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Ballarat Central vs Sebastopol

Name: Ballarat Central vs Sebastopol — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.2 km apart · Ballarat Central profile · Sebastopol profile

Ballarat Central Sebastopol

Sebastopol (Vic.) and Ballarat Central are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Ballarat Central is a walker's paradise with a high proportion of professionals; 36.1% of adults there hold a bachelor degree or higher, compared to 11.2% in Sebastopol (Vic.). This is reflected in incomes, with a typical weekly household earning $1,454 in Ballarat Central, which is well higher than the $1,013 typical for Sebastopol (Vic.). Sebastopol (Vic.) has a higher share of one-parent families (27.5%) and a larger population of older residents, with 21.7% aged 65 and over.

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011, maintaining many shared characteristics. They are alike in their rental rates, which sit around 40%, and have almost identical shares of people who speak little or no English (0.6%). They also share a similar housing density, with both averaging 2.1 people per home. While Ballarat Central has far more public transport stops and departures, Sebastopol (Vic.) is still described as very walkable.

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Where they differ most

Year 12: 25.5 pts higher in Ballarat Central Bachelor+: 24.8 pts higher in Ballarat Central Population: 4,816 larger in Sebastopol Work from home: 11.9 pts higher in Ballarat Central One-parent: 11.8 pts higher in Sebastopol

Demographics & Identity

Population in Ballarat Central in Sebastopol +4,816 larger in Sebastopol gap widening

5,378 86th pct 10,194 87th pct

Median age in Ballarat Central in Sebastopol +2 yrs older in Ballarat Central gap widening

41 yrs 33rd pct 39 yrs 26th pct

Age structure

28.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.5 pts 26.5%

26.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.1 pts 22.5%

18.5% Seniors (65+) +3.2 pts ▸ 21.7%

14.3% Children (0–14) +2.7 pts ▸ 17.0%

12.3% Youth (15–24) even 12.2%

Marital status

43.3% Never married ◂ +0.7 pts 42.6%

37.2% Married ◂ +5.5 pts 31.8%

10.2% Divorced +3.2 pts ▸ 13.4%

4.9% Widowed +2.6 pts ▸ 7.5%

4.4% Separated +0.2 pts ▸ 4.6%

Age & sex structure

Ballarat Central Sebastopol

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

81.6% Australia +1.4 pts ▸ 83.0%

2.4% England ◂ +0.6 pts 1.8%

1.8% India ◂ +0.5 pts 1.3%

1.1% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%

0.3% Philippines +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% China ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.4% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.2% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Italy even 0.1%

0.1% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

41.4% English +0.8 pts ▸ 42.2%

35.0% Australian +6.2 pts ▸ 41.1%

20.0% Irish ◂ +7.9 pts 12.2%

14.6% Scottish ◂ +3.7 pts 10.9%

4.3% German even 4.3%

2.4% Dutch +0.8 pts ▸ 3.2%

3.0% Italian ◂ +0.8 pts 2.2%

1.9% Indian ◂ +0.8 pts 1.2%

1.5% Chinese ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

0.3% Filipino +0.9 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.9% Greek ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

86.4% English only +1.5 pts ▸ 87.9%

0.8% Mandarin ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.8% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Italian even 0.1%

0.1% Arabic even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

49.6% No religion +0.4 pts ▸ 50.0%

38.9% Christianity ◂ +0.1 pts 38.8%

7.2% Not stated +0.9 pts ▸ 8.1%

1.2% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

1.2% Buddhism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

1.1% Hinduism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

0.8% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Ballarat Central in Sebastopol +0.29 more in Ballarat Central

2.60 37th pct 2.31 33rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Ballarat Central in Sebastopol +8 more in Ballarat Central

30 88th pct 22 87th pct

Avg size in Ballarat Central in Sebastopol +11 larger in Sebastopol

552 78th pct 563 80th pct

ICSEA in Ballarat Central in Sebastopol +4 higher in Sebastopol

1,042 76th pct 1,046 77th pct

Highest year of school

63.4% Year 12 ◂ +25.5 pts 37.9%

10.6% Year 10 +10.8 pts ▸ 21.4%

6.5% Year 9 or below +11.4 pts ▸ 17.9%

11.5% Year 11 +2.5 pts ▸ 14.0%

Highest qualification level

18.1% Certificate III / IV +20.7 pts ▸ 38.9%

30.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +15.3 pts 15.1%

14.1% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.1 pts ▸ 14.2%

13.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +10.3 pts 3.4%

7.4% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +4.5 pts 2.8%

1.8% Certificate I / II +1.5 pts ▸ 3.3%

Field of qualification

17.3% Health ◂ +7.4 pts 9.9%

13.4% Society & culture +2.1 pts ▸ 15.6%

14.2% Management & commerce ◂ +1.6 pts 12.7%

6.2% Engineering & related +6.1 pts ▸ 12.3%

11.1% Education ◂ +4.3 pts 6.8%

4.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +3.0 pts ▸ 7.7%

6.3% Creative arts ◂ +3.2 pts 3.1%

5.4% Architecture & building +0.5 pts ▸ 5.9%

3.4% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +2.3 pts 1.1%

2.2% Information technology +0.5 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.1% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.5 pts 1.7%

Income

Personal income in Ballarat Central in Sebastopol +$215 higher in Ballarat Central gap widening

$821 62nd pct $606 26th pct

Household income in Ballarat Central in Sebastopol +$441 higher in Ballarat Central gap widening

$1,454 44th pct $1,013 14th pct

Family income in Ballarat Central in Sebastopol +$771 higher in Ballarat Central gap widening

$2,120 64th pct $1,349 18th pct

Household income distribution

29.9% $650–$1,499 +8.2 pts ▸ 38.1%

27.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.1 pts 23.8%

19.2% Under $650 +7.3 pts ▸ 26.5%

9.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +8.2 pts 1.5%

8.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +5.1 pts 3.1%

Personal income distribution

38.2% Under $650 +10.3 pts ▸ 48.4%

31.0% $650–$1,499 +3.3 pts ▸ 34.3%

18.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +11.2 pts 7.1%

5.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.5 pts 0.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

13.8% Mental health +4.3 pts ▸ 18.0%

9.9% Asthma +4.5 pts ▸ 14.4%

9.2% Arthritis +4.9 pts ▸ 14.1%

10.1% Other condition +1.8 pts ▸ 11.8%

4.2% Diabetes +3.3 pts ▸ 7.5%

4.5% Heart disease +1.7 pts ▸ 6.2%

2.1% Lung condition +2.0 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.3% Cancer +0.7 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.0% Stroke +0.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

57.7% None ◂ +9.8 pts 47.9%

23.4% One condition +1.7 pts ▸ 25.1%

7.5% Two conditions +3.2 pts ▸ 10.7%

3.2% Three or more +3.9 pts ▸ 7.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Ballarat Central in Sebastopol +214 larger in Sebastopol

61 79th pct 275 86th pct

Median age in Ballarat Central in Sebastopol +9 yrs older in Ballarat Central

29 yrs 60th pct 20 yrs 25th pct

Median income in Ballarat Central in Sebastopol +$121 higher in Ballarat Central

$589 44th pct $468 28th pct

Household income in Ballarat Central in Sebastopol +$518 higher in Ballarat Central

$1,531 44th pct $1,013 19th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Ballarat Central in Sebastopol even gap narrowing

2.1 19th pct 2.1 19th pct

Family composition

50.5% Couples with children ◂ +8.4 pts 42.1%

32.1% Couples without children ◂ +3.3 pts 28.8%

15.7% One-parent families +11.8 pts ▸ 27.5%

1.6% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 1.5%

Household size

40.0% 1 person ◂ +1.8 pts 38.2%

32.4% 2 people +1.5 pts ▸ 33.9%

12.9% 3 people +0.5 pts ▸ 13.4%

10.6% 4 people ◂ +1.8 pts 8.8%

3.5% 5 people +0.4 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.6% 6 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Ballarat Central in Sebastopol +$30 higher in Ballarat Central gap steady

$300 57th pct $270 47th pct

Mortgage in Ballarat Central in Sebastopol +$467 higher in Ballarat Central gap widening

$1,600 48th pct $1,133 21st pct

People / bedroom in Ballarat Central in Sebastopol even gap steady

0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

40.1% Rented +0.3 pts ▸ 40.4%

32.3% Owned outright ◂ +3.8 pts 28.5%

25.3% Owned with a mortgage +1.9 pts ▸ 27.3%

1.1% Not stated +0.9 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.2% Other tenure +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

Types of homes

74.0% Separate house ◂ +1.2 pts 72.8%

12.9% Townhouse / semi-detached +14.1 pts ▸ 27.0%

11.6% Flat or apartment ◂ +11.5 pts 0.2%

0.9% Other dwelling ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

48.2% 3 bedrooms +7.1 pts ▸ 55.3%

26.7% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.7 pts 24.0%

15.4% 4 bedrooms ◂ +2.0 pts 13.4%

5.4% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.6 pts 3.9%

2.6% 5 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 1.2%

0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

58.5% $200–$349 +9.8 pts ▸ 68.3%

25.5% $350–$549 ◂ +15.8 pts 9.7%

11.1% Under $200 +7.1 pts ▸ 18.1%

1.8% $550–$749 ◂ +1.6 pts 0.2%

0.7% $750 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

Monthly mortgage distribution

32.5% $1,000–$1,799 +17.1 pts ▸ 49.6%

21.2% Under $1,000 +13.2 pts ▸ 34.4%

28.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +19.7 pts 8.4%

11.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +10.4 pts 1.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Ballarat Central in Sebastopol +22 more in Ballarat Central

62 88th pct 40 87th pct

Stops/1k in Ballarat Central in Sebastopol +7.60 more in Ballarat Central

11.53 88th pct 3.92 73rd pct

Departures/1k in Ballarat Central in Sebastopol +3,020.4 more in Ballarat Central

3,675.0 100th pct 654.6 81st pct

PT routes in Ballarat Central in Sebastopol +15 more in Ballarat Central

18 86th pct 3 79th pct

Stop walk in Ballarat Central in Sebastopol +2 longer in Ballarat Central

4 29th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Ballarat Central in Sebastopol +4 longer in Sebastopol

72 52nd pct 76 54th pct

How people get to work

46.0% Car (driver) +22.3 pts ▸ 68.3%

20.7% Worked at home ◂ +11.9 pts 8.7%

12.1% Walked ◂ +10.7 pts 1.4%

4.0% Car (passenger) +1.6 pts ▸ 5.7%

1.5% Bicycle ◂ +1.3 pts 0.3%

1.0% Bus ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.5% Train ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

47.9% 1 vehicle ◂ +3.0 pts 44.9%

33.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.5 pts 31.6%

7.2% 3 vehicles +3.0 pts ▸ 10.2%

9.3% No vehicle ◂ +0.3 pts 9.0%

2.7% 4 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 4.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

23.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +5.4 pts 18.6%

13.1% Education & training ◂ +6.0 pts 7.2%

8.3% Retail trade +3.3 pts ▸ 11.6%

6.3% Construction +4.3 pts ▸ 10.7%

8.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.5 pts 8.3%

5.1% Manufacturing +2.8 pts ▸ 7.8%

6.7% Professional & technical ◂ +3.0 pts 3.8%

6.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.1 pts 4.5%

3.4% Other services +1.2 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.3% Transport & warehousing +2.1 pts ▸ 4.3%

1.6% Administrative & support +2.7 pts ▸ 4.3%

1.2% Wholesale trade +1.2 pts ▸ 2.3%

Occupations people work in

33.8% Professionals ◂ +21.6 pts 12.2%

10.1% Technicians & trades +7.3 pts ▸ 17.4%

14.0% Community & personal service +2.4 pts ▸ 16.4%

6.0% Labourers +8.5 pts ▸ 14.5%

13.3% Managers ◂ +6.6 pts 6.6%

7.8% Sales workers +3.6 pts ▸ 11.4%

10.6% Clerical & administrative +0.7 pts ▸ 11.3%

3.2% Machinery operators & drivers +4.8 pts ▸ 8.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Ballarat Central in Sebastopol +2.3 higher in Ballarat Central

9.0 100th pct 6.6 91st pct

Types ≤15 min in Ballarat Central in Sebastopol +1.2 more in Ballarat Central

8.0 100th pct 6.8 93rd pct

15-min city in Ballarat Central in Sebastopol +14.6 pts higher in Ballarat Central

100.0% 100th pct 85.4% 92nd pct

Walk to shops in Ballarat Central in Sebastopol +17.0 pts higher in Ballarat Central

100.0% 100th pct 83.0% 91st pct

Walk to transit in Ballarat Central in Sebastopol +2.9 pts higher in Ballarat Central

100.0% 100th pct 97.1% 90th pct

Walk to school in Ballarat Central in Sebastopol +2.2 pts higher in Ballarat Central

99.9% 100th pct 97.7% 98th pct

Walk to a park in Ballarat Central in Sebastopol even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 99th pct

Walk to health in Ballarat Central in Sebastopol +31.3 pts higher in Ballarat Central

98.6% 100th pct 67.3% 89th pct

Amenities/1k in Ballarat Central in Sebastopol +36.4 more in Ballarat Central

47.0 80th pct 10.6 43rd pct

Intersections/km² in Ballarat Central in Sebastopol +428 higher in Ballarat Central

590 100th pct 162 89th pct

Mean slope in Ballarat Central in Sebastopol +0.8 pts higher in Ballarat Central

4.4% 34th pct 3.5% 21st pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ballarat Central vs Sebastopol [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20111/ballarat-central/vs/SAL22255/sebastopol