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Alpine vs East Gippsland

Name: Alpine vs East Gippsland — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 126 km apart · Alpine profile · East Gippsland profile

Alpine East Gippsland

East Gippsland and Alpine are both large regional areas in Victoria with distinct social landscapes. Alpine is generally more advantaged, with higher scores for education and job skills and far better access to money and resources. In contrast, East Gippsland has a much higher crime rate, with recorded offences per 100,000 people far higher than in Alpine. The two areas also differ in their infrastructure; East Gippsland has far more public transport stops and departures per 1,000 people, while Alpine has more homes within a 15-minute walk of parks and health services.

Both areas are very similar in their housing patterns, with about 19% of households renting and typical weekly rents sitting around $270. They also share a similar proportion of people who speak little or no English. Over time, the age gap between them has shifted; residents are now noticeably older in East Gippsland, where the typical age is 52, compared to 49 in Alpine. This gap has widened since 2011, and East Gippsland now has a well higher share of people aged 65 and over than Alpine.

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Where they differ most

Population: 35,480 larger in East Gippsland Unemployment: 2.3 pts higher in East Gippsland Unpaid carers: 2.2 pts higher in East Gippsland Needs assistance: 2.3 pts higher in East Gippsland Year 12: 9.4 pts higher in Alpine

Demographics & Identity

Population in Alpine in East Gippsland +35,480 larger in East Gippsland gap widening

13,235 51st pct 48,715 74th pct

Median age in Alpine in East Gippsland +3 yrs older in East Gippsland gap widening

49 yrs 82nd pct 52 yrs 90th pct

Age structure

26.2% Seniors (65+) +4.7 pts ▸ 30.9%

29.6% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.2 pts 27.4%

20.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.9 pts 18.2%

15.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.4 pts 15.0%

8.9% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.5 pts 8.5%

Marital status

49.4% Married ◂ +1.0 pts 48.3%

31.0% Never married ◂ +2.0 pts 29.0%

9.9% Divorced +1.4 pts ▸ 11.3%

6.8% Widowed +0.7 pts ▸ 7.4%

3.0% Separated +1.0 pts ▸ 4.0%

Age & sex structure

Alpine East Gippsland

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

78.1% Australia +1.5 pts ▸ 79.6%

3.5% England +0.3 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.8% Italy ◂ +1.4 pts 0.3%

1.3% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%

0.6% Philippines even 0.6%

0.3% India +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% South Africa even 0.3%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% China even 0.2%

Ancestry

40.2% English +3.4 pts ▸ 43.5%

37.3% Australian +2.1 pts ▸ 39.4%

12.4% Irish ◂ +1.6 pts 10.8%

11.7% Scottish +0.1 pts ▸ 11.8%

9.5% Italian ◂ +6.2 pts 3.3%

5.4% German ◂ +1.0 pts 4.4%

2.5% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 2.5%

1.0% Chinese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.9% Filipino ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.4% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Indian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

86.3% English only +2.1 pts ▸ 88.4%

2.5% Italian ◂ +2.1 pts 0.4%

0.2% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Tagalog even 0.2%

0.2% Punjabi even 0.2%

0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%

0.1% Arabic even 0.1%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.5% No religion ◂ +0.1 pts 48.4%

40.9% Christianity ◂ +0.5 pts 40.4%

8.7% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 9.5%

0.6% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% Other religions even 0.5%

0.5% Hinduism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.2% Islam even 0.2%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Alpine in East Gippsland +20 more in East Gippsland

13 60th pct 33 83rd pct

Schools/1k kids in Alpine in East Gippsland +1.88 more in Alpine

6.40 73rd pct 4.52 58th pct

Students in Alpine in East Gippsland +4,480 more in East Gippsland

1,695 46th pct 6,175 69th pct

Avg size in Alpine in East Gippsland +33 larger in East Gippsland

154 36th pct 187 44th pct

ICSEA in Alpine in East Gippsland +61 higher in Alpine

1,030 77th pct 969 48th pct

Highest year of school

48.7% Year 12 ◂ +9.4 pts 39.3%

17.2% Year 10 +4.2 pts ▸ 21.3%

15.2% Year 11 +0.4 pts ▸ 15.6%

10.1% Year 9 or below +4.1 pts ▸ 14.2%

Highest qualification level

30.7% Certificate III / IV +4.6 pts ▸ 35.3%

21.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +5.6 pts 15.8%

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

5.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.9 pts 3.8%

5.2% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.4 pts 3.8%

2.0% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

Field of qualification

14.0% Engineering & related +0.8 pts ▸ 14.8%

13.1% Management & commerce ◂ +1.6 pts 11.5%

11.4% Health ◂ +0.2 pts 11.2%

9.1% Society & culture +1.5 pts ▸ 10.6%

10.4% Education ◂ +0.7 pts 9.8%

6.4% Architecture & building +0.4 pts ▸ 6.9%

6.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.4 pts 5.9%

5.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.8 pts 4.2%

3.1% Creative arts ◂ +0.7 pts 2.4%

2.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.9 pts 1.7%

1.5% Information technology ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Alpine in East Gippsland +$128 higher in Alpine gap widening

$731 46th pct $603 16th pct

Household income in Alpine in East Gippsland +$230 higher in Alpine gap widening

$1,340 44th pct $1,110 14th pct

Family income in Alpine in East Gippsland +$352 higher in Alpine gap widening

$1,769 48th pct $1,417 17th pct

Household income distribution

32.4% $650–$1,499 +3.6 pts ▸ 35.9%

27.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.9 pts 23.8%

19.6% Under $650 +3.6 pts ▸ 23.2%

7.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.3 pts 5.1%

6.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.2 pts 3.9%

Personal income distribution

40.9% Under $650 +7.3 pts ▸ 48.2%

34.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.9 pts 30.3%

13.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.5 pts 9.8%

3.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 1.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.7% Arthritis +2.9 pts ▸ 13.6%

8.8% Mental health +1.7 pts ▸ 10.5%

7.6% Asthma +1.6 pts ▸ 9.2%

7.5% Other condition +1.4 pts ▸ 8.9%

5.1% Heart disease +1.2 pts ▸ 6.4%

4.3% Diabetes +1.4 pts ▸ 5.7%

3.7% Cancer +0.7 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.0% Lung condition +1.5 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.2% Stroke +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.5% None ◂ +6.5 pts 54.0%

20.7% One condition +1.7 pts ▸ 22.5%

6.8% Two conditions +1.7 pts ▸ 8.5%

3.2% Three or more +1.7 pts ▸ 4.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Alpine in East Gippsland +1,546 larger in East Gippsland

137 23rd pct 1,683 75th pct

Median age in Alpine in East Gippsland +4 yrs older in Alpine

27 yrs 64th pct 23 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Alpine in East Gippsland +$25 higher in East Gippsland

$493 32nd pct $518 40th pct

Household income in Alpine in East Gippsland +$160 higher in Alpine

$1,437 57th pct $1,277 39th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Alpine in East Gippsland +0.1 larger in Alpine gap widening

2.3 29th pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

49.9% Couples with children ◂ +5.0 pts 44.9%

38.9% Couples without children +1.2 pts ▸ 40.1%

10.4% One-parent families +3.6 pts ▸ 14.1%

0.7% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Household size

41.3% 2 people ◂ +0.3 pts 41.0%

29.3% 1 person +2.2 pts ▸ 31.4%

11.7% 3 people ◂ +0.2 pts 11.5%

11.2% 4 people ◂ +1.6 pts 9.6%

5.2% 5 people ◂ +0.6 pts 4.5%

1.5% 6 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 2.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Alpine in East Gippsland +$7 higher in Alpine gap steady

$275 55th pct $268 53rd pct

Mortgage in Alpine in East Gippsland +$173 higher in Alpine gap widening

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

People / bedroom in Alpine in East Gippsland even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

46.3% Owned outright +2.7 pts ▸ 49.0%

29.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +2.7 pts 27.1%

19.1% Rented +0.5 pts ▸ 19.5%

2.5% Other tenure ◂ +0.5 pts 2.0%

2.3% Not stated even 2.3%

Types of homes

93.3% Separate house ◂ +2.7 pts 90.5%

4.8% Townhouse / semi-detached +2.0 pts ▸ 6.8%

0.6% Other dwelling +0.9 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.9% Flat or apartment even 0.8%

Bedrooms per home

50.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +1.9 pts 48.6%

23.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +0.1 pts 23.5%

16.1% 2 bedrooms +1.3 pts ▸ 17.4%

4.2% 5 or more even 4.2%

3.2% 1 bedroom +0.5 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.5% Studio / none even 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

48.6% $200–$349 +4.6 pts ▸ 53.2%

24.5% $350–$549 ◂ +5.9 pts 18.6%

21.7% Under $200 +0.4 pts ▸ 22.1%

1.5% $550–$749 ◂ +1.1 pts 0.4%

1.3% $750 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 0.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.6% $1,000–$1,799 +4.0 pts ▸ 42.7%

25.2% Under $1,000 +4.6 pts ▸ 29.9%

22.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +5.8 pts 16.3%

7.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.4 pts 5.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Alpine in East Gippsland +150 more in East Gippsland

22 46th pct 172 69th pct

Stops/1k in Alpine in East Gippsland +1.87 more in East Gippsland

1.66 35th pct 3.53 53rd pct

Departures/1k in Alpine in East Gippsland +54.8 more in East Gippsland

27.6 43rd pct 82.4 52nd pct

PT routes in Alpine in East Gippsland +11 more in East Gippsland

6 48th pct 17 66th pct

Stop walk in Alpine in East Gippsland

75 94th pct —

How people get to work

53.9% Car (driver) +9.3 pts ▸ 63.3%

17.3% Worked at home ◂ +4.7 pts 12.6%

7.0% Walked ◂ +3.4 pts 3.6%

3.9% Car (passenger) +0.7 pts ▸ 4.6%

1.3% Bicycle ◂ +0.8 pts 0.5%

0.3% Bus ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

40.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.5 pts 38.6%

31.4% 1 vehicle +3.0 pts ▸ 34.5%

15.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.2 pts 14.3%

9.6% 4 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 8.2%

3.2% No vehicle +1.1 pts ▸ 4.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

11.9% Health care & social assistance +4.4 pts ▸ 16.3%

13.1% Accommodation & food ◂ +5.1 pts 8.0%

8.6% Construction +1.4 pts ▸ 10.0%

8.8% Retail trade +0.9 pts ▸ 9.7%

8.4% Education & training +0.7 pts ▸ 9.0%

8.2% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +0.1 pts ▸ 8.4%

7.6% Manufacturing ◂ +0.6 pts 7.0%

5.8% Public administration & safety +0.1 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.2% Professional & technical ◂ +1.7 pts 3.5%

2.7% Other services +1.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.3% Transport & warehousing +0.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.9% Administrative & support even 2.9%

Occupations people work in

18.5% Managers ◂ +3.6 pts 15.0%

17.6% Professionals ◂ +2.0 pts 15.6%

15.1% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.1 pts 13.9%

12.2% Community & personal service +1.6 pts ▸ 13.9%

12.2% Labourers +1.5 pts ▸ 13.7%

9.1% Clerical & administrative +1.6 pts ▸ 10.6%

8.1% Sales workers +0.8 pts ▸ 8.8%

5.6% Machinery operators & drivers +0.7 pts ▸ 6.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Alpine in East Gippsland +4 higher in Alpine

8 71st pct 4 36th pct

IRSD decile in Alpine in East Gippsland +5 higher in Alpine

9 86th pct 4 36th pct

IER decile in Alpine in East Gippsland +4 higher in Alpine

8 71st pct 4 36th pct

IEO decile in Alpine in East Gippsland +3 higher in Alpine

8 71st pct 5 43rd pct

IRSAD score in Alpine in East Gippsland +58 higher in Alpine

989 73rd pct 931 33rd pct

ERP in Alpine in East Gippsland +36,433 higher in East Gippsland

13,236 49th pct 49,669 73rd pct

Growth in Alpine in East Gippsland +1.9 pts higher in East Gippsland

0.5% 18th pct 2.5% 38th pct

Businesses in Alpine in East Gippsland +3,093 higher in East Gippsland

1,683 54th pct 4,776 73rd pct

Approvals in Alpine in East Gippsland +297 higher in East Gippsland

48 48th pct 345 76th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Alpine in East Gippsland +559 higher in Alpine

1,374 88th pct 815 67th pct

Max temp in Alpine in East Gippsland +0.8 higher in Alpine

20.0 14th pct 19.2 11th pct

Min temp in Alpine in East Gippsland +0.4 higher in East Gippsland

7.7 8th pct 8.2 11th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Alpine in East Gippsland +6,380 higher in East Gippsland

2,932 2nd pct 9,311 57th pct

Assault/100k in Alpine in East Gippsland +1,167 higher in East Gippsland

438 11th pct 1,605 76th pct

Sexual/100k in Alpine in East Gippsland +184 higher in East Gippsland

128 14th pct 312 63rd pct

Robbery/100k in Alpine in East Gippsland +11 higher in East Gippsland

8 11th pct 18 39th pct

Burglary/100k in Alpine in East Gippsland +184 higher in East Gippsland

204 11th pct 388 35th pct

Theft/100k in Alpine in East Gippsland +1,033 higher in East Gippsland

620 17th pct 1,652 65th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Alpine in East Gippsland +54 higher in East Gippsland

98 6th pct 152 14th pct

Property damage/100k in Alpine in East Gippsland +632 higher in East Gippsland

348 10th pct 979 69th pct

Drugs/100k in Alpine in East Gippsland +260 higher in East Gippsland

128 10th pct 388 43rd pct

5-yr change in Alpine in East Gippsland +29.8 pts higher in East Gippsland

-6.1% 25th pct 23.7% 70th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Alpine in East Gippsland +0.7 higher in Alpine

3.7 50th pct 3.0 30th pct

Types ≤15 min in Alpine in East Gippsland +0.9 more in Alpine

3.9 49th pct 3.1 26th pct

15-min city in Alpine in East Gippsland +12.3 pts higher in Alpine

44.6% 44th pct 32.3% 23rd pct

Walk to shops in Alpine in East Gippsland +7.8 pts higher in Alpine

42.3% 40th pct 34.5% 26th pct

Walk to transit in Alpine in East Gippsland +11.5 pts higher in East Gippsland

30.1% 39th pct 41.6% 48th pct

Walk to school in Alpine in East Gippsland +8.8 pts higher in Alpine

51.2% 44th pct 42.4% 29th pct

Walk to a park in Alpine in East Gippsland +11.9 pts higher in Alpine

68.7% 49th pct 56.9% 29th pct

Walk to health in Alpine in East Gippsland +12.1 pts higher in Alpine

38.7% 52nd pct 26.5% 28th pct

Amenities/1k in Alpine in East Gippsland +8.2 more in Alpine

29.0 73rd pct 20.8 55th pct

Intersections/km² in Alpine in East Gippsland even

1 51st pct 1 42nd pct

Mean slope in Alpine in East Gippsland +1.4 pts higher in Alpine

7.5% 85th pct 6.1% 71st pct

Compare Alpine with nearby areas

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Compare East Gippsland with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Alpine vs East Gippsland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA20110/alpine/vs/LGA22110/east-gippsland