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Federation vs Wodonga

Name: Federation vs Wodonga — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 78 km apart · Federation profile · Wodonga profile

Federation Wodonga

Wodonga and Federation are distinct regions separated by a state border. Wodonga is a more urban centre with a younger population and far more recent overseas arrivals, who make up 16.7% of residents. It has a higher share of people working or looking for work (62.5%) and a more qualified workforce, with 46.2% of residents completing Year 12. In contrast, Federation is much older, with a typical age of 51 and 30.4% of people aged 65 and over. Home ownership is also far more common there, with 46.2% of homes owned outright.

While most trends have stayed steady since 2011, the gap in school completion and overseas arrivals has widened. The two areas share several everyday realities, such as having nearly identical rates of people working from home and very similar proportions of separate houses. Both areas also sit near the national figure for the share of people who need help with daily activities.

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Where they differ most

Population: 30,354 larger in Wodonga Median age: 13 yrs older in Federation Owned outright: 17.1 pts higher in Federation Aged 65+: 12.7 pts higher in Federation Year 12: 13.1 pts higher in Wodonga

Demographics & Identity

Population in Federation in Wodonga +30,354 larger in Wodonga gap widening

12,899 51st pct 43,253 73rd pct

Median age in Federation in Wodonga +13 yrs older in Federation gap steady

51 yrs 88th pct 38 yrs 29th pct

Age structure

30.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +12.7 pts 17.8%

27.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.3 pts 23.7%

17.7% Young adults (25–44) +8.4 pts ▸ 26.1%

15.7% Children (0–14) +4.4 pts ▸ 20.1%

9.2% Youth (15–24) +3.2 pts ▸ 12.4%

Marital status

49.1% Married ◂ +5.0 pts 44.1%

27.6% Never married +9.1 pts ▸ 36.6%

10.7% Divorced ◂ +0.5 pts 10.2%

8.5% Widowed ◂ +3.3 pts 5.2%

4.2% Separated ◂ +0.3 pts 3.8%

Age & sex structure

Federation Wodonga

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

84.8% Australia ◂ +1.1 pts 83.6%

2.5% England ◂ +0.6 pts 1.8%

0.2% India +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.8% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.5% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.1% Vietnam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% China even 0.2%

0.2% Italy even 0.1%

Ancestry

43.5% English ◂ +3.5 pts 40.0%

42.2% Australian ◂ +0.1 pts 42.1%

13.6% Irish ◂ +2.0 pts 11.6%

11.9% Scottish ◂ +1.5 pts 10.4%

4.4% German +2.5 pts ▸ 7.0%

2.2% Italian +0.9 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.2% Dutch +0.8 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.2% Indian +0.9 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.7% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.4% Chinese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Greek even 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

90.6% English only ◂ +2.5 pts 88.1%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Punjabi +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Tagalog even 0.3%

0.0% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Italian even 0.2%

0.1% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Greek even 0.1%

0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

54.2% Christianity ◂ +8.2 pts 46.0%

36.7% No religion +7.8 pts ▸ 44.5%

8.2% Not stated ◂ +1.7 pts 6.5%

0.2% Hinduism +1.0 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.4% Buddhism +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% Other religions +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Federation in Wodonga +5 more in Wodonga

11 54th pct 16 67th pct

Schools/1k kids in Federation in Wodonga +3.58 more in Federation

5.43 65th pct 1.84 17th pct

Students in Federation in Wodonga +9,151 more in Wodonga

963 37th pct 10,114 76th pct

Avg size in Federation in Wodonga +545 larger in Wodonga

88 18th pct 632 92nd pct

ICSEA in Federation in Wodonga +7 higher in Wodonga

978 54th pct 985 59th pct

Highest year of school

33.1% Year 12 +13.1 pts ▸ 46.2%

28.7% Year 10 ◂ +6.9 pts 21.8%

15.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +4.6 pts 11.2%

13.2% Year 11 +1.5 pts ▸ 14.7%

Highest qualification level

41.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.1 pts 38.5%

13.4% Bachelor degree +4.5 pts ▸ 17.9%

13.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +3.8 pts ▸ 17.0%

2.5% Postgraduate degree +1.9 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.9 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.4% Certificate I / II even 2.3%

Field of qualification

13.0% Management & commerce +4.0 pts ▸ 17.0%

16.6% Engineering & related ◂ +1.5 pts 15.2%

8.9% Society & culture +4.0 pts ▸ 12.9%

9.5% Health +2.6 pts ▸ 12.1%

8.0% Education +1.3 pts ▸ 9.2%

6.7% Architecture & building ◂ +0.7 pts 5.9%

6.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.2 pts ▸ 6.3%

6.1% Agriculture & environment ◂ +3.6 pts 2.4%

1.4% Creative arts +0.9 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.8% Information technology +0.9 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.2% Natural & physical sciences +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Federation in Wodonga +$159 higher in Wodonga gap widening

$646 26th pct $805 64th pct

Household income in Federation in Wodonga +$311 higher in Wodonga gap widening

$1,187 23rd pct $1,498 59th pct

Family income in Federation in Wodonga +$346 higher in Wodonga gap widening

$1,592 31st pct $1,938 62nd pct

Household income distribution

26.3% $1,500–$2,999 +6.0 pts ▸ 32.3%

31.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.4 pts 30.3%

23.4% Under $650 ◂ +6.8 pts 16.6%

6.0% $3,000–$3,999 +2.7 pts ▸ 8.7%

3.5% $4,000 or more +2.4 pts ▸ 5.9%

Personal income distribution

45.4% Under $650 ◂ +7.0 pts 38.4%

32.4% $650–$1,499 +5.4 pts ▸ 37.8%

11.0% $1,500–$2,999 +4.7 pts ▸ 15.7%

1.4% $3,000 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 1.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

14.5% Arthritis ◂ +4.2 pts 10.3%

9.9% Mental health +2.9 pts ▸ 12.8%

10.4% Asthma +0.5 pts ▸ 10.9%

7.3% Other condition +2.6 pts ▸ 9.9%

6.6% Heart disease ◂ +1.9 pts 4.7%

6.5% Diabetes ◂ +1.4 pts 5.1%

4.5% Cancer ◂ +1.1 pts 3.4%

3.3% Lung condition ◂ +1.0 pts 2.3%

1.5% Stroke ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

0.8% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

52.7% None +5.7 pts ▸ 58.4%

23.2% One condition ◂ +1.5 pts 21.7%

8.4% Two conditions ◂ +0.7 pts 7.7%

5.5% Three or more ◂ +1.1 pts 4.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Federation in Wodonga +1,179 larger in Wodonga

300 37th pct 1,479 72nd pct

Median age in Federation in Wodonga +10 yrs older in Federation

29 yrs 75th pct 19 yrs 0th pct

Median income in Federation in Wodonga +$17 higher in Federation

$628 70th pct $611 66th pct

Household income in Federation in Wodonga +$170 higher in Federation

$1,512 62nd pct $1,342 46th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Federation in Wodonga +0.2 larger in Wodonga gap steady

2.2 14th pct 2.4 43rd pct

Family composition

47.2% Couples with children +6.9 pts ▸ 54.1%

39.2% Couples without children ◂ +11.9 pts 27.3%

12.9% One-parent families +4.7 pts ▸ 17.6%

0.7% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

Household size

40.4% 2 people ◂ +6.2 pts 34.2%

31.9% 1 person ◂ +3.7 pts 28.1%

11.1% 3 people +3.9 pts ▸ 15.0%

10.0% 4 people +4.1 pts ▸ 14.0%

4.7% 5 people +1.3 pts ▸ 6.0%

2.1% 6 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 2.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Federation in Wodonga +$40 higher in Wodonga gap narrowing

$250 46th pct $290 60th pct

Mortgage in Federation in Wodonga +$179 higher in Wodonga gap widening

$1,300 43rd pct $1,479 55th pct

People / bedroom in Federation in Wodonga even gap narrowing

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

46.2% Owned outright ◂ +17.1 pts 29.1%

28.8% Owned with a mortgage +6.0 pts ▸ 34.8%

20.3% Rented +12.3 pts ▸ 32.6%

2.8% Other tenure ◂ +1.5 pts 1.3%

2.0% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 2.3%

Types of homes

88.1% Separate house +0.8 pts ▸ 88.9%

10.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.3 pts 8.8%

0.5% Flat or apartment +1.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.0% Other dwelling ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

46.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +2.3 pts 44.4%

25.9% 4 bedrooms +7.3 pts ▸ 33.3%

18.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +4.5 pts 13.9%

4.6% 5 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 4.1%

2.4% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.4 pts 2.0%

0.2% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

54.4% $200–$349 ◂ +4.2 pts 50.2%

31.4% Under $200 ◂ +14.5 pts 16.9%

10.1% $350–$549 +18.1 pts ▸ 28.2%

0.0% $550–$749 +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% $750 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.9% $1,000–$1,799 +4.4 pts ▸ 47.3%

29.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +9.8 pts 19.8%

16.0% $1,800–$2,999 +5.9 pts ▸ 21.9%

4.6% $3,000 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 6.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Federation in Wodonga +138 more in Wodonga

29 48th pct 167 69th pct

Stops/1k in Federation in Wodonga +1.61 more in Wodonga

2.25 40th pct 3.86 57th pct

Departures/1k in Federation in Wodonga +214.9 more in Wodonga

32.0 44th pct 246.9 63rd pct

PT routes in Federation in Wodonga +16 more in Wodonga

12 60th pct 28 76th pct

Stop walk in Federation in Wodonga

— 27 60th pct

How people get to work

67.3% Car (driver) +2.5 pts ▸ 69.8%

9.4% Worked at home ◂ +0.5 pts 8.9%

4.0% Car (passenger) +0.7 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.2% Walked ◂ +1.2 pts 3.1%

0.6% Bicycle even 0.7%

0.1% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

38.2% 2 vehicles +2.7 pts ▸ 40.8%

37.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +2.9 pts 34.5%

12.4% 3 vehicles +0.6 pts ▸ 13.0%

7.3% 4 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 7.0%

4.9% No vehicle ◂ +0.1 pts 4.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.3% Health care & social assistance +4.5 pts ▸ 16.9%

14.5% Manufacturing ◂ +4.8 pts 9.8%

12.5% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +11.1 pts 1.4%

4.7% Public administration & safety +6.9 pts ▸ 11.6%

9.2% Retail trade +1.6 pts ▸ 10.8%

9.1% Construction +0.7 pts ▸ 9.9%

6.2% Education & training +2.4 pts ▸ 8.6%

7.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.3 pts 5.9%

5.4% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.8 pts 4.6%

3.5% Other services +0.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.5% Professional & technical +0.9 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.6% Administrative & support +0.3 pts ▸ 2.9%

Occupations people work in

11.3% Professionals +6.1 pts ▸ 17.4%

16.8% Labourers ◂ +5.8 pts 11.1%

16.1% Managers ◂ +5.1 pts 10.9%

15.1% Technicians & trades +0.7 pts ▸ 15.8%

11.3% Community & personal service +3.2 pts ▸ 14.6%

10.2% Clerical & administrative +1.5 pts ▸ 11.8%

8.3% Sales workers +0.8 pts ▸ 9.1%

9.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.3 pts 7.7%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Federation in Wodonga +2 higher in Wodonga

3 29th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Federation in Wodonga even

5 43rd pct 5 43rd pct

IER decile in Federation in Wodonga even

5 43rd pct 5 43rd pct

IEO decile in Federation in Wodonga +4 higher in Wodonga

2 14th pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in Federation in Wodonga +22 higher in Wodonga

925 29th pct 947 45th pct

ERP in Federation in Wodonga +31,470 higher in Wodonga

13,247 49th pct 44,717 72nd pct

Growth in Federation in Wodonga +0.2 pts higher in Wodonga

3.3% 47th pct 3.5% 49th pct

Businesses in Federation in Wodonga +1,953 higher in Wodonga

1,386 50th pct 3,339 66th pct

Approvals in Federation in Wodonga +286 higher in Wodonga

44 47th pct 330 75th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Federation in Wodonga +246 higher in Wodonga

561 39th pct 807 66th pct

Max temp in Federation in Wodonga +1.5 higher in Federation

23.5 42nd pct 22.0 27th pct

Min temp in Federation in Wodonga +0.4 higher in Federation

9.1 19th pct 8.7 14th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Federation in Wodonga +2,195 higher in Wodonga

5,481 23rd pct 7,676 45th pct

Assault/100k in Federation in Wodonga +228 higher in Wodonga

581 22nd pct 809 38th pct

Sexual/100k in Federation in Wodonga +10 higher in Wodonga

186 32nd pct 197 36th pct

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

16 31st pct 21 44th pct

Burglary/100k in Federation in Wodonga +219 higher in Wodonga

419 38th pct 638 65th pct

Theft/100k in Federation in Wodonga +1,544 higher in Wodonga

504 11th pct 2,048 76th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Federation in Wodonga +145 higher in Federation

457 63rd pct 312 45th pct

Property damage/100k in Federation in Wodonga +277 higher in Wodonga

512 29th pct 788 54th pct

Drugs/100k in Federation in Wodonga +70 higher in Federation

333 37th pct 264 30th pct

5-yr change in Federation in Wodonga +55.6 pts higher in Wodonga

-26.7% 6th pct 28.8% 76th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Federation in Wodonga +1.6 higher in Wodonga

4.0 58th pct 5.6 78th pct

Types ≤15 min in Federation in Wodonga +1.1 more in Wodonga

4.5 63rd pct 5.5 78th pct

15-min city in Federation in Wodonga +15.5 pts higher in Wodonga

52.7% 58th pct 68.2% 76th pct

Walk to shops in Federation in Wodonga +17.6 pts higher in Wodonga

44.4% 44th pct 62.0% 72nd pct

Walk to transit in Federation in Wodonga +41.4 pts higher in Wodonga

33.9% 42nd pct 75.2% 73rd pct

Walk to school in Federation in Wodonga +14.9 pts higher in Wodonga

60.4% 60th pct 75.3% 77th pct

Walk to a park in Federation in Wodonga +15.8 pts higher in Wodonga

81.3% 65th pct 97.0% 84th pct

Walk to health in Federation in Wodonga +8.9 pts higher in Wodonga

46.8% 65th pct 55.7% 75th pct

Amenities/1k in Federation in Wodonga +2.8 more in Wodonga

22.6 60th pct 25.3 66th pct

Intersections/km² in Federation in Wodonga +24 higher in Wodonga

1 44th pct 25 74th pct

Mean slope in Federation in Wodonga +1.2 pts higher in Wodonga

3.4% 26th pct 4.6% 49th pct

Compare Federation with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Federation vs Wodonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA12870/federation/vs/LGA27170/wodonga