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Wentworth - Buronga vs Red Cliffs
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 25 km apart · Wentworth - Buronga profile · Red Cliffs profile
Wentworth - Buronga Red Cliffs
Wentworth - Buronga and Red Cliffs are nearby regional areas with several distinct differences. Red Cliffs has a much higher share of recent overseas arrivals at 25.3% and a higher First Nations Year 12 completion rate of 31.4%. In contrast, Wentworth - Buronga has a well higher Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population at 9.1% and a higher proportion of people aged 65 and over at 21.1%. Access to services varies, with Red Cliffs having a far higher share of homes within a 15 minute walk of health services, while Wentworth - Buronga has far more public transport routes.
Since 2011, the two areas have drifted apart in some key ways. The gap in recent overseas arrivals has widened significantly, and the difference in the number of older residents has also grown. Despite this, they remain very similar in many ways, with almost identical shares of children under 15 and typical weekly household incomes around $1,300. Both areas also have a similar share of residents who have completed Year 12, sitting at about 35%.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 5,769
- First area, 2016: 5,967
- First area, 2021: 6,511
- Second area, 2011: 5,405
- Second area, 2016: 5,879
- Second area, 2021: 6,138
- First area, 2011: 41 yrs
- First area, 2016: 44 yrs
- First area, 2021: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 41 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Wentworth - Buronga: 0.7% males, 1.2% females; 85+ in Red Cliffs: 0.9% males, 1.6% females
- 80–84 in Wentworth - Buronga: 1.4% males, 1.1% females; 80–84 in Red Cliffs: 1.1% males, 1.2% females
- 75–79 in Wentworth - Buronga: 2.0% males, 1.9% females; 75–79 in Red Cliffs: 1.6% males, 1.4% females
- 70–74 in Wentworth - Buronga: 3.4% males, 2.8% females; 70–74 in Red Cliffs: 2.2% males, 2.3% females
- 65–69 in Wentworth - Buronga: 3.4% males, 3.2% females; 65–69 in Red Cliffs: 2.9% males, 2.7% females
- 60–64 in Wentworth - Buronga: 3.3% males, 3.4% females; 60–64 in Red Cliffs: 4.0% males, 3.7% females
- 55–59 in Wentworth - Buronga: 3.8% males, 3.4% females; 55–59 in Red Cliffs: 3.7% males, 3.4% females
- 50–54 in Wentworth - Buronga: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 50–54 in Red Cliffs: 3.6% males, 3.4% females
- 45–49 in Wentworth - Buronga: 3.3% males, 3.4% females; 45–49 in Red Cliffs: 3.0% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in Wentworth - Buronga: 2.8% males, 2.4% females; 40–44 in Red Cliffs: 3.0% males, 2.8% females
- 35–39 in Wentworth - Buronga: 2.7% males, 3.1% females; 35–39 in Red Cliffs: 3.2% males, 3.1% females
- 30–34 in Wentworth - Buronga: 2.7% males, 2.9% females; 30–34 in Red Cliffs: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 25–29 in Wentworth - Buronga: 2.5% males, 2.7% females; 25–29 in Red Cliffs: 2.9% males, 3.1% females
- 20–24 in Wentworth - Buronga: 2.5% males, 2.3% females; 20–24 in Red Cliffs: 3.0% males, 2.6% females
- 15–19 in Wentworth - Buronga: 3.3% males, 2.7% females; 15–19 in Red Cliffs: 2.8% males, 3.2% females
- 10–14 in Wentworth - Buronga: 3.3% males, 3.2% females; 10–14 in Red Cliffs: 3.6% males, 3.2% females
- 5–9 in Wentworth - Buronga: 3.8% males, 2.8% females; 5–9 in Red Cliffs: 3.4% males, 3.1% females
- 0–4 in Wentworth - Buronga: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 0–4 in Red Cliffs: 2.8% males, 2.5% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $465
- First area, 2016: $543
- First area, 2021: $708
- Second area, 2011: $426
- Second area, 2016: $542
- Second area, 2021: $680
- First area, 2011: $892
- First area, 2016: $1,052
- First area, 2021: $1,386
- Second area, 2011: $853
- Second area, 2016: $1,083
- Second area, 2021: $1,346
- First area, 2011: $1,109
- First area, 2016: $1,309
- First area, 2021: $1,761
- Second area, 2011: $1,060
- Second area, 2016: $1,337
- Second area, 2021: $1,682
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $150
- First area, 2016: $170
- First area, 2021: $200
- Second area, 2011: $150
- Second area, 2016: $190
- Second area, 2021: $240
- First area, 2011: $1,200
- First area, 2016: $1,200
- First area, 2021: $1,300
- Second area, 2011: $1,083
- Second area, 2016: $1,083
- Second area, 2021: $1,083
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Wentworth - Buronga vs Red Cliffs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/109021178/wentworth-buronga/vs/215021399/red-cliffs