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Leongatha vs Moe - Newborough

Name: Leongatha vs Moe - Newborough — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 35 km apart · Leongatha profile · Moe - Newborough profile

Leongatha Moe - Newborough

Moe - Newborough and Leongatha are two Victorian towns with very different layouts and social profiles. Moe - Newborough is more compact and connected, with 71.9% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed and far more public transport options. In contrast, Leongatha is more car-dependent, though it has a higher share of larger homes, with 82.3% having three or more bedrooms. There is a notable gap in living standards; typical weekly incomes are well higher in Leongatha ($1,315) than in Moe - Newborough ($1,017), and Leongatha has a far higher share of detached houses at 96.2%.

Both areas share a very similar daily life in many ways, with almost identical rates of full-time employment, similar numbers of local schools, and nearly the same share of recent overseas arrivals. While they share these commonalities, the economic gap between them is growing. Since 2011, the difference in typical household incomes and the share of residents with university degrees has widened, meaning Leongatha has moved further ahead of Moe - Newborough in these areas.

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Where they differ most

Unemployment: 5.5 pts higher in Moe - Newborough Volunteering: 9.3 pts higher in Leongatha Separate houses: 12.6 pts higher in Leongatha Population: 5,789 larger in Moe - Newborough Renting: 12.1 pts higher in Moe - Newborough

Demographics & Identity

Population in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +5,789 larger in Moe - Newborough gap steady

11,502 60th pct 17,291 84th pct

Median age in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +2 yrs older in Leongatha gap widening

47 yrs 84th pct 45 yrs 78th pct

Age structure

27.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.1 pts 25.8%

25.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.6 pts 24.4%

19.2% Young adults (25–44) +3.6 pts ▸ 22.9%

18.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.1 pts 16.2%

9.7% Youth (15–24) +1.0 pts ▸ 10.7%

Marital status

49.4% Married ◂ +11.7 pts 37.6%

29.7% Never married +7.3 pts ▸ 36.9%

10.4% Divorced +1.5 pts ▸ 12.0%

7.0% Widowed +1.5 pts ▸ 8.6%

3.5% Separated +1.4 pts ▸ 4.9%

Age & sex structure

Leongatha Moe - Newborough

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

82.1% Australia ◂ +3.3 pts 78.8%

3.2% England ◂ +0.1 pts 3.1%

1.0% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.4% Philippines +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.6% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.6% India ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.2% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

44.6% English ◂ +6.0 pts 38.6%

41.5% Australian ◂ +1.9 pts 39.6%

12.7% Irish ◂ +3.4 pts 9.2%

12.5% Scottish ◂ +2.3 pts 10.2%

4.5% Italian ◂ +1.8 pts 2.7%

4.1% German +0.4 pts ▸ 4.5%

4.2% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 4.1%

0.7% Filipino +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.9% Indian ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.5% Chinese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% Greek +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

89.7% English only ◂ +3.0 pts 86.7%

0.7% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.1% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

0.0% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

49.4% No religion ◂ +1.7 pts 47.8%

41.5% Christianity +0.1 pts ▸ 41.6%

8.0% Not stated +1.1 pts ▸ 9.1%

0.3% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% Buddhism even 0.5%

0.0% Islam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Hinduism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +1 more in Moe - Newborough

8 87th pct 9 88th pct

Schools/1k kids in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +0.59 more in Leongatha

3.81 77th pct 3.22 72nd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough even

10 25th pct 10 25th pct

Students in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +66 more in Leongatha

2,644 74th pct 2,578 73rd pct

Avg size in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +44 larger in Leongatha

331 37th pct 286 30th pct

ICSEA in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +61 higher in Leongatha

1,008 47th pct 947 18th pct

Highest year of school

43.1% Year 12 ◂ +9.1 pts 34.0%

19.3% Year 10 +2.7 pts ▸ 21.9%

18.0% Year 11 ◂ +1.5 pts 16.5%

12.7% Year 9 or below +5.1 pts ▸ 17.8%

Highest qualification level

35.8% Certificate III / IV +8.8 pts ▸ 44.6%

20.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +8.5 pts 11.5%

15.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.3 pts 13.7%

4.5% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.2 pts 2.3%

4.2% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.9 pts 2.3%

2.4% Certificate I / II even 2.4%

Field of qualification

14.5% Engineering & related +4.9 pts ▸ 19.4%

11.4% Society & culture +2.3 pts ▸ 13.6%

12.5% Health ◂ +4.1 pts 8.5%

12.2% Management & commerce ◂ +0.7 pts 11.5%

11.1% Education ◂ +4.3 pts 6.7%

6.9% Architecture & building ◂ +0.4 pts 6.4%

5.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.5 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +3.6 pts 1.8%

2.1% Creative arts +0.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

2.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.0 pts 1.1%

0.9% Information technology +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +$85 higher in Leongatha gap narrowing

$668 23rd pct $583 11th pct

Household income in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +$298 higher in Leongatha gap widening

$1,315 22nd pct $1,017 4th pct

Family income in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +$303 higher in Leongatha gap widening

$1,744 28th pct $1,441 11th pct

Household income distribution

30.7% $650–$1,499 +2.0 pts ▸ 32.7%

20.9% Under $650 +7.5 pts ▸ 28.4%

27.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.6 pts 21.7%

7.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.5 pts 5.1%

5.7% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 4.2%

Personal income distribution

45.2% Under $650 +3.6 pts ▸ 48.8%

31.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.4 pts 28.6%

13.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.8 pts 9.8%

2.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 2.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.2% Arthritis +1.6 pts ▸ 13.8%

9.4% Mental health +4.4 pts ▸ 13.7%

8.6% Asthma +3.2 pts ▸ 11.8%

8.8% Other condition +1.8 pts ▸ 10.7%

5.5% Diabetes +2.3 pts ▸ 7.8%

5.5% Heart disease +0.8 pts ▸ 6.4%

3.8% Cancer even 3.8%

2.3% Lung condition +1.5 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.4% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.0% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.5% None ◂ +7.9 pts 50.6%

22.0% One condition +0.9 pts ▸ 22.9%

7.1% Two conditions +2.6 pts ▸ 9.7%

4.0% Three or more +2.5 pts ▸ 6.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +356 larger in Moe - Newborough

97 31st pct 453 76th pct

Median age in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +2 yrs older in Moe - Newborough

20 yrs 14th pct 22 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +$86 higher in Moe - Newborough

$450 11th pct $536 28th pct

Household income in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +$464 higher in Leongatha

$1,625 46th pct $1,161 13th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +0.2 larger in Leongatha gap widening

2.4 36th pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

53.1% Couples with children ◂ +6.2 pts 46.9%

32.8% Couples without children ◂ +2.8 pts 30.0%

13.5% One-parent families +8.5 pts ▸ 22.0%

0.8% Other families +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

Household size

29.3% 1 person +9.1 pts ▸ 38.4%

37.5% 2 people ◂ +5.0 pts 32.6%

12.6% 3 people +0.2 pts ▸ 12.7%

11.6% 4 people ◂ +1.3 pts 10.3%

6.4% 5 people ◂ +2.4 pts 3.9%

2.8% 6 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 2.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +$60 higher in Leongatha gap steady

$270 19th pct $210 9th pct

Mortgage in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +$374 higher in Leongatha gap widening

$1,457 24th pct $1,083 7th pct

People / bedroom in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

46.3% Owned outright ◂ +9.3 pts 37.1%

32.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +3.4 pts 29.4%

17.1% Rented +12.1 pts ▸ 29.2%

1.8% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.9% Other tenure ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

Types of homes

96.2% Separate house ◂ +12.6 pts 83.5%

2.6% Townhouse / semi-detached +9.9 pts ▸ 12.5%

0.7% Flat or apartment +2.7 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.4% Other dwelling even 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

49.8% 3 bedrooms +0.2 pts ▸ 50.0%

28.0% 4 bedrooms ◂ +9.9 pts 18.1%

13.3% 2 bedrooms +6.8 pts ▸ 20.1%

2.6% 1 bedroom +3.5 pts ▸ 6.0%

4.5% 5 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 2.8%

0.3% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

58.4% $200–$349 ◂ +7.9 pts 50.5%

20.7% Under $200 +18.8 pts ▸ 39.5%

14.6% $350–$549 ◂ +8.5 pts 6.1%

1.0% $750 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

0.4% $550–$749 ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

43.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +2.3 pts 40.9%

22.7% Under $1,000 +16.6 pts ▸ 39.3%

21.3% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +10.8 pts 10.5%

7.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.4 pts 3.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +99 more in Moe - Newborough

15 24th pct 114 88th pct

Stops/1k in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +5.29 more in Moe - Newborough

1.30 15th pct 6.59 79th pct

Departures/1k in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +1,013.9 more in Moe - Newborough

31.3 15th pct 1,045.2 59th pct

PT routes in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +22 more in Moe - Newborough

3 21st pct 25 86th pct

Stop walk in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough

— 3 29th pct

Drive to city in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +8 longer in Leongatha

97 88th pct 89 86th pct

How people get to work

59.2% Car (driver) +8.7 pts ▸ 67.9%

16.7% Worked at home ◂ +7.5 pts 9.2%

3.9% Car (passenger) +1.6 pts ▸ 5.4%

4.7% Walked ◂ +3.1 pts 1.7%

0.2% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Train +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

32.0% 1 vehicle +7.6 pts ▸ 39.6%

38.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +6.9 pts 31.2%

16.0% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.8 pts 12.2%

4.0% No vehicle +6.5 pts ▸ 10.5%

10.0% 4 or more ◂ +3.4 pts 6.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.2% Health care & social assistance +2.2 pts ▸ 16.5%

13.1% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +10.8 pts 2.3%

10.7% Construction ◂ +0.3 pts 10.4%

8.7% Retail trade +1.9 pts ▸ 10.6%

9.0% Education & training ◂ +1.3 pts 7.7%

7.1% Manufacturing +0.2 pts ▸ 7.2%

4.6% Public administration & safety +2.0 pts ▸ 6.7%

5.3% Accommodation & food +0.9 pts ▸ 6.2%

1.6% Electricity, gas & water +4.0 pts ▸ 5.6%

4.2% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.9% Professional & technical ◂ +0.8 pts 3.0%

3.3% Transport & warehousing +0.2 pts ▸ 3.5%

Occupations people work in

15.2% Technicians & trades +3.3 pts ▸ 18.6%

17.6% Managers ◂ +9.5 pts 8.1%

17.4% Professionals ◂ +5.1 pts 12.3%

11.1% Community & personal service +4.1 pts ▸ 15.2%

11.1% Labourers +2.2 pts ▸ 13.3%

10.4% Clerical & administrative +2.7 pts ▸ 13.0%

8.8% Sales workers +0.9 pts ▸ 9.7%

6.4% Machinery operators & drivers +0.9 pts ▸ 7.3%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +3 higher in Leongatha

4 36th pct 1 0th pct

IRSD decile in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +4 higher in Leongatha

5 43rd pct 1 0th pct

IER decile in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +5 higher in Leongatha

6 57th pct 1 0th pct

IEO decile in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +3 higher in Leongatha

4 36th pct 1 0th pct

IRSAD score in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +102 higher in Leongatha

963 35th pct 861 6th pct

ERP in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +5,941 higher in Moe - Newborough

11,699 56th pct 17,640 80th pct

Growth in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +0.1 pts higher in Leongatha

2.3% 30th pct 2.1% 29th pct

Businesses in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +781 higher in Leongatha

1,564 78th pct 783 42nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +164 higher in Leongatha

1,072 66th pct 908 54th pct

Max temp in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +0.8 higher in Moe - Newborough

19.1 10th pct 19.9 14th pct

Min temp in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +0.5 higher in Leongatha

9.4 19th pct 8.9 14th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +2.0 higher in Moe - Newborough

3.7 27th pct 5.7 54th pct

Types ≤15 min in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +1.6 more in Moe - Newborough

4.0 31st pct 5.6 54th pct

15-min city in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +26.0 pts higher in Moe - Newborough

45.9% 34th pct 71.9% 55th pct

Walk to shops in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +20.4 pts higher in Moe - Newborough

45.9% 35th pct 66.3% 53rd pct

Walk to transit in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +43.8 pts higher in Moe - Newborough

42.4% 22nd pct 86.2% 43rd pct

Walk to school in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +24.9 pts higher in Moe - Newborough

53.1% 33rd pct 77.9% 54th pct

Walk to a park in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +34.7 pts higher in Moe - Newborough

57.6% 17th pct 92.3% 40th pct

Walk to health in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +2.1 pts higher in Moe - Newborough

44.8% 49th pct 46.9% 51st pct

Amenities/1k in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +4.9 more in Moe - Newborough

11.1 31st pct 16.0 60th pct

Intersections/km² in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +31 higher in Moe - Newborough

2 15th pct 33 34th pct

Mean slope in Leongatha in Moe - Newborough +3.3 pts higher in Leongatha

7.9% 81st pct 4.6% 37th pct

Compare Leongatha with nearby areas

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Compare Moe - Newborough with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Leongatha vs Moe - Newborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/205031090/leongatha/vs/205041095/moe-newborough