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Other Urban vs Major Urban

Section of State comparison ≈ 588 km apart · Other Urban profile · Major Urban profile

Other Urban Major Urban

Major Urban and Other Urban are two very different places located nearly 600 km apart. Major Urban is far more diverse, with 26.8% of people born overseas and 16.4% using another language at home, compared to 11.7% and 6.1% in Other Urban. Education and income are also significantly higher in Major Urban, where 62.7% of residents completed Year 12 and the typical weekly household income is $1,787, while in Other Urban these figures are 42.4% and $1,347. Residents of Major Urban also enjoy much better walkability, with 73.9% living within 15 minutes of groceries compared to 57.1% in Other Urban.

These two areas have tracked in opposite directions since 2011, as the gaps in household income, university degrees, and rental rates have all widened. Despite these diverging trends, they share a similar proportion of children under 15 and an almost identical share of people who have served in the Defence Force. Other Urban is notably older, with a typical resident aged 42 and 23.3% of the population aged 65 or over, which is well higher than the figures in Major Urban.

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Where they differ most

Population: 2,031,119 larger in Major Urban Year 12: 20.3 pts higher in Major Urban Born overseas: 15.1 pts higher in Major Urban Separate houses: 13.7 pts higher in Other Urban PT commute: 3.1 pts higher in Major Urban

Demographics & Identity

Population in Other Urbanin Major Urban +2,031,119 larger in Major Urban gap widening
1,583,879 88th pct 3,614,998 94th pct
Median age in Other Urbanin Major Urban +5 yrs older in Other Urban gap narrowing
42 yrs 57th pct 37 yrs 14th pct
First Nations in Other Urbanin Major Urban +4.4 pts higher in Other Urban gap widening
7.7% 68th pct 3.4% 35th pct
Aged 65+ in Other Urbanin Major Urban +7.7 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
23.3% 90th pct 15.6% 44th pct
Under 15 in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.5 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
18.3% 71st pct 18.7% 77th pct
De facto in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.4 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
12.6% 44th pct 12.9% 57th pct

Age structure

23.2% Young adults (25–44) +5.4 pts ▸ 28.6%
24.3% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.3 pts 24.1%
23.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +7.7 pts 15.6%
18.3% Children (0–14) +0.5 pts ▸ 18.7%
10.9% Youth (15–24) +2.1 pts ▸ 13.0%

Marital status

43.8% Married +0.3 pts ▸ 44.2%
34.7% Never married +3.8 pts ▸ 38.5%
10.5% Divorced ◂ +1.1 pts 9.4%
7.1% Widowed ◂ +2.6 pts 4.5%
3.8% Separated ◂ +0.4 pts 3.5%

Age & sex structure

Other Urban Major Urban

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Other Urbanin Major Urban +15.1 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
11.7% 29th pct 26.8% 82nd pct

Country of birth

81.8% Australia ◂ +13.6 pts 68.2%
1.1% New Zealand +3.5 pts ▸ 4.7%
2.7% England +1.3 pts ▸ 4.0%
0.9% India +1.0 pts ▸ 1.8%
0.3% China +1.2 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.4% South Africa +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.6% Philippines +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.1% Vietnam +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.2% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.3% Nepal even 0.3%

Ancestry

41.3% English ◂ +4.0 pts 37.3%
40.5% Australian ◂ +9.1 pts 31.4%
11.9% Irish ◂ +0.8 pts 11.2%
10.5% Scottish ◂ +0.3 pts 10.2%
4.2% German +1.3 pts ▸ 5.5%
0.9% Chinese +3.1 pts ▸ 4.1%
2.5% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 3.0%
0.9% Indian +1.4 pts ▸ 2.4%
1.3% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.9% Filipino +0.7 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.2% Vietnamese +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.5% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

Language

Other language in Other Urbanin Major Urban +10.2 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
6.1% 28th pct 16.4% 72nd pct
Limited English in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.4 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
0.8% 43rd pct 2.2% 71st pct

Language used at home

87.3% English only ◂ +9.1 pts 78.3%
0.3% Mandarin +1.8 pts ▸ 2.2%
0.1% Vietnamese +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.4% Punjabi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.2% Cantonese +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.1% Hindi +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.2% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.2% Arabic +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.3% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.1% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Religion

No religion in Other Urbanin Major Urban +4.8 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
37.3% 33rd pct 42.2% 55th pct

Religious affiliation

51.6% Christianity ◂ +7.2 pts 44.4%
37.3% No religion +4.8 pts ▸ 42.2%
8.0% Not stated ◂ +0.9 pts 7.1%
0.8% Hinduism +0.9 pts ▸ 1.8%
0.8% Buddhism +0.9 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.5% Islam +1.0 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.9% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Other Urbanin Major Urban +20.3 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
42.4% 50th pct 62.7% 88th pct
Bachelor+ in Other Urbanin Major Urban +9.6 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
16.2% 59th pct 25.8% 84th pct

Highest year of school

42.4% Year 12 +20.3 pts ▸ 62.7%
29.4% Year 10 ◂ +11.5 pts 17.9%
12.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +5.9 pts 7.0%
7.2% Year 11 ◂ +1.0 pts 6.1%

Highest qualification level

35.2% Certificate III / IV ◂ +8.0 pts 27.2%
18.7% Bachelor degree +8.4 pts ▸ 27.0%
14.3% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.3 pts ▸ 15.7%
5.4% Postgraduate degree +3.6 pts ▸ 9.0%
3.1% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.8 pts ▸ 3.9%
2.5% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.4 pts 2.1%

Field of qualification

16.1% Management & commerce +4.0 pts ▸ 20.1%
14.4% Engineering & related ◂ +1.1 pts 13.2%
11.5% Society & culture +1.0 pts ▸ 12.5%
11.1% Health +0.3 pts ▸ 11.4%
9.1% Education ◂ +1.5 pts 7.7%
6.0% Architecture & building ◂ +0.4 pts 5.6%
5.8% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.2 pts 5.5%
2.8% Creative arts +1.0 pts ▸ 3.8%
1.5% Information technology +1.4 pts ▸ 3.0%
1.8% Natural & physical sciences +0.9 pts ▸ 2.8%
2.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.3 pts 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Other Urbanin Major Urban +$131 higher in Major Urban gap narrowing
$702 41st pct $833 70th pct
Household income in Other Urbanin Major Urban +$440 higher in Major Urban gap widening
$1,347 26th pct $1,787 65th pct
Family income in Other Urbanin Major Urban +$379 higher in Major Urban gap narrowing
$1,749 36th pct $2,128 72nd pct
High earners in Other Urbanin Major Urban +3.9 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
8.0% 44th pct 12.0% 72nd pct
High-income homes in Other Urbanin Major Urban +8.0 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
14.2% 35th pct 22.2% 67th pct

Household income distribution

27.5% $1,500–$2,999 +3.7 pts ▸ 31.2%
31.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.3 pts 25.9%
20.0% Under $650 ◂ +6.1 pts 14.0%
6.5% $4,000 or more +5.2 pts ▸ 11.7%
7.7% $3,000–$3,999 +2.8 pts ▸ 10.5%

Personal income distribution

43.0% Under $650 ◂ +5.1 pts 37.9%
32.1% $650–$1,499 +0.6 pts ▸ 32.7%
14.0% $1,500–$2,999 +4.1 pts ▸ 18.1%
2.5% $3,000 or more +2.0 pts ▸ 4.5%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Other Urbanin Major Urban +6.7 pts higher in Other Urban
34.7% 93rd pct 28.0% 53rd pct
Mental health in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.5 pts higher in Other Urban
11.2% 79th pct 9.7% 60th pct
Needs assistance in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.8 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
7.5% 97th pct 5.7% 63rd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

12.2% Arthritis ◂ +4.1 pts 8.1%
11.2% Mental health ◂ +1.5 pts 9.7%
10.1% Asthma ◂ +1.7 pts 8.4%
8.7% Other condition ◂ +0.2 pts 8.5%
5.7% Diabetes ◂ +1.5 pts 4.2%
5.3% Heart disease ◂ +1.5 pts 3.8%
3.7% Cancer ◂ +0.8 pts 3.0%
2.8% Lung condition ◂ +1.0 pts 1.8%
1.3% Stroke ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%
1.1% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

55.9% None +8.2 pts ▸ 64.1%
22.0% One condition ◂ +2.9 pts 19.1%
8.0% Two conditions ◂ +2.1 pts 5.9%
4.7% Three or more ◂ +1.7 pts 3.0%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.4 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
15.0% 43rd pct 13.6% 37th pct
Unpaid carers in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.7 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
12.9% 71st pct 11.1% 46th pct
Unpaid child care in Other Urbanin Major Urban +2.0 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
25.3% 56th pct 27.2% 83rd pct
Defence service in Other Urbanin Major Urban even
3.8% 68th pct 3.8% 68th pct
Housework 15h+ in Other Urbanin Major Urban +2.4 pts higher in Other Urban gap narrowing
22.1% 68th pct 19.7% 46th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.2 larger in Major Urban gap steady
2.4 29th pct 2.6 71st pct
One-parent in Other Urbanin Major Urban +2.5 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
17.9% 85th pct 15.4% 61st pct
Living alone in Other Urbanin Major Urban +5.6 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
30.0% 77th pct 24.4% 37th pct

Family composition

50.0% Couples with children +6.7 pts ▸ 56.7%
31.0% Couples without children ◂ +4.4 pts 26.6%
17.9% One-parent families ◂ +2.5 pts 15.4%
1.1% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

Household size

36.0% 2 people ◂ +1.8 pts 34.2%
30.0% 1 person ◂ +5.6 pts 24.4%
13.7% 3 people +2.8 pts ▸ 16.5%
12.1% 4 people +3.4 pts ▸ 15.5%
5.5% 5 people +0.7 pts ▸ 6.2%
2.7% 6 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 3.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Other Urbanin Major Urban +$70 higher in Major Urban gap narrowing
$320 69th pct $390 88th pct
Mortgage in Other Urbanin Major Urban +$242 higher in Major Urban gap narrowing
$1,600 57th pct $1,842 71st pct
People / bedroom in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.10 higher in Major Urban gap widening
0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct
Renting in Other Urbanin Major Urban +6.2 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
29.6% 53rd pct 35.8% 80th pct
Owned outright in Other Urbanin Major Urban +10.2 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
36.5% 60th pct 26.3% 15th pct
Separate houses in Other Urbanin Major Urban +13.7 pts higher in Other Urban gap widening
82.7% 35th pct 69.0% 15th pct
3+ bedrooms in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.7 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
77.0% 55th pct 75.4% 47th pct

How homes are owned or rented

36.5% Owned outright ◂ +10.2 pts 26.3%
29.6% Rented +6.2 pts ▸ 35.8%
30.1% Owned with a mortgage +4.9 pts ▸ 35.0%
2.1% Other tenure ◂ +0.5 pts 1.6%
1.8% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 1.4%

Types of homes

82.7% Separate house ◂ +13.7 pts 69.0%
5.3% Flat or apartment +11.0 pts ▸ 16.3%
10.6% Townhouse / semi-detached +3.4 pts ▸ 14.0%
1.0% Other dwelling ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

42.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +6.2 pts 36.3%
28.7% 4 bedrooms +2.2 pts ▸ 30.9%
17.5% 2 bedrooms +0.5 pts ▸ 17.9%
5.7% 5 or more +2.4 pts ▸ 8.1%
3.5% 1 bedroom +1.5 pts ▸ 5.0%
0.3% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

35.5% $350–$549 +15.2 pts ▸ 50.7%
40.2% $200–$349 ◂ +14.7 pts 25.6%
15.1% Under $200 ◂ +7.1 pts 8.1%
4.6% $550–$749 +5.4 pts ▸ 9.9%
1.1% $750 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 2.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

37.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +5.3 pts 31.8%
28.4% $1,800–$2,999 +6.2 pts ▸ 34.6%
19.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +6.3 pts 13.5%
9.3% $3,000 or more +5.2 pts ▸ 14.5%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Other Urbanin Major Urban even gap narrowing
6.2% 61st pct 6.2% 62nd pct
Work from home in Other Urbanin Major Urban +3.4 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
12.3% 63rd pct 15.7% 78th pct
PT commute in Other Urbanin Major Urban +3.1 pts higher in Major Urban gap narrowing
0.5% 17th pct 3.7% 70th pct

How people get to work

63.4% Car (driver) ◂ +5.6 pts 57.8%
12.3% Worked at home +3.4 pts ▸ 15.7%
4.9% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.7 pts 4.2%
3.0% Walked ◂ +0.8 pts 2.2%
0.4% Bus +1.6 pts ▸ 2.0%
0.1% Train +1.4 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.5% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

Motor vehicles per home

39.0% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.9 pts 37.1%
37.1% 2 vehicles +1.2 pts ▸ 38.2%
11.7% 3 vehicles +0.4 pts ▸ 12.1%
6.1% 4 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 6.3%
6.2% No vehicle even 6.2%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Other Urbanin Major Urban +6.9 pts higher in Major Urban gap narrowing
40.4% 63rd pct 47.3% 85th pct
Recent arrivals in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.2 pts higher in Major Urban gap narrowing
14.1% 54th pct 14.2% 55th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.6 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
4.8% 39th pct 5.4% 56th pct
Participation in Other Urbanin Major Urban +9.6 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
54.5% 42nd pct 64.1% 84th pct
Full-time in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.6 pts higher in Major Urban gap narrowing
57.0% 45th pct 58.6% 59th pct

Industries people work in

16.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.8 pts 16.0%
10.3% Retail trade ◂ +0.9 pts 9.4%
9.3% Construction ◂ +0.3 pts 9.0%
9.3% Education & training ◂ +0.3 pts 9.0%
8.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.9 pts 7.4%
4.3% Professional & technical +3.5 pts ▸ 7.8%
7.2% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.8 pts 6.4%
6.1% Manufacturing ◂ +0.6 pts 5.5%
3.7% Transport & warehousing +1.1 pts ▸ 4.8%
4.0% Other services ◂ +0.2 pts 3.9%
3.5% Administrative & support even 3.5%
1.6% Finance & insurance +1.4 pts ▸ 3.0%

Occupations people work in

18.2% Professionals +5.7 pts ▸ 23.9%
15.1% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.3 pts 12.8%
14.3% Community & personal service ◂ +1.8 pts 12.5%
11.5% Clerical & administrative +1.6 pts ▸ 13.1%
11.0% Managers +1.4 pts ▸ 12.3%
11.8% Labourers ◂ +2.8 pts 8.9%
9.2% Sales workers ◂ +0.3 pts 8.8%
7.2% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.4 pts 5.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.9 higher in Major Urban
5.4 72nd pct 6.3 86th pct
Types ≤15 min in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.6 more in Major Urban
5.3 73rd pct 5.9 85th pct
15-min city in Other Urbanin Major Urban +11.8 pts higher in Major Urban
61.5% 72nd pct 73.3% 85th pct
Walk to shops in Other Urbanin Major Urban +16.7 pts higher in Major Urban
57.1% 57th pct 73.9% 82nd pct
Walk to transit in Other Urbanin Major Urban +4.3 pts higher in Major Urban
83.0% 76th pct 87.3% 79th pct
Walk to school in Other Urbanin Major Urban +7.1 pts higher in Major Urban
65.9% 66th pct 73.0% 76th pct
Walk to a park in Other Urbanin Major Urban +5.1 pts higher in Major Urban
91.4% 67th pct 96.5% 82nd pct
Walk to health in Other Urbanin Major Urban +10.3 pts higher in Major Urban
48.4% 72nd pct 58.7% 86th pct
Amenities/1k in Other Urbanin Major Urban +5.0 more in Other Urban
18.4 45th pct 13.4 12th pct
Intersections/km² in Other Urbanin Major Urban +47 higher in Major Urban
60 69th pct 108 83rd pct
Mean slope in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.3 pts higher in Major Urban
5.6% 53rd pct 5.9% 59th pct

Compare Other Urban with nearby areas

Bounded Locality Major Urban Bounded Locality Major Urban Rural Balance Rural Balance Major Urban Bounded Locality Other Urban Major Urban Bounded Locality Other Urban

Compare Major Urban with nearby areas

Other Urban Bounded Locality Other Urban Bounded Locality Major Urban Rural Balance Bounded Locality Major Urban Rural Balance Rural Balance Bounded Locality Other Urban

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Other Urban vs Major Urban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sos/SOS11/other-urban/vs/SOS30/major-urban