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Crowdy Head vs Harrington
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 7.0 km apart · Crowdy Head profile · Harrington profile
Crowdy Head Harrington
Harrington and Crowdy Head are neighbouring areas in New South Wales with very different profiles. Harrington is more populous and offers a somewhat walkable environment, with 80.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries. In contrast, Crowdy Head is sparsely populated and car-dependent, with no homes within a 15-minute walk of health services, groceries or schools. There is a significant gap in wealth and education; the typical weekly household income in Crowdy Head is $1,875, which is far higher than the $883 seen in Harrington. Additionally, 32.9% of adults in Crowdy Head hold a bachelor degree or higher, compared to just 10.0% in Harrington.
Both areas are very similar in their age profile, with about half of the population aged 65 and over. They also share a similar proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents, at around 4%. While they share these traits, their paths have diverged in other ways; for example, people in Harrington have moved into the area in the last five years at a much higher rate than those in Crowdy Head.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 221
- First area, 2016: 77
- First area, 2021: 78
- Second area, 2011: 2,258
- Second area, 2016: 3,033
- Second area, 2021: 3,381
- First area, 2011: 55 yrs
- First area, 2016: 57 yrs
- First area, 2021: 63 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 59 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 61 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 64 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 Crowdy Head: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Harrington: 2.0% males, 2.1% females
- 80–84 in Crowdy Head: 6.8% males, 5.4% females; 80–84 in Harrington: 1.8% males, 2.6% females
- 75–79 in Crowdy Head: 0.0% males, 9.5% females; 75–79 in Harrington: 5.3% males, 4.9% females
- 70–74 in Crowdy Head: 12.2% males, 4.1% females; 70–74 in Harrington: 7.9% males, 7.2% females
- 65–69 in Crowdy Head: 0.0% males, 9.5% females; 65–69 in Harrington: 8.0% males, 7.0% females
- 60–64 in Crowdy Head: 10.8% males, 0.0% females; 60–64 in Harrington: 5.2% males, 6.3% females
- 55–59 in Crowdy Head: 8.1% males, 13.5% females; 55–59 in Harrington: 2.8% males, 4.2% females
- 50–54 in Crowdy Head: 5.4% males, 0.0% females; 50–54 in Harrington: 1.9% males, 2.2% females
- 45–49 in Crowdy Head: 0.0% males, 5.4% females; 45–49 in Harrington: 1.9% males, 2.1% females
- 40–44 in Crowdy Head: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 40–44 in Harrington: 1.7% males, 1.6% females
- 35–39 in Crowdy Head: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 35–39 in Harrington: 1.4% males, 1.1% females
- 30–34 in Crowdy Head: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 30–34 in Harrington: 1.1% males, 1.3% females
- 25–29 in Crowdy Head: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in Harrington: 1.4% males, 1.5% females
- 20–24 in Crowdy Head: 5.4% males, 0.0% females; 20–24 in Harrington: 1.3% males, 1.2% females
- 15–19 in Crowdy Head: 4.1% males, 0.0% females; 15–19 in Harrington: 1.7% males, 1.3% females
- 10–14 in Crowdy Head: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 10–14 in Harrington: 1.5% males, 1.3% females
- 5–9 in Crowdy Head: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 5–9 in Harrington: 1.2% males, 1.4% females
- 0–4 in Crowdy Head: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 0–4 in Harrington: 1.4% males, 1.3% 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: $376
- First area, 2016: $440
- First area, 2021: $752
- Second area, 2011: $363
- Second area, 2016: $439
- Second area, 2021: $480
- First area, 2011: $534
- First area, 2016: $924
- First area, 2021: $1,875
- Second area, 2011: $649
- Second area, 2016: $784
- Second area, 2021: $883
- First area, 2011: $880
- First area, 2016: $1,125
- First area, 2021: $2,250
- Second area, 2011: $770
- Second area, 2016: $958
- Second area, 2021: $1,067
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: 2.0
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.2
- Second area, 2011: 2.1
- Second area, 2016: 2.0
- Second area, 2021: 2.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $170
- First area, 2016: $280
- First area, 2021: $540
- Second area, 2011: $225
- Second area, 2016: $280
- Second area, 2021: $340
- First area, 2011: $888
- First area, 2016: $2,600
- First area, 2021: $2,167
- Second area, 2011: $1,517
- Second area, 2016: $1,430
- Second area, 2021: $1,517
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.60
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). Crowdy Head vs Harrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL11131/crowdy-head/vs/SAL11865/harrington