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Echuca - Moama vs Swan Hill

Urban Area comparison ≈ 142 km apart · Echuca - Moama profile · Swan Hill profile

Echuca - Moama Swan Hill

Echuca - Moama and Swan Hill are two Victorian regional centres with very different characters. Echuca - Moama is far older, with a typical resident aged 46 and a higher share of seniors at 26.2%. In contrast, Swan Hill is much more walkable, with a very walkable score of 6.3 compared to Echuca - Moama's somewhat walkable score of 4.4. Swan Hill also has a much higher proportion of recent overseas arrivals at 34.2%, while Echuca - Moama's figure is 16.3%.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people who have served in the Defence Force. They also share very similar typical weekly household incomes, around $1,347 in Echuca - Moama and $1,390 in Swan Hill. However, the gap in typical age has widened since 2011, and Swan Hill has seen a much larger increase in recent overseas arrivals over the same period.

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Where they differ most

Recent arrivals: 17.9 pts higher in Swan Hill Other language: 8.3 pts higher in Swan Hill Limited English: 2.6 pts higher in Swan Hill People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Swan Hill Median age: 8 yrs older in Echuca - Moama

Demographics & Identity

Population in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +11,382 larger in Echuca - Moama gap narrowing
22,568 38th pct 11,186 10th pct
Median age in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +8 yrs older in Echuca - Moama gap widening
46 yrs 81st pct 38 yrs 29th pct
First Nations in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +0.4 pts higher in Swan Hill gap steady
3.8% 30th pct 4.2% 36th pct
Aged 65+ in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +5.1 pts higher in Echuca - Moama gap steady
26.2% 85th pct 21.1% 58th pct
Under 15 in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +2.3 pts higher in Swan Hill gap steady
16.9% 25th pct 19.2% 71st pct
De facto in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +1.8 pts higher in Echuca - Moama gap steady
12.7% 56th pct 10.9% 13th pct

Age structure

20.6% Young adults (25–44) +6.0 pts ▸ 26.7%
26.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +5.1 pts 21.1%
25.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.9 pts 22.0%
16.9% Children (0–14) +2.3 pts ▸ 19.2%
10.3% Youth (15–24) +0.9 pts ▸ 11.2%

Marital status

48.4% Married ◂ +0.5 pts 47.8%
30.6% Never married +2.5 pts ▸ 33.1%
9.8% Divorced ◂ +1.8 pts 8.1%
7.6% Widowed +0.1 pts ▸ 7.7%
3.6% Separated ◂ +0.3 pts 3.3%

Age & sex structure

Echuca - Moama Swan Hill

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +5.0 pts higher in Swan Hill gap narrowing
8.2% 8th pct 13.2% 51st pct

Country of birth

85.3% Australia ◂ +5.1 pts 80.2%
2.0% England ◂ +1.1 pts 0.9%
0.6% India +1.3 pts ▸ 1.9%
0.1% Vietnam +1.1 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.7% Philippines +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.9% New Zealand ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%
0.2% Italy +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.1% China +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.2% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

43.1% English ◂ +5.8 pts 37.3%
42.5% Australian ◂ +3.8 pts 38.7%
12.0% Irish even 11.9%
11.3% Scottish ◂ +1.5 pts 9.8%
3.4% Italian +2.6 pts ▸ 6.0%
4.1% German ◂ +0.2 pts 3.9%
0.7% Chinese +1.2 pts ▸ 1.8%
0.6% Indian +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.9% Filipino +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.2% Vietnamese +1.1 pts ▸ 1.3%
1.3% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%
0.3% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Language

Other language in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +8.3 pts higher in Swan Hill gap narrowing
4.1% 17th pct 12.4% 81st pct
Limited English in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +2.6 pts higher in Swan Hill gap widening
0.5% 25th pct 3.0% 89th pct

Language used at home

90.0% English only ◂ +9.0 pts 81.0%
0.2% Punjabi +1.5 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.2% Vietnamese +1.3 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.3% Italian +0.9 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.2% Mandarin +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.3% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.1% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.1% Hindi even 0.1%
0.1% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +2.7 pts higher in Echuca - Moama gap steady
41.9% 47th pct 39.1% 33rd pct

Religious affiliation

49.3% Christianity ◂ +2.7 pts 46.6%
41.9% No religion ◂ +2.7 pts 39.1%
7.1% Not stated +0.6 pts ▸ 7.7%
0.2% Islam +2.7 pts ▸ 2.9%
0.3% Other religions +1.4 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.7% Buddhism +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.5% Hinduism +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +5.1 pts higher in Swan Hill gap widening
38.8% 23rd pct 43.9% 49th pct
Bachelor+ in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +0.7 pts higher in Echuca - Moama gap steady
14.1% 41st pct 13.4% 33rd pct

Highest year of school

38.8% Year 12 +5.1 pts ▸ 43.9%
20.8% Year 10 ◂ +3.6 pts 17.2%
17.2% Year 11 ◂ +1.7 pts 15.4%
15.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.2 pts 15.1%

Highest qualification level

38.2% Certificate III / IV ◂ +2.8 pts 35.4%
18.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.5 pts 17.8%
14.5% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.3 pts ▸ 15.8%
3.6% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.1 pts ▸ 3.7%
3.5% Postgraduate degree +0.1 pts ▸ 3.6%
1.6% Certificate I / II +0.6 pts ▸ 2.2%

Field of qualification

15.4% Engineering & related ◂ +2.2 pts 13.2%
12.8% Management & commerce +0.5 pts ▸ 13.3%
12.2% Health +0.2 pts ▸ 12.4%
10.7% Society & culture +0.4 pts ▸ 11.1%
9.6% Education +1.1 pts ▸ 10.8%
7.4% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.2 pts 6.2%
7.1% Architecture & building ◂ +1.2 pts 5.9%
3.6% Agriculture & environment +0.8 pts ▸ 4.4%
1.6% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 1.4%
1.3% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%
0.9% Information technology +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +$49 higher in Swan Hill gap widening
$705 41st pct $754 57th pct
Household income in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +$43 higher in Swan Hill gap steady
$1,347 42nd pct $1,390 46th pct
Family income in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +$57 higher in Swan Hill gap steady
$1,745 42nd pct $1,802 48th pct
High earners in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +1.1 pts higher in Echuca - Moama gap steady
7.3% 34th pct 6.3% 22nd pct
High-income homes in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +1.7 pts higher in Echuca - Moama gap widening
14.1% 43rd pct 12.4% 32nd pct

Household income distribution

31.1% $650–$1,499 +0.1 pts ▸ 31.2%
27.2% $1,500–$2,999 +3.8 pts ▸ 30.9%
19.5% Under $650 ◂ +0.1 pts 19.3%
8.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.0 pts 7.0%
6.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 5.4%

Personal income distribution

42.9% Under $650 ◂ +3.3 pts 39.6%
32.9% $650–$1,499 +4.2 pts ▸ 37.1%
13.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.0 pts 12.7%
2.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 2.2%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +2.3 pts higher in Echuca - Moama
33.5% 57th pct 31.1% 38th pct
Mental health in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +0.8 pts higher in Echuca - Moama
9.5% 31st pct 8.6% 22nd pct
Needs assistance in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +0.2 pts higher in Echuca - Moama gap steady
6.8% 54th pct 6.6% 48th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

12.1% Arthritis ◂ +1.4 pts 10.8%
9.5% Asthma +1.3 pts ▸ 10.8%
9.5% Mental health ◂ +0.8 pts 8.6%
8.0% Other condition ◂ +1.1 pts 6.9%
5.7% Diabetes ◂ +0.7 pts 5.0%
5.2% Heart disease ◂ +0.7 pts 4.6%
4.0% Cancer ◂ +0.9 pts 3.1%
2.5% Lung condition ◂ +0.4 pts 2.1%
1.4% Stroke ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%
0.9% Dementia even 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

57.7% None +1.6 pts ▸ 59.3%
21.7% One condition ◂ +1.3 pts 20.4%
7.4% Two conditions ◂ +0.4 pts 7.0%
4.4% Three or more ◂ +0.6 pts 3.8%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +3.5 pts higher in Swan Hill gap steady
14.4% 36th pct 17.9% 81st pct
Unpaid carers in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +0.8 pts higher in Swan Hill gap steady
12.8% 46th pct 13.6% 71st pct
Unpaid child care in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +1.6 pts higher in Swan Hill gap widening
24.3% 29th pct 25.9% 54th pct
Defence service in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +0.5 pts higher in Echuca - Moama
3.0% 39th pct 2.5% 14th pct
Housework 15h+ in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +1.6 pts higher in Echuca - Moama gap steady
22.2% 59th pct 20.5% 34th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +0.1 larger in Echuca - Moama gap steady
2.4 43rd pct 2.3 14th pct
One-parent in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +2.2 pts higher in Swan Hill gap steady
14.3% 23rd pct 16.5% 49th pct
Living alone in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +2.2 pts higher in Swan Hill gap widening
28.5% 49th pct 30.6% 72nd pct

Family composition

50.3% Couples with children +1.6 pts ▸ 52.0%
34.5% Couples without children ◂ +4.2 pts 30.3%
14.3% One-parent families +2.2 pts ▸ 16.5%
0.8% Other families +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

Household size

38.5% 2 people ◂ +3.1 pts 35.4%
28.5% 1 person +2.2 pts ▸ 30.6%
12.9% 3 people +1.0 pts ▸ 13.9%
12.0% 4 people ◂ +0.3 pts 11.8%
5.8% 5 people +0.1 pts ▸ 5.9%
2.2% 6 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +$55 higher in Echuca - Moama gap narrowing
$290 40th pct $235 11th pct
Mortgage in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +$217 higher in Echuca - Moama gap widening
$1,517 46th pct $1,300 29th pct
People / bedroom in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +0.10 higher in Swan Hill gap widening
0.70 0th pct 0.80 57th pct
Renting in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +6.7 pts higher in Swan Hill gap widening
25.0% 21st pct 31.8% 59th pct
Owned outright in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +4.8 pts higher in Echuca - Moama gap steady
39.8% 80th pct 35.0% 57th pct
Separate houses in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +3.2 pts higher in Echuca - Moama gap widening
86.2% 64th pct 83.0% 42nd pct
3+ bedrooms in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +1.3 pts higher in Echuca - Moama gap steady
77.9% 51st pct 76.6% 40th pct

How homes are owned or rented

39.8% Owned outright ◂ +4.8 pts 35.0%
25.0% Rented +6.7 pts ▸ 31.8%
30.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +0.8 pts 30.0%
2.2% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 1.8%
2.1% Other tenure ◂ +0.6 pts 1.5%

Types of homes

86.2% Separate house ◂ +3.2 pts 83.0%
11.9% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +3.4 pts 8.5%
0.2% Flat or apartment +7.5 pts ▸ 7.8%
1.4% Other dwelling ◂ +0.8 pts 0.6%

Bedrooms per home

44.0% 3 bedrooms +5.7 pts ▸ 49.7%
29.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +6.2 pts 23.6%
17.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +0.6 pts 16.4%
2.7% 1 bedroom +2.1 pts ▸ 4.8%
4.2% 5 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 3.4%
0.2% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

45.2% $200–$349 +7.5 pts ▸ 52.7%
19.6% Under $200 +10.9 pts ▸ 30.5%
29.7% $350–$549 ◂ +18.7 pts 11.0%
0.9% $550–$749 ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%
0.5% $750 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

44.7% $1,000–$1,799 +2.0 pts ▸ 46.7%
19.6% Under $1,000 +7.9 pts ▸ 27.5%
22.7% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +6.3 pts 16.5%
6.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.5 pts 3.8%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +1.9 pts higher in Swan Hill gap steady
5.6% 41st pct 7.5% 81st pct
Work from home in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +2.4 pts higher in Echuca - Moama gap steady
8.7% 52nd pct 6.3% 34th pct
PT commute in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +0.0 pts higher in Swan Hill gap steady
0.1% 2nd pct 0.2% 4th pct

How people get to work

67.5% Car (driver) +2.8 pts ▸ 70.2%
8.7% Worked at home ◂ +2.4 pts 6.3%
5.1% Car (passenger) +1.4 pts ▸ 6.5%
3.0% Walked +1.7 pts ▸ 4.8%
1.0% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.1% Bus even 0.2%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

38.6% 2 vehicles +0.5 pts ▸ 39.2%
35.3% 1 vehicle ◂ +0.1 pts 35.2%
13.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.9 pts 12.4%
5.6% No vehicle +1.9 pts ▸ 7.5%
7.1% 4 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 5.9%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +2.8 pts higher in Echuca - Moama gap widening
39.4% 43rd pct 36.5% 25th pct
Recent arrivals in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +17.9 pts higher in Swan Hill gap widening
16.3% 69th pct 34.2% 100th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +0.6 pts higher in Echuca - Moama gap steady
3.6% 17th pct 3.0% 3rd pct
Participation in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +3.6 pts higher in Swan Hill gap widening
56.2% 42nd pct 59.8% 60th pct
Full-time in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +4.7 pts higher in Swan Hill gap widening
55.4% 29th pct 60.0% 69th pct

Industries people work in

16.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.0 pts 15.7%
11.8% Construction ◂ +3.1 pts 8.8%
10.5% Retail trade ◂ +0.6 pts 9.8%
10.4% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.9 pts 7.5%
7.6% Education & training +1.6 pts ▸ 9.3%
9.3% Manufacturing ◂ +0.9 pts 8.3%
3.3% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +5.7 pts ▸ 9.0%
4.8% Public administration & safety +0.1 pts ▸ 4.8%
4.3% Other services ◂ +0.4 pts 3.9%
3.1% Transport & warehousing +1.1 pts ▸ 4.1%
3.4% Professional & technical even 3.3%
2.3% Wholesale trade +1.0 pts ▸ 3.2%

Occupations people work in

16.8% Professionals +0.3 pts ▸ 17.2%
16.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.3 pts 13.6%
11.7% Labourers +3.2 pts ▸ 14.9%
14.0% Community & personal service ◂ +1.1 pts 12.8%
13.2% Managers +0.5 pts ▸ 13.7%
10.6% Clerical & administrative +0.6 pts ▸ 11.2%
10.2% Sales workers ◂ +0.6 pts 9.6%
6.1% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.1 pts 5.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +1.9 higher in Swan Hill
4.4 35th pct 6.3 91st pct
Types ≤15 min in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +1.6 more in Swan Hill
4.2 29th pct 5.8 87th pct
15-min city in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +28.9 pts higher in Swan Hill
45.4% 29th pct 74.3% 89th pct
Walk to shops in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +14.9 pts higher in Swan Hill
58.6% 63rd pct 73.5% 88th pct
Walk to transit in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +16.1 pts higher in Swan Hill
74.5% 34th pct 90.6% 80th pct
Walk to school in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +14.9 pts higher in Swan Hill
59.4% 38th pct 74.2% 77th pct
Walk to a park in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +20.7 pts higher in Swan Hill
78.0% 22nd pct 98.6% 100th pct
Walk to health in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +24.0 pts higher in Swan Hill
23.9% 12th pct 47.9% 70th pct
Amenities/1k in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +29.3 more in Swan Hill
11.6 18th pct 40.9 100th pct
Intersections/km² in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill +3 higher in Swan Hill
8 20th pct 11 28th pct
Mean slope in Echuca - Moamain Swan Hill even
2.5% 0th pct 2.5% 0th pct

Compare Echuca - Moama with nearby areas

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Compare Swan Hill with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Echuca - Moama vs Swan Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sua/2007/echuca-moama/vs/2017/swan-hill