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Stirling vs Swifts Creek

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 24 km apart · Stirling profile · Swifts Creek profile

Stirling Swifts Creek

Swifts Creek and Stirling (Vic.) are two nearby rural areas in East Gippsland, though they differ greatly in how people live there. Swifts Creek has a small population of 232 people and provides more local access, with 37.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 35.7% near a school. Its walkability score is 2.4 (mostly car-dependent). In contrast, Stirling (Vic.) is largely non-residential with no population, and it has a far steeper average terrain slope of 18.9% compared to 8.6% in Swifts Creek.

Both areas are equally isolated from medical care, with 0.0% of homes in either place within a 15-minute walk of health services. While they share this lack of local healthcare, Swifts Creek continues to offer more infrastructure, such as one school and one public transport stop, whereas Stirling (Vic.) has none.

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Where they differ most

Population: 232 larger in Swifts Creek

Demographics & Identity

Population in Stirlingin Swifts Creek +232 larger in Swifts Creek gap narrowing
0 0th pct 232 57th pct
Median age in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 50 yrs 71st pct
First Nations in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 0.0% 0th pct
Aged 65+ in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 22.0% 64th pct
Under 15 in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 17.2% 51st pct
De facto in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 13.5% 60th pct

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 10.3% 45th pct

Language

Other language in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 3.0% 46th pct
Limited English in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 0.0% 0th pct

Religion

No religion in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 52.2% 84th pct

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 40.5% 38th pct
Bachelor+ in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 17.8% 61st pct
Schools/1k kids in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 25.00 91st pct
Schools ≤3 km in Stirlingin Swifts Creek +1 more in Swifts Creek
0 0th pct 1 43rd pct
Avg size in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 89 24th pct
ICSEA in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 964 34th pct

Income

Personal income in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— $739 48th pct
Household income in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— $1,412 41st pct
Family income in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— $1,825 46th pct
High earners in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 12.0% 70th pct
High-income homes in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 10.4% 31st pct

Health & Disability

Health condition in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 30.2% 57th pct
Mental health in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 8.6% 55th pct
Needs assistance in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 4.3% 46th pct

Community Participation

Volunteering in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 35.6% 90th pct
Unpaid carers in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 14.7% 70th pct
Unpaid child care in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 30.9% 77th pct
Defence service in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 2.1% 42nd pct
Housework 15h+ in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 27.7% 70th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Stirlingin Swifts Creek even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Median age in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 54 yrs 90th pct
Median income in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— $449 25th pct
Household income in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— $1,199 27th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 2.2 24th pct
One-parent in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 17.7% 81st pct
Living alone in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 39.6% 90th pct

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— $120 9th pct
Mortgage in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— $975 14th pct
People / bedroom in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 0.70 14th pct
Renting in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 15.6% 47th pct
Owned outright in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 52.1% 79th pct
Separate houses in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 96.9% 52nd pct
3+ bedrooms in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 72.9% 33rd pct

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 3.2% 64th pct
Work from home in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 12.4% 36th pct
PT commute in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Stirlingin Swifts Creek +1 more in Swifts Creek
0 0th pct 1 64th pct
Stops/1k in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 4.31 75th pct
Departures/1k in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 51.7 63rd pct
PT routes in Stirlingin Swifts Creek +1 more in Swifts Creek
0 0th pct 1 71st pct

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 29.5% 45th pct
Recent arrivals in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 0.0% 0th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 0.0% 0th pct
Participation in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 61.3% 52nd pct
Full-time in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 56.6% 42nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Stirlingin Swifts Creek +2.4 higher in Swifts Creek
0.0 0th pct 2.4 68th pct
Types ≤15 min in Stirlingin Swifts Creek +2.6 more in Swifts Creek
0.0 0th pct 2.6 70th pct
15-min city in Stirlingin Swifts Creek +35.4 pts higher in Swifts Creek
0.0% 0th pct 35.4% 76th pct
Walk to shops in Stirlingin Swifts Creek +37.3 pts higher in Swifts Creek
0.0% 0th pct 37.3% 76th pct
Walk to transit in Stirlingin Swifts Creek +31.1 pts higher in Swifts Creek
0.0% 0th pct 31.1% 67th pct
Walk to school in Stirlingin Swifts Creek +35.7 pts higher in Swifts Creek
0.0% 0th pct 35.7% 70th pct
Walk to a park in Stirlingin Swifts Creek +36.0 pts higher in Swifts Creek
0.0% 0th pct 36.0% 60th pct
Walk to health in Stirlingin Swifts Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Stirlingin Swifts Creek
— 51.7 82nd pct
Intersections/km² in Stirlingin Swifts Creek even
0 20th pct 0 33rd pct
Mean slope in Stirlingin Swifts Creek +10.3 pts higher in Stirling
18.9% 98th pct 8.6% 74th pct

Compare Stirling with nearby areas

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Compare Swifts Creek with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Stirling vs Swifts Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL22358/stirling/vs/SAL22413/swifts-creek