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Dairy Flat vs Woodenbong
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 12 km apart · Dairy Flat profile · Woodenbong profile
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Woodenbong and Dairy Flat are nearby New South Wales areas with very different layouts and populations. Woodenbong is very walkable, with 80.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 80.3% near schools and parks. In contrast, Dairy Flat is car-dependent, with no homes within a 15-minute walk of these services. Woodenbong is also more affluent, with a typical weekly household income of $929, which is far higher than the $474 seen in Dairy Flat. The two areas differ in age and diversity; Dairy Flat has a far higher share of seniors at 54.5% and a much larger First Nations population at 22.7%.
Daily life in both places shares some similarities, such as having just one public transport route and very similar typical weekly rents around $200. Both areas are also older than the national figure, though residents are noticeably older in Dairy Flat, where the typical age is 60 compared to 55 in Woodenbong. While Woodenbong has more children, with 12.8% of the population under 15, Dairy Flat has none.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 17
- First area, 2021: 22
- Second area, 2011: 477
- Second area, 2016: 381
- Second area, 2021: 390
- First area, 2016: 62 yrs
- First area, 2021: 60 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 52 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 55 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 Dairy Flat: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Woodenbong: 0.8% males, 0.8% females
- 80–84 in Dairy Flat: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Woodenbong: 2.3% males, 2.3% females
- 75–79 in Dairy Flat: 36.4% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Woodenbong: 0.8% males, 2.6% females
- 70–74 in Dairy Flat: 27.3% males, 0.0% females; 70–74 in Woodenbong: 6.5% males, 2.6% females
- 65–69 in Dairy Flat: 36.4% males, 0.0% females; 65–69 in Woodenbong: 5.7% males, 5.5% females
- 60–64 in Dairy Flat: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 60–64 in Woodenbong: 5.5% males, 7.3% females
- 55–59 in Dairy Flat: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 55–59 in Woodenbong: 2.9% males, 2.9% females
- 50–54 in Dairy Flat: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 50–54 in Woodenbong: 3.9% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in Dairy Flat: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 45–49 in Woodenbong: 3.1% males, 4.2% females
- 40–44 in Dairy Flat: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 40–44 in Woodenbong: 1.0% males, 2.1% females
- 35–39 in Dairy Flat: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 35–39 in Woodenbong: 1.8% males, 2.1% females
- 30–34 in Dairy Flat: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 30–34 in Woodenbong: 2.6% males, 1.8% females
- 25–29 in Dairy Flat: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in Woodenbong: 2.9% males, 2.3% females
- 20–24 in Dairy Flat: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 20–24 in Woodenbong: 1.6% males, 1.0% females
- 15–19 in Dairy Flat: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 15–19 in Woodenbong: 1.6% males, 2.9% females
- 10–14 in Dairy Flat: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 10–14 in Woodenbong: 3.1% males, 3.4% females
- 5–9 in Dairy Flat: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 5–9 in Woodenbong: 2.6% males, 1.8% females
- 0–4 in Dairy Flat: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 0–4 in Woodenbong: 1.0% males, 1.6% 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, 2016: $440
- First area, 2021: $359
- Second area, 2011: $390
- Second area, 2016: $490
- Second area, 2021: $542
- First area, 2016: $469
- First area, 2021: $474
- Second area, 2011: $739
- Second area, 2016: $861
- Second area, 2021: $929
- First area, 2016: $1,024
- First area, 2021: $724
- Second area, 2011: $1,044
- Second area, 2016: $1,187
- Second area, 2021: $1,312
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, 2016: 1.0
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.1
- Second area, 2021: 2.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2021: $210
- Second area, 2011: $165
- Second area, 2016: $175
- Second area, 2021: $200
- First area, 2021: $807
- Second area, 2011: $867
- Second area, 2016: $867
- Second area, 2021: $997
- First area, 2016: 0.60
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent 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). Dairy Flat vs Woodenbong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL11188/dairy-flat/vs/SAL14400/woodenbong