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Nariel Valley
1,215 km²
Life in Nariel Valley is centered on a car-dependent, rural landscape where half of the workforce is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. It is a small, aging community where the typical resident is 52, far older than the national figure. The area is mostly made up of detached houses owned outright, creating a stable environment with very low unemployment and a strong culture of volunteering. With few children and no local schools, it is a quiet residential pocket in regional Victoria.
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The population is significantly older than most areas, with 26.4% of residents aged 65 or over. Children under 15 make up only 12.6%, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%.
The community is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with 97.7% born in the country and only 3.4% born overseas, far below the state and national figures.
English is the only language used at home, with 0.0% of people using another language, far below the Victorian average of 27.6%.
Many residents identify as having no religion, at 43.7%, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%.
Qualifications are around the middle for similar areas, though the percentage of adults with a bachelor's degree (14.1%) is far below the national average of 26.3%.
Typical weekly household income is $1,562, a little below the national figure, and no households earn $3,000 or more per week.
A little more than the national average need help with daily activities (6.9%), while mental health conditions are much less common here than in most areas.
Volunteering is very common, with 37.2% of people pitching in, far above the national figure of 14.1%.
First Nations residents are a little more common here than in the state average, with a typical personal income of $3,500, which is far above the national figure.
About 54.8% of families are couples with children, and the typical home holds 2.5 people, which is the same as the national average.
Housing is dominated by separate houses, all of which are detached, and 60.7% are owned outright, far above the national figure of 31.0%.
The area is entirely reliant on cars, as 0.0% of people use public transport to commute and every home owns at least one vehicle.
The community is relatively stable, with 29.1% of people moving in the last five years, far below the national figure of 40.7%.
Workforce participation is much higher than in most areas, with 69.2% of adults working or looking for work and an unemployment rate of 0.0%.
The area is completely car-dependent with a walkability score of 0.0 and no shops, schools or health services within a 15-minute walk.
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