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Singleton vs Rutherford (South) - Telarah

Name: Singleton vs Rutherford (South) - Telarah — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 36 km apart · Singleton profile · Rutherford (South) - Telarah profile

Singleton Rutherford (South) - Telarah

Singleton and Rutherford (South) - Telarah are nearby areas in New South Wales with very different financial and transport profiles. Singleton is wealthier, with a typical household income of $1,935 a week and 25% of households earning $3,000 or more. In contrast, Rutherford (South) - Telarah has a typical household income of $1,470 and only 11.5% of homes earn $3,000 or more weekly. Transport varies wildly; Rutherford (South) - Telarah has far more public transport departures per 1,000 people (1,051.3 compared to 191.5 in Singleton) and more homes within walking distance of groceries (58.7% versus 35.1%).

Everyday life looks similar in other ways, as both areas have a typical resident age of 34 and nearly identical shares of children under 15. They also share similar levels of English proficiency and language diversity. However, Rutherford (South) - Telarah is growing much faster, with a 16.4% population increase since 2021 compared to just 1.5% in Singleton. While Singleton has higher typical incomes, Rutherford (South) - Telarah offers more walkable amenities per 1,000 residents.

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Where they differ most

Population: 9,042 larger in Singleton Unemployment: 2.3 pts higher in Rutherford (South) - Telarah Full-time: 5.8 pts higher in Singleton Volunteering: 5.4 pts higher in Singleton Family income: $493 higher in Singleton

Demographics & Identity

Population in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +9,042 larger in Singleton

17,018 83rd pct 7,976 40th pct

Median age in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah even

34 yrs 14th pct 34 yrs 14th pct

Age structure

26.8% Young adults (25–44) +3.2 pts ▸ 30.0%

23.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.6 pts 22.3%

20.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.2 pts 20.7%

14.0% Seniors (65+) +0.5 pts ▸ 14.4%

14.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.8 pts 12.5%

Marital status

44.1% Married ◂ +6.3 pts 37.8%

39.5% Never married +3.6 pts ▸ 43.0%

8.3% Divorced +1.6 pts ▸ 9.9%

4.8% Widowed ◂ +0.1 pts 4.8%

3.3% Separated +1.2 pts ▸ 4.5%

Age & sex structure

Singleton Rutherford (South) - Telarah

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

85.4% Australia +1.9 pts ▸ 87.2%

2.1% New Zealand ◂ +1.1 pts 1.0%

1.5% England ◂ +0.3 pts 1.2%

1.1% Philippines ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

0.5% India +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% South Africa ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.3% China ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

45.5% Australian ◂ +2.4 pts 43.1%

42.0% English even 42.0%

10.6% Irish +0.2 pts ▸ 10.7%

10.1% Scottish even 10.1%

4.8% German ◂ +0.5 pts 4.3%

1.5% Italian +0.4 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.4% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

1.4% Filipino ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

0.6% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.7% Chinese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.2% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

90.3% English only ◂ +0.1 pts 90.2%

0.1% Punjabi +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.3% Mandarin even 0.3%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Hindi even 0.2%

0.0% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Italian even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

55.0% Christianity ◂ +5.0 pts 50.0%

36.7% No religion +4.8 pts ▸ 41.5%

6.5% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 6.6%

0.3% Other religions +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.7% Buddhism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.4% Hinduism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.3% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +3 more in Singleton

6 71st pct 3 43rd pct

Schools/1k kids in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +0.13 more in Rutherford (South) - Telarah

1.68 38th pct 1.82 43rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +8 more in Rutherford (South) - Telarah

6 12th pct 14 37th pct

Students in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +2,384 more in Singleton

3,530 85th pct 1,146 42nd pct

Avg size in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +206 larger in Singleton

588 71st pct 382 44th pct

ICSEA in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah even

941 15th pct 939 15th pct

Highest year of school

39.1% Year 12 ◂ +3.4 pts 35.8%

33.1% Year 10 +0.8 pts ▸ 33.9%

11.9% Year 9 or below +3.7 pts ▸ 15.6%

9.3% Year 11 ◂ +1.1 pts 8.3%

Highest qualification level

47.0% Certificate III / IV +1.1 pts ▸ 48.2%

14.3% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.7 pts 12.6%

12.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.4 pts ▸ 13.0%

3.1% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 3.3%

3.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.0 pts 2.2%

1.9% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.1 pts 1.8%

Field of qualification

27.9% Engineering & related ◂ +8.9 pts 19.0%

17.6% Management & commerce ◂ +1.0 pts 16.5%

9.2% Society & culture +3.0 pts ▸ 12.2%

8.4% Health +1.8 pts ▸ 10.2%

6.2% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.6 pts ▸ 7.8%

6.4% Education ◂ +0.8 pts 5.6%

3.8% Architecture & building +1.8 pts ▸ 5.6%

1.6% Creative arts +0.5 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.7% Agriculture & environment +0.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.2% Natural & physical sciences +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.8% Information technology +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +$99 higher in Singleton

$823 54th pct $724 33rd pct

Household income in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +$465 higher in Singleton

$1,935 62nd pct $1,470 33rd pct

Family income in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +$493 higher in Singleton

$2,279 63rd pct $1,786 31st pct

Household income distribution

30.1% $1,500–$2,999 +3.7 pts ▸ 33.8%

22.3% $650–$1,499 +7.0 pts ▸ 29.3%

15.2% Under $650 +2.5 pts ▸ 17.8%

12.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +8.5 pts 4.1%

12.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +5.1 pts 7.4%

Personal income distribution

37.9% Under $650 +4.2 pts ▸ 42.2%

29.6% $650–$1,499 +6.3 pts ▸ 35.9%

19.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.4 pts 13.2%

5.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.2 pts 1.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.2% Mental health +5.4 pts ▸ 15.7%

9.3% Asthma +3.3 pts ▸ 12.6%

10.0% Arthritis +0.8 pts ▸ 10.8%

8.0% Other condition +0.9 pts ▸ 8.8%

4.8% Diabetes +1.2 pts ▸ 6.1%

3.7% Heart disease +0.9 pts ▸ 4.6%

1.8% Lung condition +1.0 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.4% Cancer +0.2 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.9% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

61.1% None ◂ +7.1 pts 54.0%

20.2% One condition +3.2 pts ▸ 23.4%

6.1% Two conditions +2.0 pts ▸ 8.1%

3.6% Three or more +1.6 pts ▸ 5.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +571 larger in Singleton

1,486 88th pct 915 86th pct

Median age in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah even

21 yrs 21st pct 21 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +$92 higher in Singleton

$686 59th pct $594 42nd pct

Household income in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +$309 higher in Singleton

$1,888 61st pct $1,579 43rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +0.1 larger in Singleton

2.6 57th pct 2.5 43rd pct

Family composition

59.1% Couples with children ◂ +9.3 pts 49.7%

24.4% Couples without children +1.5 pts ▸ 25.9%

15.5% One-parent families +7.2 pts ▸ 22.7%

1.0% Other families +0.8 pts ▸ 1.7%

Household size

32.7% 2 people +0.8 pts ▸ 33.5%

25.3% 1 person +1.1 pts ▸ 26.5%

15.1% 3 people +2.6 pts ▸ 17.7%

15.5% 4 people ◂ +2.3 pts 13.3%

7.6% 5 people ◂ +1.5 pts 6.0%

3.7% 6 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 3.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah even

$330 36th pct $330 36th pct

Mortgage in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +$113 higher in Singleton

$1,760 45th pct $1,647 37th pct

People / bedroom in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah even

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

39.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +1.5 pts 38.3%

28.8% Rented +4.6 pts ▸ 33.4%

29.0% Owned outright ◂ +3.8 pts 25.2%

1.2% Other tenure +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.2% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

Types of homes

84.5% Separate house +4.3 pts ▸ 88.8%

10.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.7 pts 8.5%

3.8% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.2 pts 2.6%

1.4% Other dwelling ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

39.4% 3 bedrooms +11.3 pts ▸ 50.7%

36.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +9.9 pts 26.8%

11.9% 2 bedrooms +2.4 pts ▸ 14.3%

7.7% 5 or more ◂ +3.8 pts 3.9%

3.0% 1 bedroom even 3.0%

0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

41.9% $350–$549 +0.7 pts ▸ 42.5%

39.8% $200–$349 ◂ +0.4 pts 39.4%

12.2% Under $200 +2.2 pts ▸ 14.4%

2.9% $550–$749 ◂ +2.4 pts 0.5%

0.5% $750 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.0% $1,000–$1,799 +9.9 pts ▸ 45.9%

36.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +5.9 pts 30.2%

12.3% Under $1,000 +1.6 pts ▸ 13.9%

9.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.1 pts 5.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +11 more in Rutherford (South) - Telarah

66 71st pct 77 78th pct

Stops/1k in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +5.78 more in Rutherford (South) - Telarah

3.88 43rd pct 9.65 87th pct

Departures/1k in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +859.8 more in Rutherford (South) - Telarah

191.5 25th pct 1,051.3 59th pct

PT routes in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +5 more in Singleton

12 71st pct 7 48th pct

Stop walk in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +21 longer in Rutherford (South) - Telarah

7 61st pct 28 86th pct

Drive to city in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +10 longer in Singleton

123 93rd pct 113 91st pct

How people get to work

61.6% Car (driver) +0.8 pts ▸ 62.5%

10.2% Worked at home +1.4 pts ▸ 11.6%

5.1% Walked ◂ +3.7 pts 1.4%

3.9% Car (passenger) +0.4 pts ▸ 4.3%

0.2% Bus +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Train +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Bicycle even 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

40.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.1 pts 38.3%

30.5% 1 vehicle +4.2 pts ▸ 34.7%

15.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.6 pts 13.0%

8.9% 4 or more ◂ +2.3 pts 6.6%

4.6% No vehicle +2.8 pts ▸ 7.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

22.4% Mining ◂ +15.9 pts 6.5%

9.2% Health care & social assistance +6.9 pts ▸ 16.1%

8.1% Retail trade +2.9 pts ▸ 11.0%

6.7% Construction +2.3 pts ▸ 9.0%

8.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +4.1 pts 4.5%

7.3% Accommodation & food even 7.3%

4.0% Manufacturing +3.2 pts ▸ 7.1%

5.6% Education & training +0.2 pts ▸ 5.9%

4.4% Other services +0.6 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.7% Administrative & support even 4.7%

2.7% Transport & warehousing +1.9 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.8% Professional & technical +0.9 pts ▸ 3.7%

Occupations people work in

17.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.3 pts 17.4%

16.4% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +4.7 pts 11.7%

15.0% Community & personal service ◂ +0.2 pts 14.8%

9.7% Labourers +3.8 pts ▸ 13.4%

12.0% Professionals +0.3 pts ▸ 12.3%

10.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.1 pts 10.5%

8.2% Sales workers +1.3 pts ▸ 9.5%

8.7% Managers ◂ +0.4 pts 8.3%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +1 higher in Singleton

3 29th pct 2 14th pct

IRSD decile in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +2 higher in Singleton

4 36th pct 2 14th pct

IER decile in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +3 higher in Singleton

6 57th pct 3 29th pct

IEO decile in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +1 higher in Singleton

2 14th pct 1 0th pct

IRSAD score in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +55 higher in Singleton

948 29th pct 893 11th pct

ERP in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +8,030 higher in Singleton

17,396 79th pct 9,366 45th pct

Growth in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +14.9 pts higher in Rutherford (South) - Telarah

1.5% 23rd pct 16.4% 88th pct

Businesses in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +360 higher in Singleton

1,108 61st pct 748 40th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +56 higher in Rutherford (South) - Telarah

783 43rd pct 838 48th pct

Max temp in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +0.8 higher in Singleton

25.9 74th pct 25.2 66th pct

Min temp in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +0.3 higher in Rutherford (South) - Telarah

11.2 41st pct 11.5 46th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +0.8 higher in Rutherford (South) - Telarah

4.3 33rd pct 5.0 44th pct

Types ≤15 min in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +1.0 more in Rutherford (South) - Telarah

4.0 31st pct 5.0 46th pct

15-min city in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +18.0 pts higher in Rutherford (South) - Telarah

39.9% 29th pct 57.9% 44th pct

Walk to shops in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +23.5 pts higher in Rutherford (South) - Telarah

35.1% 25th pct 58.7% 46th pct

Walk to transit in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +11.6 pts higher in Singleton

81.5% 40th pct 69.9% 33rd pct

Walk to school in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +14.2 pts higher in Rutherford (South) - Telarah

53.1% 33rd pct 67.3% 44th pct

Walk to a park in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +11.8 pts higher in Singleton

85.1% 32nd pct 73.3% 24th pct

Walk to health in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +16.4 pts higher in Rutherford (South) - Telarah

34.2% 39th pct 50.7% 54th pct

Amenities/1k in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +8.2 more in Rutherford (South) - Telarah

10.7 28th pct 18.9 71st pct

Intersections/km² in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +17 higher in Rutherford (South) - Telarah

10 24th pct 27 32nd pct

Mean slope in Singleton in Rutherford (South) - Telarah +1.9 pts higher in Rutherford (South) - Telarah

4.5% 35th pct 6.4% 67th pct

Compare Singleton with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Singleton vs Rutherford (South) - Telarah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/106011112/singleton/vs/106021616/rutherford-telarah