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Longwarry vs Modella
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 7.3 km apart · Longwarry profile · Modella profile
Longwarry Modella
Longwarry and Modella are neighbouring areas in Victoria with very different layouts. Longwarry is a more populated hub where the typical resident is 34 and 40.7% of people moved in during the last five years. It is described as somewhat walkable, with 82.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries. Modella is far smaller and car-dependent, with a much older typical resident of 44. High earners are far more common in Modella, where 27.3% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, compared to 10.4% in Longwarry.
Both areas share a similar proportion of people aged 65 and over and have nearly identical typical weekly rents, around $320 to $330. They also sit at a similar distance from the city, with a drive time of about an hour. While Longwarry has seen a higher influx of new residents, Modella has a much higher share of people working from home at 30.9%.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 1,436
- First area, 2016: 2,004
- First area, 2021: 2,436
- Second area, 2016: 148
- Second area, 2021: 169
- First area, 2011: 35 yrs
- First area, 2016: 34 yrs
- First area, 2021: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 44 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 Longwarry: 0.4% males, 0.8% females; 85+ in Modella: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Longwarry: 1.0% males, 0.9% females; 80–84 in Modella: 0.0% males, 4.2% females
- 75–79 in Longwarry: 1.3% males, 1.4% females; 75–79 in Modella: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Longwarry: 1.9% males, 2.1% females; 70–74 in Modella: 0.0% males, 4.8% females
- 65–69 in Longwarry: 2.1% males, 2.5% females; 65–69 in Modella: 1.8% males, 2.4% females
- 60–64 in Longwarry: 2.7% males, 3.1% females; 60–64 in Modella: 2.4% males, 4.8% females
- 55–59 in Longwarry: 3.3% males, 3.4% females; 55–59 in Modella: 5.4% males, 3.6% females
- 50–54 in Longwarry: 2.8% males, 2.9% females; 50–54 in Modella: 6.6% males, 4.2% females
- 45–49 in Longwarry: 2.3% males, 2.3% females; 45–49 in Modella: 4.2% males, 4.8% females
- 40–44 in Longwarry: 2.7% males, 3.2% females; 40–44 in Modella: 4.2% males, 3.6% females
- 35–39 in Longwarry: 3.8% males, 3.5% females; 35–39 in Modella: 4.2% males, 0.0% females
- 30–34 in Longwarry: 4.2% males, 4.7% females; 30–34 in Modella: 4.2% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Longwarry: 3.4% males, 4.7% females; 25–29 in Modella: 2.4% males, 1.8% females
- 20–24 in Longwarry: 2.7% males, 2.1% females; 20–24 in Modella: 2.4% males, 3.0% females
- 15–19 in Longwarry: 2.5% males, 2.2% females; 15–19 in Modella: 3.6% males, 2.4% females
- 10–14 in Longwarry: 3.7% males, 3.5% females; 10–14 in Modella: 4.8% males, 5.4% females
- 5–9 in Longwarry: 3.9% males, 3.7% females; 5–9 in Modella: 6.0% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Longwarry: 3.7% males, 4.5% females; 0–4 in Modella: 0.0% males, 2.4% 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, 2011: $501
- First area, 2016: $564
- First area, 2021: $733
- Second area, 2016: $635
- Second area, 2021: $956
- First area, 2011: $1,075
- First area, 2016: $1,229
- First area, 2021: $1,464
- Second area, 2016: $1,525
- Second area, 2021: $2,218
- First area, 2011: $1,199
- First area, 2016: $1,397
- First area, 2021: $1,827
- Second area, 2016: $1,649
- Second area, 2021: $2,405
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, 2011: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $210
- First area, 2016: $280
- First area, 2021: $330
- Second area, 2016: $280
- Second area, 2021: $320
- First area, 2011: $1,517
- First area, 2016: $1,500
- First area, 2021: $1,473
- Second area, 2016: $2,500
- Second area, 2021: $2,119
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
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). Longwarry vs Modella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL21538/longwarry/vs/SAL21714/modella