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Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff vs Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 19 km apart · Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff profile · Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek profile
Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek
Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek and Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff are nearby Victorian areas with very different populations. Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek is a young, growing community where the typical resident is 35 and 23.3% of people are children. This shift toward young families is seen in the 39.1% population growth since 2021 and the high number of people caring for children unpaid (36.2%). In contrast, Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff is much older; the typical resident is 61, and 42.9% of the population are seniors. This is reflected in housing, where 58.4% of homes are owned outright, compared to just 29.4% in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek.
Both areas share a similar level of overall advantage, with identical scores of 1,064. They are also effectively alike in their unemployment rates, around 2.9%, and have nearly identical typical weekly rents of about $400. While they share these baseline economic traits, the gaps in their demographics remain stark, with Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek seeing far more adults working or looking for work (68.9%) than Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff (45.9%).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 4,072
- First area, 2016: 4,148
- First area, 2021: 5,519
- Second area, 2021: 11,333
- First area, 2011: 54 yrs
- First area, 2016: 59 yrs
- First area, 2021: 61 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 35 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 Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff: 2.5% males, 3.0% females; 85+ in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek: 0.5% males, 0.6% females
- 80–84 in Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff: 2.6% males, 3.1% females; 80–84 in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek: 0.7% males, 0.7% females
- 75–79 in Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff: 4.0% males, 4.5% females; 75–79 in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek: 1.3% males, 1.3% females
- 70–74 in Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff: 5.4% males, 5.7% females; 70–74 in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek: 2.1% males, 2.3% females
- 65–69 in Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff: 5.9% males, 6.3% females; 65–69 in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek: 2.5% males, 2.7% females
- 60–64 in Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff: 4.1% males, 5.2% females; 60–64 in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek: 2.3% males, 2.9% females
- 55–59 in Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff: 3.1% males, 3.9% females; 55–59 in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek: 2.1% males, 2.4% females
- 50–54 in Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff: 2.2% males, 3.0% females; 50–54 in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek: 2.4% males, 2.9% females
- 45–49 in Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff: 2.1% males, 2.5% females; 45–49 in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek: 3.2% males, 3.3% females
- 40–44 in Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff: 1.5% males, 2.2% females; 40–44 in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek: 3.4% males, 3.6% females
- 35–39 in Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff: 2.0% males, 2.1% females; 35–39 in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek: 3.6% males, 4.2% females
- 30–34 in Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff: 1.6% males, 1.5% females; 30–34 in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek: 3.6% males, 4.3% females
- 25–29 in Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff: 0.9% males, 0.9% females; 25–29 in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek: 3.3% males, 3.6% females
- 20–24 in Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff: 1.5% males, 1.5% females; 20–24 in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek: 2.8% males, 2.8% females
- 15–19 in Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff: 2.0% males, 1.6% females; 15–19 in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek: 2.9% males, 2.4% females
- 10–14 in Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff: 2.0% males, 2.0% females; 10–14 in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek: 3.9% males, 3.6% females
- 5–9 in Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff: 2.1% males, 2.1% females; 5–9 in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek: 4.5% males, 4.1% females
- 0–4 in Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff: 1.6% males, 1.7% females; 0–4 in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek: 3.6% males, 3.6% 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: $563
- First area, 2016: $666
- First area, 2021: $818
- Second area, 2021: $1,004
- First area, 2011: $1,012
- First area, 2016: $1,211
- First area, 2021: $1,521
- Second area, 2021: $2,201
- First area, 2011: $1,379
- First area, 2016: $1,598
- First area, 2021: $1,965
- Second area, 2021: $2,399
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: 2.2
- First area, 2021: 2.1
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $249
- First area, 2016: $300
- First area, 2021: $400
- Second area, 2021: $420
- First area, 2011: $1,517
- First area, 2016: $1,733
- First area, 2021: $2,000
- Second area, 2021: $1,907
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.60
- 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). Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff vs Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/203031052/point-lonsdale-queenscliff/vs/203031489/barwon-heads-armstrong-creek