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Richmond Valley - Hinterland vs Coolangatta
Sub-region (SA3) comparison ≈ 88 km apart · Richmond Valley - Hinterland profile · Coolangatta profile
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Richmond Valley - Hinterland and Coolangatta offer very different lifestyles, separated by their geography and housing. Richmond Valley - Hinterland is a spacious area where separate houses are far more common, making up 86.5% of homes. In contrast, Coolangatta is very walkable, with 84% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a 15-minute-city walkshed and typical schools that are far larger, averaging 853 students compared to just 179 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland. Educational attainment also differs, with Year 12 completion far higher in Coolangatta at 57.4% compared to 41.5% in Richmond Valley - Hinterland.
Both areas are effectively alike in the size of their households, with 2.4 people per home. They also share a similar rate of people working from home and an almost identical share of residents who have served in the Defence Force. While they share these traits, other gaps have grown; for example, the difference in the typical age of residents has widened, with Richmond Valley - Hinterland now noticeably older at 45 compared to 42 in Coolangatta.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 69,286
- First area, 2016: 69,950
- First area, 2021: 71,896
- Second area, 2011: 50,099
- Second area, 2016: 53,189
- Second area, 2021: 57,511
- First area, 2011: 41 yrs
- First area, 2016: 44 yrs
- First area, 2021: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 42 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 1.0% males, 1.6% females; 85+ in Coolangatta: 1.1% males, 1.7% females
- 80–84 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 1.2% males, 1.5% females; 80–84 in Coolangatta: 1.1% males, 1.3% females
- 75–79 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 1.9% males, 2.0% females; 75–79 in Coolangatta: 1.7% males, 2.0% females
- 70–74 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 70–74 in Coolangatta: 2.7% males, 2.7% females
- 65–69 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 3.6% males, 3.7% females; 65–69 in Coolangatta: 2.8% males, 3.2% females
- 60–64 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 3.9% males, 3.9% females; 60–64 in Coolangatta: 3.1% males, 3.5% females
- 55–59 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 3.6% males, 3.8% females; 55–59 in Coolangatta: 3.0% males, 3.4% females
- 50–54 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Coolangatta: 3.1% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 45–49 in Coolangatta: 3.4% males, 3.5% females
- 40–44 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 2.6% males, 3.0% females; 40–44 in Coolangatta: 3.0% males, 3.4% females
- 35–39 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 35–39 in Coolangatta: 3.3% males, 3.7% females
- 30–34 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 2.5% males, 2.7% females; 30–34 in Coolangatta: 3.4% males, 3.7% females
- 25–29 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 25–29 in Coolangatta: 2.9% males, 3.4% females
- 20–24 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 2.6% males, 2.4% females; 20–24 in Coolangatta: 2.4% males, 2.9% females
- 15–19 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 3.1% males, 2.8% females; 15–19 in Coolangatta: 2.7% males, 2.5% females
- 10–14 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 3.5% males, 3.2% females; 10–14 in Coolangatta: 2.9% males, 2.8% females
- 5–9 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 5–9 in Coolangatta: 2.8% males, 2.7% females
- 0–4 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 2.5% males, 2.3% females; 0–4 in Coolangatta: 2.7% males, 2.4% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $440
- First area, 2016: $516
- First area, 2021: $641
- Second area, 2011: $536
- Second area, 2016: $648
- Second area, 2021: $802
- First area, 2011: $852
- First area, 2016: $1,004
- First area, 2021: $1,224
- Second area, 2011: $995
- Second area, 2016: $1,262
- Second area, 2021: $1,635
- First area, 2011: $1,045
- First area, 2016: $1,265
- First area, 2021: $1,571
- Second area, 2011: $1,264
- Second area, 2016: $1,604
- Second area, 2021: $2,068
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $210
- First area, 2016: $250
- First area, 2021: $300
- Second area, 2011: $320
- Second area, 2016: $360
- Second area, 2021: $450
- First area, 2011: $1,346
- First area, 2016: $1,330
- First area, 2021: $1,452
- Second area, 2011: $1,950
- Second area, 2016: $1,860
- Second area, 2021: $2,000
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Richmond Valley - Hinterland vs Coolangatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa3/11202/richmond-valley-hinterland/vs/30902/coolangatta