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Bruthen vs Bumberrah
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 9.1 km apart · Bruthen profile · Bumberrah profile
Bruthen Bumberrah
Bruthen and Bumberrah are neighbouring areas in East Gippsland, though they differ in layout and population. Bruthen is more developed, with a walkability score of 2.8 (mostly car-dependent) and far more amenities within a 15-minute walk, including groceries and schools. Bumberrah is car-dependent, with a score of 0.1. Economic gaps are also notable; full-time employment is far higher in Bumberrah (63.4% compared to 52.1% in Bruthen), while Bruthen has far more households earning $3,000 or more a week (12.1% versus 0.0%).
Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people providing unpaid care, at around 17%. They also share similar typical weekly personal incomes of roughly $610 to $625 and have almost identical shares of children under 15. While Bumberrah has a higher rate of outright home ownership (54.8% compared to 40.8% in Bruthen), both areas are older than the national average.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 805
- First area, 2016: 814
- First area, 2021: 820
- Second area, 2016: 80
- Second area, 2021: 101
- First area, 2011: 45 yrs
- First area, 2016: 45 yrs
- First area, 2021: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 46 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 Bruthen: 0.7% males, 0.4% females; 85+ in Bumberrah: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Bruthen: 1.6% males, 0.6% females; 80–84 in Bumberrah: 3.3% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Bruthen: 1.4% males, 2.1% females; 75–79 in Bumberrah: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Bruthen: 3.3% males, 2.1% females; 70–74 in Bumberrah: 4.4% males, 0.0% females
- 65–69 in Bruthen: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 65–69 in Bumberrah: 7.8% males, 3.3% females
- 60–64 in Bruthen: 4.1% males, 4.7% females; 60–64 in Bumberrah: 4.4% males, 5.6% females
- 55–59 in Bruthen: 5.2% males, 3.9% females; 55–59 in Bumberrah: 8.9% males, 3.3% females
- 50–54 in Bruthen: 2.8% males, 3.5% females; 50–54 in Bumberrah: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 45–49 in Bruthen: 2.7% males, 3.1% females; 45–49 in Bumberrah: 0.0% males, 4.4% females
- 40–44 in Bruthen: 3.0% males, 3.7% females; 40–44 in Bumberrah: 5.6% males, 7.8% females
- 35–39 in Bruthen: 2.7% males, 2.5% females; 35–39 in Bumberrah: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 30–34 in Bruthen: 2.3% males, 3.9% females; 30–34 in Bumberrah: 5.6% males, 5.6% females
- 25–29 in Bruthen: 3.3% males, 3.5% females; 25–29 in Bumberrah: 0.0% males, 3.3% females
- 20–24 in Bruthen: 2.0% males, 1.4% females; 20–24 in Bumberrah: 0.0% males, 3.3% females
- 15–19 in Bruthen: 2.6% males, 2.3% females; 15–19 in Bumberrah: 0.0% males, 3.3% females
- 10–14 in Bruthen: 2.6% males, 2.2% females; 10–14 in Bumberrah: 0.0% males, 4.4% females
- 5–9 in Bruthen: 3.7% males, 3.2% females; 5–9 in Bumberrah: 3.3% males, 4.4% females
- 0–4 in Bruthen: 3.8% males, 3.2% females; 0–4 in Bumberrah: 7.8% 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, 2011: $389
- First area, 2016: $490
- First area, 2021: $625
- Second area, 2016: $556
- Second area, 2021: $609
- First area, 2011: $808
- First area, 2016: $1,011
- First area, 2021: $1,198
- Second area, 2016: $1,281
- Second area, 2021: $1,437
- First area, 2011: $1,037
- First area, 2016: $1,235
- First area, 2021: $1,508
- Second area, 2016: $1,281
- Second area, 2021: $1,812
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: 2.2
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $100
- First area, 2016: $209
- First area, 2021: $250
- Second area, 2021: $285
- First area, 2011: $1,127
- First area, 2016: $1,098
- First area, 2021: $1,083
- Second area, 2016: $1,651
- Second area, 2021: $1,437
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2016: 0.50
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
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
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bruthen vs Bumberrah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20364/bruthen/vs/SAL20392/bumberrah