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Wagga Wagga vs Wangaratta

Urban Area comparison ≈ 167 km apart · Wagga Wagga profile · Wangaratta profile

Wagga Wagga Wangaratta

Wagga Wagga and Wangaratta are regional centres located about 167 km apart. Wagga Wagga is much younger, with a typical resident aged 36 compared to 44 in Wangaratta. It is also a more diverse and mobile hub, where 28.7% of people arrived recently from overseas and 7.0% are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, both far higher than in Wangaratta. In contrast, Wangaratta is more walkable for daily needs, with 79.8% of homes within a 15 minute walk of groceries compared to 50.8% in Wagga Wagga.

The gap in recent overseas arrivals has widened since 2011, reflecting the different ways these two areas are growing. Despite this, they share similar patterns in some areas of daily life, such as the proportion of people in de facto relationships and the high number of homes within a short walk of a park. Both areas also have similar rates of working from home, though Wagga Wagga has seen a widening lead in typical weekly household incomes, which are now $332 higher than in Wangaratta.

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Where they differ most

Population: 37,121 larger in Wagga Wagga Household size: 0.3 larger in Wagga Wagga Recent arrivals: 14.4 pts higher in Wagga Wagga Median age: 8 yrs older in Wangaratta Unpaid carers: 2.1 pts higher in Wangaratta

Demographics & Identity

Population in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +37,121 larger in Wagga Wagga gap narrowing
57,003 65th pct 19,882 32nd pct
Median age in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +8 yrs older in Wangaratta gap widening
36 yrs 14th pct 44 yrs 71st pct
First Nations in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +4.8 pts higher in Wagga Wagga gap widening
7.0% 66th pct 2.2% 16th pct
Aged 65+ in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +7.2 pts higher in Wangaratta gap widening
17.5% 27th pct 24.7% 78th pct
Under 15 in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +2.8 pts higher in Wagga Wagga gap widening
20.0% 78th pct 17.2% 31st pct
De facto in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta even gap narrowing
11.8% 27th pct 11.8% 27th pct

Age structure

26.3% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.6 pts 22.6%
17.5% Seniors (65+) +7.2 pts ▸ 24.7%
22.1% Older adults (45–64) +2.3 pts ▸ 24.5%
20.0% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.8 pts 17.2%
14.1% Youth (15–24) ◂ +3.2 pts 10.9%

Marital status

44.0% Married ◂ +0.9 pts 43.1%
38.5% Never married ◂ +4.2 pts 34.3%
8.3% Divorced +2.2 pts ▸ 10.5%
5.7% Widowed +2.4 pts ▸ 8.1%
3.5% Separated +0.5 pts ▸ 4.0%

Age & sex structure

Wagga Wagga Wangaratta

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +2.1 pts higher in Wagga Wagga gap narrowing
11.9% 41st pct 9.8% 20th pct

Country of birth

82.9% Australia +1.4 pts ▸ 84.3%
1.2% England +0.6 pts ▸ 1.7%
1.5% India ◂ +0.7 pts 0.7%
0.1% Italy +1.0 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.7% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.7% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%
0.6% China ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%
0.3% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.3% South Africa even 0.3%
0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

39.4% English +3.2 pts ▸ 42.6%
39.5% Australian ◂ +0.2 pts 39.3%
13.2% Irish +1.1 pts ▸ 14.2%
10.5% Scottish +1.1 pts ▸ 11.6%
1.9% Italian +5.2 pts ▸ 7.1%
5.0% German ◂ +0.6 pts 4.4%
1.2% Dutch +0.5 pts ▸ 1.7%
1.6% Indian ◂ +0.9 pts 0.7%
1.3% Chinese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%
0.9% Filipino even 0.9%
0.5% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%
0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Language

Other language in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +3.6 pts higher in Wagga Wagga gap narrowing
9.6% 72nd pct 6.0% 43rd pct
Limited English in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +1.0 pts higher in Wagga Wagga gap steady
1.7% 81st pct 0.7% 48th pct

Language used at home

85.2% English only +3.2 pts ▸ 88.5%
0.1% Italian +1.4 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.6% Mandarin ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%
0.5% Arabic ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%
0.4% Punjabi even 0.4%
0.2% Tagalog even 0.2%
0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%
0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%
0.1% Greek even 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +9.8 pts higher in Wangaratta gap widening
31.6% 7th pct 41.3% 43rd pct

Religious affiliation

57.3% Christianity ◂ +8.2 pts 49.1%
31.6% No religion +9.8 pts ▸ 41.3%
6.3% Not stated +0.6 pts ▸ 6.9%
2.1% Other religions ◂ +1.6 pts 0.5%
1.1% Islam ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%
1.1% Hinduism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%
0.7% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.0% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +5.7 pts higher in Wagga Wagga gap steady
48.9% 71st pct 43.2% 46th pct
Bachelor+ in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +2.9 pts higher in Wagga Wagga gap narrowing
19.6% 73rd pct 16.7% 60th pct

Highest year of school

48.9% Year 12 ◂ +5.7 pts 43.2%
26.4% Year 10 ◂ +7.0 pts 19.4%
7.0% Year 11 +8.9 pts ▸ 15.9%
11.3% Year 9 or below +2.4 pts ▸ 13.7%

Highest qualification level

33.9% Certificate III / IV +0.6 pts ▸ 34.4%
22.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.3 pts 19.3%
13.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.0 pts ▸ 15.8%
6.5% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.8 pts 4.7%
3.7% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.1 pts ▸ 4.7%
2.6% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.4 pts 2.2%

Field of qualification

17.6% Management & commerce ◂ +4.8 pts 12.9%
13.5% Health +2.4 pts ▸ 15.9%
12.1% Engineering & related +0.2 pts ▸ 12.3%
11.2% Society & culture +0.8 pts ▸ 12.0%
9.7% Education +0.2 pts ▸ 9.9%
5.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.9 pts ▸ 6.5%
6.1% Architecture & building even 6.2%
3.6% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.0 pts 2.6%
2.6% Creative arts ◂ +0.4 pts 2.1%
2.2% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.3 pts 1.9%
1.8% Information technology ◂ +0.4 pts 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +$106 higher in Wagga Wagga gap widening
$814 77th pct $708 42nd pct
Household income in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +$332 higher in Wagga Wagga gap widening
$1,574 65th pct $1,242 25th pct
Family income in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +$292 higher in Wagga Wagga gap widening
$2,024 72nd pct $1,732 40th pct
High earners in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +3.0 pts higher in Wagga Wagga gap widening
9.5% 59th pct 6.4% 23rd pct
High-income homes in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +5.9 pts higher in Wagga Wagga gap widening
17.5% 65th pct 11.6% 26th pct

Household income distribution

28.2% $650–$1,499 +3.9 pts ▸ 32.1%
30.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.5 pts 27.3%
16.4% Under $650 +5.7 pts ▸ 22.2%
9.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.9 pts 6.6%
7.9% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.9 pts 5.0%

Personal income distribution

38.0% Under $650 +4.7 pts ▸ 42.7%
35.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.0 pts 34.2%
17.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.2 pts 13.1%
2.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 1.9%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +5.0 pts higher in Wangaratta
32.2% 45th pct 37.2% 85th pct
Mental health in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +1.2 pts higher in Wangaratta
10.7% 55th pct 12.0% 77th pct
Needs assistance in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +2.3 pts higher in Wangaratta gap widening
6.4% 42nd pct 8.7% 85th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

9.6% Arthritis +2.8 pts ▸ 12.3%
10.7% Mental health +1.2 pts ▸ 12.0%
11.4% Asthma +0.4 pts ▸ 11.9%
7.9% Other condition +1.4 pts ▸ 9.3%
4.0% Heart disease +1.6 pts ▸ 5.6%
4.9% Diabetes +0.7 pts ▸ 5.5%
3.2% Cancer +0.6 pts ▸ 3.8%
2.3% Lung condition +0.4 pts ▸ 2.7%
1.0% Stroke +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.9% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.7% None ◂ +5.1 pts 54.6%
21.2% One condition +2.7 pts ▸ 23.8%
7.0% Two conditions +1.5 pts ▸ 8.6%
4.0% Three or more +0.8 pts ▸ 4.8%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +0.3 pts higher in Wangaratta gap steady
15.9% 60th pct 16.2% 64th pct
Unpaid carers in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +2.1 pts higher in Wangaratta gap steady
12.6% 42nd pct 14.7% 98th pct
Unpaid child care in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +2.3 pts higher in Wagga Wagga gap steady
28.0% 81st pct 25.7% 50th pct
Defence service in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +1.7 pts higher in Wagga Wagga
4.7% 86th pct 3.0% 42nd pct
Housework 15h+ in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +1.9 pts higher in Wangaratta gap widening
19.5% 21st pct 21.4% 45th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +0.3 larger in Wagga Wagga gap widening
2.5 71st pct 2.2 6th pct
One-parent in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +1.5 pts higher in Wangaratta gap narrowing
16.8% 53rd pct 18.3% 73rd pct
Living alone in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +5.3 pts higher in Wangaratta gap steady
29.2% 58th pct 34.5% 92nd pct

Family composition

55.8% Couples with children ◂ +5.9 pts 49.9%
26.3% Couples without children +4.6 pts ▸ 30.9%
16.8% One-parent families +1.5 pts ▸ 18.3%
1.1% Other families ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%

Household size

29.2% 1 person +5.3 pts ▸ 34.5%
33.5% 2 people +1.0 pts ▸ 34.4%
14.7% 3 people ◂ +2.2 pts 12.5%
12.9% 4 people ◂ +1.6 pts 11.3%
6.5% 5 people ◂ +1.1 pts 5.4%
3.3% 6 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 1.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +$40 higher in Wagga Wagga gap narrowing
$300 48th pct $260 22nd pct
Mortgage in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +$217 higher in Wagga Wagga gap narrowing
$1,517 46th pct $1,300 29th pct
People / bedroom in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta even gap steady
0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct
Renting in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +6.7 pts higher in Wagga Wagga gap widening
34.5% 75th pct 27.8% 33rd pct
Owned outright in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +7.9 pts higher in Wangaratta gap widening
29.4% 25th pct 37.3% 72nd pct
Separate houses in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +1.8 pts higher in Wangaratta gap narrowing
83.9% 47th pct 85.7% 59th pct
3+ bedrooms in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +1.9 pts higher in Wagga Wagga gap steady
78.6% 57th pct 76.7% 40th pct

How homes are owned or rented

29.4% Owned outright +7.9 pts ▸ 37.3%
34.5% Rented ◂ +6.7 pts 27.8%
32.7% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +2.5 pts 30.1%
1.4% Not stated +2.3 pts ▸ 3.7%
2.0% Other tenure ◂ +0.9 pts 1.1%

Types of homes

83.9% Separate house +1.8 pts ▸ 85.7%
5.4% Townhouse / semi-detached +8.4 pts ▸ 13.8%
10.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +10.2 pts 0.1%
0.3% Other dwelling even 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

39.4% 3 bedrooms +9.0 pts ▸ 48.3%
32.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +7.1 pts 25.2%
17.3% 2 bedrooms ◂ +0.9 pts 16.4%
6.9% 5 or more ◂ +3.8 pts 3.2%
2.5% 1 bedroom +0.7 pts ▸ 3.3%
0.1% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

50.0% $200–$349 +2.9 pts ▸ 52.9%
27.9% $350–$549 ◂ +7.9 pts 20.0%
17.0% Under $200 +5.1 pts ▸ 22.2%
1.4% $550–$749 ◂ +1.0 pts 0.4%
0.3% $750 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

45.8% $1,000–$1,799 +0.5 pts ▸ 46.3%
17.0% Under $1,000 +8.9 pts ▸ 25.9%
23.9% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +7.3 pts 16.6%
8.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.4 pts 4.6%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +0.1 pts higher in Wangaratta gap steady
6.9% 67th pct 7.0% 70th pct
Work from home in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +0.7 pts higher in Wangaratta gap steady
7.4% 43rd pct 8.1% 48th pct
PT commute in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +0.4 pts higher in Wagga Wagga gap narrowing
0.6% 48th pct 0.2% 6th pct

How people get to work

70.3% Car (driver) ◂ +4.3 pts 66.0%
7.4% Worked at home +0.7 pts ▸ 8.1%
5.9% Car (passenger) +0.1 pts ▸ 6.1%
3.0% Walked +0.7 pts ▸ 3.7%
0.5% Bicycle +1.3 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.5% Bus ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

36.8% 1 vehicle +2.7 pts ▸ 39.5%
37.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.1 pts 37.6%
12.4% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.8 pts 10.5%
6.9% No vehicle +0.1 pts ▸ 7.0%
6.2% 4 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 5.5%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +6.8 pts higher in Wagga Wagga gap widening
43.8% 75th pct 37.0% 27th pct
Recent arrivals in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +14.4 pts higher in Wagga Wagga gap widening
28.7% 96th pct 14.3% 55th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +1.0 pts higher in Wagga Wagga gap steady
4.4% 39th pct 3.4% 13th pct
Participation in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +6.9 pts higher in Wagga Wagga gap widening
63.2% 81st pct 56.2% 43rd pct
Full-time in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +6.1 pts higher in Wagga Wagga gap widening
61.9% 79th pct 55.8% 34th pct

Industries people work in

19.0% Health care & social assistance +2.5 pts ▸ 21.5%
11.0% Education & training ◂ +2.5 pts 8.5%
10.2% Retail trade +0.7 pts ▸ 10.9%
6.0% Manufacturing +3.2 pts ▸ 9.2%
8.7% Construction ◂ +0.1 pts 8.6%
8.5% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.9 pts 5.7%
7.2% Accommodation & food +1.0 pts ▸ 8.2%
4.4% Other services ◂ +0.5 pts 3.8%
4.1% Professional & technical ◂ +0.9 pts 3.2%
3.6% Transport & warehousing +0.3 pts ▸ 4.0%
3.3% Administrative & support +0.5 pts ▸ 3.7%
2.3% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.6 pts 1.7%

Occupations people work in

21.3% Professionals ◂ +2.3 pts 19.0%
14.5% Community & personal service +0.1 pts ▸ 14.6%
14.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.6 pts 13.9%
10.6% Labourers +2.1 pts ▸ 12.7%
11.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.9 pts 10.7%
10.9% Managers ◂ +0.3 pts 10.6%
9.5% Sales workers +0.4 pts ▸ 9.9%
5.4% Machinery operators & drivers +1.5 pts ▸ 6.9%

Walkability

Walk score in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +0.7 higher in Wangaratta
5.4 66th pct 6.1 87th pct
Types ≤15 min in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +0.4 more in Wangaratta
5.3 71st pct 5.6 84th pct
15-min city in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +7.5 pts higher in Wangaratta
64.5% 71st pct 72.0% 87th pct
Walk to shops in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +29.0 pts higher in Wangaratta
50.8% 40th pct 79.8% 97th pct
Walk to transit in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +0.8 pts higher in Wangaratta
86.3% 63rd pct 87.1% 67th pct
Walk to school in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +6.5 pts higher in Wangaratta
71.7% 71st pct 78.2% 86th pct
Walk to a park in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +0.8 pts higher in Wagga Wagga
93.9% 77th pct 93.1% 72nd pct
Walk to health in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +7.0 pts higher in Wagga Wagga
51.4% 79th pct 44.3% 63rd pct
Amenities/1k in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +5.0 more in Wagga Wagga
20.9 78th pct 15.9 57th pct
Intersections/km² in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +14 higher in Wagga Wagga
48 86th pct 34 73rd pct
Mean slope in Wagga Waggain Wangaratta +1.4 pts higher in Wagga Wagga
4.4% 36th pct 3.0% 11th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Wagga Wagga vs Wangaratta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sua/1035/wagga-wagga/vs/2019/wangaratta