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Southern Grampians vs Mount Gambier
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 113 km apart · Southern Grampians profile · Mount Gambier profile
Southern Grampians Mount Gambier
Mount Gambier and Southern Grampians are two regional areas with very different layouts. Mount Gambier is more urban, with 80.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and far higher street connectivity. In contrast, Southern Grampians is more rural, where detached houses are far more common (93.5% compared to 77.6%). There are also notable social differences: 52.5% of people in Mount Gambier report no religion, which is far higher than the 40.1% in Southern Grampians. Southern Grampians is generally wealthier, with a far higher share of homes owned outright (46.0%) and more people working from home (15.0%).
Daily life shares many similarities in both places, as typical weekly household incomes are nearly identical at around $1,240. Both areas also have a similar proportion of people living alone and similar rates of long-term health conditions. While Southern Grampians has a noticeably older population, this age gap has narrowed slightly since 2011. Over the same period, the gap in people reporting no religion has widened.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 16,359
- First area, 2016: 15,944
- First area, 2021: 16,588
- Second area, 2011: 25,247
- Second area, 2016: 26,276
- Second area, 2021: 26,878
- First area, 2011: 44 yrs
- First area, 2016: 46 yrs
- First area, 2021: 47 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 41 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 Southern Grampians: 1.3% males, 2.3% females; 85+ in Mount Gambier: 1.1% males, 1.9% females
- 80–84 in Southern Grampians: 1.4% males, 1.8% females; 80–84 in Mount Gambier: 1.3% males, 1.7% females
- 75–79 in Southern Grampians: 2.4% males, 2.6% females; 75–79 in Mount Gambier: 1.7% males, 2.2% females
- 70–74 in Southern Grampians: 3.4% males, 3.2% females; 70–74 in Mount Gambier: 2.6% males, 2.9% females
- 65–69 in Southern Grampians: 3.6% males, 4.0% females; 65–69 in Mount Gambier: 2.8% males, 3.0% females
- 60–64 in Southern Grampians: 3.6% males, 3.9% females; 60–64 in Mount Gambier: 2.8% males, 3.3% females
- 55–59 in Southern Grampians: 3.4% males, 3.7% females; 55–59 in Mount Gambier: 3.2% males, 3.3% females
- 50–54 in Southern Grampians: 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 50–54 in Mount Gambier: 3.1% males, 3.4% females
- 45–49 in Southern Grampians: 3.0% males, 2.9% females; 45–49 in Mount Gambier: 2.7% males, 3.0% females
- 40–44 in Southern Grampians: 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 40–44 in Mount Gambier: 2.5% males, 2.9% females
- 35–39 in Southern Grampians: 2.3% males, 2.9% females; 35–39 in Mount Gambier: 2.9% males, 3.1% females
- 30–34 in Southern Grampians: 2.4% males, 2.5% females; 30–34 in Mount Gambier: 3.1% males, 3.2% females
- 25–29 in Southern Grampians: 2.7% males, 2.4% females; 25–29 in Mount Gambier: 3.1% males, 3.3% females
- 20–24 in Southern Grampians: 2.4% males, 2.2% females; 20–24 in Mount Gambier: 2.7% males, 2.8% females
- 15–19 in Southern Grampians: 3.0% males, 2.7% females; 15–19 in Mount Gambier: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 10–14 in Southern Grampians: 3.2% males, 3.0% females; 10–14 in Mount Gambier: 3.4% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Southern Grampians: 3.0% males, 2.7% females; 5–9 in Mount Gambier: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 0–4 in Southern Grampians: 2.7% males, 2.6% females; 0–4 in Mount Gambier: 2.8% males, 2.8% 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: $503
- First area, 2016: $576
- First area, 2021: $699
- Second area, 2011: $504
- Second area, 2016: $589
- Second area, 2021: $702
- First area, 2011: $908
- First area, 2016: $1,043
- First area, 2021: $1,261
- Second area, 2011: $899
- Second area, 2016: $1,052
- Second area, 2021: $1,232
- First area, 2011: $1,187
- First area, 2016: $1,370
- First area, 2021: $1,684
- Second area, 2011: $1,174
- Second area, 2016: $1,388
- 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: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.2
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $150
- First area, 2016: $175
- First area, 2021: $220
- Second area, 2011: $160
- Second area, 2016: $190
- Second area, 2021: $220
- First area, 2011: $1,083
- First area, 2016: $1,082
- First area, 2021: $1,083
- Second area, 2011: $1,257
- Second area, 2016: $1,172
- Second area, 2021: $1,127
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- 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). Southern Grampians vs Mount Gambier [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA26260/southern-grampians/vs/LGA44620/mount-gambier