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Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part) vs Nichols Point

Name: Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part) vs Nichols Point — 2021 Census comparison
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Urban Centre comparison ≈ 6.3 km apart · Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part) profile · Nichols Point profile

Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part) Nichols Point

Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part) and Nichols Point (L) are neighbouring areas in Victoria with very different profiles. Nichols Point (L) is a wealthier, family-oriented area where typical household incomes are far higher at $2,739 per week, compared to $1,296 in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part). It has a much younger feel, with children under 15 making up 29.4% of the population, and it is far more likely to have residents with a bachelor degree or higher (25.7%). In contrast, Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part) is more diverse, with far more people born overseas (16.9%) and a higher share of people using another language at home (15.7%).

Both areas have a share of children under 15 that sits near the national figure, though Nichols Point (L) is far above it. While they share a similar number of people per bedroom, their lifestyles differ; Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part) is very walkable with many homes near public transport, while Nichols Point (L) is car-dependent. Since 2011, many of these gaps have widened or flipped, with incomes and education levels rising much more sharply in Nichols Point (L).

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Where they differ most

Household income: $1,443 higher in Nichols Point Renting: 33.0 pts higher in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part) Population: 34,992 larger in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part) Living alone: 22.7 pts higher in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part) Separate houses: 19.0 pts higher in Nichols Point

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part)in Nichols Point +34,992 larger in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part) gap steady

35,652 86th pct 660 43rd pct

Median age in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part)in Nichols Point +3 yrs older in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part) gap narrowing

39 yrs 29th pct 36 yrs 18th pct

Age structure

18.2% Children (0–14) +11.2 pts ▸ 29.4%

23.6% Older adults (45–64) +3.2 pts ▸ 26.8%

26.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.5 pts 25.2%

19.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +10.9 pts 8.9%

11.7% Youth (15–24) ◂ +3.1 pts 8.6%

Marital status

41.6% Married +26.0 pts ▸ 67.6%

37.6% Never married ◂ +14.7 pts 22.9%

10.0% Divorced ◂ +4.6 pts 5.4%

6.6% Widowed ◂ +2.8 pts 3.9%

4.2% Separated ◂ +3.6 pts 0.6%

Age & sex structure

Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part) Nichols Point

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

75.6% Australia +15.3 pts ▸ 90.9%

1.5% India ◂ +1.5 pts 0.0%

1.3% England +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.9% Italy ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

0.9% Vietnam ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

0.9% New Zealand ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

0.8% Philippines ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

0.6% China ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.2% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

35.5% English +9.5 pts ▸ 45.0%

34.5% Australian +10.4 pts ▸ 44.8%

8.6% Scottish +3.2 pts ▸ 11.8%

8.5% Irish +0.8 pts ▸ 9.2%

7.0% Italian +1.5 pts ▸ 8.5%

4.8% German +1.1 pts ▸ 5.9%

2.8% Chinese ◂ +2.2 pts 0.6%

0.8% Dutch +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.3% Indian ◂ +1.3 pts 0.0%

1.3% Greek ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

1.0% Filipino ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

0.9% Vietnamese ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

77.0% English only +17.4 pts ▸ 94.4%

2.3% Mandarin ◂ +1.7 pts 0.6%

1.5% Italian ◂ +1.5 pts 0.0%

1.1% Vietnamese ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%

0.9% Punjabi ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

0.6% Greek ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.4% Cantonese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.3% Arabic ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

41.9% No religion +11.3 pts ▸ 53.2%

42.1% Christianity ◂ +1.2 pts 40.9%

8.7% Not stated ◂ +3.2 pts 5.5%

2.9% Islam ◂ +2.9 pts 0.0%

2.4% Buddhism ◂ +2.4 pts 0.0%

1.1% Other religions ◂ +0.7 pts 0.5%

0.9% Hinduism ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Highest year of school

41.6% Year 12 +19.6 pts ▸ 61.1%

18.3% Year 10 ◂ +5.4 pts 12.9%

17.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +11.2 pts 6.0%

13.4% Year 11 +1.6 pts ▸ 14.9%

Highest qualification level

32.5% Certificate III / IV +0.7 pts ▸ 33.2%

18.4% Bachelor degree +8.3 pts ▸ 26.6%

15.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.6 pts ▸ 15.7%

3.5% Graduate diploma / certificate +2.5 pts ▸ 6.0%

4.3% Postgraduate degree +0.4 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.7% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.5 pts 1.3%

Field of qualification

14.6% Management & commerce +1.1 pts ▸ 15.7%

11.2% Health +2.9 pts ▸ 14.1%

13.2% Society & culture ◂ +1.9 pts 11.3%

9.1% Education +3.2 pts ▸ 12.2%

11.1% Engineering & related ◂ +0.4 pts 10.7%

4.5% Architecture & building +5.3 pts ▸ 9.7%

6.6% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.9 pts 4.7%

3.2% Agriculture & environment +2.1 pts ▸ 5.3%

2.3% Creative arts ◂ +0.1 pts 2.2%

1.7% Natural & physical sciences +0.5 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.2% Information technology +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

Income

Personal income in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part)in Nichols Point +$479 higher in Nichols Point gap widening

$685 54th pct $1,164 96th pct

Household income in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part)in Nichols Point +$1,443 higher in Nichols Point gap widening

$1,296 53rd pct $2,739 99th pct

Family income in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part)in Nichols Point +$1,241 higher in Nichols Point gap widening

$1,633 54th pct $2,874 97th pct

Household income distribution

28.0% $1,500–$2,999 +7.4 pts ▸ 35.4%

32.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +16.0 pts 16.2%

5.0% $4,000 or more +17.7 pts ▸ 22.7%

20.2% Under $650 ◂ +15.2 pts 5.1%

6.5% $3,000–$3,999 +11.7 pts ▸ 18.2%

Personal income distribution

43.2% Under $650 ◂ +15.2 pts 28.1%

33.4% $650–$1,499 +0.5 pts ▸ 33.9%

12.2% $1,500–$2,999 +17.2 pts ▸ 29.4%

1.7% $3,000 or more +5.2 pts ▸ 6.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.6% Mental health ◂ +5.7 pts 4.8%

9.9% Asthma ◂ +1.0 pts 8.9%

9.8% Arthritis ◂ +4.6 pts 5.2%

7.8% Other condition ◂ +1.9 pts 5.9%

5.8% Diabetes ◂ +2.9 pts 2.9%

4.8% Heart disease ◂ +1.8 pts 3.0%

3.1% Cancer even 3.0%

2.2% Lung condition ◂ +0.6 pts 1.7%

1.2% Stroke ◂ +1.2 pts 0.0%

0.8% Dementia ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

57.9% None +11.6 pts ▸ 69.5%

20.3% One condition ◂ +2.1 pts 18.2%

7.0% Two conditions ◂ +3.6 pts 3.5%

4.3% Three or more ◂ +2.8 pts 1.5%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part)in Nichols Point +0.8 larger in Nichols Point gap widening

2.4 57th pct 3.2 89th pct

Family composition

48.9% Couples with children +29.0 pts ▸ 77.9%

29.3% Couples without children ◂ +13.7 pts 15.6%

20.5% One-parent families ◂ +14.9 pts 5.5%

1.4% Other families ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%

Household size

34.4% 2 people ◂ +6.1 pts 28.3%

31.3% 1 person ◂ +22.7 pts 8.6%

11.6% 4 people +16.2 pts ▸ 27.8%

14.0% 3 people +2.7 pts ▸ 16.7%

5.6% 5 people +8.6 pts ▸ 14.1%

3.1% 6 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 4.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part)in Nichols Point +$110 higher in Nichols Point gap steady

$280 52nd pct $390 86th pct

Mortgage in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part)in Nichols Point +$700 higher in Nichols Point gap widening

$1,300 43rd pct $2,000 88th pct

People / bedroom in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part)in Nichols Point even gap narrowing

0.80 57th pct 0.80 57th pct

How homes are owned or rented

29.1% Owned with a mortgage +35.5 pts ▸ 64.6%

36.5% Rented ◂ +33.0 pts 3.5%

29.7% Owned outright ◂ +2.0 pts 27.8%

2.4% Not stated ◂ +2.4 pts 0.0%

2.2% Other tenure ◂ +2.2 pts 0.0%

Types of homes

81.0% Separate house +19.0 pts ▸ 100.0%

10.5% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +10.5 pts 0.0%

7.7% Flat or apartment ◂ +7.7 pts 0.0%

0.6% Other dwelling ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

21.1% 4 bedrooms +38.5 pts ▸ 59.6%

52.4% 3 bedrooms ◂ +31.7 pts 20.7%

18.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +12.3 pts 6.1%

2.6% 5 or more +8.6 pts ▸ 11.1%

3.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +3.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

20.3% $350–$549 +36.9 pts ▸ 57.1%

55.0% $200–$349 ◂ +55.0 pts 0.0%

19.4% Under $200 ◂ +19.4 pts 0.0%

0.9% $550–$749 ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

0.7% $750 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

49.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +21.0 pts 28.1%

14.4% $1,800–$2,999 +23.9 pts ▸ 38.3%

26.9% Under $1,000 ◂ +16.7 pts 10.2%

3.4% $3,000 or more +13.8 pts ▸ 17.2%

Transport & Vehicles

How people get to work

69.2% Car (driver) ◂ +3.4 pts 65.8%

7.5% Worked at home +7.0 pts ▸ 14.5%

8.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +4.0 pts 4.3%

2.9% Walked ◂ +1.2 pts 1.7%

0.3% Bus +0.8 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.6% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

37.0% 2 vehicles +10.6 pts ▸ 47.6%

38.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +28.1 pts 10.6%

11.5% 3 vehicles +12.8 pts ▸ 24.3%

5.2% 4 or more +13.8 pts ▸ 19.0%

7.4% No vehicle ◂ +7.4 pts 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +5.9 pts 11.1%

8.7% Education & training +3.6 pts ▸ 12.3%

7.2% Construction +4.8 pts ▸ 12.0%

11.4% Retail trade ◂ +0.5 pts 10.8%

8.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +0.9 pts 7.1%

5.6% Public administration & safety +2.1 pts ▸ 7.7%

7.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +4.8 pts 2.8%

5.5% Manufacturing ◂ +0.3 pts 5.1%

3.9% Professional & technical +1.5 pts ▸ 5.4%

4.0% Transport & warehousing +0.9 pts ▸ 4.8%

4.2% Administrative & support ◂ +3.3 pts 0.9%

3.4% Other services ◂ +1.1 pts 2.3%

Occupations people work in

18.3% Professionals +6.5 pts ▸ 24.8%

11.7% Managers +6.0 pts ▸ 17.7%

12.8% Technicians & trades +2.0 pts ▸ 14.8%

14.8% Labourers ◂ +7.9 pts 6.8%

10.5% Clerical & administrative +3.7 pts ▸ 14.2%

13.3% Community & personal service ◂ +5.0 pts 8.3%

10.0% Sales workers ◂ +1.5 pts 8.5%

6.4% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.8 pts 2.6%

Walkability

Walk score in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part)in Nichols Point +6.1 higher in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part)

6.5 92nd pct 0.4 4th pct

Types ≤15 min in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part)in Nichols Point +5.8 more in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part)

6.2 80th pct 0.4 4th pct

15-min city in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part)in Nichols Point +80.4 pts higher in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part)

80.4% 71st pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to shops in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part)in Nichols Point +80.3 pts higher in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part)

80.3% 70th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to transit in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part)in Nichols Point +92.4 pts higher in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part)

92.4% 86th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to school in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part)in Nichols Point +81.1 pts higher in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part)

81.1% 64th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to a park in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part)in Nichols Point +54.4 pts higher in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part)

98.3% 74th pct 43.9% 14th pct

Walk to health in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part)in Nichols Point +52.7 pts higher in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part)

52.7% 64th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part)in Nichols Point +27.2 more in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part)

28.8 72nd pct 1.5 3rd pct

Intersections/km² in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part)in Nichols Point +165 higher in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part)

178 100th pct 13 19th pct

Mean slope in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part)in Nichols Point +0.2 pts higher in Nichols Point

2.7% 13th pct 2.8% 17th pct

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Compare Nichols Point with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part) vs Nichols Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL212003/mildura-buronga/vs/UCL221055/nichols-point