Compare

Central Goldfields vs Pyrenees

Name: Central Goldfields vs Pyrenees — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 43 km apart · Central Goldfields profile · Pyrenees profile

Central Goldfields Pyrenees

Central Goldfields and Pyrenees are nearby Victorian areas with very different levels of accessibility and advantage. Central Goldfields has much better infrastructure for walking, with 63.5% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport compared to 27.8% in Pyrenees. It also has far more public transport stops and departures, and larger average school sizes of 256 students compared to just 58 in Pyrenees. In contrast, Pyrenees has far higher scores for overall advantage, education and job skills, and access to money and resources. Central Goldfields also sees a far higher rate of assault and property damage, while Pyrenees has a far higher burglary rate.

These two areas have seen the gap in their crime rates widen over the last five years, with the rate in Central Goldfields rising much faster. However, they share many other characteristics; for instance, both have an identical share of children under 15 at 14.6%. They also have similar proportions of people born overseas and nearly the same number of people per home. Both areas have a population that is older than the national figure, with Central Goldfields at 31.1% and Pyrenees at 27.3% aged 65 and over.

Open map →

Where they differ most

Work from home: 9.0 pts higher in Pyrenees Separate houses: 7.5 pts higher in Pyrenees Population: 5,812 larger in Central Goldfields No car: 2.8 pts higher in Central Goldfields Unemployment: 2.1 pts higher in Central Goldfields

Demographics & Identity

Population in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +5,812 larger in Central Goldfields gap steady

13,483 52nd pct 7,671 42nd pct

Median age in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +2 yrs older in Central Goldfields gap widening

52 yrs 90th pct 50 yrs 86th pct

Age structure

31.1% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.8 pts 27.3%

28.0% Older adults (45–64) +2.6 pts ▸ 30.6%

17.0% Young adults (25–44) +1.5 pts ▸ 18.6%

14.6% Children (0–14) even 14.6%

9.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.3 pts 8.9%

Marital status

41.0% Married +5.1 pts ▸ 46.1%

32.9% Never married ◂ +2.2 pts 30.7%

12.6% Divorced ◂ +0.7 pts 11.9%

9.1% Widowed ◂ +2.1 pts 7.0%

4.5% Separated ◂ +0.2 pts 4.3%

Age & sex structure

Central Goldfields Pyrenees

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

82.3% Australia ◂ +1.2 pts 81.1%

3.4% England +0.2 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.8% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.3% India ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Italy even 0.2%

0.1% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.0%

Ancestry

45.7% English ◂ +4.1 pts 41.7%

42.0% Australian ◂ +2.3 pts 39.7%

11.8% Scottish +0.6 pts ▸ 12.4%

11.3% Irish +1.0 pts ▸ 12.3%

3.6% German ◂ +0.3 pts 3.4%

2.7% Italian ◂ +0.7 pts 1.9%

1.7% Dutch +0.4 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.8% Chinese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.8% Filipino ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.6% Greek ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.3% Indian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

89.7% English only ◂ +4.2 pts 85.5%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Mandarin ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Tagalog even 0.1%

0.1% Italian even 0.1%

0.1% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.0% No religion ◂ +1.0 pts 44.0%

44.2% Christianity ◂ +3.6 pts 40.6%

9.1% Not stated +5.2 pts ▸ 14.3%

0.6% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.5% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.3% Hinduism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.1% Islam even 0.1%

0.1% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +1 more in Pyrenees

8 43rd pct 9 46th pct

Schools/1k kids in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +3.98 more in Pyrenees

4.07 53rd pct 8.05 81st pct

Students in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +1,523 more in Central Goldfields

2,049 50th pct 526 29th pct

Avg size in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +198 larger in Central Goldfields

256 54th pct 58 10th pct

ICSEA in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +14 higher in Pyrenees

956 40th pct 971 49th pct

Highest year of school

33.1% Year 12 +1.7 pts ▸ 34.8%

22.1% Year 10 +1.5 pts ▸ 23.5%

19.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +4.0 pts 15.6%

15.7% Year 11 ◂ +0.3 pts 15.4%

Highest qualification level

40.2% Certificate III / IV ◂ +4.4 pts 35.8%

13.1% Bachelor degree +1.9 pts ▸ 15.0%

13.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.5 pts ▸ 14.7%

2.3% Postgraduate degree +1.2 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.7% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.9 pts ▸ 3.5%

3.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.7 pts 2.3%

Field of qualification

16.6% Engineering & related ◂ +2.8 pts 13.9%

12.1% Society & culture ◂ +1.4 pts 10.7%

10.6% Health +0.1 pts ▸ 10.7%

10.2% Management & commerce ◂ +0.2 pts 10.0%

8.3% Education ◂ +0.7 pts 7.6%

3.6% Agriculture & environment +4.6 pts ▸ 8.3%

5.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.4 pts 4.5%

5.8% Architecture & building even 5.7%

1.6% Creative arts +1.0 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.9% Natural & physical sciences +1.0 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.1% Information technology even 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +$76 higher in Pyrenees gap widening

$503 9th pct $579 13th pct

Household income in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +$197 higher in Pyrenees gap widening

$904 4th pct $1,101 14th pct

Family income in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +$159 higher in Pyrenees gap widening

$1,260 11th pct $1,419 17th pct

Household income distribution

36.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.4 pts 33.5%

29.3% Under $650 ◂ +4.3 pts 25.0%

19.4% $1,500–$2,999 +4.3 pts ▸ 23.7%

3.5% $3,000–$3,999 +1.2 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.4% $4,000 or more +1.5 pts ▸ 3.9%

Personal income distribution

54.8% Under $650 ◂ +8.6 pts 46.2%

27.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.2 pts 27.6%

6.7% $1,500–$2,999 +2.9 pts ▸ 9.6%

1.1% $3,000 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 1.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

16.6% Arthritis ◂ +3.0 pts 13.6%

13.9% Mental health ◂ +2.3 pts 11.7%

10.7% Asthma ◂ +0.8 pts 9.9%

10.3% Other condition ◂ +1.8 pts 8.5%

7.6% Diabetes ◂ +1.4 pts 6.1%

6.9% Heart disease ◂ +0.8 pts 6.1%

4.7% Lung condition ◂ +1.1 pts 3.6%

4.5% Cancer ◂ +0.3 pts 4.3%

1.9% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

1.2% Dementia ◂ +0.6 pts 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

48.7% None +1.6 pts ▸ 50.3%

23.9% One condition ◂ +2.8 pts 21.2%

10.9% Two conditions ◂ +2.3 pts 8.6%

6.7% Three or more ◂ +1.0 pts 5.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +160 larger in Central Goldfields

304 38th pct 144 24th pct

Median age in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +5 yrs older in Pyrenees

22 yrs 21st pct 27 yrs 64th pct

Median income in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +$37 higher in Pyrenees

$459 23rd pct $496 33rd pct

Household income in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +$457 higher in Pyrenees

$953 12th pct $1,410 54th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +0.1 larger in Pyrenees gap steady

2.1 10th pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

42.5% Couples with children +4.0 pts ▸ 46.4%

36.8% Couples without children +2.2 pts ▸ 39.1%

19.3% One-parent families ◂ +5.6 pts 13.7%

1.4% Other families ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%

Household size

37.0% 2 people +3.7 pts ▸ 40.7%

37.0% 1 person ◂ +5.5 pts 31.5%

11.0% 3 people ◂ +0.2 pts 10.9%

9.0% 4 people +0.7 pts ▸ 9.6%

3.9% 5 people +0.8 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.0% 6 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 2.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +$25 higher in Central Goldfields gap steady

$235 41st pct $210 32nd pct

Mortgage in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +$65 higher in Pyrenees gap narrowing

$1,018 24th pct $1,083 29th pct

People / bedroom in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

46.8% Owned outright +4.1 pts ▸ 50.9%

27.3% Owned with a mortgage +4.7 pts ▸ 32.0%

20.9% Rented ◂ +9.2 pts 11.7%

2.2% Other tenure +0.9 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.7% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 2.1%

Types of homes

90.2% Separate house +7.5 pts ▸ 97.7%

6.7% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +5.8 pts 0.9%

1.7% Other dwelling ◂ +0.7 pts 1.0%

1.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.0 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

51.7% 3 bedrooms ◂ +2.6 pts 49.1%

17.8% 4 bedrooms +4.2 pts ▸ 22.0%

19.7% 2 bedrooms ◂ +1.2 pts 18.4%

3.2% 5 or more +1.5 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.4% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.8 pts 3.5%

0.5% Studio / none even 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

60.7% $200–$349 ◂ +15.4 pts 45.3%

28.9% Under $200 +9.5 pts ▸ 38.4%

4.0% $350–$549 +2.0 pts ▸ 6.0%

0.4% $550–$749 ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.4% $750 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

45.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +6.7 pts 38.6%

36.1% $1,000–$1,799 +0.5 pts ▸ 36.6%

9.7% $1,800–$2,999 +5.5 pts ▸ 15.1%

2.0% $3,000 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 3.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +82 more in Central Goldfields

101 62nd pct 19 45th pct

Stops/1k in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +5.01 more in Central Goldfields

7.49 90th pct 2.48 41st pct

Departures/1k in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +351.6 more in Central Goldfields

377.1 69th pct 25.6 43rd pct

PT routes in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +3 more in Central Goldfields

13 61st pct 10 57th pct

Stop walk in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees

26 60th pct —

Drive to city in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +31 longer in Central Goldfields

135 88th pct 104 75th pct

How people get to work

67.3% Car (driver) ◂ +7.2 pts 60.0%

7.7% Worked at home +9.0 pts ▸ 16.7%

5.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.9 pts 3.6%

4.6% Walked ◂ +0.5 pts 4.1%

0.6% Bicycle ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.1% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Train even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

38.3% 1 vehicle ◂ +11.8 pts 26.5%

34.9% 2 vehicles +3.0 pts ▸ 37.9%

12.9% 3 vehicles +5.2 pts ▸ 18.1%

8.2% 4 or more +6.4 pts ▸ 14.6%

5.8% No vehicle ◂ +2.8 pts 2.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

6.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +12.1 pts ▸ 18.8%

17.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.3 pts 13.2%

12.9% Manufacturing ◂ +4.0 pts 8.9%

11.3% Retail trade ◂ +4.1 pts 7.3%

6.3% Construction +2.6 pts ▸ 8.9%

5.9% Public administration & safety +1.3 pts ▸ 7.3%

7.0% Education & training ◂ +0.8 pts 6.2%

6.7% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.7 pts 5.0%

4.6% Transport & warehousing +0.4 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.8% Other services ◂ +0.5 pts 3.3%

2.6% Professional & technical +0.4 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.3% Administrative & support ◂ +0.5 pts 1.7%

Occupations people work in

12.0% Managers +9.3 pts ▸ 21.2%

16.5% Labourers ◂ +3.3 pts 13.2%

15.5% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.5 pts 13.1%

15.4% Community & personal service ◂ +3.4 pts 11.9%

11.3% Professionals +1.6 pts ▸ 12.8%

10.2% Sales workers ◂ +3.6 pts 6.6%

9.6% Clerical & administrative +0.2 pts ▸ 9.8%

7.5% Machinery operators & drivers +1.1 pts ▸ 8.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +3 higher in Pyrenees

1 0th pct 4 36th pct

IRSD decile in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +2 higher in Pyrenees

2 14th pct 4 36th pct

IER decile in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +3 higher in Pyrenees

2 14th pct 5 43rd pct

IEO decile in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +4 higher in Pyrenees

1 0th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSAD score in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +62 higher in Pyrenees

867 12th pct 929 31st pct

ERP in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +5,796 higher in Central Goldfields

13,753 49th pct 7,957 40th pct

Growth in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +1.7 pts higher in Pyrenees

2.7% 41st pct 4.4% 58th pct

Businesses in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +29 higher in Pyrenees

859 40th pct 888 41st pct

Approvals in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +19 higher in Central Goldfields

44 47th pct 25 39th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +169 higher in Pyrenees

542 37th pct 711 58th pct

Max temp in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +1.8 higher in Central Goldfields

20.6 18th pct 18.8 10th pct

Min temp in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +0.8 higher in Central Goldfields

8.9 17th pct 8.2 11th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +2,485 higher in Central Goldfields

7,491 43rd pct 5,006 19th pct

Assault/100k in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +494 higher in Central Goldfields

1,172 61st pct 678 28th pct

Sexual/100k in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +72 higher in Central Goldfields

163 25th pct 91 3rd pct

Robbery/100k in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +6 higher in Pyrenees

7 10th pct 13 25th pct

Burglary/100k in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +287 higher in Pyrenees

378 34th pct 665 68th pct

Theft/100k in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +116 higher in Central Goldfields

1,498 60th pct 1,382 56th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +113 higher in Pyrenees

200 23rd pct 313 45th pct

Property damage/100k in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +451 higher in Central Goldfields

868 61st pct 417 17th pct

Drugs/100k in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +253 higher in Central Goldfields

423 46th pct 169 17th pct

5-yr change in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +21.4 pts higher in Central Goldfields

25.2% 72nd pct 3.8% 42nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +1.8 higher in Central Goldfields

4.0 58th pct 2.3 16th pct

Types ≤15 min in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +1.5 more in Central Goldfields

4.0 50th pct 2.4 15th pct

15-min city in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +13.5 pts higher in Central Goldfields

45.4% 45th pct 31.9% 22nd pct

Walk to shops in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +12.1 pts higher in Central Goldfields

42.8% 41st pct 30.7% 21st pct

Walk to transit in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +35.7 pts higher in Central Goldfields

63.5% 64th pct 27.8% 37th pct

Walk to school in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +14.3 pts higher in Central Goldfields

39.6% 26th pct 25.3% 12th pct

Walk to a park in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +28.2 pts higher in Central Goldfields

74.1% 57th pct 45.9% 16th pct

Walk to health in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +22.3 pts higher in Central Goldfields

35.1% 45th pct 12.8% 11th pct

Amenities/1k in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +3.9 more in Pyrenees

23.2 61st pct 27.1 70th pct

Intersections/km² in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +2 higher in Central Goldfields

3 60th pct 1 49th pct

Mean slope in Central Goldfields in Pyrenees +1.2 pts higher in Pyrenees

3.8% 34th pct 5.0% 56th pct

Compare Central Goldfields with nearby areas

Ballarat Hepburn Mount Alexander Pyrenees Greater Bendigo Moorabool Loddon Golden Plains

Compare Pyrenees with nearby areas

Ballarat Central Goldfields Golden Plains Hepburn Ararat Northern Grampians Corangamite Mount Alexander

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Central Goldfields vs Pyrenees [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA21670/central-goldfields/vs/LGA25990/pyrenees