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Gateway Island vs Wodonga

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.3 km apart · Gateway Island profile · Wodonga profile

Gateway Island Wodonga

Wodonga and Gateway Island are neighbouring areas in Victoria with very different profiles. Wodonga is a larger residential hub with a population of 20,259, where typical weekly family incomes are $1,786. In contrast, Gateway Island is sparsely populated and largely non-residential, with a typical resident age of 51, which is far older than the 39 years seen in Wodonga. Wodonga is very walkable, with 85.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school and 77.7% within reach of health services, whereas Gateway Island has no homes within that distance of health services.

Both areas are almost identical when it comes to the average school size and school advantage scores. While they share these educational markers, they differ in how people get around. Wodonga has far more public transport stops and a higher walkability score, while Gateway Island is only somewhat walkable. This contrast is also seen in the housing, with people per bedroom being far higher in Gateway Island at 1.30 compared to 0.70 in Wodonga.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Gateway Islandin Wodonga +20,259 larger in Wodonga gap steady
0 0th pct 20,259 90th pct
  • First area, 2016: 10
  • First area, 2021: 0
  • Second area, 2011: 16,487
  • Second area, 2016: 18,948
  • Second area, 2021: 20,259
Median age in Gateway Islandin Wodonga +12 yrs older in Gateway Island gap narrowing
51 yrs 74th pct 39 yrs 26th pct
  • First area, 2016: 24 yrs
  • First area, 2021: 51 yrs
  • Second area, 2011: 37 yrs
  • Second area, 2016: 37 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 39 yrs
3.6% 64th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 2.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 2.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 3.6%
18.9% 51st pct
  • Second area, 2011: 15.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 16.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 18.9%
19.1% 64th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 19.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 19.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 19.1%
12.6% 54th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 10.4%
  • Second area, 2016: 11.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 12.6%

Marital status

0.0% Married +42.1 pts ▸ 42.1%
0.0% Never married +36.9 pts ▸ 36.9%
0.0% Divorced +10.9 pts ▸ 10.9%
0.0% Widowed +5.7 pts ▸ 5.7%
0.0% Separated +4.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

Ancestry & Birthplace

13.8% 60th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 11.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 11.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 13.8%

Language

9.5% 75th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 5.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 7.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 9.5%
Limited English in Gateway Islandin Wodonga
1.8% 84th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 1.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 1.8%

Religion

43.1% 58th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 22.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 30.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 43.1%

Education & Qualifications

45.2% 51st pct
  • Second area, 2011: 35.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 39.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 45.2%
16.1% 55th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 10.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 12.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 16.1%
Schools/1k kids in Gateway Islandin Wodonga
2.07 30th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Gateway Islandin Wodonga +8 more in Wodonga
11 81st pct 19 86th pct
Avg size in Gateway Islandin Wodonga +20 larger in Gateway Island
635 87th pct 615 86th pct
ICSEA in Gateway Islandin Wodonga +12 higher in Gateway Island
993 52nd pct 982 44th pct

Highest year of school

0.0% Year 12 +45.2 pts ▸ 45.2%
0.0% Year 10 +22.2 pts ▸ 22.2%
0.0% Year 11 +14.4 pts ▸ 14.4%
0.0% Year 9 or below +11.7 pts ▸ 11.7%

Income

Personal income in Gateway Islandin Wodonga +$367 higher in Gateway Island gap widening
$1,125 88th pct $758 51st pct
  • First area, 2016: $450
  • First area, 2021: $1,125
  • Second area, 2011: $523
  • Second area, 2016: $628
  • Second area, 2021: $758
Household income in Gateway Islandin Wodonga +$135 higher in Gateway Island
$1,499 47th pct $1,364 38th pct
  • First area, 2021: $1,499
  • Second area, 2011: $931
  • Second area, 2016: $1,140
  • Second area, 2021: $1,364
Family income in Gateway Islandin Wodonga +$661 higher in Wodonga
$1,125 10th pct $1,786 43rd pct
  • First area, 2021: $1,125
  • Second area, 2011: $1,182
  • Second area, 2016: $1,436
  • Second area, 2021: $1,786
6.5% 41st pct
  • Second area, 2011: 2.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 3.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 6.5%
High-income homes in Gateway Islandin Wodonga
12.4% 38th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 3.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 6.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 12.4%

Household income distribution

0.0% $650–$1,499 +33.0 pts ▸ 33.0%
0.0% $1,500–$2,999 +29.9 pts ▸ 29.9%
0.0% Under $650 +18.4 pts ▸ 18.4%
0.0% $3,000–$3,999 +7.4 pts ▸ 7.4%
0.0% $4,000 or more +5.0 pts ▸ 5.0%

Personal income distribution

0.0% Under $650 +40.5 pts ▸ 40.5%
0.0% $650–$1,499 +37.2 pts ▸ 37.2%
0.0% $1,500–$2,999 +14.2 pts ▸ 14.2%
0.0% $3,000 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Gateway Islandin Wodonga
34.6% 76th pct
13.4% 88th pct
Needs assistance in Gateway Islandin Wodonga
7.2% 76th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 5.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 5.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 7.2%

Community Participation

14.8% 34th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 20.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 20.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 14.8%
14.6% 70th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 12.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 13.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 14.6%
Unpaid child care in Gateway Islandin Wodonga
27.6% 62nd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 28.4%
  • Second area, 2016: 28.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 27.6%
Defence service in Gateway Islandin Wodonga
6.3% 87th pct
21.4% 34th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 23.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 21.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 21.4%

First Nations

First Nations people in Gateway Islandin Wodonga +728 larger in Wodonga
0 0th pct 728 87th pct
21 yrs 29th pct
35.4% 38th pct
11.5% 56th pct
$580 43rd pct
Household income in Gateway Islandin Wodonga
$1,223 28th pct
Indigenous language in Gateway Islandin Wodonga
4.3% 51st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Gateway Islandin Wodonga +0.3 larger in Wodonga gap narrowing
2.0 14th pct 2.3 29th pct
  • First area, 2016: 4.0
  • First area, 2021: 2.0
  • Second area, 2011: 2.3
  • Second area, 2016: 2.3
  • Second area, 2021: 2.3
20.1% 87th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 20.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 19.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 20.1%
31.5% 76th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 30.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 30.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 31.5%

Family composition

100.0% Couples with children ◂ +49.7 pts 50.3%
0.0% Couples without children +28.2 pts ▸ 28.2%
0.0% One-parent families +20.1 pts ▸ 20.1%
0.0% Other families +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

Household size

0.0% 2 people +34.5 pts ▸ 34.5%
0.0% 1 person +31.5 pts ▸ 31.5%
0.0% 3 people +14.3 pts ▸ 14.3%
0.0% 4 people +12.1 pts ▸ 12.1%
0.0% 5 people +5.1 pts ▸ 5.1%
0.0% 6 or more +2.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

Housing & Dwellings

$280 50th pct
  • Second area, 2011: $200
  • Second area, 2016: $249
  • Second area, 2021: $280
$1,387 34th pct
  • Second area, 2011: $1,375
  • Second area, 2016: $1,350
  • Second area, 2021: $1,387
People / bedroom in Gateway Islandin Wodonga +0.60 higher in Gateway Island gap widening
1.30 100th pct 0.70 14th pct
  • First area, 2016: 1.30
  • First area, 2021: 1.30
  • Second area, 2011: 1.10
  • Second area, 2016: 0.80
  • Second area, 2021: 0.70
37.4% 87th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 36.6%
  • Second area, 2016: 38.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 37.4%
30.1% 23rd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 29.6%
  • Second area, 2016: 28.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 30.1%
Separate houses in Gateway Islandin Wodonga
86.3% 26th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 79.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 83.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 86.3%
78.6% 47th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 75.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 76.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 78.6%

How homes are owned or rented

0.0% Rented +37.4 pts ▸ 37.4%
0.0% Owned outright +30.1 pts ▸ 30.1%
0.0% Owned with a mortgage +29.8 pts ▸ 29.8%
0.0% Not stated +1.9 pts ▸ 1.9%
0.0% Other tenure +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house ◂ +13.7 pts 86.3%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +12.0 pts ▸ 12.0%
0.0% Flat or apartment +1.3 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.0% Other dwelling +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

0.0% 3 bedrooms +46.2 pts ▸ 46.2%
0.0% 4 bedrooms +28.9 pts ▸ 28.9%
0.0% 2 bedrooms +16.4 pts ▸ 16.4%
0.0% 5 or more +3.5 pts ▸ 3.5%
0.0% 1 bedroom +3.2 pts ▸ 3.2%
0.0% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Transport & Vehicles

6.3% 79th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 8.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 7.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 6.3%
8.2% 20th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 2.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 2.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 8.2%
0.4% 64th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.4%
PT stops in Gateway Islandin Wodonga +103 more in Wodonga
4 73rd pct 107 90th pct
5.28 79th pct
374.5 76th pct
PT routes in Gateway Islandin Wodonga +24 more in Wodonga
4 82nd pct 28 87th pct
Stop walk in Gateway Islandin Wodonga +15 longer in Gateway Island
17 56th pct 2 14th pct

How people get to work

100.0% Car (driver) ◂ +29.3 pts 70.7%
0.0% Worked at home +8.2 pts ▸ 8.2%
0.0% Car (passenger) +5.0 pts ▸ 5.0%
0.0% Walked +2.0 pts ▸ 2.0%
0.0% Bicycle +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.0% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

0.0% 2 vehicles +38.3 pts ▸ 38.3%
0.0% 1 vehicle +38.1 pts ▸ 38.1%
0.0% 3 vehicles +11.9 pts ▸ 11.9%
0.0% No vehicle +6.3 pts ▸ 6.3%
0.0% 4 or more +5.4 pts ▸ 5.4%

Migration & Movement

43.5% 86th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 40.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 43.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 43.5%
Recent arrivals in Gateway Islandin Wodonga
21.4% 88th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 17.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 15.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 21.4%

Jobs & Industry

5.0% 69th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 6.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 7.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 5.0%
60.1% 48th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 59.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 59.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 60.1%
58.5% 52nd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 61.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 60.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 58.5%

Industries people work in

0.0% Health care & social assistance +18.0 pts ▸ 18.0%
0.0% Retail trade +11.1 pts ▸ 11.1%
0.0% Manufacturing +10.4 pts ▸ 10.4%
0.0% Construction +9.5 pts ▸ 9.5%
0.0% Public administration & safety +9.2 pts ▸ 9.2%
0.0% Education & training +8.4 pts ▸ 8.4%
0.0% Accommodation & food +6.5 pts ▸ 6.5%
0.0% Transport & warehousing +4.6 pts ▸ 4.6%
0.0% Other services +4.0 pts ▸ 4.0%
0.0% Professional & technical +3.5 pts ▸ 3.5%
0.0% Administrative & support +2.9 pts ▸ 2.9%
0.0% Wholesale trade +2.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

Occupations people work in

0.0% Professionals +18.0 pts ▸ 18.0%
0.0% Technicians & trades +15.3 pts ▸ 15.3%
0.0% Community & personal service +14.4 pts ▸ 14.4%
0.0% Labourers +11.7 pts ▸ 11.7%
0.0% Clerical & administrative +11.3 pts ▸ 11.3%
0.0% Managers +10.4 pts ▸ 10.4%
0.0% Sales workers +9.3 pts ▸ 9.3%
0.0% Machinery operators & drivers +7.8 pts ▸ 7.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Gateway Islandin Wodonga +1.4 higher in Wodonga
5.5 86th pct 6.9 92nd pct
Types ≤15 min in Gateway Islandin Wodonga +1.9 more in Wodonga
4.8 82nd pct 6.7 92nd pct
15-min city in Gateway Islandin Wodonga +22.3 pts higher in Wodonga
61.1% 82nd pct 83.4% 91st pct
Walk to shops in Gateway Islandin Wodonga +23.0 pts higher in Wodonga
52.8% 80th pct 75.8% 87th pct
Walk to transit in Gateway Islandin Wodonga +6.2 pts higher in Wodonga
83.3% 82nd pct 89.5% 84th pct
Walk to school in Gateway Islandin Wodonga +24.3 pts higher in Wodonga
61.1% 79th pct 85.4% 89th pct
Walk to a park in Gateway Islandin Wodonga +5.1 pts higher in Wodonga
94.4% 83rd pct 99.5% 86th pct
Walk to health in Gateway Islandin Wodonga +77.7 pts higher in Wodonga
0.0% 0th pct 77.7% 93rd pct
30.6 73rd pct
Intersections/km² in Gateway Islandin Wodonga +116 higher in Wodonga
22 74th pct 138 88th pct
Mean slope in Gateway Islandin Wodonga +0.7 pts higher in Wodonga
3.4% 19th pct 4.1% 30th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Gateway Island vs Wodonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20970/gateway-island/vs/SAL22819/wodonga