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Tombong vs Delegate River

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 26 km apart · Tombong profile · Delegate River profile

Tombong Delegate River

Delegate River and Tombong are both sparsely populated areas located about 26 km apart. Delegate River has a much younger population, with a typical age of 38 compared to 68 in Tombong. The two areas differ sharply in household wealth; the typical weekly household income in Delegate River is $1,874, which is far higher than the $450 seen in Tombong. Homes in Delegate River are also much more crowded, with 4.0 people per home and 1.1 people per bedroom, while Tombong has just 1.0 person per home and 0.3 per bedroom.

Daily life in both places is very similar in terms of accessibility, as both are entirely car-dependent. Neither area has homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, health services, parks, or schools. While Delegate River has a few more street intersections and amenity types, both remain largely remote with no public transport stops or routes.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Tombongin Delegate River +41 larger in Delegate River gap widening
0 0th pct 41 24th pct
  • First area, 2016: 14
  • First area, 2021: 0
  • Second area, 2016: 27
  • Second area, 2021: 41
Median age in Tombongin Delegate River +30 yrs older in Tombong gap widening
68 yrs 100th pct 38 yrs 23rd pct
  • First area, 2016: 60 yrs
  • First area, 2021: 68 yrs
  • Second area, 2016: 45 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 38 yrs
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 33.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
14.6% 34th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 22.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 14.6%
22.2% 90th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 14.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 22.2%

Ancestry & Birthplace

9.8% 42nd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 11.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 9.8%

Language

9.8% 75th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 9.8%
Limited English in Tombongin Delegate River
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Religion

56.1% 89th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 37.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 56.1%

Education & Qualifications

36.7% 27th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 50.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 36.7%
10.0% 29th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 19.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 10.0%
Schools ≤3 km in Tombongin Delegate River even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Income

Personal income in Tombongin Delegate River +$63 higher in Tombong gap narrowing
$450 8th pct $387 3rd pct
  • First area, 2016: $350
  • First area, 2021: $450
  • Second area, 2016: $450
  • Second area, 2021: $387
Household income in Tombongin Delegate River +$1,424 higher in Delegate River gap widening
$450 0th pct $1,874 69th pct
  • First area, 2016: $574
  • First area, 2021: $450
  • Second area, 2016: $1,874
  • Second area, 2021: $1,874
$1,875 49th pct
  • Second area, 2016: $1,875
  • Second area, 2021: $1,875
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Tombongin Delegate River
22.0% 20th pct
19.5% 100th pct
Needs assistance in Tombongin Delegate River
9.8% 89th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 14.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 9.8%

Community Participation

30.0% 86th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 33.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 30.0%
13.3% 56th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 13.3%
Unpaid child care in Tombongin Delegate River
16.7% 16th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 14.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 16.7%
Defence service in Tombongin Delegate River
14.7% 100th pct
23.3% 45th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 23.3%

First Nations

First Nations people in Tombongin Delegate River even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
39 yrs 77th pct
$350 12th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Tombongin Delegate River +3.0 larger in Delegate River gap widening
1.0 0th pct 4.0 100th pct
  • First area, 2016: 1.3
  • First area, 2021: 1.0
  • Second area, 2016: 2.0
  • Second area, 2021: 4.0
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 13.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Housing & Dwellings

$1,625 50th pct
People / bedroom in Tombongin Delegate River +0.80 higher in Delegate River gap widening
0.30 0th pct 1.10 93rd pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.80
  • First area, 2021: 0.30
  • Second area, 2016: 0.60
  • Second area, 2021: 1.10

Transport & Vehicles

0 0th pct 0 0th pct
0.00 0th pct
0.0 0th pct
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Migration & Movement

29.3% 44th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 29.3%

Jobs & Industry

40.0% 100th pct
66.7% 72nd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 90.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 66.7%

Walkability

Walk score in Tombongin Delegate River +0.1 higher in Delegate River
0.0 0th pct 0.1 36th pct
Types ≤15 min in Tombongin Delegate River +0.1 more in Delegate River
0.0 0th pct 0.1 36th pct
15-min city in Tombongin Delegate River even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Tombongin Delegate River even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Tombongin Delegate River even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Tombongin Delegate River even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Tombongin Delegate River even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Tombongin Delegate River even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
24.4 67th pct
Intersections/km² in Tombongin Delegate River +1 higher in Delegate River
0 2nd pct 1 42nd pct
Mean slope in Tombongin Delegate River +3.9 pts higher in Tombong
13.1% 89th pct 9.2% 77th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Tombong vs Delegate River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL13910/tombong/vs/SAL20734/delegate-river