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Longford vs Pearsondale

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 12 km apart · Longford profile · Pearsondale profile

Longford Pearsondale

Longford (Vic.) and Pearsondale are nearby Victorian areas with very different levels of activity. Longford (Vic.) is the larger of the two and has more infrastructure, with far more public transport stops and weekly departures. It also has a higher typical weekly household income of $2,024 compared to $1,562 in Pearsondale (Vic.). Pearsondale is smaller and has a different social makeup, with a far higher share of people living alone (29.5% compared to 12.9% in Longford (Vic.)) and more people employed full-time.

These areas are becoming more different as the gap in recent arrivals widens. Longford (Vic.) is seeing more movement, with 34.3% of people moving in the last five years, which is 14 percentage points higher than in Pearsondale. Despite this, they share many traits: both have a similar share of children under 15 and an identical percentage of separate houses. They also have nearly the same typical family income, and both sit well above the national figure for people who have served in the Defence Force.

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Where they differ most

Population: 1,364 larger in Longford Living alone: 16.6 pts higher in Pearsondale PT commute: 0.4 pts higher in Longford Limited English: 0.2 pts higher in Longford Recent movers: 13.8 pts higher in Longford

Demographics & Identity

Population in Longfordin Pearsondale +1,364 larger in Longford gap steady
1,489 75th pct 125 45th pct
Median age in Longfordin Pearsondale +2 yrs older in Pearsondale gap narrowing
40 yrs 29th pct 42 yrs 38th pct
First Nations in Longfordin Pearsondale +2.3 pts higher in Pearsondale gap narrowing
0.9% 39th pct 3.2% 61st pct
Aged 65+ in Longfordin Pearsondale +2.2 pts higher in Longford gap narrowing
15.8% 36th pct 13.6% 27th pct
Under 15 in Longfordin Pearsondale +0.8 pts higher in Pearsondale gap steady
21.6% 77th pct 22.4% 81st pct
De facto in Longfordin Pearsondale +6.6 pts higher in Longford gap widening
11.1% 41st pct 4.5% 10th pct

Age structure

28.8% Older adults (45–64) +9.6 pts ▸ 38.4%
21.6% Children (0–14) +0.8 pts ▸ 22.4%
22.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +6.8 pts 15.2%
15.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.2 pts 13.6%
11.4% Youth (15–24) +2.2 pts ▸ 13.6%

Marital status

59.8% Married ◂ +3.1 pts 56.7%
29.3% Never married +3.7 pts ▸ 33.0%
6.0% Divorced +3.3 pts ▸ 9.3%
2.6% Widowed +1.6 pts ▸ 4.1%
1.8% Separated +2.3 pts ▸ 4.1%

Age & sex structure

Longford Pearsondale

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Longfordin Pearsondale +5.3 pts higher in Longford gap widening
8.5% 36th pct 3.2% 15th pct

Country of birth

86.1% Australia +3.5 pts ▸ 89.6%
3.8% England ◂ +3.8 pts 0.0%
0.8% New Zealand ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%
0.2% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
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

46.7% Australian +7.7 pts ▸ 54.4%
43.3% English ◂ +13.7 pts 29.6%
11.6% Scottish +2.8 pts ▸ 14.4%
11.8% Irish ◂ +1.4 pts 10.4%
3.3% Dutch +1.5 pts ▸ 4.8%
3.8% German ◂ +0.6 pts 3.2%
3.6% Italian ◂ +3.6 pts 0.0%
0.0% Indian +2.4 pts ▸ 2.4%
0.3% Chinese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.3% Filipino ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Longfordin Pearsondale +3.3 pts higher in Pearsondale gap widening
2.3% 41st pct 5.6% 63rd pct
Limited English in Longfordin Pearsondale +0.2 pts higher in Longford gap steady
0.2% 62nd pct 0.0% 0th pct

Language used at home

94.4% English only even 94.4%
0.4% Arabic ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.3% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 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

No religion in Longfordin Pearsondale +5.9 pts higher in Longford gap widening
49.1% 76th pct 43.2% 58th pct

Religious affiliation

44.4% Christianity +5.2 pts ▸ 49.6%
49.1% No religion ◂ +5.9 pts 43.2%
5.9% Not stated ◂ +2.7 pts 3.2%
0.0% Hinduism +2.4 pts ▸ 2.4%
0.5% Buddhism ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%
0.2% Islam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%
0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Longfordin Pearsondale +0.9 pts higher in Pearsondale gap narrowing
45.8% 52nd pct 46.7% 54th pct
Bachelor+ in Longfordin Pearsondale +2.0 pts higher in Pearsondale gap narrowing
16.5% 57th pct 18.6% 63rd pct
Schools/1k kids in Longfordin Pearsondale
3.12 44th pct —
Schools ≤3 km in Longfordin Pearsondale +7 more in Pearsondale
1 43rd pct 8 77th pct
Avg size in Longfordin Pearsondale +280 larger in Pearsondale
178 35th pct 458 67th pct
ICSEA in Longfordin Pearsondale even
1,019 66th pct 1,019 66th pct

Highest year of school

45.8% Year 12 +0.9 pts ▸ 46.7%
24.0% Year 10 ◂ +1.7 pts 22.2%
15.6% Year 11 +6.6 pts ▸ 22.2%
10.2% Year 9 or below +2.0 pts ▸ 12.2%

Highest qualification level

45.1% Certificate III / IV +10.9 pts ▸ 55.9%
15.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +3.5 pts ▸ 18.6%
16.9% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.6 pts 15.3%
4.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +5.8 pts ▸ 10.2%
4.4% Postgraduate degree +0.7 pts ▸ 5.1%
1.9% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.9 pts 0.0%

Field of qualification

22.6% Engineering & related +7.9 pts ▸ 30.5%
10.0% Education +3.6 pts ▸ 13.6%
12.4% Management & commerce +1.2 pts ▸ 13.6%
12.5% Health ◂ +2.3 pts 10.2%
4.8% Food, hospitality & personal services +7.1 pts ▸ 11.9%
9.4% Architecture & building ◂ +9.4 pts 0.0%
9.2% Society & culture ◂ +9.2 pts 0.0%
3.2% Agriculture & environment +1.9 pts ▸ 5.1%
2.3% Creative arts ◂ +2.3 pts 0.0%
2.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +2.1 pts 0.0%
0.4% Information technology ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Longfordin Pearsondale +$81 higher in Longford gap narrowing
$791 58th pct $710 42nd pct
Household income in Longfordin Pearsondale +$462 higher in Longford gap widening
$2,024 76th pct $1,562 51st pct
Family income in Longfordin Pearsondale +$94 higher in Pearsondale gap narrowing
$2,239 71st pct $2,333 75th pct
High earners in Longfordin Pearsondale +6.7 pts higher in Longford gap widening
13.9% 76th pct 7.2% 45th pct
High-income homes in Longfordin Pearsondale +7.3 pts higher in Longford gap narrowing
25.5% 74th pct 18.2% 57th pct

Household income distribution

29.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.4 pts 27.3%
24.2% $650–$1,499 +3.0 pts ▸ 27.3%
14.9% $4,000 or more +3.2 pts ▸ 18.2%
10.5% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +10.5 pts 0.0%
9.9% Under $650 ◂ +9.9 pts 0.0%

Personal income distribution

40.4% Under $650 ◂ +3.3 pts 37.1%
28.3% $650–$1,499 +5.7 pts ▸ 34.0%
20.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.1 pts 13.4%
5.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 4.1%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Longfordin Pearsondale +2.1 pts higher in Longford
26.9% 40th pct 24.8% 30th pct
Mental health in Longfordin Pearsondale +1.0 pts higher in Pearsondale
6.2% 32nd pct 7.2% 41st pct
Needs assistance in Longfordin Pearsondale +1.3 pts higher in Longford gap steady
3.7% 39th pct 2.4% 27th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

8.7% Arthritis +2.5 pts ▸ 11.2%
6.9% Other condition +3.5 pts ▸ 10.4%
7.9% Asthma +0.9 pts ▸ 8.8%
6.2% Mental health +1.0 pts ▸ 7.2%
4.3% Heart disease +0.5 pts ▸ 4.8%
4.6% Diabetes ◂ +0.6 pts 4.0%
3.0% Cancer +0.2 pts ▸ 3.2%
1.5% Lung condition ◂ +1.5 pts 0.0%
0.5% Stroke ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%
0.0% Dementia even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.6% None +2.2 pts ▸ 68.8%
19.0% One condition ◂ +3.0 pts 16.0%
5.8% Two conditions +2.2 pts ▸ 8.0%
2.4% Three or more even 2.4%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Longfordin Pearsondale +3.0 pts higher in Longford gap widening
19.5% 57th pct 16.5% 42nd pct
Unpaid carers in Longfordin Pearsondale +1.5 pts higher in Pearsondale gap steady
15.0% 73rd pct 16.5% 81st pct
Unpaid child care in Longfordin Pearsondale +5.9 pts higher in Longford gap widening
31.7% 80th pct 25.8% 53rd pct
Defence service in Longfordin Pearsondale +0.9 pts higher in Longford
5.8% 86th pct 4.9% 79th pct
Housework 15h+ in Longfordin Pearsondale +3.1 pts higher in Pearsondale gap narrowing
27.8% 70th pct 30.9% 82nd pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Longfordin Pearsondale +9 larger in Longford
13 62nd pct 4 46th pct
Median age in Longfordin Pearsondale +6 yrs older in Pearsondale
17 yrs 14th pct 23 yrs 38th pct
Median income in Longfordin Pearsondale +$300 higher in Pearsondale
$575 43rd pct $875 72nd pct
Household income in Longfordin Pearsondale +$749 higher in Longford
$2,249 71st pct $1,500 42nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Longfordin Pearsondale +0.3 larger in Longford gap steady
2.9 81st pct 2.6 57th pct
One-parent in Longfordin Pearsondale +6.2 pts higher in Pearsondale gap steady
7.3% 29th pct 13.6% 66th pct
Living alone in Longfordin Pearsondale +16.6 pts higher in Pearsondale gap widening
12.9% 13th pct 29.5% 70th pct

Family composition

63.2% Couples with children +2.8 pts ▸ 66.0%
28.8% Couples without children ◂ +8.5 pts 20.4%
7.3% One-parent families +6.2 pts ▸ 13.6%
0.2% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Household size

39.0% 2 people ◂ +4.9 pts 34.1%
12.9% 1 person +16.6 pts ▸ 29.5%
21.6% 4 people +1.1 pts ▸ 22.7%
13.9% 3 people +4.2 pts ▸ 18.2%
3.8% 6 or more +9.8 pts ▸ 13.6%
9.9% 5 people +1.5 pts ▸ 11.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Longfordin Pearsondale +$24 higher in Longford gap narrowing
$274 48th pct $250 40th pct
Mortgage in Longfordin Pearsondale +$542 higher in Pearsondale gap widening
$1,625 50th pct $2,167 80th pct
People / bedroom in Longfordin Pearsondale +0.10 higher in Longford gap steady
0.80 43rd pct 0.70 14th pct
Renting in Longfordin Pearsondale +4.4 pts higher in Pearsondale gap steady
4.6% 10th pct 9.1% 24th pct
Owned outright in Longfordin Pearsondale +1.3 pts higher in Pearsondale gap steady
39.6% 45th pct 40.9% 49th pct
Separate houses in Longfordin Pearsondale even gap steady
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
3+ bedrooms in Longfordin Pearsondale +2.5 pts higher in Pearsondale gap narrowing
92.9% 85th pct 95.5% 91st pct

How homes are owned or rented

52.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +4.8 pts 47.7%
39.6% Owned outright +1.3 pts ▸ 40.9%
1.0% Other tenure +12.6 pts ▸ 13.6%
4.6% Rented +4.4 pts ▸ 9.1%
1.0% Not stated ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

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

34.9% 3 bedrooms +10.5 pts ▸ 45.5%
44.8% 4 bedrooms ◂ +1.7 pts 43.2%
13.1% 5 or more ◂ +6.3 pts 6.8%
5.3% 2 bedrooms +3.8 pts ▸ 9.1%
0.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

65.2% $200–$349 ◂ +65.2 pts 0.0%
34.8% $350–$549 ◂ +34.8 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

36.5% $1,000–$1,799 +6.3 pts ▸ 42.9%
27.7% $1,800–$2,999 +0.9 pts ▸ 28.6%
9.2% $3,000 or more +5.1 pts ▸ 14.3%
12.7% Under $1,000 ◂ +12.7 pts 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Longfordin Pearsondale +1.2 pts higher in Longford gap steady
1.2% 51st pct 0.0% 0th pct
Work from home in Longfordin Pearsondale +0.8 pts higher in Longford gap narrowing
10.8% 29th pct 10.0% 27th pct
PT commute in Longfordin Pearsondale +0.4 pts higher in Longford gap steady
0.4% 64th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Longfordin Pearsondale +7 more in Longford
7 77th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Longfordin Pearsondale +4.70 more in Longford
4.70 76th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Longfordin Pearsondale +28.2 more in Longford
28.2 60th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Longfordin Pearsondale +2 more in Longford
2 75th pct 0 0th pct
Stop walk in Longfordin Pearsondale +32 longer in Longford
84 99th pct 52 81st pct
Drive to city in Longfordin Pearsondale
— 141 88th pct

How people get to work

65.5% Car (driver) +0.2 pts ▸ 65.7%
10.8% Worked at home ◂ +0.8 pts 10.0%
3.8% Car (passenger) ◂ +3.8 pts 0.0%
1.6% Walked ◂ +1.6 pts 0.0%
0.4% Bus ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.4% Bicycle ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

44.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +15.4 pts 29.5%
14.5% 1 vehicle +8.2 pts ▸ 22.7%
17.3% 4 or more +5.4 pts ▸ 22.7%
22.2% 3 vehicles ◂ +8.6 pts 13.6%
1.2% No vehicle ◂ +1.2 pts 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Longfordin Pearsondale +13.8 pts higher in Longford gap widening
34.3% 62nd pct 20.5% 16th pct
Recent arrivals in Longfordin Pearsondale
4.7% 41st pct —

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Longfordin Pearsondale +1.2 pts higher in Pearsondale gap narrowing
3.1% 43rd pct 4.3% 60th pct
Participation in Longfordin Pearsondale +5.1 pts higher in Pearsondale gap narrowing
67.0% 73rd pct 72.2% 86th pct
Full-time in Longfordin Pearsondale +10.2 pts higher in Pearsondale gap widening
57.0% 43rd pct 67.1% 84th pct

Industries people work in

15.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +11.4 pts 4.3%
13.7% Construction ◂ +6.5 pts 7.1%
10.4% Education & training ◂ +4.7 pts 5.7%
5.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +4.3 pts ▸ 10.0%
8.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.8 pts 7.1%
5.8% Mining +2.8 pts ▸ 8.6%
1.2% Wholesale trade +7.4 pts ▸ 8.6%
6.6% Retail trade +2.0 pts ▸ 8.6%
4.1% Manufacturing +3.1 pts ▸ 7.1%
4.7% Accommodation & food ◂ +4.7 pts 0.0%
2.0% Electricity, gas & water +2.3 pts ▸ 4.3%
2.8% Transport & warehousing +1.5 pts ▸ 4.3%

Occupations people work in

20.4% Technicians & trades +1.0 pts ▸ 21.4%
21.1% Professionals ◂ +16.8 pts 4.3%
14.5% Managers +4.1 pts ▸ 18.6%
5.3% Machinery operators & drivers +7.6 pts ▸ 12.9%
11.1% Community & personal service ◂ +5.3 pts 5.7%
9.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +3.9 pts 5.7%
7.9% Labourers +0.7 pts ▸ 8.6%
8.0% Sales workers ◂ +0.9 pts 7.1%

Walkability

Walk score in Longfordin Pearsondale +0.4 higher in Longford
0.4 50th pct 0.0 32nd pct
Types ≤15 min in Longfordin Pearsondale +0.3 more in Longford
0.3 47th pct 0.0 0th pct
15-min city in Longfordin Pearsondale even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Longfordin Pearsondale even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Longfordin Pearsondale +21.6 pts higher in Longford
21.6% 64th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Longfordin Pearsondale +6.4 pts higher in Longford
6.4% 60th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Longfordin Pearsondale +0.5 pts higher in Longford
0.5% 31st pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Longfordin Pearsondale even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Longfordin Pearsondale +8.1 more in Longford
8.1 37th pct 0.0 0th pct
Intersections/km² in Longfordin Pearsondale +2 higher in Longford
3 62nd pct 1 49th pct
Mean slope in Longfordin Pearsondale +1.2 pts higher in Longford
4.3% 33rd pct 3.1% 14th pct

Compare Longford with nearby areas

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Compare Pearsondale with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Longford vs Pearsondale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL21536/longford/vs/SAL22051/pearsondale