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Mount Emu vs Skipton

Name: Mount Emu vs Skipton — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 11 km apart · Mount Emu profile · Skipton profile

Mount Emu Skipton

Skipton and Mount Emu are nearby Victorian areas with very different populations. Skipton is a more established centre where residents are far older, with a typical age of 53 compared to just 26 in Mount Emu. This age gap is reflected in health and home life; people needing daily help and those with long-term health conditions are far more common in Skipton. Mount Emu has a much younger feel, with children under 15 making up 28.6% of the population, which is far higher than the 13.8% in Skipton. While typical weekly incomes are far higher in Mount Emu ($1,562 versus $894), Skipton is more walkable and has far more nearby shops, parks, and health services.

Both areas share a similar distance to the city and have seen about 30% of their residents move in over the last five years. This shared trend of recent arrivals occurs alongside a stark contrast in beliefs; people with no religion are far more common in Skipton, where they make up 41.4% of the population, while everyone in Mount Emu identifies with a religion.

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Where they differ most

Population: 581 larger in Skipton Median age: 27 yrs older in Skipton No religion: 41.4 pts higher in Skipton Rent: $94 higher in Skipton Needs assistance: 10.3 pts higher in Skipton

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mount Emu in Skipton +581 larger in Skipton gap steady

28 18th pct 609 67th pct

Median age in Mount Emu in Skipton +27 yrs older in Skipton gap narrowing

26 yrs 0th pct 53 yrs 80th pct

Age structure

0.0% Older adults (45–64) +32.0 pts ▸ 32.0%

28.6% Children (0–14) ◂ +14.8 pts 13.8%

17.9% Seniors (65+) +7.9 pts ▸ 25.8%

21.4% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +4.7 pts 16.7%

0.0% Youth (15–24) +9.0 pts ▸ 9.0%

Marital status

38.5% Never married ◂ +4.8 pts 33.7%

30.8% Married +4.4 pts ▸ 35.2%

23.1% Divorced ◂ +9.5 pts 13.6%

0.0% Widowed +10.7 pts ▸ 10.7%

0.0% Separated +6.3 pts ▸ 6.3%

Age & sex structure

Mount Emu Skipton

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

100.0% Australia ◂ +17.7 pts 82.3%

0.0% England +3.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.0% Italy +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% New Zealand +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

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

46.4% English ◂ +6.2 pts 40.2%

28.6% Australian +14.6 pts ▸ 43.2%

32.1% Irish ◂ +13.9 pts 18.2%

10.7% Scottish +4.1 pts ▸ 14.8%

0.0% German +2.5 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.0% Dutch +2.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.0% Italian +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.0% Filipino +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Chinese +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Indian even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

100.0% English only ◂ +12.0 pts 88.0%

0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%

0.0% Arabic even 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% Italian even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

100.0% Christianity ◂ +54.4 pts 45.6%

0.0% No religion +41.4 pts ▸ 41.4%

0.0% Not stated +11.8 pts ▸ 11.8%

0.0% Islam +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.0% Other religions +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.0% Buddhism +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Mount Emu in Skipton

— 11.90 78th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Mount Emu in Skipton +1 more in Skipton

0 0th pct 1 43rd pct

Avg size in Mount Emu in Skipton

— 66 19th pct

ICSEA in Mount Emu in Skipton

— 1,012 63rd pct

Highest year of school

53.8% Year 12 ◂ +19.7 pts 34.1%

46.2% Year 11 ◂ +31.1 pts 15.1%

0.0% Year 10 +21.7 pts ▸ 21.7%

0.0% Year 9 or below +17.7 pts ▸ 17.7%

Highest qualification level

55.6% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +39.2 pts 16.3%

44.4% Certificate III / IV ◂ +13.5 pts 31.0%

0.0% Bachelor degree +14.3 pts ▸ 14.3%

0.0% Postgraduate degree +4.1 pts ▸ 4.1%

0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +4.1 pts ▸ 4.1%

0.0% Certificate I / II +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

Field of qualification

33.3% Agriculture & environment ◂ +23.5 pts 9.9%

0.0% Engineering & related +12.2 pts ▸ 12.2%

0.0% Health +11.9 pts ▸ 11.9%

0.0% Education +9.9 pts ▸ 9.9%

0.0% Society & culture +9.2 pts ▸ 9.2%

0.0% Management & commerce +8.5 pts ▸ 8.5%

0.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +4.1 pts ▸ 4.1%

0.0% Architecture & building +2.7 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.0% Creative arts +2.7 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.0% Information technology +2.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.0% Natural & physical sciences +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Mount Emu in Skipton +$246 higher in Mount Emu gap widening

$739 48th pct $493 12th pct

Household income in Mount Emu in Skipton +$668 higher in Mount Emu gap widening

$1,562 51st pct $894 9th pct

Family income in Mount Emu in Skipton +$260 higher in Mount Emu gap narrowing

$1,562 30th pct $1,302 15th pct

Household income distribution

44.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +28.0 pts 16.4%

0.0% Under $650 +32.8 pts ▸ 32.8%

0.0% $650–$1,499 +30.1 pts ▸ 30.1%

0.0% $3,000–$3,999 +5.5 pts ▸ 5.5%

0.0% $4,000 or more +5.1 pts ▸ 5.1%

Personal income distribution

0.0% Under $650 +53.0 pts ▸ 53.0%

23.1% $650–$1,499 +0.1 pts ▸ 23.1%

0.0% $1,500–$2,999 +9.6 pts ▸ 9.6%

0.0% $3,000 or more +2.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

0.0% Arthritis +18.2 pts ▸ 18.2%

0.0% Mental health +15.9 pts ▸ 15.9%

0.0% Asthma +11.2 pts ▸ 11.2%

0.0% Other condition +9.0 pts ▸ 9.0%

0.0% Heart disease +6.9 pts ▸ 6.9%

0.0% Diabetes +6.4 pts ▸ 6.4%

0.0% Lung condition +5.6 pts ▸ 5.6%

0.0% Cancer +3.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.0% Stroke +2.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.0% Dementia +1.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

71.4% None ◂ +25.3 pts 46.1%

0.0% One condition +21.5 pts ▸ 21.5%

0.0% Two conditions +12.3 pts ▸ 12.3%

0.0% Three or more +7.9 pts ▸ 7.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Mount Emu in Skipton +12 larger in Skipton

0 0th pct 12 61st pct

Median age in Mount Emu in Skipton

— 40 yrs 78th pct

Median income in Mount Emu in Skipton

— $425 21st pct

Household income in Mount Emu in Skipton

— $1,375 35th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mount Emu in Skipton +0.8 larger in Mount Emu gap narrowing

2.8 76th pct 2.0 14th pct

Family composition

56.5% Couples with children ◂ +12.5 pts 44.0%

26.1% Couples without children +8.1 pts ▸ 34.2%

30.4% One-parent families ◂ +9.2 pts 21.2%

0.0% Other families +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

Household size

33.3% 1 person +11.2 pts ▸ 44.5%

44.4% 2 people ◂ +9.7 pts 34.8%

0.0% 3 people +7.8 pts ▸ 7.8%

0.0% 4 people +7.0 pts ▸ 7.0%

0.0% 5 people +5.1 pts ▸ 5.1%

0.0% 6 or more +2.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mount Emu in Skipton +$94 higher in Skipton

$100 6th pct $194 24th pct

Mortgage in Mount Emu in Skipton +$3,133 higher in Mount Emu

$4,000 100th pct $867 11th pct

People / bedroom in Mount Emu in Skipton +0.10 higher in Mount Emu

0.80 43rd pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

33.3% Owned outright +15.9 pts ▸ 49.2%

33.3% Rented ◂ +21.2 pts 12.1%

0.0% Owned with a mortgage +31.6 pts ▸ 31.6%

0.0% Other tenure +4.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

0.0% Not stated +4.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house ◂ +0.4 pts 99.6%

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

33.3% 3 bedrooms +18.6 pts ▸ 52.0%

33.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +16.9 pts 16.4%

0.0% 2 bedrooms +19.1 pts ▸ 19.1%

0.0% 5 or more +5.9 pts ▸ 5.9%

0.0% 1 bedroom +5.5 pts ▸ 5.5%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

0.0% $200–$349 +64.5 pts ▸ 64.5%

0.0% Under $200 +32.3 pts ▸ 32.3%

0.0% $350–$549 even 0.0%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Mount Emu in Skipton +1 more in Skipton

0 0th pct 1 64th pct

Stops/1k in Mount Emu in Skipton +1.64 more in Skipton

0.00 0th pct 1.64 64th pct

Departures/1k in Mount Emu in Skipton +62.4 more in Skipton

0.0 0th pct 62.4 64th pct

PT routes in Mount Emu in Skipton +2 more in Skipton

0 0th pct 2 75th pct

Stop walk in Mount Emu in Skipton

— 38 73rd pct

Drive to city in Mount Emu in Skipton +2 longer in Mount Emu

115 78th pct 113 77th pct

How people get to work

58.3% Car (driver) +1.8 pts ▸ 60.1%

33.3% Worked at home ◂ +15.1 pts 18.3%

0.0% Walked +3.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

0.0% Car (passenger) +3.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

0.0% Bus even 0.0%

0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

66.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +31.3 pts 35.3%

0.0% 1 vehicle +36.5 pts ▸ 36.5%

0.0% 3 vehicles +17.5 pts ▸ 17.5%

0.0% 4 or more +6.3 pts ▸ 6.3%

0.0% No vehicle +5.2 pts ▸ 5.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

66.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +36.4 pts 30.3%

0.0% Health care & social assistance +13.5 pts ▸ 13.5%

0.0% Transport & warehousing +7.2 pts ▸ 7.2%

0.0% Retail trade +6.7 pts ▸ 6.7%

0.0% Education & training +5.3 pts ▸ 5.3%

0.0% Construction +4.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

0.0% Accommodation & food +4.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

0.0% Public administration & safety +4.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

0.0% Manufacturing +2.9 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.0% Other services +2.9 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.0% Professional & technical +1.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.0% Administrative & support +1.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

Occupations people work in

58.3% Managers ◂ +33.8 pts 24.5%

41.7% Labourers ◂ +31.1 pts 10.6%

25.0% Community & personal service ◂ +15.4 pts 9.6%

0.0% Technicians & trades +14.9 pts ▸ 14.9%

0.0% Professionals +11.1 pts ▸ 11.1%

0.0% Machinery operators & drivers +11.1 pts ▸ 11.1%

0.0% Clerical & administrative +7.7 pts ▸ 7.7%

0.0% Sales workers +7.7 pts ▸ 7.7%

Walkability

Walk score in Mount Emu in Skipton +4.7 higher in Skipton

0.1 42nd pct 4.9 82nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Mount Emu in Skipton +5.8 more in Skipton

0.2 43rd pct 6.0 88th pct

15-min city in Mount Emu in Skipton +76.7 pts higher in Skipton

0.0% 0th pct 76.7% 87th pct

Walk to shops in Mount Emu in Skipton +72.7 pts higher in Skipton

0.0% 0th pct 72.7% 85th pct

Walk to transit in Mount Emu in Skipton +52.1 pts higher in Skipton

0.0% 0th pct 52.1% 74th pct

Walk to school in Mount Emu in Skipton +66.2 pts higher in Skipton

0.0% 0th pct 66.2% 81st pct

Walk to a park in Mount Emu in Skipton +64.7 pts higher in Skipton

15.8% 50th pct 80.5% 74th pct

Walk to health in Mount Emu in Skipton +65.3 pts higher in Skipton

0.0% 0th pct 65.3% 89th pct

Amenities/1k in Mount Emu in Skipton +1.2 more in Mount Emu

35.7 75th pct 34.5 74th pct

Intersections/km² in Mount Emu in Skipton +0 higher in Skipton

0 19th pct 1 45th pct

Mean slope in Mount Emu in Skipton +0.6 pts higher in Skipton

4.1% 31st pct 4.7% 38th pct

Compare Mount Emu with nearby areas

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Compare Skipton with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mount Emu vs Skipton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL21794/mount-emu/vs/SAL22290/skipton