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Mirboo North vs Trafalgar

Urban Centre comparison ≈ 21 km apart · Mirboo North profile · Trafalgar profile

Mirboo North Trafalgar

Trafalgar and Mirboo North are two nearby Victorian towns with distinct profiles. Trafalgar is more connected and younger, with 13.3% of residents arriving from overseas recently compared to 0.0% in Mirboo North. It also has far more street intersections and much better access to schools, with 99.0% of homes within a 15-minute walk. In contrast, Mirboo North is noticeably older, with a typical resident aged 46 compared to 41 in Trafalgar, and a higher share of homeowners who own their place outright (45.0% versus 37.9%).

Both towns share a very similar age structure for children and seniors, with about 20% of people under 15 and around 24% aged 65 or over. They also have nearly identical average home sizes of 2.4 people. While they are alike in these ways, other gaps are growing; the difference in the number of recent overseas arrivals has widened since 2011, and residents in Mirboo North are now noticeably older than those in Trafalgar.

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Where they differ most

Population: 2,087 larger in Trafalgar Recent arrivals: 13.3 pts higher in Trafalgar PT commute: 0.9 pts higher in Trafalgar Renting: 9.2 pts higher in Trafalgar Median age: 5 yrs older in Mirboo North

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +2,087 larger in Trafalgar gap widening
1,752 69th pct 3,839 82nd pct
Median age in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +5 yrs older in Mirboo North gap widening
46 yrs 54th pct 41 yrs 36th pct
First Nations in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +0.9 pts higher in Trafalgar gap narrowing
0.3% 3rd pct 1.3% 13th pct
Aged 65+ in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +0.7 pts higher in Mirboo North gap narrowing
24.1% 56th pct 23.4% 54th pct
Under 15 in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +0.1 pts higher in Trafalgar gap narrowing
20.1% 69th pct 20.2% 70th pct
De facto in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +2.5 pts higher in Mirboo North gap narrowing
14.3% 64th pct 11.8% 35th pct

Age structure

27.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +5.0 pts 22.0%
24.1% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.7 pts 23.4%
19.7% Young adults (25–44) +4.3 pts ▸ 24.0%
20.1% Children (0–14) +0.1 pts ▸ 20.2%
8.6% Youth (15–24) +1.8 pts ▸ 10.4%

Marital status

47.2% Married ◂ +0.6 pts 46.6%
28.5% Never married +2.8 pts ▸ 31.3%
12.8% Divorced ◂ +2.5 pts 10.2%
6.8% Widowed +0.4 pts ▸ 7.2%
5.1% Separated ◂ +0.6 pts 4.5%

Age & sex structure

Mirboo North Trafalgar

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +1.3 pts higher in Mirboo North gap narrowing
11.4% 54th pct 10.2% 45th pct

Country of birth

80.9% Australia +3.8 pts ▸ 84.7%
4.9% England ◂ +1.6 pts 3.3%
1.0% New Zealand ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%
0.8% Italy ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%
0.0% India +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.3% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.3% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%
0.2% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

46.7% English ◂ +2.7 pts 43.9%
41.5% Australian +0.9 pts ▸ 42.4%
12.4% Scottish ◂ +1.0 pts 11.4%
11.3% Irish +0.2 pts ▸ 11.5%
4.7% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 4.4%
4.6% Dutch ◂ +1.0 pts 3.6%
4.0% German +0.3 pts ▸ 4.2%
0.2% Indian +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.6% Chinese even 0.6%
0.2% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.5% Filipino even 0.4%
0.0% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Other language in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +0.9 pts higher in Trafalgar gap steady
3.6% 49th pct 4.5% 61st pct
Limited English in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +0.5 pts higher in Trafalgar gap steady
0.5% 62nd pct 0.9% 78th pct

Language used at home

89.9% English only +0.5 pts ▸ 90.4%
0.6% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.2% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.0% Mandarin +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%
0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +4.1 pts higher in Mirboo North gap steady
56.1% 91st pct 52.0% 83rd pct

Religious affiliation

56.1% No religion ◂ +4.1 pts 52.0%
35.5% Christianity +4.0 pts ▸ 39.5%
7.6% Not stated ◂ +1.2 pts 6.4%
0.2% Buddhism +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.0% Islam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.2% Hinduism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.2% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +0.3 pts higher in Mirboo North gap steady
44.6% 67th pct 44.4% 67th pct
Bachelor+ in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +3.0 pts higher in Mirboo North gap widening
18.4% 77th pct 15.4% 70th pct

Highest year of school

44.6% Year 12 ◂ +0.3 pts 44.4%
17.9% Year 10 +1.6 pts ▸ 19.4%
17.7% Year 11 ◂ +0.5 pts 17.2%
13.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.0 pts 12.2%

Highest qualification level

37.6% Certificate III / IV +1.2 pts ▸ 38.8%
19.9% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.0 pts 17.9%
15.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.1 pts 14.9%
4.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.6 pts ▸ 4.6%
4.6% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.8 pts 3.8%
2.2% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.2 pts 2.1%

Field of qualification

15.1% Engineering & related +1.6 pts ▸ 16.8%
10.3% Management & commerce +3.8 pts ▸ 14.1%
13.1% Society & culture ◂ +2.0 pts 11.1%
12.6% Health ◂ +0.4 pts 12.2%
11.3% Education ◂ +1.7 pts 9.7%
6.8% Architecture & building +0.4 pts ▸ 7.2%
5.2% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.2 pts 5.0%
3.2% Creative arts ◂ +1.4 pts 1.8%
3.1% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.3 pts 2.8%
2.2% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.4 pts 1.8%
1.0% Information technology +0.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

Income

Personal income in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +$81 higher in Trafalgar gap widening
$646 46th pct $727 63rd pct
Household income in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +$172 higher in Trafalgar gap steady
$1,255 49th pct $1,427 62nd pct
Family income in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +$84 higher in Trafalgar gap narrowing
$1,783 63rd pct $1,867 68th pct
High earners in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +0.8 pts higher in Trafalgar gap steady
7.5% 60th pct 8.4% 66th pct
High-income homes in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +2.5 pts higher in Trafalgar gap widening
12.6% 59th pct 15.1% 68th pct

Household income distribution

31.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.0 pts 30.5%
27.1% $1,500–$2,999 +2.6 pts ▸ 29.7%
22.2% Under $650 ◂ +4.3 pts 17.9%
6.7% $3,000–$3,999 +3.0 pts ▸ 9.7%
5.9% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 5.4%

Personal income distribution

46.7% Under $650 ◂ +5.0 pts 41.7%
30.2% $650–$1,499 +3.2 pts ▸ 33.3%
14.3% $1,500–$2,999 +0.8 pts ▸ 15.1%
2.2% $3,000 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 2.4%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +1.6 pts higher in Mirboo North
34.9% 60th pct 33.3% 52nd pct
Mental health in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +0.9 pts higher in Mirboo North
11.3% 69th pct 10.4% 57th pct
Needs assistance in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +3.5 pts higher in Mirboo North gap widening
10.0% 86th pct 6.5% 53rd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

14.3% Arthritis ◂ +2.8 pts 11.5%
11.3% Mental health ◂ +0.9 pts 10.4%
10.8% Other condition ◂ +1.8 pts 9.0%
9.1% Asthma ◂ +0.1 pts 9.0%
7.0% Heart disease ◂ +2.0 pts 5.0%
5.3% Diabetes ◂ +0.3 pts 5.0%
4.6% Cancer ◂ +1.3 pts 3.3%
3.4% Lung condition ◂ +0.8 pts 2.6%
2.9% Dementia ◂ +2.4 pts 0.4%
2.7% Stroke ◂ +1.4 pts 1.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.8% None +2.3 pts ▸ 59.1%
21.3% One condition +1.0 pts ▸ 22.3%
8.0% Two conditions ◂ +0.7 pts 7.3%
6.2% Three or more ◂ +2.6 pts 3.6%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +6.9 pts higher in Mirboo North gap narrowing
24.7% 87th pct 17.8% 54th pct
Unpaid carers in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +1.0 pts higher in Mirboo North gap steady
15.1% 77th pct 14.0% 64th pct
Unpaid child care in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +0.9 pts higher in Mirboo North gap steady
30.3% 76th pct 29.4% 74th pct
Defence service in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +0.5 pts higher in Mirboo North
3.2% 40th pct 2.7% 28th pct
Housework 15h+ in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +3.3 pts higher in Mirboo North gap steady
28.2% 83rd pct 25.0% 59th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar even gap narrowing
2.4 57th pct 2.4 57th pct
One-parent in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +4.8 pts higher in Trafalgar gap widening
13.5% 40th pct 18.3% 69th pct
Living alone in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +3.8 pts higher in Mirboo North gap narrowing
32.7% 63rd pct 29.0% 49th pct

Family composition

55.2% Couples with children ◂ +2.2 pts 53.0%
30.7% Couples without children ◂ +2.8 pts 27.9%
13.5% One-parent families +4.8 pts ▸ 18.3%
0.8% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

Household size

35.3% 2 people +0.2 pts ▸ 35.4%
32.7% 1 person ◂ +3.8 pts 29.0%
11.4% 3 people +2.4 pts ▸ 13.8%
10.2% 4 people +3.0 pts ▸ 13.2%
8.1% 5 people ◂ +2.2 pts 6.0%
3.0% 6 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 3.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +$33 higher in Trafalgar gap narrowing
$270 49th pct $303 60th pct
Mortgage in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +$108 higher in Trafalgar gap narrowing
$1,300 43rd pct $1,408 53rd pct
People / bedroom in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar even gap narrowing
0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct
Renting in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +9.2 pts higher in Trafalgar gap widening
13.0% 23rd pct 22.3% 53rd pct
Owned outright in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +7.1 pts higher in Mirboo North gap steady
45.0% 68th pct 37.9% 45th pct
Separate houses in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +2.0 pts higher in Mirboo North gap narrowing
94.8% 58th pct 92.8% 46th pct
3+ bedrooms in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +1.4 pts higher in Mirboo North gap narrowing
84.0% 72nd pct 82.6% 68th pct

How homes are owned or rented

45.0% Owned outright ◂ +7.1 pts 37.9%
38.7% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +1.5 pts 37.2%
13.0% Rented +9.2 pts ▸ 22.3%
1.8% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 1.8%
1.0% Other tenure +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

Types of homes

94.8% Separate house ◂ +2.0 pts 92.8%
6.2% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.7 pts ▸ 6.9%
0.0% Flat or apartment +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

55.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +5.5 pts 49.7%
24.6% 4 bedrooms +5.7 pts ▸ 30.3%
10.8% 2 bedrooms +2.9 pts ▸ 13.7%
4.3% 5 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 2.6%
3.9% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.7 pts 2.1%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

60.2% $200–$349 ◂ +16.9 pts 43.3%
36.4% Under $200 ◂ +19.9 pts 16.5%
12.5% $350–$549 +22.6 pts ▸ 35.1%
0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

43.7% $1,000–$1,799 +4.1 pts ▸ 47.8%
23.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.0 pts 21.7%
19.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +0.6 pts 19.0%
3.8% $3,000 or more +1.5 pts ▸ 5.3%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +0.4 pts higher in Mirboo North gap narrowing
3.9% 50th pct 3.5% 46th pct
Work from home in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +4.0 pts higher in Mirboo North gap widening
13.6% 76th pct 9.6% 60th pct
PT commute in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +0.9 pts higher in Trafalgar gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.9% 75th pct

How people get to work

62.9% Car (driver) +4.6 pts ▸ 67.5%
13.6% Worked at home ◂ +4.0 pts 9.6%
3.6% Car (passenger) +1.8 pts ▸ 5.4%
3.7% Walked ◂ +0.7 pts 3.0%
0.0% Train +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.4% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%
0.0% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

37.7% 2 vehicles +4.2 pts ▸ 42.0%
36.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +0.9 pts 35.3%
12.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.1 pts 12.6%
8.4% 4 or more ◂ +1.9 pts 6.5%
3.9% No vehicle ◂ +0.4 pts 3.5%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +2.8 pts higher in Trafalgar gap steady
36.3% 57th pct 39.2% 70th pct
Recent arrivals in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +13.3 pts higher in Trafalgar gap widening
0.0% 0th pct 13.3% 78th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +0.8 pts higher in Mirboo North gap steady
4.6% 48th pct 3.8% 34th pct
Participation in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +1.6 pts higher in Trafalgar gap steady
55.0% 56th pct 56.6% 61st pct
Full-time in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +3.4 pts higher in Trafalgar gap widening
52.7% 32nd pct 56.2% 50th pct

Industries people work in

19.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.9 pts 15.1%
12.5% Education & training ◂ +2.1 pts 10.4%
10.5% Construction +1.1 pts ▸ 11.6%
7.0% Retail trade +2.2 pts ▸ 9.2%
7.4% Manufacturing ◂ +0.2 pts 7.2%
4.9% Public administration & safety +2.4 pts ▸ 7.3%
3.7% Accommodation & food +2.1 pts ▸ 5.8%
5.1% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +1.9 pts 3.2%
3.7% Professional & technical +0.8 pts ▸ 4.5%
4.2% Other services ◂ +0.5 pts 3.8%
2.7% Electricity, gas & water +1.0 pts ▸ 3.7%
3.4% Transport & warehousing +0.2 pts ▸ 3.6%

Occupations people work in

23.4% Professionals ◂ +5.5 pts 17.9%
16.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.8 pts 15.3%
11.1% Clerical & administrative +1.8 pts ▸ 12.9%
11.9% Community & personal service +0.9 pts ▸ 12.9%
12.2% Labourers +0.4 pts ▸ 12.6%
10.0% Managers +0.9 pts ▸ 10.9%
7.8% Sales workers +0.6 pts ▸ 8.4%
5.5% Machinery operators & drivers +2.5 pts ▸ 8.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +0.4 higher in Mirboo North
5.7 77th pct 5.3 69th pct
Types ≤15 min in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +0.4 more in Mirboo North
6.1 78th pct 5.8 71st pct
15-min city in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +0.5 pts higher in Trafalgar
74.5% 64th pct 75.0% 65th pct
Walk to shops in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +0.6 pts higher in Mirboo North
75.1% 65th pct 74.6% 64th pct
Walk to transit in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +15.2 pts higher in Mirboo North
52.8% 52nd pct 37.6% 44th pct
Walk to school in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +24.6 pts higher in Trafalgar
74.4% 55th pct 99.0% 97th pct
Walk to a park in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +8.0 pts higher in Trafalgar
90.4% 44th pct 98.4% 75th pct
Walk to health in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +2.3 pts higher in Trafalgar
70.1% 75th pct 72.4% 76th pct
Amenities/1k in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +5.7 more in Mirboo North
17.1 46th pct 11.5 28th pct
Intersections/km² in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +34 higher in Trafalgar
24 37th pct 58 78th pct
Mean slope in Mirboo Northin Trafalgar +5.0 pts higher in Mirboo North
8.0% 84th pct 2.9% 19th pct

Compare Mirboo North with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mirboo North vs Trafalgar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL215057/mirboo-north/vs/UCL215086/trafalgar