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Wangaratta Surrounds vs Chiltern - Indigo Valley

Name: Wangaratta Surrounds vs Chiltern - Indigo Valley — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 52 km apart · Wangaratta Surrounds profile · Chiltern - Indigo Valley profile

Wangaratta Surrounds Chiltern - Indigo Valley

Wangaratta Surrounds and Chiltern - Indigo Valley are two Victorian areas with very different levels of accessibility. Chiltern - Indigo Valley is more walkable, with its typical score described as mostly car-dependent, while Wangaratta Surrounds is car-dependent. This is seen in the ease of reaching essentials; for example, 54.2% of homes in Chiltern - Indigo Valley are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, compared to just 13.8% in Wangaratta Surrounds. Wangaratta Surrounds is larger and has more schools, with 11 compared to 4 in Chiltern - Indigo Valley.

Since 2011, these two areas have seen some of their gaps widen. More households in Wangaratta Surrounds now earn $3,000 or more a week compared to Chiltern - Indigo Valley, and the share of people in de facto relationships has grown more in Chiltern - Indigo Valley. Despite these shifts, they remain very similar in other ways. Both areas have about the same typical weekly household income of around $1,500, and both have a similar share of people born overseas at around 7.5% to 7.9%.

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Where they differ most

Population: 6,741 larger in Wangaratta Surrounds De facto: 3.6 pts higher in Chiltern - Indigo Valley Owned outright: 8.1 pts higher in Wangaratta Surrounds People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Wangaratta Surrounds Recent arrivals: 5.9 pts higher in Wangaratta Surrounds

Demographics & Identity

Population in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +6,741 larger in Wangaratta Surrounds gap steady

9,925 52nd pct 3,184 12th pct

Median age in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +1 yrs older in Wangaratta Surrounds gap narrowing

48 yrs 87th pct 47 yrs 84th pct

Age structure

31.4% Older adults (45–64) +1.3 pts ▸ 32.7%

22.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.5 pts 21.4%

18.6% Young adults (25–44) +0.9 pts ▸ 19.4%

17.8% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.4 pts 16.5%

9.1% Youth (15–24) +1.1 pts ▸ 10.2%

Marital status

56.6% Married ◂ +7.1 pts 49.5%

26.7% Never married +3.3 pts ▸ 30.0%

9.0% Divorced +2.6 pts ▸ 11.7%

4.7% Widowed +0.6 pts ▸ 5.3%

2.9% Separated +0.6 pts ▸ 3.5%

Age & sex structure

Wangaratta Surrounds Chiltern - Indigo Valley

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

85.2% Australia ◂ +1.2 pts 84.0%

2.1% England +1.2 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.8% Italy ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

0.7% New Zealand even 0.8%

0.2% South Africa even 0.2%

0.2% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% India even 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

0.0% China even 0.0%

Ancestry

41.7% Australian +4.8 pts ▸ 46.5%

42.6% English +0.6 pts ▸ 43.2%

14.4% Irish ◂ +1.4 pts 13.0%

13.1% Scottish ◂ +2.8 pts 10.2%

6.4% Italian ◂ +4.7 pts 1.7%

5.1% German +0.7 pts ▸ 5.8%

1.9% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.5% Chinese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Filipino even 0.3%

0.2% Indian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

90.1% English only +1.9 pts ▸ 92.0%

1.2% Italian ◂ +1.0 pts 0.2%

0.0% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

46.8% Christianity ◂ +0.6 pts 46.2%

43.4% No religion +1.4 pts ▸ 44.8%

8.5% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 8.1%

0.8% Buddhism ◂ +0.8 pts 0.1%

0.3% Other religions even 0.3%

0.1% Hinduism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Islam even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +7 more in Wangaratta Surrounds

11 90th pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +1.42 more in Chiltern - Indigo Valley

6.21 89th pct 7.63 93rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +18 more in Wangaratta Surrounds

23 57th pct 5 10th pct

Students in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +250 more in Wangaratta Surrounds

430 14th pct 180 6th pct

Avg size in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +6 larger in Chiltern - Indigo Valley

39 0th pct 45 0th pct

ICSEA in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +31 higher in Wangaratta Surrounds

1,022 53rd pct 991 38th pct

Highest year of school

45.8% Year 12 ◂ +3.3 pts 42.5%

18.9% Year 10 +4.0 pts ▸ 22.9%

17.0% Year 11 ◂ +2.6 pts 14.4%

10.8% Year 9 or below +1.3 pts ▸ 12.1%

Highest qualification level

34.7% Certificate III / IV +4.1 pts ▸ 38.8%

19.7% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.2 pts 16.4%

17.2% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.1 pts 15.1%

4.9% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.1 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.4% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.7 pts 3.7%

1.8% Certificate I / II +0.5 pts ▸ 2.3%

Field of qualification

15.0% Engineering & related +3.5 pts ▸ 18.5%

12.7% Health ◂ +1.1 pts 11.6%

10.8% Management & commerce +1.6 pts ▸ 12.4%

10.6% Society & culture +1.3 pts ▸ 11.9%

11.1% Education ◂ +2.8 pts 8.3%

7.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +3.7 pts 3.8%

6.5% Architecture & building ◂ +1.7 pts 4.8%

4.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.2 pts ▸ 5.8%

2.5% Creative arts ◂ +0.7 pts 1.8%

2.2% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.3 pts 2.0%

0.6% Information technology +0.8 pts ▸ 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +$11 higher in Wangaratta Surrounds gap narrowing

$763 41st pct $752 39th pct

Household income in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +$8 higher in Wangaratta Surrounds gap narrowing

$1,501 35th pct $1,493 35th pct

Family income in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +$68 higher in Chiltern - Indigo Valley gap narrowing

$1,847 34th pct $1,915 39th pct

Household income distribution

29.8% $1,500–$2,999 +2.7 pts ▸ 32.5%

30.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.8 pts 29.4%

15.7% Under $650 ◂ +0.2 pts 15.5%

8.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.8 pts 7.0%

7.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 5.5%

Personal income distribution

40.0% Under $650 +0.1 pts ▸ 40.2%

35.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.1 pts 34.9%

14.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.2 pts 14.7%

2.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 1.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.5% Arthritis +0.7 pts ▸ 12.2%

8.1% Mental health +2.7 pts ▸ 10.8%

9.6% Asthma +1.2 pts ▸ 10.8%

7.6% Other condition ◂ +0.9 pts 6.7%

5.1% Heart disease +0.4 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.2% Diabetes +1.0 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.6% Cancer +0.8 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.2% Lung condition +0.5 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.2% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

0.4% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.1% None ◂ +5.4 pts 54.6%

21.2% One condition +3.5 pts ▸ 24.6%

7.1% Two conditions even 7.0%

3.4% Three or more +1.0 pts ▸ 4.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +66 larger in Wangaratta Surrounds

119 37th pct 53 17th pct

Median age in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +7 yrs older in Chiltern - Indigo Valley

25 yrs 57th pct 32 yrs 89th pct

Median income in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +$81 higher in Wangaratta Surrounds

$641 51st pct $560 34th pct

Household income in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +$83 higher in Chiltern - Indigo Valley

$1,625 46th pct $1,708 51st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +0.1 larger in Wangaratta Surrounds gap widening

2.5 43rd pct 2.4 36th pct

Family composition

55.5% Couples with children +0.4 pts ▸ 55.9%

35.5% Couples without children ◂ +0.6 pts 34.9%

8.1% One-parent families +0.1 pts ▸ 8.2%

0.8% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Household size

41.7% 2 people ◂ +1.1 pts 40.5%

22.8% 1 person +3.6 pts ▸ 26.3%

13.3% 4 people ◂ +1.1 pts 12.1%

12.8% 3 people +0.5 pts ▸ 13.2%

6.6% 5 people ◂ +2.2 pts 4.4%

2.9% 6 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 3.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +$10 higher in Chiltern - Indigo Valley gap narrowing

$250 14th pct $260 17th pct

Mortgage in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +$111 higher in Wangaratta Surrounds gap widening

$1,500 27th pct $1,389 20th pct

People / bedroom in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +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 ◂ +8.1 pts 41.4%

35.9% Owned with a mortgage +8.7 pts ▸ 44.7%

9.9% Rented +0.8 pts ▸ 10.7%

3.2% Other tenure ◂ +2.0 pts 1.1%

1.4% Not stated +0.8 pts ▸ 2.2%

Types of homes

98.7% Separate house ◂ +4.0 pts 94.7%

0.2% Townhouse / semi-detached +2.6 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.9% Other dwelling +0.8 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.1% Flat or apartment +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

Bedrooms per home

44.8% 3 bedrooms +5.5 pts ▸ 50.3%

32.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +4.1 pts 28.8%

11.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +0.3 pts 10.7%

7.2% 5 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 6.6%

2.5% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.3 pts 2.2%

0.4% Studio / none ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

49.3% $200–$349 +10.5 pts ▸ 59.8%

23.7% Under $200 ◂ +2.5 pts 21.2%

13.9% $350–$549 +1.3 pts ▸ 15.2%

1.1% $550–$749 ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%

0.8% $750 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

39.1% $1,000–$1,799 +2.7 pts ▸ 41.8%

23.2% Under $1,000 +0.1 pts ▸ 23.3%

22.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +0.8 pts 21.7%

8.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 8.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +18 more in Wangaratta Surrounds

22 32nd pct 4 10th pct

Stops/1k in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +0.96 more in Wangaratta Surrounds

2.22 23rd pct 1.26 14th pct

Departures/1k in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +5.8 more in Chiltern - Indigo Valley

19.0 14th pct 24.8 15th pct

PT routes in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +4 more in Wangaratta Surrounds

7 48th pct 3 21st pct

Stop walk in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +34 longer in Wangaratta Surrounds

70 98th pct 36 88th pct

How people get to work

58.7% Car (driver) +6.1 pts ▸ 64.8%

18.8% Worked at home ◂ +5.2 pts 13.6%

3.8% Walked ◂ +1.0 pts 2.8%

3.4% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.6 pts 2.8%

0.3% Bicycle ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.3% Bus even 0.3%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

42.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.1 pts 40.9%

18.7% 1 vehicle +3.9 pts ▸ 22.5%

21.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.3 pts 19.1%

16.8% 4 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 15.8%

1.1% No vehicle +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.6% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +8.0 pts 8.6%

14.5% Health care & social assistance +1.5 pts ▸ 16.0%

9.5% Manufacturing +2.0 pts ▸ 11.5%

7.3% Retail trade +2.9 pts ▸ 10.2%

8.6% Construction ◂ +1.2 pts 7.4%

8.3% Education & training ◂ +1.4 pts 6.9%

6.3% Public administration & safety +1.5 pts ▸ 7.8%

3.2% Transport & warehousing +2.6 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.5% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.4 pts 4.1%

3.7% Professional & technical ◂ +0.2 pts 3.5%

3.4% Other services ◂ +0.2 pts 3.2%

2.1% Wholesale trade +0.7 pts ▸ 2.8%

Occupations people work in

22.3% Managers ◂ +7.3 pts 15.0%

17.0% Professionals ◂ +2.3 pts 14.7%

14.1% Technicians & trades +2.2 pts ▸ 16.4%

12.1% Labourers ◂ +1.8 pts 10.3%

10.7% Community & personal service +1.3 pts ▸ 12.0%

9.4% Clerical & administrative +2.0 pts ▸ 11.4%

6.1% Machinery operators & drivers +3.0 pts ▸ 9.2%

6.7% Sales workers +1.7 pts ▸ 8.4%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +2 higher in Wangaratta Surrounds

6 57th pct 4 36th pct

IRSD decile in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +1 higher in Wangaratta Surrounds

7 64th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +1 higher in Wangaratta Surrounds

8 71st pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +2 higher in Wangaratta Surrounds

6 57th pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +31 higher in Wangaratta Surrounds

1,000 51st pct 969 38th pct

ERP in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +6,813 higher in Wangaratta Surrounds

10,070 48th pct 3,257 12th pct

Growth in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +1.1 pts higher in Chiltern - Indigo Valley

2.1% 28th pct 3.2% 38th pct

Businesses in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +1,259 higher in Wangaratta Surrounds

1,594 78th pct 335 15th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +77 higher in Wangaratta Surrounds

874 51st pct 797 44th pct

Max temp in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +0.1 higher in Chiltern - Indigo Valley

21.9 35th pct 22.0 35th pct

Min temp in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley even

8.1 9th pct 8.1 10th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +2.4 higher in Chiltern - Indigo Valley

1.5 8th pct 3.9 28th pct

Types ≤15 min in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +2.6 more in Chiltern - Indigo Valley

1.6 8th pct 4.2 33rd pct

15-min city in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +36.7 pts higher in Chiltern - Indigo Valley

16.4% 11th pct 53.2% 40th pct

Walk to shops in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +40.4 pts higher in Chiltern - Indigo Valley

13.8% 9th pct 54.2% 43rd pct

Walk to transit in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +22.7 pts higher in Chiltern - Indigo Valley

17.8% 13th pct 40.5% 21st pct

Walk to school in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +39.1 pts higher in Chiltern - Indigo Valley

15.9% 8th pct 55.0% 34th pct

Walk to a park in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +27.3 pts higher in Chiltern - Indigo Valley

42.7% 11th pct 70.0% 23rd pct

Walk to health in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +30.1 pts higher in Chiltern - Indigo Valley

4.6% 10th pct 34.8% 40th pct

Amenities/1k in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +7.6 more in Wangaratta Surrounds

36.5 86th pct 28.9 86th pct

Intersections/km² in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +1 higher in Chiltern - Indigo Valley

1 7th pct 2 15th pct

Mean slope in Wangaratta Surrounds in Chiltern - Indigo Valley +1.0 pts higher in Wangaratta Surrounds

5.3% 50th pct 4.3% 32nd pct

Compare Wangaratta Surrounds with nearby areas

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Compare Chiltern - Indigo Valley with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Wangaratta Surrounds vs Chiltern - Indigo Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/204021067/wangaratta-surrounds/vs/204031070/chiltern-indigo-valley