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Mildura vs Southern Mallee

Name: Mildura vs Southern Mallee — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 110 km apart · Mildura profile · Southern Mallee profile

Mildura Southern Mallee

Mildura and Southern Mallee are two regional areas separated by about 110km. Mildura is a larger hub with far more public transport and better access to parks, schools, and groceries within a 15-minute walk. Southern Mallee is a more sparsely populated area where nearly half of all homes are owned outright, compared to 33.3% in Mildura. The two areas also differ in their communities; Southern Mallee has a much higher share of volunteers at 33.3%, while Mildura's rate is far lower at 13.7%.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people who volunteer. Beyond that, they share very similar typical weekly household incomes, around $1,300. However, other gaps are widening. Since 2011, the difference in typical weekly rent has grown to $105, with rent far higher in Mildura. Similarly, the typical monthly mortgage payment is now $611 higher in Mildura, and the typical resident in Southern Mallee is now five years older than those in Mildura.

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Where they differ most

Population: 54,993 larger in Mildura Volunteering: 19.6 pts higher in Southern Mallee One-parent: 9.6 pts higher in Mildura Owned outright: 14.8 pts higher in Southern Mallee Separate houses: 11.3 pts higher in Southern Mallee

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mildura in Southern Mallee +54,993 larger in Mildura gap widening

56,972 76th pct 1,979 20th pct

Median age in Mildura in Southern Mallee +5 yrs older in Southern Mallee gap widening

40 yrs 38th pct 45 yrs 67th pct

Age structure

25.4% Older adults (45–64) +1.6 pts ▸ 26.9%

25.2% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.5 pts 23.6%

19.6% Seniors (65+) +4.0 pts ▸ 23.6%

18.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.0 pts 16.5%

11.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.8 pts 9.6%

Marital status

44.9% Married +6.6 pts ▸ 51.5%

35.5% Never married ◂ +5.1 pts 30.4%

9.3% Divorced ◂ +0.8 pts 8.5%

6.4% Widowed +0.3 pts ▸ 6.7%

3.9% Separated ◂ +1.3 pts 2.7%

Age & sex structure

Mildura Southern Mallee

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

78.0% Australia ◂ +1.1 pts 76.9%

0.2% South Africa +3.2 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.2% England +0.7 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.8% New Zealand +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.1% India ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

0.9% Italy ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%

0.6% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.6% Vietnam ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.4% China ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

36.9% Australian +2.6 pts ▸ 39.5%

36.6% English +2.1 pts ▸ 38.8%

5.1% German +8.3 pts ▸ 13.4%

9.0% Scottish ◂ +1.6 pts 7.4%

8.7% Irish ◂ +1.4 pts 7.3%

7.3% Italian ◂ +6.4 pts 0.9%

2.1% Chinese ◂ +1.3 pts 0.8%

0.8% Filipino +0.7 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.8% Dutch +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.2% Greek ◂ +1.0 pts 0.2%

1.0% Indian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

0.6% Vietnamese ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

79.9% English only +3.4 pts ▸ 83.3%

1.7% Mandarin ◂ +0.6 pts 1.1%

1.5% Italian ◂ +1.2 pts 0.3%

0.7% Vietnamese ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.7% Punjabi ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

0.5% Greek ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.2% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

42.4% Christianity +4.6 pts ▸ 46.9%

42.7% No religion ◂ +2.3 pts 40.4%

9.4% Not stated +1.1 pts ▸ 10.5%

2.1% Islam ◂ +1.0 pts 1.0%

1.9% Buddhism ◂ +1.6 pts 0.4%

0.9% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

0.7% Hinduism ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Mildura in Southern Mallee +29 more in Mildura

31 81st pct 2 14th pct

Schools/1k kids in Mildura in Southern Mallee +3.18 more in Southern Mallee

2.94 39th pct 6.12 71st pct

Students in Mildura in Southern Mallee +9,649 more in Mildura

9,908 76th pct 259 18th pct

Avg size in Mildura in Southern Mallee +190 larger in Mildura

320 63rd pct 130 30th pct

ICSEA in Mildura in Southern Mallee +30 higher in Southern Mallee

967 47th pct 997 65th pct

Highest year of school

39.7% Year 12 +0.8 pts ▸ 40.5%

14.3% Year 11 +5.5 pts ▸ 19.8%

19.2% Year 10 ◂ +1.4 pts 17.8%

16.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +5.1 pts 11.5%

Highest qualification level

35.1% Certificate III / IV ◂ +2.2 pts 32.8%

16.9% Bachelor degree +0.8 pts ▸ 17.6%

14.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.0 pts 13.6%

2.6% Certificate I / II +1.8 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.5% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.1 pts 2.5%

3.3% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.9 pts 1.4%

Field of qualification

12.3% Engineering & related +2.2 pts ▸ 14.5%

4.5% Agriculture & environment +9.8 pts ▸ 14.4%

13.7% Management & commerce ◂ +3.0 pts 10.6%

12.0% Society & culture ◂ +3.9 pts 8.1%

10.4% Health +1.3 pts ▸ 11.7%

8.8% Education ◂ +0.5 pts 8.3%

6.4% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.1 pts 4.3%

5.0% Architecture & building ◂ +1.8 pts 3.2%

2.0% Creative arts ◂ +1.5 pts 0.5%

1.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.7 pts 0.9%

1.0% Information technology +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Mildura in Southern Mallee +$63 higher in Southern Mallee gap widening

$694 38th pct $757 53rd pct

Household income in Mildura in Southern Mallee +$29 higher in Mildura gap widening

$1,341 44th pct $1,312 41st pct

Family income in Mildura in Southern Mallee +$40 higher in Southern Mallee gap steady

$1,700 42nd pct $1,740 46th pct

Household income distribution

31.2% $650–$1,499 +4.1 pts ▸ 35.3%

28.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.5 pts 28.0%

19.4% Under $650 ◂ +0.8 pts 18.5%

7.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.6 pts 5.4%

5.2% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 4.9%

Personal income distribution

42.4% Under $650 ◂ +2.9 pts 39.6%

33.3% $650–$1,499 +2.6 pts ▸ 35.9%

12.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.7 pts 10.6%

1.7% $3,000 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 2.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.7% Arthritis +1.0 pts ▸ 10.7%

10.0% Asthma +0.5 pts ▸ 10.5%

9.9% Mental health ◂ +0.9 pts 9.0%

7.7% Other condition ◂ +1.2 pts 6.5%

5.5% Diabetes +0.5 pts ▸ 6.0%

4.8% Heart disease +0.8 pts ▸ 5.6%

3.1% Cancer +0.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.2% Lung condition +0.4 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.7% Dementia +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

1.1% Stroke even 1.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.2% None ◂ +1.8 pts 56.4%

20.2% One condition +2.5 pts ▸ 22.7%

6.8% Two conditions +1.2 pts ▸ 8.0%

4.1% Three or more ◂ +0.6 pts 3.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Mildura in Southern Mallee +2,587 larger in Mildura

2,621 86th pct 34 8th pct

Median age in Mildura in Southern Mallee +13 yrs older in Southern Mallee

20 yrs 7th pct 33 yrs 87th pct

Median income in Mildura in Southern Mallee +$27 higher in Southern Mallee

$498 34th pct $525 42nd pct

Household income in Mildura in Southern Mallee +$6 higher in Mildura

$1,180 28th pct $1,174 28th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mildura in Southern Mallee +0.2 larger in Mildura gap steady

2.4 43rd pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

52.5% Couples with children +0.3 pts ▸ 52.8%

29.1% Couples without children +10.1 pts ▸ 39.1%

17.1% One-parent families ◂ +9.6 pts 7.6%

1.2% Other families ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

Household size

34.7% 2 people +4.3 pts ▸ 38.9%

29.0% 1 person +5.5 pts ▸ 34.5%

14.2% 3 people ◂ +5.8 pts 8.4%

12.7% 4 people ◂ +1.8 pts 10.9%

6.2% 5 people ◂ +0.8 pts 5.4%

3.3% 6 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 1.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mildura in Southern Mallee +$105 higher in Mildura gap widening

$265 52nd pct $160 17th pct

Mortgage in Mildura in Southern Mallee +$611 higher in Mildura gap widening

$1,283 42nd pct $672 6th pct

People / bedroom in Mildura in Southern Mallee +0.10 higher in Mildura gap widening

0.80 43rd pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

33.3% Owned outright +14.8 pts ▸ 48.1%

32.1% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +9.0 pts 23.2%

29.8% Rented ◂ +11.4 pts 18.4%

2.4% Other tenure +6.0 pts ▸ 8.4%

2.3% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 2.4%

Types of homes

85.4% Separate house +11.3 pts ▸ 96.7%

7.8% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +7.8 pts 0.0%

5.2% Flat or apartment ◂ +3.8 pts 1.4%

1.3% Other dwelling +0.8 pts ▸ 2.1%

Bedrooms per home

50.5% 3 bedrooms +5.1 pts ▸ 55.6%

23.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +3.6 pts 20.0%

16.2% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.4 pts 13.9%

3.5% 1 bedroom +1.5 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.7% 5 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 3.4%

0.4% Studio / none even 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

23.2% Under $200 +46.9 pts ▸ 70.1%

53.2% $200–$349 ◂ +29.4 pts 23.8%

17.9% $350–$549 ◂ +17.9 pts 0.0%

0.9% $550–$749 ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

0.6% $750 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

29.0% Under $1,000 +41.8 pts ▸ 70.8%

45.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +30.4 pts 14.6%

15.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +7.6 pts 7.6%

4.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 3.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Mildura in Southern Mallee +409 more in Mildura

426 81st pct 17 44th pct

Stops/1k in Mildura in Southern Mallee +1.11 more in Southern Mallee

7.48 90th pct 8.59 94th pct

Departures/1k in Mildura in Southern Mallee +349.4 more in Mildura

412.1 70th pct 62.7 49th pct

PT routes in Mildura in Southern Mallee +25 more in Mildura

29 77th pct 4 43rd pct

How people get to work

68.1% Car (driver) ◂ +5.4 pts 62.8%

9.1% Worked at home +3.3 pts ▸ 12.4%

3.2% Walked +5.4 pts ▸ 8.6%

7.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.8 pts 5.5%

0.5% Bus ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.4% Bicycle even 0.4%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

37.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.8 pts 36.6%

33.8% 1 vehicle ◂ +4.9 pts 28.9%

14.2% 3 vehicles +3.4 pts ▸ 17.6%

8.5% 4 or more +4.0 pts ▸ 12.5%

6.1% No vehicle ◂ +1.5 pts 4.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +38.0 pts ▸ 49.9%

15.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +6.5 pts 8.5%

10.6% Retail trade ◂ +5.3 pts 5.3%

8.4% Education & training ◂ +1.8 pts 6.6%

7.8% Construction ◂ +4.6 pts 3.2%

6.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.0 pts 3.6%

5.7% Manufacturing ◂ +4.2 pts 1.6%

2.6% Wholesale trade +2.8 pts ▸ 5.4%

5.1% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.9 pts 4.2%

4.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.8 pts 2.5%

4.0% Administrative & support ◂ +1.8 pts 2.2%

3.7% Other services ◂ +1.1 pts 2.6%

Occupations people work in

14.3% Managers +17.2 pts ▸ 31.5%

14.5% Labourers +3.1 pts ▸ 17.6%

16.4% Professionals ◂ +8.1 pts 8.3%

13.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.4 pts 11.0%

12.1% Community & personal service ◂ +5.2 pts 6.9%

10.4% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.0 pts 8.4%

9.4% Sales workers ◂ +3.7 pts 5.8%

7.0% Machinery operators & drivers +2.2 pts ▸ 9.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Mildura in Southern Mallee +3 higher in Southern Mallee

3 29th pct 6 57th pct

IRSD decile in Mildura in Southern Mallee +4 higher in Southern Mallee

3 29th pct 7 64th pct

IER decile in Mildura in Southern Mallee +3 higher in Southern Mallee

3 29th pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Mildura in Southern Mallee +2 higher in Southern Mallee

4 36th pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in Mildura in Southern Mallee +40 higher in Southern Mallee

922 27th pct 962 58th pct

ERP in Mildura in Southern Mallee +55,296 higher in Mildura

57,309 74th pct 2,013 19th pct

Growth in Mildura in Southern Mallee +1.2 pts higher in Mildura

0.6% 19th pct -0.6% 11th pct

Businesses in Mildura in Southern Mallee +5,169 higher in Mildura

5,491 74th pct 322 24th pct

Approvals in Mildura in Southern Mallee +262 higher in Mildura

262 73rd pct 0 0th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Mildura in Southern Mallee +65 higher in Southern Mallee

288 12th pct 354 18th pct

Max temp in Mildura in Southern Mallee +1.5 higher in Mildura

24.8 58th pct 23.4 40th pct

Min temp in Mildura in Southern Mallee +1.3 higher in Mildura

9.9 29th pct 8.6 13th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Mildura in Southern Mallee

10,363 63rd pct —

Assault/100k in Mildura in Southern Mallee

1,364 70th pct —

Sexual/100k in Mildura in Southern Mallee

291 58th pct —

Robbery/100k in Mildura in Southern Mallee

33 65th pct —

Burglary/100k in Mildura in Southern Mallee

804 76th pct —

Theft/100k in Mildura in Southern Mallee

2,621 87th pct —

Vehicle theft/100k in Mildura in Southern Mallee

344 49th pct —

Property damage/100k in Mildura in Southern Mallee

929 65th pct —

Drugs/100k in Mildura in Southern Mallee

513 53rd pct —

5-yr change in Mildura in Southern Mallee

27.0% 74th pct —

Walkability

Walk score in Mildura in Southern Mallee +1.8 higher in Mildura

5.3 75th pct 3.4 42nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Mildura in Southern Mallee +1.1 more in Mildura

5.1 74th pct 4.0 50th pct

15-min city in Mildura in Southern Mallee +13.8 pts higher in Mildura

62.8% 73rd pct 49.0% 51st pct

Walk to shops in Mildura in Southern Mallee +14.4 pts higher in Mildura

62.6% 73rd pct 48.3% 51st pct

Walk to transit in Mildura in Southern Mallee +37.8 pts higher in Mildura

72.3% 71st pct 34.5% 43rd pct

Walk to school in Mildura in Southern Mallee +26.1 pts higher in Mildura

66.4% 69th pct 40.4% 27th pct

Walk to a park in Mildura in Southern Mallee +33.8 pts higher in Mildura

88.6% 72nd pct 54.8% 26th pct

Walk to health in Mildura in Southern Mallee +4.6 pts higher in Southern Mallee

40.5% 55th pct 45.2% 63rd pct

Amenities/1k in Mildura in Southern Mallee +22.4 more in Southern Mallee

32.7 75th pct 55.1 88th pct

Intersections/km² in Mildura in Southern Mallee +1 higher in Mildura

1 49th pct 0 20th pct

Mean slope in Mildura in Southern Mallee +0.2 pts higher in Southern Mallee

2.7% 10th pct 3.0% 15th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mildura vs Southern Mallee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA24780/mildura/vs/LGA47290/southern-mallee