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Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble vs Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West)

Name: Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble vs Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Sub-region (SA3) comparison ≈ 395 km apart · Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble profile · Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) profile

Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West)

Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble and Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) are two different types of regional hubs in New South Wales. Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble has a much higher First Nations population at 24.2%, while Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) is far more culturally diverse, with 16.5% of people born overseas and 16.1% using a language other than English at home. There are also stark differences in local services; Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) has far more public transport options and larger schools, whereas Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble is far more likely to have homes within a 15-minute walk of health services and groceries.

The gap in the number of people working or looking for work has widened since 2011, and is now far higher in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) at 62.0% compared to 51.9% in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble. Despite this, the two areas are very alike in other ways. They have nearly identical proportions of children under 15 and people needing daily help, and both have the same share of separate houses. Their walkability scores are also similar, with both being car-dependent.

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Where they differ most

Population: 27,952 larger in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) First Nations: 17.2 pts higher in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble Limited English: 2.9 pts higher in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) De facto: 4.4 pts higher in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble Household size: 0.3 larger in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West)

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) +27,952 larger in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) gap widening

21,607 15th pct 49,559 39th pct

Median age in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) +2 yrs older in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble gap steady

40 yrs 57th pct 38 yrs 36th pct

Age structure

26.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.4 pts 25.1%

23.3% Young adults (25–44) +2.1 pts ▸ 25.4%

20.0% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.2 pts 19.8%

19.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.6 pts 17.7%

10.8% Youth (15–24) +1.2 pts ▸ 12.0%

Marital status

39.0% Married +9.6 pts ▸ 48.6%

41.6% Never married ◂ +6.9 pts 34.6%

8.4% Divorced ◂ +1.5 pts 6.9%

6.9% Widowed ◂ +0.5 pts 6.4%

4.2% Separated ◂ +0.8 pts 3.5%

Age & sex structure

Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West)

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

76.5% Australia ◂ +1.8 pts 74.7%

0.6% India +3.7 pts ▸ 4.4%

0.1% Italy +2.0 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.5% Philippines +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.7% New Zealand +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.7% England +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.0%

Ancestry

36.9% Australian ◂ +3.2 pts 33.7%

30.2% English +0.8 pts ▸ 31.1%

0.9% Italian +15.2 pts ▸ 16.1%

9.4% Irish ◂ +0.3 pts 9.1%

7.3% Scottish +0.8 pts ▸ 8.1%

2.7% German +0.7 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.6% Indian +2.5 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.6% Filipino +0.8 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.6% Chinese +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.5% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

79.6% English only ◂ +4.2 pts 75.4%

0.0% Italian +3.2 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.2% Punjabi +2.3 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.2% Mandarin +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

55.2% Christianity +5.3 pts ▸ 60.5%

25.6% No religion ◂ +3.3 pts 22.3%

17.6% Not stated ◂ +8.3 pts 9.3%

0.5% Hinduism +2.5 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.3% Other religions +2.2 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.4% Islam +1.4 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.4% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) +4 more in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West)

38 73rd pct 42 78th pct

Schools/1k kids in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) +4.50 more in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble

8.77 100th pct 4.28 83rd pct

Students in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) +5,087 more in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West)

3,434 12th pct 8,521 40th pct

Avg size in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) +113 larger in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West)

90 0th pct 203 17th pct

ICSEA in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) +146 higher in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West)

806 0th pct 952 16th pct

Highest year of school

32.9% Year 12 +5.7 pts ▸ 38.5%

26.3% Year 10 +3.3 pts ▸ 29.6%

15.3% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.7 pts 14.6%

6.5% Year 11 +0.3 pts ▸ 6.9%

Highest qualification level

28.6% Certificate III / IV +6.6 pts ▸ 35.2%

14.4% Bachelor degree +3.4 pts ▸ 17.8%

10.5% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.6 pts ▸ 12.1%

2.4% Postgraduate degree +1.2 pts ▸ 3.6%

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

1.8% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.4 pts ▸ 2.2%

Field of qualification

9.9% Management & commerce +5.7 pts ▸ 15.7%

12.7% Engineering & related +2.9 pts ▸ 15.5%

8.6% Education ◂ +0.4 pts 8.2%

8.2% Health +0.1 pts ▸ 8.3%

7.6% Society & culture +0.6 pts ▸ 8.2%

5.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.4 pts 5.3%

3.5% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.7 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.5% Architecture & building +1.5 pts ▸ 5.0%

1.0% Natural & physical sciences +1.0 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.5% Information technology +1.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.1% Creative arts +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) +$87 higher in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) gap widening

$707 27th pct $794 52nd pct

Household income in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) +$246 higher in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) gap widening

$1,289 16th pct $1,535 37th pct

Family income in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) +$179 higher in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) gap widening

$1,717 24th pct $1,896 39th pct

Household income distribution

24.4% $1,500–$2,999 +6.8 pts ▸ 31.2%

27.6% $650–$1,499 +0.9 pts ▸ 28.5%

22.4% Under $650 ◂ +5.8 pts 16.6%

7.3% $3,000–$3,999 +1.4 pts ▸ 8.7%

7.0% $4,000 or more even 6.9%

Personal income distribution

38.0% Under $650 ◂ +1.1 pts 36.9%

26.2% $650–$1,499 +11.0 pts ▸ 37.2%

13.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.1 pts 13.3%

3.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 2.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.1% Asthma +1.1 pts ▸ 10.2%

9.0% Arthritis +0.1 pts ▸ 9.1%

6.6% Mental health +1.2 pts ▸ 7.8%

5.4% Other condition +0.8 pts ▸ 6.2%

6.0% Diabetes ◂ +1.1 pts 4.9%

5.0% Heart disease ◂ +1.3 pts 3.7%

2.7% Cancer even 2.7%

2.4% Lung condition ◂ +0.3 pts 2.1%

1.1% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.8% Dementia even 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

53.3% None +6.5 pts ▸ 59.8%

17.3% One condition +1.9 pts ▸ 19.2%

6.3% Two conditions ◂ +0.3 pts 6.0%

4.0% Three or more ◂ +0.5 pts 3.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) +1,751 larger in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble

5,233 87th pct 3,482 78th pct

Median age in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) +6 yrs older in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble

28 yrs 86th pct 22 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) +$85 higher in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West)

$508 20th pct $593 44th pct

Household income in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) +$190 higher in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West)

$1,133 7th pct $1,323 22nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) +0.3 larger in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) gap widening

2.3 14th pct 2.6 71st pct

Family composition

48.8% Couples with children +7.8 pts ▸ 56.6%

29.3% Couples without children ◂ +2.0 pts 27.4%

20.1% One-parent families ◂ +5.3 pts 14.9%

1.7% Other families ◂ +0.5 pts 1.2%

Household size

33.7% 1 person ◂ +6.9 pts 26.9%

33.7% 2 people ◂ +0.3 pts 33.4%

12.7% 3 people +2.2 pts ▸ 14.8%

10.0% 4 people +3.5 pts ▸ 13.5%

5.8% 5 people +1.5 pts ▸ 7.4%

4.1% 6 or more even 4.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) +$70 higher in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) gap widening

$180 3rd pct $250 14th pct

Mortgage in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) +$300 higher in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) gap narrowing

$1,000 0th pct $1,300 14th pct

People / bedroom in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

37.7% Owned outright ◂ +2.2 pts 35.6%

31.2% Rented ◂ +1.6 pts 29.7%

21.0% Owned with a mortgage +8.1 pts ▸ 29.1%

6.1% Other tenure ◂ +2.8 pts 3.4%

3.8% Not stated ◂ +1.5 pts 2.3%

Types of homes

87.9% Separate house ◂ +0.8 pts 87.1%

2.4% Flat or apartment +5.5 pts ▸ 7.9%

3.8% Other dwelling ◂ +2.7 pts 1.1%

3.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +0.2 pts 3.4%

Bedrooms per home

40.1% 3 bedrooms +2.6 pts ▸ 42.7%

26.5% 4 bedrooms +4.9 pts ▸ 31.4%

16.7% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.2 pts 14.5%

6.7% 5 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 6.0%

5.9% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.8 pts 3.0%

0.6% Studio / none ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

51.3% Under $200 ◂ +27.3 pts 24.0%

36.9% $200–$349 +13.0 pts ▸ 49.9%

3.3% $350–$549 +16.1 pts ▸ 19.5%

0.0% $550–$749 +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% $750 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

46.4% Under $1,000 ◂ +18.2 pts 28.2%

28.8% $1,000–$1,799 +11.6 pts ▸ 40.4%

10.8% $1,800–$2,999 +8.2 pts ▸ 19.1%

6.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 5.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) +243 more in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West)

27 8th pct 270 49th pct

Stops/1k in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) +4.20 more in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West)

1.25 9th pct 5.45 72nd pct

Departures/1k in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) +182.1 more in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West)

12.1 4th pct 194.2 28th pct

PT routes in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) +6 more in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble

23 43rd pct 17 33rd pct

Stop walk in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West)

44 89th pct —

How people get to work

58.9% Car (driver) +11.3 pts ▸ 70.2%

12.2% Worked at home ◂ +5.0 pts 7.3%

8.8% Walked ◂ +5.0 pts 3.8%

5.1% Car (passenger) +2.6 pts ▸ 7.7%

0.9% Bus ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%

0.4% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

33.5% 2 vehicles +3.8 pts ▸ 37.3%

35.8% 1 vehicle ◂ +3.9 pts 31.8%

13.4% 3 vehicles +1.9 pts ▸ 15.3%

8.9% 4 or more +1.5 pts ▸ 10.4%

8.5% No vehicle ◂ +3.4 pts 5.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

22.6% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +6.9 pts 15.8%

1.3% Manufacturing +14.6 pts ▸ 16.0%

11.7% Education & training ◂ +3.8 pts 7.8%

10.2% Health care & social assistance +0.2 pts ▸ 10.4%

9.5% Mining ◂ +9.0 pts 0.4%

9.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +4.2 pts 4.9%

6.5% Retail trade +2.1 pts ▸ 8.7%

4.7% Construction +2.0 pts ▸ 6.6%

5.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.6 pts 5.1%

2.6% Other services +1.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.0% Transport & warehousing +0.5 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.8% Professional & technical +1.0 pts ▸ 2.8%

Occupations people work in

22.8% Managers ◂ +5.4 pts 17.4%

12.8% Labourers +5.6 pts ▸ 18.4%

11.7% Technicians & trades +1.5 pts ▸ 13.2%

12.9% Professionals ◂ +0.5 pts 12.5%

12.4% Community & personal service ◂ +2.7 pts 9.7%

9.5% Clerical & administrative +1.4 pts ▸ 10.9%

10.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.6 pts 8.1%

4.7% Sales workers +2.8 pts ▸ 7.5%

Economy & Advantage

ERP in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) +28,293 higher in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West)

21,882 11th pct 50,175 34th pct

Growth in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) +2.6 pts higher in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West)

-2.1% 0th pct 0.6% 8th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) +84 higher in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West)

381 6th pct 466 11th pct

Max temp in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) +2.7 higher in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble

27.7 86th pct 25.0 63rd pct

Min temp in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) +2.5 higher in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble

12.5 59th pct 10.0 26th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) +0.1 higher in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble

4.1 33rd pct 3.9 31st pct

Types ≤15 min in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) +0.5 more in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble

4.5 43rd pct 4.0 32nd pct

15-min city in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) +8.6 pts higher in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble

55.1% 47th pct 46.4% 34th pct

Walk to shops in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) +12.1 pts higher in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble

53.6% 44th pct 41.5% 25th pct

Walk to transit in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) +17.5 pts higher in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West)

31.1% 15th pct 48.6% 25th pct

Walk to school in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) even

54.5% 35th pct 54.5% 35th pct

Walk to a park in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) +1.5 pts higher in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West)

67.9% 24th pct 69.4% 26th pct

Walk to health in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) +13.5 pts higher in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble

51.5% 60th pct 37.9% 42nd pct

Amenities/1k in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) +9.4 more in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble

28.3 88th pct 18.9 70th pct

Intersections/km² in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) even

0 0th pct 0 9th pct

Mean slope in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) even

2.9% 4th pct 2.9% 4th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble vs Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa3/10501/bourke-cobar-coonamble/vs/11301/griffith-murrumbidgee