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Gorokan vs Norah Head

Name: Gorokan vs Norah Head — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 6.2 km apart · Gorokan profile · Norah Head profile

Gorokan Norah Head

Gorokan and Norah Head are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Norah Head is much older, with a typical resident aged 51 compared to 41 in Gorokan. It is also wealthier; 24.5% of households there earn $3,000 or more a week, compared to just 8.2% in Gorokan. This is consistent with a more qualified workforce, as a far higher share of adults in Norah Head hold a bachelor degree or higher (20.9% versus 8.3%). Gorokan has a much higher proportion of renters (37.2% versus 18.3%) and one-parent families (26.4% versus 12.9%).

While these gaps in wealth and age remain stark, both areas are similarly somewhat walkable and have almost identical shares of people who speak little or no English. They also share similar rates of people needing help with daily activities. The two areas have tracked closely in these aspects since 2011, even as Norah Head has maintained its standing as a place where homes are far more likely to be owned outright (47.4%) than in Gorokan (31.1%).

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Where they differ most

Population: 7,475 larger in Gorokan Renting: 18.9 pts higher in Gorokan 3+ bedrooms: 18.9 pts higher in Norah Head PT commute: 1.4 pts higher in Gorokan Median age: 10 yrs older in Norah Head

Demographics & Identity

Population in Gorokan in Norah Head +7,475 larger in Gorokan gap widening

8,624 87th pct 1,149 74th pct

Median age in Gorokan in Norah Head +10 yrs older in Norah Head gap widening

41 yrs 33rd pct 51 yrs 74th pct

Age structure

23.8% Older adults (45–64) +6.2 pts ▸ 30.0%

22.2% Seniors (65+) +6.1 pts ▸ 28.3%

24.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +7.4 pts 17.3%

17.6% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.8 pts 15.8%

11.5% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.3 pts 9.2%

Marital status

34.2% Married +19.3 pts ▸ 53.5%

39.7% Never married ◂ +15.6 pts 24.0%

13.8% Divorced ◂ +4.0 pts 9.8%

7.0% Widowed +3.0 pts ▸ 10.0%

5.4% Separated ◂ +2.2 pts 3.2%

Age & sex structure

Gorokan Norah Head

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

80.9% Australia +5.7 pts ▸ 86.6%

2.9% England ◂ +0.2 pts 2.8%

2.0% New Zealand ◂ +1.2 pts 0.8%

0.8% Philippines ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

0.3% Italy +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% China +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% India even 0.3%

0.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

41.8% Australian +3.9 pts ▸ 45.7%

42.8% English +0.4 pts ▸ 43.2%

11.0% Irish +2.2 pts ▸ 13.2%

9.0% Scottish +2.3 pts ▸ 11.3%

2.5% Italian +1.0 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.9% German +0.5 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.1% Dutch ◂ +0.7 pts 0.4%

0.9% Filipino ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

0.8% Chinese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.5% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.4% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

87.8% English only +5.3 pts ▸ 93.0%

0.1% Greek +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Arabic ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.6% Christianity +7.2 pts ▸ 55.8%

41.3% No religion ◂ +5.7 pts 35.6%

8.0% Not stated ◂ +1.1 pts 7.0%

0.8% Buddhism even 0.8%

0.5% Islam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.5% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.4% Hinduism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Gorokan in Norah Head

0.66 0th pct —

Schools ≤3 km in Gorokan in Norah Head +6 more in Gorokan

8 77th pct 2 62nd pct

Avg size in Gorokan in Norah Head +244 larger in Gorokan

764 93rd pct 520 74th pct

ICSEA in Gorokan in Norah Head even

967 36th pct 965 35th pct

Highest year of school

34.5% Year 12 +7.3 pts ▸ 41.8%

32.9% Year 10 +4.6 pts ▸ 37.6%

15.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +4.6 pts 11.3%

7.7% Year 11 ◂ +2.5 pts 5.2%

Highest qualification level

44.2% Certificate III / IV ◂ +5.6 pts 38.6%

11.0% Bachelor degree +9.7 pts ▸ 20.7%

13.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.9 pts ▸ 16.5%

2.5% Postgraduate degree +4.1 pts ▸ 6.6%

1.9% Graduate diploma / certificate +3.4 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.9 pts 2.2%

Field of qualification

13.8% Engineering & related +5.6 pts ▸ 19.4%

16.0% Management & commerce ◂ +0.4 pts 15.5%

6.7% Education +6.6 pts ▸ 13.3%

12.2% Society & culture ◂ +3.1 pts 9.1%

10.1% Health +1.7 pts ▸ 11.9%

7.7% Architecture & building +3.1 pts ▸ 10.7%

6.7% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.5 pts 4.2%

2.5% Creative arts even 2.6%

2.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.7 pts 1.3%

1.2% Natural & physical sciences +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.0% Information technology ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Gorokan in Norah Head +$198 higher in Norah Head gap widening

$613 27th pct $811 60th pct

Household income in Gorokan in Norah Head +$555 higher in Norah Head gap widening

$1,156 23rd pct $1,711 60th pct

Family income in Gorokan in Norah Head +$665 higher in Norah Head gap widening

$1,438 23rd pct $2,103 63rd pct

Household income distribution

35.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.5 pts 31.0%

25.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.9 pts 23.8%

23.3% Under $650 ◂ +11.9 pts 11.4%

2.9% $4,000 or more +11.4 pts ▸ 14.3%

5.3% $3,000–$3,999 +4.9 pts ▸ 10.2%

Personal income distribution

47.9% Under $650 ◂ +10.3 pts 37.6%

32.3% $650–$1,499 +0.4 pts ▸ 32.7%

10.0% $1,500–$2,999 +5.7 pts ▸ 15.7%

0.9% $3,000 or more +4.2 pts ▸ 5.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

14.1% Mental health ◂ +5.3 pts 8.8%

13.8% Arthritis ◂ +3.6 pts 10.2%

11.7% Asthma ◂ +2.8 pts 8.9%

9.7% Other condition +1.0 pts ▸ 10.7%

7.0% Diabetes ◂ +1.8 pts 5.1%

5.3% Heart disease +1.2 pts ▸ 6.5%

4.0% Cancer +0.4 pts ▸ 4.4%

4.0% Lung condition ◂ +1.6 pts 2.4%

1.8% Stroke ◂ +0.6 pts 1.2%

0.7% Dementia +0.8 pts ▸ 1.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

51.2% None +6.0 pts ▸ 57.2%

23.1% One condition +0.9 pts ▸ 24.0%

9.1% Two conditions ◂ +1.5 pts 7.6%

6.4% Three or more ◂ +2.7 pts 3.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Gorokan in Norah Head +608 larger in Gorokan

667 87th pct 59 79th pct

Median age in Gorokan in Norah Head +5 yrs older in Norah Head

23 yrs 38th pct 28 yrs 57th pct

Median income in Gorokan in Norah Head +$132 higher in Norah Head

$593 45th pct $725 58th pct

Household income in Gorokan in Norah Head +$221 higher in Norah Head

$1,466 40th pct $1,687 50th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Gorokan in Norah Head +0.2 larger in Norah Head gap narrowing

2.3 29th pct 2.5 50th pct

Family composition

44.8% Couples with children +7.7 pts ▸ 52.5%

27.5% Couples without children +6.8 pts ▸ 34.3%

26.4% One-parent families ◂ +13.5 pts 12.9%

1.4% Other families ◂ +1.0 pts 0.4%

Household size

34.2% 2 people +2.0 pts ▸ 36.2%

33.3% 1 person ◂ +10.7 pts 22.6%

10.3% 4 people +6.1 pts ▸ 16.4%

14.5% 3 people +1.2 pts ▸ 15.7%

4.5% 5 people +1.0 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.2% 6 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 2.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Gorokan in Norah Head +$50 higher in Norah Head gap widening

$350 71st pct $400 82nd pct

Mortgage in Gorokan in Norah Head +$564 higher in Norah Head gap widening

$1,603 49th pct $2,167 80th pct

People / bedroom in Gorokan in Norah Head +0.10 higher in Gorokan gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

31.1% Owned outright +16.3 pts ▸ 47.4%

37.2% Rented ◂ +18.9 pts 18.3%

29.1% Owned with a mortgage +3.1 pts ▸ 32.1%

1.6% Not stated ◂ +1.6 pts 0.0%

1.0% Other tenure +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%

Types of homes

78.3% Separate house +10.5 pts ▸ 88.8%

17.6% Flat or apartment ◂ +15.3 pts 2.4%

4.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +1.7 pts ▸ 5.7%

0.0% Other dwelling +2.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

Bedrooms per home

44.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +9.7 pts 34.5%

17.2% 4 bedrooms +21.1 pts ▸ 38.3%

28.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +17.8 pts 10.2%

4.9% 5 or more +7.5 pts ▸ 12.4%

3.4% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.2 pts 2.1%

0.5% Studio / none ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

53.0% $350–$549 ◂ +7.6 pts 45.5%

33.6% $200–$349 ◂ +6.4 pts 27.3%

7.6% Under $200 ◂ +7.6 pts 0.0%

2.4% $550–$749 +2.8 pts ▸ 5.2%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.4% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +16.7 pts 23.7%

31.0% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +1.4 pts 29.6%

5.1% $3,000 or more +20.1 pts ▸ 25.2%

17.4% Under $1,000 ◂ +4.1 pts 13.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Gorokan in Norah Head +23 more in Gorokan

38 87th pct 15 85th pct

Stops/1k in Gorokan in Norah Head +8.65 more in Norah Head

4.41 75th pct 13.05 89th pct

Departures/1k in Gorokan in Norah Head +1,466.6 more in Norah Head

1,035.6 86th pct 2,502.2 94th pct

PT routes in Gorokan in Norah Head +7 more in Gorokan

13 86th pct 6 86th pct

Stop walk in Gorokan in Norah Head +9 longer in Norah Head

4 29th pct 13 50th pct

Drive to city in Gorokan in Norah Head +10 longer in Norah Head

70 50th pct 80 57th pct

Reach 30 min in Gorokan in Norah Head +22,362 more in Gorokan

22,362 76th pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Gorokan in Norah Head +32,504 more in Gorokan

42,413 61st pct 9,909 41st pct

How people get to work

58.6% Car (driver) ◂ +6.1 pts 52.5%

15.3% Worked at home +8.9 pts ▸ 24.2%

3.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.3 pts 3.4%

0.7% Walked +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

1.0% Bus ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

0.4% Train ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

44.3% 1 vehicle ◂ +13.2 pts 31.1%

33.1% 2 vehicles +6.1 pts ▸ 39.2%

8.6% 3 vehicles +8.3 pts ▸ 17.0%

5.4% 4 or more +4.2 pts ▸ 9.6%

8.2% No vehicle ◂ +5.1 pts 3.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +5.3 pts 13.7%

12.7% Construction +1.0 pts ▸ 13.7%

6.5% Education & training +6.4 pts ▸ 12.9%

12.1% Retail trade ◂ +2.4 pts 9.7%

6.7% Accommodation & food +2.2 pts ▸ 8.9%

8.1% Manufacturing ◂ +2.1 pts 5.9%

4.7% Transport & warehousing +1.2 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.0% Public administration & safety +0.7 pts ▸ 5.7%

4.0% Administrative & support ◂ +2.4 pts 1.6%

3.5% Other services ◂ +1.7 pts 1.8%

1.3% Electricity, gas & water +2.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

3.1% Professional & technical +0.3 pts ▸ 3.4%

Occupations people work in

12.8% Professionals +8.4 pts ▸ 21.2%

16.7% Community & personal service ◂ +3.2 pts 13.5%

15.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.5 pts 15.2%

11.4% Clerical & administrative +3.3 pts ▸ 14.7%

13.8% Labourers ◂ +4.0 pts 9.7%

7.6% Managers +5.7 pts ▸ 13.3%

10.4% Sales workers ◂ +1.9 pts 8.5%

9.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +5.7 pts 4.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Gorokan in Norah Head +0.1 higher in Gorokan

5.3 85th pct 5.2 84th pct

Types ≤15 min in Gorokan in Norah Head +1.3 more in Gorokan

5.3 85th pct 4.1 78th pct

15-min city in Gorokan in Norah Head +45.3 pts higher in Gorokan

53.4% 80th pct 8.1% 64th pct

Walk to shops in Gorokan in Norah Head +52.8 pts higher in Norah Head

47.0% 79th pct 99.8% 100th pct

Walk to transit in Gorokan in Norah Head +0.3 pts higher in Gorokan

100.0% 100th pct 99.7% 99th pct

Walk to school in Gorokan in Norah Head +65.4 pts higher in Gorokan

73.7% 83rd pct 8.3% 60th pct

Walk to a park in Gorokan in Norah Head even

100.0% 100th pct 99.9% 95th pct

Walk to health in Gorokan in Norah Head +31.3 pts higher in Gorokan

31.3% 79th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Gorokan in Norah Head +25.4 more in Norah Head

6.8 34th pct 32.2 73rd pct

Intersections/km² in Gorokan in Norah Head +49 higher in Gorokan

97 86th pct 48 78th pct

Mean slope in Gorokan in Norah Head +0.1 pts higher in Gorokan

4.1% 30th pct 4.0% 29th pct

Compare Gorokan with nearby areas

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Compare Norah Head with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Gorokan vs Norah Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL11727/gorokan/vs/SAL12983/norah-head