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Bywong vs Wamboin

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 8.3 km apart · Bywong profile · Wamboin profile

Bywong Wamboin

Wamboin and Bywong are neighbouring rural areas with similar populations, but they differ in their local amenities and qualifications. Bywong is more walkable, with 38.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park compared to just 1.4% in Wamboin, and it has one school within 3km while Wamboin has none. Wamboin has a more highly qualified workforce, with 41.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher and 74.9% having completed Year 12, both figures well higher than those in Bywong.

Since 2011, these two areas have tracked closely together as high-earning communities. Both areas have a far higher share of households earning $3,000 or more a week than the national figure, and they are almost identical in their share of overseas-born residents. They also share a similar housing style, with both being much higher than most areas for the number of homes with three or more bedrooms.

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Where they differ most

PT commute: 0.4 pts higher in Bywong Population: 463 larger in Wamboin Volunteering: 4.9 pts higher in Wamboin Bachelor+: 4.7 pts higher in Wamboin Rent: $70 higher in Wamboin

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bywongin Wamboin +463 larger in Wamboin gap steady
1,342 75th pct 1,805 77th pct
Median age in Bywongin Wamboin +1 yrs older in Bywong gap widening
47 yrs 57th pct 46 yrs 54th pct
First Nations in Bywongin Wamboin +0.2 pts higher in Bywong gap steady
2.4% 55th pct 2.2% 52nd pct
Aged 65+ in Bywongin Wamboin +1.7 pts higher in Bywong gap steady
18.0% 46th pct 16.2% 39th pct
Under 15 in Bywongin Wamboin +2.1 pts higher in Wamboin gap widening
16.0% 42nd pct 18.1% 57th pct
De facto in Bywongin Wamboin +0.7 pts higher in Wamboin gap narrowing
10.6% 37th pct 11.2% 42nd pct

Age structure

36.3% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.7 pts 35.6%
17.3% Young adults (25–44) +1.1 pts ▸ 18.4%
16.0% Children (0–14) +2.1 pts ▸ 18.1%
18.0% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.7 pts 16.2%
11.2% Youth (15–24) +0.5 pts ▸ 11.6%

Marital status

58.4% Married ◂ +0.2 pts 58.2%
27.0% Never married +3.0 pts ▸ 30.0%
8.7% Divorced ◂ +1.8 pts 6.9%
2.9% Widowed ◂ +0.2 pts 2.6%
2.5% Separated ◂ +0.5 pts 2.0%

Age & sex structure

Bywong Wamboin

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Bywongin Wamboin +0.1 pts higher in Wamboin gap steady
14.4% 62nd pct 14.5% 62nd pct

Country of birth

82.7% Australia +0.3 pts ▸ 83.0%
4.0% England +1.3 pts ▸ 5.3%
1.7% New Zealand ◂ +0.9 pts 0.8%
0.2% South Africa +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.6% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%
0.3% India ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%
0.3% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%
0.0% Philippines even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

44.6% English +1.2 pts ▸ 45.8%
39.0% Australian +2.6 pts ▸ 41.6%
14.9% Scottish ◂ +2.4 pts 12.5%
14.5% Irish even 14.6%
5.4% German +0.8 pts ▸ 6.2%
3.2% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 3.8%
2.5% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 2.7%
1.9% Chinese ◂ +0.9 pts 1.0%
1.1% Indian ◂ +1.0 pts 0.2%
0.9% Greek ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%
0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Filipino even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Bywongin Wamboin +1.6 pts higher in Wamboin gap widening
4.3% 57th pct 5.9% 64th pct
Limited English in Bywongin Wamboin even gap steady
0.3% 65th pct 0.3% 65th pct

Language used at home

92.5% English only ◂ +0.9 pts 91.6%
0.8% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.7% Greek ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%
0.2% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Mandarin +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.2% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%
0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Bywongin Wamboin +1.5 pts higher in Wamboin gap widening
47.5% 72nd pct 48.9% 76th pct

Religious affiliation

47.5% No religion +1.5 pts ▸ 48.9%
46.2% Christianity ◂ +0.7 pts 45.5%
4.5% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 4.5%
1.0% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%
0.7% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%
0.0% Hinduism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.2% Islam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Bywongin Wamboin +3.7 pts higher in Wamboin gap widening
71.1% 91st pct 74.9% 94th pct
Bachelor+ in Bywongin Wamboin +4.7 pts higher in Wamboin gap widening
36.5% 90th pct 41.2% 93rd pct
Schools ≤3 km in Bywongin Wamboin +1 more in Bywong
1 43rd pct 0 0th pct
Avg size in Bywongin Wamboin
152 32nd pct —
ICSEA in Bywongin Wamboin
1,098 91st pct —

Highest year of school

71.1% Year 12 +3.7 pts ▸ 74.9%
14.9% Year 10 ◂ +0.2 pts 14.8%
4.9% Year 11 ◂ +1.3 pts 3.6%
4.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.5 pts 4.0%

Highest qualification level

29.3% Bachelor degree +2.6 pts ▸ 31.9%
24.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +4.8 pts 20.0%
16.5% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.7 pts 15.8%
10.8% Advanced diploma / diploma +4.2 pts ▸ 15.0%
6.8% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.6 pts ▸ 7.4%
1.7% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.6 pts 1.1%

Field of qualification

17.0% Management & commerce +1.7 pts ▸ 18.7%
16.5% Society & culture +0.4 pts ▸ 16.9%
13.0% Engineering & related +1.3 pts ▸ 14.4%
7.7% Health +2.0 pts ▸ 9.8%
8.1% Education ◂ +1.5 pts 6.6%
7.7% Architecture & building ◂ +2.6 pts 5.2%
6.8% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.1 pts 5.7%
4.9% Information technology +0.3 pts ▸ 5.2%
3.9% Creative arts +1.3 pts ▸ 5.2%
3.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.2 pts 2.6%
3.1% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.8 pts 2.3%

Income

Personal income in Bywongin Wamboin +$34 higher in Wamboin gap widening
$1,328 94th pct $1,362 95th pct
Household income in Bywongin Wamboin +$289 higher in Wamboin gap widening
$3,172 99th pct $3,461 100th pct
Family income in Bywongin Wamboin +$165 higher in Wamboin gap narrowing
$3,410 96th pct $3,575 98th pct
High earners in Bywongin Wamboin +1.0 pts higher in Wamboin gap steady
28.4% 98th pct 29.4% 100th pct
High-income homes in Bywongin Wamboin +4.7 pts higher in Wamboin gap widening
47.7% 100th pct 52.3% 100th pct

Household income distribution

37.4% $4,000 or more +2.3 pts ▸ 39.7%
24.2% $1,500–$2,999 +1.0 pts ▸ 25.2%
16.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.4 pts 10.1%
10.3% $3,000–$3,999 +2.4 pts ▸ 12.7%
5.3% Under $650 ◂ +3.0 pts 2.3%

Personal income distribution

30.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.1 pts 30.7%
28.9% Under $650 ◂ +4.1 pts 24.8%
22.0% $650–$1,499 +4.7 pts ▸ 26.7%
12.8% $3,000 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 13.2%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Bywongin Wamboin +1.7 pts higher in Wamboin
28.9% 50th pct 30.6% 59th pct
Mental health in Bywongin Wamboin +2.8 pts higher in Wamboin
6.7% 37th pct 9.5% 63rd pct
Needs assistance in Bywongin Wamboin +0.2 pts higher in Bywong gap steady
3.9% 42nd pct 3.8% 40th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

9.1% Other condition +1.0 pts ▸ 10.1%
9.2% Arthritis +0.5 pts ▸ 9.6%
6.7% Mental health +2.8 pts ▸ 9.5%
9.2% Asthma ◂ +0.2 pts 9.0%
4.9% Heart disease ◂ +1.6 pts 3.3%
3.6% Diabetes +0.8 pts ▸ 4.4%
3.7% Cancer +0.4 pts ▸ 4.1%
1.0% Lung condition +0.8 pts ▸ 1.9%
0.5% Stroke +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.4% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

64.0% None +0.4 pts ▸ 64.4%
21.3% One condition +1.5 pts ▸ 22.8%
4.9% Two conditions ◂ +0.4 pts 4.5%
3.2% Three or more even 3.2%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Bywongin Wamboin +4.9 pts higher in Wamboin gap widening
22.0% 67th pct 26.9% 80th pct
Unpaid carers in Bywongin Wamboin +1.3 pts higher in Wamboin gap narrowing
13.3% 56th pct 14.7% 70th pct
Unpaid child care in Bywongin Wamboin +2.0 pts higher in Wamboin gap widening
28.4% 66th pct 30.3% 75th pct
Defence service in Bywongin Wamboin +1.7 pts higher in Wamboin
7.8% 91st pct 9.4% 94th pct
Housework 15h+ in Bywongin Wamboin +3.1 pts higher in Wamboin gap widening
26.0% 61st pct 29.2% 75th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Bywongin Wamboin +7 larger in Wamboin
32 73rd pct 39 75th pct
Median age in Bywongin Wamboin even
23 yrs 38th pct 23 yrs 38th pct
Year 12 in Bywongin Wamboin
— 53.6% 77th pct
Unemployment in Bywongin Wamboin
— 0.0% 0th pct
Median income in Bywongin Wamboin +$275 higher in Bywong
$1,375 89th pct $1,100 84th pct
Household income in Bywongin Wamboin +$959 higher in Wamboin
$3,874 94th pct $4,833 100th pct
Indigenous language in Bywongin Wamboin +7.7 pts higher in Wamboin
0.0% 0th pct 7.7% 69th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bywongin Wamboin +0.2 larger in Wamboin gap steady
2.8 76th pct 3.0 86th pct
One-parent in Bywongin Wamboin +0.1 pts higher in Wamboin gap narrowing
7.1% 28th pct 7.2% 28th pct
Living alone in Bywongin Wamboin +0.4 pts higher in Wamboin gap steady
11.2% 10th pct 11.7% 11th pct

Family composition

61.7% Couples with children +2.5 pts ▸ 64.2%
31.6% Couples without children ◂ +3.6 pts 28.0%
7.1% One-parent families +0.1 pts ▸ 7.2%
0.3% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Household size

41.3% 2 people ◂ +6.0 pts 35.3%
16.7% 4 people +3.5 pts ▸ 20.2%
18.9% 3 people ◂ +0.5 pts 18.4%
11.2% 1 person +0.4 pts ▸ 11.7%
8.1% 5 people +0.9 pts ▸ 9.0%
5.3% 6 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 5.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bywongin Wamboin +$70 higher in Wamboin gap narrowing
$450 88th pct $520 94th pct
Mortgage in Bywongin Wamboin +$181 higher in Wamboin gap widening
$2,419 87th pct $2,600 88th pct
People / bedroom in Bywongin Wamboin even gap narrowing
0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct
Renting in Bywongin Wamboin +2.0 pts higher in Bywong gap steady
7.9% 20th pct 5.9% 13th pct
Owned outright in Bywongin Wamboin +3.4 pts higher in Wamboin gap widening
38.7% 42nd pct 42.1% 53rd pct
Separate houses in Bywongin Wamboin +0.5 pts higher in Wamboin gap steady
99.1% 65th pct 99.7% 69th pct
3+ bedrooms in Bywongin Wamboin +3.1 pts higher in Wamboin gap widening
91.9% 83rd pct 95.0% 90th pct

How homes are owned or rented

51.4% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +1.3 pts 50.1%
38.7% Owned outright +3.4 pts ▸ 42.1%
7.9% Rented ◂ +2.0 pts 5.9%
2.4% Other tenure ◂ +1.7 pts 0.7%
0.0% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Types of homes

99.1% Separate house +0.5 pts ▸ 99.7%
0.7% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached even 0.0%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

44.0% 4 bedrooms +3.7 pts ▸ 47.7%
22.9% 5 or more +2.9 pts ▸ 25.7%
25.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +3.5 pts 21.6%
7.5% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.1 pts 5.4%
1.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

25.0% $200–$349 +13.2 pts ▸ 38.2%
16.7% $550–$749 +12.7 pts ▸ 29.4%
27.8% $350–$549 ◂ +27.8 pts 0.0%
19.4% $750 or more ◂ +4.7 pts 14.7%
0.0% Under $200 even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

33.3% $3,000 or more +8.0 pts ▸ 41.3%
26.9% $1,800–$2,999 +1.5 pts ▸ 28.5%
16.7% Under $1,000 ◂ +9.7 pts 6.9%
14.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +1.6 pts 12.5%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Bywongin Wamboin even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Work from home in Bywongin Wamboin +1.0 pts higher in Wamboin gap steady
15.4% 46th pct 16.4% 49th pct
PT commute in Bywongin Wamboin +0.4 pts higher in Bywong gap steady
0.4% 64th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Bywongin Wamboin even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Bywongin Wamboin even
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Bywongin Wamboin even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Bywongin Wamboin even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

64.3% Car (driver) ◂ +0.4 pts 63.9%
15.4% Worked at home +1.0 pts ▸ 16.4%
4.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.8 pts 2.8%
1.5% Walked ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%
0.4% Bus ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

39.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.1 pts 38.3%
20.9% 4 or more +5.6 pts ▸ 26.6%
25.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.1 pts 22.0%
12.8% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.1 pts 11.7%
0.0% No vehicle even 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Bywongin Wamboin +0.9 pts higher in Bywong gap narrowing
28.9% 42nd pct 27.9% 39th pct
Recent arrivals in Bywongin Wamboin +0.2 pts higher in Bywong gap narrowing
2.1% 32nd pct 1.9% 32nd pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Bywongin Wamboin +0.4 pts higher in Bywong gap steady
3.3% 46th pct 2.9% 42nd pct
Participation in Bywongin Wamboin +2.9 pts higher in Wamboin gap widening
67.4% 74th pct 70.4% 82nd pct
Full-time in Bywongin Wamboin +0.7 pts higher in Wamboin gap narrowing
66.9% 84th pct 67.6% 86th pct

Industries people work in

25.7% Public administration & safety +1.4 pts ▸ 27.1%
12.6% Professional & technical ◂ +0.5 pts 12.2%
12.2% Construction ◂ +0.8 pts 11.5%
7.4% Health care & social assistance +1.8 pts ▸ 9.2%
8.2% Education & training ◂ +0.2 pts 8.0%
5.2% Retail trade +0.3 pts ▸ 5.5%
4.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.1 pts 3.9%
1.9% Other services +1.9 pts ▸ 3.9%
3.7% Manufacturing ◂ +1.2 pts 2.5%
2.1% Transport & warehousing +1.2 pts ▸ 3.3%
2.9% Administrative & support ◂ +1.6 pts 1.3%
1.1% Arts & recreation +1.7 pts ▸ 2.8%

Occupations people work in

27.7% Professionals +2.3 pts ▸ 30.0%
25.7% Managers ◂ +3.2 pts 22.5%
12.8% Clerical & administrative +0.5 pts ▸ 13.2%
11.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.7 pts 10.0%
7.0% Community & personal service +2.0 pts ▸ 9.0%
4.7% Sales workers +0.5 pts ▸ 5.1%
4.0% Labourers +0.9 pts ▸ 4.8%
4.1% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.9 pts 3.3%

Walkability

Walk score in Bywongin Wamboin +0.2 higher in Bywong
0.2 44th pct 0.0 28th pct
Types ≤15 min in Bywongin Wamboin +0.4 more in Bywong
0.4 49th pct 0.0 30th pct
15-min city in Bywongin Wamboin even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Bywongin Wamboin even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Bywongin Wamboin even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Bywongin Wamboin even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Bywongin Wamboin +37.5 pts higher in Bywong
38.9% 60th pct 1.4% 35th pct
Walk to health in Bywongin Wamboin even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Bywongin Wamboin +0.2 more in Bywong
0.7 17th pct 0.6 16th pct
Intersections/km² in Bywongin Wamboin even
1 52nd pct 1 57th pct
Mean slope in Bywongin Wamboin +2.4 pts higher in Wamboin
5.8% 51st pct 8.1% 72nd pct

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Compare Wamboin with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bywong vs Wamboin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10733/bywong/vs/SAL14141/wamboin