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Mansfield vs Yarra Ranges

Name: Mansfield vs Yarra Ranges — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 79 km apart · Mansfield profile · Yarra Ranges profile

Mansfield Yarra Ranges

Mansfield and Yarra Ranges are two Victorian regions with very different profiles. Residents in Mansfield are far older, with a typical age of 49 compared to 40 in Yarra Ranges. Mansfield has a much higher share of homes owned outright (47.0% against 35.1%), while Yarra Ranges has far more households earning $3,000 or more per week (22.7% compared to 12.6%). Yarra Ranges is also far more walkable (somewhat walkable) than Mansfield (mostly car-dependent), with many more public transport stops and homes within walking distance of schools and shops.

The gap in typical age between the two has widened since 2011, moving from 7 to 9 years. Despite this, both areas share similar levels of overall advantage and have almost identical shares of First Nations people (1.1%). They also both have very low rates of public transport use for commuting and similar proportions of people who need help with daily activities (around 5.4%).

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Where they differ most

Population: 145,890 larger in Yarra Ranges Median age: 9 yrs older in Mansfield Household size: 0.4 larger in Yarra Ranges Recent movers: 11.4 pts higher in Mansfield Unpaid child care: 7.1 pts higher in Yarra Ranges

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +145,890 larger in Yarra Ranges gap steady

10,178 46th pct 156,068 86th pct

Median age in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +9 yrs older in Mansfield gap widening

49 yrs 82nd pct 40 yrs 38th pct

Age structure

28.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.0 pts 26.8%

25.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +8.3 pts 17.7%

19.6% Young adults (25–44) +5.7 pts ▸ 25.3%

17.1% Children (0–14) +1.5 pts ▸ 18.6%

8.5% Youth (15–24) +3.2 pts ▸ 11.6%

Marital status

50.3% Married ◂ +1.3 pts 49.0%

29.8% Never married +4.5 pts ▸ 34.3%

10.7% Divorced ◂ +1.6 pts 9.1%

5.8% Widowed ◂ +1.4 pts 4.4%

3.5% Separated ◂ +0.4 pts 3.1%

Age & sex structure

Mansfield Yarra Ranges

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

80.6% Australia ◂ +1.1 pts 79.4%

3.4% England +1.4 pts ▸ 4.9%

1.1% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.3% India +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% China +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Italy +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.1%

Ancestry

42.2% English +1.1 pts ▸ 43.3%

39.1% Australian +0.2 pts ▸ 39.3%

14.3% Irish ◂ +2.9 pts 11.4%

13.0% Scottish ◂ +1.8 pts 11.2%

5.3% German ◂ +0.3 pts 5.1%

2.6% Italian +2.2 pts ▸ 4.8%

2.5% Dutch +2.1 pts ▸ 4.5%

1.0% Chinese +0.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.3% Indian +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.7% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.2% Filipino +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

88.5% English only ◂ +0.2 pts 88.3%

0.6% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.1% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Punjabi even 0.2%

0.0% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

49.4% No religion +4.5 pts ▸ 53.9%

40.2% Christianity ◂ +2.4 pts 37.8%

9.0% Not stated ◂ +3.2 pts 5.8%

0.5% Buddhism +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.3% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Hinduism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Islam even 0.3%

0.2% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +71 more in Yarra Ranges

7 39th pct 78 88th pct

Schools/1k kids in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +1.33 more in Mansfield

4.01 52nd pct 2.69 35th pct

Students in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +23,593 more in Yarra Ranges

1,398 44th pct 24,991 86th pct

Avg size in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +121 larger in Yarra Ranges

200 46th pct 320 63rd pct

ICSEA in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +15 higher in Yarra Ranges

1,020 75th pct 1,035 78th pct

Highest year of school

46.3% Year 12 +8.5 pts ▸ 54.9%

17.1% Year 10 ◂ +1.0 pts 16.1%

16.3% Year 11 ◂ +1.6 pts 14.7%

10.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.3 pts 9.5%

Highest qualification level

33.5% Certificate III / IV +0.4 pts ▸ 33.9%

19.1% Bachelor degree +3.6 pts ▸ 22.7%

16.5% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.1 pts ▸ 17.6%

5.0% Postgraduate degree +1.6 pts ▸ 6.5%

4.3% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.4 pts ▸ 4.6%

1.7% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

Field of qualification

13.2% Management & commerce +1.7 pts ▸ 14.9%

14.3% Engineering & related +0.6 pts ▸ 14.9%

9.3% Society & culture +3.2 pts ▸ 12.5%

10.5% Health even 10.5%

10.5% Education ◂ +0.5 pts 10.0%

9.1% Architecture & building ◂ +0.2 pts 8.9%

5.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.1 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.9 pts 3.0%

2.7% Creative arts +1.7 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.2% Natural & physical sciences +0.6 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.2% Information technology +1.2 pts ▸ 2.4%

Income

Personal income in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +$92 higher in Yarra Ranges gap steady

$716 43rd pct $808 65th pct

Household income in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +$556 higher in Yarra Ranges gap widening

$1,325 43rd pct $1,881 80th pct

Family income in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +$498 higher in Yarra Ranges gap widening

$1,705 43rd pct $2,203 78th pct

Household income distribution

27.5% $1,500–$2,999 +5.0 pts ▸ 32.5%

31.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.4 pts 24.8%

19.9% Under $650 ◂ +6.3 pts 13.6%

6.7% $3,000–$3,999 +5.4 pts ▸ 12.1%

5.9% $4,000 or more +4.7 pts ▸ 10.6%

Personal income distribution

41.6% Under $650 ◂ +2.1 pts 39.5%

32.3% $650–$1,499 +0.5 pts ▸ 32.8%

13.0% $1,500–$2,999 +5.6 pts ▸ 18.6%

3.5% $3,000 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 3.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.5% Arthritis ◂ +1.0 pts 9.4%

8.3% Mental health +2.0 pts ▸ 10.3%

8.1% Asthma +1.5 pts ▸ 9.6%

8.2% Other condition +0.6 pts ▸ 8.9%

5.1% Heart disease ◂ +1.1 pts 3.9%

4.4% Diabetes ◂ +0.1 pts 4.3%

4.0% Cancer ◂ +0.9 pts 3.2%

2.2% Lung condition ◂ +0.5 pts 1.7%

1.4% Stroke ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%

0.7% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.9% None +2.3 pts ▸ 62.3%

19.8% One condition +1.6 pts ▸ 21.4%

6.8% Two conditions ◂ +0.3 pts 6.5%

3.4% Three or more ◂ +0.5 pts 3.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +1,602 larger in Yarra Ranges

111 20th pct 1,713 75th pct

Median age in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +7 yrs older in Mansfield

32 yrs 86th pct 25 yrs 50th pct

Median income in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +$72 higher in Mansfield

$746 84th pct $674 76th pct

Household income in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +$570 higher in Yarra Ranges

$1,312 43rd pct $1,882 85th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +0.4 larger in Yarra Ranges gap steady

2.3 29th pct 2.7 86th pct

Family composition

48.5% Couples with children +12.8 pts ▸ 61.3%

40.5% Couples without children ◂ +15.0 pts 25.4%

10.5% One-parent families +2.1 pts ▸ 12.5%

0.5% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

Household size

41.4% 2 people ◂ +7.6 pts 33.8%

29.5% 1 person ◂ +8.2 pts 21.3%

10.9% 4 people +7.0 pts ▸ 17.9%

11.0% 3 people +5.7 pts ▸ 16.7%

5.6% 5 people +1.5 pts ▸ 7.1%

1.7% 6 or more +1.5 pts ▸ 3.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +$60 higher in Yarra Ranges gap narrowing

$320 69th pct $380 83rd pct

Mortgage in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +$450 higher in Yarra Ranges gap steady

$1,500 56th pct $1,950 80th pct

People / bedroom in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +0.10 higher in Yarra Ranges gap widening

0.70 0th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

31.7% Owned with a mortgage +16.5 pts ▸ 48.2%

47.0% Owned outright ◂ +11.9 pts 35.1%

15.8% Rented ◂ +1.8 pts 14.0%

3.4% Other tenure ◂ +1.8 pts 1.6%

1.9% Not stated ◂ +0.8 pts 1.1%

Types of homes

95.3% Separate house ◂ +1.6 pts 93.7%

3.3% Townhouse / semi-detached +1.9 pts ▸ 5.2%

0.8% Other dwelling ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.3% Flat or apartment +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

Bedrooms per home

45.3% 3 bedrooms +1.3 pts ▸ 46.6%

27.0% 4 bedrooms +2.6 pts ▸ 29.6%

16.8% 2 bedrooms ◂ +5.2 pts 11.7%

6.5% 5 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 8.4%

2.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.1 pts 2.4%

0.4% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

37.9% $350–$549 +16.9 pts ▸ 54.7%

37.0% $200–$349 ◂ +11.8 pts 25.2%

17.7% Under $200 ◂ +8.5 pts 9.2%

0.8% $550–$749 +4.0 pts ▸ 4.8%

0.5% $750 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 1.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

24.1% $1,800–$2,999 +14.1 pts ▸ 38.3%

36.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +9.3 pts 26.9%

23.1% Under $1,000 ◂ +8.6 pts 14.6%

9.5% $3,000 or more +4.6 pts ▸ 14.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +758 more in Yarra Ranges

19 45th pct 777 86th pct

Stops/1k in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +3.11 more in Yarra Ranges

1.87 36th pct 4.98 72nd pct

Departures/1k in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +796.5 more in Yarra Ranges

14.5 34th pct 811.0 77th pct

PT routes in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +70 more in Yarra Ranges

2 33rd pct 72 87th pct

Stop walk in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges

— 18 53rd pct

Drive to city in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges

— 67 55th pct

How people get to work

57.8% Car (driver) ◂ +2.5 pts 55.3%

15.9% Worked at home +6.6 pts ▸ 22.5%

6.6% Walked ◂ +5.3 pts 1.3%

4.0% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.8 pts 3.2%

0.0% Train +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Bicycle ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.3% Bus even 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

40.4% 2 vehicles +1.5 pts ▸ 41.9%

29.9% 1 vehicle ◂ +2.4 pts 27.5%

16.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.4 pts 16.2%

10.6% 4 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 11.6%

2.8% No vehicle +0.1 pts ▸ 2.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.3% Construction +2.6 pts ▸ 14.9%

10.0% Health care & social assistance +3.1 pts ▸ 13.1%

10.6% Retail trade ◂ +1.6 pts 9.0%

10.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +5.2 pts 5.1%

10.2% Education & training ◂ +0.7 pts 9.5%

3.9% Manufacturing +4.6 pts ▸ 8.5%

7.6% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +5.3 pts 2.3%

5.2% Professional & technical +1.1 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.5 pts 5.1%

3.9% Other services +0.7 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.3 pts 2.9%

1.8% Wholesale trade +1.5 pts ▸ 3.3%

Occupations people work in

16.2% Professionals +3.4 pts ▸ 19.6%

18.5% Managers ◂ +4.9 pts 13.6%

16.4% Technicians & trades +2.0 pts ▸ 18.4%

9.9% Clerical & administrative +2.9 pts ▸ 12.7%

11.8% Community & personal service even 11.9%

10.7% Labourers ◂ +1.7 pts 9.1%

9.2% Sales workers ◂ +1.3 pts 7.9%

5.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.4 pts 5.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +1 higher in Yarra Ranges

8 71st pct 9 86th pct

IRSD decile in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges even

9 86th pct 9 86th pct

IER decile in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +1 higher in Yarra Ranges

9 86th pct 10 100th pct

IEO decile in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges even

8 71st pct 8 71st pct

IRSAD score in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +25 higher in Yarra Ranges

989 73rd pct 1,014 80th pct

ERP in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +149,927 higher in Yarra Ranges

10,979 45th pct 160,906 86th pct

Growth in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +6.3 pts higher in Mansfield

8.5% 84th pct 2.2% 35th pct

Businesses in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +12,505 higher in Yarra Ranges

1,491 51st pct 13,996 86th pct

Approvals in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +729 higher in Yarra Ranges

76 56th pct 805 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +306 higher in Yarra Ranges

1,083 80th pct 1,390 89th pct

Max temp in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +0.1 higher in Mansfield

19.2 12th pct 19.1 11th pct

Min temp in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +0.9 higher in Yarra Ranges

7.9 9th pct 8.8 16th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +737 higher in Yarra Ranges

3,046 3rd pct 3,782 9th pct

Assault/100k in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +122 higher in Yarra Ranges

354 6th pct 476 14th pct

Sexual/100k in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +31 higher in Yarra Ranges

98 5th pct 129 15th pct

Robbery/100k in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges

— 17 36th pct

Burglary/100k in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +122 higher in Yarra Ranges

147 4th pct 270 20th pct

Theft/100k in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +423 higher in Yarra Ranges

688 21st pct 1,110 42nd pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +69 higher in Yarra Ranges

69 2nd pct 138 12th pct

Property damage/100k in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +90 higher in Yarra Ranges

324 8th pct 415 16th pct

Drugs/100k in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +14 higher in Mansfield

138 12th pct 124 9th pct

5-yr change in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +9.7 pts higher in Yarra Ranges

-16.4% 13th pct -6.7% 24th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +2.7 higher in Yarra Ranges

2.2 15th pct 4.9 73rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +2.6 more in Yarra Ranges

2.3 13th pct 4.8 72nd pct

15-min city in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +31.7 pts higher in Yarra Ranges

25.1% 14th pct 56.9% 66th pct

Walk to shops in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +27.0 pts higher in Yarra Ranges

28.0% 17th pct 55.0% 63rd pct

Walk to transit in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +52.0 pts higher in Yarra Ranges

19.5% 31st pct 71.5% 70th pct

Walk to school in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +42.1 pts higher in Yarra Ranges

24.5% 11th pct 66.5% 69th pct

Walk to a park in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +40.1 pts higher in Yarra Ranges

44.7% 14th pct 84.9% 68th pct

Walk to health in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +23.3 pts higher in Yarra Ranges

21.4% 21st pct 44.7% 62nd pct

Amenities/1k in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +5.8 more in Mansfield

21.6 57th pct 15.8 39th pct

Intersections/km² in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +7 higher in Yarra Ranges

1 50th pct 8 71st pct

Mean slope in Mansfield in Yarra Ranges +2.2 pts higher in Yarra Ranges

7.9% 87th pct 10.1% 96th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mansfield vs Yarra Ranges [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA24250/mansfield/vs/LGA27450/yarra-ranges