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Wagga Wagga - North vs Wagga Wagga Surrounds

Name: Wagga Wagga - North vs Wagga Wagga Surrounds — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 41 km apart · Wagga Wagga - North profile · Wagga Wagga Surrounds profile

Wagga Wagga - North Wagga Wagga Surrounds

Wagga Wagga Surrounds and Wagga Wagga - North are nearby New South Wales areas with very different layouts. Wagga Wagga - North is much more walkable, with 60.3% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed compared to 33% in Wagga Wagga Surrounds. Residents in Wagga Wagga - North are also more likely to rent (30.1% versus 18.9%) and have higher Year 12 completion rates (61.6% versus 45.3%). In contrast, Wagga Wagga Surrounds has a higher share of homes owned outright (36.8% versus 24.4%) and a noticeably older population, with a typical age of 36 compared to 30 in Wagga Wagga - North.

Everyday life shares many similarities in both places, including the same number of people per home (2.7) and very similar typical weekly personal incomes of around $840 to $860. These areas have also both tracked closely against the national figure for overall advantage. However, some gaps are widening; the difference in the share of people born overseas has grown since 2011, and the gap in home ownership has also increased.

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Where they differ most

Population: 12,183 larger in Wagga Wagga Surrounds Year 12: 16.3 pts higher in Wagga Wagga - North Recent movers: 15.1 pts higher in Wagga Wagga - North Unemployment: 2.3 pts higher in Wagga Wagga - North Owned outright: 12.4 pts higher in Wagga Wagga Surrounds

Demographics & Identity

Population in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +12,183 larger in Wagga Wagga Surrounds gap widening

5,605 26th pct 17,788 86th pct

Median age in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +6 yrs older in Wagga Wagga Surrounds gap narrowing

30 yrs 3rd pct 36 yrs 29th pct

Age structure

28.4% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +4.1 pts 24.3%

16.8% Older adults (45–64) +6.9 pts ▸ 23.7%

21.9% Youth (15–24) ◂ +7.5 pts 14.3%

19.7% Children (0–14) +1.7 pts ▸ 21.4%

13.6% Seniors (65+) +2.7 pts ▸ 16.3%

Marital status

43.0% Married +7.2 pts ▸ 50.2%

44.2% Never married ◂ +9.2 pts 34.9%

5.4% Divorced +1.4 pts ▸ 6.9%

5.0% Widowed ◂ +0.3 pts 4.7%

2.4% Separated +1.0 pts ▸ 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Wagga Wagga - North Wagga Wagga Surrounds

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

80.4% Australia +5.0 pts ▸ 85.4%

2.9% India ◂ +1.9 pts 1.0%

1.3% China ◂ +1.1 pts 0.2%

1.0% England +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.9% Philippines ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.6% New Zealand even 0.6%

0.4% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.3% South Africa even 0.3%

0.2% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

40.7% Australian +2.4 pts ▸ 43.2%

37.8% English +2.1 pts ▸ 39.9%

11.3% Irish +1.8 pts ▸ 13.0%

11.1% Scottish +0.6 pts ▸ 11.6%

4.9% German +0.8 pts ▸ 5.7%

3.7% Indian ◂ +2.5 pts 1.2%

2.1% Chinese ◂ +1.4 pts 0.7%

2.0% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 1.6%

1.3% Filipino ◂ +0.7 pts 0.6%

1.2% Dutch even 1.2%

0.4% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

82.4% English only +5.9 pts ▸ 88.3%

1.6% Mandarin ◂ +1.4 pts 0.1%

0.5% Arabic ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.4% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.4% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.2% Vietnamese even 0.2%

0.2% Hindi even 0.2%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

0.1% Italian even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

54.2% Christianity +5.1 pts ▸ 59.3%

33.7% No religion ◂ +3.9 pts 29.8%

6.5% Not stated +2.4 pts ▸ 8.9%

2.1% Islam ◂ +1.8 pts 0.3%

1.4% Hinduism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

1.0% Other religions ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

1.0% Buddhism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +13 more in Wagga Wagga Surrounds

3 43rd pct 16 96th pct

Schools/1k kids in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +1.49 more in Wagga Wagga Surrounds

2.72 64th pct 4.21 81st pct

Schools ≤3 km in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +22 more in Wagga Wagga Surrounds

15 40th pct 37 78th pct

Students in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +406 more in Wagga Wagga - North

1,583 53rd pct 1,177 43rd pct

Avg size in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +454 larger in Wagga Wagga - North

528 64th pct 74 4th pct

ICSEA in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +109 higher in Wagga Wagga - North

1,070 73rd pct 962 24th pct

Highest year of school

61.6% Year 12 ◂ +16.3 pts 45.3%

20.5% Year 10 +7.7 pts ▸ 28.2%

6.2% Year 9 or below +4.1 pts ▸ 10.3%

4.8% Year 11 +2.2 pts ▸ 7.0%

Highest qualification level

29.4% Certificate III / IV +6.2 pts ▸ 35.6%

26.3% Bachelor degree ◂ +6.3 pts 19.9%

13.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.1 pts 13.4%

7.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +3.7 pts 4.2%

4.1% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.3 pts 2.8%

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

Field of qualification

16.1% Management & commerce ◂ +1.4 pts 14.6%

15.7% Health ◂ +4.0 pts 11.7%

10.2% Engineering & related +3.8 pts ▸ 14.0%

10.3% Society & culture ◂ +0.6 pts 9.7%

5.8% Agriculture & environment +2.8 pts ▸ 8.7%

8.1% Education +0.3 pts ▸ 8.4%

6.2% Architecture & building ◂ +1.2 pts 4.9%

4.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.1 pts 4.4%

3.7% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +2.3 pts 1.4%

2.8% Creative arts ◂ +0.5 pts 2.3%

2.0% Information technology ◂ +1.0 pts 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +$15 higher in Wagga Wagga Surrounds gap narrowing

$841 57th pct $856 60th pct

Household income in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +$294 higher in Wagga Wagga - North gap widening

$2,042 69th pct $1,748 50th pct

Family income in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +$276 higher in Wagga Wagga - North gap steady

$2,332 66th pct $2,056 48th pct

Household income distribution

36.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.6 pts 32.4%

22.4% $650–$1,499 +4.0 pts ▸ 26.4%

13.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +4.0 pts 9.9%

10.4% Under $650 +3.4 pts ▸ 13.7%

9.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 7.9%

Personal income distribution

38.4% Under $650 ◂ +3.5 pts 35.0%

32.7% $650–$1,499 +3.2 pts ▸ 35.9%

19.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.1 pts 16.5%

2.4% $3,000 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 2.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.2% Asthma +0.2 pts ▸ 10.4%

6.4% Arthritis +2.7 pts ▸ 9.1%

7.9% Mental health +0.8 pts ▸ 8.8%

6.9% Other condition +0.2 pts ▸ 7.1%

3.1% Diabetes +1.0 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.6% Heart disease +0.9 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.3% Cancer +0.7 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.4% Lung condition +0.6 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.8% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.6% Dementia even 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.0% None ◂ +3.6 pts 61.4%

18.4% One condition +0.3 pts ▸ 18.7%

5.5% Two conditions +1.1 pts ▸ 6.6%

2.0% Three or more +1.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +653 larger in Wagga Wagga Surrounds

201 54th pct 854 86th pct

Median age in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +1 yrs older in Wagga Wagga Surrounds

20 yrs 14th pct 21 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +$143 higher in Wagga Wagga - North

$825 77th pct $682 59th pct

Household income in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +$521 higher in Wagga Wagga - North

$2,230 79th pct $1,709 51st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds even gap narrowing

2.7 71st pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

64.5% Couples with children ◂ +3.9 pts 60.6%

23.7% Couples without children +4.2 pts ▸ 27.9%

10.8% One-parent families +0.2 pts ▸ 11.0%

0.9% Other families ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

Household size

31.2% 2 people +5.1 pts ▸ 36.3%

21.0% 1 person +0.5 pts ▸ 21.5%

18.7% 3 people ◂ +3.9 pts 14.7%

18.0% 4 people ◂ +3.4 pts 14.6%

8.9% 5 people ◂ +0.4 pts 8.5%

2.5% 6 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 4.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +$100 higher in Wagga Wagga - North gap narrowing

$380 54th pct $280 22nd pct

Mortgage in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +$243 higher in Wagga Wagga - North gap narrowing

$1,733 43rd pct $1,490 26th pct

People / bedroom in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

39.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +0.5 pts 38.8%

24.4% Owned outright +12.4 pts ▸ 36.8%

30.1% Rented ◂ +11.2 pts 18.9%

4.9% Other tenure ◂ +1.5 pts 3.4%

1.4% Not stated +0.6 pts ▸ 2.1%

Types of homes

88.0% Separate house +8.4 pts ▸ 96.4%

8.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +7.1 pts 1.0%

3.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.5 pts 1.7%

0.2% Other dwelling +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

46.4% 4 bedrooms ◂ +7.2 pts 39.2%

31.9% 3 bedrooms +5.8 pts ▸ 37.7%

11.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.5 pts 9.2%

5.2% 5 or more +4.3 pts ▸ 9.6%

3.5% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.4 pts 2.1%

0.0% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

62.4% $350–$549 ◂ +36.5 pts 25.8%

25.7% $200–$349 +19.7 pts ▸ 45.3%

6.0% Under $200 +13.8 pts ▸ 19.8%

1.9% $550–$749 +0.2 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +4.6 pts 38.0%

35.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +12.9 pts 22.7%

12.1% Under $1,000 +12.2 pts ▸ 24.3%

7.2% $3,000 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 8.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +59 more in Wagga Wagga Surrounds

34 44th pct 93 86th pct

Stops/1k in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +0.84 more in Wagga Wagga - North

6.07 74th pct 5.23 63rd pct

Departures/1k in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +244.8 more in Wagga Wagga - North

318.3 31st pct 73.5 18th pct

PT routes in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +29 more in Wagga Wagga Surrounds

6 43rd pct 35 86th pct

Stop walk in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds

47 91st pct —

How people get to work

71.9% Car (driver) ◂ +9.2 pts 62.6%

8.3% Worked at home +5.4 pts ▸ 13.7%

0.8% Walked +6.7 pts ▸ 7.5%

4.9% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.4 pts 3.6%

0.4% Bus ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

43.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.3 pts 41.1%

29.0% 1 vehicle ◂ +4.3 pts 24.7%

16.0% 3 vehicles +2.7 pts ▸ 18.7%

7.8% 4 or more +5.1 pts ▸ 12.9%

3.8% No vehicle ◂ +1.1 pts 2.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +5.4 pts 12.8%

3.8% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +13.2 pts ▸ 17.1%

8.7% Public administration & safety +4.4 pts ▸ 13.1%

12.9% Education & training ◂ +3.9 pts 8.9%

9.5% Retail trade ◂ +2.2 pts 7.3%

8.8% Construction ◂ +1.6 pts 7.2%

7.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.0 pts 4.3%

5.9% Manufacturing ◂ +1.6 pts 4.4%

4.6% Professional & technical ◂ +1.2 pts 3.4%

3.2% Transport & warehousing +1.3 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.5% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.8% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.1 pts 2.7%

Occupations people work in

23.7% Professionals ◂ +7.5 pts 16.2%

9.2% Managers +11.3 pts ▸ 20.6%

16.5% Community & personal service ◂ +2.9 pts 13.6%

13.8% Technicians & trades +2.5 pts ▸ 16.3%

11.2% Labourers ◂ +2.3 pts 8.8%

9.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.5 pts 9.4%

9.0% Sales workers ◂ +2.2 pts 6.9%

5.2% Machinery operators & drivers +1.1 pts ▸ 6.3%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +1 higher in Wagga Wagga - North

7 64th pct 6 57th pct

IRSD decile in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +2 higher in Wagga Wagga - North

8 71st pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +1 higher in Wagga Wagga Surrounds

7 64th pct 8 71st pct

IEO decile in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +1 higher in Wagga Wagga - North

7 64th pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +28 higher in Wagga Wagga - North

1,027 62nd pct 999 51st pct

ERP in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +12,521 higher in Wagga Wagga Surrounds

6,227 27th pct 18,748 84th pct

Growth in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +5.8 pts higher in Wagga Wagga - North

11.0% 83rd pct 5.1% 55th pct

Businesses in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +1,916 higher in Wagga Wagga Surrounds

354 16th pct 2,270 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +42 higher in Wagga Wagga - North

640 25th pct 598 18th pct

Max temp in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +0.3 higher in Wagga Wagga Surrounds

23.1 43rd pct 23.4 46th pct

Min temp in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +0.3 higher in Wagga Wagga Surrounds

8.6 12th pct 8.9 14th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +1.9 higher in Wagga Wagga - North

4.4 35th pct 2.5 15th pct

Types ≤15 min in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +1.6 more in Wagga Wagga - North

4.3 36th pct 2.8 17th pct

15-min city in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +27.2 pts higher in Wagga Wagga - North

60.3% 46th pct 33.0% 23rd pct

Walk to shops in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +21.9 pts higher in Wagga Wagga - North

43.5% 32nd pct 21.6% 14th pct

Walk to transit in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +40.9 pts higher in Wagga Wagga - North

77.4% 37th pct 36.5% 20th pct

Walk to school in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +42.9 pts higher in Wagga Wagga - North

79.8% 56th pct 36.9% 21st pct

Walk to a park in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +32.4 pts higher in Wagga Wagga - North

85.7% 33rd pct 53.3% 15th pct

Walk to health in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +34.4 pts higher in Wagga Wagga - North

55.2% 58th pct 20.9% 25th pct

Amenities/1k in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +2.7 more in Wagga Wagga Surrounds

14.1 50th pct 16.8 63rd pct

Intersections/km² in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +22 higher in Wagga Wagga - North

23 31st pct 0 4th pct

Mean slope in Wagga Wagga - North in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +0.3 pts higher in Wagga Wagga - North

4.7% 39th pct 4.4% 34th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Wagga Wagga - North vs Wagga Wagga Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/113031268/wagga-wagga-north/vs/113031271/wagga-wagga-surrounds