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Bago vs Rosewood
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 6.7 km apart · Bago profile · Rosewood profile
Bago Rosewood
Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW) and Bago are neighbouring rural areas with very different demographics. Residents in Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW) are far older, with a typical age of 52 compared to 37 in Bago. Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW) has a more diverse population, with 12.2% born overseas compared to no one in Bago. Bago has a much higher share of one-parent families at 27.8%, while Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW) sees far more people providing unpaid care (16.1%) or volunteering (18.1%).
These two areas are both car-dependent, meaning they lack easy walking access to shops and services. However, a gap in housing costs is widening, as typical monthly home-loan payments in Bago are now $2,167, which is $829 higher than in Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW). While Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW) has more adults working or looking for work, both areas have similar rates of people who completed Year 12.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 35
- First area, 2021: 45
- Second area, 2011: 345
- Second area, 2016: 224
- Second area, 2021: 221
- First area, 2016: 28 yrs
- First area, 2021: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 47 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 52 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 Bago: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Rosewood: 1.4% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Bago: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Rosewood: 1.4% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Bago: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Rosewood: 2.4% males, 1.9% females
- 70–74 in Bago: 12.1% males, 0.0% females; 70–74 in Rosewood: 3.8% males, 4.2% females
- 65–69 in Bago: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 65–69 in Rosewood: 3.3% males, 3.8% females
- 60–64 in Bago: 21.2% males, 0.0% females; 60–64 in Rosewood: 5.2% males, 4.2% females
- 55–59 in Bago: 0.0% males, 9.1% females; 55–59 in Rosewood: 2.4% males, 7.1% females
- 50–54 in Bago: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 50–54 in Rosewood: 2.8% males, 5.2% females
- 45–49 in Bago: 12.1% males, 9.1% females; 45–49 in Rosewood: 1.9% males, 4.2% females
- 40–44 in Bago: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 40–44 in Rosewood: 1.4% males, 1.4% females
- 35–39 in Bago: 9.1% males, 0.0% females; 35–39 in Rosewood: 3.8% males, 3.3% females
- 30–34 in Bago: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 30–34 in Rosewood: 1.4% males, 3.8% females
- 25–29 in Bago: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in Rosewood: 1.9% males, 1.4% females
- 20–24 in Bago: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 20–24 in Rosewood: 0.0% males, 1.4% females
- 15–19 in Bago: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 15–19 in Rosewood: 2.8% males, 4.2% females
- 10–14 in Bago: 0.0% males, 9.1% females; 10–14 in Rosewood: 0.0% males, 3.3% females
- 5–9 in Bago: 9.1% males, 9.1% females; 5–9 in Rosewood: 4.7% males, 4.7% females
- 0–4 in Bago: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 0–4 in Rosewood: 3.3% males, 1.9% 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: $437
- First area, 2021: $849
- Second area, 2011: $519
- Second area, 2016: $587
- Second area, 2021: $727
- First area, 2016: $1,749
- First area, 2021: $2,083
- Second area, 2011: $1,220
- Second area, 2016: $1,406
- Second area, 2021: $1,728
- First area, 2016: $1,812
- First area, 2021: $2,125
- Second area, 2011: $1,276
- Second area, 2016: $1,516
- Second area, 2021: $1,775
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, 2021: 3.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.8
- Second area, 2016: 2.8
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2021: $345
- Second area, 2011: $235
- Second area, 2016: $275
- Second area, 2021: $315
- First area, 2021: $2,167
- Second area, 2011: $784
- Second area, 2016: $1,950
- Second area, 2021: $1,338
- First area, 2016: 1.20
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
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). Bago vs Rosewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10138/bago/vs/SAL13428/rosewood