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Melinga vs Yarratt Forest

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 7.7 km apart · Melinga profile · Yarratt Forest profile

Melinga Yarratt Forest

Melinga and Yarratt Forest are neighbouring rural areas in New South Wales. Yarratt Forest is largely non-residential with no population, while Melinga is sparsely populated with 112 residents. Melinga has a well higher mean terrain slope at 6.6% compared to 0.0% in Yarratt Forest, and its average school size of 38 is far higher than the 13 seen in Yarratt Forest.

Both areas are completely car-dependent, with no homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, health services, or parks. The gap in street connectivity is far higher in Yarratt Forest, which has 4 intersections per square kilometre compared to zero in Melinga.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Melingain Yarratt Forest +112 larger in Melinga gap steady
112 43rd pct 0 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 103
  • First area, 2021: 112
  • Second area, 2011: 0
  • Second area, 2016: 0
  • Second area, 2021: 0
52 yrs 77th pct
  • First area, 2016: 52 yrs
  • First area, 2021: 52 yrs
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
22.3% 65th pct
  • First area, 2016: 20.4%
  • First area, 2021: 22.3%
13.4% 27th pct
  • First area, 2016: 12.6%
  • First area, 2021: 13.4%
7.5% 19th pct
  • First area, 2016: 3.4%
  • First area, 2021: 7.5%

Ancestry & Birthplace

13.4% 59th pct
  • First area, 2016: 11.7%
  • First area, 2021: 13.4%

Language

0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
Limited English in Melingain Yarratt Forest
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%

Religion

38.4% 43rd pct
  • First area, 2016: 29.1%
  • First area, 2021: 38.4%

Education & Qualifications

35.6% 25th pct
  • First area, 2016: 19.8%
  • First area, 2021: 35.6%
9.2% 26th pct
  • First area, 2016: 5.3%
  • First area, 2021: 9.2%
Schools ≤3 km in Melingain Yarratt Forest even
1 43rd pct 1 43rd pct
Avg size in Melingain Yarratt Forest +25 larger in Melinga
38 14th pct 13 1st pct
ICSEA in Melingain Yarratt Forest +72 higher in Yarratt Forest
907 13th pct 979 43rd pct

Income

Personal income in Melingain Yarratt Forest
$776 55th pct
  • First area, 2016: $468
  • First area, 2021: $776
Household income in Melingain Yarratt Forest
$1,468 45th pct
  • First area, 2016: $1,399
  • First area, 2021: $1,468
$2,050 60th pct
  • First area, 2016: $1,300
  • First area, 2021: $2,050
4.1% 27th pct
  • First area, 2016: 3.2%
  • First area, 2021: 4.1%
High-income homes in Melingain Yarratt Forest
12.8% 40th pct
  • First area, 2016: 7.1%
  • First area, 2021: 12.8%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Melingain Yarratt Forest
34.8% 77th pct
11.6% 80th pct
Needs assistance in Melingain Yarratt Forest
7.1% 75th pct
  • First area, 2016: 6.8%
  • First area, 2021: 7.1%

Community Participation

10.2% 13th pct
  • First area, 2016: 21.3%
  • First area, 2021: 10.2%
14.3% 66th pct
  • First area, 2016: 14.9%
  • First area, 2021: 14.3%
Unpaid child care in Melingain Yarratt Forest
23.5% 41st pct
  • First area, 2016: 26.6%
  • First area, 2021: 23.5%
Defence service in Melingain Yarratt Forest
4.2% 73rd pct
28.6% 73rd pct
  • First area, 2016: 25.5%
  • First area, 2021: 28.6%

First Nations

First Nations people in Melingain Yarratt Forest even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
36 yrs 74th pct
$574 43rd pct
Household income in Melingain Yarratt Forest
$1,875 57th pct

Family & Households

2.4 43rd pct
  • First area, 2016: 2.3
  • First area, 2021: 2.4
17.3% 80th pct
  • First area, 2016: 7.4%
  • First area, 2021: 17.3%
25.6% 57th pct
  • First area, 2016: 9.5%
  • First area, 2021: 25.6%

Housing & Dwellings

$360 73rd pct
  • First area, 2016: $165
  • First area, 2021: $360
$1,140 21st pct
  • First area, 2016: $1,127
  • First area, 2021: $1,140
People / bedroom in Melingain Yarratt Forest
0.80 43rd pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.70
  • First area, 2021: 0.80
17.9% 54th pct
  • First area, 2016: 21.4%
  • First area, 2021: 17.9%
51.3% 77th pct
  • First area, 2016: 42.9%
  • First area, 2021: 51.3%
Separate houses in Melingain Yarratt Forest
100.0% 100th pct
  • First area, 2016: 100.0%
  • First area, 2021: 100.0%
74.4% 37th pct
  • First area, 2016: 69.0%
  • First area, 2021: 74.4%

Transport & Vehicles

0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
8.5% 21st pct
  • First area, 2016: 7.3%
  • First area, 2021: 8.5%
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
0.00 0th pct
0.0 0th pct
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
62 86th pct

Migration & Movement

27.9% 39th pct
  • First area, 2016: 32.7%
  • First area, 2021: 27.9%

Jobs & Industry

9.6% 89th pct
  • First area, 2016: 7.0%
  • First area, 2021: 9.6%
53.1% 27th pct
  • First area, 2016: 45.7%
  • First area, 2021: 53.1%
53.2% 26th pct
  • First area, 2016: 43.9%
  • First area, 2021: 53.2%

Walkability

Walk score in Melingain Yarratt Forest even
0.0 29th pct 0.0 0th pct
Types ≤15 min in Melingain Yarratt Forest even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
15-min city in Melingain Yarratt Forest even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Melingain Yarratt Forest even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Melingain Yarratt Forest even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Melingain Yarratt Forest even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Melingain Yarratt Forest even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Melingain Yarratt Forest even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
0.0 0th pct
Intersections/km² in Melingain Yarratt Forest +4 higher in Yarratt Forest
0 21st pct 4 64th pct
Mean slope in Melingain Yarratt Forest +6.6 pts higher in Melinga
6.6% 59th pct 0.0% 0th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Melinga vs Yarratt Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL12570/melinga/vs/SAL14500/yarratt-forest