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Broken Head vs Newrybar

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.9 km apart · Broken Head profile · Newrybar profile

Broken Head Newrybar

Newrybar and Broken Head are neighbouring areas with distinct profiles. Newrybar has a noticeably older population, with a typical resident aged 47, and a higher share of homes with three or more bedrooms (78.3%). It also has better access to education, with two schools within 3 km compared to none in Broken Head. In contrast, Broken Head has more recent overseas arrivals (11.4% versus 0.0%) and a higher share of residents with a bachelor degree or higher (36.4% compared to 29.2%).

Everyday life is very similar in both places, with nearly identical typical weekly family incomes of around $2,100 and the same typical monthly mortgage payments of $2,600. Both areas are entirely dependent on cars, as no homes lack a motor vehicle and no one commutes by public transport. While they share these traits, Broken Head has more public transport stops and a higher number of weekly departures, though residents in Newrybar generally live closer to their nearest stop.

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Where they differ most

3+ bedrooms: 24.7 pts higher in Newrybar Recent arrivals: 11.4 pts higher in Broken Head First Nations: 2.1 pts higher in Broken Head People / bedroom: 0.20 higher in Broken Head Population: 147 larger in Newrybar

Demographics & Identity

Population in Broken Headin Newrybar +147 larger in Newrybar gap narrowing
385 61st pct 532 65th pct
Median age in Broken Headin Newrybar +4 yrs older in Newrybar gap widening
43 yrs 43rd pct 47 yrs 57th pct
First Nations in Broken Headin Newrybar +2.1 pts higher in Broken Head gap steady
2.1% 52nd pct 0.0% 0th pct
Aged 65+ in Broken Headin Newrybar +4.3 pts higher in Newrybar gap widening
21.8% 63rd pct 26.1% 77th pct
Under 15 in Broken Headin Newrybar +1.4 pts higher in Newrybar gap narrowing
17.9% 56th pct 19.4% 66th pct
De facto in Broken Headin Newrybar +3.1 pts higher in Broken Head gap narrowing
15.4% 73rd pct 12.3% 51st pct

Age structure

29.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +10.9 pts 19.0%
26.0% Older adults (45–64) +1.3 pts ▸ 27.3%
21.8% Seniors (65+) +4.3 pts ▸ 26.1%
17.9% Children (0–14) +1.4 pts ▸ 19.4%
4.7% Youth (15–24) +3.2 pts ▸ 7.9%

Marital status

42.9% Married +10.6 pts ▸ 53.5%
41.4% Never married ◂ +11.5 pts 29.9%
11.3% Divorced ◂ +1.5 pts 9.8%
3.4% Widowed ◂ +0.2 pts 3.3%
1.9% Separated +1.2 pts ▸ 3.0%

Age & sex structure

Broken Head Newrybar

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Broken Headin Newrybar +1.5 pts higher in Broken Head gap widening
18.2% 73rd pct 16.7% 70th pct

Country of birth

69.6% Australia +2.6 pts ▸ 72.2%
2.6% England +3.8 pts ▸ 6.4%
1.6% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 1.9%
1.8% South Africa ◂ +0.9 pts 0.9%
0.0% India +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.0% Philippines +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.0% Italy +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

38.7% English +5.5 pts ▸ 44.2%
32.5% Australian +7.4 pts ▸ 39.8%
13.5% Irish ◂ +2.2 pts 11.3%
10.9% Scottish +0.9 pts ▸ 11.8%
7.0% German ◂ +2.1 pts 4.9%
4.7% Italian ◂ +2.8 pts 1.9%
0.0% Indian +2.1 pts ▸ 2.1%
1.8% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 1.5%
0.0% Chinese +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.0% Greek +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.0% Filipino even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Broken Headin Newrybar +7.0 pts higher in Broken Head gap widening
11.2% 77th pct 4.1% 56th pct
Limited English in Broken Headin Newrybar even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Language used at home

78.2% English only +8.7 pts ▸ 86.8%
2.1% Arabic ◂ +2.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Punjabi +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.8% Italian ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%
0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%
0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Broken Headin Newrybar +8.2 pts higher in Broken Head gap steady
59.5% 93rd pct 51.3% 82nd pct

Religious affiliation

59.5% No religion ◂ +8.2 pts 51.3%
19.0% Christianity +14.3 pts ▸ 33.3%
18.4% Not stated ◂ +6.8 pts 11.7%
1.0% Buddhism +0.5 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.0% Islam +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%
1.0% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Broken Headin Newrybar +9.0 pts higher in Broken Head gap widening
69.8% 90th pct 60.8% 81st pct
Bachelor+ in Broken Headin Newrybar +7.2 pts higher in Broken Head gap widening
36.4% 90th pct 29.2% 84th pct
Schools/1k kids in Broken Headin Newrybar
— 9.71 74th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Broken Headin Newrybar +2 more in Newrybar
0 0th pct 2 62nd pct
Avg size in Broken Headin Newrybar
— 178 35th pct
ICSEA in Broken Headin Newrybar
— 1,087 89th pct

Highest year of school

69.8% Year 12 ◂ +9.0 pts 60.8%
11.7% Year 10 +4.6 pts ▸ 16.3%
2.3% Year 9 or below +5.0 pts ▸ 7.3%
6.2% Year 11 +0.6 pts ▸ 6.8%

Highest qualification level

35.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +7.7 pts 27.3%
17.9% Certificate III / IV ◂ +1.8 pts 16.1%
16.3% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.5 pts ▸ 16.8%
11.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.1 pts 9.5%
1.7% Graduate diploma / certificate +2.6 pts ▸ 4.3%
0.0% Certificate I / II +1.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

Field of qualification

9.2% Health +7.3 pts ▸ 16.4%
12.9% Management & commerce +2.9 pts ▸ 15.8%
12.9% Society & culture ◂ +2.7 pts 10.2%
8.8% Engineering & related +0.5 pts ▸ 9.2%
9.2% Creative arts ◂ +2.3 pts 6.9%
7.1% Education +1.5 pts ▸ 8.6%
7.1% Architecture & building ◂ +1.5 pts 5.6%
5.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +4.4 pts 1.0%
5.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +2.7 pts 2.3%
2.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.0 pts ▸ 3.9%
0.0% Information technology +1.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Broken Headin Newrybar +$68 higher in Newrybar gap widening
$785 57th pct $853 67th pct
Household income in Broken Headin Newrybar +$156 higher in Newrybar gap narrowing
$1,687 59th pct $1,843 68th pct
Family income in Broken Headin Newrybar +$29 higher in Broken Head gap narrowing
$2,136 65th pct $2,107 64th pct
High earners in Broken Headin Newrybar +4.1 pts higher in Broken Head gap widening
18.8% 88th pct 14.7% 78th pct
High-income homes in Broken Headin Newrybar +2.2 pts higher in Broken Head gap steady
25.0% 74th pct 22.8% 69th pct

Household income distribution

22.8% $1,500–$2,999 +6.7 pts ▸ 29.4%
17.6% $650–$1,499 +6.8 pts ▸ 24.4%
23.5% Under $650 ◂ +13.5 pts 10.0%
16.2% $4,000 or more +4.4 pts ▸ 20.6%
8.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +6.6 pts 2.2%

Personal income distribution

36.7% Under $650 ◂ +2.1 pts 34.6%
26.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.6 pts 25.7%
15.7% $1,500–$2,999 +0.4 pts ▸ 16.1%
11.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.7 pts 7.9%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Broken Headin Newrybar +1.9 pts higher in Newrybar
22.3% 21st pct 24.2% 27th pct
Mental health in Broken Headin Newrybar +0.1 pts higher in Broken Head
6.5% 35th pct 6.4% 34th pct
Needs assistance in Broken Headin Newrybar +0.8 pts higher in Newrybar gap steady
2.6% 28th pct 3.4% 35th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

7.0% Arthritis ◂ +1.2 pts 5.8%
6.5% Mental health ◂ +0.1 pts 6.4%
3.6% Asthma +2.2 pts ▸ 5.8%
3.4% Other condition +1.3 pts ▸ 4.7%
3.9% Cancer ◂ +0.3 pts 3.6%
1.8% Heart disease +1.9 pts ▸ 3.8%
1.6% Diabetes +1.6 pts ▸ 3.2%
0.8% Lung condition +0.9 pts ▸ 1.7%
1.0% Stroke ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%
0.0% Dementia +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.2% None ◂ +2.8 pts 62.4%
17.9% One condition ◂ +0.4 pts 17.5%
2.9% Two conditions +0.9 pts ▸ 3.8%
1.6% Three or more ◂ +0.1 pts 1.5%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Broken Headin Newrybar +3.6 pts higher in Broken Head gap narrowing
25.1% 76th pct 21.5% 65th pct
Unpaid carers in Broken Headin Newrybar +0.4 pts higher in Newrybar gap steady
12.2% 44th pct 12.6% 48th pct
Unpaid child care in Broken Headin Newrybar +6.9 pts higher in Broken Head gap widening
31.7% 80th pct 24.8% 47th pct
Defence service in Broken Headin Newrybar +0.5 pts higher in Newrybar
0.9% 32nd pct 1.4% 36th pct
Housework 15h+ in Broken Headin Newrybar +2.7 pts higher in Newrybar gap narrowing
23.2% 44th pct 25.9% 60th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Broken Headin Newrybar +8 larger in Broken Head
8 57th pct 0 0th pct
Median age in Broken Headin Newrybar +29 yrs older in Broken Head
51 yrs 88th pct 22 yrs 33rd pct
Median income in Broken Headin Newrybar +$1,000 higher in Newrybar
$399 16th pct $1,399 89th pct
Household income in Broken Headin Newrybar +$4,324 higher in Newrybar
$550 3rd pct $4,874 100th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Broken Headin Newrybar +0.1 larger in Newrybar gap steady
2.5 50th pct 2.6 57th pct
One-parent in Broken Headin Newrybar +2.2 pts higher in Broken Head gap widening
14.5% 70th pct 12.2% 58th pct
Living alone in Broken Headin Newrybar +7.6 pts higher in Broken Head gap narrowing
26.5% 60th pct 18.9% 33rd pct

Family composition

57.0% Couples with children ◂ +5.4 pts 51.6%
28.5% Couples without children +7.4 pts ▸ 35.9%
14.5% One-parent families ◂ +2.2 pts 12.2%
2.0% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 2.0%

Household size

33.1% 2 people +13.6 pts ▸ 46.7%
26.5% 1 person ◂ +7.6 pts 18.9%
19.1% 3 people ◂ +4.7 pts 14.4%
14.7% 4 people ◂ +6.9 pts 7.8%
3.7% 6 or more +3.0 pts ▸ 6.7%
5.1% 5 people +1.0 pts ▸ 6.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Broken Headin Newrybar +$40 higher in Newrybar gap widening
$490 91st pct $530 94th pct
Mortgage in Broken Headin Newrybar even gap narrowing
$2,600 88th pct $2,600 88th pct
People / bedroom in Broken Headin Newrybar +0.20 higher in Broken Head gap steady
1.00 89th pct 0.80 43rd pct
Renting in Broken Headin Newrybar +1.1 pts higher in Broken Head gap steady
22.8% 66th pct 21.7% 63rd pct
Owned outright in Broken Headin Newrybar +1.1 pts higher in Broken Head gap narrowing
45.6% 63rd pct 44.4% 60th pct
Separate houses in Broken Headin Newrybar +7.5 pts higher in Newrybar gap narrowing
91.9% 37th pct 99.4% 67th pct
3+ bedrooms in Broken Headin Newrybar +24.7 pts higher in Newrybar gap narrowing
53.7% 11th pct 78.3% 47th pct

How homes are owned or rented

45.6% Owned outright ◂ +1.1 pts 44.4%
24.3% Owned with a mortgage +0.2 pts ▸ 24.4%
22.8% Rented ◂ +1.1 pts 21.7%
5.1% Other tenure +2.6 pts ▸ 7.8%
2.2% Not stated ◂ +0.5 pts 1.7%

Types of homes

91.9% Separate house +7.5 pts ▸ 99.4%
8.8% Other dwelling ◂ +8.8 pts 0.0%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached even 0.0%
0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

36.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +1.0 pts 35.0%
14.0% 4 bedrooms +14.4 pts ▸ 28.3%
24.3% 2 bedrooms ◂ +10.9 pts 13.3%
3.7% 5 or more +11.3 pts ▸ 15.0%
10.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +5.3 pts 5.0%
7.4% Studio / none ◂ +4.0 pts 3.3%

Weekly rent distribution

19.4% $550–$749 +19.1 pts ▸ 38.5%
16.1% $350–$549 +17.2 pts ▸ 33.3%
12.9% $200–$349 ◂ +0.1 pts 12.8%
0.0% $750 or more +10.3 pts ▸ 10.3%
0.0% Under $200 even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

54.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +38.6 pts 15.9%
48.5% $3,000 or more +1.5 pts ▸ 50.0%
0.0% $1,000–$1,799 +11.4 pts ▸ 11.4%
0.0% Under $1,000 +6.8 pts ▸ 6.8%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Broken Headin Newrybar even gap narrowing
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Work from home in Broken Headin Newrybar +0.4 pts higher in Newrybar gap narrowing
33.9% 86th pct 34.3% 86th pct
PT commute in Broken Headin Newrybar even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Broken Headin Newrybar +2 more in Broken Head
5 74th pct 3 72nd pct
Stops/1k in Broken Headin Newrybar +7.35 more in Broken Head
12.99 89th pct 5.64 80th pct
Departures/1k in Broken Headin Newrybar +622.5 more in Broken Head
688.3 82nd pct 65.8 65th pct
PT routes in Broken Headin Newrybar +1 more in Broken Head
2 75th pct 1 71st pct
Stop walk in Broken Headin Newrybar +12 longer in Newrybar
16 54th pct 28 65th pct

How people get to work

44.6% Car (driver) +0.1 pts ▸ 44.8%
33.9% Worked at home +0.4 pts ▸ 34.3%
1.8% Walked +2.8 pts ▸ 4.6%
2.4% Car (passenger) +1.0 pts ▸ 3.3%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

43.8% 2 vehicles +4.4 pts ▸ 48.2%
36.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +16.2 pts 20.0%
19.2% 3 vehicles +1.9 pts ▸ 21.2%
7.7% 4 or more +2.3 pts ▸ 10.0%
0.0% No vehicle even 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Broken Headin Newrybar +2.2 pts higher in Newrybar gap steady
33.8% 60th pct 36.0% 67th pct
Recent arrivals in Broken Headin Newrybar +11.4 pts higher in Broken Head gap widening
11.4% 69th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Broken Headin Newrybar +3.1 pts higher in Newrybar gap narrowing
1.8% 37th pct 4.9% 67th pct
Participation in Broken Headin Newrybar +4.1 pts higher in Newrybar gap widening
53.6% 28th pct 57.7% 40th pct
Full-time in Broken Headin Newrybar +1.1 pts higher in Newrybar gap narrowing
39.9% 2nd pct 41.0% 4th pct

Industries people work in

13.1% Professional & technical ◂ +3.9 pts 9.2%
12.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.8 pts 11.7%
11.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.1 pts 9.2%
8.9% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +1.1 pts ▸ 10.0%
5.4% Retail trade +4.3 pts ▸ 9.6%
7.1% Administrative & support ◂ +5.1 pts 2.1%
7.1% Education & training ◂ +3.0 pts 4.2%
0.0% Wholesale trade +7.1 pts ▸ 7.1%
5.4% Construction +0.9 pts ▸ 6.3%
0.0% Manufacturing +5.4 pts ▸ 5.4%
4.8% Rental & real estate ◂ +2.3 pts 2.5%
4.8% Arts & recreation ◂ +2.3 pts 2.5%

Occupations people work in

33.3% Professionals ◂ +8.2 pts 25.1%
26.8% Managers +2.5 pts ▸ 29.3%
10.1% Community & personal service ◂ +0.1 pts 10.0%
8.3% Labourers ◂ +1.6 pts 6.7%
6.5% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.3 pts 6.3%
4.8% Clerical & administrative +1.5 pts ▸ 6.3%
5.4% Sales workers +0.9 pts ▸ 6.3%
0.0% Machinery operators & drivers +3.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Broken Headin Newrybar +0.2 higher in Broken Head
0.8 58th pct 0.6 54th pct
Types ≤15 min in Broken Headin Newrybar +0.1 more in Newrybar
0.6 53rd pct 0.7 55th pct
15-min city in Broken Headin Newrybar even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Broken Headin Newrybar even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Broken Headin Newrybar +2.9 pts higher in Broken Head
23.3% 65th pct 20.3% 64th pct
Walk to school in Broken Headin Newrybar +28.5 pts higher in Newrybar
0.0% 0th pct 28.5% 68th pct
Walk to a park in Broken Headin Newrybar +19.8 pts higher in Broken Head
20.5% 53rd pct 0.7% 32nd pct
Walk to health in Broken Headin Newrybar even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Broken Headin Newrybar +10.7 more in Broken Head
18.2 59th pct 7.5 35th pct
Intersections/km² in Broken Headin Newrybar +2 higher in Broken Head
3 61st pct 1 49th pct
Mean slope in Broken Headin Newrybar +2.0 pts higher in Broken Head
11.7% 87th pct 9.8% 79th pct

Compare Broken Head with nearby areas

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Compare Newrybar with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Broken Head vs Newrybar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10588/broken-head/vs/SAL12966/newrybar