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Falls Creek vs Nowra Hill

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 7.9 km apart · Falls Creek profile · Nowra Hill profile

Falls Creek Nowra Hill

Nowra Hill and Falls Creek (NSW) are neighbouring areas in New South Wales with very different profiles. Nowra Hill has a much younger population, with a typical resident aged 37, while the typical person in Falls Creek (NSW) is far older at 49. This age gap is reflected in the health and social data: people with long-term health conditions are far more common in Falls Creek (NSW) at 34.7%, compared to 18.3% in Nowra Hill. Falls Creek (NSW) also has a far higher share of people with no religion (43.5% compared to 25.3%) and a much higher proportion of people aged 65 and over (24.1% versus 11.3%).

Both areas share a similar proportion of people born overseas, sitting around 12%. They also have nearly identical typical monthly home-loan payments, which are around $2,200. While Nowra Hill has more First Nations residents (13.5% compared to 5.4%), those in Falls Creek (NSW) are more likely to speak a First Nations language and have higher rates of Year 12 completion. Access to transport also differs, as Falls Creek (NSW) has far more public transport stops and departures per 1,000 people.

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Where they differ most

Population: 1,202 larger in Nowra Hill Median age: 12 yrs older in Falls Creek No religion: 18.1 pts higher in Falls Creek Housework 15h+: 14.8 pts higher in Falls Creek Participation: 15.9 pts higher in Falls Creek

Demographics & Identity

Population in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +1,202 larger in Nowra Hill gap widening
939 72nd pct 2,141 79th pct
Median age in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +12 yrs older in Falls Creek gap steady
49 yrs 67th pct 37 yrs 20th pct
First Nations in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +8.1 pts higher in Nowra Hill gap widening
5.4% 75th pct 13.5% 89th pct
Aged 65+ in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +12.8 pts higher in Falls Creek gap widening
24.1% 72nd pct 11.3% 20th pct
Under 15 in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +6.8 pts higher in Falls Creek gap widening
15.2% 37th pct 8.4% 13th pct
De facto in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +6.0 pts higher in Falls Creek gap widening
16.3% 76th pct 10.3% 35th pct

Age structure

18.4% Young adults (25–44) +18.0 pts ▸ 36.4%
31.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +6.5 pts 25.4%
24.1% Seniors (65+) ◂ +12.8 pts 11.3%
9.8% Youth (15–24) +9.6 pts ▸ 19.4%
15.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +6.8 pts 8.4%

Marital status

30.7% Never married +21.0 pts ▸ 51.8%
50.7% Married ◂ +12.5 pts 38.2%
10.4% Divorced ◂ +5.1 pts 5.4%
5.0% Widowed ◂ +2.9 pts 2.1%
3.0% Separated even 3.0%

Age & sex structure

Falls Creek Nowra Hill

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +0.5 pts higher in Falls Creek gap steady
12.7% 56th pct 12.1% 54th pct

Country of birth

80.0% Australia +3.3 pts ▸ 83.3%
5.9% England ◂ +2.6 pts 3.3%
0.4% New Zealand +1.6 pts ▸ 2.0%
0.0% India +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Philippines +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Vietnam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.3% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%
0.0% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

45.9% English ◂ +20.4 pts 25.5%
43.9% Australian ◂ +14.6 pts 29.3%
10.5% Scottish ◂ +4.1 pts 6.4%
7.3% Irish ◂ +0.4 pts 7.0%
6.1% German ◂ +3.4 pts 2.7%
2.6% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 2.1%
1.6% Dutch ◂ +0.8 pts 0.8%
0.4% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.5% Filipino ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%
0.0% Chinese +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.0% Indian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +0.7 pts higher in Falls Creek gap narrowing
3.3% 49th pct 2.6% 43rd pct
Limited English in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +0.1 pts higher in Falls Creek gap steady
0.3% 65th pct 0.2% 62nd pct

Language used at home

90.3% English only ◂ +32.7 pts 57.6%
1.0% Mandarin ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%
0.0% Greek +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.3% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%
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% Hindi even 0.0%
0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +18.1 pts higher in Falls Creek gap widening
43.5% 59th pct 25.3% 15th pct

Religious affiliation

48.8% Christianity ◂ +15.9 pts 32.8%
43.5% No religion ◂ +18.1 pts 25.3%
7.8% Not stated +33.7 pts ▸ 41.4%
0.3% Buddhism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%
0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +8.8 pts higher in Falls Creek gap widening
35.7% 25th pct 26.9% 10th pct
Bachelor+ in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +5.0 pts higher in Falls Creek gap widening
12.2% 40th pct 7.2% 19th pct
Schools/1k kids in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +4.12 more in Nowra Hill
6.99 67th pct 11.11 77th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +3 more in Nowra Hill
3 67th pct 6 74th pct
Avg size in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +287 larger in Nowra Hill
102 26th pct 389 58th pct
ICSEA in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +10 higher in Nowra Hill
969 37th pct 979 43rd pct

Highest year of school

35.7% Year 12 ◂ +8.8 pts 26.9%
33.7% Year 10 ◂ +15.8 pts 18.0%
15.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +8.9 pts 6.1%
7.4% Year 11 ◂ +3.2 pts 4.2%

Highest qualification level

43.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +22.4 pts 21.4%
14.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +8.2 pts 6.4%
13.9% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +7.2 pts 6.7%
3.4% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.4 pts 2.1%
3.0% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.3 pts 1.7%
2.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.6 pts 1.2%

Field of qualification

20.3% Engineering & related ◂ +6.9 pts 13.4%
12.0% Management & commerce ◂ +5.3 pts 6.7%
10.5% Society & culture ◂ +7.0 pts 3.5%
9.8% Architecture & building ◂ +6.7 pts 3.2%
8.8% Health ◂ +4.4 pts 4.4%
8.1% Education ◂ +5.2 pts 2.9%
4.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.7 pts 2.5%
3.6% Creative arts ◂ +3.2 pts 0.5%
3.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +2.5 pts 0.7%
0.6% Natural & physical sciences +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.0% Information technology +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +$191 higher in Nowra Hill gap widening
$647 32nd pct $838 64th pct
Household income in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +$394 higher in Nowra Hill gap narrowing
$1,508 48th pct $1,902 71st pct
Family income in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +$247 higher in Nowra Hill gap narrowing
$1,722 39th pct $1,969 56th pct
High earners in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +3.4 pts higher in Falls Creek gap widening
8.0% 50th pct 4.6% 29th pct
High-income homes in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +4.1 pts higher in Nowra Hill gap narrowing
19.3% 60th pct 23.4% 70th pct

Household income distribution

33.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +8.2 pts 25.3%
26.4% $1,500–$2,999 +6.3 pts ▸ 32.7%
14.1% Under $650 ◂ +4.3 pts 9.8%
11.0% $4,000 or more +2.5 pts ▸ 13.6%
8.3% $3,000–$3,999 +1.6 pts ▸ 9.8%

Personal income distribution

46.9% Under $650 ◂ +24.4 pts 22.5%
29.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +8.7 pts 21.2%
12.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.0 pts 10.5%
3.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 1.5%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +16.5 pts higher in Falls Creek
34.7% 77th pct 18.3% 12th pct
Mental health in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +3.6 pts higher in Falls Creek
10.1% 69th pct 6.5% 35th pct
Needs assistance in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +4.4 pts higher in Falls Creek gap steady
7.9% 80th pct 3.5% 36th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

13.1% Arthritis ◂ +7.2 pts 5.9%
10.1% Mental health ◂ +3.6 pts 6.5%
10.0% Other condition ◂ +5.0 pts 5.0%
8.1% Asthma ◂ +4.4 pts 3.7%
5.5% Diabetes ◂ +2.7 pts 2.8%
4.9% Heart disease ◂ +2.7 pts 2.2%
4.2% Cancer ◂ +1.9 pts 2.3%
2.2% Lung condition ◂ +1.3 pts 0.9%
0.9% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%
0.0% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

54.8% None ◂ +14.8 pts 40.0%
22.9% One condition ◂ +9.7 pts 13.2%
8.9% Two conditions ◂ +5.2 pts 3.7%
3.2% Three or more ◂ +1.7 pts 1.4%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +5.6 pts higher in Falls Creek gap narrowing
12.7% 23rd pct 7.0% 8th pct
Unpaid carers in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +7.4 pts higher in Falls Creek gap widening
15.8% 77th pct 8.4% 17th pct
Unpaid child care in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +12.8 pts higher in Falls Creek gap widening
26.3% 56th pct 13.5% 11th pct
Defence service in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +7.9 pts higher in Nowra Hill
4.5% 76th pct 12.4% 100th pct
Housework 15h+ in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +14.8 pts higher in Falls Creek gap narrowing
30.0% 78th pct 15.2% 12th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +239 larger in Nowra Hill
51 77th pct 290 86th pct
Median age in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +11 yrs older in Nowra Hill
20 yrs 25th pct 31 yrs 66th pct
Year 12 in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +28.2 pts higher in Falls Creek
34.4% 36th pct 6.2% 0th pct
Unemployment in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill
— 0.0% 0th pct
Median income in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +$195 higher in Nowra Hill
$519 35th pct $714 57th pct
Household income in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +$200 higher in Falls Creek
$1,874 57th pct $1,674 49th pct
Indigenous language in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +11.3 pts higher in Falls Creek
13.7% 86th pct 2.4% 40th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +0.3 larger in Nowra Hill gap widening
2.7 71st pct 3.0 86th pct
One-parent in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +4.1 pts higher in Nowra Hill gap widening
7.6% 31st pct 11.7% 55th pct
Living alone in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +2.1 pts higher in Falls Creek gap narrowing
17.5% 28th pct 15.4% 20th pct

Family composition

55.2% Couples with children +4.9 pts ▸ 60.1%
36.2% Couples without children ◂ +8.6 pts 27.5%
7.6% One-parent families +4.1 pts ▸ 11.7%
0.6% Other families ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

Household size

38.3% 2 people ◂ +6.7 pts 31.6%
13.2% 4 people +5.4 pts ▸ 18.6%
17.5% 1 person ◂ +2.1 pts 15.4%
15.6% 3 people +0.3 pts ▸ 16.0%
10.4% 5 people ◂ +1.9 pts 8.5%
3.7% 6 or more +3.8 pts ▸ 7.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +$65 higher in Falls Creek gap widening
$350 71st pct $285 52nd pct
Mortgage in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +$32 higher in Falls Creek gap narrowing
$2,199 81st pct $2,167 80th pct
People / bedroom in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +0.10 higher in Nowra Hill gap widening
0.70 14th pct 0.80 43rd pct
Renting in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +1.4 pts higher in Nowra Hill gap narrowing
9.5% 25th pct 10.9% 30th pct
Owned outright in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +4.0 pts higher in Falls Creek gap narrowing
46.0% 64th pct 42.0% 53rd pct
Separate houses in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +2.2 pts higher in Falls Creek gap steady
98.5% 60th pct 96.3% 50th pct
3+ bedrooms in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +1.9 pts higher in Nowra Hill gap steady
88.0% 73rd pct 89.9% 78th pct

How homes are owned or rented

46.0% Owned outright ◂ +4.0 pts 42.0%
40.2% Owned with a mortgage +4.0 pts ▸ 44.1%
9.5% Rented +1.4 pts ▸ 10.9%
3.1% Other tenure ◂ +0.4 pts 2.7%
0.9% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%

Types of homes

98.5% Separate house ◂ +2.2 pts 96.3%
0.0% Flat or apartment +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached even 0.0%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

36.2% 4 bedrooms +4.2 pts ▸ 40.4%
32.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +10.7 pts 21.5%
19.6% 5 or more +8.3 pts ▸ 27.9%
7.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +3.4 pts 4.0%
1.2% 1 bedroom +3.0 pts ▸ 4.3%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

51.6% $350–$549 ◂ +19.9 pts 31.7%
29.0% $200–$349 ◂ +14.4 pts 14.6%
0.0% Under $200 +24.4 pts ▸ 24.4%
9.7% $550–$749 ◂ +2.4 pts 7.3%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +4.1 pts 32.5%
21.4% $3,000 or more +7.5 pts ▸ 28.9%
26.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +6.7 pts 19.3%
18.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +3.9 pts 14.5%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +1.3 pts higher in Nowra Hill gap widening
0.0% 0th pct 1.3% 52nd pct
Work from home in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +4.5 pts higher in Falls Creek gap widening
13.7% 41st pct 9.1% 23rd pct
PT commute in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +7 more in Falls Creek
12 82nd pct 5 74th pct
Stops/1k in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +10.44 more in Falls Creek
12.78 89th pct 2.34 67th pct
Departures/1k in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +465.0 more in Falls Creek
500.5 78th pct 35.5 61st pct
PT routes in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +2 more in Nowra Hill
3 79th pct 5 86th pct
Stop walk in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +29 longer in Nowra Hill
12 49th pct 41 74th pct
Drive to city in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +2 longer in Falls Creek
121 81st pct 119 80th pct

How people get to work

60.1% Car (driver) +1.8 pts ▸ 62.0%
13.7% Worked at home ◂ +4.5 pts 9.1%
0.9% Walked +7.0 pts ▸ 7.9%
4.7% Car (passenger) +0.7 pts ▸ 5.4%
0.0% Bicycle +2.6 pts ▸ 2.6%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

38.8% 2 vehicles ◂ +5.0 pts 33.8%
21.9% 4 or more +9.5 pts ▸ 31.4%
22.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +4.6 pts 18.2%
19.1% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.9 pts 17.2%
0.0% No vehicle +1.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +4.6 pts higher in Falls Creek gap widening
27.4% 37th pct 22.8% 22nd pct
Recent arrivals in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill even gap narrowing
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +0.6 pts higher in Falls Creek gap narrowing
3.4% 48th pct 2.9% 42nd pct
Participation in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +15.9 pts higher in Falls Creek gap widening
55.2% 33rd pct 39.3% 9th pct
Full-time in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +8.8 pts higher in Nowra Hill gap narrowing
57.1% 44th pct 65.9% 81st pct

Industries people work in

8.5% Public administration & safety +22.2 pts ▸ 30.6%
16.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +7.7 pts 9.0%
15.8% Construction ◂ +6.7 pts 9.1%
9.7% Retail trade ◂ +2.0 pts 7.7%
5.0% Accommodation & food +2.6 pts ▸ 7.5%
4.5% Manufacturing +2.0 pts ▸ 6.5%
6.4% Education & training ◂ +1.4 pts 5.0%
6.1% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.4 pts 3.8%
5.0% Other services +0.7 pts ▸ 5.6%
4.7% Professional & technical ◂ +2.0 pts 2.7%
4.2% Administrative & support ◂ +1.7 pts 2.6%
2.1% Electricity, gas & water ◂ +1.2 pts 0.9%

Occupations people work in

19.1% Technicians & trades +4.1 pts ▸ 23.3%
10.4% Managers +6.3 pts ▸ 16.7%
13.7% Professionals ◂ +0.1 pts 13.6%
13.4% Community & personal service ◂ +1.2 pts 12.2%
12.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +3.4 pts 9.1%
11.3% Labourers ◂ +1.6 pts 9.7%
8.7% Sales workers ◂ +0.3 pts 8.5%
7.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.9 pts 5.6%

Walkability

Walk score in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +0.1 higher in Falls Creek
0.5 51st pct 0.4 49th pct
Types ≤15 min in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +0.1 more in Falls Creek
0.4 48th pct 0.3 47th pct
15-min city in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +13.7 pts higher in Falls Creek
20.4% 64th pct 6.7% 59th pct
Walk to school in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +0.2 pts higher in Falls Creek
4.3% 59th pct 4.1% 59th pct
Walk to a park in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +10.1 pts higher in Nowra Hill
1.5% 36th pct 11.6% 48th pct
Walk to health in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +5.9 more in Falls Creek
13.8 51st pct 7.9 36th pct
Intersections/km² in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +2 higher in Nowra Hill
2 59th pct 4 63rd pct
Mean slope in Falls Creekin Nowra Hill +1.1 pts higher in Falls Creek
6.8% 61st pct 5.7% 50th pct

Compare Falls Creek with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Falls Creek vs Nowra Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL11490/falls-creek/vs/SAL13040/nowra-hill