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Carwell vs Kandos
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 6.9 km apart · Carwell profile · Kandos profile
Carwell Kandos
Kandos and Carwell are neighbouring areas in New South Wales with very different profiles. Kandos is a larger town where many people face health challenges, with 44.8% of residents living with a long-term health condition and 13.6% with a mental health condition. Carwell is sparsely populated and generally wealthier, with a typical weekly household income of $1,749 compared to just $677 in Kandos. Education levels also differ sharply; 32% of adults in Carwell hold a bachelor degree or higher, while only 6.2% of adults in Kandos have the same qualification.
These two places share the same typical resident age of 54 years, and they pay similar weekly rents of around $215 to $220. However, the gap in home-loan payments is widening, with typical monthly payments in Carwell now $1,483 higher than those in Kandos. While Kandos is somewhat walkable and has local services, Carwell is car-dependent with no public transport stops or shops within a 15-minute walk.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 15
- First area, 2021: 28
- Second area, 2011: 1,284
- Second area, 2016: 1,315
- Second area, 2021: 1,263
- First area, 2016: 45 yrs
- First area, 2021: 54 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 52 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 54 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 Carwell: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Kandos: 1.5% males, 2.3% females
- 80–84 in Carwell: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Kandos: 2.2% males, 2.1% females
- 75–79 in Carwell: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Kandos: 3.7% males, 4.6% females
- 70–74 in Carwell: 12.0% males, 0.0% females; 70–74 in Kandos: 3.9% males, 3.7% females
- 65–69 in Carwell: 0.0% males, 16.0% females; 65–69 in Kandos: 4.7% males, 4.1% females
- 60–64 in Carwell: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 60–64 in Kandos: 4.8% males, 3.9% females
- 55–59 in Carwell: 12.0% males, 12.0% females; 55–59 in Kandos: 3.9% males, 4.5% females
- 50–54 in Carwell: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 50–54 in Kandos: 3.9% males, 3.5% females
- 45–49 in Carwell: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 45–49 in Kandos: 3.3% males, 2.7% females
- 40–44 in Carwell: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 40–44 in Kandos: 1.8% males, 2.5% females
- 35–39 in Carwell: 20.0% males, 0.0% females; 35–39 in Kandos: 1.2% males, 1.3% females
- 30–34 in Carwell: 0.0% males, 12.0% females; 30–34 in Kandos: 1.6% males, 1.5% females
- 25–29 in Carwell: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in Kandos: 1.5% males, 2.3% females
- 20–24 in Carwell: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 20–24 in Kandos: 1.8% males, 2.2% females
- 15–19 in Carwell: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 15–19 in Kandos: 3.2% males, 2.1% females
- 10–14 in Carwell: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 10–14 in Kandos: 2.7% males, 2.2% females
- 5–9 in Carwell: 0.0% males, 16.0% females; 5–9 in Kandos: 2.6% males, 2.6% females
- 0–4 in Carwell: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 0–4 in Kandos: 2.3% males, 1.3% 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, 2016: $575
- First area, 2021: $749
- Second area, 2011: $342
- Second area, 2016: $420
- Second area, 2021: $457
- First area, 2016: $1,875
- First area, 2021: $1,749
- Second area, 2011: $614
- Second area, 2016: $698
- Second area, 2021: $677
- First area, 2016: $1,374
- First area, 2021: $1,875
- Second area, 2011: $807
- Second area, 2016: $917
- Second area, 2021: $1,022
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, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2011: 2.2
- Second area, 2016: 2.0
- Second area, 2021: 1.8
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2021: $215
- Second area, 2011: $155
- Second area, 2016: $190
- Second area, 2021: $220
- First area, 2021: $2,350
- Second area, 2011: $1,000
- Second area, 2016: $867
- Second area, 2021: $867
- 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
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). Carwell vs Kandos [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10839/carwell/vs/SAL12065/kandos