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White Hills - Ascot vs Rochester

Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 52 km apart · White Hills - Ascot profile · Rochester profile

White Hills - Ascot Rochester

White Hills - Ascot and Rochester are two Victorian areas with very different profiles. White Hills - Ascot is a growing hub for families, with a typical resident aged 34 and a high share of children under 15 (23.6%). In contrast, Rochester is far older; its typical resident is 50, and seniors aged 65 and over make up 28.6% of the population. White Hills - Ascot also sees more movement, with 44.6% of residents moving in the last five years, while 65.2% of adults are working or looking for work. Rochester is more settled, with 48.6% of homes owned outright.

Since 2011, these two areas have moved further apart in almost every key way. The age gap has widened, as has the difference in school completion and the share of people caring for children. While they share some common ground — such as similar rates of mental health conditions and nearly identical proportions of First Nations people — the distance between them continues to grow. This is most clear in their recent growth, with White Hills - Ascot increasing by 11.4% while Rochester fell by 7.4%.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 16 yrs older in Rochester Owned outright: 20.1 pts higher in Rochester Unpaid child care: 12.6 pts higher in White Hills - Ascot Population: 10,430 larger in White Hills - Ascot Year 12: 16.5 pts higher in White Hills - Ascot

Demographics & Identity

Population in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +10,430 larger in White Hills - Ascot gap widening
14,446 74th pct 4,016 16th pct
Median age in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +16 yrs older in Rochester gap widening
34 yrs 14th pct 50 yrs 90th pct
First Nations in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +0.5 pts higher in White Hills - Ascot gap steady
2.6% 57th pct 2.1% 49th pct
Aged 65+ in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +15.0 pts higher in Rochester gap widening
13.7% 29th pct 28.6% 92nd pct
Under 15 in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +8.0 pts higher in White Hills - Ascot gap widening
23.6% 90th pct 15.7% 26th pct
De facto in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +4.2 pts higher in White Hills - Ascot gap widening
15.4% 84th pct 11.2% 39th pct

Age structure

29.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +12.4 pts 17.3%
13.7% Seniors (65+) +15.0 pts ▸ 28.6%
21.4% Older adults (45–64) +6.8 pts ▸ 28.3%
23.6% Children (0–14) ◂ +8.0 pts 15.7%
11.6% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.3 pts 10.2%

Marital status

46.4% Married +1.8 pts ▸ 48.2%
37.3% Never married ◂ +8.2 pts 29.1%
8.8% Divorced +1.6 pts ▸ 10.4%
3.7% Widowed +4.5 pts ▸ 8.2%
3.7% Separated +0.5 pts ▸ 4.2%

Age & sex structure

White Hills - Ascot Rochester

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +4.4 pts higher in White Hills - Ascot gap widening
9.9% 14th pct 5.5% 1st pct

Country of birth

85.4% Australia +0.9 pts ▸ 86.2%
1.2% England +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%
1.6% India ◂ +1.5 pts 0.1%
0.7% New Zealand even 0.7%
0.6% Philippines ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%
0.3% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%
0.2% China ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.2% Italy even 0.2%
0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%
0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

42.8% Australian +1.7 pts ▸ 44.4%
40.9% English +2.7 pts ▸ 43.6%
12.6% Irish +0.3 pts ▸ 12.9%
10.4% Scottish ◂ +0.3 pts 10.1%
3.8% German ◂ +0.4 pts 3.3%
3.3% Italian ◂ +1.3 pts 1.9%
2.2% Indian ◂ +2.0 pts 0.1%
1.4% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%
1.3% Chinese ◂ +0.8 pts 0.5%
0.9% Filipino ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%
0.4% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%
0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Other language in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +6.7 pts higher in White Hills - Ascot gap widening
8.6% 39th pct 1.9% 2nd pct
Limited English in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +1.2 pts higher in White Hills - Ascot gap steady
1.5% 53rd pct 0.4% 18th pct

Language used at home

86.8% English only +3.8 pts ▸ 90.6%
0.4% Mandarin ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%
0.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.2% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.2% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.1% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%
0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

No religion in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +8.9 pts higher in White Hills - Ascot gap widening
49.5% 85th pct 40.5% 46th pct

Religious affiliation

41.3% Christianity +8.7 pts ▸ 50.0%
49.5% No religion ◂ +8.9 pts 40.5%
6.0% Not stated +2.3 pts ▸ 8.3%
1.2% Buddhism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.6%
0.8% Hinduism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%
0.7% Islam ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%
0.5% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%
0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +16.5 pts higher in White Hills - Ascot gap widening
48.0% 34th pct 31.5% 3rd pct
Bachelor+ in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +8.0 pts higher in White Hills - Ascot gap widening
17.6% 40th pct 9.6% 10th pct
Schools in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +1 more in White Hills - Ascot
5 64th pct 4 57th pct
Schools/1k kids in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +4.89 more in Rochester
1.46 31st pct 6.36 90th pct
Schools ≤3 km in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +15 more in White Hills - Ascot
19 49th pct 4 8th pct
Students in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +1,815 more in White Hills - Ascot
2,442 71st pct 627 23rd pct
Avg size in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +332 larger in White Hills - Ascot
488 59th pct 157 16th pct
ICSEA in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester even
972 29th pct 972 29th pct

Highest year of school

48.0% Year 12 ◂ +16.5 pts 31.5%
19.1% Year 10 +3.7 pts ▸ 22.8%
12.1% Year 9 or below +6.7 pts ▸ 18.8%
15.4% Year 11 +1.6 pts ▸ 17.1%

Highest qualification level

38.7% Certificate III / IV +1.4 pts ▸ 40.1%
20.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +6.9 pts 13.7%
15.8% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.7 pts 13.1%
4.7% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.5 pts 3.1%
4.3% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.3 pts 2.0%
2.4% Certificate I / II even 2.4%

Field of qualification

14.3% Engineering & related +0.7 pts ▸ 14.9%
14.7% Health ◂ +2.9 pts 11.8%
14.4% Management & commerce ◂ +5.0 pts 9.5%
13.5% Society & culture ◂ +3.5 pts 10.0%
9.3% Education ◂ +1.0 pts 8.3%
6.5% Architecture & building ◂ +0.6 pts 5.8%
2.9% Agriculture & environment +3.5 pts ▸ 6.4%
6.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.3 pts 5.7%
2.4% Creative arts ◂ +1.1 pts 1.3%
2.3% Information technology ◂ +1.7 pts 0.6%
1.7% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.1 pts 1.6%

Income

Personal income in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +$205 higher in White Hills - Ascot gap widening
$811 51st pct $606 13th pct
Household income in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +$523 higher in White Hills - Ascot gap widening
$1,689 47th pct $1,166 12th pct
Family income in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +$409 higher in White Hills - Ascot gap widening
$1,941 41st pct $1,532 16th pct
High earners in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +1.9 pts higher in White Hills - Ascot gap widening
7.1% 28th pct 5.1% 15th pct
High-income homes in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +4.9 pts higher in White Hills - Ascot gap widening
15.5% 34th pct 10.6% 15th pct

Household income distribution

36.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +10.8 pts 25.5%
29.9% $650–$1,499 +2.6 pts ▸ 32.5%
11.9% Under $650 +12.0 pts ▸ 23.8%
10.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.8 pts 6.5%
5.2% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 4.1%

Personal income distribution

38.2% Under $650 +9.4 pts ▸ 47.7%
37.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +8.1 pts 29.3%
17.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.0 pts 11.1%
1.5% $3,000 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

Health & Disability

Health condition in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +5.1 pts higher in Rochester
31.8% 72nd pct 36.8% 91st pct
Mental health in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +0.9 pts higher in White Hills - Ascot
12.1% 88th pct 11.1% 80th pct
Needs assistance in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +2.7 pts higher in Rochester gap steady
6.1% 62nd pct 8.8% 90th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

9.6% Arthritis +4.6 pts ▸ 14.2%
12.1% Mental health ◂ +0.9 pts 11.1%
10.8% Asthma ◂ +1.1 pts 9.7%
8.3% Other condition +0.4 pts ▸ 8.6%
4.3% Diabetes +2.2 pts ▸ 6.5%
3.6% Heart disease +2.6 pts ▸ 6.2%
2.7% Cancer +2.0 pts ▸ 4.7%
1.5% Lung condition +1.0 pts ▸ 2.5%
0.9% Stroke +0.6 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.3% Dementia +1.0 pts ▸ 1.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.8% None ◂ +7.4 pts 53.3%
21.7% One condition +0.6 pts ▸ 22.3%
6.8% Two conditions +2.4 pts ▸ 9.2%
3.2% Three or more +2.1 pts ▸ 5.3%

Community Participation

Volunteering in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +5.6 pts higher in Rochester gap narrowing
12.5% 33rd pct 18.1% 74th pct
Unpaid carers in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +0.3 pts higher in White Hills - Ascot gap steady
14.6% 89th pct 14.4% 87th pct
Unpaid child care in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +12.6 pts higher in White Hills - Ascot gap widening
33.2% 88th pct 20.6% 15th pct
Defence service in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +0.3 pts higher in Rochester
2.8% 50th pct 3.2% 60th pct
Housework 15h+ in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +0.7 pts higher in Rochester gap narrowing
23.5% 72nd pct 24.2% 76th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +288 larger in White Hills - Ascot
371 72nd pct 83 27th pct
Median age in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +4 yrs older in Rochester
16 yrs 0th pct 20 yrs 14th pct
Year 12 in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +8.9 pts higher in White Hills - Ascot
42.2% 47th pct 33.3% 24th pct
Unemployment in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +2.9 pts higher in White Hills - Ascot
2.9% 21st pct 0.0% 0th pct
Median income in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +$225 higher in White Hills - Ascot
$708 63rd pct $483 15th pct
Household income in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +$112 higher in White Hills - Ascot
$1,653 47th pct $1,541 40th pct
Indigenous language in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +5.4 pts higher in White Hills - Ascot
5.4% 51st pct 0.0% 0th pct

Family & Households

Household size in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +0.4 larger in White Hills - Ascot gap widening
2.7 71st pct 2.3 29th pct
One-parent in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +3.0 pts higher in White Hills - Ascot gap steady
16.8% 75th pct 13.9% 57th pct
Living alone in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +8.8 pts higher in Rochester gap widening
21.4% 34th pct 30.2% 72nd pct

Family composition

58.0% Couples with children ◂ +9.0 pts 49.0%
24.4% Couples without children +11.5 pts ▸ 35.8%
16.8% One-parent families ◂ +3.0 pts 13.9%
0.9% Other families +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

Household size

34.3% 2 people +6.1 pts ▸ 40.4%
21.4% 1 person +8.8 pts ▸ 30.2%
16.7% 4 people ◂ +7.0 pts 9.7%
16.3% 3 people ◂ +5.1 pts 11.2%
7.4% 5 people ◂ +2.0 pts 5.4%
3.8% 6 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 3.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +$117 higher in White Hills - Ascot gap widening
$330 36th pct $213 9th pct
Mortgage in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +$347 higher in White Hills - Ascot gap narrowing
$1,469 25th pct $1,122 8th pct
People / bedroom in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +0.10 higher in White Hills - Ascot gap widening
0.80 29th pct 0.70 0th pct
Renting in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +6.4 pts higher in White Hills - Ascot gap widening
24.6% 43rd pct 18.2% 23rd pct
Owned outright in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +20.1 pts higher in Rochester gap widening
28.5% 38th pct 48.6% 93rd pct
Separate houses in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +1.6 pts higher in White Hills - Ascot gap narrowing
95.4% 84th pct 93.8% 78th pct
3+ bedrooms in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +11.6 pts higher in White Hills - Ascot gap widening
91.0% 84th pct 79.4% 51st pct

How homes are owned or rented

28.5% Owned outright +20.1 pts ▸ 48.6%
44.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +15.2 pts 29.7%
24.6% Rented ◂ +6.4 pts 18.2%
0.8% Other tenure +1.3 pts ▸ 2.1%
1.2% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 2.0%

Types of homes

95.4% Separate house ◂ +1.6 pts 93.8%
3.8% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.5 pts ▸ 4.3%
0.6% Other dwelling +0.8 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

45.9% 3 bedrooms +3.1 pts ▸ 49.0%
41.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +16.5 pts 24.8%
6.8% 2 bedrooms +8.1 pts ▸ 15.0%
3.9% 5 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 5.7%
1.0% 1 bedroom +2.9 pts ▸ 3.9%
0.1% Studio / none +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

Weekly rent distribution

46.4% $200–$349 +5.5 pts ▸ 51.9%
41.8% $350–$549 ◂ +36.5 pts 5.3%
8.3% Under $200 +26.4 pts ▸ 34.7%
0.5% $550–$749 ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

53.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +12.8 pts 40.1%
17.1% Under $1,000 +21.1 pts ▸ 38.2%
21.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +9.5 pts 11.6%
3.6% $3,000 or more +2.0 pts ▸ 5.6%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +1.9 pts higher in Rochester gap steady
2.5% 22nd pct 4.3% 45th pct
Work from home in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +0.5 pts higher in White Hills - Ascot gap narrowing
11.3% 36th pct 10.8% 34th pct
PT commute in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +0.6 pts higher in White Hills - Ascot gap steady
0.8% 28th pct 0.2% 7th pct
PT stops in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +74 more in White Hills - Ascot
97 86th pct 23 33rd pct
Stops/1k in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +0.99 more in White Hills - Ascot
6.71 80th pct 5.73 70th pct
Departures/1k in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +939.7 more in White Hills - Ascot
986.5 57th pct 46.8 16th pct
PT routes in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +4 more in White Hills - Ascot
9 57th pct 5 36th pct
Stop walk in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +39 longer in Rochester
14 75th pct 53 93rd pct
Drive to city in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +21 longer in Rochester
108 90th pct 129 94th pct

How people get to work

67.5% Car (driver) ◂ +1.5 pts 66.0%
11.3% Worked at home ◂ +0.5 pts 10.8%
4.4% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.5 pts 3.9%
1.0% Walked +3.3 pts ▸ 4.3%
0.4% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.7% Bus ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%
0.1% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

42.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +6.8 pts 36.1%
30.5% 1 vehicle +2.0 pts ▸ 32.6%
14.5% 3 vehicles +2.0 pts ▸ 16.5%
9.5% 4 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 11.1%
2.5% No vehicle +1.9 pts ▸ 4.3%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +16.0 pts higher in White Hills - Ascot gap widening
44.6% 74th pct 28.6% 13th pct
Recent arrivals in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +3.7 pts higher in White Hills - Ascot gap narrowing
14.6% 67th pct 10.9% 50th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +0.7 pts higher in White Hills - Ascot gap steady
3.7% 26th pct 3.1% 11th pct
Participation in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +14.2 pts higher in White Hills - Ascot gap widening
65.2% 67th pct 51.0% 14th pct
Full-time in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +2.9 pts higher in White Hills - Ascot gap widening
58.6% 49th pct 55.7% 26th pct

Industries people work in

19.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.2 pts 15.4%
2.2% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +14.6 pts ▸ 16.7%
10.4% Construction ◂ +1.8 pts 8.6%
8.9% Manufacturing +0.8 pts ▸ 9.8%
9.5% Retail trade even 9.5%
7.1% Education & training ◂ +0.6 pts 6.6%
6.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.7 pts 4.6%
5.8% Public administration & safety ◂ +3.1 pts 2.6%
3.9% Other services +0.8 pts ▸ 4.7%
4.0% Transport & warehousing +0.3 pts ▸ 4.3%
3.3% Professional & technical ◂ +0.7 pts 2.6%
3.2% Mining ◂ +2.1 pts 1.1%

Occupations people work in

9.7% Managers +9.8 pts ▸ 19.5%
19.4% Professionals ◂ +7.1 pts 12.3%
15.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.9 pts 13.9%
11.6% Labourers +3.3 pts ▸ 15.0%
13.7% Community & personal service ◂ +1.5 pts 12.3%
12.1% Clerical & administrative ◂ +3.7 pts 8.3%
7.5% Machinery operators & drivers +2.0 pts ▸ 9.5%
8.7% Sales workers ◂ +1.2 pts 7.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +2 higher in White Hills - Ascot
4 36th pct 2 14th pct
IRSD decile in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +2 higher in White Hills - Ascot
5 43rd pct 3 29th pct
IER decile in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +2 higher in White Hills - Ascot
6 57th pct 4 36th pct
IEO decile in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +2 higher in White Hills - Ascot
4 36th pct 2 14th pct
IRSAD score in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +43 higher in White Hills - Ascot
961 35th pct 918 17th pct
ERP in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +12,404 higher in White Hills - Ascot
16,095 75th pct 3,691 13th pct
Growth in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +18.8 pts higher in White Hills - Ascot
11.4% 85th pct -7.4% 0th pct
Businesses in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +400 higher in White Hills - Ascot
833 46th pct 433 21st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +80 higher in White Hills - Ascot
556 14th pct 476 10th pct
Max temp in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +0.9 higher in Rochester
21.9 35th pct 22.8 41st pct
Min temp in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +0.6 higher in Rochester
8.8 14th pct 9.4 19th pct

Walkability

Walk score in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +0.2 higher in White Hills - Ascot
4.5 37th pct 4.4 35th pct
Types ≤15 min in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +0.4 more in Rochester
4.4 38th pct 4.8 43rd pct
15-min city in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +4.2 pts higher in Rochester
48.0% 36th pct 52.2% 39th pct
Walk to shops in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +27.2 pts higher in Rochester
24.1% 16th pct 51.3% 40th pct
Walk to transit in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +17.1 pts higher in White Hills - Ascot
86.4% 43rd pct 69.3% 33rd pct
Walk to school in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +29.9 pts higher in White Hills - Ascot
79.9% 56th pct 49.9% 30th pct
Walk to a park in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +26.8 pts higher in White Hills - Ascot
95.4% 45th pct 68.7% 22nd pct
Walk to health in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +10.8 pts higher in Rochester
35.7% 41st pct 46.5% 51st pct
Amenities/1k in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +2.1 more in Rochester
13.6 47th pct 15.7 58th pct
Intersections/km² in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +38 higher in White Hills - Ascot
40 37th pct 2 15th pct
Mean slope in White Hills - Ascotin Rochester +1.2 pts higher in White Hills - Ascot
3.6% 21st pct 2.4% 0th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). White Hills - Ascot vs Rochester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/202011025/white-hills-ascot/vs/216011409/rochester