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Ballyrogan vs Dobie
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 10 km apart · Ballyrogan profile · Dobie profile
Ballyrogan Dobie
Ballyrogan and Dobie are both sparsely populated areas in Victoria. There are stark financial differences between them, with typical weekly personal income far higher in Dobie at $1,375 compared to $725 in Ballyrogan. This gap is reflected in housing costs; a typical monthly home-loan payment in Dobie is $7,000, which is far higher than the $975 typical payment in Ballyrogan. Dobie also has a far higher share of high earners, with 15.0% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, while no one in Ballyrogan earns that amount.
These two areas have drifted apart in their home-loan costs, but they share a similar way of life. Both are car-dependent with no public transport stops or amenities within a 15-minute walk. They also have nearly identical household sizes, with both averaging about three people per home. While Dobie has a far higher share of volunteers at 65.0%, Ballyrogan's rate is also among the highest for its level at 46.6%.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 67
- First area, 2021: 77
- Second area, 2016: 42
- Second area, 2021: 33
- First area, 2016: 36 yrs
- First area, 2021: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 32 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 40 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 Ballyrogan: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Dobie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Ballyrogan: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Dobie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Ballyrogan: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Dobie: 0.0% males, 11.1% females
- 70–74 in Ballyrogan: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 70–74 in Dobie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 65–69 in Ballyrogan: 6.2% males, 6.2% females; 65–69 in Dobie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 60–64 in Ballyrogan: 0.0% males, 7.7% females; 60–64 in Dobie: 11.1% males, 0.0% females
- 55–59 in Ballyrogan: 0.0% males, 4.6% females; 55–59 in Dobie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 50–54 in Ballyrogan: 7.7% males, 4.6% females; 50–54 in Dobie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 45–49 in Ballyrogan: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 45–49 in Dobie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 40–44 in Ballyrogan: 0.0% males, 7.7% females; 40–44 in Dobie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 35–39 in Ballyrogan: 4.6% males, 7.7% females; 35–39 in Dobie: 14.8% males, 22.2% females
- 30–34 in Ballyrogan: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 30–34 in Dobie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Ballyrogan: 4.6% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in Dobie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Ballyrogan: 0.0% males, 4.6% females; 20–24 in Dobie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Ballyrogan: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 15–19 in Dobie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 10–14 in Ballyrogan: 0.0% males, 10.8% females; 10–14 in Dobie: 0.0% males, 14.8% females
- 5–9 in Ballyrogan: 4.6% males, 12.3% females; 5–9 in Dobie: 14.8% males, 11.1% females
- 0–4 in Ballyrogan: 6.2% males, 0.0% females; 0–4 in Dobie: 0.0% males, 0.0% 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, 2016: $556
- First area, 2021: $725
- Second area, 2016: $1,021
- Second area, 2021: $1,375
- First area, 2016: $1,187
- First area, 2021: $2,156
- Second area, 2016: $1,218
- Second area, 2021: $2,833
- First area, 2016: $1,374
- First area, 2021: $2,250
- Second area, 2016: $2,250
- Second area, 2021: $2,750
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, 2016: 3.3
- First area, 2021: 2.9
- Second area, 2016: 3.0
- Second area, 2021: 3.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $23
- First area, 2021: $114
- Second area, 2016: $145
- Second area, 2021: $346
- First area, 2016: 1.30
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- 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
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ballyrogan vs Dobie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20117/ballyrogan/vs/SAL20763/dobie