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Bega vs Yerrabi

State Electorate comparison ≈ 161 km apart · Bega profile · Yerrabi profile

Bega Yerrabi

Yerrabi and Bega are distinct areas with very different population profiles. Yerrabi is a young, highly qualified hub where the typical resident is 33 and 42.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. In contrast, Bega is far older, with a typical resident aged 53 and 31% of people aged 65 and over. This age gap is matched by a significant wealth difference; typical weekly household income in Yerrabi is $2,515, which is far higher than the $1,183 seen in Bega. Yerrabi is also much more multicultural, with 36.8% of people using a language other than English at home compared to just 3.7% in Bega.

Since 2011, the gaps between these two areas have generally widened. The differences in typical incomes, the share of university degrees, and the number of overseas-born residents have all grown. While they have tracked apart in these ways, they remain similar in a few areas, such as their identical unemployment rates of 3.8%. They also share a similar proportion of homes with no motor vehicle, with Bega at 4.2% and Yerrabi at 3.4%.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 20 yrs older in Bega Other language: 33.1 pts higher in Yerrabi Year 12: 35.9 pts higher in Yerrabi Household income: $1,332 higher in Yerrabi Owned outright: 30.0 pts higher in Bega

Demographics & Identity

Population in Begain Yerrabi +22,187 larger in Yerrabi gap widening
76,529 77th pct 98,716 90th pct
Median age in Begain Yerrabi +20 yrs older in Bega gap steady
53 yrs 100th pct 33 yrs 10th pct
First Nations in Begain Yerrabi +3.3 pts higher in Bega gap steady
5.0% 74th pct 1.7% 40th pct
Aged 65+ in Begain Yerrabi +22.5 pts higher in Bega gap widening
31.0% 100th pct 8.5% 7th pct
Under 15 in Begain Yerrabi +8.2 pts higher in Yerrabi gap steady
14.4% 13th pct 22.6% 90th pct
De facto in Begain Yerrabi +2.8 pts higher in Bega gap widening
13.6% 74th pct 10.8% 29th pct

Age structure

17.1% Young adults (25–44) +19.3 pts ▸ 36.4%
31.0% Seniors (65+) ◂ +22.5 pts 8.5%
29.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +8.9 pts 20.4%
14.4% Children (0–14) +8.2 pts ▸ 22.6%
8.2% Youth (15–24) +3.8 pts ▸ 12.1%

Marital status

47.5% Married +6.3 pts ▸ 53.8%
29.4% Never married +5.3 pts ▸ 34.7%
12.0% Divorced ◂ +5.4 pts 6.6%
7.5% Widowed ◂ +5.0 pts 2.5%
3.6% Separated ◂ +1.2 pts 2.5%

Age & sex structure

Bega Yerrabi

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Begain Yerrabi +23.2 pts higher in Yerrabi gap widening
13.0% 19th pct 36.2% 77th pct

Country of birth

79.1% Australia ◂ +18.1 pts 60.9%
0.3% India +6.5 pts ▸ 6.8%
4.5% England ◂ +2.5 pts 2.0%
0.1% China +4.3 pts ▸ 4.4%
0.1% Nepal +1.6 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.1% Vietnam +1.3 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.4% Philippines +0.9 pts ▸ 1.3%
1.3% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%
0.3% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.2% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Ancestry

43.4% English ◂ +17.9 pts 25.4%
39.2% Australian ◂ +11.6 pts 27.6%
13.1% Irish ◂ +5.0 pts 8.1%
11.4% Scottish ◂ +4.2 pts 7.3%
0.6% Chinese +7.9 pts ▸ 8.5%
0.4% Indian +7.3 pts ▸ 7.7%
4.8% German ◂ +1.5 pts 3.2%
2.1% Italian +1.2 pts ▸ 3.3%
0.5% Filipino +1.4 pts ▸ 1.9%
0.1% Vietnamese +1.8 pts ▸ 1.9%
1.9% Dutch ◂ +0.5 pts 1.4%
0.5% Greek +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

Language

Other language in Begain Yerrabi +33.1 pts higher in Yerrabi gap widening
3.7% 5th pct 36.8% 84th pct
Limited English in Begain Yerrabi +4.0 pts higher in Yerrabi gap steady
0.4% 5th pct 4.3% 77th pct

Language used at home

89.2% English only ◂ +29.5 pts 59.7%
0.2% Mandarin +5.2 pts ▸ 5.4%
0.1% Punjabi +2.3 pts ▸ 2.4%
0.1% Hindi +1.9 pts ▸ 1.9%
0.1% Vietnamese +1.6 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.1% Cantonese +1.3 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.0% Arabic +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.1% Tagalog +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.2% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.2% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Religion

No religion in Begain Yerrabi +6.9 pts higher in Bega gap widening
44.8% 65th pct 37.9% 33rd pct

Religious affiliation

44.8% No religion ◂ +6.9 pts 37.9%
44.3% Christianity ◂ +7.0 pts 37.3%
9.0% Not stated ◂ +4.3 pts 4.7%
0.3% Hinduism +8.0 pts ▸ 8.3%
0.2% Islam +5.5 pts ▸ 5.7%
0.9% Buddhism +2.7 pts ▸ 3.6%
0.4% Other religions +1.9 pts ▸ 2.4%
0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Begain Yerrabi +35.9 pts higher in Yerrabi gap steady
43.1% 21st pct 79.0% 94th pct
Bachelor+ in Begain Yerrabi +24.8 pts higher in Yerrabi gap widening
17.6% 38th pct 42.4% 87th pct
Schools/1k kids in Begain Yerrabi +2.41 more in Bega
3.44 84th pct 1.03 6th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Begain Yerrabi +15 more in Bega
38 86th pct 23 60th pct
Students in Begain Yerrabi +6,126 more in Yerrabi
9,932 54th pct 16,058 87th pct
Avg size in Begain Yerrabi +430 larger in Yerrabi
268 17th pct 698 83rd pct
ICSEA in Begain Yerrabi +109 higher in Yerrabi
974 23rd pct 1,083 77th pct

Highest year of school

43.1% Year 12 +35.9 pts ▸ 79.0%
28.4% Year 10 ◂ +19.0 pts 9.4%
11.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +7.5 pts 4.2%
8.1% Year 11 ◂ +4.5 pts 3.6%

Highest qualification level

33.5% Certificate III / IV ◂ +18.0 pts 15.4%
18.5% Bachelor degree +14.5 pts ▸ 33.0%
5.5% Postgraduate degree +15.2 pts ▸ 20.8%
14.6% Advanced diploma / diploma even 14.6%
4.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.5 pts ▸ 5.4%
2.3% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.9 pts 1.4%

Field of qualification

14.3% Management & commerce +9.8 pts ▸ 24.1%
11.5% Society & culture +4.3 pts ▸ 15.8%
12.9% Engineering & related ◂ +3.9 pts 9.0%
10.7% Health ◂ +3.1 pts 7.5%
1.3% Information technology +9.1 pts ▸ 10.4%
9.6% Education ◂ +2.9 pts 6.7%
7.6% Architecture & building ◂ +3.7 pts 3.9%
5.7% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.4 pts 4.2%
2.3% Natural & physical sciences +2.6 pts ▸ 4.9%
2.9% Creative arts +0.8 pts ▸ 3.7%
3.6% Agriculture & environment ◂ +2.3 pts 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Begain Yerrabi +$554 higher in Yerrabi gap widening
$630 11th pct $1,184 91st pct
Household income in Begain Yerrabi +$1,332 higher in Yerrabi gap widening
$1,183 5th pct $2,515 95th pct
Family income in Begain Yerrabi +$1,353 higher in Yerrabi gap widening
$1,465 6th pct $2,818 88th pct
High earners in Begain Yerrabi +15.5 pts higher in Yerrabi gap widening
5.7% 13th pct 21.2% 88th pct
High-income homes in Begain Yerrabi +28.7 pts higher in Yerrabi gap widening
10.1% 6th pct 38.8% 95th pct

Household income distribution

35.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +20.0 pts 15.7%
25.1% $1,500–$2,999 +8.6 pts ▸ 33.7%
4.5% $4,000 or more +17.8 pts ▸ 22.3%
22.0% Under $650 ◂ +15.4 pts 6.6%
5.6% $3,000–$3,999 +10.9 pts ▸ 16.5%

Personal income distribution

46.9% Under $650 ◂ +18.8 pts 28.1%
31.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.4 pts 31.2%
10.8% $1,500–$2,999 +19.3 pts ▸ 30.0%
2.0% $3,000 or more +4.9 pts ▸ 6.9%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Begain Yerrabi +13.2 pts higher in Bega
36.6% 96th pct 23.3% 22nd pct
Mental health in Begain Yerrabi +2.1 pts higher in Bega
10.5% 74th pct 8.4% 41st pct
Needs assistance in Begain Yerrabi +3.6 pts higher in Bega gap steady
7.1% 80th pct 3.5% 10th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

14.7% Arthritis ◂ +9.2 pts 5.5%
10.5% Mental health ◂ +2.1 pts 8.4%
9.2% Other condition ◂ +0.8 pts 8.3%
8.9% Asthma ◂ +0.8 pts 8.1%
6.2% Heart disease ◂ +4.0 pts 2.1%
5.5% Diabetes ◂ +1.9 pts 3.6%
4.6% Cancer ◂ +2.8 pts 1.8%
3.1% Lung condition ◂ +2.2 pts 0.9%
1.4% Stroke ◂ +0.9 pts 0.5%
1.0% Dementia ◂ +0.8 pts 0.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

53.8% None +17.6 pts ▸ 71.5%
23.1% One condition ◂ +5.8 pts 17.3%
8.6% Two conditions ◂ +4.2 pts 4.4%
4.9% Three or more ◂ +3.3 pts 1.7%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Begain Yerrabi +4.7 pts higher in Bega gap widening
19.5% 87th pct 14.8% 53rd pct
Unpaid carers in Begain Yerrabi +2.8 pts higher in Bega gap steady
13.4% 78th pct 10.6% 25th pct
Unpaid child care in Begain Yerrabi +12.7 pts higher in Yerrabi gap steady
20.8% 12th pct 33.5% 94th pct
Defence service in Begain Yerrabi +1.8 pts higher in Yerrabi
4.2% 81st pct 6.0% 92nd pct
Housework 15h+ in Begain Yerrabi +7.3 pts higher in Bega gap steady
26.6% 100th pct 19.3% 33rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Begain Yerrabi +0.7 larger in Yerrabi gap steady
2.2 10th pct 2.9 86th pct
One-parent in Begain Yerrabi +4.1 pts higher in Bega gap steady
14.5% 58th pct 10.4% 12th pct
Living alone in Begain Yerrabi +12.5 pts higher in Bega gap steady
30.9% 83rd pct 18.4% 13th pct

Family composition

42.5% Couples with children +24.9 pts ▸ 67.4%
42.2% Couples without children ◂ +20.9 pts 21.2%
14.5% One-parent families ◂ +4.1 pts 10.4%
0.8% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

Household size

42.4% 2 people ◂ +14.0 pts 28.4%
30.9% 1 person ◂ +12.5 pts 18.4%
9.4% 4 people +12.2 pts ▸ 21.6%
11.0% 3 people +8.4 pts ▸ 19.4%
4.1% 5 people +4.3 pts ▸ 8.4%
2.2% 6 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 3.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Begain Yerrabi +$142 higher in Yerrabi gap steady
$320 32nd pct $462 87th pct
Mortgage in Begain Yerrabi +$624 higher in Yerrabi gap narrowing
$1,517 23rd pct $2,141 78th pct
People / bedroom in Begain Yerrabi +0.20 higher in Yerrabi gap steady
0.70 0th pct 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Begain Yerrabi +10.0 pts higher in Yerrabi gap widening
21.6% 21st pct 31.6% 61st pct
Owned outright in Begain Yerrabi +30.0 pts higher in Bega gap widening
49.2% 100th pct 19.2% 10th pct
Separate houses in Begain Yerrabi +14.8 pts higher in Bega gap widening
83.9% 58th pct 69.2% 29th pct
3+ bedrooms in Begain Yerrabi +7.0 pts higher in Yerrabi gap narrowing
73.7% 35th pct 80.6% 60th pct

How homes are owned or rented

49.2% Owned outright ◂ +30.0 pts 19.2%
25.0% Owned with a mortgage +22.1 pts ▸ 47.1%
21.6% Rented +10.0 pts ▸ 31.6%
2.4% Other tenure ◂ +1.2 pts 1.2%
1.8% Not stated ◂ +0.8 pts 1.0%

Types of homes

83.9% Separate house ◂ +14.8 pts 69.2%
8.5% Townhouse / semi-detached +10.4 pts ▸ 18.8%
5.4% Flat or apartment +6.4 pts ▸ 11.8%
1.8% Other dwelling ◂ +1.8 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

43.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +7.9 pts 35.1%
24.7% 4 bedrooms +12.8 pts ▸ 37.4%
19.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +6.4 pts 13.1%
6.0% 5 or more +2.1 pts ▸ 8.1%
4.3% 1 bedroom +0.9 pts ▸ 5.2%
0.8% Studio / none ◂ +0.7 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

38.1% $350–$549 +8.5 pts ▸ 46.6%
40.2% $200–$349 ◂ +26.5 pts 13.7%
2.8% $550–$749 +22.2 pts ▸ 25.0%
14.5% Under $200 ◂ +6.3 pts 8.2%
0.3% $750 or more +3.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

26.1% $1,800–$2,999 +14.3 pts ▸ 40.4%
36.8% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +11.8 pts 25.0%
23.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +14.6 pts 9.2%
7.9% $3,000 or more +12.9 pts ▸ 20.8%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Begain Yerrabi +0.8 pts higher in Bega gap narrowing
4.2% 31st pct 3.4% 20th pct
Work from home in Begain Yerrabi +1.6 pts higher in Bega gap narrowing
12.2% 46th pct 10.5% 38th pct
PT commute in Begain Yerrabi +3.7 pts higher in Yerrabi gap narrowing
0.4% 6th pct 4.0% 73rd pct
PT stops in Begain Yerrabi +54 more in Bega
456 86th pct 402 80th pct
Stops/1k in Begain Yerrabi +1.89 more in Bega
5.96 77th pct 4.07 39th pct
Departures/1k in Begain Yerrabi +673.0 more in Yerrabi
163.7 14th pct 836.8 43rd pct
PT routes in Begain Yerrabi +4 more in Yerrabi
13 19th pct 17 26th pct

How people get to work

63.7% Car (driver) +0.1 pts ▸ 63.8%
12.2% Worked at home ◂ +1.6 pts 10.5%
4.3% Car (passenger) +0.9 pts ▸ 5.2%
3.8% Walked ◂ +2.8 pts 1.0%
0.3% Bus +1.0 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.5% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.0% Train +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

38.9% 2 vehicles +5.2 pts ▸ 44.1%
37.9% 1 vehicle ◂ +3.6 pts 34.3%
12.5% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.5 pts 12.0%
6.4% 4 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 6.2%
4.2% No vehicle ◂ +0.8 pts 3.4%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Begain Yerrabi +12.6 pts higher in Yerrabi gap narrowing
37.2% 39th pct 49.7% 88th pct
Recent arrivals in Begain Yerrabi +11.2 pts higher in Yerrabi gap narrowing
5.4% 6th pct 16.6% 71st pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Begain Yerrabi even gap narrowing
3.8% 18th pct 3.8% 17th pct
Participation in Begain Yerrabi +27.1 pts higher in Yerrabi gap steady
47.7% 9th pct 74.9% 100th pct
Full-time in Begain Yerrabi +16.8 pts higher in Yerrabi gap steady
50.3% 1st pct 67.0% 92nd pct

Industries people work in

6.9% Public administration & safety +20.9 pts ▸ 27.8%
15.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +5.5 pts 10.4%
11.4% Construction ◂ +4.1 pts 7.3%
11.2% Retail trade ◂ +3.8 pts 7.4%
4.5% Professional & technical +6.3 pts ▸ 10.8%
9.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.6 pts 7.2%
8.0% Education & training +0.9 pts ▸ 9.0%
4.8% Manufacturing ◂ +3.1 pts 1.7%
4.6% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +4.4 pts 0.2%
3.8% Other services ◂ +0.9 pts 2.9%
3.7% Administrative & support ◂ +1.0 pts 2.7%
3.1% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.6 pts 2.5%

Occupations people work in

17.0% Professionals +11.8 pts ▸ 28.7%
13.1% Managers +3.4 pts ▸ 16.5%
15.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +4.9 pts 10.7%
11.1% Clerical & administrative +4.2 pts ▸ 15.3%
13.8% Community & personal service ◂ +2.1 pts 11.7%
12.2% Labourers ◂ +6.9 pts 5.4%
9.7% Sales workers ◂ +3.0 pts 6.7%
5.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.8 pts 2.7%

Walkability

Walk score in Begain Yerrabi +2.3 higher in Yerrabi
3.8 20th pct 6.1 59th pct
Types ≤15 min in Begain Yerrabi +1.8 more in Yerrabi
3.7 19th pct 5.5 51st pct
15-min city in Begain Yerrabi +31.4 pts higher in Yerrabi
40.3% 18th pct 71.7% 54th pct
Walk to shops in Begain Yerrabi +32.6 pts higher in Yerrabi
41.5% 20th pct 74.0% 60th pct
Walk to transit in Begain Yerrabi +37.0 pts higher in Yerrabi
61.6% 23rd pct 98.6% 76th pct
Walk to school in Begain Yerrabi +46.5 pts higher in Yerrabi
32.9% 9th pct 79.5% 55th pct
Walk to a park in Begain Yerrabi +29.5 pts higher in Yerrabi
70.4% 17th pct 99.9% 79th pct
Walk to health in Begain Yerrabi +7.5 pts higher in Yerrabi
35.0% 30th pct 42.5% 43rd pct
Amenities/1k in Begain Yerrabi +9.9 more in Bega
22.4 86th pct 12.6 36th pct
Intersections/km² in Begain Yerrabi +224 higher in Yerrabi
1 15th pct 225 79th pct
Mean slope in Begain Yerrabi +3.8 pts higher in Bega
9.2% 91st pct 5.4% 51st pct

Compare Bega with nearby areas

Monaro Brindabella Kurrajong South Coast Murrumbidgee Yerrabi Ginninderra Gippsland East (Eastern Victoria)

Compare Yerrabi with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bega vs Yerrabi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED10009/bega/vs/SED80005/yerrabi