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Federation vs Wangaratta

Name: Federation vs Wangaratta — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 100 km apart · Federation profile · Wangaratta profile

Federation Wangaratta

Wangaratta and Federation are regional areas separated by about 100km, with Wangaratta showing a stronger focus on education and infrastructure. Wangaratta has a far higher share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher (17.3% compared to 9.9% in Federation) and far more public transport stops and departures. There is also a noticeable gap in school attainment, as 44.1% of Wangaratta residents completed Year 12, while the figure is 33.1% in Federation.

Both areas are similar in how many people need help with daily activities, with figures around 7% to 7.4%, which is close to the national trend. This shared experience sits alongside a growing divide in age; residents in Federation are noticeably older, with a typical age of 51 compared to 45 in Wangaratta. This age gap has widened since 2016, and Federation now has a well higher share of people aged 65 and over at 30.4%.

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Where they differ most

Population: 16,909 larger in Wangaratta Bachelor+: 7.4 pts higher in Wangaratta Year 12: 10.9 pts higher in Wangaratta Unpaid carers: 2.5 pts higher in Wangaratta Median age: 6 yrs older in Federation

Demographics & Identity

Population in Federation in Wangaratta +16,909 larger in Wangaratta gap steady

12,899 51st pct 29,808 66th pct

Median age in Federation in Wangaratta +6 yrs older in Federation gap widening

51 yrs 88th pct 45 yrs 67th pct

Age structure

30.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +6.3 pts 24.1%

27.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.2 pts 26.8%

17.7% Young adults (25–44) +3.6 pts ▸ 21.3%

15.7% Children (0–14) +1.8 pts ▸ 17.5%

9.2% Youth (15–24) +1.0 pts ▸ 10.3%

Marital status

49.1% Married ◂ +1.6 pts 47.6%

27.6% Never married +4.2 pts ▸ 31.8%

10.7% Divorced ◂ +0.6 pts 10.0%

8.5% Widowed ◂ +1.5 pts 7.0%

4.2% Separated ◂ +0.5 pts 3.6%

Age & sex structure

Federation Wangaratta

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

84.8% Australia ◂ +0.1 pts 84.6%

2.5% England ◂ +0.6 pts 1.9%

0.2% Italy +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.8% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.5% Philippines even 0.6%

0.2% India +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% China even 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

43.5% English ◂ +1.0 pts 42.6%

42.2% Australian ◂ +2.1 pts 40.1%

13.6% Irish +0.7 pts ▸ 14.3%

11.9% Scottish +0.1 pts ▸ 12.1%

2.2% Italian +4.6 pts ▸ 6.9%

4.4% German +0.2 pts ▸ 4.6%

1.2% Dutch +0.5 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.7% Filipino ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.4% Chinese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Indian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% Greek even 0.4%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

90.6% English only ◂ +1.6 pts 89.0%

0.2% Italian +1.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.3% Mandarin even 0.2%

0.1% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Arabic even 0.0%

0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

54.2% Christianity ◂ +5.8 pts 48.3%

36.7% No religion +5.3 pts ▸ 42.0%

8.2% Not stated ◂ +0.8 pts 7.4%

0.4% Buddhism +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% Hinduism +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Islam even 0.2%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Federation in Wangaratta +12 more in Wangaratta

11 54th pct 23 75th pct

Schools/1k kids in Federation in Wangaratta +1.01 more in Federation

5.43 65th pct 4.42 57th pct

Students in Federation in Wangaratta +3,940 more in Wangaratta

963 37th pct 4,903 64th pct

Avg size in Federation in Wangaratta +126 larger in Wangaratta

88 18th pct 213 48th pct

ICSEA in Federation in Wangaratta +45 higher in Wangaratta

978 54th pct 1,023 75th pct

Highest year of school

33.1% Year 12 +10.9 pts ▸ 44.1%

28.7% Year 10 ◂ +9.5 pts 19.3%

13.2% Year 11 +3.1 pts ▸ 16.3%

15.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.0 pts 12.8%

Highest qualification level

41.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +7.2 pts 34.5%

13.4% Bachelor degree +6.0 pts ▸ 19.3%

13.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +3.1 pts ▸ 16.3%

2.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +2.4 pts ▸ 4.8%

2.5% Postgraduate degree +2.2 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.4% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.3 pts 2.1%

Field of qualification

16.6% Engineering & related ◂ +3.4 pts 13.3%

9.5% Health +5.3 pts ▸ 14.8%

13.0% Management & commerce ◂ +0.9 pts 12.1%

8.9% Society & culture +2.6 pts ▸ 11.5%

8.0% Education +2.3 pts ▸ 10.3%

6.7% Architecture & building ◂ +0.4 pts 6.3%

6.1% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.3 pts 5.8%

6.1% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.7 pts 4.3%

1.4% Creative arts +0.9 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.2% Natural & physical sciences +0.8 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.8% Information technology +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Federation in Wangaratta +$81 higher in Wangaratta gap widening

$646 26th pct $727 45th pct

Household income in Federation in Wangaratta +$139 higher in Wangaratta gap widening

$1,187 23rd pct $1,326 43rd pct

Family income in Federation in Wangaratta +$179 higher in Wangaratta gap widening

$1,592 31st pct $1,771 48th pct

Household income distribution

31.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.2 pts 31.5%

26.3% $1,500–$2,999 +1.7 pts ▸ 28.1%

23.4% Under $650 ◂ +3.4 pts 20.0%

6.0% $3,000–$3,999 +1.3 pts ▸ 7.3%

3.5% $4,000 or more +2.1 pts ▸ 5.7%

Personal income distribution

45.4% Under $650 ◂ +3.5 pts 41.9%

32.4% $650–$1,499 +2.0 pts ▸ 34.5%

11.0% $1,500–$2,999 +2.7 pts ▸ 13.7%

1.4% $3,000 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 2.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

14.5% Arthritis ◂ +2.4 pts 12.1%

10.4% Asthma +0.7 pts ▸ 11.1%

9.9% Mental health +0.8 pts ▸ 10.7%

7.3% Other condition +1.5 pts ▸ 8.7%

6.6% Heart disease ◂ +1.1 pts 5.4%

6.5% Diabetes ◂ +1.4 pts 5.1%

4.5% Cancer ◂ +0.7 pts 3.8%

3.3% Lung condition ◂ +0.8 pts 2.5%

1.5% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%

0.8% Dementia even 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

52.7% None +3.7 pts ▸ 56.4%

23.2% One condition ◂ +0.3 pts 23.0%

8.4% Two conditions ◂ +0.4 pts 8.0%

5.5% Three or more ◂ +1.2 pts 4.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Federation in Wangaratta +259 larger in Wangaratta

300 37th pct 559 50th pct

Median age in Federation in Wangaratta +8 yrs older in Federation

29 yrs 75th pct 21 yrs 14th pct

Median income in Federation in Wangaratta +$81 higher in Federation

$628 70th pct $547 48th pct

Household income in Federation in Wangaratta +$73 higher in Federation

$1,512 62nd pct $1,439 57th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Federation in Wangaratta +0.1 larger in Wangaratta gap widening

2.2 14th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

47.2% Couples with children +4.7 pts ▸ 51.9%

39.2% Couples without children ◂ +6.6 pts 32.6%

12.9% One-parent families +1.8 pts ▸ 14.7%

0.7% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

Household size

40.4% 2 people ◂ +3.7 pts 36.8%

31.9% 1 person ◂ +1.1 pts 30.8%

11.1% 3 people +1.5 pts ▸ 12.6%

10.0% 4 people +2.0 pts ▸ 11.9%

4.7% 5 people +1.0 pts ▸ 5.7%

2.1% 6 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 2.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Federation in Wangaratta +$10 higher in Wangaratta gap steady

$250 46th pct $260 50th pct

Mortgage in Federation in Wangaratta +$50 higher in Wangaratta gap widening

$1,300 43rd pct $1,350 46th pct

People / bedroom in Federation in Wangaratta even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

46.2% Owned outright ◂ +5.1 pts 41.1%

28.8% Owned with a mortgage +3.2 pts ▸ 32.0%

20.3% Rented +1.9 pts ▸ 22.2%

2.0% Not stated +0.9 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.8% Other tenure ◂ +1.0 pts 1.8%

Types of homes

88.1% Separate house +1.7 pts ▸ 89.8%

10.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +0.6 pts 9.5%

1.0% Other dwelling ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

0.5% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

46.6% 3 bedrooms +0.6 pts ▸ 47.2%

25.9% 4 bedrooms +1.6 pts ▸ 27.5%

18.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +3.7 pts 14.7%

4.6% 5 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 4.4%

2.4% 1 bedroom +0.6 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.2% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

54.4% $200–$349 ◂ +2.2 pts 52.2%

31.4% Under $200 ◂ +8.9 pts 22.5%

10.1% $350–$549 +9.2 pts ▸ 19.3%

0.0% $550–$749 +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% $750 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.9% $1,000–$1,799 +0.8 pts ▸ 43.7%

29.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +4.6 pts 25.0%

16.0% $1,800–$2,999 +2.9 pts ▸ 18.9%

4.6% $3,000 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 6.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Federation in Wangaratta +116 more in Wangaratta

29 48th pct 145 66th pct

Stops/1k in Federation in Wangaratta +2.62 more in Wangaratta

2.25 40th pct 4.86 71st pct

Departures/1k in Federation in Wangaratta +351.8 more in Wangaratta

32.0 44th pct 383.8 69th pct

PT routes in Federation in Wangaratta +25 more in Wangaratta

12 60th pct 37 82nd pct

Stop walk in Federation in Wangaratta

— 89 100th pct

How people get to work

67.3% Car (driver) ◂ +3.9 pts 63.4%

9.4% Worked at home +2.5 pts ▸ 11.9%

4.0% Car (passenger) +1.1 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.2% Walked ◂ +0.4 pts 3.8%

0.6% Bicycle +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.1% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

38.2% 2 vehicles +0.8 pts ▸ 39.0%

37.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +4.5 pts 32.9%

12.4% 3 vehicles +1.5 pts ▸ 13.9%

7.3% 4 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 9.1%

4.9% No vehicle +0.3 pts ▸ 5.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.3% Health care & social assistance +6.6 pts ▸ 18.9%

14.5% Manufacturing ◂ +5.2 pts 9.3%

12.5% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +5.2 pts 7.4%

9.2% Retail trade +0.3 pts ▸ 9.5%

9.1% Construction ◂ +0.5 pts 8.6%

6.2% Education & training +2.2 pts ▸ 8.4%

7.2% Accommodation & food even 7.2%

4.7% Public administration & safety +1.2 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.4% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.7 pts 3.7%

3.5% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.5% Professional & technical +0.8 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.6% Administrative & support +0.7 pts ▸ 3.4%

Occupations people work in

11.3% Professionals +7.1 pts ▸ 18.3%

16.8% Labourers ◂ +4.4 pts 12.5%

16.1% Managers ◂ +1.3 pts 14.8%

15.1% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.2 pts 14.0%

11.3% Community & personal service +1.9 pts ▸ 13.2%

10.2% Clerical & administrative even 10.2%

9.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.4 pts 6.6%

8.3% Sales workers +0.5 pts ▸ 8.8%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Federation in Wangaratta +3 higher in Wangaratta

3 29th pct 6 57th pct

IRSD decile in Federation in Wangaratta +1 higher in Wangaratta

5 43rd pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Federation in Wangaratta +1 higher in Wangaratta

5 43rd pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Federation in Wangaratta +5 higher in Wangaratta

2 14th pct 7 64th pct

IRSAD score in Federation in Wangaratta +32 higher in Wangaratta

925 29th pct 957 54th pct

ERP in Federation in Wangaratta +16,842 higher in Wangaratta

13,247 49th pct 30,089 64th pct

Growth in Federation in Wangaratta +2.2 pts higher in Federation

3.3% 47th pct 1.1% 24th pct

Businesses in Federation in Wangaratta +1,827 higher in Wangaratta

1,386 50th pct 3,213 65th pct

Approvals in Federation in Wangaratta +77 higher in Wangaratta

44 47th pct 121 62nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Federation in Wangaratta +244 higher in Wangaratta

561 39th pct 804 66th pct

Max temp in Federation in Wangaratta +1.6 higher in Federation

23.5 42nd pct 21.9 27th pct

Min temp in Federation in Wangaratta +1.1 higher in Federation

9.1 19th pct 8.0 10th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Federation in Wangaratta +1,155 higher in Wangaratta

5,481 23rd pct 6,636 35th pct

Assault/100k in Federation in Wangaratta +227 higher in Wangaratta

581 22nd pct 809 38th pct

Sexual/100k in Federation in Wangaratta +2 higher in Federation

186 32nd pct 185 32nd pct

Robbery/100k in Federation in Wangaratta +5 higher in Wangaratta

16 31st pct 20 43rd pct

Burglary/100k in Federation in Wangaratta +13 higher in Federation

419 38th pct 406 37th pct

Theft/100k in Federation in Wangaratta +1,029 higher in Wangaratta

504 11th pct 1,533 61st pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Federation in Wangaratta +330 higher in Federation

457 63rd pct 127 10th pct

Property damage/100k in Federation in Wangaratta +270 higher in Wangaratta

512 29th pct 782 54th pct

Drugs/100k in Federation in Wangaratta +160 higher in Wangaratta

333 37th pct 493 52nd pct

5-yr change in Federation in Wangaratta +46.9 pts higher in Wangaratta

-26.7% 6th pct 20.2% 66th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Federation in Wangaratta +0.7 higher in Wangaratta

4.0 58th pct 4.7 70th pct

Types ≤15 min in Federation in Wangaratta +0.0 more in Federation

4.5 63rd pct 4.4 62nd pct

15-min city in Federation in Wangaratta +2.7 pts higher in Wangaratta

52.7% 58th pct 55.4% 63rd pct

Walk to shops in Federation in Wangaratta +15.8 pts higher in Wangaratta

44.4% 44th pct 60.1% 71st pct

Walk to transit in Federation in Wangaratta +32.6 pts higher in Wangaratta

33.9% 42nd pct 66.4% 66th pct

Walk to school in Federation in Wangaratta +0.7 pts higher in Federation

60.4% 60th pct 59.6% 58th pct

Walk to a park in Federation in Wangaratta +3.2 pts higher in Federation

81.3% 65th pct 78.1% 61st pct

Walk to health in Federation in Wangaratta +14.3 pts higher in Federation

46.8% 65th pct 32.5% 40th pct

Amenities/1k in Federation in Wangaratta +0.2 more in Wangaratta

22.6 60th pct 22.7 60th pct

Intersections/km² in Federation in Wangaratta even

1 44th pct 1 55th pct

Mean slope in Federation in Wangaratta +0.3 pts higher in Wangaratta

3.4% 26th pct 3.7% 32nd pct

Compare Federation with nearby areas

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Compare Wangaratta with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Federation vs Wangaratta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA12870/federation/vs/LGA26700/wangaratta