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Northern Grampians vs Southern Grampians
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 113 km apart · Northern Grampians profile · Southern Grampians profile
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Southern Grampians and Northern Grampians are two regional Victorian areas with distinct social profiles. Southern Grampians has a more advantaged population, with higher scores for education and job skills and better access to money and resources. It also has a much lower crime rate, with 5,462 recorded offences per 100,000 people compared to 9,550 in Northern Grampians. In contrast, Northern Grampians is more walkable, with 57.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries compared to 44.1% in Southern Grampians.
Typical weekly personal incomes are almost identical in both areas, sitting around $650 to $700. They also share similar household sizes and rental rates. While Southern Grampians has seen more people with bachelor degrees and higher rates of volunteering, these gaps have remained little changed since 2011. Both areas have First Nations populations that are small relative to the total, though the typical age of these residents is far older in Northern Grampians.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 11,845
- First area, 2016: 11,439
- First area, 2021: 11,948
- Second area, 2011: 16,359
- Second area, 2016: 15,944
- Second area, 2021: 16,588
- First area, 2011: 45 yrs
- First area, 2016: 48 yrs
- First area, 2021: 49 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 46 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 47 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Northern Grampians: 1.2% males, 2.0% females; 85+ in Southern Grampians: 1.3% males, 2.3% females
- 80–84 in Northern Grampians: 1.5% males, 1.7% females; 80–84 in Southern Grampians: 1.4% males, 1.8% females
- 75–79 in Northern Grampians: 2.8% males, 2.7% females; 75–79 in Southern Grampians: 2.4% males, 2.6% females
- 70–74 in Northern Grampians: 3.7% males, 3.5% females; 70–74 in Southern Grampians: 3.4% males, 3.2% females
- 65–69 in Northern Grampians: 4.0% males, 3.9% females; 65–69 in Southern Grampians: 3.6% males, 4.0% females
- 60–64 in Northern Grampians: 4.3% males, 3.9% females; 60–64 in Southern Grampians: 3.6% males, 3.9% females
- 55–59 in Northern Grampians: 3.6% males, 4.0% females; 55–59 in Southern Grampians: 3.4% males, 3.7% females
- 50–54 in Northern Grampians: 3.2% males, 3.5% females; 50–54 in Southern Grampians: 3.0% males, 3.3% females
- 45–49 in Northern Grampians: 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 45–49 in Southern Grampians: 3.0% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in Northern Grampians: 2.4% males, 2.2% females; 40–44 in Southern Grampians: 2.5% males, 2.6% females
- 35–39 in Northern Grampians: 2.5% males, 2.4% females; 35–39 in Southern Grampians: 2.3% males, 2.9% females
- 30–34 in Northern Grampians: 2.9% males, 2.9% females; 30–34 in Southern Grampians: 2.4% males, 2.5% females
- 25–29 in Northern Grampians: 2.8% males, 2.6% females; 25–29 in Southern Grampians: 2.7% males, 2.4% females
- 20–24 in Northern Grampians: 2.6% males, 2.2% females; 20–24 in Southern Grampians: 2.4% males, 2.2% females
- 15–19 in Northern Grampians: 2.3% males, 2.4% females; 15–19 in Southern Grampians: 3.0% males, 2.7% females
- 10–14 in Northern Grampians: 2.7% males, 2.4% females; 10–14 in Southern Grampians: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Northern Grampians: 2.7% males, 2.3% females; 5–9 in Southern Grampians: 3.0% males, 2.7% females
- 0–4 in Northern Grampians: 2.4% males, 2.5% females; 0–4 in Southern Grampians: 2.7% males, 2.6% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $447
- First area, 2016: $513
- First area, 2021: $653
- Second area, 2011: $503
- Second area, 2016: $576
- Second area, 2021: $699
- First area, 2011: $815
- First area, 2016: $931
- First area, 2021: $1,124
- Second area, 2011: $908
- Second area, 2016: $1,043
- Second area, 2021: $1,261
- First area, 2011: $1,053
- First area, 2016: $1,257
- First area, 2021: $1,496
- Second area, 2011: $1,187
- Second area, 2016: $1,370
- Second area, 2021: $1,684
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.3
- First area, 2016: 2.2
- First area, 2021: 2.2
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.2
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $140
- First area, 2016: $170
- First area, 2021: $200
- Second area, 2011: $150
- Second area, 2016: $175
- Second area, 2021: $220
- First area, 2011: $910
- First area, 2016: $953
- First area, 2021: $975
- Second area, 2011: $1,083
- Second area, 2016: $1,082
- Second area, 2021: $1,083
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Northern Grampians vs Southern Grampians [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA25810/northern-grampians/vs/LGA26260/southern-grampians