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Central Goldfields vs Mount Alexander
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 38 km apart · Central Goldfields profile · Mount Alexander profile
Central Goldfields Mount Alexander
Mount Alexander and Central Goldfields are two nearby Victorian areas with contrasting social and economic profiles. Mount Alexander has a more highly qualified workforce, with 28.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 9.3% in Central Goldfields. This helps explain the gap in typical weekly household incomes, which are well higher in Mount Alexander at $1,252 against $904 in Central Goldfields. Additionally, working from home is far more common in Mount Alexander, where 24.9% of people do so, compared to just 7.7% in Central Goldfields.
Both areas share very similar demographic baselines, including a nearly identical share of children under 15 and a similar percentage of residents who are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. However, the gaps in education and income have widened since 2011. While Central Goldfields has more homes within a 15-minute walk of health services, Mount Alexander's overall advantage and access to resources remain far higher than those in Central Goldfields.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 12,496
- First area, 2016: 12,995
- First area, 2021: 13,483
- Second area, 2011: 17,591
- Second area, 2016: 18,761
- Second area, 2021: 20,253
- First area, 2011: 48 yrs
- First area, 2016: 50 yrs
- First area, 2021: 52 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 47 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 49 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 51 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Central Goldfields: 1.5% males, 2.2% females; 85+ in Mount Alexander: 1.3% males, 2.0% females
- 80–84 in Central Goldfields: 2.2% males, 2.2% females; 80–84 in Mount Alexander: 1.6% males, 1.8% females
- 75–79 in Central Goldfields: 3.1% males, 3.1% females; 75–79 in Mount Alexander: 2.5% males, 2.7% females
- 70–74 in Central Goldfields: 4.1% males, 4.2% females; 70–74 in Mount Alexander: 3.7% males, 4.0% females
- 65–69 in Central Goldfields: 4.2% males, 4.3% females; 65–69 in Mount Alexander: 4.4% males, 4.4% females
- 60–64 in Central Goldfields: 3.8% males, 4.2% females; 60–64 in Mount Alexander: 4.2% males, 4.3% females
- 55–59 in Central Goldfields: 3.6% males, 3.9% females; 55–59 in Mount Alexander: 3.5% males, 4.2% females
- 50–54 in Central Goldfields: 3.6% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Mount Alexander: 3.5% males, 3.7% females
- 45–49 in Central Goldfields: 2.7% males, 2.9% females; 45–49 in Mount Alexander: 3.2% males, 3.5% females
- 40–44 in Central Goldfields: 2.1% males, 2.1% females; 40–44 in Mount Alexander: 2.8% males, 2.9% females
- 35–39 in Central Goldfields: 1.8% males, 2.2% females; 35–39 in Mount Alexander: 2.7% males, 2.7% females
- 30–34 in Central Goldfields: 2.1% males, 2.3% females; 30–34 in Mount Alexander: 2.5% males, 2.1% females
- 25–29 in Central Goldfields: 2.2% males, 2.2% females; 25–29 in Mount Alexander: 2.2% males, 1.7% females
- 20–24 in Central Goldfields: 2.2% males, 1.9% females; 20–24 in Mount Alexander: 1.8% males, 1.2% females
- 15–19 in Central Goldfields: 2.6% males, 2.4% females; 15–19 in Mount Alexander: 2.5% males, 2.1% females
- 10–14 in Central Goldfields: 2.9% males, 2.8% females; 10–14 in Mount Alexander: 2.8% males, 2.4% females
- 5–9 in Central Goldfields: 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 5–9 in Mount Alexander: 2.5% males, 2.5% females
- 0–4 in Central Goldfields: 2.0% males, 1.9% females; 0–4 in Mount Alexander: 2.1% males, 1.9% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $381
- First area, 2016: $452
- First area, 2021: $503
- Second area, 2011: $460
- Second area, 2016: $550
- Second area, 2021: $674
- First area, 2011: $685
- First area, 2016: $775
- First area, 2021: $904
- Second area, 2011: $838
- Second area, 2016: $1,002
- Second area, 2021: $1,252
- First area, 2011: $864
- First area, 2016: $1,001
- First area, 2021: $1,260
- Second area, 2011: $1,078
- Second area, 2016: $1,311
- Second area, 2021: $1,702
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.2
- First area, 2016: 2.2
- First area, 2021: 2.1
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.2
- Second area, 2021: 2.2
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $150
- First area, 2016: $195
- First area, 2021: $235
- Second area, 2011: $190
- Second area, 2016: $250
- Second area, 2021: $300
- First area, 2011: $867
- First area, 2016: $975
- First area, 2021: $1,018
- Second area, 2011: $1,213
- Second area, 2016: $1,300
- Second area, 2021: $1,432
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Central Goldfields vs Mount Alexander [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA21670/central-goldfields/vs/LGA25430/mount-alexander