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Godfreys Creek vs Mount Collins

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 15 km apart · Godfreys Creek profile · Mount Collins profile

Godfreys Creek Mount Collins

Godfreys Creek and Mount Collins are both sparsely populated areas in New South Wales. There are stark differences in their residents' ages and incomes. The typical person in Godfreys Creek is far older at 46, while the typical resident in Mount Collins is 32. This age gap is matched by a large difference in wealth; typical weekly household income is far higher in Godfreys Creek at $1,843, compared to $725 in Mount Collins.

Both areas are completely car-dependent, with no homes within a 15-minute walk of public transport, schools, groceries, or health services. This lack of local amenities is shared across both places. While Godfreys Creek has more people per home and higher personal incomes, Mount Collins has far higher typical monthly home-loan payments, which are $2,000 compared to $1,200 in Godfreys Creek.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Godfreys Creekin Mount Collins +54 larger in Godfreys Creek gap narrowing
65 32nd pct 11 8th pct
  • First area, 2011: 164
  • First area, 2016: 76
  • First area, 2021: 65
  • Second area, 2016: 12
  • Second area, 2021: 11
Median age in Godfreys Creekin Mount Collins +14 yrs older in Godfreys Creek gap widening
46 yrs 54th pct 32 yrs 9th pct
  • First area, 2011: 48 yrs
  • First area, 2016: 55 yrs
  • First area, 2021: 46 yrs
  • Second area, 2016: 60 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 32 yrs
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 2.5%
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
40.0% 96th pct
  • First area, 2011: 19.1%
  • First area, 2016: 27.6%
  • First area, 2021: 40.0%
9.2% 14th pct
  • First area, 2011: 16.0%
  • First area, 2016: 31.6%
  • First area, 2021: 9.2%
16.7% 78th pct
  • First area, 2011: 3.9%
  • First area, 2016: 8.3%
  • First area, 2021: 16.7%

Age structure

40.0% Seniors (65+) ◂ +12.7 pts 27.3%
9.2% Children (0–14) +27.1 pts ▸ 36.4%
20.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +20.0 pts 0.0%
10.8% Youth (15–24) ◂ +10.8 pts 0.0%
7.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +7.7 pts 0.0%

Marital status

54.5% Married +25.5 pts ▸ 80.0%
27.3% Never married ◂ +27.3 pts 0.0%
9.1% Widowed ◂ +9.1 pts 0.0%
7.3% Divorced ◂ +7.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% Separated even 0.0%

Ancestry & Birthplace

0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 8.5%
  • First area, 2016: 3.9%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%

Country of birth

95.4% Australia ◂ +22.7 pts 72.7%
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

52.3% Australian ◂ +25.0 pts 27.3%
46.2% English ◂ +9.8 pts 36.4%
26.2% Irish ◂ +26.2 pts 0.0%
12.3% German ◂ +12.3 pts 0.0%
10.8% Scottish ◂ +10.8 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, 2011: 3.6%
  • 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

95.4% English only +4.6 pts ▸ 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

27.7% 19th pct
  • First area, 2011: 16.5%
  • First area, 2016: 18.4%
  • First area, 2021: 27.7%

Religious affiliation

70.8% Christianity ◂ +7.1 pts 63.6%
27.7% No religion ◂ +27.7 pts 0.0%
4.6% Not stated ◂ +4.6 pts 0.0%
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%

Education & Qualifications

45.5% 51st pct
  • First area, 2011: 41.5%
  • First area, 2016: 41.9%
  • First area, 2021: 45.5%
5.5% 13th pct
  • First area, 2011: 12.8%
  • First area, 2016: 8.1%
  • First area, 2021: 5.5%
Schools ≤3 km in Godfreys Creekin Mount Collins even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Highest year of school

30.9% Year 10 +69.1 pts ▸ 100.0%
45.5% Year 12 +14.5 pts ▸ 60.0%
7.3% Year 9 or below +52.7 pts ▸ 60.0%
7.3% Year 11 ◂ +7.3 pts 0.0%

Highest qualification level

35.7% Certificate III / IV +64.3 pts ▸ 100.0%
25.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +25.0 pts 0.0%
10.7% Bachelor degree ◂ +10.7 pts 0.0%
0.0% Postgraduate degree even 0.0%
0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate even 0.0%
0.0% Certificate I / II even 0.0%

Field of qualification

35.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +35.7 pts 0.0%
17.9% Architecture & building ◂ +17.9 pts 0.0%
17.9% Health ◂ +17.9 pts 0.0%
14.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +14.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% Natural & physical sciences even 0.0%
0.0% Information technology even 0.0%
0.0% Engineering & related even 0.0%
0.0% Education even 0.0%
0.0% Management & commerce even 0.0%
0.0% Society & culture even 0.0%
0.0% Creative arts even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Godfreys Creekin Mount Collins +$370 higher in Godfreys Creek gap narrowing
$820 62nd pct $450 8th pct
  • First area, 2011: $516
  • First area, 2016: $840
  • First area, 2021: $820
  • Second area, 2016: $450
  • Second area, 2021: $450
Household income in Godfreys Creekin Mount Collins +$1,118 higher in Godfreys Creek
$1,843 68th pct $725 3rd pct
  • First area, 2011: $866
  • First area, 2016: $1,125
  • First area, 2021: $1,843
  • Second area, 2021: $725
Family income in Godfreys Creekin Mount Collins +$538 higher in Godfreys Creek
$1,812 45th pct $1,274 14th pct
  • First area, 2011: $1,235
  • First area, 2016: $1,625
  • First area, 2021: $1,812
  • Second area, 2021: $1,274
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 6.5%
  • First area, 2016: 4.8%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 0.0%
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%

Household income distribution

43.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +43.5 pts 0.0%
26.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +26.1 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

40.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +40.0 pts 0.0%
38.2% Under $650 ◂ +38.2 pts 0.0%
7.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% $3,000 or more even 0.0%

Health & Disability

40.0% 89th pct
16.9% 96th pct
10.8% 91st pct
  • First area, 2011: 7.9%
  • First area, 2016: 3.9%
  • First area, 2021: 10.8%

Long-term health conditions reported

16.9% Mental health ◂ +16.9 pts 0.0%
15.4% Arthritis ◂ +15.4 pts 0.0%
13.8% Heart disease ◂ +13.8 pts 0.0%
12.3% Cancer ◂ +12.3 pts 0.0%
7.7% Asthma ◂ +7.7 pts 0.0%
7.7% Other condition ◂ +7.7 pts 0.0%
6.2% Lung condition ◂ +6.2 pts 0.0%
4.6% Diabetes ◂ +4.6 pts 0.0%
0.0% Dementia even 0.0%
0.0% Stroke even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

63.1% None +0.6 pts ▸ 63.6%
27.7% One condition ◂ +27.7 pts 0.0%
7.7% Two conditions ◂ +7.7 pts 0.0%
7.7% Three or more ◂ +7.7 pts 0.0%

Community Participation

25.5% 76th pct
  • First area, 2011: 33.6%
  • First area, 2016: 29.0%
  • First area, 2021: 25.5%
27.3% 100th pct
  • First area, 2011: 13.1%
  • First area, 2016: 16.1%
  • First area, 2021: 27.3%
29.1% 69th pct
  • First area, 2011: 30.4%
  • First area, 2016: 25.8%
  • First area, 2021: 29.1%
5.4% 84th pct
34.5% 89th pct
  • First area, 2011: 31.9%
  • First area, 2016: 38.7%
  • First area, 2021: 34.5%

First Nations

First Nations people in Godfreys Creekin Mount Collins even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Godfreys Creekin Mount Collins +0.7 larger in Godfreys Creek
2.5 50th pct 1.8 9th pct
  • First area, 2011: 2.1
  • First area, 2016: 2.1
  • First area, 2021: 2.5
  • Second area, 2021: 1.8
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 16.0%
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
26.1% 58th pct
  • First area, 2011: 30.6%
  • First area, 2016: 36.1%
  • First area, 2021: 26.1%

Family composition

64.0% Couples with children +36.0 pts ▸ 100.0%
38.0% Couples without children +42.0 pts ▸ 80.0%
0.0% One-parent families even 0.0%
0.0% Other families even 0.0%

Household size

26.1% 1 person +107.2 pts ▸ 133.3%
34.8% 2 people ◂ +34.8 pts 0.0%
13.0% 4 people ◂ +13.0 pts 0.0%
0.0% 3 people even 0.0%
0.0% 5 people even 0.0%
0.0% 6 or more even 0.0%

Housing & Dwellings

$1 0th pct
Mortgage in Godfreys Creekin Mount Collins +$800 higher in Mount Collins
$1,200 24th pct $2,000 72nd pct
  • First area, 2011: $1,083
  • First area, 2016: $1,286
  • First area, 2021: $1,200
  • Second area, 2021: $2,000
People / bedroom in Godfreys Creekin Mount Collins +0.20 higher in Godfreys Creek
0.80 43rd pct 0.60 7th pct
  • First area, 2011: 1.10
  • First area, 2016: 0.70
  • First area, 2021: 0.80
  • Second area, 2021: 0.60
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 23.6%
  • First area, 2016: 19.4%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
60.9% 91st pct
  • First area, 2011: 45.8%
  • First area, 2016: 58.3%
  • First area, 2021: 60.9%
100.0% 100th pct
  • First area, 2011: 100.0%
  • First area, 2016: 100.0%
  • First area, 2021: 100.0%
73.9% 36th pct
  • First area, 2011: 82.4%
  • First area, 2016: 69.4%
  • First area, 2021: 73.9%

How homes are owned or rented

60.9% Owned outright ◂ +60.9 pts 0.0%
21.7% Other tenure ◂ +21.7 pts 0.0%
17.4% Not stated ◂ +17.4 pts 0.0%
13.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +13.0 pts 0.0%
0.0% Rented even 0.0%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house +66.7 pts ▸ 166.7%
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

43.5% 3 bedrooms +156.5 pts ▸ 200.0%
30.4% 4 bedrooms ◂ +30.4 pts 0.0%
17.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +17.4 pts 0.0%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%
0.0% 1 bedroom even 0.0%
0.0% 5 or more even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 0.0%
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
26.5% 75th pct
  • First area, 2011: 32.9%
  • First area, 2016: 25.0%
  • First area, 2021: 26.5%
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 0.0%
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

26.5% Worked at home +73.5 pts ▸ 100.0%
41.2% Car (driver) ◂ +41.2 pts 0.0%
8.8% Walked ◂ +8.8 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%

Motor vehicles per home

50.0% 2 vehicles +50.0 pts ▸ 100.0%
40.0% 1 vehicle ◂ +40.0 pts 0.0%
15.0% 4 or more ◂ +15.0 pts 0.0%
0.0% No vehicle even 0.0%
0.0% 3 vehicles even 0.0%

Migration & Movement

24.6% 27th pct
  • First area, 2011: 21.3%
  • First area, 2016: 24.7%
  • First area, 2021: 24.6%

Jobs & Industry

0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 6.5%
  • First area, 2016: 10.8%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
61.8% 54th pct
  • First area, 2011: 65.2%
  • First area, 2016: 59.7%
  • First area, 2021: 61.8%
61.8% 68th pct
  • First area, 2011: 68.6%
  • First area, 2016: 90.6%
  • First area, 2021: 61.8%

Industries people work in

44.1% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +89.2 pts ▸ 133.3%
14.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +14.7 pts 0.0%
14.7% Other services ◂ +14.7 pts 0.0%
11.8% Wholesale trade ◂ +11.8 pts 0.0%
8.8% Education & training ◂ +8.8 pts 0.0%
0.0% Mining even 0.0%
0.0% Manufacturing even 0.0%
0.0% Electricity, gas & water even 0.0%
0.0% Construction even 0.0%
0.0% Retail trade even 0.0%
0.0% Accommodation & food even 0.0%
0.0% Transport & warehousing even 0.0%

Occupations people work in

38.2% Managers +61.8 pts ▸ 100.0%
17.6% Technicians & trades ◂ +17.6 pts 0.0%
14.7% Labourers ◂ +14.7 pts 0.0%
8.8% Community & personal service ◂ +8.8 pts 0.0%
8.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +8.8 pts 0.0%
0.0% Professionals even 0.0%
0.0% Sales workers even 0.0%
0.0% Machinery operators & drivers even 0.0%

Walkability

0.0 30th pct 0.0 0th pct
Types ≤15 min in Godfreys Creekin Mount Collins even
0.0 32nd pct 0.0 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Godfreys Creekin Mount Collins even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Godfreys Creekin Mount Collins even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Godfreys Creekin Mount Collins +3.2 pts higher in Godfreys Creek
3.2% 43rd pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Godfreys Creekin Mount Collins even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Godfreys Creekin Mount Collins +15.4 more in Godfreys Creek
15.4 54th pct 0.0 0th pct
Intersections/km² in Godfreys Creekin Mount Collins even
0 9th pct 0 9th pct
Mean slope in Godfreys Creekin Mount Collins +2.4 pts higher in Mount Collins
7.5% 66th pct 9.9% 80th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Godfreys Creek vs Mount Collins [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL11695/godfreys-creek/vs/SAL12762/mount-collins