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Nyngan - Warren vs Walgett - Lightning Ridge

Name: Nyngan - Warren vs Walgett - Lightning Ridge — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 217 km apart · Nyngan - Warren profile · Walgett - Lightning Ridge profile

Nyngan - Warren Walgett - Lightning Ridge

Walgett - Lightning Ridge and Nyngan - Warren are both large, sparsely populated areas in New South Wales. Nyngan - Warren has a more affluent profile, with a typical household income of $1,347 a week compared to $991 in Walgett - Lightning Ridge. It also has far more separate houses (90.7% versus 76.5%) and a higher share of larger homes with three or more bedrooms. Walgett - Lightning Ridge has a higher Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population at 22.6% and more homes within a 15-minute walk of a park.

Since 2011, the gaps between the two areas have generally widened, particularly regarding income and employment. Both places share a typical resident age of 44 and have similar proportions of children and retirees. They also both have very low levels of education and job skills compared to most other areas. While both are well above the national figure for First Nations residents, the typical First Nations person in Walgett - Lightning Ridge is noticeably older at 30, compared to 24 in Nyngan - Warren.

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Where they differ most

Participation: 16.4 pts higher in Nyngan - Warren 3+ bedrooms: 15.8 pts higher in Nyngan - Warren Separate houses: 14.2 pts higher in Nyngan - Warren PT commute: 2.4 pts higher in Nyngan - Warren Recent arrivals: 11.2 pts higher in Nyngan - Warren

Demographics & Identity

Population in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +943 larger in Walgett - Lightning Ridge gap narrowing

4,591 20th pct 5,534 26th pct

Median age in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge even gap narrowing

44 yrs 75th pct 44 yrs 75th pct

Age structure

27.0% Older adults (45–64) +1.1 pts ▸ 28.1%

22.7% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.0 pts 21.7%

20.6% Young adults (25–44) +1.4 pts ▸ 22.0%

18.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.3 pts 18.5%

11.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.6 pts 9.6%

Marital status

43.9% Married ◂ +8.7 pts 35.2%

35.5% Never married +7.0 pts ▸ 42.5%

7.8% Divorced +2.9 pts ▸ 10.7%

9.2% Widowed ◂ +2.9 pts 6.3%

3.8% Separated +1.5 pts ▸ 5.2%

Age & sex structure

Nyngan - Warren Walgett - Lightning Ridge

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

83.7% Australia ◂ +18.3 pts 65.4%

0.8% England +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.8% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.6% Philippines even 0.6%

0.4% India +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.3% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

43.6% Australian ◂ +15.4 pts 28.2%

36.5% English ◂ +12.3 pts 24.2%

12.3% Irish ◂ +4.6 pts 7.7%

7.9% Scottish ◂ +1.0 pts 6.9%

2.2% German +1.0 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.5% Filipino +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.8% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.4% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Chinese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.1% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

87.1% English only ◂ +18.1 pts 69.0%

0.2% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%

0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

66.2% Christianity ◂ +24.1 pts 42.1%

22.0% No religion +7.7 pts ▸ 29.7%

10.3% Not stated +16.3 pts ▸ 26.6%

0.6% Hinduism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.5% Islam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.4% Buddhism even 0.4%

0.1% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +1 more in Walgett - Lightning Ridge

8 87th pct 9 88th pct

Schools/1k kids in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +0.46 more in Nyngan - Warren

9.23 97th pct 8.77 96th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +2 more in Walgett - Lightning Ridge

8 18th pct 10 25th pct

Students in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +16 more in Walgett - Lightning Ridge

779 29th pct 795 30th pct

Avg size in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +9 larger in Nyngan - Warren

97 8th pct 88 6th pct

ICSEA in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +84 higher in Nyngan - Warren

860 4th pct 776 0th pct

Highest year of school

36.8% Year 12 ◂ +7.2 pts 29.5%

30.0% Year 10 ◂ +7.5 pts 22.5%

14.6% Year 9 or below +1.1 pts ▸ 15.7%

6.2% Year 11 ◂ +0.9 pts 5.4%

Highest qualification level

32.1% Certificate III / IV ◂ +9.7 pts 22.4%

16.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.2 pts 12.0%

11.6% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.4 pts 10.2%

3.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.7 pts 1.3%

2.2% Certificate I / II +0.6 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.3 pts 1.5%

Field of qualification

15.5% Engineering & related ◂ +6.7 pts 8.9%

10.5% Education ◂ +3.2 pts 7.2%

10.4% Management & commerce ◂ +2.1 pts 8.2%

8.6% Health ◂ +1.4 pts 7.2%

8.2% Society & culture ◂ +0.8 pts 7.5%

7.8% Agriculture & environment ◂ +3.5 pts 4.3%

3.8% Architecture & building ◂ +0.2 pts 3.6%

3.8% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.6 pts 3.2%

1.4% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%

0.9% Creative arts +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.4% Information technology ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Income

Personal income in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +$203 higher in Nyngan - Warren gap widening

$750 39th pct $547 8th pct

Household income in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +$356 higher in Nyngan - Warren gap widening

$1,347 25th pct $991 2nd pct

Family income in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +$463 higher in Nyngan - Warren gap widening

$1,816 32nd pct $1,353 8th pct

Household income distribution

27.6% $650–$1,499 +4.1 pts ▸ 31.7%

19.9% Under $650 +8.8 pts ▸ 28.8%

25.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.9 pts 20.0%

7.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.0 pts 5.0%

6.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.2 pts 4.6%

Personal income distribution

38.9% Under $650 +1.6 pts ▸ 40.5%

30.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +9.3 pts 21.3%

14.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.3 pts 9.1%

3.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 2.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.2% Arthritis ◂ +0.5 pts 9.7%

9.6% Asthma ◂ +2.4 pts 7.2%

6.6% Mental health ◂ +0.3 pts 6.3%

5.9% Diabetes +0.4 pts ▸ 6.2%

5.6% Heart disease ◂ +0.7 pts 5.0%

4.7% Other condition +0.9 pts ▸ 5.6%

3.4% Cancer ◂ +0.8 pts 2.6%

2.7% Lung condition +0.5 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.2% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%

0.8% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.1% None ◂ +12.3 pts 45.8%

18.0% One condition ◂ +1.9 pts 16.0%

7.4% Two conditions ◂ +1.1 pts 6.3%

4.1% Three or more ◂ +0.1 pts 4.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +451 larger in Walgett - Lightning Ridge

801 86th pct 1,252 87th pct

Median age in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +6 yrs older in Walgett - Lightning Ridge

24 yrs 43rd pct 30 yrs 86th pct

Median income in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +$201 higher in Nyngan - Warren

$645 52nd pct $444 10th pct

Household income in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +$312 higher in Nyngan - Warren

$1,260 20th pct $948 3rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +0.2 larger in Nyngan - Warren gap widening

2.4 36th pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

52.4% Couples with children ◂ +10.4 pts 42.0%

30.9% Couples without children +2.4 pts ▸ 33.2%

14.9% One-parent families +8.2 pts ▸ 23.1%

1.7% Other families ◂ +0.3 pts 1.5%

Household size

32.3% 1 person +5.0 pts ▸ 37.3%

34.8% 2 people ◂ +0.6 pts 34.3%

12.2% 3 people ◂ +0.6 pts 11.6%

10.7% 4 people ◂ +2.7 pts 8.0%

6.2% 5 people ◂ +1.3 pts 5.0%

3.5% 6 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 4.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +$21 higher in Nyngan - Warren gap steady

$200 7th pct $179 4th pct

Mortgage in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +$231 higher in Nyngan - Warren gap widening

$1,083 7th pct $852 0th pct

People / bedroom in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +0.10 higher in Walgett - Lightning Ridge gap widening

0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

41.8% Owned outright ◂ +1.0 pts 40.8%

26.0% Rented +5.5 pts ▸ 31.4%

23.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +8.4 pts 14.7%

5.4% Other tenure +4.4 pts ▸ 9.8%

3.4% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 3.6%

Types of homes

90.7% Separate house ◂ +14.2 pts 76.5%

0.5% Other dwelling +12.7 pts ▸ 13.3%

5.7% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.4 pts 3.3%

0.9% Flat or apartment +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

Bedrooms per home

42.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +7.3 pts 34.7%

27.4% 4 bedrooms ◂ +7.2 pts 20.3%

16.3% 2 bedrooms +5.7 pts ▸ 22.0%

3.7% 1 bedroom +7.9 pts ▸ 11.6%

7.3% 5 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 5.9%

0.2% Studio / none +1.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

Weekly rent distribution

41.7% Under $200 +8.9 pts ▸ 50.6%

45.3% $200–$349 ◂ +13.5 pts 31.7%

5.7% $350–$549 ◂ +3.2 pts 2.5%

0.9% $750 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.0% Under $1,000 +10.5 pts ▸ 52.5%

33.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +13.8 pts 19.3%

12.9% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +5.6 pts 7.3%

6.0% $3,000 or more +5.2 pts ▸ 11.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +5 more in Nyngan - Warren

8 16th pct 3 7th pct

Stops/1k in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +1.20 more in Nyngan - Warren

1.74 19th pct 0.54 6th pct

Departures/1k in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +19.5 more in Nyngan - Warren

25.3 15th pct 5.8 4th pct

PT routes in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +5 more in Nyngan - Warren

12 71st pct 7 48th pct

How people get to work

58.4% Car (driver) ◂ +2.0 pts 56.5%

12.7% Worked at home +1.1 pts ▸ 13.8%

6.7% Walked +3.9 pts ▸ 10.6%

5.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.7 pts 5.0%

2.7% Bus ◂ +2.4 pts 0.3%

0.4% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

33.1% 1 vehicle +5.1 pts ▸ 38.2%

35.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.7 pts 33.3%

16.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +4.5 pts 11.6%

9.7% 4 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 8.9%

6.5% No vehicle +1.7 pts ▸ 8.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

27.1% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +0.1 pts 27.1%

10.3% Education & training +3.4 pts ▸ 13.7%

8.4% Health care & social assistance +3.4 pts ▸ 11.8%

7.4% Public administration & safety +2.6 pts ▸ 10.1%

9.5% Mining ◂ +7.8 pts 1.7%

4.8% Accommodation & food +3.2 pts ▸ 8.0%

6.8% Retail trade ◂ +0.4 pts 6.4%

4.4% Construction ◂ +1.1 pts 3.3%

3.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.4 pts 3.0%

1.7% Administrative & support +0.8 pts ▸ 2.5%

2.5% Wholesale trade ◂ +1.3 pts 1.2%

2.4% Other services ◂ +0.3 pts 2.1%

Occupations people work in

23.0% Managers +3.1 pts ▸ 26.2%

9.8% Community & personal service +7.0 pts ▸ 16.8%

14.1% Labourers ◂ +1.3 pts 12.7%

12.0% Professionals +1.5 pts ▸ 13.5%

12.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +5.1 pts 7.3%

12.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +4.2 pts 8.1%

8.9% Clerical & administrative +0.3 pts ▸ 9.2%

4.6% Sales workers ◂ +0.1 pts 4.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +1 higher in Nyngan - Warren

3 29th pct 2 14th pct

IRSD decile in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +2 higher in Nyngan - Warren

3 29th pct 1 0th pct

IER decile in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +3 higher in Nyngan - Warren

4 36th pct 1 0th pct

IEO decile in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge even

3 29th pct 3 29th pct

IRSAD score in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +45 higher in Nyngan - Warren

939 25th pct 894 11th pct

ERP in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +1,166 higher in Walgett - Lightning Ridge

4,542 18th pct 5,708 24th pct

Growth in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +1.1 pts higher in Nyngan - Warren

-1.9% 3rd pct -3.0% 0th pct

Businesses in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +54 higher in Nyngan - Warren

823 45th pct 769 42nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +20 higher in Nyngan - Warren

478 10th pct 457 9th pct

Max temp in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +1.6 higher in Walgett - Lightning Ridge

26.9 83rd pct 28.5 89th pct

Min temp in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +0.6 higher in Walgett - Lightning Ridge

11.7 49th pct 12.3 56th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +0.4 higher in Walgett - Lightning Ridge

4.2 32nd pct 4.6 37th pct

Types ≤15 min in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +0.5 more in Walgett - Lightning Ridge

4.6 40th pct 5.1 48th pct

15-min city in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +9.5 pts higher in Walgett - Lightning Ridge

58.0% 44th pct 67.5% 51st pct

Walk to shops in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +9.7 pts higher in Walgett - Lightning Ridge

53.8% 42nd pct 63.5% 51st pct

Walk to transit in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +3.2 pts higher in Nyngan - Warren

37.5% 20th pct 34.3% 19th pct

Walk to school in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +9.1 pts higher in Walgett - Lightning Ridge

54.1% 33rd pct 63.1% 40th pct

Walk to a park in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +10.2 pts higher in Walgett - Lightning Ridge

63.3% 20th pct 73.5% 25th pct

Walk to health in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +7.7 pts higher in Walgett - Lightning Ridge

53.0% 56th pct 60.7% 62nd pct

Amenities/1k in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +3.7 more in Walgett - Lightning Ridge

27.2 85th pct 30.9 86th pct

Intersections/km² in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Mean slope in Nyngan - Warren in Walgett - Lightning Ridge +0.2 pts higher in Walgett - Lightning Ridge

2.6% 3rd pct 2.8% 7th pct

Compare Nyngan - Warren with nearby areas

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Compare Walgett - Lightning Ridge with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Nyngan - Warren vs Walgett - Lightning Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/105011095/nyngan-warren/vs/105011096/walgett-lightning-ridge