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Delacombe vs Golden Plains - North

Name: Delacombe vs Golden Plains - North — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 28 km apart · Delacombe profile · Golden Plains - North profile

Delacombe Golden Plains - North

Delacombe and Golden Plains - North are nearby Victorian areas with very different characters. Delacombe is a fast-growing hub where the typical resident is just 33 and 52% of people moved there in the last five years. It is somewhat walkable, with 49.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries. In contrast, Golden Plains - North is a car-dependent area with a much older population, where the typical resident is 43. There are stark differences in housing and arrivals, with 16.7% of Delacombe's residents arriving recently from overseas compared to just 1.8% in Golden Plains - North, and far more homes owned outright in Golden Plains - North (43.0% versus 26.4%).

Daily life shares several similarities across both places, including very similar typical weekly family incomes and a nearly identical share of people who have no religion. However, the gap in age has widened to 10 years since 2011, and the difference in rental rates has also grown, with renting far higher in Delacombe. This trend is consistent with Delacombe's higher population growth of 43.3% since 2021, while Golden Plains - North grew by only 3.1%.

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Where they differ most

Recent movers: 22.9 pts higher in Delacombe Renting: 19.6 pts higher in Delacombe Recent arrivals: 15.0 pts higher in Delacombe Median age: 10 yrs older in Golden Plains - North Owned outright: 16.6 pts higher in Golden Plains - North

Demographics & Identity

Population in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +5,767 larger in Delacombe gap widening

10,661 56th pct 4,894 22nd pct

Median age in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +10 yrs older in Golden Plains - North gap widening

33 yrs 11th pct 43 yrs 71st pct

Age structure

30.5% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +8.9 pts 21.6%

20.1% Older adults (45–64) +9.5 pts ▸ 29.6%

21.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.8 pts 19.5%

14.8% Seniors (65+) +4.4 pts ▸ 19.1%

13.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.6 pts 10.6%

Marital status

42.0% Married +6.6 pts ▸ 48.6%

40.1% Never married ◂ +7.0 pts 33.1%

8.2% Divorced +2.1 pts ▸ 10.3%

5.4% Widowed ◂ +0.7 pts 4.7%

4.2% Separated ◂ +0.8 pts 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Delacombe Golden Plains - North

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

84.8% Australia ◂ +2.2 pts 82.6%

1.5% England +1.8 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.5% India ◂ +2.3 pts 0.1%

0.9% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.7% Philippines ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

0.5% Nepal ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.4% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Italy even 0.1%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

41.2% Australian +3.3 pts ▸ 44.5%

41.2% English ◂ +0.7 pts 40.6%

11.4% Irish +1.1 pts ▸ 12.5%

11.1% Scottish +0.3 pts ▸ 11.3%

4.1% German +1.0 pts ▸ 5.1%

2.6% Dutch +0.4 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.5% Italian ◂ +0.7 pts 1.7%

2.1% Indian ◂ +1.8 pts 0.3%

1.1% Chinese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

1.0% Filipino ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

0.5% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

87.9% English only +2.3 pts ▸ 90.2%

1.6% Punjabi ◂ +1.6 pts 0.0%

0.6% Mandarin ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.5% Hindi ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%

0.1% Italian even 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

50.9% No religion ◂ +0.2 pts 50.7%

38.6% Christianity +0.2 pts ▸ 38.8%

5.9% Not stated +3.3 pts ▸ 9.2%

2.0% Hinduism ◂ +1.7 pts 0.2%

1.7% Other religions ◂ +1.4 pts 0.3%

0.6% Islam ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.4% Buddhism even 0.5%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +2 more in Golden Plains - North

2 14th pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +3.32 more in Golden Plains - North

0.88 11th pct 4.20 81st pct

Schools ≤3 km in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +18 more in Delacombe

23 57th pct 5 10th pct

Students in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +519 more in Delacombe

965 36th pct 446 15th pct

Avg size in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +371 larger in Delacombe

483 58th pct 112 10th pct

ICSEA in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +4 higher in Golden Plains - North

990 38th pct 993 40th pct

Highest year of school

49.6% Year 12 ◂ +8.3 pts 41.3%

18.5% Year 10 +2.2 pts ▸ 20.7%

14.4% Year 11 +2.0 pts ▸ 16.3%

12.0% Year 9 or below +0.4 pts ▸ 12.4%

Highest qualification level

40.4% Certificate III / IV ◂ +1.8 pts 38.6%

20.7% Bachelor degree ◂ +6.3 pts 14.4%

14.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.3 pts ▸ 15.9%

4.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.7 pts 4.1%

3.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.2 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.4% Certificate I / II even 2.4%

Field of qualification

13.2% Engineering & related +2.6 pts ▸ 15.8%

15.3% Management & commerce ◂ +2.5 pts 12.7%

13.2% Society & culture ◂ +1.1 pts 12.1%

12.6% Health ◂ +2.8 pts 9.8%

9.0% Education ◂ +1.4 pts 7.6%

8.1% Architecture & building ◂ +0.3 pts 7.8%

6.8% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.9 pts 4.9%

2.1% Agriculture & environment +2.7 pts ▸ 4.8%

2.9% Information technology ◂ +1.0 pts 1.9%

2.6% Creative arts +0.2 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.2 pts 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +$107 higher in Delacombe gap widening

$775 44th pct $668 23rd pct

Household income in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +$172 higher in Delacombe gap widening

$1,627 43rd pct $1,455 32nd pct

Family income in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +$87 higher in Delacombe gap narrowing

$1,855 35th pct $1,768 29th pct

Household income distribution

37.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.6 pts 31.6%

30.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.7 pts 28.5%

13.6% Under $650 +5.1 pts ▸ 18.7%

8.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.5 pts 6.9%

4.7% $4,000 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 5.7%

Personal income distribution

40.0% Under $650 +4.9 pts ▸ 44.9%

38.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.8 pts 31.4%

14.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.2 pts 13.1%

1.5% $3,000 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 1.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.3% Mental health +0.2 pts ▸ 12.5%

11.7% Asthma ◂ +0.2 pts 11.5%

9.3% Arthritis +2.1 pts ▸ 11.4%

9.0% Other condition +0.6 pts ▸ 9.6%

3.9% Heart disease +1.1 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.7% Diabetes +0.2 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.7% Cancer +0.7 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.0% Lung condition +0.7 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.0% Stroke even 1.0%

0.8% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.1% None ◂ +3.1 pts 55.9%

22.1% One condition +0.6 pts ▸ 22.7%

7.6% Two conditions +0.2 pts ▸ 7.7%

3.4% Three or more +1.0 pts ▸ 4.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +153 larger in Delacombe

232 58th pct 79 25th pct

Median age in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +1 yrs older in Golden Plains - North

22 yrs 29th pct 23 yrs 36th pct

Median income in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +$138 higher in Golden Plains - North

$702 62nd pct $840 78th pct

Household income in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +$102 higher in Golden Plains - North

$1,523 39th pct $1,625 46th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North even gap narrowing

2.6 57th pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

54.0% Couples with children +3.1 pts ▸ 57.1%

25.8% Couples without children +4.3 pts ▸ 30.0%

18.9% One-parent families ◂ +7.0 pts 11.9%

1.3% Other families ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

Household size

34.7% 2 people +3.0 pts ▸ 37.7%

21.3% 1 person +2.3 pts ▸ 23.6%

18.3% 3 people ◂ +4.6 pts 13.7%

16.2% 4 people ◂ +2.6 pts 13.6%

6.7% 5 people +0.1 pts ▸ 6.9%

2.7% 6 or more +1.5 pts ▸ 4.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +$110 higher in Delacombe gap widening

$360 46th pct $250 14th pct

Mortgage in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +$113 higher in Delacombe gap narrowing

$1,500 27th pct $1,387 20th pct

People / bedroom in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +0.10 higher in Golden Plains - North gap widening

0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

44.8% Owned with a mortgage +2.2 pts ▸ 46.9%

26.4% Owned outright +16.6 pts ▸ 43.0%

25.6% Rented ◂ +19.6 pts 6.0%

1.7% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.8% Other tenure +0.4 pts ▸ 2.1%

Types of homes

94.3% Separate house +4.8 pts ▸ 99.0%

5.3% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +4.9 pts 0.4%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

46.0% 4 bedrooms ◂ +16.6 pts 29.4%

42.5% 3 bedrooms +2.8 pts ▸ 45.3%

5.2% 2 bedrooms +9.0 pts ▸ 14.1%

3.6% 5 or more +2.8 pts ▸ 6.4%

1.1% 1 bedroom +1.6 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.0% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

54.6% $350–$549 ◂ +41.4 pts 13.2%

29.2% $200–$349 +22.7 pts ▸ 51.9%

11.1% Under $200 +17.2 pts ▸ 28.3%

0.9% $550–$749 ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

0.4% $750 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

56.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +11.3 pts 45.3%

15.8% Under $1,000 +9.0 pts ▸ 24.8%

19.3% $1,800–$2,999 +0.7 pts ▸ 20.0%

3.7% $3,000 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 5.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +28 more in Delacombe

39 49th pct 11 20th pct

Stops/1k in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +1.41 more in Delacombe

3.66 40th pct 2.25 23rd pct

Departures/1k in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +542.5 more in Delacombe

569.5 41st pct 27.0 15th pct

PT routes in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North even

4 29th pct 4 29th pct

Stop walk in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North

31 87th pct —

Drive to city in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +31 longer in Golden Plains - North

80 84th pct 111 91st pct

How people get to work

68.2% Car (driver) ◂ +5.3 pts 62.9%

11.0% Worked at home +5.2 pts ▸ 16.2%

5.0% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.8 pts 4.2%

1.0% Walked +0.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.4% Bus ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Train even 0.1%

0.1% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

43.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +3.3 pts 40.0%

30.8% 1 vehicle ◂ +10.4 pts 20.3%

14.3% 3 vehicles +6.8 pts ▸ 21.1%

8.7% 4 or more +8.5 pts ▸ 17.2%

3.0% No vehicle ◂ +1.3 pts 1.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

19.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.8 pts 15.5%

10.6% Construction +2.0 pts ▸ 12.6%

12.3% Retail trade ◂ +3.3 pts 9.0%

8.5% Manufacturing ◂ +0.4 pts 8.1%

8.4% Education & training ◂ +1.1 pts 7.3%

1.2% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +6.6 pts ▸ 7.9%

6.7% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.4 pts 5.3%

5.8% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.0 pts 4.8%

4.5% Professional & technical ◂ +0.2 pts 4.3%

4.3% Other services ◂ +0.5 pts 3.8%

4.1% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.1 pts 4.1%

2.6% Administrative & support +1.0 pts ▸ 3.7%

Occupations people work in

16.1% Technicians & trades +2.6 pts ▸ 18.7%

17.3% Professionals ◂ +3.4 pts 14.0%

14.6% Community & personal service ◂ +3.0 pts 11.5%

9.4% Managers +4.0 pts ▸ 13.3%

12.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.5 pts 12.2%

11.3% Labourers +1.3 pts ▸ 12.5%

10.7% Sales workers ◂ +3.2 pts 7.5%

6.6% Machinery operators & drivers +1.6 pts ▸ 8.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +1 higher in Golden Plains - North

3 29th pct 4 36th pct

IRSD decile in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +1 higher in Golden Plains - North

4 36th pct 5 43rd pct

IER decile in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +1 higher in Golden Plains - North

6 57th pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North even

3 29th pct 3 29th pct

IRSAD score in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +8 higher in Golden Plains - North

947 29th pct 955 32nd pct

ERP in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +10,234 higher in Delacombe

15,255 72nd pct 5,021 20th pct

Growth in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +40.1 pts higher in Delacombe

43.3% 100th pct 3.1% 37th pct

Businesses in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +704 higher in Delacombe

1,126 62nd pct 422 20th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +59 higher in Delacombe

735 37th pct 676 30th pct

Max temp in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +0.6 higher in Golden Plains - North

18.0 5th pct 18.7 8th pct

Min temp in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +0.5 higher in Golden Plains - North

8.0 9th pct 8.5 12th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +2.5 higher in Delacombe

4.1 31st pct 1.6 8th pct

Types ≤15 min in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +2.5 more in Delacombe

4.2 35th pct 1.7 9th pct

15-min city in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +32.9 pts higher in Delacombe

47.5% 35th pct 14.6% 9th pct

Walk to shops in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +38.2 pts higher in Delacombe

49.3% 38th pct 11.1% 7th pct

Walk to transit in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +22.3 pts higher in Delacombe

46.3% 23rd pct 24.0% 16th pct

Walk to school in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +22.9 pts higher in Delacombe

49.5% 30th pct 26.6% 14th pct

Walk to a park in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +60.5 pts higher in Delacombe

93.7% 42nd pct 33.2% 8th pct

Walk to health in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +31.2 pts higher in Delacombe

40.9% 46th pct 9.8% 17th pct

Amenities/1k in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +7.5 more in Golden Plains - North

12.6 41st pct 20.0 73rd pct

Intersections/km² in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +98 higher in Delacombe

100 51st pct 2 15th pct

Mean slope in Delacombe in Golden Plains - North +1.3 pts higher in Golden Plains - North

4.6% 37th pct 5.9% 59th pct

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Compare Golden Plains - North with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Delacombe vs Golden Plains - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/201011006/delacombe/vs/201031015/golden-plains-north