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Come By Chance vs Pilliga

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 30 km apart · Come By Chance profile · Pilliga profile

Come By Chance Pilliga

Pilliga and Come By Chance are both sparsely populated areas in New South Wales. Pilliga has a much older population, with a typical resident aged 51 compared to 35 in Come By Chance. There are significant differences in wealth and demographics; the typical weekly family income in Come By Chance is $2,250, which is far higher than the $949 seen in Pilliga. While 26.3% of people in Pilliga are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, this figure is much lower in Come By Chance at 3.4%. Come By Chance is also more family-oriented, with 30.7% of its residents being children under 15, compared to just 10.9% in Pilliga.

Everyday life in both places is very similar in some ways, as neither area has any public transport stops or homes within walking distance of groceries and health services. Both are largely car-dependent, though Pilliga is slightly more so with a walkability score of 2.3 (mostly car-dependent) compared to 0.0 (car-dependent) for Come By Chance. They also share similar rates of people with no religion, sitting around 27% to 28%.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 16 yrs older in Pilliga Population: 87 larger in Pilliga First Nations: 22.9 pts higher in Pilliga Year 12: 21.6 pts higher in Come By Chance Personal income: $645 higher in Come By Chance

Demographics & Identity

Population in Come By Chancein Pilliga +87 larger in Pilliga gap steady
88 38th pct 175 51st pct
Median age in Come By Chancein Pilliga +16 yrs older in Pilliga gap widening
35 yrs 14th pct 51 yrs 74th pct
First Nations in Come By Chancein Pilliga +22.9 pts higher in Pilliga gap widening
3.4% 63rd pct 26.3% 95th pct
Aged 65+ in Come By Chancein Pilliga +9.8 pts higher in Pilliga gap widening
9.1% 14th pct 18.9% 51st pct
Under 15 in Come By Chancein Pilliga +19.8 pts higher in Come By Chance gap widening
30.7% 96th pct 10.9% 19th pct
De facto in Come By Chancein Pilliga +5.4 pts higher in Come By Chance gap narrowing
12.9% 56th pct 7.5% 19th pct

Age structure

30.7% Older adults (45–64) +5.3 pts ▸ 36.0%
30.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +19.8 pts 10.9%
9.1% Seniors (65+) +9.8 pts ▸ 18.9%
10.2% Youth (15–24) +5.8 pts ▸ 16.0%
15.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.1 pts 14.9%

Marital status

68.5% Married ◂ +28.3 pts 40.3%
33.3% Never married +10.8 pts ▸ 44.2%
7.4% Divorced +1.7 pts ▸ 9.1%
5.6% Widowed +2.9 pts ▸ 8.4%
0.0% Separated +2.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

Age & sex structure

Come By Chance Pilliga

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Come By Chancein Pilliga +5.1 pts higher in Pilliga gap widening
0.0% 0th pct 5.1% 22nd pct

Country of birth

64.8% Australia +7.8 pts ▸ 72.6%
0.0% Philippines +3.4 pts ▸ 3.4%
0.0% England even 0.0%
0.0% India even 0.0%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% New Zealand even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%
0.0% Italy even 0.0%
0.0% South Africa even 0.0%

Ancestry

40.9% Australian ◂ +8.3 pts 32.6%
35.2% English ◂ +2.1 pts 33.1%
12.5% Scottish ◂ +5.1 pts 7.4%
5.7% Irish +1.2 pts ▸ 6.9%
0.0% German +4.6 pts ▸ 4.6%
3.4% Italian ◂ +3.4 pts 0.0%
0.0% Filipino +1.7 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.0% Chinese even 0.0%
0.0% Indian even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Dutch even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Come By Chancein Pilliga +2.3 pts higher in Pilliga gap widening
0.0% 0th pct 2.3% 41st pct
Limited English in Come By Chancein Pilliga even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Language used at home

67.0% English only +10.1 pts ▸ 77.1%
0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%
0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Come By Chancein Pilliga +0.7 pts higher in Pilliga gap narrowing
27.3% 18th pct 28.0% 20th pct

Religious affiliation

43.2% Christianity +9.4 pts ▸ 52.6%
30.7% Not stated ◂ +11.8 pts 18.9%
27.3% No religion +0.7 pts ▸ 28.0%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Buddhism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%
0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Come By Chancein Pilliga +21.6 pts higher in Come By Chance gap widening
39.6% 35th pct 18.0% 0th pct
Bachelor+ in Come By Chancein Pilliga +9.6 pts higher in Come By Chance gap widening
14.8% 51st pct 5.2% 12th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Come By Chancein Pilliga +1 more in Pilliga
0 0th pct 1 43rd pct
Avg size in Come By Chancein Pilliga
— 18 4th pct
ICSEA in Come By Chancein Pilliga
— 747 2nd pct

Highest year of school

39.6% Year 12 ◂ +21.6 pts 18.0%
13.2% Year 10 +11.5 pts ▸ 24.7%
5.7% Year 9 or below +12.3 pts ▸ 18.0%
13.2% Year 11 ◂ +10.5 pts 2.7%

Highest qualification level

25.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +19.9 pts 5.6%
21.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +1.6 pts 19.7%
17.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +5.8 pts 11.3%
0.0% Postgraduate degree even 0.0%
0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate even 0.0%
0.0% Certificate I / II even 0.0%

Field of qualification

14.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +2.2 pts 12.7%
8.5% Health ◂ +4.3 pts 4.2%
0.0% Engineering & related +8.5 pts ▸ 8.5%
0.0% Society & culture +7.0 pts ▸ 7.0%
6.4% Education ◂ +2.2 pts 4.2%
6.4% Management & commerce ◂ +0.7 pts 5.6%
0.0% Natural & physical sciences even 0.0%
0.0% Information technology even 0.0%
0.0% Architecture & building even 0.0%
0.0% Creative arts even 0.0%
0.0% Food, hospitality & personal services even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Come By Chancein Pilliga +$645 higher in Come By Chance gap widening
$1,042 86th pct $397 4th pct
Household income in Come By Chancein Pilliga +$1,363 higher in Come By Chance gap widening
$2,125 80th pct $762 4th pct
Family income in Come By Chancein Pilliga +$1,301 higher in Come By Chance gap widening
$2,250 71st pct $949 5th pct
High earners in Come By Chancein Pilliga +19.5 pts higher in Come By Chance gap widening
24.1% 94th pct 4.5% 29th pct
High-income homes in Come By Chancein Pilliga
— 7.4% 22nd pct

Household income distribution

42.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +37.0 pts 5.9%
0.0% $650–$1,499 +26.5 pts ▸ 26.5%
21.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +14.1 pts 7.4%
0.0% Under $650 +16.2 pts ▸ 16.2%
0.0% $3,000–$3,999 even 0.0%

Personal income distribution

5.6% Under $650 +36.0 pts ▸ 41.6%
18.5% $650–$1,499 +0.3 pts ▸ 18.8%
16.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.6 pts 11.0%
14.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +14.8 pts 0.0%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Come By Chancein Pilliga +22.9 pts higher in Pilliga
9.1% 0th pct 32.0% 66th pct
Mental health in Come By Chancein Pilliga +4.5 pts higher in Come By Chance
6.8% 38th pct 2.3% 13th pct
Needs assistance in Come By Chancein Pilliga +4.6 pts higher in Pilliga gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 4.6% 49th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

3.4% Arthritis +12.6 pts ▸ 16.0%
3.4% Asthma +6.3 pts ▸ 9.7%
0.0% Diabetes +8.6 pts ▸ 8.6%
6.8% Mental health ◂ +4.5 pts 2.3%
3.4% Heart disease +2.9 pts ▸ 6.3%
0.0% Other condition +4.0 pts ▸ 4.0%
0.0% Lung condition +2.9 pts ▸ 2.9%
0.0% Cancer even 0.0%
0.0% Dementia even 0.0%
0.0% Stroke even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

53.4% None ◂ +6.0 pts 47.4%
11.4% One condition +6.4 pts ▸ 17.7%
0.0% Three or more +6.9 pts ▸ 6.9%
0.0% Two conditions +4.0 pts ▸ 4.0%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Come By Chancein Pilliga +7.1 pts higher in Come By Chance gap widening
25.9% 77th pct 18.8% 54th pct
Unpaid carers in Come By Chancein Pilliga +6.1 pts higher in Pilliga gap widening
5.6% 10th pct 11.7% 39th pct
Unpaid child care in Come By Chancein Pilliga +14.1 pts higher in Come By Chance gap widening
27.8% 63rd pct 13.6% 11th pct
Defence service in Come By Chancein Pilliga even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Housework 15h+ in Come By Chancein Pilliga +10.2 pts higher in Come By Chance gap widening
27.8% 70th pct 17.5% 16th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Come By Chancein Pilliga +43 larger in Pilliga
3 43rd pct 46 76th pct
Median age in Come By Chancein Pilliga +4 yrs older in Pilliga
41 yrs 79th pct 45 yrs 83rd pct
Year 12 in Come By Chancein Pilliga
— 37.9% 44th pct
Unemployment in Come By Chancein Pilliga
— 16.7% 76th pct
Median income in Come By Chancein Pilliga +$458 higher in Come By Chance
$824 67th pct $366 13th pct
Household income in Come By Chancein Pilliga
— $774 10th pct
Indigenous language in Come By Chancein Pilliga
— 0.0% 0th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Come By Chancein Pilliga +1.4 larger in Come By Chance gap widening
3.4 93rd pct 2.0 14th pct
One-parent in Come By Chancein Pilliga +11.9 pts higher in Pilliga gap widening
12.2% 58th pct 24.1% 91st pct
Living alone in Come By Chancein Pilliga
— 39.7% 90th pct

Family composition

73.5% Couples with children ◂ +30.1 pts 43.4%
12.2% Couples without children +17.9 pts ▸ 30.1%
12.2% One-parent families +11.9 pts ▸ 24.1%
0.0% Other families even 0.0%

Household size

0.0% 1 person +39.7 pts ▸ 39.7%
35.7% 2 people ◂ +0.4 pts 35.3%
28.6% 4 people ◂ +28.6 pts 0.0%
21.4% 5 people ◂ +15.5 pts 5.9%
21.4% 6 or more ◂ +21.4 pts 0.0%
0.0% 3 people +11.8 pts ▸ 11.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Come By Chancein Pilliga
— $189 23rd pct
Mortgage in Come By Chancein Pilliga
— $650 5th pct
People / bedroom in Come By Chancein Pilliga +0.40 higher in Come By Chance gap widening
1.10 93rd pct 0.70 14th pct
Renting in Come By Chancein Pilliga
— 22.1% 64th pct
Owned outright in Come By Chancein Pilliga
— 52.9% 81st pct
Separate houses in Come By Chancein Pilliga
— 95.6% 47th pct
3+ bedrooms in Come By Chancein Pilliga
— 80.9% 54th pct

How homes are owned or rented

35.7% Owned outright +17.2 pts ▸ 52.9%
0.0% Rented +22.1 pts ▸ 22.1%
21.4% Other tenure ◂ +17.0 pts 4.4%
0.0% Owned with a mortgage +11.8 pts ▸ 11.8%
0.0% Not stated even 0.0%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house ◂ +4.4 pts 95.6%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached even 0.0%
0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

57.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +27.7 pts 29.4%
21.4% 4 bedrooms +19.7 pts ▸ 41.2%
0.0% 2 bedrooms +22.1 pts ▸ 22.1%
0.0% 5 or more +10.3 pts ▸ 10.3%
0.0% 1 bedroom +5.9 pts ▸ 5.9%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Come By Chancein Pilliga
— 10.8% 88th pct
Work from home in Come By Chancein Pilliga +6.7 pts higher in Come By Chance gap steady
24.1% 70th pct 17.4% 53rd pct
PT commute in Come By Chancein Pilliga even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Come By Chancein Pilliga even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Come By Chancein Pilliga even
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Come By Chancein Pilliga even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Come By Chancein Pilliga even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

44.8% Car (driver) +8.8 pts ▸ 53.6%
24.1% Worked at home ◂ +6.7 pts 17.4%
20.7% Walked ◂ +9.1 pts 11.6%
0.0% Car (passenger) +5.8 pts ▸ 5.8%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

42.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +16.7 pts 26.2%
0.0% 1 vehicle +38.5 pts ▸ 38.5%
21.4% 4 or more ◂ +4.5 pts 16.9%
0.0% 3 vehicles +16.9 pts ▸ 16.9%
0.0% No vehicle +10.8 pts ▸ 10.8%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Come By Chancein Pilliga +6.3 pts higher in Pilliga gap narrowing
5.6% 0th pct 11.9% 6th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Come By Chancein Pilliga +4.1 pts higher in Pilliga gap narrowing
0.0% 0th pct 4.1% 57th pct
Participation in Come By Chancein Pilliga +5.7 pts higher in Come By Chance gap narrowing
53.7% 29th pct 48.1% 18th pct
Full-time in Come By Chancein Pilliga +17.9 pts higher in Come By Chance gap widening
75.9% 93rd pct 58.0% 49th pct

Industries people work in

69.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +19.7 pts 49.3%
10.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.2 pts 10.1%
0.0% Other services +7.2 pts ▸ 7.2%
0.0% Accommodation & food +4.3 pts ▸ 4.3%
0.0% Transport & warehousing +4.3 pts ▸ 4.3%
0.0% Administrative & support +4.3 pts ▸ 4.3%
0.0% Education & training +4.3 pts ▸ 4.3%
0.0% Mining even 0.0%
0.0% Manufacturing even 0.0%
0.0% Electricity, gas & water even 0.0%
0.0% Construction even 0.0%
0.0% Wholesale trade even 0.0%

Occupations people work in

65.5% Managers ◂ +16.2 pts 49.3%
10.3% Labourers +11.4 pts ▸ 21.7%
10.3% Professionals ◂ +6.0 pts 4.3%
0.0% Clerical & administrative +7.2 pts ▸ 7.2%
0.0% Technicians & trades +5.8 pts ▸ 5.8%
0.0% Community & personal service +4.3 pts ▸ 4.3%
0.0% Machinery operators & drivers +4.3 pts ▸ 4.3%
0.0% Sales workers even 0.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Come By Chancein Pilliga +2.3 higher in Pilliga
0.0 0th pct 2.3 68th pct
Types ≤15 min in Come By Chancein Pilliga +3.1 more in Pilliga
0.0 0th pct 3.1 73rd pct
15-min city in Come By Chancein Pilliga +58.0 pts higher in Pilliga
0.0% 0th pct 58.0% 82nd pct
Walk to shops in Come By Chancein Pilliga even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Come By Chancein Pilliga even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Come By Chancein Pilliga +60.9 pts higher in Pilliga
0.0% 0th pct 60.9% 79th pct
Walk to a park in Come By Chancein Pilliga +65.2 pts higher in Pilliga
0.0% 0th pct 65.2% 68th pct
Walk to health in Come By Chancein Pilliga even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Come By Chancein Pilliga +91.4 more in Pilliga
0.0 0th pct 91.4 87th pct
Intersections/km² in Come By Chancein Pilliga even
0 4th pct 0 18th pct
Mean slope in Come By Chancein Pilliga +1.2 pts higher in Pilliga
2.5% 4th pct 3.7% 24th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Come By Chance vs Pilliga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10993/come-by-chance/vs/SAL13217/pilliga