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Greater Hume Shire vs Alpine
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 116 km apart · Greater Hume Shire profile · Alpine profile
Greater Hume Shire Alpine
Alpine and Greater Hume Shire are rural areas located about 116km apart in Victoria and New South Wales. Alpine has a much higher share of people with no religion (48.5% compared to 31.1%) and a higher proportion of residents who finished Year 12 (48.7% versus 38.4%). These two areas also differ in their climate and safety, with Alpine receiving far more annual rainfall (1,374mm versus 773mm) and recording far fewer total offences per 100,000 people (2,932 compared to 4,777).
The gap in education levels has widened since 2011, while the two areas remain very similar in other ways. They share nearly identical typical weekly household incomes, around $1,340 to $1,420, and similar rates of volunteering. Both areas have older populations than the national figure, though residents in Alpine are noticeably older, with a typical age of 49 compared to 44 in Greater Hume Shire.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 9,815
- First area, 2016: 10,351
- First area, 2021: 11,157
- Second area, 2011: 11,881
- Second area, 2016: 12,337
- Second area, 2021: 13,235
- First area, 2011: 43 yrs
- First area, 2016: 44 yrs
- First area, 2021: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 49 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 49 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Greater Hume Shire: 0.8% males, 1.2% females; 85+ in Alpine: 1.2% males, 1.9% females
- 80–84 in Greater Hume Shire: 1.4% males, 1.2% females; 80–84 in Alpine: 1.4% males, 1.7% females
- 75–79 in Greater Hume Shire: 2.3% males, 1.9% females; 75–79 in Alpine: 2.3% males, 2.8% females
- 70–74 in Greater Hume Shire: 3.5% males, 2.8% females; 70–74 in Alpine: 3.6% males, 3.5% females
- 65–69 in Greater Hume Shire: 3.5% males, 3.5% females; 65–69 in Alpine: 4.0% males, 3.8% females
- 60–64 in Greater Hume Shire: 4.0% males, 3.7% females; 60–64 in Alpine: 4.3% males, 4.4% females
- 55–59 in Greater Hume Shire: 3.7% males, 3.6% females; 55–59 in Alpine: 3.8% males, 3.8% females
- 50–54 in Greater Hume Shire: 3.1% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Alpine: 3.2% males, 3.3% females
- 45–49 in Greater Hume Shire: 2.9% males, 2.9% females; 45–49 in Alpine: 3.1% males, 3.6% females
- 40–44 in Greater Hume Shire: 2.5% males, 3.0% females; 40–44 in Alpine: 2.8% males, 3.0% females
- 35–39 in Greater Hume Shire: 2.7% males, 3.0% females; 35–39 in Alpine: 2.5% males, 2.7% females
- 30–34 in Greater Hume Shire: 2.1% males, 2.2% females; 30–34 in Alpine: 2.2% males, 2.4% females
- 25–29 in Greater Hume Shire: 2.1% males, 2.0% females; 25–29 in Alpine: 2.4% males, 2.1% females
- 20–24 in Greater Hume Shire: 2.0% males, 1.8% females; 20–24 in Alpine: 2.0% males, 1.9% females
- 15–19 in Greater Hume Shire: 3.8% males, 3.3% females; 15–19 in Alpine: 2.7% males, 2.3% females
- 10–14 in Greater Hume Shire: 4.1% males, 3.5% females; 10–14 in Alpine: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Greater Hume Shire: 3.4% males, 3.2% females; 5–9 in Alpine: 2.7% males, 2.4% females
- 0–4 in Greater Hume Shire: 3.0% males, 2.9% females; 0–4 in Alpine: 2.1% males, 1.9% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $479
- First area, 2016: $600
- First area, 2021: $723
- Second area, 2011: $462
- Second area, 2016: $562
- Second area, 2021: $731
- First area, 2011: $943
- First area, 2016: $1,168
- First area, 2021: $1,420
- Second area, 2011: $829
- Second area, 2016: $1,002
- Second area, 2021: $1,340
- First area, 2011: $1,181
- First area, 2016: $1,439
- First area, 2021: $1,833
- Second area, 2011: $1,069
- Second area, 2016: $1,322
- Second area, 2021: $1,769
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.2
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $150
- First area, 2016: $180
- First area, 2021: $220
- Second area, 2011: $170
- Second area, 2016: $200
- Second area, 2021: $275
- First area, 2011: $1,200
- First area, 2016: $1,213
- First area, 2021: $1,300
- Second area, 2011: $1,300
- Second area, 2016: $1,300
- Second area, 2021: $1,473
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Greater Hume Shire vs Alpine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA13340/greater-hume-shire/vs/LGA20110/alpine