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Bethungra vs Junee Reefs
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 17 km apart · Bethungra profile · Junee Reefs profile
Bethungra Junee Reefs
Bethungra and Junee Reefs are both sparsely populated rural areas in New South Wales. They differ sharply in their demographics and wealth. Junee Reefs has a much younger feel, with 24.4% of people under 15 compared to just 7.3% in Bethungra. This helps explain why unpaid childcare is far more common in Junee Reefs, where 40.0% of people provide this care. Residents in Junee Reefs also tend to earn a typical weekly income of $1,687, which is far higher than the $1,016 typical in Bethungra.
Both areas are almost identical when it comes to typical weekly rent, which sits at around $110 to $113. They also share a complete lack of public transport and similar rates of unemployment. However, the two areas are moving in different directions. Bethungra has seen more new arrivals, with 29.1% of people moving in during the last five years, while Junee Reefs has been much more stable at 15.0%.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 414
- First area, 2016: 164
- First area, 2021: 137
- Second area, 2016: 84
- Second area, 2021: 86
- First area, 2011: 45 yrs
- First area, 2016: 53 yrs
- First area, 2021: 57 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 47 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 Bethungra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Junee Reefs: 4.2% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Bethungra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Junee Reefs: 0.0% males, 8.5% females
- 75–79 in Bethungra: 0.0% males, 5.3% females; 75–79 in Junee Reefs: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Bethungra: 0.0% males, 8.3% females; 70–74 in Junee Reefs: 0.0% males, 7.0% females
- 65–69 in Bethungra: 9.8% males, 6.8% females; 65–69 in Junee Reefs: 0.0% males, 7.0% females
- 60–64 in Bethungra: 10.6% males, 9.1% females; 60–64 in Junee Reefs: 9.9% males, 0.0% females
- 55–59 in Bethungra: 6.1% males, 3.0% females; 55–59 in Junee Reefs: 5.6% males, 0.0% females
- 50–54 in Bethungra: 3.8% males, 4.5% females; 50–54 in Junee Reefs: 4.2% males, 4.2% females
- 45–49 in Bethungra: 4.5% males, 3.8% females; 45–49 in Junee Reefs: 0.0% males, 4.2% females
- 40–44 in Bethungra: 2.3% males, 0.0% females; 40–44 in Junee Reefs: 0.0% males, 7.0% females
- 35–39 in Bethungra: 3.0% males, 0.0% females; 35–39 in Junee Reefs: 5.6% males, 0.0% females
- 30–34 in Bethungra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 30–34 in Junee Reefs: 0.0% males, 4.2% females
- 25–29 in Bethungra: 4.5% males, 2.3% females; 25–29 in Junee Reefs: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Bethungra: 0.0% males, 2.3% females; 20–24 in Junee Reefs: 4.2% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Bethungra: 2.3% males, 0.0% females; 15–19 in Junee Reefs: 4.2% males, 0.0% females
- 10–14 in Bethungra: 3.0% males, 0.0% females; 10–14 in Junee Reefs: 4.2% males, 4.2% females
- 5–9 in Bethungra: 2.3% males, 0.0% females; 5–9 in Junee Reefs: 4.2% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Bethungra: 0.0% males, 2.3% females; 0–4 in Junee Reefs: 0.0% males, 7.0% 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: $430
- First area, 2016: $479
- First area, 2021: $519
- Second area, 2016: $816
- Second area, 2021: $739
- First area, 2011: $749
- First area, 2016: $725
- First area, 2021: $1,016
- Second area, 2016: $1,874
- Second area, 2021: $1,687
- First area, 2011: $1,166
- First area, 2016: $1,281
- First area, 2021: $1,625
- Second area, 2016: $2,600
- Second area, 2021: $1,874
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: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 1.9
- Second area, 2016: 3.0
- Second area, 2021: 2.8
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $110
- First area, 2021: $113
- Second area, 2016: $13
- Second area, 2021: $110
- First area, 2011: $1,099
- First area, 2016: $975
- First area, 2021: $813
- Second area, 2016: $1,975
- Second area, 2021: $1,083
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.60
- First area, 2021: 0.60
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- 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). Bethungra vs Junee Reefs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10327/bethungra/vs/SAL12055/junee-reefs