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Delegate vs Marlo
Urban Centre comparison ≈ 90 km apart · Delegate profile · Marlo profile
Delegate Marlo
Marlo and Delegate are both small, rural localities, though they differ sharply in their social and economic profiles. Marlo has a more highly qualified population, with 23.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 8.5% in Delegate. This is reflected in typical weekly household incomes, which are far higher in Marlo at $1,397, while Delegate sits among the lowest at $658. Religious views also diverge, as 59.9% of people in Marlo have no religion, far higher than the 32.3% in Delegate.
Both areas sit near the national figure for people needing help with daily activities, with Marlo at 6.1% and Delegate at 10.4%. While they share a similar physical landscape and low rates of public transport use, the economic gap between them has widened since 2011. This is seen in typical personal incomes, where the gap was once $0 but has grown to $294. Delegate has a larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population at 9.5%, while Marlo has none.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 378
- First area, 2016: 277
- First area, 2021: 201
- Second area, 2011: 390
- Second area, 2016: 271
- Second area, 2021: 491
- First area, 2011: 39 yrs
- First area, 2016: 53 yrs
- First area, 2021: 55 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 56 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 Delegate: 2.4% males, 3.3% females; 85+ in Marlo: 0.8% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Delegate: 1.9% males, 1.4% females; 80–84 in Marlo: 0.6% males, 2.1% females
- 75–79 in Delegate: 2.9% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Marlo: 3.3% males, 3.3% females
- 70–74 in Delegate: 1.9% males, 2.9% females; 70–74 in Marlo: 6.4% males, 3.5% females
- 65–69 in Delegate: 4.8% males, 5.2% females; 65–69 in Marlo: 6.4% males, 5.0% females
- 60–64 in Delegate: 7.6% males, 4.3% females; 60–64 in Marlo: 6.8% males, 4.8% females
- 55–59 in Delegate: 5.7% males, 5.7% females; 55–59 in Marlo: 4.8% males, 5.2% females
- 50–54 in Delegate: 2.4% males, 3.3% females; 50–54 in Marlo: 3.5% males, 3.3% females
- 45–49 in Delegate: 1.9% males, 1.4% females; 45–49 in Marlo: 2.3% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in Delegate: 3.3% males, 0.0% females; 40–44 in Marlo: 1.4% males, 2.7% females
- 35–39 in Delegate: 1.9% males, 2.9% females; 35–39 in Marlo: 1.9% males, 2.9% females
- 30–34 in Delegate: 2.4% males, 2.4% females; 30–34 in Marlo: 2.7% males, 3.1% females
- 25–29 in Delegate: 2.9% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in Marlo: 0.8% males, 2.3% females
- 20–24 in Delegate: 0.0% males, 2.4% females; 20–24 in Marlo: 1.4% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Delegate: 1.4% males, 2.4% females; 15–19 in Marlo: 3.9% males, 1.0% females
- 10–14 in Delegate: 1.4% males, 3.8% females; 10–14 in Marlo: 1.0% males, 2.3% females
- 5–9 in Delegate: 4.8% males, 2.9% females; 5–9 in Marlo: 1.7% males, 2.3% females
- 0–4 in Delegate: 2.9% males, 3.3% females; 0–4 in Marlo: 1.9% males, 1.7% 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: $468
- First area, 2016: $477
- First area, 2021: $431
- Second area, 2011: $468
- Second area, 2016: $658
- Second area, 2021: $725
- First area, 2011: $850
- First area, 2016: $706
- First area, 2021: $658
- Second area, 2011: $919
- Second area, 2016: $1,527
- Second area, 2021: $1,397
- First area, 2011: $963
- First area, 2016: $1,170
- First area, 2021: $1,062
- Second area, 2011: $1,044
- Second area, 2016: $1,613
- Second area, 2021: $1,704
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: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 1.9
- First area, 2021: 1.9
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $95
- First area, 2021: $150
- Second area, 2016: $370
- Second area, 2021: $250
- First area, 2011: $1,234
- First area, 2016: $766
- First area, 2021: $837
- Second area, 2011: $1,192
- Second area, 2016: $1,408
- Second area, 2021: $1,511
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.60
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
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). Delegate vs Marlo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL122050/delegate/vs/UCL222050/marlo