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Eden vs Merimbula - Tura Beach

Name: Eden vs Merimbula - Tura Beach — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 14 km apart · Eden profile · Merimbula - Tura Beach profile

Eden Merimbula - Tura Beach

Merimbula - Tura Beach and Eden are nearby neighbours in New South Wales with very different profiles. Merimbula - Tura Beach has higher levels of education and income, with 47% of people finishing Year 12 compared to 32.6% in Eden. It also has a higher typical income, with 11.6% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, while only 6.5% do so in Eden. In contrast, Eden has a much larger First Nations population, which sits at 8% compared to 2.3% in Merimbula - Tura Beach.

Both areas are very similar when it comes to the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, with around 260 to 270 in each. They also share similar rates of long-term health conditions and people providing unpaid care. Since 2011, the gap in Year 12 completion and high weekly earnings has widened, leaving Merimbula - Tura Beach further ahead in these areas. Meanwhile, the gap in the share of one-parent families has narrowed slightly, though this group is still well higher in Eden at 18.7%.

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Where they differ most

Population: 8,088 larger in Merimbula - Tura Beach Unemployment: 2.7 pts higher in Eden Year 12: 14.4 pts higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach One-parent: 7.3 pts higher in Eden Bachelor+: 9.0 pts higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

Demographics & Identity

Population in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +8,088 larger in Merimbula - Tura Beach gap widening

3,425 13th pct 11,513 60th pct

Median age in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +1 yrs older in Merimbula - Tura Beach gap narrowing

53 yrs 94th pct 54 yrs 96th pct

Age structure

32.2% Seniors (65+) +1.2 pts ▸ 33.5%

27.8% Older adults (45–64) +0.4 pts ▸ 28.2%

16.0% Young adults (25–44) +1.1 pts ▸ 17.1%

15.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.6 pts 13.2%

8.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.5 pts 8.0%

Marital status

42.7% Married +6.8 pts ▸ 49.5%

31.8% Never married ◂ +4.8 pts 27.0%

12.2% Divorced ◂ +0.2 pts 12.0%

9.4% Widowed ◂ +1.0 pts 8.4%

3.9% Separated ◂ +0.8 pts 3.1%

Age & sex structure

Eden Merimbula - Tura Beach

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

78.6% Australia +0.9 pts ▸ 79.5%

3.4% England +1.8 pts ▸ 5.3%

1.2% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

0.6% Philippines even 0.5%

0.4% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% India ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.3% China ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Nepal even 0.2%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

Ancestry

42.2% English +4.2 pts ▸ 46.4%

36.5% Australian +2.4 pts ▸ 38.9%

10.6% Irish +2.0 pts ▸ 12.7%

9.9% Scottish +1.8 pts ▸ 11.7%

4.4% German +0.4 pts ▸ 4.9%

1.6% Italian +0.7 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.6% Dutch +0.6 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.6% Chinese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.6% Filipino even 0.6%

0.5% Greek even 0.4%

0.3% Indian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

87.5% English only +3.5 pts ▸ 91.0%

0.4% Mandarin ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Italian even 0.2%

0.0% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Greek even 0.1%

0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

43.5% No religion +3.0 pts ▸ 46.6%

45.1% Christianity ◂ +0.7 pts 44.4%

10.0% Not stated ◂ +3.0 pts 7.0%

0.6% Buddhism +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.4% Other religions even 0.4%

0.3% Hinduism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +2 more in Merimbula - Tura Beach

2 14th pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +1.08 more in Eden

3.71 76th pct 2.64 63rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach even

4 8th pct 4 8th pct

Students in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +637 more in Merimbula - Tura Beach

792 30th pct 1,429 49th pct

Avg size in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +39 larger in Eden

396 46th pct 357 40th pct

ICSEA in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +75 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

940 15th pct 1,015 49th pct

Highest year of school

32.6% Year 12 +14.4 pts ▸ 47.0%

30.0% Year 10 ◂ +4.3 pts 25.7%

16.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +6.5 pts 10.2%

10.4% Year 11 even 10.4%

Highest qualification level

36.4% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.1 pts 33.3%

14.3% Bachelor degree +6.8 pts ▸ 21.1%

13.9% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.4 pts ▸ 15.3%

2.6% Postgraduate degree +3.1 pts ▸ 5.6%

3.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.8 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.7% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.5 pts 2.2%

Field of qualification

12.3% Management & commerce +3.2 pts ▸ 15.5%

15.4% Engineering & related ◂ +2.8 pts 12.6%

8.7% Health +2.9 pts ▸ 11.7%

11.2% Society & culture ◂ +0.1 pts 11.1%

8.1% Education +2.4 pts ▸ 10.5%

5.5% Architecture & building +2.3 pts ▸ 7.7%

7.3% Food, hospitality & personal services even 7.2%

3.1% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.3% Creative arts +0.6 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.7% Natural & physical sciences +0.7 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.9% Information technology +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +$106 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach gap widening

$573 10th pct $679 25th pct

Household income in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +$222 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach gap widening

$1,013 4th pct $1,235 16th pct

Family income in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +$269 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach gap widening

$1,345 8th pct $1,614 20th pct

Household income distribution

33.4% $650–$1,499 +0.9 pts ▸ 34.3%

22.1% $1,500–$2,999 +4.7 pts ▸ 26.9%

25.9% Under $650 ◂ +4.9 pts 21.0%

4.3% $3,000–$3,999 +2.1 pts ▸ 6.3%

2.2% $4,000 or more +3.0 pts ▸ 5.2%

Personal income distribution

48.9% Under $650 ◂ +3.8 pts 45.1%

30.1% $650–$1,499 +2.9 pts ▸ 33.0%

8.3% $1,500–$2,999 +5.0 pts ▸ 13.2%

1.2% $3,000 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

14.9% Arthritis even 14.9%

10.1% Mental health ◂ +0.1 pts 10.0%

7.5% Other condition +1.5 pts ▸ 8.9%

8.8% Asthma ◂ +0.3 pts 8.5%

7.5% Heart disease ◂ +0.2 pts 7.4%

6.9% Diabetes ◂ +1.5 pts 5.4%

3.8% Cancer +1.1 pts ▸ 4.9%

4.6% Lung condition ◂ +1.8 pts 2.8%

1.8% Stroke ◂ +0.6 pts 1.2%

1.4% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

50.7% None +4.6 pts ▸ 55.3%

22.7% One condition +0.7 pts ▸ 23.4%

9.1% Two conditions ◂ +0.5 pts 8.6%

6.0% Three or more ◂ +1.0 pts 5.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +13 larger in Eden

274 63rd pct 261 61st pct

Median age in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +6 yrs older in Merimbula - Tura Beach

19 yrs 10th pct 25 yrs 57th pct

Median income in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +$188 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

$428 8th pct $616 46th pct

Household income in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +$454 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

$1,125 11th pct $1,579 43rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +0.1 larger in Eden gap steady

2.2 14th pct 2.1 11th pct

Family composition

40.0% Couples without children +4.6 pts ▸ 44.7%

40.1% Couples with children +3.3 pts ▸ 43.3%

18.7% One-parent families ◂ +7.3 pts 11.3%

1.2% Other families ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

Household size

40.6% 2 people +1.6 pts ▸ 42.3%

33.7% 1 person ◂ +1.3 pts 32.5%

10.7% 3 people +0.2 pts ▸ 10.9%

7.9% 4 people +1.1 pts ▸ 9.0%

4.4% 5 people ◂ +0.9 pts 3.4%

2.5% 6 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 1.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +$70 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach gap widening

$270 19th pct $340 40th pct

Mortgage in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +$83 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach gap widening

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

People / bedroom in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

44.6% Owned outright +4.7 pts ▸ 49.3%

29.8% Rented ◂ +8.2 pts 21.6%

19.6% Owned with a mortgage +5.8 pts ▸ 25.4%

3.4% Other tenure ◂ +1.1 pts 2.3%

2.2% Not stated ◂ +0.9 pts 1.3%

Types of homes

79.0% Separate house ◂ +4.9 pts 74.1%

12.3% Townhouse / semi-detached +2.0 pts ▸ 14.3%

3.6% Flat or apartment +6.9 pts ▸ 10.5%

4.8% Other dwelling ◂ +4.4 pts 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

45.4% 3 bedrooms ◂ +1.7 pts 43.6%

21.4% 4 bedrooms +1.5 pts ▸ 22.9%

21.1% 2 bedrooms +1.2 pts ▸ 22.3%

4.9% 5 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.4 pts 4.2%

0.6% Studio / none even 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

46.1% $200–$349 ◂ +5.4 pts 40.7%

24.6% $350–$549 +18.8 pts ▸ 43.4%

22.4% Under $200 ◂ +13.7 pts 8.8%

0.7% $550–$749 +3.6 pts ▸ 4.3%

0.0% $750 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +6.5 pts 35.8%

25.2% $1,800–$2,999 +3.5 pts ▸ 28.7%

21.5% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.9 pts 20.6%

8.5% $3,000 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 9.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +30 more in Merimbula - Tura Beach

9 18th pct 39 49th pct

Stops/1k in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +0.76 more in Merimbula - Tura Beach

2.63 26th pct 3.39 36th pct

Departures/1k in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +17.9 more in Merimbula - Tura Beach

84.1 18th pct 102.0 19th pct

PT routes in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach even

6 43rd pct 6 43rd pct

Stop walk in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +37 longer in Eden

49 92nd pct 12 73rd pct

How people get to work

67.3% Car (driver) ◂ +3.6 pts 63.7%

7.1% Worked at home +5.4 pts ▸ 12.6%

5.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.9 pts 4.3%

4.9% 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

40.6% 1 vehicle +1.1 pts ▸ 41.7%

36.5% 2 vehicles +2.1 pts ▸ 38.5%

10.9% 3 vehicles +0.1 pts ▸ 11.0%

7.9% No vehicle ◂ +4.1 pts 3.8%

4.5% 4 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 5.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.3% Health care & social assistance +2.5 pts ▸ 15.8%

11.5% Accommodation & food +1.1 pts ▸ 12.6%

11.6% Retail trade +0.3 pts ▸ 11.9%

8.5% Construction +1.6 pts ▸ 10.2%

6.9% Education & training +1.5 pts ▸ 8.4%

7.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +4.0 pts 3.0%

5.4% Public administration & safety +0.7 pts ▸ 6.1%

5.6% Manufacturing +0.3 pts ▸ 5.8%

4.0% Professional & technical +0.9 pts ▸ 4.8%

4.5% Other services ◂ +1.0 pts 3.5%

4.4% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.7 pts 2.7%

3.8% Administrative & support ◂ +0.1 pts 3.7%

Occupations people work in

11.1% Professionals +7.5 pts ▸ 18.6%

18.0% Labourers ◂ +7.5 pts 10.4%

14.7% Technicians & trades +1.6 pts ▸ 16.3%

15.5% Community & personal service ◂ +1.2 pts 14.3%

10.3% Managers +2.5 pts ▸ 12.8%

9.9% Clerical & administrative +1.4 pts ▸ 11.4%

9.0% Sales workers +1.5 pts ▸ 10.5%

9.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +4.8 pts 4.7%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +3 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

1 0th pct 4 36th pct

IRSD decile in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +4 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

2 14th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +3 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

2 14th pct 5 43rd pct

IEO decile in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +3 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

1 0th pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +90 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

880 9th pct 970 39th pct

ERP in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +8,266 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

3,453 12th pct 11,719 56th pct

Growth in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +1.2 pts higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

1.3% 21st pct 2.5% 32nd pct

Businesses in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +799 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

269 12th pct 1,068 59th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +25 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

882 52nd pct 908 54th pct

Max temp in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +0.4 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

20.7 25th pct 21.1 30th pct

Min temp in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +0.5 higher in Eden

10.7 33rd pct 10.2 26th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +0.6 higher in Eden

4.7 40th pct 4.1 32nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +0.6 more in Eden

4.6 41st pct 4.1 32nd pct

15-min city in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +5.1 pts higher in Eden

46.6% 34th pct 41.4% 30th pct

Walk to shops in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +5.2 pts higher in Eden

49.7% 38th pct 44.5% 33rd pct

Walk to transit in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +5.9 pts higher in Eden

65.3% 30th pct 59.4% 28th pct

Walk to school in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +18.8 pts higher in Eden

53.8% 33rd pct 35.0% 20th pct

Walk to a park in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +11.3 pts higher in Eden

89.5% 37th pct 78.2% 27th pct

Walk to health in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +0.8 pts higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

41.6% 46th pct 42.4% 47th pct

Amenities/1k in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +5.6 more in Eden

26.6 84th pct 20.9 75th pct

Intersections/km² in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +3 higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

8 22nd pct 12 26th pct

Mean slope in Eden in Merimbula - Tura Beach +1.1 pts higher in Merimbula - Tura Beach

9.4% 88th pct 10.5% 91st pct

Compare Eden with nearby areas

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Compare Merimbula - Tura Beach with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Eden vs Merimbula - Tura Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/101041023/eden/vs/101041025/merimbula-tura-beach