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Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven vs West and North West
Region (SA4) comparison ≈ 830 km apart · Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven profile · West and North West profile
Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven West and North West
Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven and West and North West are both regional areas with older-than-average populations. Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven is notably warmer, with an average maximum temperature of 22.3 C compared to 13.2 C in West and North West. Education and income levels are higher in Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven, where 45.2% of residents completed Year 12 and the typical weekly rent is $360, while in West and North West, Year 12 completion is 34.3% and typical rent is $240. West and North West is much wetter, with average annual rainfall of 2,100mm, far above the 1,130mm seen in Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven.
Everyday life in both places shares several common features, including similar rates of volunteering, people providing unpaid care, and the share of children under 15. While they are similar in these respects, some gaps are widening. The difference in the proportion of people working from home has grown significantly, with 16.5% in Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven compared to just 6.5% in West and North West. Similarly, the gap in typical monthly mortgage payments has increased to $620 since 2011.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 137,007
- First area, 2016: 147,363
- First area, 2021: 161,006
- Second area, 2011: 109,152
- Second area, 2016: 109,024
- Second area, 2021: 116,156
- First area, 2011: 46 yrs
- First area, 2016: 48 yrs
- First area, 2021: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 45 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 Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven: 1.3% males, 1.9% females; 85+ in West and North West: 1.0% males, 1.5% females
- 80–84 in Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven: 1.8% males, 1.9% females; 80–84 in West and North West: 1.4% males, 1.6% females
- 75–79 in Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven: 2.8% males, 2.9% females; 75–79 in West and North West: 2.2% males, 2.3% females
- 70–74 in Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven: 3.7% males, 4.0% females; 70–74 in West and North West: 3.1% males, 3.2% females
- 65–69 in Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven: 3.7% males, 4.1% females; 65–69 in West and North West: 3.4% males, 3.5% females
- 60–64 in Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven: 3.7% males, 4.0% females; 60–64 in West and North West: 3.6% males, 3.8% females
- 55–59 in Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven: 3.2% males, 3.5% females; 55–59 in West and North West: 3.5% males, 3.8% females
- 50–54 in Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven: 2.9% males, 3.2% females; 50–54 in West and North West: 3.2% males, 3.6% females
- 45–49 in Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven: 2.8% males, 2.9% females; 45–49 in West and North West: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 40–44 in Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven: 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 40–44 in West and North West: 2.5% males, 2.8% females
- 35–39 in Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven: 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 35–39 in West and North West: 2.7% males, 2.8% females
- 30–34 in Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven: 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 30–34 in West and North West: 2.8% males, 2.9% females
- 25–29 in Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven: 2.4% males, 2.3% females; 25–29 in West and North West: 2.9% males, 2.9% females
- 20–24 in Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven: 2.2% males, 2.0% females; 20–24 in West and North West: 2.5% males, 2.5% females
- 15–19 in Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven: 2.7% males, 2.5% females; 15–19 in West and North West: 2.8% males, 2.7% females
- 10–14 in Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven: 3.0% males, 2.9% females; 10–14 in West and North West: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven: 2.8% males, 2.6% females; 5–9 in West and North West: 2.8% males, 2.8% females
- 0–4 in Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven: 2.5% males, 2.4% females; 0–4 in West and North West: 2.6% males, 2.5% 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: $463
- First area, 2016: $552
- First area, 2021: $683
- Second area, 2011: $456
- Second area, 2016: $523
- Second area, 2021: $635
- First area, 2011: $896
- First area, 2016: $1,091
- First area, 2021: $1,357
- Second area, 2011: $867
- Second area, 2016: $990
- Second area, 2021: $1,195
- First area, 2011: $1,097
- First area, 2016: $1,340
- First area, 2021: $1,722
- Second area, 2011: $1,090
- Second area, 2016: $1,274
- Second area, 2021: $1,538
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: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $230
- First area, 2016: $295
- First area, 2021: $360
- Second area, 2011: $170
- Second area, 2016: $200
- Second area, 2021: $240
- First area, 2011: $1,604
- First area, 2016: $1,625
- First area, 2021: $1,820
- Second area, 2011: $1,192
- Second area, 2016: $1,165
- Second area, 2021: $1,200
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- 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). Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven vs West and North West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa4/114/southern-highlands-and-shoalhaven/vs/604/west-and-north-west