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Golden Plains vs Warrnambool

Name: Golden Plains vs Warrnambool — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 123 km apart · Golden Plains profile · Warrnambool profile

Golden Plains Warrnambool

Warrnambool and Golden Plains are two distinct Victorian areas with very different layouts. Warrnambool is more urban, with 28% of households renting and 30.2% of people living alone. It is also a hub for new migrants, with 23.1% of residents arriving from overseas. In contrast, Golden Plains is dominated by larger properties, where 89% of homes have three or more bedrooms and 98.6% are separate houses. First Nations residents in Golden Plains also have higher outcomes, with a typical household income of $2,333 and a Year 12 completion rate of 47.5%, compared to $1,371 and 32.5% in Warrnambool.

These areas are drifting further apart in some ways, as the gap in the share of people living alone has widened since 2011. However, they share many basic traits, including similar weekly personal incomes around $760 to $780 and nearly identical rates of home ownership. While Golden Plains is more rural, both areas have a similar proportion of people born overseas, sitting around 9%.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 20.9 pts higher in Warrnambool Recent arrivals: 20.2 pts higher in Warrnambool Separate houses: 15.3 pts higher in Golden Plains Household size: 0.6 larger in Golden Plains Living alone: 13.7 pts higher in Warrnambool

Demographics & Identity

Population in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +10,421 larger in Warrnambool gap narrowing

24,985 63rd pct 35,406 69th pct

Median age in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +3 yrs older in Warrnambool gap widening

39 yrs 33rd pct 42 yrs 50th pct

Age structure

27.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.3 pts 25.5%

23.6% Young adults (25–44) +1.1 pts ▸ 24.7%

22.0% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.6 pts 17.4%

15.3% Seniors (65+) +5.9 pts ▸ 21.2%

11.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.1 pts 11.1%

Marital status

54.3% Married ◂ +8.7 pts 45.6%

31.6% Never married +3.9 pts ▸ 35.5%

7.5% Divorced +1.6 pts ▸ 9.1%

3.7% Widowed +2.6 pts ▸ 6.4%

3.0% Separated +0.5 pts ▸ 3.5%

Age & sex structure

Golden Plains Warrnambool

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

85.6% Australia ◂ +0.8 pts 84.8%

3.3% England ◂ +1.6 pts 1.7%

0.9% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.1% China +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.1% Philippines +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% India +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Vietnam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

44.5% Australian ◂ +5.3 pts 39.2%

41.3% English ◂ +0.1 pts 41.2%

12.4% Irish +6.4 pts ▸ 18.8%

12.2% Scottish +0.5 pts ▸ 12.6%

4.8% German ◂ +0.7 pts 4.1%

3.3% Dutch ◂ +1.3 pts 2.0%

3.2% Italian ◂ +1.5 pts 1.7%

0.5% Chinese +0.9 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.2% Filipino +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Indian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.6% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

92.3% English only ◂ +3.3 pts 89.0%

0.1% Mandarin +0.8 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

49.9% No religion ◂ +6.3 pts 43.6%

42.3% Christianity +5.0 pts ▸ 47.3%

6.8% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 7.0%

0.4% Buddhism +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% Hinduism +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Other religions even 0.3%

0.2% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +2 more in Warrnambool

13 60th pct 15 64th pct

Schools/1k kids in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +0.07 more in Warrnambool

2.36 29th pct 2.43 30th pct

Students in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +4,305 more in Warrnambool

2,551 54th pct 6,856 71st pct

Avg size in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +261 larger in Warrnambool

196 45th pct 457 78th pct

ICSEA in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +9 higher in Warrnambool

1,009 72nd pct 1,018 74th pct

Highest year of school

47.1% Year 12 +0.8 pts ▸ 47.9%

18.9% Year 10 ◂ +2.7 pts 16.3%

17.3% Year 11 ◂ +1.2 pts 16.0%

10.3% Year 9 or below +2.4 pts ▸ 12.7%

Highest qualification level

39.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +6.8 pts 32.9%

17.8% Bachelor degree +4.4 pts ▸ 22.1%

16.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.1 pts 15.5%

4.1% Postgraduate degree +1.7 pts ▸ 5.8%

4.5% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.2 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.2 pts 1.9%

Field of qualification

17.4% Engineering & related ◂ +6.6 pts 10.8%

11.1% Health +3.5 pts ▸ 14.6%

13.3% Management & commerce +0.7 pts ▸ 14.0%

12.0% Society & culture +0.2 pts ▸ 12.2%

8.7% Education +2.5 pts ▸ 11.2%

8.2% Architecture & building ◂ +1.6 pts 6.6%

4.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.1 pts ▸ 6.7%

4.6% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.7 pts 2.8%

2.6% Creative arts even 2.6%

1.8% Natural & physical sciences +0.4 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.7% Information technology ◂ +0.5 pts 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +$24 higher in Golden Plains gap widening

$783 60th pct $759 54th pct

Household income in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +$479 higher in Golden Plains gap widening

$1,899 81st pct $1,420 52nd pct

Family income in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +$234 higher in Golden Plains gap widening

$2,125 74th pct $1,891 58th pct

Household income distribution

34.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.9 pts 29.3%

24.4% $650–$1,499 +6.5 pts ▸ 30.9%

12.2% Under $650 +6.3 pts ▸ 18.5%

11.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.4 pts 8.2%

9.7% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.9 pts 6.8%

Personal income distribution

40.3% Under $650 +0.1 pts ▸ 40.4%

31.8% $650–$1,499 +3.9 pts ▸ 35.7%

17.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.6 pts 14.2%

3.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 2.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.4% Asthma ◂ +0.5 pts 9.9%

9.8% Mental health +0.6 pts ▸ 10.4%

8.9% Arthritis +0.8 pts ▸ 9.7%

8.1% Other condition even 8.1%

4.2% Diabetes +0.8 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.7% Heart disease +1.2 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.9% Cancer +0.5 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.7% Lung condition +0.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.7% Stroke +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.6% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.0% None ◂ +2.9 pts 59.1%

20.9% One condition +0.8 pts ▸ 21.7%

6.1% Two conditions +0.7 pts ▸ 6.9%

3.1% Three or more +0.5 pts ▸ 3.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +323 larger in Warrnambool

376 43rd pct 699 56th pct

Median age in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +4 yrs older in Warrnambool

20 yrs 7th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +$192 higher in Golden Plains

$762 86th pct $570 54th pct

Household income in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +$962 higher in Golden Plains

$2,333 94th pct $1,371 49th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +0.6 larger in Golden Plains gap widening

2.9 89th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

65.9% Couples with children ◂ +12.8 pts 53.1%

24.6% Couples without children +5.3 pts ▸ 29.9%

9.0% One-parent families +6.7 pts ▸ 15.7%

0.5% Other families +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

Household size

34.1% 2 people +1.4 pts ▸ 35.5%

16.5% 1 person +13.7 pts ▸ 30.2%

19.6% 4 people ◂ +7.1 pts 12.5%

15.5% 3 people ◂ +1.3 pts 14.2%

9.7% 5 people ◂ +4.1 pts 5.6%

4.5% 6 or more ◂ +2.6 pts 2.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +$43 higher in Golden Plains gap widening

$338 73rd pct $295 61st pct

Mortgage in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +$303 higher in Golden Plains gap widening

$1,733 71st pct $1,430 51st pct

People / bedroom in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +0.10 higher in Golden Plains gap widening

0.80 43rd pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

53.2% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +21.1 pts 32.1%

36.9% Owned outright ◂ +0.1 pts 36.8%

7.2% Rented +20.9 pts ▸ 28.0%

1.5% Other tenure +0.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.2% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

Types of homes

98.6% Separate house ◂ +15.3 pts 83.3%

1.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +10.2 pts ▸ 11.4%

0.1% Flat or apartment +4.4 pts ▸ 4.4%

0.2% Other dwelling +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

Bedrooms per home

39.5% 3 bedrooms +7.0 pts ▸ 46.5%

41.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +16.8 pts 24.3%

7.8% 2 bedrooms +12.2 pts ▸ 20.0%

8.3% 5 or more ◂ +3.9 pts 4.4%

1.6% 1 bedroom +1.5 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

34.9% $200–$349 +12.7 pts ▸ 47.6%

39.8% $350–$549 ◂ +11.2 pts 28.6%

13.0% Under $200 +5.2 pts ▸ 18.2%

2.7% $550–$749 ◂ +1.2 pts 1.5%

0.5% $750 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

34.8% $1,000–$1,799 +12.3 pts ▸ 47.1%

32.8% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +12.1 pts 20.7%

17.1% Under $1,000 +4.0 pts ▸ 21.1%

9.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.8 pts 5.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +154 more in Warrnambool

31 48th pct 185 71st pct

Stops/1k in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +3.98 more in Warrnambool

1.24 31st pct 5.23 75th pct

Departures/1k in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +622.2 more in Warrnambool

14.4 34th pct 636.6 74th pct

PT routes in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +8 more in Warrnambool

8 52nd pct 16 65th pct

Stop walk in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +20 longer in Golden Plains

58 85th pct 38 68th pct

Drive to city in Golden Plains in Warrnambool

106 76th pct —

How people get to work

63.2% Car (driver) +3.5 pts ▸ 66.7%

16.2% Worked at home ◂ +6.8 pts 9.4%

3.4% Car (passenger) +2.3 pts ▸ 5.8%

1.5% Walked +2.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.1% Bicycle +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

41.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.6 pts 39.0%

16.7% 1 vehicle +20.6 pts ▸ 37.3%

21.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +9.8 pts 11.9%

19.0% 4 or more ◂ +12.8 pts 6.3%

1.0% No vehicle +4.6 pts ▸ 5.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.5% Health care & social assistance +4.9 pts ▸ 19.4%

14.0% Construction ◂ +5.4 pts 8.6%

8.7% Retail trade +3.2 pts ▸ 12.0%

8.5% Education & training +0.9 pts ▸ 9.4%

7.7% Manufacturing +1.3 pts ▸ 9.0%

4.8% Accommodation & food +3.1 pts ▸ 7.9%

6.4% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.0 pts 5.4%

6.4% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +3.4 pts 2.9%

4.6% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.6 pts 3.0%

4.5% Professional & technical ◂ +0.4 pts 4.1%

4.0% Other services ◂ +0.4 pts 3.6%

2.8% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.7 pts 2.1%

Occupations people work in

16.1% Professionals +3.9 pts ▸ 20.0%

18.6% Technicians & trades ◂ +4.6 pts 13.9%

10.6% Labourers +3.2 pts ▸ 13.8%

13.4% Managers ◂ +2.7 pts 10.8%

12.0% Community & personal service +1.2 pts ▸ 13.2%

11.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.1 pts 10.8%

7.9% Sales workers +2.5 pts ▸ 10.4%

7.8% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.4 pts 5.4%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +2 higher in Golden Plains

8 71st pct 6 57th pct

IRSD decile in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +2 higher in Golden Plains

9 86th pct 7 64th pct

IER decile in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +4 higher in Golden Plains

10 100th pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Golden Plains in Warrnambool even

7 64th pct 7 64th pct

IRSAD score in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +36 higher in Golden Plains

997 75th pct 961 57th pct

ERP in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +9,635 higher in Warrnambool

26,620 62nd pct 36,255 67th pct

Growth in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +4.6 pts higher in Golden Plains

6.9% 76th pct 2.3% 36th pct

Businesses in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +764 higher in Warrnambool

2,294 60th pct 3,058 64th pct

Approvals in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +63 higher in Warrnambool

142 64th pct 205 71st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +45 higher in Warrnambool

715 58th pct 760 62nd pct

Max temp in Golden Plains in Warrnambool even

18.5 9th pct 18.5 9th pct

Min temp in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +1.2 higher in Warrnambool

8.7 14th pct 9.9 30th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +4,917 higher in Warrnambool

2,485 0th pct 7,403 42nd pct

Assault/100k in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +640 higher in Warrnambool

264 0th pct 904 45th pct

Sexual/100k in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +217 higher in Warrnambool

96 5th pct 314 64th pct

Robbery/100k in Golden Plains in Warrnambool

— 20 42nd pct

Burglary/100k in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +123 higher in Warrnambool

284 22nd pct 407 37th pct

Theft/100k in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +876 higher in Warrnambool

756 25th pct 1,632 64th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +74 higher in Golden Plains

128 10th pct 54 0th pct

Property damage/100k in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +426 higher in Warrnambool

240 0th pct 667 43rd pct

Drugs/100k in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +210 higher in Warrnambool

84 1st pct 294 33rd pct

5-yr change in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +25.4 pts higher in Golden Plains

38.6% 85th pct 13.2% 58th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +3.4 higher in Warrnambool

1.7 10th pct 5.1 74th pct

Types ≤15 min in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +2.9 more in Warrnambool

1.8 9th pct 4.7 68th pct

15-min city in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +37.0 pts higher in Warrnambool

15.4% 8th pct 52.4% 57th pct

Walk to shops in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +47.1 pts higher in Warrnambool

15.3% 9th pct 62.4% 73rd pct

Walk to transit in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +68.3 pts higher in Warrnambool

15.2% 27th pct 83.5% 78th pct

Walk to school in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +39.4 pts higher in Warrnambool

27.7% 13th pct 67.0% 70th pct

Walk to a park in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +46.8 pts higher in Warrnambool

45.5% 15th pct 92.3% 77th pct

Walk to health in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +22.0 pts higher in Warrnambool

10.7% 9th pct 32.8% 40th pct

Amenities/1k in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +0.8 more in Warrnambool

12.8 22nd pct 13.7 27th pct

Intersections/km² in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +39 higher in Warrnambool

2 58th pct 40 76th pct

Mean slope in Golden Plains in Warrnambool +0.1 pts higher in Warrnambool

4.8% 53rd pct 4.9% 54th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Golden Plains vs Warrnambool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA22490/golden-plains/vs/LGA26730/warrnambool