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Lake Powell vs Robinvale
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 20 km apart · Lake Powell profile · Robinvale profile
Lake Powell Robinvale
Robinvale and Lake Powell are nearby Victorian areas with very different scales. Robinvale is a larger hub where detached houses are common, with 87.6% of homes being separate houses and 78.9% having three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Lake Powell is sparsely populated and far more reliant on rentals, which account for 75.0% of homes. There is a strong international presence in both, but it is even more pronounced in Lake Powell, where 59.3% of people were born overseas and 65.1% use another language at home. Robinvale has a more diverse age range, with 15.7% of people aged 65 and over, compared to just 3.5% in Lake Powell.
Daily life in both places shares a similar rate of people caring for children unpaid and almost identical levels of mental health conditions. However, the two areas differ in how people get around; Robinvale is somewhat walkable with a higher number of public transport stops and amenities, while Lake Powell is car-dependent. This is reflected in the commute, with 57.1% of Lake Powell residents using the bus, a much higher figure than in Robinvale. The gap in rental prices is also notable, as typical weekly rent in Robinvale is $220, which is $90 higher than the $130 typical rent in Lake Powell.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 19
- First area, 2021: 86
- Second area, 2011: 2,134
- Second area, 2016: 3,088
- Second area, 2021: 3,497
- First area, 2016: 41 yrs
- First area, 2021: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 36 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 Lake Powell: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Robinvale: 0.5% males, 1.7% females
- 80–84 in Lake Powell: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Robinvale: 0.8% males, 1.1% females
- 75–79 in Lake Powell: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Robinvale: 1.0% males, 0.9% females
- 70–74 in Lake Powell: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 70–74 in Robinvale: 2.5% males, 2.3% females
- 65–69 in Lake Powell: 4.3% males, 0.0% females; 65–69 in Robinvale: 2.6% males, 2.6% females
- 60–64 in Lake Powell: 0.0% males, 4.3% females; 60–64 in Robinvale: 3.2% males, 2.8% females
- 55–59 in Lake Powell: 4.3% males, 0.0% females; 55–59 in Robinvale: 2.9% males, 2.8% females
- 50–54 in Lake Powell: 11.6% males, 0.0% females; 50–54 in Robinvale: 2.7% males, 2.2% females
- 45–49 in Lake Powell: 11.6% males, 0.0% females; 45–49 in Robinvale: 3.1% males, 2.7% females
- 40–44 in Lake Powell: 0.0% males, 8.7% females; 40–44 in Robinvale: 3.7% males, 3.1% females
- 35–39 in Lake Powell: 8.7% males, 0.0% females; 35–39 in Robinvale: 4.7% males, 4.2% females
- 30–34 in Lake Powell: 18.8% males, 4.3% females; 30–34 in Robinvale: 5.0% males, 4.9% females
- 25–29 in Lake Powell: 11.6% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in Robinvale: 4.9% males, 3.4% females
- 20–24 in Lake Powell: 5.8% males, 0.0% females; 20–24 in Robinvale: 2.8% males, 2.4% females
- 15–19 in Lake Powell: 0.0% males, 5.8% females; 15–19 in Robinvale: 2.8% males, 1.8% females
- 10–14 in Lake Powell: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 10–14 in Robinvale: 2.7% males, 3.7% females
- 5–9 in Lake Powell: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 5–9 in Robinvale: 2.9% males, 2.7% females
- 0–4 in Lake Powell: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 0–4 in Robinvale: 3.2% males, 2.8% 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, 2016: $249
- First area, 2021: $846
- Second area, 2011: $386
- Second area, 2016: $541
- Second area, 2021: $615
- First area, 2016: $1,749
- First area, 2021: $1,901
- Second area, 2011: $770
- Second area, 2016: $1,063
- Second area, 2021: $1,317
- First area, 2016: $1,749
- First area, 2021: $1,625
- Second area, 2011: $923
- Second area, 2016: $1,235
- Second area, 2021: $1,431
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, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.9
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2021: $130
- Second area, 2011: $156
- Second area, 2016: $180
- Second area, 2021: $220
- First area, 2021: $1,300
- Second area, 2011: $1,055
- Second area, 2016: $1,083
- Second area, 2021: $1,012
- First area, 2021: 1.10
- Second area, 2011: 1.20
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
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). Lake Powell vs Robinvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL21441/lake-powell/vs/SAL22183/robinvale