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Wagga Wagga - South vs Wagga Wagga - West

Name: Wagga Wagga - South vs Wagga Wagga - West — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.4 km apart · Wagga Wagga - South profile · Wagga Wagga - West profile

Wagga Wagga - South Wagga Wagga - West

Wagga Wagga - South and Wagga Wagga - West are neighbouring areas with very different housing and social profiles. Wagga Wagga - South is a larger hub for families, where 91.6% of homes are separate houses and 83.9% have three or more bedrooms. It has a higher typical weekly income of $1,609 and a larger share of children under 15 (21.8%). In contrast, Wagga Wagga - West is very walkable and has a much higher proportion of renters (49.4%) and people living alone (40.7%). The typical weekly income there is much lower at $1,279.

Both areas are equally likely to have residents born overseas, at 12.5% each. While they share this cultural trait, other gaps have grown since 2011. The difference in typical incomes has widened to $330, and the gap in the number of people living alone has increased to 13.6 percentage points. Wagga Wagga - West continues to be more walkable, with 74.5% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, compared to just 27.8% in Wagga Wagga - South.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 27.4 pts higher in Wagga Wagga - South 3+ bedrooms: 23.6 pts higher in Wagga Wagga - South Renting: 16.4 pts higher in Wagga Wagga - West Under 15: 5.9 pts higher in Wagga Wagga - South Unpaid child care: 8.8 pts higher in Wagga Wagga - South

Demographics & Identity

Population in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +10,560 larger in Wagga Wagga - South gap widening

22,522 92nd pct 11,962 63rd pct

Median age in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +1 yrs older in Wagga Wagga - West gap widening

35 yrs 21st pct 36 yrs 29th pct

Age structure

26.3% Young adults (25–44) +1.8 pts ▸ 28.1%

22.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.2 pts 21.7%

21.8% Children (0–14) ◂ +5.9 pts 15.8%

15.9% Seniors (65+) +3.8 pts ▸ 19.6%

13.1% Youth (15–24) +1.5 pts ▸ 14.6%

Marital status

45.0% Married ◂ +10.2 pts 34.8%

37.6% Never married +7.1 pts ▸ 44.7%

8.3% Divorced +1.2 pts ▸ 9.6%

5.6% Widowed +1.3 pts ▸ 6.8%

3.6% Separated +0.4 pts ▸ 4.0%

Age & sex structure

Wagga Wagga - South Wagga Wagga - West

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

82.6% Australia ◂ +2.4 pts 80.2%

1.3% India +0.4 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.1% England +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.8% Philippines ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.7% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.2% Nepal +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% China even 0.4%

0.3% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Italy even 0.2%

Ancestry

38.9% English ◂ +0.2 pts 38.7%

38.5% Australian ◂ +0.8 pts 37.7%

12.8% Irish +1.1 pts ▸ 13.9%

10.0% Scottish +0.1 pts ▸ 10.0%

5.1% German ◂ +0.5 pts 4.6%

2.0% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 1.9%

1.5% Indian +0.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.1% Chinese even 1.2%

1.1% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

1.0% Filipino ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

0.4% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

84.2% English only ◂ +1.2 pts 83.1%

0.3% Punjabi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.5% Mandarin even 0.5%

0.1% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Cantonese even 0.2%

0.1% Italian even 0.1%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

58.1% Christianity ◂ +5.6 pts 52.5%

30.4% No religion +2.9 pts ▸ 33.3%

6.2% Not stated +1.8 pts ▸ 8.0%

3.0% Other religions ◂ +0.8 pts 2.2%

0.9% Hinduism +0.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.9% Islam +0.7 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.5% Buddhism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +5 more in Wagga Wagga - South

12 91st pct 7 86th pct

Schools/1k kids in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +1.25 more in Wagga Wagga - West

2.45 59th pct 3.70 76th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +2 more in Wagga Wagga - South

29 68th pct 27 64th pct

Students in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +2,655 more in Wagga Wagga - South

4,121 87th pct 1,466 50th pct

Avg size in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +99 larger in Wagga Wagga - South

343 38th pct 244 25th pct

ICSEA in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West even

954 21st pct 955 21st pct

Highest year of school

46.1% Year 12 +1.2 pts ▸ 47.3%

27.5% Year 10 ◂ +3.0 pts 24.5%

12.9% Year 9 or below +0.1 pts ▸ 13.1%

7.3% Year 11 ◂ +0.4 pts 6.9%

Highest qualification level

35.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +4.6 pts 30.9%

21.8% Bachelor degree +0.4 pts ▸ 22.2%

14.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.2 pts 11.7%

5.4% Postgraduate degree +2.6 pts ▸ 7.9%

3.4% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.1 pts 3.3%

3.0% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.4 pts 2.6%

Field of qualification

17.9% Management & commerce ◂ +2.0 pts 15.9%

13.3% Health +0.9 pts ▸ 14.2%

12.6% Engineering & related ◂ +1.8 pts 10.8%

11.7% Society & culture ◂ +0.4 pts 11.3%

10.0% Education ◂ +2.4 pts 7.6%

5.8% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.1 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.8% Architecture & building ◂ +0.4 pts 5.4%

3.1% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.2% Creative arts +0.8 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.9% Natural & physical sciences +0.4 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.8% Information technology +0.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

Income

Personal income in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +$62 higher in Wagga Wagga - South gap widening

$818 53rd pct $756 40th pct

Household income in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +$330 higher in Wagga Wagga - South gap widening

$1,609 42nd pct $1,279 19th pct

Family income in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +$267 higher in Wagga Wagga - South gap widening

$2,020 46th pct $1,753 28th pct

Household income distribution

27.5% $650–$1,499 +4.9 pts ▸ 32.4%

32.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.1 pts 26.9%

16.3% Under $650 +5.4 pts ▸ 21.7%

9.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.5 pts 6.3%

7.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 6.2%

Personal income distribution

37.8% Under $650 +1.8 pts ▸ 39.6%

35.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.3 pts 34.6%

17.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.9 pts 14.6%

2.5% $3,000 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 2.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.7% Mental health +2.2 pts ▸ 12.9%

11.6% Asthma +0.1 pts ▸ 11.7%

9.6% Arthritis +1.2 pts ▸ 10.8%

8.1% Other condition ◂ +0.1 pts 8.0%

4.8% Diabetes +0.7 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.8% Heart disease +1.0 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.1% Cancer +0.4 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.3% Lung condition +0.8 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.8% Dementia +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.0% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.0% None ◂ +4.2 pts 55.7%

21.4% One condition ◂ +0.6 pts 20.8%

6.7% Two conditions +1.6 pts ▸ 8.3%

4.0% Three or more +1.2 pts ▸ 5.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +658 larger in Wagga Wagga - South

1,755 89th pct 1,097 87th pct

Median age in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West even

22 yrs 29th pct 22 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +$117 higher in Wagga Wagga - South

$642 51st pct $525 25th pct

Household income in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +$410 higher in Wagga Wagga - South

$1,483 36th pct $1,073 9th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +0.4 larger in Wagga Wagga - South gap steady

2.5 43rd pct 2.1 11th pct

Family composition

57.1% Couples with children ◂ +11.1 pts 46.1%

24.5% Couples without children +6.2 pts ▸ 30.7%

17.4% One-parent families +3.9 pts ▸ 21.3%

1.0% Other families +1.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

Household size

27.1% 1 person +13.6 pts ▸ 40.7%

33.2% 2 people ◂ +0.2 pts 33.0%

15.0% 3 people ◂ +3.7 pts 11.3%

13.7% 4 people ◂ +5.1 pts 8.6%

6.9% 5 people ◂ +2.7 pts 4.2%

3.9% 6 or more ◂ +1.8 pts 2.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +$30 higher in Wagga Wagga - South gap steady

$300 27th pct $270 19th pct

Mortgage in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +$215 higher in Wagga Wagga - South gap widening

$1,517 28th pct $1,302 14th pct

People / bedroom in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

33.0% Rented +16.4 pts ▸ 49.4%

36.1% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +15.5 pts 20.6%

28.3% Owned outright ◂ +2.7 pts 25.7%

1.3% Other tenure +1.1 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.2% Not stated +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

Types of homes

91.6% Separate house ◂ +27.4 pts 64.2%

4.8% Flat or apartment +16.3 pts ▸ 21.0%

3.4% Townhouse / semi-detached +10.2 pts ▸ 13.6%

0.2% Other dwelling +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%

Bedrooms per home

42.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +1.9 pts 40.9%

34.4% 4 bedrooms ◂ +18.9 pts 15.6%

12.9% 2 bedrooms +19.5 pts ▸ 32.3%

6.7% 5 or more ◂ +2.9 pts 3.7%

1.7% 1 bedroom +3.6 pts ▸ 5.3%

0.2% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

48.4% $200–$349 +9.4 pts ▸ 57.8%

28.2% $350–$549 ◂ +9.5 pts 18.7%

18.8% Under $200 ◂ +1.1 pts 17.7%

1.1% $550–$749 +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.4% $750 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

48.4% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +5.5 pts 42.9%

16.5% Under $1,000 +7.8 pts ▸ 24.3%

23.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +5.6 pts 17.5%

7.2% $3,000 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 8.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +27 more in Wagga Wagga - South

98 86th pct 71 74th pct

Stops/1k in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +1.58 more in Wagga Wagga - West

4.35 51st pct 5.94 72nd pct

Departures/1k in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +322.3 more in Wagga Wagga - West

279.9 30th pct 602.2 42nd pct

PT routes in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +37 more in Wagga Wagga - West

10 62nd pct 47 87th pct

Stop walk in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +40 longer in Wagga Wagga - West

2 14th pct 42 90th pct

How people get to work

72.9% Car (driver) ◂ +10.5 pts 62.4%

1.7% Walked +7.1 pts ▸ 8.7%

6.8% Worked at home +0.2 pts ▸ 7.0%

6.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.3 pts 5.9%

0.4% Bus +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.3% Bicycle +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

36.0% 1 vehicle +9.6 pts ▸ 45.6%

38.8% 2 vehicles ◂ +9.3 pts 29.6%

6.1% No vehicle +6.8 pts ▸ 12.9%

12.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +4.7 pts 8.1%

6.3% 4 or more ◂ +2.6 pts 3.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

19.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.2 pts 18.8%

7.7% Public administration & safety +3.9 pts ▸ 11.6%

10.7% Education & training ◂ +1.8 pts 9.0%

10.6% Retail trade ◂ +0.5 pts 10.1%

8.5% Construction ◂ +1.4 pts 7.1%

7.2% Accommodation & food +0.5 pts ▸ 7.8%

5.9% Manufacturing +0.7 pts ▸ 6.6%

4.7% Other services ◂ +0.7 pts 4.0%

3.6% Professional & technical +0.8 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.8% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.4 pts 3.4%

3.8% Administrative & support ◂ +0.7 pts 3.0%

2.3% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.1 pts 2.3%

Occupations people work in

20.4% Professionals +2.6 pts ▸ 23.0%

14.8% Community & personal service even 14.8%

14.6% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.0 pts 13.5%

12.0% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.0 pts 10.1%

10.5% Labourers +1.4 pts ▸ 12.0%

10.0% Managers +0.7 pts ▸ 10.7%

9.9% Sales workers ◂ +0.8 pts 9.1%

5.9% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.7 pts 5.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West even

3 29th pct 3 29th pct

IRSD decile in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +1 higher in Wagga Wagga - South

3 29th pct 2 14th pct

IER decile in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +3 higher in Wagga Wagga - South

4 36th pct 1 0th pct

IEO decile in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West even

4 36th pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +21 higher in Wagga Wagga - South

947 29th pct 926 20th pct

ERP in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +11,663 higher in Wagga Wagga - South

23,259 89th pct 11,596 56th pct

Growth in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +6.0 pts higher in Wagga Wagga - South

2.5% 32nd pct -3.6% 0th pct

Businesses in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +723 higher in Wagga Wagga - West

1,127 62nd pct 1,850 85th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +23 higher in Wagga Wagga - South

671 29th pct 647 26th pct

Max temp in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +0.3 higher in Wagga Wagga - West

23.0 42nd pct 23.3 45th pct

Min temp in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West even

8.6 13th pct 8.6 13th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +2.5 higher in Wagga Wagga - West

4.6 38th pct 7.0 74th pct

Types ≤15 min in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +2.2 more in Wagga Wagga - West

4.5 38th pct 6.7 72nd pct

15-min city in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +33.8 pts higher in Wagga Wagga - West

53.7% 40th pct 87.5% 68th pct

Walk to shops in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +46.7 pts higher in Wagga Wagga - West

27.8% 19th pct 74.5% 60th pct

Walk to transit in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +7.3 pts higher in Wagga Wagga - West

87.3% 44th pct 94.6% 56th pct

Walk to school in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +40.6 pts higher in Wagga Wagga - West

51.8% 32nd pct 92.3% 71st pct

Walk to a park in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +0.4 pts higher in Wagga Wagga - West

96.3% 47th pct 96.7% 49th pct

Walk to health in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +12.7 pts higher in Wagga Wagga - West

47.6% 52nd pct 60.3% 62nd pct

Amenities/1k in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +14.7 more in Wagga Wagga - West

14.2 50th pct 28.8 86th pct

Intersections/km² in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +31 higher in Wagga Wagga - South

92 49th pct 60 43rd pct

Mean slope in Wagga Wagga - South in Wagga Wagga - West +2.1 pts higher in Wagga Wagga - South

5.1% 46th pct 3.1% 11th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Wagga Wagga - South vs Wagga Wagga - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/113031269/wagga-wagga-south/vs/113031270/wagga-wagga-west