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ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra vs Macarthur
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.7 km apart · ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra profile · Macarthur profile
ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra Macarthur
Macarthur (ACT) and ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Macarthur (ACT) is more established and affluent, with 36.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher and 26.9% earning $2,000 or more a week. Its residents are also far older, with a typical age of 39 compared to 31 in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra. In contrast, ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra is sparsely populated and more transient, with 52.6% of people moving in the last five years and a much higher share of Defence Force veterans at 41.2%.
Both areas are almost identical in their rate of volunteering, which sits around 19%. While they share this trait, they differ in daily convenience; Macarthur (ACT) is somewhat walkable and nearly half of its homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries. ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra is mostly car-dependent, with a typical walk to the nearest transport stop taking 57 minutes, far longer than the 7 minutes usual in Macarthur (ACT).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 33
- First area, 2021: 61
- Second area, 2011: 1,460
- Second area, 2016: 1,427
- Second area, 2021: 1,405
- First area, 2016: 40 yrs
- First area, 2021: 31 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 39 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 ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Macarthur: 0.4% males, 0.2% females
- 80–84 in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Macarthur: 0.4% males, 0.4% females
- 75–79 in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Macarthur: 1.1% males, 0.7% females
- 70–74 in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 70–74 in Macarthur: 3.1% males, 1.6% females
- 65–69 in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 65–69 in Macarthur: 3.2% males, 3.8% females
- 60–64 in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 60–64 in Macarthur: 3.8% males, 4.1% females
- 55–59 in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 55–59 in Macarthur: 3.7% males, 3.2% females
- 50–54 in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra: 8.1% males, 0.0% females; 50–54 in Macarthur: 3.6% males, 3.7% females
- 45–49 in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra: 8.1% males, 0.0% females; 45–49 in Macarthur: 2.8% males, 3.2% females
- 40–44 in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra: 21.6% males, 10.8% females; 40–44 in Macarthur: 3.4% males, 3.0% females
- 35–39 in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 35–39 in Macarthur: 3.3% males, 4.5% females
- 30–34 in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 30–34 in Macarthur: 2.7% males, 3.5% females
- 25–29 in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra: 16.2% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in Macarthur: 2.5% males, 2.3% females
- 20–24 in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra: 13.5% males, 10.8% females; 20–24 in Macarthur: 2.0% males, 2.5% females
- 15–19 in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 15–19 in Macarthur: 2.7% males, 2.8% females
- 10–14 in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra: 0.0% males, 10.8% females; 10–14 in Macarthur: 3.8% males, 4.0% females
- 5–9 in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 5–9 in Macarthur: 4.0% males, 3.9% females
- 0–4 in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 0–4 in Macarthur: 3.4% males, 2.8% 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: $1,083
- First area, 2021: $1,542
- Second area, 2011: $1,032
- Second area, 2016: $1,133
- Second area, 2021: $1,334
- First area, 2016: $2,750
- First area, 2021: $4,750
- Second area, 2011: $2,737
- Second area, 2016: $2,680
- Second area, 2021: $3,037
- First area, 2016: $2,750
- First area, 2021: $4,624
- Second area, 2011: $2,780
- Second area, 2016: $2,856
- Second area, 2021: $3,232
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: 4.0
- First area, 2021: 5.0
- Second area, 2011: 3.1
- Second area, 2016: 2.9
- Second area, 2021: 2.9
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2021: $880
- Second area, 2011: $450
- Second area, 2016: $450
- Second area, 2021: $520
- Second area, 2011: $2,200
- Second area, 2016: $2,167
- Second area, 2021: $2,200
- First area, 2021: 1.20
- Second area, 2011: 1.00
- 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
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra vs Macarthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL80008/act-remainder-jerrabomberra/vs/SAL80088/macarthur