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Geelong vs Corio - Lovely Banks
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 14 km apart · Geelong profile · Corio - Lovely Banks profile
Geelong Corio - Lovely Banks
Corio - Lovely Banks and Geelong are nearby areas with very different profiles. Geelong is more highly qualified, with a bachelor degree or higher for 32.6% of adults compared to just 8.8% in Corio - Lovely Banks. This gap in education is mirrored in the workforce, where Geelong has a far higher share of professionals and a higher percentage of people working or looking for work (63.4% versus 52.5%). In contrast, Corio - Lovely Banks is much more linguistically diverse, with 22.6% of people using another language at home, and has a higher proportion of one-parent families at 25.8%.
Daily life in both places shares many similarities, including nearly identical rates of full-time employment and people providing unpaid care. They also have almost the same drive time to the city. However, the physical environment differs; Corio - Lovely Banks is dominated by separate houses (91.6%), while Geelong has more apartments and townhouses. Geelong also offers much easier access to the world around it, with far more public transport departures and a much shorter walk to the nearest stop.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 12,066
- First area, 2016: 12,694
- First area, 2021: 13,504
- Second area, 2021: 18,325
- First area, 2011: 38 yrs
- First area, 2016: 40 yrs
- First area, 2021: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 36 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 Geelong: 0.7% males, 1.4% females; 85+ in Corio - Lovely Banks: 0.6% males, 0.7% females
- 80–84 in Geelong: 0.9% males, 1.3% females; 80–84 in Corio - Lovely Banks: 0.9% males, 1.0% females
- 75–79 in Geelong: 1.5% males, 1.7% females; 75–79 in Corio - Lovely Banks: 1.3% males, 1.4% females
- 70–74 in Geelong: 2.4% males, 2.8% females; 70–74 in Corio - Lovely Banks: 1.9% males, 2.2% females
- 65–69 in Geelong: 2.7% males, 3.3% females; 65–69 in Corio - Lovely Banks: 2.4% males, 2.4% females
- 60–64 in Geelong: 3.1% males, 3.7% females; 60–64 in Corio - Lovely Banks: 2.8% males, 3.1% females
- 55–59 in Geelong: 3.1% males, 3.8% females; 55–59 in Corio - Lovely Banks: 3.2% males, 3.3% females
- 50–54 in Geelong: 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 50–54 in Corio - Lovely Banks: 3.1% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Geelong: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 45–49 in Corio - Lovely Banks: 3.0% males, 3.3% females
- 40–44 in Geelong: 2.7% males, 3.1% females; 40–44 in Corio - Lovely Banks: 2.6% males, 2.9% females
- 35–39 in Geelong: 3.1% males, 3.2% females; 35–39 in Corio - Lovely Banks: 2.8% males, 2.9% females
- 30–34 in Geelong: 4.1% males, 3.8% females; 30–34 in Corio - Lovely Banks: 3.3% males, 3.4% females
- 25–29 in Geelong: 4.8% males, 4.9% females; 25–29 in Corio - Lovely Banks: 4.1% males, 4.2% females
- 20–24 in Geelong: 3.8% males, 4.3% females; 20–24 in Corio - Lovely Banks: 3.9% males, 3.5% females
- 15–19 in Geelong: 2.3% males, 2.3% females; 15–19 in Corio - Lovely Banks: 4.0% males, 4.1% females
- 10–14 in Geelong: 2.2% males, 1.8% females; 10–14 in Corio - Lovely Banks: 3.5% males, 3.3% females
- 5–9 in Geelong: 2.3% males, 2.2% females; 5–9 in Corio - Lovely Banks: 3.0% males, 2.8% females
- 0–4 in Geelong: 2.4% males, 2.1% females; 0–4 in Corio - Lovely Banks: 2.9% males, 2.8% 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: $586
- First area, 2016: $680
- First area, 2021: $843
- Second area, 2021: $574
- First area, 2011: $1,077
- First area, 2016: $1,276
- First area, 2021: $1,542
- Second area, 2021: $1,230
- First area, 2011: $1,493
- First area, 2016: $1,820
- First area, 2021: $2,211
- Second area, 2021: $1,430
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: 2.2
- First area, 2016: 2.1
- First area, 2021: 2.1
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $250
- First area, 2016: $290
- First area, 2021: $340
- Second area, 2021: $280
- First area, 2011: $1,490
- First area, 2016: $1,560
- First area, 2021: $1,703
- Second area, 2021: $1,300
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Geelong vs Corio - Lovely Banks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/203021039/geelong/vs/203021486/corio-lovely-banks