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Yarriambiack vs Swan Hill

Name: Yarriambiack vs Swan Hill — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 108 km apart · Yarriambiack profile · Swan Hill profile

Yarriambiack Swan Hill

Swan Hill and Yarriambiack are both rural Victorian areas, but they differ in age and makeup. Yarriambiack is much older, with a typical resident aged 52 compared to 38 in Swan Hill, and it has a far higher share of people aged 65 and over (29.2%). Swan Hill is more diverse and transient, with a far higher share of recent overseas arrivals (34.2% versus 7.5%) and more people who have moved in the last five years. Housing also differs, as renting is far more common in Swan Hill (31.8%), while Yarriambiack has a far higher share of homes owned outright (56.3%).

Both areas are almost identical in their overall advantage scores, which sit just below the national average. While they share similar unemployment rates and a decline in population since 2021, the gaps between them are shifting. The age gap has widened since 2011, and Swan Hill has seen a far higher increase in overseas arrivals compared to Yarriambiack.

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Where they differ most

Recent arrivals: 26.7 pts higher in Swan Hill Mortgage: $628 higher in Swan Hill Median age: 14 yrs older in Yarriambiack Owned outright: 21.3 pts higher in Yarriambiack Population: 4,685 larger in Swan Hill

Demographics & Identity

Population in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +4,685 larger in Swan Hill gap widening

6,501 32nd pct 11,186 59th pct

Median age in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +14 yrs older in Yarriambiack gap widening

52 yrs 93rd pct 38 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

29.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +8.1 pts 21.1%

28.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +6.5 pts 22.0%

17.9% Young adults (25–44) +8.8 pts ▸ 26.7%

15.4% Children (0–14) +3.7 pts ▸ 19.2%

9.0% Youth (15–24) +2.2 pts ▸ 11.2%

Marital status

49.5% Married ◂ +1.7 pts 47.8%

28.7% Never married +4.5 pts ▸ 33.1%

9.5% Divorced ◂ +1.4 pts 8.1%

8.5% Widowed ◂ +0.8 pts 7.7%

3.9% Separated ◂ +0.6 pts 3.3%

Age & sex structure

Yarriambiack Swan Hill

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

84.7% Australia ◂ +4.5 pts 80.2%

0.6% India +1.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.6% England ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

0.0% Vietnam +1.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.5% Philippines +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.0% Italy +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.8% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.1% China +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Nepal even 0.2%

Ancestry

43.9% Australian ◂ +5.2 pts 38.7%

39.5% English ◂ +2.2 pts 37.3%

10.6% Irish +1.3 pts ▸ 11.9%

11.1% Scottish ◂ +1.3 pts 9.8%

9.2% German ◂ +5.3 pts 3.9%

1.3% Italian +4.7 pts ▸ 6.0%

0.4% Chinese +1.4 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.9% Indian +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.5% Filipino +0.8 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.0% Vietnamese +1.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.8% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

89.6% English only ◂ +8.6 pts 81.0%

0.2% Punjabi +1.6 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.0% Vietnamese +1.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.1% Italian +1.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.1% Mandarin +0.9 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.1% Tagalog +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Hindi even 0.1%

0.0% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

52.0% Christianity ◂ +5.3 pts 46.6%

36.8% No religion +2.3 pts ▸ 39.1%

9.3% Not stated ◂ +1.6 pts 7.7%

0.5% Islam +2.4 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.5% Other religions +1.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.5% Buddhism +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.5% Hinduism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +5 more in Yarriambiack

12 91st pct 7 86th pct

Schools/1k kids in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +8.69 more in Yarriambiack

11.95 100th pct 3.26 72nd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +4 more in Yarriambiack

12 31st pct 8 18th pct

Students in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +1,848 more in Swan Hill

856 32nd pct 2,704 74th pct

Avg size in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +315 larger in Swan Hill

71 4th pct 386 45th pct

ICSEA in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +18 higher in Swan Hill

961 24th pct 978 32nd pct

Highest year of school

33.7% Year 12 +10.2 pts ▸ 43.9%

19.4% Year 10 ◂ +2.2 pts 17.2%

19.2% Year 11 ◂ +3.8 pts 15.4%

17.1% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.0 pts 15.1%

Highest qualification level

36.4% Certificate III / IV ◂ +1.0 pts 35.4%

13.5% Bachelor degree +4.3 pts ▸ 17.8%

15.5% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.3 pts ▸ 15.8%

3.1% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.6 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.2% Postgraduate degree +1.4 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.0% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

Field of qualification

9.0% Management & commerce +4.3 pts ▸ 13.3%

12.4% Engineering & related +0.7 pts ▸ 13.2%

12.2% Health +0.2 pts ▸ 12.4%

10.2% Society & culture +0.9 pts ▸ 11.1%

9.1% Education +1.7 pts ▸ 10.8%

9.8% Agriculture & environment ◂ +5.3 pts 4.4%

5.2% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.0 pts ▸ 6.2%

4.3% Architecture & building +1.6 pts ▸ 5.9%

2.0% Creative arts ◂ +0.6 pts 1.4%

0.8% Information technology +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.9% Natural & physical sciences +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +$130 higher in Swan Hill gap widening

$624 15th pct $754 39th pct

Household income in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +$291 higher in Swan Hill gap widening

$1,099 8th pct $1,390 28th pct

Family income in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +$317 higher in Swan Hill gap widening

$1,485 13th pct $1,802 32nd pct

Household income distribution

33.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.9 pts 31.2%

24.0% $1,500–$2,999 +6.9 pts ▸ 30.9%

25.3% Under $650 ◂ +6.0 pts 19.3%

4.7% $3,000–$3,999 +2.3 pts ▸ 7.0%

4.3% $4,000 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 5.4%

Personal income distribution

45.9% Under $650 ◂ +6.3 pts 39.6%

30.7% $650–$1,499 +6.4 pts ▸ 37.1%

10.0% $1,500–$2,999 +2.6 pts ▸ 12.7%

2.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 2.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

15.9% Arthritis ◂ +5.1 pts 10.8%

11.9% Mental health ◂ +3.3 pts 8.6%

11.8% Asthma ◂ +1.1 pts 10.8%

9.2% Other condition ◂ +2.3 pts 6.9%

7.1% Diabetes ◂ +2.1 pts 5.0%

6.5% Heart disease ◂ +2.0 pts 4.6%

4.1% Cancer ◂ +1.0 pts 3.1%

3.3% Lung condition ◂ +1.3 pts 2.1%

1.6% Stroke ◂ +0.6 pts 1.0%

0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

49.9% None +9.4 pts ▸ 59.3%

24.1% One condition ◂ +3.7 pts 20.4%

9.8% Two conditions ◂ +2.8 pts 7.0%

5.8% Three or more ◂ +2.0 pts 3.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +362 larger in Swan Hill

111 35th pct 473 78th pct

Median age in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +13 yrs older in Yarriambiack

33 yrs 91st pct 20 yrs 14th pct

Median income in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +$104 higher in Swan Hill

$478 14th pct $582 39th pct

Household income in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +$269 higher in Swan Hill

$1,015 6th pct $1,284 22nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +0.2 larger in Swan Hill gap widening

2.1 11th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

45.2% Couples with children +6.7 pts ▸ 52.0%

39.1% Couples without children ◂ +8.8 pts 30.3%

14.7% One-parent families +1.7 pts ▸ 16.5%

1.0% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

Household size

38.0% 2 people ◂ +2.6 pts 35.4%

36.5% 1 person ◂ +5.9 pts 30.6%

10.8% 3 people +3.1 pts ▸ 13.9%

7.6% 4 people +4.1 pts ▸ 11.8%

5.0% 5 people +0.9 pts ▸ 5.9%

2.2% 6 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +$69 higher in Swan Hill gap steady

$166 2nd pct $235 12th pct

Mortgage in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +$628 higher in Swan Hill gap narrowing

$672 0th pct $1,300 14th pct

People / bedroom in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +0.10 higher in Swan Hill gap widening

0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

56.3% Owned outright ◂ +21.3 pts 35.0%

16.2% Rented +15.6 pts ▸ 31.8%

21.9% Owned with a mortgage +8.2 pts ▸ 30.0%

3.3% Other tenure ◂ +1.8 pts 1.5%

2.7% Not stated ◂ +0.9 pts 1.8%

Types of homes

96.1% Separate house ◂ +13.1 pts 83.0%

2.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +6.4 pts ▸ 8.5%

0.6% Flat or apartment +7.2 pts ▸ 7.8%

1.3% Other dwelling ◂ +0.7 pts 0.6%

Bedrooms per home

52.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +2.5 pts 49.7%

19.9% 4 bedrooms +3.6 pts ▸ 23.6%

17.8% 2 bedrooms ◂ +1.3 pts 16.4%

2.8% 1 bedroom +2.0 pts ▸ 4.8%

4.4% 5 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 3.4%

0.2% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

64.9% Under $200 ◂ +34.4 pts 30.5%

26.0% $200–$349 +26.7 pts ▸ 52.7%

0.9% $350–$549 +10.1 pts ▸ 11.0%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

71.7% Under $1,000 ◂ +44.2 pts 27.5%

20.5% $1,000–$1,799 +26.1 pts ▸ 46.7%

5.2% $1,800–$2,999 +11.3 pts ▸ 16.5%

2.0% $3,000 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +2 more in Swan Hill

46 55th pct 48 57th pct

Stops/1k in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +2.78 more in Yarriambiack

7.08 83rd pct 4.29 50th pct

Departures/1k in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +182.4 more in Swan Hill

54.5 16th pct 236.8 28th pct

PT routes in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +1 more in Swan Hill

11 67th pct 12 71st pct

Stop walk in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill

— 61 96th pct

How people get to work

61.2% Car (driver) +9.1 pts ▸ 70.2%

13.3% Worked at home ◂ +7.0 pts 6.3%

7.9% Walked ◂ +3.2 pts 4.8%

2.8% Car (passenger) +3.8 pts ▸ 6.5%

0.6% Bicycle +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.2% Bus even 0.2%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

36.2% 2 vehicles +3.0 pts ▸ 39.2%

33.4% 1 vehicle +1.7 pts ▸ 35.2%

14.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.1 pts 12.4%

11.0% 4 or more ◂ +5.0 pts 5.9%

4.9% No vehicle +2.6 pts ▸ 7.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

27.6% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +18.6 pts 9.0%

19.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.1 pts 15.7%

7.5% Retail trade +2.3 pts ▸ 9.8%

8.1% Education & training +1.1 pts ▸ 9.3%

5.3% Construction +3.4 pts ▸ 8.8%

3.3% Manufacturing +5.0 pts ▸ 8.3%

3.2% Accommodation & food +4.3 pts ▸ 7.5%

4.8% Public administration & safety even 4.8%

4.5% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.4 pts 4.1%

2.9% Other services +1.0 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.4% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.1 pts 3.2%

2.0% Professional & technical +1.4 pts ▸ 3.3%

Occupations people work in

25.3% Managers ◂ +11.6 pts 13.7%

12.8% Professionals +4.4 pts ▸ 17.2%

12.7% Labourers +2.3 pts ▸ 14.9%

10.4% Technicians & trades +3.2 pts ▸ 13.6%

13.0% Community & personal service ◂ +0.2 pts 12.8%

9.1% Clerical & administrative +2.1 pts ▸ 11.2%

6.9% Sales workers +2.6 pts ▸ 9.6%

7.8% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.8 pts 5.0%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +1 higher in Swan Hill

2 14th pct 3 29th pct

IRSD decile in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +1 higher in Swan Hill

2 14th pct 3 29th pct

IER decile in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill even

3 29th pct 3 29th pct

IEO decile in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +1 higher in Yarriambiack

4 36th pct 3 29th pct

IRSAD score in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +18 higher in Swan Hill

922 19th pct 940 26th pct

ERP in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +4,501 higher in Swan Hill

6,246 28th pct 10,747 51st pct

Growth in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +0.6 pts higher in Yarriambiack

-3.2% 0th pct -3.8% 0th pct

Businesses in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +431 higher in Swan Hill

945 52nd pct 1,376 73rd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +30 higher in Swan Hill

319 2nd pct 349 3rd pct

Max temp in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +0.3 higher in Swan Hill

24.1 54th pct 24.4 57th pct

Min temp in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +0.9 higher in Swan Hill

8.8 14th pct 9.7 22nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +1.3 higher in Swan Hill

5.0 44th pct 6.3 64th pct

Types ≤15 min in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +0.3 more in Swan Hill

5.5 53rd pct 5.8 58th pct

15-min city in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +6.6 pts higher in Swan Hill

67.7% 52nd pct 74.3% 57th pct

Walk to shops in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +11.4 pts higher in Swan Hill

62.1% 49th pct 73.5% 59th pct

Walk to transit in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +32.3 pts higher in Swan Hill

58.4% 27th pct 90.6% 49th pct

Walk to school in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +11.5 pts higher in Swan Hill

62.7% 40th pct 74.2% 50th pct

Walk to a park in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +19.1 pts higher in Swan Hill

79.5% 27th pct 98.6% 55th pct

Walk to health in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +14.4 pts higher in Yarriambiack

62.3% 63rd pct 47.9% 52nd pct

Amenities/1k in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +16.7 more in Yarriambiack

57.7 86th pct 40.9 86th pct

Intersections/km² in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +11 higher in Swan Hill

1 8th pct 11 26th pct

Mean slope in Yarriambiack in Swan Hill +0.3 pts higher in Yarriambiack

2.8% 6th pct 2.5% 1st pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Yarriambiack vs Swan Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/215011394/yarriambiack/vs/215031404/swan-hill