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Mudgee Surrounds - West vs Dubbo - South
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 85 km apart · Mudgee Surrounds - West profile · Dubbo - South profile
Mudgee Surrounds - West Dubbo - South
Dubbo - South and Mudgee Surrounds - West offer very different lifestyles despite being only 85km apart. Dubbo - South is a very walkable area where the typical resident is 35 and 24.9% of people arrived recently from overseas. In contrast, Mudgee Surrounds - West is car-dependent and much older, with a typical age of 45. Dubbo - South has a much higher share of renters (37.2%) and people with bachelor degrees (21.9%), while Mudgee Surrounds - West has far more homeowners who own their place outright (45%).
Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people earning $2,000 or more a week. They also share similar household sizes and typical monthly mortgage payments. However, the gaps between them are often widening. Residents in Mudgee Surrounds - West have become far older than those in Dubbo - South over the last decade, and the difference in their education levels and rental rates has also grown.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 9,951
- First area, 2016: 10,359
- First area, 2021: 11,072
- Second area, 2011: 15,723
- Second area, 2016: 16,942
- Second area, 2021: 19,628
- First area, 2011: 44 yrs
- First area, 2016: 45 yrs
- First area, 2021: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 35 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 Mudgee Surrounds - West: 0.8% males, 1.0% females; 85+ in Dubbo - South: 0.9% males, 1.7% females
- 80–84 in Mudgee Surrounds - West: 1.3% males, 1.2% females; 80–84 in Dubbo - South: 1.1% males, 1.6% females
- 75–79 in Mudgee Surrounds - West: 2.4% males, 1.9% females; 75–79 in Dubbo - South: 1.3% males, 1.8% females
- 70–74 in Mudgee Surrounds - West: 3.4% males, 2.6% females; 70–74 in Dubbo - South: 1.8% males, 2.1% females
- 65–69 in Mudgee Surrounds - West: 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 65–69 in Dubbo - South: 2.1% males, 2.4% females
- 60–64 in Mudgee Surrounds - West: 4.2% males, 3.6% females; 60–64 in Dubbo - South: 2.4% males, 3.0% females
- 55–59 in Mudgee Surrounds - West: 4.0% males, 3.9% females; 55–59 in Dubbo - South: 2.4% males, 2.7% females
- 50–54 in Mudgee Surrounds - West: 4.0% males, 3.5% females; 50–54 in Dubbo - South: 2.6% males, 3.0% females
- 45–49 in Mudgee Surrounds - West: 3.1% males, 3.5% females; 45–49 in Dubbo - South: 2.6% males, 2.7% females
- 40–44 in Mudgee Surrounds - West: 2.8% males, 3.2% females; 40–44 in Dubbo - South: 2.6% males, 2.8% females
- 35–39 in Mudgee Surrounds - West: 2.6% males, 2.7% females; 35–39 in Dubbo - South: 3.4% males, 3.5% females
- 30–34 in Mudgee Surrounds - West: 2.4% males, 2.7% females; 30–34 in Dubbo - South: 4.1% males, 4.4% females
- 25–29 in Mudgee Surrounds - West: 2.4% males, 2.1% females; 25–29 in Dubbo - South: 4.2% males, 4.9% females
- 20–24 in Mudgee Surrounds - West: 1.9% males, 1.6% females; 20–24 in Dubbo - South: 2.7% males, 3.0% females
- 15–19 in Mudgee Surrounds - West: 3.0% males, 2.5% females; 15–19 in Dubbo - South: 2.8% males, 2.7% females
- 10–14 in Mudgee Surrounds - West: 3.9% males, 3.6% females; 10–14 in Dubbo - South: 3.3% males, 3.2% females
- 5–9 in Mudgee Surrounds - West: 3.8% males, 3.2% females; 5–9 in Dubbo - South: 3.3% males, 3.4% females
- 0–4 in Mudgee Surrounds - West: 2.5% males, 2.5% females; 0–4 in Dubbo - South: 3.8% males, 3.8% 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: $499
- First area, 2021: $664
- Second area, 2011: $577
- Second area, 2016: $700
- Second area, 2021: $896
- First area, 2011: $870
- First area, 2016: $1,064
- First area, 2021: $1,414
- Second area, 2011: $1,037
- Second area, 2016: $1,327
- Second area, 2021: $1,662
- First area, 2011: $1,063
- First area, 2016: $1,331
- First area, 2021: $1,841
- Second area, 2011: $1,347
- Second area, 2016: $1,637
- Second area, 2021: $2,077
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: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $150
- First area, 2016: $200
- First area, 2021: $280
- Second area, 2011: $200
- Second area, 2016: $275
- Second area, 2021: $320
- First area, 2011: $1,304
- First area, 2016: $1,517
- First area, 2021: $1,651
- Second area, 2011: $1,517
- Second area, 2016: $1,517
- Second area, 2021: $1,567
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- 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). Mudgee Surrounds - West vs Dubbo - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/103031074/mudgee-surrounds-west/vs/105031101/dubbo-south