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Ourimbah vs Palmdale
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.0 km apart · Ourimbah profile · Palmdale profile
Ourimbah Palmdale
Ourimbah and Palmdale (NSW) are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Palmdale (NSW) is a sparsely populated area where residents are far older, with a typical age of 54 compared to 39 in Ourimbah. People in Palmdale (NSW) are also more likely to have a bachelor degree or higher (36.0% versus 21.8%) and earn $2,000 or more a week (24.4% versus 11.7%). In contrast, Ourimbah has far more people caring for children unpaid (29.3% versus 17.4%) and a much higher share of renters (23.0% versus 8.1%).
These two areas share a similar typical weekly rent of $400 and almost identical shares of people who speak little or no English and those with no religion. While they are close in these respects, they differ greatly in accessibility; Ourimbah has far more public transport stops and homes within a 15-minute walk of schools and groceries, whereas Palmdale (NSW) is entirely made up of separate houses.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 4,162
- First area, 2016: 3,951
- First area, 2021: 4,019
- Second area, 2016: 96
- Second area, 2021: 95
- First area, 2011: 35 yrs
- First area, 2016: 37 yrs
- First area, 2021: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 58 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 54 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 Ourimbah: 0.6% males, 0.9% females; 85+ in Palmdale: 3.5% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Ourimbah: 0.7% males, 0.6% females; 80–84 in Palmdale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Ourimbah: 1.2% males, 1.8% females; 75–79 in Palmdale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Ourimbah: 2.0% males, 1.8% females; 70–74 in Palmdale: 4.7% males, 3.5% females
- 65–69 in Ourimbah: 2.0% males, 2.8% females; 65–69 in Palmdale: 3.5% males, 10.6% females
- 60–64 in Ourimbah: 3.3% males, 3.4% females; 60–64 in Palmdale: 7.1% males, 8.2% females
- 55–59 in Ourimbah: 4.0% males, 3.7% females; 55–59 in Palmdale: 4.7% males, 7.1% females
- 50–54 in Ourimbah: 3.6% males, 3.7% females; 50–54 in Palmdale: 3.5% males, 0.0% females
- 45–49 in Ourimbah: 2.9% males, 3.4% females; 45–49 in Palmdale: 0.0% males, 3.5% females
- 40–44 in Ourimbah: 3.3% males, 3.4% females; 40–44 in Palmdale: 7.1% males, 5.9% females
- 35–39 in Ourimbah: 3.0% males, 3.6% females; 35–39 in Palmdale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 30–34 in Ourimbah: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 30–34 in Palmdale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Ourimbah: 3.1% males, 3.4% females; 25–29 in Palmdale: 3.5% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Ourimbah: 3.4% males, 2.8% females; 20–24 in Palmdale: 5.9% males, 3.5% females
- 15–19 in Ourimbah: 3.7% males, 3.3% females; 15–19 in Palmdale: 5.9% males, 4.7% females
- 10–14 in Ourimbah: 4.0% males, 3.1% females; 10–14 in Palmdale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 5–9 in Ourimbah: 3.0% males, 2.8% females; 5–9 in Palmdale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Ourimbah: 2.6% males, 2.9% females; 0–4 in Palmdale: 3.5% 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: $589
- First area, 2016: $715
- First area, 2021: $840
- Second area, 2016: $866
- Second area, 2021: $774
- First area, 2011: $1,341
- First area, 2016: $1,609
- First area, 2021: $1,940
- Second area, 2016: $1,812
- Second area, 2021: $2,156
- First area, 2011: $1,583
- First area, 2016: $1,878
- First area, 2021: $2,219
- Second area, 2016: $2,625
- Second area, 2021: $2,178
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: 2.8
- First area, 2016: 2.8
- First area, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $265
- First area, 2016: $345
- First area, 2021: $400
- Second area, 2016: $350
- Second area, 2021: $400
- First area, 2011: $1,950
- First area, 2016: $1,733
- First area, 2021: $1,950
- Second area, 2016: $3,000
- Second area, 2021: $2,253
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- 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). Ourimbah vs Palmdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL13114/ourimbah/vs/SAL13145/palmdale