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Muli Muli vs Woodenbong
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 5.5 km apart · Muli Muli profile · Woodenbong profile
Muli Muli Woodenbong
Woodenbong and Muli Muli are neighbouring areas in New South Wales with very different profiles. Muli Muli is a small, young community where 65.6% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, compared to 5.6% in Woodenbong. The two areas differ sharply in age and family life; Woodenbong is much older, with a typical resident aged 55 and 33.1% of people aged 65 or over, while Muli Muli's typical resident is only 35. This is reflected in home sizes, with Muli Muli having far more people per home (3.8) and a much higher share of one-parent families (60.4%) than Woodenbong.
Everyday life in both places shares a similar rate of people in de facto relationships. However, the two areas differ in their accessibility and income. Woodenbong is very walkable and has more people working or looking for work, while Muli Muli is car-dependent. Incomes are far higher in Woodenbong, including for First Nations residents, where the typical weekly personal income is $724 compared to $294 in Muli Muli.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 169
- First area, 2016: 49
- First area, 2021: 90
- Second area, 2011: 477
- Second area, 2016: 381
- Second area, 2021: 390
- First area, 2011: 19 yrs
- First area, 2016: 28 yrs
- First area, 2021: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 52 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 55 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 Muli Muli: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Woodenbong: 0.8% males, 0.8% females
- 80–84 in Muli Muli: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Woodenbong: 2.3% males, 2.3% females
- 75–79 in Muli Muli: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Woodenbong: 0.8% males, 2.6% females
- 70–74 in Muli Muli: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 70–74 in Woodenbong: 6.5% males, 2.6% females
- 65–69 in Muli Muli: 0.0% males, 5.9% females; 65–69 in Woodenbong: 5.7% males, 5.5% females
- 60–64 in Muli Muli: 0.0% males, 4.4% females; 60–64 in Woodenbong: 5.5% males, 7.3% females
- 55–59 in Muli Muli: 5.9% males, 10.3% females; 55–59 in Woodenbong: 2.9% males, 2.9% females
- 50–54 in Muli Muli: 0.0% males, 13.2% females; 50–54 in Woodenbong: 3.9% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in Muli Muli: 0.0% males, 4.4% females; 45–49 in Woodenbong: 3.1% males, 4.2% females
- 40–44 in Muli Muli: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 40–44 in Woodenbong: 1.0% males, 2.1% females
- 35–39 in Muli Muli: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 35–39 in Woodenbong: 1.8% males, 2.1% females
- 30–34 in Muli Muli: 7.4% males, 5.9% females; 30–34 in Woodenbong: 2.6% males, 1.8% females
- 25–29 in Muli Muli: 14.7% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in Woodenbong: 2.9% males, 2.3% females
- 20–24 in Muli Muli: 4.4% males, 0.0% females; 20–24 in Woodenbong: 1.6% males, 1.0% females
- 15–19 in Muli Muli: 0.0% males, 4.4% females; 15–19 in Woodenbong: 1.6% males, 2.9% females
- 10–14 in Muli Muli: 5.9% males, 4.4% females; 10–14 in Woodenbong: 3.1% males, 3.4% females
- 5–9 in Muli Muli: 8.8% males, 0.0% females; 5–9 in Woodenbong: 2.6% males, 1.8% females
- 0–4 in Muli Muli: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 0–4 in Woodenbong: 1.0% males, 1.6% 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: $268
- First area, 2016: $309
- First area, 2021: $294
- Second area, 2011: $390
- Second area, 2016: $490
- Second area, 2021: $542
- First area, 2011: $549
- First area, 2016: $774
- First area, 2021: $599
- Second area, 2011: $739
- Second area, 2016: $861
- Second area, 2021: $929
- First area, 2011: $666
- First area, 2016: $875
- First area, 2021: $749
- Second area, 2011: $1,044
- Second area, 2016: $1,187
- Second area, 2021: $1,312
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: 3.2
- First area, 2016: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 3.8
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.1
- Second area, 2021: 2.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $110
- First area, 2016: $110
- First area, 2021: $125
- Second area, 2011: $165
- Second area, 2016: $175
- Second area, 2021: $200
- Second area, 2011: $867
- Second area, 2016: $867
- Second area, 2021: $997
- First area, 2011: 1.40
- First area, 2016: 1.00
- First area, 2021: 1.40
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- 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
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). Muli Muli vs Woodenbong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL12828/muli-muli/vs/SAL14400/woodenbong