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Harcourt vs Newstead

Name: Harcourt vs Newstead — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Urban Centre comparison ≈ 21 km apart · Harcourt profile · Newstead profile

Harcourt Newstead

Newstead and Harcourt are two nearby Victorian towns with different housing and lifestyle profiles. Newstead has a much higher share of people living alone at 40.5%, while Harcourt is more likely to have larger homes, with 81.4% having three or more bedrooms compared to 69.1% in Newstead. Newstead is more walkable for daily needs, with 78.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, whereas only 7.1% of Harcourt homes have that same access. Newstead also has a noticeably older population, with a typical resident aged 51 and a higher share of people aged 65 and over.

Both areas are almost identical in their typical weekly rent, which is $300. They share similar levels of people working or looking for work and have nearly the same proportion of residents who identify as having no religion. While Newstead has a higher share of university qualifications and people working from home, the gap in typical weekly household income has narrowed since 2011, with Harcourt now at $1,307 and Newstead at $1,034.

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Where they differ most

PT commute: 1.3 pts higher in Harcourt Limited English: 0.9 pts higher in Harcourt Living alone: 12.8 pts higher in Newstead 3+ bedrooms: 12.3 pts higher in Harcourt No car: 3.6 pts higher in Harcourt

Demographics & Identity

Population in Harcourt in Newstead +86 larger in Newstead gap widening

570 38th pct 656 43rd pct

Median age in Harcourt in Newstead +6 yrs older in Newstead gap narrowing

45 yrs 50th pct 51 yrs 71st pct

Age structure

23.0% Seniors (65+) +5.4 pts ▸ 28.4%

27.0% Older adults (45–64) +0.3 pts ▸ 27.3%

22.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.2 pts 18.9%

19.6% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.9 pts 16.8%

10.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +3.2 pts 7.2%

Marital status

48.8% Married ◂ +9.2 pts 39.6%

34.1% Never married ◂ +1.3 pts 32.8%

11.7% Divorced +5.0 pts ▸ 16.8%

2.2% Separated +3.9 pts ▸ 6.1%

3.7% Widowed +0.9 pts ▸ 4.6%

Age & sex structure

Harcourt Newstead

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

86.7% Australia ◂ +2.7 pts 84.0%

1.2% England +3.2 pts ▸ 4.4%

0.7% New Zealand +1.0 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.0% India even 0.0%

0.0% China even 0.0%

0.0% Philippines even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

0.0% Italy even 0.0%

0.0% South Africa even 0.0%

Ancestry

47.2% English ◂ +0.2 pts 47.0%

37.9% Australian +0.7 pts ▸ 38.6%

15.8% Irish +1.4 pts ▸ 17.2%

13.5% Scottish +0.5 pts ▸ 14.0%

5.4% German ◂ +1.9 pts 3.5%

1.4% Italian +2.1 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.7% Dutch +1.6 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.5% Chinese +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.1% Greek ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

0.0% Indian even 0.0%

0.0% Filipino even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

90.9% English only +0.1 pts ▸ 91.0%

0.0% Greek +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Italian even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

61.2% No religion +0.5 pts ▸ 61.7%

27.7% Christianity +0.3 pts ▸ 28.0%

10.4% Not stated ◂ +2.3 pts 8.1%

0.7% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Other religions +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Islam even 0.0%

0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Highest year of school

44.0% Year 12 +8.1 pts ▸ 52.1%

21.3% Year 10 ◂ +4.9 pts 16.4%

15.5% Year 11 ◂ +1.8 pts 13.7%

11.5% Year 9 or below +0.3 pts ▸ 11.8%

Highest qualification level

32.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +4.6 pts 28.0%

18.8% Bachelor degree +4.7 pts ▸ 23.5%

18.8% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.4 pts 17.4%

8.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.0 pts 6.2%

3.5% Graduate diploma / certificate +4.6 pts ▸ 8.1%

2.5% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.6 pts 0.8%

Field of qualification

11.0% Education +3.0 pts ▸ 14.0%

13.8% Society & culture ◂ +0.4 pts 13.4%

13.5% Health ◂ +3.1 pts 10.4%

9.9% Engineering & related +3.5 pts ▸ 13.4%

5.7% Creative arts +3.9 pts ▸ 9.5%

7.1% Management & commerce +0.8 pts ▸ 7.8%

6.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.5 pts 4.5%

5.3% Architecture & building +0.6 pts ▸ 5.9%

3.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.1 pts 2.8%

2.1% Natural & physical sciences +0.4 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.8% Information technology ◂ +0.7 pts 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Harcourt in Newstead +$43 higher in Harcourt gap steady

$655 48th pct $612 39th pct

Household income in Harcourt in Newstead +$273 higher in Harcourt gap narrowing

$1,307 54th pct $1,034 27th pct

Family income in Harcourt in Newstead +$55 higher in Newstead gap narrowing

$1,632 54th pct $1,687 57th pct

Household income distribution

33.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.2 pts 33.0%

29.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.1 pts 27.5%

19.5% Under $650 +6.9 pts ▸ 26.5%

7.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.4 pts 5.8%

5.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 4.5%

Personal income distribution

46.9% Under $650 +2.1 pts ▸ 49.0%

30.4% $650–$1,499 +0.2 pts ▸ 30.6%

12.4% $1,500–$2,999 +0.5 pts ▸ 12.9%

3.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.8 pts 1.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

14.6% Arthritis +1.1 pts ▸ 15.7%

11.2% Mental health +1.0 pts ▸ 12.2%

11.4% Other condition ◂ +2.7 pts 8.7%

9.3% Asthma ◂ +0.9 pts 8.4%

5.8% Heart disease ◂ +0.5 pts 5.3%

4.9% Diabetes +0.4 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.2% Lung condition +0.8 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.2% Cancer +0.7 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.1% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.7% Dementia ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

54.0% None +1.1 pts ▸ 55.2%

21.4% One condition +0.7 pts ▸ 22.1%

7.5% Two conditions +2.2 pts ▸ 9.8%

5.1% Three or more ◂ +1.0 pts 4.1%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Harcourt in Newstead +0.3 larger in Harcourt gap narrowing

2.4 57th pct 2.1 29th pct

Family composition

49.7% Couples with children +3.2 pts ▸ 52.9%

29.8% Couples without children +1.1 pts ▸ 31.0%

18.3% One-parent families ◂ +1.9 pts 16.3%

1.1% Other families ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%

Household size

27.7% 1 person +12.8 pts ▸ 40.5%

34.1% 2 people ◂ +5.2 pts 28.9%

15.5% 4 people ◂ +3.8 pts 11.7%

14.1% 3 people ◂ +0.3 pts 13.7%

4.1% 5 people ◂ +1.0 pts 3.1%

3.6% 6 or more ◂ +2.3 pts 1.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Harcourt in Newstead even gap narrowing

$300 59th pct $300 59th pct

Mortgage in Harcourt in Newstead +$152 higher in Harcourt gap widening

$1,452 58th pct $1,300 43rd pct

People / bedroom in Harcourt in Newstead +0.10 higher in Harcourt gap widening

0.80 57th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

39.5% Owned outright +5.1 pts ▸ 44.7%

43.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +0.3 pts 43.3%

13.2% Rented ◂ +1.8 pts 11.3%

3.6% Not stated ◂ +1.6 pts 2.1%

2.3% Other tenure ◂ +1.2 pts 1.0%

Types of homes

99.5% Separate house ◂ +3.0 pts 96.6%

0.0% Flat or apartment +1.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.0% Other dwelling +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

53.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +4.5 pts 49.1%

25.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +7.7 pts 18.2%

18.6% 2 bedrooms +5.4 pts ▸ 24.1%

2.3% 1 bedroom +1.5 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.8% 5 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

69.0% $200–$349 ◂ +32.6 pts 36.4%

10.3% Under $200 +20.0 pts ▸ 30.3%

10.3% $350–$549 +13.9 pts ▸ 24.2%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

45.8% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.8 pts 42.1%

19.8% Under $1,000 +11.2 pts ▸ 31.0%

17.7% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +4.2 pts 13.5%

0.0% $3,000 or more +2.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

Transport & Vehicles

How people get to work

63.0% Car (driver) ◂ +6.6 pts 56.5%

13.9% Worked at home +7.4 pts ▸ 21.2%

3.8% Walked +0.5 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.8% Car (passenger) ◂ +3.8 pts 0.0%

0.0% Bicycle +1.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.3% Train ◂ +1.3 pts 0.0%

0.0% Bus even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

43.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +6.2 pts 36.9%

30.9% 1 vehicle +6.7 pts ▸ 37.6%

14.5% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.3 pts 14.2%

8.6% 4 or more +1.5 pts ▸ 10.2%

3.6% No vehicle ◂ +3.6 pts 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.7 pts 14.7%

9.2% Retail trade +3.0 pts ▸ 12.2%

11.8% Manufacturing ◂ +2.4 pts 9.4%

10.9% Construction ◂ +2.3 pts 8.6%

10.1% Education & training ◂ +1.1 pts 9.0%

5.0% Professional & technical +3.2 pts ▸ 8.3%

6.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.7 pts 5.0%

5.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +4.1 pts 1.8%

5.0% Transport & warehousing +0.4 pts ▸ 5.4%

0.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +4.0 pts ▸ 4.0%

0.0% Administrative & support +4.0 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.8% Other services ◂ +2.7 pts 1.1%

Occupations people work in

21.4% Professionals +0.2 pts ▸ 21.6%

14.3% Technicians & trades +0.8 pts ▸ 15.1%

10.5% Managers +3.9 pts ▸ 14.4%

13.9% Community & personal service ◂ +2.0 pts 11.9%

12.2% Labourers +0.4 pts ▸ 12.6%

10.1% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.2 pts 7.9%

7.1% Sales workers +2.6 pts ▸ 9.7%

8.4% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.2 pts 7.2%

Walkability

Walk score in Harcourt in Newstead +0.9 higher in Newstead

3.9 43rd pct 4.8 59th pct

Types ≤15 min in Harcourt in Newstead +0.4 more in Newstead

4.6 49th pct 4.9 56th pct

15-min city in Harcourt in Newstead +0.7 pts higher in Newstead

70.4% 59th pct 71.1% 60th pct

Walk to shops in Harcourt in Newstead +71.0 pts higher in Newstead

7.1% 31st pct 78.1% 68th pct

Walk to transit in Harcourt in Newstead +21.1 pts higher in Harcourt

91.1% 84th pct 70.0% 63rd pct

Walk to school in Harcourt in Newstead +0.6 pts higher in Harcourt

79.6% 62nd pct 79.0% 61st pct

Walk to a park in Harcourt in Newstead +7.8 pts higher in Harcourt

99.5% 84th pct 91.7% 47th pct

Walk to health in Harcourt in Newstead even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Harcourt in Newstead +7.5 more in Newstead

24.6 64th pct 32.0 75th pct

Intersections/km² in Harcourt in Newstead +4 higher in Harcourt

28 44th pct 24 38th pct

Mean slope in Harcourt in Newstead +0.9 pts higher in Harcourt

5.7% 64th pct 4.8% 52nd pct

Compare Harcourt with nearby areas

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Compare Newstead with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Harcourt vs Newstead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL221032/harcourt/vs/UCL221054/newstead