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Bete Bolong North vs Wairewa

Name: Bete Bolong North vs Wairewa — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 15 km apart · Bete Bolong North profile · Wairewa profile

Bete Bolong North Wairewa

Wairewa and Bete Bolong North are both sparsely populated areas in East Gippsland. Wairewa has a small population of 67 people and offers more public transport, with two routes and one stop. In contrast, Bete Bolong North is even more sparsely populated with only 13 residents and has no public transport. There are also clear differences in money and age: residents in Bete Bolong North are noticeably older, with a typical age of 59 compared to 53 in Wairewa, and they have a well higher typical weekly household income of $1,375 against $885 in Wairewa.

Both areas are completely car-dependent and lack basic amenities like schools, groceries or health services within a 15-minute walk. The gap in typical weekly personal income is one of the most striking differences, as it remains well higher in Bete Bolong North at $624 compared to $450 in Wairewa. This distance in earnings is far wider than the national figure for most residents in both areas.

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Where they differ most

Population: 54 larger in Wairewa Median age: 6 yrs older in Bete Bolong North Household income: $490 higher in Bete Bolong North Personal income: $174 higher in Bete Bolong North Family income: $334 higher in Bete Bolong North

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bete Bolong North in Wairewa +54 larger in Wairewa gap narrowing

13 9th pct 67 33rd pct

Median age in Bete Bolong North in Wairewa +6 yrs older in Bete Bolong North gap narrowing

59 yrs 91st pct 53 yrs 80th pct

Age structure

46.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +41.7 pts 4.5%

0.0% Older adults (45–64) +34.3 pts ▸ 34.3%

23.1% Seniors (65+) +8.3 pts ▸ 31.3%

0.0% Young adults (25–44) +11.9 pts ▸ 11.9%

0.0% Youth (15–24) +4.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

Marital status

42.9% Married ◂ +2.2 pts 40.6%

0.0% Never married +31.3 pts ▸ 31.3%

0.0% Divorced +18.8 pts ▸ 18.8%

0.0% Widowed +7.8 pts ▸ 7.8%

0.0% Separated +4.7 pts ▸ 4.7%

Age & sex structure

Bete Bolong North Wairewa

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

84.6% Australia ◂ +7.0 pts 77.6%

0.0% England +7.5 pts ▸ 7.5%

0.0% India even 0.0%

0.0% China even 0.0%

0.0% New Zealand even 0.0%

0.0% Philippines even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

0.0% Italy even 0.0%

0.0% South Africa even 0.0%

Ancestry

92.3% English ◂ +41.6 pts 50.7%

84.6% Australian ◂ +56.3 pts 28.4%

30.8% Scottish ◂ +12.9 pts 17.9%

23.1% Irish ◂ +9.6 pts 13.4%

0.0% Italian +13.4 pts ▸ 13.4%

0.0% Dutch +4.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

0.0% Chinese even 0.0%

0.0% German even 0.0%

0.0% Indian even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Filipino even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

100.0% English only ◂ +13.4 pts 86.6%

0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Italian even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

69.2% No religion ◂ +37.9 pts 31.3%

38.5% Christianity +21.2 pts ▸ 59.7%

0.0% Not stated +11.9 pts ▸ 11.9%

0.0% Islam even 0.0%

0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%

0.0% Buddhism even 0.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools ≤3 km in Bete Bolong North in Wairewa even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Highest year of school

100.0% Year 12 ◂ +74.6 pts 25.4%

0.0% Year 9 or below +30.5 pts ▸ 30.5%

0.0% Year 10 +25.4 pts ▸ 25.4%

0.0% Year 11 +11.9 pts ▸ 11.9%

Highest qualification level

42.9% Certificate III / IV ◂ +17.9 pts 25.0%

0.0% Bachelor degree +13.9 pts ▸ 13.9%

0.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +8.3 pts ▸ 8.3%

0.0% Postgraduate degree even 0.0%

0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate even 0.0%

0.0% Certificate I / II even 0.0%

Field of qualification

0.0% Society & culture +25.0 pts ▸ 25.0%

0.0% Engineering & related +22.2 pts ▸ 22.2%

0.0% Agriculture & environment +13.9 pts ▸ 13.9%

0.0% Architecture & building +11.1 pts ▸ 11.1%

0.0% Education +8.3 pts ▸ 8.3%

0.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +8.3 pts ▸ 8.3%

0.0% Natural & physical sciences even 0.0%

0.0% Information technology even 0.0%

0.0% Health even 0.0%

0.0% Management & commerce even 0.0%

0.0% Creative arts even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Bete Bolong North in Wairewa +$174 higher in Bete Bolong North gap narrowing

$624 28th pct $450 8th pct

Household income in Bete Bolong North in Wairewa +$490 higher in Bete Bolong North

$1,375 38th pct $885 9th pct

Family income in Bete Bolong North in Wairewa +$334 higher in Bete Bolong North

$1,375 19th pct $1,041 8th pct

Household income distribution

66.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +13.1 pts 53.6%

0.0% $1,500–$2,999 +14.3 pts ▸ 14.3%

0.0% Under $650 +10.7 pts ▸ 10.7%

0.0% $3,000–$3,999 even 0.0%

0.0% $4,000 or more even 0.0%

Personal income distribution

42.9% Under $650 +11.8 pts ▸ 54.7%

0.0% $650–$1,499 +35.9 pts ▸ 35.9%

0.0% $1,500–$2,999 even 0.0%

0.0% $3,000 or more even 0.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

23.1% Asthma ◂ +9.6 pts 13.4%

23.1% Mental health ◂ +14.1 pts 9.0%

0.0% Arthritis +22.4 pts ▸ 22.4%

0.0% Heart disease +6.0 pts ▸ 6.0%

0.0% Other condition +6.0 pts ▸ 6.0%

0.0% Diabetes +4.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

0.0% Lung condition +4.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

0.0% Stroke +4.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

0.0% Cancer even 0.0%

0.0% Dementia even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

23.1% None +23.2 pts ▸ 46.3%

38.5% One condition ◂ +7.1 pts 31.3%

0.0% Two conditions +7.5 pts ▸ 7.5%

0.0% Three or more +4.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Bete Bolong North in Wairewa even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Median age in Bete Bolong North in Wairewa

— 62 yrs 96th pct

Median income in Bete Bolong North in Wairewa

— $900 73rd pct

Household income in Bete Bolong North in Wairewa

— $2,250 71st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bete Bolong North in Wairewa +0.2 larger in Bete Bolong North gap narrowing

2.2 24th pct 2.0 14th pct

Family composition

75.0% Couples with children ◂ +29.8 pts 45.2%

58.3% Couples without children ◂ +1.2 pts 57.1%

0.0% One-parent families even 0.0%

0.0% Other families even 0.0%

Household size

66.7% 1 person ◂ +20.2 pts 46.4%

50.0% 2 people +14.3 pts ▸ 64.3%

0.0% 3 people even 0.0%

0.0% 4 people even 0.0%

0.0% 5 people even 0.0%

0.0% 6 or more even 0.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bete Bolong North in Wairewa

— $150 14th pct

Mortgage in Bete Bolong North in Wairewa +$176 higher in Bete Bolong North

$995 14th pct $819 10th pct

People / bedroom in Bete Bolong North in Wairewa +0.10 higher in Wairewa gap steady

0.60 7th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

133.3% Owned outright ◂ +86.9 pts 46.4%

0.0% Owned with a mortgage +17.9 pts ▸ 17.9%

0.0% Other tenure +10.7 pts ▸ 10.7%

0.0% Rented even 0.0%

0.0% Not stated even 0.0%

Types of homes

133.3% Separate house ◂ +22.6 pts 110.7%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached even 0.0%

0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

50.0% 3 bedrooms +7.1 pts ▸ 57.1%

0.0% 4 bedrooms +17.9 pts ▸ 17.9%

0.0% 2 bedrooms +14.3 pts ▸ 14.3%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

0.0% 1 bedroom even 0.0%

0.0% 5 or more even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Bete Bolong North in Wairewa +1 more in Wairewa

0 0th pct 1 64th pct

Stops/1k in Bete Bolong North in Wairewa +14.93 more in Wairewa

0.00 0th pct 14.93 90th pct

Departures/1k in Bete Bolong North in Wairewa +850.7 more in Wairewa

0.0 0th pct 850.7 85th pct

PT routes in Bete Bolong North in Wairewa +2 more in Wairewa

0 0th pct 2 75th pct

Stop walk in Bete Bolong North in Wairewa

— 84 99th pct

How people get to work

233.3% Worked at home ◂ +207.5 pts 25.8%

0.0% Car (driver) +48.4 pts ▸ 48.4%

0.0% Car (passenger) even 0.0%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

0.0% Bus even 0.0%

0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

0.0% Walked even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

83.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +33.3 pts 50.0%

0.0% 3 vehicles +32.1 pts ▸ 32.1%

0.0% 4 or more +25.0 pts ▸ 25.0%

0.0% 1 vehicle +14.3 pts ▸ 14.3%

0.0% No vehicle even 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

100.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +48.4 pts 51.6%

0.0% Health care & social assistance +16.1 pts ▸ 16.1%

0.0% Construction +12.9 pts ▸ 12.9%

0.0% Retail trade +12.9 pts ▸ 12.9%

0.0% Administrative & support +12.9 pts ▸ 12.9%

0.0% Public administration & safety +9.7 pts ▸ 9.7%

0.0% Mining even 0.0%

0.0% Manufacturing even 0.0%

0.0% Electricity, gas & water even 0.0%

0.0% Wholesale trade even 0.0%

0.0% Accommodation & food even 0.0%

0.0% Transport & warehousing even 0.0%

Occupations people work in

100.0% Managers ◂ +67.7 pts 32.3%

0.0% Machinery operators & drivers +32.3 pts ▸ 32.3%

0.0% Labourers +19.4 pts ▸ 19.4%

0.0% Technicians & trades +16.1 pts ▸ 16.1%

0.0% Community & personal service +9.7 pts ▸ 9.7%

0.0% Clerical & administrative +9.7 pts ▸ 9.7%

0.0% Professionals even 0.0%

0.0% Sales workers even 0.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Bete Bolong North in Wairewa +0.1 higher in Wairewa

0.1 34th pct 0.2 44th pct

Types ≤15 min in Bete Bolong North in Wairewa +0.1 more in Wairewa

0.1 35th pct 0.2 43rd pct

15-min city in Bete Bolong North in Wairewa even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to shops in Bete Bolong North in Wairewa even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to transit in Bete Bolong North in Wairewa +9.1 pts higher in Wairewa

0.0% 0th pct 9.1% 60th pct

Walk to school in Bete Bolong North in Wairewa even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to a park in Bete Bolong North in Wairewa +6.7 pts higher in Bete Bolong North

6.7% 45th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to health in Bete Bolong North in Wairewa even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Bete Bolong North in Wairewa +138.9 more in Bete Bolong North

153.8 90th pct 14.9 53rd pct

Intersections/km² in Bete Bolong North in Wairewa even

0 23rd pct 0 37th pct

Mean slope in Bete Bolong North in Wairewa +3.0 pts higher in Bete Bolong North

10.5% 83rd pct 7.4% 66th pct

Compare Bete Bolong North with nearby areas

Bete Bolong Jarrahmond Wairewa Wombat Creek Waygara Simpsons Creek Tostaree Newmerella

Compare Wairewa with nearby areas

Tostaree Wombat Creek Bete Bolong Nowa Nowa Toorloo Arm Buchan South Bete Bolong North Lake Tyers

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bete Bolong North vs Wairewa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20228/bete-bolong-north/vs/SAL22647/wairewa

Where they differ most

👥 Demographics & Identity

Age structure

Marital status

Age & sex structure

🌏 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

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

Family composition

Household size

🏘️ Housing & Dwellings

How homes are owned or rented

Types of homes

Bedrooms per home

🚗 Transport & Vehicles

How people get to work

Motor vehicles per home

🚆 Migration & Movement

💼 Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

Occupations people work in

🚶 Walkability

Compare Bete Bolong North with nearby areas

Compare Wairewa with nearby areas

Cite this page

Demographics & Identity

Ancestry & Birthplace

Language

Religion

Education & Qualifications

Income

Health & Disability

Community Participation

First Nations

Family & Households

Housing & Dwellings

Transport & Vehicles

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Walkability