Community Profile-Cowra Shire

Orange City Council
2011 Census results

Cowra Shire
Comparison year: 2006
Benchmark area: Regional NSW
Community profile reports Cowra Shire
community profile
Compiledandpresentedinprofile.id.http://profile.id.com.au/orange
Table of contents
Home
Population highlights
About the profile areas
Population and dwellings
Estimated Resident Population (ERP)
Service age groups
Five year age groups
Single year of age
Ancestry
Birthplace
Overseas arrivals
Proficiency in English
Language spoken at home
Religion
Qualifications
Highest level of schooling
Education institution attending
Need for assistance
Employment status
Industry sector of employment
Occupation of employment
Method of travel to work
Volunteer work
Unpaid domestic work
Unpaid care
Unpaid childcare
Individual income
Individual income quartiles
Household income
Household income quartiles
Equivalised household income
Household type
Households with children
Households without children
Household size
Dwelling type
Number of bedrooms per dwelling
Internet connection
Number of cars per household
Housing tenure
Housing loan repayments
Housing loan quartiles
Housing rental payments
Housing rental quartiles
Migration summary
Migration by location
Migration by age
Migration by age and location
Residential building approvals
Workers' place of residence
Residents place of work
SEIFA - disadvantage by Local Government Area
SEIFA - disadvantage by small area
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WelcometoOrangeCityCommunityProfile
OrangeCityislocatedintheCentralTablelandsofNewSouthWales,about260kilometreswestofSydney,and270
kilometresnorthofCanberra.
TheOrangeCityCommunityProfileprovidesdemographicanalysisfortheCityanditssuburbsbasedonresultsfrom
the2011,2006,2001,1996and1991CensusesofPopulationandHousing.Theprofileisupdatedwithpopulation
estimateswhentheAustralianBureauofStatistics(ABS)releasesnewfigures.
Important
Population
Landarea
Populationdensity
Statistics
41,809
28,406
1.47
ABSERP2015
hectares(284Km2)
personsperhectare
Profileareas
OrangeCity
Legend
Smallareas
OrangeCity
Compiledandpresentedinprofile.idby.id,thepopulationexperts.
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CowraShire
Populationhighlights
2011
MedianAge
Medianweekly
household
income
CowraShire
45
24%
Oldercouples
withoutchildren
14%
Households
withamortgage
Medianweekly
rent
Households
renting
Non-English
speaking
backgrounds
University
attendance
Bacheloror
Higherdegree
NewSouthWales
Australia
41
38
37
$946
$1,233
$1,230
27%
32%
31%
12%
9%
9%
16%
31%
25%
30%
32%
33%
$218
$307
$289
27%
29%
29%
5%
19%
16%
3%
4%
4%
12%
20%
19%
$681
Coupleswith
children
Mediumand
highdensity
Housing
RegionalNSW
8%
26%
$159
24%
3%
1%
8%
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22%
Vocational
Unemployment
SEIFAindexof
disadvantage
2011
20%
6.8%
928
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18%
18%
6.2%
5.9%
5.6%
969
996
1002
CowraShire
Abouttheprofileareas
Locationandboundaries
CowraShireislocatedintheCentralTablelandsofNewSouthWales,about310kilometreswestofSydney.Cowra
ShireisboundedbytheCabonneCouncilareaandBlayneyShireinthenorth,theBathurstRegionalCouncilareain
theeast,UpperLachlan,BoorowaandYoungShiresinthesouth,andWeddinandForbesShiresinthewest.
Nameorigin
CowraisnamedfromanAboriginalwordmeaning"rocks".
Important
Population
Landarea
Populationdensity
Statistics
12,476
280,960
0.04
2015ABSERP
hectares(2,810Km2)
personsperhectare
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Profileareas
CowraShire
Legend
Suburbs
OrangeCity
NeighbouringLGAs
Settlementhistory
Europeansettlementoftheareadatesfromthelate1820swhenthefirstsettlersarrived.ThetownshipofCowrawas
establishedinthe1840s.Landwasusedmainlyforfarming,particularlygrazing.Populationwasminimaluntilthe
1870sand1880s,aidedbytheconstructionoftherailway,improvedaccessandthediscoveryofgold.Thetown
grewsteadilyasaserviceandretailcentre.Somegrowthtookplaceintheearly1900s,aidedbytheconstructionof
theWyangalaDam.Growthcontinuedintheearly1940s,duelargelytotheestablishmentofaMilitaryTrainingCamp
andaPrisonerofWarCamp.Themostsignificantdevelopmentoccurredinthepost-waryears,aidedbythe
establishmentofaMigrantCamp.Thepopulationwasrelativelystablefromtheearly1990s,atabout12,000people.
Landuse
CowraShireispredominantlyrural,withseveraltownshipswhichincluderesidential,commercialandindustrialareas.
TheShireencompassesatotallandareaofabout2,800squarekilometres,ofwhichalargeproportionisnational
parkandstatepark.Rurallandisusedmainlyforfarming,includingsheepandcattlegrazing,vegetableandcrop
productionandviticulture.SettlementisbasedmainlyinthetownshipofCowra,andthesmallervillagesofBillimari,
DarbysFalls,Gooloogong,Wattamondara,WoodstockandWyangala.
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Transport
CowraShireisservedbytheMidWesternHighwayandCowraAirport.
Majorfeatures
MajorfeaturesoftheShireincludeConimblaNationalPark,WyangalaWatersStatePark,theLachlanRiver,Lake
Wyangala,WyangalaDam,DarbysFallsObservatory,KoorawathaNatureReserve,BellevueHillReserve,Cowra
JapaneseGardenandCulturalCentre,PrisonerofWarCampRuins,CowraWarMuseum,CowraAquaticCentre,
CowraRegionalArtGallery,TAFENSWWesternInstitute(CowraCollege),AustralianWorldPeaceBelland
numerouswineries.
Indigenousbackground
TheoriginalinhabitantsoftheCowraareaweretheWiradjuriAboriginalpeople.
Includedareas
CowraShireencompassesthetownshipsandlocalitiesofBillimari,Bumbaldry(part),Canowindra(part),Cowra,
DarbysFalls,Garland(part),Gooloogong(part),Koorawatha(part),Mandurama(part),Neville(part),Roseberg,
Wattamondara,WoodstockandWyangala(part).
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CowraShire
Populationanddwellings
Population
2011
CowraShire-Totalpersons
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
EstimatedResidentPopulation
12,523
--
--
12,754
--
--
-231
UsualResidentPopulation
12,147
--
--
12,480
--
--
-333
EnumeratedPopulation
12,099
--
--
12,305
--
--
-206
Population
Source:AustralianBureauofStatistics,CensusofPopulationandHousing2006and2011.Compiledandpresentedinprofile.idby
.id,thepopulationexperts.
Selectedsub-populationcategories
2011
CowraShire-Totalpersons(Usualresident)
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
Populationover15
9,838
81.0
80.6
9,796
78.5
79.7
+42
Employedpopulation
4,735
93.2
93.9
4,973
93.4
92.9
-238
Males
6,055
49.8
49.3
6,205
49.7
49.4
-150
Females
6,092
50.2
50.7
6,275
50.3
50.6
-183
11,108
91.4
90.8
11,649
93.3
91.0
-541
8,518
70.1
69.1
8,672
69.5
68.3
-154
41
--
--
52
--
--
-11
793
6.5
4.7
756
6.1
3.9
+37
Populationgroup
Australiancitizens
Eligiblevoters(citizensaged18+)
Overseasvisitors(enumerated)
AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderpopulation
Source:AustralianBureauofStatistics,CensusofPopulationandHousing2006and2011(Enumerated).Compiledandpresented
inprofile.idby.id,thepopulationexperts.
Dwellings
2011
CowraShire
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
Totaldwellings
5,891
100.0
100.0
5,684
100.0
100.0
+207
Occupiedprivatedwellings
5,062
85.9
86.9
4,876
85.8
87.1
+186
Populationinnon-privatedwellings
309
--
--
307
--
--
+2
Averagehouseholdsize(personsperdwelling)
2.34
--
2.43
2.47
--
2.47
-0.13
Dwellings
Source:AustralianBureauofStatistics,CensusofPopulationandHousing2006and2011(Enumerated).Compiledandpresented
Populationdensity2011
Separatehouses(lowdensitydwellings)2011
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*NotethatthisisanexperimentalestimatebasedonERPattheSA1level.ItissubjecttoreviewafterthenextCensus
datareleaseandmaynotmatch.id'spopulationforecasts.
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CowraShire
EstimatedResidentPopulation(ERP)
TheEstimatedResidentPopulationistheOFFICIALOrangeCitypopulationfor2015.ForareaswithinOrange
City,theERPisnotanofficialcountbutanexperimentalestimatewhichissubjecttoreviewafterthenext
Census.
Populationsarecountedandestimatedinvariousways.Themostcomprehensivepopulationcountavailablein
AustraliaisderivedfromtheCensusofPopulationandHousingconductedbytheAustralianBureauof
Statisticseveryfiveyears.HowevertheCensuscountisgenerallyanunder-estimateoftheactualpopulation,
duetopeoplemissedintheCensusandpeopleoverseasonCensusnight.Toprovideamoreaccurate
populationfigurewhichisupdatedmorefrequentlythaneveryfiveyears,theAustralianBureauofStatistics
alsoproduces"EstimatedResidentPopulation"(ERP)numbersforOrangeCity.Estimatesforareaswithin
OrangeCityarebasedonaggregatesofSA1sderivedfrompopulationdistributionsapplicableatthe2011
Census.Actualpopulationsmayvaryslightlywherepopulationgrowthhasnotbeenuniformsincetheprevious
Census.
Seedatanotesforadetailedexplanationofdifferentpopulationtypes,howtheyarecalculatedandwhento
useeachone.
CowraShire
Number
Changein
number
Changein
percent
2005
12,774
--
--
2006
12,754
-20
-0.16
2007
12,688
-66
-0.52
2008
12,591
-97
-0.76
2009
12,548
-43
-0.34
2010
12,533
-15
-0.12
2011
12,523
-10
-0.08
2012
12,640
+117
+0.93
2013
12,529
-111
-0.88
2014
12,525
-4
-0.03
2015
12,476
-49
-0.39
Year(endingJune30)
Source:AustralianBureauofStatistics,RegionalPopulationGrowth,Australia(3218.0).Compiledandpresentedinprofile.idby.id,
thepopulationexperts.
ERPbenchmarkedtoNewSouthWalesandAustralia
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Source:AustralianBureauofStatistics,RegionalPopulationGrowth,Australia(3218.0).Compiledandpresentedby
.idthepopulationexperts
AnnualchangeinEstimatedResidentPopulation(ERP)
Source:AustralianBureauofStatistics,RegionalPopulationGrowth,Australia(3218.0).Compiledandpresentedby
.idthepopulationexperts
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CowraShire
Serviceagegroups
TheAgeStructureofCowraShireprovideskeyinsightsintothelevelofdemandforagebasedservicesandfacilities
suchaschildcare.ItisanindicatorofCowraShire'sresidentialroleandfunctionandhowitislikelytochangeinthe
future.
Serviceagegroupsdividethepopulationintoagecategoriesthatreflecttypicallife-stages.Theyindicatethelevelof
demandforservicesthattargetpeopleatdifferentstagesinlifeandhowthatdemandischanging.
TogetamorecompletepictureCowraShire'sAgeStructureshouldbeviewedinconjunctionwithHouseholdTypes
andDwellingTypes.
Agestructure-Serviceagegroups
2011
CowraShire-Totalpersons(Usualresidence)
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
673
5.5
6.3
813
6.5
6.1
-140
Primaryschoolers(5to11)
1,106
9.1
9.0
1,273
10.2
9.7
-167
Secondaryschoolers(12to17)
1,054
8.7
8.2
1,125
9.0
8.8
-71
811
6.7
8.1
817
6.5
8.0
-6
Youngworkforce(25to34)
1,018
8.4
10.4
1,204
9.6
10.8
-186
Parentsandhomebuilders(35to49)
2,173
17.9
19.5
2,407
19.3
20.9
-234
Olderworkersandpre-retirees(50to59)
1,738
14.3
13.9
1,773
14.2
13.6
-35
Emptynestersandretirees(60to69)
1,648
13.6
11.9
1,463
11.7
10.3
+185
Seniors(70to84)
1,598
13.2
10.3
1,364
10.9
9.8
+234
328
2.7
2.3
241
1.9
1.9
+87
12,147
100.0
100.0
12,480
100.0
100.0
-333
Serviceagegroup(years)
Babiesandpre-schoolers(0to4)
Tertiaryeducationandindependence(18to24)
Elderlyaged(85andover)
Totalpopulation
Source:AustralianBureauofStatistics,CensusofPopulationandHousing2006and2011.Compiledandpresentedby.id,the
populationexperts.
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Agestructure-serviceagegroups,2011
Source:AustralianBureauofStatistics,CensusofPopulationandHousing,2011(Usualresidencedata)
Changeinagestructure-serviceagegroups,2006to2011
Source:AustralianBureauofStatistics,CensusofPopulationandHousing,2006and2011(Usualresidencedata)
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Dominantgroups
AnalysisoftheserviceagegroupsofCowraShirein2011comparedtoRegionalNSWshowsthattherewasasimilar
proportionofpeopleintheyoungeragegroups(0to17years)andahigherproportionofpeopleintheolderage
groups(60+years).
Overall,23.3%ofthepopulationwasagedbetween0and17,and29.4%wereaged60yearsandover,compared
with23.6%and24.5%respectivelyforRegionalNSW.
ThemajordifferencesbetweentheagestructureofCowraShireandRegionalNSWwere:
Alargerpercentageof'Seniors'(13.2%comparedto10.3%)
Alargerpercentageof'Emptynestersandretirees'(13.6%comparedto11.9%)
Asmallerpercentageof'Youngworkforce'(8.4%comparedto10.4%)
Asmallerpercentageof'Parentsandhomebuilders'(17.9%comparedto19.5%)
Emerginggroups
From2006to2011,CowraShire'spopulationdecreasedby333people(2.7%).Thisrepresentsanaverageannual
populationchangeof-0.54%peryearovertheperiod.
Thelargestchangesintheagestructureinthisareabetween2006and2011wereintheagegroups:
Parentsandhomebuilders(35to49)(-234people)
Seniors(70to84)(+234people)
Youngworkforce(25to34)(-186people)
Emptynestersandretirees(60to69)(+185people)
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CowraShire
Fiveyearagegroups
TheAgeStructureofCowraShireprovideskeyinsightsintothelevelofdemandforagebasedservicesandfacilities
suchaschildcare.ItisalsoanindicatorofCowraShire'sresidentialroleandfunctionandhowitislikelytochangein
thefuture.
Fiveyearagegroupspresentaclassicageprofileofthepopulation.Eachagegroupcoversexactlyfiveyears,which
enablesdirectcomparisonbetweeneachgroup.
andDwellingTypes.
Agestructure-Fiveyearagegroups
2011
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
0to4
673
5.5
6.3
813
6.5
6.1
-140
5to9
791
6.5
6.3
885
7.1
6.8
-94
10to14
845
7.0
6.7
986
7.9
7.3
-141
15to19
810
6.7
6.6
798
6.4
6.9
+12
20to24
525
4.3
5.6
546
4.4
5.5
-21
25to29
477
3.9
5.2
542
4.3
5.0
-65
30to34
541
4.5
5.2
662
5.3
5.8
-121
35to39
636
5.2
6.1
743
6.0
6.5
-107
40to44
763
6.3
6.5
838
6.7
7.1
-75
45to49
774
6.4
6.9
826
6.6
7.4
-52
50to54
827
6.8
7.2
879
7.0
6.9
-52
55to59
911
7.5
6.7
894
7.2
6.7
+17
60to64
929
7.6
6.5
740
5.9
5.6
+189
65to69
719
5.9
5.4
723
5.8
4.7
-4
70to74
714
5.9
4.3
540
4.3
3.9
+174
75to79
487
4.0
3.4
476
3.8
3.5
+11
80to84
397
3.3
2.7
348
2.8
2.5
+49
85andover
328
2.7
2.3
241
1.9
1.9
+87
12,147
100.0
100.0
12,480
100.0
100.0
-333
Fiveyearagegroups(years)
Total
populationexperts.
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Agestructure-fiveyearagegroups,2011
Changeinagestructure-fiveyearagegroups,2006to2011
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Dominantgroups
AnalysisofthefiveyearagegroupsofCowraShirein2011comparedtoRegionalNSWshowsthattherewasa
similarproportionofpeopleintheyoungeragegroups(under15)andahigherproportionofpeopleintheolderage
groups(65+).
Overall,19.0%ofthepopulationwasagedbetween0and15,and21.8%wereaged65yearsandover,compared
with19.4%and18.0%respectivelyforRegionalNSW.
ThemajordifferencesbetweentheagestructureofCowraShireandRegionalNSWwere:
Alargerpercentageofpersonsaged70to74(5.9%comparedto4.3%)
Alargerpercentageofpersonsaged60to64(7.6%comparedto6.5%)
Asmallerpercentageofpersonsaged20to24(4.3%comparedto5.6%)
Emerginggroups
From2006to2011,CowraShire'spopulationdecreasedby333people(2.7%).Thisrepresentsanaverageannual
populationchangeof-0.54%peryearovertheperiod.
Thelargestchangesinagestructureinthisareabetween2006and2011wereintheagegroups:
60to64(+189persons)
70to74(+174persons)
10to14(-141persons)
0to4(-140persons)
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CowraShire
Singleyearofage
TheAgeStructureofCowraShireprovideskeyinsightsintothelevelofdemandforagebasedservicesandfacilities.
ItisalsoanindicatorofCowraShire'sdemographicroleandfunctionandhowitislikelytochangeinthefuture.
Singleyearofagedataispresentedasanage-sexpyramidwhichenablestheshapeofthepopulationtobe
comparedgeographically,temporallyandbygender.Forexample,longerfemalelifeexpectancyusuallyleadstothe
pyramidskewingtotherightintheolderagegroups.
andDwellingTypes.
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Ageandsexpyramid,2011
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CowraShire
Ancestry
Ancestrydefinestheculturalassociationandethnicbackgroundofanindividualgoingbackthreegenerations.
AncestryisagoodmeasureofthetotalsizeofculturalgroupsinCowraShireregardlessofwheretheywerebornor
whatlanguagetheyspeak.
Ancestrydata,shouldbecombinedwithdataonBirthplace,LanguageSpokenatHomeandReligionforamore
completepictureofCowraShire'sethniccharacteristics.
Pleasenotethatthe"AustralianAboriginal"and"TorresStraitIslander"categoriesinthistopicarenotconsideredto
beareliableestimateoftheindigenouspeoplesofAustralia.Forinformationonthisgroup,pleaseusethe
"AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderPopulation"foundonthePopulationpage.
Ancestry-Rankedbysize
2011
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
Australian
5,462
45.0
43.1
6,382
51.1
47.8
-920
English
4,998
41.1
40.4
4,771
38.2
36.5
+227
Irish
1,510
12.4
11.7
1,421
11.4
10.5
+89
Scottish
1,116
9.2
10.0
1,039
8.3
8.6
+77
German
351
2.9
4.2
399
3.2
3.9
-48
Italian
166
1.4
2.5
156
1.3
2.4
+10
AustralianAboriginal
131
1.1
0.6
89
0.7
0.6
+42
Dutch
98
0.8
1.3
107
0.9
1.3
-9
Maltese
87
0.7
0.4
71
0.6
0.4
+16
Greek
50
0.4
0.6
59
0.5
0.6
-9
Ancestry
Excludesancestrieswithfewerthan20responses,orlessthan0.1%ofthetotalpopulation.
Ancestry-Totals
2011
2006
Change
Ancestrytotals
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
Notstated
1,049
8.6
6.7
795
6.4
7.2
+254
Totalpeople
12,147
100.0
100.0
12,480
100.0
100.0
-333
Totalresponses
15,793
--
--
15,995
--
--
-202
populationexperts.
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Ancestry,2011
Changeinancestry,2006to2011
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Dominantgroups
AnalysisoftheancestryresponsesofthepopulationinCowraShirein2011showsthatthetopfiveancestries
nominatedwere:
Australian(5,462peopleor45.0%)
English(4,998peopleor41.1%)
Irish(1,510peopleor12.4%)
Scottish(1,116peopleor9.2%)
German(351peopleor2.9%)
Incombinationthesefiveancestriesaccountfor13,437responsesintotal,or110.62%ofallresponses.
ThemajordifferencesbetweentheancestriesofthepopulationinCowraShireandRegionalNSWwere:
AlargerpercentageofpeoplewithAustralianancestry(45.0%comparedto43.1%)
AsmallerpercentageofpeoplewithGermanancestry(2.9%comparedto4.2%)
AsmallerpercentageofpeoplewithItalianancestry(1.4%comparedto2.5%)
Emerginggroups
Thelargestchangesinthereportedancestriesofthepopulationinthisareabetween2006and2011were:
Australian(-920persons)
English(+227persons)
Irish(+89persons)
Scottish(+77persons)
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CowraShire
Birthplace
CountryofBirthdataidentifieswherepeoplewerebornandisindicativeofthelevelofculturaldiversityinCowra
Shire.ThemixofCountryofBirthgroupsisalsoindicativeofhistoricalsettlementpatterns,assourcecountriesfor
Australia'simmigrationprogramhavevariedsignificantlyovertime.
Togetamorecompletepictureofculturalandethniccharacteristics,CowraShire'sCountryofBirthdatashouldbe
viewedtogetherwithAncestry,LanguageSpokenatHomeandReligion.
Birthplace-Rankedbysize
2011
CowraShire-(Usualresidence)
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
276
2.3
3.7
264
2.1
3.7
+12
NewZealand
66
0.5
1.1
72
0.6
1.1
-6
Netherlands
36
0.3
0.3
29
0.2
0.3
+7
Germany
33
0.3
0.5
38
0.3
0.5
-5
SouthAfrica
26
0.2
0.3
18
0.1
0.2
+8
Birthplace
UnitedKingdom
Excludescountrieswithfewerthan20people,orlessthan0.1%ofthetotalpopulation.
Birthplace-Summary
2011
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
713
5.9
10.8
699
5.6
10.3
+14
Non-Englishspeakingbackgrounds
315
2.6
5.2
325
2.6
4.9
-10
MainEnglishspeakingcountries
398
3.3
5.6
374
3.0
5.4
+24
10,555
86.9
83.8
11,161
89.4
83.7
-606
878
7.2
5.4
618
5.0
6.0
+260
12,146
100.0
100.0
12,478
100.0
100.0
-332
Birthplace
Totaloverseasborn
Australia
Notstated
TotalPopulation
populationexperts.
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Birthplace,2011
Changeinbirthplace,2006to2011
Page25of139
Dominantgroups
AnalysisofthecountryofbirthofthepopulationinCowraShirein2011comparedtoRegionalNSWshowsthatthere
wasasmallerproportionofpeoplebornoverseas,aswellasasmallerproportionofpeoplefromanon-English
speakingbackground.
Overall,5.9%ofthepopulationwasbornoverseas,and2.6%werefromanon-Englishspeakingbackground,
comparedwith10.8%and5.2%respectivelyforRegionalNSW.
ThemajordifferencebetweenthecountriesofbirthofthepopulationinCowraShireandRegionalNSWwas:
AsmallerpercentageofpeopleborninUnitedKingdom(2.3%comparedto3.7%)
Emerginggroups
Between2006and2011,thenumberofpeoplebornoverseasincreasedby14or2.0%,andthenumberofpeople
fromanon-Englishspeakingbackgrounddecreasedby10or3.1%.
TherewerenomajordifferencesinCowraShirebetween2006and2011.
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CowraShire
Overseasarrivals
TheYearofArrivaldatarecordswhentheoverseasbornpopulationarrivedinAustralia.Thedatashowsthedegree
towhichareasare'ports'fornewoverseasarrivalsandrevealstheroleofCowraShireinhousingtheoverseasborn.Thenumberofrecentoverseasarrivalsinanareaisoftendeterminedbyhousingaffordability,employment
opportunitiesandpre-existingcommunitieslocatedinthearea.
CowraShire'sYearofArrivaldata,whenusedwithBirthplace,ReligionandLanguageSpokenatHomedata,isa
goodindicatorofthelikelyneedforservicesinmigrantcommunities.
Overseasarrivals
2011
CowraShire-Overseasborn(Usualresidence)
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to9Aug2011
54
7.5
14.3
2001to2005
61
8.5
7.1
1991to2000(10yearperiod)
46
6.4
9.6
71
9.9
11.2
89
12.4
14.0
179
25.0
19.9
Arrivedin1960orearlier
178
24.9
18.6
38
5.3
5.4
716
100.0
100.0
YearofarrivalinAustralia
Notstated
Total
populationexperts.
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Overseasarrivals,2011
Dominantgroups
AnalysisoftheyearofarrivalfortheoverseasbornpopulationofCowraShirein2011comparedtoRegionalNSW
showsthattherewasalargerproportionofpeoplewhoarrivedbefore2001,andasmallerproportionofrecent
overseasarrivals(thosewhoarrivedbetween2006and2011).
Overall,78.6%oftheoverseasbornpopulationarrivedbefore2001,and7.5%arrivedduringorafter2006,
ThemajordifferencesinyearofarrivaldatainthepopulationbetweenCowraShireandRegionalNSWare:
Alargerpercentageofarrivalsbetweenin1960orearlier(24.9%comparedto18.6%)
Alargerpercentageofarrivalsbetween1961and1970(25.0%comparedto19.9%)
Asmallerpercentageofarrivalsbetween2006and9Aug2011(7.5%comparedto14.3%)
Asmallerpercentageofarrivalsbetween1991and2000(6.4%comparedto9.6%)
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CowraShire
ProficiencyinEnglish
ProficiencyinEnglishmeasurestheself-assessedproficiencyinspokenEnglishofpeoplewhospeakalanguage
otherthanEnglishathome.Thedata,whenviewedwithotherethnicandculturalindicators,suchasAncestry,
CountryofBirth,LanguageSpokenatHomeandReligion,reflectsCowraShire'sethniccompositionandhowlongthe
overseasbornhavebeeninAustralia.Thishelpsserviceprovidersdeterminewhethertheyneedtocommunicatewith
thelocalpopulationinlanguagesotherthanEnglish.
ProficiencyinEnglish
2011
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
11,159
91.9
90.4
11,862
95.1
91.0
-703
Speaksanotherlanguage,andEnglishwellorvery
well
263
2.2
4.5
224
1.8
3.9
+39
Speaksanotherlanguage,andEnglishnotwellor
notatall
34
0.3
0.7
33
0.3
0.7
+1
690
5.7
4.4
360
2.9
4.4
+330
12,146
100.0
100.0
12,479
100.0
100.0
-333
Englishproficiency
SpeaksEnglishonly
Notstated
Totalpopulation
populationexperts.
ProficiencyinEnglish,2011
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ChangeinProficiencyinEnglish,2006to2011
Dominantgroups
AnalysisoftheproficiencyinEnglishdataofthepopulationinCowraShirein2011comparedtoRegionalNSWshows
thattherewasahigherproportionofpeoplewhospokeEnglishonly,andasimilarproportionofpeoplewhospoke
anotherlanguageandEnglishnotwellornotatall.
Overall,91.9%ofpeoplespokeEnglishonly,and0.3%spokeanotherlanguageandEnglishnotwellornotatall,
Emerginggroups
ThemostsignificantchangeintheproficiencyinEnglishofthepopulationinthisareabetween2006and2011wasin
thosespeaking:
SpeaksEnglishonly(-703persons)
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CowraShire
Languagespokenathome
CowraShire'slanguagestatisticsshowtheproportionofthepopulationwhospeakalanguageathomeotherthan
English.Theyindicatehowculturallydiverseapopulationisandthedegreetowhichdifferentethnicgroupsand
nationalitiesareretainingtheirlanguage.
CowraShire'slanguagestatisticsshouldbeanalysedinconjunctionwithCountryofBirthandProficiencyinEnglishto
assistinidentifyingspecificculturalandethnicgroupsintheareaandtheservicesrequiredbythemulticultural
community.
Languagespokenathome-Rankedbysize
2011
Language(excludesEnglish)
Greek
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
34
0.3
0.2
25
0.2
0.3
+9
Excludeslanguageswithfewerthan20peoplespeakingthemathome,orlessthan0.1%ofthetotalpopulation.
Languagespokenathome-Summary
2011
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
11,159
91.9
90.4
11,862
95.1
91.0
-703
Non-Englishtotal
271
2.2
5.1
229
1.8
4.5
+42
Notstated
717
5.9
4.5
388
3.1
4.5
+329
12,147
100.0
100.0
12,479
100.0
100.0
-332
Languagesummary
SpeaksEnglishonly
TotalPopulation
populationexperts.
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Languagespokenathome,2011
Changeinlanguagespokenathome,2006to2011
Page32of139
Dominantgroups
AnalysisofthelanguagespokenathomebythepopulationofCowraShirein2011comparedtoRegionalNSW
showsthattherewasalargerproportionofpeoplewhospokeEnglishonly,andasmallerproportionofthose
speakinganon-Englishlanguage(eitherexclusively,orinadditiontoEnglish).
Overall,91.9%ofthepopulationspokeEnglishonly,and2.2%spokeanon-Englishlanguage,comparedwith90.4%
and5.1%respectivelyforRegionalNSW.
Thedominantlanguagespokenathome,otherthanEnglish,inCowraShirewasGreek,with0.3%ofthepopulation,
or34peoplespeakingthislanguageathome.
TherewerenomajordifferencesbetweenCowraShireandRegionalNSWin2011.
Emerginggroups
Between2006and2011,thenumberofpeoplewhospokealanguageotherthanEnglishathomeincreasedby42or
18.3%,andthenumberofpeoplewhospokeEnglishonlydecreasedby703or5.9%.
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CowraShire
Religion
CowraShire'sreligionstatisticsprovideanindicatorofculturalidentityandethnicitywhenobservedinconjunction
withotherkeyvariables.Religiondatarevealthemajorconcentrationsofreligionsaswellasrevealingtheproportion
ofpeoplewithnoreligiousaffiliation.Thereareanumberofreasonsfordifferentreligiouscompositionsacrossareas
includingthecountryofbirthandethnicbackgroundofthepopulation,theageofthepopulation(beliefinreligionis
generallystronger,theolderthepopulation)andchangesinvaluesandbeliefsystems.
CowraShire'sreligionstatisticsshouldbeanalysedinconjunctionwithotherethnicitystatisticssuchasCountryof
BirthdataandLanguageSpokendatatoassistinidentifyingspecificculturalandethnicgroups.
Religion-Rankedbysize
2011
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
Western(Roman)Catholic
3,753
30.9
26.2
4,131
33.1
26.6
-378
Anglican
3,613
29.7
26.6
3,982
31.9
28.2
-369
PresbyterianandReformed
667
5.5
4.2
697
5.6
4.6
-30
UnitingChurch
574
4.7
5.8
653
5.2
6.6
-79
Christian,nfd
198
1.6
1.9
185
1.5
1.4
+13
Baptist
176
1.4
1.4
246
2.0
1.4
-70
Brethren
165
1.4
0.1
126
1.0
0.1
+39
Jehova'sWitnesses
117
1.0
0.4
103
0.8
0.4
+14
Pentecostal
87
0.7
0.9
81
0.6
0.9
+6
Lutheran
56
0.5
0.6
47
0.4
0.7
+9
Religion
populationexperts.
Excludesreligionswithfewerthan20adherents,orlessthan0.1%ofthetotalpopulation.
Religion-Summary
2011
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
9,578
78.9
71.0
10,426
83.5
73.9
-848
107
0.9
2.1
68
0.5
1.5
+39
59
0.5
0.8
43
0.3
0.6
+16
Noreligion
1,376
11.3
18.4
1,113
8.9
14.5
+263
Notstated
1,026
8.4
7.8
830
6.7
9.5
+196
TotalPopulation
12,146
100.0
100.0
12,480
100.0
100.0
-334
Religiontotals
Christiantotal
NonChristiantotal
Non-classifiablereligiousbelief
populationexperts.
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Religion,2011
Changeinreligion,2006to2011
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Dominantgroups
AnalysisofthereligiousaffiliationofthepopulationofCowraShirein2011comparedtoRegionalNSWshowsthat
therewasahigherproportionofpeoplewhoprofessedareligionandalowerproportionwhostatedtheyhadno
religion.
Overall,79.7%ofthepopulationnominatedareligion,and11.3%saidtheyhadnoreligion,comparedwith73.0%
and18.4%respectivelyforRegionalNSW.
ThelargestsinglereligioninCowraShirewasWestern(Roman)Catholic,with30.9%ofthepopulationor3,753
peopleasadherents.
ThemajordifferencesbetweenthereligiousaffiliationforthepopulationofCowraShireandRegionalNSWwere:
AlargerpercentagewhonominatedWestern(Roman)Catholic(30.9%comparedto26.2%)
AlargerpercentagewhonominatedAnglican(29.7%comparedto26.6%)
AlargerpercentagewhonominatedPresbyterianandReformed(5.5%comparedto4.2%)
AlargerpercentagewhonominatedBrethren(1.4%comparedto0.1%)
Emerginggroups
ThelargestchangesinthereligiousaffiliationofthepopulationinCowraShirebetween2006and2011werefor
thosewhonominated:
Western(Roman)Catholic(-378persons)
Anglican(-369persons)
UnitingChurch(-79persons)
Baptist(-70persons)
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CowraShire
Qualifications
EducationalQualificationsrelatetoeducationoutsideofprimaryandsecondaryschoolandareoneofthemost
importantindicatorsofsocio-economicstatus.Withotherdatasources,suchasEmploymentStatus,Incomeand
Occupation,CowraShire'sEducationalQualificationshelptoevaluatetheeconomicopportunitiesandsocioeconomicstatusoftheareaandidentifyskillgapsinthelabourmarket.
Highestqualificationachieved
2011
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
BachelororHigherdegree
749
7.6
12.4
751
7.7
10.4
-2
AdvancedDiplomaorDiploma
579
5.9
7.1
490
5.0
6.2
+89
Vocational
1,982
20.2
22.1
1,757
17.9
20.1
+225
Noqualification
5,155
52.4
46.8
5,564
56.8
50.3
-409
Notstated
1,370
13.9
11.7
1,234
12.6
13.0
+136
9,835
100.0
100.0
9,796
100.0
100.0
+39
Qualificationlevel
Totalpersonsaged15+
populationexperts.
Peoplewithuniversityqualifications
Peoplewithtradequalifications(Certificate)
Locallabourforcefieldofqualificationsbyindustry
Workforcequalificationsbyindustry
Workforcefieldofqualificationsbyindustry
Locallabourforcequalificationsbyindustry
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Highestqualificationachieved,2011
Changeinhighestqualificationachieved,2006to2011
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Dominantgroups
AnalysisofthequalificationsofthepopulationinCowraShirein2011comparedtoRegionalNSWshowsthatthere
wasalowerproportionofpeopleholdingformalqualifications(BachelororhigherdegreeAdvancedDiplomaor
DiplomaorVocationalqualifications),andahigherproportionofpeoplewithnoformalqualifications.
Overall,33.7%ofthepopulationaged15andoverheldeducationalqualifications,and52.4%hadnoqualifications,
ThemajordifferencesbetweenqualificationsheldbythepopulationofCowraShireandRegionalNSWwere:
AlargerpercentageofpersonswithNoqualifications(52.4%comparedto46.8%)
AsmallerpercentageofpersonswithBachelororHigherdegrees(7.6%comparedto12.4%)
AsmallerpercentageofpersonswithVocationalqualifications(20.2%comparedto22.1%)
AsmallerpercentageofpersonswithAdvancedDiplomaorDiplomas(5.9%comparedto7.1%)
Emerginggroups
ThelargestchangesinthequalificationsofthepopulationinCowraShirebetween2006and2011wereinthosewith:
Noqualifications(-409persons)
Vocationalqualifications(+225persons)
AdvancedDiplomaorDiplomas(+89persons)
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CowraShire
Highestlevelofschooling
CowraShire'sschoolcompletiondataisausefulindicatorofsocio-economicstatus.Withotherindicators,suchas
ProficiencyinEnglish,thedatainformsplannersanddecision-makersaboutpeople'sabilitytoaccessservices.
CombinedwithEducationalQualificationsitalsoallowsassessmentoftheskillbaseofthepopulation.
Highestlevelofsecondaryschoolingcompleted
2011
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
951
9.7
7.0
1,171
12.0
8.4
-220
Year9orequivalent
1,223
12.4
10.4
1,206
12.3
11.0
+17
Year10orequivalent
3,472
35.3
32.0
3,577
36.5
33.1
-105
Year11orequivalent
614
6.2
7.1
577
5.9
6.8
+37
Year12orequivalent
2,508
25.5
34.5
2,407
24.6
30.8
+101
38
0.4
0.4
41
0.4
0.5
-3
Notstated
1,030
10.5
8.6
814
8.3
9.3
+216
Totalpersonsaged15+
9,836
100.0
100.0
9,793
100.0
100.0
+43
Levelofschooling
Year8orbelow
Didnotgotoschool
populationexperts.
PeoplewithbelowYear11schooling
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Highestlevelofschoolingcompleted,2011
Changeinhighestlevelofschoolingcompleted,2006to2011
Page41of139
Dominantgroups
AnalysisofthehighestlevelofschoolingattainedbythepopulationinCowraShirein2011comparedtoRegional
NSWshowsthattherewasahigherproportionofpeoplewhohadleftschoolatanearlylevel(Year10orless)anda
lowerproportionofpeoplewhocompletedYear12orequivalent.
Overall,57.8%ofthepopulationleftschoolatYear10orbelow,and25.5%wentontocompleteYear12or
equivalent,comparedwith49.7%and34.5%respectivelyforRegionalNSW.
ThemajordifferencesbetweenthelevelofschoolingattainedbythepopulationinCowraShireandRegionalNSW
were:
Alargerpercentageofpersonswhocompletedyear10orequivalent(35.3%comparedto32.0%)
Alargerpercentageofpersonswhocompletedyear8orbelow(9.7%comparedto7.0%)
Alargerpercentageofpersonswhocompletedyear9orequivalent(12.4%comparedto10.4%)
Asmallerpercentageofpersonswhocompletedyear12orequivalent(25.5%comparedto34.5%)
Emerginggroups
ThelargestchangesinthelevelofschoolingattainedbythepopulationinCowraShire,between2006and2011
were:
Year8orbelow(-220persons)
Year10orequivalent(-105persons)
Year12orequivalent(+101persons)
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CowraShire
Educationinstitutionattending
TheshareofCowraShire'spopulationattendingeducationalinstitutionsreflectstheagestructureofthepopulation,
asitisinfluencedbythenumberofchildrenattendingschoolproximitytotertiaryeducation,whichcanmeanyoung
adultsleavinghometobenearertoeducationalfacilitiesandthedegreetowhichpeopleareseekingout
educationalopportunitiesinadulthood,especiallyintheirlateteensandearlytwenties.
ThisdataisoftencombinedwithAgeStructuretoidentifyareaswithsignificantuniversitystudentpopulations.
Educationinstitutionattending
2011
2006
Change
Typeofinstitution
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
Pre-school
238
2.0
1.9
242
1.9
1.8
-4
Primaryschool
988
8.1
8.2
1,171
9.4
8.9
-183
Primary-Government
681
5.6
5.7
856
6.9
6.4
-175
Primary-Catholic
281
2.3
1.7
287
2.3
1.8
-6
26
0.2
0.8
28
0.2
0.7
-2
846
7.0
6.7
859
6.9
6.9
-13
Secondary-Government
675
5.6
4.5
757
6.1
4.8
-82
Secondary-Catholic
132
1.1
1.4
81
0.6
1.4
+51
39
0.3
0.8
21
0.2
0.8
+18
TAFE
343
2.8
2.5
286
2.3
2.4
+57
University
111
0.9
2.9
121
1.0
2.5
-10
44
0.4
0.5
47
0.4
0.5
-3
Notattending
8,513
70.1
70.5
8,939
71.6
69.6
-426
Notstated
1,064
8.8
6.8
815
6.5
7.4
+249
12,147
100.0
100.0
12,480
100.0
100.0
-333
Primary-Independent
Secondaryschool
Secondary-Independent
Other
Total
populationexperts.
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Educationinstitutionattending,2011
Changeineducationinstitutionattending,2006to2011
Page44of139
Dominantgroups
AnalysisoftheshareofthepopulationattendingeducationalinstitutionsinCowraShirein2011comparedto
RegionalNSWshowsthattherewasasimilarproportionattendingprimaryschool,asimilarproportionattending
secondaryschool,andalowerproportionengagedintertiaryleveleducation.
Overall,8.1%ofthepopulationwereattendingprimaryschool,7.0%ofthepopulationwereattendingsecondary
institutions,and3.7%werelearningatatertiarylevel,comparedwith8.2%,6.7%and5.4%respectivelyforRegional
NSW.
ThemajordifferencesbetweentheshareofthepopulationattendinglearninginstitutionsinCowraShireand
RegionalNSWwere:
AlargerpercentageofpersonsattendingaCatholicsecondaryschool(5.6%comparedto4.5%)
AsmallerpercentageofpersonsattendingUniversity(0.9%comparedto2.9%)
Emerginggroups
From2006to2011,CowraShire'spopulationdecreasedby333people(+2.7%).Thisrepresentsanaverageannual
changeof-0.54%peryearovertheperiod.
ThelargestchangesinthenumberofpersonsattendingeducationinstitutionsinCowraShire,between2006and
2011wereinthosewhonominated:
Primaryschool(-183persons)
Primary-Government(-175persons)
Secondary-Government(-82persons)
TAFE(+57persons)
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CowraShire
Needforassistance
CowraShire'sdisabilitystatisticsrelatedirectlytoneedforassistanceduetoasevereorprofounddisability.The
informationmaybeusedintheplanningoflocalfacilities,servicessuchasday-careandoccasionalcareandinthe
provisionofinformationandsupporttocarers.CowraShire'sdisabilitystatisticshelpinunderstandingtheprevalence
ofpeoplewhoneedsupportinthecommunity,andalongwithinformationonUnpaidCaretoapersonwithadisability,
howthatsupportisprovided.
Pleasenote:Aperson'sreportedneedforassistanceisbasedonasubjectiveassessmentandshouldthereforebe
treatedwithcaution.Seethespecificdatanotesforfurtherdetail.
Needforassistancewithcoreactivities
2011
2006
Change
Number
%oftotal
agegroup
Regional
NSW%
Number
%oftotal
agegroup
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
0to4
11
1.6
1.1
0.9
1.0
+4
5to9
23
2.9
3.0
16
1.8
2.2
+7
10to19
46
2.8
2.6
23
1.3
2.0
+23
20to59
226
4.1
3.2
187
3.2
2.9
+39
60to64
76
8.2
7.3
48
6.5
6.4
+28
65to69
59
8.2
7.7
51
7.0
6.3
+8
70to74
67
9.4
9.6
41
7.6
8.9
+26
75to79
63
13.1
14.8
62
13.0
14.8
+1
80to84
88
22.1
24.7
78
22.5
26.7
+10
85andover
144
43.9
48.3
109
44.7
49.4
+35
Totalpersonsneedingassistance
803
6.6
5.8
622
5.0
5.1
+181
Assistanceneededbyagegroup(years)
Needforassistancewithcoreactivities
2011
Assistanceneededbyagegroup(years)
Totalpersonsneedingassistance
Totalpersonsnotneedingassistance
Notstated
Totalpopulation
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
803
6.6
5.8
622
5.0
5.1
+181
10,538
86.8
89.0
11,366
91.1
89.6
-828
805
6.6
5.2
492
3.9
5.3
+313
12,146
100.0
100.0
12,480
100.0
100.0
-334
populationexperts.
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Needforassistancewithcoreactivities,2011
Changeinneedforassistancewithcoreactivities,2006to2011
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Dominantgroups
AnalysisoftheneedforassistanceofpeopleinOrangeCitycomparedtoRegionalNSWshowsthattherewasa
higherproportionofpeoplewhoreportedneedingassistancewithcoreactivities.
Overall,6.6%ofthepopulationreportedneedingassistancewithcoreactivities,comparedwith5.8%forRegional
NSW.
ThemajordifferencesintheagegroupsreportinganeedforassistanceinCowraShireandRegionalNSWwere:
Asmallerpercentageofpersonsaged85andover(43.9%comparedto48.3%)
Emerginggroups
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CowraShire
Employmentstatus
CowraShire'semploymentstatisticsareanimportantindicatorofsocio-economicstatus.Thelevelsoffullorpart-time
employment,unemploymentandlabourforceparticipationindicatethestrengthofthelocaleconomyandsocial
characteristicsofthepopulation.EmploymentstatusislinkedtoanumberoffactorsincludingAgeStructure,which
influencesthenumberofpeopleintheworkforcetheeconomicbaseandemploymentopportunitiesavailableinthe
areaandtheeducationandskillbaseofthepopulation(Occupations,Industries,Qualifications).
Employmentstatus
2011
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
4,735
93.2
93.9
4,973
93.4
92.9
-238
Employedfull-time
2,870
56.5
56.7
3,135
58.9
56.5
-265
Employedpart-time
1,742
34.3
35.0
1,668
31.3
33.8
+74
123
2.4
2.1
170
3.2
2.6
-47
343
6.8
6.1
354
6.6
7.1
-11
Lookingforfull-timework
227
4.5
3.8
224
4.2
4.6
+3
Lookingforpart-timework
116
2.3
2.4
130
2.4
2.5
-14
5,078
100.0
100.0
5,327
100.0
100.0
-249
Employmentstatus
Employed
Hoursworkednotstated
Unemployed(Unemploymentrate)
TotalLabourForce
populationexperts.
Labourforcestatus
2011
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
Totallabourforce(Participationrate)
5,078
51.6
56.4
5,327
54.4
55.9
-249
Notinthelabourforce
4,097
41.6
38.5
4,029
41.2
38.6
+68
663
6.7
5.2
435
4.4
5.4
+228
9,838
100.0
100.0
9,791
100.0
100.0
+47
Labourforcestatus
Labourforcestatusnotstated
Totalpersonsaged15+
populationexperts.
Youthunemploymentrate(personsaged15-24)
Seniorsunemploymentrate(personsaged55ormore)
Disengagedyouth(aged15-24notemployedorineducation)
Peopleemployedpart-time
Annualemployedresidenttotals(2001-2013)
Quarterlyunemploymenttotals(2004-2013)
Mapofemploymentlocationsbyindustry
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Employmentstatus,2011
Changeinemploymentstatus,2006to2011
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Dominantgroups
ThesizeofCowraShire'slabourforcein2011was5,078,ofwhich1,742wereemployedpart-timeand2,870were
fulltimeworkers.
Analysisoftheemploymentstatus(asapercentageofthelabourforce)inCowraShirein2011comparedto
RegionalNSWshowsthattherewasalowerproportioninemployment,andahigherproportionunemployed.Overall,
93.2%ofthelabourforcewasemployed(48.1%ofthepopulationaged15+),and6.8%unemployed(3.5%ofthe
populationaged15+),comparedwith93.9%and6.1%respectivelyforRegionalNSW.
Thelabourforceparticipationratereferstotheproportionofthepopulationaged15yearsandoverthatwas
employedoractivelylookingforwork."Thelabourforceisafundamentalinputtodomesticproduction.Itssizeand
compositionarethereforecrucialfactorsineconomicgrowth.Fromtheviewpointofsocialdevelopment,earningsfrom
paidworkareamajorinfluenceonlevelsofeconomicwell-being."(AustralianSocialTrends1995).
AnalysisofthelabourforceparticipationrateofthepopulationinCowraShirein2011showsthattherewasalower
proportioninthelabourforce(51.6%)comparedwithRegionalNSW(56.4%).
Emerginggroups
Between2006and2011,thenumberofpeopleemployedinCowraShireshowedadecreaseof238,andthenumber
unemployedshowedadecreaseof11.Inthesameperiod,thenumberofpeopleinthelabourforceshoweda
decreaseof249or4.7%.
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CowraShire
Industrysectorofemployment
CowraShiresindustrystatisticsidentifytheindustrysectorsinwhichtheresidentswork(whichmaybewithinthe
residingareaorelsewhere).Thiswillbeinfluencedbytheskillbaseandsocio-economicstatusoftheresidentsas
wellastheindustriesandemploymentopportunitiespresentintheregion.
WhenviewedinconjunctionwithResidentsPlaceofWorkdataandMethodofTraveltoWork,industrysector
statisticsprovideinsightsintotherelationshipbetweentheeconomicandresidentialroleofthearea.
Industrysectorofemployment
2011
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
731
15.4
5.8
861
17.3
7.0
-130
43
0.9
2.5
22
0.4
1.7
+21
488
10.3
8.3
609
12.2
9.2
-121
59
1.2
1.5
55
1.1
1.3
+4
Construction
264
5.6
7.9
256
5.1
7.7
+8
Wholesaletrade
192
4.1
2.8
232
4.7
3.1
-40
RetailTrade
546
11.5
11.4
601
12.1
12.3
-55
AccommodationandFoodServices
329
6.9
7.7
333
6.7
7.5
-4
Transport,PostalandWarehousing
194
4.1
4.2
179
3.6
4.3
+15
InformationMediaandTelecommunications
29
0.6
1.0
40
0.8
1.2
-11
FinancialandInsuranceServices
62
1.3
2.2
72
1.4
2.3
-10
Rental,HiringandRealEstateServices
48
1.0
1.4
59
1.2
1.5
-11
130
2.7
4.6
163
3.3
4.4
-33
83
1.8
2.8
93
1.9
2.5
-10
PublicAdministrationandSafety
236
5.0
7.2
238
4.8
6.9
-2
EducationandTraining
387
8.2
8.6
350
7.0
8.2
+37
HealthCareandSocialAssistance
579
12.2
13.0
474
9.5
11.5
+105
42
0.9
1.2
41
0.8
1.2
+1
OtherServices
172
3.6
3.9
174
3.5
3.8
-2
Inadequatelydescribedornotstated
121
2.6
2.1
125
2.5
2.3
-4
4,735
100.0
100.0
4,977
100.0
100.0
-242
Industrysector
Agriculture,ForestryandFishing
Mining
Manufacturing
Electricity,Gas,WaterandWasteServices
Professional,ScientificandTechnicalServices
AdministrativeandSupportServices
ArtsandRecreationServices
Totalemployedpersonsaged15+
populationexperts.
Full-timeequivalent(FTE)localjobsbyindustry(NIEIRmodelled)
Totallocaljobsbyindustry(NIEIRmodelled)
Ratiooflocaljobstoemployedresidentsbyindustry
EmployedresidentswhoareemployedintheLGAbyindustry
ResidentswhoworkintheLGAbyindustry
Totalemploymentbyindustry(Census)
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Industrysectorofemployment,2011
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Changeinindustrysectorofemployment,2006to2011
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CowraShire
Occupationofemployment
CowraShire'soccupationstatisticsquantifytheoccupationsinwhichtheresidentswork(whichmaybewithinthe
residingareaorelsewhere).Thiswillbeinfluencedbytheeconomicbaseandemploymentopportunitiesavailablein
thearea,educationlevels,andtheworkingandsocialaspirationsofthepopulation.Whenviewedwithother
indicators,suchasEducationalQualificationsandIndividualIncome,Occupationisakeymeasureforevaluating
CowraShire'ssocio-economicstatusandskillbase.
Occupationofemployment
2011
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
Managers
921
19.4
13.4
991
19.9
14.5
-70
Professionals
629
13.3
17.4
611
12.3
16.3
+18
TechniciansandTradesWorkers
659
13.9
15.2
678
13.6
15.4
-19
CommunityandPersonalServiceWorkers
480
10.1
10.7
380
7.6
9.6
+100
ClericalandAdministrativeWorkers
511
10.8
13.0
553
11.1
12.9
-42
SalesWorkers
446
9.4
9.7
488
9.8
10.0
-42
MachineryOperatorsAndDrivers
313
6.6
7.6
282
5.7
7.3
+31
Labourers
675
14.2
11.3
895
18.0
12.3
-220
Inadequatelydescribed
103
2.2
1.6
99
2.0
1.6
+4
4,737
100.0
100.0
4,977
100.0
100.0
-240
Occupation
populationexperts.
PeopleemployedasManagersorProfessionals
Workforceoccupationsbyindustry
Locallabourforceoccupationsbyindustry
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Occupationofemployment,2011
Changeinoccupationofemployment,2006to2011
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Dominantgroups
AnanalysisofthejobsheldbytheresidentpopulationinCowraShirein2011showsthethreemostpopular
occupationswere:
Managers(921peopleor19.4%)
Labourers(675peopleor14.2%)
TechniciansandTradesWorkers(659peopleor13.9%)
Incombinationthesethreeoccupationsaccountedfor2,255peopleintotalor47.6%oftheemployedresident
population.
Incomparison,RegionalNSWemployed13.4%inManagers11.3%inLabourersand15.2%inTechniciansand
TradesWorkers.
ThemajordifferencesbetweenthejobsheldbythepopulationofCowraShireandRegionalNSWwere:
AlargerpercentageofpersonsemployedasManagers(19.4%comparedto13.4%)
AlargerpercentageofpersonsemployedasLabourers(14.2%comparedto11.3%)
AsmallerpercentageofpersonsemployedasProfessionals(13.3%comparedto17.4%)
AsmallerpercentageofpersonsemployedasClericalandAdministrativeWorkers(10.8%comparedto13.0%)
Emerginggroups
ThenumberofemployedpeopleinCowraShiredecreasedby240between2006and2011.
Thelargestchangesintheoccupationsofresidentsbetween2006and2011inCowraShirewereforthoseemployed
as:
Labourers(-220persons)
CommunityandPersonalServiceWorkers(+100persons)
Managers(-70persons)
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CowraShire
Methodoftraveltowork
CowraShire'scommutingstatisticsrevealthemainmodesoftransportbywhichresidentsgettowork.Therearea
numberofreasonswhypeopleusedifferentmodesoftransporttogettoworkincludingtheavailabilityofaffordable
andeffectivepublictransportoptions,thenumberofmotorvehiclesavailablewithinahousehold,andthedistance
travelledtowork.
Commutingdataisveryusefulintransportplanningasitinformsdecision-makersabouttheavailability,effectiveness
andutilisationoflocaltransportoptions,particularlywhenanalysedwithResidentsPlaceofWorkdataandCar
Ownership.
Methodoftraveltowork
2011
CowraShire-(Enumerated)
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
Train
0.0
0.8
0.0
0.8
Bus
11
0.2
0.9
10
0.2
0.9
+1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
10
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
+6
2,933
61.7
65.2
2,912
59.2
61.6
+21
304
6.4
5.9
356
7.2
6.6
-52
Truck
97
2.0
1.6
137
2.8
2.0
-40
Motorbike
32
0.7
0.7
34
0.7
0.7
-2
Bicycle
14
0.3
0.7
25
0.5
0.8
-11
225
4.7
4.0
313
6.4
4.7
-88
69
1.5
1.3
67
1.4
1.2
+2
Workedathome
439
9.2
5.7
505
10.3
6.4
-66
Didnotgotowork
503
10.6
11.4
462
9.4
12.2
+41
Notstated
113
2.4
1.6
94
1.9
1.9
+19
4,750
100.0
100.0
4,919
100.0
100.0
-169
Mainmethodoftravel
TramorFerry
Taxi
Car-asdriver
Car-aspassenger
Walkedonly
Other
populationexperts.
Peoplewhotravelledtoworkbycar
Peoplewhotravelledtoworkonpublictransport
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Methodoftraveltowork,2011
Source:AustralianBureauofStatistics,CensusofPopulationandHousing,2011(Enumerateddata)
Changeinmethodoftraveltowork,2006to2011
Source:AustralianBureauofStatistics,CensusofPopulationandHousing,2006and2011(Enumerateddata)
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Dominantgroups
In2011,therewere11peoplewhocaughtpublictransporttowork(train,bus,tramorferry)inCowraShire,
comparedwith3,366whodroveinprivatevehicles(carasdriver,caraspassenger,motorbike,ortruck).
AnalysisofthemethodoftraveltoworkoftheresidentsinCowraShirein2011,comparedtoRegionalNSW,shows
that0.2%usedpublictransport,while70.9%usedaprivatevehicle,comparedwith1.7%and73.4%respectivelyin
RegionalNSW.
ThemajordifferencesinpersonsbetweenthemethodoftraveltoworkofCowraShireandRegionalNSWwere:
Alargerpercentageofpersonswhoworkedathome(9.2%comparedto5.7%)
Asmallerpercentageofpersonswhotravelledbycar(asdriver)(61.7%comparedto65.2%)
Emerginggroups
ThenumberofemployedpeopleinCowraShiredecreasedby169between2006and2011.
ThelargestchangesinthemethodoftraveltoworkbyresidentpopulationinCowraShirebetween2006and2011
wereforthosenominated:
Walkedonly(-88persons)
Workedathome(-66persons)
Car-aspassenger(-52persons)
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CowraShire
Volunteerwork
ThevoluntaryworksectorisanimportantpartofAustralia'seconomy.Thelevelofvolunteeringcanindicatethe
cohesivenessofthecommunityandhowreadilyindividualsareabletocontributetothatcommunity.Factors
impactingonthelevelofvolunteeringinCowraShireincludetheAgeStructureofthepopulation,thelevelof
ProficiencyinEnglish,IncomeandEducationlevels.
Volunteerwork
2011
2006
Change
Volunteerstatus
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
Volunteer
2,158
21.9
20.0
2,164
22.1
20.9
-6
Notavolunteer
6,683
67.9
71.8
6,817
69.6
70.3
-134
995
10.1
8.2
812
8.3
8.9
+183
9,836
100.0
100.0
9,793
100.0
100.0
+43
Volunteerworknotstated
Totalpersonsaged15+
populationexperts.
Volunteerwork,2011
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Changeinvolunteerwork,2006to2011
Dominantgroups
AnalysisofthevoluntaryworkperformedbythepopulationinCowraShirein2011comparedtoRegionalNSWshows
thattherewasahigherproportionofpeoplewhovolunteeredforanorganisationorgroup.
Overall,21.9%ofthepopulationreportedperformingvoluntarywork,comparedwith20.0%forRegionalNSW.
Emerginggroups
ThenumberofvolunteersinCowraShiredecreasedby6peoplebetween2006and2011.
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CowraShire
Unpaiddomesticwork
Therehasbeenincreasedinterestinidentifying,acknowledgingandvaluingtheunpaidworkthatsupportshomeand
communitylife.ThechangingamountoftimespentonunpaidhouseworkindifferentHouseholdTypesand,
particularlythedistributionofthisworkwithinthehousehold,canindicatethechangingrolesofmales,femalesand
olderchildreninsociety.ThelevelofunpaiddomesticworkinCowraShiremayalsoberelatedtoHouseholdIncome,
ashigherincomehouseholdsareabletooutsourcesomeofthesetasks.
Unpaiddomesticwork
2011
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
6,526
66.3
70.8
6,755
69.0
70.5
-229
Lessthan5hours
1,622
16.5
19.5
1,625
16.6
18.7
-3
Between5and14hours
2,247
22.8
25.7
2,147
21.9
23.9
+100
Between15and29hours
1,360
13.8
13.6
1,348
13.8
13.7
+12
30hoursormore
1,297
13.2
12.0
1,635
16.7
14.2
-338
Didnounpaiddomesticwork
2,248
22.9
20.5
2,153
22.0
19.9
+95
Notstated
1,062
10.8
8.6
886
9.0
9.5
+176
Totalpersonsaged15+
9,836
100.0
100.0
9,794
100.0
100.0
+42
Hoursspentonunpaiddomesticwork
Didunpaiddomesticwork
populationexperts.
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Unpaiddomesticwork,2011
Changeinunpaiddomesticwork,2006to2011
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Dominantgroups
AnalysisoftheunpaiddomesticworkperformedbythepopulationinCowraShirein2011comparedtoRegionalNSW
showsthattherewasahigherproportionofpersonswhoperformed15hoursormoreofunpaiddomesticworkper
week.
Overall,27.0%ofthepopulationreportedperforming15hoursormoreofunpaiddomesticwork,comparedwith
25.6%forRegionalNSW.
ThemajordifferencesbetweentheshareofthepopulationperformingunpaiddomesticworkinCowraShireand
RegionalNSWwere:
Alargerpercentageofpersonswhodidnounpaiddomesticwork(22.9%comparedto20.5%)
Asmallerpercentageofpersonswhodiddomesticwork(66.3%comparedto70.8%)
Asmallerpercentageofpersonswhodidbetween5and14hoursofdomesticwork(16.5%comparedto19.5%)
Asmallerpercentageofpersonswhodidbetween15and29hoursofdomesticwork(22.8%comparedto25.7%)
Emerginggroups
ThelargestchangesinthenumberofpeopleperformingunpaiddomesticworkinCowraShire,between2006and
2011werethosewho:
Did30hoursormoreofdomesticwork(-338persons)
Didunpaiddomesticwork(-229persons)
Didbetween5and14hoursofdomesticwork(+100persons)
Didnounpaiddomesticwork(+95persons)
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CowraShire
Unpaidcare
TheproportionofpeopleprovidingunpaidcarefortheagedanddisabledinCowraShirecanbeanimportant
indicatorofthelevelofdemandforagedcareservicesandfacilitiesbylocalandstategovernments.Anincreasing
proportionofcarersamongthepopulationmayindicateinadequateagedcareprovision,ortheneedforin-home
support,orsupportforthecarersthemselves.Thelevelofcareprovidedbyindividualsislikelytobeaffectedby
HouseholdIncome,AgeStructureandtheethnicmakeupofthecommunity(LanguageSpoken),aswellasthesense
ofcommunitycohesiveness.
Unpaidcare
2011
Assistancetoapersonwithadisability,longtermillnessor
oldage
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
Providedunpaidassistance
1,214
12.3
12.5
1,076
11.0
11.5
+138
Nounpaidassistanceprovided
7,579
77.0
78.9
7,844
80.1
79.0
-265
Notstated
1,044
10.6
8.6
873
8.9
9.5
+171
9,837
100.0
100.0
9,793
100.0
100.0
+44
Totalpersonsaged15+
populationexperts.
Unpaidcare,2011
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Changeinunpaidcare,2006to2011
Dominantgroups
AnalysisoftheunpaidcareprovidedbythepopulationinCowraShirein2011comparedtoRegionalNSWshowsthat
therewasasimilarproportionofpeoplewhoprovidedunpaidcareeithertofamilymembersorothers.
Overall,12.3%ofthepopulationprovidedunpaidcare,comparedwith12.5%forRegionalNSW.
Emerginggroups
Thenumberofpeoplewhoprovidedunpaidassistancetoapersonwithadisability,longtermillnessoroldagein
CowraShireincreasedby138between2006and2011.
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CowraShire
Unpaidchildcare
TheroleofunpaidchildcareinCowraShireisdeterminedbymanydifferentfactors.Forexampleareaswithhigh
levelsofunpaidchildcaremayhaveadominanceofsingleincomefamilieswithonesignificantearner,ortherecould
bealackofprovisionofpaidchildcareinthearea.Theleveltowhichpeoplecareforotherschildrencanalso
indicatetheroleofextendedfamily(eg.grandparentscaringforgrandchildren,familydaycare).
Theroleofunpaidchildcareisacomplexonesothistopicshouldbeviewedinconjunctionwithseveralothers,
includingHouseholdType,Employment,HouseholdIncomeandEducationalAttendance.
Unpaidchildcare
2011
Unpaidchildcare
Providedunpaidchildcare(all)
Caredforownchild/ren
Caredforotherchild/ren
Caredforownchild/renandotherchild/ren
Nounpaidchildcareprovided
Notstated
Totalpersonsaged15+
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
2,451
24.9
28.0
2,687
27.4
28.1
-236
1,685
17.1
19.0
1,896
19.4
19.4
-211
671
6.8
7.9
690
7.0
7.6
-19
95
1.0
1.0
101
1.0
1.1
-6
6,433
65.4
64.2
6,331
64.6
63.3
+102
953
9.7
7.8
776
7.9
8.6
+177
9,837
100.0
100.0
9,794
100.0
100.0
+43
populationexperts.
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Unpaidchildcare,2011
Changeinunpaidchildcare,2006to2011
Page69of139
Dominantgroups
AnalysisoftheunpaidchildcareprovidedbythepopulationinCowraShirein2011comparedtoRegionalNSW
showsthattherewasalowerproportionofpeoplewhoprovidedunpaidchildcareeithertotheirownortoother
children.Overall,24.9%ofthepopulationprovidedunpaidchildcare,comparedwith28.0%forRegionalNSW.
ThemajordifferencesbetweentheshareofthepopulationprovidingunpaidchildcareinCowraShireandRegional
NSWwere:
Alargerpercentagewhodidnotprovidecareforchildren(65.4%comparedto64.2%)
Asmallerpercentagewhoprovidedunpaidchildcareforownchild/ren(17.1%comparedto19.0%)
Asmallerpercentagewhoprovidedunpaidchildcareforotherchild/ren(6.8%comparedto7.9%)
Emerginggroups
Thenumberofpeoplewhoprovidedunpaidchildcarefortheirownand/orotherpeople'schildreninCowraShire
decreasedby236between2006and2011.
ThelargestchangesinthenumberofpeopleperformingunpaidchildcareinCowraShire,between2006and2011
werethosewho:
Caredfortheirownchild/ren(-211persons)
Providednounpaidchildcare(+102persons)
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CowraShire
Individualincome
IndividualIncomestatisticsareanindicatorofsocio-economicstatus.Withotherdatasources,suchasHousehold
Income,QualificationsandOccupation,theyhelptellthestoryoftheeconomicopportunitiesandsocio-economic
statusofCowraShire.Theamountofincomeanindividualreceivesislinkedtoanumberoffactorsincluding
employmentstatus,age(asforinstancestudentsandretireesoftenreceivealowerincome),qualificationsandtype
ofemployment.
TheincomespresentedonthispageareforthelatestCensusyearonly.Forcomparisonofincomesovertime,goto
IndividualIncomeQuartiles.
Weeklyindividualincome
2011
Number
Regional
NSW%
NegativeIncome/Nilincome
598
6.1
6.5
$1-$199
764
7.8
7.6
$200-$299
1,516
15.4
13.0
$300-$399
1,471
15.0
12.9
$400-$599
1,458
14.8
13.7
$600-$799
1,142
11.6
10.8
$800-$999
653
6.6
7.6
$1000-$1249
482
4.9
6.6
$1250-$1499
266
2.7
4.3
$1500-$1999
339
3.4
5.3
$2000ormore
185
1.9
3.9
Notstated
963
9.8
7.7
9,837
100.0
100.0
Weeklygrossincome
Totalpersonsaged15+
Source:AustralianBureauofStatistics,CensusofPopulationandHousing2011.Compiledandpresentedinprofile.idby.id,the
populationexperts.
Mediansalaryforemployedpeople
Locallabourforceindividualincomebyindustry
Workforceindividualincomebyindustry
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Weeklyindividualincome,2011
Dominantgroups
AnalysisofindividualincomelevelsinCowraShirein2011comparedtoRegionalNSWshowsthattherewasalower
proportionofpeopleearningahighincome(thoseearning$1,500perweekormore)andahigherproportionoflow
incomepeople(thoseearninglessthan$400perweek).
Overall,5.3%ofthepopulationearnedahighincome,and44.2%earnedalowincome,comparedwith9.2%and
40.0%respectivelyforRegionalNSW.
ThemajordifferencesbetweenCowraShire'sindividualincomesandRegionalNSW'sindividualincomeswere:
Alargerpercentageofpersonswhoearned$200-$299(15.4%comparedto13.0%)
Alargerpercentageofpersonswhoearned$300-$399(15.0%comparedto12.9%)
Asmallerpercentageofpersonswhoearned$2000ormore(1.9%comparedto3.9%)
Asmallerpercentageofpersonswhoearned$1500-$1999(3.4%comparedto5.3%)
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CowraShire
Individualincomequartiles
CowraShire'sincomestatisticsareanindicatorofsocio-economicstatus.Withotherdatasources,suchas
HouseholdIncome,QualificationsandOccupation,theyhelptellthestoryofthearea'seconomicopportunitiesand
socio-economicstatus.Individualincomelevelsarenotcomparableovertimebecauseoftheinfluencesofeconomic
changesuchaswagelevelfluctuationsandinflation.Theincomequartilemethodisthemostobjectivemethodof
comparingchangeintheincomeprofileofacommunityovertime.
AdetailedexplanationofhowIndividualIncomequartilesarecalculatedandinterpretedisavailableinspecificdata
notes.
Individualincomequartiles
2011
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
Lowestgroup
2,375
26.8
24.7
2,532
27.8
25.9
-157
Mediumlowest
3,152
35.5
30.6
2,938
32.3
30.6
+214
Mediumhighest
2,255
25.4
25.5
2,424
26.7
25.2
-169
Highestgroup
1,092
12.3
19.2
1,200
13.2
18.3
-108
Totalpersonsaged15+
8,874
100.0
100.0
9,094
100.0
100.0
-220
Quartilegroup
populationexperts.
Individualincome-Quartilegroupdollarranges
CalculatedfromincomedataforNewSouthWales-Totalpersonsaged15+
WeeklyincomebyCensusyear
Individualquartileranges
2011
2006
2001
Lowestgroup
$0to$266
$0to$207
$0to$183
Mediumlowest
$267to$560
$208to$460
$184to$386
Mediumhighest
$561to$1,093
$461to$895
$387to$719
Highestgroup
$1,094andover $896andover $720andover
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Individualincomequartiles,2011
Changeinindividualincomequartiles,2006to2011
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Dominantgroups
Incomequartilesallowustocomparerelativeincome-earningcapabilitiesacrosstime.Analysisofthedistributionof
thepopulationbyincomequartileinCowraShirecomparedtoRegionalNSWshowsthattherewaslesserproportion
ofpersonsinthehighestincomequartileandagreaterproportioninthelowestincomequartile.
Emerginggroups
ThemostsignificantchangeinCowraShireinpersonsbetween2006and2011wasinthemediumlowestquartile
whichshowedanincreaseof214persons.
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CowraShire
Householdincome
Householdsformthecommon'economicunit'inoursociety.CowraShire'sHouseholdIncomeisoneofthemost
importantindicatorsofsocio-economicstatus.Withotherdatasources,suchasQualificationsandOccupation,it
helpstorevealtheeconomicopportunitiesandsocio-economicstatusofCowraShire.Itisimportanttonotethat
incomedataisnotnecessarilyameasureofwealth.Forexample,ifanareahasalargenumberofretireesthiswill
produceahigherproportionofhouseholdswithlowincomebuttheretireesmayhavelargecapitalwealth.Forthis
reason,householdincomeshouldbeviewedinconjunctionwithAgeandHouseholdComposition.
TheincomespresentedonthispageareforthelatestCensusyearonly.Forcomparisonofincomesovertime,goto
HouseholdIncomeQuartiles.
Weeklyhouseholdincome
2011
CowraShire
Number
Regional
NSW%
65
1.3
1.2
$1-$199
102
2.1
1.7
$200-$299
215
4.4
3.4
$300-$399
533
11.0
8.5
$400-$599
719
14.8
12.3
$600-$799
540
11.1
10.3
$800-$999
483
10.0
8.9
$1000-$1249
401
8.3
7.9
$1250-$1499
328
6.8
6.9
$1500-$1999
376
7.7
10.1
$2000-$2499
223
4.6
6.6
$2500-$2999
141
2.9
5.2
$3000-$3499
93
1.9
3.2
$3500-$3999
18
0.4
1.2
$4000-$4999
18
0.4
0.9
$5000ormore
33
0.7
0.8
565
11.6
10.8
4,853
100.0
100.0
Weeklyincome
NegativeIncome/NilIncome
Notstated
Totalhouseholds
populationexperts.
Lowincomehouseholds(lessthan$600perweek)
Highincomehouseholds(morethan$2,500perweek)
Medianhouseholdincome
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Weeklyhouseholdincome,2011
Dominantgroups
AnalysisofhouseholdincomelevelsinCowraShirein2011comparedtoRegionalNSWshowsthattherewasa
smallerproportionofhighincomehouseholds(thoseearning$2,500perweekormore)andahigherproportionof
lowincomehouseholds(thoseearninglessthan$600perweek).
Overall,6.2%ofthehouseholdsearnedahighincomeand33.7%werelowincomehouseholds,comparedwith
11.3%and27.2%respectivelyforRegionalNSW.
ThemajordifferencesbetweenthehouseholdincomesofCowraShireandRegionalNSWwere:
Alargerpercentageofhouseholdswhoearned$400-$599(14.8%comparedto12.3%)
Alargerpercentageofhouseholdswhoearned$300-$399(11.0%comparedto8.5%)
Asmallerpercentageofhouseholdswhoearned$1500-$1999(7.7%comparedto10.1%)
Asmallerpercentageofhouseholdswhoearned$2500-$2999(2.9%comparedto5.2%)
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CowraShire
Householdincomequartiles
Householdsformthecommon'economicunit'inoursociety.HouseholdIncomeisoneofthemostimportantindicators
ofsocio-economicstatus.Withotherdatasources,suchasQualificationsandOccupation,ithelpstorevealCowra
Shire'ssocio-economicstatusandeconomicopportunities.Householdincomelevelsarenotcomparableovertime
becauseoftheinfluencesofeconomicchangesuchaswagelevelfluctuationsandinflation.Theincomequartile
methodisapowerfulandobjectivewayoflookingatincomedataandinparticular,howitischanging.
AdetailedexplanationofhowHouseholdIncomequartilesarecalculatedandinterpretedisavailableinspecificdata
notes.
Householdincomequartiles
2011
CowraShire
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
Lowestgroup
1,674
39.0
31.3
1,516
35.5
31.4
+158
Mediumlowest
1,358
31.7
28.9
1,333
31.2
28.6
+25
Mediumhighest
852
19.9
23.7
1,006
23.5
24.5
-155
Highestgroup
404
9.4
16.1
418
9.8
15.6
-14
4,288
100.0
100.0
4,273
100.0
100.0
+15
Quartilegroup
TotalHouseholds
populationexperts.
Householdincome-Quartilegroupdollarranges
CalculatedfromincomedataforNewSouthWales
Householdincomeranges
2011
2006
2001
1996
1991
Lowestgroup
$0to$614
$0to$530
$0to$418
$0to$337
$0to$302
Mediumlowest
$615to$1,233 $531to$1,034 $419to$828
$338to$652
$303to$582
Mediumhighest
$1,234to$2,272 $1,035to$1,788 $829to$1,462 $653to$1,146 $583to$975
Highestgroup
$2,273andover $1,789andover $1,463andover $1,147andover $976andover
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Householdincomequartiles,2011
Changeinhouseholdincomequartile,2006to2011
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Dominantgroups
Incomequartilesallowustocomparerelativeincome-earningcapabilitiesacrosstime.Analysisofthedistributionof
householdsbyincomequartileinCowraShirecomparedtoRegionalNSWshowsthattherewaslesserproportionof
householdsinthehighestincomequartileandagreaterproportioninthelowestincomequartile.
Emerginggroups
ThemostsignificantchangeinCowraShirebetween2006and2011wasinthelowestquartilewhichshowedan
increaseof158households.
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CowraShire
Equivalisedhouseholdincome
WhileHouseholdIncomeisausefulmeasure,itisdifficulttotellifchangesovertimeandbetweengeographicareas
areduetoactualchangesinincomelevels,orduetochangesinhouseholdsizeandcomposition.Forexample,an
increaseinlowerincomehouseholdscouldbeduetojoblossesinkeyeconomicsectors,orsimplyduetodecreasing
householdsizeasadultchildrenleavehome.
EquivalisedHouseholdIncomeputsallhouseholdsonanequalfootingindependentofhouseholdsizeand
compositiontoenableatruecomparisonbetweenareasandovertime.Itisanindicatoroftheincomeresource
availabletoahouseholdofstandardsizeandisthebestmeasureofthechangingeconomicfortunesofhouseholds
livinginCowraShire.
AdetailedexplanationofhowEquivalisedHouseholdIncomequartilesarecalculatedandinterpretedisavailablein
specificdatanotes.
Equivalisedhouseholdincomequartiles
2011
CowraShire
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
Lowestgroup
1,609
38.6
30.4
1,471
35.0
30.6
+137
Mediumlowest
1,354
32.5
29.2
1,414
33.6
29.9
-60
Mediumhighest
816
19.6
23.9
918
21.8
24.2
-102
Highestgroup
385
9.2
16.4
401
9.5
15.4
-17
4,164
100.0
100.0
4,205
100.0
100.0
-41
Quartilegroup
TotalHouseholds
populationexperts.
Equivalisedhouseholdincome-Quartilegroupdollarranges
CalculatedfromincomedataforNewSouthWales
Equivalisedhouseholdincomeranges
2011
2006
2001
Lowestgroup
$0to$421
$0to$347
$0to$284
Mediumlowest
$422to$756
$348to$608
$285to$500
Mediumhighest
$757to$1,243
$609to$1,022
$501to$823
Highestgroup
$1,244andover
$1,023andover
$824andover
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Equivalisedhouseholdincomequartiles,2011
Changeinequivalisedhouseholdincomequartiles,2006to2011
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Dominantgroups
Equivalisedincomequartilesallowustocomparerelativeincome-earningcapabilitiesacrosstime.Becausethedata
isequivalised,householdsofdifferentsizeandcompositionareplacedonanequalfooting.
AnalysisofthedistributionofhouseholdsbyincomequartileinCowraShirecomparedtoRegionalNSWshowsthat
therewasalesserproportionofhouseholdsinthehighestequivalisedincomequartile,andagreaterproportionin
thelowestequivalisedincomequartile.
Emerginggroups
ThemostsignificantchangeinCowraShirebetween2006and2011wasinthelowestquartilewhichshowedan
increaseof137households.
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CowraShire
Householdtype
CowraShire'shouseholdandfamilystructureisoneofthemostimportantdemographicindicators.Itrevealsthe
area'sresidentialroleandfunction,eraofsettlementandprovideskeyinsightsintothelevelofdemandforservices
andfacilitiesasmostarerelatedtoageandhouseholdtypes.
Tocontinuebuildingthestory,CowraShire'sHouseholdSummaryshouldbeviewedinconjunctionwithHouseholds
withChildren,HouseholdswithoutChildren,HouseholdSize,AgeStructureandDwellingType.
Householdtype
2011
CowraShire
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
Coupleswithchildren
1,196
23.6
26.7
1,373
28.2
28.2
-177
Coupleswithoutchildren
1,481
29.3
27.7
1,476
30.3
27.4
+5
452
8.9
11.3
509
10.4
11.3
-57
41
0.8
0.9
41
0.8
0.9
110
2.2
3.0
101
2.1
2.9
+9
1,462
28.9
25.6
1,270
26.0
24.6
+192
Othernotclassifiablehousehold
205
4.0
2.8
64
1.3
2.9
+141
Visitoronlyhouseholds
116
2.3
2.0
43
0.9
1.8
+73
5,063
100.0
100.0
4,877
100.0
100.0
+186
Householdsbytype
Oneparentfamilies
Otherfamilies
Grouphousehold
Loneperson
Totalhouseholds
populationexperts.
Oneparentfamilieswithdependentchildren
Couplefamilieswithdependentchildren
Youngcouples(aged15-44years)withoutchildren
Oldercouples(65yearsandover)withoutchildren
Younglonepersonhouseholds(aged15-44years)
Olderlonepersonhouseholds(aged65yearsandover)
Averagehouseholdsize
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Householdtype,2011
Changeinhouseholdtype,2006to2011
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Dominantgroups
Analysisofthehousehold/familytypesinCowraShirein2011comparedtoRegionalNSWshowsthattherewasa
lowerproportionofcouplefamilieswithchild(ren)aswellasalowerproportionofone-parentfamilies.Overall,23.6%
oftotalfamilieswerecouplefamilieswithchild(ren),and8.9%wereone-parentfamilies,comparedwith26.7%and
11.3%respectivelyforRegionalNSW.
Therewereahigherproportionoflonepersonhouseholdsandahigherproportionofcoupleswithoutchildren.
Overall,theproportionoflonepersonhouseholdswas28.9%comparedto25.6%inRegionalNSWwhilethe
proportionofcoupleswithoutchildrenwas29.3%comparedto27.7%inRegionalNSW.
Emerginggroups
ThenumberofhouseholdsinCowraShireincreasedby186between2006and2011.
Thelargestchangesinfamily/householdtypesinCowraShirebetween2006and2011were:
Loneperson(+192households)
Coupleswithchildren(-177households)
Oneparentfamilies(-57households)
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CowraShire
Householdswithchildren
HouseholdswithChildrenrequiredifferentservicesandfacilitiesthanotherhouseholdtypes,andtheirneedschange
asbothadultsandchildrenage.Whenmanyfamiliesinanareaareatthesamestageintheirindividuallifecycles,it
createsasuburblifecycle.Knowingwhereasuburbisinacycleofchangehelpsplannersmakeevidence-based
decisionsaboutthedemandforservicesbothnowandinthefuture.
ForHouseholdswithChildreninCowraShire,lifestageisbasedontheageofchildreninthehousehold.Theageof
theparent(s)isnottakenintoaccount.
Youngchildren:Childrenagedunder15only
Mixedagechildren:Oneormorechildrenunder15andoneormorechildrenover15(musthave2ormorechildren)
Olderchildren:Childrenaged15andoveronly
Tocontinuebuildingthestory,CowraShire'sHouseholddatashouldbeviewedinconjunctionwithHouseholdSize,
AgeStructureandDwellingType.
Householdswithchildrenbylifestage
2011
CowraShire
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
1,196
23.6
26.7
1,373
28.2
28.2
-177
Coupleswithyoungchildren
611
12.1
14.4
742
15.2
15.2
-131
Coupleswithmixed-agechildren
234
4.6
4.2
273
5.6
4.7
-39
Coupleswitholderchildren
351
6.9
8.1
358
7.3
8.3
-7
452
8.9
11.3
509
10.4
11.3
-57
205
4.0
5.0
253
5.2
5.3
-48
66
1.3
1.5
50
1.0
1.5
+16
181
3.6
4.9
206
4.2
4.5
-25
1,648
32.5
38.0
1,882
38.6
39.5
-234
5,063
100.0
100.0
4,877
100.0
100.0
+186
Householdswithchildren
Coupleswithchildren
Singleparentswithchildren
Singleparentswithyoungchildren
Singleparentswithmixed-agechildren
Singleparentswitholderchildren
Totalhouseholdswithchildren
Totalhouseholds
populationexperts.
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Householdswithchildren,2011
Changeinhouseholdswithchildren,2006to2011
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Dominantgroups
AnalysisofthefamilieswithchildreninCowraShirein2011comparedtoRegionalNSWshowsthattherewasa
smallerproportionofcoupleswithyoungchildren,aswellasasmallerproportionofcoupleswitholderchildren.
Overall,12.1%oftotalhouseholdswithchildrenwerecouplewithyoungchildren,and6.9%werecoupleswitholder
children,comparedwith14.4%and8.1%respectivelyforRegionalNSW.
Therewereasmallerproportionofsingleparenthouseholdswithyoungchildrenandasmallerproportionofsingle
parenthouseholdswitholderchildren.Overall,theproportionofsingleparenthouseholdswithyoungchildrenwas
4.0%comparedto5.0%inRegionalNSWwhiletheproportionofsingleparenthouseholdswitholderchildrenwas
3.6%comparedto4.9%inRegionalNSW.
Emerginggroups
Between2006and2011,thenumberofhouseholdswithchildrendecreasedby234householdsor12.4%.
Thelargestchangeinhouseholdswithchildreninthisareabetween2006and2011was:
Coupleswithyoungchildren(-131households)
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CowraShire
Householdswithoutchildren
HouseholdswithoutChildrenincludecoupleswithoutchildrenandlonepersonhouseholds.Theyrequiredifferent
servicesdependingontheageofthepeopleinthehouseholds.Forexampleyoungcoupleswhohavenothad
children(yet)comparedtoolder"emptynester"coupleswhosechildrenmayhavelefthome.
ForHouseholdswithoutChildreninCowraShire,lifestageisbasedontheageofthehouseholdreferenceperson
(usuallyperson1ontheCensusform):
Young:Aged15-44
Middle-aged:Aged45-64
Older:Aged65andover
Tocontinuebuildingthestory,CowraShire'sHouseholddatashouldbeviewedinconjunctionwithHouseholdSize,
AgeStructureandDwellingType.
Householdswithoutchildrenbylifestage
2011
CowraShire
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
1,481
29.3
27.7
1,476
30.3
27.4
+5
Youngcoupleswithoutchildren
156
3.1
4.6
186
3.8
4.8
-30
Middle-agedcoupleswithoutchildren
636
12.6
11.5
684
14.0
11.9
-48
Oldercoupleswithoutchildren
689
13.6
11.6
606
12.4
10.7
+83
1,462
28.9
25.6
1,270
26.0
24.6
+192
Younglonepersons
257
5.1
5.3
239
4.9
5.7
+18
Middle-agedlonepersons
512
10.1
9.1
416
8.5
8.4
+96
Olderlonepersons
693
13.7
11.2
615
12.6
10.6
+78
110
2.2
3.0
101
2.1
2.9
+9
3,053
60.3
56.3
2,847
58.4
54.9
+206
5,063
100.0
100.0
4,877
100.0
100.0
+186
Householdswithoutchildren
Coupleswithoutchildren
Lonepersonhouseholds
Grouphouseholds
Totalhouseholdswithoutchildren
Totalhouseholds
populationexperts.
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Householdswithoutchildren,2011
Changeinhouseholdswithoutchildren,2006to2011
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Dominantgroups
AnalysisofthehouseholdswithoutchildreninCowraShirein2011comparedtoRegionalNSWshowsthattherewas
asmallerproportionofyoungcoupleswithoutchildren,alargerproportionofmiddle-agedcoupleswithoutchildren,
andalargerproportionofoldercoupleswithoutchildren.
Inaddition,therewereasimilarproportionofyounglonepersonhouseholds,alargerproportionofmiddle-agedlone
personhouseholds,andalargerproportionofolderlonepersonhouseholds.
Emerginggroups
Between2006and2011,thenumberofhouseholdswithoutchildrenincreasedby206.
ThelargestchangesinhouseholdswithoutchildreninCowraShire,between2006and2011were:
Middle-agedlonepersons(+96persons)
Oldercoupleswithoutchildren(+83persons)
Olderlonepersons(+78persons)
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CowraShire
Householdsize
Thesizeofhouseholdsingeneralfollowsthelife-cycleoffamilies.Householdsareusuallysmallatthestageof
relationshipformation(earlymarriage),andthenincreaseinsizewiththeadventofchildren.Theylaterreduceinsize
againasthesechildrenreachadulthoodandleavehome.Householdsizecanalsobeinfluencedbyalack(or
abundance)ofaffordablehousing.Overseasmigrantsandindigenouspersonsoftenhaveatraditionoflivingwith
extendedfamilymemberswhichsignificantlyaffectshouseholdsize.
HouseholdsizeinAustraliahasdeclinedsincethe1970sbutbetween2006and2011,theaveragehouseholdsize
remainedstableforthenationasawhole.
Anincreasinghouseholdsizeinanareamayindicatealackofaffordablehousingopportunitiesforyoungpeople,an
increaseinthebirthrateoranincreaseinfamilyformationinthearea.Adeclininghouseholdsizemayindicate
childrenleavingtheareawhentheyleavehome,anincreaseinretireessettlinginthearea,oranattractionofyoung
singlesandcouplestothearea.
Forgreaterinsight,CowraShire'sHouseholdSizedatashouldbeviewedinconjunctionwithHouseholdSummary,
AgeStructure,DwellingType,HouseholdIncomeandLanguageSpokenatHome.
Householdsize
2011
CowraShire
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
1person
1,459
30.8
26.9
1,273
26.7
25.9
+186
2persons
1,756
37.0
36.5
1,799
37.7
36.2
-43
3persons
580
12.2
14.3
635
13.3
14.5
-55
4persons
518
10.9
13.3
571
12.0
14.0
-53
5persons
293
6.2
6.2
315
6.6
6.5
-22
6ormorepersons
136
2.9
2.9
173
3.6
2.8
-37
4,742
100.0
100.0
4,766
100.0
100.0
-24
Numberofpersonsusuallyresident
Totalclassifiablehouseholds
populationexperts.
Householdsize-Summary
2011
CowraShire
Dwellings
Personsinoccupiedprivatedwellings
Averagehouseholdsize(personsperdwelling)
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
5,062
--
--
4,876
--
--
+186
11,829
--
--
12,049
--
--
-220
2.34
--
2.43
2.47
--
2.47
-0.13
Source:AustralianBureauofStatistics,CensusofPopulationandHousing2006and2011.Compiledandpresentedinprofile.idby
.id,thepopulationexperts.
The'Dwellings'tableisenumerateddata.
Averagehouseholdsize
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Householdsize,2011
Changeinhouseholdsize,2006to2011
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Dominantgroups
AnalysisofthenumberofpersonsusuallyresidentinahouseholdinCowraShirecomparedwithRegionalNSW
showsthattherewereahigherproportionoflonepersonhouseholds,andalowerproportionoflargerhouseholds
(thosewith4personsormore).Overalltherewere30.8%oflonepersonhouseholds,and20.0%oflarger
households,comparedwith26.9%and22.3%respectivelyforRegionalNSW.
ThemajordifferencesinthehouseholdsizeforCowraShireandRegionalNSWwere:
Alargerpercentageofhouseholdswith1personusuallyresident(30.8%comparedto26.9%)
Asmallerpercentageofhouseholdswith4personsusuallyresident(10.9%comparedto13.3%)
Asmallerpercentageofhouseholdswith3personsusuallyresident(12.2%comparedto14.3%)
Emerginggroups
ThenumberofhouseholdsinCowraShiredecreasedby24between2006and2011.
ThelargestchangesinthenumberofpersonsusuallyresidentinahouseholdinCowraShirebetween2006and
2011were:
1person(+186households)
3persons(-55households)
4persons(-53households)
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CowraShire
Dwellingtype
DwellingTypeisanimportantdeterminantofCowraShire'sresidentialroleandfunction.Agreaterconcentrationof
higherdensitydwellingsislikelytoattractmoreyoungadultsandsmallerhouseholds,oftenrenting.Larger,detached
orseparatedwellingsaremorelikelytoattractfamiliesandprospectivefamilies.Theresidentialbuiltformoften
reflectsmarketopportunitiesorplanningpolicy,suchasbuildingdenserformsofhousingaroundpublictransport
nodesoremploymentcentres.
DwellingTypestatisticsshouldbeviewedinconjunctionwithHouseholdSize,HouseholdTypes,HousingTenureand
AgeStructureforamorecompletepictureofthehousingmarketinCowraShire.
Dwellingstructure
2011
CowraShire
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
Separatehouse
5,270
89.7
81.5
5,106
90.2
81.7
+164
Mediumdensity
427
7.3
14.0
438
7.7
13.6
-11
Highdensity
16
0.3
2.2
12
0.2
2.1
+4
Caravans,cabin,houseboat
62
1.1
1.7
68
1.2
1.9
-6
Other
51
0.9
0.5
39
0.7
0.6
+12
Notstated
52
0.9
0.2
0.0
0.1
+52
5,878
100.0
100.0
5,663
100.0
100.0
+215
Dwellingtype
TotalPrivateDwellings
populationexperts.
Dwellingtype
2011
CowraShire
Dwellingtype
Unoccupiedprivatedwellings
Nonprivatedwellings
Totaldwellings
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
5,062
85.9
86.9
4,876
85.8
87.1
+186
813
13.8
12.8
787
13.8
12.5
+26
16
0.3
0.4
21
0.4
0.4
-5
5,891
100.0
100.0
5,684
100.0
100.0
+207
populationexperts.
Peopleinnon-privatedwellings
Vacantdwellings
Dominantdwellingstructure
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Dwellingstructure,2011
Changeindwellingstructure,2006to2011
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Dominantgroups
In2011,therewere5,270separatehousesinthearea,427mediumdensitydwellings,and16highdensitydwellings.
Inaddition,therewere62caravans/cabins/houseboatsinthearea.
AnalysisofthetypesofdwellingsinCowraShirein2011showsthat89.7%ofalldwellingswereseparatehouses
7.3%weremediumdensitydwellings,and0.3%wereinhighdensitydwellings,comparedwith81.5%,14.0%,and
2.2%intheRegionalNSWrespectively.
In2011,atotalof85.9%ofthedwellingsinCowraShirewereoccupiedonCensusnight,comparedto86.9%in
RegionalNSW.Theproportionofunoccupieddwellingswas13.8%,whichislargercomparedtothatfoundin
RegionalNSW(12.8%).
Emerginggroups
ThetotalnumberofdwellingsinCowraShireincreasedby207between2006and2011.
ThelargestchangeinthetypeofdwellingsfoundinCowraShirebetween2006and2011was:
Separatehouse(+164dwellings)
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CowraShire
Numberofbedroomsperdwelling
TheNumberofBedroomsinadwellingisanindicatorofthesizeofdwellings,andwhencombinedwithDwellingType
information,providesinsightintotheroleCowraShireplaysinthehousingmarket.Forexample,anareaofhigh
densitydwellingsthatarepredominantly1-2bedroomarelikelytoattractstudents,singleworkersandyoung
couples,whereasahighdensityareawithdwellingsthatarepredominantly2-3bedroommayattractmoreempty
nestersandsomefamilies.
IncombinationwithHouseholdTypeandHouseholdSize,theNumberofBedroomscanalsoindicateissuesaround
housingaffordability,overcrowdingandothersocio-economicfactors.
Numberofbedroomsperdwelling
2011
CowraShire
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
0or1bedrooms
181
3.6
4.7
195
4.0
4.7
-14
2bedrooms
835
16.5
18.1
833
17.1
18.5
+2
3bedrooms
2,173
42.9
43.3
2,270
46.5
44.6
-97
4bedrooms
1,192
23.6
23.7
1,170
24.0
22.4
+22
5bedroomsormore
265
5.2
5.1
245
5.0
4.6
+20
Notstated
414
8.2
5.1
165
3.4
5.2
+249
5,060
100.0
100.0
4,878
100.0
100.0
+182
Numberofbedrooms
Totalhouseholds
populationexperts.
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Numberofbedroomsperdwelling,2011
Changeinnumberofbedroomsperdwelling,2006to2011
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Dominantgroups
AnalysisofthenumberofbedroomsindwellingsinCowraShirein2011comparedtoRegionalNSWshowsthatthere
wasalowerproportionofdwellingswith2bedroomsorless,andasimilarproportionofdwellingswith4ormore
bedrooms.
Overall,20.1%ofhouseholdswereindwellingswith2bedroomsorless,and28.8%of4ormorebedroomdwellings,
comparedwith22.8%and28.8%forRegionalNSWrespectively.
ThemajordifferencesbetweenthenumberofbedroomsperdwellingofCowraShireandRegionalNSWwere:
Asmallerpercentageof2bedroomdwellings(16.5%comparedto18.1%)
Asmallerpercentageofdwellingswith1ornobedrooms(includesbedsitters)(3.6%comparedto4.7%)
Emerginggroups
ThelargestchangeinthenumberofbedroomsperdwellinginCowraShirebetween2006and2011was:
3bedrooms(-97dwellings)
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CowraShire
Internetconnection
AfastInternetConnectionisincreasinglyrequiredforaccessingessentialinformationandundertakingdomesticand
non-domesticbusiness.Householdswithdial-upornointernetservicearebeingleftbehindinthedigitaldivideas
bothgovernmentandtheprivatesectorareincreasinglyconductingtheirbusiness,oraspectsofit,on-line.
InternetconnectivityinCowraShirecanbeaffectedbyavailabilityofconnection,Education,HouseholdIncomeand
AgeStructure.
Typeofinternetconnection
2011
CowraShire
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
Totalinternetconnection
2,925
57.8
68.2
2,235
45.8
52.4
+690
Broadbandconnection
2,589
51.2
61.3
924
18.9
28.1
+1,665
Dial-upconnection
175
3.5
3.3
1,276
26.2
23.8
-1,101
Otherconnection
161
3.2
3.6
35
0.7
0.5
+126
1,656
32.7
25.1
2,390
49.0
41.3
-734
480
9.5
6.7
253
5.2
6.3
+227
5,061
100.0
100.0
4,878
100.0
100.0
+183
Connectiontype
Nointernetconnection
Notstated
Totalhouseholds
populationexperts.
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Typeofinternetconnection,2011
Changeintypeofinternetconnection,2006to2011
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Dominantgroups
AnalysisofthetypeofinternetconnectionofhouseholdsinCowraShirecomparedtoRegionalNSWshowsthatthere
wasahigherproportionofhouseholdswitheithernointernetconnectionoradialupconnection,andalower
proportionofhouseholdswithbroadbandconnectivity.
Overall36.2%ofhouseholdshadnointernetconnectionoradialupconnection,and51.2%hadbroadband
connectivity,comparedwith28.4%and61.3%respectivelyinRegionalNSW.
Emerginggroups
Between2006and2011thenumberofhouseholdswithaninternetconnectionincreasedby690.
ThelargestchangesintheinternetconnectivityinCowraShire,between2006and2011were:
Broadbandconnection(+1,665households)
Dial-upconnection(-1,101households)
Nointernetconnection(-734households)
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CowraShire
Numberofcarsperhousehold
Theabilityofthepopulationtoaccessservicesandemploymentisstronglyinfluencedbyaccesstotransport.The
numberofmotorvehiclesperhouseholdinCowraShirequantifiesaccesstoprivatetransportandwillbeinfluenced
byAgeStructureandHouseholdType,whichdeterminethenumberofadultspresentaccesstoPublicTransport
distancetoshops,services,employmentandeducationandHouseholdIncome.Dependingonthesefactors,car
ownershipcanbeseenasameasureofadvantageordisadvantage,oraneutralsocio-economicmeasure,which
impactsontheenvironmentandqualityoflife.
Carownership
2011
CowraShire
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
396
7.8
7.6
460
9.4
9.0
-64
1motorvehicle
1,720
34.0
36.0
1,763
36.1
37.3
-43
2motorvehicles
1,646
32.5
34.4
1,677
34.4
33.3
-31
3ormoremotorvehicles
836
16.5
15.5
719
14.7
13.7
+117
Notstated
463
9.1
6.5
259
5.3
6.8
+204
5,061
100.0
100.0
4,878
100.0
100.0
+183
Numberofcars
Nomotorvehicles
Totalhouseholds
populationexperts.
Peoplewhotravelledtoworkbycar
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Carownership,2011
Changeincarownership,2006to2011
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Dominantgroups
AnalysisofthecarownershipofthehouseholdsinCowraShirein2011comparedtoRegionalNSWshowsthat
83.0%ofthehouseholdsownedatleastonecar,while7.8%didnot,comparedwith86.0%and7.6%respectivelyin
RegionalNSW.
Ofthosethatownedatleastonevehicle,therewasasmallerproportionwhoownedjustonecarasmallerproportion
whoownedtwocarsandalargerproportionwhoownedthreecarsormore.
Overall,34.0%ofthehouseholdsownedonecar32.5%ownedtwocarsand16.5%ownedthreecarsormore,
comparedwith36.0%34.4%and15.5%respectivelyforRegionalNSW.
Emerginggroups
ThelargestchangesinthehouseholdcarownershipinCowraShirebetween2006and2011were:
3ormoremotorvehicles(+117households)
Nomotorvehicles(-64households)
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CowraShire
Housingtenure
CowraShire'sHousingTenuredataprovidesinsightsintoitssocio-economicstatusaswellastheroleitplaysinthe
housingmarket.Forexample,ahighconcentrationofprivaterentersmayindicateatransientareaattractivetoyoung
singlesandcouples,whileaconcentrationofhomeownersindicatesamoresettledareawithmaturefamiliesand
empty-nesters(HouseholdSummary).Tenurecanalsoreflectbuiltform(DwellingType),withasignificantlyhigher
shareofrentersinhighdensityhousingandasubstantiallylargerproportionofhome-ownersinseparatehouses,
althoughthisisnotalwaysthecase.
Inconjunctionwithothersocio-economicstatusindicatorsinCowraShire,Tenuredataisusefulforanalysinghousing
markets,housingaffordabilityandidentifyingpublichousingareas.
Housingtenure
2011
CowraShire
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
Fullyowned
2,038
40.3
36.6
2,088
42.8
38.2
-50
Mortgage
1,292
25.5
29.7
1,332
27.3
28.7
-40
Renting
1,235
24.4
27.0
1,209
24.8
26.2
+26
Renting-Socialhousing
210
4.1
4.8
285
5.8
5.0
-75
Renting-Private
981
19.4
21.4
865
17.7
20.1
+116
44
0.9
0.8
59
1.2
1.1
-15
45
0.9
0.9
49
1.0
1.0
-4
451
8.9
5.8
200
4.1
5.9
+251
5,061
100.0
100.0
4,878
100.0
100.0
+183
Tenuretype
Renting-Notstated
Othertenuretype
Notstated
Totalhouseholds
populationexperts.
Dominanttenuretype
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Housingtenure,2011
Changeinhousingtenure,2006to2011
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Dominantgroups
AnalysisofthehousingtenureofthepopulationofCowraShirein2011comparedtoRegionalNSWshowsthatthere
wasalargerproportionofhouseholdswhoownedtheirdwellingasmallerproportionpurchasingtheirdwellinganda
smallerproportionwhowererenters.
Overall,40.3%ofthepopulationownedtheirdwelling25.5%werepurchasing,and24.4%wererenting,compared
with36.6%,29.7%and27.0%respectivelyforRegionalNSW.
Emerginggroups
ThelargestchangesinhousingtenurecategoriesforthehouseholdsinCowraShirebetween2006and2011were:
Renting-Private(+116persons)
Renting-Socialhousing(-75persons)
Fullyowned(-50persons)
ThetotalnumberofhouseholdsinCowraShireincreasedby183between2006and2011.
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CowraShire
Housingloanrepayments
MortgagerepaymentsaredirectlyrelatedtohousepricesinCowraShire,lengthofoccupancyandthelevelofequity
ofhomeowners.WhenviewedwithHouseholdIncomedataitmayalsoindicatethelevelofhousingstress
householdsinthecommunityareunder.Inmortgagebeltareasitisexpectedthathouseholdswillbepayingahigher
proportionoftheirincomeontheirhousingcomparedtowell-establishedareas.Firsthomebuyerareasarealsolikely
tohavelargermortgagesthanupgraderareaswherehouseholdsmoveinwithequityfromelsewhere.
Mortgagepaymentlevelsarenotdirectlycomparableovertimebecauseofinflation.Forcomparisonofmortgage
paymentsovertime,gotoHousingLoanQuartiles.
Monthlyhousingloanrepayments
2011
CowraShire
Number
Regional
NSW%
58
4.5
2.8
0.4
0.7
$150-$299
25
1.9
1.3
$300-$449
60
4.6
2.9
$450-$599
66
5.1
2.7
$600-$799
128
9.9
5.4
$800-$999
155
12.0
7.0
$1000-$1199
156
12.1
7.8
$1200-$1399
149
11.5
9.3
$1400-$1599
87
6.7
7.8
$1600-$1799
89
6.9
8.9
$1800-$1999
51
3.9
6.3
$2000-$2199
76
5.9
9.1
$2200-$2399
18
1.4
4.0
$2400-$2599
0.7
2.6
$2600-$2999
35
2.7
6.1
$3000-$3999
25
1.9
6.2
$4000-$4999
11
0.9
2.0
$5000andover
10
0.8
1.6
Notstated
80
6.2
5.4
1,293
100.0
100.0
Monthlyrepaymentamount
Nilrepayments
$1-$149
Totalhouseholdswithamortgage
populationexperts.
Homeowners(householdswhofullyowntheirdwelling)
Householdswithamortgage
Dominanttenuretype
Medianmonthlymortgagerepayments
Householdspayinghighmortgagerepayments($2600ormore)
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MortgageStress
Monthlyhousingloanrepayments,2011
Dominantgroups
AnalysisofthemonthlyhousingloanrepaymentsofhouseholdsinCowraShirecomparedtoRegionalNSWshows
thattherewasasmallerproportionofhouseholdspayinghighmortgagerepayments($2,600permonthormore),
andalargerproportionofhouseholdswithlowmortgagerepayments(lessthan$1000permonth).
Overall,6.3%ofhouseholdswerepayinghighmortgagerepayments,and38.4%werepayinglowrepayments,
comparedwith15.9%and23.0%respectivelyinRegionalNSW.
ThemajordifferencesbetweenthehouseholdloanrepaymentsofCowraShireandRegionalNSWwere:
Alargerpercentageof$800-$999(12.0%comparedto7.0%)
Asmallerpercentageof$3000-$3999(1.9%comparedto6.2%)
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CowraShire
Housingloanquartiles
MortgagerepaymentsinCowraShirearedirectlyrelatedtohouseprices,lengthofoccupancyandthelevelofequity
ofhomeowners.WhenviewedwithHouseholdIncomedataitmayalsoindicatethelevelofhousingstressinthe
community.
Thequartilemethodisthemostobjectivemethodofcomparingchangeinthemortgagepaymentprofileofa
communityovertime.
AdetailedexplanationofhowHousingLoanRepaymentquartilesarecalculatedandinterpretedisavailablein
specificdatanotes.
Housingloanquartiles
2011
CowraShire
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
Lowestgroup
703
57.9
35.8
630
52.5
37.6
+73
Mediumlowest
325
26.8
30.7
378
31.5
30.8
-53
Mediumhighest
126
10.4
20.8
124
10.4
19.8
+2
59
4.8
12.7
68
5.6
11.9
-9
1,213
100.0
100.0
1,200
100.0
100.0
+13
Loanrepaymentquartilegroup
Highestgroup
Totalhouseholdswithamortgage
populationexperts.
Housingloan-Quartilegroupdollarranges
CalculatedfromloanrepaymentdataforNewSouthWales
MonthlyhousingloanrepaymentsbyCensusyear
Housingloanrepaymentranges
2011
2006
2001
1996
Lowestgroup
$0to$1,266
$0to$993
$0to$723
$0to$605
Mediumlowest
$1,267to$1,995 $994to$1,557
$724to$1,069
$606to$905
Mediumhighest
$1,996to$2,853 $1,558to$2,416 $1,070to$1,550 $906to$1,268
Highestgroup
$2,854andover $2,417andover $1,551andover $1,269andover
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Housingloanquartiles,2011
Changeinhousingloanquartiles,2006to2011
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Dominantgroups
Housingloanrepaymentquartilesallowustocomparerelativerepaymentliabilitiesacrosstime.Analysisofthe
distributionofhouseholdsbyhousingloanrepaymentquartilesinCowraShirecomparedtoRegionalNSWshowsthat
therewasasmallerproportionofhouseholdsinthehighestrepaymentquartile,andalargerproportioninthelowest
repaymentquartile.
Emerginggroups
ThetotalnumberofhouseholdswithamortgageinCowraShireincreasedby13between2006and2011.Themost
significantchangeinCowraShireduringthisperiodwasinthelowestquartilewhichshowedanincreaseof73
households.
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CowraShire
Housingrentalpayments
RentalpaymentscanbeabettermeasureofthecostofhousinginCowraShirethanmortgagerepaymentsbecause
theyarenotcontingentonlengthofoccupancyorequityinthedwelling.
Highrentalpaymentsmayindicatedesirableareaswithmobilepopulationswhoprefertorent,orahousingshortage,
orgentrification.Lowrentalpaymentsmayindicatepublichousing(checkTenureType),orareaswherelowincome
householdsmovebynecessityforalowercostofliving.
Rentalpaymentsarenotdirectlycomparableovertimebecauseofinflation.Forcomparisonofrentalpaymentsover
time,gotoHousingRentalQuartiles.
Weeklyhousingrentalpayments
2011
CowraShire
Number
Regional
NSW%
Nil
94
7.6
5.1
$1-$74
55
4.4
3.2
$75-$99
95
7.7
5.4
$100-$124
105
8.5
5.4
$125-$149
165
13.3
6.3
$150-$174
239
19.3
8.7
$175-$199
175
14.2
6.9
$200-$224
130
10.5
9.4
$225-$249
63
5.1
5.8
$250-$274
22
1.8
9.0
$275-$299
15
1.2
5.7
$300-$324
15
1.2
7.5
$325-$349
0.0
3.4
$350-$374
0.3
4.5
$375-$399
0.3
2.2
$400-$424
0.0
2.4
$425-$449
0.0
0.8
$450-$549
0.2
2.5
$550-$649
0.3
0.8
$650-$749
0.2
0.3
$750-$849
0.0
0.2
$850-$949
0.0
0.1
$950+
0.7
0.5
36
2.9
3.9
1,236
100.0
100.0
Weeklyrentalamount
Rentnotstated
Totalhouseholdsrenting
populationexperts.
Householdsrentingsocialhousing
Householdsrentingprivately
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Medianweeklyrentalpayments
Highrentalpayments(morethan$400perweek)
Rentalstress
Weeklyhousingrentalpayments,2011
Dominantgroups
AnalysisoftheweeklyhousingrentalpaymentsofhouseholdsinCowraShirecomparedtoRegionalNSWshowsthat
therewasasmallerproportionofhouseholdspayinghighrentalpayments($400perweekormore),andalarger
proportionofhouseholdswithlowrentalpayments(lessthan$150perweek).
Overall,1.5%ofhouseholdswerepayinghighrentalpayments,and41.6%werepayinglowpayments,comparedwith
7.7%and25.3%respectivelyinRegionalNSW.
ThemajordifferencesbetweenthehousingrentalpaymentsofCowraShireandRegionalNSWwere:
Asmallerpercentageof$250-$274(1.8%comparedto9.0%)
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CowraShire
Housingrentalquartiles
RentalpaymentsinCowraShireareindicativeofitsresidentialroleandfunctionandaredirectlyrelatedtothevalue
ofresidentialproperty.WhenviewedwithHouseholdIncomedatatheymayalsoindicatethelevelof'housingstress'
inthecommunity.
Thequartilemethodisthemostobjectivemethodofcomparingchangeintherentalcostsofacommunityovertime.
AdetailedexplanationofhowHousingRentalPaymentquartilesarecalculatedandinterpretedisavailableinspecific
datanotes.
Housingrentalquartiles
2011
CowraShire
2006
Change
Number
Regional
NSW%
Number
Regional
NSW%
2006to2011
Lowestgroup
836
69.7
38.8
632
54.5
38.6
+205
Mediumlowest
326
27.1
37.0
442
38.2
34.3
-117
Mediumhighest
19
1.6
18.1
58
5.0
19.2
-39
Highestgroup
19
1.6
6.1
27
2.4
7.9
-8
1,200
100.0
100.0
1,159
100.0
100.0
+41
Quartilegroup
Totalhouseholdsrenting
populationexperts.
Housingrental-Quartilegroupdollarranges
CalculatedfromrentalpaymentdataforNewSouthWales
WeeklyhousingrentalpaymentsbyCensusyear
Rentalpaymentranges
2011
2006
2001
Lowestgroup
$0to$186
$0to$140
$0to$114
Mediumlowest
$187to$306
$141to$214
$115to$179
Mediumhighest
$307to$418
$215to$301
$180to$259
Highestgroup
$419andover
$302andover
$260andover
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Housingrentalquartilesfor2011
Changeinhousingrentalquartiles,2006to2011
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Dominantgroups
Rentalpaymentquartilesallowustocomparerelativerentalliabilitiesacrosstime.Analysisofthedistributionof
householdsbyrentalpaymentquartilesinCowraShirecomparedtoRegionalNSWshowsthattherewasasmaller
proportionofhouseholdsinthehighestpaymentquartile,andalargerproportioninthelowestpaymentquartile.
Emerginggroups
ThetotalnumberofhouseholdsrentingtheirdwellinginCowraShireincreasedby41between2006and2011.The
mostsignificantchangeduringthisperiodwasinthelowestquartilewhichshowedanincreaseof205households.
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OrangeCity
Migrationsummary
Migration,orresidentialmobility,togetherwithbirthsanddeathsaresignificantcomponentsofpopulationchangein
Australia.Themovementofpeopleinto,andoutofanareadirectlyinfluencesthecharacteristicsofthepopulation
andthedemandforservicesandfacilities.Migrationisthemostvolatilecomponentofpopulationchangeandcanbe
affectedbychanginghousingandeconomicopportunitiessuchashousingaffordabilityissuesortheminingboom.
TherearethreemaintypesofmigrationinAustralia,overseasmigration,between-statemigration,andwithin-state
migration.Byfarthemostcommonformofmigrationiswithin-state,andlargelyinvolvesmovesbetweenneighbouring
andexistingurbanareaswheremovesareoftenshort.
LookingatthelevelandtypeofmigrationinOrangeCitycanindicatewhetherthepopulationissedentaryandlikely
tobeintheareaforalongtime(andperhapshavesignificanttiestothecommunity),ortransient,andlikelytomove
on.RelatedtopicswhichcanbeviewedtogetaclearerpictureofpopulationmobilityincludeAgeStructureand
HousingTenure.
Previousresidentiallocationofcurrentresidentsin2011
OrangeCity
Migrationsummary
Number
Percentage
ResidentswhodidNOTmovebetween2006and2011
18,712
49.2
Totalresidentswhomovedbetween2006and2011
14,123
37.1
ResidentswhohadmovedwithinOrangeCitybetween2006and2011
6,648
17.5
ResidentswhomovedfromanotherpartofNewSouthWales
5,491
14.4
ResidentswhomovedfromanotherpartofAustralia
1,165
3.1
Residentswhomovedfromanothercountry
668
1.8
Residentswhomovedfromanunknownarea
445
1.2
Notstated-Didn'tstatewhetherornotmoved
2,171
5.7
Notapplicable-Birthsbetween2006and2011
3,050
8.0
38,056
100.0
Total2011usualresidentpopulation
populationexperts.
Peoplewhomovedaddressinthelast5years
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Previousresidentiallocationofcurrentresidentsin2011
Compiledandpresentedbyinprofile.idby.id,thepopulationexperts.
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OrangeCity
Migrationbylocation
UnderstandingwhereOrangeCity'scurrentresidentshavemovedfromhelpsinpredictingfuturemobilitypatterns
anddemographicchange.UnderstandingwhereOrangeCity'sresidentsaremovingtoindicatesareasofpopulation
growthandinformspossiblestrategiestoretainandattractresidents.
Generally,areasofnewhousinggrowthattractresidentsfromestablishedareas,especiallyyoungcouplesand
families.Coastalcommunitiesattractretireesandpeopleseekingalifestylechange,whileinnercityareasandareas
nearuniversitiesattractyoungadults.Thesearebroaddemographictrends,whilelocaldemographicfactorsalso
haveamajorimpactonpopulationmovement.
OrangeCity'smigrationdatabelowprovidesasummaryofwherecurrentresidentslivedfiveyearspriortothelast
Census.Thetoptenlocalgovernmentareasofpopulationmovementareranked,basedonnetchange-thatis,the
differencebetweenthosewhomovedinandthosewhomovedout.Theareaswiththegreatestnetchange(gainor
loss)toaparticularareamaynotnecessarilybethosewiththegreatestpopulationexchange.
Migrationintoandoutofthearea,2006to2011
OrangeCity
Migrationsummary
Number
Currentresidentswhomovedatleastoncebetween2006and2011
14,123
ResidentswhohadmovedwithinOrangeCity
6,648
MigrationfromotherpartsofNewSouthWales
5,491
MigrationtootherpartsofNewSouthWales
4,063
NetMigrationfromotherpartsofNewSouthWales
1,428
MigrationfromotherpartsofAustralia
1,165
MigrationtootherpartsofAustralia
1,358
NetMigrationfromotherpartsofAustralia
-193
Migrationfromothercountries
668
Migrationtoothercountries
--
NetMigrationfromothercountries
--
populationexperts.
MigrationbetweentheareaandotherStates/Territories
OrangeCity
Inmigration
Out
migration
Net
migration
5,491
4,063
1,428
Victoria
177
185
-8
Queensland
507
636
-129
95
80
15
189
153
36
Tasmania
72
34
38
NorthernTerritory
31
41
-10
AustralianCapitalTerritory
94
229
-135
State/Territory
NewSouthWales
SouthAustralia
WesternAustralia
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Source:AustralianBureauofStatistics,CensusofPopulationandHousing,2011(UsualResidenceData).Compiledandpresented
Top10LGAsrankedbynetlosstothearea
OrangeCity
Inmigration
Out
migration
Net
migration
UnincorporatedACT
85
229
-144
BathurstRegional(A)
179
259
-80
PortMacquarie-Hastings(A)
38
101
-63
MoretonBay(R)
29
89
-60
SunshineCoast(R)
25
84
-59
Newcastle(C)
54
110
-56
690
741
-51
LakeMacquarie(C)
61
107
-46
Shoalhaven(C)
43
85
-42
Wollongong(C)
87
126
-39
LGA
Cabonne(A)
Top10LGAsrankedbynetgaintothearea
OrangeCity
Inmigration
Out
migration
Net
migration
Blacktown(C)
138
39
+99
Parkes(A)
143
63
+80
Dubbo(C)
166
101
+65
Hornsby(A)
72
13
+59
Parramatta(C)
70
12
+58
Cowra(A)
96
41
+55
121
70
+51
Holroyd(C)
59
10
+49
Lachlan(A)
71
22
+49
Penrith(C)
111
63
+48
LGA
Brisbane(C)
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OrangeCity
Migrationbyage
TheagestructureofpeoplewhomoveintoandoutofOrangeCityisstronglyinfluencedbytheresidentialroleand
functionoftheareaandcaninfluencedemandforparticularservices.Forinstance,innercityareasnear
employment,educationandentertainmenttendtoattractmanyyoungpeopleintheirlateteensandearlytwenties,
whomoveoutintheirlatetwentiesandthirtiestostartfamiliesinsuburbanareas.Ruralareastendtoloseyoung
peopleandgainolderfamiliesandretirees.
UnderstandingOrangeCity'sattractiontodifferentagegroupshelpstoplanservicesforthecommunityaswellas
advocatingwithotherlevelsofgovernmentandprivateenterprisetoprovideinfrastructure,employmentopportunities
andfacilitieswhichmayhelptoretainagegroupswhichareotherwiseleavingthearea.
Migrationbyagegroup2011
OrangeCity
Inmigration
Out
migration
Net
migration
5to11years
+773
-668
+105
12to17years
+694
-453
+241
18to24years
+982
-1,001
-19
25to34years
+1,554
-1,124
+430
35to44years
+1,067
-885
+182
45to54years
+643
-562
+81
55to64years
+441
-411
+30
65yearsandover
+502
-317
+185
+6,656
-5,421
+1,235
Agegroup
Total
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Netmigrationbyagegroup2011
Source:AustralianBureauofStatistics,CensusofPopulationandHousing,2011(Usualresidentsdata)
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OrangeCity
Migrationbyageandlocation
TheagestructureofpeoplewhomoveintoandoutofOrangeCityisstronglyinfluencedbytheresidentialroleand
functionoftheareaandcaninfluencedemandforparticularservices.Forinstance,innercityareasnear
employment,educationandentertainmenttendtoattractmanyyoungpeopleintheirlateteensandearlytwenties,
whomoveoutintheirlatetwentiesandthirtiestostartfamiliesinsuburbanareas.Ruralareastendtoloseyoung
peopleandgainolderfamiliesandretirees.
UnderstandingOrangeCity'sattractiontodifferentagegroupshelpstoplanservicesforthecommunityaswellas
advocatingwithotherlevelsofgovernmentandprivateenterprisetoprovideinfrastructure,employmentopportunities
andfacilitieswhichmayhelptoretainagegroupswhichareotherwiseleavingthearea.
MapofnetgainsandlossesbyLGA
OrangeCity-between2006and2011
Legend
OrangeCity
LGAboundaries
-144to-81
-80to-36
-35to-12
-11to34
35to99
Source:AustralianBureauofStatistics,CensusofPopulationandHousing2011.
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NetgainsandlossesbyLGA
OrangeCity-between2006and2011
Inmigration
Out
migration
Net
migration
Blacktown(C)
138
39
+99
Parkes(A)
143
63
+80
Dubbo(C)
166
101
+65
Hornsby(A)
72
13
+59
Parramatta(C)
70
12
+58
Cowra(A)
96
41
+55
121
70
+51
Holroyd(C)
59
10
+49
Lachlan(A)
71
22
+49
Penrith(C)
111
63
+48
LGA
Brisbane(C)
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OrangeCity
Residentialbuildingapprovals
OrangeCity'sbuildingapprovalsareusedasaleadingindicatorofthegenerallevelofresidential
development,economicactivity,employmentandinvestment.Residentialbuildingactivitydependsonmany
factorsthatvarywiththestateoftheeconomyincludinginterestrates,availabilityofmortgagefunds,
governmentspending,andbusinessinvestment.Largefinancialchangesorshocks,suchastheGlobal
FinancialCrisisof2008/09canbeobservedinthedata.However,thenumberofbuildingapprovalscan
fluctuatesubstantiallyfromyeartoyearsimplyasaresultoftheshort-termnatureofmanyconstruction
projects,andthecyclicalnatureoftheindustry.
Number
OrangeCity
Year(endingJune30)
Annualchange
Houses
Other
Total
Houses
Other
Total
68
70
-216
-193
-409
2015-16
284
195
479
-6
+174
+168
2014-15
290
21
311
-33
+7
-26
2013-14
323
14
337
+15
-6
+9
2012-13
308
20
328
+35
+1
+36
2011-12
273
19
292
+30
-11
+19
2010-11
243
30
273
-7
-154
-161
2009-10
250
184
434
+78
+139
+217
2008-09
172
45
217
+5
+8
+13
2007-08
167
37
204
-24
+17
-7
2006-07
191
20
211
+41
-10
+31
2005-06
150
30
180
-54
-2
-56
2004-05
204
32
236
+9
+7
+16
2003-04
195
25
220
+36
+19
+55
2002-03
159
165
-25
-5
-30
2001-02
184
11
195
--
--
--
2016-17FYTD
Source:AustralianBureauofStatistics,BuildingApprovals,Australia(8731.0).Compiledandpresentedinprofile.idby.id,the
populationexperts
BuildingapprovalsbenchmarkedtoNewSouthWalesandAustralia
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Source:AustralianBureauofStatistics,BuildingApprovals,Australia(8731.0).Compiledandpresentedby.id,the
populationexperts.
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OrangeCity
Workers'placeofresidence
WheredoesOrangeCity'sworkforcecomefrom?JourneytoWorkdatashedslightonhowmanyworkerslivelocally,
howmanycommutefromotherareasandwhichareastheycommutefrom.Someareasattractalargeexternal
workforcebecausetheyhavemajoremploymentcentresorbecauselocalresidentshaveadifferentsetofskillsor
aspirationsthanthelocaljobsrequire.Understandingwhereworkersresideassistsinplanningandadvocacyfor
roadsandpublictransportprovision.Italsohelpstoclarifyeconomicandemploymentdriversacrossareasand
assistsinunderstandingthedegreetowhichOrangeCityprovideslocalemployment.
Overview
Residentiallocationof
workers,2011
Residentiallocationofworkers
OrangeCity
SLA
Liveandworkinthearea
Workinthearea,butliveoutside
Totalworkersinthearea
2011
Number
13,291
76.7
4,044
23.3
17,335
100.0
Source:AustralianBureauofStatistics,CensusofPopulationand
Housing2011.Compiledandpresentedineconomy.idby.id,the
populationexperts.
Source:AustralianBureauof
Statistics,CensusofPopulationand
Housing,2011(Usualresidencedata)
Compiledandpresentedinprofile.id
by.id,thepopulationexperts.
DetailedbreakdownbySLA
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ResidentiallocationsofworkersbySLA,2011
OrangeCity-Totalarea(AllSLAs)
Legend
OrangeCity
Numberofworkers
11to76people
77to479people
480to760people
761to2,014people
2,015to13,291people
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ResidentiallocationofworkersbySLA
2011
OrangeCity-Totalarea
SLA
Number
13,291
76.7
2,015
11.6
Blayney(A)
761
4.4
BathurstRegional(A)-PtA
480
2.8
Wellington(A)
77
0.4
Cowra(A)
64
0.4
BathurstRegional(A)-PtB
62
0.4
Dubbo(C)-PtA
54
0.3
Parkes(A)
49
0.3
Mid-WesternRegional(A)-PtA
25
0.1
NoUsualAddress(NSW)
20
0.1
Forbes(A)
18
0.1
Lithgow(C)
16
0.1
Oberon(A)
11
0.1
BlueMountains(C)
11
0.1
Orange(C)
Cabonne(A)
populationexperts.
Workers'placeofresidencebyindustry
Workers'placeofresidentcebyoccupation
NOTE:Tabletotalsmaynotequatewithothersimilartablesduetorandomisationofsmallnumbers.Pleasereferto
thespecificdatanotesformoreinformation.
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OrangeCity
Residents'placeofwork
WheredoOrangeCity'sresidentsgotowork?JourneytoWorkdatashowshowmanyresidentsworklocally,andhow
manycommuteoutoftheareaandwheretheycommuteto.Someareasconsistmainlyofdormitory'suburbsandthe
majorityoftheresidentscommuteouttowork.Otherareashavelargeemploymentcentreswhichattractalocal
workforce.UnderstandingwhereOrangeCity'sresidentsgotoworkassistsinplanningandadvocacyforroadsand
publictransportprovision.Italsohelpstoclarifytheeconomicandemploymentdriversacrossareasandassistsin
understandingthedegreeofemploymentself-containmentwithinOrangeCity.
Overview
Employmentlocationof
residents,2011
Employmentlocationofresidents
OrangeCity
2011
Number
13,291
77.1
Liveinthearea,butworkoutside
2,045
11.9
Worklocationunknown
1,911
11.1
17,247
100.0
Liveandworkinthearea
Totalemployedresidents
Source:AustralianBureauofStatistics,CensusofPopulationand
Housing2011.Compiledandpresentedineconomy.idby.id,the
populationexperts.
Source:AustralianBureauof
Statistics,CensusofPopulationand
Housing,2011(Usualresidencedata)
Compiledandpresentedinprofile.id
by.id,thepopulationexperts.
DetailedbreakdownbySLA
Page134of139
EmploymentlocationsofresidentsbySLA,2011
Legend
OrangeCity
Numberofresidents
12to28people
29to337people
338to479people
480to1,075people
1,076to13,291people
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EmploymentlocationofresidentsbySLA
2011
SLA
Number
13,291
77.1
1,076
6.2
Cabonne(A)
901
5.2
Blayney(A)
480
2.8
POWNoFixedAddress(NSW)
464
2.7
POWnotstated
338
2.0
BathurstRegional(A)-PtA
230
1.3
Dubbo(C)-PtA
29
0.2
Wellington(A)
28
0.2
Parkes(A)
18
0.1
Sydney(C)-Inner
17
0.1
EastPilbara(S)
15
0.1
Lithgow(C)
12
0.1
Orange(C)
POWState/Territoryundefined(NSW)
populationexperts.
Residents'placeofworkbyindustry
Residents'placeofworkbyoccupation
NOTE:Tabletotalsmaynotequatewithothersimilartablesduetorandomisationofsmallnumbers.Pleasereferto
thespecificdatanotesformoreinformation.
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OrangeCity
SEIFA-disadvantagebyLocalGovernmentArea
OrangeCitySEIFAIndexofDisadvantagemeasurestherelativelevelofsocio-economicdisadvantagebased
onarangeofCensuscharacteristics.Itisagoodplacetostarttogetageneralviewoftherelativelevelof
disadvantageinoneareacomparedtoothersandisusedtoadvocateforanareabasedonitslevelof
disadvantage.
Theindexisderivedfromattributesthatreflectdisadvantagesuchaslowincome,loweducationalattainment,
highunemployment,andjobsinrelativelyunskilledoccupations.Whentargetingservicestodisadvantaged
communities,itisimportanttoalsolookattheseunderlyingcharacteristicsastheycandiffermarkedlybetween
areaswithsimilarSEIFAscoresandshedlightonthetypeofdisadvantagebeingexperienced.
Ahigherscoreontheindexmeansalowerlevelofdisadvantage.Alowerscoreontheindexmeansahigher
levelofdisadvantage.
IndexofRelativeSocio-economicDisadvantage
LocalGovernmentAreasinNewSouthWales
LocalGovernmentArea
2011index
Albury(C)
978.6
ArmidaleDumaresq(A)
986.9
Ashfield(A)
1,015.4
Ballina(A)
988.7
BathurstRegional(A)
991.0
Blayney(A)
982.2
BlueMountains(C)
1,038.6
Burwood(A)
996.1
Cabonne(A)
1,000.3
Camden(A)
1,047.1
populationexperts.
IndexofRelativeSocio-economicAdvantageandDisadvantage
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OrangeCity
SEIFA-disadvantagebysmallarea
OrangeCitySEIFAIndexofDisadvantagemeasurestherelativelevelofsocio-economicdisadvantagebased
onarangeofCensuscharacteristics.Itisagoodplacetostarttogetageneralviewoftherelativelevelof
disadvantageinoneareacomparedtoothersandisusedtoadvocateforanareabasedonitslevelof
disadvantage.
Theindexisderivedfromattributesthatreflectdisadvantagesuchaslowincome,loweducationalattainment,
highunemployment,andjobsinrelativelyunskilledoccupations.Whentargetingservicestodisadvantaged
communities,itisimportanttoalsolookattheseunderlyingcharacteristicsastheycandiffermarkedlybetween
areaswithsimilarSEIFAscoresandshedlightonthetypeofdisadvantagebeingexperienced.
Ahigherscoreontheindexmeansalowerlevelofdisadvantage.Alowerscoreontheindexmeansahigher
levelofdisadvantage.
ThepercentilecolumnindicatestheapproximatepositionofthissmallareainarankedlistofAustralias
suburbsandlocalities.Itsmeanttogiveanindicationofwheretheareasitswithinthewholenation.Ahigher
numberindicatesahighersocio-economicstatus.Forinstance,apercentileof72indicatesthatapproximately
72%ofAustraliassuburbshaveaSEIFAindexlowerthanthisarea(moredisadvantaged),while28%are
higher.
OrangeCity'ssmallareasandbenchmarkareas
Area
2011index
Percentile
RuralNorth
1,080.1
89
RuralSouth-Lucknow
1,048.5
73
Calare
1,037.1
67
Bletchington
1,025.4
60
Australia
1,002.0
47
CabonneCouncilarea
1,000.3
46
Warrendine
996.6
44
NewSouthWales
995.8
43
BlayneyShire
982.2
37
OrangeCity
977.0
35
populationexperts.
IndexofRelativeSocio-economicAdvantageandDisadvantage
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OrangeCity
Aboutthecommunityprofile
DemographicchangeacrossAustraliaisrecordedbytheAustralianBureauofStatistics(ABS)intheCensus
collectionseveryfiveyears.Populationexperts,.id,analyseandconverttheserawfiguresintostoriesofplaceto
informcouncilstaff,communitygroups,investors,business,studentsandthegeneralpublic.
OrangeCityCommunityProfileprovidesdemographicanalysisfortheCityanditssuburbsbasedonresultsfromthe
2011,2006,2001,1996and1991CensusesofPopulationandHousing.Theprofileisupdatedwithpopulation
estimateswhentheAustralianBureauofStatistics(ABS)releasesnewfiguressuchastheannualEstimatedResident
Population(ERP).
SuburbboundariesandCensusquestionschangeovertime,but.idmanagesthedatatoensurethatthereisan
accuratetimeseriesprovidedforthecurrentgeographicboundaries.YoucanreadmoreaboutthisintheGeography
Notessection.
ResultsforOrangeCityincludepopulation,agestructure,ethnicity,ancestry,religion,income,qualifications,
occupations,employment,unemployment,disability,disadvantage,volunteering,childcare,familystructure,
householdstructure,housingtenure,mortgageandrentalpayments,andthesizeandtypeofthedwellingspeople
livein.
TheCommunityProfilepresentsthisinformationinclearmaps,tablesandchartswithconcisefactualcommentaryto
answerthreeimportantquestions:
1. Whatarethecharacteristicsofthepeoplewholivehere?
2. Howaretheychanging?
3. Howdotheycomparetootherareas?
Thisprovidesthebasisformakingevidence-baseddecisionsabouthowtoprovideservicesforthecommunityasit
changes.
YoucanbeconfidentaboutthequalityoftheinformationasitisderivedfromAustralianBureauofStatisticsdata,
analysedandpresentedbypopulationexpertsandfundedbyOrangeCity.
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$1,094andover $896andover $720andover

$615to$1,233 $531to$1,034 $419to$828

$1,234to$2,272 $1,035to$1,788 $829to$1,462 $653to$1,146 $583to$975

$2,273andover $1,789andover $1,463andover $1,147andover $976andover

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