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Alps - East vs Orbost

Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 68 km apart · Alps - East profile · Orbost profile

Alps - East Orbost

Orbost and Alps - East are two very different parts of East Gippsland. Orbost is a residential and business hub with 6,727 people, 759 businesses, and 8 schools. In contrast, Alps - East is largely non-residential and sparsely populated, with no businesses or schools. This difference is clear in their walkability; Orbost is mostly car-dependent but 40.7% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, while in Alps - East, 0% of homes have that access.

While the two areas are far apart in terms of services, they share a similar natural environment. Both receive about the same annual rainfall, around 950mm, and have similar terrain slopes. The gap between them in basic amenities remains wide, as Orbost continues to be the primary centre for transport and health services in the region.

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Where they differ most

Population: 6,727 larger in Orbost

Demographics & Identity

Population in Alps - Eastin Orbost +6,727 larger in Orbost gap steady
0 0th pct 6,727 33rd pct
Median age in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 55 yrs 97th pct
First Nations in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 5.2% 77th pct
Aged 65+ in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 30.9% 96th pct
Under 15 in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 14.0% 14th pct
De facto in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 13.9% 72nd pct

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 10.3% 16th pct

Language

Other language in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 3.1% 11th pct
Limited English in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 0.3% 15th pct

Religion

No religion in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 51.6% 89th pct

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 36.1% 11th pct
Bachelor+ in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 13.6% 26th pct
Schools in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 7 86th pct
Schools/1k kids in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 7.44 92nd pct
Schools ≤3 km in Alps - Eastin Orbost +8 more in Orbost
0 0th pct 8 18th pct
Students in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 647 24th pct
Avg size in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 92 7th pct
ICSEA in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 953 21st pct

Income

Personal income in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— $529 6th pct
Household income in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— $926 0th pct
Family income in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— $1,280 5th pct
High earners in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 4.6% 12th pct
High-income homes in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 6.3% 0th pct

Health & Disability

Health condition in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 35.1% 87th pct
Mental health in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 9.9% 66th pct
Needs assistance in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 7.7% 83rd pct

Community Participation

Volunteering in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 24.4% 93rd pct
Unpaid carers in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 15.8% 100th pct
Unpaid child care in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 18.9% 12th pct
Defence service in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 3.7% 73rd pct
Housework 15h+ in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 28.8% 100th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Alps - Eastin Orbost +352 larger in Orbost
0 0th pct 352 71st pct
Median age in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 28 yrs 76th pct
Year 12 in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 27.6% 12th pct
Unemployment in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 8.1% 38th pct
Median income in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— $547 30th pct
Household income in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— $1,114 11th pct
Indigenous language in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 4.0% 38th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 2.1 11th pct
One-parent in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 13.1% 50th pct
Living alone in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 37.3% 91st pct

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— $190 6th pct
Mortgage in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— $1,083 7th pct
People / bedroom in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 0.70 0th pct
Renting in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 17.5% 21st pct
Owned outright in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 55.2% 100th pct
Separate houses in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 95.0% 83rd pct
3+ bedrooms in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 71.2% 29th pct

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 4.9% 50th pct
Work from home in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 17.1% 58th pct
PT commute in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 0.4% 13th pct
PT stops in Alps - Eastin Orbost +27 more in Orbost
0 0th pct 27 37th pct
Stops/1k in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 4.01 45th pct
Departures/1k in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 75.7 18th pct
PT routes in Alps - Eastin Orbost +5 more in Orbost
0 0th pct 5 36th pct

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 29.0% 13th pct
Recent arrivals in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 6.1% 22nd pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 5.4% 67th pct
Participation in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 46.0% 8th pct
Full-time in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 48.5% 4th pct

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 2 14th pct
IRSD decile in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 2 14th pct
IER decile in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 2 14th pct
IEO decile in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 3 29th pct
IRSAD score in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 912 15th pct
ERP in Alps - Eastin Orbost +6,727 higher in Orbost
0 0th pct 6,727 30th pct
Growth in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 0.5% 14th pct
Businesses in Alps - Eastin Orbost +759 higher in Orbost
0 0th pct 759 41st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Alps - Eastin Orbost +7 higher in Alps - East
959 58th pct 952 57th pct
Max temp in Alps - Eastin Orbost +4.9 higher in Orbost
14.8 0th pct 19.6 12th pct
Min temp in Alps - Eastin Orbost +3.9 higher in Orbost
4.8 0th pct 8.8 14th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Alps - Eastin Orbost +2.7 higher in Orbost
0.3 0th pct 3.0 20th pct
Types ≤15 min in Alps - Eastin Orbost +2.7 more in Orbost
0.5 0th pct 3.2 22nd pct
15-min city in Alps - Eastin Orbost +40.0 pts higher in Orbost
0.0% 0th pct 40.0% 29th pct
Walk to shops in Alps - Eastin Orbost +40.7 pts higher in Orbost
0.0% 0th pct 40.7% 30th pct
Walk to transit in Alps - Eastin Orbost +29.5 pts higher in Orbost
0.0% 0th pct 29.5% 18th pct
Walk to school in Alps - Eastin Orbost +40.6 pts higher in Orbost
0.0% 0th pct 40.6% 24th pct
Walk to a park in Alps - Eastin Orbost +30.4 pts higher in Orbost
23.5% 4th pct 53.9% 15th pct
Walk to health in Alps - Eastin Orbost +32.7 pts higher in Orbost
0.0% 0th pct 32.7% 37th pct
Amenities/1k in Alps - Eastin Orbost
— 54.7 86th pct
Intersections/km² in Alps - Eastin Orbost even
0 1st pct 0 4th pct
Mean slope in Alps - Eastin Orbost +0.5 pts higher in Alps - East
8.4% 85th pct 7.9% 81st pct

Compare Alps - East with nearby areas

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Compare Orbost with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Alps - East vs Orbost [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/205021080/alps-east/vs/205021085/orbost