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Other Urban vs Major Urban

Section of State comparison ≈ 369 km apart · Other Urban profile · Major Urban profile

Other Urban Major Urban

Other Urban and Major Urban are two very different types of residential areas located about 369 km apart. Major Urban has a much higher proportion of people born overseas (28.8%) and those who use another language at home (24.6%). It also has a more highly qualified workforce, with 43% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 16.2% in Other Urban. Typical weekly household incomes are also far higher in Major Urban, where the usual amount is $2,372, compared to $1,347 in Other Urban.

Both areas are effectively alike in the proportion of children under 15, which is 18.3% in each. They also share similar numbers of people per home and very similar terrain slopes. However, other gaps have widened since 2011, such as the difference in overseas births and typical personal incomes. While Other Urban is noticeably older, with a typical resident aged 42, Major Urban is younger at 35.

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Where they differ most

Year 12: 34.6 pts higher in Major Urban Bachelor+: 26.8 pts higher in Major Urban Separate houses: 19.6 pts higher in Other Urban Household income: $1,025 higher in Major Urban Other language: 18.5 pts higher in Major Urban

Demographics & Identity

Population in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1,131,209 larger in Other Urban gap steady
1,583,879 88th pct 452,670 77th pct
Median age in Other Urbanin Major Urban +7 yrs older in Other Urban gap steady
42 yrs 57th pct 35 yrs 10th pct
First Nations in Other Urbanin Major Urban +5.8 pts higher in Other Urban gap widening
7.7% 68th pct 2.0% 19th pct
Aged 65+ in Other Urbanin Major Urban +9.6 pts higher in Other Urban gap widening
23.3% 90th pct 13.7% 34th pct
Under 15 in Other Urbanin Major Urban even gap narrowing
18.3% 71st pct 18.3% 71st pct
De facto in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.0 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
12.6% 44th pct 12.5% 43rd pct

Age structure

23.2% Young adults (25–44) +9.1 pts ▸ 32.4%
24.3% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.0 pts 22.3%
23.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +9.6 pts 13.7%
18.3% Children (0–14) even 18.3%
10.9% Youth (15–24) +2.4 pts ▸ 13.3%

Marital status

43.8% Married +2.9 pts ▸ 46.8%
34.7% Never married +4.5 pts ▸ 39.2%
10.5% Divorced ◂ +2.8 pts 7.7%
7.1% Widowed ◂ +3.4 pts 3.7%
3.8% Separated ◂ +1.3 pts 2.5%

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 +17.1 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
11.7% 29th pct 28.8% 86th pct

Country of birth

81.8% Australia ◂ +14.3 pts 67.5%
0.9% India +2.9 pts ▸ 3.8%
2.7% England +0.2 pts ▸ 2.9%
0.3% China +2.4 pts ▸ 2.7%
0.3% Nepal +1.0 pts ▸ 1.3%
1.1% New Zealand even 1.1%
0.6% Philippines +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.1% Vietnam +0.8 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.4% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.2% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Ancestry

41.3% English ◂ +9.3 pts 32.0%
40.5% Australian ◂ +9.0 pts 31.5%
11.9% Irish ◂ +0.4 pts 11.6%
10.5% Scottish ◂ +0.5 pts 10.0%
0.9% Chinese +4.8 pts ▸ 5.7%
0.9% Indian +3.6 pts ▸ 4.5%
4.2% German even 4.2%
2.5% Italian +0.9 pts ▸ 3.4%
1.3% Dutch +0.4 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.9% Filipino +0.8 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.2% Vietnamese +1.2 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.5% Greek +0.8 pts ▸ 1.2%

Language

Other language in Other Urbanin Major Urban +18.5 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
6.1% 28th pct 24.6% 82nd pct
Limited English in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.7 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
0.8% 43rd pct 2.5% 73rd pct

Language used at home

87.3% English only ◂ +16.1 pts 71.2%
0.3% Mandarin +2.8 pts ▸ 3.2%
0.1% Vietnamese +1.0 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.4% Punjabi +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.1% Hindi +0.9 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.2% Cantonese +0.8 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.2% Arabic +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.3% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.1% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.2% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Religion

No religion in Other Urbanin Major Urban +6.8 pts higher in Major Urban gap narrowing
37.3% 33rd pct 44.2% 67th pct

Religious affiliation

51.6% Christianity ◂ +13.5 pts 38.1%
37.3% No religion +6.8 pts ▸ 44.2%
8.0% Not stated ◂ +2.3 pts 5.6%
0.8% Hinduism +3.7 pts ▸ 4.5%
0.5% Islam +2.7 pts ▸ 3.2%
0.8% Buddhism +2.0 pts ▸ 2.8%
0.9% Other religions +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.1% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Other Urbanin Major Urban +34.6 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
42.4% 50th pct 77.1% 100th pct
Bachelor+ in Other Urbanin Major Urban +26.8 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
16.2% 59th pct 43.0% 100th pct

Highest year of school

42.4% Year 12 +34.6 pts ▸ 77.1%
29.4% Year 10 ◂ +18.9 pts 10.5%
12.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +8.6 pts 4.2%
7.2% Year 11 ◂ +3.6 pts 3.5%

Highest qualification level

35.2% Certificate III / IV ◂ +20.2 pts 15.0%
18.7% Bachelor degree +15.3 pts ▸ 33.9%
5.4% Postgraduate degree +14.5 pts ▸ 19.9%
14.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.4 pts 13.0%
3.1% Graduate diploma / certificate +3.2 pts ▸ 6.3%
2.5% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.2 pts 1.3%

Field of qualification

11.5% Society & culture +8.5 pts ▸ 20.1%
16.1% Management & commerce +4.0 pts ▸ 20.1%
14.4% Engineering & related ◂ +6.0 pts 8.4%
11.1% Health ◂ +2.4 pts 8.7%
9.1% Education ◂ +2.2 pts 6.9%
1.5% Information technology +6.0 pts ▸ 7.6%
6.0% Architecture & building ◂ +2.1 pts 3.9%
5.8% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.4 pts 3.3%
1.8% Natural & physical sciences +3.8 pts ▸ 5.6%
2.8% Creative arts +1.4 pts ▸ 4.2%
2.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.1 pts 1.6%

Income

Personal income in Other Urbanin Major Urban +$502 higher in Major Urban gap widening
$702 41st pct $1,204 84th pct
Household income in Other Urbanin Major Urban +$1,025 higher in Major Urban gap widening
$1,347 26th pct $2,372 88th pct
Family income in Other Urbanin Major Urban +$1,122 higher in Major Urban gap steady
$1,749 36th pct $2,871 95th pct
High earners in Other Urbanin Major Urban +14.1 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
8.0% 44th pct 22.1% 93rd pct
High-income homes in Other Urbanin Major Urban +22.2 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
14.2% 35th pct 36.4% 94th pct

Household income distribution

27.5% $1,500–$2,999 +5.1 pts ▸ 32.6%
31.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +13.7 pts 17.5%
6.5% $4,000 or more +15.4 pts ▸ 21.9%
20.0% Under $650 ◂ +11.5 pts 8.6%
7.7% $3,000–$3,999 +6.8 pts ▸ 14.5%

Personal income distribution

43.0% Under $650 ◂ +15.2 pts 27.9%
32.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.5 pts 29.7%
14.0% $1,500–$2,999 +15.7 pts ▸ 29.8%
2.5% $3,000 or more +5.3 pts ▸ 7.8%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Other Urbanin Major Urban +6.7 pts higher in Other Urban
34.7% 93rd pct 28.1% 53rd pct
Mental health in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.2 pts higher in Other Urban
11.2% 79th pct 10.0% 65th pct
Needs assistance in Other Urbanin Major Urban +2.9 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
7.5% 97th pct 4.6% 42nd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

12.2% Arthritis ◂ +4.4 pts 7.7%
11.2% Mental health ◂ +1.2 pts 10.0%
10.1% Asthma ◂ +1.1 pts 9.0%
8.7% Other condition +1.0 pts ▸ 9.7%
5.7% Diabetes ◂ +1.8 pts 3.9%
5.3% Heart disease ◂ +2.2 pts 3.1%
3.7% Cancer ◂ +1.0 pts 2.7%
2.8% Lung condition ◂ +1.5 pts 1.3%
1.3% Stroke ◂ +0.6 pts 0.7%
1.1% Dementia ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

55.9% None +10.1 pts ▸ 66.0%
22.0% One condition ◂ +2.1 pts 19.8%
8.0% Two conditions ◂ +2.2 pts 5.8%
4.7% Three or more ◂ +2.3 pts 2.4%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Other Urbanin Major Urban +3.4 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
15.0% 43rd pct 18.4% 67th pct
Unpaid carers in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.9 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
12.9% 71st pct 12.0% 57th pct
Unpaid child care in Other Urbanin Major Urban +3.0 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
25.3% 56th pct 28.3% 87th pct
Defence service in Other Urbanin Major Urban +2.2 pts higher in Major Urban
3.8% 68th pct 6.0% 93rd pct
Housework 15h+ in Other Urbanin Major Urban +2.8 pts higher in Other Urban gap narrowing
22.1% 68th pct 19.3% 42nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.1 larger in Major Urban gap narrowing
2.4 29th pct 2.5 57th pct
One-parent in Other Urbanin Major Urban +6.0 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
17.9% 85th pct 11.9% 27th pct
Living alone in Other Urbanin Major Urban +4.3 pts higher in Other Urban gap narrowing
30.0% 77th pct 25.8% 47th pct

Family composition

50.0% Couples with children +9.8 pts ▸ 59.8%
31.0% Couples without children ◂ +3.8 pts 27.2%
17.9% One-parent families ◂ +6.0 pts 11.9%
1.1% Other families even 1.1%

Household size

36.0% 2 people ◂ +3.3 pts 32.7%
30.0% 1 person ◂ +4.3 pts 25.8%
13.7% 3 people +2.9 pts ▸ 16.5%
12.1% 4 people +4.3 pts ▸ 16.4%
5.5% 5 people +0.6 pts ▸ 6.0%
2.7% 6 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 2.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Other Urbanin Major Urban +$130 higher in Major Urban gap widening
$320 69th pct $450 100th pct
Mortgage in Other Urbanin Major Urban +$480 higher in Major Urban gap narrowing
$1,600 57th pct $2,080 88th 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 +1.1 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
29.6% 53rd pct 30.7% 58th pct
Owned outright in Other Urbanin Major Urban +9.9 pts higher in Other Urban gap widening
36.5% 60th pct 26.6% 17th pct
Separate houses in Other Urbanin Major Urban +19.6 pts higher in Other Urban gap widening
82.7% 35th pct 63.1% 9th pct
3+ bedrooms in Other Urbanin Major Urban +4.1 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
77.0% 55th pct 73.0% 37th pct

How homes are owned or rented

30.1% Owned with a mortgage +10.1 pts ▸ 40.2%
36.5% Owned outright ◂ +9.9 pts 26.6%
29.6% Rented +1.1 pts ▸ 30.7%
2.1% Other tenure ◂ +0.5 pts 1.6%
1.8% Not stated ◂ +0.9 pts 0.9%

Types of homes

82.7% Separate house ◂ +19.6 pts 63.1%
5.3% Flat or apartment +14.1 pts ▸ 19.4%
10.6% Townhouse / semi-detached +6.6 pts ▸ 17.2%
1.0% Other dwelling ◂ +0.9 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

42.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +5.4 pts 37.1%
28.7% 4 bedrooms +0.1 pts ▸ 28.8%
17.5% 2 bedrooms +0.1 pts ▸ 17.5%
3.5% 1 bedroom +5.0 pts ▸ 8.4%
5.7% 5 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 7.1%
0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

35.5% $350–$549 +10.3 pts ▸ 45.8%
40.2% $200–$349 ◂ +27.8 pts 12.4%
4.6% $550–$749 +16.6 pts ▸ 21.2%
15.1% Under $200 ◂ +2.7 pts 12.5%
1.1% $750 or more +3.9 pts ▸ 5.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

28.4% $1,800–$2,999 +10.1 pts ▸ 38.5%
37.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +11.5 pts 25.6%
9.3% $3,000 or more +11.5 pts ▸ 20.9%
19.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +8.8 pts 11.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.6 pts higher in Other Urban gap narrowing
6.2% 61st pct 5.6% 52nd pct
Work from home in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.3 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
12.3% 63rd pct 10.9% 56th pct
PT commute in Other Urbanin Major Urban +4.1 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
0.5% 17th pct 4.6% 81st pct

How people get to work

63.4% Car (driver) ◂ +4.4 pts 59.0%
12.3% Worked at home ◂ +1.3 pts 10.9%
4.9% Car (passenger) +0.1 pts ▸ 5.0%
3.0% Walked +1.0 pts ▸ 4.0%
0.4% Bus +3.3 pts ▸ 3.6%
0.5% Bicycle +1.6 pts ▸ 2.1%
0.1% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

39.0% 1 vehicle +0.2 pts ▸ 39.3%
37.1% 2 vehicles +1.7 pts ▸ 38.7%
11.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.8 pts 10.9%
6.2% No vehicle ◂ +0.6 pts 5.6%
6.1% 4 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 5.5%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Other Urbanin Major Urban +5.8 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
40.4% 63rd pct 46.1% 82nd pct
Recent arrivals in Other Urbanin Major Urban +2.7 pts higher in Major Urban gap narrowing
14.1% 54th pct 16.7% 69th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.0 pts higher in Other Urban gap narrowing
4.8% 39th pct 3.8% 23rd pct
Participation in Other Urbanin Major Urban +15.1 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
54.5% 42nd pct 69.6% 99th pct
Full-time in Other Urbanin Major Urban +8.8 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
57.0% 45th pct 65.8% 81st pct

Industries people work in

7.2% Public administration & safety +22.6 pts ▸ 29.8%
16.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +5.3 pts 11.5%
4.3% Professional & technical +6.6 pts ▸ 10.9%
10.3% Retail trade ◂ +3.8 pts 6.5%
9.3% Education & training +0.1 pts ▸ 9.4%
9.3% Construction ◂ +2.7 pts 6.6%
8.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.9 pts 6.3%
6.1% Manufacturing ◂ +4.5 pts 1.7%
4.0% Other services ◂ +1.2 pts 2.9%
3.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.6 pts 2.1%
3.5% Administrative & support ◂ +0.8 pts 2.6%
2.6% Mining ◂ +2.5 pts 0.1%

Occupations people work in

18.2% Professionals +13.3 pts ▸ 31.5%
11.0% Managers +6.9 pts ▸ 17.8%
15.1% Technicians & trades ◂ +5.5 pts 9.6%
11.5% Clerical & administrative +3.0 pts ▸ 14.6%
14.3% Community & personal service ◂ +3.3 pts 10.9%
11.8% Labourers ◂ +6.8 pts 5.0%
9.2% Sales workers ◂ +3.1 pts 6.1%
7.2% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +4.8 pts 2.4%

Walkability

Walk score in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.6 higher in Major Urban
5.4 72nd pct 7.0 96th pct
Types ≤15 min in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.2 more in Major Urban
5.3 73rd pct 6.5 96th pct
15-min city in Other Urbanin Major Urban +21.0 pts higher in Major Urban
61.5% 72nd pct 82.5% 96th pct
Walk to shops in Other Urbanin Major Urban +23.5 pts higher in Major Urban
57.1% 57th pct 80.6% 90th pct
Walk to transit in Other Urbanin Major Urban +15.2 pts higher in Major Urban
83.0% 76th pct 98.2% 100th pct
Walk to school in Other Urbanin Major Urban +20.1 pts higher in Major Urban
65.9% 66th pct 86.0% 94th pct
Walk to a park in Other Urbanin Major Urban +8.2 pts higher in Major Urban
91.4% 67th pct 99.7% 99th pct
Walk to health in Other Urbanin Major Urban +16.4 pts higher in Major Urban
48.4% 72nd pct 64.8% 93rd pct
Amenities/1k in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.4 more in Major Urban
18.4 45th pct 18.8 46th pct
Intersections/km² in Other Urbanin Major Urban +186 higher in Major Urban
60 69th pct 246 100th pct
Mean slope in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.1 pts higher in Other Urban
5.6% 53rd pct 5.5% 51st 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

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

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/SOS80/major-urban