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Ballarat vs Creswick - Clunes

Name: Ballarat vs Creswick - Clunes — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 23 km apart · Ballarat profile · Creswick - Clunes profile

Ballarat Creswick - Clunes

Ballarat and Creswick - Clunes are nearby Victorian areas with very different profiles. Ballarat is a highly walkable urban hub where 35.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, compared to 17.7% in Creswick - Clunes. This educational gap is reflected in the workforce, with Ballarat having far more professionals and a higher share of households earning $3,000 or more a week (22.6% versus 10.7%). Ballarat also has a much larger presence of First Nations languages (12.8%) and a higher proportion of renters at 33.8%, while Creswick - Clunes is dominated by separate houses, which make up 94.3% of its homes.

Daily life in both places shares many similarities, including nearly identical rates of volunteering, a similar number of people per home, and similar levels of mental health conditions. However, the two areas are diverging in other ways. The gap in university qualifications has widened since 2011, and the difference in rental rates has also grown. While both areas have populations older than the national figure, the gap between them is narrowing as Ballarat's typical resident is now only 4 years younger than someone in Creswick - Clunes.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 20.1 pts higher in Ballarat Year 12: 19.0 pts higher in Ballarat Bachelor+: 18.1 pts higher in Ballarat Separate houses: 15.3 pts higher in Creswick - Clunes Recent movers: 14.4 pts higher in Ballarat

Demographics & Identity

Population in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +4,046 larger in Ballarat gap narrowing

12,131 63rd pct 8,085 41st pct

Median age in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +4 yrs older in Creswick - Clunes gap narrowing

45 yrs 78th pct 49 yrs 88th pct

Age structure

27.3% Older adults (45–64) +3.0 pts ▸ 30.3%

23.3% Seniors (65+) +3.0 pts ▸ 26.3%

21.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.2 pts 18.8%

14.7% Children (0–14) +1.6 pts ▸ 16.3%

12.8% Youth (15–24) ◂ +4.6 pts 8.2%

Marital status

44.8% Married +2.6 pts ▸ 47.4%

36.4% Never married ◂ +5.8 pts 30.6%

8.8% Divorced +3.5 pts ▸ 12.2%

6.4% Widowed ◂ +0.3 pts 6.1%

3.7% Separated even 3.7%

Age & sex structure

Ballarat Creswick - Clunes

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

81.9% Australia +0.1 pts ▸ 82.0%

2.3% England +1.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.5% India ◂ +1.3 pts 0.1%

1.1% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

1.1% China ◂ +1.0 pts 0.1%

0.3% Nepal ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.3% Philippines even 0.3%

0.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% South Africa even 0.2%

0.1% Italy even 0.2%

Ancestry

41.4% English +1.0 pts ▸ 42.4%

35.3% Australian +4.2 pts ▸ 39.5%

19.5% Irish ◂ +4.7 pts 14.8%

14.5% Scottish ◂ +0.7 pts 13.8%

4.3% German +0.1 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.5% Dutch +0.7 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.9% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.9% Chinese ◂ +2.0 pts 0.8%

1.8% Indian ◂ +1.5 pts 0.3%

0.7% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.4% Filipino even 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

87.3% English only +2.4 pts ▸ 89.7%

1.7% Mandarin ◂ +1.5 pts 0.1%

0.6% Punjabi ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.2% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.3% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.3% Cantonese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

0.1% Tagalog even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

44.4% No religion +3.5 pts ▸ 47.9%

45.5% Christianity ◂ +4.5 pts 41.0%

6.1% Not stated +3.1 pts ▸ 9.2%

1.2% Hinduism ◂ +1.1 pts 0.1%

1.1% Buddhism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

0.9% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.7% Islam ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +3 more in Ballarat

9 88th pct 6 71st pct

Schools/1k kids in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +0.50 more in Ballarat

5.05 86th pct 4.55 84th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +25 more in Ballarat

35 76th pct 10 25th pct

Students in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +6,590 more in Ballarat

7,129 94th pct 539 19th pct

Avg size in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +702 larger in Ballarat

792 86th pct 90 7th pct

ICSEA in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +72 higher in Ballarat

1,076 75th pct 1,004 45th pct

Highest year of school

63.0% Year 12 ◂ +19.0 pts 44.1%

11.1% Year 10 +7.4 pts ▸ 18.4%

12.5% Year 11 +2.8 pts ▸ 15.3%

7.0% Year 9 or below +6.4 pts ▸ 13.3%

Highest qualification level

17.5% Certificate III / IV +15.8 pts ▸ 33.3%

31.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +13.8 pts 18.0%

14.5% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.4 pts ▸ 15.9%

13.5% Postgraduate degree ◂ +7.1 pts 6.4%

7.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.9 pts 4.6%

1.4% Certificate I / II +1.0 pts ▸ 2.4%

Field of qualification

18.3% Health ◂ +7.5 pts 10.8%

16.1% Management & commerce ◂ +4.6 pts 11.5%

7.6% Engineering & related +5.7 pts ▸ 13.4%

12.8% Education ◂ +3.7 pts 9.1%

12.6% Society & culture ◂ +0.8 pts 11.8%

4.8% Architecture & building +1.4 pts ▸ 6.2%

2.0% Agriculture & environment +4.0 pts ▸ 6.0%

3.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.6 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.9% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 4.7%

3.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.3 pts 1.7%

2.2% Information technology ◂ +0.9 pts 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +$214 higher in Ballarat gap widening

$842 58th pct $628 16th pct

Household income in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +$335 higher in Ballarat gap widening

$1,573 40th pct $1,238 16th pct

Family income in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +$651 higher in Ballarat gap widening

$2,276 63rd pct $1,625 21st pct

Household income distribution

27.8% $650–$1,499 +4.7 pts ▸ 32.4%

26.5% $1,500–$2,999 +0.7 pts ▸ 27.2%

18.0% Under $650 +4.0 pts ▸ 22.0%

13.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +7.8 pts 5.8%

9.1% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +4.2 pts 4.9%

Personal income distribution

37.9% Under $650 +8.7 pts ▸ 46.6%

29.6% $650–$1,499 +0.2 pts ▸ 29.8%

18.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.2 pts 12.1%

7.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.8 pts 2.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.2% Arthritis +2.9 pts ▸ 13.1%

11.7% Mental health even 11.6%

9.4% Asthma +1.5 pts ▸ 10.9%

9.5% Other condition +0.2 pts ▸ 9.7%

5.1% Heart disease +0.9 pts ▸ 5.9%

4.3% Diabetes +1.6 pts ▸ 5.9%

4.1% Cancer ◂ +0.3 pts 3.8%

2.2% Lung condition +1.2 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.1% Stroke +0.6 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.8% None ◂ +4.6 pts 54.3%

22.9% One condition ◂ +0.4 pts 22.6%

7.6% Two conditions +0.9 pts ▸ 8.5%

3.3% Three or more +2.0 pts ▸ 5.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +3 larger in Ballarat

125 38th pct 122 38th pct

Median age in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +2 yrs older in Ballarat

27 yrs 71st pct 25 yrs 57th pct

Median income in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +$103 higher in Creswick - Clunes

$562 34th pct $665 56th pct

Household income in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +$129 higher in Ballarat

$1,660 48th pct $1,531 40th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +0.1 larger in Creswick - Clunes gap steady

2.2 14th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

52.1% Couples with children ◂ +1.6 pts 50.5%

33.4% Couples without children +2.6 pts ▸ 36.0%

13.5% One-parent families ◂ +0.8 pts 12.8%

1.0% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Household size

35.1% 2 people +3.9 pts ▸ 39.1%

35.3% 1 person ◂ +4.6 pts 30.8%

12.9% 3 people ◂ +1.0 pts 11.9%

11.1% 4 people ◂ +0.6 pts 10.5%

4.3% 5 people +1.1 pts ▸ 5.5%

1.2% 6 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 2.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +$63 higher in Ballarat gap narrowing

$313 31st pct $250 14th pct

Mortgage in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +$400 higher in Ballarat gap widening

$1,700 41st pct $1,300 14th pct

People / bedroom in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

39.5% Owned outright +7.1 pts ▸ 46.7%

24.6% Owned with a mortgage +10.9 pts ▸ 35.5%

33.8% Rented ◂ +20.1 pts 13.7%

1.2% Other tenure +1.0 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.0% Not stated +0.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

Types of homes

79.1% Separate house +15.3 pts ▸ 94.3%

13.9% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +13.1 pts 0.8%

6.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +3.1 pts 2.8%

0.5% Other dwelling +1.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

Bedrooms per home

46.7% 3 bedrooms +4.5 pts ▸ 51.2%

22.2% 4 bedrooms +1.4 pts ▸ 23.5%

21.2% 2 bedrooms ◂ +6.4 pts 14.8%

4.4% 5 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 4.8%

4.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.5 pts 3.8%

0.1% Studio / none +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

52.7% $200–$349 +1.3 pts ▸ 54.1%

30.7% $350–$549 ◂ +19.6 pts 11.1%

9.9% Under $200 +18.2 pts ▸ 28.1%

2.4% $550–$749 ◂ +2.4 pts 0.0%

0.5% $750 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

31.2% $1,000–$1,799 +7.9 pts ▸ 39.1%

28.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +9.5 pts 19.1%

19.2% Under $1,000 +9.1 pts ▸ 28.3%

14.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +8.3 pts 6.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +50 more in Ballarat

114 88th pct 64 70th pct

Stops/1k in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +1.48 more in Ballarat

9.40 87th pct 7.92 86th pct

Departures/1k in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +1,788.6 more in Ballarat

2,313.9 86th pct 525.3 39th pct

PT routes in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +20 more in Ballarat

28 86th pct 8 52nd pct

Stop walk in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes

8 64th pct —

Drive to city in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +8 longer in Creswick - Clunes

76 83rd pct 84 85th pct

How people get to work

50.1% Car (driver) +10.4 pts ▸ 60.5%

20.3% Worked at home ◂ +2.1 pts 18.3%

8.4% Walked ◂ +5.0 pts 3.4%

4.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.2 pts 3.1%

1.4% Bicycle ◂ +1.2 pts 0.2%

0.6% Bus ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.4% Train ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

43.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +12.6 pts 30.8%

36.0% 2 vehicles +0.7 pts ▸ 36.8%

9.6% 3 vehicles +8.3 pts ▸ 17.9%

3.9% 4 or more +7.4 pts ▸ 11.3%

7.2% No vehicle ◂ +3.9 pts 3.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

22.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +7.6 pts 15.0%

13.0% Education & training ◂ +5.1 pts 7.9%

1.4% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +9.3 pts ▸ 10.8%

7.1% Construction +3.1 pts ▸ 10.2%

7.9% Retail trade +1.2 pts ▸ 9.2%

8.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.4 pts 4.8%

7.1% Professional & technical ◂ +2.5 pts 4.6%

5.4% Manufacturing +1.7 pts ▸ 7.1%

6.5% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.3 pts 5.2%

2.8% Other services +1.8 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.4% Transport & warehousing +1.8 pts ▸ 4.3%

1.9% Arts & recreation +0.9 pts ▸ 2.9%

Occupations people work in

33.8% Professionals ◂ +15.6 pts 18.2%

14.8% Managers +2.6 pts ▸ 17.4%

9.4% Technicians & trades +6.8 pts ▸ 16.2%

12.2% Community & personal service ◂ +0.9 pts 11.3%

6.0% Labourers +5.8 pts ▸ 11.9%

11.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.1 pts 10.4%

8.0% Sales workers ◂ +0.8 pts 7.1%

2.8% Machinery operators & drivers +3.2 pts ▸ 6.0%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +3 higher in Ballarat

7 64th pct 4 36th pct

IRSD decile in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +3 higher in Ballarat

7 64th pct 4 36th pct

IER decile in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +1 higher in Creswick - Clunes

4 36th pct 5 43rd pct

IEO decile in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +4 higher in Ballarat

8 71st pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +85 higher in Ballarat

1,040 67th pct 955 32nd pct

ERP in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +3,630 higher in Ballarat

11,668 56th pct 8,038 37th pct

Growth in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +3.3 pts higher in Creswick - Clunes

-3.3% 0th pct 0.0% 12th pct

Businesses in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +1,809 higher in Ballarat

2,598 86th pct 789 43rd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +75 higher in Ballarat

775 42nd pct 700 33rd pct

Max temp in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +1.0 higher in Creswick - Clunes

17.8 4th pct 18.8 9th pct

Min temp in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +0.3 higher in Creswick - Clunes

7.8 8th pct 8.2 10th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +5.0 higher in Ballarat

8.2 89th pct 3.2 22nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +4.3 more in Ballarat

7.7 87th pct 3.4 24th pct

15-min city in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +59.6 pts higher in Ballarat

96.1% 80th pct 36.5% 26th pct

Walk to shops in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +60.3 pts higher in Ballarat

94.4% 81st pct 34.1% 24th pct

Walk to transit in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +51.4 pts higher in Ballarat

97.7% 65th pct 46.3% 23rd pct

Walk to school in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +50.9 pts higher in Ballarat

91.4% 70th pct 40.6% 24th pct

Walk to a park in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +40.9 pts higher in Ballarat

100.0% 71st pct 59.1% 18th pct

Walk to health in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +64.3 pts higher in Ballarat

92.1% 85th pct 27.9% 32nd pct

Amenities/1k in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +9.1 more in Ballarat

32.8 86th pct 23.7 79th pct

Intersections/km² in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +337 higher in Ballarat

340 86th pct 3 16th pct

Mean slope in Ballarat in Creswick - Clunes +1.0 pts higher in Creswick - Clunes

4.4% 33rd pct 5.3% 50th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ballarat vs Creswick - Clunes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/201011002/ballarat/vs/201021010/creswick-clunes