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Other Urban vs Major Urban

Section of State comparison ≈ 639 km apart · Other Urban profile · Major Urban profile

Other Urban Major Urban

Major Urban and Other Urban are both large centres, but they offer very different ways of living. Major Urban is more diverse and accessible, with 28.9% of people born overseas and 23.1% using a language other than English at home. It is also very walkable, with 86.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a "15-minute-city" walkshed. In contrast, Other Urban is more traditional, where 89.0% of homes are separate houses and a higher share of the population is aged 65 or over (21.8%).

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people who have no religion, at around 44%. They also share a similar typical weekly personal income, with Major Urban at $757 and Other Urban at $711. While they have much in common, some gaps are growing. The difference in the share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has widened since 2011, as well as the gap in home ownership and the number of people working or looking for work.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 15.9 pts higher in Other Urban PT commute: 4.5 pts higher in Major Urban Born overseas: 14.3 pts higher in Major Urban Other language: 13.7 pts higher in Major Urban Year 12: 13.6 pts higher in Major Urban

Demographics & Identity

Population in Other Urbanin Major Urban +245,998 larger in Major Urban gap widening
999,013 86th pct 1,245,011 87th pct
Median age in Other Urbanin Major Urban +2 yrs older in Other Urban gap widening
41 yrs 50th pct 39 yrs 29th pct
First Nations in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.5 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
2.2% 24th pct 1.7% 14th pct
Aged 65+ in Other Urbanin Major Urban +3.3 pts higher in Other Urban gap widening
21.8% 82nd pct 18.6% 58th pct
Under 15 in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.7 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
18.7% 76th pct 17.0% 47th pct
De facto in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.8 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
12.5% 42nd pct 10.7% 4th pct

Age structure

24.5% Young adults (25–44) +3.3 pts ▸ 27.8%
24.4% Older adults (45–64) even 24.4%
21.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.3 pts 18.6%
18.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.7 pts 17.0%
10.5% Youth (15–24) +1.7 pts ▸ 12.3%

Marital status

45.7% Married ◂ +0.6 pts 45.1%
33.9% Never married +3.0 pts ▸ 36.9%
10.0% Divorced ◂ +0.6 pts 9.4%
6.6% Widowed ◂ +1.1 pts 5.5%
3.8% Separated ◂ +0.7 pts 3.1%

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 +14.3 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
14.6% 46th pct 28.9% 86th pct

Country of birth

79.3% Australia ◂ +11.7 pts 67.5%
2.8% England +2.6 pts ▸ 5.4%
1.6% India +1.8 pts ▸ 3.4%
0.3% China +1.7 pts ▸ 2.0%
0.3% Vietnam +1.0 pts ▸ 1.3%
1.2% New Zealand ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%
0.5% Italy +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.8% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.1% Nepal +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.3% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

Ancestry

39.5% English ◂ +3.9 pts 35.7%
38.2% Australian ◂ +9.0 pts 29.2%
11.9% Irish ◂ +4.4 pts 7.5%
10.8% Scottish ◂ +2.9 pts 7.9%
4.3% Italian +2.8 pts ▸ 7.1%
4.4% German +2.0 pts ▸ 6.3%
1.1% Chinese +3.4 pts ▸ 4.5%
1.6% Indian +1.7 pts ▸ 3.3%
0.8% Greek +2.2 pts ▸ 2.9%
2.1% Dutch ◂ +0.6 pts 1.6%
0.3% Vietnamese +1.4 pts ▸ 1.7%
1.1% Filipino +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

Language

Other language in Other Urbanin Major Urban +13.7 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
9.4% 48th pct 23.1% 80th pct
Limited English in Other Urbanin Major Urban +2.1 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
1.4% 59th pct 3.5% 78th pct

Language used at home

84.6% English only ◂ +11.5 pts 73.0%
0.5% Mandarin +1.9 pts ▸ 2.5%
0.6% Italian +1.1 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.3% Vietnamese +1.3 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.3% Greek +1.3 pts ▸ 1.6%
1.1% Punjabi +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.4% Arabic +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.1% Cantonese +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.3% Hindi +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.3% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Religion

No religion in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.1 pts higher in Other Urban gap narrowing
44.3% 68th pct 44.2% 67th pct

Religious affiliation

44.3% No religion ◂ +0.1 pts 44.2%
43.5% Christianity ◂ +3.5 pts 40.0%
7.5% Not stated ◂ +2.1 pts 5.5%
1.4% Islam +1.7 pts ▸ 3.1%
1.0% Hinduism +2.0 pts ▸ 2.9%
0.9% Buddhism +1.5 pts ▸ 2.4%
1.3% Other religions +0.5 pts ▸ 1.8%
0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Other Urbanin Major Urban +13.6 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
46.0% 71st pct 59.6% 84th pct
Bachelor+ in Other Urbanin Major Urban +9.6 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
16.8% 66th pct 26.4% 85th pct

Highest year of school

46.0% Year 12 +13.6 pts ▸ 59.6%
18.1% Year 10 ◂ +5.6 pts 12.5%
15.0% Year 11 ◂ +0.6 pts 14.4%
13.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +4.6 pts 8.7%

Highest qualification level

34.4% Certificate III / IV ◂ +7.7 pts 26.7%
19.3% Bachelor degree +9.5 pts ▸ 28.8%
16.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.5 pts 14.7%
5.3% Postgraduate degree +5.2 pts ▸ 10.6%
4.1% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.1 pts 4.0%
2.1% Certificate I / II even 2.1%

Field of qualification

14.1% Management & commerce +5.4 pts ▸ 19.5%
14.0% Engineering & related ◂ +0.1 pts 13.9%
12.3% Society & culture +1.4 pts ▸ 13.7%
11.4% Health +1.2 pts ▸ 12.6%
9.7% Education ◂ +1.9 pts 7.9%
6.6% Architecture & building ◂ +1.9 pts 4.7%
6.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.0 pts 5.0%
2.8% Creative arts +0.9 pts ▸ 3.6%
2.0% Natural & physical sciences +1.4 pts ▸ 3.4%
1.8% Information technology +1.6 pts ▸ 3.4%
2.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.3 pts 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Other Urbanin Major Urban +$46 higher in Major Urban gap steady
$711 44th pct $757 56th pct
Household income in Other Urbanin Major Urban +$143 higher in Major Urban gap widening
$1,384 30th pct $1,527 44th pct
Family income in Other Urbanin Major Urban +$172 higher in Major Urban gap steady
$1,800 43rd pct $1,972 57th pct
High earners in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.9 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
7.8% 42nd pct 9.7% 58th pct
High-income homes in Other Urbanin Major Urban +3.7 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
14.3% 36th pct 17.9% 52nd pct

Household income distribution

30.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.8 pts 28.8%
28.7% $1,500–$2,999 +1.1 pts ▸ 29.7%
19.5% Under $650 ◂ +1.9 pts 17.5%
7.9% $3,000–$3,999 +1.2 pts ▸ 9.1%
6.4% $4,000 or more +2.4 pts ▸ 8.9%

Personal income distribution

42.8% Under $650 ◂ +0.5 pts 42.2%
32.6% $650–$1,499 +0.5 pts ▸ 33.1%
14.2% $1,500–$2,999 +2.1 pts ▸ 16.3%
2.5% $3,000 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 3.4%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Other Urbanin Major Urban +3.5 pts higher in Other Urban
33.5% 86th pct 30.0% 64th pct
Mental health in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.2 pts higher in Other Urban
11.0% 77th pct 9.8% 62nd pct
Needs assistance in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.7 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
7.4% 95th pct 6.7% 82nd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

11.1% Arthritis ◂ +1.7 pts 9.4%
11.0% Mental health ◂ +1.2 pts 9.8%
10.1% Asthma ◂ +1.5 pts 8.6%
8.8% Other condition +0.1 pts ▸ 8.9%
5.6% Diabetes ◂ +0.1 pts 5.5%
5.0% Heart disease ◂ +0.7 pts 4.4%
3.5% Cancer ◂ +0.5 pts 3.1%
2.5% Lung condition ◂ +0.6 pts 1.8%
1.3% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%
0.9% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

57.8% None +6.0 pts ▸ 63.8%
21.5% One condition ◂ +1.6 pts 19.9%
7.6% Two conditions ◂ +1.1 pts 6.6%
4.4% Three or more ◂ +0.8 pts 3.6%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.3 pts higher in Other Urban gap narrowing
15.3% 45th pct 15.0% 43rd pct
Unpaid carers in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.8 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
13.8% 90th pct 13.0% 74th pct
Unpaid child care in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.2 pts higher in Major Urban gap narrowing
26.7% 75th pct 26.8% 78th pct
Defence service in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.1 pts higher in Other Urban
3.1% 39th pct 3.0% 32nd pct
Housework 15h+ in Other Urbanin Major Urban +2.3 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
22.5% 71st pct 20.2% 50th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Other Urbanin Major Urban even gap narrowing
2.4 29th pct 2.4 29th pct
One-parent in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.8 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
16.2% 72nd pct 15.4% 60th pct
Living alone in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.0 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
29.4% 72nd pct 28.4% 65th pct

Family composition

53.6% Couples with children +2.9 pts ▸ 56.5%
29.2% Couples without children ◂ +2.4 pts 26.8%
16.2% One-parent families ◂ +0.8 pts 15.4%
1.0% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

Household size

35.0% 2 people ◂ +1.8 pts 33.3%
29.4% 1 person ◂ +1.0 pts 28.4%
14.0% 3 people +1.9 pts ▸ 15.9%
13.2% 4 people +1.5 pts ▸ 14.7%
5.8% 5 people ◂ +0.5 pts 5.3%
2.6% 6 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 2.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Other Urbanin Major Urban +$20 higher in Major Urban gap narrowing
$300 58th pct $320 69th pct
Mortgage in Other Urbanin Major Urban +$52 higher in Major Urban gap narrowing
$1,500 40th pct $1,552 48th 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 +4.8 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
24.9% 39th pct 29.7% 53rd pct
Owned outright in Other Urbanin Major Urban +5.8 pts higher in Other Urban gap widening
36.3% 60th pct 30.5% 36th pct
Separate houses in Other Urbanin Major Urban +15.9 pts higher in Other Urban gap widening
89.0% 50th pct 73.1% 20th pct
3+ bedrooms in Other Urbanin Major Urban +5.2 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
80.8% 78th pct 75.7% 48th pct

How homes are owned or rented

36.3% Owned outright ◂ +5.8 pts 30.5%
35.5% Owned with a mortgage +0.7 pts ▸ 36.2%
24.9% Rented +4.8 pts ▸ 29.7%
1.5% Other tenure +0.9 pts ▸ 2.4%
1.9% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 1.2%

Types of homes

89.0% Separate house ◂ +15.9 pts 73.1%
7.9% Townhouse / semi-detached +9.6 pts ▸ 17.5%
2.3% Flat or apartment +6.7 pts ▸ 9.0%
0.7% Other dwelling ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

47.8% 3 bedrooms +4.2 pts ▸ 52.0%
29.0% 4 bedrooms ◂ +9.1 pts 19.9%
14.5% 2 bedrooms +5.0 pts ▸ 19.6%
4.1% 5 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 3.8%
2.6% 1 bedroom +0.8 pts ▸ 3.5%
0.2% Studio / none even 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

47.4% $200–$349 ◂ +6.2 pts 41.3%
28.2% $350–$549 +6.0 pts ▸ 34.2%
18.3% Under $200 ◂ +1.5 pts 16.8%
1.7% $550–$749 +1.8 pts ▸ 3.6%
0.5% $750 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +0.6 pts 39.5%
24.9% $1,800–$2,999 +1.2 pts ▸ 26.1%
22.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.7 pts 19.5%
6.9% $3,000 or more +3.2 pts ▸ 10.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Other Urbanin Major Urban +2.9 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
5.2% 47th pct 8.1% 81st pct
Work from home in Other Urbanin Major Urban +4.1 pts higher in Other Urban gap widening
13.6% 69th pct 9.5% 49th pct
PT commute in Other Urbanin Major Urban +4.5 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
0.8% 25th pct 5.3% 87th pct

How people get to work

63.2% Car (driver) ◂ +0.2 pts 63.0%
13.6% Worked at home ◂ +4.1 pts 9.5%
4.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.4 pts 4.3%
0.3% Bus +3.7 pts ▸ 4.0%
2.7% Walked ◂ +0.8 pts 1.9%
0.6% Bicycle +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.5% Train +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

Motor vehicles per home

39.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.6 pts 36.6%
36.0% 1 vehicle +2.1 pts ▸ 38.2%
12.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.5 pts 11.3%
5.2% No vehicle +2.9 pts ▸ 8.1%
6.8% 4 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 5.8%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.6 pts higher in Other Urban gap narrowing
40.0% 61st pct 38.4% 53rd pct
Recent arrivals in Other Urbanin Major Urban +3.5 pts higher in Major Urban gap narrowing
12.8% 50th pct 16.3% 67th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.1 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
4.5% 34th pct 5.7% 61st pct
Participation in Other Urbanin Major Urban +4.8 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
56.7% 50th pct 61.5% 74th pct
Full-time in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.7 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
56.8% 43rd pct 57.5% 49th pct

Industries people work in

15.7% Health care & social assistance +1.7 pts ▸ 17.4%
11.1% Construction ◂ +2.9 pts 8.2%
10.1% Retail trade ◂ +0.4 pts 9.7%
8.8% Education & training +0.2 pts ▸ 9.0%
7.8% Manufacturing ◂ +1.1 pts 6.6%
4.4% Professional & technical +2.8 pts ▸ 7.2%
6.6% Public administration & safety +0.5 pts ▸ 7.1%
6.7% Accommodation & food even 6.7%
4.9% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.7 pts 4.2%
3.9% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 4.0%
3.0% Administrative & support +0.9 pts ▸ 3.9%
2.0% Finance & insurance +1.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

Occupations people work in

17.8% Professionals +6.1 pts ▸ 23.9%
15.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.8 pts 12.7%
13.4% Community & personal service ◂ +0.1 pts 13.3%
11.7% Clerical & administrative +1.5 pts ▸ 13.2%
12.1% Labourers ◂ +2.7 pts 9.3%
11.4% Managers +0.4 pts ▸ 11.8%
9.1% Sales workers ◂ +0.6 pts 8.5%
7.2% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.7 pts 5.5%

Walkability

Walk score in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.6 higher in Major Urban
5.3 71st pct 7.0 96th pct
Types ≤15 min in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.5 more in Major Urban
5.2 71st pct 6.7 99th pct
15-min city in Other Urbanin Major Urban +25.8 pts higher in Major Urban
60.4% 71st pct 86.2% 100th pct
Walk to shops in Other Urbanin Major Urban +19.4 pts higher in Major Urban
62.5% 71st pct 81.8% 92nd pct
Walk to transit in Other Urbanin Major Urban +19.0 pts higher in Major Urban
78.3% 71st pct 97.3% 98th pct
Walk to school in Other Urbanin Major Urban +17.6 pts higher in Major Urban
69.4% 71st pct 87.0% 96th pct
Walk to a park in Other Urbanin Major Urban +5.7 pts higher in Major Urban
93.4% 72nd pct 99.2% 96th pct
Walk to health in Other Urbanin Major Urban +20.2 pts higher in Major Urban
47.4% 71st pct 67.7% 97th pct
Amenities/1k in Other Urbanin Major Urban +2.7 more in Other Urban
17.1 41st pct 14.5 24th pct
Intersections/km² in Other Urbanin Major Urban +105 higher in Major Urban
75 74th pct 181 93rd pct
Mean slope in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.2 pts higher in Major Urban
4.3% 22nd pct 4.5% 27th pct

Compare Other Urban with nearby areas

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

Compare Major Urban with nearby areas

Other Urban Bounded Locality Rural Balance Rural Balance Other Urban Major Urban Rural Balance Bounded Locality Rural Balance Rural Balance Bounded Locality Major 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/SOS21/other-urban/vs/SOS40/major-urban