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Mount Gambier vs Naracoorte Lucindale
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 100 km apart · Mount Gambier profile · Naracoorte Lucindale profile
Mount Gambier Naracoorte Lucindale
Mount Gambier and Naracoorte Lucindale are both South Australian regional centres with very different layouts. Mount Gambier is a more urbanised hub where 80.4% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, and its walkability score is somewhat walkable. In contrast, Naracoorte Lucindale is mostly car-dependent, with 94.7% of residents living in separate houses and a much lower 31.7% within walking distance of groceries. Naracoorte Lucindale also sees far more community involvement, with 28.3% of people volunteering compared to 16.8% in Mount Gambier.
Everyday life is remarkably similar in other ways, as both areas share the same typical resident age of 41 and similar typical weekly family incomes. They also have nearly identical shares of children under 15 and adults with a university degree. However, some gaps are growing; Naracoorte Lucindale has seen a rise in recent overseas arrivals, who now make up 27.0% of the population, while Mount Gambier's share is 12.4%.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 25,247
- First area, 2016: 26,276
- First area, 2021: 26,878
- Second area, 2011: 8,116
- Second area, 2016: 8,291
- Second area, 2021: 8,686
- First area, 2011: 37 yrs
- First area, 2016: 40 yrs
- First area, 2021: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 41 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 Mount Gambier: 1.1% males, 1.9% females; 85+ in Naracoorte Lucindale: 1.0% males, 1.6% females
- 80–84 in Mount Gambier: 1.3% males, 1.7% females; 80–84 in Naracoorte Lucindale: 1.4% males, 1.4% females
- 75–79 in Mount Gambier: 1.7% males, 2.2% females; 75–79 in Naracoorte Lucindale: 1.9% males, 2.1% females
- 70–74 in Mount Gambier: 2.6% males, 2.9% females; 70–74 in Naracoorte Lucindale: 2.8% males, 2.5% females
- 65–69 in Mount Gambier: 2.8% males, 3.0% females; 65–69 in Naracoorte Lucindale: 3.2% males, 2.9% females
- 60–64 in Mount Gambier: 2.8% males, 3.3% females; 60–64 in Naracoorte Lucindale: 3.5% males, 3.3% females
- 55–59 in Mount Gambier: 3.2% males, 3.3% females; 55–59 in Naracoorte Lucindale: 3.5% males, 2.9% females
- 50–54 in Mount Gambier: 3.1% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Naracoorte Lucindale: 3.5% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in Mount Gambier: 2.7% males, 3.0% females; 45–49 in Naracoorte Lucindale: 2.9% males, 2.8% females
- 40–44 in Mount Gambier: 2.5% males, 2.9% females; 40–44 in Naracoorte Lucindale: 3.3% males, 3.2% females
- 35–39 in Mount Gambier: 2.9% males, 3.1% females; 35–39 in Naracoorte Lucindale: 3.2% males, 3.4% females
- 30–34 in Mount Gambier: 3.1% males, 3.2% females; 30–34 in Naracoorte Lucindale: 3.5% males, 2.8% females
- 25–29 in Mount Gambier: 3.1% males, 3.3% females; 25–29 in Naracoorte Lucindale: 3.1% males, 2.8% females
- 20–24 in Mount Gambier: 2.7% males, 2.8% females; 20–24 in Naracoorte Lucindale: 2.9% males, 2.2% females
- 15–19 in Mount Gambier: 3.1% males, 3.1% females; 15–19 in Naracoorte Lucindale: 2.7% males, 2.4% females
- 10–14 in Mount Gambier: 3.4% males, 3.0% females; 10–14 in Naracoorte Lucindale: 3.8% males, 3.1% females
- 5–9 in Mount Gambier: 3.1% males, 3.0% females; 5–9 in Naracoorte Lucindale: 3.0% males, 3.1% females
- 0–4 in Mount Gambier: 2.8% males, 2.8% females; 0–4 in Naracoorte Lucindale: 3.1% 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: $504
- First area, 2016: $589
- First area, 2021: $702
- Second area, 2011: $575
- Second area, 2016: $655
- Second area, 2021: $786
- First area, 2011: $899
- First area, 2016: $1,052
- First area, 2021: $1,232
- Second area, 2011: $1,017
- Second area, 2016: $1,203
- Second area, 2021: $1,435
- First area, 2011: $1,174
- First area, 2016: $1,388
- First area, 2021: $1,684
- Second area, 2011: $1,243
- Second area, 2016: $1,424
- Second area, 2021: $1,797
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: 2.3
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $160
- First area, 2016: $190
- First area, 2021: $220
- Second area, 2011: $150
- Second area, 2016: $180
- Second area, 2021: $220
- First area, 2011: $1,257
- First area, 2016: $1,172
- First area, 2021: $1,127
- Second area, 2011: $1,083
- Second area, 2016: $1,083
- Second area, 2021: $1,083
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
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
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mount Gambier vs Naracoorte Lucindale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA44620/mount-gambier/vs/LGA45090/naracoorte-lucindale