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Eagle Point vs Loch Sport

Urban Centre comparison ≈ 18 km apart · Eagle Point profile · Loch Sport profile

Eagle Point Loch Sport

Loch Sport (L) and Eagle Point (L) are two nearby Victorian areas with similar populations, but they differ sharply in wealth and health. Eagle Point (L) has far higher typical household incomes ($1,225 compared to $675 in Loch Sport (L)) and a higher share of people who finished Year 12. In contrast, Loch Sport (L) is more likely to have people living alone (45.9% versus 26.2%) and those with long-term health conditions (53.6% versus 39.9%). Loch Sport (L) is also more walkable, with a score of 4.0 (mostly car-dependent) compared to 1.3 (car-dependent) for Eagle Point (L).

Many of these gaps have shifted since 2011, as Eagle Point (L) has seen its income and education levels pull further ahead. Despite these moving trends, the two areas remain alike in their levels of volunteering and the small proportion of people who speak a language other than English. Both are far older than the national figure, though the age gap has narrowed as the typical resident in Loch Sport (L) is now 63 and in Eagle Point (L) is 59.

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Where they differ most

Living alone: 19.7 pts higher in Loch Sport Limited English: 0.9 pts higher in Eagle Point Participation: 19.0 pts higher in Eagle Point No car: 4.3 pts higher in Loch Sport Owned outright: 12.8 pts higher in Loch Sport

Demographics & Identity

Population in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +26 larger in Loch Sport gap narrowing
994 56th pct 1,020 57th pct
Median age in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +4 yrs older in Loch Sport gap narrowing
59 yrs 92nd pct 63 yrs 100th pct
First Nations in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +0.3 pts higher in Loch Sport gap steady
1.5% 16th pct 1.8% 19th pct
Aged 65+ in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +8.5 pts higher in Loch Sport gap narrowing
37.9% 91st pct 46.5% 100th pct
Under 15 in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +6.1 pts higher in Eagle Point gap steady
10.3% 10th pct 4.1% 0th pct
De facto in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +5.9 pts higher in Eagle Point gap widening
12.1% 38th pct 6.2% 4th pct

Age structure

37.9% Seniors (65+) +8.5 pts ▸ 46.5%
33.7% Older adults (45–64) +6.1 pts ▸ 39.8%
12.2% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +6.6 pts 5.6%
10.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +6.1 pts 4.1%
7.1% Youth (15–24) ◂ +3.1 pts 4.0%

Marital status

54.0% Married ◂ +5.8 pts 48.1%
22.7% Never married ◂ +5.7 pts 17.1%
12.9% Divorced +7.8 pts ▸ 20.7%
6.3% Widowed +1.5 pts ▸ 7.8%
4.1% Separated +1.9 pts ▸ 6.1%

Age & sex structure

Eagle Point Loch Sport

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +7.1 pts higher in Loch Sport gap widening
13.1% 65th pct 20.2% 90th pct

Country of birth

81.8% Australia ◂ +11.0 pts 70.8%
4.8% England +2.2 pts ▸ 7.1%
0.9% New Zealand +1.0 pts ▸ 1.9%
0.9% Vietnam ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%
0.5% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.5% India ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%
0.3% China ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.3% Italy even 0.3%
0.0% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

46.8% English +0.9 pts ▸ 47.6%
42.0% Australian ◂ +12.2 pts 29.7%
14.3% Scottish ◂ +2.8 pts 11.5%
11.0% Irish +2.3 pts ▸ 13.2%
6.6% German ◂ +1.4 pts 5.2%
2.3% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 2.5%
1.9% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 1.7%
1.3% Chinese ◂ +0.7 pts 0.6%
0.6% Indian ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%
0.4% Filipino even 0.4%
0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.0% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Language

Other language in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +2.1 pts higher in Loch Sport gap narrowing
2.1% 23rd pct 4.2% 58th pct
Limited English in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +0.9 pts higher in Eagle Point gap steady
0.9% 77th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Language used at home

92.7% English only ◂ +3.9 pts 88.7%
0.5% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%
0.0% Mandarin +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.0% Tagalog +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%
0.4% Punjabi ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.0% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +6.2 pts higher in Eagle Point gap widening
48.7% 73rd pct 42.5% 50th pct

Religious affiliation

48.7% No religion ◂ +6.2 pts 42.5%
44.1% Christianity +2.4 pts ▸ 46.5%
5.4% Not stated +4.3 pts ▸ 9.7%
1.2% Other religions ◂ +1.2 pts 0.0%
0.9% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +12.1 pts higher in Eagle Point gap widening
39.7% 54th pct 27.6% 14th pct
Bachelor+ in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +8.7 pts higher in Eagle Point gap widening
17.5% 75th pct 8.7% 30th pct

Highest year of school

39.7% Year 12 ◂ +12.1 pts 27.6%
22.4% Year 10 +4.9 pts ▸ 27.3%
14.0% Year 9 or below +5.8 pts ▸ 19.8%
18.5% Year 11 ◂ +1.7 pts 16.8%

Highest qualification level

38.5% Certificate III / IV +2.0 pts ▸ 40.6%
17.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +7.6 pts 9.4%
15.6% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.3 pts 13.3%
5.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.5 pts 4.2%
5.2% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.5 pts 2.7%
1.8% Certificate I / II +0.9 pts ▸ 2.7%

Field of qualification

16.3% Engineering & related +3.3 pts ▸ 19.6%
13.3% Education ◂ +6.7 pts 6.5%
12.9% Management & commerce ◂ +2.1 pts 10.8%
11.3% Society & culture ◂ +1.7 pts 9.6%
11.1% Health ◂ +0.9 pts 10.2%
6.5% Architecture & building +1.6 pts ▸ 8.1%
6.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.1 pts 6.3%
1.4% Creative arts +2.2 pts ▸ 3.7%
3.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.7 pts 1.5%
1.4% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.5 pts 1.0%
1.1% Information technology ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

Income

Personal income in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +$157 higher in Eagle Point gap widening
$590 35th pct $433 10th pct
Household income in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +$550 higher in Eagle Point gap widening
$1,225 46th pct $675 0th pct
Family income in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +$522 higher in Eagle Point gap widening
$1,370 31st pct $848 4th pct
High earners in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +2.4 pts higher in Eagle Point gap steady
6.3% 50th pct 3.9% 24th pct
High-income homes in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +7.8 pts higher in Eagle Point gap widening
10.8% 51st pct 3.1% 10th pct

Household income distribution

17.0% Under $650 +26.4 pts ▸ 43.4%
38.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.2 pts 33.2%
26.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +15.9 pts 10.7%
6.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +5.0 pts 1.3%
4.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.8 pts 1.7%

Personal income distribution

51.2% Under $650 +14.7 pts ▸ 65.8%
29.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +11.1 pts 18.0%
11.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.1 pts 5.1%
2.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 1.6%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +13.7 pts higher in Loch Sport
39.9% 84th pct 53.6% 100th pct
Mental health in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +4.3 pts higher in Loch Sport
11.3% 69th pct 15.6% 97th pct
Needs assistance in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +3.7 pts higher in Loch Sport gap narrowing
8.5% 74th pct 12.2% 94th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

16.9% Arthritis +6.0 pts ▸ 22.9%
11.3% Mental health +4.3 pts ▸ 15.6%
10.1% Other condition +2.4 pts ▸ 12.5%
6.0% Diabetes +6.3 pts ▸ 12.4%
9.4% Asthma +2.5 pts ▸ 11.9%
7.6% Heart disease +1.8 pts ▸ 9.4%
4.6% Lung condition +1.8 pts ▸ 6.5%
5.6% Cancer +0.7 pts ▸ 6.4%
1.7% Stroke +1.0 pts ▸ 2.7%
0.4% Dementia +0.9 pts ▸ 1.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

54.0% None ◂ +16.5 pts 37.5%
23.7% One condition +6.6 pts ▸ 30.4%
10.3% Two conditions +4.2 pts ▸ 14.4%
5.8% Three or more +3.2 pts ▸ 9.0%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +0.0 pts higher in Eagle Point gap steady
19.5% 66th pct 19.4% 65th pct
Unpaid carers in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +1.4 pts higher in Loch Sport gap steady
14.4% 71st pct 15.8% 85th pct
Unpaid child care in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +8.6 pts higher in Eagle Point gap narrowing
16.9% 14th pct 8.3% 0th pct
Defence service in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +0.8 pts higher in Loch Sport
4.8% 75th pct 5.5% 84th pct
Housework 15h+ in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +2.5 pts higher in Eagle Point gap narrowing
29.3% 88th pct 26.9% 74th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +0.4 larger in Eagle Point gap narrowing
2.1 29th pct 1.7 0th pct
One-parent in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +1.8 pts higher in Loch Sport gap narrowing
11.7% 29th pct 13.5% 40th pct
Living alone in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +19.7 pts higher in Loch Sport gap narrowing
26.2% 40th pct 45.9% 97th pct

Family composition

54.5% Couples without children +13.0 pts ▸ 67.5%
32.9% Couples with children ◂ +16.1 pts 16.8%
11.7% One-parent families +1.8 pts ▸ 13.5%
0.7% Other families +2.3 pts ▸ 2.9%

Household size

53.3% 2 people ◂ +7.0 pts 46.3%
26.2% 1 person +19.7 pts ▸ 45.9%
9.0% 3 people ◂ +3.2 pts 5.8%
5.7% 4 people ◂ +3.9 pts 1.7%
3.8% 5 people ◂ +3.8 pts 0.0%
1.4% 6 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +$120 higher in Eagle Point gap widening
$300 59th pct $180 17th pct
Mortgage in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +$687 higher in Eagle Point gap widening
$1,387 51st pct $700 7th pct
People / bedroom in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +0.10 higher in Eagle Point gap steady
0.70 14th pct 0.60 0th pct
Renting in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +5.4 pts higher in Eagle Point gap widening
12.7% 22nd pct 7.3% 7th pct
Owned outright in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +12.8 pts higher in Loch Sport gap widening
54.0% 89th pct 66.8% 100th pct
Separate houses in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +5.0 pts higher in Loch Sport gap narrowing
93.6% 51st pct 98.7% 79th pct
3+ bedrooms in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +11.8 pts higher in Eagle Point gap narrowing
78.1% 53rd pct 66.2% 15th pct

How homes are owned or rented

54.0% Owned outright +12.8 pts ▸ 66.8%
30.4% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +8.0 pts 22.5%
12.7% Rented ◂ +5.4 pts 7.3%
0.0% Other tenure +2.1 pts ▸ 2.1%
1.7% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 1.5%

Types of homes

93.6% Separate house +5.0 pts ▸ 98.7%
3.3% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +3.3 pts 0.0%
2.1% Other dwelling ◂ +2.1 pts 0.0%
0.7% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

Bedrooms per home

46.5% 3 bedrooms +4.4 pts ▸ 50.9%
16.5% 2 bedrooms +12.3 pts ▸ 28.8%
27.8% 4 bedrooms ◂ +15.9 pts 11.9%
2.6% 1 bedroom +1.2 pts ▸ 3.8%
3.8% 5 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 3.5%
1.4% Studio / none ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

7.4% Under $200 +47.9 pts ▸ 55.3%
42.6% $200–$349 ◂ +16.3 pts 26.3%
42.6% $350–$549 ◂ +34.7 pts 7.9%
0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

28.7% Under $1,000 +33.7 pts ▸ 62.4%
45.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +19.3 pts 25.6%
14.0% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +4.6 pts 9.4%
7.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +7.8 pts 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +4.3 pts higher in Loch Sport gap widening
0.0% 0th pct 4.3% 53rd pct
Work from home in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +1.6 pts higher in Eagle Point gap narrowing
12.9% 74th pct 11.3% 68th pct
PT commute in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

How people get to work

64.6% Car (driver) ◂ +2.2 pts 62.3%
12.9% Worked at home ◂ +1.6 pts 11.3%
2.1% Walked +3.1 pts ▸ 5.2%
4.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.9 pts 2.6%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

45.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +9.0 pts 36.4%
32.4% 1 vehicle +12.9 pts ▸ 45.3%
13.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +4.7 pts 9.1%
8.0% 4 or more ◂ +3.5 pts 4.4%
0.0% No vehicle +4.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +1.4 pts higher in Loch Sport gap steady
39.9% 73rd pct 41.3% 78th pct
Recent arrivals in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +1.9 pts higher in Loch Sport gap narrowing
0.0% 0th pct 1.9% 37th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +3.1 pts higher in Loch Sport gap narrowing
4.7% 50th pct 7.8% 79th pct
Participation in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +19.0 pts higher in Eagle Point gap narrowing
45.5% 28th pct 26.4% 0th pct
Full-time in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +10.9 pts higher in Eagle Point gap narrowing
52.5% 31st pct 41.6% 3rd pct

Industries people work in

17.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.1 pts 14.7%
6.0% Accommodation & food +7.4 pts ▸ 13.4%
12.3% Education & training ◂ +2.8 pts 9.5%
9.7% Retail trade +1.1 pts ▸ 10.8%
8.7% Construction ◂ +2.2 pts 6.5%
7.6% Manufacturing ◂ +0.3 pts 7.4%
6.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.7 pts 3.9%
5.8% Professional & technical +0.7 pts ▸ 6.5%
6.0% Other services ◂ +3.0 pts 3.0%
1.8% Administrative & support +3.8 pts ▸ 5.6%
2.4% Electricity, gas & water +2.8 pts ▸ 5.2%
4.7% Transport & warehousing even 4.8%

Occupations people work in

21.5% Professionals ◂ +10.7 pts 10.8%
15.0% Community & personal service +3.7 pts ▸ 18.6%
13.4% Technicians & trades +4.8 pts ▸ 18.2%
10.8% Managers +4.4 pts ▸ 15.2%
11.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.6 pts 10.0%
11.5% Labourers ◂ +1.6 pts 10.0%
9.4% Sales workers +0.1 pts ▸ 9.5%
5.0% Machinery operators & drivers +1.5 pts ▸ 6.5%

Walkability

Walk score in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +2.6 higher in Loch Sport
1.3 13th pct 4.0 44th pct
Types ≤15 min in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +2.0 more in Loch Sport
1.7 16th pct 3.7 37th pct
15-min city in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +24.1 pts higher in Loch Sport
0.0% 0th pct 24.1% 36th pct
Walk to shops in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +66.6 pts higher in Loch Sport
0.0% 0th pct 66.6% 56th pct
Walk to transit in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +95.7 pts higher in Loch Sport
0.0% 0th pct 95.7% 92nd pct
Walk to school in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +49.5 pts higher in Eagle Point
63.7% 45th pct 14.1% 20th pct
Walk to a park in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +7.8 pts higher in Eagle Point
63.7% 22nd pct 55.8% 19th pct
Walk to health in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +23.5 pts higher in Loch Sport
0.0% 0th pct 23.5% 51st pct
Amenities/1k in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +23.3 more in Loch Sport
8.0 18th pct 31.4 74th pct
Intersections/km² in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +23 higher in Loch Sport
14 20th pct 37 57th pct
Mean slope in Eagle Pointin Loch Sport +0.5 pts higher in Eagle Point
4.6% 50th pct 4.2% 44th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Eagle Point vs Loch Sport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL221024/eagle-point/vs/UCL221043/loch-sport