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Moama vs Womboota
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 22 km apart · Moama profile · Womboota profile
Moama Womboota
Moama and Womboota are nearby areas in New South Wales with very different characters. Moama is a larger hub where 29.9% of residents are seniors and 43.6% own their homes outright. It is more walkable (mostly car-dependent) and has a higher share of people with long-term health conditions (32.5%). In contrast, Womboota is sparsely populated and largely non-residential, with 100% of homes being separate houses. It has a much higher rate of volunteers (37.3%) and people working from home (38.8%), while a larger share of its residents have completed Year 12 (50.8%).
Both areas have tracked in similar directions since 2011, but they remain distinct in how people live and work. They share a similar typical weekly personal income, around $680, and a similar proportion of people living alone (about 25%). While Moama has more public transport and a larger working population in health and construction, Womboota is heavily focused on agriculture, forestry, and fishing.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 5,559
- First area, 2016: 6,162
- First area, 2021: 7,213
- Second area, 2016: 105
- Second area, 2021: 90
- First area, 2011: 46 yrs
- First area, 2016: 46 yrs
- First area, 2021: 49 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 46 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 43 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Moama: 1.3% males, 1.7% females; 85+ in Womboota: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Moama: 1.8% males, 2.0% females; 80–84 in Womboota: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Moama: 3.4% males, 3.1% females; 75–79 in Womboota: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Moama: 4.3% males, 4.5% females; 70–74 in Womboota: 5.5% males, 3.3% females
- 65–69 in Moama: 4.0% males, 3.9% females; 65–69 in Womboota: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 60–64 in Moama: 3.5% males, 3.9% females; 60–64 in Womboota: 8.8% males, 4.4% females
- 55–59 in Moama: 2.9% males, 3.3% females; 55–59 in Womboota: 5.5% males, 5.5% females
- 50–54 in Moama: 2.7% males, 3.3% females; 50–54 in Womboota: 3.3% males, 7.7% females
- 45–49 in Moama: 2.9% males, 2.8% females; 45–49 in Womboota: 9.9% males, 3.3% females
- 40–44 in Moama: 2.2% males, 2.4% females; 40–44 in Womboota: 4.4% males, 0.0% females
- 35–39 in Moama: 2.6% males, 2.9% females; 35–39 in Womboota: 0.0% males, 4.4% females
- 30–34 in Moama: 2.2% males, 2.7% females; 30–34 in Womboota: 4.4% males, 3.3% females
- 25–29 in Moama: 1.9% males, 2.0% females; 25–29 in Womboota: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Moama: 1.7% males, 1.7% females; 20–24 in Womboota: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Moama: 2.8% males, 2.6% females; 15–19 in Womboota: 0.0% males, 4.4% females
- 10–14 in Moama: 2.9% males, 3.5% females; 10–14 in Womboota: 0.0% males, 3.3% females
- 5–9 in Moama: 2.7% males, 2.7% females; 5–9 in Womboota: 3.3% males, 8.8% females
- 0–4 in Moama: 2.9% males, 2.4% females; 0–4 in Womboota: 3.3% males, 3.3% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $473
- First area, 2016: $596
- First area, 2021: $686
- Second area, 2016: $428
- Second area, 2021: $678
- First area, 2011: $871
- First area, 2016: $1,148
- First area, 2021: $1,348
- Second area, 2016: $1,024
- Second area, 2021: $1,156
- First area, 2011: $1,075
- First area, 2016: $1,411
- First area, 2021: $1,744
- Second area, 2016: $1,187
- Second area, 2021: $1,333
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.3
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $220
- First area, 2016: $270
- First area, 2021: $315
- Second area, 2016: $46
- Second area, 2021: $200
- First area, 2011: $1,517
- First area, 2016: $1,560
- First area, 2021: $1,627
- Second area, 2016: $442
- Second area, 2021: $1,075
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Moama vs Womboota [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL12665/moama/vs/SAL14385/womboota