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Other Urban vs Rural Balance

Section of State comparison ≈ 2,740 km apart · Other Urban profile · Rural Balance profile

Other Urban Rural Balance

Other Urban and Rural Balance are far apart and differ greatly in scale and layout. Other Urban is a larger centre where 47.6% of people have no religion, compared to 26.8% in Rural Balance. Other Urban is also more walkable (somewhat walkable) and has far more large homes, with 82.7% having three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Rural Balance is sparsely populated and car-dependent, with a much higher share of people born overseas (43.0% versus 19.3%) and a higher use of languages other than English at home (28.3% versus 8.6%).

Both areas are very similar in the size of their households, with an average of 2.5 people per home. While they share this trait, other gaps are shifting; the difference in the share of people born overseas has narrowed since 2011. Other Urban remains far more likely to have adults working or looking for work (60.7% versus 39.6%), and it maintains a much higher typical weekly rent of $290 compared to $129 in Rural Balance.

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Where they differ most

Population: 383,550 larger in Other Urban Born overseas: 23.7 pts higher in Rural Balance Participation: 21.1 pts higher in Other Urban Recent movers: 21.1 pts higher in Other Urban No religion: 20.7 pts higher in Other Urban

Demographics & Identity

Population in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +383,550 larger in Other Urban gap steady
384,526 75th pct 976 24th pct
Median age in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +5 yrs older in Rural Balance gap narrowing
38 yrs 21st pct 43 yrs 62nd pct
First Nations in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +9.0 pts higher in Rural Balance gap narrowing
7.3% 65th pct 16.3% 86th pct
Aged 65+ in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +4.5 pts higher in Rural Balance gap narrowing
16.6% 49th pct 21.1% 76th pct
Under 15 in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +8.2 pts higher in Other Urban gap narrowing
20.6% 90th pct 12.4% 23rd pct
De facto in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +2.7 pts higher in Other Urban gap narrowing
15.3% 88th pct 12.6% 45th pct

Age structure

26.7% Young adults (25–44) +3.4 pts ▸ 30.1%
25.2% Older adults (45–64) +3.8 pts ▸ 29.0%
16.6% Seniors (65+) +4.5 pts ▸ 21.1%
20.6% Children (0–14) ◂ +8.2 pts 12.4%
10.8% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.3 pts 8.5%

Marital status

44.8% Married ◂ +3.4 pts 41.4%
36.9% Never married +2.9 pts ▸ 39.8%
9.5% Divorced ◂ +1.7 pts 7.8%
5.0% Widowed +1.2 pts ▸ 6.2%
3.8% Separated +1.1 pts ▸ 4.9%

Age & sex structure

Other Urban Rural Balance

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +23.7 pts higher in Rural Balance gap narrowing
19.3% 68th pct 43.0% 100th pct

Country of birth

71.9% Australia ◂ +29.3 pts 42.5%
3.2% New Zealand +4.3 pts ▸ 7.5%
5.3% England ◂ +2.6 pts 2.7%
1.5% Philippines ◂ +0.5 pts 0.9%
1.3% South Africa ◂ +1.3 pts 0.0%
0.6% India +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.2% Vietnam +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.3% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.3% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

40.7% English ◂ +24.1 pts 16.6%
36.7% Australian ◂ +21.1 pts 15.6%
9.1% Scottish ◂ +4.4 pts 4.7%
8.8% Irish ◂ +5.2 pts 3.6%
1.0% Chinese +7.8 pts ▸ 8.8%
4.0% Italian ◂ +3.3 pts 0.7%
3.4% German ◂ +2.7 pts 0.6%
2.0% Dutch ◂ +1.4 pts 0.6%
1.8% Filipino ◂ +0.8 pts 1.0%
0.9% Indian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%
0.3% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Language

Other language in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +19.7 pts higher in Rural Balance gap widening
8.6% 44th pct 28.3% 86th pct
Limited English in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +4.9 pts higher in Rural Balance gap widening
0.9% 45th pct 5.7% 91st pct

Language used at home

82.1% English only ◂ +44.9 pts 37.2%
0.5% Mandarin +6.7 pts ▸ 7.2%
0.6% Tagalog even 0.6%
0.4% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.1% Cantonese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.2% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.1% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +20.7 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
47.6% 80th pct 26.8% 10th pct

Religious affiliation

47.6% No religion ◂ +20.7 pts 26.8%
38.6% Christianity ◂ +13.0 pts 25.6%
10.9% Not stated +27.1 pts ▸ 38.0%
0.9% Buddhism +6.3 pts ▸ 7.3%
0.9% Islam +0.6 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.5% Other religions +0.8 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.6% Hinduism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +14.5 pts higher in Other Urban gap narrowing
44.4% 58th pct 30.0% 14th pct
Bachelor+ in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +4.1 pts higher in Other Urban gap narrowing
13.9% 42nd pct 9.8% 14th pct

Highest year of school

44.4% Year 12 ◂ +14.5 pts 30.0%
25.5% Year 10 ◂ +9.5 pts 16.0%
11.5% Year 11 ◂ +7.1 pts 4.4%
8.1% Year 9 or below +1.9 pts ▸ 10.0%

Highest qualification level

37.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +19.0 pts 18.0%
16.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +7.6 pts 9.1%
13.2% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +5.6 pts 7.5%
3.5% Postgraduate degree +0.4 pts ▸ 3.9%
3.6% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.5 pts 2.1%
2.9% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.4 pts 0.5%

Field of qualification

18.5% Engineering & related ◂ +11.9 pts 6.6%
13.3% Management & commerce ◂ +7.2 pts 6.1%
9.8% Health ◂ +5.8 pts 4.0%
9.3% Society & culture ◂ +2.9 pts 6.4%
8.8% Education ◂ +3.9 pts 5.0%
5.6% Architecture & building +0.5 pts ▸ 6.1%
5.7% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.2 pts 3.5%
2.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.6 pts 2.2%
2.2% Creative arts ◂ +0.3 pts 1.9%
2.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.7 pts 1.3%
1.2% Information technology ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

Income

Personal income in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +$166 higher in Other Urban gap narrowing
$828 69th pct $662 29th pct
Household income in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +$532 higher in Other Urban gap narrowing
$1,674 56th pct $1,142 0th pct
Family income in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +$648 higher in Other Urban gap narrowing
$2,095 69th pct $1,447 12th pct
High earners in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +8.8 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
13.7% 78th pct 4.9% 16th pct
High-income homes in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +10.6 pts higher in Other Urban gap narrowing
19.8% 58th pct 9.3% 0th pct

Household income distribution

24.9% $650–$1,499 +6.0 pts ▸ 30.8%
28.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +9.5 pts 18.9%
16.2% Under $650 +8.1 pts ▸ 24.2%
10.1% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.9 pts 6.2%
9.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +6.7 pts 3.1%

Personal income distribution

37.0% Under $650 ◂ +6.2 pts 30.8%
28.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +7.7 pts 20.5%
19.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +10.4 pts 8.8%
4.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.8 pts 2.1%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +9.2 pts higher in Other Urban
27.1% 47th pct 17.9% 14th pct
Mental health in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +5.1 pts higher in Other Urban
8.7% 49th pct 3.6% 13th pct
Needs assistance in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +1.6 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
4.9% 49th pct 3.3% 19th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

8.7% Mental health ◂ +5.1 pts 3.6%
8.4% Arthritis ◂ +2.2 pts 6.3%
7.8% Asthma ◂ +4.0 pts 3.8%
7.0% Other condition ◂ +1.8 pts 5.2%
4.8% Diabetes +0.5 pts ▸ 5.2%
3.7% Heart disease +0.9 pts ▸ 4.5%
2.8% Cancer ◂ +0.7 pts 2.0%
1.8% Lung condition ◂ +0.9 pts 0.9%
0.9% Stroke +0.8 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.7% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.9% None ◂ +16.3 pts 44.6%
18.4% One condition ◂ +7.2 pts 11.2%
5.8% Two conditions ◂ +2.4 pts 3.4%
3.0% Three or more +0.5 pts ▸ 3.5%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +1.1 pts higher in Rural Balance gap narrowing
17.5% 60th pct 18.5% 67th pct
Unpaid carers in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +0.3 pts higher in Other Urban gap narrowing
10.2% 32nd pct 9.9% 28th pct
Unpaid child care in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +12.5 pts higher in Other Urban gap narrowing
27.6% 86th pct 15.1% 19th pct
Defence service in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +1.5 pts higher in Other Urban
3.0% 30th pct 1.5% 11th pct
Housework 15h+ in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +5.2 pts higher in Other Urban gap narrowing
21.1% 58th pct 15.8% 28th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Other Urbanin Rural Balance even gap narrowing
2.5 57th pct 2.5 57th pct
One-parent in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +3.2 pts higher in Rural Balance gap narrowing
15.3% 60th pct 18.6% 88th pct
Living alone in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +4.6 pts higher in Rural Balance gap steady
27.6% 59th pct 32.2% 94th pct

Family composition

55.3% Couples with children ◂ +9.9 pts 45.4%
28.4% Couples without children +1.6 pts ▸ 30.0%
15.3% One-parent families +3.2 pts ▸ 18.6%
1.0% Other families +4.6 pts ▸ 5.6%

Household size

34.7% 2 people +0.5 pts ▸ 35.2%
27.6% 1 person +4.6 pts ▸ 32.2%
14.1% 4 people +0.9 pts ▸ 15.0%
14.4% 3 people ◂ +4.3 pts 10.1%
6.2% 5 people ◂ +0.5 pts 5.7%
3.0% 6 or more +2.8 pts ▸ 5.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +$161 higher in Other Urban gap steady
$290 54th pct $129 3rd pct
Mortgage in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +$350 higher in Other Urban gap narrowing
$1,600 57th pct $1,250 8th pct
People / bedroom in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +0.10 higher in Rural Balance gap steady
0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct
Renting in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +2.6 pts higher in Other Urban gap narrowing
33.4% 74th pct 30.8% 59th pct
Owned outright in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +8.0 pts higher in Rural Balance gap narrowing
27.7% 25th pct 35.7% 58th pct
Separate houses in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +10.3 pts higher in Rural Balance gap widening
86.2% 43rd pct 96.5% 87th pct
3+ bedrooms in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +18.9 pts higher in Other Urban gap widening
82.7% 87th pct 63.9% 8th pct

How homes are owned or rented

27.7% Owned outright +8.0 pts ▸ 35.7%
34.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +19.1 pts 15.4%
33.4% Rented ◂ +2.6 pts 30.8%
1.9% Not stated +8.7 pts ▸ 10.6%
2.5% Other tenure +3.7 pts ▸ 6.2%

Types of homes

86.2% Separate house +10.3 pts ▸ 96.5%
10.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +10.4 pts 0.0%
1.9% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.9 pts 0.0%
1.3% Other dwelling ◂ +1.3 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

40.7% 3 bedrooms ◂ +5.0 pts 35.7%
37.4% 4 bedrooms ◂ +13.6 pts 23.8%
11.7% 2 bedrooms +5.0 pts ▸ 16.7%
3.4% 1 bedroom +2.3 pts ▸ 5.7%
4.7% 5 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 4.4%
0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

24.1% Under $200 +38.7 pts ▸ 62.9%
39.1% $200–$349 ◂ +14.8 pts 24.3%
26.0% $350–$549 ◂ +6.0 pts 20.0%
3.9% $550–$749 ◂ +3.9 pts 0.0%
2.0% $750 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

39.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +2.0 pts 37.1%
18.0% Under $1,000 +13.4 pts ▸ 31.4%
29.0% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +20.4 pts 8.6%
8.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +8.5 pts 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +2.4 pts higher in Other Urban gap narrowing
4.8% 43rd pct 2.5% 23rd pct
Work from home in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +3.3 pts higher in Rural Balance gap steady
4.3% 13th pct 7.6% 36th pct
PT commute in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +2.1 pts higher in Rural Balance gap narrowing
1.8% 48th pct 4.0% 74th pct

How people get to work

67.0% Car (driver) ◂ +1.7 pts 65.3%
4.3% Worked at home +3.3 pts ▸ 7.6%
6.0% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.7 pts 4.3%
1.7% Bus +2.2 pts ▸ 4.0%
2.9% Walked +1.0 pts ▸ 4.0%
0.9% Bicycle ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%
0.1% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

39.4% 2 vehicles +0.9 pts ▸ 40.4%
34.6% 1 vehicle ◂ +0.6 pts 34.0%
14.0% 3 vehicles +2.3 pts ▸ 16.3%
7.2% 4 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 5.9%
4.8% No vehicle ◂ +2.4 pts 2.5%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +21.1 pts higher in Other Urban gap narrowing
41.2% 69th pct 20.1% 1st pct
Recent arrivals in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +7.8 pts higher in Other Urban gap narrowing
10.9% 43rd pct 3.1% 7th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +0.9 pts higher in Rural Balance gap narrowing
4.4% 31st pct 5.3% 52nd pct
Participation in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +21.1 pts higher in Other Urban gap narrowing
60.7% 70th pct 39.6% 19th pct
Full-time in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +5.5 pts higher in Other Urban gap widening
61.1% 73rd pct 55.6% 32nd pct

Industries people work in

5.8% Public administration & safety +12.4 pts ▸ 18.2%
13.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +6.9 pts 6.1%
7.3% Accommodation & food +4.3 pts ▸ 11.6%
11.2% Mining ◂ +6.7 pts 4.6%
9.5% Retail trade ◂ +1.3 pts 8.2%
9.2% Construction ◂ +1.3 pts 7.9%
8.8% Education & training ◂ +2.7 pts 6.1%
3.1% Administrative & support +3.6 pts ▸ 6.7%
5.6% Manufacturing ◂ +2.6 pts 3.0%
4.1% Other services +0.8 pts ▸ 4.9%
4.8% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.8 pts 3.0%
3.2% Professional & technical ◂ +0.2 pts 3.0%

Occupations people work in

18.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.7 pts 16.1%
15.4% Professionals ◂ +3.6 pts 11.9%
10.0% Managers +5.2 pts ▸ 15.2%
10.9% Clerical & administrative +1.8 pts ▸ 12.8%
12.2% Labourers +0.6 pts ▸ 12.8%
12.1% Community & personal service ◂ +0.5 pts 11.6%
10.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +4.2 pts 6.4%
8.2% Sales workers ◂ +2.1 pts 6.1%

Walkability

Walk score in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +3.8 higher in Other Urban
4.5 61st pct 0.7 15th pct
Types ≤15 min in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +3.9 more in Other Urban
4.6 57th pct 0.7 16th pct
15-min city in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +48.6 pts higher in Other Urban
49.8% 48th pct 1.2% 6th pct
Walk to shops in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +47.5 pts higher in Other Urban
51.3% 44th pct 3.8% 15th pct
Walk to transit in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +63.8 pts higher in Other Urban
63.8% 61st pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +63.1 pts higher in Other Urban
63.1% 62nd pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +46.6 pts higher in Other Urban
90.2% 65th pct 43.6% 29th pct
Walk to health in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +38.1 pts higher in Other Urban
39.7% 54th pct 1.5% 22nd pct
Amenities/1k in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +51.0 more in Rural Balance
14.6 25th pct 65.6 90th pct
Intersections/km² in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +40 higher in Other Urban
43 60th pct 3 21st pct
Mean slope in Other Urbanin Rural Balance +5.7 pts higher in Rural Balance
4.3% 22nd pct 10.0% 92nd pct

Compare Other Urban with nearby areas

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

Compare Rural Balance with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Other Urban vs Rural Balance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sos/SOS51/other-urban/vs/SOS93/rural-balance