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Mudgegonga vs Myrtleford

Name: Mudgegonga vs Myrtleford — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 13 km apart · Mudgegonga profile · Myrtleford profile

Mudgegonga Myrtleford

Myrtleford and Mudgegonga are two nearby Victorian areas with very different layouts. Myrtleford is a larger hub where 11.3% of people use another language at home and 22.5% of households rent. It is somewhat walkable, with many homes within a 15-minute walk of parks, schools and groceries. Mudgegonga is sparsely populated and car-dependent, with a higher proportion of people working from home (41.6%) and more adults with a bachelor degree or higher (26.5%).

These two areas have tracked similarly since 2011, maintaining stable household sizes with an identical typical of 2.2 people per home. While Myrtleford has more one-parent families and a younger First Nations population, Mudgegonga has a higher share of volunteers (29.7%) and more homes owned outright (57.9%). Both areas have typical resident ages that are far older than the national figure.

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Where they differ most

Population: 3,101 larger in Myrtleford Work from home: 33.6 pts higher in Mudgegonga Participation: 23.9 pts higher in Mudgegonga Limited English: 1.9 pts higher in Myrtleford Other language: 11.3 pts higher in Myrtleford

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mudgegonga in Myrtleford +3,101 larger in Myrtleford gap steady

184 52nd pct 3,285 85th pct

Median age in Mudgegonga in Myrtleford +6 yrs older in Mudgegonga gap widening

56 yrs 87th pct 50 yrs 71st pct

Age structure

38.6% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +11.9 pts 26.7%

27.7% Seniors (65+) +1.0 pts ▸ 28.8%

18.5% Young adults (25–44) +1.1 pts ▸ 19.5%

13.0% Children (0–14) +2.4 pts ▸ 15.4%

1.6% Youth (15–24) +7.4 pts ▸ 9.0%

Marital status

54.8% Married ◂ +8.2 pts 46.6%

21.3% Never married +9.9 pts ▸ 31.2%

14.2% Divorced ◂ +5.2 pts 9.0%

9.0% Widowed +1.0 pts ▸ 10.1%

0.0% Separated +3.2 pts ▸ 3.2%

Age & sex structure

Mudgegonga Myrtleford

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

88.0% Australia ◂ +9.7 pts 78.4%

0.0% Italy +4.8 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.3% England ◂ +0.8 pts 2.4%

0.0% Philippines +1.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.0% New Zealand +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.0% Nepal +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% India +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% China even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

Ancestry

45.1% Australian ◂ +10.0 pts 35.1%

40.8% English ◂ +4.2 pts 36.6%

25.5% Irish ◂ +14.9 pts 10.6%

6.0% Italian +14.0 pts ▸ 19.9%

10.3% Scottish +0.1 pts ▸ 10.4%

5.4% German ◂ +1.2 pts 4.2%

0.0% Filipino +2.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.6% Dutch +0.5 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.0% Chinese +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Indian +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

96.2% English only ◂ +12.5 pts 83.7%

0.0% Italian +6.7 pts ▸ 6.7%

0.0% Tagalog +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Arabic +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

51.1% Christianity +4.0 pts ▸ 55.0%

42.4% No religion ◂ +6.8 pts 35.6%

4.3% Not stated +2.6 pts ▸ 6.9%

1.6% Buddhism ◂ +1.1 pts 0.5%

0.0% Hinduism +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.0% Other religions +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Islam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Mudgegonga in Myrtleford

— 5.92 62nd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Mudgegonga in Myrtleford +3 more in Myrtleford

0 0th pct 3 67th pct

Avg size in Mudgegonga in Myrtleford

— 231 41st pct

ICSEA in Mudgegonga in Myrtleford

— 1,000 56th pct

Highest year of school

44.0% Year 12 ◂ +4.8 pts 39.2%

19.3% Year 10 +1.7 pts ▸ 21.0%

16.7% Year 11 even 16.7%

12.0% Year 9 or below +3.5 pts ▸ 15.5%

Highest qualification level

33.7% Certificate III / IV +3.4 pts ▸ 37.1%

28.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +12.0 pts 16.5%

13.3% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.1 pts ▸ 15.4%

10.2% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +6.6 pts 3.6%

4.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.8 pts 2.3%

3.1% Postgraduate degree +0.3 pts ▸ 3.4%

Field of qualification

20.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +15.5 pts 4.9%

17.3% Health ◂ +4.2 pts 13.2%

12.2% Engineering & related +3.0 pts ▸ 15.2%

13.3% Management & commerce ◂ +2.2 pts 11.1%

5.1% Education +4.0 pts ▸ 9.1%

6.1% Society & culture +2.5 pts ▸ 8.6%

3.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +4.4 pts ▸ 7.4%

4.1% Architecture & building +2.2 pts ▸ 6.3%

0.0% Creative arts +2.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.0% Information technology +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.0% Natural & physical sciences +1.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Mudgegonga in Myrtleford +$90 higher in Mudgegonga gap narrowing

$743 48th pct $653 33rd pct

Household income in Mudgegonga in Myrtleford +$440 higher in Mudgegonga gap steady

$1,583 53rd pct $1,143 22nd pct

Family income in Mudgegonga in Myrtleford +$417 higher in Mudgegonga gap widening

$1,963 55th pct $1,546 29th pct

Household income distribution

28.9% $650–$1,499 +5.7 pts ▸ 34.7%

30.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.1 pts 26.2%

3.9% Under $650 +19.4 pts ▸ 23.3%

9.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.6 pts 5.7%

3.9% $4,000 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

Personal income distribution

41.3% Under $650 +5.2 pts ▸ 46.5%

36.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.7 pts 34.0%

16.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.2 pts 10.6%

3.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.6 pts 1.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

14.1% Arthritis ◂ +1.8 pts 12.4%

6.0% Mental health +5.3 pts ▸ 11.2%

6.0% Other condition +3.1 pts ▸ 9.0%

8.7% Asthma ◂ +0.7 pts 8.0%

6.5% Heart disease ◂ +0.2 pts 6.4%

3.3% Diabetes +2.6 pts ▸ 5.8%

1.6% Cancer +3.1 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.3% Lung condition ◂ +1.1 pts 3.3%

1.6% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.0% Stroke +1.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.2% None ◂ +0.7 pts 57.4%

20.1% One condition +2.3 pts ▸ 22.4%

7.1% Two conditions +1.8 pts ▸ 8.9%

4.3% Three or more +0.5 pts ▸ 4.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Mudgegonga in Myrtleford +48 larger in Myrtleford

0 0th pct 48 77th pct

Median age in Mudgegonga in Myrtleford +15 yrs older in Mudgegonga

36 yrs 74th pct 21 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Mudgegonga in Myrtleford

— $668 53rd pct

Household income in Mudgegonga in Myrtleford

— $1,771 53rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mudgegonga in Myrtleford even gap narrowing

2.2 24th pct 2.2 24th pct

Family composition

51.4% Couples with children ◂ +3.5 pts 47.8%

45.3% Couples without children ◂ +7.9 pts 37.4%

2.7% One-parent families +11.2 pts ▸ 13.9%

0.0% Other families +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

Household size

44.7% 2 people ◂ +4.5 pts 40.2%

27.6% 1 person +4.2 pts ▸ 31.8%

19.7% 3 people ◂ +8.4 pts 11.4%

6.6% 4 people +3.2 pts ▸ 9.8%

6.6% 5 people ◂ +1.0 pts 5.6%

0.0% 6 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mudgegonga in Myrtleford +$100 higher in Mudgegonga gap widening

$350 71st pct $250 40th pct

Mortgage in Mudgegonga in Myrtleford +$217 higher in Mudgegonga gap narrowing

$1,517 43rd pct $1,300 29th pct

People / bedroom in Mudgegonga in Myrtleford even gap narrowing

0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

57.9% Owned outright ◂ +11.7 pts 46.2%

34.2% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +7.2 pts 27.0%

9.2% Rented +13.3 pts ▸ 22.5%

6.6% Not stated ◂ +3.9 pts 2.6%

3.9% Other tenure ◂ +1.8 pts 2.1%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house ◂ +8.4 pts 91.6%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +7.4 pts ▸ 7.4%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Flat or apartment +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

36.8% 3 bedrooms +17.4 pts ▸ 54.3%

38.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +16.4 pts 21.7%

21.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +3.9 pts 17.1%

3.9% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.2 pts 2.7%

0.0% 5 or more +2.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.0% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

0.0% $200–$349 +60.8 pts ▸ 60.8%

42.9% $350–$549 ◂ +27.8 pts 15.0%

0.0% Under $200 +21.9 pts ▸ 21.9%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

15.4% $1,000–$1,799 +31.4 pts ▸ 46.7%

11.5% Under $1,000 +13.7 pts ▸ 25.3%

19.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +1.0 pts 18.2%

19.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +14.6 pts 4.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Mudgegonga in Myrtleford +2 more in Myrtleford

2 71st pct 4 73rd pct

Stops/1k in Mudgegonga in Myrtleford +9.65 more in Mudgegonga

10.87 88th pct 1.22 62nd pct

Departures/1k in Mudgegonga in Myrtleford +36.7 more in Mudgegonga

54.3 63rd pct 17.7 59th pct

PT routes in Mudgegonga in Myrtleford +3 more in Myrtleford

1 71st pct 4 82nd pct

Stop walk in Mudgegonga in Myrtleford +7 longer in Mudgegonga

30 67th pct 23 61st pct

How people get to work

42.5% Car (driver) +22.5 pts ▸ 65.0%

41.6% Worked at home ◂ +33.6 pts 8.0%

0.0% Walked +5.3 pts ▸ 5.3%

2.7% Car (passenger) +1.9 pts ▸ 4.5%

0.0% Bicycle +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.0% Bus +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

44.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.9 pts 39.4%

21.5% 1 vehicle +12.9 pts ▸ 34.4%

26.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +13.1 pts 13.5%

12.7% 4 or more ◂ +4.5 pts 8.2%

0.0% No vehicle +4.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

38.9% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +33.5 pts 5.4%

15.0% Health care & social assistance +2.0 pts ▸ 17.0%

8.0% Manufacturing +5.6 pts ▸ 13.5%

3.5% Retail trade +6.9 pts ▸ 10.5%

4.4% Accommodation & food +4.6 pts ▸ 9.0%

8.8% Construction ◂ +1.1 pts 7.7%

8.8% Education & training ◂ +2.1 pts 6.8%

8.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.9 pts 5.1%

5.3% Other services ◂ +1.8 pts 3.6%

4.4% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.7 pts 3.7%

0.0% Professional & technical +3.9 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.0% Wholesale trade +2.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

Occupations people work in

38.1% Managers ◂ +27.3 pts 10.8%

7.1% Technicians & trades +8.2 pts ▸ 15.3%

14.2% Professionals +0.7 pts ▸ 14.9%

8.8% Labourers +6.0 pts ▸ 14.8%

9.7% Community & personal service +3.8 pts ▸ 13.5%

11.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.1 pts 10.4%

9.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.9 pts 8.8%

5.3% Sales workers +4.3 pts ▸ 9.6%

Walkability

Walk score in Mudgegonga in Myrtleford +5.2 higher in Myrtleford

0.2 45th pct 5.4 85th pct

Types ≤15 min in Mudgegonga in Myrtleford +5.5 more in Myrtleford

0.2 43rd pct 5.6 86th pct

15-min city in Mudgegonga in Myrtleford +66.2 pts higher in Myrtleford

0.0% 0th pct 66.2% 84th pct

Walk to shops in Mudgegonga in Myrtleford +65.2 pts higher in Myrtleford

0.0% 0th pct 65.2% 83rd pct

Walk to transit in Mudgegonga in Myrtleford +19.3 pts higher in Myrtleford

13.6% 62nd pct 32.9% 68th pct

Walk to school in Mudgegonga in Myrtleford +75.6 pts higher in Myrtleford

0.0% 0th pct 75.6% 84th pct

Walk to a park in Mudgegonga in Myrtleford +92.5 pts higher in Myrtleford

0.0% 0th pct 92.5% 82nd pct

Walk to health in Mudgegonga in Myrtleford +77.5 pts higher in Myrtleford

0.0% 0th pct 77.5% 93rd pct

Amenities/1k in Mudgegonga in Myrtleford +22.1 more in Myrtleford

16.3 57th pct 38.4 76th pct

Intersections/km² in Mudgegonga in Myrtleford +8 higher in Myrtleford

0 38th pct 8 72nd pct

Mean slope in Mudgegonga in Myrtleford +1.9 pts higher in Mudgegonga

7.5% 67th pct 5.7% 50th pct

Compare Mudgegonga with nearby areas

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Compare Myrtleford with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mudgegonga vs Myrtleford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL21826/mudgegonga/vs/SAL21863/myrtleford