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Tarrawanna vs Woonona

Name: Tarrawanna vs Woonona — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.1 km apart · Tarrawanna profile · Woonona profile

Tarrawanna Woonona

Woonona and Tarrawanna are neighbouring areas with distinct differences in accessibility and demographics. Woonona is more walkable for daily needs, with 79.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 36.6% near health services, compared to 36.2% and 0.0% in Tarrawanna. Woonona also has a higher typical household income of $1,816 per week, while Tarrawanna's is $1,449. In contrast, Tarrawanna has a much higher proportion of people who speak a First Nations language (15.8% compared to 0.9%) and more schools per 1,000 children.

Both areas sit close to the national figure for the share of children under 15, with Woonona at 18.6% and Tarrawanna at 15.5%. They also share similar household sizes and levels of long-term health conditions. However, the two areas differ in their age profiles; Tarrawanna is older, with a typical resident aged 48 and 28.6% of people aged 65 or over, while Woonona's typical resident is 43.

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Where they differ most

Population: 10,190 larger in Woonona No religion: 9.1 pts higher in Woonona Other language: 8.6 pts higher in Tarrawanna Median age: 5 yrs older in Tarrawanna Aged 65+: 7.1 pts higher in Tarrawanna

Demographics & Identity

Population in Tarrawanna in Woonona +10,190 larger in Woonona gap steady

2,184 79th pct 12,374 88th pct

Median age in Tarrawanna in Woonona +5 yrs older in Tarrawanna gap widening

48 yrs 62nd pct 43 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

28.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +7.1 pts 21.4%

25.4% Older adults (45–64) +0.6 pts ▸ 26.0%

20.3% Young adults (25–44) +2.6 pts ▸ 22.9%

15.5% Children (0–14) +3.1 pts ▸ 18.6%

9.8% Youth (15–24) +1.1 pts ▸ 11.0%

Marital status

48.3% Married ◂ +0.9 pts 47.4%

29.5% Never married +2.6 pts ▸ 32.1%

11.2% Widowed ◂ +3.8 pts 7.4%

9.4% Divorced +0.7 pts ▸ 10.0%

2.0% Separated +1.0 pts ▸ 3.0%

Age & sex structure

Tarrawanna Woonona

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

76.1% Australia +5.8 pts ▸ 82.0%

3.6% England +0.7 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.5% Italy ◂ +1.9 pts 0.6%

1.4% New Zealand ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

0.9% India ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

0.6% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.5% China ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

33.8% English +8.6 pts ▸ 42.4%

34.6% Australian +7.1 pts ▸ 41.7%

10.3% Scottish +2.2 pts ▸ 12.5%

10.2% Irish +2.2 pts ▸ 12.3%

10.0% Italian ◂ +5.1 pts 4.9%

3.2% German +0.8 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.9% Dutch ◂ +0.6 pts 2.3%

1.8% Greek ◂ +0.9 pts 0.9%

1.6% Indian ◂ +1.1 pts 0.5%

1.0% Chinese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.8% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.6% Filipino ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

Language

Language used at home

79.5% English only +10.5 pts ▸ 89.9%

3.2% Italian ◂ +2.4 pts 0.7%

1.3% Arabic ◂ +0.9 pts 0.4%

1.0% Greek ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

0.7% Mandarin ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.2% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% Cantonese even 0.2%

0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

55.6% Christianity ◂ +4.6 pts 51.0%

32.7% No religion +9.1 pts ▸ 41.8%

7.2% Not stated ◂ +2.0 pts 5.3%

2.0% Islam ◂ +1.4 pts 0.6%

1.3% Buddhism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.7%

0.9% Hinduism ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%

0.3% Other religions even 0.3%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Tarrawanna in Woonona +1.64 more in Tarrawanna

2.95 42nd pct 1.30 14th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Tarrawanna in Woonona even

19 86th pct 19 86th pct

Avg size in Tarrawanna in Woonona +19 larger in Woonona

376 56th pct 395 58th pct

ICSEA in Tarrawanna in Woonona +10 higher in Woonona

1,036 74th pct 1,046 77th pct

Highest year of school

46.6% Year 12 +6.7 pts ▸ 53.3%

27.4% Year 10 ◂ +2.8 pts 24.6%

13.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.6 pts 10.3%

4.9% Year 11 +0.6 pts ▸ 5.4%

Highest qualification level

30.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +2.7 pts 28.0%

22.5% Bachelor degree +2.4 pts ▸ 24.9%

13.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.4 pts ▸ 16.1%

8.6% Postgraduate degree +1.1 pts ▸ 9.7%

3.3% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.4 pts ▸ 4.8%

1.1% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%

Field of qualification

18.6% Engineering & related ◂ +3.0 pts 15.6%

18.0% Management & commerce ◂ +0.7 pts 17.3%

11.4% Society & culture +0.6 pts ▸ 12.0%

10.0% Education +1.6 pts ▸ 11.6%

9.2% Health +2.3 pts ▸ 11.4%

5.1% Architecture & building +1.1 pts ▸ 6.2%

4.6% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.5 pts 4.2%

3.2% Creative arts +0.7 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.2% Natural & physical sciences +0.6 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.4% Information technology +0.5 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.3% Agriculture & environment +1.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Tarrawanna in Woonona +$114 higher in Woonona gap steady

$674 36th pct $788 57th pct

Household income in Tarrawanna in Woonona +$367 higher in Woonona gap widening

$1,449 44th pct $1,816 66th pct

Family income in Tarrawanna in Woonona +$407 higher in Woonona gap widening

$1,982 56th pct $2,389 77th pct

Household income distribution

24.0% $1,500–$2,999 +2.3 pts ▸ 26.3%

24.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.6 pts 23.5%

22.8% Under $650 ◂ +5.0 pts 17.8%

10.2% $4,000 or more +4.9 pts ▸ 15.0%

10.2% $3,000–$3,999 +1.7 pts ▸ 11.8%

Personal income distribution

44.7% Under $650 ◂ +3.2 pts 41.6%

26.5% $650–$1,499 +0.2 pts ▸ 26.7%

16.6% $1,500–$2,999 +4.6 pts ▸ 21.2%

4.0% $3,000 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 5.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

13.5% Arthritis ◂ +1.7 pts 11.8%

9.9% Mental health +0.4 pts ▸ 10.3%

9.2% Other condition +0.4 pts ▸ 9.6%

8.3% Asthma +0.8 pts ▸ 9.1%

5.7% Diabetes ◂ +1.2 pts 4.4%

4.9% Heart disease ◂ +0.1 pts 4.8%

4.2% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 3.8%

3.3% Lung condition ◂ +0.8 pts 2.4%

1.6% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.5% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 1.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.6% None +1.7 pts ▸ 61.3%

19.8% One condition +1.4 pts ▸ 21.2%

6.5% Two conditions +0.4 pts ▸ 6.9%

6.1% Three or more ◂ +1.6 pts 4.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Tarrawanna in Woonona +281 larger in Woonona

38 74th pct 319 86th pct

Median age in Tarrawanna in Woonona +7 yrs older in Woonona

22 yrs 33rd pct 29 yrs 60th pct

Median income in Tarrawanna in Woonona +$43 higher in Tarrawanna

$575 43rd pct $532 37th pct

Household income in Tarrawanna in Woonona +$437 higher in Woonona

$1,125 23rd pct $1,562 45th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Tarrawanna in Woonona +0.1 larger in Woonona gap widening

2.4 43rd pct 2.5 50th pct

Family composition

58.2% Couples with children +3.1 pts ▸ 61.3%

28.1% Couples without children ◂ +3.5 pts 24.6%

12.8% One-parent families +0.7 pts ▸ 13.5%

1.1% Other families ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

Household size

31.9% 2 people ◂ +0.4 pts 31.5%

31.1% 1 person ◂ +3.7 pts 27.4%

15.3% 4 people +2.8 pts ▸ 18.1%

13.6% 3 people +1.1 pts ▸ 14.7%

5.5% 5 people +1.0 pts ▸ 6.5%

2.1% 6 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 1.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Tarrawanna in Woonona +$55 higher in Woonona gap steady

$340 69th pct $395 81st pct

Mortgage in Tarrawanna in Woonona +$33 higher in Woonona gap narrowing

$2,167 80th pct $2,200 81st pct

People / bedroom in Tarrawanna in Woonona even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

38.0% Owned outright ◂ +0.8 pts 37.2%

26.0% Owned with a mortgage +9.8 pts ▸ 35.7%

28.9% Rented ◂ +4.2 pts 24.7%

5.5% Other tenure ◂ +4.0 pts 1.5%

0.8% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

Types of homes

61.9% Separate house +1.3 pts ▸ 63.2%

29.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +12.6 pts 17.0%

7.1% Flat or apartment +12.0 pts ▸ 19.2%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

Bedrooms per home

40.6% 3 bedrooms +1.1 pts ▸ 41.7%

24.0% 4 bedrooms +1.8 pts ▸ 25.8%

23.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +1.7 pts 21.9%

6.2% 5 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 6.7%

4.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.3 pts 3.3%

0.0% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

36.0% $350–$549 ◂ +2.1 pts 33.9%

34.8% Under $200 ◂ +13.0 pts 21.8%

15.0% $200–$349 +3.7 pts ▸ 18.6%

12.6% $550–$749 +5.8 pts ▸ 18.4%

2.0% $750 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 3.9%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.0% $1,800–$2,999 +1.5 pts ▸ 37.5%

24.8% $3,000 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 25.7%

18.0% $1,000–$1,799 +1.8 pts ▸ 19.9%

16.7% Under $1,000 ◂ +5.3 pts 11.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Tarrawanna in Woonona +25 more in Woonona

9 79th pct 34 87th pct

Stops/1k in Tarrawanna in Woonona +1.37 more in Tarrawanna

4.12 74th pct 2.75 68th pct

Departures/1k in Tarrawanna in Woonona +49.7 more in Tarrawanna

674.9 82nd pct 625.2 81st pct

PT routes in Tarrawanna in Woonona +3 more in Woonona

3 79th pct 6 86th pct

Stop walk in Tarrawanna in Woonona +14 longer in Tarrawanna

18 57th pct 4 29th pct

Drive to city in Tarrawanna in Woonona +5 longer in Tarrawanna

62 45th pct 57 42nd pct

How people get to work

47.8% Car (driver) ◂ +2.2 pts 45.6%

28.0% Worked at home +3.6 pts ▸ 31.7%

2.4% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.2 pts 2.3%

1.4% Walked ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

0.8% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.7% Bus ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.3% Train +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

Motor vehicles per home

36.4% 2 vehicles +2.1 pts ▸ 38.5%

35.1% 1 vehicle +0.8 pts ▸ 35.9%

11.4% 3 vehicles +0.2 pts ▸ 11.6%

10.5% No vehicle ◂ +3.3 pts 7.2%

6.0% 4 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 6.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.0% Health care & social assistance +0.5 pts ▸ 17.5%

12.4% Education & training +1.2 pts ▸ 13.6%

7.8% Construction +1.7 pts ▸ 9.5%

8.7% Public administration & safety +0.7 pts ▸ 9.4%

8.3% Retail trade ◂ +1.5 pts 6.7%

6.5% Manufacturing ◂ +1.5 pts 5.0%

5.0% Professional & technical +1.4 pts ▸ 6.4%

5.7% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.2 pts 5.6%

4.6% Other services ◂ +1.2 pts 3.5%

4.1% Transport & warehousing +0.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

4.2% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.7 pts 3.5%

2.3% Administrative & support +0.5 pts ▸ 2.8%

Occupations people work in

23.5% Professionals +4.7 pts ▸ 28.2%

15.1% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.3 pts 13.8%

13.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.7 pts 12.1%

12.5% Managers +1.0 pts ▸ 13.4%

11.8% Community & personal service +0.9 pts ▸ 12.7%

8.2% Sales workers ◂ +1.2 pts 7.0%

7.9% Labourers ◂ +1.1 pts 6.8%

5.4% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.7 pts 4.7%

Walkability

Walk score in Tarrawanna in Woonona +1.2 higher in Woonona

5.3 85th pct 6.5 90th pct

Types ≤15 min in Tarrawanna in Woonona +0.8 more in Woonona

5.6 86th pct 6.4 91st pct

15-min city in Tarrawanna in Woonona +5.0 pts higher in Woonona

81.5% 90th pct 86.6% 92nd pct

Walk to shops in Tarrawanna in Woonona +42.9 pts higher in Woonona

36.2% 76th pct 79.1% 89th pct

Walk to transit in Tarrawanna in Woonona +5.7 pts higher in Tarrawanna

98.1% 94th pct 92.4% 85th pct

Walk to school in Tarrawanna in Woonona +18.6 pts higher in Tarrawanna

96.8% 98th pct 78.2% 85th pct

Walk to a park in Tarrawanna in Woonona even

99.9% 97th pct 99.9% 97th pct

Walk to health in Tarrawanna in Woonona +36.6 pts higher in Woonona

0.0% 0th pct 36.6% 81st pct

Amenities/1k in Tarrawanna in Woonona +0.2 more in Woonona

7.3 35th pct 7.5 35th pct

Intersections/km² in Tarrawanna in Woonona +64 higher in Woonona

57 79th pct 121 87th pct

Mean slope in Tarrawanna in Woonona +0.6 pts higher in Woonona

5.3% 45th pct 5.9% 52nd pct

Compare Tarrawanna with nearby areas

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Compare Woonona with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Tarrawanna vs Woonona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL13784/tarrawanna/vs/SAL14434/woonona