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Colinroobie vs Narrandera
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 25 km apart · Colinroobie profile · Narrandera profile
Colinroobie Narrandera
Narrandera and Colinroobie are two different types of residential areas in New South Wales. Narrandera is a larger hub where residents are far older, with a typical age of 44 compared to 33 in Colinroobie. The two areas differ sharply in family life and health; Colinroobie has a far higher share of children under 15 (41.2% versus 19.8%) and a much higher rate of people caring for children unpaid (51.4% versus 24.4%). In contrast, Narrandera has far more people living alone (33.0% versus 15.0%) and a much higher share of residents with long-term health conditions (34.5% versus 17.6%).
These two areas share a similar typical weekly family income, but the gap in their workforce patterns is widening. In Colinroobie, a far higher share of adults are working or looking for work (64.9% versus 52.0%), and many more people work from home (21.7% versus 6.3%). While Narrandera is somewhat walkable, Colinroobie is car-dependent, with no public transport stops or amenities within a 15-minute walk. Both areas have very few people who speak little or no English, reflecting a shared linguistic profile.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 65
- First area, 2021: 51
- Second area, 2011: 4,471
- Second area, 2016: 4,375
- Second area, 2021: 4,369
- First area, 2016: 37 yrs
- First area, 2021: 33 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 44 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 Colinroobie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Narrandera: 1.3% males, 2.6% females
- 80–84 in Colinroobie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Narrandera: 1.6% males, 1.7% females
- 75–79 in Colinroobie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Narrandera: 2.1% males, 2.8% females
- 70–74 in Colinroobie: 7.0% males, 0.0% females; 70–74 in Narrandera: 3.3% males, 3.0% females
- 65–69 in Colinroobie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 65–69 in Narrandera: 3.0% males, 2.7% females
- 60–64 in Colinroobie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 60–64 in Narrandera: 3.5% males, 3.9% females
- 55–59 in Colinroobie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 55–59 in Narrandera: 2.9% males, 3.5% females
- 50–54 in Colinroobie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 50–54 in Narrandera: 3.0% males, 2.8% females
- 45–49 in Colinroobie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 45–49 in Narrandera: 2.6% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in Colinroobie: 7.0% males, 11.6% females; 40–44 in Narrandera: 2.7% males, 2.5% females
- 35–39 in Colinroobie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 35–39 in Narrandera: 2.4% males, 3.3% females
- 30–34 in Colinroobie: 11.6% males, 0.0% females; 30–34 in Narrandera: 2.3% males, 1.9% females
- 25–29 in Colinroobie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in Narrandera: 2.5% males, 2.8% females
- 20–24 in Colinroobie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 20–24 in Narrandera: 2.4% males, 2.1% females
- 15–19 in Colinroobie: 0.0% males, 9.3% females; 15–19 in Narrandera: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 10–14 in Colinroobie: 9.3% males, 11.6% females; 10–14 in Narrandera: 3.6% males, 3.8% females
- 5–9 in Colinroobie: 0.0% males, 16.3% females; 5–9 in Narrandera: 3.3% males, 3.3% females
- 0–4 in Colinroobie: 9.3% males, 7.0% females; 0–4 in Narrandera: 3.0% males, 2.7% 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: $659
- First area, 2021: $575
- Second area, 2011: $453
- Second area, 2016: $553
- Second area, 2021: $626
- First area, 2016: $1,625
- First area, 2021: $1,542
- Second area, 2011: $804
- Second area, 2016: $963
- Second area, 2021: $1,113
- First area, 2016: $1,624
- First area, 2021: $1,437
- Second area, 2011: $995
- Second area, 2016: $1,294
- Second area, 2021: $1,478
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: 3.2
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2021: $75
- Second area, 2011: $150
- Second area, 2016: $180
- Second area, 2021: $210
- First area, 2016: $500
- First area, 2021: $1,300
- Second area, 2011: $1,079
- Second area, 2016: $1,083
- Second area, 2021: $1,083
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- 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
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). Colinroobie vs Narrandera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10967/colinroobie/vs/SAL12915/narrandera