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Cowra Surrounds vs Orange Surrounds
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 47 km apart · Cowra Surrounds profile · Orange Surrounds profile
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Orange Surrounds and Cowra Surrounds are two nearby rural areas in New South Wales. Orange Surrounds has a larger population and more resources, with a typical household income of $1,799 a week compared to $1,157 in Cowra Surrounds. It also has more people working or looking for work (64.8% versus 51.6%) and a higher share of residents who finished Year 12. In contrast, Cowra Surrounds has an older population, with a typical age of 50 and a higher share of people aged 65 and over (27.1% compared to 19.7%).
Everyday life is similar in both places, as they have nearly the same share of people born overseas and those who use a language other than English at home. Both areas are heavily reliant on cars and have very few public transport stops or departures per 1,000 people. However, some gaps are widening; the difference in typical weekly household income has grown from $414 in 2011 to $642, and the typical age gap between the two areas has also increased over the same period.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 5,349
- First area, 2016: 5,447
- First area, 2021: 5,716
- Second area, 2011: 10,997
- Second area, 2016: 11,603
- Second area, 2021: 11,830
- First area, 2011: 46 yrs
- First area, 2016: 48 yrs
- First area, 2021: 50 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 43 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 Cowra Surrounds: 1.0% males, 1.2% females; 85+ in Orange Surrounds: 0.7% males, 1.1% females
- 80–84 in Cowra Surrounds: 1.8% males, 1.8% females; 80–84 in Orange Surrounds: 1.1% males, 1.0% females
- 75–79 in Cowra Surrounds: 2.9% males, 2.5% females; 75–79 in Orange Surrounds: 2.0% males, 1.9% females
- 70–74 in Cowra Surrounds: 4.5% males, 3.8% females; 70–74 in Orange Surrounds: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 65–69 in Cowra Surrounds: 3.7% males, 3.7% females; 65–69 in Orange Surrounds: 3.2% males, 2.7% females
- 60–64 in Cowra Surrounds: 4.0% males, 4.0% females; 60–64 in Orange Surrounds: 3.7% males, 3.6% females
- 55–59 in Cowra Surrounds: 3.9% males, 4.1% females; 55–59 in Orange Surrounds: 3.5% males, 3.6% females
- 50–54 in Cowra Surrounds: 3.7% males, 3.5% females; 50–54 in Orange Surrounds: 3.5% males, 3.5% females
- 45–49 in Cowra Surrounds: 3.1% males, 3.0% females; 45–49 in Orange Surrounds: 3.3% males, 3.6% females
- 40–44 in Cowra Surrounds: 2.2% males, 2.7% females; 40–44 in Orange Surrounds: 3.1% males, 2.9% females
- 35–39 in Cowra Surrounds: 1.8% males, 2.3% females; 35–39 in Orange Surrounds: 2.8% males, 3.0% females
- 30–34 in Cowra Surrounds: 2.0% males, 2.4% females; 30–34 in Orange Surrounds: 2.0% males, 2.5% females
- 25–29 in Cowra Surrounds: 2.3% males, 2.2% females; 25–29 in Orange Surrounds: 1.9% males, 1.9% females
- 20–24 in Cowra Surrounds: 2.5% males, 1.7% females; 20–24 in Orange Surrounds: 2.4% males, 2.2% females
- 15–19 in Cowra Surrounds: 3.0% males, 2.6% females; 15–19 in Orange Surrounds: 3.3% males, 3.1% females
- 10–14 in Cowra Surrounds: 2.9% males, 3.4% females; 10–14 in Orange Surrounds: 4.1% males, 3.6% females
- 5–9 in Cowra Surrounds: 2.3% males, 2.6% females; 5–9 in Orange Surrounds: 4.0% males, 3.5% females
- 0–4 in Cowra Surrounds: 2.3% males, 2.4% females; 0–4 in Orange Surrounds: 3.0% males, 2.6% 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: $405
- First area, 2016: $515
- First area, 2021: $601
- Second area, 2011: $579
- Second area, 2016: $693
- Second area, 2021: $855
- First area, 2011: $805
- First area, 2016: $974
- First area, 2021: $1,157
- Second area, 2011: $1,219
- Second area, 2016: $1,483
- Second area, 2021: $1,799
- First area, 2011: $992
- First area, 2016: $1,261
- First area, 2021: $1,490
- Second area, 2011: $1,451
- Second area, 2016: $1,816
- Second area, 2021: $2,185
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: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2011: 2.7
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $140
- First area, 2016: $165
- First area, 2021: $210
- Second area, 2011: $150
- Second area, 2016: $200
- Second area, 2021: $260
- First area, 2011: $1,083
- First area, 2016: $1,083
- First area, 2021: $1,164
- Second area, 2011: $1,517
- Second area, 2016: $1,647
- Second area, 2021: $1,773
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
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). Cowra Surrounds vs Orange Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/103021064/cowra-surrounds/vs/103041079/orange-surrounds