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Bathurst Surrounds vs Mudgee Surrounds - East
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 64 km apart · Bathurst Surrounds profile · Mudgee Surrounds - East profile
Bathurst Surrounds Mudgee Surrounds - East
Bathurst Surrounds and Mudgee Surrounds - East are two rural areas in New South Wales with distinct economic profiles. Bathurst Surrounds is notably wealthier, with a typical weekly household income of $1,835 compared to $890 in Mudgee Surrounds - East. This is reflected in the workforce, where 61.3% of adults in Bathurst Surrounds are working or looking for work, which is far higher than the 43.1% in Mudgee Surrounds - East. In contrast, Mudgee Surrounds - East has a much older population, with 31.0% aged 65 and over, compared to 20.7% in Bathurst Surrounds.
Both areas share very similar basics, such as a nearly identical share of people who speak little or no English. However, the gaps between them are often widening. The difference in typical household incomes has grown since 2011, as has the gap in the number of people living alone, which is now far higher in Mudgee Surrounds - East at 38.6%. While Bathurst Surrounds has more large homes, Mudgee Surrounds - East offers more convenience, with a much higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park or school.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 6,610
- First area, 2016: 6,910
- First area, 2021: 6,909
- Second area, 2011: 3,346
- Second area, 2016: 3,444
- Second area, 2021: 3,398
- First area, 2011: 43 yrs
- First area, 2016: 46 yrs
- First area, 2021: 47 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 47 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 50 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 53 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Bathurst Surrounds: 0.6% males, 0.6% females; 85+ in Mudgee Surrounds - East: 1.0% males, 1.8% females
- 80–84 in Bathurst Surrounds: 1.1% males, 0.8% females; 80–84 in Mudgee Surrounds - East: 1.8% males, 1.6% females
- 75–79 in Bathurst Surrounds: 2.2% males, 1.7% females; 75–79 in Mudgee Surrounds - East: 3.8% males, 3.6% females
- 70–74 in Bathurst Surrounds: 3.6% males, 2.8% females; 70–74 in Mudgee Surrounds - East: 4.8% males, 3.9% females
- 65–69 in Bathurst Surrounds: 4.1% males, 3.3% females; 65–69 in Mudgee Surrounds - East: 4.9% males, 4.1% females
- 60–64 in Bathurst Surrounds: 4.2% males, 4.0% females; 60–64 in Mudgee Surrounds - East: 4.5% males, 3.9% females
- 55–59 in Bathurst Surrounds: 4.7% males, 4.2% females; 55–59 in Mudgee Surrounds - East: 4.2% males, 4.2% females
- 50–54 in Bathurst Surrounds: 4.0% males, 4.3% females; 50–54 in Mudgee Surrounds - East: 3.8% males, 4.0% females
- 45–49 in Bathurst Surrounds: 3.4% males, 3.3% females; 45–49 in Mudgee Surrounds - East: 2.7% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in Bathurst Surrounds: 2.8% males, 2.8% females; 40–44 in Mudgee Surrounds - East: 2.1% males, 2.5% females
- 35–39 in Bathurst Surrounds: 3.0% males, 2.6% females; 35–39 in Mudgee Surrounds - East: 1.9% males, 1.9% females
- 30–34 in Bathurst Surrounds: 2.3% males, 2.1% females; 30–34 in Mudgee Surrounds - East: 1.9% males, 1.6% females
- 25–29 in Bathurst Surrounds: 2.1% males, 1.8% females; 25–29 in Mudgee Surrounds - East: 1.6% males, 1.8% females
- 20–24 in Bathurst Surrounds: 2.1% males, 1.9% females; 20–24 in Mudgee Surrounds - East: 1.9% males, 1.4% females
- 15–19 in Bathurst Surrounds: 3.1% males, 3.1% females; 15–19 in Mudgee Surrounds - East: 2.8% males, 2.4% females
- 10–14 in Bathurst Surrounds: 3.5% males, 3.4% females; 10–14 in Mudgee Surrounds - East: 2.6% males, 2.4% females
- 5–9 in Bathurst Surrounds: 3.1% males, 2.6% females; 5–9 in Mudgee Surrounds - East: 3.0% males, 2.6% females
- 0–4 in Bathurst Surrounds: 2.6% males, 2.3% females; 0–4 in Mudgee Surrounds - East: 2.1% males, 1.9% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $555
- First area, 2016: $653
- First area, 2021: $824
- Second area, 2011: $371
- Second area, 2016: $450
- Second area, 2021: $494
- First area, 2011: $1,200
- First area, 2016: $1,356
- First area, 2021: $1,835
- Second area, 2011: $681
- Second area, 2016: $771
- Second area, 2021: $890
- First area, 2011: $1,445
- First area, 2016: $1,643
- First area, 2021: $2,211
- Second area, 2011: $925
- Second area, 2016: $1,066
- Second area, 2021: $1,324
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2011: 2.2
- Second area, 2016: 2.2
- Second area, 2021: 2.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $140
- First area, 2016: $180
- First area, 2021: $273
- Second area, 2011: $150
- Second area, 2016: $190
- Second area, 2021: $230
- First area, 2011: $1,588
- First area, 2016: $1,696
- First area, 2021: $1,863
- Second area, 2011: $1,083
- Second area, 2016: $1,192
- Second area, 2021: $1,083
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bathurst Surrounds vs Mudgee Surrounds - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/103011060/bathurst-surrounds/vs/103031073/mudgee-surrounds-east