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Comerong Island vs Shoalhaven Heads

Name: Comerong Island vs Shoalhaven Heads — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.1 km apart · Comerong Island profile · Shoalhaven Heads profile

Comerong Island Shoalhaven Heads

Shoalhaven Heads and Comerong Island are neighbouring areas with very different scales and layouts. Shoalhaven Heads has a population of 3,248 and is described as somewhat walkable, while Comerong Island is sparsely populated with just 19 residents and is car-dependent. The two differ sharply on income; typical weekly household income in Comerong Island is $1,875, which is far higher than the $1,066 seen in Shoalhaven Heads. Residents in Comerong Island are also far older, with a typical age of 67 compared to 56 in Shoalhaven Heads.

Both areas share a similar number of people per home, averaging around 2. Neither area has homes within a 15-minute walk of health services. While Shoalhaven Heads has a far higher number of public transport stops and routes, both are far older than the national figure. This age gap is particularly stark in Comerong Island, where the typical resident is 29 years older than the Australian average.

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Where they differ most

Population: 3,229 larger in Shoalhaven Heads Median age: 11 yrs older in Comerong Island Personal income: $450 higher in Comerong Island Household income: $809 higher in Comerong Island Family income: $725 higher in Comerong Island

Demographics & Identity

Population in Comerong Island in Shoalhaven Heads +3,229 larger in Shoalhaven Heads gap steady

19 14th pct 3,248 85th pct

Median age in Comerong Island in Shoalhaven Heads +11 yrs older in Comerong Island gap widening

67 yrs 100th pct 56 yrs 87th pct

Age structure

52.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +16.1 pts 36.5%

0.0% Older adults (45–64) +24.8 pts ▸ 24.8%

0.0% Young adults (25–44) +17.5 pts ▸ 17.5%

0.0% Children (0–14) +14.6 pts ▸ 14.6%

0.0% Youth (15–24) +6.3 pts ▸ 6.3%

Marital status

68.4% Married ◂ +20.0 pts 48.4%

26.3% Never married ◂ +2.6 pts 23.7%

0.0% Divorced +14.8 pts ▸ 14.8%

0.0% Widowed +8.8 pts ▸ 8.8%

0.0% Separated +4.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

Age & sex structure

Comerong Island Shoalhaven Heads

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

73.7% Australia +6.1 pts ▸ 79.8%

0.0% England +5.5 pts ▸ 5.5%

0.0% New Zealand +1.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.0% Philippines +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% China +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% India +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

42.1% English +4.9 pts ▸ 47.0%

26.3% Australian +13.0 pts ▸ 39.3%

21.1% Irish ◂ +7.9 pts 13.2%

15.8% Scottish ◂ +4.1 pts 11.7%

0.0% German +3.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

0.0% Italian +1.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.0% Dutch +1.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.0% Chinese +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Filipino +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Indian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

63.2% English only +28.2 pts ▸ 91.3%

0.0% Cantonese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese 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%

Religion

Religious affiliation

47.4% Christianity +2.6 pts ▸ 50.0%

31.6% No religion +10.0 pts ▸ 41.6%

0.0% Not stated +7.6 pts ▸ 7.6%

0.0% Buddhism +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Comerong Island in Shoalhaven Heads

— 2.11 30th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Comerong Island in Shoalhaven Heads +1 more in Comerong Island

2 62nd pct 1 43rd pct

Avg size in Comerong Island in Shoalhaven Heads +37 larger in Shoalhaven Heads

143 31st pct 180 35th pct

ICSEA in Comerong Island in Shoalhaven Heads +29 higher in Shoalhaven Heads

992 51st pct 1,021 67th pct

Highest year of school

21.1% Year 12 +16.7 pts ▸ 37.8%

26.3% Year 10 +7.5 pts ▸ 33.8%

0.0% Year 9 or below +14.2 pts ▸ 14.2%

0.0% Year 11 +6.3 pts ▸ 6.3%

Highest qualification level

25.0% Certificate III / IV +10.7 pts ▸ 35.7%

0.0% Bachelor degree +19.0 pts ▸ 19.0%

0.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +15.3 pts ▸ 15.3%

0.0% Postgraduate degree +4.8 pts ▸ 4.8%

0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +2.8 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.0% Certificate I / II +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

Field of qualification

50.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +48.0 pts 2.0%

25.0% Management & commerce ◂ +10.2 pts 14.8%

0.0% Engineering & related +16.3 pts ▸ 16.3%

0.0% Society & culture +10.9 pts ▸ 10.9%

0.0% Health +10.3 pts ▸ 10.3%

0.0% Education +10.3 pts ▸ 10.3%

0.0% Architecture & building +9.6 pts ▸ 9.6%

0.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +5.5 pts ▸ 5.5%

0.0% Creative arts +2.9 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.0% Natural & physical sciences +1.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.0% Information technology +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Comerong Island in Shoalhaven Heads +$450 higher in Comerong Island gap widening

$1,062 86th pct $612 26th pct

Household income in Comerong Island in Shoalhaven Heads +$809 higher in Comerong Island gap widening

$1,875 69th pct $1,066 17th pct

Family income in Comerong Island in Shoalhaven Heads +$725 higher in Comerong Island

$2,249 71st pct $1,524 28th pct

Household income distribution

0.0% $650–$1,499 +32.5 pts ▸ 32.5%

0.0% Under $650 +26.9 pts ▸ 26.9%

0.0% $1,500–$2,999 +22.6 pts ▸ 22.6%

0.0% $3,000–$3,999 +6.5 pts ▸ 6.5%

0.0% $4,000 or more +5.6 pts ▸ 5.6%

Personal income distribution

21.1% Under $650 +27.8 pts ▸ 48.8%

21.1% $650–$1,499 +6.6 pts ▸ 27.6%

21.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.7 pts 13.4%

15.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +13.6 pts 2.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

26.3% Arthritis ◂ +9.2 pts 17.1%

21.1% Diabetes ◂ +14.5 pts 6.6%

15.8% Heart disease ◂ +8.8 pts 7.0%

15.8% Other condition ◂ +7.4 pts 8.4%

0.0% Mental health +9.4 pts ▸ 9.4%

0.0% Asthma +8.7 pts ▸ 8.7%

0.0% Cancer +5.4 pts ▸ 5.4%

0.0% Lung condition +4.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

0.0% Stroke +1.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.0% Dementia +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

36.8% None +16.5 pts ▸ 53.4%

31.6% One condition ◂ +8.3 pts 23.3%

0.0% Two conditions +8.4 pts ▸ 8.4%

0.0% Three or more +6.3 pts ▸ 6.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Comerong Island in Shoalhaven Heads +118 larger in Shoalhaven Heads

0 0th pct 118 86th pct

Median age in Comerong Island in Shoalhaven Heads

— 30 yrs 63rd pct

Median income in Comerong Island in Shoalhaven Heads

— $662 52nd pct

Household income in Comerong Island in Shoalhaven Heads

— $1,541 44th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Comerong Island in Shoalhaven Heads +0.2 larger in Shoalhaven Heads gap widening

1.9 11th pct 2.1 19th pct

Family composition

100.0% Couples without children ◂ +55.4 pts 44.6%

0.0% Couples with children +41.0 pts ▸ 41.0%

0.0% One-parent families +13.3 pts ▸ 13.3%

0.0% Other families +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Household size

80.0% 2 people ◂ +39.6 pts 40.4%

0.0% 1 person +35.9 pts ▸ 35.9%

0.0% 3 people +9.8 pts ▸ 9.8%

0.0% 4 people +9.6 pts ▸ 9.6%

0.0% 5 people +3.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.0% 6 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Comerong Island in Shoalhaven Heads

— $365 74th pct

Mortgage in Comerong Island in Shoalhaven Heads +$569 higher in Shoalhaven Heads

$1,381 34th pct $1,950 69th pct

People / bedroom in Comerong Island in Shoalhaven Heads +0.20 higher in Shoalhaven Heads gap steady

0.50 0th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

60.0% Owned outright ◂ +5.5 pts 54.5%

0.0% Owned with a mortgage +23.7 pts ▸ 23.7%

0.0% Rented +18.2 pts ▸ 18.2%

0.0% Other tenure +2.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.0% Not stated +2.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house ◂ +32.8 pts 67.2%

0.0% Other dwelling +14.2 pts ▸ 14.2%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +14.1 pts ▸ 14.1%

0.0% Flat or apartment +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Bedrooms per home

70.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +30.9 pts 39.1%

30.0% 4 bedrooms ◂ +10.3 pts 19.7%

0.0% 2 bedrooms +28.5 pts ▸ 28.5%

0.0% 1 bedroom +6.9 pts ▸ 6.9%

0.0% 5 or more +3.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

0.0% Studio / none +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Comerong Island in Shoalhaven Heads +29 more in Shoalhaven Heads

0 0th pct 29 86th pct

Stops/1k in Comerong Island in Shoalhaven Heads +8.93 more in Shoalhaven Heads

0.00 0th pct 8.93 87th pct

Departures/1k in Comerong Island in Shoalhaven Heads +97.9 more in Shoalhaven Heads

0.0 0th pct 97.9 68th pct

PT routes in Comerong Island in Shoalhaven Heads +1 more in Shoalhaven Heads

0 0th pct 1 71st pct

Stop walk in Comerong Island in Shoalhaven Heads +74 longer in Comerong Island

77 95th pct 3 21st pct

Drive to city in Comerong Island in Shoalhaven Heads +41 longer in Comerong Island

146 89th pct 105 72nd pct

How people get to work

37.5% Car (driver) +26.4 pts ▸ 63.9%

62.5% Worked at home ◂ +48.3 pts 14.2%

0.0% Walked +3.0 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.0% Car (passenger) +2.9 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.0% Bicycle +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

0.0% Bus even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

0.0% 1 vehicle +46.8 pts ▸ 46.8%

0.0% 2 vehicles +34.9 pts ▸ 34.9%

0.0% 3 vehicles +8.6 pts ▸ 8.6%

0.0% No vehicle +5.0 pts ▸ 5.0%

0.0% 4 or more +4.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

75.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +66.2 pts 8.8%

62.5% Construction ◂ +46.6 pts 15.9%

0.0% Health care & social assistance +17.1 pts ▸ 17.1%

0.0% Accommodation & food +11.0 pts ▸ 11.0%

0.0% Education & training +9.4 pts ▸ 9.4%

0.0% Retail trade +7.1 pts ▸ 7.1%

0.0% Professional & technical +5.4 pts ▸ 5.4%

0.0% Manufacturing +4.7 pts ▸ 4.7%

0.0% Administrative & support +3.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.0% Other services +2.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.0% Arts & recreation +2.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.0% Transport & warehousing +2.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

Occupations people work in

62.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +51.3 pts 11.2%

0.0% Professionals +22.1 pts ▸ 22.1%

0.0% Technicians & trades +18.2 pts ▸ 18.2%

0.0% Community & personal service +13.1 pts ▸ 13.1%

0.0% Managers +11.8 pts ▸ 11.8%

0.0% Labourers +9.5 pts ▸ 9.5%

0.0% Sales workers +7.0 pts ▸ 7.0%

0.0% Machinery operators & drivers +4.9 pts ▸ 4.9%

Walkability

Walk score in Comerong Island in Shoalhaven Heads +5.0 higher in Shoalhaven Heads

0.0 22nd pct 5.1 83rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Comerong Island in Shoalhaven Heads +5.3 more in Shoalhaven Heads

0.0 0th pct 5.3 84th pct

15-min city in Comerong Island in Shoalhaven Heads +71.7 pts higher in Shoalhaven Heads

0.0% 0th pct 71.7% 85th pct

Walk to shops in Comerong Island in Shoalhaven Heads +80.0 pts higher in Shoalhaven Heads

0.0% 0th pct 80.0% 89th pct

Walk to transit in Comerong Island in Shoalhaven Heads +99.8 pts higher in Shoalhaven Heads

0.0% 0th pct 99.8% 99th pct

Walk to school in Comerong Island in Shoalhaven Heads +72.0 pts higher in Shoalhaven Heads

0.0% 0th pct 72.0% 83rd pct

Walk to a park in Comerong Island in Shoalhaven Heads +99.8 pts higher in Shoalhaven Heads

0.0% 0th pct 99.8% 94th pct

Walk to health in Comerong Island in Shoalhaven Heads even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Comerong Island in Shoalhaven Heads +88.9 more in Comerong Island

105.3 88th pct 16.3 57th pct

Intersections/km² in Comerong Island in Shoalhaven Heads +57 higher in Shoalhaven Heads

0 30th pct 58 79th pct

Mean slope in Comerong Island in Shoalhaven Heads +0.4 pts higher in Comerong Island

3.1% 14th pct 2.7% 8th pct

Compare Comerong Island with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Comerong Island vs Shoalhaven Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10994/comerong-island/vs/SAL13555/shoalhaven-heads