# Brimbank vs Melton — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 17 km apart

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.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Brimbank | Melton | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 853 | 2,123 | 1,270 larger in Melton |  |
| Median age | 26 yrs | 25 yrs | 1 yrs older in Brimbank |  |
| Year 12 | 40.5% | 31.7% | 8.8 pts higher in Brimbank |  |
| Unemployment | 12.7% | 13.4% | 0.7 pts higher in Melton |  |
| Median income | $517 | $588 | $71 higher in Melton |  |
| Household income | $1,548 | $1,662 | $114 higher in Melton |  |
| Indigenous language | 8.9% | 4.1% | 4.8 pts higher in Brimbank |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Brimbank | Melton | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 6.6 | 4.0 | 2.6 higher in Brimbank |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 6.4 | 3.8 | 2.6 more in Brimbank |  |
| 15-min city | 84.5% | 37.1% | 47.3 pts higher in Brimbank |  |
| Walk to shops | 81.9% | 39.0% | 42.9 pts higher in Brimbank |  |
| Walk to transit | 95.2% | 59.5% | 35.7 pts higher in Brimbank |  |
| Walk to school | 89.2% | 60.8% | 28.5 pts higher in Brimbank |  |
| Walk to a park | 98.0% | 93.4% | 4.6 pts higher in Brimbank |  |
| Walk to health | 58.9% | 28.7% | 30.1 pts higher in Brimbank |  |
| Intersections/km² | 279 | 77 | 202 higher in Brimbank |  |
| Mean slope | 2.7% | 2.6% | 0.1 pts higher in Brimbank |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE201001/brimbank/vs/IARE201013/melton