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Maribyrnong vs Wills

Federal Electorate comparison ≈ 6.6 km apart · Maribyrnong profile · Wills profile

Maribyrnong Wills

Wills and Maribyrnong are neighbouring areas in Victoria with similar total populations. Wills is a younger and more diverse place, where the typical resident is 35 and 33.3% were born overseas. It has a high share of renters (38.1%) and more people who use a language other than English at home (35.1%). Maribyrnong is noticeably older, with a typical resident aged 39 and a higher share of seniors (17.4%). Homes in Maribyrnong are more likely to be owned outright (33.5%) and tend to be larger, with 65.7% having three or more bedrooms compared to 56.0% in Wills.

Daily life is similar in both areas, as they share very close typical weekly household incomes of around $1,900. Both areas also have a similar share of children under 15 and roughly the same percentage of people who volunteer. While Wills is more connected by street intersections and has a higher share of residents with a bachelor degree, both are highly walkable places. This is seen in the way both areas have most homes within a 15-minute walk of schools and groceries.

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Where they differ most

People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Wills De facto: 3.7 pts higher in Wills 3+ bedrooms: 9.7 pts higher in Maribyrnong Median age: 4 yrs older in Maribyrnong Recent movers: 6.3 pts higher in Wills

Demographics & Identity

Population in Maribyrnongin Wills +4,911 larger in Wills
153,408 28th pct 158,319 36th pct
Median age in Maribyrnongin Wills +4 yrs older in Maribyrnong
39 yrs 49th pct 35 yrs 14th pct
First Nations in Maribyrnongin Wills +0.2 pts higher in Wills
0.5% 9th pct 0.6% 15th pct
Aged 65+ in Maribyrnongin Wills +3.9 pts higher in Maribyrnong
17.4% 53rd pct 13.5% 26th pct
Under 15 in Maribyrnongin Wills +0.6 pts higher in Maribyrnong
16.0% 25th pct 15.5% 19th pct
De facto in Maribyrnongin Wills +3.7 pts higher in Wills
11.1% 36th pct 14.8% 88th pct

Age structure

30.3% Young adults (25–44) +7.9 pts ▸ 38.2%
24.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.6 pts 21.3%
17.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.9 pts 13.5%
16.0% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.6 pts 15.5%
11.4% Youth (15–24) +0.1 pts ▸ 11.5%

Marital status

39.3% Never married +8.2 pts ▸ 47.5%
44.9% Married ◂ +6.5 pts 38.3%
7.7% Divorced ◂ +1.0 pts 6.7%
5.2% Widowed ◂ +0.2 pts 5.0%
2.9% Separated ◂ +0.4 pts 2.5%

Age & sex structure

Maribyrnong Wills

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Maribyrnongin Wills +4.7 pts higher in Wills
28.6% 57th pct 33.3% 72nd pct

Country of birth

67.6% Australia ◂ +5.1 pts 62.4%
3.5% Italy +0.5 pts ▸ 4.0%
2.2% India +0.2 pts ▸ 2.4%
0.4% Nepal +1.8 pts ▸ 2.3%
1.8% England +0.3 pts ▸ 2.1%
1.9% Vietnam ◂ +1.2 pts 0.7%
1.3% New Zealand +0.5 pts ▸ 1.8%
1.4% China ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%
0.8% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.2% South Africa even 0.3%

Ancestry

24.2% English ◂ +1.1 pts 23.1%
23.3% Australian ◂ +2.1 pts 21.2%
16.5% Italian ◂ +1.5 pts 15.0%
11.1% Irish ◂ +0.7 pts 10.4%
7.3% Scottish +0.2 pts ▸ 7.5%
5.1% Greek +0.9 pts ▸ 6.0%
5.1% Chinese ◂ +1.4 pts 3.6%
2.8% Indian +0.4 pts ▸ 3.3%
2.9% German even 2.9%
2.5% Vietnamese ◂ +1.4 pts 1.2%
1.2% Filipino even 1.2%
1.1% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

Language

Other language in Maribyrnongin Wills +6.5 pts higher in Wills
28.6% 72nd pct 35.1% 80th pct
Limited English in Maribyrnongin Wills +1.1 pts higher in Wills
4.1% 74th pct 5.2% 82nd pct

Language used at home

67.4% English only ◂ +7.1 pts 60.3%
5.2% Italian +0.7 pts ▸ 6.0%
2.2% Arabic +2.5 pts ▸ 4.7%
2.8% Greek +1.3 pts ▸ 4.0%
2.2% Vietnamese ◂ +1.3 pts 0.9%
1.7% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 1.6%
1.5% Cantonese ◂ +0.9 pts 0.6%
0.7% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%
0.3% Punjabi even 0.4%
0.3% Tagalog even 0.3%

Religion

No religion in Maribyrnongin Wills +7.6 pts higher in Wills
32.9% 22nd pct 40.5% 47th pct

Religious affiliation

52.8% Christianity ◂ +16.0 pts 36.8%
32.9% No religion +7.6 pts ▸ 40.5%
3.7% Islam +6.6 pts ▸ 10.3%
5.2% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 5.9%
2.2% Hinduism +1.6 pts ▸ 3.8%
2.6% Buddhism ◂ +0.6 pts 2.0%
0.5% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.1% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Maribyrnongin Wills +3.3 pts higher in Wills
68.2% 76th pct 71.5% 82nd pct
Bachelor+ in Maribyrnongin Wills +5.2 pts higher in Wills
35.5% 79th pct 40.6% 86th pct
Schools/1k kids in Maribyrnongin Wills +0.07 more in Maribyrnong
1.83 47th pct 1.76 42nd pct
Schools ≤3 km in Maribyrnongin Wills +2 more in Maribyrnong
45 20th pct 43 14th pct
Students in Maribyrnongin Wills +6,749 more in Maribyrnong
25,463 40th pct 18,714 11th pct
Avg size in Maribyrnongin Wills +143 larger in Maribyrnong
579 69th pct 435 37th pct
ICSEA in Maribyrnongin Wills +32 higher in Maribyrnong
1,093 81st pct 1,061 67th pct

Highest year of school

68.2% Year 12 +3.3 pts ▸ 71.5%
9.9% Year 9 or below +0.3 pts ▸ 10.3%
8.5% Year 11 ◂ +2.3 pts 6.3%
8.3% Year 10 ◂ +1.9 pts 6.4%

Highest qualification level

35.5% Bachelor degree +1.0 pts ▸ 36.5%
13.6% Postgraduate degree +4.0 pts ▸ 17.6%
17.5% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.2 pts 14.3%
14.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.3 pts 13.0%
5.6% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.3 pts ▸ 5.9%
1.2% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

Field of qualification

21.8% Management & commerce ◂ +4.5 pts 17.3%
12.6% Society & culture +2.9 pts ▸ 15.5%
11.8% Engineering & related ◂ +1.8 pts 10.1%
10.2% Health ◂ +0.8 pts 9.3%
5.4% Creative arts +4.1 pts ▸ 9.5%
8.7% Education ◂ +1.4 pts 7.3%
5.3% Architecture & building ◂ +0.5 pts 4.7%
4.1% Information technology +0.8 pts ▸ 4.9%
4.1% Natural & physical sciences +0.7 pts ▸ 4.8%
4.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.1 pts 3.9%
1.1% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Maribyrnongin Wills +$25 higher in Maribyrnong
$931 74th pct $906 72nd pct
Household income in Maribyrnongin Wills +$29 higher in Maribyrnong
$1,956 73rd pct $1,927 71st pct
Family income in Maribyrnongin Wills +$133 higher in Maribyrnong
$2,515 79th pct $2,382 74th pct
High earners in Maribyrnongin Wills +2.5 pts higher in Maribyrnong
17.5% 81st pct 15.0% 74th pct
High-income homes in Maribyrnongin Wills +2.6 pts higher in Maribyrnong
28.8% 78th pct 26.3% 72nd pct

Household income distribution

28.3% $1,500–$2,999 +2.6 pts ▸ 30.9%
22.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.3 pts 22.6%
17.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +3.5 pts 14.0%
14.8% Under $650 ◂ +0.2 pts 14.7%
11.3% $3,000–$3,999 +0.9 pts ▸ 12.2%

Personal income distribution

36.9% Under $650 ◂ +0.2 pts 36.7%
28.1% $650–$1,499 +2.1 pts ▸ 30.1%
22.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.1 pts 22.1%
7.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.3 pts 5.2%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Maribyrnongin Wills +0.6 pts higher in Wills
27.3% 49th pct 27.8% 52nd pct
Mental health in Maribyrnongin Wills +2.4 pts higher in Wills
8.6% 42nd pct 11.0% 81st pct
Needs assistance in Maribyrnongin Wills +0.4 pts higher in Wills
6.2% 61st pct 6.6% 74th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

8.6% Mental health +2.4 pts ▸ 11.0%
8.1% Asthma +0.4 pts ▸ 8.5%
8.2% Other condition +0.3 pts ▸ 8.5%
7.7% Arthritis ◂ +0.8 pts 6.9%
4.5% Diabetes ◂ +0.2 pts 4.4%
3.8% Heart disease ◂ +0.6 pts 3.1%
2.8% Cancer ◂ +0.6 pts 2.3%
1.2% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%
0.9% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%
0.9% Dementia even 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.2% None ◂ +0.8 pts 65.4%
19.0% One condition +0.8 pts ▸ 19.7%
5.6% Two conditions even 5.6%
2.7% Three or more ◂ +0.2 pts 2.5%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Maribyrnongin Wills +0.6 pts higher in Wills
11.8% 30th pct 12.4% 35th pct
Unpaid carers in Maribyrnongin Wills +1.3 pts higher in Maribyrnong
14.1% 93rd pct 12.8% 69th pct
Unpaid child care in Maribyrnongin Wills +2.5 pts higher in Maribyrnong
24.7% 33rd pct 22.2% 18th pct
Defence service in Maribyrnongin Wills +0.5 pts higher in Maribyrnong
1.5% 18th pct 1.0% 7th pct
Housework 15h+ in Maribyrnongin Wills +1.6 pts higher in Maribyrnong
19.1% 33rd pct 17.5% 20th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Maribyrnongin Wills even
2.4 29th pct 2.4 29th pct
One-parent in Maribyrnongin Wills +0.3 pts higher in Maribyrnong
12.6% 30th pct 12.3% 27th pct
Living alone in Maribyrnongin Wills +0.1 pts higher in Wills
29.2% 77th pct 29.3% 78th pct

Family composition

59.8% Couples with children ◂ +2.3 pts 57.5%
26.1% Couples without children +2.3 pts ▸ 28.3%
12.6% One-parent families ◂ +0.3 pts 12.3%
1.5% Other families +0.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

Household size

32.3% 2 people +0.5 pts ▸ 32.8%
29.2% 1 person +0.1 pts ▸ 29.3%
15.9% 3 people +0.5 pts ▸ 16.4%
15.6% 4 people ◂ +1.0 pts 14.6%
5.4% 5 people ◂ +0.6 pts 4.8%
1.7% 6 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 2.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Maribyrnongin Wills +$13 higher in Wills
$387 58th pct $400 71st pct
Mortgage in Maribyrnongin Wills +$135 higher in Maribyrnong
$2,167 73rd pct $2,032 62nd pct
People / bedroom in Maribyrnongin Wills +0.10 higher in Wills
0.80 29th pct 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Maribyrnongin Wills +5.7 pts higher in Wills
32.4% 65th pct 38.1% 82nd pct
Owned outright in Maribyrnongin Wills +4.9 pts higher in Maribyrnong
33.5% 60th pct 28.6% 36th pct
Separate houses in Maribyrnongin Wills +1.2 pts higher in Maribyrnong
55.4% 15th pct 54.2% 14th pct
3+ bedrooms in Maribyrnongin Wills +9.7 pts higher in Maribyrnong
65.7% 21st pct 56.0% 10th pct

How homes are owned or rented

32.4% Rented +5.7 pts ▸ 38.1%
33.5% Owned outright ◂ +4.9 pts 28.6%
31.4% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +0.5 pts 30.9%
1.4% Other tenure ◂ +0.3 pts 1.2%
1.3% Not stated even 1.3%

Types of homes

55.4% Separate house ◂ +1.2 pts 54.2%
23.7% Townhouse / semi-detached +4.0 pts ▸ 27.7%
20.6% Flat or apartment ◂ +3.1 pts 17.5%
0.3% Other dwelling +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

41.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +1.2 pts 40.7%
25.4% 2 bedrooms +9.1 pts ▸ 34.4%
19.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +6.7 pts 12.8%
7.5% 1 bedroom +0.4 pts ▸ 8.0%
4.3% 5 or more ◂ +1.8 pts 2.5%
0.2% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

47.8% $350–$549 +4.8 pts ▸ 52.6%
24.0% $200–$349 ◂ +2.0 pts 22.0%
11.0% $550–$749 +1.4 pts ▸ 12.4%
10.1% Under $200 ◂ +4.1 pts 6.0%
3.6% $750 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

Monthly mortgage distribution

30.2% $1,800–$2,999 +5.2 pts ▸ 35.4%
27.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.7 pts 22.2%
21.8% $1,000–$1,799 +1.8 pts ▸ 23.6%
13.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.4 pts 12.8%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Maribyrnongin Wills +3.3 pts higher in Wills
9.8% 82nd pct 13.1% 90th pct
Work from home in Maribyrnongin Wills +2.0 pts higher in Wills
33.6% 83rd pct 35.6% 85th pct
PT commute in Maribyrnongin Wills +1.9 pts higher in Wills
4.0% 71st pct 5.9% 86th pct
PT stops in Maribyrnongin Wills +18 more in Wills
739 41st pct 757 44th pct
Stops/1k in Maribyrnongin Wills +0.04 more in Maribyrnong
4.82 53rd pct 4.78 52nd pct
Departures/1k in Maribyrnongin Wills +83.5 more in Maribyrnong
1,851.2 81st pct 1,767.7 79th pct
PT routes in Maribyrnongin Wills +13 more in Maribyrnong
44 34th pct 31 14th pct
Stop walk in Maribyrnongin Wills +2 longer in Wills
0 0th pct 2 14th pct
Drive to city in Maribyrnongin Wills +3 longer in Maribyrnong
18 26th pct 15 17th pct

How people get to work

41.0% Car (driver) ◂ +6.2 pts 34.7%
33.6% Worked at home +2.0 pts ▸ 35.6%
2.4% Train +0.6 pts ▸ 2.9%
1.1% Bicycle +1.7 pts ▸ 2.8%
2.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.5 pts 2.3%
1.7% Walked +0.2 pts ▸ 1.9%
0.4% Bus even 0.5%

Motor vehicles per home

42.2% 1 vehicle +5.2 pts ▸ 47.4%
34.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +5.5 pts 28.7%
9.8% No vehicle +3.3 pts ▸ 13.1%
9.2% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.9 pts 7.2%
4.6% 4 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 3.5%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Maribyrnongin Wills +6.3 pts higher in Wills
37.6% 36th pct 43.9% 71st pct
Recent arrivals in Maribyrnongin Wills +5.7 pts higher in Wills
12.3% 45th pct 18.1% 76th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Maribyrnongin Wills +0.4 pts higher in Wills
4.7% 45th pct 5.1% 55th pct
Participation in Maribyrnongin Wills +2.0 pts higher in Wills
65.3% 78th pct 67.3% 86th pct
Full-time in Maribyrnongin Wills +2.1 pts higher in Maribyrnong
61.9% 80th pct 59.8% 62nd pct

Industries people work in

12.7% Health care & social assistance +1.2 pts ▸ 13.9%
10.8% Professional & technical +0.7 pts ▸ 11.5%
9.8% Education & training +1.3 pts ▸ 11.1%
8.8% Construction ◂ +1.8 pts 7.1%
8.4% Retail trade ◂ +0.2 pts 8.1%
7.3% Public administration & safety +0.3 pts ▸ 7.6%
5.7% Accommodation & food +1.3 pts ▸ 7.0%
5.7% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.0 pts 4.7%
5.5% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.2 pts 4.2%
5.2% Manufacturing ◂ +0.3 pts 4.9%
3.0% Administrative & support +0.2 pts ▸ 3.2%
3.1% Other services even 3.2%

Occupations people work in

30.8% Professionals +3.5 pts ▸ 34.3%
15.9% Managers ◂ +2.5 pts 13.5%
14.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.1 pts 12.4%
10.0% Technicians & trades +0.6 pts ▸ 10.6%
9.2% Community & personal service +1.0 pts ▸ 10.2%
7.9% Sales workers ◂ +1.0 pts 7.0%
6.0% Labourers +0.4 pts ▸ 6.4%
3.8% Machinery operators & drivers even 3.9%

Walkability

Walk score in Maribyrnongin Wills +0.7 higher in Wills
8.0 87th pct 8.6 95th pct
Types ≤15 min in Maribyrnongin Wills +0.4 more in Wills
7.4 86th pct 7.8 96th pct
15-min city in Maribyrnongin Wills +2.7 pts higher in Wills
95.5% 85th pct 98.2% 94th pct
Walk to shops in Maribyrnongin Wills +4.4 pts higher in Wills
93.5% 88th pct 97.9% 97th pct
Walk to transit in Maribyrnongin Wills +1.7 pts higher in Wills
98.3% 79th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to school in Maribyrnongin Wills +5.3 pts higher in Wills
93.9% 82nd pct 99.2% 98th pct
Walk to a park in Maribyrnongin Wills +0.9 pts higher in Wills
99.1% 74th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Maribyrnongin Wills +10.9 pts higher in Wills
82.0% 84th pct 92.8% 95th pct
Amenities/1k in Maribyrnongin Wills +3.1 more in Maribyrnong
18.0 71st pct 14.8 52nd pct
Intersections/km² in Maribyrnongin Wills +211 higher in Wills
268 88th pct 479 100th pct
Mean slope in Maribyrnongin Wills +1.0 pts higher in Maribyrnong
4.4% 23rd pct 3.4% 9th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Maribyrnong vs Wills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ced/CED231/maribyrnong/vs/CED239/wills