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Dederang vs Mudgegonga
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 13 km apart · Dederang profile · Mudgegonga profile
Dederang Mudgegonga
Dederang and Mudgegonga are two nearby rural areas in Victoria with small populations. Dederang is younger, with a typical resident aged 44 compared to 56 in Mudgegonga. Dederang is also more accessible for daily needs, as it has far more walkable amenities and a higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school (23.4%) and groceries (16.4%), while Mudgegonga has none. In contrast, Mudgegonga has a more highly qualified workforce, with 26.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 13.6% in Dederang.
Both areas are almost identical in their housing style, as every home in both places is a separate detached house. They also share a very low unemployment rate of 0.0%. While they have many similarities, some gaps are wide; for example, the typical weekly rent in Mudgegonga is far higher at $350, compared to $162 in Dederang. Since 2011, the gap in the number of people who have moved into the area in the last five years has widened, with Dederang seeing a far higher share of new arrivals at 38.7%.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 307
- First area, 2016: 167
- First area, 2021: 198
- Second area, 2011: 257
- Second area, 2016: 172
- Second area, 2021: 184
- First area, 2011: 50 yrs
- First area, 2016: 50 yrs
- First area, 2021: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 49 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 54 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 56 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 Dederang: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Mudgegonga: 1.7% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Dederang: 2.6% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Mudgegonga: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Dederang: 2.0% males, 3.1% females; 75–79 in Mudgegonga: 1.7% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Dederang: 4.1% males, 2.0% females; 70–74 in Mudgegonga: 5.6% males, 2.3% females
- 65–69 in Dederang: 2.0% males, 4.6% females; 65–69 in Mudgegonga: 6.2% males, 2.3% females
- 60–64 in Dederang: 5.6% males, 7.7% females; 60–64 in Mudgegonga: 8.5% males, 8.5% females
- 55–59 in Dederang: 2.0% males, 4.6% females; 55–59 in Mudgegonga: 5.6% males, 6.8% females
- 50–54 in Dederang: 2.0% males, 3.1% females; 50–54 in Mudgegonga: 2.8% males, 6.2% females
- 45–49 in Dederang: 2.6% males, 2.6% females; 45–49 in Mudgegonga: 5.1% males, 0.0% females
- 40–44 in Dederang: 3.1% males, 3.6% females; 40–44 in Mudgegonga: 1.7% males, 2.3% females
- 35–39 in Dederang: 2.0% males, 2.6% females; 35–39 in Mudgegonga: 2.3% males, 2.3% females
- 30–34 in Dederang: 2.6% males, 2.0% females; 30–34 in Mudgegonga: 0.0% males, 1.7% females
- 25–29 in Dederang: 2.0% males, 5.1% females; 25–29 in Mudgegonga: 5.6% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Dederang: 3.6% males, 3.6% females; 20–24 in Mudgegonga: 0.0% males, 3.4% females
- 15–19 in Dederang: 2.6% males, 0.0% females; 15–19 in Mudgegonga: 0.0% males, 2.3% females
- 10–14 in Dederang: 2.0% males, 2.0% females; 10–14 in Mudgegonga: 1.7% males, 0.0% females
- 5–9 in Dederang: 4.1% males, 5.1% females; 5–9 in Mudgegonga: 1.7% males, 5.1% females
- 0–4 in Dederang: 3.6% males, 0.0% females; 0–4 in Mudgegonga: 2.8% males, 4.0% 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: $557
- First area, 2016: $595
- First area, 2021: $790
- Second area, 2011: $562
- Second area, 2016: $680
- Second area, 2021: $743
- First area, 2011: $1,053
- First area, 2016: $1,224
- First area, 2021: $2,035
- Second area, 2011: $1,199
- Second area, 2016: $1,271
- Second area, 2021: $1,583
- First area, 2011: $1,267
- First area, 2016: $1,406
- First area, 2021: $2,125
- Second area, 2011: $1,292
- Second area, 2016: $1,625
- Second area, 2021: $1,963
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: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.8
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.2
- Second area, 2021: 2.2
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $130
- First area, 2016: $150
- First area, 2021: $162
- Second area, 2011: $200
- Second area, 2016: $115
- Second area, 2021: $350
- First area, 2011: $949
- First area, 2016: $1,083
- First area, 2021: $1,733
- Second area, 2011: $1,900
- Second area, 2016: $1,409
- Second area, 2021: $1,517
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.00
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
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). Dederang vs Mudgegonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20726/dederang/vs/SAL21826/mudgegonga