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Gannawarra vs Greater Bendigo

Name: Gannawarra vs Greater Bendigo — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 124 km apart · Gannawarra profile · Greater Bendigo profile

Gannawarra Greater Bendigo

Greater Bendigo and Gannawarra are two Victorian areas with very different profiles. Residents in Gannawarra are far older, with a typical age of 51 compared to 40 in Greater Bendigo. This is reflected in the share of people aged 65 and over, which is far higher in Gannawarra at 30.3% against 19.9% in Greater Bendigo. Greater Bendigo has a more qualified workforce, with 19.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, compared to just 9.1% in Gannawarra. Greater Bendigo is also much more connected, with far more public transport stops and 78.9% of homes within a 10 minute walk of a stop, while only 36.4% of homes in Gannawarra have that access.

Both areas sit near the national average for overall advantage. They also share similar rates of unemployment and the same proportion of people providing unpaid care. Over time, however, some gaps have grown. The difference in the typical age of residents has widened, and the gap in the share of adults with a university degree has also increased since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Population: 110,787 larger in Greater Bendigo Median age: 11 yrs older in Gannawarra Year 12: 18.1 pts higher in Greater Bendigo Owned outright: 16.5 pts higher in Gannawarra Bachelor+: 10.6 pts higher in Greater Bendigo

Demographics & Identity

Population in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +110,787 larger in Greater Bendigo gap widening

10,683 47th pct 121,470 86th pct

Median age in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +11 yrs older in Gannawarra gap widening

51 yrs 88th pct 40 yrs 38th pct

Age structure

30.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +10.4 pts 19.9%

27.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.0 pts 24.7%

17.7% Young adults (25–44) +7.3 pts ▸ 25.0%

15.6% Children (0–14) +3.1 pts ▸ 18.7%

8.7% Youth (15–24) +3.0 pts ▸ 11.7%

Marital status

49.2% Married ◂ +4.8 pts 44.4%

29.0% Never married +7.4 pts ▸ 36.4%

9.6% Divorced +0.2 pts ▸ 9.8%

8.5% Widowed ◂ +2.8 pts 5.7%

3.8% Separated ◂ +0.1 pts 3.7%

Age & sex structure

Gannawarra Greater Bendigo

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

85.7% Australia ◂ +1.1 pts 84.6%

1.5% England +0.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.4% India +0.6 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.7% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.4% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Italy even 0.1%

0.0% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Nepal even 0.1%

Ancestry

44.4% Australian ◂ +3.6 pts 40.8%

43.3% English ◂ +0.8 pts 42.5%

11.2% Irish +2.5 pts ▸ 13.7%

11.3% Scottish +0.5 pts ▸ 11.8%

4.0% German +0.4 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.0% Italian +1.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.4% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.5% Chinese +0.9 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.4% Indian +0.8 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.7% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.4% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

89.6% English only ◂ +1.8 pts 87.8%

0.1% Mandarin +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Tagalog even 0.2%

0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.6% Christianity ◂ +6.0 pts 42.5%

40.6% No religion +6.5 pts ▸ 47.2%

9.7% Not stated ◂ +2.5 pts 7.1%

0.5% Buddhism +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.2% Hinduism +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Other religions +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Islam +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +40 more in Greater Bendigo

11 54th pct 51 86th pct

Schools/1k kids in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +4.35 more in Gannawarra

6.59 74th pct 2.24 27th pct

Students in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +19,203 more in Greater Bendigo

1,236 41st pct 20,439 86th pct

Avg size in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +288 larger in Greater Bendigo

112 25th pct 401 73rd pct

ICSEA in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +43 higher in Greater Bendigo

972 50th pct 1,015 73rd pct

Highest year of school

29.9% Year 12 +18.1 pts ▸ 47.9%

23.0% Year 10 ◂ +5.1 pts 17.9%

19.1% Year 9 or below ◂ +6.4 pts 12.7%

17.9% Year 11 ◂ +3.7 pts 14.2%

Highest qualification level

40.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +7.2 pts 33.1%

13.2% Bachelor degree +8.5 pts ▸ 21.7%

13.5% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.6 pts ▸ 15.1%

2.3% Postgraduate degree +3.6 pts ▸ 5.9%

2.7% Graduate diploma / certificate +2.3 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.4% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.2 pts 2.2%

Field of qualification

14.9% Engineering & related ◂ +1.9 pts 13.0%

10.4% Health +4.0 pts ▸ 14.4%

10.6% Management & commerce +3.0 pts ▸ 13.5%

8.9% Society & culture +3.8 pts ▸ 12.7%

8.9% Education +1.4 pts ▸ 10.3%

7.3% Agriculture & environment ◂ +4.6 pts 2.7%

6.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.0 pts 5.3%

5.7% Architecture & building +0.6 pts ▸ 6.3%

1.4% Creative arts +1.3 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.8% Information technology +1.2 pts ▸ 2.0%

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

Income

Personal income in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +$149 higher in Greater Bendigo gap widening

$590 14th pct $739 49th pct

Household income in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +$377 higher in Greater Bendigo gap widening

$1,071 12th pct $1,448 55th pct

Family income in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +$448 higher in Greater Bendigo gap widening

$1,417 17th pct $1,865 56th pct

Household income distribution

35.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.8 pts 30.7%

23.6% $1,500–$2,999 +6.5 pts ▸ 30.0%

24.6% Under $650 ◂ +6.9 pts 17.8%

4.2% $3,000–$3,999 +4.5 pts ▸ 8.7%

3.6% $4,000 or more +2.8 pts ▸ 6.4%

Personal income distribution

48.5% Under $650 ◂ +6.9 pts 41.6%

30.8% $650–$1,499 +2.6 pts ▸ 33.4%

8.8% $1,500–$2,999 +6.5 pts ▸ 15.3%

1.6% $3,000 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 2.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

14.5% Arthritis ◂ +2.8 pts 11.7%

9.5% Mental health +3.0 pts ▸ 12.6%

10.9% Asthma ◂ +0.3 pts 10.6%

7.2% Other condition +2.0 pts ▸ 9.2%

7.0% Diabetes ◂ +2.1 pts 5.0%

6.1% Heart disease ◂ +1.4 pts 4.7%

4.5% Cancer ◂ +1.0 pts 3.5%

2.9% Lung condition ◂ +0.8 pts 2.1%

1.6% Stroke ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

1.2% Dementia ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

53.1% None +3.8 pts ▸ 56.9%

22.2% One condition +0.3 pts ▸ 22.4%

8.7% Two conditions ◂ +0.8 pts 7.9%

5.6% Three or more ◂ +1.3 pts 4.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +2,475 larger in Greater Bendigo

268 35th pct 2,743 86th pct

Median age in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +3 yrs older in Gannawarra

25 yrs 50th pct 22 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +$131 higher in Greater Bendigo

$465 24th pct $596 62nd pct

Household income in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +$331 higher in Greater Bendigo

$1,080 20th pct $1,411 54th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +0.2 larger in Greater Bendigo gap steady

2.2 14th pct 2.4 43rd pct

Family composition

47.8% Couples with children +6.3 pts ▸ 54.1%

38.1% Couples without children ◂ +9.7 pts 28.4%

12.8% One-parent families +3.6 pts ▸ 16.3%

1.3% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

Household size

39.6% 2 people ◂ +4.7 pts 34.9%

33.2% 1 person ◂ +4.5 pts 28.7%

11.1% 3 people +3.5 pts ▸ 14.6%

8.9% 4 people +4.4 pts ▸ 13.3%

4.8% 5 people +1.0 pts ▸ 5.8%

2.5% 6 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 2.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +$100 higher in Greater Bendigo gap widening

$195 27th pct $295 61st pct

Mortgage in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +$417 higher in Greater Bendigo gap widening

$1,000 23rd pct $1,417 51st pct

People / bedroom in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

51.3% Owned outright ◂ +16.5 pts 34.7%

24.8% Owned with a mortgage +11.0 pts ▸ 35.8%

18.0% Rented +8.8 pts ▸ 26.9%

3.1% Other tenure ◂ +1.9 pts 1.3%

2.7% Not stated ◂ +1.4 pts 1.4%

Types of homes

93.7% Separate house ◂ +2.2 pts 91.4%

4.5% Townhouse / semi-detached +2.6 pts ▸ 7.1%

1.3% Other dwelling ◂ +0.9 pts 0.3%

0.2% Flat or apartment +0.8 pts ▸ 0.9%

Bedrooms per home

51.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +3.7 pts 47.4%

25.0% 4 bedrooms +3.9 pts ▸ 28.9%

14.1% 2 bedrooms +1.3 pts ▸ 15.4%

4.3% 5 or more even 4.3%

2.7% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.3 pts 2.5%

0.2% Studio / none even 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

43.4% $200–$349 +11.1 pts ▸ 54.5%

46.9% Under $200 ◂ +31.4 pts 15.5%

2.8% $350–$549 +22.8 pts ▸ 25.6%

0.0% $550–$749 +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.6% $750 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

33.4% $1,000–$1,799 +12.8 pts ▸ 46.2%

46.0% Under $1,000 ◂ +24.4 pts 21.6%

10.3% $1,800–$2,999 +10.6 pts ▸ 20.9%

3.2% $3,000 or more +2.6 pts ▸ 5.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +722 more in Greater Bendigo

16 44th pct 738 86th pct

Stops/1k in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +4.58 more in Greater Bendigo

1.50 33rd pct 6.08 83rd pct

Departures/1k in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +824.0 more in Greater Bendigo

20.6 39th pct 844.6 77th pct

PT routes in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +43 more in Greater Bendigo

8 52nd pct 51 86th pct

Stop walk in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo

— 11 47th pct

Drive to city in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo

— 101 73rd pct

How people get to work

64.3% Car (driver) ◂ +0.7 pts 63.6%

12.3% Worked at home +1.4 pts ▸ 13.6%

5.9% Walked ◂ +3.7 pts 2.3%

3.7% Car (passenger) +0.9 pts ▸ 4.7%

0.7% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.2% Bus +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Train +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

36.0% 2 vehicles +2.5 pts ▸ 38.5%

32.9% 1 vehicle +1.5 pts ▸ 34.4%

15.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.5 pts 13.8%

11.0% 4 or more ◂ +2.7 pts 8.3%

4.8% No vehicle +0.2 pts ▸ 5.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

22.2% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +19.9 pts 2.3%

12.1% Health care & social assistance +7.0 pts ▸ 19.1%

9.4% Retail trade +0.4 pts ▸ 9.8%

8.2% Construction +1.3 pts ▸ 9.5%

5.9% Education & training +2.7 pts ▸ 8.7%

6.7% Manufacturing +1.6 pts ▸ 8.4%

4.1% Accommodation & food +2.7 pts ▸ 6.8%

6.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.4 pts 6.2%

3.0% Professional & technical +1.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.6% Other services +0.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.0% Finance & insurance +2.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

3.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.1 pts 3.3%

Occupations people work in

22.1% Managers ◂ +10.9 pts 11.1%

12.4% Professionals +9.0 pts ▸ 21.4%

14.4% Labourers ◂ +2.8 pts 11.6%

13.8% Technicians & trades +0.2 pts ▸ 13.9%

10.2% Community & personal service +3.1 pts ▸ 13.3%

9.1% Clerical & administrative +2.7 pts ▸ 11.8%

7.8% Sales workers +1.2 pts ▸ 9.0%

7.9% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.8 pts 6.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +3 higher in Greater Bendigo

3 29th pct 6 57th pct

IRSD decile in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +2 higher in Greater Bendigo

4 36th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +2 higher in Greater Bendigo

4 36th pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +4 higher in Greater Bendigo

3 29th pct 7 64th pct

IRSAD score in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +40 higher in Greater Bendigo

919 26th pct 959 55th pct

ERP in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +116,257 higher in Greater Bendigo

10,311 44th pct 126,568 86th pct

Growth in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +7.2 pts higher in Greater Bendigo

-2.9% 1st pct 4.4% 57th pct

Businesses in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +7,841 higher in Greater Bendigo

1,330 49th pct 9,171 82nd pct

Approvals in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +878 higher in Greater Bendigo

22 37th pct 900 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +190 higher in Greater Bendigo

396 22nd pct 586 42nd pct

Max temp in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +2.5 higher in Gannawarra

24.1 48th pct 21.5 24th pct

Min temp in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +1.3 higher in Gannawarra

10.0 31st pct 8.6 14th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +1,761 higher in Greater Bendigo

5,364 22nd pct 7,124 40th pct

Assault/100k in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +151 higher in Greater Bendigo

730 32nd pct 881 44th pct

Sexual/100k in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +16 higher in Gannawarra

253 49th pct 237 46th pct

Robbery/100k in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo

— 29 59th pct

Burglary/100k in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +151 higher in Greater Bendigo

309 25th pct 460 43rd pct

Theft/100k in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +918 higher in Greater Bendigo

936 34th pct 1,854 71st pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +9 higher in Greater Bendigo

206 24th pct 215 26th pct

Property damage/100k in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +168 higher in Greater Bendigo

515 29th pct 683 45th pct

Drugs/100k in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +22 higher in Gannawarra

290 33rd pct 268 30th pct

5-yr change in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +22.6 pts higher in Greater Bendigo

-15.7% 13th pct 6.9% 47th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +1.2 higher in Greater Bendigo

3.9 54th pct 5.1 74th pct

Types ≤15 min in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +0.7 more in Greater Bendigo

4.3 59th pct 5.0 73rd pct

15-min city in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +2.7 pts higher in Greater Bendigo

54.1% 60th pct 56.7% 66th pct

Walk to shops in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +0.6 pts higher in Greater Bendigo

49.1% 53rd pct 49.7% 54th pct

Walk to transit in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +42.6 pts higher in Greater Bendigo

36.4% 44th pct 78.9% 75th pct

Walk to school in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +7.4 pts higher in Greater Bendigo

58.9% 57th pct 66.3% 69th pct

Walk to a park in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +15.3 pts higher in Greater Bendigo

72.7% 55th pct 88.0% 71st pct

Walk to health in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +3.8 pts higher in Greater Bendigo

40.5% 55th pct 44.3% 61st pct

Amenities/1k in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +13.9 more in Gannawarra

33.2 76th pct 19.3 51st pct

Intersections/km² in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +8 higher in Greater Bendigo

1 53rd pct 9 72nd pct

Mean slope in Gannawarra in Greater Bendigo +2.1 pts higher in Greater Bendigo

2.7% 8th pct 4.7% 51st pct

Compare Gannawarra with nearby areas

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Compare Greater Bendigo with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Gannawarra vs Greater Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA22250/gannawarra/vs/LGA22620/greater-bendigo