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500 or more vs 499 or less

Section of State Range comparison ≈ 578 km apart · 500 or more profile · 499 or less profile

500 or more 499 or less

500 or more and 499 or less are two distant areas with very high proportions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents, though this is far higher in 499 or less at 78.0% compared to 67.8% in 500 or more. They differ most in how people live and work; 500 or more has far more full-time workers (67.6% versus 57.1%) and a typical monthly mortgage payment that is well higher at $2,383. Accessibility also varies, with 500 or more having far higher rates of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries (72.0%) and parks (68.1%), while 499 or less is far higher for health services (65.2%).

Both areas have similar shares of people living alone who sit near the national figure, though this is well higher in 500 or more at 25.4%. They share very similar typical weekly rents, ranging from $80 to $85. Over time, the gap in the proportion of people who speak a language other than English has narrowed, while the difference in the share of separate houses has widened, with 499 or less remaining far higher at 87.0%.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 16.3 pts higher in 499 or less Year 12: 11.1 pts higher in 500 or more Full-time: 10.4 pts higher in 500 or more First Nations: 10.2 pts higher in 499 or less De facto: 2.9 pts higher in 500 or more

Demographics & Identity

Population in 500 or morein 499 or less +641 larger in 500 or more gap narrowing
12,403 29th pct 11,762 28th pct
Median age in 500 or morein 499 or less +1 yrs older in 500 or more gap steady
30 yrs 1st pct 29 yrs 0th pct
First Nations in 500 or morein 499 or less +10.2 pts higher in 499 or less gap narrowing
67.8% 100th pct 78.0% 100th pct
Aged 65+ in 500 or morein 499 or less +2.1 pts higher in 499 or less gap steady
5.2% 5th pct 7.3% 9th pct
Under 15 in 500 or morein 499 or less +1.5 pts higher in 499 or less gap narrowing
24.0% 99th pct 25.4% 100th pct
De facto in 500 or morein 499 or less +2.9 pts higher in 500 or more gap widening
12.6% 40th pct 9.7% 1st pct

Age structure

32.5% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.6 pts 29.9%
24.0% Children (0–14) +1.5 pts ▸ 25.4%
21.3% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.1 pts 21.2%
16.9% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.8 pts 16.1%
5.2% Seniors (65+) +2.1 pts ▸ 7.3%

Marital status

44.6% Never married ◂ +2.8 pts 41.9%
42.8% Married +1.5 pts ▸ 44.2%
4.2% Widowed +1.1 pts ▸ 5.3%
4.8% Divorced +0.2 pts ▸ 5.0%
3.5% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

Age & sex structure

500 or more 499 or less

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in 500 or morein 499 or less +2.3 pts higher in 500 or more gap narrowing
6.4% 0th pct 4.1% 0th pct

Country of birth

87.3% Australia +2.8 pts ▸ 90.1%
1.1% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%
0.9% England ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%
0.5% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%
0.2% India ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%
0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.2% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.2% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.1% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.1% Italy even 0.1%

Ancestry

12.8% Australian ◂ +5.0 pts 7.8%
10.5% English ◂ +2.5 pts 8.0%
3.4% Irish ◂ +0.6 pts 2.8%
2.9% Scottish ◂ +0.6 pts 2.3%
1.5% German ◂ +0.2 pts 1.3%
0.8% Filipino ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%
0.7% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%
0.6% Chinese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%
0.6% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%
0.4% Indian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%
0.2% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.1% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in 500 or morein 499 or less +6.2 pts higher in 499 or less gap narrowing
62.5% 100th pct 68.7% 100th pct
Limited English in 500 or morein 499 or less +0.3 pts higher in 499 or less gap narrowing
6.7% 92nd pct 7.0% 93rd pct

Language used at home

30.9% English only ◂ +6.4 pts 24.4%
0.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%
0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.1% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%
0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in 500 or morein 499 or less +6.1 pts higher in 500 or more gap widening
31.7% 13th pct 25.6% 7th pct

Religious affiliation

51.7% Christianity +6.4 pts ▸ 58.1%
31.7% No religion ◂ +6.1 pts 25.6%
9.8% Not stated +2.9 pts ▸ 12.7%
5.5% Other religions ◂ +2.5 pts 3.0%
0.7% Buddhism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%
0.5% Hinduism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%
0.2% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.0% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in 500 or morein 499 or less +11.1 pts higher in 500 or more gap widening
31.7% 13th pct 20.6% 2nd pct
Bachelor+ in 500 or morein 499 or less +3.1 pts higher in 500 or more gap steady
9.6% 12th pct 6.5% 0th pct

Highest year of school

31.7% Year 12 ◂ +11.1 pts 20.6%
24.6% Year 9 or below +7.0 pts ▸ 31.7%
21.1% Year 10 +1.8 pts ▸ 22.9%
13.8% Year 11 +0.2 pts ▸ 13.9%

Highest qualification level

28.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +1.9 pts 26.4%
15.7% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.7 pts 12.0%
10.7% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.7 pts 8.0%
5.9% Certificate I / II +0.5 pts ▸ 6.3%
4.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.7 pts 4.0%
2.9% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.4 pts 2.4%

Field of qualification

12.3% Management & commerce ◂ +4.1 pts 8.2%
11.7% Engineering & related ◂ +2.2 pts 9.5%
10.9% Society & culture ◂ +0.4 pts 10.5%
9.8% Education +0.8 pts ▸ 10.6%
6.9% Health ◂ +0.2 pts 6.7%
5.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.5 pts 3.0%
3.9% Agriculture & environment +1.5 pts ▸ 5.4%
4.7% Architecture & building ◂ +0.4 pts 4.3%
2.0% Creative arts ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%
1.3% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%
0.6% Information technology ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

Income

Personal income in 500 or morein 499 or less +$49 higher in 500 or more gap narrowing
$362 1st pct $313 0th pct
Household income in 500 or morein 499 or less +$288 higher in 500 or more gap narrowing
$1,535 59th pct $1,247 23rd pct
Family income in 500 or morein 499 or less +$184 higher in 500 or more gap narrowing
$968 1st pct $784 0th pct
High earners in 500 or morein 499 or less +3.6 pts higher in 500 or more gap steady
7.6% 42nd pct 4.0% 6th pct
High-income homes in 500 or morein 499 or less +8.1 pts higher in 500 or more gap widening
16.1% 54th pct 8.0% 2nd pct

Household income distribution

32.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.6 pts 31.3%
30.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.9 pts 25.7%
13.1% Under $650 +8.0 pts ▸ 21.1%
8.7% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +4.0 pts 4.6%
7.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +4.1 pts 3.3%

Personal income distribution

60.6% Under $650 +6.5 pts ▸ 67.1%
17.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.3 pts 12.8%
10.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.7 pts 7.2%
2.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 0.9%

Health & Disability

Health condition in 500 or morein 499 or less +1.1 pts higher in 499 or less
17.6% 12th pct 18.6% 13th pct
Mental health in 500 or morein 499 or less +0.7 pts higher in 500 or more
3.2% 7th pct 2.5% 5th pct
Needs assistance in 500 or morein 499 or less +0.7 pts higher in 499 or less gap steady
3.0% 11th pct 3.7% 17th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

5.5% Diabetes +2.3 pts ▸ 7.8%
4.2% Heart disease +0.2 pts ▸ 4.4%
4.3% Other condition ◂ +0.1 pts 4.2%
4.3% Asthma ◂ +0.6 pts 3.7%
3.2% Mental health ◂ +0.7 pts 2.5%
2.1% Arthritis +0.2 pts ▸ 2.3%
0.8% Lung condition +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.5% Cancer +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.4% Stroke even 0.4%
0.2% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

74.2% None ◂ +3.3 pts 70.8%
13.9% One condition +0.2 pts ▸ 14.0%
2.8% Two conditions +0.4 pts ▸ 3.2%
0.9% Three or more +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%

Community Participation

Volunteering in 500 or morein 499 or less +0.5 pts higher in 500 or more gap narrowing
7.9% 8th pct 7.4% 7th pct
Unpaid carers in 500 or morein 499 or less +1.6 pts higher in 499 or less gap steady
11.7% 40th pct 13.3% 74th pct
Unpaid child care in 500 or morein 499 or less +2.1 pts higher in 500 or more gap narrowing
45.9% 100th pct 43.8% 99th pct
Defence service in 500 or morein 499 or less +0.3 pts higher in 500 or more
2.0% 10th pct 1.7% 7th pct
Housework 15h+ in 500 or morein 499 or less +0.3 pts higher in 499 or less gap narrowing
20.5% 40th pct 20.8% 43rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in 500 or morein 499 or less +0.2 larger in 499 or less gap steady
3.5 98th pct 3.7 100th pct
One-parent in 500 or morein 499 or less +3.1 pts higher in 499 or less gap steady
24.0% 100th pct 27.1% 100th pct
Living alone in 500 or morein 499 or less +4.9 pts higher in 500 or more gap widening
25.4% 30th pct 20.5% 10th pct

Family composition

56.9% Couples with children ◂ +1.7 pts 55.2%
24.0% One-parent families +3.1 pts ▸ 27.1%
16.8% Couples without children ◂ +1.7 pts 15.1%
2.4% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 2.7%

Household size

25.4% 1 person ◂ +4.9 pts 20.5%
22.6% 6 or more +2.0 pts ▸ 24.6%
20.3% 2 people +1.4 pts ▸ 21.7%
12.2% 4 people ◂ +0.9 pts 11.3%
11.1% 3 people +0.1 pts ▸ 11.2%
8.3% 5 people +2.1 pts ▸ 10.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in 500 or morein 499 or less +$5 higher in 499 or less gap steady
$80 0th pct $85 0th pct
Mortgage in 500 or morein 499 or less +$758 higher in 500 or more gap widening
$2,383 99th pct $1,625 67th pct
People / bedroom in 500 or morein 499 or less even gap steady
1.40 100th pct 1.40 100th pct
Renting in 500 or morein 499 or less +3.5 pts higher in 500 or more gap narrowing
72.2% 100th pct 68.8% 99th pct
Owned outright in 500 or morein 499 or less +4.0 pts higher in 499 or less gap steady
5.4% 0th pct 9.4% 2nd pct
Separate houses in 500 or morein 499 or less +16.3 pts higher in 499 or less gap widening
70.7% 12th pct 87.0% 45th pct
3+ bedrooms in 500 or morein 499 or less +8.2 pts higher in 499 or less gap widening
59.3% 0th pct 67.5% 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

72.2% Rented ◂ +3.5 pts 68.8%
12.8% Other tenure ◂ +1.8 pts 11.0%
5.4% Owned outright +4.0 pts ▸ 9.4%
7.2% Owned with a mortgage +0.8 pts ▸ 8.0%
2.5% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 2.9%

Types of homes

70.7% Separate house +16.3 pts ▸ 87.0%
19.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +12.4 pts 6.8%
5.9% Flat or apartment ◂ +4.2 pts 1.6%
2.1% Other dwelling +0.7 pts ▸ 2.9%

Bedrooms per home

43.5% 3 bedrooms +6.5 pts ▸ 50.1%
20.9% 2 bedrooms ◂ +0.4 pts 20.5%
15.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +7.4 pts 7.8%
13.3% 4 bedrooms +0.4 pts ▸ 13.7%
2.4% 5 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 3.7%
2.2% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 1.8%

Weekly rent distribution

78.9% Under $200 +0.8 pts ▸ 79.7%
8.7% $200–$349 ◂ +0.8 pts 7.9%
2.1% $350–$549 +0.4 pts ▸ 2.4%
0.8% $750 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%
0.6% $550–$749 ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

34.3% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +8.8 pts 25.5%
16.4% $1,000–$1,799 +15.2 pts ▸ 31.6%
30.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +17.8 pts 12.3%
12.2% Under $1,000 +6.7 pts ▸ 18.9%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in 500 or morein 499 or less +6.9 pts higher in 499 or less gap narrowing
32.5% 98th pct 39.4% 100th pct
Work from home in 500 or morein 499 or less +0.4 pts higher in 499 or less gap steady
2.3% 4th pct 2.7% 6th pct
PT commute in 500 or morein 499 or less +1.5 pts higher in 500 or more gap narrowing
3.3% 77th pct 1.8% 62nd pct

How people get to work

43.8% Car (driver) ◂ +10.8 pts 33.0%
26.7% Walked +12.5 pts ▸ 39.1%
10.1% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.4 pts 9.7%
3.3% Bus ◂ +1.6 pts 1.6%
2.3% Worked at home +0.4 pts ▸ 2.7%
2.2% Bicycle ◂ +1.8 pts 0.4%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

32.5% No vehicle +6.9 pts ▸ 39.4%
37.9% 1 vehicle ◂ +2.0 pts 35.9%
19.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.1 pts 15.1%
6.4% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.2 pts 6.1%
4.2% 4 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 3.5%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in 500 or morein 499 or less +5.5 pts higher in 500 or more gap narrowing
26.9% 11th pct 21.4% 1st pct
Recent arrivals in 500 or morein 499 or less +4.8 pts higher in 500 or more gap narrowing
20.2% 83rd pct 15.4% 67th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in 500 or morein 499 or less +8.5 pts higher in 499 or less gap widening
10.2% 88th pct 18.7% 96th pct
Participation in 500 or morein 499 or less +4.9 pts higher in 500 or more gap narrowing
43.2% 15th pct 38.3% 11th pct
Full-time in 500 or morein 499 or less +10.4 pts higher in 500 or more gap widening
67.6% 87th pct 57.1% 48th pct

Industries people work in

16.0% Public administration & safety +7.4 pts ▸ 23.4%
14.6% Education & training +3.0 pts ▸ 17.6%
14.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +10.2 pts 4.1%
11.0% Health care & social assistance +2.1 pts ▸ 13.1%
6.9% Retail trade +1.4 pts ▸ 8.3%
6.8% Mining ◂ +5.3 pts 1.5%
5.4% Construction ◂ +0.8 pts 4.6%
3.6% Arts & recreation +1.8 pts ▸ 5.4%
1.5% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +2.8 pts ▸ 4.4%
3.8% Other services even 3.8%
3.5% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.7 pts 1.8%
2.9% Administrative & support +0.3 pts ▸ 3.2%

Occupations people work in

20.8% Professionals +2.6 pts ▸ 23.4%
21.2% Community & personal service ◂ +0.1 pts 21.0%
12.9% Managers ◂ +0.5 pts 12.4%
12.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +4.1 pts 8.6%
9.3% Labourers +3.3 pts ▸ 12.6%
9.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.0 pts 8.8%
5.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.4 pts 4.3%
4.8% Sales workers +0.9 pts ▸ 5.7%

Walkability

Walk score in 500 or morein 499 or less +0.6 higher in 500 or more
3.1 25th pct 2.6 21st pct
Types ≤15 min in 500 or morein 499 or less +0.7 more in 500 or more
3.7 28th pct 3.1 24th pct
15-min city in 500 or morein 499 or less +11.0 pts higher in 500 or more
36.4% 26th pct 25.5% 21st pct
Walk to shops in 500 or morein 499 or less +28.0 pts higher in 500 or more
72.0% 88th pct 44.0% 28th pct
Walk to transit in 500 or morein 499 or less +4.6 pts higher in 500 or more
4.6% 16th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in 500 or morein 499 or less +3.9 pts higher in 499 or less
69.7% 70th pct 73.6% 82nd pct
Walk to a park in 500 or morein 499 or less +16.5 pts higher in 500 or more
68.1% 24th pct 51.5% 17th pct
Walk to health in 500 or morein 499 or less +31.4 pts higher in 499 or less
33.8% 37th pct 65.2% 93rd pct
Amenities/1k in 500 or morein 499 or less +1.5 more in 499 or less
12.7 14th pct 14.3 29th pct
Intersections/km² in 500 or morein 499 or less +5 higher in 500 or more
6 14th pct 1 3rd pct
Mean slope in 500 or morein 499 or less +0.7 pts higher in 500 or more
3.9% 15th pct 3.2% 6th pct

Compare 500 or more with nearby areas

20,000 to 49,999 499 or less 4,999 or less Remainder of State/Territory Remainder of State/Territory 499 or less Remainder of State/Territory 499 or less 500 or more 4,999 or less 5,000 to 9,999 20,000 to 49,999

Compare 499 or less with nearby areas

20,000 to 49,999 Remainder of State/Territory 500 or more 5,000 to 9,999 4,999 or less Remainder of State/Territory 4,999 or less 100,000 to 249,999 Remainder of State/Territory 499 or less 499 or less 4,999 or less

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). 500 or more vs 499 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sosr/SOSR721/500-or-more/vs/SOSR722/499-or-less