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Ballarat vs Corangamite

Name: Ballarat vs Corangamite — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 87 km apart · Ballarat profile · Corangamite profile

Ballarat Corangamite

Ballarat and Corangamite are two different types of regional Victorian hubs. Ballarat is a growing centre where 43.1% of people moved in the last five years and 23.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. In contrast, Corangamite is a more stable, older area with a typical resident aged 48 and a much higher share of homes owned outright (46.0%). Ballarat also has much larger schools and far more public transport options, while Corangamite has more small, combined schools and a workforce heavily focused on agriculture, forestry, and fishing.

Daily life in both places shares many similarities, including a typical weekly personal income around $700 and a similar number of people living alone. While they share an overall advantage score near the national average, the gaps between them are widening in several areas. Residents in Corangamite are now far older than those in Ballarat, and the difference in home ownership and university qualifications has grown since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Population: 97,648 larger in Ballarat Recent movers: 13.7 pts higher in Ballarat Median age: 9 yrs older in Corangamite Year 12: 13.8 pts higher in Ballarat Renting: 13.8 pts higher in Ballarat

Demographics & Identity

Population in Ballarat in Corangamite +97,648 larger in Ballarat gap widening

113,763 86th pct 16,115 56th pct

Median age in Ballarat in Corangamite +9 yrs older in Corangamite gap widening

39 yrs 33rd pct 48 yrs 79th pct

Age structure

23.9% Older adults (45–64) +4.6 pts ▸ 28.5%

26.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +6.4 pts 19.6%

18.9% Seniors (65+) +5.8 pts ▸ 24.7%

18.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.1 pts 16.6%

12.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.0 pts 10.4%

Marital status

42.2% Married +6.1 pts ▸ 48.3%

38.6% Never married ◂ +6.6 pts 32.0%

9.5% Divorced ◂ +0.6 pts 9.0%

5.8% Widowed +1.5 pts ▸ 7.3%

3.8% Separated ◂ +0.4 pts 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Ballarat Corangamite

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

83.7% Australia +1.1 pts ▸ 84.7%

2.2% England ◂ +0.5 pts 1.7%

0.9% New Zealand +0.9 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.6% India ◂ +1.4 pts 0.2%

0.6% China ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.6% Philippines even 0.5%

0.2% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

39.4% Australian +4.9 pts ▸ 44.3%

41.8% English ◂ +1.7 pts 40.1%

15.1% Irish ◂ +0.2 pts 14.9%

12.6% Scottish +0.3 pts ▸ 12.9%

4.4% German ◂ +1.4 pts 3.0%

2.8% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 2.5%

2.7% Italian ◂ +1.4 pts 1.2%

1.7% Indian ◂ +1.5 pts 0.3%

1.7% Chinese ◂ +1.3 pts 0.4%

0.8% Filipino ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.5% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

88.1% English only +2.3 pts ▸ 90.3%

0.9% Mandarin ◂ +0.7 pts 0.1%

0.7% Punjabi ◂ +0.6 pts 0.1%

0.3% Hindi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.2% Tagalog even 0.2%

0.2% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

42.0% Christianity +6.8 pts ▸ 48.7%

48.0% No religion ◂ +6.4 pts 41.6%

6.4% Not stated +2.2 pts ▸ 8.6%

1.2% Hinduism ◂ +1.0 pts 0.1%

1.0% Other religions ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

0.8% Buddhism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.7% Islam ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

0.0% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Ballarat in Corangamite +35 more in Ballarat

49 86th pct 14 62nd pct

Schools/1k kids in Ballarat in Corangamite +2.93 more in Corangamite

2.30 28th pct 5.22 64th pct

Students in Ballarat in Corangamite +20,463 more in Ballarat

22,828 86th pct 2,365 53rd pct

Avg size in Ballarat in Corangamite +307 larger in Ballarat

476 80th pct 169 40th pct

ICSEA in Ballarat in Corangamite +41 higher in Ballarat

1,038 79th pct 996 65th pct

Highest year of school

52.7% Year 12 ◂ +13.8 pts 38.9%

15.9% Year 10 +2.4 pts ▸ 18.3%

13.7% Year 11 +4.5 pts ▸ 18.2%

11.3% Year 9 or below +4.2 pts ▸ 15.5%

Highest qualification level

30.1% Certificate III / IV +6.0 pts ▸ 36.1%

24.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +7.0 pts 17.4%

15.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.3 pts 14.7%

8.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +5.0 pts 3.2%

5.3% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.0 pts 3.3%

2.1% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 2.2%

Field of qualification

15.1% Management & commerce ◂ +5.6 pts 9.5%

11.4% Engineering & related +2.1 pts ▸ 13.5%

13.4% Health ◂ +1.9 pts 11.6%

13.2% Society & culture ◂ +3.9 pts 9.3%

10.9% Education ◂ +1.2 pts 9.6%

2.2% Agriculture & environment +8.3 pts ▸ 10.5%

5.9% Architecture & building ◂ +0.7 pts 5.2%

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

4.0% Creative arts ◂ +1.9 pts 2.1%

2.7% Information technology ◂ +2.0 pts 0.7%

2.3% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.7 pts 1.6%

Income

Personal income in Ballarat in Corangamite +$54 higher in Ballarat gap widening

$743 50th pct $689 36th pct

Household income in Ballarat in Corangamite +$166 higher in Ballarat gap widening

$1,429 53rd pct $1,263 33rd pct

Family income in Ballarat in Corangamite +$202 higher in Ballarat gap widening

$1,871 57th pct $1,669 39th pct

Household income distribution

30.8% $650–$1,499 +1.6 pts ▸ 32.4%

29.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.9 pts 26.1%

18.5% Under $650 +1.8 pts ▸ 20.3%

8.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.8 pts 6.6%

7.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 5.6%

Personal income distribution

41.8% Under $650 +1.2 pts ▸ 43.0%

33.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.3 pts 33.0%

15.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.6 pts 11.7%

3.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 2.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

13.1% Mental health ◂ +3.5 pts 9.6%

11.4% Asthma ◂ +1.9 pts 9.4%

10.5% Arthritis +0.2 pts ▸ 10.7%

9.6% Other condition ◂ +2.1 pts 7.6%

5.2% Diabetes +0.5 pts ▸ 5.7%

4.7% Heart disease +0.6 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.4% Cancer +0.3 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.4% Lung condition +0.2 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.2% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.8% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

57.3% None +0.7 pts ▸ 58.0%

22.9% One condition ◂ +1.7 pts 21.2%

8.0% Two conditions ◂ +0.6 pts 7.3%

4.1% Three or more even 4.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Ballarat in Corangamite +1,894 larger in Ballarat

2,094 80th pct 200 30th pct

Median age in Ballarat in Corangamite +3 yrs older in Corangamite

22 yrs 21st pct 25 yrs 50th pct

Median income in Ballarat in Corangamite +$56 higher in Ballarat

$548 48th pct $492 32nd pct

Household income in Ballarat in Corangamite +$216 higher in Ballarat

$1,361 48th pct $1,145 25th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Ballarat in Corangamite +0.1 larger in Ballarat gap steady

2.4 43rd pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

53.6% Couples with children ◂ +1.6 pts 51.9%

27.9% Couples without children +6.2 pts ▸ 34.1%

17.4% One-parent families ◂ +4.7 pts 12.8%

1.1% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

Household size

34.2% 2 people +4.9 pts ▸ 39.1%

30.3% 1 person +0.1 pts ▸ 30.4%

14.3% 3 people ◂ +2.6 pts 11.7%

13.4% 4 people ◂ +3.4 pts 10.0%

5.8% 5 people +0.3 pts ▸ 6.1%

2.2% 6 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 2.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Ballarat in Corangamite +$72 higher in Ballarat gap steady

$297 62nd pct $225 38th pct

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

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

People / bedroom in Ballarat in Corangamite even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

32.6% Owned outright +13.4 pts ▸ 46.0%

33.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +4.0 pts 29.0%

31.6% Rented ◂ +13.8 pts 17.8%

1.4% Other tenure +3.5 pts ▸ 4.9%

1.4% Not stated +0.9 pts ▸ 2.3%

Types of homes

85.1% Separate house +10.4 pts ▸ 95.4%

12.0% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +8.2 pts 3.8%

2.5% Flat or apartment ◂ +2.3 pts 0.2%

0.3% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

47.3% 3 bedrooms +3.8 pts ▸ 51.1%

28.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +3.1 pts 25.5%

15.7% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.3 pts 13.3%

3.8% 5 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.4 pts 2.8%

0.1% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

53.7% $200–$349 ◂ +1.1 pts 52.7%

15.4% Under $200 +15.8 pts ▸ 31.2%

26.6% $350–$549 ◂ +21.2 pts 5.4%

0.8% $550–$749 ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

0.4% $750 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

44.9% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +10.7 pts 34.3%

21.1% Under $1,000 +17.7 pts ▸ 38.8%

22.8% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +10.7 pts 12.2%

6.2% $3,000 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 7.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Ballarat in Corangamite +585 more in Ballarat

615 86th pct 30 48th pct

Stops/1k in Ballarat in Corangamite +3.54 more in Ballarat

5.41 77th pct 1.86 36th pct

Departures/1k in Ballarat in Corangamite +1,000.1 more in Ballarat

1,033.3 80th pct 33.1 44th pct

PT routes in Ballarat in Corangamite +26 more in Ballarat

33 79th pct 7 50th pct

Stop walk in Ballarat in Corangamite

50 78th pct —

Drive to city in Ballarat in Corangamite +36 longer in Corangamite

82 62nd pct 118 83rd pct

How people get to work

61.6% Car (driver) ◂ +3.5 pts 58.1%

15.5% Worked at home +1.4 pts ▸ 16.9%

2.4% Walked +4.9 pts ▸ 7.3%

4.8% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.4 pts 3.4%

0.6% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.5% Bus ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.3% Train ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

37.9% 1 vehicle ◂ +8.3 pts 29.7%

37.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.5 pts 36.2%

11.9% 3 vehicles +5.4 pts ▸ 17.3%

6.5% 4 or more +6.4 pts ▸ 12.9%

6.1% No vehicle ◂ +1.9 pts 4.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

1.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +27.1 pts ▸ 28.7%

19.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +7.4 pts 11.7%

10.8% Education & training ◂ +4.3 pts 6.5%

10.1% Retail trade ◂ +2.7 pts 7.5%

9.5% Construction ◂ +2.7 pts 6.8%

7.2% Manufacturing +0.3 pts ▸ 7.5%

7.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.3 pts 4.9%

6.4% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.6 pts 3.8%

5.4% Professional & technical ◂ +2.5 pts 2.8%

3.4% Transport & warehousing +1.3 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.5% Other services ◂ +0.7 pts 2.8%

2.7% Administrative & support ◂ +0.7 pts 2.0%

Occupations people work in

11.4% Managers +15.1 pts ▸ 26.5%

22.8% Professionals ◂ +11.0 pts 11.8%

9.9% Labourers +5.6 pts ▸ 15.5%

13.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.8 pts 12.0%

13.7% Community & personal service ◂ +3.8 pts 10.0%

12.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +4.6 pts 7.7%

9.5% Sales workers ◂ +2.9 pts 6.6%

5.2% Machinery operators & drivers +3.0 pts ▸ 8.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Ballarat in Corangamite +1 higher in Ballarat

7 64th pct 6 57th pct

IRSD decile in Ballarat in Corangamite even

6 57th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Ballarat in Corangamite +3 higher in Corangamite

4 36th pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Ballarat in Corangamite +2 higher in Ballarat

8 71st pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in Ballarat in Corangamite +10 higher in Ballarat

965 60th pct 955 52nd pct

ERP in Ballarat in Corangamite +106,949 higher in Ballarat

122,661 86th pct 15,712 52nd pct

Growth in Ballarat in Corangamite +10.1 pts higher in Ballarat

8.1% 81st pct -2.0% 5th pct

Businesses in Ballarat in Corangamite +7,859 higher in Ballarat

10,151 85th pct 2,292 60th pct

Approvals in Ballarat in Corangamite +660 higher in Ballarat

702 86th pct 42 46th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Ballarat in Corangamite +51 higher in Ballarat

727 59th pct 677 54th pct

Max temp in Ballarat in Corangamite +0.6 higher in Corangamite

18.4 8th pct 19.0 11th pct

Min temp in Ballarat in Corangamite +1.3 higher in Corangamite

8.0 10th pct 9.3 22nd pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Ballarat in Corangamite +5,050 higher in Ballarat

9,543 58th pct 4,493 14th pct

Assault/100k in Ballarat in Corangamite +420 higher in Ballarat

985 51st pct 565 20th pct

Sexual/100k in Ballarat in Corangamite +133 higher in Corangamite

184 32nd pct 316 65th pct

Robbery/100k in Ballarat in Corangamite +32 higher in Ballarat

39 71st pct 6 7th pct

Burglary/100k in Ballarat in Corangamite +229 higher in Ballarat

713 72nd pct 484 46th pct

Theft/100k in Ballarat in Corangamite +2,274 higher in Ballarat

3,292 92nd pct 1,018 38th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Ballarat in Corangamite +367 higher in Ballarat

504 67th pct 137 11th pct

Property damage/100k in Ballarat in Corangamite +558 higher in Ballarat

974 68th pct 416 16th pct

Drugs/100k in Ballarat in Corangamite +42 higher in Corangamite

213 23rd pct 254 29th pct

5-yr change in Ballarat in Corangamite +36.5 pts higher in Ballarat

48.1% 88th pct 11.6% 55th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Ballarat in Corangamite +1.9 higher in Ballarat

5.7 79th pct 3.8 51st pct

Types ≤15 min in Ballarat in Corangamite +1.5 more in Ballarat

5.6 78th pct 4.1 53rd pct

15-min city in Ballarat in Corangamite +11.6 pts higher in Ballarat

65.3% 75th pct 53.7% 60th pct

Walk to shops in Ballarat in Corangamite +13.4 pts higher in Ballarat

65.2% 75th pct 51.8% 58th pct

Walk to transit in Ballarat in Corangamite +38.1 pts higher in Ballarat

80.8% 76th pct 42.6% 49th pct

Walk to school in Ballarat in Corangamite +22.1 pts higher in Ballarat

71.5% 74th pct 49.3% 41st pct

Walk to a park in Ballarat in Corangamite +31.1 pts higher in Ballarat

94.7% 81st pct 63.6% 40th pct

Walk to health in Ballarat in Corangamite +6.6 pts higher in Ballarat

49.1% 69th pct 42.5% 59th pct

Amenities/1k in Ballarat in Corangamite +4.1 more in Corangamite

16.0 40th pct 20.1 53rd pct

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

35 75th pct 1 44th pct

Mean slope in Ballarat in Corangamite even

4.8% 52nd pct 4.8% 52nd pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ballarat vs Corangamite [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA20570/ballarat/vs/LGA21830/corangamite