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1 million or more vs 50,000 to 99,999

Section of State Range comparison ≈ 537 km apart · 1 million or more profile · 50,000 to 99,999 profile

1 million or more 50,000 to 99,999

1 million or more and 50,000 to 99,999 are very different places located over 500km apart. 1 million or more is far more multicultural and highly qualified, with 28.3% of people born overseas and 28.3% holding a bachelor degree or higher. It is also much more walkable, as 88.8% of homes are within a 10 minute walk of public transport. In contrast, 50,000 to 99,999 has a larger proportion of older residents and more detached houses, which are 82.0% of the homes there. It also has a higher share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at 6.5%.

Since 2011, the gap between these two areas has widened across many measures. Typical weekly household income is now $526 higher in 1 million or more, a difference that has more than doubled since 2011. Despite these growing divides, the two areas are still alike in some ways. They have almost the same share of children under 15 and an equal percentage of people who do not own a motor vehicle, at 6.7%.

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Where they differ most

Population: 2,034,195 larger in 1 million or more Year 12: 20.8 pts higher in 1 million or more Work from home: 13.1 pts higher in 1 million or more Bachelor+: 14.8 pts higher in 1 million or more Born overseas: 14.5 pts higher in 1 million or more

Demographics & Identity

Population in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +2,034,195 larger in 1 million or more gap widening
2,287,896 92nd pct 253,701 77th pct
Median age in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +5 yrs older in 50,000 to 99,999 gap widening
36 yrs 14th pct 41 yrs 50th pct
First Nations in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +3.6 pts higher in 50,000 to 99,999 gap steady
2.9% 29th pct 6.5% 53rd pct
Aged 65+ in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +7.1 pts higher in 50,000 to 99,999 gap widening
14.1% 27th pct 21.2% 66th pct
Under 15 in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +0.8 pts higher in 1 million or more gap steady
19.2% 74th pct 18.4% 62nd pct
De facto in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +0.2 pts higher in 1 million or more gap steady
12.6% 43rd pct 12.4% 34th pct

Age structure

29.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +5.8 pts 24.1%
23.5% Older adults (45–64) +1.2 pts ▸ 24.7%
14.1% Seniors (65+) +7.1 pts ▸ 21.2%
19.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.8 pts 18.4%
13.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.8 pts 11.6%

Marital status

44.4% Married ◂ +0.5 pts 43.9%
39.3% Never married ◂ +4.6 pts 34.7%
8.8% Divorced +1.9 pts ▸ 10.7%
4.2% Widowed +2.4 pts ▸ 6.6%
3.4% Separated +0.8 pts ▸ 4.1%

Age & sex structure

1 million or more 50,000 to 99,999

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +14.5 pts higher in 1 million or more gap steady
28.3% 88th pct 13.9% 49th pct

Country of birth

67.3% Australia +11.8 pts ▸ 79.2%
4.5% New Zealand ◂ +2.2 pts 2.3%
3.7% England ◂ +0.9 pts 2.8%
2.2% India ◂ +1.5 pts 0.7%
1.8% China ◂ +1.5 pts 0.4%
1.2% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%
1.1% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%
0.9% Vietnam ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%
0.3% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%
0.3% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Ancestry

35.7% English +5.0 pts ▸ 40.7%
30.9% Australian +7.5 pts ▸ 38.4%
11.1% Irish ◂ +0.7 pts 10.4%
10.0% Scottish +0.3 pts ▸ 10.3%
5.5% German +1.4 pts ▸ 6.9%
5.0% Chinese ◂ +3.8 pts 1.2%
2.9% Indian ◂ +2.0 pts 1.0%
2.8% Italian ◂ +0.5 pts 2.3%
1.7% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 1.8%
1.6% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 1.4%
1.2% Vietnamese ◂ +1.0 pts 0.2%
0.8% Greek ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

Language

Other language in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +12.4 pts higher in 1 million or more gap widening
19.1% 79th pct 6.7% 41st pct
Limited English in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +1.8 pts higher in 1 million or more gap steady
2.7% 83rd pct 0.9% 47th pct

Language used at home

76.1% English only +10.2 pts ▸ 86.3%
2.8% Mandarin ◂ +2.3 pts 0.5%
1.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.9 pts 0.3%
1.0% Punjabi ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%
0.9% Cantonese ◂ +0.8 pts 0.1%
0.7% Hindi ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%
0.5% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.5% Arabic ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%
0.4% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%
0.3% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Religion

No religion in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +2.8 pts higher in 1 million or more gap narrowing
41.8% 48th pct 39.1% 33rd pct

Religious affiliation

44.1% Christianity +5.6 pts ▸ 49.6%
41.8% No religion ◂ +2.8 pts 39.1%
6.5% Not stated +2.1 pts ▸ 8.6%
2.2% Hinduism ◂ +1.4 pts 0.8%
2.0% Islam ◂ +1.5 pts 0.5%
2.0% Buddhism ◂ +1.1 pts 0.9%
1.3% Other religions ◂ +0.8 pts 0.5%
0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +20.8 pts higher in 1 million or more gap widening
65.7% 96th pct 44.9% 62nd pct
Bachelor+ in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +14.8 pts higher in 1 million or more gap widening
28.3% 93rd pct 13.5% 39th pct

Highest year of school

65.7% Year 12 ◂ +20.8 pts 44.9%
16.4% Year 10 +10.5 pts ▸ 26.9%
6.9% Year 9 or below +5.2 pts ▸ 12.1%
5.5% Year 11 +1.9 pts ▸ 7.3%

Highest qualification level

25.4% Certificate III / IV +13.6 pts ▸ 39.0%
29.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +11.8 pts 17.4%
15.2% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.4 pts 12.8%
10.3% Postgraduate degree ◂ +6.5 pts 3.8%
4.2% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.5 pts 2.7%
2.0% Certificate I / II +1.0 pts ▸ 3.0%

Field of qualification

21.1% Management & commerce ◂ +6.7 pts 14.4%
13.5% Engineering & related +4.5 pts ▸ 18.0%
12.9% Society & culture ◂ +1.9 pts 11.1%
11.0% Health +0.4 pts ▸ 11.4%
7.4% Education +0.9 pts ▸ 8.3%
4.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.1 pts ▸ 6.0%
5.2% Architecture & building +0.4 pts ▸ 5.5%
4.1% Creative arts ◂ +2.5 pts 1.6%
3.6% Information technology ◂ +2.3 pts 1.4%
3.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.6 pts 1.5%
1.3% Agriculture & environment +0.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

Income

Personal income in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +$160 higher in 1 million or more gap widening
$860 75th pct $700 46th pct
Household income in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +$526 higher in 1 million or more gap widening
$1,885 80th pct $1,359 41st pct
Family income in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +$491 higher in 1 million or more gap widening
$2,214 84th pct $1,723 43rd pct
High earners in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +4.3 pts higher in 1 million or more gap widening
13.2% 83rd pct 8.8% 57th pct
High-income homes in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +9.7 pts higher in 1 million or more gap widening
24.4% 83rd pct 14.7% 48th pct

Household income distribution

31.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.0 pts 26.5%
24.7% $650–$1,499 +5.2 pts ▸ 29.9%
13.1% Under $650 +6.3 pts ▸ 19.4%
13.2% $4,000 or more ◂ +6.4 pts 6.8%
11.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.2 pts 7.9%

Personal income distribution

37.4% Under $650 +5.5 pts ▸ 42.9%
32.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.9 pts 30.4%
19.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.5 pts 14.7%
5.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 2.9%

Health & Disability

Health condition in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +5.4 pts higher in 50,000 to 99,999
28.0% 39th pct 33.4% 69th pct
Mental health in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +0.7 pts higher in 50,000 to 99,999
10.1% 56th pct 10.8% 70th pct
Needs assistance in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +2.6 pts higher in 50,000 to 99,999 gap widening
5.6% 44th pct 8.2% 94th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

7.6% Arthritis +4.1 pts ▸ 11.7%
10.1% Mental health +0.7 pts ▸ 10.8%
8.8% Asthma +0.5 pts ▸ 9.3%
8.8% Other condition +0.1 pts ▸ 8.9%
4.3% Diabetes +1.5 pts ▸ 5.9%
3.7% Heart disease +2.0 pts ▸ 5.7%
2.8% Cancer +0.8 pts ▸ 3.6%
1.7% Lung condition +1.4 pts ▸ 3.2%
0.8% Stroke +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.7% Dementia +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

64.8% None ◂ +8.0 pts 56.8%
19.2% One condition +1.6 pts ▸ 20.7%
5.9% Two conditions +1.8 pts ▸ 7.7%
3.0% Three or more +2.0 pts ▸ 5.0%

Community Participation

Volunteering in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +0.8 pts higher in 1 million or more gap steady
13.8% 30th pct 13.0% 26th pct
Unpaid carers in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +1.0 pts higher in 50,000 to 99,999 gap steady
11.3% 36th pct 12.3% 49th pct
Unpaid child care in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +3.1 pts higher in 1 million or more gap widening
28.0% 83rd pct 24.9% 47th pct
Defence service in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +0.2 pts higher in 50,000 to 99,999
3.6% 58th pct 3.8% 66th pct
Housework 15h+ in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +0.8 pts higher in 50,000 to 99,999 gap narrowing
19.7% 33rd pct 20.5% 40th pct

Family & Households

Household size in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +0.2 larger in 1 million or more gap steady
2.6 81st pct 2.4 43rd pct
One-parent in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +3.4 pts higher in 50,000 to 99,999 gap widening
15.0% 41st pct 18.4% 83rd pct
Living alone in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +4.4 pts higher in 50,000 to 99,999 gap steady
23.9% 22nd pct 28.2% 50th pct

Family composition

58.6% Couples with children ◂ +8.9 pts 49.7%
25.1% Couples without children +5.6 pts ▸ 30.6%
15.0% One-parent families +3.4 pts ▸ 18.4%
1.3% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 1.3%

Household size

33.0% 2 people +3.6 pts ▸ 36.6%
23.9% 1 person +4.4 pts ▸ 28.2%
17.0% 3 people ◂ +2.9 pts 14.1%
16.2% 4 people ◂ +3.6 pts 12.6%
6.5% 5 people ◂ +1.0 pts 5.5%
3.5% 6 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 3.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +$80 higher in 1 million or more gap narrowing
$380 90th pct $300 57th pct
Mortgage in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +$409 higher in 1 million or more gap widening
$1,889 83rd pct $1,480 41st pct
People / bedroom in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 even gap steady
0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct
Renting in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +4.5 pts higher in 1 million or more gap widening
36.6% 82nd pct 32.1% 68th pct
Owned outright in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +7.9 pts higher in 50,000 to 99,999 gap widening
24.8% 13th pct 32.7% 43rd pct
Separate houses in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +10.5 pts higher in 50,000 to 99,999 gap widening
71.4% 13th pct 82.0% 31st pct
3+ bedrooms in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +0.8 pts higher in 50,000 to 99,999 gap narrowing
76.6% 47th pct 77.4% 52nd pct

How homes are owned or rented

36.6% Rented ◂ +4.5 pts 32.1%
35.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +4.6 pts 31.3%
24.8% Owned outright +7.9 pts ▸ 32.7%
1.5% Other tenure +0.6 pts ▸ 2.1%
1.3% Not stated +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

Types of homes

71.4% Separate house +10.5 pts ▸ 82.0%
16.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +10.6 pts 5.4%
12.0% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.0 pts 11.1%
0.3% Other dwelling +0.9 pts ▸ 1.2%

Bedrooms per home

36.3% 3 bedrooms +6.4 pts ▸ 42.7%
31.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +1.9 pts 29.4%
16.5% 2 bedrooms +0.2 pts ▸ 16.7%
9.0% 5 or more ◂ +3.7 pts 5.3%
5.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.5 pts 3.7%
0.4% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

52.3% $350–$549 ◂ +21.2 pts 31.1%
25.7% $200–$349 +22.6 pts ▸ 48.2%
8.2% Under $200 +6.2 pts ▸ 14.5%
8.6% $550–$749 ◂ +6.6 pts 2.0%
2.4% $750 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 0.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

31.3% $1,000–$1,799 +13.7 pts ▸ 45.0%
35.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +11.9 pts 23.3%
12.8% Under $1,000 +7.5 pts ▸ 20.3%
15.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +9.6 pts 5.8%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 even gap steady
6.7% 69th pct 6.7% 68th pct
Work from home in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +13.1 pts higher in 1 million or more gap widening
17.7% 88th pct 4.6% 18th pct
PT commute in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +4.0 pts higher in 1 million or more gap narrowing
5.0% 88th pct 1.0% 39th pct

How people get to work

54.5% Car (driver) +16.7 pts ▸ 71.2%
17.7% Worked at home ◂ +13.1 pts 4.6%
4.1% Car (passenger) +2.2 pts ▸ 6.3%
2.7% Bus ◂ +1.8 pts 0.9%
2.2% Walked ◂ +0.2 pts 2.0%
2.2% Train ◂ +2.1 pts 0.0%
0.8% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

Motor vehicles per home

37.0% 1 vehicle +1.7 pts ▸ 38.7%
37.8% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.7 pts 36.2%
12.1% 3 vehicles +0.2 pts ▸ 12.3%
6.7% No vehicle ◂ +0.1 pts 6.7%
6.4% 4 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 6.1%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +4.6 pts higher in 1 million or more gap widening
46.8% 85th pct 42.1% 72nd pct
Recent arrivals in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +0.5 pts higher in 1 million or more gap narrowing
14.4% 63rd pct 14.0% 61st pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +0.4 pts higher in 50,000 to 99,999 gap steady
5.5% 61st pct 5.9% 72nd pct
Participation in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +9.6 pts higher in 1 million or more gap widening
65.5% 91st pct 55.9% 49th pct
Full-time in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +0.8 pts higher in 50,000 to 99,999 gap steady
60.1% 71st pct 61.0% 73rd pct

Industries people work in

15.6% Health care & social assistance +3.2 pts ▸ 18.7%
9.0% Retail trade +1.5 pts ▸ 10.5%
9.0% Education & training ◂ +0.3 pts 8.8%
8.8% Professional & technical ◂ +5.1 pts 3.8%
8.2% Construction ◂ +0.2 pts 8.1%
6.5% Accommodation & food +0.8 pts ▸ 7.3%
6.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.4 pts 5.3%
6.0% Manufacturing ◂ +0.4 pts 5.6%
1.1% Mining +4.5 pts ▸ 5.6%
5.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.0 pts 4.3%
3.7% Other services +0.8 pts ▸ 4.6%
3.4% Administrative & support ◂ +0.3 pts 3.1%

Occupations people work in

25.5% Professionals ◂ +8.3 pts 17.2%
12.0% Technicians & trades +4.4 pts ▸ 16.3%
11.6% Community & personal service +2.5 pts ▸ 14.1%
13.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.9 pts 11.7%
12.5% Managers ◂ +3.7 pts 8.8%
8.7% Labourers +3.4 pts ▸ 12.0%
8.2% Sales workers +1.3 pts ▸ 9.5%
6.1% Machinery operators & drivers +2.4 pts ▸ 8.5%

Walkability

Walk score in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +2.0 higher in 1 million or more
6.6 92nd pct 4.6 52nd pct
Types ≤15 min in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +1.5 more in 1 million or more
6.2 92nd pct 4.7 49th pct
15-min city in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +22.1 pts higher in 1 million or more
77.6% 93rd pct 55.4% 51st pct
Walk to shops in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +12.3 pts higher in 1 million or more
77.6% 93rd pct 65.4% 72nd pct
Walk to transit in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +47.8 pts higher in 1 million or more
88.8% 80th pct 41.1% 39th pct
Walk to school in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +15.2 pts higher in 1 million or more
82.2% 93rd pct 67.0% 64th pct
Walk to a park in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +4.5 pts higher in 1 million or more
97.3% 86th pct 92.8% 68th pct
Walk to health in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +21.3 pts higher in 1 million or more
62.8% 91st pct 41.4% 51st pct
Amenities/1k in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +1.8 more in 1 million or more
13.7 23rd pct 11.9 11th pct
Intersections/km² in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +52 higher in 1 million or more
119 88th pct 66 71st pct
Mean slope in 1 million or morein 50,000 to 99,999 +1.5 pts higher in 1 million or more
5.9% 67th pct 4.4% 30th pct

Compare 1 million or more with nearby areas

250,000 to 999,999 10,000 to 19,999 10,000 to 19,999 5,000 to 9,999 20,000 to 49,999 5,000 to 9,999 50,000 to 99,999 500 or more 500 or more 50,000 to 99,999 499 or less 250,000 to 999,999

Compare 50,000 to 99,999 with nearby areas

20,000 to 49,999 5,000 to 9,999 500 or more 10,000 to 19,999 1 million or more 250,000 to 999,999 100,000 to 249,999 4,999 or less Remainder of State/Territory 5,000 to 9,999 10,000 to 19,999 50,000 to 99,999

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). 1 million or more vs 50,000 to 99,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sosr/SOSR301/1-million-or-more/vs/SOSR311/50-000-to-99-999