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Barellan vs Yanco
Urban Centre comparison ≈ 37 km apart · Barellan profile · Yanco profile
Barellan Yanco
Yanco and Barellan are two small, nearby New South Wales towns with very different social profiles. Yanco is much more diverse, with 48.4% of residents being recent overseas arrivals. It also has a younger feel, with more children under 15 (19.7%) and a higher share of people in de facto relationships (17.9%). In contrast, Barellan is older, with a typical resident aged 49 and a higher proportion of people aged 65 and over (31.2%). Barellan also has more single-person homes, with 45% of people living alone, and a higher share of one-parent families at 27.1%.
Both towns sit close to the national figure for the share of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework. They also share similar typical weekly rents of $200 and nearly the same rate of full-time employment. However, the gaps between them have shifted since 2011. Barellan has become more prominently aged and has seen a rise in one-parent families, while Yanco has seen a significant increase in de facto couples and recent overseas arrivals.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 311
- First area, 2016: 334
- First area, 2021: 276
- Second area, 2011: 300
- Second area, 2016: 215
- Second area, 2021: 432
- First area, 2011: 34 yrs
- First area, 2016: 43 yrs
- First area, 2021: 49 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 51 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 58 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 44 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 Barellan: 2.6% males, 2.6% females; 85+ in Yanco: 0.0% males, 1.0% females
- 80–84 in Barellan: 0.0% males, 1.1% females; 80–84 in Yanco: 0.7% males, 1.7% females
- 75–79 in Barellan: 2.2% males, 2.2% females; 75–79 in Yanco: 1.5% males, 3.1% females
- 70–74 in Barellan: 5.1% males, 2.2% females; 70–74 in Yanco: 3.6% males, 2.4% females
- 65–69 in Barellan: 4.0% males, 4.8% females; 65–69 in Yanco: 3.1% males, 4.4% females
- 60–64 in Barellan: 6.3% males, 3.3% females; 60–64 in Yanco: 2.9% males, 4.6% females
- 55–59 in Barellan: 5.5% males, 2.2% females; 55–59 in Yanco: 2.4% males, 2.7% females
- 50–54 in Barellan: 1.1% males, 4.8% females; 50–54 in Yanco: 3.9% males, 3.6% females
- 45–49 in Barellan: 3.7% males, 4.4% females; 45–49 in Yanco: 3.4% males, 3.9% females
- 40–44 in Barellan: 1.5% males, 2.6% females; 40–44 in Yanco: 2.4% males, 1.5% females
- 35–39 in Barellan: 1.8% males, 3.3% females; 35–39 in Yanco: 2.7% males, 2.2% females
- 30–34 in Barellan: 1.8% males, 1.5% females; 30–34 in Yanco: 3.9% males, 1.7% females
- 25–29 in Barellan: 4.0% males, 1.5% females; 25–29 in Yanco: 3.6% males, 2.4% females
- 20–24 in Barellan: 1.1% males, 1.1% females; 20–24 in Yanco: 2.4% males, 3.1% females
- 15–19 in Barellan: 5.1% males, 2.2% females; 15–19 in Yanco: 1.9% males, 2.7% females
- 10–14 in Barellan: 3.3% males, 1.5% females; 10–14 in Yanco: 4.1% males, 2.4% females
- 5–9 in Barellan: 1.8% males, 1.1% females; 5–9 in Yanco: 5.1% males, 3.4% females
- 0–4 in Barellan: 3.3% males, 3.3% females; 0–4 in Yanco: 2.9% males, 2.7% 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: $551
- First area, 2016: $496
- First area, 2021: $562
- Second area, 2011: $341
- Second area, 2016: $370
- Second area, 2021: $632
- First area, 2011: $1,213
- First area, 2016: $959
- First area, 2021: $981
- Second area, 2011: $582
- Second area, 2016: $562
- Second area, 2021: $1,069
- First area, 2011: $1,481
- First area, 2016: $1,266
- First area, 2021: $1,463
- Second area, 2011: $712
- Second area, 2016: $719
- Second area, 2021: $1,382
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: 2.9
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.0
- Second area, 2011: 2.1
- Second area, 2016: 1.8
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $130
- First area, 2021: $200
- Second area, 2016: $200
- Second area, 2021: $200
- First area, 2011: $1,517
- First area, 2016: $693
- First area, 2021: $707
- Second area, 2011: $520
- Second area, 2016: $765
- Second area, 2021: $1,083
- 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). Barellan vs Yanco [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL122012/barellan/vs/UCL122156/yanco