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Trafalgar vs Morwell

Name: Trafalgar vs Morwell — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 26 km apart · Trafalgar profile · Morwell profile

Trafalgar Morwell

Morwell and Trafalgar (Vic.) are nearby Victorian areas with very different social and transport profiles. Morwell has a much higher rate of renting at 33.7% and more people living alone (37.7%). It is also more accessible, with 90.3% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. In contrast, Trafalgar (Vic.) has more people working or looking for work (58.7%) and a higher share of large homes, with 84.6% having three or more bedrooms. There is also a notable gap in education, as 43.3% of Trafalgar (Vic.) residents completed Year 12 compared to 32.5% in Morwell.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people in de facto relationships. They also share a typical resident age of 43 and a similar percentage of people aged 65 and over. However, some gaps have grown since 2011, such as the difference in Year 12 completion and the share of people living alone, which is now far higher in Morwell.

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Where they differ most

Unemployment: 7.9 pts higher in Morwell Population: 6,064 larger in Morwell Renting: 17.7 pts higher in Morwell No car: 7.6 pts higher in Morwell Participation: 14.3 pts higher in Trafalgar

Demographics & Identity

Population in Trafalgar in Morwell +6,064 larger in Morwell gap narrowing

8,368 43rd pct 14,432 74th pct

Median age in Trafalgar in Morwell even gap narrowing

43 yrs 71st pct 43 yrs 71st pct

Age structure

25.7% Older adults (45–64) +0.2 pts ▸ 25.9%

23.0% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.2 pts 22.8%

22.4% Young adults (25–44) +0.4 pts ▸ 22.8%

18.6% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.3 pts 17.3%

10.3% Youth (15–24) +1.0 pts ▸ 11.3%

Marital status

50.0% Married ◂ +14.8 pts 35.1%

30.3% Never married +9.4 pts ▸ 39.6%

9.7% Divorced +2.3 pts ▸ 12.1%

6.0% Widowed +2.2 pts ▸ 8.2%

4.0% Separated +1.0 pts ▸ 5.0%

Age & sex structure

Trafalgar Morwell

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

83.1% Australia ◂ +11.0 pts 72.0%

3.3% England ◂ +0.9 pts 2.4%

0.5% Italy +1.5 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.2% Philippines +1.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.4% India +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.9% New Zealand even 0.9%

0.3% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

43.3% Australian ◂ +9.0 pts 34.4%

42.4% English ◂ +6.1 pts 36.3%

11.4% Scottish ◂ +2.2 pts 9.3%

11.1% Irish ◂ +3.1 pts 8.0%

4.9% Italian +1.8 pts ▸ 6.7%

3.8% German ◂ +0.3 pts 3.5%

3.2% Dutch ◂ +0.5 pts 2.8%

0.4% Filipino +1.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.5% Indian +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.2% Greek +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.4% Chinese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

90.6% English only ◂ +12.3 pts 78.3%

0.7% Italian +1.5 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.0% Greek +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Arabic +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Tagalog +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Vietnamese even 0.3%

0.1% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

50.6% No religion ◂ +5.8 pts 44.8%

39.9% Christianity ◂ +1.1 pts 38.8%

7.8% Not stated +4.2 pts ▸ 12.1%

0.2% Islam +1.9 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.8% Buddhism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.4% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Hinduism +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Trafalgar in Morwell +1 more in Trafalgar

6 71st pct 5 64th pct

Schools/1k kids in Trafalgar in Morwell +1.85 more in Trafalgar

3.85 78th pct 2.00 48th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Trafalgar in Morwell +3 more in Morwell

10 25th pct 13 34th pct

Students in Trafalgar in Morwell +959 more in Morwell

1,411 49th pct 2,370 69th pct

Avg size in Trafalgar in Morwell +239 larger in Morwell

235 24th pct 474 57th pct

ICSEA in Trafalgar in Morwell +75 higher in Trafalgar

994 40th pct 919 12th pct

Highest year of school

43.3% Year 12 ◂ +10.8 pts 32.5%

20.0% Year 10 ◂ +0.3 pts 19.8%

12.1% Year 9 or below +6.6 pts ▸ 18.7%

17.4% Year 11 ◂ +2.2 pts 15.2%

Highest qualification level

38.4% Certificate III / IV +0.8 pts ▸ 39.2%

18.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +7.6 pts 10.5%

15.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +3.9 pts 11.4%

4.6% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.2 pts 2.4%

3.9% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.9 pts 2.0%

2.1% Certificate I / II +0.8 pts ▸ 2.9%

Field of qualification

17.2% Engineering & related ◂ +1.9 pts 15.3%

11.9% Society & culture +1.2 pts ▸ 13.1%

12.5% Management & commerce ◂ +1.6 pts 10.8%

10.8% Health ◂ +3.9 pts 6.9%

9.4% Education ◂ +3.8 pts 5.6%

6.8% Architecture & building ◂ +1.3 pts 5.5%

5.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.8 pts ▸ 6.1%

5.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +3.6 pts 1.4%

2.2% Creative arts ◂ +0.6 pts 1.7%

2.2% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.1 pts 1.1%

1.2% Information technology +0.8 pts ▸ 2.0%

Income

Personal income in Trafalgar in Morwell +$199 higher in Trafalgar gap widening

$722 33rd pct $523 5th pct

Household income in Trafalgar in Morwell +$510 higher in Trafalgar gap widening

$1,452 32nd pct $942 0th pct

Family income in Trafalgar in Morwell +$583 higher in Trafalgar gap widening

$1,846 34th pct $1,263 4th pct

Household income distribution

29.5% $650–$1,499 +5.7 pts ▸ 35.2%

18.1% Under $650 +11.4 pts ▸ 29.5%

29.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +9.5 pts 19.5%

8.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +4.4 pts 4.2%

7.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +4.2 pts 2.9%

Personal income distribution

42.1% Under $650 +8.7 pts ▸ 50.8%

31.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.4 pts 26.5%

14.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.1 pts 7.6%

3.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.8 pts 1.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.8% Mental health +4.6 pts ▸ 14.4%

11.1% Arthritis +2.3 pts ▸ 13.4%

9.1% Asthma +2.5 pts ▸ 11.6%

8.4% Other condition +1.6 pts ▸ 10.0%

5.2% Diabetes +2.4 pts ▸ 7.6%

5.1% Heart disease +1.2 pts ▸ 6.2%

2.4% Lung condition +1.6 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.5% Cancer ◂ +0.1 pts 3.4%

1.2% Stroke +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.4% Dementia +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.5% None ◂ +12.3 pts 47.2%

21.3% One condition +1.3 pts ▸ 22.6%

7.0% Two conditions +2.5 pts ▸ 9.5%

3.9% Three or more +2.6 pts ▸ 6.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Trafalgar in Morwell +366 larger in Morwell

76 24th pct 442 76th pct

Median age in Trafalgar in Morwell +7 yrs older in Trafalgar

27 yrs 71st pct 20 yrs 14th pct

Median income in Trafalgar in Morwell +$387 higher in Trafalgar

$850 79th pct $463 12th pct

Household income in Trafalgar in Morwell +$437 higher in Trafalgar

$1,542 40th pct $1,105 10th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Trafalgar in Morwell +0.2 larger in Trafalgar gap narrowing

2.4 36th pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

52.4% Couples with children ◂ +8.7 pts 43.7%

32.8% Couples without children ◂ +3.1 pts 29.7%

14.0% One-parent families +11.1 pts ▸ 25.1%

0.9% Other families +0.7 pts ▸ 1.6%

Household size

38.2% 2 people ◂ +4.2 pts 34.0%

26.5% 1 person +11.2 pts ▸ 37.7%

13.3% 3 people ◂ +1.0 pts 12.4%

13.2% 4 people ◂ +4.1 pts 9.1%

6.0% 5 people ◂ +1.7 pts 4.3%

2.8% 6 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 2.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Trafalgar in Morwell +$85 higher in Trafalgar gap widening

$300 27th pct $215 9th pct

Mortgage in Trafalgar in Morwell +$547 higher in Trafalgar gap widening

$1,500 27th pct $953 2nd pct

People / bedroom in Trafalgar in Morwell even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

42.5% Owned outright ◂ +5.4 pts 37.1%

37.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +12.3 pts 24.9%

16.1% Rented +17.7 pts ▸ 33.7%

2.1% Not stated +1.2 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.0% Other tenure ◂ +1.0 pts 1.0%

Types of homes

95.8% Separate house ◂ +9.8 pts 86.0%

0.2% Flat or apartment +7.1 pts ▸ 7.3%

3.6% Townhouse / semi-detached +2.6 pts ▸ 6.3%

0.2% Other dwelling +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

49.5% 3 bedrooms +3.0 pts ▸ 52.5%

31.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +15.1 pts 16.2%

11.8% 2 bedrooms +9.9 pts ▸ 21.7%

1.7% 1 bedroom +2.2 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.9% 5 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 2.4%

0.1% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

47.7% $200–$349 +7.8 pts ▸ 55.5%

15.3% Under $200 +19.8 pts ▸ 35.1%

31.8% $350–$549 ◂ +27.6 pts 4.2%

0.0% $550–$749 +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% $750 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

21.5% Under $1,000 +27.7 pts ▸ 49.1%

43.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +10.6 pts 33.1%

22.7% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +14.5 pts 8.3%

7.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.8 pts 1.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Trafalgar in Morwell +103 more in Morwell

10 19th pct 113 88th pct

Stops/1k in Trafalgar in Morwell +6.63 more in Morwell

1.20 14th pct 7.83 86th pct

Departures/1k in Trafalgar in Morwell +1,171.0 more in Morwell

107.4 20th pct 1,278.4 67th pct

PT routes in Trafalgar in Morwell +14 more in Morwell

4 29th pct 18 84th pct

Stop walk in Trafalgar in Morwell +62 longer in Trafalgar

81 100th pct 19 79th pct

Drive to city in Trafalgar in Morwell +15 longer in Morwell

84 85th pct 99 88th pct

How people get to work

62.4% Car (driver) +4.2 pts ▸ 66.6%

15.5% Worked at home ◂ +6.6 pts 8.8%

4.0% Car (passenger) +1.8 pts ▸ 5.8%

3.5% Walked ◂ +1.3 pts 2.2%

0.1% Bus +0.9 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.2% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

29.2% 1 vehicle +14.8 pts ▸ 44.0%

41.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +9.5 pts 31.8%

15.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +6.7 pts 9.1%

10.9% 4 or more ◂ +6.4 pts 4.6%

2.7% No vehicle +7.6 pts ▸ 10.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.1% Health care & social assistance +2.4 pts ▸ 16.5%

8.1% Retail trade +3.9 pts ▸ 12.0%

11.8% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +9.6 pts 2.2%

11.0% Construction ◂ +3.7 pts 7.3%

8.6% Education & training ◂ +2.1 pts 6.4%

4.7% Accommodation & food +3.7 pts ▸ 8.3%

6.1% Public administration & safety +1.3 pts ▸ 7.4%

5.8% Manufacturing +1.0 pts ▸ 6.9%

3.5% Transport & warehousing +1.2 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.1% Professional & technical ◂ +1.4 pts 2.8%

3.6% Electricity, gas & water +0.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.9% Other services ◂ +0.3 pts 3.5%

Occupations people work in

16.6% Managers ◂ +9.1 pts 7.6%

16.1% Professionals ◂ +4.7 pts 11.4%

12.0% Labourers +3.6 pts ▸ 15.6%

15.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.1 pts 15.1%

12.4% Community & personal service +2.3 pts ▸ 14.7%

11.0% Clerical & administrative +2.3 pts ▸ 13.3%

7.9% Sales workers +3.3 pts ▸ 11.3%

7.5% Machinery operators & drivers +1.0 pts ▸ 8.5%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Trafalgar in Morwell +3 higher in Trafalgar

4 36th pct 1 0th pct

IRSD decile in Trafalgar in Morwell +4 higher in Trafalgar

5 43rd pct 1 0th pct

IER decile in Trafalgar in Morwell +5 higher in Trafalgar

6 57th pct 1 0th pct

IEO decile in Trafalgar in Morwell +3 higher in Trafalgar

4 36th pct 1 0th pct

IRSAD score in Trafalgar in Morwell +147 higher in Trafalgar

967 37th pct 820 0th pct

ERP in Trafalgar in Morwell +5,869 higher in Morwell

8,618 41st pct 14,487 69th pct

Growth in Trafalgar in Morwell +3.0 pts higher in Trafalgar

3.6% 41st pct 0.6% 15th pct

Businesses in Trafalgar in Morwell +77 higher in Trafalgar

907 50th pct 830 45th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Trafalgar in Morwell +394 higher in Trafalgar

1,197 75th pct 803 45th pct

Max temp in Trafalgar in Morwell +2.0 higher in Morwell

18.4 7th pct 20.4 20th pct

Min temp in Trafalgar in Morwell +0.3 higher in Morwell

8.6 13th pct 8.9 14th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Trafalgar in Morwell +2.4 higher in Morwell

3.3 23rd pct 5.7 53rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Trafalgar in Morwell +2.1 more in Morwell

3.5 25th pct 5.6 55th pct

15-min city in Trafalgar in Morwell +18.9 pts higher in Morwell

45.4% 33rd pct 64.3% 49th pct

Walk to shops in Trafalgar in Morwell +13.3 pts higher in Morwell

50.5% 39th pct 63.9% 51st pct

Walk to transit in Trafalgar in Morwell +65.2 pts higher in Morwell

25.1% 16th pct 90.3% 49th pct

Walk to school in Trafalgar in Morwell +12.9 pts higher in Morwell

63.1% 40th pct 76.0% 52nd pct

Walk to a park in Trafalgar in Morwell +28.6 pts higher in Morwell

63.0% 20th pct 91.7% 39th pct

Walk to health in Trafalgar in Morwell +25.0 pts higher in Morwell

30.3% 35th pct 55.4% 58th pct

Amenities/1k in Trafalgar in Morwell +4.1 more in Morwell

10.3 25th pct 14.4 51st pct

Intersections/km² in Trafalgar in Morwell +15 higher in Morwell

2 15th pct 16 29th pct

Mean slope in Trafalgar in Morwell +1.3 pts higher in Trafalgar

5.5% 53rd pct 4.2% 30th pct

Compare Trafalgar with nearby areas

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Compare Morwell with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Trafalgar vs Morwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/205011078/trafalgar/vs/205041096/morwell