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Alma Park vs Culcairn
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 22 km apart · Alma Park profile · Culcairn profile
Alma Park Culcairn
Culcairn and Alma Park are two nearby New South Wales areas with very different scales and layouts. Culcairn is a larger, somewhat walkable town where 69.3% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 72.2% are near health services. In contrast, Alma Park is a sparsely populated, car-dependent area. The two differ sharply in their social makeup; Culcairn has a far higher share of one-parent families (16.5% compared to 0.0%) and people with no religion (31.0% versus 15.5%).
Both areas have seen their populations move in different directions since 2011, with Culcairn becoming more dynamic as 35.1% of its residents moved in the last five years. They share a similar reliance on full-time employment, with about 58% of the workforce in full-time roles. While both are situated in a rural region, Alma Park has a much stronger trend toward remote work, with 62.1% of people working from home compared to 12.1% in Culcairn.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 55
- First area, 2021: 58
- Second area, 2011: 1,423
- Second area, 2016: 1,473
- Second area, 2021: 1,483
- First area, 2016: 39 yrs
- First area, 2021: 50 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 44 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 Alma Park: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Culcairn: 0.9% males, 1.4% females
- 80–84 in Alma Park: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Culcairn: 1.7% males, 1.2% females
- 75–79 in Alma Park: 6.5% males, 6.5% females; 75–79 in Culcairn: 3.6% males, 2.0% females
- 70–74 in Alma Park: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 70–74 in Culcairn: 3.3% males, 3.9% females
- 65–69 in Alma Park: 6.5% males, 0.0% females; 65–69 in Culcairn: 3.6% males, 4.0% females
- 60–64 in Alma Park: 15.2% males, 8.7% females; 60–64 in Culcairn: 3.1% males, 2.9% females
- 55–59 in Alma Park: 8.7% males, 13.0% females; 55–59 in Culcairn: 3.2% males, 3.3% females
- 50–54 in Alma Park: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 50–54 in Culcairn: 2.7% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in Alma Park: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 45–49 in Culcairn: 2.7% males, 2.3% females
- 40–44 in Alma Park: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 40–44 in Culcairn: 2.2% males, 3.4% females
- 35–39 in Alma Park: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 35–39 in Culcairn: 2.9% males, 3.2% females
- 30–34 in Alma Park: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 30–34 in Culcairn: 1.4% males, 1.7% females
- 25–29 in Alma Park: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in Culcairn: 1.5% males, 2.1% females
- 20–24 in Alma Park: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 20–24 in Culcairn: 2.6% males, 1.5% females
- 15–19 in Alma Park: 6.5% males, 0.0% females; 15–19 in Culcairn: 4.1% males, 3.4% females
- 10–14 in Alma Park: 10.9% males, 8.7% females; 10–14 in Culcairn: 5.6% males, 4.4% females
- 5–9 in Alma Park: 0.0% males, 8.7% females; 5–9 in Culcairn: 2.8% males, 3.2% females
- 0–4 in Alma Park: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 0–4 in Culcairn: 2.7% males, 2.3% 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, 2016: $1,025
- First area, 2021: $769
- Second area, 2011: $404
- Second area, 2016: $548
- Second area, 2021: $623
- First area, 2016: $1,625
- First area, 2021: $1,833
- Second area, 2011: $807
- Second area, 2016: $1,053
- Second area, 2021: $1,173
- First area, 2016: $1,666
- First area, 2021: $1,875
- Second area, 2011: $974
- Second area, 2016: $1,270
- Second area, 2021: $1,515
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, 2016: 3.2
- First area, 2021: 2.8
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2021: $185
- Second area, 2011: $153
- Second area, 2016: $180
- Second area, 2021: $220
- First area, 2016: $454
- First area, 2021: $434
- Second area, 2011: $1,158
- Second area, 2016: $960
- Second area, 2021: $1,000
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- 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
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
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Alma Park vs Culcairn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10043/alma-park/vs/SAL11148/culcairn