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Alpine vs Wangaratta

Name: Alpine vs Wangaratta — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 49 km apart · Alpine profile · Wangaratta profile

Alpine Wangaratta

Wangaratta and Alpine are nearby Victorian areas with very different characters. Wangaratta is more developed for transport and shopping, with 66.4% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 60.1% near groceries. Crime is also far higher in Wangaratta, where the recorded offences rate is 6,636 per 100,000 people. Alpine is a much wetter area with 1,374mm of annual rainfall and a higher share of First Nations languages spoken at 13.1%.

These two areas have tracked in different directions since 2011, while some gaps have closed. The gap in the typical age of residents has narrowed, though Alpine remains older at 49 compared to 45 in Wangaratta. At the same time, the gap in university qualifications and Year 12 completion has widened. Despite these shifts, they remain very similar in other ways, such as having nearly identical typical weekly household incomes of around $1,330 and the same number of people per home.

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Where they differ most

Population: 16,573 larger in Wangaratta Unpaid carers: 2.9 pts higher in Wangaratta One-parent: 4.3 pts higher in Wangaratta De facto: 2.4 pts higher in Alpine Needs assistance: 2.0 pts higher in Wangaratta

Demographics & Identity

Population in Alpine in Wangaratta +16,573 larger in Wangaratta gap steady

13,235 51st pct 29,808 66th pct

Median age in Alpine in Wangaratta +4 yrs older in Alpine gap narrowing

49 yrs 82nd pct 45 yrs 67th pct

Age structure

29.6% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.8 pts 26.8%

26.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.0 pts 24.1%

20.1% Young adults (25–44) +1.2 pts ▸ 21.3%

15.3% Children (0–14) +2.1 pts ▸ 17.5%

8.9% Youth (15–24) +1.4 pts ▸ 10.3%

Marital status

49.4% Married ◂ +1.8 pts 47.6%

31.0% Never married +0.8 pts ▸ 31.8%

9.9% Divorced +0.1 pts ▸ 10.0%

6.8% Widowed +0.3 pts ▸ 7.0%

3.0% Separated +0.7 pts ▸ 3.6%

Age & sex structure

Alpine Wangaratta

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

78.1% Australia +6.5 pts ▸ 84.6%

3.5% England ◂ +1.6 pts 1.9%

1.8% Italy ◂ +0.8 pts 1.0%

1.3% New Zealand ◂ +0.6 pts 0.7%

0.6% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.3% India +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Nepal even 0.2%

0.1% China even 0.1%

0.0% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

40.2% English +2.4 pts ▸ 42.6%

37.3% Australian +2.8 pts ▸ 40.1%

12.4% Irish +1.9 pts ▸ 14.3%

11.7% Scottish +0.4 pts ▸ 12.1%

9.5% Italian ◂ +2.6 pts 6.9%

5.4% German ◂ +0.8 pts 4.6%

2.5% Dutch ◂ +0.8 pts 1.7%

1.0% Chinese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.9% Filipino ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.4% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% Greek even 0.4%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

86.3% English only +2.7 pts ▸ 89.0%

2.5% Italian ◂ +1.1 pts 1.4%

0.2% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Mandarin even 0.2%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Tagalog even 0.2%

0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%

0.1% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.5% No religion ◂ +6.5 pts 42.0%

40.9% Christianity +7.4 pts ▸ 48.3%

8.7% Not stated ◂ +1.3 pts 7.4%

0.6% Buddhism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% Hinduism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.2% Islam even 0.2%

0.1% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Alpine in Wangaratta +10 more in Wangaratta

13 60th pct 23 75th pct

Schools/1k kids in Alpine in Wangaratta +1.99 more in Alpine

6.40 73rd pct 4.42 57th pct

Students in Alpine in Wangaratta +3,208 more in Wangaratta

1,695 46th pct 4,903 64th pct

Avg size in Alpine in Wangaratta +59 larger in Wangaratta

154 36th pct 213 48th pct

ICSEA in Alpine in Wangaratta +7 higher in Alpine

1,030 77th pct 1,023 75th pct

Highest year of school

48.7% Year 12 ◂ +4.6 pts 44.1%

17.2% Year 10 +2.1 pts ▸ 19.3%

15.2% Year 11 +1.1 pts ▸ 16.3%

10.1% Year 9 or below +2.6 pts ▸ 12.8%

Highest qualification level

30.7% Certificate III / IV +3.7 pts ▸ 34.5%

21.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.1 pts 19.3%

15.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.7 pts ▸ 16.3%

5.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.1 pts 4.6%

5.2% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.3 pts 4.8%

2.0% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

Field of qualification

11.4% Health +3.4 pts ▸ 14.8%

14.0% Engineering & related ◂ +0.8 pts 13.3%

13.1% Management & commerce ◂ +1.0 pts 12.1%

9.1% Society & culture +2.5 pts ▸ 11.5%

10.4% Education ◂ +0.1 pts 10.3%

6.4% Architecture & building ◂ +0.1 pts 6.3%

6.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.5 pts 5.8%

5.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.7 pts 4.3%

3.1% Creative arts ◂ +0.8 pts 2.3%

2.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.5 pts 2.0%

1.5% Information technology ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Alpine in Wangaratta +$4 higher in Alpine gap narrowing

$731 46th pct $727 45th pct

Household income in Alpine in Wangaratta +$14 higher in Alpine gap narrowing

$1,340 44th pct $1,326 43rd pct

Family income in Alpine in Wangaratta even gap narrowing

$1,769 48th pct $1,771 48th pct

Household income distribution

32.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.9 pts 31.5%

27.7% $1,500–$2,999 +0.3 pts ▸ 28.1%

19.6% Under $650 +0.4 pts ▸ 20.0%

7.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.1 pts 7.3%

6.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 5.7%

Personal income distribution

40.9% Under $650 +1.0 pts ▸ 41.9%

34.3% $650–$1,499 +0.2 pts ▸ 34.5%

13.3% $1,500–$2,999 +0.4 pts ▸ 13.7%

3.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 2.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.7% Arthritis +1.4 pts ▸ 12.1%

7.6% Asthma +3.4 pts ▸ 11.1%

8.8% Mental health +1.9 pts ▸ 10.7%

7.5% Other condition +1.3 pts ▸ 8.7%

5.1% Heart disease +0.3 pts ▸ 5.4%

4.3% Diabetes +0.8 pts ▸ 5.1%

3.7% Cancer even 3.8%

2.0% Lung condition +0.5 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.2% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.9% Dementia even 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.5% None ◂ +4.1 pts 56.4%

20.7% One condition +2.2 pts ▸ 23.0%

6.8% Two conditions +1.2 pts ▸ 8.0%

3.2% Three or more +1.1 pts ▸ 4.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Alpine in Wangaratta +422 larger in Wangaratta

137 23rd pct 559 50th pct

Median age in Alpine in Wangaratta +6 yrs older in Alpine

27 yrs 64th pct 21 yrs 14th pct

Median income in Alpine in Wangaratta +$54 higher in Wangaratta

$493 32nd pct $547 48th pct

Household income in Alpine in Wangaratta even

$1,437 57th pct $1,439 57th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Alpine in Wangaratta even gap narrowing

2.3 29th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

49.9% Couples with children +2.0 pts ▸ 51.9%

38.9% Couples without children ◂ +6.4 pts 32.6%

10.4% One-parent families +4.3 pts ▸ 14.7%

0.7% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

Household size

41.3% 2 people ◂ +4.5 pts 36.8%

29.3% 1 person +1.5 pts ▸ 30.8%

11.7% 3 people +0.9 pts ▸ 12.6%

11.2% 4 people +0.8 pts ▸ 11.9%

5.2% 5 people +0.5 pts ▸ 5.7%

1.5% 6 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 2.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Alpine in Wangaratta +$15 higher in Alpine gap widening

$275 55th pct $260 50th pct

Mortgage in Alpine in Wangaratta +$123 higher in Alpine gap widening

$1,473 54th pct $1,350 46th pct

People / bedroom in Alpine in Wangaratta even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

46.3% Owned outright ◂ +5.1 pts 41.1%

29.8% Owned with a mortgage +2.1 pts ▸ 32.0%

19.1% Rented +3.1 pts ▸ 22.2%

2.3% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.5% Other tenure ◂ +0.8 pts 1.8%

Types of homes

93.3% Separate house ◂ +3.5 pts 89.8%

4.8% Townhouse / semi-detached +4.7 pts ▸ 9.5%

0.9% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.8 pts 0.1%

0.6% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

50.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +3.3 pts 47.2%

23.7% 4 bedrooms +3.9 pts ▸ 27.5%

16.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +1.4 pts 14.7%

4.2% 5 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.2 pts 3.0%

0.5% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

48.6% $200–$349 +3.6 pts ▸ 52.2%

24.5% $350–$549 ◂ +5.2 pts 19.3%

21.7% Under $200 +0.8 pts ▸ 22.5%

1.5% $550–$749 ◂ +1.0 pts 0.5%

1.3% $750 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 0.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.6% $1,000–$1,799 +5.0 pts ▸ 43.7%

25.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.2 pts 25.0%

22.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +3.3 pts 18.9%

7.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 6.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Alpine in Wangaratta +123 more in Wangaratta

22 46th pct 145 66th pct

Stops/1k in Alpine in Wangaratta +3.20 more in Wangaratta

1.66 35th pct 4.86 71st pct

Departures/1k in Alpine in Wangaratta +356.2 more in Wangaratta

27.6 43rd pct 383.8 69th pct

PT routes in Alpine in Wangaratta +31 more in Wangaratta

6 48th pct 37 82nd pct

Stop walk in Alpine in Wangaratta +14 longer in Wangaratta

75 94th pct 89 100th pct

How people get to work

53.9% Car (driver) +9.5 pts ▸ 63.4%

17.3% Worked at home ◂ +5.3 pts 11.9%

7.0% Walked ◂ +3.2 pts 3.8%

3.9% Car (passenger) +1.2 pts ▸ 5.1%

1.3% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

0.3% Bus ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

40.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.2 pts 39.0%

31.4% 1 vehicle +1.5 pts ▸ 32.9%

15.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.6 pts 13.9%

9.6% 4 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 9.1%

3.2% No vehicle +1.9 pts ▸ 5.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

11.9% Health care & social assistance +7.0 pts ▸ 18.9%

13.1% Accommodation & food ◂ +5.9 pts 7.2%

8.8% Retail trade +0.7 pts ▸ 9.5%

7.6% Manufacturing +1.7 pts ▸ 9.3%

8.6% Construction even 8.6%

8.4% Education & training +0.1 pts ▸ 8.4%

8.2% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +0.9 pts 7.4%

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

5.2% Professional & technical ◂ +1.9 pts 3.4%

3.3% Transport & warehousing +0.4 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.7% Other services +0.9 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.9% Administrative & support +0.5 pts ▸ 3.4%

Occupations people work in

18.5% Managers ◂ +3.7 pts 14.8%

17.6% Professionals +0.7 pts ▸ 18.3%

15.1% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.1 pts 14.0%

12.2% Community & personal service +1.0 pts ▸ 13.2%

12.2% Labourers +0.3 pts ▸ 12.5%

9.1% Clerical & administrative +1.2 pts ▸ 10.2%

8.1% Sales workers +0.7 pts ▸ 8.8%

5.6% Machinery operators & drivers +1.0 pts ▸ 6.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Alpine in Wangaratta +2 higher in Alpine

8 71st pct 6 57th pct

IRSD decile in Alpine in Wangaratta +3 higher in Alpine

9 86th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Alpine in Wangaratta +2 higher in Alpine

8 71st pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Alpine in Wangaratta +1 higher in Alpine

8 71st pct 7 64th pct

IRSAD score in Alpine in Wangaratta +32 higher in Alpine

989 73rd pct 957 54th pct

ERP in Alpine in Wangaratta +16,853 higher in Wangaratta

13,236 49th pct 30,089 64th pct

Growth in Alpine in Wangaratta +0.6 pts higher in Wangaratta

0.5% 18th pct 1.1% 24th pct

Businesses in Alpine in Wangaratta +1,530 higher in Wangaratta

1,683 54th pct 3,213 65th pct

Approvals in Alpine in Wangaratta +73 higher in Wangaratta

48 48th pct 121 62nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Alpine in Wangaratta +570 higher in Alpine

1,374 88th pct 804 66th pct

Max temp in Alpine in Wangaratta +2.0 higher in Wangaratta

20.0 14th pct 21.9 27th pct

Min temp in Alpine in Wangaratta +0.3 higher in Wangaratta

7.7 8th pct 8.0 10th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Alpine in Wangaratta +3,704 higher in Wangaratta

2,932 2nd pct 6,636 35th pct

Assault/100k in Alpine in Wangaratta +370 higher in Wangaratta

438 11th pct 809 38th pct

Sexual/100k in Alpine in Wangaratta +56 higher in Wangaratta

128 14th pct 185 32nd pct

Robbery/100k in Alpine in Wangaratta +13 higher in Wangaratta

8 11th pct 20 43rd pct

Burglary/100k in Alpine in Wangaratta +202 higher in Wangaratta

204 11th pct 406 37th pct

Theft/100k in Alpine in Wangaratta +914 higher in Wangaratta

620 17th pct 1,533 61st pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Alpine in Wangaratta +29 higher in Wangaratta

98 6th pct 127 10th pct

Property damage/100k in Alpine in Wangaratta +434 higher in Wangaratta

348 10th pct 782 54th pct

Drugs/100k in Alpine in Wangaratta +365 higher in Wangaratta

128 10th pct 493 52nd pct

5-yr change in Alpine in Wangaratta +26.2 pts higher in Wangaratta

-6.1% 25th pct 20.2% 66th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Alpine in Wangaratta +1.0 higher in Wangaratta

3.7 50th pct 4.7 70th pct

Types ≤15 min in Alpine in Wangaratta +0.5 more in Wangaratta

3.9 49th pct 4.4 62nd pct

15-min city in Alpine in Wangaratta +10.8 pts higher in Wangaratta

44.6% 44th pct 55.4% 63rd pct

Walk to shops in Alpine in Wangaratta +17.9 pts higher in Wangaratta

42.3% 40th pct 60.1% 71st pct

Walk to transit in Alpine in Wangaratta +36.3 pts higher in Wangaratta

30.1% 39th pct 66.4% 66th pct

Walk to school in Alpine in Wangaratta +8.5 pts higher in Wangaratta

51.2% 44th pct 59.6% 58th pct

Walk to a park in Alpine in Wangaratta +9.3 pts higher in Wangaratta

68.7% 49th pct 78.1% 61st pct

Walk to health in Alpine in Wangaratta +6.2 pts higher in Alpine

38.7% 52nd pct 32.5% 40th pct

Amenities/1k in Alpine in Wangaratta +6.3 more in Alpine

29.0 73rd pct 22.7 60th pct

Intersections/km² in Alpine in Wangaratta even

1 51st pct 1 55th pct

Mean slope in Alpine in Wangaratta +3.8 pts higher in Alpine

7.5% 85th pct 3.7% 32nd pct

Compare Alpine with nearby areas

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Compare Wangaratta with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Alpine vs Wangaratta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA20110/alpine/vs/LGA26700/wangaratta