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Yass vs Taylor

Name: Yass vs Taylor — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 40 km apart · Yass profile · Taylor profile

Yass Taylor

Yass and Taylor are nearby areas with very different profiles. Yass is an older community where the typical resident is 42 and 21.5% of people are aged 65 or over. In contrast, Taylor is far younger, with a typical age of 30. Taylor is also much more diverse, as 53.8% of residents were born overseas and 63.4% use a language other than English at home, compared to just 9.3% and 4.1% in Yass. This diversity in Taylor is reflected in its workforce; 48.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, and 38.3% of households earn $3,000 or more a week.

These two areas have tracked very differently since 2011, especially in how they have grown. Taylor's population has surged by 149.1%, while Yass grew by only 0.8%. Despite these diverging paths, they share a similar school landscape, with almost identical average school sizes and a similar number of schools per child. Both areas also experience nearly the same annual rainfall and maximum temperatures.

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Where they differ most

Born overseas: 44.5 pts higher in Taylor Other language: 59.3 pts higher in Taylor Year 12: 32.2 pts higher in Taylor Bachelor+: 28.5 pts higher in Taylor Owned outright: 29.5 pts higher in Yass

Demographics & Identity

Population in Yass in Taylor +4,543 larger in Yass gap narrowing

6,763 33rd pct 2,220 8th pct

Median age in Yass in Taylor +12 yrs older in Yass

42 yrs 64th pct 30 yrs 3rd pct

Age structure

23.4% Young adults (25–44) +23.5 pts ▸ 46.9%

19.3% Children (0–14) +9.7 pts ▸ 29.1%

25.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +13.7 pts 11.4%

21.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +17.9 pts 3.6%

10.5% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.4 pts 9.1%

Marital status

47.0% Married +17.6 pts ▸ 64.6%

32.1% Never married ◂ +5.3 pts 26.8%

9.8% Divorced ◂ +5.5 pts 4.3%

8.0% Widowed ◂ +5.5 pts 2.5%

3.0% Separated ◂ +1.3 pts 1.7%

Age & sex structure

Yass Taylor

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

85.7% Australia ◂ +42.7 pts 43.0%

0.5% India +23.6 pts ▸ 24.0%

2.7% England ◂ +1.8 pts 0.9%

0.1% Nepal +2.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.1% China +1.8 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.3% Philippines +1.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.8% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Vietnam +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% South Africa even 0.4%

0.0% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

47.0% Australian ◂ +30.2 pts 16.7%

42.0% English ◂ +28.7 pts 13.3%

0.4% Indian +23.9 pts ▸ 24.3%

14.0% Irish ◂ +11.8 pts 2.3%

10.9% Scottish ◂ +8.1 pts 2.8%

0.5% Chinese +4.5 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.0% German ◂ +2.4 pts 1.6%

0.5% Filipino +1.5 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.7% Dutch ◂ +1.7 pts 0.0%

1.6% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%

0.3% Vietnamese +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.3% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

Language

Language used at home

90.9% English only ◂ +59.2 pts 31.7%

0.2% Punjabi +13.5 pts ▸ 13.7%

0.0% Hindi +5.6 pts ▸ 5.6%

0.1% Mandarin +2.7 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.2% Arabic +1.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.3% Vietnamese +0.8 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.2% Tagalog +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Cantonese +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

55.3% Christianity ◂ +29.6 pts 25.7%

35.7% No religion ◂ +16.3 pts 19.5%

0.6% Hinduism +21.6 pts ▸ 22.2%

0.4% Islam +12.7 pts ▸ 13.1%

0.4% Other religions +10.7 pts ▸ 11.1%

6.9% Not stated ◂ +1.7 pts 5.2%

0.6% Buddhism +2.9 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Yass in Taylor +2 more in Yass

4 57th pct 2 14th pct

Schools/1k kids in Yass in Taylor +0.04 more in Taylor

3.06 70th pct 3.10 70th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Yass in Taylor +6 more in Taylor

4 8th pct 10 25th pct

Students in Yass in Taylor +648 more in Yass

1,357 47th pct 709 27th pct

Avg size in Yass in Taylor +15 larger in Taylor

339 38th pct 355 40th pct

ICSEA in Yass in Taylor +52 higher in Taylor

1,002 44th pct 1,054 66th pct

Highest year of school

50.9% Year 12 +32.2 pts ▸ 83.1%

26.2% Year 10 ◂ +20.7 pts 5.6%

9.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +6.5 pts 3.4%

6.4% Year 11 ◂ +3.8 pts 2.6%

Highest qualification level

21.4% Bachelor degree +13.2 pts ▸ 34.6%

33.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +21.5 pts 11.8%

6.8% Postgraduate degree +17.3 pts ▸ 24.1%

15.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.5 pts 14.6%

4.3% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.1 pts 3.2%

2.2% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.2 pts 1.1%

Field of qualification

16.1% Management & commerce +7.7 pts ▸ 23.8%

16.0% Society & culture ◂ +5.0 pts 11.0%

2.6% Information technology +12.2 pts ▸ 14.8%

12.4% Engineering & related ◂ +3.2 pts 9.2%

9.5% Health ◂ +1.9 pts 7.6%

8.6% Education ◂ +2.7 pts 6.0%

6.9% Architecture & building ◂ +3.2 pts 3.6%

5.0% Food, hospitality & personal services even 4.9%

2.4% Natural & physical sciences +2.3 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +2.9 pts 0.8%

2.7% Creative arts +0.5 pts ▸ 3.2%

Income

Personal income in Yass in Taylor +$246 higher in Taylor

$867 61st pct $1,113 86th pct

Household income in Yass in Taylor +$916 higher in Taylor

$1,739 50th pct $2,655 91st pct

Family income in Yass in Taylor +$342 higher in Taylor

$2,185 57th pct $2,527 76th pct

Household income distribution

30.8% $1,500–$2,999 +6.6 pts ▸ 37.4%

25.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +14.2 pts 11.1%

12.3% $3,000–$3,999 +7.1 pts ▸ 19.4%

9.9% $4,000 or more +9.0 pts ▸ 18.9%

14.6% Under $650 ◂ +5.9 pts 8.7%

Personal income distribution

36.5% Under $650 ◂ +8.8 pts 27.7%

32.7% $650–$1,499 +1.8 pts ▸ 34.5%

21.8% $1,500–$2,999 +5.3 pts ▸ 27.1%

3.2% $3,000 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 4.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

13.4% Arthritis ◂ +10.3 pts 3.0%

12.0% Mental health ◂ +7.2 pts 4.9%

11.0% Asthma ◂ +6.0 pts 5.0%

10.3% Other condition ◂ +4.5 pts 5.8%

5.8% Diabetes ◂ +2.7 pts 3.0%

5.5% Heart disease ◂ +4.3 pts 1.2%

3.9% Cancer ◂ +3.3 pts 0.7%

2.4% Lung condition ◂ +2.0 pts 0.4%

1.5% Dementia ◂ +1.3 pts 0.2%

1.5% Stroke ◂ +1.1 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

55.2% None +24.6 pts ▸ 79.8%

23.1% One condition ◂ +11.7 pts 11.4%

8.7% Two conditions ◂ +6.7 pts 2.1%

5.2% Three or more ◂ +4.0 pts 1.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Yass in Taylor +319 larger in Yass

347 70th pct 28 9th pct

Median age in Yass in Taylor +1 yrs older in Yass

21 yrs 21st pct 20 yrs 14th pct

Median income in Yass in Taylor +$77 higher in Taylor

$610 45th pct $687 60th pct

Household income in Yass in Taylor +$859 higher in Yass

$1,633 46th pct $774 0th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Yass in Taylor +0.9 larger in Taylor

2.5 43rd pct 3.4 100th pct

Family composition

57.4% Couples with children +16.0 pts ▸ 73.3%

27.4% Couples without children ◂ +11.3 pts 16.0%

14.4% One-parent families ◂ +4.7 pts 9.7%

0.9% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

Household size

33.9% 2 people ◂ +12.8 pts 21.1%

27.4% 1 person ◂ +18.0 pts 9.4%

13.2% 4 people +10.5 pts ▸ 23.7%

15.3% 3 people +7.9 pts ▸ 23.2%

6.9% 5 people +5.4 pts ▸ 12.2%

3.2% 6 or more +6.4 pts ▸ 9.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Yass in Taylor +$58 higher in Yass

$340 40th pct $282 22nd pct

Mortgage in Yass in Taylor +$727 higher in Taylor

$1,773 45th pct $2,500 87th pct

People / bedroom in Yass in Taylor +0.20 higher in Taylor

0.80 29th pct 1.00 90th pct

How homes are owned or rented

39.9% Owned with a mortgage +30.1 pts ▸ 70.0%

33.1% Owned outright ◂ +29.5 pts 3.7%

23.5% Rented +1.3 pts ▸ 24.8%

1.9% Other tenure ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

1.8% Not stated ◂ +0.5 pts 1.3%

Types of homes

88.5% Separate house ◂ +5.6 pts 82.8%

7.6% Townhouse / semi-detached +8.4 pts ▸ 16.1%

3.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +2.7 pts 0.5%

0.1% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

32.1% 4 bedrooms +18.1 pts ▸ 50.2%

42.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +14.8 pts 27.5%

14.7% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.7 pts 11.9%

7.2% 5 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 8.1%

2.0% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.9 pts 1.1%

0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

42.3% $350–$549 ◂ +25.7 pts 16.7%

35.6% $200–$349 ◂ +13.1 pts 22.4%

14.5% Under $200 +17.5 pts ▸ 32.1%

2.4% $550–$749 +19.4 pts ▸ 21.8%

0.5% $750 or more +4.0 pts ▸ 4.5%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.1% $1,800–$2,999 +10.5 pts ▸ 46.6%

34.9% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +20.8 pts 14.1%

11.0% $3,000 or more +14.2 pts ▸ 25.2%

14.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +9.9 pts 4.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Yass in Taylor +6 more in Yass

20 30th pct 14 23rd pct

Stops/1k in Yass in Taylor +3.35 more in Taylor

2.96 30th pct 6.31 76th pct

Departures/1k in Yass in Taylor +770.5 more in Taylor

55.6 16th pct 826.1 51st pct

PT routes in Yass in Taylor +34 more in Yass

36 86th pct 2 14th pct

Stop walk in Yass in Taylor +2 longer in Taylor

2 14th pct 4 43rd pct

Drive to city in Yass in Taylor

— 18 34th pct

Reach 30 min in Yass in Taylor

— 7,530 19th pct

Reach 45 min in Yass in Taylor

— 40,385 47th pct

Transit to city in Yass in Taylor

— 78 83rd pct

How people get to work

64.5% Car (driver) +3.7 pts ▸ 68.3%

11.1% Worked at home ◂ +3.0 pts 8.1%

4.4% Car (passenger) +1.4 pts ▸ 5.8%

3.9% Walked ◂ +3.9 pts 0.0%

0.9% Bus +1.0 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.0% Train +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Motor vehicles per home

37.6% 2 vehicles +12.1 pts ▸ 49.7%

33.5% 1 vehicle ◂ +5.4 pts 28.0%

15.2% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.8 pts 12.3%

9.0% 4 or more ◂ +3.2 pts 5.8%

4.7% No vehicle ◂ +1.8 pts 2.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.9% Public administration & safety +5.7 pts ▸ 22.7%

13.5% Health care & social assistance +2.8 pts ▸ 16.3%

11.8% Construction ◂ +4.5 pts 7.4%

6.1% Professional & technical +4.5 pts ▸ 10.6%

9.1% Education & training ◂ +2.3 pts 6.8%

8.6% Retail trade ◂ +0.1 pts 8.5%

7.7% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.7 pts 6.1%

3.2% Transport & warehousing +1.6 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.7% Other services ◂ +1.0 pts 2.7%

2.9% Administrative & support ◂ +0.9 pts 2.0%

2.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +2.7 pts 0.0%

2.5% Electricity, gas & water ◂ +2.1 pts 0.3%

Occupations people work in

18.8% Professionals +6.9 pts ▸ 25.7%

16.3% Technicians & trades ◂ +5.7 pts 10.6%

14.5% Community & personal service +0.3 pts ▸ 14.8%

13.3% Clerical & administrative +0.8 pts ▸ 14.1%

12.9% Managers +0.7 pts ▸ 13.6%

9.3% Labourers ◂ +4.2 pts 5.0%

7.4% Sales workers +0.3 pts ▸ 7.7%

5.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.8 pts 4.7%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Yass in Taylor +4 higher in Taylor

5 43rd pct 9 86th pct

IRSD decile in Yass in Taylor +2 higher in Taylor

6 57th pct 8 71st pct

IER decile in Yass in Taylor +2 higher in Taylor

7 64th pct 9 86th pct

IEO decile in Yass in Taylor +4 higher in Taylor

5 43rd pct 9 86th pct

IRSAD score in Yass in Taylor +93 higher in Taylor

992 48th pct 1,085 83rd pct

ERP in Yass in Taylor +1,300 higher in Yass

6,812 31st pct 5,512 23rd pct

Growth in Yass in Taylor +148.3 pts higher in Taylor

0.8% 17th pct 149.1% 100th pct

Businesses in Yass in Taylor +75 higher in Yass

639 34th pct 564 29th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Yass in Taylor +3 higher in Taylor

839 48th pct 842 48th pct

Max temp in Yass in Taylor +1.1 higher in Yass

21.5 33rd pct 20.4 20th pct

Min temp in Yass in Taylor +1.0 higher in Yass

7.5 6th pct 6.5 0th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Yass in Taylor +1.1 higher in Yass

4.9 42nd pct 3.8 28th pct

Types ≤15 min in Yass in Taylor +2.2 more in Yass

5.2 50th pct 3.0 20th pct

15-min city in Yass in Taylor +59.5 pts higher in Yass

66.6% 51st pct 7.1% 5th pct

Walk to shops in Yass in Taylor +59.7 pts higher in Yass

71.7% 58th pct 11.9% 8th pct

Walk to transit in Yass in Taylor +32.2 pts higher in Taylor

61.0% 28th pct 93.2% 53rd pct

Walk to school in Yass in Taylor +23.6 pts higher in Taylor

59.8% 38th pct 83.4% 60th pct

Walk to a park in Yass in Taylor +21.7 pts higher in Taylor

78.3% 27th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Yass in Taylor +35.0 pts higher in Yass

43.7% 48th pct 8.7% 16th pct

Amenities/1k in Yass in Taylor +20.7 more in Taylor

14.9 54th pct 35.6 86th pct

Intersections/km² in Yass in Taylor +415 higher in Taylor

7 21st pct 422 90th pct

Mean slope in Yass in Taylor +0.3 pts higher in Yass

6.5% 67th pct 6.1% 63rd pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Yass vs Taylor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/101061541/yass/vs/801041121/taylor