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Forge Creek vs Loch Sport

Name: Forge Creek vs Loch Sport — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 21 km apart · Forge Creek profile · Loch Sport profile

Forge Creek Loch Sport

Loch Sport and Forge Creek are two nearby Victorian areas with very different profiles. Loch Sport is a much older community, where the typical resident is 63 and 46.8% of people are aged 65 or over. In contrast, Forge Creek is younger, with a typical age of 45 and a much larger share of children under 15 (14.5% compared to 4.1% in Loch Sport). Forge Creek also has significantly higher typical incomes, with household weekly earnings of $1,863 compared to $674 in Loch Sport, and a larger share of residents with a bachelor degree or higher (24.2% versus 8.7%).

Both areas are almost identical in their proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents, at around 2%. They are also alike in that almost every home is a separate detached house. While Forge Creek has more families with children and larger homes, Loch Sport has more people living alone and a higher rate of outright home ownership. This difference is mirrored in their transport options, as Loch Sport has far more public transport stops and departures than Forge Creek.

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Where they differ most

Population: 675 larger in Loch Sport Median age: 18 yrs older in Loch Sport Aged 65+: 26.6 pts higher in Loch Sport Year 12: 29.2 pts higher in Forge Creek Living alone: 33.9 pts higher in Loch Sport

Demographics & Identity

Population in Forge Creek in Loch Sport +675 larger in Loch Sport gap widening

346 60th pct 1,021 73rd pct

Median age in Forge Creek in Loch Sport +18 yrs older in Loch Sport gap narrowing

45 yrs 50th pct 63 yrs 97th pct

Age structure

20.2% Seniors (65+) +26.6 pts ▸ 46.8%

29.2% Older adults (45–64) +10.7 pts ▸ 39.9%

20.2% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +14.6 pts 5.6%

16.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +12.2 pts 4.0%

14.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +10.3 pts 4.1%

Marital status

57.1% Married ◂ +9.1 pts 48.0%

31.1% Never married ◂ +14.1 pts 17.0%

7.6% Divorced +13.7 pts ▸ 21.3%

3.5% Widowed +4.5 pts ▸ 8.0%

1.0% Separated +5.2 pts ▸ 6.3%

Age & sex structure

Forge Creek Loch Sport

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

81.5% Australia ◂ +10.2 pts 71.3%

2.0% England +5.0 pts ▸ 7.1%

1.4% New Zealand +0.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.9% India ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

0.9% Italy ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.0% Philippines +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% China even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

43.9% English +3.7 pts ▸ 47.6%

41.9% Australian ◂ +12.2 pts 29.7%

11.8% Irish +1.4 pts ▸ 13.2%

10.7% Scottish +0.8 pts ▸ 11.5%

6.1% German ◂ +0.9 pts 5.2%

3.5% Italian ◂ +1.8 pts 1.7%

3.2% Dutch ◂ +0.6 pts 2.5%

1.7% Filipino ◂ +1.3 pts 0.4%

0.9% Greek ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.0% Chinese +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Indian even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

86.7% English only +2.0 pts ▸ 88.7%

0.9% Greek ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.0% Mandarin +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Tagalog +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Italian +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

47.1% No religion ◂ +4.6 pts 42.5%

40.2% Christianity +6.3 pts ▸ 46.5%

11.0% Not stated ◂ +1.3 pts 9.7%

1.7% Buddhism ◂ +0.8 pts 1.0%

0.0% Islam even 0.0%

0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Forge Creek in Loch Sport

— 23.81 90th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Forge Creek in Loch Sport +1 more in Forge Creek

2 62nd pct 1 43rd pct

Avg size in Forge Creek in Loch Sport +109 larger in Forge Creek

130 30th pct 21 5th pct

ICSEA in Forge Creek in Loch Sport +69 higher in Forge Creek

979 43rd pct 910 13th pct

Highest year of school

56.3% Year 12 ◂ +29.2 pts 27.1%

14.4% Year 10 +12.6 pts ▸ 27.1%

5.9% Year 9 or below +14.0 pts ▸ 20.0%

12.2% Year 11 +4.4 pts ▸ 16.6%

Highest qualification level

29.7% Certificate III / IV +12.4 pts ▸ 42.0%

20.9% Bachelor degree ◂ +11.5 pts 9.4%

13.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.1 pts ▸ 13.2%

8.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +4.6 pts 4.2%

8.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +6.1 pts 2.7%

1.6% Certificate I / II +1.0 pts ▸ 2.7%

Field of qualification

12.1% Engineering & related +8.1 pts ▸ 20.2%

12.6% Society & culture ◂ +3.0 pts 9.6%

11.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +10.0 pts 1.5%

11.5% Health ◂ +1.4 pts 10.2%

11.5% Education ◂ +5.0 pts 6.5%

7.7% Management & commerce +3.1 pts ▸ 10.7%

6.0% Architecture & building +2.0 pts ▸ 8.1%

4.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.4 pts ▸ 6.3%

4.4% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +3.4 pts 1.0%

0.0% Creative arts +3.6 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.7% Information technology ◂ +2.2 pts 0.6%

Income

Personal income in Forge Creek in Loch Sport +$295 higher in Forge Creek gap widening

$728 45th pct $433 7th pct

Household income in Forge Creek in Loch Sport +$1,189 higher in Forge Creek gap widening

$1,863 69th pct $674 1st pct

Family income in Forge Creek in Loch Sport +$1,064 higher in Forge Creek gap widening

$1,912 52nd pct $848 2nd pct

Household income distribution

8.0% Under $650 +36.1 pts ▸ 44.1%

36.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +25.3 pts 10.7%

27.0% $650–$1,499 +6.6 pts ▸ 33.6%

12.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +10.7 pts 1.3%

11.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +9.3 pts 1.7%

Personal income distribution

45.3% Under $650 +20.4 pts ▸ 65.8%

31.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +13.4 pts 18.4%

14.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +9.1 pts 5.1%

3.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 1.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.6% Arthritis +11.7 pts ▸ 23.2%

6.1% Mental health +9.8 pts ▸ 15.9%

6.4% Diabetes +6.2 pts ▸ 12.5%

7.8% Other condition +4.6 pts ▸ 12.4%

8.7% Asthma +3.2 pts ▸ 11.9%

2.6% Heart disease +7.6 pts ▸ 10.2%

0.0% Lung condition +6.5 pts ▸ 6.5%

2.6% Cancer +3.8 pts ▸ 6.4%

0.0% Stroke +2.7 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.4% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 1.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

61.8% None ◂ +24.3 pts 37.5%

19.9% One condition +10.7 pts ▸ 30.7%

6.1% Two conditions +8.3 pts ▸ 14.4%

3.2% Three or more +5.8 pts ▸ 9.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Forge Creek in Loch Sport +11 larger in Loch Sport

7 54th pct 18 66th pct

Median age in Forge Creek in Loch Sport +26 yrs older in Loch Sport

19 yrs 21st pct 45 yrs 83rd pct

Median income in Forge Creek in Loch Sport +$488 higher in Forge Creek

$900 73rd pct $412 19th pct

Household income in Forge Creek in Loch Sport +$1,507 higher in Forge Creek

$2,250 71st pct $743 9th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Forge Creek in Loch Sport +1.1 larger in Forge Creek gap steady

2.8 76th pct 1.7 6th pct

Family composition

35.7% Couples without children +31.8 pts ▸ 67.5%

57.4% Couples with children ◂ +40.6 pts 16.8%

7.0% One-parent families +6.5 pts ▸ 13.5%

0.0% Other families +2.9 pts ▸ 2.9%

Household size

45.0% 2 people +1.3 pts ▸ 46.3%

12.0% 1 person +33.9 pts ▸ 45.9%

15.0% 4 people ◂ +13.3 pts 1.7%

12.0% 3 people ◂ +6.2 pts 5.8%

9.0% 5 people ◂ +9.0 pts 0.0%

4.0% 6 or more ◂ +3.2 pts 0.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Forge Creek in Loch Sport +$40 higher in Forge Creek gap widening

$220 31st pct $180 20th pct

Mortgage in Forge Creek in Loch Sport +$817 higher in Forge Creek gap narrowing

$1,517 43rd pct $700 7th pct

People / bedroom in Forge Creek in Loch Sport +0.20 higher in Forge Creek gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.60 7th pct

How homes are owned or rented

47.0% Owned outright +20.2 pts ▸ 67.2%

43.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +20.5 pts 22.5%

8.0% Rented ◂ +0.7 pts 7.3%

7.0% Other tenure ◂ +4.9 pts 2.1%

3.0% Not stated ◂ +1.5 pts 1.5%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house ◂ +0.6 pts 99.4%

0.0% Flat or apartment +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached even 0.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

47.0% 3 bedrooms +3.9 pts ▸ 50.9%

31.0% 4 bedrooms ◂ +19.1 pts 11.9%

5.0% 2 bedrooms +24.9 pts ▸ 29.9%

14.0% 5 or more ◂ +10.5 pts 3.5%

0.0% 1 bedroom +3.6 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

75.0% $200–$349 ◂ +48.7 pts 26.3%

50.0% Under $200 +5.3 pts ▸ 55.3%

0.0% $350–$549 +7.9 pts ▸ 7.9%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

32.6% Under $1,000 +29.8 pts ▸ 62.4%

39.5% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +13.9 pts 25.6%

16.3% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +6.9 pts 9.4%

11.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +11.6 pts 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Forge Creek in Loch Sport +14 more in Loch Sport

0 0th pct 14 84th pct

Stops/1k in Forge Creek in Loch Sport +13.71 more in Loch Sport

0.00 0th pct 13.71 89th pct

Departures/1k in Forge Creek in Loch Sport +88.1 more in Loch Sport

0.0 0th pct 88.1 67th pct

PT routes in Forge Creek in Loch Sport +1 more in Loch Sport

0 0th pct 1 71st pct

Stop walk in Forge Creek in Loch Sport

— 57 83rd pct

How people get to work

59.6% Car (driver) +2.8 pts ▸ 62.3%

10.1% Worked at home +1.1 pts ▸ 11.3%

9.0% Car (passenger) ◂ +6.4 pts 2.6%

6.2% Walked ◂ +1.0 pts 5.2%

3.4% Bus ◂ +3.4 pts 0.0%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

11.7% 1 vehicle +34.3 pts ▸ 45.9%

43.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +7.4 pts 36.3%

28.2% 3 vehicles ◂ +19.1 pts 9.1%

17.5% 4 or more ◂ +13.0 pts 4.4%

0.0% No vehicle +4.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

19.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.4 pts 14.7%

6.7% Accommodation & food +6.7 pts ▸ 13.4%

11.2% Education & training ◂ +1.7 pts 9.5%

5.6% Retail trade +5.2 pts ▸ 10.8%

10.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +8.5 pts 2.2%

8.4% Construction ◂ +1.9 pts 6.5%

6.7% Manufacturing +0.6 pts ▸ 7.4%

6.2% Professional & technical +0.3 pts ▸ 6.5%

3.9% Administrative & support +1.7 pts ▸ 5.6%

0.0% Electricity, gas & water +5.2 pts ▸ 5.2%

5.1% Other services ◂ +2.0 pts 3.0%

4.5% Transport & warehousing +0.3 pts ▸ 4.8%

Occupations people work in

23.6% Professionals ◂ +12.8 pts 10.8%

21.9% Managers ◂ +6.8 pts 15.2%

13.5% Community & personal service +5.1 pts ▸ 18.6%

12.4% Technicians & trades +5.8 pts ▸ 18.2%

10.1% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.6 pts 6.5%

7.3% Clerical & administrative +2.7 pts ▸ 10.0%

9.6% Labourers +0.4 pts ▸ 10.0%

5.6% Sales workers +3.9 pts ▸ 9.5%

Walkability

Walk score in Forge Creek in Loch Sport +3.6 higher in Loch Sport

0.3 47th pct 4.0 77th pct

Types ≤15 min in Forge Creek in Loch Sport +3.4 more in Loch Sport

0.3 46th pct 3.7 76th pct

15-min city in Forge Creek in Loch Sport +24.0 pts higher in Loch Sport

0.0% 0th pct 24.0% 73rd pct

Walk to shops in Forge Creek in Loch Sport +63.9 pts higher in Loch Sport

2.5% 59th pct 66.4% 84th pct

Walk to transit in Forge Creek in Loch Sport +95.4 pts higher in Loch Sport

0.0% 0th pct 95.4% 86th pct

Walk to school in Forge Creek in Loch Sport +14.1 pts higher in Loch Sport

0.0% 0th pct 14.1% 62nd pct

Walk to a park in Forge Creek in Loch Sport +29.1 pts higher in Loch Sport

26.7% 57th pct 55.8% 66th pct

Walk to health in Forge Creek in Loch Sport +23.5 pts higher in Loch Sport

0.0% 0th pct 23.5% 77th pct

Amenities/1k in Forge Creek in Loch Sport +0.4 more in Forge Creek

34.7 74th pct 34.3 74th pct

Intersections/km² in Forge Creek in Loch Sport +3 higher in Loch Sport

1 49th pct 4 63rd pct

Mean slope in Forge Creek in Loch Sport +0.5 pts higher in Loch Sport

3.7% 23rd pct 4.2% 31st pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Forge Creek vs Loch Sport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20938/forge-creek/vs/SAL21524/loch-sport