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Freemans Reach vs Wilberforce

Name: Freemans Reach vs Wilberforce — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Urban Centre comparison ≈ 5.3 km apart · Freemans Reach profile · Wilberforce profile

Freemans Reach Wilberforce

Wilberforce and Freemans Reach are neighbouring areas in New South Wales with very different layouts. Wilberforce is far more convenient for pedestrians, with a walkability score of 5.9 (somewhat walkable), while Freemans Reach is 2.4 (mostly car-dependent). In Wilberforce, 70.5% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 66.7% are near health services, whereas Freemans Reach has 0.0% for both. This convenience is mirrored in the workforce; Wilberforce has a well higher share of people working full-time (58.2% compared to 54.8%) and a higher share of households earning $3,000 or more a week (35.0% versus 25.6%).

Both areas sit near the national figure for full-time employment, and they share a typical resident age of 38. They are also very similar in their proportion of people who use another language at home and those who identify as having no religion. While they share these commonalities, some gaps have shifted since 2011. The difference in typical household income has widened, with Wilberforce now a little higher by $248 per week.

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Where they differ most

PT commute: 0.3 pts higher in Wilberforce Limited English: 0.4 pts higher in Wilberforce Population: 474 larger in Wilberforce Recent movers: 6.2 pts higher in Wilberforce Separate houses: 1.5 pts higher in Freemans Reach

Demographics & Identity

Population in Freemans Reach in Wilberforce +474 larger in Wilberforce gap widening

1,343 62nd pct 1,817 70th pct

Median age in Freemans Reach in Wilberforce even gap narrowing

38 yrs 25th pct 38 yrs 25th pct

Age structure

25.8% Older adults (45–64) +2.5 pts ▸ 28.3%

26.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.3 pts 25.9%

21.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.3 pts 19.9%

15.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.4 pts 14.1%

11.9% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.1 pts 11.8%

Marital status

51.3% Married +2.9 pts ▸ 54.3%

33.0% Never married ◂ +0.4 pts 32.6%

8.8% Divorced ◂ +2.1 pts 6.7%

3.7% Widowed ◂ +0.4 pts 3.2%

3.6% Separated ◂ +1.0 pts 2.5%

Age & sex structure

Freemans Reach Wilberforce

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

86.8% Australia +1.5 pts ▸ 88.3%

3.1% England ◂ +0.5 pts 2.6%

1.0% New Zealand +0.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.4% Philippines ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.0% Italy +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.0% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% India even 0.0%

0.0% China even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

43.3% Australian +2.9 pts ▸ 46.2%

41.6% English +2.0 pts ▸ 43.6%

13.3% Irish ◂ +2.4 pts 10.9%

10.0% Scottish ◂ +1.1 pts 8.9%

4.2% Italian ◂ +0.5 pts 3.6%

3.4% German ◂ +0.4 pts 3.0%

2.2% Dutch ◂ +0.5 pts 1.7%

0.5% Chinese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Greek even 0.6%

0.2% Filipino +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Indian +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

94.1% English only ◂ +0.4 pts 93.7%

0.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Italian even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

62.0% Christianity ◂ +0.1 pts 62.0%

32.6% No religion ◂ +0.7 pts 31.9%

5.0% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 5.7%

0.4% Buddhism even 0.5%

0.2% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Highest year of school

44.2% Year 12 ◂ +1.8 pts 42.5%

36.8% Year 10 ◂ +0.6 pts 36.2%

9.0% Year 9 or below +2.1 pts ▸ 11.1%

6.4% Year 11 even 6.5%

Highest qualification level

41.7% Certificate III / IV +1.0 pts ▸ 42.7%

17.7% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.5 pts 16.2%

16.8% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.4 pts ▸ 17.2%

4.3% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.4 pts 3.9%

2.5% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.0 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.2% Certificate I / II +0.6 pts ▸ 2.8%

Field of qualification

19.9% Engineering & related ◂ +2.6 pts 17.3%

16.4% Management & commerce +1.2 pts ▸ 17.6%

11.2% Education ◂ +0.7 pts 10.5%

10.7% Society & culture ◂ +1.9 pts 8.8%

9.1% Architecture & building +0.7 pts ▸ 9.8%

9.1% Health ◂ +1.5 pts 7.5%

5.5% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.1 pts ▸ 6.6%

3.4% Creative arts ◂ +0.9 pts 2.5%

3.0% Agriculture & environment +0.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.9% Information technology ◂ +0.2 pts 1.7%

1.8% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%

Income

Personal income in Freemans Reach in Wilberforce +$67 higher in Wilberforce gap narrowing

$900 87th pct $967 89th pct

Household income in Freemans Reach in Wilberforce +$248 higher in Wilberforce gap widening

$2,095 88th pct $2,343 92nd pct

Family income in Freemans Reach in Wilberforce +$263 higher in Wilberforce gap widening

$2,264 87th pct $2,527 91st pct

Household income distribution

36.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.7 pts 30.7%

24.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.0 pts 18.1%

12.6% $3,000–$3,999 +5.5 pts ▸ 18.1%

13.0% $4,000 or more +3.9 pts ▸ 16.9%

9.7% Under $650 ◂ +1.1 pts 8.6%

Personal income distribution

37.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.0 pts 36.6%

35.0% Under $650 ◂ +3.8 pts 31.2%

20.3% $1,500–$2,999 +3.3 pts ▸ 23.6%

3.4% $3,000 or more even 3.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.0% Asthma ◂ +3.5 pts 7.5%

9.5% Mental health ◂ +1.8 pts 7.7%

8.6% Arthritis ◂ +1.0 pts 7.6%

8.1% Other condition ◂ +1.2 pts 6.9%

4.7% Diabetes ◂ +0.5 pts 4.2%

3.9% Heart disease ◂ +1.0 pts 2.9%

2.7% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 2.3%

0.7% Lung condition +1.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.6% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Dementia even 0.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

63.1% None +3.1 pts ▸ 66.2%

21.5% One condition ◂ +1.4 pts 20.1%

6.0% Two conditions ◂ +1.9 pts 4.1%

2.8% Three or more ◂ +0.7 pts 2.1%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Freemans Reach in Wilberforce even gap narrowing

2.9 86th pct 2.9 86th pct

Family composition

64.1% Couples with children +2.4 pts ▸ 66.5%

24.5% Couples without children ◂ +0.8 pts 23.7%

10.4% One-parent families ◂ +1.6 pts 8.8%

0.6% Other families ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

Household size

34.2% 2 people ◂ +2.2 pts 32.0%

18.5% 4 people +1.9 pts ▸ 20.4%

16.8% 3 people +2.5 pts ▸ 19.2%

16.1% 1 person ◂ +1.9 pts 14.3%

9.9% 5 people ◂ +0.5 pts 9.5%

4.0% 6 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 4.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Freemans Reach in Wilberforce +$30 higher in Wilberforce gap narrowing

$440 91st pct $470 94th pct

Mortgage in Freemans Reach in Wilberforce +$50 higher in Wilberforce gap narrowing

$2,150 92nd pct $2,200 93rd pct

People / bedroom in Freemans Reach in Wilberforce even gap steady

0.80 57th pct 0.80 57th pct

How homes are owned or rented

50.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +0.7 pts 49.6%

34.0% Owned outright ◂ +0.5 pts 33.5%

13.5% Rented +1.6 pts ▸ 15.1%

1.5% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.0% Other tenure +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house ◂ +1.5 pts 98.5%

0.0% Flat or apartment +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

44.4% 3 bedrooms ◂ +8.9 pts 35.5%

36.2% 4 bedrooms +4.9 pts ▸ 41.1%

12.1% 5 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 13.3%

6.6% 2 bedrooms even 6.6%

1.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.9 pts 0.8%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

45.9% $350–$549 +2.5 pts ▸ 48.4%

26.2% $550–$749 ◂ +2.1 pts 24.2%

9.8% $200–$349 +3.4 pts ▸ 13.2%

0.0% Under $200 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

39.9% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +1.5 pts 38.5%

19.7% $3,000 or more +7.4 pts ▸ 27.1%

22.8% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +0.7 pts 22.1%

9.2% Under $1,000 +3.5 pts ▸ 12.7%

Transport & Vehicles

How people get to work

56.1% Car (driver) ◂ +4.7 pts 51.4%

22.2% Worked at home +2.1 pts ▸ 24.3%

2.3% Car (passenger) +0.6 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.6% Walked ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.0% Train +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Bus even 0.0%

0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

41.3% 2 vehicles +0.3 pts ▸ 41.6%

18.1% 3 vehicles +4.4 pts ▸ 22.5%

21.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +3.4 pts 18.1%

17.6% 4 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 17.2%

0.7% No vehicle ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.6% Construction +4.5 pts ▸ 20.1%

12.0% Education & training ◂ +2.5 pts 9.5%

11.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.8 pts 8.9%

8.5% Retail trade +0.6 pts ▸ 9.1%

4.1% Public administration & safety +2.7 pts ▸ 6.8%

6.7% Manufacturing ◂ +0.1 pts 6.6%

6.7% Other services ◂ +2.0 pts 4.7%

5.4% Professional & technical ◂ +0.6 pts 4.8%

3.8% Transport & warehousing +0.7 pts ▸ 4.6%

4.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.5 pts 3.8%

3.3% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +0.3 pts 2.9%

3.3% Administrative & support ◂ +0.2 pts 3.0%

Occupations people work in

17.3% Technicians & trades +3.5 pts ▸ 20.8%

16.7% Professionals ◂ +2.3 pts 14.4%

13.9% Clerical & administrative +1.6 pts ▸ 15.5%

13.9% Managers +0.1 pts ▸ 14.0%

11.8% Community & personal service ◂ +2.3 pts 9.4%

8.8% Labourers ◂ +1.2 pts 7.6%

8.2% Machinery operators & drivers +0.4 pts ▸ 8.6%

6.9% Sales workers +0.1 pts ▸ 7.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Freemans Reach in Wilberforce +3.5 higher in Wilberforce

2.4 23rd pct 5.9 82nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Freemans Reach in Wilberforce +3.6 more in Wilberforce

2.1 20th pct 5.7 70th pct

15-min city in Freemans Reach in Wilberforce +70.3 pts higher in Wilberforce

0.0% 0th pct 70.3% 59th pct

Walk to shops in Freemans Reach in Wilberforce +70.5 pts higher in Wilberforce

0.0% 0th pct 70.5% 60th pct

Walk to transit in Freemans Reach in Wilberforce +5.6 pts higher in Wilberforce

91.2% 84th pct 96.7% 95th pct

Walk to school in Freemans Reach in Wilberforce +41.9 pts higher in Wilberforce

40.2% 31st pct 82.1% 66th pct

Walk to a park in Freemans Reach in Wilberforce +18.9 pts higher in Wilberforce

76.9% 27th pct 95.9% 62nd pct

Walk to health in Freemans Reach in Wilberforce +66.7 pts higher in Wilberforce

0.0% 0th pct 66.7% 72nd pct

Amenities/1k in Freemans Reach in Wilberforce +7.0 more in Wilberforce

13.4 34th pct 20.4 55th pct

Intersections/km² in Freemans Reach in Wilberforce +47 higher in Wilberforce

8 12th pct 56 76th pct

Mean slope in Freemans Reach in Wilberforce +4.4 pts higher in Freemans Reach

10.5% 92nd pct 6.2% 69th pct

Compare Freemans Reach with nearby areas

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Compare Wilberforce with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Freemans Reach vs Wilberforce [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL115062/freemans-reach/vs/UCL115159/wilberforce