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Other Urban vs Major Urban

Section of State comparison ≈ 701 km apart · Other Urban profile · Major Urban profile

Other Urban Major Urban

Major Urban and Other Urban are distinct areas located about 701 km apart. Major Urban is a younger, wealthier hub where 43.0% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher and the typical weekly household income is $2,372. It is also more multicultural, with 28.8% of people born overseas and 24.6% using another language at home. In contrast, Other Urban has an older population and a lower typical weekly household income of $1,214, and is more likely to have separate houses (86.6% compared to 63.1% in Major Urban).

Both areas sit close to the national figure for the share of households that rent, at around 30%. This common ground exists alongside widening gaps in income, education, and the proportion of people born overseas. While Major Urban is more walkable and has a higher share of people working or looking for work, Other Urban has a notably higher Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population (6.1% against 2.0%).

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Where they differ most

Population: 232,508 larger in Major Urban Year 12: 37.0 pts higher in Major Urban Bachelor+: 26.7 pts higher in Major Urban Household income: $1,158 higher in Major Urban Separate houses: 23.4 pts higher in Other Urban

Demographics & Identity

Population in Other Urbanin Major Urban +232,508 larger in Major Urban gap widening
220,162 72nd pct 452,670 77th pct
Median age in Other Urbanin Major Urban +7 yrs older in Other Urban gap widening
42 yrs 57th pct 35 yrs 10th pct
First Nations in Other Urbanin Major Urban +4.1 pts higher in Other Urban gap widening
6.1% 56th pct 2.0% 19th pct
Aged 65+ in Other Urbanin Major Urban +8.8 pts higher in Other Urban gap widening
22.5% 86th pct 13.7% 34th pct
Under 15 in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.3 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
17.0% 46th pct 18.3% 71st pct
De facto in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.5 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
13.0% 59th pct 12.5% 43rd pct

Age structure

24.4% Young adults (25–44) +7.9 pts ▸ 32.4%
24.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.6 pts 22.3%
22.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +8.8 pts 13.7%
17.0% Children (0–14) +1.3 pts ▸ 18.3%
11.2% Youth (15–24) +2.1 pts ▸ 13.3%

Marital status

42.9% Married +3.9 pts ▸ 46.8%
35.6% Never married +3.7 pts ▸ 39.2%
10.8% Divorced ◂ +3.0 pts 7.7%
7.1% Widowed ◂ +3.4 pts 3.7%
3.7% 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 +16.1 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
12.7% 35th pct 28.8% 86th pct

Country of birth

81.7% Australia ◂ +14.2 pts 67.5%
0.9% India +2.9 pts ▸ 3.8%
3.2% England ◂ +0.3 pts 2.9%
0.5% China +2.2 pts ▸ 2.7%
0.9% Nepal +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.9% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.5% Philippines +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.2% Vietnam +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.3% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.1% Italy +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Ancestry

44.6% English ◂ +12.7 pts 32.0%
42.7% Australian ◂ +11.2 pts 31.5%
9.5% Irish +2.0 pts ▸ 11.6%
9.2% Scottish +0.8 pts ▸ 10.0%
1.3% Chinese +4.5 pts ▸ 5.7%
0.8% Indian +3.7 pts ▸ 4.5%
3.3% German +0.9 pts ▸ 4.2%
1.3% Italian +2.1 pts ▸ 3.4%
2.2% Dutch ◂ +0.5 pts 1.7%
0.6% Filipino +1.0 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.2% Vietnamese +1.1 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.3% Greek +1.0 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% 42nd pct 2.5% 73rd pct

Language used at home

88.5% English only ◂ +17.3 pts 71.2%
0.7% Mandarin +2.4 pts ▸ 3.2%
0.2% Vietnamese +0.9 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.3% Punjabi +0.8 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.1% Hindi +0.9 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.2% Cantonese +0.8 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.1% Arabic +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.1% Italian +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.1% Greek +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.2% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Religion

No religion in Other Urbanin Major Urban +5.4 pts higher in Other Urban gap widening
49.6% 88th pct 44.2% 67th pct

Religious affiliation

49.6% No religion ◂ +5.4 pts 44.2%
39.8% Christianity ◂ +1.7 pts 38.1%
6.9% Not stated ◂ +1.2 pts 5.6%
1.3% Hinduism +3.2 pts ▸ 4.5%
0.8% Islam +2.5 pts ▸ 3.2%
0.9% Buddhism +1.9 pts ▸ 2.8%
0.7% Other religions +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Other Urbanin Major Urban +37.0 pts higher in Major Urban gap narrowing
40.1% 42nd pct 77.1% 100th pct
Bachelor+ in Other Urbanin Major Urban +26.7 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
16.4% 61st pct 43.0% 100th pct

Highest year of school

40.1% Year 12 +37.0 pts ▸ 77.1%
32.3% Year 10 ◂ +21.8 pts 10.5%
12.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +7.9 pts 4.2%
8.6% Year 11 ◂ +5.1 pts 3.5%

Highest qualification level

35.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +20.7 pts 15.0%
19.7% Bachelor degree +14.3 pts ▸ 33.9%
6.6% Postgraduate degree +13.3 pts ▸ 19.9%
13.2% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.3 pts 13.0%
3.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +3.4 pts ▸ 6.3%
3.4% Certificate I / II ◂ +2.1 pts 1.3%

Field of qualification

12.6% Society & culture +7.5 pts ▸ 20.1%
16.1% Management & commerce +4.0 pts ▸ 20.1%
13.9% Engineering & related ◂ +5.5 pts 8.4%
11.2% Health ◂ +2.5 pts 8.7%
8.8% Education ◂ +1.9 pts 6.9%
2.2% Information technology +5.4 pts ▸ 7.6%
6.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +3.1 pts 3.3%
6.1% Architecture & building ◂ +2.2 pts 3.9%
1.9% Natural & physical sciences +3.7 pts ▸ 5.6%
2.7% Creative arts +1.6 pts ▸ 4.2%
2.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.9 pts 1.6%

Income

Personal income in Other Urbanin Major Urban +$552 higher in Major Urban gap widening
$652 28th pct $1,204 84th pct
Household income in Other Urbanin Major Urban +$1,158 higher in Major Urban gap widening
$1,214 10th pct $2,372 88th pct
Family income in Other Urbanin Major Urban +$1,307 higher in Major Urban gap widening
$1,564 19th pct $2,871 95th pct
High earners in Other Urbanin Major Urban +16.1 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
6.0% 24th pct 22.1% 93rd pct
High-income homes in Other Urbanin Major Urban +25.7 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
10.7% 7th pct 36.4% 94th pct

Household income distribution

33.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +16.0 pts 17.5%
26.4% $1,500–$2,999 +6.2 pts ▸ 32.6%
22.4% Under $650 ◂ +13.9 pts 8.6%
4.4% $4,000 or more +17.5 pts ▸ 21.9%
6.3% $3,000–$3,999 +8.2 pts ▸ 14.5%

Personal income distribution

46.7% Under $650 ◂ +18.9 pts 27.9%
32.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.1 pts 29.7%
12.4% $1,500–$2,999 +17.4 pts ▸ 29.8%
1.8% $3,000 or more +6.0 pts ▸ 7.8%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Other Urbanin Major Urban +7.8 pts higher in Other Urban
35.9% 100th pct 28.1% 53rd pct
Mental health in Other Urbanin Major Urban +2.1 pts higher in Other Urban
12.1% 86th pct 10.0% 65th pct
Needs assistance in Other Urbanin Major Urban +3.5 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
8.0% 100th pct 4.6% 42nd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

13.2% Arthritis ◂ +5.5 pts 7.7%
12.1% Mental health ◂ +2.1 pts 10.0%
10.4% Asthma ◂ +1.4 pts 9.0%
9.2% Other condition +0.5 pts ▸ 9.7%
5.8% Diabetes ◂ +1.9 pts 3.9%
4.9% Heart disease ◂ +1.8 pts 3.1%
3.5% Cancer ◂ +0.8 pts 2.7%
3.1% Lung condition ◂ +1.8 pts 1.3%
1.4% Stroke ◂ +0.7 pts 0.7%
0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.3% None +9.7 pts ▸ 66.0%
22.6% One condition ◂ +2.8 pts 19.8%
8.4% Two conditions ◂ +2.6 pts 5.8%
4.9% Three or more ◂ +2.4 pts 2.4%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Other Urbanin Major Urban +2.2 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
16.2% 52nd pct 18.4% 67th pct
Unpaid carers in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.0 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
13.0% 73rd pct 12.0% 57th pct
Unpaid child care in Other Urbanin Major Urban +3.1 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
25.2% 55th pct 28.3% 87th pct
Defence service in Other Urbanin Major Urban +2.2 pts higher in Major Urban
3.8% 69th pct 6.0% 93rd pct
Housework 15h+ in Other Urbanin Major Urban +2.1 pts higher in Other Urban gap narrowing
21.4% 62nd pct 19.3% 42nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.2 larger in Major Urban gap narrowing
2.3 14th pct 2.5 57th pct
One-parent in Other Urbanin Major Urban +6.5 pts higher in Other Urban gap widening
18.4% 87th pct 11.9% 27th pct
Living alone in Other Urbanin Major Urban +6.1 pts higher in Other Urban gap steady
31.9% 91st pct 25.8% 47th pct

Family composition

48.5% Couples with children +11.4 pts ▸ 59.8%
32.0% Couples without children ◂ +4.8 pts 27.2%
18.4% One-parent families ◂ +6.5 pts 11.9%
1.1% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

Household size

36.0% 2 people ◂ +3.3 pts 32.7%
31.9% 1 person ◂ +6.1 pts 25.8%
14.0% 3 people +2.6 pts ▸ 16.5%
11.4% 4 people +5.0 pts ▸ 16.4%
4.6% 5 people +1.4 pts ▸ 6.0%
2.1% 6 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 2.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Other Urbanin Major Urban +$190 higher in Major Urban gap widening
$260 43rd pct $450 100th pct
Mortgage in Other Urbanin Major Urban +$802 higher in Major Urban gap narrowing
$1,278 12th 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 +0.8 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
29.9% 54th pct 30.7% 58th pct
Owned outright in Other Urbanin Major Urban +8.7 pts higher in Other Urban gap widening
35.3% 57th pct 26.6% 17th pct
Separate houses in Other Urbanin Major Urban +23.4 pts higher in Other Urban gap widening
86.6% 44th pct 63.1% 9th pct
3+ bedrooms in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.8 pts higher in Major Urban gap narrowing
72.1% 33rd pct 73.0% 37th pct

How homes are owned or rented

31.6% Owned with a mortgage +8.7 pts ▸ 40.2%
35.3% Owned outright ◂ +8.7 pts 26.6%
29.9% Rented +0.8 pts ▸ 30.7%
1.8% Not stated ◂ +0.9 pts 0.9%
1.3% Other tenure +0.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

Types of homes

86.6% Separate house ◂ +23.4 pts 63.1%
4.2% Flat or apartment +15.3 pts ▸ 19.4%
8.3% Townhouse / semi-detached +8.9 pts ▸ 17.2%
0.8% Other dwelling ◂ +0.7 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

52.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +15.2 pts 37.1%
16.4% 4 bedrooms +12.4 pts ▸ 28.8%
21.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +3.9 pts 17.5%
4.4% 1 bedroom +4.1 pts ▸ 8.4%
3.4% 5 or more +3.7 pts ▸ 7.1%
0.3% Studio / none even 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

54.0% $200–$349 ◂ +41.5 pts 12.4%
18.9% $350–$549 +26.9 pts ▸ 45.8%
22.8% Under $200 ◂ +10.3 pts 12.5%
0.9% $550–$749 +20.3 pts ▸ 21.2%
0.2% $750 or more +4.8 pts ▸ 5.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

47.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +21.6 pts 25.6%
14.7% $1,800–$2,999 +23.8 pts ▸ 38.5%
30.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +19.2 pts 11.0%
3.4% $3,000 or more +17.4 pts ▸ 20.9%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.3 pts higher in Other Urban gap narrowing
6.8% 73rd pct 5.6% 52nd pct
Work from home in Other Urbanin Major Urban +5.3 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
5.6% 21st pct 10.9% 56th pct
PT commute in Other Urbanin Major Urban +3.5 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
1.2% 37th pct 4.6% 81st pct

How people get to work

69.5% Car (driver) ◂ +10.4 pts 59.0%
5.6% Worked at home +5.3 pts ▸ 10.9%
5.4% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.3 pts 5.0%
3.5% Walked +0.5 pts ▸ 4.0%
1.1% Bus +2.5 pts ▸ 3.6%
0.4% Bicycle +1.7 pts ▸ 2.1%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

38.6% 1 vehicle +0.7 pts ▸ 39.3%
35.1% 2 vehicles +3.6 pts ▸ 38.7%
12.5% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.6 pts 10.9%
6.9% 4 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 5.5%
6.8% No vehicle ◂ +1.3 pts 5.6%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Other Urbanin Major Urban +7.5 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
38.6% 54th pct 46.1% 82nd pct
Recent arrivals in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.8 pts higher in Other Urban gap narrowing
17.5% 72nd pct 16.7% 69th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Other Urbanin Major Urban +2.3 pts higher in Other Urban gap narrowing
6.1% 68th pct 3.8% 23rd pct
Participation in Other Urbanin Major Urban +13.9 pts higher in Major Urban gap steady
55.7% 47th pct 69.6% 99th pct
Full-time in Other Urbanin Major Urban +10.4 pts higher in Major Urban gap widening
55.4% 31st pct 65.8% 81st pct

Industries people work in

5.4% Public administration & safety +24.4 pts ▸ 29.8%
17.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +6.3 pts 11.5%
11.0% Retail trade ◂ +4.5 pts 6.5%
3.9% Professional & technical +7.0 pts ▸ 10.9%
9.0% Education & training +0.4 pts ▸ 9.4%
8.8% Construction ◂ +2.2 pts 6.6%
7.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.2 pts 6.3%
7.4% Manufacturing ◂ +5.7 pts 1.7%
4.8% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.7 pts 2.1%
4.1% Other services ◂ +1.2 pts 2.9%
3.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +3.5 pts 0.2%
3.0% Administrative & support ◂ +0.3 pts 2.6%

Occupations people work in

17.3% Professionals +14.2 pts ▸ 31.5%
10.5% Managers +7.3 pts ▸ 17.8%
14.6% Community & personal service ◂ +3.7 pts 10.9%
11.4% Clerical & administrative +3.2 pts ▸ 14.6%
14.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +4.8 pts 9.6%
12.6% Labourers ◂ +7.6 pts 5.0%
9.8% Sales workers ◂ +3.6 pts 6.1%
7.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +5.2 pts 2.4%

Walkability

Walk score in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.3 higher in Major Urban
5.7 77th pct 7.0 96th pct
Types ≤15 min in Other Urbanin Major Urban +0.9 more in Major Urban
5.6 80th pct 6.5 96th pct
15-min city in Other Urbanin Major Urban +13.2 pts higher in Major Urban
69.3% 81st pct 82.5% 96th pct
Walk to shops in Other Urbanin Major Urban +11.1 pts higher in Major Urban
69.6% 78th pct 80.6% 90th pct
Walk to transit in Other Urbanin Major Urban +12.6 pts higher in Major Urban
85.6% 78th pct 98.2% 100th pct
Walk to school in Other Urbanin Major Urban +19.7 pts higher in Major Urban
66.3% 67th 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 +14.9 pts higher in Major Urban
49.9% 74th pct 64.8% 93rd pct
Amenities/1k in Other Urbanin Major Urban +2.4 more in Major Urban
16.4 36th pct 18.8 46th pct
Intersections/km² in Other Urbanin Major Urban +175 higher in Major Urban
71 73rd pct 246 100th pct
Mean slope in Other Urbanin Major Urban +1.4 pts higher in Other Urban
7.0% 76th pct 5.5% 51st pct

Compare Other Urban with nearby areas

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

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/SOS61/other-urban/vs/SOS80/major-urban