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Alpine vs Benalla

Name: Alpine vs Benalla — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 82 km apart · Alpine profile · Benalla profile

Alpine Benalla

Benalla and Alpine are two regional Victorian areas with similar populations, but they differ sharply in their social and environmental profiles. Alpine is lapped by much higher annual rainfall, with 1,374mm compared to Benalla's 738mm. Residents in Alpine generally have far better access to money and resources, and the area is far less prone to crime, with a recorded offence rate of 2,932 per 100,000 people, which is much lower than Benalla's 7,565. Benalla, however, has far better public transport links, with 65.9% of homes within a 10-minute walk of a stop and far more frequent departures.

Both areas are almost identical in their share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents, at about 1% to 2%. They also share similar household sizes and a comparable number of local businesses. Over time, some gaps are shifting; for example, the difference in the share of people born overseas has narrowed since 2011, though it remains well higher in Alpine. Meanwhile, the gap in the proportion of older residents has widened, as Benalla now has a well higher share of people aged 65 and over than Alpine.

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Where they differ most

One-parent: 4.7 pts higher in Benalla Unpaid carers: 2.3 pts higher in Benalla Needs assistance: 2.4 pts higher in Benalla De facto: 2.3 pts higher in Alpine Year 12: 8.6 pts higher in Alpine

Demographics & Identity

Population in Alpine in Benalla +1,293 larger in Benalla gap narrowing

13,235 51st pct 14,528 53rd pct

Median age in Alpine in Benalla +2 yrs older in Benalla gap steady

49 yrs 82nd pct 51 yrs 88th pct

Age structure

26.2% Seniors (65+) +3.4 pts ▸ 29.6%

29.6% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.5 pts 28.1%

20.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.2 pts 18.9%

15.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.1 pts 14.3%

8.9% Youth (15–24) +0.3 pts ▸ 9.3%

Marital status

49.4% Married ◂ +3.0 pts 46.3%

31.0% Never married ◂ +1.1 pts 29.9%

9.9% Divorced +2.1 pts ▸ 12.0%

6.8% Widowed +1.1 pts ▸ 7.9%

3.0% Separated +0.9 pts ▸ 3.9%

Age & sex structure

Alpine Benalla

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

78.1% Australia +3.7 pts ▸ 81.8%

3.5% England ◂ +1.0 pts 2.5%

1.8% Italy ◂ +1.6 pts 0.2%

1.3% New Zealand ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

0.3% India +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Philippines ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.3% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

Ancestry

40.2% English +2.7 pts ▸ 42.9%

37.3% Australian +2.4 pts ▸ 39.7%

12.4% Irish +1.9 pts ▸ 14.3%

11.7% Scottish +1.6 pts ▸ 13.2%

9.5% Italian ◂ +7.0 pts 2.5%

5.4% German ◂ +0.5 pts 5.0%

2.5% Dutch ◂ +0.6 pts 1.9%

1.0% Chinese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

0.9% Filipino ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.4% Indian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

86.3% English only +1.8 pts ▸ 88.1%

2.5% Italian ◂ +2.3 pts 0.2%

0.2% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Mandarin even 0.2%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.5% No religion ◂ +5.6 pts 42.9%

40.9% Christianity +4.1 pts ▸ 45.0%

8.7% Not stated +1.4 pts ▸ 10.1%

0.6% Buddhism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.5% Hinduism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.2% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Alpine in Benalla +6 more in Alpine

13 60th pct 7 39th pct

Schools/1k kids in Alpine in Benalla +3.03 more in Alpine

6.40 73rd pct 3.38 45th pct

Students in Alpine in Benalla +363 more in Benalla

1,695 46th pct 2,058 50th pct

Avg size in Alpine in Benalla +140 larger in Benalla

154 36th pct 294 60th pct

ICSEA in Alpine in Benalla +33 higher in Alpine

1,030 77th pct 997 65th pct

Highest year of school

48.7% Year 12 ◂ +8.6 pts 40.0%

17.2% Year 10 +1.6 pts ▸ 18.8%

15.2% Year 11 +1.9 pts ▸ 17.1%

10.1% Year 9 or below +4.0 pts ▸ 14.2%

Highest qualification level

30.7% Certificate III / IV +3.6 pts ▸ 34.4%

21.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +6.0 pts 15.5%

15.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.5 pts ▸ 16.1%

5.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.6 pts 4.0%

5.2% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.2 pts 3.9%

2.0% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

Field of qualification

14.0% Engineering & related +0.8 pts ▸ 14.9%

13.1% Management & commerce ◂ +1.8 pts 11.3%

11.4% Health ◂ +0.4 pts 11.0%

9.1% Society & culture +1.6 pts ▸ 10.6%

10.4% Education ◂ +1.0 pts 9.5%

6.4% Architecture & building ◂ +0.2 pts 6.2%

6.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.1 pts 5.2%

5.0% Agriculture & environment +0.7 pts ▸ 5.8%

3.1% Creative arts ◂ +1.2 pts 1.9%

2.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.8 pts 1.7%

1.5% Information technology ◂ +0.5 pts 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Alpine in Benalla +$77 higher in Alpine gap widening

$731 46th pct $654 28th pct

Household income in Alpine in Benalla +$148 higher in Alpine gap widening

$1,340 44th pct $1,192 24th pct

Family income in Alpine in Benalla +$221 higher in Alpine gap widening

$1,769 48th pct $1,548 27th pct

Household income distribution

32.4% $650–$1,499 +1.8 pts ▸ 34.2%

27.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.2 pts 24.6%

19.6% Under $650 +2.1 pts ▸ 21.7%

7.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.1 pts 6.3%

6.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 4.7%

Personal income distribution

40.9% Under $650 +3.6 pts ▸ 44.5%

34.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.1 pts 31.2%

13.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.2 pts 12.0%

3.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 1.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.7% Arthritis +2.9 pts ▸ 13.6%

8.8% Mental health +2.6 pts ▸ 11.4%

7.6% Asthma +3.3 pts ▸ 10.9%

7.5% Other condition +1.3 pts ▸ 8.8%

4.3% Diabetes +2.4 pts ▸ 6.7%

5.1% Heart disease +1.4 pts ▸ 6.5%

3.7% Cancer +0.4 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.0% Lung condition +1.5 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.2% Stroke +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.9% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.5% None ◂ +9.1 pts 51.4%

20.7% One condition +2.0 pts ▸ 22.7%

6.8% Two conditions +2.5 pts ▸ 9.3%

3.2% Three or more +2.4 pts ▸ 5.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Alpine in Benalla +147 larger in Benalla

137 23rd pct 284 36th pct

Median age in Alpine in Benalla +4 yrs older in Alpine

27 yrs 64th pct 23 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Alpine in Benalla +$16 higher in Alpine

$493 32nd pct $477 28th pct

Household income in Alpine in Benalla +$177 higher in Alpine

$1,437 57th pct $1,260 37th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Alpine in Benalla +0.1 larger in Alpine gap widening

2.3 29th pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

49.9% Couples with children ◂ +6.1 pts 43.8%

38.9% Couples without children +1.2 pts ▸ 40.1%

10.4% One-parent families +4.7 pts ▸ 15.2%

0.7% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

Household size

41.3% 2 people ◂ +1.0 pts 40.2%

29.3% 1 person +3.9 pts ▸ 33.1%

11.7% 3 people ◂ +0.4 pts 11.3%

11.2% 4 people ◂ +1.8 pts 9.4%

5.2% 5 people ◂ +0.9 pts 4.2%

1.5% 6 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Alpine in Benalla +$25 higher in Alpine gap widening

$275 55th pct $250 46th pct

Mortgage in Alpine in Benalla +$173 higher in Alpine gap widening

$1,473 54th pct $1,300 43rd pct

People / bedroom in Alpine in Benalla even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

46.3% Owned outright ◂ +2.1 pts 44.1%

29.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +0.9 pts 29.0%

19.1% Rented +2.7 pts ▸ 21.8%

2.3% Not stated +0.6 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.5% Other tenure ◂ +0.5 pts 2.1%

Types of homes

93.3% Separate house ◂ +3.9 pts 89.4%

4.8% Townhouse / semi-detached +4.8 pts ▸ 9.7%

0.9% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.8 pts 0.1%

0.6% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

Bedrooms per home

50.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +2.9 pts 47.7%

23.7% 4 bedrooms +1.0 pts ▸ 24.7%

16.1% 2 bedrooms +1.8 pts ▸ 17.9%

4.2% 5 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 3.6%

3.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.1 pts 3.1%

0.5% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

48.6% $200–$349 +4.0 pts ▸ 52.6%

21.7% Under $200 +2.9 pts ▸ 24.6%

24.5% $350–$549 ◂ +9.0 pts 15.5%

1.5% $550–$749 ◂ +0.7 pts 0.8%

1.3% $750 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 0.5%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.6% $1,000–$1,799 +2.1 pts ▸ 40.7%

25.2% Under $1,000 +6.3 pts ▸ 31.5%

22.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +5.8 pts 16.4%

7.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 6.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Alpine in Benalla +36 more in Benalla

22 46th pct 58 57th pct

Stops/1k in Alpine in Benalla +2.33 more in Benalla

1.66 35th pct 3.99 58th pct

Departures/1k in Alpine in Benalla +293.1 more in Benalla

27.6 43rd pct 320.7 66th pct

PT routes in Alpine in Benalla +18 more in Benalla

6 48th pct 24 73rd pct

Stop walk in Alpine in Benalla +8 longer in Alpine

75 94th pct 67 90th pct

How people get to work

53.9% Car (driver) +9.0 pts ▸ 62.9%

17.3% Worked at home ◂ +3.4 pts 13.9%

7.0% Walked ◂ +3.5 pts 3.5%

3.9% Car (passenger) +0.4 pts ▸ 4.3%

1.3% Bicycle ◂ +0.7 pts 0.6%

0.3% Bus ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

40.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +3.7 pts 36.4%

31.4% 1 vehicle +2.5 pts ▸ 33.9%

15.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.6 pts 14.9%

9.6% 4 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 9.5%

3.2% No vehicle +2.1 pts ▸ 5.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

11.9% Health care & social assistance +3.2 pts ▸ 15.1%

13.1% Accommodation & food ◂ +7.5 pts 5.6%

8.6% Construction +3.9 pts ▸ 12.6%

8.2% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +1.4 pts ▸ 9.7%

8.8% Retail trade ◂ +0.7 pts 8.2%

7.6% Manufacturing +0.9 pts ▸ 8.5%

8.4% Education & training ◂ +0.7 pts 7.7%

5.8% Public administration & safety +1.0 pts ▸ 6.8%

5.2% Professional & technical ◂ +1.7 pts 3.6%

2.7% Other services +0.8 pts ▸ 3.5%

3.3% Transport & warehousing +0.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.9% Administrative & support +0.1 pts ▸ 3.0%

Occupations people work in

18.5% Managers ◂ +3.0 pts 15.6%

17.6% Professionals ◂ +1.9 pts 15.6%

15.1% Technicians & trades even 15.1%

12.2% Labourers +1.4 pts ▸ 13.6%

12.2% Community & personal service +0.4 pts ▸ 12.6%

9.1% Clerical & administrative +1.0 pts ▸ 10.1%

8.1% Sales workers ◂ +0.4 pts 7.6%

5.6% Machinery operators & drivers +1.9 pts ▸ 7.5%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Alpine in Benalla +4 higher in Alpine

8 71st pct 4 36th pct

IRSD decile in Alpine in Benalla +4 higher in Alpine

9 86th pct 5 43rd pct

IER decile in Alpine in Benalla +3 higher in Alpine

8 71st pct 5 43rd pct

IEO decile in Alpine in Benalla +2 higher in Alpine

8 71st pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in Alpine in Benalla +51 higher in Alpine

989 73rd pct 938 38th pct

ERP in Alpine in Benalla +1,345 higher in Benalla

13,236 49th pct 14,581 51st pct

Growth in Alpine in Benalla +0.5 pts higher in Benalla

0.5% 18th pct 1.0% 23rd pct

Businesses in Alpine in Benalla +93 higher in Alpine

1,683 54th pct 1,590 53rd pct

Approvals in Alpine in Benalla +74 higher in Benalla

48 48th pct 122 62nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Alpine in Benalla +636 higher in Alpine

1,374 88th pct 738 60th pct

Max temp in Alpine in Benalla +2.0 higher in Benalla

20.0 14th pct 22.0 27th pct

Min temp in Alpine in Benalla +0.6 higher in Benalla

7.7 8th pct 8.3 12th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Alpine in Benalla +4,633 higher in Benalla

2,932 2nd pct 7,565 44th pct

Assault/100k in Alpine in Benalla +450 higher in Benalla

438 11th pct 888 44th pct

Sexual/100k in Alpine in Benalla +51 higher in Benalla

128 14th pct 179 30th pct

Robbery/100k in Alpine in Benalla

8 11th pct —

Burglary/100k in Alpine in Benalla +333 higher in Benalla

204 11th pct 537 53rd pct

Theft/100k in Alpine in Benalla +860 higher in Benalla

620 17th pct 1,480 60th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Alpine in Benalla +60 higher in Benalla

98 6th pct 158 14th pct

Property damage/100k in Alpine in Benalla +540 higher in Benalla

348 10th pct 888 62nd pct

Drugs/100k in Alpine in Benalla +346 higher in Benalla

128 10th pct 475 50th pct

5-yr change in Alpine in Benalla +17.2 pts higher in Benalla

-6.1% 25th pct 11.1% 55th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Alpine in Benalla +0.0 higher in Benalla

3.7 50th pct 3.8 51st pct

Types ≤15 min in Alpine in Benalla +0.4 more in Alpine

3.9 49th pct 3.6 38th pct

15-min city in Alpine in Benalla +10.3 pts higher in Alpine

44.6% 44th pct 34.2% 26th pct

Walk to shops in Alpine in Benalla +3.4 pts higher in Benalla

42.3% 40th pct 45.7% 46th pct

Walk to transit in Alpine in Benalla +35.8 pts higher in Benalla

30.1% 39th pct 65.9% 66th pct

Walk to school in Alpine in Benalla +2.9 pts higher in Benalla

51.2% 44th pct 54.0% 49th pct

Walk to a park in Alpine in Benalla +3.0 pts higher in Alpine

68.7% 49th pct 65.8% 44th pct

Walk to health in Alpine in Benalla +11.3 pts higher in Alpine

38.7% 52nd pct 27.4% 29th pct

Amenities/1k in Alpine in Benalla +12.6 more in Alpine

29.0 73rd pct 16.5 42nd pct

Intersections/km² in Alpine in Benalla even

1 51st pct 1 51st pct

Mean slope in Alpine in Benalla +4.0 pts higher in Alpine

7.5% 85th pct 3.6% 30th pct

Compare Alpine with nearby areas

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Compare Benalla with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Alpine vs Benalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA20110/alpine/vs/LGA21010/benalla