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Lavington vs Towong

Name: Lavington vs Towong — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 68 km apart · Lavington profile · Towong profile

Lavington Towong

Lavington and Towong are two very different regional areas. Lavington is more urban, with 38.1% of households renting and a higher share of one-parent families at 22.3%. It is far more accessible by foot, with 90.5% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. In contrast, Towong is much more rural, where 49.7% of homes are owned outright and 96.8% are separate houses. Towong is also far older, with a typical resident aged 52 compared to 40 in Lavington.

Since 2011, these two areas have drifted further apart in several ways. The age gap has widened, as have the differences in renting and home ownership. However, they remain very similar in some areas, such as the typical weekly personal income, which is $647 in Lavington and $688 in Towong. They also share similar rates of adults working or looking for work, sitting around 56% for both.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 23.6 pts higher in Lavington Median age: 12 yrs older in Towong Owned outright: 19.8 pts higher in Towong One-parent: 13.0 pts higher in Lavington Separate houses: 19.1 pts higher in Towong

Demographics & Identity

Population in Lavington in Towong +9,469 larger in Lavington gap widening

15,665 78th pct 6,196 30th pct

Median age in Lavington in Towong +12 yrs older in Towong gap widening

40 yrs 52nd pct 52 yrs 93rd pct

Age structure

22.7% Older adults (45–64) +7.4 pts ▸ 30.1%

21.6% Seniors (65+) +7.1 pts ▸ 28.6%

25.2% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +7.3 pts 17.8%

18.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.5 pts 15.6%

12.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +4.6 pts 7.8%

Marital status

39.1% Married +13.5 pts ▸ 52.6%

38.2% Never married ◂ +12.0 pts 26.2%

11.6% Divorced ◂ +0.7 pts 10.9%

6.6% Widowed +0.7 pts ▸ 7.2%

4.7% Separated ◂ +1.4 pts 3.2%

Age & sex structure

Lavington Towong

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

78.1% Australia +4.1 pts ▸ 82.2%

2.6% India ◂ +2.4 pts 0.2%

1.6% England +0.6 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.3% Nepal ◂ +1.3 pts 0.0%

1.2% Philippines ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

1.1% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.2% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Italy even 0.1%

0.2% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

37.8% Australian +3.7 pts ▸ 41.5%

37.4% English +3.9 pts ▸ 41.3%

11.1% Irish +2.1 pts ▸ 13.2%

9.0% Scottish +2.6 pts ▸ 11.5%

7.4% German ◂ +1.5 pts 5.9%

2.3% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 2.1%

1.7% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.8% Indian ◂ +1.6 pts 0.2%

1.7% Filipino ◂ +1.0 pts 0.7%

0.6% Chinese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.5% Greek ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

81.8% English only +6.8 pts ▸ 88.6%

2.1% Punjabi ◂ +2.0 pts 0.1%

0.6% Tagalog ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.4% Hindi ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.5% Christianity +3.0 pts ▸ 48.5%

38.4% No religion +0.6 pts ▸ 39.0%

8.0% Not stated +2.9 pts ▸ 10.9%

3.7% Hinduism ◂ +3.5 pts 0.2%

2.4% Other religions ◂ +1.9 pts 0.5%

1.2% Islam ◂ +0.9 pts 0.3%

0.7% Buddhism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Lavington in Towong +3 more in Towong

7 86th pct 10 89th pct

Schools/1k kids in Lavington in Towong +7.89 more in Towong

2.47 60th pct 10.36 100th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Lavington in Towong +9 more in Lavington

19 49th pct 10 25th pct

Students in Lavington in Towong +1,130 more in Lavington

2,039 63rd pct 909 34th pct

Avg size in Lavington in Towong +200 larger in Lavington

291 31st pct 91 7th pct

ICSEA in Lavington in Towong +42 higher in Towong

943 17th pct 985 35th pct

Highest year of school

37.6% Year 12 +0.8 pts ▸ 38.4%

28.7% Year 10 ◂ +6.6 pts 22.1%

10.1% Year 11 +6.3 pts ▸ 16.4%

15.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.8 pts 13.2%

Highest qualification level

41.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +4.5 pts 36.5%

14.1% Bachelor degree +1.1 pts ▸ 15.2%

14.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.3 pts ▸ 14.9%

2.1% Graduate diploma / certificate +2.0 pts ▸ 4.1%

4.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.5 pts 3.5%

3.0% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.7 pts 2.3%

Field of qualification

15.5% Engineering & related +0.2 pts ▸ 15.8%

15.2% Management & commerce ◂ +4.0 pts 11.2%

12.8% Society & culture ◂ +4.2 pts 8.6%

9.6% Health +2.5 pts ▸ 12.1%

7.3% Education +2.1 pts ▸ 9.4%

7.6% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.7 pts 4.9%

2.1% Agriculture & environment +5.5 pts ▸ 7.6%

6.2% Architecture & building ◂ +1.0 pts 5.2%

2.4% Information technology ◂ +1.5 pts 0.9%

1.9% Creative arts ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%

1.2% Natural & physical sciences +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Lavington in Towong +$41 higher in Towong gap steady

$647 19th pct $688 26th pct

Household income in Lavington in Towong +$142 higher in Towong gap widening

$1,138 10th pct $1,280 19th pct

Family income in Lavington in Towong +$135 higher in Towong gap widening

$1,522 15th pct $1,657 23rd pct

Household income distribution

34.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.4 pts 33.9%

26.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.4 pts 26.2%

24.0% Under $650 ◂ +3.9 pts 20.1%

5.2% $3,000–$3,999 +1.3 pts ▸ 6.5%

2.6% $4,000 or more +3.3 pts ▸ 5.9%

Personal income distribution

46.2% Under $650 ◂ +3.7 pts 42.5%

35.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.2 pts 32.2%

9.7% $1,500–$2,999 +2.5 pts ▸ 12.2%

0.8% $3,000 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 2.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

13.3% Mental health ◂ +3.1 pts 10.2%

11.7% Arthritis +1.5 pts ▸ 13.2%

10.7% Asthma ◂ +1.5 pts 9.1%

8.9% Other condition ◂ +0.9 pts 7.9%

6.2% Diabetes ◂ +0.9 pts 5.3%

5.5% Heart disease +0.2 pts ▸ 5.7%

3.7% Cancer +0.6 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.0% Lung condition ◂ +0.5 pts 2.5%

1.3% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

0.7% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

54.9% None +0.7 pts ▸ 55.6%

22.3% One condition ◂ +0.5 pts 21.9%

8.5% Two conditions ◂ +1.1 pts 7.4%

5.0% Three or more ◂ +0.2 pts 4.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Lavington in Towong +629 larger in Lavington

741 86th pct 112 35th pct

Median age in Lavington in Towong +21 yrs older in Towong

20 yrs 14th pct 41 yrs 100th pct

Median income in Lavington in Towong +$68 higher in Lavington

$537 28th pct $469 13th pct

Household income in Lavington in Towong +$63 higher in Towong

$1,276 21st pct $1,339 26th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Lavington in Towong even gap narrowing

2.2 14th pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

47.6% Couples with children +1.1 pts ▸ 48.7%

28.7% Couples without children +12.7 pts ▸ 41.4%

22.3% One-parent families ◂ +13.0 pts 9.3%

1.3% Other families ◂ +0.7 pts 0.7%

Household size

33.2% 2 people +9.3 pts ▸ 42.5%

35.9% 1 person ◂ +6.3 pts 29.7%

12.7% 3 people ◂ +1.4 pts 11.3%

10.6% 4 people ◂ +1.0 pts 9.6%

4.8% 5 people +0.1 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.7% 6 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 1.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Lavington in Towong +$40 higher in Lavington gap steady

$250 14th pct $210 9th pct

Mortgage in Lavington in Towong +$100 higher in Lavington gap narrowing

$1,300 14th pct $1,200 11th pct

People / bedroom in Lavington in Towong +0.10 higher in Lavington gap widening

0.80 29th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

29.9% Owned outright +19.8 pts ▸ 49.7%

38.1% Rented ◂ +23.6 pts 14.5%

28.0% Owned with a mortgage +2.2 pts ▸ 30.3%

1.6% Other tenure +1.9 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.4% Not stated ◂ +0.5 pts 2.0%

Types of homes

77.7% Separate house +19.1 pts ▸ 96.8%

20.3% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +18.9 pts 1.4%

1.4% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.8 pts 0.5%

0.4% Other dwelling +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

Bedrooms per home

43.7% 3 bedrooms +6.7 pts ▸ 50.4%

27.8% 2 bedrooms ◂ +15.0 pts 12.8%

20.5% 4 bedrooms +5.5 pts ▸ 26.0%

3.2% 5 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.3% 1 bedroom +1.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.3% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

57.4% $200–$349 ◂ +4.4 pts 53.0%

25.1% Under $200 +13.3 pts ▸ 38.4%

12.4% $350–$549 ◂ +7.2 pts 5.2%

0.7% $550–$749 ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.2% $750 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

50.4% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +12.7 pts 37.7%

26.8% Under $1,000 +11.4 pts ▸ 38.3%

14.7% $1,800–$2,999 +0.4 pts ▸ 15.2%

3.2% $3,000 or more +2.5 pts ▸ 5.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Lavington in Towong +90 more in Lavington

98 86th pct 8 16th pct

Stops/1k in Lavington in Towong +4.96 more in Lavington

6.26 76th pct 1.29 15th pct

Departures/1k in Lavington in Towong +782.4 more in Lavington

792.4 49th pct 10.0 7th pct

PT routes in Lavington in Towong +5 more in Lavington

7 48th pct 2 14th pct

Stop walk in Lavington in Towong

1 7th pct —

How people get to work

73.1% Car (driver) ◂ +16.6 pts 56.5%

5.9% Worked at home +11.8 pts ▸ 17.7%

1.8% Walked +5.5 pts ▸ 7.3%

5.4% Car (passenger) ◂ +2.3 pts 3.1%

0.6% Bus ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.5% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.1% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

43.9% 1 vehicle ◂ +17.0 pts 26.9%

32.1% 2 vehicles +7.2 pts ▸ 39.3%

9.8% 3 vehicles +8.0 pts ▸ 17.8%

5.3% 4 or more +8.0 pts ▸ 13.2%

8.9% No vehicle ◂ +6.4 pts 2.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

1.3% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +22.5 pts ▸ 23.8%

17.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.5 pts 14.7%

12.3% Retail trade ◂ +5.9 pts 6.4%

10.4% Construction ◂ +1.3 pts 9.1%

9.5% Manufacturing ◂ +4.0 pts 5.4%

8.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.2 pts 5.0%

7.3% Education & training +0.2 pts ▸ 7.5%

5.6% Public administration & safety +0.6 pts ▸ 6.2%

5.5% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.3 pts 3.1%

4.3% Administrative & support ◂ +2.3 pts 1.9%

4.2% Other services ◂ +0.5 pts 3.7%

3.0% Professional & technical ◂ +0.3 pts 2.7%

Occupations people work in

8.3% Managers +18.1 pts ▸ 26.4%

16.3% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.7 pts 12.6%

15.8% Community & personal service ◂ +5.6 pts 10.2%

14.1% Labourers ◂ +1.3 pts 12.8%

12.0% Professionals +2.1 pts ▸ 14.0%

11.2% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.5 pts 9.7%

10.8% Sales workers ◂ +5.4 pts 5.4%

9.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.7 pts 6.8%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Lavington in Towong +3 higher in Towong

1 0th pct 4 36th pct

IRSD decile in Lavington in Towong +4 higher in Towong

1 0th pct 5 43rd pct

IER decile in Lavington in Towong +5 higher in Towong

1 0th pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Lavington in Towong +4 higher in Towong

1 0th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSAD score in Lavington in Towong +96 higher in Towong

872 8th pct 968 38th pct

ERP in Lavington in Towong +9,677 higher in Lavington

15,832 74th pct 6,155 27th pct

Growth in Lavington in Towong +1.2 pts higher in Lavington

1.2% 21st pct 0.0% 12th pct

Businesses in Lavington in Towong +2 higher in Lavington

987 55th pct 985 55th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Lavington in Towong +359 higher in Towong

804 45th pct 1,163 73rd pct

Max temp in Lavington in Towong +4.3 higher in Lavington

22.4 39th pct 18.1 6th pct

Min temp in Lavington in Towong +2.2 higher in Lavington

9.1 17th pct 6.9 2nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Lavington in Towong +3.0 higher in Lavington

6.2 62nd pct 3.2 22nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Lavington in Towong +2.5 more in Lavington

6.0 62nd pct 3.5 25th pct

15-min city in Lavington in Towong +41.7 pts higher in Lavington

82.7% 64th pct 41.0% 29th pct

Walk to shops in Lavington in Towong +38.2 pts higher in Lavington

79.8% 65th pct 41.6% 31st pct

Walk to transit in Lavington in Towong +59.7 pts higher in Lavington

90.5% 49th pct 30.8% 18th pct

Walk to school in Lavington in Towong +45.1 pts higher in Lavington

89.2% 67th pct 44.2% 26th pct

Walk to a park in Lavington in Towong +43.1 pts higher in Lavington

96.9% 49th pct 53.9% 15th pct

Walk to health in Lavington in Towong +2.8 pts higher in Towong

30.6% 35th pct 33.4% 38th pct

Amenities/1k in Lavington in Towong +16.5 more in Towong

17.1 64th pct 33.6 86th pct

Intersections/km² in Lavington in Towong +75 higher in Lavington

76 46th pct 0 3rd pct

Mean slope in Lavington in Towong +4.1 pts higher in Towong

3.5% 18th pct 7.6% 78th pct

Compare Lavington with nearby areas

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Compare Towong with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Lavington vs Towong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/109011176/lavington/vs/204031072/towong