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Moree vs Balonne

Name: Moree vs Balonne — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 210 km apart · Moree profile · Balonne profile

Moree Balonne

Moree and Balonne are both rural areas, but they differ in how their residents live and move. Moree is more developed in terms of accessibility, with 31.7% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 82.2% within 15 minutes of a park, compared to 0.0% and 59.5% in Balonne. Moree also has larger schools, with an average size of 250 students compared to just 86 in Balonne, and a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. In contrast, Balonne has a much stronger volunteering rate at 22.7%, while Moree sits at 13.9%.

Both areas share a very similar typical weekly income, with Moree at $828 and Balonne at $780. They also have almost identical proportions of children under 15 and adults with a bachelor degree. While both are far below the national figure for people who identify as having no religion, this gap has widened since 2011 as Balonne's share rose to 27.5% compared to 22.4% in Moree. Other differences are shifting, such as the gap in home ownership and one-parent families, both of which have narrowed over time.

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Where they differ most

Population: 3,525 larger in Moree Volunteering: 8.8 pts higher in Balonne Participation: 9.8 pts higher in Balonne Work from home: 8.0 pts higher in Balonne Recent arrivals: 8.0 pts higher in Balonne

Demographics & Identity

Population in Moree in Balonne +3,525 larger in Moree gap steady

7,845 40th pct 4,320 18th pct

Median age in Moree in Balonne +2 yrs older in Balonne gap widening

38 yrs 43rd pct 40 yrs 52nd pct

Age structure

24.7% Older adults (45–64) +3.0 pts ▸ 27.6%

26.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.5 pts 23.5%

20.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.5 pts 20.0%

17.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.0 pts 16.6%

11.2% Youth (15–24) +0.7 pts ▸ 11.9%

Marital status

38.7% Married +6.9 pts ▸ 45.6%

42.9% Never married ◂ +4.7 pts 38.2%

7.6% Divorced ◂ +0.4 pts 7.3%

6.6% Widowed ◂ +1.4 pts 5.1%

4.2% Separated ◂ +0.4 pts 3.8%

Age & sex structure

Moree Balonne

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

74.9% Australia +8.3 pts ▸ 83.3%

0.5% England +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.7% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.5% Philippines +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.5% India ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.4% South Africa even 0.4%

0.3% Nepal ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

0.0% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

36.0% Australian +7.6 pts ▸ 43.7%

29.3% English +4.1 pts ▸ 33.4%

8.2% Irish +1.5 pts ▸ 9.7%

6.8% Scottish +2.0 pts ▸ 8.8%

2.4% German +2.7 pts ▸ 5.0%

1.1% Chinese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

0.7% Filipino +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.8% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.4% Dutch +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.7% Indian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

77.6% English only +8.7 pts ▸ 86.3%

0.4% Cantonese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.2% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

0.1% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

56.7% Christianity +4.3 pts ▸ 61.0%

22.4% No religion +5.1 pts ▸ 27.5%

19.0% Not stated ◂ +8.4 pts 10.6%

0.7% Buddhism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.6% Hinduism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.4% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.3% Islam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Moree in Balonne +1 more in Balonne

6 71st pct 7 86th pct

Schools/1k kids in Moree in Balonne +4.39 more in Balonne

3.73 77th pct 8.12 94th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Moree in Balonne +3 more in Balonne

6 12th pct 9 21st pct

Students in Moree in Balonne +897 more in Moree

1,500 51st pct 603 22nd pct

Avg size in Moree in Balonne +164 larger in Moree

250 26th pct 86 6th pct

ICSEA in Moree in Balonne +26 higher in Balonne

845 2nd pct 871 6th pct

Highest year of school

35.6% Year 12 +6.8 pts ▸ 42.4%

25.9% Year 10 +1.0 pts ▸ 26.8%

12.0% Year 9 or below +0.8 pts ▸ 12.8%

6.6% Year 11 +0.1 pts ▸ 6.7%

Highest qualification level

27.6% Certificate III / IV +5.7 pts ▸ 33.3%

16.2% Bachelor degree +2.8 pts ▸ 19.0%

10.9% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.7 pts ▸ 12.6%

2.9% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.5 pts 2.3%

1.8% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.9 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.9% Certificate I / II +0.6 pts ▸ 2.5%

Field of qualification

11.2% Engineering & related +2.6 pts ▸ 13.8%

12.4% Management & commerce ◂ +2.2 pts 10.2%

6.9% Health +3.8 pts ▸ 10.7%

4.1% Agriculture & environment +6.1 pts ▸ 10.2%

7.8% Education +1.7 pts ▸ 9.5%

9.5% Society & culture ◂ +1.3 pts 8.2%

4.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.1 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.0% Architecture & building ◂ +0.4 pts 3.5%

1.1% Creative arts ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

1.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

0.8% Information technology ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

Income

Personal income in Moree in Balonne +$48 higher in Moree gap widening

$828 55th pct $780 45th pct

Household income in Moree in Balonne +$136 higher in Moree gap widening

$1,494 35th pct $1,358 26th pct

Family income in Moree in Balonne +$188 higher in Moree gap widening

$1,892 37th pct $1,704 26th pct

Household income distribution

27.6% $650–$1,499 +3.1 pts ▸ 30.8%

29.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.0 pts 27.2%

17.2% Under $650 +0.6 pts ▸ 17.8%

8.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.3 pts 6.7%

7.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 6.2%

Personal income distribution

32.4% Under $650 +4.8 pts ▸ 37.2%

30.0% $650–$1,499 +3.3 pts ▸ 33.3%

13.9% $1,500–$2,999 even 13.9%

2.9% $3,000 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 3.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.9% Asthma +0.7 pts ▸ 9.7%

7.4% Arthritis +2.1 pts ▸ 9.5%

6.9% Mental health ◂ +0.6 pts 6.3%

5.6% Diabetes +0.2 pts ▸ 5.8%

5.5% Other condition ◂ +0.5 pts 5.0%

4.0% Heart disease even 4.1%

2.5% Cancer +0.2 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.0% Lung condition +0.2 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.9% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.7% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

53.2% None +7.5 pts ▸ 60.7%

17.3% One condition +0.2 pts ▸ 17.5%

5.4% Two conditions +0.5 pts ▸ 5.9%

3.4% Three or more +0.2 pts ▸ 3.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Moree in Balonne +911 larger in Moree

1,795 89th pct 884 86th pct

Median age in Moree in Balonne +2 yrs older in Moree

28 yrs 76th pct 26 yrs 64th pct

Median income in Moree in Balonne +$17 higher in Balonne

$549 31st pct $566 35th pct

Household income in Moree in Balonne +$100 higher in Moree

$1,301 23rd pct $1,201 15th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Moree in Balonne even gap narrowing

2.4 36th pct 2.4 36th pct

Family composition

47.0% Couples with children +5.4 pts ▸ 52.4%

28.8% Couples without children +1.1 pts ▸ 29.9%

22.2% One-parent families ◂ +5.8 pts 16.3%

2.1% Other families ◂ +0.6 pts 1.5%

Household size

34.4% 2 people ◂ +0.2 pts 34.2%

30.8% 1 person ◂ +0.3 pts 30.5%

14.1% 3 people ◂ +1.1 pts 13.0%

11.6% 4 people +0.7 pts ▸ 12.3%

6.2% 5 people +0.3 pts ▸ 6.5%

3.2% 6 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 3.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Moree in Balonne +$30 higher in Moree gap narrowing

$230 11th pct $200 7th pct

Mortgage in Moree in Balonne +$167 higher in Moree gap widening

$1,336 17th pct $1,169 10th pct

People / bedroom in Moree in Balonne even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

38.7% Rented ◂ +5.1 pts 33.6%

30.0% Owned outright +3.2 pts ▸ 33.1%

26.2% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +4.5 pts 21.7%

1.5% Other tenure +7.0 pts ▸ 8.5%

3.5% Not stated ◂ +0.8 pts 2.6%

Types of homes

82.3% Separate house +5.0 pts ▸ 87.3%

13.7% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +5.2 pts 8.6%

2.5% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.2 pts 1.3%

0.9% Other dwelling +1.2 pts ▸ 2.1%

Bedrooms per home

42.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +0.2 pts 42.6%

26.4% 4 bedrooms ◂ +0.3 pts 26.2%

17.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +1.9 pts 15.2%

5.4% 5 or more +3.6 pts ▸ 9.0%

3.7% 1 bedroom +0.2 pts ▸ 3.8%

0.7% Studio / none even 0.7%

Weekly rent distribution

45.8% $200–$349 +0.8 pts ▸ 46.6%

32.7% Under $200 +7.6 pts ▸ 40.3%

16.2% $350–$549 ◂ +12.2 pts 3.9%

0.7% $550–$749 ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

49.9% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +16.1 pts 33.7%

21.0% Under $1,000 +17.7 pts ▸ 38.7%

17.1% $1,800–$2,999 even 17.2%

5.4% $3,000 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 7.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Moree in Balonne +3 more in Moree

3 7th pct 0 0th pct

Stops/1k in Moree in Balonne +0.38 more in Moree

0.38 4th pct 0.00 0th pct

Departures/1k in Moree in Balonne +3.3 more in Moree

3.3 2nd pct 0.0 0th pct

PT routes in Moree in Balonne +4 more in Moree

4 29th pct 0 0th pct

Stop walk in Moree in Balonne

9 68th pct —

How people get to work

71.9% Car (driver) ◂ +10.8 pts 61.1%

6.0% Worked at home +8.0 pts ▸ 14.0%

3.9% Walked +4.2 pts ▸ 8.1%

6.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.6 pts 4.9%

0.4% Bus ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.3% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

38.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +5.7 pts 32.4%

35.6% 2 vehicles +0.2 pts ▸ 35.7%

10.9% 3 vehicles +4.0 pts ▸ 14.9%

6.1% 4 or more +5.9 pts ▸ 12.0%

9.0% No vehicle ◂ +4.4 pts 4.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

10.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +23.8 pts ▸ 34.5%

11.3% Health care & social assistance +0.1 pts ▸ 11.3%

10.6% Education & training ◂ +1.9 pts 8.8%

9.4% Retail trade ◂ +2.6 pts 6.9%

8.7% Construction ◂ +3.0 pts 5.6%

8.5% Public administration & safety ◂ +3.2 pts 5.3%

7.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.3 pts 4.9%

4.8% Other services ◂ +1.4 pts 3.3%

4.6% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.5 pts 3.1%

4.2% Professional & technical ◂ +3.0 pts 1.2%

3.1% Manufacturing ◂ +0.6 pts 2.5%

3.0% Administrative & support ◂ +1.3 pts 1.7%

Occupations people work in

12.0% Managers +12.0 pts ▸ 24.0%

17.5% Professionals ◂ +5.1 pts 12.5%

10.6% Labourers +5.5 pts ▸ 16.1%

13.1% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.5 pts 10.7%

13.0% Clerical & administrative ◂ +4.1 pts 8.9%

12.5% Community & personal service ◂ +3.4 pts 9.0%

10.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.5 pts 10.2%

8.6% Sales workers ◂ +2.3 pts 6.3%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Moree in Balonne +1 higher in Balonne

2 14th pct 3 29th pct

IRSD decile in Moree in Balonne even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

IER decile in Moree in Balonne even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

IEO decile in Moree in Balonne +1 higher in Balonne

2 14th pct 3 29th pct

IRSAD score in Moree in Balonne +15 higher in Balonne

914 16th pct 929 22nd pct

ERP in Moree in Balonne +3,670 higher in Moree

8,020 37th pct 4,350 16th pct

Growth in Moree in Balonne +0.9 pts higher in Moree

0.3% 13th pct -0.6% 9th pct

Businesses in Moree in Balonne +94 higher in Balonne

850 47th pct 944 52nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Moree in Balonne +108 higher in Moree

585 17th pct 477 10th pct

Max temp in Moree in Balonne +1.0 higher in Balonne

28.1 88th pct 29.1 90th pct

Min temp in Moree in Balonne +1.3 higher in Balonne

12.2 56th pct 13.5 70th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Moree in Balonne +1.0 higher in Moree

4.1 31st pct 3.1 21st pct

Types ≤15 min in Moree in Balonne +1.0 more in Moree

4.7 41st pct 3.7 27th pct

15-min city in Moree in Balonne +0.5 pts higher in Balonne

51.0% 38th pct 51.5% 39th pct

Walk to shops in Moree in Balonne +3.0 pts higher in Moree

49.2% 38th pct 46.2% 35th pct

Walk to transit in Moree in Balonne +31.7 pts higher in Moree

31.7% 18th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to school in Moree in Balonne +17.1 pts higher in Moree

69.6% 46th pct 52.5% 32nd pct

Walk to a park in Moree in Balonne +22.7 pts higher in Moree

82.2% 29th pct 59.5% 18th pct

Walk to health in Moree in Balonne +3.4 pts higher in Moree

54.7% 58th pct 51.3% 55th pct

Amenities/1k in Moree in Balonne +18.7 more in Balonne

7.6 10th pct 26.4 84th pct

Intersections/km² in Moree in Balonne +11 higher in Moree

11 25th pct 0 0th pct

Mean slope in Moree in Balonne +0.8 pts higher in Balonne

2.3% 0th pct 3.1% 12th pct

Compare Moree with nearby areas

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Compare Balonne with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Moree vs Balonne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/110031195/moree/vs/307011171/balonne