# Craigieburn - Sunbury vs Macedon Ranges - Moorabool — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 44 km apart

Craigieburn - Sunbury and Macedon Ranges - Moorabool are nearby Victorian areas with very different layouts. Craigieburn - Sunbury is much more walkable, with 85% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport compared to 53.8% in Macedon Ranges - Moorabool. Access to schools and parks is also far higher in Craigieburn - Sunbury, where 75.8% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school. This reflects the difference in their street layouts, as Craigieburn - Sunbury has 70 intersections per square kilometre while Macedon Ranges - Moorabool has only 4.

These two areas have tracked similarly since 2011 in terms of their First Nations populations. They share very similar figures for First Nations household income and a nearly identical share of people who speak a First Nations language. While Craigieburn - Sunbury is rated as somewhat walkable, Macedon Ranges - Moorabool is mostly car-dependent.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Craigieburn - Sunbury | Macedon Ranges - Moorabool | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 1,327 | 1,031 | 296 larger in Craigieburn - Sunbury |  |
| Median age | 22 yrs | 24 yrs | 2 yrs older in Macedon Ranges - Moorabool |  |
| Year 12 | 48.1% | 47.0% | 1.2 pts higher in Craigieburn - Sunbury |  |
| Unemployment | 8.1% | 6.1% | 2.0 pts higher in Craigieburn - Sunbury |  |
| Median income | $723 | $774 | $51 higher in Macedon Ranges - Moorabool |  |
| Household income | $2,057 | $2,017 | $40 higher in Craigieburn - Sunbury |  |
| Indigenous language | 5.8% | 5.9% | 0.1 pts higher in Macedon Ranges - Moorabool |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Craigieburn - Sunbury | Macedon Ranges - Moorabool | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 5.0 | 3.6 | 1.5 higher in Craigieburn - Sunbury |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 4.8 | 3.5 | 1.3 more in Craigieburn - Sunbury |  |
| 15-min city | 56.0% | 39.3% | 16.7 pts higher in Craigieburn - Sunbury |  |
| Walk to shops | 56.5% | 41.8% | 14.7 pts higher in Craigieburn - Sunbury |  |
| Walk to transit | 85.0% | 53.8% | 31.2 pts higher in Craigieburn - Sunbury |  |
| Walk to school | 75.8% | 46.2% | 29.6 pts higher in Craigieburn - Sunbury |  |
| Walk to a park | 96.3% | 68.0% | 28.3 pts higher in Craigieburn - Sunbury |  |
| Walk to health | 33.0% | 30.6% | 2.4 pts higher in Craigieburn - Sunbury |  |
| Intersections/km² | 70 | 4 | 67 higher in Craigieburn - Sunbury |  |
| Mean slope | 3.9% | 5.5% | 1.6 pts higher in Macedon Ranges - Moorabool |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE201003/craigieburn-sunbury/vs/IARE202009/macedon-ranges-moorabool