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Upper Goulburn Valley vs Wodonga - Alpine
Sub-region (SA3) comparison ≈ 156 km apart · Upper Goulburn Valley profile · Wodonga - Alpine profile
Upper Goulburn Valley Wodonga - Alpine
Wodonga - Alpine and Upper Goulburn Valley are both large regional areas in Victoria, but they offer very different levels of convenience. Wodonga - Alpine is far more walkable, with 63.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school, compared to just 37.6% in Upper Goulburn Valley. Access to parks, groceries, and health services is also far higher in Wodonga - Alpine. The two areas differ in demographics too, as Upper Goulburn Valley has a noticeably older population with a typical age of 47, while the typical resident in Wodonga - Alpine is 42.
They share many common traits, including almost identical shares of people born overseas and those who identify as having no religion. This shared regional character is evident in their similar schooling and health profiles, such as the percentage of people needing daily help. While they are alike in these ways, some gaps are growing; for example, the difference in the typical age of residents has widened since 2011, and Wodonga - Alpine has seen a rise in recent overseas arrivals compared to Upper Goulburn Valley.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 49,912
- First area, 2016: 53,840
- First area, 2021: 60,002
- Second area, 2011: 65,146
- Second area, 2016: 70,249
- Second area, 2021: 76,475
- First area, 2011: 44 yrs
- First area, 2016: 46 yrs
- First area, 2021: 47 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 42 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Upper Goulburn Valley: 1.1% males, 1.6% females; 85+ in Wodonga - Alpine: 0.9% males, 1.4% females
- 80–84 in Upper Goulburn Valley: 1.4% males, 1.4% females; 80–84 in Wodonga - Alpine: 1.2% males, 1.4% females
- 75–79 in Upper Goulburn Valley: 2.4% males, 2.3% females; 75–79 in Wodonga - Alpine: 1.8% males, 2.0% females
- 70–74 in Upper Goulburn Valley: 3.6% males, 3.4% females; 70–74 in Wodonga - Alpine: 2.9% males, 2.9% females
- 65–69 in Upper Goulburn Valley: 3.9% males, 3.7% females; 65–69 in Wodonga - Alpine: 3.2% males, 3.3% females
- 60–64 in Upper Goulburn Valley: 4.0% males, 4.2% females; 60–64 in Wodonga - Alpine: 3.3% males, 3.6% females
- 55–59 in Upper Goulburn Valley: 3.6% males, 3.7% females; 55–59 in Wodonga - Alpine: 3.4% males, 3.5% females
- 50–54 in Upper Goulburn Valley: 3.4% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Wodonga - Alpine: 3.1% males, 3.3% females
- 45–49 in Upper Goulburn Valley: 2.8% males, 3.1% females; 45–49 in Wodonga - Alpine: 3.0% males, 3.3% females
- 40–44 in Upper Goulburn Valley: 2.6% males, 2.7% females; 40–44 in Wodonga - Alpine: 2.8% males, 3.0% females
- 35–39 in Upper Goulburn Valley: 2.6% males, 2.7% females; 35–39 in Wodonga - Alpine: 2.8% males, 3.2% females
- 30–34 in Upper Goulburn Valley: 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 30–34 in Wodonga - Alpine: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 25–29 in Upper Goulburn Valley: 2.5% males, 2.5% females; 25–29 in Wodonga - Alpine: 2.8% males, 2.7% females
- 20–24 in Upper Goulburn Valley: 2.6% males, 2.1% females; 20–24 in Wodonga - Alpine: 2.6% males, 2.4% females
- 15–19 in Upper Goulburn Valley: 2.8% males, 2.6% females; 15–19 in Wodonga - Alpine: 3.2% males, 2.8% females
- 10–14 in Upper Goulburn Valley: 3.1% males, 2.9% females; 10–14 in Wodonga - Alpine: 3.4% males, 3.3% females
- 5–9 in Upper Goulburn Valley: 2.8% males, 2.6% females; 5–9 in Wodonga - Alpine: 3.2% males, 3.1% females
- 0–4 in Upper Goulburn Valley: 2.4% males, 2.3% females; 0–4 in Wodonga - Alpine: 2.7% males, 2.7% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $484
- First area, 2016: $570
- First area, 2021: $697
- Second area, 2011: $536
- Second area, 2016: $636
- Second area, 2021: $779
- First area, 2011: $922
- First area, 2016: $1,095
- First area, 2021: $1,328
- Second area, 2011: $994
- Second area, 2016: $1,205
- Second area, 2021: $1,461
- First area, 2011: $1,157
- First area, 2016: $1,386
- First area, 2021: $1,737
- Second area, 2011: $1,252
- Second area, 2016: $1,483
- Second area, 2021: $1,894
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $180
- First area, 2016: $230
- First area, 2021: $280
- Second area, 2011: $200
- Second area, 2016: $240
- Second area, 2021: $280
- First area, 2011: $1,300
- First area, 2016: $1,300
- First area, 2021: $1,500
- Second area, 2011: $1,389
- Second area, 2016: $1,387
- Second area, 2021: $1,473
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Upper Goulburn Valley vs Wodonga - Alpine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa3/20401/upper-goulburn-valley/vs/20403/wodonga-alpine