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Deua - Wadbilliga vs Moruya - Tuross Head

Name: Deua - Wadbilliga vs Moruya - Tuross Head — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 40 km apart · Deua - Wadbilliga profile · Moruya - Tuross Head profile

Deua - Wadbilliga Moruya - Tuross Head

Moruya - Tuross Head and Deua - Wadbilliga are nearby areas in New South Wales, though they differ greatly in scale. Moruya - Tuross Head is a residential hub of 8,600 people, while Deua - Wadbilliga is sparsely populated with just 43 residents. There are significant gaps in their makeup: children under 15 are far more common in Moruya - Tuross Head (12.9% compared to 0.0%), and the typical weekly family income is far higher there at $1,451, compared to $866 in Deua - Wadbilliga. Deua - Wadbilliga has a much older feel, with 46.5% of people aged 65 and over and a far higher share of homes owned outright at 70.0%.

Both areas share a similar pace of life, with almost identical average rainfall and maximum temperatures. They also have very similar levels of overall advantage and a similar share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher. However, the gap in how people live is widening; for example, far more people have moved into Moruya - Tuross Head in the last five years compared to Deua - Wadbilliga. While Moruya - Tuross Head is mostly car-dependent, it is far more walkable than Deua - Wadbilliga, which is described as car-dependent.

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Where they differ most

Population: 8,557 larger in Moruya - Tuross Head Mortgage: $759 higher in Moruya - Tuross Head Recent movers: 25.1 pts higher in Moruya - Tuross Head People / bedroom: 0.40 higher in Deua - Wadbilliga De facto: 19.9 pts higher in Deua - Wadbilliga

Demographics & Identity

Population in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head +8,557 larger in Moruya - Tuross Head gap widening

43 0th pct 8,600 44th pct

Median age in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head +3 yrs older in Deua - Wadbilliga gap steady

59 yrs 100th pct 56 yrs 99th pct

Age structure

46.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +15.4 pts 31.1%

46.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +14.0 pts 32.5%

0.0% Young adults (25–44) +15.9 pts ▸ 15.9%

0.0% Children (0–14) +12.9 pts ▸ 12.9%

0.0% Youth (15–24) +7.7 pts ▸ 7.7%

Marital status

48.7% Married ◂ +0.1 pts 48.6%

25.6% Never married +3.3 pts ▸ 29.0%

7.7% Divorced +4.1 pts ▸ 11.8%

7.7% Widowed ◂ +0.3 pts 7.4%

0.0% Separated +3.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

Age & sex structure

Deua - Wadbilliga Moruya - Tuross Head

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

65.1% Australia +13.8 pts ▸ 78.9%

0.0% England +4.4 pts ▸ 4.4%

0.0% New Zealand +1.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.0% India +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Philippines +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% China even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

34.9% English +8.1 pts ▸ 43.0%

34.9% Australian +4.9 pts ▸ 39.8%

25.6% Scottish ◂ +14.3 pts 11.3%

11.6% Irish +1.8 pts ▸ 13.5%

0.0% German +4.8 pts ▸ 4.8%

0.0% Dutch +2.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.0% Italian +2.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.0% Indian +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Filipino +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Chinese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

74.4% English only +14.7 pts ▸ 89.1%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

51.2% No religion ◂ +8.3 pts 42.9%

27.9% Christianity +18.0 pts ▸ 45.9%

7.0% Not stated +2.9 pts ▸ 9.9%

0.0% Buddhism +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Other religions +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Hinduism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head

— 3 43rd pct

Schools/1k kids in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head

— 2.71 64th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head +3 more in Moruya - Tuross Head

1 2nd pct 4 8th pct

Students in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head

— 856 32nd pct

Avg size in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head

— 285 30th pct

ICSEA in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head

— 950 19th pct

Highest year of school

46.2% Year 12 ◂ +4.2 pts 42.0%

23.1% Year 10 +5.5 pts ▸ 28.6%

15.4% Year 11 ◂ +8.0 pts 7.4%

10.3% Year 9 or below +2.0 pts ▸ 12.2%

Highest qualification level

21.9% Certificate III / IV +11.4 pts ▸ 33.3%

9.4% Bachelor degree +8.4 pts ▸ 17.8%

0.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +14.9 pts ▸ 14.9%

12.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +9.1 pts 3.4%

0.0% Postgraduate degree +5.8 pts ▸ 5.8%

0.0% Certificate I / II +2.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

Field of qualification

18.8% Society & culture ◂ +7.4 pts 11.3%

15.6% Management & commerce ◂ +1.7 pts 13.9%

15.6% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +11.0 pts 4.7%

9.4% Engineering & related +4.3 pts ▸ 13.7%

12.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +8.9 pts 3.6%

12.5% Health ◂ +2.2 pts 10.3%

12.5% Education ◂ +2.5 pts 10.0%

0.0% Architecture & building +7.8 pts ▸ 7.8%

0.0% Creative arts +3.0 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.0% Natural & physical sciences +2.5 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.0% Information technology +1.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head +$150 higher in Moruya - Tuross Head gap widening

$462 0th pct $612 14th pct

Household income in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head +$275 higher in Moruya - Tuross Head gap widening

$875 0th pct $1,150 11th pct

Family income in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head +$585 higher in Moruya - Tuross Head gap narrowing

$866 0th pct $1,451 12th pct

Household income distribution

90.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +53.5 pts 36.5%

0.0% $1,500–$2,999 +24.9 pts ▸ 24.9%

0.0% Under $650 +22.0 pts ▸ 22.0%

0.0% $3,000–$3,999 +5.7 pts ▸ 5.7%

0.0% $4,000 or more +4.0 pts ▸ 4.0%

Personal income distribution

48.7% Under $650 ◂ +0.9 pts 47.8%

28.2% $650–$1,499 +2.8 pts ▸ 31.1%

0.0% $1,500–$2,999 +10.0 pts ▸ 10.0%

0.0% $3,000 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

20.9% Arthritis ◂ +4.8 pts 16.1%

14.0% Lung condition ◂ +10.9 pts 3.0%

11.6% Heart disease ◂ +5.4 pts 6.2%

9.3% Mental health +0.9 pts ▸ 10.2%

9.3% Other condition +0.2 pts ▸ 9.5%

0.0% Asthma +9.0 pts ▸ 9.0%

0.0% Diabetes +6.0 pts ▸ 6.0%

0.0% Cancer +4.8 pts ▸ 4.8%

0.0% Stroke +1.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.0% Dementia +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

46.5% None +5.5 pts ▸ 52.0%

11.6% One condition +12.0 pts ▸ 23.6%

9.3% Two conditions ◂ +0.5 pts 8.8%

9.3% Three or more ◂ +4.2 pts 5.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head +423 larger in Moruya - Tuross Head

4 1st pct 427 75th pct

Median age in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head +25 yrs older in Deua - Wadbilliga

56 yrs 100th pct 31 yrs 88th pct

Median income in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head +$351 higher in Deua - Wadbilliga

$874 81st pct $523 25th pct

Household income in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head +$513 higher in Moruya - Tuross Head

$900 1st pct $1,413 31st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head +0.2 larger in Deua - Wadbilliga gap narrowing

2.4 36th pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

68.2% Couples without children ◂ +22.5 pts 45.7%

36.4% Couples with children +3.4 pts ▸ 39.8%

13.6% Other families ◂ +12.6 pts 1.0%

0.0% One-parent families +13.4 pts ▸ 13.4%

Household size

50.0% 2 people ◂ +5.6 pts 44.4%

0.0% 1 person +30.5 pts ▸ 30.5%

0.0% 3 people +10.8 pts ▸ 10.8%

0.0% 4 people +9.0 pts ▸ 9.0%

0.0% 5 people +3.5 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.0% 6 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head

— $310 30th pct

Mortgage in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head +$759 higher in Moruya - Tuross Head gap widening

$758 0th pct $1,517 28th pct

People / bedroom in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head +0.40 higher in Deua - Wadbilliga gap widening

1.10 95th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

120.0% Owned outright ◂ +68.3 pts 51.7%

0.0% Owned with a mortgage +25.7 pts ▸ 25.7%

0.0% Rented +18.8 pts ▸ 18.8%

0.0% Not stated +2.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.0% Other tenure +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

Types of homes

60.0% Separate house +31.4 pts ▸ 91.4%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +6.4 pts ▸ 6.4%

0.0% Other dwelling +1.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.0% Flat or apartment +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

Bedrooms per home

70.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +52.7 pts 17.3%

60.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +14.7 pts 45.3%

0.0% 4 bedrooms +24.9 pts ▸ 24.9%

0.0% 5 or more +6.0 pts ▸ 6.0%

0.0% 1 bedroom +3.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.0% Studio / none +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head +30 more in Moruya - Tuross Head

0 0th pct 30 40th pct

Stops/1k in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head +3.49 more in Moruya - Tuross Head

0.00 0th pct 3.49 38th pct

Departures/1k in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head +51.6 more in Moruya - Tuross Head

0.0 0th pct 51.6 16th pct

PT routes in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head +4 more in Moruya - Tuross Head

0 0th pct 4 29th pct

Stop walk in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head

— 40 89th pct

How people get to work

52.9% Car (driver) +13.7 pts ▸ 66.6%

29.4% Worked at home ◂ +18.1 pts 11.4%

0.0% Car (passenger) +3.6 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.0% Walked +2.9 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.0% Bicycle +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

50.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +10.5 pts 39.5%

40.0% 4 or more ◂ +32.4 pts 7.6%

0.0% 1 vehicle +36.2 pts ▸ 36.2%

0.0% 3 vehicles +12.9 pts ▸ 12.9%

0.0% No vehicle +3.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

29.4% Public administration & safety ◂ +19.9 pts 9.5%

23.5% Accommodation & food ◂ +16.1 pts 7.4%

17.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.4 pts 16.2%

0.0% Construction +11.8 pts ▸ 11.8%

0.0% Retail trade +10.9 pts ▸ 10.9%

0.0% Education & training +7.9 pts ▸ 7.9%

0.0% Professional & technical +5.3 pts ▸ 5.3%

0.0% Administrative & support +3.9 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.0% Transport & warehousing +3.6 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.0% Other services +3.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.0% Manufacturing +3.0 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +2.5 pts ▸ 2.5%

Occupations people work in

23.5% Technicians & trades ◂ +6.7 pts 16.8%

23.5% Community & personal service ◂ +10.2 pts 13.3%

0.0% Professionals +17.5 pts ▸ 17.5%

0.0% Clerical & administrative +12.8 pts ▸ 12.8%

0.0% Managers +11.3 pts ▸ 11.3%

0.0% Labourers +10.7 pts ▸ 10.7%

0.0% Sales workers +9.4 pts ▸ 9.4%

0.0% Machinery operators & drivers +6.1 pts ▸ 6.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head even

3 29th pct 3 29th pct

IRSD decile in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head +1 higher in Deua - Wadbilliga

6 57th pct 5 43rd pct

IER decile in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head even

5 43rd pct 5 43rd pct

IEO decile in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head +2 higher in Deua - Wadbilliga

6 57th pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head +20 higher in Moruya - Tuross Head

929 22nd pct 949 29th pct

ERP in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head +8,629 higher in Moruya - Tuross Head

41 0th pct 8,670 41st pct

Growth in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head

— 1.3% 21st pct

Businesses in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head +764 higher in Moruya - Tuross Head

6 0th pct 770 42nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head +18 higher in Moruya - Tuross Head

1,090 67th pct 1,109 69th pct

Max temp in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head even

21.4 32nd pct 21.4 32nd pct

Min temp in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head +2.6 higher in Moruya - Tuross Head

8.9 15th pct 11.5 46th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head +3.0 higher in Moruya - Tuross Head

0.0 0th pct 3.0 20th pct

Types ≤15 min in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head +3.1 more in Moruya - Tuross Head

0.0 0th pct 3.1 21st pct

15-min city in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head +33.6 pts higher in Moruya - Tuross Head

0.0% 0th pct 33.6% 24th pct

Walk to shops in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head +36.4 pts higher in Moruya - Tuross Head

0.0% 0th pct 36.4% 26th pct

Walk to transit in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head +40.8 pts higher in Moruya - Tuross Head

0.0% 0th pct 40.8% 21st pct

Walk to school in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head +28.0 pts higher in Moruya - Tuross Head

0.0% 0th pct 28.0% 15th pct

Walk to a park in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head +60.9 pts higher in Moruya - Tuross Head

0.0% 0th pct 60.9% 19th pct

Walk to health in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head +31.3 pts higher in Moruya - Tuross Head

0.0% 0th pct 31.3% 36th pct

Amenities/1k in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head +193.1 more in Deua - Wadbilliga

209.3 90th pct 16.2 60th pct

Intersections/km² in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head +6 higher in Moruya - Tuross Head

0 0th pct 6 20th pct

Mean slope in Deua - Wadbilliga in Moruya - Tuross Head +10.4 pts higher in Deua - Wadbilliga

17.8% 100th pct 7.4% 76th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Deua - Wadbilliga vs Moruya - Tuross Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/101041022/deua-wadbilliga/vs/101041026/moruya-tuross-head