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Dungarubba vs Green Forest

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.0 km apart · Dungarubba profile · Green Forest profile

Dungarubba Green Forest

Dungarubba and Green Forest are both sparsely populated areas in New South Wales. The most striking difference is in rental costs, with typical weekly rent far higher in Green Forest at $475, compared to $250 in Dungarubba. Dungarubba also has a larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with seven people compared to none in Green Forest, and homes are larger, with a typical 3.3 people per home compared to 2.5 in Green Forest.

Daily life in both places is very similar, as both are car-dependent with no homes within a 15-minute walk of public transport, parks, schools, or groceries. They also share a typical weekly household income of around $1,625 and a similar number of people per bedroom. These two neighbouring areas have remained alike in these basic characteristics over time.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Dungarubbain Green Forest +41 larger in Dungarubba gap narrowing
52 29th pct 11 8th pct
  • First area, 2016: 59
  • First area, 2021: 52
  • Second area, 2016: 3
  • Second area, 2021: 11
Median age in Dungarubbain Green Forest +1 yrs older in Green Forest gap narrowing
37 yrs 20th pct 38 yrs 23rd pct
  • First area, 2016: 42 yrs
  • First area, 2021: 37 yrs
  • Second area, 2016: 65 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 38 yrs
13.5% 89th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 13.5%
13.5% 27th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 18.6%
  • First area, 2021: 13.5%
13.5% 28th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 33.9%
  • First area, 2021: 13.5%
26.8% 96th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 31.0%
  • First area, 2021: 26.8%

Age structure

30.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.5 pts 27.3%
28.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +28.8 pts 0.0%
0.0% Youth (15–24) +27.3 pts ▸ 27.3%
13.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +13.5 pts 0.0%
13.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +13.5 pts 0.0%

Marital status

52.3% Never married +27.7 pts ▸ 80.0%
38.6% Married +21.4 pts ▸ 60.0%
0.0% Divorced even 0.0%
0.0% Widowed even 0.0%
0.0% Separated even 0.0%

Ancestry & Birthplace

0.0% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%

Country of birth

84.6% Australia +15.4 pts ▸ 100.0%
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% 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

26.9% English +45.8 pts ▸ 72.7%
55.8% Australian ◂ +1.2 pts 54.5%
7.7% German +37.8 pts ▸ 45.5%
7.7% Scottish ◂ +7.7 pts 0.0%
5.8% Irish ◂ +5.8 pts 0.0%
0.0% Chinese even 0.0%
0.0% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% Indian even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Dutch even 0.0%
0.0% Filipino even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

0.0% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
0.0% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%

Language used at home

100.0% English only even 100.0%
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

32.7% 28th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 6.8%
  • First area, 2021: 32.7%

Religious affiliation

63.5% Christianity ◂ +8.9 pts 54.5%
32.7% No religion ◂ +5.4 pts 27.3%
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%
0.0% Not stated even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

37.5% 30th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 31.9%
  • First area, 2021: 37.5%
0.0% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
Schools ≤3 km in Dungarubbain Green Forest even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Highest year of school

37.5% Year 12 +25.0 pts ▸ 62.5%
37.5% Year 10 ◂ +37.5 pts 0.0%
20.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +20.0 pts 0.0%
0.0% Year 11 even 0.0%

Highest qualification level

45.0% Certificate III / IV +30.0 pts ▸ 75.0%
15.0% Certificate I / II ◂ +15.0 pts 0.0%
0.0% Postgraduate degree even 0.0%
0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate even 0.0%
0.0% Bachelor degree even 0.0%
0.0% Advanced diploma / diploma even 0.0%

Field of qualification

45.0% Engineering & related ◂ +45.0 pts 0.0%
25.0% Management & commerce ◂ +25.0 pts 0.0%
20.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +20.0 pts 0.0%
0.0% Natural & physical sciences even 0.0%
0.0% Information technology even 0.0%
0.0% Architecture & building even 0.0%
0.0% Agriculture & environment even 0.0%
0.0% Health even 0.0%
0.0% Education even 0.0%
0.0% Society & culture even 0.0%
0.0% Creative arts even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Dungarubbain Green Forest +$55 higher in Dungarubba gap narrowing
$630 29th pct $575 21st pct
  • First area, 2016: $479
  • First area, 2021: $630
  • Second area, 2016: $725
  • Second area, 2021: $575
Household income in Dungarubbain Green Forest even
$1,624 56th pct $1,625 56th pct
  • First area, 2016: $1,343
  • First area, 2021: $1,624
  • Second area, 2021: $1,625
Family income in Dungarubbain Green Forest +$312 higher in Green Forest
$1,375 19th pct $1,687 37th pct
  • First area, 2016: $1,343
  • First area, 2021: $1,375
  • Second area, 2021: $1,687
0.0% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 6.5%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%

Household income distribution

21.4% $1,500–$2,999 +78.6 pts ▸ 100.0%
71.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +71.4 pts 0.0%
0.0% Under $650 even 0.0%
0.0% $3,000–$3,999 even 0.0%
0.0% $4,000 or more even 0.0%

Personal income distribution

43.2% Under $650 +16.8 pts ▸ 60.0%
29.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +29.5 pts 0.0%
0.0% $1,500–$2,999 even 0.0%
0.0% $3,000 or more even 0.0%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Dungarubbain Green Forest
26.9% 40th pct —
17.3% 97th pct —
Needs assistance in Dungarubbain Green Forest
13.5% 98th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 8.5%
  • First area, 2021: 13.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

17.3% Mental health ◂ +17.3 pts 0.0%
11.5% Diabetes ◂ +11.5 pts 0.0%
11.5% Other condition ◂ +11.5 pts 0.0%
9.6% Arthritis ◂ +9.6 pts 0.0%
7.7% Heart disease ◂ +7.7 pts 0.0%
0.0% Asthma even 0.0%
0.0% Cancer even 0.0%
0.0% Dementia even 0.0%
0.0% Lung condition even 0.0%
0.0% Stroke even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

73.1% None ◂ +45.8 pts 27.3%
17.3% One condition +37.2 pts ▸ 54.5%
11.5% Three or more ◂ +11.5 pts 0.0%
0.0% Two conditions even 0.0%

Community Participation

11.4% 17th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 28.3%
  • First area, 2021: 11.4%
6.8% 12th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 10.9%
  • First area, 2021: 6.8%
Unpaid child care in Dungarubbain Green Forest
27.3% 60th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 28.3%
  • First area, 2021: 27.3%
0.0% 0th pct —
20.5% 28th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 19.6%
  • First area, 2021: 20.5%

First Nations

First Nations people in Dungarubbain Green Forest +7 larger in Dungarubba
7 54th pct 0 0th pct
13 yrs 9th pct —
$374 13th pct —
Household income in Dungarubbain Green Forest
$1,375 35th pct —

Family & Households

Household size in Dungarubbain Green Forest +0.8 larger in Dungarubba gap widening
3.3 91st pct 2.5 50th pct
  • First area, 2016: 2.7
  • First area, 2021: 3.3
  • Second area, 2016: 2.0
  • Second area, 2021: 2.5
18.6% 84th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 13.7%
  • First area, 2021: 18.6%

Family composition

58.1% Couples with children +101.9 pts ▸ 160.0%
23.3% Couples without children +96.7 pts ▸ 120.0%
18.6% One-parent families +61.4 pts ▸ 80.0%
0.0% Other families even 0.0%

Household size

50.0% 6 or more ◂ +50.0 pts 0.0%
35.7% 4 people ◂ +35.7 pts 0.0%
28.6% 2 people ◂ +28.6 pts 0.0%
0.0% 1 person even 0.0%
0.0% 3 people even 0.0%
0.0% 5 people even 0.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Dungarubbain Green Forest +$225 higher in Green Forest
$250 40th pct $475 90th pct
Mortgage in Dungarubbain Green Forest +$109 higher in Dungarubba
$1,517 43rd pct $1,408 36th pct
  • First area, 2016: $1,550
  • First area, 2021: $1,517
  • Second area, 2021: $1,408
People / bedroom in Dungarubbain Green Forest even
1.00 89th pct 1.00 89th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.90
  • First area, 2021: 1.00
  • Second area, 2021: 1.00

How homes are owned or rented

35.7% Owned outright ◂ +35.7 pts 0.0%
28.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +28.6 pts 0.0%
0.0% Rented even 0.0%
0.0% Other tenure even 0.0%
0.0% Not stated even 0.0%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house even 100.0%
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

78.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +78.6 pts 0.0%
42.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +42.9 pts 0.0%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%
0.0% 1 bedroom even 0.0%
0.0% 2 bedrooms even 0.0%
0.0% 5 or more even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

32.1% 84th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 33.3%
  • First area, 2021: 32.1%
0.0% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Dungarubbain Green Forest even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

67.9% Car (driver) +98.8 pts ▸ 166.7%
32.1% Worked at home ◂ +32.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Car (passenger) even 0.0%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%
0.0% Walked even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

30.8% 2 vehicles ◂ +30.8 pts 0.0%
30.8% 4 or more ◂ +30.8 pts 0.0%
0.0% No vehicle even 0.0%
0.0% 1 vehicle even 0.0%
0.0% 3 vehicles even 0.0%

Migration & Movement

22.9% 23rd pct —
  • First area, 2016: 23.1%
  • First area, 2021: 22.9%

Jobs & Industry

0.0% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 12.1%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
65.9% 69th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 71.7%
  • First area, 2021: 65.9%
46.4% 10th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 66.7%
  • First area, 2021: 46.4%

Industries people work in

35.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +64.3 pts ▸ 100.0%
14.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +14.3 pts 0.0%
14.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +14.3 pts 0.0%
10.7% Manufacturing ◂ +10.7 pts 0.0%
0.0% Mining even 0.0%
0.0% Electricity, gas & water even 0.0%
0.0% Construction even 0.0%
0.0% Wholesale trade even 0.0%
0.0% Retail trade even 0.0%
0.0% Transport & warehousing even 0.0%
0.0% Media & telecommunications even 0.0%
0.0% Finance & insurance even 0.0%

Occupations people work in

0.0% Machinery operators & drivers +100.0 pts ▸ 100.0%
32.1% Technicians & trades ◂ +32.1 pts 0.0%
17.9% Managers ◂ +17.9 pts 0.0%
14.3% Sales workers ◂ +14.3 pts 0.0%
10.7% Professionals ◂ +10.7 pts 0.0%
0.0% Community & personal service even 0.0%
0.0% Clerical & administrative even 0.0%
0.0% Labourers even 0.0%

Walkability

0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
Types ≤15 min in Dungarubbain Green Forest even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
15-min city in Dungarubbain Green Forest even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Dungarubbain Green Forest even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Dungarubbain Green Forest even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Dungarubbain Green Forest even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Dungarubbain Green Forest even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Dungarubbain Green Forest even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Dungarubbain Green Forest even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
Intersections/km² in Dungarubbain Green Forest even
0 29th pct 0 21st pct
Mean slope in Dungarubbain Green Forest +0.3 pts higher in Green Forest
3.7% 23rd pct 4.0% 29th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Dungarubba vs Green Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL11320/dungarubba/vs/SAL11755/green-forest