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Boambolo vs Cavan
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 9.0 km apart · Boambolo profile · Cavan profile
Boambolo Cavan
Boambolo and Cavan (NSW) are two sparsely populated neighbouring areas in the Yass Valley. Boambolo is a much younger place, where 26.6% of residents are children and the typical age is 36. In contrast, there are no children in Cavan (NSW), and the typical age is far older at 50. This difference is reflected in the home lives of the residents; 28.1% of people in Boambolo provide unpaid childcare, compared to just 8.1% in Cavan (NSW). Boambolo also has a far higher share of high earners, with 24.6% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, while only 8.1% do so in Cavan (NSW).
Both areas are effectively alike in their lack of local services, with no public transport stops or walkable amenities for residents. They also share a similar home environment, with an identical typical household size of 2.9 people. While Boambolo has seen a larger influx of new residents, with 45.5% moving in during the last five years compared to 21.6% in Cavan (NSW), both areas remain very small, non-residential pockets of the region.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 53
- First area, 2021: 79
- Second area, 2016: 47
- Second area, 2021: 37
- First area, 2016: 39 yrs
- First area, 2021: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 50 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 Boambolo: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Cavan: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Boambolo: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Cavan: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Boambolo: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Cavan: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Boambolo: 4.6% males, 0.0% females; 70–74 in Cavan: 9.4% males, 0.0% females
- 65–69 in Boambolo: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 65–69 in Cavan: 15.6% males, 0.0% females
- 60–64 in Boambolo: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 60–64 in Cavan: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 55–59 in Boambolo: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 55–59 in Cavan: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 50–54 in Boambolo: 6.2% males, 4.6% females; 50–54 in Cavan: 12.5% males, 0.0% females
- 45–49 in Boambolo: 10.8% males, 0.0% females; 45–49 in Cavan: 9.4% males, 0.0% females
- 40–44 in Boambolo: 6.2% males, 18.5% females; 40–44 in Cavan: 0.0% males, 15.6% females
- 35–39 in Boambolo: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 35–39 in Cavan: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 30–34 in Boambolo: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 30–34 in Cavan: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Boambolo: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in Cavan: 9.4% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Boambolo: 4.6% males, 0.0% females; 20–24 in Cavan: 18.8% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Boambolo: 10.8% males, 6.2% females; 15–19 in Cavan: 0.0% males, 9.4% females
- 10–14 in Boambolo: 9.2% males, 4.6% females; 10–14 in Cavan: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 5–9 in Boambolo: 4.6% males, 0.0% females; 5–9 in Cavan: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Boambolo: 0.0% males, 9.2% females; 0–4 in Cavan: 0.0% males, 0.0% 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, 2016: $1,125
- First area, 2021: $1,399
- Second area, 2016: $900
- Second area, 2021: $1,156
- First area, 2016: $2,250
- First area, 2021: $2,312
- Second area, 2016: $1,624
- Second area, 2021: $3,083
- First area, 2016: $2,624
- First area, 2021: $2,749
- Second area, 2016: $1,958
- Second area, 2021: $3,083
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: 2.1
- First area, 2021: 2.9
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.9
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $283
- First area, 2021: $330
- Second area, 2016: $250
- Second area, 2021: $300
- First area, 2016: 0.60
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent 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). Boambolo vs Cavan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10422/boambolo/vs/SAL10860/cavan