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Wagga Wagga - West vs Wagga Wagga Surrounds

Name: Wagga Wagga - West vs Wagga Wagga Surrounds — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 29 km apart · Wagga Wagga - West profile · Wagga Wagga Surrounds profile

Wagga Wagga - West Wagga Wagga Surrounds

Wagga Wagga Surrounds and Wagga Wagga - West are nearby areas with very different lifestyles. The Surrounds is a more spacious, home-owning area where 96.4% of dwellings are separate houses and 86.5% have three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Wagga Wagga - West is more urban and transient, with a walkability score of 7.0 (very walkable) compared to 2.5 (mostly car-dependent) in the Surrounds. Renting is far more common in Wagga Wagga - West, where 49.4% of households rent, while only 18.9% do so in Wagga Wagga Surrounds. The West also has a much higher share of people living alone (40.7%) and recent overseas arrivals (33.0%).

Both areas sit near the national average for overall advantage, and they share the same typical resident age of 36. They are also similar in their shares of people earning $2,000 or more a week and those in de facto relationships. However, some gaps have shifted over time; the difference in home ownership and overseas arrivals has narrowed, while the gap in renting and the number of people living alone has widened since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 30.5 pts higher in Wagga Wagga - West Separate houses: 32.2 pts higher in Wagga Wagga Surrounds 3+ bedrooms: 26.2 pts higher in Wagga Wagga Surrounds Recent arrivals: 19.5 pts higher in Wagga Wagga - West Living alone: 19.2 pts higher in Wagga Wagga - West

Demographics & Identity

Population in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +5,826 larger in Wagga Wagga Surrounds gap widening

11,962 63rd pct 17,788 86th pct

Median age in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds even gap narrowing

36 yrs 29th pct 36 yrs 29th pct

Age structure

28.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.9 pts 24.3%

21.7% Older adults (45–64) +2.1 pts ▸ 23.7%

15.8% Children (0–14) +5.5 pts ▸ 21.4%

19.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.3 pts 16.3%

14.6% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.3 pts 14.3%

Marital status

34.8% Married +15.4 pts ▸ 50.2%

44.7% Never married ◂ +9.7 pts 34.9%

9.6% Divorced ◂ +2.7 pts 6.9%

6.8% Widowed ◂ +2.2 pts 4.7%

4.0% Separated ◂ +0.7 pts 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Wagga Wagga - West Wagga Wagga Surrounds

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

80.2% Australia +5.2 pts ▸ 85.4%

1.7% India ◂ +0.7 pts 1.0%

1.3% England ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

0.6% New Zealand even 0.6%

0.6% Nepal ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.5% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.4% China ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.2% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

37.7% Australian +5.5 pts ▸ 43.2%

38.7% English +1.2 pts ▸ 39.9%

13.9% Irish ◂ +0.8 pts 13.0%

10.0% Scottish +1.6 pts ▸ 11.6%

4.6% German +1.1 pts ▸ 5.7%

1.9% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

1.7% Indian ◂ +0.4 pts 1.2%

1.0% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.2% Chinese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

0.7% Filipino ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.5% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

83.1% English only +5.2 pts ▸ 88.3%

0.7% Punjabi ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

0.5% Mandarin ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.4% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.3% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Italian even 0.1%

0.1% Tagalog even 0.1%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

52.5% Christianity +6.8 pts ▸ 59.3%

33.3% No religion ◂ +3.5 pts 29.8%

8.0% Not stated +0.9 pts ▸ 8.9%

2.2% Other religions ◂ +1.8 pts 0.4%

1.6% Hinduism ◂ +0.7 pts 0.9%

1.6% Islam ◂ +1.3 pts 0.3%

0.8% Buddhism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +9 more in Wagga Wagga Surrounds

7 86th pct 16 96th pct

Schools/1k kids in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +0.51 more in Wagga Wagga Surrounds

3.70 76th pct 4.21 81st pct

Schools ≤3 km in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +10 more in Wagga Wagga Surrounds

27 64th pct 37 78th pct

Students in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +289 more in Wagga Wagga - West

1,466 50th pct 1,177 43rd pct

Avg size in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +171 larger in Wagga Wagga - West

244 25th pct 74 4th pct

ICSEA in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +7 higher in Wagga Wagga Surrounds

955 21st pct 962 24th pct

Highest year of school

47.3% Year 12 ◂ +2.0 pts 45.3%

24.5% Year 10 +3.6 pts ▸ 28.2%

13.1% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.8 pts 10.3%

6.9% Year 11 +0.1 pts ▸ 7.0%

Highest qualification level

30.9% Certificate III / IV +4.7 pts ▸ 35.6%

22.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.2 pts 19.9%

11.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.7 pts ▸ 13.4%

7.9% Postgraduate degree ◂ +3.8 pts 4.2%

3.3% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.5 pts 2.8%

2.6% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 2.5%

Field of qualification

15.9% Management & commerce ◂ +1.3 pts 14.6%

14.2% Health ◂ +2.5 pts 11.7%

10.8% Engineering & related +3.2 pts ▸ 14.0%

11.3% Society & culture ◂ +1.6 pts 9.7%

3.2% Agriculture & environment +5.4 pts ▸ 8.7%

7.6% Education +0.8 pts ▸ 8.4%

5.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.5 pts 4.4%

5.4% Architecture & building ◂ +0.5 pts 4.9%

3.0% Creative arts ◂ +0.7 pts 2.3%

2.3% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.9 pts 1.4%

1.9% Information technology ◂ +0.9 pts 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +$100 higher in Wagga Wagga Surrounds gap widening

$756 40th pct $856 60th pct

Household income in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +$469 higher in Wagga Wagga Surrounds gap widening

$1,279 19th pct $1,748 50th pct

Family income in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +$303 higher in Wagga Wagga Surrounds gap widening

$1,753 28th pct $2,056 48th pct

Household income distribution

26.9% $1,500–$2,999 +5.5 pts ▸ 32.4%

32.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.0 pts 26.4%

21.7% Under $650 ◂ +8.0 pts 13.7%

6.3% $3,000–$3,999 +3.6 pts ▸ 9.9%

6.2% $4,000 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 7.9%

Personal income distribution

39.6% Under $650 ◂ +4.6 pts 35.0%

34.6% $650–$1,499 +1.3 pts ▸ 35.9%

14.6% $1,500–$2,999 +1.8 pts ▸ 16.5%

2.8% $3,000 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 2.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.9% Mental health ◂ +4.2 pts 8.8%

11.7% Asthma ◂ +1.3 pts 10.4%

10.8% Arthritis ◂ +1.7 pts 9.1%

8.0% Other condition ◂ +0.9 pts 7.1%

5.5% Diabetes ◂ +1.3 pts 4.2%

4.8% Heart disease ◂ +1.3 pts 3.5%

3.5% Cancer ◂ +0.5 pts 3.0%

3.1% Lung condition ◂ +1.0 pts 2.0%

1.4% Dementia ◂ +0.8 pts 0.7%

1.3% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

55.7% None +5.6 pts ▸ 61.4%

20.8% One condition ◂ +2.1 pts 18.7%

8.3% Two conditions ◂ +1.7 pts 6.6%

5.2% Three or more ◂ +2.0 pts 3.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +243 larger in Wagga Wagga - West

1,097 87th pct 854 86th pct

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

22 yrs 29th pct 21 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +$157 higher in Wagga Wagga Surrounds

$525 25th pct $682 59th pct

Household income in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +$636 higher in Wagga Wagga Surrounds

$1,073 9th pct $1,709 51st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +0.6 larger in Wagga Wagga Surrounds gap widening

2.1 11th pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

46.1% Couples with children +14.5 pts ▸ 60.6%

30.7% Couples without children ◂ +2.8 pts 27.9%

21.3% One-parent families ◂ +10.3 pts 11.0%

2.0% Other families ◂ +1.5 pts 0.6%

Household size

40.7% 1 person ◂ +19.2 pts 21.5%

33.0% 2 people +3.3 pts ▸ 36.3%

11.3% 3 people +3.4 pts ▸ 14.7%

8.6% 4 people +6.0 pts ▸ 14.6%

4.2% 5 people +4.4 pts ▸ 8.5%

2.1% 6 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 4.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +$10 higher in Wagga Wagga Surrounds gap narrowing

$270 19th pct $280 22nd pct

Mortgage in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +$188 higher in Wagga Wagga Surrounds gap widening

$1,302 14th pct $1,490 26th pct

People / bedroom in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +0.10 higher in Wagga Wagga Surrounds gap widening

0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

49.4% Rented ◂ +30.5 pts 18.9%

20.6% Owned with a mortgage +18.2 pts ▸ 38.8%

25.7% Owned outright +11.1 pts ▸ 36.8%

2.4% Other tenure +1.0 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.8% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 2.1%

Types of homes

64.2% Separate house +32.2 pts ▸ 96.4%

21.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +19.3 pts 1.7%

13.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +12.6 pts 1.0%

1.0% Other dwelling ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

40.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +3.2 pts 37.7%

15.6% 4 bedrooms +23.6 pts ▸ 39.2%

32.3% 2 bedrooms ◂ +23.2 pts 9.2%

3.7% 5 or more +5.9 pts ▸ 9.6%

5.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +3.2 pts 2.1%

0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

57.8% $200–$349 ◂ +12.5 pts 45.3%

18.7% $350–$549 +7.1 pts ▸ 25.8%

17.7% Under $200 +2.1 pts ▸ 19.8%

1.5% $550–$749 +0.6 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.2% $750 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.9% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +4.9 pts 38.0%

24.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.1 pts 24.3%

17.5% $1,800–$2,999 +5.2 pts ▸ 22.7%

8.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 8.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +22 more in Wagga Wagga Surrounds

71 74th pct 93 86th pct

Stops/1k in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +0.71 more in Wagga Wagga - West

5.94 72nd pct 5.23 63rd pct

Departures/1k in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +528.7 more in Wagga Wagga - West

602.2 42nd pct 73.5 18th pct

PT routes in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +12 more in Wagga Wagga - West

47 87th pct 35 86th pct

Stop walk in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds

42 90th pct —

How people get to work

62.4% Car (driver) +0.2 pts ▸ 62.6%

7.0% Worked at home +6.7 pts ▸ 13.7%

8.7% Walked ◂ +1.2 pts 7.5%

5.9% Car (passenger) ◂ +2.3 pts 3.6%

0.9% Bus ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.9% Bicycle ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

45.6% 1 vehicle ◂ +20.9 pts 24.7%

29.6% 2 vehicles +11.5 pts ▸ 41.1%

8.1% 3 vehicles +10.6 pts ▸ 18.7%

12.9% No vehicle ◂ +10.3 pts 2.6%

3.7% 4 or more +9.2 pts ▸ 12.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +6.0 pts 12.8%

2.1% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +15.0 pts ▸ 17.1%

11.6% Public administration & safety +1.6 pts ▸ 13.1%

10.1% Retail trade ◂ +2.8 pts 7.3%

9.0% Education & training even 8.9%

7.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.5 pts 4.3%

7.1% Construction +0.1 pts ▸ 7.2%

6.6% Manufacturing ◂ +2.2 pts 4.4%

3.4% Transport & warehousing +1.1 pts ▸ 4.5%

4.4% Professional & technical ◂ +1.0 pts 3.4%

4.0% Other services ◂ +0.3 pts 3.6%

3.0% Administrative & support ◂ +0.9 pts 2.2%

Occupations people work in

23.0% Professionals ◂ +6.8 pts 16.2%

10.7% Managers +9.8 pts ▸ 20.6%

13.5% Technicians & trades +2.8 pts ▸ 16.3%

14.8% Community & personal service ◂ +1.2 pts 13.6%

12.0% Labourers ◂ +3.1 pts 8.8%

10.1% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.6 pts 9.4%

9.1% Sales workers ◂ +2.3 pts 6.9%

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

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +3 higher in Wagga Wagga Surrounds

3 29th pct 6 57th pct

IRSD decile in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +4 higher in Wagga Wagga Surrounds

2 14th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +7 higher in Wagga Wagga Surrounds

1 0th pct 8 71st pct

IEO decile in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +2 higher in Wagga Wagga Surrounds

4 36th pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +73 higher in Wagga Wagga Surrounds

926 20th pct 999 51st pct

ERP in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +7,152 higher in Wagga Wagga Surrounds

11,596 56th pct 18,748 84th pct

Growth in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +8.7 pts higher in Wagga Wagga Surrounds

-3.6% 0th pct 5.1% 55th pct

Businesses in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +420 higher in Wagga Wagga Surrounds

1,850 85th pct 2,270 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +49 higher in Wagga Wagga - West

647 26th pct 598 18th pct

Max temp in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +0.1 higher in Wagga Wagga Surrounds

23.3 45th pct 23.4 46th pct

Min temp in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +0.2 higher in Wagga Wagga Surrounds

8.6 13th pct 8.9 14th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +4.6 higher in Wagga Wagga - West

7.0 74th pct 2.5 15th pct

Types ≤15 min in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +3.9 more in Wagga Wagga - West

6.7 72nd pct 2.8 17th pct

15-min city in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +54.4 pts higher in Wagga Wagga - West

87.5% 68th pct 33.0% 23rd pct

Walk to shops in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +52.9 pts higher in Wagga Wagga - West

74.5% 60th pct 21.6% 14th pct

Walk to transit in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +58.1 pts higher in Wagga Wagga - West

94.6% 56th pct 36.5% 20th pct

Walk to school in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +55.4 pts higher in Wagga Wagga - West

92.3% 71st pct 36.9% 21st pct

Walk to a park in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +43.4 pts higher in Wagga Wagga - West

96.7% 49th pct 53.3% 15th pct

Walk to health in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +39.4 pts higher in Wagga Wagga - West

60.3% 62nd pct 20.9% 25th pct

Amenities/1k in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +12.0 more in Wagga Wagga - West

28.8 86th pct 16.8 63rd pct

Intersections/km² in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +60 higher in Wagga Wagga - West

60 43rd pct 0 4th pct

Mean slope in Wagga Wagga - West in Wagga Wagga Surrounds +1.4 pts higher in Wagga Wagga Surrounds

3.1% 11th pct 4.4% 34th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Wagga Wagga - West vs Wagga Wagga Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/113031270/wagga-wagga-west/vs/113031271/wagga-wagga-surrounds