# Maribyrnong - Moonee Valley vs Macedon Ranges - Moorabool — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 53 km apart

Maribyrnong - Moonee Valley and Macedon Ranges - Moorabool are two very different environments. Maribyrnong - Moonee Valley is a walker's paradise where 98.1% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed and 92.7% are within a short walk of health services. In contrast, Macedon Ranges - Moorabool is mostly car-dependent, with only 39.3% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed and 30.6% within walking distance of health services. Educational outcomes for First Nations residents are also far higher in Maribyrnong - Moonee Valley, where 64.7% finished Year 12 compared to 47% in Macedon Ranges - Moorabool.

Everyday life in both areas shares a similar First Nations unemployment rate, which sits at 6.5% in Maribyrnong - Moonee Valley and 6.1% in Macedon Ranges - Moorabool. While they share this trend, they differ in other ways; for example, 9.5% of First Nations people in Maribyrnong - Moonee Valley speak a First Nations language, which is well higher than the 5.9% in Macedon Ranges - Moorabool.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Maribyrnong - Moonee Valley | Macedon Ranges - Moorabool | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 1,206 | 1,031 | 175 larger in Maribyrnong - Moonee Valley |  |
| Median age | 29 yrs | 24 yrs | 5 yrs older in Maribyrnong - Moonee Valley |  |
| Year 12 | 64.7% | 47.0% | 17.8 pts higher in Maribyrnong - Moonee Valley |  |
| Unemployment | 6.5% | 6.1% | 0.4 pts higher in Maribyrnong - Moonee Valley |  |
| Median income | $839 | $774 | $65 higher in Maribyrnong - Moonee Valley |  |
| Household income | $1,835 | $2,017 | $182 higher in Macedon Ranges - Moorabool |  |
| Indigenous language | 9.5% | 5.9% | 3.6 pts higher in Maribyrnong - Moonee Valley |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Maribyrnong - Moonee Valley | Macedon Ranges - Moorabool | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 8.3 | 3.6 | 4.7 higher in Maribyrnong - Moonee Valley |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 7.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 more in Maribyrnong - Moonee Valley |  |
| 15-min city | 98.1% | 39.3% | 58.7 pts higher in Maribyrnong - Moonee Valley |  |
| Walk to shops | 95.9% | 41.8% | 54.1 pts higher in Maribyrnong - Moonee Valley |  |
| Walk to transit | 99.4% | 53.8% | 45.6 pts higher in Maribyrnong - Moonee Valley |  |
| Walk to school | 97.9% | 46.2% | 51.8 pts higher in Maribyrnong - Moonee Valley |  |
| Walk to a park | 99.8% | 68.0% | 31.8 pts higher in Maribyrnong - Moonee Valley |  |
| Walk to health | 92.7% | 30.6% | 62.2 pts higher in Maribyrnong - Moonee Valley |  |
| Intersections/km² | 430 | 4 | 426 higher in Maribyrnong - Moonee Valley |  |
| Mean slope | 4.0% | 5.5% | 1.4 pts higher in Macedon Ranges - Moorabool |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE201008/maribyrnong-moonee-valley/vs/IARE202009/macedon-ranges-moorabool