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Bathurst vs Muswellbrook

Urban Area comparison ≈ 172 km apart · Bathurst profile · Muswellbrook profile

Bathurst Muswellbrook

Bathurst and Muswellbrook are both regional centres in New South Wales, but they differ in how people live and work. Bathurst is very walkable, with 66% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed and 68.2% within a short walk of groceries. It also has a more highly qualified workforce, with 19% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 8.7% in Muswellbrook. In contrast, Muswellbrook has a higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (13.1% compared to 7.7% in Bathurst) and a larger share of high earners, with 13.5% of people earning $2,000 or more a week.

The two areas share very similar typical weekly incomes, with households in both earning around $1,600. They also have nearly identical rates of people needing help with daily activities and an equal share of residents with a mental health condition. While they share these commonalities, the gap in education has widened since 2011, and Bathurst has seen its lead grow in the share of people who own their homes outright.

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Where they differ most

Bachelor+: 10.3 pts higher in Bathurst Population: 25,124 larger in Bathurst Year 12: 15.6 pts higher in Bathurst Unemployment: 1.8 pts higher in Muswellbrook Volunteering: 4.4 pts higher in Bathurst

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +25,124 larger in Bathurst gap narrowing
37,396 56th pct 12,272 12th pct
Median age in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +2 yrs older in Bathurst gap narrowing
37 yrs 21st pct 35 yrs 11th pct
First Nations in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +5.4 pts higher in Muswellbrook gap widening
7.7% 73rd pct 13.1% 90th pct
Aged 65+ in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +4.1 pts higher in Bathurst gap widening
18.1% 32nd pct 14.0% 14th pct
Under 15 in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +3.0 pts higher in Muswellbrook gap steady
19.0% 68th pct 22.0% 90th pct
De facto in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +2.3 pts higher in Muswellbrook gap steady
13.0% 64th pct 15.3% 87th pct

Age structure

25.7% Young adults (25–44) +2.5 pts ▸ 28.2%
23.4% Older adults (45–64) +0.5 pts ▸ 23.9%
19.0% Children (0–14) +3.0 pts ▸ 22.0%
18.1% Seniors (65+) ◂ +4.1 pts 14.0%
13.8% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.8 pts 11.9%

Marital status

41.9% Married ◂ +2.1 pts 39.8%
39.3% Never married +1.7 pts ▸ 41.1%
9.2% Divorced +0.3 pts ▸ 9.5%
5.6% Widowed ◂ +0.5 pts 5.1%
4.0% Separated +0.6 pts ▸ 4.5%

Age & sex structure

Bathurst Muswellbrook

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +1.5 pts higher in Bathurst gap steady
10.3% 25th pct 8.9% 12th pct

Country of birth

84.6% Australia even 84.7%
1.8% England ◂ +0.8 pts 1.0%
1.0% New Zealand +0.5 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.7% Philippines +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.9% India ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%
0.5% Nepal ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%
0.3% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.3% South Africa even 0.3%
0.2% Vietnam even 0.2%
0.1% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

42.0% Australian +2.3 pts ▸ 44.2%
40.9% English ◂ +2.6 pts 38.2%
14.2% Irish ◂ +5.2 pts 9.0%
10.5% Scottish ◂ +2.0 pts 8.5%
3.3% German +0.2 pts ▸ 3.5%
1.9% Italian ◂ +0.6 pts 1.3%
1.4% Dutch ◂ +0.5 pts 0.9%
0.9% Filipino +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%
1.0% Chinese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%
0.9% Indian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%
0.4% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%
0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Language

Other language in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +1.2 pts higher in Bathurst gap steady
6.0% 43rd pct 4.9% 27th pct
Limited English in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +0.2 pts higher in Bathurst gap steady
0.6% 39th pct 0.4% 18th pct

Language used at home

87.4% English only ◂ +0.5 pts 86.9%
0.4% Punjabi even 0.4%
0.3% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%
0.3% Tagalog even 0.3%
0.3% Mandarin even 0.3%
0.2% Cantonese even 0.2%
0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Italian even 0.1%
0.1% Greek even 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +2.9 pts higher in Muswellbrook gap narrowing
33.0% 9th pct 35.9% 17th pct

Religious affiliation

55.5% Christianity ◂ +3.0 pts 52.5%
33.0% No religion +2.9 pts ▸ 35.9%
8.1% Not stated +1.2 pts ▸ 9.3%
1.1% Hinduism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%
0.8% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%
0.7% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.7% Islam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%
0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +15.6 pts higher in Bathurst gap widening
48.7% 70th pct 33.1% 4th pct
Bachelor+ in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +10.3 pts higher in Bathurst gap widening
19.0% 71st pct 8.7% 2nd pct

Highest year of school

48.7% Year 12 ◂ +15.6 pts 33.1%
26.2% Year 10 +7.5 pts ▸ 33.7%
10.2% Year 9 or below +4.2 pts ▸ 14.4%
6.4% Year 11 +2.3 pts ▸ 8.7%

Highest qualification level

33.5% Certificate III / IV +12.2 pts ▸ 45.7%
21.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +9.8 pts 11.3%
13.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.9 pts 11.4%
6.3% Postgraduate degree ◂ +3.9 pts 2.4%
3.3% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.5 pts 1.9%
2.4% Certificate I / II +0.6 pts ▸ 3.1%

Field of qualification

13.8% Engineering & related +11.8 pts ▸ 25.6%
17.0% Management & commerce ◂ +1.6 pts 15.5%
12.1% Society & culture ◂ +3.9 pts 8.2%
11.1% Health ◂ +3.2 pts 7.9%
10.0% Education ◂ +3.4 pts 6.5%
5.2% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.4 pts ▸ 5.6%
5.3% Architecture & building ◂ +1.9 pts 3.4%
3.1% Creative arts ◂ +1.7 pts 1.4%
2.3% Agriculture & environment even 2.3%
1.9% Information technology ◂ +0.9 pts 1.0%
1.7% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.8 pts 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +$36 higher in Bathurst gap widening
$795 73rd pct $759 59th pct
Household income in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +$41 higher in Muswellbrook gap widening
$1,562 64th pct $1,603 68th pct
Family income in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +$53 higher in Bathurst gap widening
$2,006 70th pct $1,953 63rd pct
High earners in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +4.2 pts higher in Muswellbrook gap widening
9.3% 58th pct 13.5% 84th pct
High-income homes in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +1.4 pts higher in Muswellbrook gap steady
17.0% 62nd pct 18.4% 71st pct

Household income distribution

31.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.2 pts 29.9%
28.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.6 pts 26.0%
16.4% Under $650 +0.9 pts ▸ 17.3%
9.3% $3,000–$3,999 +0.2 pts ▸ 9.5%
7.7% $4,000 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 8.9%

Personal income distribution

38.1% Under $650 +2.1 pts ▸ 40.2%
33.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.5 pts 26.9%
17.3% $1,500–$2,999 +1.4 pts ▸ 18.7%
2.5% $3,000 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 4.1%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +1.5 pts higher in Bathurst
33.5% 58th pct 32.0% 44th pct
Mental health in Bathurstin Muswellbrook even
11.4% 67th pct 11.4% 67th pct
Needs assistance in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +0.8 pts higher in Bathurst gap steady
6.8% 54th pct 6.0% 32nd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

11.5% Asthma ◂ +0.1 pts 11.3%
11.4% Mental health even 11.4%
10.3% Arthritis ◂ +0.9 pts 9.4%
9.1% Other condition ◂ +1.5 pts 7.6%
5.1% Diabetes +0.7 pts ▸ 5.7%
4.0% Heart disease ◂ +0.1 pts 3.9%
3.2% Cancer ◂ +0.6 pts 2.6%
2.1% Lung condition +0.2 pts ▸ 2.2%
1.1% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%
1.0% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.8% None ◂ +0.2 pts 56.7%
22.2% One condition ◂ +1.4 pts 20.8%
7.5% Two conditions ◂ +0.5 pts 7.0%
3.8% Three or more +0.3 pts ▸ 4.1%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +4.4 pts higher in Bathurst gap steady
14.4% 36th pct 10.0% 0th pct
Unpaid carers in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +1.8 pts higher in Bathurst gap steady
12.4% 38th pct 10.5% 15th pct
Unpaid child care in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +1.1 pts higher in Muswellbrook gap steady
27.3% 73rd pct 28.4% 86th pct
Defence service in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +0.2 pts higher in Bathurst
2.9% 35th pct 2.7% 24th pct
Housework 15h+ in Bathurstin Muswellbrook even gap steady
20.5% 33rd pct 20.5% 33rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +0.1 larger in Muswellbrook gap widening
2.4 43rd pct 2.5 71st pct
One-parent in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +1.5 pts higher in Muswellbrook gap widening
18.3% 73rd pct 19.8% 86th pct
Living alone in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +1.1 pts higher in Muswellbrook gap steady
28.5% 50th pct 29.6% 62nd pct

Family composition

53.3% Couples with children +0.8 pts ▸ 54.1%
27.3% Couples without children ◂ +2.2 pts 25.1%
18.3% One-parent families +1.5 pts ▸ 19.8%
1.1% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

Household size

34.2% 2 people ◂ +2.5 pts 31.6%
28.5% 1 person +1.1 pts ▸ 29.6%
14.6% 3 people ◂ +0.1 pts 14.6%
13.7% 4 people +0.3 pts ▸ 14.0%
6.1% 5 people +0.4 pts ▸ 6.5%
2.8% 6 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 3.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +$10 higher in Bathurst gap narrowing
$320 61st pct $310 57th pct
Mortgage in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +$216 higher in Bathurst gap widening
$1,733 71st pct $1,517 46th pct
People / bedroom in Bathurstin Muswellbrook even gap steady
0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct
Renting in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +4.5 pts higher in Muswellbrook gap steady
33.5% 72nd pct 38.0% 86th pct
Owned outright in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +5.6 pts higher in Bathurst gap widening
31.9% 39th pct 26.3% 14th pct
Separate houses in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +4.3 pts higher in Muswellbrook gap widening
82.7% 41st pct 87.1% 72nd pct
3+ bedrooms in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +3.0 pts higher in Muswellbrook gap narrowing
80.8% 80th pct 83.8% 92nd pct

How homes are owned or rented

33.5% Rented +4.5 pts ▸ 38.0%
32.0% Owned with a mortgage +0.8 pts ▸ 32.8%
31.9% Owned outright ◂ +5.6 pts 26.3%
1.3% Other tenure +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%
1.3% Not stated even 1.3%

Types of homes

82.7% Separate house +4.3 pts ▸ 87.1%
11.8% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +0.4 pts 11.4%
5.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +4.5 pts 0.6%
0.2% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

37.1% 3 bedrooms +3.4 pts ▸ 40.6%
35.4% 4 bedrooms +0.9 pts ▸ 36.3%
14.2% 2 bedrooms ◂ +3.2 pts 11.0%
8.3% 5 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 7.0%
3.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.1 pts 3.3%
0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

44.5% $200–$349 ◂ +0.9 pts 43.6%
37.9% $350–$549 ◂ +1.0 pts 37.0%
12.8% Under $200 +2.3 pts ▸ 15.1%
1.2% $550–$749 ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%
0.2% $750 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

39.0% $1,000–$1,799 +6.9 pts ▸ 45.9%
33.7% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +11.5 pts 22.3%
14.2% Under $1,000 +4.6 pts ▸ 18.8%
8.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 6.8%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Bathurstin Muswellbrook even gap steady
6.6% 59th pct 6.6% 59th pct
Work from home in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +2.8 pts higher in Bathurst gap widening
10.6% 67th pct 7.7% 45th pct
PT commute in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +0.1 pts higher in Bathurst gap narrowing
0.3% 24th pct 0.2% 9th pct

How people get to work

66.2% Car (driver) +1.7 pts ▸ 67.8%
10.6% Worked at home ◂ +2.8 pts 7.7%
5.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.7 pts 5.0%
3.3% Walked ◂ +0.7 pts 2.5%
0.3% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%
0.3% Bus ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%
0.1% Train even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

36.6% 1 vehicle +1.2 pts ▸ 37.9%
37.0% 2 vehicles even 37.0%
12.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.4 pts 12.3%
7.0% 4 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 6.3%
6.6% No vehicle even 6.6%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +1.6 pts higher in Bathurst gap narrowing
43.7% 75th pct 42.1% 64th pct
Recent arrivals in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +0.9 pts higher in Muswellbrook gap narrowing
15.0% 60th pct 15.9% 67th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +1.8 pts higher in Muswellbrook gap widening
4.3% 33rd pct 6.0% 81st pct
Participation in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +1.2 pts higher in Bathurst gap steady
60.1% 63rd pct 58.9% 55th pct
Full-time in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +2.2 pts higher in Muswellbrook gap widening
61.0% 75th pct 63.2% 86th pct

Industries people work in

1.7% Mining +20.5 pts ▸ 22.3%
17.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +7.1 pts 10.0%
11.5% Education & training ◂ +5.3 pts 6.3%
10.1% Retail trade ◂ +1.3 pts 8.8%
8.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +4.8 pts 4.1%
8.7% Construction ◂ +2.9 pts 5.9%
7.2% Accommodation & food +0.5 pts ▸ 7.7%
7.7% Manufacturing ◂ +3.9 pts 3.8%
2.8% Administrative & support +2.6 pts ▸ 5.4%
3.9% Other services +0.7 pts ▸ 4.5%
1.2% Electricity, gas & water +3.0 pts ▸ 4.2%
3.6% Professional & technical ◂ +1.3 pts 2.3%

Occupations people work in

14.0% Technicians & trades +6.0 pts ▸ 19.9%
19.3% Professionals ◂ +8.8 pts 10.5%
6.7% Machinery operators & drivers +11.8 pts ▸ 18.5%
15.9% Community & personal service ◂ +5.1 pts 10.8%
10.9% Labourers +2.9 pts ▸ 13.7%
11.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.5 pts 9.3%
10.7% Managers ◂ +4.0 pts 6.6%
9.1% Sales workers ◂ +0.5 pts 8.6%

Walkability

Walk score in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +1.6 higher in Bathurst
6.1 86th pct 4.5 35th pct
Types ≤15 min in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +1.2 more in Bathurst
5.6 82nd pct 4.4 37th pct
15-min city in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +20.2 pts higher in Bathurst
66.0% 75th pct 45.8% 30th pct
Walk to shops in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +21.4 pts higher in Bathurst
68.2% 81st pct 46.8% 28th pct
Walk to transit in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +6.7 pts higher in Bathurst
92.2% 86th pct 85.5% 60th pct
Walk to school in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +4.7 pts higher in Bathurst
76.5% 82nd pct 71.9% 72nd pct
Walk to a park in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +19.7 pts higher in Bathurst
92.7% 69th pct 73.0% 14th pct
Walk to health in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +21.2 pts higher in Bathurst
52.0% 81st pct 30.9% 22nd pct
Amenities/1k in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +7.8 more in Bathurst
19.7 74th pct 11.9 21st pct
Intersections/km² in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +15 higher in Bathurst
19 50th pct 5 10th pct
Mean slope in Bathurstin Muswellbrook +1.2 pts higher in Muswellbrook
5.4% 57th pct 6.6% 75th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bathurst vs Muswellbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sua/1005/bathurst/vs/1023/muswellbrook