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Benambra (Northern Victoria) vs Ovens Valley (Northern Victoria)
State Electorate comparison ≈ 78 km apart · Benambra (Northern Victoria) profile · Ovens Valley (Northern Victoria) profile
Benambra (Northern Victoria) Ovens Valley (Northern Victoria)
Benambra (Northern Victoria) and Ovens Valley (Northern Victoria) are two large regional areas in Victoria. Benambra (Northern Victoria) is more walkable, with far more homes within a 15-minute walk of parks (83.8% vs 72.5%), schools (66.9% vs 52.8%), and health services (47.0% vs 35.4%). In contrast, Ovens Valley (Northern Victoria) has a notably older population, with a typical age of 47 and a higher share of seniors aged 65 and over (26.0% compared to 20.5%). Ovens Valley (Northern Victoria) also has more homes owned outright, at 43.0% compared to 35.5% in Benambra (Northern Victoria).
The gap in the number of people who identify as having no religion has widened since 2016, and is now well higher in Benambra (Northern Victoria) at 45.3%. Despite this, the two areas are very similar in other ways. They share the same proportion of people born overseas (10.6%) and have nearly identical rates of volunteering and the typical number of people living in each home. Both areas also have a similar level of disability support needs and a similar share of people earning over $2,000 a week.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 64,222
- First area, 2021: 70,404
- Second area, 2016: 56,972
- Second area, 2021: 59,712
- First area, 2016: 41 yrs
- First area, 2021: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 46 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 47 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 Benambra (Northern Victoria): 0.8% males, 1.3% females; 85+ in Ovens Valley (Northern Victoria): 1.3% males, 2.0% females
- 80–84 in Benambra (Northern Victoria): 1.1% males, 1.3% females; 80–84 in Ovens Valley (Northern Victoria): 1.7% males, 1.8% females
- 75–79 in Benambra (Northern Victoria): 1.9% males, 1.9% females; 75–79 in Ovens Valley (Northern Victoria): 2.5% males, 2.7% females
- 70–74 in Benambra (Northern Victoria): 2.8% males, 2.9% females; 70–74 in Ovens Valley (Northern Victoria): 3.4% males, 3.5% females
- 65–69 in Benambra (Northern Victoria): 3.2% males, 3.3% females; 65–69 in Ovens Valley (Northern Victoria): 3.6% males, 3.6% females
- 60–64 in Benambra (Northern Victoria): 3.2% males, 3.6% females; 60–64 in Ovens Valley (Northern Victoria): 3.6% males, 3.8% females
- 55–59 in Benambra (Northern Victoria): 3.3% males, 3.4% females; 55–59 in Ovens Valley (Northern Victoria): 3.4% males, 3.5% females
- 50–54 in Benambra (Northern Victoria): 3.1% males, 3.3% females; 50–54 in Ovens Valley (Northern Victoria): 3.1% males, 3.4% females
- 45–49 in Benambra (Northern Victoria): 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 45–49 in Ovens Valley (Northern Victoria): 2.9% males, 3.2% females
- 40–44 in Benambra (Northern Victoria): 2.8% males, 3.1% females; 40–44 in Ovens Valley (Northern Victoria): 2.5% males, 2.9% females
- 35–39 in Benambra (Northern Victoria): 2.8% males, 3.2% females; 35–39 in Ovens Valley (Northern Victoria): 2.6% males, 2.7% females
- 30–34 in Benambra (Northern Victoria): 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 30–34 in Ovens Valley (Northern Victoria): 2.4% males, 2.6% females
- 25–29 in Benambra (Northern Victoria): 2.8% males, 2.8% females; 25–29 in Ovens Valley (Northern Victoria): 2.5% males, 2.5% females
- 20–24 in Benambra (Northern Victoria): 2.6% males, 2.4% females; 20–24 in Ovens Valley (Northern Victoria): 2.1% males, 2.1% females
- 15–19 in Benambra (Northern Victoria): 3.2% males, 2.9% females; 15–19 in Ovens Valley (Northern Victoria): 2.9% males, 2.6% females
- 10–14 in Benambra (Northern Victoria): 3.4% males, 3.4% females; 10–14 in Ovens Valley (Northern Victoria): 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Benambra (Northern Victoria): 3.3% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Ovens Valley (Northern Victoria): 2.9% males, 2.7% females
- 0–4 in Benambra (Northern Victoria): 2.8% males, 2.8% females; 0–4 in Ovens Valley (Northern Victoria): 2.4% 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, 2016: $646
- First area, 2021: $782
- Second area, 2016: $566
- Second area, 2021: $696
- First area, 2016: $1,233
- First area, 2021: $1,471
- Second area, 2016: $1,050
- Second area, 2021: $1,286
- First area, 2016: $1,509
- First area, 2021: $1,910
- Second area, 2016: $1,339
- Second area, 2021: $1,677
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
Family & Households
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $240
- First area, 2021: $280
- Second area, 2016: $210
- Second area, 2021: $260
- First area, 2016: $1,387
- First area, 2021: $1,452
- Second area, 2016: $1,300
- Second area, 2021: $1,354
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
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). Benambra (Northern Victoria) vs Ovens Valley (Northern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED20604/benambra/vs/SED26504/ovens-valley