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Hanwood vs Goolgowi
Urban Centre comparison ≈ 50 km apart · Hanwood profile · Goolgowi profile
Hanwood Goolgowi
Hanwood (L) and Goolgowi (L) are two small New South Wales areas with different social profiles. Hanwood (L) is more diverse and affluent, with 13.9% of people born overseas and a typical household income of $1,820 a week. In contrast, Goolgowi (L) has a much higher Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population at 13.2% and a typical weekly household income of $1,222. Hanwood (L) also has more residents who finished Year 12 (41.7%) compared to 29.8% in Goolgowi (L).
Everyday life in both places shares some similarities, such as having about 20% of the population under age 15 and a high proportion of detached houses. While they share these traits, other gaps are shifting; the difference in the number of people born overseas has narrowed since 2011. Meanwhile, the gap in people using another language at home has widened, with 13.9% in Hanwood (L) compared to just 1.2% in Goolgowi (L).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 735
- First area, 2016: 653
- First area, 2021: 641
- Second area, 2011: 216
- Second area, 2016: 176
- Second area, 2021: 334
- First area, 2011: 52 yrs
- First area, 2016: 67 yrs
- First area, 2021: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 33 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 33 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 36 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Hanwood: 0.0% males, 0.5% females; 85+ in Goolgowi: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Hanwood: 2.3% males, 0.6% females; 80–84 in Goolgowi: 1.8% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Hanwood: 0.8% males, 1.7% females; 75–79 in Goolgowi: 1.5% males, 1.8% females
- 70–74 in Hanwood: 1.7% males, 0.8% females; 70–74 in Goolgowi: 3.3% males, 1.5% females
- 65–69 in Hanwood: 2.3% males, 2.3% females; 65–69 in Goolgowi: 1.2% males, 3.0% females
- 60–64 in Hanwood: 3.3% males, 2.9% females; 60–64 in Goolgowi: 3.3% males, 2.7% females
- 55–59 in Hanwood: 2.2% males, 2.8% females; 55–59 in Goolgowi: 3.9% males, 3.9% females
- 50–54 in Hanwood: 2.9% males, 3.6% females; 50–54 in Goolgowi: 6.4% males, 3.6% females
- 45–49 in Hanwood: 3.6% males, 3.6% females; 45–49 in Goolgowi: 2.4% males, 2.1% females
- 40–44 in Hanwood: 2.9% males, 3.6% females; 40–44 in Goolgowi: 1.5% males, 1.2% females
- 35–39 in Hanwood: 4.5% males, 3.1% females; 35–39 in Goolgowi: 1.5% males, 1.2% females
- 30–34 in Hanwood: 4.5% males, 2.9% females; 30–34 in Goolgowi: 3.9% males, 4.2% females
- 25–29 in Hanwood: 2.9% males, 3.4% females; 25–29 in Goolgowi: 5.2% males, 2.7% females
- 20–24 in Hanwood: 5.0% males, 2.5% females; 20–24 in Goolgowi: 4.5% males, 3.0% females
- 15–19 in Hanwood: 4.3% males, 1.9% females; 15–19 in Goolgowi: 2.4% males, 3.3% females
- 10–14 in Hanwood: 4.5% males, 3.1% females; 10–14 in Goolgowi: 3.3% males, 1.8% females
- 5–9 in Hanwood: 3.1% males, 3.3% females; 5–9 in Goolgowi: 3.3% males, 4.8% females
- 0–4 in Hanwood: 3.1% males, 3.7% females; 0–4 in Goolgowi: 5.2% males, 3.9% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $457
- First area, 2016: $452
- First area, 2021: $832
- Second area, 2011: $339
- Second area, 2016: $361
- Second area, 2021: $712
- First area, 2011: $815
- First area, 2016: $723
- First area, 2021: $1,820
- Second area, 2011: $791
- Second area, 2016: $693
- Second area, 2021: $1,222
- First area, 2011: $1,050
- First area, 2016: $812
- First area, 2021: $1,968
- Second area, 2011: $653
- Second area, 2016: $756
- Second area, 2021: $1,568
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 1.8
- First area, 2016: 1.8
- First area, 2021: 2.8
- Second area, 2011: 2.8
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $277
- First area, 2021: $300
- Second area, 2016: $120
- Second area, 2021: $220
- First area, 2011: $1,300
- First area, 2016: $1,042
- First area, 2021: $1,452
- Second area, 2021: $783
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.30
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Hanwood vs Goolgowi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL121049/hanwood/vs/UCL122062/goolgowi