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Curban vs Gulargambone

Name: Curban vs Gulargambone — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 25 km apart · Curban profile · Gulargambone profile

Curban Gulargambone

Gulargambone and Curban are nearby rural areas with very different social and economic profiles. Gulargambone has a far higher proportion of First Nations people at 30.9%, compared with 2.9% in Curban. There is a significant gap in wealth; the typical weekly household income in Curban is $1,765, which is far higher than the $953 seen in Gulargambone. Gulargambone also has a much higher share of one-parent families (28.2% compared to 6.3%) and more people living alone.

Both areas are almost identical in the share of people born overseas, which sits at around 2%. While Gulargambone is somewhat walkable and Curban is car-dependent, they share a similar reliance on the land, with agriculture and forestry being the main industry in both. Curban has a much higher rate of people working or looking for work (75.2% versus 52.5%), and a far higher share of people who have completed Year 12.

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Where they differ most

Population: 391 larger in Gulargambone First Nations: 28.0 pts higher in Gulargambone Participation: 22.7 pts higher in Curban One-parent: 22.0 pts higher in Gulargambone No car: 9.8 pts higher in Gulargambone

Demographics & Identity

Population in Curban in Gulargambone +391 larger in Gulargambone gap narrowing

137 46th pct 528 65th pct

Median age in Curban in Gulargambone +3 yrs older in Gulargambone gap widening

40 yrs 29th pct 43 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

26.3% Older adults (45–64) +3.8 pts ▸ 30.1%

25.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +5.7 pts 19.9%

20.4% Young adults (25–44) +1.7 pts ▸ 22.2%

19.7% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.7 pts 18.0%

7.3% Youth (15–24) +1.0 pts ▸ 8.3%

Marital status

71.4% Married ◂ +35.2 pts 36.2%

21.0% Never married +21.0 pts ▸ 42.0%

4.8% Divorced +4.8 pts ▸ 9.6%

2.9% Widowed +5.8 pts ▸ 8.6%

0.0% Separated +3.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Curban Gulargambone

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

84.7% Australia +1.1 pts ▸ 85.8%

2.9% England ◂ +2.2 pts 0.8%

0.0% India +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% New Zealand +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% China even 0.0%

0.0% Philippines 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

51.8% Australian ◂ +14.9 pts 36.9%

45.3% English ◂ +10.6 pts 34.7%

16.8% Irish ◂ +10.3 pts 6.4%

12.4% Scottish ◂ +5.2 pts 7.2%

5.1% Italian ◂ +5.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% German +3.6 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.2% Greek ◂ +2.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Chinese +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Indian +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Dutch even 0.0%

0.0% Filipino even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

89.8% English only ◂ +3.6 pts 86.2%

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

Religious affiliation

77.4% Christianity ◂ +23.0 pts 54.4%

11.7% No religion +20.7 pts ▸ 32.4%

10.2% Not stated +2.1 pts ▸ 12.3%

0.0% Other religions +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Islam even 0.0%

0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%

0.0% Buddhism even 0.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Curban in Gulargambone

— 9.52 74th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Curban in Gulargambone +1 more in Gulargambone

0 0th pct 1 43rd pct

Avg size in Curban in Gulargambone

— 104 26th pct

ICSEA in Curban in Gulargambone

— 693 0th pct

Highest year of school

43.8% Year 12 ◂ +14.7 pts 29.1%

35.4% Year 10 +0.3 pts ▸ 35.7%

15.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.8 pts 13.8%

8.3% Year 11 ◂ +1.4 pts 6.9%

Highest qualification level

40.9% Certificate III / IV ◂ +11.8 pts 29.1%

28.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +13.3 pts 15.5%

12.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.4 pts 10.7%

0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.0% Postgraduate degree +1.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.0% Certificate I / II even 0.0%

Field of qualification

19.7% Education ◂ +8.0 pts 11.7%

16.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +7.4 pts 9.2%

12.1% Management & commerce ◂ +4.8 pts 7.3%

10.6% Health ◂ +0.4 pts 10.2%

9.1% Engineering & related ◂ +0.4 pts 8.7%

4.5% Society & culture +3.7 pts ▸ 8.3%

6.1% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +3.1 pts 2.9%

0.0% Architecture & building +3.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.0% Natural & physical sciences even 0.0%

0.0% Information technology even 0.0%

0.0% Creative arts even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Curban in Gulargambone +$364 higher in Curban gap narrowing

$927 75th pct $563 20th pct

Household income in Curban in Gulargambone +$812 higher in Curban gap widening

$1,765 63rd pct $953 12th pct

Family income in Curban in Gulargambone +$392 higher in Curban gap narrowing

$1,839 47th pct $1,447 24th pct

Household income distribution

36.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +15.5 pts 20.7%

8.5% Under $650 +25.0 pts ▸ 33.5%

21.3% $650–$1,499 +7.3 pts ▸ 28.6%

14.9% $4,000 or more ◂ +9.5 pts 5.4%

0.0% $3,000–$3,999 +4.4 pts ▸ 4.4%

Personal income distribution

32.4% Under $650 +14.6 pts ▸ 47.0%

35.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.0 pts 29.3%

13.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.0 pts 10.3%

7.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +6.9 pts 0.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.9% Asthma +1.2 pts ▸ 12.1%

5.8% Arthritis +5.0 pts ▸ 10.8%

8.8% Mental health ◂ +1.8 pts 7.0%

2.9% Other condition +3.3 pts ▸ 6.3%

2.9% Diabetes +3.1 pts ▸ 6.1%

3.6% Heart disease +0.3 pts ▸ 4.0%

0.0% Lung condition +3.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.9% Cancer ◂ +0.6 pts 2.3%

0.0% Dementia +1.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.0% Stroke even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

67.9% None ◂ +14.1 pts 53.8%

17.5% One condition +2.4 pts ▸ 19.9%

5.1% Two conditions +3.4 pts ▸ 8.5%

2.2% Three or more +1.8 pts ▸ 4.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Curban in Gulargambone +159 larger in Gulargambone

4 46th pct 163 86th pct

Median age in Curban in Gulargambone +8 yrs older in Gulargambone

17 yrs 14th pct 25 yrs 46th pct

Median income in Curban in Gulargambone +$387 higher in Curban

$824 67th pct $437 23rd pct

Household income in Curban in Gulargambone +$316 higher in Curban

$1,187 26th pct $871 13th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Curban in Gulargambone +0.3 larger in Curban gap widening

2.5 50th pct 2.2 24th pct

Family composition

49.1% Couples without children ◂ +18.8 pts 30.3%

47.3% Couples with children ◂ +6.7 pts 40.6%

6.3% One-parent families +22.0 pts ▸ 28.2%

0.0% Other families +1.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

Household size

53.2% 2 people ◂ +19.2 pts 34.0%

17.0% 1 person +20.4 pts ▸ 37.4%

17.0% 4 people ◂ +10.1 pts 6.9%

0.0% 3 people +14.3 pts ▸ 14.3%

10.6% 5 people ◂ +7.2 pts 3.4%

0.0% 6 or more +4.9 pts ▸ 4.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Curban in Gulargambone +$20 higher in Curban gap narrowing

$180 20th pct $160 16th pct

Mortgage in Curban in Gulargambone +$1,321 higher in Curban gap widening

$1,863 64th pct $542 3rd pct

People / bedroom in Curban in Gulargambone even gap steady

0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

40.4% Owned outright +2.4 pts ▸ 42.9%

27.7% Rented +2.4 pts ▸ 30.0%

29.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +14.5 pts 15.3%

6.4% Other tenure ◂ +1.5 pts 4.9%

0.0% Not stated +5.9 pts ▸ 5.9%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house ◂ +5.9 pts 94.1%

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

42.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +1.2 pts 41.4%

38.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +12.2 pts 26.1%

10.6% 2 bedrooms +4.6 pts ▸ 15.3%

10.6% 5 or more ◂ +5.2 pts 5.4%

0.0% 1 bedroom +4.9 pts ▸ 4.9%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

0.0% Under $200 +49.2 pts ▸ 49.2%

0.0% $200–$349 +39.3 pts ▸ 39.3%

23.1% $350–$549 ◂ +23.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

21.4% Under $1,000 +36.6 pts ▸ 58.1%

0.0% $1,000–$1,799 +22.6 pts ▸ 22.6%

21.4% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +21.4 pts 0.0%

0.0% $3,000 or more even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Curban in Gulargambone +1 more in Gulargambone

0 0th pct 1 64th pct

Stops/1k in Curban in Gulargambone +1.89 more in Gulargambone

0.00 0th pct 1.89 65th pct

Departures/1k in Curban in Gulargambone +26.5 more in Gulargambone

0.0 0th pct 26.5 60th pct

PT routes in Curban in Gulargambone +3 more in Gulargambone

0 0th pct 3 79th pct

Stop walk in Curban in Gulargambone

— 71 91st pct

How people get to work

55.6% Car (driver) +3.1 pts ▸ 58.6%

33.3% Worked at home ◂ +16.6 pts 16.8%

0.0% Walked +11.5 pts ▸ 11.5%

0.0% Car (passenger) +3.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

0.0% Bus even 0.0%

0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

55.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +24.2 pts 30.9%

18.4% 1 vehicle +17.2 pts ▸ 35.6%

20.4% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.4 pts 17.0%

0.0% No vehicle +9.8 pts ▸ 9.8%

8.2% 4 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 8.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

58.3% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +26.9 pts 31.4%

13.9% Education & training +0.2 pts ▸ 14.1%

12.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.5 pts 12.0%

6.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.2 pts 4.7%

5.6% Administrative & support ◂ +1.9 pts 3.7%

0.0% Transport & warehousing +4.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

0.0% Accommodation & food +3.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.0% Construction +3.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.0% Wholesale trade +3.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.0% Retail trade +2.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.0% Other services +2.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.0% Manufacturing +2.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

Occupations people work in

40.3% Managers ◂ +11.0 pts 29.3%

19.4% Professionals ◂ +7.9 pts 11.5%

16.7% Labourers +1.1 pts ▸ 17.8%

0.0% Community & personal service +15.2 pts ▸ 15.2%

13.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +6.0 pts 7.9%

5.6% Technicians & trades +2.3 pts ▸ 7.9%

0.0% Machinery operators & drivers +5.8 pts ▸ 5.8%

0.0% Sales workers +3.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

Walkability

Walk score in Curban in Gulargambone +4.8 higher in Gulargambone

0.0 0th pct 4.8 82nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Curban in Gulargambone +5.5 more in Gulargambone

0.0 0th pct 5.5 85th pct

15-min city in Curban in Gulargambone +66.2 pts higher in Gulargambone

0.0% 0th pct 66.2% 84th pct

Walk to shops in Curban in Gulargambone +67.5 pts higher in Gulargambone

0.0% 0th pct 67.5% 84th pct

Walk to transit in Curban in Gulargambone +53.0 pts higher in Gulargambone

0.0% 0th pct 53.0% 74th pct

Walk to school in Curban in Gulargambone +72.2 pts higher in Gulargambone

0.0% 0th pct 72.2% 83rd pct

Walk to a park in Curban in Gulargambone +73.2 pts higher in Gulargambone

0.0% 0th pct 73.2% 71st pct

Walk to health in Curban in Gulargambone +65.4 pts higher in Gulargambone

0.0% 0th pct 65.4% 89th pct

Amenities/1k in Curban in Gulargambone +41.7 more in Gulargambone

0.0 0th pct 41.7 78th pct

Intersections/km² in Curban in Gulargambone even

0 15th pct 0 23rd pct

Mean slope in Curban in Gulargambone +0.3 pts higher in Gulargambone

2.9% 11th pct 3.2% 17th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Curban vs Gulargambone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL11167/curban/vs/SAL11798/gulargambone