# Craigieburn - Sunbury vs Melbourne - East — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 38 km apart

Craigieburn - Sunbury and Melbourne - East are two different types of Victorian landscapes. Melbourne - East is a walker's paradise, with almost every home within a 15-minute walk of schools, groceries, and health services. In contrast, Craigieburn - Sunbury is only somewhat walkable, and just 33% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services. This gap is seen in the street design, as Melbourne - East has far higher street connectivity with 375 intersections per square kilometre compared to 70 in Craigieburn - Sunbury.

Daily life in both areas is similar for First Nations people looking for work, with unemployment rates sitting at 8.1% in Craigieburn - Sunbury and 7.5% in Melbourne - East. However, other differences remain. First Nations residents in Melbourne - East are noticeably older, with a typical age of 29 compared to 22 in Craigieburn - Sunbury. This is consistent with a gap in earnings, as the typical First Nations personal income is well higher in Melbourne - East at $961.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Craigieburn - Sunbury | Melbourne - East | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 1,327 | 1,480 | 153 larger in Melbourne - East |  |
| Median age | 22 yrs | 29 yrs | 7 yrs older in Melbourne - East |  |
| Year 12 | 48.1% | 67.8% | 19.7 pts higher in Melbourne - East |  |
| Unemployment | 8.1% | 7.5% | 0.6 pts higher in Craigieburn - Sunbury |  |
| Median income | $723 | $961 | $238 higher in Melbourne - East |  |
| Household income | $2,057 | $2,331 | $274 higher in Melbourne - East |  |
| Indigenous language | 5.8% | 8.6% | 2.8 pts higher in Melbourne - East |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Craigieburn - Sunbury | Melbourne - East | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 5.0 | 8.5 | 3.4 higher in Melbourne - East |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 4.8 | 7.9 | 3.1 more in Melbourne - East |  |
| 15-min city | 56.0% | 99.7% | 43.7 pts higher in Melbourne - East |  |
| Walk to shops | 56.5% | 98.6% | 42.0 pts higher in Melbourne - East |  |
| Walk to transit | 85.0% | 99.8% | 14.8 pts higher in Melbourne - East |  |
| Walk to school | 75.8% | 99.6% | 23.8 pts higher in Melbourne - East |  |
| Walk to a park | 96.3% | 100.0% | 3.7 pts higher in Melbourne - East |  |
| Walk to health | 33.0% | 98.3% | 65.4 pts higher in Melbourne - East |  |
| Intersections/km² | 70 | 375 | 305 higher in Melbourne - East |  |
| Mean slope | 3.9% | 4.1% | 0.2 pts higher in Melbourne - East |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE201003/craigieburn-sunbury/vs/IARE201010/melbourne-east