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Calwell vs McEwen

Name: Calwell vs McEwen — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Federal Electorate comparison ≈ 26 km apart · Calwell profile · McEwen profile

Calwell McEwen

Calwell and McEwen are nearby Victorian areas with very different profiles. Calwell is a diverse hub where 45.2% of people were born overseas and 58.3% use a language other than English at home. It is also much more walkable, with 69.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries. In contrast, McEwen is more rural and car-dependent; it takes typically 87 minutes to walk to the nearest stop and the usual weekly family income is well higher at $2,303, compared to $1,768 in Calwell.

Both areas have a similar level of education, with about 60% of residents having completed Year 12. While they share this trait, other gaps are widening. The difference in language diversity and the number of people born overseas has grown since 2011. At the same time, the typical income gap has narrowed, as Calwell's usual weekly personal income has moved closer to McEwen's $881.

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Where they differ most

Born overseas: 26.2 pts higher in Calwell Other language: 42.4 pts higher in Calwell No religion: 28.1 pts higher in McEwen Unemployment: 4.4 pts higher in Calwell Housework 15h+: 7.1 pts higher in McEwen

Demographics & Identity

Population in Calwell in McEwen +28,588 larger in Calwell gap widening

188,482 87th pct 159,894 40th pct

Median age in Calwell in McEwen +4 yrs older in McEwen gap widening

32 yrs 0th pct 36 yrs 22nd pct

Age structure

32.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +5.0 pts 27.9%

20.9% Older adults (45–64) +3.6 pts ▸ 24.5%

23.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.2 pts 22.6%

13.5% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.7 pts 11.7%

9.1% Seniors (65+) +4.2 pts ▸ 13.3%

Marital status

52.6% Married ◂ +0.1 pts 52.6%

33.9% Never married ◂ +1.0 pts 32.9%

6.3% Divorced +1.5 pts ▸ 7.8%

3.6% Widowed even 3.6%

3.6% Separated ◂ +0.5 pts 3.1%

Age & sex structure

Calwell McEwen

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

49.5% Australia +27.2 pts ▸ 76.7%

8.1% India ◂ +4.4 pts 3.8%

0.7% England +2.4 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.5% Philippines ◂ +0.9 pts 0.7%

1.5% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 1.3%

1.3% Italy ◂ +0.6 pts 0.7%

1.3% Nepal ◂ +1.0 pts 0.3%

0.7% Vietnam ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

0.1% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Ancestry

15.1% Australian +20.3 pts ▸ 35.4%

12.1% English +22.8 pts ▸ 35.0%

2.8% Irish +8.6 pts ▸ 11.4%

2.3% Scottish +7.2 pts ▸ 9.5%

7.8% Indian ◂ +3.9 pts 4.0%

7.3% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 7.6%

1.0% German +2.6 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.1% Filipino ◂ +1.1 pts 1.0%

2.0% Greek even 2.0%

0.3% Dutch +1.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.4% Chinese ◂ +0.1 pts 1.3%

1.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.8 pts 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

35.2% English only +44.6 pts ▸ 79.8%

11.3% Arabic ◂ +10.4 pts 0.9%

6.5% Punjabi ◂ +4.0 pts 2.5%

2.0% Italian ◂ +0.9 pts 1.1%

2.0% Hindi ◂ +1.1 pts 0.9%

1.1% Greek ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

1.0% Vietnamese ◂ +0.8 pts 0.2%

0.7% Tagalog ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.5% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.2% Cantonese even 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

40.9% Christianity +2.4 pts ▸ 43.2%

14.0% No religion +28.1 pts ▸ 42.2%

23.8% Islam ◂ +21.7 pts 2.2%

6.7% Not stated ◂ +0.9 pts 5.8%

5.9% Other religions ◂ +3.3 pts 2.6%

5.9% Hinduism ◂ +3.1 pts 2.8%

2.8% Buddhism ◂ +1.6 pts 1.2%

0.0% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Calwell in McEwen +0.48 more in McEwen

1.19 6th pct 1.66 36th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Calwell in McEwen +7 more in McEwen

53 43rd pct 60 61st pct

Students in Calwell in McEwen +15,789 more in Calwell

40,904 93rd pct 25,115 37th pct

Avg size in Calwell in McEwen +353 larger in Calwell

772 93rd pct 419 33rd pct

ICSEA in Calwell in McEwen +38 higher in McEwen

1,004 35th pct 1,042 59th pct

Highest year of school

59.7% Year 12 +0.2 pts ▸ 59.9%

15.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +7.6 pts 8.3%

10.0% Year 10 +3.9 pts ▸ 13.8%

7.7% Year 11 +5.2 pts ▸ 12.9%

Highest qualification level

23.2% Certificate III / IV +7.3 pts ▸ 30.5%

25.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.3 pts 24.1%

18.2% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.6 pts 17.6%

10.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.9 pts 8.3%

3.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.7 pts ▸ 4.7%

1.8% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.2 pts 1.6%

Field of qualification

18.2% Management & commerce ◂ +1.7 pts 16.5%

13.7% Engineering & related +1.5 pts ▸ 15.2%

12.7% Society & culture ◂ +0.7 pts 12.0%

8.0% Health +2.5 pts ▸ 10.5%

7.1% Education +2.4 pts ▸ 9.5%

5.2% Architecture & building +2.4 pts ▸ 7.6%

6.1% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.7 pts 5.4%

5.9% Information technology ◂ +2.7 pts 3.2%

2.4% Creative arts +1.1 pts ▸ 3.5%

3.2% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.3 pts 2.9%

0.9% Agriculture & environment +1.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

Income

Personal income in Calwell in McEwen +$258 higher in McEwen gap narrowing

$623 4th pct $881 69th pct

Household income in Calwell in McEwen +$413 higher in McEwen gap narrowing

$1,681 44th pct $2,094 80th pct

Family income in Calwell in McEwen +$535 higher in McEwen gap narrowing

$1,768 18th pct $2,303 71st pct

Household income distribution

34.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.4 pts 34.2%

28.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.5 pts 22.1%

9.9% $3,000–$3,999 +3.5 pts ▸ 13.4%

7.3% $4,000 or more +6.0 pts ▸ 13.2%

13.1% Under $650 ◂ +2.6 pts 10.5%

Personal income distribution

47.5% Under $650 ◂ +10.6 pts 36.9%

31.2% $650–$1,499 +1.2 pts ▸ 32.4%

12.4% $1,500–$2,999 +8.0 pts ▸ 20.4%

1.6% $3,000 or more +2.9 pts ▸ 4.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.7% Asthma +2.1 pts ▸ 8.7%

5.9% Mental health +2.6 pts ▸ 8.5%

7.2% Other condition +0.4 pts ▸ 7.6%

5.7% Arthritis +1.6 pts ▸ 7.4%

5.4% Diabetes ◂ +1.4 pts 4.0%

2.7% Heart disease +0.5 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.5% Cancer +1.0 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.0% Lung condition +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.7% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

70.7% None ◂ +4.4 pts 66.3%

14.5% One condition +4.3 pts ▸ 18.8%

4.2% Two conditions +1.1 pts ▸ 5.3%

2.2% Three or more +0.1 pts ▸ 2.4%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Calwell in McEwen +0.3 larger in Calwell gap narrowing

3.2 100th pct 2.9 86th pct

Family composition

70.8% Couples with children ◂ +4.4 pts 66.4%

14.2% Couples without children +7.0 pts ▸ 21.2%

14.1% One-parent families ◂ +2.2 pts 11.9%

1.0% Other families ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

Household size

23.6% 2 people +7.3 pts ▸ 30.9%

22.0% 4 people ◂ +0.6 pts 21.4%

19.5% 3 people ◂ +1.5 pts 18.0%

14.8% 1 person +1.8 pts ▸ 16.6%

11.3% 5 people ◂ +2.0 pts 9.3%

8.8% 6 or more ◂ +5.0 pts 3.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Calwell in McEwen +$12 higher in McEwen gap narrowing

$369 48th pct $381 54th pct

Mortgage in Calwell in McEwen +$166 higher in McEwen gap narrowing

$1,834 43rd pct $2,000 59th pct

People / bedroom in Calwell in McEwen +0.10 higher in Calwell gap steady

0.90 86th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

49.2% Owned with a mortgage +3.1 pts ▸ 52.3%

21.3% Owned outright +7.3 pts ▸ 28.6%

26.4% Rented ◂ +10.0 pts 16.4%

1.9% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 1.3%

1.2% Other tenure +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

Types of homes

88.4% Separate house +5.2 pts ▸ 93.6%

9.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +3.4 pts 5.7%

2.2% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.7 pts 0.5%

0.2% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

38.6% 4 bedrooms +8.7 pts ▸ 47.4%

44.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +8.9 pts 35.7%

6.5% 5 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 8.2%

7.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +0.7 pts 6.4%

1.1% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

0.1% Studio / none even 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

59.0% $350–$549 +3.1 pts ▸ 62.1%

26.3% $200–$349 ◂ +3.6 pts 22.7%

7.3% Under $200 ◂ +2.4 pts 4.9%

1.5% $550–$749 +3.4 pts ▸ 4.9%

1.2% $750 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

39.2% $1,800–$2,999 +0.9 pts ▸ 40.1%

31.8% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +4.4 pts 27.5%

10.0% $3,000 or more +5.4 pts ▸ 15.4%

11.7% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.8 pts 10.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Calwell in McEwen +229 more in Calwell

723 39th pct 494 13th pct

Stops/1k in Calwell in McEwen +0.75 more in Calwell

3.84 27th pct 3.09 14th pct

Departures/1k in Calwell in McEwen +626.6 more in Calwell

1,267.7 57th pct 641.0 30th pct

PT routes in Calwell in McEwen +1 more in McEwen

43 32nd pct 44 34th pct

Stop walk in Calwell in McEwen +83 longer in McEwen

4 35th pct 87 100th pct

Drive to city in Calwell in McEwen +31 longer in McEwen

28 49th pct 59 77th pct

How people get to work

60.8% Car (driver) ◂ +4.6 pts 56.2%

16.7% Worked at home +5.9 pts ▸ 22.6%

4.4% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.2 pts 3.2%

2.1% Train ◂ +0.8 pts 1.3%

0.6% Walked +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.6% Bus ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.1% Bicycle even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

41.6% 2 vehicles +2.6 pts ▸ 44.3%

30.5% 1 vehicle ◂ +5.4 pts 25.1%

14.7% 3 vehicles +2.4 pts ▸ 17.2%

8.6% 4 or more +3.1 pts ▸ 11.7%

4.6% No vehicle ◂ +2.8 pts 1.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

11.0% Construction +3.6 pts ▸ 14.6%

12.8% Health care & social assistance +0.8 pts ▸ 13.6%

9.9% Transport & warehousing ◂ +4.1 pts 5.8%

9.6% Retail trade ◂ +1.3 pts 8.4%

7.0% Education & training +2.4 pts ▸ 9.4%

9.2% Manufacturing ◂ +2.3 pts 6.9%

5.5% Public administration & safety +1.3 pts ▸ 6.8%

5.0% Professional & technical +1.1 pts ▸ 6.0%

5.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.0 pts 4.9%

3.6% Other services +0.3 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.8% Administrative & support ◂ +1.0 pts 2.9%

3.3% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.2 pts 3.1%

Occupations people work in

16.5% Professionals +3.7 pts ▸ 20.2%

14.9% Technicians & trades +1.7 pts ▸ 16.6%

12.9% Clerical & administrative +0.6 pts ▸ 13.5%

9.2% Managers +3.9 pts ▸ 13.2%

12.6% Community & personal service ◂ +0.4 pts 12.2%

11.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +5.0 pts 6.3%

11.3% Labourers ◂ +3.1 pts 8.1%

8.8% Sales workers ◂ +0.7 pts 8.1%

Walkability

Walk score in Calwell in McEwen +2.0 higher in Calwell

5.8 52nd pct 3.8 14th pct

Types ≤15 min in Calwell in McEwen +1.9 more in Calwell

5.6 52nd pct 3.7 14th pct

15-min city in Calwell in McEwen +34.8 pts higher in Calwell

71.8% 54th pct 37.1% 10th pct

Walk to shops in Calwell in McEwen +36.5 pts higher in Calwell

69.6% 54th pct 33.1% 3rd pct

Walk to transit in Calwell in McEwen +28.6 pts higher in Calwell

88.3% 49th pct 59.7% 19th pct

Walk to school in Calwell in McEwen +30.3 pts higher in Calwell

82.7% 58th pct 52.4% 22nd pct

Walk to a park in Calwell in McEwen +16.9 pts higher in Calwell

97.4% 58th pct 80.4% 25th pct

Walk to health in Calwell in McEwen +21.8 pts higher in Calwell

49.8% 52nd pct 28.0% 10th pct

Amenities/1k in Calwell in McEwen +3.6 more in McEwen

11.8 22nd pct 15.3 56th pct

Intersections/km² in Calwell in McEwen +137 higher in Calwell

148 67th pct 11 31st pct

Mean slope in Calwell in McEwen +1.9 pts higher in McEwen

3.6% 11th pct 5.5% 48th pct

Compare Calwell with nearby areas

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Compare McEwen with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Calwell vs McEwen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ced/CED205/calwell/vs/CED232/mcewen