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Modanville vs Nimbin
Urban Centre comparison ≈ 15 km apart · Modanville profile · Nimbin profile
Modanville Nimbin
Modanville and Nimbin are nearby areas in New South Wales with very different social and economic profiles. Modanville is more affluent, with a typical household income of $1,795 and a higher rate of people who finished Year 12 (46.1%). It is almost entirely made up of detached houses, with 95.8% having three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Nimbin has a much lower typical household income of $658 and a higher proportion of renters at 31.1%. Nimbin also has far more one-parent families (48.0%) and people living alone (55.8%), while Modanville has much lower shares for both.
Everyday life in both places shares some similarities, such as the proportion of people born overseas and a total lack of public transport commuting. However, the gap in incomes and employment has widened or flipped since 2011, with Modanville now seeing far more adults working or looking for work. Their layout also differs; Nimbin is somewhat walkable with more nearby health services and schools, while Modanville is mostly car-dependent.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 536
- First area, 2016: 540
- First area, 2021: 526
- Second area, 2011: 424
- Second area, 2016: 361
- Second area, 2021: 500
- First area, 2011: 37 yrs
- First area, 2016: 40 yrs
- First area, 2021: 47 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 50 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 Modanville: 0.6% males, 1.4% females; 85+ in Nimbin: 0.0% males, 2.2% females
- 80–84 in Modanville: 1.0% males, 1.0% females; 80–84 in Nimbin: 0.6% males, 0.8% females
- 75–79 in Modanville: 2.5% males, 1.9% females; 75–79 in Nimbin: 2.0% males, 2.2% females
- 70–74 in Modanville: 2.3% males, 3.3% females; 70–74 in Nimbin: 3.7% males, 4.7% females
- 65–69 in Modanville: 3.7% males, 3.9% females; 65–69 in Nimbin: 3.3% males, 5.9% females
- 60–64 in Modanville: 4.7% males, 1.9% females; 60–64 in Nimbin: 6.3% males, 3.9% females
- 55–59 in Modanville: 3.3% males, 4.7% females; 55–59 in Nimbin: 5.3% males, 5.1% females
- 50–54 in Modanville: 3.5% males, 4.7% females; 50–54 in Nimbin: 2.7% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in Modanville: 5.2% males, 5.8% females; 45–49 in Nimbin: 2.9% males, 3.5% females
- 40–44 in Modanville: 1.7% males, 3.5% females; 40–44 in Nimbin: 1.8% males, 3.7% females
- 35–39 in Modanville: 2.3% males, 2.3% females; 35–39 in Nimbin: 1.6% males, 3.5% females
- 30–34 in Modanville: 2.7% males, 0.6% females; 30–34 in Nimbin: 2.9% males, 2.2% females
- 25–29 in Modanville: 1.4% males, 0.8% females; 25–29 in Nimbin: 1.0% males, 1.6% females
- 20–24 in Modanville: 3.1% males, 2.7% females; 20–24 in Nimbin: 1.6% males, 1.2% females
- 15–19 in Modanville: 3.9% males, 3.3% females; 15–19 in Nimbin: 2.5% males, 1.4% females
- 10–14 in Modanville: 2.9% males, 5.2% females; 10–14 in Nimbin: 3.3% males, 2.9% females
- 5–9 in Modanville: 2.9% males, 2.5% females; 5–9 in Nimbin: 3.9% males, 2.7% females
- 0–4 in Modanville: 1.0% males, 1.7% females; 0–4 in Nimbin: 2.9% males, 1.0% 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: $579
- First area, 2016: $639
- First area, 2021: $753
- Second area, 2011: $679
- Second area, 2016: $488
- Second area, 2021: $470
- First area, 2011: $1,358
- First area, 2016: $1,446
- First area, 2021: $1,795
- Second area, 2011: $1,263
- Second area, 2016: $972
- Second area, 2021: $658
- First area, 2011: $1,397
- First area, 2016: $1,638
- First area, 2021: $1,937
- Second area, 2011: $1,908
- Second area, 2016: $1,158
- Second area, 2021: $1,125
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: 3.2
- First area, 2016: 3.1
- First area, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 1.8
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $355
- First area, 2021: $428
- Second area, 2016: $200
- Second area, 2021: $300
- First area, 2011: $1,603
- First area, 2016: $1,733
- First area, 2021: $1,820
- Second area, 2011: $2,000
- Second area, 2016: $1,376
- Second area, 2021: $1,300
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- 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). Modanville vs Nimbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL121079/modanville/vs/UCL122098/nimbin