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Carinda vs Gongolgon
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 57 km apart · Carinda profile · Gongolgon profile
Carinda Gongolgon
Carinda and Gongolgon are both sparsely populated areas in New South Wales. Carinda has 165 residents and is generally younger, with a typical age of 37, while Gongolgon is much smaller with 31 people and a typical age of 48. There are stark differences in education and health; adults in Gongolgon are far more likely to have a bachelor degree (30.8% compared to 11.6% in Carinda), while those in Gongolgon also have a much higher rate of long-term health conditions at 41.9%. Carinda is more walkable, with 53.6% of homes within 15 minutes of groceries, whereas Gongolgon is car-dependent.
Everyday life in both places shares similar patterns, with almost identical shares of children under 15 and seniors over 65. Both areas are also quite similar in terms of typical weekly family incomes. While they share these commonalities, other gaps are shifting; for example, the proportion of people who have moved in the last five years is far higher in Gongolgon (40.6%) than in Carinda (27.6%).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 185
- First area, 2016: 158
- First area, 2021: 165
- Second area, 2016: 40
- Second area, 2021: 31
- First area, 2011: 43 yrs
- First area, 2016: 44 yrs
- First area, 2021: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 56 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 48 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 Carinda: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Gongolgon: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Carinda: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Gongolgon: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Carinda: 0.0% males, 1.8% females; 75–79 in Gongolgon: 17.4% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Carinda: 2.4% males, 4.8% females; 70–74 in Gongolgon: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 65–69 in Carinda: 7.8% males, 5.4% females; 65–69 in Gongolgon: 13.0% males, 21.7% females
- 60–64 in Carinda: 4.2% males, 1.8% females; 60–64 in Gongolgon: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 55–59 in Carinda: 3.6% males, 3.6% females; 55–59 in Gongolgon: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 50–54 in Carinda: 2.4% males, 3.0% females; 50–54 in Gongolgon: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 45–49 in Carinda: 0.0% males, 3.0% females; 45–49 in Gongolgon: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 40–44 in Carinda: 3.6% males, 0.0% females; 40–44 in Gongolgon: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 35–39 in Carinda: 3.6% males, 3.6% females; 35–39 in Gongolgon: 0.0% males, 17.4% females
- 30–34 in Carinda: 6.0% males, 6.0% females; 30–34 in Gongolgon: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Carinda: 4.8% males, 4.2% females; 25–29 in Gongolgon: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Carinda: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 20–24 in Gongolgon: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Carinda: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 15–19 in Gongolgon: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 10–14 in Carinda: 0.0% males, 2.4% females; 10–14 in Gongolgon: 13.0% males, 0.0% females
- 5–9 in Carinda: 6.0% males, 2.4% females; 5–9 in Gongolgon: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Carinda: 12.0% males, 1.8% females; 0–4 in Gongolgon: 0.0% males, 17.4% 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: $643
- First area, 2016: $602
- First area, 2021: $558
- Second area, 2016: $437
- Second area, 2021: $824
- First area, 2011: $871
- First area, 2016: $1,031
- First area, 2021: $1,343
- Second area, 2016: $537
- Second area, 2021: $1,125
- First area, 2011: $1,292
- First area, 2016: $1,339
- First area, 2021: $1,375
- Second area, 2016: $575
- Second area, 2021: $1,333
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: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.2
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.2
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.60
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). Carinda vs Gongolgon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10813/carinda/vs/SAL11700/gongolgon