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Cabbage Tree Island vs Old Bar
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.3 km apart · Cabbage Tree Island profile · Old Bar profile
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Old Bar and Cabbage Tree Island (Mid-Coast - NSW) are neighbouring areas with very different scales. Old Bar is a larger settlement with 5,126 people, while Cabbage Tree Island (Mid-Coast - NSW) is sparsely populated with only 12 residents. The two differ sharply in age and wealth; Old Bar's typical resident is far older at 50, compared to just 29 in Cabbage Tree Island (Mid-Coast - NSW). Typical weekly household incomes are also far higher in Cabbage Tree Island (Mid-Coast - NSW) at $3,374, whereas Old Bar's typical income is $1,170.
Both areas share the same average school size and school advantage scores. Old Bar is somewhat walkable, with 91.5% of homes within a 15 minute walk of a park and 58.9% near groceries. In contrast, Cabbage Tree Island (Mid-Coast - NSW) is car-dependent, with no homes within a 15 minute walk of these amenities. Old Bar also has a much larger First Nations population, with 365 people compared to just 3 in Cabbage Tree Island (Mid-Coast - NSW).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 8
- First area, 2021: 12
- Second area, 2011: 4,272
- Second area, 2016: 4,389
- Second area, 2021: 5,126
- First area, 2016: 62 yrs
- First area, 2021: 29 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 50 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
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: $449
- First area, 2021: $824
- Second area, 2011: $426
- Second area, 2016: $491
- Second area, 2021: $613
- First area, 2021: $3,374
- Second area, 2011: $805
- Second area, 2016: $917
- Second area, 2021: $1,170
- First area, 2021: $1,625
- Second area, 2011: $956
- Second area, 2016: $1,130
- Second area, 2021: $1,431
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: 1.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- Second area, 2011: $240
- Second area, 2016: $294
- Second area, 2021: $358
- First area, 2021: $2,400
- Second area, 2011: $1,430
- Second area, 2016: $1,560
- Second area, 2021: $1,690
- First area, 2021: 0.60
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Walkability
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Cabbage Tree Island vs Old Bar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10737/cabbage-tree-island/vs/SAL13084/old-bar