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Maribyrnong vs Melbourne

Federal Electorate comparison ≈ 12 km apart · Maribyrnong profile · Melbourne profile

Maribyrnong Melbourne

Melbourne and Maribyrnong are nearby areas with very different living patterns. Melbourne is a young, fast-moving hub where the typical resident is 31 and 44.2% were born overseas. It is dominated by renters (63%) and apartments, with 38% of homes having no motor vehicle. In contrast, Maribyrnong has a much older typical resident at 39 and a more settled feel, with 55.4% of homes being separate houses and far more people owning their homes outright (33.5%).

Both areas share very similar typical weekly household incomes, sitting around $1,900. They also have a nearly identical proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents. While they share these basics, the gap in home ownership and housing types has narrowed since 2011, even as Melbourne has become far more diverse and secular than Maribyrnong.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 30.5 pts higher in Melbourne Separate houses: 49.3 pts higher in Maribyrnong 3+ bedrooms: 42.6 pts higher in Maribyrnong No car: 28.1 pts higher in Melbourne Recent movers: 26.5 pts higher in Melbourne

Demographics & Identity

Population in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +46,556 larger in Melbourne gap narrowing
153,408 28th pct 199,964 96th pct
Median age in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +8 yrs older in Maribyrnong gap narrowing
39 yrs 49th pct 31 yrs 0th pct
First Nations in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +0.1 pts higher in Melbourne gap steady
0.5% 9th pct 0.6% 12th pct
Aged 65+ in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +8.7 pts higher in Maribyrnong gap narrowing
17.4% 53rd pct 8.7% 2nd pct
Under 15 in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +8.0 pts higher in Maribyrnong gap widening
16.0% 25th pct 8.1% 7th pct
De facto in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +9.3 pts higher in Melbourne gap narrowing
11.1% 36th pct 20.4% 100th pct

Age structure

30.3% Young adults (25–44) +19.0 pts ▸ 49.3%
24.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +8.7 pts 16.1%
11.4% Youth (15–24) +6.5 pts ▸ 17.9%
17.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +8.7 pts 8.7%
16.0% Children (0–14) ◂ +8.0 pts 8.1%

Marital status

39.3% Never married +26.0 pts ▸ 65.3%
44.9% Married ◂ +20.7 pts 24.2%
7.7% Divorced ◂ +1.4 pts 6.4%
5.2% Widowed ◂ +3.1 pts 2.1%
2.9% Separated ◂ +0.8 pts 2.2%

Age & sex structure

Maribyrnong Melbourne

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +15.6 pts higher in Melbourne gap widening
28.6% 57th pct 44.2% 89th pct

Country of birth

67.6% Australia ◂ +18.4 pts 49.2%
1.4% China +6.3 pts ▸ 7.7%
2.2% India +1.9 pts ▸ 4.2%
3.5% Italy ◂ +2.7 pts 0.8%
1.8% England +1.1 pts ▸ 2.9%
1.3% New Zealand +1.1 pts ▸ 2.4%
1.9% Vietnam +0.4 pts ▸ 2.3%
0.8% Philippines +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.4% Nepal even 0.4%
0.2% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Ancestry

24.2% English +0.9 pts ▸ 25.0%
23.3% Australian ◂ +5.2 pts 18.1%
5.1% Chinese +11.7 pts ▸ 16.7%
16.5% Italian ◂ +11.4 pts 5.1%
11.1% Irish even 11.1%
7.3% Scottish +1.2 pts ▸ 8.5%
5.1% Greek ◂ +2.7 pts 2.4%
2.8% Indian +1.5 pts ▸ 4.4%
2.9% German +0.4 pts ▸ 3.3%
2.5% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 2.9%
1.2% Filipino +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%
1.1% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

Language

Other language in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +7.4 pts higher in Melbourne gap widening
28.6% 72nd pct 36.0% 81st pct
Limited English in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +0.9 pts higher in Melbourne gap steady
4.1% 74th pct 5.0% 80th pct

Language used at home

67.4% English only ◂ +10.3 pts 57.1%
1.7% Mandarin +8.2 pts ▸ 9.8%
5.2% Italian ◂ +4.0 pts 1.2%
2.8% Greek ◂ +1.5 pts 1.2%
2.2% Vietnamese +0.6 pts ▸ 2.8%
1.5% Cantonese +1.0 pts ▸ 2.5%
2.2% Arabic ◂ +1.2 pts 1.0%
0.7% Hindi +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.3% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Religion

No religion in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +21.4 pts higher in Melbourne gap widening
32.9% 22nd pct 54.3% 100th pct

Religious affiliation

32.9% No religion +21.4 pts ▸ 54.3%
52.8% Christianity ◂ +29.3 pts 23.5%
5.2% Not stated +3.4 pts ▸ 8.6%
2.6% Buddhism +2.7 pts ▸ 5.3%
2.2% Hinduism +1.7 pts ▸ 3.8%
3.7% Islam ◂ +0.3 pts 3.4%
0.5% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.1% Judaism +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +13.5 pts higher in Melbourne gap widening
68.2% 76th pct 81.7% 99th pct
Bachelor+ in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +19.1 pts higher in Melbourne gap widening
35.5% 79th pct 54.6% 100th pct
Schools/1k kids in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +0.84 more in Melbourne
1.83 47th pct 2.67 76th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +2 more in Maribyrnong
45 20th pct 43 14th pct
Students in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +7,580 more in Maribyrnong
25,463 40th pct 17,883 10th pct
Avg size in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +143 larger in Maribyrnong
579 69th pct 436 38th pct
ICSEA in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +5 higher in Maribyrnong
1,093 81st pct 1,088 78th pct

Highest year of school

68.2% Year 12 +13.5 pts ▸ 81.7%
9.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +6.3 pts 3.6%
8.5% Year 11 ◂ +4.6 pts 4.0%
8.3% Year 10 ◂ +5.0 pts 3.3%

Highest qualification level

35.5% Bachelor degree +7.4 pts ▸ 42.8%
13.6% Postgraduate degree +8.8 pts ▸ 22.4%
17.5% Certificate III / IV ◂ +10.6 pts 7.0%
14.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +4.2 pts 10.1%
5.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.9 pts 4.7%
1.2% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

Field of qualification

21.8% Management & commerce ◂ +0.7 pts 21.1%
12.6% Society & culture +2.5 pts ▸ 15.1%
11.8% Engineering & related ◂ +3.8 pts 8.1%
10.2% Health ◂ +1.4 pts 8.8%
5.4% Creative arts +4.2 pts ▸ 9.6%
8.7% Education ◂ +4.1 pts 4.5%
4.1% Information technology +1.7 pts ▸ 5.9%
4.1% Natural & physical sciences +1.3 pts ▸ 5.4%
5.3% Architecture & building ◂ +0.9 pts 4.4%
4.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.6 pts 3.4%
1.1% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +$124 higher in Melbourne gap narrowing
$931 74th pct $1,055 85th pct
Household income in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +$116 higher in Maribyrnong gap widening
$1,956 73rd pct $1,840 58th pct
Family income in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +$107 higher in Melbourne gap narrowing
$2,515 79th pct $2,622 83rd pct
High earners in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +1.8 pts higher in Melbourne gap steady
17.5% 81st pct 19.3% 85th pct
High-income homes in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +2.7 pts higher in Maribyrnong gap widening
28.8% 78th pct 26.2% 72nd pct

Household income distribution

28.3% $1,500–$2,999 +1.2 pts ▸ 29.5%
22.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.4 pts 22.4%
17.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 16.5%
14.8% Under $650 +2.3 pts ▸ 17.1%
11.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.7 pts 9.6%

Personal income distribution

36.9% Under $650 ◂ +5.1 pts 31.8%
28.1% $650–$1,499 +0.5 pts ▸ 28.6%
22.2% $1,500–$2,999 +1.3 pts ▸ 23.6%
7.5% $3,000 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 8.4%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +5.3 pts higher in Maribyrnong
27.3% 49th pct 22.0% 14th pct
Mental health in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +1.3 pts higher in Melbourne
8.6% 42nd pct 9.9% 64th pct
Needs assistance in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +3.2 pts higher in Maribyrnong gap widening
6.2% 61st pct 3.0% 2nd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

8.6% Mental health +1.3 pts ▸ 9.9%
8.2% Other condition ◂ +1.3 pts 6.9%
8.1% Asthma ◂ +0.6 pts 7.5%
7.7% Arthritis ◂ +3.9 pts 3.8%
4.5% Diabetes ◂ +2.4 pts 2.2%
3.8% Heart disease ◂ +2.0 pts 1.8%
2.8% Cancer ◂ +1.1 pts 1.7%
1.2% Lung condition ◂ +0.6 pts 0.6%
0.9% Stroke ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%
0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.2% None +3.3 pts ▸ 69.5%
19.0% One condition ◂ +2.1 pts 16.9%
5.6% Two conditions ◂ +1.8 pts 3.8%
2.7% Three or more ◂ +1.4 pts 1.3%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +3.3 pts higher in Melbourne gap widening
11.8% 30th pct 15.1% 57th pct
Unpaid carers in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +6.2 pts higher in Maribyrnong gap widening
14.1% 93rd pct 7.8% 9th pct
Unpaid child care in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +12.3 pts higher in Maribyrnong gap steady
24.7% 33rd pct 12.4% 1st pct
Defence service in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +0.6 pts higher in Maribyrnong
1.5% 18th pct 0.9% 6th pct
Housework 15h+ in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +7.7 pts higher in Maribyrnong gap narrowing
19.1% 33rd pct 11.4% 5th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +0.5 larger in Maribyrnong gap narrowing
2.4 29th pct 1.9 0th pct
One-parent in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +1.7 pts higher in Maribyrnong gap narrowing
12.6% 30th pct 10.9% 14th pct
Living alone in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +11.7 pts higher in Melbourne gap narrowing
29.2% 77th pct 41.0% 100th pct

Family composition

59.8% Couples with children ◂ +23.1 pts 36.7%
26.1% Couples without children +22.3 pts ▸ 48.4%
12.6% One-parent families ◂ +1.7 pts 10.9%
1.5% Other families +2.5 pts ▸ 4.1%

Household size

29.2% 1 person +11.7 pts ▸ 41.0%
32.3% 2 people +6.0 pts ▸ 38.3%
15.9% 3 people ◂ +3.9 pts 12.0%
15.6% 4 people ◂ +9.1 pts 6.5%
5.4% 5 people ◂ +3.7 pts 1.6%
1.7% 6 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 0.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +$13 higher in Melbourne gap steady
$387 58th pct $400 71st pct
Mortgage in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +$67 higher in Maribyrnong gap narrowing
$2,167 73rd pct $2,100 68th pct
People / bedroom in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +0.20 higher in Melbourne gap widening
0.80 29th pct 1.00 93rd pct
Renting in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +30.5 pts higher in Melbourne gap narrowing
32.4% 65th pct 63.0% 100th pct
Owned outright in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +17.8 pts higher in Maribyrnong gap narrowing
33.5% 60th pct 15.7% 0th pct
Separate houses in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +49.3 pts higher in Maribyrnong gap narrowing
55.4% 15th pct 6.1% 0th pct
3+ bedrooms in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +42.6 pts higher in Maribyrnong gap narrowing
65.7% 21st pct 23.1% 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

32.4% Rented +30.5 pts ▸ 63.0%
33.5% Owned outright ◂ +17.8 pts 15.7%
31.4% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +12.9 pts 18.5%
1.4% Other tenure +0.4 pts ▸ 1.8%
1.3% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

Types of homes

20.6% Flat or apartment +50.1 pts ▸ 70.8%
55.4% Separate house ◂ +49.3 pts 6.1%
23.7% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.3 pts 22.4%
0.3% Other dwelling +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

25.4% 2 bedrooms +22.7 pts ▸ 48.0%
41.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +23.8 pts 18.1%
7.5% 1 bedroom +18.3 pts ▸ 25.9%
19.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +15.5 pts 4.0%
4.3% 5 or more ◂ +3.3 pts 1.0%
0.2% Studio / none +1.7 pts ▸ 1.9%

Weekly rent distribution

47.8% $350–$549 ◂ +3.6 pts 44.2%
24.0% $200–$349 ◂ +0.5 pts 23.6%
11.0% $550–$749 +3.1 pts ▸ 14.1%
10.1% Under $200 ◂ +2.3 pts 7.8%
3.6% $750 or more +4.0 pts ▸ 7.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

30.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +0.5 pts 29.7%
27.8% $3,000 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 28.9%
21.8% $1,000–$1,799 +3.0 pts ▸ 24.7%
13.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.8 pts 11.4%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +28.1 pts higher in Melbourne gap steady
9.8% 82nd pct 38.0% 100th pct
Work from home in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +8.1 pts higher in Melbourne gap widening
33.6% 83rd pct 41.7% 91st pct
PT commute in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +6.6 pts higher in Melbourne gap narrowing
4.0% 71st pct 10.6% 100th pct
PT stops in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +32 more in Melbourne
739 41st pct 771 47th pct
Stops/1k in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +0.96 more in Maribyrnong
4.82 53rd pct 3.86 27th pct
Departures/1k in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +2,160.5 more in Melbourne
1,851.2 81st pct 4,011.7 100th pct
PT routes in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +94 more in Melbourne
44 34th pct 138 89th pct
Stop walk in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +2 longer in Melbourne
0 0th pct 2 14th pct
Drive to city in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +11 longer in Maribyrnong
18 26th pct 7 0th pct

How people get to work

33.6% Worked at home +8.1 pts ▸ 41.7%
41.0% Car (driver) ◂ +24.0 pts 17.0%
1.7% Walked +8.1 pts ▸ 9.9%
1.1% Bicycle +2.0 pts ▸ 3.1%
2.4% Train +0.7 pts ▸ 3.0%
2.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.6 pts 1.1%
0.4% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

Motor vehicles per home

42.2% 1 vehicle +3.1 pts ▸ 45.3%
9.8% No vehicle +28.1 pts ▸ 38.0%
34.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +20.7 pts 13.6%
9.2% 3 vehicles ◂ +6.9 pts 2.3%
4.6% 4 or more ◂ +3.8 pts 0.8%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +26.5 pts higher in Melbourne gap narrowing
37.6% 36th pct 64.1% 100th pct
Recent arrivals in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +24.3 pts higher in Melbourne gap steady
12.3% 45th pct 36.7% 100th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +1.7 pts higher in Melbourne gap narrowing
4.7% 45th pct 6.4% 81st pct
Participation in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +5.7 pts higher in Melbourne gap widening
65.3% 78th pct 71.0% 100th pct
Full-time in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +0.3 pts higher in Maribyrnong gap narrowing
61.9% 80th pct 61.6% 77th pct

Industries people work in

10.8% Professional & technical +7.4 pts ▸ 18.1%
12.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.7 pts 12.0%
5.7% Accommodation & food +5.1 pts ▸ 10.8%
9.8% Education & training ◂ +0.8 pts 9.0%
8.8% Construction ◂ +4.7 pts 4.1%
8.4% Retail trade ◂ +0.5 pts 7.8%
7.3% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.5 pts 5.8%
5.7% Finance & insurance +0.5 pts ▸ 6.2%
5.5% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.9 pts 2.6%
5.2% Manufacturing ◂ +1.9 pts 3.2%
3.0% Administrative & support +0.3 pts ▸ 3.4%
3.1% Other services ◂ +0.5 pts 2.7%

Occupations people work in

30.8% Professionals +11.5 pts ▸ 42.3%
15.9% Managers ◂ +1.2 pts 14.7%
14.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +4.1 pts 10.4%
9.2% Community & personal service +0.9 pts ▸ 10.0%
10.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.7 pts 7.3%
7.9% Sales workers ◂ +1.4 pts 6.6%
6.0% Labourers ◂ +1.0 pts 5.0%
3.8% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.8 pts 2.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +1.6 higher in Melbourne
8.0 87th pct 9.5 100th pct
Types ≤15 min in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +0.6 more in Melbourne
7.4 86th pct 8.0 100th pct
15-min city in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +4.4 pts higher in Melbourne
95.5% 85th pct 99.9% 100th pct
Walk to shops in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +6.1 pts higher in Melbourne
93.5% 88th pct 99.6% 100th pct
Walk to transit in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +1.7 pts higher in Melbourne
98.3% 79th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to school in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +4.7 pts higher in Melbourne
93.9% 82nd pct 98.6% 96th pct
Walk to a park in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +0.8 pts higher in Melbourne
99.1% 74th pct 99.9% 87th pct
Walk to health in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +17.9 pts higher in Melbourne
82.0% 84th pct 99.9% 100th pct
Amenities/1k in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +2.7 more in Melbourne
18.0 71st pct 20.7 88th pct
Intersections/km² in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +549 higher in Melbourne
268 88th pct 817 100th pct
Mean slope in Maribyrnongin Melbourne +4.0 pts higher in Melbourne
4.4% 23rd pct 8.3% 90th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Maribyrnong vs Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ced/CED231/maribyrnong/vs/CED233/melbourne