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Wendouree - Miners Rest vs Avoca

Name: Wendouree - Miners Rest vs Avoca — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 58 km apart · Wendouree - Miners Rest profile · Avoca profile

Wendouree - Miners Rest Avoca

Wendouree - Miners Rest and Avoca are two Victorian areas with very different characters. Wendouree - Miners Rest is a more mobile and urbanised place, where 35.5% of homes are rented and 15.4% of people arrived recently from overseas. It is also more accessible, described as somewhat walkable with 91.9% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. In contrast, Avoca is a much older and more stable community; the typical resident is 53, and 55.1% of homes are owned outright. This area is mostly car-dependent, with a much higher share of detached houses at 97.3% and a typical walk to the nearest transport stop taking 79 minutes.

Both areas are similar in their share of university graduates, with about 13% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. While they share this educational profile, they have drifted apart in other ways since 2011. The gap in typical age has widened to 15 years, and the difference in home ownership has grown as more people in Avoca own their homes outright compared to Wendouree - Miners Rest.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 15 yrs older in Avoca Renting: 24.5 pts higher in Wendouree - Miners Rest Owned outright: 23.3 pts higher in Avoca Population: 11,801 larger in Wendouree - Miners Rest Recent arrivals: 11.2 pts higher in Wendouree - Miners Rest

Demographics & Identity

Population in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +11,801 larger in Wendouree - Miners Rest gap steady

15,333 77th pct 3,532 13th pct

Median age in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +15 yrs older in Avoca gap widening

38 yrs 43rd pct 53 yrs 94th pct

Age structure

20.6% Seniors (65+) +10.5 pts ▸ 31.1%

22.9% Older adults (45–64) +7.8 pts ▸ 30.7%

26.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +10.1 pts 15.9%

18.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.1 pts 14.4%

12.1% Youth (15–24) ◂ +3.8 pts 8.3%

Marital status

36.4% Married +11.1 pts ▸ 47.6%

41.5% Never married ◂ +12.7 pts 28.8%

10.2% Divorced +2.0 pts ▸ 12.2%

7.5% Widowed ◂ +0.1 pts 7.5%

4.3% Separated ◂ +0.2 pts 4.1%

Age & sex structure

Wendouree - Miners Rest Avoca

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

84.8% Australia ◂ +4.4 pts 80.4%

1.6% England +1.9 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.7% New Zealand +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.0% Philippines ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

0.6% India ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.4% China ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.3% South Africa even 0.3%

0.2% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Italy even 0.1%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

41.7% English +2.4 pts ▸ 44.1%

43.3% Australian ◂ +2.6 pts 40.7%

11.3% Scottish +1.8 pts ▸ 13.1%

12.7% Irish ◂ +0.3 pts 12.3%

4.0% German ◂ +0.5 pts 3.5%

2.8% Dutch ◂ +1.1 pts 1.6%

2.3% Italian ◂ +0.5 pts 1.8%

1.3% Filipino ◂ +0.8 pts 0.6%

1.2% Chinese ◂ +0.8 pts 0.4%

0.7% Indian ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.4% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

88.9% English only ◂ +0.3 pts 88.6%

0.6% Mandarin ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.4% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Arabic even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

49.6% No religion ◂ +5.6 pts 43.9%

41.0% Christianity +1.5 pts ▸ 42.5%

7.3% Not stated +4.8 pts ▸ 12.1%

0.6% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.6% Islam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.5% Hinduism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.0% Judaism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +1 more in Wendouree - Miners Rest

7 86th pct 6 71st pct

Schools/1k kids in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +9.36 more in Avoca

2.47 60th pct 11.83 100th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +19 more in Wendouree - Miners Rest

26 63rd pct 7 14th pct

Students in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +3,491 more in Wendouree - Miners Rest

3,678 86th pct 187 6th pct

Avg size in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +494 larger in Wendouree - Miners Rest

525 64th pct 31 0th pct

ICSEA in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +74 higher in Wendouree - Miners Rest

1,037 59th pct 962 25th pct

Highest year of school

40.8% Year 12 ◂ +6.7 pts 34.1%

19.8% Year 10 +0.6 pts ▸ 20.4%

16.3% Year 9 or below +2.3 pts ▸ 18.6%

14.9% Year 11 +0.9 pts ▸ 15.8%

Highest qualification level

38.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +4.0 pts 34.6%

16.9% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.4 pts 15.6%

13.8% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.2 pts 13.6%

3.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.4 pts 3.4%

3.4% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.2 pts 3.1%

2.5% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 2.4%

Field of qualification

14.5% Engineering & related ◂ +0.5 pts 14.0%

13.1% Society & culture ◂ +2.2 pts 10.9%

12.8% Management & commerce ◂ +4.2 pts 8.7%

10.9% Health ◂ +0.1 pts 10.8%

2.3% Agriculture & environment +6.7 pts ▸ 9.0%

8.7% Education ◂ +1.3 pts 7.4%

6.4% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.3 pts 4.2%

6.2% Architecture & building ◂ +1.1 pts 5.1%

3.1% Creative arts +0.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.3% Natural & physical sciences +0.9 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.8% Information technology ◂ +0.8 pts 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +$126 higher in Wendouree - Miners Rest gap widening

$642 18th pct $516 5th pct

Household income in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +$206 higher in Wendouree - Miners Rest gap widening

$1,191 13th pct $985 2nd pct

Family income in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +$231 higher in Wendouree - Miners Rest gap widening

$1,517 15th pct $1,286 5th pct

Household income distribution

35.0% $650–$1,499 +1.6 pts ▸ 36.6%

22.5% Under $650 +5.0 pts ▸ 27.5%

26.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.1 pts 20.6%

5.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.2 pts 3.2%

3.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 3.4%

Personal income distribution

46.4% Under $650 +5.2 pts ▸ 51.6%

33.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.3 pts 27.3%

10.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.3 pts 8.3%

1.3% $3,000 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.1% Arthritis +3.5 pts ▸ 15.7%

14.6% Mental health ◂ +2.7 pts 11.9%

13.0% Asthma ◂ +3.5 pts 9.5%

10.2% Other condition ◂ +1.2 pts 9.0%

5.5% Heart disease +1.9 pts ▸ 7.4%

6.7% Diabetes ◂ +0.2 pts 6.5%

3.4% Cancer +1.4 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.4% Lung condition +1.3 pts ▸ 4.6%

1.5% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.0% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

53.2% None ◂ +1.6 pts 51.6%

23.6% One condition ◂ +2.6 pts 21.1%

9.3% Two conditions ◂ +0.4 pts 8.9%

5.5% Three or more +1.7 pts ▸ 7.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +393 larger in Wendouree - Miners Rest

439 76th pct 46 15th pct

Median age in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +5 yrs older in Avoca

20 yrs 14th pct 25 yrs 57th pct

Median income in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +$45 higher in Wendouree - Miners Rest

$537 28th pct $492 18th pct

Household income in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +$537 higher in Avoca

$1,338 26th pct $1,875 60th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +0.1 larger in Wendouree - Miners Rest gap steady

2.3 29th pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

47.2% Couples with children ◂ +2.2 pts 44.9%

28.2% Couples without children +13.1 pts ▸ 41.3%

23.0% One-parent families ◂ +10.1 pts 12.9%

1.6% Other families ◂ +0.7 pts 0.9%

Household size

34.3% 2 people +7.4 pts ▸ 41.6%

33.6% 1 person ◂ +0.2 pts 33.4%

13.8% 3 people ◂ +5.0 pts 8.8%

11.1% 4 people ◂ +2.6 pts 8.5%

4.7% 5 people ◂ +0.3 pts 4.4%

2.5% 6 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 3.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +$60 higher in Wendouree - Miners Rest gap widening

$260 17th pct $200 7th pct

Mortgage in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +$294 higher in Wendouree - Miners Rest gap narrowing

$1,300 14th pct $1,006 4th pct

People / bedroom in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

31.8% Owned outright +23.3 pts ▸ 55.1%

35.5% Rented ◂ +24.5 pts 11.0%

29.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +0.1 pts 29.4%

2.2% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.9% Other tenure +1.4 pts ▸ 2.3%

Types of homes

84.9% Separate house +12.4 pts ▸ 97.3%

11.5% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +10.2 pts 1.3%

3.4% Flat or apartment ◂ +3.4 pts 0.0%

0.0% Other dwelling +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

Bedrooms per home

58.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +9.9 pts 48.2%

12.6% 2 bedrooms +7.8 pts ▸ 20.4%

20.0% 4 bedrooms even 20.0%

2.6% 5 or more +2.5 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.8 pts 3.8%

0.2% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

57.7% $200–$349 ◂ +13.7 pts 44.0%

24.0% Under $200 +18.8 pts ▸ 42.8%

14.4% $350–$549 ◂ +8.1 pts 6.3%

0.5% $550–$749 ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.2% $750 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

52.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +20.6 pts 31.5%

24.8% Under $1,000 +22.0 pts ▸ 46.8%

14.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.3 pts 11.8%

3.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 2.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +102 more in Wendouree - Miners Rest

120 88th pct 18 27th pct

Stops/1k in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +2.73 more in Wendouree - Miners Rest

7.83 86th pct 5.10 62nd pct

Departures/1k in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +1,248.6 more in Wendouree - Miners Rest

1,266.7 67th pct 18.1 13th pct

PT routes in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +8 more in Wendouree - Miners Rest

11 67th pct 3 21st pct

Stop walk in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +70 longer in Avoca

9 68th pct 79 100th pct

Drive to city in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +50 longer in Avoca

76 83rd pct 126 93rd pct

How people get to work

67.0% Car (driver) ◂ +9.3 pts 57.6%

10.1% Worked at home +7.9 pts ▸ 18.0%

5.0% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.3 pts 3.7%

1.9% Walked +2.9 pts ▸ 4.8%

0.6% Bicycle ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.5% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.2% Train ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

40.3% 1 vehicle ◂ +11.3 pts 29.0%

34.7% 2 vehicles +2.5 pts ▸ 37.1%

11.1% 3 vehicles +7.2 pts ▸ 18.3%

5.9% 4 or more +7.7 pts ▸ 13.6%

8.2% No vehicle ◂ +5.9 pts 2.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

1.8% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +18.6 pts ▸ 20.4%

16.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.9 pts 13.7%

9.9% Manufacturing +1.9 pts ▸ 11.8%

10.8% Retail trade ◂ +3.9 pts 6.9%

10.4% Construction ◂ +3.2 pts 7.2%

8.3% Education & training ◂ +2.6 pts 5.7%

6.4% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.4 pts 6.0%

6.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.8 pts 4.4%

4.7% Transport & warehousing +1.0 pts ▸ 5.6%

3.7% Administrative & support ◂ +1.9 pts 1.8%

3.5% Other services ◂ +0.3 pts 3.2%

3.3% Professional & technical ◂ +0.6 pts 2.7%

Occupations people work in

8.8% Managers +15.0 pts ▸ 23.8%

16.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +4.1 pts 12.4%

14.9% Community & personal service ◂ +3.6 pts 11.4%

14.3% Labourers ◂ +0.8 pts 13.5%

13.7% Professionals ◂ +1.0 pts 12.8%

12.0% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.7 pts 9.3%

10.5% Sales workers ◂ +3.9 pts 6.7%

7.7% Machinery operators & drivers +0.5 pts ▸ 8.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +1 higher in Avoca

1 0th pct 2 14th pct

IRSD decile in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

IER decile in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +1 higher in Avoca

2 14th pct 3 29th pct

IEO decile in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +2 higher in Avoca

1 0th pct 3 29th pct

IRSAD score in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +32 higher in Avoca

886 10th pct 918 17th pct

ERP in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +11,939 higher in Wendouree - Miners Rest

15,548 73rd pct 3,609 13th pct

Growth in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +1.5 pts higher in Avoca

1.5% 24th pct 3.1% 37th pct

Businesses in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +695 higher in Wendouree - Miners Rest

1,163 63rd pct 468 23rd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +85 higher in Wendouree - Miners Rest

706 34th pct 621 22nd pct

Max temp in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +1.9 higher in Avoca

18.0 5th pct 19.9 14th pct

Min temp in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +0.6 higher in Avoca

7.9 8th pct 8.5 12th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +3.5 higher in Wendouree - Miners Rest

5.9 57th pct 2.4 14th pct

Types ≤15 min in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +3.1 more in Wendouree - Miners Rest

5.7 57th pct 2.7 16th pct

15-min city in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +29.2 pts higher in Wendouree - Miners Rest

67.4% 51st pct 38.3% 27th pct

Walk to shops in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +39.1 pts higher in Wendouree - Miners Rest

72.1% 58th pct 33.0% 23rd pct

Walk to transit in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +59.0 pts higher in Wendouree - Miners Rest

91.9% 51st pct 32.9% 19th pct

Walk to school in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +35.9 pts higher in Wendouree - Miners Rest

69.9% 46th pct 34.0% 19th pct

Walk to a park in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +40.4 pts higher in Wendouree - Miners Rest

94.4% 42nd pct 54.0% 15th pct

Walk to health in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +50.7 pts higher in Wendouree - Miners Rest

54.1% 57th pct 3.4% 7th pct

Amenities/1k in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +25.2 more in Avoca

17.0 63rd pct 42.2 86th pct

Intersections/km² in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +38 higher in Wendouree - Miners Rest

39 36th pct 1 11th pct

Mean slope in Wendouree - Miners Rest in Avoca +1.6 pts higher in Avoca

3.2% 13th pct 4.8% 41st pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Wendouree - Miners Rest vs Avoca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/201011008/wendouree-miners-rest/vs/201031013/avoca