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Other Urban vs Major Urban

Section of State comparison ≈ 353 km apart · Other Urban profile · Major Urban profile

Other Urban Major Urban

Other Urban and Major Urban are two very different hubs located about 353 km apart. Major Urban is a high-earning center where the typical weekly household income is $2,372, and 43% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. In contrast, Other Urban is more residential and affordable, with a typical weekly household income of $1,384 and a much higher share of separate houses at 89%. Major Urban is also far more multicultural, with 28.8% of people born overseas and 24.6% using another language at home, compared to 14.6% and 9.4% in Other Urban.

Since 2011, the gaps across most of these measures have widened. Major Urban has seen its lead in typical incomes, university qualifications, and overseas-born residents grow over time. Other Urban has also become noticeably older, with a typical age of 41 and a 21.8% share of people aged 65 and over. Despite these diverging trends, the two areas remain similar in their share of children under 15, the number of people per home, and the proportion of residents who have no religion.

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Where they differ most

Year 12: 31.0 pts higher in Major Urban Bachelor+: 26.2 pts higher in Major Urban Separate houses: 25.8 pts higher in Other Urban Household income: $988 higher in Major Urban Personal income: $493 higher in Major Urban

Demographics & Identity

Population in Other Urbanin Major Urban +546,343 larger in Other Urban gap narrowing
999,013 86th pct 452,670 77th pct
Median age in Other Urbanin Major Urban +6 yrs older in Other Urban gap widening
41 yrs 50th pct 35 yrs 10th pct
First Nations in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.3 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
2.2% 24th pct 2.0% 19th pct
Aged 65+ in Other Urbanin Major Urban +8.1 pts higher in Other Urban gap widening
21.8% 82nd pct 13.7% 34th pct
Under 15 in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.5 pts higher in Other Urban gap narrowing
18.7% 76th pct 18.3% 71st pct
De facto in Other Urbanin Major Urban even gap steady
12.5% 42nd pct 12.5% 43rd pct

Age structure

24.5% Young adults (25–44) +7.9 pts ▸ 32.4%
24.4% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.1 pts 22.3%
21.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +8.1 pts 13.7%
18.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.5 pts 18.3%
10.5% Youth (15–24) +2.8 pts ▸ 13.3%

Marital status

45.7% Married +1.1 pts ▸ 46.8%
33.9% Never married +5.3 pts ▸ 39.2%
10.0% Divorced ◂ +2.2 pts 7.7%
6.6% Widowed ◂ +2.9 pts 3.7%
3.8% Separated ◂ +1.2 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 +14.2 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
14.6% 46th pct 28.8% 86th pct

Country of birth

79.3% Australia ◂ +11.8 pts 67.5%
1.6% India +2.2 pts ▸ 3.8%
2.8% England +0.1 pts ▸ 2.9%
0.3% China +2.4 pts ▸ 2.7%
0.1% Nepal +1.1 pts ▸ 1.3%
1.2% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%
0.8% Philippines +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.3% Vietnam +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.3% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.5% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

Ancestry

39.5% English ◂ +7.5 pts 32.0%
38.2% Australian ◂ +6.7 pts 31.5%
11.9% Irish ◂ +0.3 pts 11.6%
10.8% Scottish ◂ +0.8 pts 10.0%
1.1% Chinese +4.6 pts ▸ 5.7%
1.6% Indian +2.9 pts ▸ 4.5%
4.4% German ◂ +0.2 pts 4.2%
4.3% Italian ◂ +1.0 pts 3.4%
2.1% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 1.7%
1.1% Filipino +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.3% Vietnamese +1.0 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.8% Greek +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

Language

Other language in Other Urbanin Major Urban +15.2 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
9.4% 48th pct 24.6% 82nd pct
Limited English in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.1 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
1.4% 59th pct 2.5% 73rd pct

Language used at home

84.6% English only ◂ +13.3 pts 71.2%
0.5% Mandarin +2.6 pts ▸ 3.2%
0.3% Vietnamese +0.8 pts ▸ 1.1%
1.1% Punjabi even 1.1%
0.3% Hindi +0.8 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.1% Cantonese +0.8 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.4% Arabic +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.6% Italian even 0.6%
0.3% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.3% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

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 ◂ +5.4 pts 38.1%
7.5% Not stated ◂ +1.9 pts 5.6%
1.0% Hinduism +3.6 pts ▸ 4.5%
1.4% Islam +1.8 pts ▸ 3.2%
0.9% Buddhism +1.9 pts ▸ 2.8%
1.3% Other religions even 1.3%
0.1% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Other Urbanin Major Urban +31.0 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
46.0% 71st pct 77.1% 100th pct
Bachelor+ in Other Urbanin Major Urban +26.2 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
16.8% 66th pct 43.0% 100th pct

Highest year of school

46.0% Year 12 +31.0 pts ▸ 77.1%
18.1% Year 10 ◂ +7.6 pts 10.5%
15.0% Year 11 ◂ +11.5 pts 3.5%
13.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +9.0 pts 4.2%

Highest qualification level

34.4% Certificate III / IV ◂ +19.4 pts 15.0%
19.3% Bachelor degree +14.7 pts ▸ 33.9%
5.3% Postgraduate degree +14.6 pts ▸ 19.9%
16.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +3.2 pts 13.0%
4.1% Graduate diploma / certificate +2.2 pts ▸ 6.3%
2.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.8 pts 1.3%

Field of qualification

12.3% Society & culture +7.7 pts ▸ 20.1%
14.1% Management & commerce +6.0 pts ▸ 20.1%
14.0% Engineering & related ◂ +5.6 pts 8.4%
11.4% Health ◂ +2.7 pts 8.7%
9.7% Education ◂ +2.8 pts 6.9%
1.8% Information technology +5.8 pts ▸ 7.6%
6.6% Architecture & building ◂ +2.7 pts 3.9%
6.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.7 pts 3.3%
2.0% Natural & physical sciences +3.7 pts ▸ 5.6%
2.8% Creative arts +1.5 pts ▸ 4.2%
2.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.1 pts 1.6%

Income

Personal income in Other Urbanin Major Urban +$493 higher in Major Urban gap widening
$711 44th pct $1,204 84th pct
Household income in Other Urbanin Major Urban +$988 higher in Major Urban gap widening
$1,384 30th pct $2,372 88th pct
Family income in Other Urbanin Major Urban +$1,071 higher in Major Urban gap widening
$1,800 43rd pct $2,871 95th pct
High earners in Other Urbanin Major Urban +14.3 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
7.8% 42nd pct 22.1% 93rd pct
High-income homes in Other Urbanin Major Urban +22.1 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
14.3% 36th pct 36.4% 94th pct

Household income distribution

28.7% $1,500–$2,999 +3.9 pts ▸ 32.6%
30.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +13.2 pts 17.5%
6.4% $4,000 or more +15.5 pts ▸ 21.9%
19.5% Under $650 ◂ +10.9 pts 8.6%
7.9% $3,000–$3,999 +6.6 pts ▸ 14.5%

Personal income distribution

42.8% Under $650 ◂ +14.9 pts 27.9%
32.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.9 pts 29.7%
14.2% $1,500–$2,999 +15.6 pts ▸ 29.8%
2.5% $3,000 or more +5.3 pts ▸ 7.8%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Other Urbanin Major Urban +5.5 pts higher in Other Urban
33.5% 86th pct 28.1% 53rd pct
Mental health in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.0 pts higher in Other Urban
11.0% 77th pct 10.0% 65th pct
Needs assistance in Other Urbanin Major Urban +2.8 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
7.4% 95th pct 4.6% 42nd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

11.1% Arthritis ◂ +3.4 pts 7.7%
11.0% Mental health ◂ +1.0 pts 10.0%
10.1% Asthma ◂ +1.2 pts 9.0%
8.8% Other condition +0.9 pts ▸ 9.7%
5.6% Diabetes ◂ +1.7 pts 3.9%
5.0% Heart disease ◂ +1.9 pts 3.1%
3.5% Cancer ◂ +0.9 pts 2.7%
2.5% Lung condition ◂ +1.2 pts 1.3%
1.3% Stroke ◂ +0.6 pts 0.7%
0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

57.8% None +8.2 pts ▸ 66.0%
21.5% One condition ◂ +1.7 pts 19.8%
7.6% Two conditions ◂ +1.8 pts 5.8%
4.4% Three or more ◂ +1.9 pts 2.4%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Other Urbanin Major Urban +3.1 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
15.3% 45th pct 18.4% 67th pct
Unpaid carers in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.8 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
13.8% 90th pct 12.0% 57th pct
Unpaid child care in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.7 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
26.7% 75th pct 28.3% 87th pct
Defence service in Other Urbanin Major Urban +2.8 pts higher in Major Urban
3.1% 39th pct 6.0% 93rd pct
Housework 15h+ in Other Urbanin Major Urban +3.2 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
22.5% 71st 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 +4.3 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
16.2% 72nd pct 11.9% 27th pct
Living alone in Other Urbanin Major Urban +3.6 pts higher in Other Urban gap narrowing
29.4% 72nd pct 25.8% 47th pct

Family composition

53.6% Couples with children +6.2 pts ▸ 59.8%
29.2% Couples without children ◂ +2.0 pts 27.2%
16.2% One-parent families ◂ +4.3 pts 11.9%
1.0% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Household size

35.0% 2 people ◂ +2.3 pts 32.7%
29.4% 1 person ◂ +3.6 pts 25.8%
14.0% 3 people +2.6 pts ▸ 16.5%
13.2% 4 people +3.2 pts ▸ 16.4%
5.8% 5 people +0.2 pts ▸ 6.0%
2.6% 6 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 2.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Other Urbanin Major Urban +$150 higher in Major Urban gap widening
$300 58th pct $450 100th pct
Mortgage in Other Urbanin Major Urban +$580 higher in Major Urban gap narrowing
$1,500 40th 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 +5.8 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
24.9% 39th pct 30.7% 58th pct
Owned outright in Other Urbanin Major Urban +9.6 pts higher in Other Urban gap widening
36.3% 60th pct 26.6% 17th pct
Separate houses in Other Urbanin Major Urban +25.8 pts higher in Other Urban gap widening
89.0% 50th pct 63.1% 9th pct
3+ bedrooms in Other Urbanin Major Urban +7.9 pts higher in Other Urban gap widening
80.8% 78th pct 73.0% 37th pct

How homes are owned or rented

35.5% Owned with a mortgage +4.8 pts ▸ 40.2%
36.3% Owned outright ◂ +9.6 pts 26.6%
24.9% Rented +5.8 pts ▸ 30.7%
1.9% Not stated ◂ +1.1 pts 0.9%
1.5% Other tenure +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

Types of homes

89.0% Separate house ◂ +25.8 pts 63.1%
2.3% Flat or apartment +17.1 pts ▸ 19.4%
7.9% Townhouse / semi-detached +9.3 pts ▸ 17.2%
0.7% Other dwelling ◂ +0.6 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

47.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +10.6 pts 37.1%
29.0% 4 bedrooms ◂ +0.2 pts 28.8%
14.5% 2 bedrooms +3.0 pts ▸ 17.5%
2.6% 1 bedroom +5.8 pts ▸ 8.4%
4.1% 5 or more +3.0 pts ▸ 7.1%
0.2% Studio / none even 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

47.4% $200–$349 ◂ +35.0 pts 12.4%
28.2% $350–$549 +17.6 pts ▸ 45.8%
1.7% $550–$749 +19.5 pts ▸ 21.2%
18.3% Under $200 ◂ +5.8 pts 12.5%
0.5% $750 or more +4.4 pts ▸ 5.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +14.5 pts 25.6%
24.9% $1,800–$2,999 +13.6 pts ▸ 38.5%
22.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +11.2 pts 11.0%
6.9% $3,000 or more +14.0 pts ▸ 20.9%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.4 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
5.2% 47th pct 5.6% 52nd pct
Work from home in Other Urbanin Major Urban +2.7 pts higher in Other Urban gap widening
13.6% 69th pct 10.9% 56th pct
PT commute in Other Urbanin Major Urban +3.8 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
0.8% 25th pct 4.6% 81st pct

How people get to work

63.2% Car (driver) ◂ +4.2 pts 59.0%
13.6% Worked at home ◂ +2.7 pts 10.9%
4.7% Car (passenger) +0.3 pts ▸ 5.0%
2.7% Walked +1.3 pts ▸ 4.0%
0.3% Bus +3.4 pts ▸ 3.6%
0.6% Bicycle +1.5 pts ▸ 2.1%
0.5% Train ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

36.0% 1 vehicle +3.2 pts ▸ 39.3%
39.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.5 pts 38.7%
12.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.9 pts 10.9%
6.8% 4 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 5.5%
5.2% No vehicle +0.4 pts ▸ 5.6%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Other Urbanin Major Urban +6.1 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
40.0% 61st pct 46.1% 82nd pct
Recent arrivals in Other Urbanin Major Urban +3.9 pts higher in Major Urban gap narrowing
12.8% 50th pct 16.7% 69th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.7 pts higher in Other Urban gap narrowing
4.5% 34th pct 3.8% 23rd pct
Participation in Other Urbanin Major Urban +12.9 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
56.7% 50th pct 69.6% 99th pct
Full-time in Other Urbanin Major Urban +9.0 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
56.8% 43rd pct 65.8% 81st pct

Industries people work in

6.6% Public administration & safety +23.2 pts ▸ 29.8%
15.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.2 pts 11.5%
11.1% Construction ◂ +4.4 pts 6.6%
4.4% Professional & technical +6.5 pts ▸ 10.9%
10.1% Retail trade ◂ +3.7 pts 6.5%
8.8% Education & training +0.6 pts ▸ 9.4%
7.8% Manufacturing ◂ +6.1 pts 1.7%
6.7% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.3 pts 6.3%
4.9% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.8 pts 2.1%
3.9% Other services ◂ +1.0 pts 2.9%
3.1% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +2.8 pts 0.2%
3.0% Administrative & support ◂ +0.4 pts 2.6%

Occupations people work in

17.8% Professionals +13.6 pts ▸ 31.5%
11.4% Managers +6.5 pts ▸ 17.8%
15.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +5.8 pts 9.6%
11.7% Clerical & administrative +2.8 pts ▸ 14.6%
13.4% Community & personal service ◂ +2.5 pts 10.9%
12.1% Labourers ◂ +7.1 pts 5.0%
9.1% Sales workers ◂ +3.0 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
5.3 71st pct 7.0 96th pct
Types ≤15 min in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.3 more in Major Urban
5.2 71st pct 6.5 96th pct
15-min city in Other Urbanin Major Urban +22.1 pts higher in Major Urban
60.4% 71st pct 82.5% 96th pct
Walk to shops in Other Urbanin Major Urban +18.2 pts higher in Major Urban
62.5% 71st pct 80.6% 90th pct
Walk to transit in Other Urbanin Major Urban +20.0 pts higher in Major Urban
78.3% 71st pct 98.2% 100th pct
Walk to school in Other Urbanin Major Urban +16.5 pts higher in Major Urban
69.4% 71st pct 86.0% 94th pct
Walk to a park in Other Urbanin Major Urban +6.2 pts higher in Major Urban
93.4% 72nd pct 99.7% 99th pct
Walk to health in Other Urbanin Major Urban +17.3 pts higher in Major Urban
47.4% 71st pct 64.8% 93rd pct
Amenities/1k in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.6 more in Major Urban
17.1 41st pct 18.8 46th pct
Intersections/km² in Other Urbanin Major Urban +170 higher in Major Urban
75 74th pct 246 100th pct
Mean slope in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.3 pts higher in Major Urban
4.3% 22nd pct 5.5% 51st 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

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/SOS21/other-urban/vs/SOS80/major-urban