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Central Goldfields vs Northern Grampians
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 77 km apart · Central Goldfields profile · Northern Grampians profile
Central Goldfields Northern Grampians
Central Goldfields and Northern Grampians are two Victorian regions with distinct profiles. Northern Grampians has a much higher share of recent overseas arrivals at 21.0%, compared with 6.5% in Central Goldfields. Typical weekly personal incomes are also well higher in Northern Grampians at $653, while the usual income in Central Goldfields is $503. Central Goldfields is the older of the two, with a typical resident aged 52 and a higher share of people aged 65 and over at 31.1%.
Everyday life in both places shares many similarities, with nearly identical shares of people born overseas, no religion, and those providing unpaid care. However, some gaps are widening. The difference in typical income and the share of people who finished Year 12 have both grown since 2011. While both areas are far older than the national figure, Central Goldfields has a higher rate of long-term health conditions at 41.6% compared to 35.7% in Northern Grampians.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 12,496
- First area, 2016: 12,995
- First area, 2021: 13,483
- Second area, 2011: 11,845
- Second area, 2016: 11,439
- Second area, 2021: 11,948
- First area, 2011: 48 yrs
- First area, 2016: 50 yrs
- First area, 2021: 52 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 49 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 Northern Grampians: 1.2% males, 2.0% females
- 80–84 in Central Goldfields: 2.2% males, 2.2% females; 80–84 in Northern Grampians: 1.5% males, 1.7% females
- 75–79 in Central Goldfields: 3.1% males, 3.1% females; 75–79 in Northern Grampians: 2.8% males, 2.7% females
- 70–74 in Central Goldfields: 4.1% males, 4.2% females; 70–74 in Northern Grampians: 3.7% males, 3.5% females
- 65–69 in Central Goldfields: 4.2% males, 4.3% females; 65–69 in Northern Grampians: 4.0% males, 3.9% females
- 60–64 in Central Goldfields: 3.8% males, 4.2% females; 60–64 in Northern Grampians: 4.3% males, 3.9% females
- 55–59 in Central Goldfields: 3.6% males, 3.9% females; 55–59 in Northern Grampians: 3.6% males, 4.0% females
- 50–54 in Central Goldfields: 3.6% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Northern Grampians: 3.2% males, 3.5% females
- 45–49 in Central Goldfields: 2.7% males, 2.9% females; 45–49 in Northern Grampians: 2.6% males, 2.8% females
- 40–44 in Central Goldfields: 2.1% males, 2.1% females; 40–44 in Northern Grampians: 2.4% males, 2.2% females
- 35–39 in Central Goldfields: 1.8% males, 2.2% females; 35–39 in Northern Grampians: 2.5% males, 2.4% females
- 30–34 in Central Goldfields: 2.1% males, 2.3% females; 30–34 in Northern Grampians: 2.9% males, 2.9% females
- 25–29 in Central Goldfields: 2.2% males, 2.2% females; 25–29 in Northern Grampians: 2.8% males, 2.6% females
- 20–24 in Central Goldfields: 2.2% males, 1.9% females; 20–24 in Northern Grampians: 2.6% males, 2.2% females
- 15–19 in Central Goldfields: 2.6% males, 2.4% females; 15–19 in Northern Grampians: 2.3% males, 2.4% females
- 10–14 in Central Goldfields: 2.9% males, 2.8% females; 10–14 in Northern Grampians: 2.7% males, 2.4% females
- 5–9 in Central Goldfields: 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 5–9 in Northern Grampians: 2.7% males, 2.3% females
- 0–4 in Central Goldfields: 2.0% males, 1.9% females; 0–4 in Northern Grampians: 2.4% males, 2.5% 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: $447
- Second area, 2016: $513
- Second area, 2021: $653
- First area, 2011: $685
- First area, 2016: $775
- First area, 2021: $904
- Second area, 2011: $815
- Second area, 2016: $931
- Second area, 2021: $1,124
- First area, 2011: $864
- First area, 2016: $1,001
- First area, 2021: $1,260
- Second area, 2011: $1,053
- Second area, 2016: $1,257
- Second area, 2021: $1,496
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: $140
- Second area, 2016: $170
- Second area, 2021: $200
- First area, 2011: $867
- First area, 2016: $975
- First area, 2021: $1,018
- Second area, 2011: $910
- Second area, 2016: $953
- Second area, 2021: $975
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- 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 Northern Grampians [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA21670/central-goldfields/vs/LGA25810/northern-grampians