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Calala vs Werris Creek

Name: Calala vs Werris Creek — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Urban Centre comparison ≈ 37 km apart · Calala profile · Werris Creek profile

Calala Werris Creek

Calala and Werris Creek are two nearby New South Wales areas with very different profiles. Calala is a younger community where the typical resident is 34, with 18.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. In contrast, Werris Creek is far older, with a typical age of 50 and a much lower share of degree holders at 4.7%. This gap in education and age is reflected in incomes; the typical weekly household income in Calala is $1,868, which is far higher than the $917 seen in Werris Creek.

Since 2011, the gap in typical resident age has widened significantly from two years to 16 years. Despite these diverging paths, the two areas share some common traits, such as a similar share of people with no religion (around 32%) and a nearly identical proportion of residents who served in the Defence Force. While Calala has more homes within walking distance of parks and public transport, Werris Creek is rated as very walkable compared to Calala's somewhat walkable score.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 16 yrs older in Werris Creek Year 12: 29.8 pts higher in Calala Participation: 27.1 pts higher in Calala 3+ bedrooms: 24.6 pts higher in Calala Recent arrivals: 19.8 pts higher in Calala

Demographics & Identity

Population in Calala in Werris Creek +2,581 larger in Calala gap widening

3,930 83rd pct 1,349 62nd pct

Median age in Calala in Werris Creek +16 yrs older in Werris Creek gap widening

34 yrs 13th pct 50 yrs 68th pct

Age structure

14.7% Seniors (65+) +15.8 pts ▸ 30.5%

29.2% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +11.0 pts 18.2%

20.9% Older adults (45–64) +5.4 pts ▸ 26.2%

22.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +6.3 pts 16.6%

12.5% Youth (15–24) ◂ +3.3 pts 9.2%

Marital status

48.1% Married ◂ +10.7 pts 37.3%

36.9% Never married +1.1 pts ▸ 38.1%

8.0% Divorced +3.8 pts ▸ 11.8%

3.8% Widowed +5.6 pts ▸ 9.4%

3.4% Separated even 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Calala Werris Creek

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

88.7% Australia ◂ +0.8 pts 87.8%

1.5% England ◂ +0.5 pts 1.0%

0.8% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.6% Philippines ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.4% South Africa ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.3% India ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% China ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

0.0% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

48.0% Australian ◂ +3.7 pts 44.3%

41.0% English ◂ +2.3 pts 38.7%

9.5% Irish +1.4 pts ▸ 11.0%

10.7% Scottish ◂ +1.4 pts 9.3%

4.3% German ◂ +1.1 pts 3.2%

1.7% Italian ◂ +0.8 pts 0.9%

1.2% Dutch ◂ +0.7 pts 0.4%

1.1% Chinese ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

0.6% Filipino ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.6% Indian ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.4% Greek ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

90.8% English only ◂ +0.6 pts 90.1%

0.7% Mandarin ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.5% Tagalog ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.1% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

60.4% Christianity ◂ +2.0 pts 58.4%

31.9% No religion ◂ +0.2 pts 31.7%

6.0% Not stated +3.3 pts ▸ 9.3%

0.5% Hinduism ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.5% Buddhism ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.4% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.3% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Highest year of school

52.1% Year 12 ◂ +29.8 pts 22.3%

27.6% Year 10 +9.4 pts ▸ 37.0%

8.1% Year 9 or below +17.0 pts ▸ 25.2%

7.3% Year 11 ◂ +1.2 pts 6.1%

Highest qualification level

39.3% Certificate III / IV +4.3 pts ▸ 43.6%

19.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +11.7 pts 8.1%

16.8% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +8.6 pts 8.1%

5.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +3.1 pts 2.0%

3.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +3.0 pts 0.6%

2.4% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.2 pts 2.2%

Field of qualification

19.0% Management & commerce ◂ +5.9 pts 13.0%

15.4% Engineering & related +2.8 pts ▸ 18.1%

12.0% Society & culture ◂ +2.3 pts 9.8%

11.9% Education ◂ +6.4 pts 5.5%

11.7% Health ◂ +2.5 pts 9.2%

5.5% Architecture & building +0.4 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.8% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.1 pts 4.7%

3.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.8 pts 2.4%

2.0% Creative arts ◂ +0.4 pts 1.6%

1.7% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.7 pts 0.0%

1.2% Information technology ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Calala in Werris Creek +$422 higher in Calala gap widening

$914 87th pct $492 15th pct

Household income in Calala in Werris Creek +$951 higher in Calala gap widening

$1,868 83rd pct $917 15th pct

Family income in Calala in Werris Creek +$935 higher in Calala gap widening

$2,112 81st pct $1,177 16th pct

Household income distribution

27.2% $650–$1,499 +11.0 pts ▸ 38.3%

37.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +20.8 pts 16.7%

11.4% Under $650 +16.4 pts ▸ 27.8%

10.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +6.2 pts 4.7%

8.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +5.3 pts 2.8%

Personal income distribution

34.2% Under $650 +22.9 pts ▸ 57.1%

39.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +14.2 pts 25.2%

19.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +11.5 pts 7.6%

2.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 1.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.2% Arthritis +9.0 pts ▸ 17.2%

11.1% Asthma +1.6 pts ▸ 12.7%

11.1% Mental health +1.5 pts ▸ 12.5%

4.1% Diabetes +6.1 pts ▸ 10.2%

8.5% Other condition +1.6 pts ▸ 10.1%

3.6% Heart disease +4.3 pts ▸ 7.9%

3.1% Cancer +0.9 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.2% Lung condition +2.4 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.7% Stroke +1.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.4% Dementia +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.1% None ◂ +13.1 pts 47.1%

22.1% One condition +2.8 pts ▸ 24.9%

7.2% Two conditions +2.7 pts ▸ 9.9%

2.3% Three or more +5.5 pts ▸ 7.9%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Calala in Werris Creek +0.6 larger in Calala gap widening

2.7 76th pct 2.1 29th pct

Family composition

57.8% Couples with children ◂ +19.8 pts 38.0%

25.5% Couples without children +5.6 pts ▸ 31.2%

15.9% One-parent families +11.1 pts ▸ 26.9%

0.8% Other families +3.1 pts ▸ 3.9%

Household size

32.5% 2 people +4.3 pts ▸ 36.9%

22.1% 1 person +14.2 pts ▸ 36.3%

17.6% 4 people ◂ +10.1 pts 7.5%

16.7% 3 people ◂ +3.6 pts 13.0%

8.4% 5 people ◂ +4.1 pts 4.3%

3.0% 6 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 2.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Calala in Werris Creek +$130 higher in Calala gap widening

$350 75th pct $220 29th pct

Mortgage in Calala in Werris Creek +$715 higher in Calala gap widening

$1,582 68th pct $867 14th pct

People / bedroom in Calala in Werris Creek even gap narrowing

0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

28.4% Owned outright +20.0 pts ▸ 48.3%

42.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +19.4 pts 23.5%

26.9% Rented ◂ +3.2 pts 23.7%

1.4% Not stated +2.8 pts ▸ 4.2%

0.4% Other tenure +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

Types of homes

95.6% Separate house +0.5 pts ▸ 96.2%

3.8% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.4 pts 1.4%

0.4% Flat or apartment +1.7 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

40.6% 3 bedrooms +12.3 pts ▸ 52.9%

45.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +30.6 pts 14.6%

4.1% 2 bedrooms +18.3 pts ▸ 22.4%

8.3% 5 or more ◂ +6.3 pts 2.1%

0.2% 1 bedroom +4.0 pts ▸ 4.2%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

38.7% $200–$349 +23.8 pts ▸ 62.5%

55.2% $350–$549 ◂ +51.5 pts 3.7%

3.2% Under $200 +24.0 pts ▸ 27.2%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

13.1% Under $1,000 +40.9 pts ▸ 54.1%

46.8% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +14.9 pts 31.9%

30.9% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +30.9 pts 0.0%

5.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.3 pts 2.2%

Transport & Vehicles

How people get to work

65.6% Car (driver) ◂ +3.2 pts 62.4%

11.9% Worked at home ◂ +2.7 pts 9.2%

0.5% Walked +5.0 pts ▸ 5.5%

5.1% Car (passenger) ◂ +2.7 pts 2.4%

0.2% Bus +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.1% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

32.9% 1 vehicle +11.6 pts ▸ 44.6%

43.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +14.0 pts 29.7%

14.2% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.5 pts 10.7%

1.9% No vehicle +7.1 pts ▸ 9.1%

7.3% 4 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 5.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.9 pts 13.7%

3.4% Transport & warehousing +12.0 pts ▸ 15.4%

13.2% Education & training ◂ +7.9 pts 5.3%

11.6% Retail trade ◂ +1.5 pts 10.1%

8.9% Construction ◂ +1.9 pts 7.0%

7.1% Accommodation & food +0.4 pts ▸ 7.5%

7.1% Public administration & safety ◂ +3.0 pts 4.1%

6.6% Manufacturing ◂ +2.5 pts 4.1%

1.2% Mining +4.1 pts ▸ 5.3%

2.6% Administrative & support +2.2 pts ▸ 4.8%

4.3% Other services even 4.3%

3.9% Professional & technical ◂ +1.2 pts 2.7%

Occupations people work in

6.3% Machinery operators & drivers +15.2 pts ▸ 21.4%

20.6% Professionals ◂ +11.9 pts 8.7%

14.0% Community & personal service +2.9 pts ▸ 16.9%

9.3% Labourers +6.3 pts ▸ 15.7%

15.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.0 pts 14.0%

12.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.6 pts 9.9%

11.7% Managers ◂ +7.6 pts 4.1%

9.6% Sales workers ◂ +0.7 pts 8.9%

Walkability

Walk score in Calala in Werris Creek +2.2 higher in Werris Creek

4.3 50th pct 6.4 91st pct

Types ≤15 min in Calala in Werris Creek +3.3 more in Werris Creek

3.6 36th pct 6.9 89th pct

15-min city in Calala in Werris Creek +35.5 pts higher in Werris Creek

50.5% 44th pct 86.0% 77th pct

Walk to shops in Calala in Werris Creek +31.3 pts higher in Werris Creek

51.2% 44th pct 82.5% 72nd pct

Walk to transit in Calala in Werris Creek +10.6 pts higher in Calala

98.6% 98th pct 88.0% 80th pct

Walk to school in Calala in Werris Creek +32.4 pts higher in Werris Creek

51.1% 37th pct 83.5% 68th pct

Walk to a park in Calala in Werris Creek +11.3 pts higher in Calala

98.3% 74th pct 87.0% 39th pct

Walk to health in Calala in Werris Creek +79.5 pts higher in Werris Creek

0.0% 0th pct 79.5% 81st pct

Amenities/1k in Calala in Werris Creek +26.6 more in Werris Creek

12.7 32nd pct 39.3 82nd pct

Intersections/km² in Calala in Werris Creek +28 higher in Calala

50 72nd pct 22 34th pct

Mean slope in Calala in Werris Creek +0.4 pts higher in Calala

5.8% 65th pct 5.4% 60th pct

Compare Calala with nearby areas

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Compare Werris Creek with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Calala vs Werris Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL115035/calala/vs/UCL115157/werris-creek