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Bourke - Brewarrina vs Narromine

Name: Bourke - Brewarrina vs Narromine — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 335 km apart · Bourke - Brewarrina profile · Narromine profile

Bourke - Brewarrina Narromine

Bourke - Brewarrina and Narromine are both regional New South Wales areas with significant First Nations populations. Bourke - Brewarrina has a far higher share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at 37.1%, compared to 20.3% in Narromine. The two areas differ sharply in housing and demographics; Bourke - Brewarrina has a much higher rental rate at 40.6% and a larger share of recent overseas arrivals at 33.1%. In contrast, Narromine is older, with a typical resident aged 41 and 21.6% of the population aged 65 or over, whereas Bourke - Brewarrina's typical resident is 36.

Since 2011, the gap between the two areas has shifted in several ways. The difference in the share of First Nations people has narrowed, while the gap in home ownership and overseas arrivals has widened. Despite these trends, the two places remain very similar in other ways. They share nearly identical typical weekly household incomes and have almost the same proportion of children under 15, at around 21%.

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Where they differ most

Recent arrivals: 26.4 pts higher in Bourke - Brewarrina Population: 3,030 larger in Narromine First Nations: 16.8 pts higher in Bourke - Brewarrina Renting: 16.8 pts higher in Bourke - Brewarrina De facto: 7.3 pts higher in Bourke - Brewarrina

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +3,030 larger in Narromine gap widening

3,428 13th pct 6,458 31st pct

Median age in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +5 yrs older in Narromine gap steady

36 yrs 29th pct 41 yrs 57th pct

Age structure

26.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.3 pts 24.4%

25.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.9 pts 22.1%

21.6% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.3 pts 21.3%

14.5% Seniors (65+) +7.1 pts ▸ 21.6%

11.9% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.3 pts 10.6%

Marital status

48.9% Never married ◂ +15.1 pts 33.7%

35.8% Married +11.0 pts ▸ 46.8%

5.9% Divorced +2.5 pts ▸ 8.4%

5.9% Widowed +1.7 pts ▸ 7.7%

3.7% Separated ◂ +0.2 pts 3.5%

Age & sex structure

Bourke - Brewarrina Narromine

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

77.4% Australia +4.4 pts ▸ 81.7%

1.1% India ◂ +0.9 pts 0.3%

0.3% England +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.6% Nepal ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.4% New Zealand even 0.4%

0.1% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Philippines even 0.2%

0.1% China even 0.1%

0.0% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

Ancestry

30.3% Australian +12.0 pts ▸ 42.4%

27.4% English +9.4 pts ▸ 36.9%

9.0% Irish +1.1 pts ▸ 10.1%

6.3% Scottish +3.0 pts ▸ 9.3%

2.0% German +1.6 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.6% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.8% Chinese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

0.8% Indian ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.3% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

79.4% English only +5.0 pts ▸ 84.5%

0.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.3% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.0% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Mandarin even 0.0%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Italian even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

53.5% Christianity +8.7 pts ▸ 62.2%

26.2% No religion ◂ +3.9 pts 22.2%

18.1% Not stated ◂ +3.2 pts 15.0%

1.1% Hinduism ◂ +0.8 pts 0.3%

0.5% Islam ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.4% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.2% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +6 more in Bourke - Brewarrina

12 91st pct 6 71st pct

Schools/1k kids in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +11.83 more in Bourke - Brewarrina

16.19 100th pct 4.36 82nd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +6 more in Bourke - Brewarrina

12 31st pct 6 12th pct

Students in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +282 more in Narromine

639 23rd pct 921 34th pct

Avg size in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +100 larger in Narromine

53 1st pct 154 16th pct

ICSEA in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +118 higher in Narromine

743 0th pct 862 5th pct

Highest year of school

33.0% Year 12 +3.0 pts ▸ 36.0%

23.4% Year 10 +6.2 pts ▸ 29.5%

16.3% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.4 pts 13.9%

6.8% Year 11 ◂ +1.0 pts 5.8%

Highest qualification level

22.5% Certificate III / IV +11.0 pts ▸ 33.5%

16.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.2 pts 16.3%

11.5% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.2 pts ▸ 11.6%

3.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.7 pts 2.0%

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

1.9% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.1 pts 1.9%

Field of qualification

8.4% Engineering & related +4.9 pts ▸ 13.2%

8.8% Management & commerce +2.8 pts ▸ 11.5%

10.4% Education ◂ +0.9 pts 9.4%

9.4% Health even 9.4%

5.4% Agriculture & environment +4.0 pts ▸ 9.3%

9.1% Society & culture ◂ +1.8 pts 7.3%

3.2% Architecture & building +1.1 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.6 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.0% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

1.0% Natural & physical sciences even 1.0%

0.3% Information technology +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

Income

Personal income in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +$48 higher in Bourke - Brewarrina gap widening

$770 43rd pct $722 33rd pct

Household income in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +$39 higher in Bourke - Brewarrina gap narrowing

$1,358 26th pct $1,319 22nd pct

Family income in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +$47 higher in Narromine gap widening

$1,685 24th pct $1,732 27th pct

Household income distribution

27.5% $650–$1,499 +0.7 pts ▸ 28.2%

24.0% $1,500–$2,999 +2.7 pts ▸ 26.7%

19.3% Under $650 +1.6 pts ▸ 20.9%

8.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 6.4%

7.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.9 pts 6.7%

Personal income distribution

34.9% Under $650 +4.4 pts ▸ 39.2%

28.0% $650–$1,499 +2.3 pts ▸ 30.3%

14.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.1 pts 13.1%

3.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 2.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.5% Arthritis +3.9 pts ▸ 10.4%

8.3% Asthma +1.3 pts ▸ 9.6%

5.7% Mental health +1.7 pts ▸ 7.4%

5.9% Diabetes ◂ +0.7 pts 5.2%

5.0% Other condition +0.7 pts ▸ 5.7%

4.5% Heart disease +0.5 pts ▸ 5.0%

1.9% Cancer +1.5 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.5% Lung condition +1.1 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.1% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%

0.8% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.0% None ◂ +2.2 pts 53.8%

16.0% One condition +3.4 pts ▸ 19.3%

4.2% Two conditions +2.6 pts ▸ 6.8%

3.7% Three or more +0.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +38 larger in Narromine

1,272 87th pct 1,310 87th pct

Median age in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +8 yrs older in Bourke - Brewarrina

31 yrs 88th pct 23 yrs 36th pct

Median income in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +$98 higher in Narromine

$524 25th pct $622 47th pct

Household income in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +$351 higher in Narromine

$1,055 8th pct $1,406 31st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +0.1 larger in Narromine gap steady

2.4 36th pct 2.5 43rd pct

Family composition

48.6% Couples with children +3.5 pts ▸ 52.2%

24.7% Couples without children +3.9 pts ▸ 28.7%

23.8% One-parent families ◂ +5.9 pts 17.9%

2.5% Other families ◂ +1.2 pts 1.4%

Household size

30.1% 2 people +3.9 pts ▸ 34.0%

33.3% 1 person ◂ +4.2 pts 29.2%

13.9% 3 people ◂ +0.6 pts 13.3%

10.5% 4 people +2.0 pts ▸ 12.5%

6.3% 5 people +0.9 pts ▸ 7.2%

5.4% 6 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 3.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +$80 higher in Narromine gap widening

$160 2nd pct $240 13th pct

Mortgage in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +$333 higher in Narromine gap widening

$867 0th pct $1,200 11th pct

People / bedroom in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +0.10 higher in Bourke - Brewarrina gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

29.8% Owned outright +12.5 pts ▸ 42.2%

40.6% Rented ◂ +16.8 pts 23.8%

18.5% Owned with a mortgage +10.4 pts ▸ 28.8%

6.2% Other tenure ◂ +2.9 pts 3.3%

5.3% Not stated ◂ +3.4 pts 2.0%

Types of homes

91.5% Separate house +1.7 pts ▸ 93.1%

3.3% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.5 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.6% Flat or apartment +0.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.0% Other dwelling ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

39.9% 3 bedrooms +2.7 pts ▸ 42.5%

25.7% 4 bedrooms +5.4 pts ▸ 31.1%

15.5% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.5 pts 13.0%

6.4% 5 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 7.7%

5.7% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.7 pts 3.0%

0.3% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

60.3% Under $200 ◂ +29.0 pts 31.3%

25.3% $200–$349 +27.5 pts ▸ 52.8%

3.0% $350–$549 +4.7 pts ▸ 7.7%

0.0% $750 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

50.5% Under $1,000 ◂ +15.6 pts 34.9%

26.4% $1,000–$1,799 +8.8 pts ▸ 35.2%

4.2% $1,800–$2,999 +12.0 pts ▸ 16.2%

4.7% $3,000 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 6.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +6 more in Narromine

6 14th pct 12 21st pct

Stops/1k in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +0.11 more in Narromine

1.75 19th pct 1.86 20th pct

Departures/1k in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +45.6 more in Narromine

11.7 8th pct 57.3 17th pct

PT routes in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +3 more in Narromine

8 52nd pct 11 67th pct

How people get to work

52.1% Car (driver) +12.2 pts ▸ 64.4%

14.4% Walked ◂ +8.7 pts 5.6%

12.4% Worked at home +0.8 pts ▸ 13.2%

5.9% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.8 pts 4.1%

0.3% Bicycle even 0.3%

0.0% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

36.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +2.9 pts 33.5%

29.3% 2 vehicles +6.1 pts ▸ 35.4%

11.3% 3 vehicles +3.5 pts ▸ 14.8%

14.0% No vehicle ◂ +8.7 pts 5.3%

8.6% 4 or more +2.5 pts ▸ 11.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.5% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +5.7 pts ▸ 24.2%

15.6% Education & training ◂ +5.7 pts 9.9%

15.2% Public administration & safety ◂ +10.5 pts 4.7%

13.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.6 pts 12.3%

5.4% Construction +1.4 pts ▸ 6.7%

6.2% Retail trade +0.4 pts ▸ 6.6%

2.3% Transport & warehousing +3.2 pts ▸ 5.4%

4.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.2 pts 4.4%

2.8% Other services +0.9 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.2% Administrative & support ◂ +1.5 pts 1.8%

1.3% Wholesale trade +1.7 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.4% Professional & technical +1.4 pts ▸ 2.8%

Occupations people work in

22.8% Managers ◂ +0.9 pts 21.8%

16.7% Community & personal service ◂ +4.9 pts 11.8%

15.9% Professionals ◂ +3.2 pts 12.8%

9.4% Technicians & trades +3.0 pts ▸ 12.5%

10.8% Labourers +1.4 pts ▸ 12.2%

6.9% Machinery operators & drivers +3.9 pts ▸ 10.8%

10.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.9 pts 9.4%

3.6% Sales workers +2.7 pts ▸ 6.3%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine even

3 29th pct 3 29th pct

IRSD decile in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +1 higher in Narromine

2 14th pct 3 29th pct

IER decile in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +3 higher in Narromine

1 0th pct 4 36th pct

IEO decile in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +2 higher in Bourke - Brewarrina

5 43rd pct 3 29th pct

IRSAD score in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +7 higher in Narromine

929 22nd pct 936 24th pct

ERP in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +3,079 higher in Narromine

3,420 12th pct 6,499 29th pct

Growth in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +4.6 pts higher in Narromine

-5.4% 0th pct -0.8% 8th pct

Businesses in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +501 higher in Narromine

448 22nd pct 949 53rd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +232 higher in Narromine

350 3rd pct 582 16th pct

Max temp in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +2.8 higher in Bourke - Brewarrina

28.6 89th pct 25.8 74th pct

Min temp in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +2.5 higher in Bourke - Brewarrina

13.1 65th pct 10.6 31st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +0.1 higher in Bourke - Brewarrina

4.3 34th pct 4.1 32nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +0.2 more in Bourke - Brewarrina

4.7 42nd pct 4.5 39th pct

15-min city in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +5.3 pts higher in Bourke - Brewarrina

59.2% 45th pct 53.9% 41st pct

Walk to shops in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +10.0 pts higher in Bourke - Brewarrina

58.8% 47th pct 48.8% 37th pct

Walk to transit in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +22.7 pts higher in Narromine

33.6% 19th pct 56.4% 27th pct

Walk to school in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +2.7 pts higher in Bourke - Brewarrina

60.7% 39th pct 58.0% 36th pct

Walk to a park in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +7.0 pts higher in Bourke - Brewarrina

72.6% 24th pct 65.6% 21st pct

Walk to health in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +1.8 pts higher in Narromine

56.1% 59th pct 58.0% 60th pct

Amenities/1k in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +23.8 more in Bourke - Brewarrina

38.2 86th pct 14.4 51st pct

Intersections/km² in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine even

0 0th pct 0 1st pct

Mean slope in Bourke - Brewarrina in Narromine +0.1 pts higher in Bourke - Brewarrina

2.3% 0th pct 2.2% 0th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bourke - Brewarrina vs Narromine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/105011092/bourke-brewarrina/vs/105031105/narromine