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Ashby vs Gulmarrad

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 7.6 km apart · Ashby profile · Gulmarrad profile

Ashby Gulmarrad

Gulmarrad and Ashby (NSW) are neighbouring areas in the Clarence Valley, but they have different own characters. Ashby (NSW) is a much older area, where the typical resident is 61 and 41.8% of people are aged 65 or over. This is far older than Gulmarrad, where the typical age is 49 and 28.3% are seniors. Gulmarrad has more families with children, which is reflected in the fact that 93.5% of its homes have three or more bedrooms, compared to 82.2% in Ashby (NSW). Gulmarrad also has more people working or looking for work (50.6% compared to 33.6%) and a higher share of recent arrivals from overseas.

Both areas are very similar in their typical weekly incomes, with personal earnings around $550. This shared financial profile exists alongside a gap in home ownership, as Ashby (NSW) has a higher share of homes owned outright. While both areas are far older than the national figure, the age gap between them is stark for First Nations residents: they are typically 52 in Ashby (NSW) but just 20 in Gulmarrad.

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Where they differ most

Population: 1,634 larger in Gulmarrad Median age: 12 yrs older in Ashby Living alone: 17.8 pts higher in Ashby Participation: 17.0 pts higher in Gulmarrad Household size: 0.7 larger in Gulmarrad

Demographics & Identity

Population in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +1,634 larger in Gulmarrad gap widening
316 59th pct 1,950 78th pct
Median age in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +12 yrs older in Ashby gap widening
61 yrs 94th pct 49 yrs 67th pct
First Nations in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +1.2 pts higher in Ashby gap steady
4.1% 68th pct 2.9% 59th pct
Aged 65+ in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +13.5 pts higher in Ashby gap widening
41.8% 97th pct 28.3% 83rd pct
Under 15 in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +6.8 pts higher in Gulmarrad gap widening
11.1% 20th pct 17.9% 56th pct
De facto in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +1.7 pts higher in Ashby gap narrowing
13.6% 61st pct 11.8% 47th pct

Age structure

41.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +13.5 pts 28.3%
33.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.9 pts 29.0%
11.1% Children (0–14) +6.8 pts ▸ 17.9%
11.7% Young adults (25–44) +5.0 pts ▸ 16.7%
7.0% Youth (15–24) +2.2 pts ▸ 9.1%

Marital status

58.9% Married +3.0 pts ▸ 61.9%
23.9% Never married +0.9 pts ▸ 24.8%
9.3% Divorced ◂ +2.0 pts 7.3%
5.7% Widowed ◂ +2.5 pts 3.2%
2.5% Separated +0.2 pts ▸ 2.7%

Age & sex structure

Ashby Gulmarrad

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +2.4 pts higher in Ashby gap steady
13.0% 57th pct 10.6% 46th pct

Country of birth

75.6% Australia +10.7 pts ▸ 86.3%
7.3% England ◂ +3.6 pts 3.7%
2.5% New Zealand ◂ +0.8 pts 1.7%
0.0% Philippines +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% South Africa +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% India even 0.0%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

43.4% English +1.6 pts ▸ 45.0%
32.6% Australian +10.0 pts ▸ 42.6%
16.1% Scottish +0.3 pts ▸ 16.5%
13.0% Irish +0.7 pts ▸ 13.7%
4.7% German even 4.7%
3.8% Italian ◂ +2.4 pts 1.4%
0.9% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.0% Indian +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.0% Filipino +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Chinese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +1.4 pts higher in Gulmarrad gap widening
0.9% 34th pct 2.3% 41st pct
Limited English in Ashbyin Gulmarrad even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Language used at home

87.3% English only +6.8 pts ▸ 94.2%
0.0% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +1.7 pts higher in Ashby gap narrowing
40.5% 50th pct 38.8% 44th pct

Religious affiliation

43.0% Christianity +11.2 pts ▸ 54.2%
40.5% No religion ◂ +1.7 pts 38.8%
13.3% Not stated ◂ +7.2 pts 6.1%
1.3% Hinduism ◂ +1.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% Buddhism +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.0% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +0.4 pts higher in Gulmarrad gap narrowing
38.3% 32nd pct 38.7% 33rd pct
Bachelor+ in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +1.2 pts higher in Ashby gap narrowing
15.4% 53rd pct 14.2% 48th pct
Schools/1k kids in Ashbyin Gulmarrad
— 2.87 41st pct
Schools ≤3 km in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +1 more in Gulmarrad
5 73rd pct 6 74th pct
Avg size in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +10 larger in Ashby
270 45th pct 261 44th pct
ICSEA in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +2 higher in Gulmarrad
963 33rd pct 965 34th pct

Highest year of school

38.3% Year 12 +0.4 pts ▸ 38.7%
28.2% Year 10 +9.6 pts ▸ 37.8%
11.2% Year 9 or below +0.5 pts ▸ 11.7%
9.4% Year 11 ◂ +0.7 pts 8.7%

Highest qualification level

29.6% Certificate III / IV +16.8 pts ▸ 46.4%
12.2% Bachelor degree +5.2 pts ▸ 17.4%
14.8% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.7 pts 14.2%
10.6% Postgraduate degree ◂ +7.6 pts 3.0%
0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +3.3 pts ▸ 3.3%
0.0% Certificate I / II +2.5 pts ▸ 2.5%

Field of qualification

15.9% Engineering & related +3.8 pts ▸ 19.7%
9.0% Management & commerce +8.3 pts ▸ 17.3%
11.6% Health +0.2 pts ▸ 11.9%
11.1% Society & culture ◂ +0.2 pts 10.9%
10.6% Architecture & building ◂ +2.3 pts 8.3%
7.4% Education +2.1 pts ▸ 9.5%
8.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +3.0 pts 5.5%
3.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.8 pts 2.9%
2.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.7 pts 2.0%
0.0% Information technology +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.0% Creative arts +1.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +$25 higher in Gulmarrad gap narrowing
$544 17th pct $569 20th pct
Household income in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +$189 higher in Gulmarrad gap widening
$1,113 20th pct $1,302 32nd pct
Family income in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +$33 higher in Gulmarrad gap steady
$1,333 17th pct $1,366 19th pct
High earners in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +0.1 pts higher in Gulmarrad gap steady
4.3% 28th pct 4.4% 28th pct
High-income homes in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +5.9 pts higher in Gulmarrad gap widening
5.4% 17th pct 11.4% 35th pct

Household income distribution

37.2% $650–$1,499 +1.4 pts ▸ 38.6%
26.4% $1,500–$2,999 +1.1 pts ▸ 27.4%
24.8% Under $650 ◂ +10.9 pts 13.9%
3.1% $3,000–$3,999 +4.5 pts ▸ 7.6%
2.3% $4,000 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 3.7%

Personal income distribution

53.2% Under $650 +0.1 pts ▸ 53.3%
27.9% $650–$1,499 +3.5 pts ▸ 31.4%
10.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.4 pts 10.3%
0.0% $3,000 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +2.3 pts higher in Ashby
38.9% 88th pct 36.6% 83rd pct
Mental health in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +2.6 pts higher in Gulmarrad
7.6% 45th pct 10.2% 70th pct
Needs assistance in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +1.5 pts higher in Ashby gap steady
7.6% 78th pct 6.1% 67th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

18.4% Arthritis ◂ +3.2 pts 15.1%
7.6% Mental health +2.6 pts ▸ 10.2%
9.5% Heart disease ◂ +4.2 pts 5.3%
7.6% Asthma +1.8 pts ▸ 9.4%
9.2% Other condition ◂ +0.2 pts 9.0%
5.4% Diabetes +0.7 pts ▸ 6.1%
3.8% Cancer +1.0 pts ▸ 4.8%
2.5% Lung condition +0.3 pts ▸ 2.9%
1.9% Stroke ◂ +0.7 pts 1.2%
0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

47.2% None +9.4 pts ▸ 56.5%
24.4% One condition ◂ +1.3 pts 23.1%
8.9% Two conditions +0.6 pts ▸ 9.5%
7.3% Three or more ◂ +3.4 pts 3.8%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +1.7 pts higher in Ashby gap narrowing
19.6% 58th pct 17.9% 49th pct
Unpaid carers in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +1.4 pts higher in Ashby gap narrowing
16.4% 81st pct 15.1% 73rd pct
Unpaid child care in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +5.6 pts higher in Gulmarrad gap widening
18.2% 20th pct 23.8% 42nd pct
Defence service in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +0.9 pts higher in Gulmarrad
4.3% 74th pct 5.1% 82nd pct
Housework 15h+ in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +3.2 pts higher in Ashby gap narrowing
34.6% 89th pct 31.5% 84th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +44 larger in Gulmarrad
13 62nd pct 57 78th pct
Median age in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +32 yrs older in Ashby
52 yrs 89th pct 20 yrs 25th pct
Year 12 in Ashbyin Gulmarrad
— 46.7% 65th pct
Unemployment in Ashbyin Gulmarrad
— 0.0% 0th pct
Median income in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +$24 higher in Ashby
$474 29th pct $450 25th pct
Household income in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +$63 higher in Gulmarrad
$1,999 62nd pct $2,062 64th pct
Indigenous language in Ashbyin Gulmarrad
— 5.3% 57th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +0.7 larger in Gulmarrad gap widening
2.0 14th pct 2.7 71st pct
One-parent in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +0.3 pts higher in Gulmarrad gap narrowing
7.2% 29th pct 7.6% 30th pct
Living alone in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +17.8 pts higher in Ashby gap widening
27.9% 65th pct 10.1% 8th pct

Family composition

61.1% Couples without children ◂ +20.2 pts 40.9%
30.8% Couples with children +20.6 pts ▸ 51.3%
7.2% One-parent families +0.3 pts ▸ 7.6%
0.0% Other families +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Household size

55.8% 2 people ◂ +2.8 pts 53.0%
27.9% 1 person ◂ +17.8 pts 10.1%
7.8% 4 people +5.3 pts ▸ 13.1%
4.7% 3 people +5.8 pts ▸ 10.5%
6.2% 5 people +1.4 pts ▸ 7.6%
0.0% 6 or more +5.3 pts ▸ 5.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +$100 higher in Gulmarrad gap widening
$350 71st pct $450 88th pct
Mortgage in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +$360 higher in Gulmarrad gap widening
$1,300 29th pct $1,660 52nd pct
People / bedroom in Ashbyin Gulmarrad even gap steady
0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct
Renting in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +2.7 pts higher in Gulmarrad gap widening
2.3% 5th pct 5.0% 11th pct
Owned outright in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +9.0 pts higher in Ashby gap widening
64.3% 94th pct 55.3% 86th pct
Separate houses in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +0.4 pts higher in Ashby gap narrowing
100.0% 100th pct 99.6% 68th pct
3+ bedrooms in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +11.4 pts higher in Gulmarrad gap narrowing
82.2% 57th pct 93.5% 87th pct

How homes are owned or rented

64.3% Owned outright ◂ +9.0 pts 55.3%
30.2% Owned with a mortgage +7.7 pts ▸ 37.9%
2.3% Rented +2.7 pts ▸ 5.0%
3.9% Other tenure ◂ +3.3 pts 0.6%
2.3% Not stated ◂ +1.6 pts 0.7%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house ◂ +0.4 pts 99.6%
0.0% Other dwelling +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached even 0.0%
0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

24.8% 4 bedrooms +32.7 pts ▸ 57.5%
51.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +25.1 pts 26.9%
18.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +14.9 pts 3.7%
5.4% 5 or more +3.8 pts ▸ 9.2%
0.0% 1 bedroom +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.0% Studio / none +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

Weekly rent distribution

0.0% $350–$549 +62.9 pts ▸ 62.9%
0.0% $550–$749 +20.0 pts ▸ 20.0%
0.0% Under $200 +11.4 pts ▸ 11.4%
0.0% $200–$349 +8.6 pts ▸ 8.6%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

48.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +13.9 pts 34.8%
28.2% $1,800–$2,999 +8.9 pts ▸ 37.1%
30.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +9.9 pts 20.8%
0.0% $3,000 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +0.9 pts higher in Gulmarrad gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.9% 49th pct
Work from home in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +7.1 pts higher in Ashby gap widening
17.0% 51st pct 10.0% 26th pct
PT commute in Ashbyin Gulmarrad even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Ashbyin Gulmarrad even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Ashbyin Gulmarrad even
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Ashbyin Gulmarrad even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Ashbyin Gulmarrad even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stop walk in Ashbyin Gulmarrad
— 89 100th pct

How people get to work

60.2% Car (driver) +5.1 pts ▸ 65.3%
17.0% Worked at home ◂ +7.1 pts 10.0%
4.5% Walked ◂ +3.5 pts 1.0%
0.0% Car (passenger) +4.5 pts ▸ 4.5%
0.0% Bicycle +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

51.9% 2 vehicles +0.3 pts ▸ 52.2%
26.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +7.2 pts 19.2%
12.4% 3 vehicles +3.9 pts ▸ 16.3%
2.3% 4 or more +9.2 pts ▸ 11.5%
0.0% No vehicle +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +14.0 pts higher in Gulmarrad gap widening
25.7% 31st pct 39.8% 77th pct
Recent arrivals in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +4.9 pts higher in Gulmarrad gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 4.9% 42nd pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +3.1 pts higher in Ashby gap widening
7.4% 86th pct 4.3% 60th pct
Participation in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +17.0 pts higher in Gulmarrad gap widening
33.6% 4th pct 50.6% 23rd pct
Full-time in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +2.2 pts higher in Ashby gap narrowing
53.4% 27th pct 51.2% 19th pct

Industries people work in

19.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +6.1 pts 13.2%
13.6% Construction ◂ +3.3 pts 10.4%
8.0% Retail trade +5.4 pts ▸ 13.3%
10.2% Education & training ◂ +0.1 pts 10.1%
9.1% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.2 pts 7.9%
8.0% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.3 pts 7.6%
6.8% Manufacturing ◂ +0.2 pts 6.6%
4.5% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.0 pts 3.5%
4.5% Rental & real estate ◂ +3.8 pts 0.8%
3.4% Professional & technical +1.1 pts ▸ 4.5%
3.4% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +0.2 pts ▸ 3.6%
3.4% Mining ◂ +3.0 pts 0.4%

Occupations people work in

23.9% Managers ◂ +14.9 pts 8.9%
21.6% Technicians & trades ◂ +6.4 pts 15.2%
20.5% Professionals ◂ +3.0 pts 17.5%
11.4% Community & personal service +3.7 pts ▸ 15.0%
8.0% Labourers +5.8 pts ▸ 13.7%
8.0% Clerical & administrative +2.5 pts ▸ 10.5%
3.4% Sales workers +7.1 pts ▸ 10.5%
3.4% Machinery operators & drivers +3.2 pts ▸ 6.6%

Walkability

Walk score in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +0.1 higher in Gulmarrad
0.2 43rd pct 0.3 46th pct
Types ≤15 min in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +0.1 more in Gulmarrad
0.3 47th pct 0.4 49th pct
15-min city in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +0.2 pts higher in Gulmarrad
0.0% 0th pct 0.2% 57th pct
Walk to shops in Ashbyin Gulmarrad even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Ashbyin Gulmarrad even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +22.3 pts higher in Gulmarrad
0.0% 0th pct 22.3% 65th pct
Walk to a park in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +0.4 pts higher in Gulmarrad
0.0% 0th pct 0.4% 30th pct
Walk to health in Ashbyin Gulmarrad even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +0.6 more in Ashby
3.2 24th pct 2.6 22nd pct
Intersections/km² in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +2 higher in Gulmarrad
1 55th pct 3 62nd pct
Mean slope in Ashbyin Gulmarrad +5.2 pts higher in Ashby
10.9% 85th pct 5.8% 51st pct

Compare Ashby with nearby areas

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Compare Gulmarrad with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ashby vs Gulmarrad [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10095/ashby/vs/SAL11801/gulmarrad