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Anna Bay vs Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah

Name: Anna Bay vs Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 15 km apart · Anna Bay profile · Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah profile

Anna Bay Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah

Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah and Anna Bay are two nearby areas with very different populations. Anna Bay is far older, with a typical resident aged 52 and 30.8% of people aged 65 or over, compared to 40 years and 18.3% in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah. This is consistent with Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah having more children, where 21.0% are under 15. People in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah also have higher typical household incomes, at $1,763 a week compared to $1,283 in Anna Bay, and more adults are working or looking for work (60.7% versus 49.4%).

These two areas have tracked in opposite directions since 2011, with many of the gaps between them widening. For example, the age difference has grown from 4 years to 12 years, and the gap in outright home ownership has increased to 17 points in Anna Bay. Despite this, they share a similar feel in other ways; both have almost the same percentage of people who use another language at home (about 3%) and the same typical weekly rent of $400.

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Where they differ most

Population: 8,571 larger in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah Median age: 12 yrs older in Anna Bay Owned outright: 16.7 pts higher in Anna Bay Under 15: 6.4 pts higher in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah Unpaid child care: 8.0 pts higher in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah

Demographics & Identity

Population in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +8,571 larger in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah gap widening

6,449 31st pct 15,020 76th pct

Median age in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +12 yrs older in Anna Bay gap widening

52 yrs 93rd pct 40 yrs 52nd pct

Age structure

30.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +12.4 pts 18.3%

28.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.4 pts 26.4%

15.8% Young adults (25–44) +7.0 pts ▸ 22.8%

14.5% Children (0–14) +6.4 pts ▸ 21.0%

9.9% Youth (15–24) +1.8 pts ▸ 11.7%

Marital status

52.3% Married ◂ +0.9 pts 51.4%

26.5% Never married +4.9 pts ▸ 31.4%

11.1% Divorced ◂ +1.8 pts 9.3%

6.7% Widowed ◂ +2.3 pts 4.4%

3.3% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Anna Bay Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

80.0% Australia +6.5 pts ▸ 86.6%

5.5% England ◂ +2.3 pts 3.2%

1.7% New Zealand ◂ +0.7 pts 1.0%

0.6% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.4% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.2% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% India +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

38.6% Australian +8.4 pts ▸ 47.0%

46.5% English ◂ +3.2 pts 43.3%

13.4% Scottish ◂ +2.7 pts 10.6%

11.6% Irish ◂ +1.7 pts 10.0%

4.6% German ◂ +0.5 pts 4.1%

2.3% Italian ◂ +0.5 pts 1.8%

1.8% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.5% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Chinese even 0.6%

0.3% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Indian even 0.3%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

91.5% English only +1.1 pts ▸ 92.6%

0.4% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.1% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Tagalog even 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

51.6% Christianity +0.3 pts ▸ 51.8%

40.6% No religion +0.4 pts ▸ 41.0%

6.7% Not stated ◂ +1.0 pts 5.7%

0.6% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Hinduism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +4 more in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah

2 14th pct 6 71st pct

Schools/1k kids in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +0.23 more in Anna Bay

2.14 52nd pct 1.91 45th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +4 more in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah

7 14th pct 11 29th pct

Students in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +2,310 more in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah

339 11th pct 2,649 74th pct

Avg size in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +272 larger in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah

170 17th pct 442 53rd pct

ICSEA in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +35 higher in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah

964 25th pct 998 42nd pct

Highest year of school

40.2% Year 12 +1.2 pts ▸ 41.4%

33.7% Year 10 ◂ +0.7 pts 33.0%

12.1% Year 9 or below +0.3 pts ▸ 12.4%

6.8% Year 11 +1.0 pts ▸ 7.8%

Highest qualification level

39.8% Certificate III / IV +5.0 pts ▸ 44.8%

16.3% Advanced diploma / diploma even 16.3%

15.9% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.9 pts 14.9%

4.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.7 pts 3.5%

1.8% Certificate I / II +1.0 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.2 pts ▸ 2.5%

Field of qualification

18.5% Engineering & related +4.8 pts ▸ 23.3%

16.6% Management & commerce +0.4 pts ▸ 17.1%

9.4% Society & culture +1.1 pts ▸ 10.5%

9.3% Health +0.8 pts ▸ 10.1%

8.7% Architecture & building ◂ +2.0 pts 6.7%

8.4% Education ◂ +1.3 pts 7.1%

5.4% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.2 pts ▸ 5.6%

2.8% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.9 pts 1.9%

2.6% Creative arts ◂ +0.8 pts 1.8%

2.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.5 pts 1.6%

1.1% Information technology +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +$125 higher in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah gap widening

$627 16th pct $752 39th pct

Household income in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +$480 higher in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah gap widening

$1,283 20th pct $1,763 51st pct

Family income in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +$450 higher in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah gap widening

$1,569 18th pct $2,019 46th pct

Household income distribution

34.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +7.8 pts 26.2%

24.9% $1,500–$2,999 +6.9 pts ▸ 31.9%

20.6% Under $650 ◂ +7.1 pts 13.5%

7.5% $3,000–$3,999 +4.4 pts ▸ 11.8%

6.4% $4,000 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 8.2%

Personal income distribution

48.1% Under $650 ◂ +6.1 pts 42.0%

29.8% $650–$1,499 +1.9 pts ▸ 31.7%

12.8% $1,500–$2,999 +4.9 pts ▸ 17.8%

2.4% $3,000 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 2.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

15.4% Arthritis ◂ +3.8 pts 11.6%

10.0% Mental health +1.7 pts ▸ 11.7%

8.0% Asthma +2.4 pts ▸ 10.4%

8.6% Other condition +1.0 pts ▸ 9.6%

6.4% Diabetes ◂ +0.7 pts 5.7%

6.3% Heart disease ◂ +1.6 pts 4.7%

4.9% Cancer ◂ +1.7 pts 3.3%

2.6% Lung condition ◂ +0.5 pts 2.1%

1.4% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

0.6% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

55.2% None +3.1 pts ▸ 58.3%

22.3% One condition even 22.3%

9.2% Two conditions ◂ +1.1 pts 8.1%

4.6% Three or more ◂ +0.6 pts 4.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +884 larger in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah

255 61st pct 1,139 87th pct

Median age in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +3 yrs older in Anna Bay

24 yrs 43rd pct 21 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +$13 higher in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah

$673 57th pct $686 59th pct

Household income in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +$471 higher in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah

$1,658 48th pct $2,129 74th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +0.4 larger in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah gap widening

2.4 36th pct 2.8 79th pct

Family composition

48.6% Couples with children +10.1 pts ▸ 58.7%

38.3% Couples without children ◂ +11.2 pts 27.1%

12.5% One-parent families +1.2 pts ▸ 13.8%

0.7% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

Household size

42.9% 2 people ◂ +7.4 pts 35.5%

25.4% 1 person ◂ +6.6 pts 18.9%

11.9% 3 people +4.5 pts ▸ 16.4%

11.7% 4 people +4.4 pts ▸ 16.2%

5.3% 5 people +3.3 pts ▸ 8.5%

2.5% 6 or more +2.1 pts ▸ 4.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah even gap narrowing

$400 62nd pct $400 62nd pct

Mortgage in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +$58 higher in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah gap narrowing

$1,842 50th pct $1,900 54th pct

People / bedroom in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +0.10 higher in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah gap widening

0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

52.2% Owned outright ◂ +16.7 pts 35.6%

28.2% Owned with a mortgage +13.3 pts ▸ 41.5%

16.4% Rented +4.2 pts ▸ 20.6%

2.2% Other tenure ◂ +1.2 pts 1.1%

0.8% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

Types of homes

86.1% Separate house +9.9 pts ▸ 96.0%

11.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +9.1 pts 2.0%

1.6% Other dwelling even 1.6%

0.3% Flat or apartment +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

25.8% 4 bedrooms +19.4 pts ▸ 45.3%

40.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +10.4 pts 30.5%

22.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +12.6 pts 9.5%

8.0% 5 or more +2.8 pts ▸ 10.8%

2.4% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.1 pts 2.3%

0.2% Studio / none +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%

Weekly rent distribution

55.6% $350–$549 ◂ +7.7 pts 47.9%

21.1% $200–$349 +7.0 pts ▸ 28.1%

6.3% $550–$749 +6.3 pts ▸ 12.6%

10.2% Under $200 ◂ +5.1 pts 5.1%

0.7% $750 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 1.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.8% $1,800–$2,999 +0.6 pts ▸ 37.4%

28.4% $1,000–$1,799 +1.1 pts ▸ 29.5%

17.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.4 pts 14.7%

12.4% $3,000 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 13.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +91 more in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah

95 86th pct 186 93rd pct

Stops/1k in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +2.35 more in Anna Bay

14.73 90th pct 12.38 89th pct

Departures/1k in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +72.8 more in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah

1,247.5 66th pct 1,320.2 68th pct

PT routes in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +6 more in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah

4 29th pct 10 62nd pct

Stop walk in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +6 longer in Anna Bay

33 87th pct 27 85th pct

Drive to city in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +7 longer in Anna Bay

125 93rd pct 118 92nd pct

How people get to work

54.2% Car (driver) +1.5 pts ▸ 55.7%

19.2% Worked at home +0.6 pts ▸ 19.7%

3.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.5 pts 3.0%

1.8% Walked ◂ +0.5 pts 1.3%

0.6% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.3% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

38.7% 2 vehicles +2.1 pts ▸ 40.8%

38.3% 1 vehicle ◂ +11.9 pts 26.5%

12.6% 3 vehicles +5.3 pts ▸ 17.9%

8.2% 4 or more +4.7 pts ▸ 13.0%

2.2% No vehicle ◂ +0.3 pts 1.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.5% Construction ◂ +4.3 pts 11.2%

13.8% Health care & social assistance +0.1 pts ▸ 13.9%

6.1% Public administration & safety +5.3 pts ▸ 11.4%

10.8% Retail trade ◂ +2.3 pts 8.5%

9.0% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.8 pts 7.2%

8.9% Education & training ◂ +2.4 pts 6.5%

5.2% Manufacturing +2.0 pts ▸ 7.1%

5.7% Professional & technical ◂ +0.8 pts 5.0%

3.7% Transport & warehousing +1.4 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.3% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.3% Administrative & support +0.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.5% Wholesale trade +1.0 pts ▸ 2.6%

Occupations people work in

19.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.4 pts 18.6%

16.1% Professionals ◂ +1.5 pts 14.7%

13.9% Community & personal service ◂ +0.5 pts 13.5%

11.9% Clerical & administrative +1.3 pts ▸ 13.3%

11.4% Managers ◂ +0.5 pts 10.9%

9.7% Labourers +0.6 pts ▸ 10.3%

9.8% Sales workers ◂ +1.1 pts 8.7%

6.0% Machinery operators & drivers +2.2 pts ▸ 8.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah even

4 36th pct 4 36th pct

IRSD decile in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah even

5 43rd pct 5 43rd pct

IER decile in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +2 higher in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah

6 57th pct 8 71st pct

IEO decile in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +1 higher in Anna Bay

4 36th pct 3 29th pct

IRSAD score in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +6 higher in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah

967 37th pct 973 40th pct

ERP in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +10,310 higher in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah

6,868 31st pct 17,178 79th pct

Growth in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +6.8 pts higher in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah

7.2% 70th pct 14.0% 87th pct

Businesses in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +505 higher in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah

462 23rd pct 967 54th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +76 higher in Anna Bay

1,260 78th pct 1,184 74th pct

Max temp in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +0.4 higher in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah

23.5 48th pct 24.0 53rd pct

Min temp in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +0.9 higher in Anna Bay

13.8 72nd pct 12.9 63rd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +1.1 higher in Anna Bay

4.0 29th pct 2.9 19th pct

Types ≤15 min in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +0.7 more in Anna Bay

3.5 25th pct 2.8 17th pct

15-min city in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +12.9 pts higher in Anna Bay

37.4% 27th pct 24.6% 16th pct

Walk to shops in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +9.9 pts higher in Anna Bay

36.6% 26th pct 26.6% 18th pct

Walk to transit in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +25.3 pts higher in Anna Bay

85.3% 42nd pct 60.0% 28th pct

Walk to school in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +4.7 pts higher in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah

30.1% 16th pct 34.8% 20th pct

Walk to a park in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +18.3 pts higher in Anna Bay

75.4% 25th pct 57.1% 17th pct

Walk to health in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +36.1 pts higher in Anna Bay

36.1% 41st pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +6.5 more in Anna Bay

24.3 80th pct 17.8 67th pct

Intersections/km² in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah +7 higher in Anna Bay

12 26th pct 5 18th pct

Mean slope in Anna Bay in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah even

5.3% 51st pct 5.3% 51st pct

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Compare Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Anna Bay vs Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/106031119/anna-bay/vs/106031125/williamtown-medowie-karuah