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Ararat vs Ballarat

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

Ararat Ballarat

Ballarat and Ararat are two Victorian regions with very different profiles. Ballarat is a larger hub with a more qualified workforce, where 23.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree compared to 12.6% in Ararat. This educational gap is reflected in school results, with 52.7% of Ballarat residents completing Year 12, which is far higher than the 37.5% in Ararat. Ballarat also has a much higher rate of recent arrivals, with 43.1% of people moving there in the last five years, while Ararat's figure is lower at 31.8%.

Both areas share an almost identical proportion of people born overseas, at 11.3%. While they are similar in this way, other gaps are changing; the difference in Year 12 completion has widened since 2011. The two areas also differ in age, with Ararat being noticeably older, as its typical resident is 46 compared to 39 in Ballarat. This age gap has narrowed slightly over the last decade.

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Where they differ most

Population: 101,883 larger in Ballarat Year 12: 15.2 pts higher in Ballarat Recent movers: 11.3 pts higher in Ballarat Unpaid child care: 6.2 pts higher in Ballarat Median age: 7 yrs older in Ararat

Demographics & Identity

Population in Ararat in Ballarat +101,883 larger in Ballarat gap widening

11,880 49th pct 113,763 86th pct

Median age in Ararat in Ballarat +7 yrs older in Ararat gap narrowing

46 yrs 71st pct 39 yrs 33rd pct

Age structure

27.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.6 pts 23.9%

23.2% Young adults (25–44) +2.8 pts ▸ 26.0%

24.7% Seniors (65+) ◂ +5.8 pts 18.9%

15.2% Children (0–14) +3.5 pts ▸ 18.7%

9.4% Youth (15–24) +3.0 pts ▸ 12.4%

Marital status

44.2% Married ◂ +2.0 pts 42.2%

35.7% Never married +2.9 pts ▸ 38.6%

9.1% Divorced +0.4 pts ▸ 9.5%

6.8% Widowed ◂ +1.0 pts 5.8%

4.2% Separated ◂ +0.4 pts 3.8%

Age & sex structure

Ararat Ballarat

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

81.8% Australia +1.9 pts ▸ 83.7%

1.9% England +0.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.1% India +0.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.6% New Zealand ◂ +0.7 pts 0.9%

0.7% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.3% China +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

38.2% English +3.6 pts ▸ 41.8%

39.6% Australian ◂ +0.2 pts 39.4%

10.7% Irish +4.4 pts ▸ 15.1%

12.8% Scottish ◂ +0.2 pts 12.6%

5.3% German ◂ +0.9 pts 4.4%

1.1% Dutch +1.6 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.8% Italian +0.8 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.1% Indian +0.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.8% Chinese +0.9 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.8% Filipino ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.1% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Vietnamese even 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

82.8% English only +5.3 pts ▸ 88.1%

0.6% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.4% Punjabi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.1% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Tagalog even 0.2%

0.1% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Arabic even 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.2%

0.1% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

44.6% No religion +3.4 pts ▸ 48.0%

38.4% Christianity +3.5 pts ▸ 42.0%

14.5% Not stated ◂ +8.0 pts 6.4%

0.7% Hinduism +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.5% Other religions +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% Buddhism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.7% Islam even 0.7%

0.1% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Ararat in Ballarat +37 more in Ballarat

12 57th pct 49 86th pct

Schools/1k kids in Ararat in Ballarat +4.34 more in Ararat

6.64 74th pct 2.30 28th pct

Students in Ararat in Ballarat +21,281 more in Ballarat

1,547 45th pct 22,828 86th pct

Avg size in Ararat in Ballarat +347 larger in Ballarat

129 30th pct 476 80th pct

ICSEA in Ararat in Ballarat +58 higher in Ballarat

980 55th pct 1,038 79th pct

Highest year of school

37.5% Year 12 +15.2 pts ▸ 52.7%

22.3% Year 10 ◂ +6.4 pts 15.9%

16.7% Year 11 ◂ +3.0 pts 13.7%

14.1% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.9 pts 11.3%

Highest qualification level

33.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.7 pts 30.1%

16.8% Bachelor degree +7.6 pts ▸ 24.4%

16.8% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.8 pts 15.0%

3.6% Postgraduate degree +4.6 pts ▸ 8.2%

3.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.9 pts ▸ 5.3%

2.4% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.3 pts 2.1%

Field of qualification

10.3% Management & commerce +4.8 pts ▸ 15.1%

12.5% Health +0.9 pts ▸ 13.4%

12.7% Society & culture +0.5 pts ▸ 13.2%

11.7% Engineering & related ◂ +0.4 pts 11.4%

8.8% Education +2.0 pts ▸ 10.9%

7.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +4.8 pts 2.2%

4.6% Architecture & building +1.3 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.6% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.3 pts 5.3%

2.2% Creative arts +1.8 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.1% Information technology +1.6 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.7% Natural & physical sciences +0.5 pts ▸ 2.3%

Income

Personal income in Ararat in Ballarat +$58 higher in Ballarat gap widening

$685 35th pct $743 50th pct

Household income in Ararat in Ballarat +$177 higher in Ballarat gap widening

$1,252 32nd pct $1,429 53rd pct

Family income in Ararat in Ballarat +$220 higher in Ballarat gap steady

$1,651 37th pct $1,871 57th pct

Household income distribution

32.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.9 pts 30.8%

27.7% $1,500–$2,999 +1.2 pts ▸ 29.0%

21.0% Under $650 ◂ +2.6 pts 18.5%

6.1% $3,000–$3,999 +2.3 pts ▸ 8.4%

4.3% $4,000 or more +3.0 pts ▸ 7.3%

Personal income distribution

40.3% Under $650 +1.4 pts ▸ 41.8%

31.0% $650–$1,499 +2.2 pts ▸ 33.2%

11.5% $1,500–$2,999 +3.8 pts ▸ 15.3%

1.7% $3,000 or more +1.5 pts ▸ 3.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.9% Mental health +2.2 pts ▸ 13.1%

12.1% Arthritis ◂ +1.6 pts 10.5%

9.8% Asthma +1.6 pts ▸ 11.4%

8.5% Other condition +1.2 pts ▸ 9.6%

5.6% Diabetes ◂ +0.4 pts 5.2%

5.3% Heart disease ◂ +0.7 pts 4.7%

3.7% Cancer ◂ +0.3 pts 3.4%

2.7% Lung condition ◂ +0.3 pts 2.4%

1.3% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

1.0% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

51.6% None +5.7 pts ▸ 57.3%

21.3% One condition +1.5 pts ▸ 22.9%

8.1% Two conditions ◂ +0.1 pts 8.0%

4.5% Three or more ◂ +0.3 pts 4.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Ararat in Ballarat +1,869 larger in Ballarat

225 32nd pct 2,094 80th pct

Median age in Ararat in Ballarat +8 yrs older in Ararat

30 yrs 79th pct 22 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Ararat in Ballarat +$37 higher in Ararat

$585 59th pct $548 48th pct

Household income in Ararat in Ballarat +$155 higher in Ararat

$1,516 63rd pct $1,361 48th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Ararat in Ballarat +0.2 larger in Ballarat gap widening

2.2 14th pct 2.4 43rd pct

Family composition

47.9% Couples with children +5.7 pts ▸ 53.6%

35.2% Couples without children ◂ +7.4 pts 27.9%

15.6% One-parent families +1.8 pts ▸ 17.4%

1.4% Other families ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

Household size

37.9% 2 people ◂ +3.7 pts 34.2%

32.4% 1 person ◂ +2.1 pts 30.3%

12.1% 3 people +2.1 pts ▸ 14.3%

10.5% 4 people +2.9 pts ▸ 13.4%

5.1% 5 people +0.6 pts ▸ 5.8%

1.8% 6 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 2.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Ararat in Ballarat +$52 higher in Ballarat gap steady

$245 45th pct $297 62nd pct

Mortgage in Ararat in Ballarat +$394 higher in Ballarat gap widening

$1,083 29th pct $1,477 55th pct

People / bedroom in Ararat in Ballarat even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

44.2% Owned outright ◂ +11.6 pts 32.6%

28.7% Owned with a mortgage +4.3 pts ▸ 33.0%

21.6% Rented +10.0 pts ▸ 31.6%

3.1% Other tenure ◂ +1.7 pts 1.4%

2.2% Not stated ◂ +0.9 pts 1.4%

Types of homes

92.0% Separate house ◂ +7.0 pts 85.1%

6.6% Townhouse / semi-detached +5.4 pts ▸ 12.0%

0.3% Flat or apartment +2.2 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.6% Other dwelling ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

51.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +3.9 pts 47.3%

22.9% 4 bedrooms +5.8 pts ▸ 28.6%

16.5% 2 bedrooms ◂ +0.8 pts 15.7%

4.4% 5 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 3.8%

2.7% 1 bedroom +0.5 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

52.4% $200–$349 +1.3 pts ▸ 53.7%

28.7% Under $200 ◂ +13.3 pts 15.4%

11.2% $350–$549 +15.4 pts ▸ 26.6%

0.8% $750 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.6% $550–$749 +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.7% $1,000–$1,799 +6.2 pts ▸ 44.9%

40.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +19.2 pts 21.1%

12.2% $1,800–$2,999 +10.7 pts ▸ 22.8%

3.4% $3,000 or more +2.9 pts ▸ 6.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Ararat in Ballarat +524 more in Ballarat

91 61st pct 615 86th pct

Stops/1k in Ararat in Ballarat +2.25 more in Ararat

7.66 91st pct 5.41 77th pct

Departures/1k in Ararat in Ballarat +766.0 more in Ballarat

267.3 64th pct 1,033.3 80th pct

PT routes in Ararat in Ballarat +16 more in Ballarat

17 66th pct 33 79th pct

Stop walk in Ararat in Ballarat +5 longer in Ballarat

45 73rd pct 50 78th pct

Drive to city in Ararat in Ballarat

— 82 62nd pct

How people get to work

60.9% Car (driver) +0.7 pts ▸ 61.6%

12.5% Worked at home +3.0 pts ▸ 15.5%

6.1% Walked ◂ +3.7 pts 2.4%

5.8% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.0 pts 4.8%

0.5% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Train +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

33.9% 1 vehicle +4.1 pts ▸ 37.9%

35.4% 2 vehicles +2.2 pts ▸ 37.6%

14.4% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.5 pts 11.9%

10.4% 4 or more ◂ +3.9 pts 6.5%

5.9% No vehicle +0.1 pts ▸ 6.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.5% Health care & social assistance +2.6 pts ▸ 19.1%

15.4% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +13.7 pts 1.7%

11.5% Manufacturing ◂ +4.3 pts 7.2%

6.6% Education & training +4.2 pts ▸ 10.8%

10.4% Public administration & safety ◂ +4.0 pts 6.4%

7.2% Retail trade +2.9 pts ▸ 10.1%

5.4% Construction +4.2 pts ▸ 9.5%

5.9% Accommodation & food +1.3 pts ▸ 7.2%

2.1% Professional & technical +3.3 pts ▸ 5.4%

2.7% Other services +0.8 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.6% Transport & warehousing +0.8 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.1% Administrative & support +0.6 pts ▸ 2.7%

Occupations people work in

13.7% Professionals +9.1 pts ▸ 22.8%

18.9% Managers ◂ +7.5 pts 11.4%

16.7% Labourers ◂ +6.8 pts 9.9%

15.5% Community & personal service ◂ +1.8 pts 13.7%

11.2% Technicians & trades +2.6 pts ▸ 13.8%

8.8% Clerical & administrative +3.5 pts ▸ 12.3%

7.2% Sales workers +2.3 pts ▸ 9.5%

5.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.4 pts 5.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Ararat in Ballarat +3 higher in Ballarat

4 36th pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in Ararat in Ballarat +2 higher in Ballarat

4 36th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Ararat in Ballarat even

4 36th pct 4 36th pct

IEO decile in Ararat in Ballarat +3 higher in Ballarat

5 43rd pct 8 71st pct

IRSAD score in Ararat in Ballarat +33 higher in Ballarat

932 34th pct 965 60th pct

ERP in Ararat in Ballarat +110,929 higher in Ballarat

11,732 47th pct 122,661 86th pct

Growth in Ararat in Ballarat +8.9 pts higher in Ballarat

-0.8% 10th pct 8.1% 81st pct

Businesses in Ararat in Ballarat +8,988 higher in Ballarat

1,163 46th pct 10,151 85th pct

Approvals in Ararat in Ballarat +659 higher in Ballarat

43 46th pct 702 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Ararat in Ballarat +162 higher in Ballarat

565 39th pct 727 59th pct

Max temp in Ararat in Ballarat +1.1 higher in Ararat

19.5 13th pct 18.4 8th pct

Min temp in Ararat in Ballarat +0.2 higher in Ararat

8.2 11th pct 8.0 10th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Ararat in Ballarat +157 higher in Ballarat

9,386 57th pct 9,543 58th pct

Assault/100k in Ararat in Ballarat +261 higher in Ararat

1,246 65th pct 985 51st pct

Sexual/100k in Ararat in Ballarat +119 higher in Ararat

303 61st pct 184 32nd pct

Robbery/100k in Ararat in Ballarat

— 39 71st pct

Burglary/100k in Ararat in Ballarat +87 higher in Ararat

800 75th pct 713 72nd pct

Theft/100k in Ararat in Ballarat +1,289 higher in Ballarat

2,003 75th pct 3,292 92nd pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Ararat in Ballarat +302 higher in Ballarat

202 23rd pct 504 67th pct

Property damage/100k in Ararat in Ballarat +2 higher in Ararat

976 68th pct 974 68th pct

Drugs/100k in Ararat in Ballarat +174 higher in Ararat

387 43rd pct 213 23rd pct

5-yr change in Ararat in Ballarat +45.5 pts higher in Ballarat

2.6% 40th pct 48.1% 88th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Ararat in Ballarat +0.9 higher in Ballarat

4.8 71st pct 5.7 79th pct

Types ≤15 min in Ararat in Ballarat +0.7 more in Ballarat

4.8 72nd pct 5.6 78th pct

15-min city in Ararat in Ballarat +9.2 pts higher in Ballarat

56.2% 65th pct 65.3% 75th pct

Walk to shops in Ararat in Ballarat +13.1 pts higher in Ballarat

52.1% 58th pct 65.2% 75th pct

Walk to transit in Ararat in Ballarat +5.2 pts higher in Ballarat

75.5% 73rd pct 80.8% 76th pct

Walk to school in Ararat in Ballarat +6.9 pts higher in Ballarat

64.6% 66th pct 71.5% 74th pct

Walk to a park in Ararat in Ballarat +18.2 pts higher in Ballarat

76.5% 60th pct 94.7% 81st pct

Walk to health in Ararat in Ballarat +1.2 pts higher in Ararat

50.3% 71st pct 49.1% 69th pct

Amenities/1k in Ararat in Ballarat +14.0 more in Ararat

30.1 73rd pct 16.0 40th pct

Intersections/km² in Ararat in Ballarat +34 higher in Ballarat

1 54th pct 35 75th pct

Mean slope in Ararat in Ballarat +0.6 pts higher in Ballarat

4.2% 41st pct 4.8% 52nd pct

Compare Ararat with nearby areas

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Compare Ballarat with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ararat vs Ballarat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA20260/ararat/vs/LGA20570/ballarat