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Come By Chance vs Gilgooma
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 43 km apart · Come By Chance profile · Gilgooma profile
Come By Chance Gilgooma
Come By Chance and Gilgooma are both sparsely populated areas in New South Wales. They differ sharply in their demographics and health; Gilgooma has a far higher First Nations population at 29.5% compared to 3.4% in Come By Chance. Education and work also vary, with Year 12 completion far higher in Gilgooma (70.8% versus 39.6%) and a higher share of adults working or looking for work (76.0% versus 53.7%). Health challenges are more common in Gilgooma, where long-term health conditions are far more frequent at 27.3%, while Come By Chance is much lower at 9.1%.
Both areas are very similar in their basic layout, with neither having any public transport or shops within a 15-minute walk. They also share almost identical typical weekly family incomes, sitting around $2,250 to $2,333. While they share these structural traits, other gaps have shifted, such as the number of people who moved in the last five years, which is far higher in Gilgooma at 37.1% compared to just 5.6% in Come By Chance.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 115
- First area, 2016: 125
- First area, 2021: 88
- Second area, 2011: 176
- Second area, 2016: 33
- Second area, 2021: 44
- First area, 2011: 44 yrs
- First area, 2016: 38 yrs
- First area, 2021: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 50 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 49 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 37 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 Come By Chance: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Gilgooma: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Come By Chance: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Gilgooma: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Come By Chance: 0.0% males, 4.1% females; 75–79 in Gilgooma: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Come By Chance: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 70–74 in Gilgooma: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 65–69 in Come By Chance: 4.1% males, 0.0% females; 65–69 in Gilgooma: 12.8% males, 0.0% females
- 60–64 in Come By Chance: 9.6% males, 0.0% females; 60–64 in Gilgooma: 0.0% males, 7.7% females
- 55–59 in Come By Chance: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 55–59 in Gilgooma: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 50–54 in Come By Chance: 4.1% males, 0.0% females; 50–54 in Gilgooma: 0.0% males, 7.7% females
- 45–49 in Come By Chance: 8.2% males, 9.6% females; 45–49 in Gilgooma: 12.8% males, 0.0% females
- 40–44 in Come By Chance: 0.0% males, 4.1% females; 40–44 in Gilgooma: 0.0% males, 7.7% females
- 35–39 in Come By Chance: 4.1% males, 5.5% females; 35–39 in Gilgooma: 15.4% males, 0.0% females
- 30–34 in Come By Chance: 5.5% males, 0.0% females; 30–34 in Gilgooma: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Come By Chance: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in Gilgooma: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Come By Chance: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 20–24 in Gilgooma: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Come By Chance: 0.0% males, 4.1% females; 15–19 in Gilgooma: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 10–14 in Come By Chance: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 10–14 in Gilgooma: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 5–9 in Come By Chance: 11.0% males, 9.6% females; 5–9 in Gilgooma: 28.2% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Come By Chance: 6.8% males, 9.6% females; 0–4 in Gilgooma: 7.7% 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, 2011: $524
- First area, 2016: $743
- First area, 2021: $1,042
- Second area, 2011: $562
- Second area, 2016: $706
- Second area, 2021: $1,208
- First area, 2011: $1,050
- First area, 2016: $1,325
- First area, 2021: $2,125
- Second area, 2011: $949
- Second area, 2016: $1,187
- Second area, 2021: $2,333
- First area, 2011: $1,281
- First area, 2016: $1,449
- First area, 2021: $2,250
- Second area, 2011: $1,213
- Second area, 2016: $1,125
- 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, 2011: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 3.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.2
- Second area, 2021: 3.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.60
- First area, 2021: 1.10
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.60
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
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). Come By Chance vs Gilgooma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10993/come-by-chance/vs/SAL11624/gilgooma