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Cobungra vs Dinner Plain
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 11 km apart · Cobungra profile · Dinner Plain profile
Cobungra Dinner Plain
Dinner Plain and Cobungra are both sparsely populated areas in Victoria. Dinner Plain is the younger of the two, with a typical resident aged 37 compared to 47 in Cobungra. This age gap is reflected in the family structures, as Dinner Plain has far more people in de facto relationships (24.7% versus 13.2%) and a much higher share of bachelor degrees (30.2% versus 15.2%). In contrast, Cobungra is far more likely to have older residents, with 24.1% aged 65 and over compared to just 7.0% in Dinner Plain.
Both areas are similarly sized in terms of their homes, with about 2.3 to 2.4 people per house. While they share this residential pattern, they differ in how people spend their time; Cobungra has a far higher share of volunteers (26.1% versus 13.8%) and more people providing unpaid care. Dinner Plain is more walkable and has more local amenities, while Cobungra has a higher proportion of people working from home (33.3% versus 18.5%) and a higher rate of full-time employment.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 53
- First area, 2021: 58
- Second area, 2011: 143
- Second area, 2016: 230
- Second area, 2021: 128
- First area, 2016: 47 yrs
- First area, 2021: 47 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 37 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 Cobungra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Dinner Plain: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Cobungra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Dinner Plain: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Cobungra: 9.3% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Dinner Plain: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Cobungra: 7.0% males, 7.0% females; 70–74 in Dinner Plain: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 65–69 in Cobungra: 7.0% males, 7.0% females; 65–69 in Dinner Plain: 0.0% males, 3.6% females
- 60–64 in Cobungra: 7.0% males, 0.0% females; 60–64 in Dinner Plain: 4.5% males, 2.7% females
- 55–59 in Cobungra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 55–59 in Dinner Plain: 3.6% males, 3.6% females
- 50–54 in Cobungra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 50–54 in Dinner Plain: 5.5% males, 2.7% females
- 45–49 in Cobungra: 18.6% males, 0.0% females; 45–49 in Dinner Plain: 5.5% males, 4.5% females
- 40–44 in Cobungra: 7.0% males, 0.0% females; 40–44 in Dinner Plain: 2.7% males, 4.5% females
- 35–39 in Cobungra: 0.0% males, 9.3% females; 35–39 in Dinner Plain: 7.3% males, 5.5% females
- 30–34 in Cobungra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 30–34 in Dinner Plain: 9.1% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Cobungra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in Dinner Plain: 9.1% males, 3.6% females
- 20–24 in Cobungra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 20–24 in Dinner Plain: 2.7% males, 2.7% females
- 15–19 in Cobungra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 15–19 in Dinner Plain: 5.5% males, 5.5% females
- 10–14 in Cobungra: 14.0% males, 7.0% females; 10–14 in Dinner Plain: 0.0% males, 2.7% females
- 5–9 in Cobungra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 5–9 in Dinner Plain: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Cobungra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 0–4 in Dinner Plain: 0.0% males, 2.7% 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: $519
- First area, 2021: $900
- Second area, 2011: $785
- Second area, 2016: $917
- Second area, 2021: $1,010
- First area, 2016: $1,187
- First area, 2021: $1,437
- Second area, 2011: $1,410
- Second area, 2016: $1,875
- Second area, 2021: $2,250
- First area, 2016: $1,312
- First area, 2021: $2,083
- Second area, 2011: $1,583
- Second area, 2016: $1,949
- Second area, 2021: $3,125
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: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.0
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- Second area, 2011: $370
- Second area, 2016: $365
- Second area, 2021: $269
- First area, 2021: $1,842
- Second area, 2011: $1,408
- Second area, 2016: $1,762
- Second area, 2021: $1,452
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 1.00
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 1.00
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
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). Cobungra vs Dinner Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20595/cobungra/vs/SAL20760/dinner-plain