Ararat vs Donvale

Side-by-side comparison using ABS Census 2021 data

Ararat, VIC VS Donvale, VIC

8,500 #827

👥 Population

12,644 #398

$681/wk #5,820

💰 Median Weekly Income

$769/wk #4,151

$250/wk #6,115

🏠 Median Weekly Rent

$450/wk #1,049

45 years

🎂 Median Age

45 years

$1,083/mo

🏦 Monthly Mortgage

$2,500/mo

$1,216/wk

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Household Income

$2,100/wk

$1,608/wk

👪 Family Income

$2,508/wk

— people

🏡 Household Size

— people

🏠 Rent Affordability

Rent as a percentage of household income. Under 25% is affordable, 25-35% is moderate stress, over 35% is rent stressed.

Ararat

20.6%

Affordable

Donvale

21.4%

Affordable

👥 Demographics

Ararat

♂ 53.2% ♀ 46.8%

Density: 53 people/km²

Donvale

♂ 47.7% ♀ 52.3%

Density: 1082 people/km²

📊 Visual Comparison

🏆 Summary

Higher Income Donvale

Lower Rent Ararat

Larger Population Donvale

More Affordable Ararat

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Data: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb and Locality (SAL) level