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Maryborough Surrounds vs Castlemaine Surrounds
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 37 km apart · Maryborough Surrounds profile · Castlemaine Surrounds profile
Maryborough Surrounds Castlemaine Surrounds
Castlemaine Surrounds and Maryborough Surrounds are two nearby regional areas with very different social and economic profiles. Castlemaine Surrounds has a much more highly qualified workforce, with 26.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 9.4% in Maryborough Surrounds. This difference extends to the way people work; 24.1% of people in Castlemaine Surrounds work from home, which is far higher than the 10.4% in Maryborough Surrounds. Financial standing also varies, with the typical weekly household income in Castlemaine Surrounds being $1,317, well higher than the $956 seen in Maryborough Surrounds.
Everyday life is similar in other ways, as both areas have the same average of 2.2 people per home and very similar shares of children under 15. They also share a small proportion of First Nations residents and nearly identical rates of people using another language at home. However, the gaps in education and income have widened since 2011, and the difference in the number of people who identify as having no religion has also grown.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 5,064
- First area, 2016: 5,268
- First area, 2021: 5,526
- Second area, 2011: 8,178
- Second area, 2016: 8,474
- Second area, 2021: 9,225
- First area, 2011: 49 yrs
- First area, 2016: 51 yrs
- First area, 2021: 53 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 51 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 52 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Maryborough Surrounds: 1.0% males, 1.2% females; 85+ in Castlemaine Surrounds: 1.0% males, 0.9% females
- 80–84 in Maryborough Surrounds: 2.0% males, 1.5% females; 80–84 in Castlemaine Surrounds: 1.4% males, 1.4% females
- 75–79 in Maryborough Surrounds: 3.0% males, 2.5% females; 75–79 in Castlemaine Surrounds: 2.8% males, 2.2% females
- 70–74 in Maryborough Surrounds: 4.5% males, 4.0% females; 70–74 in Castlemaine Surrounds: 4.2% males, 3.8% females
- 65–69 in Maryborough Surrounds: 5.1% males, 4.4% females; 65–69 in Castlemaine Surrounds: 5.1% males, 4.3% females
- 60–64 in Maryborough Surrounds: 5.1% males, 4.7% females; 60–64 in Castlemaine Surrounds: 5.0% males, 5.0% females
- 55–59 in Maryborough Surrounds: 4.4% males, 4.4% females; 55–59 in Castlemaine Surrounds: 4.2% males, 4.8% females
- 50–54 in Maryborough Surrounds: 4.6% males, 3.8% females; 50–54 in Castlemaine Surrounds: 3.7% males, 3.9% females
- 45–49 in Maryborough Surrounds: 2.4% males, 2.8% females; 45–49 in Castlemaine Surrounds: 3.2% males, 3.6% females
- 40–44 in Maryborough Surrounds: 2.2% males, 2.3% females; 40–44 in Castlemaine Surrounds: 2.4% males, 2.9% females
- 35–39 in Maryborough Surrounds: 1.9% males, 2.2% females; 35–39 in Castlemaine Surrounds: 2.1% males, 2.4% females
- 30–34 in Maryborough Surrounds: 1.8% males, 2.3% females; 30–34 in Castlemaine Surrounds: 2.0% males, 2.0% females
- 25–29 in Maryborough Surrounds: 1.8% males, 1.4% females; 25–29 in Castlemaine Surrounds: 1.8% males, 1.9% females
- 20–24 in Maryborough Surrounds: 2.0% males, 1.6% females; 20–24 in Castlemaine Surrounds: 1.8% males, 1.4% females
- 15–19 in Maryborough Surrounds: 2.7% males, 2.3% females; 15–19 in Castlemaine Surrounds: 2.7% males, 2.1% females
- 10–14 in Maryborough Surrounds: 3.2% males, 2.6% females; 10–14 in Castlemaine Surrounds: 2.7% males, 2.4% females
- 5–9 in Maryborough Surrounds: 2.4% males, 2.6% females; 5–9 in Castlemaine Surrounds: 2.5% males, 2.4% females
- 0–4 in Maryborough Surrounds: 1.7% males, 1.8% females; 0–4 in Castlemaine Surrounds: 1.9% males, 1.9% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $371
- First area, 2016: $442
- First area, 2021: $494
- Second area, 2011: $448
- Second area, 2016: $519
- Second area, 2021: $666
- First area, 2011: $700
- First area, 2016: $782
- First area, 2021: $956
- Second area, 2011: $870
- Second area, 2016: $1,043
- Second area, 2021: $1,317
- First area, 2011: $880
- First area, 2016: $1,022
- First area, 2021: $1,323
- Second area, 2011: $1,066
- Second area, 2016: $1,276
- Second area, 2021: $1,746
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.3
- First area, 2016: 2.2
- First area, 2021: 2.2
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.2
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $130
- First area, 2016: $160
- First area, 2021: $200
- Second area, 2011: $165
- Second area, 2016: $230
- Second area, 2021: $280
- First area, 2011: $867
- First area, 2016: $921
- First area, 2021: $1,046
- Second area, 2011: $1,200
- Second area, 2016: $1,300
- Second area, 2021: $1,473
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Maryborough Surrounds vs Castlemaine Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/201031017/maryborough-surrounds/vs/202021028/castlemaine-surrounds