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Other Urban vs Major Urban

Section of State comparison ≈ 1,293 km apart · Other Urban profile · Major Urban profile

Other Urban Major Urban

Other Urban and Major Urban are two very different environments located over 1,200km apart. Major Urban is much more walkable and highly educated, with 43.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 12.8% in Other Urban. This contrast extends to incomes; the typical weekly household earns $2,372 in Major Urban, which is $986 more than the $1,386 typical in Other Urban. Other Urban is more likely to have detached houses, with 84.7% of homes being separate houses, whereas Major Urban has a much higher share of apartments.

Both areas are effectively alike in their home sizes, with 2.5 people per home and an identical share of people providing unpaid care. These similarities persist even as other gaps widen. Since 2011, the differences in typical incomes and education have grown, and the gap in overseas-born populations has increased to 14.9%. While Major Urban is very walkable, Other Urban is only somewhat walkable, though both areas have a similar proportion of people in de facto relationships.

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Where they differ most

Year 12: 32.5 pts higher in Major Urban Bachelor+: 30.2 pts higher in Major Urban Separate houses: 21.5 pts higher in Other Urban Other language: 18.1 pts higher in Major Urban Personal income: $505 higher in Major Urban

Demographics & Identity

Population in Other Urbanin Major Urban +484,387 larger in Other Urban gap narrowing
937,057 86th pct 452,670 77th pct
Median age in Other Urbanin Major Urban +5 yrs older in Other Urban gap widening
40 yrs 43rd pct 35 yrs 10th pct
First Nations in Other Urbanin Major Urban +6.0 pts higher in Other Urban gap widening
7.9% 69th pct 2.0% 19th pct
Aged 65+ in Other Urbanin Major Urban +6.5 pts higher in Other Urban gap widening
20.2% 69th pct 13.7% 34th pct
Under 15 in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.1 pts higher in Other Urban gap narrowing
19.3% 84th pct 18.3% 71st pct
De facto in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.7 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
13.3% 62nd pct 12.5% 43rd pct

Age structure

24.3% Young adults (25–44) +8.1 pts ▸ 32.4%
24.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.5 pts 22.3%
20.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +6.5 pts 13.7%
19.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.1 pts 18.3%
11.3% Youth (15–24) +2.0 pts ▸ 13.3%

Marital status

44.4% Married +2.4 pts ▸ 46.8%
35.1% Never married +4.2 pts ▸ 39.2%
10.4% Divorced ◂ +2.7 pts 7.7%
6.0% Widowed ◂ +2.3 pts 3.7%
4.1% Separated ◂ +1.6 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 +14.9 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
13.9% 42nd pct 28.8% 86th pct

Country of birth

78.7% Australia ◂ +11.1 pts 67.5%
0.6% India +3.2 pts ▸ 3.8%
3.0% England ◂ +0.1 pts 2.9%
2.8% New Zealand ◂ +1.6 pts 1.1%
0.2% China +2.4 pts ▸ 2.7%
0.1% Nepal +1.2 pts ▸ 1.3%
1.1% Philippines even 1.1%
0.1% Vietnam +0.8 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.7% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%
0.2% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Ancestry

39.9% English ◂ +8.0 pts 32.0%
38.1% Australian ◂ +6.6 pts 31.5%
10.6% Irish +1.0 pts ▸ 11.6%
10.2% Scottish ◂ +0.2 pts 10.0%
6.9% German ◂ +2.7 pts 4.2%
1.0% Chinese +4.7 pts ▸ 5.7%
0.7% Indian +3.8 pts ▸ 4.5%
2.7% Italian +0.7 pts ▸ 3.4%
1.4% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%
1.5% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.2% Vietnamese +1.1 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.3% Greek +0.9 pts ▸ 1.2%

Language

Other language in Other Urbanin Major Urban +18.1 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
6.5% 31st pct 24.6% 82nd pct
Limited English in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.7 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
0.8% 40th pct 2.5% 73rd pct

Language used at home

86.0% English only ◂ +14.8 pts 71.2%
0.4% Mandarin +2.8 pts ▸ 3.2%
0.2% Vietnamese +0.9 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.2% Punjabi +0.9 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.1% Hindi +0.9 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.1% Cantonese +0.8 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.1% Arabic +0.8 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.3% Italian +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.1% Greek +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.4% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

Religion

No religion in Other Urbanin Major Urban +3.9 pts higher in Major Urban gap narrowing
40.2% 44th pct 44.2% 67th pct

Religious affiliation

48.3% Christianity ◂ +10.2 pts 38.1%
40.2% No religion +3.9 pts ▸ 44.2%
9.2% Not stated ◂ +3.6 pts 5.6%
0.5% Hinduism +4.0 pts ▸ 4.5%
0.4% Islam +2.8 pts ▸ 3.2%
0.7% Buddhism +2.1 pts ▸ 2.8%
0.6% Other religions +0.7 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.0% Judaism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Other Urbanin Major Urban +32.5 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
44.6% 59th pct 77.1% 100th pct
Bachelor+ in Other Urbanin Major Urban +30.2 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
12.8% 31st pct 43.0% 100th pct

Highest year of school

44.6% Year 12 +32.5 pts ▸ 77.1%
27.0% Year 10 ◂ +16.5 pts 10.5%
11.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +7.4 pts 4.2%
7.6% Year 11 ◂ +4.1 pts 3.5%

Highest qualification level

39.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +24.1 pts 15.0%
16.2% Bachelor degree +17.7 pts ▸ 33.9%
3.5% Postgraduate degree +16.4 pts ▸ 19.9%
13.6% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.6 pts 13.0%
2.7% Graduate diploma / certificate +3.7 pts ▸ 6.3%
3.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.8 pts 1.3%

Field of qualification

10.6% Society & culture +9.5 pts ▸ 20.1%
14.4% Management & commerce +5.7 pts ▸ 20.1%
17.8% Engineering & related ◂ +9.4 pts 8.4%
10.0% Health ◂ +1.3 pts 8.7%
8.5% Education ◂ +1.6 pts 6.9%
1.3% Information technology +6.3 pts ▸ 7.6%
6.2% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.9 pts 3.3%
5.8% Architecture & building ◂ +1.9 pts 3.9%
1.5% Natural & physical sciences +4.1 pts ▸ 5.6%
1.9% Creative arts +2.4 pts ▸ 4.2%
2.3% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.6 pts 1.6%

Income

Personal income in Other Urbanin Major Urban +$505 higher in Major Urban gap widening
$699 40th pct $1,204 84th pct
Household income in Other Urbanin Major Urban +$986 higher in Major Urban gap widening
$1,386 31st pct $2,372 88th pct
Family income in Other Urbanin Major Urban +$1,139 higher in Major Urban gap widening
$1,732 34th pct $2,871 95th pct
High earners in Other Urbanin Major Urban +13.3 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
8.9% 51st pct 22.1% 93rd pct
High-income homes in Other Urbanin Major Urban +21.6 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
14.8% 40th pct 36.4% 94th pct

Household income distribution

27.3% $1,500–$2,999 +5.3 pts ▸ 32.6%
30.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +12.6 pts 17.5%
6.7% $4,000 or more +15.2 pts ▸ 21.9%
18.8% Under $650 ◂ +10.2 pts 8.6%
8.1% $3,000–$3,999 +6.3 pts ▸ 14.5%

Personal income distribution

42.7% Under $650 ◂ +14.9 pts 27.9%
30.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.5 pts 29.7%
14.7% $1,500–$2,999 +15.1 pts ▸ 29.8%
2.8% $3,000 or more +5.0 pts ▸ 7.8%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Other Urbanin Major Urban +3.9 pts higher in Other Urban
32.0% 75th pct 28.1% 53rd pct
Mental health in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.3 pts higher in Other Urban
10.4% 71st 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

10.9% Arthritis ◂ +3.2 pts 7.7%
10.4% Mental health ◂ +0.3 pts 10.0%
8.6% Other condition +1.1 pts ▸ 9.7%
9.1% Asthma ◂ +0.1 pts 9.0%
5.5% Diabetes ◂ +1.7 pts 3.9%
5.2% Heart disease ◂ +2.1 pts 3.1%
3.5% Cancer ◂ +0.8 pts 2.7%
2.8% Lung condition ◂ +1.5 pts 1.3%
1.2% Stroke ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%
0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

57.6% None +8.3 pts ▸ 66.0%
20.2% One condition ◂ +0.4 pts 19.8%
7.3% Two conditions ◂ +1.5 pts 5.8%
4.5% Three or more ◂ +2.0 pts 2.4%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Other Urbanin Major Urban +4.3 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
14.2% 39th pct 18.4% 67th pct
Unpaid carers in Other Urbanin Major Urban even gap steady
12.0% 57th pct 12.0% 57th pct
Unpaid child care in Other Urbanin Major Urban +2.8 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
25.5% 60th pct 28.3% 87th pct
Defence service in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.9 pts higher in Major Urban
4.0% 76th pct 6.0% 93rd pct
Housework 15h+ in Other Urbanin Major Urban +2.3 pts higher in Other Urban gap narrowing
21.6% 63rd pct 19.3% 42nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Other Urbanin Major Urban even gap narrowing
2.5 57th pct 2.5 57th pct
One-parent in Other Urbanin Major Urban +5.7 pts higher in Other Urban gap widening
17.6% 83rd pct 11.9% 27th pct
Living alone in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.5 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
27.2% 57th pct 25.8% 47th pct

Family composition

51.0% Couples with children +8.8 pts ▸ 59.8%
30.2% Couples without children ◂ +3.0 pts 27.2%
17.6% One-parent families ◂ +5.7 pts 11.9%
1.1% Other families even 1.1%

Household size

36.6% 2 people ◂ +3.9 pts 32.7%
27.2% 1 person ◂ +1.5 pts 25.8%
14.0% 3 people +2.5 pts ▸ 16.5%
12.8% 4 people +3.6 pts ▸ 16.4%
5.9% 5 people +0.2 pts ▸ 6.0%
3.4% 6 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 2.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Other Urbanin Major Urban +$155 higher in Major Urban gap widening
$295 56th pct $450 100th pct
Mortgage in Other Urbanin Major Urban +$563 higher in Major Urban gap widening
$1,517 42nd pct $2,080 88th pct
People / bedroom in Other Urbanin Major Urban even gap steady
0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct
Renting in Other Urbanin Major Urban +2.0 pts higher in Other Urban gap narrowing
32.7% 72nd pct 30.7% 58th pct
Owned outright in Other Urbanin Major Urban +5.4 pts higher in Other Urban gap widening
32.0% 41st pct 26.6% 17th pct
Separate houses in Other Urbanin Major Urban +21.5 pts higher in Other Urban gap widening
84.7% 39th pct 63.1% 9th pct
3+ bedrooms in Other Urbanin Major Urban +5.7 pts higher in Other Urban gap widening
78.6% 65th pct 73.0% 37th pct

How homes are owned or rented

31.5% Owned with a mortgage +8.7 pts ▸ 40.2%
32.7% Rented ◂ +2.0 pts 30.7%
32.0% Owned outright ◂ +5.4 pts 26.6%
2.0% Not stated ◂ +1.1 pts 0.9%
1.8% Other tenure ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

Types of homes

84.7% Separate house ◂ +21.5 pts 63.1%
4.7% Flat or apartment +14.7 pts ▸ 19.4%
8.9% Townhouse / semi-detached +8.3 pts ▸ 17.2%
1.3% Other dwelling ◂ +1.2 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

41.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +4.1 pts 37.1%
31.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +3.0 pts 28.8%
15.4% 2 bedrooms +2.1 pts ▸ 17.5%
3.5% 1 bedroom +5.0 pts ▸ 8.4%
5.6% 5 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 7.1%
0.5% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

46.6% $200–$349 ◂ +34.2 pts 12.4%
28.0% $350–$549 +17.8 pts ▸ 45.8%
2.3% $550–$749 +18.9 pts ▸ 21.2%
19.0% Under $200 ◂ +6.5 pts 12.5%
0.5% $750 or more +4.5 pts ▸ 5.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.3% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +15.7 pts 25.6%
25.9% $1,800–$2,999 +12.5 pts ▸ 38.5%
6.1% $3,000 or more +14.8 pts ▸ 20.9%
20.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +9.8 pts 11.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.4 pts higher in Other Urban gap narrowing
6.0% 58th pct 5.6% 52nd pct
Work from home in Other Urbanin Major Urban +4.6 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
6.3% 25th pct 10.9% 56th pct
PT commute in Other Urbanin Major Urban +3.4 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
1.2% 39th pct 4.6% 81st pct

How people get to work

67.5% Car (driver) ◂ +8.4 pts 59.0%
6.3% Worked at home +4.6 pts ▸ 10.9%
6.0% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.0 pts 5.0%
3.1% Walked +0.9 pts ▸ 4.0%
1.0% Bus +2.6 pts ▸ 3.6%
0.6% Bicycle +1.5 pts ▸ 2.1%
0.1% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

37.0% 1 vehicle +2.2 pts ▸ 39.3%
37.2% 2 vehicles +1.5 pts ▸ 38.7%
12.9% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.0 pts 10.9%
6.8% 4 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 5.5%
6.0% No vehicle ◂ +0.4 pts 5.6%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Other Urbanin Major Urban +3.0 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
43.1% 75th pct 46.1% 82nd pct
Recent arrivals in Other Urbanin Major Urban +3.8 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
13.0% 50th pct 16.7% 69th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.8 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
5.7% 61st pct 3.8% 23rd pct
Participation in Other Urbanin Major Urban +13.8 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
55.8% 47th pct 69.6% 99th pct
Full-time in Other Urbanin Major Urban +5.5 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
60.3% 70th pct 65.8% 81st pct

Industries people work in

5.6% Public administration & safety +24.2 pts ▸ 29.8%
15.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.6 pts 11.5%
3.6% Professional & technical +7.4 pts ▸ 10.9%
10.0% Retail trade ◂ +3.5 pts 6.5%
8.8% Education & training +0.6 pts ▸ 9.4%
8.9% Construction ◂ +2.2 pts 6.6%
7.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.3 pts 6.3%
6.5% Manufacturing ◂ +4.9 pts 1.7%
6.1% Mining ◂ +6.1 pts 0.1%
4.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.6 pts 2.1%
4.2% Other services ◂ +1.4 pts 2.9%
3.3% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +3.1 pts 0.2%

Occupations people work in

15.4% Professionals +16.1 pts ▸ 31.5%
9.6% Managers +8.2 pts ▸ 17.8%
16.6% Technicians & trades ◂ +7.0 pts 9.6%
11.5% Clerical & administrative +3.1 pts ▸ 14.6%
13.2% Labourers ◂ +8.2 pts 5.0%
13.1% Community & personal service ◂ +2.2 pts 10.9%
9.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +7.2 pts 2.4%
9.0% Sales workers ◂ +2.9 pts 6.1%

Walkability

Walk score in Other Urbanin Major Urban +3.0 higher in Major Urban
4.0 49th pct 7.0 96th pct
Types ≤15 min in Other Urbanin Major Urban +2.3 more in Major Urban
4.3 51st pct 6.5 96th pct
15-min city in Other Urbanin Major Urban +33.3 pts higher in Major Urban
49.2% 47th pct 82.5% 96th pct
Walk to shops in Other Urbanin Major Urban +26.3 pts higher in Major Urban
54.4% 51st pct 80.6% 90th pct
Walk to transit in Other Urbanin Major Urban +68.4 pts higher in Major Urban
29.8% 43rd pct 98.2% 100th pct
Walk to school in Other Urbanin Major Urban +28.1 pts higher in Major Urban
57.9% 56th pct 86.0% 94th pct
Walk to a park in Other Urbanin Major Urban +12.8 pts higher in Major Urban
86.9% 57th pct 99.7% 99th pct
Walk to health in Other Urbanin Major Urban +22.0 pts higher in Major Urban
42.8% 57th pct 64.8% 93rd pct
Amenities/1k in Other Urbanin Major Urban +6.1 more in Major Urban
12.6 3rd pct 18.8 46th pct
Intersections/km² in Other Urbanin Major Urban +208 higher in Major Urban
37 57th pct 246 100th pct
Mean slope in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.3 pts higher in Major Urban
5.3% 44th pct 5.5% 51st pct

Compare Other Urban with nearby areas

Bounded Locality Major Urban Rural Balance Other Urban Bounded Locality Rural Balance Major Urban Bounded Locality Major Urban Rural Balance 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/SOS31/other-urban/vs/SOS80/major-urban