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Bega - Tathra vs Merimbula - Tura Beach

Name: Bega - Tathra vs Merimbula - Tura Beach — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 22 km apart · Bega - Tathra profile · Merimbula - Tura Beach profile

Bega - Tathra Merimbula - Tura Beach

Merimbula - Tura Beach and Bega - Tathra are nearby New South Wales areas with a few clear differences. Merimbula - Tura Beach has a much older population, with a typical resident aged 54 compared to 46 in Bega - Tathra. This contributes to a higher share of seniors, who make up 33.5% of the population in Merimbula - Tura Beach against 24.5% in Bega - Tathra. Bega - Tathra is more focused on families, with a higher share of children (17.6% versus 13.2%) and more separate houses, which make up 87.5% of homes compared to 74.1% in Merimbula - Tura Beach.

The age gap between the two has widened since 2011, growing from seven to eight years. Despite this, the two areas share very similar typical weekly household incomes, which are $1,235 in Merimbula - Tura Beach and $1,276 in Bega - Tathra. They also have almost identical rates of people with no religion and similar levels of adults with a bachelor degree or higher.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 13.4 pts higher in Bega - Tathra Median age: 8 yrs older in Merimbula - Tura Beach One-parent: 6.0 pts higher in Bega - Tathra Unpaid carers: 2.3 pts higher in Bega - Tathra Aged 65+: 8.9 pts higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +2,641 larger in Merimbula - Tura Beach gap widening

8,872 46th pct 11,513 60th pct

Median age in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +8 yrs older in Merimbula - Tura Beach gap widening

46 yrs 81st pct 54 yrs 96th pct

Age structure

24.5% Seniors (65+) +8.9 pts ▸ 33.5%

28.0% Older adults (45–64) +0.2 pts ▸ 28.2%

20.5% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.4 pts 17.1%

17.6% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.4 pts 13.2%

9.5% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.5 pts 8.0%

Marital status

44.4% Married +5.1 pts ▸ 49.5%

33.6% Never married ◂ +6.7 pts 27.0%

10.9% Divorced +1.1 pts ▸ 12.0%

7.4% Widowed +0.9 pts ▸ 8.4%

3.6% Separated ◂ +0.6 pts 3.1%

Age & sex structure

Bega - Tathra Merimbula - Tura Beach

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

82.8% Australia ◂ +3.3 pts 79.5%

2.8% England +2.5 pts ▸ 5.3%

0.9% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.4% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% South Africa +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% India ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.1% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Nepal even 0.2%

0.1% China even 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.0%

Ancestry

41.7% English +4.7 pts ▸ 46.4%

43.7% Australian ◂ +4.8 pts 38.9%

13.3% Irish ◂ +0.7 pts 12.7%

9.9% Scottish +1.8 pts ▸ 11.7%

5.5% German ◂ +0.6 pts 4.9%

1.4% Italian +1.0 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.8% Dutch +0.4 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.9% Chinese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.7% Filipino ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.6% Indian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.2% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

89.0% English only +2.0 pts ▸ 91.0%

0.1% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Hindi even 0.1%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

46.6% No religion even 46.6%

42.2% Christianity +2.2 pts ▸ 44.4%

9.0% Not stated ◂ +2.0 pts 7.0%

1.2% Buddhism ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

0.4% Hinduism even 0.4%

0.4% Other religions even 0.4%

0.2% Islam even 0.1%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +4 more in Bega - Tathra

8 87th pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +2.48 more in Bega - Tathra

5.12 87th pct 2.64 63rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +4 more in Bega - Tathra

8 18th pct 4 8th pct

Students in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +570 more in Bega - Tathra

1,999 62nd pct 1,429 49th pct

Avg size in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +72 larger in Merimbula - Tura Beach

286 30th pct 357 40th pct

ICSEA in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +16 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

999 42nd pct 1,015 49th pct

Highest year of school

44.3% Year 12 +2.7 pts ▸ 47.0%

27.8% Year 10 ◂ +2.0 pts 25.7%

10.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.4 pts 10.2%

8.6% Year 11 +1.8 pts ▸ 10.4%

Highest qualification level

33.3% Certificate III / IV even 33.3%

22.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.0 pts 21.1%

12.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.7 pts ▸ 15.3%

5.7% Postgraduate degree even 5.6%

4.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.7 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.3% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 2.2%

Field of qualification

13.6% Management & commerce +1.9 pts ▸ 15.5%

13.4% Health ◂ +1.8 pts 11.7%

11.7% Engineering & related +1.0 pts ▸ 12.6%

11.6% Society & culture ◂ +0.5 pts 11.1%

10.0% Education +0.6 pts ▸ 10.5%

6.6% Architecture & building +1.1 pts ▸ 7.7%

5.2% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.0 pts ▸ 7.2%

3.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.3 pts 3.4%

3.2% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 3.0%

2.3% Natural & physical sciences +0.1 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.2% Information technology +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +$25 higher in Bega - Tathra gap widening

$704 29th pct $679 25th pct

Household income in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +$41 higher in Bega - Tathra gap steady

$1,276 19th pct $1,235 16th pct

Family income in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +$41 higher in Bega - Tathra gap narrowing

$1,655 23rd pct $1,614 20th pct

Household income distribution

33.0% $650–$1,499 +1.3 pts ▸ 34.3%

27.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.1 pts 26.9%

20.8% Under $650 +0.1 pts ▸ 21.0%

6.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.5 pts 6.3%

5.2% $4,000 or more even 5.2%

Personal income distribution

42.7% Under $650 +2.5 pts ▸ 45.1%

34.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.4 pts 33.0%

12.5% $1,500–$2,999 +0.7 pts ▸ 13.2%

2.2% $3,000 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.5% Arthritis +2.4 pts ▸ 14.9%

11.3% Mental health ◂ +1.3 pts 10.0%

9.6% Asthma ◂ +1.1 pts 8.5%

8.7% Other condition +0.3 pts ▸ 8.9%

5.0% Heart disease +2.4 pts ▸ 7.4%

4.9% Diabetes +0.5 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.6% Cancer +1.3 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.0% Lung condition ◂ +0.1 pts 2.8%

1.2% Stroke even 1.2%

0.6% Dementia +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

55.3% None even 55.3%

22.6% One condition +0.8 pts ▸ 23.4%

8.3% Two conditions +0.2 pts ▸ 8.6%

4.1% Three or more +1.0 pts ▸ 5.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +149 larger in Bega - Tathra

410 74th pct 261 61st pct

Median age in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +5 yrs older in Merimbula - Tura Beach

20 yrs 14th pct 25 yrs 57th pct

Median income in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +$127 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

$489 17th pct $616 46th pct

Household income in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +$283 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

$1,296 23rd pct $1,579 43rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +0.2 larger in Bega - Tathra gap steady

2.3 29th pct 2.1 11th pct

Family composition

48.2% Couples with children ◂ +4.8 pts 43.3%

33.8% Couples without children +10.8 pts ▸ 44.7%

17.3% One-parent families ◂ +6.0 pts 11.3%

0.7% Other families even 0.7%

Household size

38.0% 2 people +4.3 pts ▸ 42.3%

31.3% 1 person +1.2 pts ▸ 32.5%

12.4% 3 people ◂ +1.5 pts 10.9%

10.9% 4 people ◂ +1.9 pts 9.0%

4.9% 5 people ◂ +1.5 pts 3.4%

2.3% 6 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 1.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +$20 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach gap narrowing

$320 33rd pct $340 40th pct

Mortgage in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +$83 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach gap narrowing

$1,517 28th pct $1,600 34th pct

People / bedroom in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

42.1% Owned outright +7.2 pts ▸ 49.3%

28.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +2.6 pts 25.4%

26.2% Rented ◂ +4.6 pts 21.6%

1.8% Other tenure +0.5 pts ▸ 2.3%

2.0% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 1.3%

Types of homes

87.5% Separate house ◂ +13.4 pts 74.1%

8.7% Townhouse / semi-detached +5.5 pts ▸ 14.3%

2.4% Flat or apartment +8.1 pts ▸ 10.5%

1.0% Other dwelling ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

43.0% 3 bedrooms +0.7 pts ▸ 43.6%

26.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +3.4 pts 22.9%

18.7% 2 bedrooms +3.6 pts ▸ 22.3%

5.4% 5 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 5.1%

4.0% 1 bedroom +0.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

0.7% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

38.8% $350–$549 +4.7 pts ▸ 43.4%

39.7% $200–$349 +0.9 pts ▸ 40.7%

17.1% Under $200 ◂ +8.3 pts 8.8%

0.8% $550–$749 +3.5 pts ▸ 4.3%

0.0% $750 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.4% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +6.6 pts 35.8%

24.5% $1,800–$2,999 +4.2 pts ▸ 28.7%

21.5% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.9 pts 20.6%

6.8% $3,000 or more +2.9 pts ▸ 9.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +9 more in Merimbula - Tura Beach

30 40th pct 39 49th pct

Stops/1k in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach even

3.38 36th pct 3.39 36th pct

Departures/1k in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +0.5 more in Merimbula - Tura Beach

101.4 19th pct 102.0 19th pct

PT routes in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +2 more in Bega - Tathra

8 52nd pct 6 43rd pct

Stop walk in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +29 longer in Bega - Tathra

41 90th pct 12 73rd pct

How people get to work

64.5% Car (driver) ◂ +0.8 pts 63.7%

9.4% Worked at home +3.1 pts ▸ 12.6%

5.8% Walked ◂ +1.6 pts 4.3%

4.4% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.1 pts 4.3%

0.8% Bicycle ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.2% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

36.4% 1 vehicle +5.3 pts ▸ 41.7%

39.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.7 pts 38.5%

13.0% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.9 pts 11.0%

5.8% No vehicle ◂ +2.0 pts 3.8%

5.6% 4 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 5.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

20.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.7 pts 15.8%

8.2% Accommodation & food +4.4 pts ▸ 12.6%

10.5% Retail trade +1.4 pts ▸ 11.9%

8.7% Construction +1.4 pts ▸ 10.2%

8.5% Manufacturing ◂ +2.7 pts 5.8%

8.5% Education & training ◂ +0.1 pts 8.4%

6.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.6 pts 6.1%

4.6% Professional & technical +0.2 pts ▸ 4.8%

4.0% Other services ◂ +0.6 pts 3.5%

3.3% Administrative & support +0.5 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.1% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +0.1 pts 3.0%

2.6% Transport & warehousing +0.1 pts ▸ 2.7%

Occupations people work in

20.0% Professionals ◂ +1.4 pts 18.6%

13.1% Technicians & trades +3.1 pts ▸ 16.3%

15.4% Labourers ◂ +4.9 pts 10.4%

14.4% Community & personal service ◂ +0.1 pts 14.3%

10.4% Managers +2.4 pts ▸ 12.8%

10.5% Clerical & administrative +0.9 pts ▸ 11.4%

9.2% Sales workers +1.3 pts ▸ 10.5%

5.2% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.5 pts 4.7%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +1 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

3 29th pct 4 36th pct

IRSD decile in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +2 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

4 36th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +1 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

4 36th pct 5 43rd pct

IEO decile in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach even

4 36th pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +28 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

942 27th pct 970 39th pct

ERP in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +2,649 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

9,070 43rd pct 11,719 56th pct

Growth in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach even

2.5% 32nd pct 2.5% 32nd pct

Businesses in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +279 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

789 43rd pct 1,068 59th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +5 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

903 53rd pct 908 54th pct

Max temp in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +0.9 higher in Bega - Tathra

22.0 36th pct 21.1 30th pct

Min temp in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +0.4 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

9.8 23rd pct 10.2 26th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +0.5 higher in Bega - Tathra

4.7 39th pct 4.1 32nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +0.5 more in Bega - Tathra

4.5 39th pct 4.1 32nd pct

15-min city in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +10.7 pts higher in Bega - Tathra

52.1% 39th pct 41.4% 30th pct

Walk to shops in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +4.5 pts higher in Bega - Tathra

49.0% 38th pct 44.5% 33rd pct

Walk to transit in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +7.5 pts higher in Bega - Tathra

66.8% 31st pct 59.4% 28th pct

Walk to school in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +19.3 pts higher in Bega - Tathra

54.3% 34th pct 35.0% 20th pct

Walk to a park in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +2.2 pts higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

75.9% 26th pct 78.2% 27th pct

Walk to health in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +12.3 pts higher in Bega - Tathra

54.7% 58th pct 42.4% 47th pct

Amenities/1k in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +7.4 more in Bega - Tathra

28.3 86th pct 20.9 75th pct

Intersections/km² in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +3 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

9 22nd pct 12 26th pct

Mean slope in Bega - Tathra in Merimbula - Tura Beach +1.6 pts higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

8.9% 87th pct 10.5% 91st pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bega - Tathra vs Merimbula - Tura Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/101041019/bega-tathra/vs/101041025/merimbula-tura-beach