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Ballarat vs Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan

Name: Ballarat vs Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Sub-region (SA3) comparison ≈ 32 km apart · Ballarat profile · Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan profile

Ballarat Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan

Ballarat and Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan are nearby Victorian areas with very different layouts. Ballarat is a more urban centre, described as somewhat walkable, with 64.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries. In contrast, Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan is mostly car-dependent and more rural, with only 30.7% of homes within a short walk of shops. These differences extend to the people living there; Ballarat has far more recent overseas arrivals (15.1% compared to 4.6%) and a much higher share of renters (31.1% versus 12.7%).

The gap in the typical age of residents has widened since 2011, with people now far older in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan, where the typical resident is 48. Despite this, the two areas are very similar in other ways. They share a nearly identical typical weekly household income of around $1,450 and have the same number of people per home. Both areas also sit well below the national figure for the share of residents who have completed Year 12.

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Where they differ most

Population: 85,226 larger in Ballarat Renting: 18.3 pts higher in Ballarat Median age: 10 yrs older in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan One-parent: 5.6 pts higher in Ballarat Recent arrivals: 10.6 pts higher in Ballarat

Demographics & Identity

Population in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +85,226 larger in Ballarat gap widening

116,201 82nd pct 30,975 23rd pct

Median age in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +10 yrs older in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan gap widening

38 yrs 36th pct 48 yrs 88th pct

Age structure

24.0% Older adults (45–64) +7.5 pts ▸ 31.5%

25.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +5.9 pts 20.0%

18.7% Seniors (65+) +5.0 pts ▸ 23.7%

18.8% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.5 pts 16.3%

12.5% Youth (15–24) ◂ +3.9 pts 8.5%

Marital status

42.6% Married +4.9 pts ▸ 47.5%

38.5% Never married ◂ +5.6 pts 32.9%

9.4% Divorced +1.7 pts ▸ 11.1%

5.8% Widowed ◂ +0.5 pts 5.3%

3.7% Separated ◂ +0.5 pts 3.2%

Age & sex structure

Ballarat Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

83.9% Australia ◂ +4.5 pts 79.4%

2.2% England +1.9 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.6% India ◂ +1.3 pts 0.3%

0.9% New Zealand +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.6% China ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.5% Philippines ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.2% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% South Africa even 0.3%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

41.9% English ◂ +0.7 pts 41.2%

39.5% Australian ◂ +2.3 pts 37.1%

15.1% Irish +1.1 pts ▸ 16.2%

12.6% Scottish +0.9 pts ▸ 13.5%

4.4% German +0.3 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.7% Italian +1.0 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.8% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 2.7%

1.7% Indian ◂ +1.3 pts 0.4%

1.7% Chinese ◂ +0.8 pts 0.8%

0.8% Filipino ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.5% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

88.3% English only +0.3 pts ▸ 88.5%

0.8% Mandarin ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

0.7% Punjabi ◂ +0.6 pts 0.1%

0.2% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Vietnamese even 0.1%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.2% No religion +1.2 pts ▸ 49.3%

42.0% Christianity ◂ +2.5 pts 39.5%

6.3% Not stated +2.9 pts ▸ 9.2%

1.1% Hinduism ◂ +0.9 pts 0.3%

1.0% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.8% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.7% Islam ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.1% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +26 more in Ballarat

50 87th pct 24 45th pct

Schools/1k kids in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +2.47 more in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan

2.28 53rd pct 4.75 87th pct

Students in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +20,666 more in Ballarat

22,991 86th pct 2,325 8th pct

Avg size in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +372 larger in Ballarat

469 54th pct 97 0th pct

ICSEA in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +24 higher in Ballarat

1,038 61st pct 1,014 49th pct

Highest year of school

52.6% Year 12 ◂ +3.4 pts 49.2%

16.1% Year 10 +0.6 pts ▸ 16.6%

13.8% Year 11 +0.6 pts ▸ 14.4%

11.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.2 pts 11.0%

Highest qualification level

30.4% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.5 pts 29.9%

24.3% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.4 pts 20.9%

15.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.8 pts ▸ 15.8%

8.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.4 pts 7.7%

5.3% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.1 pts 5.2%

2.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.5 pts 1.6%

Field of qualification

15.1% Management & commerce ◂ +2.4 pts 12.7%

13.5% Health ◂ +3.6 pts 9.9%

11.6% Engineering & related +1.9 pts ▸ 13.5%

13.2% Society & culture ◂ +0.6 pts 12.6%

10.8% Education ◂ +1.7 pts 9.2%

6.0% Architecture & building +0.2 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.6 pts 4.6%

4.0% Creative arts +1.2 pts ▸ 5.2%

2.2% Agriculture & environment +2.8 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.7% Information technology ◂ +1.2 pts 1.5%

2.3% Natural & physical sciences +0.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

Income

Personal income in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +$38 higher in Ballarat gap steady

$745 37th pct $707 27th pct

Household income in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +$13 higher in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan gap narrowing

$1,441 28th pct $1,454 29th pct

Family income in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +$18 higher in Ballarat gap narrowing

$1,885 38th pct $1,867 37th pct

Household income distribution

30.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.9 pts 28.8%

29.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.4 pts 28.7%

18.2% Under $650 +0.8 pts ▸ 19.0%

8.5% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.6 pts 8.0%

7.4% $4,000 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 8.4%

Personal income distribution

41.7% Under $650 +0.9 pts ▸ 42.6%

33.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.4 pts 29.9%

15.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.7 pts 14.7%

3.1% $3,000 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 3.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

13.0% Mental health ◂ +2.9 pts 10.2%

10.5% Arthritis +1.0 pts ▸ 11.4%

11.3% Asthma ◂ +2.1 pts 9.2%

9.6% Other condition ◂ +0.3 pts 9.3%

4.6% Heart disease +0.6 pts ▸ 5.2%

5.1% Diabetes ◂ +0.3 pts 4.9%

3.4% Cancer +0.3 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.4% Lung condition +0.4 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.1% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.7% Dementia even 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

57.5% None even 57.5%

22.8% One condition ◂ +1.4 pts 21.4%

7.9% Two conditions ◂ +0.2 pts 7.7%

4.1% Three or more ◂ +0.2 pts 3.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +1,792 larger in Ballarat

2,164 64th pct 372 13th pct

Median age in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +1 yrs older in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan

22 yrs 21st pct 23 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +$77 higher in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan

$553 32nd pct $630 57th pct

Household income in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +$369 higher in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan

$1,388 29th pct $1,757 63rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan even gap narrowing

2.4 29th pct 2.4 29th pct

Family composition

54.2% Couples with children ◂ +1.5 pts 52.7%

27.6% Couples without children +7.5 pts ▸ 35.0%

17.2% One-parent families ◂ +5.6 pts 11.5%

1.1% Other families ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

Household size

34.1% 2 people +4.9 pts ▸ 39.0%

29.9% 1 person ◂ +1.5 pts 28.4%

14.3% 3 people ◂ +1.6 pts 12.7%

13.6% 4 people ◂ +1.8 pts 11.7%

5.9% 5 people ◂ +0.3 pts 5.6%

2.3% 6 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 2.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan even gap narrowing

$300 29th pct $300 29th pct

Mortgage in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +$39 higher in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan gap steady

$1,499 27th pct $1,538 30th pct

People / bedroom in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +0.10 higher in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan gap widening

0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

32.6% Owned outright +11.9 pts ▸ 44.5%

33.6% Owned with a mortgage +5.2 pts ▸ 38.8%

31.1% Rented ◂ +18.3 pts 12.7%

1.4% Other tenure +0.9 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.3% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

Types of homes

85.4% Separate house +10.5 pts ▸ 95.9%

11.8% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +9.7 pts 2.1%

2.5% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.6 pts 0.9%

0.1% Other dwelling +0.8 pts ▸ 0.9%

Bedrooms per home

47.1% 3 bedrooms +0.6 pts ▸ 47.7%

29.0% 4 bedrooms ◂ +4.0 pts 25.0%

15.4% 2 bedrooms +1.2 pts ▸ 16.6%

4.0% 5 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.1% 1 bedroom +0.6 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.1% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

53.7% $200–$349 ◂ +10.3 pts 43.4%

26.7% $350–$549 +0.5 pts ▸ 27.2%

15.3% Under $200 +4.8 pts ▸ 20.1%

0.8% $550–$749 +1.2 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.4% $750 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 1.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

44.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +8.9 pts 35.7%

23.2% $1,800–$2,999 +3.3 pts ▸ 26.5%

21.0% Under $1,000 +1.2 pts ▸ 22.2%

6.3% $3,000 or more +2.9 pts ▸ 9.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +457 more in Ballarat

612 83rd pct 155 28th pct

Stops/1k in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +0.26 more in Ballarat

5.27 69th pct 5.00 62nd pct

Departures/1k in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +826.9 more in Ballarat

1,009.1 57th pct 182.2 27th pct

PT routes in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +15 more in Ballarat

33 59th pct 18 35th pct

Stop walk in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +30 longer in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan

10 65th pct 40 88th pct

Drive to city in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +2 longer in Ballarat

78 78th pct 76 77th pct

How people get to work

61.8% Car (driver) ◂ +7.0 pts 54.8%

15.3% Worked at home +7.3 pts ▸ 22.6%

4.8% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.3 pts 3.4%

2.3% Walked +0.9 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.6% Bicycle ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.5% Bus ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.3% Train +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Motor vehicles per home

37.6% 2 vehicles +0.9 pts ▸ 38.6%

37.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +8.4 pts 29.0%

12.1% 3 vehicles +5.6 pts ▸ 17.8%

6.9% 4 or more +5.1 pts ▸ 12.0%

6.0% No vehicle ◂ +3.3 pts 2.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

19.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +5.9 pts 13.3%

9.7% Construction +1.9 pts ▸ 11.6%

10.8% Education & training ◂ +2.4 pts 8.4%

10.1% Retail trade ◂ +2.8 pts 7.3%

1.4% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +6.7 pts ▸ 8.1%

7.3% Manufacturing ◂ +1.3 pts 6.0%

7.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.2 pts 7.0%

6.4% Public administration & safety +0.3 pts ▸ 6.7%

5.4% Professional & technical +0.7 pts ▸ 6.0%

3.4% Transport & warehousing +1.1 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.5% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.7% Administrative & support +0.3 pts ▸ 3.0%

Occupations people work in

22.6% Professionals ◂ +3.2 pts 19.4%

11.2% Managers +6.6 pts ▸ 17.8%

14.0% Technicians & trades +1.7 pts ▸ 15.7%

13.8% Community & personal service ◂ +2.8 pts 11.0%

12.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.5 pts 10.8%

9.8% Labourers +1.0 pts ▸ 10.8%

9.5% Sales workers ◂ +2.8 pts 6.7%

5.3% Machinery operators & drivers +0.7 pts ▸ 6.0%

Economy & Advantage

ERP in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +93,482 higher in Ballarat

125,189 80th pct 31,707 17th pct

Growth in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +5.0 pts higher in Ballarat

8.0% 72nd pct 3.0% 24th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +273 higher in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan

739 37th pct 1,012 61st pct

Max temp in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +1.3 higher in Ballarat

17.8 7th pct 16.6 2nd pct

Min temp in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +0.5 higher in Ballarat

7.8 10th pct 7.3 7th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +2.8 higher in Ballarat

5.7 59th pct 2.8 13th pct

Types ≤15 min in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +2.5 more in Ballarat

5.5 61st pct 3.0 13th pct

15-min city in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +34.3 pts higher in Ballarat

64.9% 58th pct 30.6% 12th pct

Walk to shops in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +34.1 pts higher in Ballarat

64.8% 58th pct 30.7% 11th pct

Walk to transit in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +45.9 pts higher in Ballarat

79.9% 49th pct 34.1% 17th pct

Walk to school in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +34.5 pts higher in Ballarat

71.1% 57th pct 36.6% 14th pct

Walk to a park in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +40.7 pts higher in Ballarat

93.9% 56th pct 53.2% 11th pct

Walk to health in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +22.9 pts higher in Ballarat

48.8% 58th pct 25.8% 18th pct

Amenities/1k in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +5.0 more in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan

15.7 53rd pct 20.7 76th pct

Intersections/km² in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +55 higher in Ballarat

58 57th pct 2 30th pct

Mean slope in Ballarat in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan +1.8 pts higher in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan

4.8% 36th pct 6.6% 71st pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ballarat vs Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa3/20101/ballarat/vs/20102/creswick-daylesford-ballan