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Inverell - Tenterfield vs Tamworth - Gunnedah

Name: Inverell - Tenterfield vs Tamworth - Gunnedah — 2021 Census comparison
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Sub-region (SA3) comparison ≈ 177 km apart · Inverell - Tenterfield profile · Tamworth - Gunnedah profile

Inverell - Tenterfield Tamworth - Gunnedah

Tamworth - Gunnedah and Inverell - Tenterfield are two New South Wales regions with distinct demographic and financial profiles. Tamworth - Gunnedah is younger and more diverse, with 25.2% of residents arriving recently from overseas and a typical age of 39. In contrast, Inverell - Tenterfield is far older, with a typical resident aged 48 and a much higher share of homes owned outright at 45.2%. Tamworth - Gunnedah also has better access to infrastructure, with far more public transport stops and 66.3% of homes within a 10 minute walk of a stop.

These two areas share several similarities, including very similar shares of people born overseas and a nearly identical number of people per home. However, they have drifted apart since 2011. The gap in typical weekly household income has widened to $392, with Tamworth - Gunnedah now well higher than Inverell - Tenterfield. Similarly, the age gap has grown, as residents in Inverell - Tenterfield have become far older than those in Tamworth - Gunnedah.

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Where they differ most

Population: 45,848 larger in Tamworth - Gunnedah Median age: 9 yrs older in Inverell - Tenterfield Owned outright: 10.6 pts higher in Inverell - Tenterfield Recent arrivals: 10.4 pts higher in Tamworth - Gunnedah Unpaid child care: 5.2 pts higher in Tamworth - Gunnedah

Demographics & Identity

Population in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah +45,848 larger in Tamworth - Gunnedah gap widening

38,731 29th pct 84,579 68th pct

Median age in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah +9 yrs older in Inverell - Tenterfield gap widening

48 yrs 88th pct 39 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

27.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.0 pts 24.1%

26.7% Seniors (65+) ◂ +6.5 pts 20.2%

19.2% Young adults (25–44) +4.8 pts ▸ 24.0%

17.1% Children (0–14) +3.2 pts ▸ 20.2%

10.0% Youth (15–24) +1.5 pts ▸ 11.4%

Marital status

46.3% Married ◂ +1.6 pts 44.7%

31.6% Never married +4.0 pts ▸ 35.6%

10.5% Divorced ◂ +1.1 pts 9.3%

7.6% Widowed ◂ +1.1 pts 6.5%

4.0% Separated ◂ +0.1 pts 3.9%

Age & sex structure

Inverell - Tenterfield Tamworth - Gunnedah

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

82.5% Australia +1.9 pts ▸ 84.4%

1.7% England ◂ +0.5 pts 1.2%

0.9% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.5% Philippines +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% India +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.1% Vietnam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

42.0% Australian +1.9 pts ▸ 43.9%

40.7% English ◂ +1.3 pts 39.4%

11.1% Irish ◂ +0.5 pts 10.6%

10.7% Scottish ◂ +1.0 pts 9.7%

5.0% German ◂ +1.1 pts 3.9%

1.4% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

0.7% Chinese +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.9% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.6% Filipino +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.4% Indian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

87.4% English only ◂ +0.2 pts 87.2%

0.2% Mandarin +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

57.1% Christianity +0.7 pts ▸ 57.8%

29.9% No religion +1.2 pts ▸ 31.2%

11.6% Not stated ◂ +2.8 pts 8.8%

0.3% Hinduism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Islam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah +26 more in Tamworth - Gunnedah

32 61st pct 58 90th pct

Schools/1k kids in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah +1.46 more in Inverell - Tenterfield

4.84 87th pct 3.39 74th pct

Students in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah +9,698 more in Tamworth - Gunnedah

5,223 21st pct 14,921 71st pct

Avg size in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah +94 larger in Tamworth - Gunnedah

163 11th pct 257 25th pct

ICSEA in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah +24 higher in Tamworth - Gunnedah

916 11th pct 940 13th pct

Highest year of school

34.2% Year 12 +5.2 pts ▸ 39.5%

31.8% Year 10 ◂ +0.7 pts 31.1%

16.1% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.6 pts 13.5%

6.2% Year 11 +0.4 pts ▸ 6.7%

Highest qualification level

35.8% Certificate III / IV +0.9 pts ▸ 36.7%

14.6% Bachelor degree +2.8 pts ▸ 17.4%

12.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.4 pts ▸ 13.0%

2.4% Postgraduate degree +1.7 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.3 pts 2.8%

2.3% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.4 pts ▸ 2.7%

Field of qualification

12.9% Management & commerce +2.8 pts ▸ 15.6%

13.2% Engineering & related +1.8 pts ▸ 15.0%

10.0% Health +2.0 pts ▸ 12.1%

10.6% Society & culture ◂ +0.8 pts 9.8%

8.7% Education +0.2 pts ▸ 8.9%

5.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.2 pts 4.3%

4.7% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.7 pts ▸ 5.5%

5.1% Architecture & building +0.1 pts ▸ 5.2%

1.7% Creative arts even 1.7%

1.1% Natural & physical sciences +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.1% Information technology even 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah +$192 higher in Tamworth - Gunnedah gap widening

$554 1st pct $746 37th pct

Household income in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah +$392 higher in Tamworth - Gunnedah gap widening

$1,020 0th pct $1,412 26th pct

Family income in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah +$466 higher in Tamworth - Gunnedah gap widening

$1,352 2nd pct $1,818 32nd pct

Household income distribution

34.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.3 pts 30.2%

22.5% $1,500–$2,999 +6.0 pts ▸ 28.5%

26.3% Under $650 ◂ +7.6 pts 18.7%

4.6% $3,000–$3,999 +3.5 pts ▸ 8.2%

3.3% $4,000 or more +3.5 pts ▸ 6.9%

Personal income distribution

49.6% Under $650 ◂ +9.4 pts 40.2%

28.7% $650–$1,499 +4.9 pts ▸ 33.6%

8.6% $1,500–$2,999 +5.5 pts ▸ 14.1%

1.5% $3,000 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 2.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

13.4% Arthritis ◂ +2.9 pts 10.6%

9.6% Asthma +1.3 pts ▸ 10.9%

9.8% Mental health +0.3 pts ▸ 10.1%

8.3% Other condition ◂ +0.5 pts 7.8%

6.3% Diabetes ◂ +0.8 pts 5.4%

5.7% Heart disease ◂ +0.9 pts 4.8%

3.9% Cancer ◂ +0.5 pts 3.3%

3.1% Lung condition ◂ +0.7 pts 2.4%

1.4% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

1.0% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

53.5% None +2.9 pts ▸ 56.5%

20.8% One condition +0.3 pts ▸ 21.1%

8.2% Two conditions ◂ +0.9 pts 7.3%

5.2% Three or more ◂ +0.9 pts 4.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah +7,771 larger in Tamworth - Gunnedah

3,537 79th pct 11,308 94th pct

Median age in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah +1 yrs older in Inverell - Tenterfield

23 yrs 29th pct 22 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah +$145 higher in Tamworth - Gunnedah

$447 10th pct $592 44th pct

Household income in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah +$410 higher in Tamworth - Gunnedah

$1,002 0th pct $1,412 32nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah +0.1 larger in Tamworth - Gunnedah gap widening

2.3 14th pct 2.4 29th pct

Family composition

44.7% Couples with children +7.5 pts ▸ 52.2%

36.5% Couples without children ◂ +7.6 pts 28.9%

17.7% One-parent families ◂ +0.1 pts 17.6%

1.2% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

Household size

38.8% 2 people ◂ +3.8 pts 35.0%

32.1% 1 person ◂ +3.5 pts 28.6%

12.0% 3 people +2.0 pts ▸ 14.1%

9.7% 4 people +3.4 pts ▸ 13.0%

4.9% 5 people +1.4 pts ▸ 6.2%

2.6% 6 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 3.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah +$60 higher in Tamworth - Gunnedah gap widening

$240 13th pct $300 29th pct

Mortgage in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah +$400 higher in Tamworth - Gunnedah gap widening

$1,100 1st pct $1,500 27th pct

People / bedroom in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

45.2% Owned outright ◂ +10.6 pts 34.6%

25.0% Owned with a mortgage +5.7 pts ▸ 30.7%

23.5% Rented +6.5 pts ▸ 30.1%

3.5% Other tenure ◂ +0.8 pts 2.7%

2.9% Not stated ◂ +0.9 pts 1.9%

Types of homes

92.6% Separate house ◂ +3.4 pts 89.1%

4.6% Townhouse / semi-detached +3.6 pts ▸ 8.2%

1.4% Flat or apartment +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.9% Other dwelling ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

44.5% 3 bedrooms ◂ +2.9 pts 41.7%

24.4% 4 bedrooms +7.0 pts ▸ 31.4%

16.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.0 pts 14.4%

6.3% 5 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 7.2%

4.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.7 pts 3.1%

0.9% Studio / none ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

55.7% $200–$349 ◂ +3.6 pts 52.1%

28.4% Under $200 ◂ +13.6 pts 14.9%

9.6% $350–$549 +17.4 pts ▸ 27.0%

0.3% $550–$749 +1.0 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.3% $750 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.4% $1,000–$1,799 +5.4 pts ▸ 41.8%

37.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +16.0 pts 21.6%

14.1% $1,800–$2,999 +9.6 pts ▸ 23.7%

5.5% $3,000 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 7.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah +484 more in Tamworth - Gunnedah

85 19th pct 569 80th pct

Stops/1k in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah +4.53 more in Tamworth - Gunnedah

2.19 16th pct 6.73 87th pct

Departures/1k in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah +230.7 more in Tamworth - Gunnedah

17.5 5th pct 248.2 31st pct

PT routes in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah +12 more in Tamworth - Gunnedah

14 29th pct 26 48th pct

How people get to work

60.8% Car (driver) +1.3 pts ▸ 62.1%

15.0% Worked at home ◂ +2.3 pts 12.6%

5.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.2 pts 5.2%

4.6% Walked ◂ +1.8 pts 2.8%

0.2% Bus +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% Bicycle even 0.2%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

35.2% 2 vehicles +2.2 pts ▸ 37.5%

36.3% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.5 pts 34.8%

14.2% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.7 pts 13.5%

8.4% 4 or more even 8.4%

5.8% No vehicle ◂ +0.1 pts 5.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.1% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +9.8 pts 8.3%

13.6% Health care & social assistance +2.0 pts ▸ 15.6%

9.4% Retail trade even 9.4%

8.9% Education & training +0.4 pts ▸ 9.3%

6.8% Manufacturing +0.7 pts ▸ 7.5%

6.7% Construction +0.8 pts ▸ 7.5%

6.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.2 pts 5.5%

5.8% Accommodation & food +0.6 pts ▸ 6.4%

3.1% Transport & warehousing +1.6 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.8% Other services +0.3 pts ▸ 4.1%

0.7% Mining +3.0 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.1% Professional & technical +0.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

Occupations people work in

19.9% Managers ◂ +6.2 pts 13.7%

13.4% Professionals +3.1 pts ▸ 16.5%

15.3% Labourers ◂ +1.5 pts 13.8%

11.7% Technicians & trades +2.0 pts ▸ 13.7%

12.7% Community & personal service ◂ +0.5 pts 12.2%

10.0% Clerical & administrative +1.0 pts ▸ 11.0%

6.3% Machinery operators & drivers +2.8 pts ▸ 9.0%

8.7% Sales workers ◂ +0.2 pts 8.5%

Economy & Advantage

ERP in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah +48,942 higher in Tamworth - Gunnedah

39,666 24th pct 88,608 64th pct

Growth in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah +1.5 pts higher in Tamworth - Gunnedah

2.3% 17th pct 3.8% 31st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah +25 higher in Tamworth - Gunnedah

722 35th pct 747 38th pct

Max temp in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah +0.1 higher in Tamworth - Gunnedah

25.1 63rd pct 25.2 64th pct

Min temp in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah +0.5 higher in Inverell - Tenterfield

9.3 20th pct 8.8 15th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah +0.9 higher in Tamworth - Gunnedah

3.3 21st pct 4.2 36th pct

Types ≤15 min in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah +0.6 more in Tamworth - Gunnedah

3.6 24th pct 4.2 37th pct

15-min city in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah +7.8 pts higher in Tamworth - Gunnedah

42.1% 27th pct 49.8% 40th pct

Walk to shops in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah +5.4 pts higher in Tamworth - Gunnedah

35.4% 15th pct 40.8% 24th pct

Walk to transit in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah +29.1 pts higher in Tamworth - Gunnedah

37.2% 19th pct 66.3% 38th pct

Walk to school in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah +6.9 pts higher in Tamworth - Gunnedah

47.6% 26th pct 54.4% 35th pct

Walk to a park in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah +14.7 pts higher in Tamworth - Gunnedah

58.1% 13th pct 72.9% 30th pct

Walk to health in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah +2.0 pts higher in Inverell - Tenterfield

34.6% 34th pct 32.6% 30th pct

Amenities/1k in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah +2.3 more in Inverell - Tenterfield

19.8 74th pct 17.5 63rd pct

Intersections/km² in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah even

0 6th pct 0 13th pct

Mean slope in Inverell - Tenterfield in Tamworth - Gunnedah +0.3 pts higher in Inverell - Tenterfield

5.8% 56th pct 5.6% 51st pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Inverell - Tenterfield vs Tamworth - Gunnedah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa3/11002/inverell-tenterfield/vs/11004/tamworth-gunnedah