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Cargo vs Moorbel
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 21 km apart · Cargo profile · Moorbel profile
Cargo Moorbel
Cargo and Moorbel are nearby rural areas with very different living patterns. Cargo is a younger community where the typical resident is 38, compared to 46 in Moorbel. Life in Cargo is more walkable, as 57.8% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries and the area is mostly car-dependent. In contrast, Moorbel is car-dependent and residents are far more likely to own their homes outright (46.0% compared to 32.3% in Cargo). Moorbel also has a higher share of people living alone at 28.7%, while Cargo has more families with children, as seen in the 26.7% of residents under 15.
These two areas share very similar profiles in other ways, including almost identical shares of people born overseas and those with no religion. They also have nearly the same unemployment rates and typical monthly mortgage payments. While Cargo remains more focused on young families and local walkability, Moorbel has a higher share of adults with bachelor degrees and significantly higher First Nations household incomes.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 541
- First area, 2016: 596
- First area, 2021: 562
- Second area, 2011: 243
- Second area, 2016: 238
- Second area, 2021: 251
- First area, 2011: 40 yrs
- First area, 2016: 38 yrs
- First area, 2021: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 46 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 Cargo: 1.4% males, 1.9% females; 85+ in Moorbel: 1.6% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Cargo: 0.0% males, 1.1% females; 80–84 in Moorbel: 2.8% males, 2.8% females
- 75–79 in Cargo: 2.1% males, 0.7% females; 75–79 in Moorbel: 3.6% males, 2.8% females
- 70–74 in Cargo: 1.8% males, 2.3% females; 70–74 in Moorbel: 1.2% males, 1.2% females
- 65–69 in Cargo: 2.7% males, 1.1% females; 65–69 in Moorbel: 3.2% males, 1.2% females
- 60–64 in Cargo: 2.7% males, 3.7% females; 60–64 in Moorbel: 4.4% males, 2.8% females
- 55–59 in Cargo: 4.2% males, 2.5% females; 55–59 in Moorbel: 3.6% males, 4.0% females
- 50–54 in Cargo: 4.1% males, 3.0% females; 50–54 in Moorbel: 4.0% males, 2.8% females
- 45–49 in Cargo: 3.0% males, 3.9% females; 45–49 in Moorbel: 4.0% males, 4.4% females
- 40–44 in Cargo: 3.4% males, 3.4% females; 40–44 in Moorbel: 1.6% males, 1.6% females
- 35–39 in Cargo: 3.4% males, 3.4% females; 35–39 in Moorbel: 1.2% males, 3.6% females
- 30–34 in Cargo: 3.7% males, 1.8% females; 30–34 in Moorbel: 1.6% males, 3.2% females
- 25–29 in Cargo: 2.8% males, 3.2% females; 25–29 in Moorbel: 2.4% males, 2.4% females
- 20–24 in Cargo: 2.1% males, 1.4% females; 20–24 in Moorbel: 3.6% males, 1.2% females
- 15–19 in Cargo: 2.3% males, 2.5% females; 15–19 in Moorbel: 4.8% males, 5.2% females
- 10–14 in Cargo: 5.1% males, 5.0% females; 10–14 in Moorbel: 3.2% males, 3.6% females
- 5–9 in Cargo: 5.0% males, 3.9% females; 5–9 in Moorbel: 3.2% males, 3.6% females
- 0–4 in Cargo: 3.0% males, 2.7% females; 0–4 in Moorbel: 1.2% males, 2.8% 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: $514
- First area, 2016: $652
- First area, 2021: $861
- Second area, 2011: $445
- Second area, 2016: $494
- Second area, 2021: $765
- First area, 2011: $1,211
- First area, 2016: $1,433
- First area, 2021: $2,009
- Second area, 2011: $966
- Second area, 2016: $949
- Second area, 2021: $1,645
- First area, 2011: $1,351
- First area, 2016: $1,866
- First area, 2021: $2,208
- Second area, 2011: $1,042
- Second area, 2016: $1,262
- Second area, 2021: $2,035
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: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.8
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $125
- First area, 2016: $155
- First area, 2021: $260
- Second area, 2011: $135
- Second area, 2016: $200
- Second area, 2021: $210
- First area, 2011: $1,560
- First area, 2016: $1,500
- First area, 2021: $1,602
- Second area, 2011: $1,690
- Second area, 2016: $1,200
- Second area, 2021: $1,517
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.00
- 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
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). Cargo vs Moorbel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10812/cargo/vs/SAL12720/moorbel