# Craigieburn - Sunbury vs Wyndham - Altona — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 38 km apart

Craigieburn - Sunbury and Wyndham - Altona are nearby outer-Melbourne areas with different levels of accessibility. Wyndham - Altona is more walkable, with 71.3% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed compared to 56.0% in Craigieburn - Sunbury. This advantage extends to essential services, as health services are within a 15-minute walk for 50.4% of Wyndham - Altona homes, while only 33.0% of Craigieburn - Sunbury homes share that access. Wyndham - Altona also has a much larger First Nations population, with 3,131 people compared to 1,327 in Craigieburn - Sunbury.

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011, maintaining a shared character where most residents live close to a park. First Nations residents in both places earn a similar typical personal income, around $690 to $723, and about 5% speak a First Nations language. While Craigieburn - Sunbury has a higher share of First Nations students completing Year 12 at 48.1%, both areas sit well above the national figure for this achievement.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Craigieburn - Sunbury | Wyndham - Altona | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 1,327 | 3,131 | 1,804 larger in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Median age | 22 yrs | 24 yrs | 2 yrs older in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Year 12 | 48.1% | 40.6% | 7.5 pts higher in Craigieburn - Sunbury |  |
| Unemployment | 8.1% | 10.8% | 2.7 pts higher in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Median income | $723 | $689 | $34 higher in Craigieburn - Sunbury |  |
| Household income | $2,057 | $1,776 | $281 higher in Craigieburn - Sunbury |  |
| Indigenous language | 5.8% | 5.1% | 0.7 pts higher in Craigieburn - Sunbury |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Craigieburn - Sunbury | Wyndham - Altona | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 5.0 | 6.0 | 0.9 higher in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 4.8 | 5.7 | 0.9 more in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| 15-min city | 56.0% | 71.3% | 15.2 pts higher in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Walk to shops | 56.5% | 71.9% | 15.4 pts higher in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Walk to transit | 85.0% | 86.7% | 1.6 pts higher in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Walk to school | 75.8% | 86.1% | 10.3 pts higher in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Walk to a park | 96.3% | 98.4% | 2.1 pts higher in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Walk to health | 33.0% | 50.4% | 17.4 pts higher in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Intersections/km² | 70 | 124 | 54 higher in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Mean slope | 3.9% | 2.7% | 1.2 pts higher in Craigieburn - Sunbury |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE201003/craigieburn-sunbury/vs/IARE201019/wyndham-altona