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Latrobe - Gippsland vs Melbourne - Inner East

Name: Latrobe - Gippsland vs Melbourne - Inner East — 2021 Census comparison
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Region (SA4) comparison ≈ 167 km apart · Latrobe - Gippsland profile · Melbourne - Inner East profile

Latrobe - Gippsland Melbourne - Inner East

Melbourne - Inner East and Latrobe - Gippsland are very different environments, separated by about 167 km. Melbourne - Inner East is a diverse hub where 39.6% of people were born overseas and 38.8% use another language at home. It is also a high-earning area, with a typical weekly household income of $2,059 and 46.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. In contrast, Latrobe - Gippsland is more traditional, with only 12.4% born overseas and a typical weekly household income of $1,260. Housing also differs sharply; 90.9% of homes in Latrobe - Gippsland are separate houses, compared to 59.8% in Melbourne - Inner East.

Both areas are almost identical when it comes to the share of people providing unpaid care, which sits around 14%. This common ground exists alongside widening gaps in other areas. Since 2011, the difference in typical weekly incomes and the share of overseas-born residents have both grown. The gap in working from home has also shifted, with Melbourne - Inner East now seeing 23.3% more people working from home than Latrobe - Gippsland.

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Where they differ most

Born overseas: 27.2 pts higher in Melbourne - Inner East Other language: 33.8 pts higher in Melbourne - Inner East Year 12: 36.4 pts higher in Melbourne - Inner East Bachelor+: 31.2 pts higher in Melbourne - Inner East Separate houses: 31.1 pts higher in Latrobe - Gippsland

Demographics & Identity

Population in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +72,624 larger in Melbourne - Inner East gap narrowing

300,848 69th pct 373,472 79th pct

Median age in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +6 yrs older in Latrobe - Gippsland gap widening

46 yrs 89th pct 40 yrs 50th pct

Age structure

26.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.2 pts 25.5%

21.7% Young adults (25–44) +4.2 pts ▸ 25.9%

24.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +5.5 pts 19.3%

17.0% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.2 pts 15.8%

9.9% Youth (15–24) +3.7 pts ▸ 13.6%

Marital status

46.8% Married +4.2 pts ▸ 51.0%

32.0% Never married +3.2 pts ▸ 35.2%

10.7% Divorced ◂ +4.2 pts 6.4%

6.6% Widowed ◂ +1.3 pts 5.2%

3.8% Separated ◂ +1.8 pts 2.1%

Age & sex structure

Latrobe - Gippsland Melbourne - Inner East

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

80.0% Australia ◂ +22.7 pts 57.3%

0.2% China +10.9 pts ▸ 11.2%

3.5% England ◂ +1.2 pts 2.3%

0.5% India +2.2 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.2% Vietnam +1.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.5% Italy +0.8 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.1% New Zealand even 1.2%

0.3% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.6% Philippines even 0.5%

0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

41.9% English ◂ +18.0 pts 24.0%

40.4% Australian ◂ +20.1 pts 20.3%

0.8% Chinese +23.4 pts ▸ 24.2%

11.5% Scottish ◂ +3.8 pts 7.7%

11.1% Irish ◂ +2.2 pts 9.0%

3.8% Italian +3.0 pts ▸ 6.8%

0.6% Greek +5.0 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.1% German ◂ +1.4 pts 2.7%

0.7% Indian +3.0 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.3% Dutch ◂ +2.1 pts 1.1%

0.2% Vietnamese +1.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.8% Filipino even 0.7%

Language

Language used at home

87.9% English only ◂ +30.0 pts 57.9%

0.3% Mandarin +13.7 pts ▸ 14.0%

0.1% Cantonese +5.4 pts ▸ 5.5%

0.2% Greek +3.4 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.5% Italian +1.3 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.2% Vietnamese +1.0 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.1% Hindi +0.9 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.1% Arabic +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Tagalog even 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.5% No religion ◂ +5.7 pts 42.8%

40.5% Christianity +1.0 pts ▸ 41.5%

8.9% Not stated ◂ +3.9 pts 5.1%

0.7% Buddhism +3.7 pts ▸ 4.4%

0.4% Hinduism +2.5 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.4% Islam +1.6 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.5% Other religions +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% Judaism +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +68 more in Latrobe - Gippsland

177 90th pct 109 52nd pct

Schools/1k kids in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +1.62 more in Latrobe - Gippsland

3.47 75th pct 1.85 39th pct

Students in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +18,264 more in Melbourne - Inner East

46,368 57th pct 64,632 76th pct

Avg size in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +329 larger in Melbourne - Inner East

263 26th pct 593 80th pct

ICSEA in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +151 higher in Melbourne - Inner East

994 38th pct 1,145 100th pct

Highest year of school

41.5% Year 12 +36.4 pts ▸ 77.8%

20.0% Year 10 ◂ +14.6 pts 5.4%

16.2% Year 11 ◂ +10.2 pts 6.0%

13.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +7.2 pts 6.4%

Highest qualification level

17.1% Bachelor degree +23.9 pts ▸ 41.0%

36.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +27.2 pts 9.6%

4.3% Postgraduate degree +14.7 pts ▸ 19.0%

15.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.8 pts 13.5%

3.8% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.9 pts ▸ 5.7%

2.2% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.4 pts 0.8%

Field of qualification

12.2% Management & commerce +14.0 pts ▸ 26.1%

16.1% Engineering & related ◂ +5.7 pts 10.4%

11.5% Society & culture +0.7 pts ▸ 12.2%

10.8% Health +1.0 pts ▸ 11.9%

9.5% Education ◂ +2.0 pts 7.5%

6.9% Architecture & building ◂ +3.1 pts 3.8%

1.3% Information technology +4.4 pts ▸ 5.7%

5.6% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.7 pts 2.9%

1.8% Natural & physical sciences +3.1 pts ▸ 4.8%

2.5% Creative arts +2.3 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +2.8 pts 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +$220 higher in Melbourne - Inner East gap widening

$653 10th pct $873 71st pct

Household income in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +$799 higher in Melbourne - Inner East gap widening

$1,260 9th pct $2,059 79th pct

Family income in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +$916 higher in Melbourne - Inner East gap widening

$1,636 13th pct $2,552 80th pct

Household income distribution

32.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +10.6 pts 21.6%

26.1% $1,500–$2,999 +0.2 pts ▸ 26.3%

5.9% $4,000 or more +15.6 pts ▸ 21.5%

21.5% Under $650 ◂ +7.0 pts 14.5%

6.7% $3,000–$3,999 +3.7 pts ▸ 10.4%

Personal income distribution

45.2% Under $650 ◂ +5.8 pts 39.3%

30.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.8 pts 26.5%

12.6% $1,500–$2,999 +6.9 pts ▸ 19.5%

2.6% $3,000 or more +7.4 pts ▸ 10.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.3% Arthritis ◂ +5.4 pts 7.0%

11.0% Mental health ◂ +4.2 pts 6.8%

9.8% Asthma ◂ +2.9 pts 6.9%

9.0% Other condition ◂ +1.0 pts 8.0%

5.8% Diabetes ◂ +2.0 pts 3.8%

5.7% Heart disease ◂ +2.0 pts 3.7%

3.8% Cancer ◂ +0.8 pts 3.0%

3.0% Lung condition ◂ +2.0 pts 1.0%

1.4% Stroke ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

0.8% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

55.5% None +14.4 pts ▸ 70.0%

22.0% One condition ◂ +4.2 pts 17.8%

8.1% Two conditions ◂ +3.2 pts 4.8%

4.7% Three or more ◂ +2.6 pts 2.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +4,852 larger in Latrobe - Gippsland

5,819 54th pct 967 15th pct

Median age in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +2 yrs older in Melbourne - Inner East

23 yrs 29th pct 25 yrs 64th pct

Median income in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +$214 higher in Melbourne - Inner East

$551 32nd pct $765 86th pct

Household income in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +$874 higher in Melbourne - Inner East

$1,335 21st pct $2,209 91st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +0.3 larger in Melbourne - Inner East gap widening

2.3 14th pct 2.6 71st pct

Family composition

50.3% Couples with children +12.2 pts ▸ 62.4%

34.0% Couples without children ◂ +8.9 pts 25.1%

14.9% One-parent families ◂ +3.7 pts 11.2%

0.9% Other families +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%

Household size

37.9% 2 people ◂ +5.8 pts 32.1%

30.3% 1 person ◂ +5.6 pts 24.7%

11.5% 4 people +6.5 pts ▸ 18.0%

12.7% 3 people +4.1 pts ▸ 16.8%

5.3% 5 people +1.0 pts ▸ 6.3%

2.4% 6 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 2.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +$171 higher in Melbourne - Inner East gap steady

$270 21st pct $441 86th pct

Mortgage in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +$1,157 higher in Melbourne - Inner East gap widening

$1,343 17th pct $2,500 91st pct

People / bedroom in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +0.10 higher in Melbourne - Inner East gap widening

0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

42.7% Owned outright ◂ +4.1 pts 38.6%

32.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +2.6 pts 30.0%

20.8% Rented +7.4 pts ▸ 28.1%

1.9% Other tenure +0.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

2.0% Not stated ◂ +1.0 pts 1.1%

Types of homes

90.9% Separate house ◂ +31.1 pts 59.8%

5.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +16.0 pts ▸ 21.0%

3.0% Flat or apartment +16.0 pts ▸ 18.9%

1.0% Other dwelling ◂ +0.8 pts 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

47.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +13.0 pts 34.9%

27.1% 4 bedrooms +0.2 pts ▸ 27.2%

15.3% 2 bedrooms +7.3 pts ▸ 22.6%

4.6% 5 or more +4.1 pts ▸ 8.7%

3.0% 1 bedroom +2.3 pts ▸ 5.3%

0.3% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

52.0% $200–$349 ◂ +37.9 pts 14.1%

20.9% $350–$549 +30.1 pts ▸ 51.0%

21.5% Under $200 ◂ +16.5 pts 5.0%

0.6% $550–$749 +16.6 pts ▸ 17.2%

0.5% $750 or more +8.7 pts ▸ 9.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +25.6 pts 15.4%

6.2% $3,000 or more +34.0 pts ▸ 40.2%

26.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +13.2 pts 13.4%

20.0% $1,800–$2,999 +3.8 pts ▸ 23.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +534 more in Melbourne - Inner East

1,227 57th pct 1,761 70th pct

Stops/1k in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +0.64 more in Melbourne - Inner East

4.08 30th pct 4.72 54th pct

Departures/1k in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +1,757.3 more in Melbourne - Inner East

333.7 30th pct 2,091.0 89th pct

PT routes in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +24 more in Latrobe - Gippsland

113 82nd pct 89 62nd pct

How people get to work

62.8% Car (driver) ◂ +24.2 pts 38.6%

14.0% Worked at home +23.3 pts ▸ 37.3%

4.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.5 pts 2.8%

3.0% Walked ◂ +0.9 pts 2.1%

0.2% Train +1.7 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.3% Bus +1.0 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.4% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Motor vehicles per home

34.2% 1 vehicle +5.3 pts ▸ 39.5%

38.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.1 pts 38.0%

14.2% 3 vehicles ◂ +4.2 pts 10.0%

8.7% 4 or more ◂ +3.7 pts 5.0%

4.7% No vehicle +2.7 pts ▸ 7.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.3 pts 15.2%

3.9% Professional & technical +9.6 pts ▸ 13.5%

10.9% Construction ◂ +4.7 pts 6.2%

9.4% Retail trade +0.5 pts ▸ 9.9%

8.6% Education & training +1.1 pts ▸ 9.7%

7.5% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +7.2 pts 0.3%

6.4% Accommodation & food +0.2 pts ▸ 6.5%

1.4% Finance & insurance +5.1 pts ▸ 6.5%

6.4% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.9 pts 4.6%

6.3% Manufacturing ◂ +1.8 pts 4.5%

4.0% Other services ◂ +1.1 pts 2.9%

3.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.5 pts 2.8%

Occupations people work in

16.7% Professionals +19.4 pts ▸ 36.1%

14.0% Managers +3.4 pts ▸ 17.4%

15.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +8.0 pts 7.7%

12.9% Community & personal service ◂ +4.3 pts 8.6%

11.3% Clerical & administrative +1.2 pts ▸ 12.5%

12.2% Labourers ◂ +7.4 pts 4.8%

8.7% Sales workers +0.1 pts ▸ 8.8%

6.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +4.3 pts 2.3%

Economy & Advantage

ERP in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +91,279 higher in Melbourne - Inner East

313,733 57th pct 405,012 76th pct

Growth in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +2.7 pts higher in Melbourne - Inner East

4.6% 34th pct 7.3% 64th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +127 higher in Latrobe - Gippsland

876 52nd pct 749 43rd pct

Max temp in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +0.4 higher in Latrobe - Gippsland

20.8 20th pct 20.4 17th pct

Min temp in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +1.9 higher in Melbourne - Inner East

8.8 14th pct 10.7 39th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +4.3 higher in Melbourne - Inner East

3.8 19th pct 8.1 92nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +3.9 more in Melbourne - Inner East

3.8 17th pct 7.7 97th pct

15-min city in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +55.8 pts higher in Melbourne - Inner East

41.4% 15th pct 97.2% 97th pct

Walk to shops in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +51.4 pts higher in Melbourne - Inner East

44.4% 22nd pct 95.8% 97th pct

Walk to transit in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +42.1 pts higher in Melbourne - Inner East

57.3% 27th pct 99.4% 97th pct

Walk to school in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +50.7 pts higher in Melbourne - Inner East

47.3% 14th pct 98.0% 99th pct

Walk to a park in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +28.1 pts higher in Melbourne - Inner East

71.9% 23rd pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +62.1 pts higher in Melbourne - Inner East

30.7% 14th pct 92.8% 97th pct

Amenities/1k in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +2.0 more in Latrobe - Gippsland

16.5 53rd pct 14.6 36th pct

Intersections/km² in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +285 higher in Melbourne - Inner East

1 28th pct 286 95th pct

Mean slope in Latrobe - Gippsland in Melbourne - Inner East +0.6 pts higher in Melbourne - Inner East

5.3% 41st pct 5.8% 56th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Latrobe - Gippsland vs Melbourne - Inner East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa4/205/latrobe-gippsland/vs/207/melbourne-inner-east