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Gordon vs Wallace

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.8 km apart · Gordon profile · Wallace profile

Gordon Wallace

Gordon (Vic.) and Wallace are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Gordon (Vic.) has a more highly educated population, with 19.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 9.7% in Wallace. This is consistent with higher incomes in Gordon (Vic.), where 26.7% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, far higher than the 9.2% in Wallace. Gordon (Vic.) is also more dynamic, with 37.0% of residents having moved there in the last five years, compared to just 14.3% in Wallace.

Both areas share a similar housing style, with 100% of homes being separate houses and the typical number of people per home sitting at 2.7 in each. They also have very similar family incomes, with the typical weekly figure being $2,210 in Gordon (Vic.) and $2,159 in Wallace. While Gordon (Vic.) is far more likely to have homes within a 15 minute walk of a school, Wallace has more walkable amenities per 1,000 residents.

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Where they differ most

Recent movers: 22.7 pts higher in Gordon Population: 1,166 larger in Gordon Limited English: 0.6 pts higher in Gordon PT commute: 0.4 pts higher in Gordon Year 12: 14.9 pts higher in Gordon

Demographics & Identity

Population in Gordonin Wallace +1,166 larger in Gordon gap widening
1,393 75th pct 227 56th pct
Median age in Gordonin Wallace +1 yrs older in Gordon gap narrowing
43 yrs 43rd pct 42 yrs 38th pct
First Nations in Gordonin Wallace +1.5 pts higher in Gordon gap steady
1.5% 46th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Aged 65+ in Gordonin Wallace +3.0 pts higher in Wallace gap widening
15.1% 33rd pct 18.1% 47th pct
Under 15 in Gordonin Wallace +0.8 pts higher in Gordon gap narrowing
20.2% 71st pct 19.4% 66th pct
De facto in Gordonin Wallace +3.0 pts higher in Gordon gap narrowing
16.6% 78th pct 13.7% 62nd pct

Age structure

31.3% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.9 pts 30.4%
22.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.6 pts 20.3%
20.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.8 pts 19.4%
15.1% Seniors (65+) +3.0 pts ▸ 18.1%
9.5% Youth (15–24) +2.0 pts ▸ 11.5%

Marital status

53.0% Married ◂ +20.7 pts 32.3%
32.3% Never married +8.5 pts ▸ 40.9%
4.2% Widowed +6.5 pts ▸ 10.8%
7.9% Divorced +0.8 pts ▸ 8.6%
3.1% Separated ◂ +0.9 pts 2.2%

Age & sex structure

Gordon Wallace

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Gordonin Wallace +9.1 pts higher in Gordon gap widening
14.9% 64th pct 5.7% 24th pct

Country of birth

78.5% Australia +1.3 pts ▸ 79.7%
5.2% England +0.1 pts ▸ 5.3%
1.4% New Zealand ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%
0.6% Italy ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%
0.2% India ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.2% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%
0.0% South Africa even 0.0%

Ancestry

40.6% Australian +2.1 pts ▸ 42.7%
38.7% English ◂ +4.3 pts 34.4%
14.8% Irish ◂ +0.3 pts 14.5%
11.8% Scottish +0.9 pts ▸ 12.8%
5.0% German +2.5 pts ▸ 7.5%
3.4% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 3.5%
2.2% Dutch +0.9 pts ▸ 3.1%
0.2% Filipino +1.1 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.6% Greek ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%
0.5% Chinese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%
0.4% Indian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Language

Other language in Gordonin Wallace +2.4 pts higher in Gordon gap widening
5.0% 60th pct 2.6% 43rd pct
Limited English in Gordonin Wallace +0.6 pts higher in Gordon gap steady
0.6% 72nd pct 0.0% 0th pct

Language used at home

89.4% English only ◂ +4.4 pts 85.0%
0.8% Mandarin ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%
0.7% Italian ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%
0.6% Arabic ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%
0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.2% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 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%

Religion

No religion in Gordonin Wallace +14.5 pts higher in Gordon gap widening
45.7% 67th pct 31.3% 26th pct

Religious affiliation

44.9% Christianity +9.3 pts ▸ 54.2%
45.7% No religion ◂ +14.5 pts 31.3%
7.8% Not stated +5.8 pts ▸ 13.7%
0.4% Islam ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.4% Buddhism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%
0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Gordonin Wallace +14.9 pts higher in Gordon gap widening
50.3% 63rd pct 35.4% 24th pct
Bachelor+ in Gordonin Wallace +10.3 pts higher in Gordon gap widening
19.9% 67th pct 9.7% 28th pct
Schools/1k kids in Gordonin Wallace
7.12 67th pct —
Schools ≤3 km in Gordonin Wallace +1 more in Gordon
3 67th pct 2 62nd pct
Avg size in Gordonin Wallace +26 larger in Gordon
76 21st pct 50 16th pct
ICSEA in Gordonin Wallace +6 higher in Wallace
1,038 74th pct 1,044 76th pct

Highest year of school

50.3% Year 12 ◂ +14.9 pts 35.4%
18.5% Year 10 +1.2 pts ▸ 19.7%
12.1% Year 11 +5.9 pts ▸ 18.0%
13.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.2 pts 11.8%

Highest qualification level

35.5% Certificate III / IV +4.9 pts ▸ 40.4%
20.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +6.9 pts 13.2%
17.2% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.3 pts 14.9%
6.6% Postgraduate degree ◂ +4.0 pts 2.6%
4.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +4.5 pts 0.0%
1.0% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

Field of qualification

16.7% Engineering & related +7.9 pts ▸ 24.6%
15.4% Management & commerce ◂ +1.4 pts 14.0%
8.8% Architecture & building +2.6 pts ▸ 11.4%
11.0% Society & culture ◂ +3.1 pts 7.9%
9.5% Health ◂ +9.5 pts 0.0%
7.3% Education ◂ +0.3 pts 7.0%
2.7% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.6 pts ▸ 5.3%
3.7% Natural & physical sciences +0.7 pts ▸ 4.4%
3.8% Creative arts ◂ +3.8 pts 0.0%
3.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +3.5 pts 0.0%
2.1% Information technology ◂ +2.1 pts 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Gordonin Wallace +$119 higher in Gordon gap widening
$844 65th pct $725 45th pct
Household income in Gordonin Wallace +$221 higher in Gordon gap narrowing
$2,012 76th pct $1,791 65th pct
Family income in Gordonin Wallace +$51 higher in Gordon gap narrowing
$2,210 69th pct $2,159 66th pct
High earners in Gordonin Wallace +6.3 pts higher in Gordon gap widening
12.7% 72nd pct 6.5% 41st pct
High-income homes in Gordonin Wallace +17.5 pts higher in Gordon gap widening
26.7% 77th pct 9.2% 27th pct

Household income distribution

32.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.3 pts 27.6%
23.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.8 pts 21.1%
10.9% Under $650 +12.8 pts ▸ 23.7%
14.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +8.7 pts 5.3%
12.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +8.8 pts 3.9%

Personal income distribution

38.8% Under $650 +1.0 pts ▸ 39.8%
29.5% $650–$1,499 +1.7 pts ▸ 31.2%
20.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +8.2 pts 11.8%
5.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.9 pts 2.2%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Gordonin Wallace +4.6 pts higher in Gordon
28.0% 46th pct 23.3% 24th pct
Mental health in Gordonin Wallace +2.4 pts higher in Gordon
8.6% 55th pct 6.2% 32nd pct
Needs assistance in Gordonin Wallace +0.1 pts higher in Wallace gap narrowing
4.7% 51st pct 4.8% 53rd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

10.3% Other condition ◂ +3.3 pts 7.0%
9.0% Arthritis ◂ +2.4 pts 6.6%
8.6% Mental health ◂ +2.4 pts 6.2%
8.1% Asthma ◂ +0.2 pts 7.9%
3.9% Diabetes +3.2 pts ▸ 7.0%
4.1% Heart disease ◂ +2.3 pts 1.8%
3.2% Cancer +0.4 pts ▸ 3.5%
1.9% Lung condition +0.3 pts ▸ 2.2%
0.9% Stroke ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%
0.2% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

64.2% None ◂ +5.2 pts 59.0%
18.6% One condition ◂ +4.9 pts 13.7%
6.1% Two conditions +1.8 pts ▸ 7.9%
3.0% Three or more ◂ +3.0 pts 0.0%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Gordonin Wallace +3.8 pts higher in Wallace gap steady
16.6% 43rd pct 20.4% 61st pct
Unpaid carers in Gordonin Wallace +0.4 pts higher in Wallace gap narrowing
13.5% 58th pct 14.0% 63rd pct
Unpaid child care in Gordonin Wallace +9.0 pts higher in Gordon gap widening
29.4% 71st pct 20.4% 27th pct
Defence service in Gordonin Wallace +1.0 pts higher in Wallace
2.9% 54th pct 3.9% 70th pct
Housework 15h+ in Gordonin Wallace +12.7 pts higher in Gordon gap widening
28.3% 72nd pct 15.6% 13th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Gordonin Wallace +21 larger in Gordon
21 69th pct 0 0th pct
Median age in Gordonin Wallace +23 yrs older in Wallace
25 yrs 46th pct 48 yrs 86th pct
Median income in Gordonin Wallace +$942 higher in Gordon
$1,541 90th pct $599 45th pct
Household income in Gordonin Wallace +$175 higher in Gordon
$2,374 75th pct $2,199 70th pct
Indigenous language in Gordonin Wallace
0.0% 0th pct —

Family & Households

Household size in Gordonin Wallace even gap narrowing
2.7 71st pct 2.7 71st pct
One-parent in Gordonin Wallace +9.4 pts higher in Wallace gap widening
9.9% 44th pct 19.3% 86th pct
Living alone in Gordonin Wallace +4.5 pts higher in Wallace gap narrowing
19.1% 34th pct 23.7% 50th pct

Family composition

58.8% Couples with children +2.6 pts ▸ 61.4%
30.7% Couples without children ◂ +19.0 pts 11.7%
9.9% One-parent families +9.4 pts ▸ 19.3%
0.4% Other families +4.3 pts ▸ 4.7%

Household size

38.1% 2 people ◂ +14.4 pts 23.7%
19.1% 1 person +4.5 pts ▸ 23.7%
15.8% 4 people ◂ +0.1 pts 15.8%
15.4% 3 people ◂ +2.3 pts 13.2%
7.4% 5 people ◂ +3.5 pts 3.9%
3.7% 6 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Gordonin Wallace +$70 higher in Gordon gap widening
$320 63rd pct $250 40th pct
Mortgage in Gordonin Wallace +$24 higher in Wallace gap narrowing
$1,733 57th pct $1,757 58th pct
People / bedroom in Gordonin Wallace +0.10 higher in Gordon gap steady
0.80 43rd pct 0.70 14th pct
Renting in Gordonin Wallace +7.6 pts higher in Wallace gap widening
8.2% 21st pct 15.8% 47th pct
Owned outright in Gordonin Wallace +3.4 pts higher in Wallace gap widening
34.8% 32nd pct 38.2% 41st pct
Separate houses in Gordonin Wallace even gap narrowing
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
3+ bedrooms in Gordonin Wallace +0.4 pts higher in Wallace gap narrowing
89.1% 76th pct 89.5% 77th pct

How homes are owned or rented

53.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +9.2 pts 44.7%
34.8% Owned outright +3.4 pts ▸ 38.2%
8.2% Rented +7.6 pts ▸ 15.8%
1.2% Other tenure +2.7 pts ▸ 3.9%
0.0% Not stated +3.9 pts ▸ 3.9%

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

44.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +2.1 pts 42.1%
38.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +1.2 pts 36.8%
6.8% 5 or more +3.7 pts ▸ 10.5%
8.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +8.4 pts 0.0%
2.3% 1 bedroom +3.0 pts ▸ 5.3%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

45.0% $200–$349 +46.7 pts ▸ 91.7%
25.0% $350–$549 ◂ +25.0 pts 0.0%
0.0% Under $200 even 0.0%
0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

31.7% $1,000–$1,799 +6.6 pts ▸ 38.2%
35.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.8 pts 32.4%
17.9% Under $1,000 ◂ +9.1 pts 8.8%
12.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.8 pts 8.8%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Gordonin Wallace +1.3 pts higher in Gordon gap steady
1.3% 51st pct 0.0% 0th pct
Work from home in Gordonin Wallace +3.5 pts higher in Gordon gap narrowing
20.4% 61st pct 17.0% 51st pct
PT commute in Gordonin Wallace +0.4 pts higher in Gordon gap steady
0.4% 64th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Gordonin Wallace +6 more in Gordon
8 78th pct 2 71st pct
Stops/1k in Gordonin Wallace +3.07 more in Wallace
5.74 80th pct 8.81 87th pct
Departures/1k in Gordonin Wallace +0.6 more in Wallace
25.8 60th pct 26.4 60th pct
PT routes in Gordonin Wallace +1 more in Gordon
2 75th pct 1 71st pct
Stop walk in Gordonin Wallace +21 longer in Gordon
34 70th pct 13 50th pct
Drive to city in Gordonin Wallace +4 longer in Wallace
58 43rd pct 62 45th pct

How people get to work

58.1% Car (driver) +6.0 pts ▸ 64.2%
20.4% Worked at home ◂ +3.5 pts 17.0%
4.0% Car (passenger) +3.5 pts ▸ 7.5%
1.4% Walked +5.2 pts ▸ 6.6%
0.4% Train ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

43.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +10.4 pts 32.9%
23.4% 3 vehicles +3.7 pts ▸ 27.1%
21.3% 1 vehicle +2.9 pts ▸ 24.3%
11.5% 4 or more +12.8 pts ▸ 24.3%
1.3% No vehicle ◂ +1.3 pts 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Gordonin Wallace +22.7 pts higher in Gordon gap widening
37.0% 71st pct 14.3% 9th pct
Recent arrivals in Gordonin Wallace
1.4% 30th pct —

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Gordonin Wallace +1.5 pts higher in Wallace gap narrowing
2.1% 38th pct 3.6% 50th pct
Participation in Gordonin Wallace +4.0 pts higher in Gordon gap narrowing
64.2% 63rd pct 60.2% 48th pct
Full-time in Gordonin Wallace +9.0 pts higher in Wallace gap steady
58.0% 49th pct 67.0% 84th pct

Industries people work in

13.8% Construction +8.8 pts ▸ 22.6%
3.9% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +12.2 pts ▸ 16.0%
12.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +7.5 pts 4.7%
10.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +7.8 pts 2.8%
5.0% Transport & warehousing +4.4 pts ▸ 9.4%
9.4% Education & training ◂ +4.6 pts 4.7%
8.3% Retail trade ◂ +2.7 pts 5.7%
7.1% Professional & technical ◂ +1.4 pts 5.7%
6.6% Manufacturing even 6.6%
2.2% Administrative & support +4.4 pts ▸ 6.6%
3.6% Accommodation & food +1.1 pts ▸ 4.7%
2.9% Finance & insurance ◂ +2.9 pts 0.0%

Occupations people work in

15.7% Managers +7.9 pts ▸ 23.6%
19.7% Professionals ◂ +13.1 pts 6.6%
18.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.8 pts 14.2%
13.1% Clerical & administrative +0.1 pts ▸ 13.2%
7.8% Machinery operators & drivers +4.5 pts ▸ 12.3%
7.9% Labourers +2.5 pts ▸ 10.4%
10.1% Community & personal service ◂ +2.5 pts 7.5%
6.3% Sales workers +1.2 pts ▸ 7.5%

Walkability

Walk score in Gordonin Wallace +0.5 higher in Wallace
1.7 64th pct 2.2 67th pct
Types ≤15 min in Gordonin Wallace +0.2 more in Wallace
2.1 66th pct 2.3 67th pct
15-min city in Gordonin Wallace even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Gordonin Wallace even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Gordonin Wallace +8.1 pts higher in Wallace
53.8% 74th pct 61.8% 76th pct
Walk to school in Gordonin Wallace +58.6 pts higher in Gordon
58.6% 78th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Gordonin Wallace +9.9 pts higher in Wallace
58.3% 66th pct 68.2% 69th pct
Walk to health in Gordonin Wallace even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Gordonin Wallace +10.5 more in Wallace
11.5 45th pct 22.0 64th pct
Intersections/km² in Gordonin Wallace +1 higher in Gordon
3 61st pct 1 57th pct
Mean slope in Gordonin Wallace +4.1 pts higher in Gordon
8.1% 71st pct 4.0% 28th pct

Compare Gordon with nearby areas

Bolwarrah Wallace Springbank Bunding Millbrook Mount Egerton Claretown Spargo Creek

Compare Wallace with nearby areas

Millbrook Springbank Claretown Bungaree Gordon Bullarook Dunnstown Bolwarrah

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Gordon vs Wallace [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL21073/gordon/vs/SAL22656/wallace