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Clergate vs Ophir
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 12 km apart · Clergate profile · Ophir profile
Clergate Ophir
Clergate and Ophir are nearby rural areas with very different social profiles. Clergate has a much higher share of people with long-term health conditions (33.5%) and those caring for children unpaid (34.5%). It also has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population (6.8%) and a much higher rate of full-time employment (60.0%) compared to Ophir's 49.3%. In contrast, Ophir is characterized by higher typical monthly home-loan payments, which are $2,453 compared to $1,517 in Clergate, and a higher share of residents with bachelor degrees (18.4%).
Both areas are very similar in their basic makeup, with an identical typical resident age of 41 and about 20% of the population being children under 15. They also share the same housing style, as every home in both places is a separate house. While they are alike in these areas, they differ in their local amenities; Clergate has more schools nearby, while Ophir has more parks.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 210
- First area, 2021: 206
- Second area, 2011: 150
- Second area, 2016: 127
- Second area, 2021: 128
- First area, 2016: 37 yrs
- First area, 2021: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 41 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 Clergate: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Ophir: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Clergate: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Ophir: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Clergate: 4.5% males, 5.1% females; 75–79 in Ophir: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Clergate: 1.7% males, 1.7% females; 70–74 in Ophir: 3.3% males, 2.4% females
- 65–69 in Clergate: 0.0% males, 4.5% females; 65–69 in Ophir: 4.1% males, 2.4% females
- 60–64 in Clergate: 2.8% males, 1.7% females; 60–64 in Ophir: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 55–59 in Clergate: 5.6% males, 5.1% females; 55–59 in Ophir: 0.0% males, 5.7% females
- 50–54 in Clergate: 6.7% males, 5.6% females; 50–54 in Ophir: 6.5% males, 7.3% females
- 45–49 in Clergate: 2.8% males, 5.6% females; 45–49 in Ophir: 5.7% males, 2.4% females
- 40–44 in Clergate: 1.7% males, 1.7% females; 40–44 in Ophir: 4.9% males, 3.3% females
- 35–39 in Clergate: 2.2% males, 2.8% females; 35–39 in Ophir: 2.4% males, 7.3% females
- 30–34 in Clergate: 0.0% males, 1.7% females; 30–34 in Ophir: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Clergate: 1.7% males, 3.4% females; 25–29 in Ophir: 4.1% males, 3.3% females
- 20–24 in Clergate: 2.2% males, 3.9% females; 20–24 in Ophir: 4.9% males, 4.1% females
- 15–19 in Clergate: 3.9% males, 1.7% females; 15–19 in Ophir: 5.7% males, 2.4% females
- 10–14 in Clergate: 5.1% males, 1.7% females; 10–14 in Ophir: 2.4% males, 2.4% females
- 5–9 in Clergate: 3.4% males, 5.6% females; 5–9 in Ophir: 4.1% males, 6.5% females
- 0–4 in Clergate: 3.9% males, 0.0% females; 0–4 in Ophir: 2.4% males, 0.0% 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: $632
- First area, 2021: $876
- Second area, 2011: $485
- Second area, 2016: $710
- Second area, 2021: $702
- First area, 2016: $1,600
- First area, 2021: $1,910
- Second area, 2011: $1,107
- Second area, 2016: $1,812
- Second area, 2021: $2,100
- First area, 2016: $1,812
- First area, 2021: $2,139
- Second area, 2011: $1,357
- Second area, 2016: $1,625
- Second area, 2021: $2,333
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, 2016: 3.2
- First area, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 3.0
- Second area, 2021: 2.8
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $75
- First area, 2021: $190
- Second area, 2016: $210
- Second area, 2021: $280
- First area, 2016: $1,733
- First area, 2021: $1,517
- Second area, 2011: $1,867
- Second area, 2016: $2,200
- Second area, 2021: $2,453
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 1.00
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
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). Clergate vs Ophir [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10928/clergate/vs/SAL13101/ophir