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Kerang vs Echuca

Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 90 km apart · Kerang profile · Echuca profile

Kerang Echuca

Kerang and Echuca are two Victorian towns with very different scales of service and wealth. Echuca is much larger, with a typical weekly household income of $1,347 compared to $1,006 in Kerang. It also has a larger workforce and far more public transport options, including a much higher number of stops and departures per person. In contrast, Kerang is more walkable for daily needs; more homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services (81.6% versus 38.0% in Echuca) and parks. Kerang also has a higher number of schools per child, though its schools are much smaller, averaging 134 students compared to 484 in Echuca.

Both towns have a similar proportion of people who identify as having no religion, which sits around the national figure. They also share similar family structures, with nearly identical shares of one-parent families and people per bedroom. Over time, the gap in typical household income has widened, and the difference in the number of adults with a bachelor's degree has also grown. Meanwhile, the age gap between the two areas has narrowed slightly, as the typical resident in Kerang is now 6 years older than those in Echuca.

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Where they differ most

Population: 11,676 larger in Echuca Mortgage: $483 higher in Echuca Volunteering: 9.9 pts higher in Kerang Rent: $85 higher in Echuca Participation: 10.3 pts higher in Echuca

Demographics & Identity

Population in Kerangin Echuca +11,676 larger in Echuca gap widening
3,960 16th pct 15,636 78th pct
Median age in Kerangin Echuca +6 yrs older in Kerang gap narrowing
51 yrs 91st pct 45 yrs 78th pct
First Nations in Kerangin Echuca +0.2 pts higher in Echuca gap steady
3.9% 69th pct 4.1% 71st pct
Aged 65+ in Kerangin Echuca +6.6 pts higher in Kerang gap narrowing
30.9% 96th pct 24.3% 84th pct
Under 15 in Kerangin Echuca +0.3 pts higher in Echuca gap narrowing
16.5% 33rd pct 16.8% 37th pct
De facto in Kerangin Echuca +1.8 pts higher in Echuca gap narrowing
11.2% 39th pct 13.0% 63rd pct

Age structure

30.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +6.6 pts 24.3%
25.4% Older adults (45–64) +1.1 pts ▸ 26.5%
18.4% Young adults (25–44) +2.9 pts ▸ 21.3%
16.5% Children (0–14) +0.3 pts ▸ 16.8%
8.9% Youth (15–24) +2.2 pts ▸ 11.1%

Marital status

43.2% Married +1.8 pts ▸ 45.0%
30.6% Never married +2.7 pts ▸ 33.3%
10.9% Widowed ◂ +3.3 pts 7.6%
10.7% Divorced ◂ +0.5 pts 10.1%
4.3% Separated ◂ +0.4 pts 3.9%

Age & sex structure

Kerang Echuca

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Kerangin Echuca +2.6 pts higher in Echuca gap widening
5.7% 2nd pct 8.3% 9th pct

Country of birth

86.3% Australia ◂ +0.9 pts 85.4%
1.6% England +0.2 pts ▸ 1.8%
0.4% New Zealand +0.7 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.6% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.4% India +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.5% South Africa ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%
0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

45.5% English ◂ +2.5 pts 43.0%
43.3% Australian ◂ +0.5 pts 42.8%
10.7% Irish +1.3 pts ▸ 12.0%
11.8% Scottish ◂ +0.6 pts 11.2%
4.3% German ◂ +0.2 pts 4.2%
2.0% Italian +1.1 pts ▸ 3.1%
1.0% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.7% Filipino +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.4% Indian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.4% Chinese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.6% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%
0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Other language in Kerangin Echuca +2.1 pts higher in Echuca gap widening
2.4% 5th pct 4.5% 20th pct
Limited English in Kerangin Echuca +0.3 pts higher in Echuca gap steady
0.3% 13th pct 0.6% 27th pct

Language used at home

90.2% English only ◂ +0.6 pts 89.6%
0.2% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.1% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.2% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.1% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.2% Punjabi even 0.2%
0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Kerangin Echuca +3.7 pts higher in Echuca gap widening
39.3% 41st pct 42.9% 58th pct

Religious affiliation

50.4% Christianity ◂ +2.2 pts 48.2%
39.3% No religion +3.7 pts ▸ 42.9%
9.0% Not stated ◂ +1.9 pts 7.1%
0.5% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.3% Hinduism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.2% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.1% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Kerangin Echuca +8.3 pts higher in Echuca gap widening
30.8% 2nd pct 39.2% 16th pct
Bachelor+ in Kerangin Echuca +4.8 pts higher in Echuca gap widening
9.2% 8th pct 14.0% 27th pct
Schools in Kerangin Echuca +2 more in Echuca
5 64th pct 7 86th pct
Schools/1k kids in Kerangin Echuca +5.00 more in Kerang
7.67 93rd pct 2.66 63rd pct
Schools ≤3 km in Kerangin Echuca +4 more in Echuca
5 10th pct 9 21st pct
Students in Kerangin Echuca +2,720 more in Echuca
670 25th pct 3,390 83rd pct
Avg size in Kerangin Echuca +350 larger in Echuca
134 13th pct 484 59th pct
ICSEA in Kerangin Echuca +19 higher in Echuca
967 26th pct 986 36th pct

Highest year of school

30.8% Year 12 +8.3 pts ▸ 39.2%
21.5% Year 10 ◂ +1.4 pts 20.1%
19.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +4.0 pts 15.7%
18.1% Year 11 ◂ +0.9 pts 17.3%

Highest qualification level

39.5% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.6 pts 38.8%
13.2% Bachelor degree +5.1 pts ▸ 18.3%
14.6% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.2 pts 14.5%
2.5% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.0 pts ▸ 3.5%
2.5% Postgraduate degree +1.0 pts ▸ 3.5%
2.6% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.8 pts 1.8%

Field of qualification

14.7% Engineering & related +1.0 pts ▸ 15.7%
10.3% Health +2.2 pts ▸ 12.4%
11.9% Management & commerce +0.2 pts ▸ 12.1%
11.0% Society & culture +0.5 pts ▸ 11.4%
9.8% Education ◂ +0.2 pts 9.6%
6.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.4 pts ▸ 7.7%
5.3% Architecture & building +0.9 pts ▸ 6.3%
4.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.7 pts 3.6%
1.9% Creative arts ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%
1.1% Natural & physical sciences +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.9% Information technology +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Kerangin Echuca +$140 higher in Echuca gap widening
$573 10th pct $713 31st pct
Household income in Kerangin Echuca +$341 higher in Echuca gap widening
$1,006 3rd pct $1,347 25th pct
Family income in Kerangin Echuca +$329 higher in Echuca gap widening
$1,412 10th pct $1,741 28th pct
High earners in Kerangin Echuca +2.9 pts higher in Echuca gap widening
4.1% 9th pct 7.1% 29th pct
High-income homes in Kerangin Echuca +6.4 pts higher in Echuca gap widening
7.0% 2nd pct 13.4% 26th pct

Household income distribution

35.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.7 pts 30.5%
22.2% $1,500–$2,999 +5.8 pts ▸ 28.0%
27.1% Under $650 ◂ +7.0 pts 20.0%
4.3% $3,000–$3,999 +3.1 pts ▸ 7.4%
2.8% $4,000 or more +3.3 pts ▸ 6.0%

Personal income distribution

50.3% Under $650 ◂ +7.9 pts 42.4%
30.0% $650–$1,499 +3.8 pts ▸ 33.8%
8.6% $1,500–$2,999 +4.8 pts ▸ 13.4%
1.2% $3,000 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 2.4%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Kerangin Echuca +5.2 pts higher in Kerang
38.9% 97th pct 33.7% 81st pct
Mental health in Kerangin Echuca +0.5 pts higher in Kerang
10.7% 75th pct 10.2% 70th pct
Needs assistance in Kerangin Echuca +1.6 pts higher in Kerang gap steady
9.1% 92nd pct 7.5% 81st pct

Long-term health conditions reported

15.7% Arthritis ◂ +3.8 pts 11.9%
12.0% Asthma ◂ +2.2 pts 9.8%
10.7% Mental health ◂ +0.5 pts 10.2%
7.9% Other condition +0.7 pts ▸ 8.5%
7.3% Diabetes ◂ +1.7 pts 5.7%
6.6% Heart disease ◂ +1.4 pts 5.2%
4.4% Cancer ◂ +0.6 pts 3.8%
3.0% Lung condition ◂ +0.6 pts 2.4%
1.9% Stroke ◂ +0.4 pts 1.4%
1.6% Dementia ◂ +0.7 pts 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

50.9% None +6.2 pts ▸ 57.1%
23.2% One condition ◂ +1.3 pts 21.9%
9.6% Two conditions ◂ +2.1 pts 7.4%
6.2% Three or more ◂ +1.8 pts 4.4%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Kerangin Echuca +9.9 pts higher in Kerang gap steady
24.2% 92nd pct 14.3% 48th pct
Unpaid carers in Kerangin Echuca +1.3 pts higher in Kerang gap steady
14.5% 88th pct 13.2% 68th pct
Unpaid child care in Kerangin Echuca +3.0 pts higher in Echuca gap narrowing
21.5% 20th pct 24.6% 38th pct
Defence service in Kerangin Echuca +0.2 pts higher in Kerang
3.1% 57th pct 2.9% 51st pct
Housework 15h+ in Kerangin Echuca +2.2 pts higher in Kerang gap narrowing
23.9% 75th pct 21.7% 55th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Kerangin Echuca +484 larger in Echuca
153 45th pct 637 86th pct
Median age in Kerangin Echuca even
23 yrs 36th pct 23 yrs 36th pct
Year 12 in Kerangin Echuca +4.1 pts higher in Echuca
21.6% 4th pct 25.7% 9th pct
Unemployment in Kerangin Echuca +7.1 pts higher in Kerang
18.4% 87th pct 11.3% 58th pct
Median income in Kerangin Echuca +$54 higher in Echuca
$507 21st pct $561 34th pct
Household income in Kerangin Echuca +$21 higher in Echuca
$1,071 9th pct $1,092 10th pct
Indigenous language in Kerangin Echuca +5.5 pts higher in Echuca
0.0% 0th pct 5.5% 52nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Kerangin Echuca +0.2 larger in Echuca gap steady
2.1 11th pct 2.3 29th pct
One-parent in Kerangin Echuca +0.7 pts higher in Kerang gap narrowing
17.2% 76th pct 16.5% 74th pct
Living alone in Kerangin Echuca +8.7 pts higher in Kerang gap steady
38.6% 93rd pct 29.9% 71st pct

Family composition

46.6% Couples with children +2.9 pts ▸ 49.5%
34.6% Couples without children ◂ +1.6 pts 33.0%
17.2% One-parent families ◂ +0.7 pts 16.5%
1.9% Other families ◂ +0.9 pts 1.0%

Household size

38.6% 1 person ◂ +8.7 pts 29.9%
35.5% 2 people +1.7 pts ▸ 37.2%
10.5% 3 people +2.7 pts ▸ 13.2%
8.2% 4 people +3.6 pts ▸ 11.8%
4.6% 5 people +1.0 pts ▸ 5.6%
2.8% 6 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 2.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Kerangin Echuca +$85 higher in Echuca gap widening
$200 7th pct $285 23rd pct
Mortgage in Kerangin Echuca +$483 higher in Echuca gap narrowing
$1,000 4th pct $1,483 26th pct
People / bedroom in Kerangin Echuca even gap steady
0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct
Renting in Kerangin Echuca +4.8 pts higher in Echuca gap steady
22.5% 36th pct 27.4% 51st pct
Owned outright in Kerangin Echuca +8.3 pts higher in Kerang gap narrowing
46.3% 90th pct 38.0% 68th pct
Separate houses in Kerangin Echuca +3.0 pts higher in Kerang gap narrowing
89.2% 62nd pct 86.2% 54th pct
3+ bedrooms in Kerangin Echuca +0.6 pts higher in Echuca gap steady
77.3% 44th pct 78.0% 46th pct

How homes are owned or rented

46.3% Owned outright ◂ +8.3 pts 38.0%
25.6% Owned with a mortgage +5.0 pts ▸ 30.6%
22.5% Rented +4.8 pts ▸ 27.4%
3.6% Not stated ◂ +1.4 pts 2.2%
1.9% Other tenure ◂ +0.1 pts 1.8%

Types of homes

89.2% Separate house ◂ +3.0 pts 86.2%
8.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +3.9 pts ▸ 12.1%
2.3% Other dwelling ◂ +1.0 pts 1.3%
0.0% Flat or apartment +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

50.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +5.0 pts 45.9%
21.9% 4 bedrooms +6.0 pts ▸ 27.9%
16.9% 2 bedrooms ◂ +0.5 pts 16.4%
4.5% 5 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 4.1%
2.0% 1 bedroom +1.0 pts ▸ 3.1%
0.0% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

52.0% $200–$349 ◂ +5.9 pts 46.1%
39.7% Under $200 ◂ +17.7 pts 22.0%
2.7% $350–$549 +24.3 pts ▸ 27.0%
0.0% $550–$749 +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.0% $750 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

48.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +27.5 pts 21.3%
36.6% $1,000–$1,799 +9.8 pts ▸ 46.4%
8.9% $1,800–$2,999 +11.0 pts ▸ 19.9%
1.6% $3,000 or more +4.4 pts ▸ 6.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Kerangin Echuca +1.0 pts higher in Kerang gap steady
7.3% 69th pct 6.3% 61st pct
Work from home in Kerangin Echuca +0.9 pts higher in Echuca gap steady
7.7% 20th pct 8.6% 24th pct
PT commute in Kerangin Echuca even gap steady
0.2% 8th pct 0.2% 6th pct
PT stops in Kerangin Echuca +71 more in Echuca
3 7th pct 74 76th pct
Stops/1k in Kerangin Echuca +3.98 more in Echuca
0.76 9th pct 4.73 57th pct
Departures/1k in Kerangin Echuca +255.2 more in Echuca
20.2 14th pct 275.4 29th pct
PT routes in Kerangin Echuca +14 more in Echuca
6 43rd pct 20 86th pct
Stop walk in Kerangin Echuca +7 longer in Echuca
52 93rd pct 59 95th pct

How people get to work

67.5% Car (driver) ◂ +0.5 pts 66.9%
7.7% Worked at home +0.9 pts ▸ 8.6%
6.1% Walked ◂ +2.6 pts 3.5%
4.4% Car (passenger) +1.2 pts ▸ 5.6%
0.6% Bicycle +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.2% Bus even 0.2%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

39.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +4.0 pts 35.1%
33.9% 2 vehicles +3.5 pts ▸ 37.4%
12.8% 3 vehicles +0.8 pts ▸ 13.6%
7.2% 4 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 7.6%
7.3% No vehicle ◂ +1.0 pts 6.3%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Kerangin Echuca +6.1 pts higher in Echuca gap narrowing
31.6% 23rd pct 37.7% 49th pct
Recent arrivals in Kerangin Echuca +8.4 pts higher in Echuca gap widening
9.4% 42nd pct 17.8% 77th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Kerangin Echuca +1.4 pts higher in Kerang gap widening
5.1% 61st pct 3.7% 25th pct
Participation in Kerangin Echuca +10.3 pts higher in Echuca gap widening
46.9% 9th pct 57.2% 31st pct
Full-time in Kerangin Echuca +2.9 pts higher in Kerang gap widening
58.8% 51st pct 55.9% 27th pct

Industries people work in

14.3% Health care & social assistance +3.2 pts ▸ 17.5%
8.4% Construction +3.0 pts ▸ 11.4%
11.1% Retail trade +0.3 pts ▸ 11.3%
9.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +5.7 pts 4.2%
9.8% Manufacturing even 9.8%
4.9% Accommodation & food +4.8 pts ▸ 9.7%
7.9% Education & training ◂ +0.5 pts 7.4%
7.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +4.6 pts 3.2%
3.5% Other services +0.9 pts ▸ 4.4%
3.8% Professional & technical ◂ +0.4 pts 3.4%
3.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.3 pts 3.1%
2.6% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.3 pts 2.2%

Occupations people work in

16.1% Professionals +0.4 pts ▸ 16.5%
15.7% Technicians & trades +0.4 pts ▸ 16.1%
12.1% Community & personal service +2.0 pts ▸ 14.1%
13.4% Managers ◂ +0.8 pts 12.5%
13.4% Labourers ◂ +0.9 pts 12.4%
9.4% Sales workers +1.1 pts ▸ 10.4%
9.7% Clerical & administrative +0.4 pts ▸ 10.1%
7.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.3 pts 6.3%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Kerangin Echuca +1 higher in Echuca
2 14th pct 3 29th pct
IRSD decile in Kerangin Echuca +1 higher in Echuca
2 14th pct 3 29th pct
IER decile in Kerangin Echuca +2 higher in Echuca
2 14th pct 4 36th pct
IEO decile in Kerangin Echuca +1 higher in Echuca
2 14th pct 3 29th pct
IRSAD score in Kerangin Echuca +42 higher in Echuca
895 12th pct 937 25th pct
ERP in Kerangin Echuca +11,573 higher in Echuca
3,784 14th pct 15,357 72nd pct
Growth in Kerangin Echuca +2.6 pts higher in Echuca
-4.1% 0th pct -1.5% 5th pct
Businesses in Kerangin Echuca +1,362 higher in Echuca
366 17th pct 1,728 82nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Kerangin Echuca +74 higher in Echuca
390 5th pct 463 9th pct
Max temp in Kerangin Echuca +0.9 higher in Kerang
24.1 54th pct 23.1 43rd pct
Min temp in Kerangin Echuca +0.5 higher in Kerang
10.0 24th pct 9.6 20th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Kerangin Echuca +0.3 higher in Kerang
5.4 50th pct 5.1 45th pct
Types ≤15 min in Kerangin Echuca +1.2 more in Kerang
6.0 61st pct 4.8 43rd pct
15-min city in Kerangin Echuca +11.1 pts higher in Kerang
67.7% 52nd pct 56.6% 43rd pct
Walk to shops in Kerangin Echuca +8.8 pts higher in Echuca
64.8% 52nd pct 73.6% 60th pct
Walk to transit in Kerangin Echuca +48.2 pts higher in Echuca
31.0% 18th pct 79.2% 38th pct
Walk to school in Kerangin Echuca +13.4 pts higher in Kerang
88.0% 65th pct 74.6% 51st pct
Walk to a park in Kerangin Echuca +15.8 pts higher in Kerang
95.8% 46th pct 80.0% 28th pct
Walk to health in Kerangin Echuca +43.6 pts higher in Kerang
81.6% 78th pct 38.0% 43rd pct
Amenities/1k in Kerangin Echuca +17.0 more in Kerang
28.0 86th pct 11.1 30th pct
Intersections/km² in Kerangin Echuca +7 higher in Echuca
3 16th pct 10 24th pct
Mean slope in Kerangin Echuca even
2.4% 0th pct 2.4% 0th pct

Compare Kerang with nearby areas

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Compare Echuca with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Kerang vs Echuca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/215031402/kerang/vs/216011406/echuca