8 pts 10.9%

11.8% 4 people ◂ +2.8 pts 9.0%

5.2% 5 people ◂ +1.8 pts 3.4%

3.0% 6 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 1.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +$50 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach gap narrowing

$290 24th pct $340 40th pct

Mortgage in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +$27 higher in Cooma Surrounds gap narrowing

$1,627 36th pct $1,600 34th pct

People / bedroom in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

51.2% Owned outright ◂ +1.9 pts 49.3%

34.7% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +9.3 pts 25.4%

9.2% Rented +12.4 pts ▸ 21.6%

3.1% Other tenure ◂ +0.7 pts 2.3%

1.7% Not stated ◂ +0.5 pts 1.3%

Types of homes

98.3% Separate house ◂ +24.2 pts 74.1%

0.2% Townhouse / semi-detached +14.0 pts ▸ 14.3%

0.0% Flat or apartment +10.5 pts ▸ 10.5%

1.0% Other dwelling ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

36.8% 3 bedrooms +6.8 pts ▸ 43.6%

32.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +9.5 pts 22.9%

12.5% 2 bedrooms +9.9 pts ▸ 22.3%

10.9% 5 or more ◂ +5.7 pts 5.1%

4.4% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.2 pts 4.2%

1.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.7 pts 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

44.9% $200–$349 ◂ +4.2 pts 40.7%

16.9% $350–$549 +26.5 pts ▸ 43.4%

12.7% Under $200 ◂ +3.9 pts 8.8%

4.2% $550–$749 even 4.3%

2.5% $750 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 0.5%

Monthly mortgage distribution

28.9% $1,000–$1,799 +6.9 pts ▸ 35.8%

29.8% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +1.1 pts 28.7%

28.4% Under $1,000 ◂ +7.9 pts 20.6%

10.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 9.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +33 more in Merimbula - Tura Beach

6 14th pct 39 49th pct

Stops/1k in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +1.66 more in Merimbula - Tura Beach

1.73 18th pct 3.39 36th pct

Departures/1k in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +91.0 more in Merimbula - Tura Beach

10.9 8th pct 102.0 19th pct

PT routes in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +1 more in Merimbula - Tura Beach

5 36th pct 6 43rd pct

Stop walk in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach

— 12 73rd pct

How people get to work

60.5% Car (driver) +3.2 pts ▸ 63.7%

17.0% Worked at home ◂ +4.4 pts 12.6%

4.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.3 pts 4.3%

3.6% Walked +0.6 pts ▸ 4.3%

0.0% Bicycle +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Bus even 0.4%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

24.3% 1 vehicle +17.4 pts ▸ 41.7%

39.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.8 pts 38.5%

20.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +9.1 pts 11.0%

13.5% 4 or more ◂ +8.5 pts 5.0%

2.3% No vehicle +1.5 pts ▸ 3.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +15.7 pts 3.0%

6.8% Health care & social assistance +9.0 pts ▸ 15.8%

6.8% Accommodation & food +5.8 pts ▸ 12.6%

12.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +6.5 pts 6.1%

8.4% Retail trade +3.5 pts ▸ 11.9%

10.9% Construction ◂ +0.7 pts 10.2%

6.2% Education & training +2.2 pts ▸ 8.4%

2.5% Manufacturing +3.3 pts ▸ 5.8%

5.2% Professional & technical ◂ +0.4 pts 4.8%

4.2% Electricity, gas & water ◂ +3.3 pts 0.9%

2.4% Administrative & support +1.3 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.1% Other services +0.4 pts ▸ 3.5%

Occupations people work in

24.9% Managers ◂ +12.2 pts 12.8%

14.4% Professionals +4.2 pts ▸ 18.6%

13.5% Technicians & trades +2.8 pts ▸ 16.3%

8.9% Community & personal service +5.4 pts ▸ 14.3%

12.0% Labourers ◂ +1.5 pts 10.4%

11.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.1 pts 11.4%

6.1% Sales workers +4.4 pts ▸ 10.5%

6.4% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.6 pts 4.7%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +2 higher in Cooma Surrounds

6 57th pct 4 36th pct

IRSD decile in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +1 higher in Cooma Surrounds

7 64th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +4 higher in Cooma Surrounds

9 86th pct 5 43rd pct

IEO decile in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +1 higher in Cooma Surrounds

5 43rd pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +37 higher in Cooma Surrounds

1,007 54th pct 970 39th pct

ERP in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +8,142 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

3,577 13th pct 11,719 56th pct

Growth in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +0.8 pts higher in Cooma Surrounds

3.4% 39th pct 2.5% 32nd pct

Businesses in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +531 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

537 27th pct 1,068 59th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +221 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

687 31st pct 908 54th pct

Max temp in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +3.0 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

18.1 6th pct 21.1 30th pct

Min temp in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +5.7 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

4.5 0th pct 10.2 26th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +2.7 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

1.4 7th pct 4.1 32nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +2.5 more in Merimbula - Tura Beach

1.6 8th pct 4.1 32nd pct

15-min city in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +18.9 pts higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

22.5% 15th pct 41.4% 30th pct

Walk to shops in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +21.4 pts higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

23.2% 15th pct 44.5% 33rd pct

Walk to transit in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +47.6 pts higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

11.7% 9th pct 59.4% 28th pct

Walk to school in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +12.9 pts higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

22.1% 12th pct 35.0% 20th pct

Walk to a park in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +45.0 pts higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

33.2% 8th pct 78.2% 27th pct

Walk to health in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +42.4 pts higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

0.0% 0th pct 42.4% 47th pct

Amenities/1k in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +6.7 more in Cooma Surrounds

27.6 86th pct 20.9 75th pct

Intersections/km² in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +11 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

0 1st pct 12 26th pct

Mean slope in Cooma Surrounds in Merimbula - Tura Beach +0.9 pts higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

9.6% 89th pct 10.5% 91st pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Cooma Surrounds vs Merimbula - Tura Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/101031015/cooma-surrounds/vs/101041025/merimbula-tura-beach