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Moorbel vs Nyrang Creek
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 15 km apart · Moorbel profile · Nyrang Creek profile
Moorbel Nyrang Creek
Moorbel and Nyrang Creek are two nearby rural areas in New South Wales. Moorbel has a larger population and is more diverse, with 6.4% of people being Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and 33.9% identifying as having no religion. Nyrang Creek is much smaller and more sparsely populated, with residents who are far older on average—the typical resident is 58 compared to 46 in Moorbel. Nyrang Creek also has a much higher share of university graduates at 46.2%, while Moorbel has a higher share of high earners, with 12.9% earning $2,000 or more per week.
Both areas are almost identical in their typical weekly household incomes, which sit around $1,600. They are also both car-dependent, with no residents within walking distance of public transport, parks, or shops. While some gaps are large, such as the 31% of Moorbel residents who moved there in the last five years compared to none in Nyrang Creek, both areas share a similar level of long-term health conditions.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 243
- First area, 2016: 238
- First area, 2021: 251
- Second area, 2016: 25
- Second area, 2021: 29
- First area, 2011: 41 yrs
- First area, 2016: 44 yrs
- First area, 2021: 46 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 58 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 Moorbel: 1.6% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Nyrang Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Moorbel: 2.8% males, 2.8% females; 80–84 in Nyrang Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Moorbel: 3.6% males, 2.8% females; 75–79 in Nyrang Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Moorbel: 1.2% males, 1.2% females; 70–74 in Nyrang Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 65–69 in Moorbel: 3.2% males, 1.2% females; 65–69 in Nyrang Creek: 0.0% males, 22.7% females
- 60–64 in Moorbel: 4.4% males, 2.8% females; 60–64 in Nyrang Creek: 0.0% males, 13.6% females
- 55–59 in Moorbel: 3.6% males, 4.0% females; 55–59 in Nyrang Creek: 18.2% males, 0.0% females
- 50–54 in Moorbel: 4.0% males, 2.8% females; 50–54 in Nyrang Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 45–49 in Moorbel: 4.0% males, 4.4% females; 45–49 in Nyrang Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 40–44 in Moorbel: 1.6% males, 1.6% females; 40–44 in Nyrang Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 35–39 in Moorbel: 1.2% males, 3.6% females; 35–39 in Nyrang Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 30–34 in Moorbel: 1.6% males, 3.2% females; 30–34 in Nyrang Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Moorbel: 2.4% males, 2.4% females; 25–29 in Nyrang Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Moorbel: 3.6% males, 1.2% females; 20–24 in Nyrang Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Moorbel: 4.8% males, 5.2% females; 15–19 in Nyrang Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 10–14 in Moorbel: 3.2% males, 3.6% females; 10–14 in Nyrang Creek: 27.3% males, 18.2% females
- 5–9 in Moorbel: 3.2% males, 3.6% females; 5–9 in Nyrang Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Moorbel: 1.2% males, 2.8% females; 0–4 in Nyrang Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% 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: $445
- First area, 2016: $494
- First area, 2021: $765
- Second area, 2016: $900
- Second area, 2021: $1,031
- First area, 2011: $966
- First area, 2016: $949
- First area, 2021: $1,645
- Second area, 2016: $1,999
- Second area, 2021: $1,562
- First area, 2011: $1,042
- First area, 2016: $1,262
- First area, 2021: $2,035
- Second area, 2016: $1,999
- Second area, 2021: $1,875
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: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.0
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $135
- First area, 2016: $200
- First area, 2021: $210
- Second area, 2021: $150
- First area, 2011: $1,690
- First area, 2016: $1,200
- First area, 2021: $1,517
- Second area, 2021: $1,961
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2016: 0.60
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
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). Moorbel vs Nyrang Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL12720/moorbel/vs/SAL13062/nyrang-creek