# Brimbank vs Craigieburn - Sunbury — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 18 km apart

Brimbank and Craigieburn - Sunbury are nearby Victorian areas with very different layouts. Brimbank is very walkable, with 84.5% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed, while Craigieburn - Sunbury is somewhat walkable at 56.0%. Residents in Brimbank have much better access to essentials on foot, with far higher shares of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries (81.9% versus 56.5%) and health services (58.9% versus 33.0%).

Everyday life in both places shares a high level of access to nature, with over 96% of homes in each area within a 15-minute walk of a park. However, other patterns differ; for First Nations people, typical household income is well higher in Craigieburn - Sunbury at $2,057, while the unemployment rate is well higher in Brimbank at 12.7%. First Nations residents are also noticeably older in Brimbank, where the typical age is 26 compared to 22 in Craigieburn - Sunbury.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Brimbank | Craigieburn - Sunbury | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 853 | 1,327 | 474 larger in Craigieburn - Sunbury |  |
| Median age | 26 yrs | 22 yrs | 4 yrs older in Brimbank |  |
| Year 12 | 40.5% | 48.1% | 7.6 pts higher in Craigieburn - Sunbury |  |
| Unemployment | 12.7% | 8.1% | 4.6 pts higher in Brimbank |  |
| Median income | $517 | $723 | $206 higher in Craigieburn - Sunbury |  |
| Household income | $1,548 | $2,057 | $509 higher in Craigieburn - Sunbury |  |
| Indigenous language | 8.9% | 5.8% | 3.1 pts higher in Brimbank |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Brimbank | Craigieburn - Sunbury | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 6.6 | 5.0 | 1.6 higher in Brimbank |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 6.4 | 4.8 | 1.7 more in Brimbank |  |
| 15-min city | 84.5% | 56.0% | 28.4 pts higher in Brimbank |  |
| Walk to shops | 81.9% | 56.5% | 25.3 pts higher in Brimbank |  |
| Walk to transit | 95.2% | 85.0% | 10.2 pts higher in Brimbank |  |
| Walk to school | 89.2% | 75.8% | 13.5 pts higher in Brimbank |  |
| Walk to a park | 98.0% | 96.3% | 1.7 pts higher in Brimbank |  |
| Walk to health | 58.9% | 33.0% | 25.9 pts higher in Brimbank |  |
| Intersections/km² | 279 | 70 | 208 higher in Brimbank |  |
| Mean slope | 2.7% | 3.9% | 1.2 pts higher in Craigieburn - Sunbury |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE201001/brimbank/vs/IARE201003/craigieburn-sunbury