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Bourke - Brewarrina vs Walgett - Lightning Ridge

Name: Bourke - Brewarrina vs Walgett - Lightning Ridge — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 230 km apart · Bourke - Brewarrina profile · Walgett - Lightning Ridge profile

Bourke - Brewarrina Walgett - Lightning Ridge

Walgett - Lightning Ridge and Bourke - Brewarrina are both sparsely populated areas of New South Wales. They differ most in their age and population makeup; the typical resident in Walgett - Lightning Ridge is far older at 44, while in Bourke - Brewarrina they are 36. Bourke - Brewarrina has a far higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at 37.1%, compared to 22.6% in Walgett - Lightning Ridge. There are also notable differences in housing, with 40.8% of homes in Walgett - Lightning Ridge owned outright, which is far higher than the 29.8% in Bourke - Brewarrina.

Everyday life in both places shares many similarities, including almost identical rates of volunteering and the same number of people per bedroom. They also have similar proportions of one-parent families. However, some gaps are widening. The difference in typical weekly personal income has grown to $223, with Bourke - Brewarrina being well higher. Similarly, the gap in the number of adults working or looking for work has increased, and the two areas have diverged further in the proportion of residents who are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.

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Where they differ most

Recent arrivals: 19.6 pts higher in Bourke - Brewarrina Population: 2,106 larger in Walgett - Lightning Ridge Separate houses: 15.0 pts higher in Bourke - Brewarrina Unemployment: 3.0 pts higher in Walgett - Lightning Ridge First Nations: 14.5 pts higher in Bourke - Brewarrina

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +2,106 larger in Walgett - Lightning Ridge gap narrowing

3,428 13th pct 5,534 26th pct

Median age in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +8 yrs older in Walgett - Lightning Ridge gap widening

36 yrs 29th pct 44 yrs 75th pct

Age structure

26.7% Older adults (45–64) +1.5 pts ▸ 28.1%

25.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.0 pts 22.0%

14.5% Seniors (65+) +7.2 pts ▸ 21.7%

21.6% Children (0–14) ◂ +3.1 pts 18.5%

11.9% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.3 pts 9.6%

Marital status

48.9% Never married ◂ +6.4 pts 42.5%

35.8% Married ◂ +0.6 pts 35.2%

5.9% Divorced +4.8 pts ▸ 10.7%

5.9% Widowed +0.4 pts ▸ 6.3%

3.7% Separated +1.5 pts ▸ 5.2%

Age & sex structure

Bourke - Brewarrina Walgett - Lightning Ridge

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

77.4% Australia ◂ +11.9 pts 65.4%

1.1% India ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

0.3% England +0.8 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.4% New Zealand +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.6% Nepal ◂ +0.6 pts 0.1%

0.2% Philippines +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% South Africa even 0.1%

0.0% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

Ancestry

30.3% Australian ◂ +2.1 pts 28.2%

27.4% English ◂ +3.2 pts 24.2%

9.0% Irish ◂ +1.2 pts 7.7%

6.3% Scottish +0.6 pts ▸ 6.9%

2.0% German +1.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.2% Filipino +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.8% Chinese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.8% Indian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.3% Dutch +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.1% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

79.4% English only ◂ +10.4 pts 69.0%

0.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Hindi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.1% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

0.0% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

53.5% Christianity ◂ +11.3 pts 42.1%

26.2% No religion +3.6 pts ▸ 29.7%

18.1% Not stated +8.5 pts ▸ 26.6%

1.1% Hinduism ◂ +0.8 pts 0.3%

0.5% Islam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.4% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.2% Buddhism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +3 more in Bourke - Brewarrina

12 91st pct 9 88th pct

Schools/1k kids in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +7.42 more in Bourke - Brewarrina

16.19 100th pct 8.77 96th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +2 more in Bourke - Brewarrina

12 31st pct 10 25th pct

Students in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +156 more in Walgett - Lightning Ridge

639 23rd pct 795 30th pct

Avg size in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +35 larger in Walgett - Lightning Ridge

53 1st pct 88 6th pct

ICSEA in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +33 higher in Walgett - Lightning Ridge

743 0th pct 776 0th pct

Highest year of school

33.0% Year 12 ◂ +3.4 pts 29.5%

23.4% Year 10 ◂ +0.9 pts 22.5%

16.3% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.7 pts 15.7%

6.8% Year 11 ◂ +1.4 pts 5.4%

Highest qualification level

22.5% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.1 pts 22.4%

16.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.4 pts 12.0%

11.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.3 pts 10.2%

3.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.4 pts 1.3%

2.3% Certificate I / II +0.5 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.9% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.5 pts 1.5%

Field of qualification

10.4% Education ◂ +3.1 pts 7.2%

9.4% Health ◂ +2.2 pts 7.2%

9.1% Society & culture ◂ +1.7 pts 7.5%

8.4% Engineering & related +0.5 pts ▸ 8.9%

8.8% Management & commerce ◂ +0.5 pts 8.2%

5.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.1 pts 4.3%

3.2% Architecture & building +0.5 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.2 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.0% Creative arts even 1.0%

1.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.3% Information technology ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Income

Personal income in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +$223 higher in Bourke - Brewarrina gap widening

$770 43rd pct $547 8th pct

Household income in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +$367 higher in Bourke - Brewarrina gap widening

$1,358 26th pct $991 2nd pct

Family income in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +$332 higher in Bourke - Brewarrina gap widening

$1,685 24th pct $1,353 8th pct

Household income distribution

27.5% $650–$1,499 +4.2 pts ▸ 31.7%

19.3% Under $650 +9.5 pts ▸ 28.8%

24.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.0 pts 20.0%

8.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +3.4 pts 4.6%

7.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.5 pts 5.0%

Personal income distribution

34.9% Under $650 +5.6 pts ▸ 40.5%

28.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.7 pts 21.3%

14.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.1 pts 9.1%

3.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 2.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.5% Arthritis +3.3 pts ▸ 9.7%

8.3% Asthma ◂ +1.1 pts 7.2%

5.7% Mental health +0.7 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.9% Diabetes +0.3 pts ▸ 6.2%

5.0% Other condition +0.5 pts ▸ 5.6%

4.5% Heart disease +0.5 pts ▸ 5.0%

1.5% Lung condition +1.6 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.9% Cancer +0.7 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.1% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

0.8% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.0% None ◂ +10.2 pts 45.8%

16.0% One condition +0.1 pts ▸ 16.0%

4.2% Two conditions +2.1 pts ▸ 6.3%

3.7% Three or more +0.3 pts ▸ 4.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +20 larger in Bourke - Brewarrina

1,272 87th pct 1,252 87th pct

Median age in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +1 yrs older in Bourke - Brewarrina

31 yrs 88th pct 30 yrs 86th pct

Median income in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +$80 higher in Bourke - Brewarrina

$524 25th pct $444 10th pct

Household income in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +$107 higher in Bourke - Brewarrina

$1,055 8th pct $948 3rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +0.2 larger in Bourke - Brewarrina gap narrowing

2.4 36th pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

48.6% Couples with children ◂ +6.6 pts 42.0%

24.7% Couples without children +8.5 pts ▸ 33.2%

23.8% One-parent families ◂ +0.8 pts 23.1%

2.5% Other families ◂ +1.1 pts 1.5%

Household size

33.3% 1 person +3.9 pts ▸ 37.3%

30.1% 2 people +4.2 pts ▸ 34.3%

13.9% 3 people ◂ +2.3 pts 11.6%

10.5% 4 people ◂ +2.5 pts 8.0%

6.3% 5 people ◂ +1.3 pts 5.0%

5.4% 6 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 4.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +$19 higher in Walgett - Lightning Ridge gap steady

$160 2nd pct $179 4th pct

Mortgage in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +$15 higher in Bourke - Brewarrina gap narrowing

$867 0th pct $852 0th pct

People / bedroom in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

29.8% Owned outright +11.0 pts ▸ 40.8%

40.6% Rented ◂ +9.1 pts 31.4%

18.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +3.8 pts 14.7%

6.2% Other tenure +3.6 pts ▸ 9.8%

5.3% Not stated ◂ +1.7 pts 3.6%

Types of homes

91.5% Separate house ◂ +15.0 pts 76.5%

1.0% Other dwelling +12.3 pts ▸ 13.3%

3.3% Townhouse / semi-detached even 3.3%

1.6% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.3 pts 1.2%

Bedrooms per home

39.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +5.1 pts 34.7%

25.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +5.4 pts 20.3%

15.5% 2 bedrooms +6.5 pts ▸ 22.0%

5.7% 1 bedroom +5.9 pts ▸ 11.6%

6.4% 5 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 5.9%

0.3% Studio / none +1.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

Weekly rent distribution

60.3% Under $200 ◂ +9.7 pts 50.6%

25.3% $200–$349 +6.4 pts ▸ 31.7%

3.0% $350–$549 ◂ +0.5 pts 2.5%

0.0% $750 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

50.5% Under $1,000 +2.0 pts ▸ 52.5%

26.4% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +7.1 pts 19.3%

4.7% $3,000 or more +6.5 pts ▸ 11.2%

4.2% $1,800–$2,999 +3.1 pts ▸ 7.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +3 more in Bourke - Brewarrina

6 14th pct 3 7th pct

Stops/1k in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +1.21 more in Bourke - Brewarrina

1.75 19th pct 0.54 6th pct

Departures/1k in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +5.9 more in Bourke - Brewarrina

11.7 8th pct 5.8 4th pct

PT routes in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +1 more in Bourke - Brewarrina

8 52nd pct 7 48th pct

How people get to work

52.1% Car (driver) +4.3 pts ▸ 56.5%

14.4% Walked ◂ +3.8 pts 10.6%

12.4% Worked at home +1.4 pts ▸ 13.8%

5.9% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.9 pts 5.0%

0.3% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

36.4% 1 vehicle +1.8 pts ▸ 38.2%

29.3% 2 vehicles +4.0 pts ▸ 33.3%

14.0% No vehicle ◂ +5.8 pts 8.2%

11.3% 3 vehicles +0.3 pts ▸ 11.6%

8.6% 4 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 8.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.5% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +8.6 pts ▸ 27.1%

15.6% Education & training ◂ +1.9 pts 13.7%

15.2% Public administration & safety ◂ +5.1 pts 10.1%

13.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.2 pts 11.8%

4.6% Accommodation & food +3.4 pts ▸ 8.0%

6.2% Retail trade +0.2 pts ▸ 6.4%

5.4% Construction ◂ +2.1 pts 3.3%

3.2% Administrative & support ◂ +0.7 pts 2.5%

2.3% Transport & warehousing +0.7 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.8% Other services ◂ +0.7 pts 2.1%

0.5% Mining +1.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.4% Professional & technical ◂ +0.5 pts 0.9%

Occupations people work in

22.8% Managers +3.4 pts ▸ 26.2%

16.7% Community & personal service +0.1 pts ▸ 16.8%

15.9% Professionals ◂ +2.4 pts 13.5%

10.8% Labourers +2.0 pts ▸ 12.7%

10.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.1 pts 9.2%

9.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.4 pts 8.1%

6.9% Machinery operators & drivers +0.3 pts ▸ 7.3%

3.6% Sales workers +1.0 pts ▸ 4.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +1 higher in Bourke - Brewarrina

3 29th pct 2 14th pct

IRSD decile in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +1 higher in Bourke - Brewarrina

2 14th pct 1 0th pct

IER decile in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge even

1 0th pct 1 0th pct

IEO decile in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +2 higher in Bourke - Brewarrina

5 43rd pct 3 29th pct

IRSAD score in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +35 higher in Bourke - Brewarrina

929 22nd pct 894 11th pct

ERP in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +2,288 higher in Walgett - Lightning Ridge

3,420 12th pct 5,708 24th pct

Growth in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +2.4 pts higher in Walgett - Lightning Ridge

-5.4% 0th pct -3.0% 0th pct

Businesses in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +321 higher in Walgett - Lightning Ridge

448 22nd pct 769 42nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +107 higher in Walgett - Lightning Ridge

350 3rd pct 457 9th pct

Max temp in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +0.1 higher in Bourke - Brewarrina

28.6 89th pct 28.5 89th pct

Min temp in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +0.8 higher in Bourke - Brewarrina

13.1 65th pct 12.3 56th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +0.3 higher in Walgett - Lightning Ridge

4.3 34th pct 4.6 37th pct

Types ≤15 min in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +0.4 more in Walgett - Lightning Ridge

4.7 42nd pct 5.1 48th pct

15-min city in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +8.3 pts higher in Walgett - Lightning Ridge

59.2% 45th pct 67.5% 51st pct

Walk to shops in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +4.7 pts higher in Walgett - Lightning Ridge

58.8% 47th pct 63.5% 51st pct

Walk to transit in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +0.7 pts higher in Walgett - Lightning Ridge

33.6% 19th pct 34.3% 19th pct

Walk to school in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +2.5 pts higher in Walgett - Lightning Ridge

60.7% 39th pct 63.1% 40th pct

Walk to a park in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +0.9 pts higher in Walgett - Lightning Ridge

72.6% 24th pct 73.5% 25th pct

Walk to health in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +4.6 pts higher in Walgett - Lightning Ridge

56.1% 59th pct 60.7% 62nd pct

Amenities/1k in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +7.3 more in Bourke - Brewarrina

38.2 86th pct 30.9 86th pct

Intersections/km² in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Mean slope in Bourke - Brewarrina in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +0.5 pts higher in Walgett - Lightning Ridge

2.3% 0th pct 2.8% 7th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bourke - Brewarrina vs Walgett - Lightning Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/105011092/bourke-brewarrina/vs/105011096/walgett-lightning-ridge