Brimbank vs Melton

Brimbank and Melton are nearby Victorian areas with very different layouts. Brimbank is very walkable, with 84.5% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed and 95.2% within a 10-minute walk of public transport. By contrast, Melton is only somewhat walkable, and just 37.1% of its homes fall within a 15-minute-city walkshed. These differences extend to basic services; 81.9% of Brimbank homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, compared to 39.0% in Melton. Brimbank also has a much higher street connectivity score of 279 intersections per square kilometre, while Melton has 77.

Since 2011, the gap in walkability has grown by 2.6 points. Both areas share similar terrain, with a mean slope of around 2.6%. They also have similar First Nations outcomes in some areas, such as typical household incomes and unemployment rates. However, Melton has a far larger First Nations population with 2,123 people, while Brimbank's is 853. Brimbank has a higher share of First Nations people who completed Year 12, at 40.5%, which is well above the national figure.