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McLaren Vale vs Victor Harbor

Name: McLaren Vale vs Victor Harbor — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 36 km apart · McLaren Vale profile · Victor Harbor profile

McLaren Vale Victor Harbor

Victor Harbor and McLaren Vale are two nearby South Australian areas with very different profiles. Victor Harbor is a retirement destination where the typical resident is 60, and 43.2% of the population are seniors. In contrast, McLaren Vale is younger, with a typical age of 45. This age gap helps explain why Victor Harbor has a far higher share of people living alone (33.3%) and more homes owned outright (50.5%), while McLaren Vale has much higher typical household incomes, with the usual weekly pay being $1,638 compared to $977 in Victor Harbor.

Both areas sit close to the national figure for recent overseas arrivals. They also share similar climates and business counts. However, the gap in typical ages has widened since 2011, and McLaren Vale has seen much faster recent growth, with its population rising by 18.8% compared to 6.5% in Victor Harbor. While McLaren Vale has more people working or looking for work, Victor Harbor has a higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school.

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Where they differ most

Population: 8,503 larger in Victor Harbor Median age: 15 yrs older in Victor Harbor Participation: 22.6 pts higher in McLaren Vale Aged 65+: 19.4 pts higher in Victor Harbor Unpaid carers: 4.0 pts higher in Victor Harbor

Demographics & Identity

Population in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +8,503 larger in Victor Harbor gap steady

7,344 37th pct 15,847 79th pct

Median age in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +15 yrs older in Victor Harbor gap widening

45 yrs 78th pct 60 yrs 100th pct

Age structure

23.8% Seniors (65+) +19.4 pts ▸ 43.2%

26.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.8 pts 24.0%

22.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +8.2 pts 13.9%

17.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +5.3 pts 12.0%

10.1% Youth (15–24) ◂ +3.1 pts 7.0%

Marital status

56.2% Married ◂ +3.2 pts 53.0%

26.8% Never married ◂ +4.7 pts 22.1%

9.2% Divorced +2.9 pts ▸ 12.0%

5.8% Widowed +3.6 pts ▸ 9.4%

2.2% Separated +1.3 pts ▸ 3.4%

Age & sex structure

McLaren Vale Victor Harbor

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

72.6% Australia +3.5 pts ▸ 76.1%

12.7% England ◂ +1.9 pts 10.8%

0.9% New Zealand even 0.9%

0.7% Italy ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.5% India ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.5% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.4% Philippines even 0.4%

0.1% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

53.0% English ◂ +0.2 pts 52.8%

36.0% Australian +1.2 pts ▸ 37.2%

11.3% Scottish +0.2 pts ▸ 11.5%

8.9% Irish +0.5 pts ▸ 9.4%

7.1% German +1.7 pts ▸ 8.8%

4.4% Italian ◂ +2.6 pts 1.8%

2.1% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 1.9%

0.8% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.7% Filipino ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.6% Indian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.4% Chinese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

90.9% English only +1.9 pts ▸ 92.8%

1.2% Italian ◂ +1.0 pts 0.2%

0.2% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Mandarin even 0.2%

0.1% Tagalog even 0.1%

0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

55.4% No religion ◂ +7.3 pts 48.1%

36.8% Christianity +7.4 pts ▸ 44.1%

6.1% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 6.4%

0.6% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.4% Other religions even 0.4%

0.4% Hinduism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.2% Islam even 0.2%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +1 more in Victor Harbor

3 43rd pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +0.25 more in McLaren Vale

2.36 58th pct 2.11 51st pct

Schools ≤3 km in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +11 more in McLaren Vale

16 43rd pct 5 10th pct

Students in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +672 more in Victor Harbor

1,831 59th pct 2,503 72nd pct

Avg size in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +15 larger in Victor Harbor

610 73rd pct 626 74th pct

ICSEA in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +31 higher in McLaren Vale

1,049 65th pct 1,018 51st pct

Highest year of school

53.6% Year 12 ◂ +12.2 pts 41.4%

15.9% Year 10 +6.0 pts ▸ 21.9%

18.2% Year 11 +2.2 pts ▸ 20.5%

7.2% Year 9 or below +3.7 pts ▸ 10.9%

Highest qualification level

34.2% Certificate III / IV +0.4 pts ▸ 34.6%

21.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.0 pts 18.6%

16.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.3 pts ▸ 17.9%

5.5% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.8 pts 4.8%

4.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.2 pts 3.8%

2.2% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 2.6%

Field of qualification

16.7% Management & commerce ◂ +0.8 pts 16.0%

15.0% Engineering & related ◂ +0.3 pts 14.6%

11.7% Health +2.0 pts ▸ 13.8%

11.7% Society & culture +1.7 pts ▸ 13.4%

9.2% Education +1.9 pts ▸ 11.1%

6.6% Architecture & building ◂ +1.9 pts 4.6%

5.6% Food, hospitality & personal services even 5.6%

3.3% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 3.1%

2.9% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.2 pts 1.7%

2.9% Creative arts ◂ +0.3 pts 2.6%

1.8% Information technology ◂ +0.9 pts 0.9%

Income

Personal income in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +$231 higher in McLaren Vale gap widening

$776 44th pct $545 7th pct

Household income in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +$661 higher in McLaren Vale gap widening

$1,638 44th pct $977 2nd pct

Family income in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +$783 higher in McLaren Vale gap widening

$2,030 46th pct $1,247 4th pct

Household income distribution

29.8% $650–$1,499 +12.2 pts ▸ 42.1%

30.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +11.6 pts 19.2%

14.1% Under $650 +11.7 pts ▸ 25.8%

11.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +7.7 pts 3.5%

8.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +4.8 pts 3.3%

Personal income distribution

40.6% Under $650 +15.8 pts ▸ 56.3%

33.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.2 pts 28.7%

17.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +8.9 pts 8.2%

3.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 1.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.4% Arthritis +6.3 pts ▸ 17.8%

8.1% Mental health +3.7 pts ▸ 11.8%

8.5% Other condition +2.9 pts ▸ 11.4%

8.4% Asthma +1.3 pts ▸ 9.7%

4.9% Heart disease +3.7 pts ▸ 8.7%

4.2% Diabetes +3.5 pts ▸ 7.7%

3.5% Cancer +2.6 pts ▸ 6.1%

1.9% Lung condition +1.6 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.2% Stroke +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.0% Dementia +0.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.5% None ◂ +12.4 pts 50.1%

21.2% One condition +5.0 pts ▸ 26.3%

6.8% Two conditions +4.8 pts ▸ 11.6%

3.1% Three or more +2.9 pts ▸ 6.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +195 larger in Victor Harbor

71 23rd pct 266 62nd pct

Median age in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +7 yrs older in McLaren Vale

27 yrs 71st pct 20 yrs 14th pct

Median income in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +$315 higher in McLaren Vale

$774 72nd pct $459 12th pct

Household income in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +$1,375 higher in McLaren Vale

$2,643 90th pct $1,268 20th pct

Family & Households

Household size in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +0.4 larger in McLaren Vale gap narrowing

2.5 43rd pct 2.1 11th pct

Family composition

56.5% Couples with children ◂ +20.0 pts 36.5%

33.0% Couples without children +15.3 pts ▸ 48.3%

9.9% One-parent families +4.3 pts ▸ 14.2%

0.6% Other families +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

Household size

38.9% 2 people +6.1 pts ▸ 45.0%

21.9% 1 person +11.4 pts ▸ 33.3%

15.7% 4 people ◂ +8.3 pts 7.4%

15.5% 3 people ◂ +5.4 pts 10.0%

6.1% 5 people ◂ +3.0 pts 3.1%

1.6% 6 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +$60 higher in McLaren Vale gap widening

$350 43rd pct $290 24th pct

Mortgage in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +$433 higher in McLaren Vale gap widening

$1,733 43rd pct $1,300 14th pct

People / bedroom in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +0.10 higher in McLaren Vale gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

36.8% Owned outright +13.7 pts ▸ 50.5%

42.4% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +19.1 pts 23.3%

15.1% Rented +5.8 pts ▸ 20.9%

4.8% Other tenure ◂ +0.8 pts 4.0%

1.0% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%

Types of homes

89.9% Separate house ◂ +2.0 pts 88.0%

7.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +2.4 pts ▸ 9.5%

1.4% Flat or apartment +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.0% Other dwelling ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

46.4% 3 bedrooms +4.4 pts ▸ 50.8%

31.4% 4 bedrooms ◂ +8.7 pts 22.8%

13.4% 2 bedrooms +6.5 pts ▸ 19.9%

5.5% 5 or more ◂ +2.4 pts 3.1%

2.0% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.1 pts 1.9%

0.4% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

34.6% $200–$349 +26.0 pts ▸ 60.6%

46.8% $350–$549 ◂ +25.9 pts 20.9%

10.7% Under $200 +3.3 pts ▸ 14.1%

2.1% $550–$749 ◂ +1.4 pts 0.7%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.7% $1,000–$1,799 +2.5 pts ▸ 41.3%

33.7% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +17.6 pts 16.1%

15.1% Under $1,000 +16.9 pts ▸ 31.9%

8.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.2 pts 4.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +8 more in Victor Harbor

34 44th pct 42 51st pct

Stops/1k in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +1.98 more in McLaren Vale

4.63 55th pct 2.65 27th pct

Departures/1k in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +483.4 more in McLaren Vale

561.8 40th pct 78.4 18th pct

PT routes in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +1 more in Victor Harbor

6 43rd pct 7 48th pct

Stop walk in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +29 longer in Victor Harbor

15 75th pct 44 91st pct

Drive to city in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +22 longer in Victor Harbor

38 66th pct 60 77th pct

Reach 30 min in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor

7,344 18th pct —

Reach 45 min in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor

7,344 12th pct —

How people get to work

64.8% Car (driver) ◂ +1.1 pts 63.6%

12.8% Worked at home ◂ +2.4 pts 10.4%

2.6% Car (passenger) +2.6 pts ▸ 5.2%

2.6% Walked +0.4 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.3% Train ◂ +1.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Bicycle +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Bus ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

29.9% 1 vehicle +16.0 pts ▸ 46.0%

41.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +7.1 pts 34.3%

15.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +6.0 pts 9.7%

9.7% 4 or more ◂ +5.2 pts 4.5%

3.2% No vehicle +2.4 pts ▸ 5.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.1% Health care & social assistance +5.6 pts ▸ 19.7%

9.1% Retail trade +3.5 pts ▸ 12.6%

11.3% Construction ◂ +1.8 pts 9.5%

10.6% Manufacturing ◂ +6.8 pts 3.8%

6.7% Accommodation & food +3.7 pts ▸ 10.4%

8.5% Education & training ◂ +0.6 pts 8.0%

6.1% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.6 pts 4.5%

5.6% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +2.4 pts 3.2%

5.2% Professional & technical ◂ +0.9 pts 4.3%

3.2% Administrative & support +1.4 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.7% Other services +0.9 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.8% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.3 pts 2.5%

Occupations people work in

19.0% Professionals ◂ +2.4 pts 16.6%

12.2% Community & personal service +5.5 pts ▸ 17.7%

16.5% Managers ◂ +5.4 pts 11.1%

15.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.5 pts 14.7%

13.2% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.9 pts 10.3%

9.9% Labourers +2.3 pts ▸ 12.2%

8.2% Sales workers +3.0 pts ▸ 11.2%

4.4% Machinery operators & drivers +0.2 pts ▸ 4.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +4 higher in McLaren Vale

6 57th pct 2 14th pct

IRSD decile in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +4 higher in McLaren Vale

7 64th pct 3 29th pct

IER decile in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +4 higher in McLaren Vale

8 71st pct 4 36th pct

IEO decile in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +3 higher in McLaren Vale

6 57th pct 3 29th pct

IRSAD score in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +85 higher in McLaren Vale

1,010 55th pct 925 20th pct

ERP in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +8,410 higher in Victor Harbor

8,779 41st pct 17,189 79th pct

Growth in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +12.3 pts higher in McLaren Vale

18.8% 89th pct 6.5% 65th pct

Businesses in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +43 higher in McLaren Vale

1,113 61st pct 1,070 59th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +34 higher in Victor Harbor

584 16th pct 618 22nd pct

Max temp in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +1.0 higher in McLaren Vale

21.2 31st pct 20.2 17th pct

Min temp in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +0.5 higher in McLaren Vale

11.9 52nd pct 11.4 45th pct

Walkability

Walk score in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +0.1 higher in McLaren Vale

4.2 33rd pct 4.1 32nd pct

Types ≤15 min in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +0.3 more in Victor Harbor

3.8 28th pct 4.0 32nd pct

15-min city in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +7.8 pts higher in Victor Harbor

39.8% 28th pct 47.6% 35th pct

Walk to shops in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +31.3 pts higher in McLaren Vale

68.0% 55th pct 36.6% 26th pct

Walk to transit in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor even

66.9% 31st pct 66.9% 31st pct

Walk to school in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +16.3 pts higher in Victor Harbor

25.9% 14th pct 42.2% 25th pct

Walk to a park in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +9.6 pts higher in Victor Harbor

82.8% 29th pct 92.4% 40th pct

Walk to health in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +9.3 pts higher in Victor Harbor

35.5% 40th pct 44.8% 49th pct

Amenities/1k in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +2.7 more in McLaren Vale

15.3 56th pct 12.6 41st pct

Intersections/km² in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +4 higher in Victor Harbor

10 24th pct 14 29th pct

Mean slope in McLaren Vale in Victor Harbor +0.3 pts higher in Victor Harbor

5.7% 57th pct 6.0% 61st pct

Compare McLaren Vale with nearby areas

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Compare Victor Harbor with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). McLaren Vale vs Victor Harbor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/403041083/mclaren-vale/vs/407011148/victor-harbor