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Drysdale vs Nelson

State Electorate comparison ≈ 22 km apart · Drysdale profile · Nelson profile

Drysdale Nelson

Nelson and Drysdale are nearby Northern Territory areas with very different layouts and lifestyles. Nelson is a car-dependent area where separate houses are common (88.8%) and typical weekly household incomes are well higher at $2,484. In contrast, Drysdale is very walkable, with 95.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and 83.6% near groceries. Drysdale also has a much higher share of renters (48.0%) and one-parent families (27.3%), while Nelson has more homes owned outright (27.1%).

The gap in household incomes has widened since 2011, but the two areas share some similarities in their workforce and schooling. About 62% of adults in both places are working or looking for work, and their average school sizes are nearly the same. While Drysdale has a younger population and more people born overseas, both areas sit below the national figure for the share of people using a language other than English at home.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 27.5 pts higher in Drysdale Separate houses: 23.9 pts higher in Nelson Unemployment: 3.8 pts higher in Drysdale One-parent: 16.6 pts higher in Drysdale No car: 7.1 pts higher in Drysdale

Demographics & Identity

Population in Drysdalein Nelson +1,391 larger in Nelson gap widening
8,590 4th pct 9,981 4th pct
Median age in Drysdalein Nelson +4 yrs older in Nelson gap widening
33 yrs 10th pct 37 yrs 36th pct
First Nations in Drysdalein Nelson +1.9 pts higher in Drysdale gap narrowing
19.5% 92nd pct 17.6% 91st pct
Aged 65+ in Drysdalein Nelson +1.2 pts higher in Nelson gap steady
9.0% 8th pct 10.2% 11th pct
Under 15 in Drysdalein Nelson +7.3 pts higher in Drysdale gap widening
23.5% 93rd pct 16.2% 27th pct
De facto in Drysdalein Nelson +2.3 pts higher in Nelson gap narrowing
15.8% 88th pct 18.1% 94th pct

Age structure

31.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.3 pts 30.7%
23.9% Older adults (45–64) +4.2 pts ▸ 28.1%
23.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +7.3 pts 16.2%
12.7% Youth (15–24) +2.2 pts ▸ 14.8%
9.0% Seniors (65+) +1.2 pts ▸ 10.2%

Marital status

47.5% Never married ◂ +4.2 pts 43.3%
34.7% Married +9.1 pts ▸ 43.9%
10.3% Divorced ◂ +2.7 pts 7.6%
4.6% Separated ◂ +1.7 pts 3.0%
2.9% Widowed ◂ +0.6 pts 2.2%

Age & sex structure

Drysdale Nelson

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Drysdalein Nelson +7.4 pts higher in Drysdale gap narrowing
19.7% 39th pct 12.4% 17th pct

Country of birth

67.3% Australia +13.5 pts ▸ 80.7%
4.0% Philippines ◂ +3.3 pts 0.6%
2.0% England +0.9 pts ▸ 2.9%
1.7% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 1.6%
1.3% India ◂ +0.7 pts 0.6%
1.0% Nepal ◂ +0.9 pts 0.1%
0.7% Vietnam ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%
0.5% China ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%
0.4% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%
0.1% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

30.3% Australian +7.0 pts ▸ 37.3%
28.3% English +5.0 pts ▸ 33.3%
7.1% Irish +1.8 pts ▸ 8.9%
6.9% Scottish +1.8 pts ▸ 8.7%
5.1% Filipino ◂ +4.2 pts 0.9%
4.2% German +0.4 pts ▸ 4.6%
2.5% Chinese ◂ +1.4 pts 1.1%
1.5% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 1.7%
1.4% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%
1.2% Indian ◂ +0.7 pts 0.5%
1.0% Greek even 1.0%
0.8% Vietnamese ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

Language

Other language in Drysdalein Nelson +10.0 pts higher in Drysdale gap narrowing
16.5% 54th pct 6.5% 26th pct
Limited English in Drysdalein Nelson +1.4 pts higher in Drysdale gap steady
2.0% 57th pct 0.5% 16th pct

Language used at home

69.2% English only +6.6 pts ▸ 75.8%
1.9% Tagalog ◂ +1.7 pts 0.2%
0.8% Vietnamese ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%
0.7% Mandarin ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%
0.6% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%
0.4% Punjabi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%
0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.2% Italian even 0.1%
0.1% Hindi even 0.1%
0.1% Arabic even 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Drysdalein Nelson +1.9 pts higher in Nelson gap narrowing
43.6% 58th pct 45.5% 68th pct

Religious affiliation

43.6% No religion +1.9 pts ▸ 45.5%
34.1% Christianity ◂ +2.2 pts 32.0%
15.7% Not stated +3.8 pts ▸ 19.5%
2.5% Buddhism ◂ +1.1 pts 1.4%
1.7% Hinduism ◂ +1.2 pts 0.5%
1.2% Islam ◂ +0.8 pts 0.4%
1.0% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Drysdalein Nelson +2.1 pts higher in Nelson gap narrowing
42.9% 20th pct 45.0% 25th pct
Bachelor+ in Drysdalein Nelson +1.3 pts higher in Drysdale gap steady
13.7% 21st pct 12.4% 16th pct
Schools/1k kids in Drysdalein Nelson +0.13 more in Drysdale
1.98 54th pct 1.85 47th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Drysdalein Nelson +1 more in Drysdale
4 5th pct 3 4th pct
Students in Drysdalein Nelson +464 more in Drysdale
2,170 5th pct 1,706 4th pct
Avg size in Drysdalein Nelson +26 larger in Nelson
543 62nd pct 569 66th pct
ICSEA in Drysdalein Nelson +137 higher in Nelson
867 2nd pct 1,004 40th pct

Highest year of school

42.9% Year 12 +2.1 pts ▸ 45.0%
20.0% Year 10 +6.8 pts ▸ 26.8%
13.1% Year 11 ◂ +0.8 pts 12.3%
9.1% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.6 pts 7.5%

Highest qualification level

34.0% Certificate III / IV +7.2 pts ▸ 41.2%
14.5% Bachelor degree +0.6 pts ▸ 15.2%
11.4% Advanced diploma / diploma +3.0 pts ▸ 14.4%
4.4% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.6 pts 3.7%
3.9% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.1 pts 2.9%
3.1% Graduate diploma / certificate even 3.1%

Field of qualification

14.7% Engineering & related +7.1 pts ▸ 21.7%
15.7% Management & commerce +0.3 pts ▸ 15.9%
10.9% Society & culture ◂ +1.6 pts 9.3%
6.9% Health +1.2 pts ▸ 8.2%
4.1% Architecture & building +3.0 pts ▸ 7.1%
6.9% Education ◂ +0.3 pts 6.6%
5.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.2 pts 4.1%
2.3% Agriculture & environment +1.1 pts ▸ 3.4%
2.7% Information technology ◂ +1.1 pts 1.5%
1.6% Natural & physical sciences +0.5 pts ▸ 2.1%
1.7% Creative arts ◂ +0.1 pts 1.6%

Income

Personal income in Drysdalein Nelson +$251 higher in Nelson gap narrowing
$934 75th pct $1,185 91st pct
Household income in Drysdalein Nelson +$814 higher in Nelson gap widening
$1,670 46th pct $2,484 94th pct
Family income in Drysdalein Nelson +$746 higher in Nelson gap widening
$2,035 48th pct $2,781 87th pct
High earners in Drysdalein Nelson +4.8 pts higher in Nelson gap steady
9.9% 45th pct 14.7% 71st pct
High-income homes in Drysdalein Nelson +17.9 pts higher in Nelson gap widening
17.2% 35th pct 35.1% 90th pct

Household income distribution

31.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.7 pts 27.5%
24.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +8.2 pts 16.7%
7.7% $4,000 or more +12.6 pts ▸ 20.3%
16.3% Under $650 ◂ +8.5 pts 7.8%
9.6% $3,000–$3,999 +5.3 pts ▸ 14.8%

Personal income distribution

32.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.3 pts 27.9%
32.1% Under $650 ◂ +9.9 pts 22.2%
19.6% $1,500–$2,999 +4.1 pts ▸ 23.7%
2.1% $3,000 or more +2.6 pts ▸ 4.7%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Drysdalein Nelson +4.5 pts higher in Drysdale
23.0% 19th pct 18.5% 5th pct
Mental health in Drysdalein Nelson +2.5 pts higher in Drysdale
7.3% 27th pct 4.7% 7th pct
Needs assistance in Drysdalein Nelson +1.5 pts higher in Drysdale gap widening
4.6% 28th pct 3.1% 5th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

7.5% Asthma ◂ +1.8 pts 5.7%
7.4% Other condition ◂ +2.6 pts 4.7%
7.3% Mental health ◂ +2.5 pts 4.7%
6.0% Arthritis ◂ +0.7 pts 5.4%
4.8% Diabetes ◂ +1.9 pts 2.9%
2.8% Heart disease ◂ +0.7 pts 2.0%
1.9% Cancer +0.1 pts ▸ 2.0%
1.6% Lung condition ◂ +0.4 pts 1.2%
0.6% Stroke even 0.6%
0.4% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

61.0% None +1.0 pts ▸ 62.0%
15.7% One condition ◂ +2.0 pts 13.7%
4.9% Two conditions ◂ +1.6 pts 3.2%
2.4% Three or more ◂ +0.9 pts 1.5%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Drysdalein Nelson +2.6 pts higher in Nelson gap narrowing
11.0% 21st pct 13.7% 42nd pct
Unpaid carers in Drysdalein Nelson +2.1 pts higher in Drysdale gap narrowing
10.2% 20th pct 8.1% 7th pct
Unpaid child care in Drysdalein Nelson +4.5 pts higher in Drysdale gap narrowing
26.9% 54th pct 22.5% 16th pct
Defence service in Drysdalein Nelson +5.7 pts higher in Nelson
4.9% 88th pct 10.7% 100th pct
Housework 15h+ in Drysdalein Nelson +1.8 pts higher in Nelson gap widening
16.0% 12th pct 17.8% 21st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Drysdalein Nelson +0.4 larger in Nelson gap narrowing
2.5 43rd pct 2.9 86th pct
One-parent in Drysdalein Nelson +16.6 pts higher in Drysdale gap widening
27.3% 100th pct 10.7% 15th pct
Living alone in Drysdalein Nelson +10.5 pts higher in Drysdale gap widening
28.2% 65th pct 17.7% 11th pct

Family composition

51.2% Couples with children +10.5 pts ▸ 61.6%
27.3% One-parent families ◂ +16.6 pts 10.7%
20.4% Couples without children +6.4 pts ▸ 26.8%
1.1% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Household size

29.5% 2 people +3.8 pts ▸ 33.3%
28.2% 1 person ◂ +10.5 pts 17.7%
13.9% 4 people +5.3 pts ▸ 19.1%
18.0% 3 people ◂ +2.3 pts 15.6%
6.7% 5 people +2.1 pts ▸ 8.9%
4.1% 6 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 5.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Drysdalein Nelson +$70 higher in Nelson gap narrowing
$300 25th pct $370 52nd pct
Mortgage in Drysdalein Nelson +$653 higher in Nelson gap widening
$1,733 41st pct $2,386 88th pct
People / bedroom in Drysdalein Nelson +0.10 higher in Nelson gap narrowing
0.90 86th pct 1.00 93rd pct
Renting in Drysdalein Nelson +27.5 pts higher in Drysdale gap narrowing
48.0% 90th pct 20.4% 17th pct
Owned outright in Drysdalein Nelson +15.2 pts higher in Nelson gap widening
12.0% 1st pct 27.1% 32nd pct
Separate houses in Drysdalein Nelson +23.9 pts higher in Nelson gap widening
64.9% 24th pct 88.8% 73rd pct
3+ bedrooms in Drysdalein Nelson +6.3 pts higher in Nelson gap narrowing
67.1% 23rd pct 73.3% 34th pct

How homes are owned or rented

37.1% Owned with a mortgage +11.2 pts ▸ 48.3%
48.0% Rented ◂ +27.5 pts 20.4%
12.0% Owned outright +15.2 pts ▸ 27.1%
2.7% Not stated ◂ +0.9 pts 1.7%
0.5% Other tenure +2.0 pts ▸ 2.5%

Types of homes

64.9% Separate house +23.9 pts ▸ 88.8%
31.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +26.7 pts 4.3%
3.9% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.4 pts 2.5%
0.0% Other dwelling +3.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

Bedrooms per home

52.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +18.1 pts 34.0%
12.6% 4 bedrooms +14.8 pts ▸ 27.4%
23.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +9.5 pts 13.9%
2.4% 5 or more +9.5 pts ▸ 11.9%
6.7% 1 bedroom +2.1 pts ▸ 8.8%
0.0% Studio / none +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

Weekly rent distribution

34.3% $350–$549 +0.7 pts ▸ 34.9%
31.8% $200–$349 ◂ +4.5 pts 27.3%
24.6% Under $200 ◂ +14.3 pts 10.2%
3.0% $550–$749 +12.8 pts ▸ 15.8%
0.4% $750 or more +2.5 pts ▸ 3.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +21.7 pts 16.4%
35.7% $1,800–$2,999 +1.4 pts ▸ 37.1%
7.0% $3,000 or more +23.9 pts ▸ 30.9%
13.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +5.3 pts 8.5%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Drysdalein Nelson +7.1 pts higher in Drysdale gap narrowing
9.0% 81st pct 1.9% 2nd pct
Work from home in Drysdalein Nelson +2.0 pts higher in Nelson gap widening
2.8% 0th pct 4.9% 8th pct
PT commute in Drysdalein Nelson +1.8 pts higher in Drysdale gap narrowing
2.6% 52nd pct 0.8% 18th pct
PT stops in Drysdalein Nelson +3 more in Drysdale
44 7th pct 41 7th pct
Stops/1k in Drysdalein Nelson +1.01 more in Drysdale
5.12 61st pct 4.11 39th pct
Departures/1k in Drysdalein Nelson +1,103.7 more in Drysdale
1,419.2 67th pct 315.5 22nd pct
PT routes in Drysdalein Nelson +16 more in Drysdale
35 69th pct 19 30th pct

How people get to work

70.2% Car (driver) ◂ +2.5 pts 67.6%
6.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +2.5 pts 4.3%
2.0% Walked +3.0 pts ▸ 5.0%
2.8% Worked at home +2.0 pts ▸ 4.9%
2.4% Bus ◂ +1.8 pts 0.7%
0.6% Bicycle +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.0% Train +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

38.9% 1 vehicle ◂ +18.0 pts 20.9%
35.6% 2 vehicles +2.6 pts ▸ 38.2%
11.3% 3 vehicles +8.9 pts ▸ 20.2%
5.1% 4 or more +13.8 pts ▸ 18.9%
9.0% No vehicle ◂ +7.1 pts 1.9%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Drysdalein Nelson +7.2 pts higher in Drysdale gap narrowing
38.6% 47th pct 31.4% 11th pct
Recent arrivals in Drysdalein Nelson +8.6 pts higher in Drysdale gap widening
16.8% 71st pct 8.2% 25th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Drysdalein Nelson +3.8 pts higher in Drysdale gap widening
6.9% 86th pct 3.0% 0th pct
Participation in Drysdalein Nelson +0.4 pts higher in Drysdale gap narrowing
62.6% 57th pct 62.3% 55th pct
Full-time in Drysdalein Nelson +1.6 pts higher in Nelson gap narrowing
68.0% 94th pct 69.6% 97th pct

Industries people work in

15.4% Public administration & safety +9.4 pts ▸ 24.7%
10.8% Construction +3.4 pts ▸ 14.2%
11.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.5 pts 6.9%
9.0% Retail trade ◂ +2.7 pts 6.4%
8.5% Education & training ◂ +1.8 pts 6.6%
7.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.8 pts 3.4%
5.8% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.2 pts 4.6%
4.0% Other services +0.5 pts ▸ 4.6%
3.9% Professional & technical even 3.9%
2.5% Mining +1.5 pts ▸ 3.9%
3.6% Administrative & support ◂ +1.1 pts 2.5%
3.3% Manufacturing +0.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

Occupations people work in

16.9% Technicians & trades +2.9 pts ▸ 19.8%
15.1% Clerical & administrative +0.2 pts ▸ 15.4%
14.9% Community & personal service +0.4 pts ▸ 15.4%
9.6% Managers +4.4 pts ▸ 14.0%
13.7% Professionals ◂ +0.6 pts 13.0%
10.9% Labourers ◂ +4.1 pts 6.9%
8.5% Sales workers ◂ +2.4 pts 6.1%
8.2% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.2 pts 7.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Drysdalein Nelson +5.9 higher in Drysdale
6.9 71st pct 1.0 0th pct
Types ≤15 min in Drysdalein Nelson +5.8 more in Drysdale
6.6 71st pct 0.9 0th pct
15-min city in Drysdalein Nelson +87.5 pts higher in Drysdale
95.7% 84th pct 8.2% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Drysdalein Nelson +70.0 pts higher in Drysdale
83.6% 71st pct 13.5% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Drysdalein Nelson +80.4 pts higher in Drysdale
100.0% 100th pct 19.6% 6th pct
Walk to school in Drysdalein Nelson +87.8 pts higher in Drysdale
92.9% 80th pct 5.1% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Drysdalein Nelson +93.5 pts higher in Drysdale
100.0% 100th pct 6.5% 0th pct
Walk to health in Drysdalein Nelson +46.9 pts higher in Drysdale
57.6% 60th pct 10.7% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Drysdalein Nelson +3.5 more in Drysdale
14.1 49th pct 10.6 15th pct
Intersections/km² in Drysdalein Nelson +236 higher in Drysdale
238 82nd pct 2 16th pct
Mean slope in Drysdalein Nelson +0.5 pts higher in Drysdale
3.8% 20th pct 3.3% 12th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Drysdale vs Nelson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED70010/drysdale/vs/SED70020/nelson