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Glen Forbes vs Pioneer Bay

Name: Glen Forbes vs Pioneer Bay — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 7.2 km apart · Glen Forbes profile · Pioneer Bay profile

Glen Forbes Pioneer Bay

Pioneer Bay and Glen Forbes are neighbouring areas in Victoria with very different profiles. Pioneer Bay is younger, with a typical resident aged 41, compared to the much older population in Glen Forbes where the typical age is 56. There is a stark difference in wealth and housing; typical weekly household income is far higher in Glen Forbes ($1,562) than in Pioneer Bay ($961), and homes are far more likely to be owned outright in Glen Forbes (48.9% vs 28.6%). Pioneer Bay has a much higher share of one-parent families (22.1% vs 6.9%) and people living alone (41.7% vs 13.3%).

These two areas have tracked differently since 2011, though they share some basic traits. Both are entirely made up of separate houses and have almost identical shares of people born overseas (around 18%). They also have similar unemployment rates and typical weekly personal incomes. While Pioneer Bay is more walkable for parks and transport, Glen Forbes has a much higher share of people working from home (35.4% vs 9.6%).

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Where they differ most

Population: 247 larger in Pioneer Bay Median age: 15 yrs older in Glen Forbes Living alone: 28.4 pts higher in Pioneer Bay Work from home: 25.8 pts higher in Glen Forbes Owned outright: 20.3 pts higher in Glen Forbes

Demographics & Identity

Population in Glen Forbes in Pioneer Bay +247 larger in Pioneer Bay gap steady

118 44th pct 365 61st pct

Median age in Glen Forbes in Pioneer Bay +15 yrs older in Glen Forbes gap widening

56 yrs 87th pct 41 yrs 33rd pct

Age structure

44.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +20.2 pts 23.8%

16.9% Young adults (25–44) +11.5 pts ▸ 28.5%

25.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.0 pts 24.4%

9.3% Children (0–14) +9.0 pts ▸ 18.4%

5.1% Youth (15–24) +2.0 pts ▸ 7.1%

Marital status

54.5% Married ◂ +30.9 pts 23.7%

25.5% Never married +16.2 pts ▸ 41.7%

10.9% Divorced +9.8 pts ▸ 20.7%

2.7% Separated +4.6 pts ▸ 7.3%

0.0% Widowed +7.0 pts ▸ 7.0%

Age & sex structure

Glen Forbes Pioneer Bay

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

74.6% Australia +1.3 pts ▸ 75.9%

4.2% England +2.9 pts ▸ 7.1%

4.2% Italy ◂ +3.4 pts 0.8%

0.0% New Zealand +1.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.0% India even 0.0%

0.0% China even 0.0%

0.0% Philippines even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

0.0% South Africa even 0.0%

Ancestry

50.8% English ◂ +4.0 pts 46.8%

40.7% Australian ◂ +6.2 pts 34.5%

16.9% Irish ◂ +3.5 pts 13.4%

16.9% Scottish ◂ +9.0 pts 7.9%

2.5% German +2.4 pts ▸ 4.9%

0.0% Italian +3.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.5% Dutch +1.3 pts ▸ 3.8%

0.0% Greek +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.0% Indian +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Chinese even 0.0%

0.0% Filipino even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

85.6% English only +5.9 pts ▸ 91.5%

2.5% Italian ◂ +1.7 pts 0.8%

0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

55.9% No religion +1.1 pts ▸ 57.0%

36.4% Christianity ◂ +0.6 pts 35.9%

9.3% Not stated ◂ +2.7 pts 6.6%

0.0% Islam even 0.0%

0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%

0.0% Buddhism even 0.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools ≤3 km in Glen Forbes in Pioneer Bay +1 more in Glen Forbes

1 43rd pct 0 0th pct

Avg size in Glen Forbes in Pioneer Bay

198 37th pct —

ICSEA in Glen Forbes in Pioneer Bay

974 40th pct —

Highest year of school

50.0% Year 12 ◂ +16.9 pts 33.1%

16.0% Year 10 +6.4 pts ▸ 22.4%

13.2% Year 9 or below +8.2 pts ▸ 21.4%

12.3% Year 11 +4.6 pts ▸ 16.9%

Highest qualification level

20.6% Certificate III / IV +22.1 pts ▸ 42.8%

20.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.7 pts ▸ 21.4%

20.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +11.2 pts 9.4%

6.3% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.1 pts 6.3%

0.0% Certificate I / II +2.5 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.0% Postgraduate degree even 0.0%

Field of qualification

15.9% Engineering & related +2.4 pts ▸ 18.2%

17.5% Management & commerce ◂ +1.7 pts 15.7%

15.9% Education ◂ +12.1 pts 3.8%

9.5% Society & culture +6.2 pts ▸ 15.7%

12.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +9.6 pts 3.1%

4.8% Architecture & building +4.7 pts ▸ 9.4%

0.0% Health +8.8 pts ▸ 8.8%

4.8% Creative arts +0.3 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.8% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.4 pts 4.4%

0.0% Natural & physical sciences even 0.0%

0.0% Information technology even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Glen Forbes in Pioneer Bay +$17 higher in Glen Forbes gap narrowing

$621 28th pct $604 25th pct

Household income in Glen Forbes in Pioneer Bay +$601 higher in Glen Forbes gap widening

$1,562 51st pct $961 12th pct

Family income in Glen Forbes in Pioneer Bay +$469 higher in Glen Forbes gap widening

$1,687 37th pct $1,218 12th pct

Household income distribution

28.9% $650–$1,499 +14.5 pts ▸ 43.4%

26.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.8 pts 22.9%

17.8% Under $650 +6.2 pts ▸ 24.0%

8.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +8.9 pts 0.0%

0.0% $4,000 or more even 0.0%

Personal income distribution

43.6% Under $650 +4.4 pts ▸ 48.0%

24.5% $650–$1,499 +10.8 pts ▸ 35.3%

11.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.5 pts 6.3%

0.0% $3,000 or more even 0.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

14.4% Mental health +1.2 pts ▸ 15.6%

13.6% Arthritis ◂ +4.5 pts 9.0%

8.5% Asthma +4.4 pts ▸ 12.9%

11.9% Other condition ◂ +4.7 pts 7.1%

8.5% Heart disease ◂ +4.1 pts 4.4%

6.8% Diabetes +0.1 pts ▸ 6.8%

4.2% Lung condition +1.0 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.4% Cancer ◂ +0.9 pts 2.5%

2.5% Stroke ◂ +0.9 pts 1.6%

0.0% Dementia +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.3% None ◂ +4.8 pts 54.5%

16.9% One condition +8.8 pts ▸ 25.8%

14.4% Two conditions ◂ +8.7 pts 5.8%

2.5% Three or more +4.0 pts ▸ 6.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Glen Forbes in Pioneer Bay +1 larger in Glen Forbes

5 49th pct 4 46th pct

Median age in Glen Forbes in Pioneer Bay +2 yrs older in Glen Forbes

20 yrs 25th pct 18 yrs 18th pct

Median income in Glen Forbes in Pioneer Bay +$376 higher in Pioneer Bay

$349 11th pct $725 58th pct

Household income in Glen Forbes in Pioneer Bay +$999 higher in Glen Forbes

$2,874 87th pct $1,875 57th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Glen Forbes in Pioneer Bay +0.5 larger in Glen Forbes gap widening

2.5 50th pct 2.0 14th pct

Family composition

52.9% Couples without children ◂ +23.3 pts 29.6%

41.2% Couples with children +0.3 pts ▸ 41.5%

6.9% One-parent families +15.3 pts ▸ 22.1%

0.0% Other families +4.0 pts ▸ 4.0%

Household size

44.4% 2 people ◂ +13.0 pts 31.4%

13.3% 1 person +28.4 pts ▸ 41.7%

17.8% 3 people ◂ +2.9 pts 14.9%

8.9% 4 people ◂ +0.9 pts 8.0%

6.7% 5 people ◂ +2.1 pts 4.6%

0.0% 6 or more even 0.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Glen Forbes in Pioneer Bay +$28 higher in Glen Forbes gap steady

$308 59th pct $280 50th pct

Mortgage in Glen Forbes in Pioneer Bay +$964 higher in Glen Forbes gap widening

$2,134 78th pct $1,170 22nd pct

People / bedroom in Glen Forbes in Pioneer Bay +0.10 higher in Glen Forbes gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

48.9% Owned outright ◂ +20.3 pts 28.6%

35.6% Owned with a mortgage +10.2 pts ▸ 45.7%

6.7% Rented +12.8 pts ▸ 19.4%

0.0% Other tenure +2.9 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.0% Not stated +2.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house even 100.0%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached even 0.0%

0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

37.8% 3 bedrooms +13.7 pts ▸ 51.4%

28.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +14.0 pts 14.9%

13.3% 2 bedrooms +10.1 pts ▸ 23.4%

6.7% 5 or more ◂ +5.0 pts 1.7%

0.0% 1 bedroom +2.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

100.0% $200–$349 ◂ +14.7 pts 85.3%

0.0% $350–$549 +23.5 pts ▸ 23.5%

0.0% Under $200 +8.8 pts ▸ 8.8%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

0.0% $1,000–$1,799 +51.2 pts ▸ 51.2%

50.0% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +45.0 pts 5.0%

0.0% Under $1,000 +25.0 pts ▸ 25.0%

0.0% $3,000 or more even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Glen Forbes in Pioneer Bay +2 more in Glen Forbes

4 73rd pct 2 71st pct

Stops/1k in Glen Forbes in Pioneer Bay +28.42 more in Glen Forbes

33.90 99th pct 5.48 79th pct

Departures/1k in Glen Forbes in Pioneer Bay +696.3 more in Glen Forbes

830.5 84th pct 134.2 72nd pct

PT routes in Glen Forbes in Pioneer Bay even

2 75th pct 2 75th pct

Stop walk in Glen Forbes in Pioneer Bay +20 longer in Glen Forbes

26 63rd pct 6 36th pct

Drive to city in Glen Forbes in Pioneer Bay +8 longer in Glen Forbes

73 52nd pct 65 47th pct

How people get to work

38.5% Car (driver) +40.4 pts ▸ 78.8%

35.4% Worked at home ◂ +25.8 pts 9.6%

0.0% Car (passenger) even 0.0%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

0.0% Bus even 0.0%

0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

0.0% Walked even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

34.9% 2 vehicles +7.4 pts ▸ 42.3%

11.6% 1 vehicle +29.4 pts ▸ 41.1%

27.9% 3 vehicles ◂ +19.6 pts 8.3%

18.6% 4 or more ◂ +12.1 pts 6.5%

0.0% No vehicle +5.4 pts ▸ 5.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

23.1% Construction ◂ +5.1 pts 17.9%

20.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +14.2 pts 5.8%

4.6% Health care & social assistance +9.5 pts ▸ 14.1%

0.0% Manufacturing +10.9 pts ▸ 10.9%

7.7% Accommodation & food ◂ +4.5 pts 3.2%

4.6% Transport & warehousing +2.4 pts ▸ 7.1%

4.6% Retail trade +1.8 pts ▸ 6.4%

0.0% Administrative & support +6.4 pts ▸ 6.4%

6.2% Professional & technical ◂ +2.3 pts 3.8%

4.6% Wholesale trade +1.2 pts ▸ 5.8%

0.0% Other services +5.8 pts ▸ 5.8%

4.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.1 pts 2.6%

Occupations people work in

24.6% Managers ◂ +18.2 pts 6.4%

12.3% Technicians & trades +10.8 pts ▸ 23.1%

16.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +4.1 pts 12.8%

15.4% Labourers ◂ +0.6 pts 14.7%

13.8% Sales workers ◂ +4.2 pts 9.6%

6.2% Community & personal service +6.7 pts ▸ 12.8%

9.2% Machinery operators & drivers +2.9 pts ▸ 12.2%

10.8% Professionals ◂ +3.7 pts 7.1%

Walkability

Walk score in Glen Forbes in Pioneer Bay +1.9 higher in Pioneer Bay

0.4 50th pct 2.3 68th pct

Types ≤15 min in Glen Forbes in Pioneer Bay +1.5 more in Pioneer Bay

0.5 51st pct 2.0 66th pct

15-min city in Glen Forbes in Pioneer Bay +2.5 pts higher in Glen Forbes

2.5% 59th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to shops in Glen Forbes in Pioneer Bay even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to transit in Glen Forbes in Pioneer Bay +91.4 pts higher in Pioneer Bay

8.6% 60th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Glen Forbes in Pioneer Bay +4.9 pts higher in Glen Forbes

4.9% 59th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to a park in Glen Forbes in Pioneer Bay +85.2 pts higher in Pioneer Bay

14.8% 50th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Glen Forbes in Pioneer Bay even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Glen Forbes in Pioneer Bay +68.1 more in Glen Forbes

76.3 86th pct 8.2 37th pct

Intersections/km² in Glen Forbes in Pioneer Bay +98 higher in Pioneer Bay

1 44th pct 99 86th pct

Mean slope in Glen Forbes in Pioneer Bay +2.6 pts higher in Glen Forbes

6.7% 60th pct 4.1% 31st pct

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Compare Pioneer Bay with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Glen Forbes vs Pioneer Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL21008/glen-forbes/vs/SAL22077/pioneer-bay