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Ballarat vs Beaufort

Name: Ballarat vs Beaufort — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 40 km apart · Ballarat profile · Beaufort profile

Ballarat Beaufort

Ballarat and Beaufort are nearby Victorian areas with very different profiles. Ballarat is a walker's paradise with high amenity access, where 35.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher and 22.6% of households earn $3,000 or more a week. In contrast, Beaufort is mostly car-dependent, with a typical school size of just 113 students compared to 792 in Ballarat. Qualifications and incomes are much lower in Beaufort, where only 12.1% of adults have a degree and 10.0% of homes earn over $3,000 weekly.

Since 2011, the gaps in education, income, and renting have all widened between the two. Despite these diverging trends, they share many basic characteristics, including a similar proportion of children under 15 and nearly identical numbers of people per home. Both areas also see about 56% of their workforce in full-time employment, and they experience almost the same average minimum and maximum temperatures.

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Where they differ most

Year 12: 28.0 pts higher in Ballarat Bachelor+: 23.7 pts higher in Ballarat Renting: 21.7 pts higher in Ballarat Recent movers: 16.5 pts higher in Ballarat Recent arrivals: 12.0 pts higher in Ballarat

Demographics & Identity

Population in Ballarat in Beaufort +7,487 larger in Ballarat gap steady

12,131 63rd pct 4,644 20th pct

Median age in Ballarat in Beaufort +4 yrs older in Beaufort gap narrowing

45 yrs 78th pct 49 yrs 88th pct

Age structure

27.3% Older adults (45–64) +3.5 pts ▸ 30.7%

23.3% Seniors (65+) +2.1 pts ▸ 25.4%

21.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.9 pts 20.0%

14.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.2 pts 14.5%

12.8% Youth (15–24) ◂ +3.6 pts 9.1%

Marital status

44.8% Married +1.1 pts ▸ 45.8%

36.4% Never married ◂ +5.0 pts 31.4%

8.8% Divorced +3.0 pts ▸ 11.8%

6.4% Widowed even 6.4%

3.7% Separated +0.7 pts ▸ 4.4%

Age & sex structure

Ballarat Beaufort

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

81.9% Australia ◂ +0.9 pts 81.0%

2.3% England +1.4 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.5% India ◂ +1.4 pts 0.1%

1.1% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

1.1% China ◂ +1.0 pts 0.1%

0.3% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Nepal ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Italy even 0.2%

Ancestry

41.4% English ◂ +1.7 pts 39.8%

35.3% Australian +3.6 pts ▸ 38.8%

19.5% Irish ◂ +7.4 pts 12.2%

14.5% Scottish ◂ +2.7 pts 11.7%

4.3% German ◂ +1.0 pts 3.3%

2.9% Italian ◂ +1.1 pts 1.8%

2.9% Chinese ◂ +2.4 pts 0.4%

2.5% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 2.4%

1.8% Indian ◂ +1.7 pts 0.1%

0.7% Greek ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

0.4% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

87.3% English only ◂ +4.4 pts 83.0%

1.7% Mandarin ◂ +1.7 pts 0.0%

0.6% Punjabi ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.3% Hindi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.3% Cantonese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Greek even 0.2%

0.1% Tagalog even 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.5% Christianity ◂ +5.5 pts 40.1%

44.4% No religion ◂ +1.5 pts 42.9%

6.1% Not stated +10.1 pts ▸ 16.3%

1.2% Hinduism ◂ +1.2 pts 0.0%

1.1% Buddhism ◂ +0.8 pts 0.2%

0.9% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.7% Islam ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Ballarat in Beaufort +6 more in Ballarat

9 88th pct 3 43rd pct

Schools/1k kids in Ballarat in Beaufort +0.60 more in Ballarat

5.05 86th pct 4.45 83rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Ballarat in Beaufort +28 more in Ballarat

35 76th pct 7 14th pct

Students in Ballarat in Beaufort +6,790 more in Ballarat

7,129 94th pct 339 11th pct

Avg size in Ballarat in Beaufort +679 larger in Ballarat

792 86th pct 113 10th pct

ICSEA in Ballarat in Beaufort +101 higher in Ballarat

1,076 75th pct 975 30th pct

Highest year of school

63.0% Year 12 ◂ +28.0 pts 35.0%

11.1% Year 10 +14.7 pts ▸ 25.7%

12.5% Year 11 +2.5 pts ▸ 15.0%

7.0% Year 9 or below +6.4 pts ▸ 13.3%

Highest qualification level

17.5% Certificate III / IV +18.3 pts ▸ 35.8%

31.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +17.1 pts 14.7%

14.5% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.2 pts ▸ 15.7%

13.5% Postgraduate degree ◂ +9.8 pts 3.7%

7.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +3.7 pts 3.8%

1.4% Certificate I / II +0.9 pts ▸ 2.3%

Field of qualification

18.3% Health ◂ +8.0 pts 10.2%

16.1% Management & commerce ◂ +5.2 pts 10.9%

7.6% Engineering & related +6.2 pts ▸ 13.8%

12.8% Education ◂ +4.7 pts 8.1%

12.6% Society & culture ◂ +2.3 pts 10.3%

2.0% Agriculture & environment +5.6 pts ▸ 7.6%

4.8% Architecture & building +1.1 pts ▸ 5.9%

4.9% Creative arts ◂ +2.7 pts 2.2%

3.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.1 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.1 pts 2.0%

2.2% Information technology ◂ +1.2 pts 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Ballarat in Beaufort +$214 higher in Ballarat gap widening

$842 58th pct $628 16th pct

Household income in Ballarat in Beaufort +$380 higher in Ballarat gap widening

$1,573 40th pct $1,193 13th pct

Family income in Ballarat in Beaufort +$724 higher in Ballarat gap widening

$2,276 63rd pct $1,552 17th pct

Household income distribution

27.8% $650–$1,499 +4.0 pts ▸ 31.8%

26.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.3 pts 25.2%

18.0% Under $650 +5.9 pts ▸ 23.8%

13.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +9.4 pts 4.2%

9.1% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.3 pts 5.8%

Personal income distribution

37.9% Under $650 +4.3 pts ▸ 42.2%

29.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.8 pts 27.8%

18.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +8.0 pts 10.3%

7.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.2 pts 2.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.2% Arthritis +1.8 pts ▸ 12.0%

11.7% Mental health ◂ +0.5 pts 11.1%

9.4% Asthma +0.7 pts ▸ 10.1%

9.5% Other condition ◂ +1.5 pts 8.0%

4.3% Diabetes +1.6 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.1% Heart disease +0.2 pts ▸ 5.3%

4.1% Cancer ◂ +0.2 pts 3.9%

2.2% Lung condition +0.8 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.1% Stroke +0.5 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.8% None ◂ +9.3 pts 49.5%

22.9% One condition ◂ +1.9 pts 21.1%

7.6% Two conditions +0.6 pts ▸ 8.2%

3.3% Three or more +1.5 pts ▸ 4.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Ballarat in Beaufort +24 larger in Ballarat

125 38th pct 101 32nd pct

Median age in Ballarat in Beaufort +3 yrs older in Beaufort

27 yrs 71st pct 30 yrs 86th pct

Median income in Ballarat in Beaufort +$73 higher in Ballarat

$562 34th pct $489 17th pct

Household income in Ballarat in Beaufort +$379 higher in Ballarat

$1,660 48th pct $1,281 21st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Ballarat in Beaufort even gap narrowing

2.2 14th pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

52.1% Couples with children ◂ +3.8 pts 48.2%

33.4% Couples without children +4.3 pts ▸ 37.6%

13.5% One-parent families ◂ +0.1 pts 13.4%

1.0% Other families ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

Household size

35.1% 2 people +4.2 pts ▸ 39.3%

35.3% 1 person ◂ +4.0 pts 31.3%

12.9% 3 people ◂ +0.6 pts 12.3%

11.1% 4 people ◂ +0.9 pts 10.1%

4.3% 5 people +0.4 pts ▸ 4.7%

1.2% 6 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 2.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Ballarat in Beaufort +$95 higher in Ballarat gap steady

$313 31st pct $218 10th pct

Mortgage in Ballarat in Beaufort +$484 higher in Ballarat gap widening

$1,700 41st pct $1,216 11th pct

People / bedroom in Ballarat in Beaufort even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

39.5% Owned outright +9.2 pts ▸ 48.7%

33.8% Rented ◂ +21.7 pts 12.0%

24.6% Owned with a mortgage +8.8 pts ▸ 33.4%

1.2% Other tenure +2.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.0% Not stated +1.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

Types of homes

79.1% Separate house +16.0 pts ▸ 95.0%

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

6.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +5.8 pts 0.2%

0.5% Other dwelling +3.0 pts ▸ 3.6%

Bedrooms per home

46.7% 3 bedrooms +1.4 pts ▸ 48.1%

22.2% 4 bedrooms +1.6 pts ▸ 23.8%

21.2% 2 bedrooms ◂ +4.5 pts 16.7%

4.4% 5 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 4.6%

4.3% 1 bedroom +0.1 pts ▸ 4.4%

0.1% Studio / none +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%

Weekly rent distribution

52.7% $200–$349 ◂ +7.5 pts 45.2%

9.9% Under $200 +29.6 pts ▸ 39.5%

30.7% $350–$549 ◂ +23.5 pts 7.1%

0.5% $750 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 2.4%

2.4% $550–$749 ◂ +2.4 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

31.2% $1,000–$1,799 +6.6 pts ▸ 37.7%

19.2% Under $1,000 +16.1 pts ▸ 35.3%

28.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +11.1 pts 17.5%

14.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +10.6 pts 4.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Ballarat in Beaufort +104 more in Ballarat

114 88th pct 10 19th pct

Stops/1k in Ballarat in Beaufort +7.24 more in Ballarat

9.40 87th pct 2.15 22nd pct

Departures/1k in Ballarat in Beaufort +2,276.9 more in Ballarat

2,313.9 86th pct 37.0 15th pct

PT routes in Ballarat in Beaufort +21 more in Ballarat

28 86th pct 7 48th pct

Stop walk in Ballarat in Beaufort

8 64th pct —

Drive to city in Ballarat in Beaufort +27 longer in Beaufort

76 83rd pct 103 89th pct

How people get to work

50.1% Car (driver) +10.5 pts ▸ 60.6%

20.3% Worked at home ◂ +4.1 pts 16.3%

8.4% Walked ◂ +5.1 pts 3.3%

4.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.7 pts 3.6%

1.4% Bicycle ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%

0.6% Bus ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

0.4% Train ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

43.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +17.8 pts 25.6%

36.0% 2 vehicles +2.6 pts ▸ 38.7%

9.6% 3 vehicles +7.8 pts ▸ 17.3%

3.9% 4 or more +10.9 pts ▸ 14.8%

7.2% No vehicle ◂ +4.0 pts 3.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

22.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +9.8 pts 12.9%

1.4% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +16.0 pts ▸ 17.4%

13.0% Education & training ◂ +6.3 pts 6.7%

7.1% Construction +3.4 pts ▸ 10.5%

6.5% Public administration & safety +1.7 pts ▸ 8.2%

8.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.1 pts 5.1%

7.9% Retail trade ◂ +0.6 pts 7.3%

7.1% Professional & technical ◂ +4.0 pts 3.1%

5.4% Manufacturing +1.2 pts ▸ 6.6%

2.4% Transport & warehousing +2.1 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.8% Other services +0.6 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.8% Administrative & support +0.3 pts ▸ 2.1%

Occupations people work in

33.8% Professionals ◂ +20.2 pts 13.6%

14.8% Managers +4.6 pts ▸ 19.4%

9.4% Technicians & trades +4.6 pts ▸ 14.0%

6.0% Labourers +6.8 pts ▸ 12.9%

12.2% Community & personal service ◂ +0.2 pts 12.0%

11.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.2 pts 10.4%

2.8% Machinery operators & drivers +5.7 pts ▸ 8.5%

8.0% Sales workers ◂ +1.4 pts 6.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Ballarat in Beaufort +4 higher in Ballarat

7 64th pct 3 29th pct

IRSD decile in Ballarat in Beaufort +4 higher in Ballarat

7 64th pct 3 29th pct

IER decile in Ballarat in Beaufort +1 higher in Beaufort

4 36th pct 5 43rd pct

IEO decile in Ballarat in Beaufort +4 higher in Ballarat

8 71st pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Ballarat in Beaufort +101 higher in Ballarat

1,040 67th pct 939 25th pct

ERP in Ballarat in Beaufort +6,852 higher in Ballarat

11,668 56th pct 4,816 19th pct

Growth in Ballarat in Beaufort +7.6 pts higher in Beaufort

-3.3% 0th pct 4.2% 47th pct

Businesses in Ballarat in Beaufort +2,097 higher in Ballarat

2,598 86th pct 501 25th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Ballarat in Beaufort +86 higher in Ballarat

775 42nd pct 688 32nd pct

Max temp in Ballarat in Beaufort +0.8 higher in Beaufort

17.8 4th pct 18.6 8th pct

Min temp in Ballarat in Beaufort +0.3 higher in Beaufort

7.8 8th pct 8.1 10th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Ballarat in Beaufort +6.1 higher in Ballarat

8.2 89th pct 2.2 13th pct

Types ≤15 min in Ballarat in Beaufort +5.4 more in Ballarat

7.7 87th pct 2.2 12th pct

15-min city in Ballarat in Beaufort +70.7 pts higher in Ballarat

96.1% 80th pct 25.4% 17th pct

Walk to shops in Ballarat in Beaufort +66.3 pts higher in Ballarat

94.4% 81st pct 28.1% 19th pct

Walk to transit in Ballarat in Beaufort +70.8 pts higher in Ballarat

97.7% 65th pct 26.9% 17th pct

Walk to school in Ballarat in Beaufort +77.5 pts higher in Ballarat

91.4% 70th pct 13.9% 7th pct

Walk to a park in Ballarat in Beaufort +63.8 pts higher in Ballarat

100.0% 71st pct 36.2% 9th pct

Walk to health in Ballarat in Beaufort +68.3 pts higher in Ballarat

92.1% 85th pct 23.8% 28th pct

Amenities/1k in Ballarat in Beaufort +15.8 more in Ballarat

32.8 86th pct 17.0 63rd pct

Intersections/km² in Ballarat in Beaufort +339 higher in Ballarat

340 86th pct 1 9th pct

Mean slope in Ballarat in Beaufort +0.8 pts higher in Beaufort

4.4% 33rd pct 5.2% 47th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ballarat vs Beaufort [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/201011002/ballarat/vs/201031014/beaufort