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Wensleydale vs Wurdiboluc
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 9.8 km apart · Wensleydale profile · Wurdiboluc profile
Wensleydale Wurdiboluc
Wurdiboluc and Wensleydale are neighbouring rural areas with very different populations. Wurdiboluc is an older community where people aged 65 and over make up 23.8% of the population, and 54.7% of homes are owned outright. In contrast, Wensleydale is much younger, with children under 15 making up 18.9% of the area. Wensleydale also has a higher share of high-income households, with 43.2% earning $3,000 or more a week, compared to 18.9% in Wurdiboluc. These different demographics are reflected in the housing; every home in Wurdiboluc has three or more bedrooms, while the typical weekly rent in Wensleydale is far higher at $400, compared to $115 in Wurdiboluc.
Daily life in both places is very similar in other ways. They share the same typical weekly household income of around $2,000 and the same average of 2.7 people per home. Neither area has any public transport stops or a single resident who speaks little or no English. Both are also completely car-dependent, with no homes within a 15-minute walk of a transport hub.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 107
- First area, 2021: 95
- Second area, 2016: 138
- Second area, 2021: 147
- First area, 2016: 40 yrs
- First area, 2021: 47 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 47 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 49 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 Wensleydale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Wurdiboluc: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Wensleydale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Wurdiboluc: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Wensleydale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Wurdiboluc: 5.8% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Wensleydale: 0.0% males, 4.5% females; 70–74 in Wurdiboluc: 5.8% males, 5.8% females
- 65–69 in Wensleydale: 3.4% males, 5.7% females; 65–69 in Wurdiboluc: 0.0% males, 5.1% females
- 60–64 in Wensleydale: 5.7% males, 3.4% females; 60–64 in Wurdiboluc: 6.5% males, 2.2% females
- 55–59 in Wensleydale: 3.4% males, 6.8% females; 55–59 in Wurdiboluc: 8.0% males, 4.3% females
- 50–54 in Wensleydale: 11.4% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Wurdiboluc: 2.9% males, 5.8% females
- 45–49 in Wensleydale: 0.0% males, 5.7% females; 45–49 in Wurdiboluc: 5.8% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in Wensleydale: 0.0% males, 4.5% females; 40–44 in Wurdiboluc: 4.3% males, 2.2% females
- 35–39 in Wensleydale: 0.0% males, 3.4% females; 35–39 in Wurdiboluc: 2.9% males, 0.0% females
- 30–34 in Wensleydale: 3.4% males, 0.0% females; 30–34 in Wurdiboluc: 2.2% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Wensleydale: 4.5% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in Wurdiboluc: 0.0% males, 2.2% females
- 20–24 in Wensleydale: 5.7% males, 5.7% females; 20–24 in Wurdiboluc: 2.9% males, 2.2% females
- 15–19 in Wensleydale: 3.4% males, 3.4% females; 15–19 in Wurdiboluc: 3.6% males, 13.0% females
- 10–14 in Wensleydale: 6.8% males, 0.0% females; 10–14 in Wurdiboluc: 3.6% males, 0.0% females
- 5–9 in Wensleydale: 5.7% males, 0.0% females; 5–9 in Wurdiboluc: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Wensleydale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 0–4 in Wurdiboluc: 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, 2016: $558
- First area, 2021: $640
- Second area, 2016: $712
- Second area, 2021: $655
- First area, 2016: $1,624
- First area, 2021: $1,937
- Second area, 2016: $1,388
- Second area, 2021: $2,028
- First area, 2016: $1,875
- First area, 2021: $2,250
- Second area, 2016: $1,452
- Second area, 2021: $2,035
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, 2016: 3.1
- First area, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2016: 3.0
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $1,767
- First area, 2021: $2,383
- Second area, 2016: $1,650
- Second area, 2021: $1,733
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
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). Wensleydale vs Wurdiboluc [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL22746/wensleydale/vs/SAL22874/wurdiboluc