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Avoca vs Maryborough Surrounds

Name: Avoca vs Maryborough Surrounds — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 30 km apart · Avoca profile · Maryborough Surrounds profile

Avoca Maryborough Surrounds

Maryborough Surrounds and Avoca are two nearby rural areas in Victoria with populations of 5,526 and 3,532 respectively. Avoca is more walkable, with 38.3% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed compared to 16.6% in Maryborough Surrounds. There is also a significant gap in First Nations outcomes; in Avoca, typical household income is $1,875 and 45.2% of First Nations residents finished Year 12, while in Maryborough Surrounds, income is much lower at $1,100 and Year 12 completion is 29.3%. Maryborough Surrounds has more school enrolments and larger average school sizes.

Daily life is very similar in both places, where residents share the same typical age of 53 and nearly identical typical household incomes. Both areas have a similar share of children and people born overseas. However, some gaps are shifting; more people in Avoca now work from home than in Maryborough Surrounds, a difference that has widened since 2011. While both have an older population, the share of people aged 65 and over is slightly higher in Avoca and this gap has also grown over time.

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Where they differ most

Population: 1,994 larger in Maryborough Surrounds Work from home: 7.6 pts higher in Avoca One-parent: 2.5 pts higher in Maryborough Surrounds Unemployment: 0.8 pts higher in Maryborough Surrounds Full-time: 3.4 pts higher in Avoca

Demographics & Identity

Population in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +1,994 larger in Maryborough Surrounds gap widening

3,532 13th pct 5,526 26th pct

Median age in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds even gap steady

53 yrs 94th pct 53 yrs 94th pct

Age structure

30.7% Older adults (45–64) +1.6 pts ▸ 32.3%

31.1% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.0 pts 29.2%

15.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.3 pts 15.6%

14.4% Children (0–14) even 14.4%

8.3% Youth (15–24) +0.3 pts ▸ 8.6%

Marital status

47.6% Married ◂ +3.2 pts 44.3%

28.8% Never married +1.7 pts ▸ 30.5%

12.2% Divorced +0.7 pts ▸ 13.0%

7.5% Widowed ◂ +0.4 pts 7.1%

4.1% Separated +1.2 pts ▸ 5.2%

Age & sex structure

Avoca Maryborough Surrounds

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

80.4% Australia ◂ +1.2 pts 79.1%

3.5% England +0.8 pts ▸ 4.3%

1.2% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

0.3% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.3% India ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

44.1% English +1.3 pts ▸ 45.3%

40.7% Australian ◂ +0.7 pts 40.0%

13.1% Scottish ◂ +0.6 pts 12.5%

12.3% Irish ◂ +0.5 pts 11.9%

3.5% German ◂ +0.3 pts 3.2%

1.8% Italian +0.8 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.6% Dutch +0.5 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.4% Chinese +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.6% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Indian even 0.2%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

88.6% English only ◂ +0.4 pts 88.2%

0.1% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

43.9% No religion +1.8 pts ▸ 45.7%

42.5% Christianity ◂ +1.0 pts 41.5%

12.1% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 11.7%

0.7% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.6% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.3% Islam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.3% Judaism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% Hinduism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +1 more in Avoca

6 71st pct 5 64th pct

Schools/1k kids in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +5.55 more in Avoca

11.83 100th pct 6.29 90th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +2 more in Maryborough Surrounds

7 14th pct 9 21st pct

Students in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +212 more in Maryborough Surrounds

187 6th pct 399 13th pct

Avg size in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +49 larger in Maryborough Surrounds

31 0th pct 80 5th pct

ICSEA in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +21 higher in Avoca

962 25th pct 941 16th pct

Highest year of school

34.1% Year 12 ◂ +1.6 pts 32.5%

20.4% Year 10 +1.7 pts ▸ 22.1%

18.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.0 pts 17.6%

15.8% Year 11 +0.6 pts ▸ 16.4%

Highest qualification level

34.6% Certificate III / IV +4.3 pts ▸ 39.0%

15.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.3 pts 12.3%

13.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.1 pts ▸ 13.6%

3.4% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.0 pts 2.4%

3.1% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.7 pts 2.5%

2.4% Certificate I / II +0.8 pts ▸ 3.1%

Field of qualification

14.0% Engineering & related +3.2 pts ▸ 17.2%

10.9% Society & culture +0.6 pts ▸ 11.5%

10.8% Health ◂ +0.7 pts 10.1%

8.7% Management & commerce +0.8 pts ▸ 9.5%

9.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +3.6 pts 5.4%

7.4% Education ◂ +0.2 pts 7.2%

5.1% Architecture & building +0.7 pts ▸ 5.8%

4.2% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.7 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.3% Creative arts ◂ +1.1 pts 2.2%

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

1.0% Information technology ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

Income

Personal income in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +$22 higher in Avoca gap widening

$516 5th pct $494 3rd pct

Household income in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +$29 higher in Avoca gap steady

$985 2nd pct $956 1st pct

Family income in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +$37 higher in Maryborough Surrounds gap widening

$1,286 5th pct $1,323 7th pct

Household income distribution

36.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.0 pts 34.6%

27.5% Under $650 +0.7 pts ▸ 28.2%

20.6% $1,500–$2,999 +0.9 pts ▸ 21.4%

3.2% $3,000–$3,999 +1.4 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 2.3%

Personal income distribution

51.6% Under $650 +1.8 pts ▸ 53.3%

27.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.8 pts 26.5%

8.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.0 pts 7.3%

1.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 1.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

15.7% Arthritis +0.7 pts ▸ 16.4%

11.9% Mental health +0.4 pts ▸ 12.4%

9.0% Other condition +1.4 pts ▸ 10.4%

9.5% Asthma +0.8 pts ▸ 10.3%

6.5% Diabetes +0.9 pts ▸ 7.4%

7.4% Heart disease ◂ +1.4 pts 6.0%

4.8% Cancer ◂ +0.9 pts 3.9%

4.6% Lung condition ◂ +0.1 pts 4.5%

1.6% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.6% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

51.6% None ◂ +2.8 pts 48.9%

21.1% One condition +1.7 pts ▸ 22.8%

8.9% Two conditions +1.5 pts ▸ 10.4%

7.1% Three or more ◂ +1.1 pts 6.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +59 larger in Maryborough Surrounds

46 15th pct 105 33rd pct

Median age in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +1 yrs older in Maryborough Surrounds

25 yrs 57th pct 26 yrs 64th pct

Median income in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +$59 higher in Avoca

$492 18th pct $433 9th pct

Household income in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +$775 higher in Avoca

$1,875 60th pct $1,100 10th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds even gap narrowing

2.2 14th pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

44.9% Couples with children +1.3 pts ▸ 46.2%

41.3% Couples without children ◂ +4.2 pts 37.1%

12.9% One-parent families +2.5 pts ▸ 15.4%

0.9% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

Household size

41.6% 2 people ◂ +4.1 pts 37.5%

33.4% 1 person +0.7 pts ▸ 34.1%

8.8% 3 people +3.3 pts ▸ 12.2%

8.5% 4 people +1.4 pts ▸ 9.9%

4.4% 5 people even 4.4%

3.0% 6 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 2.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds even gap steady

$200 7th pct $200 7th pct

Mortgage in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +$40 higher in Maryborough Surrounds gap narrowing

$1,006 4th pct $1,046 6th pct

People / bedroom in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

55.1% Owned outright ◂ +2.2 pts 52.9%

29.4% Owned with a mortgage +3.4 pts ▸ 32.8%

11.0% Rented ◂ +1.0 pts 10.0%

2.5% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 2.4%

2.3% Other tenure ◂ +0.1 pts 2.2%

Types of homes

97.3% Separate house ◂ +1.4 pts 95.9%

1.3% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.9 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.0% Other dwelling +0.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

48.2% 3 bedrooms +0.1 pts ▸ 48.3%

20.0% 4 bedrooms +0.5 pts ▸ 20.6%

20.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +3.4 pts 17.0%

3.8% 1 bedroom +1.9 pts ▸ 5.7%

5.1% 5 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 5.0%

0.5% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

Weekly rent distribution

44.0% $200–$349 ◂ +0.8 pts 43.2%

42.8% Under $200 ◂ +5.8 pts 36.9%

6.3% $350–$549 even 6.3%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

46.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +3.0 pts 43.8%

31.5% $1,000–$1,799 +3.4 pts ▸ 34.9%

11.8% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.0 pts 9.8%

2.6% $3,000 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 3.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +2 more in Avoca

18 27th pct 16 25th pct

Stops/1k in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +2.20 more in Avoca

5.10 62nd pct 2.90 29th pct

Departures/1k in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +26.4 more in Maryborough Surrounds

18.1 13th pct 44.5 16th pct

PT routes in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +4 more in Maryborough Surrounds

3 21st pct 7 48th pct

Stop walk in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds

79 100th pct —

Drive to city in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +6 longer in Maryborough Surrounds

126 93rd pct 132 95th pct

How people get to work

57.6% Car (driver) +8.1 pts ▸ 65.7%

18.0% Worked at home ◂ +7.6 pts 10.4%

4.8% Walked ◂ +1.8 pts 3.0%

3.7% Car (passenger) +0.5 pts ▸ 4.2%

0.3% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.0% Train +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Bus ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

37.1% 2 vehicles +1.5 pts ▸ 38.6%

29.0% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.0 pts 28.0%

18.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.7 pts 17.6%

13.6% 4 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 13.2%

2.3% No vehicle +0.2 pts ▸ 2.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

20.4% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +9.0 pts 11.4%

13.7% Health care & social assistance +1.4 pts ▸ 15.1%

11.8% Manufacturing even 11.8%

6.9% Retail trade +3.1 pts ▸ 10.0%

7.2% Construction ◂ +1.0 pts 6.2%

5.7% Education & training +0.4 pts ▸ 6.1%

6.0% Public administration & safety even 6.1%

4.4% Accommodation & food +1.3 pts ▸ 5.7%

5.6% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.5 pts 5.1%

3.2% Other services +0.4 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.7% Professional & technical +0.1 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.8% Administrative & support +0.6 pts ▸ 2.4%

Occupations people work in

23.8% Managers ◂ +8.4 pts 15.4%

13.5% Labourers +2.0 pts ▸ 15.5%

12.4% Technicians & trades +2.9 pts ▸ 15.3%

11.4% Community & personal service +3.0 pts ▸ 14.3%

12.8% Professionals ◂ +3.0 pts 9.7%

9.3% Clerical & administrative +0.5 pts ▸ 9.8%

6.7% Sales workers +2.5 pts ▸ 9.2%

8.2% Machinery operators & drivers +0.5 pts ▸ 8.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +1 higher in Avoca

2 14th pct 1 0th pct

IRSD decile in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

IER decile in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds even

3 29th pct 3 29th pct

IEO decile in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +1 higher in Avoca

3 29th pct 2 14th pct

IRSAD score in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +32 higher in Avoca

918 17th pct 886 10th pct

ERP in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +2,105 higher in Maryborough Surrounds

3,609 13th pct 5,714 24th pct

Growth in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +1.2 pts higher in Maryborough Surrounds

3.1% 37th pct 4.3% 48th pct

Businesses in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +37 higher in Avoca

468 23rd pct 431 21st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +65 higher in Avoca

621 22nd pct 557 14th pct

Max temp in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +1.3 higher in Maryborough Surrounds

19.9 14th pct 21.2 31st pct

Min temp in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +0.5 higher in Maryborough Surrounds

8.5 12th pct 9.0 16th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +0.7 higher in Avoca

2.4 14th pct 1.7 9th pct

Types ≤15 min in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +0.8 more in Avoca

2.7 16th pct 1.9 10th pct

15-min city in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +21.7 pts higher in Avoca

38.3% 27th pct 16.6% 11th pct

Walk to shops in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +19.4 pts higher in Avoca

33.0% 23rd pct 13.6% 9th pct

Walk to transit in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +8.1 pts higher in Avoca

32.9% 19th pct 24.8% 16th pct

Walk to school in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +8.0 pts higher in Avoca

34.0% 19th pct 25.9% 14th pct

Walk to a park in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +7.7 pts higher in Avoca

54.0% 15th pct 46.3% 12th pct

Walk to health in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +8.6 pts higher in Maryborough Surrounds

3.4% 7th pct 12.0% 18th pct

Amenities/1k in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +12.3 more in Avoca

42.2 86th pct 29.9 86th pct

Intersections/km² in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +1 higher in Maryborough Surrounds

1 11th pct 2 15th pct

Mean slope in Avoca in Maryborough Surrounds +0.7 pts higher in Avoca

4.8% 41st pct 4.1% 28th pct

Compare Avoca with nearby areas

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Compare Maryborough Surrounds with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Avoca vs Maryborough Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/201031013/avoca/vs/201031017/maryborough-surrounds