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Macorna vs Tragowel
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 9.7 km apart · Macorna profile · Tragowel profile
Macorna Tragowel
Tragowel and Macorna are both sparsely populated neighbouring areas in Victoria. Tragowel has a younger feel, with children under 15 making up 16.9% of the population compared to just 4.5% in Macorna. This is consistent with Tragowel having far more one-parent families (12.1%) and people caring for children unpaid (23.0%). In contrast, Macorna is older, with 28.4% of people aged 65 and over. Macorna also has more cultural diversity, with 11.9% of people using another language at home and 19.4% born overseas, while no one in Tragowel uses another language at home.
Both areas share several strong similarities, including a total absence of public transport, no unemployment, and a high proportion of people working from home. They also have nearly identical typical weekly household incomes of around $1,400. While they are alike in these respects, they differ in how people house themselves; Tragowel has far more homes with three or more bedrooms (82.1%) and more typical mortgage payments ($1,777), whereas renting is more common in Macorna at 25%.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 87
- First area, 2021: 67
- Second area, 2011: 336
- Second area, 2016: 104
- Second area, 2021: 83
- First area, 2016: 38 yrs
- First area, 2021: 52 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 48 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 Macorna: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Tragowel: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Macorna: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Tragowel: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Macorna: 5.4% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Tragowel: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Macorna: 5.4% males, 8.9% females; 70–74 in Tragowel: 4.9% males, 0.0% females
- 65–69 in Macorna: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 65–69 in Tragowel: 3.7% males, 3.7% females
- 60–64 in Macorna: 5.4% males, 0.0% females; 60–64 in Tragowel: 3.7% males, 6.1% females
- 55–59 in Macorna: 8.9% males, 0.0% females; 55–59 in Tragowel: 6.1% males, 4.9% females
- 50–54 in Macorna: 10.7% males, 7.1% females; 50–54 in Tragowel: 7.3% males, 4.9% females
- 45–49 in Macorna: 12.5% males, 0.0% females; 45–49 in Tragowel: 0.0% males, 8.5% females
- 40–44 in Macorna: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 40–44 in Tragowel: 0.0% males, 7.3% females
- 35–39 in Macorna: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 35–39 in Tragowel: 3.7% males, 0.0% females
- 30–34 in Macorna: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 30–34 in Tragowel: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Macorna: 0.0% males, 5.4% females; 25–29 in Tragowel: 6.1% males, 4.9% females
- 20–24 in Macorna: 10.7% males, 7.1% females; 20–24 in Tragowel: 0.0% males, 6.1% females
- 15–19 in Macorna: 5.4% males, 0.0% females; 15–19 in Tragowel: 4.9% males, 0.0% females
- 10–14 in Macorna: 0.0% males, 7.1% females; 10–14 in Tragowel: 6.1% males, 0.0% females
- 5–9 in Macorna: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 5–9 in Tragowel: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Macorna: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 0–4 in Tragowel: 0.0% males, 7.3% 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: $443
- First area, 2021: $869
- Second area, 2011: $393
- Second area, 2016: $404
- Second area, 2021: $710
- First area, 2016: $875
- First area, 2021: $1,416
- Second area, 2011: $733
- Second area, 2016: $880
- Second area, 2021: $1,437
- First area, 2016: $1,187
- First area, 2021: $2,249
- Second area, 2011: $840
- Second area, 2016: $900
- Second area, 2021: $1,687
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, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.0
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $105
- First area, 2021: $125
- Second area, 2016: $35
- First area, 2016: $758
- First area, 2021: $800
- Second area, 2011: $1,050
- Second area, 2016: $1,394
- Second area, 2021: $1,777
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.00
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
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). Macorna vs Tragowel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL21565/macorna/vs/SAL22568/tragowel