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Wangaratta Surrounds vs Bright - Mount Beauty

Name: Wangaratta Surrounds vs Bright - Mount Beauty — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 62 km apart · Wangaratta Surrounds profile · Bright - Mount Beauty profile

Wangaratta Surrounds Bright - Mount Beauty

Wangaratta Surrounds and Bright - Mount Beauty are two rural Victorian areas with similar typical weekly household incomes. However, Bright - Mount Beauty is more walkable, with 50.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a '15-minute-city' area compared to just 16.4% in Wangaratta Surrounds. Bright - Mount Beauty also has a much larger First Nations presence, with 25.0% of people speaking a First Nations language compared to 4.2% in Wangaratta Surrounds. In terms of education, 53.2% of residents in Bright - Mount Beauty finished Year 12, while 45.8% did so in Wangaratta Surrounds.

Many of the gaps between these two areas have widened since 2011, particularly the share of people who identify as having no religion, which is now 11.8 percentage points higher in Bright - Mount Beauty. The two areas remain very alike in several ways, including their typical personal incomes and the proportion of people who have served in the Defence Force. Both are also largely reliant on cars, although Bright - Mount Beauty is described as mostly car-dependent while Wangaratta Surrounds is simply car-dependent.

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Where they differ most

Unpaid carers: 5.7 pts higher in Wangaratta Surrounds Recent movers: 12.3 pts higher in Bright - Mount Beauty No religion: 11.8 pts higher in Bright - Mount Beauty Renting: 9.3 pts higher in Bright - Mount Beauty De facto: 3.3 pts higher in Bright - Mount Beauty

Demographics & Identity

Population in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +1,022 larger in Wangaratta Surrounds gap narrowing

9,925 52nd pct 8,903 46th pct

Median age in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +1 yrs older in Wangaratta Surrounds gap narrowing

48 yrs 87th pct 47 yrs 84th pct

Age structure

31.4% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.1 pts 29.3%

22.9% Seniors (65+) +1.4 pts ▸ 24.3%

18.6% Young adults (25–44) +3.1 pts ▸ 21.7%

17.8% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.6 pts 15.2%

9.1% Youth (15–24) +0.3 pts ▸ 9.4%

Marital status

56.6% Married ◂ +8.2 pts 48.4%

26.7% Never married +6.8 pts ▸ 33.6%

9.0% Divorced +0.9 pts ▸ 9.9%

4.7% Widowed +0.6 pts ▸ 5.3%

2.9% Separated ◂ +0.2 pts 2.7%

Age & sex structure

Wangaratta Surrounds Bright - Mount Beauty

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

85.2% Australia ◂ +8.6 pts 76.6%

2.1% England +1.9 pts ▸ 4.0%

0.7% New Zealand +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.8% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.2% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% India +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

42.6% English ◂ +1.2 pts 41.4%

41.7% Australian ◂ +4.5 pts 37.3%

14.4% Irish ◂ +1.7 pts 12.7%

13.1% Scottish ◂ +1.2 pts 11.8%

6.4% Italian ◂ +1.9 pts 4.4%

5.1% German +1.0 pts ▸ 6.2%

1.9% Dutch +0.7 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.5% Chinese +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.3% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Indian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

90.1% English only ◂ +3.6 pts 86.4%

1.2% Italian ◂ +0.6 pts 0.6%

0.1% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Punjabi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.1%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

43.4% No religion +11.8 pts ▸ 55.1%

46.8% Christianity ◂ +14.0 pts 32.9%

8.5% Not stated +1.7 pts ▸ 10.2%

0.8% Buddhism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.3% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Hinduism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty even

11 90th pct 11 90th pct

Schools/1k kids in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +1.90 more in Bright - Mount Beauty

6.21 89th pct 8.11 94th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +12 more in Wangaratta Surrounds

23 57th pct 11 29th pct

Students in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +616 more in Bright - Mount Beauty

430 14th pct 1,046 38th pct

Avg size in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +77 larger in Bright - Mount Beauty

39 0th pct 116 11th pct

ICSEA in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +29 higher in Bright - Mount Beauty

1,022 53rd pct 1,051 65th pct

Highest year of school

45.8% Year 12 +7.4 pts ▸ 53.2%

18.9% Year 10 ◂ +3.9 pts 15.0%

17.0% Year 11 ◂ +3.0 pts 14.0%

10.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.1 pts 7.7%

Highest qualification level

34.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +6.5 pts 28.2%

19.7% Bachelor degree +3.4 pts ▸ 23.0%

17.2% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.7 pts 15.4%

4.4% Postgraduate degree +2.0 pts ▸ 6.4%

4.9% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.5 pts ▸ 5.4%

1.8% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

Field of qualification

15.0% Engineering & related ◂ +1.7 pts 13.3%

10.8% Management & commerce +2.5 pts ▸ 13.4%

12.7% Health ◂ +2.0 pts 10.7%

11.1% Education ◂ +0.1 pts 11.0%

10.6% Society & culture ◂ +1.3 pts 9.3%

7.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +3.0 pts 4.4%

6.5% Architecture & building +0.1 pts ▸ 6.5%

4.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.8 pts ▸ 6.4%

2.5% Creative arts +0.9 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.2% Natural & physical sciences +0.6 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.6% Information technology +1.0 pts ▸ 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +$5 higher in Bright - Mount Beauty gap narrowing

$763 41st pct $768 42nd pct

Household income in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +$104 higher in Wangaratta Surrounds gap narrowing

$1,501 35th pct $1,397 29th pct

Family income in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +$21 higher in Wangaratta Surrounds gap narrowing

$1,847 34th pct $1,826 33rd pct

Household income distribution

30.2% $650–$1,499 +1.7 pts ▸ 31.9%

29.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.8 pts 28.0%

15.7% Under $650 +2.4 pts ▸ 18.1%

8.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.0 pts 7.8%

7.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 6.8%

Personal income distribution

40.0% Under $650 ◂ +2.1 pts 38.0%

35.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.6 pts 34.5%

14.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.7 pts 14.2%

2.6% $3,000 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 3.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.5% Arthritis ◂ +2.0 pts 9.5%

9.6% Asthma ◂ +2.1 pts 7.4%

8.1% Mental health ◂ +0.3 pts 7.8%

7.6% Other condition ◂ +0.8 pts 6.8%

5.1% Heart disease ◂ +0.4 pts 4.7%

4.2% Diabetes ◂ +0.7 pts 3.5%

3.6% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 3.2%

2.2% Lung condition ◂ +0.7 pts 1.5%

1.2% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

0.4% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.1% None +1.3 pts ▸ 61.4%

21.2% One condition ◂ +1.4 pts 19.7%

7.1% Two conditions ◂ +1.1 pts 5.9%

3.4% Three or more ◂ +0.8 pts 2.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +51 larger in Wangaratta Surrounds

119 37th pct 68 22nd pct

Median age in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +1 yrs older in Bright - Mount Beauty

25 yrs 57th pct 26 yrs 64th pct

Median income in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +$117 higher in Wangaratta Surrounds

$641 51st pct $524 25th pct

Household income in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +$63 higher in Wangaratta Surrounds

$1,625 46th pct $1,562 42nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +0.2 larger in Wangaratta Surrounds gap narrowing

2.5 43rd pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

55.5% Couples with children ◂ +4.4 pts 51.1%

35.5% Couples without children +3.4 pts ▸ 38.9%

8.1% One-parent families +1.4 pts ▸ 9.5%

0.8% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

Household size

41.7% 2 people ◂ +0.5 pts 41.2%

22.8% 1 person +6.5 pts ▸ 29.3%

13.3% 4 people ◂ +1.2 pts 12.1%

12.8% 3 people ◂ +1.2 pts 11.6%

6.6% 5 people ◂ +2.0 pts 4.6%

2.9% 6 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 1.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +$48 higher in Bright - Mount Beauty gap steady

$250 14th pct $298 27th pct

Mortgage in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty even gap steady

$1,500 27th pct $1,500 27th pct

People / bedroom in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +0.10 higher in Wangaratta Surrounds gap widening

0.80 29th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

49.5% Owned outright ◂ +4.2 pts 45.3%

35.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +5.1 pts 30.8%

9.9% Rented +9.3 pts ▸ 19.2%

3.2% Other tenure ◂ +0.5 pts 2.7%

1.4% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 2.0%

Types of homes

98.7% Separate house ◂ +7.4 pts 91.3%

0.2% Townhouse / semi-detached +4.4 pts ▸ 4.6%

0.1% Flat or apartment +2.5 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.9% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

Bedrooms per home

44.8% 3 bedrooms +4.4 pts ▸ 49.2%

32.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +10.0 pts 22.9%

11.0% 2 bedrooms +5.7 pts ▸ 16.6%

7.2% 5 or more ◂ +2.6 pts 4.7%

2.5% 1 bedroom +1.5 pts ▸ 4.0%

0.4% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

49.3% $200–$349 ◂ +7.9 pts 41.4%

13.9% $350–$549 +15.9 pts ▸ 29.8%

23.7% Under $200 ◂ +3.5 pts 20.2%

0.8% $750 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.1% $550–$749 +1.2 pts ▸ 2.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

39.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.8 pts 35.2%

23.2% Under $1,000 +3.0 pts ▸ 26.2%

22.5% $1,800–$2,999 +0.8 pts ▸ 23.3%

8.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 8.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +3 more in Wangaratta Surrounds

22 32nd pct 19 29th pct

Stops/1k in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +0.08 more in Wangaratta Surrounds

2.22 23rd pct 2.13 22nd pct

Departures/1k in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +19.0 more in Bright - Mount Beauty

19.0 14th pct 38.1 15th pct

PT routes in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +3 more in Wangaratta Surrounds

7 48th pct 4 29th pct

Stop walk in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty

70 98th pct —

How people get to work

58.7% Car (driver) ◂ +11.9 pts 46.8%

18.8% Worked at home +0.5 pts ▸ 19.3%

3.8% Walked +7.5 pts ▸ 11.3%

3.4% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.1 pts 3.3%

0.3% Bicycle +1.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.3% Bus +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

42.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.3 pts 39.7%

18.7% 1 vehicle +14.1 pts ▸ 32.7%

21.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +6.6 pts 14.7%

16.8% 4 or more ◂ +7.7 pts 9.1%

1.1% No vehicle +2.6 pts ▸ 3.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

5.5% Accommodation & food +12.6 pts ▸ 18.1%

16.6% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +10.2 pts 6.3%

14.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.8 pts 9.7%

9.5% Manufacturing ◂ +5.0 pts 4.5%

8.3% Education & training +1.0 pts ▸ 9.3%

8.6% Construction even 8.5%

7.3% Retail trade +0.8 pts ▸ 8.0%

6.3% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.6 pts 5.7%

3.7% Professional & technical +2.0 pts ▸ 5.7%

3.2% Transport & warehousing +0.7 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.8% Administrative & support +0.9 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.3% Arts & recreation +2.3 pts ▸ 3.5%

Occupations people work in

22.3% Managers ◂ +1.9 pts 20.4%

17.0% Professionals +1.5 pts ▸ 18.5%

14.1% Technicians & trades +1.2 pts ▸ 15.4%

10.7% Community & personal service +1.8 pts ▸ 12.6%

12.1% Labourers ◂ +0.7 pts 11.4%

9.4% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.1 pts 8.2%

6.7% Sales workers +0.8 pts ▸ 7.5%

6.1% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.0 pts 4.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty even

6 57th pct 6 57th pct

IRSD decile in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty even

7 64th pct 7 64th pct

IER decile in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +2 higher in Wangaratta Surrounds

8 71st pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +1 higher in Bright - Mount Beauty

6 57th pct 7 64th pct

IRSAD score in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +11 higher in Bright - Mount Beauty

1,000 51st pct 1,011 56th pct

ERP in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +1,094 higher in Wangaratta Surrounds

10,070 48th pct 8,976 43rd pct

Growth in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +0.7 pts higher in Wangaratta Surrounds

2.1% 28th pct 1.3% 22nd pct

Businesses in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +382 higher in Wangaratta Surrounds

1,594 78th pct 1,212 66th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +503 higher in Bright - Mount Beauty

874 51st pct 1,377 85th pct

Max temp in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +6.2 higher in Wangaratta Surrounds

21.9 35th pct 15.6 0th pct

Min temp in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +2.2 higher in Wangaratta Surrounds

8.1 9th pct 5.9 0th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +2.3 higher in Bright - Mount Beauty

1.5 8th pct 3.8 28th pct

Types ≤15 min in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +2.4 more in Bright - Mount Beauty

1.6 8th pct 4.0 31st pct

15-min city in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +33.9 pts higher in Bright - Mount Beauty

16.4% 11th pct 50.4% 38th pct

Walk to shops in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +34.0 pts higher in Bright - Mount Beauty

13.8% 9th pct 47.9% 37th pct

Walk to transit in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +17.5 pts higher in Bright - Mount Beauty

17.8% 13th pct 35.3% 20th pct

Walk to school in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +32.8 pts higher in Bright - Mount Beauty

15.9% 8th pct 48.7% 29th pct

Walk to a park in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +23.3 pts higher in Bright - Mount Beauty

42.7% 11th pct 66.0% 21st pct

Walk to health in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +31.4 pts higher in Bright - Mount Beauty

4.6% 10th pct 36.1% 41st pct

Amenities/1k in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +6.4 more in Wangaratta Surrounds

36.5 86th pct 30.1 86th pct

Intersections/km² in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty even

1 7th pct 1 10th pct

Mean slope in Wangaratta Surrounds in Bright - Mount Beauty +4.9 pts higher in Bright - Mount Beauty

5.3% 50th pct 10.2% 90th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Wangaratta Surrounds vs Bright - Mount Beauty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/204021067/wangaratta-surrounds/vs/204031069/bright-mount-beauty