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Edenhope vs Penola

Urban Centre comparison ≈ 55 km apart · Edenhope profile · Penola profile

Edenhope Penola

Penola and Edenhope (L) are both very walkable towns, but they differ in age and employment. Residents are far older in Edenhope (L), where the typical age is 56 compared to 47 in Penola, and 36.3% of people are aged 65 or over. Penola is more active in the workforce, with 61.2% of adults working or looking for work, which is far higher than the 44.2% in Edenhope (L). This is consistent with a higher typical weekly personal income in Penola ($777) than in Edenhope (L) ($523).

Both towns sit near the national figure for the share of adults working or looking for work, though Penola is slightly above and Edenhope (L) is far below. They share a similar housing style, with about 89% of homes being separate houses and roughly the same share of residents holding a bachelor degree. However, several gaps have widened since 2011, including the difference in age and the share of people who report having no religion, which is now far higher in Penola.

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Where they differ most

Population: 663 larger in Penola PT commute: 0.6 pts higher in Penola Participation: 17.0 pts higher in Penola No religion: 15.6 pts higher in Penola Median age: 9 yrs older in Edenhope

Demographics & Identity

Population in Edenhopein Penola +663 larger in Penola gap narrowing
713 45th pct 1,376 63rd pct
Median age in Edenhopein Penola +9 yrs older in Edenhope gap widening
56 yrs 86th pct 47 yrs 57th pct
First Nations in Edenhopein Penola +1.6 pts higher in Edenhope gap narrowing
2.8% 33rd pct 1.2% 13th pct
Aged 65+ in Edenhopein Penola +12.1 pts higher in Edenhope gap widening
36.3% 89th pct 24.2% 56th pct
Under 15 in Edenhopein Penola +4.1 pts higher in Penola gap steady
11.9% 14th pct 16.0% 36th pct
De facto in Edenhopein Penola +4.4 pts higher in Penola gap widening
7.9% 9th pct 12.3% 40th pct

Age structure

36.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +12.1 pts 24.2%
25.9% Older adults (45–64) +2.8 pts ▸ 28.7%
18.2% Young adults (25–44) +3.1 pts ▸ 21.3%
11.9% Children (0–14) +4.1 pts ▸ 16.0%
5.9% Youth (15–24) +2.5 pts ▸ 8.4%

Marital status

42.5% Married +4.9 pts ▸ 47.3%
24.4% Never married +6.2 pts ▸ 30.5%
13.9% Divorced ◂ +2.2 pts 11.8%
13.3% Widowed ◂ +6.4 pts 6.9%
5.4% Separated ◂ +1.2 pts 4.3%

Age & sex structure

Edenhope Penola

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Edenhopein Penola +2.0 pts higher in Edenhope gap steady
11.8% 57th pct 9.8% 42nd pct

Country of birth

79.1% Australia +4.8 pts ▸ 83.9%
2.4% England ◂ +0.1 pts 2.3%
1.8% India ◂ +1.4 pts 0.4%
1.1% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.8% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%
0.0% Nepal +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.6% South Africa ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%
0.0% China +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

Ancestry

40.3% Australian +5.2 pts ▸ 45.4%
38.3% English +1.7 pts ▸ 40.0%
10.8% Scottish +2.9 pts ▸ 13.7%
11.6% Irish ◂ +1.9 pts 9.7%
6.6% German ◂ +0.2 pts 6.4%
3.1% Indian ◂ +2.4 pts 0.7%
2.9% Dutch ◂ +1.3 pts 1.6%
1.7% Filipino ◂ +1.0 pts 0.7%
0.0% Chinese +1.2 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.8% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.4% Greek ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Edenhopein Penola +1.2 pts higher in Edenhope gap steady
5.3% 70th pct 4.1% 57th pct
Limited English in Edenhopein Penola +0.6 pts higher in Penola gap steady
0.6% 68th pct 1.2% 82nd pct

Language used at home

86.5% English only +3.5 pts ▸ 90.0%
1.0% Tagalog ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%
0.0% Mandarin +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.6% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%
0.0% Italian +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Edenhopein Penola +15.6 pts higher in Penola gap widening
33.9% 22nd pct 49.6% 75th pct

Religious affiliation

51.9% Christianity ◂ +12.4 pts 39.5%
33.9% No religion +15.6 pts ▸ 49.6%
10.8% Not stated ◂ +2.7 pts 8.1%
2.0% Islam ◂ +1.7 pts 0.2%
0.0% Buddhism +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.8% Other religions even 0.9%
0.8% Hinduism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Edenhopein Penola +9.8 pts higher in Penola gap narrowing
32.7% 30th pct 42.5% 62nd pct
Bachelor+ in Edenhopein Penola +0.5 pts higher in Penola gap narrowing
13.8% 63rd pct 14.3% 65th pct

Highest year of school

32.7% Year 12 +9.8 pts ▸ 42.5%
21.8% Year 10 ◂ +2.5 pts 19.3%
16.8% Year 11 +2.6 pts ▸ 19.4%
18.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +7.0 pts 11.2%

Highest qualification level

32.0% Certificate III / IV +0.2 pts ▸ 32.2%
17.9% Bachelor degree +2.5 pts ▸ 20.3%
16.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.2 pts 14.8%
5.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.7 pts 3.3%
4.1% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.4 pts 3.7%
2.2% Certificate I / II +1.5 pts ▸ 3.7%

Field of qualification

11.9% Management & commerce +2.8 pts ▸ 14.7%
13.8% Health ◂ +6.0 pts 7.8%
11.3% Engineering & related ◂ +1.3 pts 10.0%
8.5% Education +1.7 pts ▸ 10.2%
6.0% Agriculture & environment +3.9 pts ▸ 9.8%
7.8% Society & culture +1.0 pts ▸ 8.8%
7.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.5 pts 6.0%
1.6% Natural & physical sciences +4.9 pts ▸ 6.5%
3.4% Architecture & building +0.4 pts ▸ 3.8%
3.1% Information technology ◂ +2.5 pts 0.7%
1.3% Creative arts +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

Income

Personal income in Edenhopein Penola +$254 higher in Penola gap widening
$523 21st pct $777 73rd pct
Household income in Edenhopein Penola +$480 higher in Penola gap widening
$871 11th pct $1,351 57th pct
Family income in Edenhopein Penola +$343 higher in Penola gap widening
$1,490 44th pct $1,833 66th pct
High earners in Edenhopein Penola +0.9 pts higher in Edenhope gap steady
8.0% 64th pct 7.1% 58th pct
High-income homes in Edenhopein Penola +5.2 pts higher in Penola gap steady
7.2% 29th pct 12.5% 58th pct

Household income distribution

34.6% Under $650 ◂ +15.7 pts 19.0%
28.3% $650–$1,499 +3.8 pts ▸ 32.1%
19.3% $1,500–$2,999 +9.2 pts ▸ 28.5%
3.6% $3,000–$3,999 +3.6 pts ▸ 7.2%
3.6% $4,000 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 5.2%

Personal income distribution

52.6% Under $650 ◂ +13.5 pts 39.1%
24.8% $650–$1,499 +12.7 pts ▸ 37.6%
9.8% $1,500–$2,999 +3.4 pts ▸ 13.2%
3.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 3.1%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Edenhopein Penola +9.7 pts higher in Edenhope
42.6% 90th pct 32.9% 49th pct
Mental health in Edenhopein Penola +4.9 pts higher in Edenhope
13.5% 88th pct 8.6% 35th pct
Needs assistance in Edenhopein Penola +6.3 pts higher in Edenhope gap widening
12.5% 95th pct 6.2% 49th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

18.5% Arthritis ◂ +6.8 pts 11.7%
13.5% Mental health ◂ +4.9 pts 8.6%
11.2% Asthma ◂ +2.4 pts 8.8%
9.3% Other condition ◂ +2.0 pts 7.3%
8.4% Heart disease ◂ +3.9 pts 4.5%
8.0% Diabetes ◂ +1.5 pts 6.5%
4.5% Lung condition ◂ +2.2 pts 2.3%
3.6% Cancer even 3.6%
2.7% Dementia ◂ +0.9 pts 1.7%
1.8% Stroke ◂ +0.9 pts 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

49.2% None +10.1 pts ▸ 59.3%
21.7% One condition ◂ +0.5 pts 21.2%
11.8% Two conditions ◂ +3.6 pts 8.2%
8.6% Three or more ◂ +4.8 pts 3.7%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Edenhopein Penola +4.1 pts higher in Penola gap steady
22.4% 80th pct 26.5% 90th pct
Unpaid carers in Edenhopein Penola +2.7 pts higher in Edenhope gap steady
13.5% 55th pct 10.7% 22nd pct
Unpaid child care in Edenhopein Penola +9.9 pts higher in Penola gap widening
15.9% 12th pct 25.7% 57th pct
Defence service in Edenhopein Penola +2.1 pts higher in Edenhope
4.5% 71st pct 2.5% 22nd pct
Housework 15h+ in Edenhopein Penola +2.7 pts higher in Penola gap narrowing
22.1% 32nd pct 24.8% 58th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Edenhopein Penola +0.3 larger in Penola gap narrowing
1.9 7th pct 2.2 36th pct
One-parent in Edenhopein Penola +2.3 pts higher in Edenhope gap narrowing
13.9% 42nd pct 11.6% 29th pct
Living alone in Edenhopein Penola +11.3 pts higher in Edenhope gap narrowing
46.7% 98th pct 35.4% 73rd pct

Family composition

41.9% Couples with children +10.6 pts ▸ 52.5%
41.2% Couples without children ◂ +5.4 pts 35.8%
13.9% One-parent families ◂ +2.3 pts 11.6%
1.9% Other families ◂ +1.1 pts 0.7%

Household size

46.7% 1 person ◂ +11.3 pts 35.4%
33.7% 2 people +2.2 pts ▸ 35.9%
7.2% 3 people +4.3 pts ▸ 11.6%
6.3% 4 people +4.7 pts ▸ 11.0%
3.3% 5 people +1.6 pts ▸ 4.9%
1.8% 6 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 1.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Edenhopein Penola +$35 higher in Penola gap steady
$165 14th pct $200 23rd pct
Mortgage in Edenhopein Penola +$133 higher in Penola gap narrowing
$867 14th pct $1,000 23rd pct
People / bedroom in Edenhopein Penola even gap steady
0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct
Renting in Edenhopein Penola +0.8 pts higher in Edenhope gap steady
24.1% 58th pct 23.3% 56th pct
Owned outright in Edenhopein Penola +12.6 pts higher in Edenhope gap widening
50.0% 82nd pct 37.4% 43rd pct
Separate houses in Edenhopein Penola +0.4 pts higher in Penola gap steady
88.6% 28th pct 89.0% 29th pct
3+ bedrooms in Edenhopein Penola +7.1 pts higher in Penola gap widening
73.8% 37th pct 80.9% 63rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

50.0% Owned outright ◂ +12.6 pts 37.4%
18.4% Owned with a mortgage +16.3 pts ▸ 34.7%
24.1% Rented ◂ +0.8 pts 23.3%
3.0% Other tenure ◂ +0.1 pts 2.9%
2.1% Not stated ◂ +0.8 pts 1.3%

Types of homes

88.6% Separate house +0.4 pts ▸ 89.0%
3.3% Townhouse / semi-detached +4.4 pts ▸ 7.8%
6.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +4.6 pts 1.4%
0.0% Other dwelling +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Bedrooms per home

56.3% 3 bedrooms +3.2 pts ▸ 59.6%
15.4% 4 bedrooms +3.1 pts ▸ 18.4%
18.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.9 pts 15.2%
5.7% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.5 pts 3.2%
2.1% 5 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 2.9%
0.9% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

Weekly rent distribution

71.3% Under $200 ◂ +26.3 pts 45.0%
36.3% $200–$349 +11.0 pts ▸ 47.3%
0.0% $350–$549 even 0.0%
0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

68.9% Under $1,000 ◂ +22.5 pts 46.4%
29.5% $1,000–$1,799 +9.6 pts ▸ 39.1%
13.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +5.8 pts 7.3%
0.0% $3,000 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Edenhopein Penola +2.4 pts higher in Edenhope gap narrowing
5.3% 62nd pct 2.9% 40th pct
Work from home in Edenhopein Penola +0.1 pts higher in Edenhope gap narrowing
6.2% 38th pct 6.1% 37th pct
PT commute in Edenhopein Penola +0.6 pts higher in Penola gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.6% 69th pct

How people get to work

62.3% Car (driver) +9.3 pts ▸ 71.5%
10.5% Walked ◂ +6.9 pts 3.6%
6.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.2 pts 6.0%
6.2% Worked at home ◂ +0.1 pts 6.1%
1.6% Bicycle ◂ +1.6 pts 0.0%
0.0% Bus +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

38.4% 2 vehicles +2.7 pts ▸ 41.1%
40.6% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.9 pts 38.8%
12.5% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.1 pts 11.4%
4.4% 4 or more +2.0 pts ▸ 6.3%
5.3% No vehicle ◂ +2.4 pts 2.9%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Edenhopein Penola +2.5 pts higher in Edenhope gap narrowing
38.1% 65th pct 35.5% 53rd pct
Recent arrivals in Edenhopein Penola +11.9 pts higher in Edenhope gap widening
33.3% 96th pct 21.5% 88th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Edenhopein Penola +3.9 pts higher in Edenhope gap narrowing
6.2% 69th pct 2.3% 13th pct
Participation in Edenhopein Penola +17.0 pts higher in Penola gap widening
44.2% 25th pct 61.2% 74th pct
Full-time in Edenhopein Penola +1.8 pts higher in Penola gap narrowing
58.4% 62nd pct 60.1% 71st pct

Industries people work in

1.2% Manufacturing +20.1 pts ▸ 21.3%
20.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +11.0 pts 9.2%
13.6% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +4.0 pts ▸ 17.7%
10.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +7.8 pts 3.1%
10.1% Education & training ◂ +2.7 pts 7.4%
7.4% Retail trade +2.5 pts ▸ 9.9%
5.1% Accommodation & food +1.2 pts ▸ 6.3%
3.9% Construction +2.2 pts ▸ 6.1%
5.1% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.6 pts 3.5%
3.1% Other services even 3.1%
1.2% Wholesale trade +1.9 pts ▸ 3.1%
2.7% Administrative & support ◂ +1.3 pts 1.5%

Occupations people work in

16.3% Labourers +5.1 pts ▸ 21.5%
13.6% Managers +2.1 pts ▸ 15.8%
15.6% Professionals ◂ +1.0 pts 14.6%
14.0% Community & personal service ◂ +3.9 pts 10.1%
10.1% Technicians & trades +2.6 pts ▸ 12.7%
10.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.3 pts 8.2%
10.1% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.4 pts 6.7%
4.7% Sales workers +4.5 pts ▸ 9.2%

Walkability

Walk score in Edenhopein Penola +0.2 higher in Edenhope
6.3 90th pct 6.2 87th pct
Types ≤15 min in Edenhopein Penola +0.2 more in Penola
6.9 90th pct 7.1 93rd pct
15-min city in Edenhopein Penola +10.6 pts higher in Penola
84.0% 75th pct 94.7% 89th pct
Walk to shops in Edenhopein Penola +5.2 pts higher in Penola
86.9% 78th pct 92.2% 84th pct
Walk to transit in Edenhopein Penola +3.2 pts higher in Penola
62.7% 57th pct 65.9% 60th pct
Walk to school in Edenhopein Penola +13.0 pts higher in Penola
73.3% 54th pct 86.3% 72nd pct
Walk to a park in Edenhopein Penola +3.1 pts higher in Edenhope
98.4% 75th pct 95.3% 59th pct
Walk to health in Edenhopein Penola +41.5 pts higher in Edenhope
97.7% 98th pct 56.2% 66th pct
Amenities/1k in Edenhopein Penola +25.3 more in Edenhope
43.5 86th pct 18.2 49th pct
Intersections/km² in Edenhopein Penola +8 higher in Penola
17 26th pct 25 40th pct
Mean slope in Edenhopein Penola +0.2 pts higher in Penola
2.3% 6th pct 2.5% 10th pct

Compare Edenhope with nearby areas

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Compare Penola with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Edenhope vs Penola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL221025/edenhope/vs/UCL415034/penola