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Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan vs Geelong

Name: Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan vs Geelong — 2021 Census comparison
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Sub-region (SA3) comparison ≈ 60 km apart · Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan profile · Geelong profile

Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan Geelong

Geelong and Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan are two very different Victorian environments. Geelong is a very walkable hub where 73.6% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed and 15.7% of the population arrived recently from overseas. In contrast, Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan is mostly car-dependent and more traditional, with a far older typical resident (48 compared to 38 in Geelong) and a much higher share of homes owned outright (44.5% versus 32.1%).

Daily life in both areas shares some core similarities, such as having the same number of people per home and an equal share of residents who have served in the Defence Force. However, they have drifted apart over time. The gap in age and home ownership has widened since 2011, and Geelong has seen a growing difference in the share of people born overseas and those who use a language other than English at home.

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Where they differ most

Population: 181,011 larger in Geelong Renting: 17.4 pts higher in Geelong Median age: 10 yrs older in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan Recent arrivals: 11.1 pts higher in Geelong Volunteering: 6.8 pts higher in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan

Demographics & Identity

Population in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong +181,011 larger in Geelong gap widening

30,975 23rd pct 211,986 93rd pct

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

48 yrs 88th pct 38 yrs 36th pct

Age structure

31.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +7.9 pts 23.6%

20.0% Young adults (25–44) +8.1 pts ▸ 28.1%

23.7% Seniors (65+) ◂ +5.6 pts 18.1%

16.3% Children (0–14) +1.2 pts ▸ 17.5%

8.5% Youth (15–24) +4.2 pts ▸ 12.7%

Marital status

47.5% Married ◂ +4.2 pts 43.3%

32.9% Never married +5.9 pts ▸ 38.8%

11.1% Divorced ◂ +2.2 pts 8.9%

5.3% Widowed +0.4 pts ▸ 5.7%

3.2% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 3.3%

Age & sex structure

Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan Geelong

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

79.4% Australia ◂ +2.7 pts 76.7%

4.0% England ◂ +1.2 pts 2.8%

0.3% India +2.0 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.3% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%

0.2% Philippines +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% China +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Italy +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

41.2% English ◂ +4.3 pts 36.9%

37.1% Australian ◂ +2.3 pts 34.9%

16.2% Irish ◂ +3.8 pts 12.4%

13.5% Scottish ◂ +2.3 pts 11.1%

4.7% German ◂ +0.2 pts 4.4%

3.7% Italian +0.9 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.7% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.4% Indian +1.7 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.8% Chinese +1.0 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.4% Filipino +0.8 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

88.5% English only ◂ +7.4 pts 81.1%

0.1% Punjabi +0.8 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Mandarin +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.4% Italian +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Hindi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Arabic +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

49.3% No religion ◂ +5.8 pts 43.5%

39.5% Christianity +4.4 pts ▸ 43.9%

9.2% Not stated ◂ +2.3 pts 6.9%

0.2% Islam +1.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.3% Hinduism +1.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.5% Other religions +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.9% Buddhism +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong +46 more in Geelong

24 45th pct 70 96th pct

Schools/1k kids in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong +2.87 more in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan

4.75 87th pct 1.89 43rd pct

Students in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong +36,547 more in Geelong

2,325 8th pct 38,872 91st pct

Avg size in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong +458 larger in Geelong

97 0th pct 555 69th pct

ICSEA in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong +40 higher in Geelong

1,014 49th pct 1,053 67th pct

Highest year of school

49.2% Year 12 +6.0 pts ▸ 55.2%

16.6% Year 10 ◂ +2.3 pts 14.3%

14.4% Year 11 ◂ +1.2 pts 13.3%

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

Highest qualification level

29.9% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.9 pts 29.0%

20.9% Bachelor degree +4.8 pts ▸ 25.7%

15.8% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.1 pts ▸ 16.0%

7.7% Postgraduate degree +0.8 pts ▸ 8.5%

5.2% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.7 pts 4.5%

1.6% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

Field of qualification

12.7% Management & commerce +2.7 pts ▸ 15.4%

13.5% Engineering & related even 13.4%

9.9% Health +3.0 pts ▸ 12.9%

12.6% Society & culture even 12.7%

9.2% Education even 9.2%

6.3% Architecture & building +0.9 pts ▸ 7.2%

4.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.6 pts ▸ 5.2%

5.2% Creative arts ◂ +1.2 pts 3.9%

5.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +3.2 pts 1.7%

2.3% Natural & physical sciences +0.5 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.5% Information technology +1.0 pts ▸ 2.5%

Income

Personal income in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong +$60 higher in Geelong gap widening

$707 27th pct $767 43rd pct

Household income in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong +$132 higher in Geelong gap widening

$1,454 29th pct $1,586 42nd pct

Family income in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong +$189 higher in Geelong gap widening

$1,867 37th pct $2,056 53rd pct

Household income distribution

28.7% $1,500–$2,999 +1.0 pts ▸ 29.7%

28.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.1 pts 27.7%

19.0% Under $650 ◂ +1.8 pts 17.2%

8.0% $3,000–$3,999 +2.0 pts ▸ 9.9%

8.4% $4,000 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 9.3%

Personal income distribution

42.6% Under $650 ◂ +1.9 pts 40.7%

29.9% $650–$1,499 +2.0 pts ▸ 31.9%

14.7% $1,500–$2,999 +2.1 pts ▸ 16.8%

3.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 3.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.4% Arthritis ◂ +2.6 pts 8.8%

10.2% Mental health +1.2 pts ▸ 11.4%

9.2% Asthma +0.7 pts ▸ 9.9%

9.3% Other condition ◂ +0.4 pts 8.9%

5.2% Heart disease ◂ +1.0 pts 4.2%

4.9% Diabetes +0.1 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.8% Cancer ◂ +0.8 pts 3.0%

2.8% Lung condition ◂ +0.9 pts 1.9%

1.2% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

0.7% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

57.5% None +3.3 pts ▸ 60.8%

21.4% One condition ◂ +0.4 pts 21.1%

7.7% Two conditions ◂ +0.9 pts 6.8%

3.9% Three or more ◂ +0.3 pts 3.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong +2,633 larger in Geelong

372 13th pct 3,005 74th pct

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

23 yrs 29th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong +$23 higher in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan

$630 57th pct $607 49th pct

Household income in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong +$179 higher in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan

$1,757 63rd pct $1,578 48th pct

Family & Households

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

2.4 29th pct 2.4 29th pct

Family composition

52.7% Couples with children +3.5 pts ▸ 56.2%

35.0% Couples without children ◂ +7.8 pts 27.2%

11.5% One-parent families +3.9 pts ▸ 15.4%

0.8% Other families +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

Household size

39.0% 2 people ◂ +5.8 pts 33.2%

28.4% 1 person +0.3 pts ▸ 28.7%

12.7% 3 people +2.9 pts ▸ 15.6%

11.7% 4 people +2.7 pts ▸ 14.5%

5.6% 5 people +0.1 pts ▸ 5.7%

2.5% 6 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 2.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong +$35 higher in Geelong gap narrowing

$300 29th pct $335 41st pct

Mortgage in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong +$174 higher in Geelong gap narrowing

$1,538 30th pct $1,712 41st pct

People / bedroom in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

44.5% Owned outright ◂ +12.3 pts 32.1%

38.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +4.2 pts 34.6%

12.7% Rented +17.4 pts ▸ 30.2%

2.3% Other tenure ◂ +0.6 pts 1.7%

1.6% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 1.4%

Types of homes

95.9% Separate house ◂ +11.5 pts 84.4%

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

0.9% Flat or apartment +2.1 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.9% Other dwelling ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

Bedrooms per home

47.7% 3 bedrooms ◂ +0.4 pts 47.3%

25.0% 4 bedrooms +0.7 pts ▸ 25.7%

16.6% 2 bedrooms +0.7 pts ▸ 17.4%

5.3% 5 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 4.1%

3.7% 1 bedroom +0.3 pts ▸ 4.0%

0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

43.4% $200–$349 ◂ +4.2 pts 39.1%

27.2% $350–$549 +13.3 pts ▸ 40.5%

20.1% Under $200 ◂ +7.1 pts 13.0%

2.0% $550–$749 +1.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.4% $750 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

35.7% $1,000–$1,799 +0.5 pts ▸ 36.2%

26.5% $1,800–$2,999 +5.4 pts ▸ 31.9%

22.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +5.5 pts 16.7%

9.2% $3,000 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 9.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong +926 more in Geelong

155 28th pct 1,081 93rd pct

Stops/1k in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong +0.10 more in Geelong

5.00 62nd pct 5.10 65th pct

Departures/1k in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong +1,044.2 more in Geelong

182.2 27th pct 1,226.3 65th pct

PT routes in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong +55 more in Geelong

18 35th pct 73 87th pct

Stop walk in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong

40 88th pct —

Drive to city in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong +16 longer in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan

76 77th pct 60 71st pct

How people get to work

54.8% Car (driver) +4.3 pts ▸ 59.1%

22.6% Worked at home ◂ +4.7 pts 17.9%

3.4% Car (passenger) +0.8 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.1% Walked ◂ +1.1 pts 2.0%

0.1% Bus +0.8 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Bicycle +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Train +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

Motor vehicles per home

38.6% 2 vehicles +0.6 pts ▸ 39.1%

29.0% 1 vehicle +7.8 pts ▸ 36.8%

17.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +6.3 pts 11.5%

12.0% 4 or more ◂ +5.6 pts 6.4%

2.7% No vehicle +3.5 pts ▸ 6.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.3% Health care & social assistance +4.2 pts ▸ 17.5%

11.6% Construction ◂ +0.6 pts 11.0%

7.3% Retail trade +3.6 pts ▸ 10.9%

8.4% Education & training +1.4 pts ▸ 9.7%

8.1% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +7.1 pts 1.0%

7.0% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.1 pts 6.9%

6.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.4 pts 6.3%

6.0% Manufacturing +0.4 pts ▸ 6.4%

6.0% Professional & technical ◂ +0.2 pts 5.8%

4.5% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.3 pts 4.2%

3.5% Other services ◂ +0.2 pts 3.4%

3.0% Administrative & support ◂ +0.1 pts 2.9%

Occupations people work in

19.4% Professionals +3.0 pts ▸ 22.4%

17.8% Managers ◂ +6.8 pts 11.0%

15.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.3 pts 14.4%

11.0% Community & personal service +2.7 pts ▸ 13.6%

10.8% Clerical & administrative +0.5 pts ▸ 11.3%

10.8% Labourers ◂ +0.7 pts 10.1%

6.7% Sales workers +2.3 pts ▸ 9.0%

6.0% Machinery operators & drivers +0.6 pts ▸ 6.6%

Economy & Advantage

ERP in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong +195,587 higher in Geelong

31,707 17th pct 227,294 91st pct

Growth in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong +4.2 pts higher in Geelong

3.0% 24th pct 7.2% 65th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong +491 higher in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan

1,012 61st pct 521 14th pct

Max temp in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong +3.5 higher in Geelong

16.6 2nd pct 20.1 15th pct

Min temp in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong +2.8 higher in Geelong

7.3 7th pct 10.1 27th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong +3.6 higher in Geelong

2.8 13th pct 6.4 67th pct

Types ≤15 min in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong +3.1 more in Geelong

3.0 13th pct 6.0 67th pct

15-min city in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong +42.9 pts higher in Geelong

30.6% 12th pct 73.6% 64th pct

Walk to shops in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong +39.3 pts higher in Geelong

30.7% 11th pct 69.9% 62nd pct

Walk to transit in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong +54.2 pts higher in Geelong

34.1% 17th pct 88.2% 56th pct

Walk to school in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong +38.4 pts higher in Geelong

36.6% 14th pct 75.0% 61st pct

Walk to a park in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong +43.9 pts higher in Geelong

53.2% 11th pct 97.1% 65th pct

Walk to health in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong +37.9 pts higher in Geelong

25.8% 18th pct 63.7% 71st pct

Amenities/1k in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong +0.3 more in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan

20.7 76th pct 20.4 75th pct

Intersections/km² in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong +41 higher in Geelong

2 30th pct 44 53rd pct

Mean slope in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Geelong +2.5 pts higher in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan

6.6% 71st pct 4.1% 24th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan vs Geelong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa3/20102/creswick-daylesford-ballan/vs/20302/geelong